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VOLUME II NO.
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OXFORD BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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Tin trade of country merchants respect fully
-ilii!eil. Kactory over 1 Ik- Oxford l!cnik Store.
YV. 41. Wliilo,
Wliic-ale ami Retail
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VlRoCKlt I UltOCKll I VlRorKlt
and dealer in
GRMN l-LOIR. Kl?, I'KIDSTl'KKS AM)
KIKLU SKKIIS.
full line of Fancy (iroeeties. Tobacco ami t'iirars.
UK-. EMMA l.VXl'll.
mp.s. f. t. l-.uiTT.
Lynch cSr I Jritt,
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OXFORD. X. t
Wo art- prepared to do all kinds of Dressmaking
in tin- laii'-i si y If. and guarantee satisfaction in
e erv in-taiiee. I'limn- over W. 1). l.ynch's jew
Hiv More, fall and see us.
J. 1). 13rinlvlG'y,
Artist in Instantaneous
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FINEST WORK
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LOW EST i- na irtx
KememWr 1 make enlariiinir a special feature
in in v business. Ilrinir me that old tintype, da
jriici reot ype, old faded photo, ir wliatever il may
be. and have it enlarged.
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Proprietress of
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-OXFOI.'I). X. C-
Acrominodations tirM-rlass. (!ood tallies; olo
pant rooms; spacious sample rooms; home com
forts. Free buss meets evry train for the bene
tlt of patrons.
Davis cl Gregory's
WAREHOUSE! "
OXFOIM), X. '.
1N0 DRUMMERS TO PAY!1
All lobacco sold on its merits. We do our
drunimiiiL' on our Warehouse floor.
V. rl Lyon,
A trent for
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This is one of the safest ami most reliable Life
1 nsitrauce ( 'ompanios doing business in the Slate,
if you ilesire to take out a policy lie sure 1o give
me a call, as it will be money in your pocket.
IVI. Oppciilieinior,
the
IEADIN- I IM'TCIIF!)
jeaiuxVj Ji;Tc:iiElt-
-OXFOlU), X. C-
Finest and liest variety of fresh meats always
on hand. Kemcmber the place, the stall former
ly occupied by ('. E. Alley. We si rive to please
our patrons.
"W. 3-1. Snuili,
ME1M HAN'-p ! riv.()i)
EkFHAX i I 1. AII.OIL-
OXFORD, N. C.
Samples of spring goods of the latest designs.
Call and leave your order, as I can make up goods
as cheap as can be done anywhere. Work guar
anteed. Jleminti Bros.,
Dealers in
-SJTAl'I. T7 I I ! -OOIs'-
OTAI'LEi LJU I V IOODO
A XI) SHOES.
9,tMlO bushels best seed oats: MH) bushels best
vhie corn; 3,;"(M pounds ttest hay: Hour, meal,
meat, molasses, shipst till' and bran arrivingdaily,
which we will sell at prices that cannot be
equalled.
13. Taylor,
Manufacturer of and dealer in
Bri;iEO
l(ilKiO
AM)
AliONU
-OXFOUD, N. l
Best material used All work warranted. Ten
years' experience in the hiir-ine';. Repairing a
specialty.
J3. AA Eakes,
Wholesale and Hctail
RO'E
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X'Elt
-OXFORD, X. (
A full line of Sugar, I'ofl'ee, Molanes, Syrup,
Cheese, Hominy, Etc. Water-ground Flour and
Meal of superior quality. Our prices we guaran
tee to fce as low aa the the lowest.
CONDENSED XOTES
OF THE PASSING LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY.
U'lial i TraiiKiiriii' Aroimtl autl
About I', in Town and 4 oinily
Tin' .MotoiiMiil ami loius of Ito
!! Von Know. Dir.
M. II. H. P.laekley, of Richmond, Va,
is on a visit to Oxford.
Capt liufus Amis, of lilue Wing,
called to st?e us on Friday.
Mr Pi. R. P.ridgers of the 15. Ac I) It It.
was in Oxford on Thursday.
Messrs. N. A. Gregory and W. A.
Davis are at Roxboro to day.
Sunday was a beautiful day and our
churches were well attended.
Our ice man, Mr. W. C. Biggs, has
now in store a car load of splendid ice.
Sixteen marriage license were issued
during March, (1 w hites and 10 colored. j
We are requested to state that Mr. M.
B Jones is not a candidate for Mayor.
The Durham Hull Fertilizer Co.,
recieved in two days orders for 818 tons
Fertilizer.
