Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15

ling a piece OF steak from a dig
bnck killed in the neighbOrhOOd Of
OkOlOna. Kill another gentlemen
and send US a half a quarter, or so.
w. G. McQuistOn, Esq, has
Withdrawn from the ield as a can.
didate for Justice of the Peace,
and now runs for Mayor Of the
town Of OkOlOna.
SUsPENDED-The Elk
Bank, at Griffin, Georgia, has sus-
pended Payment. Make a note Of
the fact, as Georgia money is now
and then to be met with through
here.
All Agricultural Society was
formed at Columbus, Miss, on the
7th inst. Col. Thomas @. Billups
was elected President ; Geo. @.
Brown, Esq, Secretary, and VIM.
B. Winston, Treasurer.
The President has taken up his
residence at the Military Asylum
for the summer. His official bus
mess will be transacted at the
White House. Secretary Floyd
previously moved out to the Asy-
lum.
Henry Brooks, the last surviv-
ing officer Of the Kane Arctic Elk.
petition, died in New York on the
Goth Of June. His death was
caused by sun.strOke.
The Central Bank, at Mont
gOmery, and the Commercial Bank,
at Selma, Ala, have both resumed
specie payments. All demands
are now promptly cashed at their
respective counters.
See the card Of DR.. Dickson
We know from experience that his
work is neatly, and, more than
all, substantially executed. So,
ye who are afflicted with aching or
nervous teeth, let him fix them for
You.
We direct the attention of cur
readers to the beautiful lines Of
"Elyag'' on our first page Of the
present issue. 'Elyag" has few
rivals as a poet, and, as a high
toned, noble hearted gentleman, is
unsurpassed.
Last Friday night, q Ievee was
given to the young ladies OF Prof.
McCurdy's school, by MI. Grow,
the clever proprietor OF the young
ladies' clearinghouse. We at.
tended, and our memory fails to
recall a time more pleasantly and
agreeably spent.
ENLARGED.-We have inadver-
tently neglected to notice the en-
larged and improved appearance
both Of the Marion American and
Canton Citizen. We congratulate
aud live in hOpe-Our time will
come some time or other.
NoGRo KILL "A Holly
Springs, Miss, few days ago, a
negro was whipped to death by a
man named Cook, an Overseer for
a Mr.. Cole. The Herald repre-.
sents Cook to be a man Of very
little sense, and unfit to have
charge Of negroes.
QUICK WoRK.-A man named
VIM. SuncoCk, of Washington,
county, Pa, recently lost his wife
in the mOrning-was arrested by
the constable at eleven O'Clock
married bis second wife before
night-iOllOwed the remains Of his
first wife in company with the sec.
Ond, to the grave the day after.
CUMBERLAND UNIVER s 1T "
We have received a catalogue Of
this institution, and Judge it is In
a fOurishing condition. The total
number of students is 500, of whom
165 belong to the Collegiate De.
partment, III 10 the Preparatory,
S3 to the Theological, 6 to the En-
cheering, and 1873 to the Law.
ACCIDENT ON THE RAILROAD
We learn from Mr.. Geo. Fowler.
conductor on the M. s. o. railroad,
that the down train from West
Point, when about q mile above
CrawiOrdVille, the cOw-cather of
the locomotive threw from the
track a negro woman who was
asleep on the rails. She escaped
with only a few slight wounds on
the head.
We attended a public debate of
the OkOlona Debating Club last
Saturday night the question was
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