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OXFORD, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5. 1897.
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$1.00 PER ANNUM.
WEEK OF SHORT ACCOUNTS.
To Transcribe Them is but the Work
of a Hinute some Folks Think
Mayor Biggs is now the local at
torney for the Southern Railroad.
Mr. J. O. Bunn has removed to
the cottage next to Capt. W. H
White.
Read
W. Hays
column.
sale of lot by
commissioner in
Mr. John
another
The wife of Mr. Thos. Speed, who
lives near Cannady's mill, diedTues-
uay evening.
EDUCATE YOUR BOYS.
They in Time Take the
Old Men.
Places of the
Everyday Oxford is full of cata
t T7 V loupe and watermelons and the small
S iTt16H& bovsare happy.
ioe rront ot the store next to
Landis cc Easton's occupied by Mr.
Thos. Smith has been nicely painted.
This weeks edition of the Public
Ledger is over 9.000, and will be
read in every State in the Union and
in Cuba.
Motner
-,11 iv; Nervousness, and so assists
Kature that the change goes for-
mn in an easy manner, without
such viok at protest in the way of
V-unea. Headache, H.tc. bloomy
forcbocliugs, yield to cheerful and
fvfiil .-.nticioations sue passes
hope
through
without
Vl0tVU:
perforin
cow u
to life
the ordeal quickly and
r-iu is left strongf and
and enabled to joyously
the !:urh and holy duties
wived upon her. batety
nh is assured by the
"Mothers Friend," and
2 of recovery shortened.
"I know 0U6 li-iv. tnc moiaer ui mree cuiwreu,
hn suffered srreatly in the birth of each, who
obtain 1 a b
before her t
use ot
the tin:
ree that their labor was shorter
Jons G. Polhul, Macon, Ga.
jtlie oi Momers r neuu oi me
urtn jonnoemeni.anu was renoveu
and less Pi-mi
ient bv Ma:!, on receipt of price, S1.00 PER
RnTTl.fc. r.uob-1'0 EXPECTANT MOTHERS"
iri.'H.i free, contiiaincr valuable information
and voluntary testimonials.
TE BRA0FIELD REGULATOR CO..ATLANTA.GA
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Crop
Turnip Seeds !
J.C.t. H bill's
Is the placa to get jour
T-Q.x'-aCLi-p Seeds
that produce tlie
MRQEST
AND
BE5T TURNIPS !
varie-
the
Ail the r.Ks'i different
k. (let none but
Yonr friend,
ties uow in stoe
(j.e
LL
Notice of Dissolution of
Copartnership.
W (;..
.i' irit
by
ma r.j
ru-t lt. dissolved co-cor,-(jiiT,
Jeil'ers-on D
entire interest of Geo.
for and against said
letl'i-rson D. Brooks.
J.
I). BROOKS,
W. BROOKS.
fell Turnip Seed
Crop - - -Recei-ved
AT
Hancock's dm Store !
jus
tl!
i-i-f-
ftcc-ived the follow
'ip -seeds:
0v O
uta
r. W.
orlolk, White Globe.
Southern Prizo Am.
el Ton WhifA Hlaf
'v Amberdeen, Yel
'h. Also Fall Cab-
over and Grass Seeds.
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fcxi
GGIST,
Scotch
1'. O., Oxford, N. C
Collie Pups.
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y Ki
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1'itK
i-arj-nte from kennels of J.
Kmpreep (Ormakirk $8,-
raiioleou (Craftou Kob
n-'. Greatest prize win-
- iHj.iHJTO $-25 00.
UK. II. K. HAYS,
Oxford, N. C.
As to the expense accounts of
the town, when the Railroad Att-
neys are pulling the towns leg, why
shouldn't it kick.
Mrs. E. H. Sholer, who has been
quite sick for some days, we are
srratified to learn is some better.
Mr. Sholer is at her bed side.
We are requested by Tax Collec
tor, Ccas. Easton, to say to those
owing town taxes for 1S9G, that they
must come forward and settle up at
once.
Remember that the Oxford to
bacco market is the steadest and
most reliable market in the State,
and hence it is to your advantage to
sell here.
