TH B DAY
HA TIIK
largest City Circulation j
of any paper published in ;
Oxford.
Fruits !
Fruits!
T-
T.W.JACKSON & CO'S
To-Day.
:(e):
1-, Sweet Florid Oranges
lO UroliOjut opened. This fruit
ih thoroughly njc ami sweet.
Ol"0 Eitra Fancv AsjKMiwall
LaorJ1JJI,anas- of l,,e
UM shipments we liavr received thissoasou.
m Fancv Malaga Crapes. Large
. hunches, and Fine. Mump
I-Mllt.
" CI" Ktra Fancy Messina Lem
I VVolt ww. Something nice and
it; ie N.aiMiuriit u.
' .1)1)1 C B11 Ivis, Apples. The
() 1515 1-rO. finest we ever saw. Try
them. They will suil you.
. rfir Miluard.ClifT Cracker
20 L AolO Co.'s Lunch Milk.C.ra
iTini. Cream jrav. Jlushruom, Kmc Knac
ami XX Sd Crackers opened to day. .
t T)C Tancv Lavtr Fig. Rai
IOO 1150. Nuls ctc"
Oxford Baker' and
Candy Factory.
UrrtMlmi UbK-kj. Oxford, N. C.
GRAILLE
Female Institute !
OXFORD, N. C.
Sprite-st-imi -iincRn Jan 22, i).
Instruction thorough in every department.
1 he Hire tor of Music is a graduate of the
New Conservatory. Ifcton. Sjiec-
iai attenU'i is iwn to oice cultu e and
siht iu.;i!i. i'jjnos and Orga are new
".-uul art kept in order by yearly con
tract with the U-t tuner with Hume, .Mi
nor ic Cu, liithmond, Va.
N.pMpil receixed for less than a term,
and no (eductions made except for sick
ness. Terms lower than those of mosi
M-!wiilso(ivriiK wnc advantages. lor fur
ther information. app!y to
MlSS B. CI.AKKK, 1kincu-ai..
ALUAKLK K1IAL ESTATE FOR SALE
io town lots. Very desirable building
sites.
27 Acres of Land. Within less than one
mile Irota the courthouse. This land is
partially in original growth, the balance
J;.! farming land. Tins is a rare chance
I. .r a bargain. Cation
FE1LO & ROYSTER.
CALK OF HOUSE AND LOT
OX
tf : vutue of an order oi me
Cojrt, I shall, on .Monthly, tne 27m . ;
J.muary. ino. olicr lor sale to wc iiine
l.uhlrrat public auction at the courthouse
l.M.r in Oxfotd. the house and lot of land
ovviKt! bv the laic Mrs. Mary K.Taylor at
the time of Iter death, and formerly owned
bv Kufu Kin it. Il h situated in Oxtord.
n i!ifrm leatlinK towards Kittrell, :d
j..iisthe lots of R. K. Ikrst, Thos. (. Tay
I ,r ami IK A. Hunt, is $t feet front on said
street. feet wide at the tea. and runs
ImcSc from sire t 59 f1 Thc dwellmi is
;i neat cotta-eof fur rtH ins. in rikxI condi
tion, with all necessary outhouses.
Terms: One-third cash, the balance in
twelve months, with ch;ht percent, interest
front date. JN W:,I'AY;,
Kx'r.of Mrs Mary B. Taylor.
lm niWr iSN
NoKTIt CAROLINA. I St TKKIOK OU KT.
liranxd.e t.'ounty. 9-
J:'tJt rs,n Smith : " .
Will nkc notice 'hat he is sued for divorce
in the above court from the lnds of main
nionv. He'will apjK-ar at Oxford, at Court
IIou'mt. 0:1 th Monday lcfore 1st Jlonday
in March. ix?o. and answer complaint ol
Annie Smith, his wife. .
R. W. Lassitkk, C. S. C.
i;kaii 01 Winston. Atty's.
NOTICE.
I has Khii ordered by the U ard of Com
missiunersif (tranvtlle county that no orders
f.r m.rtiey le issued to any perstni who has
1- t o r. tt'tn.. il :i inuilveiit lax navcr. and
those whu buy such claims do s at their
own riU.
1 . 1 . uai-i-f.
Chairman lt d Co. Com'rs Z
CALK OK RKAL AND PERSONAL
O I'kOl'KRTY.
f
i Vrtf in.Mf 107.1
To satisfr a deetl in trust, to me executed
on the K-lii dav ! January, 19, by Mrs.
