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ss r . msfe iff jar ttpw? ' i "V fy v 'v. t-- VOLUME III NO. 20. NFW ADVERTISEMENTS. 3mz Absolutely Pure. , aa ; tari ir halving powder. Highest of .iin wvcnuu' riicuLrtii.-r. s. Government lie- r ' . . EDUCATIONAL.. THI GRANVILLE! j 1 I 1 J- 1 1 j ! -OXFOl!I. X. '.- rrIIF Ai L. 1 h.li.M ll.t ri-.i.i. nr-x . ....... i 1 1 i i t -it . i"v or n I -Glut ei 4 Full ( oiik hi' teacher, graduates 01 uiiie ol tile tn-st -ilmolr- m Hie i mou. Jiutif ; Hil- ht rv ttie New England ' 'onsen aior hum una. Les"jOiis iu right singing, twit e ;i week, tree to j pkihO piipiir. , i The t.t-alT ii nf the school has been unsurpassed. ( Souther or hoarding pupil has been kept tVnin , ciase by rukncr- lor three consecutive days since j i cttibhshni-nt. - i Board, tuition in the English, course, mathe- i Hiatus. Latin and caliMheuics. live months. $bu. For crtt.iiojue. appl to ihOFOUGH. PRACTICAL IXKT I TTTTTON Open the entire year. Penman ship. Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, ; Arithmetic. n eHh,- Emriish Grammar, Bank- ! icg and Correspondence. Students can enter at any time. Pieasant rooms. Good board in pri yatc families for i'i and upwards. Graduates as sisted to positions. Write for circulars to tnaycn-tf I. W. PATTON, Norfolk, Va. I ili aUi.-i2 iiu -MIns u i.AKivri. rniicipai. ... . ..i .-l i- i K for born sexes - sisted to positions, w rite for circulars to , HAND SCHOOL, A MILITARY SCHOOL For Young Men and Boys, Offers a full ancl thorough eoure of stuiiv and a healthful moral and physi cal ti hinintr. Expenses moderate. "Write ior Catalogue. CAPT. W. II. HAM), FREMONT, N. C Southern Female College (Chartered lSt3.) PETERSBURG, Ya. AID V i i? r 1 N I A Sf IK iool in msic- 1 Citv r,f ViiL'inia The vcrv hest teachers CoilCiTiate Cours in Classics, Science, Music and Art. Labdrntory. Library ami Reading Iioom. Home iife. ilouor system. Course of lectures l)y ieadins; educxtors Post gradnute course. Address. ARTHUR K. DAVIS, A. M., jyll-'-im President. SELECT BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL -FOR- yorXG r ADIE? AVn T 1TTLE rIR 1 OU:,(; JADILS AD IITTLE VJTIR IRLS. IRLS. 1IILLSBORO, N. C. IHE SIXTY-THIRD TERM OF THE MISSES J Nish mid Aiiss Kollock s School will com-ui'-ncf. v, ith reduced terms, September 4th, 1800. t ircuiars on application. jyl-2m S0UTHE0STON FEMALE INSTITUTE. j friu: seventh session will begin SEP-I A umbf r. lsno. Thorough instruction given ' llll. at at'.('ssihie aud beautiful. Terms verv mod- ate. i or f.rnlo.rnr further information, at)- l f'i c-J J. P. SNEAD. Principal, South Boston, Va. ESstuiU'iits will have free access to the Web 'i-r Lirhin Water. jy8-2m GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE, j j MIE SEVENTY -FIRST SESSION OF TH I v,'eii -known Institution will begin on the 71 -!iy of AlH-iist lS'lO tn ..,1,1 i 1 i 1 .11 tfi Ihnrnmih it s h ! :juctirn in the Literary Course, special advant- i '- ottered in the departments of Instrn- : -'mui and oca iusic. Elocution, Art. and ; '".'".hi irauiiu" Chartres moderate- For cat- , te, apply to t.m jones. President, , Greensboro, n. c. j ruioTnTTr rrunir ht'titittt I ' TOLD lit FEMALE INallTUlk! ; lE The c department, under Mr. Joseph Maclean, Minauctor of the late June Mtisical Festival, in ..vile, is me Deetin the state. ln El7, W- K- ATKINSON, Pbincipai., ill CESSION OPENS SEPT. Si, WITH TI : largest and finest corps of teacher? the lnsti t'7 " naa- Appointments 01 tne tso VPrtUiunt fiui'l tfi nv in thp Sf.nth CONDENSED NOTES OF THE PASSING LOCAL EVENTS OF THE DAY. What in Transpiring? Arounl and About Vs, m Town and County The Movements and Doings of Peo ple Y ou Know. Etc. j See notice of John Fuller, admimis- trator. Mr. J. T. Mallory, of Durham was in ; Oxford Tuesday. Davis & Gregory had a very heavy break of Eastern tobacco yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. A J Dalby, after spend- : mg some time ia Asheville and Winston, i have returned home. Messrs. J. W. Stovall, Wilkin Stovall, i T T! Ti,w, 1 1 r 1 T If 1)L! o . m.. iruipps, were on , the sales Wednesday. Tluliiu.lion oir no,.,... A ... 