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The Orphans’ Friend.
I'fitDAY. NOVEMBEK 9, 1883.
Published every Friday at i-ne dollar
per annum, in advance.
COIKTRIBUTIONS
TO THK Oi'j 114N ASYLUM FOR THE
WFFK ENDING NOVEMBER 7tII.
iN CASH.
2 00
We are indebted to the cour
tesy of Secretary J.li. Williams:,
for a complimf'ntary ticke’ to the
Fair of the N C. ludustrial As-
sociatiou at lialoiffh, November
12-17.
Acorn Ridge Baptist Church
Gruber^ Family in Shelby by
A Mason’s Wife..
Wm. Clinard..
. 10 00
1 00
Mrs. Kennedy, of Wilmington, one
comfort.
Mrs. P. A, D., Wake Forest, seven prs.
SPECIAL MENTION.
Kev. Mr. Austin preached to
the orphans last Sunday after
noon. We shall be glad to have
him come again.
The cadets of the Horner
School paraded on onr streets
Tuesday evening. 'they have
gone to Weldon to attend the
fair.
Rev.Dr,Baird who preached so
acc?p'ably to the Protistant
Episcopal congregation during
the month of October has receiv
ed a call lo become the rector,
and is expected soon to take
charge.
This is the way the Grand
Jury f iits it With i egard to the
cotidition rf the Granville j nl.
“We did not find all the appli
ances used in a modern first class
hotel for the use and comfort of
its guests, but in the facilities
for escaping from it, it is far
ahead of them.’^
A St rii us riotoccurr. din Dan-
valle, Va , last Saturday between
the white and coh>re'd people. A
number of persons were killed
ed and wounded Great excite
ment was produced,business was
suspended and there was no scr.
vice in the churches on the Sab
lath. We deeply deplore the
sad aflair and trust that quid
and peace will soon assume their
wonted sway in the city.
Rev. Mr. Hutson, the evan
gelist from Virginia, has been
preach'ng to the e lification of
the large audiences who have
waited upon his ministry, since
he has been in our midst. Much
interest has been f wakened on
MISCELLANEOUS.
The iialeigh Light Infantry went
to the Richmond Fair and won the
$1,000 prize for the best drilled
company. Hurrah for the Raleigh
boys!
number of persons—about sixty
—have given their bands to the
the preacher in token of their
determination to lead a Chris'
ti .n life. May the good im
pressions made be deepened un
til all shall have been brought
under religious influences. The
ruGctiug is to close on Friday
nigi t, when Mr, Hutsm will go
to Kittrell where he will begin a
meeting next Sunday.
For the Orphans’ Friend.
THANKSGIVING LAY.
“Blessed is he that oonsidereth
the poor; the Lord will deliver
him in time of trouble. The
Lord will jtreoerve him and keep
him alive; and he shall be bless
ed upon the earth; and thou wilt
not deliver him unto the will of
his enemies. The Lord will
strengthen him on the bed of
languishing; thou wilt make all
his bed in his sickness.'^ (Psa.
xli 1)
We surrender much space this
week to the report of Mr. Wines
to the Illinois Board of State
Charities respecting the Nation
al Conference of Ch-irities
and Correction lately
held in Louisville We have
waited patiently for the report
of the North Carolina delegation
but it is still delayed, for what
reason wo do not know.
Office of Grand Master ofMa-
80nf= jn North Carolina, Bingham
School, Nov 5th 1883.^
A special communication of the
Grand Lodge of A.F. and A.M.,
of NorthCarolina,is hereby called
to be held in the hall of St
John’s Lodge, No 3 Newborn.
N. C., on Wednesday, Novem
ber 14th. 1883, at 10 o'clock, a.
m., for the purpose of laying
the corner-stone ot the new
court-house of Craven county.
Robert Bingham,
Grand Master.
D W. Bain, Grand Secretary.