Carrie Milchell. and duly recorded on pa;e
of the Records in the office of
the KvKt:cr t.l Deeds of C.raifvOle county, I
uiSl seit to thc highest bidder, for casl , on
the premises, on the 8th dav ot February,
lNr, the house and lot on Mill Street, in the
t..wn of Oxford, adjoining the lanls of L.
Thomas. R. J. Aiken and R. J. Mitchel ,
also, imrjvdiatcly after said sale, 1 will sell
U-c household furniture in the liotcl in the
town uf Oxford known as the Irwin Place.
JOHN J. PARIS, Trustee.
January 6th, i??o.
1
OXFORD. N.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS' SERVED
IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Krrnl, Itet respective andVro-
pre live. Gathered About the City By
Our Alrrt;itr:ovter.
A t old wave is heading this way.
Messrs. S. V. Mitc hell & Son sold
a dozen Boss plows one day last week.
Regular iiK-cling of ithe Oxford
Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 103, to
ifight. Mr. W. I). EakesMias ojR-neda gro
eery store in the White building on
Main street.
The Afros and Observer warns the
Raleighiftrs to "Look Out for Oxford!
in reference to the Baptist Female Uni
versity. .Teirv, Wright and Merrick, the
bather', are in tluir new quarters, cor
ner of Commercial Avenue and Hern
don plate.
'J he (.hukhth (km an Club; will
hold a" business "meUii.g tonight at
Mr. J. CI Hah's drugstore.,; All the
number are exptcted to be; piesent.
The e:.teitainiiKi;t for the bent fit
of the liubtU Female Universityifund
promises to Ikj a big success. The
best nn.sital and liurary talent of the
city will take part in it.
l oinnel kit:h;rdson, who was sent to
jail to await the action of the grand jury
on the t-haig. of Scaling jewelry iron.
Mr: P. N. Day's store, lu.s Uen ad-
milted tti bail on a L -nil 01 S200.
U.ihly Kersey w;is his bondsman.
An Oxonian now sojourning at the
foot of the Rocky Menu. tains, wrius:
'Kncios-d find payment for jour ex
cellent paper bo. fully does it, give
the news that my lnends compiain uiai
there is nothing left for them to write."
Mr. Smtrdqn has a pet fox which
slipped his chain about a week ago,
and has been feasting upon chickens in
the community since. This morning
a party of huntsmen, with .a pack ot
hnnnds. rot on revnard's trail md rah
him down, returning him to his owner
uninjured.
Klrrtlon of OHcers.
A civil meeting of .the f Granville
Grays was held in the company's
armorv last night. The principal
business transacted was the annual
election of officers, which resulted as
follows :
W. A. Bobbitt, Captain.
J. A. Taylor, 1st Lieutenant.
II. S. Royster, 2nd Lieutenant.
Land is, xrd Lieutenant. .
The roii-commissioned officers will
tie aptKjinted by Capt. Bobbitt next
week.
For Kent.
-v ! .x, . ... rnllTlTM rtV pllinir. Terms
- i flit 1 v ' 1 1 & v- o
moJleratc. Address W. IL White.
Allr, Apple, Apple.
Twenty lie.ientsa peck al J. G. Hall's.
-m. i..rc;n..(l Unrenared to do a lim
ine uiiuv.1 Jh"" 1 , , j
Ued amount al copying; either legal, manu
lVr!.,i or Utter. Satisfactwn guaranteed;
lurni Artdress G. C. carf
cnarges nimnian.. -
of Ti ik Dav.
For Ilent.
A first-class Ten Pin AUey,comp1cte.
Address or apply to R. S. Usry.
For Sale or Iteiit.
Storehouse on Raleigh street now
occupied by W. M. Herbert.
Dr. J. B. Williams.
Mv d-ors arc now throwa wiue open for
the rcciplionof all kinds of biiKKV and
iv:i'tn work.
... gy
li. F. Taylor.
licit in the Market.
"Black Prince! "May Apple" and "Mat
inee' Chewing Tobacco at Davis, Thomas
St Co's.
$ 4
For Ilent.
A Room in rear of our store, about 24ft.
square, opening on public sqnare on Vall
Street. Apply at once Furraan & Hay s.
C, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1890.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
A Full Meeting limit Nlghttlie Bap
tist Female University.
