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VOLUME IX NO. 29.
1N0RTH CAROLlNAt
College of Agriculture
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Normal and Mnstrial School.
!. ii inieiits well equipped. 27 teachers. 41-1
i i'r -indents. tesiil- pr.-ictic.e sfluxil of 117
:L. '.i;i inut rie'ilatew since its opening in
!:! tf the '.Mi cttuitt ic represented. C'om
;iw examinatii'ii at CDimtv scat AUirtist 1st,
jj iree Minion v:ic:incies in dormitories. Ap
j!ioii slsmiUi l'e made hefore .)uly "-Mtth to en
lie examination No free tuition except to
icauts Miriiinir a pledtre to liecotiie teachers
a ii esp-'nses of free tuition students lioard
ii'i ,1..i niitories. S'Mi; tuitiou-payini; students,
Address,
l-res!dent I'HAKLKS 1). MciVKK,
1,1 (ireenshoro, N. C.
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Sale of Land.
TjV YlK't t K OF THE ;l'OWEK OF SALE
X ,-ont'erred on me in a certain mortgage
Utod executed to me by II ilUam (ireen and
v'l'e Mary A. Green, on the S5tti day of .Inly,
i l -inii'diilv recorded in mortgage b-ofe 0,
iee'e V I of t iie Kegister of Deecs otl'tce of Grau
' iTe count v, 1 shail on lonUy, the loth day of
Aii -u-!. l-'.'ti. sell to the highest bidder for ceh,
it Tie courthouse door in Oxford, Granville
county. tl:e tract of land described in said mort-
a -e deed. Said land is situate in l;utchville
township, adjoining the lands of Mrs. Mordica,
Theina- It. CoieyaiHi others on the waters of
Kii-ip of Keeds, containing one hundred acres,
h,-'';l'tiiii" at the mouth of Knap of Keeds creek
North .V degrees East i50 poles to a white oak,
thence t the Fish Dam road to a stake,
Tune of sale 10 o'clock, m. This .July Sth,
W-M. S. UEt'R, lortgagee,
B S. liOVSTEK, Attorney,
Executrix's Notice.
HAVING HEEN lH'LY QUALIFIED AS Ex
ecutrix of the estate of Cannon Hopkins,
deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons
indebted to sanl estate to come forward and set
t e Ue saute at ouce 1'ersons holding claims
aWlust said estate will present them to me for
navment on or betore the 3rd day of July, IS',17,
ur iliis notice will !e plead in bar of their recov
ery. This. July "trd, 1 '.;.
NANCY J. HOFKINS,
y.lO-Hw-iHl. Executrix.
Administrator's Notice.
HAVING ItEEN DULY QUALIFIED A'S
Administrator of the estate of Henry W.
Harris, dr., defeased by J. M. Sikes, Clerk of
the Superior Court of Granvilre county, notice
is hereby given to all persons indebted to said
estate to come forward and sett e the same at
ouce. Person? holding claims agaiu-t hia es
ftte will present them to me for me for pay
ment on or before ,Iune Kith, lsU7, or this notice
wiii he plead in bar of their recovery
E. V HAKKIS,
jel'.Mtt. Adm'r of JU. V. Harris, deceased.
Administrator's Notice.
HAVING 15 HEN DULY QUALIFIED AS
Administrator of the estate of Christine
ii. idling, deceased, notice is hereby given to ail
persons indebted to said estate to come lorward
and settle the same at once. Persons holding
claims against said estate will present them to
iue for payment on or before the 10th day of
June. ls'.iT. or this notice will be plead in liar of
tneir recovery. This June ltith, 1. ..
J, 1. THOMAS,
junc-l'.t 'i t. Administrator.
Sale of Land.
PURSUANT 7 AN ORDER AND DKt'KEE
of the Superior Court of Grauyille county,
in the special proceeding w herein A. II Gregory
in trust for his son. Edmond ii Gregory, fcc, i
plaintitt and l.uey It Smith and others arc de
fendants. 1 shall on Monday, the -i7th day of
July, ls'.ii;. it being the first day of July 7'erm,
ls'.it'.. of Gram i'.le Sn potior Court, sell to the
highest bidder, at the courthouse door in Ox
ford, the tract of lai d described in the complaint
in sain special proceeding. Said land is in
Walnut Grove township, Granville comity, ad
joining the land ot .Mrs. Ann .Morton, Dr IPm
Thorp and ol hers an-, contains -Jis acres more
or less, it being the tract of land known as lot
No. s1 of the division of lands of the late Peter
ton Thorpe, sr., dt ceased. Terms of sale : One
eaif cash ami the balance in 12 months w ith in
terest from dav of sale t i 11 p.aic,. V illi' retained
until ail the purchase money is paid. Time of
sale 12 o'clock, m. This Jun.i 2liih, ls'.lfi.
