Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

Mr. Cliff Archibald spent seve
: raj days in Oxford this week will
the friends OF his boyhood DAYS
who are always glad to welcom,
T, him.
Miss Rebecca Smith, who hai
been the guest OF Miss Mabe
Smith for the past several weeks
! has returned to her home in In.
dianola.
When you come to town Join
the Cotton Growers Association.
Lists have been left with the
sheriff, ehancery clerk and cir
cult clerks.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. J. Pritchard.
OF Poplar Spsings, in Pontotoc
County. have been the guests OF
the family Of Mr.. X. D. Roberts.
OF our county, the past week.
Messrs. ". L. Hampton, 8. n.
Logan, W. A. Roane and Prof.
a. l.. Bondurant attended the
annual meeting of the Grand Ma
sonic bodies in jackson this week
Miss Mona Beanland left Tues.
day for Memphis, from which
place she will accompany her
sister, Mrs. Garner Owen, TO Hot
Springs, Ark.
The painters, carpenters and
other werkmen around town have
been forced out of business the
past month on account OF the un.
usually bad spell of weather.
"ln louisiana" is full of sem
sational, dram attic, scenic and
mechanical effects. Vaudeville
features. Everything new and
up-to-date at the Opera House
tonight.
In many towns in the State the
banks have awakened to the fact
that it pays to advertise. The
Delta Bank &c Trust Co., Green
wood, is doing some attractive
advertising.
We received a pleasant call
from Messrs. z. T. Smith, of Har-
montown, X. B. Vincent, of Lib
erty Hill, d. l.. McEachin, of
Abbeville, and T. L. Rushing, of
Oxford, yesterday.
Messrs. John Falkner, Jr., and
Lee NJ. Russell will install a series
of high class attractions at the
Opera House soon. They will
offer season tickets and promise
the best attractions only.
AL the world loves a lover, and
you will certainly fall in line when
you follow the simple, pretty love
story that runs through Ameri-
cas- greatest sensational melo-
drama, I'm louisiana" at the
opera house tonight
Mr.. W. ". Kimble has a new
motor sausage grinder TO meet
the increasing demands Of his
business. From the sample pre-
sented Us, it 10 quite m improve
ment on the old way of making
sausage.
Owing to the delinquent tax
sale and other matter that could
not be postponed. some OF our
communication have been crowd
ed out recently. W hope our
correspondents will let Us hear
from them regularly in the future
Col. J. W. +. FaIxner has lot
contract and the material is al
ready on the ground 70 enlarge
the store house now occupied by
Mr.. Edgar Harris as soon as the
weather will permit. An addition
of $50 feet in the rear will be ad-
ded.
The most thrilling, up-to.date
sensational melodrama, I'm Lou
isiana," at the opera house to-
night. Everything new; it is one
Of the most marvellous and magni-
fcent mechanical masterpieces
before the public. To miss it is
TO regret it.
DIR. Davis and NJ. VILLAINS, of
New York have been stopping at
the Knight Hotel for several
weeks. These gentlemen came
South to avoid the rigors OF q
Northern winter and enjoy the
hunting season. We fear the re-
cent cold snap will give them a
poor impression OF the ''land Of
sunshine as a winter resort
Congressman Thomas Spight
informs US that the War Claims
bill which has passed both houses
of Congress and will no doubt be
approved by the president, pro-
vides for the payment of follow
ing claims in Lafayette County:
Jessie Arlington, 1892; Sarah
H. Nunnaily, admx of Eldred
Nunnally, $3,402.
Mr.. s. B. Csrothers, one of the
oldest and most esteemed citizens
of LAFAYETTE County, died at his
home near Taylor's Monday after
a brief illness of pneumonia. Mr..
Carothers was one of the pioneer
settlers of North Mississippi, and
his long and useful life endeared
him to hosts of friends. Mr..
Caruthers leaves three sons and
a number of grand children to