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The State Chronicle Th? ?:a?8 Chronicle Sl I5SC1 1 1E ! JOSEPH UK DANIELS, Enimn. PI HLISIIED EVER V FRIDAY KY TUT, CHRONICLE PUB. CO. "Tfir't limes as many u b-i'i'i !ors a it had throe . - a;o, ami still booming. Mi'orL our Party Oryan a nil (ilVE IS 10,000. 0ZSIF,aIE&in lhlLDIT0iriEO3- A SOUTU8RN F AJ5II.Y KKWSPAPBR FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY, DKTOTJED TO THE WELFARE OF NORTH CAHOMNa, NV TUB SOI TH. 1 SFHSCRIPTION : -.oo Per Annum. VOL. XIX. RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1889. xo. 1 i Advertising Kates L,ow. ! i s i n I 2 Tf Tobacco Backs s S U Villi . ,u; ?5 -r l it c 'eli. ! I V ii v j; vri; i,s I 1, t I riiiiic e TeH- V. t a k ! i t - ;U li)-.or. and ! ' - ."! it ;i y V t! . ; ri -1 .; - .1 - a IMcumi' . ,1 a:l J i en it i: .,:!.- V- a i'ti-iiisit; Hiisitic IJart --.ia Ed : cat iona 1 o ad itcliviioii- "ee U. -- V- a 1). ii'tSful !lice lo,' 1 ate. aa l ii v.i lit a! ae -.ted .. t -tar Mi K VI! !. V II I VJVUi Y (!.''(!l')f!l). tin pian i! tori A : .ii.' The , o.d 1 ii .' ies w '..a- d e. aa-r com;. . -. i-i., a ' ; , , . ( I : i . - a i.le ; iio -V V alive, nhica th-. O, renamed :o ; ,. j.r, ,-lt ..-DilT.- l.i! '.all Oi W a thi- division to o- O'anvilh; We. . ice tl' il, ( X!or i. at ' V - a l" (tr I ".-! le iiCt a - itiiii' oi lam upon wua.ts 1 Was '.rrar:' ; wr: i e ! - 'a tiers ait 'Ii-' al I: 1 .-.te. - i to that ii'e , H 1- a.t i I.,t,g since - ii -a: an ti e .,t ' i r.tuvi i .- i.f a prom: act: Yn 'iiaa. and v md a .iiii'-i oa i ,-d ' o a i ; mi iii' 4'oli. a,,, t ' a nf March. 1 701 v ilaam :- oM to isamnel 1- nton 'MI acre- or aad on winch ' ir-i i ; tiow .-it oat. -, ..-ribed as being on ba: h .-ides ot eennan's road," being the northetn of the Willi.- tract and itaaadmg : he a" a- ; - d.-t... : set; a.d by him. 1 h" a aeia's t a at h- re nientjon- d was the i h-aifatr .Ton. il-trn.-'barg braige to Is Walnut (ir.'.vr and !ra.ach ; ng oir Her, on atid J.-auge coUi;tiee. ,e name "Oxtord" seem- to iiave been - e. . .! to thi- 'Seat" bV SiitilUC'I Beic lii.- a.itne ii : qipeai.- it: the recor . 1 , as ti .rcha-ei- (! a tract o: a. i oti or near ' u-.' river hotd rmg on oha-.n, now Wake county. Sao'aiy af r his removal to o-.ford m 1 T; 1 , he was ade Legist er of Be- (is for t he County and . 17;-1 when t!ic court Imuse was removed i hi- land he donated to the Ju-Mees of he Count v one acre of 1 md on which to ie- tia-'cmrt hoii.-e, jail, j.iliory and toeks. From 170 1 to the time of hisdeath n 177o he was botii liegislcr of Deeds and her a, of the County court, if, ins will he directed his "Seat called Oxford" and his tract of land.theu consist ing of 1,00 acres, to be sold by his exec liters and the proceeds to be applied to the education of his children; also to purchase a seat for his widow Frances near where Benjamin Hardy and Thomas Cra.vford dwell or elsewhere. He mentions in his will his sons -Jesse, Samuel, and Augustine, and daughters Penny Pattie, and Kettie Bruce wife of Charles Bruce, and appoints his son Jesse and Charles Bruce his executors. It is witnessed by Bromfie'd Kidhy, Samuel Henderson and Thomas Henderson. Samuel Benton was a native of Wales. He moved to Virginia in 1 T "2 ) and came tie. nee to North Carolina about 1751. He iva- i vi.lent'y a man of strong points of ; haraeter and of vindictive temper when ;;sed, :is is shown by his denunciation t I'l.om.-.- I,wv -h nf he accused of get ; ;ng an unfair ad va tit age of biai in a trait - ael t! '11 i e, , io ad some negroes pare;, as- . I i He .-aid that Lowe wa- :t villi. in - 1 I hat U . Heritor , on id ha e iv ventre !' the 'e..!'oe would be the d-.'a rest that .v( t e b .night. This iat'guage was de osed to and recorded probably with a i .v t ! e:g used in evidence in an ae m aga.ust Betitou. He set ins to have .'en a pr 'S t-i m- man dealing in land and egro, s. a when he died, left a Sartre 0 iy of ! and at and around Oxford, and :s- in -lohnsou. now Wake county. 