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Sl'MtAi Ar IIKkMHj.N to LOCK NO. I.
II. V. ltltO.VllKIMKU, K4llior,
!utMCt tpiiuit : launtsa wctrk. Furnih
ctl to my -sutcrilr.rs hy carriers, who will
m.iicc weekly oJlcclnii. 4a Ctrtils Jcr
month if MSi in .nUat.fr. 4
Sh rl cwnittrinif.;i.:is on live su!jccls
5'Wicttctl. . The ehtr disclaim any rt-?in-atbility
lor opinions expressed bycuires-
Snh"crilcr' !! nctliin; their paer
promptly .mil regularly arc retjucsttd to
Hot it v ihc oilier atyn e.
Our a-JvcrtiMiv rates are very low for
one wees, r six insertiona!ut the same
as charged by week I newspapers for one
lime. Having a t!i-ru h city circulation.
and reaching daily a number of xit-ntiices
in tin and surroun tm counties, it is a
Kptvtulu) atlvertisiiij; nieliuin.
Le d advertisements. such a adminis
trator's and executors notice, cum in is
sioner and trustee salrs. summons toi
nor: residents, etc.. will In. charged for at
Ifal rat-, except when they exceed a cer-
Tiifc Kcpab.icaiis in the Senate
va.Ud bo.it. more unuiii tite:daj
in attacking I lie South.
To lelwOrf.
Lincolnton secial.
Great inicrcst is developing i;; the
irua oro of this and the surrounding
counties. Agents 01 Aorinern com-
unics aie searching ever) where for
ores, leases on ojuions have been taken
on all the principal beds. One
conijuny Isas taken a six months' lease
on the mineral lands of Smith cv Pafn
at 316,000; another com pany has taken
an optioa un the big ore bank belong
ing to the estate of J. W. Derr at the
same figures; Ksidts the minor deposits
are bein" searched out and bonded.
These companies proiosjat once to
put hands at work under the direction
o: skilled mineis lu develop their prop
erties. The iron ores of this county
were once a source of great revenue.
Large Assortment
Large Assortment
Stationery of Every Description
Stationery of Every Description
srrve the ruht'iix our own t.nce. All such and we had with pleasure the encour
busine-S". imivt bv paid FOK IN A I) agi.g !uosiect of again seeing them
v .-.v. r-. i ne cnarKe is very sniau anci we
cannot aitord to take risks or wait the
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treasure of t-r.iis to nav
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Hntcred at the iW-Orticc at Oxford as j Columbia, S. C, telegram.
eciirul-c!as mail matter. r,., . . . r ,1,., .... u k
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OXFORD, N. C. been found. Li .-ini? about tweiltv miles
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her left upjjer arm. Whn first noticed
40 years ago, it was very small,
but it hx now grown to be about one
I". il in It-n-ith lr lii ill .1 IT.hnnp.
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COt'.VTY FA III AMI Till! UOADS.
Mechanical
An
Agricultural
and
feature, has lccn discussed in Oxford
for several years. The najrity of our
fxroptc have favored, and we believe
f.uor no, holding such a Fair here
annually, and with intelligent ar.d de
tcrmittcd efforts an organization can
be effected and be nude a success,
loiter on in the course of a few!
weeks this matter will be agitated
anew. t present the attention of our
citizens ;s directed to securing the lo
cation of the IJaptist Female Universi
ty in our city. We refer to this sub
ject now because the Farmers, Alli
ance of Mecklenbury county contem
plate ca-ojxrrating with the citizens
of Charlotte in organizing a Fair next
ci dow. 11 is just ueneain me skiii anu
an Ik: j)lainly seen. The head and
ees tan Ik cka.ly distinguished and
the pulsations of its heart felt. The
scales of the snake can also be felt and
when nan h disturbed a:;light nn ve
ment can be seen about the head and
tail.
JOB PRINTING!
Another Itleh Yorlli Carolinian.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Hun. James Gra'd, a native of Hal
ifax county, and r.ow a member ot the
Supreme Court of Iowa, is here visit
pig his old fri.nds He is the guest of
Judge Spier Whitaker. Judge Gravt
was, masiy years ago, a teacher in the
famous Lovtjiy grove of this city.
