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VOLUME VII NO. 42.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1894.
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Public Speaking!
The Democratic Candidates ol Granville
County will address the people of the Coun
ty as tollows :
Knap of Reeds, Saturday, October 20th
Stem, Monday, October, 22nd.
Tar River, Tuesday, October 23rd.
Berea Wednesday, October 24th.
Sattervvhite, .Thursday, October 25th.
Buchanan, Friday, October 26th.
Adoniram, Saturday, October 27th.
Bullocks, Monday. October 29' h.
Stovall, Tuesday, October 30th.
Dexter, Wednesday, October 31st.
Prominent speakers, besides the county
candidates, will be present at each appoint-
raen .
Turn out and hear the issues discussed.
R. W. LASSITER,
Chairman Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Granvilla County.
HARDWARE,
BUGGIES AND WAGONS,
AT
S. H. SMITH'S.
1 have a goorl stock of Sash,
Doors and Builders Hardware.
"Farmer Girl," "Fitz Lee" and
other Cook Stoves.
"Babcock," "Hackney," "Kin
stoD," ''.Smith's Carolina'' and
other makes of Buggies. Frazier
Carts,
"Old Hickory" and "Kux-sell"
Wagons.
I want your trade in rny line,
I appreciate past favors and so
licit your continued favors.
Very respectfully,
S. H. S7VYITH,
Com. Avenue,
Oxford, N. C.
How Yon Cai Sa?e Money !
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DO YOUR BUYING OP
BROOKS & CO.,
Main Street, Oxford, N. C , next door to the
.Public Ledger office,
AND YOU WILL. SAVE MONEF! They carry
a larsre stock of GKOORRIES and DRY
OODS. You can eet all you want there without
going to so many places.
GOOD GOODS FOR ft LITTLE MONEY
is 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$1.25 hats. Pant Cloth, Calico, Ging
hams, Domestics, Flour, Meat, Lard and Canned
Goods. Tobacco, Snuff, Cigarettes, Cigars and
SCORES of other things too much to mention
ALL NEW AND AS LOW AS THE TIMES.
Don't fail to see them before you buy, 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
eel! goods an ' our stock is complete embracing:
'f be largest and most complete line of Hard
ware of every description.
The largest and most complete line of Carpen
ter Tools.
The largest and most complete line ol Farming
Implements.
The largest and most complete line of House
ke per's 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 'aps.
The largest and most complete line of Hubs,
Kims 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 nd most comple'e line of Cane
Mills and Evaporators.
The largest and most complete line of Faints,
Oils, Tarnishes, Turpentine. &c.
The largest and most complete line of Brushes
and all kind of Artist's mBterial.
Tie largest and most complete line of Lime,
Plaster, Cement and Cow Hair.
The largest and most complete line of Rxcel
eior and New Lee Cook Stoves.
The largest and most complete Mne of Medium
Priced Stoves.
Our stock of Buggies are the prettiest styles
ever shown in Granville Co. Latest styles, low
est prices consisting of makes, such as Tyson
& Jones, Columbus, Carolina and Randolph
Buggies. Nissen, White Hickory Wagons. Tin
Roofing, Guttering, &c, done.
Galvanized Iron, Copper, Sheet Iron and
Flues.
Gun and Lock Ittairing done. Come to see
us. Respectfully, &c,
EDWARDS & WINSTON,
mr-h!).
OXFORD, N. C.
Sale of Land.
TY VIRTUE OF A MORTGAGE DRED
made to me on 2nd day of February, 1892, by
R. T. Roycroft and wife Bedie Roycroft, dnly
recorded in the Register's office of Oranville
ounty, N. C, in book 35, page 527, 1 will, on the
Jt h day 0f November, 184, at the courthouse
door in Oxford, N. C, seil at public auction at
1'i m., one tract of land containing 140 acres,
' ouveyed in said mortgage, the same being situ
ate in Dutchville township. Granville county,
Hud adjoins the lands of L, A. Wilkine, Polite
v eazey and others, known as the "Gate Tract"
of land. For a more particular description of
said land see aforesaid record in said Register's
office. Terms cash.
Cot5-4t pd, D. C. WALKER, Mortgagee.
LOCAL LINK.
