The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-25
Local md General Mention.


Miss Callie Folding, of S%altillo, is'tht
guest of Mr.. ard Mrs. E. P. Clayton.
The Misses Shearer, of Starkville,
a e the guests of their sister, Mrs. w,
C. Raymond.
Mr.. w. II. Topp returned first of the
week from Florida, where he spent
several weeks with his family.
Mr.. L. A. Reese. district lecturer
attended the meeting Of the Masonic
Grand Lodge at Columbus the past
week.
Mrs. r. G. Kincannen and Miss Win
ME Clark, of Verona, came up Tuesday
and are the guests of relatives and
friends ters.
w. Nj. Cox, ESQ.,, of Baldwin, w. H.
Clifton. esq of Aberdeen, and ]. u
Bright, esq.,, of Shannon, had business
before the court during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Witt are the
proud parents of a lusty boy who has
taken up permanent quarters at their
house. Best wishes attend the young
d
j. w. P. Boggan, Worshipful Master
of the Masonic Lodge, and w. F.
Riley, secretary, represented the local
lodge at the meeting of the Grand
Lodge in Columbus.
Mr.. D S. Ballard and Mrs. Made
Robinson returned from St. Louis Sun
day morning where they spent some
time selecting an extensive and elegant
line of dry goods and millinery for the
spring trade of the Ballard Dry Goods
Company.
The many friends of Mrs Ira Hunt
are pleased to haveher in Tupelo again.
She arrived several days ago and will
remain on a visit for sometime to her
fathers, Mr.. Joe Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunt now reside in Kansas where Mr..
Hunt has an extensive and lucrative
jewelry business.
Mr.. A. Wylie and Earl Wylie were
called last Friday to Woodstock, H.,
to attend the bedside of Mrs. A. Wylie,
who was seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. Wylie had gone to Woodstock in
answer to a message announcing the
serious illness of her sister, who died
one day this week. Mrs. Wylie herself
was taken seriously i'll, but we are glad
to report that h~ercondition is much i'm
proved.
In the absence of George II. Strange.
District Attorney, Claude Clayton, ESQ.
was sworn in Thursday morning as
District Attorney pro TEN to serve
during the rest of the Court term. Mr..
Clayton has served in this capacity be-
fore and is fully able to look after the
interest Of the state. The first case to
cain his attention was the cast of the
State VS.. Moscow Sadd!er charged with
murder.
The marriage of Miss Blanche Rardle
to Mr.. Il. S. Jones, of Birmingham,
Ala, was solemnized in New Albany
the 21st inst, the ceremony being
said by Rev. J.. W. Carson in the pres
ence of near relatives and friends of
the contracting parties. The bride
made Tupeio her home for several
years and was justly popular with
every one with whom she was S
ated. In assuming the marriage fela-
ton she carries with her the best
wishes of a host of friends for a long
and happy welded life.
The committee selected to arrange
for the annual Field Day met at the
court house Saturday for the purpose
of selecting a time and place for the
next Field Day. The committee con-
cluded, after hearing from other
places, to go this year to Corinth where
a great time is promised the children,
The hospitality of u neighbor is well
known, and we feel sure that Corinth
will leave nothing undone to make the
occasion a happy and pleasant one for
all who attend.