The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-19

finish.
Miss Anna Buchanan is at Hat
tiesburg attending the State Nor
NAL.
The many friends Of Miss EVE
Irby, who was carried to jackson
yesterday for a very serious oper-
alton, will be glad to know that
she underwent the ordeal in
splendid shape, and her strength
, now gives every promise of an
early and permanent recovery.
Tom Proctor. colored, the 16-
year old son of Mansfield Proctor,
living on w. v. Loveless' farm,
2 miles south of town. was in
stantly killed yesterday afternoon
in runaway accident. He was
riding a mule from work when
in some way he became entangled
in the gear, and the mule ran a.
way, iniuring him to such an ex-
tent that death resulted imme-
diately.
Shields Wonderful Electric
Shows arrived this morning, and
will give it's first exhibition to
night on the vacant lot just south
of The News Office. Mr.. Shields
is. Brandon boy, and has one of
the best equipped moving picture
show equipments in the country.
Everything is run by electricity,
and only the very best pictures
will be used. The News feels
that Brandon has been fortunate
in securing this attraction. When
you pay your admission to the
Shields Show you will have the
consolation Of knowing that you
will see just as good a show as is
staged in any of the cities.
Silas A. Harris, one of our
splendid Rankin county boys who
saw several months service in
France, has returned home, much
to the pleasure of his parents and
many friends. On last Thursday,
Mr.. Harris and Miss Minnie Up
ton were happily married at the
home Of the brides parents, at
Delhi, La. The popular young
couple returned home the latter
part of the week, and are re-
ceiving the congratulations and
best wishes of their scores of
friends. They will leave in a
few days for Leonard, Texas,
where they will make their home
for the remainder of this year.
Hon. L. M. Burch, of Jackson,
was her the early part Of the
week, and filed a petition in the
Rankin county circuit court ask
ing for a new trial for Geo.
Hawie, who was convicted at the
January term of the murder of
Miss Seaney. The petition is
known in legal parlance as writ
of error colam nobis, and is said
to be the third of it's kind ever
filed in the state. The petitioner,
through his attorney, sets up
many new facts, among them be-
ing his mental condition, and
proposes to prove in the new
trial by alienists that Hawie is
and was insane at the time the
murder was committed. The
case. is now pending in the SUI
preme court, and the petition for
new trial will be heard at the
July term of the circuit court.
The sad news was received in
Brandon early yesterday morning
Of the sudden death of Mr.. Dan
Webb, at his home near Mon
terey. Tuesday night he seemed
to be in his usual good health
when he retired, but on awaken
ing Wednesday morning, Mrs,
Webb was shocked to find that
her devoted husband had passed
away during the night. Mr.. Webb
was one of the most prominent
men Of that section of the coun.
| ty, and his untimely death is 9
| distinct loss to the entire county
A large number Of friends from
Brandon went down to Briar Hill
| to attend the funeral services
which occurred yesterday after
noon. A more extended notice Of
the death of this good man vii
appear in The News next week.
The trustees Of the Brandon
Consolidated school feel that they
have been very fortunate II
securing the services Of Prof
Knox Broome as principal Of thu
i school for next session. Mr.