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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
2
The named persons are the Democratic electors for Mississippi and voters are urged to mark their ballots for Bryan and Kern, voting for the first ten on the ticket.
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad announces excursion fares to Jackson Mississippi for Mississippi State Fair dates October 27 and November 7 1908. Round trip tickets on sale at multiple stations listed with varied low fares and return by November 9 1908. Fares exclude flag stations. contact Gulfport agents or General Passenger Agent S D Boylston for details.
A fragment notes that financial stringency hits York residents hard as people appear poorer and scarce in goods. The garbled text implies hardship and reduced spending, reflecting mood about economic strain and its impact on daily life.
Sealed bids will be received at the chancery clerk office until noon on the first Monday in November 1908 for road work through Tumbaloo swamp near Mrs Waddells place per specifications on file. The board reserves right to reject any or all bids. MO A Gayden Clerk.
Sheriff J L Buchanan issues citation in No. 1571 against Joshua Donnell and others. Defendants are summoned to appear before Rankin Chancery Court in Brandon on the second Monday in November 1908 to plead answer or demur to the bill filed by J Le Buchanan Sheriff. Brandon Miss Oct 33 1908 A Gayden Clerk.
Notice jointly announces a trustee sale by R P Walters as trustee under a deed of trust from G W Pollock to satisfy a $444 debt to H A Busick dated Jan 11 1907 with interest. It also records a Sheriff sale in Hinds County by G W White for lands including Lot 2 section 30 Township 4 Range 1 East and timber rights on 120 acres owned by W A Herrin, with dates and locations in Brandon and Rankin County Mississippi.
The town of Pelahatchie votes to issue six thousand dollars in bonds at six percent interest to fund the public school building and annex. If 20 percent of adult taxpayers petition against, the bonds will not be issued. Ordinance passed October 21, 1908, by J A Spann Jr and R F Grimes, town clerk and mayor.
State of Mississippi instructs Jeff D Grans of Rankin County to appear before the chancery clerk in Brandon on the second Monday in December 1908 to show cause why the final account of Dr S W Robinson guardian filed October 1908 should not be settled JO A Gayden Clerk
Bridge notice to be received at the chancery clerk's office on Monday in November 1908 for constructing a bridge on Road No 8 in beat 1 and for building a bridge across any creek in beat 5. Bridges to follow specifications on file in chancery clerk's office Brandon Mississippi.
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