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Young
Lochinvar
who, accord
ing to the
story, ran
away with his
bride, did not
love her one
particle more
K. ' WWL devotedly
K. "'A x v.' than a thou
ff.vM & ? sand honest
husbands of
the present
day love their
wives.
No novelist
could invent
a story of truer
manly devotion
than the humble
romance " revealed
' by the following-
letter . from Mr.
H.tvy Chant, of 211 Haskell Avenue,
Ii.ui.is Texas.
.lout fourteen or fifteen months ago
with a gang of men ami happened
ve of them. ' I hope it will not rain as
.1 '.:: w. i!iing to do for the children.'
': --ThI, " What is the matter with your
v mv wife had been suffering: from
I W.iS -a
to siy t
I have
T'::
-h.
W.i-
.'. .'-vtors called prolapsus of uterus. She
vi'i'.s. had cold hands and f.et, palpita-
ttv'ti.
jjyecai
rct:te
j am
the J
.-.u...c!ie. tiactcacne. (joiisiipanou, a uisa
r .ir.iin. with bearing down pains; no ap
S':c it r-o weak she could not get around.
a a laborer so was always in debt with
."- ami all for no good, as none did her
Vl,.) , C :'t i;ail LU UUIIK lllilL IIC C13 UC CI
... 1 . . . 1. ... 1- !.., 1. . , - . .
go'.-T to well."
it ' '. this man what the doctors said was the
,tter with her.'' and he said ' did you ever her
rf pV'l'uTCo' Favorite Prescription?' " " I told
him iio hut I had tried so many patent medicines
thV I tired of them all. and besides I did not
hue enough itionev to pay the doctor and the
twn. -tore. He said it I would get two or
th-'Je bottles and tr- them, and if it did not do
niv wi V .iTiv irmiil that he would pay for the med
jce 1 went to the drug store (Mr. Clawber's
on V':n Street . and bought a bottle. The first
an.'. ecotu'. did not seem to have much effect but
the "thirii -eeraed to work like a charm. She has
taken' in all about thirteen bottles aud she is to
div a stout and healthv as any woman in the
rmtei: States. This is not the only case. When
ever 1 hear tell of any woman who is sick in the
J;'rio., ... I Mist send the book and caper that
is wraroed around every bottle and that does the
b i-::irss. 1 ana no longer bothered about doing
mv own wa-hing and cooking, lor my wife can
doit a '.I in one day and never seems tired or out
0 spirits now "
IV. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti
pation, promptly and permanently.
OXFORD, N. C.
Pure Drugs, Medicines,
Chemicals, Perfumery
Toilet Articles, Etc.
We keep in stock all
Patent Medicines
Sponges, Oharuoise Skins, Truss
es, Supporters and Shoulder
Braces, Package Dyes
and Dye Stuffs.
BICYCLES !
j -
They are guaranteed for twelve
months, whi h is as long as you
?et a guarantee for even where
von r;v two or thrift timnsi as
much. If you want the worth of
your money in a wheel be sure to
call before buying.
Call and see us. Your ratron
age is always appreciated, and no
matter how small your purchases
you may rest assured it will be
our constant aim to sell you the
of-st goods that can be obtained
and at reasonable prices.
Notice of Dissolution of
Copartnership.
We have this day, August 1st, dissolved cv
parti r-ii!ji y mutua consent, Jefferson D.
crooks L a iiiJ hoiiarht the entire interest of Geo.
vv.bruok- All accounts for and against eaid
urm win h... settled by Jefferson 1. Brooks
rltsi-,- r nji at one-: ana settle.
J D. BROOKS,
Jnii-- 4i, G. W. BROOKS.
Fresh Turnip Seed !
Ne-w Crop - - -J"curb
Received
AT
HanrnrWfi flrnnr Qtnrn I
uuuuuUiY U UlUg ULU1U .