While the editor of this paper is
taking a course at the Greensboro
Institute, if there be any short
comings in the paper, wait until he
gets sober and he will make up for
lost time. Al Fairbrother Farraero
m t a i
looacco raisers just Keep your
eye on uxrord tins season, as our
buvers are already loaded down with
money and large orders for all grades
and are determined to pay the cream
of the market for the farmers to
baeco.
it is pleasant to turns you are
remembered. Mr. Mat Loonan sent
to the home tf the editor some fine
cantaloupes a few days ago, and we
tender him our thanks. We also
thank Mr. John Pleasants for a tine
watermelon.
We call attention to advertise
ment of Col. T. J. Drewry, principa
of Fayetteville Military Academy
This school has attained in a short
time quite an excellent reputation
and we congratulate the Colonel on
the success he has achieyed.
Messrs. Benj. and W. W. Kivett,
who several years ago, were residents
of Oxford for a while, were killed in
Waco, Texas, Friday of last week.
Thev attacked a Mr. Auiden in his
office both of whom he killed. Pistols
and shotgun were used on both sides.
Amden came out without a scratch
Rev. A. S, Caldwell occupied
the pulpit of the Methodist church
Sunday night and preached a sermon
on tax for education, which from
all we can learn did not meet with a
very warm reception, as it was on
the order of Prof. Mclver's speech
at the Orphan Asylum on the -Mtf
of June.
Mrs. Susan Williams and her in
teresting family have returned to
Oxford to the great pleasure of their
many friends in Oxford and Gran
ville countv. Mrs. Williams sue
ceeds Mrs. W. L. Meadows in the
Boarding House on Main street, and
we truly hope she will be liberally
patronized.
-Eternal vigilance at the polls
next Tuesday is the once that will
be required to keep from bleeding
your pockets of the last nickle. And
if the Sheriffs, Hal Ayer and Father
Worth can carry out their scheme,
the people will haye to give all they
have to the pie hunting demagogues
or go to jail.
Amanda Green, a well known
colored woman and most excellent
servant who so faithfully served in
the family of Col. L. C. Edwards,
died on Friday with consumption.
She left Oxford about two jears ago
and went to Boston where she re
mained for several months and con,
tracted a deep cold which developed
into what is known as galloping con
sumption. We are glad to see that the
Mayor has got some of the negro
boy loafers at work on the streets.
He would do the right thing by the
community if he would enfore the
vagrant law, and then he would have
a street force right and a large
amount of work could be done on the
streets. Enforce it Mr. Mayor as
the half grown negro boys are about
to take the town.
The Southern Railroad author
ities are treating the people who
travel on the Oxford & Henderson
rather badly just now, as they have
only one combination car for bag
gage, first, and second-class passen
gers. It is often the case that the
very small second-class apartment
will not hold the passengers and they
have to take possession of the first
class. They just as well haye it all
in one as to the present arrangement.
The car is very nice indeed, and no
complaint is beard on that score. It
is to be hoped that the authorities
will give the traveling public better
accommodations over this road.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
We congratulate the farmers on
the prospects of good crops thus far
the present season, and although it
is possible that some disaster may
overtake them yet, it may be set
down beyond per-adventure that
over an average yield will reward
the labor of the husbandmen.
Though even were there a failure
in the crop our people ought to edu
cate their boys, and as to that the j of year gathered upon their brow, as
venerable
are quite
Synopsis of Business Transacted First
flonday.
The Board met Monday, second
day of August, with Major J. A.
Bullock, Chairman, who seemed to
be in fine trim as he had dispensed
with some of his snow white hair
and beard, and his colleagues, Col.
C. M. Rogers and Mr. Duncan Feria
bow, were in their seats. We can
certainly put it down as an old board
as to looks as each one has the frost
A BEAUTIFUUCHURCH MARRIAGE
BSjTNew Canopy Top Pheaton for sale.
