Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-30

ito lis home near Holder ter a IeN
weeks rest. He has made many
friends in oxford and We all hope
10 have him with us again soon,
A pratracted meeting viii be
Sunday at Bay Springs. conduct
by Rev. "A. J. Gaines, OF Ranner-
The services viii continue one
week and the public is invited to
attend.
Those going off for a summer
vacation are respectfully request
ed to remember their biggest fish
and snake stories for the enlight-
enment and benefit Of the stay al
homes.
Mrs. Beulah Rivers Ratliff and
two little sons returned to their
| home in McComb City Saturday,
after a weeks visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Rivers, Mrs. Ratli6's
iparents.
A picnic will be given at Wall
ter Spance's near Noah, on Tues
! day, Aug. 4tl. The public is
cordially invited. candidates es-
Ipecially. Bring q well filed
basket.
Miss Myrtle Plant left Sunday
for the Crystal Springs CHATEAU
qua, where she will contest for
the medal to be awarded III music
Miss Plant is the representative
of the Woman's College.
Mr.. s. H. Sanders has gone
into partnership with Mr.. John
Falkner in the fancy grocery
business, and has moved his
stock of goods into the store oc-
Icupied by Mr.. Falkner. The
firm will be known as Sanders 6
Falkner.
Science is now turning its at
tention toward the determination
of the mosquito. Kerosene oil,
disagreeable music, and parasites
are suggested as remedies, and
it is devoutly to be hoped that
success will be attained.
The annual camp meeting at
the Oxford camp ground begun
Sunday. The preachers in at
tendance are Revs. j. r. Countiss
G.. W. Strickland and Robert
Neblett. The tents are all &C.
cupied and all services have been
well attended. The meeting will
probably close Saturday.
It is strange how many people
who can't possibly get out to
night services in the churches,
but who can hustle around and
get up a team, and go to camp
meeting through dust and diff
culties that would keep the most
Jealous at home, if the church
was next door.
The dullest season Of the year
is about to strike us. Schools
have closed, all who are able
have goue upon summer jaunts:
the primary election will soon be
over, business la%nguishes be-
hind the counter, and in the Of
fice-especially the newspaper
Offices. If you are going to do
business this fall, give Us the
privilege Of placing you before
the public in the best light. In
vest a few dollars now in printers
ink, and helping your home paper
you will eventually help yourself
Election day is near at hand
and it behooves every good clti-
zen to give the merits Of each
candidate his calm and unpreJu-
diced consideration. You are
selecting these men to serve you
for various terms of years in9re-
sponsible positions, and you
should go at it in the same way
you would in hiring a man to
tend your store or farm. Vote
for the man who your conscience
and good sense tells you IS the
best fitted to perform that par
ticular duty, who will do the
greatest good to the creates
number of people. Above al
things, be your own man and be-
ware of the man who slaps you
on the shoulder and tells you te
vote for his man because "he /:
a good fellow. "-Belzona Enter
lnriSe.