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VOLUME VII NO. 51. OXFORD, N. 0., FEIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1894. $1.00 PER ANNUM, X KW A l VKKTIHKM KJiTS. HEADQUARTERS Mm Santa Claus ! A GREAT DISPLAY ! Christmas ! New Year ! ! We have a store full of g-ooils suitable for the Holidays. toys! Toys!! Toys!!! for the 1 tth' folks ! Visit our store ami ui.iko your selections, we think we cu please yon in quality, quantity and price. A Lumber of beautiful articles tW your sweetheart, brothers, sis U'ih, cousins, aunts, mother, father, friends, be they old or young. lf'(1andies, Apples, Oranges, Lemons, Nut, 1 'runes, Raisins. Currant, Figs, Gelatine, Flavor ing Extracts, Spices, whole or powdered, Perfumes, Lamps well, wo could till this paper with a list of articles we have for sale. Visit our store and see our stock. Pocket Knives at now tariff prices! Fireworks cheaper than ever known. All kinds of Stationery CHEAP. STEDMAN'S t 'ollege St., Oxford, N. C. decU 2t. Administrators Notice. HAVING QUALIFIED AS AD.MINISTRA tor of J. If 'right, deceased, of Granville K.anty, N. C. this is to notify all persons having laiiu- aain-t said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of Ueceuiber, lt.t5, or this notice will be pleaded in ti.tr of their recovery. All persons indebted to yaWi estate will make immediate payment. Ox ford, N. C , Dec. 3rd, 1894. ilciH ,t. D. A. AluORK, Administrator. HARDWARE. HARDWARE, BUGGIES AND WAGONS, AT S. H. SMITH'S. 1 have a good stock of Sash, Doors and Builders Hardware. "Farmer Girl," "Fitz Lee" and other Cook Stoves. "Babcock," "Hackney," "Kin ston," "Smith's Carolina'1 and other makes of Buggies. Frazier '.'arts. "Old Hickory" and "Russell" Wagons. 1 want your trade in my line, 1 appreciate past favors and so licit your continued favors- Very respectfully, S. H. S7VUTH, Com. Avenue, Oxford, N. C. jiton:itiKS, ti-o. How You Cm Save Money ! DO YOUK BUYIG OF BROOKS & CO., Kemoved to the store formerly occupied by K. 11. iMcGuire, second door from Bullock & Mitchell's warehouse, Com. Ave. AND YOU WILL SAVE MONE1'! They carry a large stock of GllOOBItlES and DRY OODS. You can pet all you want there without Koing to so many places. GOOD GOODS FOR A LITTLE MONEY ie tiiftir motto. They GUARANTEE weights and nieaeure? and FAIR dealing. They rail es pial attention to their 75 cent and $1 shoes; 51) -ut and $1.25 hats. I'ant Cloth, Calico, Ging ham, Domestics, Flour, Meat, Lard and Catined Goods. Tobacco. Snuff, Cigarettes, Cigars and M-'OKKS of other things too much to mention ALL NEW AND AS LOW A8 THE TIM KS. Uon't fail to see them before you buy, AND SAVE YOUR MONEY. The bard times foften f rs. aug 31 3m. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Things that Happen in Town and County Boiled Down. Our town has been full of shop pers this week. Mr. W. H. Daniel, of Salem, killed two pigs Thursdav, one weigh- iug .iio ana tbe other Mr. J. E. Callis, of Oxford town ship, killed 3 pigs 18 months old, this week, that weighed 305, 310, and 315, from which he realized 150 pounds of lard. Bullock fc Roberts, the horse men, have just received a car load of nice young horses which can be bought at almost any price. Call at their stables and see them. It. Rev. W. S. Hester, is not only a good man, but a good turnip raiser. He placed on our table Tuesday two of the largest we ever looked upon. One weighed 5A and the other 5 pounds. Christmas rates on the Southern railroad are -A cents per mile round trip within a radius of 300 miles. lickets on sale from Dec. 22nd to 25th inclusive and Dec. 29th to Jan. 1st, limited to Jan. 3rd 1S95. The closing of the school taught by the accomplished Miss Lucy Fer rabow at Stem on Wednesday even ing was a most delightful occasion as each scholar acted their parts with great credit to themselves and their attractive teacher. Farmers will take warning of the fact that our tobacco market will be closed after Friday, Dec. 21, until Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1895, when all are invited to roll in with tobacco and get the highest prices that the market affords on all grades. Bullock & Roberts are in tbe swim on horses, and will offer for sale on Second Tuesday in January, a car load of first class young horses at auction. Just save your money until that time if you want to get a regular bargain in horse fiesh. Dr. E. A.Yates, Presiding Elder of this District, will preach at the Methocust church Sunday morning and night. Doctor Yates ranks among the ablest ministers in the Conference, and people in this Dis trict are fortunate in having him with them this year. William Fuller, of Vance coun ty, certainly is a winner on raising big hogs. He killed one a lew days ago 2 vears old that made the