Things that Happen in Town and
County Boiled Down.
Mr. C. A. Carroll is the happy
father of a blight little girl,
We are glad to learn that Mr.
S. V. Ellis, who has been quite
sick for some days, is improving.
Mr. A. B. Spencer is building a
dwelling house for Mr. Lyeurgus
Thomas, at his plantation near Ox
ford. Rev. J. C. Kilgo, President of
Trinity College, will preach at Bul
lock Church, next Sunday, Oct 21st
at 11 o'clock n, m.
Owing to the Hon. M. W. Ran
som speaking in Oxford Oct. 24th,
The county candidates will not
speak at Berea on that day.
Invitations are out announcing
the marriage of our townsman, H.
M.Shaw, Esq., and Miss Bessie Bux
ton, at Jackson, N. C, on Wednes
day, Oct. 24th.
At Methodist Church this week
Rev. J. B. Hurley has preached able
sermons to large congregations. He
has proved himself to be a preacher
of great power.
We erred last week in stating
that the burial of Miss Lucy Russell
took place near Enon. We should
have said at the old family burying
ground at Tally Ho.
Dr. S. D. Booth "takes the cake"
on large sweet potatoes. He laid
on our table Thursday two, one
weighing 8 pounds and the other
7. The question now is who can
beat it?
Look out Democrats! Capt. S.
A. Ashe will be with our Democrat
ic candidates at Stem on Monday
Oct. 22nd and at Tar River Tuesday
Oct 23rd. Turn out everybody and
hear him.
Remember that Hon. Thos. W.
Mason, one of the best orators in the
State, will speak with the County
Candidates at Creedmoor, on Friday
Oct. 18th and Knap of Reeds Satur
day Oct 20th.
L. E. Wright is selling grown
ladies shoes at50cts., 75cts. and $1.
A. A. White cloth at C cents. Mens'
Bay State Shoes just come in at $1,
$1.35? $1.75, warranted. All wool
dress goods at half price. octl2-lm.
Mrs. W. S. Holloway is a good
gardener. She has placed on our
table a sweet potato that weighs
3 pound and 13 ounces, and a beet
that beats the beater. It weighs ok
pounds and measures 22 inches
around.
The first consolidated mortgage
Deed of the Southern Railway Com
pany, to Central Trust Company of
New York is being recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds of
Granville county. It contains
32.800 words.
We believe that if Maryann But
ler was to order the Thirdites to vote
for one of the imitation men in front
of Kronheimer's Clothing Store in
Oxford they would be sure to do it.
They are mere slaves of one man
and dare not disobey his order.
Let the people of the Bullock
section turn out in full force to hear
Hon. R. B. Glenn, at Bullock station
on Monday Oct. 29th. The chair
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee expects a Populist to
reply to Mr. G'nn on that day.
Married, by Rev. V. A. Sharp,
in Bullocks Church Sept 2G:h 1894,
Mr. J. Clifton Pittard to Miss Nan
nie F. Dalby, only daughter of Col.
E. Dalby, all of Granville. This
notice should have appeared last
week and we wish them great happi
ness.
The editor was greatly pleased
on Wednesday to meet in his sanct
um Mr. R. L. Bobbitt of Washing
ton City, who has so well kept our
readers posted as to what was trans
piring at the National Capital. He
will remain with us until after the
election.
Mr. R. W-Day the great horse
man, has now in his stables a car
load of splendid horses, that can be
bought very low down. He deals in
nothing but the best and if you are
looking for a good horse at very low
figures, Bob Day is just the man to
sell him to you.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Emma Hunt, at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. D. Y.
Hunt, in Fishing Creek township, to
Mr. Clarence Parham on Wednes
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.'
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
hera call. octl2-lm.
We are authorized by Mr. J. T.
Cozart to state that the charge made
by "Anti Populist" in the last issue
of Public Ledger, that of "buying
votes on a credit" or otherwise, is
false in evtry particular, and in
yiew of this fact we take pleasure in
withdrawing comment herotofore
made upon the same.
The few speeches that Mr. W.
W. Kitchen made in Granyille the
past week were well received. He
is very popular and met with a
warm reception from our people.
