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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
4
The Brandon News contains ad rates, editor details, and notes on subscriptions. It includes obituaries and marriage notices with pricing, a remark about paying arrears, and miscellaneous regional snippets. Entries reference Rosenvinsky’s sea tale, New York auto injuries, and locals like J. S. McCarthy and James H. Neville, plus humorous items about detectives and labor ethics.
State v Ed Crawford pleads trespass de recant plea fined $10. State v Dock Wilson pleads guilty to bigamy sentenced to six months. State v Skidmore Carter pleads gaming guilty fined $5. Default judgment entered in F e v s t B ayers for 71. P. Barksdale v W P Anderson judgment $55.55. Cooper Shineer v G S I Railroad Co judgment by consent for $150. July second week No 1 Chas Second Week E Kemp H Price J L Crain D M
The record lists jurors for the third week and notes several civil actions against the A. V. R. R. Co. with judgments by consent ranging from 60 to 1500 dollars. Cases include Green Boteler, Amanda Chaffey, Attie Holmes, Joe Holmes, and Louisiana Clothing Co. versus G. L. Gates and M. C. McIntyre, dismissed at costs.
The May term grand jury reports 130 witnesses examined and 26 indictments, finds the county jail secure and well supplied, and urges Governor to appoint Judge J. R. Enochs as successor. The Mississippi agricultural summary notes week losses, rainfall, and crop progress across counties, with crops grassy, cotton and corn conditions varying, labor shortages, and widespread wet weather hindering farm work.
Pelahatchie High School held closing exercises last Thursday evening with visitors from Pearson Brandon Morton and Forest. The program featured tableaux pan tomines recitations and comic acts led by Edna Clement as manager. The audience praised the show and look forward to September when Prof Rundle and assistants begin a new session.
The neighborhood reports multiple illnesses including Grandma Tucker and Mrs J R Chapman with several others affected. Children from the area attended a children day at Puckett Sunday, with a reported fine time despite wet weather.
Local notes describe blue farmers and growing crops with oat harvest near, cotton promising if grain found, and corn planted in record quantities for the season. Community health is good. many attend Children's Day at Puckett and Sunday school at D Lo. Several visits among neighbors, and social events like an ice cream supper at John Laird's.
Dated May 5 1905 local items report visitors illness and school activities with plans for Sunday services and a concert. Mention of crop damage from heavy rain and cotton yield forecast. Public notices include Notice for Public Publication final proof for Thomas Flowers and a bridge bidding call with bid deadline and project scope.
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