L. C. KDWAKDS, Commissioner.
B S. ROVSTEK. Attorney. jevli4r.
Trustee's Sale of Land.
BY VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY VESTED IN
me in a deed of trust from Charles E
Averett and Flora J. Averett his wife, recorded
in Uook ti, page in the oilice of Kegister of
Deeds of Granville county default having hten
made in paying the anin, 1 will on Monday, the
Mrd dav of August, IS'.M'.. at the conrthouse door in
Oxford, N. cT, sell to the highest bidder for
cash ."ii.1.; acres of land adjoining the lands of
David Minor, Robert A. Williams and others,
Iving in Fishing Creek township, Granville
Conrity, N. C, being lot No. 1 in division of
land of Henrietta Williams. For an acenrate
description of the land see Hook of Deeds 43,
Page Hi").
jc2i;-4t ROIiT. W. WINSTON, Trustee.
Execution Sale.
UNDER AND P.Y VIRTUE OF AN BXK
cution issued to me from the Superior
Court, of Durham county, N C , npon a certain
Judgment of b'ecord in said county, wherein the
Durham Fertilizer Company is Plaintiff and J.
A. dews mid others are Defendants. .Said
Judgement having been docketed in the Supe
rior ( Hurt, of Granville connty, I w ill sell for
'asi, ),y Public Auction at the courthouse door
in oxford, on Monday, the -,47th day of July, the
same being the hr;t day of July Term of
the Miperior ourt of Granville county, all the
light title and interest which the said J. A.
Crews had in the following described real estate
on the lath day or September, ls'.i'i, or at any
time thereafter.
Lot No. :;, in the partition of the estate of the
late Win. P, Crews, deceased, among his heirs
at law, and which said lot No. 3 was allotted in
saiit Partition t.. said J times A. Ire ws, and which
is more particularly described us follows : Be
ginning at an elm on i he Itanks of Tar River,
corner of lot No I.Mrs Caroline Bullocks, and
runniiii' t hence East, w ith the 'iue of lot Mo. 4.
''-! chains ro pine in Elliott's line, thence North
1 '', de"rees E IX chains and so links to a white
oak, comer of lot. No. 2, Jatnef E Gay's, thence
Wsrd with Hie line of No. 2, S3 chains to an ash
on the hanks of Tar River, thence with sa'rt
river as it. meanders to the beginning, contain
ing one hundred and twenty-five cares more or
less, ex lusive of I fie Durham A- Northern right,
oiw-y, which intersects said lot of land, and
which said right of way ii not intended to be
included in this sale, to satisfy said execntion,
tost. etc. This l'.Hh dav of June. ls'.Mi.
je-Jd -It. W. S. COZART, Sheriff.
W. u. SHAW,
Henderson. N. C.
11. M. SHAW,
Oxford, N. C.
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l.WV A- SHAW,
Attorney sand Counselors at Law,
MV, i-iheir services to the people of Granville
Villi I' ri k n V rMl TI l ' 1 Tl M 1 1 fi Warren counties
and Initio hv careful and diligent attention to
ali matters entrusted to them to merit and re
teive a port ion of the law business of the above
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N ii w i'. Ktmw Dip senior member, WIII
he in the Oxford office EVERY TUESDAY, and
he desired, t Loans negotiated. arlif-iv
Wanled-fln Idea
Who can think
r.f nme sinmle
tiling to oatent?
Protect your ldea; thcr may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBORN & CO., Patent Attor
neys Washington, D. C, for tnetr 1.800 prlae offer
uu uac oi two bundrea Invention wantea
TIMELY HITS.
Points Scored in a Week's Game of
Seek and Find.
Rev. J. M. Horner preached
Sunday in Raleigh.
Mr. John W. Hunt has placed
on onr table another handsome lot
of tomatoes.
Read the new legal advertise
ments in this issue of the paper, as
you may be interested.
The many friends of Mrs. 0. M.
