The Tupelo journal., 1916-12-01

morning for Memphis where they vii
spend the winter.
c. l.. Deaton, of Planters vile, was
here Monday and left with us his sub
scription to the Journal.
Mrs. Earle Wylie and daughter, Julia
elizabeth. and Miss Florence Wylie
spent Monday in Amory.
Mrs. l.. G.. Y. Baker and children, OF
Dothan. Ala, were the guests of Mrs
j. f. Motlow Tuesday. Mrs. Baker is
most pleasantly remembered by a host
of friends in Tupelo who regretted that
her stay here was so short.
Messrs. Tom and Ike McCarter, of
Macedonia, were here on business this
week, and while here the latter took
occasion to settle his subscription and
also have us send the Journal to Mrs.
Mamie McCarter, Waxahatchie, Tex.
We are requested to announce that
the Young Womaps' Auxiliary of the
Methodist church will have their an
nual bazaar next Tuesday, December
5th, at Vickers' music store on Broad
way. A liberal patronage is solicited.
Little Mittie Lou Boggan, who suf-
fered from a broken arm two months
ago, was taken to Memphis by her
father and grandmother. Mrs. T. A.
Boggan, Wednesday where she will be
treated with the hope of saving the
arm in its original shape. The fracture
has been obstinate in healing and it
has been necessary before to place her
under the care of a specialist. She
will remain in Memphis during the
month.
On the afternoon of Thanksgiving
day Misses Neville and Emma Edmonds
entertained with a forty-two party in
honor of their guests, Mrs. j. C. Mont
gomery and Miss Jessie Bounds. The
guests were most graciously received
and invited into the reception rooms,
which were fragrant with the perfume
of flowers. The game was greatly en-
joyed and afterwards a social time was
spent and a most delicious salad course
with an ice was served. To be enter
tanned in this home of culture is always
a pleasure.
Rev. w. o. Bradley left Monday for
Winona to attend the annual session of
the North Mississippi Conference. Mr..
Bradley carried with him "a clean
slate" his church having met all of
the conference obligations assessed
against it. At the close of his first
years service as pastor of the Metho-
dist church here, Mr.. Bradley is the
unanimous choice of his congregation
for another year. He is an indefat-
igable worker and his congregation has
had many members added to it during
the year. He ranks among the first
ministers of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gregory were
host and hostess at dinner Tuesday to
a number of their friends. Upon his
return from a hunting trip in the Delta
Mr.. Gregory brought with him a lot of
game and the company was served
with a superbly cooked goose for din
ner. the side dishes and accessories
made the menu complete, and the
party forgot for the time the high cost
of living. Mrs. Gregory's reputation
in the culinary art was fully sustained
and each member of the party ex-
pressed in a substantial way their
pleasure in being one of the guests of
the occasion.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
the statement of the Verona Bank as
made to the State Board of Bank Elk
aminers at the close of business Nov.
II. The line of deposits are ahead of
the same period last year and the gen.
eral prosperity Of the bank is reflected
in the several items found in its state
ment. The institution continues to
grow and IFS management should be
congratulated upon the spleudid show
ing in the way of growth that it has
made. The bank serves well its terri
tory and the business men of Verona
and the territory around it are liberal