Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-07-28

Of the official staff of the Tippah
health unit, has gone to her home in
Nuxubee county. Many OF the club
girls and club women OF Tipah were
eager to retain the services of Miss
Craig for the rest Of the year as home
agent, but the board OF supervisors dill
not see fit to appropriate funds with
which to reinstate the work in the
county.
Meridian-The automobile of NJ. l..
| Lide and that of John r. Dement,, both
of Meridian, stolen from where they
were parked on downtown business
streets, have been found where they
were abandoned by the thieves.
Tutwiler.-Messrs. Martin & Robert
have purchased the Nickle Hotel prop
erty, also lease on the building from
w. F. Brock Mr.. Martin will be in
charge and be the manager OF the
hotel Mr.. Brown has moved to south
Mississippi, where he expects to IN
gage in the trucking business.
Crystal Spsings.-For the second
time this summer the hardware store
Of j. T. Biggs & Son w;as robbed by
burglars, who entered the back door
of the storehouse and hoped t.lem-
selves to a number of pistols, some
cash in the cash drawer and other ar
ticles of value.
Gulfport.- w. A. Bruce, who
came to Gulfport from Missouri IS
months ago, has left here for Senate
bia, where he has accepted the pas
torate of the Baptist church.
Gulfport.-P. L. Shepherd, who has
been connected with the traffic le-
partment of the G. & S. |. railroad
here for the past six years. has been
appointed freight claim agent OF the
Atlanta & Savannah railroad and will
be stationed in the latter city in the
future.
Glendora.-At the negro convention
in session at this place j. w. William
son was the speaker of the day. Wiz
hanson told them that their success So
was on the southern farms. He adj
vised them to remain on the farms,
build up their homes, raise everything
at home and become self-supporting
that every home should have garden
every day of the year.
Meridian.-County Agent j. D. How
erton, plant Examiner ]. E. Lee and a
number OF Lauderdale county planters
have left for the A. and NJ. college,
where they go to attend the annual
gathering of state agricultural agents,
where an instructive program has
been arranged.
Blue Mountain.-The Gen. N. F..
Lowrey chapter of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, with Miss
Lucy Hutchins as president, will have
complete control Of the annual reun-
ion of the Tippah county camp of the
United Confederate Vetrans. which
will be held here on the campus and
in the buildings of Blue Mountain col
lege.
Jackson.-Dr. E. n Lowe, the state
geologist. has just returned from At
lanta, where he attended the southern
forestry congress. The congress was
largely attended by delegates from all
the southern states as well as by rep
resentatives from the northern states.
sas
Biloxi-The Illinois Central and the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroads
base each filed bills in the Biloxi fed
eral court to enjoin the Mississippi
railroad commission from suing them
for penalties for disregard of the order
of the commission as to rates on move
ments OF gravel III Mississippi and to
prevent the commission from taking
any steps to enforce its order.
Jackson. -That the state supervisor
of vocational education is determined
that negro teachers in his division OF
the work shall be as fully trained and
as well up to standards as possible is
evident from a letter sent out by r.
]. Hubbard, supervisor of the bureau.
Jackson Gov Russell has granted
suspension of sentence in part to Ma
thaniel Brown, of Leflore county, con-
victed of assault and battery. Browns
case, had an interesting feature in that
he was convicted by a justice of the
peace and fined $50 and sentenced 10
pay all costs and serve 80 days in jail.
Crystal Springs. All arrangements
have been made by the local Masonic
order for the big picnic and barbecue
that will be held at Damascus, south
Of here
Okolona. passenger service on the
Okolona-Calhoun City branch OF the
Mobile & Ohio railroad has been cur
tailed Morning and evening passen-
ger. trains were suspended and re-
placed by mixed service, tho addition
Of an express and mail coach to the
local freight train.
New Albany. The circuit court for