The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

attend these services
j A. M. Shields and w. b. Thomas
represented the Brandon Presby-
terrain church at Presbyterv held
at Forest this week. They return
ed home yesterday.
Miss Miriam Shields invited q
number of her friends to attend
a. party at her home tomorrow
night, and most pleasant time is
anticipated by all Of the younger
set.
st. Luke's Episcopal church,
Bal II. Sessions, RectOr-in-charge,
services for next Sunday-third
Sunday after Easter-Sunday
school at 10 o'clock: evening pray
er and sermon at 1880, subject of
sermon, "The Risen Life"
Oh. the unreasonableness of
some men! Think of President
Ford, of the Board of Supervisors,
telling Buster Grubbs, the bow
legged Court house Janitor, that
| if he expected to hold his Job he
would have to walk straight
Smith County Reformer.
Jesse Watts. the slayer of DR..
AlversOn, of Vicksburg, will pay
the penalty for his crime on the
gallows at Port Gibson tomorrow,
the supreme court having affirmed
his case, and the governor refu-
sing to commute the sentence.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Davenport
and daughter, Mary, and Mrs. w.
| 0. Hood, of Forest: Allen Classify
and Beaman Triplett, students of
Millsaps College, were with Rev.
and Mrs. Jas. G. Galloway Sun
day.
T. d. May is spending some
time with his daughter, Mrs. H.
E. Crook, of Greenwood, and is
having a most delightful visit.
He has been a little indisposed for
some weeks, but his friends will
be glad to know that he is now
improving.
| Thus far twenty or more dip
ping watts have been blown up or
otherwise destroyed in Smith
county this spring. The sheriff
has declared his inability to con-
troll the situation and the whole
affair presents an aspect Of in
remarkable gloom Smith County
Reformer.
| Mrs: B. F. Morris and son Du-
pree. have returned from an ex,
tended visit to relatives and
| friends in Tennessee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris are now occupying
their new bungalow on the farm
a few miles east of town, which
was completed during Mrs. Nor
ris' absence.
| The progressive citizens Of the
Woodman Hall Consolidated
School District have taken the
initial step for the contraction
of a $12,000.OO school building.
Smith County has no better or
more loyal citizenship than that
which goes to make up Woodman
Hall School District and Heater
Precinct and it makes our hearts
glad to see Lies good things GO
ing their way. Smith County Re
| former.
The News has scholarship in
DraughOnls Business College at
Jackson which is offered for sale.
If you want to take business
course in one of the best colleges
in the country, see us before you
buy scholarship.
The ground hog fell down on
the job this year, but we'll tell the
world that the February thunder
is making good. Three big frosts
in April already and another is
scheduled for the 18th, so say the
adherents to the thunder theory.
i Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Young, of
Vlcksburg, were guests Of their
brother, E. A. Young, and sister,
| Mrs. RAIDER, the early part of the
week. Mr.. Young is manager of
the Carol Hotel at Vicksburg,
and enjoys the acquaintance and
| friendship of a large circle of
| friends over the state.
| Mrs. Knox Broom and dainty
the Baptist Hospital at Jackson
/ dIIlVCu uOlIlC ILLS WSCk, duu al =
being cordially greeted by their
many friends. Mrs. Broom is also
enjoying visit from her mother,
| Mrs. Parkhurst, of New Orleans.
Capt. and Mrs. w. B. Wynn and
interesting little son arrived sew
|eral days ago for a visit to Capt.
Wynn's parents before leaving
for Camp Sherman, Ohio, where
they will be located in the future.
Capt. Wynn made a most brilliant
record in the World War, and is
always given a cordial welcome
on his return home.
A negro woman was put in jail
here Monday on a charge of kill
ing a negro man at Finkbine
| camp Sunday night. They had
been having some trouble for
some days, and the woman says
that on Sunday night the man was
making an effort to kill her when
she shot him with q 80 calibre piss
t0l, the ball hitting him in the
head and causing almost immedi-
ate death.
e. K. Ford and Mr.. Smith, cleo
tricians of Jackson, have been
here this week, installing new
generator for the Brandon Water
Co. The first machine installed
was not capacitated to start the
pump from the power house, but
It is hoped with the new appara-