'the ORPHANS’ FKLEND.
WeIiicstlay, IS’oVeaai5>e!* 1,
—Mk. 3Iills, Siiperiiitendeiit of
the Oxford Orphan Asylum, Ims
issued a circular to the Masonic
Lodges, setting forth the necessi
ties of the orplians, and earnestl)-
asking for aid. It lias now be
come a serious question whether
renewed and more successful ef
forts shall be made for the sup-
jinrt of the orphans, or whether
the doors of tlie As}'linn shall be
closed. Surely, the people who
have bread enough, and to spare,
will hearken to such an tippetil as
this. Remember that the Winter
is coming, and that it must be
bitter to the little ones who have
no parents and no bread. Let the
npiieal have Central 1’rot
estant.
RALKicai, X. C., Oct, 1(370.
il/r. J. H. Mills—Dear *SVr and Druiher : —
Ai the regiiliii- cunimuiiicatiou of Hiratn
Liul.i'c, Xo. 4U, ii circular from you, re.f.pect-
i;io the coiiditiou of the Orphan Asylum, was
read. It occasioned me both pain and morti-
Jicatimi, and 1 detci-niiued at once to try iind
raise some niuncy to aid you in your truly no
ble, chrislian, ami arduous endeavors to take
ciire of the dear Jittle forlorn ones, in \\’h()Sc
bclialf you have stiuven so long and well. As
the result of iny efforts, please find enclosed a
check f(»r 831.50. I siiieei'cly regret thtit tlie
aiiiouut is so small. I should have been inoiT'
successful but fur the universal trouble as to
money and dcjire.ssiou of business; it would
have rejiueed my bean if it had been in my
power To have made it hundred.'^, yes, tbuu-
saiide t>f dollars. I got this money jvartly from
?tIason3, some from peison.s not Mason.':, fiftv
cents was handed me l>y a eol(*red barber of
tile city without my soliciliug hiiii to do so,
he having heard what I wis attempting to do.
With h(‘st wishes and sincere prayers for your
self. and success for y'ur (‘fforts, and for the
health and hajipiiK'ss of the little ones,
lle.'ipectfully and Truly,
Ymr friend and Hrotlnn-,
Wm. {}. Hill.
A Si
Get. litth \S7i).
Mr. J. 21 Mills- Dear Sir ;--My object in
troubling you \^•ith this cominuiiicatiou is to
inak(‘ a .'•ugi'esiiuu which, whether it seems to
you Worth any thing or nut, I hope you will
believe arises fromjati earuesrd(‘.-ire to serve tin;
good i*adsc which has .so far h(‘eu su faitlitully
atnl ably c.undecteil by you. First I must tel.
you what suggested this idea to me. Sume
lifiie last Siu-ing, in May 1 tliinlv, The Chnrch-
mun jmldiflied in Hanford, Conn., made an
ap|)(!al to the children to send contributions
tor the [uifiu.se of endowing a cot in St.
Ivukc's hosiiirtal for chiidreii, in X’. Y. (hty.
The amount re([uircd was 83,(MK» and in about
three months eveiw dollar was given. Since
tiat, imu'c than 83,()()(J more have been raised
iu the same way for simitar lun jxises and tlie
Work is s^ill going on—a list of the mimes with
the accoinjianing ctuitributioiis being [nildisli-
ed weekl} in Thedhurchman. Of course this
aiipcal being made to the c.hildren of the Epis-
ceiuil Cbiirch ihroiigboul the entire U. S. the
sums contributed are much larger than could
be hoped for iu the case of a similar one iu
behalf of our Or[)hau Asylum iu this State, but
it has occurred to me that perhaps a direct aj)-
peal to the little ones iu behalf of their orphan
ed and destitute littio fellow children might
arouse them to greater interest and earnestiies'^
in a cause which ought to have their greatest
i^yinpathy. It may be that a call for contribu
tions as a Christinas gift to the orphaus might
prove attractive to them. Y’ou could make the
appeal in The Oepiians’ Friend requesting
all our State papsrs to copy—but if you con
sider the idea practicable ot course you can
judge better than 1, as to the best means of
cari-ying it out.
I enclose $5.00 from the cliil 'rtn of my fami
ly—two little nieces and a nephew, and it goes
with an earnest prayer for the welfare of the
orphaus from
A SINCERE Friend.
WAS IT IIVPOCHISTl
“You wretcliod little hypocrite!’’
said Jack, playfully pulling Net
tie into my room.
