Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-30
NO. AZ.

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The twenty fourth annual session Of
the Mississippi Industrial Institute and
College opcnei Thursday morning with
practically every room in every dormi.
tory iill~l. About eight hundred toard.
ers are in the school and the number out
In the city will reach fully a hundred
more. About two hundred application.
for PLACES have been refused because
there 10 no available room.
The University Of Mississippi began
its fifticth session at Oxfurd ON Thur
day. The exercises in the chapel buikl.
ing were attended by some four aundred
and nfty students and the general pub
lie. The opening address Of C.iancellor
kincannon was full of the greater UNI
vsr.ify, nri was splendid statement
of splendid conditions.
On the Northeastcrs Railroad. near
Decriey. south OF l.uml4rton. freight
train met the Luml~rton accommodai on
in a headon collision. Fireman \. n
Fitzgerald OF the freight train was
caught between the tender and the head
of the boiler, being mangled aud burned
TO death
Authentic reports from the cotton
growing sections south Of this placc r-ti-
mate the damage to the cotton crop a.
q very material one. as a result of the
heavy equinoc,ial storm of the 2ist.
Much Of the staple was blown out Of the
bolls. the plants blown down aud broken
OF. and the crop reduced to perhaps a
fifth Of bale to the acre.
Prof. F. r. Lloyd, director Of Farm
ers' Institute from T. and NJ. College.
and X. :. Wilson. state agent of farm
demonstration work Of the agricultural
department at Washington. with others.
are holding a series of very interesting
Institutes in Holmes county. The large
attendance and interest manifested in
these meetings Indicates a deep interest
on the part OF the farmers
The state Sunday school superinterd-
ents' institute of both Mississippi Meth.
odist conferences held three days se.-
superintendents from different parts Of
the state were in attendance.
Reports from all over the county are
to the effect that the members of the
Lowndes County BOYS Corn Club have
reached the harvest period and are ready
to gather their specimens and compete
for the prize.
On the 3Oth of this month there will
be big dinner. and Senator Mcfaurin
and other noted speakers will address
the people, at shuqulak.
responsibility OF developing tho section
Of country along the Pearl nver valley
which Is trasef-ed by the New .oflesn>
Great Northern railruad are going stsasi-
ily On With the task. aBl while Il J.
still early in the DAY TO DO more than
speculate and plan. they are going quiet
ly and persistently along in the provs-
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sure of their territory. which : one Of
the most favored in the lower part sf
the state, and, taken in connection With
that in Louisiana, which the railroad
company has done 80 much to develoP.
they are content To work anI wait
Sheriff r. J. Harding. OF IIind- COUNTY
has made his final settlement with Al
ditor Smith. which shows that he hs-
paid in taxes during the year amounting
10 sI0l.sss -. probably the largest
amount OF taxrs ever collected in ON.
year in this or any other county in thu
state
Industrious efforts are being made hy
H. r. Barhee. president of the Grenada
FAIR and Live stock association. AMI
j. $. King. secretary, to make the fair
10 be held Oct -. q and . great .us-
cess. The fair district embraces all al
joining counties. a. well a. several oth.
ers. and il appears that every county in
the district i 10 b. well represented
The grounds OF the Aleorn Count,
Fair association. adjoining Corinth. are
con pletei and are a credit To the man
agemsnt. The fair will open Oct 8. and
continue four days.
Strong cirrums,antial evidence cor.
roboratss the almost general belief that
J. ". smith. the farmer whose mangled
body was found partially buried beneath
brush and fresh dirt ten miles south at
Columbus near his plantation. was as
sassinatsd b. negroes, Who are known To
have held bitter enmity towards him.
The Lafayette county camp, No. 7ss-
Of the Confederate veterans, has de-
eided 10 have an old-fashioned barbecue
and reunion here on Thursday. Nov. 25.
The board Of supervisors Of Washing
ton county has fixed the tax levy for
the coming year at mills on the dollar
which includes a special tax for road
and bridge purposes.
The suit Of Mrs. Kate Laurent ct al
vs.. C. r. Smith, for damages in the sum
of $4,000 for the killing of +. A. Laur-
ent, will not come up at the September
term OF circuit court at Columbus. At
conference of attorneys representing
both defendant and plaintiffs, eontinh