Rogers will be pleased to learn that
she continues to improve.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Bullock after several days
sickness is much improved.
We are glad to learn that Mrs.
Judge Graham, who has been sick
several days is much better.
Ernest Edgerton is out again
after several weeks sickness, to the
pleasure of his many friends.
The question now arises when
will the County Executive , Commit
tee meet ? It is high time they were
at work.
The post office was closed on
Saturday, the 4th, and quite a num
ber of people from the country could
not get their mail.
The many friends of Mr- Plunk
Meadows will be gratified to learn
that he is improving slowly after
several weeks sickness.
We regret to learn of the illness
of Miss Lizzie Overby at the home
of her brother, Mr. Walter Overby,
and wish her a speedy recovery.
We are glad to learn that the
bright little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Y. Paris, who has been quite
sick for some days is improving.
Mr. J. C. Horner read the ser
vices Sunday at St. Stephen's church,
as the rector. Rev. James Plummer,
was confined at home on account of
sickness.
The many friends of Mrs. W.
L. Mitchell will be glad to know that
she is able to ride out after being
confined at home for some time with
rheumatism.
The many warm friends of Mr.
J. B. Parham, will be glad to know
that he is slowly improving, he hav
ing been near the brink of the grave
for several days.
Our friend Billy Brown has
gone to into the the bakery business
at Pendleton's old stand. He says
it is bread in the day time and poli
tics at night with him.
It is a source of much pleasure
to us to learn from Mr. B. I. Breed-
love, who called to see us Tuesday,
that Mrs. Breedlove who has been
quite sick is convalescent.
Rev. Wm. Royster, the colored
jailor of Granville county, has got a
fellow in jail that can beat him talk
ing two in the game even when he
has his bureau of information on his
head.
We will send the Public Ledger
one year to the person that brings
us the largest watermelon this sea-
son. Also o monins suDscription
for G largest sweet potatoes by
weight.
Miss Rachel Minor, of Shady
Grove section, who has reached the
ripe old age of SO years, accidentally
fell a few days ago breaking one of
her hips, and at last accounts was
in a critical condition.
The roost, pole in front of the
Court House during the heavy rains
has been vacated by the faithful,
and found refuge along with the three
Bills in the Clerk's office and the
corridors of the Court House.
Oxford is at last to be congrat
ulated on the puccessful entrance of
one of her bright young men. Willis
Peace into West Point Military
Academy. Ho passed all the exami
nations some weeks ago and is doing
well.
Beyond dropping an occasional
line to the fishes at Buzzard Bay
not getting a nibble of a silver perch,
Old Grover is writing no letters on
the money question since the free
silverites captured the Chicago cons
yention.
The campaign subscribers are
rolling in at the rate of five and six
a day, so join the happy throng and
let us send it to you, and stop read
ing your neighbors, as you are
bound to keep up with the county
news &c.
Young women who desire a
thorough, practical educution, at re
markably cheap rates, would do well
to correspond with President Charles
D. Mclver of the State Normal and
Industrial School, at Greensboro, N.
C. See announcement of the instil
tution in this issue.
Our neighbor and friend, Durell
Brummitt, has suddenly grown into
popularity along with R. W. Day
who have just been appointed school
committeemen for Oxford Township.
One Democrat claims that Brummitt
had rather be a school committee
man than be m Alphabet Tunstall's
place as coroner on the Populists
ticket.
Rumor has it that the Rep's and
Pop's will fuse in the county, and
that J- W. Wilson will come down
and J. A. Norward, one of the State
Republican Executive Committee
put in his place, and that in case
Capt. A. S. Peace captures the Sec
retary of State pie on the State
fusion ticket, "my son" Robert Dal
by is to take his place as candidate
for County Treasurer. Where does
Billv Brown come in, in the scoop
for pie ?
OXFORD,
A Wilkes man cut 41,900 pounds
of tan-bark from one tree.
Miss Lottie Britt, who has been
sick for a few days, is out again.
A man may work better, but he
hasn't the patient persistence of wo
man. To secme attention one has but
to announce the inheritance of a for
tune. The Drug Store of Mr. John P.
Stedman has received a new coat of
paint.
It is said that Mr. J. G. Bowling
will locate on one of the Eastern
Markets this fall.
We regret to announce the death
of the infant child of Mr. Alex Feild
which occurred this morning.