Mr. W. T. Adams is prominentpy
mentioned as a suitable candidate for the
Legislature.
Our Farmers are very busy planting
corn and making preparations for a
tobacco crop.
Mr. Willie Ilowel is having a neat
fence put up around his building on
Raleigh street.
As all our farmers are very busy
planting corn but few of them were in
town Saturday.
Mr. H. M. Lanier, one of the old
veterans of the road, arrived a few days
ago on a short visit.
The Odd Fellows are making prepar
ations fur the erection of their Hall with
a large store underneath.
Mr. R. W. Lassiter Sr. wao has been
sick for several days, we are pleased to
learn is rapidly inproving.
Our excellent photographer, Mr. J.
D. lit inkly, has returned from Suffolk Vra,
greatly improved in health.
The subscription list of the Pum.Tt'
Ledge it continues to increase, and now
enjoys a splendid county circulation.
The many friends of Miss Amanda
Fowler, will be glad to learn that she has
returned to Oxford after a years visit to
California.
We learn that Messrs T. M. Wash
ington and Walter Clement, would not
really object to the nomination of Regis
ter of Deeds.
Tom Devereux has at last captured an
office from Harrison. He has been an.
pointed United States Attorney for the
Eastern District.
The Young people of Oxford are
making arrangements to reproduce at an
early day the splendid play entitled the
"Celebrated Case."
Durham bore off the honors at the
Raleigh Conceit. Miss Lillie Paiish cap
tured the first prize and Miss Blanche
Morgan the Second.
We made a mistake i i our account
of the organization of the Davia & Greg
ory Tobacco Company. Mr. John G. Hall
is neasurer, insteau oi air. J. ?. ilall its ;
stated. j liootul the River.
--We welcome Mr. W. II. Nor-vood, ! Our community is called upon to mourn
brother of Mr J. M. Norwood, to Oxford, i the death of one of our most estimable
who has cast his lot with us. He will j ladies, Mrs. Dr. Wm. Thorp, "which oc
j,in his brother in the manufacture of ! curred Monday morning at 2 o'clock , of
CiSars- congestion of the liver. She was in the
Granville Superior Court will com- ! r8tn year of her age. She was sick about
mence on Monday 21st, Judge Arnifield ! ,( days and her death was not expected,
pi .jmuii. jii u cvic ix nit? uccKet o-s i
criminal cases, 58 civil cases, with oS on
the Motion Docket.
Our merchants who deal in Milinery
have the most beautiful line ever brought
to Oxford. The ladies certainly have the
opportunity of getting themselves in the
most attrattive style.
MrC. B. Edwards,of the reliable firm
of Edwards & Broughton, Kaleigh, N. C,
is on a short visit to Oxford. Mr. Edwards
has for many years been recognized as ;
the best printer in the State.
The colored boy Walter that waits on j
the store of A. Landis & Sons was f aught j
stealing Saturday night. One of the ef- ;
ficient, clerks nabbed him in the act, and 1
he failed to get off with the articles.
Mr. R.W. Lassiter, Jr., the very
efficient Deputy clerk of the Superior
Court, is now quite busy getting every
thing in readiness for Court Mr. T. D.
Waller, has been assisting him for several
daya,
OXFORD, N. C TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL
.lot tilths from ShaKe-lta;;-.
Ma. Editor :-Some of mv ladv friends
I comPIalned to nie a feiv days ago of mice
committing depredations upon their fruit
jars. I told them that
them with a preventive.
I would furnish
They wanted it
then and there, but I told them to wait
few days and they should have it.
Tie this paper over the jar with this
article across the top. When Miss Mouse
appears it will cause her to fall into a
deep sleep. She can then be removed by
the tail and delivered to Madam Puss.
If you will publish this and send a copy
of it to all my neighbors and when they
discover its merit, it will give you and I
one of the grandest booms on record.
We are making plenty of supplies for
l)oth man and beast, and some to spare.
One of our boys with three in family,
killed 2,008 pounds of pork. Another
with four in family, killed 2,218 pounds.
In fact we all have plenty and to spare,
one ot our young farmers sold a load of I bacco plant can be complied with. There
tobacco a few days ago that averaged $""2 j -s no waiting for rain to have the giound
per hundred, plant round, and has some : wet enough for planting as the machine
more at home better than that. Show carries water which goes on the roots of
your collars Mr. SoutLside, or you will be j the Plants, not the leaves at the moment
side-tracked. it is covered with dry soil, thus prevent
Now-, Mr. Editor, if you hear anybody j ing -dl baking of the soil about the plant,
complaining of hard times tell them to j The plants are put in the ground uni
come to Shake rag, and they will see ev- formly, with the roots staightened and
erybody at work trying to raise home sup- i the dirt packed fnmly about them so
plies, the secret of our prosperity,
Something;' Xe.
