Brandon News Takes Christmas Visit Notes in 1900s Era
Local items from Brandon record visits by Pelahatchie figures, Jackson residents, and travelers plus Christmas events. Mentions include Ras Jones, Senator McLaurin, Dr. R. C. Womack, Walter Collier, Mrs. Wm. Buchanan, Miss Jeannette, and many others visiting from Jackson, Meridian, New Orleans, Vicksburg, and beyond. The community reports holiday travel, social visits, store openings, and local crime notes, with school events and a piano prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ras Jones
Pelahatchie
Senator McLaurin
Jackson
R. C. Womack
Walter Collier
Columbia
Wm. Buchanan
Miss Jeannette
Rankin County Farmers Union Meet in Brandon January 8 9
Rankin County Farmers Union will hold a Brandon local meeting January 8 and 9 with all county locals urged to attend for important business to be presented before the house. Hon H W Bradshaw will speak on unionism and actions expected from locals. J W Taylor C O P urges notice and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County Farmers’ Union
Brandon
H.W. Bradshaw
J. W. Taylor
Young man loses foot in freight train accident
A 21 year old man who gave the name Lawrence Lopez from Sebasto pol in Scott county attempted to board a moving freight train Monday evening. He slipped and his foot was crushed under the wheels requiring amputation below the knee. He was taken to Brandon Sanatorium where Dr Berry treated him and he rests improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lopez
Sebastopol
Scott County
Brandon
Berry
Bette
Myers Ragland Wedding at Dry Creek
On December 28 at the bride’s father O. J. Ragland residence in Dry Creek Rev. Bryan Simmons united Green Myers and Mattie Ragland in marriage. The bride is estimable and popular. the groom is a sterling young farmer of Rankin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Ragland
Dry Creek
Auction Notice: Mare, Mules, Cattle and Land for Cash
For sale one mare and colt two mules ten head of cattle and land described as forty or eighty acres, offered cheap for cash. For further particulars write or address D. M. Robbins Brandon Mississippi R. F. D. No. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Robbins
Brandon, Miss
The News Corrects a Game Law Error
A reader notes a missing word in the last issue’s game law report. The paragraph should read that it is unlawful to kill more than 20 of any birds listed, migratory doves excepted, or more than one deer in a day, or more than five deer in a season, and it should specify that a turkey hen must not be killed, along with a spotted fawn.
A Festive Hog Poem Exalts Swine as Grain Bullion
A writer praises the hog as a machine that stores ten bushels in less space and doubles value by carrying feed to market. The verse extols corn barley oats grass rape clover or by-products and declares a well bred hog thrifty, minting grain and grasses into bullion.
The Honest Mint and the Death of Mrs Parker
A Dallas News excerpt extols a spectacle hog mint promising wealth to pay debts and educate, then shifts to a death notice for Mrs. Mary Parker born to the Browns, widow twice, mother of Dollie Parker and Allen Brown. She died December 13, 1908, at 74, buried Oakdale Cemetery with kin and many friends mourning her loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Agricultural College
Dallas News
Mary Parker
Mrs. Brown
Mr. Brown
John Parker
Dollie Parker
C. C. Stevenson
Oakdale
Allen Brown
Jackson
Langford
Notice of Trustees Sale in Rankin County Mississippi
Substituted trustee J A Morris will sell land in Rankin County at public auction for cash. The deed of trust from J L Brown to T E Therrell secures an unpaid debt and the property at front door of Brandon courthouse. It covers the ai} of the se of the ne 4 section 22 township 4 range east totaling about 20 acres. December 26 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Morris
J. L. Brown
T. E. Therrell
Chancery Clerk
Rankin County
Mississippi
Brandon
Towit
Notice of Trustee's Sale in Rankin County Mississippi
Trustee S S Butler will sell at public auction on the first Monday of January 1909 at Brandon Court House to satisfy a deed of trust from E H Smith and Belle Smith to E M Odom dated January 9 1908 recorded in book 66 page 232 Rankin County Chancery Clerk In the land described as township 3 range 2 east section 9 and section 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Butler
E.h.smith
Belle Smith
E. M. Odom
Chancery Clerk
Rankin County
Mississippi
Brandon
Tange 2
Notice to All Seeks Court Appearance in Rankin County
Non-Resident Notice from Rankin County Mississippi commands Lou Thomas to appear before the Chancery Court on the 4th Monday of March 1909 to defend the Moses Thomas suit. Clerk A Gayden and A G Norrell sign for the complainant on November 10 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Rankin County
