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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
8
Local column notes a Sunday school convention at Dry Creek with attendees from the area including R A Warwick the county treasurer candidate and various residents. It mentions community visits, school plans at Puckett and a nine month term, prayer meetings, and upcoming Methodist preaching. The piece also endorses Chamberlains remedy and lists several local visitors and sickness updates.
Webster DeWitt visited Jackson. JT C Brown traveled to Brandon. S W Tinnin visited Brandon. G J Williams attended Sunday preaching. Miss Bessie Ferguson returned from visiting her sister. Gladys Tinnin resumed home after two weeks with aunts in Jackson. J B Williams of Goshen was in our berg. Ella Williams visited Mrs J J Whittington. Ella Worley enjoyed a week in the capitol city. Rev J F Campbell preached here Sunday and at Goshen. R C Latham accompanied him. Mr and Mrs Owen Roberts of Langford and Mrs Baxter Roberts of Shitoh visited Mrs G A Brown. Campbell preached burial at Pisgah for Mrs Stewart. J F Campbell and wife went to their ill father near Jackson. A B Collum of Langford visited sister here and Mrs Whitington. The wedding of G C Rouse and Eva Williams drew a large crowd. Ladies and gentlemen from Jackson and Brandon joined a river trip with Hemby White. Mrs W J Whittington hosted a Sunday school picnic. dinner and cream enjoyed by all. J J Whittington and De and Mrs W H Watson attended Langford preaching.
The ad claims a healthy, well tempered woman with bright eyes and lovely complexion earns world administration through correct living and digestion. It promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for faulty digestion, available at Brandon Drug Co.
Rain revived dry farms in Monterey after a Sunday shower. Voters attended in Florence to hear Senator John L. Hebron defend Mr. Vardaman. Local travel included Henry Butlock returning to Bolton and J T Webb visiting Clinton for the normal. Monterey boys tied Florence 3 to 3 in their first game.
A Sunday shower refreshes Greenfield residents as Mrs. Jim Myers’s health concerns remain. Visitors come from Thomasville and King. Miss Mabel Wilson visits Jackson. Miss Lela Purvis shops in Jackson. A. B. Stubblefield goes to Florence. Harden Purvis relaxes at King. Henry Purvis and family visit Greenfield. Joe Stubblefield becomes driver at Rankin state farm. Mr. and Mrs. Davis Franklin of Mayton visit. Mrs. Maggie Stevens and daughters Ina and Maggie Ray visit relatives. Greenfield school trustees elect B. F. Ferguson as next term teacher.
Mrs E G Whiting of 360 Willow St Akron Ohio reports severe kidney trouble and headaches. After taking Foley Kidney Pills as directed she experienced rapid relief from pain and dizziness. eyesight improved and she feels well today. Sold by Brandon Drug Co.
King records Allen’s regular appointments on Saturday and Sunday with fine sermons. A Sunday night rain helped crops and gardens, though community health remains poor with many on the sick list. Aunt Cenith Dear of Florence visits. Miss Florence Clark and Webbie Laird attend Clinton normal. Numerous visitors attend church. many candidates in the area. News is scarce.
Foley's Kidney Remedy is recommended for chronic kidney and bladder trouble. It is said to regulate and control kidney and bladder action, while being healing, strengthening, and bracing.
In Leesburg a crowded Sunday service plus visits from Miss Maud Nobles and Miss Lula Shedd highlight a week of social activity. A June 22 concert is planned, and Miss Rosa Wilson and Hill Watts wed recently. Typhoid illness claims Dee Nobles, buried at Rehoboth, with mourners left behind.
A local notice touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as the most effective remedy for both people and animals, claiming it heals abrasions and flesh injuries. The product is sold by Wm. Flowers in Florence, Mississippi, at 25 cents and 50 cents.
Sunday night came and health in the community remains good. Tom Measles of Ludlow visited the young ladies here. Mrs J W Falkenberry hosted Friday night entertainment enjoyed by all. Hunter Moore of Jackson lost his horse soon after arriving at his sister’s. Allen Robinson Jr on a Pelahatchie business trip. Belle McGahan visits Charleston friends. Jim Davis often calls at J H Lewis on Sunday. Ruth Grandberry of Ophelia visits friends here. J G Robinson of Texas is home for the summer. Mrs John Rathie of Ophelia spent weekend here.
Mr and Mrs A S Kersh spent Sunday with their son Dave Kersh of Goshen. Miss Lena Boyd hosted Susie May Annie and Maggie Boyd Sunday evening. Pearl River banks crowded with fishermen this past week. Mrs William Stewart laid to rest in Pisgah cemetery, leaves husband and two children. Mrs Will Bates thrown from buggy Saturday evening and badly hurt. Bryant Worley and Oscar Bilbro spent several days in the village. Miss Marie Kersh of Rehoboth and Miss Minnie Lee Kersh of Sand Hill visited river for a nice time. Listen for wedding bells.
