Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-03-25

the telegraph table and struck him over
the head with some blunt instrument.
lie was then tied securely while the
pair searched the Office for money and
,aluables. Becoming enragcd at their
failure to find the money one OF the
pair placed pistol at Shingleton's side
and proposed to Kill him. the other sue.
gested that they tie him on the track
and let the train do the work lie VI.
then tied on the tracks, but fortunately |
. few minutes before the train was due |
he was rescued and released from hi.
dangerous position.
Gov. Noel has been pctitioned to par. |
don Florian Saucier, convicted in Janu- |
ary, 1908, of forgery in Harrison eoua-
ty and given n five years sentence. Sau-
cier admits that he was guilty OF the
ofrense charged. but offers in extenus-
tion the fact that the amount was made
good to the injured parties; that his
mother had died when he was a child;
that proper restraints were not thrown
around him, and that he wandered into
bad company and riotous living, having
been under the influence of liquor at
the time of the commission of the crime.
A movement which promises much for
the beauty of Holly Springs is the sue
cessful reorganization of the Improve
ment Association, society composed
of many of the leading citizens of the
town. A sum of money is already on
hand, and to this will be added such
contributions as can be secured, and
with the fund a number of improve.
ments will be instituted.
Hon. j. n. Powers, state Superintend.
ent of Education for Mississippi, has
accepted an invitation to deliver an ed.
ucational address a. Walden Friday
night, April .. MIR. Powers is wagins
a vigorous campaign for school improve
ment all over the State and Walden
school authorities feel themselves for.
tunatc in securing an engagement from
him.
The Lowndes County Boys Corn Club
OF which Hon. s. NJ. Nash. county SUPER.
intendent OF education. j. the official
head. has gotten down to work and now
has an enrolment of fort ty-six member.
Prof. Nash is busy distributing seed te
the members of the association and hs
hopes to have the membership reach ths
hundred mark
DIR. Mayer. who j. lecturing through,
out this State under the direction Of III.
State board of health. delivered two lee
tures at Lexington. Judge :. NJ smith
adjourned circuit court while Dr. Mayer
was delivering his lecture in order that
the visitors from all parts Of the county
might get the benefit of DR.. Msyer's talk
Holly Springs Is proud Of the eNert
lent record the public school i. making
A reunion of old students j. planned IN
connection with the eommmenceu~ns.
which will ae held May 1921. AZ this
time il Is hoped that every former stu.
dent of the school viii b present, IL pos
sible.
George Wong. a Chinaman Of West
Point. was tried before nitei STATE.
Commissioner l. T. uldhsm at ONfori
for violating the immigrtion lsw-. AM
failed to pro.iuee his naturalization pa
pers. Commissioner oldham ordere,i hiss
to be deported TO the Flowery Kingdom
Two unknown white men attempted
to assassinate Mayer Adams Of Pass
Christian. 0ne Of the men was bending
over Mayor Adams with an upraised
knife when Mrs. Adams awoke and
screamed The men were frightened oil
and escaped.
Robert Cotton. a wealthy planter, and
his family of seven. residing near Ma
ben. were poisoned by eating fried egg
containing arsenic. The negro cook made
a mistake. getting a tin box containing
arsenic for black pepper, sprinkling the
eontents over the fried eggs.
Steps are to be initiated to establish
a big interstate fair in vieksburg to open
this fall and become q permanent insti
tuition. The territory of Louisiana and
Mississippi tributary to Vicksburg is one
Of the richest countries in the world
and it is certain will handsomely sup
port X.
The fruit crop in the Vicksburg section
has been materially damaged, but the
growers cannot estimate just how great
is the hurt. Peaches are said to be more
hurt than any other fruit.
The patrons OF the Batesville Farm
ers' Union warehouse sold about 800
bales of cotton, getting on an average
of Q IA cents.
The Tombigbee river is higher than
il has been since the flood of 1892. All
around Columbus the small streams
empt tying into the Tombigbee have also
gone higher at a rapid rate. The Luxa-
palila, on the east, has flooded Lake
Park and dene considerable damage to
lands all around that section.
The eity OF Gulfport, which has besn
trying - est fiashIight exchange sys
TEN installed, is in fair way of hayi
ing that aspiration realized, as the ort
ders have been issued for, the improved
ment, which will be made shortly.
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