Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-07-11

A1r nAad<om@ n~N Dutlttn -
were dedicated ar the recent eoui-
nsneemeut with appropriate ceremcn-
les The commencement services we're
preached By Rev. VIM Hayne LsaveII
Of Houston. Texas At the de,iIeztion.
Nontay. addresses we're made sy Hon.
J. c. Spencer for the trustees. and Hon
J. McC- Martin for the cftixenx Hon
Chas- p Buck Of New Orleans. De-
ltvered the annual address Monday
night All Of these xertIemen Are TOO
veil kno~u as eloquent speakers scr
any one to doubt the greatness Of the
intellectual treat snioyed ~ the peupl.
s< Port Gibson during this latest azz
best Hunt eoznenremens
May nsr new eufldfngs BE- filed q,
their limits next year. with the flower
Of Nississfppt's youth-and NAV the
s-udents accomplish all that gifted In
ssiturious frienas hSps for them
Among the many interesting features
that have eonspired to make the Fanny
Picks Sumner School az the UniverS-
tty. 80 thoroughly delightful as vel
as successful. Ne feel constrained 20
mention three Illustrated lectures de-
lissred there during the week BY those
scholarly men. Prof ?. l. Riley
Hawaifl. Prof Douglas Anderson
Eiectrisfsyl. ,. and Prof A. L. Boudur
ant tPompefit- The Illustrations we're
superb. and well executea. thus giving
the teachers rare enterrainnent. as
well as instruction We reloic- 20
hear Of these special features. and
hope every normal IN the STATE viii be
fortunate enough to secure something
Sf the sort f0r the pleasure and IN
strueriou Of their teaeherx
Complaint eomes frvrn that splenssf.I
yeunx mandatory the Tap~la Cotton
Mills. because of their inability TO -
cIsrs n competent and suErrienr xarr
inx force 50 many cotton mills hav.
been started IN IN. South within rp-
cNnt years. that the trained help Es
about exhausted Ne regret % I@arn
that very few of the youn< people
vho star. In 70 B~arz tAs business. have
the patience To continue Hr IN until they
have mastered Il saf.rieafIy 10 earn
s1oc wages Those Who have rns
as-stul perseverance. however. are
making rapid prugrsss. and when the
great day comes. when Mississippi 10
lasre'f over with cuerrn mills. these
Eouag tolks viii reap a rieh reward
N their ability 70 hold the responsible.
Feztrionz
Governor Langino has issued pro-
elarzarions Tor special elections August
-. 20 III vaeaneiss IN rhe IexisI4surs
a. follows Tsnfh Senatorial Dtrsrirr.
m 7lare Of hen " D Torr~y. de-
ceased Panola County. IN pI1re Of
Hon Charles o. Mccarthy. deceased. !.
Thirry first Senatorial District. IN
place ac Fion- Iaseph I BaIl-ns-r- re-
signed Warren Csaaty. in plzes 81
Hon George Anderson. resigned Other
vaeaacfes that occurred since al
tsrrnment 0f last session Of Iexissl-
tire had already been flied. rs col
lows Sixteenth Senatorial District.
A. T. Dent In plar~ Of John r Dfrs-
more. deceased Washington County.
Van B. Bodsis. IN place Of Frank c.
Larxin. resigned.
The Freeua<rns Of Mississippi viii
&c pleased TO know that the Masonic
Gr7nd Lodge Of the State OF Wash
ITgt0u has reSeinde1 the resolution
adopted two years ago recognizing
negro maSorry- Its action at that time
was severely criticised all over the
United States. and most OF the Grand
Lodges severed frarernal relations with
the Grand Lodge Of washfngtou- A
year agO il attempted TO explain and
reconsider its action but the resolution
adopted WIS 50 ambiguous a. to be
nc more satisfactory than the Que
trsr adopted The negroes have their
own masonry. and 50 long as they are
with it. the brothers in white
should be content to Eer them enjoy in
The fraternity viii regret to hear
that another good member Of the
press IL about TO retire from the
ranks. This is Mr. P ". Hall. Of the
Anory Argus who c1ers that excellent
PAPER for sale Mr. Halls retirement
would be regretted under any cfrrur-
stances. hut the fact that i'll heaIta
it. makes the change a sad
1ne TO his many friends. We houe
that he may find good health and ar
rzfn success in his new field. wherever
that may be.
Last week recorded the death Of the
first one of the old veterans for whom
he Daughters Of the Confederaey have
provided the comfortable annex at the
Eickshurx hospital This was Private
W. H. Sumner. who was a soldier in a
Tennessee Infantry Regiment and who
-ame To Mississippi after the war. In
he hospitah{e State Of his adoption he
,ound- when old age overlook him
- - e@6&E A-sl-22Er Nnc1tr L. SET
1ur On the journey that takes him To
as long rest In the shade OF the
.reez-
The already eommadieus Natehex
acrel which Is such a credit TO the
8luh City under present maragsuient.
s To have twenty-five room addition
suiir Immediately This speaks vel
'or the travel to Nafchez.
capt George T. Graeey. the Illinois
renrrzFs agent At Summit. will com
1iete forty-fve years in the csupany's
service On July II After one more
rear he viii be placed On the pension
'oH Of the company The gallant
.aptatn took in the reunion at Mem
'his. and was on hand at the reunion
Z Ssockdale Camp last week
Judge Niles adjourned Federal
,ourr Wednesday (at vfckshurxl. and
that the civil business
would be concluded al a special term
4 the court. TO be called in October.