Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-10-15
.Mississippi
Asws

The pers0u.l assessment rsSEEs Of YsI-
oousha az1 Holmes Counties have hen
s11ed 70 those already received q, the
auditors' ocSes. both Of uhieh show the
difference Compared With Isgs on The
rignt SIDE OF the ledger Homes cour-
" reports 4 total pe-sucal property
value for lsos a. g. 80 .5sl. a-a TIA. for
1877 n se-+O4 .79s. Al increase Of 49,
10 The polls assessed are I.0eo whites.
70 AZ 1egrues- Yalobusha COUNTY,,
hssesSz~rs for l9CS reached the ,osal
of fss3.5ss- compared With sg>3. -g.s foe
ls1s. Leaving 4 balance ID Increase Of
e.~ol- The white polls are in the raa-
iority n this county, the figures being
3-se % liss negroes. Al excess Of sol
The Gul. & Ship Isiac6 roaa has re-
sz7et the v-< q izpruvins the rozs-
bed OF is main line betEeen J.cx-nr
and Hatfi-sogrg. rhich vas ahz76Ocef
several zou.hs ago on arcoanE Of the
1na1cial ssrinEs1cv. I. = the purpose
Of The company 20 give The ruadosi
rev oall1s. And lay the heaviest steel
rails. also elsva-i1- the ruad above the
hi<h wa.e- marx a. the various snail
streams L CRUISES between JaSxsoz ard
Hastiesburv-
The treasury Of Tate cuuzty, cre Of
the mcss prosperous azd progressive
cuu1Eies II the state. 5 empsE. And has
been for so1e time, the sheriff Azsi
treasurer having had 10 finance the lAs.
term of eirssit court f-o1 their oEz
resources. but Il . rot shroGEA any
faals cf the oeesrs. b. rather n the
failure Of \ banking cuooe-- II rhica
the cuu1ry tzz1s we're On deposit
J11xe W L Hardy granted Al IL
iznetio1 % the Calf & Ship Island. the
Mobile. Jarksoa & Ka7sas City ,zi the
Ne~ OrlexSs & NOr.asasse-- railroads
agxIrss the e1socc-zezs Of II order @.
the Mississippi railross e0zzssssnc -e-
Sziri1< them % build L zziO1 Gepcs
~ Laurel The eoz.e1Eaoe Of the rail-
roads is thas the orsser 5 eucSscz.crT
q their p-u7ersE Al Tiol1-iEe q TIE
frz-.eecth z-ezszez ot re cccsszs2-
siu1 Of the Czi.es Ssa-sS
The eucs-rucsicu q = er=5ira-lcc
loggi1x roas and eoEze-viAl railroad
line frua Collins q EzlisxiIle : var-
Of the large sarerp<ls. shseh shs ST.
verthorre Brus-- CT New Yorx. have
azcoGzcssi for The esrsloPzezz Of the
lumber properties which they hare 49,
saires II Sousa Mississippi The Ok1-
srGa S2rEl COMPANY : now being
formed - take over a. the properties
aat % e1<-y oz. the Plans
Tie xexrose ot the several sreechss
delivered by Booker + Wasairysoo
daring his tour Of tie STATE w1s - ~
wise members Of kzs race 20 acquire
property. Absorbing 20 W1shinxso1's
hsex the negro Cannot become good
ei-iren Until he becomes ! property
owner, nor ez7 the -1ee hope 70 1.<e
much substantial progress 80 loc< Is
il members 10 n0e rsal-1e tie va.1e Of
banx Account
The state hoard os spha-raceuticzl sx-
snirers ne. ~ J.cxs1c for the regular
examinations with class OF Ssxeo-y-
seven 20 take the ex1ninasioc Alo1<
the lines II practical ant theoretical
pharmacy As Designated by lay Azt
regulation The class quite vel Slled
the hall Of representatives, where the
meeting was held. four negroes. of
whom one IS ! ~oua1. being Included
il The number
A movement has been launched 20
secure q pardon for J. B Sl1te. the
noted Pike county cesper1do, noE
serving life term in the peniEentiary
for the murder OF william Miller.
Slaie had been on the RAnxint.ru crlY
ateu months when he made his escape
Several nouths later he VAS captured
near the scene OF rs crime. oCt Il ~.s
Necessary for the officers 70 wound him
before he would surrender
The sui, sled by the heirs Of Mss
Amber Russell OF AnGinZ .zal1s- TIE
Yazuo and Mississippi Valley railroad.
for damages amounting 10 sSS.ose, nas
been settled out Of court. the rAilroa1
company paying s6.5d0 Mss Rasse--
vas one Of the victims Of the railroa-1
wreck which occurred near C-arxs1s-=
Last month
There is intense exci,e-S1t through
ou. the community south Of Se~scG-
where A. J. Wall was killed By L.
gro named Shep Jones. and -aee S2r
Is almost threatened A negro church
and meeting hall have been burned oy
iufuriared citizens, who think TIA.
Walls murderer was shielded by Es1-
bers Of his race and ziGed 70 sscaps-
The board of supervisors OF Cl1I-
borne county appropriated sl--Ao ior
the support Of commissioners OF ssrl-
culture for the county The zzcsr-
standing Is thas The nzsi0cal govern
nens vii appoint the e0z=-sslnGer
xn6 add s3oo 10 his salary
A terrific ufzS .zs hasls.0r- ssep.
shruuxh Harrisburg LAs- wesE he
ground wxs c0rsre1 VIE nA-- n=
ports from the a6gacsEs COUNTY, sno~
ths. rhe s.nr.a vas eoc12e9 - aA-ro~
limits. and 10 ser.css 11'-AS@ "-s l0-@
excsps % e-ors
Tuenry shSuszzG s-rss cf ~
lands l,irx n WIIxizscc AID A-a1s
e,,uurses. slocz the HoGoeaI--o r1ver'
are 70 be reclaimed Bosa eoaH-.es
have made aPQroVriatioos ior ne
vorx Bids have been called ior aac
rhs ocusr.ess vii be AWARDED Oe- -
Revisior Of the asssss1enis Tor foe
-. rs,-rsx Of the eoEIoc carfA-1