Local Brandon Notes Highlight Social Visits and Meetings
Brandon residents host relatives and visitors from Jackson and Natchez. Officials and merchants attend reunions in Birmingham and Memphis events. A Nashville Board of Trade tour stops in Brandon. Post office salaries rise with Brandon’s growing postal business. Greek laborers settle in Bolivar county, plan share farming including onions and potatoes, suggesting potential migration. Protracted Baptist meeting begins next Monday led by Rev. Ball.
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Nashville Board of Trade
Brandon
George Gray
Frank Wooley
Moseley
Smith G County
Wooley
Gray
Smith County
Raleigh
Thompson Bros
Jackson
Baptist Church
Martin Ball
Winona
Miss
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Brandon Baptists
Fruit jars and supplies. Thanks from Bran don family
The family of Dr. S. Robinson Sr. extends thanks to Dr. Berry and their friends in Bran don and vicinity for kindness shown to Dr. W. Robinson. The message from Bran don and vicinity conveys sincere appreciation to Dr. W. Robinson Sr. and Jr.
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W. G. Barnes
Bran
Dr. S. Robinson Sr
Berry
Brandon
W. Robinson
W. Robinson, JR
Democratic Executive Committee Call for Eighth District
A call to meet in the senate chamber in Jackson Mississippi on June 17 at 9 a m for organization and duties required by law. Signatories include E K Middleton C S Spann Geo Purlyar and R V Rachford.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Eighth Congressional District
Senate Chamber
Jackson
Mississippi
E. K. Middleton
C. S. Spann
Geo, Purylar
R. V. Rachford
Town Council Proceedings Publish Monthly Proceedings Plan
June meeting actions include accepting Brandon News offer to publish all proceedings monthly for 10 dollars for 1908, monthly treasurer statements, marshal sanitary reports, and fines dog and street tax tallies. Plain precinct elects four delegates to county convention June 13 1908. Owensboro wagons and buggies praised.
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Brandon News
the Plain Precinct
Brandon
J. D. Scarbrough
Rev. Misterfeldt
A. G. Norrell
W. F.inn
Plain Precinct
Brooklyn Bridge Grew Stronger as It Reaches 26th Year
The Brooklyn Bridge, now in its twenty sixth year of service, celebrated with flag beacons at both towers. Since opening on May 24 1868 crowds grew to millions yearly, daily trolleys number in the thousands, and only one fatality has occurred in twenty five years despite past rush hour jams and a decoration day panic.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York Tower
Minnie
Miss Davis
Tcius
Presen
Mark
For Sale Duels in Germany and Europe
For Sale, 3 pairs Belgium Hares, second hand buggy and harness. Where Duels are Fought. More duels are fought in Germany than in any other country, with Jena and Gottingen leading. A Gottingen duel daily, twelve combats in twenty four hours at Jena's peak. German empire holds about 4,000 duels yearly, Italy around 270. In ten years 2,750 meetings, 974 from articles or public notices, most duels fought with swords. only one with Te-
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Germany
Jena
Gottingen
Italy
Wallace Galloway dies in Clinton at 19
The obituary notes Wallace Galloway aged 19, son of J P Russell of Clinton Mississippi, died May 30 1908 after four weeks of illness. He recently joined Clinton Baptist Church, was devoted to his parents, and his funeral at Cato drew a large crowd. The notice recalls his quiet nature and faith, and closes with consoling biblical lines. The piece ends with a brief community notice about a prize essay incident and local advertisements from J B Massengale and W G Barnes.
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J. P. Russell
Clinton
Miss
Wallace Galloway
Wallace
Se College
Clinton Baptist Church
I. P. Lipsey
Cato
S. Morris
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Sam Hobson
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R. K. Jayne
Cole Burns
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J. L. McCaskill
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Bryan Simmons
Mississippi College
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North Star
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