Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-07-07

! - N"S MAN*u naEn Selout
opened sith fairly good att~ndAnes
ot teachers from Webster aaa oktib-
oeaA counties. A feature % the sehooi
10 Nhich every BODY is inrIied Is a 50
Ties VI Lectures on psyoholoxy. Will,
thc general public a. we'll a. ~,
school VII BE- entertained hv l~-,.
afes tpm ex+iov. VAriaman. PresL
drut Whitfield of the I. and c
STATE Superintendent q Edncafloa .
y. foSers. Congressman r. L Slssoa
.aa o,her prominent men Of the stata
ihe school wili contain eight xe.k.
Corinth and Aicorn co4nties clair,
TO be able 70 produce In NJ
NaiSer the ehampion cabbage rai.-r
OF ths state Walker has a eabb.x.
Nnlen measures eighteen inehe. aeross
re head and weighs q pounds Mr.
"alser has marketed. from bis small
garden In the most fashsou.sol. -,
aenrs section of Corinsh. rs e-sh-x..
and has kept q record Of .,eb -
nase' 100 Of ~hieh averaged eixfs =,
twelve pounds. iea twelve 20 tw.,,x
pounds. and twenty-five from twenty
70 twenty ave pounds
VI X Coker. after nearly ~, v..-..
hiness. died az his r@~id~-rr -
Fc'ts Camp. He was = year. ~, -.
nlsni' esteemed citizen. He was a,
ek-confederate soldier. belonging "a
company d. ia GeorEfa regimen, IA
Vas wounded az The battle a, p,s.-S.
'e"<. Miss and although su,l,l.s
70 Discharge on account ~ TIE a.
we're wound he served The Co,f..I.-.,,
eaise until the sar was ended
Miss Hazel Hogan. a brtxh, vo.,-
iadY. daughter Of Mrs. = q. Hor., :,
S'a'NFiiie. happened 70 a painful sart.
uus aud unusual accident A,
o'''eAr pennant was hanging IN har
room fastened 10 the wall With =, a.,
mary dress pin. Miss r,y.I ,.-,.,
'n' pennant and the pin asw FORE
most through the ball os her eve "a.
as taken To an expert oculis, n, o.
ilinous aud he pronounced ~. s,rs.
entirely gone and removed III. evsh.u
At Braxton white ma, .rs ~,
hraddie. negro. engared 4, I, a..
ute over a debt Of 1850 that n. ma
sFo claimed the white man owed RI.
Heslo disputed the mans word ra-
sNi,ihg In tist fight Other n.xrc..
TOOK Part. The white men be-7D,. =
rased and took Jim Braddie 40
sniPped his Not being satisfied ..,o
nc Whipping gixen tks- --~------
negroes. shot into the mob. instantly
kniinr Luther Buckiev
Portrait tablets % Col woOdso
tUnioni and Cot. Higgins 1Confederatet
have arrived. and will BE- placed in the
Nickshurg National PARK at once.
These are two of a number of tahlets
of this kind and they siH make very
ornamental additions to the already
large collection Of imposing memorials
IN the park.
Congressman Ben Humphreys Of the
Third Mississippi district. has gone 20
Minnesota for his health. The con-
gresham is far from well. but hopes
10 Recover his strength entirely BY
early fall. when he will return to Mis-
sissippi 10 make some speeches in the
delta. reeiting his work in congress
and asking the people for reelection.
State Senator Theodore Bubo spoke
at Hickory 10 an audience Of NJ ,ut
$50 people He was forced 20 speak in
open air. as the owners Of the publi,
hall refused to allow him to use II.
TIE trustees also refused to let him
speak in the schoolhouse
4 good roads picnic will be held
July 81 Charles W. Thatcher. the
good roads apostle. viii entertain the
crnWd with m address on good roads
u will he no political affair. and no
speeches viii BE- allowed which bear
directly or Indirectly on politics.
An address by DR. W. s Leathers.
/ director 0f public health and SANTA
E ,ion. under the state board OF health.
+ wss one of the features of the ses-
{ sion % the Mississippi Travellers As
f soeiatiuH. The association has done
I much 10 secure legislation looking To-
Esrf Improved sanitary conditions IN
hotels. railway stations and other pub
liz places. and 1r Lesthers made val
uable SUGGESTIONS regarding other In
provements along this line.
81. Johns celebration BY the Ma
sonic lodge and the LAYING Of the
cornerstone for the new and hand
some school building which will he
erected at a cost Of $4,000. we're i'm
portant features OF the barbecue given
at shelby. After the speaking all par
took Of n great feast eonsi<ti-g oi
barheeued pork. mutton. chicken and
beef. and all other good things usua
at big picnics.
Guifport was selected BY the Mis-
sIssippi Travellers as the place fOl
: holding their next annual meeting
There was a spirited contest 20 se
cure the meeting. Gulfport having
! been compelled 20 hsht strong dele
; cations from Greuviile. hatcher an,
. HattieshurS
The convention os the Mississippi
Travellers Association adopted a resc
luton indorsing the immigration
movement recently tnaugurated in thi
state. and by subscribing $50. secure
a life membership IN the Mississi9E
Immigration Association
The high price Of -four last yea
4 caused some Of our people 70 Try sna
: paintings Ia wheat Experiments hav
y. shown that il grows nicely on pin
!, lands Tie yield Of a aeld near Bnei
atunna recently harvested vas
bushels per acre Some OF this whea
wss ground on corn ni4 twate
powerl and made fne bread