Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-10-31

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By KATE MARKHAM POWER.

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solitary traveller. The story Of the
Inflated tribe Of the Natehez. OF the
French occupation. then Of the Eng
lish. then OF the Spanish. and last. OF
Its eesslon to the United States. all
combine to make the history OF that
part Of Mississippi Of absorbing inter-
est
In speaking OF bis school life. Col
Montgomery thus refers to old Oak
land College. once the classical school
for the education OF the aristocratic
youths oe this section-now the Alcorn
A. & NJ. College for the training OF
negro youths: Oakland College. as
first knew u and before the war be-
tween me <sstss. had an IDEAL sitrI-
alton for a college (the nearest town
was Rodney. FIVE miles away. The
cottages in which the students roomei
formed a semicircle on the crest OF a
ridge. with the main college near the
center and close to the presidents
home In front was 4 campus covered
the common boarding house. and at
each end Of the semicircle the halls
ot the literary societies. the Bellies
Lettres and the Adeiphic. The col
lege was founded mainly by Mr..
David Hunt Of Jefferson county. sup
posed to be the wealthiest planter of
his time. and the Rev. Jeremiah Cham
bsrIain. who was its president
After the war between the States Oak
land College was sold to the State
and became Alcorn University. a col
lege for negroes. and is now the Al
corn Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. devoted to the education Of that
race. Who Of its founders or those
who supported 1t or the proud young
men who filed its halls could ever
have dreamed OF fate so strange. and
to me 50 sad. for this college. once the
pride OF South Mississippi, And yet
the change in Oakland College is 4
small thing. compared 20 that up
heaval and destruction OF Southern
homes and Southern society caused BY
that bloody war for the preservation
OF the Union--
Prof Franklin A Riley. secretary
and treasurer OF the Mississippi His
torieal Society. has issued a eommuni-
cation to the members touching the
next meeting OF the society. He states
that the executive committee OF the
Mississippi Historical Society has de-
cided TO hold the fifth annual public
meeting in Jackson some time in Jan
uary next. For many reasons it Is de
sirahle that this meeting should be
held IN the latter part OF the nrst
week in January. and the committee
will PROBABLY so decide, IL il should
meet the approval Of those who are TO
take part in the exercises Ii Is the
I policy Of the committee TO hold AZ
/ least half OF the meetings Of the So
eiety in Jackson. the rest being held
in the various historical eenters in
Ine different parts Of the State. The
wisdom Of this policy has been dem
onstrated by the success Of former
meetings. Jackson Is an ideal place
I in which to meet while the Legisla-
ture is in session At that time the
leaders of public opinion from every
county in the State are in Jackson.
/ and a majority Of them will doubtless
, attend the sessions of this meeting. as
was the case two years ago. By this
means the influence OF the society will
be extended and greater interest viii
be aroused in the cause II represents.
I For this reason il IS especially I'M
portant that the next programme
pared The character OF the last pro
I gramme was such that Investigators
must put forth their best efforts in
order to excel il
Jones county has 4 fourishing medi-
cal association. which holds monthly
meetings at which papers on subjects
of special interest are read and mat
ters discussed touching their profes-
sion and its practice The association
presented at the last meeting a -fea
hill'' governing the price for their ser
vices. which embraces everything from
a fifty-eent vaccination to $3.50 am
putation- A few of the items are:
Day visits N corporation, $3.50 and
81. nigh, visits in corporation. 81 70
So: visits outside OF corporation. add
50 cents per mile or fraction thereof =
IL the rules adopted are carefully car
ried out 1t will be we'll for the med
ical men. but the poor fellow who gets
behind on his doctors bill" and stays
behind will learn what it is to have a
pain. and mayhap keep on having it.
| before the doctor comes.