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: jj., T , -r,, THE WEEKLY A -4-- ll :T' VOLUME IV NO. 2(5. OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1891. $1.50 PER ANNUM. JcdDddd 9 WOODDOD 0 S(Bm(BaoDjDp Go NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. BnADFIELDS WOMAN. Paid 31 Dollars Doctors Bill. paid 31 dollars doctor':? bill tor my wife in one year, nnj one bottle of Bradf'.sld's hemale Regulator did hop more ffood than fill the medicina sho lmj tnken bofoi-e. JAMES T. OOTT, Carnil, 111. Have suffered periodically for years been treated by the host physic inns without re lief Bradfield's Female Regulator did me more good than fill t he othoc remedies. Mrs. ELIZA DAVIS. Clmi-lotte, N. O. Have used Bradfield's Female Regulator and can recommend it to nil my friends. Miss O. S. WlKM'HYER, Denver, Col. Bradfiki.u Kecvlatok Co., Atlanta. Ca. Sold by all Druggists. Price, Ji.oo per bottle. New Attraction ! II AVE NOW IN STOCK A 15KAI T1FI L AND attractive line of the late-t style Shirt Studs, Cuff Buttons, Jersey Pins, LM'ARF 1INS. "WATCII CHAINS, OCAKF I INS, A'I'Cll V'HAINS, 1G0LD AND SILVER WATCHES r E Sl'RE TO CALL AN 1 KXA.M1NE THESE ) goods as they :irc of the latest pm torn. Remem her 1 make a specialty of repairing watches ami jewelry. W. 1). LYNCH. apr.'2-l. Main Street Jeweler. tiowFiwirMr! J. C. Fleming, 501 pounds. C.O; W5, $:5i;.."i0; 115' W. S. Beck. 1-27 pounds, -20: 1:T7, -2.r: f.o:!. 4t. K. T. Crews. 1T7 pounds, .:)); 1 1 :i. -:l.S3; 155. $35.50: 11H. $-M.": 17H, S-tl. Lillv Smith. W pounds, t:i: -IS, ". $:!(".:. 31, tlt..'25; in;. .17 -25. J. F. Cuniu, I'M) ponnils, : 1.-.: -iT?, :r 50; 200, $22.50: 240, -21.50: 155. slii.50: 127. 13.50; 103, $4S; 265, .2S- KiO. $:$7..i: l:5. 20; !:!. S15. D. T. Jackson, i:J,4 pound-, 55: '. 11.50: 100. 51. t-X. 41. S17; :i7, 1I.;5, -'12, 52, LIT, $ 10; l'.t.s. J-2S.50: 140. :fis. John Cash, 212 pounds. $ 10; no, :;o: SO, $20; OS, lf,25. Fleming & Lvon, 1 11 pounds, 20, i?:i5; 213, $25; , 24.50. A. G. Fleming, 21S pounds. 4.-. 2:11, $37.50; 102, 25: til, f2.50; 52. S2H; 175. 3-17.75. E. T. Beck, 233 pounds. 5o: ir.4, 2S: 37, f 25; 5, f 17.25: 224, 45, 1 10, 25: 7o, 17.25. W. A. Beck, C7ti pounds, 47.50; st, 10; 127, $25: 85, lft.25: 00. 13.25. T.l). Canady, 150 pounds. ? 10: 105, 10.50; 100, j3o: 70. 24 50; N5. 15: HI. sill. 5il. Airs. A. Beck, 2. pounds. 42.50: 122, 25; 70, J-.ii; 53. 18; 24. 12.25. K. H. Fleming. 304 pounds. 50; 200. 35.50; 1S2, 24.50: 240, l.i.-2.": 175, 15; 121, 15.50, 223, 40; .': 25s, 17. L'. N. Beck, 205 pounds. 55: 2S, 11 .50; 75, 10.50; 5i. 34: 07. 20.50; 75, 10. -25: 51. 15. rWell Jt Beck, 110 pouuds, 51: 103, :!!; 117, J34.50: 17. 14.2.5. W. -M. Bradford. 372 pounds, 13: 332. 23.50; 12!, 17: UN). 11.75: 2--0, :;5; :!03. 2 1.50: 217, 15.25 Seihrook liorsev, 103. :;0.5(); 237. 20,50; 110, J-.'H: p. I, 10.50: loft, 11.25. J2Brius: your Tobacco 1o us. We will get you the lushest average. HUNT, COOPER & CO. IC FIIOM- The Baloieb Plate Ice Factor? IS THE BEST, I'L'liKST AND COLDEST ICE made by nature or art, wholesale and retail ar rock bottom prices by Jones Sc Powell, RALEIGH, N. C, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN GRAIN. FORAGE. SHINGLES. LATHS, COAL. WOOD, AI1LL1- LED. Ac. THOSE WHO WISH TO 1 1 1 ' V WILL PLEASE write for prices, Those who wish to sell please state quantity ami ju ices. may s. H. J. 0 L & C OXFORD, N. C.,- Cabinet Makers AND- UPHOLSTERERS HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NICE line of pictures and picture mould ings. Also rarry a lino of ooflins. Any one in need of anything of the kind we would be pleaned to have you call and see U3. We will guarantee prices as low as any one. apr.l7-lmo. KEEP COOL! FOR TUK JJKST- SODA WATER, SODA WATER, MILK HI I A EES, MILK SHAKES, SIIERBEKTS, &c., HllERIiERTS.ic, ('ALL ON J. R. COUCH J CO., Next to the Postoffice. TOWN AND COUNTY. THE PASSING LOCAL EVENTS OF THE DAY. Wliitt is Tntusptrlnfc Around and About ITs, in Town and County The Movements and DoIdks of Po pie You Know. Etc Mr. J. M. Currlo visited Richmond this week. Small breaks of tobacco this week and prices ranging about the same. Mr. W. F. Lyon is attending the Teachers' Assembly at Morehead City. Mr. W. Raker, of Raker City, visited Oxford on Monday, and paid us a pleas ant visit. Mr. J. N. Fuller, of Fuller & Bro., at Berea, has been appointed a Notary