Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Mississippi
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A mass meeting Of the Taxpayers of
Coahoma county was held at Clarksdale
for the purpose Of protesting against the
bond sale Of $4,000 ordered By the
Tallahatehie drainage commission. Sincs
the organization II the Tallahatchie
Protective Association. formed for the
purpose Of fighting this bond issue, the
sale II the bonds has been enioined, the
protective association having retained
counsel to defeat the measure.
President J. ". Hendson, Treasurer
: Kemp and Secretary Chas. 7. Scofeli
state that all plans AMI profles Of tho
proposed Mississippi Western road ara
complete and bonds have been placed
with capitalists in Paris. The grades
have all been completed. which will r.
iuce the cot Of building the Rad three
quarters u a million dollars. The tim
Der resources al scent 70 the right u
way will amount to 100000, 600 feet.
Wafer shaw. who ran amuck on the
streets Of Starkvills a few DAYS since,
beating and -bunging up Bolivar Fur
yersou in a distressing manner. and vas
bound over in a $1,000 bond. was tried
before Mayor Beattie. He was bound
over % circuit court in a bond Of $500
On a charge II assault and battery with
intent 70 kill He was also fined $50
and thirty days in jail for assault. SIS
and thirty days for resisting an officer,
$40 for being drunk and disorlcrly.
A deep pail II sadness hangs like .
dark cloud over Ripley on account Of
the sad and horrible death Of one OF
our best and most prominent men. (. Z.
Ray, well known photographer, who
was burned alive in his room.
Lexington. besides being ons of the
Oldest. j. probably one Of the healthiess
towns in the State. and this health con
ditioa Is not restricted 10 the physical
alone. but extends 20 the financial eontf
tion as well
The Farmers Union Of Covingtou
county has established a large ware
house at Seminary. also cotton seed
agency. Seed is slill high. ranging near
the i0c per husEel mark.
The most substantial proof that the
cotton crop il short. and further that
cotton still leads as marketable com.
modify. vas shown at Clarksdale. when
a bale weighing 500 pounds brought
SIPS. The cotton was grown in Goa.
homa county.
At the regular semi-annual meeting
of the Yazoo-Nlississippi delta leves
ing 70 5000 we're issued for the pur
puse Of paving OH outstanding contracts
The president was Outhorized TO borrow
sufficient funds TO meet present obliga
tons.
Jesse Scott was tried in circuit court
at Indianola for the murder Of ". l.
Embry. on May 10 last, and by the jury
founl guilty a. charged. for which Judge
Cashin sentenced him TO be hanged or
Nov % next. That is the same day
fixed for the hanging of @. T. Bishop.
Hon. IT, J. NcLaurin died at Rolling
Fork. He was member * one Of the
most noted families in Mississippi, a
brother Of United States Senator A J.
McLaarin and well known throughout
the State.
The poultry show at the Greenvills
fair was one Of the best ever shown in
the state. while the stock, cattle and
hog exhibits far surpassed the expecta-
tions of the fair management.
The Boys Corn Club and the Girls In
dustrial Club, both under the direction
of County Superintendent l. II. Jobe,
made their exhibits at Ripley. In con
nection with it the farmers of the county
brought in some very interesting ex,
hibits in the way of corn, stalks of cot
ton, sugar cane. sorghum mOlasses, chick
ems, watermelons, pears, apples anu
many other things from the farm and
garden besides some live stock.
The ninth annual exhibition Of the
Mississippi and West Alabama Fair As
soeiation, held at Columbus, was the
most successful fair ever held. Special
/ features were a horse show, an automo
bile parade and a tournament. The ex-
| hibit OF the Lowndes County Boys corn
club attracted much attention. The fair
association offered a prize of $50 for the
best yield and the board of supervisors
gave like amount.
At conference of the leading bust
hess men and planters held at Fayette
G. H. Afford, government agent, made an
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