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VOLUME VII NO. 23.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1894.
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They wonder why it is that the
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picknicking why he does not get
more enjoyment out of life. They
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Things that Happen in Town and
County Boiled Down.
Dr. Pat Booth, lost a fine Jersey
cow last Friday.
Senator Jarvis is an out and out
free silver man, so it is stated.
Another mad dog was killed
near the Court House Friday mon
ing. Mr. Nat Whitfield is now taking
the tax list at the Court House. Call
and give in your taxes.
Mr. S. W. Cooper, who has been
on the sick list several weeks, has
about recoyeredhis health.
Fire on the morning of June 1
was necessary for comfort, as the
air seemed to come from a snow
bank.
Mr. J. M. Currin has purchased
from Mr. S. H. Smilh his fine mare
which is said to be the finest animal
in town.
One of the Jersey cows of Mr.
W. C. Reed leaped over the fence
Friday morning cutting herself
badly on the point of a pailing.
We regret to learn that our
esteemed fellow townsman, Major
T. B. Venable, continues critically
ill and is gradually sinking daily.
Chief Renn has quite a good
force at work cleaning up the streets
this week. The most of them are
working out fines for being beliger
ent. Rev. J. H. Hall, the old pastor
of Salem church, will occupy the
pulpit on Sunday morning next, no
doubt to the great pleasure of many
old friends.
On Tuesday night some one en
tered the store of J. T. Sizemore.
The only thing that he could miss
was a box of copper cents amounting
to about $3.
The Mayor held quite a levee oh
Monday afternoon on account of
some fist and skull fights among the
crowd in Oxford on that day. The
town treasury was increased there
by. The Public School (col) district
No. 22 at Blue Wing, N. C, taught
by Rev. S. S. Henderson will close
on 29th June, 1894, .Prof. W. H. P.
Jenkins has promised to be present
on that day.
Our tobacco market is still pay
ing good prices on all grades of the
weed. We had a splendid break on
Tuesday for this season of the year.
Remember Oxford pays top notch
prices on all grades.
Married, by Rev. V. A.' Sharp,
May 30th, at the residence of the
bride's father, Mr. Raner K. Um
stead, to Miss Lula L., only daugh
ter of A. W. and Nannie Umstead,
all of Durham county.
Mr. Crawford Cooper has lost his
liver colored pointer dog ''Leo,"
when last seen he was in the neigh
borhood of Enon church. Any im
formation of his whereabouts will be
gladly received by him.
Mr. H. J. Council and Miss Julia
Savage were married in Louisburg
on Tuesday morning last. Mr. and
Mrs. Council arrived in Oxford the
same evening and are stopping tem
porary at the Irving Place.
On the excursion last Saturday
to Chapel Hill, Messrs. J. W. Brown,
Sam Hobgood, and Capt. W. H.
White happened to the misfortune
to lose their hats by having them
blown from their heads while the
train was in motion.
The commencement at the State
Univeisity is going on this week.
On Wednesday Hon. Hoke Smith
made a grand speefch. He is accom
by Mr. Joseph Daniel, his chief
Clerk. The attendance upon the
exercises is very large.
United State Court is in session
in Raleigh this week. The follow
ing cases from Granville have been
disposed of: U. S. vs. William Allen,
retail liquor dealerj verdict guilty.
U. S. vs. J. L. Saunders retail liquor
dealer; verdict not guilty.
Read the advertrsement of J. S.
Brown, the live grocer, who is sell
ing goods at small profits. He will
be glad to serve you, and his veteran
clerk, Ernest Edgerton, who begins
to show age from his long expe
rience behind the counter, will be
happy to supply your wants.
The graduating class of the re
cent commencement of Salem
Academy have decided to raise a
fund sufficient to put in a handsome
memorial window in the Salem Col
lege in honor of North Carolina's
late Senator Z. B. Vance who was
a warm friend of the Institution.
On the principle of not clinging
to an unduly warm stove plate why
shouldn't our Board of Democratic
Town Commissioners drop a red hot
negro Republican striker from reap
ing the fruits of Democratic money?
