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The firm of HART &
LAWRENCE has been
bought out, and the
business will be run as
THE M. F. HART CO.
pr"Wf are "cttinir in NBW
and STVLl-H GOODS daily,
and if yon want to buy goods
at lowest, prices come to see
us.
We have just receiv
ed a tig stock of Milli
nery, and are offering
special bargains in this
line.
83Misi Maggie Alton, an ex
perienced milliner, of Ualii
more, assisted by Miss .Annie
i.ryant, of Oxford, have charge
of this d partnient, and will
be glad to have the ladies call.
The ladies will save
money by buying Dress
Goods and Millinery
from us.
THE n. F. MART CO.,
M. F.
may (vim.
IIAKT, Sec, and Treas.
CURES
ALL
DISEASES !
Consumption Cured.
"1 believe it to be one of the best medicines
sold. The physicians, two yGars ago, said my
wife had consumption, both lungs affected. I
have had to send her South for several springs to
keep her alive, but since she has been taking
Kadam's Microbe Killer she has been right at
home attending to her business, and is in better
Health than she has been m 20 years.
T. Pooie, Cedartowu, Ga."
Several Diseases Cured.
"I cheerfully testify to the curative powers of
your medicine. Having been a sufferer from
weak lungs, bronchial affection and indigestion,
after taking Microbe Killer all of the above
symptoms have entirely disappeared.
"Yours, etc.,
"Thos. L. Davis.
"Janitor Howard Memorial Library,
"New Orleans, La."
Ast-ima and Catarrh Cured.
"I have been a sufferer from asthma and ca
tarih for more than two years past, getting most
of my sleep sitting up in bed or reclining in a
umr. i nine usen one jug oi ixaaam s Microbe
Kiuer, and lor the last three weeks have been
Biuepuig naturally, suunuiy ana sweetly as a
child. I attributed my relief to the remedy, and
nearuiy recommend u to any one suffering from
iistumaitc or catarrhal trouble,
"Kespectfully,
"Edwin R Moore,
"Cashier in Bank of Adairville, Ga."
Mr. jRadam's Microbe Killer Cures all Dis
eases by Kemoving; the Cause.
Send 2-cent stamp for 4S-page circular and the
Microbe War shows what disease is and what the
remedy must be, and do, to cure it. Read it. cir
culate It and you will hires the discoverer for
Having your life. Address
Ka dam's Microbe Killer,
Nashville, Tenn.
r .1. (. Hall, Agent, Oxford, N. C.
Trustee's Sale.
OY V 1 1 T n IS OF A DEED I N TRUST EXE
i ? ! to me h' w- v- Rogers -anti wife,
registered m the office of the Register of Deeds,
ol uranvil e county, in book No. 34, page 129, I
shall, on Monday, the 0th dav of June. 1S9-2, offer
lor sale to the hiprbeet bidder at public auction,
at the courthouse door. in Oxford, the tract of
and described in said deed as situated in the
ounty of Uranville, adjoining the lands of A.
rews. Bankv Gee. Arti. O.,., t :,r a
,!,,, mT - . "ul wasp, liiniiBtv ju-
LMr.i rn il mTT "u investment Ol TU1S
Mud. Terms cash. This May 5, 1S92,
may6 -4wk3 JoHN W' B Trustee.
f, oVK,nssbllX ow Place." containing
ill, t- Thl8li8 well improved farm
!..Aeo"dltIon' aVa a rare opportunity is here
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
THE
PASSING LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY.
What is Transpiring Aronnd and
About, ITn, in Town and Comity
The movement anl Ioiug-8 of Peo
Ile Ton Know. Ktc.
The INT. E. Sunday-school will
give a pic-nic at Shelton's creek to-
morrow.
The first strawberries of the sea
son were offered for sale on the streets
Tuesday.
1 here are rosy promises of old
Granville making a great hit with
her iron mines.
It is
thought The
Day will be
revived again soon, if
enough pat-
ronage can be seeured to sustain it.
The Baptist Sunday School pu
pils went picmcing Jast Saturdav at
the old Wilder place, a few miles from
town, and had a most delightful
time.
A drummer told the Concord
Standard that Oxford, Concord and
Reidsville are Ihe best towns inNorth
Carolina. He put Oxford first, which
is right.
The Public Ledger Job Depart
ment is well equipped and is turning
out eacu uav as neat woi-k as can
be done anywhere. Give us a trial
as we guarantee satisfaction.
