Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-16

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The new board OF directors OF the
Beanvoir Soldiers Home me, a, Beau
yoir and crgani,ed by the election oi
H. G. se.rkey a. presided; pro TEN and
I. NJ Henry secretary. IL became
necessary In elect n secretary outs de
the membership. and on Account OF Mr..
Henry's devotion 10 the interests % the
Home from Its inception 10 the present
time, and his knowledge OF the Affairs
OF the institution, the board unani-
raously rendered him the position.
which he accepted, and agreed 10 serve
without compensation Mr.. Henry IL
ineligible TO serve A. . director on ac-
count OF the Law making all State Of
ncers, merabsrs u the legislature aud
Judges Ineligible - trustees on AIRY %
the state institution boards. The HOME
is uos full % inmates about i0,l-ard
Do more can BE- accommodated until
additional buildings are provided, work
on which viii be pushed rapidly. There
are nov on ale tweuty-three acrep,ed
applicstious for admission.
Worxmsn have Just Completed N.
erection Of handsome monument so
the memory Of the late j. L. Power. on
the family lot in Greenwood cemetery.
Jackson This monument va. r,I.s,l
By the ODD Fellows AMI newspapsr men
OF Mississippi. 20 Commensurate the
life OF. and 10 prove their rexarsi for
the late Col. J. l. Poser. for many
years the states chief citizen
At the time of Col. Poxer's death the
Mssons expressed desire 70 erect .
monumest to the memory Of him xho
had been for more than thirty years
their beloved grand secretary. The
plan meeting with favor. after some
time spent in getting their plans
worked out, the Masons erected their
memorial on the family 10, in Green
wood, where today it stands. There
having been some misunderstanding
among the various Quantities OF the
Masons, the Odd Fellows xnd the news
paper men, they did cot unite their
forces but decided To act independently
OF each other, and rhs result Is that to-
day there Are Two handsome monuments
on the lot, both in memory Of the man
whose service to his state and To her
people cannot have too many proofs OF
appreciation aud respect.
IL has been arranged to hold the an
nual meeting Of the Mississippi Audu-
boo society at Jackson during the meet.
ing Of the Teachers association. The
meeting will be planned especially with
reference to the interest and needs of
te eachers in this work a suitable hall
for the exhibition OF stereopticon slides
will BE- secured, and Prof. Allison will
make q talk on bird study and the
Audubon work in connection with the
stereopticon exhibition In addition
to the illustrated lecture by Prof ALI
son il IS planned TO have brief talks by
several Others, including Prufs. Sullivan,
Ellington, Foster and Rose
The Mississippi River Mound associa-
tion was formed At Greeuville. The
purpose Of the niIItion is to
awaken interest among those owning
lands along the levee front In the bill
now before congress providing for the
erection Of mounds for the protection OF
human life and stock along the banks
Of the Mississippi river between the
government levees and the river during
high water.
Although the Boddie anti-bucketshop
bill, enacted at the recent legislative
session, does not become effective until
June, large number OF persons ard
firms engaged in the operation of
brokerage and commission business,
with wire facilities for dealing in
futures. have quit business, and others
are preparing to do so.
The cornerstone of the Old Ladies'
Home Was laid at Jackson with i'm
pressive ceremonies In the presence OF
. large throng Of interested spectators
and friends of the mississippi Old
Ladies' Home association
The regular spring examinations Of
applicants 70 practice pharmacy in the
state were held at Jackson by the stacs
board of pharmaceutical examiners,
With seventy-fve applicants, four Of
whom being negroes
Arthur n. Besttie was elected secre-
tary-tressursr OF the Yasoo- Mississippi
levee board to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Percy VI. Houston.
The board Of supervisors Of Yazoo
county appropriated $500 to the build
ing OF the Old Ladies' Home at Jack
son.
Preliminaries are being arranged for
work on the new road between Jackson
and Carthage, to be known as the Pearl
River Valley railroad.
The board OF supervisors OF Lefors
county appropriated 1000 to the Kings
Daughters hospital st Greenwood.
Capt T. p. Thompson, Confederate
journalist, and one of the most prumi-
pent men Of Eastern Mississippi. died
suddenly at Aberdeen. Capt. Thomp-
son was born in Mississippi in lssg He
enlisted At Okolona in the Confederate
army in May, 1861, going out with the
Eleventh Mississippi regiment.
Beginning with the year 1901. and
Including every year since, the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley Railroad company
must pay the city of yicksburg about
e30,0o0. as the result of a decision by
the United States supreme court
There have just been complied and
sent out by Prof. W. L. Hutchison, di-
rector of the Mississippi Agricultural