Pub lic by Gov. Holt. The usual expression now is, "la it hot." You bet it is when the thermom eter stands 92 in the shade. The Modern Barn Co. is now ship prag immense quantities of baskets and sticks from their late factory at High Point. Mrs. Henry Perry, who has been on a two weeks visit to her mother Mrs. Sarah Hall, returned to Henderson on Tuesday. Miss Bettie Clark is quietly resting with friends in Weldon from her ardu ous duties of the last session of her cap ital school. Emma O'Briant, colored, of Buchan an, was brought to Oxford Sunday af ternoon and lodged in jail, being charged with infanticide. Deputy Collector Woody continues to swing around the circle in search of violators of internal revenue laws. He was in Oxford Saturday. Capt. W. O. Bobbitt came to town on Tuesday, and the last time we saw him he was entertaining some of his friends on the court house steps. Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Coggeshall and daughter have arrived from Washington City and taken up quarters at the resi dence of Dr. L. C. Taylor. Miss Stella Fleming, sister of Messrs. George and A- P. Fleming who haa been attending the Oxford Female Seminary, is now at her home in Vance county. The fine horse of Mr. John Booth will take part in the races at Raleigh July 4th. He is a beauty, and will com pare with any horse in the State we judge. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cash, accompa nied by Misses Sallie and Z. Cash, were in town Monday on a shopping expedi tion and made A. Landis & Sons' head quarters. The spacious residence of Hon. A. H. A. Williams on Friday night last was the scene of a charming little affair in honor of the birthday of Misses Lucy Williams and Ruth Ferrabee. Mr. A. J. Harris, the Mayor of Hen derson, visited Oxford on Tuesday. We are sure he fills the bill in every respect as chief executive officer of the thriving town of Henderson. A. Landis & Sons are now selling goods way down, and it behooves all persons in need of anything in dress goods, shoes, millinery, furniture, cloth iug and staple dry goods to give these gentlemen a call. Mr. E. C. Bullock, of Halifax county, who has been on a visit to friends in Ox ford, returned on Friday accompanied by Jimmie Powell, Pat McGuire and W. D. Bryan. These young gentlemen are off for a little recreation. We were glad to meet in Oxford on Tuesday that most estimable gentleman Mr. Moses Dean, who had not been to town in 12 months. He was looking ex ceedingly well for a man who had reach ed the ripe age of 77. We are glad to see in the Charlotte Chronicle that Miss Martha Wyche, one of the teachers at the Orphan Asylum, and sister of our excellent dentist Dr. J. E. Wyche, has been elected one of the teachers in the graded school at Char lotte. Miss Annie Hammie, the most ac complished music teacher, will have charge of the music department of the Richmond Female College under Prof. F. P. Hobgood. He has certainly made no mistake in selecting this lady as she has no superior as a music teacher. Misa Lillie Penick, who during her connection with Oxford Female Semi nary won the hearts of our people by her many rare accomplishments, will have charge of the music department of the Wilson Female College. We take pleas ure in commending her to the good peo ple of Wilson. Dr. H. C Herndon, the real live, go ahead man of Oxford, will at once fit up his store room just in the rear of Hart & Lawrence's, and lately occupied as a bar ber shop, in first-class style for the Bank of Oxford. The building is well suited for the purpose, and we are glad that the Doctor has concluded to get nearer the business center. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Clay were in Ox ford Wednesday. Mr. Jack Walters, of Tally Ho, paid us a visit on Monday. Mr. Douglas Lynch is on a visit to relatives In Hillsboro. Mr. J. F. Edwards Is now shipping tobacco flues to Florence, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Waller, of Knap of Reeds, were In Oxford Wednesday. The Teachers' Assembly at Morehead City is attracting a large number of our people to that place. Miss Fannie Hughes, whp has been sick some time, was out riding Thursday morning with Dr. Wyche. Major Nat Gregory, the efficient Sec retary of the Panacea Springs and Hotel Co., returned from a visit to the springs on Thursday. We regret to have to chronicle the death of the