Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-07-07
STRICKEN TAKING REST.
Chancellor viii Not Call Insurance
Suits Until Middle Of Month.


jackson. Chancellor Stricken will
take a much-needed rest for two or
three weeks and will not call up the
fire insurance case until about the mid
die of the month or little later. As
the revenue agent will want three or
tour days in which to complete his tes-
timony, 1t is not probable that the de-
Tense will begin the introduction OF
testimony until some time in August,
and no final decision of the chancellor
is probable until close around the first
of September.
1t Is practically certain that the case
will be appealed, no matter how the
decision goes. The supreme court will
adjourn for the summer during the
present month and will not meet again
until October.
Meridian.-Through the efforts or
the Board of Trade, Cotton Exchange
and city administration, the seven
families rendered homeless during
the recent fire in this city, when a
quarter of a million dollars loss was
sustained with the burning OF their
dwellings, the Acme Building and Sup
ply company's planning mill plant, the
Texas oil company's plant, and the
general merchandise store OF w. L.
Parker, have been relieved of any i'm
mediate want.
Blue Mountain-Four COWS of this
community practically keep up ram
lily. pay for the feedstuff consumed by
themselves and supply their owner
with a daily paper to keep abreast OF
the times. These dairy cows belong
to Joe NJ Gunter, who resides ON
little farm near Blue Mountain, where,
by careful bookkeeping, sane economy
and unfailing industry, he has accumu-
lated a good deal of property
rst.-Hazlehurst has seen
about the last of the tomato shipments
leave here, when five cars were load
ed and shipped. The season has been
short one, but full of activity for the
time being. Prices have been good,
but the crop was far shorter than at
first thought. A few farmers made
fine returns on their farms; however,
this was not a general rule, but the
exception.
Ruleville.-Dr. S. A. Wilkinson, who
for the past three years has served as
pastor of the First Baptist church OF
this city, has rendered his resignation,
effective September 1, when DR.. and
Mrs. Wilkinson will go to Hattiesburg
to make their permanent home, he
having been elected to an important
chair in the Baptist Women's College
of that city.
HaZlehurst.-The Hazlehurst Chap
ter, q. D. c., announce that as the M.
S. C. w. college at Columbus is full.
Copiah county having been allotted all
of it's share of students for another
year. they will have to award their
free scholarship to the appointee to go
to the Mississippi Normal at Hatties-
burg.
Blue Mountain-Contrary to the
pretty general impression that regis
tration for voting would cease in Tip
pah June 80, James e. McElwain, the
county registrar, states that the regis
tration books will not be closed before
July 8, if they are closed at all during
the present calendar year.
Hazlehurst-The monument erected
by the Woodmen of the World to the
memory of the late J. HI. Brent, has
been unveiled at the Stronghope GEM
etery, An impressive ceremony was
held. and Hon. Jasper Guynes deliv-
cred the formal address for the occa-
sion.
Blue Mountain.-Mount Zion public
school building in Benton has been
burned and it is believed that the fire
was of incendiary origin. So far as
has been heard here, however, there
is no clue to the guilty party.
"A SoAiifAAissCS SOAAP~SS~
of leading business men of Tate coun-
ty has been organized and will meet
with the board of supervisors for the
purpose OF devising ways and means
of reducing taxes.
Jackson. of State ]. w.
Powers and family have gone to the
coast, going through the country in
their touring car. Mr.. Powers will
take a vacation of a couple OF weeks.
Oxford.-The wholesale house OF
Davis Mize of Oxford was broken into
here and a large amount of sugar, Gig
ars, cigarettes, chewing gum and to-
bacco taken.
Laurei-Laurence e. Rogers, %, died
at the Laurel general hospital in this
city following an operation for APP
pendicitis. He is survived by a bride
of a few months.
Brookhaven.-Fo Following supreme
court decision in regard to validity OF