Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-12-09

And when music rose with rs vOluptunous
Bright ewes looked love to ewes hat spaEs
All Wentmeuy as the marriage bell
Dancing was the order Of the
night, and was kept mp until the
"wee sma' hours ayout the twal,"
when the gay company separated.
May the many beautiful damsels
that were there assembled live to
enjoy many such.
I. o. R. A. R.-This is a new
Order-though OF ancient origin.
Was first instituted by our fore.
fathers during the Revolution.
Pulaski left bis native land, and
sailed for the gloomy shores Of
civil war, and g~lOriously died
lighting for the 1. o. R. A. r.
Lafayette left ''the vine clad hills
Of his own sunny France;" fought
bled and came very near dying In
the defense OF the /. o. r. A.. r.
So We might enumeEate . hundred
OF other illustriOus men, who we're
partners in the glOries, and Shar'
ers in the miseFies OF the /. o. r.
A r. We have been appointed
Vice President, with the powers
OF President, to establish a Lodge
at OkOlOna, and will take pleasure
in initiating, and comforting the
degrees upon any who desires it.
Some weeks ago, a fellow pass.
ing Mr.. Miller's farm in POntOtOc
county, met a negro boy Of bis;
persuaded or forced him to mount.
the mule he was leading ana travel
Having missed the boy, Miller in
company with his neighbor, Mr..
billiard, pursued and after a hard
chase, captured the thief and boy
in Tuscaloosa. They passed
through here with them last Mon
day night, on their way back to
POntOtoc-
Congress will meet next Mon
day. Whether the House Of
Representatives will be easy to
organize is not known. The
Presidents message will be ex-
pected with 90 unusual interest
for never since the country began
nave parties been so entirely dis
organized as now. The message
may bring some order out Of this
remarkable disorder. We expect
it to be patriotic and discreet, and
that is the most that one ought to
expect.
CHIcKAsAw AGRIo CULTURAL
SoCIETY.-At q meeting Of the
Stockholders held IN OkOlOna on
Ord December, on motion
Judge J. J.. Davenport was
called to the chair, aud John Rich
ardsOn, Secretary.
On motion, Maj. B. H. Shep-
pard explained the object Of the
meeting. which was in effect to
recognize, and make the Society q
Joint Stock Company.
The report Of the Treasurer Of
the Society was read by the Score
tary, and the amount OF available
funds found to be sixty-seven dol.
lars az / thirty six cents.
On motion Of Col. F. Hodges it.
was
ResolUed, That we establish an
Agricultural Society Rt OkOlOna,
which shall be styled the Ohicka-
saw Agricultural SOciety-cOnsist-
ing Of one hundred shares Of one
hundred dollars each, TO be sub
scribed by individuals, making q
Joint Stock Company Of ten thou.
sand dollars, which shall be con-
trOIled and governed By said Com
pany.
Mai. Sheppard moved 80
amendment that the number Of
shares be reduced from one hun
drad shares Of one hundred dollars
each to fity shares Of one hun
drsd dollars each, which was
adopted.
On motion, q committee, con.
sisting Of @. g. SCOggins, Newton
Gates, W. A. Shaw and +. Hodges
was appointed to solicit subscrip-
ti0ns TO Stock.
On motion, B. 81. Sheppard and
J. b. Williams we're added 90 this
committee.
On motion, the President and
Secretary vas requested to act IN
Gil next meeting.
On motion, the committee, ap
pointed to solicit subscriptions to
stock, vas requested to make g
report By the next meeting.
On motion, the meeting was
adjourned to meet again the oath
December.
j. y. DAVENPORT, Pres