Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05

Services in ST. Peters Church
on Sunday at Ii am. aud l:3e
with celebration OF Holy
tCommunlon at the morning e
vice.
Mrs. Dabard AID daughter,
Miss Lily Dubard. of Grenada,
came up Friday eyeaing to attend
tie recital at the Woman's Gol-
I~lege-that night.
Good two story house for rent
In Oxford, near the home OF At
iorney Stone. For particulars see
J. S. FUR n whose care Mr. Hill
has left the place.
A new Deputy United States
marshal has arrived at the home
If Deputy United States Marshai
Frank Matthews and wife, and
seems contentcd with his position.
Messrs. @. q. Stephens. j. &.
rreloar and A. Il. Harwell, es-
ieemed members OF the Board OF
Supervisors. were pleasant callers
At this office Tuesday.
The ladies of the Methodist
Church will give an old fashioned
Valentine drawing and Parior
concert on st. Valentines eve,
Friday, Feb. 18th. Program and
place in next weeks issue.
W. regret to learn of the seri-
ous illness of Mr.. Doak Matthews
with slow fever at Wynne, AK.
Mr.. Matthews is a nephew OF our
townsman, Mr.. 2. E. Matthews.
Rev. Mr.. Dubose, a returned
missionary from China, delivered
an interesting lecture in the UNI
versity Chapel Sunday after noon,
(which was well attended by all
denominations.
Mrs. w. q. Chiffon has returned
from an extended trip through
tGeorgla, Alabama and FLORIDA
where she gave readings In Inc
cities of those States I'M
der the auspices OF the memphis
tLyceum Bureau.
We regret to learn of the death
9of Mrs. Perkins, mother OF Mr.. W
1R. Perkins. of lula. which occur
red Saturday morning. She was 1
highly esteemed by all who knew
her. The deceased was u years
of age.
The First Regiment Band OF
Oxford left Tuesday to accompany
1.-The Memphis merchants to New
and furnish music IN
the Crescent City and also during
their various stop offs at
Towns in South Mississippi and
Louisiana.
The entertainment at the Wo-
mans College Friday night was one
of the most enjoyable OF the season
1.-THE music, both vocal ana ins'ru'
mental was executed with bril-
'tIiaecy aud expression. The reel
%tat,ons. pantomimes and Delsarte
Drill. were also unusually hne.
Anniversary services OF the
Christian Endeavor Society which
were TO have been held last sun
1dHry night in the Q. z. Church
were postponed, and will be held
Sunday night at z o'clock. All
tare invited to attend.
The Organ Recital at the Bap-
fist Church Monday night was one
of the finest musical entertain
! ments of a high order, ever given
in this city. The selections OF
Prof. Baldwin were varied and
beautiful, and his execution,
technique and expression, superb.
His rendition of the "Storm IN
the Mountain" was a magnificent
production which was nightly ap-
preciated by all lovers OF the art
divine. Owing to the inclemency
. of the weather, the audience was
not so large as was expected.
The many friends of Mr.. Nicho-
; los Thompson will regretto learn
of his death, from consumption at
t his home in Kosciusko, on Jan.
29:h. Mr.. Thompson was born
. and raised in Oxford, and was for
!, wears a prominent business man
of this place. The EAGLE ex-
tends sympathy to the bereaved
relatives in our town.
1t is encouraging to note in our
n exchanges the number Of Village
Improvement Societies, recently
forganized in our State, and trust
e that it will spread as an epidemic
land reach u home town. The
0 scope of these organizations EN-.
bracing the repairing private and
public buildings, cleaning OF
: streets as well as identifying and
!, adjoining them by planting and
tending shade trees.
The new underground water
( reservoir has been completed, and
= was thoroughly tested Saturday
J atterndon. The work has been
ldone under the supervision of Mr.