The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-29

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AN hAVaAVAaAg OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
, Mrs. A, E. Berkeley will leave Tues
day with her niece, Miss Lila Philips,
/ to spend some time in the exhiliarating
mountains of Georgia.
MIR. and Mrs. J.. M. Thomas left this
week for a short visit to Pontotoc.
From there they will go to Colorado to
spend several weeks.
Miss Edna Doolittle, who has been the
much admired guest of Miss Marion
| Clifton for several weeks, left Wednes-
day for her home in Virginia.
Charles Taylor had a five days seige
| of chills and fever last week, We are
glad to see him up again. He is wear
ing an ominous smile nowadays.
Clyde Dabbs of the Peoples Bank and
Trust Co., has been in charge of the
Nettleton bank while Charlie Roberts,
the manager, has been taking a vaca-
ton. -
Miss nellie Mclean has returned home
from Okmulgee, l. T. She brought her
niece, little Evelyn Fuqua, who will
spend several weeks with her grand
parents. =,
Rev. j. w. Orr, of Ensley, Ala, will
preach at the Presbyterian church, for
mer Cumberland church, on Monday
evening, July End, at $50 O'Clock. Every
body invited to attend.
Mrs. B. P. DeLoach and Miss Kate
DeLoach left for their home in Camden
S. &. Wednesday morning after a visit
of several weeks to their brother and
sister MIR. and Mrs. A H. Delay.
Among the out of town guests at the
Oldham-Laney nuptials, were Mr.. and
! Mrs. VIM. Morris, Miss Leila Irby and
Mr.. Sam Laney, of Shannon and Misses
May Wax and Mamie Loughridge, of
I Amory.
Mr., j. H. Ledyard. Supt. the Cotton
Mills, spent several days at his old
home last week. He reports that a de-
structive hail storm visited the country
south of Meridian, destroying the fruit
and doing much damage to the crops.
MIR. E. H Skipper, who has charge
of the Southern agency for the Kimball
Piano Mfg. Co., has located with his
family in Tupelo and will make this
his headquarters. They are domiciled
in the Ritter cottage on Walnut street.
Ed Jamison of Hot Springs Ark. has
been out on a visit to his parents Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Jamisons at Plantersville
for the past two weeks. Mr.. Jamlson
was in Tupelo yesterday and received
a hearty welcome from his many friends
here.
Miss Eleanor Blair happened to the
misfortune last week of falling from a
horse while attending a picnic at Big
Lake. and breaking her arm. She is
receiving the coincidence and sympathy
of her friends. At this writing she is
reported as doing well
The first cotton bloom of the season
reported to the Journal came in the
following order: Ras Hill June 2lst
i w. D. McCarty June 23rd, and E. N.
Riley June Goth, j. M. Tucker June 81.
The plant all over the county is in fine
condition and promises a fine yield,
though a little late.
Messers E. B. Vandiver & Co. have
opened a grocery store in the building
on Main street adjoining McGaughy's
dry goods store. They will keep a clear
fresh stock of staple and fancy grocer
les with all prerequisites and solicit a
share of the patronage. We call at
tention to their advertisement.
In our announcement columns will be
found the name of Yarbrough Cum
mings who submits himself as a candi-
date for citymarshall. Mr.. Cummings
is a genial gentleman and in everyway
qualified to discharge the duties OF
marshall. He is we'll and favorably
known to the people of Tupelo and has
many faiends who would be glad to see
him elected. He ~solicits a c%onsidera-
ton of his claims and qualifications.
The ladies of the Fortnightly Matinee
Club were rendered a dinner at Big
Lake on Friday of last by their hus-
bands which has been pronounced an ell
egant affair. We expected an extern
ded notice by one of the gentlemen
but he was SO dazzled by the brilliancy
and loneliness of the fair sex on the
occasion that he has not as yet been
able to collect his thoughts sufficiently
TO write it.