The Tupelo journal., 1916-11-24
Local Happenings
Those Who Come and 90

MRS. w. IL. clayton is the guest OF
relatives in Verona this week.
Miss Maude Graham is visiting her
brother, Troy Graham, and family in
Corinth.
John Lassiter, of Guntown, was
among the crowd here Monday attend
ing court.
MIR. John Clayton. of Guntown, spent
several DAYS mere during the week with
relatives.
Messrs. Code and N. 7. Rogers, of
the Fifth district, were on business
here Tuesday.
Rev. Geo. P. Scott and Col. w. L
Clayton are attending the Presbyterian
Synod at Canton this week.
Anderson and Tom Gregory are in
the Mississippi Delta where they will
spend ten days hunting big game.
Miss Minnie Belle Harkey, of the
Houston public schools, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. S.
T. Harkey.
The Journal was favored Monday by
= pleasant call from Glenn Biggers, of
Plantersville. who dropped in to pay his
subscription.
T. l.. Russell, one of the county's
valiant old veterans, was in town Mon
day and dropped in to square accounts
with the Journal.
The Christian Science Society will
have their Thanksgiving services at
IL o'clock Thursday, November 80.
Everybody invited.
G. C. Bruton, n of the Journals
substantial friends of the First district,
was here Monday and left with US two
years subscription.
Rev. j. e. Berry. who has had charge
of the car for the o~rphanages at Jack
son, left Wednesday for Meridian
where he will assist in getting the col
iections in that city.
Dainty, inexpensive Christmas gifts,
made by the Philathea class of the M.
E. Sunday school, on sale at Spight's
store Tuesday. November %.
Rev. M. H. Armour, of BALDWIN,
was here Tuesday en- route to Amory,
where the State Convention of the
Christian church is in session.
Mrs. Bessie K. Daugherty. of the
Industrial Institute and College at Co
lumbus, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. James. Kincan-
non.
Dainty and inexpensive yChristmas
gifts, made by the Philathea class of
the Methodist Sunday school, will be
on sale at F. L.. Spight's store next
Tuesday, November 18th.
Messrs. Ike We'll, E. Strauss and J..
c.. Rexinger went to Memphis Sunday
where they visited Mrs. We'll at ST.
~Joseph's hospital. The latter is inn
proving rapidly from an operation of
the past week.
Captain Levi Brown is expected to
arrive today from the Texas border
where he has been on duty with
his regiment for some. time, Mrs.
Brown will come from St. Louis to join
her husband here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Cochran, of
Pontotoc, were in the city Tuesday.
Although a citizen of another county,
Mr.. Cochran takes a great interest in
Lee county affairs. and has been a sub
scriber to the Journal many years.
Miss Laura Hines, the nurse at
the Lee County Hospital. was called
during the past week to Winona, where
she attended her sister, Mrs. C. L.
Davis, who was dangerously ill. She
has returned to Tupelo, her sisters
condition being improved.
Bishop Bratton, of the diocese of
Mississippi, preached a strong sermon
to a good sized congregation at the
Episcopal church Sunday night. The
rite of confirmation was administered to
a class of adults. The thanks of the
congregation are rendered to Miss Faye
Gideon who took charua of tha fnISic
during the service.
Mr.. w. S. Vincent, foreman of the
I S. fish hatchery, received instruc-
tons from Washington the past week
to take charge of the Mammoth Springs.
Ark, hatchery for a temporary period.
MIR. Vincent left on the evening train
Thursday with the best wishes of his
MANY friends, who will miss his con-