Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-02
LOCALS IN BRIEF

The world has hut little use for the
Who sits down to indulge in
signs;
At business poor, when he ought
to be up
And trying to advertise.
Mrs. J. NJ. Sanders died at the
family residence in Oxford. Sunday
morning at 5 O'Clock. For two
weeks the deceased had been ing
,er;ng upou a bed of suffering, re-
ceiying all the care and attention
~ \ devoted husband, children and
friends who fondiy hoped that she
would recover. The sadness OF
her death cast a sympathetic gloom
over our entire community An
a6ectionate husband, a devoted son
and daughter who fully reaiize
their great bereavement, aud a NJ
tie girl of tender years are left 20
mourn the absence of devoted
chr;stian wife and mother. The
remains were inferred Monday at
Hopewen near the old nonnestesu-
Through the efforts OF Asslstan,
Attorney General C. b. Howryf
Ma former law partner, Senator J.
". T. Falkner of this place, has
haer Amounted and commits Toned
= speciai attorney for the United
states to aid in the defense OF
Indiau depreciation claims against
Tire United States. and will be as
signed to duty at once Inns ser
vice will probably take senator
Falkner away from home tne
greater part Of the summer
Some of our citizens express sur
prise that the EAGLE Office turns
ont such neat Job Work We feel
confident that IL they would give US
trial al any thing they might nave
from a blank book 10 n business
rarxi thew would find the work As
,r,,.,d and the prices as low as they
eonsi secure in any other town or
.;.v we are prepared to do any
,hi1v xos. need. Just stop 4 mo-
ment when you think OF making an
orsier and give your home pe'p'e
= trial
In late copy of the Dallas GAY
1870 News We find the marriage,
~, Iun. nth. of Miss Emma Webs
fDr - our city. to Mr. e. NJ Balley,
= rep.,rter on the staff of the News
Tbe bride is daughter OF Hon:
rSe,aer Webster and many good
,r;.he- attend her from her friends
IN the ssOld Mississippi Home
Rev. and Mrs 4 \. iggintos'
Misses Lizzie Porter, Dale kimmons,
lola BrOxn, Lara beaniand, MONA
Fseanland. Molne Beanland ana
Ms. Benson. OF Water \ Al
lev. viii attend the National
christian Endeavor Convention
whieh assemblies next week
in Washington, ID. {.
The basket picnic given by the
Union Grove Sunday school ~
RutIers mill on saturday last was
very pleasant affair, and was al
tended bv n large crowd from that
vicinity and Oxford. The Oxford
SSand furnished music for the en-
tsrtainment of the attendants
Nessrs J. w. Rowser, Wilbur
u,rris. p. E Matthews, Jons
Inn,lie. I'M. W aIlaee, D. kolhmaa-
Geo a White. Andrew White, "
a GallegIy, :. II. sanders and Sol
Tas chef enioyed several days
hunting and fishing on Taliahafehie
river the past week
.f.-- Clara Burt entertained the
f)xford Rifles at her home on me
rampus last Friday evening he-
sr~.bmsuts were served and n mos
plea.ant evening was spent oy tns
military boys, who eonphmenteS
Mis-. Burt with an exhibition dru
during the evening
The EAGLE ONCE has Just com
Melted ten thousand price list cirsu
lars. half the size OF our paper, Iol
Mr.. ]. ". Rowser, the enterprizins
manager of the Racket Store W.
venture to say that this Is the larg
est order ever filed by a printing
once in Oxford
Mr.. K. H. kimmons has sold on
his grocery business to w. q. Men
ACo. Mr.. NELL has moved IN an
wrill have charge of the business
lie is a courteous, popular gshe1
man and we are glad TO weicon
him to our corner OF the square
The blackberry crop this year
the largest in some years. rroi
che sale of fruit jars made by OF
merchants this week, there VIII .
doubt be much Of the fruit cannes
and the small boy viii then proeee
10 get jam fun.
memorial service will be nel
II Mt. Zion Church, four miles ca
of Oxford on Saturday the lstn
July. in honor of the dead buried
that place. The services viii
eonduced by Reys- Dorman a.
Patterson
Those teachers who have se'
the graduation for the count
schools, are very much pleas
with it and express the opinion 70
Il will revolutionize the whole wo
work of education in the county
Miles Mitchell, living I'VE mil
south east of Oxford, presented
with two sweet potatoes on the 20
the first of this years crop VIM
is maturing at least six wee
ahead of last year.
Mrs. G. A. Lancaster is at VIII
Sulphur Springs, Florida, and wri'
very eneoursgingly Of her impros
ment and hopes of permanent
covery.
The State Superintendent !
ruled that . contract made WI
license are in force becomes inva
after the expiration of the hcen
The picnic at Buford's mill !
Friday evening was well attend
by the surrounding neighbors an
large delegation from Oxford.