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Z9 7?Mr" ,-j'?te s f si y j r if - t f j ' -r F0R0OVERNOR- 25 cents inn" A W. W. KITCHIN I - ' 1 . I -OR CONGRESS. I t 1 V X . II i I I I V. "5 s-E2?TV:Vi.Jk. te'fSr-i RT''-: ''?x.'-c!.IJJ' 11 II II fill I 1 I 1 I irS. - () fJME IX---NO. 30 J. G. HALL, DRUGGIST, OXFORD, N. C. l'hvsicians' Frcscrip- tions'oaivfully and ac curately compounded by coni'petont pharma cts at all hours. Nothing bt tne pur est Dru-s used. Full Line Patent Medicines ! Full lino of School Books. Blank Books, Stationery, Pens and Ink. Cigarettes, Tobacco, Ci,vars, Confectioneries, &c. Toilet Articles, Per fumery. Soaps, etc. Our soda fountain is in full blast. All the most fashionable drinks served. MARVIN'S CHARM WA be perfection of Grackers, in I b. CadJies and the price is only to cents at Jackson's. Marvin's Cheese Wafers in I Caddies, 20c. per pound at dean's. , . . WHER'S FRUIT NECTAR The newest Summer Drinks, nd all the leading drinks at JACKSON'S Popular Fountain. Sale ol Land. PUEJI ANT TO A JL OGMENT AND DK tree of the Superior Court ol Granville to., mi: it tbc July i ei m. isWi, thereof, in the ac m of J. K I'u'fiffriij vs Louisa F. Yeargan -d I -imil on Monday, the 7th day of .fitt-m'tier. :--u. it rieintr the tiret .Monday in ptrWr, rtil t. tht-highest bidder for cash, Aei urth..ii-ci!.r iu oxford, the two tracts iana rirr.tii'iiOii :it:d described in the plead in i ;i in n. uidlanaa are described as f.:- r:rst l rar-t -Ac'ioining the lands ol U fiariit-r. Ctias. Koss and others and bonnd follow. On the East side by the lands of :o. W. Wi!-uii aiit rharles Ross, on the South a r;y u.. Hud il W. II. Garner and Or. O. T. k. on tti'- Wc-t side by the lauds of A. W. es. iiia i.h ti,r- North side hy the lands known tse .jmr Lawrence land, containing 100 rt- ninrr- or !-:-s it being the same land .igktby .1. E. i'iiiL':i-oii and David Yeargan, '., ul L . Woudiiei on the t'.th of October, 1S91. -col.! V r :t i t ---.id-oiui- g the lands of John i;ier. 'A ,j. Miuji'um and others, bounded as iiftvrs : On the Enst f ine by the lands of J. B. '))'!. en the South sitU. by John Fuller's land. rhe ,..-t r-i.ir- hv the lands of J. K Hurgason -l D'ohi Ve-t: f.-iii. .Ir.. und on the North side : itie Irani-ol W. ,). Alangum, containing lt .rcsmor-oi l.r- '1 iiae ot'eale 14 o'clock, m. 3-s Aa. ii-t rth. i'.h; B- S. HoVSTEli, Commieeioner. Trustee's Sale. WZ V1HTUE OF THE TOWERS OF SALE '-"t. e-.ji.tit. fi to mo bv A. II. A. Williams and H. i' i .jii- hi- wile, the first one on the aiiay of .June. !'.:, which was duly registered tne ouice ol tin; U-gistcT of Deeds of (iran-:-e 'ouutv in Book -No. :!7 at nawft 2fU. the pec -ior: Aig. 3-rd, ls!U, which is duly registered V'f n, -!"ter ol lx-eds ollice in book 37 at e til, (ti-t-iii !i . havinir houn innde in t.lift imv- P-ciit u! the debt secured thereby, by requ"Bt of fioiii.T of the note secured by Baid deeds of ;t- 1 -hull sell for cap h bv onblie auction at r -e courthouse door in Oxford. Granville county, -on 7hur-day, the Kith day of September, I j. the re:! estate described and conveyed in ueeds or trust, to wit: --eiia.il tract or parcel of land lying and eit ite ntr the town of Oxford, M. C. on the East f'Mne li:i't :ri n.uH Qrlmininn t l.nHd f.f t ' lierndon, Mrs. Humphreys, R. Brongh- uU others, commencing at said Uerndon's '"er on J; iiei'h road, thence Southerly along l "'e ''aid road to Strong Hunt's corner, -race an Kasteriy course along said Hunt's line "U (.oouer's. lino rhencp nloncr (InftnAr's line rSp miiti-d -tone in (,'ooner and iTaid If'illiams' J;j,-f, tln iie,. aioncr Cooper's line a Northerly to Bullock Mitchell's corner, thence Fear.,- avenue a Westerly direction to the .rin;ri at liert don's corner, the Kaleighroad, ft ,,. . i i oi Hie Kino now ownea oy a. n. a. f "UatJl . .1 i n-j ,1 i , , ' """ " was convey cu uy J!.uwaiu uaiii kri0" as the Cantwell grove including t.!r lli;if e and two good tenant houses. -e'-01i(l. h tret of lorwl "in l.ib- IH11 tr,arTiDVlio ri'lr c"u,,l-v- a,lfi described as follows: Be L Z'.." "- 1 i -- road iu the Granville and Per 'i.2w7ti '."r.,";ar. 