The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-04-10
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

school.
| Tom Kersh, who continues ia
receive encouragement to run fol
treasurer, was here the latter
part of last week. He still has
the matter under consideration.
| The News regrets to learn OF
the illness of it's good friend,
Jno. McBaker, of Pisgah, and
hopes for him speedy and per-
manent recovery.
Miss Annie Robinson's many
friends are glad to see her at
home again after several months
spent in Washington City, where
she has been engaged in govern
ment work.
! d. M. Robbins, one Of our old
and highly esteemed citizens who
is sojourning temporarily with
relatives in Jackson, came over
Monday, and received the cordial
greetings of his many friends.
Anse King, who still refuses to
yield to the opportunities of his
scores of friends to run for pub
lie Office, was here Monday. We
had hopes of Anse for awhile,
but have just about given his case
up.
A mistake was made last week
in printing the names of the Beat
chairmen appointed by Mrs. Daisy
Stevens. In Beat 5, the name
should be Mrs l.. P. Burnham,
where it was printed last week,
L. P. Buchanan.
John Grain, Jr. was here Mon
day, and an examination Of his
temperature showed that his
"fever" is rising. John is one of
our most popular young men,
and should he decide to throw
his hat in the ring" will have
strong and formidable follow
ing.
Miss Neva Lindsey returned
home Tuesday morning from
Shiloh, where she has just closed
a very successful session of
! school. A very interesting pro-
gram was rendered by The school
children Monday night, and was
enjoyed immensely by the large
crowd present.
The mayor and board of alder
men held special meeting Mon
day afternoon for the purpose of
accepting SIG from the A. & v.
Railway company for back taxes
on property near the depot in
cluded in the corporation, and
which has escaped taxation for
the past six years.
Mr.. belmont Myers was in
Brandon Monday en- route home
from Midway, where he had been
} to pay visit to his sixteenth
I grandchild, who had arrived a
few days before in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Hardy. Uncle
belmont was given the honor OF
naming the new baby, and with
out hesitating he said, Let him
be known as Sidney McLaurin
Hardy"
During the recent rainy spell
our old friend, "Uncle" Dick Nc
Rae has not had very much to do,
and has been spending his time
figuring. AS result Of his fig
uring he tells us that 'for every
German killed during the war the
cost to the allied governments
was $4,000; that for every A.
merican soldier indicted into the
service the sum of $4,000 has
been paid; and that if the total
cost of the war was put into sill
yer dollars, and put down side
by side they would reach around
the world % times"
Miss Susie Blue Buchanan has
returned from Hattiesburg,
where she went to visit her
brother, John, who has just
| reached Camp shelby from over.
! seas. She was delighted to find
him getting along nicely, and to
know that he will receive his
honorable discharge from the
service probably today, and is ex'
pected to reach home the latter
part Of this week. John was one
of our first volunteers, and has
made splendid record as a sol
der, and his many friends here
will be happy over his safe re
| turn.
4 All parties who expect to b
| candidates. for election to Office il
the August primaries will hav,
| to make their announcement be
| fore the first day of May, as TIL
adorned general has just mad,
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