The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

| Was q DFanuOH VlSlCOF lueSudy.
G. F. Kersh, of near Pelahat
chic, was among Our callers
Tuesday.
John Redfearn, of Jackson
Ronte 4, was a Brandon visitor
Friday.
Board of supervisors will NEE
in regular monthly session mex
Monday morning.
Miss Myrtle May spent a few
days with Pelahatchie and Jack.
son friends this week.
Mrs. Stella Berry and daughter
Laura, were guests in the Nc
Laurin home this week.
We are sorry to hear of the Sc
we're illness of Mrs. Glen Adams
of Adams Lumber Co., a few
miles east Of town.
Mrs. Erie Johnson left Tues.
day for her home at Garyville,
La, after a very pleasant visit to
her mother Mrs. Laura Buchanan.
Mrs. Geo. Pollock, of Naborton,
La, returned to her home Sat-
urday after a weeks visit with
her mother, Mrs. E. j. Robinson,
Hon. w. H. Till, member OF
the board of supervisors from
Beat 4, was here Monday, shak-
ing hands with his many friends.
Sol Welch, a substantial and
prominent citizen of Puckett
community, was in Brandon Sat
urday, looking after business in
terests.
Remember that if you fail to
pay your taxes this week your
right to vote will be forfeited,
Friday, February 1st, is the last
day of grace.
[. w. Shields has resigned as
night operator in Jackson, and
has gone to Vicksburg where he
is dispatcher for the A. & V. r
R. Co.
Miss Margaret Foulks has re-
signed her position as teacher in
the Meridian High School, and
has accepted a place in the insur-
ance department of the govern
ment at Washington, leaving for
that place Tuesday.
Saturday will be ground hog
day. If the sun shines, prepare
for six weeks more of bad wealth
er. On the other hand, if the day
| is cloudy, so that the ground hog
cannot see his shadow when he
comes out, spring is near.
Mrs. R. F. Browns many
friends are delighted to know
that she was successful in the
Clarion Ledger contest, which
closed last Friday, taking the
fifth place in the contest, and
being awarded a beautiful $1O(
diamond ring. In addition to this
she was given cash prize OF
$500.
John Darnall's automobile was
badly injured by fire Sunday
morning, the engine being dam.
aged to the extent of severa
hundred dollars. The car was ir
charge of Max Stapleton, who
had just 'made'' the morning
train, and was on his way tt
town when he discovered that
the engine was on fire. Sufficient
help happened to be nearby
which saved the car from being
entirely destroyed. The car was
carried to Jackson Sunday after
noon, where the damage will bt
repaired.
The name of our town stands
for a picture in the minds of al
who have fingered even for a few
feeting days within the charm
of it's wooing beauty. It stands
not alone as a pleasant picture,
but as the future ideal to it's owr
loyal citizens. It is unique a.
| mong it's sisters in this county as
an ideal city of homes, even as
the county is unique for its
wealth, fertility and manifold
attractions.
The following is a very truth.
full remark: s'The man who
grows up in his native town is
regarded as a boy by his elders
until he is we'll started down the
declevity of life that ends in 3
! hole. The stranger who comes
into a place is more often pushed
to the front than the young mar
| who has grown up with the town,
This is the reason why so many
i young men become dissatisfied
with their home surroundings
and long to cast their lot in other
quarters. =
/ We heard on the street the
other day of a man who claimed
he was too poor to take his home
paper, but all the same he read