'auini s enop, ruu- i in uranviile ana rerson county nue i iort!i to a. Tuck's corner, thence East j p."'IJ" tiixson and L, B. -t nek's line to W. arL,"'t,:r s cor"jr n public road known as ",''h itienee with said road in a bourn : " er'"'i' to for!; s of the roait leading to Bu U , s"iith-west to the -egiiiniii!', con- i-ff.n.".. . ' "' r,'H t (,r further description 'U-Z !"" W. S, Uolloway to A. II. A, Wil i,ki"o ' "k 'h-eds 42 at page 458, 2'ime or M, , , A. A. HICKS, Trustee. ' hi-- aug,14-4t. SKLEM ACADEMY AND COLLEGE ! V... Nverr ' 'a.h,""."' oung s institution for the g women has occupied r'h uti ranl' mid v was never more numer- It is not only provld- n in all 77 - "TW,t e'ollege Course, but nas ex- or:,.r 1 ' 1 tS S 1 ICC i ft I r h AaI u Hflldi rt . jnpi.li!.- ""lllieriiMl nnrt Inrlnutria I StlldifiB. 10n- "iVf.r L . ,0 Henii catalogue on applica ' ,fb,l?1"' September 3rd. ng7. UHN H. CLEWELL, Principal, Salem, North Carolina. TIMELY HITS. Points Scored In a Week's Game of Seek and Find. Our schools are now quite busy getting ready for the fall sessions. Dr. N. M. Ferebee has completed the improvements to his residence. The Ta-ky Party this Thursday night will be quite an interesting af fair. Don't miss it. A large number of our colored citizens attended the Association at Red Bud, near Henderson, Thurs day. Mr. J. B. Roller, who was the pui chaser of the Blacknall store nest door to Hall's drug store, is having it remodeled. Granville County is now being flooded with the big gold bug dailies of the North, who are using every means to stop the silver wave. It now looks as if in loading the big guns of the party for the coming sound money fight Banna will only advise tariff speeches for wad. Remember reserved seats for the Minstrels ean be secured at Paris Bros.' store. Go and get you a good seat before the best are taken. The free silver Democrats of the tenth Tennessee district nominated E. W. Carmack, ex-editor of the Commercial Appeal, for Congress by acclamation. Deputy Collector J. A. Thomas, with an assistant, cut up an illicit still near Cornwall, this county, Monday night. There was no one at the still at the time. The tax list has been completed under the supervision of our most excellent Register of Deeds, Mr. C. F. Crews. It is neatly and accurate ly done, and reflects credit on him as an officer. The Tacky Party at the Osborn House this Thursday night will be splendid. Take it in and see the great cake walk. Help the ladies out as it is for the benefit of the Presbyterian church. Rev. R. Shepard, Superintend ent of the Colored Orphan Asylum, and his good wife mourn the loss of an infant child. The sad event oc curred Saturday evening and the bu rial took place on Monday. It is the opinion of some Demo cratic committeemen that their main work must be done in the towns this year; as the country voters are for free silver and are better informed on this subject than those in towns. The town now is dotted in every direction with telephone polls of the new phone company. But we want to see our people have backbone enough to stand by their home com pany, which is money in their pock ets. It is said that the cotton crop of this State has been injured nearly 40 per cent by excessive dryness and in tense heat; in Georgia the injury amounts to about 30 per cent; in Tennessee to 50 per cent, and in Louisiana from 40 to 50 per cent. Chairman Holton was told by persons who were at the Republican speaking at Hendersonville that many Republicans were noticed there wearing free silver buttons. He was asked: "What do you think of that?" and replied: "They are not Republicans. They are Democrats." President Cleveland has accept ed Hon. Hoke Smith's resignation, and appointed in his place as Secre tary of the Interior Department, Ex- Governor Francis, of Missouri. Secretary Smith says: "My resigna tion was due alone to the fact that I intend to support Bryan and Sewell." Cy. Watson