Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-09

We have often wondered that that
women never adopted this plan for
raising the mortgage on their church:
By filming their husbands a penny for
every spot on the table cloth while
eating9
We don't know how II Ia in other
towns but IN this town when q pr0fes
sional band gives a oonsert the people
who have a great deal to say about
being hungry" for music are conspi-
cuously absent.
A telegram to Mrs. NJ. Houseman
received Monday, brought the cad
intelligence Of the death Of Mrs. Sid
ney Smith, at Dallas, Saturday. Mrs.
Smith formerly lived in this county
and was well known, and loved.
Mrs. s. E. Kirby nee Miss Bertha
Hurlbert will continue her teaching
this season, studio ~ Public school
building. Mrs. Kirby has had full. in
structiOns in the Clavier system Of
technic, advanced aud taught by the
better conservatoTies abroad as we'll
as at home.
On the occasion Of the marriage of
Prof. Battle, Of the Okolona Industrial
College to Miss Efie d. Threet special
preparation is being made for the
comfort and pleasure of their white
friends all Of whom are most cordially
invited. $500 p. M, September 9th,
Mount Pisgah church,
The public schools of Okolona will
open thh fall term on Monday, Sep
tember 21st. Prof. ]. ]. Higgins, who
has given most excellent satisfaction
ss superintendent for The past two
years, has been secured for the com.
ingyear. He will be assisted by a splen
did corps of teachers.
There will be a call meeting of the
Okolons Chapter U. d. G. at Mrs.
Dowd McCarley's Wednesday after
noon, September 9th, 4 o'clock.
MAMIE MCIvER CRUNK.
Recording Secretary.
Mrs. T. L. Bramlett was the hostess
of the Book Club on Saturday. The
Chautauquan magazine and text books
was Orderei by each member, who
are very enthusiastic over this course
and will make this their banner year.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. ]. s. Rowe the first Tuesday IN
October.
G. L. Russelrs storage room near
his residence burned to the ground
Monday moaning. The loss was four
second hand sewing machines, har-
ness and his library. Part of the roof
over the kitchen also burned, and the
entire residence was only savedby the
prompt action of the fire department
and our excellent water work SER
vice.
If you want your money to yield a
larger income, take a course in Harris
Business College, Jackson, Miss.
They positively caunot supply the de-
mand for bookkeepers and stenogra-
pliers. During the past few months
they have had SO calls for bookkeepers
and stenographers that they could not
supply,
Prof. Wallace A. Battle, president
OF the OkOlona Industrial College, and
Efie Dean Threet, will be married at
the Mount Pisgah church in this city
at $3.50 this evening, Rev. d. A. Bragg
officiating. Immediately after the
ceremony the young couple will leave
for a short visit among friends of the
Professor. Professor Battle has gain
ed,the respect and good will of every
body in this city, as the head and
promoter of the Industrial College,
and his bride being cultured and
talented, will aid him In his great
work and doubtless share his popular
ity. Besides being we'll educated, the
bride is a clever %authoress, and writes
some beautiful poetry, much of which
has been published,
W. A. Houston, the representative
of Robert Harris & Brother. tobacco
manufacturers at Reidsville, n. c.,
attracted a good deal of attention on
the streets Of OkoloDa, his home city.
last Saturday. He fixed up a sample
wagon with which to haul his free
sample about the streets and adver-
tise his tobaccos, which was about the
most unique of anything ever before
exhibited here. 1t was a large sized
boys iron wagon, upon which Hous-
ton constructed a cover made of
advertising signs of his various brands
of goods, and the blending of the
cOlors made it a perfect beauty. In
the wagon box he carried the samples
and the people focked about him for
hours reading the signs, looking at the
pictures aud taking the samples hand
ed out.