Newspaper Page Text
UNIS T. FULTON, “The Only Confectioner” 7 I >FFERS to the buying public the most complete line of Confectioneries of every description, fresh from the best dealers and manufacturers. m Order Your Xmas Candies From Us. p Satisfaction guaranteed in every instance. Mail orders receive prompt attention. | | Extra new crop mixed Nuts, lb. = 20c The best line of Fruits, all kinds, we have ever handled. Mj ' ’ ; Sole Agent for y on’s fine Candies. Lowney’s Candies in sealed packages. Lowney’s Delicious Hot Chocolate, ► served with whipped cream. wji _1_ Kennedy’s celebrated Fruit Cake, lb 30c gjj Everything in Choice Confectioneries. 3 Pounds Best Candy * $ 1.00. I I Order Fancy Package Candy from us by mail. We can always supply you. 1 pi: n Headquarters for Toys and Dolls. F|sl i , Make your selections early, our best ones are moving rapidly. Fire Works of every description. Lowest prices. See us about them. i ' _________—-. Select Sine o? Pipes. - Genuine French Friar and Meerschaum pipes, with pure amber stems, Friees §2.00 to $8.00. Fire Works. We have the largest, assortment and lowest prices. It will pay von to see us about it before you buy. Every thing in this line. Dolls, all kinds and Sizes. The largest display of Dolls ever seen in Tupelo. We guarantee the lowest? prices. Look at our Steel Wagons. They are sure to please you. The Leading Cigar Dealer. Pljlji Twelve Thousand to Select from. All the Popular Brands. See me about Cigars by the box for Xmas presents A Full and complete line Iron Toys, too numerous to mention. ji 11 Inerseal Packages. i Saratoga Flakes, Cheese Straws, each 15c. Butter Crackers, Uueeda Ginger Wafers, each 10c. Uneeda Biscuit, Zuzu GiugerSnaps, Kenney’s Oyst’ettes 5c. |:|ij Sugar, Champagne, Athena, and Ramona Wafers, each 30c. 9 — ' " . :| D. T. FULTON, b. Phone 66. “The Only Confectioner,” Main street. ■ Reliable Hardware store. Desires to call your attention to the fact that we have a complete line of both Leather and Rubber. t a|so Pipe, Pipe Fitting, Inspirators, Injectors, Jets Valves, etc., for fitting up gins and machinery generally. See ns When in Need of Same. OND HARDWARE COMPANY. (-J* -*• -*1-•’■r ^'*5L->U. ■«*• *W 'Hl.-'tk- '■*■*'■*>' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Special {Bargains | in « WATCHES, 3 VATCHES JEWELRY a Run AND g ?S SILVERWARE M Sun M I A Most Suitable Line of Silverware | ¥ for Xmas Presents. Engraving Free. | Sold and Silver Sfandled Umbrellas, | | TJ/ie Ssest Usine Sver Shown in Vupelo. S ^ =---—■"■— '= ^ | every effort made to Plerse You. % ^ Rmniber th Od Reliable. H T. J. JOURDAN. j €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€£ Local and Pcrsonl NOTICE. I No communication will appear in the ' issue of the Journal of the week it is jf handed in if it. is -received later than \ Tuesday at noon of that week. Looking for rugs? < in to Shelby Topp. T. J. Jourdan engraves all goods sold I free. * Goto Shelby Topp for everything in l Dry Goods. I See those high cut. mens’ winter Shoes ( at Shelby Topps. You will find it at Shelby Topp's if its 1 dry goods Price is right. I Mrs. Walter Eden of near Bisseli was a visitor to town last Monday. The overeoat. you are looking for is at j i Shelby Topp’s. $4.50 to $20.00. 1 Those beautiful art squares at Shelby i Topp’s make a nice X’mas present. Rev. J. C. ParK will preach at, t he Methodist Church next Sunday II a. in. and 7 p. tn. Big line of ladies Jackets at Shelby ( Topps. Just arrived. Prices way down. Don’t forget about those premium tick ets. Cash them now; too late after'a lit tle. Shelby Topp. Misses Paarl and Janie Russell and Mary Barries of Garrett were in town shopping last Monday. i Go down to Jourdan’s and taice a i look at those gold and sterling silver, umbrellas and pnrasols, grandest beau ties you ever saw. > Itev. Mr. Marshall will preach the ser mon at the Watch Night service at the MethodistCkuich Dee. 31st., 10.30 p. m. v I Visit Lumpkin Pros. & Co. “A tiling of benut.v is a joy forever.” We can convince von if you will call on us. The most up to date Store in Tupelo for beautiful and useful Houseold goods Lumpkin Bros, ic Co. Mies Marie Hall, who is a pupil of tin Grenada Female College, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. M. Witt, Jr, and will remain through the holidays. Mrs. Victoria Long and daughter. Miss Kennie, of Verona, passed through the city Tuesday night on their way to St Elmo. Tenn , where they will spend the winter, with Rev. S I) Long, presiding elder of the Chattanooga dis trict. Fort SaijK.