The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-10
LOCAL AND. PERSONAL.

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A number of northern people
are here this week, looking fol
homes.
The early risers report a white
frost yesterday morning. M
signs were left, however.
T. B. Brinson, splendid citi-
zen of Johns community, was q
Brandon visitor yesterday.
Mrs. H. A. Laird, of Star, is
spending The week with hel
daughter, Mrs. w. D. Ragland.
Col. Sidney McLaurin spent
the weekend visiting his friend,
Baxter Burns, of Smith county.
! Knox McNair, prominent
and substantial citizen of Thom-
asville, was a Brandon visitor
Monday.
Miss Merle Gayden returned
to Jackson Monday evening, ,af-
ter a visit of a few days to her
father, L. O. Gayden.
Miss Minnie Watson came
home from Canton Saturday and
spent a day or two with her pa
rents. Judge and Mrs. VIM. Wat
son.
The board of supervisors COM
| pleted their labors for the month
Wednesday afternoon and ad-
journed until the first Monday in
June.
Mrs. R. F. Brown, of Pela-
hatchie, spent a few days last
week, visiting Mrs. S. L. Nc
Laurin, and other Brandon
friends.
Mrs. Daisy Stevens has re-
turned from Greenwood, where
she attended the annual conven-
ton of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy.
P. B. Bridges, a former Bran
don citizen but now a prominent
real estate dealer of the capital
city. was here Monday howdying
with his many friends.
Prof. A. G. Mayors left the
early part of the week for Little
Rock, Ark, where he will take a
! three months training course in
the reserved officers corps.
| The Brandon Water & Light
Co. is installing a new pumping
outfit at the water works plant.
This will give two pumping out
/ fits, which will add greatly to
the efficiency of the plant.
The mayor and board of alder
men held a special meeting Mon
day afternoon for the purpose of
receiving the back tax assess
ments of the municipality as ad-
|justed by the state revenue
agent.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lowther, of
IQuinton, Okla, were Brandon
visitors the early part of the
week, being the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Ragland. They
will spend a few days visiting
relatives at Florence before re-
turning to Oklahoma.
The annual protracted meeting
at the Baptist church will begin
on the 4th Sunday in June. The
pastor will be assisted in the
meeting by Rev. Mr.. Sullivan, a
native of the famous ''Sullivan's
Hollow" in Simpson county. The
song services will be a feature of
the meeting, and will be con-
Quoted by Prof. Thames.
"Uncle" Jerry Chapman, Of
Johns, was in Brandon Tuesday,
and says that he is going to
Washington to attend the reIn-
ion, and will probably spend a
whole day at the national capi-
tai. He usually spends about
two hours at the reunion-bein 6
the last one to leave home and
the first one to return.
! Mothers Day will be observed
at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning. The pastors
sermon will be on this sacred
subject. All are cordially invited
to attend, and don't forget tt
wear the white rose, the EN-.
blem of the day. Childrens' day
will be observed at this church {
week from next Sunday.
Carl Stingily returned Tuesday
night from Chillicothe, Mo.
where he had been for a few
days looking after legal matters
He noted that farming opera
tions through northern Mississ
ippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Hi
| nois, and Missouri are delayed OF
account of excessive rains, ant