The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-03-31

ager for Watkins end Remington
who own lsrGe plantations nea
florence. was here Tuesday, 81
business.
The colored folks had q bi,
Easter dOings at both churche!
Sunday, the Baptist rendering
program in the afternoon and tn,
Methodist at night.
Mr.. 3. Gee, our efficient clerl
at the A. & Y. Depot has returned
to his post of duty He was alb
sent a few days relieving thu
agent at Hickory.
A frost was in evidence Tues.
day morning, but those who have
made an examination of the fruit
state that it was not injured to
any great extent.
Misses Susie May Barnes and
Bessie Ruth Lindsey. students OF
Whitworth College, at Brookhaven
spent the weekend with their pa
rents at this place.
Miss Bette Hosey, of Bay
Springs. Chancery Court stenog-
rapher. was here this week, at
tending court, and was the guest
|of Miss Susie Blue Buchanan while
while here.
The recent overflows have done
much damage to county, bridges,
reports coming in that many of
them have been completely swept
away. The roads were also badly
damaged. SIS 49,
Prof and Mrs. Knox Broom are
receiving the congratulations OF
their many friends upon the arri-
val of dainty little girl baby
Wednesday morning, at the Bap-
tist Hospital, at Jackson.
Rev. Jno. C. Chambers. Field
Secretary of Mississippi Confer
ence Sunday School Board, will
give stereoptican lecture at the
Methodist church Tuesday night
April 5th. Everybody invited.
An interesting little Easter pro.
gram was rendered by the child.
rem of the Baptist church Sunday
morning. All Of the little fellows
acquitted themselves nicely, anC
portrayed in a beautiful manner
the spirit of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Lindsey are
made grandparents again by the
arrival of fine girl baby at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Head
at Mt. Olive. Mrs. Head was for
merly Miss Neva Lindsey. one OF
90 most attractive and accom-.
| plished young ladies.
A delegation from Florence
consisting of Capt. P. B. Berry, A
II. Martin, J. M. Berry, Rev. S. T
Courtney, .Tno. w. Taylor and A
P. Dear, was here Tuesday, look
ing after business matters, anC
shakings hands with their hume
rous friends.
The sheriff's sale of delinquent
tax lands will take place in front
of the court house next Monday
Many of the tracts advertised thu
first week have since been paid or
and do not now appear in the list
The sale usually attracts large
crowd.
BY reference to the advertise
ment of Barnes & Fox, which APP
pears in another column, it viii
be seen that they have secured thu
agency for three fire insuranc,
companies, and are now prepared
to take care of their customers a.
usual.
/ Life is just one thing right af
ter another. For instance, just a.
we were about to get thawed ou'
from the winter, and were think
ing of ordering al sack of ice 70,
the summer, Henry Barnes callet
us up and wanted to know how
many tons of coal we would neel
next winter.
The names of M, G.. Mcintyre
Jr., j. w. Wade and C. C.. Brown
appeared in the delinquent pol
tax list enormously, and do no
appear this week. The officers re
gret that this error was made, ant
take this means of correcting
same and setting the parties RICH
before the public.
The third number of the Lyce
UNI Course will be given at Cross
Roads Thursday evening, April Z
Beginning at 1880 o'clock. ThiS
number will be given by 9TH,
Scotts" which will be the best en-
i for ant IF In n
mission twenty-five and fit,
lcents. Everybody come
G. F. Kersh, who lived near Shi
lob, died suddenly a few days ago
night, his body being found in bee
by neighbors who happened thai
way. Mr.. Kersh was never mar
ried. and lived a very secluded
life, few people knowing anything
about his affairs. It is said that
he had accumulated some wealth
The Near East Relief campaign
is being Waged here. this s-eek
and many dollars are being placed
| in the bags for the benefit of the
starving Armenian children. This
| is most worthy cause, and should
he contributed to as literally as
possible. Bags for the reception
Iof contributions my be found al
Il all of the business houses and al
the pOSt0ffice. Don't let the OPP,
portunity pass without helping
| the starving children,
Hugh Myers, who has been OPP.
Grating a truck line to Jackson
has met with many accidents late.
| ly, and has become very much dis.