Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-24
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LOCALS IN BRIEF

Big dinners Will he in order
tomorrow-
Santa Claus will be in :he
city tonight
Several cases of genuine
grip are reported in our com
mGnity.
We return thanks TO Mr.. Z
w Murray for some choice
sweet potatoes
We regret to learn that Mr.
Will NeEven is at home sick
with mSlarial fever
Mr.. Ed Clark and family
now occupy the residence just
vacated by Mrs Hickey.
NeSsrs. III. A. Rankin and W.
c. gaIIicoate of our county are
new subscribers to the EAGLE
Percy HowIy was able to ap-
pear on our streets Monday for
the first time since his serious
Illness
Mr. W A. Gallegiy found his
stray stock. advertised last
week. away down in Quitiman
county
We are glad to state that our
merchants are doing a rushing
business. nearly all of them
have on an extra force of cIerks-
The Methodist Sunday School
pupils are invited TO a Christ
rssss tree at the Public School
chapel this evening NJ O'Clock
Enserprs<ing Young America
has pat mp fruit stands all
zrOaud town and seem tn be
doing a aOarshIBg business
Mrs Hickey has moved into
her ne~ hotel and sill soon
have everything In shape To be-
gin business in her new quart
~r~.
Rev. IL G. N0rehead- the
Presiding Elder Of his district
Allied his appointment here San-
s.Ay- preaching t~O excellent
sermons
The farmers of lafayette
have raised meat enough and
u spare this year thousands
of pounds have been sold gpoE
our streets since the cold snap
Santa Claus will not have
much trouble IN pleasing the
Oxford children tonight Three
quarters of the g.Obe with =
frcee around Il Is all they ask
We understand that Mr. l. y.
Word and family viii soon be-
cone members of our eOmmunl-
". and will occupy n residence
ON South street
We are adding new names To
our subscription list every week
and receiving encouragement
In our work in other ways for
which we desire to return SIN
eere thanks
Rev.. E Buck the newly
appointed pastor Of the Az
beyiIie district preached ms
first sermon at Mt. Zion Last
Sunday and made a most
favorable impression upon his
congregation
We Delleve IN Allowing tut
young folks all the pleasure
they can possibly have IN this
life. but until our vater-work:
are In running order il is just
as well to remind them to be
little careful about fireworks
during the holidsya
Mrs. Fee is suffering with
spralned ankle and may be con
fined to the house several weeks
She received the injury NOR
than a week ago while CROSSING
the street near her residences
and what seemed at first sigh
sprIin has become quite serious
We hope she will soon be GU
again.
Mrs Susie Gossett wife ofth
late Prof j. p. GOssett, an
daughter of Mr.. j. j. Carte
lied at the home Of her parent
II DeLeon, TEXAS, Dee lsth
Of ssow fever. This will be sa'
uexs to the many friends q
this estimable lady who IA
raised near Tula in this count,
After the death of her husband
~hieh occurred just four month
ago in Jefferson, Mss, she n
moved TO Texas with her p
rents We tender our sympatn
To the bereaved-
The following notice OF ID
death of Mr.. john Wilson,
Pasadena. California forme
citizen ofour county, and Drotl
er of Mr.. Green Wilson who
still q citizen here vas eiiPpe
from q California paper OF =