Iiis said at Stovall he literally dried
up Sumac Gregory, the oppressor of
the poor, and left nothing but a few
stems standing up like porcupine
quills,
Matt Thorp, one of oar well
known colored men, became a ma
niac during the past week, and was
taken to the Asylum at Goldsboro
on Wednesday by Mr. J. A. Renn.
He went out to the plantation of Mr.
L. Thomas, and he found him run
ning through the woods out of
breath and asked him to protect him
as they were trying to kill him. He
met up with Burwell Hester, a
worthy colored man and pulled
$S41. out of his pocket and loaned it
to him, He was an honest man so
he brought it to town and had it
deposited in the Bank of Granville
to Matt Thorp's credit.
BENEATH THE SOD.
Death of R. W. Clay, Esq,, on Tues
day of Bright's Disease.
The death of this worthy and
prominent citizen at his home at Clay
Tuesday last has caused sadness to
pervade this community where he
had a host of strong and devoted
friends.
He commenced his business career
in Oxford as a clerk in the dry goods
store of G randy Bro. As a faithful
and popular clerk he won the confi
dence and esteem of his employers
and the public generally.
Polite, obliging and kind-hearted
he always had much personal popu
larity. He was afterwards engaged
as one of the leading salesman in the
wholsale shoe house of Messrs. Frank
& Adler, of Baltimore. Here he sus
tained himself as an influential and
efficient salesman doing a very large
business in selling shoes in North
Carolina and other States He ob
tained good wages and exhibited the
same polite address and high charac
ter he had shown in his earlier ca
reer in Oxford.
Subsequently he retired from .the
road and opened a store on his own
hook at Clay, on the Durham and
Northern Railroad, in this county.
Here he did a large trade and again
made friends of all who dealt with
him.
About two years ago he married
Miss Mamie Jenkins, daughter of
Major Jenkins, of Littleton, N. C,
and his future at the time of his mar
riage to this accomplished lady was
bright ane hopeful. He was then
handsome and vigorous in health
no cloud darkened his future either
in a business point of view or as to
the matter of his health. A short
time ago his health began to decline
and soon ihe sad fact was revealed
to him by physician that' he had
Bright's disease of the kidneys a
disease which sometimes clings to its
victims for years, but generally saps
the constitution in a short time and
carries him off in a few months time.
How sad it is that our departed friend
was so soon torn from his devoted
wife and relatives by a relentless dis
ease that baffled the highest medical
skill.
The burial took place on Wednes
day afternoon at the old family grave
yard near Clay, witnessed by a large
number of sorrowing friends.
No discount on the pure and unadul
terated corn whiskey at K. Broughton's at
$1.50 a gallon. Try it. jly27-.tf
PRETTY nATRIMONIAL EVENT.
Harriage of Mr, John Booth, and Miss
Anna Shepard, of Suffolk, Va.
Suffolk correspondent of Norfolk
Virginian, Oct. 11th says: Last night
about 8:30 o'clock after the conclu
sion of the usual Wednesday evening
services at Saint Paul's Episcopal
church, a select audience witnessed
the consumation of the marriage of
Miss Annie Shepard, one of Suffolk's
accomplished daughters, to Mr. John
B. Booth, a gentleman of business
prominence, from Gxford, N. C.
To the soft strains of an appropri
ate wedding march, rendered by Miss
Francis L. Quimby, the lady and
gentlemen attendants marched re
spectively up the left and right aisles
and stood clustered about the chan
cery, while Rev. JohnN. McCormick
performed the sacred ceremony ac
cording to the rites of the Episcopal
Church, the bride's father giving her
away. When the contracting parties
had been joined by the holy bonds
and pronounced as one, each lady
attendant was joined by a gentle
man. th rfl.i ri n v hfiincr arrfl.ncprl hv 1
height, and the bridal party left the
church by both aisles, on one side the
bride and groom leading and on the
other the maid of honor and best man
Miss Carrie J. Shepard, sister of
the bride, and Mr. W. D. Lynch, ol
Oxford. Following are the attend
ants : Misses Carrie Skiles, Nannie
Birdsong, Kate Holloday, Annie
Urquhart, Sallie Duck, Helen Quim
by, Lillie Norfleet, Annie Brewer,
Lizzie Baker and Annie Booth, of
Oxford, Messrs. T. H. Birdsong, J.
