Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-06


orcaSiens during tho hot summer |
months EVERY progressive rswn |
snuuirt f'arufsh rrusfr ant r~rrears1r !
Err the inhabitants who are not ante /
70 ENt away N q summer rusorf Whiie /
the scheme viii require a smaE ost
lav % cash. t n money weii = sss. |
and once tried VIII b. ahansiunrsl wlss !
great reluctance
The shipmenfs uf sruek from crv~
tai SprirxS vii bs something Ike uns.
fourth sfurt ~ char - lasf -esssn.
SIX hunslred ears have hsen forwarded !
~ b this time. against st5 On fha /
sane dafe last wear However. ths
crup hs a ittie later and the total dif
fereuee vi. urly amount % about one
tnurth less. Whiie not 50 profitable NJ
iasf wear. fke announcement is mafi,s
that the people q that thriving com.
mnnitv have pocksted neat sums ~
prudt fnr the years work
The turner's Institutes 20 hr heid
this summer are aftrarfiux a great
ssai cf attention and manv cnnmunf
ties not heretofore Interested viii have
'f-m this veLr They arn undoubtedly
of benefit 70 the farmers. and the fact
ffaf more attention Is being pail them
from scar ~ year SPEAKS well fsr the
infellisrense ant energy being dis
nlayef og the agricultural classes of
Mississippi
The rruckers s1oufd not ~. and ars
not. discouraged By the unfavar1hie
season for their buainess. rrrtrEin-
Is bound 70 have 4 fsw sst backs. %
the business. Those engaged IN the
business fsr ary bsngfh of ums are
always prepared fnr the truubies That
come 70 this the sains - all pursuits.
BE- Of good cheer and arrange ~ over
come the difficulties next year.
1 Ripley and Aberdeen have recently
r Organized business ieaziles 70 aid IA
the work of development frr their re-
snectfve towns. Il was not manv yenrs
back that Mississippi towns dii not
seem to care whether they grew and
dnurisded or not bur things are differ.
emf ar present The town without n
business organization Is fast becoming
an exrsntion instead 0f a rule. our
people are taking on more prOgre ssive
ideas and hustling foe everything good
in sight
An exrhanEe SAYS -rf yuu want to
ger rirh. eeme 10 Mississippi Ff yeu
varf ~ make n living come t0 Mis-
sissiBpf Mss siDpi is such a spisn-
did STATE thar those whn work ara
s5re % succeed ard those who don't
worlt make a living in spite ut them
selves NJ one ever heard of a per
sou starving u death in Mississippi
Al af which IL practically the truth.
and nothing hur the truth.
The enforcement II law IL for tha
bsfrermsnf e society. the protection
~ life and property and Derpstuafiun
of Il republican form Of guvernmeur
II IS the dufv Of every citizen tn aid
the officers IN enforcing the laws.
Some infrsetioEs thar are allowed N
20 unpHnished will be sucese.is,l hv
more seriaus ones. Aid the officers n
uphaEiinE the law and venr f'fty Is a
citizen viii nave been psrforme't
Special agents Of the United States
government visited NcComb CITY a
few days since with the avswed pur-
pose of studying conditions dnwu there
and rendering aid In bettering agri-
cultural conditions. This movement
on the part of the government rs thank
+ fully received There IL an opportlE-
nifty 10 improve the conditions being
investigated and il is to be hoped
that something tangible viii result
f The Chautaugua at Gulfporr n IN
full blsst this week. ami on the f-fh
the Crystal Springs ChaHfauaaa viii
T. ar~~s NTrsrh
places have prepared excellent pru-
grams. and a few days can be spent
pruftabIy ar either or both
Yazoo City has prepared pans ansf
arranged TO build a first-cEass opera
+ house TO replace the one destroyed IN
the great fire Of hast year. The prn-
Z ieet OF new hotel Is still being agi-
tated. and success viii ultimately
+, crown the efforts Of her people
Verona. In Lee county. reports the
organization Of a sf9. .eea company for
Z the manufacture Of brick and tile.
7 Splendid clay ahounds in thar vicinity.
and the project should prove n great
success.
While the cotton mills in Mississippi
have been doing nicely. NOT a rev one
has been built in several years. Ma
COZ breaks the hne IN Inactivity aud
viii soon begin the construction Of
mill. to cost $4,000 II is financed by
IccaI people and will be placed in the
hands OF experienced men as superin-
tendents and managers.
The CORNERSTONE Of Greenwocd's
magnificent new courthouse was laid
with appropriate ceremonies last
Wednesday. When complsted il will
be one Of the best. IL not the best.
county buildings in the State
More than a dozen new free delivery
routes have been established in the
State during the present month. and
inspections have been made OF half a
hundred more. Mississippi Congress-
men are active in giving to the people
this latter-day method Of receiving
mail and the State ranks way up in
the list Of those down South
The interurhan line which is % con-
meet Summit. McComb City and Mag
uciia seems Likely 20 be buiIr This
road was chartered some months ago.
and the local men who are behind the
enterprise haye entered Negotiations
for enough money to put thfe enter
prise through Hssre are six inter-
urban roads which have been char
tered during the last twelve mouths
ens frvnf Jaekson 20 NicksbHry. an
ether from Canton to Yazno CITY. an-
ether from WnndriiIs % Natchez. an
other frvm CaIfr1rt TO 5iIozt and an
other froE Dlrzn- te Lexington.