Appy to J. F. Edwards.
girls, too, yet as they get good pecu
niary returns tor their toil in the
held, the merchant, mechanic, law
yer, doctors, preachers and all oth
ers share in their good fortune.
mu a. . 1 1 .
j-uai is pronouncedly the case in
the agricultural districts like North
Carolina and most all the Southern
States. It is true that it is not im
possible for any boy in the State to
get a liberal education, but thous
ands ot young men are now without
a good education who might have
obtained one, and who would have
profited largely thereby had they
nave put rorth a little extra effort or
had their parents put forth an extra
effort to educate them.
mi ci i. j ...
iub oiaies ana communities in
which they live have lost by this
neglect. Some of these too who
have missed getting a liberal educa
tion are among the brightest minds
With such schools as we have in
North Carolina, possessing the hierh
est order of merit, no boy of superior
intellect ought to fail to avail him
self of such advantages as now can
be had at very moderate cost at some
of the very best schools anywhere to
be round, and equal in real merit to
any in the whole country. One of
the most notable schools in the Old
iNortn oiate is tne uavis military
oehool, located in the thriving city
of Winston-Salem, oae of the nicest
localities in the world for salubrity
of climate and the longevity of those
residing in that favored section.
Parents are sometimes too careless
as to the climate and sanitary con
ditions of the school at which they
send their children. The school re
ferred to is situated in the grand
Peidmont section of North Carolina
and in an intelligent and orderly
community.
as a iNortn uaroiinian we are
proud of the Davis Military Classical
School. It is indeed an institution
that is an honor to the State. It has
been built up by brains and enter
prise on a broad guage, and the very
extensive patronage it has received
from nearly every State in the Union,
and what ought to be the State of
Cuba attest its reputation. There
were several boys there last session
from that pugnacious Island that is
engaged in a serious resistance to
Spanish tyranny and oppression.
This school sends out from its
walls eyery year young men who
take high honors at colleges or uni
versities, and who when they em
bark in farming, business, the law,
medicine or any other occupation
are round at tne rorerront as the
result of the unsurpassed system of
instruction that haa characterized
the Davis Military School. The
faculty jinder the superintendency of
Col. J. Dayis, the able and efficient
head, always devises and carry out
wise discipline such as guards the
health of the Cadets, and at the
same time developes their mental
qualities to the highest degrees of
success.
Parents or guardians for authentic
information as to this school, write
for catalogue to Col. J. Davis, at
Winston, N. C.
all three, including the
clerk, Dr. L. C. Taylor,
gray.
It was ordered that L. Coley & Co.
be allowed to take out retail liquor
license if approved by the Town
Commissioners until January 1
1S98. It was also ordered that W
JN. Micks be allowed to take out
license to retail liquor at Dexter
Granville county until January 1st
1898.
df 1 1 . -- -r-r- ii
ordered that ira JvimDaii be ex
erupted from working public roads
for 1897.
The rebate mill was at this junc
ture put in motion and several were
allowed rebates on taxes.
Ordered that Susan Weaver and
Simeon Wilson be put on the out
siae pauper list at one dollar per
month each. iSucker Burton was
allowed to go to the Poor House.
Ordered that Sam Aiken be allow
ed to keep David Hobgood feed and
clothe him and pay the county $25
tor keeping Miss tuintina Hobgood
at the Jf oor Mouse as payment o:
rent of Hobgood land from Nov. 1
1887 to Nov. 1, 1898.
Ordered that the Public Ledger
be instructed to print 3,000 tickets
each for and against schools to be
delivered to the Sheriff to be distrib
uted to the various precincts.
Ordered that account of Dr. S. H.
Cannady be allowed $5 and deducted
from account of Dr. T. L. Booth,
Superintendent or Mealth.
Ordered that J. W. Beal be allowed
$1 per month so long as his grand
children stay with him. Charles
Cozart, of Tally Ho, was allowed an
increase of 50 cents per month as an
outside pauper.
ordered mat J. i. jfeace be ex
empted from working on the public
roads tor the year 1897.
Ordered that Col. C. M. Rogers
and F. B. Wimbish be a committee
to settle with the Sheriff.
Ordered that the outside pauper
list be continued at the same pay as
heretofore tor the next o months.
Ordered that J. W. Jones be ex
empted from poll tax and working
the roads for 1897.
Sheriff Cozart reported the follow
ing taxes collected tor month ct
July :
State, $100.82: School, $371.95:
County, $347.56; Railroad, $31.55:
Total, $S57.77.
Ouite a large number of accounts
were allowed for various and sundry
purposes.
How about Your boy? Do you want
Him to succeed in Life?
The Mission at Goshen,
Notice has been given in the Pub
lic Ledger tor two weeks past or a
Mission that is to be held at St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Goshen,
beginning next Sunday.
