Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-08-13

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will be pleased to welcome his friends
and acquaintance.
Married, at the residence OF j. G.
Waddell, In Pikeville, Miss, August
9th, 1902, at 8 D. m. Mr.. IA. Very
and Miss Josye Pilgreen. Rev. Smith
officiating. Mr.. Vesy Is prosperous
planter and Mrs. Vesy nee Pilgreen,
one Of north Misslssippi's most charm
ing ladies.
@. R. King brought the first bale Of
cotton to Okolona Monday night and
sold it Tuesday to Newburger Cotton
Company at 10 1-2 cents. The bale
weighed 500 pounds and Melted Mr..
King $3.50. This Is said to be the
earliest date on which any bale Of cot
ton has eve before been marketed In
Okolona, August y.
A telegram was received at Colum.
bus last Thursday that Hon. A. A.
Kincannon had been painfully injured
In a railroad wreck on some line IN
Pennsylvania. No further particulars
could be learned. President Kincan-
non has been in Baltimore for some
weeks. He wac on his way to Philr-
delphia, and was hurt In a collision.
c. R. King, accompanied by his
family, visited bis big farm near
Buena Vista last Sunday and took
dinner around the old farm table and
looked at the growing crops. Char
ley says there are four or Ave bales OF
cotton ready to pick and that the
boles are bursting rapidly and that
the fibre is as fine as silk. That is, IL
is long and good.
The various oyster canning and
packing companies In Mississippi,
Louisiana and Alabama will, it Is said,
combine under one capital head with
a capital of 81, 1000, 900, financed by the
Hibernia Investment Company OF
New Orleans. The movement has
been on foot three years and it is now
practically assured. It will control
all the business of the three States
along the fish and canning lines.
Headquarters will probably be in New
Orleans. Ten companies r in the
combine.
Died, August 2nd, at - O'Clock mid.
night, Robert Thorton Bunch in his
fourth year. Little Robert was the
son of Dores and Pearl Bunch, and a
bright and promising boy. Although
suffering intensely from membraneous
Group, he was conscious to the last
moment, and looking up pitifully in
to the face of his anguished mother,
be said; mamma, Roberts doing to
die" Another bright soul Jewel is
time wnNknnnH - fFu ETan Wgnr1wu ITAwan
to await and welcome the coming Of
its loved ones.
Mrs. Frank Elliott, assisted by Miss
Pauline Frazee entertained a few
friends last Thursday evening, COM
plimentary to their cousin, Miss
Berthslee Scott. An elegant dinner
was served-m several courses, the
menu being the daintiest of the sea-
sons delicacies. Among those who
enjoyed Mrs. Eniott's hospitality
were, Miss Estell Buchanan, Misses
Myrtle and Mabel Hartley, Miss Sadie
Foster, Miss Louie Cappleman and
the honoree, Miss Berthalee Scott;
also Messrs Tucker Buchanan, Porter
Davis and DR.. Cambell.
In this issue will be found the fore
runner of q complete directory of the
business enterprises and callings Of
Okolona, to which the attention Of
all our readers is directed. When
completed, this directory will present
a surprise to the people residing with
in the trading limits of the city, mas
much as it will show q wonderful
array of business, by which to draw
to our city those who are looking for
bargains and plenty Of competition to
AFFORD them. Read every little card
IN the directory over carefully, and
you will find much to interest you,
even in the first issue OF e, before
more than half of the business houses
in town have been secured for it.
The girl is the mother of the woman
Just as "'the boy is the father Of the
man" The period when the woman
" function begins is one to be carefully
watched and considered. Irregulari-
ty OF arrangement at this time may be
promptly met and cured by the use Of
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
But neglected at this critical period
may entail years of future suffering.
"Favorite Prescription" acts directly
upon the womanly organs giving them
perfect vigor and abundant vitality.
It removes the obstruction to health
and happiness, and delivers woman
hood from the cruel bondage of "fe-
male weakness" You pay the post
age. DR.. Pierce gires you the book.
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, zoos pages, 700 Illustrations is
sent free receipt of stamps to defray
cost of mailing ORly. Send p one-cent
stamps for the paper bound book, OF
81 stamps for cloth bound. Address
DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Mrs. Joe Hall was the model hostess
last Wednesday afternoon, of the
Book Club. The occasion was q
"melon. cutting" and ct the designa-
red hour, q long line of carriages
drove up to the beautiful country
home. An inviting row Of rocking
chairs were ready on the galleries.
and a full hour was spent in the ex-
change OF greetings and the pleasant
ries OF the meeting. The che guests
were invited to the green, shady lawr
where coy seats were provided fol
all. Mr.. Hall, assisted by Mrs. Hal
and Mrs. Rowe presided over the i'm.