Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-08-18

Repair and readjustment work will b,
gin In abmout two weeks and will col
tinue until operations Of the entir
I plant Is resumed.
Enthusiastically from many cit
gems here regarding pellagra in thei
localities of Sunflower county reveale
the fact that the disease, confined a
most to the colored race, Is probabl
worse than last year, but no wors
than on previous years, and that Their
Is no case of lack of food or medica
treatment. The disease is at presen
on the decline.
Blue MOuntain-A special invitation
has just been extended to the friend.
of Senator James X. Vardaman il
Tippah to participate in a big Varda
man day near Bonneville Friday, Aug
II. Tippah, which is a rock-ribbeG
Vardaman county, went out en- masse
recently to hear the white chief, but
missed the opportunity because OF o
death which kept the orator at home.
attiesburg.-Houston Williams, 49,
of Bassfield, an onlooker at a baseball
game there, was hit by a foul ball dur.
ing the game and was rushed to the
Methodist hospital with fractured
skull.
| MISUNDERSTANDING W. NJ. Efunter
of the Y. M. C. A. and 80 boys be-
tween II and IS years of age, have re.
turned from Perry county, where. they
had been camping for two weeks
Gulfport-The contract for building
the new Kings Daughters hospital
here has been let w. E. Rubbish, of
Jackson, was the successful bidder
The exact contract cost for building
is withheld, but it Is estimated at
about $4,000
Corinfh.- The Corinth district staEfi
ard training school for Sunday school
teachers and leaders viii be held hRrr
Aug. Is to 20 undAr tile auspices, OF
the general Sunday school board and
the north Mississippi conference Sum
day school board sf the Methodist
Episcopal church, South
Jackson-J- T. Calhoun. state SUI
pervisor of rural schools and H. NJ.
Ivy, supervisor of secondary schosls,
have returned from 81 tour of the SIM
mer normalss where they presented
the method, use and Iurpsse of stand
ardized tests and measurements.
Ellisville-Pensiom funds for the
Confederate veterans have arrived at
the chancery clerks office. Cor distri-
button. Mocee than 20, OF Il lese vet
Grams live in Jones county Ind some
of them are. greatly in meet of this
fund
Gulfport.-A s60,0s0gd amag suit has
been filed in the Harrison ounty cir
cult court here against the Louisville
& Nashville railroad by the parents of
James F. Garnett, who was killed at
Biloxi by q train OF that DAD.
Meridian - Ths Meridian Rotary
club, following am address by Gabe
jacobson, has entered into the fight
for a new and more modern charity
hospital building to take the place of
the present Mathy Hersee hospital in
this city. Mr.. Jackson pointed out the
great need of an institution that would
adequately take care of the unfortu-
nate sick OF this city.
Amory.-More than SO dwelling
houses have been erected in Amory
during the past 10 months.
Rosedale-Lewis Fletcher, negro on
trial for killing T. G. Bullock, planta
ton manager for A. Y. Scott, last De
cember, was found guilty Of murder
after the jury had deliberated all night
on the case.. Fletcher will be hanged
in Rosedale Friday, Sept. Is.
Canton.--What is believed to be
state butter record for percentage O
, increase in production is made public
! by the local creamery, in announcing
/ production figures, and the increase
has caused the Illinois Central maya
zine to comment on It, For the frs
{ six months of 121 the increase was 30
; per cent over the same period in 1920
! Production through June 80, 1920, wa
q 1850 pounds churned. compared t
42.1O0 churned through June 30, 1921
Moorhead.-While treating SINAI
g dog, the family pet, which had beel
sick several days, Ernest Brown an
J. family of six, living near here, wer
q severely bitten. Upon examination Q
f the animals head by the state boar
:. Of health, rabies were found.
= Meridian.-M. H. Yarbrough, recen
" elected chief Of police OF Merida
n by the city council to succeede to To
Z vacancy created by the resignation
), Chief of Police L. c. Mennett, mas g
!, sumed charge Of the office.
2 Knoxville.-The Knox County Ban
and Trust company and the America
:. National bank have consolidated unde
~ 49, <c~r,orot "a fafIo ~ thu latter