The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-11
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lertown.
The De Witt Clinton lodge No. "a.
F. & A. M, OF Walden, met and install
ed officers.
At mass meeting of citizens at Hell
delburg, chamber of commerce was
organized dli
A tornado swept over portions OF
Forrest and Lamar counties, doing
great damage.
w. v. Rush, aged 70, dropped dead
ease. He was married five days ago.
A mass meeting Of citizens was
held at Alderman to take some action
to secure the juvenile refermatory as
provided for by the last legislature.
The Lauderdale County canning club
girls have succeeded in retaining the
services of Miss Willie Holder as coun-
ty home economics and canning club
agent.
The United States torpedo boat de-
stroyers Monaghan, Sterrett and Lam
con will arrive in Natchez on Jan. 20,
on a cruise to arouse interest In the
navy.
While out hunting in company with
a negro, G. w. Ray, son of Charles
Ray, lad of about II years, was &C
cidentally shot and killed near Wal
thall.
Ed Merchant, a farmer living near
Ellisville, was shocked by bolt or
lightning. He was alone at the barn
during thunder storm when lightning
struck the barn.
The Ya.oo City Commercial Club
and the Young Mems Business Club
have rented a centrally located build
ing and will fit it up with offices for
each organization.
Greenwood can well afford to look
over her shoulder and feel proud OF
the great strides made during the year
just closing, both In Industrial up
building and civic improvements.
While ]. w. Hopkins, white engi-
neer, and his helper. negro named
Green, were at work with pile-driver
at Greenville, the pile-driver turned
over and both were seriously injured.
DIR. E. 8. Norton of Greenville, SEQ
retary-treasurer of the Mississippi
State Veterinary Medical Association,
announces that the next annual meet
ing will be held in Clarksdale, Jan.
$40.
A meeting will be held in Biloxi
within a few weeks to hear Malcolm
MacKinnon of Rockford, ILL.,, secretary
and active field worker of the Meri-
dian Highway association. discuss the
movement.
George Washington Cole, IS years
old, president of the Merchants and
Farmers bank of Okolona, and the
Bank of Amory, and one OF the most
prominent men in the state, died at
hotel at Memphis, Tenn.
Gulf coast packers declare that In
their opinion an oyster famine will
prevail in all parts OF the United
States during the next few months on
account of a general shortage Of the
oyster crop. \
The financial report has been re-
ceived from the three carloads of hogs
that were shipped out of Yazoo coun-
ty to Natchez. These hogs brought
the highest prices in the history OF
the newly discovered and profitable in
dustry in Mississippi.
A citizens mass meeting was held
by the Meridian board of trade for the
purpose of making efforts to get the
general offices of the New Orleans &
Northeastern, the Alabama & Vfcks-
burg and the Vicksburg, Shreveport &
Pacific railroads.
Louis Conn, assignee Of the defunct
Commercial Bank and Trust company
of Brookhaven, Is sending out checks
In payment Of the seventh dividend OF
10 per cent, making 70 per cent Of the
amount due depositors paid since the
bank failed
Vicksburg celebrated the passage OF
the old year and the coming OF the
new in characteristic fashion. The
custom, Of many years observance, OF
the band playing on the courthouse
top was carried out and for the sew.
enty-sixth time the historic old Christ
Church bell tolled out the old and
rang in the new.
In letter acknowledging receipt OF
the resolutions, t<ibutes to the life and
character OF Captain Joseph T. Jones,
pioneer developer of South MISSISSIPPI
pi and Gulfport, the widow and daugh-
ter, now residing In Buffalo, N. Y, in
dicate their desire to carry on to com.
pletion the great work Of Capt. Jones.
A meeting OF all the field secretaries
and the chairmen of all the Sunday
School boards Of the Methodist con-
ferences Of Mississippi. Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Alabama will be held In
jackson.
Grandparents, 66 and SO years OF
age, were made man and wife at Rawls
Springs, when Mrs. r. McRorey ana
Ike Purvis, both residents Of that sec
uon, were married.
Although the Satsuma orange indus
try is practically in its infancy at Wig
gins, 1000 crates Of Satsumas have
been shipped during the last few
weeks.
Charles Smith, aged so years. while
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