The Tupelo journal., 1917-02-23
Local Happenings
Those Who Come and 90

Miss Susie Brown was a visitor to
okol0na Tuesday,
Roy Slavery made a business trip to
Wheeler Monday.
Mr.. Austin Eskridge is visiting rela-
tives in the city.
Mrs. P. F. Ingle is with her sick
parents in Winfield, Ala.
Miss Carrie Bishop is visiting her
sister in French Camp, Miss.
Mrs. Leonard Wesson, of Saltillo, was
a visitor to Tupelo Wednesday.
Mrs. Carly, of Amory, was among
the visitors to Tupelo Monday.
! Mrs. Hulon Stone is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. jackson, in Senatobia.
Miss Milly Brown is visiting her
brother. Will Brown, near Saltillo.
Mrs. Will Brown is at Mrs. Gardner's
attending the D. A. R. Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Harvey, of Mem
phia, spent several days in Tupelo this
week.
Mrs. Mcdonald, of West Point, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs Geo.
Booth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Clark spent
the week in ST. Louis at the great au-
tomobile show.
Mrs. 0. L. Stribling, of Waco, Texas,
is here to attend the Blair Buchanan
wedding next week.
Miss Lena Stevenson has returned
from ST. Louis where she attended the
spring millinery opening.
V. c. Cavett, general agent of the
Union Central Life Insurance Company,
is spending the week in Macon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Johnson, of We
roma, were the guests Monday night of
their daughter, Mrs. w. A. Blair.
M. E. Leake spent the week end in
Birmingham the guest of Mrs. Laura
] Robinson and Miss George Weatherall.
Houston Lumpkin spent the past
week in St. Louis where he finished up
his purchases in spring dry goods and
shoes.
Mrs. Eugene Curtis and Miss Hazel
Curtis left Tuesday night for Browns
vile, Texas, to be gone several
months.
w. M. Smith, formerly of this coun-
ty but now of Forest City, Ark, spent
several days during the week here on
business.
Miss Randall, of Columbus, was here
Sunday en- route to Memphis. While
here she was the guest of her friend,
Mrs. Rex Reed.
R. o. Perkins, one of Tupelo's popu-
lar travelling men, is in St. Louis meet
ing his customers as the representative
of the Carlton Dry Goods Co.
Mrs. M. w. Thurman has returned
from st. Louis where she attended the
fashion display the past week aud COM
pleted her purchases of spring millin-
cry.
Mrs. A. J.. Tatum was called home
the first of the week by the serious
illness of her father. No report of his
condition has been received within the
last day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pryor, of West
Point, came up Tuesday. Mrs. Pryor
is attending the D. A. r. Convention
while Mr.. Pryor is looking after his
mercantile interests here.
D. w. Robins attended the meeting
of the State Highway Commission at
Grenada Tuesday, where he made an
address before a large audience who
are promoting the Jefferson Davis
highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Brincat spent
Sunday and Monday with their daugh-
tiers in Mobile. Mr.. Brincat spent
Tuesday in New Orleans on business
with L. Frank & Company, whom he
represents in this territory
A message from Diana, Texas, Tues
day morning announced the death there
of Mr.. Craig, the father of Mrs. Sam
Moore. Mrs. Moore left on the first
train for Diana to attend the funeral.
The friends Of the family deeply SYM
pathize with them in their b~ereave-
ment.
Dudley Topp, who is experimenting
with Silver Laced Wyandotts, reports