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PUBLIC VOLUME VII NO. 18. OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1894. $1.00 PER ANNUM. A Gentleman Who formerly resided In Connecticut, but ho now resides n Honolulu, writes: "For 20 years past, my wife and 1 have used Ayer's Hair Vigor, and we attribute to it the dark hair which she and I now have, while nun dreds of our acquaint ances, ten or a dozen years younger than we, are either gray-headed, white, or bald. When asked how our hair has retained its color and fullness, we reply, 4I5y the use of Ayer'a Hair Vigor nothing else.'" yog 'In 18C8, my affianced ing out e r e r y day. I i n d ueed her to use Ayer'a Hair Vigor, and very soon, it not only checked any further loss of hair, but produced an entirely new growth, which has remained luxuriant and glossy to this day. I can recommend this preparation to all in ueed of a genuine hair-restorer. It is all that it is claimed to be." Antonio Alarruu, Bastrop, Tex. AYER'S HAIR VIGOR A Wagon Load Of Money does not necessarily imply content and happiness on the part of its possessor. It is not money that gives us pleasure, but the things that money will buy. Some people spend money fool ishly, and fancy they find enjoy ment in doing it, but the pleasure is more fancied than real. No man who buys The McCormick No. 4 Steel Mower can ever be accused of spending money foolishly, and he'll find a hundred reasons to convince him of his wisdom. We are building the No. 4 to meet the demand for a really su perior mower, one that embodies the prime requisites of durability, con venience and light draft. You'll like this mower; not merely because thousands of other farmers like it, but because it is a really likeable machine. If you are going to buy a mower you ought to see the No. 4. Get the McCormick Catalogue anyway. All agents furnish it on application. 9 McCormick Harvesting machine Co. CHICAGO. ILL. S. H. Smith, Agent, Oxford. Smith's Carolina Bugrgv, the best Bug fry sold for the money, as all who have used it will testify. Farmer Girl Cook Stoves, the best fin ished, strongest and toughest iron and made by the best and strongest Stove Company in the United States. Prices as low as cheaper makes. I have a full store of farming tools, builders material, waon inateiial, and hardware in all its branches. Prices as low as the lowest. We want your trade. Yours truly, S. H. SMITH. jan5ly RIVETIlsTG- YOUR - ATTENTION ! S After we have caught your attention we want to hold it long enough to tell vou that we have JUST RECEIVED A FRESH LINE OF GROCERIES ! Which are unequalled in excellence and cheapness. Come right along and let us supply the wants of your table, as we guar antee to suit you. D. J. GOOCH, npl20 Next door to A. Landis & Sons. r B vV in minutes. erheaty meals PRICE 50 CENTS PEF BOTTLE. f kOiiK or VALUABLE INFORMATION FREE. y gh sale by duogists. mm iiri was nearly bald, and Ss9 the hair 11 proves Jara ifficoci Sfff LOCAL LINKS. Things that Happen in Town and County Boiled Down. Little Jack Booth is extremely happy this week. He has a hand some new bicycle. Chief Renn received a rock fish Wednesday, from Weldon, that tipped the beam at 64 pounds. Rev. Ernest Thacker occupied the pulpit of the Presbyteiian church at Henderson on Sunday night. The residence and yard fence of Dr. D. C. White has been re-painted and present an attractive appear ance. Senator Francis Browne Stock bridge, of Michigan, died in Chica go Monday night. He was on his way to California. Four Hundred persons were killed by the recent earthquake in Greece, and twenty thousand were rendered homeless and destitute. Mr. Coley Gill, of Salem, has a litter of Poland China pigs 4 weeks old. He weighed one of them Tues day which tipped the beam at 25 pounds. The horse of Mr. D. J. Gooch, which was so badly injured last week by running away and coming into contact with a wire fence, it is thought will recover. Mr. Frank Hatton, who has m ade the Washington Post, in a few years, rank among the leading pa pers of the country, died in Wash ington City on Monday, with paraly sis. Stovall, Oh ! Stovall ! Is there no one within your thrifty domain that feels enough interest in the community to let the people know what is going on in your section ? How about it Uncle Wilkins ? Rev. J. S. Hardaway, the most worthy and greatly beloved pastor of the Baptist church, has been se- lected as a delegate to the Southern Baptist Convention which meets in Dallas, Texas, on the 11th inst. A remarkable suicide. Master John Morris Williams, the doll boy of Miss Belle Williams committed suicide on Monday afternoon by hanging himself to i table. Cause supposed to be disappointed in a love affair. General Cotten, Grand Master of Masons, was in town