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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
7
Community mood shifts with Miss Margueritte Graham praising school improvement and local speech. Notables travel for court, church builds progress, roads improve, and residents report social visits, farming activity, and safety concerns amid a growing cotton ginning pace and shipments to Jackson.
Rankin area notes praise and thanks for life. Miss Mary Wilson visited Pelahatchie with sister Miss Lucile. Miss Lilla Darnall of Brandon is visiting relatives here this week. Mrs. Glen Adams and Mrs. Linton Harvey with her young son visited Pelahatchie and Scott county relatives. Little Leila Speer, attending Pelahatchie school, spent a few days with her parents.
King reports pleasant spring weather as several residents illness notes, visits, and clergy events fill the week. Thanksgiving service planned with Rev. Jeffery officiating. Local households recount visits, travels, and moves, while cane crop activity shows eight mills producing plentiful gallons.
Allen Bridges of Raymond visited on business Tuesday. Fire swept several old prison buildings at the state farm Wednesday causing damage.
Dry cloudy weather persists with little rain. Prof J S Williams leads a growing school with Miss Bertha Summers and Virgie Cooper. Sunday school and prayer meeting progress well. Bro Tutton attended as fifth Sunday guest. Henry Grantham and family of Crystal Springs visited the Whites. Tutton preached at Mr Murphy Tucker's for the invalid Mrs Tucker who is bedbound. Williams made a business trip to Brandon then returned home. Oscar Barlow started for Poplar Springs Sunday afternoon but was drawn elsewhere. cotton gin here is in operation on the way.
Dry times hit this old town as farmers finish harvests. Rev Waller of Flora Miss moves here welcomed. School closed due to fire damage. business men urged to back Rankin County paper. Citizens urged to urge lawmakers to ban gun or trap destruction of Bob White for five years. Route one mail service near Pelahatchie praises Jeff Bar rer. Sam Williams loses ear to a horse. R G King and wife visit son in law C D Measles.
Heavy rains arrive as Christmas nears, relief much needed in the county. Farmers near harvest, cotton crops reported short. Local sickness mild but improving. Walter Didlake returned from A. and M. College to visit. Rev Bryan Simmons of Brandon visited town. Miss Lola Ainsworth from Whitworth College spent Thanksgiving at home.
A Thanksgiving entertainment at the school hall drew a large attendance. Primary students presented an old time husking bee to wide praise. Local residents and families, including the McLains and Purvis, joined in visits and social rounds after the event.
Pelahatchie notes welcome rainfall while expressing sorrow over the Thanksgiving Day death of Jas. Ferguson and extending condolences to his family. The message mentions Miss (unreadable) as a remaining hopeful note for the community.
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