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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
2
Oxford residents and visitors are listed in a continuous stream of social notes. Messages cover visitors, family events, weddings, picnics, church and school affairs, and local business and farming updates across Mendocino era voices.
Mrs. A J Conner died suddenly at her home on College Wit street Monday afternoon after a brief illness. She had appeared in usual health the prior weekend and was beloved by many in Oxford. Remains were interred Tuesday at 11 with services by Rev A E Reimer. Also listed: For Sale A lot on University Street with details available from Cc Sisk.
Mr C F Cain will host his annual fish fry and picnic near the Iron Bridge on Friday June 30. Several hundred pounds of meat and fish will be furnished by Mr Cain. Everybody invited.
The Seashore Divinity School convenes at the Seashore Dam Ground this week drawing preachers from Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama. Rev J C Park serves on the Board of Directors and left Monday to attend. No church services Sunday as bishops professors and doctors deliver 10 day lecture courses and study classes for young preachers with exams postponed.
A Charleston era voice argues for graded roads as the key to wealth and progress for farmers. It links better markets, school and church growth, and pride in land with united effort, criticizes old ruts, and urges cooperation, zeroing in on road-building as vital for communities and liberty.
The article reports numerous visits and small events in Route No 4 communities. Names include Purvis family members W M Purvis W D Purvis L J Livingston and William Roebuck with health notes and local business trips to Oxford Springdale and Paris. The piece closes with good wishes for the town and its readers.
The document presents a June 7 1911 statement for the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Oxford Mississippi detailing assets including loans and discounts 210 million? caution notes. It lists cash on hand other real estate and stock and bonds. It also shows liabilities such as capital stock surplus and undivided profits along with time certificates of deposit and other bank obligations. Signatures from W D Porter president and notary public certify the truth of the statement.
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