THE PUBLIC LEDGER.
OXFORD, N.
OCT. 13, 1393
ECHOS FROM THE PEOPLE.
NEWS FROM DIFFERENT SECTIONS
OF GRANVILLE COUNTY.
What Is Going? on In Different Sec
tions as Gatliered by the Public
Ledger Reporters Views of Corres
pondents &c.
NOTHING SAID
ABOUT POLITICS IN A SERMON AT
GRAY ROCK.
My attention has been called to an
article in your paper oL July 7, from
which I take this extract: "A Third
ite local Methodist preacher of South
Granville filled the appointment, a
few Sundays ago, for the regular
pastor who was sick, He was so full
of Thirdism, gassisni, egotism, Re
publicanism, fanaticism, -socialism
and anarchism that it cropped out
all through his sermon." As Gray
Rock is the only place, that I know
of, where a Methodist preacher who
voted the Third party ticket filled
the appointment of the pastor who
was sick, that church is supposed to
be the place referred to and the
brother who was kind enough to
come to the help of Brother Herman
filling three appointments for him
was justly aggrieved, and in justice
to him I make this statement. I
heard every sermon preached by the
brother at Gray Rock and there was
not a thing in any of his sermons to
offend any one, certainly nothing
about politics, but they were calcu
lated to make men and society bet
ter. Junius P. Hunt.
"ASLEEP IN JESUS."
IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIEND ROBT. I
ALLEN.
Death has again visiteu our com
munity and stolen from our midst
our dear friend Robt. L. Allen. He
was born Jan. 4th, 1SG7, and died
Sept. 24, 1893, being 2G years,
months and 30 days old. When 21
years of age he left the parental
roof and settled in Oxford, where he
held a position at his death.
He passed away very easily of
that dread disease, typhoid fever
He had been unwell for several
weeks, but would not take his bed
until two weeks before the white
winged messenger, death, swept
down to earth and bore his soul to
celestial realms, wnere mere is no
more sorrow, pain nor death. Dur
ing his short sickness one could but
notice how patiently and Christian
like he bore his sufferings, seeming
to realize that soon all would be
well.
No one has ever made more friends
than he. He had such an admirable
disnosition so kind, so noble and
j.
wr 1 j j 1 "l i
so true, now saa to tninK ne is
gone! Never more will we behold
his face in this world, but how sweet
the assurance that we will meet in a
brighter, better world above. Though
'tis indeed-heart-rending to give him
up his mission on earth was finished,
his work complete, and God, his lov
ing Gather, called him up higher to
dwell in glory. While sick he had
every attention that could be given
by a devoted mother and father, lov
ing sisters and brother, and a host
of kind friends, but of no avail. On
Sunday night he fell asleep.
"Not lost, but gone before ! yea gone
With Christ to be,
Life's conflict o'er, to find at last
Full liberty,
And wait with all expectant joy.
To welcome ther."
Monday afternoon a large con
course of friends gathered at the
home of his father, Mr. W. T. Allen,
to pay a last tribute of respect. Rev.
Ernest Thacker read several verses
from the Bible and offered a beauti
ful prayer, in which he especially
invoked God's blessing and consola
tion upon the bereayed family. It
was a beautiful and touching scene
to witness the large number of friends
who stood by with sobs and tears,
strewing his grave with lovely flow
ers. May Bob's death be a warning
to them all! and may God who is
"the God of all consolation" bind up
the hearts of his afflicted parents
and loved ones. A Friend.
C - -
AN ANSWER
TO MR. CHARLES F. CREWS ON THE
DEATH OF THE WEST CHILD.
MR. editor: we are very sorry
that our kind friend C. F. Crews
should have become so aroused oyer
a simple item of news we wrote in
the Public Ledger Sept, 22d about
the West child, that he has nearly a
column in this week's Ledger. He
starts out by saying that our item in
regard to the West child was so far
irom being correct and cast such a
fearful reflection on his community
he feels it his duty to correct it. We
have read it again and yet fail to
see any reflection, but if my friend
thinks there
was,
will state
intended.
to him
there
was none
Never
did it occur to us the good people of
Salem would eyer need vindication,
But let's look at the item we wrote
and see if Mr. Crews is correct.
We stated that William West,
near oaiem, nan a cniia to die on
Friday and we were informed he
could get no one to take it to Anti-
ocn cuurcu m v ance couuiy, wuicii
place they wished it buried until the
following Tuesday. We gave it as
. . -
a matter of news and our informant
was Mr. J. Robert Daniel, the young
man that buried it. He told us that
Mr. West informed him that he
could get no one to take it down to
Antioch church for burial, and if
there is any reflection on his people
it was by Mr. West or Mr. Daniel
and not by us. As to Mr. Crews'
suggestion to inquire more minutely
and get real facts, we thought we
had done so, thinking Mr. Daniel an
honorable, lehable gentleman.