'i 'tie exact spot where Benton's residence o.xi is not known. There is a tradition 1 it he 'ies buried on the place now oc- is pied bv ti.e residence of Capt. A. II. A. . am '. After : he death of Samuel Betit-ni the ' Kt'iifd tract f land was sold by his exee-i-.t'ir.. atid ptit'ehased by Benjamin Hardy. '. h s sale to Hards took place in 1771 and .n the same year he resold to Jesse Benton. Je--.- Benton was the oldest son of Ins t'e'la-r and became the guardia'i of his votaig-. v brothers- Samuel and Augustine. He succeeded, his father in the otiice of Uetrist. r in 1770 and during the amo year .. :-t an "ordinary" at xford. He was si-'en' in Orattg- eoutity in ITS! and - .e.srnted that county in the Hoa-e ,f 'ommoiis that year. In 174 he was ,ad ai:;. d to the practice of law in the eoaa 'v oourt of Grativiile. He was the fatie.-i 'Thomas II . B. nton who was b -rn in Ibii-boro in l 7 -'J. i Benjamin H trdy who owned the ford ".el of laud for a short time, was or John- j - :t. .V.'.ik"- county and was dou::l-- a ! - a -. ": of t he B.-nton fa :. . iy. ! a i;7i -b-s-e Bet:tou s. i the txf-.;d :.;e" C Land, titea consis';mr of l.eoo; - t -. I. -o i sard Hel.iey ivaieu k. wi, t-A-ards adde.i lardy to the B ' e;" b- tiurea.a-it:-: 0"l :e-ti s of '-on ! ;' e --.am oa the west ami !5s : ' -e i '. ! O" The Si HIT il - Am ' a . t s !,. f a 1 1 . t y . a. slid t'":i. - - . ' IS A rtlf: it! -I- r.V .1 w ( ) , . ee- of ;t fa'a: A ot of his brothers. Wd' ia- trrataf-tiher of the ' Baiiock. r ! I . e. VV : i !iam --. wtfeof -j uOg f m wh' mi tie- town ikes I;:,!; e !I- 1 -ft d..t.e'a'er. v. ho ;t, t -ti:. Kef. ft - J Or tr ; 1 .-!' -t ' ,r fo I- te af' 1 1 f h - artti . ! 1. ro de.l t IT'-C to i-e iaaTal.ii: r a- und v;is art ta-r i - lV io -a He had married the ,i -.v a-' Soluraon Walker .and 'a .ts the tt'.-r of William I'anni". J r. . ai.-o ' P.aemd roi-tra" Hi i.ab-a' a. 1 o " "- Mr'"-e. In K '5 Wm. i'aarai!. Sr.. sohl tie- x- a - , ,f latid to Thoutas B. Ltt'ie ha. v,!: .; co: t. a a d to reside n 'xi'ord a -rafi tit!..- b.-lore hi.- lieatl). wha-h ! ata. ' in t ae ctinty of Warn n in the . - ;-.-, n :s : !:;. were brought to iard itial intesred a? his old home, the ace now owm-d by Or. L. C. T;uh.r. ta I.if'ej hn va- the father of the late . ,nrs T. Linlejohn. of Oxford, and many ! his de-eemlauts are living in thh- .and hi lsll an act of Assembly was pa.-.-ed : 'oointiug li-ibert Benton, Charles Katon. i V. j,, a Hare, icobcrt Jeter and Benjamin iihaard cotnmi.-.sioncrs, with authority to i nf h i-e fifty acres of land from Thomas il. Littlejohn to be laid off into a town to be called Oxford, and in accordance there with a deed was executed to said comiuis sam.ers on the 4th of March, IS I -r, and t'e- town was then first laid off into lots a i i st i'eets. In 1st ' i it was tirst incorporat(td. and Cm. M. Sueed, Nathaniel M. Taylor, U'il I ta V.Taylor, Thomas Booth. Leslie Gil earn and Thomas B. Littlejohn were its ', ! t c'mmissioners. It wa- then of humble dimensions and , .;naii population, but it tmd been ;,.! scene of uiiinv .-urring and intetv-'iing cvetsts, which titae and space now foruid !ie to mention in detail. lie re was the court house in which Jno. Williams, Richard Ht-nder.-on, Brcmiiekl Kailey. John Beun. Joseph Taylor, John !;,. .,.. Uenrv Hotter. Johu K. Katon. Hatci.ii.gs G. Button, Ia-onard Henderson I an i Samuel ILIlman laid practiced the i orofes-ion oi the law and won their earii i l-t laurels. The old building, which was ,-,;' wood, was l'emoved about the ye;tr i to the corner of Raleigh and Spring su-e-ets, v. .here it was used for many years a- a workshop, until about the year lb-i, when it was remodeled and converted into the present Masonic lodge. Shortly after the act of incorporation in iSIC the town began to grow into impor tance. A new hotel had been erected just apposite the court house in lb 15 by Col. Leslie Gilliam, the father of the late Hon. Ii. B. Gilliam. In 1817 the xford Academy, was estab lished, consisting of separate male and ; male departments, which have come ,;,.-- to the present day, and have given 'Curd iis reputation so far and wide for an dii'-ational centre. A Presbyterian church was organized a M-Tii 181S, a Methodist church in IS'21, an HoHeopal church in l!?:, and a Bap ; st church in 18-Ui-though all these de-ie.