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FURNITURE, DRY OOODS. &c.
Absolutely Pure.
A cream oi tartar baling powder. Highest
all in leavening strength. Latest D. S. Govern
ment Food Report.
Bargains in Furniture !
Will remove to Co
zart Block on or about
February 1st.
In the meantime, to
reduce stock, I offer
goods at extremely low
prices.
Special bargains in
Sideboards, Parlor and
Chamber Suits.
You will find it to
your interest to give
me an early call.
Thanking you for past
patronage, I ask a con
tinuance of your favor
and will always try to
merit same by giving
valuable goods at the
lowest possible prices.
JOS. A. WEBB,
THE FURNIURE DEALER.
A BIG THING !
I have a store full of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Cloth
ing, Notions, &c, which
must be sold at some
price, so come along
everybody and get
them.
Having bought the
entire stock of goods of
B. G. Medford at 60 cts.
on the dollar, we will
sell same under New
York cost.
No merchant in Ox
ford ever offered such
inducements before.
. L. E. WRIGHT & CO.
PlanfBeT Fertilizer !
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I have in 100 pound sacks the
STAB AI OWL BRANDS,
S well known for its good productive
qualities among our .farmers. Now
is the tike to supply yourselves.
Call and see me.
R. H. McGuire.
OXFORD,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
THE PASSING LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY.
What is Transpiring Around and
About Us, In Town and County
The Movements and Doing's of Peo
ple You Know. Etc.
This is a bad time of the year to be
short.
Try to get along without a mortgage
this year.
The doctors and druggists are reaping
a harvest.
Let ua look to tha future with renew
ed courage.
First it was called fever and ague,
then malara, now it's the grip.
The first twelve days of January are
said to indicate what kind of weather
each of the twelve months will bring.
Almanancs for 1892 are flowing in
upon us in abunlance, but they don't
seem to have any effect on the weather.
The members of the Methodist and
Baptist Churches pounded their pastors.
Rev's. R. F. Bumpass and J. S. Harda
way last week.
Owing to the decision of the Su
preme court the merchants will this year
have to list and pay the tax on purchases,
which they consider so odious.
In view of the fact that thirty seven
million babies are born every year it
must make the heart of a mother glad
and proud that her's is the prettiest and
best of them all.
Grip has become much more fash
ionable than the influenza was in its
most sneezing days, but, all things con
sidered, trie old complaint could knock
a man into state of mugy misery and
sniveling just as effectually as can the
new one.
Returning from their wedding trip,
Said Fondle to his wife,
"What duties of our partnership
Will you conduct, my life ?"
Her loving eyes she on him bent
And whispered softly, "Dear,
You take the business manage m-mt
And I will be cashier."
In this country most of us have a fair
showing. The chances of the average
mortal to make a success of life here are
at least better than they are In any other
part of this vale of tears. Let us be grate
ful for that and tiy to show that the pearls
of providence have not in this case been
cast before swine.
Hon. Baldy Williams was placed on
the Committeee on Public Building and
Grounds, and Manufacture by Speak
er Crisp. He spent the holidays at home
suffering with a severe ease of grippe,
but we are pleased to state that he has so
far recovered as to be able to return to
Washington and was present at the re
assembling of Congress.
The painful intelligence has reached
Raleigh that Dr. Eugene Grissom, late of
this city, but now of Denver Colorado, is
an inmate under treatment in the Insane
Asylum in the latter city. This indeed
sad news to the many friends of Dr.
Grissom in North Carolina, who most
sincerely hope that his affliction may be
of a tempoary character. Visitor.
The men who build up towns are the
men who have sense enough to know
that advertising pays, and public spirit
enough to ample support the paper which
is advancing their interest and promoting
the prosperity of their town. Those who
kill a town are the mossbacks, who don't
think advertising pays, but who are will
ing to let a paper work for them as long
as somebody else will support it.
