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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
8
Rains skirt Whites area while crops suffer drought. Protracted meetings at Clear Branch and Bare Foot church, with baptisms, a large gathering, and plans for a new school hall. Local birthdays, parties, and baptist gatherings recounted. Numerous visits between nearby towns, election chatter, and community events mark the week.
Community bulletin reports a growing Sunday school program with protracted meetings, cemetery work plans, and local election results. Notable items include R. E. Knight’s reelection as supervisor, noels and picnics at Holmes lake, upcoming speeches by Hon. Eddy McIntyre, and detailed schedules for religious services and civic events in Clear Creek.
Weather remains warm with ample rain. Langford residents report a pleasant Pelahatchie bridge picnic last Friday. Henry Boman and wife visit Tobe Stevenson family. Van Kersh and wife from Goshen stay with A. T. Miller. Several boys plan to leave for the piney woods next week. Campaigns thinning, likened to cotton chopping in dry weather. Uncertain reference to uncle TIP's fate from four years ago sparks curiosity.
A long list of local items reports church meetings and visiting relatives while noting drought impact on crops. Nearby civic records show tax and election details, appointments of township trustees, and a sheriff ledger adjusting state taxes and per diems for the term.
The Board of Supervisors concluded notices on section 26 township 3 range 5 reducing land assessments from 784 to 588 for J H Boone and reallocating 10 acres corner 10 acres north side of section 34 to Green Bay Lumber Co with value cut to 368 and transferred to L Gardner. Also transfer of sw quadrant of section 11 T5 R5 from Mrs Carrie Mitcham to N M Mitcham, W W Robeson J P. Estray report by W W Robeson J P notes sale on August 5 2007 for 9 dollars approved. Bridge bid advertisement authorized for Mt Creek near Star with bids due first Monday in September. specs on file. Ordered further actions and allowances as per chancery notes.
A Rankin County reader expresses grateful appreciation for the support in the first primary. The writer pledges to abide by the result and to support the nominee chosen, whatever their identity.
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