The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-24
Local and Personal Mention.

Mr.. Gus Bryson of Guntown was
down on a business trip Tuesday.
MIR. w. S. P. Rose Of Planters
vile made a business trip to Tupelo
Tuesday.
Sam J.::Gunter, the popular carrier
on Route No. 2 from Plantersville, was
here on business Tuesday.
DR.. Jim Rhodes who is a student II
the Meridian Medical College, was IL
Tupelo a short while Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed M. Jones, Of At.
lanta, Ca, have been the guests OF MI
and Mrs. ]. S. Yates the past week.
Paul Allen, who is attending tho
Training School of his uncle, }. II. Al
len at Bryan, Texas, is at home for tn'
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Mcclure, o.
Houston, arrived Wednesday and vii
spend the holiday season with relatives
in the county,
Miss Callie Bolding, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Clay
ton the past two months, returned u
her home in Saltillo Tuesday.
Mr.. J. M. Daniel, of Baldwin, was
down on business Wednesday and calle'
around to extend his SUBSCRIPTION. Mr.
Daniel is one of the county's most sub
stantiaI citizens.
Mr.. w. j. Shirley and family have
moved into their new home west o.
town, recently purchased of Mr.. Low
cry. We extend a cordial welcome tt
this excellent family.
Wiley Gardner drifted in with thu
snow Monday from Arkansas where HI
has been travelling with a line of gent'
furnishing goods from Krausauel
Bros. of Louisville, KY.
Russell Blair and Jim Clayte Kincan
non, students at the University Train
ing School, arrived home Friday nigh
and are now enjoying the pleasure
incident to the holiday season,
j. F. Sparks dropped around Satur
day and left with us two years sui
scription. Mr.. Sparks had very salts
factory returns from this years crol
and begins a new year in fine shape t.
make the crop of 1910.
Mrs. P. w. Wharton of Noble Lake
Ark, arrived in Verona the past weel
to visit relatives during the hollda!
season. In company with her siste'
Miss Annie Aonnoll, she was the guest
of friends here Tuesday.
Mr.. H. b. Parker has returned from
New York city where he spent the pas
ten days on business connected will
the cotton firm of H. B. Parker & Co
Mr.. Parker reports the market as yer,
unsettled on the New York Exchange
Mr.. ]. C. Westmoreland and famil,
were oyer Tuesday making some holl
day purchases. MI. Westmoreland i
one Of the Journals staunch and ap
preciative friends and left with US sub
stantial evidence that the Journal il
appreciated at his home.
Prof. H. A. Stokes, principal of thu
Shannon Graded Schools, was in Tupel'
Tuesday enroute home to spend tn
holidays. Prof. Stokes reports a fin
school so far. He is an excellent teach
er and Shannon is fortunate in havin,
him at the head of her schools.
Mr.. J. C. Partlow was in town OF
business and called around to extent
his subscription to the Journal, movin,
the date up to June 1911. Mr.. PartloV
is one of our most successful farmer
and has reserved 20 bales of cotton o
this years crop which he will hold fo1
the top price.
Mr.. H. G.. Dodson and Miss Nettl'
Mullens were married at the cour
house Tuesday afternoon by Brothel
Shelton. The young people are mem
bers of prominent families of the Fiftl
District and carry with them in thel.
geW relations the best wishes of F;
sarge circle of friends.
Elsewhere will be found a list of th'
Staff Officers of Brigadier Genl. LeRo.
Taylor of Verona. General Taylor was
unanimously chosen to command thi
division and was promoted from
Colonel to the rank Of Bridadier Gen
eral. General Taylor's friends ap
p~reciate the distinction conferred OF
him by his comrades.
Grover McVay of Verona was il
Monday and had us to extend his sub.
scription into 1910. Grover and his
brother, Bob, are two of the county's
most progressive young men anG exer
else advanced ideas in the cultivation
of their farm. They are well supplied
with meat for another year and have
corn to run them through.
Rev R. H. B. Gladney, who served
the Methodist church for three years
SO earnestly and faithfully departed
with tis interesting family Wednesds!
for Macon ghere he will serve his