Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22


thereupon went On jsg sad finally land
ed in Jackson. without furnishing any
evidence or returning the msrsnal-s
money. \ few days ago Marshal Bius
obtained evidence that onsinc~d him
that Mcdowell was in partnership IN
the sale Of whisky in Brcokhsvcn. uhii.
frvtsnding that he intended 10 turn up
other tigers-
A the result Of discussion that has
hecn going the rounds Of the state pres.
a. to the merits and demerits Of :ks old
-blne-bsek sPeller.- Superintendent J.
c. FAINT OF the Meridian public schools,
although great admirer of the blue
back. has challenged its advocates in
Meridian for ccntest at spelling. the
contest to Be between a number Of pub
lie school pupils and an equal number OF
citizens who learned to -pell in the blue
back He proposes that the spelling
bee b. held in the city hall and that
the proceeds be devoted TO paving the
expenses Of the class Of Eve to repre-
sent the public schools of Meridian at the
spelling match Of the State Teaehers'
convention to be held at Natehex.
Owners Of the Tombigbee cotton mills.
the Columbus underwear mills and the
Columbus comfort factory are considering
plan to consolidate their holdings and
operate all three mills from a central
power plant. The Tomhigb~e mills are
located at quite a distance from any
railroad. and the hauling Of coal i quite
an item in the expense acroun;- Both
the comfort factory and the underwear
mills are at present idle
The North Mississippi BAPTIST Sunday
School and b. \. p. L. eouvrntSou CON
vened with the First Church At Water
Valley Arthur Flake of Winnna vas
elected president and Rev Martin Ball
Of winoua vas chosen secretary. Seven
ty-6ve churches and Sunday schools we're
represented by 125 messengers. Much in
terest and enthusiasm wss elicitesi The
next neeting q the convention will be
held at Calhoun CITY
Public school teachers Of Laurel ana
Jones county are making large prep.ra-
tions for the trip 20 N4teksx on April
-. when the twent y-fourth annual meet
ing of the Mi-sissipps Te4<h~rs' assoeia-
tion will Be held. and the in.iioztions are
that nearly every teacher in the county
viii 60.
"A The jury in the case Of Ford C. Har-
3 rison against the southern r1iixay AZ
Meridian in damage suit for SIS coo.
ciaimsd for the death of ais child at
Toounsaha. in 1906. returned a verdict
Of $1,000 This Is the s-S'pni time the
ease has resulted in juaxn-ns for the
plaintiff
Cheston Miller. an s-yesreid hcy. w,s
accidentally shot and killed at vieks-
burg by Chris HarrelI. IO-yezroA com
panion- The two boys were out in a
pasture, when Harr~ll stumhled and fell.
the gun being discharged and the Niller
child fatally wounied in the zbaumen-
An automobile line has heea stab
iished between Carthage and Cantoa. Q
distance Of IS miles The car will make
round trip daily. carrying mail mat,
ter. passengers and freight This linz
will be of great benefit to Lake county,
as it has no railroad
John~sn Garfield died from the result
Of an accident at the plant Of the Ral<-
vile Gin Company In sOme w.y he
was caught on a set screw on the shaft
ing and was whirlsd rspsaiy saOusd, sas-
tanning . compound fracture Of both
limbs, and internal injuries also.
During q terrific eloudburst the Pres
hyterian Church at Tutwiler was struck
by lightning. the h<lfry and part Of
the vestihale was almost completely
demolished. the eurrsnt tearing its way
from the ste<ple % top Of the building
to the ground
Neesiham NeNairy. who shot and killed
hrs brvsher-ia-iaw and b<n~fsetor, b Y.
Hatch. at Highland plsnixtioa. vas ad-
judged insane By jury imp~nsl~a 70 en-
anime into his mental condition
The rssivsi meeting b~ing ron<iaeseG at
the First Baptist Chareh at Meridian is
attracting more than usual interest
Large congregations are attending the