The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-07-07
PELAHATCHIE

in our town, with stores closed
and numbers Of our citizens at.
tending picnic, ball games, etc al
other places.
L. E. and Will Mashburn, Sam
Rhodes Jr., ]. H. Noblin, Bennett
Bell, Cade Jones, r. E. MURRAY
and E. w. Cawthorn were among
those who spent Monday the
fourth at Jackson.
Mr.. Johnston Winstead a pros
porous farmer Of Scott county was
in town Friday.
Miss Hattie Cox, who for some
time past has been bookkeeper for
the Gammill Lumber Co., and has
held the same position with the
new mill company is leaving for
Jackson, where she has accepted
q position. The many friends of
Miss Cox regret very much to see
her leave.
On June 10Th, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
=. Mashburn entertained in honor
of Miss Esther Massengale and
her attractive visitor, Miss Kelly.
Those who enjoyed this delight
full occasion were, Misses Massen-
gale, Kelly, Maude and Bessie
Mashburn and Messrs Mashburn,
RObt. Marshall and Shumaker.
Mr.. Barrett of Kentwood, La,
is the new clerk at the Commits
sary. Ray Phillips left Wednes-
day for Jackson and later will
take some line Of vocational train
ing at one of the Government
training centers.
Mr.. benson and daughter, Miss
Myrtle of north Rankin were visi-
tors last week.
Mrs. Long and handsome little
son, Jack, are spending awhile
with Carthage relatives. Mr.. Long
returned Monday after having
made the trip by automobile with
his wife and son.
Mrs. Norah Williams and son,
John Church, spent Wednesday
with her sister-in-law, Mrs. L. E.
Mashburn.
Mr.. Steven Gilbert was the
guest Of his brother, r. T. Gilbert,
Sunday.
Miss Alice Martin Of Jackson
was a visitor to her sister Miss
Sue Martin here last weekend.
Mrs. Goree and lovely little
daughter, Monte of Meridian, are
spending awhile in the home of
their SON and brother, Mr.. Pearl
man Goree.
Mrs. Rosa Bynum and children
of Brandon were the guests of
Mesdames Till and Murray, Tues
day.
Mrs. Martha Munsterman left
this week for home after having
spent several months with her
son, Mr.. john Munsterman.
Little Margaret Lucille Brown,
who has been somewhat sick for
several days is, we are glad to re-
port improving.
Mr.. Stroughton takes Miss Cox's
palce as bookkeeper for the new
mill company.
Quite a large crowd of our
young people and some not so
young, left lin the "wee sma" hours
Monday morning for Pearl river
for a fourth of July picinc arriv-
ing there about six O'Clock. After
breakfast, cooked campfire fash
ion, hike" was in order. Din
ner with all kinds of good things
to eat including fish, was next
on the programe and after the
merriest kind of time the delight
full automobile ride home compile
ted the joy Of the day.
Misses Easterling and Lewis
and Mr.. and Mrs. Marley Of Jack
son, Miss Eva Lindsey of. Brandon
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Tanner OF
Hazelhurst were among those
from out Of town who attended
the burial Of Grover Tanner here
Sunday morning.
The remains of Grover Tanner,
our boy, who gave his life for his
country on April 18th 1913, was
laid to rest here at the cemetery
Sunday morning, July 3rd., in the
presence Of large crowd Of SYM
pathizing friends and sorrowing
loved one. This makes two of
our boys whose bodies have come
home draped in the stars and
stripes. The other being G. w.
Taylor. Grover was good boy
| and when the sad news of his
death, three years ago, reached
this, his home town it was as if a
cloud Of darkness had settled upon
| us, and many were the tears shed
that day. We offer to the loved
ones our heart felt sympathy in
this grief.
August 1921, to build bridge
across the creek near Gill place on
the Concord road according to
plans and specifications now on
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