Sol. Marable, colored, of Sto
vall, who helped to murder Mrs.
Pollard in Virginia, was hung at
Farmville Friday.
Mrs. Judge Walter Clark, of
Raleigh, and sister of our greatly be
loved, Judge Graham, is quite sick
we regret to learn.
The editor thanks Miss Mangum
for a 4 pound beet and one of the
largest cucumbers of the season.
They are hard to beat.
Populist "You can count on
my vote every time. I know you'll
never betray your constituents."
Candidate "Betray my constit
uents! I'd as soon think of gettin'
a shave!" Puck.
Did some body come and whis
per again and spring the old chest
nut, that "the Oxford & Cost Line
Railroad would be completed "? " If
they do the opponents of the road
will have it bottle up at once.
A Greensboro household takes
the premium on the marriage ques
tion. The Record reports that a
widow, two of her daughters and one
son are all to be married at the same
time and by tha same minister.
What does Slippery Tommie
Settle mean, when he asks one of
our citizens. "If Cy Watson is the
trick mule of the Salt River Crowd?"
We would ask Slippery Tommie if
McKinley was the trick mule that
kicked Reed in the neck
The Operatta, "Merry Milk
Maid," will be rendered at the Opera
House, Friday night, July 1th,
under the supervision of Mrs. John
B. Booth, aided by some of our best
home talent for the benefit of the
building fund of the Episcopal
church.
The catalogues of two of our ex
cellent schools are out, Horner
Military School and the Oxford Fe
male Seminary, but we have not
had the pleasure of receiving a copy
of either. We can assure the prin
cipals that we have always taken a
deep interest in their schools.
That's right friends, keep the
ball rolling and continue to send in
clubs of campaign subscribers by the
dozen to the Public Ledger. We
do not make a copper on each sub
scriber, but we want the paper in
every house in Granville whether
they are Republicans, Populists or
Democrats.
It can be truthfully said that no
business house in the State ever
had a more efficient, polite and at
tentive set of men around them than
Messrs. Edwards & Winston have
in the persons of Messrs. S. H.
Smith, Joe Baird, F. B. Wimbish
and Charles Thomas. It is a strong
team, and can bo counted on every
time.
Sampson County Democrat: On
Thursday last week Mr. Reddin But
ler, of Roseboro, died from an attack
of fever from which he had been
suffering for some time. His wife
who was suffering from the same
disease survived him but a few
hours, dying the next day. Of the
two little children left, the baby
died on Sunday-
A man who was trying to sell a
soldier's prayer book was in town last
Saturday, When told that Lee had
surrendered thirty years ago he call
ed the town marshal a liar, greased
his gun and cussed out the yankees,
"for," said he, "hain't I jest hearn
tell er Gin'rul Gordon goin' ter Rich
mond an' hugging' Jeff Davis?"
Atlanta Constitution.
We call attention to the adver
tisement of the North Carolina Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts in our issue to-day. This Col
lege has steadily advanced to the
front rank, and its work within the
past year received the highest com
mendation from Harper's Magazine,
The New York Forum and other
eminent educational authorities.
Dr. T. L. Booth, one of Oxford's
able physicians succeeds Dr. W. O.
Baskervill as Health Officer of the
county. He is in every way compe
tent to perform the duties dovolved
upon him, and will look aft-er the
health of the community with the
zeal and energy that characterizes
him in his professional duties. We
congratulate the Board of Commis
sioners upon the choice they made.
It is very important that the
Democratic Executive Committee of
the county should select as chair
man the safest, coolest and most re
liable man they can find,- as he will
have to cope with the astute, easy
going. Mr. J. M. Sikes, who is a fine
manipulator ot the Kepubliean and
Populists forces. He is verily the
power behind the combination and it
is no use denying he is not a sharp,
shrewd politician and hard to down.
-BRINKLEY, the Photogi apher, will
be out of town all next week. Will be back
Monday, the 20th. t julyioth.
N. 0., FRIDAY, JULY
DISGRACE TO THE COUNTY,
Third Complaint Against Rev. Wm.
Royster, the Populist Jailor.
It seems that this great colored
magnate of fusion between the Pop
ulists and the negroes, who has twice
been presented to the grand jury, at
the head of each of which was a Pop
ulist and a Republican foreman, for
starving the prisoners entrusted to
his care continues, and prisoners say
that he does not give them enough
to eat nor properly care for their
wants, as will be seen from the fol
lowing statement.
