The Brandon news., 1917-03-01
MISSISSIPPI
Happenings You !
Are Interested In

Frank S. Strickland, aged 79, died
suddenly at his home near Emerald.
Much interest was manifested in
the district meeting of Odd Fellows at
Columbus.
The baseball park at Coldwater ID
now owned by Phil Price. negro who
is 8S years old.
Two country homes east of Coldwa.
ter were burned during the recent Sc
we're cold weather.
Kermit, the son OF Lafayette Hood,
was severely injured by the kick OF a
mule at Crystal Springs.
Rev. Father John James Burns, q
Catholic priest of Pass Christian. has
filed naturalization papers.
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| All arrangements have been made
| for a meeting of the Wesson Dairy
mems association in Wesson on March
5th.
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A campaign was launched at ban
quet to raise $4,000 In Jackson for the
erection of a dormitory at Millsaps
college.
w. A. Tillman, for many years q
prominent lumberman of HaZlehurst
died at his home at the age of 70
years.
The longest cable ever laid on the
gulf coast has been completed through
Back Bay between Biloxi and Ocean
Springs.
The u. S. district court of the south
ern division was convened in Biloxi
with Judge H. C. Niles of Kosciuskc
on the bench.
J. H. Duckworth, 80 years Of age
died at Hebron. He was Confeder
ate veteran and served through the
| entire civil war.
Miss Annie Carter. 13-year-old
daughter. of Abner Carter, well
known citizen of Perry county, was
burned to death.
Supt. G. B. Walker Of the Delta ex
| pertinent station held practical dem
onstration at Greenville in trimming
and spraying fruit trees.
Judge w. H. Hardy, one Of Missis
sippi's foremost jurists and probably
the greatest promoter Mississippi ever
produced, died at Gulfport.
Attorney R. Granville Curry Of Hat
tiesburg has been appointed special
assistant to the U. S. attorney for the
southern district of Mississippi.
Dairymen from all parts Of Missis.
sippi are In Jackson this week at
tending the annlal gathering Of the
Mississippi creamery association.
The Cuthbert touring party, OF To-
ronto, Canada, consisting of sixty-five
Canadians, was entertained by mem.
bers of the Biloxi commercial club.
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The municipality of Ocean Springs
is preparing to erect $1,000 two
story brick fire hall to replace the
structure destroyed by fire several
months ago.
One of the new Seagrave fire trucks
at Meridian was blown to pieces in an
explosion, painfully injuring Driver
! Louis Smith, seated on the front seat
| Of the machine.
| The farmers OF district number
four of Pamela county and the same
district of Lafayette county recently
met and formed the Bynum national
farm loan association.
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Earl, the 3-year-old son of Ludie
Crockett Of BALDWIN, was seriously
burned when he accidentally fell into
| basin of hot water as his mother
was preparing his bath.
ARRANGEMENTS for the meeting Of the
grand chapter of the Order of the East
ern Star of Mississippi, which Is to
be held in Natchez April %. "a and
Is, have been completed.
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Sheriff Percy Young of Meridian
made his January settlement with the
state auditor and treasurer, turning
over about $35,913.12. Collections for
the month were s115,368.
Hattiesburg and Forest county will
be cleaned up by the forces OF the
state department of health at an early
date, according to statements made
by DR.. w. S. Leathers, head of the
state department.
Congressman BENJAMIN c. Hum
phreys has notified Dewitt Warner, a
student at the Agricultural high school
at Goodman, that an unexpected va.
cancy at West Point military academy
enables him to give him the appoint.
ment, and to be prepared to stand an
examination for the place on March 20.
A meeting of the board Of directors
representing the Sons of Confederate
Veterans for the Beauvoir Soldiers
home was held at the Great Southern
hotel in Gulfport.
The final returns from all precincts
in Walthall county gave G. E. Conner
q majority of 81 votes over S. ]. Ha-
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