Are they trying to rival Cleveland
in mugwumpery? If they are they
have made a splendid start.
Closing Exercises of this Splendid
School.
The commencemet exercises of this
school for young ladies took place on
Tuesday evening and marked the
closing of the second session under
the auspices of the accomplished
Misses Hilliard, who are so well
equipped for the education of young
ladies and misses. Each department
is presided over with teachers of
taste and culture. The program was
made up of recitations, a gossip pan
tomime, drills and piano selections.
The young ladies were beautifully
and becomingly attired. The school
room was packed with an apprecia
tive audience, showing the popular
ity of the school. The program for
Tuesday night is as follows:
Chorus, Up! Up! Let us Greet!
Duett, Turkish Reveille, Misses
Francis Phelps and Bessie Watkins.
Gossip Pantomime, A Gruesome
Tale and its Effect, Misses Nora Bog
gan, Fannie Gregory, Laura Wil
liams,Annie Taylor, Carey Wimbish,
Annie De LaCroix.
Song, Rock-a-bye Birdie, Miss
Maud Parka m.
Duett, Boccaccio March, Misses
Laura Williams and Carey Wimbish.
Song, The Sallow's Guide, Misses
Maud Parham, Janet Gregory, Mas
ters Otto Wimbish, Frank Fort.
Recitation, A Little Girl's Mother,
Miss Janet Gregory.
PART II.
Duett, Mardi Gras Quadrille, Misses
Maud Wilcox and May Hundley.
Chorus, In the Woodland.
Piano Solo, Miss May Hundley.
A Study in Pantomime, "Perse
phone," Misses Bessie Watkins,Fran
cis Phelps, Fannie Skinner, Hattie
Brogden, Willie Skinner, Lena
Hawks, Maggie Johnston, Lottie
Britt, Maud Wilcox, May Hundley,
Sallie Booth, Meta Brogden, Fannie
Brogden, Mattie Booth.
Song, Waiting, Miss Elizabeth
Hilliard.
Recitation, Brier Rose, Miss Lena
Haws.
Piano Solo, Miss Maud Wilcox.
Vocal Solo, The Merry Lark, Miss
Fannie Skinner.
Recitation, "Song of the Boat"
and Song of the Nest, Miss Elizabeth
Hilliard.
Vocal Duett, Boat Song, Misses
Willie and Fannie Skinner.
Recitation, The Boat Race, Our
Hired Girl, Miss Rosa Crews.
The graduating exercises took
place on Wednesday evening, and
the program was well rendered the
participants acquitting themselves
in a handsome manner.
The essayists were Misses Francis
S. Skinner, Willie Skinner and Vir
ginia Williams.
Rev. Fi-ancis W. Hilliard, of Mon
roe, N. C, father of the accomplish
ed principals, delivered the address
to the graduating class, which was
full of most excellent advice.
Rev. Edward Benedict presented
the certificates to the graduates,
Misses Fannie and Willie Skinner
and Virginia Williams.
This ended the last school com
mencement in Oxford.
This issue of Public Ledger is
full of home news, and trust our pat
rons will appreciate our efforts to
furnish them a first class county
paper. Get your friends to take it.
At the ripe old age of 8G years
to the day Mrs. Gilie Bragg, of
Brassfield, passed beneath the
shadows on Saturday last and en
tered into sweet rest on the "beauti
ful shore." She was the aunt of
Mr. W. H. Garner, and a member of
the Brassfield Baptist church. She
had been an invalid for about 5 years.
Death of Mr. A. Bradsher.
It is to us a peculiar source of sor
row that we record tha death of this
venerable citizen of Granville, who
had made many friends by his great
kindness of heart, obliging disposi
tion and agreeable manner, having
a warm greeting for all.
We shall miss him very much as
our sanctum was often gladdened by
by his presence and cheering words.
It was only last week that we were
delighted to receive from him one of
his accustomed calls, and it is hard
for us to realize that we shall no
more on earth receive the warm
grasp of his hand of friendship.