Tuesday su pervising the turning over of the Orphan Home by Dr. W. S. Black, the able and efficient retiring super intendent, to Mr. Lawrence, the aew superintendent. After trying the reform field for two years, rumor has it that our friend Billy Brown is thinking of stepping back into the Republican ranks and try to re-reform that par ty as the field is ripe for a hustler like friend Brown, Sol Hester, the miserable scoun drel who attempted an assault on the colored girl mentioned in out last issue, and skipped, was a mem ber of - the colored Odd Fellows' Lodge, of Oxford, but he has been expelled for 99 years. Returns from the Third Ohio Congressional Distiiet show that the Democrats made large gains. Paul J. Sorg has been elected to Con gress by about 3,000 majority. Who said the Democratic party was dead ? Was it you friend Billy Brown ? Until a vote is taken there is still every reason to believe that the tariff bill will pass the Senate by the 1st of June. The amendments which will be offered are in most instances immaterial and will cause no oppo sition, reports to the contrary not withstanding. We are pleased to know that Mr. T. W. Jackson is meeting with success, as his trade has greatly in creased since he moved up on Main street. He keeps on hand a choice line of fruits, confectioneries, cakes, bread, etc. For ice cold drinks his store is headquarters. Squire Wilkins Stovall will in the future handle the mail at Sto vall, he having been appointed postmaster at that place to succeed Mrs. W. K. Jenkins. Friend Sto vall has been faithful to the cause of Democracy and has the qualifica tions to make a good officer. Our friend Charles Knight, of Clay, dropped in to see us Wednes day morning, aud informed us that the crows were so bad that when they lit in his cornfield he could go up to them and catch them by the tail and if the feathers didn't pull out he would pull up the stalk of corn before they would break their hold on it. Mr. J. T. Wiley adyises you all to be temperate, but he wishes you to know that he has just received several choice brands of beer, as well as a line of pure and unadulter ated whiskies, brandies, wines, etc., for medicinal, holiday, snake bite and various other purposes. He will be glad to serve those in need of such, liquids. Read new legal notices in this issue. The Public Ledger is a regu lar hammer this week as a county paper. Read it and judge for your self. Can't you get your neighbor to subscribe ? Mr. G. Dusenbury guessed near est to the number of beans in the jar at J. P. Steadman's Drug Store captured the handsome clock offered as a prize. 2104 were in the jar and Mr. Dusenbery's guess was 2103. The tri-weekly train for Durham now leaves here Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays at 2:10 p. m. in stead of 2:50 p. m.f as heretofore. This change enables passengers to connect, with greater certainty, with the Westbound Passenger train leaving Durham at 5:05 p. m. S. H. Smith, the hardware man, who is noted for his square deal ing and obliging desposition and pop ular manners has in him all the qualities of success in his business. If you need anything in the Hard ware line give him a call, you will find him all right and ready to serve you. In the last issue of the negro organ, the Gazette, a letter appears in which the writer says the negroes oppose fusion with the Populists, and that if they are forced to choose between Populists and Democrats they will go with the latter. They say they "want no Tillmanism in theirs," and that the Populists are the very men who have tried hard est to disfranchise the negro. Our devil has stumbled upon the following lines, and changed it to suit Kronheimer's Clothing House : Cook-a-doodle-doo, We'll ciow you something new; Kronheimer sells more clothes in Oxford Than all the others do. This firm has in stock everything that a man or boy needs to make up a good outfit, and at greatly reduced prices. Friend Brown, in the Granville County Reformer says: "That the capital stock of his paper is a car load of sand and plenty of grit." How about that $305.00 raised by 61 reformers who chipped in $5.00 a piece as report has it ? That is the the kind of grit that it takes to run a newspaper, and we take it that friend Brown likes to hear the silver wheels jingle in his pockets as it is sweet music to the ear of the aver aga country editor. Last week we caught our friend Leroy Elliott, of Oak Hill, in town, not accompanied by his fine looking sons, and thought we would take ad vantage of the opportunity to get eyen with him. But lo ! and behold when we mustered up courage enough to tackle him, and com menced our onslaught in the way of talking, all at once we were sur rounded by four stout looking young men, the very picture