The Brandon news., January 09, 1908, Image 5

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DR. RUEL MAY,
Dentist.
Brandon .... Miss
LOCAL NEWS.
Walter Thurston Pate was
here yesterday.
Mrs. Aura Purnell left Monday
for a visit to Raymond.
Mrs. Lee Allen returnd Sun
day from a visit to Memphis.
W. G. Cooper, of Monterey,
was a Brandon visitor Tuesday.
Dr. Mills, of Jackson, was over
yesterday on a professional visit.
T. B. Carson, president Jackson
Marble Co., was in town yester
day.
0. R. Kersh, a prominent
citizen of Chapman, was here
yesterday.
M iss Mattie Cofer is spending
the week at the Magee home on
Colie ge street.
Mrs. Lela Allen Penn is con
fined to her room with a slight
attack of fever.
Sidney McLaurin and Vernon
Loveless have gone to Harper
ville High School.
Mrs. Dr. J. P. Berry, of
Jackson, is the guest of S. L.
McLaurin’s famiiy.
Dr. S. W. Robinson, of Pisgah,
was shaking hands with his many
Brandon friends Tuesday.
Harris Collier is at home from
the A. & M. College at Stark
ville, nursing a sore ankle.
Wm. Buchanan, C. W. Girdle
stone and Judge J. L. McCaskill
went to Jackson last Monday.
Y. C. Sheppard, of Pela
hatchie, was an appreciated
caller at The News office Tues
day.
Tom Cox, of Jackson has re
turned home after spending a
few days with relatives and
friends.
J. L. Tanner, a prosperous
merchant, of Pelahatchie, was
transacting business in town
Tuesday.
Seborn Dale, a prominent
citizen, of Lawrence county, was
a visitor here on legal business
yesterday.
Mrs. Cawthon, nee Anthemise
Rauch, of Canton, left Monday
after a visit to Senator McLaur
in’s family.
The Choctaw Indian basket
makers have struck the 'town—
now you can get the childrens
lunch baskets.
S. P. Barton, of Jackson, who
is largely interested in Rankin
real estate, was here yesterday
transacting business.
Collier Maxey has resigned
his position with the express
company in Jackson and will go
to Birmingham where he has ac
cepted another.
Cotton sellers will do well to
read an ad in today's issue want
ing to buy your cotton, for every
dollar cash, at the highest
market price.
Rev. Jas. T. Bovill will preach
at the Episcopal church next
Sunday evening at 4 o’clock.
Everybody is invited to come out
and hear him.
Col. W. W. Robeson will
open a market house in a day or
two at the stand recently occu
pied by J. R. Corley, and will
keep the best meats to be had.
J. T. Ellis, who has managed
the county farm and poor house
for the past four years, is moving
to the Seay place, south of town.
He is succeeded at the poor house
by Mr. Collum.
The board of supervisors is
now in session and will .adjourn
tomorrow. R. D. McRae was
elected president of the board.
Next week's issue of The News
will have the full proceedings.
A. E. Mahanah, who has ex
tensive saw mill interest in this
state, and the owner of the
“Hickory Mill" 6 miles south of
town, was here yesterday on
business.
j Mrs. F. P. Williams, who has
; been spending some time with
j homefolks at this place, will
leave tomorrow for her home in
Birmingham, Ala.
There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian church Sunday by
the pastor. Every member of
the church is urged to be present
at the morning service as a meet
ing of the congregation is de
sired.
A. F. Summer, who has re
cently moved to Pelahatchie, lost
by fire last Friday night twenty
three bales of cotton and the
seed from seven bales, which
was stored at Polkville, Miss.
He had no insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cox, of
Braxton, and their charming
little daughters Misses Mary and
Susie, also their little twin boys,
visited their parents Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Cox, during the holi
days.
While the weather now does not
suggest artificial ice, Gus * Morris
desires to state that he will pre
pare a good storage house and
always have plenty of ice during
the next Summer. His prices
will be right and he gurantees
prompt service.
R. P. Walters, who was elected
assistant cashier of Rankin
County Bank yesterday, kept the
books of H. A. Busick Co., last
year, and is considered a com
petent business man who will
fill well his new position and the
bank is to be congratulated on
securing his services.
At the meeting of the mayor
and board of aldermen Tuesday
night. Marshal T. T. Cottrell
submitted his report showing
$324 fines collected, which
showed an increase of $80 over
the year before. He was re
elected sexton of the cemetery
and street commissioner.
