The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-01-02
Will Taylor, Of Grenada, is TIL
guest Of Brandon friends.

Will Taylor, Of Grenada, is the
guest Of brandon friends.
j. H. Richardson has closed out
his fancy grocery business IN The
Ohleyer building and opened .
barber shop in the old Brandon
Bank building.
Lieut.. Fox, after having spent
the Christmas holidays very
pleasantly with homefolks at
Louisville, has returned to Bran
don, and will again be found in
his old position At the bank.
Rev. Wayne Alliston has &C
cepted a call as pastor Of Bethel
church, and will preach his first
sermon as pastor on next Sunday
afternoon. All who can do 50 are
cordially invited to attend.
Emmett Dickson, who has so
courteously and efficiently filled
the position as salesman for w. G.
Barnes for the past year, has re-
signed and in future will be ASSOC
ciated with his brother, 7. B.
Dickson, in the automobile repair
business. Mr.. Dickson is succeed
ed at Barnes by r. E. Barnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stubblefield
will leave this week for Parchman
where Mr.. Stubblefeld has been
appointed sergeant for Camp No.
10. He has been located at the
Rankin farm for many years, and
his splendid service has been re-
warded by a promotion.
Ellis Donnell, a splendid citizen
Of Beat 5, was a Brandon visitor
Tuesday, coming up to invest in a
thousand dollars worth of War
Stamps, which he had previously
agreed to buy. We thought prob
ably Mr.. Donnell would candi-
date this year, but he says not.
Mrs. M. S. Hobson and charm
ing daughter, Miss Hoyt, are Wis
iting Brandon relatives and
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Hobson
have been located at Philip for
the past year or two, but Mr.. Hob
son has been rendered a better po-
sition at Charleston, Miss, and
they will move to that place with
in the next few days.
S. NJ. Roberts, q splendid citi-
zen of the Shiloh neighborhood,
was in Brandon Monday, shaking
hands with his many friends and
making his annual settlement
with the county tax collector He
reports everything in good shape
in his community - everybody
seeming to have plenty and enjoy
ing life.
S. A. Brown, who recently
moved here from Mayfield, KY,
and bought w. G. Barnes farm
south Of town, invested in anoth-
er piece of real estate last week,
buying R. F. Browns old home
near w. G. Barnes residence.
Mr.. Brown and family will occupy
their new home within the next
few days. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Wynn, who have been occupying
the house for some time, will
move out to Mr.. Wynn's father,
K. w. Wynn, and make their
home.
Marshal Cottrell requests The
News to inform the town taxpay-
ers that the books are now ready
for payment of taxes and will be
found at the Bank. Call as soon
as possible and liquidate this OBJ
legation. New rules have also
been inaugurated with reference
to cattle running at large. This
is violation Of an ordinance and
will not be tolerated. Every one
is earnestly requested to keep up
their stock Of all kinds, as they
will be taken up if permitted to
run at large.
Mrs. E. j. Robinson received a
telegram from the War Depart
ment today conveying the sad in
telligence Of the death Of her son,
Lieut.. Lambuth G. Robinson,
which occurred in France on the
goth. Lieut.. Robinson was a.
nong the first to volunteer when
war was declared, and was soon
promoted to lieutenant, and sent
across amnog the first. He had
seen active service in the trench
as for MANY months. and was as