PUBLIC
LEDGER
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VOL DM K VII---NO. (5.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1894.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
AVER'S
SARSAPAR1LLA
HAS CURED OTHERS
WILL CURE YOU -
A Bright Lad,
Ten years of age, but who declines to give his
name to the public, makes this authorized,
confidential statement to us:
"When I was one year old. my mamma died
of consumption. The doctor said that I,
too, would soon die, and all our neighbors
thought that even if I did not die. I would
never be a hie to walk, because I was so
weak and puny. A gathering formed and
broke under my ai m. 1 hurt my linger and
it gathered and threw out pieces of hone.
If 1 hurt myself so ;is to break the skin, it
was sure to become a running sore. 1 had
to take lots of medicine, but nothing has
done in e so much good as Ayer's Sarsapa
rilla. It has nii.de mo well and strong."
T. D. M., Noreattir, Kaus.
AYER'S Sarsaparilla
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Cures others, will cure you
A GOOD COOK STOVE
IS ESSENTIAL TO-
GOOD - EATING
AND
THOSE IN NEED OF ONE IS JUST IN TIME
TO SECURE THE BENEFIT OF
Great Bargains
TO BE HAD AT
S. H. SMITH'S
HARDWARE,
Buggy and Wagon
EMPORIUM,
Hillsboro Street, Oxford, N. C.
taiAll purchasers will save money by buying
Heating and Cooking Stoves, as well as Hard
ware, !fcc., from S. H. Smith. jan5-ly.
mm
PRICE CO CENTS PER BOTTLE.
BOOK CF VALUABLE INFORMATION FREE.
FOR SAi E BY DPUGGISTS.
Sale of Land.
J3UKSUANT TO AN OKDER OF THE Su
perior Court, of (Jranville county, in the
Spec!al Proceeding entitled Al. A Booth, adrn'x,
vs. Juo. S. Kowlett, et. al.. I shall, on Monday,
the 5th day of March, 1SH4, it being the first Mon
day in March, sell to the highest bidder, at the
courthouse door in x ford, " at public auction,
the tract of land owned by the late K W. Booth
dee'd about three miles from Oxford and known
as the "Burwell Tract," containing S23 acres
This is valuable land - about 25 acres in wood
and the balance fresh recently cleared. Terms,
One-third cash, balance in six and twelve months
with interest at eight per cent. Title retained
Until purchase money is paid in full. Time of
pale 12 m. B. S. KOYSTER,
feb2-4t-b.gr. Commissioner.
MAGNETIC NERVINE.
Is sold with writter
guarantee to cure
N ervousProstra
tion, Fits, Dizzi
ness, Headache aw
Neuralgia andWake
fulness.cauped by ex
cessiveuseof Opium
Tobacco and Alco
hoi; Mental Depres
sion. Snftaninirn!
BEFORE -
ER
IS
ejficacif Sj?Wf
APT
the Brain, causing Misery, Insanity and Death -
Barreness, Impotency, Lost Power in either sex
Premature Old Ae, Involuntary Losses, cause'
by over-indulgence, over-exertion of the Brain am
Errors of Youth. It gives to Weak Organs thei.
Natural Vigor and doubles the joys of life; cure;.
Lucorrhcea and Female Weakness. month's treat
ment, in plain package, by mail, to any address, $
per box, 6 boxes $5. With every $5 order we give t
Written Cuarantee to cure or refund the money
Circulars free. Guarantee issued only by our ex
elusive agent.
J. C. HALL, OXFORD, N. C.
apr7-12m.
LOCAL LINKS.
Things that Happen in Town and
County Boiled Down.
Mrs. J. K. Wood, we are sorry
to learn, is quite sick with pneumo
nia. T. D. Aiken sold at Bullock &
Mitchell's Wednesday 13 sticks of
tobacco for $88.32.
Deputy Collector J. A. Thomas
is in the county this week looking
after the interest of the government.
We give our readers in this is
sue a complete story, in six columns.
It is entertaining as well as interest
ing. Mr. L. D. Burwell has been as
signed to the Bannister Royster still
at Bullock as storekeeper and gau
ge r.
No mistake about it Oxford is
just the market to sell tobacco on,
as the top notch on prices are paid
for all grades.
Juige K. W. Winston has a very
interesting article in Sunday's 8
page Charlotte Observer on "Three
Ancient Manuscripts."
George Washington could never tell
A lie in his glad youth;
How different is the statesman now
Who cannot tell the truth.
Mr. D. A. Moore has been ap
pointed a Deputy Marshall by Mar
shall Carroll and has his commission.
Mr. Moore will make an excellent of
facer.
