Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18

June the hFst. Everybody get busy.
Cleaning Of the Citizens Cemetery
is being thoroughly done this week.
The town very kindly looks after their
work yearly at the request Of the
Cemetery Association.
The town has so generously offered
to hall from premises all rubbish. Be
ready for the wagon when it comes
and let the town really be clean Of
ole tin cans. etc, for once.
Mr.. Archie Mcdonnell has re.
turned home after spending a week in
jackson, where he attended the K.
!. meeting and also spent several days
visiting his sister, Mrs. Buford, at
Pickens.
The Commencement exercises of
the Okolona High School will be
next week beginning Wednesday
night and closing with the annual
commencement sermon on the Sun.
day following,
Remember with every ticket
purchased you get one hundred votes
free in the diamond brooch contest at
the Star Theatre.
Miss Mildred Dawson left the first
Of the week for Pickens, Miss, to
attend and take part in the commence
ment exercises Of the High School Of
that place Of which her brother, Eric
Dawson, is Principal.
We acknowledge an invitation to
attend the marriage Of Mr.. A. L.
Jagoe to Miss Evelyn Allen, which
happy event will take place at the
First Methodist Church Of Bonneville .
at $50 o'clock on June 1st.
The |. 0, 0. F, Cemetery is looking
beautifully. Two dollars will care for
a lot. Many friends have come so
willingly to the aid of the noble work.
Let us all Join in and do our very best
for our departed ones. {
Dixie Herald. May 11:-Miss ,
jeanette SpradIey, of Okolona, was
visiting in the city Sunday. Miss !
Mary Cole, who has been assistant !
teacher in the school here, accom-. z
panied her home Monday, z
The committee on cemetery work Z
is nov getting up funds to care Z
for our Odd Fellows Cemetery =
for this year, If they have not t.
seen you it is because YOU were not at !
home when they called. Do not wait
tor them to come again but leave the
money at the bank or with the Treas
lrer, Mrs. Sam SadIer.
Mr.. E. B. Buckingham, who lives n
miles south Of this city and who t.
is a candidate for supervisor from this II
is farmer Of the right stripe Il
the last six months he has
sold S154 worth Of hogs and has 80 s
head left. Just last week he sold on b
he local market IS head of hogs for b
and $4,000 worth of wool. a
Mr.. Buckingham informs us that he r,
will cross his sheep this season with
he celebrated RambouiItt. p
The local Shriners have arranged
or a ceremonial session of Hamasa
Temple Of Meridian, the only Temple /
Shriners in Mississippi, with a
membership of nearly two thousand,
or OkoIona early in June. The
late has not yet been fixed by the \
'otentate, but the application has
tone forward, with enough novices
igned up to a favorable response. p
local committees have been appoint b.
ID, with Mr., Dale Samson Chairman "
# the Goat Committee" which Oh
ives assurance that the business end al
t the affair will be in good working b.
rider. The list Of u~nregenerates pl
Includes a number Of candidates, and til
rom the expression noted on the re
aces Of the local Shriners, The Mes. F
enger suggests to these gentlemen h,
hat they make good use of the time
now until June, as running may Of
.ot be so good for a while after that pl
ate. Mr.. j.. }. Lyon, Chairman of st
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