Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

Festus Hobson was one of the
visitors to Buena Vista last week.
Miss Cora Mcdonnell left last week
for the summer normal at Oxford.
Jackson has made a contract for
street paving to the amount of S1O2,-
600.
Mrs. Barnett and little daughter
Mary, of Jackson, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. W. Bearden.
Mr.. A. ]. Russell carried S44, 900 OF
insurance, whic will leave his family
in comfortable condition.
Miss Hugely, of Humbolt, Tenn,
is the accomplished and attending
guest ofthe Misses Harrell.
Mrs. Klaus, of Macon, is in the city
called here by the dangerous illness
of her niece, Mrs. NJ. Mecklenburger.
Judge w. D. Frazee, who has been
absent the last three weeks, holding
court in Oxford, returned home Sat
urday.
Prof. Booth Lowrey, the renowned
impersonator and lecturer, was in the
city Satu day, en- route from Houston
to Blue Mountain.
Miss Myrt Buckingham, left last
week for Van Buren,, Arkansas where
she will spend the summer months
with her sister Mrs. Roper.
For sale. A second hand moving
machine will sell cheap for cash, or
will trade for hay.
R. W. CHANDLER.
The Mobile & Ohio railroad has
adopted the interchangeable mileage
of the Western Passenger Association
for its line between Cairo and St.
Louis.
Seventeen new oil mills have been
chartered in the State since the first
Of October. Mississippi now leads all
the states but Tesas in this great in
dustry.
The Supreme Court has affirmed
the sentences of the two white men
who murdered Engineer Rhea of the
l. @. rail road. They will be hung at
Greenville July %.
The ladies' order of the Eastern
Star is a power in our neighbor town,
Okolona, with splendid membership.
Why not organize a lodge here?-
Aberdeen Examiner.
Miss Katie Mcdonnell has returned
from Grenada where she has taught
for the last session. She was accom-
panied by her visitor Miss Jennie who
has been visiting there for sometime.
Edwin Ezen, one of Okolona's
brightest students at the Mississippi
University, who has been at home
few days, returned to Oxford Monday
morning to take advantage of the
summer term.
Mrs. J. R. Coates, of Dublin, sister
of Mrs. @. O. Steinberger and Miss
Pearl Chaairs, of this city, is here Wis
iting for a week, accompanied by her
two charming children, Miss Louise
and Master Ray.
A bright little baby girl arrived Sat-
urday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Nj. Davis, to gladden. the hearts OF the
fond parents. The little lady answers
to the name of Annie Wayne, her god
mother being Mrs. j. F. Harren.
Mrs. Maggie Richardson, daughter
of our worthy tOWnsman, A. Martin,
who has been in the Mary Conner
College at Paris, Texas, during the
past college year, returned to her
Okolona home last Friday night.
Miss Josie Frazee Cappleman, who
has been visiting relatives in Louis
vile, KY, the last three weeks, is at
home again. She reports a pleasant
trip, the Elk's Carnival being the
leading attraction during her visit.
T. W. Scott, wife and son, of Clea-
burn, Texas, arrived in Okolona, last
Saturday morning and will visit for
some time, with his brother-in- n-law,
Mr.. Dan Shell, of Okolona Banking
company, aad other relatives in this
section.
The board of supervisors OF Clay
county reduced the amount of about
81 100000, reported by the State
revenue agent for back tax assess
ment, to $445,00 The back taxes,
about s14 on the 81 900, will be divided
between State and county.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Harrell announce
the approaching marriage of their
daughter, Nora Wayne, to Mr.. Ernest
Military Hamilton, of Humboldt, Tenn.
There will be no cards issued in the
city. The marriage will be solemnized
at the First Baptist church, on Thurs
day afternoon, June 26th, at o'clock.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Creighton, who has
been attending the University of
Texas, at Austin, for the last year,
has returned home for a vacation
visit. Harry is the youngest student
in the University, and considered the
brightest, and most thorough, for his
age, ever in that institution. Okolona
has cause to be proud Of her many
brilliant young girls and boys.
At one O'Clock, Monday, June 18th,
1902, there arrived at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clint @. Steinberger, II
pound blue eyed, fair baird baby boy.
Thus the senior Of the MESSENGER be-
comes grandpa, and is naturally 0stra-
cised from the smart set in social
circles. But we would not exchange
one smile of that bright faced grand
son for all the Joys that could be
found IN a life time run in the swell
est set in the highest circles Of Wash
ington society. To use the lore Of the