Uncle Dave Denson, of Goshen
Springs, the outgoing county
Treasurer, tured over the county
funds, in hard cash, to Treasurer
D. J. Ward last Monday. He
promises to come down as often
as possible to see his friends
here, which means every one
who knows him.
The sheriff was compelled to
take checks for taxes, or give
quite a lot of trouble to property
owners, but although the Bran
don Bank accepted local, state
and foreign checks in his settle
ment with the county treasurer,
when the amount was paid over
toD. W. Denson, the outgoing
treasurer to turn over to his
successor every dollar was paid
out in coin and legal tender paper
money.
At the close of services in the
Baptist Sunday School last Sun
day, the pastor with a few ap
propriate remarks presented
badges of honor and books to
some of the pupils for punctuality
and faithful study. Sallie Cole,
Harry and Albert Shields,, Muriel
Simmons, Louize May, Ilda
Johnson and Irene Atkins re
ceived badges for punctuality,
while Leroy Atkins and Kate
Horn received awards for faith
ful work on the catechism and
selected Scriptures.
The tissue paper folder on
handsome cardboard, which
when opened forms a beautiful
white dove with outstretched
wings holding in its feet a
calender, is decidedly the pret
tiest of the holiday advertise
ments received by The News
office and thanks are due the
Brandon Bank for its kindness.
The peaceful dove calender is
sweet to look upon wrhen the
days are going by; may it help
out when the three days of grace
is up on the note in bank.
The board of aldermen passed
an ordinance taxing each dog
owned in the corporate limits
one dollar at their regular meet
ing Tuesday night. The city
marshal will furnish each person
paying the tax, a metal tag,
free, to be attached to a collar.
All dogs must be muzzled when
off owners premises. Dogs with
out muzzles, or the tax unpaid,
will be killed by the marshal.
Dogs from out in the country
following their masters to town
will not be killed. Another need
ed ordinance passed was a sani
NOTICE!
I am in the markatfor SPOT COTTON
in any quantity for which I will pay the
market price- IN CURRENCY.
R. R. WALTERS.
Brandon, Miss.Jan. 8,1908.
tary ordinance, printed to-day.
Get your premises in good order
and keep them so, or you will
have to pay the penalty.
The Rankin County Bank had
its annual election for directors
last Tuesday. All the present
board were re-elected, and again
chose H. A. Busick as President,'
and M. E. Ward Cashier, R. P.
Walters was elected assistant
cashier. The net earnings for
the year was 13^ per cent
which was passed to the surplus
fund. The management has the
confidence of its patrons and
while the year past has been a
tight one in a business way its
stockholders have received more
than a legal rate of interest would
have brought them, and a safer
investment than in almost any
other business would be.
Notwithstanding that there
has been a financial crisis, in the
country, which is about over and
money is now moving. Cotton
will pay debts and H. A. Busick
will pay cash for cotton now, so
bring it along now. Cotton
market steady. Yours for im
proved situations. H. A. Busick
Co.
Brandon Bank Stockholders’
Meeting.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Brandon
Bank was held last Tuesday.
The showing made by the Bank
was extraordinarily fine, the net
profits amounting to 55 % per
cent on capital stock. A divi
dend of 15 per cent was declared
and 40^4 per cent added to the
surplus and undivided profits.
This is the seventh annual meet
ing of this bank and the seventh
dividend declared. The bank
has never paid less than 10 per
cent per annum dividend and
sometimes it has paid more. For
each hundred dollars paid for a
share of stock at the opening of
this institution seven years ago
the stockholder has received more
than seventy dollars in divi
dends, and each share of stock
is now worth $326. There is per
haps not another bank in the
state showing such an excellent
record. The old Board of Di
rectors and officers were re-elect
ed. The 15 per cent dividend is
being paid out in cash and the
stockholders are happy.
Eor Sale Cheap.
One practically brand new
surry. For prices etc., apply to
this office'
For Rent.
Several hundred acres good
pasture land,over 100 acres of which
is creek bottom. Plenty good(’water.
Spendid summer and winter pas
ture at a bargain. Apply,
L. C. ROBINSON.
For Sale.
Mrs. R. S. McLaurin’s house.
S. L. McLAURIN.
We have the largest line of shoe£
in Brandon and we think we have
the best. We have shoes for all
the people and • we want you to
come and see them before you buy.
