Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-06

lc,ics at the college, and practice is i'm
dulged in daily. Truly there will be
500 girls in the affair. and the entire
campus will he required to encompass
the assemblage.
sensation has developed in the
circ il court at Nieksburg. Attorneys
for the 'drfsr,iars m t,,er- -rr,t'-of fr~y-
Maggie Hosie vs. the Nazoo 4 NIssis-
sippi Valley Railroad Company moved
to quash the jury and enter mi-trial.
The attorneys charged that they had
seen two sons Of the plaintiff taking
dinner with two Of the jurors, for which
dinner the two sons paid. Judge Bush
lectured the Jurors and the young Ho-
sic boys severely. and the $4,000 suit
was entered a. a mistrial.
The new railroad from Water Valley
to some point on the Mobile & Ohio
Is now certainty. NJ meeting at
Water Valley 500 representative busi-
ness men and ladies were present. The
amounts subscribed along the route were
tabulated. and it was found that stO7,-
600 was in hand. The promoters only
asked for 500 900. This road opens
up a fine timber section. and some of
the best agricultural lands in the world.
With the announcement that the Scot
tish Rite Masous os Mississippi are to
build 100000 Scottish cathedral in
Meridian comes the announcement from
the Stnoewall Club. OF Meridian, that
they will begin the construction at an
early date of a magnificent clubhouse.
Marshall county Is to have fair.
The North Mississippi Fair Association
has purchased tract of forty acres Of
upto-date fair grounds The opening
date of the fair has been set for Octo-
Der 1.
Whitecapism in Coahoma county ia
the latest and most sensational devei-
opment in that section of the delta. the
existence Of an organized band OF white
cappcrs at New Africa, negro settle
ment about eighteen miles south Of
Clarksdale. having come to the knowl-
court
Decoration Day was appropriately,
but quite simply. observed at Columbus
For the first time in the history of the
observance, there was no address. The
program at the cemetery consisted only
OF songs and II prayer.
Rev. T. d. Brown. secretary of the
Mississippi Oratorical Association. has
officially advised Canton that the state
intercollegiate oratoricsl contest would
be held at Canton MAY II.
The executive committee of the Mis-
.i-sippi intercollegiate Oratorical Asso-
citation has decided to hold the annual
contest at Greenwood. ON May "a.
County Superintendent of Education
Horton has organized a corn club in
Marshall county The boys of the
county are taking an interest, and many
contests are planned
With fully 200 educators in attend
ance, representing every county in the
commonwealth. the annual convention
of the Mississippi Teachers Associa tion
met at Natehez.
Clement \. Evans. of Atlanta, cos-
mander-in-chief Of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans. has accepted an invitation
to present to the United States govern
meut the monument to Gen. stephen d.
Lee. at Nick-burg. on June IL.
]. W. Bostwright, state lecturer for
the Farmers Union. addressed several
hundred farmers at Newton. Mr.. Boat
wright spoke for an hour. giving a prae-
ticaI and interesting address.
Isfore Lodge Ne. IS. X of p. of
Greenwood, has sent the following in
vitation to the Representatives to the |
forthcoming session Of the grand lodge
at Meridian. asking that the 1910 ses-
sion of that order be held in Greenwood, |
and tho two local representatives will
use every legitimate means to get |
the grand lodge to come here next year.
Columbus was visited by eloudburst |
last week. For ten minutes it seemed |
as il the clouds had parted and allowed |
a perfect deluge to flood everything |
Hail as large as aeorns literally covered |
the streets during the flow. In fifteen
minutes il ceased, but bitches, cutters |
and everything were overfiowed A dark |
ness preceded the cloudburst
terrific rain and hailstorm occurred |
at Greenville, accompanied by high wind |
and vivid electrical display. Hail stones
fully as larGe as pigeon eggs in the
space of about fifteen minutes Law on
the ground an inch deep. No damage
except to vegetation.
The officers of the Marshall county |
Sunday school convention have issued a
call for an institute to be held in Holly |
Springs Sunday, May 30. 1t is proposed
to have general rally OF all the Sun
day school workers of the county at
Holly Springs at that time, insofar az
this may be practicable.
DIR. Fred j. Mayer. who is lecturing
}n hygiene and sanitation, under the
auspices of the Mississippi state board
hf health, delivered one of his interest /
.tng lectures at Meridian to q large and
representative audience, giving a great |
deal OF valuable information.