The last issue of the Person County
courier nas me loiiowing account, oi a
new feature in the way of a raid on a
f - i 1 l r i -
jail: Last Tuesday night at about 1 o'clock
a party of masked men rode up to the
Sheriff's room near the jit i 1 and knocked.
Sheriff Pully went to the door and opened
it, when the crowd rushed in and covered
him with pistols and guns and demanded
the Sheriff to surrende r. They then made I P -d, results in a quicker and mere
him go and let them int the jail, where I even growth, and from ten per cent, to
they captured about fifteen gallons of ' -'teen per cent, larger yield to the acre,
blockade corn whiskey that had been I and because of the even growth, the
placed there by Deputy Collector Woody j quality ot the leaf is much better than
for safe keeping- After getting the whis- I where the tobacco is transplanted by
key, the crowd quietly shook hands with ! hand. With one of these planters a man
the Sheriff and then proceeded up town ! auti two l)oys can put in from four to
to look for a wagon that was captured ! "'ve acres a day .without any of the hard,
some time ago when the whiskey was. back-breaking work of hand planting.
They found the wagon but could find no ! M'-.J.A. Decker, of Janesville, Wis.,
wheels, so they loaded it on another bought a machine for which he paid
wagon and left town. This was the prop- ! -fr-00. lie put in over 20 acres of to
erty that was seized here about three I bocco for himself on which he estimated
weeks ago by Officer Andrews, for which ! he saved at least $100; he then planted 50
he had such a race down Main street.
About two weeks ago the horse was taken
from the livery stable.
Rolloall of Olliceoekers.
Madam rumor has it that the following
excellent gentleman have responded to
the roll call as being anxious and willing
to serve the dear people for the different
county ofMcers, Superior Court Clerk,
R. W. Lassiter Jr. W. A. Bobbin, A. S.
Peace, W. P. White, J. A. Taylor and S.
V. Ellis. Register of Deeds, the present
incumbent R. J. Daniel, is naturally in
the field, for re-election, with Messrs T.
M. Washington, and Walter Clement,
anxious to relieve him of the duties for
the coming two years. The last but not
least is the man who is said to be willing
to comtinue to write tax receipts and per
form the other duties of the sheriff office
is Mr. Foster Rogers, one of our present
excellent Deputy Sheriffs.
'"i'im ru .uiu nupes were enter
tamed of her early
a devoted member
recovery She was
of the Enisconal
Church, and was charitable to a fault.
The bereaved family have the warmest
sympathy of a host of friends in their
great loss.
To Close tlc Seat -so n.
The Bowse: " Vaudeville and Comedy
Company" will hold the boards at the
Opera House Friday,April 18th. This is a
first class company aud will play at sum
mer prices. Reserved seats on sale now at
Davis, Thomas & Co's., at 50 cents.
The Universal Verdict of (lie People
Who have used Clarke's Extract of Flax
(Papillon) Skin Cure award it the first and
highest place as a remedial agent in all
cases of Skin Diseases. Erysipelas, Ec
zema, Pimples, unsightly blotches, humil
iating eruptions. Boils, Carbuncles, Tet
ter etc., all yield to this wonderful prep
ant ion at once. Price 11.00 for a large
bottle at J. G. Hall's Drug Store.
Clarke's Flax Soap is good for the Skin.
Try it. Price 35 cents.
Smitn Tobacco Ti HiispInnler.
We take pleasure in bringing to the
notice of the farmer any thing that seems
a thing for him. Whatever will
save him labor, time, and money, and in
this line we mention the Smith's Patent
a Tobacco Transplanter, which has been in
successful operation for three or four
years throughout the tobacco districts in
Wisconsin,Ohio, ISTew York., and Pennsyl
vania. It has been thoroughly tested and
highly approved by many leading tobac
co growers. Such men as W. C. Morse,
of Painted Post, N. Y., Pres. of the Che
mung Valley Tobacco G rowers Associ
ation, and J. I. Van Duzen, Horse Head,
N. Y., Secretary of the same associa
tion, heartily recommended this machine
from their own experience with it. In fact
all who have used this machine acknowl
edge that it has advantages over hand
planting. Ail the conditions which in
sure an even start and growth of the to-
that they are left in an upright position
and no resting is necessary, the ground
can be prepared and planted on the same
day, and cultivated the next, so that no
weeds will have a chance to start. As
the plant may be transplanted as soon as
they are in proper condition without
waiting for the weather, the growers
are often enabled to get their tobacco in
several weeks earlier than they other
wise would, and the perfect manner in
which the root of the plant is covered and
acres more for his neighbors at 3. per
acre thereby earning $150. This was
during the season of 1SS1.
