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OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1894.
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Why ?
Whv not BUY your
Hardware, Sash, Doors
or Paints from S. H.
SMITH ?
He has too, a full show
room of Buggies, Carts
and Wagons. Prices a,s
low as the lowest. He
wants your trade and
insists that you let him
have a showing to sell
you before you buy any
thing in his line.
jan5 ly.
RrVETIIDTG-
YOUR - ATTENTION !
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e want to hul,l it lun;r enough to tell you
'hat we have JUST RECEIVED A FRESH
LINE OF
GROCKRIKS!
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Oxford, N. C.
LOCAL LINKS.
Things that Happen in Town and
County Boiled Down.
There is the smallest attendance
at court this week we have seen at
any previous court.
Saturday night during the heavy
rain two frogs and a moccasin foil
near Terry's barber shop.
Mr. James Seat, who farms neat
Oxford, has placed on our table an
irish potato that weighs 2 pounds.
Col. W. A. Hobbitt, we are sorry
to state, is still confined to his home
011 account of sickness, but is im
proving. Mr. James Meadows, who badly
sprained his ankle some days ago,
has discarded his crutches and goes
it with a stick.
Your opportunity is at hand.
Ladies and gentlemen can now get
Oxford Ties and low quartered shoes
at L. K. Wright's at half price.
Claude Parham, son of Allen
Parham, one of our prosperous col
ored farmers, found an old Spanish
coin a few days ago dated 172.J.
Our esteemed friend, Mr. Hart
Overton, of Fishing Creek, kindly
remembered the "old man" Tuesday
in the shape of a line watermelon.
The able and learned Judge Boy
kin is holding our Superior court this
week to the great gratification
of those who have business before
the court.
The party who took from the
Sheriff's ollice on Monday a silk um
brella, with L. P. W. cut on top o
the handle, will please leave it a
this otiice.
urops m all parts ot tuo county
are reported in the most nourishing
condition, especially corn. Tobacco
has made wonderful improvemen
since the rains set in.
Your business needs the loca
paper's help and the Public; Leduer
needs vour advertisement. Can't the
two get together? Have you triei
this method of co-operation?
Youi home merchant is entitled
to your patronage, just as much so
as other home industries, and when
vou send vour money away from
home you do yourself, your town and
your business people an injustice.
It is said Mr. Amos JJean is not
only a good farmer but a good raiser
of cats, having a nice drove of 1G o
the latest improved variety. He has
been troubled a great deal with rats
and thinks it is better to have a few
cats than all rats.
Uncle Jesse Cuninggim occupied
the pulpit of the Baptist church on
Sunday morning and the Presbyte
rian at night. He is finite popular
in Oxford and always has large con
gregations to hear him preach the
Uospel in a plain, forcible way.
A party that keeps political ene
mies in ollice cannot reasonably ex
pect to manipulate the reins of gov
eminent for any long period of time.
In one department it is stated that
out of 2,000 employees only about
300 are Democrats. Durham Sun.
One night last week Mr. A. J.
Jones, a former resident of Oxford,
who now lives neat Clarksville, Va.,
had the great misfortune to lose his
house bv fire not even having time
to save the clothing of his family.
He also had all his supplies con
sumed.
The popular pastor of Edenton
Street Church, Raleigh, Rev. J. N.
Cole, preached two line sermons at
the Methodist Church, on Sunday
He has many warm friends in Oxford
and we trust our people will soon be
again favored with an opportunity
to hear him preach.
Are you doing business in Ox
ford? If so the Publjc Ledger so
licits an advertisement of that bus-
mess. Advertise largely it you can,
moderately if you must, but by all
means advertise. Advertising is
truly a seed which, wisely planted,
brings a good harvest.
No institution in the St;ite has
ever irrown more rapidly tnan tne
t t J 1 A 1
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Its success shows that the times are
ripe for its work, and that our young
men need and are seeking such an
education as it offers. See its adver
tisement in this issue.
