Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-23

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shieh bsgan at tho outlet II the dram
ige system. .ix miles hrlow C1arksdale.
has cut hack through the railroad into
HoP>on bayou and has drsdgci out this
channel for a half mile II j. nov prae-
tiesily ready g. turn north on the section
line 10 meet the dipper drelge coming
south. The two drr,ige~. barring acci-
dent, win then make fair speed. and
,inee they are but little less than three
miles apart. Il seems highlg probable
that by DEE. the eight miles Of main
drainage canal will be finished In it,
entire length.
That GreenviIls j. to have one Of the
greatest a,hletic meets in the history Of
Mississippi. to bs pulled o;f in the Delta
Far grounds during Delta Fair week, u.
nov assured from the enthusiasm shown
in different sertious of the state r. J..
Hu~ston. Who Is az the head ef the great
Marathon racc and athletic me~t 10 take
Plare on OSt. n. announces that Mis-
sissiPpi College ami other colleges and
high sehools of the state will send rep
resentstives mt oa4y for the great Ma
rathan rare. bat also for the other
events.
The ninth annual fair held under the
auspices Of the Mississippi AMI West
Alabama Fair Association. will com-
mence in Columbus Oct. 70. and continue
four DAYS. The preparations for the
coming meeting are such that warrant
the predictiuu for the mn-t snrcrssfui
fair. raee meet and general exhibitions
the local Nssociation has yet held
The eighteenth session of the Mi-sis-
sippi Synodical Ccllege opened at Holly
Springs under mos, favorable auspiee-.
The attendance. both in the boarding and
leeal department, is perhaps the largest
in the history Of the college.
The A. AMI VI. COLLEGE opening far ex-
eeesied the exp.ctations Of President
Hardy and the memh~rs If the faculty
II was probably the brightest op-uin,
the college has ever had in it. history.
There were present at the first exercise
fully 700 Young Mi-sippians. This i
about 100 more than the college oP-ned
with last session
At lndIanola BUYERS are paying 20 to
- cents for bs>t staples. AM other
lengths in proportion Buyers are plentl-
full and sellers few. The eroP eoniiurs-s
To deteriorats and the smallest pro.lus-
tion !. predicted for this country foe
mere than . quarter of a e~ntury-
The Lincoln eounty eensiet fsrrn.
which has b.~n ADVERTISED far sai~ far
$1,000. has not yet h~vu 4sld On thls
farm arr ksrt the esuHfy saayicts a.
vel a. the poor. ant ~ .ale by the
board Ia. not met With ths approval Il
the malorify Of the taxpayers.
Acting Hnier INSTRUCTIONS from th.
City Council. CITY Attorney Anderson. of
Nek=burg. Sled bili in ehanc~ry asking
tor a forfeiture II the franchi.e II the
'ocsl Waser works company and the ap-
poinfment of a receiver during the psIl,i-
-ney of the suit.
At meeting Of the taxpayers Of Tai
lahatehie county. held at sumner. eoun-
sci were employed 10 euioin the board Of
drainage commissioners from issuing
$4,000 bonds. recently authorized by
said board.
The Southern Railway Company an
nouncss an accommodation train from
Columbus to winona will be put on on
Oct. 6. This train will in no manner
have any effect on the service now in
vogue. II will be an additional train.
put on TO serve the people between Wi
mona aud Columbus
Heretofore il has been - that the
A. ami VI. boys could buy anything they
needed, from a pen point to suit Of
clothing. on the college campus, bat
this viii m longer be the case In con
sideration of a e-rtin amount subscribed
by the merchants OF Starkville to BE- paid
to the A and NJ CoIIege Athletic Asso-
eiation. the ~sbaeks~ have been closed.
and the BOYS will find a cheaper and
better market in the city Of starkville.
The 0ktibbeha county fair this wear.
which occurs on the sth. Tth and sth Of
oetober. promises to suFpass anything
that the association has ever undertaken.
The Northeast Mi-sissippi Christian
Cooperative Convention will meet with
the Nest Point church Of Christ. Sept.
IL and - An interesting program has
been prepared
The Oktibbeha county board Of super.
visors, at their September session. fixed
the tax levy as follows: State levy,
mills; courthouse bond tar. l. mill;
common county schools. sIs mills. To
tai, IS mills
John Mcdaniel, a negro. was hanged
at New Albany in the presence of large
crowd for the murder of II. r. Brsey,
whom he shot and killed on the night
OF Jan. last. From 5000 to 5000
peonle witnessed the hanging. and
small book giving = history of the crime
was sold to at least 1000 of those pres-
ent-
The board of supervisors Of Washing.
ton county has fixed the tax lew for
the coming year at mills on the dollar.
which includes special tax for road
and bridge purposes
Oxford and Lafayette county will have
a two days fair about Nov. l. The pro-
moters say $3.50 will be given in pre-
miums for corn, live stock. cotton. etc,
aud the fair will be pushed by the bust.
ness men of Oxford. and preparations