It is as valuable to the tobacco grower
as the harvester is to the wheat farmer
of our great prairies. This machine has
been awarded the highest premium
wherever exhibited. While there are
other makes the Smith machine is the
only one that has stood all tests, in all
kinds of soil, and all kinds of weather.
Victor P. Richardson, of Janesville, Wis.,
who is the sole manager of the Smith's
Tobacco Transplanter, will be pleased to
furnish any disired information.
Patties wishing to purchase iron safes
will save money by calling on J F. Ed
wards. He is agent for Macnal & Ur
band iron safes.
Want a ICailroatI i'oniniiM-tio n.
j A telegram from Raleigh to the Atlan-
ta Constitution, says the following resolu
! tion was passed by the Farmers' Alliance
of the various counties of North Caroli
; na last Saturday :
Whereas, It, is the opinion of the Alli
; ance that the agricultural interests of
North Crrolina would be advanced by the
creation of a railroad commission for this
i State, and also the passage of the sub
treasurer bill pending in Congress,
j Tli ere fore, be it
; Resolved, That we hereby pledge our
selves not to give our support to any
, candidate for the legislature who is not
! known to be in favor of a railroad com
. mission for North Carolina, nor any can
: didates for Congress who will not pledge
i himself to exert his best efforts to secure
j the early enactment of the bill before
j Congress known as the "sub-treasurv
: bin."
I l"-ioch.
j The transition from long, lingering and
paiuiui -su-Kness to rotnist health marks
an epoch in the life of the individual.
Such a remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is grateful
ly blessed. Hence it is that so much is
heard in praise of Electric Bitters. So
many feel the owe their restoration to
health to the use of the Great Alterative
and tonic. If you are troubled with any
disease of Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, of
long or short standing you will surely find
relief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold at
50c. and $1. per bottle at J. G. Hall's Drug
Store-
15, 1890.
XEWS ABOUT THE STATE.
WHAjT
HAS TAKEN PLACE
HER BORDERS.
WITHIN
A funeral Rpilomo of Kooent 0-?oiir-rii(
m Aroiiinl and Alton I Yh. From
11m- Mount-tins to I lie Sea. us Culled
from our Sal l'-tiM-i-.
The Crown Cotton Mills began opera
tions. New Hanover county will have a new
poor 'house.
Th home of Mrs. Lucy R. Rurgess was
burn.d at Enfield.
Thft Davis school at La Grange may be
movfvd to Salisbury.
Th potato bug has appeared in some
sections of the Stale.
Jvxodus agents are threatened with
trouble at Scotland Neck.
Sylvanus Wilson died at Lincolton from
the effect of a leg amputation.
W. O. Riddick was robbed by highway
men near Wake Forest College.
A big canning factory will be built at
Washington by a Maryland firm.
Peter Williams,colored, was found dead
in a deserted house at New lierne.
Raieigh's Chamber of Commerce will
visit the Winston tobacco facto! ies.
Governor Fowle has commuted the
deatl sentence of Jesse Brown, colored
Riherford College has received an ad
dition of $50,000 to its endowment fund.
Prff. Alex. Graham has been elected su
periiendent of the public schools at
Charlotte.
A Congress of the Young Men's Chris
tian Association has b-en in session at
Asheville.
Murrell and Carpenter, the murderers
of Preston Gounts, were captured near
Edgefield, S. C.
Wilmington citizens are trying to have
thei permanent State Militia Encampment
on Vf rightsville Sound.
Parisb, who escaped from jail some
time l ago at Henderson, was recently
recaptured while on a visit to one of his
wives at that place.
Hon. A. M. Waddill is to deliver the
address of welcome at the approaching
C. F.sfc Y. V. Railroad celebration in
Williiiington, and Judge John A. Gilmer,
is to reply.
Contributions are being taken in Wil
mington in answer to an appeal from
Fredericksburg, for the erection of head
stones to the graves of Confederate dead
buried in that city.
A Wake Forest College boy, from Cali
fornia, offers to be one of five to put a
memorial w indow in the College Chapel
building for Dr. Wingate, a former liberal
patrou of that institution.