. 1 ktye jusf received the follow-
' misli turnip seeds:
Hlnte Norfolk, White Globe,
even Top, Southern Prize, Am
Jer (iloba. Red Top, White lat
.Icb, Yellow Amberdeen, Yel
Ptuta Baa. Also Fall Cab
Dage and Clover and Grass Seeds.
W. HANCOCK, Dkuggist,
ext to p. O., Oxford, N. C.
Seed You
With Turnips !
knf,w m v" ' n ,ef'"in? seeds for years the people
au,l thi- "'''''''' are ripht, the prices are right
Heht in '"-tJe raised from them will be
'inantity and quality.
CROP TURNIP SEEDS
AT
Jhn P. Stedman's rug Store,
OXFORD N. C.
WEEK OF SHORT ACCOUNTS.
To Transcribe Them is but the Work
of a riinute some Folks Think
Mr. Sidney Hunt is putting new
blinds to his house.
Mr. S. W. Cooper has rented the
old Mitchell residence.
Mrs. Stewart presented her hus
band with a son Tuesday night.
The walls of the new Episcopa1
cnuren coutinue to climb higher.
Mr. Henry Hunt has removed
his insurance office to the old Bank
of Granville.
Dr. E. T. White is adding steam
to his prize house, near the depot.
and is erecting a large edition to his
factory.
Mrs. Emma .Lynch has rented
the Couch residence near Oxford
Seminary and will move into it in a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spencer
had a girl born unto them Saturday
night, and mother and baby are do
ing well.
Mr. R. H. Morse, of Charlotte,
and his Gospel Wagon reached Ox
ford Saturday morning and remained
until Monday.
The venerable and greatly be
leved Dr. E. A. Yates preached two
very able sermons at the Methodist
church Sunday
The ladies of the Baptist and
Episcopal churches will give an ice
cream and cake supper at Horner's
Park Friday evening.
Messrs. R. T. and William Smith
are now connected with the Far
mers Warehouse, and are proving
great hustlers on wheels.
Mr. Chas. Landis is now with
the live hardware firm of Edwards
& Winston, where he would be
pleased to see all his old friends.
We are glad to learn that Mrs
Emmett, has so far recovered from
her accident as to be able to walk
about the house without the aid of a
crutch.
The new additions to the im
mense factory of W. A. Adams & Co.,
are nearly completed, and will be
one of the best equipped plants in
the State.
The Monroe Enquirer says there
was a man on the jury there last
week who is 45 years old and had
never been in the court house until
he took a seat in the jury box,
Another building is being erect
ed at the Mary Potter Memorial
School, which is sad news to some of
the colored political preachers who
are so anxious to crush out Rey. G.
C. Shaw.
The Misses Hillard School open
ed up last week with between 40 and
50 scholars. The school building
has been put in nice repair, and we
wish these accomplished ladies un
bounded success.
Almost any street you travel on
in east Oxford the sicken smell of a
a hog pen greet you. Cannot the
sanitary officer see that they are
kept clean, as this is the month that
serious cases of typhoid fever are
apt to occur ?
The "old man" was much pleas
ed to meet in his office Friday his
old friend, A. F. Smith, Of Culbreth
section, after his heated summer
campaign during which he succeed
ed in raising a good crop of tobacco,
corn, oats, wheat and peas.
The confederate veterans re
union at Henderson promises to be
a grand affair. The Granville Grays
and many of our citizens will join
the old soldiers of Vance in their
picnic, as well as those from Frank
lin and Warren. It will be a great
day for Henderson.
Johnnie Helmer, one of the
orphans at the Asylum, died Satur
day of congestion of the bowels. He
was 7 years old, and was from Pine-
ville, Mecklenburg county, and had
been and inmate of the Asylum
about 18 months. The fuaeral took
place Sunday afternoon.
Charlotte Observer says: "We
see no explanation and can't under
stand why Rev. T. W. Babb should
be removed from his job as chaplain
to convicts on the Roanoke farms to
make place for a brother in black,
when he has held it for only two or
three weeks. We are atraid that he
became overjoyed at his relief and
got full."
