Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-08-10
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

matter Other states have come 10
the frost in the matter ~ monuments
~ the NtcksbrrE Military Park. all 20
them being Northern States which
participated in the fall and great siege
lsasiing NJ TO H. There Is not a Con
ieiisrafc monument in the park. none
Of the oil Confederate States having
MARKED the places where their troops
fought 90 this great fIeld. u - felt IN
vi sissinFi that IL Is appropriate ard
timely ihst the FIRST monuments erect
81 to The vaior and heroism % the de-
fender cf the HIN CITY should be
ercctssi hv the state o, whose sngl tbs
nfstorir sieSe tnoS riare The Con
fetfrs . veterans % the State are
united n tAe desire that the Irrisla-
tHre mas" IN appropriation for n
mouun,ert ard suitable markers.
Two small boys were saved fro-,
d-7wnir- in Pearl river near Jackson
last we~f By eNCcv. A p Tnrriuo
who d0fesi his cIcthirx and plunged
INTO the water irst in time - prevau,
oue ~ the i1ds from sinking in the
trearherrus e-idy Gov Lanxfno hal
Accompanied n party % youngsters u,
the river. among them being two ~ hts
cvu rruF The ho-s were frorirks1-
about n shallow part o. the stream
when a iaf ramsd Green wer. over a
sfepoG end plunged beneath TIE
s'irtace- The boy vas unable 70 swim
and bis CIV Cf fespatr aS he wen.
feHn atfrsrtet the attention - Gov
Jougtna who quickly pulled OF s,,at
and shoes and n1on brought hin In
fhe hank in safefy Anofher how as,
went oser the -stspcr- and vaz af.,rt
/ ie sink but hs vas able 70 swim ff
usa. and with assistance from Gov
Lougtno reached the hank in safety.
Quite continent Es sprin-Frz NJ,
az over the state for the passsas-.. ,sf /,
NV ty n. newt legislature tnaRin- II
cfsrurrflsury on Boards % Sun.-rvf~ry-s
~ every cuunty in the state 70 rtr-
chase for the use of the shariH n least
iwo tioosihuansis. % tse best hrs..i
vaich are u h. kept hy the Sherfr a.
The couasy sat Il Is ar-ued tha. n
such laS was passed. ani tra h-o,.l
hnHnsts purchased thai y xnulf far4
- decrease crime. especiaflv rhen
ter',' nr frur noted criminals re~.
carEht and Bal Hrsfice urese.i nas Il,
them Snue cf ~. sNerl~s ~ sha
/ sfete have purchase his-rfhnsrwsss ~
'ts'ir ovn -vUerss ard kesr thrr7 -
ft.ir own expense Rnsryf< - Ssfr-.-
is1rs- ~ gelerai thing. ~uf ~
Q'ifv htse these hicN,ihuursiS unless 80
iaN specifically directs that rAev A,
-. and for this reason there Is a To-
1iand that t1s Le-islatar.s pass an a..
dire ing that they shall 6.. purchased
u is beirE circulated over the STAT.
that GreradR has an epidemic q ~
phoi1 fexs-. and the following l~ster
frorl Or , " Young. eounrv kaassf
efneer. tFr-fs the report - falls. Sstrh
reperts izsIre n town. and Greuassa
Fcsiid Ike 70 have IL corrected -
.oSinS Is the signed sssssrer, - Dr.
Young
Grenada. Miss. Aug. = fsas
/ Y IS being currently reported TN.
80 have IN Grenada quite a number of
eases oi typhoid fever. STAMP tbs
report "a ua1ualifsdIv false. we have
N1f oniy Eve cases of TYPHOID fsvar
this war. and only one case now In
bed We have NJ cases of Infections !
ar contagious disease. except the one
ease n typhosd- and that one has bara
n bed hve weeks and Is better.
y W YOUNG. " n
County Health orscsr.-
= farmers institute w.s he'll ..
Walden last week under the auspices
ef the Agricultural art Neeh srfe~l
| Iotie~e - Srarkvii.e ProfS. z R
boyd and G. T. Anes xery TIE leetur.
ers. and u'7Ey interesting ant fnztsue-
tDe suggestions dif they -aakr n The
course cf their discussion 81 ste..k.
raistns- fryrif-crO~iu-. terracirz ana
preparation - the soil Much iafsr-sr
vas manifested IN the lectures ~
piantsrs from lar nnd near who N.t
coone N -Doiiv numbers in srs.a of
the inc'smency - the weether
The fCIloviVz statement VS. rire,
out BY Da~iisou & warf,aw. the S,,fa
sehcol aziok Eeposisar5- Tier -..s-rs
p bs mis Endcrstspdine re1arriing
he terms on Nhich hooss vii Re f,sr-
nished agencies after the exchange
esrfot has expired We desire 20 sar
that books viii hs shipped BY freight
charges prepaid 20 the railway station
rcarest tire aSency. whsn ordered in
sufficient quantities 70 Justify freight
shipment of corrSe. ~ sill nos rra
nav etarSss OF express shipusnss il
small cuansisieS. As thar would cor
sune the entire profits. 4 MAJORITY ~
the parties 70 whom caHnty a-aaef.s
have eeen offered hav. aeeep,.s,F Rsss
sue iiss u a-clei-s Is stsIf <uhfs-t to
revision We allow the retailer a 10
Psr cent margin Of profit
Il
The Greenwood Groeer~ Compa,r
and the Cover Preduce Company. az
Greenwood. have been con .liS.sea
and the rev business will BE- conduct
et under the name Of the CreeaEcoH
Grocery Company. TIE capital stock
of the company was increased from
ss".eee 20 s55,0ea. all Of waich is paif
up- Iae concern IS one Of the strong
est Wholesale groeery houses in the
State
All OF the members q the A-riruls-
ural and Mechanical College faculty.
are now touring the State aud ho,dins
Farmers Institutes In some Instances
however. IT has been necessary to
abandon the Institutes cn account Of
II
Durins the month of July Gov. Var
damsn issued rroclansfiors iacarpo--
sting six new towns and villages i,
Mississippi Five villages Wers saf5sS
To the rank Of towns ~ reason 1F ns,9
ulsf'cn increases. end IRE tsun Of
Siarsviiie as raised % the rank Of a
city
The campaign for State r~fr--rs-
-esry for youthful criminals promises
10 be Nssed wtth considerable .ixor It
the next session n the Laxisiatrr
some very fire IDEAS have been si-
vancet along the line of a rafo-- storv-
tue most popular being that ts.s re-
torn2'ory should b. a refor-,z-ory aud
an industrial school. where the iaro--
rlgicses nay Be given an opportunity
OF learning s0Ee sort CT a useful trade