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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1902
Page
6
Prayer meetings and church services outline the week in Rankin County with events at the Baptist and Methodist churches. Local births, family notes, and a rainstorm are described along with reflections on gratitude and faith. Local residents Annie Myers and Frank Crain are ill, with visitors and travel noted among families and neighbors.
THOMASVILLE notes a light rain and showers aiding crops though old corn is reportedly ruined. Mrs Bullock and daughter Virginia visited and returned to Brandon. W D Thomas traveled to Harperville with wife and Louresta Bullock. Visitors from Yazoo County stay with the Cooks. Madam Rumor says wedding bells may ring soon.
Rainy season aided a spiritual gathering as eleven were baptized at the protracted meeting. Pastors J. R. Johnston and B. Culpepper led the revival and a weekly Thursday prayer meeting was organized. Local residents attended services in Rock Hill Union Braxton Johns Bristol and nearby areas.
A rain refreshed the old town as Mrs. Sanderson and children visit from the delta. Local youths back from Jackson are home to stay. Goshen visitors enjoyed Sunday School and a convention. Protracted meeting starts July fourth Sunday. Barnes Prairie teams to play Langford teams on the 19th with dinner on the ground and organ fundraiser ice cream. Town obituary notes Jim Jones’s death and social ties. Williams heads to Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, Sallie Marley visits. Arithmetic and writing classes taught at Pisgah by R D Maum.
Blessed with a good shower last week the LOCABAR area reports generally healthy. Mrs Vickers ill. News includes visits by Misses Huffman to Hinds, Laurel visitor Mrs Coats, and Grandpa Goodman. Protracted meeting set for August first Sunday. cemetery cleaned. Dinis Vickers home and preaching planned for the fourth Sunday. Watermelon season noted. Horace Huffman and neighbors keep busy.
A prominent young man is noted in the message with hopes and best wishes as he faces health issues. The text urges prompt relief from nausea headaches and nervousness and warns against substitutes.
In Cleary a dry spell continues but rain is hoped to improve conditions. A protracted meeting begins at Hickory Ridge on Saturday the 27th. W. P. Alliston travels after his wife to New Orleans for treatment. Local crop news highlights watermelon growers Lou Smith and G. W. Priscok with good prices. Visitors from Bear River and Winston county report crops. a marriage occurs in Jackson. Miss Singletary will teach at Willow Spring starting the 15th.
The town notes Pisgah leading Ludlow nine to ten on the tenth with eighteen to ten in favor. Rain fell last Tuesday but not enough. Miss Lizzie Ratliffe of Ophelia visited Saturday night and Sunday, escorted home by Miss Katie Davis. Miss Nannie Robinson returned home Sunday from a two week visit at Fannin. The Goshen beat Sunday school convention was well attended. W. G. Worley visited King last week. Bro Ward will preach next Saturday and Sunday. Ludlow baseball team will play here next Saturday. Prof R D Maum will teach arithmetic and writing here starting Monday.
New Hope reports dry hot weather with generally good health except Mrs. Joe Hunter who has been ill for a month. Troy Myers of Plaski Miss visits Pelahatchie area. Miss Ollie Watson leaves for school. preaching planned next Sunday by J L Joyner. Ella Walters visits Lynwood. Ollie Walters visits Dupre Walters. Boyd Walters attends Concord church. farmers seek rain as clouds hover.
Dry weather is all the cry. Bonnie Berry and Sue Smith spent a few days in Braxton last week. Joe Smith near Florence died at Jesse Smith's residence last Thursday and was buried Friday. Arimenda Cooper visits Light. Presiding Elder failed to attend quarterly conference, Rev. G. M. Hull officiated from Florence. Mary Spear and her brother from Mt. Carmel visited their sister. Elmse Cooper from Plain attended conference. Nettie and Nannie Hester from Florence attended preaching here. Mr Compere, a Mountain Creek farmer, visited last week and plans to buy land here and move.
