Oxford eagle., 1897-11-25

u Tor tue CunNrftlrut ut thr
plblic. When | moved with
m, family | remember We had
ta Nnih l.rn The depot to tie
Wilkins House oLc dark night
without y light NJ that time
aud inr some time afterwards
/ the only three carriages | re-
member Ia town were the old
fashioned family carriages be
longing Ia Judge lloMry anu
Col. Thomas rcgues rcspcc.
lively, aud harouehe owned
~ Col. Barn Ii there wis a
buggy in town do not rcmcm
Der to whom u belonged.
| leave the reader To draw
the comparison between px
tord as Il then appeared aud aS
q nov appears, With thrce "a
pacinu~ aud well kept hotels,
presided over 10y three widow
ladics. whc know Just what ..
lcccSSarN Tor guests aud pro
vide a. Then the new hotel or
boarding house of VI Miller
Farce livery stables With their
outiit of horses ani carriages.
\ large number of the families
aaNe their own carriages and
horses, equal IL those ot a citV
Then Toe stately court house ~
the cvuicr oi the Sqlarc. whicl
: surrounded by large and
commOdiouS brick business
houSrS, Including J =. Nelson :
neW store hoUSe. of " hich there
! not mere complctc aud
timer building ot the Kind IN the
state The Federal Court haild.
,ug, Il not the most show Wing the
mc>i complete sud convenient
huiljaag Of lac kind m the
State. o0c ~ the >;fr>, aud
most complete i,il> IA the State.
fhc fubiic school building !
about the finest of The Kind aud
A. good - any IN the State.
rhen the | mon Female Collec..
building. ot which there are
SEW better, Il ANY. IN the State
t.lcn the many comfortable
residences, including uunber
81 elegant mansions.
fbi> = aside from the com
pJri>oa between the condition
o. the buildings aud campus ol
thc University al the time
1v>' visited Oxford Ia June,
1855 The students len for the
Confederate army. a number ol
" bces eitaer died IN battle. oi
wounds -vcelved ~ sickness iu
the camp rne .er>ity buat
lnS> were u>gt - ho>pit1l : 6r>i
by o2r srlV and then hV The
other, The boue> az manN O..
the >,gthera >oldir> re>t IN ths
ceneterN a short q stance sua.h
at the t1tNer>sts. Tue wa,
cleS.d alta Tie oaa1ias< AMI
Srvand> la q 3ilap. dated caaGi
..Aa. aut vev at tae t-n4
sea, one.i C'ans-s ei1h tle
ia bal2ia.< the reets5e.re
sHe> saG ts hta1>nme Library
ea'l8'us, tae pee>eut campus.
wa,eh Tor aatR-ts esaury : N.
>s-pa ~ ia tal> or ana osaez
>sAte. - nany seat,euen t-un
3sher >tx1e> Nts1 skor1 have
VISITED ae campus akse a>>t-,.si
Be. ravn sui untll q pa>
Sear thtee sere no sR,er- nc-SS.
the den -nleuee FOR water BEN.
0a ei> eru>, the Water ofseE
being really geis se 8-inS Wirh
Al tae care ls&e1 60 prevent it
Compare tbs> Wlth ,le pase ua
Ter aoN drawn rom Tie touu.
Ian 1tu sSet tro1l the >arEaev
aat conveyed -Q eserN pa-t O.
-ae lalser>s 3 premises ~aeu
aee.le,L raeB there 0e-e ~
sak>oa DE grounds sr p'sas
salA< b Or IA ONo-i NJ.
,aes- are >.Le WalkS 81 esther
5rteN or p.aak ve-vaAr-.
asyiv.l ga The Ganpsl, o. IA, In.
town.
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