On Tuesday last Mr. Sandy Par
ham, who was released that day from
the county jail, having been put
there for 30 days by the United
States court, it is said because a still
was found in his barn, went before
the Boaid of County Commissioners
and made a straightforward com
plaint of the miserable fare and very
poor attention given the prisoners
by Rev. Bill Royster, the great head
of Starvation Hotel. He said that
the prisoners were treated like dogs,
and that the food furnished was two
pieces of fat meat as large as two
fingers (measuring them) and a small
round pone ol bread twice a day,
with not a sign of vegetables, and
very often the bread was quite dark
and of inferior quality. He said
Royster treated the one woman in
jail welU He also said that Bill's
son would come around occasionally
and give the pump a few jerks which
did not give the prisoners a sufficient
supply of fresh water, for their ac
tual needs. Mr. Parham said further
as to the fare that it was so misera
bly bad that he could not eat it, and
if he had been compelled to do so he
believes he would hardly have sur
vived, but fortunately for him he
had relatives in town who sent him
his meals. Said further that Bill
Royster did not and would not fur
nish them with little comforts and
necessaries of life asked for by the
prisoners, and when they told him
about it he would get mad and close
the outside door cutting air and light
off as a punishment. That Royster
neglected to pay proper attention to
Orbett Anderson, an insane colored
man that was confined in jail who
was violent, not even giving him
enough water to drink, and the pris
oners would reacu around ana give
him some when they had it.
He further said that this was a
white man's government and even
negroes should be treated like hu
man beings instead of like dogs, and
that it made no difference whether a
colored or a white man was jailor so
long as he had a heart in him, which
Bill Royster did not have. At this
juncture he hit the management of
the mil some severe blows, and said
he made the statement in behalf of
the prisoners now in jail whom he
promised faithfully to so do to the
Commissioners.
Mr. Parham was told by the Board
that the law made the Sheriff jailor
and gave him power to appoint a
jailor if he wished to do so, and that
they had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter but if the jailor did not give the
prisoners confined in jail the atten
tion and food and water prescribed
by law he was indictable and an
swerable to the Superior Court. The
Board also said to Mr. Parham that
they made a liberal allowance for
the support and comfort of the pris
oners and that the jailor ought to
feed and treat them well. 1. D.
Waller, chairman, also stated that a
few days ago he received a note from
ono of the prisoners complaining of
the bad treatment by Bill Royster
which he handed the Deputy Sheriff,
J. T. Cozart.
We learn that one Jordan Jones,
colored, who was in jail, owing to
not getting enough to eat, had to
get an outsider to buy him a square
meal to appease the pangs ot hun
ger. We are also reliably informed
that every United States prisoner
that has been so unfortunate as to
come in contact with the miserable
fare that Starvation William meted
out to them hav3 complained long
and loud and fully bear out the
statement made by Mr. Parham. Mr.
J. L. Saunders said if ever he was
so unfortunate as to have to go to
jail again he would go to Durham
instead of Oxford where he would
not be starved out.
So many complaints have been
lodged against this beautiful pet of
fusion starving prisoners in jail it
does seem to us that in the name of
humanity, in the name of good gov
ernment, and in the name of a civ
ilized community this terrible treat-
ment of prisoners should be stopped
at once.
Is it possible that the good men in
the Populist as well as the liepubli
can party will uphold such actions
by the officers tray placed m power,
thus bringing lasting "disgrace upon
the good name of the people of
Granyille?
Mr. W. S. Cozart, the Sheriff,
stands high as a citizen, and is one
of the best farmers in the county,
and with all the charges that have
been brought against his jailor for
starving the prisoners, continues to
cling to him, no doubt for political
effect, but humanity should eome
first and politics next, and he should
show to the people of the county
that he still has a tender spot in one
corner of his heart for the untortu
nate prisoners by dispensing with a
jailor that will deliberately starve
prisoners in order to put money in
his pocket, ouch an omcer is a
downright disgrace to the Populists
as well as to Granyille county, and
even if our Populist friends have re
nominated Sheriff CozarN thereby
endorsing his administration which
carries with it Bill Royster's misera
ble treatment of prisoners, how can
any good citizen who has any feel
10, 1896.
ing left in his heart support him?
Oh what a shame! in such an en
lightened county as Granville.