He has leen eminently successful in all
phases of life in his adopted State, hav
ing won the highest no itical and iudi-
r ti 1 t . . . . .1 mi I o o 1 j
mi we oouui not mat tne uranvuie ciai honors and having amassed a
Farmers Alliance would unite with fortune estimated at ten millions of
Oxford for a similar purpose), and the dollars.
ChronwU, commenting ujon it, makes
a suggestion too valuable to lose:
In the Latest Styles anil at
Prices that will prove entirely
satisfactory.
ELECTRICAL EXTRACTS.
xt one department be devoted to , rnff1lt,,, t ,1f 0 otrt .rttKo CTTQ
roads and bridges. Have exhibits foisting sham electrical appliances upon
from bridge builders all over the coun- an Ignorant public. A vender of "elec
try; they will only be two glad to send tropathlo belts," which were said to cure
you models, with estimates. Have ex- sciatica and innumerable other ailments,
hibits of all kinds of stone suitable for baa been brought into courf and pun
road building, paving and macadam ished for obtaining money under false
izing. Let every quarry in North Prctenses-
Carolina and upper South Carolina A novel application of electrioity is a
send specimens with estimates of cost J111 dru W
e 1 , Ingeniously fitted up to work by electric
of macadam per mile. In connection to ve laboin chemists' shops
with this, let one from each sub-Alli- or for dru0. o-rinders. The mortar or
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a nee prejvire a piat 01 an tne iarms ana mortars to the number required are
mam roads in the territory of his AM made to revolve ty the electric motor-
Jiance, and their present value per and a very heavy porcelain pestle hangs
acre:and then let a committee estimate inside, the necessary grinding being as
what it would cost per acre to each h"d by the revolving of the heavy
farm to pike all the country roads,and UJ s m yi u
what would be the increase in value A A.
fv.rirr,fnrf1fmcl,;nn nA The big guns turned out by the En
! V . Mulish arsenals are now fitted with a de-
oy tne piKe. vice to facilitate firing at night. The
It is almost certain that a s-stematic ordinary sights are illuminated by a
cwmipauon 01 mis question 01 piK-1 small incandescent lamp, the rays from
mg or macadamizing the main roads which, passing through a lens, are con
and the country roads, would bring verged, so that only a minute point or
about a marvelous chance of nub he "no or sight, just sufficient to distin
oninion. and that it would he guish the sight, is obtained. By means
factory demonstrated that the cheapest M!ble theU caJ
.u: i., bo modulated to suit the degree of dark
"r: "Hi..sr"y..uAu o the mght or the eye of the ob-
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-uu tuuipcuug, ranroau, wouiu ue Ax electric indicator of the names of
the piking of the entire county. I railway stations is coming Into use in
En sr land. A magnetic anDaratas turning
The newspaper men of the west, like a roller on which are printed the names
Bret Harte's Heathern Chinee, are of stations in good visible letters is fit-
.. ,, ... . . KJQoyer tne winuow 01 every carriage
"peculiar. The Missouri Press Asso- an electric to call atten.
elation the other day discussed the tionof passengers to the change. The
interesting question: "Ought candi- instruments are connected In series, and
, 11 1 ' are under the control of the guard, who
dates to be charged for puffs? It so, changeable names by a simple touch of
how much?" Evidently they are a button before the train stops.
tired of unrcmunerative "fawning," A lrKW system of hanging electric
j . .I r . , wires over the streets is proposed by a
and want "thrift to follow in the Milwaukee electrician. A wrought-iron
future. I arch will span the street between every
pair of poles to keep them from curving
Give me a Call !
Give me a Call !
November 29, 1S89:
Capt. John A. Williams: .
I take pleasure in reporting to you
a remarkable cure of a friend of ri.inc
in niy neighborhood, who was greatly
reduced in flesh, suffering with a.i
:o: awtul case ot inronic lJiarrncea. 1 lie
SeilSible IreSeiltS t!est me('ca skill failed to cure and
the patient was m a state of despmr as
to ever being cured, but on trying
Panacea Water, a cure was effected in
less than a month, although the terri
ble disease had been of over twelve
months in duration. This cure is
marvellous beyond belief and shows
that the water possess peculiar adapta
bility for curing Chronic 'Diarrhoea.
J. C. Randolph.
Sensible Presents !
Sensibly Presents !
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L. THOMAS.
L. THOMAS.
.W. T. BROGDEN,
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE -:- BROKER.
OXFORD. N. C.
Office at C. J. Ward's store for the
present.
