The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-05
LOCAL land PERSONAL.

y. r. cross, or Pl6gan, was 3
Brandon visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. j. A. Dickson is improving
after a severe spell of illness.
G. B. Miller, of Langford, was
here Tuesday, shipping three hogs
to Memphis.
Mrs. ]. M. Dees and little son,
Joe, Jr., of Richton. are the guests
In the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E.
Gayden.
Our old friend, R. D. McRae,
who is having very little to say
about politics these days, came
to town Tuesday.
Mr.. E. H. Laird. a splendid cit
izen of the Star community, was
here this week, attending a meet
ing Of the pension commissioners.
Mrs. M. e. Ward and sons, EN-
NETT and Gayden, are visitors in
the home of Mrs. Wards parents,
Mr.. and Mrs R. E. Gayden.
Hon. w. E. Mcintyre and Roy
L. Fox left last Friday for Camp
Gordon, Ca, where they will en-
ter active training for overseas
duty.
DR.. w. H. Watson received tel
egram this morning from his
brother, Lieut.. Virgil Watson, an
nouncing his safe arrival in
France.
T. B. Dickson came home from
the ship yards at Moss Point Sat
.urday and spent few days with
homefolks, returning Monday af-
ternoon.
The Fair for Beat No. will be
held at Florence, Friday, October
18th. Every one is urged to save
the best Of their farm and garden
products for exhibits. Prepare
tons are being made for the best
fair ever held.
sc. w. Cox brought in a new bale
Of cotton Tuesday, for which he
received $3.50, including the seed.
The bale weighed 615 pounds and
was sold to r. R. Busick for 341a
cents a pound.
If you want to see a good pict-
ure, don't fail to see "The Great
Love-" at the Majestic Theatre, at
Jackson, next Monday and Tues
day. The play is written by Mr.
D. w. Griffith, author of the birth
Of . Nation" and is considered q
masterpiece.
Herbert Garrett, of the United
States Navy, is at home on a fur
Tough, visiting his mother, Mrs.
Laura Garrett, near Dry Creek.
Mr.. Garrett has made several
trips across in convoy ships TAX
ing our troops to France. He is
delighted with the navy, and talks
very interestingly Of his expert
enceS.
Little Misses Dorothy and Eliz-
abeth. Devices left this morning
for Natchez, where they will make
their future home with their pa
rents. These interesting little
girls have made their home with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Devices for the past several
years, and they will be greatly
missed in this home, and by their
naany, little friends.
Clarion Ledger: Mr.. and Mrs.
e. H. Corley, of Brandon, were
pleasant visitors in the city on
yesterday and friends were pleas
ed to, learn that they hadsjust re-
eeived q letter from their son,
Corporal Cecil Corley, "some-
where, in France" stating that he
10 out again after a long siege at
the base hospital where he was
recovering from an attack of
rheumatism. This young soldier
has been in the very firing lines
as q gunner and knows all about
things "over there"
Howard Stubblefield, who has
been seeing active service in
France. for the past several
months, came in Monday on u
day furlough for q visit to his
father, s. B. Stubblefield. He was
in the trenches at CHATEAU Thierry
during the great drive, and has
many interesting things to tell
Of that great struggle. He is con-
vinced that we are going to give
the Huns good licking, but he