Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-10-26

Miss Pauline Frazse is IN Memphis.
Mr.. Ben Scales was in town the hrst
OF the week
Mr.. J. D. Samson spent the day in
the country Sunday.
: Mr.. f. s. Elliott il. and wife spent
Sunday ct Wicket, Miss.
Mr.. MOseIy spent several days in
West Point Isst week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rubel paid 3 flying
visit 70 CoFinth Sunday.
Judge W. d. Frszee has gone to st.
Louis to attend the Pair.
Miss Adine Elliott is visiting Miss
Hester Waddell 10 Meridian.
Mr.. John WGlker, Of HOulka, made
= business trip to our city last week.
Mrs. g. W. Cole and daughter Lena
have returned home from the Fair.
Mrs. ]. A. Buford is visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. r J. Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Ezell and Miss
Mary left Tuesday morning for the
Fair,
Mrs, Walter Smith and little daugh.
ter visited friends in Aberdeen last
week.
Mrs. Will Nix and mother are the
guests of friends in Columbus this
week.
Miss Sou Ella Haley has returned
from a pleasant trip to reIatives in
Aberdeen.
Little Miss Inez Haney, of Houlka,
is with her sister, Mrs, Jamison for
the school session.
Miss Burnett, after q pleasant visit
to friends here, has returned to her
home In Bonneville.
Jessie Dawson, Walter McGehee and
Lorn Steinberger attended the fair in
Columbus last week.
Mrs. Carrie Herr, Of Hanom, PhIla-
delphia, lie visiting her brother and
family, Mr.. Julius Rubel.
Mrs. d. L. Lewis, OF Winchester,
Tennessee is the guest of her parents
to attend the Haley Mcdonnell we'd
ding.
Children's Day will be observed at II
a. m, Oct. 3Oth, at the Methodist
church. Children of the town especi-
ally invited.
Miss Lii Scales entertained the
Social CLUB last Thursday afternoon
delightfully."-. Three new members
were taken in.
Mrs. Harmon Thompson, who has
been visiting her mother Mrs. J. F.
Harrell, has returned to her home in
YazoO City.
The Social Club has begun Its series
Of meetings for the winter. Miss Sue
Ella Haley wal unanimously elected
president at the meeting held last week
with Miss Julia Smith.
The w. O. 7. U. met Thursday the
Goth day OF Oct. at the NJ. 3. Church.
The president being absent the meet
ing was called to order by the vice
president, Mrs. Trice. Mrs. Tyndal,
the Treasurer made her report and
read q letter from the state Treasurer
Mrs. Stanley asking the Union for
funds to carry out the state work.
A motion was made and carried that
the Union through lie president should
write 3 note Of thanks to our Mayor
for the ordinances passed protecting
us from the s'blind tiger'' as well as
from the illicit taking orders for spiri
tous liquors. The following delegates
were elected to attend the State Con-
vention, which meets at Hattiesburg
on the 4th, OF November, Mrs. Parch-
man and Buchanan and Mrs. CLARK
and TriCe a~lternates. 7. J. B.
This entire community was thrown
into mourning today by the announce
ment Of the passing over the dark riv-
or Of the we'll known and universally
beloved Robert A. Murdoch. Few
men have longer been 3 part Of Oko-
Iona and its affairs than has Father
Murdoch for the past half = century,
and though he has been in failing
health for some time his passing Is
none the less q shock to all. The fun
sral viii be held tomorrow afternoon
snd the precious remains viii be laid
to rest Ia Odd Fellows Cemetery un-
der the auspices Of the Presbyterian
church. Of which he has been 3 worthy
member Tor many years.
At the Methodist parsonage last
Wednesday night Mr.. win Brasil and
J Miss Mattys Chandler we're united ia
the sacred bonds Of matrimony,
Quite 3 large number OF friends Of