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TH ED DAY
GIVES
All the News of the day
and is furnished at lOcts.
per week. v v
j Largest City Circulation j
'of any paper published in
i Oxford, i t
y jv"i i: I. Xumiikk IOC
Fruits! Fruits !
T. W.JACKSON '& GO'S
To- Uay.
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tO LAMi,MriK"inJ- ThUfruit
i , i It. re :,:':' ripe anil mvi1.
C' CrC f",lra Fntur Aspe-nwall
l vtM:'iKilNwc iMvrrt-cviVftllliijt season.
I ) T T Fai'cv Ma! tk,a (!r..'H S. L.itk
I 1)DjL busxlir. and Fine, l'lunip
twit.
f CP Ktr Fancy Mw.in.-i I-rm
L,Volt 's,s- Sonntlmi- nice and
wl. -te.iU-laciitH.
THH Ik-n Davis .pjic. The
() IjIJ IO. thie-st we cer saw. Tr
V ' C CKC IiIwar'1 aiir ' rncktrl
20 UrlOlO L tnch Milk (.ra j
I.itu. rt.uJi .
T HC ralicil-ivr Kis. Rni
100 LDO. "-'. H-it-s. Nuts. itc. .
Oxford Bakery and
Candv Factory.
;
ll.rttl." ;Wk j. Oxf.rl. N. c
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GRAN VI lAAi
'Female Institute !
OXFORD, N. C,
-0 :
s.uir-M'iittiH lH-m jan 72, i.VM. .
Jnuua. : U-Mt.Mih in every dejKirtnieiii. 1 ! orse ecaped injury.
"In. t r!. r ot Music is a Kradu.uc of iht- .j., . j (::Uiur,s to rt.,lt dwell '
v. w i-j, nut 1 ..iivervatorv. lJrtMi. Jjkc- - .
;1( .,u. r :. civen to v.fie coliu e and mg h. ins made aim st tut) day b)
!i':t mu,s: 4. Pianos and ()':a are new j j.j.jj wh0 Want ,tO rt IliOVC to Ox
an : i' onlcr ly earv con . trt cur ra;ij:a;jMs ujH
l t. t v it"r i s" i' l tuner Willi Hume, .Ml- .,11 1 . .
I V KiU n.w:.d. V... . SO " t! at the demai d is Mipphcd.
.. p ::; ; .:rc.tiol fifT lew-tlwt --lerm, i 'i k.. n.niainsf.thtf Ji:enib- rs of the
nn.l ..r,! uti.H:s made except for sck-
Tr::.s tower Uwin thoe of 'sl
r.- same ad vanlacs. I-or fur
ther iii?"t!i app'y to
.!. II. 1-LAW KM. PKiNriru..
'ALUAULK RKAL KSTATK KOK SALK !
I. town .o;s.-ery oesir-.o.e ..u..t....K
...:i.t:.... t
siir. . . 1
- .lTfS HI l'.Ul. V man 1- .! ;
r;.U Ironi the o.unliouse. Tlii- laml ' is ;
lMrti.it I v in original Krowth. the balance
K-iS'-A .r '4 a 'W CW1.
2' Acre of I.nd. Will.io les tliail one j
FKII.I .Vt ROYSTKR
S
WLK OF HOUSE AND LOT IN OX-
KOKII.
II.' v irl'i.- tf nit order of the Superior
t o irt, I shall, .n Monday, the 2;lh day if
I. ..n Monday, tlie 27th day cf
lan.tary. tier fors.de to the lui - he - ti;
h.d lcr at iMd.lic auction at the courthouse i
dm
r in Oxfonl. the h use and Jot ot lata! We notice that Hull. U . H. P. Jeil
vd t,y the Lite Mrs. Mary I. Taylor at SuiHTintendent of Public Instruo
timeos l.er deith. and formerly owned y" ' . . , ,
tic
l.v Ku;i Kn. tt. It b si:uatel in Oxloid.
. .h the sttevt h." dir-4 towards KittreiJ, an-.
j..i,wtle h ts of R. R. Best. Thos G. Tay-;
I .r ami li. A. Hunt, is teet Iront on said I
sir.er.., fret wide at the rear, and runsj
luck iron strc t.V9 fret The dwelling is
anealtuneol tour rooms, in good comb-'
tioii.witfi all necessary outhouses ;
rJrm-: t lae third cash, the balance in ;
twelve nn iirhs. with eight iercent. interest '
n,,M- Ex.r'MnM?'iKTa7lLr.
