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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18

The third annual session Of thu
County Supervisors Association
nf Mississippi will be held in Jack
son on July l4th, continuing two
days.
Mrs. c. W. Harris and son. Mr.
John Harris, Hon. W. Y. Sullivan
and wife and DIR. A. e. Bramlett
LETT Monday for n fev weeks So
journ at Hot Springs, Ark.
1t was the privilege of large
congregations to listen to two
eloquent sermons in the Metho-
dist Church Sunday morning and
night by Rev. Charles Spragins,
of Gainesville, Texas.
The Ladies' Union PRAYER
Meeting will he held at the hone
OF Mrs. DIR. Nichols, Friday af-
ternnon at 4 o'clock. Led by
Mrs. Fount Galloway. subject:
The Personal Touch"
Col. r. W. Phipps, OF Terra
Ceia. Fla. attended the Reunion
Mt Birmingham and from there
came on To Oxford to visit his
sisters and old home friends, who
ara delighted to greet him again.
DR.. ]. W. Sharp, of Grenada,
came up Monday to join his old
comrada, Col. X. W. Phipps.
They parted at Appomattox 43
years ago and this is their first
meeting since that eventful period
Mr.. J. c. Winter and son, Mr..
Buford Winter. of Nocona, Tex,
left for their Western home FRI
lay after pleasant visit OF sew
eral weeks to relatives in Oxford
and vicinity. Mr.. Winter lived
m our county in his youth, re-
to Texas 81 years ago.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
Toceopola Items.


Not having seen anything from
this place in some time, | will give
you a few items, if you will allow
me space in your valuable paper.
The health of the community is
fairly good at present,
Rev. X. A. Cooper filed his
regular appointment at the Bap-
list Church Sunday.
Miss Kate FUR, of Oxford, is
visiting relatives here last week.
Among those who attended the
Birmingham Reunion from this
were, Messrs. j. ID. Short, Prof.
Thompson, Ed Inmon, Misses
Lou Inmon, Callie johnson and
Myrtis Grisham.
Our college Boys" Messrs.
NJ. G. and F. s. Abney and N.
Q. Gilmer, have returned home
from the University.
Will quit for this time and come
! again later if this finds its way
into the paper. MAGNOLIA.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
) LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Alonzo Garrett is visiting
relatives in Ripley.
Miss Pearl Leavell has return
ed from Blua Mountain.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
Stella Smith is quite sick.
Capt. ]. R. Barry spent several
days in Oxford this week.
Miss Sallie James lief. for her
home in Sharkey Tuesday.
Miss Erin Orr, of Texas, is
visiting Mrs. Carrie Lssyell.
Mrs. J. H. Lawshes returned
from Bells, Tenn, Saturday.
Mr.. Sivley Rhodes spent q few
days in Memphis last week.
Mr.. Landon Andrews is SPEND
ing few days in Memphis.
Mr.. S. S. Webster made bust
ness trip to Byhalia this week,
Mr.. Buford Cowan ia visiting
his parents on College Hill street
Miss Marian Petrie is visiting
her old home friends in Oxford.
A travelling evangelist has been
preaching on the streets this week
Mrs. Frank DeShon, of Water
Valley, spent Friday ia Oxford.
Miss Julia Young has returned
from a visit 10 relatives in Como.
Prof. d. H. Bishop left We'd
nesday for his home in Virginia.
Mrs. F. NJ. Showers entertained
at Forty-two Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Matilda Parks has returns
ed from a visit to relatives in the
country.
DR.. w. w. Phillips and wife, Of
College Hill, were in town yes
terday.
Mr.. w. U. Hampton attended
the song service in Taylor's las
Sunday.
The Booster Clpb of Nash
vile" will spend Friday night il
Oxford.
Mr.. HI. Friedman and family
spent several days in Memphis
this week.
Blackberries are plentiful thi
year and the Oxford market 4
well supplied.
Mr.. E. W. Overstreet is visit
ing the family of Mr., g. W
Buffaloe, Sr.
Mrs. Mary Hawkins OF Ales
vile is visiting her sister, Mis-
Jane Hawkins.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Wyatt attended tn
State Convention of the Woman
Foreign Missionary Society of tn
Method st Church held in Sena
tobia last Week.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18

Il often thought to be responsible
for an infants los in weight or gen
eral poor health. The cause asuallS
is tina. the child Eas worms. They get
the nourishment In the food and the
baSy staryes, actually siaryss. White 5
Cream VeFmifage eNpsls the worms
and nJ1rish-s the child, sure and safe
Price y cents. For sale by a. II
kendei.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
Dr.. ]. v. Sharp.

