Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-12

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EvENr2
BY KATE MARKHAM POWER.


that will be Of such convenience to 80
extended territory as the putting on
Of a double daily service over the
~Yazoo branch The Union Depot AZ
Jackson grows more and more like the
central station OF some great city
when. during the hours between I and
; pm. trains from every direction ar
rive and DEPART. and now tha, IN.
Naxoo braEch = aided the list Is corr
plete- Z IS confusing TO experienced
Wxvvs,-s- VITO trd Themselves in All
the din. hurry and confusion Incident
from the north. trains froa the south.
a train from the east aad Que from
the west-one fruus and oue for Cult
port. one fruu AMI O1e foe Nafchsx.
Hrd nov QUE f-Dm aud one
iur TszoS CYsy-azt all Of
them standing on the tracks az
1le tine The l. c. has put cue q
their most ssicisut men al tits busy
9ofat. whose duty q tS % ses that
everybody and everything gsts along
all rigkt- And despite the tart that he
4oss bis duty well. accidents soue-
mes happen Last week two passen-
<ers. bound FOR Nstehez. got separated.
aad IN tie hurry tit-~w their grips on
board while Oue fastened forward To
speak 70 Que friend and the other
paused 70 shake hands with a passing
arguaintance. Whsa the train for
Natchsz started Il v-as minus the men
AMI their Sa<gaSe bat LATER in the
evening the grip % one landed in
Vicksbarg- the others telescope went
20 MERRIAM. 1nd ore Of the travellers.
Eaen hs tound out where he was at.
<ot OF the southbouua az the arst pos-
sible station. while his friend brought
up in Collins. on the a. 4 S.L
Next time they SfII take time to ask
tie ait of Sne man IA a blue uniform-
Mississippi has many good reasons
for her pride IN 50 splendid a son a.
loan sharp Wiiiianis las proven him
self % BE- And noW thar be has set
himself 10 the task o. lnvesti eating the
rreord OF -ons Marlav. every man
and woman on Mississippi soil would
Be gIat 70 grasp his hand and wish
him s1sispsed Nr Williams intro
t-cssi a resoluth0a n the House OF Rep
rsssntatives on the 81 inst in which
he asked that committee be appoint
ed To investigate the truth OF falsitv
q the charges preferred BY -oue Ma
clay and allowed 10 stand. with the
full approval OF one Crownfnshield-
an rons Sampson. against 50 nne a
man and 50 fearless n fighter as Ad-
mIrai Winfield Scott Schisy It is to
be hoped that Congress will enable
Mr. Williams to carry his point and
that hereafter the Annapolis boys. as
well ~ all Other students ee United
States history may have better treat
ment and get better historians than
the 1intfamoGs one Malay.
A recent Issue % the Globe Demo
erat- St Louis SAYS.
At n meeting OF the Mississippi
Worlds Fair auxiliary committee at
ths Planters. yesterday afternoon def
mite steps were taken looking TO the
adequate representation Of Mississippi
at the exposition The committee was
composed Of Judge Upton NJ Young.
president; Judge Leroy b. Valiant. Dr.
John T. Bryson. Marcus Beruheimer.
Oscar Johnson and John n. Williams.
Their discussion Of the Worlds Fair
resulted in the drafting Of a request
/ TO b. addressed to the Mississippi
! Legislature to the. effect that 4 dele
cation from the Worlds Fair Com
pany including President D. r Fran
els. Chairman Charles II. HuttIg and
Secretary Charles NJ Reeves. be given
a hearing before a joint session Of
both houses OF the Legislature Is soon
after the eonvening Of those bodies.
early IN January. as possible The
committee also appointed several Of
I their number 70 draw up an address
Z TO NississiPpEans. urging them TO see
I that Mississippi has an exhibit at St
Louis that may Be pointed to with
pride
The Examiner very senSibly urges
the Monroe County Supervisors to set
an example to all the counties in the
State by introducing Old-fashioned
spinnig wheels and looms At the poor
house. 50 a 10 give the inmates EN-
pIoymens AMI bring in a revenue The
Examiners interest in these poor
wards OF the county is most com
nsndahIe People are always happier
when employed and just now the
weaving Of rugs. curtains mats and
carpets in the old-time way. on our
great looms, il a most
popular fad In the East and North
the xeavers cannot keep up with this
fad OF the rich people and eur old
women tsome OF whom were noted
I for the beauty OF their weavingf
could make a comfortable living II
[ they would undertake this work
The Gulf 4 Ship Island Railroad will
soon have a double track between
Jackson and GuIfport- and the present
track will be reIaid with heavier rails
to accommodate the immense trade
OF the road A new depot will be built
AZ Guifporr and this splendid enter
prise will increase in value and prove
each day a greater blessing To the peo-
pie who dwell within sight and sound
OF IL
The HInds eoanty Board OF Sgpervis-
ors met In Jackson last week and
marked OF the site for the new court
house which IS To stand Immediately
back OF the postofiee-
/ This season seems to Be an unusually
/ hne one for hunting A party OF Amite
and Wilkinson gentlemen crossed the
I slne into louisiana last week and re
turned with a gocdIy amount of the
-spoils OF the chase In their three
days hunt they secured five bucks and
three does. besides large amount OF
smaller game