Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-26

lee factories, oil mills and hard
! $40 I'd factories are springing up
all over our State. Why shouldn't
Oxford wake up and make an eff
fort to secure some new enter
prise.
The case of Mrs. Lille Temple
against the corporation of Oxford
for receiving the injuries By fall
ing from the sidewalk was tried
in the Circuit Court last week and
she was awarded $500.
The regular meeting of the
Daughters of the C0nfederacy
will be held Friday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. D. L. Sultan.
Important business to be trans
acted and all members are urged
to be present.
LosT-On Saturday evening,
one pair of Gold Spectaeles. old
style sliding temples. Finder will
return to this Office and be re
warded.
Don't fail to enjoy Gan Even
ing with the Ciopian Literary
Society," at the Woman's College
Friday night. The exercises be-
| gin at 8 O'Clock. No charges and
the public is cordially invited.
Mr.. W. NJ. Woodward has
bought Mrs. W. T.. Beanland's
residence at the terminus of South
street. Mr.. Woodward will take
possession of the place in Septems
! Der and Mrs. Beanland remove
nearer the square.
The Reds and Blues base ball
teams, composed of little girls
played an interesting match game
on the vacant lot South of the old
Cook house on University avenue
Tuesday afternoon. The score
was Z to 6 in favor of the Reds.
Circuit Court adjourned Satur-
day evening after a session OF two
weeks. The term vas enlivened
from time to time by the addresses
of various candidates for state
Offices, and also the trial of seve.
raj interesting civil suits.
In the Sophomore debate at the
A. & M. College Friday night, Mr..
Scott Vance, son of our towns
man, Mr.. j. j. Vance, won the
medal. Besides capturing the
medal he with his colleague sue.
ceeded in winning the debate.
The Mississippi Historical So
ciety will held its Sixth Annual
Meeting in Yazoo City April 23rd
and oath. We are indebted to the
secretary of this organization, DR..
Franklin L. Riley, tor an interest
ing pamphlet entitled "Report OF
Secretary and treasury of the Mis-
sissippi Historical Society, 1885,
1902"
The number of barrels of -four,
bushels of corn and pounds OF
meat sold in our town during the
past week to farmers, is indisput-
able evidence of the failure of the
corn crop to meet the demands In
Lafayette County last season.
We trust that corn and p%rOvender
acreage will materially increase
this year, aud farmers raise their
own meat.
We return thanks to Attorney
General William Williams, of
Jackson, for a most interesting
booklet, entitled, THE Courts,
The Bench, and The Bar, of Mis-
sissippi." 1t contains all the in
formation concerning the courts
of our state that any one could
wish. No lawyer or public Off
cial eau afford to be without a
copy.
From present indications a
drought may be expected this
summer. If crops are seriously
affected by it, not only farmers,
but business and professional
callings will suffer also as agricui-
ture is the leading industry Of this
section. If anticipated in time,
the disastrous effects of a con-
tinued drought may be in a meas
ure cOunter-balanced by deep
blowing. A diversity OF crops
would also prevent total failure,
which might befall the stickler to
the old cOttOn-and-c0rn method.
Look out for the drought and be
ready to meet it.
John II. Hone.