The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Local and Personal

l ueSudy on ieRal business.
g. l.. Jones of New ALBANY was in
to. Monday on legal business.
DR.. II. l.. Senter OF Corinth was a Wis.
itor to our city last Sunday.
Mrs. II. G. Lauderdale of Shannon is
the guest oil Mrs. Asa W Allen.
Mrs. John y. Hunter has returned
from n visit to relatives IN Memphis
Mrs. $. II. Thomason and daughter Of
Leighton were visitors To town Wed.
nesday.
Nanny Jones one al Mooresville's good
citizens, was ia town on business Mon
day.
Miss Pledge entertained Informally
Saturday evening for Miss Johnson, OF
Griffin, Ga.
Mrs. j. Il. IIobsop Of Water Valley. is
the guest Of her father Rev. j. T. Gun.
nlngham.
Ms Louie Johnson, OF Griffin. Ga.
is the guest Of Mrs. Waite. Reeves
on Main street.
s. j. High. Cashier, is in st Louis on
business connected with the Peoples
Bank n Trust Co.
g. = ihiI'bbIloH "dN tue hostess
of the Ladies Matinee Club at its semi
monthly meeting,
Messers Tate and pegram went to
Blue Mountain Frida , night to hear W.
}. Brynn's lecture.
We regret to note that Postmaster
Dozier Anderson ia confined to his room
on account Of i%lIuess.
Mr.. and Mrs. J L. Motlow. Miss
Nell Clark aud Mr.. Frelinanl knuebrl
spent Saturday in Memphis.
Mrs. J. VI. WiGt OF Sherman and Miss
Thomason of Leighton, We're the guests
OF MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. Witt, Jr., Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Miller are happy
over the arrival at their home of a fine
boy and are receiving congratulations
from their numerous friends.
Nath Jones, enc OF the county's most
substantial young farmers, was in town
on business Wednesday, making pur-
chases of farming implements.
An.toc.ni, g Comanche indian, from
Oklahoma, is in the city looking after
some horses that were stolen from his
people, We do not know how he is
succeeding.
Mrs. c. W. Troy and Miss Kate
Troy have returned from a visit to
Mrs. Quill in Mobile. While there they
were the recipients of numerous social
cOurtesies.
j. W, Yates will erect a couple of
handsome residences on Green street,
the contract having been let to Mr..
Hindsman, who is now making prep.
arations to begin work.
For Sale-One brand new Surry.
never taken out of depot, Il beauty.
double seated, best make will sell at
actual cost. See me about it, at once.
B. +. GIBSON.
ID. S. Ballard is in New York city
where he will purchase II large line of
the latest in dry goods and millinery for
the Ballard Dry Goods Co. Goods are
now beginning to arrive for the spring
trade.
Messers John Clark, W. d. Anderson,
Will Brown. Ed Armstrong and l.. ID
Hines and Capt J. p. Sisk of Nettleton
attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
The''boys" have returned and report a
fine time.
Mrs. t. {. Wright and little son left
Monday to join DR.. Wright at San An
tonic. Texas. Her aunts Misses Laura
and Mary Baskin accompanied her as far
as Mobile where hey will visit Mr.. Fred
WjtherspOon and family.
Will Mears of Macedonia. one of the
Journals appreciated subscribers was in
town Oh business Friday. Mr.. Mears is
among the most successful young farm
ers in the county and shows his appre-
citation OF his county paper by keeping
his subscription paid in advance.
Story Harris, who has held the posi-
ion oil cashier in a bank in South Miss
issippi has returned to Tupelo and has
accepted the position made vacant by
the resignation of s. }. High in the Bank
of Tupelo. Mr. Harris was with the
Bank OF Tupelo for acouple OF years and
during hat time made many friends
among its customers and the people OF
Tupelo generally. His many friends are
glad to have him return.
On Sunday morning at the home of
Rev. J. +. Cunningham Mr.. Walter II
Sanderson and Miss White Lou Lessell
were united in marriage. Rev. Cunning
ham performing the ceremony in his
usual felicitous style, The happy couple
Immediately after the ceremony left for
Mr.. anderson : home at Is ,halin. carry
ing with them the best wishes ii Il host
of friends who wish for them every joy
this life can bring.
Mr. W. " Trirp received yesterday. al
neon, II telegram from his brother
Robert. Of Tampa, Fla. which stated
that his mother. Mrs. NJ. f Trice. who
has been dangerously i'll, was much
better and in a fair way to recovery.
This will pc very gratifying news to the
friends of this good lady and her fami
~ who abound in Lee county. We hopa
to soon have the pleasure OF welcoming
her home once more.
Mrs. Walter Reeves entertained Thurs
day evening with a Progressive Bun
co" party IN honor of her guest Miss
Louise johnson of Gr'ffin. Ga. At the
close of the games, refr, shmenfs in
several courses were served to the guests
who were: Misses Johson. Armstrong.
era wford, Maggie Baker. Clifton Blair,
Irene Blair. Carolyn Poole, Nell Clark
and Bert Pledge. Messers Turner. Nc
Gee, H. Mullen, j. R. Jones, Lucius
Milan, Tate. Ferdinand knoebel, Drs. Il.
D. Hood and Millard Gibbs.
Our friend Temp Vendors was in
town Saturday with an otter and a
coon which he had caught the previous
night in the same steel trap. The otter
was caught by the hind foot while the
coon had unfortunately for him placed
his rirhf foot in fhn O N :, tran hofnto