The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
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! Monday 28th was the National
Heatless Day in Florence and
was strictly observed by the
business houses as a holiday, ex-
cepting the Post office, the Citi-
zens Bank and the Drug store.
| Our busy business men generally
| had two days o. rest on account
of Sunday being one OF the two.
The weatherihere was very pleas
ant on Sunday. and a fairly
|good congregation attented the
regular 10 o'clock services at the
Baptist Church to hear the pas
tor, Rev. S. T Courtney. He de-
livered a, breif and pointed dis
course on the object of the Lords
Supper, afler which the ordi-
nance of the Supper was admin
listered to thelmembership.
But the following day, Monday,
was a very bad weather day, a
heavy rain having fallen Sunday
night and the streets and roads
were very sloppy with the atmos-
phere turning quite coal. The 1st
steps in gardening should COM
mence this month; but delay in
this is now unfortunately COM
pulsory.
J. Ed Singletary has resumed
the mercantile business by buy
ing A. H. Martins stock of gen.
erial merchandise. Mr.. Martin
will probably resume the busi-
ness of a merchant during the
coming fall.
John Lowther, acting as a
fruit tree agent for this section.
had the misfortune to have his
shipment of fruit trees which
were on the way here a few days
ago, tumbled about disastrously
in a wreck of the train about
Bessemer, Ala. The condition
was such that the railroad COM
pany sold the so bundles of trees
on the ground. Jack is now
claiming the money the company
received for them, and hopes to
secure the same in a short while.
AS a result OF the contest offer
ed by the Clarion-Ledger. of
Jackson. in which Automobiles
were offered to the ladies living
outside of the city of Jackson,
who obtained the largest number
of votes, Mrs. j. V. Therrell, of
Florence, won the capital prize,
a Studebaker Automobile, which
is said to be a very fine one val
ued 81, 145. 100. Mrs. Therrell re-
ceived over 5000, 900 votes, near
ly 5000, 900 more votes than the
competitor next to her received.
| In a race of this kind for such
a costly machine we felt proud
that a Florence lady carried off
the best prize, and her friends
heartily congratulated her upon
her good fortune.
1t is hoped that our people in
and around Florence are proving
themselves enthusiastic and pat
riotic enough to observe Presi-
dent Wilson'S public request to
observe conservation of fuel and
of food in their homes and in
their business places. A little
saved here on one day adds that
much to help elsewhere. 1t has
been charged that Southern peo-
pie are a wasteful people-waste-
| full in many ways and things, -
and perhaps it is true. 1t will
require careful study on the part
of families to discover where in
they waste. All waste material
should be applied where there
would be no loss. If the waste
be in food scraps, and cannot be
eaten by humans, in all reason,
put it into chickens or pigs, and
not into worthless cur dogs. Yes,
be very careful of such waste if
you wish to do good and help feed
the needy and help, little by lit
tie, to get the victory on the 9th
er side of the Atlantic.
Let everybody remember that
{ the terrible war in Europe is too
big a thing for human men to
manage and direct to the proper
end. It matters not how big and
smart men may write or talk and
opine about the great military
operations, tho probable results
here and there, Of army move
ments, the effect Of this victory
or of defeat, the starving of
women and childred, the terrible
calamities that come upon small
nations besides other instances
of terrible ruin, it must be borne
lin mind by helpless man that
there is an all-seeing eye over
all these pitiless transactions, and
an outstretched arm with more
power in it than all the accumu-
lated strength Of twentieth CEN
|tury science and skill, and at the
proper hour this superhuman
power will apply to call q halt to
the battlings of the nations, re-