The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-07-15

lives ana IrlcnQS.
Miss Leona Sanderson of Phila-
delphia spent several days last
week i'm the homes of her aunts,
Mrs. J. S. Roberts and Mrs. E. L.
Ferguson.
Rev. Amos Kendall was tran
sacting business in town yester-
day. He is suffering from a bad
finger, which wi.s recently injur
ed in a saw.
Joseph Barnes was painfully ir-
jured yesterday afternoon by fall.
ing from a swing. He will be kept
in for several days, and will be
missed by his many friends.
The upstairs over Washburn's
store has been wired and cleaned
up preparatory for the dance next
week, which the young people ex-
pect to give.
Miss Margie Maxey is expected
home Saturday from Chicago,
where she has been for the past
month on visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
R. S. Maxey, Jr.
Mr.. w. S. Crook, who is at Wal
nut Grove, under medical treat
ment writes that he is getting a.
long nicely, and feels that his gen.
eral health is much improved.
The cotton crop has improved
wonderfully during the past few
days, and now gives promise of a
good yield, provided the boil wee
vii does not destroy it later on.
A. G.. Thornton, C. F. Thomp.
son, w. H. Barnes and Louis May
Jr., spent a few days fishing on
the lake the early part of the
week.
Mrs. Chas. Downs had as hel
guest last week, her grandmother
Mrs. M. j. Wynn, her aunt, Mrs
Henry Turcotte and cousins, Sara
Ruth and Billy Turcotte, of Nc.
Gee, Miss.
Mrs. M. E. Ward and sons, En-.
met and Gayden, Of jackson, mo-
tored ever last Sunday
and spent the day with Mrs
Wards parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R
E. Gayden.
H. L. Shields, representing
Forman-Breen Mfg. Co., of Louis
vile, KY, with the state of Ala
bama, left yesterday afternoon to
resume his work, after a few days
rest at home.
Rev. E. H. Cooley, of Raleigh
Miss, will conduct the protracted
meeting that starts at Forest Hill
church 4th Sunday in July.
There will be preaching twice a
day, morning and night.
Hon. j. S. Roberts, who was
badly injured early last spring
while assisting in unloading a car
at the depot, has compromised the
case with the railroad company
by accepting $500 damages.
Our good friend, E. B. Story, OF
Mayton, passed. through town
Monday en- route to Jackson. Mr.
Story is merchant, farmer and
blacksmith and reports business
good in all lines.
Revenue officers came to Bran.
dom last week, and in company
with Deputy Sheriff Lindsey made
trip through the eastern part OF
the county, hoping to locate a
still. Nothing, however, was
found.
The News has received a scenic
card from Sam Irby, former
Rankin county boy, who is now To-
Gated at Tampico Mexico. He is
employed by one of the large oil
companies, with headquarters at
Guatemala, C. A.
The quarterly statements of the
Rankin County Bank, of Brandon,
and the Citizens Bank, Of Flor
ence, appear in today's paper.
Both banks make splendid show
ings, which indicate the contin-
ued prosperity Of the country.
According to recent report by
the Russell Sage Foundation, the
schools of Mississippi are about
the most inefficient in the United
States. The children of Mississ-
ippi have very little chance in
competition with the children of
Ohio, Michigan, California and
other states.
ST. Luke's Episcopal Church,
The Rev. Val. H. Sessions, Rector:
Service for the 7th Sunday after
Trinity Sunday School at 10
O'clock. prauor CO.