Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-18

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divorce was granted to Jack Rodgers,
OF Co.'s, who, after living with his wife
forty years and raising house full Of
children until they were men and wom-
en-, separated from his spouse and sued
for divorce. Uncle" Jack owned a
ine hog and his wife Jersey COW. and
the question arose which should have the
slop. The question couldn't be settled
by freside discussion or by arbitra.
tion. 80 Uncle" Jack made the first
move Of hostility by seixing the slop
and appropriating II to the use Of the
innocent swine. This act caused his wifi,
to sever her connections with him a. hi,
life companion.
Gov. James T. Harrison, . warm friend
Of Judge J. NJ. Dickinson, secretary Of
war, who was mainly responsible for
President Taft's visi, to Columbus, has
received letter from Secretary Dckin-
son, in which that official is oyerwh.Im.
ing in his praise and complimentary
statements about the way Columbus On.
tertained the president and the presi
dents impressions of his stay.
The board OF trustees of the County
Agricultural School met at Oakland and
arrangements were made by the board
and the citizens Of the town to carry on
the school along lines OF the original
plans, in the face of the decision Of tn.
supreme court. The tax levy Of a half
mill will he lost for thi. year, but Il
Is sincerely hoped that the Legislature
will relieve the situation in January.
The suit Of Mrs. Kate Laurent ct
al. against C. r. Smith, for damages in
the sum of $50 900 for the killing of T..
A. Laurent, has been compromised, the |
amount agreed upon being $4,000. II
Is said that the compromise was sug-
gested by Miss EsteIle Smith, daughter
of the defendant, who has been so loyal
to him since the tragedy, last January.
corn club has been organized at Gre. |
nada with a membership Of thirty-fve.
Addresses were delivered by superin-
tendent Thomas A. Early, Of Yalobushs
county, Prof. Morgan, Of the A. 4 VI.
College, County Superintendent v. r.
James, Hon W. NJ Dubard and Prof. !
r. ii. Hester. Merchants and farmers
are supporting the movement.
Chancellor J. Q. Robbins, Of West
Point, handed down his decision in the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church W.
Presbyterian Church. which case prac>
tically involves the entire Cwmb.rIan nd
Presbyterian Church property in Missis-
sippi, and which has been in litigation for
the past three years, in favor of the
Unionists.
The annual memorial service held by
the d. p. o. +. lodges all over the coun-
try on the first Sunday in December.
will be solemnized next month in Colum.
bus in appropriate fashion. The me-
mortal address will be delivered BY Hon.
Garland Lyell, of Jackson, chancellor
in his district.
G. ii. Fulgham, farmer, residing a
few miles from Mabcn. brought in a
bale of cotton weighing 6s5 pounds. for
which he received i6 is CENTS. netting
him sl02.s5. Mr.. Fulgham made this
cotton on worn-out piece of land
Arthur Martin and his father, III. W.
Martin, who is a wealthy planter and
lumber man, were shackled by officers
this afternoon and carried to Jail at Be
len to await trial for the murder of two
negro women.
The postoffee department has issued
fraud orders against the Pennsylvania |
Company and J. Baker Company and
Southern Sales Company, both of New
Albany, Miss.
A party of Jackson capitalists has
purchased a tract of $4,000 acres of cut |
over lands In Jackson county, and will |
endeavor to settle the tract with truck |
farmers and fruit growers. jackson |
county carried off the principal award |
at the recent state fair, and its mag
nifcent exhibit of fruits, vegetables and |
agricultural products received praise on
all sides.
W. T. Burnett has filed suit at vicks- |
burg against W. +. Hindman. who runs
a saloon upon DeSoto Island, Just across
the line in Louisiana, claiming 81 500 |
for alleged damages in failure of de-
fendsnt to pay him fair price for trans
ferring his saloon patrons to and from /
the saloon. Burnett claims these patrons |
have to pass over his land before reach
ing the saloon.
At the annual meeting of the Missile
sippi Baptist convention. held at Vino
ma, the question Of caring for superan-
nuated preachers was one of the most |
important brought up for disposal A
plan was submitted to the convention by /
DIR. J. L. Johnson, in which he proposed
TO first raise fund for the care Of aged l
ministers, and allow them to make their
homes wherever they may see fit, instead
of establishing a home for their sus-
tenancc.
There ,c nc longer any doubt of the