of health, and taking in the situation at one glance, we grasped the hand of each one in succession, telling them in the next breath that the "old man" was in the "house of his friend" and would be well taken care of. Attractice Ladies. For the past ten days Oxford has been swarming with attractive ladies from dear old Granville in search of summer goods. Quite a number of dear mother accompanied the bright and intelligent lassie to aid them in selecting becoming hats and dresses. Granville is hard to beats on pretty girls and has a wide reputation in that respect. Our gallant young gentlemen find themselves in a whirl of admiration and delight, and consequently the hard times will be no obstacle to the schemes of lovers in the matrimonial market with such attractiye damsels as can be seen on our streets any day. Union Heeting. We are glad to note such unity of purpose among our pastors for the advancement of religion in our com munity. They commenced on Sun day night a series of meetings in which they will work in concert. This week they are holding meetings at the Baptist church, Rev. J. S. Hardaway, the pastor, and Rev. Ernest Thacker, of the Presbyterian church, conducting them. Next week the services will be held in the Meth odist church and the following week in the Presbyterian. Large congre gations turn out nightly to hear the "message of the cross," and we trust great good may result in these ser vices. We are very sorry indeed the ex cellent pastor of the Methodist church, Rev. J. B. Hurley, will be unable to participate in the meetings for some days, owing to the fact that he was summoned to the bedside of his dear mother who is quite sick at her home in Montgomery county. For Sale or Rent. The small cottage house in front of the Presbyterian church, adjoining the lot of Col. R. J. Mitchell Is for sale rent. Apply at this office. A TOUCHING SERMON By Rev. W. S. Black, D. D., Sunday Morning. On Sunday last the Methodist church was packed to its utmost ca pacity by a very attractive audience who were fortunate indeed in hearing a strong, vigorous and eloquent ser mon from Dr. Black. He spoke with unusual fervor and earnestness. The occasion no doubt stimulated the speaker with more than usual energy and the large congregation was in the proper frame of mind to drink in e very word that was uttered, the ser mon being in the nature of a fare well discourse as it was known that Dr. Black has accepted the position of Presiding Elder of the Warrenton District and would therefore be soon compelled to leave Oxford to enter on the duties of his responsible office. We give below a brief summary of his sermon though of course it will only give a very faint idea of it. Text First John, 3d chapter and 2d verse. His subject was the adop tion as sons unto the family of God. By nature being sinners none can be the sons of God only by adoption through faith in Jesus Christ, and that not historical but saving per sonal and present faith. He dwelt largely upon the knowledge of this great change and the witness of the spirit to the new life. He claimed that religion failed to give comfort without a consciousness of sins for given. In representing the inheritance of the sons of God his words were im pressive and comforting. He lifted his audience up to the high positi n occupied by the children of God and then gave in glowing terms the boundless wealth of God their father and theirs by inheritance in this life and especially in the life to come. The parting words after the clo e of the sermon were tender and touch ing. He said after spending three years and four months in our cul tured, refined and hospitable com munity I bid you farewell with deep regret. The longer I have remained the more I have loved Oxford and the important work in which I haye been engaged. Oxford has a history educationally and socially of which you all ought to be religiously proud. Ycur kindness to me in sunshine antirsadness has been greatly appre ciated, and I shall leave you with precious memories of my association with you and will always be delight ed whenever my footsteps are turn ed towards your generous and hos pitable town. Mrs. Vance's Reply. In reply to the committee who for warded the resolutions passed at the Oxford meeting on the death of the lamented Senator Mrs. Vance writes as follows : Washington, D- C, April 24, '94. I thank you gentlemen of Gran ville for the resolutions forwarded to me on the 16th, in honor of my hus band, and will say at once I appre ciate the suggestion made by you as to placing his statue in the Capitol. I should feel most profoundly grati fied if the Legislature would so act, and the people all over the State in every spot should contribute to a monument to be placed on the beau tiful height I have