Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-07-14

of Canton and which are one OF the
principal assets Of the city in the beau
LITIGATION scheme was started by the
city council in passing an ordinance
prohibiting the destruction of any
trees now located in the parkways OF
the streets or that territory between
concrete sidewalks and the curbings.
The ordinance resulted from cam
paigns of the Civic League brought
about by the destruction Of many OF
the towering oaks recently.
Walthall Lawrence w. Fagg,
born, reared and educated in Webster
county, finished his course at the A..
& NJ college in this state and enlisted
as a private soldier in the regular
army, in 1914. Soon he got in line
of promotion and is now a captain.
He and Miss Doris Virginia Erck,
daughter of Maj. and Mrs. Alfred Erck,
were married in Washington recently.
He is stationed at Camp Sheridan,
and his numerous friend in this coun-
ty are justly proud of this young man.
Jackson -Attorney General Frank
Robertson has returned from ten days
absence in New York, where he took
the degree of super bondsalesman,"
having sold one million of Mississippi
state bonds for the bond Improvement
commission on what was termed an
impossible market by bond experts.
Gen. Robertson sold the bonds at par
and at 51a per cent interest, which
terms comply exactly with the provis-
ions of the statute authorizing same.
Greenville-The Delta COnsistory OF
Scottish Rite Masons has just closed
the independence week reunion, which
was attended by thirty-second and thir-
ty-third degree Masons from different
sections of Mississippi and Louisiana.
The degrees from the fourth to the
thirty-second were given to large
classes of splendid citizens of the
delta.
Senatobia-The western part of the
county is suffering from severe at
tack of anthrax among the mules and
horses. 1t is said that 25 or more
head of horses and mules have died
of this disease. DIR. Hook, the local
veterinarian. has vaccinated several
hundred head of stock The commun-
ity has not called on the state health
department for assistance.
Baldwyn.-One of the largest and
most enthusiastic public gatherings
ever assembled her met at the opera
house under the auspices of the Bald
wyn chamber of commerce. The meet
ing was a get-together meeting of the
farmers and business men of Baldwin
and community for the purpose of out
lining plans for the development OF
Baldwin and community.
Canton.-A special city election to
determine the desire of the property
owners of Canton in the matter of
sprinkling the gravel streets to allie
viate the heavy dust was ordered by
the city council, following petition by
the Chamber of Commerce and Civic
League. The election will be held July
26 and the council will abide by the
majority vote.
Amory.-The crops in this commu-
nifty and for 20 miles east are suffer
ing for rain. The corn crop has been
damaged at least so per cent. How
ever, with a good rain there would be
a material improvement and advance
the prospect 25 per cent, as there is
only a small per cent of the corn act
ually drying up or bloom turning white.
Aberdeen-The Monroe county farm
burea at last has succeeded in get
ting a county agent, or farm demon
strator. The board of supervisors vot-
ed $1,000 for this work and the farm
bureau and the government will pay
the balance of salary of county
agent. There are several applications
for this position.
Summit.-Joe James, wealthy farm
err. his wife and their three children
were burned to death as they lay
asleep in their home near Ryals, while
passersby looked on, unable to offer
any measure of relief to the family,
whom they believe to have been trap
ped in the burning building.
Jackson.-Dr. Barnett, secretary OF
the state live stock sanitary board, was
a visitor in the office of Commissioner
of Agriculture P. P. Garner following
visits to Wayne, Clark, Pearl River,
Harrison and Hancock counties LOOK
ing over the tick eradication work.
Philadelphia land which has
been in cultivation for over 100 years
will still produce good stuff is evil
denced by the experience Of T. w.
Richardson on his Eastview farm, a
few miles from here.
Starkville. Self Creek community
has just organized a club. Twenty-Five
girls and women were present. A gen.
eral discussion of the programme OF