Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-02

Miss Alice Leland, Of Pontoto,
is the guest Of Mrs. j. b McEwel
Miss Lillian Haley. Of Vernon
is visiting Miss Ethel Barry,
I Miss Dale Brumme,t entertain,
ed q number OF friends at hei
home last Thursday night.
Five reels at the Opera Hous,
every night this week. Go anc
see the Health demonstration.
Landrum Leavell il conduct
ing series of Bible lectures eacl
night this week at the Baptist
church. Each lecture is follow
ed by delightful musical pro
gram.
Miss Clara Thomas. OF Bates
vile. and Miss Annie MAY
Thomas, OF ltts Bena. were the
guests of Miss Louise Roach dur.
ing the holidays.
Misses Easie and Robbie Fades
Ct Shaw, and Mr.. Albert Moore
and wife, of Memphis. spent the
holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. X. X. Fades.
Mrs. II. X. Boggan has resign
ed her position in the high school
and will make her future home in
Meridian, where her husband is
located. Miss Duncan has been
elected to I'LL her place.
Notwithstanding the disagree
able weather the Christmas tree
for the Sunday school at the
Methodist Church Monday night
was enjoyed by u large crowd.
Losr-One Sigma Chi Pin g, t
with opals. For reward return to
Roland Q. Leavell.
FOR SALE-A farm OF 100
acres with good dwelling house
l mile of Oxford.
Mrs. r. c. Fee.
Mrs. Elwin Archibald AMI two
little daughters. Mr.. Laura nee
Robson, of Batesvilie, and Mr..
Gus Robson, of Cleveland. were
here u spend Xmas with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il. Rob-
soE.
We received pleasant calls dur
ing the past week from Messrs.
ii. b. Parks, l.. B. humphrey, T..
4. Neal, w. ID Kestler, T. NJ.
Anderson and A. c. Crouch, all
of our county and appreciated pa
tsons of THE EAGLE.
Another Xmas has come and
gone and We are all at the tnres-
hold OF a new year. bidding good
bye to the old. Many new reso-
lations will be made and many
broken. Here is wishing one and
a | happy, prosperoussne new year
The holiday season is over and
our citizens are To be congratu-
lated that 1t passed without an
unpleasant feature to mar the full
enjoyment of the week, There
was not an accident or disturb
ance OF any kind in Oxford ard
everybody seemed to enjoy taenl-
selves 10 the fullest extent.
Mrs. C. B. Lynch OF Memphis,
Edward FUR, OF New Orleans,
AIRS. W. W. Kimmons, Of Hope
well, and Mrs. Wilt White and
OF Woo1son's Ridge.
were the guests at & family re-
union OF taeir parents, MIR. aad
Mrs. j. >. Fur Christmas.
On Thursday. Dec. 10Th, Mira.
Jack Kisner was caught in a gin
at her home near Paris and in
stantiy killed. 1t is suppoaed that
Mrs. Kisner's clothing caught in
the machinery while Walking
around the gin, as no ode was
aware of her presence and life
was extinct when she WAS found.
Mrs. kisner was most esiimable
christian woman and her deplor-
able death has cas-, u shadow over
many friends. We extend SYM
pathy to her bereaved family.
Elder W. l.. Smith, OF Oxford,
conducted the funeral services.
One of the most uniqre and
novel features of any Newspaper
in the state was pulled oil b. the
editorial and mechanical force of
the Meridian Dispatch. In its
issue of Dec 81, the last day OF
the old year, the Dispatch force
got out a full page, the Dis
patch Banquetter" in the regular
issue of the Daily. II was "oriEl
full of good-witted humor and
anecdotes, and each member of
the force contributed to the make
up of the page. Being printers.
we enjoyed the "Banquetter" the
more. This unique ''get-up.: is
a credit to the talented workmen
on the Dispatch. May it not
prove to the Hurt" of the force,
but redown to the good of the