Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-08-24
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


shedding are general and shedding Is
serious N many central AMI southern
counties Plants are xenernllt grow
ing last. bur trufting cnly fairly we'll.
although sur1e fields of early cotton
that have been properly cultivated are
truiring well and hcIls are beginning
70 uc>~ - fRUsssh - Eenke and tsss-
guena euurties
~ large portion Of the crup Is small
and mum OF e hsAs heen laid by IN a
grassy condition and Is rus very promis-
ing
Foiter pulling and having have
been hlrssered by the showery weather
and II a few instances hIfe curu on low
lands kas been damaged BY excessive
moisture, but Young corn = generally
promising sugar cane. peas. POTATOES
And pastures 1re doing well The pianr-
ing Of tnruips and tilI gardens con-
tcres.T
The agitation row IN progress tsr
the formation OF new cf,sfr-ri-s IN Nf---
fssippf indicates that the map Of the
STATE i lhcur 10 undergo many changes
az the rexr sessinu OF the LEGISLATURE
Ths Iat-sr agitation % thfs nature
h1s been launched "a PORTIONS OF Law
renee and Coving-ou. whsr- property
owners ara Anxious 70 tprrn a new Iurt--
dictiou with Prsntis- a. the county
seat
Active campaigning Is in progress
t1r the proposed new county to be tlrrnsd
from porrbou- Of Perry. Green. Harri-
sou. Pearl River And Jackson counties.
with Wilggins ~ the county sear.
The campaign tor a new county ~ be
formed trun portinus OF Wilkinson.
Franklin and Amirs counties, with
Glos1-r ~ the cuunry scar. - making
heacvav.
As the main ho,iv cs the Legislature
viii have verv lirrle TO do while the
judiciary Committees are working ou
the revision Of th. annotated code. the
new county torrnaciDns viii doubtless
furnish lively themes for discussion
And ~ each movement Of this ehararrer
VIII doubtless meet With opposition the
lnwrIksrs viii not suffer with eunui
during the early weeks Of the session
Nearly all the countries involved carry
bonded indebtedness. and the division
Of this indebtedness will BE- q bone cf
eprtsrtlor-
Gov Vlrti-iar addressed a circular
letter 20 members Of the Legislature
asking II rh-v viii vots. for an er1er-
cf Health IN ease is becomes necessary
To have more funds to maintain rh,.
quarantine. whieh IL now absolutely
assured. owing 10 the fact that the an-
nual allowance for the board u only 81
Noe and q Essd porssoa sf this has al
ready been u.-e,i- The Governor v1nfesi
authority to borrow such sum n may
be necessary. and b. has received
replies from ninety members Of
the two houses stating that rhey viii
stand by hirr Ia any financial policy he
rnY see ueesssarv 20 lfcpE during
the quarantine period
Despite the unfivOrlbfss weather epn-
dirions which prevailed IN Yalobu-ha
county al through the spring. fully
| Ehree-fourrhs OF erup will be harvested
IN the fall Showers are falling svsrv
fav or two. thus aiding In making a
splendid corn crop. and the forced re-
t11ericn IN the acreage Of the cotton
crup y truly a blessing In disguise. a.
II has compelled the farmers uo diver
sity and i've ar home. and incidentally
poes1=s a good price for cotton
Federal Clerk L B. Moselev has .
letter from Judge SLlss. OF koseiussSo.
pr=rermirriug the term OF his court
that wls dIl.. TO convene AZ Meridian or
| the Ilth Of september This II on A.
count Of the yelbsw fewer Ia New Or
leans And the consequent quaranrinss.
making il alsnnxr impossible for iri-
yanrs, witnesses. lawyers. etss- 20 reach
any given potnr or time Al uhoss. IN
-erestet IA this term Of court are asked
/ 40 TAX notice
In response a, a request for 4 ruling
bv the lOeal school BoIrd. state super
fnterrianr Of Edlp.asion Whitfield hold,
that the Town Of Ripley has the righE
10 establish separate schccI district.
Raltng on another point brought up
>upr- Whitfield says Ny innerpre-
ration Of the law. however, u thar pu-
pils living N The county and oursids.
/ the separate School District. mav
attend during the winter term Of the
regular county school. and the county
superintendent viii pay for them This
matter has never been settled bv the
courts. but e Is the universal practice >
The following ssarsrenr has been riv-
en- out by Dr.. W 3. Murrah Prssidenrot
NLillsans College,
Am receiving n great rany Letters
asking whether the opening Of our col
lsge session viii De postponed on Iccrurr
Of quarantine restriction In reply Lee
NE say that unless eondirions change
very materially we shall open ar rhs.
appoinset time, sept %. Should lrv
notification Of this announcement D..
necessary tze 1nriee viii be given
A terrific electrical storm passed
over S-narohia one nighs Iass weesz.
Serious damage was done 20 the rsIa-
phcus. wires. ami the power-hntlss had
uo close cur ef business altogether dur
ing ths remainder OF ths. night The
storm was followed by the heaviest rains
Of the season
The FRANKLIN county citizens. about
3n0 IN number. who were Indicted an tbs.
l.nst session Of Federal Court IN Jackson
On Eh. charge OF InSinhfaring Govern
Eenr home-steAsters, have peEirfuned
Judge Niles h1r a dismissal Of the IN
d1cE1nerrs All MAKE IN attack on the
crsstIbtiiry Of the witnesses who fur
nisisft the evidence 10 shs. Grand Jury
On which rh. true bills were found
Finds County Bourtt Of Supervisors
h1s passed resuiullon ealling On menl-
bers of the legislature I'd vote for ar
appropriation TO erect monuments IN
Vb:ksburg Park In memory of Miss
IssIppt soldi-rs who fell there during
Tbs. Civil War
Notwithstanding the quarantines and
scm=~has general duIInsss Of business,
there has been no decrease IN the num-
her OF charters received by Secretary
of State Power TO be recorded. irdi-
eating thar the organization OF new in
dusrrles IN the State are going steadily
onward
A meeting Of the STATE Board OF
Election Commissioners viii Se h=Id
some tIEs during the presenr mouth
knr the purpose of Sling vacancies re-
ported BY county boartis4 There will
DC no elections In Mississippi this year.