selected in the cemetery at Asheville over his grave Faithfully yours, Florence Steele Vance. Accidental Shooting. On Saturday afternoon the family of Mr. L. W. Beard were greatly startled at the report of a gun in the kitchen near the dwelling, It seems that a colored man, husband of Mr. Beard's cook, had been out hunting, and taking the cap off set his gun down in the corner. While his wife and little daughter were sitting down Mr. Beard's little 7 or 8-year-old son came in and was playing around the kitchen and picked up the gun and commenced to fool with the hammer, springing it back, and off it went, putting a load of shot in the left arm of the cook and in the right side of her daughter's head. The little fel low dropped the gun and the woman and little girl felt a stinging sensa tion as the shot embedded themsel ves just underneath the skin. They were not seriously hurt and are now all right. It is thought that some of the in side of the cap was left on the tube of the gun when taken off and when Master Beard pulled the trigger it slipped and exploded. It is fortunate that no serious dam age was done. This is another warn not to leave firearms where small children can get hold of them. Itch on human, mange on horses, dogs and all stock, cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by J. G. Hall, druggist, Ox ford, N. C. For Sale. One standard wheat mill bolting cloth and reel In gcoi condition and highly recommended. N. M. Cannady. may 4-3t-td. Wilton, N. C. Try Jacksons Ice cold Summer drinks. nOVEflENTS OF PEOPLE. Coming and Going of Friends and Strangers. Dr. Atwater, of Knap of Reeds, was in Oxford Tuesday. Mrs. Carrie Wilder, of Durham, spent Saturday in our town. Dr. Harris, of Panacea Springs, was on our streets Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Goss, of Lyon, spent Monday in Oxford. Mrs. W. S. Cozart, and child, of Hampton, was on our streets Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Carrington, of Hampton, were on our streets Friday. . Mrs. Ann Bobbitt is spending some time with her son, Mr. T. T. Bobbitt, in Baltimore. We grasped the hand of that sterling Democrat and capital farm er, E. T. York, in Oxford on Tues day. -Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Smith, were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Harris, of Wilton, Saturday and Sunday. Messrs. J. R. Young, H. T. Wat kins, Henry Perry and Geo. B. Har ris, of Henderson, were in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. S. A. Fleming and son, Len, of Hester, and Mr. Ben Elliott, of Cornwall, dropped in to see the editor Monday. Mrs. Henry Perry and little son, of Henderson, spent several days in Oxford this week visiting her moth er, Mrs. Sarah Hall. Mrs. John Bragg, of Stem and Misses Nannie Jeffreys and Miss Allen, of Hester, were among the many visitors to Oxford Monday. Mr. W. D. Lynch, our excellent jeweler, who has been sick for sev eral days, we are glad to say is out again and is able to attend to busi ness. Rev. J. B. Hurley left on Mon day to attend the bedside of a sick mother, in Montgomery county. We trust ere this she has greatly im proved. . Major John W. Graham, of Hills boro; Messrs. J. B. Bachelor, of Ral eigh, and T. T. Hicks, of Henderson, were in attendance upon our court this week. Mr. H. A. Stem, of Stem, ac companied by Mrs. O. F. Bullock, took in Oxford Tuesday on a shop ping tour, and honored the editor with a yisit. Mr. C. C. Wheeler, of Dntch ville, accompanied by his fine look ing daughter, were in Oxford Friday and we had the pleasure of meeting them in our office. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Peed, of Hargrove, and Mr. James Jones, of Culbreth, accompanied by his moth er, Mrs. Hawkins Jones, were in town Tuesday. The venerable Mr. Wm. Daniel, one qf the oldest citizens of the Berea section, spent two days in Oxford the past week visiting his daughter, Mrs. P. Booth. The clever editor of the Frank lin Times, Mr. J. A. Thomas, spent a short time with us on Wednesday. He had just returned from a trip to Northern Granville on Revenue business. We enjoyed a visit on Monday from Mr. John A. Waller, one of the leading citizens of the Knap of Reeds section. We found him in good spirits and he looked as if though the hard times did not affect him. We had the pleasure of meeting in our office on Monday, the highly esteemed farmer, Mr. John H. Webb, of Stem. Mr. W. P. Lon, of Wilton, also called. We are always glad to meet our farmer friends in our office. The urbane J. W. Chandler, of Push, smiled in upon us on Tuesday with the blush of young manhood on his brow. Mr. Chandler is one ol the rising young men of his section, and it is said that it is nip and tuck between him aud Dutch. Messrs. A. A. Lyon, of