The Horner School cadets con
template going in a body to Chapel
riiJl to hear the-address of Senator
Carlisle. An; excursion train will
probably be run from Oxford on that
lav.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
rresbytenan Church will sell ice
cream and fresh strawberries on Sat-
at the Kingsbury Mansion at the
head of Main street.
Since the change in the R. & D.
R
R. schedule, made last Sunday
the morning freight does not connect
at Durham with the early train from
Raleigh, and no longer brings us the
Raleigh morning natters.
The Grand Master of Masons has
called a special meeting of the Grand
Lodge at the Oxford Orphan Asy
lum June oth, &t. John's day. The
Governors of Virginia and North
Carolina will be invited to attend.
rpi . oao i a
x neie Hie now -uo orpnans present.
The night owls of Commercial
Avenue were on the alert Monday
night, and the music that echoed
J.1UIU me M;ieeuniiig voices were not
of a harmonious nature, especially
upon those who were trying to sleep
the slumbers or peace and content-
ment.
mi . . . .1
j-ne vjranvine Arrays naa two civil
meetings this week, fcome ot the
i - it"
soldier bovs wanted to fro to Char-
lotte to help celebrate the anniver-
, " I
sary of the Mecklenburg Declaration
of Independence, but the maioritv
thought it best for the company to
stay at home.
It is a pleasant walk, provided
the weather is not too warm, to where
the work of grading the Oxford &
Coast Line Railroad is now going on.
Contractor Pruden has nearly reach-
ed the corporate limits of the town.
His men and mules are workimr in
the rear of
residence.
Dr. N. M. Ferrebee's
The gifted Rev. Joseph Rennie
repeated on Sunday aftertoon to a
large congregation his most excel
lent sermon on dancing and other
worldly amusements. His position
was well taken and he discussed his
subject on a high plane of morality,
giving offense to no one. Mr. Ren
nie is one of the ablest young min
isters in the State and will no doubt
rise to a high emiuence in the Chris
tian world.
The Granville Iron Mine Co.,
with a capital stock of $100,000.
filed article of incorporation here
Wednesday. The company is com
posed of hustling capitalists, and
own and lease land in the Seth
neighborhood. The following gen
tlemen compose the company : H.
S. Thompson, J. W. Beecher and W.
K. Woodbury, of Pottsville, Pa., and
Wm. Raker and W. Z. Raker, of
Seth, N. C.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1892.
Read our complete story by a fa
raous author m this issue.
A German carp was killed with
.1 . :j. rn.1 -i
nyiiauiim m xippett s point, near
Clay s, recently. It was a monster,
weighing seventeen pounds.
We return thanks to the Graduating-
Class of Greensboro Female
College for an invitation to attend
the commencement exercises to be
held May 24th, 25th and 20th. Miss
Re
ecca Cheatham, of
Granville, is
a member
in Music.'
of tl
io
Graduating
Class
The news of the re-nomination
of Hon. A. II. A. Will tarns was re
ceived in Oxford and Granville with
much pleasure. Ho is doing all he
can to help our people out of their
troubles, and deserves to be re-elected.
The gallant, faithful, capable
and patriotic Capt. "Bahly" will
represent us again in the national
House of Representatives.
Mr. W. R. Gales, of Greensboro,
assistant State Secretary of the Y.
M. C. A. of North Carolina, spent
three days of last week in Oxford,
leaving here Saturday afternoon.
While here he held two services daily
at the Y. M. C. A. rooms and. several
services at Horner School. The at
tendance on each occasion was large.
There was one profession of faith
and several persons requested to be
prayed for.
Major John C. Winder, the prac
tical and gentlemanly superintendent
of the Seaboard Air Line System,
was in Oxford on Friday looking
after the Oxford & Coast Line Rail
road connection with the Durham &
Northern Railroad. Major Winder
says that he "entends to do all he
can tor the interest ot Oxford, and
that he is satisfied the opposition to
the road will cease within six weeks
after the train runs into town." Let
us all unite and extend a hearty wrel
come to Major Winder and hi
splendid line when it reaches Oxford.