At the recent election of officers of
Oxford Lodge, No. 103, I. O. O. F., held
in their hall on December 29, 1891,
the following officers were elected :
Capt. J. A. White, N. G.; Dr. J. M. Hays,
V. G. ; R. J- Daniel, Recording Secretary ;
J. A Renn, Financial Secretary; J. F.
Edwards, Treasurer. The new officers
for Allen Encampment, No. 21, are ,.- J.
A Renn, CP.; C. J- Gregory, H.P.;
Mayor A. A- Hicks, S. W., W. G. Griffin,
j W W. T. Clement, Scribe; R. W.
Day, Financial Scribe; S. W. Cooper,
Treasurer.
N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1892.
Grand Lodge of Masons meet in Ral
eigh on the evening of the 12th inst.
Rev. Jesse Cunninggiin held Quarter
ly Meeting in the M.E. Church Saturday
and Sunday.
Messrs. Brown & Jones now occupy
the store vacated by B. G. Medford in the
Odd Fellow building.
Mr. Ike Stegall has opened a nice
stock of groceries in the store formerly
occupied by Coucli & Co.
Mrs.' T. II . Christie died at her home
near the Orphan Asylum on Wednesday
December 30th, after a short sickness of
the grippe.
The furniture man, Mr. J. A. Webb,
has rented from Mr. J. T. Cozart the store
room lately occupied by Ben. Overton
and will move about the 1st of February.
The Eastern District Public School
opened on Monday with Miss Nellie Fai
son in charge. She is a neice of Mrs. T.
L. Hargrove and is well equipped for
her duties.
On Monday December 21st, Mr.
George Tilley, died near Hampton, in the
71st year. He raised a family of 10
children and live to see them all grown.
His wife survives him.
Through the generosity of a number
of citizens lead by the clever Mr. Alf
Hobgood, the inmates of the poor house
were made to enjoy a most sumptuous
dinner on the 30th of December.
Miss Sallie Harris, aged G8 years,
died suddenly last week with apoplexy at
the residence of Mr. E- C. Harris, in
Fishing Crek township. She was a
good women and has gone to her re
ward. We ask our business men to remem
ber whenever they need any job printing
of any kind to give us a share of their
work as we will execute it as neatly and
as cheap as any other house. We guar
antee satisfaction.
The dear children of the Baptist
Sunday school enjoyed themselves in a
happy manner on Thursda evening, as
they were tendered a supper at the Oxford
Female Seminary by the members of that
beloved denomination.
John Littlejohn, a most worthy and
industrious colored man, who is employed
by Messrs. Bullock & Mitchell, had a
cannon cracker to explode in his hand
Christmas which lacerated it in a dread
ful manner blowing off a middle finger.
Mr. Geo. Pittard, agent for Messrs.
Rife and Logan, of Pennsylvania, has
obtained leases and option on about 1000
acres of land near Knap of Reeds and
will commence operations in a few days
getting out iron ore, and other minerals
It is a source of great pleasure to us
to learn that the Allance Plug Tobacco
Factory under the management of Dr.
A. J. Dalby, Secretary of the Company, is
selling daily large quantities of their
superior bands of chewing and smoKing
tobacco.
We would be glad to receive a share
of your job printing as we are prepared
to do all kinds as cheap as any one ard
trust you will remember us when you
need any cards, billheads, letterheads,
tags, posters, statesments, bills &c. Give
us a trial.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mitchell are now
occupying their handsome and eommo
dious residence on Broad street. The
contractors were Messrs. Hundley Bros.,
and they have given Mr. Mitchell entire
satisfaction in the construction of his
residence.
We happened to be at the postoffice
a few days ago in company with Mr.
Derernish, the Secretary of the Modern
Tobacco Barn and saw him open a letter
from Florida which contained an order
for 5 barns and to send an expert curer
with them.
The Young Men's Christian Associa
tion has rented one of the store rooms on
Main street belonging to Dr. E. T. White
whi h is now being nicely papered and
other wise improved. It will be ready
for occupancy in a few days. The As
sociation has a large membership and we
trust it will continue to increase until
every young man in town is brought into
its fold.
