Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

The seventeenth session of this
great school will open september s.
with an OVERLOOKING attendance Pr~si-
dent Kineannon informed us on the
sth inst that up 60 that date So sp-
plicaficns had he~n received The
fun capacity Is 500. 20 that iS5 had
% BE- refused
The farni,y has he-a reinforced BY
the election Of Prof J. " Barrow as
professor Of mathematics The trustees
have added the departments Of photox-
raphy and millinery. and President
Kincannon expects 70 get the necessary
appropriation TO establish sh~e de-
partzents. as well as to make some
additional and much needed improve
nents. The legislature. II IL pleasant
to note. las b~~a making liberal pro
vision for our State colleges. As well a.
for our public schools. 80 that eiaca-
tionalIy. Mississippi Is keeping night
up With the procession
Brookhaven. 50 far A. we have
learned. is at the head Of the list With
the first bale Of the crop of 1891. al
least IL vas marketed in Brookhaven.
and was bought by the 1rm Of Ino. Nc
Grath q Sons. but JOhn W. Ballard. OF
Lawrence county. vas the energetic
planter in whose fields the cotton
grew. The bale weighed as pounds.
brought eight cents. and vas shipped
to Weiss. in New Orleans. Mr.. Bal
lard's bale. though the frst. did not
win the nrst prize offered by NcGrath.
as IL fell below the conditions. One
was that the prize bale should weigh
At least 459 pounds. and the other that
IL should be above good middIing Mr..
Geo. W. Mage. Of Blountville. Law
renee county. has been carrying OF the
first bale" prize offered BY NcGrarh
for a number Of years. but this year be
carried his bale to Louis Cohn. at
Lorman. because their prize vas larger.
and while his big bale captured the
s25.e9 prize and sold for -. cents. he
lost the distinction Of having the
nrst bale in the State. By only a few
hours. owing to the longer Journey
necessary to reach Coins Las, year.
on August q. McGrath got four -nrSt
bales within few hours II IS inter
esting to record that later information
from the first bale prize contest
shows that Mr. Ballard. instead Of 20
ing home. disgussed over his disap-
pointment. went home and tried. tried
again" And this time baiei s3s pounds
of sl- cent cotton. and got il to Nc
Grath's in time TO get the ses-oo gold
piece after all, Good for Lincoln
eounty's progressive merchants and
successful farmers.
Neridian's authorities have entered
upon crusade against vagrznrS. and
they propose 10 wage a vigorous war
upon the class In all its branches.
The chief OF police of the city. and
the sheriff Of the county have COM
binet their efforts and each has prom
ised the other all the men they need
In their Efforts TO accomplish their
purpcse- They require over there that
each and every man Who stands
around shall he able 10 show a card
from his employer proving that he has
a job. and IS working at IL Other
wise be will. very promptly. be given a
Job by the city. and due care will be
taken that he sticks to IL Every
town should declare the same kind Of
war and keep it up.
The rev constitution of Alabama
makes the Commissioner Of AsrieuI
ture 10 read Commissioner Of Axri-
culture and Industries Such an Of
feial as that in Mississippi could do
the State an immense amount of good.
There Is no one whose business IL Is
TO answer the innumerable inquiries
that come 10 the heads Of DEPART
merts. and TO individuals. about the
State The aduitor OF public accounts
and secretary Of State are specially
taxed in this way. The latter in self
defense. Is compiling a leafIsg that
will answer many Of the questions
addressed TO him on the various lines
Of State Development
IL Is not often that n grave and rev
erend wearer- of the judicial ermfne
allows himself TO tread the Primro<.
patti But one Of our DISTINGUISHED
young MississippiaEs has done this
pleasant thing and found IL Lead 10 the
most wonderful Of all the courts where
in he has ever plead. successfuIly-the
court OF Hymen- Judge Frank Z
Larkin's marriage to Miss Ruth Prinn-
rose OF Greenville was one Of the most
interesting events Of the past fortnight
in Mississippi
Senator James A. Clinton. Of Adams.
is very pronounced in favor Of an an
thar viii enable Mississippi
to be erditAbiy represented at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition The
State press Is unanimous for n liberal
appropriation
Sardis has voted TO issue bonds for
water-works plznt-so votes for. "A
against
The County Institute is a fifth wheel
In the educational work of the State.
II the time and money expended on il
were added to the Normal. IL would
make the latter a success. One sum
mer school is about all the teachers
can attend. and they will very general |!
ly attend the Normal IL they can be
relieved Of the Institute Let the In
stitute have a rest-and a permanent
one.
The Grand Lodge Knights and |
Lads of Honor had a very pleasant |
session in Jackson Their next bien-
NAL session will be held there The |
principal officers elected are: Grand |
Protector. j. {. Williamson. Pleasant
Hill; Grand Vice Protector. V. p. Still. |
Senatobia: Grand Secretary, Thos |
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