Special prices during the holidays.
H. A. Efusick Company.
H. A. Busick Company have a
full line of everything that men
and women wear and are making
special prices for Xmas trade.
Don’t fail to look at their stock be
fore buying,
Phone No. 36 when you want
anything usually kept in a drug
store. Brandon Drug Co.
Relf-Rising Buckwheat__2 pack
ages 2 pounds each for 25 cents, or
5-pound package for 35 cents.
Brandon Mercantile Co.
For Sale.
2,000 bales of choice hay, 40 cents
per bale. A. L. HUGHES,
♦ Brandon, Miss. 1
For Scjle.
400 Egg Prairie "State Incubator
200 Chick Cyphers double brooder.
Both good as new, $35.00.
R. P. Walters.
Wanted.
About 30 pounds pure goose
feathers. MRS. M. C. WYNN,
Brandon, Miss.
For Sale.
Mrs. R. S. McLaurin’s house
and lot in Brandon.
S. L. McLAURIN.
Prescriptions carefnlly compound
with the very purest of chemicals.
Brandon Drug Company.
For Sale.
Mrs. R. S. McLaurin’s piano.
S. L. MCLAURIN.
We have just received a fresh
carload of “Pansy” and “White
Velvet” Flours. Also Shorts and
Bran for feed. * ^
H. A. Busick Co.
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Pelahatchie, Mis$.
One of The “News” force
visited this growing town in the
eastern portion of this county
last Tuesday.
Whep you get off the A. & V.
Train you can tell at once that a
competent agent is in charge of
the depot, which is well kept and
where business is conducted on
business principles, with dis
patch, yet in a polite and agree
able way.
Opposite the depot, convenient
ly located, is the Lessell Hotel,
where you can leave your bag
gage while you visit around
until dinner time, when if you
are not invited out to dine by
several of the hospitable ciizens,
which sometimes you cannot ac
cept owing to press of business,
you will find a meal awaiting you
at the hotel, which is, and has
been for years, noted for its good
fare, neatness of the linen and
clean bedding.
j. i. ijongmire, the post
master, serves his patrons well
and has done so for a long time.
Ross Bros. & Summer have just
completed and moved into a very
large, handsome two-story brick
store, which has a side, as
well as a front, entrance, making
it convenient to get in and de
liver heavy goods. They are
good sound merchants, with
ample capital, to accomodate a
big line of customers.
W. J. Bell & Sons are doing a
splendid business, which they de
serve from their honest and
business like treatment of the
splendid trade they enjoy.
B. F. Mulhollan, .formerly of
Brandon, while a new merchant
in Pelahatchie, has been selling
goods for nearly two score years,
without ever a kick of unfair
treatment to acustomer, and will
build up a business that will be
of large volume.
J. L. Tanner who always has
something good to eat, will
always be hunted by those who
love to live well.
J. A. Spann & Co. do both
cash and credit business; they
keep a fine stock, in a well ap
pointed and convenientley lo
cated store house, and treat their
trade with that consideration
that holds not only their esteem,
but their custom,
J. A. Taylor & Son, are mer
chants of ample cash resources,
which enables them to buy large
ly when the wholesalers must
have the coin of the realm and
the bargains they procure are
placed on their counters at
figures that share their profits
with <the buyers. Their sales
during Christmas were unpre
cedented in the history of this
house, which has long been
known as one of the largest in
the county. C. W. Taylor, who
is in active charge is a thorough
merchant, both by training and
inclination. He also loves to
raise fine hogs and no one can
show better poland chinas in
Rankin county. His crop of oats
is decidedly the ‘best the writer
has seen. Two drug stores keep
the surrounding country sup
plied, and fill the prescriptions
of the resident physicians, who
are skilful practitioners of the
healing art. Two livery stables
and numerous small stores do
their share in making the town
a good place to visit on business,
either buying or selling.
lne .Lockwood Lumber (Jo., is
fast getting their big plant re&dy
for operation. They have been
accumulating a very large
amount of dry lumber cut by
several small mills they have
been running and have com
menced to dress it as their
planers are now at work. Their
logging, road, standard guaged,
and permanently built for several
miles out, will soon be bringing
stocks for their big mill. They
are nice gentlemen w ho will add
much to Pelahatchie by their
commendable enterprise.
