Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-07-09

Miss Julia Smith will leave next
week for Iuka Springs
Mr.. Rubel and family, of Corinth,
speet the Fourth of July with Mr.. j..
Rubel.
Miss Tila Frazee has returned from
Atlanta and will spend the summer in
Okolons.
Miss Hazel Bramlitt is visiting
friends in Columbus, Mississippi, since
the third.
Misses Louella Gillian and Mary
Ezell are now in Meridian visiting
their cousin, Miss AIleen Breach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hamilton were
the guests Friday of Mrs. Hamilton's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j, F. Harrell.
Prof. John F. Frierson, of the
University of Port Gibson, has been
a visitor to the city the past week.
Miss Rena Crawford passed through
the city Monday en- route to West
Point when she will attend the teach
er's normal.
Misses Annelle and Matte Thornton,
two Of Merchants charming young
ladies, are visiting Miss Marie Jeffer-
son of this city.
Ed. Elias, who was severely hurt by
being thrown from a buggy in the
street a week ago Sunday last, Is rap
idly recovering.
Commencing Monday the services
at the Methodist revival will begin at
10 O'Clock in the morning and at s
O'Clock at night.
Miss Sallie George, accompanied by
Mrs. Tucker and little Miss Hazel
Thornton, left Saturday for her home
at Sherman, Mississippi.
Miss Dodson, who has been the
attractive visitor of Mrs. Chas. Day,
for some weeks, will returnWednesday
to her home in Tennessee.
Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Bramlitt and
daughter, Miss Nellie, who have been
the guests of w. G. Stovall. have re-
turned to their home at Campbell,
Missouri,
The gardens in Okolona are all com
pletely burned up. The drought ex-
ceeds anything ever before known in
this city and the indications all point
to its continuation.
The Methodist Brother who is to
conduct the revival services is said to
be one of the very best preachers in
the South. Let every n who posi-
bly, can 60 out and hear him.
Misses Lydia and Alice Bramlitt,
after spending a week very pleasantly
in West Point with friends and rela-
tives, returned home Sunday morning
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
Quinn and little Willie.
Miss Ethel Leech, who has been
visiting in Alderman, Louisville and
West Point for the two months past,
returned to her home Wednesday last
accompanied by her cousin, Miss Cora
Hunt, Of Alderman.
Mrs. Parker j. Glass, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Cappleman, will
spend the next two weeks with Mrs.
]. F. Harrell. The many admiring
friends of Mrs. Glass are happy to
have her with them for another fort
night.
Mr.. Johnson, the back tax collector,
was in OkOlona last week. Quite a
number of our citizens who overlook
ed putting in some of their wealth for
the past decade, were busy figuring
and trying to reduce the amount
assessed against them by this gentle
man.
Last Sunday was the regular time
for the quarterly meeting at the Meth
odist church, but owingito the sickness
of the Presiding Elder, Rev. Leech
held the services himself, and the day
passed off without jar further thar
the disappointment of the Elder being
absent.
Picnics we're the order of the day
on July 4th. A great many went out
to seek the cool shades of the forest
and try their patience fishing for a shy
trout with a pin hook and a butterfly
while others with baskets of grub anC
bottle filed With something the color
of tea stopped at near by groves tC
while the hot day away.
The present managers of base bal
lnL6Fbblb III OhUlOua arc bpDuulnk
money literally to give this city al
good attractions in this line as are ia
be had in the South, and the people
should ~patronize them when they
have a good game. That is, of course
IL you like to see a good ball game
and you do, you know you do.
The Methodist revival will begiI
on next Sunday under Mr.. A. Creigh.
toms cotton shed which by that time
will be put in perfect order. The sheC
will be lighted up nicely with electric
lights, and there will be ample seat
provided not only for the citizens il
town, but for all in the country VIII
can attend. It win be delightful!
pleasant under the open shed so conn
out and hear the brother whom tn
Lord has signally blessed in othe
meetings.
Rev. ]. A. Leech, pastor Of tn
Methodist church, announcest that th
revival meetings to commence mex
Sunday, are given for the benefit G
the entire community, town and eouI
try surrounding, and that all ar
cordially invited to attend and get ID
best Of the meetings. Services wi
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