:
f outc;ac;k salk.
I5v virtue of a leed of trust executed to
l.yvirtneol a ieeu 01 oui v.v...vv. w hwl .......vU.
me by Charles Turneraml wUe. registered ; shipments Horn the different v are
i u;.fc s, r.e 3 r. I S;jll aj! l,UUvsl t:.e t .tv have liecn heavy all
d,.,r in Oxford. th: twolots of lauddescnb- Vcry Ji,rU
ei in .mi urvvi, .......v-. --
t Ivfnn! tin tlie South side of the roatl to
.... i .1 1 ti.?- nt-nr
tne town 01
Kittrtll. adjoining the lands tf Dr. C. I. II.
K.rt, Pavtoii Ilrandon. Davis CtrcRory
and o.hcrs, containing eleven aires, it be
ing the let of land purchased by said C. J.
Turner l R. W. Liissiter, Jr., and wile.
Terms cash.
J. M. Cl RKlN, Trustee.
Ike 25.
NuKTII CRLtN.. JSLTKICIOK ClH'RT.
Cranvil!c County. J Dec. t6. it
JfaiJtrson Smith :
Will take notice 'hat he is suetl for divorce
in the uU.vc court from the lomls tHiatri
monv. He will appear at xford. at Court
hou've, , v.h il taiday U lre 1st MoiuLiv
in M.ir l. is. and answer complaint of
Annie Smith, his u ife.
R. W. L.ssiti:k, C. S. L.
;k.ti,v .v Winston, Ally's.
NOTICE.
It has Ken ordered by the Bxud cf Cm
i'ui,,nvrst' (Imnxille county that nooiders
lor niMiicv le isued to any K.rson who has
Uvii rctiirred as insolvci t tax payer.'and
thc who buy such claims do s at their
-own ri.". T. D. WALLLR.
Chairman li d Co. Com rs.
QXPORD, N
NOTES OF THE DAY.
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS SERVED
IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS. j
Minor Evrnln, Retrospective ami Pro-l-rt
Ive. Ciitheretl About tlie City Hy
Our Alert ltriortrr.
Th are .sonic cases of the mumps in
the efty
Fork is rem ukibly cheap n our
mirk-1. selling from, six to seven cents
cr Kjund.
There will undoubtedly be
i rowd at the Opera House
Fol.ow the crowd.
The Grant ille Grays have
a large
to'Mirht
a
fufS
dre-s jurich on the street this after-
ft
noon. loi'iiTiU tre annual cLction ot
. offn i rs takes place.
Tc:rv W.ig t and Nferritt, the bar
) .;r j, l oe l(J ,,u. s., rc ro.,in on
, on,ini r. i-il Avrm i!i-.t vr.t atcd lV
Mr. C. H. I.eaiilin.
"' j
Now that Oxford has six railway
ma U even day. I cs:ds s veral cuiintiy
routes. uur j:ostm;ti r and his assis
tants have a busy time of it.
The j.t ng sision of the Oxffrd
it. 1
remaie
morning'
t Oiiinv.n:tiJ this
Iimi L- i 1 i t In-
l.iiiH lpa', is in charge, the
1 s nooi s'aris 011 wen.
1 1 nr .... 1 1
j A'hoise, hitc bed to a dray, be'ong
: inn to Mr. S. R. S nterv. h.te, tan iwav
! ihU morning .n Main sinet. Vh-
vi - l'.ii )f w:s b.idlv smashed but tilt
..!...-.. V;.!lv !., u,.rn l nr! -,: ii
1 he private graveyard oh il eir foimcr
ota'e in the it v, are bt ing taken M
totlav and re-n.terryd n the Oxford
ft melt ry.
TIi-m- nrf dull tim s in Mcvcr I.. G.
J
s hs (.mirj ,cs are v;,rce.
