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VOLUME VII NO. 20.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1894.
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LOCAL LINKS.
Things that Happen in Town and
County Boiled Down.
The State Medical Society is in
session at Greensboro this week.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
J. W. Chandler, of Buchanan sec
ion, lost $20 while in Oxford last
week.
The children of the Baptist Sun-
lav School will Die nic at Cheathain's
Tnill Saturday. We wish them a joy
ous time.
It is a pleasure to note the en
ire recovery of Master "Baldy"
Hobgood, after a severe attack of
pneumonia.
Dr. J. E. Wyche, of Greensboro,
will be in Oxford during, the month
of July, and requests all in need of
dental work to call early and make
engagements.
Mr. Harry Skinner, of Green
ville, will deliver a speech in Oxford
Monday, June 4th, on the issues that
confront the people. A large crowd
is expected to be present.
We thank Messrs. A. B. Canna-
dy, T. E. Parham and J. C, Howard,
of Granville, for an invitation to at
tend the commencement exercises at
Wake Forest June 11th, 12th, 13th
and 14th.
It is announced that our highly
esteemed citizen, Mr. H. J. Council,
and Miss Julia Savage, of Louisburg,
will take place at the residence of
Mr, J. J. Medford, in that town, on
June 5th.
The young ladies of that splen
did seat of learning, the Granville
Institute, will give a grand concert
this Friday night. The program is
an elaborate one and the affair will
be a most enjoyable occasion.
We thank three of Granville's
bewitching maidens, Missos Eva
Cheatham, Lucy Williams and An
nie Cheatham, for an invitation to be
present at the closing of the Salem
Female Academy, from May 25th to
31st.
The invitations to the Oak Ridge
Institute commencement this vear.
as usual, are very attractive. It will
take place May 23rd and 24th. We
ire under obligations to Air. ft. B.
Meadows, of Granville, who is one of
the representatives of the Athenian
Society, tor an invitation.
Mr. J. T. Ragan, of Berea, shed
the rays of his genial countenance
in our office a tew days ago. (Some
thing was said about dogs and imme
diately sadness and gloom took the
place ot smiles, owing to the tact
that some one had robbed him of his
favorite pup by the means of poison.
We are requested by Chief Renn
to say that all persons who throw
any kind of filth out in the streets
are subject to a fine of one dollar for
each and everv oftense. Jt is hoped
that it will be stopped at once, or he
will be forced to report the nuisance.
We take it that a word to the wise is
sufficient.
The 43rd Anniversary of the
Franklin Literary Society of the
Horner Military School of Oxford
will take place Friday, June 1st, at
8:30 p. m. The scholarly Walter K
Henry, of Henderson, will deliver the
annual address, his subject being
"The Greatest Need of the Century."
We thank the principals for an invi
tation to be present.
At a meetinsr of our ''dear old
Town Dads" last week Mr. E. T.
Crews was re-elected Clerk and Mr.
C. S. Easton Tax Collector. Of
course the town could not begin to
run unless Mr. J. A. Renn had some
thing to do with it, as he is one of
the most efficient men that ever car
ried a billv in the town of Oxford.
ana we migut auu m any iowu.
-. 1 . .1 1 A.
We have always heard that a
new broom sweeps clean, but never
that an old one did until the past
week. The old officers of the town
were all re-elected from Mayor down,
with the exception of two commis
sioners, and have started with new
energy. The Chier ot Police, Mr
James A. Renn, has had the streets
cleaned up, and consequently the
old broom did the work.
A slight change of schedule
went into effect Sunday. The morn
ing train from Durham now arrives
1 1 .
at 8:38, a. m., ana tne morning nam
from Henderson at 8:30, a. m. The
tri-weekly mixed train leaves for
Durham at 2:10, p. m., and connects
with train on N. C. R. R. which ar
rives at Greensboro 7:20, p. in. The
earlv 3:00 a. m., mixed train for
Greensboro, and points West, at
6:44, a. m.
Jordan Potter, one of our oldest
colored citizens, died the past week
He was well known in the county
owing to the fact that he was a po
litieal leader among his race back in
the 70's when James I. Moore held
full sway in the county. He was
kind hearted, jovial ana maustrious
and we trust the old man's spirit is
now calmly and peacefully resting
under the shade of the trees "oyer
the river,"
Mr. J. M. Currin has purchased
a neat new buggy suitable for the
fine pony he drives.
Now is the time to subscribe to
he Public Ledger as the campaign
is rapidly approaching.
We furnish our readers with a
complete story this week. We strive
o please our many readers.
Mrs. W.,C. Reed, who was sick
several days'the past week, has re
covered the to joy of her host of
friends.
The Episcopal Convention of
this Diocese is in session at Winston
this week. Miss Mollie Horner is in at-
endanee.
