Brandon Area Social and Local Notices Roundup
Miss Bentlee Johnson visits Durant holds rhythm of social rounds as Mrs. Townsend and many Brandon residents host relatives and guests. Updated health notes, travel, real estate talk, and plans for electric light expansion mix with dances, parties, and church events in a broad Brandon Ledger snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Nettie Horne
Josephine Martin
Brandon
Ora Finney
Elton
Logue
Allen Logue
Joseph and
Augustus Logue
Ora Finley
J. A. Phillips
J. T. Edwards
C. C. Herne
Ora Owens
Verna Owens
Bird
Clarion Ledger
Wagon And Buggy Sale At H A Busick Co
Go to H A Busick Co to buy a wagon or buggy at cost as they exit wagon and buggy business daily except Sunday is sales day. W G Barnes urges visits while noting A M Shields big sale and a second hand survey and buggy offered by J T B Berry with arithmetic questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Busick Co
W.G. Barnes
A. M. Shields
J. T. B. Berry
T J Wilhite Dead In Iowa August 1909 Death Notice
The News records the death of T. J. Wilhite at his Iowa home on July 6, 1909. Founder of The Brandon News with E. B. Tabor, he was esteemed for his genial and industrious nature. He later sold his interest to Tabor and returned to Iowa, leaving Brandon with regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Wilhite
Iowa
E. B. Tabor
Earlville, Til
Leader
Thomas J. Wilhitte
Brandon News
Brandon
Mr. Wilhite
Tabor
Marriages Listed for Whites and Negroes in License Record
Marriage license notices show couples across races, listing Sol Davis with Bertha Irby, Shivers with Ola Harrell, Robert Williams with Posey Wells, James Burkely with Mary Etta Washington. Indicates historical civil status documentation from a segregated era.
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Sol Davis
Bertha Irby
Richard Shivers
Ola Harrell
Robert Williams
Posey Wells
James Burkely
Mary Etta Washington
Obituary for N B Cooper and brief notes of others
N B Cooper born May 16 1837 died June 15 1909 at age 72 years and 29 days. Poetic farewell lines mourn his loss. J T Cooper referenced. Also a note from W G Barnes advising sowing peas and sorghum for hay.
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N. B. Cooper
J. T. Cooper
Federal liquor license list for Rankin County Mississippi
Internal Revenue Service District of Alabama notes the names of all parties, firms, and corporations in Rankin County Mississippi granted liquor sale licenses for the fiscal year July 1 1908 to June 30 1909. Included are Fortune S W Pelahatchie Florence Mercantile Co Robinson Geo Pelahatchie Shields W Pelahatchie.
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Internal Revenue Service
District of Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
G. W. White
Rankin County
Brandon
Miss
Fortune
S. W. Pelahatchie
Florence Mercantile Co
Florence
Robinson
Geo. Pelahatchie
Shields
W. Pelahatchie
Mississippi
MO. O. Thompson
Obituary of Alvin T Shacklett from Dresdem Missouri to Brandon Mississippi
Mr Alvin T Shacklett born January 26 1873 in Dresdem Missouri died July 22 1909 at Brandon Mississippi after a long heart ailment. He lived with his mother on a farm four miles east of Brandon and leaves a Missouri brother and sister and a Missouri mother and many friends. Funeral at Mt Carmel with a sermon of consolation. May his soul rest in peace. A Friend.
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Dresdem
Brandon
Miss
Robinson Place
James Speer
Mt. Carmel
Roberts
Jackson
Missouri
Card of Thanks Please permit space in your columns to thank friends
This brief note thanks neighbors and friends for their kind assistance. A playful line mentions a scientific man claiming to bottle lightning, a nod to Jersey lightning as a fiery brand, with no precise details or dates provided.
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the News
Jersey Lightning
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brandon Drug Co
Brandon, Miss
Rhodes & King, Pelahatchie
A. J. McLaurin, Jr
Hhis Law
Bentlee Johnson
Herman Smith
Clinton
Horace McLaurin
DeBerry Ca
Hazlehurst
Glenn Jones
Busick
Clara Townsend
E. M. Odom
Star
E. M. Babb
W. M. Falsom
J. W. Birdsong
John Ohleyer
Draughon's Commercial College
Messrs
Shotwell and
Clifton
Jackaso
Lambuth Robinson
John Berry
A. J. McLaurin
Catherine Carr
Clarksdale
J. H. Weiitfield
Bessie Mangum
Greenfield
H. C. Washburn
J. H. Kelley
Bride
Lovie Davenport
Vicksburg
W. S. May
N. R. McRamey
Collins
H. L. Shields
Lelia Penn
Mary Lee
Memphis
Daisy McLaurin Sttevens
R. L. McLauriin
Kate Butler
Katie Butler
The
Delta
T. H. Turley
Mary White
Pelahatchie
Bryan Simmons
Plaim
Ora Robinson
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Alaska Yukon
Golden West
W. F. Owen
Bolton
Electrc
Oine
Marshall County
Farmers’ Union
Washington
Senate
Baptist Church
Fed Melvin
Owin
Bramdon
Claude Buchannan
Blossburg
Miss Grace Buchanan
Brandon Sanitarium
N. M. Cudabac
Kersh
Board of Supervisors
Cickens
Fred McRae
St. Louis
Carleton Dry Goode Co
Arkansas
Louisiana
Brandom Boys
Cilla Hobson
Mayers Place
Tumbalo
Wamahatchie
Texas
North
Alabama
Fosey Mangum
New Orleans
Crescent City
J. H. Whitfield
Lyons
Irene Atkins
James Buchranam
Merle Gayden Witth Allen
A. J. M'Laurin, JR
Henry & Henry, Attorneys At Law
Court House
Tally Heslep
T.A. Chapman
Rankin County Bank
Brandon Miss
E. A. May
Ruel May
Merchants Bank
Jackson, Miss
J- W. Birdsong
John Ohlever
Brandon Bank
CG. R. Garraway
W. ¥. Willey
H. J. Burnham
D.ds. Johns
Rankin, Simpson Or Smith
T. M. Martin
Pelahatchie, Miss
T. B. Doxey Merchant
Cgailor
Steam Cleaning and Dye Works
E. Capitol Street
Watson’s
Harry Watson
Opticians
W. G. Barnes
One of Ladies
W. S. Barnes
Internal Revenue License
Alvin T. Shacklett
Hudnut
Jacob
J. W. Williams
Mgr
Theo
Sweeny
Jones Old Drug Store
Poe
J. E. Moore
Bon-Ton Cafe
Edwards
W. Capitol St
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph CO
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