Leopold.
BEREA BREVITIES.
LATE SEEDING WHEAT MT. ZION'S
NEW PASTOR, ETC.
Squire Wm. Daniel is again able
to visit our town.
Some of our farmers are not yet
through curing tobacco.
Miss Callie Oakley has returned
from a visit to friends at Keysville,
Va.
Our farmers are a little late seed
ing their wheat crop on account of
so much rain.
Mr. J. T. Ragan is again in the
harness, drumming tobacco for Har
ris, Gooch & Co., of Henderson.
Mrs. J. N. Fuller spent last week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al
exander Webb, at Warren Plains.
Several tobacco barns around here
have gone up in smoke in the past
few weeks. Mr. A. D. Frazier lost
two, John Riggs one and H. H. Latta
one.
Tobacco is so low that our farmers
are almost discouraged and have al
most quit calculating on it, and we
have heard of some who sware they
are done with it.
The old adage used to be take care
of the pennies and the dollars would
take care of themselves and we lost
sight of it a few years ago, but we
will have to reier oacK to tne same
I'' C 1 1 . it
old rule to solve this hard time prob
lem.
Rey. J. H. Lambreth, the new pas
tor, preached at Mt. Zion last first
Saturday and Sunday, but he can
not take charge of the church before
the first of January, 1894. Rev. E.
i. .rool, ot isetnei nm, will serve
the church uatil that time.
We think that the Thirdites had
as well dry up about the currency
and Congress and stop wrangling
over silver and gold. Silver and
greenbacks haye all about ceased to
be money around here and we are
using chickens, eggs, corn, beef and
molasses.
Some wonder why Pond4s Extract con
tinues to be advertis d, when hearh
every family uses it, it being without
question the most universally used reme
dy in the county. There are two reasons:
First because Pond's Extract is so unI3
versaily used, hosts of imitators have
sprung up who, with a usually worthlf f s
article, endeavor to g in some of the
jus'ly deserved trade qX Pond's Extract,
ttuu nguiusii tun luiiiatiuua it is uosuru v
aution tbe public. Second because
though used to themselves, very much
increase their use of it, should they con
.idr how wide a range of disease it is
tpplicable to.
For Sale or Rent on Easy Terms.
The small farm known as Bullock's
about two miles from Stovall. For terms
apply to Mrs. O. Gregory,
Oxford, JN. U,
or Mus E H Clarke, ty eldon, N. C.
oct .6
HAMPTON HAPPENINGS.
INTERESTED IN FISH PERSONAL
OTHER NEWS.
Miss Mollie Carringion is teaching
a subscription school at her home.
Mr. Allan Latta and his son, Alex,
of Clay, visited our section last Mon
day.
Mr. Willie Bacon returned to his
home near Chase City, Va., last
week.
Farmeis are nearly through cur
i 1 -a
ing tobacco and are now preparing
their wheat land.
One of our farmers is yery much
interested in fish as he has four fish
ponds on his place.
Mr. A. S. Carrington and his most
estimable lady are visiting relatives
at Stovall this week.
Mis. W. S. Cozart and little daugh-
ter, Lillie, visited relatives at Virgi
lina, Va., during the past week.
Miss Lillie Bowling, who taught
school near Hampton's store last
spring, is teaching at Moriah, Per
son countv , this fall. We hate to
s'jye vou UD jjss Lillie.
Mr. Woody Bowen, who has been
clerking for Mr. W. B. Hampton,
has gone to Durham to clerk for A,
Max. Sim Carrington, Jr., succeeds
him
P.
SATTERWHITE SAYINGS.
BAD CURES OF TOBACCO PERSONAL
LESS DRUMMERS DISSOLUTION.
Big meeting will begin at Geneva
next Sunday, the 15th.
Miss Callie R. Puckett opened a
subscription school on the 9th, and
we wish her great success.
Mr. L. E. Blackwell and Miss Ad-
die Wilson, of Stovall, visited friends
at Whetstone the past week.
The farmers in this section will get
through curing tobacco this week,
and then begin sowing wheat.
It was our pleasure last Sunday to
meet W. W. Hart, of Oak Hill, and
he had on his usual broad smile.
Look out for frost, as the wild
geese passed over last Saturday
night going South, singing frost,
frost.
There is some talk of a revival
meeting commencing at White Rock
on Sunday next, but we have not
heard the rumor confirmed.
Tobacco is selling low. A farmer
sold a few days ago nine small lots
that only netted him $1 80. How
can farmers lire at such prices ?
Indications point to the fact that
one of our young men will be made
happy in the neighborhood of Whet
stone ere many moon's shall wax and
wane. May his future be bright and
happy.
