The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-03-10


The turkey season opened with
the first of March, and many Of
our hunters are out early en-
deavoring to bag the big birds.
Miss Louise Cunningham. Of
Canton, was the weekend guest
of her sister, Miss Junita Gun
nlngham, at the home of Mrs.
H0bson.
Little Miss Dorothy Miller and
brother, Master George Lover, of
Jackson, We're here this week. Wis
ting their grandmother, Mrs. G..
L. Miller.
When a man prefaces state
ment by saying "I'm going to tell
you the truth" right then you
may as well get ready to hear a
lie. 4AN
"A. G. Thornton and w. HI.
Barnes spent last Thursday up at
Old River fishing. They had poor
luck, however, as it is little early
yet for the finny tribe.
Friends of Mr.. Simeon Lacy, of
Dry Crek, will regret to learn of
his illness. His condition is bet
ter. however, and it is hoped that
he will soon be up and about
again.
If present plans are carried out
a large acreage around Brandon
will be planted to watermelonS
this spring. Our friend, Sam Ny
ers, expects to plant at least three
acres.
u. c.. Rhodes, of Pelahtchie, was
among our callers today. He re-
ports farmers busy in his section,
much corn being planted and very
little commercial fertilizer being
used.
Prof. Richard Beaver, who is
making a great success of the
Briar Hill school, was among the
visitors at the Field meet, his
school taking prominent part in
| the various exercises.
Robert Alliston, bookkeeper for
the Merchants Bank & Trust Co.,
at Jackson, spent Friday and Sat
urday with Brandon relatives and
friends, taking in the Field day
exercises.
Mr.. Harding has been president
for nearly a week and cotton has
not advanced any great amount.
This will probably be disappoint-
ing to those fellows who voted the
republican ticket in order to put
cotton up
The News understands that
active work will begin in a few
days on the derrick for the test oil
we'll near Brandon. Parties con-
nected with the Mississippi Pc
troleum Company were here a Few
DAVIS ago, making arrangements tor
lumber for the work.
The list of lands delinquent for
taxes for the year just passed will
be found printed in another col
umn of todayls paper. The sale
will be made by the sheriff on the
first Monday in April in front OF
| the court house door. Be on hand
and buy you farm.
J. J. Mize,of Joe, was a Brandon
visitor Monday and made this
office a pleasant call. Mr.. Mize
has been suffering with rheuma-
tism for some time and is hardly
able to get around, his right leg
being badly disabled on account
of the disease.
The ladies are cordially invited
TO use our free exchange column
fer any articles that thev may
have and would like to exchange
for something else. Remember ne
item is too small to be advertised
Get the habit of using the free ex
change column. It is at your dis.
posal and we want you to make i
interesting and profitable.
| The board of supervisors com
pleted the regular business OF the
session yesterday and adjourned
until tomorrow, Friday, when {
! meeting will be held to receive
bids and consider, in conjunction
with the road commissioners, the
awarding of contracts for worl
on the roads of Pelahatchie Pre-
cinct District.
| The state railroad commission
has granted an increase in rates
asked for by the Cumberland Tel
ephone Company, effective al
once. A 20 per cent raise was
| granted, which will make resi-
dence telephone service cost $2.4(
per month, and business houses
will pay $3.50.