The Tupelo journal., 1915-07-23
Local Happenings
Those Who Come and 10

Hiss. Peacock, of Memphis, is the
guest of the Misses Sisk, on Madison
street.
..h9 1olas
hrs. James Kincannon and Mrs.
BESSIE K. Daugherty visited in Verona
monday. 81 o,a
)Gr. and Mrs. j. w. Powell spent
Sunday with relatives and friends in
Bonneville.
Ben McWhorter left Tuesday even
ing for an extended stay in San An
gelo, Texas.
Miss Mary Haughton McGaughy has
rs her guest Miss Julia Haughton, of
Prairie Station.
Rev. w. L. Duren was mingling with
his many friends in Tupelo Tuesday
md Wednesday,
Dir. C. r. Berry, of Columbus, spent
Sunday with his brother, j. N. Berry,
on Church street.
HRS. w. f. Matthews, of Birming-
hata. Ala, is the guest of her sister,
lars. j. Q. Robins.
Read the bargains offered by F. L.
,spight in a page ad in another part of
this weeks Journal.
Miss Elizabeth Robins left Tuesday
night for an extended visit with rela-
tives in Hazelhurst.
The residence being erected by j. Il.
Moore on the lot just west of his home
Is nearing completion.
Little Misses Rosa and Ruth Allen
I5Qgers have returned from a visit to
relatives in Birmingham.
Little Misses Carol Ledyard and
Uafy Robins have returned from a
visit to Birmingham, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Talbert are re-
loicing over the arrival at their home
Of a nine pound baby girl.
Winifred Baskin, of Birmingham,
Ala is visiting the Misses Baskin and
AIRS. Wright on Church street.
The peach crop is reported as UNI
usually good this season, and some fine
specimens have made their appearance
ouithe market.
The election commissioners were in
session this week purging the registra-
ton books. There are about 5000
qualified voters in the county.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad is adj
yertising an excursion to Cairo, Ill.,, on
Saturday, July 81. The fare for round
TRIP from Tupelo will be $500.
Il new front is being put in the build
ing on Spring street occupied by Nc
Cullar & Doty, which will add materi-
ally to the appearance of the building.
J. M. Thomas and r. w. Reed, of
Tupelo, and j. N. Redus, of Shannon,
have returned from a week pleasantly
spent enjoying the gulf breeze at
Goden.
The city is bountifully supplied with
fine watermelons and cantaloupes, and
the prices are very reasonable, owing
to the large crop that has been raised
this season.
fIrs. R. C. Daugherty and children
are visiting relatives in Florence, Ala.
Mr. Daugherty joined them the first of
the week and will remain with them
several days.
:. A. C. Jones returned to his home in
Enterprise Monday after spending a
week in and around Tupelo with rela-
tiyes and old friends, who enjoyed his
visit with them.
q FIR. and Mrs. S. j. High and Hon.
J. M. Allen left Tuesday night for
Iuna Luska, N. c., to join Mrs. R. A.
Weaver and Mrs. j. M. Allen at their
bummer home there.
Mrs. S.. D. Wilson is expecting as
guests at an early date her %nieces, the
Misses Latimer, from Allison Wells,
Way, Miss, also new nephew, Mr..
Robert Luckett, of G%reenville, Miss.
Miss Myrtice Stone was the success
ful contestant in the Mississippi Expo
sition trip to the Panama Exposition at
san Francisco, having won over the
other contestants by a large majority.
'Fhe county democratic executive
committee met Tuesday and made up
the ticket to be voted at the coming
primary, and appointed officers to con-
duct the primary. The ticket will
contain over 100 names.