The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-29
Local and Personal

| For particulars address,
A. j. WHEELER,
Pontotoc, Miss.
Will Topp is in Mobile on business.
Mrs. Robt Battle, OF Corinth is visit
ing Mrs. Mittie Battle.
Miss Matte Conwill visited friends in
Shannon Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Putnam visited Tupelo
one day last week.
Wiley Frazer, who has been touring
he West is at home.
Mrs. Chambers has returned from a
visit to her parenrs in Okolona.
Mrs. Wilson. OF Birmingham, Ala,
is visiting her father Capt. A. j. Gayle
Hon. j. NJ. Ayan, of Pontocola, and
little son, were in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Jas. Edwards of Plan
tersville, were visitors to town yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Herndon, of Plan
tersville; were visitors to town Wednes-
day.
Mrs. II. B. Clark of Verona is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Trice this week.
Bob Mitchell of Guntown was in
Tupele on business "a couple OF days
this week.
Mrs. Gus McLaren has returned from
a visit to Mr.. McLaren's family in Grand
Junction, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Godsev have re-
turned from a visit to Mr.. GOdsey's re-
latlves in Salisbury, Tenn.
NJ. Wy = ID D,,o and MiSoau Rosa
and Biggers of Piantersville. were vlsi-
tors to town yesterday.
Mrs. j. Nj. Thomas and children and
J Mrs. d. T. Fulton lett the first OF the
2 week for Pontotoc to visit relatives.
Mrs. NJ. j. Wideman and her niece, Miss
Dew Drop Dabbs, of Shannon paid the
Journal an appreciated visit Thursday
, morning.
Mr.. N. L.. Witcher dropped in the past
l week and renewed his subscription and
- had us to also send the Journal to his
son in Texas.
( AS an advertising scheme. Harris
Business College Jackson, Miss, is Offer
ing a few Scholarships at a Big bargain
Write them.
Mr.. ans Mrs. w. H. Abney and daug-
ter of GilvO were visitors to town
yesterday. Mr.. Abney dropped in and
squared accounts with the Journal,
Elder Roy Porter. who is occupy.
ing the pupit of one OF the best Chris
tian churches in Kentucky, is at home
on a visit to his parents.
Marcus Phillips arrived at home the
first of the week being the victim OF 4
: painful accident in which his foot was
severely injured.
. Turner Vandiver, OF Pontotoc county
was in town yesterday en- route home
from a trip to Birmingham. Mr.. Van.
;, diver had us enroll his name on GU
subscri ptiOl list.
} Cards are out announcing the mar
riage Of Mr.. Ely McGuire and Mis-
Bessie Carter at the home OF the bride
Ripley, Miss, on the 4tb OF May. w
extend best wishes in advance.
| am Offering ny business lot OF
Spring street % fest wide 6SA feet deeI
for sale cheap. Parties wishing to bu,
should call on me.
j. r. DICKSON.
DR.. Handy, OF Natchez, Mr.. Stewart
l.. Crebs of Cormi. ILL.,, and Mr.. John Il
Finlav, of Greenville, have returned to
their respective homes having been in at
Y tendance upon the Pledge Hood nuptlals
Services at the Opera House every
Sunday afternoon at $50 p. m. Con
Quoted by Deacon l.. &. Boggan oI
C.. e. G.. Subject for next Sunday Re
a demptioni of trlune man by triune God
| Thes. 5;22-24.
The HoUel Read has sent out cards to
it's drummer patrons notifying them
that the! Bankers Convention meets
here on May 18th and 18th and that
!, the city will be crowded with visitors
on these dates.
= Mr.. Curd OF the Holly Springs Re
porter was a pleasant visitor to the
Journal Sanctum on Monday last. Mr..
Curd has recently added to his plant
"a and is sending out one of the most at
> t~ractive Weeklies in the state.
' The Board of Supervisors have placed
o Mr.. ii. E. High ON the grounds as the
local inspector of the work on the court
house. Mr.. High has had experience in
this kind of work and will faithfully
represent the cOunty's interest.
Bishop Bratton preached at the
z Methodist church Tuesday night. to a
large congregation. Rector Brown OF
Holly Springs was with the Lishop.
d The sermon of Bishop Bratton was
pronounced by his hearers to have been
a very able and interesting discourse.
We are in receipt of two ~comtAuuica,
tions this week, one from Verona and
4 the other from Pontocolae which we
!, have to withhold from publication be
;, cause the writer's failed to sign their
names. 1t is an inyariable rule that
. we cannot publish anything unless we
know who it is from.
At the home OF the bride neal Bissell
$ on Wednesday evening the cote inst
t Mr.. q. S. Howell and Miss Sudie Pen
dregast were united in married. Rev
: ]. III. Jenkins. of the Baptist church
officiating. The young people are de-.
servedly popular. and are receiving the
best wishes of a host of friends Tor a
. long and happy life in which the Jour
nal joins.
L. R Gates has been engaged to rep
resent the Peoples Bank and Trust Co.,
=, in placing Home Savings Banks in the
hands of the people and to solicit say.
: ings accounts. Mr.. Gates ls now active
] ly engaged in this work and reports a
!. number of accounts secured. The saw
] ings department is a feature abou.
which the people are not altogether
t posted and Mr. Gates is furnished with
! literature showing the advantages OF
workings of the department. A bank