Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-14

got after, but didn't quite crawl
over Us.
THE ELECTION-The returns
shows the election VI j. NJ Acker
Judge, and r. o. Berue District
Attorney.
On the 23d dav Of September,
by the Rev. Archibald Crockett,
Mr.. John P. Dunlap to Miss Eliza
P. Felker, Of this county.
Inasmueh as we've been elected
Major Of the 45th Reg. M. NJ,
reckon we'll have to learn how to
'cuss,' so az to swear like a
Militia Major"
On Sept. 29th by Rev. LemOnd
Barrett Joseph Turnipseed and
Miss E. A. Wheatfeld all Of
TishomingO. Bad farming. The
veriest typo knows turnipseed
don't do we'll sewed in wheat
fields.
MONROE ELECTIoN-W. A.
Tucker is elected Probate Judge
II. Anderson, SHERIFF.. w.
Pennington, Probate CLERK
Frank Saunders Colonel. s.
Dalton Lieutenant COlOnel-and
f. g. Henley Major.
We understand that the super
intendent OF the Mobile & Ohio
railroad, has stopped running
q daily train from Mobile and runs
q tri.weekly instead. This &C.
counts for the failure to receive
papers daily from that city.
MARRIED-On Sunday, Sept
26th, by Micaiah Lindsey, ESQ.,,
Mr.. John j. Woods to Miss
Fannie Rice, all Of Itawamba
county. We hope that that
Woods will be at no disadvantage
to the raising Of Rice in abuu.
dance.
A friend tells us that on the
election day he handed an old
sober sided fellow q military tick
ct, on which appeared our name.
"WhO lie this Richardson, that
little editor OF the Prairie NeWsin
asked be. eyes," vas answered.
DWELL scratch him off,"
CErToN-Continues to advance.
The following are the latest
prices:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Low middling 12c, m1ddling,
IL IA, strict middling - } 8,
good middling IL, middling fair
u Is.
An unfortunate affair occurred
at Grenada, Miss, last Monday
between Mr.. f. M. Simpson and
JnO. @. Miller. The latter gentle
men was stabbed several times by
the former and died of his wounds
in the space Of half an hour. Mr..
Simpson was tried before justices
Gray and Pearson and discharged
the evidence adduced making
out a clear case Of exeusable HON
icide.
Which was drunk-the woman
or the preacher.-A clergyman
was lately depicting, before a
deeply interested audience, the
alarming Increase of tntemperance,
when he astonished bis hearers by
exclaiming: GA young woman in
my neighbOrhOOd died very sud.
denly last Sabbath, while I was
preaching the Gospel in q beastly
state Of intOxicationl"
A NICE TME-Are we OkolO-
mans enjoying. The election with
it's excitement has passed and the
reaction is almost oppressive
The hurly burly Of electiOneering
hes given place to almost listless
ennui; but TO day the Fair
opens and another season Of bus
tle(in the broadcast sense) is to
be experienced. The farmers are
, having fine weather for gathering
their crOps.-BrOard fields are
, frosty with opened cotton and pea.
vines furnish, much to the salts
faction Of four legged animals.
Indian Summer, the most delight
full season Of the year has come,
and we breathe a pure, cool aud
) bracing atmosphere. Hot and
sweltering dog days have whisper.
ed a sleepy adieu, aud the azure
} skies and signing zephers tell Of
} nOught but peace and ease, though
: they are but the messenger o.
hoary winter-the precursors 0.
the season.
oOf singing winds and naked woods,
And yellow leaves ana sere.h
But the present is the hour t
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