-mimitioiis of Christians had prjached and worshiped here at much earlier dates. Many handsome residences (.considered handsome for that period) were built and tHe business interests of the town grew in importance. The Kidleys, the Littlejohns, he Taylors, the Giiiiams, the Booths, the Brvans, the Ik-radons, the liiiliards, the McCTaaahans, the Kyles and the Kings burys were among the prominent names to whom Oxford owes much of its earliest prosperity. THE OXFOKD ORPHAN ASYLUM. H3CT MAIN m hi ii.ii; OXtOK!) OK THAN ASYLl'M. This Asvlam for the i'.haijs of Nortii t! i .Vis e-;;i: ;i-!;cd m the year 72 t v '-(, rat a Lodge of Masons ,,f Norta C:! n;a. alii is retr:;id'.d as one of the hi !l!M'atae:- of ixf'ifd. Tot tit-.-. mi I dtre then order d a buihi i:.g i xfor I -vi-iv-h had been e 'tritaiiK ;;.! ei d ie. t ae Mas .as tor a M.a i -OolVge a: i 'i;e i o't.e!' -'otie of wiiieh was laid in 15 5 S-.,.;.,! attempts h:td hecii made by ;.-i a. a ' :.t - hi rs : etaba-ii a school ir. s .; at.'s C 'hare, as it was then called, t ..."..!. -.,.- : c.at.d ait-r the war. bat uoiie or -Lea, a, -, dc i very wed. ami it .-eems ttlet Mi t. h of til-.- : 1 -V - . , Fe; - i.-oiot t opaan !aei mtclaleO Co. he,. tu .,. !-c(! as a hi tii'-ple.-s a'Me -. tor tia- success t a'ait, lias !il;tt Vt !..!iS S'.t.e ' - - , a e, ,; :n: .il: As ' atl. ; - . , ;ai ; 's atter iv . tar aai :'ioi-A- - an: v a - a; poi ti il h v. h.n'ary t i f: a. ta- o opie the t a .a a- p:: a a i'aan-heC ! O Tj- - t't em t in- - a . --daai e r- - ; V! e.s B .; a- : o -t i: ta e aa a '"a : : n ; a N . a-t h t 'at - w he' a CO' . t and i er n . stitt. ti: da. tr a home in tia rand in . the Mate verv atpropi ia:ely eoi- -idefe ! j? herduty to la ip sup-port them, and the Legisia? -.re nia'ie an appropriation of s:;, i annuily which hits been in- erea d from Time to time until now the amount appropriated by the State to this Asvii.m annua 11 v is lo.ooo. .'I.WB' -'Mfi&&$V i-i3StSl .-- . (-E TIIK IIOSPITAI.. This Institution has been growing stead ily in numbers aad usefulness and in pop ular faoi and confidence from its very be ginning until the present day. The Main Building as seen in the cut is the building occupied by the girls. The Superintendent's Office is in this building, as is also the large printing establishment of the Asylum, which, last year, netted the Asylum over '21 ,t 00. The Boys' Build ing is" occupied by the boys in three "form-." A large annex to this building will be added the present year to make room for the increased number of boys. We regr t exceedingly not having a cut of the Indu.'tiia! Building which is a large two story brick structure in which are the Broom Factory, Shoe Shop, and Serving Rooms. Tie-re are now in this Asylum g.-,t children and not a sick child amono run M'MUEit. Everything about the place j, kept absolutely clean so that disease germs cannot prosper there. The children arc given a good English ed uca! ion and the boys are taught teleg raphy, printing, farming, gardening, shoe making and broom making, and the girls are taught houseKeepiue, sewing, cooking, tel. rraphv, knitting kc. .Ve. So that boy or girl turned out of this Asylum sixteen years of age can make a living he or .-he has but half a chance. If " i . J ' Z t P 7-r 4 V- (7 S I V 1 : 1 1 1 XT E M ) E NT ' S R ESI I E X V E. The Industrial features of the Asylum are aiding vtry greatly towards its support, besides giving to the boys and girls exact ly the kind of instruction' which will be most useful to them in lighting the battle 1 i m. is -n i im .-I r a iLDIMi. roit hoys. of lif.. Then they are tauirht the sublime iessuu of italepetideueta th;it they are not -imp y the wards of the State, and that the "world owes them a living," but they .are. God helping, the architects of their own fortune, and that they must "work out thei.' own salvation, God working in i liftii." Located in the beairifnl and prosperous 'own of ( ixford who-e itjlad ititt;'.