Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-16
sIAE NEWS.
Senatobia has a telephone.

Port Gibson wants q street
abroad.
Starksville has an organized
Ire company.
Cotton worms have appeared
n Kinds county.
Cotton picking has commence
ID in Adams county.
The corn crops in Oktibbeha
county have been seriously in.
Iursd by the drouth.
The Pamela Star states that q
sreenback paper is to be es.
Iablished at Walthall.
The Goth Of October is the
lime set for the opening Of the
Fair at Jackson.
Meridian expects to have a
street railroad in operation by
the first of next month.
1t is stated that there are only
227 pistols in Mississippi &C.
cording to tho last assessment
roll.
Col. RIO. Reynolds has been
renominated by the Democracy
of Monroe county for State
Senator.
Hon. j. G. Hamilton has been
renominated for the State Sen.
ate by The Democracy Of Holmes
county.
The city of Natchez taxes.
Drummers, and last month re-
the sum of forty.ive dol
lars from them.
The Democracy Of Oktibbeha.
county have nominated for
Representative J. s. Montgome-.
ry and w. N. Nash.
At the recent term of the
Circuit Court of Lincoln county
threc persons we're sentenced
10 the gsntientiary.
The Water Valley Camp Meet.
ng will commence on the 7th
day of September. The camp
ground is located three miles
north of Water Valley.
The Chickasaw Messenger
that a youth named Farr,
living near the Pontotoc line ac-
cidently shot himself, while
lunting ON Monday last.
Col. Il. d. Frost, the Superln-
,endent of the Natchez and
Jackson railroad, was partially
Daralyzed last week. He was
improving at the last accounts.
The Starksville Citizen states
hat ten miles Of the G. A. and
N. r. B.. are now laid with iron
and they are laying one half
per day, and very soon the
work of track laying will com.
mence at this place.
IL Yazoo Sentinel says there
is an old negro woman in that
county, "a years old, who, I'M
by outside help, makes
eyeIY
the stock she possesses.
Capt. VIM. M. Nulty, the
Sheriff of Pike county on the
Sd inst at Summit, in trying to,
cross the track ahead Of the
train was caught by the COW
catcher and was badly wounded
n several places. His recoyry
s a matter of great doubt.
The Aberdeen Examiner saws
There were over three hundred
country wagons on the streets
Of Aberdeen, Saturday, bring,
ng in for sale almost everything
II the shape of beast, bird coun,.
produce, fruit, ETC., that our
'oil and climate can produce.
The Jackson New Missisippi-
IN says: 4 prominent dude of
his city left for the summer last
taking with him
other things--twenty
POUNDS of smoking tobaccor
fifty cigarette books, and 1920
Worth OF ten cent novels. He
Vlll be absent until September.
The Panolian says There was
little shooting affair in Court.
md last Saturday, in which Mr..
. q. Ballard handled the "pop.n
nd Mr.. w. 4. Written was
owder burnt. 1t was a narrow
scape.-As the matter will un.
ergo judicial investigation we
efrain from giving particulars.
The Durant News states "A
egro boy by the name of Geo.
ergii, accidentally got his neck
roken near Kosciusko Wed.
esday evening, while loading
eel rails on a fiat car. It
'ems that the rail slipped off
skid when near the car, fall
ant death.n
The summit Sentinel states,
at on the Sd inst, at the Skat.
6 Rink, Mrs. Mollie Jewell. of
ew Orleans, who is spending
e summer with Mr.. r. p. God.
'ld's family, accidently fell
wn,. while skating and broke
T right arm in two places.
Or arm set by Dr.. Curtis, and
+ friends will be Glad 10 L.