,v. 1.1 r. 1. i:;,ui.j !
nvy uui ui aiy o. mi; , kju.v.u. ...
i - - . 1
Jlc (Je jt rs workirg out the amounlS
j streets. Wlivll the MavtJ in:-
- "K-n dollars and cost" u,,,. an
tiiic' tier, u imaus me u.unc;, hoji.i.-
onnunt or street work.
A Teachers' Ir.hilutWor Vance conn
t niM'iK in Henderson todav. and
t:,t. ,Krnl,f.h th wi ek. Prof. C.J
- :fV. l;,,... ...... .1
1 . .ut ivcr w uho. uimi urc
UOll 10' t.raux me .;. 11 , i3UWo
an atldrc s next rricay.
. ....
Itichn.oml Tl o Mnrkrt.
RICHMOND, Va., Jail. iStil. It has
, tiuj, wcek JM pyjht tobacco
..,., K,uhrn!c hnvp
although some few hogbheaus have
iK.tn soJ,l 1, tlay. Yesterday aboUi
5 lag "f K' -Id wrappers
Hi.ne shii.mnt. bales of old vra:
J)trs w(.u cl pc jrt.cr if the supply was
not SO limited.
11
Loo.-e breaks and ofTering of West
Va. hae ln:en large, and pi ices have
been weil Mutained. J- M. T.
Mv doors are now throw .1 wide open for
the reception of all kinds of buggy and
wagon work. Satislaction guaranteed.
li. l Tavlok.
lt In the Market.
"Hlack rrince," "May ApiIe" and "Mat
inee," Chewing Tobaceo at Davisv Thomas
N: Co s.
For Xlrnt.
A Ro.hu in rear of our store, about 24ft.
square, oiening on public Mjuaie on Wall
Street. Apply av cnce.Furman Hay's.
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The second volume of 7 Stories. and Les
sons on the Catechism." Person having
the same w ill please return without thjay.
R. W. Lassitf.r. 5r.
Bovs, let us start off the New Year fair
souafe and even with the werld." 1 have
vour accounts ready, ami w ih be glad tc
ice jou. K . Bkocoh 1 ox
C. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20,1890.
ODD FELLOWf SERVICES.
Sermon nt Opera' House Last Night
by II v. "IV. I. Ciilinggim.
The members of the )xr"erd Lodc;e,
I O. O. F., No.' 103 met at their
Lodge room last night at seven o'clock,
arid, wearing their regalia and headed
by Noble GHand W. H. White,
marched in a body to the Opera
House to hi ar the special sermon to
them by Pa t Chaplain W. L. Cuning
gim. The Opera House was crowded to
its utmost. The services were opened
with prayer by Chaplain J. H.
Hall. After-some Uaulilul hymns
rendered by a choir composed
of lepieseuiatives from the varfou.-
churches qt ihe c.iry, Mr. Cuftping
gim j)r;ac htd irotn the text 1 Samuel,
xvin chapter, i verses He due!tvat
length upon the beauties of the friend
ship existing between Jonathan and
David i and cited it as an examplt
people geneially might emulate. It
was especially " interesting to those
apiair.tcd with the wiking.s of ah
rchr. The citizens are ii debtcd to
the Odd Fellows tor the privilege of
h.aring such a splendcd address upon
s-j giand a subjet t.
Alter the sermon a quailette, led by
Mrs S. W. Paikcr, saag most ' exquis
itely the hymi', "From Every Storms
Wi::dThat lilows," which was follow
ed by, a praver by" Rev. Jos. Rennie.
1 he congregation was then dismiss
ed by Rev. V. S. Black, presiding
c!der. . r... ,
1
Aitollii-e Krmnte University lIeeiig.
Ac other meeting of ihe citizens of
Oxford, concerning the loiating cf
the Baptist Female University, will
be held in the Opera Hciis;' tonight.
A large attendance is earnestly re
quested and urged. The business to
be transact d mcars much for the
future of our city. Gcod work has
been done so far,' and. if it is kept up
we feel that victory will crown 0111
efforts.
The meeting will be ralltd to order
at 7:30 o'clock. The l:dies are in
vi ted to attend. I
Killed IVliile Ciunning.