“IVhat's the matter
inquired, folding up
stockings and putting
Work basket.
“Old Mi.ss Perkins
here, for a good hour. Mother
was out and Nettie had the pleas-
now ?”
a pair
auay
I
of
mv
has been
ure of entertaining her. She was
awtnily bored—now you needn’t
look at me that wav, von know
yiiu were—but when the jioor old
thing was ooiiig away, this sister
of mine embraced her most affec
tionately, and .said, “Ofood-byc,
do come in again.’” and Jack
mimicked Lottie’s voice and man
ner to iierfection. “Now, 1 say
she ought to be ashamed of lier-
selt. bhe don’t care two straws
whether old Miss Perkins ever
‘comes ill again or not. In fact,
it the truth were told, I believe
she’d rather it would be not; and
1 call that downright hi'pocris}-.
And ot course Miss Perkins n ill
think she’s a sweet girl, and be
sounding her ])i'aises all over
t.JWIl.”
“Oh, Jack, wliat a di'oadful sto-
ry you are making out of wnole
clotli,” exclaimed Nettie laiigh-
“Wliole cloth indeed ! it’s eve
ry word true. (Jonie, confess, do
you particularly admire vour late
visitor I”
“Not particulariy—but—”
“And weren’t you bored by her
conversation f”
“Rather, but—”
“x4nd diJii’t you wish, just once
even, that she’d go, so that you
might finish the book v'ou were
reading when lie called ?”
“I believe I did, but—”
“Theii why under the sun did
you ask her to ‘come in again,’ if
you didn’t want to se her I”
“Why, because it was polite to
do so. and—”
“What a mart}'!’ to politeness
you are. Now, cousin Abie, I
leave it to you. Isn't slie a livp-
ociite !”
“No, I am not,” exclaimed Net
tie. “I’ll tell the truth. I was
very much interested in mv book
when she was aiiiiouuced, and I
did wish at first that she hadn’t
come in just at that miimte, and
she is a little tiresome to talk to.
But I thought of tlie lonely li e
she has, and 1 tried to interest
her ill one or two things. She
really quite brightened up at the
List, and said she had no idea that
it was .so late, she had enjoyed
her call so much. 1 felt so sorry
for her, and rather compunctious
too, so I kissed her, and said I
hoped she would come in again.
Now, cousin Allie, was I wrong”
“No,” I said seriously, “I don’t
think you were. If it gave any
pleasure to Miss Perkins to sit
and talk to vou, and if you see
that vou can do her an}- good in
that way, it is your duty to be as
agreeable as vou can, even if you
are a little bored, or if the inter-
ruution doe.sn’t come at just the
righ moment.”
“But Net made her tliink she
really wanted her to rush in here
any time, and she knows she
don’t,” continued Jack, teasingly.
“She was so affectionate.”
Nettie colored a little and look
ed appealingly at me. “Well,
perhaps I was rather demonstra
tive, but I really meant it at the
time.”
“I understand perfectly, Net
tie,” I returned. And I don’t
think you are to blame at all.”—
Advocate and Guardian.
A SILVER EI!«IIV«i IIV A DARK
There has lived in this city for
the past feiv years a quiet, mod
est gentleman by the name of
Peter Miller. He has resided in
this State twenty years, worked
iu the mines, and part of the time
at his trade carpentering. Years
ago he commenced to send home
to his widowed mother, living in
Michigan, what he could afford to
spare from lus earnings. Being
a bachelor, he could not brook
the idea of having the idol of his
heart toil in her declining -\-oars,
consequently he sent her money
from time to time, making- no en
try of it, but presuming liis wor
thy relative would use it as she
deemed proper. After }-oars of
absence his mother kept” writing
for him to return, but like other
old Californians ho was jiroud,
and did not desire to go back un
til ho had sufficient to ‘sliov, ’ that
he was from the Golden State.
'I'iine works changes, so it did
witli I’eter, he found himself about
a month ago without labor—
“strapped,” to use the common
term—and the surrouiidiiigsneith-
er pleasant nor satisfactory. He
was unwell, and thought of home
and the friends of liis youth back
iu tiie 'Wolverine districts. He
wrote his mother that he could
not conceal liis pride an}- longer,
and stated the situation ; if, he
liad money he would return/biit
he had to make it. Monday last
he received a check tor SoOO, and
in the letter was stated that the
money he had been sending home
for } ears had been iiiveste.l in
real estate, and that he had better
come back and take cliarge of his
property, which was worth over
S50,00U.—Oakland (Cal.,) Trans
cript.
