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VOLUME VI NO. H. BRIEF LOCAL MENTIONS. What Is Transpiring Around and Abont Us, in Town and County. Rain has come at last and the farmers are happy, The themometei crawl up 90 degrees in Oxford on Sunday. We are pleased to state that Mrs. Dr. Pat Booth, who has been real sick, is improving. We call the attention of the la dies to the Millinery advertisement of Mrs. J. T. Britt in another column. It is said that there will be a grand German given by the young men of Oxford the last of this month. There are now only ninety-two prisoners inside the walls of the pen itentiary. Of these nine are white women. The Calendar Committee is re quested to meet in the office of the Superior Court Clerk, on Friday morning at 10 o'clock, April 14th. We suggest that the Minstrels be repeated for the benefit of tne sufferers in the Clarksville fire, as they are badly in need of substantial aid. The Public Ledger Job Office continues to turn out first class work at the lowest Hying prices. Give us a trial when you need anything done. W. K. Thomas has now 200 young chickens on his yard. We are of the opinion that Mrs. Thomas deserves the credit of being a good chicken raiser. Duncan Clark's celebrated Fe male Minstrels will appear at the Opera House, on Tuesday night April 28th. Boys secure your re ser7es seats early. Durham mourns the loss one of its most beloved christian ladies Jin the person of Mrs. R. E. Lyon, the only daughter Mr. W. Duke, who died in New York last week. -The growl of the disappointed office-seeker continues to be heard in the land. Meanwhile, the people are attending to their business, con tent to trust the administration to the man they have elected to run it. The young ladies of College street Seminary will give a musi cal recital on Friday evening April 14th, begming at 8 p. m. The patrons and friends are cordially invited to attend. Another proof of the prosperity of the country under the Cleveland administration: The factory which supplies Maxwell with axes is run ning day and night and can't keep up with his orders. Policeman Rollins who killed young Jones, of Person county, in Durham, has been convicted of man slaughter and sentenced to the Peni tentiary for 5 years. He got off light ani should be happy. Dr. B. F. Dixon has resigned the Presidency of Greensboro Female College to take effect the first of June. Dr. F. L. Reid, editor of the Raleigh Christian Advocate, has been elected President in his place. Sheriff W. S. Cozart, who has been confined at home about 4 weeks with the whooping cough and grip was in Oxford Thursday. The sheriff is to good a man to belong to a party led by such wild fanatics as Maryann Butler. Mrs. Lease's success in securing woman's suffrage in Kansas lias proved a boomerang. Instead of helping the Populist cause, it has turned the tide back towards Repub licanism, as the State has gone Re publican on local elec'tious. OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1893. The bird concerts are as swee this year as they were in the world's , first morning. The spring poet is loose and the sanctum cat is unchained and fed on short commons. Prof. J. C. Horner attended the State Convention of Y. M. C. A. at Winston last week. Money contradicts all the known laws of sight. The further off it is the bigger it seems. When a man gets credit for hav ing a fortune he can get credit for everything he wishes. The first hoopskirt was worn by a New York lady in 1740, She was arrested by the police. Grand Master John D. Bellamy calls the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel lows to meet in Raleigh in May, in stead of at Winston. The festive little cholera mi crobes are greasing up their muscles for the summer campaign. The way to down 'em is to clean up. Mr. T. W. Winston is still im proving the old Little john place, and when completed will be one of the cosiest homes in Oxford. The loudest anti-crinoline how lers are those who were not around when it was in fashion. The others are too wise to indulge in useless kicking. - M-4 Fred N. Day, has decided to locate in the thriving, city of Win ston. He has rented a store and will opened up a fine stock of jew elry the first of May. Johnson county is not only the "banner" Democratic county, but claims that honor so far as the Uni versity is concerned. Thirteen of its young men are students there, On Sunday last Rev. Mr. Swain, of the Protestant Methodist church, preached a fine sermon to the mem ber of Henry W. Grady, I. O. O. F. at Dabney. There was a large num ber of people present. Squire M. L. Coley, of Greens, was in Oxford Tuesday and called to see the ugly man of the Public Ledger. He says Hundley Bros is making things hum and have already orders for all the lumber they can cut with their large mill plant. Mrs. William Davis, who resides near Stovall, had every thing burnt on her plantation at the late fire, save her dwelling and one small house. She lost all her barns and pack house containing 3000 lbs. of tobacco and 3 tons of fertilizer We wTere glad to see on our streets Wednesday, Mr. W, S. Lyon, of Berea, who has been confined at home some weeks on account of one of his horses kicking him on one of his leers. He is still on crutches and hope he will soon be able lay them aside. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Captain James J. Tyson, one of the efficient employes of the Richmond & Danville Road, and Miss Rosa Bell, daughter of Mrs. R. W. Hobgood, in the Main street M. E. Church, Durham, on Wednesday evening, April 19th, at nine o'clock. Mrs. Herbert Hicks, one of the truest and best woman that eyer lived in Oxford, who has been in feeble health some time found it necessary to go to Baltimore for treat ment. We are more than pleased to learn that she has greatly improved which will be good news to her host of friends in Oxford.. Mrs. Hicks is really a good Samaritan ever ready to minister to the wants of the afflic ted, besides she is an indefatigible worker in the cause; of religion. Our devil who is just now on the carpet, says that he has heard of hard time all his short days, but the hardest time he ever had was loving two girls at one and the same time, when they are "chums." The fire insurance companies are preparing their policies for use in this State according to the form of the New York standard policy, which was the one adopted at the recent session of the Legislature. The magistrates appointed by the last Legislature are required by law to qualify within three months from date of appointment, or the positions will be vacated and new appointments be made by the Gover nor. On Tuesday April 4, a five year old colored girl was bnrned to death, on the place of Crudup Currin, near Berea. Her mother was washing for Mrs. Currin and while absent after water the child caught a fire and was burned so badly that it died in a few hours. Rev. Mr. Benedict, rector of the Louisburg Parish, has been called to Oxford by the vestry of St. Step hen's church, which he now has un der consideration. Mr. Benedict preached here on Sunday morning and night, and the congregation were very much pleased with him. The People's TV"fy is fast losing what little hold it did have, and some of its leaders are getting into trouble. The Nebraska Senate has just unanimously passed a resolu tion impeaching ex-Attorney-Gener al Lease, who is a prominent leader of the Populists, for misdemeanors in office. The law as it now stands require that all Magistrates appointed by the last Legislature shall qualify 90 days after their appointment, and the time will be out about the 20th of May, so we urge the appointees to appear before the Superior Court Clerk, and take the oath of office before that date. The Raleigh Observer announces that Mr. Josephus Daniels will sell the State Chronicle Under mortgage to secure the residue of purchase money. When this became known creditors of the company obtained judgments and have levied upon all the property of the Chronicle news paper. In the meantime the Observer will continue the publication of the Chronicle. Bock, is the name of the clever salemen of the big house of H. E. Bucklin & Co Chicago, who are the sole manufacturers of Dr. King's New Discovery, and Electric Bitters. This clever and polite saleman was in Oxford the past week, and sold J. G. Hall a bill of these goods to re lieve suffering humanity, and of course adyertised them in the Pub ltc Ledger. Mr. Cicero Harris telegraphing to the Wilmington Messenger says that the President when pressed by Hon. Baldy Williams to appoint Mr. Pendleton King of Greensboro Min ister to Turkey, said that he would have to decline for he had just ap pointed the Minister to Greece from North Carolina, and that North Caro lina was seeking too many foreign appointments of high grade. Every Democratic Magistrate in the county was reappointed by the Legislature saye the venerable and highly esteemed WV H. Smith, of Tally Ho, who on account of feeble health wished to resign some time ago, but consented to remain until his time expired. No truer or bet ter man ever lived within the bor ders of old Granville than W. H. Smith, and we regret that so good a Democrat will not continue to ex ercise the judicial power in Tally Ho township. - -The removal of the remains of Ex-President Davis, of the Confeder ate States, from New Orleans to Richmond, Va., and there reinterred in Hollywood Cemetary will take place on Tuesday May 30th. All arrangements have been made by the citizens of that city. It is ex pected that the. Governors