—My House and Lot- 8 rooms. Will sell on time. L. R. Cates. M<setts Tom and Ed Arglin of Bald wrn were in town last Monday and while here ttok occasion to call at, the Journal office and settle their subscrip j tion to the paper, which favor was greatly appreciated, i 1 T. J. Jourdnn’s is the place to have your watch repaired. Been in the busi ness quarter of century. Eighteen 1 years in Tupelo. Jourdnn the Jeweler, does all kinds of engraving, plain script, old english and fine ornamental monograms, by hand or machine. Come and see onr work. Don’t wear yourself and shoes out lonkincr nrniiml front. nnr*p to SIipIUv Topp. You will find it, and the price is right. Miss Adelia Schurnpert was among the callers to the Journal office last Monday. She has just returned from a pleasant visit to her brother, W. C. Schumpert, at Lindsey. Ind. Ter-, and called to re new his subscription for another year, for which we return thanks. Mr. It. P. DeLoache of Camden. S. ('. arrived in the city Wednesday and is the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. H. DeLay. Mr. and Mrs. £?. Mnhrv are receiv ing congratulations upon the arrival of a baby girl at their home. Joe M. Johnson was in town Tuesday and brought with him his wife’s crop of turkeys. He sold the lot at 15 cents Der pound, netting fill.00. This is the big gest sale of tnrkeyH of which we have had any account this season. A movement is on foot to organize a young men’s reading room under the auspices of some of our leaders in all good works Such an organization' would meet with the approval of every one. It would furnish a quiet and- pleas ant retreat forthoie of our young men and boys who do not have homes or who do not spend their evenings at home. ! R I). Porter was called to Texas Hie irst of the week by telegram annotinc ng the serious illness of ids father. The moat up-to-dn te line of Oak and 1 feed rockers ever Shown in Tupelo, j Lumpkin Bros. & Co. j Mrs. K. F Ballard and children are he guests of .Mrs. Bullards parents, apt. and Mrs, Keyes. Miss Lucia TariKersley who lias been the guest of Mrs. V. C. Kiueannou the last week has retu-iried home. Miss rnnkersley has many friends in Tupelo who enjoy her occasional visits. The friends of Mr. L Y. (!. Baker, one of our iropulnr cotton buyers, are •ongratnlat iig iiiin upon tint arrival nfa wee I hi by gill ;liif Inis coni" to Ideas his I'ouic. • apt. E, P. Mills left Saturday night for Lewis, Iowa where he goes to visit his father. The Captain has'sold his arm and stocu but will return to Tu pelo about the 1st. of February and coutinue to reside here. Tom Brady of Plantersville was iu town Tuesday and squared accounts with the ,1 on run I If any of our young people have to resort to the gum shoe method of "getting off” thev could find an experienced ally in our friend Tom, who lias h id exocrience along that line. Mr. and Mrs. .1.11 Wheeler are re reiving congratulations upon the ad dition of a sweet baby girl to their family, (iirls are a. rarity iu the Wheeler family and this one could not lie bought for her weight, in gold. Mr. Wheeler has purchased the farm of W. C. Harmon near Amity and will moye there in the "near future. We acknowledge receipt of the fol lowing subscriptions: A. 1$. Griffin, L II. Dabbs, ('. S. Brice, John Underwood, -I. I’. Dul«nev, W. M. Cox, W E Thom as, G. II. Sloan, S B. .McCord, D. H. Clark, Mrs. F. A. Green W. A. Jamison, It S. Thomas, T. W. Johnson, S. E. Dabbs, W. C. Spencer, Eugene Mize, W. T. Found, J. B. Livingston, Mrs. M L. Burdine, X. il Reynard, E. E. Estes. Mrs. Fucker. L. B. Grady, A. C. ‘Jones, If. G. Lilly, F. E Scales, J. It. Gregory, T J. Brady, Dade Edwards. We are in recepitof the menu to he served for Christmas dinner on the ele gant dining car which the ‘ Old Re liable” is running for the accommoda tion of its passengers, which came through Mr. John M. Refill of the passenger department. The card is a very handsome design and the menu was selected to please the most fastidi ous epicure. Mr. Beall has proven himself to be a genuine artist along advertising lines. Every ad. sent out from his otlice is an attractive one and always apropos ttie occasion ile believes in printers ink and the resu t of his work on the road in increasing its passenger truific ^proves that lie has been wise in the selec ion of his meth ods of catching the eya and ear of the public. We were pleased with a call Monday from Mr Dee Worn of Wellman, Iowa, who is on n prospecting tour through the South. Mr. Work is very favorably impressed with our section of the coun try and has written several very inter esting letters to his home papers in the north, sotting forth the great advanta ■ roo >il suit* unnt liln iwl If- Li ♦ Iw. f « t... .. i f_ .' -. « a "W VMV Illiv IIIIUII of Mr. Work t, j bring down n colony tf northern settlers and it is quite proba hle they will locate in Lee county. Mr. Work has been tlie guest of Mr. J. \Y. I nderwood, at Verona several days and is more favorably impressed with Lee county t ban any other section he has vi-dted- Tim ugh !in-■ courtesy of Mr. ,T. M. Beall . \ (i. I’. A. of the M- & 0., he was granted transpcrtatiou in order that he might visit every section along, the Mobile & Ohio It. It. Mrs. Saliie Brice Harks. It becomes our sad duty to chronicle file death of Mrs. Saliie Brice Parks.who quietly fell into that sleep that knows no w aking on the morning of the 16th inst. after an illness that covered a period of eighteen months. Tin malady that re sided in death w as relentless and siuet if first attacked her there has been but little hope of her recovery. During this long time she was the tecipient of care ful nursing and the best medical skill, but all this only served to alleviate in a measure her sufferings. Her patience was supreme end no word of complaint ever fell from her lips, and with Chris tian resignation and fortitude she wait ed the final summons. Mrs. Parks was formerly Miss Saliie Brice McCullough, the daughter of the late John McCullough. On December 12th. 1866, she was married to Mr. Jas. S. Parks, with whom slip lived happily for .‘17 years. Several children were born to bless the union, three of whom pro fessed religion and still survive. In her youth Mrs. Parks connected herself with the Presbyterian chnrc.i As n ahriatiu.. she was devout and faithful in the dis charge of every duty and lived sueli a consecrated life as to wield a wide in fluence for good. Ah a wife and mother she measured up to the exalted standard which the world has accorded the devo ted wife and affectionate mother. As a friend and neighbor her hands were ever ready to lend aid and coinfo t to the needy and afflicted, and her good deeds will live after her. Her body was laid to rest in the family square at. Saltillo on Thursday last where a large concourse assembled to pay their last tribute of respect to their i departed friend. Rev. Allen of the Pres byterian church conducted the funeral services. To the bereaved husband and children a ^heartfelt sympathy is ex tended. ; -- • -- Doty Rhodes. Mr. Geo. (). Doty and Miss Dot tie Rhodes were quietly married at the brides parents, nt Guntown Sunday Dec. 20th, nt 5;30 o’clock. The writer performed the ceremony, after which an ' elegant supper was enjoyed by all pres- < ent. j The groom is a very prosperous t young farmer of Auburne vicinity, and 1 is a young man of industrious and ’ Christian habits, which reader him ' wortliv of i lie prize lie has won. The l bride is tin daughter of Mr. Thos J. Rhodes, who is well known in business f and political circles of the country. By ^ reasons of her charms, accomplishments c and many ladylike attributes, she is a 1 wife of whom any man might be proud. 1 May happiness and prosperity attend 1 their way. ' H. P. Rabbis. 1 George A. Crooker. Mr. George A. Crooker, died at his home at Lauderdale Springs on Friday morning 18th inst, of a complication of diseases, and was huried the following day in the cemetery of that village, lie was fifty-seven years old. Mr.Crooker "as horn near Ashtabula. ().. where he grew to manhood and Har ried. Soon after his marriage lie removed south where he hail siuee r.sided and had imbihed the ideas and sympathies of the people of that section. He was a man of strong character and was re markable for the untiring energy and ’■illustrious habits that he displayed in the conduct of his business. He was a man of deep feelings, wonderfully sym pathetic with his fellow men, and was generous to a fault. He dispensed lurge charity and in nil his business affairs was more than liberal. He had acquir ed a large estate and in all his dealings was noted tor his honesty and generosi ty. He was exceedingly popular wher ever known and readily won triends wherever he was thrown by Ins genial good nature and pleasing manners. He was a truly good man and tried to so live that every day of his life should | witness some good deed of loye and charity. Mr. Crooker in his private life was a true and devoted husband, u kind and l/W’Idfr ft t lllil* Cl ti'ti 1*111 lino stilil f field. 