His death occurred on Monday
after a brief illness, having passed
his 73rd mile post with a name un
blemished or untarnished by any
act of dishonor.
He was a member of Tally Ho
Masonic Lodge and also a consistent
member of Shady Grove M. E.
church. His burial took place on
Tuesday; the last sad rites being
performed by his brethren of the
Masonic order.
Many of his companions in arms
among the old veterans of the late
war will mourn his loss with sad
emotions of grief.
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Closing Exercises of this Celebrated
Institution of Learning.
This celebrated institution carried
out in brilliant style the programme
of its closing exercises on the even
ing of June 4. The audience was of '
immense size, the Opera House be
ing thronged with a group of intel
ligent and refined persons from Ox
ford and the surrounding sections.
There were quite a number of visi
tors : Among the number Dr. and
Mrs. Tucker, of Henderson, N. C,
whose talented young son had won
the essayists medal. Were it nec
essary we might pause here to ren
der a enlogy to the Horner School.
This however is not necessary as it
is established on the highest plane
of excellence for its thorough and
unsurpassed course of instruction.
The boys who enter the different
Colleges of the country from the
Horner School have made it a fame
for genuine merit that is conceded
by all because this practical test of
its merit cannot be successfully con
tradicted. The State should be
proud that the Horner School is lo
cated within her borders. The
school draws patronage from many
of the most distinguished men in the
State, all of whom bear testimony
to the excellence of the methods of
instruction and discipline that chai
acterize its management.
The program for Friday evening,
June 1st, was as follows :
Declamation - Remarks of Senator
Ransom at the death of Senator
Vance. Kenneth T. Knight.
Declamation Extracts from the
oration of Henry W. Grady before
the New England Society, of Boston.
Dan S. Troy.
Death Doomed John H. Tucker.
Declamation Telemachus. Robt.
R. Handy.
Essay The silent South. John H.
Tucker.
Debate, Query Resolved that the
United States has reached the culmi
nation of its greatness. Speech on
the affirmative. Willis G. Peace.
Oration Agnosticism. Lyman A.
Cotten.
Address. Walter R. Henry.
Awarding of medals and Distinc
tions. The declamations were all very
good indeed. Robert R. Handy was
awarded the Declaimer medal by
judges selected in the audience.
The Essay by John H. Tucker, of
Henderson, whose subject was "The
Silent South," plainly demonstrated
that he was highly gifted as a writer,
and had no doubt been justly award
ed the Essayists medal.
The speech of Willis G. Peace was
a brilliant and creditable effort. He
elicited much applause and his ef
fort was highly complimented. It
giyes brightest promise of his future
distinction as a debater. He was
awarded the Debaters medal.
The oration on Agnosticism by
Lyman A. Cotten was strong and
vigorous in thought, and his oratory
was so good that it was eyideut that
medal, and that he will most proba- j
bly be heard from hereafter as a ,
prominent figure in North Carolina
oratory.
Between each piece sweet strains
ot music floated through the house
skillfully rendered by an Italian
band that set the feet of the young
people in motion.
After the oration come the address
of Hon. W. R. Henry before the
Franklin Literary Society. The dis
tinguished speaker evidently real
ized that his audience was in every
respect worthy of his best powers as
a speaker. For over an hour he had
the respectful and earnest attention
of a crowded house. He was in
splendid physique and his voice was
distinctly heard throughout the
limits of the large auditorium.
His speech abounded in brilliant
thousrhts. eleerant rhetoric and was
graced by elocutionary powers of ;
most distinctive formality of attrac-
tion. The address was marked by i
great profundity of research and1
aptness of illustration. This great
speech received the highest encomi
umns at the hands of many of his in
telligent hearers.
At the conclusion of his classic
and eloquent address Rev. J. B. Hur
ley in a pleasing style delivered the
three medals. Declaimers to Robt.
J. Handy ; the Good Conduct medal
to D. S. Troy, and the medal for the
best Drilled Cadet to Thomas Alex
ander. Then followed the delivery of the
Essayist medal to John H. Tucker,
the Debaters medal to Willis G. Peace
and the Orators medal to Lyman A.
