Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-06-01

II ~As fh- wrlfer pl.A>Hr~. r~r~ntiy
70 travel wfth H~u Esswia Nark~ -
Nsv asri~anS He has lnu.- h.-~n i.i-nsi-
s~.i uith the gr.a, sharisi@s aasl srstsrn-
iii-@ q that city rrand MASTER -
Masses now dirrV;.sr - the >.sldler>
Han.. ant treasurer - the Charity
Hospital lie has kindly mailed n tho
ref-prt %, TIA. bard - administrator
s.er i~ss> IL : an excsssiingly interest
ing pamphlet Of = pax-S The ha~pstal
was founded IN t~sE >incc the er-c-
,ioa of the pr~-~nt baiiding. ia i-1-
sixty-s-ven year. -st.ssI patients have
b-en admitted. AT. 10 discharged. 7s.-
sss died-the mortality h-ring IL pr
cent
The total number of rAfients all
ui,t-4 for isss> NaS Z. .is-. Of th-S-
!. 90 were natives Il Louisiana. and
SIS natives Of Mississippi. or four times
r.or~ than that of any other state rx-
cep. louisiana One main Ob2ect in
Es4king mentiou u ;hls report II io call
a st@ntioa 90 this fact IL dos not fol-
Nl~siSSippi that ,n~y we're eittxrns of
tss- STATE in I-s-. bat il = known that
hundreds 90 frcm Mississippi anna@ssy
ta the Charity Hospital. and that they
a-e received mrs; willingly. aud that
tae directors "a the Hospital have never
called oa Mississippi for doli@r to-
ward the trwatna-nt and support That
eo-S not le>son. bat rather incr~zs<s
the oblis1sson % the state of MiSSis-
.ippi - make an annual contribution
10 the support Of the hospital
The founstatiOa stone %, the Nztty
Hersel Hospital. at Meridian. ~a> laid
wi,h imp.aSin< e~remoaie> on Nav -
There wasa grand Procession Of Ma
-ru< and other frsternal orders and |.
Ionx liue of deoorzted carriages The
officers % Masonic Grand Lodge laid
the ,Goae. in which wAs deposited a
coop~r boz hlied With Documents re
lz,ing 10 the state and 10 the city Of
Meridian Hon A j. Russell delivered
an eloquent address A few of the Ia
dis Of Meridian commenced this good
work ave years ago. aud the entire
community ! in such hearty sympathy
with !, they will very soon have the
pleasure Of seeing their laeorS crowned
with complete success
According 10 the BRANDON News one
of the candidates for ehanceFy clerk IN
Clarke county = making his canvass on
the understanding that he intends "a
reduce the pricr Of recording deeds in
the event u his eleetiou-
The Mississippi Chess Association i,
called 20 meet at J2ek~Dn on Moaday,
June leah A lively tournament ! ex.
persed and players from all parts Of the
state are invited 10 participate The
state championship will be played for,
Piay~rs who desire To enter are re-
aae>sssi 70 s-nd N their nsm mes ro y. J.
Ssnish. at Jackson, or ". D. Netirzth
al hrookhzven-
Aaiu,xn, Generzl william Henry has
mustered in for the recognized Ma
tSonal Guard the wesson Rifles. a, Wes
son; the waithau Guards, Meridian
Jen Davis Volunteers. Fayette-
The new girls dormitory At Tougalos
University. known As Beard Hall. wa,
formally dedicated during Commence
mens exercises May - IL has 6f,y
seven sleeping rooms. = chapel. library
reading room, etc The cost wa
$1,000
Petitions are being circulated il
| Kinds for the formation of new county
out of Kinds. Madison and Rankin
The county has two judicial districts
jackson favors the proposition. but vii
/ take no active part in agitating TN
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