1 1 iiinjucui L4.v yajcis Villi u: YVC11 IU read the advertisement of Ex-Sheriff L II. Bullock elsewhere. We are glad to state that Mr. W. D. Eakes, who has been very sick for several weeks, is slowly recovering. Messrs. W. R. Henry, and T T. Hicks tvo prominent members of the Hendeisou bar, spent Tuesday in Oxford. Our young friend Frank Landis has gone to Charlotteville, Ya., to engage in business. We wish him prosperty. Miss M. Southerland, of Wilmington, who has been spending some time with Mrs. T. B. Venable has returned home. Passed to the great beyond on Mon day Leon Cope, an orphan at the Asylum He was siv 3-ears of age and died of dropsy. Mrs. A. H. A. Williams and children j have returned to Oxford from their coun j try home, where they have been spending the summer. The cry is still they come. Mayor L. G. Smith has just closed a contract with Mr. S. W. Mitchell for the erection of a lattfH iiri liUlUo Col. R. J. Mitchell contemplate the erection of a large well arranged livery stable on his vacant lot adjoining Bullock & Mitchell's prize house. Bettie Nelson, a well known nyhdu pave around town, died suddenly Saturday night. It is supposed that heart disease wa3 tue cau9e of her death. Another improvement The enterpris ing firm of Messrs. Griffin & Glenn, wagon manufacturers, are enlarging their build ing and putting in more machinery. Mr. Howell Cooper, a nephew of Mr J . C. Cooper , and son of Dr. Lewis Cooper, of Arkansas, died in that btate a few days ao. He was a promising young man of 25 years. We have been compelled to leave out some local and State matters this issue in order to accommodate our correspondents, which are on the lengthy order. But the people must be heard. We are glad to see that the town commissioners are doing just what they nrnmised to do reduce the taxes That is just what the people want so let the good work go bravely on, gentlemen. Oxford has but one C.J. Gregroy, and he has just returned from a pleasant trip to Buckingham, and is now ready and anxious to serve his many friends, at Messrs. Owen, Barbour & Smith's hard ware store. It will come, and is bound to come- Davis & Gregory, are up to their neck selling new tobacco from Eastern Carolina They received three more car loads on Tuesday. Send it right along we can get you big money for it. Hon. R. W. Winston, has given out the contract to Messrs. Hundley Bros, for the building of another prize . rfA niarfcavillft i tn v, hr nnr frionrl ccupied by our friend -Uepoi. it wiw UBF-J TT Tk T flnr.nl. XV O HTfl Still mOVlnff ! j 1H X . 1 ' fj v "ijii . 1 v.- - J Roll on the ball. Dr. J. M. Hays, examined a few day3 ZZ ToS Ho township, both colored, who have been confined at the poor house, for some .. j ,-,rri tViom incnnP! and or iiuie auu yi uuwulhc"-! 1 f3PreJ them to the Asylum at Goldsboro. jj nn Mr. W- J? . Kogers carried them on ,X7 jjot, iqq Wednesday last. Mr William Hodges, an extensive farmer of Halifax county, sold some of his first crop of tobacco with Davis & Gregory yesterday at satisfactory prices. This is his first attempt at raising tobacco and will have about 20,000 pounds to sen. Besides tobacco orop he will raise 200 bales of cotton, 4,000 bushels of peanuts, and an abundance of corn, &c. He runs 3Q plows. OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1890. Mr. Nat Cannady, was in Oxford Wednesday, and wore a pleasant smile on his face. He is one of the leading young men of the Southside, and is looking around for some fair maiden to assist him in carving out his future. If you wish a first-class wTatch on the most reasonable terms, consult Mr. Job Osborn. He has a beautiful line of the very best watches from $12 up to any price you want. Be sure and ca 1 and see them before you buy. See advertisement in another column. We met on the breaks yesterday W. P. Lyon, of Wilton, and N. W. Lyon, Berea, and Rev. T.U. Faucette, of Milton. Also Mr. G. WT. Ward, a most prosperous tobacco farmers from Nash couuty who had some of his rlnetobacoo on sale which sold for good figures. We are still climbing the ladder of prosperity as to building. The next man to fall into line is M ijor T. B. Venable, who