Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-05-24

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Chanoery court convened at HOus
ton Monday.
Miss Nellie Bean, has returned
from Memphis.
Miss SUSIE Kate Carter, of Macon
is tbeguest this week Of the Denton
home.
City lots for sale and rooms in
Keeney building for rent. Apply to
MRS. KEENEY EzELL.
Nj. Oscar Denton came over from
Memphis Wednesday night, and was
shaking hands with friends all next
day.
Mrs. Arthur Wainwright, of Hat
tiesburg, came up Thursday lsst to
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Lyon.
Misses Jennie Martin, Lydia Martin,
Inis Richardson, Ethel andRaby Stein
berger attended the ball game in
Houston last Thursday.
A series Of meetings will be held in
the Methodist Church beginning Sun
day, the 2sth. Rev. L. A. McKeown
will do the preaching.
Well, boys, it is time you got that
ball team thoroughly organized. We
want to be represented in the Cotton
Statesior some other League next year.
The question of electing four coun-
cilmen for the city is absorbing the
attention of a good many this week,
The election occurs on Thursday Of
next week.
Joe HerndOn, Charlie Bean, Charlie
Knott, R. Legett. Walter Spradley
Bob Haughton and Frank Chandler
accompanied the ball team as rooters
to Houston Thursday, and claim they
did their duty.
Mr.. Leslie Hale, who has been chief
clerk here at the depot the past year
will be agent during Mr.. Harrells alb
sence. Young Hale is oue Of the best
railroad men of the younger genera
ton and is capable Of holding any Po-
sition along the road.
The N. & o. railroad has granted
Mr.. J. F. Harrell, their efficient agent
here, three months leave of absence.
Mr.. Harrell is one of the most pains
taking and hard working gentlemen ii
the employ Of this big line and has
certainly earned this much needed
rest.
Jesse Dawson, who has been pitch
ing winning bali for the professional
Aberdeen team, is home again for the
season. Jesse is one Of the best anna
teur pitchers in this section Of tbs
South and is capable of delivering tn,
goods for any team that may be for.
tunate enough to obtain his services
@. r. King has been laid up since
the unwilling Of the Forrest monu
ment at Memphis, on account Of badl.
sprained ankles, caused from a juml
on the cobble stones near the river
where he was sight seeing with
number of others from here, He cam
home on crutches and has been forces
to use them since. He is getting bette
now, however.
The changing of the schedule on tn
Vardaman branch means an increas
OF trade for Okolona business mer
and is welcomed by them as q hand
some recognition by The railroad man
aeement. The trains leave Vardama
now in the morning, arriving in OkC
Iona at nine O'Clock, returning leave
here at three IN the afternoon. Peopl
residing along the road can thus com
to Okolona in the morning, have 81
hours to DO their trading and retur
to sheir homes the same evening.
Okolona defeated Houston last wee
in baseball by 3 score Of Z to 8, on u
Houston grounds. This was the fir.
game Of the season and without praS
tice but the boys on both teams p
up 3 good, interesting game Of bel
II. Il. Knox umpired the game e.
gave perfect satisfaction not only
the players but spectators as We
Following was the Okolona line u
II. Mcdonnell, pitcher, W. McGehs
catcher, Chef steinbergsr, frst bas
s. Brady. second base, +. Brad
third bsss, H. Anglin, left, ". VI
nams, center, B. Gideon. right Eel
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