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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
3
The document lists a slate of local government and legal figures serving Oxford Mississippi including chancery clerk Pete Ramey Hughes Mochares and circuit clerk Slouen and many others such as the superintendent of education Anderson and the tax assessor Patterson Fanhorn Cullen. It notes attorneys at law J F Pennnetos and J Moach with offices upstairs at the northwest corner of the square.
Prof J W Bowen spent Friday in Water Valley. Mrs Jennie N Standifer also visited Water Valley. Miss Myrtle Moore spent the past week in Taylors. Miss Corrie Chilton returned to Memphis Saturday. Miss Elizabeth Cowan visits friends in Byhalia. The cool spell aids heat sufferers. Miss Kittie Bogard visits relatives in New Albany. Miss Lousie Beebe left for Batesville to visit kin. Miss Mary Kyle of Batesville is guest of Miss Lucile Cook. 25c Ladies drop stitch clock hose for lie. Ti Friedman.
Local shopper notices advertise remnant bargains at J. E. Neilson with 5.00 photos for 3.25 and 121-2c Madras cloth packs. Other items include 120 pairs of men’s pants at cost and 500 ladies white shirt waists, all through July 25. Community notices list visitors and guests across Oxford and nearby towns, plus a song service at the Methodist church and public speaking date changes.
The Eagle notes publication end day Wednesday and records multiple social visits in Oxford Mississippi area. Entries mention Neville and Moore visitations, trips to Memphis Tupelo Ripley Nashville and Panola County, church services, job moves, marriages, a lost five dollar bill, hay rides, a cotton bloom sighting, essays on photos and summer wear, a hurricane creek picnic, and local political activity in LaFayette County with Democratic candidates and a Confederate monument fundraiser.
The Daughters of the Confederacy fundraiser in University Chapel drew a large crowd raising money for the Confederate Monument Fund. Local farmers sold corn at 80 cents per bushel. Hay rides, new arrivals from Hamilton Mo, and a coming picnic at Markette’s schoolhouse are noted. A Dustless Broom promotion visits Oxford, and a legal case reports a colored woman charged with cutting her husband’s throat. A new Tobatubby Telephone Co. route is proposed, with several towns listed as potential stops. وفاة.
A platting operation run by Mr. P Connell occupies space in front of Mr John H Hope's store. He plates knives forks spoons and surgical and dental instruments in brass iron or steel. His motto is satisfaction or no pay.
My house and lot on South street adjoining Mrs. B C Pee. If not sold by August 1st will then be for rent or sale. For price terms and etc apply to or address G K Smith Oxford Miss.
Rev N W P Bacon and Miss Lizzie Shelby wed at the Clear Creek Baptist Church ten miles west of Oxford in a Sunday ceremony officiated by Revs W J Hargis and W J Robertson. The bride, daughter of Mrs N C Shelby, is praised for grace and beauty. The groom is Oxford Baptist Church pastor and a highly regarded theologian. They plan a country home stay then a trip to Georgia in August. The Eagle extends congratulations.
J W Johnson of University Mississippi advertises supplying tomatoes for tomato catsup on liberal terms and invites interested buyers to arrange shares or credit.
Ice is now available daily with all hours delivery and Sunday 5 p.m service at Pione No. 120. Orders encouraged through Turner & Roden near the depot.
The Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co. markets a dustless broom that cleans carpets mats linoleums and bare floors without dust. State Agent Mr McBride seeks local canvassing agents as brooms are tested in Natchez Jackson Vicksburg McComb City Brookhaven Hazlehurst Canton Durant Kosciusko Winona and other towns. Prominent educators Professors Linn and Bynum praise its effectiveness for schools and public buildings.
The Cotton Belt Route promotes land sales across Arkansas Louisiana Texas and Missouri with prices as low as 32 0 5 an acre and fuel and lumber cheap. It highlights dairy fruit crops vegetables and livestock suitability along with one way and round trip tickets on the Cotton Belt Route for March and April sales. Contact E W Laberme G P and T A for details in St Louis MO.
The Courier-Journal of Louisville unveils a 1903 contest awarding ten thousand dollars in prizes for estimating Kentucky governor election totals. Top gifts include 3000 and 2000 dollar prizes with many smaller awards. Subscriptions to the Weekly or Daily editions grant guessing rights before August 1 and September 1.
The LaFayette County Democratic Executive Committee met at the courthouse to fix primary dates and voter qualifications. Voters must have paid taxes and registered four months prior. no negroes may vote. Fees set for candidates: county 1.00, beat 50 cents. payments due by July 25. Multiple precincts listed with officials and clerks for election day.
The dentist advertises nitrous oxide and oxygen gas as the painless anesthetic for tooth extraction. It claims a quick onset and rapid recovery, with patients ready to leave once the procedure ends. Dr. W. B. McMahon is billed as the city’s only dentist using this gas, with low prices for quality work and a phone contact.
By order of the County Democratic Executive Committee all candidates must pay to Paul S Burt to have names placed on the ticket. County candidates pay 1.00 and Beat candidates 50 cents. No name will be on the ticket if payment is not received by Saturday July 25. Pau 8 Burt.
Call 8B M Lacey to examine second hand sewing machines priced 3.00 8.00 and 1000. New machines from 5.00 to 750. These ball bearing machines are lightweight and nearly noiseless. Repairs guaranteed.
Three 70 saw gullet gins offered for sale on favorable terms. For details inquire to K. E. Duncan in Oxford Mississippi.
Notice of the annual meeting in Oxford at the courthouse on Monday night July 20 at 8 p.m. to elect officers and handle other matters. Burt and Gray sign as president and secretary.
200 barrels of lime offered at 65 cents per barrel for dis convicting purposes at Lewis and McKew’s with value listed as 1.25 dollars per barrel. The notice presents a speculative trade item bearing direct price quotes and vendor names.
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