We do not refer to this matter for
political effect, as politics should
have nothing to do with it, but for
the love we have for the human race
believing that every saint or sinner,
Populist, Republican or Democrat,
should do all in his power to right
such wrongs and expose them when
occasion demands. Officers in exe
cuting the law are required to be
humane and cruelty has never been
tolerated by even the most bitter
partizans. Shall Granville be an ex
ception to this universal rule? We
leave the matter to the cond nennla
of
our county.
OUR COUNTY DADS.
They Hold Two Days SessionRe
port of Tax Listers, &c.
This body met in Oxford Monday
with all the members at their post
of duty.
It was ordered that license to sell
liquor be granted for six months to
R. S. Usrv, J. T. Wiley, R. Brough-
ton, I. H. Steagall, M. Loonam,
Chapman & Co.
The usual rebate mill was set in
motion and quite a number were al
lowed rebates.
Ordered that Martha Briggs and
the two children of McGee Terry be
placed on the outside pauper list.
Ordered that T. D. Waller be ap
pointed a committee to settle with
the Sheriff.
Ordered that the Register of Deeds
be instructed to list propertv until
the first Monday in October, 189G, by
paying the fee of 25 cents.
Ordered that Bettie Phelps be al
lowed to go to the home of the aged
and infirm.
A settlement was made with Mr.
Z. W. Allen, the admirable superin
tendent of the poor house.
Sheriff Cozart, through his chief
deputy, Mr. J. T. Cozart, reported
the following taxes for the month of
June: State, $97.4S; school, $241 91;
county, $209.09; railroad, $40.77;
total, $589.75.
The several list takers of the coun
ty brought in their reports which
we're received.
The claims .against the county
were larger than usual and were al
lowed, on account of the list takers
and the inquest held over the body
of Daniel Daniel, colored, who is
said to have been poisoned.
Mr. Sandy Parham, of Oak Hill,
appeared before the Board and
lodged complaint against the jailor
for half feeding prisoners.
BOARD OP F.PUOATTON.
The Board had but little business
before it. School committeemen
Messrs. W. L. Mitchell and H. H.
Eatman in district No. 30 having re
signed Messrs. Durell Brummitt and
R. W. Day were appointed to suc
ceed them.
Mr. J. H Gooch resigned as com
mitteeman in district No. 14 and Mr.
W. T. Farabow was appointed in his
place. Jos. Roberts was appointed
in district No. 2b in piace ot Henry
Goode, left the county.
Messrs. T. D. Waller and W. T.
Lyon appointed committee to settle
with Treasurer A. S. Peace.
The Board of Commissioners will
meet on Monday to hear complaints
about listing of taxes, so you had
better be on hand if yau have com
plaints to make
FUSION WINS IN VANCE.
Silver Sacrificed for a Few NonLeg-
islative Offices.
Last Thursday the Republicans
held their county convention. A
skeleton ticket was put out with the
understanding that the vacancies
would be filled by the Populists, the
latter having made overtures to that
end. The nominations were as fol
lows: For Register of Deeds, Thos.
S. Eaton (colored), present incum
bent; Commissioners, Dr: J. R. Moss,
W. B. Foster (colored); Senate, W.
B. Henderson (colored); House,
Moses M. Peace (colored, late repre
sentative. Recommendations were
made as to the balance of the ticket,
these vacancies to be filled by the
executive committee in the event
that the fusion programme should
miscarry.
Saturday the Populists held then
convention. The delegates all re
tired to a private room for consulta
tion, and held a star chamber cau
cus for a couple of hours or more.
There were discussions pro and con
on the subject of fusion and the fix,
ing of the ticket. Fusion finally won
a ticket was decided upon and in
open convention the action of the
caucus was ratified. The first thing
done after the delegates came back
into the main body of the courtroom
was to adopt a set of resolutions de
claring for fusion, which were car
ried into effect by filling the vacan
cies left open by the Republicans.
The nominations were as follows:
For Sheriff, Z. T. Garrett; Treasurer,
P. A. Bobbitt; Coroner, Thos. T.
Hester; Commissioner, James Amos.
Henderson Gold Leaf.
Attention, Taxpayers.
The Board of County Commission
ers will be in session on July 13th
inst. (it being the second Monday of
July) to hear all complaints in re
gard to assessments of real estate
where it was necessary to make a
change of valuation on account of
improvements or otherwise from the
yaluation of 1895 and all complaints
of errors and assessments of personal
properly.