beam swing up to the 704 pound notch. It is said that it is a regular old Demo cratic hog. Who can beat this? Don't all speak at once. One of the small orphan boys at the Orphan Asylum, on Saturday evening while coming out of the dining room fell and broke one of his legs. Dr. K. H. Cannady was summoned and set'the limb, and we are glad to learn that the little fel low is getting along all right. Dr. Graves, the veteran mission ary in China, delivered a most inter esting lecture at the Baptist church on Wednesday night. Some 40 jears ago he was sent to Canton where he found only one Christian and now enjoys the distinction of having an association numboring between one and two thousand members. We are glad to learn from Mr. Dusenbury, the pleasant agent of the Southern Railroad, that about the first of January the O. & C. Rail road passenger train will commence to run to Raleigh as formerly, ar riving at that city at eight o'clock. This is undoubtedly the best sched ule the road has ever had and we are glad it will be resumed. There will be no issue of the Public Ledger next week, as it is our usual custom to take one week off from our arduous duties of the year. We will get out our next is sue January 5, 1895. We most cor dially thank the public for the sup port extended to us during the past vear and wish one and all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. President Cleveland is this week on the marshes near Georgetown, S. C, duck hunting. On Tuesday he killed 49 ducks and one raccoon. The old man is still suffering with the gout in one foot, but seems to be able to shoot. He will not see a newspa- rfir man. nor will he read a newspa- liar ill hold a short reception at Georgetown Saturday when he starts tor Washington. nnv tobacco men in Oxford are doing their level best to hold their end in pork raising. "Uncle Btllie" Mitchell killed two this week that woio-Vipn rpsneetivelv 338 and 311. John H. Bullock followed suit with two tVint mn the beam up to d-2o ana 305. Willie Mitchell dropped in and his porkers weighed 303 and 282. w .T fit, who is always rolling over the roads, said his two pigs did well to reach the weight or oj; ami 9l)fi Tt must, be remembered that these fine pigs were raised on what is termed "iienpecKea oireei uu we think the laaies aeserve iu ucu it of raising such fine hogs. Mr. D. N. Hunt, of Salem, was a welcome visitor to our nrint. shon Thursday. Roy Hobsrood is at. bom ft from Wake Forest College to snend the festive season. Mrs. Bessie Durham, of Hills- boro, is visiting her old home and will spend Christmas around the old hearthstone. Lookout, or you will eret left on buying a good horse if you fail to attend the auction sale of a car load of Horses by Bullock & Roberts, on the 8th of January, 1S95. It. It turns out that Dr. Tavlor. the President of Wake Forest,' got the best of Prof. Howell, of Goldsboro, n argument as to his paying1 tuition at University of Virginia. It seems that since C. F. Crews has been Register of Deeds as many possible are trying to encourage mi Dy getting married. He is is- sueing from four to seven marriage license a dav. We see from the papers that the Rev Pop Baylus Cade, the old Third- lte editor of the Progressive Farmer, is to be associate editor of the daily Caucasian (should be negroism) soon to be issued in Raleigh. Mr. John White, one of the old est and best known merchants of of Warrenton, died there Monday night. He had just reached Ito ae when he fell dead inside his door. He had a wide family connection. Married, by Rev. W. S. Hester, near Stovall, Dec. 12th, Mr. Willie Lumpkins and Miss Mamie Breed- love. Married, by the same and near the same place, Dec. 19th, Mr. Her bert Breedlove and Miss Ida Clark. Mr. Stone .vail Jackson Durham, who taught at the Horner School last year and is now a rising young law yer, will be married at Concord, N. C, December 20, to Miss Odell, daughter of the well-known cotton manufacturer. Mrs. T. D. Clement ascended a few rounds of a ladder at her home a tew days ago when one or the rounds broke throwing her to the floor and bruising one of her arms very badly. She is, we are glad to learn, getting along all right with the exception of being very sore. This Thursday evening, com mencing at 10 o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hunt will tender a reception to their friends, it being the fifth anni versary of their marriage, or wooden wedding. May thev reach the gol den, and peace and happiness con tinue to abide with them in their beautiful home. The young ladies of Oxford Fe male Seminary, under the direction of the splendid music teacher, Miss Gaff, will give a Musicale in the chapel this Thursday evening. The program is par excellence, and no doubt all who attend will