stands for the peo ple and against the grasping trusts. He says: "If the people are wise, they will see to it that no man goes to Congress who is not unalterably opposed to trusts, root and branch. The man whose garments are defiUd by them should be driven into re tirement." Two years ago every Republican paper in North Carolina was de nouncing the Democratic adminis tration because of its hostility to sil ver. Now every one of them is des claring in favor of the policy pur sued by Cleveland and Sherman, and against opening the mints to silver. News and Observer. Mr. Bryan goes out among the people and speaks to them. Mark Hanna hires a train ana carries as many as can be paid to go, and Mc- KinJey manages to get on at least one speech a week to the subsidized excursionists. It comes high, but Mark Hanna and his syndicate can afford it. News and Observer. The preaching of the doctrine of sanctification by an itinerant evans gelist named Williams, from South Carolina, in Raleigh, attracts crowds nightly. He has a tent and there is standing room only. The idea has not struck in so deeply as in the case of the Sampson county preacher, Crumpler, who has made so many people crazy, yet there is much of the sensational. The three State chairmen have agreed in the construction of the new election law that registration of voters shall begin Saturday, Septem ber 2G, and continue three more Sat urdaysOctober 3, 10 and 17; that October 24 shall be challenge day; that October 31 is the day when the registration books, are to close at 4 p. m., save in cities and towns, where they are to remain open until 9 p. m. OXFORD, The Boltocrats of Illinois put out a State ticket. Do not by all means forget Hay wood's Minstrels at the Opera House this Friday night. There are four negroes and one white man in Durham county jail charged with murder. The roost poles in front of the court house are full from day to day with black Republicans. The Bryan hat has at last struck Oxford and is worn by some of our enthusiastic free silver men. Ah, boys, if you want to enjoy a good laugh take in the Minstrels at the Opera House this Friday night. -Col. W. H. Lucas, of Hyde county, has been nominated by the Democrats of the First district for Congress. Miss Mary Pitchford tendered a reception last Friday nieht to some of her friends. Ice cream and cake were served. We have not as y"t heard a sin gle free silver eagle squall in Gran ville. Wonder when he will call the truly faithful to arms? Major Guthrie and Hon. T. J. Jarvis spoke Tuesday at Roxboro. From the reports it seems that Major Guthrie got the worst of it. Russell, the "slanderer and tra ducer of his State," is afraid to meet Watson and Guthrie on the stump, positively declining to enter a joint canvass. Our people under a gold stan dard have plenty of time and no money. Under free silver they will haye but little time and more money to spend. Judge Russell's speech at Hen dersonville, where he opened the campaign, was a dead failure and Marshal Mott had to come to the res cue by making a fair speech. New tobacco continues to be sold on our market, and prices continue about the same distressingly low. Wo are afraid a majority of our far mers will not clear enough on their crop to meet their fertilizer bills. It is thought now that Billie Brown has the Populist Senatorial Bee kicking up a terrible -racket in his straw hat, but the question arises is he sound on free silver since he declared for gold standard and Mc Kinley? In effect August 24th, Balti more a,nd Iovfolk Line of Steamers will place in effect passenger rate of one dollar straight and one dollar and fifty cents round trip between Norfolk and Baltimore in each di rection. It is the opinion of many that Dr. A. J. Dalby and "My Son Rob ert" will not allow the effervescent and changeable Billy Brown to scoop in the Senatorial plum, just because he has his heart set on that particu lar piece of pie. As we are forced to have some repairs made to our engine and power press the Public Ledger