Wo call attention to the new ad
vertisement of W. L. Douglas' if J. 00
Shoe which appears in our issue to
day. We have every assurance from
the manufacturer that the recent im
provements in style and quality will
giye more satisfaction than eyer to
the wearers of these popular shoes.
On Tuesday we happened to no
tice eleven farmers standing together
in front of the court house, and con
cluded as Dave Spencer would say,
to see "how the land lay." We walk
ed up and counted them as to their
political affiliations, and soon dis
covered that the crowd was composed
of ten Democrats and one Thirciite,
and he hailed from Plummer Row
land's domain.
The Raleigh Masons have invited
the singing class of the Oxford Or
phan Asylum to accompany them to
Wrightsville on the excursion Au
gust lGth.
Our friend Billy Brown held up
the Reformer one week and conse
quently the candidates chipped mon
ey into the slot and now the paper
floats at its mast head the Third
party ticket.
We deeply regret to state that
our young friend Alvis Clements,
who has been quite sick some days
with feyer, is now critically ill. Three
other children of Mr. and Mrs. T. D.
Clement have also been sick, but
they have gotten much better.
The annual celebration of the
colored orphan' asylum is on hand as
we go to press. The orators of the
day are Col. W. F. Beasley, Solicitor
White, of the second district, and A.
Shepard, D. D. We learn that the
crowd in attendance is not as large
as anticipated.
The veteran J. II. House, of Wil
ton, who has been busy several
months manufacturing his real first
class churns, turned up in Oxford on
Saturday as lively as a 10-year-older.
He says he is now prepared to fill
orders for his splendid churn power
which is simple and does its work
with ease.
' We are sorry to hear that Master
Garland Crews, son of Mr. L. L.
Crews, was badly scorched by taking
a lot of powder and trying to burn it
m a hole m the ground last Friday.
Dr. Bryan was called in and we hope
the little fellow will be all right in a
few days and will not try his hand at
blasting again soon.
In speaking of the death of Mrs.
Harriet Hicks Dr. Kingsbury says :
She was a most devoted Christian,
for forty-five years an Episcopalian
and worthy of all praise. She was
born Miss Britton, sister of the late
Col. Richard O. Britton, of Bertie
county, afterwards a leading mer
chant in Petersburg, Va.
The scholarship of Davidson
graduates is well known. They rank
among the foremost at all the insti
tutions of higher education they at
tend. They have won many honors
at Johns Hopkins, Princeton and
other universities. Classical, math
ematical, literary, scientific and com
mercial courses may be pursued.
Three degrees are conferred. The
fifty-eighth year begins September
13th.
It is hoped that article elsewhere
under title of 'The Party Paper' will
be carefully read, carefully consid
ered and promptly acted on by every
Democrat in the county of Granville.
If you want a good Democratic pa
per you must support it. Don't bor
rows your neighbor's any longer, but
come up like a man and subscribe.
The Thirdites will read it eyery week
if they have boycotted the paper, and
they too have the gall to borrow it
from Democrats.
Resolutions of Respect.
Tho following resolutions of re
spect were passed by the Ladies Aid
Society on the death of Mrs. Harriet
V. Hicks, at a special meeting held
July 21st, 1S94 :
Whereas, God in His Good Provi
dence and Infinite Wisdom, has taken
from our midst our beloved and es
teemed President, Mrs. Hariiet V.
Hicks; and
Whereas, the intimate relation
held during a useful life by her with
the members of this Society, and the
deep sense of our loss renders it fit
ting that our appreciation of her
services be recorded; therefore, be
That the love and wis
dom which she has exhibited in the
exercise of the duties of the Presi
dency of this Society; the purity of
her life and conversation, her pa
tience and fidelity, her humility and
kindness of spirit will be held in
loving remembrance.
Resolved, That in her death the
Aid Society has suffered an irrepara
ble loss, and the Parish has been
bereaved of a patient and loving
worker, whose life was a walk with
God and whose death was a Chris
tian triumph
Resolved, That in our deep sympa
thy with the bereaved family, we
express onr christian hope that this
seeming loss may m uou s gooci
providence he overruled for her
highest gain.
