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PUBLIC VOLUME VII NO. 13. OXFORD, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1894. $1.00 PER ANNUM. AYERS SARSAPARlLLAl HAS CURED OTHERi WILL CUBE 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 1, too, would soon die. and all our neighbors thought that even if 1 did not die. 1 would never be ahle to walk, because I w:ts so weak and puny. A gathering formed and broke under my arm. 1 hurt mv linger and it gathered and threw out pieces of bone. If 1 hurt myself so as to break the skin, it was sure to become a running sore. 1 had to take lots of medicine, but nothing has done me so much good as Ayer's Sarsapa rilla. It has made me v. ell and strong." T. D. M., ioreatur, Knits. AYER'S Sarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Cures others, will cure you Arc 'on need Hardware, Buggies and Wae-ons. JST"! have th-m. USsT"! am prepared to meet these issues; I haye a very full stock of the very best goods and will give you everv advan tage I possibly can, I have my stock bought at the very lowest of low fisrures; I am anxious and must sell and will make it to your advantage to buy from me personally. Let me make the figures for you. I have the very best goods in my line, the very lowest prices and most liberal t rms. i S-S. M. SMITHS j ano-ly. mm 4 X ls--Vw t ot i 'rvs ' tdJnts hett Of O 4. e O 'id-, cents per bottle jffti ,r- ..IU3U if:rC!l&UTI0 FREE. i C ,' 5' l i. - P. Y HPUCiGiKTS. 9 JOHNSON'S EVIAGTiETIC OIL! Instant Killer of Pain. Internal and External. Cures RHEUMATISM, NEURAL- UiA, JjHUIO xmi;.IL, opi amn, xji uioco. -.v.. en iii OHff Tifa f'lTTf"! OTlH SWCRAMPS instantly. Cholera Mor- nnn Tiintheria. Sore Throat. "feslHEADACHE, as if by magic. TMF UnCQP RDHWn Especially prepared for . iiuiiuk uunif U stock, Jjouoie atrengtn, the most Powerful and PenetratinorLiinimentfor Mau or Beast in existence. Large $1 eize 75c, 50c. size C.- JOHNSON'S ORIENTAL SOAP. Medicated and Toilet. The Great Skin Curo and Face Beautifier. Ladies will find it the most delicatn n-nrt Hicrhlv rtmrfumed Toilet Soap on the market. Ttia absolutely ours. Makes the skin soft and velvety and restores the lost com- f lexion; is a luxury for the Bath for Infants t alaya itching, cleanses the scalp and promote: the growth of hair. Price 25c. For sale by J. G. HALL., OXFORD, N. C. apr7-12m. B,e-Sale of Land. BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE Su perior Court of Granville county, made at January Term, 1894. in the ase of Mrs. Julia B. Minor, et. al. vs. John P. Cannady, I shall on Monday, the 2nd day of April, 1894, again offer for sale to the highest bidder at public auction, at the courthouse door in Oxford, the tract of laud lately occupied by said John P. Cannady, situated on Tar River, near Gooch's bridge, ad joining the land? of said John P, Cannady, M. Blalock and others and containing about 28 ares. Terms, one third cash, the balance in twelve months with interest, at eight per cent from day of sale. This March 1, 1694, JULIA B. MINOR, mch3-4t. Administratrix and Com'r. Maxci MONEY Is My Mono Fair mm iM V 8 LOCAL LINKS. Things that Happen in Town and County Boiled Down. Raleigh has a new afternoon paper called the "Daily Press." Dave Burwell, a well known col ored man in Oxford, died on Wednes day. Judge R. W. Winston is now the owner of the Banky Gee store on Hillsboro street. R. Holt Easley, of Houston, Va., has failed for $129,000. Lost his money Sioux City real estate. Mr. H. J. Robards is agent this season for the big clothing house of Wanamaker & Brown, of Philadel phia, The cadets at Horner's School gave a delightful German Monday afternoon, in which quite a number of young ladies participated. There seems to be great opposi tion among some or the colored voters to fusion with the Third party this time in Granville. Mondav nisrht was the coldest night of the winter, and it is be lieved that the fruit is killed. It is thought that tobacco plants were injured to some. Lost A watch charm with I. O. O. F. Encampment symbols on one . . . -m 11 i side and on laside a baby's picture. A liberal reward will be paid tne finder leaving it at this office. Mr. W. T. Adams havinsr resisrn- cwl n.s n. mfl.PMstrate in Dutchville township, Clerk W. A. Bobbitt has appointed Mr. W. Jr. Uozart, a prom ising young man, to fill the vacancy. Setiflfnr Ppffpr's son has been in Raleierh this week srettiner the names rtf farttifirs in this State. We won- der if he wants to distribute Third party literature or seed to the farm ers? R. T. Crews is