DR.. J, W. Sharp of Grenada
paid this office a pleasant visit
last Tuesday. He vas the snr-
geor of the 10Th Mississippi Regi-
ment and vas present at all OF
the battles in which the army OF
Northern Virginia was engaged
from the plains of Manassas to
Appomattox Court House. No
officer in the army surpassed him
in DEVOTION to duty and courage.
Mississippi has reason to be proud
Of such sons.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
Attention Royal Ar.h Masons

There will be regular convo-
cation Of Lafayette Chapter No.
80, X. A. NJ, tonight at 1880.
All members are urged to be
present, as business Of import
ance demands your attention.
II. A. MOORE, High Priest
WILxRR KENNEDY, Secretary
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18

Is Of two kinds conceit and the big
head that comes from = sick headache
Does Your head eN er feel like gOur'i
and your brain feel loose and soref
You can cure it in no time Ov acting
ON yonr liver with Billiards. Herbins.
Isn't ii worth tTyi ing Tor the absolute
and certain relief you'll ge,@ For sale
BY A, ii. keuJel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
No Need OF suffering from Eheumati.u

No Need OF suffering from Eheuma ti.n
IL is mistake to allow rheumatisn
to become chronic, as the pain eau al
ways be relieved. and in most cases
cure effected by applying Chamber
Iain's Pain Balm. The relief from
pain which ir affords il alone wsrth
many times its cost. II makes sleep
and rest possible. Even in cases be
long stancing this liuiment should =
used ON account of the relief which Of
affords. q and 80 cent sizes for sa,e
BY ali druggists.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
Subscrit e for THE EAGyR.


The most delicate part of baby Is
it's bowels. Every silIent tnat il
suffers with attacks the bowels also
endzngering 10 most cases the life Vi
the infant. Mcti-e's Baby Elixir
Cures dirrhoea. dys-ntary and all de-
rangements o. the stomach or bowels
Fer sale by A. II. kendrL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
You cNN NsyrR IELL

lust exactly the cause OF your rheu
mstism, but you know that Bailard's
Snow Liniment will cure it.-reiievts
the pain-reduces the swelling and
limbers the POINTS aud muscles so that
YOU will De as active and veal as you
ever we,e. Price 25c, SOC and si.00-
For sale by A. III. kendel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
MUNICIPAL NOMINEES.

For Mayor-R. s. Adams.
For Marshall. E.Temple,
For Treasurer Keys.
For Aldermen Town at large, ]. n
Lawshee, Ward No Fielder Webs
ter, Ward No. Wv L Goodwin, Ward
10. 3tH. v. Somerville, Ward No. r.
r.. d. Robson.
For Executive Committee Flown
at-large-B. p. Gray, Wand No. IT.
". Harkins, Ward 70. 2-J o. Ramey,
Ward No. Sc. o Davidson, Ward 10
&C. NJ. knight.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18

Many remarkable cures of stomach
troubles have been effected by Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
One man had spent over two Thous
and dollars for medicine and treat
ment was cured by 2 few boxes OF
these tablets. Price . cents Sam
pies free at all drug stores.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
s. s. WEBSTER,
Agent. Oxford, Miss.

For the Singer Sewing Machine
and Wheeler q Wilson Machines.
Call and examine machines and
prices. Terms reasonable, pay
ments easy. Satisfaction guaran
tead.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18

To Stockholders OF the BANK g57 "a
!. =. n LOGAN, cashier of the Bank
OF Oxford of oxford, Mississippi, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true, full and exact statement OF the
Assets and Liabilities OF -aii Bank ON
the day and dase named the. elm, as
shown by the books OF same.
=. III. LOGAN, Cashier.
Sworn - aud subscribed before me
a Notary Public, in aud tor the C0uaty
o1LsFaye,t-. Mississippi, this the lcsE
day of June. 1895.
6Eo. NJ. hNIGHT. Notary Public.
My commission expires Nav Is, 1872
Examined and found correct.
+. j. SMITH. Auditor.
This the 18th day Of June, 1875.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18
illinois Central r. r. Time Tabl,
w r. SHINAULT,

ATTORNEY
OXFORD. MISS.
Ohice-Over kimmons' Grocery.
viii practice in ali courts both
State and Federal.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Christmas Pies.

