Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-01-10

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Pat McE4chin. the oldest citirsn %
Clay County. died last week. aged >
years
J. Z. Roberts, OF Wes. Points. has
gone 20 Illinois Tor she parpose % bring
ing an excursion o. immigration to this
STATE.
Jane Mari. the wife of Alfred Mari.
Of Creenville. gave birth last week &c
three ~ell-deveioped children. all boys.
two of whom are now living. one dying
in few hours after birth-
The Wes: Point city schools. By a
special tax. will continue nine months
with an asten3anee, white and eolored.
% Abogt 800, employing about dftsen
teachers in tho white schools and Eve
in the eol0-ed.
The storehouse % Rev. McCliuton &
Co. o. Forest. vas barElarized one
nigst last xeek. and an attempt made
- bios open the safe. bat was unsuc-
cessful- Goods Of every description
were scattered around over the foot
II i supposed the robbers became
frightened before completing their job.
The southern Female College moved
into the new building At West Point on
December ist with tso pupils. which
Siil likely be increased during the re-
maInder of the session This school
vas moved from oxford Lass summer.
but school Tor girls has been continued
At the latter place.
J. V Williams and Bad Levue.
charged with attempting 70 rob Nalley
Route train A. Panther Burn. Lass Nc
Eembrr. are in all ~ Viczsburg in de-
fault Of ss.COl bond each. Barney
Boy ykin, the third robber. who turned
States evidence. Is ou; on bond Lo<ae
IS said 70 have admitted being ere Of
the party that attacked the train
James Jones, one Of the oldest. most
prominent and prosperous citizens Of
Alcorn Coghty. was found dead in bis
field last Neek- lie had gone out from
his house IN the early morning and no;
returning to dinner the family became
alarmed ami search vas instituted and
he was soon found lying dead in ditch
where he had fallen
The Valley railroad is making prenar-
aticus 20 receive a party of immigrants
from Belgium. Who are coming with
Leopold Gifroy 20 Join the Belgian
colony planted last fall IA Coahoma
County There are thirteen in the
party, all Of them hearty agE!cuttarists,
and who may be expected To prove the
forerunners o. many mose 20 come.
Another manufacturing concern. the
Nut Lock Eail-Bzace and Tie Plate
Company. With a capital stock Of sI0a,.
80, has been ar-aniEsd at Meridian.
OF this amount S7s.@lO has been sub
-cribed for by Meridian and Lauderdals .
County people. The new company.
which Will prove a most valuable ac-
cessIon TO the manufacturing in
terests Of Meridian. will own and con.
troll wha; aFs known as the Page patents,
which cover devices. said to be the most
effective get invented. for koIdinx 20
gether the iron rails Of railroads.
A movement, which seems destined
to become popular among the planters
of Mississippi, vas inaugurated A.
Nitta Yuma last week Resolutions
we're passed fixing the pay OF best male
labor a. 20 cent PER DAY Not more than
e. per month. with rations. will be paid
the best laboFers. aai crops should be
laid By at MAXIMUM expenditure OF
s. 80 per acre. Cubs will at once ba
formed throughout tho State. having
for their motto reduction Of wages
The State revenue agent last week
closed two Illicit retailers at Por,
Gibson and Grand GulE At the former
place the sttachmen: was taken against
a party named Lehman aud ". II.
johnson & Co, and at the latter against
a man named Evans and W. II. johnson
& Co. Damages Of si.s0O are claimed
st Port Gibson and of $1,000 at Grand
GULF \ large quantity Of whisky was
found az Port Glbson-
A terrible tragedy occurred last week
a. Cascella. a little village in Talla.
hatchie County The young people o.
the community had assembled az the
residence Of $ T Tatun for social en-
i0yueut About o'clock the report ol
4 gun close TO the house vas heard, sue.
eeeded BY q noise as Of some object
striking the foor- Investigation showed
that man BY the name Of George San.
ford vas lying on the foor Of the front
porch with a ghastly wound in bis
breast. caused By 4 load Of bucxsho,
fred az close range By some unknown
perscn- >1nf.rd had been N the neigh.
borhoot bat few months
Jedge chrisnan decided an interest.
ing case at Jackson last week involving
the custody of IS-nonths-old ehII6.
The petition was filed By Mrs. Beulah
W Gum, mother Of the child. againsl
George w Guun. IT'S father. Tbs
petitioner alleged that she separated
from Gum last month on account of i'll
treatment; that on December sath las
he sent for the child, saying be wA
going TO Texas aud desired to tell /
goodbye. The child was sent, and Gum
kept - refusing 70 return it to III
mother. JEdss chT1sran ordered tha
the chila b glvsR 20 ths .oihc., SO
ssss its sssfss see sAss II wss aSss.