Oxford eagle., 1921-09-22

program for the October meeting Of
the association In this. city: "Disci.
pline In the School ROOM Ward Luna;
Importance OF the Assignment OF Les.
sons Mrs. r. O. Caldwell; "Methpds
f Conducting Physical Education
Course" B. I. Jolly: How to Over
como Defective Reading In the Sec.
Ond and Third Grades" Miss Nellie
Barnett After the program has been
rendered the association will be divid.
sssided into departments. which in the
future will meet separately.
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| Meridian.-F. w. Jessup OF Meridian,
who removed to this city from Frank.
fort, ILL.,, in May, has just received a
letter from his sister, Miss Anna Jes.
/. sup, Red Cross nurse who states that
she has secured her release from 4
Russian prison. This is the first news
the brother has received from his sis.
ter since In 1919 and It had been be-
lieved that she had been killed. Miss
i Jessup left the United States to do
Red Cross work In Russia in 1914. Her
letter contained no particulars as to
! her prison life or experiences in that
country.
| Clarksdale.-The members OF the
coahoma county auxiliary Of the
staple cotton cooperative association
! nave been selected by mail ballots as
ollows: M A. Perryman OF Lula, beat
one; E. l.. nAderson of Dickerson,
beat two; T. c.. Oberst of Jamestown.
beat three; H. H. Hopson of Clarks-
/ dale, beat four; r. L. Cox OF Bobo.
beat five. j. r. Adams, of Claremont,
was elected president of the auxiliary.
/ Each of the directors will represent
the members OF the association who
reside in their respective beats and
/ will present to the association any
matter which the members desire to
be presented.
Sherman. Holder, Methodist
minister, made two addresses at the
Methodist church here in the interest
| of the great educational drive which
that church now has in progress. His
addresses were filled with power, as
he urged each member to cooperate in
the splendid movement Sherman
church will no doubt raise its quota,
as 1t is generally able to make sue.
cess Of each great Christian drive.
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| Fayette.-An accident which has sad.
dened the entire town occurred in
Fayette when Johnnie Noble, oldest
son Of John Noble, Sr., was caught
under a box car and received injuries
which resulted in his death few hours
later He was playing, with several
other boys Of his age, which was Ia
years, near the depot, where two or
three empty box cars we're standing
On sidetrack. A freight train, several
hours late, backed into the cars, at.
tempting to couple, throwing Johnnie
ander one Of the cars.
|
| Durant.-The Durant News, week
| y newspaper published here by Frank
lin Speight, has perfected plans for
The issuing Of regular editions for each
Of the towns in Holmes county to the
south and north of Durant on the main
| line of the Illinois Central railroad.
There will be "The Goodman Edition"
and 1.-The West Edition." with news
reporter from each of these growing
towns.
Sherman.-Farmers of this commu,
/ nifty are gathering their cotton crop
in hurry and are selling as they pick
| 1t. Most of the farmers in 1920 held
their cotton for a better price and, OF
course, had to sell when the market
was on the decline. This season they
are selling at picking. There Is very
little cotton to gather here. as most
4 farmers reduced their cotton acreage
last season.
Sardis. Eagle Flying Cloud, Indian
ioctor of this place. was freed of ths
charge of practicing medicine without
4 license, on which he was arrested
BY Sheriff Carter. Eagle Flying Cloud
J ienies that his practice is among the
negroes and says that the majority is
among the white people Of Tate and
| Pamela counties.
Meridian.-An elaborate, programme
has been arranged for the annual con.
vention here Oct. 1918, of the Missis-
,ippi valley highway association, which
promises to be largely attended by
i delegations from all along the high
way from st. Paul, Mimi, to New Or.
leans and the Meridian-Mobile branch
Of that highway.
Jackson.-Hon. William Hemingway
assistant attorney general, has turned
over his office to Dewitt Enochs, who
will succeed him in that department
i Mr.. Hemingway has resigned also the
i office OF city attorney and it is under
/ stood that he will be succeeded in
4 that office by Garner Green of the
i firm OF Green & Green, Jackson.
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I Biloxi.-Thirty-two Harrison county
cattle owners from the section across
the Back Bay OF Biloxi will appear II
state court here to answer charges
/, Of falling to dip their cattle. Most o.
these owners formerly dipped theil
cattle at the Big Ridge vat, which wa:
recently dynamited by unknown par
ties.
il West Point. Clay county is fast be
4 coming the premium county OF the
south in the matter Of producing high