Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-05-07

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In the opinion Of the supreme court
that point should have been submitted
Ia the jury, and for that reason the
case was reversed and remauded.
According TO Insurance Adjuster A.
y. Wcille, representative OF the fire
underwriters in Mississippi, the indus
trial capital invested in this state has
suffered more severely during the past
twelve months than for years past. Ia
this time seven Of the valuable cotton
seed oil plants AMI large number Of
others, especially saw mills and lumber
yards, have been badly damaged by
ire, causing an aggregate loss OF s5l3,-
Ooo.
state Superintendent OF Education
Powers declared the examinations for
negro teachers recently held through
out the state nun aud void. This ac-
tion was taken on positive proof that
the examination questions hal again
been stolen and sold and distributed in
many places before the seale, questions
sent to IN" teachers in charge OF the
examination had been opened.
The Gulf & Ship Island railruad is
running an excursion train to Gulfport
every sunday. The usual low rate.
are In effect from all stations on the
road. The pavilion at the sea-end Of
the great pier has been arranged for
che accommodation OF excursionis;s.
shipments ~ fruits and vegetable,
frum Mississippi have been greatly de.
layed by the recent heavy transforms
that have swept over the truck farm
Ing belt, and in some communities q
large destruction of crops is reported.
The assessment Of the Western Uniou
Telegraph company shows a pole mile
age Of 2,033 miles, valued at so per
mile, making a total Of $50, 10. The
wire mileage Is given at Ij.s7s. valued
at 80 per mile, total of sI5s. 80.
The Sunday school superiutendents'
institute, under the ioint supervision OF
the Sunday school board OF the North
Mississippi aud the Mississippi confer
ences, will be held at Durant NAV T..
i3 and II.
Brookhaven has a new slO0 900 in
dustry-a gravel washing plant. The
daily expense of the plant will be s5OO,
and the projectors expect to have it in
full operation in sixty days.
Greenville will entertain the Louis
iana-MississippI United Commercial
Travellers on May ~ and %, and pre-
parations for the event are being made
on grand scale.
The railroad station at Verona was
burglarized and a lot of whisky secured
from the express department, a mail
sack was cut open and a number Of let
ters rified.l
The state board of health will mee,
at Jackson on May L. and II to exam
Inc applicants for license to practice
medicine in this state.
DIR. X. w. Owens, one OF the oldes,
and most highly respected citizens OF
Tunica county, died at Tunica, aged IS.
The total rewards now offered for tho
fugitive negro John Joseph, slayer of
Branch I. Archer at Port Gibson, now
aggregate the sum OF sl,2JO.
Gov. Noel has offered q reward OF
sl00 for the arrest OF the assassin of
John o. Black, who was killed at Nox.
apater ON Jan. ).
The people of Okolona are enthusias.
tic over the fact that they are to have
new road-the Aberdeen Tombigbes
Valley.
The farmers of Mississippi are being
urged against increased acreage in
cotton at the expense Of cereal and
stock feed crops.
About 400 delegates are expected to
attend the annual meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Association of Elks to be held
At Biloxi.
In the contest for the most popular
young lady in Pontotoc Miss Lindley
Anderson received the greatest number
Of votes.
The board OF managers OF the Crys-
tai Springs Chautauqua assembly ap-
propriated 81 800 to install a water
works plant.
All railroads in Mississippi have an
nounced that they will grant reduced
rates TO the teachers who attend the
summer normal sessions 70 bs held in
Hattiesburg, Brookhaven, Sta-kville
and Oxford, commencing early in July.
The Georgetown Milling company
with capital OF $4,000. has been or
ganized at Georgetown, Copiah county.
The purpose of the company is TO en-
gage in the manufacture of vegetable
boxes, spokes and shingles. Mos, OF
the box material will be shipped to
Cuba next season.
Plans are being formulated to have q
statewide celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of JET
ferson Davis take place in Jackson on
June J. all Confederate organizations
in thc state being invited to take pais
in the event.
The ll-year-old-son Of B. Fl. White,
living near Brookhaven, shot and in
stanily killed his 13year-old brother.
The boys were examining an old, un-
used shotgun when il went of, the en-