Oxford eagle., 1908-07-30

the election OF Bryan and Kern
\ All who care to contribute ca
leave their 81 at this office on,
the same will be acknowledge
through these columns.
The summer time is the onl,
season when the bad places il
the roads can be repaired perma,
nently. No use to spend tim,
plowing up the good places
spend all the time on the place
that are always bad in winter.
STRAYED-l'rom my rcsidenc,
Saturday evening a black hi,
about three months old. Rewar.
will be paid for information lead,
lug 20 recovery.
W. A. RoANE.
! A crowd Of - ladies' and zen.
tlemen left Monday ard Tuesday
for week visit on Tallahatchi,
River near The Ga,lcgiy farm.
Extensive preparations were
made and the fishers and hunters
will no doubt have great luck.
| II you want 4 good Sewing Ma
chine with all tho latest attach
ments try one from MIR. S. :.
Webster. You will find them ex-
actly as he represents them.
have ADDED 90 my stock Of
Rough Lumber, Dressed Flooring
Ceiling and Weather Boarding.
and for q short time will make
special low prices. Also few
Jobs in Buggies, Wagons, Now
ers and Harness.
j. l.. SHINAULr.
Mr.. s. S. Webster is one of the
best machine agents our country
has ever had. lie is lisposing OF
a great many Irst-ciass machines
and keeps busy al the time.
FoR RENT-StOre house now
occupied by Paul Fur-.
Mrs. II. WoHlLEBEN.
Judge W. a. Roane collected
$50 for the Bryan campaign
fund last week, which placed OK
ford ahead Of any other contribu-
ton that the Commercial Appeal /
had received at that time. Moth (
ing the matter with oxford and /
Lafayette County. They are
all right.
We neglected last weel; to re-
turn thanks to Mr.. V. B. Smith
for a sample Of his sweet potatoe
crop of this year. However, they
were very much appreciated and
perfect in size and quality.
The Oxford ball team crossed
bats with Coffeev.lle in that city
last Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. losing the series. Our
team is one Of the best in this
section, but at present is greatly
handicapped by the absence Of
several OF their best players from
the city.
There will be a Farmers Union
picnic and barbecue on the
Markette place, South Of Oxford /
on Tuesday, Aug 1ith. The
congressional candidates viii be +
present and deliver speeches. /.
rae public generally IS invited I
Mrs. Mary Campbell. OF Char /
lo;te, y. c.. and Mrs. Cathafiae +
Hodge. Of Monroe, y. c., siste. T
and aunt of Mrs. Wi..am binkcr 7
and Mr. \. NJ. Hallot oar county I
reached Oxford last week t.
spend several months witA their
relatives.
Mr.. J. II. Palmer who removed
from this county several years
ago to DeLeon, Texas, has re-
turned TO his old home in Paris,
and says he will be content to re-
main in Old Mississippi the re-
mainder of his life.
Camp-maeting begins Sltur-
day, at which time the good peo-
pie OF Oxfard and the neighbor-
ing vicinity will enjoy their an
nual camp meeting. Many par
ties will camp on the grounds,
but the majority will only spend
the day at the grounds, return
ing to their homes ior the night.
About 10 couples drove out to.
the Delbridge home, four miles
north of town Friday night and
enjoyed a delightful dance. The
spacious hall IS one of the finest
floors for dancing purposes and
our dancing young ladies and
men certainly feel Indebtedness
to these good people for their
kindness and hospitality.
For the past week the town has
been without lights, which has
been great inconvenience.
Owing to the snallness OF the
University plant, our light sys-
tenn has been very irregular ana
defective, and we are anxiously
looking forward to the final COM
pletion of the city light plant,
when We can depend upon proper
service.
A big picnic was given at Bur-
CESS yesterday, and from all re
ports this proved to be one OF the
most enjoyable of the season.
The genial people of this vicinity
are delightful hosts and one can
always depend on rare entertain
ment when among them.