Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
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Hon. T.. :. Gambler, Jr.. who Is a mem.
Der Of the committee on territories in
Congress, left last week for Chicago to
Join a congressional party Of twenty y four
other members. From Chicago they go
TO san Francisco; they will bc the
guests Of the Chamber Of Commerce ON
the ed and s3d. On the cath they sail
on the steamer Siberia Tor Honolulu,
Hawaii.
At the clase Of services at the Baptist
church In Buekatuma, a difficulty oc-
Cured between J. ". Mills, Jr., and c.
X. Thames and Cleve Thames. in which
| Cieye Thames was beateu over the head
with a pistol in the hands of Mills and
Mills was cut in several places and Sc
s~reiy wounded By {. K Thames, father
OF Ce,e Thames.
Mayor John W. Parker. of Meridian,
in letter to Circuit Judge John l.
Buckley. who ordered the sheriff recently
to enforce the Sunday law. stated to
the judge that il his order was not
modified he would enforce the statute to
the letter. The enforcement of this law
will prohibit the newspapers from doing
business after ~ O'Clock Saturday night.
hamper the work of railroad employees,
stop ice and milk wagons aud possibly
the street cars.
The first bale Of new cotton 10 be- re-
ceived in Nickshurg this season sold for
| 81 cents pound. The cotton was raised
by l.. G. Dulaney of Grace. 1t was sold
at auction in front of the Vicksburg
Cotton Exchange, and was bought by
that organization. The bale weighed
500 pounds and classed as strict mid
ding, and the staple is ii-l6 inch long.
Wrought up over the failure of the
grand jury to take action with regard
to the practice of certain persons, white
and black, just west Of Lorman, u num-
Der of reputable citizens have banded
themselves together and have notified
these Objectionable people that they
must vacate that section of the State
within ten days or suffer the conse-
quences.
Frank Ross, negro, was hanged in
side the yard of the Washington county
| Jail for the murder Of Tom Butler, an
other negro. The murder was a pecu-
iarly atrocious one. Ross and Butler
had some trivial dispute, when Ross
threatened to kill Butler. Butler started
to leave. when Ross secured his gun and
followed.
Chief of Police Groome of vicksburg
Was the recipient OF a black hand letter,
containing threats against the life of
himself and Patrolman George Eades,
who killed a negro musician, Henry Mi
nor, the early part of lszt week, and
was acquitted in a preliminary trial. and
this i used as the grounds Of the ven
geanee threatened.
The joint committee announces that
the SUNDAY School Superintendents' In
stitute. TO b. held under the auspices OF
the sunday school boards Of the North
Mississippi and the Mississippi confer.
enees of the NJ. T. Church. south, will
be held at Meridian, beginning Wednes-
day night. sept. -, and closing Friday
noon, sePt. -.
The Yazoo City Military Guards are in
high spirits ON account of the compile
tion Of the new rifle range. This range
was put in at government expense at a
cost Of 5000. 1t Is the only rifle range
in the State except the national range at
Nieksburg
The farmers short course in agricul-
ture opened at \. 4 VI. College, with
Prof. r Il. Lloyd in charge and a full
corps OF assistants. There vas goodly
number ct farmers ia attendance from
different sections Of the State. This
school will continue at least two weeks.
G. v. Reese. a grocery merchant, was
arrested at Meridian for riding through
the streets in a hack with negro
woman, and vas fined $500 and 80 days
on the streets. lie made bond in the
sum OF $500 pending an appeal.
The fourth annual Baptist Young Peo-
pies Eneampment and Evangelistic
Bible Conference has Just closed at Blue
Mountain. The attendance was large
and enthusiastic
The executive hoard of the Freednen's