Messrs. Randolph Bros., of Scot
land Neck, have opened up a stock
of groceries in the store room on Col
lege street formerly occupied by D.
J. Uooch.
We call ihe attention of our
readers to the card of Dr. G. A.
Coggeshall, who offers his services
to the people in the practice of
medicine.
Richard Croker has come South.
Possibly he is anxious to evade
the ''dead cold frost," which is said
to have fallen between him and
Senator Hill.
The oyster supper in charge of
Mrs. M. A. Jeter last Friday night
for the benefit of the Baptist church
was a success. The receipts amount
ed to some $21.00.
Mr. Pomp Royster, the veteran
storekeeper and gauger under the
Harrison administration and nearly
a year under Cleveland, is off on fur
lough for 3 years.
Before the election no man meeker
Than is the average office seeker;
But in office he gets sassy and fat,
And won't remember where he met
you at.
Let everybody leave politics
alone until the crops are planted.
There is plenty of time to hold poli
tical meetings next summer when
farm work is over.
The Democratic appropriations
committee of the house is carrying
out the party's pledges in a practical
way. It has cut down the appropria
tions for next year exactly $24,G05,
759. The repeal of the odious Federal
election law has passed the Senate
and awaits the signature of the Pres
ident. The Populists voted for its
repeal and so did Stewart, of Colo
rado. Wanted Immediately A flicker
ing light on lower Raleigh street by
the tax-payers to light them through
the mud at night. For further in
formation apply to the "Town
Dads."
The genius Tom Smith, at S. H.
Smith's hardware and buggy empo
rium, has placed a sign in the win
dows with the letters composed of
the different article for sale. It is
well done.
A two-story frame house on Ral
eigh street was burned on Thursday
morning about 5:30 o'clock. It was
unoccupied and must have been set
on fire. Loss about $300. The build
ing belonged to Mrs. Lucy Smith.
t The Board of County Commis
sioners were in session Monday and
Tuesday and transacted a large
amount of business. All the mem
bers were present. Will publish a
synopsis of proceedings next week.
The Oxford Ledger, always neat,
newsv and acceptable, has put on a
new suit that makes it still better
looking. It is published in an old,
fine county and section, and it ought
to flourish. Wilmington Messenger.
Deputy Collector Moffitt captur
ed a one hundred gallon still in
Granville county on Tuesday, be
longing to Laws and Hall. All the
men connected with the still escaped
except a man named Tart. Durham
Sun.
A favorable report was to be
made on Collector Simmons' case,
and Senator Vance telegraphed to
hold up on it. It seems to be a well
settled fact that Senator Vance and
Mr. Hale, of the Fayetteville Obser
ver, are determined that Simmons
shall not be confirmed.
That live warehouse firm Messrs.
Bullock & Mitchell make a new an
nouncement in another column. They
are always in the front rank and
never fail to look well to the inter
est of their farmer friends, and we
urge the farmers to stand square by
their home market.
The musical entertainment at
Granville Institute on Saturday
evening was well attended consider
ing the inclement weather. The
program was a good one, and each
one of the young ladies acquitted
themselves with great credit as well
as to the teachers who trained them.
All is still quiet in Honolulu; all
the fighting is being done in Wash
ington. Those doughty warriors,
Hoar and Boutelle, cannot be re
pressed with hay on their horns.
They are constantly sniffling blood,
clean across the salt Pacific and
bellowing like the bulls of Bashan.
Mr. Jeff Daniel has been assign
ed as storekeeper and ganger at the
still of Mr, J. A. Norwood near Bu
chanan. A revenue officer seized 8
barrels of whiskey at this still last
week, but it is thought everything is
all right as the officer was laboring
under a misapprehention as to viola
tion of law.
Mr. J. S. Bell of Clay county,
has been appointed an Examiner in
Chippa Indian lands in Minnesota,
with pay at six dollars a day. Mr.
Bell was at one time in the Senate,
was an Alliance lecturer, ad was
one of those who exposed the opera
tions of the Gideon's Band during
the last election.
Richmond Tobacconist "speaks
a parable" when it says- Mr. W. C.
Reed, of Oxford, N. C, is a Rich
mond boy raised, but reared in the
tobacco business of the old Oxford
belt, and is the best breed of tobacco
buyers and keeps his business in
hand. Welford Reed is a valuable
man in any community.
Mr. Willie Landis has been
unanimously elected Captain of the
Granvilie Grays. He was on Gen
eral Cotton's staff with the rank of
Lieutenant, and displayed great
hravery in the James City trouble
last summer. We congratulate the
soldier boys upon the selection of
such an admirable gentleman as
their commander. Capt. B. S.