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PERSONAL SAYINGS.
OF PEOPLE
IN AND OUT
TOWN,
OF THE
Brief Mention or the Movements of
Your Friends and Acquaintances
who Visited You and Whom You
are Visiting-.
Representative W. T. Adams, was in
Oxford Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Barnett, of Chase
City, spent Saturday and Sunday in Ox
ford. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Hays have as their
guest, Mrs. Holly, of Chowan county.
She is the mother of Mrs. Hays.
Mr. J. P. Stedman, the excellent
College street druggist, has with him Mr.
Michel McCoy, late of Durham.
Mr. W. P. Stradley, of Waco, Texas,
left his South-western home to spend the
holidays with his parents in Oxford.
Mr. E. W. Harper, our foreman, spent
the holidays with his parents at Warren
ton. Our bright young attorney, Mr. J. T.
Strayhorn and family spent the holidays
with relatives in the good old town of
Hillsboro.
Mr. L. R. Hunt, who has been quite
sick for some days at the residence of Mr.
S. W. Parker, has so far recovered as to
be able to be out again".
We are pleased to note the improve
ment of Mrs. Thomas Harris, of Fishing
Creek township, who has been seriously
ill during the past two weeks.
We regret to learn of the seVere
illness of Mrs. Thos. Winston and Miss
Mary Taylor. We trust they will ere
many days be restored to health.
J. F. Woody was in town on Tuesday
and says he lately destroyed three stills
in Durham and Person counties. Lookout
boys as he has his eye now on Granville.
Oak Ridge captured another Gran
ville boy, Mr. F. B. Blalock , son of Mr.
Milton Blalock, member of the Board of
County Commissioners, left for that in
stitution of learning on Monday.
Last Friday we had pleasant visits
from Mr. John Stem, accompanied by
Mrs, Frank Stem, of Stem; Mr. J. P.
Bradsher, of Tar River; Mr. Abner
Newton, of Wilton; and Capt. J. B. Hnn
ter, of Fairport.
The very efficient book keeper of
Messrs. Bullock & Mitchell, Mr. Will
Gulick, spent the holidays in Washington
City on a visit to his father, Major W B.
Gullick, who holds and important posi
tion In the Navy Department.
-We were glad tD see in Oxford dur
ing the holidays Mr. Thos. B. Jeffreys,
the polite and painstaking buyer of the
American Tobacco Company at Rocky
Mount. Their interest are in safe hands
and the company can count on Tom every
time.
Mr. Rufus Bobbitt and family are
again residents of Oxford, and oc3upy
Dr. Couch's residence near the Female
Seminary. We are glad to have among
us this estimable gentleman and family.
Mr. Bobbitt is connected with the Centre
Warehouse.
We . regret to lose from our midst
Mr. Allen Thomas, who has so pleasant
ly served the public at Mr. John Hall's
drug store. He has taken up his abode
in the live town of Durham, and is with
our old friend P. W. Vaughan, one of the
best druggist in the State.
Messrs. L. E. Cooper, Jack M. Greg
ory, J.M.Taylor, Jimmie Brogden and
B. E. Parham of Richmond; (where was
B. P. Thorp) S. M. Bobbitt and G. L. W.
Pegram, of Rocky Mount; J. Crawford
Biggs, F. P. Hobgood Jr., and H. O.
Furman, spent the holidays in Oxford.
We enjoyed pleasant visits on Mon
day from that sterling christian gentle
man, Rev. J. B. Floyd, and Mr. W. P.
Lyon, a practical farmer of Wilton; Mr.
T. T. Hicks, a talented and prominent
lawyer of Henderson; Mr. A. C. Parham,
member of the Court House Building
Committee ; the veteran Democ ratic Alii
anceman Capt. W. O. Bobbitt; Mr. T.'T.
Bobbitt, tha best known and most success
ful hat drummer of the South,
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