At a meet ing of citizens in
Raleigh last week Gen. Cox of
fered the following resolution,
which was adopted ;
Resolved, That wc request the peo
ple ol each and every county of Korth
Carolina to join us in assisting the
State Agricultural Society and the De
partment of Agriculture in making a
grand exposition in the city of Raleigh
next fall, and that a committee of 21
b'o appointed to take all the steps nec
essary to secure a maguillcent display
of tlie products of the State, and that
this committee report to an adjourned
meeting of the Citizens.
In accordance with this the chaii--
man, Mr. W. H. Crow, announces the
following as the committee of twenty-
one : J. M. Heck, chairman, W. R.
Oox, W. S. Primrose, Oct. Coke, Dr.
Petea- E. Hines, R. S. Tucker, A.
Creech, Dr. .James McKee, Colin Haw
kins, W. G. Upchurch, Julius Lewis,
E. R. Stamps, A. B. Andrews, T. H.
Briggs. A. W. Shatfer. J. C. Winder,
R.F. Hoke, G. Rosenthal, J. J. Thom
as, C. M. Busbee, K. B. Broughton.
The 29th of November has been
set apart by President Arthur as
a day of thanksgiving.
For what, kind friend, is this
day specially appointed ? First,
“that God covered the heavens
with clouds, prepared the raiu for
the earth and made the grass grow
upon the mount .ins.” Second,
“that He gave the beast his food
and the young ravens which cry.”
Third, ‘-That he has given peace
in our borders and filled the laud
with tlie finest of wheat.” Fourth,
“that we may praise the Lord O
Jerusalem.” ‘ Praise thy God, O
Zion,” for these and innumerable
blessings vouchsafed to us during
the past year. • It is not the simple
gathering together to raise our
voices in devotional exercises in
the difierent churches, but it is to
“honor the Lord with thy sub
stance and first fruits of all thine
.increase” for which we are to as
semble. “By His command the
heavens dropped down dew,” and
now that seed time and harvest
has again come around, wLo has
set apart the tenth of their crops
in gathering in the fruit thereof,
or of their gain; for the poor and
needy. Muse tho wi low's cry still
bo heard iu this land of plenty,
must the orphans, i»oor, dear little
(iestitule orphans, shiver with cold
an. I hunger, must the strauger
within our gates i)e refused i-he
simple bite to appease hunger?
No, North Carolina, dear old good
State, cannot afford to withhold
her ]>ortiou. Freely she has re
ceived and freely she must give.
1883. has been a year long lo be
remembered in her history, even
by her children in other States.
Her fame has spread through for
eign lands, for her cereals, her
woods and timbers, her minerals,
her cotton and tobacco, North,
South, Fust and West, are publish
ing her triumph in Boston, and
her brave sons are again to the
front, iu her sister State, bearing
off the prize in Military Tactics.
V hose heart, li' e Gaston’s, does
not swell with pride from Black
Mountain’s heights to the pebbly
sea shore. Let them swell! for
she is a faithful old mother. Look
at the corn, the wheat, the cotton,
the tobacco that enrich her sous
outside of her borders; but for
these, where would be their gain.
The cotton compress would cease
its thundering tone in border cities
if Carolina’s fields did not feed it.
is true her own are benetitted,
but are her poor little orphans?
Few, but very lew think of them.
0(1, how sad, if in that grvat day
we hear “iou knew your duty and
did it not.” Without shoes, with
out warm clothing, without the
co.uinon necessities ot life the poor
little orplmns must pine away and
die for the care that would be be
stowed upon tliem in the Oxford
Or[tiian Asylum if yoi, kind read-
ould do your duty to your
mother State. T.iiuk of it, and let
not the sun go down without send
ing your mite for the poor orphans’
thanksgiving. In and out of the
State, send in yonr gifts in the
time of need, and for every kind
act may 1884 find “Thy barns filled
with plenty and thy presses burst
ing out with new wine.”
S. A. E.
Oxford, N. 0.
