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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
3
Circuit Court will meet Monday. Many residents report returns from Lula, St. Louis, Pontotoc, Camden, Meridian and other places. The fall term Oxford Graded School opens Monday. New goods arrive at Chambers Furniture Co. Various notices on employment, boarders, and local events fill the page.
Miss Aliee Nichols left Priday for Collins to resume her teaching post. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Foust of Water Valley visited their son F. Foust. The Veteran's Committee approved the county Confederate pension list. Violet Moore of Grenada visits Mrs. G. W. Durley for fall and winter. Dr. R. M. Leavell travels in state for the University. L. P. Leavell spoke on Sunday School work. S. M. Howry attended a K of H Grand Lodge meeting in Grenada.
Dr. J. B. McEwen has moved his office to the rooms above A. H. Kendel's drug store on the south side of the square. Several social mentions note visits from Miss Julia Henning of Water Valley and Miss Lorna Davis of Abbeville to Miss Mittie Delbridge. Mrs. J. B. Marks and Mrs. B. H. Ridgeway of Decatur Alabama are guests of Mrs. Mary S. Collier. Chambers' Furniture Co invites customers to bring pictures for framing, with new moulding patterns and a full grocer stock offering low prices on canned goods.
Miss Therese and Mary Hart leave for Agnes Scott College near Atlanta to attend school. Mrs. Sivley returns home to Jackson. Two showcases for sale for display or candy use. Chambers' Furniture Co. promotes up to date furniture. First Regiment Band and guests travel to club house near Abbeville for fishing. Yates and Falkner families stay at Tallahatchie club house. Harris' Business College offers tuition on note for jobs. Page mentions art study plans, travel, and various individuals and local businesses.
Episcopal services scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Guests include Prof. R L Harris arriving to open Oxford Graded School. Local society notes cover hay rides, moves of merchants, deaths, trials, and plans for a new livery stable. Observations on Miss Myrtle Plant teaching in Oregon, and Mississippi Historical Society volume in press.
Twill rent you a Graphophone and three dozen Records for $1.00 a night. The greatest home entertainer there is. Apply to W. Bo McMaher, agent for all kinds of Talking Machines.
R A Johnson offers painting staining and graining services including furniture refinishing bronzing gold leaf and ornamental work. He overhauls furniture and guarantees satisfaction on every job. Don’t fail to see him.
The St. Louis Republic offers old and new subscribers a life of Pope Leo XIII in a deluxe 800-page volume bound in cardinal cloth with papal arms. The regular price is $260. remittance of $250 earns eighteen months of The Republic plus the book, available in English French and German. Address orders to The Republic St. Louis Mo.
The Ladies of the Home Mission Society announce vacant S. Myra Shipp scholarship at the Secarritt Bible Training School in Kansas City and invite applications for fall nurse training. Reports from Lookout Mountain praise youth engagement and the Brevard Industrial School plan. Deaconess expansion, 100 women needed for training, and the Florine McEachen hospital memorial project are described along with mite box distribution plans.
For Rent after September, the store house formerly occupied by S H Sanders. Apply to Mrs S A Murray.
For Sale or Rent. My residence on South street. Possession given Sept. 1st. Apply to Mrs. M. C. Gentry at Dr. A. M. King's on University street.
For sale a residence on Second South street by A. C. Smira. Includes water and other conveniences. Five minute walk to school church and square.
Modern unit on University Street available for immediate possession. Water and sewerage connected, all in first class condition. Terms on request. Union Grove meeting starts Sunday with morning and evening sessions preached by Rev. W J Hargis.
List of unclaimed mail matter left at the Oxford Mississippi Post Office for the week ending September 5 1903. Names include W T Punlap Carl V Jacobson J K Kirby W M Lee G G Luther J W Porviance Elijah YVursur L P Rash Miss Blanche G T Wallace J C Tules R A Livingston H G Barlow E C Blaylock L B Brown Mrs Mollie Holloman J W Harris Mrs Sarah W M Johnson L A Mrs T H Williams Mrs Nettie. Call for the above provide letter numbers and advertised dates. Pierce P M.
The Free Springs school patrons seek an experienced teacher man with good pay and free term benefits. Board of Trustees meets Saturday September 19 to elect the teacher. M. L. Crizarsss, See'ty. Harmontown, Miss.
Sealed bids will be received on or before Monday February 4th 1903 for grading South Depot street and delivering gravel f o b Oxford. For hauling and laying the gravel the board may reject any bid. Contractors may bid on parts separately. Bond required. Ri L Stephens Clerk of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
A grateful testimonial from T L Harris lauds Pine Tree Asthma and Catarrh Cure as effective for long standing lung issues. Harris claims relief and recommends the product with wholehearted praise.
Thousands of acres of fertile land in the Red River Valley open for settlement near Vernon Texas. Frisco System offers special trains from St Louis and Kansas City on Sept 15 with low $15 round trip rates to Vernon. Write R S Lemon Secretary Frisco Immigration Bureau St Louis for arrangements.
B L Byer a noted cooper credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after a month of bilious dysentery failed all other treatments. Another Maryland merchant, B T Little of Handcock, says it gave immediate relief. Forsale by K R Chilton & Co.
D L Beach of Greenfield Massachusetts credits Cham berlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets with relief after four years of stomach trouble. He reports feeling much better after taking part of a box. Sold by R R Chilton Co at 25 cents.
Circuit Court warns absent defendants in the Western Division of Mississippi to appear at the October rules in Oxford. The Delta Pine Land Company and others must be served by the Southern District marshal, with six weekly newspaper publications. The order is dated July 9 1903 and filed by Clerk L. E. Oldham.
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