Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-16

y special neetin u Camp No.
I52, u c. V, Is called for Satur-
day at IL amin the court house,
10 transact business OF interss. -
the Camp.
j. L. SHISAULT, Com.
G. II. EVANS. Adit.
Rev. X. L. Nicholson VIII not
preach Sunday az Cambridge, but
will hold a meeting there begin
ming Sunday, Aug. 24th.
Mrs. Webb and the Misses
williams. of Yazoo City. are the
guests Of the family of ChanceI-
Tor Fulton on the campus.
Mr.. ard Mrs. y. Fl. Anderson
have removed from North street
to the new cottage recently erect
ed by Mr.. K. B. Robson on COL
Iege Hill street.
We received n pleasant call
Monday from Mr.. c. FL. Curd,
editor OF the Holly Springs Re-
porter He paid an official visit
to the X. OF p lodge of Oxford.
T. j. West, 4 Rural Route car
rier OF Vinona, was brought be-
fore Commissioner l. Z. Oldham
a few days since, on \ charge Of
emeezzlenent- He was released
on bond.
There Will be a special CON-
municstion tonight at s O'Clock
of T. s. Gathright Lodge No. %,
F. & A. NJ Al members are re-
quested to be present, and visit
Ors cordially welcomed
Elder A. B. Morris has return
ed from the Southern part Of the
State and will preach at the
Primitive Baptist Church Sunday
AZ IL O'Clock am and 5 O'Clock D
m The public cordially invited.
Mr. Rel Price found an open
boil of Gotten in his field last
week and Mr.. j r White brought
in an open boil Monday. We
have every indication of an early
crop
T~he.revival meeting at Yellow
Leaf Church closed Friday. The
services were conducted BY Rev.
William Hamilton, oil Tayior's,
and resulted in % conversions.
The ordinance of baptism was
administered to about 20 persons
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. I. NJ Ussery Of the Chris
tan Church begun 4 series OF
meetings in the court house Sun
day. Services are held twice q
day and are well attended. Those
who have been present are well
pleased with the services and the
preacher.
The regular annual meeting Of
the Illinois Central Railroad Co.,
will be held in the conpany's Of
fee in Chicago on Wednesday,
Oct. 17rh. Stockholders holding
one or more shares viii De given
a free ticket over the companys
ine to and from Chicago 10 at
tend the meeting. .
Mss Ida Lee Duncan spent
yesterday with friends In Oxford
Miss Duncan Is of the princi-
pals of Belcourt Seminary, of
Washington. D. c., a school of
high grade for young ladies'. To-
Gated at 18th and Girard streets.
She Is n native Mississippian and
a lady of high culture We hope
she will receive 4 liberal patron
age from her home State.
Mr.. John Fuller, n former citi-
zen of the HopewelI neighbor-
hood in this county, died at his
home in Rucker, Texas, on July
md aged g. years Mr.. Fuller
was most highly esteemed in this
county by all who knew him as
an upright, christian man, whose
life was guided by the Golden
Rule. He has many relatives
and friends here who viii regret
% learn that be has passed away
Rev. II. s. Spragins was called
ID Sulphur Springs. Texas, last
week by the death of his sister,
in-Iaw. He returned home Mon
day accompanied by his brother.
Rev c. H. Spragins- with els
three children. ard has been
granted a vacation by the Board
OF Stewards of three weeks, 70
accompany his brother To their
old home IN Buera Vista He
will be absent three Sundays
The Bard Of Supervisors have
approuriased fifteen hundred dol
lars toward the erection OF a
monument in the Court House
square IN memory OF our Con-
federate dead This sum vii be
paid upon the completion and
acceptance of the monument
We feel gratiIed 20 &c able TO
re-ord this noble work OF our
county board and feel confident
that every citizen of old LaFay-
cite will feel proad TO know that
our county will at last erect q
memorial to our brave soldiers
: The cost OF the monument VIII
be about 5000.
All of the committees appoint
. ed to look after the entertain
meut of the survivors OF Wal
thalT's brigade. on Sept 9Th. have
been hard ut work and are get
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