The City itemizer., August 05, 1915, Image 4

About The City itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918

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mat over 5,0G0
fsent at the Wood
fue aud picnic which
in our city last Thurs
■f^^Tbe grounds were fairly
^^^red with a moving and inter
rested mass of humanity,
You might think it was some
job to get enough to feed this
multitude—and maybe it was—but
from all reports about the suffi
oienoy it seemed to be an easy
matter this time, for there was
plenty to feed all, and to spare,
There was a general good fellow
feeling permeated the atmosphere
throughout the day. The disas
trous struggle in Europe, the boll
weevil, and jawing politics were
* laid asi^e that day.
With Capt. Gr. W Price as Mar
shal of the parade, Hon. John L
Harris as Master of Ceremonies,
and the complete arrangement by
good working committees, the best
of order was in evidence every
where.
It was a Woodmen barbecue and
picnic, and the order was well rep
sented, many members from the
different Lodges of this great Or
der being present to enjoy the
days’ pleasures.
It was indeed a red letter day
for the Woodmen, but merely in
keeping with everything they un
dertake.
Music wae furnished by Mr. W
F. Henry’s well organized band,
whioh led in the march from in
front of Woodman Hall to the
Npicnio grounds, adding much to
the pleasures of the day.
Congressman T. U. Sisson was
the speaker of the day, and in har
mony with the occasion, was boih
entertaining and edifying to the
people.
This was one of the biggest and
most successful picnics ever pulled
off in Water Valley.
Mrs. W. R. Graham and chil
dren, Master Harry and Miss Sarah,
of Cleveland, are in the city for a
(several weeks’ visit to her father,
Mr. J. E. Backstrom, and sisters,
Mesdames M. C. Knox and B. E.
My Time, Energy and Effort is De
voted Exclusively to the
We know that if we relieve eyestrain, any bodily disturbance that
may have been caused by such strain will be relieved; also eye strain
produces fatigue, nervousness, headache, and many other troubles. It is
a barrier to the student and workman—then the enjoyment you get out
of life depends on the way you see things of life.
The Best is the Cheapest.
We believe in quality in everything, because it is the absence^Ajual
ity, of service and goods that makes the bargain counter glasses danger
ous. You get quality in service—quality in goods when you visit US, and
the price is no more.
CALL, AND HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED.
Will be at the Herring Hotel
Wednesday, August 11, 1915.
BYRON MITCHELL, Optometrist
Memphis, Tennessee.
The following item, which will
be of much interest to her many
friends in our city, we take from
the Greenwood Commonwealth:
“Miss Hortense Smith returned
home last week from the A. & M.
College, where she took the State
Normal Teachers' Course, and re
ceived a first grade certificate to
teach school. We join her many
friends in extending her con
gratulations.”
100 CORDS
Seasoned Oak Wood at $4,50 in
one cord orders or more,
W. J. DERRICK.
Phone 93.
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Mrs B. A. Boydston and daugh
ters, Misses Seppie and Elsie, left
last Friday for a several weeks’
visit to relatives and friends in
Amarillo, Texas,
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“As you sew bo shall you reap.”
Mr. an Mrs. W. M. Warren left
last Wednesday for Ruston, La.,
to be with relatives for a time, and
where Mrs. Warren will undergo
medical treatment, she having been
in a serious condition for several
weeks, The many friends of these
good people sincerly hope that Mrs.
Warren will soon be able to return
home thoroughly restored.
Little Miss Ada May Landrum
returned home last Wednesday
afternoon from an extended visit
to relatives and friends in Hol
landale, where she was the guest
in the home of her uncle, Mr. T.
A. Landrum.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Turner and
little daughter, Miss Elizabeth,
are off for a two weeks’ visit to
relatives and friends in Winona
and Maben.
Mrs. Eldridge Armistead, of
Memphis, is in the city for a sev
eral days’ visit to her parents, Mr.
land Mrs.R. R. Pate.