Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-03-24

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Mrs. Moss and two children spen
last week with her parents in Eupora
Mrs Lillian Keyes of Shannon spen
Thursday and Friday with Mrs. A. 5
Miller.
Miss Carrie Houseman, who has
been visiting in Houston, is again II
our city.
Mr.. Ed Elias has returned from
Little Rock Ark, had quite pleasant
business trip. x
Mrs. Ella Farming Cain, Of Colum-
bus, Miss, was a guest of Miss Maria
Elliott last week.
Miss Matte Lee Buchanan is at
home after an absence OF several
months in Gulfport.
Misses Morrison, Creighton and
Shell from the |. |. & c. were visiting
their home folks this week.
Mr.. William Buchanan returned last
week from quite an extensive business
trip to Texas and Oklahoma.
Mr.. Sam Sadler returned home last
week, and his friends are glad to learn
that he is greatly improved in health.
Mrs and Mrs. B. F. Rosensteil and
little Rosebud have returned from a
delightful stay Of two months in New
York, where they were the guests OF
relatives.
Will sell to you, will sell for you,
all kinds Of Real Estate. Inspect my
line of bargains before purchasing.
B. B. Moore
Real Estate Dealer. Okolona Miss.
The Ladies Book Club held most
enjoyable meeting with Mrs. Randolph
on Tuesday afternoon. There was
good attendance, but no invited guest.
The gracious hostess served tempting
refreshments, Which closed the after
noon pleasures.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bates of
Kansas City, Mo-, visited in Okolona
this week the guests of old time
friends. They are former residents
here, Mr.. Bates being passenger
conductor on the northern division
Of the M. & O. some twenty years
ago.
AT the Commercial hotel on March
IA at IL m. Miss Laura Lee Prather
was married to Mr.. c. A Sanders.
Miss Prather is the daughter Of L. F.
Prather, one of our leading farmers,
and Mr.. Sanders an official Of the
M. & O. railroad. We wish for
them happy future.
The services at the Baptist church
on the first Sunday. April 18th. will be
heart to heart talk from our men,
bers on the spirit work Of our church.
All our members are urged to be
present The meeting will be thrown
open for any one to speak who will.
The verse of scripture on which these
talks are founded is Acts 27-23.
Last Friday evening the contest for
the musical field day exercises which
will take place in Columbus at the |.
|. & c. on the 23d Of April was held
in the opera house between some of
the pupils Of Miss Hilary Ward and
Mesdames Stovall and King All of
the contestants played we'll, but the
Judge, Miss Mona Frank. awarded the
the honor to Miss Lorena McCool,
who is a pupil Of Mrs. Stovall. Miss
Elloise Chandler was chosen as Sec
ond or alternate.
Not for long time has any attrac.
ton at the opera house drawn the
crowd that the amusing comedy, One
Day at the Union Depot" did last
Wednesday evening. From start to
finish the audience was kept convulsed
with laughter. Each one Of the char
acters played their parts splendidIy.
The B Sharp Musical Club" under
whose auspices it was given, should
feel that they scored great success.
as they realized one hundred and fifty
dollars.
The death on Sunday afternoon of
Miss Mollie Huntington, while not I'M
expected, as she had been seriously i'll
for several months, was great shock
to her devoted relatives end friends.
The beautiful burial service was held
at the home of her brother. Mr.. Robt.
Huntington, Monday afternoon. was
by Rev. John W. Moseley.
ir. of the Presbyterian church. Of
which she was consistent member.
assisted BY Rev. Clark of the Meth
odist church and Rev. Puqh OF the