Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

Mr.. W n Frazier, Of Oxford IS a
sew subscriber 10 the EAGLE.
Orrefi la En- upon The verge
Of a coal famine The past seek.
Mrs. Cora pick~r~ou, IT Ashland
i, visiting Mrs. s Z Givhan of our
city.
Mr., s F. Givhln of our city ~
. nsx subscriber to the EAGLE.
Many thanks.
The EAaLE con. nues to inereas-
its subscription st. That's right
friends, all are velecmr.
We learn the County Alliance
will meet in Oxford, on Wednes-
day the lat day ot February.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sims, OF
Water VALLEY, spent several days
in our civ this week. the guests
of DR.. NcEven and family.
We notice from our Jsckson ex
changes that Maj. r A Dean ba.
been placsd on tho committees Of
Agriculture and Penitentiary and
Prisous.
Our stauuch friend and patron
Mr.. J A Bigger, called to Q US on
yesterday. He is an enterprising
and progressive citizen and appre-
ciates d good newspaper.
The Booth Barrett c,mbina
ton is exciting the Aemphis mind
this week, aud We suppose they
will havs the usu1l number " visi-
tors along the line Of the Illinois
Central.
Read the card of Mr.. John r
Earle, Jr, in this issue. Mr..
Earle is nov prepared to ssrve the
public and cordially invites them
10 cAlla aud see him if they wish to
either buy or sell land.
Mr.. + E Harris left on Tuesday
for TchuIa. He was one or our
most , neryetic, entsrprising young
merchants AMI will be missed IN
the business Is well a. social cir
Gle. Success attend him.
MI. Abe Bremen, announces Il
the public that be will soon open 4
first class Merchant Tailor estsb
iishment and advises you to wan
and examine his goods before ye'
give Your Spring order. See card
+. @ want q good Cioek. Watcl
or Chain 60 to kiags at once.
The sad intelligence was receive
in Oxford on last Sunday tha. NJ
J S McGhee, who went to San An
tonic, Texas, some time ago, wa
dying and We suppose beathed hi
last that night. Peace to hi
ashes.
Owing to the severe weather o
the pas. two weeks all business i
our city has been at a stand stlI
and bus few of our county friend
have been in. 1t has been abou
IS much a. the average either
could do to keep comfortable a
home.
Rev. L II K,mnons left on Tue
dav last for Forest City, Ark, {
receive his ministerial appoint
msnt for the present year, but \
what point he will be located "
are not vet informed. The EAsL
Aishes HIM health and haPpine,
in his new home.
Wood has been in demand i
Oaford during the present eel
snao, and the smallest loads wer
retaiIed at fabulous prices. Som
erterprisins citizen Night ind
profitable 20 open a wood yard an
he prepared to meet the dsman
in such emergencies.
We regret to learI that Hon.
Nj Liddell, q s Asr,hal, has bse
quite sick for several days at II
City Hotel. Col. Lid iell is his
tened gentleman and n of Il
est officials the United State
court has bad in eur district. II
friends a-e legion and all wi,
him u speedy recovery.
We understand hat a new ir
com posed Of Asssrs Joe P-gu
ani Tom Yates will open up I
business in our city in ashort tin
They are both deserving, popul
Young men of good business hal
It's aud we feel confident will 50
esed IN their new undertaken
Taey have our best wishes.
Mr.. VIM Mcfarland. an old Al
esteemed eitizen Of our couu
Il ed at his home neal Hopew'
church last Thursday, after a Ii
gsrlug illness, acd was buSed
the old family burying lot on f
day. DIR. D X Mcfarland, Of V
ginia, soa of she deceased, "
With him IN his last moments. v
extend our sy Gpathies to the
reaved family aud friends.
With our last issue the Fac
entered itS twelvth voluma- Y