bright little daughter of Mr. H. H. Latta, which occurred near Berea on Saturday night last. Capt. J. A. White, the polite and clever agent of the Richmond & Danville R. R., after having enjoyed several days visit to Fayetteville is now at his post. If you have not listed your State and county taxes you had better do so to-day and to morrow as the books will close at 6 o'clock sharp. Look out or you will be in a hole. Mr. T. G. Taylor was plowing In his field near Oxford and turned up a rat with two young ones nursing, one white and one gray. This is rather an odd oc currence. Capt. W. T. Clements has been elect ed President of the Granville Grays vice Major A. S. Lanier, resigned, he having taken up his abode in the capital of the United States. Our distinguished young townsman, Mr. Walter P. Stradly, has just gradu ated with high distinction at the Vander bilt Law School, at Nashville, receiving the degree of law. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Pittard accompa nied by Misses Lou and Hettie Royster, all of Bullock, were in Oxford Wednes day, and A. Landis t Sons had the pleas ure of selling them goods. Mr. Fielding Knott had 80 tons of guano manufactured from his own forj inula this season. In case anything should be wrong in Durham Fertilizer he is safe as he did not use it. The Alliance Plug Factory is now one of the substantial industries of Ox ford. A large force of hands are at work and the brands of tobacco put up will suit the tooth of the most fastidious. Grand Sire C. M. Busbee, of Raleigh, is quite sick. Mr. Busbee is at the head of Odd Fellowship of the U. S. and Can ada, and many prajrers will be offered up for his safe delivery from a bed of sick ness and pain. The ten sleepers on the Oxford & Coast Line Railroad had a collision on Tuesday evening, which shocked them to such an extent that they all awoke long enough to appoint a committee to per form certain duties, which will probably report in the distant future. That is the way to talk it. The "town dads" appointed a committee at their meeting to confer with the road su pervisors and Board of County Commis sioners in regard to the town and county chipping in and buying a rock crusher jointly. It should be done by all means as we consider it one of the most impor tant steps yet made In the direction of road and street improvements. Mr. B. P. Thorp was in town on Tues day and rumor had it that he contem plated matrimony. We were rather cu rious to find out and put out for the Reg ister of Deeds office to see whether Jeff Daniel had issued the license, but this efficient officer was as dumb as a clam on that subject. We are rather inclined to the opinion that the great and only Ben told him to keep mum as he wanted to surprise "the boys." Prof. F. P. Hobgood has accepted the Presidency of the Richmond Baptist Fe male College tendered some two weeks ago. He is in every way competent to fill the position to which he has been chosen, and we predict the school will be a success under his management, and will no doubt carry with him a large pat ronage. Our town and county will re gret to lose the Professor and his most interesting family. An Oxford correspondent to the Richmond Tobacconist says: Granville County Farmers' Alliance Tobacco M'f'g Co. has procured the services of a factory manager who has had 47 years experi ence. The concern has increased its out put each year and this year is prepared to do a much larger business. It will be interesting to the trade to know they are working some Granville county flue cured fillers of the '86 crop. Dr. G. W. Earle, Pickens, S. C, writes : "I recommend B. B. B. to a man who had suffered for years with a malignant ulcer on his leg, that seemed to resist all other treatment. After using four or five bot tles the ulcer began to heal and his leg is now sound and well." AN AFFAIR OF OUR OWN. READ THE LETTERS AND JUDGE YE THh TRUTH. Remarks Made by lbe -Chairman of Board ot County Commissioners Causes us to State a few Facts The Cut rate .System under tue Waller Regime. We have received the following com munication from Mr. T. D. Waller, Chair man of Board of County Commisioners, which, as we had occasion from time to time to speak of that gentleman, unavoid ably, however, in connection with the county printing, we propose to lay it be fore our readers with comments as we deem necessary, more