The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-18

the week for Columbus to enter the |, |.
4 G.: Misses I.ollie Riley, Mile Brown,
Emma May Laney and Corinne Kincan-
non.
Mr.. and Mrs Jas. High have returned
from WauKesha, Chicago and Kansas
CITY. While in the latter city they were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. fl. Ray
mond.
Mr.. W. NJ Francis OF the India Terri
tory left the first of the week for his
home after visit to his brother, Prof.
j. N. Francis and other relatives in the
county.
Miss Josie Fulton entertained the
Young Ladies Club Friday afternoon.
Mrs. b. d. Pledge won the prize, hand
some purse The game OF the evening
was euchre.
George Long, our sheriff. has bought
large tract of valuable land in Twenty
Mile bottom west OF Guntown-32O
acres from Charlie Houston and $50
acres from D. w. Robins.
John Motlow has returned and as
opened up his Office for the fall business.
John has lots of friends in Tupelo and
his genial smile has become necessity
In our town during the cotton season.
Mrs. Florence Moon left Monday for
Columbus where she resumes her posi-
ton in the English department of the l.
l. 4 c. Her many friends are glad to
know that her health has greatly i'm
proved.
The following Tupelo boys are now at
school as follows: Clayton Anderson,
University Of Mississippi; Sale Trice,
Spring Hill; Richard Clark, Bell Buckle;
Wiley Blair. Mckenzie, Tenn; Ernest
Mills, A. 4 M. College.
Rev. S.W. Price OF Bissel was in town
yesterday. Mr.. Price reports crops very
short in his section. He fears that he
will not get more than half as much cot
ton as he made last year although be
has in greater acreage.
BY special request Rev. Chas. A. Van
Houten will preach a sermon to the old
people at the Presby terrain church next
Sunday morning at IL O'Clock. This
sermon will be very interesting to both
the old and young and the public is cor
daily invited to hear him.
Mr.. J. j. Rogers has returned from
North Carolina bringing with him Mrs.
Rogers and Miss Rosa who spent the
summer in the mountains of the Old
North State. We are glad to report that
Mrs. Rogers was greatly benefited by
the trip and is improved in health.
Mrs. NJ. +. Leake entertained the
Young Ladies Club Tuesday afternoon.
Finch was the game and resulted in
Mrs. J. d. Hunter and Miss Elizabeth
Armstrong tieing. In drawing for the
prize Miss Armstrong was the lucky
contestant. The prize was silver can
die stick.
At the home OF the brides foster pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Wade, near
Guntown, on Sunday last, Mr.. Lee
Parker and Miss Cayce Lee Doty were
united in matrimony. only few rela-
tives and friends being present to witness
the ceremony. The young married cou-
pie are highly esteemed by large circle
of friends who wish for them all the lows
of happy welded life.
Mr.. Hunter Baxter and sister, Miss
Ethel, of Memphis, are guests of their
cousins. the Misses Huffman, this week.
Mr.. Baxter holds an important position
with the Bell Telephone and Telegraph |
Co., and stands at the head of his pro-
fession with his employers. Miss Baxter
has the supervision OF trained nurses in
one of the leading sanitarums of Mem
phs and is very popular both socially
and professionally.
Mr.. H. NJ. Sample was in town Mon
day. Mr.. Sample has recently visited
his old home in North Alabama after an
absence OF many years. He found many
changes, of course, but was grati6ed
that the people are retaining their old
lands by intelligent cultivation and fer
tilizing. Mr.. Sample reports that crops
in b;o emotion olopr Coonowor orool> N no |
not so badly damaged by the drv wealth
sr as in some parts of the county
Mr.. P. Gates. of Fulton has decided to
make Tupelo his home and is now with
ais daughter. Mrs. S. R. Stribing. The
push and hustle of Tupelo has attracted
,he attention OF Col. Gates for several
years and the fire and vim of his nature
inally moved him over. The Colonel is
low in the ninety-fourth year OF his age
tut is as full of business as a watermelon
8 of meat. He can hold his own with
he shrewdesr and best of them and the
,oys had better look to their aurels or
hey will soon see him occupying the
nuggest and most lucrative job in the
own.
Miss Melissa Baker. Tupelo's rising
Dung artist, has lately had four beau
iful water colors accepted by famous
Telegraph company Of Red Oak, Iowa,
0 be made into calendar. The scenes :,
re laid on the old Merrill plantation, !