It has been asked "what is this
Mission ? " It is a series of seryices
held the morning and afternoon of
each day with sermons intended for
the awakening of the ungodly and
the strengthening and helping of
those who bear the name of Christ.
"It is a Protracted Meeting or Re
vival, then? " Yes, if you choose to
call it so, but all attempts to stir up
excitement and to induce persons to
make professions at the time that
they may regret afterwards will be
sednlouslv avoided. The truth will
be presented as to intelligent men
and women and they will be urged
to think carefully before taking any
step in regard to so great a truth.
"Whv do you call it a mission?"
Because the sermons will be preached
bv ministers who are sent to this
church from some other place especi
allv for that purpose. It is the
name commonly used in the Episco
pal church for such special services.
Those who are sent to preach this
Mission are Rey. J. M. Morner and
Rev. J. F. Plummer, the tormer the
ate Minister-in-charge of this church
and the latter the Rector ot tot.
Stephen's church, Oxford. Ihey to
gether with the Episcopalians or
Oak Hill Township, extend an invi
tation through our columns to all the
readers of the Public Ledger and
their friends, no matter what church
they belong to, or whether they be-
ong to any, to attend tnis mission.
Vrmncr ladies who intend going off to
onhnnl will find at our store a line ot dress
eoodsiust received suitable for sctool
TOAar aiso a new nets ui wuci.
fnr a voung ladies wardrooe.
UUu"'"- . n -T71 .
aUg-5-tf- J-ANDIS E J1.ABTUJN.
HEADACHES are relieved by glasses
When in Durham call and haye your eyes
examined free ol charge.
SAM L ltAr.ru m, iveiu.
Eye Specialist.
It-Oflice Wright Building .
Now the editor of this paper tries
to say just what he believes is true,
and we started out with a question
about your boy. Do you want him
to succeed in life? How promptly
your heart responds in the earnest,
longing, yearning desire for the fu
ture of that son who now stands at
the door of the busy, pushing, cold,
calculating world, and in a few years
at best must enlist in the ever rest
less army of workers, and enter the
battle in a fight for a living. This
is the ruture ror your Doy and mine
What are we going to do about it?
The common sense reply is, prepare
him for the conflict: give him an ed
ucation; send him to a school where
he will be thoroughly taught: send
him to a school where he will be de
veloped mentally, morallv and phys
ically; send him to a school where
he can receive these great advant
ages at a reasonable cost. On tee
fourth page of this paper you can
find particulars of a school which
fully meets these requirements. This
school has turned out many success
ful men. Can it not do for your
boy what it has done for hundreds
and hundreds of others?
Granville and Green Counties United
in Bonds of Love.
A beautiful marriage took place
at St. Barnabus Episcopal church,
Snow Hill, on Thursday evening,
9:30 o'clock, July 29th. The con
tracting parties were Dr. Thomas
L. Booth, of Oxford, and Miss Irene
Grimsley, of near Snow Hill.
The solemn marriage ceremony of
the Episcopal church was performed
by Rev. Edwin Wooten, of Wilming
ton. Dr. T. L. Booth is a prominent
physician of Oxford, and is well
known to the medical profession
throughout the State. His merit
justly entitles him to his high stand
in the profession, and his genial
manner and loving disposition have
won for him a host of friends.
Miss Grimsley is a daughter of the
late Wm. P. Grimsley, and has been
connected as teacher of a large form
of boys, with the Orphan Asylum at
Oxford for several years. Attentive
and especially tender to her "form
of boys," it cost them many tears
and regrets to give her up. It is a
matter of sincere congratulation with
the good citizens of Oxford that she
will make this her home in future
Flower girl, little Miss Annie
Lyman Grimsley Page, Master Wil
lie Suggs.
Waiters: Mr. E. W. Pace, of Snow
Hill, with Miss Ruth Sutton, of Kin
ston; Mr. E. C. Galloway, of Snow
Hill, with Miss Bettie Grimsley: Dr.
Robert Carr, of Greenville, with Miss
Linda Hoskins, Oxford; Mr. Seymour
Hargrove, of Snow Hill, with Miss
Dora Carr, of Castoria; Mr. Haywood
Dail, Jr., with Miss Stella Grimsley.
Maid of Honor, Miss Mary btoude
Grimsley.
