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- - K'' ''"'I t5 ' .s YOUR DUTY to Take Your COUNTY PAPER. -lQ We'll Do It For You. VOLUME VlIlNO. 9 -Bii:r.iiY M:insiw. l S The Old Friend Ll iV'l.-.4 friend, tliat never . . 1 . , l"k t hill he '.!!., ,f T.iwr medicine, and -,,,10 J, ould not be persuaded t anyt'unel.e will do. It i.3 ti.e King or .Liver jueai V; is letter than pills, and ' v .Ji i,!.-::-e of Quinine and 18 Kjumel. It :v.-t3 directly on the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels and xei new hie to tne wnoie sys in. Tin is the medicine you int. S-.'ld hv all Druggists in. .kjuid, or in Powder to be taken ry or made into a tea. ; .rvrBV PACKAGE'S L. the L Stump In red on wrapper, f j.H. y.EiLl CO..l'1'iladelplwa.Pa. II RDVV.4 KE 00D RESOLUTIONS like Ill Fainting Women ire 10H BE CARRIED OUT ! n, ve male twelve that I wish to Ik about. 1. That I want your trade. i V. Thai 1 must have it. :l 'that I am .oing to try to it. i. That if prompt and accural e vice wil! g-et it I'i! have it. 5. That if fair dealing will get 'J I have it. All myt- 5. That if best iroods will o-et '11 have it. 7. That if low prices will get 11 have it. i. That if advertising will get II have it. '.t. That if none of these will it, still I must have it. That I'll keep trying until I kret it jtlc Deen ;o be rder frior i a Di ll t itive pub vim; Vpril i be lord, e lt 22nd d sc-tous- i and ty of :reln dant of hit ; tbe and duly : tlie state tnate thin eald r the i the fend 1- That Til keep the best ua and lowest prices. laat when 1 ?et vour trade keep it. Respectfully submitted. S. H. S7VXITH. ii. Avenue, Oxford, N. O. WARIlI I'SKMEX. Big orders For all Grades Now on our Market. Prices still id. Uter- tb.e high- 10 uM towa X C. m, street , and tee. Advancing' On All Grades. Never turn A pile loose Until the it. Highest Notch is Reached. Try us, And we will Do our best To please. Things that Happen in Town and County Boiled Down. Some days ago a mad dog ap peared at Blackwell's Mill and bit a hog and a dog. Both were killed. We learn from the Durham Sun that Mr. W. H. Vazey, of Dutch vine township, has tobacco plants up. The Dime Party, at the residence of Mr. J. D. Bullock, bv the Metho dist Aid Society, was a pleasant affair. Bear in mind that the Public Leixjer, is prepared to do all kinds of Job Printing at lowest living prices. Mr. P. L. Thomasson, of Stem, lias placed the editor under many obligations to him for a nice lot of sweet potatoes. Walter Overby has removed his shop in the alley leading from Hills boro street to the Minor Warehouse. Call and see him. Our popular young townsman, Mr. Joe Howard, will be glad to see his friends at Randolph's where he will be in the future, During the illness of Major B. S. Royster, who we are glad to state is rapidly improving, Mr. John Booth assumed the duties of Mayor. Mr. W. B. Ballou, one of the hustling buyers on our market, has established a stemmery and is mak ing things hum at his factory. Mr. R. W. Lassiter has removed the prize house on his lot in town to his home in the country and con verted it into a bain and stables. Messrs. Day & Powell and Mr. Tom White have bought a fine Jack a piece, and their melodious voices echo through the town early every morning. The editor is under many obli gations to the Orphans' Friend for kindness extended us when our en gine broke down. We thank them most cordially. The great horse man, Mr. Chas. Landis, who was closed in several daj-s, owing to a severe cold, is all right now, and has a new lot of nice horses on sale. W. A. Adams & Co., are now working 50 hands in their tobacco stemmery in Oxford. They are very large buyers on our market and their stemmery is a good thing for Ox ford. Mr. L. W. Stark and family have returned from Greenville, to the pleasure of their many friends. Mr. Stark is now with Messrs. Booth & Hunt, the hustling warehouse men. The bill to allow the counties to select the school-books, taking this power away from the State Board of Education, has passed. Its advocates say it is intended to crush the "book trust." Mr. C. E. Loyd, one of the pro mising young