Orange Page, the condemned
murderer, and nine other negroes
broke out ot Wake jail on Wednes
day and escaped.
Congressman Oates has been
nominated by the State primaries of
Alabama for Governor. He received
255 votes and Johnson 215.
The commencement season of
various schools of the State is at
hand and many handsome invitations
are being received at this office.
At a meeting of the Town Com
missioners on Monday one hundred
dollars was appropriated for the
maintenance of the Granville Grays.
We welcome to Oxford Mr. J. C.
Haskins, of Stem, trusting his stay
among the good people of our town
will be a pleasant one. He has ac
cept a position with L. E Wright &
Co.
Capt. Willie Landis is now busi
y engaged in getting the Granville
Grays in fine trim to attend the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the Confed
erate Monument at Raleigh next
Tuesday.
White men of Granville let us
all lay aside our prejudices and unite
in order to perpetuate a white man's
government. Our interest is one,
and if negro rule is allowed again in
county and State we will be ruined.
On Monday God saw fit to trans
plant into his kingdom a precious lit
tle bud, in the spirit of the dear in
fant of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Clement.
The little child had been sick some
time and its death was not unexpect
ed.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church, ably assisted by our borne
talent, will present "ijeah the For
saken" at the Opera House Monday
evening at 8 o'clock. It is a first-
class drama and we trust a large
house will greet the players.
C. H. Butler, of Oak Hill town
ship, was arrested on Thursday by
Deputy Marshal JD. A. Moore on the
charge of running a blockade still
and selling whiskey without license
He was tried before U. S. Commis
sioner J. K. Wood and the evidence
adduced was sufficient to bind him
over to the Federal Court.
It is source of pleasure to us to
hear the name of our talented towns
man, Mr. A. W. Graham, so promi
nently mentioned m connection with
the nomination for Congress in this
in this district. We feel sure he
would make a most aggressive cam
paign and come as near being elec
ted as any Democrat in the district
The editor during the past week
visited Richmond and Washington
City, and had the pleasure of meet
ing-many dear old tar heels, as well
as many old friends made during our
stay in Washington some years ago.
We viewed Coxey's army composed
mostly of 300 ragged, dirty looking
tramps, who we believe would not
work if tendered them.
The last recital of the year will
be given at Granville Institute on
the evening of Friday, May 18th, at
eierht o'clock. The succeeding two
weeks will be devoted principally to
examina'ions and the school will
close for the summer on the Cth of
June, when the graduating exercises
will take place. Dr. J. B. Van Meter
Dean, of the Faculty of the Womans
College, of Baltimore, has been in
vited to make the commencement ad
dress.
It is said that Mr. Sam Crews, of
Salem, had quite an experience with
cut worms a few days ago. He was
setting out some cabbage plants, and
at one point in the row he stuck his
peg down in the ground, when he
drew it out he saw the earth moving
and thought it was from the pressure
of the peg, but when he put the plan
. - 1 it
m the hole tne cut worms were so
numerous the plant was cut in two
in several places before he could
press the dirt around it.
The first commencement of the
larger State and denominational in
stitutions this year will be that or
our State Normal and Industria
Sohool. Its dates are May 23th and
24th. It promises to be a brilliant
occasion. The sermon by Bishop
Ronthaler, the address of the brilli
ant Bryan on Wednesday, the 23rd
and the lecture on the "Last Days
of. the Confederacy" by General
Gordon on Thursday night will make
the commencement a memorable one
in North Carolina.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
hey flet in Oxford HondayEloquent
Speeches, &c.
Pursuant to the call of a meeting
of Veterans on the 14th inst. a large
crowd of the old soldiers assembled
at the Court House.
The object of the meeting was to
brm a Veteran organization, and
also to consider the matter of attend
ing the laying of the corner stone of
the monument at Raleigh on the 22d
of this month. The meeting was
composed of a handsome body of
brave ex-Confederates. Although
several of them showed the signs of
advancing years we were struck with
he generally healthful appearance
they presented. They evidently
took much interest in the proceed
ings and showed plainly that they
were not ashamed.
Col. T. B. Venable being the rank
ing officer present was called to the
chair, making a few appropriate re
marks.
A. W. Graham, Esq., in explain
ing the objects of the meeting made
some patriotic remarks.
Several fine speeches were made,
and as the Oxford correspondent of
the N-O-Chronicle gives such an ad
mirable account of the speeches on
he occasion we reproduce it:
Prof. W. H. P. Jenkins, who had
been appointed orator of the day,
hen addressed the body tor twenty
minutes in his own inimitable style.
His thought was patriotic, his sen
tences radiant with beauty, and the
rainbow hues of his florid words were
equaled only by the scintillations of
a myriad prisms tossed into the efful
gent rays of a noon day sun.
At the conclusion ot his speech
Capt. W. B. Shaw, of the Henderson
bar. and father or our townman, H.
