The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-16
Local Happenings
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Miss Daisy Henderson left Monday
for Natchez.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mitchell are spend
ing this week in Iuka.
Hon. George T. Mitchell spent Wed
nesday in Aberdeen on legal business.
Mrs. R. B. Tolbert and children are
the guests of Mrs. Tolbert's mother in
Grenada.
William Schumpert, of Richmond,
was among the visitors here Wednes-
day.
Miss Hazel Topp is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. r. M. Afford, in Fulton,
KY, this week.
Miss Irma Harper left this week for
Hugo, Okla, where she will be the
guest of relatives for several weeks.
Misses Juanita Clifton and Hoyt Ray
mond left Tuesday for Columbus, Ohio,
to be the guests of Mrs. Mahlon Brown.
Little Catherine and Virginia Witt
are spending this week with their
grandmother, Mrs. Witt, of Sherman.
Lester Wagner left Tuesday for Col
umbus. Ohio. Before returning he
will visit Niagara Falls and Toronto,
Canada.
Miss Margaret Bonner has returned
home from Washington, where she
spent a very pleasant and profitable
session in study.
Miss Emma May Laney returned
home Monday afternoon from Columbia
University, N. Y, where she spent the
past session in study.
Senator Leroy rercy will speak at
Shannon at 10 O'Clock. a. M, Wednes-
day, June 81, and at Saltillo at 10
O'Clock a. M, June q, on the public
issues of the day.
Mrs. M. E. Leake and children are
visiting relatives in Birmingham, Ala.
Later Mrs. L.eake will be joined by Mr..
Leake and will then go west for a
months stay.
Mrs. Bette Laney attended the
Womans Foreign Missionary Society
which convened in Cleveland, Miss, the
past week, Mrs. Laney being a delegate
from the Tupelo society.
Miss nellie Mclean returned this
week from Okmulgee, Okla. Miss Nc
Lean spent the past winter in Okmul-
gee, being a member of the faculty of
the high schools of that city.
"Why l believe the Bible to be the
Word of God" will be the subject of
Mr.. Edgar McC.elland, at the Presby-
terian church Sunday morning IL
O'Clock. Come out and hear this lay
man discuss this most important fact.
All are cordially invited.
The Lee County Sunday School Con-
vention will meet with the Bethel
church, 3 miles southeast of Verona.
on Thursday the 9th of July. Every
Sunday school in Lee County is earnest
ly requested to be represented by dele
gates. We expect a good day. D. G..
Langston, president.
On Saturday morning the sad intel
ligence was received here of the death
of Robert, the little two-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Goodlett. Four
weeks ago he was taken suddenly i'll,
and Ill that loving hands and skillful
physicians could do was done, and at
last under the advice of physicians he
was carried to Chicago to a specialist,
but of no avail and about three O'Clock
Saturday morning, the 10th inst, his
little soul winged its fight back to
heaven. Robert was an exceptionally
bright child and the joy and pride of
the home. Funeral services were con-
ducs led from the residence at $50 Sum
day afternoon by Rev. w. L. Duren, of
the Methodist church, assisted by Rev.
]. A. Preston, of the Baptist church.
The little form was laid to rest in
Glenwood cemetery under a mound of
beautiful floral offerings Brought by
loving friends. We extend our deepest
sympathy to the bereaved parents in
their great loss.