The Wilmington Star, of last Fri
day, gives an account of the death by
accident of a gentleman who was a
frequent visiter to pxford and had
many frierds in our city:
Mr. Millard Cook, of Whitevjlle,
Columbus county, accidently shot and
killed himseif while gunning yesterday
ner Whiteville. The only particu
lars ot the sad occurrence learned are
that Mr. Co.k was crowing a ditch,
when he fell and the gun he was car
rying was discharged.. the load of shot
tittering his. body and causing instant
death. " Mr. Cex k was hunting in
company with a member of the firm
of Gilliam & Gardes, ot New York,
by whom he was employed as a trav
eling salesman. He was a oung
man about thirty yea is of age, son of
a prominent citizen of. Columbus, and
son-in-law of Mr. Martin Schulkn, of
Vineland, in the same county. '
"Wanted.
Position as book-keeper or salesman by a
young man, full graduate of the Virginia
Business College. Is now employed as tel
egraph operator, and desires change c
work. Please address, stating terms, a
cue. Dcst reference given.
P. 3. GiusoN, Stuart , Va.
Use Smiley s North Carolina Rheumatic
cure for all aches and pains.
For Sale.
Three Hundred Acres of land near the
town of Oxford. It is good grain and to
bacco Ian' 1. and is well timbered. Will be
divided to suit purchase. .Apply to this
oiiice. .
A FEW PERSONALS.
GATHERED HERE AND THERE BY
THE "CHIEL AMANG YE."
The Doings and Whereabouts of Some
People Yon Know the Arrivals and
Departures.
Rev. Jo. Rennie returned to Chase
City this morning.
Mr. J. D. Brinkley went off tins
morning 0:1 the noithbour.d trai 1.
Mr. Abe Strause took his departure
this morning for a visit to Richmond.
Messrs. A. S. - Davis and T. A.
Cozat spent yesterday and today at
Stovall.
Capt. A iandis returned to the
city this morning on the tra n from
the South.
Mr. R. S. Harnett, of Chase City,
Va., arrived in Oxford on the after
noon train. .
Mr. T. E. Jones, of Mecklenburg
tounty, Va., is in the city visiting his
brother, Mr. E. W-Jones. ,
Mr. W. E. Wilkinson, who has
heen quite sick for the past week, i-'
mprving we are glad to learn.
Rev. W. S. Dlak, presiding elder
of the Raleigh District, left on the
Henderson train i his morning.-
Mr. T..E. Hicks, who is now on the
road in the. interest of the Hicks To
bacco Compuny, is having fine success
we are mhrmed.
Mr. F. W. Hancock, of Newlxirn.
ex-jiresident of the N.-C. Pharmaceuti
cal Society, was in the city yesterday,
leaving this afternoon.
Mr. J. E. Kronheimer leaves thi
afternoon t. continue his trip in the
interest of the New York house he
represents on the read
Mr. C. II
Pearson is back again to
f diitv in MtWrs. A. Landis
. j
& Sons' store, having about recovered
from his recent spell of sickness.
Mr. W. T. Meadows got bac k
Saturday night from -a drumming tour
for the Meadows Tobacco Company,
and c aptured a nice lot of good orders.
The Henderson Gold Leaf pays our
townsman, R W. Winston, Esq.-, a
very high compliment in connection
with the recent Superior Court Judg
ship appointment.
Messrs. H. H. Blac kley and E. J.
Hester, two Oxford boys located re
spectively on the Warren ton and
Loui-burg 'markets, spei.t ' Sun Jay
lure. Mr. Bla kley left this morning
for a visit to Richmond. "
THE TRAINS.
Their Arrivals and Departures Here
Per the Sew Schedule.
OXFORD & CLARKSV1LLE R. R.
Northbound trains arrive 10:41 a.
M., and 8:05 p. M.
Southbound trains arrive 1:45, p.m.,
and
P. M.
OXFORD & HENDERSON R. R.
Trains arrive 10:20, a. M., and 3: 15..
p. M.
Trains depart 11:00, a. m. , and 4: 00
p. m. x
The OJ& H. trains make close con
nections at Henderson with the Ral
eigh & Gaston trains north and south,
going and coming to Oxford.
The O. & C. trains now run through
from West Point, Va., to Raleigh, N.
C., having West Point at 8, a. m.,
and arriving at Raleigh at 6:18, p. m.;
leaving Raleigh at 8:10, a. m., and ar
riving at West Point at 6, p. m.
making close connections with the
Y01 k River , steamers to and from
Baltimore.
