Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-10-16

The Kappa Alpha fraternit,
gave a reception Friday night a
their chapter house on the campus
complimentary to their young lad,
friends
Send inyour orders to the Robi
son Meat Market early in Tia
morning to secure prompt deliy
cry for dinner
see the new Monte Carlo ii
mona aud Ping Pong Jackets foI
Ladies' at
J. E. NELSON'S.
The University foot ball team
played a match game with thu
Vanderbilt team Saturday. The
score was 20 to U i'll favor Q.
Vanderbilt.
Housekeepers will be saved 9
world of worry by calling up k
b. Robson, Phone No.165 aud gis
ing him their orders for break
fast, dinner OF supper.
Mrs. Ed Hope, of College Hill
was the guest of her relative, Mrs
E. IL. Kimmons, Tuesday, and left
Wednesday for Sumner to attend
the Presbytery in session at that
place.
Don't forget that Il. B. Robisou
is an accommodating getleman
and takes pleasure in serving the
ladies OF our community.
Mrs. j. Z. Nelson and NJ. II.
Brown as "Mrs. jeremiah Potts"
and the bad boy "Bobby Potts"
have a great treat in store for
those who like to laugh Tuesday
night at the Opera House i'll the
Midnight Fire.
The midnight Fire" is SAID to
be a laugh from beginning TO end;
the Wafer Valley papers speak OF
it as being a 'howling success, the
Opera House there was so packed
that ladies and children occupied
the gallery the same as at a school
commencement or a free lecture.
Deputy Sheriff j. o Ramey and
VIM. Houston, Jr., went to Mem
phis yesterday to identify Ed
Owens, alias Jake Smith, who is
wanted in this county on the
charge of attempt to murder and
other crimes committed several
years agu in the. Western part OF
the county. If identified the negro
will be brought back tonight,
The Baptist Young Peoples
Union will hold its annual State
Convention IN Oxford on Nov. IL,
10 and IA. Delegates from all
parts of the State will be in at
tendance, as well as prominent
Baptists from adjoining States.
The citizens ofOur town, noted for
their hospitality, will be waited on
by a committee. at an early day,
and requested to designate the
number of delegates they will en-
tertaIn.
Our community was shocked
yesterday to learn of the death OF
w. Barker Anderson, which oc-
Cured yesterday morning at
Lit:leton, N. q. The telegram re-
ceived gave no particulars except
that the unfortunate young mai
died form self.inflicted wounds
We understand the remains will
reach Oxford to night. Words
cannot express the sincere sym
patty of our citizens for the
desolate and heart. broken mother
Messrs. Bertram 81 Willard are
with us again and they promise
another night of very Jolly fun or
Tuesday night in the production
of their latest play the midnight
Fire. The papers of the neigh
boring towns pronounce it just as
fine a play and as great a success
in every way as their "CaptaiI
Dick.n A splendid cast has beer
selected and rehearsals are pro
crossing in good shape.
Mr.. Bowles Clopton, son of Mr.
NJ. B. Clopton, and brother, of Mr.!
@. l.. Slvley, died at his home il
Aberdeen last Thursday after al
illness of several weeks of typhoid
fever. Mr.. Clopton vas cour
stenographer for the judicial dis
trict in whice he lived, and was
young man of great promise ant
much beloved by a wide circle o
relatives and friends. In his earl.
boyhood, Mr.. Clopton frequentl,,
visited his aunt, Mrs. BEN Price
and was well known in OXFORD
THE EAGLE extends sympathy t
the bereaved mother, sister an
relatives.
The State Board of Educatio
has fixed Dec. 10th, as "Missis
slppi Day. to be observed wit
appropriate exercises in the pull