The Tupelo journal., 1917-03-09
Local happenings
Those Who Come and DO

Mrs. E. o. Richardson is visiting rel
atives in Okolona.
Mrs. w. C. Kinds, of Guntown, is the
guest of relatives here.
Messrs. r. w. and Earl Carmen, of
Verona, spent Monday here.
DIR. and Mrs. Wheeler, of Mooreville,
spent Wednesday in the city.
Miss Ruby Wren was a weekend
visitor to home folks at Saltillo.
F. X. Cain, now of Brookhaven. MISS.
is on a visit to his old friends.
William Shumpert, of Richmond,
spent Tuesday in the town on business.
Trip Scott and Lee Abernethy. of
Belden, were in town on business Tues
day.
DR.. and Mrs. w. B. Holland and DIR.
Pyle, of S%altillo, were in Tupelo. Mon
day.
Miss Mary Carruth and Mrs. Adams,
of Chesterville, spent Tuesday in the
city.
Mrs. Richard Clark has as her guest
her sister, Mrs. Montgomery, of Clarks-
dale.
Miss Nancy Cavett is the guest of
her cousin, Miss Marry Eta CaVett, in
Jackson.
Mrs. ]. w. P. Boggan has as her
guest her sister, Mrs. Hill, of Carroll
ton, Ala.
Mrs. Maidie Robertson spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank jenkins
in Corinth.
w. G. McGill, of New Albany, and
proprietor of the local Coca-Cola plant,
was here Tuesday.
Jeff Burleson and Oscar Williams
from McFarling's school house spent
Tuesday here on business.
F. d. Harvey, of Memphis, who has
some road contracts in the county has
been here for several days.
Miss Lillian Moffett, of Memphis,
Tenn, will be the guest of Miss Lucille
Francis in the next few days.
Mrs. and Mrs. Word Baker returned
to Clarksdale after spending several
days here withith home folks.
w. j. Lewis has returned from Cow
ington, Tenn, where he spent the past
month at work for the C%ovington Cot
ton Mill.
The Journal was favored by a pleas
ant business call Monday from E. D.
Mathews and Walter Yarbrough, of
Baldwin.
Mr.. Craddock, of New Orleans, who
who is connected with the Cumberland
Telephone Company, was here on bust
ness connected with the company Tues
day.
Mrs. ]. T. Carson, of Verona, was
called to Pontotoc the first of the week
by the serious illness of a little grand
child, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
King.
Miss Lee Hargrove, who is now al
work for the Home Telephone Company
at Pontotoc, came home Saturday night
to be present at the marriage of her
sister, Miss Birdie Hargrove, and Mr..
r. w. Coley Sunday. She returned
Monday to renume her position.
Mrs. E c.. Kinds returned Tuesday
from Memphis where she went with
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Kinds to be pres
ent during an operation which Mrs.
Stanley Kinds underwent Saturday.
The operation was successful but Mrs.
Kinds condition was at first ~unfavor-
able and reports from her were alarm
ing to the friends at. home. We are
glad to report that her condition is
favorable and she is now improving.
Mr.. Davis Davie who has been in
charge of the Government Fish Hatch
cry at Put In Pay, Ohio, for a number
of years, has been transferred to this
station to succeed DIR. Henshall, resign
ed. Mr.. Davis has had years of ex-
perience in connection with the fish de-
partment of the government and stands
high with the department. He will be
joined later by Mrs. Davis and n
small son. His oldest son is now in
college and will not arrive until after
the closing of school.
The Journal was favored Tuesday by
q pleasant call from an old Verona boy
an the person of Gilderoy Porter, Jr,
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