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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
3
A collection of law notices shows attorneys announcing practice in various jurisdictions. Kinioaoxa and F. Kimmons announce Oxford Mississippi and Oxford Massachusetts offices. Emmons and Kimmonsen tout general practice with physicians also listed nearby.
Miss Montie Gray visits Water Valley while Miss Nell Nichols of Abbeville visits Mrs. Porter in Oxford. John Hope is ill with slow fever. Miss Ella Pegues visits THE Eagle office. Misses Neilson and Myers visit Waterford. Mrs. Porter’s two story residence nears completion. Murray Falkner of Ripley visits relatives. Mabelle Lauderdate visits Eudora and attends Summer school. Maggie Orr returns to Orrwood. Mr Walker of Clinton, Ky visits Maj. Kemp.
A collage of brief items includes visits, gatherings, and notices across Oxford, Terra, and surrounding towns. Highlights mention Miss Emma Edmonds attending a summer normal in Oxford, Miss Ruby McLeod visiting Oxford, and various local errands and social plans. Also noted are civic updates, school events, church services, a July 4 baseball game for Memorial Association fundraising, and election updates from Lafayette County with light vote totals due to high water.
Mr Rel Price has returned from Nashille. Miss India Flynn of Aberdeen visits Mrs J. W. Johnson. Prof KB Bagley of Jackson visits Dr and Mrs JG Deupre. Miss Carrie Buffaloe visits her sister Mrs Jailawerstreet in Memphis. Mrs Ella Roane Noundtree of Baltimore visits Mr and Mrs W A Roane. Mollie Wilson of Water Valley visits relatives. Col James and grandchildren visit Sharkey. Miss Elizabeth Montgomery of North Carolina visits her brother J Montgomery. Dr and Mrs Roseboro of Panola visit Gov and Mrs Shands. Miss Ella Wright and nieces leave for Senatobla to visit rein. J J Leavell returns from Asheville after Y M C A convention. Florence Cowood and Mrs W T Calmer.prepare to move to New Orleans. Ed Watson returns from Washington and may spend the heated term here. The colored Normal opens on College Hill with Prof Hightower directing. Miss Frost Roane of Oxford hired as music teacher. praised for qualifications. Crawford Mann of Trenton, Tenn., robbed Burgess post office. suspect arrested with small stamps and change. Burgess residents report petty thefts. J B Roach promises action. G U Hampton dies in Oxford. aged 74, former senior partner of Lampton & Foster. Funeral by Rev N W P Bacov. interment at Lafayette Springs. sympathy to family.
Tent holders urgently summoned to gather at the court house on Saturday July 7 at 10 o clock in the morning for important business. E E Temple secretary requests all to attend.
The co partnership between W. C. Neill & Son is dissolved by mutual consent. W. C. Neill will continue the business, collect all accounts and assume all claims against shant dee Lou Bass bbsa. W. C. Neill, P. P. Neill.
Sealed bids will be received until noon on the first Monday in July for furnishing blank hooks stationery and related items for public officers of Lafayette County Mississippi as provided by state statutes and ordered by the Board of Supervisors. B P Guay Clerk.
At a county meeting the Ladies Memorial Association announced a Veterans Reunion and a Fiddlers Contest to be held at the University chapel on the designated Saturday. Fiddling begins at 11 a.m. with a basket lunch on campus and a parade after. Prizes include furniture, clothing, watches, and various goods awarded for best fiddler and other categories. Admittance is 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children under 12.
Call for anything you may require for breakfast lunch or dinner and we can supply it. Our meats are highly appreciated by good livers for their tenderness juiciness and fine flavor. No better meats anywhere at any price. Phone No. 20.
The letter stressfully praises upcoming sessions at Talavett Springs and asks for favorable confirmation and thanks in advance. It asserts fifth meeting, confident prospects, and seeks continued support from recipients amid optimistic tone.
An old advertisement touts Cady's Condition Powders and related tonics as a cure for various ailments. It claims no poleon, guarantees taste, and lists distributors in Indiana St Louis Minneapolis and Abbeville with prices around 25 cents per package. The copy mentions diarrhea dysentery and vermifuge uses and promotes doctor endorsements.
The Physicians of Unford endorse HiPeChild Prescription claiming it is made from ruina carh of Alkaloid derived from Hydrogen and Pepper. It is tasteless and guarantees relief, aids digestion, and does not cause constipation. For more details contact A. Kendel in Oxteud.
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