men of the Grissom section dropped to see us on Friday, and invested in the Public Ledger, to keep posted with happenings of the county. On Friday last our sanctum was taken possession of by a clever set of farmers. They were Messrs R. J. Woody, D. L. Woody, F. M. Woody, Frank Wilson, James Pergerson, and Henry Clay. Dr. Thos. Royster, one of the leading physicians of Vance county, attended at the bedside of his brother,- Major B. S. Royster, who was quite sick with pneumonia sev eral days this week. Our excellent Board of County Commissioners are always on time for anything that benefits the county. They have placed in the Register of Deeds office a handsome new clock, and Charley Crews is happy. Charles A. Cook, of Warren county, is to be the Judge of the new Eastern- Criminal Circuit Court, which includes New Hanover, Vance, Warren, and Mecklenburg counties, besides three other counties. Mr. J. M. Currin, who was con fined to his home nearly all the past week, on account of a severe cold, has recovered and is himself again, and is looking after the great inter est of the American Tobacco Co. Ed wards & Winston have in stock one olthe handsomest buggies we ever saw on the Oxford market. It is a real beauty and elegantly finish ed. We are proud to say it was manufactured in North Carolina. Mr. Coley Gill, of Salem town ship, while cutting wood a few days ago, his axe glanced and cut an ugly gash in one of his legs. He is hobbling around with a stick now, but will be all right in a few days. OXFORD, Read the legal notices that ap pear for the first time in this issue. The dwelling on the corner near the Episcopal Church has been bought by Mr. J. F. White, and will be removed to one of his lots in front of Minor Warehouse. The new Epis copal ehurch will be built on the lot. A Dog Strayed or Stolen. A large black Setter, with tan col ored feet and throat. Any one re turning him will be liberally re warded. C. J. Cooper, mchS. Oxford, N. C. Mr. A. E. Bobbitt, of Wilton, dropped in on the boys Tuesday with 1501 pounds of good tobacco and stopped. at Booth & Hunt. He scoop ed the boys and walked off with a check for $522.25, averaging $39.15 round. We are glad to say that our friends in the county are appreciate ing our efforts to furnish a first class county paper, as we have added 100 new subscribers to our list since the first of January. That's right, keep the ball rolling. Mr. S. H. Smith, dropped in on Thursday morning and said, "you can take out our advertisement for sale of cow and colt, as the "ad" sold them." This is another evi dence that an advertisement pays in the Public Ledger. The Caucasian, Marion Butler's Populist organ, attacks the Legisla ture for the action of the Senate in voting to give the public printing to persons who were not the lowest bid ders. The paper plainly says that there is a job in the bill. We have not heard from our friend, Capt. Geo. B. Daniel since the cold weather set in. His brother, Nat, says he has been snowed under, and it is thought he took refuge in a stack. He will come out in the spring, and will bring his pipe with him. Mrs. Settle, widow of the late Judge Thomas Settle, and mother of Hon. Thomas Settle, member of Cons gress, died Sunday morning. She was a lady of superior social and in tellectual qualities. She was the daughter of the late Tyre Glen, of Yadkin county. Ralph Bingham, "The Modern Proteus," will appear at the Opera House Monday night, 25th inst., in the interest of Circle No. 3, of the Ladies Aid Society of tho Methodist Church. He is conceded to be one of the most attractive, noyel and successful platform entertainers in the United States. Nothing more than we expected. The Douglassite committee on Print ing of the .Legislature it is charged was bought by Stewart, a Republi can for the sum of $500 to award him the State Printing, when Edwards & Broughton were the lowest bidders. We have always said all the Radikils and Dougla sites .vere after were the silver wheels and not refawn. One Good Act. Good for Dr. Dalby ! We are glad to have the pleasure to state that upon motion of Dr. Dalby, the bill to reduce the