The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
O. J. Ragland, of Dry Creek,
was in town Tuesday.

thanksgiving WITH noInelOlkS.
Miss Matte Cofer, of Pela-
hatchie, spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. w. B. Collier.
Miss Lola May, who is teach
ing at East, was among the
homecomers for Thanksgiving.
Prof. C. l. Laseter, of Rose
dale, was a Brandon visitor Sun
day. We look for him again
about Christmas.
Capt. ]. P. Barksdale, of Co.
shen Springs, was in Brandon
yesterday, exchanging greetings
with his many friends.
Miss Viola Burns came home
from Moscow, Tenn and spent
Thanksgiving with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns.
Mrs. A. F. Watkins, of jack
son, spoke to an appreciative au-
dience at Johnson Hall Saturday
evening on Red Cross work.
DR.. Watson made a trip to Mt.
Creek Sunday to look into the
smallpox scare in that colnmun-
ity. He vaccinated over hun
dred people.
Watts Webb, of Monterey, was
a Brandon visitor yesterday. Mr..
Webb has just returned from
Washington City, where he was
called on a mission for the gov
ernment.
Prof. H. l.. Whitfield, presi-
dent of the Industrial Institute
& College at Columbus, was in
Brandon for a short while Thurs
day, being en- route to Fannin.
where he delivered an address.
Government report just re-
ceived shows there were 2,588
bales of cotton ginned in Rankin
county from the crop of 1917
prior to November Ia, as COM
pared with 1894 bales ginned to
November ID last year.
Ed Busick and Ed McRae, two
of our splendid young men, went
to Jackson Tuesday and enlisted
in military service. and left to-
day for st. Louis, Mo-, where
they will enter training.
Rev. Wayne Alliston, of Fort
Worth, Texas, was a visitor to
Brandon relatives and friends
this week. On Sunday night he
preached a very interesting SER
mon at the Baptist church to a
large and appreciative audience.
w. B. Collier left this week
for Texas, where he goes to buy
a bunch of mules, which will be
offered for sale on the local mar
ket next week. Mr.. Collier was
accompanied by Mrs. Collier.
They are expected to return
Monday.
Messrs. Wallace Williams, c.
w. Alliston, Wes Taylor and
Rev. Wayne Alliston were in
Brandon yesterday for the pur-
pose Of registering and probating
. the last will and testament Of
the late Rev. Wayne Sutton, in
(which Rev. Mr.. Alliston is named
as beneficiary in the old home
plantation near Monterey.
The following named delegates
from the Brandon Chapter at
tended the State Red Cross con-
; vention which met Jackson this
i week: Mrs. S. L. McLaurin,
( Miss Meddie Robinson. Mrs. C.
E. Gayden, Mrs. E. E. Jackson,
Mrs. Daisy Stevens, Delta Stew
liens, Katherine Stingily, MRS.
Glenn Adams, and Mrs. Lula
Rogers Wilson.
Members of Rankin county
drive for membership in Ameri-
can Red Cross who went to
Monterey, Florence, Mt. Creek,
Whites and Star Sunday were:
j. A. Lindsey, H. H. Bullock, S.
D. Donnell, Mrs. A. F. Watkins,
Miss Meddie Robinson, Mrs. Ira
Shields, Mrs. Sidney McLaurin,
Misses Edna Buchanan and Beat
L. rice Maxey. They report a
splendid ktime and enthusiastic
: meetings at each place.
Il The first of a series of social
llmeetings Of the Senior Class OF
| the Brandon High School. to be
Ilgiven during the year. was the
one by Miss Meddie Robinson,
| Principal, on Wednesday night.
IINovember 18th. All the menu
Ilbers of the class, with the excep-
| ton of one, were there. each
IIwith a guest. Miss Robinson
| was assisted in entertaining by
Ilher sister, Miss Annie, and after
1.-THE very interesting games, de-
I|licious refreshments were served
Z ~ fhn following. Misses DorO~