Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-11-10

,a,ved mere stating that LOnnie Math-
A SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mathis
4 former resident Of this town. was
accidentally killed In railroad accl'
dent In Louisiana.
Hattiesburg.-At called meeting
Of the alumnae Of the South Missis-
sipM infirmary, a reorganization OF
the association in this city was e.
fected, Mrs Maude p. Varnado %
ing elected president.
dsssss
ehurst.-Hazlehurs 10 IN tne
midst Of her anti-ant campaign. Tne
government expert in the work came
and there are hanging in 5000 trees
and on posts just 5000 green cans
with the poison in them to Kill the
ants. The cans were put out more
numerously than in some towns, e
the ladies' clubs OF the town TOOK
active part, and are very much inter
ested in seeing the pests eliminAIsu'
boSee
u.zlebGrst-The Georgetown Bap.
fist church Sunday school neld lts
rally day services recently ana tnere
wera 400 in attendance, among them
some OF the leading Baptist Sunday
school workers Of the state. Dinner
was served by the ladies' to all pres
ant the program lasting from ~
o'clock in the morning to late In tne
afternoon.
sSsse
Hazlehurst.-First Methodist church
here has jsut purchased a new piano
J for use in the church services, the
: choir members OF the church deciding
Il far better to use a piano instead o.
t the pipe organ which has been IN use
Tor 15 years, more or less. the -
dies Methodist society ralssu tno
funds and purchased the piano.
8 Triar Point.-The election called Dy
). the board of supervisors for the pur-
nose Of ascertaining the will OF the
neople In the matter IL issuing bonds
= to the amount of $4,000 to supple
] ment the original issue Of $6O,OOO' Waa
Z held here and resulted IN an over
y whelming victory for the adherents o.
4ha proposed increase The election
r. carried 81 for the issue and SIX weF'
to against 1t. N
= Biloxi. M. Cole, age IS years. 81
! inmate Of the jefferson Davis soloaers
home since 1911, died In the hosplta
Of that institution. During the CIV
I !" war he served with Company G. Eight
,a] Mississippi. Mr.. Cole was . memDe
III. Of the Baptist church and despite n
In advanced age he came 70 Biloxi reg
ers larly each Sunday to attend services
,n+l esess
- Meridian.-E. H. Dial, former may
~ OF Meridian, appointed by FEEDER
Judge Edwin r. Holmes Of Yazoo VI
to be deputy clerk Of the federal cou
gin and United states commissioner hel
op- has assumed charge Of the office. !
ned lsucceeds peter Stubblefield. who
,ea- signed to enter business with
&C brother ia YanOo City.
om- 1880 Il.
Inc Hattiesburg. There were SIX g
son versions one night at the revival me-
ing being held at the Mississippi ~
mai college by the Rev. A. n. y
aleent and @. P. Rockwell, singer. +
.ro, meeting is said by the evangelis'
sun. marty to be the best they have eV
her seen and the spirit Of the students
cen ward the inspirational meetings
said to be splendid.
who Greenwood. George Chamblesss
tian went to Tuscaloosa, Ala, to ident
eral car that was being held there e.
Ills = man giving his name as Paul
here mont had been arrested with FS
|. car bearing Mississippi tag He y
49, brought to Jackson, Miss, but the
!, 49, -. was held by officials at Tuscaloosa
been Natchex Ray Apologize, ., =.
amt r. r.. who is making the trip 40
car tha Mississippi river from Chicago
the New Orleans in the interest Of
the lakes-to-t he-gulf waterway projects,
This rived here recently from VicksbG
days He il accompanied by G. Z. Ostron
~ Chicago.
tents Coldwater.-Sherin r. y. WlYl'
has advertiser an huCtlOn sut1 ~
to be held at the courthouse to q
g Of ~ claims against the land for "a
alton The drainage tax has not been
cross on ~ tracts OF land in the strayt
Q Tor drainage district, and this prop
inter win be sold unless the owners N
been Immediate payment.
plant $3.50
and Biloxi. The special or adjoul
November term Of federal court, VI
has been held here regularly for
,llett, past several years, will not be
high this month, and the next term
presl- be the one which convenes Febr'
asso- 20. 1929. All aliens. whose petit
ogres- are on. file before Nov. 70, VIII
II the heard at that time.
.,hgn1, sesea
M CoIdwater--W. M. Presley & *
...1.,,a progress farm have jsut sold II
81 fine grade Hereford calves :
P. Coleman, Jr.. Of Como. For 8
il has Or eight years they have market
TEX, similar bunch Of calves each fall