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g THE v Circulation - V CIVES AU.the Kews of the day and is furnished at lOcts. per week. per" published m 29 OXFORD. N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1S90. Single Copies: 3 Cts. P m P m P m p m P m. P rn P m 1 01 1 m m Sunday. 5 ioj i.ioprn' (45 pm 40 pm 45 pro 00 pm .58 pra 47 pm 3"pni 10 pm 55 am 40 am 24 am 15 M) 6am im 5 am 6io Jam an am am am am ion .10 rd nd on X. ;r- so. . r V l i 7- 5 CKERS ! ch Milk, am Spray. Soda, of a chroom, It . "J ' 4.22 p. ,crer Snaps, m ?P ' tie only , First-Class f lip Pifv. peaches, falaga Grapes, Mawba Grapes. rieiaware Grapes, 12 o Bananas, I Jranges, Lemons, Cocoanuts, 6.42PBJ fllBSTNUTS ! Pm ' Psj. ''47 pa, pi 4.55 a. 1 rrir1v Gum Drnns na ui cinj . - ---- r 0 cents per pound. "Hp,,, 5-ooani 7-35 am 9oam 9 K)a nj ' n.ooan, t2.iani 'pro V. JACKSON & CO., ha WOCh. , - Are Here! AND READY h serve pzroxr ace VlTH A CHOICE SELECTION OK Vit: K OCERIES; 1 GOODS, PICKLES, &c r everything in the Grocery line, iivy and Fancy, and assure prices i anybody. ;EsrCall and exam- suisand compare prices. Votirs anxious to please, B. M. OVERTON, .AveM3doors above Cooper's Bank. ,'EW GOODS! 1 UST RECEXTTKD BEAUTIFUL LINE OP SIL- ERU'ARE, SUITABLE FOR BRIDAL PRESENTS. !l!soa new stock of watches of all kinds. if you are in need of a reliable timepiece i and secure it from j W. D. ISTOGM, WELER AND WATCHMAKER. COAL! DEALER IN UXTIIRACITE CoAI. Nutt, Egg and Stove. Pocahontas Coal. Lump.; Gayton Red Ash Coal. Free of Dirt and Trash. Leave vour orders now for vour winters supply. Office and vard ou Mcwannanan Street. f, . 100 FARMS 100 Houses and Lots; FOR SALE IN feklenburg bounty. Virginia. BY THOEP sz ctjbtis, LAND AGENTS, oydton, Mecklenburg Co., Va. "Write to them for particu lars. V 1 . "Wedding presents. New line of Silver-Plated Ware. Finar "wb ir.an i nave ever carncu ui v. iCall and see them. FRED. N. DAY. Jeweler, Commercial Avenue, - . Oxford, N. C. NOTES OF THE DAY . THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS SERVED IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS. Tle Minor Eveutt About the Citv ak Ghra by the Alert Reporters of xne liny. Phantom Party at Armory Hall to night. One feels the need ol good sidewalks in Oxford on days like. this. The tobacco market is rather quiet today rainy weather the cause. The Democratic county and leg islative candidates are at Jones' Store today. When will that handsome new pas senger station be btrilt ? Does- any one know ? There is a good deal of interest manifested in registration today. The books close tomorrow. The Granville Grays Cornet Band blew themselves in public favor with the first blast of their horns, f The Hi Henry Minstrels were booked today by , the Opera House syndicate forwTuesday and Wednes day, November 4 and 5. : - Mrs. T. L. Hargrove has bought of W. I. Wilkinson the lot on the corner of High and Raleigh streets, and will at once build a fine residence. , Smith's ' 'Tourist in a Pullman Pal- Car ,1 is the next theatri- cal attraction, to appear at the Opefa House Thursday night, Octoler 30. Wanted a hundred dwelling hous es to rent out to people who wish to remove to Oxford. Men of money, why don't you supply this demand? A big heater has been put in the basement of the Oxford. Female Semi nary, and the school rooms and domi toris are now heated with registers. ? Several stockholders of the Oxford Land, Improvement and Manufactur ing Company were in the city yester day to see their lots in South Oxford. Hon; J. M. Brower will "jump" the joint canvas with Capt. A. H. A. Williams next Week, and come to Granville to speak. He will get cold comforts hereabouts. McClannahan street is being graded to the new cemetery. It is hoped that the city commissioners will see their why clear to erect a substantial fence around the cemetery. What's the matter with Oxford having signboards on the corner of the streets? . South Oxford has them. and the old part of the town ought to keep pace with the' new. j Oxford's future prosperity rests upon manufactories. And we are go ing to have manufactories, bome un important steps in this direction have been taken in the past tew days. See the "hants" at the Armory Hall tonight. It's a ghost show, and the boys will not be able to say that they were not given "a ghost of a show" to get up a hrst class Dana. Rev. R. L. Abernethy, D. D. pres ident of the Rutherford College, who will lecture at the Opera House ttf- ninht. educated free two thousand and two hundred indigent orphans in the past thirty-eight years. Big political times at Berea tomor row. Grand Demociatic rally. Ad dresses by ex-Gov. Jarvis, Hon. W. R. Cox, Hon. Er C. Beddingfield and rnnr.tv and lepislat:ve candidates. A great dinner to feed the crowd. The decision of the State; Superior Court in the case of the Granville Commissioners vs. thi Vance Com missioners is awaited with interest. If it is favorable to our county, the mon ey paid over by cur neighbors will be used to improve: the courtnouse nere Durham's fine fire department and watPrwnrks saved half the business por tion of the city from destruction this morning. What means nave we m Oxford to fight,;, fire? Why don't enmenne so to work and secure water works here ? It will be too late to lock the stable after the horse is gon PURELY PERSONAL. The Doings and Whereabout of Some People Yon Knovr. t,,, J. P. Wood and 0. B. Barnes weqt to Virginia today, A. W. Graham attended court at Durham yesterday. ; ' - . - C. J. McHenry left for Richmond on the morning tratn. J. H. Drumwright, of Mecklenburg county, Va. , is on & short visit to Ox ford. ' Rev. R. L. Abernethy came to Ox ford yesterday andjwill remain, here a few days. X ' Willie Rowland, of Durham, after a visit (o his parents, returned to Hor ner School yesterday. Mrs. JT. T Glahdy and Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Crawford took their de parture this morning forOcab, Fla., which place they will make their fu ture home. We are sorry to see them leave Oxford,? but wish them well. : : Armory Hall Tonight. " ' The Phantom Party, for, the. benefit of the Granville'Grays Cornet Band, will be one of the most enjoyable en tertainments given in Oxford In along while, : .j-.'"