The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-03

Ala, passed through ..Tupelo en-route
nome Tuesday after spending the holl-
lday season with friends in Baldwin.
NOTICE.-Owing to the demand on
our space and also the fact that we
naye run short of a printer this week
a number of items have been unavoid-
ably left over until next week.
FOR RENT-Farm consisting Of 100
acres, lying two miles north of Nettle-
ton, for rent. Apply to
MISS M A FINNEY,
N~ettleton. Miss.
M. NJ. Convey of Guntown was down
yesterday on business. Mr., Convey is
n of the Journals appreciated sub
scribers at Guntown. He left with us
substantial appreciation of the Journal.
Emmett Whitesides was over from
Mooresville Monday. He was wearing
a good sized smile and reported to us
that he was beginning the New, Year
with the addition of a fine boy to his
family.
John Curry and family le1t Wednes-
day for Texas where they will make
their future home. We trust that the
greatest success may follow them and
that their new home may be equal to
old Mississippi.
The following young ladies who are
attending school spent the Holidays at
home:-Miss Minrose Kincannon, Miss.
es Mary and Lola Caruth and Lora Lii
" of C~hesterville, Miss Nellie Boggan,
Miss Mary Brown.
The following who were away from
home attending school spent the holi-
days with homefolks: Frank Laney,
David and Swepson Harkey, Fred
Robins, Mckenzie, Tenn; Clark Troy.
Spring Hill, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Caruth have been
the guests Of Mr.. C4rruth's family here
during the holidays. Mr. Caruth is an
old Tupelo boy and his occasional visits
back to his old home are enioyed by
his many friends here.
Hal. Robins came down from St.
Louis to spend Christmas with home
folks. Hal is representing the John
son, Caruthers and Rand Shoe Co., in
Missouri and has a good territory and
pleasant and lucrative position.
DIR. Sale Trice left Wednesday for
New Orleans where he will continue his
studies in the medical department of
Tulane College. Dr.. Trice spent the
past summer in Il G State Hospital at
Natchez where he took clinical lectures.
He is now in the second year of his
course there and has made a fine record
so far.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boggan were made ex-
tremely happy by having the entire fam
lily at home during the Holidays. the
first time in four years. Furman Bog
| gan came up from Hattiesburg, Miss
Hattie from Birmingham and Miss Mel
lie from the |. |. & c.. at Columbus.
Furman goes to Fllti3a as a knight of
the grip OF the first.
Prof. Lawrence Kennedy superin-
tendent of the gra I'd schools of Nat
chez came home TO spend the Holidays
With his parents near Guntown. Mr..
Kennedy has sucee lei s~plendidly in his
work, but that goes without saying. A
young mar of his u ,ility, pluck and en-
ergy would succeed IN any line. Weac-
knowledge the plea ire of a call fro
him Monday.
Lee county will p-esent to the man-
bers OF the state s.late a candidate
for Postmistress of the senate in the
person of Miss Kat. Keyes a young
lady well worthy OF lad in every way
qualified for the p - ion. Miss Kate
will command a fine support and we
heartily endorse her for the position
and shall use our influence and efforts
to secure her election to the position.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.-Ohe grav
mare about II years old, flea bitten, is
J hands high. from Vaughn Bros. place
near Shannon. W len last seen she
was on the north sid . of Verona. Friday
December 18th, Suitable reward will be
paid for her return OF for informastion
leading to her recovery.
Adress.-VAUGdN BROS, Shannon.
Miss Geneva Boggln has as her guest
Miss Cora Buchanan of California who
is returning home after a visit to relat-
ives l Virginia Misses Buchanan and
Boggan toured the east the past sum-
mer together, taking in the jamestown
exposition, New York and other eastern
cities. Miss Buchanan is a young lady
OF many accomplishments and is de-
llghtfully entertaining Her visit to
Tupelo will be the source of much pleas
ure to both the family she is visiting
and to our young people.
We publish this week the statement
of the Peoples Bank and Trust Co., at
the close of business for 1907. The
statement of the bank is one of the best
we have ever published and presents a
most gratifying condition of the institu-
ton at the beginning of the new year.
The item of quick assets, cash on hand:
sight exchange and demand loaus on
cotton, is an item that gives the bank
available funds in excess of n amount
ever carried before at this season of the
year.
The Rev. j. A. Preston and family
arrived in the city the past week and
are now at home in the Baptist ans
Mr. Preston has served the church at
Jasper, Ala for a number of years
and comes to Tupelo highly commended
by those whom he has served. He is a
man of fine address, puts his ideas in a
logical form and attracts and holds his
hearers by reason Of his logic and zeal.
He delivered a fine sermon last Sunday
to a large audihnce. He will preach his
hrst sermon as paster next Sunday at
IL o'clock.
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