M. Shaw, Esq., was seen m the audi
ence and was vocifferously called for.
Filled with patriotic sentiments and
moved by the inspiration ot the hour,
he could not refuse to lift his voice
in praise of Dixie's peerless heroes
who poured out their precious blood
as a libation upon the altar ot their
country. It was known that Capt.
Shaw was an orator of no little rep
utation, and the expectation of the
audience was not misplaced. For
twenty minutes the whole audience
listened with abated breath as he
pictured to them the daring and he
roic deeds of the boys in gray, their
sufferings and sacrifices, and the
heart-rendering scenes of a father
leaving wife and child in want and
pain to go to the front tor his coun
try's cause. During his speech few
were the eyes that were dry. it was
a speech that was entirely in point,
and one that was much appreciated.
Judge Winston was seen in the au
dience and was called upon also. He
responded in a short speech abound
ing with patriotic sentiment and feel
ing. At times he almost broke down
with fullness ot emotion as he told or
how his gallant uncle died with stan
dard in hand upon Gettysburgh's
heights.
We hope every reader ot the rUB
Lie Ledger will read carefully the
proceedings in another part ol the
paper.
Cnildren's Day at flethodist Church.
At the Methodist Church next
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock the
pastor, tiev. J. d. Hurley, will
preach a sermon especially to the
children, it being children s day, ob
served throughout the entire con
nection. Hence it is desired that all
the children of the congregation
and any others that may and can
come shall be present. Let each
child bring a donation to be appro
priated to the Mission bunday bchool
work.
At night the sermon will be ad
dressed more especially to parents
A cordial invitation extended to all.
A Household Treasure.
D. W. Fuller, of Canaioharie, N Y
says that he always keeps Dr. King's
New Discovery In tDe house ana his ram
ily has always found the very best results
follow its use; that he would not be with
out it, if procurable. G. A. Dykeman,
Druggist, Catskill, N. Y., says that Dr.
King's New Discovery is undoubtedly
the best cough remedy; that he has used
it in his family for eight years, and it has
never failed to do all that is claimed for
it. Why not try a remedy so long tried
and tested, irree trial Dottles at J. 1.
Hall's drug store. Regular size 50c. and
$1.00.
Blooded Pigs For Sale.
I haye for sale 20 fine pigs a month
old. They are full blooded Essex
and White Chester cross. They are
beauties. Price $1.50 a piece-
W. H. Thomasson,
Tne Blacksmith, near Stem, N. C.
Have vour Dicture frames made at
Brlnklev's Photograph Gallery. He is in
the business again. Nice new lot of
mouldings cheaper than ever before.
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flOVEflENTS OF PEOPLE.
Coming and Going of Friends and'
Strangers.
Miss Ellen Hicks, of Nw York
City, is on a visit to her mother.
Mr. John Randolph, who has
been sick a few days, is out again.
Mr. W. W. Hart and son, of
Oak Hill, visited our office Thurs
day.
Rev. J. M. Horner spent several
days in Washington City the past
week.
Mrs. R. I. Devin and Mrs. S. H.
Cannady are visiting relatives in
Winston.
Mrs. C. D. Osborn spent a few
days the past week visiting friends
in Raleigh.
Mrs. S. W. Cooper and children
yisited relatives and friends in Ral
eigh the past week.
Miss Hallie Young, one of Hen
derson's charming young ladies, is
on a visit to friends in Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Wade, of
Stem, were in town Thursday, and
Mr. Wade dropped in to see us.
We aie glad to see out again,
Mr. Geo. W. Knott, our worthy post
master, atter several days sickness.
The editor had the pleasure of
meeting in his office on Tuesday,
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Moss, of Wilton.
Mrs. L. E. Amis, of Stovall, is
in attendance upon the meeting of
the King's Daughters, at Statesyille.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stem, of
Stem, accompanied by Mrs. Fiank
Stem, were on our streets Monday.
Miss Viola Jones returned home
Thursday after a visit of some days
to friends and relatives in the coun
ty. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Currin, of
Walnut Grove township, were among
the many visitors to Oxford on Mon
day. Mr. J. W. Bradford, ex-Chief of
Police, of Winston, was on our
streets Monday and called to see the
editor.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lyon, of
Creedmoor, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Beck, of Dutchvilie, were on our
streets Thursday.
Mr. A. W. Graham, who has
been to Alabama looking after his
interest in a coal mine, returned
home a few days ago.
Mr. W. H. Osborn, President of
Keely Institute, at Greensboro,
spent a few days in Oxford the past
week visiting his father, Mr. D. S.
Osborn.
Rev. Edward Benedict, who has
been spending some weeks in New
York for the benefit ot his health,
returned home a few days ago
greatly improved.