especially since this "infallible and sentient Mogul of the County Board" has elevated himself to the dignity of a self-appointed critic, and has given us sundry thrusts between the ribs because this paper is' not run upon the narrew-guage railroad of his mental capacity, and his ipsie dixit accepted as the ultimatum of wisdom and truth. In fact we have received several communi cations from this hypercritcal gentleman (don't mistake this word, Mends, we do not mean hypocritical) and we have been informed that we did not have "brains enough to run a newspaper," &c, all of which we are not demurring from, but, with Mr. Waller's leave, we will modest ly assert that we believe we know a thing or two when we can think of 'em, and we propose to say it. But, ye gods ! first read this letter, and then the one following and judge for yourself as to who is best quali lied to say that the motion did pass : Oxfobd, N. C, June 4, 1891. J. T. Britt, Esq., Editor Public Ledger : Dear Sir: I see that you publish in the last issue of your paper that the Board of Magistrates in session last Monday unanimously ordered the Board County Commissioners to have all county adver tising done in the county paper, which I say is incorrect. 1 being present will state the facts which is as follows, to-wit : Mr. J. S. Pool, of Oak Hill township, about the time the meeting was adjourn ing and a large portion of the magistrates had left the room, moved "that the Board of County Commissioners be requested to have the county advertising done in the county newspaper." The motion being seconded Chairman Shotwell called for the ayea and nays and when the vote was taken the Chairman said he was "unable to say whether motion was carried or not" and left the chair and the court room. C. F. Crews, who was acting as Secretary at the time, asked some one If the motion was carried, and some remarked no, In consequence of which and the remarks of the chairman, he refused to enter the mo tion on the minutes. I think it would be a great blessing to the county and the good people of the county would appreciate it very much if they had a good, live paper at the county seat that would publish a true and correct account of what transpired at the Court House, if not all over the county. Yours, &c, T. D. Waller. "Publish what transpires at the Court House!" Oh, yes! with Mr. Thomas "Dazzle" Waller in the lead what he has done, is going to do, when he done it, and how he did it. No, we are a better friend to him than that personally however, here is direct confirmation of the Chair man of the Board of Magistrates, who says, as stated in the Public LKDGER.that it did pass, and if Chairman Shotwell does not know who does ? Read the letter as we have neither the time nor space to make observation upon extraneous matter. Our attention must be devoted to Mr. Waller, whom we would serve, and have only room for matter strictly germane to the subject without calculating the possi bilities of which of these gentlemen pos sessed the most accurate knowledge of the transactions of the Board: Bkea, N. C, June 5. Mr. J. T. Britt, Oxford Ledger: Dear Sir : Your note of June 5th to hand, and 1 have to say In reply that the resolution requesting the Commissioners to have the county printing done in the county paper was passed by a good ma jority. Mr. Daniel has the resolution in his possession. I refrain from expressing an opinion in reference to the resolution as I was chairman, but l'bave not seen a man since that did not endorse the resolu tion. Yours truly, J. G. Shotwell. Mr. Waller has been in office a long a very long time, and has made a good officer in many respects. When some men are elected for the first time they go into office with the feeling that they are "servants of the people," but by a long lease of office, presto ! the people become their servants, and they actually delude themselves Into the belief that they are as necessary to the county as the Court House and that without their serio-august and autocratic presence the machinery of the government would rust in idleness unless lubricated by the oil of their loquacious tongues. Mr. Waller and his board seems to take an especial delight in cutting down the accounts of all classes of people who hap pen to do work for the county, and to such an extreme has this false economy been carried it Is rather difficult to get