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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
5
Silas Harris visits Brandon while Wallace Mangum and others travel to nearby towns. Births, weddings, travels, church, and Masonic events fill the week with notices of illnesses, school courses, and business trips. The paper features dances, picnics, quarry reopening plans, and community improvement reminders.
At high noon Tuesday the 28th the Presbyterian church hosted a beautiful ceremony for Mayes Cooper of Jackson and Irene Hobson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hobson. The church overflowed with green and white decorations, ferns, white blossoms, and candles as Mendelssohn’s Wedding March rang. Ushers Albert Hobson D H Holder Fred Yerger Louis Hallam, maid of honor Attwood Thornton in blue, bride in flax blue Tussah silk, walked with her father to the altar where Rev C E Comfort presided. The ceremony was solemn and impressive with a formal marriage service.
Friday afternoon a grand reception honored Mrs Jesse Yoakley Bowman. The event celebrated her upcoming marriage to Mr Jesse Bowman in Chattanooga on the 22nd. The rooms glowed green and white with roses and clematis, guests greeted by Miss Annie Henry, and the bridal party centering the elegant scene.
The state text book commission in Jackson announced selections for primary and high school subjects. Many titles were readopted or added new, with costs under the old adoption totaling 11.61 and under the new 9.20, showing a savings of 2.41 or about 20 percent. Several books were dropped to simplify courses.
In Thomasville news Virgil Allen and Mr Briscoe of Asylum visited A B Hines family. Mrs Laura Dear of Wesson Miss to visit her parents Mr and Mrs O J Ragland. Mrs Lizzie Sutton and J D Martin of Florence in town last week. S W Berry and son Pizas traveled to Pinola to visit Berry’s father. Mrs Willie Allen returned from Hickory after work as a nurse. Dr Charlie Thomas, recently home from Oklahoma, mourns the loss of his baby. Frequent rain aids crops with promising eaton and corn bumper yields.
A Cumberland Telephone Company notice urges subscribers to pay quarterly dues by July first and to settle 1909 taxes on boxes. The manager asks prompt payment of bills, noting some delay forces staff to cover costs. Attention is also drawn to taxes previously paid in winter, requesting remaining boxes to contribute a quarter each.
Leesburg reports heavy rain impeding farm work as locals contend with General Green. Ollie Worley of Pisgah stayed with J. B. Worley Saturday night. J. R. Denson and wife with son visited daughter Eva Smithheart. Nanmie Denson of Sand Hill visits Kate Worley this week. D. A. Column made a Pelahatchie trip. Ada Sims is ill. Dr. G C. Davis and Sam visited Morton on business. Troy and Marion Peagler of Breach were pleased with the spell of rain.
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