appropriation for the Oxford Orphan Asylum was tabled in the Senate. Certainly there must be some feeling left in his breast yet, and it was a good time for him to show it. New Buggy Factory. We take much pleasure in calling the attention of our numerous read ers to the advertisement of Mr. Frank Taylor in another column, who has established a buggy factory in our town. He is so well and fa vorablv known as an experienced maker of buggies that he needs no recommendation to our people. Now let the people show their just appreciation of home entei-prise by giving Mr. Taylor a liberal patron age. If we do not stand by our home enterprises and sustain them who will? Cannot Stand Douglassism. In another column will be found a letter from four citizens of the Stem section announcing that they are no longer members of the "Douglass ites," giving their reasons therefor. They are all good citizens and could not stomach the action of their Leg islature in favoring to place the negro above such grand patriots as Washington and Lee. We trust every good man in the Third party will come out of it, whether he re turns to the Democratic party or not. ' No true white man can be in favor of mkcegenation and it is his duty to turn his back forever on the "Douglassites." Bel'e of Durham is the best nickle cigar sold In Oxford. Hand made ha vanna filled. Try it. mchl-'4t. N. 0., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1895. BOUND TO BE A HAN. A Little Boy's Skill in Producing the Effect. One of our friends in town has a very bright and promising boy, and for 5 or 6 years has been the pet of the household. Some months ago a dear little brother was added to the happy home, and the dear mother in caressing the little babe called him her "dear little man." The older boy heard that repeated for several days and concluded he ought to be a man, so one day his mother left him to take care of his baby brother, and he concluded he would make him look as much like a man as possible for one of diminutive size. The big brother got the poker and rolit d it around in the soot and blacked the baby boys lips imitating a mustache, the operation of which the little fel low enjoyed, as he thought his big brother was playing with him. After the job was completed he ran into another room and told his mother to come in and just look at her "little man" as he had become a real man with a mustache. Of course the mother was greatly astonished to find that a very nice black mustache had been painted on the upper lip of her "sweet little man" by his older brother who had come to the conclu sion that he ought to be one because his mother kept calling him so. Jurors April Term Court. The Commissioners drew the fol lowing named jurors for April term of court: First week E. B. Lawrence, Sr., L. M. Cabiness, M. A. Gregory, W. C. Peed, T. B. Brinkley, John B. Booth, David D. Wilson, S. T. Lyon, J. B. Roller, Lee Minor, C. J. Tur ner, S. T. Parrott, A. Crews, R. L. Clark, D. W. Eakes, R. W. Harris, Zack Daniel, G. B. Buchanan, S. J. Jones, W. P- Allen, W. J. Mangum, June Mangum, W. W. Brummitt, J. L. Saunders, Ruben Bullock, G. B. Hopkins, Rowland Goss, H. F. Moore, S. J. Currin, W. B. Glenn, L. A. Royster, R. M. Pittard, W. S. Holloway, W. L. Crabtree, S. T. Hunt, W. R. Montague. Second week J. N. Hobgood, T. G. Bobbitt, J. W. Stem, R. T. Brink ley, R. H. Cash, G. M. Veazy, I. C. Lyon, Eli Tippett, S. R. Puckett, Thomas Eastwood, W. A. Blackley, J. R. Purgerson, J. T. Britt, D. T. Jackson, J. C. Tingen, Jas. H. Webb, Ralph Currin, J. W. Hunt. Horse and Buggy Found. The horse and buggy that was stolen on Sunday night last from Mr. Sam Crews, of Salem township, was found on Monday morning in front of the house of Mr. W. T. Yan cey, in Oak Hill township, near Adoniram. The horse was down in the road almost driven to death and the buggy broken. It is. supposed that the thief was making for Vir ginia and on account of the break ing down of the buggy and the com plete exhaustion of the horse from hard driving abandoned them and took out for Virginia on foot. We trust the authorities will yet be able to catch up with the thief