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VOLUME VII NO. 41.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1894.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
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Public Speaking!
The Democratic Candidates of Granville
County will address the people of the Coun
ty as follows :
Fairport. Tuesday, October i6th.
Wilton, Wednesday, October 17th.
Grissom, Thursday, October iSth.
Creedmoor, Friday, October 19th.
Knap of Reeds, Saturday, October 20th.
Stein, Monday, October, 22nd.
Tar River, Tuesday, October 23rd.
Berea, Wednesday, October 24th.
Satterwhite, Thursday, October 25th.
Buchanan, Friday, October 26th.
Adoniram, Saturday, October 27th.
r Bullocks, Monday, October 29'h.
"Stovall, Tuesday, October 30th.
Dexter, Wednesday, October 31st.
Prominent speakers, besides the county
candidates, w ill be present at each appoint
ment .
Turn out and hear the issues discussed.
R. W. LASSITKR,
Chairman Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Granville County.
NOTICE !
NOTICE !
P. ease read the following law carefullj
and remember that I am compelled to obey
the same and every man in the county will
have to conform to this law :
Laws of 1S93, Chapter 296, Sec 36. The
Sheriff or his deputy 01 Tax Collector shall
atter.d at the Couithouse or his office in the
county town during the months of Septem-
ber and November for the purpose of re
ceiving Tax-s; he shall also in like manner
a tend at least one day during the month
of October at someone or more places in
each township, of which fifteen days notice
shall be given by advertisement at Three
or more public places, and in a newspaper,
if one be published in the county.
Sec. 37. vVhrnever the taxes shall be due
and unpaid, the Sheriff shall immediately
proceed to collect them, &c.
Laws of 1S89, Chap. 64, Sees. 1 and 2.
On the first Monday in May in each year,
the Sheriff is directed to offer at public sale
at the Court House, all lands on which the
taxes levi d for the previous year still re-,
main unpaid en the first Monday in April
preceding.
I shall endeavor to follow strictly the
cbove laws, therefore all parties are earn
estly requested to come forward and settle
their taxes. I will be in my office during
the months of September and November or
you will find a deputy there tor the purpose
of collecting taxes.
I will visit the places below for the same
purpose, on the days stated, during the
nioiith of October, viz :
Clays, Monday, the 22nd,
Wilton, Tuesday, the 23rd
Creedmoor, Wednesday, the 24th.
Knap of Reeds, Thursday, the 25th.
Steins, Friday, the 26th.
Perea, Saturday, the 27th.
Buchanan, Monday, the 29th.
Ft ivall, Tuesday, the 30th.
Dexter Wednesday, the3rst.
Those failing to meet me at the above
named places and settle their taxes will be
visited by ir yself or deputy at once, with
the express purpose of collecting the taxes
due. The taxes must be wound up by the
31st day of next December.
W. S. COZART,
Sheriff of Granville County, N. C.
September 1st, 1894, octi2-2t.
How You Can Save Money !
DO YOUR BUYING OF
BROOKS & CO.,
Main Street, Oxford, N. tJ , next door to the
Public Ledger ollice,
AND YOU WILL SAVE MONKl ! They carry
a larEje stock of UKOCKKIES and DRY
JOODS. You can ?et all you wautthere without
poing to so many places.
GOOD GOODS FOR A LITTLE MONEY
i their motto. They GUARANTEE weights
and measures and FAIR dealing. They call es
pecial attention to their 75 cent nd $1 shoes; 50
cent and$l.'.25 hats. Pant Olotu, Calico, Ging
hams, Domestics, Flour, Meat, Lard and Canned
Goodri. Tobacco. !Snutl', Cigarettes, Cigars and
S COKES of other things too much to mention
ALL NEW AND AS LOW AS THE TIMES.
Don't fail to see them before you huy, AND
SAVE YOUR MONEY. The hard times soften
ers, aug 31 3m.
READ - THESE FEW
PRICES.
We want to announce that we are anxious to
eell goods au' our stock is complete embracing:
The largest and most complete line of Hard
ware of every description.
The largest and most complete line of Carp en
ter Tools.
The Ixrgest and most complete line ot Farming
Implements.
The largest and most complete line of House
ke per'a Goods.
' he largest and most complete line of Wood
and Willow Ware.
The largest and most complete line of Tinware.
The largest and most complete line of Crock
ery and Glassware.
The largest and most complete line of Guns,
Pistols, Shells, Shot and Caps.
The largest and most complete line of Hubs,
Rims and Spokes.
The largest and most complete line of Steel
Tires and Iron Tires.
The largest and most complete line of Buggy
and Cart Wheels.