In England. Yorkshire is still the
stronghold of vast Christmas pies that
trace their lineage far beyond the Nor
man conquest into the dim feasts Of
Saxon kings and Danish freebooters.
A rather quaint note, written in 1888,
makes mention of the "wains" Tor wag-
ons) groaning about Christmas time
under load of these pies and adds,
"At such times the hostess of a well
frequented inn of the old school will
construct pie Of the circumference
rivaling her own, and the county news
paper will record its dimensions"
One such hostess of the old school,
is immortalized by famous though
slightly profane epitaph in Yorkshire
churchyard running as follows:
Here lies the body of Mary Ann Shoven.
She was versed in, the arts
OF cakes, pies and tarts
And. the mystical rites Of the oven.
When she'd lived long enough
She made her last puff
A puff by her husband much praised.
Now here she doth lie
And make mud pie
In the hope that her crust may BE-
raised.
New York Evening Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
POWER OF THE DRAMA.

The power of the drama is gener-
ally understood, but recently there
have been instances at the Illinois
theater that might well be taken by
the members of the companies as great
compliments on their ability. In one
of the scenes of 1.-THE Wolf" here re-
Gently, Mcdonald, one of the charac-
tiers, draws gun and is about to fire
at Jules, the hero of the piece, but his
hand is stayed by Jules man, Batiste
When this situation was reached the
audience was held in intense interest
when suddenly one of the ladies in the
audience. just as McDonald's hand was
raised to fire, gave vent to her feel
ings with a genuine scream of alarm
1t broke the spell, and before the cur
tain dropped, every one in that part
of the house was laughing, and the in
tense dramatic effect was lost to them
The "a Honeymoon Trail" here this
week, had lots of real humor in it
and that it delighted certain lady in
the audience was the declaration of &
young man who happened to occupy
seat directly in front of her. "Sht
laughed with her face, her hands, ani
Iher feet" he said. He declared tina
|she fairly screamed with laughter, and
this not being sufficient expression o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
THE LETTER THAT KILLETH.
Trifins Errors That Have Hal Big
Results In Court.


It is on record that Lord Denman
established great reputation at the bar
by securing an acquittal in famous
case on the ground that certain firm
described in the Indictment as PRO
prietors of a silk and cotton lace man.
ufactory" should have been described
as ''proprietors Of silk and of cot
ton lace mandatory" 1t having been
ascertained that they made both silk
and cotton lace.
In 1927 Judge quashed an inquisi-
tion for murder because It was refer
red to the jurors as ION their oaths"
instead Of ION their OATH"
In yet aeother case the judge held
that the omission of the word "ewe"
was sufficient to invalidate convic-
ton because the word "ewe"' as well
as "sheep" was used in the statute.
In 1S41 Lord Cardigan was indicted
for firing on Captain Tucket in a duel
He was acquitted because the cap
tain's Christian names were wrongly
entered in the indictment.
In another case about the same pc
riod legal document was invalidated
because the letters A. b. were used
instead of the words 'sIn the year Of
our Lord. n--Westminster Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
COULDN'T FOOL HIM.

The speed with which some children
acquire the language which they hear
every day is remarkable. and a story
is told of 3-year-old boy in this city
who has a collection of slang phrases
which would make a Bowery sport
turn green with envy. Little Mr..
Three-year-old had been visiting across
the street, and the hired girl, just to
tease him, told him that he had been
a bad boy and that Santa Claus would
not visit him this year. The lad said
nothing to his tormentor, but he re-
lated it to a friend before many min
utes had passed and showed his utter
disbelief in what he had been told with
a choice collection of slang. "She gave
me bum steer about Santa Claus not
coming, but I'm wise, and when l see
her again I'm going to tell her she is
| full of prunes," was the substance OF
what the child told his friend, who i'm
lmediately assured him that old Santa
would not forget him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

