Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-01-05

then Was culled by the Death
,ngel To bloom ia the land of
eternal iay. To the deeply be-
reaved mother. who has so ~
entity sustained the loss of u
devCte husband. the sympathy
If the entire community IL eN-
tended. NAV ~lie who temo-
reth the wind la the shorn
lamb, give her grace To bear
her great loss.
The Governor has appointed
the following municipal officers
for the town of PARIS. IN this
county: u. hesler, Mayor: j.
VI. Palmer. Marshal: ". + Dick
ley, j. \. Fletcher aud j. Il.
Hambiett. aldermen.
ANY one dt sirIng = variety oi
tine tobacco seed can OBTAIN 1t
by applying at once To Senator
sullivan. We are sure that
many will take advantage III
this favor extended by oai dis
tinguIshed townsman.
I.agrippe has been epidemic
in most of the northern cities
for The past month and has re-
Gently attaI ked Oxford. A
number of our citizens have
been sick with this disease, but
noGe dangerously.
Chancellors Fulton attended
the meeting of the Southern
Teachers Association, ia New
Orleans last week. and read the
report of the committee ON the
correlation of high school and
college work, OF which commit.
tee DIR. Fulton had the honor of
being chairman.
The remains of Mrs. Halle
Harris Howry were re-interred
in ST. Peters cemetery on Dee.
eth. Mrs. Howry died in
Memphis in October and was
temporarily inferred in Forest
Hill cemetery. Mr.. Henry How
~ of Sardis, accompanied the
remains 10 Oxford.
Mr.. J. W. Wood aud family
removed last week from their
home north of Oxford To New
Albany, Miss. We regret to
lose this excellent family from
our county, .where they have
spent the best years OF life, and
wish for them in their new
home, health, happiness and
prosperity.
On Tuesday evening, the fol-
lowing newly elected town of.
ticers were sworn into Office I:
l.. y. Davidson, Mayor: j. e.
Lundie, Marshal; &. II. Keys.
Treasurer VI. p. Bishop, J. q.
Kyle, w. u Hampton, j. w.
Bowser and +. VI. Showers, AL
dermen. We are confident that
these gentlemen will strive
faithfully and eonscientiously
discharge every duty incumbent
upon them, and We trust that
every citizen of Oxford will
give them their hearty c0-ope-
ration and support.
The Bishop OF Mississippi has
appointed to the charge OF ST.
Peters church, the Rev. Ed
mund A. Neville. Il. 4. Mr..
J Neville arrived in town on Mon
day, and assumed charge of the
work. For the present, MIR.
\ Neville will reside in Water
Valley where he has charge of
the church also; he will h0wev-
err, spend part of each week
in Oxford. The reverend gen
tIemau comes to us from Lou
isiana, where for the past two
Years he has been engaged in
missionary work.
Mr.. T. W. Avent. familiarly
known to his friends as "Wes"
Avent, places his name before
the public in this issue as a
candidate for the Office of Cir
cult Clerk. Mr.. Avent was
born, raised and educated in
Lafayette county, and for seve-
raj years was "a student of the
State University. He is com
paratively young man, but
eminently qualified and capable
of performing all duties incum-
bent upon him in a satisfactory
/ manner.
| We call attention to the an
nouncsment in this issue of Mr..
Z. E. Temple as a candidate for
Circuit Clerk. Mr.. Temple has
/ sar,-ad the ne0nie in this en-.