St(-[)lion JoiK's. 1 lui wLvat.
E H Junes. 1 bn U'hcjit.
A Guodt. xli Im curii.
Tiiu-ius O’lb'iaii, I bn wheat.
S X Sinirli, 5 bus wheat.
.Spoiicev O’llriai). 4 liu eoi’n.
The fulluwinu ])cvsoi:s liave [taiil ibv The
Orphans’ Fuiend t(.w one year:
K 1’ Iwiiibaek-, E A Erbcrt, Goo Xeeble,
0 8 Ibuisor, Aditia l)!;ielburii.
iS(‘KOl;itio:vS ol ti»c Oii’.sstd EodgC'
A little four-year-old boy, "Wil
lie b}- name, enjoyed the luxury
of sleeping with lii.s mother dur
ing a short illness. After his
entire recovery his mother told
him one night that he was to go
again to iiis ('wii little room. He
made no objections but after being
undressed said to his mother:
‘■Mother I want to say my pi-ay-
ers alone to-night.”
“But why do you want to 'Wil
lie f’
■'Because I want to, mamma.”
Mother hiuiiored him, and
standing outside the door, heard
Willie pray as follows:
‘■O Lord, make \\”ilhe sick ;
make him real sick; make him
womit; but don’t dead him.”
How much that boy wanted to
sleep with his mother !—Harper's
Muya.ri)x.
$ o»T)'.biii:«jS.s >« iisc Ol jjhsEii .4sy-
Isnsj at O.v/orii S‘or i-so wpcSi eerd-
ijs^ OcJol>iM’ 30;’5,
IX CASH.
r*:’.iu $5110.00, Grand Lod-rc orMtisuns.
45.00, 8l._J.)liu’s Xu.
niiitoTun.
^ 01.50, Dr W G Hill.
25 00, Hun E F Muorp, Ealdi-h.
‘‘ 5.0.1 each, Mr.s ],)i WtiTsun fur Fives
C’lnijx'l c.lm.'Cii uf Chatlniin Cu,
Fiir.jiin;ton I.uflii'p, Xu 2)5,
.F(“v K WillitL A siiiwro
Ft fend. Orpbaiis’ Friviid.
“ 3.40, Apex Eapiist Sunday School.
“ 3.00. .Mrs Dr E A Aloxitiidoi'.
‘‘ 2 00, GultDooru Ludj^o, Xu 332.
I.OO, Silvery U’ave Lodqo, Xo. 112,
lOof({T.
' 1.75. Fo^sor Harrell.
‘ 1.10, Cullectiuii of Eugene "W Ilndsi ti
of A])r>x.
“ 1.00 each, Mis.s XaniHG Fi^g'an. IMiss
Magipi* Fi,q“;in, Slum’s Silent
Fle.ader.
“ 50 ctsoach, Oa])t A M Xoble, Xor-
iiiaii L Shaw.
Froceeds of the raltt ot a bit^e of cotton in
Fayelioville. The following persons contt ba
led to its purchase .■
Paia $25.00 ench^ I’hoenix Lodece Xo 8, Fay-
elieville Lodjje Xo 320.
“ 5.00 each, U W Ilardie, C 13 McMi^-
laii, A II Sluc(>inbo, E F Moore, 11
Lilly, J D Williams.
‘‘ 3.00, S J Hinsdale.
*'• 2.00 each A A McKethan Jr, Llpman
Strauss, G Koseutbal.
‘‘ 1.85. Cash.
l.GO. A A McKedian xSr.
“ 1.50. McFac AD uj,ei4i(tld.
“ 1.00 ciich.* Ivelly Sessbins, S E Tolar,
Louis J OUerbonri^, E K Fishbbue,
IIT Scaiilin, Caj»t Gr^eu, H Me
Donald. J M Whurtou. II XbnnioeUs,
II E Sedhery. J A ibtLaiKthrm, \Yi)'i
Price, (Mm-s Ibiigh, E L Pemberton,
E J Lilly, II S Williams, W D
Smith A Co, W X Tilliasbast, M E
Dye, T E Hamley, Warren Prior,
Tbos Suttle, J Jidinson Jit, 4' E
Ilussell, ('ash, J E Troy, J E Gtir-
ret, John C H (’iipt A Garrison,
1 B Davis. X H Cohen.
IX KIXD.
