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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
5
An advertisement from Jackson Mississippi campaigns routine vision checks for children to prevent studying difficulties. It offers help in determining if glasses are needed, mentions rapid service at Dr. C. R. Seatter and Dr. Harry Watson, and notes they can grind a replacement lens on site at the Pythian Castle Building.
Brandon news notes include Miss Maggie Baggett visiting Lake folks, Miss Marie Barnett attending Jackson school, Mrs. Kate Stapleton visiting son Sidney in Rosedale, and Mrs. Daisy Stevens at Muscova visiting Ike Lefowitch. Reports cover travel, rural carrier commission for Lee McGilvra, school fund donations, marriages, and local probate and hospitalities. Captain Dickson Gayden corps death in France and Dr. Dickson Gayden’s body arriving from New York are noted with funeral details pending.
Advertises cash purchases of granulated sugar at 15 cents a pound and offers Supreme Oil in barrels at discounted prices for motorists. Notes debts from refinery and urges contact by phone. Also lists local social news including visits, movements, church activities, a funeral, and a temperance meeting.
Lost in Pelahatchie depot on September 9 a black purse with nose glasses a ticket to Jackson and small change. Return to Pelahatchie post office for reward. Mrs F C Williams and Hazel thank community for kindness during illness and death of F C Williams. Sealed bids by November 1 for county farm feed supplies two Richland creek bridges and three Beat No 4 bridges on the Dixie Highway with material furnished and placed at main sites.
All above work to be done according to plans and specifications now on file in the office of the chancery clerk, the board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Ss. D. Donnell, Chancery Clerk. All lands belonging to us are posted, and all trespassing, hunting, fishing etc. is forbidden. This includes Marl Hill farm. Raymond Lowder.
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