The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-05-30
THE BRANDON NEWS. BRANDON, MISS.

Mrs. Annie Weathersby has
returned from a visit to friends
at Vicksburg.
Blackberries are getting ripe,
but without flour and sugar the
crop will not help out very much.
George Owen and family are
moving to the Gay house, Mr..
Owen having accepted position
with a lumber concern at the
depot.
A dollar and a half a day and
two meals is a pretty stiff price
to pay hoe hands, but we under
stand some of our farmers are do
ing it in order to get their crops
worked out.
A War Savings Society will be
organized at Dry Creek on Sat
urday afternoon, June 9th. The
speaker of the occasion will be
Judge A. J. McLaurin. Let every
one who possible can attend.
George Foulks. who has been
travelling in North Carolina for
some time, came home this week,
and packed his household goods
for shipment to that state, find
ing it more convenient to have
his family nearer his territory:
The house vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Foulks will be occupied by
Mrs. Cammie Walker and son,
Robert, who are expected home
this week from Florida, where
Mrs. Walker has been engaged
in teaching.
John G.. Carter, one of the
most popular citizens of Jackson
has purchased the jewelry
stock of Seutter & Co., in the
Majestic Theatressbuilding, and
has assumed charge, where he
will be pleased to meet his
Rankin county friends and GUS
toners. Mr.. Carter is recognized
as one of the states foremost
jewelers., and all work intrusted
| to his care will receive careful
and prompt attention.
In printing the list of grad
yates Of the Brandon school last
week we inadvertently omitted
the name of Sylvester McLaurin,
one of the brightest and most
popular members of this years
class. Sylvester was not pres
ent on the night the graduating
lexercises occurred, having gone
a few days before to North Car
DINA, where he expected to enter
a military school for the sum.
mer. However, his diploma was
delivered; he having finished the
prescribed course in a most sat-
isfactory and creditable manner.
jill. Richardson, who has been
doing a general mercantile bust
ness at Brandon Depot for two
or three years will move up town,
having recently purchased the
stock of goods belonging to r.
IE: Barnett. Mr.. Richardson will
take charge of the store on the
first of the month, and will con.
| tinue the business at the same
stand. In addition to carrying 9
general lime of notions. we un'
derstand he will open up a bar
Der shop in the rear room of the
Ohleyer building. and run this
business in connection with his
store. Mr.. Barnett has not vel
decided what business he will en-
gage in.
We've been holding a little
fair at our Office during the past
week or two, and blue ribbons
have been awarded as follows
For the biggest turnip ever
grown in Rankin county, granC
prize, to w. D. Ragland; seconC
prize, Mrs. Laura Nc
Laurin; two best onions, to A
G. Baker; corn in full tassel
grand prize to w. w. Hodges
| All Of the exhibits were except
ionally fine, and reflect credit or
the producers. Later-Mrs. Nc
Laurin sent in an amended dec
laration this morning, contestine
Mr.. Ragland's claim to TIKI
champion turnip grower of the
county, the bill Of particulars
consisting of a turnip weighing
1Ot pounds. Mr.. Ragland vii
please take a back seat for the
present. Later on he may be
permitted to send US in a water
melon.
The latest feat Of the Ameri
can Red Cross workers in France