Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21

6oswas on n irolic last week, during
the Fair,-eonsequence, bali sheet
this week.
It is not vet safe TO visit Mobile
and New Orleans. The Yellow
Fever shows some decrease, but
will not disappear until frost.
NEW PAPER-We have received
the frst number Of a new paper
called the Cross City, published at
.COrinth, Miss. It is q neat and
handsome sheet.
The cOopers Of Albany, N. Y,
we're on a strike last week-a
strange circumstance, for they
should be doing a staving business
with the present demand for hoops.
FIRE.-Last Sunday nighta FIRE
broke out in the large frame house
occupied by Mr.. Grow, and in 9
short time the whole building was
in flames and soon burned to the
ground. There are conflicting
statements as TO the origin Of the
FIRE.
SOME STIR-Was caused in
Aberdeen last week by some one
finding an abolition document
signed 81. ". Russell. r. was TAX
en- up and threatened with alynch-
ing, but after q considerable pal
aver, was turned loose and order
ed to leave, which be did In
double quick time.
Hon. Joel NJ. AckoK has been
reelected Judge OF the 9th District
over Col. W. D. Bradford by q
majority Of about $3.50 votes.
Russell o. Beene, ESQ, e Fe.elect-
ed District Attorney over j. M.
Thompson by six or seven hun.
majority.
Cost Of War.-The cost OF a
thirteen inch she'll, Is it flies
through the air, is from e1O to e12.
The estimated cost OF firing q
thirty-six inch bomb Is nearly e16O
These figures afford some idea Of
the s'shelling Out' which is ne
Cessitated by war.
Dueling-EIigibility to OfRee.-
Attorney General Wharton has de-
cided that connection with 3 duel,
either rs principal or SECOND, is
no bar to eligibility TO Office, in
Mississippi, except upon indict-
ment and conviction. The decis-
ion is made In the case Of Judge
Hancock, Of the 9Th Circuit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer, Of Wayne
county, Kentucky, has twenty two
children. Theirs is certainly one
OF the most extensive Breweries In
The West.
The Oxford Mercury is respOn
sible for the above. Give It's I'd
itOr 3 mug Of lager beer and charge
1t to Us.
Bloody Duels near Memphis
A letter from Memphis, Tennessee
to the Lancaster, (Pa.) Examiner,
says that g duel was recently
fought near that city by Ma.
Waters, Of Virginia, and DR.. J. e.
Eagle, formerly Of Pennsylvania.
They 6red two rounds with Derrin-
ger pistols, both being wounded ct
each fire. They then, By agree
ment, resOrted to revOlveFs and
continued the fight. Mr.. Waters
was riddled ct every shot, and it
is said, died on Saturday night.
DR.. Eagle was so badly injured
that bis recovery is thought i'm
possible.
THE LOST AERoNAEF. All
hopes Of the safety Of the uniOrtu-
nate Mr.. ThurstOn, who was car
ried away from terra frma in q
balloon, have been Abandoned
Search was made throughout the
country in the vicinity Of the place
Of ascentiOn, but ne traces Of the
lost man iound.-Mr. Bannister
who has been searching for Mr..
ThurstOn thinks now that the vio-
lent motion Of the balloon, sway
ing two aud fro 10 the air and its
great elevation (three miles),
caused the unfortunate man TO 70
sign bis hold and drop to the
earth, IN which case he must have
been dashed into such minute par
ticles as to leave but few traces.
To Stop q Railroad Train. "A
correspondent Of the Washington
ID. Cd Inteligencer proposes to
ssstop q train Of railroad cars,
whatever may be it's running
speed BY having an oil vessel
placed in front Of the driving
wheels, and Immediately over the