now the owner of the Minor Mill property, and will commence making many improve ments. It is his purpose to place it in thorough repair as soon as possible. Died, in Dutchville township, on the 21st of March, Mrs. Mary Jane Fleming. She was the daughter of the late Beverly Fleming and was about 70 years of asre. Paralysis was the cause of death. lookout, as there are breakers ahead for those who owe town taxes, as Charley Easton has got on his war paint and is bound to nave boociie. Ye who have not exchanged wheels tor a receipt had better do so. Messrs. Howell Bros, have a miniature garden near their store, with three onion set growing in an enclosure of three bricks. The gar den is posted, but the heavy frost of Tuesday night nipped it in the bud. The Thirdites have already commenced the campaign and are quite busy organizing their forces, which is a warning to the Demo crats to be "ye also ready," for the political fight that will soon be upon us. A class of Orphans from the Colored Orphan Asylum, in charge of Superintendent R. Shepard, gave an excellent entertainment at the Opera House on Monday night, which was greatly enjoyed by our colored citizens. Mr. Charley Crabtree disappear ed from Duilii.ni on Thursday last, and no tidings of his whereabouts has as yet reached Durham. He was book-keeper for Mr. Ed Parrish, and his books are all right. No reason is assigned for his disappearance. At Carlton on Saturday the speakers in the interest of the Third party were Messrs. Zachual Garrett, B. W. Hicks and Billy Brown, of the Reformer. Those at Corinth were Messrs. J. R. Buchanan, J. F. Usry, J. B. Elliott and Bob Tunstall, Sr. Lan Harris, a worthy and effi cient colored teacher in Fishing Creek, who has given great satisfac tion to his patrons, closed his school on Friday. Capt. W. O. Bobbitt delivered an address to the pupils and patrons in his usual pleasing and captivating style. The young ladies of Granville In stitute gave a delightful entertain ment on Tuesday evening which was largely attended. The recitations were of a high order ; the songs sweetly sung; and the instrumental music was most excellent', showing that the Misses Hilliard rank among our best educators of young ladies. The cold wave did great damage in Virginia, North Carolina and the South. The thermometer went down as low as 13 at Lynchburg, Va., and 11 at Asheville. It is thought the fruit is entirely gone and tobacco plants and wheat are damaged in some sections. The trucking inter est sustained a black eye. The At lantic Coast Line people say along their system the damage will reach $1,000,000. You can't get some to admit that all the cranks of the country are ranged under Coxey's banner. Although Sunday was a cold rainy day the Easter seryices at St. Stephen's church were largely at tended. The edifice was donned with a profusion of flowers and ever greens. The attractive Easter bon nets which are generally out in large numbers were conspicuous by their absence, owing to the bad weather. Rev. Edward Benedict preached a most impressive sermon which was well received by his hearers. At College Street Seminary on last Thursday evening those of our citizens who had the pleasure of at tending the production of "Mother Goose" enjoyed a treat as it was ad mirably produced by the scholars. The music was good, and the recitals elicited praise. Rev. and Mrs. Fau cette are building up a most excel lent school in our midst, and are too well known for any praise at our hand. The last half session of this excellent school begins on Monday April 2nd. Mr. A. J. Veazey, one of the energetic farmers of Stem section, and the winsome Miss Lee Anna Ro berts "went out riding on Sunday af ternoon and stopped at the hospita ble residence of Squire J. D. Tilley. Although the weather was cold they found the Squire warm hearted and ready to make others happy, and when they told him that they wanted to join hearts and hands in life's jour ney together he accommodated them and Sent them on their way re joicing. We trust they may so live that their lives may proye a blessing to each other. Death of Mrs. R. S. Thomas. The death of this lady on Saturday afternoon is a sad event and has caused deep mourning in the hearts of the circle of her friends as well as her immediate family. She was the daughter of Mr. W. S. Lyon and the sister of Mr. W. T. Lyon and Mr. Zach Lyon, of Oxford. We pen these lines with sorrow at her un timely death. The remains were taken on Sunday to the old home stead and interred in the presence of grief stricken relatives and friends. YVe