the peo ple in the country or town to do work for the county. Some of our best business men inform us that they refuse to furnish anything in the way of supplies for the county unless the officer or person getting it will become individually responsible as they will not submit to the cut-rates which Mr. Waller dictates to the Board. If this things continues it will be neces sary to enact a scale of prices to he paid for all work, goods bought, carrying pris onors to jail, penitentiary, stationery fur nished the count', bridges repaired, &c, but for Heaven's sake don't let Mr. Wal ler get it up, if you do, you will not only have' to arrest a man but threaten to hang him before he will perform service upon the Waller-Cut-Rate-Basis. In nearly all cases which come before the Board he takes it upon himself to dictate to the members in the way of a suggestion what their actions shall be in the premises, and woe betide that member who dare oppose him. We remember an Incident which occur red either at the November or Dec-ember meeting. Mr. L. G. Smith moved that the different officers of the connty be al lowed wood for the winter. He paid no attention to the matter, but simply ignored the motion. At a later meeting the Board did allow them, the officers of the county, $15 for wood that cost altout $30, thus compelling them to pay for fuel partly out of their own pockets. Of course we are in favor of economy, but we like to see consistency, and if Mr. Waller would acquire fame upon an economic administration of his office, we suggest, ss the law says "the pay of each member of the Board of County Commis sioners shall be $2 per diem and milage," which means a day that as a rule they are not in session more than five hours, a half-day, would not $1.00 esch and milage be amply sufficient pay for the work done? "Absurd !" you say ! Not more so than the demand of a laborer who works around your premises two hours ami charges for a days work. Nobody would pay the de mand, and no one should expect what he does not earn. But that's not In it! Mr. Waller does not economize where econo my subtracts from the amount which goes into his own pocket. What we object to Is the utter disre gard of sworn affidavits of good citizens, who after doing work or furnishing sup plies as reasonably as they can, many times neither making nor trying to make a cent out of the connty, are forced to a settlement on the this or nothing policy. Further, from consultation of the min ute books, it will be found that Mr. Wal ler is always a committee-man when there is any money to be made out of the tax payersa monopolist on committee work which, when the work comes before the Board, Mr. Waller as Chairman must pass upon his own work. If Mr. Waller would become less authoritative, be willing to give others a chance and less penurious as regards the rights of others, and not like the Dutchman's boy get "too bigger as his breeches," we think thirgs would go on smcther and there would be less complaint. "Now fellow citizens," as a comic au thor has said, (In Major Jones' courtship, where he climbed an old gum tree upon the side of a muddy creek, and which ele vated its crest to an angle of about 50 de grees. Running up this tree about 60 feet was a grape vine. Miss Mary, the Major's sweetheart expressed a wish for the grapes. The Major skinned up and after showering down grapes in abundance to the ladies below organized himself into self-constituted circus "to show off," and in his attempt to "skin-the-cat" fell into the muddy stream, striking in his decent a loop of the vine which took him under the chin causing him, unintentionally, to do the double-somersault act before reach ing the water,") "now feller citizens, there is such a thing as being a little too smart, and when I skinned-the-cat, that's jest where I missed the pint." Unless Mr. Waller alters his ways the philosophy of the Major will certainly be forced upon him after the next election. He will then see that where he missed the "pint" was in skinning-the-cat. Murdered Her Child. On Friday last, June 12th, near Buchan an, a negro child was found by Messrs. James and Abb Sandford, buried under some dry leaves and rotten wood. One Nancy Jones gave the clue to the search by informing Mr. Jim Sandford's daugh- ter that Emma O 'Bryant, a negro woman in the neighborhood, had given birth to a child, and