will erect a handtone iron front brick store adjoining those of Mr. R. S Usry on College street. The eecond story will be fitted up in a splendid manner for offices. Messrs. Hundley Bros, will build this store. We have of ten heard the expression "up to your neck in business." This is fully demonstrated in the case of Hund ley Bros., who have now under way two large brick warehouse, three leaf factories, knitting factor', three dwellings, and have just been awarded the contract for the erection of the Snow Modern Barn Com pany building 50x200 feet on the lands of the Oxford Land and Improvement Com pany. The work will commence in a short time. We had the pleasure of meeting on the breaks Tuesday Mr. J. W. Leggett, of Martin county, who had a shipment of tobacco at Davis & Gregory Warehouse. Mr. L. is one of the leading farmers of his county, and was well pleased with the prices obtained for his tobacco. Yes that is the aim of our Warehousemen to give entire satisfaction to their patrons, so hrinc- vour tobacco to the Oxford market and you will be sure to obtain the nignesi market prices . Large stock Wagon and Buggy material for sale at J. F. Edwares'. Stovall Jottings. The residence of Mr. W. K. Jenkins is nearing completion. Mrs. Hicks, of Wilton, is a guest of Mrs. T. W. Stovail. Miss Reid and Miss Williams, of Rich mond, Ya., and Miss Carrie Norval, of Covington, Ky., are spending the summer with Mrs. Gooilrige Wilson. Mrs. Dr. P. W. Young, of Henderson, and Mrs. Dr. M. V. Lanier, of Oxford, are guests of Mrs. H. Gregory. Protracted religious services are being held at .Mountain Creek church this week. The pastor Rev. C. A. Jenkins, of Oxford5iis assisted by Rev. G. T. Watkins. The latter divine intends to sail for China within a few weeks to engage in mission ary work. Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Davis are expected to return from their bridal trip to Canada on Wednesday next. Raccoons and muskrats are destroying much corn in the low grounds on Big Is land creek. Crops of tobacco and corn are most ex cellent, and farmers confidently calculate upon abundant harvests. Mrs. L. E. Amis is on a visit to Oxford this week. Miss Brodie, of Wilson, is on a visit to Miss Bettie Gregory. Buy the lightning fruit jar, the best in use from J. F. Edwards Amount of Taxes for 1889. The following is the net amount of taxes of Granville county after giving the sheriff credit for ccmissions, insolvent errors, &c, as per settlement with Mr. T. D. Waller, Clerk Board of Commissioners: State, 9.843 45 State, for Pensions, 1,272 22 General County, 11,960 17 Special Fund, 4,609 95 Pauper Fund, 1,036 76 Rail Road Fund, Oxford Town ship i359 58 School Fund, Road Fund, Fishing Creek 228 87 Road Fund, Brassfield 226 04 Road Fund, Dutchviile 299 15 Road Fund, Tally Ho 318 00 Road Fund, Walnut Grove 154 20 Road Fund, Oak Hill 126 81 Road Fund, Sassafras Fork 151 28 Road Fund, Oxford 788 00 We failed to get the amount of the school fund. Bring your orders for tobacco flues to J. F. Edwards. Rubber Belting and Packing at J. F-Edwarda', GRANVILLE COUNTY. THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE AND ITS INTEREST PROTECTED, What Is Ooinfj on in Different Sec tions as Gathered by the Public Ledger Reporters Views of Corres pondents. fcc. THE CAUSE OF BOOM OF OXFORD AND HENDERSON. Granville and Yance counties have just cause to be proud of their thriving and prosperous towns. They have sprung up from mere small villages in a few years to thriving and prosperous towns that will do credit to any counties in the State, hav ing sprung up like magic, aud now the question arises what has has been the cause of this sudden boom ? Was it by the lavished bestowal of money by its peo ple to make the places attractive and in duce men of capital to lorate and build up the towns and build up attractions to induce an increase of populations ? This was not the case for capital would not have never found out that there wrere such places as Oxford and Henderson if it had not been for the excellent newspapers published at each of these places. The thrift and progress of a town de pends largely upon the