Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-09-01
M ISSISSIPPI
III STATE NEWS


Grenada. Joe Silverman, who gave
hs address as New Orleans, was ar
rested here on a charge of being inn
plicated in three burglaries here. Mar
shall Mcleod declares coat he wore
was stolen from the home of Mrs. E..
A. Humphrey and that Silverman had
several cans of preserves in his pos
session.
Clarksdale-Gerald Fitzgerald, attor-
ney and president of the, Mississippi
delta cotton exporting and trading cor
poration. will speak on general busi
ness conditions in the United States
and Abroad, and the situation which di-
rectly affects the cotton markets 1T
the Rotary club luncheon here To
make and work out contracts with the
mills Of Germany and Czecho-Slovakia
Mr.. Fitzgerald made recent trip to
foreign lands and has been home but
few weeks.
still in big demand. The J. M. Morgan,
Jr., real estate company of Aberdeen
has sold. for w L. Watkins his noted
prairie plantation of 2,240 acres to a
company of substantial business men
of Gainesboro, Tenn, for $225,000.
Crystal Springs.-The congregation
of the Methodist church was treated to
one of the most magnificent sermons
ever delivered to congregation in this
section of Mississippi. The surprise
was furnished by Mrs. J. w. Liddell,
who arranged for DR.. Charlie Crisler,
pastor in charge of the Galloway Me-
mortal at Jackson, Miss, to fill the pull
pit at the service
Forest-Alton Page, white, As years
old, was murdered here in the house OF
Pattie Perdue, negro woman, his body
cut to pieces and the smaller parts
burned in the stove. The trunk, which
was too large to burn entirely, was
charred TO crisp and buried on top
red in negro cemetery, a mile from
where the atrocious crime was COM
mitted.
Aberdeen-The pretty little two
months-old baby left on the front porch
of Miss Lou lannon's continues to at
tract large crowds. This baby was
seen by Frank G. Whitaker at Prairie,
Miss, before it was left on the Jarmon
porch. Mr.. Whitaker identified the
baby and says that young man was
driving the car which had Tennessee
license number and that an elderly
woman had the baby. They told Mr..
Whitaker that they were from Men,
phis.
Waynesboro- first section OF
Mobile and Ohio through freight train
No. 80 was wrecked just south of Buck
atunna, turning IL cars into the ditch.
A negro hobo was seriously hurt and
brought here for treatment.
Hazlehurst.-The Hazlehurst truck.
ers' association met in the court house
and heard the reports of the manage
ment and secretary of the past sea-
sons business. 1t was unanimously
agreed that the association has had
successful year, and with few minor
kinks ironed out the trucker next year
will have a perfect machine organized
for handling his products and saving
all profits to himself.
Canton.-A city park and county fair
grounds, owned and occupied by the
municipality, which has been long
felt need, is now virtually a reality,
r. w. Mosby, chairman of the cham
Der Of commerce fair committee, an
nounced. A deal win be completed
whereby the city acquires 20.5 acres OF
land two blocks from the courthouse
at nominal sum from owners who are
making sacrifices in order to permit
the deal to go through.
Ashland-A double wedding TOOK
Mace at the Cottrell hotel. The con.
tracing parties were Vernon >. Hogan
and Miss Julia Dobson and William j.
B. Evans and Miss Kate Dobson. Inc
Young people came to Ashland from
MOSCOW, Tenn, and they were married
by Rev. j. L. Courson, a recently or
dained minister.
Jackson.-Gov. Russell has announc'
ed the appointment of ]. R East OF
Brandon as judge OF the eighth cour'
district, to succeed Judge A. J. NC
| Laurin. Judge East will take up MS
duties on Sept. l. Judge McLaurin
will move to Jackson and enter the law
| firm Of May & Sanders as junior mem
| Der of the firm.
Waynesboro.-Jim Moore, negro
stabbed and seriously wounded James
| Pilkinton, agent for the M. & Q. rail-
| road at Yellow Pine, Ala, small sta
hon % miles south of Waynesboro. TIT
negro became enraged because tn