The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-11

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The closing exercises of tn,
New Prospect Consolidated schoo
will be ON March 18th and 10th
Graduating class will be on Thurs
day night and concert on Frida,
night. All are invited to come.
Miss Annie Wynn, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Wynn, Of this
place, and Mr.. w. S. Turner, Of
Leakesville, were happily married
on March 4th. The bride has
been teaching at Leakesville dur.
ing the past year. Mr.. Turner is
q prominent citizen and civil en-
gineer of Leakesville.
The people Of Mt. Carmel
church had the pleasure of listen
ing to some excellent singing on
last Sunday, rendered by the Mil
sapps College quaHette: Revs.
Morse, Afford, McComic, and
Stokes, also a good sermon from
Bro. McComic. It was enjoyed by
all. We hope they may come a.
gain.
Friends of Lieut.. Howell Baker
will be pleased to learn that he
has recently received an appoint
ment in the Agricultural depart
ment at Washington. The De-
partment asked the Mississippi
A. & M. College to recommend one
of their best and most efficient
men for this important place, and
the President of the College con-
ferred the honor upon Lieut.. Bar
ker. He had recently accepted q
position in the Kinds County Ag-
ricultural school, but will resign
this place for the Washington sit
uation, which is more lucrative
and permanent.
Our cousin Webb Ragland, had
the misfortune to lose a full dozen
Of perfectly good eggs one day
last week. He had heard the hens
cackling, in the loft Of his barn.
and suspicioning that eggs were
up there, he climbed up and be.
gan an investigation. His efforts
were rewarded by full dozen OF
nice fresh eggs. He gathered
them up, and began to make his
way to the hole where he entered
thinking of scrambled eggs for
dinner. However, there happened
to be hole in the floor Of the loft
that he did not know was there
and into that hole he went-eggs
and all falling about 10 or Is feet
to the hard ground below. The
eggs we're complete loss. He is
able to be up and around again
after 8 days in bed.-though he
complains of being little stiff
yet.
Hon. j. ]. Daniel was Bran
don visitor Tuesday, and was cor.
daily greeted by his many friends
He reports that active prepare.
tons are in progress near his
place for sinking an oil we'll All
lumber and necessary material has
been placed upon the ground, anc
the derrick will be built just al
soon as possible. The first vel
will be located on land belonging
to the Interior Lumber Co. Thous.
ands of acres in Rankin county
are already under lease, and NJ
doubt but what ole derricks viii
soon be as common here as in
Texas. Geopgist say that our
soils have every indication Of oil
and gas, and the promoters Of the
new business are backing their
judgment with money. Let d,
hope that it will result in at least
one gusher ON every farm in thu
county.
Friends Of the Cook family, Of
Dry Greek community deeply sym
pathize with them in the death al
the son and brother, Hollie Cook
which sad event occurred at thu
Cook home last Friday Mr.
Cook had been q sufferer from
cancer Of the stomach for many
months, and all that physicians
and loved ones could do for his re.
lief was Of no avail. He bore his
affliction with the fortitude char.
acteristic Of christian, and was
fully resigned to his fate, being
willing and waiting for the time
to come when he should cross
over and rest in the shade of the
trees Of the other shore. Hollie
Cook was the devoted son Of the
late j. r. and Mrs. Cook, and was
born near where he died about 81
years ago. He was truly a good
boy,and will be sadly missed by
everyone in that community.
Walter Berry, q prominent citi-
zen Of Dry Greek community, was
= Rt.on dor, xysas%or ~, <suu1ov 81.