Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-25

account OF ssiS.9t276. giving a net
revenue of ss7. $3.50. which is slight.
II lower than the net revenue for the
sane reriod Of 1909.
Natchez. - BY agreement among
sheriff Clarke, County Attorney
Shields and the eleven men charged
with violating the prohibition law. the
i've who sold whisky and the six who
sold beer will pay $50 and costs for
the later offense and 500 and costs
for the former. In addition each one
will give bond for $500 TO observe
the prohibition law for one year and
inform the sheriff Of any violation.
The beginning Of a well-organized
crusade against the ravages of the
cattle tick in Warren county IS now
,7en under way, since the arrival q
Or. G. ". Famous. government expert
ard his arrangement for carrying on
this important work
Louis Hoffman. aged Sc. head - the
Hoffman Hardware Company. Vicks
burg. and rated as worth siUa 0on vas
rarried AZ Cincinnati 20 Miss Gather
me Falkenheimer. aged 80. % St Lou.
Is. No. where Hoffman and her father
we're business partners before the civil
"a.
c. A. Robbins. formerly Of Adams
c1lnty. but who has been living IN the
Vest for the past year. has returned
for the purpose Of securing options On
,aae9 acres q farm lands far settlers
ir0m the Western and Middle States.
he first new bale OF cotton for the
season Il IsIeii reached Meridian
ard vas auctioued OF before the
Anard OF trade The bale weighed as
pounds and vas sold after spirited
kdding for IS eents per pound.
Az 4 county cemetery ten miles
-orth Of Yazoo City. Polk Evers. 20
years old. Confederate veteran. at
the funeral Of his own daughter,
stabbed and perhaps fatally wounded
Allen Pigg To make the ARRAY more
depl0rlhle. If possible. Evers and Pigg
are brothers-in-law, Mrs. Evers being
Pigss sister.
Secretary F. o. Conant of the
BrOokhayen Board Of Trade forwarded
By express to the Ohio Valley Exposi-
rion at Cincinnati, Ohio, Lincoln coun-
Us exhibit OF agricultural products.
Among the exhibits were wheat, corn.
oats. big Irish potatoes as well as
iarge sweet ones, alfalfa, clover, su.
gar cane, rye, sorghum, peanuts, sew.
eral fine varieties OF canned fruits
and vegetables.
The most important Masonic meet
lngs IN the history OF the local lodge
nave been taking place during the
past three days, and the hotels have
been overcrowded with visiting breth-
zen nom all parts of the state. The
grand master for the stae Of Missis-
sippL W. VI. Conner. OF Hattiesburg,
nas been in constant attendance. as
aas also A. H. Hicks, the grand lect-
afer or the state.
Gov. Noel will pay his visit TO Hat
lesourg for the purpose of deliver
las an address there. He is quite sat
hned that he will be unable to make
lae Neshoba fair on the 18th. as he
hoped, as he has other engagements
.aa duties that will conflict with that
date.
After a two weeks Illness Mrs. W.
= rorter died at Oxford She was
puoaoiy the best known and most
p'palar matron Of the city, leader
al social as well as spiritual af-
Ai's' and Is universally mourned-
me Rural Mail Carriers Associa-
aoa OF Mississippi met at vicksburg.
iae attendance was small, but consid-
uaoie interest was taken In the pro
sram by those present.
Work has been begun on the new
~ience hall Of Mississippi College.
inis is the second OF a series of
sunaings to constructed by the trus-
.ees Il this institution in the next few
years at Clinton.
VIII Paris, Of Union ounty. planted
s-lpAins and sunhower seed in his
= sn and corn skips, as diversified
- experiment and for chicken and
iood for winter. One sunhower
eao measured eighteen inches across
:. iace' and in radius OF ten steps
an pumpkin vines have sixty well
eoped pumpkins, some as large as
sSater bucket.
le hundred and three bales Of last
cotton were sold at vicksburg
an average price of s125 bale.
s~on' thriving little city ten niles
a'a OF Greenwood. is preparing to
large picnic, barbecue and gem
n speaking there on the 26th day
August, the last Friday Of this
ss s Committees are preparing a
-. sa entertainment for the guests
- are expected on that day.
aWos are becoming so numerous AL
Iexore county that the board OF
-ss s'sors was compelled to pas An
regulating them. Leiiors has
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