The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-22
Local and Personal Mention,

MciupuIS vi DuSlilSSS.
Wade Prout and Lawrence Gray
spent Sunday in Okolona.
Mr.. S. E. johnson spent Sunday
with his brother in Memphis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Frazer have re-
turned from a ten days visit in Kansas.
Mrs. Clay McGaughy and little son,
Paul, visited relatives in Prairie Tues
day.
Hon. J.. M. Allen has returned from
French Lick Springs. where he spent
several week.
Messrs. C. C. Hussey and w. 5.
Young were business visitors to Tupeio
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ishom Bailey and Mrs.
J. d. Cole of Saltillo, were among those
here Monday.
Mrs. S. E. Jackson and children have
returned home from a visit to her par
ents in Millport, Ala.
& Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodlett are the
proud parents OF a bouncing boy that
arrived at their home Tuesday.
Mrs. A. J. Lowrey and children, OF
Memphis, are guests of Mrs. Lowrey's
sister, Mrs. F. C. McGaughy.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Irby of the Fifth
District were here Wednesday and Mr..
Irby had us place his name on our sub
scription list.
The arrival of a fine boy at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. p. Ruff is
the cause of congratulations from
many friends.
Miss Jessie Frances has returned at.
ter completing, most creditably,
commercial course at Nelson's Business
College, Memphis.
Quite a number of the Masonic fra
ternity and the friends of Captain G. E.
Evans attended his funeral at Shannon
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Euphia Stanford, who has been
furnishing music at the Electric Thea
ire for the past two weeks, left fol
her home in Shannon Sunday.
Mr.. C. w. Hewitt and family leave
today for Florida, where the family
will spend the winter. Mr.. Hewitt
will return within a week or ten days
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Young. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Green Coggin and Mr.. j. M,
Nicholson and family of the Fifth Dis
trict spent the day in Tupelo Wednes-
day.
Our esteemed friend, Jim Repult,
dropped in long enough Wednesday
morning to inform US that he had a new
boy It his house. Our best wishes fol
low the new arrival.
On Sunday afternoon, the 10th inst.
Mr.. S. S. Young and Miss Edna Walker
were married at the brides home east
of Plantersville. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of a few
friends by Nj. A. C. McVay. The
contracting parties are deservedly pop
ular. and carry with them the best
wishes of a host of friends in their new
relations.
Hon. J.. M. Thomas spent several
DAYS of the past week in Natchez on
professional business. Mr.. Thomas
met our young friend, Lawrence Ken
nedy of Guntown who is now practicing
law in Natchez. 1t is gratifying to his
MANY friends back in Lee county to
learn that he is enjoying a lucrative
practice and holds the confidence of the
entire community.
Yarber Cummings, night Waterman
at the Union station, was wounded il
the thigh Monday night by the acct
dental discharge of his pistol. Mr..
Cummings was in the office of the Tu-
peIo Hotel and by some means his pis-
toll was discharged, the ball penetra-
ting the leg above the hip and coming
out d few inches lower. DR.. Reyes
was Immediately summoned and dress
ed the wound and had Mr.. Cummings
carried to his home in West End. We
are glad to state that the wound is not
regarded as serious. Mr.. Cummings
was able to be on the streets yesterday
Miss Mile Brown was the victim
Monday evening Of a painful accident
in being thrown from her horse and
falling on her cheek bone. Miss Brown
and Miss Cummings were horseback
riding and while on the road passing
through Willis Heights, the saddle
girth broke and Miss Brown was
thrown tt the ground. DR.. Bonner
was called in and found that the cheek
bone had been fractured. At, his sug-
gastion, Miss Mile, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Brown, went to
Memphis where they consulted DR..
Rogers. The latter advised that no
operation be performed at this time
but wait later developments in the
case. The friends of Miss Mile will
be pleased to know that she is doing
well and suffers but little.
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