The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-02
MISSISSIPPI
Happenings You
Are Interested In
Saturday was chicken day. at Ok.


| spirits.
Great activity is being manifested
in the Red Cross recently started at
! Summit.
r. H. Clement, Al years old, whose
home is in Memphis, dropped dead at
Rena Lara.
Alex Yates, Utica merchant, shot
G. W. Simmons, manager of the Utica
drug company.
The Oxford Red Cross society Is
| thoroughly organized and equipped for
patriotic work.
State Revenue Agent Robertson Is
making a clean sweep Of Tate county
for back taxes.
The cooperative shipments of cattle,
hogs and sheep from Liberty continues
to grow in popularity.
The Bolivar County Red Cross asso-
citation gavt a Red Cross dance in the
courthouse at Rosedale.
The Clinton Red Cross first aid
class has finished it's work and passed
on the final examination.
R. o. Edwards was appointed clerk
Of the United States circuit court 10
succeed l.. B. Moseley, deceased.
The opening services in Cleveland's
new Baptist church will be held on
| Sunday, Aug. 5.
n. w. Crow, long time resident Of
Dossville, and highly respected citi-
zen. ended his life by jumping in a
we'll
TAYLOR Barker was found guilty on
charge of murder in the killing OF Joe
Holman, which occurred in Corinth
last fall.
Twenty-Five naval recruits who were
accepted at Jackson several weeks
ago have been ordered to report at
Norfolk, Va.
.
The Mississippi Creamerymen's as
ISOLATION will meet in Jackson Aug. 8
to discuss marketing problems and to
discuss grading of cream.
Rev. w. S. Slack, rector of st. Pauls
Episcopal church in Columbus, has re.
ceived a call from the Episcopal
cb,rob of A1oyandria La
R. L. Betty, secretary of the Mer
chants association, requests every
farmer in Clay county to visit the
dairy instruction cars" in West Point
Aug. 1.
According to an analysis by State
Chemist W. F. Hand or the A. & M.
college the Columbus city water is OF
exceptional quality for drinking pur-
poses.
Adams county veterans of the Span.
ish-American war recently volunteered
their services to the government in
any capacity they may be deemed
| most fit.
Rev. F. C. Flowers has resigned
| from the pastorate of the Baptist
church in Baldwin, to accept a call
from the church he formerly served in
| New Orleans.
Tobacco buyers from North Carolina
bright leaf tobacco district have ar
rived at Pachuta for the purpose or
handling the seasons crop in this and
neighboring counties.
|
The recent general rains that have
fallen over Tate county insure the
| largest yield of all kinds of food crops
that Tate county has had for many
years.
The second battalion of the First
Mississippi, ordered to Hattiesburg for
duty in connection with the national
guard cantonment there, will have
about 400 in line.
A serious and unfortunate difficulty
occurred near Delay, Lafayette county.
in which Major Thweat was inflicted
with a severe knife wound by his
brother-in-law, Jesse Wray.
The new courthouse at Pontotoc has
been formally accepted by the board
of supervisors. The structure is one
of the handsomest and most commo-
dious buildings of it's kind in the state.
Two aliens, who give their names
as Anton Wallstrom and Solbeim
Sverre and who claim to be Swedes,
are held in jail at Natchez for failing
to register under the selective draft.
The blowing of railroad engine whis-
ties in the corporate limits of Meridian
has been a cause of complaint to city
officials, and Mayor Dabney has ad-
dressed a letter to the superintendent
of railroads, asking for its discontin-
uance.
The case of Dr. Lee Of Corinth, who
is charged with manslaughter, grow.
ing out of the death of Miss Mary Mil
/ Ter, who died from a criminal opera.
ton, was continued to the January
term of circuit court on account of the
absence of DR.. Alexander, witness.
from Aberdeen.