Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-01-07
DURING
THE
uoLIDA'
DURING
Christmas Trees. Enter-I
tainments, Weddings.
Etc. That Took Place.
i'm and Around our CITY.

- - " ~ So wi
The banquet Of the Band Boys
and their friends; rendered then
Tuesday evening. December asth
BY Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Matthews
at their new residence on Eas
street, wasa greater success thar
was anticipated
The guests began to arrive shortly
after O'Clock and at 7.n tn
beautifully decorated pariors were
will filed The parIors were bril-
liant with lights and the harmony
of music, furnished BY the band.
added to the charm of the scene.
At $50 the doors Of the dining
room were opened To the guest,
and after being seated to a NEST
handsomely decorated table laden
with every delicacy, the guests
were served in a most graceful .
manner by Messlames Matthews and
Wallace
After returning to the parsors the
band again furnished excellent
music for the occasion and the en-
traneing pleasure wa kept up IN
til Late hour.
Among those in stselil1ee were:
Misses Corinne I .mnaoas. TuIIia
Hampton, Virgie Neil, Pauline
Reynolds, Evie Pa-.-s. u, unas Wal
lace, Kate kimm - and Misses
Maggie and Rose Tale, OF " hite
Haven, Hiss. Aes1Lulss Him Wal
lace, DIR. A. westo1, z =. B. Wal
lace Messrs. A. T. cger,i. Hugh
Woriey, E. E Temps. walker
Wood, w n. Wor. y. ". L. Hanp-
ton. John Morrow. Ei DavaI. VIII
Walker. Jim Scot. Oscar DaoI ".
) H. Sanders, Lelnic BeanlaE,l,
DR. A. Weston, Ell v Thee, Hutz
Bogard, VI III Hicke.-. !O5-, EI-iz.I,.i.
Jimmie Hickey, C--ls. EC.-soa, ice
Worley.
The enjoyable b--quat reflected
great credit upon tire hcsS5saI-ty OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt --As.
The matrimonial market has adj
vanced rapidly during the holi-
days and Ounry Court Jerk Tenn
pie saws '-come on boys the 81
stock has arrived The following
were issued: Mr.. J. VI. Lunney
and Miss l.. B. Su hvan, Mr.. H. A.
Temple and Hiss Lille Word, Mr..
Horner Fitch and Miss Annie Har-
well, Mr.. C.. 4. CaIlicoat and Miss
Z. l. Johnson. MIR. J. j. McCain8Fiss
J ISIS W. F. Singleton, Mr.. j. n. Hud-
son and Miss Matte Butler, Nr. - r
Seyurs and Miss W. U. Mann, Mr..
J. 7. Lee and Miss PaImar Wait.
VT s B. Owen and Miss Iudie
Mooney, Rev l. W Metts and Miss
v Greer, Mr.. J. 5i Sneed and Mise
Matte Hale, Mr.. D. W Joyuer and
Miss \ E SEallwood, Nr. J.F.
Pennington and Mss Lena Flanagan,
Mr. W. d. Halc0mb and Miss Ollie
z. Frazier
MIR and Mrs Rivers entertained a
happy family party in which four
generations were represented. IL
% hardy probable that they will
be able to have MANY more re-
unions Of this kind. but We hope
tEsT may, ard that they will prove
equally as enjoyable There were
present. MIR. AMI Hrs. R. J.. Mex
ander, Of Rocky Ford, and their
da-ghtgr. Miss Lou .sLexznder.
Prof ~. W Rivers and bride. Of
Helena Ark. Mr. and ~. Derias
Rivers. Dr. Stamford Rivers.
Oseeola, Ark. Sir and sfrs- T. Z.
RatHr and dan .yhrsr Monticello,
Miss
On Tuesday evening Dec. -, ne
young rienof cur ely gave hriss-
mas Eal at the Hotel Anderson
II vas n pleasure heartily enjoyed
large number Of ladies and
gentlemen of Oxfurd- Excellent
Music ws furnished b. q string
band from Memphis. ard the en-
trareirg pleasure enjoyed until the
early morning hours
public school chapel on Z hristmas
Eve WIS laden with gifts Of isve
and beautifully decorated The
ladies' Of the Methodist Church
presented N'rs. Falkner and Rev.
r " Standifer and wife with s4e-
CANT berry spoons
A party of yosng people we're en-
tertlined at Mr.. >ultaR's l1-t Thurs
day night 10 watch the old year out
and the new come IN Refresh
mentfs were served and dancing Ia
duIged IN until time % ring tne
midnight bells. IA report a most
delightful evening.
The Supper and soci.Iisle gwen
the Gapti-G sunday School by the
ladies' Of the congregation. was en-
Ioyed BY all DIT. and Mr. Croxtcn
were charming As host and hostess,
and the improfntn music and re
citations were excellent
4 The Christmas tree given 20 the
young people on the .srh ult, b.
Mr. and Mr.. Black, II ter resi-
dsnee toar niles north OF Oxford
WIS enjoyed by n large crowd
The young people Of the neigh