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7 . gg H E MEEK LV " " 1 VOLUME VI NO. 4. BRIEF LOCAL MENTIONS. Wliat is Transpiring Around and About lis. In Town and Comity. J. II. Moore is now doing a good business at Dean. Fire escapes are being put to the Orphan Asylum buildings. We have added during the past week 34 new subscribers to our list. Grant T. Foster has an old relic in an Almanac, that is 100 years old. There will be a recital at the Granville Institute on Friday night, the 10th. Register of Deeds Norwood is sued twenty marriage licenses in Januar3. Our young ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a German at Armory Hall Friday night. Crawford Biggs is the local editor of "Tar Heel" published at Chapel Hill, Our tobacco bujTers were strickly in it on Tuesday, as there was a big break in town. Home is the center of our affec tions, around which our hearts best wishes entwine. Chief Renn, looks a great deal better in his new uniform, which is very becoming. If the weather continues favora ble our farmers will burn plant beds the coming week. It is stated that R C. Gulley is to start a weekly newspaper in the town of Franklin ton. We had the pleasure of shaking hands with a large number of our farmer friends during the week. Mr. Thos. White has a very stylish iron gray horse, 0 years old and a good traveller which he wants to sell. It is to be hoped that the Re ceiver of the Bank of Oxford will finish paying off the depositors at an early day. Mr. Thos. W. Winston, of the hardware firm of Edwards & Win ston, has purchased the old Little john place. It is now said the Thirdites have Dr. Dalby in training for the nomination of Superior Court Clerk two years hence. The question is often asked : "What has become of the daily paper that was to make its appear ance in Oxford V The slate for the new Baptist church is now on the ground and as soon as the carpenters can get to work it will be put on. We ask our business men to re member that we are prepared to do all kinds of printing in first-class style and at the very lowest possible prices. The Herndon Block No 4 was bought last week by Judge Winston and C. J. Cooper. Messrs R. S Usry and John W. Fuller have purchased one each of the stores. A street vender in front of the Court House, on Tuesday supplied a large number of people with scissors, razors, knives etc, at what they con sidered low down prices. We understand from Mr. Wm. Raker that if Oak Hill township will subscribe $10,000 to build a branch road from the Atlantic & Danville by the Blue Wing Copper .Mines to Cornwall Iron Mines the road will be constructed at once. W. K. Thomas & Co. of the old reliable Center Warehouse are still in the fight to pay the highest prices for tobacco. They send a special message this week to you through OXFORD, our columns in order that you may know the exact place to get the cream of the market for your crop of tobacco. , Oxford is loseing trade every day on account of the non-completion of Oxford & Coast Line link to Durham & Northern Road, and we ask the board of directors to hurry the com pletion of the road as it is of great importance to our town. In the Big Rock section rabbits were caught in such large quantities that the merchants hauled them to Virgilina by the wagon load and chartered a car to get them to market Some of the citizens made consider able money on rabbits and birds. Prof. G. H. Proy, will give en tainments at Horner School on Fri day night, and Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Orphan Asylum. The intertainment at the Horner School will be public and the small admission fee of 15 cents will be charged. Death of Flavians .T. ISailey. At his residence, on McMannen street, at 11 o'clock last Saturday evening, Mr. F. J. Baily breathed his last. He was in the 58th year of his age, says the Durham Sun. Mr. Bailey was twice married; his first wife died in 1888. His sec ond wife, who was a Miss Lawrence of Granville, survives him. There were no children by either marriage. Some seyen or eight years ago, Mr. Bailey moved to Durham from Granville county, and soon drew around him a host of friends by his quiet walk in life and unassuming character. His death is deeply deplored and his wife has much sympathy extended to her by all classes of our people. He was an exemplary member of the Frist Baptist church. Itanner of liberty. It is a great thing to live in a free country and enjoy the great priyi lege of being a free man, but there are a host of us who are not free from the want of money, and the farmers especially need the very highest prices for tobacco, hence we tell them to rally under the Banner, which Bullock & Mitchell has so well kept afloat and wafted many a dollar in the pockets of those who sell tobacco under its broad folds of liberty, exclaiming through 'Gene Crews' bugle that the highest prices are obtained on the floor of the Banner.' Y. M. C. A. The members of the Y. M. C. A. met on Monday night in their rooms and elected the following officers. President E. T. White. 