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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
8
In Rankin County notes, lively community updates include preaching at the Baptist church, a stray mad dog, illness of Mrs. C H Langford, and a six month free school push. Cotton picking begins, fodder pulling near complete, and J R Ellis attends Floyd Alford funeral. W Floyd Alford dies aged 31 with pastor Rev H P Lewis conducting funeral.
Miss Mary Kline visited Brandon for dental work last Friday. Prof East of Star High School attended church here Monday. Mrs Forbis bought thirty head of cattle from W D Thomas last Monday. Dr Ragland has been ill several days and hopes to attend soon. Miss Sadie Thomas returned home after visits in Jackson and Braxton last Saturday. Miss May Haddon and brother Braddie Jr from Harperville were guests of the Thomases last week. Dolly Warren, recently ill, is now with sister Mrs Roberts and said to be dangerously sick. Brother Lipsey from Clinton aids in Baptist meeting this week and charms listeners. A number of county visitors attend the protracted meeting.
CLEARY hot and dry. P B French returned after two weeks in Brandon. Miss Wis smith visits sister near King. Late cotton looks failed if no rain. Weeds abound with no fruit. Mrs Jessie Holcomb visited her mother Mrs Mary Miller of King. Little Burt Smith went to King to see sister Mrs Hilton. Martha Singletary of Florence and Gertrude Van of Magnolia visited Mrs W E Johnson. Annie Thomas and babe of Jackson visited her parents and Mr and Mrs P B French. Mrs Slone and three children visited her sister Mrs G
Bets and greetings from Betheaton Winston county. Miss Eva Myers visits Pelahatchie. Epworth League grows. Miss Allie Robinson to teach Trinity near Dobson. Mrs Jennie Ferguson elected assistant teacher at Shiloh. Miss Eunice Myers returns from Harrisville teaching music. Weather described as dry and hot. Rev Morse helps at New Prospect meeting. Hattie and Oscar Knight back from Louisiana. Rev Skipper preaches at Shiloh on Pete's Denial. Town health reported good. Sam Donnell travels to Braxton. Flora McIntyre visiting sister Annie Berry Stonewall. O J McIntyre and Virgie Berry wed last Thursday. Walter Perry family visit to S D Perry. Mrs J J Clark and Laura McIntyre attend Dry Creek protracted meeting.
Wedding bells loom as Owen Corley plans a D Lo trip. Warm spell continues with no rain in sight. Cola Polk starts at Daniel school last Monday. Mrs Kennedy remains ill with no improvement. Community reports good health overall. C W Polk visited Simpson county, others trip to D La noted. Little boy of C W Polk remains very sick. J M Polk and Hugh Polk traveled to D La this week. W H McLain’s family illness improving. N K Holyfield and Miss Cornelia Holyfield traveled to D Lo last Wednesday. Mrs Wallace and Lena Russell visited relatives in Fannin last week. Many youths attended protracted meeting at White Oak last Sunday. Protracted meeting begins at Methodist church on the fourth Sunday. All invited. M E Daniel and M Franklin to open a picture gallery at Puckett by September first for photography work. H W Kennedy back from Delta after ten days. crops reported fine. Scott Donnell away two months already.
A traveling businessman says he has journeyed through four counties and found crops poor in both corn and cotton, returning home to assess the impact.
A Pelahatchie item list reports visits, travel, and small-town happenings including Viola Rhodes visiting near Concord Eula Phillips in Jackson Weed King returning from Memphis Carrie Clarke staying with grandmother in Newton Will Evans becoming Brandon night operator G P Rhodes trip to Gulfport Dora Lutrick and Henry Jackson visiting Lou Lessel’s return after busick water Baptist meeting set for August 22 Bertha Walters returns to Hinds county ice cream party attended by local youths merchants travel to St Louis and Chicago for stock Bing Cawthon returning home from Morton John Warren reported not improving testimonial for Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with notes of asthma and bronchitis and local distributors A G Thornton Brandon AL D Rhodes Pelahatchie A C Norman Cato
A reader argues against lengthening the free school term citing high taxes and unequal poll tax payments. He notes most locals oppose expansion, references a county petition, and calls for federal or state lawmakers to act. The letter emphasizes fiscal burden and fairness in education funding.
P P Polk urges a unified effort to set the poll tax at seven dollars, arguing both White and Black citizens must pay equally. He stresses the need for all people to join hands before addressing schooling matters. He warns that disunity harms the nation's progress.
Dr Charles H Utter of Panama Colombia reports a sixteen year old patient with severe dysentery improving within eight hours after taking Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Within three days she was up and in a week completely well. For sale by A G Thornton.
The Fannin team beat Pisgah with first team scores 1 to 0 and second team 80 to 84. Captain L. T. Lawrence expresses hope for meeting a more interesting club next time.
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