Royster assumes the uniform of Ma
jor, with great credit to the State
Guard.
It is said that when Eugene
Ciews reached the fine row of tobac
co of T. C. Rogers, of Brassfield,
who sold with Booth & Hunt, on
Friday, that the bids were piled on
so rapidly that extra wind had to be
taken which expanded the chest to
such an extent as to break Crews'
suspenders, but Mr. Rogers was lib
eral and made him a present of a
new pair. The tobacco "shot right
up among the rafters" and you bet
T. C. was happy.
Berea Brevities.
There has been several cases of
grippe around here of late.
Miss Ida Cash, of Moriah, is visit
ing her brother, Mr. A. M. Cash.
Rev. J. A. Beam preached his first
pastorate sermon on last Sunday.
This place was struck by the busis
ness end of a blizzard last Sunday
night.
Mrs. R. E. Zimmer, of Henderson,
is visiting her grand-father, Mr. J.
M. Wood, at Berea.
There have been very few horse
drovers through here this winter.
The hard times must be the cause.
The Messrs. Fuller and Dr. Swea
ney have had some very neat and at
tractive outbuildings put up recent
ly. Mr. O. E. Murray will soon have
completed his new residence when
he and his newly made bride will go
to housekeeping.
Mrs. J. H. Meadows, of Oxford,
spent several days last week visiting
relatives and friends at Berea. She
once lived here and won a very warm
place in the hearts of our people.
The only hope for the Demecratic
party is for us to have a mass con
vention and to get free from the ma
chinery operators and packed con
ventions and put out good men and
have an honest election, and if we
are beaten we will have some credit
and will take it for our share.
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The beet salve in the world for cuts, bruises
ores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter
chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin
rnptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satis
faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by J. G. Hall. mch,4-ly
PnblieTake Police.
Trie stock, books, accounts, notes of
The M. F. Hart Co., at Oxford have this
day been sold to Messrs Long Bro.
People owing accounts to us will make
settlement with The Messrs Long Bros.
The M. F. Hart.
Per M. F Hart
Secretary and Treasury.
Jan, 13
CiRANVILLE SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge Shuford-Stenographer-Part
of Cases Disposed of.
Several important cases haye been
tried during the present term. Judge
Shuford is a patient and intelligent
Judge of courteous bearing.
During the progress of the Court
for the first time, we believe, in
Granville a stenographer has been
employed by the court in taking!
down the evidence, and we are glad
to know that in the capacity of sten
ographer that Miss Hattie Hicks, one
of Oxford's fair daughters, has elici
ted the praise of the Judge and
others for the very faithful and in
telligent manner in which she dis
charged her duties.
This is a step in the right direc
tion, and commend Judge Shuford
for introducing in our Court a ste
nographer in- important eases, both
sides to the action paying the cost,
which is small. It is important to
take down the very words of witnes
ses as they testify, and a stenogra
pher is a great time sayer in the
trial of important cases, as well as a
great relief to the Judge in long pro
tracted trials. In capital eases the
expense will fall on the county.
The present term of the court will
only make small inroads upon the
large docket and would take about a
month to clear it up. Clerk W. A.
Bobbitt says that owing to the fail
ure of having two regular terms the
latter part of 1893 on account of
sickness in the family of Judge Geo.
Brown, in order to get rid of the
mass of cases that have accunialated
on the civil docket it will be neces
sary to havean extra term of court.
We learn that nineteen new cases
have been recently added to the
docket.
Tne following cases of importance
have been disposed of since our last
issue :
State ys Sol Marable, charged with
murdering Anna Marrow near Sto
vail; not guilty.
The report of the Grand Jury is as
follows: "We find the jail is safe and
in good condition, and the prisoners
therein well provided for. The Court
House and offices in good condition
r. rcept a few small leaks on the roof.
The Home of the Aged and Infirm
we find in good clean condition and
the inmates say they are satified and
are well cared for."
R. E. Booth, Foreman.
The Solicitor made the following
report to his honor Judge Shuford :
"That he has examined the office of
the Clerk of this Court, and finds
really nothing to add to his former
reports. Thenecessaiy records are
kept in a clear handwriting, the
papers orderly filed and the books
indexed. I find the office provided
with the additional books of records
required by act of the last Legisla
ture. The County Commissioners have
wisely provided a vault, and furnish
ed it with pigeon holes and in it are
filed the papers running back to the
fifth year of the present century.
The papers before that time were
filed in cases outside the vault in the
clerks' office. The books of Record
are all in the vault.
So far as my examination discloses
the duties of the office are faithfully
and efficiently performed by the clerk
and his attentive and well qualified
deputy. I beg to add that I consider
the clerk fortunate in his deputy.
