Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-01
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

/ b'te ou tnat date. stating
.hat the new camp will be known as
amp II. ?. Ward. In honor of DR. u
p Ward. OF Winona. The fol lowing
are directed 20 report NJ Gulfport on
June |. PaymaSter Walter Wsever
Major ). d. Ewing. OF the Third In.
tantry. Capt. +. W Nall. of Major
Gen. kecslers stan. and Capt. w w
Cole. OF the Governors stan who. with
the adiutant general. will prepare for
the encampment The following de
taii Is ordered To report at Gulfport:
Sergeant. two corporals and twenty.
TWO priyates from First Regiment:
two iteu'enants. one sergeant. two
corporais and twenty two privates
from the Second Regiment. one lieu
tenant. two COrporals and tventy-twc
privates from the Third Regiment.
/ ina Dspartme Mt cf Archives and
history has received splsndid oil
| portrait OF the late Chancellor Charles
/ scott. who was for several wears chan.
ceilor NJ the supreme Court of Chan
cerv or this State In the Sos. and " a.
/ was recognized as one Of the foremost
Iurists ot that illustrious period in the
history OF Mississippi when the bench
and bar numbered among its list of
leading lights many ~ the brightest
legal intellecfs in the country. The
| portrait is one Of the handsome~t in
the large collection Of maSterpiecps
which Director Rowland has been
steadily and diligently gathering to-
gether. Il was presented 10 the de-
partment by Hon. Chariec Scott. ~
Rosedale. the eldest son of Chancellor
Scott. and was painted by Carl Gun.
err. the renowned artist ot WaShing-
ton city. who has done most of the
best work in tho department. and
whose work in the field OF art eauals
the best ot today.
letter was received at the head
quarters of the Mississippi Cotton As.
sociation from President W. ". con
nor. OF the Perry County Association
which states that the condition o; the
cotton crop in that county T. the very
worst that he remembers to hays seen
| during any previous wear. Cotton Is
very backward and exceeding grassy
and Il will be- Impossible TO work the
| ground that has beer planted unless |
the rains cease. \ large portion of the
lands under cultivation las year are
now lying idle and the farF,,rS s.ln-
/ desire To do so 4 think II Is sale 10
say that all the cotton has been plant
Ell thar viii be Flanted.' concludes MI.
Conuor
The Armour Packing Company has
purchased iot at Jackson. and will
erect thereon large cold storage
plant TIE ground Is being cleared.
and il IS stated that the company ex.
poets to have the building well under
way by the early part OF June The
plant viii be one OF the largest ever
| built BY ths Armour people in the
south. AMI IS to be used in supplying
god portion Of the Mississippi trade
ssrriturr.
state Superinte endent Of Education |
Whitfield has issued bulletin in ~.
gard To the summer term OF the train
ing school for teachers to be held al |
the State University The normal will |
llst from July IL to July as All the
railroads Of the State have made re.
ducsd rates for teachers who desire to
| attend. Fer many years the training |
school at the University has been one
Oi tle hest in the land and this year
II will be fully up To the standard.
Ciothing men from Brookhaven.
Wssson. Hazlehurst. Canton. Jackson.
Durani Grenade and Winona met at |
Jackson and perfected an orgsniza- |
tiOr To be- known as the Mississippi |
Clothing Association. with Mr. ! VI.
McGrsth. OF Brookhaven. as president |
II IS expected to enlarge the orEanixa.
tion greatly within the next few
month";.
The Deaf and Dumb Commiss ion |
and the Deaf and Dumb Trustees sold |
the property belonging tn the Deaf |
and Dumb Institute at Jackson tor /
s15.ss5.5s or s. more than the ap-
preparation for the new institute The |
trustees and commission ara well /
pleased that the property sold will pay 1
for the new institution.
Tho Uniform School BOOK Connis.
sion meets in Jackson On tf1 sth os |
June for the purpose of commencing I
the work Of examining the varintiS |
text books offered fof adoption Dur.
'ng the psst three weeks the agents /
and representatives ~ the various pub |
lislins houses have heen exceedingly |
busy interviewing the members Of the |
commlssior-
Much regret was expressed over
the receipt of news from Fayette % |
the death of Hon ]. Rives Wade |
treasurer OF jefferson county Mr.
Wade Wa one OF the best known citf
zens Of that section of the State and |
has been prominent in the affairs of |
tia commonwealth for many .ears |
especially i- educational circles He |
held the of.ice OF superintendent OF ed |
acation Of jefferson county for a long
number OF years.
The executive committee OF the Mis-
| sissippi Crushers' Association will
meet in Jackson for the purpose % |
taking up the question of locating the |
refinery to be established by the in |
dependent OF ihe State.
Too spring term Of Circuit Court. |
vhirh WAS IN have convened at Wa
thai last we.s hss been postponed |
uafil fhf h-es s--- - ~ lat. Th5s
setlou On the part of Judge Dunn Is
taken IN m tst. e.f ~ m farmers.
y ho. due ~ the continued and exces-
slve rains. are verS backward IN the
Plantins ard cnitiys sfi1n of their crops.
~ y. Cu'pepper. assisted hy his /
son. Rev Oscal Barks Culpepper. both /
evangs.tsts p. astional fame conclud- /
ed = to-day tent meeting al Clsye- /
l&nd. The series Vas fingulariy sue /
cessiuI. resulting in mueh good a. the |
place
The nrSt annual summer school for |
teachers AZ the Mississippi ASrIcul- |
tuFal and Mechanical College xiII open |
al Sfarkville on June - ami continue |
four weeks The ~OFk in agriculture |