Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-08-09


Jimmie Ssonc, a young and en-.
srgetic t.To Of our city has accept
Cd a position in Lexington and left
for his post OF duty last THURSDAY.
! ar. Sid Worley, returned from
Decatur, Ala, last week to take
charge OF several new buildings
now in course Of erection at Vino
n.
The thirteen yesr.old daughter
OF Dir. J + Franklin Of the Mighty
East, died on WEDNESDAY of last
week with rheumatism. We CT.
tsnd sympathy.
Miss Corinne Able, returned
home yesterday morning from Gre
NADIA, where she has been visiting
friends, accompanied by Miss
Ruth kGy kendall.
Its now said that the Memphis,
Oxford s Columbus road, wants
$4,000 more out Of the people
alons the line Of road, from Cal
houn county to Memphis.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Haynes, of
Texa', are visiting relatives aud
friends in cur town aud county.
Mrs. Haynes was for merry Miss
Alice McEreu, Of our city.
Miss Inez johnson, a fsrmer
student Of Union Female College,
was married at her home In Balm
bridge. Ca, on July %, % Prof. w
II Woodall, of ~Judsonia, Ark.
Miss Stella McEwer, a spark
ling, cha: ming young lady, of 0x
ford. is visiting her cousin Mr.. I
Il LELAND. this place, and relatives
at Hlrnony.-Pontotcc Democrat
If eYery enc Of our patrons
would get US a new subscriber il
wosld Increase our list wonderful
ly. Try it. Terms only sI,5O a
year, aud . ticket in our drawing.
Messrs Martin Webster, J r
West, J L Rlmey, K B Sneed
and Z Z Temple. members of the
board of Supervisors. are all pres
ens a. the meeting now in session.
We call attention to tie card Of
Warren Female Institute in this
issue. Mrs Lou Neilson of our
city has accepted the position Of
AIT teacher and the other depart
meat are filed with competent
instructors.
The Kansas City, Memphis &
Birmingham railroad will run IA
excursion to Kansas City on Au-
gust l4sh, tickets good uatil Au-
gust 23d. From Holly Springs
fare for round trip 1885. Every
thing Grst-cisss ; the entire trip
without change of cara.
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Eishwhere will be found a no.
tiee, clipped from the Hot Springs
Daily News, of Rev. @ n Riggan,
q former student and graduate OF
University. whose many friends
here and club mates OF "ye slden
time" will read With pleasure, aud
wish MIN the success that close
study and a true chri tian charac-
ter merits.
Prof. A J Quinch, OF the Unirer
sity OF Mississippi at Oxford, and
his daughters Misses Annie and
Helen, aad Miss Mary Little, we're
ia the city en- route to Virginia
Springs. on Thursday. They were
accompanied to this poiat by Gel.
Geo Little, VITO is also one Of the
professors of the University
Memphis Sunday lines.
Last Thursday a party ofcoiay-
ed people from Oxford aud vicinity
arrived here on their TO Canton,
on a 'scursioa as they said, They
we're headed by their brass band
from Oxford. The 'ssursion and
water melon seems to be 4 luxury
TO these people. Many attend aud
spend their last nickl., doing With
out dinner and lodging while on
the trip,-Watsr Valley Friend.
We learn that on Saturday last
a little daughter of Mr.. Dock Ma
bors, of the Dallas neighborhood,
was bitten on the hand by a pois-
onous snake, and on the following
Sunday a littla girl OF Mr.. J W
HiPp living near by was also Bit
ten on the foot. The reptiles were
Of the most poisonous species, and
the wounds dangerous but under
toe skillful treatment of DIR. Geo
drimes the patients ATE nov doing
we'll.
After spending Il few weeks in
our city, the guest OF Miss Olive
Smith, Mias Garna BeauIand. OF
Oxford, returned to her home Mon
day night. Every one who had
the pleasure of meeting Mis- Gar
IA regretted very much to see her
leave, for she not only won the
love and friendship of The young
people, but made herself popular
with all, both young and old, who
lock forward with much eruItatioa