and put him in the penitentiary. Mr, Crews was in Oxford Thursday and informed us that he went after his horse and buggy Wednesday ; he found the horse all right but the buggy broken in two places. Narrow Escape. On Wednesday morning the little 3-year-old boy of Mr. J. B. F. Par ham narrowly escaped death. It seems that the older son had sent to the house for the gun to kill some robbins, and the next oldest got the gun and put it down on the steps and walked off to get something, when the little fellow knocked it off and the hammer striking the steps it fired. The load badly burned the front of his dress and passed on through the weatherboarding - and plastering into one of the rooms. The little fellow made a noise as well as the gun, as he was badly frightened. Bishop Cheshire's Appointments for Granville. Rt. Rey. Jos. Blount Cheshire, Jr., D. D., will visit the churches of Granville county next week accord ing to the following appointments: Sunday, March 10 at 11 a. m., St. Paul's, Goshen. Sunday, March 10 at 8 p. m., St. Stephen's, Oxford. Monday, March 11 at 3 p. m., St. Peter's, Stovall. The Holy Communion will be ad ministered at the morning service at Goshen. All are invited to be pres ent at these services. Remember thatf Raudolph & Co. are selling plant bed cloth. OUR COUNTY DADS. Proceedings of the Commissioners on Monday. All the members were present, T. D. Waller, chairman, B. I. Breed love, G. B. Royster, J. P. Thomas and W. H. Garner. There was nothing of great im portance before them except the building of an iron bridge across Tar river, at Crews' mill (old Minor.) Th is is the most important bridge in the county and as a new one has to be built it will be the cheapest for the taxpayers in the long run to put up an iron one, which will span the stream and cannot be washed away. The consideration of build ing one will come up at the next meeting. A large number of people were al lowed to list taxes at single rates. Several persons were put on out1 side pauper list. Sheriff W. S. Cozart reported the amount of collections for February as follows: State taxes, - - $1,082 18 School taqes, - - 1,070 G7 County taxes, - - - 1,161 47 Railroad taxes, - - 143 92 Dr. Baskeryill, Superintendent of Health, made the following report: I have visited the county Home fre quently for the last 3 months. There have been 5 deaths during the last quarter. After giving cause of death and age, he says: "The jail is in very good sanitary condition; pris oners in good health. 1 have exam ined one lunatic during this quarter." After allowing the smallest num ber of accounts this year the Board adjourned, each one departing to their respective homes with the good wishes of all. Death of Mrs. A. B. Sizemore. Died, at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. I. H. Steagall, on Monday, Mrs. A. B. Sizemore, in the 65th year of her age, after an illness of several days with pneumonia She was a good Christian, being a con sistent member of the Christian church and was greatly esteemed by all who knew her. She leayes one son and two daughters, Mr. J. T. Sizemore and Mrs. I. H. Steagall and Mrs. G. R. Harrison, to mourn her loss. . The funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the residence of Mr. Steagall conducted by Re?. J. E. Thacker, of the Presbyterian church. The interment took place at Elrawood cemetery, witnessed by many sympathizing friends. Great Interest to Farmers. This is the particular season for farmers to supply themselves with new agricultural implements, and rise to tell them that Edwards & Winston have on hand a large sup ply which they are selling at tho lowest liying prices. They have a large supply in this line to select from. They have just received a big shipment of the latest style bug gies, durable, .neat and attractive, and easy riders. They sell substan tial and durable wagons, of different makes, at rock bottom prices. The members of the firm along with their affable clerks, Messrs. John W. Hunt and Joe Baird, take a delight in pleasing their custom ers so go and see them when you need anything in their line. Judge Graham Sworn In. On Saturday