John Woody, the hustling Dep
uty Collector ot this division, has
been heard from m Granville. A
few days agr he struck a trail on
Bowling's mountain and run up with
a distillery not running, with ten
stands of beer in good condition to
still. Well, Woody was left so far
as the operators were concerned, but
he turned over the beer and let it
flow" on down the mountain side,
while those who ran the still sat on
some of tlie rnek nrwl sji.w it nnua lir
M - ookout bovs. Woody is on the
V v" i'"" "j
march in Granville and you had bet
ter stoP .YOU1' foolishness or he will
goooie you up
Nhiloh'H fonHiinintinii nnro.
This is bevond nnpstion t.ii mnst siit.
cessful Coach Medicine we have ever
sold, a few doses invariably cure the
worst cases of Cough, Croup and Bron
chitis, while its wonderful success in the
cure of Consumotion is without a naralll
i. i "
in the history of medicine. Since its first
discovery it has been sold on a 2-uarant.ee.
.... . . ... o
a test which no other medicine can st ind.
If you have a cough we earnestly ask you
tr ll' rrice ouc. ana f . it your
lungs are sore, chest, or back
lame, use
Shiiohs Porus Plaster. Sold
Stedman.
by J. P.
Call and look at our line of Bug-
mfs
Colu m bus buggies
are the
i
best and we have some new styles:
also good stock of other Buggies.
Surries and Phaetons at prices that
will meet the hard times. It will
pay yon to see us oetore buying.
Buggy material at Edwards & Win-
stem's
may20.
Oh, What a Conn.
Will you heed the warning. The sig
nal perhaps of the sure approach of that
more terrible disease Consumption. Ask
yourself if you can afford for the sake of
saving oOc, to run the risk and do noth
ing for it. We know from experience
that Shiloh's Cure will cure your cough.
It never fails. This explains why more
than a million bottles were sold the past
year. It relieves croup and whooping
cough at once. Mothers, do not be with-
out it.
Khilol
For lame hack, side or chest, use
s I Master. Sold by J. P. Stedman
Owen, Barbour & Smith have the
largest assortment of Buggies shown
in this section of the State. Thev
make a specialty of vehicles and w 1 1 1
sell you as close as any one.
F or a stylish hats, at a low prices
go to the millnery store of Mrs.
J. T. Britt next door to Bank of Oxford.
PERSONAL SAYINGS.
OF PEOPLE
IN AND
TOWN.
OUT OF THE
Brief Mention of the Movements of
You Friends anil Acquaintances
who Visitet You and Whom You
are Visiting-.
Dr.T. C, Pugh, of Baltimore, is
on a visit to Oxford.
Mr. Chas. II. Pearson, the com
mercial tourist, was here Wednesday.
Mr. R. W. Lassiter took in the
20th of May Celebration at Char
lotte.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Daniel, of
hatter white, were on our streets
Tuesday.
Mr. A. J. Jones, of Mecklenburg
county, Va., was here Wednesday to
see his old friends.
- Mr. Jack Meadows, a prominent
tobacco dealer of Louisburg, was on
our streets Tuesday
That clever young farmer, A. A.
Overton, of Fishing Creek, dropped
m to see us Wednesday morning.
Col. R. J. Mitchell has been
quite sick tor several nays, out we
arc rlad to state that, he is much
better,
Mr. W. W. Hart and daughter,
of Oak Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. T. M.
Cash, of Berea, were in Oxford
Saturday.
Rev. Woodson Walker and Mr.
R. W. Lassiter are attending the
Episcopal Convention at Greensboro
this week.
Capt. C. P. Powrell, the freight
man at the R. & D. R. R., who was
sick several days the past week, is at
his post again.
lir. o. u. isoot.li is the only rep
resentative from Oxford to the State
Medical Convention which convened
in Wilmington on Tuesday.
Last week a large number of
tobacco plants were put out. The
largest number was by Mr. J. B. El-
liott, of Fishing Creek, who set out
00,000.
Mrs. J. A. White and children,
wno nave oeen on several weeKs
-ill ii
visit to Favetteville, returned on
Saturday night accompanied by
Capt. White.
Mr. C. W. Knight, of Clay,
called to see us Tuesday and report-
eu mat during me msi season no
1 ll A t ' A- 1 A 1
stuck 40,000 tobacco plants drawn
from one bed.
Our young friend Mi. Louis
Kronheimer left a few days ago for
New York and will probably take
the road in a short time. We wish
him every success.