Lex Green, son of Mr. W. M.
Green, of Dexter, told his father the
first of the year that he wanted to go
to school, and pitched him a crop ot
tobaeco and went to work with a yim.
He made a nice lot of tobacco cured
it, stripped it out and sold it for $58
net and added, it to what he had ana
has gone off to school. This shows
what a boy can do when he wants to
get an education.
OXFORD, N.
Read sale of land under mort
gage by A. A. Hicks, trustee.
The editor thanks Mr. A. B.
Currin for some fine sweet potatoes.
The editor is under obligations
to Mr. John W. Hunt for some scup
pernong grapes.
Henderson is no longer a dry
town. The Commissioners have
granted licenses.
In order to build up Oxford and its
every Interest it is necessary for us
all to pull together.
Mr. W. J. Stem is having his
residence on Broad St., repainted
and other improvments.
Yellow fever has made its ap
pearance at Ocean Springs, Miss.,
Mobile, and New Orleans.
The world does moye and the
wheels continue to roll. The first
colored girl on a wheel in Oxford
was numbered among the occurences
during the past week.
The Oxford Seminary has start
ed out with the largest attendance
the first week within the history of
the school. There are some 50 board
ers with increased number of day
scholars.
Mrs. Payne, accompanied by
Masters Francis and Albert Cox, sons
of General W. R. Cox, arrived in
Oxford Tuesday and are boarding
with Mrs. G. T. Patton. The boys
are attending Horner School.
New bicycles arrive daily and
the cj clist have captured Oxford and
the few that are forced to walk are
greatly in the minority, and haye to
almost giye up the sidewalks in or
to get along, especially late in the
afternoons.
We are glad to see that Prof
W. T. Shannonhouse, is again num
bered with the faculty of the Horner
Military School. He ranks among
the progressive young teachers of
Virginia, and we are pleased to have
him in Oxford for another year.
The tax list of the county is not
yet completed and the sheriff will be
uQable to comply with the law as to
the time of commencing to collect
taxes. The political preachers did
not prove to be experts in figuring,
and it will be several days before it
is completed
Let it be understood among the
bicycle riders that when meeting any
one to always keep to the right and
all will be well, and no friction will
occur, and always ring bell when
turning a corner. If you have no
bell the commissioners should require
you to have one.
The old reliable Horner School
opened on Tuesday, and has some 40
boarders, and the number increases
by every train. The attendance in
day scholars is good and it is thought
the attendance will be the largest in
several years. This school is num
bered with the best in our grand old
State.
Apropos of the "hearing" before
the Governor in the matter of the
Railroad Commissioners Wilson on
September 1st, this may be said
The Governor remarked that he
could not get witnesses as to the
charges, because he did not have
power to summon them, but evident
ly he had had witnesses before the
proceedings. He said also that he
had letters, but that they were con
fidential.
The editor wa s very glad to meet
n his sanctum Tuesday afternoon,
Mr. D. C. Farrabow, one of the
County Commissioners. From the
way he is getting to scrutinize the
bills that come up before the Board
he will soon be termed the watch
'doer of the treasury," and we hope
he will justly be entitled to the name,
as there are many ways in which
people try to take advantage of the
cotinty.
Capt Will Landis is now in New
Yoik buying a handsome Fall stock
of goods for the large trade of
Landis & Easton, and he informs the
editor that he is succeeding in secur
ing many rare bargains for the bene
fit of his large trade. Miss May
Francis is with him assisting m buy
ing goods. Watch the columns of
the Public Ledger for a big adver
tisement of the progressive firm of
Landis & Easton.
