Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-01-12

Mr.. j. W. Slate, Of Gomez. won
tne % gold piece offered by r. r
Chilton q Co., for the largest tur.
nip raised last season from ,ba;,
seed. The tnrnip weighed G 81
The EAGLE office received an.
preclated visits this week from
Messrs. F. p. Gardner. c. NJ, Low
L. Morgan, Ned Jones, ID. W
r~rierson, j. II. Poyner, j. J. Lii.
t'ej'hn and.c. W. shipp.
J Miss Daisy E. Eckert. of Lou;.
vIlle, KY. Field Secretary Of the
P~hilathea's will lecture alone
Sunday school work in the Rant
ist Church Sunday night at 7
o'clock. Everybody is cordially
invited.
The preliminary trial OF Mr. FL
Williams for the killing of MIR.
Herman Bond at Taylor's Friday
TOOK place before Magistrates
Brown and Lovelady in Oxford
Tuesday. Mr.. Williams was adj
mitted to bail in the sum of $4,000
|. The Kings Daughters will meet
IN regular session in the annex of
the Presbyterian Church Friday
afternoon, Jan. 10th, at 3 O'Clock.
All members are earnestly re-
quested to be present, as several
important matters are to be CON.
sidered.
, WANTKD-Horses and cattle to
pasture. Well fenced and good
water. Terms 81 per month.
j. +. GooLsBY.
Phone 50.
X. r. Chiffon & Co., are putting
their Seeds on the market ready
for the spring planting.
The residence Of Mr.. b. T..
Markette was destroyed by fire
Monday morning destroying all
of his household effects and valu-
able law library. Mr.. Palmer.
who lived in the house also lost
everything. Mr.. Markette was
partially covered by insurance.
The Merchants &Farmers Bank
held their annual meeting last
week and report a most satistac-
tory and prosperous year. The
directors elected the same officials
for the ensuing year viz: W. d.
Porter. president; s. III. Plant,
vice-president; J.. F. Matthews,
cashier; G.. +. Heard, Jr., and
Walter Morris, book keepers.
AS a friend Of this community
and the county individually anu
collectively THE EAGLE seeks adj
mission 10 the homes of our peo-
pie as a weekly visitor and the
privilege of aiding and sharing
your success in business and
professional life. We beg you to
remember this and may peace,
happiness and prosperity come to
you all.
The directors and officials of
the Bank of Oxford held q meet
ing last week and report a very
satisfactory year. 1t paid the
usual dividend and passed S2,054
to the surplus account. The fol-
lowing officers were reelected:
President, James Stone; vice.
president, L. Z. Oldham cashier,
s. II. Logan; book keepers, G..
NJ. Knight and +. l.. Tinker.
Mrs. Holland Wilkins and Miss
Sallie Burns were hoStesses last
Thursday evening at a charming
reception given at the handsome
and spacious residence of Col.
j. W. T. Falkner on South street,
complimentary to Miss Bessie
Kennedy of San Jose, Ca ifornia.
The guests were Misses Kenne-
dy, Leftwich, Mcknight, Miller,
Wright, Rutledge, Magruder,
Kimbrough, Heddleston Burt.
Messrs. Burns, Heintz, Jordan,
Lee, Porter, Franklin, Rowland,
Keys, Mccall and Glenn.
We hope our citizens will re-
member at the beginning of the
New Year and not forget il
throughout the year, that we need
a clean town, a progressive town
and a wide-awake citizenship.
We need cooperation in our dit
lferent vocations and callings. He
who buys and he who sells must
be fair and square in every deal.
The old world still holds plenty
for all, and while We make the
best of ourselves and our oppor-
tunities we should also be certain
that we are giving the other tel-
low q living chance.
The First National Bank OF
Oxford, held the regular annual
meeting of the stockholders the
10th inst, for the election OF a
new board OF directors to serve
the ensuing year. The old board
was re- elected, and at once or,
ganized and reelected the OLD
|. officials, viz: j. w. T. Falkner'
president; A. B. Morris, vice.
president and o. B. Boone CASH
Ter. All indications point TO- a
prosperous year for this new IN
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