- are no ted for their intelligence and r finerm-nt, ;n o- of the most be.atitifal oak groves to be found an where in the South, with am ple grounds and splendid buildings is the Oxford Orphan Asylum, the pride of ev ery rod citi.eti of the State, di-pen.-ang its biessintrs from year to e;ir to hundreds of poor helpless Orphans, btitiging joy anal tiladuess to their little hearts and fit ting their minds and bodies for useful em ployment in the great work-shops of life. May the Father of us all continue His b iieilictions upon this t.ob'e Institution d upon tin little ones" who had a home. wit hin its walls. i he Superintendent of this AsOam is IR. H. F. DIXON. Ever body in North Carolina who knows Dr. Dixon, loves him. He is better suited for this peculiar work than any man we ever knew was suited for any work. This is high praise But we weigh our words and we know the man of whom we speak. The Masonic fraternity seems to have been given unwonted wisdom when it induced Dr. Dixon to give up his large practice and take charge of the Asylum. He ac cepted the place at a personal sacrifice as a call to duty. lr. IMxon was born in Cleveland coun ty, North Carolina, March 27th, 1846, and is now forty-three years old. He entered the army at the age of fifteen years as a private in Company D., 14th Regiment N. O. Volunteers and was transferred to the 4 '. t h N. C. Regiment in 1803, and was promoted to be Captain of Co. G, 49th Regiment in lt.4 which position he held until the close of the war. After the war he taught school am! studied medicine for two or three years, but feit the call to the ministry and entered the South Carolina Conference of the M. E. Church South in the winter of lMCi, aud was stationed at Sumter, S. 0. At the close of his first year in the ministry all the territory le longing to the S. C. Conference within the bounds of North Carolina was trans ferred to the N. C. Conference and Dr Dixon's home being in that territory he came to the N. C. Confeienee and was stationed the next two years at Monroe. The next year he was sent to Shelby cir cuit. His health failing in the meantime he was advised by bis physician to locate which he did at the end bf his year at Shelby circuit. lie then completed his medical education at the Medical College of Charleston. S. C. He then entered into the practice of medicine at King's Moun tain with Dr. Tracy (his brother-in-law) as his partner, and did a very extensive practice until called to take charge of the Oxford Orphan Asylum as its Superinten dent, This is a short sketch of Dr. Dixon's life. He is now engaged m the work for which he seems to have been made. He is thoroughly appreciated and greatly loved by the people of Oxford, as well as by the friends of the orphans throughout the Statr. Under his management the Asylum has prospered and children have been well cared for and properly instruct ed. Good management and perfect sys tem have characterized Dr. Dixon's ad ministration of the affairs of the institu tion. AS A HEALTH BESORT. Paramount to all other interests the home-seeker, whether he bf? a capitalist or a journeyman, looks tirst to the health of a place. However able he may be to surround his family with all the adorn ments of cultivated taste and pure morals, however blest he may be by a legacy suf ficient to give him comfort in a close aud stingy world, if the chosen spot in which he is to spend his days be an unhealthy one, life soon becomes a burden and the grave a sweet relief. In this elegantly situated county-town the humblest laborer enjoys a healthy life of which the capitalist with all his wealth may well be envious. In Oxford the climate is so genial both Summer and Winter that one cannot call it extreme in either way. This advantage, combined with the valuable mineral springs which surround Oxford aud the life of society in the place, make it a fine resort for the in valid or pleasure-seeker. Here is the agency for the United States of THE FAMOIS PAN ACE WATER. This celebrated mineral water has an enviable reputation wherever it has been introduced. It has a remarkable eflieacy in curing those diseases to which it is spe cially adapted. Its record of cures is ab solutely without a parallel. Thtfact of its