Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
Mississippi
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YaFoo y--witnessed BY Thousands
of citizens Of all classes from sn parts
Of the state, ~ith Psgesntry, music. ers-
tory. the boom Of cannon. the blowing q
and tho applause Of the people,
\ d1oo'. monument TO thu Confederate
veterans ami TO the women ~ the Con.
vas uncovered at ! o'ciurk this
evening. when Nr- Margaret kinke.d
Thompson, president cf the Jenerscu
Davis Chapter. L. H. C., pulled the cord
that held the euveloping flag and en-
posed this splendid piece Of SCULPTURE
to the admiration Of the bshold-rs. ,
This simple incident Of the unveiline
was the climax of q days program ~
piet. with events that made this one of
the greats.t days in tho histovy Of this
metropolis of III. delta From m~ning
til' night the city was given over TO the
eeietgation Of tho unveiling eerrmoni>s.
and while the places Of business wers
kept open, those in charge made little at
tempt TO do business. but joined with
the visitors who came on every morn
ing train entering the city. crowded th~
highways leading into town and fllsd
the street. a. they were never hllsd be
fore. II was . general holiday for Naroo
City and Yszoo county. The weather
was all that could be desired. The sun
beat down brazcnly. but there was .
breeze stirring throughout the day, and
around the monument where the exsr-
eises were held large ean07y was
erected over a space Of more thro an
acre for the protection Of the crowd.
Inquiries received at the war depart
ment with reference to the proposal
plans of the Taliahatehie drainage ecnr
mission in Mississippi Indicate that seri-
Gus opposition may develop on the part
Of those who live along lower reaches OF
the Sunhower river. Il i. alleged that
the drainage commission has IN COW
temptation a plan to turn the Coldws,es
river into the Sunhower somewhere b.
low Clarksdaie, and this is what 10
threatening the trouble. The Sunaower
is delta stream flowing il. full lcng.h
through the great alluvial valley, with
no tributaries coming out Of the hills.
and for this reason it 10 a clear stream
and entirely free from the silt which
chsracterizes the streams which rise in
the red sand hills of North Mississippi
Below the Southern railrosd bridge the
Sunfowrr is wide and deep. in many
places the depth being more than SO
feet and the width from 500 TO i,ooc
feet. From this section protests sr-
coming in. II is claimed that what 10
now a beautiful stream is threatened
with pollution from the muddy waters
Of the Coldwater, which. in addition To
its muddy and murky appearance, is
laden with silt. which in time viii al y.
the shoaI places and seriously ~-iskin'
the navigation Of the Sunfovere city,
~ I
S'~e Geologist z. Y. Lowe has about
rom paeted the arrangements for NE co
operation Of the state and natiousi DO
partments in the soil survey soon to 10
undertaken IN Adams county. On sr
count Of the seriousness Of the boil
weevil situation IN that section, DR.
Crider determined upon this survey. and
getting the cooperation Of the bureau
Of soils. putting a double force into ths
field and facilitating the work.
Collins Williams, prominent and
wellto-do farmer. residing near Stone
wall, fourteen miles south of Meridian
while seated at the supper table. wac
shot four times by an unknown assse
sin and instantly killed. The murder 10
one Of the most horrifying that has bees
committed in that section in many years,
and the cold hlooded manner in which i,
was committed has astounded the people
of the surrounding country.
F. C. Bolton, associate professor Of
physics, and c. f. Ard, professor of
electrical engineering in the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. have resigned
their positions to go elsewhere.
The knights and Ladies' Of Honor pic
mic at Weir on yesterday was most
delightful. There were visitors present
from all neighboring towns between Du
rant and Aberdeen.
Bob Barlow, a wealthy citizen Of BAR
low, sixteen miles west of Hazlehurss
WAS shot and killed by Will Freeman
the town marshal, who was trying u
arrest Barlow.
According to statement BY the city
clerk forty persons have been convicted
for operating blind tigers in GulfPori
during the past six months.
The board of directors of the Mi.-is
sippi State Fair formally decided not to
change the dates for the annual event on
account of the promised visit of Presi
dent w. n. Taft. who is expected at
Jackson on November IL and IA. The
original date named for the commence
nent Of the fair is October IS, the event
to end on November 6th, and after fully
considering the matter the directors de
eided that it would be impossible te
make a change TO include November IL
and enable exhibitors to send their best
displays TO Jackson after the original
date has already been sent out.
A new link in the chains of railroads
connecting Moss Point, Scranton and the
gulf coast with Hattiesburg. Ellisville,
Laurel and Meridian, has been provided
in the shape of a new s5,00o,0o0 P2sca-
goula Northern railroad company
An organized movement has been
launched to induce the legislature at its
next session TO pass an anti-dog law.
Petitions addressed to the lawmaking
body are being circulated in a majority
Of the counties, urging the passage Of
such a law.
The Brookhsven summer normal closed
after 4 four weeks term. This year,
normal was the largest one held in the