Jolin Eroedlovc, 10 bu sweet potatoes.
E D Howard, 100 lbs flour.
J J Meadows, lUO llis flour.
Adopted Dec. lid, 1875.
licsolvcd, 1. That St. John’s
College sluill be made an asyliini
tor the protection, training and
education of indigent orphan chil
dren.
2. That this Grand Lodge will
qiliropriate S ammally for
(lie sujiport ot'tlie imstilntion j but
will not rssume any additional
pecuniary responsibility-.
o. d’liat this Grand Lodgie elect
a Superintendent who shall control
the institution and solicit coiitri
bntions for its supiiort from all
classe.s of our people.
4. That orphan children in the
said Asylum shall receive such
preparatory training and educa
tion as will iiroiiare tlie.n for use
ful occupations and for the u.sual
business transactions of life.
Adopted Deo. 5th 1875 :
liesotved, That the Superinten
dent ot the said Orphan Asylum
shall report at each Annual Com-
municaticn an account of his offi
cial acts, receipts, disbursement,
number of jiupils, &c. together
with such suggestions as he may
see fit to offer.
'‘liesotved, That the ilaster of
each subordinate Lodge appoint a
Standing Committee upon raising-
funds for the Orphan Asylum,
and require said committee to re-
jiort in writing each month, and
that said reports and the funds
received be forwarded montlily to
the Superintendent of the Asy-
inm and that the support of tlie
Orphan Asylum be a regular or
der of business in each subordi
nate Lodge at each comnuiiiica-
lion.
4. All churches and benevolent
organizations are requested to
co()|)erate with us in tlie orphan
work and to collect and forward
contributions through their own
proper officers. Here are tiie res
olutions :
liesotved, J'liat the sincere
thanks of this Grand Lodge are
hereby tendered to many benev
olent ladies and gentlemen, to the
ministers of the go.siiel, to clinrcli-
es of various denominations, to
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pytliias,
Good Templars, Friends of Tem
perance, and other benevolent so
cieties, whose hearty cooperation
and liberal contributions have ren
dered timely and valuable assis
tance in the great work of ameli
orating- the condition of the or-
phan children of the State,
liesolved, That all benevolent
societies and individuals are here
by oordially invited and request
ed to cooperate with us in provi
ding funds and supplies for feed
ing clothing, and educating indi
gent and promising orphan chil
dren, at the Asvlum in Oxford.
Al) VTJIt TiSEkSlEHTS.
THE MASONIC JOURNAL,
GltJitiNSBOltO, y, a
The only Ma-sonic Weekly Imt. erne pub-
Usbed IN THE United States ! Ei^4it
piiires, thirry-two broad oolumiis.
Treats of all tojiics of interest to tlie Graft.
Literature pure, and is a llonsehuld ('oin[>an-
i(m of whieh every Masoa iu the coiuUry may
justly feel yroiul.
Terms, Gne Year, $2; Six Months, $J.25.
llemit by P. 0. Order or lle^dsterod Letter.
Send stamj) for speeimeu and o-ot up a club.
Address E. A. WIESOIV,
12- Greensboro, Xb C.
OPi \ l.'iFlTXG ('AIHiS iH'atly printed
ill foi'25 vents. -Address
DAVID L. HOPEH. Deep Creek,
31- Xui'fulk county, Ya.
VILMIXGTOX & WELDO.X KAIL KOAD
mail trains.
Leave T'liioii Depot daily (Suid
'lyv.-. (.«-cpto,i) 7
Ai-nvo at l.,.lilslnn-o ,,
■‘ Kj.aky Mount 2.11(1 ,,
T AT * 3..5() J) m.
Leave \\ eldou daily j,t 9.50 a m.
Arrive at Huehv Mount 11.35 a m.
\\ jUddsboro ]37pn,.'
^ iL-jiot (;.()-) p
EXFFESS 'I'RAIX AX'D J'UHOl.’GH
FHEIGHT 'I'HAiXS.
Leave T'uion Dejiot daily at 5, p m
.Vn ive at Goldsboi-o... 11.4-i m'
“ Hocky Mount 2.0 a in"
r -
Laave M .■Won daily 7,00
Ari'ivc at tua'liy .llnur.t (l,()()
(liililaJiai-o IC.aOa. la.'
“. ,, V””’” «-■« a.
