The Brandon news., 1917-08-30
L. G. Maxey. the hustling

1 i. 6. Maxey, the huStllne
young representative OF G. F.
lSauer & Co., extract manufactu'
|rers, of Richmond, Va, came in
Sunday to spend his we'll de.
served vacation with his parents,
| Capt. and Mrs. r. S. Maxey.
/ Silas Harris and Barney Chap
man, two splendid young men OF
the Johns community, were in
town Tuesday, en- route to Leon
ard, Texas, where they will be
for several months engaged in
gin work.
| |. w. Shields, who has been at
Vicksburg for some time assist
ing the train dispatcher, came
over Monday for a short visit to
homefolks, leaving Monday night
for Bolton, where he will be for
80 days relieving the regular
agent at that place.
Hon. A. B. StubblefelJ, J. w.
McRae and O. F. Corley, ap-
plaisers for the Brandon Farm
Loan Association, made a trip
through north Rankin Monday,
investigating lands that have
been offered as security for
loans.
The contract for the Bethel
tally-ho service for the Brandon
Graded School has been awarded
to j. C. Myers for the sum of
$3.50 per month. The contract
for ceiling the auditorium and
making other Improvements on
the building was awarded to B.
c. Washburn for the sum of
$170.
The Brandon Graded School
will open next Monday ,morning,
September 3rd. The trustees
believe that they have been very
fortunate in securing an excep-
tionally able faculty for the en-
suing term, and believe that
with the proper cooperation of
the parents, we will have one of
the best sessions in the history
of the school.
| F. j. Ort, contractor for Bran
don's new sidewalks, has at last
been able to secure a shipment
of a few cars of gravel, and has
begun actual work on the job.
The cement wall across the old
railroad cut has been built, and
the remainder of the work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
| The annual campmeeting at
| Shiloh will begin tomorrow, Fri
day, August 31st, and continue
through September 9th. Ar
rangements have been made for
the services of able preachers
for the meeting, and every one
is looking forward to the out
pouring of great spiritual bless
Iings at this years meetings at
the famous old camp grounds.
Roby Stingily, manager of the
Pelahatchie Hardware Co., came
down Monday morning and sold
the Brandon Feed & Milling Co.
a John Deere feed crusher, which
is guaranteed to crush corn with
the shuck, velvet beans and all
other kinds of feed. The COM
pany also purchased of Mr.. Stin-
gily a velvet bean and pea huller,
which has capacity of 20 BUSH
els an hour.
DR.. H. J. Burnham went to
New Orleans Tuesday for the
purpose of buying office equip
ment to meet the demands of his
rapidly growing practice. Ele-
CANT Office furniture will be in
stalled and the latest dental ap-
pliances added, which will make
his one of the most modern and
best equipped dental Offices in
the country.
The Rankin County Agricultu-
raj High School will open on the
/ 10th of September, and every in
| dication points to one of the best
sessions of the school. Prof. D.
L. Williams, the principal, was
in town yesterday and reported
that he had invited Hon. j. D..
Thames, of Vicksburg, to deliver
the opening address. The en-
rollment for next session promi-
ses to far exceed all previous
terms.
j The Brandon Red Cross Auxil-
liary had planned a big picnic for
Brandon next Saturday in honor
of the boys of the military draft
of the first call, but on account
|of the inability of the invitation
committee to secure speakers for
the occasion, the event has been
indefinitely postponed. Howev-
Ier, at a later date the committee
| in charge expects to arrange for