Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

Mississippi
Arws

Despite efforts of the executive com
mittee of the Farmers Union 20 dis.
courage the movement and hostility
manifested by local branches. tho move.
mcnt 10 weld the negroes Of Mississippi
into similar organization is still in
progress, and, according 10 reports, Is
making fairly good headway. Corp.
ot organizers have been at work among
the negroes for several weeks. and In
number oi counties they have sue
cecded In banding the colorcd farmers
together and pledging them to purpose.
aud principles similar To those Of tho
Farmers MON.
The coast counties again came to tho
front in the awards made in the agri-
cultural section OF the state fair, aud
that, in the line Of staple crops. Frank
II. Lewis, Of Jackson county, was
awarded the first premium for hes, all
round display of corn, also receiving
three cotton premiums. lie had the
best and cleanest pound ot long staple
cotton; the best aud ncatcst cotton
wrapped bale Of cotton, and the best
upland staple bale.
The United States department q
agriculture, bureau Of plant industry,
has reorgauized its corps Of field work
ers in Mississippi, and is forming plans
for the fight against the Mexican boll
weevil during the coming year Keep
cool, considr the question In calm
and business-likc manner, and b. CON
iidcnt that the weevil l. not going to
bring disaster to the agricultural Ia.
tcrests Of Mississippi Is the advice
that comes from the department At
Washington and {, being transmitted
TO the farmers Of the state by the corps
OF special agents.
At least one disastrous result OF the
long drought In this section has been
seen in the record Of destructive fires.
caused in many Instances 10y mere
sparks, either on dry roofs, in the dry
grass or other places. There have been
more hrcs in Jackson during tho six or
seven weeks since which hardly drop
of rain has fallen than in any other
period within memory.
A naval recruiting bureau has again
been opened in this city There
has been no recruiting force in this
state for months, and the officers hope
to pick up few likely young men to
take service rs apprentice seamen or
hospital attendants, for whom there is
an abundance oi room in the navy at
present and will be for some time.
Forty tons Of Mount Airy granite,
already erected in the Mississippi
memorial ut the National Park, ut
Nicksburg, will have To come down.
The contract called for LaIIargc ce-
ment, at Sij0 per barrel, and the con-
tractors used instead Atlas cement, at
81 per barrel or less. 1t will require
a month to dismantle the memorial
There is considerable improvement
in the lumber business at Lumberton,
and business men say they feel the ris-
ing tide in business matters. The
number Of men at work il small COM
pared with other years, but the mills
have their regular payday every two
weeks, and while the wages paid are
small, prospects are good for better
times along that line.
President F. l.. Peck, of the Missis-
sippi Central road, speaking OF the
proposed extension of the line from
Hattiesburg to Gulfport, survey for
which has been made, stated that the
company was not in readiness TO an
nounce plans just yet, but intimated
that the work will be- taken up in q
very short time.
Luke Ard entered plea of guilty to
the charge of manslaughter, and was
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Ard killed his wife at Jackson
in 1907.
Irwin Sellers, prominent citizen OF
Covington county, was found dead near
his residence The circumstances go
TO show that Sellers was decoyed away
from his home by fire on his premises,
near his residence, and when he went
to put the fire out was killed.
The gathering of cotton-growers to
be held at Natchez on Nov. IL promises
TO be an event OF general interest
throughout the cotton belt. Notwith-
standing the fact that the date con-
ficts with meetings at Memphis and
at New Orleans, large attendance OF
cotton-growers is expected.
The Warren County Cotton growers
association has petitioued the board OF
supervisors OF Warren county to make
an appropriation to help pay the ex-
penses OF an experiment station, as
outlined at the recent boil weevil con
vention by representatives of the gov
ernment.
According to official reports two OF
the leading home or independent tele-
phone companies doing business in the
state have played to bad returns during
the past quarter. The reports alluded
TO are from the Hattiesburg Home