Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-07-04

leuce OF the schools, the aroused en-
thusiasm Of the teachers ana the An
ettion Of pupils which this enthusiasm
must kindls In their eager minis We
have not Jet had The pleasure Of 4
tour amoag the NOrnais-but II Ne
may isdge BY the young men and 10
men gathered at NiIlszp- College. in
what Is known as the Jackson Nor.
nal the teachers Of the state have
seHt their best and brightest 70 eujoy
and profit By this summer study Prot.
Nucxenfrss. alone. can kfndIe sun
Gent enthusiasm to 90 through a good
sized State-but when he Is 90 splen-
didiy reinforced as be Is By his sns
faculty. the Possibilities Of the Jack
son Normal can not be estimated
There vas q death in Water VALLEY
June 18th. Of . man whose brain con
eeived years ago. one Of the greatest
inventio1s Of the present age This
<as the siugie-track railroad. On al
most the identical lines Of the great
single track railway recently put in
operation in L0ui0n. England Nr. Z
= watson. who has been q cftirer Of
Water Valley for thirty years. died
there on the .3rd inst aged ~ years
horOrsd and nourned By all who knew
him IL was his fate to see his own
r7iz-chtld-thIs now famous single
track railvay-hidden away. through
long years. because Of the lack OF
funds 70 put IL before the vcrtf-ard
eventually to see another Of a later
<eneratian-xfth the magic aid os
locey. take the sane IDEAS and 50
utilize them as TO achieve one Of the
greatest Inventions Of modern times
Despite Mr.. vatsons failure to Civ.
his t1veutiou to the world. he merits
cur trnest admiration. and bis mem
CRY should be kept fresh and brixhs
before al Who love our State. and her
useful and gifted children
Scarce 4 week goes BY Of late that
Ne do not record some n.x railroad
project for the benefit Of the State.
and ne earnestly hope 20 De able to
eontinre a record Of such great mo-
n1e1r TO the State Among the latest
bits Of road decided On is a twenty
nile stretch from Corfnth 10 Ham
burg Tenn This road. though short.
will De an important feeder to the big
lines in that section as il penerrzfes
a section unusually rich in mineral
and agricultural wealth The farmers
along the new survey have no means
Of transportation save BY wagon tex
espt those Who live on the Tennessee
rivsrl- The Battlefield ShfIoh. uow
a National Park. q On thu line, and
viii be quite an important freight and
passenger point We may confidently
expect to hear Of the early develop
/ uent Of the mineral resources Of the
section through which this big little
road Is TO pass
Mr. Jacob Bsrnheiuer. 4 public
spirited citizen Of Port GIhsou, and
an invaluable. generous friend OF their
great Institution Of learning. Chamber
lai1-HI1t Academy. vas last week.
made the recipient Of n pretty mark Of
esteem. which pleased him and his
friends As only such things can when
we'll deserved Upon Invitation. Mr..
Beruheinsr. with a party OF friends.
visited the splendid new building Of
the ChauherIain-Hurt Academy. Of
vas surprised and greatly touched to
find that the trustees had placed in q
prominent position in the great hall. 4
beautiful marble tablet, bearing the in
seription Jacob Bernhetner. a liberal
donor and an Invaluable assistant It
would add 20 this worlds happiness.
II We would. ofrerer pay such we'll
merited tributes OF respect and afee-
ton. while the heart Of him whom
We honor, is still warm and filed with
xiafness because his friends appreet-
ate his Efforts
The Gulf Coast Beacon tells Of q
discovery in Mobile. Of an old silver
cap. bearing this Inscription. Fourth
prize Of the Noxuhee Rifles. awarded
10 C. 4 Massey. Camp Quitman. Aug
usr IS. 1859" The emp vas found BY
some boys who were hunting In the
suburbs Of Mobile Old citizens recan
that the Rifles went into camp every
summer al some popular resort and
the old cup was probably lost oo
some such occasion
/ Quite a party Of distinguished
priests Of the Catholic Church. left
Mississippi last week for New York.
whence they sailed for France 20
spend several months in study and re-
creation These priests were from
Bay St Louis and Natchex. and from
St Stznislaus College, and La Belle
France Is their native land A mum
Der Of their devoted parishioners as
ssmbled to bid them bon royags
The Tupelo Cotton Mil is forging
steadily to the front Orders are On
/ Gle ahead Of the output all the time.
and communications are received daily
attesttng the excellence Of the goods
made AZ this splendid new mill
/ The College Farm has just threshed
one Of the finest crops Of oats ever
grown In the State The yield was
close On TO 1900 bushels
The Presbyterians are rejoicing over
the prospect Of an elegant new church
building In GreerviIie- The wolters
plans. an imposing modern structure,
have been accepted by the committee.
and the contract win soon be let The
splendid people composing this couxre-
CATION in GreeEvflle, deserve a beauri-
full house os worship. and We hope
they VIII soon have 1t eomplefe and
/ paid for
The pretty town OF Port Gibson suf-
fered q serious loss last week. in the
loss Of one Of their handscuest homes
valued At sl5.9oe-by fre. Of W.
known origin