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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
3
City officials listed by ward and local lodges meet weekly to conduct regular business. An editorial encourages farmers to mark their gates with names and farm names to aid visitors and enhance rural beauty and interest.
Local students arrive by train as Oxford clubs and residents host guests from Memphis Yazoo City and Vicksburg. The Souther Cross Drill and Aladin's Lamp headline Opera House entertainment while university events and memorial unveilings shape a gala day atmosphere.
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The fall term of the Oxford Graded School opened Monday morning with about 300 pupils. Prof Haste and assistants led the session after devotional exercises and announcements. Rev H L Weeks of Vicksburg and Prof T H Somerville spoke, signaling a promising year ahead.
The third session opened Tuesday morning with impressive exercises and large attendance from Oxford citizens and visitors. Over 10 new students were enrolled from across the state as principals Wyatt and Hurst, town ministers, and several University professors gave short addresses. Prospects for the institution are unusually bright.
The Woodmen of the World unveiled a monument Sunday in McGonagill cemetery in memory of John Neal, about 22 years old. The ceremony, under Tula Camp, drew visitors from Oxford, Lafayette Springs, Sarepta, Paris and Banner. H A Moore gave an address on the order’s benefits as a large local gathering shared hospitality with the guests.
The Baby Show held Thursday afternoon under the Daughters of the Confederacy drew many families. Four prizes were offered with judges including Dr P H Wright and several Memphis men. Winners included Master Robert Henry Ramey for the handsomest boy two to four, Miss Wilbur Hampton for prettiest girl in that class, and Master Elwin P Richmond Jr for the under two handsonmest boy. A mix up gave two girls the same number earning signet rings for Miss Lottie Vernon Whi and Elinor Isom Bramlett. The event netted $44 for the organizers.
The meeting at Union Grove last week under Rev P C Scott has been a perfect success. He delivered eloquent and heart stirring sermons that moved audiences, with souls converted and Christians rising to a higher standard of living through the ministry.
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