Oxford eagle., 1909-06-03
@ississippi
Aews

vicksburg will welcome the largest
mber Of celebrated men on June II,
! cccasion Of stephen u. lee memo
] dedication, that ever came within
/ hospitsblc gates. In addition to
\. Sanders, Of Louisiana, Gov. Noel,
Mississippi, their staff officers and
large number of division officers
y will come from the Memphis Con-
krate reunion. the following well
Dwn men have signifed their inten.
- of being present; To receive the
statue on the part OF the United
rs, Gen. Fred d. Grant, Of Chicago;
Geo. n. Peek, Of Washington, will
1he orator Of the day; Col. Henry
terson. Of Kentucky, will he presid-
officer Of the occasion. Gen. Clemul
a. Evans. ommander-in-chief Of the
ed Confederate Veterans, is to pre-
the statue to Gen. Grant. Col
es kilbourne Is coming, as is Col
, W. Noble, of 81. Louis.
he immediate relatives of Eugene A.
rrnt, who was shot to death by
ries r. Smith, the wealthy Lowndes
nty planter, who was sentenced TO
imprisonment after a sensational
q last February. have filed suit
INST Charles r. Smith for damages
svery kind to the plaintiffs" for the
Of $4,000. The bill speaks OF
rents being in fine physical health
commanding a salary of $4,000 per
nm ss a travelling salesman. Plain
claim that deceased had an un-
ving custom of contributing each
fh q large and substantial sum Of
bey as a gratuity to the plaintiffs OF
Dpme of them. Plaintiffs sllege that
are in very moderate circumstances
hcially, having only what they car
and that the defendant, Chas. r.
kh, is a man OF great wealth, being
kh more than 100000"
buncement made for the ceremony
lying the cornerstone OF Pearl River
Nv agricultural high school build
on Monday, June Z, and a big
is being prepared for, and will Be
kipated.
he citizens of Ruleville perfected q
ems Law and Order League, which,
hoped, will be powerful factor
good in this community. Every
nber pledges his influence against
n form OF law-breaking in minor
rell as greater degree, and will en-
pr TO discourage all petty offenses
prevent them by influence alone.
ri ID. Christian, OF Shaw, secured
rdict of s25,0o0 against the Y. &
n. railroad, in the circuit court at
pIsnd He sued for $4,000 for per
injuries received on the goth oi
November, when he jumped from q
nm car at Shaw and was paralyzed
I >e fall.
liam Amerin, popular young bus
- man of Greenville, was convicted
M charge of selling liquor, and was
500 and given ninety days in
lie took an appeal to the circuit
declaring that he did not sell the
ky. but merely ordered it for a
friends in his name, and thess
1s paid him their pro rata share.
kyor F. H. Hoffman fined Franl
80 of Brookhsven, $500 and ninety
for the state, and 500 and thirt,
for the city of Brookhaven, on 4
= OF selling liquor. The same fin'
also given to Fanny Jackson on 4
charge, the sales having been msd'
billy, according to the evidence o.
of the witnesses.
Sunday school superintendent in
BE-, under the auspices of the Sun
school boards of the North Missis
conferences of the NJ. E. Church
h. will be held at Meridian, Miss.
ming Tuesday, afternoon, July "a
closing Thursday noon, July 30.
arrangements have been completes
khe great summer school to be he'll
|outh Mississippi College, Hatties
Miss, June to July 3, and tn
ntions now are that it will be tn
largely attended summer schoo
Ae state.
: damage resulting from the 40
: of rain that fell at Meridian Nor
night will be enormous.
esident G.. r. Hightower and Hon. '
Robertson, of jackson, addressed
and representative meeting of tn
Aers' Union at Oxford. Both &C
ps were listened to with marked al
On and were along the line of tn
house plan being advocated by tn
ers' Union throughout the state.
psident Finley, of the Souther
ray. and E. l. Russell, of the Nj
Ohio Railroad, addressed the cit
Of Uunion county at Tupelo, afte
all attended an old-fashioned bal
as the guests of Private John n
contempt proceedings against tn
>, Jackson & Kansas City Railroa
Iilure to comply with the decree .
the construction of the main lin
h the town of Pontotoc, was hear
ancellor Robins. Chancellor Robir
I'd to fine the road for contemp
rdered it to proceed within thirt
10 obey the decree of the court an
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