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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1912
Page
3
Oxford notes abound with family illness and gatherings. Mrs J S Hudson mourns Ruth Kyle while Gen Robert E Lee birthday events draw veterans and townsfolk. Mr G G Wilson moves to Corsicana. Major Lem E Oldham joins Gov Brewer’s staff. Railroad issues prompt Oxford protest to Illinois Central. new local candidates emerge.
Friday ceremony at Graded School Building marks Lee tribute with invocations, addresses, and songs. Speakers include Dr T H Somerville and W E Gray. mourners recall Brotherhood and duty as Lodge No 33 F and A M issues memorial resolutions for C H Keys.
M. D. Rayburn, proprietor, offers fresh meats including pork beef mutton sausage and country produce with prompt delivery and first class quality. Orders via phone 102.
Blue Bird plows offered in multiple sizes for general use in various crops. Built from heavy pressed steel with a durable frame and removable heel. Features include a medium landslide moldboard, crucible steel shares, and optional extra crucible cast steel shares.
Teachers in Lafayette County plan a spring Field Day and Decclamation Contest to foster recreation and social spirit. Contests will include jumping hurdling polo vaulting and racing with prizes for winners. Supt Smith and a committee led by N A Moore and Rice urge broad participation and letters confirming entry.
Public notice of a trust sale in Oxford Lafayette County Mississippi. Trustee Geo M Johnson will sell on March 4, 1912 at 7 o’clock at the south door of the courthouse for cash the real estate in Oxford described as Lot 13 West strip and adjacent land, currently used as homestead, to satisfy an indebtedness secured by a trust deed dated November 23, 1910 from F B Crawford and Idan Crawford.
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