it was suspicioned that she had made way with it. A search enabled them to find it, as stated above, with a stout rag string tied around its neck, and other signs of violence, caused by the hands of its inhuman mother. An In quest was held on Sunday, by Coroner Renn with Messrs. Richard Smith, Seth Royster, T. C. Cog hill, John Downey, John Reed and J. W. Goods, which rendered a verdict in ac cordance with the facts, whereupon she was arrested by Mr. J. A. Reen and brought to Oxford and jailed. The post mortem was made by Dr. Hays. Dyspepsia Makes the live9 "of many people miserable, and often leads to self-destruction. We know of no remedy lor dyspepsia more successful than Hood's Sarsaparilla. It acts gently, yet surely and efficiently, tones the stomach and other organs, removes the faint feeling, creates a good appetite, cures headache, and refreshes the burdened mind. Give Hood's 8anpMUlaaurtrlak 1 wul do you good HONESTY BEST P0LICY, TiHE t I DURHAM IN FERTILIZER TROUBLE. COMPANY Tii Short Comings of a Well-known 4 uauo Factory Our Gran vllle Farm em Stirred Up A Shortage in Weight itiid Analysis. . E-Ow many stop to think of this old a.Jage ? Is it not appalling to read of the cf Ime, rascality and villainy perpetrated by !men for the sake of worldly gain? The papers are constantly flooded with reports of the short comings of men who, by pursuing the plan of the above head isg!, might be an honor to themselves and aa ornament and blessing to their race. Iu;, alas! the greed for the "filthy lucre" djrives them out of an honest course, I,irad away from the paths of rectitude by the glittering bauble of wealth, like tie candle moth into the flame, and they thus, unwittingly, seek their own de sruction, which, in this fast age, has be cpme so common, that one is almost forced to believe it contagious. The duestlon of the hour is not who "we will trust," but who "can we afford to trust," vj'iVh an absolute certainty that they will ajet their part in good faith? The Pub ijrc Ledger believes in home institutions, h?id has always advocated home enter prise and home patronage all the time, hui when an individual, company or cor potation, takes advantage of the friends who have built them up. and who have rap-osed confidence In them on account of bking among us, we unhesitatingly pro nounce it the worst kind of treachery and ingratitude, and they should be made to fael, at once, cur indignation and resent ment by the withdrawal of all patronage. Our readers will remember that only a Week or so ago the Durham Fertilizer (Company was overhauled by the State Department of Agriculture, and two car Isiads of the fertilizer seized on account Cii the attempted evasion of the tax or rjsvenue. It seems that as soon as they yere caught or found out, they put in the glta of "omission by inadvertence," and pon payment of the amount required by iavr to tag the sacks, they were released feyi the Department. Since that tim, lowever, the Department has made jpother discovery, to the effect that all fertilizer sold by this company for some me past was below standard per cent, linking a shortage in value of 25 cents to lach sack, or about $2.50 per ton, and the lompany has been ordered to pay the mount of shortage to all to whom they lave sold such guano. Some of the farm ers of this county, a few days ago, ?Ighed some of the sacks and found ?ham to run short ranging from ten to lifteen pounds in weight, which, together with the decrease in analysis has created uite a stir among the Granville farmers, who were under the firm conviction that h'ay were buying a first-slass article from je liable parties, and not only that, but jthere is considerable fear among them )that the per centage of tobacco crop will e short. Our people buy, annually. "about 3,000 tons, and the loss of $2.50 on the ton would amount to $7,500.00, while if we allow the lowest shortage, 10 pounds to the sack of 200 pounds, there would be 100 pounds to the ton, and on the 60 000 founds, or 20 tons, there would be 2,000 pounds or one ton equalling $21.50 cash, which our people have paid for and not received to be still further added. And this, too, from a company who claim to ;foe the friends of the farmers, and who, as the head of the firm said to us once, when approached for an advertisement, that there was no need of one, as he "did all his business through the