The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-28

The minutes Of the Rankin
County Baptist Association ere
being printed by The News this
week, and will be distributed to
the various churches early next
week. The meeting this year was
|>held at Cato on the 7th and 9Th
Of November. Rev. S. Morris, Of
Florence, is moderator, and John
Hasty, Of Florence, Route 2,
clerk. The next meeting will be
held at Pelahatchie.
Lieut.. w. G. White, who was re-
Gently transferred from Mont
gomery, Ala, to Kelly Fields, So.
San Antonio, Tex, writes The
News to change his address back
to Montgomery, as he has been
sent back to his old job. Will is
an aviator, and enjoys it very
much. In case he gets to bring
one of the machines home with
him he promises us the first ride.
Rev. R. P. Fixes, who has
served the Brandon Methodists SO
faithfully and efficiently as pastor
for the past four years, will leave
next week for the South Mississ-
ippi conference, which convenes
at McComb City. According to an
established rule of the confer
ence, Mr.. Fixes will not be re-
turned to Brandon, as the four
year limit has expired. He is q
good man, splendid pastor, and
he and his excellent wife have
many friends here who regret
very much that they will not be
with us next year.
Clarion-Ledger: Ellis David
Morris, the young man who is
serving in France, and whose
mother died a few months ago.
while he continued to write affec-
tionate letters to her, will have an
other surprise coming to him, and
this one will soften the pain he
feels at the loss Of his mother.
Morris wife is with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson, at Flor
ence, and yesterday letter was
received from DR.. E. K. White. of
that town, conveying the infor-
nation that a baby boy arrived the
other day, and has been named af-
ter his father.
Mrs. w. c. Burns received a ca
blegram from her husband Tues
day, stating that he was all right.
1t has been some time since any
word was received from him, and
Tuesdays cablegram was re-
ceived by much joy both by the
family and their many friends.
Lieut.. Cole Burns has been in
France for several months seeing
active duty at the front. He will
probably return home some time
soon, with many Of the other boys
who have been doing their duty
cover there
Mr.. John M. Myers, of Brandon
Route 8, who was q caller at this
office yesterday, informed us that
he had just received a letter from
his son, Wayne Myers, who is in
the United States Navy, and see-
ing service on the Radford, one of |
our new destroyers, in which he
says that his ship has received
notice that it has been selected as
one of the convey which will take |
President Wilson and his party |
across to the Peace Conference,
which will probably occur early |
next month.
A letter from Mr.. Odom at Star |
states that his Special Sale has
been great success so far, but |
the bad weather has kept many a.
way. But he has thousands Of |
dollars worth Of goods yet that |
will be sold at prices advertised,
and those who have not had an OPP
portunity to attend should do so
at the earliest possible day. Goods
of all kinds are on the upward
move and it may be long time be-
fore you have another opportuni-
ity like Odom's is now offering
certaily not for the next III
months. The sale will continued
until December 7th.
DR.. NJ. 0. Patterson, who has !.
served the Brandon Baptist con- !
gregation very acceptably as pas
tor for the past three years, has