The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-12
Local and Personal Mention.

Miss Annie Lee Smith was a visitor
to friends in Bonneville Sunday.
Miss Jessie Francis visited relatives
in Saltillo Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Dennis Fulton is at home after
a visit to her parents in Pontotoc.
w. ". Mitts spent several days in
Memphis on business the past week.
Nettleton was represented here Mon
day by Messrs. Bill Jumper and c. A.
Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Battle and son.,
Felix, were among the visitors to
Tupelo Monday.
Mr.. Joe Towery, a leading farmer OF
Plantersville, had business that called
him here Monday.
Mrs. Henry Walker, of Verona. was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. John
Moore, Wednesday.
Mrs. George Jackson and children
were the guest OF relatives in Okolona
the first of the week.
Mrs. Stanford and daughter, Miss
Uphia, of Shannon, were the guests OF
friends here Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Preston left Monday
for TrTinona, where they attended the
Baptist State Convention.
Captain w. F. Sparks and A. P.
Stone attended the annual reunion of
the Confederate Veterans at Vicksburg
this week.
Miss Annie Lou Brown came up Fri
day from the Industrial Institute and
College and spent a couple of days with
the family.
L.. R. Gates and Arthur Hutchinson
attended the reunion of the Confederate
Veterans at Vicksburg, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Jackson of Snan-
non passed through Tupelo yesterday
en- route home after a visit of two
weeks in Alabama.
DR.. M. M. Mcmillan was here Mon
day enroute to his home in Guntown
from San Antonio. Tex, where he has
been visiting the past two weeks.
Mr.. j. B. Galloway. of ANGRY, wa
in Tupelo Monday and calledto settle
his subscription with the Journal, Mr..
Galloway's friends in Lee county will
be glad to know that he and his family
are well pleased with their new home.
Mr.. j. D. Slddell, of Guntown, was
here Tuesday and paid US a pleasant
call. Mr.. Siddell left that afternoon
over the Frisco for Memphis, Texas,
where he expects to visit his daughter,
Mrs. Rains. Mr.. Siddell will spend
the coming year in Texas.
Mr.. Tom Donohoo was killed Tuesday
at his home near Unity while blowing
in his field by a tree falling on him.
The tree had been fired and fell before
Mr.. Donohoo expected it killing him in
s~tantly. Deceased was n of the
county's most respected citizens.
David Laney. who holds a RESPONSE
BILE position with the Citizens Bank of
Tampa, Fla, spent several days this
week with his mother. His sisters,
Misses Corrinne, of Granada Female
College, and Emma May, of the l. |. q
c., came home to- be with Dayid while
here.
Alb Adams, a popular travelling nan
for the Eli Walker Dry Goods Co.,
OF St. Louis, was around picking up
some orders Tuesday. Mr.. Adams
home is in Corinth and being a Missis-
sippian is in thorough accord with all
Mississippians in politics and business
interests.
The largest bunch of cattle ever
brought to Tupelo was driven in Mon
day morning by j. R. Ledbetter. 1T
was a mixed herd of 1888 head and were
purchased in Pontotoc and Union u
tss. The entire lot were sold toG. w.
Long, who shipped them north over the
Mobile 4 Ohio to St. Louis and Chicago.
Rev. R. @. Bean died at his home
near Macedonia Wednesday. Mr.. Bean
had been in failing health for some
tine and his death vas not unexpected.
He was a brother of Mr.. J. G. Bean
and uncle of our follow citizen Joel
Rem. In all the walks of life MF.
Bean was a true man and lived a con-
secrated christian life. His funeral
took place yesterday at old Macedonia
cemetery.
A very enthusiastic crowd attended
the Spelling Bee at the Court House on
last Friday night, but on account OF 1t
being the first of the month the school
teachers were kept busy at home MAX
ing out reports, and, Of course. this
was a great handicap to the school.
However, they feel confident of victory
in the next meeting. The school and
town now each h1ye won a match. and
a deciding contest will be held in the
near future.