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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
3
Oxford residents, visitors and officials converge for church, social and business updates. Local meetings, remembrances, schooling placements, and transportation notices illuminate community life in a December week with commissions, sales ads, and personal visits listed among delays and daily routines.
Officials prepare for a drainage project with a private engineer as the government specialist remains unavailable. The move follows citizen investigation and local articles that increased awareness of the project. Garnet Furr Lyrch of Memphis, daughter of Mr and Mrs P K Furr, is ill in King's Daughters Hospital with appendicitis.
Dr Albert E Noesell has purchased the equipment and office fittings of the late Dr PLE Weient and moved into new quarters this week. Dr Ressell has been in the race business here and brings local experience and ability. The Spitzer Berrick Co of Toledo has purchased 325 000 in beads with 5 12 percent return for nine years. There was a good attendance at Sunday camp meeting in pleasant weather with Rev R C Cumming from Memphis and Rev Alonis Febertson from Wilmer Ark assisting.
Those wishing to see me on business will please call at the superintendent's odes only on Saturday's, as during the summer I shall be out of town visiting actions. H. T. Surrs, Superintendent of Education. Just received goods fresh and fine. Remember we give in gold for the largest turnip raised from
Readers urge LaFayette County to study drainage and road work to boost farm value and daily travel. They argue proper drainage on Yocona property can pay drainage costs, and good roads will attract cotton traffic and reduce transport costs, with visible progress tied to commissioners’ first road building.
Water delivery offers fresh daily service at five cents per gallon. Prompt morning delivery available. Phone 337 for orders and mileage charges. Jon Maize advertises in the local notice.
From Sept ist one two story residence on University street with modern conveniences. Apply to Mas C. P. Plant.
P L Toole has sold the local telephone company to the Cumberland company. The firm plans plant improvements including new cables and equipment, with contracts to upgrade corporate units. Foster Hume visits the city, with experts reviewing the telephony work ahead.
The Air Dome offers nightly film programs under Me F L Toole’s ownership. Cinderella and Lady of the Lake are billed, with Agg Gh Mr Toole presenting. The show is praised for high quality and moral standards, with local theater management noted for refined talent.
A community event August 14 at the old Duka farm six miles east of Abbeville and 12 miles north of Oxford near the Bacley bridge. Music by Goolsby band, square and round dances, a 5 pound candy prize for the best dancing couple, Abbeville vs Littlejohn baseball, wagons meet trains, and basket dinners urged.
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