Lyon; D. J. Breedlove, of Fishing Creek; W. H. Green, of Dexter; John Caw thorn and W. E. Cannady, of Wil ton; Geo. Land, of Tar River, and Coley Gill, of Salem, called to see the editor on Wednesday. Our sanctum was taken posses sion of on Saturday by the following wide awake farmers of our beloved old Gianville : Chas. Oordon, Ed. Tunstall and Bob Tunstall, of Fish ing Creek; R. H. O'Brien, of Dean; W. H. Daniel, of Salem; S. V. Mor ton, of Satterwhite, W. H. Daniel, of Salem; J. L. Carrington, of Hamp ton; A. F. Smith, of Culbreth; F. O. Bumpass, of Oak Hill; G. W. Year gan and I. E. Beck, of Beck; W. M. Rogers, of Lyon; R. L. Newton, W. H. Newton, Brodie Newton, Jesse Williford, of Berea, and Taylor Hob good, of Sunset. Mr. T. H. Collins returned to Washington City Wednesday, after having spent a week m Oxford. Mr. J. J. Medford and family accompanied by Miss Julia Savage, left for Louisburg on Wednesday, where they will reside in the future. While in Oxford they made many warm friends and we regret to lose them very much indeed. Messrs. J. C. Fleming, of Lyon; R. W. Adcock and J. W. Adcock, of Oak Hill: M. L. Colev. of Green: W. T. Adams, of Dutchville; W. D. Aiken, of Creedmoor; R. J. Jeffreys, of Hester, and H. D. Mangum, of Wilton, spent Monday in Oxford. Tuesday our office was invaded by two clever and industrious farm ers of Northern Granville, in the persons of Messrs. C. S. Chandler and J. L. Chandler; "D" Lyon, a thrifty and wide awake f aimer of the Creedmoor section; the fine look ing Buck Blalock, of Culbreth; the level headed Simpson Latta, of Berea; the gallant Leroy Crews, of Tar River; the alert J. P. Cannady, of Tar River Academy; the energet ic John W. Lawrence, of Wilton; the talented Prof. W. H. P. Jenkins, of Brassfield; the hard working and clever J. H. Painter, of Culbreth, were in Oxford Tuesday, and it was our pleasure to meet them. For Sale. Ten thousand celerv nlants at 40 nta per hundred. v . P. Williams, may 4-tf. Oxford, N. C. THE ORPHAN HOME. Retirement of Dr. Black-New Super intendent Taken Charge. For some time it has been a sub ject of regret that the Rev. W. S. Black, D. D., would soon retire from the office of Superintendent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum. He sent in his resignation sometime since and when the people of this vicinity heard he was going to retire from the position of Superintendent there was a universal expression of regret because Dr. Black had endeared him self to our people by the strongest ties, by his courteous and pious walk and his wonderful efficiency in the management of the children. He has shown that he possessed marked executive ability and great kindness of heart. His management of the finances reflects the highest credit on his business turn of mind. The Directors were reluctant to give him up knowing that it would be a very difficult matter to get one who would combine so well the requisite quali fications to keep the Asylum on the high plane of success on which it has been ever since Dr. B. entered on his trying and responsible duties. The teachers at the Asylum were greatly disappointed when they heard that Dr. Black was in earnest in sending in his resignation. The children too felt that they could never give up Dr. Black who had been as a kind parent to them all. But as is known he had sent in his resignation and could not be induced to withdraw. It is gratifying to know that the doctor, while he re tires from the Asylum, will by no means permit himself to be idle. He resumes as a labor of love work in the Christian ministry. In this noble calling his wise words and eloquent voice and his practical judgment will find an ample field for their ex ercise. Our best wishes and the best wish es of the people of Oxford go out towards him and with him that he may be spared yet many years and continue to do good and acceptable work as Presiding Elder, a field of labor suited to his abilities and con genial to his spiritual inclinations. We bid him good-bye with much personal regret. It is a matter of congratulation that while we shall have to give up Dr. B. that he is to be succeeded by a gentleman in the person of Mr. N. M. Lawrence, of Tarboro, who is ex tremely popular and highly esteemed for his kindness of heart and Chris tian character. It is predicted by those who know him that he has in an eminent degiee the qualifications for making a model superintendeut. We extend to him a hearty welcome to this community and the new post of duty on which he enters. Baking JiMOlateJy Pure A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all In leavening strength. Latest U. S. Govern, ment Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Co, 100 Wall St., New Yorkt
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