Some of our farmers made bad
rt i j t i i
cures or tooacco tne past weeK.
Heard one say he did not think his
crop would average ipo per nunured
like it was selling now. After pay-
mer tor sruano, wnere, on wnere is
n 11 1
the poor farmers part !
We are sorry to learn that Mr. J.
H. Evans has dissolved copartner
ship with one of his share hands for
curing black tobacco. It was so
black that he said he intended to es
tablish an ink factory.
Rev. R. H. Marsh pieached an able
sermon at White Rock last bunday
to a large congregation. All the
people could not get in the church.
The protracted meeting will com
mence second Sunday in November.
Money seems to be played out in
this section. Some of our best far
mers say they didn't have a cent, and
talk like times would get worse in
stead of better. If this be true what
will become of poor people by next
year; this time ?
Some of our farmers are greatly
in hopes that the warehousemen will
not have so many drummers out this
,i j j
season going tne rounus urummmg
tobacco at the farmers expense as
thev
have in the past. The best
place to drum our farmers is on the
warehouse floor by giving them the
highest market price for their to-
bacco, bringing little or. much, and
then they would not grumble about
having to pay drummeis.
P. M.
One wheat drill, the best made
for sale at a sacrifice on good terms.
octl3. S. H. Smith.
TRINITY TOPICS.
DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD AND MRS.
WM. THOMAS, ETC.
Farmers have commenced to seed
oats. There will be an unusually
large crop seeded.
Mrs. George Stem, of Stem, yis
ited her father, Mr. R. D. Royster,
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. J. H. Lambreth preached at
Mt. Zion the first Sunday. He thinks
it very probable he will accept the
call as pastor.
Why it is that every man in Gran
ville county don't subscribe to his
county paper is a reason or problem
I can't solve.
Brunette, why do you wait so long
to write? Don't let your meals be
so wide apart as we can eat them
three times a day.
We were pleased t see in the last
issue a commuiiictitirOKi trorm V. L.
H. Let us hetff from you cDen. Re
member that tl fi&'yuiry of all peo
ple is not more r less directed to
the debates of Congress.
On Tuesday, the 19th of Sept.,
God saw fit to gather to Heayen the
little babe of Mrs. Herbert Lunsford,
of Roxboro, who was visiting her
sick mother, Mrs. Wm. Thomas.
Father and mother remember "of
such is the kingdom of heaven."
If you are unmarried it will help
you to get married and I recommend
to you the most worthy and accom
plished young ladies in the county.
If you are a widower it will make
you think of old times. If you are
marviod xrrkn nnrl vnnr n.liilrl vtm will
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pie and other people's children are
doing.
On the 4th the spirit of Mrs. Wm.
H. Thomas took its flight to its heav
enly home. She had long since re
nented of her sins, believed on the
Lord Jesus Christ and been baptized
into the Methodist church, and the
promise is that she is now reaping
what she hath sown in the arms of
Jesus. The tuneral services were
conducted by Rev. D. L. Earnheardt,
after which the remains were taken
to the tamily grave yard to sleep
until she shall rise incorruptible, put
on immortality and praise God in the
new heaven and the new earth.
Goobers.
A Point Well Taken.
Undei this heading the Wilming
ton Messenger, of recent date, pub
lishes the following letter from F.
B. Hays :
72 William St., )
New York, Sept. 27. S
Editor Messenger: It occurs to
.1 . rtjl 1 1 T !
me tnat one or tne cnier amerences
between the Northerner and the
Southerner is that the former con
siders riches more to be desired than
virtue while the latter is willing to
sacrifice everything to the chastity
of women.
It is not. therefore, so strange
unaimemust xespuota.uit, uiurniug
.1 j Ai a j i I
paper published in this city in an
article referring to "the uncertainty
of the ciminal law in dealing with
train robbers and the fre
quency of their attacks of late,"
should advocate "the summary
shooting of men who hold up
raihoad trains for the purpose of
robbery" as being "much more
effective in putting and end to that
kind of enterprise than any fear of
the penalties of the law." These
quotations are from the Times of this
date.
This is in a Northern paper and
refers to white men who attack
something the price of which is
reckoned in dollars and cents. Sup
pose such an expression of sentiment
should appear in a Southern paper
in reference to negroes who attack
that which is beyond all price, what
lambasting that paper would receive
at the hands of the editors of the
bloody shirt sheets!
Aow Try This.
It will cost you nothing and will surely
in you good, if you have n Cough, Cold,
or any tinUDiw witti Throat, Chest or
Lungs. Or. Kinr New Discovery for
Consumption, Cong s and Colds is guar
uuteed to give relief, or money will be
' id back. Sufferers from La Grippe
found it iust the thins: and under Its use
bad a sneedv and perfect recovery. Try
a sample botile at our expense and learn
f or yourself iust s how good a thing it
is. Trial bottles free at J G. Hall, drug
store. Larcre size 50c. and $1 UO. "
THE LATEST NEWS.
