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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
4
A Brandon Mississippi Post Office notice explains rates for obituary length and urges yearly devotion. It promotes daily intercession, urging prayers for children, travelers, church and pastor, teachers, the press, and public virtue, tying daily acts to divine providence and spiritual growth.
Howell McLaurin, J T Whittington, H T Ellis and Van T Ellis, Mrs Dr Lee and Lou Ellis, Mrs Chas McLaurin, Misses Mat McLaurin and Ida Lee, and others are listed for travels and social visits to Jackson Langford Pisgah County Line and nearby areas. A new mill and gin will be built by Armstrong at J R Ellis place. Preaching by L S Terry at County Line. Mrs Elizabeth Curtis badly hurt in buggy accident. Farmers report delays due to rain. various locals visited churches and neighbors.
The community reports a successful school session with strong attendance and a planned children's day. Mr East was asked to teach again but declined. Prof East has many local friends and best wishes. Various locals attend church, visit Brandon and Jackson, and many social visits are mentioned across Mont erey and Pisgah.
A brief health note advises treating early colds with Scott's Emulsion as both preventive and curative. It warns the second cold tends to last longer and be more troublesome, urging caution in delaying treatment.
Misses Georgia Baker and Josephine Barksdale host a pleasant gathering for neighborhood children with games and ice cream. The Farmers face delays from spring rains. many are not yet ready to work cotton and corn. Community health remains largely good with regular church and Sunday school activities mentioned along with various visits and sick lists.
By decree of Rankin County Chancery Court dated March 28 1905 Mississippi Bank and Trust Co will offer for sale on June 8 1905 at Brandon courthouse doors the land described as the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter section 82 and the southeast quarter of 34 and ten acres along the east side in the east half of section 34, to the highest bidder in legal hours.
Public auction notices describe partition and mortgage sales in Rankin County Mississippi. Lands in township 7 range 4 east and parcels in Florence are offered for cash to satisfy judgments and costs, to be conducted at Brandon court front steps and at dates in 1905 and 1906.
Department of the Interior in Jackson Mississippi announces that George Walker holder of homestead No 35163 in ne se section 13 township 8 north range 3 east Choctaw meridian will file final proof on May 23 1905 before the register and receiver in Jackson. Witnesses Elbert Byrd Lem Dear Howell Kitchens and Warren Kitchens all of Star Mississippi named to prove residence and cultivation. Fred W Collins register April 20 notice appears.
Department of the Interior announces Thomas Flowers filed for homestead No. 86870 in section 8 township 4 range 4 east Choctaw Meridian. Witnesses Jim Sifo Wes Jordan Cooper Keyes Chapman Miss Charley Mayers Brandon Miss to prove residence and cultivation. Fred W. Collins Register.
Notice of sealed bids to be received at the chancery clerk’s office by 12 noon on the first day in June 1905 for building a bridge near Webster’s, according to plans on file. Board reserves right to reject bids. L. Dobson, Clerk, Brandon Mississippi, May 1905.
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