The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-15
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Forrest Hecker fell from scaffoh
at the ice factory at Greenyille, break
ing his neck.
Nearly a thousand tourists and resi-
dents Of Biloxi were present at the an
nual tourists reception.
Subscriptions are all in and the new
V;cksburg creamery will be ready TO
start business on April l.
The bonds in the 13-mile Lafayette
county, drainage district have been
sold in the sum of $4,000.
The spring term of federal court
will convene at Meridian March IL,
with Judge H. C. Niles presiding.
The Mississippi federation of wo-
mems clubs Of the eighth district
closed its annual session at Durant.
Oats sown around Florence. though
beat down by the late freeze, have re-
vived and bid fair for fine crop.
The contract for the McComb post.
office building has been let. The con-
tract price is approximately $4,000.
Forrest county and the city of Hat.
tiesburg will have $4,000 exhibit at
the Mississippi centennial exposition.
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At a meeting of the school board at
Heidelberg all of the old teachers
were reelected for the 1918 terms.
Harrison county's board of supervis-
crs will appoint fish and game war
den to protect and conserve fish and
game.
For the second time in one week .
jury at Philadelphia has freed wom-
an from the charge of numbering her
husband.
The Mississippi Baptist Sunday
school and B. Y P. U. convention will
hold their fourth annual session in
Pontotoc March 1915.
On account of the middle in the
financial affairs Of the rural schools
Of Jones county some of the most i'm
portant teachers are leaving.
The Hattiesburg federation Of wo-
mems clubs are making an active CAM
paign IN the interest of an alltime
county health officer for Forrest
county.
II the good women of the Clinton
civic league succeed in their laudable
purpose, Clinton will not only be the
cleanest town in the state, but it will
be veritable garden spot.
The Presbyterians of the state are
completing the campaign for $15O,000
for colleges of the church in Missis-
sippi. The campaign is under the di.
rection of DR.. M. e. Melvin.
The Rankin county field day exer-
cises of the schools of the county
which were announced to be held at
Florence on March End and Bird, on
account Of the prevalence in Florence
of measles.
Battery A, Washington artillery, the
prize aggregation of the National
Guard Of the District of Columbia,
were delayed ten hours in Hattiesburg
because Of wreck above Laurel on
the Southern railway.
D. D. Fullilovc, superintendent OF
public education of Carroll county, has
issued letter to the teachers of Car
roll, showing the necessity of closing
down the free term Of the public
schools at the end of six months.
Edward and Richard O'Neil have
filed suit in the chancery court OF
Warren county against their uncle, T..
A. O'Herin, for recovery of 100000
worth of personal property and real
estate alleged to be due them.
Through the efforts Of Superintend-
emit Of Education E. H. Walker and
Prof. J. William, the Clay county pig
club was organized and the Bank OF
West Point is to lend each boy and
girl the money to buy registered pig.
Plans for the celebration this TALL
OF the 20Oth anniversary Of Natchez
are taking definite shape. 1t is pro-
posed after the celebration is held
here to send the various exhibits to
the Mississippi state centennial at
Gulfp0rt.
The plans and specifications drawn
by Xavier A. Kramer of Magnolia, for
the new $4,000 dormitory to be erect
ed on the campus of the A. and M.
college, have been accepted by the
board OF trustees, and in short time
the building viii be in course OF erec-
ton.
B. F. Liddon has purchased one OF
the most attractive building sites In
Corinth for consideration Of several
thousand dollars, and has awarded
the contract for the construction of a
four-story building to be used as .
seed factory.
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