The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-09

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Mrs. A. O. Lumpkin OF Columbus has
been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G.
Lumpkin the past week.
The young people enjoyed moon
light picnic Thursday night at Mr..
Boggan's country home.
Mrs. Pritchard who has been the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Gates has returned
to her home in Coldwater.
Mrs. Buchannon and little son OF
Carbon Hill, Ala, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Jourdan.
Messrs Tack and Claude Long, Of
Guntown have been the guests OF their
brother G. w. Long this week.
Ed Mills, one Of our Lee comfy boys
at the A. 4 NJ. College is a member
again Of the college football term.
Cards are out announcing the marri-
age of Miss Mamie Burke to Mr.. Con-
verse OF Brinkley, Ark, on the 14th
inst.
Mrs. S r. Smith. and the Misses
Smith OF Guntown. have been the guests
OF Mrs Fletcher Long in West End this
| week.
We are glad to report that Fletcher
Long ia greatly improved from his in
juries sustained by his horse falling
with him.
| d. S. Ballard is now in New York
purchasing the spring stock Tor the
new Memphis Clothing firm of which he
is a member.
| Mr.. N. S. Williams of the 9th district
was here Saturday and took occasion
while here to hand us his subscription
to the journal.
Capt. Burge and family are in the
city the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. 3.
Yates. After this time they will make
their home IN Aberdeen.
Messrs Francis and Wood have sold
their grocery business to W. W. Pickle
OF Aberdeen who will continue the
business at the same stand.
P.S. Long, j. II. and R. W. Carmen
and Sam Ghoson were here Tuesday
looking after interests connected with
the Chiwappa Swamp Land district.
Miss Emmie Duaney of Guntown is
now II music pupil OF Mrs. Harris and
makes her home with Mrs. billiard.
Miss Dulaney is quite talented in music
Mr.. r. NJ. McElwrath was in the city
Wednesday. He is now located al
Shannon and will conduct brokerage
business, visiting the larger cities o
North Mississippi.
John Francis of the Second district
was here Tuesday and dropped in and
paid his subscription to Dec. 1904
Mr.. Francis has been subscriber tt
to the Journal since the first year oil
its existence.
The Board of Election commissioners
composed OF H. E. Porter and +. b
Arnold were in session Monday an(
Tuesday and ordered the election anC
appointed officers to hold same. TIT
order is published elsewhere.
j. B. Miller went to Arkansas las
week to join Mrs. Miller and the chill
dren who have been on Il visit there
for some time. Mr.. Miller brought his
family back with him and they are now
at home in their new residence on Main
street.
We acknowledge subscriptions from
the following parties: w. E. Pegues,
A. j. Gale. E. Z. Mills, n s. Williams
At. Roper, Texas. J. W. Thompson,
G. W. Green. W. q. Gamble, John Fran,
cs. F. III. Mitts, A.,W. Feemster, W. F
Riley. s,..
Dr. w. G.. Gamble of Guntown was il
Tupelo Tuesday on business and tool
occasion while here o hand us his sub
scription to July 1904. DR.. Gamble has
been one of our leading physicians Of
North Mississippi and owns large tracts
OF land in Lee county.
Our friend, Mr.. g. D. Stovall, has on
exhibition in his drug store IN Saltillo, a
stalk of corn which has eleven ears o
good corn on it.. This corn was raised
by young Mr.: Means near Saltillo. Why
should man want to leave Lee county
when he can raise COOK feed for horse
on one stalk OF corn?
MIR. j. L. Tartt of Lauderdale cam,
up Saturday to join his wife who has
been on visit OF several weeks to hel
mother, Mrs. Turner. Mr.. and Mrs
Tartt have many friends here and at
Verona who remember them most
pleasantly and rejoice to know that
they are prosperous and happy.
After the expiration OF the present
quarter the name of the post office al
Leighton will be changed to "Belden, y
we are informed. The department
found it necessary to make this change
on account of the similarity of the
names in the state. 5. H.. Thomson
has been appointed postmaster to sue.
coed Miss Thomson, resigned.
Mr.. W. W. Pickle and family left
Wednesday for Tupelo where MI
Pickle will engage In the fancy grocery
and market business. Mr.. Pickle is one
of our worthy, enterprising business
men, and while we regret losing him
from our town, we commend him and
his interesting family to the good PEG
pie OF his new home.-Aberdeen Wxkly.
| Among those who attended he dedi
cation services Sunday at tn. Mstao-
dist church was our old friend Rev
J. M. Barns of Richmond. Mr. Barns
has been member OF the North NJ
sissippi conference for many years and
while now on the supertnuated list he
still takes great interest in the affairs
OF his church and rejoices at It's growth
and progress every " here. Mr.. Barnes
has many friends ia the county who
are glad to have him return to his old
home and spend his reclining years
among them.
The many friends OF Dave Ballard
! will regret to learn that he has decided
| to close out his business here and will
move to Memphis where he becomes q