The Tupelo journal., 1916-09-29

Mrs. I. E. Weir, of Macon, is the
guest of Mrs. v. C. Cavett.
Mrs. H. j.. Tatum has as her guest
her mother, Mrs. Hervey, of Water
Valley. i q
Mrs r. w. Carmen and Miss Maggie
Hay, of Verona, were among the VISIT
ors to Tupelo yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Armstrong left yes
terday afternoon tor Memphis, where
they will spend several days attending
the fair.
Joe Armstrong. of Texas, will reach
Tupelo today to be the guest of his
mother, Mrs. Josephine Armstrong, for
several days.
Chancellor A. J. Mcintyre, of Boone
vile, was in town yesterday for the
purpose of hearing the petition in the
matter of organizing No. 3 Town Creek
Swamp Land District.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Ledyard was frightened Thursday
morning by the arrival of a sweet girl
baby. Their friends are extending
congratulations and best wishes.
Miss Matte Norton, of Birmingham,
Ala, came over the first of the week to
be the guest of her sister, Mrs j. @.
Robins. She was accompanied by her
handsome little nephew. Master White
Mathews, also of Birmingham.
Miss Russell Smith, of Memphis, who
has been visiting relatives in the coun-
ty, returned home Tuesday accompanied
by her aunt, Miss Sudie Smith, and her
cousins, Misses Lillian and Ruth Smith,
who will remain some time as her
guests.
Judge Claude Clayton delivered a
splendid charge to the grand jury at
the opening of court Monday. 1t would
have been we'll if every man in the
county could have heard this wholesome
advice along the lines of law-abiding
citizenship.-Pontotoc Sentinel.
Hon. George T. Mitchell. of Tupelo,
who was attending court here this
week. was accompanied by his wife
and both were welcomed guests of DR..
and Mrs. C. D. Mitchell, whose pleasure
is shared by the wide circle of friends
of this popular couple.-Pontotoc Sen.
tinel.
G.. C. Fore, of Houston, Texas, has
succeeded G.. R. Smith as district traffic
chief with the Cumberland Telephone
Co. here. MIR. Smith has been trans
ferred to Vicksburg. While in the city
he made many friends who regret to
know that he has moved. Mr.. Fore is
one of the company's most valued EN-.
ployees and comes highly recommended
Mr.. w. S. Newell has had as his
guest during the week his cousin, MIR.
Leighton Hope, of Washington City.
Mr.. Hope is a native of Oxford, and
for a number of years has been con-
nected with the pension department of
the government at Washington. He
has recently been appointed by the
president acknowledgement to Hong
Kong, China, and will leave at an early
daterfor his new position.
The meetingswhich was conducted at
the Methodist church for the past ten
days closed Tuesday might, sand. DR..
Simpson left*sWednesdays morning for
his home in Birmingham. The series
of ermon delivered by DR.. Simpson
were full of christian truths, and the
large congregations that attended the
meeting were delighted with every SER
mon. Tupelo has never been visited by
a minister of greater power, and his
services here will result in lasting good
to his church and the community in
general.
Elsewhere we publish the statement
of the First National Bank of Tupelo of
its condition as made to the comptroller
of the currency at the close of business
September IL. The call from the
comptroller found the old reliable insti-
tuition enjoying an unusually prosper
Gus period, carrying a large deposit
account and ready assets in excess Of
the usual amount for this period of the
year. The stockholders and directors
fully endorse the splendid management
which at all times characterizes the
affairs of the bank.
In this issue appears the statement
of the Bank of Guntown, as made to
the bank examiners at the close of
business Sept. IL. The banks condi-
,tion is unusually good and the state