1st Vice-President J. B. Booth. 2nd Vice-President W, D. Currin. Recording Sec. W. A. Wilkin son. Treasurer C. J. Cooper. Board of Directors R. F. Knott, Graham Hunt, John Webb, J. C. Horner. The election, of General Secretary was postponed to some future meet ing. Did 3fot Forget It. On the floor of the Minor Ware house last week we shook hands with a farmer friend who was delighted at the big average Rufe Knott had made for "Third party tobacco" as he expressed it. When we turned his hand loose we discovered two rubber bands on two of his fingers, and we politely asked him if he was afraid he would forget something. "Yes, sir; I put them on just before I left home, to remind me that I was booked f;or two drinks while in town." N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1893. THE MUSICAL MCGIBENYS. A Full House Greets There Popular ! Favorite on Their Iteturn. I Although the weather was very disagreeable under foot, the Opera House was packed last night to greet the talented and well known family of artists, the McGibeny family, which is truly a musical family, and artists at that. The whole pro gramme, which consisted of seven teen numbers, was beautifully ren dereci running along smoothly, without a jar. The family band played several pieces harmoniously. The features which deserve special criticism should lead with the violin solo by Mr. Hugh, who is certainly an equal to the most noted violinist of the world. He received vocifer ous applause, which was well deserv ed, and his several' encores were heartily appreciated. Miss Flossie's piccolo solo was a musical treat, of itself, showing' her self a thorough artist on that in strument. The vocal male quartette consisting of J. B; Hugh, Victor and Fred, was exceptionally fine, which three encores served to prove. Miss Allie's rendition of the read ing entitled "The Minute," was, indeed, a piece of work that only a professional elocutionist would dare attempt. Her graceful bows, and imitation of grandma rocking in her chair, were perfection. Master Jamie's songs were of the refined humor suited to the taste of our Columbianites. Last, but not least, was Master Leo, aged 5, who is a thorough little comedian, and brought the house down by storm. His character sketches were better than many a professional man six times his age. It can truly be said that he is the smartest child on the stage to day. The great applause duiing the whole performance proved that they are heartily welcome and hoped to be seen again. This splended musical entertain ment will appear at the Oxford Opera House, Thursday night, Feb. 9, 1893. Tell Vh Why ? Why is it we never see some of our leading farmers who live within 8 and ten miles of Oxford selling to baceo on our market ? Oxford pays as high prices for tobacco as any other market can, and consequently cannot tell the reason why they ig nore Oxford altogether unless they really have no interest in the pros perity of their own county as well as their county town. Turn over a new leaf friends and sell some of the leaf in your county. Where Is He ? The Henderson correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch says : News comes from Oxford that a photo grapher named Dayis, doing busi ness there in November and the early part of December, collected in adyance for pictures from sixty or seventy people and left on Decem ber 16th. Neither he or the pictures have yet turned up. He shipped his outfit to Charleston, W. Va., and a few days ago it had not been called for. A Whopper. x Our friend J. H. Duncan will haye to take a back seat on cold weather yarns. It is now claimed that James B. Elliott, of Cornwall, this county, is entitled to the medal. He said during the late cold snap he had to build a fire underneath his cows bags in order to thaw them so they could be milked. Next. PURELY PERSONAL. Brief Mention of the Movements of Tour Friends and Acquaintances. E. T, Rawlins visited the Twin City last week. Mrs. J. M. Emmitt is on a visit to Fayetteville. W. G. Griffin, of Chase City, is visiting Oxford. M. F. Hart spent several days here this week. W. P. Lyon, of Wilton, called to see us Tuesday. Mrs. J. B. Hunter, of Fairport, visited