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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
2
Fragmented article notes political talk about tariffs and policy. It references Hobson, Roosevelt, and international events with local notices on education and a Sunday school convention. The garbled piece blends political fragments with campus notes and community notices.
Attended Woodson Ridge school closing exercises led by Miss Kate Stephens. Students from age five to young adults performed plays recitations songs and tableaux under her guidance all with credit to teacher and helpers. The event showcased orderly crowds and hopeful futures and ended with a note of gratitude for the effort and a wish for similar future treats. Dare Boy stallion to stand at stud on University Street for 15 dollars to insure foal.
Round trip from Oxford to Louisville May 13 to 20 priced at $13.15 with tickets on sale May 10, 12, and 13. Travel must leave Louisville by May 2, may extend to June with a deposit and $1 fee. For details contact R. C. Graxpeney, nee A. s. Hames, Jackson, Mississippi.
Local notes report strong health and farm activity with schools closing for break, prizes awarded for attendance, and sermons by Rev. Pilkington. Names include J. Snyder, J. Lock, F. Linker, and M. McLarty among officials. upcoming meetings set for Tula and Oxford with planned speakers and programs. Mentions sales, concerts, and rural route expansion.
Avni News reports a Friday night school concert in Oxford attended by Mr Lawson Wiley and a large crowd. Sunday school events include Miss Kattle Bennett’s illness and Mrs Fullilove hosting. Local visits involve Mrs Banks, Mr Frenzy Banks, Mr Arthur Gamble, Sen Rosa Hinds, and Mrs Nannie Bowen, with several Oxford residents ill or traveling to Memphis and Arkanss.
Notice is given that under a deed of trust recorded in book WW page 587 in Lafayette County Mississippi the trustee L. Morgan will sell at public auction to the highest bidder in front of the south door of the courthouse in Oxford on a Wednesday in April the property described as the south half of the northwest quarter section 1 township range with roads and bounds, together with one bay mare named Kate and one white mare named Body and about 1000 pounds of cotton seed, all valued with the claim that title is believed good but only the trustee’s title will be conveyed. Examinations for white teachers at Oxford on April 1 2 3 and for colored teachers April 9 and 10. Oxford View March 22 1909.
Petition to Governor Noel requests a pardon for Albert Thompson convicted of forgery in LaFayette County 1909, arguing lack of criminal intent and good faith. court and prosecutor favor clemency. Also referenced are probate notices for J. T. Carter and T. P. Coleman estates and familiar local items from LaFayette County, Mississippi, including sermons, visits, and a Rocky Ford concert.
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