The Tupelo journal., 1903-02-20
Personal.

A wee ba BY girl has arrived at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Gryder east
OF town.
Misses Minnie and Rena Huffman
lett Wednesday for Pontotcc where
they go to visit friends.
Mrs. Lillian Keyes of Sherman came
up Wednesday tt at tend the rhompson-
>son-keyes marriage.
Miss Jourdan one OF Aberdeen's most
cultured Young ladies il the guest OF
Mrs., f. G. M%cfiaughey.
Bob Thomas Of Memphis made n
short visit to Tuptlo the past week on
a visit to his relatives here.
Rev. J. A. Bowen has returned from
Jackson where he went to attend the
State Prohibition Convention.
Mrs. Finley and Mrs. Howry Finley
left yesterday for New Orleans where
they will visit Mrs. Demuth.
Miss Mamie Lou Roberts one OF Rip
ley's many charming ladies has been the
guest Of Mrs. F. C. McGaughey the past
week.
Capt. J. P. Alternately, one OF Lee
county, . most popular "old vets" was
in town Tuesday, looking the picture OF
health and contentment.
W. v. Long "f Shannon dropped in
Tuesday and handed us a years sub
scription to the journal for which we
are duly appreciatlye.
Mr.. r. W. .Yancy and wife OF Barry,
Ill.,, are in the city the guests OF Capt.
Triplett. Mr.. Yancy is on a prospec-
tive tour to locating in the South.
Messrs. p. NJ. Slavery, Jerry Thompson.
Eugene Curtis, J. M. Dickson and j. {.
Barnes left Monday night for Biloxi to
attend the Grand Lodge OF Aasons.
A bouncing boy arrived at the home
Of Mr.. Mahlon Brown las. Friday. lie
refused to be %reconciled to this mundane
sphere until a pair of J. Q. Orr's Red
Seal shoes were ordered to tit him.
The voting strength OF the Third dis.
trict was the past week increased by
the addition of a young man at the
home of each, Dee and Mayfield Reese.
Both families are -~eceivin & congratu'
latiOns.
Messrs Thompson and Grant Of Pop.
lar Springs passed through Tupelo en-
route for Biloxi to attend the Grand
Lodge OF Masons. While here these
gentlemen were the guests Of their old
friend Mr.. Walter Berry.
The many friends Of John Reed O
Chicasaw county were delighted to SET
him in Tuwlo a couple of days thif
week. He ia looking the picture oil
health. Mr.. Reed was on short visit tt
his sister Mrs. Walter Pegues.
lee johnson was i'm town the pas
week wearing the broadcast of smile,
which was explained when he confident
~ took some friends aside and toll,
them that he had the finest boy il
the state at his house, May the young
man reach the height OF his fond par
ents expectations n become president
The friends of Judge +. A. Critz in
this county greatly regret his failure tt
be present at his appointment to apeal
at the Court House last Monday, which
vas caused by illness They can hav,
the pleasure OF hearing him, however
on Thursday Goth inst as can be seer
by announcement in another column.
We were pleased to see our esteemed
friend Prof. j. NJ. Kelly in town
Saturday of last week. Prof. Kelly is
the principal of the Houlka High School
in which position he is fully sustain.
ing the high position he holds as an
educator. His school is fonrishing,
having attained the highest enrolment
IF any srhOOl over which Prof Kelly
has ever presided.
MIR. +. NJ. Runnels. tho talented
young editor OF the Meridian Daily
Star was in Curelo Monday in the
interest of his candidacy for the nomi
nation for Secretary OF State in the
August primaries. Mr.. Runneis met q
great man. of the citizens of the vari
ous sections OF the county and from the
expressions we have heard he mad,
a most favorable impression upon all o.
them and added a long list of friends
to his present strong following.