The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


folks at Daniel.
Mrs. w. G.. Barnes. of Flor
ence, is visiting her son, W. H.
Barnes and family.
]. V. Gates, a prominent young
business man of Johns, is spend
ing the day in Brandon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Robbins
are the parents of fine new
baby boy, born Monday night.
R. R. Busick and Roy L. Fox
are in St. Louis, where Mr.. Bu-
sick is buying his fall and winter
stock of goods.
w. G. Barnes left yesterday
| for St. Louis, where he will be
for several days buying his fall
and winter stock of goods.
Mrs. Julia ]. Walker was the
guest of Brandon friends the
early part of the week, leaving
Tuesday for Indiana, where she
will teach school next session.
! Col. and Mrs. Sidney L. Nc
Laurin, Master Sylvester Nc
Laurin and Miss Annie Henry
left Tuesday for a weeks visit
to Gulfport, Biloxi and other
points on the coast, making the
trip in Col. McLaurin's automo.
bile.
The young ladies of Brandon
will give an entertainment al
johnson Hall on Wednesday
evening, the 10Th. at $50 o'clock.
The proceeds will be given tt
the Red Cross Society to buy
supplies for our boys, so come
and help swell the fund. Ad.
mission 25 cents.
The Red Cross Brigade who
| will appear at Johnson Hall or
Wednesday next is made up o1
the best talent of our town.
Their programme is bright.
clever, and entertaining, theil
cause is a good one and one Of
heartfelt interest to every body
Patronize them.
Mrs. J. H. Glass entertained {
number of friends on Monday
afternoon with a watermelon
cutting. The luscious melon!
were enjoyed out under the coo
shade of the trees where swing!
and seats added to the comfor
and beauty of the lawn.
Representatives of Rankil
County Red Cross Chapter will
meet The colo.ed people at Ever
| green church, Saturday Angus
25th. at 3 p. m. for the purpose
of organizing an auxiliary. The
meeting will be of interest to al
the colored people in this vicini
ty.
Roy P. Noble and L. C.. Rob
inson, two Brandon young mel
who were recently commissioned
second liutenants, after com
pleting the training course a
officers training camps, ar
spending few days with home
folks before leaving for thei
posts of duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Bridge
. had with them as house guests t.
be among those present at tn
Cole-No ole wedding on last Sat
urday, Mrs. B. F. Waller, from
Silver Creek, a sister of Mrs
Bridges, and Mrs. P. B. Bridge
Jr., of Laurel, with little Ma
Elenor. Today Mrs. Waller vii
return to Silver Creek and will
be accompanied by the daughter
of the home, Misses Bessie ant
Mabel Bridges; Misses Viola AM
Sallie Cole Shields of Brandon
and Mrs. Bridges from Laurel
who will form a congenial house
party for a week. -Clarion-Led'
ger.
F. J. Ort was before the rail
road commission yesterday witt
a righteous protest against tn
Gulf & Ship Island. Mr.. Ort ha
contracted to build a number o
concrete pavements in ant
around Brandon, but of late HI
has not been able to procure
, gravel. The Gulf & Ship Islane
| railroad declines to ship or hau
| gravel from points on its line t.
| points on the A. & v, and worl
| at Brandon is being hampere'
| seriously. Being in a hurry TO
some gravel Mr.. Ort had a car
| load shipped to Jackson from
some point down on the G. & S
Hi. but he was required to unloa'
here at jackson and re-ship Owe
| the A. & ", causing him consid
erable extra expense. The raj!
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