The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-15
A. & v. r. r. TIME TA8L
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

spent the weekend With nome
folks.
Mrs. Genie Leverett, of Jack.
son, spent Monday night with
Mrs. Ira Shields.
w. H. Nicholson, of jackson,
was a Brandon visitor the early
part of the week.
Doopie Stevens is convalescent
after weeks confinement te
her bed from malaria.
Come next Sunday to the Pres
byterian church to worship. Ser
vices at IL a. m. and Z p. m.
Mrs. S. L. McLaurin is con-
| fined to her bed this week, suf-
fering from chills and fever.
! w. B. Golfers many friends
are glad to see him on the streets
again after several days illness.
Miss Harriet Shields is at
home for few days on account
of an epidemic of measles in her
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Schuman
were called to Rockport Tuesday
night on account of the death of
Mrs. Schuman's mother.
Our progressive young mer-
chant, R. R. Busick, is spending
the week in st. Louis, buying a
select line of winter goods.
Miss Meddie Robinson spent
Tuesday in Meridian, attending
meeting of the state confedera-
ton of clubs, of. which she is
secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. May and
Mrs. w. G. Barnd went to Flor
ence Sunday to VI 4 their uncle,
Rev. Wayne SuttS who contin-
ues in very feeble health.
The spelling contest at john
sons Hall Friday night was a
| decided success. Mnsdames K.
Burns and j. G. White proving
the most proficient spoilers pres
ent. About $12 was added to
the Red Cross fund.
| The News learns with sorrow
of the death of DR.. l.. E. Carter,
which occurred at his home near
| Pelahatchie several days ago.
He was one of the best citizens
of the county, and his death is a
| distinct loss to that community.
! Rich Robinson, a Rankin coun-
/ ty boy, who has been in the Ma
| borton, La, oil fields for the last
six years, is visiting homefolks
this week. He is now manager
in the Casper, Wyoming, oil
fields for the Producers Com
pany, at a splendid salary.
! F. j. Ort, who has just COM
pleted our new sidewalks, has
bought a sawmill and is prepar-
ing to make money in a hurry.
He purchased the mill outfit near
Pelahatchie, and is moving it to
| Austin Holmes place, near Bran
don, where he has about a mill
| ion feet Of timberrto cut.
| Carl Stingily, who recently
sold his home to J. M. Williams,
4 has decided to locate at Sumner,
Miss, where he has formed a
partnership with two other prom
linent lawyers. Mr.. Stingily is
lone of our very best citizens, and
our people regret very much TO
lose him and his excellent fam
ily,-
Hon. J. Fl. Howie, Of Jackson,
was Brandon visitor Monday.
When asked if he expected to
again make the race for congress
next summer, he replied in the
negative, saying that Mr.. Collier
was in thorough accord with the
administration, and he did not
believe that a change should be
made, during the war, no way.
DR.. S. F. Carr, for many years
a citizen of Brandon, and for the
last eight clerk of the chancery
court of Coahoma county, died
last week at the Gartley & Ram
sey Hospital in Memphis, where
he had been carried for treat.
ment. He was 81 years old, and
was born near Forest. DR.. Carr
was a man Of strong convictions,
loyal to his friends, true to bis
family and generous to a fault
a man in whom there was nc
guile, whose word was bond,
and despite deep affection com.
bined with continued bad health,
he remained cheerful until the
last. DR.. Carr was married II
! early life to Miss Estelle Whit
| Ilfield and from the union there
were eight children, two OF whom
died in. infancy.
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