16 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
1
The Free Springs News notes holiday bustle with bells and homebound children. Local names such as Katy Bell McCharen and Miss Hodge appear with visits near College Hill and Oxford. Obituary reports Mrs. Josephine Sivley’s death and funeral details. community updates include school work, local moves, and seasonal goodwill.
A busy night draws crowds from Barges to view Red Hose after an Eagle ad. Chilton & Co promotes gifts as a Christmas shop. A tree will be given by neighborhood youth at the Sail home on route 1 Friday night December 24. Dr Culley visits Batesville for S T Hudson seriously ill with kidney disease. W Whitehead, formerly of Lazarello Sethian, appears in a town advertisement.
The article recalls a fire destroying part of Neal Lumber Co last week. Honorary memberships were conferred by Mr Dexter Davis and Miss Pearl Hester. Prof B R Grissom was summoned home on business and stayed away until Saturday. Coie Grissom and Jim Grimes attended a box supper at Cornish Saturday night.
Village gossip lists residents and visitors including Prof L F Combe and Miss Maggie Mayfield, Dr H C Wait and wife, Mrs J Cook, Mr Will Cook, Mr R E Lee, and others. Mentions farming talks, harvests, travel to Oxford and Ponototoc, schooling by Prof Braxton Howell and Miss Dylan Cole, and social visits with several relatives and neighbors.
The Eagle editor asks for items from Cornish as residents report busy farming and progress. Local transfers include Paul Lusk buying Eugene Patterson’s business, Dr Webster selling his home for redevelopment on an Indian mound, Lanert Sharp purchasing land west of Holman, Wilber Gault buying a nearby farm, and Eskridge building a new home. A 20 percent discount on ladies suits is advertised and a lost friendship bracelet is found with 35 cents payable at the office.
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