The largest and most comple'e line of Cane
Mills and JCvaporators.
The largest and most complete line of Paints,
Oils, Tarnishes, Turpentine. fcc.
The largest and most complete line of Bru hes
and all kind of Artist's mvterial.
The largest and most, complete line of Lime,
Plaster, Cement and Cow Uair.
The largest and most complete line of Excel
sior and New Lee Cook Stoves.
The largest and moat complete line of Medium
Priced Stoves.
Our stock of Buggies are the prettiest stvles
ever shown in Granville Co. Latest styles, low
est prices consisting of makes, such as Tyson
& Jones, Columhus, Carolina and Kandol -h
Buggies. Nisseu, White Hickory Wagons. Tin
hoofing. Guttering, fcc, done.
Galvanized Iron, Copper, Sheet Iron and
Fines.
Gun and Lock Repairing done. Come to see
us. Respectfully, &c,
EDWARDS & WINSTON,
mcti9. OXFORD, N. C.
LOCAL LINK.
Things that Happen in Town and
County Boiled Down.
Read the change in Landis &
Easton's advertisement. They of
fer something new,
Mr. D. N. Hunt requests us to
state that his post office is Dexter,
N. C. instead of Oxford.
Mr. Charles Landis has in his
stables a car load of horses. If you
are in need of a horse give him a
call.
Sheriff Cozart announces else
where the times and places he will
meet the people for the collection of
taxes.
"Between me and you," an open
fight with a political enemy we ad
mire, but a sneaking two faced dem
agogue we despise.
We are reliably informed that
the Democrats in Nash County have
not fused with the Republicans as
charged by the Pops.
At Mrs. W. 1. Blackwell's sale
on October 1st, some one left an
overcoat which can be had by call
ing and describing the same..
Mr. C. J.- Cooper is having his
cottage on College Street moved
nearer the center of his lot and will
make many improvements to it.
Rev. J. B. Hurley is conducting
an interesting series of meetings at
the Methodist Church this week and
preaching some excellent sermons.
L. E. Wright is selling grown
ladies shoes at 50c, 75c, $100. A. A.
White clotn at 5c. Mens Bav State
Shoes just como in at $1 $1.35 $1.75,
warranted. All wool dress goods at
half price.
One of Messiah Garrett's wind
storms struck Fishing Creek on Tues
day and travelled with such velocity
that it blew a chew of tobacco out
of the mouth of a' Fusionist, so we
are informed.
Cards are out announcing the
Marriage of Mr. William A. Hunt,
and Miss Halite Young, both of
Henderson, at the Presbyterian
Church, Wednesday evening Oct.
25th at 9 o'clock.
Mr. Thornton Lanier has opened
an office in the second floor of Coop
er's Bank Building. He is a full
fledged lawyer and will be glad to
serve those in need of legal advice.
See his advertisement elsewhere.
L. E. Wright has a competent
milliner who has run a dress making
and millinery Store combined. She
can advise you as to cutting and
trimming dresses. Also trim you a
neat stylish hat; come in and give
her a call.
The Republicans in Granville
think the calamity howlers bark is
worse than his bite, and are glad
that they are still unmuzzled so
that they can pat them on the head
with an office. All these leaders
need is a silver muzzle and they will
cease to bark at once.
Raleigh, N. C, October G.
George Mills, the murderer of Iana
Wimberly, was to-day sentenced to
be hanged on the 30th of November
next. His sentence will probably be
reprieved in order that he may testi
fy against Jack Wimberly, father
of the murdered girl whose trial is
set for the January term of the Supe
rir court.
The great Third Party apostle
of Salem , Coley Gill, dropped in to
see us on Wednesday, and admitted
that they only nominated Merritt for
Congress to keep his party from vo
ting for Graham. We made nm
say that he thought Graham was a
better man than Settle but it was
hard work to squeeze it out of the
moss-back Pop.
Democrats of Granville awake,
awake! from your slumbers! Un
less you do Bill Crews, the cold black
negro who delights to stamp the
ground that a white man treads, es
pecially when he is backed up by
Third party boodle, will be elected
to the Legislature. Some of the
colored people say he was nominated
by trickery for the Legislature, ani
consequently many of them are so
nauseated at swallowing this runner
after Third party money that they
actually denounce him openly and
boldly.
Marsh's players will be with us
all next week. Change of play each
night.
Tax collector W. T. Lyon adver
tises several lots for sale in this is
sue for taxes.
Our young friend Will Dorsey
says he is not mortgaged and is still
on the carpet.
Lots of fun and pleasing singing
and dancing specialties in "Passions
Slave" Monday night.