Oxford was full of tobacco Fri-.
day and each warehouse was crowd
ed with farmers. Prices were good,
and general satisfaction was ex
pressed on all sides as to prices, as
medium grades sold well. It was an
all day sale with the Meadows lead-
.i i a. a: i. ii,
mg as to tne largest yuauuy we
floor, but the other warehouses en
joyed good breaks, and kept the
auctioneers whooping up nearly the
whole day. That's right, farmers
bring your tobacco to Oxford if you
want big prices.
C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1897.
From the looks of the streets of
Oxford yesterday we should think
every man in Oxford would be heart
ily in favor of any enterprise that
would help the town.
Proceedings have been begun
against Judge L. L. Greene, for
damages. The case arises out of an
application for a write of habeas
corpus, in the case of the State
against Harris down on Hunting
Creek, Harris was placed in jail.
His attorney applied to Judge
Greene for a writ of habeas corpus.
He refused to grant. Application
was made to Associate Justice
Fuiches who granted the writ. The
case will be tried next spring.
The case will excite considerable in
terest. Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Why is it that our citizens can
not unite for the purpose of foster
ing and encouraging every enterprise
that will tend in the least to help the
farmers as well as help build up Ox
ford? It will be money in monied mens
pockets. Just lay aside a little sel
fishness for a while and let us all
pull together and see if Oxford will
not forge to the front. Do away with
clanishness and give everybody a
fair chance, remembering that uni
ted we prosper, and divided we stay
in the same old rut and come out be
hind in the race for trade.
- We are for Oxford and Gran
ville first, last and all the time, and
we are really puzzled to know the
reason why some of our leading citi
zens are opposed to. the establish
ment of a cotton market in Oxford?
Do they not want Oxford to compete
with Henderson, Durham, and other
tobacco towns, who work for and en
courage everything that tend to ad
vance their interest? As it is, Ox
ford only depends on a leaf market
for its support. Why shonld some of
our people oppose Oxford's advance
ment? Do you want the town to
stand rightwhere it is toda y?
When you need GROCERIES, remem
ber toat John W. Hunt can sell them to
you just as cheap as the next one. His
stuck is fresh and reliable, and it will be
to your interest to call and see him next
to enaleton s JSaKery.
Meeting of Board of Education.
Granville county Board of Educa
tion met in their room in the Court
House Monday with Dr. Sikes, Rev.
J. A. Fuller, the negro political
preacher, and Dr. A. J. Dalby pres
ent. Prof. A. Baker, clerk to the
board was at his post.
The Board filled several vacancies
in school committees, and also de
cided nit to allow but $30 per month
for first grade teachers. The ques
tion arises can first-class teachers be
secured at that price?
They decided to leave the time of
opening public schools to the com
mittees of the various townships. It
was ordered that Supervisor Baker
shall attend at the Court House in
Oxford on the first Monday in each
month for the purpose of signing
school vouches and attend tomiscel
laneous business.
The pay of the Superyisor was put
at $2 50 per day, and each member
of the Board at $2 per day for each
days services with milage. As two
of the members live in town only
Dr. Sikes will draw milage.
WANTED, a erood iob bv a vouno- man
' O ml J O
who ca sell goods, keep books, write
shorthand and is willing to do general
work. References gladly furnished from
the people last with . Address
O. J. H.
sept 9 tf . Box 81, Oxford, N. C.
Hunt & Williams.
These large and warm hearted
gentlemen are numbered with the
strongest teams that ever manned a
warehouse, but do not by any means
claim the earth, but they do claim to
come as near satisfying their custom
ers as the next ones, as they haye
the full confidence of their patrons.
Graham Hunt and R. S. Williams
are jumbos in the warehouse business
and whenever such a thing is even
in the air they will reach out and
grab jumbo prices for all who sell
tobaccco at the Farmers Warehouse
according to grades of tobacco.
They want to sell your tobacco
"From Start to Finish," and when
the end of the crop is reached you
will be sure to find that your pocket
will be ahead on dollars, as they
have established a record for high
averages. Read their large adver
tisement top of column on 4th page.
FOR RENT.