spend a pleasant evening. We are glad to know that this school is in a flourish ing condition. Who was Baltimore Williams? A letter has been received by a gen tleman m Oxford asking about a 1 T- 1 i young man whose name was Balti more Williams and who recently died in Texas. Ho was a steerage hand on a schooner and it was un derstood he was from Granville county. Has he relatives in Gran ville? Any or our readers who can do so will please inform us. A correspondent of the Char lotte, Va., Times in noting the mar riage of Miss Minnie Watkins, sis ter of Mr. M. L. Watkins, of the O. & C. R. R., pays the following com pliment to one of Oxford's young la dies who was present on the happy occasion. He says: "Among the many guests present from a distance was Miss Octavia Holloway, of Ox ford, N. C, a pure and flawless mod el of female loveliness and excel lence, whose transporting figure and ravishing eyes and winning manners bring all hearts in homage to her shrine, and who charms her admir ers with those fine qualities and at tractions which make her indeed a jewel of rare worth and most exqui site loveliness." 18o5. As the New Year 1895 is near at hand I desire to thank my friends and patrons for their liberal support during the present year. All desirable grades of tobacco have continued to bring good prices, and but few have sold with me and went home dissatisfied. T fiimpct, to beerin the New Year with hot sales and high prices. Don't fail to bring me a load ana get aa troTitncA of these orices. I do my drumming on the floor by bidding fast and strong on every pile or to hncco. which is worth more to the o.mov tVmn nil the drummers I 1 X tUA nonld hire. Our laree corns of buyers hold orders for more tobacco than they can get, so don't forget me, but come on as soon as Christmas is over and you shall have good prices. W. I. Wilkinson, Prop'r Wilkinson's Warehouse. BADLY HURT. Let the Commissioners Pay Jlore At- tention to the Sidewalks. j On Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock, while Mrs A. B. Spencer, little son, and daughter Miss Mary, were on their way home from a shopping tour, they happened to fall while crossing the bridge across the side walk near the residence of Dr. J. G. Hunt, one of the planks was lose and as they stepped on the bridge it raised up and Mrs. Spencer and Miss Mary caught their feet un der it and were thrown to tbe ground. Mrs. Spencer had her nose badly cut and face and hmbs badly bruised up, while Miss Mary suffered slight bruises. Mrs. Spencer was picked up and carried into the resi dence of Mr. George Critcher near by and cared for and then taken to her home. Mrs. Spencer was badly bruised up and has suffered consid erable since the accident, but we are glad to learn is improving. We think it is the dutjT of the town to see that all bridges across sidewalks are safe, in order to avoid such accidents as befel Mrs. Spencer and her daughter. The sleepers of the bridge are rotton and the nails pulled out, which was the cause of this good woman getting so badly hurt. In this connection we would say that the sidewalks are as much importance as the middle of the streets, and we are glad to note, af ter many years of neglect, attention has at last been directed to side walks, as well as the streets. Here tofore all the attention has been paid to the easy travel of horses, while those who walked had to get along through the many bad places on the sidewalks the best they could. It is a fact that tbe tax-payers of Oxford do more walking than riding, and their interests should certainly be ; considered as Jwell as those who ride, In the name of the citi zens of Oxford we most heartily thank the commissioners for the im provements now being made to the sidewalks in different parts of the town, with dear hope that the good work will continue, feeling sure that under the management of Chief Renn it will be well done. Free Pills. end your address to H. E li- cklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills A trial will convince you of ti eir merits. These pills are easy in action and are particu larly effective in the cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved in valuable. They are guaranteed to De perfectly free from every deleterious sub stance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels great ly invigorate the system Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by J. G. Hall, diug gist. While you are thinking of Chiistmas presents don't forget that shoes make a nice present, and Land is & Easton have a nice line of Zieglei's Ladies and Misses hoes. "And So They Were Harried. " A double marriaere took place on Wednesday evening at the Tally Ho Baptist church, near fctein, in the nresence of a vast audience. The contracting