4 and an honorable and active citizen. He will be greatly missed and bis place in the community cannot be supplied, lie leaves behind him to mourn his loss iiis wife endeared to him by a life time of faithful love and gentle association and two sons and a daugh ter. The family are receiving the sym pathy of all who knew their noble fath er. Hie friend who writes this imper fect tribute to Iiis worth joins in this deep sympathy and invokes upon each of these mourners Heaven’s guiding cure and protection. Special Christmas Services. Specinl Christmas services will be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday to which the public is cordially invited. Among the special selections which will be rendered bv the choir during the holi- 1 days will be— i Peace be Within Thy Walls, - Ashford' ] Great is The Lord, - • He.vser 1 Will Arise. .... Qjfj. 1 Holly City, .... Sullivan Solo, Selected, - - - Miss Clark 1 Remember Now Thy Creator, - Ashford i Hark What Means Those Holy Voices— Hydn Mrs. Pauline Archer. Mrs. Pauline Archer, wife of Mr. J, M. Archer, died at her home west of Tupelo on Sunday afternoon after an illness of < two months. Deceased wasthedangh- ' ter of Mr. Joe Westmoreland, and was * well known in this county where she ' was reared. She was u woman of lova- < le disposition and her death will cause I i pang of sorrow to those who knew * ler. She leuves a husband and seven J 'hildren to mourn her loss. The inter- ! nent took place Tuesday afternoon at ! White Zion ehnrch, Mr! Hunter I/engue 1 making a short talk at the' grave in 1 which he extolled the life and virtues of , the departed. 1 / “TAKE KALOLA Six Days and Eat Anything yon Want KALOLA. (Crystallized Mineral Water) Positively cures Stomach Troubles, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Kidney, Liver and Bladder Troubles. Price 50c. and $1.00. For Sale at Mooney’s Pharmacy Correspondence Solicited and Samples mailed to any address. KALOL\ COMPANY, Savauuah, Ga. (7-10-1903 Cm.) PHOTOGRAPHS. J. D. Huffman & Sons. You know reliable Pictures can be had at Huffman’s Art Gal lery; therefore call and leaye your Christmas Holliday order for what you want. You Know the rush on such occasions and unless you are ou time with your order we may not be able to get them finished for you iu time. See our up-tor date Mod erD-all in folders, nobbv. J. D. Huffman & Sons Tupelo, Miss. Order for Adjournment. Ordered by the Board that Super risors Court do now adjourn ’till Thurs day, December 31st, 1903 at which hue all matters and business coming >efore said Board will be duly consider ’d #0(1 disposed of according to laws. Ordered in open court this 9th day of ^ ember 1903. Published bf order of be Board of Supervisors Lee Co. NORBIN JONES, Clerk. -— ---- Notice for Hire of County Convicts. Notice is hereby given that the Board >f Supervisors of Lee count' hereby in rite sealed bids for the hire of county onvicts for the year 1904, said bids to >e filed with the Clerk of said board on »r before 2 o clock, p.m.. Monday, the ►tb day of January. A.D. 1904, contract or said convicts to be awarded to the lest, bidder for the two classes of con icts by the month, contractor <>r eon ractors will be required to give bond in be sum of one thousand dollars with pproved sureties. The Board reserving be right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board, this 9th day of lecember, 1903. NORBIN JONES, Clerk. | A Great Slump! f $ Many peole shocked, some killed outright; % * especirlly my would be'competitors. * Great Reduction on Suits made to your measure. You positively save $5.00 to $6.00 on suits fby leaving your measure with me for your yii Christmas Suit. W y|jf Office in Yates’ Store. yJK | 7). S’. Sentry, j{yt. | %€€€€«€ L SOME FACT I t You Ought To Know. $ ® That we are Headquarters for Window Glass and f $ that winter is coming; That we sell more Paints, 2? Oils and Varnish than our competitors; That our ?/. 2? priced are as low or lower than our competitors; JjJ i|? Tkat we sell more Sterling Silver ware than our JX /S competitors; That our line of Cut Glass and Silver JX 2j[ Plated ware surpasses any in town. W $ That You Get Better Prices From Us W A Than You Do at Other places. yjj That you can always get your money back if not suited; That w our tine Parasols and Umbrellas are the swellest in the city; \|/ That oui Bales of Musical Instruments have surpassed our tfif & expectation; That you get a rebate check with cardi pur- yiu Ay chase; That we want your trade and will do our best to merit it. yX | POUND, KINCANNON & ELKIN, $ The Leading Druggists. W . # d POE Id O Af| fi Weighs 144 Grains in the Rough m I Sm 1111 I | |fl I Can lie pureliuHed at 'lCllllUllU -H" idsEiu«, Shannon, Miss. On Improved Farm Lands, 8 per cent, interest. 3 to 10 Years. For further information apply to 0. K. GARY, Tupelo, Miss.