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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08

To my Friends of old Rankin
County:
AS | have some spare time | will
take great pleasure in letting you all
know | am getting along nicely and
like the army life better than when
wrote before.
| received too many letters from
my. good friends to answer with a
personal letter, but let me tell you
enjoyed every one of them very
much However, had some trouble
in getting my mail that was address
ed to me at the address | gave in
the other letter to The News, for we
were moved from there the following
week. after I wrote the letter.
Let me thank all who wrote me
again, for | am always glad to hear
from my friends at home.
To-day we had holiday for us.
We had track meet this, morning,
and some very good ADDRESSES from
two good orators in regard to the
Liberty Loan Bonds. am very glad
to say our company Company Al
is ahead so far in buying bonds in
the 348th Infantry.
I'm the track meet this morning
Company A won first place.
| am sending pI ograms so you may
see how the athletics came out. |
would enjoy a day like this several
times every week, for we have to
drill so much.
We have been. allowed to play a
little football and will play basket
ball soon.
Since the arrival of the 40 per cent.
quota | have found lots of the boys
know. visited the boys from Ran
kin county while they were quaran-
tined. and they were glad to see me.
They were under quarantine only
about two weeks, then they could
come to see me or go anywhere they
wanted to in camp.
A large number of boys have been
transferred to different places al
ready. making room for more men.
/ would like to express my belief
about our transfer and when we are
TO be transferred, but it is against
the Rule to tell anyone. However,
it is not bad news yet.
There is something want to keep
after the war Gf | am lucky
enough to make it through and that
is my mess kit | get my meals in tt
was so strange to us at first to get
our meals handed out to us in the,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.

The Rankin County Teachers AS
sociation meets next Saturday,
November 10, at Brandon, In the
school building. Let every conlT1tn-
jty see that Its teacher 10 on hand at
10 A. M. to get the full benefit OF the
meeting. An interesting programme
has been prepared.
Keep in mind Koler's Five Rules
for Fitness to Teach:
1. Be full.
2. Be frank.
3. Be firm.
4. Be fair.
5. Be farsighted.
President Wilson, DR.. p. P. Clax-
ton and others high in state and ma
ton are urging all who have in
charge the matter of education to
improve upon all the youth and upon
their parents the necessity OF a
high degree of mental training for
the children of to-day SO soon to be-
come the men of the future. After
this war is over there will be an I'M
orecedented demand for trained peO-
pie. This training will be necessary
to success. Those who have it not,
can hope only for the most limited
places.
The South is to-day still paying
the penalty for it's neglect OF its
school system during the civil war.
England has already sounded note
of warning to us in the present war,
because of the great Generalization
of her youth because she did not at
the beginning of the war take rigid
steps to keep her schools up to the
standard in attendance and eff
cheney. Let us not make the same
mistake but follow the advice of our
great leaders. Keep the children in
school and train them for efficiency.
A campaign is being ORGANIZED for a
SPRAY Your Orchard-W in De-
cember. The purpose of it is to
make the orchards profitable. Send
to the A. and NJ. College, Starkville,
for information and join the cam
paign.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08
Notice Of Trustees Sale.

On the Goth day of August 1912,
Chas. S. Driver executed a Deed of
Trust wherein he conveyed to me as
Trustee, in trust, to secure an indebt-
edness therein mentioned to E. l.. Rag
land and w. M. Anderson certain land
in Rankin County. State of Mississippi,
to-wit:
The SW1-4 of Section "a and all of
the WIZ of Section 25 lying north OF
Richland Creek, except strip 26 rods
wide off of the east side of the entire
length Of the said WIZ of Section Is
lying north of Richland Creek, and all
of the El-2 and all of the E1-2 of
NW1-4 of Section &c lying east and
north lof Richland Creek, all of said
land being in Township 5, Range l
East.
Said Deed of Trust is of record in
Deed Book 4, on page 1877, in the Office
of the Clerk of the Chancery
Court Of said County. Default was
made in the payment of said indebted
ness and the same is now past due and
unpaid.
After said default said payee re-
quested me, the said Trustee, to sell
said property in accordance with the
terms and conditions of said Deed of
Trust.
Now, therefore, /, said Trustee, in
accordance with the terms and condi-
tions of said Deed of Trust, will sell
said land at public auction, to the high
est bidder for cash, in front of the court
house door in the town of Brandon in
said County between eleven O'Clock A..
M. and two O'Clock P. NJ on Monday
the 3rd day of December 1917.
The title is believed to be coed, but
| will convey only such title as is vest
ed in me as Trustee.
Ben H. Wells, Trustee.
Brandon, Mississippi, Nov. s, 1917.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08
Notice of Substituted Trustees
Sale.

