Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-11
l1oKoIoNA, MISS, FEB. 1908.
NOUNCEMEN
For sHERrFF.
For CHANcERY CLERK.
An American Mentone.

An American Mentone.
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One OF the most charming and most
ideal winter and all year round health
resorts is Chronicle, Alabama, which
has already acquired great fame and it
is attracting q great number of health
seekers and tourists, The town has an
elevation of $50 feet, the highest in the
government survey between the Rio
Grande and the coast Of Name. The
site is a high rolling plateau in the
heart of the long leaf yellow pine for
est Of South Alabama. The soil is
sandy; there is no malaria; there are no
poisonous insects. The climate is sim
ply delightful at all times of the year.
The salt air Of the gulf commingles
with the fragrant, delicious ozone of
the pine woods; 1t is absolutely clean
and clesr, and therefore q great benefit
to all persons suffering from catarrh,
bronchial and throat trouble and from
the depressing effects Of the grippe.
Medical authorities are agreed that
Chronicle is an ideal place for those
who wish to recuperste from nervous
p~rostration and kindred ailments.
The town is within a short distance
from Mobile. 1t has a population of
n thousand, which is, of course, con-
siderably increased during the winter
months. There are public and private
schools, churches of various denomina-
tions, stores Of all descriptions, a well
equipped and strictly up-to. date hotel,
and first class liveries.
The proximity to Mobile makes Cit.
Tonelle q particularly attractive place
Tor those who are fond Of city amuse.
ments. The hunter is offered ample
opportunity to enjoy his sport. Small
game abounds. In the shadows Of the
forests, deer may still be found, and
then there Is the agile squirrel, the
turkey, the rabbit, the fox and quail.
AS Mobile Bay is only a few miles
away, fishing is one of the best and
most enjoyable sports. Neighborlng
streams are also we'll stocked with vari-
d varieties If saVory frh.
Chronicle has a gun club, which all
guests are invited to join, and also golf
links. The surroundings Of the place
are both picturesque and romantic
They are a veritable paradise for the
enthusiastic lover of nature. Here can
be found blooming in winter the beau
ntnl camelia japonica, yellow Jasmine.
trailing arbutus, mountain laurel.
roses violets and other flowers and
s~nruobery. In March and April the
woods are aglow with blooming trees
and wild flowers.
1t Will probably surprise maDv to
learn that at Chronicle was made the
last surrender of the Civil war. Relia-
Ole old citizens report that on March
9th, 1865, General Taylor signed nego-
tlations for peace to General Candy. at
spot under a clump of oak trees, a
mile and a quarter south of the depot.
The water of Chronicle is famous for
Its curative qualities in cases of kidney
and stomach troubles. It is preferred
by many to any of the well known lead
ing mineral waters.
Hotel accommodation are ample and
obtainab-e at very reasonable rates.
1t is no exaggeration to say that no.
where aleng the Gulf or Atlantic Coast
Is there any more ideal and more at
tractive health resort than Chronicle.
Inc location cannot be excelIed. and
the climate is considered, by various
authorities, to be more beneficial than
that of any other resort on the coast.
1t is said that many business and pro.
fessional men have already located
there, principally for reasons of health
Chronicle is easily accessible over
the Mobile and Ohio, which furnishes a
speedy and luxurious service.-From