Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-07-26

Mrs. Warner Holt and Miss
Mary Augusta Smith, of INDIAN
ola. are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. @. X. Smith.
I. Mrs. VerreIl Butler will leave
Monday for Laurel to spend the
month Of August with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. s. J. Mitchell.
Mr.. c. D. McRae, Of Memphis,
is spending a few days with his
family, who are the guests of
Mrs Maggie Morrow.
Camp meeting begins SItur-
day, Aug. 4th, and from the pre-
partitions that are being made. il
will be the largest held in years.
Mrs NJ. B. Jones and daugh-
tiers, Misses Anna May and Leila
left this morning for Colorado.
Springs, Colo, to remain until
october.
Mrs. Robert knight, Of Her
nandO. and her daughter Law
Mrs. c. f. knight, of Memphis,
are the guests of Mrs. Charles
Word.
Mr.. W. A. Nelson caught a
large female wild cat in Yocona
bottom Saturday which was sent
to the Memphis 100 by Mr.. Rel
bue Price.
The Board of Supervisors has
elected Mr.. D. II. Crowson, of
Lafayette Springs, as a member
of the Bolrd of County Examin.
ers for the year 1s06-O.
We are glad to note that North
Oxford is improving. Mr.. COL
her Parks has purchased the lot
east of Mr.. f. E. Duncan and Is
preparing to build a residence at
an early date.
Next Thursday is the date for
the first municipal primary. Sol
far only two candidates are out
for each of the important posi-
tons Of mayor and marshal.
Mr.. Ramsey, district lecturer
OF the Masonic fraternity, has
been here several days this week
with the members of T. S. Gath
right Lodge
The Misses Eunice Briscoe and
Mary Wharton, Of Port Gibson.
have been the guests for the past
two weeks Of Miss Julia c. Brown
at the Episcopal rectory.
The Board Of Supervisors met
in special Saturday To confirm
the appointment Of Nh. L. B. Orr.
OF OrrwOod, as County School
commissioner 10 succeed the late
Mr.. J. l. Sisk, deceased.
Dir. John Murchison a farmer
near Blackwater, across
Tallahatchie was shot and seri-
injured by Henry Hayes.
a negro, Friday Hayes was
placed in the Oxford jail.
Mrs. Ephraim Davidson had as
guests at her house party besides
her sister and reices, Mrs. j. r.
Haynes and son, Willard, Of
Ark, and Miss Cariine
Gates, of Grand View, Texas.
The Summer Normal 1T the
University will close this week.
A large body of teachers have
attended this year and the in
structces are highly pleased with
the excellent character OF the
work done
Rev. and Mrs A. 3. Morris,
Mr.. T. J.. Wilson ard wife, Mr.. c
A. NcCharen and wife, Mr.. Lee
Russell and wife Miss Ollie Wet
ster attended the Primitive Bap-
fist and Holiness peeting Ut La
Fayette Springs last week
Mr.. Ernest Brown, ! young
man of Duck Hill, who was the
guest OF MIR. W. H. H. Royals at
Burgess died Tuesday very sud-
denly of congestion Ths re-
mains were sent to his parents AZ
Duck Hill that night
The Illinois Central Railroad
will sell round trip tickets to Min
neapolis, for 5000 on account
of the National Eneampnent of
the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Tickets on sale Aug. nth, 18th
and 18th. Good until Sept. 3Oth
by extension.
Mr.. j. o.. Ramey has received
the pension blanks, and all those
who wish to make application for
a pension should get q blank at
once and present the same to the
Board of Pension Examiners
when they meetin August. These
blanks are only for the new ap-
phcants-
Next Wednesday will be 4 big
day in Abbeyille- The citizens
have cordially invited the people
to attend their reunion, and one
of the largest crowds ever assem-
bled IN the county is expected.
Distinguished speakers will be
present and a thoroughly good
time is expected.
The daughters of the Confed-
eraey will serve cream and sher.
bet in the Public School yard
Friday afternoon from 4:3O to
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