Hon. R. F. Grimes is the may
or, and he shows no favoritism
in dealing with violators of the
law. G. R. Owens, the marshal,
arrests all who deserve to be
without any exception and makes
one of the best officers in the
state. Ask any citizen of the
town what has caused its steady,
solid growth, and you will
always be told,, that its mer
chants are good, that it is well
located for trade, but that its
splendid school has attracted the
many families who occupy the
numerous new dwellings which
dot the former vacant lots, in
every direction.
Carl Stingily, the real estate
man, who from the first, has had
faith in its future has advertised
Pelahatchie advantages with
good success. As thriving a
town as Pelahatchie, of course,
does a large amount of trade and
the Pelahatchie Bank, under the
able management of J. A. Spann
sr., President, and it. V. Shields,
Reduced Prices
We are offering our stock of Mens’ and Boys’
Ready-made Suits and Overcoats at a great sacrifice of
prices. Now is your time to get a good suit or overcoat
tery cheap. Bring us your country produce—will pay
the highest price.
Yours truly,
W. G. Barnes.
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When in Brandon ;
1
Don’t fail to come into see us. For the f
next 20 days we will make special prices on .
everything Our Line of Furniture is cheap
and up-to-date clothing; a full Line hats, l
caps and shoes just received and will sell .
them cheaper than any one. #
YOURS FOR CLOSE PRICES. |
DARNALL BROS. (
!'Pure "Drug4:—
We-handle a complete line of the
very purest and best medicines,
oils, paihts, window glass, toilet
articles of every kind. A choice
line of staple and fancy station
ery. XMAS GOODS....
Walk in and Look Around....
Drandon Drug Co
J. E. McWILLIAMS, Manager.
DECEMBER THE
MONTH OF GIFT BUYING
Newness, selected beauty, perfect goods—these
are the attributes of the wondrous display of
holiday merchandise we have gathered for our
public and out of town friends to choose from
this, the greatest of all Christmas seasons. Let (
the wares speak perfection, beauty and newness
to you, in their own language. Come, it is im
mensely to your interest to select what you de- 1
sire while the assortment is unbroken. We’ll ship l
it and ship it quick—the day you buy it. China, j
Glass, Lamps, Toys, Dolls, and Kitchen Things, j
The /Cookery... \
C. Fraruioli, Prop \
cashier, affords its patrons every
accomodation that liberal yet
careful banking could extend.
The largest and best line of fur
niture and stoves to be found any
where. W. G. Barnes.
Sweet and sour pickles, bring
your bucket and try a quart. W.
G- Barnes.
Death of Mrs. Stacy.
Mrs. W, B. T. Stacy, of Pear- i
son died Friday night at the ]
Jackson- Sanitorium, where she ]
had been for some time in the <
hope of recovering her health. <
The funeral took place this after- <
noon at 3:30 interment being in
Greenwood cemetery, Rev. W. F. <
Yarborough conducting the i
service- Mrs. Stacy is a sister 1
of E. B. Cook, who has been
connected with the insane hos- £
pital for a number of years. She <
leaves, besides her husband, who c
is a prominent planter of Rankin 1
county, five children. Her death <
is universally deplored here, i
where she is known and has a
host of friends.—Jackson News, i
Mrs. Stacy was a resident of 1
Pearson, where she was beloved
by all and her bereaved family ]
have the gmypathy of all in the
loss of thia good woman. |]
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Meeting of the Legislature.
The legislature convened in
Jackson on the 7th. Lieut.
Governor J. P. Carter, of Hat
tiesburg, presiding over the
senate until the 20th when Lieut.
Governor Luther Manship takes
his oath of office. J. L. Hebron
was elected president protem of
the senate. Frank Robinson, of
Pontotoc, was elected clerk,
Edgar Franklin, of Choctaw,
sergeant at arms. Miss Anita
Perkins, of Jackson, was elected
postmistress. Turner Roberts,
of Leake county, as one of the
door keepers, and H. Thornton,
of Scott the other.
The house elected A. C. An
derson, of Tippah, temporary
speaker, L. Pink Smith, of
Washington, clerk.
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Alter a neatea contest lor
speaker, Col. H. M. Street,
of Lauderdale, was elected
over H. M. Quin, of Hinds,
by a vote of 70 to 60—Street re
ceiving most of Jones’, another
aspirants, vote.
W. E. Caffey, of Lee county,
was elected sergeant at arms of
the house.
Mrs. Anna Glass was elected
post mistress.
U. H. Tompkins and w p
Hoover, doorkeepers,
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