tender to the bereaved husband, children and all the family of the de ceased words of sympathy and grief. She was a member of the Methodist church and died in full faith of a blessed home in Heaven. Just before the summons came she called her little son and daughter to her bedside and told them not to go to bed without saying their prayers. Coxey's Army. But seventy-two of Coxey's Com monwealers had the courage to march away from Canton in face of the wintry blast that was blowing at the time set for the start. The band deserted them at that point also, and that took much of the spirit out of the soldiers. The march from Canton to Louis ville, through two inches of snow and in a temperature 20 degrees above zero was anything but a pleas ant experience for the thinly clad wanderers, who had imagined that the entire trip to Washington would be a sort of spring-time frolic. Fifty tramps were picked up be tween Canton and when the army went into camp it numbered 122 men aside from the officers. Much excite ment was created by the annouce ment that three of the tramps had robbed a man named John Ruegg of a watch and ten dollars in money. This was the first attempt at lawless ness but no arrests were made. When Baby was sick, we gave ner vyiusvcvU. 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. He Chats Right. The following letter from a true Democrat in renewing his subscrip tion to the Public Ledger explains itself : Stovall, N. C, March 21, 1894. Dear Sir: I did not intend to re new my subscription to the Public Ledger this year, not on account of any want of merit in your paper,but because of the tightness of money yet since our political opponents seem to be preparing for such a de termined fight this year, I think it the duty of eyery loyer of honest government to stand by the Demo cratic party whenever they can do so. The Democrats of Granville ought to show sufficient appreciation of your just efforts in their behalf to give you a handsome list of subscri bers from every postoffice in Gran ville and adjoining counties. I will always do what I can for your paper as long as it continues to wave the banner of true Democracy. Respectfully yours, W. L. T. A BAD RECORD. Another riurder Committed is Gran ville County on Monday. On Monday last Granville county had laid at her door the fifth murder within 12 months, and the only one in which the offender has been cap tured if we have had two Coroners (one white and one black) in that time. We believe one of the mur ders charged against the county oc curred in anothor county. The last one, along with the cir cumstances connected with it is hor rible indeed, and we are sorrv to say a disgrace to Granville county. On Monday last Herman Newton, Walter Newton, his son, and Amos Newton, who live right in the corner of Oak Hill and Sassafras Fork townships, near the Virginia line, concluded they would take a hunt. They got their guns ready and launched out, and tramped around until late in the afternoon, in the mean time getting rather full of "corn juice," so the report goes. They made their route take them by the house of Lou Thomas, a white woman of unsavory reputation, who liye with her grown daughter, The party, on arrival at the Thom as house took possession. Walter Newton, as he entered, set his gun against the house on the outside, while his father, Herman, and uncle Amos, carried their guns in the house with them. All hands being1 in good spirits a lively time was ex perienced, which culminated in murder. It seems that Amos and Walter Newton turned their attention to the Thomas girl. Amos took a seat on one side of her and Walter on the other and commenced to talk to her. They had been in this position but a short time before a dispute arose be tween Amos and his nephew, Wal ter, which resulted in a regular knock down and drag out fight in which it is said old man Herman Newton took a small part. Walter managed to get out of the melee badly bruised up and made for the door, and gettiner on the outside seized his gun. Old man Herman took hold of Amos and started to the door with him, and Walter knowing that Amos, his uncle, was of a desperate character and never rivo ud, he concluded he should not get the drop on him, so he rais ed his double barrel gun and shot him through the heart, as he ap proached the door by the side of his father. When he saw that he had killed his uncle Amos, Walter left the scene and mde for the place of John Hall and hid himself in a bed tick in an out-house on his planta tion. 