afternoon the editor in company with Messrs. M. L. Coley and E. K. Howard, witnessed the swearing in of Judge A. W. Graham in his office. The oath was admin istered by Squire S. V. Ellis. About this time the great leader of Democ racy in Granville, Col. W. A. Bob bitt, dropped in and had the pleas ure of seeing the finishing touch put to the papers that made our beloved Graham Judge ot the Superior court. He is holding - Mecklenburg Court this week. - The Sunday School fleeting. This meeting will be held on Sat urday, March 9th, beginning at 3.30 p. m., at the Presbyterian church in Oxford, instead of at the Opera House as heretofore announced. The meeting will be addressed by Wm. Reynolds, Field Superintendent of the International Sunday School Association, and by N. B. Brough ton, President of North Carolina State Sunday School Association, who are making, a tour of the State in the interest of this great work. Everybody is invited to be present. Pork for Sale. I have 3,000 pounds of pork for sale All young hogs, ranging from 175 to 250 pounds a piece. janl8-2t D. J.G000H. nOYEHENTS OF PEOPLE. Coming and Going of Friends and Strangers. Mr. J. B. Booth spent Saturday in Lynchburg, Va. Mr. Frank Meadows, of Wilson, is on a visit to Oxford. Mr. Paul Graham is spending the week in Hillsboro. Mrs. N. B. Cannady, spent Thursday in Henderson. Judge Winston, of Durham, spent Sunday in Oxford. Mr. Pennebaker, of Virgilina, was on our streets Monday. Mr. C. J Gregory has gone to Buffalo Springs to recuperate. Mr. Willey Person, of Louisburg, was on our streets Wednesday. Col. W. A Bobbitt spent Mon day in Washington City, on business. Miss Mary Eliza Gregory, of Stovall, is visiting relatives in Oxford. Mr. L. D. Burwell, of the Reve nue Service, spent Saturday in Ox ford. Mrs. Dr. Emmitt returned last week from a visit to friends in east ern Carolina. Miss Nannie Whitaker, of Little ton, is visiting Mrs. S. W. Cooper at Venable Place. R. W. Adcock, of Oak Hill, showed us on Monday, a five cent piece 110 years old. Mr. Sim Carrington, of Hamp ton, was on our streets Monday, in his usual good spirits. Mr. Gus Hall, who is spending sometime at Chase City, spent one day in town the past week. Mrs. J. Y. Paris, who has been quite sick with the grippe, we are pleased to learn is much better. Col. Buck Gregory has returned to his home at Stovall after and ex tended tour of the Northern States. Sheriff W. S. Cozart, of Hamp ton, spent a few days in town this week looking after the interest of his office. Miss Effie Gregory, who has been on a visit to Miss Mary Bell Gregory, returned to her home in Richmond on Wednesday. Miss Nannie Cannon, who has been the guest of Mrs. Gowan Dusen bury several weeks, has returned to her home in Concord. We are glad to learn that Miss Annie Booth, one of our accomplish ed young ladies, who has been sick several days is convascent. Mr. J. R, Day, who has been in the bouse some days on account of sickness, is out again and looking after the interest of Booth & Hunt. Col. James Meadows, of Rich mond, Va., was on our streets Wed nesday. The Colonel is looking well and still carries his honors with dignity. Dr. John R. Couch, who is practicing medicine at Luenburg Court House, Va., was married on the 24th of February, to Miss Car doza, of that town. Our old friend, Mr. Henry Knott, of Sunset, who has been on the sicli list for some time, was in Oxford Wednesday, and it was our pleasure to meet him in our office. Mr. T. D. Waller, now of North ern Granville, was at his post on Monday, as chairman of the Board of Commissioners, looking well after the interests of the tax payers. Messrs. J. J. Davis, of Stovall; Nat Daniel and R. W. Adcock, of Satterwhite; I. N. Green, of Dexter; P. D. Thomasson, of Stem, and J. D. Williford, of Berea, called to see us on Monday. Mr. Simpson. Latta, one of the magistrates of Walnut Grove town ship, was in Oxford on Wednesday and called on the "old Democratic rattle trap," which the Douglasites wish was dead. Masters Thad and Orvill Stem, of Stem, was on the market Friday, and sold their little crop of tobacco for $15. They are