Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-08-04

for her home IN LOUISVILLE today,
! to the regret of her many Oxford
friends.
Mr.. Arthur Bacon, of Burgess,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Oxford, the guest of Messrs. Geo.
and Frank Leavell.
Rev. VIM. Burr, of Greenwood,
is the guest of relatives here, and
will preach in the Oxford Baptist
Church, Sunday morning.
/ For RENT-My residence on
Cemetery street. For further in
formation phone or call at resi-
I dence.
Mrs. MATTE HUTCHINSON.
At 344O Lucas avenue you will
find Mrs. Callie Ferguson, a Mis-
sissippi lady in charge of COM
Portable private boarding house.
All Mississippi people will find it
to their interest especially to pat
ronize her when they visit the
Worlds Fair.
DR.. and Mrs. R. W. Jones,
Miss Virginia Jones, Miss Bette
Sue Chambliss and Mrs. Mamie
Burt, left Tuesday for the Worlds
Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Adams,
and Mrs. j. B. Goolsby, of Little
Rock, are guests of Mrs. S. E.
Owens and other relatives in the
county.
Mr.. M. I. Quick was called to
Higginson, Ark, Tuesday by the
serious illness of his aged father,
Mr.. Nathan Quick, who is now in
his 93d year.
Rev. J. r. Countiss conducted
/ the funeral services of the infant
child Of Mr.. johnson south OF
| Oxford, which was buried at Mt.
Zion Monday.
James Anderson, a colored
tenant living on Mr., James Free
mans place, accidentally shot
himself in the hand Monday
night necessitating amputation
above the wrist.
Rev. w. D. Heddleston and
family, Mrs. Matte Hutchinson
and family, Mrs. J. H. Kimmons
and family left Monday for few
weeks stay at Mr.. Heddleston's
place near Gomez.
Mrs. S. K. Newell and two
daughters, of North Caroline, are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Il.
Kimmons. Mrs. Newell has
rented Miss Lou Nelson's resi-
dence and will become a citizen
of our town.
Mrs. w. U. Hampton enter
tanned the Home Circle Club last
Wednesday afternoon, had one OF
the most pleasant and sociable
meetings of the season. Delight
full refreshments were served in
| four courses.
On Thursday, August 18th,
there will be special election
held in Beat 4, for Magistrate,
to succeed r. H. McElroy, re-
signed. There are several can
didates in the field, and conside-
rable interest is manifested.
The Honorable Board of Su-
pervisors have been in session
since Monday. AS the August
term is the time when complaints
are heard and adjusted, these
gentlemen will probably. remain
in session during the week.
| Messrs. J. w. Patterson, of
lula, Jack Turner, of Denmark,
Daniel and Levi Davis, Levi
Coleman and Martin Coleman
left Tuesday for Collins County,
Texas, upon prospecting tour.
Misses Frances Winchester,
and Mabel Morrison, both OF
Memphis, who were teachers in
Woman's College for the past
several years, have accepted po--
sitions as instructors in Belhaven
Female College, Jackson, Miss
Mr.. W. S. Tidwell died at his
home three miles west of College
Hill Saturday and was buried at
Abbeville Sunday afternoon, Rev
Newton Smith, of College Hill.
conducting the services. Mr..
: Tidwell was an esteemed citizen
a good christian, devoted hus-
band and father. We tender
sympathy to the bereaved family
Mr.. Simon l.. Coggin, Of
2 Brentwood, Texas, sends US ar
r announcement of the marriage Of
: his daughter, Miss Ina, to Mr.
Thomas E. Denman, on Tuesday
July Goth. The bride was raised
!, in Lafayette county and has
! many friends. here. who Will JON
,, with the EAGLE in best wishes
! and congratulations.
The Executive Committee OF
the Board Of Trustees of the Uni.
) versity will meet here next week
> and make arrangements for the
erection of the infirmary, which
). was provided for by the Legis-
/ lature. The work of charging
i the two domitories, turning then
into boarding houses for students
will begin in few weeks.
We are Glad to learn that thu