Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-07-21


callers at TIE EAGLE Office this
/ week. '''I'
Inc Oxford bond issue Of $50. D..
zoo was bought by We'll. Roth =
90. Of Cincinnati, at a premium
Rev. !. y. Wallace. Of Provi.
dence, Ky, viii preach at the
Primitive Baptist Church Al 3
O'Clock Sunday.
/ Quite a number Of our peopIs
attended the song service at In
Zion Sunday and report a pleas
ant day.
Mr. j. B. Bundren. one Of the
progressive farmers If the south
ern part Of the county, was in
town Monday.
Mrs. +. B. Patton entertained
a party of young people Monday
night IN honor of her cousin. Niss
Boone. of Pontotoc.
DurinS the heavy rain storm
last Wednesday Mr.. Hugh Wiley.
carrier on Route M. 3. had a mar
row escape from downing.
Misses Pearl Leayell and Fan
nie May Hargis leave today for
Crystal Springs to attend the
Chautauqua which opens tonight
! Lafayette and ID Joining coun-
ties viii be represented At the
great barbecue at the Caup
Ground on Tuesday. Aug. end.
Miss Nina Somsryille enter
tanned her friends Wednesday
night with a party, compliment
taFy TO Miss May Marnon. Of
Memphis.
The sermon delivered Mt the
Baptist Church Sunday night by
Rev. ". " Ball. Of Winona. on
the ''Crucilxion Of Christ" was A
masterpiece.
. The Moving Picture Shows a,
The Opera House have been dis j.
continued owing u the fact that
tSs patronage was tr1 small to
pay expenses.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Nelson,
Mrs d. |. Sultan, Misses Anna
Lundie. Mary Glenn and Marjorie
Owens expect to visit Chautau-
qua. n Y, and other points next
week.
I LOST-A Black silk Watch Fob
dog head on same Return b.
Lewis the photographic.
The grand barbecue vail b.
held on Tuesday. Aug. End.
Senator Bilbo wires that be viii
certainly De on hand and FROM
what We can learn there Will &c
an immense crowd there also.
There EilI De > picnic one mile
Northeast Of Owens Mil on the
Rocky Ford and New Albany
road on Friday. July 39th. Every
body l. invited 70 come and 70
bring a well filed basket.
The Lafayette County Farmers
Union will meet at Burgess Fri
day. July 22d- K H. Tate, Of
Jackson, viii be present and de-
liver an address. All members
are asked 70 be in attendance.
/. The county fair is agitatinc the
public interest already. Notwith
standing tbs rams AMI floods We
predict a c-editaole showing for
all classes Of exhibits when the
time arrives, Oct. 20-22-
Mrs. Armstrong, Of Aberdeen.
and her niece, Miss Gladys Roane
reached Oxford last week and
have opened up Judge R0ane's
residence where they will remain
and keep house for him.
! We learn that Mr.. C. G.. Wilson
will resign his cIerkship II the
Oxford post-office about Aug
I, tst. Mr.. Wilson has made very
acceptable public official, courte-
Gus and accommodating at all
times and the public will regret
his retirement.
There will be a picnic at Co
mez, 10 miles Northwest OF Ok
ford on Saturday, July 50th.
There Will be a dancing platform,
j good music and public speaking.
. Everybody is invited 70 come and
bring a well IIied basket
:. Rsrrsmter the jats-Aagust :
At the Camp Ground-The Grand
Pink and Barbecue he Ctr
-cns have invited Senator Tho
Bsl6o and he has acesrtet
Other prominent SPEAKERS viii %
the-e-
The city is to have a new au'
, tomobile Mr.. Lee NJ. Russell
has recently purchased L new
seven passenger sixty-horse pow
err Thomas Flyer and will have
) the same here the latter part o
this week. The Themos Flyer !
: the highest class car built II
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