Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-10

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beauty and hard 10 beat.
We understand that an appli.
cation for a new building al the
county poor house will be made
at the present meeting OF our
County Board. There are nov
eighteen inmates and they are
In a crowded condition.
Oxford Camp No -. Wood.
men Of the World. have insti-
tuied q degree camp. and com
menced work in the morning
degree last Monday night. Ths
Woodnsen more than doubled
their membership during iss7.
Mr.. r. K Fades presented the
EAGLE ONCE With one Of the
nnest cabbages Of the season
yesterday. lie receives fresh
vegetables every day direct
from Nev Orleans and can sup.
ply your table with every deli.
cacy.
The delinquent tan list ahich
appears this week ID the small.
est Lafayette county has had
for years and less than any we
have noticed in our State es.
changes this year. This speake
well for old Lafayette.
The remains Of Mr.. N. e.
Pegues, of Marshall county,
we're inferred in Oxford Tues
day morning. The deceased
wzs an uncle Of Messrs. Ma;lie
and Lucian Pegues. Of our
county, and leaves an extended
in Lafayette.
Gov. ~. ID. Stands. Of the Law
of the University,
was invited to q seat in the
Gulf States Quarantine Conveu.
ton, which met in the city Of
Mobile yesterday. This il .
in which we are vitality 1
and we are glad to
note that the committee made |
the wise selection Of our learn
ed and distinguished citizen, as
q participant in their councils.
On las; Sunday night the
Christian Endeavorers OF the
e. p. Church celebrated their
anniversary. which
was also the ssth anniversary |
Of the organization Of the Cum
beEiand Presbyterian denomi- |
The evenings program
OF short addresses.
vocal and instrumental music |
A liberal donation was made
which will be used To assist in
the building Of n Christian En-
deavor Church in contempla-
ton at Columbus, d.
Profs. keeton and Segrest
from Abbeville, brought their
classes in Physics down to the
University last Saturday. At
the depot they were joined by
Prof. Barry and his Physics
class from our Public school
and all went to the University
Laboratory and enjoyed four or
five hours of lecture from DIR.
They were studying
the subject of Optics and the
lectures with the
use Of apparatus was q facins-
ting revelation to their eager
young minds. We are glad TO
see such enterprise ON the pais
of our county High schools, and
We feel sure they will achieve
that success which such worthy
efforts deserve.
The EAGLE representative
learns through our esteemed
mayor that he is in receipt Of
responsible private information
from Cuba to the effect that
there are near sO.OO0 peO-
pie, largely composed Of Ameri-
cans, on the verge Of star
walton and if immediate assist
ance is not received death will
be the result. Our citizens can
consider this q personal appeal
to come forward and bestov
whatever assistance they may
feel able, to . charitable fund
for the benefit Of their destitute
fellow eountrymen. Mayor
Brown will receive all dona-
tons at his ONCE in the court
house and forward same to re-
sponsible parties.
The bet soeial element Of our
city WAS most agreeably sur
prised to learn on yesterday
that Mr.. James Wilkins and
N,ss H0lla66 Falkner had