H. Shepard, E. M. Quimby, Thomas
Urquhart, Henry Laud, J. P. Wheed
bee, W. B. Ballou, of Oxford, Henry
Urquhart, R. J. Norfleet and A. S.
Hall of Oxford. The church was
becomingly decorated for the occa
sion. Mr. and Mrs. Booth left on the
10:40 for a short bridal tour after
which they will reside in Oxford, N.
C, the groom's home. The bridal
presents were various and expensive.
Miss Shepard is the daughter of
Mr. John Shepard, agent of the
Southern Express Company. Her
natural attractiveness and amiabilty
have made for her host of friends
who wish her a great degree of hap
piness. Mr. Booth is a native of Charlotte
County, Va., but has been engaged
as a tobacconist for several years in
Oxford where he is well kno.vn in
business circles.
Fred Marsh's Company,
This theatrical company with Lew
and Madeline Gleason in the title
role, ably and well supported by
Fred Marsh's select players, has
given a series of plays in Oxford that
did much credit to their superior
rendering.
On Monday night Passion's Slave
was performed with eminent success.
It is not often we have an opportu
nity in Oxford to witness a perform
ance abounding in so much merit.
This troupe deserved a much larger
patronage than it received and we
bespeak for it wherever it goes thai
eucouragement that a meritorious
performance is entitled to receive.
Those who attended the performance
here are universal in words of com
mendation. Tonight (Friday) will be pre -sented
the great drama in five acts,
"Two Orphans," and on Saturday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock a matinee per
formance is given, at which time
"Ten Nights in a Bar-room" will be
played. The price for the matinee
will be 20 cents for adults and 10
cents for children to all parts of the
house, and each child attending will
be presented with an elegant box of
French candy worth in itself the
price of admission. Let our people
turn out and give them a full house,
as they deserye it.
N. C. State Agricultural Fair, Ral
eigh, N. C.
For above occasion the Southern Rail
way wi 1 sell tickets, Oxford to Raleigh
and 1 eturn at rate $2 25 for round trip,
including one admission to Fair Grounds.
Tickets on sale Oct. 20th to 25th, and for
trains scheduled to arrive at Raieigh
forenoon Oct, 26th, limited returning
Oct 29th, 1894.
GOWAN DCSENBURY,
Oct. 10, 1894. A?ent.
nOVEflENTS OF PEOPLE.
Coming and o ing of Friends and
Strangers.
F. O. Landis spent a few days
in town this week.
Mr. Gus Hobgood took in the
Richmond Fair this week.
Mr. J. M. Gregory, of Richmond
Va., spent Tuesday in Oxford.
Mrs. S. W. Cooper, visited
Washington City the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bobbit, of
Wilton, visited Oxford on Tuesday.
Mrs. John C. Russell left this
week for her home in St. Louis, Mo
Mr. and Mrs. Brodie Jeffreys, of
Mt, Energy were on our streets
Tuesday.
Miss O. W. Wimbish, of Virgin
ia, is the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Y. Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Royster
of Buchannan were on our streets
Saturday.
Col R. J. Mitchell left Tuesday
for Charlotte to visit his daughter
Mrs. J. N. Lyon.
Messrs. J. H. Lassiter, Jr., and
Chas Henry, of Henderson, spent
Sunday in Oxford.
Messrs. L. N. Caveniss and Gra
ham Peed, of Tar River paid us a
pleasant visit Tuesday.
Messrs. L. L. Crews, and Geo.
Bobbitt, of Tar River, took in the
Richmond fair this week.
Mrs. Bell Booth, Miss Mary
Spencer, and Mr. C, J. Ward took in
the Richmond Fair this week.
Capt. Bobbitt, Wyatt Bradford
and J. P. Bradsher. all of Fishing
Creek, called to see us Thursday.
On Tuesday Messrs. Leroy El
liott, Ben Elliott and Bully Elliott
all of Cornwall dropped in to see us
Mr. W. P. Bullock, of the U.
S. Coast Survey, with headquarters
at Atlanat, was in Oxford Thursday.