of each State through which the funeral train will pass are expected to ac company the train on its passage through his State. The municipal election is close at hand, and the question now arises who shall be our next mayor and commissioners. None but good men should be nominated who are une quivocally in favor of i educing the taxes to the lowest possible minimum as well as the running expenses of the town. The names of Messrs. C. D. Osborn, B. S. Royster, John B. Booth, A. A. Hicks, J. Y. Paris, F. B. Wimbish, R. S. Usry and Graham Hunt have been mentioned in con nection with the mayorship. ADDING MORE COST. Taxpayers Have to Ante up $141 for Bad Work. The expense of the Board of County Commissioners in the past few months owing to incompetency, or carelessness on the part of tax listers, and makers out of the list we hope will result in much good here after. Already the taxpayers have had to pay dearly for these mistakes. The fault lies at the door of some body, though we do not know who is responsible. The county has just been subjected to a cost of $141 on account of errors, (paid to S. V. Ellis J. K. Wood and B. F. Hester ap pointed to make the corrections) that were purely the result of incompe tency or carelessness. It matters not to the taxpayers how the mistakes occurred. One thing js a dead, certainty that the $141 has been expended and the peo ple have had to foot the bill. This is all wrong. Now if the County Commissioners have appointed any incompetent list takers their names ought to be stricken off and compe tent men appointed in their places'. We have no prejudice in this mat ter and no ax to grind, we only speak in the interest of the people of the county. Nothing personally is meant, but this matter should be looked into in time to avoid loss to the taxpayers of the county who are now so overburdened with taxes these hard times. It would be right and proper to hold the list taker and the men who make out the tax list personally responsible for all errors of importance. We urge the Com missioners to call a halt and have the work done right. When Baby was sick, we gave ner vAtrfc. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castori. Why undergo terrible sufferings and endanger your life when you can be cur ed by Japanese Pile Cure; guaranteed by J. G. Hail. I will sell the McCormick Binders and Mowers this season. They are the best made. Descriptive catalogue free on application. apr7-tf. S, H, SillTH. $1.50 PER ANNUM. PURELY PERSONAL. Brief Mention of the Movements of Your Friends and Acquaintances. Col. W. A. Bobbitt, visited Richmond Saturday. Capt. John A. Williams spent Wednesday at Littleton. Mrs. Pete Thorp, of Oak Hill, was in Oxford Wednesday. Allen Thomas, of Durham, at tended the German on Friday. Mr. Ike Breedlove, county Com missioner, was in Oxford Tuesday. L. E. Cooper, of Richmond, spent a few days at home this week. W. Raker, of Cornwall, has re turned from a visit to Pennsylvania. Mr. John Ellis, of Raleigh, is visiting his relatives in Oxford and Granville. Mr. J. F. Cannady, and daugh ter, of Wilton, were on our streets Wednesday. Miss Mary Bell Gregory return ed last week from a visit to friends in Virginia. Mrs. Sam Ellis spent several days this week with relatives in Salem township. Mr. John Stem, of Stem, accom panied by Mrs. Frank Stem, were on our Streets Monday. Capt. Wilkins Stovall, of Sto vall, spent Monday in Oxford and called on the Public Ledger. Mrs. J. C. Hundley spent sever al days under the parental roof near Knap of Reeds the past week. Col. and Mrs. R. J. Mitchell, after spending 2 months in Wash ington City returned home Wednes day. The clever Capt. J. A. White, of Durham, accompanied by his two little sons, spent Sunday and Mon day in Oxford. Capt. John W. Stovall, of Sto vall, was on our streets Monday, and we were glad to see him looking so well for a man of his age. Mr. G. D. Pittard, of Stem, and Mr. W. A. Parham, of Watkins, B. F. Currin, of Sunset, visited Oxford Wednesday, and called to see us. J. L. Pittard, of Adoneram, and W. T. Hunt, of Tar River visited Oxford Friday and dropped in to see the man who runs the Public Led ger. Mrs. S. D. Booth, accompanied by her daughter Miss Anna,left on Wednesday to spend some time with her brother Major W. B. Lynch, in Florida. We wish them a pleas ant visit and a safe return. We are now getting in the prettiest line of Buggies ever shown here. New styles, neat f-nd very strong. Surries, Carriages and Road Carts. One very handsome Sad hand Leather Top Car riage and harness at less than half cost at Edwards & Winston's. aprl4-tf. Absolutely Pure. A cream oi tartar baking powder. Highest li in leavening strength. Latest D. S. Govern mont Food Keport. Klfjj
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