Jerry McLain lost a fine young male dog last week. Rev L B Terry visited Tuesday. F M Polk on sick list. Hulon Burnham of Johns visited this week. Doctors Robinson and Warren were here on business. Wiley Pickering starts singing school July 30. Community busy with fishing and preaching. Susie and Cornelia Holyfield attended preaching at Cato. Hugh Miller returned to Marion county. John Polk and wife visited near Cato en route to Marton for protracted meeting. David Gates N K Holyfield wife and Tally Mize visited D Lo. Cecil Chapman went to Simpson county to look after a school. H N Holyfield toured Simpson county. Community still dry. eight weeks with no rain. Crops mostly gone. Rev T J Miley reports destitute families near Tolarville. One horse mule, ten years old, about 1000 pounds, in good condition. Price 85.00 cash. Bob Chapman. 81-21 Chapman, Miss.
From a Rankin boy at Hill House Mississippi the letter describes leaving Rankin in June 1901, working in Washington County until October, attending A and M College for a few months, then moving to Hattiesburg and finally to Hill House in Coahoma County to work for $15 per month and board starting March 1902.
A brief farewell letter from John J. Alford, age 19, reflecting on guardianship after his parents’ deaths, plans for a salary raise, and advice to stay at home and attend church. He praises his guardian, laments missing his mother’s counsel, and warns friends to avoid bad influence while noting there is no place like home.
Notice of the third quarterly meeting for the Fannin Circuit to be held at Pisgah on July 26 and 27. Pastor H. P. Lewis, P. C., urges all official members to take due notice and govern themselves accordingly.
Hellen Bradshaw eldest daughter of Hon H W and Mrs Lula Bradshaw born January 10 1896 died June 19 1902 after twenty six days of suffering she rests in her mother's arms. She was baptised and dedicated to the Lord. The family laments a cherished blossom taken from their bosom and looks to Jesus for comfort in sorrow. W W Morse signs.
A Mississippi and New York audience report Dr Kings New Discovery curing a child with whooping cough and bronchitis after other remedies failed. A niece with advanced consumption also recovered. The ad claims the medicine fully conquers throat and lung diseases, with trial bottles free and sizes 50c and 1.00, guaranteed by local agents.
The article extols Castor's triumphs in cotton and oil, then shifts to Cisco Texas praising Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. It cites J J Eager noting his wife suffered severe lung trouble with obstinate coughing and hemorrhages but improved after the remedy.
A damaged ad fragment touts a cure by Dr King’s New Discovery. It promises relief for coughs colds and throat troubles with 50 cent and 1 dollar trial bottles. Names A G Thornton A L D Rhod Pelahatchie and A O Norman Gato appear as endorsers.
An elderly patient improved after using Kodol Digestive Digestive aid, as blacked by an endorsement from W Mo. The ad extols digestive health benefits and urges early use to prevent doctoring. It also promotes Dr King s New Life Pills to aid digestion and appetite with a money back guarantee.
An assortment of old ads tout remedies for skin eruptions and boils using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with claims of complete eruption cure. Electric Bitters are praised for yellow jaundice and nervous ailments with testimonials. Additional notes promote household tips and a spoon-fed child adage.
Advertisement touts DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve as a quick pain stopper and aid for cuts burns and bruises claimed by L Johnson of Swift Tex and A G Thornton as a sure cure for piles skin issues and sores with warnings about counterfeit products.
A murky line suggests candidates seeking the soil of power become level with the ground after a sweeping electoral flattening, hinting at a metaphoric shift where ambition sinks to a base, equal plane at the pole of political apathy.
A medical claim describes bowel cleansing through the bowels with constipation causing headaches melancholia and illness. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as liver stimulating pills that gently aid bowel action without causing distress. A. G. Thornton.
A collection of short maxims reflecting on finding trouble, seasoning grief with smiles, blaming not the cook for a raw steak, and the tireless effort of a woman. It contrasts men who waste time with those who could earn a good living if properly guided.
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