SOUTHERN EXPRESS. .
Express shipping book w ill be clos
ed promptly as follows:
For matter going .North, at 10:15,
a.m. For matter going South, at
3:15, p. m.
This rule w ill be snictly carried
out. - :' -
THE MAILS.
The mails are closed at the post
effice a half hour; before tne arrival of
the trains. -
Single Corins : 3 Cts.
STATE SITTINGS.
Xorth Carolina Items of Interest Clipped
and Condensed from Exchanges.
High Point will nuke a bid" lor the
Baptist Fcinal JJniveisity.
Judge J. J. Davis has been invited
to deliver the ora ion at ihe next Wake
Fortst comment eih nt.
Judge Wo'n.atk has taken the oath
of .office, and will hold court this wetk
in Northampton, county.
A portrait of Edward Graham,
formerly of New Beine, ha- b en do
nated to the gallery of the crupreme.
( oun rt.om.-
B. F. Bovkin, of Clinton, has been
appointed a director of the North
Carolina Insane Asylum, vuc -T. !
Womat k, resigne d.
The new trial gi anted to t.-Fathr
Boyle by the Supreme C nit, wilt be
held at March term of Wake lounty
criminal tourt, when Judge M Rue
will ircside.
At ti e late comn.unication f ti e
Grand Ledge of Mas ns Dr. Eugn e
Grissom was appointed and installeU
Grand Lecturer and (Jra id Cust( dian
of the work in North Carolina.
Experts now piace the wealth cf
the United States at $51 459.000,000.
Its property asse'ssed for taxation upon
the duphcates. is $23,719,008,000,
Someieliaof this am- unt can be- lu;d
by rernembvring the lact that it is
greater that' the .wealth of the enli:e
woild 150 years ago. f
The Branning Manufj turing Com
pany, of North Carolina, has - boujht
from James A.-Chun h, of New Yofk,
12, 000,000 feet of pine timber in
North Carolina; for $185,000. The
timber cover. 50,000 acres.- The
same -company has sold ty ihe Chicago
Lumber Company 69,000,000 iect of
manufactured limb r to be delivered
m three years, -with a planning m:ll
thrown in, the c onsideration being
$i, 000,000. This is the largest tim
ber d- al that the South has ev- r knpwt..
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Important Happenings in Other States
and Countries.
Senator John W, Daniel will deliver
an address in Richmond, Va., 011 Jai -uarv
25, on the life and character ol
Jefferson Davis.
Peter Hendei son, the seedsman of
New York, died at his home in Jtrscy
City Saturday.' The immediate carise
of his death was pneumonia developed
from an attack ot grip.
Mr. yood. the instigator (if the
Ohio 'campaign docume.it known as
the ballot-box forgery, was be;ore ti e
Congressional Investigating Commit
tee Saturday . Tlis testimony was di
rect to tne point that Foraker knew
that his paper was 'a forgery.
A private ompany. led by a Swede,
has taken advantage of thy agitath 11
about colonizing Vermont's "aban
doned farms" with Swedes and pur
chased' a large track ot land in the
northern part of the S:ateand projx.jses
to locate a rolouy of Swedes ujon Ihe
lards Actual sales a.e reortcd to
have already b en made, and the pro
jector of the enterprise sailed Sweden
January vith the intention of bringing
over a colony of his people tosettlethe
balance of his nun base. A Lutheran
church will.be established on their ar
rival. ' X
The Blaine household is. in teais of
grief and deep anxie tv. The death 'f
Walker Blaine Thursday, is fi Uowi
the serious illnes ot Secretary of'
Staev James G. Blaine. Mr Blai .e
has been in declining, htalth for many
months, and is feared that. la gri)pe,"
which attacked hpm Saturday aiternoon,
may prove serious. The disease,' com-,
bined with his enfeebled "condition
and gnat grief over the loss of his
eldest son, in whofn he took 'great
pride, has already afflicted him so
that his family and friet ds arc greatly
alarmed at his condition. . .'
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For Information of the Public.
The office hours of the Western Union
Telrgraph Company and the Southern Kx-t
press Company are frcm8i a. m. to 8, p. ra.
' II. l. White. -