possessing such excellent keeping qual ities is a desideratum of highest impor tance, as it retains its remedial value for years, rendering its virtues acceptable alike to the people of Massachusetts and California as well as to those who can visit the springs. The victories it has scored in restoring the afflicted who have never visited the springs astonish both the patient and their physicians. It is recognized as a specific in dyspepsia, chronic diarrhea and scrofula even of the severest types and of many years standing. Inci edible as this may seem, it is well attested by a cloud of witnesses who are satisfied that they were restored from hopeless infirmity to a vigorous health. "Panacea" is an efficient aud re liable remedy in liver and kidney troubles. In cholera-infantum its value is priceless, being almost perfection. For teething children and nursing mothers it is also a priceless boon. Panacea Springs are located in Warren county, near Littleton, X. C, on the Ii. it G. R. R. . and belong to the highly re spected Mr Thos. W. Harris, who is now 71 years old, whom Dr. Lafferty aptly de scribes as "of tall and commanding ap pearance aud 'as straight as an Indian." Being cured of dyspepsia in his 63rd year by Panacea he is now striving to place it in the hands of all who are suffering, and in view of that fact he has placed his springs in the bauds of Capt. Jno. A. Wil liams, of Oxford, who has control of the .-ale of Panacea throughout the United States. For the benefit of those wh avail themselves of the splendid nitv of visiting the- springs ami cannot by its medicinal water, they can .-eeu'-e p by sending four dollars to Cap'. Wiiham. at Oxford, N. C. , for a case f. o b. at Littleton. Not only is this an attr.ictor to tins beautiful town, but there i- anothei spring which contributes groat !y to t. ixfi.rd its a resort. It is known as flit' OXFORD HOC K-ll ItOOK M'iilNCS, About one year ago a farmer's wit--, Mrs. Longmire and her daughter, discov ered a peculiar taste of tile watt r m a certain spring and a strange effect it Laid upon the surrounding vegetation. They brought a bottle of it to Dr. K. T. Whi.e. of this place, who, seeing it possessed a mineral ingredient, sent it to the State Chemist, who reported that it contained carbonate of lime, carbonate of magnesia, chloride oi potash, silica, chloride of soda and sulphate of lime, remarking that the mineral matter was present in larger quan tities than the average, being 33. On grains per imperial gallon. This caused the doc tor to be interested in its value and he visited the spring, finding it situated at the foot of the brow of a very steep hill in a large, solid rock. The water issues forth into a kind of bow, the rock form ing it having an appearance of some pre cious ore. How beautiful it is situated. The very "water of prolonging life," the Great Creator surrounded with all the beauty nature could give it in a country like ours. It is a reliever from the com mon complaint of indigestion, particularly that form known as acid-dyspepsia There are persons residing in Oxford and vicin ity who have found prompt relief from Kock-brook and are unstinted in their praises of it. It is a beautiful ami pleas ant ride from the town to the spring and it is becoming quite the "fad" for the people both young aud old to repair to the springs, taking with them many visitors for the purpose of availing t hems Ives of the healing qualities of this newly discovered water. THE HOTELS OE THE PEACE. One thing is always considered in select ing a place in which to while away the summer days, and that is a good stopping place. Good, comfortable hotels, with genial, open-hearted people, is requisite to the pleasure of both invalid and pleas ure seeker. While Oxford does not boast of having the finest hotel buildings in our State, still she opens her hospitable arms and welcomes with pleasure any one who cast their lot with them and satisfies them that they are among friends. Though small in size the hotels are well furnished, well situated and adapted to giving enjoyment to an wno come tor re cruiting their health and making the