parties weie Mr. J. M. Rnllockand Miss Cora Peed, Mr. b. C. Farabow and Miss Ada Peed, Rev. J. L. Smith performing the ceremo nies that made four hearts beat as two. The attendants on this joyous oc casion were : Luther Farabow with Miss Annie Beasley, Willie Gooch with Miss Ettie Haskins, Luther Roberts with Miss Ada Bullock, John Haskins with Miss Lucy Farabow, Ben. Farabow with Miss Nannie Bul lock. Just as the minister was about to perform the ceremony a number of the benches fell and several gentle men took a short tumble which caused some laughter. With this ex ception everything passed off nicely, the ceremony being soon over and our happy hearts went forth into the world not singly but two by two. May their pathway be strewn with flowers of the richest fragrance and bright sunshine forever hallow their pilgrimage through life's journey is the sincere wish of M. B. Mr. Ira P. Wetmore, a prominet real es tate agent of San Angelo, Texas, has used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy in his familv for several years as occasion required, and always with perfect success. He says: 4'I find it a perfect cure for our baby when trou bled with colic or dysentery. I now feel that my outfit is not complete without a bottle of this remedy at home or on a trip away from home. For sale by J, G. Hall, druggist. I will be in person, or represented at my branch yard in Oxford every Satur day. Persons desiring anything in my linn will do well to note the fact that I carry a larger stock of finished Monu ments and Tombstones, also Rough Mar hlft than anv other two firms in North Carolina or Virginia. Can ship almost nv rWiom at, 2 or 3 davs notice. None j o - -f can sell as low as 1. Very truly. no30. R I Rogers. nOVEflENTS OF PEOPLE. Coming and Going of Friends and Strangers. I Dr. H. C. Herndon visited Greensboro this week. Ex-Sheriff J. A. Crews and wife visited Oxford Friday. Rev. W. C. Tyree, of Durham, spent Tuesday in Oxford. Mr. E. G. Morris, of Wilton, paid us a pop call Tuesday. Mr. W. P. Lyon, of Wilton, paid the editor a visit on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Knott, of Enon, spent a few hours in town Monday. Mr. R. H. McGuire, of Rich mond, Va., spent Monday in Oxford. Mr. T. W. Jackson and son spent a few days in Petersburg, Va., last week. Ed Landis, of the University Law School, is at home to spend the holidays. Mrs. McMurdo and daughter, of Ashland, Va., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Patton. Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich Wilson, of Stovall, spent a few hours in Ox ford Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morris, of Sun set, were among the many visitors to Oxford Monday. Wade H. Britt is at home from Davis Military School, Winston, to spend the holidays. - Mr. T. W. Walker, of Stem, was a welcome visitor to the Public Led ger office Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Winston and Miss Julia leave tomorrow forSelma to spend the Christmas. The clever merchant, Mr. J. W. Daniel, of Clay, was a pleasant visi tor at this office Tuesday. Mrs. J. M. Rhodes, of Littleton, is visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Hester, near Salem. Miss Helen Cannady will return on Saturday to spend Christmas with her brother, Dr. S. H. Cannady. Miss Janie Faucette has return ed from Peace Institute, to spend the Xmas holidays at her home. Mr. and Mrs. W:. L. Rice and lit tle son, of Dean, visited Oxford Wed nesday and we enjoyed a visit from them. Joseph P. Breedlove arrived at home, near Dexter, the 20th, to spend Christmas with his father's family. W. H. Brown, Esq., of Ports mouth, Va., is spending a few days with his brother, J. W. Brown in Oxford. Miss Mary Bell Gregory has re turned from a pleasant yisit to friends and relatives in the Old Do minion. Mrs. William R Walker, with three children, from Leaksville, N. C, is visiting her father, Rev. T. U. Faucette. On Saturday we enjoyed a short visit from our young friend, O. W. Patterson, of Dexter, who was in Ox ford on business. Mr. J. W. Brown has removed his family to Oxford and is occupy ing the R. C. Jones dwelling" on Kingsbury avenue. Mr. ai;d Mrs. H. R. Gooch, of Hester, were in town Tuesday on a regular shopping tour laying in good things for the holiday. Misses Mary and Nellie Currin arrived home Thursday evening from Richmond, Va., to enjoy Chtistmas under the parental roof. Capt. Jesse Bessant, of Winston, was in Oxford yesterday. The Cap tain is a well-known, successful in surance man, and also one of the most popular gentlemen in the State Guard. Mr. Henry Kronheimer, the able assistant of Brother Harman on the Southern Tobacco Journal of Win ston, returned to Oxford Sunday to spend the holidays with the "old folks at home." We