The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12

saturday ana S,unday Aug. 10th and
21st Every b ody is invited.
G.W.LonP. has sold an so acres OF land
east OF tow n bought last winter Of Mr.,
R. NJ. Mo rtin to Mr.. Snipns OF Union
who will build a residence on it
and nc We there this fall. The consider
alton was 81, 100.
Rev. G. K. Marshall has returned from
a two weeks vacation in Kentucky,
and will preach at the Methodist church
Sunday evening at S:15. Rev. j. 4.
Cunningham will fill the pulpit at the
morning service.
DR.. Frank Henderson viii. leave to-
night for Tunica, where. he will in the
future reside, for the practice of den
tistry. DR.. Henderson was reared in
Tupelo and has many friends here who
follow him with their best wishes for his
future success.
Hairiline is the most wonderful vege-
table compound OF the twentieth centu-
ry, stops the hair from falling, gives
lite to dead hair, cures dandruff. 1t
stops the skin anywhere on the body
from itching. For sale by,
j. E. COMPTON. Tupelo, Miss.
The Swamp Land Bonds of Upper
Town Creek Swamp Land district were
sold to the Peoples Bank and Trust Co.,
by the commissioners, that institution
making the best bid. The money will
be used to channel the creek north and
west OF the old canal and will bring into
cultivation a very fine body Of land.
Miss Louise Clark. of Verona, retu IN.
ed home Saturday last, after a week
spent in the city with relatives and
friends. Miss Clark is one OF Verona's
fair debutantes and, as she assesses all
the charms OF youth and beauty, will
soon assume the high place in society to
which she is entitled.
The many friends of the family will
regret to learn of the death of Mrs
Edna McCathren who died at her home
in Texas the past week. Mrs McCathren
was formerly Miss Edna Merritt, sister
of Robt. Merritt, and well known in
Lee county. The bereyed relatives have
the sympathy of their many friends in
their bereavement.
Mr.. W. A. Morris of Eukaba was in
Tupelo last week and left with us a
large order for job work and placed
an advertisement in the Journal. MIR.
Morris is Il wide awake merchant and
knows the value OF printers ink. He is
Offering two handsome prizes to. cash
buyers which will be awarded in Deem.
Der. We call attention to his ''ad."
We are requested to nou that
Rev. r. A. kimbrough will return home
in time for his regular appointment Sun.
day morning at the Baptist church. A
series of meetings will begin at Verona
Sunday night continuing through the
week. Mr.. kimbrough reports a fine
meeting at Kossuth and good crops in
Acorn county.
The types last week made US say that
Mr.. A. W. Loden had raised a peach of
the Elberta variety hat was II inches
in diameter. when we tried to tell the
facts il the case. The peach measured
ID inches in circumference and from the
same bOugh a number utmost equalling
1t were gathered. We are receiving by
mail orders for the seed OF this remark
able peach, which we will turn over to
Mr.. Loden to fill.
Spring street has been the center of
building during the year and is now
having erected on it a number of bust
ness houses. W. H.. Armstrong is erect
ing two 3-story business houses, Shelby
Topp. j. R. Dixon. G. W. Henderson
and Z. W. Stone one each, while Asa
w. Allen is transforming the building
on the corner of Court and Spring into
a very handsome store house, one of the
most conmodious in North Mississippi.
Spring presents a very business like ap-
p%earance.
Misses Mary aud Lottie Hines most
delightfully."- entertained on the evening
of Thursday last in honor of their guests
Misses johnson of Texas, Norris, of
Memphis. and McCord, OF Ripley. The
beautiful home was thrown open to the
young people and the evening was spent
in a most enjoyable manner. On arriv-
ing the guests were served with punch.
Late games afforded one of the features
of amusement in which the guests enter
ed ardently: At eleven refreshments were
The evening was greatly en-
by all present.
On Wednesday afternoon, July 9th,
the Gas You Like 1t" club held a de-
meeting with Mrs. W. P.
Long. She was assisted in. receiving by
her cousins. the Misses Turner of Shef-
ield, Ala The idea of hearts was artis-
-ically carried out through the enter
5ainment. On each table were placed
arge hearts with small gilt poles
standing in the center on which the
quests were to ring wire hearts. For
the most Miss Kate Troy re-
.eived a beautiful prize-a gold heart