Okolona messenger., 1902-06-11


Caradine, was in the city on business
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Suddeth, OF Atlanta,
Georgia, nee Miss Sallie Ward are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Ward.
Miss Maidee Norwood who has been
visiting the home OF Mr.. j. O. White
side, has returned to West Point.
J. E. Atkinson, of Van Vleet, deputy
county assessor, is in Okolona this
week, listing real estate for taxation.
Bob Abernethy, of Aberdeen, is
wearing of a little spring fever for a
few days, with his many friends here.
Misses Julia Smith, Pearl Cheairs,
Frances and Mary Abbott are spend.
ing q week with Miss Mary Peel Gum,
OF Guntown.
Archie Mcdonnell who has been
attending Millsap's College at Jack
son Mississippi, is home for his sum
mer vacation.
Miss Minnie Ivy, Ethel Steinberger,
Rose Ivy, Theo Hendrix, Ed Farris
and Chester Steinberger picniced at
Buena Vista Monday.
T. w. Hamilton, county treasurer
and registrar is In the city this week
registering the voters who have not
been enrolled befors.
G. R. King has just received q
fresh car load of Perfection -four the
finest bread stun on ca. 81 II you
have not tried 1t, do so.
Mrs. Chas. Roper and little daugh-
ter, who have been visiting relatives
here the past month returned to her
home in Van Buren,, Arkansas, Tues
day evening.
Miss Allie May Elliott, one Of
OkOlona's charming young ladies, left
Friday for q visit OF indefinate dura-
tion with friends in Corinth, Memphis
and Wenesoga.
Misses Daisy and Bernard Foster,
we're Unexpectedly called to Houston
last week, to be at the bedside of their
grandmother, Mrs. Palk, who died
Monday morning, June 2.
The city council is showing evidence
of life in their enthusiasm to push the
improvements to the light and water
plants Of the city, so ss to make the
services equal to the demands.
Howard Bean, DR.. Campbell, Roy
Wiswen and Stafford Brady made q
carriage drive and visit to Guntown,
Sunday. No statement is necessary
as to why they went to that particu-
lar place.
Miss Nettie Bell Pulliam. of Buena
Vista, who has been visiting at the
home OF O. R. King in this city the
past week, returned home Friday,
carrying with her Misses Minnie and
Mazda King.
There will be q call meeting of the
United Daughters of the COnfederacy
at the residence of Mrs. w. g. Stovall's
Friday afternoon, June 18th. All the
members are urgently requested
to be present.
Miss Hilary Ward will have her
musical recital either on Friday night
Of this week, or on Monday night OF
next week, governed by the closing
OF the revival now in progress ct the
Baptist church.
Judge Hilary Ward, who returned
home to Mount Pleasant, Tenn, after
visiting in this city for q couple OF
months, with his sister, Mrs. NJ. DaW-
son. will always find g hearty welcome
when he returns to Okolona.
Rev. Ramsey, who is to lecture at
the opera house next Tuesday eve
ming, is one of the leading ministers
of the South, was pastor OF one OF
the leading churches of Memphis for
four years, and will interest every one
who hears him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Taylor and little
son, Misses Louella and Birdie Boone,
Moland Sadler, Frank Jolly, Bob Cor
don, Mrs. Edie Kate Spradley, George
and Willy Spradley attended the com
mencement exercises, and the picnic,
at Buena Vista Monday.
The delivery to parties in town Mon
day of nearly hundred citations tc
residents to appear before the board
of supervisors at its July meeting,
and show cause why they should not
be taxed upon property not listed,
caused not a little whispering. There
were a good many surprised at being
discovered.
Rev. E. B. Ramsey, of Paducah,
Kentucky, win lecture at the opera
house in Okolona on Tuesday night Of
next week, under the auspices OF the
ladies' Aid society of the Okolons
Methodist church. His subject will be
"Be not as the mule, +" and win interest
everybody, as be is an eloquent and
strong lecturer. Prices IS, Is and 30
cents.
Joseph Callaghan, who runs on the
NJ. & o. between here and Mobile
says the crops are suffering for raiE
ell along the 262 miles of road that be
covers. In many places he says the
corn is tasseling out three or four feel
high, which of course means that Il
win be short in yield as well as in the
length Of the stalk.
Ben Collins, one Of Houstons' mosi
estimable citizens and business mer
and leading merchants, returned from
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