had the pleasure of meeting in our office Mr. John G. Davis on Tuesday. He is an old Dutchyille man now making tobacco near Grimesland, Pitt county, and we are glad to learn that he is prospering in his new home. That wheel horse Democrat, Wro. Rice, of Dexter, was among the throng that visited Oxford Wedness day and we bad the pleasure of grasping the old veterans hand in our office, accompanied by his daugh ter Miss Mattie. Our friend Abner Newton, of Wilton section, smiled in upon us on Tuesday and informed us that he had killed 10 pigs that averaged 222 pounds apiece. Mr. J. E. Freeman, of Hester, also called, but said noth ing about pigs, as he wanted the Public Ledger to keep him posted as to what was going on in old Gran ville. ORPHAN HOME. The Superintendent, Teachers and Children Cheerful and Happy. On Sunday afternoon we wended our way up to the Orphan Asylum, along with a large number of others, and enjoyed our visit in a most satis factory and pleasing manner. We fo und the courteous Sunfirintpnrlpnt 'Mr. N. M. Lawrence, fullv alivo to the duties of his responsible position. He seems to Lave all the qualifica tions for discharging well the duties that devolve upon him. We found that the child n nrfl- sented a neat and happy picture, be ing suitably attired and have healthy expressions of countenance. THpv evidently are kindly treated and wefl taught, indeed the corps of teachers there are of the hierhest tvne. beinp- attractive and accomplished. From what we can learn they are all faith ful, and we take it, appreciate the great work they are doing for the improvement and instruction of the orphans. We were delighted with what we saw, and tell the good peo pie to ftand by this noble institution. The able and beloved pastor of the Methodist Church, Rev. J. B. Hur ley, made a short talk to the children which, as might have been expected, was appropriate and full of good ad vice and good common sense. He interested the grown people present as well as the children. The singing of the children under the direction of the accomplished Miss Ethel Fin laytor was splendid and made one feel most forcibly the grand work that is being accomplished at the Orphan Home. We expect to go again and would advise our people to go there of tener to the religious exercises held every Sunday afternoon. Any one who has children will reioiee with L B. Mulford, of Plainfield. N. J. His little boy, five years of age, was sick with croup. For two days and nights he tried various remedies recommended by friends and neighbors. He says: "1 thought sure I would lose him. I had seen Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ad vertised and thought I would try it as a last hope and am happy to say that after two doses he slept until morning. I gave it to him next day and a cure was effect ed. I keep this remedy in the house now and as soon as any of my children show signs of croup give it to them and that is the last of it." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by J. G. Hall, druggist. NOTICE ! Notice is hereby given that application will be made to the General Assembly to amend the charter of the Oxford fe Coast Line Railroad Company. Dec. 10, 1894. decl4. A. V. Gkaiiam. President. Elegant Publication. Brother Harman, and his able as sistant, Henry Kronheimer, have covered themselves with glory in the Christmas number of the South ern Tobacco Journal. It is, without doubt, the handsomest publication of the kind ever issued in the United States, and naturally a great credit to the old Tar Heel State, the home of fine tobacco. The Journal is handsomely and tastefully gotten up, profusely illus trated, and printed on fine paper. The cover page is artistic and attrac tive in design. The matter is all original, and il lustrated along with initial letters most appropriate designs, the handi vverk of that genius, Mr. Henry Kronheimer, who is not only a srood editor, but a fine artist. Under the department of "Colory Mixture" we find a good picture of our esteemed friend, Mr. Kronhei mer at his table, accompanied by his dear companion, the pipe, busi ly engaged in getting up a colory mixture for the department he so ably presides over, which has become one of the crowning features of the able journal. We congratulate Brother Harman upon his great achievement, in es tablishing in North Carolina, the leading tobacco journal of this country and trust when ho gets out his Christmas number for 1895, he will far exceed the handsome num ber of 1894. BAliINU POWDER. Vowaer j JIbsoIafely Pure A cream of tartar bakinsj powder. Highest o all in leavening strength. Latest U. S. Govern ment Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall St., New York. t! W
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