Mis Julia Archbell,of Washington, N.
C, accidentally shot herself through
the Ifody on Wednesday nignt last, and
died next day. She was one of a class of
22 confirmed by Bishop Watson on Easter
Sunday.
Ex Lientenant Governor C. M. Sted
man is booked to deliver the address of
the memorial celebration in Wilminuton
on the 10th of May. His subject will be
"General William McRae and the Battle
of Reams Station."
Oi C. Farrar, president of the Tarboro
Cotton Fjactory, who has managed the af
fairs of the company so efficiently, has !
on hand a scheme for building another I fclTiiEMEMBER, WE MAKE CUT
factory to cost OO.OOO, and proproses to j TING AND FITTING A SPECIALTY.
raise the subscription stock outside of
Tarboro.
Complaints have reached the Agricultu
ral Department about the dams and other
obstructions in Tar river, by which the
passage of shad and other fish is obstruct
ed in going up the river. The Commis
sioner of Agiiculture, in response, has
sent out a notice, calling attention to the
law and penalties of its violations.
Professor Holmes, of Chapel Hill, has
been at work very diligently for some
time making a complete collection of all
mineral products in every county in the
State. The publication of the last will be
a wonderful revelation of the State's
resources, and invaluable to the student
i nd scientist, as well as to the capitalist.
; Bneklen'M Arnica Naive.
Thejbest salve in tl.o e ri..
Bruisek Sores, Ulcersalt liim "l
felSi fe-'jj-
tion, or money refunded. Price "5 r-nti i
per box. For sale by J. G. Ilall Jw! '
. ------ I'viivL I-inilXIHI'
gist.
, jy?1 Inj-tor free with each hottle of Shi
loh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50centB
Davis Thomas Co.
SI. 50 PER ANNUM.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
I A IT) Lost!
TAKE
ME
TO
7") I'M n.
WHERE I CAN GET THE
'cheapest coons
EVER SOLD IN THIS TOWN !
CHILDREN'S KID BUT. SHOES
Sizes 5 to H()nly 50 cents.
MISSP:S' GOAT LACE SHOES-Sies
11 to 2 Only 75 cents.
JADIES' CLOTH GAITERS, 75 cents.
I ADIES' GOAT OR CALF, LACE OR
1 J BUTTON, Solid as a Rock, at $1.
'IMtEMENDOUS BARGAINS in Men's
i and Boys' Shoes.
yj EN'S HATS, from 25 cents up.
1INS AND NEEDLES for your Aunts
and for 'our Cousins, at lc paper.
I3ILLOW CASE LACE, 2 inches wide,
X at lc yard. 8, 10 and 12 incites wide,
at 5c yard.
7IG BARGAINS IN LINEN AND
1 TORCHON LACES.
1EDAR BUCKETS'. Brass Hoops
w iniy soc.
QLASS OIL CANS 1 gal.-Only 25c,
J LEACHED TABLE DAMASK
) Double Width, and Warranted Pure
Linen, at 25c a yard.
I F IT'S BARGAINS YOU ARF LOOK
1 ING FOR, YOU WILL FIND 'EM
AT
Rawl's New Store,
Herndon Block, No. 4,
Commercial Avenue.
mar25-3m
7 E 4 RE IVITII AOU t
E J. RE ITH .1 OU I
O. O. WHITE,
.MERCHANT TAILOR.
Xext door to ITisric Lkik;ku otlice,
OXFORD, X. C.
f. LEG ANT T INE SAMPLES
1LI;GANT lINE SAMPLES--
ALWAYS ON HAND.
ALWAYS ON HANI).
We guarantee satisfaction in every in
stance. All we ask is a trial.
niar2r--.in
TakkS T!!E LSI) !
S. S. Haithcock & Co.
Have in Htock an elegant line of
DIUNiS, PATENT MEDICINES,
TOILET ARTICLES, SOAPS,
PERFUMERY, kc.
WVo arc makinjr
a special drive in
the Iw-Ht brand- of
Cigars; viz:
" J M N "
'PRINCECS ROYAL"
3 and 7."
Try them if you want a good smoke.
BEST BRANDS CHEWING TOBACCO.
Ct A 7?nT7 TVT t j
KT1LJl BEDS
,;-,:. i' " "K.r"J Pre tt Ion carefully and ac-
A iwl It -i . .
euratelv .nmn,,.,H u i ----- 'amiiujr ana ac
call on ub P ded' d8J or niht' be and
JUST00'" "ne f Confectioneries alw.y o