'Squire B. T. Winston was promptly notified, who searched and found Walter and had him arrested and turned over in charge of Deputy Sheriff John N. Watkins. Coroner J. W. Brown was notified by telegraph and on receiving the same found Mr. Leroy Elliott in town, who lived a few miles from the scene of the murder, and went out at once with him. On arrival he summoned the following jurors: J. P. Royster, Richard Loyd, B. W. Butler, R. B. Elliott, P. Wilkerson, and R. T. Pittard, who, after exam ining several witnesses returned the following verdict : "That Amos Newton came to his death by a gun shot wound, the gun being m the hands of Walter New ton." Walter Newton, it seems also, has a rather bad reputation as he had just returned home from serving a 60 days sentence in the Durham county jail for beating his wife. He was brought to Oxford on Wed nesday afternoon and before he was put behind the iron bars he laughed and talked with those who gathered around him, saymg that if he had it to go over again he would do just as he had done, knowing that his uncle would continue the fight on him. Take it all in all it is a dirty case as the trouble grew out of whis key and mean women, and worst of all father, son and uncle were par ticipants in the deplorable affair. Williams and Settle Case. It is not expected that the Wil liams vs. Settle case will not come up in the House before the middle or last of April. The cases of O'Neil vs. Joy and English vs. Hillborn will be decided this week and then the appropriation bills will be taken up and no more election cases can be reached for several weeks. The contest will be lively but Capt. Wil liams is still confident. It is probable that decided action on this case will soon be settled be yond all dispute. An idle report has been circulated that Capt. Williams has abandoned the contest. We learn from his counsel that this is a mistake and those of us who know him were not prepared to gire credit to this report. The Public Ledger speaks by authority in saying that the rumor had no foundation in fact. Winter Oats For Sale. For genuine Winter Oats, apply to R. S Usry, Oxford, N. C. feb23. A W. Graham, Esq., the man to beat Mrr Settle for Congress in this District, as he is well known as well as popular in each county. It is said he can poll a bierp-er vote than anv man in the district. He is a true Dem ocrat and has an unblemished repu tation, and possesses the ability to make an excellent Representative in Congress. The above picture was not taken from a photograph, but sim ply sketched by our artist. IMMIGRATION. Much Has Been Said on this Sub ject. So much has been said on this snb- ject that we shall not attempt to add anything new. It is a well known and admitted fact that we have large bodies of land in the county that need to be cultivated; that many of our farmers are what may be termed land poor. These farmers in most instances would at least be willing to sell off a part of their land if they could get the full value of it. If they should do so and improve the re mainder the part they retained would be worth more than the whole tract unimproved. Occasionally gentlemen from the North have bought real estate in this part of the country and as far as we can learn they are pleased with their invest ment. For almost everything that heart could wish for can be found in this county. There is no nart of the world ahead of us in those earthly blessings which the inhabitant of this world expects to find on earth. We welcome to our midst ail worthy new comers. They will feel at home with our people who are kind, oblig ing and hospitable. North Carolina is just becoming known to the out side world. She has advantages that are above price and that are gradually being appreciated. Populists Schedule. The Populist party is run on this sort of a schedule. It finds out what can't be had and clamors for that as the allimportant thing. If the Democratic party should give signs of giving it everything it is asked for, it would instantly lose interest in those things. It is strictly an organization of opposition. In view of its zeal for silyer we have been impressed with the strange silence of its newspapers and spokesmen upon the Bland Seigniorage bill they have had next to nothing to say about it. Why? Because they were waiting to see what its fate would be, holdiug themselves in readiness to declare, if it should be come a law, that it is of no conse quence whatever, and, i it should not become a law, to lash them selves and their followers into a fury n account of its defeat. A great institution in this populist