Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-07
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

,ast-,rnfral aud northeastern counties.
Over III. western portion OF the stat.
,nly light scattered sho~crs were rs.-
portsd.
While there i general cumpiaiut
,f shedding in spttou. due 10 thu rains
u the past tao or three weeks h-sing
followed by excessive hot weather. N.
.rop a. "A whole shows some slight inn
prove msnt. especially in the northern
half of the state. Worms. rust and
blight arr still reported. but their dam
aging eifert j. not -o noticeable a,
last week Boll- ars beginning To open
In pottion> Of the northern Sectiou and
arr being made to com
nener packing. while throughout fh'.
middle and southern counties toll- arc
opening raptlly and picking i general
b-nsfal opinion i that the Yield will
b. light. a. crop has grown tor mus-h
weed and i comparatively small The
.ower holi> On the loxland cotton are
injured considerably by rutfinc.
Torn l. about made. eruP shows
more favorable condition in northern
han in southern eossntic>. Hay ami
icsisisr being saved with from fair IA
good yield reported. Pastures fn..
MI min"r cruP- doing well and grow
.n- nicely
The Mississippi Industrial Exp.s-i-
iiuu has bad application for The privi-
i,..ze of exhibiting sUttpn parker dur
.ug the fair weee in Jackson AMI
wants ten - fifteen arr,- of COZ tun on
which "a demonstrate the workings 81
the machine- The representative of
the pirking machine company va IN
Jackson rs~ntly to -se Manager Nc
Nay. arsi assured him that h would
bring the narhine Ia <srx-on during
to pi.x- The agent of thu pis.k-r
-sats> thai i takes i've ms-u to operate
h. marhins,. and that they Will aver
age sss pounsis pr day ea.h- Ths.
average parking by hanl II i.-~, than
La pounds pr day. though os1-a-iun-
lliy our hears of men tho on a wager
packed a. mus-h a. the machine claims
10 pick.
Capt Eainey. manager 81 sns Stafe'>
big conssrt farm in Rankin euuutv. ~
por.s that crop couditions there are
st-nd- That farm do.s> not plant much
.otton- Ii l. thu farm whsrs. the -rvaf
IA. loritv of the white runvicts arr Kept,
and the operations there are quite diff
fervnt from what they are or IN. Delta
lrrls. where cortun i ths. chief pro-
duet. Capt Rainey ha- .osAarr'. crup
~ curn that ! the pride AMI the All
% ration of every patriotic Ai~>i-sip-
pan who ss,e> H. IL has been estimate,i
that IL i CERTAIN for "a bushels to the
ARE. The voru i all Of the proliiis.
Eariety. aud every stalk has from two
- i've ears. The state OF Mississippi
; VERY pr,ssid of this curu crop. and also
u the magnificent erpp of euwpeas
that l. covering every stalk u eurn-
Al 4 pienir AZ Hudson Springs. KEN
ner eo1ufr. Fraak and Ni.n-pu Chi-olln,
ir~s eosl>in~. engaged in a ighr. ho,h
being fatally Wounded. During /. per
-lu4si alteration in the pr,.~..us,. OF q
-rosxd - iasii..-. Manson Chi-oln ss-
un hi csJI-in with a knif.-. stab
bin- him on either -isiss Of th.. ns.ss
lnab-tinE ulortal WOUNDS and attempting
,he thirsi cIt. bat Frank e-hi>eim. y hila
idliin~. pulled his pistol AMI shot tWi,--.
both bullets taxing elect IN th.. brs.-s
Lud stomach Manson { hi-.llm died a.
na>f instantly, and Frank the next day.
capt T. +. Merry Of tn. Illinois Cen
.ral rsilruad writes Manager Aekav
that he ha> by no mean. abanionesi hi
idea 1T running a great excursion 10
Jackson during the exposition week.
ind that he i now working il Up for all
il i worth By that time. Nov. 10. all
danger Of fever viii have Pa>-.-d. and
1o one need 5c afraid tOvisit the south.
VI least that i the idea Of the manage
ment ~ the exposition. and they are
going right ahead with their arraEge-
ineuts for the biggest and best sho-x
has ever >ee1-
There viii h.s no County Institute N
Bolivar county. the county supz.rin-
and the health boarri having
called II OF on accOant of the saarau-
tine restrictions.
The Capitol Commissioners have ~
GENTLY received a large shipment of fur
niture for the Capitol. mss-t 81 which
has been installed in the several Offices.
and which adds greatly to the appear
1nec Of the establishment. In tn. lot
: an outfit for pssstoffice. and here
after when the legislature ! in session
zarh member of thd. body viii have q
pustoitis,e box TO himself.
President Hardy Of che y and ".
Coliege i Rotify ing prospective students
that none viii be received until sept.
i. two days prior to the opening Of
1nd that no strangers or persous
rom distance viii he allowed on the
campus without permit from the
president or DIR. Barr, the college
pa ysieian-
The last spike on the Mobile, Jackson
sld Kansas City railroad Was driven on
sept. ). at Pearl River, near Philadel-
phia. in Neshoba county. The compile
iiou of this road through the State is
hailed with delight by all our people.
A. it traverses fine agricultural and
iimber'sd section of Mississippi and
Kill open up vast territory Of untold
wealth 10 the people of this portion of
he south.
The entire family Of Mrs. Terry. OF
-rrstal Springs. was poisoned last week
ey eating Vienna sausage
J. b Carlton. clerk of the circuit
,ourt of the First District of Panola
has received the following no-
lice from JUG = b Boothe in regard
10 the postponemeut Of the next terms
II court 10 be held in Pamela county:
Owing to the unfinished condition of
he courthouse in Sardis and Bates
'ilte. Pamela county, the regular terms
II the circuit court of SKID county are
postponed and special terms are called
% convene in Sardis on the fourth Mon
lay in November. 1895. and in Bates
lille on the second Monday in Deem
ser. 1915. and you will make publica-
ion Of said special terms as required
1y Section sla. Code ls95'- =
State Superintendent Whitfield mas
ust finished sending out to the sew
raj counties the questions for tl.s coll
'resi examinations IL i quite iob to
X these questions up so tina. prying
.yeS cannot get IN the inside. but the
state has reduced that work ioa science