Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-08-02

short visit from Mississippi - ~ 'liu
b. command IN Virxiaia. hc was zap
tur~,i bv ts~n strasfunaa A. SALISBURY.
North CarsiinA ne Wa sent "a Iohn.
-ans fSland. ansi there kept psssaHer
uatil Iulv -. f-ss. when be vas rr
leased. Immediately returning - u .ssis-
sippi Ia November. fsls he sas
elected state senator from rishotninxo
county. and rr--l-vtrsi m lssg. On the
arst TUESDAY "A January. l>7s. he was
elected president pr aapsrs - the
senate. and On the following March
esth. after the resignation o. item
Ad.lb~rt Ames. hs vas formally in
augurat-d A. governor u Mississippi
HIS record since that evrntfaI dav y
written On the hsarta AMI IA the msn-
ories Of all MiSsissippiaa~ a. the pure
statesman. the patriotic citizen. the
loyal fri~nd Of Industrial e,ieatiar.
On March a0th. the faculty Of this IN
stftutb1n Al it. regular session adopted
the following
PREAMBLE ASn Hr-oLt rIaN-s
Whereas. The death % ex-Gav John
Marshall stone has deprived the ins,i-
tuition % its executive officer and the
stat. II enc Of it, nn=t valued eitixrnS.
therefore. be il resolved BY the faculty
Of the Mississippt Agricultural ami
Mechanical college at itS regular meet
ing. March 30, t9oo.
l. That in the death ot cur president
the college has suffered IN irreparabie
loss and this faculty a bereavement
that time canno, make rs forget.
= That in his pure and noble life.
bath private .nl public. We rrcugnize an
example 81 integrity and answering
attachment to what isright. upnn which
the youths of our state should faShiou
their lives and character. and to which
the mothers ot our boys should point
their sons in teaching the great lessons
OF life and morality that ought u be
taught BY every mother ~ every Sou-
a That we extend ro the grief-bar-
lened wife and - all relatives and
friends the tender-st sympathy in this
hour ot affection, hoping that time may
heal the xrievous xoand, and make ths.
remembrance Of his many virtues a
happiness 10 AL who were close To bis
generous heart
g. That each member Of the faculty.,
each instructor aud each attaehe Of the
several departments OF the college wear
for thirty days a strip Of Grape four
inches long and one inch u ide upon the
left lapel of the coat rs n mark Of cur
respect and love for the memory Of our
dead president.
: That a copy of these resolutions be
sent 10 the family Of the deceased. and
that a second copy be furnished 20 the
pablie press. in order that al may
know how highly we esteem the char
setsr Of this great exponent Of those
matehlsss qualities that mark the
worthy private citizen and the faithful
public servant
Grand Chancellor Btumenthal and
his district deputies. with Grand Keeper
of Records and Seals II. W. Quinn, held
. conference in Jackson 90 the 18th.
when the State was mapped out for an
aggressive Pythian campaign for the
balance of the year Many new lodges
are To be formed The order has a
membershipof nearly 5000 in the state
A new lodge Of Odd Fellows with rs
members was organized At Meridian on
the 18th inst Grand Master o. L. Me-
Kay and Grand Secretary w. ;. r Doty
were present
The members of the peuitentiary
board are making personal examiua-
tion of the twelve places offered for
the State penitsnsiary farm
The Lumberton Head Block has been
much enlarged in size and much i'm
proved generality and Editor Williams
In timely talk to his subscribers on
these improvements. ventures the suz-
gestiou. We have never yet known n
newspaper 70 live altogether on wind
and promises There may be some
things that you can operate on that
kind of schedule, but not q newspa-
per