Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-11
HILL COMMUNITY.
PecdsslilEs o. lis Early Days ss
First Settlers, By an Old Citizen.

'h"' ese.fS " W Vh wv ultiLei.
Continued from last Week
GEORGE went. the clock was or
. nigh man,et, nc got on = chair
1aa opening the face OF tho clock
10 pulled it over aad il fell on
re aoo- a wrecS. George fear
wrath Ct the Rev. Russell,
look to the woods and cid no. re-
- school Tor many days. I
was about la or seven years old
a this tine, hut / distinctly re-
this incident also re-
member ;hat hen the scuool was'
removed 70 the lot owned by
Misses F~riorson, Rus sell and
Ia1cy teachers. thatthe big BOYS
shnt cut ne teacher. ore day
and got a holiday aad "A treat.
RI sseil was "A man OF kctv tenn
CT and his manner vas caicuia-
ted to awe into submission the
stoutcst heart. Toe young men
who planned the ''turn out, did
not yield until the teachers Weld
cd 10 :heir demands. The nams-
oi the young men who ed N this
affair were Rsn SHAW, Lake
lsom. jim shaw, Sidney Buford.
Junius Davidson aud Bolivar
Bow .e-
! will give the nanss q teach
ers and the oricr ~ which they
cane - ] rcl2ma.-. Russs
burd, Smith. LEAFS. Boya. Han.
Enice and JeGne- T1c f.ee
school system vh5eh i rLce
beea adopted. lac oia-r les-
ings that come 10 rs i.r .h~ a.
srg IS not appreciated. a5i. .hJeI.
De. Ne a proof that tfe ColIe-c
HUI schools had a good rso-2-
ton they drew considerable pat
rcaagc from : distance
At that day. nc-iia4tions 10
cfnce, county. state CT Fedora.
WAC made by conventions instead
CT primaries rs now. Political
excitement wSE always high. bot
never 10 bitter o. abusive as has
been the differences between u.
Republican am Denot ate par
Tres. ore OF the s,acncnes-
Democrats in the community vas
Harper PGfo-d who represented
the county several tines IL me
Stase Legislative. lus;asstzonc
n Wing was Jack tufJrl, his
brother. lie also represented the
county. Harper Buiord was a
stras supporter q Jefferson
Davis. ] remember taat during
the exciting campaign between
Foote and Davis Tor Governor.
that Davis spent the night before
&c waste meet Fo0te in jciat de-
bate in Oxford with Harper Bu-
ford and they vent 10 Oxford %
csther. ITslsmber the immense
crowd, and the intense feeling
bsiween the tvJ Old parties aaC
the bitter words tia. were <
changed in the join: discussion.
Many were appTehensive TIA,
there would be trouble, but moth
Ing serious resulted. The eubse-
9uent history eff ne two men, Tor
their carssrs are closed now.
shows mat whilst Mr.. Davis to
the end OF lis lie was & consist
eat statesman aad loyal u his
friends, II. ). Fogts wss the
cs1sgogus, END closed bis ca
reeg by leaving Richmond 20 rs
fate and going over 70 the enemy.
E1c9as me, | did rot rnean %
get so far from College HiH.
Coming back 20 cur subject: TIE
cattle we're me raised o. the
grass which vas native ana
ABUNDANT every where. Oxen
-eEe needed On the plantation
and % haul The eo;roc 70 narkst
OF l. the shipping peint on Tai
laa4ts1ie rssr Large ware.
1S-ss3 ws-e uL AZ WYATT aad
Cassys ET1 nd cotton was
stored % avail : stssu5ca- which
eo2I1 not cozs Cnul thsFs =ass
rise G. freshet in the river. Else
he cotton vas hauled 70 Mem
Phis and sold there O. shirped 70
New Orleans. The couing Of
Steamboat vas announced ov is
shrIA whistle, and vas an event
IN The history OF the Community
u vas the oaly means Of connl-
nicanon between country ard
city, and the crowds TIA. met il
we're something :oo wonderful to
behold.
think the boats ver. as fa-
rp tie rver as the Mouth Of TID-
pan. They were always in Al
hurry TO get down and cut before
the uver would fall and thew
might have 10 spend the summe-I
waiting for next winters rise
\ trip to New Orleans bv This
routs was anticipated for months.
and never TO De forgotten for the
pleasure 1t gave. You can col
now by Illinois Central Railroad
n "a many hours as required
days e. thar tine.
You will excuse ne until nex,
"eek. OCCASIONAL.
10 BE continusd.)