Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-17
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General Manager J. W. Hudson. s~vs~-
tary Charlie. p. Scoaeld. Chief Engine<v
Cyrus Piurnmer. William Cornell, dire-tor
agent. and Mr.. Finegan. Of tho proposed
Missi.siPPi River Western Railru-d from
MERRIAM to NatcheH. are enthusiasts
over the prospects Of the new road. Wosk
On the road Is expected TO star, si-oat
July 1 at four OF five different points at
the same time.
Preparations are completed for the
University of Mississippi summer School
and Normal, which wiil open June H.
A great number OF teachers from all
parts of the state win be m attendance,
ssd the dsasTsns s~urss. hsv. h>ea ar
ranged with special reference to their TO
Suirements-
A vine that has grown both Irish p,
tstoc. and tomato>. on Il was exhibited
Ia Meridian BY J. =. Henson. farmer.
The potstoe-. which grow on the roots.
a. all potatoes do. were Vell developed
The tomatoes. which grow in clusters
IN the top. are about the sire Of small
marbles. and II gwen time i looks 80
II they might grow to an average sizs-
The promoters Of the Aberdeen and
Tomhigbee Valley Railroad have come
forward with anoth.r request for an ex-
tension of time, ard declare that they
are in a position 10 begin work within
thirty days. and push Il rapidly forward
TO completion
Keen interest 10 nov bring manifested
throughout the state ia the campaign
b-ing waged at Biloxi TO secure tn.
adoption Of the commission form Of gov
ernment in lieu Of the charter under
vhich the city j. now Operating The
matter will b. desidsi ct a special elec-
tion to be held on June ~.
G. n. Guy. - wear. old. Confederats
veteran and resident of Grenada. fell
heAdlong down an elevator shaft to his
death in the store Of the Bsrres 4 Miller
Hardware Company. at Memphis
The clerks association waited On the
merchants Of Meridian and secured ths
consent % each one TO suspend business
on Monday, July 5. as the Fourth Of
July comes on Sunday. The clerks as
sociation will formulate program to b
celebrated on the holiday.
Constantine Feilsre. Greek hoy about
is wears old, vas found in fruit stand
AZ Meridian unconscious and the cash
drawer Of the stand robbed The bog
was nOdding on duty in the early morn
ing and va. struck over the head with
an iron pipe BY an unknown sssailznt-
The chief case Of general importancs
disposed Of in the Circuit Court of Lin
coin county was that Of Mrs. sarah v.
Hilton y. the Woodmen of the Worh-
Plaintiffs husband. who was killed In
1905 by Bud Nations in this county.
held insurance in the ". q W. for ST.
900. Payment was refused because OF
clause in the policy which provides
that it -hall become null and void il
the insured shall come to his death while
in the act Of violating the law Of the
State. or in attempting to violate the
same. Il being alleged that the decreased
had forfeited his policy under this clause.
On the evidence of the killing submitted
to the jury. a verdict Was returned for
the W. q. W.
Members of the Mississippi delegation
in Congress have been asked TO frame
and secure the passage of bill a.
quickly as possible to remedy the dis
eovery recently made that the harl-or Of
PaseagoulA Is not legal port Of entry.
The Federal government il now spend
ing an appropriation OF si.oso,Oo0 on
the Pa-casoula karhor, with the view
Of securing a depth Of nineteen fert in
the river snchorage basis and . depth
of twenty-five feet through the pass,
and none Of this work will be suspended
on account Of the recent discovery.
United States senator George Cham
u N-pHs w. AtRt'ANsA -
iir reception at NAtehez- Serat"s
Chamberlain is a native Of hatcher, ami
among the guests were many Of his old
schoolmates.
On July the third district leve.
board will award contracts for 100000
yards of levee work. Plans are on hle
in the office of Captain Clark Smith at
Nieksburg.
". B. Seurr. a civil war veteran Of
Grenada county, died at his home after
a short illness. He was a member of the
Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment during
the civil war. and conducted himself
always as a brave soldier.
A ire wss discovered in one Of the
/ jury rooms on the second fonr Of the
/ Lincoln county court house. Though
well under way when the alarm was
turned in. Brookhaven's volunteer FIRE
| department soon had the flames under
control and prevented the spread TO the
rest of the building. Lincoln county
has lost two court houses by FIRE within
the last 81 years
| The union revival services which have