The Tupelo journal., 1916-11-03
Local Happenings;
Those Who Come and 90

Lee Borden made a business trip to
Okolona Tuesday.
j. j. Rogers, of Plantersville, spent
Wednesday in the city.
G. H. Knowles, of Nettleton, was in
town on business yesterday.
B. NJ. Cochran. of Chesterville, was
over on business Wednesday.
The journal had a pleasant call Tues
day from j. C. Vaughn, of Gilvo.
Miss Lucille Cummings is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hespin, in Memphis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowlin and daughter,
of Richmond, spent Tuesday in the city.
Mrs. Efie Monaghan, of Nettleton,
was the guest of friends here this
week.
Miss Bessie May Partlow was a Sun
day visitor to her parents in Planters
vile.
J.. D. Sisk, of the Fifth district, ia
vored the Journal with a business call
Tuesday.
Mrs w. c. Raymond had as her
guest this week Mrs. Eckford, Of
S~tarkville.
Mrs. f. L. Phyfer had as her guest
during the week her sister, Mrs. Jones,
of St. Louis.
Mr.. NJ. L. Cook, an old veteran from
Auburn, was in town on business We'd
nesday morning.
The Philathea girls of the Methodist
church will have a fish pond sale the
last Tuesday in November.
n. B. Buchanan is in Itawamba coun-
ty this week where he is surveying the
Bankbead National Highway.
Mrs. Walden, of Senatobia. who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fogg,
on Church street, has returned home.
Miss Ruby Wren, the popular opera
tor at the Western Union, visited her
parents in Saltillo Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Y. Cummings had
as their guests the past week Mrs.
Hartsell, of Hatley, and Mrs. M. Casey,
of Corinth.
Miss Myrtle Huffman, who is engaged
in missionary work, returned from
Arkansas recently where she spent the
summer
Mrs. Joseph Wiygul and Mrs. Will
johnson, of Nettleton, and Mrs Nor
gan, of Prairie, were visitors to Tupelo
Wednesday.
Concerto of We olde folkes will be
given at We big Play House promptly at
$50 by we big clock on the night of
Thursday, Nov. 8, 1916.
Mr.. A. P. McAlister had as his guest
this week his sisters, Mrs. |. Y. John
on, of Aberdeen, and Mrs. Stella Ca
routhers, of Birmingham.
W. P. Gardner, Jr., enumeration,
reports 1852 bales of sotton ginned in
Lee county prior to Oct. IS, 1916, as
compared with 1928 bales same date
last year.
Rev. Geo. P. Scott, of the Presbyte-
rian church, exchanged pulpits Sunday
with DR.. Eggleston, of Columbus, the
latter preaching able m both
morning and evening here.
DR.. T. F. Elkin spent last week in
Jackson where, as a member of the
State Board of Health, he was on the
committee to hold the state examina-
ton for applicants to practice medicine.
w. P. Long left Tuesday for Lexing-
ton for the purpose of making a date
for the race circuit next year. The
date selected may possibly determine
the date of the Lee county fair next
year.
DIR. Stone, of fremont, was here
Wednesday on business. He reports
that work is progressing satisfactorily
on the survey of the Bankhead National
Highway between Fulton and the Ala
bama line.
The publisher of the Journal is much
indebted to Miss Katherine Rogers for
a jar of blackberries on which she took
the first prize at the Lee county fair
We most highly appreciate this re-
membrance.
Mr.. w. E. Deletombe has rented the
residence of Mr.. George Spencer on
Green street and with his mother will
make Tupelo their permanent home.
Mrs. Deletomhe reached Tupelo Mon