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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
3
The fragment mentions Mississippi courts including the State Courts in Oxford and the Court of Appeals in New York. It references legal terms and names such as Kimmon? and attorneys, but the text is garbled and lacks clear events or dates.
Oxford readers hear about community life with news of travel, visitors, and illnesses. Local names such as Miss Annie E, Rex Reed, and M. McLeod appear among families, schools, churches, and business ads detailing goods and services like dry goods, groceries, and sewing machines.
Friendship Dots reports on winter, sickness in the community, and local visits. Matti Payne Slaughter and Hazel Stephens are on the sick list. Mrs. T. J. Green and Usa of Yellow Leaf visited G. Slaughter. Marvin Harkins and family visited Gay and Nona McLarty. A young crowd attended Bay Springs services. A proposed rural route at College Hill is noted as significant. Georgia Bines visited Mrs. Bessie Stephens.
The revival at the Oxford Methodist Church led by Rev. R Countiss continued all week with three services daily and was enhanced by Rev. T Lewis of Tupelo whose sermons drew large congregations. A planned seven high attractions were announced for future evenings, inviting broad participation from local Christians and pastors.
The Youths Companion promotes a yearly subscription as a valued gift for all ages. It promises fresh content through 1905 and includes a 1906 Minutemen Calendar sample, with free mail delivery to any address and a Berkely Street Boston address for orders.
A fragment lists pupil names by grade levels, including Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth grades. The entries show student surnames and given names in a classroom roll format with several unreadable portions.
The town ordinances forbid merchants and shops from opening on Sundays to sell tobacco, alcohol, or other goods, with exemptions for apothecaries, druggists, and meat markets. Violations incur fines up to 27 dollars. Public notices also announce bids for bridge work and a special circuit court term in Lafayette County Mississippi.
Mrs. J. E. Neilson, Mr. T Carter, Mr. R R. Eades, and Mr. B. M. Howry invite ladies to take out insurance in the Knights of Honor with no initiation fee. S. S. Webster of Oxford represents the firm and will offer a Singer Sewing Machine on easy payments or discount for cash, plus needles and parts. Try a Singer before buying any other. Sinicze Sewing Machine Co.
A fragmented notice promotes a Special Home Seekers Excursion with round trip 3 4 fares on Tuesdays December 7 and 31. Tickets from Mountaia to Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Louisiana and other points, valid twenty one days return. Also mentions a medical cure advertisement from The Pagis Mediciies Co St Louis Missouri.
Miss Jenua Heredon improves slowly as Mrs Ike Roberts and Mr A K Wilson’s family stay on sick list. Dorrs Mills dies. burial at Cambridge Cemetery. Visits from Robert Reeves family and Dr Eugene Bramlett. Local couples wed including Maude Lottiejon and Balken Negonaigill. Bay Springs church attendance by area residents. Community sickness, mill troubles, and gatherings noted with several travel visits and family updates.
Tess met a friend while Rev Will Ilawelton left Tess for Clayton. Mrs Agnes Tesler returns from Oxford. Rev J K Holder preached a goat sermon Sunday. Services Saturday afternoon at 2 38. Young people attended Dex something Pleasant Midge Friday night. Mr James Sinker spent Sunday in Taylor. Several bright sunny days this week. Mr W Bagwell of Lytle Ga was there last week. Mr K B Bagland is on the sick list this week.
Draughon’s Colleges announce expansion with a new Practical Business College in Jackson Mississippi on Tuesday November tenth. The chain, with 21 colleges and 17 years of successful work, plans to operate in Memphis as well and invites catalogs from J F Draughon, President, Nashville Tennessee.
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