Mr. B. F. Kronheimer's store
was closed on Wednesday, itjaeing
the day of the Jewish atonement.
The Democrats of the Sunset
section organized an enthusiastic
club with 40 members on Saturday.
Mr. J. L. Furgerson is now a
resident of Broad street, and says he
is not a member of the "Henpecked
Club."
Mr. R. T. Smith is now the great
wood man, of Oxford. He is supply
ing our citizens with wood for the
winter.
"Passion's Slave," one of the
best plays ever written, will be seen
at the Opera House Monday night.
Admission 25, 35 and 50 cents.
Mr, W. D. Lynch, the old relia
ble jeweler, has just received a large
stock of jewelry of the latest styles
which can be bought at low figures.
His show cases glitter with bright
gems and beautiful designs in the
jewelry art. See his advertisement.
Mr. E. A. Roberts will have in
Oxford on Friday a car load of good
horses, and all in need of such ani
mals at low prices should bear this
fact in mind. He has opened a sale,
feed and trading stables in the rear
of the storage warehouse, where he
will be glad to have you call and see
him. Read his advertisement else
where. Some good sales made by Booth
and Huut the past week. S. H.
Usry $15, 24, 25, 38, 50, 10.75. C.
M. Veasey, $10, 17.25, 22.25, 3G 50,
39. H. C. Uverton, $S.50, 22, 37,
17.50. Harris & Allen, $13, 19, 24,
23, 50, 43.50. Harris & Rogers, $9,
15, 23.50, 27, 21.75, 41, 54. A. F.
Bredlove, $10.50, 14.25, 17.25, 31,
45.50, GO.
On Thursday the County Alli
ance, alias Thirdite League, held a
conclave at Sunset. A dinner was
served and Peace reigned supreme,
while Sumac Gregory held up the
end of the fourth with great zeal.
He is a winner in that particnlar
liue, but will not prove a winner on
votes. Dalby was there looking wise
and with that same stolid look on
his face, but seemed lonesome with
out Rutledge.
Mr. John Booth, one of our
leading warehousemen and greatly
esteemed citizens, and the accom
plished Miss Annie Shepard, of Suf
folk, Va., who is well known in Ox
ford were joined in the holy bonds of
matrimony in that city on Wednes
day night at 8 o'clock in the Episco
pal Church. Those who accompa
nied him from Oxford were Messrs.
W. D. Lynch, W. B. Ballou and A.
S. Hall. We extend in the name of
the people of Oxford warmest con
gratulations with the wish that
peace and happiness may abide with
them as they journey through life
hand in hand.
Buying Votes On a Credit.
Smiling Jim Cozart, who we con
sider equal to Dalby in bitterness to
the Democrats and like him would
resort to almost any means to take
advantage of them, as will be seen
by a correspoudent elsewhere, has
gone into regular vote buying and
no doubt in olocks of 5 or 500 and on
a credit. We wonder what he pays
the two black Bills, Rev. Bill Roys
ter and "Rev." Bill Crews to advo
cate Third partyism on the streets.
This pair of Bills are regular Wil
liam Go-its on Dalby, Peace, and
Cozart. They blate and bah! at all
colored men on the streets that a o
not for fusion.
Rucklen'M Aruica Salve.
The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, bores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Euruptions, 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. may2S.
"BETWEEN HE AND YOU,"
Our friend Jesse Pitchford in the Po
Iitcal RoleMajor Guthrie, &c.
On account of the terrible rain
on Tuesday the old line black Repub
lican, who is now a rank fusionist,
Major W. A. Guthrie and Mr. G. L.
Allen did not speak to the "dear
down trodden and oppressed people"
at Dexter, nnd no doubt Coley Gill
and Sumac Gregory tried to rival the
clouds by shedding crockodile tears
because the weather bureau run by
a Democratic administration did not
allow the speaking to take place and
no body come to eat the big dinner
prepared for the palate of the Reps
Africo-Pop persuasion or anything
by gum to beat a Democrat. If they
were all like Peace, Brown, Smiling
Jim, Rey.Wm.Royster and that beau
tiful and deceitful sweet Bill Crews
the rolling of silver wheels would be
an entrancing melody to their keen
ear, and "between me and you" my
friend Jesse Pitchford joins the glad
refrain and with partner Dalby
sings :
Thou bright celestial dollar,
We know thy almighty power;
Seek a hiding place in my pocket, .
We need thee every hour.
Of course Dalby needed it for "be
tween me and you he spent everything
he made for the cause of Reform."
Great patriot ! Yes, he is patriot
jenough to place the black band of
uegro rule around the neck of the
white people of our Commonwealth.
