Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-19
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A davor 20 runance uAs attached 70
the aa-e % the laurel cottsn mills
against 4. ]. Smith. before the supreme
cuurt. The case grew out - = oourt-
ship and hvtrothAl. Smith. the APP
Tcli-e. ,seing = resident % Enterprise.
-here he vas an employe ot the stone
wall cution mills, uhilc hts hest gii
was an empioye - the Laurel ccttou
mills lie was ia the habit % making
frequen, trips TO IIA,iiesbarg IN foiio--
ing up the course - trve love. and On
one ~ the occasions. wben the young
man Was uos dreaming Of such an epi-
side In his manner Of enioving himself
he vas arrested on = charge of snaIclnx
Away labor In vain he protested and
he ~As locked up Ia the county prisoa-
He vas subsequently, released and
brought civil action against the Laurel
cotton mills for damages AMI was
awarded s1i1 In passing on the cas-
Chief Iustic- Whitfield remarked that
the supreme court would no; -
party TO any Interference with tho
natural and regular cour-s o; true love,
snd the case would b. affirmed.
Homer Bowman. Is years old, shot
his father, Willis bowman. t-icc with
. rife. foliowinc a severe ihrashing
the elder Bowman hal given the boy
while In drunken contition- Sow
man went into the kitchen AZ his hume
near Brookhavcn. where his wife uNs
preparing breakfast. threw all IN.
breakfast and practically everything
else out % the window. seized plo~
line and whipped his boy numerically.
A. soon A. he let the boy 80 the young
stsr grabbed a @.-caiih-r rifle and .hos
his father twice, one ball goineIhrpuEh
his lung and the other penetrating
near the ear.
At meeting held a, Jackson at
tended by representatives % every cot-
ton mill in the State il vas unanimous
" agreed that il wAs absolutely neces-
sAry 10 curtan production by the run
ming OF the mills not morc than four
DAYS per week. IL vas stated that the
cotton goois market l. in a most de-
plorAble condition. there being prarti-
cally no demand. even Al prices -aich
MAKE for the mills a loss in operation
Orders have been issued for oontrac-
tors on the New Orleans and Great
Northern to be in readiness for re-
sumption Of work on the line between
Jackson and Monticello. IL i stated
that President Goodyear Is planning TO
have trains running between jackson
and New Orleans by June /.
Because OF series OF warehouse
fires four negroes, Dave Poe, Tim Ran
som and the Jenkins brothers, were
taken from deputy sheriff near Van
Cleaye aud lynched. The negroes CON
fessed that they had set fire TO a mum
Der Of warehouses
The trustees OF the University Of
Mississippi have accepted the PROPOSE
iion Ia transfer 10 the university and
its medical department the care and
control Of the state Charity Hospital At
Vieksburg. This enhances the value
of the university property to the ex-
tent of slJ0. 600.
\ number Of young students Of
Chamberlain-Hunt academy, prepar-
atory school at Port Gibson, conducted
by the Presbyterian synod Of this
State, went ION strike and left ths
academy on account Of alleged par
tiali,y ON the part OF the principal.
Tho Mississippi Pine Association
held its annual meeting at Iiattiesburg,
with a large attendance. The general
state Of trade was discussed, after
which officers were elected.
1t is estimated that the appropria-
tions thus far made by the legislature
have reached the snug sum nf 81, 30.
90. and that before final adjournment
the amount will be considerably in eN-
cess of the appropriations made two
yesrs ago.
The annual convention 81 the Missis-
sippi Teachers association will h. held
At jackson on April 3o aud May l and
.. AT which Atout l,5Ol educators are
expected.
Flood water backed up in the Little
Sunfower river from the rising Missis-
sippi put the south end Of the Silver
City railroad out Of business.
The bill seeking to impose privilege
tax on pistol toters, requiring each
man who carries gun To take out a
license to do SO, was unfavorab.y re-
ported.
4. 5. McHars, government aEri-
cultural lecturer, delivered an address
to large crowd of farmer citizens at
Oxford.
The board OF penitentiary trustees
have reinstated In their positions the
employees who were ousted at the reor-
ganization on Jan %.
Gov. Noel sent to the legislature q
lengthy special message urging the en-
actment of passenger rate law, fixing
the maximum rate at and y cents,
applicable TO all roads not able to prove
to the railroad commission that they
are entitled to make a higher charge.
The concurrent resolution seeking to
amend the constitution by abolishing
the mica Of cnnnfv freasn-ar will r-,h