Farmer's Al liance!" When men are caught in the act of robbery no paltry subterfuge should exhonorate them. The flame of 'prosperity was burning brightly, lighting them on perhaps, slowly, yet steadily and surely, and Dame Fortune should be ap proached with a cool head and a clear conscience. If some ignis fatuus should arise on the way, and with frantic flights one attempts to reach the summit by the apparent shorter way of dishonesty, fraud and deceit, misfortune certainly overtakes them. If they escape destruction in the iquagmires on this shorter route, they ac f quire such an impetus to perdition that they cannot stop, this side of the Flame of Prosperity, but rush headlong through, thus singing their wings dropping as they go through, helpless, religiously and moraiiyj with no extended hand of help cr pity reaching out to them, a blackened name and character, and branded with an iafamy which follows them as a spectre, which ever whispers whithersoever thou goest, there will I go also. It is a just retribution, therefore, we again say "hon esty is the best policy," although it keep eth a man poor. I 'Ire at Hargrove. We learn that this quiet village expe rienced the excitement of a fire Thursday morning. The 'store of Mr. Ed. Allen with all the goods were destroyed shortly after midalght. Mr. Allen slept in the store and awoke just in time to narrowly escape by jumping from an upper story widow. There was some insurance on stock. We did not learn the origin of the tue. MISCELLANEOUS. mm J CROYALIS JII 4 li P0UDER .Absolutely Pure. A cream ot tartar bating powder. JIi heel of all in leavening strength. Latest U. S. t overn- ment fooq Report. apr 2!t-ly soia Dy K. w. dones, uxiora, in. j. MRS. 0. 0. WHITE'S Fasliionable MILLINERY Estatlislimeint, FRED DAY'S OLD STAND, : HILLSIIORO ST. REALIZING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS section for a larger and better assortment o(" Spring Millinery Goods than they have had here tofore, I have made very heavy purchases this season, and can confidently eay that 1 now have the largest and best stock of EVER BROUGHT TO OXFORD. WE HAVE also secured the services of one of the best milliner in this county. Miss Sallie K. Nolan, of Baltimore. Will sell at the same low prices I have always charged and with twice the stork, and the best millinerv talent to be had, 1 will guarantee entire satisfaction in every particular. CALL A ND T7XAMINE "VUR OTOCKI ALL ilk-ND XliXAMINE JUR IJTOCK . I HAVE ADDED A DRESS MAKING DEl'AKT ment to my ousiness, which will be in charge of Mrs. N. G. Leonard, an experienced dress maker and cutter of Baltimore. I solicit the Eatronage of the ladies. Dresses made up hi andsome style, and satisfaction assured. mch27. MRS. O. O. WHITE. Work for the Killer of High Prices ! NIWS58IE! NiWS?8SK! WE HAVE OPENED UP IN THE COOPER old stand, corner of Hillsboro and Main streets, with a full line of General -:- Merchandise, CONSISTING OF DRY AND FANCY GOODS, Notions, Shoes and Hats. MY STOCK IS NEW MD CLEAN ! I PROPOSE TO SELL AS LOW AS A MAN can afford to do, and I mean to d a leirii i mate, square business. All 1 ask the people is to give me a trial. I shall make pood all 1 prom ise. We Don't Credit You DOES NOT IMPLY LACK OF CONFIDENCE in your honesty, but we know 1 he one prii e cash system is right and best lor all. We ear nestly extend to all who pay cash for their jromls to trade with us and enjoy the benefits of oin system. A lot of people buy on tiiiie through habit. To all such we invite you to L'ive ns n trial, feeling assured 3'ou will bo amply paid for breaking loose from such habits. Yours anxious to please. mch27.- L. E. WRIGHT & CO. Gi?6 Ds Your Ear For a Few MINUTES! AND WE WILL TELL YOU WHERE TO G ET vour Horse Millinery this vear. The ad vice costs yon nothing, but if taken will save you money, n you wish a gooc set of BUGGY HARNESS, -:- -:- WAGON HARNESS, Collars, Whips, SADDLES. BLANKETS, ROBES, E.. CALL ON MOORE, DAY & CO., In the basement formerly need by Hnhes' bar- oer snop. TTARNESS, BOTH BUGGY AND WAGON, v " ruer, anu repairing none prompt ly. We invite everybody to call and examine our new tock. Yours to count on. mch27. MOORE, DAY & CO. Mak Deiiliiie;it
Oxford Public Ledger (Oxford, N.C.)
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June 19, 1891, edition 1
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