A cottage on College street Apply to
sept-9 2t. James D. Uooth.
Wanted.
A young man . A permanent position.
$500.00 a year. Address
M. U. W instead, Uxtord, N. J.
Save Your Frnlt and Vegetables.
Buy Edwards fe Winston's Tin Fruit
Cans, can be used several seasons, also
Masons Jars and best Stone Jars. j-29tf
COUNTY COMniSSIONERS.
Meeting of Board on Monday Part
, of Proceedings.
This body met on Monday in their
room in the court house, with Messrs.
J. A. Bullock, chairman, D. C. Fars
abow and C. M. Rogers present.
It was ordered that D. J. Gooch be
authorized to repair the railing on
Gooch's bridge.
Coley Gill was allowed $2 for re
pairing Island creek bridge.
Ordered that Belle McGhee, of
Brassfield, be allowed $1 per month
as an outside pauper, or she could
go to the poor house if she wished.
Ned Waller was put on outside pau
per list at $1 per month.
Ordered that the insolvent and de
linquent tax list for 1896 be turned
over to Sheriff Cozart to be collected
on the best terms that can be made
and turned over to the County Treas
urer. From the best estimates made from
the accounts already allowed at this
meeting the school election for reg
istrars , and pollholders alone will
cost the tax-payers $400, so it will be
seen that it cost over a dollar a yote
to allow those in favor of a triple tax
to cast their ballot.
The usual current accounts were
allowed and ordered to be paid.
There was a great deal of interest
manifested by the truly faithful in
the "election of Superintendent of the
poor house to succeed Mr. Z. W. Al
len, the best and most successful su
perintendent in the State, as under
his able management the institution
has not cost Granville county a sin
gle cent in years. .Of course the
woods were full of candidates and
the corridor of the court house ran
over with the friends of each aspi
rant. Among those whom we learn
ed were candidates were: W. K.
Jenkins, Wyatt Bradford, Coley Gill,
J. B. V. Tunstall, J. R. Buchanan.
Thos. Pitchford, J. T. Murray, J,
W. Mitchell, W. D. Eakes, J. W.
Wilson and others whose names we
could not learn. The election did
not take place until Tuesday. It was
by ballot and finally resulted in the
election of Mr. J. R. Buchanan, of
Fishing Creek, for two years com
mencing the first day of January,
1898. Mr. Buchanan is well known
in the county as a good man and a
staunch Populist. W do not think
he is equal to the task of the man
agement of the place, owing to his
feeble state of health, but we feel
sure that he will make an honest and
faithful officer. Thus one more plum
has been scooped in by the Populist
contingent.
The Cotton Gin Question.
Why should some of our citizens
oppose an enterprise that would ben
efit Oxford and the cotton raisers in
our vicinity?
In response to enquiries as to when
the proposed cotton gin would be in
operation, we were told that the
order for the machinery had been
placed and other arrangements com
pleted except the securing of a loca
tion for the plant, much annoyance
having been caused by the refusal of
the party in control of the most eli
gible site to allow the use of his
premises for the purpose. After
considerable backing and filling and
apparently needless delay the owner
announced his final and adverse de
cision, adding "I just do not want a
cotton gin set up in Oxford," or
words to that effect. This remark
throws a flood of light on the diffi
culties to be met with in establishing
an enterprise in this township, and
when prominent citizens express sen
timents akin to the aboye the reason
for the whole trouble is not far to
seek. One of the gentlemen inter
ested in the cotton gin does not hes
itate to say that the proposed com
pany has had to change their plans
several times on account of combi
nations of circumstances brought
about by influences that are inimical
to the interests of Granville county.
Why is it that there are those who
live off the farmers and indirectly, if
not actively, discourage any attempts
to put in operation manufacturing
or other industrial projects that
would afford farmers a wider mar
ket, enable them to raise and dispose
of diversified crops or furnish em
ployment for their sons other than
in the raising of tobacco?. Whether
the farmers condition improves from
year to year or whether he raises the
accustomed crop at a profit or loss is
largely a matter of indifference.