will not appear next week. All subscrip tions and advertising contracts will be made up. In the meantime we are prepared to do all kinds of job work. Superintendent N. M. Lawrence, with his class of Orphans, in charge of Miss Finlaytor, returned to Ox ford Friday from a successful trip in the Western part of the State. The children enjoyed their trip very much indeed considering the hot weather. Why cannot our business mn, schools and others extend to the Pub lic Ledger, that never ceases in its work to advance Oxford and its every interest, repelling every slander un- justly made against our people, their undivided patronage instead of send ing it elsewhere? If you want to spend two hours in fun pull yourself together and be on hand at the Opera House this Fri day night and see Haywood's Min strels. They stand high, possessing rare talent in their role as ten real genuine "niggers" are in the com pany that cannot be beat. The dictionaries mark as obso lete the following meaning of the word vote : "An ardent wish or de sire; a prayer, a vow." This mean ing ought not to be obsolete. When a voter exercises the right of suf frage, the vote he casts should be the expression of a sincere desire that the safety and welfare of the country may be enhanced by this exercise of his right to a voice in its councils. And Cyclone Zachuel Garrett, of Vance, is to furnish the wind alone on the Populist electoral ticket in the State. Well, he will be equal to the emergency if he can secure the services of the windy statesman of Clay, Granville county. We are perfectly willing to Pit(tard) him against any of the bright gems that may loom up in any part of our grand old State, as he is a regular hummer. Dr. Louis de Lacroix, the lead ing gold cure physician of the Bolto crats in the State, does not begin to cure the slow fever that has gener ated from Wall street and placed the farmers on a languishing bed of misery with almost starvation star ing them in the face, but it is just the thing to aid the monopolies, spec iiktnrR in government bonds, the standard oil trust, tobacco trust, tel ephone trust, &c, that carries with it the bleeding of the people at every pore. Shall the people be free or shall they be surfs and slaves of the gold standard monopoly! N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1896. We advise our readers, who need a new buggy or repairing, to take advantage of the deep cut in prices by Mr. B. F. Taylor. Read his advertisement elsewhere and be sure and call to see him, as he is just the man to treat you right, and give you good work. Mr. Bryan was entertained Tues day by Senator David B. Hill at his home near Albany, N. Y. Candi date Bryan received a grand ovation at Albany and talked free silver to 10,000 enthusiastic people. At Utica, N. Y., the same day, he spoke to an immense concourse of peoplo who received him with open arms. Mr. Bryan is now on his way back to Nebraska. The Democrats of Mecklenburg unanimously re-nominated Mr. W. C. Dowd, editor of the News, for the Senate. He made a State-wide rep utation in the last Senate, and the whole State will be glad to hear of his renomination. Another editor, Mr. J. A. Hartness, editor of the Statesville Mascot, has been nomi nated for the House in Iredell. He is popular and will win. News and Observer. It is said Dockery will come out for the Populist ticket. "If he does," says Maj. H. L. Grant, "he will be taken off the Republican ticket." If he fails to do so, he will be taken off the Populist State ticket. There is also a strong probability that Thomp son and Worth will be removed from the Republican ticket unless they agree, either publicly or privately, to help McKinley, and also use their influence to secure Pritchard's re turn to the Senate. "Look out for startling news," said Chairman Hol ton a few days ago. HIS SAME OLD CHESTNUT. Slippery Billie Crews and His Chums Gas riachine Again at Work. Slippery Billie Crews repeated his same old wormy hichory nut speech to a few of the colored Republicans in