Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-26

A revival Of the Old days OK s1dli1z.
- distinguished from the later tays Of
playing the violin. is anOcg the PRO
gressivs things being attempted With
some success in some Of the southern
counties OF NississEppt. Ant as q s.iza-
lus fddlirg matches are being arranged.
With prizes for the b.es. fiddler. The
latest OF these matches has iuss bsen
arranged a. Collins, where 4 premium
has been offered 10 The best fiddler
vho plays BY ear or note. and . sscout
prize 10 the most curic 6ttIer.
The Methodist Orphanare a. Jlc<soa
received 4 contribution Of $500 from
Hou- W. NJ LanPso0, Of Magnolia. Is
. Thanksgiving Offering. As = result
Of Sac WORK Day program the or
ph,hase secured during the mouth Of
Ocsooer about $500, which will be
used in making needed repairs and in
provensuts at the Institution The ec-
rolluens has reached the 1T mark 1nls
no more chiltrsn can be taken ~ pres
ent because Of the lack Of room
While the people Of Columbus have
decided TO discu1tirue their Eax. Mis-
sissippi and Wss. Alaoana fair eu,er-
prise, and dispose of their real estate
and Improvements, it IS OF interest," 20
note that Nasehez, Holly Springs. Hat
tiesbu-x. COrinsh and some other toxrs
are axi;astng the question Of establish
ING suen enterprises
Gov- NOsl has appointed Capt J. L
Collins, Of Co-esviIIe, and J. " Avsu.
of Shauroc. As appraisers 20 Assist So
perinseafent NeylAr5 IN tie prspara-
tioc OF the annual inventory Of the
state Deuitensiary property 20 De pre-
pared and fled on the srss Of January
The controversy over the erection of
. rev courthouse ~ Decatur. crunty
seAs Of Sexsoc county, h,s reached the
lisixzEior sage, ChazeelIcr NcCasxill
having issust . temporary I,I11c<lcn
restraining the sheriff from collecting
the special Issy ordered BY the board
Of supervisors
The Protestant ministers Of Cciun-
bus held uniCr Thanksgiving services
The inmates Of the Palusr Orphazaxe
we're given their usual Thanksgiving
dinner and the Caised ChariEiss Asso-
-iAsior Distributed turkeys and other
edihles alocg the pcoc-
Charles Abby, . boileruaxsr, While
,n . spree ~ Jsckson- fought police
nan and the iailer TO = stantssiIl, and
ses fire 20 the isIl, al in the space Of
half n hour
Acting upon the request Of the CON-
uIrtee, Gov Noel has appointed . long
Iiss Of representative business uen -
1eleSases TO the Southern Commercial
Congress, which Is 20 meet ~ Wash
trzton Dec. : and :
Irdnna will dedicate her monument
In the Military PARK ~ VIcksburg Dec
: Gov Hanly, members OF the state
monument commission and many other
Irdianians will cuOe down Indiana
will have sixteen monuments for twen-
freight commands and ffty-three
markers in the park
Cor Noel has been petttioued 70
pardon Susie Perkins. oue Of the t~c
white women uor serving terms IN the
Ntssissippi penirensiary, and ~ho vas
sen. up from Pike county in 1875 10
serve . ser-yeAr term fog uiscsxenA-
tiou-
Ths business porsioo of she town Of
Lambert, in Quisman county. Was de-
nruyed hy areA The enEire loss IS sP-
pruxinared as 80, 0,fsno, viii insurance.
estimated ar S,O,o0
Gov. Noel eesixnaset r L Jones a.
,herii Of Franklfn county. vice John
7. Joces. deceased The appointee = .
brother Of the late sheriff and vii
.es urru a eIeesio1 is held
". z. Turner, p-vufrecs harcwars
rerchars Of Chariessoc, was shot and
almost Instantly killed By J. ; Hosxins,
auassns speci.lt- agent
Ths Illinois Central railroad company,
In cp-ouerzricr With the United States
s@parsuenr OF agriculture. viii run
boII wesviI special over lis own lines
ard those Of the Yazoo and Mississippi
waller beginning either On Nov S or
~ :. to occupy = week or ten days
The special will start ar Tunica, In
Turica county
c~o w. Wright. q substantial farmer
pfyaIIey HILL. Carroll county, vas snos
ara almost instantly killed at Oree1-
-,a bvJ 5. GIren, Of Hsningway.
Carroll county Wrigh' was 1oe arrasa-
r. .,ru.l session OF the PresbFre-
rs.n synod was held At Grenafa- me
most important matter before sne meet
800. the proposed federation OF tna
rr-n.h Camp Military academy, sup
porsed by the Central Nlssassappa pres
hv,.rr and the Chanosrialn-Huns
.c,deny. at Port Gibson. s'noos inA'
- been supported for several years
b. the synod
J.dxs W. A. ROaue -ill hold . spse..' !
-. a eourt beginning oo the On
day Of Deeenher, % Try al erinin>'
-. nov pending in Ts.s county