Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-05-28
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TRAGEDY AT BRooKAAvEN.
Two Families Engage in Bloody Con-
fict-Thrse Men Killed.

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history OF Lincoln county occurred eight
miles southeast OF Brookhaven. result
Ing In the death of three men, VIM.
Hilton, Tom Hilton and Tom Nation.
The trouble arose over a negro en-.
pioyei oy the Hiltons. Several weeks
ago the negro thrashed Benson Nation.
son OF Tom Nation. Tom Nation.
farm adioins that OF VIM. Hilton. Ma
tion sent word to Hilton to drive the
negro from the neighborhood, and never
allow him to set foo, in the community
again. This Hilton refused to do.
A few days ago Hilton and his son,
Tom Hilton, rode by Nations home in
wagon. the negro who had thrashed
young Benson Nation driving, and
when Nation saw them he rushed out
oil the house toward the wagon.
The elder Hilton and the elder Ma
tlon began fighting with their fists.
Tom Hilton, the son, leaped from the
wagon and began shooting the elder
Nation with = pistol. Mrs Nation,
who was seated on the porch when the
night began, screamed and young Ben
son Nation, who was in the rear OF the
house, ran to his fathers rescue. He
secured . pistol and fred all Of the car
tridges and then returned for more.
Mrs. Nation also rushed to assist her
husband, but was knocked down by the
elder Hilton.
Grabbing a double-barrel shotgun,
young Benson Nation rushed back to
assist his father and mother. The elder
Hilton was leaning over Tom Hilton,
his son, who had been shot through the
heart, when ycIng Benson Nation again
reached the scene OF battle. As he
turned to defend himself young Nation
fired at close range with the shotgun,
and the elder Hiltonis head was sho.
entirely OF his body.
When the tragedy ended Will Hilton
and his son, Tom Hilton, lay dead and
the elder Nation mortally wounded.
The negro who caused all the .ruuhle
escaped.
1' tAAN~1 oA&Ars supreme cUNrt
rendered a decree affirming the position
of The state Of Mississippi in what Is
termed the ''Ponto.oc case The
highest court OF the land decides that
the decree Of GhAnoellor Robbins di-
rscting that the Mobile, jackson and
Kansas City Railroad Conpan, and the
Gulf and Chicago Railroad Company
should proceed 10 stAndariize and put
In order for regular traffic the line Of
road running from the north toward
and 10 the east OF the town OF Pouto,oc,
and connect zith the depot built some
years ago Is sound aud within the law, /,
and therefore will stand This puts an
end 10 litigation begun In 1904. when
the citizens of Pontosoc fled bill IL
chancery TO compel the Gulf and Chi
csgo railroad company to abandon the
new line, which had been built 20 run
around the town proper TO the west
ward, and use the depot at the site So
lected by the railroad commission.
Secretary L II. Wilkinson, Jr., Of
Ind anola, reports = busy time since the
meeting OF the Mississippi board OF
pharmaceutical examiners in April. He
Is kept busy answering communications
flowing into his Office and compiling
liss OF the unlicensed druggists Of
Mississippi. He Is much gratified at
the way the good citizen are rallying to
the assistance Of the board and bring
ing before that body the names of all
parties who are violating the drug laws.
The Oktibbeha county fair will be
held At Starkville Oct. 6, ! and 8, and
the oficers are determined to make il
the greatest IN the history of the asso-
citation
A meeting will be held at Lexington
June 2 for the purpose Of forming .
drainage district and turning many
thousand acres of land now inundated
by Black creek, and practically useless,
into valuable farming land.
Bonneville has just experienced one
of the greatest revivals in the history
Of the town. Great crowds attended
day and night. There were about one
hundred sccessions to the dineren.
churches.
There are 800 educable children in
Warren county, an increase of about
500 the past year. The personal as
sesament of the county amounts
O., 2S2, 90, and increase OF SlO0, 600.
The Cumberland Telephone and Tel
egraph company is having trouble with
the citizens of Laurel, and the railroa
commission has been called upon to sr
bitrate the controversy.
At . revival meeting held at Corinth
by Rev. o. L. Savage OF Iuka one hun.
dred sinners were converted.
The so-called era OF financial depres-
sion has apparently had no effect on
the several cities and counties in Mis-
sissippi, in 50 far as public improve
ments are concerned. In large num-
O6E Ok COuubACS oa4 Doa0
issues are being foated for the purpose
Of improving streets, building bridges,
improving public highways, erecting
courthouses, jails, waterworks, electric
lighting plants, etc.
The state sold l, ,l3s bales Of cotton at
Clarksdale ct II cents. About 450
bales was staple. the balance benders.
A force of government engineers Il
engaged in making thorough topo-
graphical survey Of the Tallahatchie
drainage district. This district in
ciudes about one and q halt million
acres Of the fertile delta lands, almost
every acre Of which is susceptible Of
profitable cultivation il relieved Of the
surplus water.
A general appeal has been issued by