The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-17

town yesterday, looking after
official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Roell are
preparing to move to the cot tage
at the Darnall Hotel.
Toxic Stapleton, who has po-
sitiof in the oil fields at Ard
more, Okla, is spending a few
days with homefolks.
DR.. and Mrs. N. r. Currie and
little Jim and Nolan Ray, came
over from Jackson Sunday after
noon and visited friends.
Mrs. Julia Jayne Walker and
accomplished daughter, Miss Ju-
liza, were guests of Brandon
friends for a few days last week.
A. G. Thornton and B. c..
Washburn are spending a few
days this week disturbing the
finny tribe in north Rankin
waters.
Miss Myrtle May, who has
been spending several weeks in
Simpson county in the interest
of the Success Publishing Co.,
has completed her work and re-
turned home.
The many friends of Miss Mar
| gle Maxey are delighted to know
that she has returned home for
the summer from Rosedale,
where she has just closed a sue
cessful term of school.
Childrens' Day will be OBJ
served at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning. An in
teresting program has been ar
ranged, and a cordial invitation
to attend is extended to every
one.
There will be a school meeting
for proposed consolidated
school at Pisgah, Saturday, May
26th, 1917. State Superintend-
lent w. F. Bond and Prof. j. T..
Calhoun are the speakers for the
day. All interested in better
schools are cordially invited.
Teachers for next session of
Brandon Consolidated School
have been elected as follows:
| Miss Meddie Robinson, principal;
Miss Beard, Miss Simmons, Miss
Trix Maxey, Miss Emma Buch-
anan, Miss Mary Kate Butler,
assistants; Miss Carey Bruce,
music.
R. R. Busick is spending the
week with his sister, Mrs. Lee,
at Foote, and incidentally catch
ing nice strings of fish from the
lakes and river. AS physical
evidence of the splendid luck he
lis having, he sent Postmaster
Burns box of fish, averaging
in weight from 5 to 6 pounds
each.
!, Miss Susie Blue Buchanan,
who has been spending some
time with friends at Gulfport,
has returned home. She says
five seaplanes, en- route from
Pensacola to Mobile, passed over
the city a few days ago, and
for a swhile the people thought
the German Zeppelins were upon
them, and great excitement pre-
vailed.
Prof. A. G. Mayors returned
yesterday from Little Rock,
Ark, where he had been for the
purpose of taking officers train
ing course, but was rejected on
account of a slight physical de-
feet. The examination, he says,
is very rigid, and when a man
passes he can consider himself
almost physically perfect.
Friends of Miss Viola Burns
have received invitations to at.
tend commencement exercises OF
the Industrial Institute and Col.
lege, at Columbus, which occurs
next week. The graduating
class this year is the largest ii
many years, consisting OF Ia
girls. Miss Burns has creditably
completed the prescribed four
year course, and will have the
honor of receiving her diploma
next week from this famous in.
stitution.
Wiley Davenport, an aged col
ored man who had lived in Bran
I don for many years, working a
a day laborer, died Saturday
night as a result of an illness o.
many weeks duration. He wa
of quiet and friendly disposi
ton, and enjoyed the respect o.
both races. The funeral service!
occurred Sunday afternoon at |
| O. clock, being conducted by his
pastor, the Rev. Columbus
Thompson.
| The hopes and aspirations o.