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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
3
The notice lists train times for passenger services on routes numbered 9 24 and 33 with departures at 3 06 pm 7 3 pm and 4 08 am. It references No 1 No 6 No 5 No 33 passenger trains and notes stop times or connections in a compact timetable style.
Fragmented notices note Crow & Co offering Monday dinner and prompt service. Multiple garbled lines mention church events at Wionuth Street Presbyterian, Rev Callan at First Presbyterian, and Rev J K Brown absent. References to Willie Andrewa’s trip to Oxford and Mrs Dewdell Peacock leaving for New Albany for the summer appear among the jumbled text.
Information wanted for Dave Locklaria who may live in Lafayette County to gain advantage by contacting Kaley and Sparks in Oxford Mississippi. Robt Harris of the Deal and Dumb Institute Jackson is visiting Del bridge home en route to an alumni reunion in Washington D C and a Teachers Normal at Staunton Virginia. Dr Calvin S Brown and family depart this week for the west to teach at Colorado University summer term and later lecture at Santa Fe Institute New Mexico.
Local items list residents visiting relatives and friends in Oxford Mississippi including Miss Loy Boone Pontotoc visiting Miss Halle Mae Farr and Mrs S L Raines Greenwood in the city. Crow & Co advertises Wednesday sales and phone numbers for Crow’s.
For Rent or Sale two story seven room house on University street near the University and graded schools with modern conveniences. Mrs C P Plant. County Union will meet with Indian Mound on July 41st eight miles east of Oxford. Miss Julia C Brown returned from teaching in Columbus Seminary. Dr George C Brown at Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia. He will work at Atlantic City and Bellvue New York later. Mr Abriel of Y M C A spoke at First Presbyterian to promote youth organizing in our town.
Members of the two chapters held a social meeting at Mrs. Leavell's town to honor Mrs. A A Kincannon the Regent of David Reese chapter who will move to Memphis before fall. Miss Elia Wright read a history praising Kincannon and tributes were shared along with rosettes and refreshments. Some men read typewritten slips of jokes and tributes for collective merriment as the gathering ended for the fall recess.
H. E. Blakeslee promotes a statewide campaign to boost Mississippi production and markets. He urges public speakers ministers and schools to adopt the "Grown in Mississippi" slogan and to study and showcase local products leading to a Thanksgiving basket dinner for 730,000 school children and one million parents.
The Central Baptist Church hosted the wedding of Miss Deborah Jean Cox to Clarence Stapley Leavell of Little Rock Arkansas. Rev Ben Cox and Rev J B Leavell officiated before a gathering of relatives and friends with floral decor and music by Mrs Baxter Ware. The couple departed for a post ceremony trip after a reception at the bride's home on Vinton Avenue.
The record lists numerous payments and petty expenses from county and city offices including warrants for services, road work, bridges, and pauper care. Items mention Wortham Printing Co. and Oxford Eagle among others, with a note to continue next week and a rejected cow-damage claim.
The Abbeville community enjoyed relief as rain arrived after weeks of drought. The column notes visitors and arrivals from Law's Hill Rienzi MemphisOxford Amory Potts Camp and Black Water, a church ice cream supper for the Methodist church, sermons by Rev Horton, and condolences for the Rampley family.
Colonial era updates: measles in the community high summer heat and dust blamed for illness. Pastor Floyd Callaway ill. J F Matthews house on Cemetery street. field supper at Pair View. Mt Zion observances and Girls Club meeting praised. Board of Supervisors considers public highway bonds. notices dated June 3 1914 indicate planned bond issuance subject to voter petitions.
The Board orders sealed bids by 12 noon July 7 1914 for works on Genr 1 links 16 4 5 including road intersections and a bridge over the Yocona River. Bids to follow plans on file with the Chancery Clerk and the board may reject any bids and award to lowest bidder.
Daily word spreads about Chamberlain's Tablets praised as a grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles. For sale by all dealers.
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