But "between me and you" the Re
publican Guthrie no doubt enlighten
ed Third party headquarters in Ox
ford with a halo of glory by fully
innoculatiner mv friend Pitchford,
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chief letter writer, and my partner
Dalby, "without money," as to the
great benefits to be derived from
fusion or co-operation.
Of course Jesse Pitchford we take
it spun a whispered yarn in the in
ner chamber to the pliant Major, and
told him "between me and you" how
he carried water on both shoulders
two years ago, and how he fooled the
Democrats.
Everybody knows that friend Jesse
was a deputy sheriff under Demo
cratic Crews, and while going over
the county two years ago it was
reported that he never let an oppor
tunity pass to put in an oily word for
the Third party, while at the same
time the man who gave him work
a Democrat was running for office
he had the gall to work against him.
So pronounced were his efforts in op
position to Jim Crews in the coun
try that several of his friends came
to town and informed him of the
act.
When our friend Jesse struck the
corpoiation he would tell the editor
he was with us, but at the same time
he would say "between me and you I
am trying to get the boys together." ;
No doubt of that friend Pitchford,
but they were thirdite boys if actions
amounted to anything. If these thing
are true concerning this new manip-!
ulator of the Rep-Pop cause, our
slippery friend played a double role
two years ago.
He remarked a few days ago that
Dr. Dalby did not have a cent in the
world, and that he took him into
business with him in order that he
might reap the full benefit of the
Third party trade.
He had an eye to business, as he
did in writing letters to scotch the !
nomination of John A. Waller for
Senator. We do not consider Mr.
Pitchford any better than Peace,
Dalby & Co. and he is willing to
do all he can to beat the Democrats
and turn our State and county over
to those who are unscrupulous and
bring ruin and disgrace upon our:
people.
. Personally we like Mr. Pitchford,
but in assuming the political role he
did not surprise us as we spotted him
two years ago, and "between me and
you" is as slippery demagogue as
any of tho leaders.
Virginia State Exposition, Richmond,
Virginia.
Tickets on sale by Southern Rail
way Oct. 8th, 11th, 15th and 5 17th,
limited returning Oct. 21st, at rate
$4.80 for round-trip, one admission
to Exposition grounds included. j
Hereafter, in selling tickets for
mixed trains carrying one coach,
second class rates will be charged in-;
stead of first.
nOVEflENTS OF PEOPLE.
Coming and oing of Friends and
Strangers.
Mr. R. W. Lassiter spent Mon
day in Durham.
Col. J. S. Carr of Durham spent
Saturday in Oxford.
Rey. Edward Benedict is on a
visit to Washington City.
Miss Tempie Williams has re
turned to Washington City.
Dr. J. W. Booth, of Tally Ho,
was on our streets Thursday.
Mr. J. H. Carver, of Person
county is with Messrs. Booth & Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Glaude Allen, of
Wilton visited Oxford on Wednes
day. Miss Annie Powell, of Georgia
is the guest of Major and Mrs. B. S.
Royster.
Dr, R. W. Hobgood, of Sunset,
was a pleasant visitor at our office
Thursday.
Mr. R. T. Smith, the great
woo.d man was closed in doors with
chills the past week.
Mr. Buck Blalock, of Culbreth,
is now doing the figuring at the old
Meadow's Warehouse.
Misses Lelia and Emily Usry
are visiting friends in Richmond
and taking in the Fair.
Capt. A. F. Spencer, who has
been quite sick with Malarial fever,
is convalescent we are glad to learn.
Miss Mary Bell Gregory, who
has benn ill for some days, we are
glad to chronicle is greatly im
proved. Messrs. C. F. Crews, candidate
for Register of Deeds, and R. W.
Stark, both of Salem, dropped in to
see us on Thursday.
Mr. F. B. Blalock, of Culbreth,
is now with Kronheimer's Clothing
Emporium where he would be glad
to serve his friends.
Messrs Jessse Williford, of Be
rea, J. F. Cannady and Mr. Lane of
Wilton and J. J. Renn of Hargrove-
visited this office Monday.
Mr. Cam Easton, who was con
fined to his room last week is now
all O. K., and is supplying his
friends with bargains at Landis &
Easton's.
Mr. R. H. McGuire and family
have removed to Richmond where
they will make their home. We
wish them peace and plenty in the
City on the James.
Mr. Beach, a representative of
the Washington Post, was in Ox
ford on Monday in the interest of
that excellent newspaper, and we
had the pleasure of meeting him in
our office.
Mrs. Chas. M. Ffoulke, and chil
dren, of Washington, D. C, who
have just returned from a trip to
Europe, were the guests of Dr. and
Mrs. G. A. Coggeshall during the
past week.