bright little boys and we wish them good luck with their coming crop. Capt. Wilkins Stovall.of Stoyall, was in Oxford on Thursday, and called to see us. We accused him of coming to Oxford to see one of our young ladies, but he replied that the boys would not give him a fair show ing. The following gentlemen called on the old "Democratic rattle trap" on Tuesday : Messrs. S. T. Parrott, of Hester; Ollie Pitts, J. A. Crews and J. Y. Longmire, of Fishing Creek; W. H. Green, of Dexter; W. A. Owen, of Vance; S. C. Hobgood and J. B. Knott, of Enon, and D. N. Hunt, of Salem, 81.00 PER ANNUM. JUMBO IN LUCK. He Received a Handsome Birthday Present. Mr. Jubo Williams, a tobacco tour ist,one day last week visited the home of one of the substantial farmers of Tar River section, where there was a bevy of sweet maidens, and during his short stay said something about it being his birth day as he drove off. In a few hour he passed by the house on his return home and one of the bewitching maidens handed him a neatly tied up bundle saying, "This is a birthday present," Of course he tipped his hat and thanked her kindly while his face beamed with joy and gladness. Jumbo says he was strongly temp ted several time to open the bundle, but it was so nicely done up he con cluded not to disturb it until he got home in order that his wife and little daughter might enjoy opening it with him. Kind hearted man he must be. When he arrived home, after putting away and feeding his jaded horse, he walked proudly to the house with the nice bundle in hand. The happy family soon gathered around a warm fire anxious to see papa's nice birth day present. He slowly and care fully unwrapped the nicely put up package, and found a great big old fashioned ashe cake labelled "Your 50th birth day present." Editor Burned Out. During the past week Kinston has suffered from two disastrous fires, burning out almost the entire business portion of the town. Our most worthy contemporary, the Free Press, was among the victims, but we are glad to know he had some insurance and will soon be in full form again. He is full of pluck and energy, and such men are hard to down. Bncklen's Arnica Naive. The best salve In the world for Cuts Bruises, bores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Bores, 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. may28. Coming Back. Mr. J. J. Medford, who "left Ox ford some months ago and embark ed in business at Louisburg, has de cided to return to Oxford. He has rented one of the stores of Mr. J. T. Cozart, on Hillsboro St., and will open up a new stock of goods soon. We welcome back Mr. Modford and family to their former home. Good Officer Retires. Mr. Frank Wimbish, who has made for himself such a splendid reputation as deputy Clerk of the Superior Court for over four years has been retired from that position no doubt to make room for one of the truly faithful. We will say that Mr. Sikes will have to search a long time to get an assistant as compe tent and faithful as Mr. Wimbish. A Lew Pastry Cook nook. Miss L. A. Willis, Principal Balti more Cooking School has complied a new Pastry Cook Book which is be ing distributed to the patrons of the well known Horsford Bread Prepara tion. The reputation of another the book of especial value. Mail one wrapper from a package of Horsford Bread Preparation, to the Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R. I. A copy will be sent free. Did Not Lose a Day. District. No. 18, Walnut Grove township, takes the lead as to school teachers. The polite and splendid teacher of this district did not sus pend a single day on account of the recent cold weather, but kept right on teaching, snow or no snow. The lady's name is Miss Kate Sharpe, and she only tips the beam at 105 pounds, at that. Miss Sharpe takes the cake as a punctual teacher of a public school. BAKINU POWDER. Bakina Powder Msolatety Pure A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest o f all in leavening strength. Latest U. S. Govern ment Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Co,, 106 Wall St.. New York.
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