"After us, the deluge."
Louis de LaCroix.
FOR NALE.
A good family horse, work anywhere,
can be bought at a bargain.
James D. Booth,
Oxford, N. C,
or tt. J. Daniel, Berea.
GOING AND COHING RECORD.
Those who are On the Go and in the
Whirl of Time.
Mr. W. S. Lyan, of Berea, called
to see the editor Wednesday.
Miss Mamie Perry left Tuesday
for Littleton Female College.
Dr. Sikes, of Grissom, was in
Oxford Monday a few hours.
Miss Emma Gooch, of Durham, is"
visiting Mrs. J. H. Meadows.
Mr. Frank Landis, the drug
tourist, was in Oxford Saturday.
Mr. E. N. Moize, of Stem, has
returned to Chapel Hill to school.
Miss Annie E. Baird, of Christie.
N. C, is visiting Mrs. Belle Booth.
Messrs. Chas. and Bud Be&t, of
Chapel Hill, were in Oxford Monday.
Mr. Thos. C. Harris, of Wilton
section, has returned to Chapel Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Tunstall,
of Bullock, were in Oxfoid Monday.
Mrs. R. S. Usry returned from a
visit to her sister at Jeffries Satur
day. Mr. Walter Hobgood, of Enon,
dropped m to see the editor Thurs
day. Mr. W. D. Barbour, of South
Boston, Va., was in Oxford Wednes
day. Mr. W. L. Mitchell after spend
ing two weeks at Creedmoor is at
home.
Miss Julia Usry who has been cn
a visit to Clarksville, returned home
Tuesday.
Miss Anna Landis left yesterdaj
for Vandermere, Pamlico county, to
teach music.
Sheriff Cozart, of Hampton, shed
the light of his countenance in Ox
ford Monday,
Mrs.jJane Young, of Henderson,
is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Cannady.
Mr. David Parks, of Hillsboro,
spent Sunday in Oxford with his sis
ter, Mrs. Routon.
Miss Mata Mitchell has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Clem
Daniel, at Charlotte.
Mr. A. V. Smith, of Hargrove
who is now located at La Grange, is
on a visit to his parents.
Misses Ruth Lanier and Mary
King, of Baltimore, are visiting Dr
and Mrs. M. V. Lanier.
Miss Luey Farabow, one of the
accomplished young ladies of Stem
graced our streets Monday.
Mr. F. B. Wimbish, book-keeper
at the Penitentiary, Raleigh, spent
Sunday with his family in Oxford.
Miss Tempe Williams, of Wash
ington City, is on a visit to her pas
rents, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Williams.
Mrs. John Booth and son, of
Enfield, are the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. S. D. Booth on College street.
Mr. S. R. Harris, of the hustling
firm of Harris, Gooch & Co., Hen
derson, was an Oxford visitor Tues
day.
Mr. R. L. Lumpkins, of Dexter,
passed through Oxford Friday on his
way to Louisburg to enter the to
bacco trade.
Mrs. E. T. White and children
returned Saturday from spending
several days with relatives in the
Wilton section.
Capt. Chas. Lewis, accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Lizzie, who
makes Greenville her home, were in
Oxford Tuesday.
Mr. C. J. Ward, who has become
a pririce among hotel keepers, of
Burlington, was among the visitors
to Oxford Monday.
Master Thomas Landis, of Ral
eigh, is numbered with the visitors
to Oxford this week and met with a
warm welcome at the hands of his
boy friends.
Mr. B. F. Kronheimer returned
from New York Tuesday where he
purchased a handsome line of cloth
ing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, etc.,
for his trade.
Mr. Eugene Hicks, of Abbeville,
S. C, spent Monday in Oxford. We
were pleased to learn that he is
doing well in the service of the Sea
board Air Line R. R.
