Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-15

farmers and horticulturists from other |
parts of the State were present. and
the Mississippi Agricultural Expert
ment Station sent representatives TO
attend the meeting. The Department
of Agriculture has an experiment sta,
tion, better known as q diyersifcation
farm, located near Ridgelsnd The oh
iect of the government in establishing
these farms three OF which have al
rCAdy been loeated in Mississippi. Il
to demonstrates to the farmers that
tae'S 8 money IN diversified farming
%.ssn rightly ce.ssnrted.
Secretary Fisher. of the Mis- sissippi
Cotton Association. has received
iarge number OF letters from promi
merit men in all parts oi the State. sug
gcsflng that an appeal he made in be
haif of the association by United
states Senator's Money and sIcl.ar-!r
to have the Government Census Bu
reau com pare its replies from Missis
sirps with the statistics complied Ivy
the Mississippi Cotton Association. To
order TO show where the discrepancies
and errors in judgment exist u is
also suggested that the members oi
Congress from this State Join in the
appeal In Mississippi the sssocia
tion received t.fi9 answers in re
sponse 10 t1e request for reports. ars
the officers are absolutely confdeu'
that their figures are correct.
The City Council of Greenviile an
r-ppriated the sum OF 81 ooo. 10 be
paid in December. to the kings
Daughters' Hospital This supple
ments al appropriation OF 5000. re
Gently made by the Board Of Sapcrvis
ors Of Washington county. for the
same purpose Tie view taken by
the council in making rhe approp IA,
ton was that the principal beneficiary
0f the hospital was the city: that
provision for the INDECENT sick Of the
community was necessity. and that
IS things stood at present. the city
xas receiving the benefit OF the inst
fution with no return, except the
monthly allowance to the king's
Daughters.
The Board OF Supervisors of Carroll
county appropriated 81 .0oo 10 the fund
being raised to erect a monument 20
the Confederate soldiers. dead and liv-
tAHar - AAf fFNuA-- Auis S1iNs Ab-fAA7
er with that which has been raised by
the Confederate organizations Of the
COUNTY row tota's about s. 500 and
Is sufficient ~ put up the memorial. I;
has already been ordered. and the cor
rer-stone will he laid in October.
which event will be made a gala occ-t.
sion. Invitations will be sent out To
all PARTS of the State to public officials
and Confederate organizations. bidding
them come to the laying. and several
taousand people are expected to be
present on that occasion.
Gov. Nardaman has issued a charter
Incorporating the Memphis & Pelsa-
Goa Railroad. which proposes to build
a line from Memphis to Pensacola via
Meridian. This is the sixth charter is
sued BY Mississippi for a railroad be
tween these Two points. The incor
porators announce their intention ol
completing the line within tweniy-four
months. and declare a bona hde inten-
ton To build.
The Railroad Commission. at its re
celt sessior. assessed a fine OF $50
against the Frisco system for failure
10 bulletin trains at Tupe!o. and tbs
Attorney General was instructed tn
collect same. A fine of $50 was en-
tered AGAINST the Mobile 4 Ohio road
for failure 20 Keen its waiting room
clean at Corinth. The commission re
eeiyed a very complimentary letter
from tle Corinth manufacturers. ex
pressing satisfaction over the manner
IN which the rate problem from that
point has been adjusted By the com
mission.
At the annual meeting of the Forest
District Conference the matter of NOV
ing the district parsonage from Forest
TO Newton was brought up for eonsid
sration and The body decided thai his
step should be taken. inasmuch as
Newton is more conveniently located
has better railroad facilities. and the
place has given a nice lot on which 10
build. \ committee was appointed to
sell the property al Forest and apply
he proceeds Of such sale to the erec
ton OF a nev building in Newton. to
cost 5000.
The terrf NJ the Circuit Court for
Washington county has been prefer
mirted. the grand iusy be.ng called to
meet on June 10 The reason for tle
change in tine of holding court is the
backward condition Of crops and the
ceeessity for elos< attention By plant
ers- The almost constant rains Of May
left cotton in such q condition that
several weeks OF close work will be re
quired before the crops can be put
into safe share
The problem Of getting washerwo-
men and cooks Is very acute one all
over the State. II is reported in some
owns that ladies' who have never
done anv work of this kind before are
now doing considerable portion OF
their own washing In some commu-
mites cooperative laundries. TO do
household washing. have been estab-
iished. and il is said that they have
been sucressful in relieving the situa-
ton.
The G Goodyear lumber interests in
Mississippi. amounting to about one
and one-half million acres of the finest
pine timber lands in the country. will
be centralized in Jackson. with I. C.
Eroehs. of tdat city, as manager. at a
very large salary.
The Palmer .Orphanage, of Column
bus. has been the recipient Of a gift Of
- 1000 from a lady in Atlanta, Ca.
whose name has been withheld The
Palmer orphanase was established by
the Prssbyteriaus Of Mississippi some
years ago. and has done a splendid
work ever since.
Adv;ces received at the ofFise OF the
Mississippi Cotton Association state
that arrangements are being made for
county rallies in Franklin. Panoia
Rankin. Pile Tunics. Coaboma and
Warren counties on the Fourth of July.
and Prominent sneakers will be pres
emf at zach occasion
Gov Vardaman received letter
from Hon. W J Bryan. stating tha.