The “Educational Journal” has
been removed from Chapel Hill to
Trinity College. Subscription
price, 50 cents a year.
It looks now as it England
might step ih between Franco and
China and call a halt. She will
not permit a blockade of the Chi
nese ports by the French squad
rons in any event.
KINDNESS TO CHILDUSN.
It is now promised that the com
et “Brooks” shall become visible
to the naked eye by the night of
the 2l8t inst, and that its intensi
ty will continue to increase until
about the middle of January, but
at its best it will not be a very
brilliant object in tlie heavens.
Tourgee. who has lost the bulk
of bis fortune to publish a maga
zine in Philadeljihia, proposes to
get oven by writing a novel on
Philadelphia life. One of the
newspapers of the derided city
sngge ts at a title, “The Fool and
his Money are Soon Parted.”
A farmer in Stokes county was
pnralized recently under very star
tling circumstances. The weather
had been unfavorable,andhiscrop
fell far beneath what he anticipa
ted. fu his disappointment h
cursed heaven and earth, and was
fearfully profane. While rioting
in his blasphemy,he was paralyzed
—Leader.
That was a very sad sight
the streetslastSaturday afternoon.
We refer to the young man who
was drunk, riding a horse and
cursing. The young man looked
to be only 15 or 16 years of age.
Fathers and mothers, something
must be done to save the young
men of the land ! What are you
doing?—Ex.
The Chronicle begs leave to re
mind the clergy of the State of the
custom which has prevail(.d for
several years of taking up a col
lection for the benefit of the Ox
ford Orphan Asylum on Thauks-
;giviQg Day; and it is hoped that
people will keep this worthy char
ity in mind.—Nfafe Chronicle.
The papers report burglaries in
several communities in the State.
Tramps, in unusual numbers, are
abroad. Look out.
The shock of an earthquake was
felt at Cove Creek, Utah, lust
/Sunday.
A terrific cyclone visited Spring-
field, Mo, liist Monday. Seven
persons were killed and many in
jured. About $200,000 worth of
property was destroyed. There
are many sufferers who need h.lp.
Elections were held iu several of
the States on Tuesday last, It
seems that tho Democrais have
carried Virgiuia, iu Massachu
setts Gen. Butlei is defeated iu the
gubernatorial contest. In New
York the result is uucortaiu.
It is always to the credit of
a man to show kindness to a
child. 11 you see a man on
the street or in a railway car,
taking pains to help or grati-
ty a child it gives you at once
a better esfidiat I of him. A
man with a somewhat c larse
e>;pressioii of tho face, aad of
unprepossesoiiig appearance
generally, was vv.dking along
the street in Pniladeiphia. He
was noticed bv two persons
approaching him, and his un-'
attractive manner and bearing
were commented on as he
drew near. But, just before
he reached these passers,
the man stopped and tar,.ed
aside to help a poor street
boy siruggiiiig under a he .vy
loud oi reiuse firewood. The
mao lifted the load from the
boy^s head balanced it anew,
steadied it until the boy wns
fairly started with it, and
then spoke a cheery word to
the little fellow. In that
simple, kind act the man
himself was transfigured.—
'I'lrere was now a winsouij
look about him. He had
shown himself another person
from his outer appearance.
Nor was this an overestimate
OJ the meaning (..4 such an
action, as viewed by these
chance passers. Four thous
and years ago at least, in tiie
funeral ritual (f the ancient
Egyptians one of the tests of
the soul before the final judge
was the treatment of little
children, The soul that would
pass unscathed must bo able
-to sa, it has never refused
help to a lielpless child. And
our Lord and Master Himself
as He set a little child before
His disciples as .heir example
and their charge, said em
phatically: “Whosoever shall
receive one of such children
in my name receivetli me
But whosoever shall offend
one of these little ones that
believe in me, it is better for
him that a mdl-stone were
hanged about his neck, and
he were cast iu the sea.” It
makes a good deal ot differ
ence whether a cimreh or an
individual is faithful or not in
loving ministry to children.
