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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
3
Alba Haywood Company set for a May 16th appearance in Oxford with a prior May 10th engagement at the Opera House. Local notices urge ticket purchase from Walker Carpenter & Co and report community events including picnics, lectures, and upcoming Children’s Day services at the Methodist church.
The cottage on Nuit Street occupied by the family will transfer possession on June 1. A Brenner signs over household and kitchen furniture. Walker Carpenter Co. advertises spring designs. Warley Shands returned from Tulane University after studying medicine. Mississippi beat Tulane in two games 12–2 and 11–7. Tina Pace visited parents in Coffeeville Saturday.
All bills must be paid by the 5th or electric service will be cut. Night lights on flat rate contracts incur extra charges with no notice. Delinquent accounts not paid by the 5th will be turned to an attorney for collection. By order of Licgur Committee.
Geo. W. Leavell assisted by Jas. B. Leavell announces a Commercial school beginning about the first of June. The course covers Practical Book keeping and Penmanship with J. B. Leavell focusing on Penmanship. Apply early to secure advantages offered.
Reverend KR Hewlett died at his Burgess area home on the 26th after a long illness. A Baptist pastor for thirty five years mainly at Clear Creek church, he was a renowned theologian and author. The Eagle extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
Turner Lenpren Walker Carpenter Co lists 20th Century Mineral Paint as best and offers roof painting with guarantee. Racket Store showcases bargains in Sprag goods for reader orders.
The column records George Bearfeld returning from a visit near Como, announces the marriage of Annie Russell to Dalton Bearfield on May 5th, mentions Earl Roach’s illness, and lists local social items including visits by William Nelson and neighbors, plus an advertisement for TABLER'S BUCKEYE cure. It closes with moral advice on friendship drawn from a magazine excerpt.
A Georgia writer argues the key to race harmony lies in individual conduct. He notes that industrious Negroes who mind their own business gain White support, while those who rely on others and lash out at Whites complicate the problem. The piece also mentions Arkansas debating liquor licensing and a playful twist on lawmakers drinking licenses.
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