Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

iIOW luE tNlltCoh wi AnN RAN~ "
sheriff, OF this County.
Married in the vicinity Of Holly
Springs. on "Wednesday, the Let
Of S4ptpmher, Mr.. J. w. Marcum,
To Miss Frances L. Bramden, al
Of Marshall county.
SNAKEs-A den Of rattlesnakes
WAS found on the farm Of Mr..
Saddlrr, uearthis place, in which
were twenty six Of The reptiles
two old and twenty-fOur young
ones.
See the card Of the house Of H.
l.. Reynolds & Co., in which is
Jack Richardson. Anything in
the hardware line a be had
there, and with Jack to serve you,
none will leave dissatisfied.
COUNTY CONVENTIONAL Con-
vention held at Houston on the
9th September, nominated J. L. s.
Hill, Esq, as a candidate to fill.
the vacancy in the State Legisla-
ture, OccasiOned by the resigna-
ton of Hon. J. NJ. Thompson.
RoBBERY.-We learn the store
of Mr.. Gates at Pikeville was
broken open last Saturday night
week, and the iron safe taken out
aud b:oken open. The thieves
obtained so or 20 dollars in mon
ey, but mOlested none OF the pa
pers.
NEW PAPER.-J. j. Angel has
Just commenced a new paper at
the thriving village Of West Point,
the present terminus Of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad. The title is
the West Point LOcOmOtive.-It is
handsomely printed, edited with
ability.
RETUNED.-Our friend Byrd
Williams has Just returned from
New York, where he purchased a
superb stock of goods. By the
way, he brought as a chunk Of the
Atlantic Telegraph wire, and has
a piece at W. g. DIS store free to
inspection.
EXCITEMENT AT WEST POINT
Considerable stir was made a few
days since among the citizens Of
our sister town, West Point,
when it became known two bodies
which had died from Yellow Fever
had been brought up by the cars.
Threats were made, but not car
ried out. The cOrpses were des
tined to Aberdeen, but we're
buried at West Point.
PRINTERS FEEs.-Ths TIL
C0rlnthian Pillar has an article OF
printers Fees' which we heart
lily endorse. In it is made a sug
gestion we think good, and il th'
idea is carried ont by the Legisla
, ture, would result in much benefl
: to all concerned. cit is this
"Instead of cutting down th'
J prices Of the Publisher, the Legis
lature should pass q law requir
, ing all Clerks of Courts, Sheriffs
! COnstables, Executors and Admin
istrators sc. to advertise thei.
sales and settlements in one o
more papers published in thei
respective counties" The miser
+ rble and insufficient way OF adver
. tising sales, &C., by posting
written placard on a blacksmith
e shop or a court house door is an
Just to the owners Of the prOpert!
to be sold. Very often sales tax.
. place andmany persons know moth
\ ing about them, whereas, il adver
J tised, almost every man, wOmaI
and child would know it, and Q
course more buyers would attend
) competition would be raised, an
the property would bring q large
price. This is q fact we hope on
Legislature will look at, and enaC
a law similar in effect to the ide
!. above suggested, and by tni
means not only benefit all th
parties interested in these salei
settlements, &C., but also aid i
sustaining Of persons who hav
done, are doing and will c0ntinu
= to do more toward the improve
ment Of society than all legislatiO
!, can possibly do
(The same clamor is still gOin
4 up for a change in the laws on th.
j. subject, and yet the legislatul
stands just where it did 40 yea
z ago, and the change is not mad
The same change will be asked
the hands Of the next legislatui
! which is to be elected this fall, an
4 in the interest Of the oppresse
-Ai