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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1902
Page
8
Fragmentary community notes describe a religious celebration, a retirement or honor for Mrs Brarity, a new resident at Clear, and school events. It mentions Patters, Donelip and Prawick, a sand thief incident, a planned gathering, and visits by Dempsey Walters and others. Election turnout was seven votes, with a hint John Watergrass may run next year.
The Thomasville column notes Thanksgiving on the 27th and molasses season underway, with updates on local visits by Dr. Kelley and Millsaps College figures. It mentions church dedications, the Ladies Home Mission, community improvement hopes, and local schooling progress while detailing social visits, farming notes, and upcoming meetings.
Virgil A. Chapman of Langford visited homefolks Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. M. J. Ross of Pelahatchie plans to move back to her old home at Virgil next week Tuesday. The community looks forward to welcoming back their former neighbor. H. E. Martin is improving his place and building new tenant houses.
Fragmented notes show Miss Effie Patrick relapsed from typhoid and Miss Callie Patrick made a trip to Lynwood. Gladys Stubblefield attended school nearby. Mrs Susie Lancaster’s family visited, and Patrick’s boil leaked delaying gin work until repairs.
An old promotional ad extols salt pork as a food for consumptives and introduces Scott's Emulsion as a modern fat substitute. It praises the blend of cod liver oil and phosphates, claims it strengthens diseased lungs, and offers free samples with a prescription to look for the Scott & Bowne wrapper label at druggists.
A patchwork of names and events fills a late 19th or early 20th century community column. Mentions include candidate chatter from Wey and Chapman, church and school progress, farm work updates, travel to Jackson and Yazoo City, recent shows, and local social visits. The piece blends politics, church, farming, and daily life with numerous residents and places like Mount Olive, Beatilal, Royals, Smith County, and Buffalo Bill's show.
Signatures of A E Zi Jackson and Wil French occupy the place left by J French with new families from Leake County moving in soon. Will Burch marries Mrs Sloan. health good. several small items about local life, births, moves, and lost cattle noted amid 1902 crop report and community updates.
In Pelahatchie E Wilson was in town yesterday. John B Massengale, sick for weeks, is improving. George Baggett is moving to the Ragan house. Mrs Clarke and daughter Carry are visiting in Jackson. Major Henry was in town last Saturday. Bob Brown has moved to Mrs Melvin's place. Mrs Spann is much better this week. Mr Gamble of New Orleans is in town. W M Washburn has sold his stable to Kelly and Rhodes.
Health in the neighborhood is good. Next Saturday and Sunday will be regular preaching days at Rock Hill with plans for a large crowd. F W Little is expected to attend. Miss Emma Harper, principal, visited Dry Creek home last weekend with unclear itinerary.
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