the Court House Tuesday night. It is said that Bill has a set speech that he has not changed a word in for about 20 years, except to sub stitute names of the Republican can didates that are before the people each campaign. The Democrats of North Carolina had a chance for 20 years to disfranchise the negro, yet Bill says give them a chance now and they will disfranchise thousands of them. In the same breath this black diamond of fusion advocated the election of McKinley and the gold bugs, who, if they get in power will disfranchise and put the yoke of slavery and bondage upon the agri cultural and laboring classes in this country. Billie's speeches is nothing more or less than the same old tirade against the white people, not count ing, of course, Billy Brown, and the Populists. His chum, of plug hat fame, managed to pull his heavily inflated gas machine up the steps and it took a whole chair to hold it if did sizz ail the time: "Sic 'em, Billie, so you don't hit Jimmie Co zart and Juddie !" while Giniral Alex Hester joined in the chorus by re peating a part of the great speech he delivered some time ago before the Rep-Pop convention in Henderson. It is -claimed that this speech took every bit of wind out of the gas ma chine, eausing it to become so light that it had to be taken to Mr. Sikes, in the clerk's office, for recharging. It generally takes 6 hours a day for a whole week for Monroe to fully charge the Royster tank, because he has to be allowed to cross his legs, get his body and mouth in proper shape, head at the proper angle to look ponderous and great like that of Second Messiah Garrett, then to rest the brain take a newspaper and get behind it, never moving unless Dr. Dalby, "My son Robert", Capt. Peace or Jimmie Cozart tarns the current on in the vault when William commences at once with his fore finger of right hand to hit the palm of his left. When that occurs you can bet Billie's plug that the machine is heavily charged and ready to be turned loose upon an already sorely afflicted public. What a dazzling string of black beads to put around an office seek ing Pops' neck the three Billie's make ! Can an honest, true and self-respecting citizen of Granville stomach such gems ? The Strause Telephone. Mr. H. P. Strause, of Henderson, is now quite busy putting up his tel finhonfi noils on our streets and we x i : understand proposes to put phones n 1 A .1 in tor some or our people ror notn ing in order no doubt to try and force others to subscribe to it. That is all a blind and after a while he will call on them for rental, as he can not furnish them for nothing. Lven if the Town Commissioners did so far forget themselves as to give way the franchise ot the town ror iu years we nrere our citizens not to be forced to patronize a telephone eompanj- that charges ifdu a year rental wnen they can have one ol their own, m .lrin an exchancre. at the low rate of $10 per year for each phone. Bus- 4.1 i i lhess men and others, be true to your town and vour interest and unite to sustain a telephone system that will keep your money at nome. The fall session of Mrs. A. A. Hicks' school will begin the first Monday in September, 1896- She will be pleased to see persons wishing to patronize htr school. june!9-tf. Miss Bettie Jordan and Miss Lela Routon will open their school on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1896. aug7-4t. "IN THE SWEET BYE AND BYE." Sad Death of Mrs. H. J. Council, on Saturday Last. "Sadness like a pall, hangs its sable curtain" over another happy home in'Oxford, and Mr. H. J. Coun cil mourns the death of his tender and loving wife. She was claimed i by the death angel on Saturday af ternoon, and the loving ministry of a faithful sister, neighbors and friends ceased and her loving hands lie still and folded on a pulseless breast the eyes that so often looked in tenderness and love on her dear husband, sister and father are now dim and closed in death; the tongue once vocal with music for the home joys and praise of His dear name is hushed till