summer days pleasant. Four hotels take in the wearied traveller and give him one thing which is essential to the health, good temper and enjoyment of any human SOMETHING GOOL l() hit. One Ot the most reliable and comfortable stop ping places is III r. tistjti. iiui s r. . It is under the management of one of the most jovial and thrifty young men, Mr. Cnleb Osborn,well known by travellers generally as "clever Caleb." Mr. Osborn is a native of Oxford and spent his early days in that town, but moved to Raleigh some years ago and became one of the city sergeants, but as time Hew by and his native town received the benefit of the iron horse, and began to push and hold its ground, he could but go back to her and help her in the race upward. He has received a good share of the public patronage and is at present enlarging his building, refitting the rooms of the whole and striving by every means possible to prepare for the pleasant entertainment of the many visitors who are attracted to this thriving town by its innumerable ad vantages over others. Besides this one there is the Irving House, Exchange and Granville hotels, and besides, should these be crowded, it would not be in keeping with her citizens should they not throw open their own doors and welcome with great pleasure any one who has in view the bettering of their health by association with Oxford surroundings. A VIEW OF HOKNEirS SCHOOL Since the beginning of civilization in the remote ages there was always a pride of the people attached to the efficiency of thtir soldiers. Sparta boasted of how she trained up her youths for the battle of life, so to-day, as American citizens, and lovers of law and order, we hail with joy the progress of our military schools. Prof. J. H Horner is a true specimen of wot thy Lcauheol; tall, commanding, hav ing the iook ot a noble soldier, the manner of a kind father and a wonderful impress on those with whom he comes in contact, he may be said to be one of the first among our school principals as far as governing and instructing goes. A THE FEMALE SEMLNAUY. Of all the j 1 ices in this beautiful town the Oxford Female Seminary is one of the most attractive. The grounds are large and richly and tastefully decorated. In them are to be seen shade treis, ever green and deciduous plants, a large col lection of the finest roses, with beds of various kirds of flowers, the whole pre senting such a .cone as one rarely meets. The buildings are large and imposing in appearance They contain a chapel 80x30, a dining hall -2axr,0. a studio 'J0x:!0. a reading room 20x:0, six large class rooms, nine music rooms, parlors, a suite of rooms for an infirmary, and thirty two large sleeping rooms. They have this special feature that all the working rooms are on THE BAR OF OXFOKD. Concerning the Bar of Oxford it has been remarked that at any time prior to the war from among its members a cred itable Supreme Bench for the United States could have been selected. At that titae Mr. Badger, Mr. Eaton, Gov. Graham ami Gov. Bragg and Henry W. Miller were regular practitioners at her Bar. Here lived for a while the versatile Duncan K. MacF.ae.and honest Joe Davis, since grown to be a Judge, here, fl.ished his maiden sword. The subtile Edwin G K- ade and the cider Waddell should not be omitttd; while the much beloved Kobt. B Gilham ami the many-sided giant Abram W. Venable would claim our space but time forbids. Of the living members of her Bar Ox ford of to-day claims one lawyer whose name would perhaps oftt tie-t be called by the Bar of the whole State in response to this question: "Who is the most learned lawjerdn North Carolina':" V. V. Lanier. Mr. Lanier is as simple in his tastes aud manners as he is great and accurate in his mental reach. He is a close student and reads every day the Holy Scriptures in the original. He eschews politics. (Jo! L. C. Edwards enjoys t! e distinc tion, well merited, of polished, incisive orator. An toe Im mental arrangement :- clear as oay fond of oolite literature. ght. He is rom which source he draws as from a well tilled store house to be:t!i?ify and point his legal ar guments, w hen a oi;nger