^^•50 per Year. “ How noble the Man amou«
'’OL. 1.
noMe Men, who fears not to ply a truth-tellinK Pen.” Single COpy 2 CtS
OXFORD, N, C., MONDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1876. NO. 30.
The Morning Clarion,
By WILLIAMS & ROBINSON,
(OKFICK IN THESPIAN HAI.I. liUlLDlNc; )
Is }Hiblished every Morning (Sunday ex
cepted) at the following rates :
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JS^’Liberal inducements to clubs.
Adver/isiti^ KaUs :
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Local Notices 20 cents a line each insev-
’ion.
Democratic Conservative Meeting.
The Democratic Conservative voters of
^^laaville arc rei|uested to meet in mass con
tention, at Oxforil, ■>[onday May 29th, to
“Ppoint delegates 10 the State and Congres-
’’iouai district Convention, to be held in
^^aleigh the 13th and 14th d.iysof June next,
•'ind to tnnsact suclij business as maybe
'*i-'nned necessary.
bv onler of Co. Kx : Cominlltee.
(. S. Ami.S, ,.'h'm.
A(iri! -20tli 1875-
district CONVENTION.
A ('onvention of the Democ •atic-Conser-
vaiive \'oters of the Fourth Congressional
I'isirict will be held in the city «1 Raleigh
Tuesday the 13th day of June nevt. ior
die purjiose of nominating a candidate ior
*’on'ress and a Presidential Elector, and sc-
^ “cling two delegates io the St. Louis (. on-
'tMition. full attendance is earnestly de-
'^ircd F.ach couiiiy will be entited to one
lor ev'erv one hundied \otes and iiac-
tUnial part o\er fifty given for Merriinon in
1872,
l^v order of the District Executive (’om.
H.A.l Jk-m ( 'hiiivman.
March 31st. 187(1.
N. C. cut Herrings at 15 cts per
dozen at W illiams ^ Bryan s.
An exchange says ; “If there is a
place for everything, where is the
phice for aboil?” In the boiler, of
course.
Our people \vho fail to visit the
Oxford Book Store and Stationery
Depot, kept by Capt. Biggs, miss a
treat. Be sure to go and see him.
i We were glad to see in town last
Uveek, Mr. Henry Cooper, son of
1 our esteemed townsman, J. C, Coop-
I er, Esq. it is ])robable that Mr. i
I Cooper may be induceil to change |
his residence from Alabama to his:
native town and State. Who knows ?|
Corn meal at 80 cts per bushel at |
Wfi.i.iAMS & Buvan’s. I
j 'rhe general public will consult |
i their interests by calling at the Book |
I Store ofWm. Higgs, just opposite:
i the Hotel. We know ‘-'whereofwe.
speak’' when we say it is the most;
attractive place of business in that'
line in this section, 'i'he attractions!
for Ladies are irresistable. ■
Mr. James A. Robinson, of this
paper, and Mr. W. A. Davis, of the
'Torchlight, will leave this morning
to attend the Press Convention. We
trust our brothers of the quill will
treat our Jeems well.
Querv No. 5.—Judge Tourgee
came all the w'ay from Wake to de
fend the Commissioners of Granville
County in their stealing operations.
He was paid one hundred dollars for
his services. Can that be the one
hundred doUars intended by the State
for poor insane Mrs. Kinton.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
LOCAL & STATE SQUIBS.
M.irri-iges continue with man)
givings.
Crawford’s soda water is very re
freshing this warm weather. If you
d.in't believe us. just go and try it.
We are glad to aate that Charlie
Lindisis inii)r)ving. e hop? to
Jee him oi.vroon.
OfKKV No. 4.—What has become!
of that extra fifty dollars, due Mrs.'
Kinton, the insane lady, and sent to'
her in gveenbac.'ki tri,)in Raleigh ?
XoRi'Ji C’Akoi.in'a I'AKMiiR. 1 he
Clarion welconres to its exchange:
list the above named Journal, devo-,
ted f-> the intetests of -‘Agriculture, ,
Horticulture itnd Domestic l'.,cono-1
my.” 'I'ht.' appearai'.ce of the first
number shows an e\ idence ot taste
and judgment which speaks well for'
the enterp--ise.
lames Enniss & Co., Publishers.'
One dollar per annum. j
Specimen ('opies will be iound at
the Drug store of Messrs. 'i. D. j
(.'rauibrJ .V (/o.
OUANfii; C. IL, Va., May 11,
After a delightful .rain on Monday, we
are now having delightlul weather and all
vegetable matter is growing finely. 'I'hc hop
came oft on Friday night last and was a jier-
fect succe.ss as is the case with everything
that our ladie" undertake. The re-union of
the old 13th Va Regiment came off yester
day at Gordonsville aiul turned out to be a
grand affair. In a few days you will see
publisned full proceedings. The writer i.f
this being previously engaged could not at-
te.id as was his wisii, or else he ould give
you a full account of what was done and
>;aid on the interesting occasion.
CRAMLTO-X.
liATTi.KiiOHo, N. ('..May 11, 1875.
1 regret exceedingly to report the death of
Miss Linsey E, Harper, the youug,^ amiable,
and beautiful daughter ot ^Ir. J K Harper,
near this place. She died of pueumcnia,
after an illness (j( several weeks, at the resi
dence of Sheriff Lewi.-, v. here .-.he was on a
vidt.
Mr. K, C. Po]ie is building a neat resi-
; ilence on the outskirts oJ towii wdiich adds
' much to the looks of that jiortion.
>[r. |. 11. Mills was in town last week,
and '-ive us an exhibition of his talented
children. T'''' doubt the ()iphan
.Asylni)) is doing as much real good as any
oilier institulinun tl\e State. .May the good
W')rk still grow in magnaude till not a sing.C
s 1 ering ^^ne exists in iNorth (,au)lina.
Mr. NV. K. has taken charge of the Hotel
recently vacated hy J. b. Siew^rt, who
has made hi:-, home in Virginia.
Mr. II. k. IVidgcr, oir excelkut photc-
. nph'er, evecu' d . splendid picture of (_ apt.
t'.irpei t ’ 'o:im'tive yesterday, in the
ptesjnce of many by-s aiKlcv-,
l'ii»',' iirow ing w.'Hlh' i'. J- H.