Our sanctum was graced on Tues
day by Miss Dora Kimball, of Har
grove, one of the most refined and
n.ttvntf va vnnnrr larlion r.f 1,1 fli-nri-
..r. . j .a -
vine, wuo wits in vxioru on a suop
ping tour.
The new bridge across Hicks'
pond near the residence of Mr. W.
C. Reed has been completed, and
Mr. N. A. Norwood, of Stovall, was
the first man to cross it with a load
of tobacco.
We are pleased to see Mr. Thos.
W. Winston, of Edwards & Winston,
back in Oxford after an absence of
several weeks. He has been verv
sick and went to Selma, his old home,
to recuperate. He is rapidly recov
ering.
Mr. W. H. Gregory, of Stovall,
the live asrent for Buffalo Lithia
Springs, spent a few hours in Oxford
Tuesday, on his way to the Medi
cal Convention at Wilmington. We
had the pleasure of meeting him in
in our office.
Mr. Thad R. Manning, of the
Gold Leaf, accompanied by his better-half,
is in attendance upon the
National Press Convention, which
meets in California this week. We
wish them a pleasant and most en
joyable trip.
Keep milk and butter cool by
buying Refrigerators from Edwards
& Winston. Large stock of Ice
Cream Freezers and thousands of
other things too numerous to men
tion. E3aj20.
y
$1.50 PER ANNUM.
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, &c.
(Keada.che
Usually results from a deranged stomach or
a sluggish liver. In either case, an aperient
Is needed. Ayer's Pills, the mildest and
moat reliable cathartic in use, correct all
irregularities of the stomach, liver, and
bowels, and, in a brief time, relieve the
most distressing headache. These pills are
highly recommended by the profession, anil
the demand for them is universal.
"I have been afflicted, for years, with
headache and indigestion, and though I
spent nearly a fortune in medicines, 1 never
found any relief until I began to take Ayer's
Pills. Six bottles of these Pills completely
cured me." Benjamin Harper, Plymouth,
Montserrat, W. I.
"A long sufferer from headache, I was
CURED BY
two boxes of Ayer's Pills." Emma Keyes,
Uubbardston, Mass.
"For the cure of headache, Ayer's Cathartic
Pills are the most efficient medicine I ever
used." Robert K. James, Dorchester, Mass.
" For years I was subject to constipatiou
and nervous headache, caused by derange
ment of the liver. After taking various rem
edies, I have become convinced that Ayer's
Pills are the best. They never fail to relieve
my bilious attacks in a short time; and I am
sure my system retains its tone longer after
the use of these Tills, than has been the case
with any other medicine I have tried."
H. S. Sledge, Weimar, Texas.
Ayer's Pills
PREPAUEP BY
Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass.
8old by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine.
- Buggies !
OWEN, BAKliOUll Jfe SMITH want, your trade
and will suit you if you want a buggy, cart, car
nage, ladies7 phaeton, larm wagon or anything
in the vehicle line.
Twelve Different
styles of buggies now in stock to select from
any grade or stylo you want. It will nay to get
our prices.
How is This ?
We have sold nearly four cars of Old Hickory
Wagons all warranted. Onr repair bill has not
been of one per cent. This speaks for It self.
No other wagons aa a class are as good. It pays
to buy the best. However we will sell as cheap
,lH one mn-
We Sell
the best paints. L. & M. pure prepared paints
are the best on the market and sold only ou
guarantee. We keep a lull stock of lead, oils
and varnishes. We will be glad to make an es
timate For You
if you are going to need anything in this
line.
The Best
for the least. The McCorinick Mowers are the
best ever put in the Held. We have sample In
stock. See how simple it is compared to other
claimed to be as good. The AlcUorniick Mowers,
Reapers and Hinders are acknowledged to be the
nest by all nn biased judges. We are agents for
them and will give the very best terms and
prices.
Do You
want a cook stove .' bee our "New Lee" and
"Farmer Girr' there are none better. Would
like to show you our stock. V e are anxious for
yonr trade and wi l do our best to make it to
your interest to deal with us. Yon rs truly.
OWEN, BABBOOB k SMITH.
Harare
mill
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Breaking in
isn't needed, with the Ball
corset. It's easy from the
start. Coils of tiny wire
springs in the sides make it
so. There are bones that
bend, but can't break, and
soft eyelets that won't cut
the laces. You'll like it.
If you don't, after a few
weeks' wear, just return it
and get your money.
A. LANDIS &-SONS.
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