The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-05-08

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DR.. T. j. Burnham and family,
OF Magee, came to Brandon Sun
day for visit to Dr.gW. H. Wat
son and family. DR.. and Mrs,
Burnham returned home Monday,
but the children, Master Wick
Russell and Mary Sue, remained
over for more extended visit.
DR.. Burnham was here for the
purpose of examining the plant
Of the Brandon Electric Co., as
he is figuring on installing a
plant at Magee. It was generally
understood, he said, that the
Brandon plant gave the best SER
vice of any in the country, and
he was DESTROYS of buying a plant
just like it.
H. C. Washburn has been ap-
pointed pound keeper for the
town, and it will be his duty to
take up all stock found running
at large. The town has ordinance
against turning cattle on the
streets, but some Of our citizens
seem to have very little respect
for it. Those who make a prac-
tice of turning their cows and
horses out at nights will do we'll
to abandon the habit, as Mr..
Washburn will keep in close
touch with the situation, and all
stock taken up will be impound-
ed and the owner will have to pay
the charges before they are re-
leased.
When Colonel w. P. Sorcus and
Chaplain Smith of the 167th en-
dorsed the Salvation Army and
in work, they voiced the sonti-
ment of every boy of that regi-
ment. Some of those boys are
already back in this country and
each of them is ready to say all
he can in favor of the Salvation
Army. What the Salvation Army
did overseas is known to all all
over the country. What it is do
ing here athome for the country
boy and girl can be learned by
taking the matter up with the,
main minister of any city church,
or the judge of the city courts.
This information given by these
people will show the people of the
small towns and rural districts
the necessity of contributing to
the Salvation Army Home Ser
vice Fund, May 1926.
Hon. J.. F. Mckay, marketing
specialist of the A. & M. College,
was here Monday to confer with
the board of supervisors with
reference to employing an eco
.nomic agent for this county in
place of Mrs. Fay Webb, who has
resigned. Mn. Mckay reports:
"The matter of making an appro-
priation to cooperate with the
governmnt in home science work
for women and girls was dis
cussed by the board, and it was
unanimously agreed that as
schools were all now closing, and
it would probably take several
weeks to secure and install new
agent to take the place of Mrs.
Webb, who has resigned, that
they would discontinue the work
until September, when schools
will reopen and an agent can
reach more of the people and rem
der more effective service"
The little 6-year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Beasley,
who recently came here from
Kentucky, was narrowly saved
from death Friday afternoon by
Mr.. Seaney. Two or three of the
Beasley children had gone over
to the home of j. H. Richardson to
get water, and were attempting to
draw the water from cistern,
when the child lost its balance
and fell in. Mrs. Richardson i'm
mediately screamed for help, and
Mr.. Seaney and the driver for the
Gulf Refining Co., happened to
be nearby, and ran to the scene
of trouble. Reaching the els
tern, Mr.. Seaney Immediately as
cended on the chain, and made a
dive for the child. Fortunately,
he found her without much delay,
and raised her to the surface of
the water with his foot, she be-
ing at the bottom. In the mean
time, the oil driver had put a
ladder into the cistern, and the
child was brought out by Mr..
Seaney. Prompt and vigorous
efforts on the part of those pres