Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-27


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This letter vili app>sl directly sa
hnndr-ds Of Ni~si.~ippia.a. whssA>~
NAsons % not Tha~ \ Gsshrsxhs ~a-
sor many yezr~ ss the head % cn~ af
the no-t sace->~ssl and fzroa. .ehossl.
IN the state. and ther. are hansr~xfs of
prouainent eittxeas whs r-r~iv-d their
edaestisn At his hasas vhs viii s- ooly
too glad 70 DO something sor his d.axh-
ter in this hour % dire ai.srw<~
Tho~ :. tsathrighs va. sraad Master
Of Masoa< % Mississippi N f-ss ana
tss2. servinx two ,~rms-a csmpl meat
that Is seidon b~ssowesL In is-s he
wAs spposnted superintendent of e.in-
cation for the state. hs, resigned the
ofsie~ % see-ps the pr-sisi~ney Of Bryaa
College. in Texas
tsrant Secretary Prxer VII 20 xAas
he can. and hnr~. 90 ~ able ~ end
her .. least 0o- hundred doliar~ suriax
the n-x. f-w days The Old friend. u
her father vii doabtl~s~ ,-~ that other
es=srs szs;ssss Cad tsssr way - sgsga.
Ex-tfov-rnor Ncf.aarta - among tA.l-s
of the prominent Mi-~isssppiaas vho
received ,h~is esiur.tion at the hand.
OF rho-- :. Gsthrixht-Jaek~1a News
A substantial eoatributioa was sent
Mrs Marry. but e viii be . real ps~as
ar- N forward any a.iditsssal sams
that may BE received specially Cor her.
Na~ouie Grsnd Master n v white.
for <ransi Lodge. Grana HixA Pri--s
Nolan stewart. for xraat ehapifa.
Grand Master Frederic speed. Zoe xr.asi
c'sauell. AMI si-aaa Commander J. A.
" Jones. i<saesi spp<als "a the Msssa.
q Ni>siS>ippi for the craft n T-xa4
DISTRESSED by the disaster a. G.ls~zt.sa
AMI oth~- Dsiat& The r~-p-ea<~ "a.
prornpt and y~n~rvs< ssr.nd Secretary
Power s~nt all eozsribu,isns - the
M....,s.- E.Fs.e a =
tsranl Master r. ". Lasz- Amou- the
anfortanates IN whosn Nisxl.sippl Ma
sons have = special Interest. and Who
iost their homes and al their Effects
we're dasxht~rS Of Past Grand Master
T. :. t;athright and Past Graaa Tr-a.-
srer George H. Gray. 10 whom x~a-
erous rcnittanses were made
The trustees Of Primer Orphanag-.
At Columbus, have been specially for
tanate in the selection OF . sup~rin-
s-asient Mr. W. T. Caldwell has ae-
r~ptea the po~itioa and has catered on
his work He Is peculiarly qualified
I sor the position He WAS reared 10
Carroll oounsy. whence his family
moved ,o Jackson . year or two since.
lie - . ruling elder IN the First ehureh.
The A and " College opened on the
/ I9th with an overfowing attendAncs-
upward of $50 stadents- Mississippi
I College. Clinton. had the Iarxes, opeu-
/ ing in its history-=f0 on the firxt day.
North Nississippi Presbyterian College.
Holly Springs. opened on the 18th with
the largest attendance it has Jet bad
On Hrst day Of s~ssior-
A large number % eitfsrrs OF JaeA.
son. through Judge Brsme. p>sitioned
the railroad commission to assume
supervision of the telephone business
in Mississippi. and u reduce the rates
for local Ioag-1iStzncr phoaesl The
/ commissions has taken the matter IN
der consideration The telephone Is .
xr~a, couveni~ne<. bat I, would 30 more
eouvepieu. IL less costly
l We note not ~ an item Of news. but
Of record and profound regret. the
recent death Of Col John :. Lewis,
editor Of the wooaviIle R~pahli
ean- He was Southern rrntIeman OF
the best typ-. and for asor~ than thirty
years has dixnS6ed Mississippi joarnai-
ism by his forc-ful and graceful pen
The speech Of Hon John sharp WI
Iizms before the the Central Dem
ocratic Club. Jackson. wzs the speech
Of patriot .ad statesman IL made .
profound impression
senators Money and MeLaarin sd-
drssssd the people OF Greenville on the
night Of the soth. under the auspices OF
the Democr.tic club They were given
an enthusiastic reception
/ The Co0eeville Courier has been
greatly enlarged and immensely i'm
proved Editor Hale Is modest in an
nouncing his expansion He says he
don't want the world. but would be glad
To add few more paying subscribers
10 his list. OF eours~ he viii get them
| The cornerstone Of what will be .
very handsome brick school building
was laid At Darant on Tuesday after
noon. 18th Grand Secretary j. l.
i Power dictated and made . shor. ad-
dress on educHtiooal progress in Mfasis-
sippi- Casfalizn Lodge. No is9. and
members Of the craft frou neighborinx
lodges. and many of thu citizens and
school children participated in or we're
| present n the exercises
II
Hon John sharp Williams was re-
nominafed for congress 1t Hickory on
the isth- His foarth term begins on
| the &th of March next-
| wsrden Parchman estimates the
cotton crop Of the eoaviet farm ~ s.sos
bales against 4. 100 in fsseL He thinks