port with the same patriotic spirit
that was recently shown in the ranks
of the Davenport Outing club. The
proposition to organize holding COM
pany, and to place the fine Turner
building property in it's custody, was
the solution of the problem that was
proposed. The details are to be work
ed out in the next week or two, and
then the project will take definite
shape.
Obituary Record-Miss Mary Cecilia
Quinn died Thursday night at Mercy
hospital, where she had been a pat
lent for three weeks for treatment for
heart trouble, with which she had
been suffering for some time. Miss
Quinn was in her 46th year, and was
a native of Mpscatine.
William Frank, residing at lilo
Brown street, was found dead late
Thursday night at his home, probably
from a stroke of paralysis. Mr.. Frank
and Emil Rohwedder had spent part
of the evening at the home of Fritz
Schultz and had returned home in the
best of spirits. Upon his arrival home
Mr. Frank went to the bathroom and
after he had been there for consider
able time, Mrs. Frank became uneasy
and went to the door and called fol
him. He did not answer and upor
further investigation Mrs. Frank fount
her husband there, with life extinct
| Deceased was born Feb. 8, 1910, a
Luetjenbrode, Holstein, Germany, ant
was married to Miss Mary Hess il
that country in 1872. The following
year the couple came to America an(
Isettled in Chicago but We're only there
a short time when the great Chicago
fire occurred, SO they came to Daven
Iport where they have since resided
Mr.. Frank was a tailor by trade ant
of late had been employed at the Win
nicke Tailoring company on Brad,
|street. He was member of Lodg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12


pretty things that please children al
ways and especially SO at Christmas.
Presently from a darker, poorer
street tiny slip Of a girl came timid-
ly around the corner, and, glancing
about anxiously to see that no one
was in sight, she stole up to the win
dow of the little shop and began
feasting her hungry eyes upon its
beautiful treasures. She was very,
very thin and pale, and her clothes
were but shreds and patches, yet her
eyes sparkled, and there was the joy
of Christmas in her heart just to look
at the good things.
For a minute or more she stood with
her wan little face pressed close
against the glass, and then she drop
ped to her knees before this shrine of
Santa Claus and clasped her hands to-
gether as we see pictures Of children
at prayer. Her upturned eyes were
closed, and the light fell upon her
face very softly.
In the shadow of the houses across
the street a big policeman stood watch
lily ANo" liz StiiiiC StSuithiiS oNSi W
ward the shrine, with the child on
her knees before 1t. AS he reached
| the curb he heard her voice, trem-
| bling and uncertain:
Now i lay me down to sleep /
pray the Lord my soul to keep. If
should die before I wake. l pray the
| Lord my soul to take. And, oh, Sanity
| Claus. / do want dolly and some
candy for Christmas! Amen!'
She had said the only prayer she
knew. and as she rose to her feet
| again the policeman touched her on
the shoulder. She started suddenly
and would have run away, for these
street waits fear the big policemen
but he held her.
Come with me-" he said, and she
began to cry.
He took her into the little shop and
when she came out again she held q
yellow haired doll fiercely to her thiI
little breast with one hand and in the
other she carried two bags of candy.
4 AS she looked up to the big police
man he saw in her face what he had
!, seen as she knelt before the shrine OF
Santa Claus, and he bent down ant
kissed her good night. : William
hampton in New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
TALE OF A TIMEPIECE.

There was commotiOn among the
help at the Burlington station one day
not long ago. F. A. Hart, district pas
senger agent, had missed his pretty
little gold-plated clock that Chicago
lady friend had given him and which
he had kept on his desk where he
could conveniently cast an eye upon
it from time to time. One after an
other the janitor and other employees
who frequented his Office were called
in and quizzed, but to no avail. All
were innocent and ignorant of the
whereabouts of the clock Next the
owner set out on foot and made a
round of the pawn shops of the three
cities, meeting with no better success.
Discouraged, he sat down and wrote
his Chicago friend long letter, telling
her of his misfortune.
few days later a mutual acquaint-
ance tipped it off to him that a Rock
Island young woman had the time
piece. 1t seems that she was one of
a party of young ladies who had called
upon Mr.. Hart at his Office one after.
noon. She carried a roomy handbag,
into which, when the owners atten
| ton was attracted elsewhere, she slip
ped the clock and in due time made
off with it. The loss was not noticed
till the next day and she had never
been suspected. 1t is understood thai
Mr.. Hart has opened negotiations fol-
the return of his priced ticker.