Cotten by the gallant Capt. John A.
Williams in a most graceful manner.
After this the flag which had been
won by Co. A, was delivered in a
very neat and humorous address by
Major B. S. Royster.
The exercises concluded by the
reading of reports by Prof. Durham,
one of the teachers in the Horner,
School. I
Refreshing drinks cold as the sum
mit of an Iceberg and sparkling as a gem
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Coming and Going of Friends and
Strangers.
Mrs. Birdie Lehman is on a visit
to Reidsyille.
Mrs. J. D. Brooks and son
Charley are at Buffalo Springs.
Miss Alma Neal, of Crewe, Va.,
is the guest of Miss Mary McGuire.
Miss Leola Howell, of Chase
City, Va., is visiting Mrs. R. Brough
ton. Willie Carringtou, of Bullock,
was the guest of W. H. Britt Mon
day. Mrs. R. Gooch, of Stem, is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. H. J. Wheeler
in Va.-'
Miss Lucy Fowler is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Martha Goss,
in Va.
Messrs W. O. Bobbitt and C. J.
Bobbitt dropped in to see us on Weds
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Stovall, of
Stovall, spent a few hours in Oxford
Monday.
Mr. W. H. Daniel and Mr. Ed
Crews, of Salem, were on our stieets
Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Williams returned
from Salem Female Academy Fri
day morning.
Mr. John H. Webb and daugh
ter, Miss Lucy, spent a few days in
Oxford this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gill and son,
of Stovall, were among the callers at
the Public Ledger office Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Hall, and
children, of Bynum's mill, are visit
ing friends in and around Oxford.
Mr. Z. E. Lyon and Mr. Tingen,
of Creedmoor, and Buck Blalock, of
Culbreth, called at this office Fri
day. Henry Reams, Esq , of Durham,
spent Thursday in Oxford, and we
had the pleasure of meeting him in
our office.
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uur sanctum was nonorea on
Saturday by a visit from the learned
and gifted Waiter K. Henry, of
Henderson.
Mr. D. J. Gooch has removed
his family to his farm near Berea.
We regret very much to lose them
from our midst.
Baldy Hatchett, formerly of the
Henderson Tomahawk, was in Oxford
Monday and we had the pleasure of
a call irom him.
Misses Eva and Anna Cheatham
are at home from Salem Academy.
They are attractive young ladies and
have many admirers.
Mr. Donald Mitchell, of Mon
tana, arrived on Saturday to join his
wife and child in a visit to his
father Col. R. J. Mitchell.
Miss Julia Tuck, of Selma, a
prepossing young lady is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Winston. She
has just graduated at Salem Acad
emy. John Winston, of Hesters, the
most prosperous colored farmer in
Granville, called to see us on Tues
day and renewed his subscription to
the Public Ledger.
Mrs. Jackson, of Franklin coun
ty, who has been Hying in our town
for the past nine months for the pur
pose of educating her children, has
returned to her home. While in Ox
fore she made many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Veazey, of
Stem, accompanied by Miss Lonie
Roberts, Mrs. Dolph Roberts and
Mrs. Eliza Goss were in Oxford on
Wednesday on a shopping tour and
called to see the Public Ledger.
The old man met in his print
mgjlen on Monday the following
most excellent citizens: Rey. J. B.
Floyd and C. L. Wilson, of Wilton;
W. H. P. Jenkins, of Brassfield; A.
T. Grissom and E. J. Gnssom, of
Grissoms.
The following named persons
who were in Oxford Monday walked
in and shook the thin paw of the
much abused "old man" of the PUB
LIC Ledger; J. T. Daniel, Charles
Gordon, and Plummer Rowland, and
G. W. Wright, of Vance; W. R.
Walters, John Ragan, L. L. Crews,
W.W. Brummitt, B. P. Thorp, R. W.
Hobgood, O. W. Patterson, Howard
Garner and son, and Master Walter
Ferabow.
Knights oftbe Maccabees.
