Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-06-09
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

I dOWell, superintendent; PfofS. Hal
| Anderson, Iuka, and A. F. Korb,
| Clarksburg, agriculturists; Miss Des-
sic Norris, first primary work; Rev.
d. H. Crowsol.. fifth and sixth grades;
Miss Winnie Davis and Miss BERTHE
Hipp, intermediate work. Prof.
Howell Observation-Disclosures will di-
| rect the WORK Oh the school the coming
session.
| Vicksburg.-It is very probable that
| the mayor and board of aldermen will
| ask w. j. Vollor, acting city attorney,
| to prepare an ordinance providing for
| the extension of the city limits, so as
| to take in the entire property of the
,Mississippi-Louisi fair association.
The proposition is to include this
| property in the corporate limits has
| been advanced by the officers and
board of directors of the association.
Biloxi-Company X, first Missis-
sippi infantry, was mustered into state
| and federal service here The men,
bers are composed principally of Biloxi
sx-service men, Army officers who
were here for the occasion were Col.
A. F. Prescott of the regular army,
Maj. c. L. Dulin, assistant adjutant
general of the state of Mississippi, and
Maj. W. r. Grady, examining officer
of the Mississippi national guard.
|
Jackson Convict Will T. Sorsby,
| life term prisoner was brought here
to undergo Az operation for appendi-
citis. Special guards accompanied him
and will remain on duty through the
| operation Sorsby will he returned to
the prison farm as soon as he is de-
clared able to stand the trip. He was
recently denied a discharge by the
governor, although the penitentiary
trustees had recommended same
| Meridian-M L. Bledsoe, about %
years old. through his attorney, H. AZ
| Shotte, has filed suit in the circuit
court for alleged damages in the sum
| of $4,000 against the Southern and
New Orleans & Northeastern railroad
| company and Special Agents G. B.
Porter and Ben Chisholm of those
roads for false arrest and imprison-
ment in the county Jail on charge Of
trespass in the railroad yards.
|
| Clarksdale.-M Holmes, field sec
rotary of the North Mississippi, south
ern division, of the Red Cross, has
called conference of Red Cross
workers of this section at Clarksdale,
for a morning and afternoon session
| interspersed with midday luncheon.
Assistant manager Logan of the south
! ern division will be present TO direct
| the conference and will deliver an ad-
| dress.
| Tutwiler.-The Greenwood District
| Woman's Missionary Society held tbs
annual district meeting at Tutwiler.
Many delegates were in attendance,
among whom were Mrs. B. F. White
head, president, Tchula; Mrs. G. c.
Jones, secretary, Belen; Mrs. White
head presided and Miss Peacock, Dub
| lin, acted as secretary for the meet
| ing.
| Clarksdale-Seven teachers of the
| Clarksdale public high schools have
! announced that they will not be mem
| bers of the local teaching staff after
| the close of the present term. These
l T,r1io E1Wa rH @
| Virginia Maxey, Annie Dixon, Martha
| Jones. Ella Umbeck, Christine Farley
and Nita Sullivan.
Blue Mountain.-The 1921 edition OF
The Mountaineer, the yearbook OF
Blue Mountain college, which was the
largest edition ever issued by this
great school for girls, has just sue.
ceeded in paying off its entire debts
for the year, making this remarkable
| record in spite of adverse financial
conditions.
| West Point.-Rev. w. NJ Mcintosh
| one of the evangelists for the Method
| list church. accompanied by his sing
err Mr.. Cooper of Aberdeen, was In
this city, having stopped over to see
some of his friends. He was pastor
of the church here for four years and
was very successful in his work.
4 Shaw.-With four weeks of ho1
| weather, winds, and no rain, the corr
crops are in a precarious condition
and more is the pity because al
classes Of people who are interested
In farming have planted much larger
acreage to corn this year than fol
| many years.
Durant.-Secretary Pate of the Mis-
sissippi state chamber of commerce
and probably the best posted man II
Mississippi on matters industrial, agri
cultural and commercial, was in tow
and made short talk to a few Of tn
business men who assembled at tn.
office of the Durant News.
sss4
WAsson. first carload OF to
matoes of the season was shipped
from Wesson. Two carloads wer'