The meeting of , the Chamber of
Commerce at the Opera House last
Commerce at tne upera nuusc
night was a full and spirited one.
... tt:..;i .oc
theVatte-under consideration.
Maj. N. A. Grefeory, who presided,
made
de a speech full df good points wen
. R,v T)r r H. Marsh made
, ivcv. xi. iijr .. .,v
nut
or. vrklnnntnrv and effective
speech; Rev. C. ' A. Jenkins
made an earnest and convincing
speech; Capt. A. S. Peace made a
brief and telling speed), and K. W.
Winston. Esq.. made a rousing speech
'
presenting iJenty 'of hard fats orna-
mented with rhetorical Holers tnat
fihe Mnin- or any other time of the
year-
But the best speeches of the even-
i .. n thnP
1 t-i rr nti ms icI I Ul I r.v. V.J . v. ..
mjji 7
coming from gentlemen asking tnar
. 1 . ix.it- ciiiivrriiii itiii lji
ne aniouiii ui mui .., -
. 1 .
:n,.rf.ncpH nr announcing new suuscnw-
tions. 'lheiuna to bctmc WUM
, i- 1- . . ni.
versitv urew considt ramy. it
11 n
c . ,
assumes resptciaoic an iiv-"--tD--'o
dimensions
It was moved and carried that Dr.
j. M. Haysand R. . W.Winston, Esq.,
be appointed a committee to arrange
a musical anu inciui c"i-"u"
to be ..iven in the Oi.era House for
to he given in me wIC
x musical and, literary entertainment
benefit cf the fii"d
Rev. C. A. Jenkins, Dr. R. H
Marsh. Messrs. V. A. Uavis, . 1.
71-10r. P W Winston and B. S
Rovster were appointed a committee
V V iit
to thoroughly canvass the city for
J . . . " , ... r.
subscriptions and report to the Cham
ber next Friday night.
After which interesting proceedings
a motion to adjourn prevailed
1 -i
Hitting BUI Cliaudler.
In the U. S. Senate yesterday Mr.
Pasco, of Florida, an
nd Mr. Chandler,
of Mew Hampshire, discussed federal
control of elections.
Llianaier nwuc
one of his sterotyped "bloody shirt
I . 1 1 J
L.
Mr. Pasco said ne wouia
not fol-
low the Sen-tor from New Hampshire
through his ramblings from his scrap
book, but he expressed the belief that
T?l C 1 . attar cinrp tnP
elections n 'o. Y UrL;:
nemoraDie one 01 1070 wuc
peacef',1 and as great as they were in
i. . 1 e,,,r',cmcr
that there- were some irregularities
there because the Senator (Chandler)
Npw H niT :mn. 11 was nui aui non.g
had been one nf tne principal agems
in' the Florida election fraud of 1876,
and the demoralization resulting from
that had not entirely disappeared.
The allusion of his course in Flor-
ida in 1876 was taken up by Mr Chan-
dler, who denied the charge that ne
1,0 Kpi nunrnarhed the chairman of
the State Canvassing Committee The second voiume 0f -'Stories and Les- attentjs the public schools. Theatter
andhad promised that if the State sons on catechism.' Person havms dance is in very near the same pi opa-
was-canvassed lor nayes .uc . ajy.
T m a. l M-.-v-rr
f th-P Rt-turninsr Board would De
taken careot. He denieu wi -
ment' absolutely, and declared that
He denied that state-
the lnends 01 nayes im j lou. lv. i"
no exiroruiiiai un.auo -
1: ma.,nc on thnt nrra
sion. .
Mr. Pasco said that the charge had
Mr. Pasco said that the cnarge nau
been often made and printed and tha
this was the first time that it had been
denied.
Ttlrtlinlace of fireat 3Ien.
A curious history belongs to a nouse
bv Francis Gibson, in
Sprir' Township, Perry County, Fa. in
it occurred tha birth of Jhn B. Gibson,
Chiel-Justico of the Supreme Court of
TLironia! Gporro Gibson, Commis-
sar- of t'ao United States; Dr. John
sarv 01 wo uancu
J , .1 Ai.Tnn wim first renre-
ISernncisci, wio--- -
Bontcdtno Ti
m 17- . i j-v nM4riiui in aji
from IS52 to isoo; anu '
Eilor. Governor ol jrcnnsyivam
1S53 to 1855. Saaia Clau.