Mr. G. W. Bennett and Miss
Lulie Harper, of Warrenton, brother-in-law
and sister of H. H. and E. W.
Harper, spent Tuesday night in Ox
ford en route to Durham.
The old war veteran, S. R.
O'Brien, of Berea, and J. G. Newton,
of Moriah, were in town Friday and
were numbered with the callers at
the Public Ledger office.
Messrs. Dennis Brummitt, of
Fishing Creek, W. D. Tippett, of
Wilkins, and F. E. Woody, of Sto
vall, were on our streets Tuesday
and visited the "old man," ,
S1.00 PER ANNUM.
Miss Mary Lynch has returned
from spending the summer at Hills
boro. Mr. Douglas Lynch is on a visit
to his sister, Mrs. Durham, at Hills
boro. J. A. Thomas, Deputy Collector
for this district, was in Oxford Sat
urday. Mr. Nathan Lawrence has re
turned from spending the summer at
Tarboro.
Messrs. Will Long and Josh
King returned from New York City
last Thursday.
Miss Belle Thorp, of Oak Hill,
was the guest of Mrs. C. H. Landis
the past week.
Miss Emma C. Webb, one of
Louisburg's facinating young ladies,
is visiting Mrs. Bell Booth.
Col. B. S. Royster left Tuesday
afternoon to look after some of the
companies of the State guard.
Misses Lizzie Lowndes, of Cas
well, and Eva Carlton, of Durham,
yisited the Seminary this week.
The editor received a yisit Fri
day from John T. Mitchell, one of
the progressive colored . farmers of
Creedmoor section.
Mrs. H. M. Lanier has returned
from spending the heated term at
Waynesboro, Va., and Baltimore,
and is ready for her music class.
Mr. T. W. Jackson returned
Monday from Newport News, ac
companied by his mother and dear
children. While Mr. Jackson was
riding to his home on his wheel his
handle bar slipped throwing him to
the ground, spraining his left wrist.
Messrs. J. C. Pattison, of Bos
ton, Mass., and Geo. Beatty, of Stea
benville, Ohio, were the guests of
Mr. Louis He Lacroix a few days this
week. They entered Master Charley
Roach, of Boston, at the Horner
School. Mr. Pattison will return
here the latter part of October with
his family to spent the winter.
FOR nam:
One pair good mules, one two-horse
wagon and harness. Apply to
sept 9-tf. C. II. Landis.
Roger Short Shortens Maj. Bullock's
Purse.
Major J. A. Bullock by invitation
spent Monday night with Dr. L. C.
Taylor, and on awaking in the morn
ing found a small colored boy, who
waited around the house, in his room,
but did not think anything of it at
the time, supposing that he had come
to wait on him.
After breakfast the Major missed
his money amounting to some $23
$20 of which he had collected for
the election officers of Bullock pre
cinct, and he had the boy arrested
but failed to recover the money, the
boy refusing to tell what he did with
it. He was bound oyer to court in a
$100 bond which he gave. This is
not the first time this little 12-year-old
boy has been hauled up for steal
ing. The case was tried before J.
W. Brown, J. P.
Rape and Lynching.
A special from Mount Airy Sopt G
to News and Observer, says that near
Friends Mission, Va., Miss Sadie
Cook, a respectable white girl, was
assaulted by Henry Wall, white, 21
years old. After accomplishing his
purpose, Wall dealt his victim several
blows over the head with a hoe,
knocking her incensible, then plac
ing her head on a log crushed it with
a 14 pound stone which was left lying
bloody near by. The brute then cut
the girl's throat, severing the wind
pipe, and dragging the body some 50
yards up a ravine, threw it into a
branch where it was soon afterwards
found. Meantime he went to a spring
near by and was found washing the
blood stains trom his clottung.
Excitement bbcame so intense that
this afternoon Wall was taken by un
known parties from the officers and
lynched near the scene of the crima.
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