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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1913
Page
3
Circuit Court opens Monday with Mrs M E Browning visiting relatives. Oxford schools reopen Sept 15. Numerous residents, visits, travels, marriages and events fill the week from Oxford and surrounding towns including Blue Mountain College notice and upcoming county fair plans.
Coroner's jury finds Charlie Vester died from a gunshot in the hands of Fonzo Ivy. The note lists jurors including R. S. Adams T. J. Metts J. D. Rushing J. Rushing A. M. Mitchell and H. T. Smith. The document records the inquest outcome and names the successor to the crime.
Prof. R. H. Pate of the A and M College will tour LaFayette county during the second week of September speaking on education and farming. He will be joined by Prof. Bush of College Hill with stops at Courthouse Paris Delay Taylor Abbeville and College Hill.
The regular September examination will be held at the courthouse in Oxford. White teachers will test on September 5 6 19 and 20. Negro teachers will test on September 12 13 26 and 27. H. T. Surra County Superintendent of Education.
For Sale or Rent a residence on Cemetery street recently occupied by Misses Ship with all modern conveniences a good garden and fine fruit Apply at this office or to Miss Ella Pegues R F D No 2.
Property features 160 acres of land with a good house, a pasture and ample water. Two miles from Oxford on the main Rocky Ford road. school wagons and rural routes pass the house. Five acres in berries set this fall will net $250 next May and $500 the following year. valuation expected to rise 25 percent by January. A bargain for someone seeking better school facilities. Inquire at THE EAGLE office.
Chilton and Company urges customers to buy fresh rye seed for winter sowing. The notice stresses timely supply and emphasizes seed freshness at the moment it is needed.
An old four item advertisement touts remedies including Liver and Stomach relief, Choctaw for biliousness, Linder's Pills for Indigestion, and Kendel's Antiseptic Liniment. Sold by A. H. Kendel.
Buy seed from R R Chilton Co to ensure freshness and eligibility for a 35 in gold prize for the largest turnip grown from their seed.
Rev. Wallace T. Palmer of Westminster Presbyterian Church preached at Southern Presbyterian Church in Washington. The President and Mrs. Wilson attended the service. Palmer later chatted with the President and Mrs. Wilson and joined them for dinner. Palmer spent years in Oxford and married Miss Jeasie Henwood.
The writer expresses deep gratitude to neighbors and friends for their kindness and help during a recent loss. He says he cannot find words to fully convey his thanks and hopes to show appreciation in some way. He believes his wife would be happier if she could hear the kind words spoken. May God bless you. C. E. SBx.
The Pilcher family thanks the people of Oxford for assistance during the recent illness and operation of their son. They especially praise Dr Bramlett for careful work and commend local medical talent as excellent.
At the Tri State Fair Grounds in Tennessee the upcoming fair promises a strong farm display led by Frank Fuller. The exhibit compares two cotton varieties Trice and Fondren planted May 1 showing differences in bolls and stalk vigor. Attendance is expected to break records as Memphis welcomes visitors from Sept 22 to 27.
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