Lou Thomas
Chancery Court
Rankin
Seid State
Moses Thomas
Fendant
A. D
A. Gayden
A. G. Norrell
Iufens Cresen i Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Time Table
Eastbound trains run to Cincinnati Atlanta and New York with Meridian and Birmingham connections. Westbound trains reach Shreveport and beyond with a Vicksburg local and through Sleepers to New York and Cincinnati. Dining and Sleeping Cars operate between Shreveport and Chattanooga and between Shreveport and Meridian. through coaches on the Shreveport to Meridian line. For rates and details contact the ticket agent or Geo H Smith New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Vicksburg
Cincinnati
Atlanta
N. Y
Meridian
Birmingham
Shreveport
Chattanooga
New York
B’ham
Geo. H. Smith
New Orleans
320 Acres of Rankin County Farm for Sale at 10 Per Acre
For Safe. 320 acres near Pelahatchie and Brandon with 200 acres under fence. Includes good gin and house, thrashers, fan, well watered by 4 or 5 springs, stock farm with year round water. Land is sandy loam, suitable for cotton or corn, 9 room dwelling, barn with 9 stalls, three outbuildings, hen house, 7 foot pickets. Half down, pay over 2-3 years. Also sells 280 acres or whole. W. A. Cunningham, Pelahatchie Miss. Also listings for stock groceries, furniture, and 90 bushels cotton seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelahatchie
Rankin County
Rother
Brandon
W. A. Cunningham
Miss
Farm for Rent or Lease at Ragland Place Brandon
Farm for rent or lease on Brandon land Westville road four miles south of Brandon fine stock farm. 1909 rental offered by William Buchanan Brandon Mississippi. Blacksmith and wood work produced in first class style with horse shoeing as a specialty. W C Palmer at Stubblefield's Old Stand invites customers to bring their bucket and buy. Sweet or sour produce available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Robbins
Randall Cashman
Vicksburg
Cashman
Bettie Wilson
Brandon Land
Westville Road
Brandon
William Buchanan
Miss
W. C. Palmer
Imo
Stubblefield
Notice on livestock at large and penalties
Those who let their horses cattle or other stock run at large are reminded of the ordinance. All stock caught at large will be taken up and 25 cents required of the owner before release. T. T. Correll, Marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T.correlt
Hunting Prohibition Notice on Miller Land
A. P. Miller warns that he will prosecute any party hunting on his land, asserting property rights and legal action to enforce the ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruel May
J. W. Birdsong
Rankin County Bank
John Orlever
Notary Putlic
Brandon Bank
Carry Watson
Albert Hobson
Forest
Mabel Bridges
Nan Mayers
Aura Purnell
Brunswick
Robert Maxey, Jr
Lella Berry
Dr. J. T. B. Berry
Ollie Griffin
Annie Robinson
Ora
Meddie Robinson
Attwood Thornton
Texas
Gusta Spann
Harry Watson
Ras Ross
Virgil
G. Hann
Fannin
J. W. Harding
K. W. Wynn
Mat Jayne
J. J. Walker
Eleanor Fox
Mayes Cooper
Greenwood
W. L. Fox
Newton
C. S. Russell
Prentiss
McLaurin Berry
Senator
McLaurin
Dr. Lauch McLaurin
Natchez
Prichard Alford
Mrs. R. F. Brown
W. L. Barnett
Dobson
R. F. Brown
W. S. May
Siddie Boyd
Delta
Grace Buchanan
Milledge Brown
Glenn Jones
H. A. Busick
F. P. Williams
Memphis
Nina Wood
Canton
Geo. H. Foulks
W. Maxey
Sam Hobson
Tchula
W. C. Ellis
Florence
Richard Kelley
Belzdnia
W. J. Horne
W. D. Wallace
Star High School
Cliff Maxey
Jack Maxey
Willie Walker
G. W. Holmes
Grimes Farm
Col. Batte Old Plantation
Jennette Buchanan
Goshen
Hattiesbore
Messrs
K. C. Hackney
George Evans
Etta Glenn Gayden
Werlein Piano Co
Albert Weille
Misses Weille
Fort Smith, Jr
A. L. McLaurin
A. J. McLaurin
Irene Hobson
Mattie Cofer
Terry
E. H. Ohleyer
Gibson Grocery Co
West Point
Sophie Ohleyer
Wesley M. Smith
Ala
Casper Gayden
R. P. Henry
Dock Thornton
G. C. Sprague
Master Rudd
Sharon
Mr. Sprague
Virgie Maxey
Gulfport High School
Margie Maxey
Baleshed Issaquena County
Merle Gayden
Emma Buchanan
Maggie Belle McRae
I. I. and C. At
Columbus
Sarah Enochs
Dewit Enochs
Mendenhall
Enochs
John Cole
Cliff Cole
Tulane
Ford Childs
E. Carr
St. Louis
Michigan
E. C. Comfort
Mt. Carmel
Johns
Presbyterian Church
Mary White
College Street
J. C. White
J. G. Foulkes
Si Todd
Dick Brown
Hog Creek
Brown
Todd
Brandon Banks
Henry Cofer
Louisiana
People’s Saving Bank
Sidney McLaurin
Vernon Loveless
University Training School At
Oxford
Horace McLaurin
Cole Burns
Mississippi College
Clinton
Harris Collier
Davidson College
North Carolina
G. Mayers
Chamberlain- Hunt
Port Gibson
Charles Carr
Wilson John
Darkies
A. A. Weille
John Weille
Hot Springs
Shermie
Bessie Weille
Lee Weille
Fort Smith, Ark
E. §. Weille
Kentucky
Gayden Hotel
Gayden
M.S. Clarke
Cammie Walker
Error In
W.g.barnes
S. H. Stapleton
Iufens Crescen i
W. G. Barnes
W. H. Nicholson
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