Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-10


warehouse. brick machines. etc A
three-stOry cotton mill 10 now under
construction; the capital stock. $780,
900. subscribed BY home people II
will be in operation next May. Scores
OF new aud costly residences have been
erected. There are two banks. three
newspapers. three hotels. and three
churches-Nethoiis,. Presbyterian ard
Baptis, The late census gives !; .
population of ao7s Its preseut indus
tries. and Others Contemplated. will
easily double these figures in the next
deceunial period
q Nssf~ip~l Nass
The officers elected At the recent
election in the city Of Jaeksco pro
ee-ied to caucus on the sppointive
Officers for the next bienniai terra
They were selected and announced. but
IL 50 happens that section !. 90 Of the
code provides that at the firSt regular
meeting Of the mayor snd aldermen
succeeding each regular manicipai elee-
ton they shall elect clerk. snd in
cities. tar collector Now the drS:
regular meeting happened TO be on the
first Tuesday Of January. a,d the new
bard eouid Roc qualify until the 6rst
Monday in January - the old board.
ON the ist of January. proeeedei 20
elect officers for the next board that
holds Its first meeting on the 9Th Of
January. And the old board elected
the old officers. Just as they might have
reelected them had they themselves
been reelected IL may be the letter.
but certainly Is not the spirit OF the
law that a new elected city admin
istration should be deprived Of the
privilege of selecting its own officers.
IL would have been the graceful aud
the expressed choice Of the new officers;
but there had been some friction be
tween the outs aud the ms and
this latest episode still further eompli-
Gates the situation Able attorneys
have expressed different opinions a. TO
the right Of the old board to select Of
icers for the new. and the matter will
doubtless be referred To the courts
This could not have occurred in is9s.
for the first regular meeting after the
election in December occurred Jus, in
time for the new board to meet and
elect. But it will occur again in 1907
The law should read that the newly
elected officers shall appoint their Of
ficers A. their first meeting.
The city of jackson combines the
Office of clerk and collector. Il looks
like forced aud unbusiness-li<e con-
struetion of the law for one person 10
I'LL both Offices As well might the
State treasurer be also state auditor.
II was our delightful privilege % at
tend wateh-night serviee a. Capitol
Street Methodist Church. in Jackson
The house was packed by an intensely
interested audience Addresses were
made By Rev. Dr. W. B. Murrah. Rev
C =. Emery. the pastor. and Bishop
Galloway The bishops address was n
graphic and eloquent review OF the
century. with special reference 10 its
religious and educational progress He
had enough topics for three hours. but
had to eondense il into less than one
A century fund collection was taken.
the congregation sang Come, let Us
our journey renew and zs the gates Of
the twentieth century were opened the
bishop pronounced the benediction-
The Masonic grand bodies will meet
As follows:
Grand Commandery. Knights Tenn
plar. at Water Valley. Tuesday. Feb. ID.
Grand Council and Grand Chapter. at
Oxford, Wednesday. 27th- Order of
High Priesthood on night of a7th.
Grand Lodge, at Oxford, Feb. IS and
March
The Shrine will probably hold forth
At Water Valley on the night of 10th
AL the railroads will give the usual
reduced rates
A correspondent wants to know how
man persons in Mississippi, white or
black. who have reached the age of one
hundred years We shall be pleased to
publish the names of all such, and will
be thankful for accurate information.
Inquiry may develop the fact that there
are one or more persons in the State
who have seen the light of three eentu-
ries-
Claiborne County Chapter. U. d. C.
at its first meeting. two years ago. re-
solved to place headstones at the graves
of all the Confederate soldiers In the
two cemeteries in Port Gibson This
was accomplished The chapter now
proposes to erect a monument to com
memorate the patriotism and vzlor of
the Confederate soldiers of Claiborne
county. That will also be accom-
plished- Now let the Daughters in
every county do likewise.
The election of Mr.. William Heming-
way to the Office of mayor of Jackson
created a vacancy in the clerical force
Of the auditors Office, which was filed
by the appointment of Mr.. W. w. ST.
montou to the desk of warrant and
pension clerk. Mr.. r ". Whitfield
succeeds Mr. Simonton as secretary TO
the State Superintendent of Education.
The A. and NJ. college sold all its
lands at the average price of ss.2T per
acreage, the Dautzler-Moore syndicate
being the purchaser. The sum OF
3lSs,sjO was paid into the State treax-
ury, where it will remain as a perma.
nent investment to the college credit,
/ the college to receive six per cent. in
terest, or ss,s57.so annually.