paper that is pub lshed there, and who conducts it. Hen derson ought to be proud of the Gold Leaf for it has been one of the main causes of the thrift and prosperity of the place, for ink and good practical sense have been lavishly used in inducing emigration. Eyery inducement that could be offered have been strongly set forth, and the ad vantages shown to the out side world. This statement applies the Oxford Public Ledger as well, as it is undoubtedly the best newspaper ever published in Gian ville and certainly has the farmers in terests at heart, and should be a welcome visitor to every fireside in the county. Every thriving town should make it a duty encumbant on its citizens to not only to encourage their home paper with words paper are sufficient to enable the editor to publish a paper with an eye single to the prosperity of the town. The inhabitants of both Uendersou and Oxford ought be very proud that they have such papers as the Gold Leaf and Public Ledger published in their towns. Re member one fact, no editor can publish a good paper unlass he is backed up b' both town and county, and the more pat rons he has the better paper he can pub lish. It takes money to make any enter prise a success I have been a farmer all my life and have noticed that merchants or any class of business that did the most advertising always done more business than those that did not, and it will con tinue to be so. Farmer. GIVE THEM A PARK. As the spirit of progress and enterprise is alive wide awake among the law abiding, honorable, enlightened, christian citizens of your liberal spirited young city, with its superior railroad advantages, electric lights, opera house, market house, grand Orphan Asylum, and its water works in prospective why not vote a tax for a large park to be enclosed and protected for the purpose of raising wild turkeys and part ridges for the benefit of your most honor able sportmen. Every year about the time wild turkeys get large enough to fn in direct violation of the game law of the State, a lot of pot and bag hunters from Oxford begin to make incursion all thro' this section of the country, tresspassing upon posted lands, unlawfully robbing the forests and fields of the game that justly belong to the land owner. This high handed lawlessness shall not go unpun ished. A regnlar system of espionage has been instituted, and there are detec tives in the woods who are determined to bring these bush-whacking marauders to justice. Law Abiding Citizen. North Granville, Aug. 20, 1890. Queer world! Queer people! Here are men and women by thousands suffering from all sorts of diseases, bearing all man ners of pain, spending their all on physi cians and "getting no better, but rather worse," when right at hand there's a rem edy which says it can help them because it's helped thousands like them. "Another patent-medicine advertisement," you say. Yes but not of the ordinary sort. The medicine is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and its different from the or dinary nostrums in this: It does what it claims to do, or it costs you nothing! The way is this: You pay your drug gist $1 00 for a bottle. You read the di rections, and you follow them. You get better or you don't. If you do, you buy another bottle, and perhaps another. If vou don't get better, you get your money back. And the queer thing is that so many people are willing to be sick when the remedy's so near at hand. IXFAXTICIDE IX DITCHVILLE. Dora Grissom Killed Her Child of a Month Old. On Monday last considerable excite ment was caused in the neighborhood of Mr. Tom B. Lyon's, in Dutchviile town ship, when Dora Grissom called in some friends to her cabin showed them the dead body of her baby on the bed, which when examined was found to be bruised about the face. Coroner Renn was notified and he dep utised Mr. Nat. Whitfield to visit the plate and take charge of the case, who left at once. On arriving he summoned a jury composed of E. L. Rogers, G. W Hedgepeth, J. C. Peace, white, and Moses Ray, Nelson Winston, and William Bai ley, colored. It seems that Dora had been trying to j get rid of her child by offering to give it