Okolona messenger., 1903-11-04

| Bramlitt on the oath. A hne Chautau-
quan lesson Of absorbing interert was
said.
HMiss Inez Moore was the attractive
guest of Mrs. Dan Shell for several
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Parchman spent
several days very pleasantly in St.
Louis this week.
Misses Mamie and Ollie Harris left
last week to visit their brother and to
attend the St. Fair at Jackson, Ten
nessee.
The game OF basket ball is the latest
amusement INDUCED 10 by a number
OF our brightest and beautiful young
ladies. On Mrs Alex Crighton's lawn
is where this pleasant game is played
Mr.. Chas. A. Dowd, OF Eureka,
Kansas, who has been visiting for
several days W tn bis cousin "Chump"
Steinberger, returned to St. Louis
Wednesday evening.
Miss Sadie Foster was the hostess Of
the Twentieth Century Club on Friday
afternoon. Each member res onded
to roll call with a quotation from
Whittier, and q very interesting
Chautaquan programme was given
in full The social was then INDUCED
IN until late hour, delicious refresh
ments being served during the plea
suTes of conversation. The invited
guests were Mesdames 7. l.. Bramlitt,
F. Elliott, B. F. Ellis. Ed. Edens,
Misses Adine Elliott and Lydia Bran
lit.
Misses Lou Ella and Irene Gillian
entertained q number of their young
lady friends with Halloween party,
Saturday evening. The shades on the
lights were made of pumpking and
fortunes were told 10 every conceiva-
BILE way, from cutting a ring In q cake
to biting and apple. Miss Lydia
Bramlitt cut the ring. After much
fun and merry making, delicious ices
and cakes and fruits were served by
the charming hostesses.
Mr.. W. A. McMullen, of Jackson,
Miss but hustlihg representative Of
the Memphis Morning News, spent a
couple of days in OkOlona last week, +,
securing new subscribers for that ex
cellent and newsy daily. He enlarged
the list of readers here very material
| " and made a change In the delivery
which promises prOmptness and care
full attention in future. EWell Hen.
dirk is the new carrier.
The man who has cotton left in The
field this year when the rains come
cannot blame it to be the conditions Of
the weather, for there never was
finer season offered for the gathering
of the bright crop. In some Instances
inability to secure help may hold back
the work of gathering but the hustler
is getting his crop in the dry and will
be ready for the winter and the wet
season.
A Kansas farmer was supposed to
have died and the Ottawa Indepen-
dent relates that the body was
put IN a cemetery to be reduced to
ashes. The attendants left him in an
hsusually long time and when they
opened the door the corpse bobbed.
"Have the hot winds hurt the corn2p
was his first remark. He was used to
1t.
In the death Of Miss Sophia williams
the community has lost good and
faithful friend. Miss Williams was
loved by every one who knew her,
and her gentle voice and kind deeds
will long be remembered by her
mourning friends. The deceased has
long been active in educational circle.
having taught in the 0kolona schools
and afterward at Poplarville, Missis-
sippi, at which place she was taken
sick, and later was carried to her re-
ward above. THE MESSENGER ex-
tends it's heartfelt sympathy.