Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-23

tsined a large party OF Boosters" from
Gainesville. Ala. composed Of prominen,
citizens who came in the interest Of the
construction of the Gainesville south.
western Railroad. which 10 proposed to
run from Nsrkeeta, - miles north OF
Meridian on the Mobile and Ohio road,
to Gainesville. a distance of 2i miles
The party was armed with deeds to
right-of-way. and a guaranteed stock
subscription Of ten thousand dollars.
Meridian will subscribe 4 like sum.
Dewitt Lundy left today for his trir
to Washington, which came to him as a
prize offered by DR.. Knapp of the govern.
ment agricultural bureau at the recent
state fair at Jackson, Miss. The trip
will be of two weeks duratisa and ths
time will be spent mainly in Washing
ton. ID. C., seeing the sights there.
Upon his arrival in the city . guide
will be turned over to this young msn,
and will devote his entire time to him.
showing him the various points OF in
terest in and about the city Of Wash
ington-
Claims for back taxes alleged to be
due by the banks Of Vickshury. extend.
ing back to 1909 and running up to
several thousands Of dollars, were fled
for collection with City Tax Assessor
and Collector kiersky. by Deputy State
Revenue Agent Adams at vieksburg.
Miss Susie Powell. president of tho
Rural School Improvement Association
OF the state, addressed the teachers Of
Lee county at Tupelo. She delivered
an impressive lecture, explaining the
methods Of improving and systematic
ing the work of country schools and
making the work in these schools as ef.
feetive as the work done in the graded
schools Of the separate districts.
viii Rushing, 10 years old, son of W.
7. Rushing of Oxford. fell from the in
side top of the Methodist church steeple.
a distance of IS feet. broke through the
plastered ceiling and landed on the con-
crete floor. The boy got up unhurt
in any way and went on with his occu-
patton of trying to catch pigeons.
The people of the Delta are begin
ming to awake to the necessity for i'm
proved drainage. Gov. Noel having in
timated that he will recommend for CON
sideration a bill authorizing the organ
ination Of the Black Bayou drainage
district ii a bill is agreed on, the Busi-
ness Mems League of GreenvilIe has
taken the matter up with the people
and the members of the legislature from
Washington county.
A large crowd attended the unwilling
Of the Confederate monument. This
monument was erected through the Stat.
ham Farrell Camp, L. c. VS., by dona-
tion from J. c. Purnell II is beauti-
ful piece Of architecture, and is erected
to the memory of jefferson Davis and
Confeieracy.
Mrs. Mamie L. Head, one of the most
prominent women of Crystal Springs,
aged about 90 years, was run over and
instantly killed by a passenger train on
the Illinois Central.
More than $50 physicians from Ala,
bsma, Mississippi and Louisiana Assem-
bled at Gulfport for the study of pei
lagra at the special meeting of the Har-
rison County Medical Society.
Miss Laura Taylor, one of the most
estimable young ladies of Eupora, met a
most horrible death by being practically
eremated. The unfortunate young lady
was sitting in her room when it is SUP
posed she was seized with a spasm of
epilepsy and fell into the fire.
A number of prominent citizens have
formed fruit growers association, to
be known as the Ridge Fruit Farm
Company. The purpose of the organiza-
tion is to raise fruit and operate a gen
eral truck farm. Fruit and vegetables
will be shipped
Judge Edgar E. Bryant died in Coffee
vile after a lingering illness of loco
motor ataxia- He has been an invalid
for several years He was noted iurist,
having been well known in several
states. Judge Bryant was born in Paris,
Lafayette County, Dee. Q, 1861.
W. NJ. Crane, q wellknown river man
OF this place, has just sold fifty tons
of Pearl river shells, to be shipped tc
Hamburg, Germany The shell trade in
this town Is in its infancy, this being the
drst shipment Of any size to be made