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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
4
Largest circulation guaranteed of any Mississippi country weekly. Advertising rates provided on application. Wayne S. May, editor and proprietor.
The judge plans to announce after his May 10 term expiry. A close friend told Clarion-Ledger editor that Judge Traly will be a gubernatorial candidate and will reveal plans once he retires from the bench.
The Supreme Court refused to grant the writ of mandamus to remove convicts from Sandy Bayou plantation. The governor’s bid to control convicts and override the Board of Control failed, with the court upholding the board’s contract and authority. The piece ends by condemning hero worship and noting political backlash.
Farmers plan another crop as residents share sickness and social notes. Miss Mamie Robinson dies at 7 p m leaving the community in sympathy. Annie Brown visits Jackson kin while J O Hughes wins a buggy at Brandon Mercantile. Irby family updates and local preacher plans at Forest Hill. Sunday school proposed at Hebron with community effort.
The Thomasville Baptist church selected Rev. Mr. Mayfield as preacher for the year. Local news notes health visits, new telephone lines to Star Monterey and Brandon, and multiple community events. The Puckett High School enrolled 102 scholars and Prospectus for future teachers, with various church and school updates across the area.
Mrs. Vic Black nee Smith from north Mississippi visits her parents and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Russell of Dobson attend church. Mr. and Mrs. Morris rent their home and 25 acres to the Bursidea Bros for a three year contract to establish a nursery and other industries. They invite intelligent young men to join, citing a garden spot for the old free ate Rankin.
Glad to see the otten association has secured Judge Norrell to address the people in the interest of the movement. News little scarce this week as everybody is busy. Mrs. Mattie Alford is on the sick list. Dr S W Robinson visited his daughter Lizzie Ellis and was en route to Brandon. Members from Goshen Springs serenaded in south Fannin. Rev Hammon preached and has been called to serve this church. Fisher Wilson Jr returns home to help with Beck. Mrs H D McKay of Pelahatchie visited her son. Daisy O Neal returns to teaching after rest. W B Nobles of Flora visited his sister, Mrs J W McKay. J H O Neał, Clinton College student, visited relatives. Estelle Barrow stayed with cousin Johnnie Kersh of Pisgah. Prof W P Harper suspended for summer. Turner and Jones of Magee with mules. Lizzie Mize of Forest visited Mrs Alice Watson. Mayton youths attended Sunday school. L L Means and Hall to Raleigh. School examinations were interesting. Wm Watson and Ruby visited from Brandon. Log rolling and road work occupied men.
A 51 year old Chicago woman ended her life citing fatigue from endless duties. The piece urges families to support exhausted mothers, noting tidy home tasks and heavy burdens borne without help. It reflects on neglect by grateful sons and daughters and calls for shared household responsibilities.
Too many young people fail to show considerate attention to mothers and their selfless love. The piece urges husbands and children to value the central figure of home, strengthen family bonds, and prevent mothers from ever saying I am so tired. It hopes to awaken appreciation and breathe hope for a future where love is law.
The charter establishes Pelahatchie Hardware Company as a Mississippi corporation for fifty years with W E Stingily J M Stingily L M Stingily Carl Stingily and associates as founders. It designates Pelahatchie as the domicile, allows branches, states capital stock at 10000, and sets the hardware and farm implements business scope with first stockholders meeting in Pelahatchie on the first Monday after gubernatorial approval.
A chancery court citation commands Mary Ellen Myers to appear on the fourth Monday of March 1906 to defend a suit brought by George Myers in Rankin County Mississippi. Clerk Sol Dobson notes the February 5 1906 date.
State of Mississippi Rankin County commands William Braswell to appear before the chancery court on the fourth Monday in March 1906 to defend the suit brought by Mattie Braswell. Dated February 1906. SOL DOBSON, Clerk.
State of Mississippi to Pearl Puckett and mother Inez Ree vem appear before Rankin County Chancery Court on the fourth Monday in March 1906 to defend suit by W H Coleman Co. This 23rd day of January 1906. SOL Dobson, Clerk.
State of Mississippi Rankin County to Dock McNeil commands appearance before the court on February date to defend an unspecified case. Clerk references indicate docket entries and legal action in Roe matter.
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