Repectfully submitted,
E. S. Parker, Solicitor.
H. A. Nash vs D C Fenabow and
other; judgment for plaintiff and
against the defendants for $804 5S
with interest from 1S00 till paid.
Elmore D. Gooch by his next
friend A. L. Gooch vs W. N. Critch
er; slander; judgment for plaintiff
and against defendant for 5 cents
damages. Gooch to pay costs.
A. Hobgood and G. W. Knott vs
B. F. Currin; sale of tobacco; judg
ment of $100 and cost of action in
favor of plaintiffs.
W. S. Forbes & Co. vs R. H. Mc
Guire; judgment in 20 cases in favor
of the plaintiffs.
In the matter of the will of W. A.
Parham, deceased there was only
one issue Is the naner writing and
every part thereof the will of Wm.
A. Parham ? The jury answered yes.
Doll Show.
On Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
at Mrs. J. W. Hays', a Doll Show
will be given under the auspices of
little Annie Furman and Katie Flem
ing, for the benefit of "The Young
People's Society" of the Methodist
church.
Let eyery one interestt d in the lit
tle folks attend, prepared to pay 5
cents to vote for the prettiest doll
baby. Only one yote expected from
each person.
AH little girls are invited to enter
one or more doll babies, at five cents
each. Each child entering a doll is
entitled to vote.
A prize will be awarded the pret
tiest doll. If you can't go yourself
send your vote and your nickle by
your little friends.
Why undergo terrible sufferings and
endanger your life when you can be
cured by Japanese Pile Cure ; guaranteed
by J. G.Hall.
flOVEHENTS OF PEOPLE.
Coming and Going of Friends and
Strangers.
Uncle Hub Cozart, of Durham,
was on our streets Thursday.
Mi . and Mrs. Fred Currin visited
friends in Oxford on Tuesday.
D. Y. Hunt and W. L. Raerland
dropped in to see us Thursday.
Mr. W. S. Gooch, of Stem, drop
ped in to see us on Wednesday.
Miss Nettie Hunt, of Fishing
Creek, is the guest of the Misses
Holloway.
Mr. L. Woodlief, of New Light,
Wake county, was on our streets
Tuesday.
Misses Maggie and Annis Hughes
are on a visit to Miss Carrie Young,
at Warrenton.
Miss Mary Lynch has returned
from a protracted visit to Franklin
ton and Henderson.
Miss Watkins, an attractive
young lady of Milton, is the guest
of Miss Agnes Faucette.
The old veteran, R. J. Daniel, is
in town and is enjoying the pleasure
of meettng his old friends.
The clever "Dolly" Thomas, the
editor of Franklin Times, honored
our sanctum with his presence on
Thursday.
The clever W. A. JVIcFarlaud,
one of the rising young men of the
Trinity section, honored us with a
short visit on Monday.
Dr. H. A. Nash, who spent sev
eral days in Oxford this week attend
ing court, returned to his home at
Howardsville, Va., on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Hayes and
Messrs. Henry and Jim Hayes, of
Chase City, are visiting Mrs. Nat
Whitfield, who continues quite sick.
The wide-awake W. C. Bradsher,
who has established a reputation as
a "hustler" for tobacco for Parish's
Warehouse, Durham, smiled in on
the editor a few minutes on Mon
day. The following lawyers from a
distauce were in attendance upon
our court: Messrs. W. W. Fuller,
Durham, John W. Graham, Hills
boro, T. T. Hicks and A. C Zolli
coffer, Henderson.
It was our pleasure to meet in
oar sanctum on Monday, three of
our warmest friends, Mr. R. D.
Royster, of Centre Grove, Person
county, and Messrs. J. P. Thomas
and A. S. Carrington, of Hampton.
One of the old landmarks of
Brassfield township, Mr. H. P. Dil-
lard, was on our streets Monday.
He generally visits the town once
every 5 years, and he meets with a
warm greeting from his old time
friends.
Death of William T. Blacknall.
The many friends of this gentle
man will be sad to learn of the death
of this quiet gentleman. He passed
peacefully away at Pungoteague,
Va., on Saturday, at the home of
his brother-in-law, Rev. J. R. Grif
fith, of Consumption, of which he
has been a sufferer for some time.
He was 44 years of age.
The remains accompanied by Rev.
J. R. Griffith, arrived here on Mon
day afternoon and were interred at
Elmwbod Cemetery, by the side of
his father, Rev. J. B. Hurley officiat
ing:.
When Baby was sick, we gave ner .jaciu..