It makes some difference to
tho children, but not so much
as to those who care for oi
neglect them.—Sunday School
Times.
Coiamittoesoii Orphan 4s3'(m»
Lily Valley Lodge, No. 252—John
R. Hill, William II. Riddick, Era:=^-
tus Bavley.
Eureka Lodge, No. 28.>—G. A. •’
Sechler, S. G. Patterson, CbarL-- W.
Alexander.
Fulton Lodge, No. 99—Parker '
iV. W, Taylor, J. Samuel McCuIj
bins.
ilount Energy Lodge, No. 140—
Henry Haley, Job i Knight, II. F.
Parrott.
Hiram Lodge, No. 40—George .M.
Smedes, Theodore Joseph, John
Nichols.
Evergreen Lodge,’No, 303— I,
Morrison, II, P. Harman, ]j. McX.
McDonald,
Fellowship Lodge, No. 84.—'o-
sepli Parker, C. S. Powell, John T.
Cobb.
Wayne Lodge, No. 112.—K. A
Wright, Augustins . Edward, E, V^,,
Cox.
Cumberland Lodge, 364—Rev. A
R. Pittman,
Salem Lodge, N i. 239--,/. W
Hunter. 0. A. iM)2le, Ouas. Hauser.
Coharie Lodge, No. .379— V. J.
Butler, .J. !>. O. Culbretli and R. V\'.
n’oward.
W/astou Lodge, No. 167—J. Q.
A. Balaam, W. U, Alidcr, E. It.
Wbdseil,
Be'’ea Lodge, No. 20-1.—Dr. J. W.
Booth. A. S. Carrington, Jobu ;
MItcliell, J. J. Meadows.
St. Johu’s Lodge,. No. 1.—Wil
liam M. i'oison, John \V'. Pevdew,
Z. E. iluivell.
W it. HUGHES,
Chin; i, Crockery
GLASS- -/ARE,
'I'ALLE CUTLERY,
TLAVED-WARE,
TEA .TRAY S, LAMPS, &C,
309 Fii3-ett(!viilc Str 'i‘t,
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Opposite Post-Oilico.
anil
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WFAT IS THIS ?
Tile name of “Weed*’ seems to be
destined to flourish ['erenialh' in Amer
ica as the Synonym foi- success in one
field or another of gloi ious aelueve-
Qicnt. Capt. Ch'Iniiious Weed, who
came over in the “.Ma\-ii()\v(M‘ in 162
and settle.] in GnLUvi'lh; County, North
Carolina, and fell lighting gallantly
hand to iiaiid with th.i fatnoii.-; lodian
Ciiiof, Lord W(.dhngi-. ii. ii', King'.s
Mountain, was the famous niar.lc•Lilian
iiom it i.s
lie was (li'iiing
!re-l at di.*ere-
'‘uiH, and
:'d •t;aclu;ic,
GRAND LECTURER—Dr. O,
D. Rice, Kalelgli, N. C.
NORFOLK COLLEGE
FOB YOKING LADIES
Offer
nore advantages than avg other College
for young ladies in the South.
Modern in all its appoilitinentJ. fine
grounds, ii(;w and elegant buildings,
&c. Under P.'-otestant influence, but
uadeaominational. Full collegiate
course of study. Special pro visions for
best instruction in Music, Arc, Ancient
and Modern Languages; convers.ation
in Freneh and German daily. Three
hundred and thirteen pupils last ses
Sion. - Charges very low when supei ior
advantages are considered. For cata
logue coataining full informadon, ad
dress R. H. Wynne, Secretary,
or Rev. R. M. Saunders,
Principal,
sep21-2m Norfolk, Va
Tiie State of North Carolina has
sold 20,000 acres o’ i.md, kuowu
as the Big Swamp, and situated
in Robeson county, on the Caro-
liua Centr I Railroad, to 0. H.