Mrs, W. C- Reed,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Mrs. M. H. Gilliam.
Mrs. T. W. Winston.
In case you wish to pass away an hour
or so in a pleasant way, you can do so a
t. Broughton's Pool Room. jlyy-tr.
The highest market price paid for
Wheat at W. H. Randolph & Co.'s,
Oxford, N. C.
Steam Baked Bread fresh every day at
Jackson's. jly2
Ifyouwi8hto purchase a Monument
or Tombstone write to R. I. Rogers, Dur
ham, N. C, for price list. jiy6-2m.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
Informal Meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee.
On last Monday there was a meet
ing of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Granville county in an
informal way to consult on political
matters. Every township in the
county was represented and the spir
it of harmony was highly pleasing
and betokens that the old Democrat
ic party is still alive and kicking.
The People's party has no chance of
success unless they fuse with either
the Democrats or Republicans. Why
should they not vote with the Demo
crats? They agree with the Demo
crats on many of the leading issues
and by voting the Democratic ticket
they certainly will get much of the
needed relief they so anxiously de
sire. The majority of the Populists in
this section were formerly Democrats
and even now claim to be Jefferso
nian Democrats. How then can they
pursue a course as they sometimes
do to put Republicans in office who
are as much opposed to their de
mands as the East is from the West?
By coming in and acting with the
Democratic party, attending its pri
maries and voting with the Demo
crats they can get other officers fa
vorable to most of their demands.
This is the right way to get relief.
Any other plan will result in the
defeat of everything they are con
tending for.
After the adjournment of the afore
said meeting all present were invited
by Dr. E. T. White, Chairman of the
Granville County Executive Com
mittee, to take dinner at the Osborn
House. They accepted with a will
and they partook of the good things
with a zeal and energy which showed
that they enjoyed the tempting vi
ands served in the best of style and
superabundant in quality. All com
plimented the dinner in the very
highest terms and the Osborn House
sustained its reputation for good
cooking. Mine host Caleb D. Osborn,
Esq., was oa hand with every cour
tesy and attention. Much good hu
mor and sprightly conversation pre
vailed.
To hear the People's party leaders
talk one would imagine the Demo
cratic party was almost dead. We
tell the people this is a big mistake
and we were glad to see our political
friends m such good spirits as to the
coming campaign.
Here You Are BHIy."
The Reformer is a snollygosler" sheet,
And is always on the wane;
The Public Ledger is a hummer,
And gets there just the same.
The Public Ledger still lives,
Despite the Thirdite boycott,
And will do all within its power
To show up their rule or ruin rot.
"Billy" Brown is an old sport,
A regular "snollygoster" blood;
lie wanted to be Register of Deeds,
But "Billy's" name is MUD !
The Editor of the Reformer one J. W. B.;
A musician, writer and poet is he,
And the sweetest song to his P. P. ear
Is the ring of the Dollar Oh hear.
So J. W. B. is a circus man too
ls familiar with the wonderful Bug-a-boo ;
Rides two horses, jumps, does the trapeze
And tumbles from "Rep." to "Pop." with
perfect ease.
Voter tried to make a hit,
With crushing blow on John T. Hi it t ;
His effort was such a bad misfit,
That voter must have had a fit.
He was quite hard on "Billy" Brown,
The most unhappy man in town;
Writhing in pain with broken bones,
Since the Convention said, "not Brown
but Jones."
Not true as to Senator Ransom.
Oxford, N. C, July 25th, 1S94.
Editor Public Ledger: A state
ment was made in a recent issue of
the Courier, published at Littleton,
N. C, that Senator Z. B. Vance al
ways contributed towards the Christ
mas Festivities at the Masonic Or
phan Asylum, but that Senator M.
W. Ransom had never made any con
tribution for this purpose. This
statement is not true and I so wrote
the editor of the Courier, but he de
clined to published my letter.