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris
After the discussion of the tariff
bill and the income tax feature in
the House the Speaker then put the
question: "Shall the bill pass?" and
the yeas and nays being demanded
on this, the roll was called amidst
the most intense interest on
the floor and in the galleries. As
the names of the doubtful Demo
crats were reached, and they voted
"eye" or "no," applause, cheers, and
sometimes good natured bantering
follovved their votes. The greatest
applause followed Mr. Cochran's
vote of "aye," and also Mr. Cum
mings' negatiye vote. The Popu
lists voted for the bill except Mr.
Xewlands, of Nevada. The vote
was as follows : yeas, 204; nays, 140
so the bill was declared passed, with
a wTild shout from the floor and the
galleries.
English Spavin Linlmen removes all
Hard, soft or UalJoused liumps ana
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins,
Curvs, Splints, Sweeney, Iting-Bone,
; Stifles, Sprains, all Swollen Throats,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the moat wonderful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by J.
Q. Hall, druggist, Oford4 Jf, C.
ANOTHER flURDER.
Granville Again Adds Another Stain
to Her Record.
In Oak Hill township last week
two negroes by the name of Wiley
Smith and Mark Wilkinson both
claimed one Sallie Thorp, also coU
ored, as their woman. They lived
near Buchanan. It seems that Smith
told her that if she attempted to go
off with Wilkinson he would shoot
her and kill her before he (Wilkin
son) should have her. She concluded
to cast her lot with Wilkinson and
started away. Smith as good as his
word raised his gun and pulled awav.
Sallie threw her arms up and receiv
ed the load in one of her arms and
side of her face. The arm was so
badly shattered that the attending
physician had to amputate it. The
woman continued to decline and died
on Saturday from the wound, and
omitn saippea across tne border into
Virginia and up to the present is at
large.
Coroner J. W. Brown was sum
moned aud repaired to the scene
Monday morning and secured the
following jury: Messrs. L. S. Roys
ter, L. D. Royster, J. S.Pool, A. B.
Frazier, Nathan Betts and John
Downey who sit upon the case and
rendered the following verdict: That
said Sallie Thorp came to her death
by a gun shot in the hands of Wiley
Smith with the intent to maim, dis
figure and kill. Officers are in p.ur
suit of the fugitive in Virginia and
we trust he will be captured.
We believe in being as economical
as possible in our expenses of run
ning the county goyernment but we
are frank iu saying that it is the
duty of our county commissioners to
use all possible means to bring" be
2o:e the bar of justice the last two
murderers in Granville, not remain
perfectly quiet and make no effort
to ferret out the foul murder at Sto
vall, which they knew of at the last
meeting of the Board.
As to the shooting in Oak Hill
township, the magistrates allowed
the negro Smith to remain there for
about a week and they never made
any effort to arrest him for shooting
the Thorp woman, and when she
died Smith just stepped across the
line into Virginia and escaped. It
was the bounden duty of some one
of the magistrates in the township
to haye arrested the murderer, and
we hear the shoot ing occurred direct
in the territory of Mr. J. S. Pool.
The 51 ost (orPOii Treasures of Ara
bia. Wh t a splendid picture it brought be
fore your mind ! You read the glowing
descriptions of the secret treasures which
the genii of the ring spread before Alad
din's gaze. You perused this favorite
htory of yours in "Arabian Nights" when
a boy, and your imagination pictured v
brilliantly for you everything that the
words suggested.
That was when you were a boy. To
day, possibly, you are unable to do it.
Shall we tell you the reason why? Most
probably because your liver is sluggish,
and as a consequence you suffer from
sick headache, dizziness and constipa
tion. Do you waut to cure all these trou
bles permanently, make your liver ac
tive, your imagination lively, and in gen
eral enjoy things as you did when a boy?
All you have to do is to use Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, putelv vegetable, per
fectly harmless, the smallest and easiest
to take, and they are the cheapest be
cause they are guaranteed to give satis
faction, or your money is refunded. What
more can you ask V
There is no light in the Window for
Thee."
"There is a light in the widow
for the love," but the "Dear Town
Dads1' seem to haye no love or pity
for the taxpayers of Raleigh street,
as they have said in their stony
hearts no light shall irom a street
lamp fall on the windows of a tax
payer on lower Raleigh street, or
words to that effect. Oh, how hard
hearted, thou who has taken upon
yourselves the task of doing justice
to your subjects. We ask you in the
name of fairness and justice to a peo
ple that has been neglected who it
looks like you have "cast into
outer darkness" and are not remem
bered until the time comes to pay
taxes. We ask any taxpayer to sur
vey the lamp field, taking all sur
rounding in consideration, and we
believe he will decide that lower
Raleigh street is entitled to a lamp.
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