Oxford Tuesday. Prof. F. P. Hobgood, spent Tuesday in Durham. Thos. R. Carrington, of Bullock, was in .Oxford Wednesday. Mr. G. W. Brooks has returned from a yisit to Person county. . Miss Mamie Jackson is on a visit to Norfolk and Petersburg, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harris, of Raleigh, were in Oxford Monday. Miss Lottie Howard, of Culbreth, is on a visit to relatives in Durham. T. W. Winston visited his old old homer Selma, during the past week. Col. Stroud, of Tar River, along with J. L. Adcock, was in Oxford Tuesday. C. L. Smith, of Raleigh, visited his parents near Oxford during the past week. C. W. Conway and J. W. Harris, merchants of Wilton, were on our streets Tuesday. -Miss Fannie Bell Gooch, of Stem, is visiting the Misses Jones of the Exchange Hotel. Mrs. J. H. Saunders, who lives near Oxford is on a visit to relatives at Rocky Mount. Mr. H. Suit, J. E. Coley, Mr. J. P. Mize, and daughters called to see us Wednesday. Mr. D. Y. Gulley, of Franklin ton, and C. M. Busbee, of Raleigh, were in town Thursday. Hon. A, H. A. Williams who has been sick for 8 or 10 days is now in his seat at Washington. Little Pearl , the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Jones continues critically ill. Misses Julia Moore and Lucile Hill, of Augusta Ga., are the guest of Col. and Mrs. W. A. Bobbitt. We reerret to learn or tne se- rious illness of Mrs. Irene Pool, (nee Currin) at her home in Va, Messrs. W. T. Adams, A. G. Fleming and M. L. Coley, of Dutch ville, were on our streets Monday. W. W. Kitchen, of Roxboro, was in Oxford Wednesday and Thursday, shaking hands with his many friends. B. H.. Cozart, of Durham, was on our streets Wednesday. He has about recovered from his late acci dent. Iverson Skinner, the young to bacco expert who is now located at Darlington, S. C, is on a visit to his mother. Mr. J. H. Howard, who has been on a visit to his family at Wei don for the past month, has re turned to home. The many friends of Mr. W. B. Crews will be glad to learn that he continues to improve and will soon be out again. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Cooper, and the only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Graham, who have been extremely ill, we are pleased to learn, are sQme better. $1.50 PER ANNUM. B. I. Frazier and W. B. Daniel, of Epsom, N. C, are happy fathers. The first has a boy and the latter a girl. G. N. Emory, the clever Super intendent of Granville Iron Mining Company, honored us with a visit on Wednesday. Sheriff W. S. Cozart dropped in to see us Wednesday. He is one of our practical farmers and will prove to be a practical sheriff. Our talented young .lawyer, J. T. Strayhorn, after several week's sickness is out, and appeared in court Thursday morniag. Mr. T. T. Hicks, of Henderson, Major John W. Graham, of Hillsboro, and Col. John Bachelor, of Raleigh, attending court this week. We are pleased to see out again Mr. R. P. Taylor, who has been confined to his home for over two months with malarial fever. Henderson Meadows, of Berea, was in Oxford Friday, with a load of tobacco, and had the misfortune to lose a good horse with the colic. A. H. Frazier, of Vance county, was in Oxford Saturday on his way to yisit his parents, and we enjoyed a pleasant visit from him. He said he could not do without the Public Ledger. His Honor Judge Bryan was a visitor to this office Wednesday. He is from Newbern and is a good, pure christian gentleman. It is the first time he has held court here and found a light docket. We had the pleasure of meeting in our sanction on Tuesday, J. W. Lawrence, C. J. Bobbitt, C. R. Lewis, J. R. Hart, J. R. Walters, R. W ; Adcock, J. T. C. Norwood, W. D. Kimball, R. J. Aikens, and his son Jessie, and Lawson Knott. We regret to learn of the ill ness of Mr. R. A. Lyon, one of the good citizens of Dutchville. He had a stroke of paralysis on Wednesday of last week on his right side. He is unable to use himself, neither can he talk. At last accounts he was slowly improving. Leroy Elliott, one of the good men of the Seth section was in Ox ford Friday, and was among the visitors to this office. He had his three manly sons with him, Ben, Willie and Doctor. Mr. Elliott re marked that he left the champion son of the flock to look after his dear mother at home. When Baby was sick, we gave ner vArk. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. 3 Absolutely Pure. A cream ol tartar baking powder. Highest oi all in leavening strength. Latest U. 8. Govern ment Pood Report. OTAt. BA.KING POWDEB COMPAKV Wallet., l5)(0)uA ?5
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