Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-10-05

Jaci~nn : getting real ANXIOUS -
Know what has h.,rame of ths. ~ PaaI
>yuiicaae thaz came down la.e -pring
AMI purchased several thau-and a-r-s
0f lind % ras nurfh % the cirv ant an
ruuns-ed rhar thev we're using - huilsi
a raiiruad up the valley uf rhs. Pearl
anit establish near Itrias1u a Nosslwzlrle-
Ing piinl the lar af Nhis,h the Ss9urh
hass nssver ssssn- The lands we're ptr-
chased wirh the understand iu.- thar
rhss owners eould sunfinue "a na.lpy
them b5r three months. by whi.h tiIns.
work WIS to begin Nothing has been
heard OF the enterprise in a blug time.
and Jackson Is beginning t0 wousi..r
what i the natter The lands went
Tor goo,i pris-es and the SELLERS have no
pruresrs ID make even should the rail-
road ana the fb.tories ngver b. sstab-
hsh-st. bar they are curious. inst ths
same. 70 Anow Ehas has h.s,pus of tho
venture
The STATE prison population has lnss
txeufv-orss azgring the past moufh- vt
the etoss u business for the month u
August there we're I. T.. couEnstS on
the ruii<. During the E1uuth OF Sep-
uemhsr Il we're discharged a. having
served out their time, enc was paryiaued,
I siissi and I esssapsd To of .et thedis-
charges there are generally a number
of new arr =. but during thu past
month there has not been one. the
trarsllu = sergeant being barred IN
every direction bv qlar1ntineS. AMI b.s-
iag unable IA travel about toths courts.
even should any have been held How
ever. there have been three aecessissns
ho the pri=su RANKS. A. three escapes
have been captured and returned
Quite collection u old papers per-
taininx % the civil War and the arm
hss whiCh we're losslred in and around
Columbus during the war were h1rand
rscenrIv a tsw miles flyim Columbus.
The papers we're discovered in a hollow
tree situated on the bank of the Tom
oi-Eb.-'. RIVER. and thew APPEAR To 10
part Of the record of the oriars sent 20
the different commanders % Conf-sier-
aze-foryss IN that vicinity Will. the
| leaves are somewhat velicw with age.
they ara capable Of being Identified as
genuine ami prove themselves uo be
quite valuable
The preliminary work Of making a
survey Of the Tombigbse river with q
view t0 ascerraining the probable cuss
OF dams. locks. ers.-. % make the stream
nLvigabis the wear round viii be be-
gun as an early date. The necessary
appropriation for this work WIS made
at the Inst session Of congress- and the
work was uo have been finished this
summer. 5gr on account OF quaraufins
restrictions a delay was caused IN the
effecruari0n Of the plans.
NJ " R.kv. ore Of the best citizens
OF Pdnola county. was thrown from his
buggy an,i instantly k,ed near Cren-
shaw EAss Week He wAs 20 wears oisI-
The CLAW ani OlSribbeha County
Mesti.sal AssociaUu8u met Ia Ssa-xvills
last weeiS- The discussions were prir-
eipally confined To yeIIew fever and ma
kAriA
The N1sors OF Sozrkville have de-
eided to erect SIS. 600 four-s1ory hail.i-
ing The third story VIII b.s used IL q
lodge room and the balance Of the
building VII b. divided into Offices and
store roeEns for rent The Masous al
ready own one OF the finest business
houses in Starkvilis. with haI-eroorn
handsomely furnished ant equipped on
the second ts5Gr. This buildsag i row
for sale