The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-27
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


Miss Dorothy Stingily, of Sum-
ner, Miss, is the guest OF Bran
don friends.
Little Miss Nell Smoot is visit
her aunt, Mrs. j. w. Birdsong,
of Meridian.
Harris Turcott is at Magee,
where he has a position in the
tubercular hospital.
Mrs. A. J. McLaurin is visit
her daughter, Mrs. r. L. Nc
Laurin, of Vicksburg.
Miss Cora Ratliff. Of Edwards,
spent last weekend with her
sister, Mrs. T. II. Collier.
John Brassell, of Meridian,
has been a visitor in the w. F.
Owen home for some time.
Little Margaret Foulks has re-
turned from visit to her grand
mother, Mrs. Foulks, at Rose
land, La.
Mrs. Fordy has returned to
her home at Little Rock Ark,
after a visit of several weeks to
her mother, Mrs. Fannie Enochs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. White
have returned from Roseland La,
where they attended the marri-
age Of their sister, Miss Ann
Foulks.
Mrs. ]. w. Birdsong and
children have returned to their
home at Meridian, after a pleas
ant visit to Mrs Savannah Gay
den, at the Brandon Hotel.
Mrs. Cole Burns is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Burns. Lieut..
Burns is now in New York, and
in all probability will be called
across the Atlantic before many
more days pass.
Sidney Stapleton is in town to-
day enroute to Meridian where
he goes for examination for
military service, he having
recently enlisted in the marine
service.
R. C. Taylor, Lane G. Busick,
Geo. Sims Davis, Dan M. Webb,
Frank A. Hemphill and ]. Ernest
Fisher were entrained by the
local board Tuesday for Camp
Pike.
Miss Gertl ude May has accept
ed a position in the Minnesota
school for the deaf, which is
located at Fairbault. She will
leave for that place about the
/, latter part Of August.
Mrs. Webb, County Home
Demonstration Agent, has re-
turned from Hattiesburg. where
che has been taking special work
at Mississippi Normal College
since May 20,
Mrs. Louvester Walker and
little son, Euhurn, Of Roswell,
New Mexico, were the guests
this week of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
D. Thomas. They are now at
Thomasville, where they will
spend some time visiting Mrs.
Walkers mother, Mrs. J. P.
Bullock before returning home.
Red Cross entertainment at
Johnson Hall, Friday evening,
July 5th. An interesting feature
of this program will be a toy
symphony orchestra composed
of twenty people. Every body
come from neighboring town and
community and enjoy this en-
tertainment. It is worth twice
the money. Admission Is cents
and children under twelve Is
cents.
The last session of the legisla-
ture changed the time of holding
circuit court in this county from
the first Monday in July to the
third Monday. From now on the
court sessions will begin on the
third Mondays in January and
July of each year. The News
understands that the docket for
the July term of this year is
very light. and that there is a
probability of Judge Carr pre-
permitting the term.
A large and attentive crowd
greeted Hon. Fl. L. Whitfield at
the school auditorium Tuesday
night. Mr.. Whitfield volunteer
ed for speech making in the
Savings Stamps campaign, and
Rankin felt very fortunate in
securing his services for several
dates in this county. His speech
Monday night was very interest
inc and awakened many to q