The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-26
MISSISSIPPI NEWS IN BRIEF

The people of Edwards have organ
lied a local Red Cross chapter.
James Strait, II years old, Of Tunica,
was drowned at Moon lake while fish
ing.
The Jefferson Davis County Farm
Loan association was organized at
Prentiss
Greenwood branch of Leflore Coun.
ty Chapter, American Red Cross, has
elected officers.
Rev. w. L. House and N. E Hen
ington of Crystal Springs organized q
camp of Boy Scouts.
Relatives of Tom Starks at Ocean
Springs have been informed that he
was drowned at sea.
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A Red Cross sociay was organized
at Louisville under the direction OF
DR.. M. l.. Montgomery.
Another cooperative shipment OF
farm products was made from Oxford
to the northern markets.
Nearly 20 families were rendered
homeless at Vicksburg, when fire de-
stroyed nearly block of houses.
Joseph Thompson, 12-yeaf-old boy
of Biloxi, was painfully injured while
riding freight train at Pascagoula.
The Butterfield Lumber company Ia
making rapid progress on the con.
struction work Of it's saw mill plant at
Roxie.
A meeting of the people of Lafay
cite county who are interested in the
Upper Yocona drainage district, will
be held July 81.
Arlington" one of the most historic
estates near Natchez, has been pur.
chaser by L. S. Gillette of MinAeapo'
lis, as winter home.
A Red Cross rally was held at XII.
michael. 1t was attended by large
crowd and great interest was shown
in organizing chapter.
Preparations are under way at the
circuit clerks office for the criminal
term of circuit court, which conyenes
Monday, Aug. 6, at Meridian.
The preliminary trial OF German
Burns was held at Magee for the kill
ing of Joe Higgins, resulting in his
being remanded to jail without bail.
Prof Wane Howell of Pittsboro was
elected superintendent of the Derma
high school, to succeed Prof. J. H.
Woodland, who resigned to go to West
Point.
The council board of the fedora
farm loan bank at New. Orleans has
acted favorably on applications of the
Columbus loan association for loans
totaling $4,000
The clerk of the Jackson county
board of supervisors has been author
lied to advertise the sale of $3,S40
worth of Harrison-Jackson Consolidat
ed school bonds.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Progressive club of Clarksdale II
was decided to change the name OF
the organization to the Chamber OF
Commerce of Coahoma County"
Small towns in Mississippi are still
collecting funds for the war work fund
of the Red Cross, and the state will
pass its quota of 100000, says w. D.
Hannah of Jackson, state treasurer.
The epidemic of anthrax or charbon
in wilkinson county, near the Adams
county line, Is the most virulent ever
known, and many fatalities are report
ed among horses, mules and cattle.
The foundation of the new $4,000
Methodist church at Cleveland Is com
pleted and the frame work started
The contractors say the building will
be ready for occupancy by early fall
An election will be held Saturday
July %, in the territory embraced in
the Leggett consolidated school, or
! the proposed issue of $4,000 in bonds
! for the purpose of building and equip
ping school buildings and teachers
home.
Gulf & Ship Island officials at Jack
son will take part in investigating the
setting fire to a bridge eight miles
from Hattiesbury on their lines. The
center span has been burned twice
since the national guard was called
| into camp.
Dissatisfaction with the limited q
nancial provision for the rural schools
|. in Jones county has given rise 20 the
circulation Of petitions asking that ar
election be ordered to determine
whether the people favor an increase
in the tax levy for the benefit of these
schools.
1t is reported that the Bell Lumber
company Of Texas has purchased thu
Quitman and Clarks county property
81 the Mississippi Lumber COMPANY
ana the Haynes timber interests q
that section y cost q five millio1