Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-09-01

AlAC WIN uOil6At
Aberdeen-AIiss Holmes OF the State
university of Illinois met with the ABB
erdeen chapter of the American Red
Cross society and the Daniel w. Bird
Post of the American Legion and was
enthusiastically received. Miss Holmes
I is employed by the American Red
Cross society, and is devoting her time
and talents to the disabled soldiers.
|
Grenada.-The tax supervisors Of
Grenada county have reduced the as
sessment on W. w. Whitaker's mule
from $50 to $40, the value originally
placed on the animal by the owner, af-
ter having raised the assessment to
the larger amount.
| Observation-Disclosures Il. l.. Green,
j. P. Pace and r. w. Little of the
newly consolidated school district at
| Carpenter have advertised for bids for
the building of modern school build
ing, the cost to be $4,000
| Blue Mountain.-Capt. Jno. II. Bu-
chanan, who has just completed his
residence requirements for the degree
| of Th.D. at the Southwestern Baptist
Theological seminary. Louisville, KY,
just been called to the pastorate OF
the Baptist church at Paris, Tenn,
and will take up his pastoral duties in
Paris in September.
Jacksonville executive board OF
trustees of the Woman's college at Co
lumbus in a. special meeting here de-
cided to assess each student of the
college 81 extra tuition fee each month
ment for the new dormitory and ace
demic buildings.
notwithstanding Mcneil and q
force of deputies slipped into the COM
munity about six miles north of here
and captured 60-gallon still.
Itta Bena.-Among other changes
wrought by "hard times" say many
business people here is the increasing
amount of small change used in trans
acting business about town. Formerly,
when a purchase of any kind was
| made a five, ten or twenty-dollar bill
was thrust at the merchant, even
/ though the purchase price of the arti-
| Gle was not more than % cents.
Jackson.-Gov. Russell has approved
/ the charter of the Jackson Truckers
association, a local organization of me-
gro farmers. This is one of the many
such organizations now being promot-
ed all over the state to encourage the
diversitication movement.
|
Okolona-Miss Adine Elliott, vio-
lin artist, formerly of Okolona, but for
/ several years past violin instructor in
the city of New Orleans, gave recital
at the Presbyterian church for the
benefit of the pipe organ fund. She
was accompanied by Mrs. D. F. Nor
gan on the piano.
| Observation-Disclosures In the western
part of the county continues to spread
rapidly over all the efforts of health
strict quarantine has been inaugural
ed, but it seems this has been done to
late to keep down the disease.
Itta Bena.-Several truck loads OF
watermelons are daily brought to Itta
Bena and disposed of readily, bring
ing fairly good prices. The melons
are seemingly more numerous this year
and of larger size.
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| Blue Mountain.-Miss Ruth Craw.
ford of Ashland, better known as
"Babe Ruth" formerly the indoor base
| ball star of Blue Mountain college,
now the stellar athlete of Mississippi
| State College for women, has just put
| another red feather into her athletic
cap by her brilliant pitching in a
unique baseball game between the
girls of Ashland and Ripley.
/ Ackerman-Upon invitation Of May
or Barron, representatives from the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
| have visited Alderman for the purpose
of making a survey, with view of ex.
terminating the pestiferous ant. The
putting on of this campaign will be
hailed with delight by the Alderman
populace.
/ Ripley.-The women of Tippah coun
ty are taking much interest in theil
right of suffrage. This is shown By
the fact that 1,OS5 women have regis
tered in the county.
Hazlehurst-Dr. l.. j. Miller, a Meth
pdist evangelist from Tennessee anf
better known as the Tennessee Cy
) cole Evangelist has started a@reviva
Of two weeks duration at the Gallmal
/ Methodist church.
Blue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. consoli
dated school district, Union county
will hold special election on Aug. q
for the purpose of ascertanlng tn