Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-03-02


Miss Bessie Rabbit, Que Of thstypo.
graphical artists In the MESSENGER OF.
nee, left Monday night for a-visit Of
several weeks to relativesin Beeville,
Texas. She was accompanied by her
brother, George, who has symptoms Of
Texas fever.
An exchange speaks OF q man who
1t Is said always paid for his To-
cal paper in advance. As result be
has never been sick 10 his life, never
had corns on his toes, nor toothacbe;
HIS potatoes never rust; his babies
never cry ct night: bis wife never
scolds, and he succeeded in serving
three terms Oh the school board with
out being cussed.
We regret to announc the death Of
our old friend and subscriber, Dr.. 7. ].
Harrington, which occurred, after
many years Of Illness, last Friday
morning at the advanced age OF So.
He had just removed 10 our city from
McOondy, in Chiekssaw county, and
bis remains were carried back to the
old home for interment, where the
burial was attended by 3 numerous
cOncOurse Of friends. Our sympathy
is extended to the members Of his
famiH.-Aberdeen Examiner.
The II. O. Longs big shows will open
the season in OkolOna on March 6th,
and our people r looking forward
to q treat thus early in the year. Mr..
Long is an old experienced Snowman,
knows the difference between attrac.
lions and limitations, and keeps his
tents free from anything which will
offend or that can fail to please those
who swarm to see bis shows. Satur.
day, the 5tb inst. win be a big day for
okolona, and we hope q good day for
Mr.. Long in his opening performance.
He ls q nice gentleman, worthy Of the
public'S patronage,an OkOlona should
give his shows q good start in the nav
years work. He lie well known to
many Of q people, his family having
been with MS during the past winter.
Travel-stained, but triumphant, Gov
ernor Vardaman and the Greenwood
militia company reached Jackson Sun
day afternoon at 8 o'clock, having in
custody Arthur Baldwin, the negro
murderer of Charles Fogarty, 9 Y. &
M. v. railroad engineer, for whose life
3 mob of 1000 men at Tutwiler have
been clamoring for the past two days.
Baldwin wal ~hurriedly taken from the
train to the Jackson depot and marched
between militiamen TO the city jail,
where he will be kept untIl the excite
ment is sufficiently subsidized to take
him back TO Tutwiler for trial. No
difficulty was encountered in securing
custody Of the prisoner at Batesvills,
sherif johnson and q posse Of twenty
i've deputies being ct the depot when
the special train bearing the Governor
and troops arrived. Governor Vsrda-
man had no statement to make regard
Ing the matter upon his return to the
capital. He said he had merely per-
formed his duty. After thanking the
members Of the militia for their SER
vice, he took 9 car for the Executive
Mansion, enjoyed 8 bath and went to
bed. The trip lasted just seventeen
hours. Il lie learned that the Tut.
wiler mob were preparing Sunday
morning to march cross the country
to Batesville, when they learned that
the Governor and troops had reached
the town ahead Of them and secured
custody Of the prisoner. The sheriff
Of Pamela county had tsken every
precautiOn to keep the negro from fall.
ing into the hands Of the mob. Before
the Governor and the militia arrived
the negro was taken out OF taIl and
walked to Sardis, ten miles distant and
back again, SO Is to keep him ont Of
the way Of those looking for him.
Now and then 8 man shows up in
some capacity in every town who
imagines It Is bis bounden duty TO run
the place, no matter how much he
must abuse the most reputable and
public spirited citizenship. Such char
acters do not last long in 3 Oommun-
ity, but their ardent desire for rec
ognition is 60 desperate that they
viii, in their ignorance, 60 to any ex-
IRENE in the attempt to "give the
name 3 bad place." Such an individ-
ual has again appeared on the horizon
Of Okolona. and he has found 3 sheet
dead enough to all It's City's welfare to
admit bis garbled lore, in which All the
officers Of the city and county ere ar
raigned. We have no ldss what re-
ply the assailed officials win make to
the fellow, nor do We know that they
win pay any attention to him, bit they
could very appropriately say TO him,