Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-01

nual session IN Oxford on February
- and March. makes . bulky vol.
ume Of 3ss closely printed pares.
There are 81 lodges In the State. hav-
ing a total membership Of Ass IN "a
lodges reporting. and about fss In ths
! lodges no, reporting or q total aesili-
ated Of le.e,i- This Is about txice the
strength Of any ether fraternal order.
Tie net gain os last year over 1899
vas "a. The total degrees conferred
In 1899 vas e.-S5. The total deaths.
-5S. ireluains three Past craad Mas
terx--Ice7 ". sss,-. ysh- v. We.
CcTniek and wffhan srarliax. Of
whom exc-ilsnt portraits Rnd blo
graphical sketenes are rfven-
The Grznd Lodge vas organized at
Na,ehez July =. ISIS. and has net
annually since. except in iss-. o. ths
50 Grand Masters. Is survive. The
present Grand Master Is Oliver L. Nc
Kay. Meridian Ine present crana
Secretary. J. l. Power. vas nrss elect
ed In 1858. and is nov serving his
thirty-third year There are only three
his senior In years Of service IN all
the grand bodies Of masonry In the
world.
A planter near Alderman. has rais-
ed from three acres in wheat. thirty
two bushels. whicn made unusually
ine -four. The sane land vas plant
ed in corn after the wheat vas
threshed out. and the corn frou IL Is
also excellent This shows TIA; cur
farmers can raise their oxn -sour
bread - well as corn brad az
home The above information xas
published In the local paper last ~e~k.
and Just beneath II (vhsfher pzrposs-
ly or BY accident ne 10 rot kzowl was
q statement Of the f-~1stu-s fonly
whole car icacs we're rec0r1e1y tA1,
we're received In tse tswn ec Aek~r.
naa froa September /. i<ea. % Jaly
/. 1891 Corr. les car bsz9x. n@zL -.
-Four. a.: h<az. 4. cas-. .. cotta1 se~s
halls. IS: fertilizer. a.. VITA Ezz1 al
aro<n6 IS czpast- 81 prosizrizx- vita
Ordinary care. sarA eruss a. The pszas
er spesea of Above. Aa< proszr-.s. "a
s<~@s iz<retlsb~ that eur p-spse I'll
eozsinze the szies>al peiicy q -Sezd
inx oc- for 50 zz<A tsat eoa1z s<
rais<-t rfxat AZ hsze
Mr. G~orx- A Wtissz % Gr-<a-
roSa- = s~-kinx 70 interest," tA- peopl-
of the xr~a< delta il TIE eaIrure or
rice Thes@ io~ swan, Aadx seem
particularly a1a5ee4 to riee culture
sz3 he argues tat. in case ee 6ruusnx,
the spse.di& artesizz wells aAazrSsaz
in that r-gton eo1i1 b~ as<d for irri
sasiea parposes D1ring the rzialesz
uonths Of this summer oar usually
beautiful delta country has he~u
changed 10 a desert Of egrntout crops
but there are beautiful oase< here and
there. where the cora 10 abundant and
Of highest quality. thanks To the vzte,
from arsesizn vell& Ny. Wilson Is
right. ve believe. and the delta nay
yet rival our neighbor. Louisiana in
her rice yield To one who has seen
the deserts Of Arizona and Southern
California made TO blossom a. the rose
by water which frequently fs piped
from the snov-eizd mountains nfry
miles away. IL seems an easy venture
to irrigate with an artestan well nigh
on ones own plantation
The Lexington Advertiser recently
published an item Of unusual intere.,
in making known the fact that ever
member Of the Lexington bar was borr
and reared in Holmes county. This
does not mean that attorneys from
q distance do not come to Lexingson
for there have been. during the past
thirty or forty years. scores OF lawyer
from distant points Who have located
there But 50 loyal have the citiseus
been to the home boys and % vel
have these home boys been equippet
for their work that the strangers hzv,
not tarried long on the slim practics
they could command This speaks vel
for Holmes county boys. Likewise 70,
Holmes county.
No matter how far back Mississippi
may be sitting during the discussion ol
some Of the important questions Of ths
times. she always manages to come q
the front when the beauty Of the fail
sex Is up for debate A recent instance
In proof Of this is the fact that litti.
Elizabeth Brooke Hunter. q grand
daughter Of Col C. NJ Brooke, ol
Kosciusko. won the one hundred dol
lar prize in New York City in thu
International beauty contest betveer
the United States and England Thil
prize was recently offered by the New
York Journal. and As thousands upor
thousands Of beautiful children from
England and America were entered
Col Brooke. as well as many othel
Mississippians. are proud of his littls
granddaughter's distinction
There are hundreds Of girls in the
State-pupils and fellow students q
the Industrial College. who will b
interested to know that Miss Mar
Bynum Of Bonneville. has accepted I
position as teacher in the Philippines
and will soon sail for her far-or island
destination Miss Bynum will TAX.
ability and experience to her nev
work and the city in which she de
cides to teach. viii be fortunate, in
deed We wish her bon roycge ane
much happiness in her new field o.
work
The enezmpment Of the First Regi
ment has made Castalian Springs tn,
gayest place in the State. since Ii,
arrival Of the soldier boys on the 81
inst Besides the soldiers and theil
sponsors and maids. the place is over
flowing with young people eager d
share the pleasures Of the bright -en
campment days" The sponsors an.
maids Of the different companies ar
from the very loveliest girls of Green