Misses Annie Manning, and Car
rie Mangum, of Henderson, are the
guests of Capt. and Mrs. J. C. Ran
dolph. Mr. L. H. Moss, of Wilton, was
on our market with a load of tobacco
Tuesday and we enjoyed a visit
from him.
Mr. A. W. Graham spent a few
hours with his family Sunday. We
are glad to learn that he was in ex
cellent spirits.
Mr. Chas Gulick, of Washing
ion City spent several days in Ox
ford this week and met with a most
cordial reception.
Mr. Thomas Hasketb, of Brass
fields is now with Messrs. Booth &
Hunt. He will remove his family to
Oxford about the first of November.
Leaves the Third Party.
Hester, N. C, Oct. 16. 1894.
Mr. Editor: In the election two
years ago I voted the People's party
ticket. I thought I was doing right
and voting for reform. I expected
to continue to support that party but
they have joined in with the Repub
lican party the very party whose
principles and practices are against
the demands that the People, s party
favored. The Democrats do favor
many of our demauds and I can see
no reason for our leaders trying to
make us join in to elect Republicans
to office. I do not propose to be
bossed in that sort of way. It will
break down the People's party to
vote for the strongest political ene
mies we ever had.
The Democratic party or the Re
publican party is now the issue. Put
me down as a Democrat every time
in such a contest, and I invite all my
Third party friends to come back
with me. What other course can a
white man pursue?
Besides I am against any party
who is opposed to a white man's gov
ernment. Wishing the Democratic party and
the Public Ledger snccess, I am
Most respectfully,
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COL. WEBSTER IN OXFORD.
Delivers a Fine Speech in the Court
House Friday Night.
Hon. John R. Webster, of Rocks
ingham, addressed the people of Ox
ford at the Court House last Friday
night upon the burning questions of
the day. A large crowd composed
of whites and colored, Democrats, Re
publicans and Thirdites were out to
hear this distinguished pohtica
speaker and writer. He was intro
duced by Mr. J. Crawford Biggs in a
neat speech.
Mr. Webster prefaced his speech
by paving his respects to certain
charges contained in the Reformer as
to his past political record. After
successfully answering in detail those
false accusations and branding this
paper as "chief among liars," he then
paid his respects to the mouthpiece
of Populism in Granville, friend J.
W. Brown, exposing the war re
cord of this apostle of reform, his de
sertion of the Southern cause and
enlistment in the Yankee army as a
mule driyer. Said he and his partner
coaxed a negro over into the Confed
erates and sold him for .$900 each
pocketing half the proceeds. He
touched upon his political affiliations
and showed that he had changed his
politics "oftener than his pants."
Mr. Webster dwelt at length upon
the National issues, ably presenting
the great work o f the Democratic
Congress, the advantages that have
been done the whole country,
and especially the South in the re
peal of the McKinley bill and the
passage of the Senate bill the en
actment of income tax and the many
other laws passed by the Democratic
pa.ty in the interest of the poor man.
He showed that the Democratic party
was the friend of silver. The speak
er was especially happy in his con
trast of our noble Graham, the hon
est upright christian gentleman, and
Tom Settle, the shrewd politician
and dodging demagogue.
He denounced the trickery of Mer
ritt's nominations, exposing the deal
between Butler and Settle to defeat
of Graham.
He ridiculed the fusion movement
the inconsistency and incongruity
of such an alliance. He closed in a
noble tribute to Chief Justice Shep
herd of the Supreme Court.
I have a fL-st-class line ot driving har
ness. Bought too much. Will sell low.
sep7 S. II. mith.
When Baby was sick, we pave ner oj3.ov)m.
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.
Takes the Negro In His.
That emmaculate Third Party
Apostle, Coley Gill of Salem, who
is so steeped with Africo-Pop-Fu-sionism,
says if Elijah Jones was to
withdraw from the ticket for Regis
ter of Deeds as well as Lyon and
Gregory for the Legislature, he
would vote for the negro nomieeo
in preference to his own neighbor,
C. F. Crews, and Bill Crews and
Mayes in preference to Waller Tay
lor and A. A. Lyon, Democrats.
Well, he is another man who will
gloat over the establishment of ne
gro rule in Granville. Coley will
get paler in the Gills than he is now
before he ever sees North Carolina
under negro rule again.
JIBsoIofely
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