The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-12
NOTES FROM florence

NOTES FROM FLORENCE
We picked this up from son1e-
where, but not fro mFrance: The
wife Of Methodist minister in
West Virginia has been married
three times. Her maiden name
was Partridge; her first husband
was named Robin; her second hus.
band, Sparrow; the present Quail.
There are now two young Robins,
one Sparrow and three Quails in
the family. One grandfather was
a Swan and another a Jay, but
he's dead now and a Bird of Para
disc. They live on Hawk avenue,
Eagleville, Canary Island; and the
felloy who wrote this is a Tyre
and a relative of the family The
Valley Enterprise.
We are glad DR.. A. G. McLaurin,
of Brandon, has timely suggested
the erecting of a monument to the
memory of thos eof our Rankin
boys who gave their young lives to
the cause of liberty and free dem
ocracy for the world, in the late
destructive war. We also endorse
the sentiments and suggestions
of Editor May. No better plan
can be suggestend to fit so import
ant matter as putting up such a
monument. AS to the method of
collecting the money for the pur-
peso, the voluntary, free hearted.
graceful souled, way is much better
than sending out individual solic-
itors to raise the funds. The very
mention of the matter in The
News is sufficient to arouse the
sympathies, stir the grateful pa
triotic soul Of every man, woman
boy and girl in Rankin county to
voluntarily and gladly. aid in
erecting such a memorable affair
as marble monument to our dead
heroes. A dollar from every
grown person and fifty cents from
every boy and girl would raise
the needed sum easily and enable
more persons to aid in the matter.
For the purpose of convenience to
people in and around Florence,
and without asking the gentle
mans permission, we suggest that
the voluntary contributions for.
the erection of good monument
in Brandon in memory Of our dead
heroes, be handed in to Mr.. Will
Martin, with name Of each cash
contributor to such a fund. Mr..
Martin will send, every week, the
names and cash received to Mr..
Harrison, the suggested treasurer
for such a fund. Let's speed this
matter, and get the cash money in
hand as soon as practicable. Now
who, that has idle money, will re-
fuse or refrain from contributing
to such worthy cause?
If you have fat hog you wish
to ship December 18th, drop Mr..
S. V. Burks a note and let him
know. He is arranging to ship
from Florence on the 18th. and
from Pelahatchie on the 10th.
.ss+5 . IA
The County Agent, Mr.. S. ".
Burks, has started out to encour-
age the boys-the young ones and
the old ones-to put up and fatten
a porker.s But first you must join
the Liberty Pig Club. Send your
names, friends, to Mr.. Burks, so
he can enroll your name in that
big scheme. Money has been
made at it, and money can be
made at it. again. ;.s...
We read enough in the papers
to give us emphatically to under
stand that the demand for. food
stuff will be greater all over the
world from now on than has been
the case during the great war. so
many Of the fighting nations fail
ed to make food crops because Of
their men being soldiers from
home" Now, armies are turned
loose since, lighting hrs stopped.
to SO back home to ind empty PAN