I cannot claim Senator Ransom as
my friend, but I am unwilling to
see a man who has rendered distin
guished and eminent service to North
Carolina unjustfy maligned.
W. F. Beasley.
English Spavin Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood 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.
Have you tried Jackson's Steam Baked
Bread. jly27
Fresh Cakes and Steam
at Jackson's every day.
Baked Bread
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flOVEflENTS OF PEOPLE.
Coming and Going of Friends and
Strangers.
Dr. B. K. Hays is at home again.
Miss Annie Gooch is on a visit
to friends m Oxford.
Rev. Edward Benedict is on a
visit to Suassee, Tenn.
Dr. J. M. Hays, of Greensboro,
spent Monday in Oxford.
Mrs. Kate Fleming has returned
from a yisit to Greensboro.
Mr. R. I. Rogers, of Durham,
was on our streets Tuesday.
Little Miss Annie Currin is on a
visit to friends in Durham.
The Misses Knott have returned
from their visit to Durham.
Mr. T. B. Wilkerson, of Buchan
an, was on our streets Tuesday.
Capt. C. G. Elliott, of Norfolk,
Va., is visiting Oxford this week.
Miss Lizzie Cutchins, of Suffolk,
Va., is visiting Mrs. Eugene Crews.
Miss Rebecca Cheatham has re
turned from a pleasant visit to Wil
son. Mr. II. O. Furman spent several
days with his family during the past
week.
Dr. H. C. Hudson, of South
Boston, Va., was on our streets
Tuesday.
Mr. Elbert Murry and sister,
Miss Bessie, of Berea, were in Oxford
Wednesday.
Judge Winston is at home from
a pleasant stay of two weeks at Buf
falo Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. White and
children are on a visit to relatives
near Greensboro.
We enjoyed a visit on Tuesday
from our friend Mr. A. S. Carring
ton, of Hampton.
Messrs. Chas. Bryan and J. R.
Walters dropped in to see us Satur
day while in town.
Miss Fannie Yancy, of Raleigh,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John
Paris the past week.
Messrs. T. T. Hicks, of Hender
son, and John Bachelor, of Raleigh,
are attending our court this wek.
Mr. Joe Webb, our excellent fur
niture dealer, is now in New York
selecting his fall stock of furniture.
Mrs. James Paris, who was sick
during the past week, is out again
to the pleasure of her numerous
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Williams and
daughter left yesterday for a three
week's visit to relatives in Montgom
ery county.
Mr. W. C. Reed returned Tues
day from Buffalo Springs. Mrs,
Reed is on a visit to relatives in the
Old Dominion.
Mrs. Geo. Knott and children
are visitiug relatives near Buffalo
Springs, Va. Mr. Knott joined them
on Saturday and spent Sunday with
them.
Mr. B. T. Thomasson, of Tally
Ho, accompanied by Mrs. N. L.
Thomasson and Mrs. Nannie Mead
ows, visited-the Public Ledger on
Friday.
Mr. J. T. C. Norwood, of Sto
vall, was in Oxford on Thursday and
called to see us. He has discovered
a mineral spring on his plantation
near where John Petm was buried.
We received a visit on Wednes
day from Mr. J. B. Neathery, of Big
Falls, N. C. He said ho wanted to
keep posted on Granville county af
fairs and subscribed to the Public
Ledger.
Mr. Isham Daniel, of Atlanta,
Oa., was in Oxford Monday. He has
been on a visit to his father, Mr.
Wm. Daniel, of Berea, who is, we re
gret to learn, seriously ill. He was
recently stricken with paralj'sis.
Messrs. P. J. Pruett, of Sunset;
W. T. Chandler and nephew, of Bu
chanan; W. W. Hart and son, of Oak
Hill; J. L. Adcock, of Tar River; M.
L. Coley, of Green, and Fayette
Washington, of Stem, dropped in
and passed a few pleasant words
with the editor on Friday.
