Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-05-14

Mrs. ELLA 5. RHODES,
University street.
All post masters 81 Lafayette
County are earnestly requested
to meet AZ the couf. house in OK
fori on Thursday, May Dist. at
1880 am. 81 post masters are
requested % be present
Z. \. JOHNSON, p. NJ,
Paris, Miss.
II you want a good Mileh Cow,
apply % W. /. HARGIs.
Mr. Storer. the new United
States Marshal took charge Of his
office Tuesday and appointed Mr.
3. J Vance has chief Office deputy,
\ position he has sa;isfa torily
held for many years.
Mrs. Fount Galloway has been
elected a delegate - the ANNUAL
meeting Of the Woman Homo
Mission Society which eonveaes
at Clarksdale Saturday, and Will
leave for that place Friday.
Mrs. Walter Crouch and little
daughter, Eddie Kate, have re-
turned from New Albany, whera
she has been visiting her parents
Pr. and Mrs. Caldwell. She was
accompanied home by her little,
sister, Jessie.
Mr.. Howard Parks, Of Beat No
.. lost his home and nearly all its
contents by fire Sunday after
noon. Fortunately the family
escaped without injury. We
sympathize with Mr.. Parks in his
great financial loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Crouch and
children, Of Memphis, reached
Oxford this week, and Mrs.
Crouch expects to remain several
months with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Calvin Wells at Als6ville.
Mr.. Frank Taylor has purchas-
ed the hotel and springs at La
Fayette Springs and will remodel
the hotel and put the springs in
first-elass condition. The historic
old place will again be opened tC
the public next year.
At the last meeting OF the BoarC
Of Mayor and Aldermen severa
important ordinances were passed
One TO tax all dogs within the
corporate limits 81 each per year
and force them to wear n collar
and tag. The night watch wa:
abolished temporarily.
The Woman's Home Mission
/ Society held one Of the most in
teresting meetings of the year OF
last Thursday afternoon. Thi
society is doing noble work, es
uecially are they to be congratu
lated upon the progress they hav
made in the Local Department.
| Judge W. A. Roane returne'
Monday from Fort Bayard, \
NJ. He speaks in the highes
terms Of the genuine and sympa
thetic courtesy of every memoe
Iof the army corps and every citi
zen, shown him during the las
illness of his beloved son; Temple
all of which he sincerely apprecl
| ates.
The trustees OF the Oxfor
Graded School elected the fscult
for the next session a; their meet
ing Saturday except the chair {
Mathematics which was left va
, can't for future action. All OF ii
I present teachers were re-eleete
and Mrs. NJ. L. Rayburn, OF Too
copola was elected to the positio
!, of Miss Blanche Wyatt resigne'
Mrs. ]. W. Logan entertains
the Twentisth Century Book Gu
: last Thursday afternoon at u
!; residence of Mrs. B. c. Fee p
n ;Iightfu. refreshments were serv'
lin courses and the guests pr
snonunce it one of the most 81
! joyable occasions OF the seaso
d Rev. ". J. King has resign
his position as pastor Of the Pre-
bytsrian Church, U. s. A, a
. Twin become a field secretary
Z the church. During their re-
= dence in Oxford the pass twel
wears, DR.. King and family ia
70 won many friends who will reg
81 their departure from our co
er munity and wish them tut
hsppiness and prosperity.