The success of Oxford's endeavors or breaking and to prevent the wire
to get the Baptist Female University ro egging: The cross wires will be
; , . . . , supported by two properly insulated
defends laxgel upon the individual wsuapenJed. from Guard
ancfcQllectivc work.of the committee -wires will be hung-from- the arches par
appotnVd to solicit ; sijbscnptioniV
. , . . ; . . . . . rii ' 1 .v - q that it -a telegraph or telephone .wire
ivrc incsceiiucuiciz- ""i" l l hipono break it. williKfc-fallott-the
tOuzh oiri-zSrprthc;crty?A; ; , I Mavily-charged
JORTGAGE SALE OF LAND.
Bv virtue of a d'ed in trust executed to
me by Z. H. Daniel and wife, registered in
Book 25. Page 356 I shall, on Mon lav, the
17th day of February, 1890, expose to sale to
the highest bidder, at public auction, at the
courthouse door m Oxford, the tract of land
situated in Granville count v on the Clarks
ville and Goshen roads, near the house
where Dr. Willis Lewis formerly resided, it
being the land conveyed to said Z. H
Daniel by Geo. B. Reav's. and is particular
ly described in said deed in trust,and con
tains 127 acres. Terms cash.
John W. Hays, Trustee.
January 18th, 1890.
J. R. HOLLER ct SON,
AGENTS FOR THE BEST
FiRE,LIFE and ACCIDENT
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Office, Herndon Block No. 1. 9-1 7-t
C. E.
Alley
The Butcher.
Stall No. 11, Oxford Market.
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THE FRESHEST AND BEST
Beef,
Mutton,
Pork and
Sausage,
Every day at my Stall. Orders re
cave prompt -attention aad delivered
ffr4. ? ?!1w,l iEimejdaely:'to; any part of thecityj3
A handsome Suit fur Lows
4 to 12 years, elegant styles,
MAKES A NICE PRESENT.
MAKES A NICE PRESENT.
MkES A NICE PRESENT.
Suits and Overcoats for big
Boys and Men, ,
ACCEPTABLE PRESENTS.
ACCEPTABLE PRESENTS.
ACCEPTABLE PRESENTS. T
Soft and Stiff Fur aud Wool
Hats, for Men and Boys, all
prices
. useful presents,
useful presents,
useful presp:nts.
Lovely Scarfs, Ties, Four-in-Hand
and Bows,
ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.
ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.
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ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.
Kid, ChamoiA and Wool
Gloves, :
VERY COMFORTABLE PRESENTS.
VERY COMFORTABLE PRESENTS.
VERY COMFORTABLE PRESENTS.
Silk, Linen and Cambric
Handkerchiefs; Mufflers all
shades and grades,
SELECT PRESENTS
SELECT PRESENTS
SELECT PRESENTS
FOR SWEETHEARTS.
sFOR SWEETHEARTS.
JOR SWEETHEARTS.
Presents to suit and please
all. Prices all right. We are
always in the right place
when you want "high grade''
goods at "low grade" price. So
come to see us, Both sexts in
vited, old and young alike.
Wishing one and all a Merry
Xmas, we close by saying ' re
member for useful presents
and unapproachable prices go
to
Capt. John A. Williams is all ti e
time receiving testimonies in favor of
Panacea Water.
Our courteous Mayor, Lewis G.
Smith, E;-,q., has given a strong testi
monial to the value of the water fn'his
own case and the case of one of his
children. . His endorsement is very
- Mr. M. F. Hart of Messrs. Hart,
Lawrence & Cochran has given em
phatic endorsement to the merits of
Panacea. His family had visited sev
eral celebrated springs but found the
Panacea Water the best of any.
Mr. J. C. Hundley has used the
Panacea Water in his family and speaks
in the highest terms of its virtues. He
says it acted like a charm.
Dr. John W. Booth has had another
case, besides those he has heretofore
given, wherein Panacea Water acted
with very remarkable efficacy.
Mr. J. E. Tyler says he has used the
Panacea in his family with decided
benefit.
Mr. A. P. Fleming speaks knowing
ly of the virtues of Panacea Water. ,
- Rev. W. S. Hester says Panacea Wa
ter acted like a charm in his case, and
now he is equally decided in saying it
was of great benefit to his wife.
John A. WiUiams
!HEAD AGENCY FOR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
OXFOKD.N. C.: