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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-15

Okolona may truly be said TO be
"a city Of churches" In our town
Of twenty six hundred people, there
are five churches for white people
a strong contingent Of a sixth.
Among the coIored population there
are eight churches making in all
fourteen churches.
From the data at hand it is some
what difficult to determine which
Church was first on the group.
Both the Baptist ond Methodist
Churches we're organized in the
years between 1910 and 1870. The
old people of the community remem'
Der about the early itinerants that
came throguh preaching in the hrst
settling Of the country. 1t seems
from the memory of the Oldest
citizens that in all proboIity the
first church organized in the COM
munity was a Baptist Church about
three miles South of Okolona. This
Church was organized in the Corn
Crib Of old Bro. Hodges. The
preacher, whose name is not remem'
bered but is written On High, came
in the community, held some services
around at different places, then Mr.
HODGES cleaned out a large corr crib
and arranged it to hold services
This was in early forties. Just {
little later a small, crude church was
built there and about 1850 the church
was moved to Okolona and a house
was built just across the street iron
the school building, north, during the
pgstorate of Bro, Seewood. Late
in 1886 a site was secured and The
present Baptist church house wa'
built. Thus through these years i
grew from this small beginning to b,
a very strong Church Of 212 mem
bers and to be one Of the wealthies
churches Of the state.
The Methodist Church was organ
lied sometime in the early forties
About 1916 or AZ the present schoo
building lot was secured and a hous,
was built there under the pastoral,
of Rev. A. {. Allen. About the tim,
of the close of the war this wa.
disposed of, or in some way lost, ant
for sometime the congregation wor
shipped in a hall or house dow
town. In 1878 the congregation
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-15

light and water plant improved and
extended. two handsome churches, a
large oil mill, handle factory and ice
plant have been built, besides many
other improvements that | will not
mention, but as | look into the future
see greater things in store Tor Us than
there has been in the past.
Now, why do | say this? Because
we have a progressive set Of business
men and with the capital, and they are
now pulling together as one, and that
is the only thing that we have lacked,
cooperation. In addition to having a
substantial, prosperous town, we have
a healthy one, with as good pure water
as can be found anywhere, and have
surrounding US rich prairie farming
lands adapted to raising cotton, corn,
oats, alfalfa. etc, in fact almost every,
thing that can be grown, and it is also
a good country for stock raising, SO
why should we not grow? In a very
few years | see a city of 5000 OF
5000 people, | see a modern up-to,
date hotel building and travelling mer
coming in from long distances to spenc
Sunday in a good hotel, among
Christian, hospitabIe people. | see
more and better business houses, fac
tories and new industries Of diferen
kinds, paved streets and everything
and everybody looking forward anc
upward. If you are a pusher, CONF
and join us, but if you are a knocke
we frankly say keep away.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-15
OkOlona Reli9iOusly
BY J. ii. Holder, Pastor. Nj. +. Church

especially the women OF the congre-
CATION led by Mrs. DR.. Tyndall
authorized GenI. W. F. Tucker to
secure a lot, The congregation raj
lied and by much hard work and
sacrifice built the then commodious
and elegant little church house hat
served until three years ago, when the
congregation moved into the beautiful
new brick church on Main Street.
The Church has grown to a member
ship of Three Hundred.
About 1850 the Episcopal Church
was first organized. They secured
a lot and built on the corner &C.
cupied by Mr.. W. F. Buchanan.
During the war between the states
they disposed of this property or
soon thereafter, Recently they have
organized and built a beautiful little
brick church on Main Street under
the pastorate of Rev. Mr.. Sykes.
They have a membership Of twenty
seven.
The Presbyterian Church was
organized sometime in the hfties.
In 1859 a>lot was secured and The
first Presbyterian Church was built
on the lot now occupied by Mr.,
Granion. Alter the war this house
was used for some time as a Court
House. In 1884 the present house
was built. This congregation has
grown to a membership Of about 10.
They contemplate building in the
rear future a beautiful brick on the
present site.
Some years ago a few faithful
Catholics organized and went to
work, built a little chapel in the
North end Of town. This has served
them as a home until a recent storm
destroyed it. They will rebuild on
a down town lot, we understand.
They are a small body about 80 in
all and have not been able to retain
local priest.
The Church of the Disciples Of
Christ have a small contingent here.
We learn they propose to organize
and build sometime in the near future.
They have secured a lot on Main
Street opposite Borden Bros. shop
In the mean time they worship with
the other congregations Of the town
where they find a large welcome,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-15

AS a rule, we Judge the future by
the past, and if we we're to Judge the
future of OkoIona by the past then in
the next ten years we would e a
good, live, progressive town, for in the
last ten years it has increased twenty
five per cent. in population, it has i'm
proved its business houses and built
new ones and many new and hand
some residences have gone up, while
concrete walks have been built over {
good portion Of the city, the electric
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-15

The census Of I5IV gave IZIU
white populrtion. According to the
above the denominations population
Of Okolona would be as follows:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
HOWARD CHANDLER
FOUND DEAD IN
BED BY MOTHER
Deceased, Son of Orange School
Board President, Was Well
@ Known Athlete.

Howard Marsh Chandler, only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur d. Chandler.
of 10 Highland terrace, Orange, was
found dead in bed early today by his
mother. DR.. Henry F.. Matthews, who
was called in. declared the young man
had suceumbed to heart disease, and
had been dead an hour.
Mr.. Chandler was q years OLD and
had been suffering from enlargement
of the heart for a number OF years.
He was graduated from the Newark
Academy, and in 1909 finished "a course
at Stevens Institute. His ailment did
not hinder him from becoming we'll
known in athletic affairs. He vas con-
neeted with the General Electric Com
pany and only last night attended an
electrical exhibit in New York with
his parents.
Arthur u. Chandler. father of the vic
tim, is president of the Orange Board
Of Education. Mrs. Chandler Is a
prominent member of the Woman's
Club, of Orange. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
DROWNED YOUTHS FUNERAL
TO BE HELD TOMORROW.
Eugene Julian's Body Recovered
in Lake HOpatcOng.

The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon OF Louis Eugene Julian, jr.
of 1870 Beech street, East Orange. whose
body was found yesterday in Lake
Hopatcong. He was drowned on Au-
gust 1S. Services will be held at the
Mum Avenue Presbyterian Church,
East Orange, and interment will be
made in Rosedale Cemetery.
1t was on the first day of a camping
trip that the youth, who was q years
old, was drowned. His canoe was up
set, and although he was a good swim
rler, he sank out of sight. His body
remained al the bottom of the lake,
and, although the lads father had
the lake dragged for five weeks. the
body was not found.
1t came to the surface yesterday and
was found near the Hotel Breslin. The
boys father had the body removed to
East Orange. although on the advice OF
the family physician, it was not taken
home. Mrs Julian was almost pros
trated when she heard the news.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
IRVlNGTON-HlLTON.

Herman Yunger, of Manhattan Park,
and Mrs, Lille Kirchnocher will he mar
ried today. A wedding supper will be
served at Bonscher's Hotel.
Justice of the Peace Gustave Bartholo-
mae and Charles Krack, of Manhattan
Park, will leave soon on a business trip
to KenOsha. Wis.
At the meeting of the Independent Pc
ltical Club at 100 Speedway avenue last
night a resolution was unanimously pasSed
favoIing an increase in pay Of policemen.
This question will come up for "A refer
endum vote at the ovember election.
Since the enrolment for night school at
tendance, which began In Central Gram
mar School last Tuesday night, 10 april
cantS have been registered. Final enrol
ment will be made next Tuesday night
at the same school, after which the date
for the opening will he announced.
"The Three Great Events of Modern
Christian History will be the subject of
the morning sermon by the Rev. Uriah
McClinchie. of the First Reformed Church.
of IrVington.
Has God Promised Heaven to the
Righteous? Where Are the Dead and in
What Condition? Will he the lecture sub
iect Of r.. A.. Brittle, the Christadelphian,
in Glorieux Hall tomorrow night
Miss Lillian e. Hueschele. Of 10 Orange
place, was surprised last night by n nun
Der Of her friends. Entertainment was
furnished by Miss Mildred Driver. John
c. Buechele. Arthur Thaw, Harry Shaw
and John Lindquist.
A cake sale is being conducted this
afternoon in the lecture room of the Try
ington NJ. r. Church by the Kings Daugh-
ters.
AT the meeting OF Lady Clinton Rebekah
Lodge. !. o. Q. f., of I%rvington. last
night the degree team participated I'm a
drill. A whist for member only was en-
joyed after the regular session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rutherford II. Taylor,
son-in-law and daughter of former Coun-
Gilman Henry o. Osborne; their daughter.
Dorothea, and son, Burwell, of 16 Orange
avenue, Will leave next Thursday for Lon
don. where Mr.. Taylor viii take a posi-
ton.
Miss Helen Gibson, Of Buffalo, n. Y.
Is the guest OF Miss Olive Hoffman, OF 2s
Cottage street.
The members of the Ever Jolly Fishing
Club will leave tomorrow morning early
for the fishing banks in the motor sloop
Rosalie.
The Epworth League Chapter Of the
%irvington Nj. T.. Church met last night
at the hOme of Miss Isabelle Pepper, of
90 Linden avenue.
Frank w. Scribe, of 10 GarwOod place,
returned yesterday from an extended stay
In Florida.
The members of the Junior Epworth
League Society of the IrVington NJ. Il.
Church are enjoying a chestnut hunt in
the neighborhood of Millburn this after
noon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
TAG DAY COLLECTORS
BUSY IN THE ORANGES,

Tag Day" began early in Orange to-
day and the enthusiastic young women
and children acting as collectors re-
ceived warm greetings from business
men and others as they presented their
red tags for st. Mary's Hospital ax-
tension fund. Some of the enterprising
hustlers stationed themselves at me
edge of the Orange mountains ind met
the early travellers on their W ~ to
trains and trolleys.
h collectors are wearing white ,qos
with red cross and each carries a coin
box. The principal thoroughfares are
we'll patroled and the collections viii be
continued until night, and all boxes
must be at the hospital before Z o'clock.
There were few grouches who re-
fused the cheerful solicitations of the
young people, the rule being a warm
greeting and a coin of some denoniina-
ton was given for the work of the good
sisters. The need for an extension of
hospital work is understood by he peo-
pie in Orange, n the citizens ore
hopeful hat enough money will pe re-
allied to provide for large aeconlm, da-
lions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
So. ORANGE GIRL
TO Be BRIDE IN
PRETTY CEREMONY
Wedding of Miss Grace E. II. Al
len and George Peabody to
Take Place on Lawn.

With the blue sky for a canopy and
sunshine glinting through the branches
of the trees, Miss Grace e. H. Allen.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Allen. of 206 Montrose avenue, South
Orange, will be married to George Pea
body, of New York, this afternoon, OF
the lawn of the residence of the brides
parents, in the presence of a host of
relatives and friends, many from New
York and other cities. The ceremony
will be performed by Rev. Harry
Emerson Fosdick, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Montclair an inti-
mate friend of the bridegroom, assist
ed by Rev. Charles T. Walkley, rector
of Grace Episcopal Church, Orange.
The brides attendants are to be her
sister. Miss Madeleine Allen. as maid
of honor. and six bridesmaids, Miss
Eleanor Hubbard and Miss May Pea
body, of Chicago, the latter a cousin
of the bridegroom; Miss Priscilla Pea
body, of New York, a sister of the
bridegroom; Miss Elizabeth Binney, of
Providence, R. l.; Miss Natalie Kelley.
of New York, and Miss Vryling Put
nla of Brooklyn. Thomas Cook, of
Pittsburg, will be best man and the
ushers are John Eden. jr., Edward
Rutter, Sterling Deans, Bryce Wing
and John Logan. all of New York, and
John stockton. of Trenton.
The bride will be given in marriage
by her father. Leaving the house the
bridal party will pass under ten arches
of white chrysanthemums and white
hydrangeas. and through an aisle of
white posts to an improvised altar ar
ranged under the spreading branches
of a large tree at the end of the gar
den path, where, kneeling on white
satin cushions of a prize dieux, the
ceremony will be performed. White
Killarney roses will decorate the altar
and a shower of Easter lilies and white
wedding bells will hang from the
branches of the tree.
The bride will wear a gown of white
satin heavily trimmed with duchess
lace and made with long court train.
Her bridal veil will be arranged with
cap effect, and a coronet of orange
blossoms, She will carry a shower
bouquet of white orchids and lilies of
the valley. The br~idegroom's gift. a
bar-pin of cobweb design in diamonds,
win be her only ornament. The maid
of honor will be gowned in a delicate
shade of apple green, chiffon shading
to pale gray over white satin, made
with a kerchief effect and short train,
with trimming of crystal balls. She
will wear a black velvet hat with green
willow plume. Her bouquet will be
orchids.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
ACCUSE YOUTH OF
FORGING S6 CHECK
TO BUY PIGEONS
William HOhwald, II Years Old,
of Caldwell, Arrested on
Girls Description.

Charged with forging and uttering q
check for Sc, which was given in pay
ment for ten pairs of pigeons to Miss
Lillian Cusack, an Orange High
School student and daughter of Rob-
ert Cusack, of IS william street, Or
amigo, William Hohwald, II years old,
son of Frank Hohwald, q Caldwell ex-
pressman, will be arraigned before
Judge Bray in the Orange Police Court
on Monday morning. He was identified
by a gold tooth prominently displayed
when he negotiated with Miss Cusack.
The young man, according to Detec-
tive John Drabell, of Orange, admitted
that he had secured the pigeons, al
though at first he denied his Identity
Owing to his youth and the assurances
OF his employer and others that the
accused has borne hitherto a good rep
utation, he vas not taken to Jail, his
father assuring Detective Drabell he
would produce him in court on Mon
day.
tollowing an advertisement for the
sale of pigeons, a young man called at
the Cusack residence on September rs,
selected ten pair of the flock and prom
ised to return the following day. He
kept his promise and gave a check
drawn on he Citizens Bank of Cald-
we'll for Sc and the check was signed
with the name of Glenn Wright. When
James Langton. an Orange business
man., who cashed the check for Mr..
Cusack, placed it In his bank it was
promptly returned with the statement
that no account was In the bank in
virgins name, an that the check was
also a forgery.
? Detective Drabell took a trip to Cald-
well, found Mr.. Wright, who In no wise
resembled the man who passed the
check bearing his name and who never
had a bank account n consequently
never drew a check. With Chief Har-
key. of Caldwell, Drabell searched for a
youth of the description given by Miss
Cusack and driving out to Pine Brook
located Hohwald.
He at first stoutly denied any knowl-
edge of the transaction. but when De-
tective Drabell stepped from a rig he
was riding in and raised Hohwald's
lips, disclosing the gold tooth. he ad-
mitted he was the m sought.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
NUTLEY CHURCH ARRANGING
FOR MUSICAL SERVICES.

The Vincent M. e. Church, of Nut
ley, has arranged for Il series of Sun
day evening musical services, covering
a period of two months. The series
may be extended to three months. An
opportunity will be given tomorrow
evening to hear Miss Irma Siebert, a
harpist, who plays in DIR. P~arkhurst's
church in New York city. The adult
choir will be enlarged and will lead in
the congregational singing.
Arrangements have beea made with
the following soloists: Robert Armore,
tenor soloist Of the Cathedral of st.
John the Divine, of New York city,
who will sing on October %; Miss Mil
dred Potter, contralto soloist of Holy
Trinity Church, also of Temple Beth
Ell, of New York city. who will sing
on October 20; Master Walter Law
renee, the boy %soloist, of All Angels
Church, New York city, November
Park sisters, cornetists, November IL,
and Gustav Stahl, boy soloist of st.
Thomas's Church. Fifth avenue and
Fifty-third street, New York city, No
vember 10. Negotiations are pending to
C the Colonial Male Quartet of
New York, for November 26.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
MAYOR ACTING AS JUDGE
LENIENT WITH DOMESTIC.

Mayor Gregory took the place of Re-
corder Mott on the bench in the East
Orange Police Court today because of
the absence of the recorder from the
city. When a domestic was arraigned,
charged with drunkenness. the mayor
had ReserVeman Williams go out with
her to investigate her story that she
purchased twenty-five cents worth of
whiskey from a restaurant. 1t was
found that the place was regularly
licensed, apd the mayor suspended SEN
tence after giving the girl a severe
lecture, with the result she promised
to TAKE a pledge.
She returned yesterday from the
country home of Jerome D. Gedney,
former city counsel, and before Mr..
Gedney was aware of what was going
on she had begun to upset things, and
Policeman McArdle was sent for. The
servant began to kick, and both Mr..
Gedney and the policeman felt the
force of her blows before she was
placed in a patrol wagon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
TAG DAY COLLECTORS
ARE BUSY IN KEARNY,