' : : ; ;
A FEW PERSONALS.
GATHERED HERE AND THERE BY
THE, CHIEL AMANG Y t. .
f
.ST
reopie m
Drs. Pat and T L Booth came in
on the, train this morning.
. Mr. ana xvirs. r. iiaFiu
Clarksville, Va., this morning.
,,nfi frc T K Htmt returned
Mr QnriMrs..l.K. Hunt returnea
from their bridal tour last night.
t-v i M., T n T-Ttmt arrived
111. C-4. v- r
Jl. 111U 1U13. J. VJ. " " ' "
home from Enfield, N. C, last night.
Mr 1 C. Arrington, a former citi-
x rl: r.j ;r tnHnV
zen 01 wxioro, was m w- -y
en 01 wa , y 1
j
morning from a
iMi. j. v..
t Unnd av rprnrnpn l 1 1
visit to rvnapp 01
jeeas.
Mr J. T. Britt, Qihe Public -Led-
iTpr. ett this morning tor a inp iu
UJpUnnH anH Haltimore. '
- Barbour. of South
. .- --v
11 ft 1 -t tho hrm riT I IWf .
DUSlOll, V tl. , mv- i""'
B3rDour & Sniith, is m the city.
1 ...... h tno 1 .rpunrv 1
iviisses emu '-b" --
, . fr-,,n-i a
turned yesieruay ducjuuuu
N.
nwir (i srvriai Tf--o iw.r,.wv-y -
' v,
1.:. ana rcicuuura,
- -
Mr 1 1. raTDOUi, 01 xiiovi"
He will
county, Va., is in the city.
j . 7 . . , ' ,
shortly take charge ot a Drancn oi mc
hard,4re business of Owen & Barbour
in his county. - .
THE TRAINS.
Their Arrivals and Departure Here
schedule. ,
Per tlie New Schedule.
OXFORD & CLA RKSv 1LLK K. K.
Northbound trains arrive 10:41 a.
f aiirl 8:0; P. M.
i.i. , . ....
r f rains arrive I'.AZ. P. M. ,
d .2 P M
OXFORD & HENDERSON R. R.
Trains arrive 10:20, a. M., and 3:15,
r f
Trains depart 11:00, A. m. , and 4:0
p. m. ,
ti-ir O k. H trains makeclose con-
nprn'nns.nt Henderson with the Ral-
eigh & Gaston trains north and soutn,
l n. ff anH rnminir to Oxford.
- Tj Q & c trajns novv run through
Va.' to Raleish, N.
. vt.ct Pniiit at 8 a m.,
and arriving ot Raleigh at 6:18, p. m.;
ivw s - , .
ouu ...."pc- o - .
I . -ri 1 w 1 . o . , n m inn ar.
pavincr Ka eiPTi ai o.iu, 10.,
17...' ' e, ,v p;r n 6. t). m.-
"X cloSe connections with the
Yoik Rjvt.r steamrs
BaUimore
to and from
southern express.
, . - , i n uu
Express sh.pp.ng book will be clos
fr nrnmnt V as lOlIOWS.
v. r- j - -
For matter going JNoftn, at .10. 15 ,
a.m. For matter going boutn, ai
.xn, r. .... . ' flrr- 1
This rule will be stnetly carried
out. . -
' TH J T " . ' hp nost.
The mails are closed f t the .post
office a halt hour oetore uie
ine iram. -
nicu - - Lassiter Sr
I Al nrl I I n I H '.I vr- . t klllll miliouk -w-
offthe New Year fair
- 'J? ilthl world. I have
your accoums reauy, mm ... & -
- cp vnn. R. urwu..."
j
k
Wanted.
.ge of the Virginia
fcusil?ess college. ' Is now employed as tel-
egraph operator and desires cnac
work, flease auurcss, w"6 -- -
cne.Best reference given. .
P. ii. CiIBSON, aiuaii, va.
TTc c;milev's North Carolina Rheumatic
cure for all aches ana pains.
' . . . .
For Sale.
-. Arr.of land near the
1 111 cc .iuwutvv. - .
town 01 uxioru. . -n
1 iri onrf U well timbered. Will
- r- 1 i ;r trnin ana io
o ;rh!t;pr. addIv to this
i. '.
- .
. -- ;
Bird Seed, freshest and best, at Furmai
& Hays',
THE DAY
. " . GIVES ' .