away, but know one wanted it, said a witness before the inquest. Dora's tale was a slim one, as she said the child acci dently fell out of her arms on the hearth and was dead when she picked it up. When crossed examined she contraticted herself several times. Other witnessed saying that she said she did not drop the baby and refused to tell how the child came to its death. Dr. J. F. Sand ford, testified that the infant was not bruised anywhere except on the face; that they were as could have been made by pressing the hand over the mouth and death might have resulted from suffocation. The jury rendered a verdict to the effect that the child came to his death from bruises and wounds at the hands of his mother, Dora Grissom. She was brought to Oxford under guard 1 and now safety rest in hotel de Rogers, to await her trial for the murder of her own child. It seems that she has been an innimate of this famous hotel before being charged several years age as an aecom plice in the murder of her father, Squire Grissom Two negro men implicated in the crime was taken from the jail and lynching for want of evidence 'against her. Ayer's Hair Yigor restores color and vitality to we ik and gra7 hair. Through its healing an'il cleansing qualities, it pre vents the accumulation of dandruff and cures all scalp diseases. The best hair dressing ever made, and by far the most econoru ical. fleeting of Town Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners met Mon dajr night in special meeting for the express purpose of lev3'ing the town taxes. All the members were present with the exception of Mr. John Webb who is at Wa3'nesville, for his health. The rate was fix at 80 cents on the hun dred dollars worth of property, as follows: For town purposes, 48 cents; railroad, 25 cents ; market house, 7 cents. This does not include the tax that was heretofore levied for the purpose of paying off the bonds, w hich would be 7 or 10 cents more, I hence the tax has been reduced for the present yeaii about 30 cents, which is a splendid showing as will be seen from the following. 1888-89 rates was $1.40 cents. 1889 90 rate was $1.20 cents. 1890 91 rate is 80 cents. We can certainty boast of having the best Mayor and Board of Commissioners of any town in the State. They are strictly business men, and are cautious in all their movements, having an eye single to the very best interest of our people. By the reduction of the taxes they have shown to the people that the)' are in favor of Tun ing the town on an economical basis and deserve the taanks of our citizens. As Others See Us. Messrs. W. H. Robbins, and Isaac j Womble, of Nash county, were on our i market several days this week with ship j ments of tobacco which realized them I elegant prices for the grades they sold, j It was their first visit to Oxford, and were I carried away with our town, and said it 1 titcu tUraa ti in Acs no lrtrore AS t.hpv evnectpd v . I 1 111 '' ' - -' - - - j - - 1 to find it. Never met a more wholesouled people, and the men were clever and fine looking, and t'ie ladies were be n.tiful and how could Oxford help being a nice town. During their visit they were es pecially struck with the hospitality of the people, and during the time he had not seen a drunken man or heard a man swear an oath. Come again gentlemen you will always receive a hearty wel come. A CARD. I have just seen a little squibb in The Day which attempts to reflect on me. I dislike very much to say unkind things about friends, and especially about such a friend as I have takn the editor of the Day to be to me. But I suppose he is not very much interested in the $50,000 tax business as he is returned on the delin quent tax list as a delinquent poll tax payer. Pardon me brother, but you made xne say it. B. Cahxady. $1.50 PER ANNUM. EDUCATIONAL. LURAY FEMALE INSTITUTE -LURAY, YA.- REV. II. WIIARTOX, D. !., President of the Corporation. 