Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-21
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

4 "HNtf lAataNRHA ~ NAf" HttsNNA taAi ffitl NN
H. rvpurt 20 the Legislature. anil the
nzurr~ make very interesting Tra,iiur
matter tsr Mi--i--ippisn- wko feel
Prpis IN shat J. gosnx on IN bu-ins-s
ant industrial vay. fur the two wears
rn'iing the hf~t ot last nct0hsr the total
amount of the capital stock of the char
ter recouis-i BY the secretary vas St8.-
lso.suu. n thu los hanks show caus.
TAI 1t s5.sZ,, 300: i20 mercantile rsn-
eeru-. s..sJ1. 500. 50 humber nsannfaet-
uring plants. ss.7te.oso: N oil mill..
si,spo.uooi - miscellaneous factorie-.
>t-i9s-sao; - schools and educational
establishments. on Whirh there b. a
nominal fe~. The fees callectss! oa ;he-.
charters amount to perhaps $4,000
more than ever before Tor a tWo-yea
p-risd. anil the secretary u confident
that the shaving y ss-'d one for the
state
The narrative report of the Board of
aatrul has hecn sent To the printer. n
shows that tor the two wears ending last
tvtol'sr the gru-s rrcript- IT the State
~ aevuuut Of the penitentary were
ssse, tg--ri. AMI the expenses Tor the
same perioi Sl9f.-30t5. which ieave- a
net balance af Siss.5sI.s6, to which also
- added the Increase IN value ot the
state farm property, carrying same 20
sts5 COO
The report goes into details a. 10 the
al" AMI management of the conviets
| Nj Vt the white cnnvicts arr kept ON the
Rankin farm. sevsnty-ii cf them. cN-
scpt two or three cripple~ at Oakley,
ind t>irty two at the Sunhower sawmiE.
There are twenty four women at oak
| ley. enc ut whom !. white. and they arr
employed in making clothing for the
other convict,. There are also sixty
two incurable- at Oakley. sevrnt weigh.
couvicts On the Sandy Bayou plarc,
nimsty one on Belmont aud the balanc,
At >unhower.
The board declares in this report
that the couyicts all have Wholesome
fond. such A. bacon, vegetables, corn
and Hour bread. coffee. sugar. rice. etc.
Artesian wells have been bored on
al the state farms and they have the
best of water. comfortable quarters.
spring beds. cotton mattresses ami
wooden clothing Tor winter.
There i a physician ON all the places
tnd the best of care i taken OF the
sick.
Superintendent Bobyn-, of the State
Deaf and Dumb Institution. will report
To the legislature that his new building
= tail To- overflowing and demand that
$4,000 h. appropriated for additions.
He states that when the institution
opened on the Tth Of December Ii2 white
children applied for admission and were
taken. However. he has applications
from fifty more and cannot aecommo-
late them. He believes there are 100
more deaf children in the State who
wousi attend il room was provided.
Travelling Sergeant Dodds, who has
iust returned from a visit To Franklin
county, the mnlst OF the alleged white
cappc'i element in Mississippi, declare.
the people there are the best and most
iospItable he has ever met, and that
they are determined To settle all their
old troubles and get down to business
and real living once more.
The Confederate Veterans of Jackson
are considerably stirred up and inter
e>ted over the proposition TO move the
Confederate monument from the Con
te'lerate Park in the old capitol ward to
the lawn of the new capitol. and the
| chances are that should the Le.isla-
ture take the matter up there IL going
To he a lively fight. The Confederate
Veteran camp at Nazoo has passed res
olution-, declaring that the monument
should he moved to the new capitol. and
that j. what has caused the interest.
The Legislature i going To have
new county proposition at the coming
session. Just a. i ylerally the ease at
every session. The advocates OF George
county, a county that it i proposed to
n'ake out of portions OF Amite. Frank
I'm and Wilkinson. are getting busy II
= proposed To take 2iO square miles out
OF Amiie. i31 from Wilkinson and -
frpm Franklin. which will form q county
OF At square miles and with popula-
| tion of about $4,000 and an assessed
valuations ef s3,coo.00o.
Hon. Clarence Greaves. member OF tn.
Legislature from Madison county. de-
elares that he j. going to run the blinl
tigers out OF Mississippi after this year
OF put saloons IN every county, by max
ing the unlawful sale of whisky a peni-
tentisry offen-e. Another law he has
in course of preparation Is one to force
all foreign corporations doing business in
Mississippi to pay taxes on their bust
Ness and on the money they have invest
e,i in their business in this State. Mr..
Greaves states that he l. tired of seeing
the little farmer pay all the taxes.
s. &c.. T..I--...
spent few days ,0 Funnagusha creek,
twenty five miles north of Jackson, re-
port that they killed seventy five sauir-
rels, caught an abundance of fish and one
OF the biggest 'pos-ums that they ever
saw. The Jackson men saw plenty of
turkeys and other large game, but
aeked the prowess necessary to bag
any of it.
The Theo. Spight Chapter, L. ID. c..
OF Ripley, held bazar, the proceeds to
be applied TO the fund for the Confeie-
rate monument to be erected in honor
of Tippah's Confederate dead. A great
deal of interest was manifested by the
ladies', and the affair was a most enjoy
able and successful one. More than
500 was realized for the fund.
DIR. +. l. Fulghap, physician at the
Baptist Orphanage in Jackson, has noti-
fed the Governor of the collection OF $40
from officers and employees of the orphan
age to be used in the purchase of a silver
service for the battleship Mississippi.
The children of the school, the Highland
school, which i located at the orphan
age, gave literally of their nickels.
c. I. W. Howerton, of Harrison
county, spent the day at the capital.
He is now engaged in planting the larg
est orchard in the State of Mississippi,
and is convinced that a. a fruit and
vegetable growing State, Mississippi has
no equal anywhere
Uncle Tom Arlington, as he is famil-
iarly called, Is nearly 100 years old and
lives at the foot of one of the Hatchie
hills east of Cotton Plant. He is most
uuiatle character AMI il halo and hearty