T. D. WaTjLiER, Chairman.
Mr. Charley Best, of Chapel
Hill, was in Oxford Wednesday.
THE TIDE OF TRAVEL.
People Coming or Going in All Di
rectionsA Record.
Mr. Eugene Hicks is on a visit
to Oxford.
Mr. J. R. Day visited Greenville
and Kinston this week.
Mr. J. S. Jenkins, of Greenville,
visited Oxford Tuesday.
Ex-Judge Winston, of Durham,
was on our streets Monday.
Mr. J. B. Roller was in Wash
ington City one day last week.
Miss Lelia Usry has returned from
a visit to friends in Clarksville.
Mr. Robert Strong, of Raleigh,
was in Oxford a few days this week.
Mr. T. T. Bobbitt, of Baltimore,
was in Oxford Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. T. J. Crews, of Durham,
was on our streets Saturday after
noon. Mr. Frank Landis, the railroad
tourist, dropped into Oxford this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Bain, of
Raleigh, are visiting Mrs. R. P.
Hughes.
Capt. Sidney Minor is attending
the Summer Law School at the
Uniyersity.
Mr. N. B. Cannady and Dr. E.
T. White are atteudiug the Chicago
convention.
Misses Elam and Chandler, of
Buffalo Springs, are visiting Mrs.
J. G. Bowling.
- -Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hobgood,
of Enon, spent a short time in Ox
ford Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Shaw and
daughter have returned from a visit
to Jackson, N. C.
Messrs. Sim Bullock and Charlie
Roberts, of Knap of Reeds, were on
our streets Tuesday.
Prof. A. Baker, of Fairport, was
in town Monday and Tuesday and
dropped in to see us.
Messrs. O. J. Howard and W. A
McFarland, of Berea, have gone to
Ayden, Pitt county.
Mr. E. II. Crenshaw has return
ed from a trip to his old home and
other points of interest.
Col. R. O- Gregory is spending a
few days in town and our good friend
called to see us Thursday.
The affable Paul Randolph, of
Tillery, is on a visit to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C Randolph.
Mr. Snencer O'Brien, of Berea.
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on his return from Richraod Friday
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caiieti on me irutiijiu jjkimikk.
Mrs. J. B. Williams returned a
few days ago from a protracted visit
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to relatives at 1 orismouiii, v a.
Mrs. Annie Landis, of Raleigh,
j" n tit 1
was in uxrora rnis wees ro tne ae
light of her numerous friends.
- Mrs. Jeter, formerly of the Ox
ford Female Seminary, was the guest
. -r 1 n 1. il: 1
ot Mrs. Joan uoocn mis wees.
Messrs. A. J. and Geo. B. Har
ris, of Henderson, were on our
streets Monday for a short time.
Mrs, W. B. North, and sons, of
Sikeston, Mo., were the guest of
Mrs. John II. Bnllock this week.
Mr. II. D. Mangum, and Son, of
Wilton, were on our streets Friday,
and dropped in to see the editor.
The editor enjoyed a visit Mon
day afternoon from Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Bradsher, of Shady Grove section.
Miss Mabel Thomas returned to
her home at Louisburg Thursday,
accompanied bv Miss Wylanta Long
mire.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hicks re
turned Sunday from a pleasant
sojourn at Connelly's and Catawba
Springs.
Miss Oliva Lowe, one of the
very efficient public scliool teachers
of the county, was on our streets
Monday.
Master Rufus Bobbitt, Jr., of
Washington, D. C, arrived in Oxford
a few days ago on a visit to his aunt,
Mrs. Graham Hunt.
Miss Nina Horner has returned
from a visit to friends in South Car
olina and her sister, Mrs. R. W.
Winston, at Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dorsey
and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Parham, of
near Oxford, were on our streets
Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. John Stem, of Stem, W.
W. Burnett, of Tar River, and J. W.
Thomason, of Tally Ho, called to
see the editor Tuesday.
Messrs. R. W- Harris, and
wott f!annadv. of Wilton, and
J Sheriff W. S. Cozart, of Hampton,
were in Oxford 'luesday.
Mrs. W. A. Sadler of Winston,
is on a visit to her father, Mr. John
W. Hunt, and has joined Mrs. Hunt
on a visit to Adoniram.
Mr- Edwin G. Moore, now of
Atlanta, Ga., and formerly of Per.
son, spent several days this week in
Oxford visiting his relative, Mrs. J.
