The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-21
Local and General Mention

See tax collectors notice in another
column.
Hagenbeck- Wallace Big Circus will
be in Tupelo tomorrow.
O. B. Rogers returned Tuesday from
| Arkansas where he spent several days
| On business.
Rev. F. D. Daniel will occupy the
oulpit of the Presbyterian church at
| the court house Sunday at II o'clock.
| There will be no night services.
We are authorized to announce that
there will be no preaching service al
the Baptist church Sunday morning
next Services will be conducted at the
usual hour at night.
Ranch 1O1. the wild west show which
| established such a reputation all oyer
the country. will exhibit in Aberdeen
On the 9th inst. The exhibition is fully
up to the program advertised.
Little Wilson Longs the ~3-year-old
! son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Long, had the
Misfortune to break the bridge of his
lose on Saturday last by a fall. The
little fellow is getting along splendidly.
S. P. Clayton. Esq, was in Jackson
Tuesday, where he argued the case in-
| volving the issuance of the roads bonds
for the construction of good roads il
the Third district. An opinion is looked
for without delay.
Rev. w. T.. Duren visited his ole
home at Carrollton the past week
where he preached Sunday last. Thu
Methodist pulpit was occupied here b.
Or. W. C. Black. who delivered an elo-
1uent sermon from the text: behold,
| | stand at the door and knock"
]. R. Dabbs returned the first Of tn.
| week from Baltimore, where he went
TO secure his spring line of sample no
lions, dry goods and gents furnishing
| goods. Mr. Dabbs has established a goo
| business for his firm in this territor,
| and commands a full share of the trade.
A few of our subscribers have re-
sponded to our requests for settlemen
of amounts due, but a great majorit..
are still in arrears. We would appre
| ciate it if our friends would respon,
| promptly to this request. We have car
ried these accounts a long time ant
| now need the amounts due.
On the evening of the 18th at tn.
nome of the bride, Mrs. Virginia c
Curry, the rites of matrimony wa.
%solennized between Mr.. A. W. Frencl
and Mrs. Curry. Rev. M. H. Armou,
officiating. Mrs. Curry has resided il
Tupelo a number of years and is wei
and fayorably known among a large
circle of friends. Mr.. French is a bust
less mar from Texas and comes highl.
recommended.
Judge w. M. Cox came down Wee
nesday afternoon and was before thu
| Chancery court on business. The friend
If Judge Cox were delighted to Sc,
him able to be out, but regretted t,
see him in his manned condition. H,
takes his misfortune philosophically
however, and as soon as mis- woun6
! heals will have a cork foot made, whlcl
| will enable him to discard his crutches.
He was the guest of Chancellor Robins
| while here.
The death of Mr.. M. D. Temple, at
his home neal Shannon on the 4th inst.
remoy es one Of the oldest and most re-
spected citizens of the county. Mr..
Temple had resided practically all Of
.lis life in the community in which he
lied and held the confidence and respect
of all who knew him. He enlisted as a
private in the Forty-first Mississippi
regiment and lost an arm in the battle
of Corinth. He bore an honorable rec
ord as a soldier and his old comrades
bore testimony to his deeds of bravery
and his loyalty to the lost cause. He
was buried at New Chapel cemetery.
Itawamba county. where q large CEN
course gathered to pay q last tribute of
re 5pect.