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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
3
Local news covers travel by residents to New York Chicago and nearby towns. Highlights include school opening plans, social visits, dances, bubble party, protracted meetings, moves to new homes, and several visitors from Grenada Kosciusko Gulfport and Natchez.
The rule states no matter will be accepted for publication after noon on Wednesday. Enforcement will be strict to ensure timely processing and space management.
Local items report Miss Fannie Brown and family travel plans, property rentals, two church services, and school openings. Attendees include Rev W M Burr and Mrs Barr guests from Louisiana New Orleans. Also reports on elections, farm yields, a camper repair ad and a death of Mrs Delphy Reid aged 87. arrests of Dan and Lon Cook for a county killing case and travel of officials to Pittsboro.
The piece mentions lawyers and a trial in Whit Deers case in Holly Springs. Harris Business College of Jackson offers note for writing and guarantees job placement. It notes cotton crop prospects remain favorable despite rain and worms, with late planting and risk of frost. Some cotton sold in the south at 13 1/8 cents, corn crops praised as best in years signaling stronger home markets.
After weeks of rain crops have improved. Protracted meeting ended at Springdale led by Rev. James Norwood of Texas and Rev. James Nelson of Thaxton. Mrs. John Kelly is not well. Young people from Slick Ridge attended foot washing at Springdale. Mrs. Walter Guy and Edgar Welch left for court at Holly Springs. Tom Edwards, wife, and the Wills spent Sunday with Walter Gay and wife.
The Toledo Blade announces a new larger building with modern presses and stereotyping plant. It touts improved facilities, nationwide reach, and a weekly format for readers who may not read daily papers. Subscriptions total 160000 annually with diverse departments and stories.
Local items note pleasant weather and visits by residents Mrs James Porter and Mr Lee M Russell plus a baseball game Abbeville defeating Spring Creek 15 to 9. A death occurs Miss Alies Davis at home Tuesday. A federal court warning order in J N Seathhard vs W H Guirl Lumber Co et al requires defendants to appear in Oxford Mississippi by October 1 1903.
In the Northern District of Mississippi, William Jenkins of Oxford seeks a full discharge from debts under federal bankruptcy acts. A hearing is set for September 10, 1903, in Oxford, with notices to creditors by mail and publication in the Oxford Eagle.
Thousands of fertile acres near Vernon Texas open for settlement adjoining Kiowa and Comanche country. Frisco System offers special trains from St Louis and Kansas City on Sept 15 to Vernon with low 31500 round trip rates. Write R S Lemon Frisco System immigration Bureau for arrangements.
A portrait in the Children's Visitor of Maj Levin Lake of Oxford Mississippi born in Maryland eighty six years ago. He settled in Grenada and recalls Mississippi and West Tennessee early days. A Confederate captain and veteran staffer to Maj Gen Robert Lowry, he is a devout churchman and tireless Sunday school worker. He and his family are held in high esteem for piety and liberality.
The obituary recalls Hazel McCharen second daughter of Mr and Mrs C A McCharen who died after days of suffering at her aunt’s home near Moscow Tennessee. She was eleven and highly regarded for her bright gentle character. The service notes her burial in Oxford where her life began and friends laid flowers as they entrusted her to God.
A physician endorses Pine Tree Asthma and Catarrh Cure praising its relief for lung conditions. Testimonials from R R Chilton Co and Ford Sturgeon of Rockyill Stations Ky note gratitude and repeated orders. The Oxfor Pharmacy advertises the product at 25 cents.
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