Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-21

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who expect to attend are requested to
notify the undersigned. givSag rank
and letter of company. A program
will be arranged for our reuniou- Sur
viving first serxeants are requested 70
prepare company rosters
J. L PovxR.
Adjutans IN 1859 and 1859.
The Meridian Star expresses regret
that when the members Of the Missile
sippi Press visit the Par-American
Exposition next summer they will
'-6nd nothing but bare walls and dust
laden floor whore the magnifeen
under supervisiou-- bill TO appro-
pirate $4,000 was recommended By the
committee. but million dollar capitol.
q million dollars for public schools. .
textile school and increased appropria-
tons TO the colleges, prevented the
demand being pressed. The Exposition
officials made a splendid impression.
and under other circumstances an ap-
preparation would have been made. Il
would have been . wise expenditure.
Or. John l. Johnson. one Of the fore
rrost ministers Of the Baptist church in
MiSsisisppi-a former professor of
English in The State University-has
purchased the Hillman college property
at Clinton He IS At present conducting
the school. but after June it will be
under his absolute cortrol, with .
faculty Of his own selection His eld-
est son, Prof J. l. johnson. who Is an
honor graduate Of the State University.
and has large experience As teacher
father - viee-presideut Of HiIlman col
lege. This college has . noble record
of nearly half . censury. and IL will
certainly be sustained under the new
administration
Hon VIM d. Torrey, State Senator
for the Tenth District. died very sud-
denly of heart trouble. AZ Fayette. on
Thursday evening. 18th He WAS ia
town on . social visit. and complained
several times during the afternoon OF
pain in left side. and while AZ frieuc =
house foe supper, and after bathing
his face st By the Gre and expired
without . struggle Mr. Torrey was
one Of natures noblemen. and his
death will be widely mourned He
was native Of Mississippi: born August
S. 1850, lawyer by profession. . gen
tleman By inheritance He leaves TO
his children the Heritage Of "a good
name
Rev r. G. Hawkins. Nississippi Con-
ference Secretary Of Eiacatior. is very
much distressed about The los. of .
package Of Twentieth Century roll
books. which he left On the train q.
Aadison Station on the Monday follow
ing I'd ioa-nment Of Conference. The
railroad officials have been tiliSen. IN
trying 70 trace the package. bu. with
out success IL IS hoped this will meet
TIE eye OF sO1e one who can make Mr.
Hawkins very happy by sending him
the package 10 C-ntreville. Mss The
thirty or more roll booax in the pack
age eootAin subscriptions TO the TWEEN
.iesh century fund
Gr1nd Master @ IL Mckay. L o. o.
T.. las issued hi proelAmAtios .'en-
joining upon all subordinate bodies in
the jurisdiction o: Mississippi TO take
; appropriate action for the due con-
memoratiou Of the twenty-sixth day OF
. April. it being the eighty-secoud ami
versary Of the Independent Order OF
|, Odd Fellows. by suitable exercises in
observance of the day and by public
Thanksgiving to Almighty God for HIS
manifold mercies to Us as individual.
: and as an order
Prom our own experience and 90
servation we know that refornatory
: school for boys. and perhaps for some
+. girls. IS greatly necden in Mississippi
, This is the testimony of Rev. L. S. Eos
! ter. as we find it in the .'Orphapags
? Gem The orphanAge has received
numerous applications to receive boy,
5 who were not proper subjects for such
! charity, but who might have been pui
! in 4 reformatory school and made q
$ work. and might thereby have become
! good citizens Several incorrigible.
E had to De sent away.
|, The Hattiesburg Progress notes thai
' the Perry county records At August.
? are now exposed and moulderiug in
the dilapidated old wooden shack Al
that plAse- Public records. as q rule
are no. cared for as they should be
? Like blessings. they brighten rs they
= take their fight A good soaking rair
: or match and they are gone forever
! The Twelfth Mississippi Regiment
= Of which Richard Griffith was the first
] colonel, will hold . reunion in Mem
phis-
i The defense made BY Judge Nave,
for the railroad company in the big
4 back-tax cases was unparalleled for il
4 matches skill" are the leservedl,
!, complimentary words spoken BY Chic
r Justice Whitfield in his opinion in .h>
suits of the y. 4 N. v. E r Co N III,
sheri6s Of Coahoma. Tuniea and sh.r
key counties
E For the first time in the history O
Mississippi its governor and his mill
E tary sta6 participated in the presiden
= tial Inauguration ceremonies at Wash
ington- Gov Loogino made . new ana
very sensible departure.
:. At the ''purple and gold banaue.
1 - e.
West Point, Prof J. C. Hardy re.poode,
I 20 the Stars and Ssripes.- and he re
eeived complimentary attention. as b.
always does when he rises To addres
an audience
e! TIE Brandon News states the ximpl,
truth when IL nys: In the retire
mens of 1aior Henry Mississippi lose