party. Charlotte Observer. Easter Pic Nic. A bevy of attractive maidens chaperoned by Mrs. M. A. Jeter, ac companied by quite a number of manly young men pic niced at Dab ney on Monday in spite of the cold ! wave and had a most delightful time, j Mr. E. H. Osborn, the agent at Dabney, made arrangements for the comfort of the party and on the arrival of the train escorted them to a building to shield them from the wintry blast. After partaking of a bountiful dinner various games were indulged in until near train time. Those who composed the happy throng were Misses Susie Gooch, Annie Gooch, Octavia Hol loway, Jjizzie Holloway, Lizzie Knott, Lula Knott, N. Parham, Miss Burroughs, of Dabney, and Messrs. Jas. Osborn, Wade Britt, Gus Hob good, Geo. Harrison, Sam Hobgood, Roy Jackson, Thos. Davis, Douglas Lynch, John Dorsey, George Dorsey, Willie Dorsey, Iverson Skinner, Col. Bruce Crump, J. Barnes, Willie Holloway, W. G. Powell and Capt. M. L. Watkins. English Spavin Liniment removes all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes trom norses, jaiooa spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, RIng-Bone, Stifles, Sprains, all Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by J. G. Hall, druggist, Oxford, N. C nOVEHENTS OF PEOPLE Coming and Going of Friends and Strangers. in town Thursday. J. N. Fuller, of Berea, was on our streets Tuesday. Geo. Harrison, of Greenville, spent Easter in Oxford. G. W. Yearo-an. of R rassfi fld . called to see us Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Henderson, of Wil ton, were on our streets Friday. Mr. B. F. Kronheimer is North selecting his spring stock of goods. Mr. W. E. White, of Mebanes- ville, was on our streets Wednesday . Mr. Tom Lawrence, who has been quite sick several days, is im proving. Mr. Robt. Stroner. of Raleigh. spent several davs in our town th past week. Rev. Edward Benedict is in Nw York State this week on a visit to his mother. Messrs. W. P. Lyon and E. G. Morris, of Wilton, were among the visitors to this office Friday. Mr. D. E. Aycock, editor of the Henderson Hustler, smiled in upon us on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. F. B.Feild, of Warren Co., is spending some time with her son Mr. Alex J. Feild in South Oxford. Squires W. T. Adams, of Datch ville, and E. J. Jenkins, of Brass field, were on our streets Tuesday. Messrs. Leroy Elliott and R. B. Elliott, of Adoniram, were very pleasant visitors at this office on Tuesday. Mrs. R. P. Hughes and her daughter, Miss Fannie, who have been suffering with the grippe, are convalescent. Mr. T. D. Aiken, of Creedmoor, was in Oxford Wednesday and vis ited this office. A. R. Slaughter, of Berea, was also a visitor. Mr. Sam Webb, of Stem, accom panied by his sister, Miss Annie, spend Tuesday in Oxford visiting -1")T T 1 TXT 1 1 Mr. ana xurs. Jonn webb. J. W. Adcock, one of the old veteran farmers of Oak Hill, was a pleasant visitor at the Public Led ger office on Wednesday. Mrs. J. H. Horner left Wednes day for Wilmington to attend at the bedside of her brother, Col. Ben R. Moore, who is seriously ill in that city. HOT AFTER BRECKINRIDGE. Women Want Him Expelled from Con gress. The fourth annual business meet ing and election of officers of the National Christian League for the promotion of Social Purity was held this afternoon at the headquarters of the league in this city. The meet ing was well attended and it was a long one, for there was much im portant business to be transacted. One caurse of the long continuance of the meeting was an animated dis cussion concerning Congressman Breckinridge, in which the ladies became involved. They finally de cided to send a memorial to Congress protesting against allowing Colonel Breckinridge to retain his seat. They also decided to send a communica tion tc Mr3. Breckinridge, formerly Mrs. Wing, calling upon her in the name of womanhood to renounce her husband and to refuse to live with him longer. In addition to this they voted to call upon the Presbytery with which Colonel Breckinridge is connected asking to have the Congressman ex pelled. New York Dispatch, 24th. J. G Hall, druggist, recommends John son's Magnetic Oil, the great family pain killer, internal and external. For Nate. 10 Pure bronze Turkeys. Gobblers and hens ready to mate. Price $1 00 each. mch9. W. C. REED. Baiting Fowder Absolutely Pure A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening Btrength. Latest D. 8. GoTern- ment JTooa Keport. Royal Baking Powdor Co. 106 Wall St., New York, Q
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