March 4th, 1912. r. E. Patrick, Jr.,
and wife. Ida T. Patrick, executed to
w. G. White as trustee a deed of
trust conveying to said trustee certain
lands in Rankin County, Mississippi,
to secure an indebtedness therein men
toned to A. G. Busick, H. A. Busick
and R. r. Busick, Trustees of the Es-
tate of H. A. Busick, deceased; which
said deed of trust is recorded in Book
No. 70, at page 222 in the office of the
Clerk of the Chancery Court of said
county.
Default was made in the payment of
said Indebtedness so secured and said
w. G. White being requested by said
beneficiaries to foreclose said deed of
trust refused SO to do, whereupon, by
separate instrument duly signed, ac-
knowledged and recorded in deed book
No. 70, at page $50 in the Office of said
clerk of said court the undersigned was
appointed trustee in said deed of trust
in the stead of said w. G. White and
requested by said beneficiaries to fore
close the same.
Therefore in pursuance of the au-
thority vested in me by the terms of
said deed of trust and said request, /
will, on Monday, the 3rd day of De-
cember, 1917, in front of the South
Door of the court house in the Town of
Brandon, said county and state, during
legal hours, offer for sale and will sell
to the highest and best bidder for cash !,
the following described land situated in
the county Of Rankin and state of Mis-
sissippi. to-wit:
S1-1 of NWlA and W1o@ of SW1-4
Section "a, Township 4, Range 4, and
apply the proceeds Of said sale, first,
to the cost Of making said sale, second,
to the payment of id Indebtedness so
secured and the balance, if any, to
mortgagors. A. j. McLaurin,
Nov. 8, 1917. Subs tituted Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
huenced by constitutional conditions
and in order to cure it you must
take an internal remedy Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts thru the blood on the mucous sur
faces Of the system. Halls Catarrh
Cure was prescribed by one of the best
Is composed of some Of the best tonics
known, combined with some OF the
best blood purifiers. The perfect COM
bination Of the ingredients in Halls
wonderful results in catarrhal condi-
tons. Send for Testimonials, free.
Fl ]. CHENEY Il CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
All Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08
ATTENTION, MASONS!

Brother C. C. Mabry, District
Deputy Lecturer, will pay his
annual visit to the local lodge on
Thursday and Friday, November
9Th and 9th. The latter date is
the day for the regular commu-
nication of the lodge and a large
attendance is requested.
The secretary is now ready to
accept dues for the coming year
and those that desire can call and
get their Masonic, cards. The
dues this year are So.
Roy L. Fox, Secretary.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08
Heinz's Sweet Pickles-brin
your bucket and try a quart.
w. G.. Barnes.

The Ladies of the Methodist
church will give a box-supper at
Pearl school house, Friday night,
November II. Everybody invited.
We also wish to announce that on
November II, we will have an old
fashioned quarterly conference at
Pearl school house, with dinner on
the ground. The services will be
conducted by our Presiding Elder,
j. w. Morse, who also will preach
to us Sunday, November IS, at II
o'clock A, M. Everybody invited.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08

kit, but we are used to it now. We
arc getting more to eat now than we
did a while but they are working us
harder and it requires more food.
As it is almost time for us to retire
| will stop, hoping to see all you
good people before crossing the
pond" Can't give you address this
time. EDWIN BpKERSH.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08
Rankin Boy at StrattOn.

