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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
8
A. Williams of Brandon Nliss offers hulls at 7.00 per ton and cotton seed meal at 1.35 per sack for cash only. He requests buyers bring money on pickup and thanks customers for past business while inviting future orders.
J L Tanner announces new Main street location with holiday goods fruits and candies plus sale of Downing stock groceries at cost and closing out H B Phillips merchandise. Offers quick bargains. Neuralgia relief ad for Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills claims pain relief and nerve quieting effect.
Special Notice reminds residents an ordinance prohibits letting horses cattle and other stock run at large. Any stock caught will be impounded and owners must pay 25 cents before release, as stated by Marshal T. T. Cottrell.
Indigestion caused by a troubled liver can be alleviated by arousing the liver to expel accumulations. The advertisement promotes St Joseph's Liver Regulator as an effective remedy. Druggists and general merchants sell it in liquid form for 50 cents a bottle and powdered for 25 cents a box. Sigmatis Sieel peteetent ee Anti-Pills. No bad after-effects.
The record lists numerous real estate transfers including Geo Crosby and wife to Jas McCand for 55 acres in section 8 township 3 range 5, and J P Byrd and wife to W R Wallace for 8 acres in section 34 township 8 range 1. Other transfers include C K E Jones to W D Dillard for 360.00, Joe Holmes and wife to Joe McForley for 60 acres in section 27 township 8 range 4, and Rosanna Readus via Joe Holmes and Laura Holmes for 60 acres in same section and range. Also noted are transfers involving Josie F Johnson, Joel Johnson Jr, H M Herin, W H Puckett, Richland Community, and multiple other properties with various acreages and sections, totaling numerous parcels and considerations.
A colored minister expresses gratitude to white residents of Brandon and Rankin County for kindness and privileges shown. He praises local doctors and lawyers, urges ministers to consider Brandon for labor, and encourages reading the county paper. He notes misrepresentation by enemies and his wish to continue serving his people.
Farm for rent or lease on Brandon and Westville road four miles south of Brandon Fine stock farm available in 1909 William Buchanan Brandon Mississippi advertises Ragland place for rent or lease near the Brandon area with stock farm context.
A transfer documents 80 acres in section 18 township 8 range 4 east Aus Marron from O T Thomas to Silas Robinson and one acre in section 34 township 6 range 5-2500-175.00 to Della Matthews. The note records the parcels and legal descriptions of the deeds.
All kinds of blacksmith and wood work turned out in first class style. Horse shoeing a specialty. W. C. Palmer, Imon Stubblefield's old stand.
Sealed bids are invited at the chancery clerk's office until 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday in January 1909 for building a bridge in beat 1 in the lane at Hud For bus and for a bridge over Big Creek near Ed Harpers. Plans and specifications are on file in the chancery clerk's Office. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Mr. A GAYDEN, Clerk.
One good second hand James & Graham two horse wagon with harness and a good buggy offered for cash by L. C. Robinson in Brandon Mississippi. Also best selected stock groceries from W. G. Barnes and the largest and best of furniture from W. G. Barnes. Nice bale hay 50 cents.
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