Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-28

Mr.. J. s. Good, n prominer
y merchant of Abbeville, spent las
Tuesday here on business.
IL Mr.. f. W. Beard and Miss Cor
y. Brown, Mr.. Isaac. Mccain an
d ! Miss Freddie Fudge obtaine,
marriage license this week.
An enjoyable dance at Mr.. I
l. Rushing's Friday night was at.
tended by many from Oxford ana
l the surrounding neighborhood.
Miss Lille Reed, who was call.
| ed to her home at Clarksdale by
the death of her mother last week
has returned and is now in school
Complete line of Children Suits
in vestees, Norfolk and double
breasted from S1.00 up at
FRIEDMAN's.
Miss Pearl Hickey's name was
unintentionally left off the copy
of the roll of honor of the Graded
School which was handed us last
week.
The holders of certificates in
the Tabard Inn Library are re-
quested not to loan the books they
secure for personal use from the
library.
Archdeacon Craig, of jackson,
preached in st. Peters Church
Sunday morning, and at the Y.
M. c. A. Hall on the campus that
night.
Mr.. Thomas p. Buford left
Thursday for his home in Roam
oke, Va, after a pleasant sojourn
with his relatives and friends in
this county.
Give your orders to Mr.. G.. II.
Evans for the Life and Work Of
Sam p. Jones. II is one OF the
most interesting volumes that has
been offered to the public.
Mr.. Gus II. Evans has been
duly appointed to receive monies
and subscriptions to the monu-
ment fund. Please give him your
hearty support.
j. l.. SHINAULT,
Commander, u. G.. V. i,
Messrs. r. C.. Beckett, Jr., T..
IT. McCarley, A. Wood and A..
Williams, all students of the Uni
versity of Mississippi, captured
the Rhodes scholarship and are
receiving the hearty congratula-
tons of their friends.
Mr.. Ebert Baird, of Bethel,
and Miss Cora Brown, of Hope
well, were married at the home
of the bride. Quite a number OF
friends were present. Many good
wishes were expressed for this
model young couple in their life
journey.
The lecture course on the "Life
of Paul." given before the Oxford
Y. M. C. A. by Mr.. l.. p. Leavell
has only three more subjects to
be presented. They are as fol-
lows: Thursday night, "Paul in
jerusalem" Sunday afternoon,
"Paul in Caesarea," Tuesday
night, "Paul in Rome" The
public is invited.
Mr.. Sid Williams, of Elliott,
and Miss lila Ragland, OF Taylor,
| were married at the residence Of
Rev. W. |. Hargis Wednesday
night at Z o'clock. The contract
ing parties were accompanied by
a few friends who Witnessed the
impressive ceremony by Mr.. Har-
gis which united the happy couple
Mr.. Hugh Wallace attended the
funeral of his cousin, Matte Lee
Sparks, at Dumas, in Tippah
County last week. Matte Lee
was II years of age, the only
daughter of Mrs. Paralee Wallace
Sparks who lived in Oxford from
childhood and who has the sympa
thy of many old friends IN her
great bereavement.
II is to be regretted that a
crowded house did not attend the
performance Of Rip Van Wrinkle
at the Opera House Saturday
night. Mr.. w. II. Edwards as
the pathetic old Rip brought tears
to the audience and it a con-
ceded that in a few more years he
would divide honors with the la
mented Joseph Jefferson.
Mr.. Sam Wells was in Oxford
yesterday with a sample of his
home made <brooms which will
compare favorably with any of
the imported brooms. Mr.. Wells
has established this industry on
, a small scale and with proper en-
! Encouragement will enlarge and
furnish anybody with good
brooms of new straw at very low
rates.
: The University of Mississippi
, Glee and Instrumental Clubs, 20
voices and 10 instruments will
give its initial concert at the
j Opera House in Oxford Thursday
4 night, March It'll. Regular prac
e tees have been held ever since
the opening of the session under
able direction and the boys will
!. surely give the Oxford public the
. best entertainment of the kind il
has ever had the pleasure of lis.
tenipg to. The admission is 81
dcents, and you need not doubt