The STATIONS amper CONSOLE
dated High School at Stratton, open
ed Monday with bright prospects for
good session. Prof. V. E. Num-
the principal of the school, is a
young man of rare intellectual gifts
as well as the best traits of charac-
ter. He is young lawyer, as well
as competent school man. The
young lady teachers are also of the
best. They are Misses Whatley,
Biggs and Bishop, the latter being
the music teacher, and all OF them
estimable and accomplished young
ladies. With such faculty, STRAIT
ton is going to have good school
and Stratton deserves it for it is a
nice community of our best people
Decatur Times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08

good but shall convey only such title
as is vested in me as trustee
Witness my signature this 7th day
of November, 1917.
w. G. Barnes, Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08

The Parent-Teachers Associa-
ton will meet promptly at 3 O.
clock, Friday afternoon, Novem-
Der 9, at the school auditorium.
MRS. C. E. GAYDEN,
Chairman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08

On account of the high price
of cattle my meat prices will be
advanced to 20 and Is cents af-
ter this date. w. D. Thomas.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-08

Meal ground on our new Mead
ows Mill is absolutely clean and
sanitary. Try it. Grind every
day except Sunday.
Brandon Iced & Milling Co.
The Press., 1917-05-17
West Stafford.

Miss Mary Tetlow of Taunton, Mass. is visiting at the parsonage.
 Mrs. A. s. Kellogg was the guest of her brother, Everett Fletcher, and family for the week -end.
 c. ". Aborn of New York and MT. and Mrs. W. H. Skinner of Rockville called on friends here last Saturday.
 Mrs. S. Witter and Master Robert Dunn of Hartford were guests of her mother, Mrs. Janette Newell, over Sunday.
 Miss Doris Holmes, who has recent ly graduated as a trained nurse from Wesson hospital, Springfield, is visit ing her aunt, Mrs. F. z. Fairfield.
 Ellis Bradway entertained a party of boy friends on Friday evening, the occasion being his twelfth birthday. Refreshments were served and many games were enjoyed.
 A very pleasing children's party was given at the home of Mir. and Mrs. s. H Bradway last Monday afternoon when their little daughter, Alice Genevieve, celebrated her sixth birth day. Pink and white carnations and other cut flowers were used in the decorations. In the dining room covers were laid for ten little people. Pink crocheted baskets of confectionery were used as favors and each child was given a cap of the same color. Miss Alice was the recipient of several gifts, and each little guest had 8 very happy time.
 Staf6ordviIIe.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Hiscox moved last week to Wales.
 Ellery M. Chamberlin is having his residence improved by painting.
 Edward Sanger, who has been i'll, is recovering and is able to be out again.
 Allen Perry of Windsor Looks was the guest of his friend, George E.. Bradley, over Sunday.
 Mrs. Esten Beloher, Mrs. Willis Belcher and Mrs. Frank Beloher at tended the funeral of Mrs. Willis Hisoox at Union on Tuesday.
The Press., 1917-05-17
HOLLAND.

Miss Hattie Jewett has returned from trip to New York.
 Willett Morrell of New York has been spending a short time in town.
 Mrs. Alexander Ross of Maiden, Mass, is spending a few days at the Steele house.
 Dr. Harris W. Price of Maiden, is the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Lewis B. Price.
 Miss Lilla Newoomb was the guest Sunday of her aunt, Miss Sadie Willard, of Rockville. .-.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Birdseye of Glen Ridge, N. J., have been spend ing week at the Steele house.
 Workers for the Red Cross will meet with Miss Luoile Agard Thursday afternoon at 3.3O. Please bring thimbles and coarse needles.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank T. Newoomb and daughter, Miss Phyllis Newcomb, were the guests over Sunday of MT. and Mrs. Donald J. Grant of Mapping.
 Rev. N. B. Cook is ill with bronchitis. Owing to his illness there were no preaching services in the Lee M. B church at Holland Sunday. or at Crystal Lake.
 A meeting of the Foreign Missionary society will be held at the home of Mrs. E. s. Agard Friday afternoon at 3. 30 o'clock. Reports of the Hartford branch meeting will be given.
The Press., 1917-05-17