51. M. IIAKftltOVR, A. Jr.. Principal. The next csiou will heirin 011 Wednesday, t-he 10th of September, 1MH. instruction will ho iriven in a Tnll col legate course of study, including Music and Art. De partment diplomas and diplomas of full trradua tion awarded on conditions specified in tiiw cata logue. The Family is composed ofeitrht experi enced teachers. A hisrh standard of scholarship will he maintained, and thoroughness sought in all departments of work. Tin- discipline is that of a well ordered home-the health and conduct of pupils receiving careful attention. The situation of the school is one of Ihc mnt delightful in Virginia, the climate salubrious, and the valley and mountain scenery around Luray of unsurpassed beauty. The buildings, surrounded with well shaded grounds, occupy an elevated site in a quiet part of the town. They are new, imposing in appear ance, and admirably adapted to the purpose for which they are used. The accommodations for boarders are of a su perior character. The majority of the rooms are for two pupils each. They are carpeted and hand somely furnished with everything necessary for the comfort of their occupants. There are Baptist. Methodist, Lutheran and Episcopal churches in the town. Depot, with tel egraph and express ollices, a short distance from the Instil ute. Mrs. S. 1). Twitty. for the last four years Lady Principal of Oxford Female Seminary, Oxford, X. C, will occupy a similar position in the Luray institute next session. Terms t on Nine Months : lioard. furnished room, fuel, lights, tuition in entire collegiate course, medical attention and medicines, $ It ;.". HI. Music and Art extra. For catalogues containing full information, ap ply to the Principal. jyis-td 11 EG! 1 -TUOMASVILLE, N. C. A COLLEGE OF HIGH G HADE, FOH YOUNG ladies. First-class in all its appointments. In the healthiest and most accessible part of tbe State. For catalogue, descriptive of board, tuition, course of study, etc., address FKANK II. CU1JTIS, President. Military A cademy A HIGHER INSTITUTION OF LEARNING, for boy and young men. Under same maa agement as Thomasville Female Coll. rc, but en tirely separate as to boarding. Fits young nidB for business or college. For full information send for catalogue. FRANK II. CURTIS, President. jy2-2-2m ALLEGHANY INSTITUTE! KOASOKL, VA. C. JAMES. IS. A., 1. !., Principal. A. S. II. ItUISTOW. IS. jos. it. i, ox;, it. a.. Assist ante. A FIRST-CLASS HIGH SCHOOL FOR HOY'S and young men. Handsome buildings, ni tirwly new and well equipped, on the height overlooking Roanoke. Pure water, pure air and healthful location. lniildiiiLrs heated by steal and supplied with bath-rooms. Full corps of ex perienced teachers. Students prepared for ad vanced classes of College or University, or for business life. Send for catalogue, to PRINCIPAL ALLEGHANY INSTITUTE. jyl.S-Sm Roanoke, Va. Peace Institute BALEIG1I, N. C. 1QTII ANNUAL SESSION H EG INS SEPTEM lO ber 3, ls'.HI. Thorough in all its methods. Complete in its equipments. Steam heat. Gas and Electric Lights. Experienced Teachers, (iood Fare. From Rev. G. C. Rankin, D. I). "There is no man living to whom I would pre fer to trust my daughters for religious and scho lastic training than to my honored and faithful friend, Professor Jas. Dinwiddie." CeSend for catalogue. JAS. DINWIDDIE, M. A., Principal, iett 4m Late of University of Virginia Davidson College, MKCKLEN UUKG CO.. N. O Sept 1190, to June 1191. THE MASTER S COURSE. rpHE HACIIELOR S COURSE. X rpilE SCIENCE COURSE. i U LECTRIC COURSE. JUSINESS COURSE. Studies in English. Science, and in the Dible are given due prominence. For catalogue, ad dress the President, jyi--Jni Rkv. J. P.. SHEARER. D.D., LL.D. ical College of Virginia ! -RICHMOND. SESSION COMMENCES OCTOBER 1, 1SW0. Continues six months. For further infor mation write for catalogue. J. S. DORSE Y CULLEN, jy4 ?,m Prof, of Surgery, Dean oi Faculty. HiglMii Female College ! HIGH POINT, N. C. THE NEXT ANNUAL SESSION WILL OPEN on the last Wednesday in Angust. Advant ages better and expenses lower than ever. '1 he ifastalian, a literary quarterly, and the annual catalogue give lull particulars about the town, the buildings, and everything pertaining to the institution. Write for copies of each to RZV. J. STALLINGS, President, jy8-2m High Toint, C. Thomasville Female 006 i i t ! i ! f. t L
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