Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

.SLEE. jackson. I'LL
Here Is q piece Of truth from the Dem !
Ocraf-Star.
n town that never has ANYTHING Co
do In q public way il on its way to
the cemetery. Any citizen that will
do nothing for bis town IL helping TO
dig the grave. A man that viii CURSE
his town j. furnishing tine episin. TAs
one Who h - selfish a. - have no time
from his business 70 give socity affairs,
Is making the shrvud The merchant
who will not advertise Is driving III.
hearse. The man who l. always pull
ink from any public enterprise throws
boguetS on the grave. The man who
Is ~ stingy AMI selfish a. 70 always be
bowling hard times. breaches the fn-
neral sermon and siugs the doxolorv.
and thus the town Ines buried free from
all sorrow and care
The strenuous charge ofJud-e Catch
/ iugs to a grand jury at Niclssburg few
I days since. made n.ces>ary BY whole
sale violation Of the Law. again calls
the attention Of all good people to the
I imperitave necessity uf never compris-
I ing but always demanding that il he
strictly enforced on all orcasious. The
example of Memphis should h- suffi-
eient warning to our people what viii
be the result Of allowing the law to- b..
[ infracted- IL l. the duty Of every citi-
/ GEN. not only to himself and family. but
to his country, TO furnish aid at al
times to the officers who are bound TO
enforce the law. II they will rot do 50.
elect men that you know will enforce
/ il.
I II. C. Rohin.on Of West Point. has
come to the conclusion that fruit rails
I ing paws. n he has not hs.pn Of the ouin-
/ ion all the time. He haS three peach
/ trees that brought him SIS for the fruit
crop this year and others that nctted
Z nice suEis. Thy were Of the Greens
horvN variety, large white peach with
f, rosy tinfs. Not large number ct fh,.
[ trees % this kind would bring an inrur1s
I that would support family without
( trouble While thc cr0p Is not an ab-
spiGte sffrc nn.. il l. about As safe al.
any rai-s,i down here ami The Inclination
( of our people tn branch our FROM eutron-
and rlIi-e more fruit. hav. huz. and
IKE products Is increasing from year ~
year
f The Amory Irish Potato Club re-
ports a -Jleesssful venture a. a starter
The ctHb planted twenty acres anfl
realized nice profits from the invest
nenf. About -ix cars aiiI ~ masie al
together. and the prise hcing paid :
highly satisfactory. Amory IS in --s,,-
tipn ef th. state that shonld prove a
/ rruckinE center. and The experiment
F made thl. wear viii likely pruvr a srirn=
uIus 10 others "a go into the business.
james Evans ~ NFusinn. Nnn-ns
county has f.Ea bu-kt.l, Ud ola cnru
ami Will make larzs- er1p sssu thI-
wear tie has - acre, ~ m.si. t3atn.
which helps % Feed bis stocs - ht.a.i
% eattls. - hogs and lsow -to,'is "a rln
the faru-
The Dsirant wagon f4rtorv ar Green
wuod will -oan resume business after
al enforced shut down Of some weeks.
+ There are only few factories Of THIS
description in the state and the wrIser
notes with satisfaction the fact that al
seem ta b.. doing nireiV. i-siuni
offers I fine field for siseh factories. ami
there il every Fea-ou why a NUMBER
should be established during the next
/ few years. Make YOUR timber into the
finished article At homs-
The Met eomb Gity fair this fall W..
Z be larger and better than ever and the
premiums more numerous The zusst
\ people of that section have epsHe sogetil-
er IN ths interest Of a eomno1 cause. and
viii show 10 the world in unmfsta gable
terms Just what can be done in the
I piEey woods. The affair last year was
a glorius saccess. but the men in charge
expect to eclipse ali former recor,is.
and from present prospects, that viii be
dons by a large per eeut.
Z Louisville inaugurafed the new rail-
way few DAYS since bE maSing ship
meut IT 5ol.lo0 turned spoiSes. six car
loads. The-.e spolzsss were Inllfis bv tbs.
factory there. which i large insti.u-
tion aEd viii add great deal To tho
I paw rel of that -pisHliid little ei,v
since the coming Of tine ROAD was def
I iairely announced. Louisville has taken
on wOuderful activity and Is coming 70
! the front with rush
/ Liberty "a taking on new life since
the construction OF the Libsrt w hit-s
railroad aud Is doing things uow. II il
in gusod >eetiou Of country and should
be a thrising plase u several Thousand
people
Active work on the Coast Electric,
Railway from Gulfport to Blink began
last week ard will be pushed 10 com-
pletion-
Bay Saint Louis will issue bonds for
the purpose OF building a hall fur the
municipal otic~rs.
Mathiston reports the immediate con-
struetion of half dozen additional
brick stores and dwellings besides
The Soda Water BottIers' Asocia-
tion of Mississippi has employed
lawyer to represent their interests
before the Railroad Commission in
/ fight which is To be made for lower
express rates. The botIers claim that
express rates are higher in Mississip-
pf than in any other Southern State.
and that il takes all the profit to pay
the express charges. At the next
meeting Of the commission the bot
tiers are to make determined effort
to get better rates The trade in soda
pep has increased very greatly during
the past few years. and the hottlers
say II is not fair to give the express
companies all the profit. The case Is
10 come up at the next meeting OF the
commission
An additional reward OF 500 has
been offered By the governor for the
arrest OK Louis Dennis, who shot ard
killed Circuit Clerk John T. White at
RAYMOND last EahriIarV Dennis WAS