Brandon

[Fr.; Ger. brand, fire.] A name sometimes given in England to the first Sunday in Lent, from the custom, which at one time is said to have prevailed in many places, of the peasants pa ing through their orchards and vineyards on that day with lighted torches, and threatening to cut down and burn the trees if they did not bear fruit in the coming year. Bran'don, a bay, headland, mountain, and village of Ireland, co. Kerry. The mountain, 3.126 feet high, has for its extreme point the headland which forms the W. boundary of B. Bay. The latter, about 5 m. wide at its mouth, cuts into the land for about 5 m. The village is a fishing and coast-guard station, 10 m. N.E. of Dingle. Bran'don, in low a , a post-village of Buchanan co. -A township of Jackson co. Bran'don, in Michigan, a post-township of Oakland co., 38 m. N.N.W. of Detroit, Bran'don, in Mi i ippi, a township and post-village, cap. of Rankin co. Bran'don, in New York, a township of Franklin coun ty. Bran'don, in Ohio , a post-office of Knox co. Bran'don, in Vermont , a post-township of Rutland co., on Otter Creek, 40 m. S.W. of Montpelier. Manf. Woollens, leather, . Bran'don, in Wisconsin, a post-village of Fond-du-Lac co., 18 m. W.S.W. of Fond-du-Lac, and 20 S. by E. of Berlin. Bran'don, in prov. of Ontario, a post-office of Peel ca Bran'don Church, in Virginia , a post-office of Prince George co. Bran'don Point, in Virginia, a post-office of Prince George co. Brandonville, in W. Virginia, a post-village of Preston co., 15 m. N. of Kingwood, and 280 N.W. of Richmond.