Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-10


There will be services in the
Episcopal Church Sunday at Il
am, aud 8 pm. You are cordi-
ally invited to be present.
Mr.. BEN Price, Jr., who is as
sisting in the survey of a new
railroad near jackson, Tenn,
spent several days this weekwith
his mother, Mrs. Lucy Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Crowell
lgave a hay ride complimentary to
their young friends Tuesday
night. An elegant supper was
served at the Oxford camp ground
Mrs. w. M. Adams and her
nephew, Mr. Johnnie Bounds, of
Little Rock, Ark, are visiting
friends and relatives in the east
ern part of the county.
~ ~
/ Prof. r. L. Harris of Culleoka,
Tenn, has arrived in Oxford,
/, and will be readyto open the Ok
ford Graded School Monday. We
are glad To welcome Prof. Harris
to our town.
Mr.. s. W. Moss has moved his
stock of goods into the building
which has been occupied by Mr..
W. C. Neill, the latter has moved
his goods to the store vacated BY
MIR. A. H. Kendel.
Mrs. Mize, widow of the late
Rev. #. M. Mize, died at her.
home near Paris, this county, on
Wednesday OF last week. She
was one of the Oldest of the COM
munity in which she lived.
The trial Of Whit Owens at
Holly Springs has resulted in an
acauittal for the murder of John
A. Montgomery. Owens will be
placed on trial at Water Valley in
October for the murder of Hamp
Williams, colored.
Miss Carrie Machen, who has
been spending several weeks the
guest of her friend, Miss Mary
Russell, left this morning for her
home in Mauldin, Mo. Mrs. w. B
Mcmahon accompanied her home
and will spend several weeks.
Messrs. J. C. Lundie & Co. will
open a Livery and Feed stable at
his old stand at an early day.
Mr.. Lundie is spending the week
in the markets selecting vehicles
and horses. The firm will be
known as the j. G.. Lundie Co.
Miss Myrtle Plant will leave
this evening for Walla Walla,
WASH, to remain several weeks
the guest of a friend, and will
then 60 to Oregon, where she will
teach music for the next year.
Her friends wish this talented
young lady unlimited success.
Mr.. G.. w. White, one Of the
Oldest and most esteemed citizens
of Lafayette County, died at his
home near Burgess, Friday, after
a few days illness of paraly sis.
Mr.. White leaves a wife and
seven children, all of whom are
grown. THE EAGLE extends
sympathy
Rev. w. /. Hargis and daugh-
ter, Miss Dosia, returned Mon
day morning from near Oakland,
where Mr.. Hargis conducted a
meeting the previous week. Mis-
ses Dele Little and Nellie Hal
man, of Tula, accompanied thema
Miss Little conducting the sing
ing during the meeting.
Prof. F.. L Riley, secretary and
treasurer of the Mississippi His
torical Society, announces that
Volume 3, No. Z of the publica-
tons of the society are now in the
press and will soon be ready for
distribution and is one of unusual
interest and great volume to the
collection of historical. data in
Mississippi.
Owing to his reputation as an
expert in hissline, Mr.. R. j. Tay-I
lor, the Oxford timer, has during
the past week received three or
four big contracts. The guttering,
roofing and all kinds of tin work
by Mr.. Taylor is well and skill
fully executed and we are glad
to know that his business is
gradually increasing.
Mr.. j. w. Smith, of Burgess,
brought in a bale of cotton Mon
day, weighing $50 pounds. Mr..
j. w. Mills, of Burgess, brought
in a bale on Tuesday, weighing
40S pounds. Both bales We're
bought by Mr.. F. M. Showers at
II cents per pound. We con-
gratulate these enterprising farm
ers upon keeping up Lafayette
lCounty's record for the first bales
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