Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-23
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By J. L. POWER

NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT
By ]. l. POWER.


Snst Lthe iehn ~ sfo.eL
We take pleasure in transferring TO
our space the following froz the April
number Of the Confederate Veseran:
"MIs-EssIrFTASs AT TIE WIZ rpEK~rss-
Cap, 7. c. Holiday. Of Aberdeen.
Miss. stat officer to Gen Joseph T.
Davis was killed while bearing . mes
saRe across the battlefeld during the
desperate engagement in the wilder
ness. May 9. 1854. Capt Holliday va.
conspicuous for galiantry during the
entire engagement. ard his fall was
deeply regretted hy all who knew him.
- he was general fsvOriie. Inspired
BY his sublime courage. these brave
soldiers again rushed into battle. re-
iuforeing the right and driving the
enemy before them as they shouted
Tom Hoiliday- Gen Davis being ab-
sent ~ Richmond. Col. John " Stoue
commanded the brigade. aad r--tool,
on the seoond day o, the battle. a posi-
;icn fron ~hieh he had been driven the
day before The Second Mississippi
regiment commanded By Capt Thomas
j. Crawford. OF POutosoe. lo., over
half its number. aud Col s,one him
self. although severely wozuzed. re-
fused TO leave the field. and Il i aid
he burst into tears A. he looked over
the held on the bodies Of MS fallen CON-
rades After the battle Ten Hill rode
up and saluied CO. S,oue. sayinx- Col
stone. you have won laurris io.tar. r
hope scon 20 se~ yoa a naa So--senerai'
To which the modest Stone replied.
Gea- Hill, / have oaly done ny duty,
and II ycz have any compliments 70 BE-
stow. give them 20 those men stzadinx
here aud their comrades lef. o. the
seld; they did the Sighting. aod ;hey
deserve the laurelN'-
The Mississippi editors are taking
their snnazl hard-earued. mach neea-a
and Away, en- joyAble holiday this uee<
at the beautiful gulf eoas. city. Pass
Christian The hospitabie eiti1eus o.
the Pass. in eonm0a with thos~ along
the coast. made exsrao-dinary p-epara-
tioes and the editors of the STATE. each
with his wife or his daughter. are en-
joyinE their hospitality 70 the fuIieS,
extent >o-se Of the attractions 90
the program are an excurSiou fro-a
View Orleans. sh- p-eseuee and pa-fi-i-
yration in the ~rerris~S % the military
oozpany and brzss haad from -.
>t2zisl,Es' College at Bar LouiSl
Competitive drills are ad1ea 20 the
regular features aad handSozse medals
VIII be preSenfeA The grad ball a.
the Mexieza Calf hotel eozelzses the
social features. and the town that gets
Ahead Of the Pass znd the beautiful
Mexican Gulf oa this part Of the pro
gram = yet % coze 70 the frVot. A
a~Egr EdDocr o. Alssissippss Iea1i1x
public nen are enjoyinx the hospitality
Of the Pass this week. also havinx h~~n
invited hy the citizens This = another
excellent feature Of the p-oy-zn- aad
the interchange Of eoar--sse<. rsezs
and exp~rienee vii doubtless benest
them aud the newspap-rnea alike One
very 1ne thing about this meeting Is
that il : . press eoaveatio1. and the
delegates are neaSpap-rnen- Too
often heretofore the larger portioa OF
80 "1-A- ~ AAloN 2 = urr>. IRON
. printer's torel-a stick from . proof. /
nor the difference between an en- Of
type and Nergenthaler machine And
the worst Of it was they didn't want TO
xnow-and they did want the public
90 know that they didn't know. etc
Al Of which VAS highly edifying and
eneourzgingl to the big type founders
press makers. etc. whose elegant eo1r-
tesies have always added Infinite pleas
ure to the numerous excursions of the 7
Mississippi Press Now that we are
getting back 10 the old way. we NAV
hope great things for our Press Asso-
citation, and II We will rigidIy adhere 4
10 our rules we can. in future. make
MP our parties of bona sde newspaper
people who are proud Of their profess 1
sion. who love their work and who are /
an honor TO the State in whose great /
ness its press has been 50 potent .
factor.
Smith county. in the neighborhOod OF