Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-08

near this place had his horse
killed from under him on Thurs.
day last, from the fall Of q tree,
while he escaped uniDiured.
DR.. VIM. F. Walker was elected
president Of the OkOlona Agricul-
tural Society, at a meeting held
ia this place last Saturday. The
names Of the other officers we
haven't learned.
Ward has any number OF "medi-
Gated cOmpOunds' on hand, very
few OF which are ''bad to take"
he has some ''Sugar Of Lemon"
which makes the best, sweetest
favored drink for summer we
know Of.
R. A. Murdoch s. Co. have re.
ceived new Spring and Summer
goods, which they will sell low
very low, to their friends. Give
them q call; they have q large
stock, and can suit the tastes Of
all. See new advertisement.
We ask special attention to the
advertisement Of Messrs. MCGEE &
FOOshee. They are prepared to
furnish horses and vehicles to the
public Of the very first order; be-
sides, they are gentlemen in every
way worthy Of a liberal patronage.
A bill is now before the legisla-
ture Of Virginia to legalize duel
ing, and it will probably pass. It
proposes to repeal the law which
renders a person unqualified for
Office who fights a duel. Hurrah
for the chivalry Of the Old Domin-
iOnl
AT o called communication OF
Prairie Lodge No. 70 held April
2, 1858 resolutions were passed
in memory Of the demise of Thorn
as G. Randall, signed by a com.
mittee composed Of ThOs. B.
Shearer, @. H. Williams and VIM.
@. Dickson and Joseph Bretney,
WOrshipful Master.
EFFECT OF A LONG SERMON. A
clergyman on Sunday last
preached a sermon Of unusual in
terest and ability, and at the same
time Of unnsual length, OBTAINING
his congregation for half an hour
beyond the accustomed time Of
dismissal. That the thoughts OF
all his hearers were not fixed on
Heavenly things, during the last
thirty minutes, may be inferred
from the remark OF q lady listener,
as she passed out Of church;
"Well, guess my turkey is spOilI
by this time!"
CUTTING.-A case of cutting
took place on Sunday last, at the
Clopten House, in this town. As
the bOarders we're assembling for
dinner, Mr.. PaylOr, who was
standing at the desk in the bar
room, was approached by Mr.. Stu
art, who made some marks on
his (P's) head with a pocket
knife. There was an examination
held before Justices Dismukes and
Gray on Monday, who held Stuart
in bond Of %, 900 for his appear.
ance at the next court. Domestic
matters was the cause Of the i'll
feeling between them.-Beacon.
We spent a delightful evening
last Friday, in listening to the ex'
animation OF Mr.. McCUrdy's Fe-
male School. This was not a regu.
lar examination, only the first Of g
series which the teachers propose
holding monthly. We are moi
deeply versed in the mysteries oil
the French language, but from the
ease with which the young ladies
read and translated, we feel con-
fdent they have a very correct
knowledge of this beautiful Ian
guage, and the glibness With
which they carried the verbs
through their almost interminable
variations, impressed us with the
idea that they we're perfectly fa.
miliar with the most difficult part
Of the grammar. A class ia phil
osophy seemed to reflect talents
only equslled by the beauty Of its
members. Other classes stood
excellent examinations.
THE FIRST OF APRIL.
Last Thursday (1st April) was
celebrated as usual-everybody
trying to sell everybody. Some
penned queer quizzical epistles,
others went busting about telling