the resurrection morn. Even in her delerium before the summons came she sang sweetly through the song, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," showing that her heart was in full sympathy with her Sayior's love and being a devoted christian, believing fully in the promise, "He that believeth on me hath everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day." Her death was a peculiarly sad one as she leaves an infant only 3 weeks old, who is now m the care of her devoted sister, Mrs. J.J. Med ford. The warm sympathy of our commu nity go out to the deeply grieved hus band, father and sister. Mrs. Council was 23 years of age and a member of the Methodist church, and her life was that of a thoughtful servant of the Lord; gen tle, companionable, a kind neighbor; she possessed a 'sunny disposition and was a devoted christian and must have joined the Heavenly choir when her spirit entered the New Jerusa lem. She was the daughter of Mr. B. O. Savage, of Carey, who was at her bedside when she passed away. The funeral took place from the New Baptist Church Sunday after noon at 6 o'clock conducted by Revs. J. S. Hardaway and J. B. Hurley, in the presence of a large congregation. The interment was in Elmwood Cem etery where tender hands placed the beautiful white casket in the window less house of the dead amid the tears of loved ones, neighbors and friends. That Barbecue. Some 22 people from town found their way out to Mr. Joe Currin's fine farm Tuesday and enjoyed the annual barbacue. The chiefs were Capt. J. C. Randolph and Alf Hob- good, aided by the great brunswick stew man, Mr. James Hobgood. The tables were set under a large spreading white oak tree near the splendid spring, and when the de licious barbecue was cut up and placed upon them, it was a hard matter to preyent the army headed by Col. Henry Cooper, from charg ing on it until the hour arriyed for dinner. The champion eaters were Dr. J. G. Hunt, Sol Cooper, Thos. Winston and Sidney Hunt, but it is generally believed that Mr. Winston bore off the championship. The barbecue was as nice as we ever eat, being splendidly prepared, along with that of the brunswick 3tew. The occasion was a pleasant one as several hours were spent in social chat, which was greatly en joyed. Among the ladies who as sisted in setting the table were Mrs. Roy Currin and Mrs. Fred Currin. What is the Difference? A Western exchange is responsi ble for the following: What is the difference, morally, between the ciimes which the law denominates felonies and the ordi nary crimes of the goldite money changer? Larceny, murder and the like are limited in their immediate effects to the victims of the crime, whereas the crimes of credit mon gers, gamblers, currency manipula tors and other offences called finan ciering affect the community at large and murder, rob and steal from all mankind. The friend who bribes or manipulates governments, Congress es, Presidents and others in power for the purpose of extracting from all the people, the fruits of their toil is much worse than the ordinary criminal as the brutalities of the Spanish Gen. Weyler are worse than the infantile disagreements of babies at play. Granville flen Meeting With Success. Mr. W. A. Adams, of Oxford, N. C, says of a recent visit to Virginia: "I have just been over to Dinwiddie county, Va., to the farms of Messrs. Samuel Gilliam, W. W. Knott and James Clay. These gentlemen are making bright tobacco for the first time. They have got in about half a million hills. I saw the tobacco myself, and it is the best I have seen anywhere. All of the crop is bright and nearly half cured. This week they will be half way through with curing, and the tobacco has good body and good color." Southern Tobacco Journal. KITCHIN AND SETTLE. They Commence the Campaign in Granville. The joint canvass between Mr. W. W. Kitchin and Hon. Thos. Settle will begin in Oxford Thursday, Sep tember 10th. Wilton, Friday, Sept. 11th. Stem, Saturday, Sept. 12th. Buchanan, Monday, Sept. 14th. FOR CHILDKES TEETHING