Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-07-14
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


held in each supervisors district, D.
H. Streetman, president of beat 1, on
an interesting programme at Mount
Zion church recently The convention
was well attended and inspiring talks
we're made by the workers who were
present Reports from the various
Sunday schools showed that they were
in thriving condition
Senatobia.--A good rain has fallen
over most of the county, wind storms
doing considerable damage in the
Tyro and Savage neighborhoods. Sew
eral houses were unroofed and trees
blown down. AT Savage it is reported
several members of a negro family
were injured when the house in which
they were living was blown away This
rain insures the county of the largest
corn crop ever raised.
HattiesSurg- growing history
was made in Hattiesburg when the
first carload of watermelons was ship
ped from this city to Chicago, where
they will be marketed by w. E. Bobo,
who purchased the melons from T. E.
McCardle, farmer The carload is
the pick of this farmers crop, there be-
ing only 900 melons in the lot, weigh
ing approximately $4,000, or 80 pounds
per melon.
Macon.-Dr Ship, of the state
board of health, inspected Macon. He
found the town in state of general
cleanliness as to streets and premises,
such as to merit his appreciation, and
cause it to be placed in class A. The
sanitation movement is now new one
at Macon, for there is a pronounced
spirit of civic pride existing and
place in this class is normal here.
Sanatorium.-In a habeas corpus
proceeding before Chancellor d. M.
Russell Ed Zenfell who is charged
with the killing of ]. T. Smith on June
81, was again remanded to jail to await
the meeting of the grand jury at Men,
denhall in September District Attor-
ney A j. Browning represented the
counsel for the defendant.
Natchez.-Unless given authority by
vote of the electors to issue loan
warrant for $4,000 to meet current
expenses, it is stated by the board Of
supervisors that they will practically
have to shut up shop and suspend all
county affairs. At present the county
has an overdraft of $4,000 in it's gen
eral fund and cannot issue warrant
against it.
CRYSTAL Springs.-The town is being
visited daily by from one to dozen
prospectors seeking a location in this
prosperous community. Men are COM
ing here from every section Of the
south to locate. Some go into the
mercantile business, some to farm,
some to go into the dairying business
and some other things.
Aberdeen-The remains of Daniel
w. Bird, son of Earl Bird, the first
Monroe county boy to die in action on
the western front, will arrive from New
York City When the body arrives at
his country home funeral services will
be conducted at the New Hope church
and interment made in the family
burying ground.
Water Valley-A short course for
the girls and women of Yalobusha
county will be held at Oakland o0July
IA and continue through July %, which
will furnish great opportunity for those
wishing to improve themselves in this
line of work for general work as a
special work for home.
Jatkson.-C. M. Rose, district agent
for the delta section in the federal
farm demonstration work, was a WIS.,
itor at the office of j. Ed Ruff, agent
for South Mississippi, following sew
eral weeks stay in the peach area of
Georgia around Fort Valley.
Itta Bena.-A good rain fell here,
doing crops much good. In fact, the
value of this rain can hardly be esti-
mated. as it came at time when the
ground was not anu uIy anu FS6Ctd
sion badly scorched and parched.
Derma.-An all-day singing was held
at Big Creek, near here. About 1000
people from this and adjoining coun-
ties attended. They carried baskets
and spent joyful day.
Starkyille.-A number of baseball
enthusiasts met at the chamber of com.
merce and organized team to repre-,
sent Starkville in games to be played
in the heated season
Meridian Billy Sunday, noted evan
gelist, is to be invited to Meridian by
the local ministerial association, and
should the invitation be accepted ar.
rangements will be made at once to
provide a place for him to speak that
will seat many thousands of people
Derma. Prof Hal Anderson, Iuka,