Local Topics and Notices From Brandon Mississippi
Miss Anna Mayers visits relatives in Meridian and others in Brandon share social updates. Births, visits, and community happenings intermingle with bond sales, road work, Red Cross plans, and a July 14 election for a justice of the peace. Weather, crops, and farming tips close the rural update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mayers
Meridian
Vera Alford
Monterey
Marie Myers
Jessie
Ruth Owen
Jackson
R. A. Irby
Water rate change and church notices in Brandon
After July 1 1917 Brandon Light and Water Co sets water charges 5000 gallons monthly for $2 with 40 cents per extra 1000 gallons. Residents should not exceed $2 if no leaks irrigation or stock watering. Johns church hosts Children’s services on July 8 at 7 30 pm. There will be no morning preaching. Rev Strait leads Log Camps service at 11. Fresh bread twice weekly. W G Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Light & Water Co
Johns Church
Mr. Strait
Chamberlain's Remedy Endorsed for Summer Health
A promotional note urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand during hot weather. It claims the preparation is valuable beyond its cost, indispensable for summer, and readily obtainable everywhere.
Miss Burns Hosts Pretty Gift Shower for Bride-to-Be Nan Mayers
Miss Viola Burns of Brandon entertained a bridal shower for Nan Mayers at the Burns home. Guests arrived to ferns and sweet peas, enjoyed punch, and watched a playful story reading about a aircastle house party while gifts were presented in rhymes. The gathering ended with cake and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion Ledger
Nan Mayers
Viola Burns
Robert Burns
Brandon
Burns
Miss Mayers
Miss Burns
Madison Lee
Taking Big Chances With Travel Remedies
It warns travelers that venturing aboard trains or steamships without Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is risky as bowel attacks can strike suddenly. The ad urges readers to be prepared and notes the product is obtainable everywhere.
Shiloh Club Entertains Camp for Girls Group
Shiloh club members hosted girls from neighboring communities for a two day camp at Shiloh camp ground. A Friday prayer meeting led by Mr George Knight followed a bountiful camp meal and county agent Mrs Webb delivered an inspiring talk. Saturday featured demonstrations on cream sauce creamed beans mayonnaise dressing and salad making with tomatoes and blackberries canned in tin and glass. Songs and games complemented camp life as members enjoyed the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Dickson
Mr. Dickson
Dickson
Brandon
Court House
The
Red Cross
Carl Stingily
Meddie Robinson
Miss Stamps
W. B. Collier
Gober
Watkins
Glass
Jackson
Shiloh
Chamberlains Tablets Endorsement From Wilmington Reader
Eugene S Knight of Wilmington North Carolina praises Chamberlains Tablets as the best remedy for constipation and indigestion. He notes they act mildly and gently and invites others to try them for the agreeable laxative effect. Obtainable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Eugene S. Knight
Wilmington
N. C
Camp party thanks and helpers noted in local item
The article lists participants including Mrs Fay Webb and several Misses and Mesdames and thanks chaperones Mr Eugie Johnson and others for assistance. A separate sale notice mentions a large secondhand flooring ceiling and siding machine made by J A Fay and J S Alexander Brandon R 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Webb
Mary Knight
Leona Patrick
Eula Burgess
Ella
Mary Johnson
Mary Lee Thames
Marie Knight
Drela Edwards
Bessie Nobles
Bessie Bradshaw
Mannie Sue Robinson
Geneva Boteler
Eugie Johnson
Irving Knight
Sheely
Edwards
Nobles
J. T. Knight
Nettie Nobles
Ruth Ragsdale
J. A. Fay
J. S. Alexander
Brandon
Executrix Notice for Estate of W B E Kelly
Letters testamentary granted by Rankin county chancery court Mississippi to E W Kang executrix. All parties with claims must probate with chancery clerk within one year or be barred. Notice dated January 20, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. BE. Kelly
Chancery Court
Rankin County
Miss
E. W, Kang
Jane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
U. S
Brandon, Miss
Sidney L. McLaurin
Presidt
G. W. We
Barnes
Roy
Depositors’ Guarantee Fund OF
Mississippi
Pelahatchie Bank
Z. D. Davis
A. G. Purvis
Brandon Machinery, & Lumber Co
Guaranty
Barnes & Fox
W. D. Steen and Son
Ernest
Florence
Victor Martin
Jim Brister Currie
Lucile May
Washington
Forest Stubblefield
Hon
Mrs
A. B. Stubblefield
D B. Crawley
Mt. Creek
G. A. Harrison
C. W. Alliston
Board of Supervisors
Mable
Bessie Bridges
Isabel McMain
Bowie
Harry Russell
Laurel
C. E. Gayden
Petway
Catherine Petway
Irene Mayne
Jeff
Mas. Henry
R. S. Maxey
Harry Watson
O. E. Martin
Nell
Ruth Roberts
Neva Lindsey
Hattiesburg
Lilla Darnall
Hot Springs
Matt Taylor
Pelahatchie
Ae Pisee
J. A. Lindsey
W. G. Barnes
the Baptist Church
Sullivan
Rankin County Bank
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
McDonald
Rankin Couny
Amate
H. H. Bullock
Ass Agile
A. Yo
Ilious Bound
Shiloh Club
G. Barnes
Darnall Hotel
Denver
T. Johnson
M. L. Virden
Tom W. Havis
Mgr
Havis-Virden
Umber Company
Sunflower McDonald
Rex McDonald
My Jack
My Place
R.A. M’rae
Wm. McIntyre
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