We enjoyed on Wednesday a
visit from our old friend E. C. Hack
dey of the Durham Recorder. We
are glad to see the paper improving
in its old age, having recently donned
a new diess,
The Play.
Fred Marsh's select players, sup
porting Lew and Madaline Gleason,
opened for a week's engagement at
the Opera House last night to a pack
ed house. They presented for the
first time in our city the pleasing
comedy drama entitled "Passions
Slave," a story of life in Virginia,
full of powerful situations and inof
fensive comedy. The transforma
tion scene and the rescue at sea, in
troducing a ship at full sail, was the
most realistic ever seen in our Opera
House. The work of Madaline Gla
son as Mamie Brisco was very strong.
The pretty little soubrette Irene De
Lon as Patty Toogood was entranc
ing as were also her singing and
dancing specialties. Miss Blanche
Castle as Clothilde was exceptionally
good. Lew Gleason and Harry B.
Castle in the comedy parts kept the
audience in an uproar. The cast
throughout was well snstained.
Virginian, Clifton Forge, Va.
This company will be at our Opera
House all next week with a change
of play each night.
Oxford Female Seminary Notes.
President Hobgood informs us
that the Seminary is in a flourishing
condition. The number of boarding
students is more than fifty per cent,
larger than the number last session,
and they continue to come. It is
highly probable that the number by
Oct. 15th will be double the number
of last year.
The Primary Department, in
charge of Mrs. Twitty, so well
known to our people, has increased
to such an extent as to make it nec
essary to seperate the children from
the main school. They are again
occupying the room constructed
specially for them when the last ad
dition was made to the building.
This room is 20x30, has four large
windows suspended by weight so as
give proper ventilation, has black
board surface 8x30 feet, and is sup
plied with patent desks, maps,
charts, etc., and Mrs Twitty is giving
the little girls her individual atten
tion. Those seeking a school for
little girls exclusively would do well
to make inquiries of President Hob
good. Miss Gaff, the director of the mu
sical Department is more than meet
ing the expectations of the prncipal.
After graduating from the Conserva
tory of Music she spent two and a
half years in Germany studying
music under the most celebrated
teachers of the world.
The Seminary has never in its
history done better work than it is
now doing,
Uncle Cephus.
The following is Cephus' definition
of the three parties as published in
the News and Observer:
"Sposen now you lives on de fur
der side er de mill-pawn en yer starts
to de mill wid er turn er corn. Dar's
de strong rock dam dat wus dar long
'fo' yer daddies wus born. Dar's er
wide streak or bark en leaves hilt in
place by de dam; en erbove de bark
dar's er streak er foam dat's blowed
en twisted 'bout ev'y time de win'
change.
"Dat rock dam is saift, dat streak
er pine bark look saift to er fool;
but de streak er foam doan look saift
to nobody. Now dat solid rock dam
de Demycrat party; dat streak er
pine bark de Publikin party, en dat
streak er foam dat's blowin' en
twistin' roun' tryin' to mix wid de
bark, so as to look lek sumVm, but
can't dat the Third party.
"Now, which one er dem bridges
you gwi trus' yerse'f on de foam er
de bark er de solid rock?"
Still They Come.
The Roxboro correspondent of the
News and Observer says :
W. T. Bradsher, People's party
nominee for Clerk, in a card in the
Person County Courier, withdraws in
favor of the Democratic nominee,
and declares his intention to support
Graham for Congress.
J. S. Morritt, a leading attorney
here, and son of Dr. William Merritt,
Populist nominee for Congress, de
clares for Graham, and will take the
stump for him and E. S. Parker for
Solicitor. He says there is no chance
for his father's election, and Graham
favors measures that are beneficial
to the people, hence he supports him
as against his father.
Bolting Republicans are out In a
card calling a mass meeting for next
Saturday, and will put out a ticket
in opposition to that named by the
bosses on last Saturday.
Let It Come Out.
From what we were Informed by
the committee we thought we would
lay before our readers the amount
that Capt. R. P. Hughes had swin
dled the county out of in this issue,
barring that which he put Mr. J. A.
Norwood in for, but it seems that we
were mistaken. They seem to make
very slow progress, when it is actu
ally necessary that the people of
the county should know exactly how
the matter stands, and we take the
liberty of telling them that the in
vestigation should be completed at
once. Why should there be delay in
the investigation? Two weeks have
elapsed and no report yet. Let it
come gentlemen.
I have a nVst-class line ot driving har
ness. Bought too much. Will sell low.
sep7 S. H. Smith.
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