The Tupelo journal., 1912-01-12
Local Happenings
, Those Who Come and DO

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in Birmingham. Ala.
Miss Ethel Topp visited friends in
Memphis during the week.
John Dilworth, a negro, had his arm
broken Monday afternoon by falling on
the ice.
Oscar Pattel S IN and w. j. Bunch, o
Verona, were business visitors to the
Office Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. c. Kincannon and
Miss Linda Klncannon spent Wednes-
day in Memphis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Elliott. of Oko-
Iona, were the guests of DR.. ond Mrs.
f. D. Hood yesterday at a dinner par
ty.
Mrs. R. S. Wallace returned Wednes-
day from Baldwin where she visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
Steed.
Mrs. j. S. Caruth spent several DAYS
the past week with her friend, Mrs.
W. H. Aucker, three miles west of
town.
MISS Cite and Erline Yates left Sat-
urday night for Abingdon, Va, where
they will continue their studies in
Martha Washington College.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Topp left dur
ing the week fer Florida where they
will visit Jacksonville, Tampa and
other points along the coast before re-
turning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Yates spent the
past week with relatives at Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yates leave next week
for Tampico, Mexico, where they will
remain until spring.
Burchard Weaver left Wednesday
afternoon for St. Louis where he will
join Mrs. Weaver. Froms St. LOUIS
Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver will 90 to Bed
ford, Ind, where they will in future
reside. We regret to lose them as cit
liens of Tupelo.
DR.. R. w. Hooker, a medical mis-
aionary under appointment of the for
eign Mission Board of the Southern Bap-
fist Convention. who is also a minister
of reputation, will preach at the Bap-
fist church next Sunday night at 7:30
O'Clock. The public generally are in
ylted to be present.
In attempting to go down the hack
steps Monday morning Mr.. O. B. Rog-
ers lost control of his underpinning and
landed on the back of his neck, break
ing his back collar button. He smashed
the collar button, a loss that comes
heavily on a farmer at the present p,ice
of cotton. He has so far recovered
from hi personal injuries as to be out
again.
The siren shrieked again Sunday
night and brought out the fire trucks
and drew from around the warm fires
a large number who followed the en-
CINE to the home of Mr.. Tom Hall on
South Green street, where it was dis
covered that one of Mr.. Balls beds
was in danger of being destroyed by
fire. The bed was badly damaged, but
there was no damage to the building.
Night Fireman Shirley made a record
breaking run to the scene of the fire
and was ready with his hose within a
short time to play on the flames.
We had the pleasu, e of meeting our
old time friend Jim Bollinger who for
merly lived at Verona. Mr.. Bollingtr
left here t%wenty-one years ago and
this is his second trip back to Missis-
sippi. When he left here he could buy
Town Creek bottom land at 81 90 per
acre and the uplands around Verona
found slow sale at 81 so. He was sur
prised at the prevailing prices of these
lands and to know hat there was 50
much life in the country that he left
because everything was run down and
worn out. Mr.. Bollinger and his broth
ers live at Detroit, Texas. Time has
dealt kind with h m and the same jo-
vial nature that made him friends in
the past still possesses HIM and we dare
say that in his adopted home he hasn't
an enemy,
On January 4th, at Columbus, Miss,
Mr.. E. w. Legarde and Miss Leila Mi
lam were united in the holy bonds of
wadlock, the services being conducted
by the pastor of the Catholic church at
Columbus. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Milan of Saltillo,
and a young lady of personal attract
ions and accomplishments. The groom
is one of Saltiilo's most succ .sstul
young business men. The bridal party
was accompanied by anumber of young
friends from Satillo. Immediately after
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Legarde
loft for Mobile Guifinrt and other