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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
3
Local notes report numerous Oxford residents in and around Water Valley Memphis and Greenwood visiting kin, attending services and events, with arrivals from Yazoo City Clarendon and Jackson. Area families prepare for weddings lectures and university terms as clubs and churches host gatherings and sales.
In November the Memphis weekly News and other papers are offered at reduced rates to attract renewals and new subscribers. A Veterans meeting of the Lafayette County Camp United Confederate Veterans is set for November 4 at the courthouse. Also advertised are throughbred Indian Game Crowers for sale at 100 each by Mrs Gen a Callaway.
The Lamar Rifles announce their annual meeting will be held in the courthouse on Thanksgiving Day November 30. Mothers wives and daughters are invited to attend. Members are urged to bring a pardon token and to plan for the thinning ranks as attendance is requested. Signed by W D Heerestox and C B Nevisox Sr and others.
The University of Mississippi began its fall term with small ceremonies after prayer. Chancellor Fulton Wyatt praised the faculty and student body, noting a large opening-day enrollment of 300 names and new arrivals by every train, signaling a banner year ahead. A separate notice announced an undertaking business opening November 1 1905 offering funeral goods and services in Oxford with day or night calls and appeal for patronage.
Pontotoc aims to build an electric railroad. J M Bradley of Birmingham Railway Light Power Co visits for a preliminary survey and to secure options on Tupelo Oxford right of way. He claims ample capital and expects engineers in the field soon. S S Webster of Oxford will sell Singer sewing machines on easy terms or cash, with full parts and needles offered.
Notice states that Trisates of Rew Nithoos of Sees must count words and remit the amount. failure to do so will result in non appearance. Recipients are urged to remember this rule and follow it to avoid missed publication.
The Chancery Court of LaFayette County appoints J Cecil Shands as County Administrator surveying estates. The Grenadian notes his bright future and his early practice in Grenada. Teachers of LaFayette adopt resolutions praising Prof Elliott and Mrs Wyatt for work with the institute. Public notices call creditors to file claims within one year. A Texas defense summons Brice Owens Jr and his son in Comanche County is issued by the Chancery Court.
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