The Tupelo journal., 1904-07-01

Presbyterian church to day at IL, a. m.
tnd s: D. m. by order OF Presbytery,
preparatory to the celebra ton of The
Supper Sunday morning. Rev.
]. d. Hunter will preach at the night
The public cordially invited.
We regret to learn that Mr.. q. w.
Mullins OF Evergreen, Ita wanda coun-
ty was the victim OF an attack OF
paralysisone day the past week. We
earn that his condition is improved
and that he is now able to be up.
Mr. Mullins many friends wish Tor
him a speedy recovery.
Our young friend Charlie Taylor, OF
Verona, is nov employed by Mr.. Asa
Allen in his mammouth dry goods store.
We are glad to welcome him as one of
our new acquisitions Of young business
men. He is a sterling young man and
will prove an aid to the moral as well
as business life OF the city.
Rev. Mr.. Brown OF Holly Springs was
in the city Monday for the purpose OF
securing a residence with the view OF
removing with his family here in the
fall. Mr.. Brown is the rector Of the
Episcopal church at Holly Springs bnt
desires to move here in order to reach
other territory which his church de
sires covered by one OF it's ministers.
A BIG ROY-Mr. Will Wilson, came
down town Monday and reported the
arrival of a great. big new boy at his
house. We congratulate it's proud
parents and hope that roth they and
tho I,,r,nI nm no urtno,caS nf tho
youngsters marriage to one OF Lee
county's fair daughters about a quarter
OF a century hence.
MIR. and Mrs. W. l.. Clifton of Grena-
da College. were the guests of Rev j.
A. Bowen and family Sunday. Mrs.
Clifton sang in the Methodist church
Sunday morning and evening. The ma
ny who heard her were delighted with
her magnificent voice. No one has pleas.
ed the people more than this gifted
| Christian Mrs Clifton has
NADIA College.
The first cotton bloom reported
to the Journal offic} WIS raised on
the John Ii. Long place southeast oil
Verona. A red and white bloom was
brought in to 7. NJ. Clark 4 Son, We
roma, on the 23rd inst, the red bloom
showing that it was several day
Old. fhe next bloom was reported
from Mr.. ". x. Wilson's farm on the
25th. Joe Sparks reported the mex
bloom on the Goth inst.
Capt. John II. Miller, the long tim
editor and publisher of the Journal, &C
companied by Mrs. Miller, passed
through the city last Saturday on thei
way to Biloxi, their home, after a visit
to the Worlds Fair, at st. Louis. They
have many friends here who woul,
have been delighted to have had then
stop over. Tupelo has grown so mucl
since they left it that they would scarce
ly recognize spots once familiar to them
We. had the pleasure Wednesday o
meeting our friend Marion Bass, O
kaufman Co. Texas who was her
with his brother, NJ. H Bass. He ha
spent seversl weeks visiting his relatives
and friends in his native county. Mr.
Bass has not been here before in fifteel
years and notes the many changes
that have taken place in that time
He has met with the warnest reception
and takes with him in his return to hi
home the best wishes of hosts OF friends
We call attention to the announce
ment, in to days paper. OF Mr.. Boil
Robertson, as a candidate for re. election
as Marshal OF the city OF Tupelo. Mr.
Robertson has filed this Office with ac
ceptibility for seventeen years and du
| -, @I,t lDno. narinl hos anrnal =, rann
tation as an officer that nothing tina
we might say could add to. During
that time he has made many friends
who would be glad to see him con
tinued in Office. The city is rapid
ly growing in population and the dutie
of this position are\ becoming more
arduous. If he should be elected 70
another term Mr.. Robertson will Civ
to them the same attention and fidelit,
that have characterized his past Ions
service.
On Wednesday afternoon June 10th
the "As You Like 1t" club was enter
tanned in a delightful mi by Mis-
Katie Troy at her home on Main street
The entire lower department of thi
beautiful residence was thrown open t.
the guests. She was assisted in .receiv
ing bv Mrs. c. W. Troy. After each on
arrived she was served to frappe b.
Miss Nell Clark.
The amusement of the afternoon wa
a contest in which each was to try tt
make as many words as possible out O
the word Beauty" Mrs. d. W. Robin
was the successful n in this contest
for which she received an attractive
picture. Dainty refreshmenes followed
The invited guests were: Mesdames
james High, D. W. Robins. j. Q. Rob
ms, j. D. Hunter, R. G. Strain, V. c
Kincanpon, E. d. Hood, W. O. Nc
Lean, Easley. John Clark, Fuqua o
Okmulgee. l. r. Savage OF Montgomery
Ala. Misses LcLean, Clark, Lotti
and Mary Hines Carroi. OF Ada. |. L.