-The genial Col. W. T. Beasley
took possession of our easy chair for
a short while on Wednesday. We
found him looking well and in the
best of humor. As we go to press he
is delivering an address before an
audience at the Colored Orphan
Asylum near town, and we feel sure
it will be a good one as he is a great
and true friends to the Orphans.
We had the pleasure of meeting
in our sanctum on Monday Messrs.
W. R. and W. H. Garner, of Gris-
som; C. F. Crews, of Salem; J. J.
Dayis, of Stovall; W. T. Allen, of
Culbreth; James Webb, of Stem; R.
W. Hobgood, of Sunset; J. F. Can
nady, of Wilton; W. T. Adams and
P. W. Cozart, of Dutchville; W. J.
Barnett and Pete Thorp, of Oak
Hill.
Major John W. Graham, of
Hillsboro, is attending our court this
week.
Misses Lillie and Mamie Jones,
of Clarksville, Va., are visiting
menus m uxtord.
Mr. John A. Waller, of Knap of
Reeds, called to see us Thursday. He
is attending court.
Messrs. R, T. Slaughter, F. O.
Bumpass and R. C. Jones called at
this office Thursday.
Miss Lottie Britt has returned
from a visit to Henderson, and is
accompanied by Miss Ethel Dorsey.
Misses Annie Hammo and Re
becca Cheatham, who have attained
to high distinction in musical art,
graced our sanctum Wednesday.
Misses Lillie and Louie Kron
heimer are on a visit to friends in
Bojolton, Va. We wish these young
ladies a most pleasant stay at the
place of their birth.
Messrs. Richard Gregory and A.
S. Davis, of Stovall, spent Tuesday
in Oxford. They are two Democrats
we iorgot to mention in Sassafras
Fork township, along with our es
teemed friend Mr. T. W. Stovall.
For the information of "Captain
Archie" Gregory will state we would
not be surprised if he did not con
clude after the election that the
woods were fnll of them.
No discount on the pure and unadul
terated corn whiskey at R. Broughton's at
fl.W a gallon. Try it. j 1 27 tf.
Arbucldes (Joiide at 24 cents per pack
age, and Groceries can be had at panic
prices at R. L. Pitchford's. jly6.
THE PARTY PAPER.
A Few Reasons Why it Should be
FaithfuIly;Patronized.
No one outside tho newspaper office
realizes the amount of work, respon
sibility, and expense of running a
paper, and the comparatively small
return therefrom. Many times out
lay in money is greater than the fi
nancial return, and you therefore
contribute your labor and have all
the responsibility for nothing except
the abuse and curses you get from
those whom you labored, and even
helped to attain prominence in the
affairs of the nation. They do not
even show gratitude enough even
to pay for their subscription. Gen.
C. P. Hayes, of Illinois, seems to
have a proper appreciation of the
situation. At a recent editorial
meeting he had this to say :
"The party owes fully as much to
the paper as the paper owes the
party. This remark will no doubt
sound a little strange to the average
party worker not connected with a
newspaper, but it is nevertheless
true. The great trouble today
amongst party men is that they do
do not recognize this mutual obliga
tion between the paper and the par
ty; the average partyite is willing to
take all he can get from the paper,
but wants to return the paper
nothing. He expects the party news
paper man to do the major portion
of all the party work, to keep the
party machinery in perfect working
order, and then pay all his own bills
and take all the cursing that may
happen to come his way.
As things are today there is no
one connected with the party who
gives so much time, labor and money
to advance the party's interest as
does tho newspaper man, and there
is no one who gets so little for it.
But this should not be so. The la
borer is always worthy of his hire,
even when he does work for his party.
"lhe paper should always be sup
ported and should be supported well.
if a paper works for the party all of
its membership should work for the
paper. Every member of the party
should make it his business not only
to take the paper and pay for it in
advance, but to give it all work of
every kind which has to be done.
Not only this, but ho should talk for
his paper, and thus endeavor to get
other people to take it and patronize
it in eyerjr way possible."
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