Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-10

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For RENT-Miss Laura Fades
residence on University avenue.
Mrs. r. G. Morgan left Monday
to visit her daughter in Louisiana
Miss Irene Holloway. Of Men,
| phis. is the guest of Mrs. E. o.
Davidson.
Mr.. j. NJ. Stone of Liberty
Hill, paid his respects to this Of
fice Monday.
Miss Bessie Morgan is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Pink Toney, in
Lake Village, Ark.
Mr.. j. B. Avent, Of Bichito.
Okla, is the guest of his brother.
MIR. T. W. Avent.
Miss Eta May Leavell has re.
turnsd from Converse College.
Spsrtanburg, s. C.
Mr.. Tom Collier left this week
for Yazoo City, where he will
engage in the practice of law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley p. Gools-
by of Jonesboro, Texas. are yisi-
ors to their old home and friends.
Mr.. W. C. Leggett, son OF Mr..
c.. A. Leggett of this county, is
a graduate Of MiIsaps this year.
: Money to Loan upon Real Es-
tate. George NJ. Johnson at
kirmons & kimmons Law Office
The pastors Of our city have
decided to hold union Sunday
night services for the summer
months.
Miss Sallie James, Who has
been the guest of Miss Ona Coll
her, has returned to her home in
Sharkey.
Messers. T. A. Lewis and J. B.
Adams, Of Winter, Texas, former
citizens of this county, are back
on q visit
LOST-A pocketbook contain
ing some money on streets last
week. Finder viii please return
to this ofice.
Mr.. Robert F. Morgan, who Is
working in Jackson, Tenn, was
the guest of his mother, Mrs. j.
c. Gates, Sunday.
Mr.. Pete Lundie who vas rails
ed and lived near Oxford until
about twenty years ago, is ex-
pected here from the reunion.
Mr.. Harvey Banks, Of Herman
do, is in attendance upon the
Federal Court in Oxford this
week and is the guest OF his
cousin, Miss Lizette Kimbrouch,
while here.
The extensive improvements
contemplated for several months,
lie be made on the Baptist Church
are now under Roadway. When
completed this will be one of the
most commodious and elegant
lchurch buildings in Oxford.
The Memphis papers of Monday
announce the sudden death OF
DR.. Russell Moss, the only son OF
DR.. ]. A. Moss of the Memphis
Presbyterian Sanitarium. DR..
Moss was q native Of our county
and gave promise Of q most USE
full career. The deepest sympa-
thy is felt for the bereaved par
ents and sisters in this, their old
home.
Mr.. Henry Hill, a prominent
young man of Water Valley, was
shot and mortaIly wounded in
that city Tuesday night by ]. r.
Market, Al engineer, who mis-
took him for q burglar. Mr..
Hill was q student at the Univer-
sity a year or two ago and Mr..
Market Is a brother of our for
) mer tovnsman, Mr.. B. T. Mar
kett.
:. Messrs. Albert and Lucius
Russell left Tuesday for Yellow
stone Park. These young mer
have been students in the Uni.
versity and have secured posi-
tons as guides In this wonderland
and will spend the summer there
After they get through with theii
work there they will visit tn,
Exposition at Seattle and take il
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sal
Lake and Denver.
Mr.. John Graves, night ope.
rator at the depot was attacked
by unknown parties Sunday nigh
evidently for the purpose Of rob.
berry Failing to-effect an en-
trance the burglars fired severa
shots into the Office but fortu
nateIy they all missed Mr.
Grsves. The parties escaped il
the darkness on . hand car ans
no clue to their identity has We
been discovered.
DR.. r. NJ. LeaveH and Mr.
Leavell have gone to their sum
mer home at Monteagle- Wear
giad in this connection to not
hat DR.. LeaveH has been retire