Kearny is having its first experience
with a tag day today. A bevy Of
young ladies of the Beulah Methodist
Protestant Church congregation. of
Kearny, are actively canvassing the
town and decorating everyone they can
reach with a circular bit of pasteboard
bearing the inscription, "Beulah Play
ground Day, October IA, 1911" Incl
dentally the fair committee Is gathering
In a fair-sized harvest of silver coins
for he new and well-equipped recrea-
ton ground, provided for Kearny chill
dren in the rear OF the Beulah church,
corner of Pomeroy venue and Maple
avenue. i
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
ALL YOU NEED IS A
CASCARET TONIGHT
No Sick Headache, Bilious Stonl.
ach, Coated Tongue or Consti-
pated Bowels by Morning.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
tho biliousness, the indigestion, the
sick, sour stomach and foul gases
turn them out tonight and keep them
out with Cascarets.
Millions of men n women take n
Case ret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy liver,
CT e bowels or an upset stomach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse and regulate
your stomach; remove the sour, undi-
gested and fermenting food and that
misery-making gas; take the excess
bile from your liver nd carry out of
the system all the decomposed waste
matter Ind poison in the intestines and
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Caccaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep. A 10-cent box
from any drug store means \ clear
head and cheerfulness for months.
Children ,ove to take Cascarets be-
cause they taste good-n-ver grippe or
sicken.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
HERE
SEEM To REGARD
HOME PARAMOUNT
Agree with Mrs. Yarnall That
Club Life Is But
"Playtime."

Home duties or club duties-which do
YOU think should come first in a wom-
ans life?
Should a woman stick to the dull,
daily routine of her home life? Should
she break away occasionally and
plunge into the affairs of the world,
through her clubs and otherwise
Should she abandon her college dreams
of a career" merely TO attend to the
prosaic and u%neventful superintendence
Of her household and rearing of her
children?
Have not her exclusive home life and
home interests robbed he world of d
gigantic forward impulse in every ac-
~tivity-art, science and industry?
Mrs. Julia G. Yarnall, of Swarth-
more, in a forceful address to the
Pennsylvania State Federation of
Women's Clubs, said that home life
should unqualifedly come first.
Newark CIubwOmen Coincide.
Newark clubwomen are apparently of
the same mind. Recognizing, as they
do, the vast significance of women's
wider interest in the activities of the
world, they nevertheless are emphatic
in their belief that a Woman's king
dom is her home. They insist that
nothing should surplant a woman's in
terest in her home, that it should be
held inyiolate above all else.
Mrs. James c. Corlies, when asked
whether home or club duties should
come first, answered;
why, of course. the home! The
home Is where a woman's life is CEN
tered; her club life is merely her play
time. And | am not Understanding
in any way the women's clubs"
DO you believe in the extension of
the club idea and of woman's activity
beyond the narrow confines of her own
home?" Mrs. Corlies was asl<d.
Club Idea Benefits Home Life.
"Assuredly. A woman cannot edu-
cate her children properly without hav-
ing outside interests. Her influence as
an educator is most potent. The
greatest sphere of woman next to
motherhood Is that of educator of the
world
Where would you draw the line of
the extension of the woman's club
idea?" Mrs. Corlies was questioned.
the suffrage movement, for one
thing. That is an entirely unneces-
sary activity. Woman can Influence
the world from her own 1reside."
Mrs. John V. Laddey. while main.
tanning that woman's chief work lay
in her home duties, insisted that her
complete independence n suffrage
We're necessary to the best perform
ance of those duties.
Il think her outside activities-all
that she can learn and see and do
directly react on her home life to its
betterment.s
Where would you draw the line of
this extension of her field of interest?'
Mrs. Laddey was asked.
There's no line to drawi" was her
quick response. Many women now do
not do their duty in their home; they
do not do 1t outside their home. Woman
can do and ought to do both"
Her clubs give diversion" said
Mrs. Frederick A. Dudley, land at the
same time make her better able to at
tend to her home duties. They are
mutually beneficial, but home comes
first"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
SITNISKE-KROCK.

In st. Valentines Polish Catholic
Krock became the bride of Frank
Sitniske. The Rev. Alexander Ivanow,
rector of the church, OBLIGATED. The
bride was gowned in white crepe de
chine. She carried pink roses. Miss
Alice Zbikowski was bridesmaid. She
wore white organdie and carried pink
roses. Alexander Maryniski was best
man. A reception followed at II
Thomas, street, after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Sitniske left for a trip through
New York State.