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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
5
Dr Ruel May, a dentist, states he will be at Florence on Wednesday March 25 and that his Brandon Miss office will be closed from April 1 onward.
Local items report visits by L C McIntosh, magistrate W B Smith, and many residents to Jackson and Meridian. Notables include Judge J L McCaskill’s continued effectiveness, tax and court notices, a barn fire near Johns, a crop-eating spree court scene, and a fatality in West End. Also noted are farm purchases, church services, and obituary lineage.
United Confederate Veterans announces the eighteenth annual reunion to be held in Birmingham Alabama on June 9 10 and 11 1908. General orders praise Birmingham growth and hospitality and urge veterans from all regions to attend, with strong rail connections noted. Rankin Camp meets March 30 to select delegates to Birmingham and Greenwood Miss convention, and members urged to pay dues for April reporting.
White-M. R. Jones and Evie L. Hilton John J. Turner and Ilda Miller Anse Puckett and Ollie Sherman Dock Ainsworth and Emma Johnson Negroes Eugene Kidd and Ruby Mindhorn Eddie Cooper and Sallie Cullum Pink Michel and Annie McLaurin Silas Taylor and Fannie Gipson Jessie Davis and Irene Divine John Lewis and Ella Moore Dave Weathersby and Sue Lawless Hallie Smith and Bettie Harris
Brandon merchants sign an agreement to close all weekdays at 6 30 p m from April 1 to September 1 1908. Participants include H A Busick Co A M Shields Brandon Mercantile Co Gayden Co Darnall Bros W G Barnes. Also notes on windows doors and cash terms with 10 percent interest after 30 days. A lost pointer pup near Lynwood offers reward. Brandon Drug Co. advertises 666 remedy.
Editorial argues politics taints prison management and criticizes trustees, urging humane treatment, fair wages, and abolition of trusties. Calls for proper punishment of abuses, better housing and meals for convicts, and end to profit-driven practices. Also notes broader public impact and stresses no politics in prison rules. All kinds of groceries fresh at W. G. Barnes.
For sale O L McGilvrA Brandon Mississippi offers Allen long staple cotton seed at one dollar per bushel.
Mammoth Bronze Turkey ecos, Lynwood Miss. Coat and vest available from Taylor's. George Gordon the Hamilton stallion now at D. M. Robbins place. Premium wood cutting job: 300 cords at 50 cents per cord near Brandon depot. Allen Hybrid cotton seed 200 bushels at $1 per bushel from R. A. Cooper Florence Miss. Leghorn eggs 15 for $1. C A Williams Brandon Miss four weeks. Furniture and cook stoves—largest line in the county, W G Barnes.
Notice is hereby given that five and one fourth months will constitute the full free term of school for the scholastic year 1907 8. All teachers will govern themselves promptly. S. R. Myers, Supt.
Community letters urge farmers to plant more corn and feed crops, reduce debt, and avoid inferior credit buys. Mentions debates, school progress, local visits, and shared concerns about prices, supplies, and cotton dependence, with figures on potential supply costs and economic advice.
Will Evans the Groceryman advertises a wide stock of groceries at low prices in the Ohlever building corner of Main and Popular streets. Fresh meats by H L Myers at the Corley old stand on Main and Court square. Telephone numbers provided for groceries and meats. Also mentions a 5-year-old mare and cane plants for sale by L McLaurin.
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