Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-12-10
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beautiful shaft to the memory OF
the Confederate soldiers OF Holmes
county was unveiled at Lexington with
appropriate and impressive ceremonies.
The monument stands on tho court
house lot on the public square. aud il
one OF the most beautiful monuments
OF the kind In the state. IL was erect
ed cost Of $500, aud the money was
raised by the chapter Of the Daughters
OF the Coniederaey Of Lexington. |, is
~ feet high aud is topped by the statue
oi Confederate soldier supporting a
gun.
The flower sho~, under the direction
u the New Century Club, wss an epoch
maker In West Points horai history.
By the energy Of the ladies' the large
courthouse auditorium Was transformed
into bower Of beauty, a veritable
fairylsnd All around the walls were
banked great tiers Of foliage plants,
beautiful palms aud great variety Of
lunuriant ferns. To the ccuter were
arranged the flowers, pr hrvs-
anthemums and roses, spccimcus wor-
thy OF the greatest florists and green
houses Of this country one Of the at
fractions was an orange tree iruited
with over hundred nearly ripeoranges.
The boll weevil convention hcl' ~
Woodville under the direction q
officials oi tho Farmers eo-opcra
demonstration work OF the United
States department Of agriculture. was
a decided success in every respect. Dis
trict Agent Il. L. Moss spoke on soils
and fertilizers. State Agent Il. >.
Wilson Of Mississippi and Alabama
gave talk on seed selection Of corn
and cotton and it, great Importance To
the farmers.
A letter has been received from II.
T.. Reynolds, president Of the Aberdeen
& ronbigbee Rsllroad company, stating
that a contract for the construction Of
the line from Okolona, Miss, to Pick
eusville. Ala. has been awarded, and
that work will soon begin. The fran
chise under which the company Is ope-
rating was purchased from the old Co
lumbus. Memphi. s Pensacola Rail-
road company.
The members Of the North Missis-
sippi conference were cordially enter
tanned by the good people OF Water
Valley last week II is a fact worthy
o, note that in the fall Of 1870, thirty
eight years ago, the North Mississippi
conference was orr sanlFed a. that place
under the presidency Of Bishop ID. ).
Doggett
No resolutions were adopted by tho
louisiana Mississippi Farmers ins,i-
tule held At Natchet, but it Is generally
believed the lessons taught the farmers
by the expert directors Of federal and
state experiment stations will bear fruit
aud diversiticatlou will be followed in
the districts invaded hy the boil weey4
Becoming overheated while fighting
forest fires. Alison Crosby, q farmer
living near Hay Springs, fell into the
FIRE and was burned to death. Mem
bers of his family, becoming alarmed
over his absence, instituted search
and discovered his charred body. He
was about 20 years old
A plan is being perfected for union
Of the Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
bama and North Mississippi confer
ences in joint preachers institute 10
be held at the Seashore camp ground,
June ~. July 9, with bishops aud well
known speakers 10 discuss the various
aspects and obligations OF the minis
terial life.
In a majority OF the counties OF the
state the cotton fields are picked clean,
but in the delta country a large amount
OF cotton remains TO be picked. The
fine weather that has prevailed has re-
suited in producing a staple much SUI
perior to that for several years past.
Despondent and unsettled from busi-
ness failures which beset him, and de-
termined To end his life, Samuel Ken
nedy Barton, a well-known Young busi-
ness man, sprang through the window
of fourth-s, story room at jackson, sus-
tanning injuries from which he died.
United States Senator A. J. Nc
Laurin has efiectually set at rest the
: persistent rumor that be had expressed
willingness to Gov. Noel to resign
his seat in the senate in exchange for .
place on the supreme bench Eext year.
Fire at Lexington destroyed property
valued at $4,000. AboGs % per cen,
OF the value of the property was in
r sured. New buildings will be erected
/ at once.
The Mississippi state conference o.
the Daughters of the American Reyo
luton held a two days session at Me-
ridian. There was large number ol
I ladies from throughout the state in st.
tendance.
Bishop f. w. hampton, at the open
: ing OF the Central Mississippi confer
4 ence of the African Methodist Episco.
8 pal Church at Leland, said: Com.
. plants and wailings never yet made d
race. and never will, and | have nc
| faith in man who will stand around
| and complain in busy world like this,
| instead OF doing something"
= As result OF a quarrel over debt
!. 1t Morton. Claude McGough shot and
. fatally wounded George Davis, we'll
a known farmer. McGough is mayor ol
Morton and justice OF the peace.
Gov. Noel granted pardons to Ton