Mail I I'ains make elose (‘oinM'etiiui at Wei-
.Inn far ail iH.iuls Xurth t-i'a Kay lain; and
Aetpiia (’reek routes.
Lxpre.sS 'FraiiH' cuniu'et only with Acniiia
Greek route. bU Puliuiairs Jkdaee Sleeidij -•
Gai’s on this. Train.
Fnnalit, Trains will Ipavu VViliniiinf tri
ll eci'.ly at .a.00 a. in., and arrlv.' al 1 .It' n ni
Joiix nivixn,'
Gciinral yniieriuU’ink'nf
.SKAKOAKI) & KOAXOKE KAIL LOAD.
J'OKTS.IIOUTH, Va., Jail. I 16/5,
On and aftar tliis date, train.s nf tliis linn.l
wt'l Intive Wnidou daily, Sundiivs o.\«nttfd tis
tolliiws:
Jh"', at 4 p. ni.
An. X I'rnidtt trnlu g ,,,
1 iiesdays and hnday.sat at 8 a. nu
AHHU'E A r POHTS.AIOUJ’H.
7,15 p.ni.
.Nn. 1 i'rei^dit train at 12, Xoom
Xd^2 Freio'ht train at 4 p. m.
I rei.i-ht trains have passen.-rer ear attached.
Stfainnr tor Edpntnn, Plyinoiith and lainliun-!
■ ni Kiaai.- water ttiid Ciiowan Kii-tn-s lettves
Franklin at 7,40 a. in., „,i Minidnyk,
\\ ednesdays and Fridays.
K. G. emtd
Sn],t. nf Ti-iinspnrtatnja,
EALlOIGll & GA.STOX KaILKOAU
-MAIL TKAIX.
Leaves liaieiadi ,o.oO a. in
-'.rrives at \\ (ddnii.
l..eave.s Y'eliioii
Arrives at Halei^i^h
Leaves Haleit^'Ii -
.Arrives at Weldon -
Leaves Weldon
Arrives at Halei.j-'h -
Mail train maives close counectiou at Wid-
doii with the SeaboanI and Hoanoke Hailroad
and Eay Lino Rteaiiiers via Eahiiiiore, to and
from all [mints Xorjli, We.st and Xortli\ve>;t
ami with I’ctersbni'o' Harilroad via Petiwsbnr^
Ilie.hinond mid WasldiHjron City, to and from
all [loints Xorth and X'lnthwest.
And at Haleio’h ivlth the Xorth Carolina
Hailroad to and from all points South and
Southwest, and with the Halei.-jh & Augusta
Air-Liiio to Haywood and Fayetteville.
JXO. C. WIXDEK, Gen. Sup’t.
HALEIGII & AUGUSTA AIR-LIXE.
MAIL THAIXb
Train leaves llahugli - _ 3 40 p m
Arrives at Sanford - - _ SlOpm
.Vrrives at Cameron - . 9 20 pm
Traill leaves Canid-on ^ .i 4 15am
Leaves Sanford - - - 5 JO am
Arrives at Raleigh - - - 0 4.5 ji m
Mail Train makes close connection at Ral
eigh with tlie Haleigh and Giuiton Railruad,
to and from all jmint.s Xorth.
And at Sauforii with the Weston Railroad,
to and from Fayetteville find jiuiiits 011
Western Railroad.
JXO. C. WlXDEIi,
Sujierintembmt.
^ 0 ii F L E !■: T II U X T E R,
dealer in
FURNITURE,
BLINDS, SASH, DOORS, &C,
Fnnii.shed at short notici?.
E^Woi'k warranted as represented.
4*
November, 1875.
Persons buying Dry Good.s, Ready mad©
Clothing, Roots and Shoes, &6., iu Oxford
should remember that
COOPER & WILLIAMS
lire leiuling in low ]ii-ipes. A splendiil asfmt •
incut of XEW GOODS. TERMS CASH.
44- C'OOPEle Ol WIl,L,IAMS.
K. W. > W E M ,
DENTAL SURGEON,
OSFOKl>. 'IV. C.
OFFICE AT Ills KESIDEXCE
S[)eeial attention given to rejilacing full and
partial setts of teeth on gold, silver or rub.-
aug9fhlS75—J.33tf
3.30 [). in'
... .10.00 a. in
'■{
3.30 p. m.
THAI XL
- 5.00 a. m.
- 5.25 }). m.
5.15 a in
• 3.
i,-i
-.ft