Mr. G. D. Pittard, of Stem,
rolled in Thuisday morning on the
train and spent the day in Oxford.
He paid his respects to the "old
man" of this office.
Messrs. A. A. Overton, of Clav;
Ben Elliott, of Cornwall, Geo. B.
Daniel, of Satterwhite: Milon Bla-
lock, of Culbretb; John Haskins, of
Stem: E. T. YorK. ot tfrissom; a. u.
Mancum. of Wilton: J. W. Adcock
O r
and father, of Oak Hill, paid their
respect to the r ublic LEDQaR on
Monday.
Bids Wanted.
Mr. N. M. Lawrence, Superintens
dent of the Oxford Orphan Home,
wants bids for the repair of the steps
in front of the girls building. Speci
fications furnished on application and
must be in bv May 26th, 1894. We
trust some of our excellent workmen
in Oxford will get the contract.
Specimen Cases.
S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis., was
troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism
his sto nach was disordered, his liver was
affected to an alarming degree, appetite
fell away, and he was terribly reduced in
flesh and streng h. Three bottles 01 Hilec
trie Bitteis cured him.
Edward bhepherd, Harrisburg, 111., had
a running sore on his leg of eight years
standing. Used three bottles ol JSlectrl
Bitters and even boxes of Bucklen's
Amica Salve, and his leg is sound and
well. John Speaker, Catawba, O., had
five large fever sores on his leg; doctors
said he was incurable. One bottle Haec
trie Bitters and one box Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured him entirely. Sold by J. G
Hall, druggist.
Whea Baby was sick, we gare ner svgvU.
it
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
For Sale.
One standard wheat mill bolting cloth
and reel In good condition and highly
recommended.
N. M. Cannady.
may 4-3t-td. Wilton, N. C.
A CREDITABLE AFFAIR.
Closing Exercises of flary Potter
Memorial School.
The Opera House was crowded a
few nights ago by an immense crowd
of people including a considerable
number of white persons, both ladies
and gentlemen who went to witness
the commencement exercisp nf tli
above school in charge of G. C.
onaw, wno is a most worthy colored
teacher. He is a graduate of Prince
ton College and is therefore well
educated. He is also pastor of the
colored Presbyterian church here.
iwo nights were occupied with
e commencement exercises. The
recitations including singing and
instrumental music were very cred
itable. The white nersons whn At
tended were astonished at the evi-
ence ot progress which the rnlnrfr1
scholars had evidently made.
Many ot them showed both musi
cal and elocutionary power and
were frequently erreeted with an.
plause.
We learn that some brief words nf
encouragement were spoken to the
auuience Dy some ot the white spec
tators who were present.
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Give them Stedman's Pleasant Worm
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Clay Comments.
Mr. Tom Averett, Jr., of Enon
neighborhood, spent the holiday in
this section.
Messrs. Will Daniel and Henrv
Aiken spent Sunday in the Dutch-
vine vicinity.
We met at Corinth Sundav for the
first time our social and intellectual
young friend, Mr. Hen Elliott, of
Cornwall.
Misses Emily and Mattie Usrv. of
Oxford, spent Monday in this sec
tion. We were very glad to have
them with us at our picnic.
Mrs. G. W. Reams, of Henderson.
is visiting her old home to the f?reat
pleasure of all her friends and rela
tives. Mr. J. L. Sledge, the merchant at
this place, has decided to go to Gas
ton to engage in the mercantile bus
iness. Our best wishes attend him.
Mr. Tom Averett, accompanied bv
his grand-daughter, Miss Hettie, of
the Enon section, has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. J. P. Elliott, re
cently.
Rev. J. W. Atkinson preached for
us Saturday and Sunday two very
good sermons. He was taken sick
Sunday morning but preached us a
good sermon.
The young people of this section
met at Tar River bridge Monday
morning and enjo3'cd themselves in
the sport of fishiug some in the river
but the majority were fishing on dry
land. In the p. m. they retired to
the croquet grounds of Mr. G. O.
Pitts where they enjoyed themselves
yery much indeed.
Well G. D. P. is looking for a fool
killer. Where you reckon he will
start at G. D. Pf You don't like those
little funny items that we correspond
ents write some times. Well we are
not all looking for an office. If we
were we would write long-winded po
litical pieces too. You are going to
insure our lives aren't you against
the fool killer that is coming?
Shoe Pegs.
Stedman's Hlnck berry Cordial is an
elegant preparation for all Summer com
plaints, mayll-tf.
Executive Committee Call.
It a leigh , May 10, 1894.
By order of the Central Execu
tive Committee there will be a meet
ing of the Democratic State Execu
tive Committee at Raleigh, on the
12th day of June, 1804, at o'clock p.
m. for the purpose of calling a con
vention of the party and for the
transaction of such other business
as may properly come before it.
F. M. Simmons, Ch'm.
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