An advertisement promotes HERBINE to purify bowel channels and aid digestion. It claims regular movements and improved mood, offering the product for 50 cents and listing Wm. Flowers of Florence Mississippi as the seller.
A light rain aided crops and cooled the air while corn suffered. Mrs. M. A. Abernathy visited daughter Mrs. S. L. Alman. Miss Lula Shedd of Rehoboth visited Mr. J. R. Den son. Miss Rosa Wilson and Hill Watts wed Sunday. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Holmes and Mrs. S. D. Abernathy. Rev. C. B. Gordon to preach next Sunday. Dee Nobles funeral attended. he leaves three siblings. Mrs. Walkman ill but improving. Johnnie Jr. awaits cooler days to walk home with his girl. A river outing yielded good fishing. Boll weevil concerns grow but may not be as severe as feared.
The note invites attendance at a Florence beat convention on the 28th. It mentions the program exercises and adds that Miss Maggie McGee will lecture on the Graded Sunday School Work, highlighting a specific speaking engagement and educational topic.
Medical scientists announce startling results from Senpine claiming cures for asthma catarrh hay fever bronchitis. The Woodworth Co offers a free trial package by mail from New York City address 4161 Broadway. Despite climate or duration, they say Senpine cures thousands and is Vienna University tested per thousands’ endorsement.
Blisters on the hands burns scalds old sores and rheumatism are claimed to be cured by Ballard's Snow Liniment sold by Wm. Flowers in Florence Mississippi. The ad promotes pain relief with prices of 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle.
Florence community news covers W C Ellis dipping 198 cattle in 139 minutes setting a local record, campaign activity for W E McIntyre and Tally Heslep, weather turning rainy after a long drought, health concerns for Mrs White, travel plans of Dr and Mrs White, and local people recovering at home. The piece also notes Handy Holden bringing in the first cotton blossom and a church night mishap amid the rain.
Reverend Carl M. O'Neal will preach at Piseah church next Sunday June 25 at 11 o'clock a m and again at Rehoboth that night.
Master Eugie Martin has been quite sick for the past few days. Miss Vera Harris and her brother Silas made a flying trip to Mendenhall last Saturday. Attendees at Creek Sunday included Misses Neva Harris Abbie Gill Ina McIntyre Ada and Ina Clark. Children’s day with Johns last second Sunday. The ice cream party at Mr. and Mrs. Matt Ponder’s last Saturday afternoon was enjoyed by all. Miss Rosamay Clark of Jackson and Ora Morgan of Star were visitors last week. Let us remember to be present at Sunday school. some forget to go every Sunday.
Foley Kidney Pills contain the ingredients necessary to regulate and strengthen kidney and bladder action. Try them yourself.
The speaker argues the government should increase tariffs to prove the steel trust saved the country while criticizing internal medicines for muscular or rheumatic pains. They endorse Chamberlain's Liniment as the needed remedy.
Holly Bush notes rains, visits by Mr and Mrs J T Holmes at Leesburg, Otis Wilson home from Pelahatchie, and a pleasant day with Mr and Mrs J M Murray at Tom Watts' home. Little Dee Nobles died last Friday and was buried at Rehoboth. sympathy extended to the bereaved. Mr Tap McKay visited in the area.
J. H. Watts and Miss Rosa Wilson were married Sunday at 9 o clock at the home of the bride s parents by Rev C Gordon. The bride wore white satin and the groom a black suit. They will travel to Gulfport and Hattiesburg then Lima Ohio, for their future home.
The text states that widespread use of Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has made it a favorite everywhere and that it can always be depended upon. Sold by Brandon Drug Co.
The Thomasville column reports welcome rain aiding crops and local visits by Mrs Haddon Miss Maggie McIntyre and others plus a lively political disagreement over U S Senate candidates. It also praises the Dry Creek Sunday school convention led by W A Chisholm and notes the next meeting in Mayton.
Advertisement notes an improved farm two miles from Florence Massachusetts, two acres cultivated with one residence and two tenant houses, a 100 acre pasture, cash terms, signed L. O. Mulligan. A Boston teacher urges women teachers to flirt for mental relaxation, a suggestion viewed as impractical.
If Philadelphia recoups a dollar per hundred of the 11.5 million allocated for improvements, observers suspect graft rule in the boss-ridden city may be weakening as funds are monitored for signs of decline.
Jawn D subscribes $500 toward a safe and sane Fourth in New York City. The message notes the gentleman has recently heard unpleasant noises in the area.
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