Ralph Prouty went yesterday to St. Francis hospital for treatment of an abscess on the spine.
 I. O. R. NJ. will hold a dance at their hall, Saturday night. Woods orchestra will furnish music.
 MT. and Mrs. John Kane have gone to St Mary's home for old folks in Hartford and have put their farm on sale.
 Grace Church Notes: Thursday of this week is Ascension day, one of the great festivals of the church year. There will be celebration of Holy communion at 10 o'clock a. m., and evening service with full choir At 7.3O D. ID. Next Sunday there will be Holy communion and sermon at 1O.3O a. m. and evening service at 6. 45 p. m. as usual.
 There will be a meeting of the Stafford Chautauqua Guarantors, Fri day evening at 30, at the Congrega. tional church. All guarantors are re- quested to he present as plans will be formulated for the oomingChautauqua. Mrs. E. D. Davis of Swarthmore met the executive committee Wednesday evening and presented some good plans that might be we'll worth fol- lowing.
 A large number of people attended the mass meeting held in the interest of the working class at the Italian hall last evening. After much dis cussion it was decided to present a petition to the manufacturers of this town, either to-day or to-mrorow asking that they reduce the working hours of the male laborers in the mills to 54 hours and to raise the pay standard enough to overcome the loss in pay incurred by the reduction of the working hours.
 Under the direction of the County Farm Bureau a canning demonstTa- tion was held at the high school as sembly hall yesterday afternoon. Miss Sprague gave an instructive talk on the rudiments of the successful preserving of fruits and vegetables. The great need that all who could produce and conserve food was de- soribed, and the best methods of pre- pairing for future supply was ably demonstrated. Miss Sprague, with the assistance of Mrs. Costello, canned | rhubarh, dandelions, string beans and strawberries. The subject was oom- prehensively explained from the be- ginning, including fruit jars and rub Der, testing, preparing, blanohing, cold dipping, packing, sterilizing and scaling Soft fruits and the consis- tenoy of sugar syrups were considered, and the various implements essential to the work were spoken of. The large number of home makers and Canning club girls present were en- thusiastio and voted nearly unani- mously to ask for a woman county supervisor to assist in meeting the needs in each locality.
The Press., 1917-05-17
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Miss Margaret Rafftery of Hartford is visiting her mother in town.
 A. J. Melbourne is to be discharged from the Johnson hospital to-day.
 Regular meeting of Baker chapter O. E. S., next Wednesday evening.
 There will be a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock for work or surgical dressings.
 John Rockwell, who has been in s serious condition at the Johnson hos pital, is now much better.
 T. w. Morrall was in Norwich Monday evening attending the twentieth annual banquet of the Epsilon Upsilon, fraternity of the Norwich free Academy.
 A letter was received from E. L. Burr on Monday from Syracuse, N. T.. He was with a friend there and was recovering from a bad nervous break down. He is expected home to-day.
 Ernest Gilbert was before the borough court yesterday morning charged with being intoxicated. He pleaded guilty of the charge and Judge Heald sentenced him to thirty days in Holland jail.
 There was a forest fire in West Stafford Tuesday afternoon on this side of Chestnut hill. After a had fight it was put out. It caused con- siderable distraction of wood, working up the hill toward Somers.
 Farley O. Patten, son of Freeman F. Pattsn, who is at the University of Pennsylvania, has enlisted in the naval coast defense reserve, which includes the government Mosquito Fleet" of submarine chasers. This particular fleet operates between New London and Cape God.
 The Stafford Business Mems assooi- ation will have another "smoker" at the club rooms on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The program will include music and monologues and there will be refreshments. The last smoker was an unusual pleasant occasion and it is planned to make this one equally SO.
 Much of the land in Hyde park which was to be given for planting has been assigned and many men are now putting the land under cultivation. This is a fine thing and the men who have taken up extra work in garden ing this year are to be commended fol doing so because as we all know the situation is very grave.
The Press., 1917-05-17