Blocker, of North Carolina, and
Geo.S. White and W.N.Jennings,
of Pennsylvania, 0r 27^ cents per
acre. The buyers inteud to clear
it at one for agricultural purpo
ses.
The authorities ot Priiicetou
College are now fully couviuce I
that some check must be put up
on athletic ^spturts, and a facnity
committee is to be appointea ev-.
ery year to supervise them. In a
good many of our institutions ol
learning the whole athletic bus
iaess has degenerated into a vice,
and it will require no little cour
age to bring about a ret'ormatiou.
S^XjE
Of Personal Property.
On Friday the 9th day of Novembei
1883, at the late lesldence of Abram
Slaughter, deceased, I will sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, twenty-live
barrels of corn, a lot of fodder and
shucks, one good horse, a good eow,
tobacco flues, potatoes, wagon and har
ness &c., and about 2,500 stleks of fluc-
cured tobacco. Will also reni, for
money, lha acres of fine tobacco Lmd.
B. D. Howard,
Ex. of Abram Slaughter dec’d.
R. W. Winston, Aty.
KEV. F. S. STAKRETTEv
Lately in charge of lliehmoad Acad-
my, at Roekingoam, iias bought out
Bransojt's Book S ore, and become the
successor of Rev. L. Branson in tlie
Book Business. Special attention given
to all orders for b.ioks or news. A full
supply of sheet music. Polite Clerks—
Tommie VVibiams and Charlie Alexan
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GREAT SPECIALTY,
Dress Goods,
Now otte' the la’gest and best a'-'orl-
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rllXTX* Standard in Gov’t Printing Office.
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X' Best help for SCHOLARS,
TEACHERS and SCHOOLS.
Webster is Standard Authority with the D. S.
Supreme Conrt. Recommended by the State
af m .QeofAa
Sup’ts of Schools in 36 States.
“A LIBRARY IN ITSELF.”
The latest edition. In the quantity of matter it
contain.?, is believed to be the largest volume
published.
It lias 8000 more Words and nearly three times
the number of Engravings in any other Ameri
can Dictionary.
It Is an ever-present and reliable school
master to the whole family.— S. S. Herald.
. WARMLY INDORSED BY
such high authorities as
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John Ii. Motley, W, D. Howells,
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“It has all along kept a leading place, and the
New Edition brings it fairly up to date.”—London
Jiwes, June, 1882.
Tho Unabridged is now supplied, at a small ad-
nabndged is now supplied, at a sn
ditional cost, with DENISON’S
PATENT REFERENCE INDEX,
I valuable and time-saving invention. ^
“The greatrst improvement in book-making
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For Ladles, Misses, (iblldren. M"n an.i
Boys. Thioogiiont i-very DepaiMneiil
new Yoods fo FALL AND W/XTEH
are displayed in suflieie-it qua-i'dty and
variety of styles i o plea.sft the fanc.r and
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ELEVATORS
For Warehouses, Factories and Stm'es.
Eiiiiesani Boilers,
New and Second-Hand.
Grist ’""1 Sa'w Mill Irons
and
Machinery Generally,
Manufactured by
TAtPEY & STEEL,
RETEIISIMJRG, VA.
Farming Implements.
EDWARDS feROGBES
GENERAL
eriiiaii!!;
OXFORD, N. C.
Wili supply Flue Iron
or Tobacco Flues
prepared, ready
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LUTHER SHELDON,
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W'AKE, LAMPS and OILS,
House Furnishing Goods Eto
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RALEiail, N. C.,
6ep2S-3m
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Keeps Pianos, Organs and all kinds
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Wanted—Confederate coupon bonds
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'e keep on liand .a well selected
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Guns and Pistols,
Cartridges
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We invito attentio.' >
ito
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oi:
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We also carry a he;'-, y -rock of
Paints
BRUSHES AND VAPP:’
LampaariC. 'y..;.