Bride was tastefully and becoming
ly arrayed in a charming robe of
white satin, with Tulle Veil, which
threw around her a halo of beauty
and grace. She carried white carna
tions and maiden-hair fern.
Maid of Honor wore soft sky blue
silk and carried "American Beau
ties."
Bridesmaids all swept gracefully
in, clad in pure white Organdy, white
ribbons and white and pink roses.
Gentlemen in full dress.
Dr. ts. iv. Mays, ot Uxtord, was
"best man."
Ushers, Messrs. Harper, Albritton
and Dr. Sugg.
Wedding March by Miss Exum,
and "Love's Sweet Story" stole joy
fully through the church as the hap
py party filed in most graceful nioye
ment out into the beautiful Summer
twilight, which seemed to loiter for
the occasion, on to Miss Grimsley's
country home, to meet many other
friends and enjoy the proverbial del
icacies of a "Wedding Supper," and
the social pleasure of a "Reception."
At 12:30 the charmed circle broke
away to their several homes each in
voking a lite-long benediction on
Dr. Booth and his elect bride.
GOING AND COfllNG RECORD.
Those who are On the Go and in the
A Whirl of Time.
Miss Belle Cooper returned from
Norfolk Friday.
Mr. J. G. Bowling returned to
Greenyille Friday.
Miss Lessie Royster, of Bullock,
is yisiting the Misses Usry.
Miss Crump, of Virginia, is the
guest of Mrs. W. A. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Strong are
on a visit to Mrs. J. H. Horner.
Mrs. Holleman and children
left Wednesday for Roanoke, Va.
Mrs. George Strong, Jr., of Ral
eigh, is visiting Mrs. J. H. Horner.
Miss Nellie CtHrrin is on a visit
to Miss Lula Barham at Newsom's
Va.
Mrs. E. T. White and children
haye returned from a visit to Chase
City.
Dr. Melville Dorsey, of Hender
son, was in Oxford a few hours Fri
day. Miss Julia Winston has returned
from a visit to her grandmother at
Selma.
Mr. J. M. Carrington, of South
Boston, Va., was on our streets Sat
urday.
Mr. Sam Hobgood and Miss
Lula Knott are at Buffalo Springs
this week.
Mrs. Geo. Knott and children re
turned Tuesday from a weeks visit
to Sunset.
miss Annie .Booth is enjoying a
visit to Mrs. Gowan Dusenbery at
Concord.
Mr. C. M. Busbee and little daugh
ters, of Raleigh, were in Oxford
Tuesday.
Mr. Frank Meadows left for Wil
son Friday to engage in the tobacco
business.
Ex Judge Winston and family
returned to their home in Durham
Thursday.
Mr. Howard Jones, of Waren-
ton, was among the visitors to Ox
ford Friday.
Mr. Ira Kimball, of Hargrove,
was on our streets Monday and called
at this office.
Mr. D. E. Aycock, of Hender
son, was among the visitors to ux-
Col. Henry Wilkinson took his
departure Tuesday for La Grange
where he proposes to buy tobacco on
a large scale.
Messrs. W. A. Hester and son, L.
C. Dacidl and son, took in Oxford
Thursday and shed the rays of their
countenance in this print shop.
Mr. D. J. Gooch, the great
basket manufacturer, of near Oxford,
was in town Wednesday morning
and dropped in to seethe editor.
Miss Warren, of Lynchburg,
Va., arrived in Oxford Tuesday on
a visit to Rey. and Mrs. J. F. Plum-,
mer, and will remain for some time.
Mrs. Jennette Wimberly and
two children and Miss Emily Austin,
of Tarboro, are visiting Mrs. Crews
on College street.
The many friends of Mr. C. J.
Ward, were glad to shake his hand
in Oxford Tuesday. He has got to be
an up-to-date hotel keeper at Bur
lington,
Mr. H.J. Council has returned
from a visit to his old home in Wake
He accompanied his sister who has
been staying with him for some
months.
Mr. Alf Hobgood will give his
annual Barbacue at Mr. Joe Currin's
today and a good time is expected
as several champion eaters will be
on hand.
Judge W. T. Clement, left yes
terday for Goldsboro where ho will
enter the tobacco business, Oxford
is furnishing some of the best tobac
co men on the Eastern markets.
