The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-09

a ~ I III Gil lClU
Monday for McGhee, Ala, where they
go to visit a sister Of Mrs. Bowen. The
latter has been quite ill for several
weeks and it, is hoped that the change
OF location may prove beneficial to her
health.
NJ. IL. Bass OF Plantersville one OF
the most successful farmers OF the coun-
ty was in Tupelo Monday and dropped
in to leave with us a years subscription.
Mr.. Bass reports that he killed a good
quantity OF meat this winter as
did the most OF his neighbors.
Mr.. Charles Turner, one OF the most
substantial citizens 81 the county
dropped in Wednesday and paid his
subscription to 1904. Mr.. Turner is
known as a progressive and wide awake
farmer and is quite popular with every
body with whom he has dealings.
Our esteemed friend j. w. Thomas
~favors us with two years subscription
to the Journal and writes an interesting
letter which we publish elsewhere. We
are pleased to know that Mr.. Thomas is
succeeding well in business in Texas and
that he and his family are most pleas
antly situated.
Doctor Key will preach at the Metho-
dist church next Sunday at II a. m.
Upon two former occasions the people of
Tupelo have had the pleasure of listen.
ing to some splendid sermons by this
talented divine and the congregation
next Sunday will no doubt hear a logi-
cal and interesting discourse.
DR.. Mooney of Scooba, Miss, has To-
Gated in fupelo for the practice OF medi-
cine. He has had Il number of years ex-
p%erience i'll the practice Of his profession
ana comes to us well recommended.
We welcome him and his estimable fami-
y as citizens OF u city. They are now
domiciled in the Goodlett residence on
Brodwav.
The Palestine Crex Daily Herald
makes the following mention OF two of
Tupelo's most popular ladies, who are
visiting in the Lone Star State.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Howard
entertain ii party on a private car to
San Antonio, and they will spend New
Years in the historic city. The party
will be composed of Mr.. and Mrs. How.
ard, Mrs. Clifton OF Mississippi, Miss
Blair of Waco, Miss Ezell of Mississippi,
and DR.. Phho Howard.
Capt. W H McCarter OF the Second
district was in town Wednesday and
took occasion to hand us two years sub
scription to the paper. Capt. McCarter
is one Of the largest planters in the coun-
ty and owns some of the best land in it.
He reports that he still has some cotton
in the field which he cannot gather until
the weather is more favorable for out
door Work.
Mr.. n. H, Reynard of Verona. vas q
recent visitor to Tupelo and handed us
his subscription to the Journal for 1903.
Mr.. Reynard has been highly successful
in his farming interests and by an intel
llgent and systematic effort has succeed
ed in bringing up poor land to where it
produces magnificent crops, Such farm
ers add greatly to the succ ess and pros
perity of the country.
Our bright young friend, Rob Hoyle.
called in to see US a few minutes Wednes-
day morning and entertained us pleas
antly and agreeably. Rob is local
agent for the st. Louis 'Chronicle'' and
the Memphis Morning News both of
which are good and cheap papers.
Rob is a fine boy and is active and
enterprising. He deserves success in
all his juvenile undertakings and we
hope he may attain it.
Mrs. A. +. Sivley entertained at a 6
O'Clock luncheon Sunday afternoon in
honor OF her niece. Mrs. Cochran of Gun
town. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs Cochran, Guntown, Mrs. w. T..
Thomas and son, Misses May and Vera
Stocks and little Miss Lanynett Stocks,
Messrs Charles and Thomas Stocks, Bal
dwyn. Misses LOWE Thomas, Josie Full
ton, Florence McCanless. Messrs Albert
and Dennis Fulton and Stewart Clayton,
rupelo.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Saturday Messrs. William Morris of
Shannon and his brother c. w. Morris
of Portallis, New Mexico, who were on
their way to Birmingham, Ala, to
visit another brother. Mr.. C. W. Nor
ris left Lee county nearly twenty years
ago and has spent this time in the west
where he has succeeded in business. He
found many changes upon his return
and expressed surprise ut the great adj
vancement in this section since he lett
the state.
Masonic installation at Moores-
vile,