Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-04-25
in favor OF the Paris school.

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son, Patton, Lindsey, Wilson.
Tuia-Miss-s Edna and Cert
rude Mze, Davis. Paschsll, Carr
After the girls had finished
playing the boys OF lula and the
Oxford High School gave the
crowd one Of the most hptly con
tested games OF the season. The
game was not scheduled and the
Oxford boys were not in practice
but they made their TulG friends
hight for every inch OF ground
they gained. Everybody expires
sed their surprise at the plucky
fight put up by the oxford boys
against their heavy opponents
The game ended with the small
score Of II to , in favor Of the
visitors. The teams were as fol-
lows: Oxford-Harkins, Law
shee, Bennett, Hale, Dunn, subs
Galloway. Crawford.
Tula-Duff Davis, Dexter Da-
Wis, Duel Cole, Fred Oswalt, Fred
Lindsey.
As tine crowd slowly dispersed.
there could be heard from al
sides the sentiment of the people
expressing their surprise that the
day could have been made so at
tractive and that SO much interest
was manifested in every one Of
the contests. Already the boys
r talking about Field Day next
year.
At : O'Clock the people began
to gather at the Opera House to
see the moving picture show that
Immediately proceeded the decla-
nation contest. The admission
to the show was 10 cents and the
managers of the Opera House
very hberaly gave Us half OF the
proceeds toward deiraying the ex
p.nses Of the day. Before s
O'Clock every seat in the house
was taken and standing room was
going at a premium. And by the
time the speeches begun there
were people being turned away
( by the dozens, for the want OF
space for them to occupy. The
managers said that never before
mad there been such a crowd in
that hall. The Big Six Orches-
ira" again furnished us the best
II music. The speech making
began about S:lj and was con-
tinued until 1899. The program
was as follows:
Grandpa's About Right, Rufus
Todd, age . Norwood school.
Engineer Conner Son, Julia
Wooten, age II. A!tus.
D~eattbed OF Benedict Arnold,
Ottoway F0ust, age Is, Burgess
Mother, SaIlie Perkins, az S,
Bryan school.
\ Woman's Reason, Bessie
Ray, age =. Orwooi.
mississippi. Ds%y Denton, as
Il, Delay.
The Tell Tale, Susie B-own,
age II, Hopewell school.
Ny first Singing Lesson, Sarah
Dunlap. age Is. Oxford.
Bessie. or Sister and I, AEu4s
Davis, aye -, Delay.
Aunt Prue, Dale Patton, age
Is. Lafayette Springs.
Wounded TO Death, Katie VIII
son. ape Is. Paris.
Henry V. Grady, Charlie Nell
son, age Is. Lar aye,te Springs.
Jacx'- Letter, Nira Williams.
age -, Taylors.
The Great De=.roye-. Blyce
Henderson. age Z. oxford.
Law, Willie Hoyi age IL, Pars
Spartieus tAe GIaJ~eir. Law
rence Mitchell, age Is, Ttviue.
\ Tampa Romance, " Carr.
aga 10. Tula.
y Plea for Cuban Liberty, Fu.
ton Bell, age 70, Tula.
While the judges were making
their decisions. Supt. Smith made
4 lew announcements. among
which was the name Il the win
ner Of the ) pound box of candy
offered to the p.ettie>t country
girl. The beauty" judges de-
cided III favor of Miss Pauline
Owens, of Abbeville.
The committee Of judges con-
sisted Of Rev. Stephens and Rev.
Broome. OF the University, ana
Miss Margaret Kennon. of Able
vile. Mr.. Stephens delivered the
medals with very appropriate
words and announced the winner
IS follows:
Boys over I5-Boyce Hender-
son. of Oxford.
Girls over 15-Miss Vira VIII
liams, Of Taylor.
Boys under 15-Dewey Denton
OF Delay.
Girls under 15-Miss Bessie
Ray. OF OrwoOd.
The defamation contest was
acknowledged to be the best one
ever held N Lafayette County.
Although the program was a long
one, tho crowd remained to the
very last. After the medals were
delivered the crowd went home
saying that there was just clos
ing one OF the biggest days ever
seen in Oxford.
Prof. II. I. Smith is to be warm
ly congratulated on the remark
able success OF the first LaFay-
cite County Field Day, and We
feel sure with this to arouse the
interest he will be able to have