Dr. Sanderford, and Professor
Luther Buchanan, principal of
Creedmoor Academy, were on our
streets Saturday. Prof. Buchanan
was a welcome visitor to the Public
Ledger.
Mayor Crawford Biggs, Col.
Henry Cooper, Dr. J. G. Hunt, Prof.
F. P. Hobgood, Jr., and Messrs. S.
H. Smith, Thos. Smith, Willie Cur
rin and James Osborn left Friday for
a visit to Buffalo Springs on their
wheels where they spent several
days. The trip was a pleasant one
and all report a good time.
Mrs. II. M. Lanier will begin her music
class September 1st. She will be glad to
have eight or ten pupils. Terms 3.00
per month. Eight lessons. july-29-tf
ASLEEP IN JESUS."
ford Tuesday.
Mrs. J. ft. nan and son are vis
iting friends and relatives in Curri
tuck county.
Mr. C. H. Parham left Tuesday
for Washington where he will buy
tobacco this season.
MID SUMMER PIC-NIC.
Large
Crowd, Plenty to
Good Time.
Eat and a
men, boys
dear moth
A Busy Firm.
During these hot, dull August days
when the old chronic kick about
hard times and no business makes
people of a cheerful and hopeful
temper weary, it is refreshing to
meet one live business firm that ad
mits that they do a good business
and have no particular season to
complain about. We have discover
ed such a firm in Oxford. It does
business on Hillsboro street and is
E. H. Crenshaw & Co., and they be
lieve that the country at large and
this part of it in particular is safe.
They sell dry goods, shoes, cloth-
- I 111 M
ing. etc., and nave a oouoie store,
one of which is overflowingly stocked
with heavy and fancy groceries, and
all customers are treated alike. Mr.
E. H. Crenshaw gives the business
his personal attention and prompt-
ness and punctually aiong witn nis
efficient corp of clerks, are two of
his cardinal principles. He is ener
getic and strictly up-to date. If you
need anything in their line you could
never find a more pleasant firm to
deal with. Give E. H. Crenshaw &
Co. a call and be convinced.
The old men, young
and girls along with the
ers enjoyed a mid summer pic-nie at
Mr. Simpson Adcock's, near Berea
Friday. There were in attentance
over 300 people, who fished, danced,
and engaged in pleasant conversa
tions. The dinner was all that could
be asked for, as the splendid house
wives of that hospitable section had
everything prepared that would
tempt the appetite, and was in re
alitv a genuine country feast and
they are always good, in fact it
makes the "old man s" mouth water
to think about one.
The table was a long one, and
heavily laden, and everybody seemed
to be too full for utterance after din
ner was oyer. But it did not in the
least interfere with the young men
as they soon made a nice plat
form out of the tables and with
their favorite girls were soon in the
whirl of the dance, which turned out
to be one of the crowning pleasures
of the day. It is said even our old
friend, W. S. Lyon, was seen un
consciously patting his foot to the
time of the fiddle.
It was all in alia joyous affair and
the editor would have liked to have
been present.
GOOD RECEIPT FOR CUKIKCi TO
BACCO. One of the important things to a far
mer in curing tobacco yellow, is to have
around the barns Pure Yellow Corn
Whiskey, It will keep you awake and
assist you In getting a good color on your
tobacco. ' Yours to sell.
aug 5 2t. R. BROUGHTON.
The Gold Fever in Granville.
The San was intormed this morn
ing that renewed interest has been
awakened in the Cheatham gold
mines, some three miles from Ox
ford and the gold feyer is booming.
A shaft has already been sunk about
300 feet, and they will further sink
it to 1,000 feet. An engine was car
ried out that took sixteen horses to
pull. That was sixteen to one, prac
tically sixteen horses to one engine.
So much interest was manifested
that two hundred or more Oxford
citizens went out to see it p'aced in
position. The operators of this
mine have been very greatly encour
aged the indications are that they
will make some valuable finds.
Why go off to the frozen regions
of Alaska when we haye such unde
veloped wealth in our own State?
Durham Sun.
FOR SALE 80 horse boiler and 60
horse engine for sale, or will exchange
for a 25 horse power engine and boiler.
Apply to John T. Eiitt, Oxford, N. C.
Seasonable Goods.
