Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-28


and convenience of the travelling men, is
having good effect.
Col. W. A. Montgomery of the pcni-
tentiary trustees has made another sue
cessful safe OF State cotton. The sale
was contaminated at Sunhowcr farm,
where 949 bales were sold at 5-S cents
per pound, and lot Of ~ bales at . "a
cents. This was at the estimated aver
age of $50 per bale. ar about Sis 900 for
the lot, and is remuncrativc ii not rec
ord figures.
President +. 7. Scott Of the Missis-
sippi State Teachers Association states
that there will be no lack of accommo-
dations for those who may attend the
teachers convention at Natchez, whether
there he | 200 or $1,000, every man or
woman attending or contemplating at
tending being assured in advance of a
home and comfort during his or her stay.
The Sunday schools of the Newton,
Montrose and Carolina groups of Presby-
terian churches held district Sunday
school institute at Newton, and an in.
structiye and interesting meeting was
had. The institute was conducted by
Rev. G.. +. Bell of Shelbyville, ny, tho
Presbyterian assembly district Sunday
school superintendent.
The governor has issued his proclama.
tion offering reward of $500 for the ar
rest and delivery of the person or per.
sons unknown who ON the night of Jan.
murdered VIM. Seymour, a citizen of
Jackson county, at his home on Fort
Bayou. The murderer or murlercrs left
no clue and the deepest mystery sur.
rounds the tragedy.
Members of the bar OF Laurel are urg-
| ing Circuit Judge X. J.. Bullard to hold
special term Of the circuit court at an
early date. The docket is heavy, and
there are now some seventy-five criminal
cases ready for trial. including two muir
der cases in which the accused are held
in Jail, not having yet been indicted.
viii Hopkins and viii Mitchell, who
have been plying skifTs between Nickn-
burg and DeSoto island for prospective
customers of the island saloon, were
each given n sentence of 30 days on the
chaingang. They were accused of solicit
ing orders and selling whisky in the
city.
The board of Mississippi levee com
missioners, at its regular scmi-annual
meeting employed 4. II. Hood to look
after the cotton in the district that has
escaped the levee tax. II is estimated
that from 10000 to 10000 bales OF cot
ton escape levee taxes each year. or at
least there are that number Of bales sub
ject to levee tax produced in the district
annually from which the lcvee board re-
ceiyes no tax.
A number of negroes Of Claiborne
county have organized what is officially
designated as The Claiborne County Col
sociation." The purpose, As stated, is
to secure a site for and erect a pavilion
in which To hold the commencement ex-
ercises of the eolored schools Of Claiborne
county. and To erect and maintain ON
that site an industrial school for teach
ers and pupils of the eolored schools of
the county.
The Columbus and Lowndes County
Bar Association has started a movement
for doing honor to the memory Of Ons
of the most loved and useful citizens
who has adorned the public life of his
state, Hon. James 4. Harrison, Of
Lowndes, former lieutenant governor.
The memorial is to take the form OF a
fulllength portrait in oil, which il 10
be placed in the courthouse directly
above and back OF the judges bench
A years salary, 81 500, was appropri-
ated for the relief of the family OF the
late Charles Fitzgerald, postoffice in
spector, by a bill passed by Congress.
" accordance with time-honored Gus
the Confederate organizations
ughout Mississippi celebrated the
hlay of Gen. Robert L. Lee January
y instance the celebration
too. 1ne form of public exercises, and
addresses paying tribute to the memory
Of the great soldier were delivered by
orators of state and local prominence
Hon. W. J. Willing died at Crystal
Springs after an illness Of mant
months. He was IL years of age. lie
was Confederate soldier and was one
of the most distinguished lawyers in the
State.
There are prospects that the men in
charge of the affairs of the East Mis-
| sissippi and West Alabama Fair Asso-
citation, of Columbus, which has recently
gone into liquidation, w make brave
effort to resuscitatl organization
and eonti,lie the en-, which ha.
done g.siuk kch'n material way for the
an sIlls. ty ON the Tombigbee.
Miles nj fments have been completed
~ Of the Second Regiment,
ID of Mississippi, to New
Auary, to act az the guard
Nerdi Gras parade. =