Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Remember Sell, Buy or Rent Anything.
Remember | Sell Any Kind Of insurance.
PAUL S. BURT, Special Agent.
OXFORD, MISS.
Office over MeCharen & Gray.

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Office over MEG
Mr.. Robert Jones, of South Ok
ford, and-Miss Alice Murehtspn
were married at the home OF bride
near Abbeville, Sunday night,
Rev. G. W. Strickland officiating.
The congregation of the Cum-
berland, the Presbyterian and the
! Bapfist Churches will worship TO.
Iuetfer at the Baptist Church sun
aay night at $50 O'Clock, Rev. n.
N. z. Bacon preaching the sermon
MI. and Mrs. S. IL. Sanders
went down to Grenada last Thurs
day to attend the funeral OF their
relative, Mr. Robert w. McAiee.
who died at KerrYille, Texas, Oh
Tuesday of last week OF consunp.
ton.
The announcement ofpldces and
dates of public speaking OF the
various candidates Is published III
|anotheI column of II paper.
| Good times aud excellent dinners
are attractions upon these occa-
Si0nS.
The regular stated meeting OF
I. S. Gathright Lodge L. q A. NJ,
will be held tonight al s O'Clock.
After which Benjamin Springer
| Council No. 10, will convene in
special conclave for the purpose
OF conterring the Council degrees
upon an awaiting companions All
visiting brothers invited.
Judge James q. Longstreet has
resigned the CHARACTERISTIC OF
this. the Third Judicial District,
and will form a law partnership
with Hon. Edward Mayes, OF
jackson. Judge Longstreet has
made an excellent chancellor anu
with others we regret his loss to
this district.
Mr.. B. NJ. Lacey has opened a
sewing machine sale and repair
shop. up stairs on the South SIDE
, of the square, and is prepared to
give the public satisfactory WORK
and prices. lie IA make your
old machine as good as new, and
sell you a first class msehlne
| cheaper than has ever been sold
LA oxford. Call and see him.
Mrs. ANNA Kyle Johnson, wild
ow of the late F. NJ. Johnson, died
at her home in Sardls, 0 MONDAY
of last week, after d lingering HI
ness of consumption. She was
the sister of u towns woman,
MRS. j. S. Hudson, and for several
wears a resident of Oxford. She
was a lovely christian character,
and she was much beloved by a
wide circle of friends and rela.
tives. She leaves four children
to mourn her loss.
Lon and Dan Cook we're
brought here Sunday night by the
sheriff of Calhoun County, aud
placed in jail for safe keeping.
THE Cook brothers are charged
with the murder of John Craw-
ford, mayor of Elzey, and candi-
date for sheriff of that county.
THE Jail at Pittsboro vas consider
ed unsafe aud for fear of the pris-
oners being liberated by friends,
they we're placed ia charge Oh
Jailor Ragiand.
We take pleasure ia noting the
promotion oil Prof. w. B. Cowan
Of the Nashville City High School
with an increased salary. Prof
! Cowan has been teaching about
! six years and has marked success
as a teacher aad as a disciplinari.
Ian, having controlled the academy
at C~ollierville, Tenn, TO the salts
faction of the entire community
siand as an acknowledgment OF his
excellent work for the past two
years in the Nashville school has
received merited promotion.
Hon. ]. c. Wilson, a prominent
attorney of our local bar, has beer
appointed by the Governor as
chancellor of this, the Third ju-
S dicial district, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation o.
Judge Longstreet. Mr.. Wilson
was unanimously endorsed fol
this position by the entire lega
fraternity of Oxford and Watel
VALLEY. He is recognized as {
I rising legal light, and his ap.
: pointment to this responsible pc.
sitiou will give general ~satislac.
don. Oxford appreciates tbs
. honor conferred upon one of hel
worthy sons. The EAGLE extends
congratulations.
81 Farmers Institute.
President j. G. Hardy Of It'll,
a. Nj. Caliege viii hold Farm