man he drew practice wherever he wa-nt, aud is now able and astute. Col. T. B Venable is t he Vulcan of the Bar and in his prime he wielded the sword of King Kichard and was much feared. Untiring energy, knowledge of the old books, and a grasp of the strong points in his case mark him a distinguished man. Of Tazewell L. Hargrove, ex-Attorney-General of the State, his chequered life has been such that we cannot even give a synopsis. He is a hard hater and a cor- . a .' a . l THE ROUKLSHJNG EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF OXFORD. HOK.VEU's (th!) AM) C E I. E! R AT The school has been under its present management for more than thirty years and in this sense it is, we believe, theot.n f.st school in the South. Long experience and watchful observation have eiiabl.il them to make many improvements in their methods of instruction and discipline, and the fact that a large proportion of Horner boys have been able to compete successful ly for the highest honors in the various colleges and universities of the cauntty furnishes satisfactory evidence of the ex cellence of their system. Horner School is beautifully situated on high roiling ground. One enters the front gate and looks up a long avenue closed in on each side with trees of a medium height, to the main entrance of Pro!. Horner's VIEW OT OXFORD i KM VI.E SE.MINAUV. the first tloor. This arrangement makes unnecessary the frequent going up and down stairs, which is often pr xluctive of st ill health and sometimes of lasting dis- of ease. All the sleeping rooms except three are on the second ih or, and each but! ling is provided with two stairways, a front and a rear, so that ir. ca.-e of fire t tiers' is absolutely no danger of accident. The course of study is eompreh ti-ive. ana the school has the well earned reputa tion of doing the most thorough teaehirar, ?o that its graduates find no difiicnlty in securing responsible positions as teach' rs. lndeed. President Hobg-o(l huds himself unable to supply the dematai for Vs grad- nates as teachers. The Faculty consists of six lead ers in Academic Depari ment, two in Music and orn- in Art. besides a Super intendent of Homcstk I- partmi. n a:.d a resj-ondingly warm friend. As Coiaiin 1 of his regiment at the Bridge of South Anno, when the day was lost he would not re treat but was captured felling Yankees with the butt end of a mu-ket. He is a man of genius. He lacks logical sequence in his arguments, perhaps, but tie squares always with the popular chord of the jury and wins verdicts. His health i bad and he does little practice, but he was before the war an ideal Southern Democrat. John V. Havs, Esq., commands the re pect and perftvt confidence of the peo ple. He is diguitied, learned, grave aral sedate. He has a logical mind in good condition. He is a profound lawyer but delights more in the black letter law and its elucidation than in the contests of the forum. He has a large clientage. Col. J. S. Amis, whose absolute aa. 1 fishness has cut him off from great poini- cal preferment, is a man of popular m; uers. He handles the facts of his ca.-e with great power and unusual adroitness, and when he has the reply he can w it h true PresbyU nan skill ( not to say .-uM let j turn top.sy turvy the argument of his op ponents. He has been in the L -et-latnie often and is a man gen lie as a woman, full of good works and Christian charity. No town has a b.-ti r citizen. N. B. Caunady, Esq , comes of honored Granville stock. He is in-the prime of manhood and. is a man of great force and influence. He has the unqualified en dorsement of the people and is as true as steel to a client. ile is brave and mag nanimous, with a superb figure. With constancy of purpo-e he v. ill accomplish a great dean Me.