Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-07-28
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

woman IOunQ IlOdIluS III tue rlVcT uSdi
whitehall. The body was that OF al
woman of medium stature and eyi
IDENTIFY wore a No. shoe, but had none
ON, but feet were incased in silk hose
a small handkerchief with embroid
cred "B" in one corner was found on
body, red and white striped waist and
blue skirt on. Teeth in good condi
ton, all natural, some Of back or jaw
teeth had been filled. There were nine
buckshot wounds in the breast OF the
body, showing that the woman had
been shot to death. Nothing had been
learned as to the identity of the WON
an and no clue has been discovered.
Durant-The Merchants and Farm.
ers' bank of this place, of which Eu-
gene Cole is president and Claude G.
Mansfield is cashier, has issued a
statement to the people of this com
nunity calling attention to the Farm
and Dairy Special" which is to be run
by the Aberdeen district of the Illinois
Central railroad from Durant to the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
at Starkville.
Water Valley.-The consolidated line
school building, between Yalobusha
and Lafayette counties, which is to be
a two-story brick building and was let
for construction to j. B. Cole, will be
completed in time for the fall school.
Browns Wells.-The extreme sultry
weather of the past several days IL
having the effect of attracting great
many people from the heat OF the cities
through the country to the cooling and
inviting shades of Copiah county's ia
NOUS summer resort.
Greenville-E. H. Heniken, trusted
employe of the Gulf Refining Co., died
at a local sanitarium from injuries re-
ceived on the concrete road some Is
miles south of Greenville, when the
auto truck which he was driving turn
ed over and from which he received
injuries about his head that proved Ia
tai, after surgeons had done all pos
sible to save his life.
Hazlehurst.-Henry Kahn, eminent
secretary of the Mississippi branch OF
the Columbian Woodmen of the World,
accompanied by w. G. Pavitt. the or
der's entertainer, gave a series OF pic
ture shows at Dentville to show the
rood to be derived from insurance IN
fraternal societies.
Jacksonville location OF the domt
cile of the Merchants Union Insurance
company, which has been reorganlzed
and recapitalized, has not been OFF,
cially announced A meeting was held
here by the directors and officers, but
it was closed to outsiders. 1t is known
that the company desires to locate In
Jackson, but has been thus far dlSeour.
aged on account of excessive rents
charged.
Corinth.-The first week of the July
term closed with only one conviction
out of more than dozen under
0n0rR6 OIL VlOldtlu6 GAC WHISKY =" " -
Natchez,-The Natchez chamber OF
commerce has retained the services OF
r. F. Swingle of Chicago as CONNER
cial secretary. The chamber has been
reorganized in all departments In or
der to make it's work more effective.
Jackson. -Attorney General Frank
Robertson has gone to Washington,
where he will appear before the inter
state commerce commission to oppose
the proposed Southeastern" rate re-
vision, affecting rates to and from the
Mississippi valley.
Greenville-After trial Of four days
In the circuit court Avis Chamberlain,
a white man, was acquitted by jury
of the charge of numbering "Curley"
Wilson on an island opposite Leota,
south of Greenville, last winter.
Jackson. Ransom, negro at
tendant at the Mississippi insane hos
pital, was killed In the hospital garden
by Dan Mcleod, negro patient. Nc
Leod assaulted Ransom with a hoe,
cleaving his skull to the brain. Two
blows were struck.
Forest.-Mrs. T. A. McDill OF the
Conehatta neighborhood celebrated
her eighty-fourth birthday with FAM
lily reunion, gathering about her 80 OF
the 112 who go to make up her own
family and their descendants. Only
three Of the total of liz have passed
to the great beyond. OF this number
Mrs. McDill's husband was the first,
then a son and then daughter. She
has seven living children, 90 grand
children and 81 great-grandchildren
Biloxi. d. Milford, expert horti-
eulturist from the department OF agri-
culture at washington, will arrive in
Biloxi soon to investigate conditions at
the naval reserve park Of this city,
according to Information received here
b. Mayor Kennedy.
New Albany The normal which re-
>en%lv onanad here for the teachers