Panacea Water Is splendid. Give the little sufferers a chance at it. Endorsed by intelligent doctors. jly24. THE TIDE OF TRAVEL. People Coming or Going In All Di rectionsA Record. Dr. J. A. Morris, of Wilton, was in Oxford Tuesday. Mr. W. J. Hicks, of Raleigh, was in Oxford Monday. Mr. J. G. Hall continues his stay at Panacea Springs. Mr. Geo. Foote, of Warrenton, was on our streets Sunday. Mr. C. J. Ward snent a short time in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Al. Daniel, of HendrHnn. was on our streets Monday. We regret to announce the se rious illness of Mr. Ad Usry. Col. W. A. Bobbitt was in Or. ford Sunday visiting his family. Mrs. N. B. Cannadv visited rela tives in Henderson the past week. -Mr. Wm. Smith has accented a position on the Southern Railroad. Ex-Judge Winston, of Durham, was in Oxford Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Booth, and daughter, of Virginia, are on a visit to Mr. John Booth. Mrs. Thomas Joyner, of Frank linton, visited Mrs, Emma Lynch this week. Mr. Stamps Howard, of Tars boro, was in Oxford two days the the past week. Rev. James Plummer spent the past two weeks at Ashbury Park, Is. J., tor his health. Mr. W. A, Adams returned last week from a visit to seyeral of the manufacturing centers. Messrs. Chas. Burnett, of Hester, and D. G. Crews, of Tar Riyer, were on our streets Monday. Mr. Charley Weir returned Wednesday from a visit to Warren ton, Va., and Baltimore. Mrs. C. A. Melvin, (nee Miss Mary Spencer,) of Renert, N. C, is on a visit to her parents. Mr. David Parks, of Hillsboro, was in Oxford last Friday on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Routon. Misses Nettie Hunt, of Fishing Creek, and Lula Knott, are on a visit to friends in Durham. Col. Wimbish, who has been on a visit to his son, Mr. F B. Wimbish, returned home on Monday. Col. and Mrs. J. S. Amis re turned from a protracted visit to Waynesboro, Va. Friday. Miss Fannie Brogden, of Rich mond, Va., was in Oxford Wednes day on her way to Burlington. A. L. and A. D. Lyon, two of our colored friends from Knap of Reeds, called to see us Friday. Miss Mary Lynch has returned from a visit to Hillsboro, accompans ied by her sister, Mrs. Durham. Rev. T. B. Hill, of Henderson, who has been on the sick list, is out again and was in Oxford Monday. Mr. J. A. Thomas, Deputy Col lector and editor of the Louisburg Times, was on our streets Wednes day. -Mrs. Kate Fleming has accepted the position of music teacher in Bur lington Academy, and left Oxford a few days ago. Miss Edna Hudson, a late stu dent at the Oxford Female Seminary, was the guest of Miss Carrie Hob good the past week. Mr. J. T. Williams, and sister, of Fairport section, were on our streets Monday. We enjoyed a visit from Mr. Williams. Mf .fa Tries A. Lewis will be identified in the future with the to bacco market at Enfield. He left Wednesday to enter upon his work. The n-enial Col. James Mead ows is now with Mr. Buck Currin, and keeps a sharp lookout tor all tobacco he buys on the warehouse floois, We are pleased to learn that Mrs. A. A. Hicks, who has been sick for some days has so far recov ered as to be able to get around the house. Mr. B. N. Duke, of Durham, and Mr. J. B. Cobb, of New York. spent Monday and Tuesday in Ox ford, and were the guest of Mr. J. M. Currin on High street. Mrs. C. G. Harris, of Wakefield, N. C, after spending three weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Jones, returned home Tuesday. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Viola Jones. Mr. Dave Hunt, one of the good men, of Salem section, ca'led to see tUa editor. Saturdav. and we were glad to lean from him that Mrs. Hunt, who has been sick tor several weeKs, was convalesant. Messrs. J. W. Adcock, of O: k Hill, W. J. Badgett, and son Roy, Sunset, H. Suit and C. J. Adcock, cf Berea. Bucket Beasley. Graham Peed and R. L. Eakes, of Tar River sec tion, A. Barnett, of Fishing Creek, and J. J. Davis, of Stovall, called to see the old man Friday. Mr. R. W. Hobgood, of Sunset, Mr. Will Downey, of Wilton, and Mr. Calvin Breedlove, of Dexter, nailed to see the editor Wednesday. VUlllV v Mr. Hobgood dropped in to subscribe to another copy of the Public Ledger as every time the paper onmns there was a disDute between himself and wif e.as to who shall read it first. S1.00 PER ANNUM. -Mr. W. H. Green, of Dexter, was on our streets Thursday. Miss Dora Kimball, of Hargrove, was on our streets Thursday. Major B. P. Bullock, of Frank linton, was in Oxford Thursday. Mr. James H. Long is on a visit to his home in Northampton County. Mrs. Geo. Furgerson,of Durham, is yisiting Mrs. J. L. Furgerson on Broad street. Miss Lessie Hunter returned a few days ago from a visit to friends in Warrenton. Mrs. Elijah Jones and Miss A, Bullock, of Stem, were in town yes- teraay snopping. The host of friends of Mr. Jrr, Meadows are glad to soe him out again after several days sickness. Mrs. Frank Wood Son. of linn. ville, Va., and Miss Moss, of Little ton, are visitincr Mrs. John Rnltnek- on Broad street. Mrs. W. A. Sadler, who 1ms heen on a visit to her father, Mr. John W. nunt, returned to her home at New port News on Monday. Mr. R. A. Watts. Jr.. who known to many of our people, was married in Goldsboro Monday to Miss r m n . t . . . J ueuava jiippes oi tnat city. Mr. J. M. Meadows, the nolito postmaster at Hampton, was in Ox iora xnursaay and we had the pleas ure of meeting him for the first time in our office. Messrs. S. A. Fleming, of Hes ter; A. A. Clay, of Clay; Jas. Hart, of Oak Hill, and W. N. Harris, of Wilton, Sim Tippett and J. W. Floyd, were on our streets Thurs day. Mr. J. I. Ward, of Conway, S. C, and brother of Mrs. J. S. Brown, arrived-in Oxford Wednesday. He will be with Mr. Brown in his store, and we extend to him a warm wel come to Oxford. Major B. S. Royster, assistant Inspector General, visited this weak Goldsboro, Wilson, Tarboro, Rocky Mount and Clinton, and inspected the respective companios of the gal lant State Guard. At Clinton he de livered an able address on Odd Fel lowship. Dr. Louis de Lacroix returned to day from his immense Boltocrat con vention at Greensboro. The doctor is quite an enthusiastic Gold Cure man, but judging from the tame af fair at Greensboro Wednesday his remedy does not seem to take well in North Carolina. We very much regret to lose an other one of our most excellent citi zens and his very interesting family. Mr, E. G. Currin has accepted a po sition with the American Tobacco Co. and will represent them at Greenville, Tenn., and will leavo in a few days. Mr. Currin is a fine judge of tobacco, painstaking, a thorough and reliable gentleman, and will be a faithful representative of thecompany in whatever capacity he may be called upon to fill. Our best wishes, along with those of our community, go with him and his family to their n'ew home, trusting that prosperity and happiness will be their portion in life. BUCK IAMBS FOR SALE. A few fine well grown Lambs suitable for breeding purposes can be had at reas onable prices from LOUIS de LACROIX, aug2i. Oxford, N. C. To Buy North Carolina. The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal is responsible for the statement that Mark Hanna has laid aside a quarter of a million dollars with which to buy the State of North Carolina. He adds, how ever : "But North Carolinians, though poor, are proud of their indopend ance, and are apt to resent signs of corruption at the polls in an effect ive and extremely disagreeable way." Evidently there is an impression that North Carolina is a purchasa ble State and that there is a purpose to pour a good deal of money into it this year. Let Hanna undertake to buy it for McKinley or the Ameri can Tobacco Company undertake to buy it from Watson and they will each, hear something drop." Char lotte Observer. Absolutely Pure. A Cream of Tartar Baking l'owder. Highest of all In leavening strength.- Latest United Stales Government Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Co,, NEW YORK. . mm
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