The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21

| 4O-IllO1lOW Will NC Vic AOAiSSo'
day of the year.
Brandon merchants are enjoy.
ing a splendid trade.
j. A. Cox, of Lake, is spending
a few days with Brandon friends.
Our weather forecast for this
week will appear next Thursday.
Miss Lucille Martin is spend
ing a few days at Cooper's well.
Misses Lola and Myrtle May
Ispent the weekend with friends
at Forest.
4 Misses Lille Atkins and Marie
| Myers are visiting friends at
Monterey.
The long dry spell proves that
Brandon0weather prophets can
not be relied upon.
Misses Eva Miller and Gay
Longino, of Jackson, are guests
of Mrs. O. E. Martin.
Miss Minnie Lee Thornton, of
Blue Mountain, is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Thorn
ton.
/ Misses Dorothy and Catherine
Stingily will go to Yazoo City
next week for visit to friends
and relatives.
! Little Misses Nancy Stingily
and Elizabeth Hobson are spend
| ing the week at the Cofer home,
south of town.
! Mrs. C. E. Gayden and little
son, Howard, visited Jackson
relatives and friends the early
part of the week.
| ]. P. Cox. D. C. Cox and Witt
Cox motored up from Braxton
this morning and are spending
| the day with Brandon friends.
| Lost, a bunch of keys be-
tween Brandon Depot and Fan
min. If finder will return to B.
| G. Washburn he will be reward
led.
Mrs. M. E. Ward and children
came over from Jackson yester-
day afternoon for a few days
visit to Mrs. Wards parents, Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Gayden.
Miss Marie Dickson, who holds
a responsible position in a bank
at Hattiesburg, is here, spending
her vacation with friends and
relatives.
| O. H. Polk, who has been
|blacksmithing for some time for
| w. c.. Palmer, left with ibis fam
lilly yesterday for his old home at
lD'Lo.
The old town cistern, in the
middle of the public square,
which has not been in use for
several years, was cemented
over last week, thereby destroy
ling a mosquito home.
Educational Day will be OBJ
served lat the Baptist church
next Sunday morning. An inter-
esting program has been arrang-
ed, and full attendance is de-
lsired.
| w. Grey Ellis, Of Florence,
Ispent a few days the early part
of the week in Brandon, buying
up a carload of scrap iron and
junk, which he expects to ship
from this place.
Mr.. land Mrs. j. A. Lindsey
and several of the children have
been confined to their home for
several days with measles. Their
many friends hope for their ear
ly recovery.
The H. L. Shields stock of
goods was sold at public auction
today, J. P. Cox & Son, of Brax-
ton, being the successful bidders,
the stock, which invoiced $1,35O,
being knocked off to them at
$755.
Miss Ed Lee Martin is teach
ing summer school, giving
special attention to the coaching
lof the students of the high
school who failed to pass in one
or more studies at the last
school examination.
Mrs. w. G.. Barnes and little
daughter. Susie May, spent the
early part of the week in Jack
son, where the little girl was un-
der treatment Of specialists. hav-
ing undergone a slight throat
operation.
Rev. Mr.. Sullivan, who has
been selected to do the preaching
in the revival services to be held
at the Baptist church next week,
beginning Sunday morning, will
| : rr;vo Saturday NIGHT accnn1na-