Happenings or Interest Gathered
From Onr Exchanges.
Thieves blew up the postoffice
at Lidgewood, N. D., and got consid
erable money, burned the building
and escaped.
The Safe Deposit and Trust at
Nashville Tenn., has assigned.
Liabilities $200,000, assets exceed
that amount.
Masked men held up the an elec
tric car at Des Moines, Iowa, and
robbed the motor man and passengers
of their money and watches-, vud
escaped.
A large fishing boat has been dis
covered floating empty in the lake
near Deer Park. It sailed away
Friday and en counted a gale the
following day; five of the crew and
three or four passengers are lost.
Three burglars blew up the
vaults of the bank at Carleton,
Minn. The police heard the report,
tired upon the robbers, one of whom
was wounded. The gang was fol
lowed up by the police who captur
ed one of them. The robbers got
nothing.
An attempt to wreck a train is
reported on the Lake Shore a mile
east of Quincy. Mich., by placing
ties on the track. The obstruction
was removed but placed on the track
again by the wreckers and another
train was imperilled. Neither was
injured. Several arrests have been
made of suspicious persons.
Wint Laughlier was shot and
mortally wounded by Zeb Brown in
a country road few miles from Ashe
ville. Laughlier, it is said, had
XT 1 I f 1 IT1 J f TT1 f
I uuuui t iiiuiuiutv it mil jjxi oi
Brown tor several months. This
iiinrning brown met Laughher and
after a few words, drew a pistol and
shot him twice. Brown escaped but
the sheriff's nosse is after hi nr.
The paid admissions the World's
Fair grounds, Oct. 10, were 713,040,
I thelargest by far ever known at any
international or other exposition.
Two men were struck by cables cars
md killed. One fell dcwn the steps
of an intermural station and died an
hour later. One was killed by the
explosion of a mortor at the fire
works display, and many
persons
were injured.
A shocking scandal was caused
by the coroner's investigation
into the San Francisco foundling
asylum, were thirty-three babies
died in the past six weeks. The
place was closed Thursday last and
twenty foundlings given into the
custody of the Catholic infant shel
ter. The coroner ascertain that the
thirty-three waifs died from lack of
nutrition and from inanition and
pemphisgust. The Daughters of
the GoodShephard have publically
branded the asylum as a slaughter
house for babies.
Special Rounl-tri Tickets on sale by
the 11 A D.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE AGRICULTURAL
FAIR., RALKIOII, N. C.
Tickets on sale Oct 14th, to 20f.h, ln-
elusive, limited returning Oct. 23 d, rates
ii riui UUiut: who auiniooiwu tu i it n i nil
Oroundsr2.80 Tickets must b atamo-
on back in Fair Grounds before being
valid for return passage.
BLUE; KIDOK ANNUAL. CONFERENCE M. E.
CHURCH, OGBUKN, N. C.
Tickets on sale to Winston-Salem, N.
O, Oct. 10th, to 15th, limited Oct. 22nd,
rates $5 45.
CONSECRATION CEUEMONIKS REV. DR J n.
CHESHIRE, ASSISTANT IJISHOP DIOCE3
SES OP N. C , TARBORO, N. C.
T.ckts on sale to Selma or Ooldhoro
Oct. 1 Jth, and 14Mi, limit Out. 17th, rate
r Selma $4 45, to Ooldsboro $; 05.
N. C. STAT K HAi iiai
MISSIONARY CONVENTION COLOR ED J
WINSTON-SALEM, N C.
Ticket on sale Oct. 10th, to 18th,
lim!
ed Oct. 23rd, rate $5.45.
SYNOD OP NORTFI CAROLINA, TARBOllO,
N.
c. oct. ;n
Tickets on sale to Selm i or Ooldaboro
Oct 21st, to 24r,b, inclusive limite N v.
7th, 1893. Kt. to Selma $1 25, toOokls-
boro $5 05.
CONVOCATION OP RLEIGH, BURLTNGT tS
n. c. oct. 23rd, to 28rn, 1893.
Tickets on sale to iiiiriiiifon Out 23rd,
to 25b, inclusive, limit Out. 28Jj, rate
3 4".
For turner lnionnmon cm on or
address .
Gowan Dusenbery, Agen
Itch on human, mange on horse?, dogs
and all stock, cured in 30 minutes by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails. Sold by J. G 1111, .irusglst, Or-
ford, N. C.
We offer the folloin g.ds at cost.
Hammocks, lue Cream Freezra. Hefrig-
erators. Cidar Mills, Apple Pealers,
Now is tlie time to secure bargains.
Sept2y - tt Edwards k vvinston