The Tupelo journal., 1910-09-09
Local and General Mention,

Local and General Mention.
Miss Neville Edmonds is at Iuka
Springs.
Mrs. Burke is visiting relatives in
Georgia.
J. C. Long returned Tuesday after
noon from a business trip to Alabama.
Mrs. M. F. Hitchcock, of Birming-
ham, Ala, is the guest Of Mrs. +. l.
| Spight, on Franklin street.
Little Misses Caroline and Emma
Neyill Cochrane, of Meridian, are on a
visit to their grandmother, Mrs. Ed
monds.
John Filgo was able to be in town
Saturday after an attack OF eve
which confined HIM to his bed for sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Lilly have re-
moved to Macon, Miss, where Mr..
Lilly will be with the compress COM
pany during the present season
Mrs. Far NE Hamilton and bright 1t
tie children left Thursday for Tupelc,
their future lone, to the regret It
their many friends Aberdeen Week
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Epting. of Blair,
attended the Smith-Speck wedding
Wednesday. They remained over, the
guests of Mr.. w. j. Shirley and fam
lily.
Mrs. Fannie Hamilton and children
have moved to Tupelo from Aberdeen
and will make this their future home.
We extend them a most cordial well
come.
Miss Lille Williams, who is teaching
in Dallas, Texas, is spending part
of her vacation with her mother, Mrs.
! Jennie Williams, at the home of S. S.
Harris.
Miss Ethel Brown is now with the
/ Tupalo Millinery Co., and will be glad
to have her friends come and be at
home among the dainty millinery at
t lis up-to-d&te store.
The work of extending the apart
ments of the First National Bank is pro-
crossing and within a short time the
bank will have ample room to transact
it's constantly increasing business.
Miss Eva Pentecost has returned af-
ter a months stay with relatives at
Carro,ton. Miss Pentecost has made
many friends during the time she has
lived in Tupelo who are much pleased
to have her return.
The Pension Board was in session the
first three days Of the week, going over
| the rolls and applications. Many ap-
plications were from pensioners who
sought an increase. The list was not
materially changed.
W. G. Snipes reports a pumpkin vine
with "a pumpkins or it. These vary IN
size but the aggregate number OF
pounds from one vine cannot be beaten
/ by prize pumpkin growers anywhere
Mr.. Snipes, so far. has the blue ribon
pumpkin vine.
At a meeting of the Farmers Union
on Saturday last, aft>r the business
was over a sumptuous dinner was
spread in the grand jury room at the
court house. TIE publisher of TIE
Journal desires to express his thanks
for an invitation, which was accepted.
Mr.. J.. S. Livingston, of Sherman,
was in town Monday and told US of the
killing at Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday of
last week of Will Milan, who once re
sided in Tupelo. Mr.. Milan vas killed
by an antagonist in a difficulty, having
received a shot from a pistol just below
the heart. He expired instantly. De.
ceased had many friends here who will
regret to hear of his tragic end.
DR.. J. S. Stanley. of Brooksville, re-
ceived a message announcing the tragic
death of his son, James, at Norfolk.
Va. The young mar fell from the bat
tleship Minnesota on a coal barge and
from IL ere to the water. His body
was rot recovered. AS a boy. James
Sta 1ley was much loved by a large cir
Gle of friends at Verona, and his un-
timely death Will be the source of much
regret to all who knew him.
Nettleton las been enjoying a little
hot politics, but the best of feeling has
prevail ed among the contestants and
the defeated candidates have accepted
the result in the true spirit. In the
first primary Capt. Sisk, the present
mayor, and Sam y. Tapscott tied, ne
cessitating a run off. This second race
came off Monday and resulted in the
nomination Of Captain Sisk by six
votes, tie vote standing Sisk Sc Tap
scott 46.
Miss Irma Brown, n of Lee County's
most accomplished young teachers, and
a graduate of Domestic Science from