Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-01-27

And Local Affairs.
Have you seen J. P. Hendricks nev
hat9
Mr.. J. E. Eden left for New orlean
Sunday.
Mr.. s. E. Kirby visited in CorintI
last week.
Don't forget the Ben-Hur Concer
on February End.
Mr.. E. NJ. StOddard has been very
III for several days.
Mr.. E. J. Hall and son, Of Houston
we're in town Monday.
Mr.. J. o. Wicks, Of Wicket, Missis.
sippi, was in town Monday.
We are glad to see Mr.. Walter
Chandler on the streets again.
Mrs. Edgar EIioss entertained the
Twentieth Century Club last week.
Rev. Hal spraggins, of starkyilleI
preached at the Methodist church
Sunday.
Mrs. T. L. Bramlitt and Mrs..J, F.
Chambers visited in West Point q few
days last week.
Miss Minnie Murphree visited her
sister Lucille, in JacksOn, Tennessee,
3 few days last week,
Mr.. Porter Davis made a flying trip
to Aberdeen last Thursday, and OF
course it was q business trip.
Judging by the way the "grass rOots''
are humping themselves, the hay crop
this year is going to be something phe-
nomenal.
1t would be worth the while of every
parent in the city to occasionally visit
the public schools. The teachers will
be pleased and your children, ct least,
encouraged.
Whether the ground hog sees his
shadow or not on the End OF February,
those who attend the Ben Hur Concert
will see q bright picture and be charm
ed every other way.
Cotton opened firm on Monday and
pushed up to a price breaking all
records this year. It continued firm
yesterday, and looks very much %
though the top notch has not yet been
reached.
Mr.. Ortgier, Of st. Louis, a practical
electrician and machinist, has been
employed by the city to take charge
of the electric light plant. He comes
highly recommended Mr.. Morrison,
who has been in charge, viii continue
with the plant also.
The Lanier Club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Sam Sadler
Mrs. e. j. Ezell won fret prize and
Mrs. Ed Lyles the second in 3 very
interesting contest, A Study Of Trees
The guest Of honor were Mesdsmel
F. M. Elliott, Ezell, Lyles, Rosenbauu
@. W. and E. L. Parchman.
Miss Lillian Wiswell entertainedtbs
Social club in q most delightful man
ner on last Saturday afternoon. sh'
had a very interesting guessing game
In which Miss Katie Bean won Ere
prize and Miss Julia Smith won th'
BOBBY. Alter the contest 8 veFy
tempting menu was handed around.
The Ben-Hur Concert 70 Be givel
in this city on the night OF February
end, the proceeds from which win q
to the Public and School Library, vii
be n Of the most enjoyable entertain
ments Of the entire season. And CD
people will be there too. Those VII,
secure tickets early viii be the luck!
cons.
Women read advertisements NOR
than do men, and il you will checl
them up they are about the best buyer
to be found. Those who read thi
Issue Of THE MESSENGER carefully VII
find a neat advertisement Of sprinl
and summer white goods on sale b,
e. s. Elliott & Son that cannot fail Il
interest them, A personal inspection
Of the goods now on display viii d
the rest, for they II decidedly thI
incest to be found anywhere.
Prof. J. J. Higgins. superintendent
Of our public schools, says the attend
ance since the holidays is better en-
more attentive THAI n the closlul
days before the vacation. The pro
fess0F is striving hard 90 make okOlO
na's schools second to none other Il
the state and be should have The hear
t. corporation Of parents and pupil
fl his AUDIBLE endeavor.