Hammocks at reduced prices, at .
july-29 tf. Edwards & Winston's.
Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers, Fly
Fans, Screen Doors, &c, at
july-29-tf. Edwakds & Winston's.
Mrs. J. K. Wood leaves today
for a visit to her old home in Ches
terfield county, Va.
Mr. A. P. Harris, of Buchanan,
was in town r riday and peeped in
on the ugly "old man.7
Mr. W. W. Knott, of Church
Road, Va., spent a few days in
Granville the past week-
The editor enjoyed a visit Mon
day from Mr. J. R Hart, one of
Oak Hill's good farmers.
Miss Emily Usry returned home
Friday evening from a visit to the
Misses Royster of Bullock.
Mrs. Geo. Patton and daughter,
returned from a protracted yisit to
relatives in Virginia Friday.
Col. J. Davis, Superintendent of
Davis Military School, Winston, N.
C, is the guest of the editor.
Wade H. Britt took in the splen
did german at the Grace Hotel,
Clarksville, Va., Tuesday night.
Mrs. J. A. G. Wooding, of Dan
ville, Va., is visiting her son, Mr. G.
W. Wooding on Penn Ayenue.
We are pleased to learn that
Miss Minor, who has been quite sick
at Rev. J. F. Plummer, is improving.
Mr. J. A. Osborn has accepted
i - j i i ir c ri i . i
a place witn vv. o. iary or ixocKy
Mount and left for that place Tues
day.
Miss Sallie Davis, one of the ac
complished teacners at the Asylum is
on a visit to her mother at Greens
boro.
Miss Travis, of Halifax county,
who has been on a visit to Mrs. Nor
man Burwell, returned to her home
Tuesday.
Miss Annie Perkins, of Green
ville, who has been on a visit to Mrs.
J. D. Bullock, left for her home on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Mitchell, of Ashe-
ville, is spending a few days this
week with Mrs. J. B. Williams on
Hillsboro street.
Mr. B. E. Bullock and son, of
Hester, were among the throng that
visited Oxford Saturday and dropped
. . -j,.
in to see tne eaiior.
Miss Alice Cheek, a bright and
vivacious maiden of Hendeuon, is
on a visit to her sister, Mrs. A. S.
Hall on Main street.
Mr. Press Davis, of Grissom sec
tion, was in town Thursday and
treated himself to one of Taylor &
Cannady's fine buggies.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bradsher and
son Willie, of Shady Groye, were in
Oxford Friday, and we thank Master
Willie for a box of nice apples.
Mr. J.T. Morton, of Satterwhite,
visited Oxford Tuesday and paid the
old man a visit. We learned from him
that he had caught the improvement
fever and was building a new dwell
ing house.
Death of Hiss Belle Williams in Har
nett County last Wednesday.
The very sad news reached Oxford
Wednesday July 2Sth that Miss Belle
Williams, the sweet and idolized
daughter of our greatly esteemed
friend, Mr. R. S. Williams, was no
more having passed away after three
days illness, at the home of Mr. Wil
liams' mother in Harnett county,
where she and her father were on a
visit.
Indeed her almost sudden death
was a shock to the many deartriends
of the sweet girl in Oxford, who had
learned to love her soteuderly. She
was 13 years ot age and attractive in
person, and the ties which bound the
the unity between father and daugh
ter are now broken and ner eyes that
so often looked in tenderness and
loye upon her now heart broken
father are now dim and closed in
death, and her musical voice is
hushed till the resurrection morn.
She was a member of the Metho
dist church, and from the time of her
conversion her lite was that ot a
thoughtful, devout seryant of her
Lord and Savior, and loved to "Tell
the story of Jesus and his love."
We learn she was always an obe
dient, faithful child, tender and com
panionable, and we must believe she
is now nestling close by the side of
her sainted mother in the Beautiful
City, and roaming the Eden fields of
Paradise with the dear Savior whom
she loved with all the redeemed of
Israel.
The remains reached Oxford Thurs
day evening and were taken next
morning to Bank's, some 12 miles
from Oxford, where the funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. M. H.
Tuttle in the presence of a large con
course of sorrowing relatives and
friends from Oxford and that section
of the county.
The warmest sympathies of our
people go out to the grief-stricken
father and relatives in the great af
fliction which they have been called
upon to bear.
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