The Tupelo journal., 1917-03-16

Laura Werness, of Louisville, KY,
and Mrs. A. H. Welle and little daugh-
ter, Of Memphis.
Harris Riley spent several days at
home during the week, returning to
Senatobia Tuesday where he is pre-
scription clerk for one of the leading
drug firms of that city.
Miss Annie FAINT, who is at the head
of the Normal Department Of the In
dustrial Institute and College. spent
several days with her aunt. Mrs. JAS.
Kincannon, during the week.
Mr.. w. E. Patrick, who is connected
with the jewelry department of Pound
Kincannon-Elk Co, has been joined
by his family and are now at home at
sos Main street. We hope that they
may find a pleasant home in Tupelo.
: The following representatives of the
Baptist church are attending the State
Sunday School Convention in Pontotoc:
Rev. and Mrs. Cloar. Mrs. w. E Pc
CUES, Miss Mary Pegues and Miss Cath
arine Finley. The latter is on the pro-
gram for a song,
The local camp, Woodmen of the
World, was represented at Laurel at
the state encampment by Head Banker
G. M Crane, William Watson, John
and Tom Boggan and A. H. Hutchin-
son.. Mrs. Hutchinson went as a dele
gate to the Woodmen Circle.
We acknowledge receipt of an invita-
ton to be present at the meeting of
the East Mississippi Six-Counties Med
ical Society to be held next week at
Amory. We appreciate the invitation,
but fearing that We would never escape
with our appendix we feel that it is
safer to not accept the invitation.
r. H. Schaffer returned the first of
the week from Mt. Sterling, KY,
where he went to bring two saddle
mares and one colt to Tupelo for David
Harkey. Mr.. Schaffer found fifteen
inches of snow in Kentucky with the
thermometer standing four above zero.
The flowers that bloom in the spring
looked good to Mr.. Schaffer upon his
return to Tupelo.
Hal Robins. the publisher Of the
Progressive Mississippian at Corinth,
has been appointed postmaster at Ri
emf upon the recommendation of Con-
gresham E. S. Gambler. Mr.. Robins
is in every way qualified for this re-
sponsible position and will make the
people of Rienzi a most excellent and
acceptable postmaster. We have not
learned yet as to Mr.. Robins inter-
tons in the matter of accepting the
Office rendered him.
The many friends of Miss Erin Bal
lard in Tupelo will be pleased to know
OF her continued successes in the pros
ecution of her musical ccess Miss
Ballard will appear March 18th in sew
eral numbers in a recital in Chicago
with Miss Delima, who for several
years was a member of the Chicago
Grand Opera Company. Miss Erin
has won the distinction of being the
leading woman accompanist in the
United States. On the 18th of Febru-
airy she appeared or the same program
with Madame Teresa Carranza, a pi-
anist considered by musical critics to
be equal to Paderewski.
Rev. S. d. Long, president of Martha
Washington College, and Hon. H. c.
Long, of the legal department of the
comptroller of the currency, spent sew
eral days the first of the week in Tu-
pelo en- route home from Joplin, Mo-,
where they had gone to attend the
funeral of their brother, DIR. j. S.
Long, who was buried in Joplin. Their
friends in Tupelo regretted the sad
mission which took them to Joplin, and
their stay in Tupelo afforded many of
their old friends an opportunity to offer
their affectionate sympathy in the be-
reavement of the family. DR.. Long
preached Sunday morning in the Meth
odist church, his sermon being replete
with divine truths that should find
Judgment in the minds and hearts of
his hearers, especially the Young peo-
pie, to whom his sermon was directed.
LOST-One open face Waltham watch
with WPS on back. If