Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-08-02

= Z RtnnLlonss Est4-s 1satte a
visit TO Texas last week,
to see dis sister, Mrs. y L Lows
rzree. He spent three dys Ia
Pan Haadse c0uzI. lie
reports very ale crops X he
section around wiehsta Falls
and IOWA Park. aud the people
prosperous and healthy.
Our object in calling Attention
to the laws governing the PIT
mary election - &c the interest
OF fafr pls- snd honesty anu for
the information Of The masses,
Who are not situated 90 they
can e1nsait the law for them
selves. Let every man turn out
on The ? th instant and vote.
Workmen are now engaged
ia making some needed repsirs
On the United States Courts
house aud Postofice Building.
At TIE same time others a-e
the same thing AZ the
Union Female College, getting
the building -eady for the open
o. the school in September.
WasermeIons. watermelous
everywhere II 10 estimated
that shere were 1t least 1900
melons on The streets of Oxford
last Friday, and SatCrda7 il was
nearly tie sane Case Many
wagon loads we're hauled back,
the r.arket he ng Quilted The
Is within the reach Of al.
ran ing from . to 20 cents.
The condition OF the crops IN
the county grows better aud
better each Jay as tire dIfsrsut
sections are heard from, which
state Of affairs 10 most eneour-
aging sfer so long . period OF
ssagaatIon aud business de-
preston, and we are afraid that
it g too good to Iast-the-e Is
ever a gIadness when makes
tee heat afraid
Miss SaIlie NEG. Isom writes
THE EasLE from Cottage City,
Mass., that she ard Miss Kate
Edmoudssn, OF Memphis, have
decided 20 sail Wednesday yes
terds7l from Sew York for Ly-
erpool IN enc Of the Gernsn
Lloyd Line OF steamers. A host
OF friends and admirers will
Join Us in wishing these young
ladies' bob rogags.
Tom Brown. 4 f01ng man
aging win hr. Randolph Busoy,
accidentally shct himself last
week with 4 pistol. which he
xas handling. Ius bal entered
and passed nearly through his
thigh, and narrowly mIssed the
fem0ral sFtery,whieh might have
more seriously. He is
doing vert wei sinee the ball
vas extracted by DR.. Chandler
and vii sSea be vel.
The ladies' Of Oxfori s1ould
5e. and doubtless are, thankful
to City Marshal LGndie for ans
though fal actf0u IN cutting
down the "a grasses anu weeds
WHICH lined me sidewalks IN
the town. and which We q
constant menace 20 their nice
simmer dresses The s1odt4
mold a Mass meeting anu return
o vate Of tl.RAs 10 .shis eEelent
and soasiderafe officer.
Prof. J U Barnard returned
last week adee an absence Of
ssve-gI weeks AZ different points
IN the State where ne has been
in conducting Peabody
Normal Institutes. Prof Bar
aaFd Is IA abe maa and educa-
tar az zese, sad has accomplish
ed gres. good IN aroGsin. an IN
terest IN the science Of Peda
gogy, which char he 80 ably
snd credisaoIy eisz n the Uni
verslty.
Mr.. Linbura Cullen, VINO is
the most extensive As Vel the
mcss successful vegetable. fruit
and melon growec IN this sec
ton, who combines, with q thor
augh prscti Cal knowledge, the
rescs1s % seientInc experlm ents
and Investigations "a his wsrk
on as farm. hls placed the EA>
GLE under CD cations soz the
gIf Of . variety CT his choice
cantslcupes.
We we're presented last week
with . mammoth cabbage which
was grown by M. L Gregory,
living east OF O1fard about ten
miles. Ike seei rom which
this eead Was raised were Uja-
thorass Solid South and the
sasoas1 - worthy of the name
II weighed fourteen Poands and
nine ounees, and q certainly ~
Ene : cabbage As We ever saw
Mr.. Gregory 10 . Successful and
prosperous farmer and good
eitlZer-
PreparatIeas are being made
By the managers. Messrs. Petrle
&Turuer, If .as 0xfoEd Ware
house TO-. for receiving. hand.
Ing aud weighing tEe cott0u
crop which nov promises to be
very large n the county. A
large area Is being added TO the
platform. winch VII grestiy IA
eiEExte loading and unloading
and In Esaay ways add to the
eouvenieoce Of their patrons
They are the right men n the
righs Place.
Tie ar1muas Of U y ColIegs
Eho are scattered al over the
State vii rejoice to know thaI