-srs. A. V. Graham arid Boat. W. Winston are copartners. Mr. Graham has lately moved to Oxford from ilillsboro. He is the youngest :op of Gov. Graham and is the mo-t popular of the family. He is brim full of good, hard, practical, common sense, aud when he takes a "ho'd"' it is the hold of a bull dog. When he an nounces his readiness to try a case, the client may know that everything that (ius Graham could do in preparation he has done. Mr. Winston is aba ut 30 years of age, and his oldest boy Horner will win the class lbs'. cup at Chapel Hill in June. Mr. Winston represented Granville in the Scu- ED St ISO;)!., resftence. -mer it seems this rob-ie pa; high, s if it :""se. so di. iigh was ma I m sum to serve New and commodious buildings have been erected and it is the great aim of its great head to m st i lonuT i-c'iooi. in its -quiptm. t.!, in the completeness of its eour-e of study, and in the eilicieiiey of ts methods or instruction and government, a Mont'L rui I'Ait.vioiu and tini.-hing acade my. v e hail, as a Stale paper, the future of this, a-n at school, and, looking back with .-"veiling pride over the men she has prepared for life mid .-.eOng the great ef forts of ;ts noble' corps of instructors we bid it G a ! speed in the gre:it can.-e of Classical. .Nlat !a ;nat ieal, Scientific and Military tiv.iniag. Matri.n. The t. achcrs have I.-.-, a selected f iota ! he gra '.nates of .some ol M e leading io.s in .ta. t iea. sneh as t)ii. University Virginia, the San veil r St hc.l of ban guage-, the Patapsco Institute of Mary land, the Cinciniiafi College , Music atid the t'ooke I nioa Art School of V. The pi'c.-t ,! se.-.-i iii i, l,y far the !?. ..st pro-t erous th;1 school has en ioved. ami tl.h despite the hard times. 1 1.-, i .atrotae'e i , drawn from the mountains to thesta-l-'oanl, i':om Virginia u, South Carolina, with -a.; als ft in e.'e'fi ot the.se Stales. Wi'li its Maea-b location. tn,, n..,,- railroad facilities of the to u, and with th- v. ise and progressive aim i n istrat ion of it- t his si t-ioei.t, uc .-ae no reason why I .'-hoe-Id not contii.ne to crow nd to bier ii.e ei.o of the !ar;;e.-f, as it is Ireao'y oae of 1 1 be-t schools in our South' i ate ia lSs." and was ju.-.tlv regarded as one . of the n i.-est and best -f u ruish. d rimmlx rs I of that, body of brainy men. He is an cr.r j nest Dcmocrrd and is a power on the I .tump. His- ability as a!awcr is every j where recognized. Three years ao he ! lacked only a fraction of a vote of lieing j nominated as Solicitor of the Superior I Court. He is a brother of the learned George T. Win. -a on. Professor of Latin in the i'niveisity, and has much of the tal ent of this talented family. Mr. A. A. Hicks is a young lawjer of pu.-h and vim and promise ot a'.icce.-s. Like his brother, T. T. Haks of Header son, via n h becomes mtcre.-tcd in any matte.- In- makes the welkin ring. Mr. J. M. So!s is a ta phew of Dr. Gns.soi-i and i.- a oung man of sterling worth and u.-.-fuiia-ss. lie is a good lawyer. Me--;s newly Sa Kojsar and Alex. S. Field are partners, and though fledglings at the law they are sueceeorig admirably to lie gratification of ho.-tr, of friend-;. M ' - s- O randy is the junior partn. r of J. v . Ha.-, and is a t hoi ough student, of the Jrtw. P.nt:gi:ig to tie- ),:iv a well ' qu.-pi" d Uiiu l rau'.ai is o.pi-cie-1 o: him. : n !!.!.?: isn i i i i:. 'I h: xe.ejca' school j.,r t!. education of y. ang I ei!'-s w ts est sd. !-.'.," here in the year "f . Mis- Betfio ( .-a r ke, who is Ki'ioau throughout the Saie by the teaeheis as i ia- of the aa f eflicielit iu strmtors in the lai d, .- the principal. Mi.-s Ciark was bora in Halifax county, and, th -re at her fa-tier's homo received a substantial ed e at on from her governess, who seem- to .tvc bicn a finely educated lady. She !. .s, be n teaching now for 17 ye.osand sal; holds to the worthy calling. For .-omo ;r.;j a teach, r in G n.i nsboro, Ala., sh gave general satisfaction and was ch'.':en teadker of Mu-icand French m the Female Go'l.o of A, ken, S. (J. From thence she went to S arey. Ark., and taught it; one. of the large-t female schools in the Son: h. Her school in Oxford seems very pros perous and v. j leave much confidence in any undertaking she may begin in the di rection of the educational advancement if the j jung ladies of. the State. Sketch ;i Oxford oittiiuietl on J Pag.J
The State Chronicle [1877-1893] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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