The Tupelo journal., 1914-01-09
Local Happenings
Those Who Come and q


Miss Margaret Bonner is the guest
of friends in Memphis.
Mrs. Everett Scott Medlin, of Hous'
ton, is the guest of Miss Nancy Cavett
Mrs. V. C. Cavett is spending the
week with her sister, Miss Lula Griggs
in Memphis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Moser and little
girl, of Verona, were visitors to Tu
pelo yesterday.
Miss Devine, an attractive young
lady of Memphis, is the guest of Mrs
John A. Mentzel.
Mrs. r. A. Coffee has returned from
Selma, Ala, where she spent the holi.
days with her mother.
Misses BERTHE and Lee Hargrove have
been visiting relatives and friends in
Columbus during the past week.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Mentzel and children
have returned after spending the holt
days with relatives in Memphis.
Walter Yarbrough, one of the coun.
tvs most progressive farmers, spent
Monday and Tuesday here on business.
Howard D. Francis, of C~larksburg,
West Virginia. spent the holidays with
his parents in Tupelo, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T. Francis.
Mrs. Addie Francis and children, OF
Saltillo. have moved to Tupelo and are
now occupying the home recently built
on Robins street.
We acknowledge receipt of a pleas.
ant call from J.. E. Morgan. of Gllvo,
Thursday. who called to extend his
subscription another year.
A. r. Milan, of the Second District,
was down on business Wednesday and
Took occasion while here to extend his
subscription through 1914.
We are indebted to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Martin for a nice lot of country
sausauge that reached US in time to
tide US through the week.
Mrs. Newbiil will be hostess of the
Young Woman's Guild Monday after
noon, December IL, at 2:30 O'Clock, at
the home of Mrs. F. H. Mitts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Ritter, of Hous-
ton, were the guests of Mr. Ritter's
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Albert Ritter,
several days during the week.
Messrs. Tom Austin and George Bal
lard lief. Monday for Grenada where
they will attend the annual convention
of the State Ginners Association.
Mr.. W. M. Guthrie and family, who
moved to Annoy a year ago. have re-
turned to Tupelo and are now at home
in their residence on North Church
street.
Mr.. G. T. Francis, one of our popu-
lar travelling men. has returned from
st. LOUIS, where he spent the past
week at a gathering of the statesmen Of
his firm.
William Cunningham, who is filling a
responsible position with the electric
light plant at Tams, H., is at home on
a visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
H. Cunningham.
The Journal office was favored on
Wednesday by a pleasant business call
from Mr.. A. S. Parham, of Saltillo,
who with his son Hoyt, spent the day
here on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nelson. of Mem
phis, visited Mrs. Nelson's brother,
Mr.. A. H. Taylor during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson have been in Pan
anna for several years, where Mr.. Mel
son was engaged in government work
on the canal.
Hon. o. l.. Kennedy was elected
mayor of Saltillo Monday by the unan
imous vote of the town. Mr.. Kennedy
will make our neighbor an admirable
executive and prove himself worthy OF
the signal honor which his neighbors
conferred on him.
M. r. Fortune and family have moved
to the G~illentine place three miles west
of Tupelo from Grand Junction, Tenn
Mr.. Fortune has been a successful
stockraiser and will devote q consider
able portion of his farm to stock, which
he has found profitable.
Drs. Bird and Borchers uses the
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