The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05

5nrial ann 3BprHnnal

been visiting relatives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Jones spent sew
eral days this week in Memphis.
Messrs J C Sims and Jim Sims, of
Auburn came over Monday or business.
JH Thompson and T C Lauderdale of
| Shannon were here on business Monday.
Mrs R H Mullen has returned from a
visit to her sister in the Indian Terri
tory.
Geo. r. Simmons of Coonewar was
among those in town on business Mon
day.
w P Mize, w II Pound, and O T
Trapp were in town Monday or court
business.
Mr. Marion Roper one of Saltillo's
| foremost citizens was down Wednesday
on business.
Mrs Shepard of Memphis has been
| the guest of Miss Leola Strain this
week.
Messrs w P Gardner and VIII Parker
deputy sheriffs were down on official
business Tuesday.
The home of Mr. and Mrs Carl Brown
has been made brighter by the addition
of a pretty little girl
Archis Stokes, n of the county's
most successful young teachers, was In
town on business Monday.
Mrs Broyles, Of Greenwood Springs,
who has been the guest of Mrs John
Motlow, has returned home.
Misses Maudie Graham and Nora
Smith have gone to Birmingham, Ala,
to take a business course.
Miss Ella Nunnelee of Chesterville
visited her sisters, Mrs. Bean n Miss
Nunnelee the past week.
Our esteemed friend. Mr. I l. Shum-
pert. of the 5th district was among
those on business here Tuesday.
Miss Bette Walton, one of Okolona's
prettiest young ladies was the guest of
her aunt Mrs. B T Clark the past week.
Mrs Oracle and children. of Iuka, who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
L. Mitchell, have returned home.
C C Christopher the popular justice
| of the first district, was down on bust
ness with the board of supervisors Mon
day.
We acknowledge receipt of two years
subscription from Mrs M A Cochran, of
Guntown, who was in the city yester-
day.
Mir and Mrs John Motlow are receiv-
ing the congratulations of their many
! friends upon the arrival of sweet baby
girl
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheelock and baby
have returned to their home in Birming-
ham, Ala, after visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
c. 7. Mitchell.
Mrs Sophie Elliott, who has been Wis
ting relatives in the city for the past
| two weeks, left Wednesday for Green
wood.
The following gentlemen from the
| second dirtrict were in town Monday:
|CB Kirkpatrick, John Francis, ] E
Bostic, A w Rice.
jim Austin of Mooresville was in
| town Monday en- route to Baldwin
where he goes to look after his fences
| as a candidate for tax assessor.
Mr.. D B Reed of Auburn vas yer
| Monday. Mr. Reed reports that his son.,
John Reed, who has been dangerously
ill for the past three weeks IS now
much improved.
Messrs. Stannard Topp end Burr
| Matthews left Wednesday afternoon,
over the Frisco, via Memphis. for Louis
vile, KY, where they go to enter the
Bryant and Stratten Business College.
Mr. and Mrs ] M Thomas are in Mem
phis where they went last week with
| their little rou, Frank, for the purpose
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relieve him of throat trouble.
Postmaster Dozier Anderson requests
us to say that the postoffice depart
ment has instructed him to notify the
public that he now has or sale n cent
| stamps in books, each book containing
| "a stamps, price Is cents.
MrTP Burney of Nettleton was
the guest of his daughter, Mrs Prult
| Monaghan the past week: He was
accompanied home by his little grand
son, Burney Monaghan; whoawill spend
several days with his grand father.
Mrs Virgie Mcdonnell of M emphis,
| Tenn, came over Sunday to spend a
| few days with her brothers Guy and
Charlie Murff of West End Mrs Nc
| Donnell will visit her brother II & Murff
of Gatman, Miss, before returning to
Memphis,
Mr.. Ben Hips, a highly esteemed
young man living near Mooresvllle, died
Sunday from the effects of measels.
Deceased was an upright, moral and
hopular citizen of the community IN
which he resided, and his death is deep
" regretted by all.
Brother Shelton was called to Gilvo
Tuesday to conduct the funeral services
at the burial OF Mrs Willis, a noble
christian woman who died Monday after
a short illness with measels. A large
concourse were present to pay the last
tribute of respect to the departed.
In the contest inaugurated by the
Carnival Co., last week to select a.
queen from the many pretty and at
tractive u ladies of Tupelo, Miss
Hattie Gardner received the highest
number OF votes and was crowned
queen, Miss Mable Miller was a close
second, while a number of others re-
ceived very complimentary votes
Mr. R J Grissom, Of near Verona, au-
thorizes us to nou his name for
Justice of the peace for the fourth dis
trict. Mr. Grissom is an honest, intelil-
gent. conservative citizen and is highly
esteemed by all who know him. He IS
sober and energetic, and If elected to
fll the office to which he aspires he
would make the district a most accept
able officer. He solicits your support.
The closing exercises Of the Mt Yer
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