Mrs. Sarah Mathews of Sout , Wilmington has been with Mrs. Edit
 Mathews the past week.
 The engagement of Miss Fred Sarty of Warren, Mass. and Georg E. Bradley of Staffordville has beel announced.
 Many improvements are being mad' on the Methodist parsonage and barn Rev. c. H. Wright and son, William are doing the work.
 Domineoo Sartoria, who has beer employed by his unOle in Springfield has returned home and has position in the Hydeville mill.
 The patriotic entertainment held in the Methodist vestry Saturday evening was a success in every way and much credit is due Mrs Medbery.
 There will be a salad supper in the Methodist church Thursday evening, also an entertainment will follow the supper. Price for adults, 20 cents children, 10 cents.
 Mrs. Cora Barrett and two daugh- ters, Mildred and Myrtle, of Wood stock visited her parents, MT and Mrs. Esten Beloher and sister, Mrs. Everett Ryder, over Sunday.
 The Epworth League will hold their annual business meeting and election of officers in the Methodist church vestry after prayer meeting Friday evening. A full attendance is desired.
 The annual election and "due day" of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the Methodist church was interesting and instructive. Special music was rendered by Mrs. F. Bel cher and Mrs. Medbery, and solos by Florence White and Dorothy Belcher. Recitations were given by Gertrude Bruce, Florence White and Earl Belcher. The time was too short to carry out all of the program, but many lines of work were planned for the coming year. A local department of soldiers aud sailors was added, and Mrs. M. N. Hathaway was appointed superintendent. The officers elected were: President, Mrs. F. H. Plumb vice. president, Mrs. G. W. Amidon i; secre@ry, Mrs. J. R. Parkhurst; i; treasurer, Mrs. Hannibal Alden.
 Methodist Church Notes: The pas tors subject for next Sunday will be "Who are My Allies?'' The Ladies Aid society held their annual business meeting Tuesday evening and elected the following officers: President, Mrs. G. W. Miller; vice. presidents, Mrs. F. B. Beloher, Mrs. T. M. Lyon, Mrs. F. G. Medbery, Mrs. Geo. Potter; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. G. Hammer; solicitors for member. ship, Mrs. Rishton and Mrs. Medbery solicitors for food, Irene and Dorothy Belcher, Arlene and Blanch Hammer; collectors at table, Miss Bertha Bel. cher and Miss Arlene Hammer; enter. tainment committee of twelve young people with Mrs. Medbery as chair man. The same sewing committee was reelected with Mrs. Fred Bowden as chairman.
The Press., 1917-05-17

Glass collectors for the Alumni Scholarship fund are requested tc hand whatever amounts they have re- ceived to the treasurer as soon as pos sible.
 There is no borough ordinance for bidding a person making a dumping ground of his own property, but as soon as these spots become unsightly or unsanitarS enough to prove a nuisance, complaints to the board of health result in removal of refuse or fine. There have been several complaints, and as this is an excellent time for 8 cleanup" campaign, permission has been obtained to use, as a public dumping ground, the land owned by 0. B. Gary & Son on the property known as the bad lands. "
 Stafford.
 Town Hall, features Paramount Pic lures, and caters to a patronage that de. mand only Approved Films" Clean, wholesome, desirable, must apply to ev- cry film that we show. May 18th, Pau line Frederick in 1.-The Worlds Great Snare," in parts; May 22d, Myrtle Stedman in "The American Beauty" in parts.
 Rev. O. H. Puffer preached the occasional sermon at the state con- vention of the Universalist oh urch, held in Hartford last week.
 Miss Margaret Glover has returned to her home from Quincy, where she has been associated in business with two friends the past year.
 The Y. P. B. will be held in the Baptist church at the Hollow, Friday evening, May 18th, at 8 o'clock. The meeting will be in charge of Miss Mabel Colburn.
 Grange hall was we'll filled last evening when Miss NJ. E. Sprague of Storrs college demonstrated canning of friuts, vegetables and greens. It was a most interesting and instructive talk. A canning club will be formed and all ladies holding club cards will receive printed matter from the col. lege upon the receipt of the cards signed by them.
 The field day, held at the Pinney school last Friday afternoon. aroused much enthusiasm. The results were as follows:
 Teams Blues Reds