The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-12-16

the return Of this splendid couple, and
hope they come to stay permanently
and that they are thoroughly convinced
OF the truth or what we have told them
thousand times. that mississippi is
the best state In the union. and that
RANKIN is the best county In Mississippi"
Mary Champion, d negress who has
been In the county jail for some weeks
awaiting trial for entering the Methodist
church one night last fall and stealing
the church Bible and the communion set.
= now trying to play crazy. At first she
uenleu the charge. but now she acknowl-
suses her gust. and seems to have
causht on TO the brain storm stunt in
order to escape punishment FIR nor
aastardly deed.
AZ the last meeting of Tyrian Masonic
Lodge the following named officers were
erected for the ensuing year. and win
be publicly Installed on the 18th day Of
necemper at the lodge hall. at which
Tune grand banquet will be served To
an Masons and -leir families: r. T..
FOX. w. NJ; G. A. Harrison, S. w: w
,. thornton, ]. W.; T.. III. Corley. Treas
urer; II. r. Barksdale, Secretary: G. "A.
Towns. Tyler. j. T. Berry was appoint
ed Senior Deacon and r. C. Taylor. jun
Tor Deacon.
Among the jail birds are Ida MORRISON
negress charged with stealing q blank
ct from q clothes line belonging to Lucy
BATE Grover Byrd was a new recruit
received Sunday, having been brought
over from jackson by Sheriff Harrison,
Wnere ne mad been apprehended by Of
GERS on a charge of stealing q white
horse from his step-father, Jake Byrd,
VINO lives near Florence. Ahe boy car
rled the old horse over to Jackson and
was in the act of selling it to grocery
man of that city wnen arrested. Anoth-
er negro boy was jailed some time ago
on charge of stealing money from Mr.
Fore. near Rankin Station.
The Smith brothers. who owned over
1,400 acres of land just beyond the de-
pot. have traded their interests to C. d.
Baker, of st. Louis. for $50 acres in Mis-
souri,. The farm here has been in charge
of j. S. Smith for some time, and he has
made fairly good profits in the cattle
business, but the other brothers, Rev.
A. F. Smith and S. p. Smith, desired to
trade the 1,400 acres for the Missouri
farm, and the deal was closed. Mr.. Ba.
ker expects to come to Brandon and take
charge OF his new holdings just as soon
Smith will more than likely continue to
make Rankin county his home.
]. L. Dickson was called home from Fl.
Mcpherson, Ca, Sunday on account of
the serious condition of his brother
Mike, who was operated upon some time
ago for a cancerous affection. The trou-
BILE has returned in a more malignant
form than ever, and his condition is not
very hopeful J. l.. Dickson is q veteran
of the world war. seeing many months
of active service at the front. After his
return to America and his discharge
I'm fo 1inS
but his success this year was not very
encouraging, and he decided to return to
Uncle Sans service. He went to New
Orleans Stat October and enlisted, was
sent to Atlanta, but after his home visit
is over with he will go back to New Or
leans and be identified with the Coast
Artillery. He likes army life fine. and
will probably grow old in the service.
The Boy Scouts of Brandon are MAX
ing splendid progress under the manage
ment of Rev. Val III. Sessions The off,
GERS are: Paul Jones. patrol leader;
Joseph Barnes, scribe; Robert Burns.
treasurer; Lewis May. Official bugler:
The following nave enrolled; Joseph
Barnes, Paul Jones, Edwin Gray. Lewis
May, Farris Martin, Robert Burns. YER
non Thomas, James Wiman, Albert May,
Truly Taylor. Gus Morris. Glen Thomas.
The Boy Scouts is splendid organiza-
ton for boys, and every good boy in this
town and vicinity shuld lena his support
and encouragement to the movement
The parents anu citlZens generally owe
a debt of gratitude to Rev. Mr.. Sessions
for the time and interest he is giving
to our boys. He comes over from his
home at Bolton to instruct and teach
them the noble principles of the boy
scout. Let every one encourage the
work. and help the boys in the organiza-
ton.
Willis A. Jones, who liveu in and a.
round Brandon for many years. was in
stantly killed at Jackson Monday night
when he stepped in front of the fast