The State Commander writes us from
Lincoln, Neb., as follows: "After trying
other medicines for what seemed to be a
very obstinate cough In our two children
we trid Dr. King's New Discovery and
at the end of two days the cough entirely
left them. We will not be without it
hereafter, as our experience proves that
it cures where all other remedies fail."
Signed F. W. Stephens, State Com, Why
not give this great medicine a trial, as it
guaranteed and trial bottles are free at J.
G. Hall's drug store. Regular size 50c.
1.00.
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Program for June 22nd, 1894, at the
Orphan Asylum.
Grand Lodsre meets in Hall of Or-
ford Lodge, No. 393, at 9:30 a. m.
lhe procession will form Dromntlv
at 10:00 a. m., and march to the Asy-
um grounds.
The Grand officers, the, snnaVoi.
Hon. John R. Webster and rlisfin.
eruished gruests, will ride in carriacrAa
at the head of the procession.
lhe directors of the Asvlnm. (su
perintendent, teachers and children
will meet the procession at the frnnt
entrance of the grounds, and escort
them to the chapel.
lhe exercises will be opened with
prayer.
bong by the children.
Address of welcome on behalf nf
Masons and citizens, by Hon. B. S.
Royster, Mayor of Oxford and Mas
ter of Oxford Lodge No. 39G.
Song by the children.
Response to welcome by one of our
guests.
Address by Hon. J. R. Webster.
Dinner at 2:00 p. m.. in baskot. ri
nic style, served on the grounds
under snade or trees.
Children's exercises 8:30 p. m.
Close, sinerinsr. "The Old North
State;" the whole audience ioinino-
in the chorus.
Benediction.
All are cordially invited to come
and bring a basket.
This occasion is under to auspices
of Oxford Lodge No. 39G.
The Lodge has appointed the fol
lowing committees:
Committe on program, invitation
and reception B. S. Royster, S. H.
Smith and E. W. Jones.
Committee on solicitation and din
ner N. B. Cannady, A. Hobgood,
J. M. Currin, D. C. White, W. L.
Mitche.U, J. W. Hunt and W. S. Hol
loway. The Lodges in the county, Hen
derson and Durham are specially in
vited to participate with us on the
occasion.
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The best salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises, bores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Euruptlons, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required, It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by J. G. Hall. may 28.
Whea Baby was sick, we gave ner o&gltolM.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castorix
County Commissioners.
On Monday this body met with all
the members present, including their
excellent and faithful attorney, Mr.
N. B. Cannady.
There was a great deal of business
transacted, outside of allowing some
rebates and accounts against the
county.
The bridge question which has
been a subject of considerable
moment with some of the people of
the Berea section was postponed
until October.
The following is the names of the
jurors drawn by the Commissioners
for July term of court :
First week. John Winston, B. L.
Chappell, F. G. Hester, B. F. Dean,
C. M. Oakley, J. R. Gooch, J. L.
Newton, J. B- Adcock, W. H. Hall,
M. L. Winston, J. P. Currin, Camer
on Green, S. T. Daniel, S. D. Bragg,
H. Gregory, Jr., F. O. Bumpass, W.
J. Long, J. A. Tunstall, C. M. Cross,
Junius Daniel, R. C. Jones, R. V.
Wade, W. T. Davis, J. R. Hobgood,
H. E. Overton, R. S. Howard, J. T.
Usry, B. L. Freeman, H. H. Eatman,
A. B. Montague, J. B. Knight, R T.
Slaughter, J. S. Royster, C. L. East
wood, D. Mangum, F. M. Brummitt,
Second week. Rufus Mangum, D.
G. Bullock, J. W. Wilson, Jr., R. L.
Parrish, A. R. Jenkins, E. T. Hus
keth, J. S. Pool, Jack Bowling, A.
G. Fleming, R. D. Dickerson, T. J.
Gray, W. J. Royster, C. H. Allen,
W. T. Wood, H. B. Frazier, R. H.
Pleasants, J. H. Bullock, D. G.
Crews.
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