Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-01-30


Services in the Episcopa
church on Sunday at IL A. NJ. and
1;3O r. n. Communion at the
morning service. ALI welcome to
the services.
There will be Q meeting of the
ID. A. Rs at the residence of Mrs
W. c. Chiffon, at 1880 o'cl"ck
Saturday morning. All members
are requested to attend.
A special election will be held
Thursday, Feb. 18th. for city treas.
urer, to succeed the late Mr.. Chas
Meyer. We learn that there will
be several candidates for the
position.
Pneumonia still continues to
prevail in our town aud county
The snow and bad weather will
probably cause il To be more fatal
and unless our citizens are careful
about exposure, il may become IN
epidemic.
The recent blizzard extended
from the tar north to the gulf of
Mexico, and throughout the north
west. In Texas, and other cattle
raising states. there was q heavy
loss Olive stock.
Drs. Coleman & Baird have
again associated themselves in the
practice OF medicine. Office over
Chilton's Drug Store, where their
friends and clients can always
ind them during office hours, un
less professionally absent.
A cold wave struck this section
about 2 O'Clock Monday morning,
and the thermometer fell from 20
to 20 degrees in . few hours. A
sleet to the depth Of two inches
fell on the frozen ground and walk.
ing and riding have been diniruit
feats during the. week.
The United Society of the
Christian Endeav0r will celebrate
its 21st anniversary next Sunday
evening ct the c. r. Church 1t
! O'Clock. An interesting pro.
gram has been arranged for the
occasion The public II cordially
n vited.
One Of Matthew'S livery hacks
got mixed up in front Of Mr.. Tom
Yates Sunday night, when re.
turning from WOmzn's College.
One OF the horses got badly hurt
in the sewerage ditch, and the
carnage was not pulled out until
the next morning.
The many friends of Mr.. Fred
Montgomery will rejoice to learn
that he has been appointed Court
stenographer for this district.
Fred is an Oxford boy and .
splendid young man, and We, with
manv friends. heartily congrstu-
late him upon his good fortune.
The specimen mile of good
roads made in our town last sum
mer by the Good Roads Convex
ton 10 about the worse piece of
road to be found in lafayette
County. This II due In part 70
the laying Of the sewerage pipes.
and in pars 70 the bad weather.
A Temperance reception Wa en-
by the junior members Of
the Methodist Mission Band Fri
day night, under the management
Of Miss Monte HArriA. An inter-
estinw program was rendered,
consisting Of Rotations and mu-
sic. Dainty refreshments were
served.
We acknowledge the receipt Of
an invitation to = ball to be given
by the Lafayette Club, in their
club rooms on Monday night, Feb.
10th. The members of the club
are among the best young men Of
the community and all who attend
viii doubtless enjoy . delightful
evening.
Mr.. d. F. Foust, the manager,
informs ~ tiat the system Of
water meters will probably be
completed about April 1st- One
hundred and hfty meters nave al.
ready been put in, and the work
will be continued a. soon ~ the
weather permits. This will be .
saving to both town and e0nsum-
ere, and will doubtless prove salts
factory in every respect.
We beg to call the attention of
the proper authori. lies to the fact