Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-05


missioners this week.
! Calmet Standifer. of Gulfport
is the guest Of his Oxford friend.
after an absence Of two years in
his home on the coast.
Miss Helen Trigg left Thur
day for St. Louis 10 select the
Fall Millinery for the J. E. Neil
son Millinery Emporium.
Mr.. J. f. Pegues has closed
his connection with the Oxford
Dry Goods Co., and will travel
for an insurance company.
Messrs. Warner Holt and F. II
Smith and little son have return i.
ed to Indianola, after a visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. q. X. Smith.
Every mothers baby in Oxford
is expected to enter the parade
for the Baby Show, with it's
sweetest smile next Thursday.
We learn that Mr.. John ID.
Burge, former citizen Of this
place, has rented the Oxford
House and will take possession
soon.
Misses Alice Nichols, Kate
Lundie and Helon Duncan leave
for Collins tomorrow, to begin
their duties In the school ut that
place.
Mr.. j. ID. Smith and daughter.
Miss Rebecca Smith, have return
ed to their home in Indianola. af-
ter visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. X.
Smith.
Mr.. Arthur Mitchell, Of Mem
phis, is spending a few days in
Oxford where many friends of
his childhood are glad to meet
him.
Mrs. Cora Lee Baird and chill ,
dren, of Fasonia, are in Oxford
and will remain until November
with her father, Mr.. Charles B. ,
Nelson.
Mrs. Mona Wallace returned
Thursday from a visit of several
weeks to her sister, Mrs. Jessie
Vance Carter, in South McAllis-
ter, |. T.
Mr.. V. B. Smith presented this
office with some nice yam sweet
potatoes of this years crop. They
were well grown and the first Of
the season. 4
Mr.. W. d. Hamilton, of Water
ford, has rented the Henwood
residence on University street
and will remove his family here
next week.
Messrs. J. NJ. Gilmer, G. W.
West, Tubby Buford, James F.
Dooley and ]. l.. Shinault COM
pose the examining board Of S ate
pensioners.
Miss Mamie Reagan, of Rea-
gan, Tenn, is the guest of Miss
Linda Sultan. They were class
mates ut Belcourt Seminary, in
Washington, d. c.
Miss May French, of Maryville
No., who has Is years experience
as trimmer, will have charge OF
the millinery department of r. Fl
McElroy this season.
Mrs. W. d. Moore, of Cleve-
land, who has spent the past |
month in Oxford returned home
yesterday. Mrs. Moore is a very
successful este 1pathist.
Mr.. F. p. Smith after q weeks
visit to Memphis and little Rock,
spent Monday in Oxford en- route
to his home in Coffeeville. He
expects to return about Sept. 18th
An alarm OF fire was given Ia. {
Thursday morning from the resi-
dence of Mr.. P. B. Furr on North
street. Some loose hay had
caught fire which was soon ex-
tinguished.
Margaret, aged two years, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Mcfarland, died at their home in
Water Valley Sunday and was
brought to Oxford Monday and
inferred at Hopewell, ten miles
North east of town. We tender
sympathy to the bereaved parents
Mr.. Hunter Foust and Miss
Willie Wells, of the Western part
of the county, were married last
Thursday oy Magistrate John F.
Brown at his office in the court
house. We extend congratula-
tons and good wishes to the
happy couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hampton
returned from their wedding toul
Thursday night. They were re
cieved at their elegant new resi-
dence on North street by num-
i, Der of relatives and friends. Ths
,, home had been beautifully deco
rated for the occasion and refresh
ments were served during the
| evening to the guests who had
I. assembled to cordially welcome
j. the happy bride and groom.