H. Horndr.
Mrs. W. C. Tyree, of Durham,
and Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Owen, of
Henderson, were in Oxford this week
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Currin.
Messrs. B. T. Winston, and M.
S. Daniel, of Oak Hill township,
Hillman Cannady, of Wilton, and J.
D. Davis, and son, of Grissom, called
on the editor Monday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hal. Hester, of Hes
ter, and Miss Bobbitt.of Shady Grove
were in town Friday.
Mrs. Jane Young of Hender
son, is on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. N. B. Cannady.
We very much regret to learn of
the illness of our esteemed friend, R.
W. Hobgood, of Sunset.
The clever Ed Parrott, of Wilton,
was on the breaks Friday and sold
210 lbs of tobacco at $31 50 per hun
dred. The wife of Neverson Can n adv.
one of Granville's most worthy color
ed citizens, died near Oxford Wed
nesday. Paul Youner. the polite col
who dispenses frozen water at Hall's
drug store, after several days sick
ness is at his post.
Dr. R.S. Booth, of Stem: J. B.
Newton, of Shadv Grove: J. P. Can
nady and James Jones, of Culbreth.
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auu vv . u. xtiee, ot Jjowis7, dropped
n to see us 1 Uursday.
Messrs. Willie Cro ws. and Clms
Gordon, of Fishiner Creek, snnnt. .
short time in town Saturday, and it
was a pleasure to us to meet thorn.
They report good crops.
Mr. W. C. lieod ioirmd Mr
Reed in Oxford on Sunday, and his
many friends were glad to meet him
again, and hope he will concludo to
make Oxford his home again.
Mr. Oscar Grerrorv and Miss
Nannie have left for Suffolk, Va.,
where they will make their future
home. We, with many of our citi
zens, regret to lose them from Ox-
iora.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Stem, and
Mi. Geo. Hopkins, and his mother,
Mrs. Nancy Hopkins, Mr. R. E.
Booth and son, Sam, all of Stem,
were in Oxford Friday, and paid the
Public; Leduer a visit.
Mrs. Alt' Hobgood is on a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. George Knott,
at Sunset, and her home is quiet and
the old man wonders around look
ing like a true picture of despair,
while Durell Brummett and J. G.
Bowling are using every effort in
their power to console him, but will
not be comforted.
Messrs. Noell Bros., of Roxboro, N. C.
are now manufacturing trousers, perfect
in every detail for the unusually small
price of $ 2 G'8. This does not mean out
of date patterns and antiquated etylea,
but crisp, new goods, manufactured to
sell at that particular price. The man
ufacturer of trousers to sell at this price
marks another step in advance by this
progressive firm. Sold by Lonejliros.,
Oxford, N. C. july:?-4 t.
Rnokleii'H Ariiicn Nulve.
Tite IJest Halve in tlie world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and ponl
tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perlect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by J. G. Hall.
FOR SALE A full blood Jersey milch
cow; gives 4 gallons of milk per day
which yields 2 pounds of butter. Any
one wi hing to buy such a cow can see
her milked and judge for themselves.
E.G. MORRIS.
jly.3-4t. near Wilton, N. 0.
SA I-E OF fORN.
I have for nale 75 barrels of corn, on
time or for cash, also several thousand
pounds of fodder. Apply to
M. ii. I Io ItOOOl),
at Enon, N . C,
or address Oxford Post Oilice.
jiilylO-l-t.
Whon Baby was sick, wo pave hor Castorla.
When sho was a Child, sh critnl for Castoria.
WIimi sho lww;nme Miss, sho eliintf to Crvstorla.
When sho had Children, sho gave them Castoria.
Death of firs. J. C. Usry.
This good woman of the Wilton
section has fallen asleep and gather
ed to the home of the blest. She had
been in declining health for some
time and passed away peacefully on
Monday last. She was a true chris
tian, kind and sympathetic neighbor
and her death has cast a gloom over
the hearts of many warm friends,
but she is now "Asleep in Jesus,
blessed sleep." To the devoted hus
band, sons and daughters, our warm
est condolence go out in the hour of
their great affliction.
Absolutely Pure 1
A Cream of Tartar Baking Iwder.
flights of all in leavening Btrengtb.
T.ntcst United States Government Food
Report.
Royal Baking Powdor Co.:
NEW YORK.
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