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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR lists names and firms including Rne ys at law and Kimmons at law in New Orleans. It mentions Slough and Andrews with references to circuits and legal matters in a garbled format.
Oxford weekly items cover visits and returns of residents including Virgie Neill in Holly Springs and Bertha Lauderdale visiting Oxford. Local events include barbecues, picnics, church sermons, bank formation, university board visits, and a new automobile purchase in town.
Federal court schedules and county officials listed with judges marshals and clerks. Circuit Court dates set for March September and November with designated judges and officers. Local churches and Sunday services noted across Presbyterian Baptist Methodist and Epworth styles.
The grand Picnic and Barbecue planned for July 1 at the Camp Ground is reset for August 2. A crowd of four to five thousand is expected and Senator Theo Bilbo plans to attend. Other candidates, including congressional hopefuls, will also speak to residents of La Fayette County.
Mrs. Fount Callaway hosted a Friday picnic for her Sunday School class and guests. Eighteen boys arrived with baskets and gear, enjoyed a ball game lemonade and fruit, then dined on a lavish meal, thanked their hostess, and spent the afternoon playing ball before returning home.
Listing from M. M. Falener offers four cabins with spacious lots suitable for large houses. Includes a three acre pasture in two public square blocks and a fielding seat trap. One and one horse named Wacon available at a low price.
R H McElroy of Oxford Miss announces a public sale of merchandise to reduce distance, with no set prices. The sale runs two daily sessions July 22 and continues for several days in Enid Oklahoma, under charge of A A Plough of Memphis.
Merchants and Farmers Bank and Bank of Oxford announce 1 percent per year on time deposits of six months or longer. An offer by McElroy at Oxford Miss promises cash refunds on purchases via a dated ticket each month with a hidden lucky date. LaFayette County scholarships announced for I J C in Columbus and A M College in Starkville with July 30 appointment notices.
Notice that the Tax Assessors Books have been completed examined and approved by the Board of Supervisors and are on file in the Chancery Clerk's office. Interested persons may examine the list as equalization of taxes will be adjusted at the August term. J G Woovertos Tax Assessor.
The Lafayette County School Board is called to meet at the courthouse on Wednesday July ith at 10 o clock to consider changes in the schools and districts. Persons with business before the board should submit all matters in writing. H T Surrs, County Superintendent.
Two story seven room residence on South Depot Street, near town and schools with modern conveniences. Mus. C. P. Plast. Oxford Mississippi November 29 100 To Patton Worsham Srug Co Dallas Texas To Whom I May Concern This is to certify that I have used Ware's Black Powder and found it to be a valuable medicine I had a bad spell of typhoid flux It was the first thing that gave me relief J R HARKINS
A local naturalist promotes external skin remedies including a cream and liquid for eczema pimples and rashes. The ad claims germ elimination and skin clearance with Zenvo and urges home treatment for infants and children. It also touts a cream for intestinal worms and nutritional benefits, backing from A H Rendet.
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