Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-11-01
STATE NEWS.
Vicksburg has one hundred
and seventy six telephones.

The gin house of Thomas near
Okolona was burned last week.
The Kosciusko Messenger
saya there are AZ widows in that
place.
Yazoo city and Vicksburg
will soon be connected by tele-
phone.
Natchez city warrants r SELL
ing AZ ninety Ave cents on
the dollar.
Pascagcula had a small fire
week before last and now she
waits a fire company.
Mr. Tate McUracken of Sar-
dis was thrown out ofhis buggy
recently and severely hurt.
Sweet potatoes are selling in
Summit at one dollar per bushel
and are scarce at that price.
Far the week ending Oct,
10th, 8 so bales of cotton we're
shipped from Holly Springs.
Fruits and Vegetables to tho
value of one hundred thousand
dollars have been shipped this
season from Crystal Springs
There are $50 pupils attend.
ing tho schools in Holly Springs
and there are 80 teachers whose
saiaiies amount to twenty five
tho nsaud dollars.
Ihe Okolona Messenger
states that Robert, son of Capt.
j. q. Fitzgerald was accidental
ly caught in the fly wheel of the
mill engine and killed last week.
A freight train LES; week on
the Mobile and Ohio railroad be-
tween Tupelo and Okolona run
oil the track and was badly
wrecked The fireman was kill.
ed and several persons injured.
The Holly Springs South says:
1t will be interesting to poultry
raIsers to know that a lady re-
siding near this place realized
$1,000 in money and $50 in mer.
chandise from the eggs of seven
plymouth rock hens in three
months She also used for her
table, eggs that would have
brought in the market $500.
The Natchez Democrat says
Our city has a telephone ex-
change in which SO subscribers
are booked, and besides we are
connected with the town of
Washington, six miles distant,
and with Vidalia, La, connec-
ton with the latter place being
had by a cable across tho Mis-
sissippi river.
The Macon Sun says: Jas.
Finklea, while getting on his
horse last Tuesday broke the
girth of his saddle and fell, his
head striking a wagon wheel
near by. He got up not think
ing he was much hurt and went
home, but soon after getting
there became unconscious and
on the day following died from
conclusion ofthe brain.
The Meridian Mercury says:
Yesterday afternoon just before
work for the day closed a young
man by the name of Gibson, an
employe at the Sash and Blind
factory, while running one of
the circular saws had the mis-.
fortune to get his left arm
caught in some way and mang-
led 40 that it had to be cut off
just below the elbow.
The Water Valley Central
salts: Il. NJ. Cross, a worthy
young man of this city, but for
sometime working on the New
Orleans division was killed at
Pass Manchac last Friday eve
ring, by falling between d train
of tars. His remains were
brought to Walden and inferred
in the cemetery at that place
Saturday evening.
The Natchez Democrat says:
We learn that AIR. b. H, Byrd.
who was charged with the kill
ing of j. ii. Walker, in Frank
lig county, on the 9th of Sep
tember last, had a preliminary
examination on yesterday and
Friday before two magistrates,
and was honorably acquitted.
Judge j. S. Morris defended
Mr.. Byrd.
Tupelo Journal. A very sim
gular incident occurred, a short
distance above this place, last
Sunday evening. As the down
passenger train was speeding
along, a drove of wild turkeys,
frightened by its noise, flew up
and crossed tho track just above
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS one q
fine gobbler, which struck the
smoke-stack, and before he
could recover himself was swept
into the cab and gobbled up by
engineer Joe Smith, who is al
ways OF the alert when he has a
suspicion that wild turkeys are
about.
Lexington Advertiser. The
trial of Thos Giuum, one of the
three charged with assassinat-
ing Matt Suggs, near Goodman,
about a year ago, was conclud.
al So. y 49, l. "