Oxford eagle., 1896-07-09
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A-w- MITCHELL. AEszs.
LOCALS IN BRIEF.
The summer schools Of the
county opened Monday.
We had n refreshing and
much needed rain sunday
Doa't forget the big plenie
Saturday af Harkins' Eiil-
The Fourth Of Jnly passed of
without any demonstration in
Oxford
We return thanks to MS
Florence Knight for an immense
cabbage
Rev. j. W. Dorman viii
preach at Union Grove Mission
st 5p- L. Sunday, the 18th in
slant
w. C. Neill s Co are now To-
Gated at the E III. kimnons old
stand and will be pleased to
see their friends
Miss Beverly Neili has been
confined at home ALI Vaczfioa
with Infizmztory rh-amafEsn
and has suffered greatly. We
hope she will soon De exf agzIa-
The Bessie Palmer Misssoa-
sry Baad- vii give an eater
fxinmeat nj the residence nj
Mrs ID. l. Sultan on next Fri
day evening frsm ; tss o'ci pek-
On next Sansiay the dIfereR,
Sunday schools Of cur eIry viii
choose delegates TO the Stale
SundAy School Co1vention ts
convene In weSson- JMly 9Th.
Mrs D. J. BaSer wife Of Mr..
Jo~h1a BGSer of Walrsn- Mss.
died al the family home Friday
tf last week Her s-ed has
Ssasi n lying verv iOw and hss
dat expected at any hear-
TIE yoaa- ladies' Of Taioa
Grove Sunday Schsol will give
On Ice Crcau supper IN Wor'
Keys grove. on Thursday eve.
mag. ls.h inst The pro>esSl-
will be donated To Cnien Grove
chRrrh-
The Epxsrth League of ths
Oxford " Z Church So4th
elected Mss Anzie Williams "a
represent them st the meesiRs
Of the Stale Convention To b
held in Crystal Springs on the
ssrd inst
Col w. d. Holder. our Ell
eiezt and worthy auditor of ths
State Of Mississippi. and com
uznterin-rhief of NIssiSsipvi
Dsvisisa. q a. " IL spending
a frx days At Old P0iai Com
fort, Va
There viii be a public picnic
east OF Oxford on the Ponto
ecc road at the Fogr Lii
Branch. Friday, the 10th o
Jaiy- Public speakers and tn
Oxford Band will be present
Everybody is invited TO com
and bring their baskets
The sad intelligence reaches
Oxford a fex days ago Of tn
death Of Mr.. B. Friend whiel
secured at the home Of his sol
In ST. Louis. on Friday, 3rd ins
Tue sympathy of the man,
ffiends of the family here il
their old home. Is with them i
their hour Of sorrow.
Mss Nestie Saith vas %
rioasly injured Tuesday in /
runaway. While out eriyia,
with her little nephew the hors
took fright and threw the oees
pants out, completely demolish
ing the buggy. Mss Setti
Uzs conveyed to her home j
On unconscious condition bg
u resting easy at this wrifIn:
The honorable Board Of s.
pervlsors have been in reguls
session this week Several p
titions of importance have bee
presented to the board askir
for appropriations for difereI
purposes These matters vi
receive their careful consider
tion, and they will decide 4
the best interests Of the eiI
xens and taxpayers under q
circumstances
Mr.. J. Starr Gilmer, former
of our city, died last Friday
Stephensyilie, Texas The
mains reached Oxford on Mo
day evening in charge Of B
hfher, Prof w. B. Gilmer
ToccopolA. and carried to q
N home Of his parents for int
ment Mr.. Gilmer Was q yoa'
man Of promise and Was ests
fishing q good law practice
his adopted home We tend
synp4thy to the bereaved
rents in their af1iietion-