Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

vi cun1@fs June . " IN - ~ Nfttf
Of Atlanta, secretary Of the Baptist
bone mission board, and the bsecalau-
reate address will BE- delivered the fol-
lowing morning BY Dr. J. h. Aswell. ex-
State superintendent Of education in
Louisiana.
81 H. ID. Dyer. who conducted q piano
soting contest in Hattiesburg for
number Of local merchants. was bound
over to the grand jury to answer
fkargr OF operating lottery. The see-
ticn Of the Mississippi code relating to
pttsries reads: -If any person, in order
to raise money for himself or another,
or for any purpose Whatsoever. shall
publicly or privately put up lottery to
y drawn or sdventured for. he shall, on
eouviction, Be imprisoned in the peni-
oentisry not exceeding 1--WE years.
Major-6enersl Frederick Dent Grant
ill represent the war department at
ehe unveiling Of the Gen. stephen ID. Lee
nonument in the National Military Park
II Vieksburg on June IL Secretary Of
Var J. NJ. Dickinson has notified Park
chairman W. T. Rigby that he cannot
pttend, but has assigned Gen Grant to
some
The truck farmers around Wesson
lave closed out all their cabbage to .
Commission house for $3.50 per crate,
o. b. Wesson, and efforts are being
nade to get them to close out their to-
Datoes, peas and beans. The truck raised
bis season will be worth about $4,000.
nd so encouraged are some Of the farm
- they say they expect to double the
rreage IN another year.
II is authoritatively announced that
be Alabama Great Southern, New Or
ans Northeastern, Alabama & vicks-
nrg, Nieksburg. Shreveport & Paeifc,
Imposing the Queen & Crescent system,
ili Be reorganized and put under the
Figinsl operators, the Erlanger syndi-
Ate Of LONDON, England, within the next
kw months.
For the purpose Of securing . colony
German-American farmers and recox.
king the advantages which will accrue
the trade of Greenwood plantations
ITO small tracts with thrifty white set
rrs located on them, . number of Green
pod business men purchased the W. C.
eorge plantation, consisting Of i,s5o
eres, and will divide the same into
all farms
The twenty-frst annual session of the
bsissippi Bankers Association will be
u in Columbus May IL and IL.
for several months past prominent ~
ous workers have been endeavorins
secure funds for the erection of a mod
Young Mems Christian Association
Hiding in Columbus. About 81, 900 to
ard the erection OF Y. NJ. C. A. build
has already been secured, and by
Dusing the young men to zeslous effort
y hoped to raise the $4,000 which is
eessary to insure the success of the
dertaking.
The record of building permits issued
the city clerks office at Jackson since
ist of January shows . total Of
~, ,ss7.e5. representing the investment
At has been made in new buildings
Thin the corporate limits during the
ksent year.
About 600 students of the Industrial
Btitute and College went to Starkvills
witness the exercises incidental to the
ring of the cornerstone of the new adj
nistration building at the A. and NJ
lleg-. "a
During the annual meeting of the
ate Teachers Association in Natehex,
of. j. E walmsey, of Millsaps Col
r, will take the junior and senior his
~ classes of the college to Natehez
imarily for the purpose Of having them
BIT the historic places around the city,
ineidentallxso see the industrial ex-
bits and hear some Of the able papers
addresses which will be a part Of
program carried out by the teachers.
v'f-t.S DaaNAAruerf = Fluinthrtat i4iLlcf
piding q few miles west of Moselle, is
king for his daughter, who disap-
lred- The young lady retired to her
nm At the usual hour, but when mem
, Of the family went TO arouse her
Il morning for breakfast it was dis
1ered that she had mysteriously disap
lred during the night, leaving no note
explanation.
Henry Sledge, merchant and farmer
Moselie, had his arm shot of by .
p gun in his own store. There had
n several gurgiaries and all the mer-
lnts Of Moeelle set trap guns in their
res Mr. Sledge forgot his trap
axe Thompson, negro, was found
ny Of running = blind tiger at Wig
p Mr.. Jones was found guilty of
bwing the negro to store the whisky
his place Of business. Both were fined
Q and given 80 days in Jail
y September, 1908, c. Mortimer, Of
roll county, was arrested for white
ping and indicted by the grand pury
Montgomery county at the October
Of court Last week, after hearing
evidence and arguments by counsel.
jury. after less than ten minutes OF
berating, returned . verdict of not
lty-
con Thames, IL years Of -age, was
aad instantly killed ct Meridian by
hus McBeath, boy of his own age.
two were shooting at sparrows with
-caliber rife, when the gun aeciden-
went Cd while in the hands OF the
s.th boy, the bullet entering the