The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02


R. S. Walker. Head Clerk at the Ho-
tel Monaghan, is spending his vacation
in Memphis.
Miss Mile Brown left yesterday
for the West where she will visit Col
orado Springs and Denver.
Mrs. Everett Russell of West Point
has been the guest OF Mrs. WI "A.
Monaghan the past week.
Miss Nary Mayre of Jackson, Tenn,
is the guest of the Misses Huffman on
Church street.
l.. r. Gates left Wednesday for Mem
phis where he will remain several days
on business.
Miss Mary Peel Gum n of Okolo.
mas most attractive young ladies is the
guest of her friend Miss Irma Harper.
Misses Annie Belle and Tinny Stubs
of Baldwin are the guests of Mrs. Ed
Wilson this week.
Miss Ella Nunnelee left the first of
the week for Memphis where she will
take a course as a Trained Nurse.
Mrs. John Clark, Miss Antionette
Clark and Mrs. Richard Clark left for
Colorado Springs yesterday.
Mrs. J. E. Tart and children of Lau-
derdale are visiting Mrs. Tart's mother
Mrs. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doty were the guests
of relatives in Aberdeen the first of
the week.
Miss Ethel Street who has been the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Clovis Kinds,
has returned to her home in Meridian,
accompanied by Miss Bessie Kinds.
Misses Vera Sparks and Velma Ora
cy of Verona and Miss Josie Ballard of
Nettleton are the guests of the Misses
Linton.
Miss Linnie Bancroft, a Missionary
of the M. E. Church South in Mexico,
is here the guest of her mother, Mrs.
j. j. Rogers
Mrs. C. E. Hutchins has returned to
her home at Laurel, alter a visit OF
several weeks to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. R. Woods.
Hon. John Allen of Tupelo was in
Mobile yesterday and returned last
night to the city which he has made
famous-Mobile Register.
A. E. Grissom had the pleasure of
having his cousins, Misses Wyna and
Rellah Patterson of Deleon, Texas
with him Wednesday.
Miss Hattie Boggan has returned
from Memphis bringing with her her
friend Miss Minnie Boardman, a pop
ular young lady of Memphis.
Mr.. A. E. Grissom is associated
with Mr.. Brooks Marmon who repre-
sents the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
N, Y. and reports a nice business so
far this year.
Misses Lottie and Mary Hines of
Memphis are the guests of Mr.. j.. q.
Robins. The return of these young la
dies to Tupelo for a visit is always a
source of much pleasure to their many
friends here.
Miss Katherine Robinson, a popular
saleslady for Spight & Hall, left yes
terday for her home at Halls, Tenn,
where she will take a vacation of 30
days. She was accompanied by Miss
Amber Ringer, a ~saleslady for j. A.
Nicely. who contemplates remaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Francis had as
their guest this week, Mrs. Gillespie
wife of DR.. G. l.. Gillespie of Coving-
ton Tenn. Mrs. A. T. Jones and lit
tie daughter Evelyn of Nashville Tenn,
and Mrs. B. L. Smith of West Point
Mississippi.
Mr.. j. H. Ledyard has returned from
New York and other points East where
he found conditions more favorable to
wards an improvement in cotton tex
lures than for sometime. The whole
sale trade now realizes that there
should be and must be an advance IN
cotton goods if the staple remains as
high as ten cents.
Capt. and Mrs. Durham of Tampa,
Fla, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Iopp. Capt. Durham represented
his state as e delegate to the Confed-
crate reunion, and was accompanied by
Mrs. Durham. The Captain was a gal
liant soldier and continues his loyalty to
the cause he gave four of the best year
of his life to uphold.
j. J. Rogers & Son are beginning the
construction of their now warehouse
ou the northern portion Of the cotton
yard and will have it completed for
the fall season. The building will be
constructed with the view of handling
cotton with perfect safety as every
%precaution will be taken to prevent
fire. The facilities afforded in the new
warehouse will be equal to any found
in the best cotton markets.
Mr.,T. A. Hussey was here Monday
from Richmond. His reports of the
conditions of the crops in his section
are not fattering, but he states that
with a few weeks dry weather he hopes
to place his farms in much better con-
dition than now. Mr.. Hussey is one
of our largest planters and has gone
through several seasons as bad as the
present and fully realizes the import
ance of sticking until the end.
At the home of Rev. A. j. Preston
Sunday evening, Mr.. E. Nj. Huggin
was united in marriage with Miss John
ME ID. McCluskey. The ceremony be-
ing performed by Rev. Mobley of Boon
vile. The contracting parties are prom
inent young people of Egypt and came
to Tupelo to be married. They left the
following morning for Memphis from
which point they contemplate an extern
sive bridal tour through the West.
Miss Helen caves will next Tuesday
entertain for one week a house party,
consisting of the following Southern
buds and braves. Misses Hazel Scales