All the News ; of the day
and is furnished at lOcts.
per week. " ,
Single Copies: 3 Cti
BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY
Extracts from the News-Ooservers R
n..rt of Meet I lie Last Rlclit.
W.-Sanderlin was calk
"7"' " Wiwwlnis hnH watchc
the tiignt ot tne uirus oi uic an w -
cW the city of Rome there bad be.
vAions methods of determining ti
Honof "jhe
bv the flight of money from tl
pockets of our citizens. Kaieign pr
sents advantages for the institutio
,.u. -ur ,xio nnlH Here at
Lunt nHr nlnre rnn ri. Here at
I I. idL I j w vs b v. w
the State library, the State museui
tht Qtat institlitions of all kinds.
ii"- vjvu-v
Raleigh will give the Baptists $50,00
.we mean iu Pui i.uv,a
and secure an endowment fund
.
and we mean to have a co
1 p ' '
. . young lady pi
-b- .,:,u ' ,L
1 r-kt if. r ri 11 inn . 1 uri irir ivilii uiiiv
Inctitiitinnc in thid ritv. Instead (.
antagonistic, they will helpeac
.ir QnH rhev together wi make tni
j.; t;nni mro '
pev. c. Durham said there was
' . .1 ' 1 'c .1. 1 1
,Wiro omnnrrt IP rnilie fll II1C W11U1
uvanv. aiiivr'ig t I
State that the college be located 1
1 rvairif 11. cm- v.uiu" -w;
o . ,r,
nnt HenHe nnon this alone. In
r- - ,
amount of money contributed worn
i .
neressarilv regulate in large measure
. .. " . , ...
their decision The Baptist .denoni
- t ,
ination had already determined tha
the institution snouia ue ni&t cja
, ,, h f , d 0f anvlhin
, tn S It woul
to the place that could make i
such.
Mr. Broughton made the statemen
0..-r -
that no competing tovvn would be al
iwpH tri-receive aid from person
lowed to receive aid from person
living outside of that town. H-
ated that the location commute-
,Airi tavhp at Durham and a
l IVUW - 0
Greensboro tomorrow. They woulc
alsc visit Charlotte and Winston. H:
stated that a little prosfjecting
ha(
hppn Hnne in Raleieh and he though
there were 25,000 in sighr.
STATE SIFTINGS.
North Carolina Item of Interest Clippei
and Condensed from Exchange.
The locating committee of the Bap
tist Female University is in Durham
to-day.
mi . '.fNnf InT 00 1 1 1 r .
v " , ' -
everv dav.
7 J
Mrs. Elijah W. Halford, wife of the
- . . . , 1
President's Private Secretary, nas gone
to Thcmasville, N. C., for her health.
T.ast Fridav morning the dead body
of a white man named W.T.Brown
was found alongside the railroad track
at Wilmington. There were plain evi
dences of foul play. Brown had a gash
cut in his face and a blow or tvo on
back.ofhis hegd, indicating that he
had been murdered piaced across
the railroad tracK. rrowu uuu uu.i
d in arow the night before.
Mai. Fineer. State Superintendent
Gf Public Instruction, says there aie
between .the Vhool
0fththrebfift6sari.
white and two-fifths colored. 1-ifty-eigh
tVnc -hnnl nonnlation
- '1 1 ,
tinn for both races. The colored at
tendance is not quite so large relative
ly.. "
Trffteen fertilizer licenses have been
isjsued uy the S-ate Treasurer since
December 1st, the beginning of the fis
cal vear. Yesterday licenses were
th Mh firms: 55. W.
Travers&Co.,of Jiichmond.for the sale
.iMational Fertilizer." Richmond
- . for 4.Champj6n Acid
Phosphate;" Lester's Agricultural
Chemical Works, of Newark, N. J.,for
4 'Lester's8 Dissolved Bone" and "Let
ter's Success Phosphate;" j. R. Long
& Co., Baltimorefor "Long's Pre
pared Chemicals;" Stono Phosphate
1- . . ,.-..- c.iti-
Co., Charleston, lor - stono co.uuic
1 .. 7-1 i'l y 7 r
" 0
De m
if.nano tx n 1 r 1 T 11 i ail.
w TnfArm,(iu of th Pnbllc.
Th. office hours of the . Western. Union
t-i i, rm.ianv jjnrl the Southern Ex-
I iciciiiivvi..j'"j - o - s.
press Company re iromo a. i-. f-