Oxford eagle., 1898-08-25

=. .e---a r-~~ss - 49, 49,
under Iensin'- house. aud the
daylight burglar decided the
climate vouid soon be too
warm for him IN this vicinity.
and migrated. The boadsn.aa
compromised his mistaken
Aindaess by paying for the
pistol.
We are pleased 20 report that
Mrs. Mamie ilolleman. of Yaxoo
county. who IL spending the
sammer with her friend. Mrs
Sue Jones. Is eonvalcscing after
an Illness of sax weeks.
The proiracted meeting at
yellow Leaf closed SUNDAY.
There was much interest man.
Tested during the meeting and
SIX converts were baptlsed
sunday.
Mrs. Lula Caldwell will have
a eommOdious boarding house
at an early day, ON
lot between the house she now
occupies aud the south street
blacksmith shop.
NJ VI Bogard has an Az
Handle Factory in full opera
ton In Abbeyille. Miss. You
can save money by writing him
Tor prices. All kinds of han
dies made from the best split
timber.
The Oxford Graded Schools
will open Sept. l3th. Same
fees to be paid by outsiders as
last year, payable one month
Ia advance. All arrears To be
paid before entering. Sane
regulationsas Is last year.
The FIRST customer of the A.
Bren1er Supply Company. who
brings them a bale of 'gS cot
ton will be presented with a
barrel of the best -four. Move
up boys. PoRtotOc and Grenada
have received a bale each.
ProE a. ). Maddox writes
that % bosrders have already
been enrolled for the coming
session, and 20 or - more have
promised to come. Professor
Maddox is determined to make
L. f. c. second to no boarding
school in the South, and we
wish him unbounded success.
The young people enjoyed a
watermelon party ON the Unit
versity Campus Friday evening
aud as they competed in COS
tunes for a prize for 'taekiness,
doubtless enjoyed the informal
entertainment very much.
Messrs. Vassar. Sommerville
and Carl Keys were the win
ners OF the prizes
Manager IT. ID Chiiton's
team. the South Streets. cross
ed bats with the East Streets
on Saturday last. The East
Streets won oy a score of IL TO
10. Manager ChIlfon's team
has not been defeated but a few
times and attribate this De
feat to their opponents having
much the largest men
The ladies' of Friendship
church deserve much credit for
their efforts tn secure H1ones
enough to enable them TO re-
pair the church On wednes-
day evening they gave an ice
cream supper, which was well
attended. at the home of Mr..
will Freeman The ladies feel
they have been repaid by the
nice sum realized
Died. on August Is. Isss. Mrs,
VI. 4. Edwards Of this city, for
merry of Oxford, Miss after an
Illness of several months
She had a host of friends 10
mourn her loss. She had been
identified with college work for
many years, aud no.ably with
the Industrial Institute and Col
lece OF Columbus Miss. for
some nine or ten years She
was a jealous, active Christian
and ready for the summons
She died at the home of bel
daughter, Mrs. r. VI. Buck oI
this eity.-Commereial-Appeal
Mr.. L. 4. Buell., state secreta
~ of the Young Mems Christian
Associations of Mississippi and
Louisiana. will conduct a union
meeting next Sunday night al
/ s O'Clock in the Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Buell. will give an
account Of the interesting and
successful Christian work thai
has been done by the Y. " L
A. among the soldiers Mr.
Buelrs address will no doubt
be interesting and profitable
and those who hear him vii
gain a new idea Of life In camp
and field with Mississippi and
Z Louisiana volunteers
.Iuman's Hollow Is a sefIa
story now being published in the
! columns of the Sunny South
Ii Is a graphic and lifelike pie
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