-- " . V- . A thoroughly good time is in store for all who attend, and the hall ought to be well filled? 'The ladies pt the city, under whore auspices the party is gotten up, are making extensive pre parations, anr4 are determined that it shall be an entire and memorable suc cess. 1 .f Ice cream and cake will be served. Twenty-five cents admission will be charged at the door. , - Lecture on flIoths.V "Moths" is the subject of Dr. B. F. Dixon's lecture at the Opera House tomorrow night, and our citizens are promised an intellectual treat.- Dr. Dixon will certainly be here this time, we are assured, and he ought to be greeted with a crowded house. : Reserved seats 50 cents for sale at J. P. Stedman's drugstore; general admission, 25 cents; gallery 15 cts. Benefit ot the Oxford M. E. Circuit parsonage. Rev. Dr. Abernethy. , f Owing to inclement weather Revi R. L. Abernethy, D. D., of Ruther ford College, did not lecture at the Methodist church last night. He will be at the Opera House tonight, and the public is cordially invited to come and hear him. His lecture will be on "The Human Soul and Mind," illus trated by a large diagram showing all the faculties of the mind. Free admis sion,. Stoves For Sale. Prrtf Hnhcrnorl hns a larce lot of second hand coal and wood stoves for sale. Apply 10 mm. Guns, rifles and pistoN at J. F. Edwards' - Chewing Tobacco. l'JVlatinee" You all know the brand. Five boxes received today at ; The Oxford Drug Store. John P. Stedman. Three or four boarders wanted. Three dollars a week. Rooms furnished. Ap ply to L. E. Wright. Lost Near the Episcopal Church a watch charm. Please return to C. R. Blackley. Grapes, 40 cents a basketj at Couch's drug store, next to postoffice. , 50 Harvey.'s Elementary Grammars- -45 cts., at the Oxford Book Store.1 Bananas at Couch's drug store, next to postoffice. . : - r- - x - 100 Harrington Spellers 20 cts., at the Oxford BookStore. . Parties wishing to purchase Iron Safe will save money-by calling on J. F. Ed wards. He is agent for Macneal & Ur band's Iron Safes. FIRE AT DURHAM. FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN THE : GRASP OF THE FIRE FIEND. Caught at 4:30 O'clock "This Morn Inie Origin Unknown--Heavy Loss but Nearly Covered by Insurance. ; By telegi aph to The Dav. Durham, N. C, Oct. 23. The First National Bank building of this city caught afire at 4:30 o'clock this morning. It is not known how it originated. The fire started on the second or third floor,and was confined to these floors by the splendid work of the fire department. ( , . The third floor was occupied by the Knights of Pythias and Masonic orders, and most of their furniture and para phernalia were destroyed, but were covered by insurance. W. H. Proctor, grocer, on first floor, had his stock-badly damaged by water. His loss is about $ij,ooo; partially insured. . - ; The furniture of the Bank waswreck- edbut , money, papers etc., are O. K. ;. . ' A number of gentlemen slept in apartments on the second floor. All got out safely. 'The building was owned by J. S. Cut, and is supposed to be fully in sured. v, The members of the Durham Fire Department worked like beavers, and but for them half of the business por tion' of the town would now be in ashes. A Trunk Line From Norfolk via Ral eigh to Cincinnati. The Wi nston correspondent of the Raleigh State Chronicle writes : It was stated on the best authority today: that the Richmond Terminal Company will secure a through trunk line t from Norfolk via Raleigh' and Bristol to Cincinnati. The line will start from Norfolk over the road already built to Tarboro and extended to Stanhope, Nash county. From thence it will go to Raleigh where it connects with the regular Richmond and Danville line to Wilkes boro: From Wilkesboro the road is in course of construction to Brist61,Tenn. , where it will connect with the South Atlantic and Ohio road, which is be ing pushed forward ; to Cincinnati. The Richmond Terminal jointly owns the road already built from Norfolk to Stanhope, Na?h County, with the At lantic Coast Line. , From the latter place, the Richmond and Danville , Company will build 30 miles to Raleigh to connect with this line to Wilkesboro. The latter place and Bristol being connected, they will only need connection between Bristol and Cincinnati, and will get that by an extension of the South Atlantic and Ohio, which is owned by the Rich mond Terminal. Your correspondent -is informed by the same authority that the extensions will be made immediately. ' 25 Webster's Primary Dictionaries 25 cts., at the Oxford Book Store. . : mm Large stock sporting goods at J. F. Ed wards'. . -1 ,' Buy the Excelsior Cook Stove. The best in use, at. I. F. Edwards' ' " ' '-" Besutelo call and see the Mantel Bed stead at J. A. Webb's, The Furniture Dealer. 50 Harvey 's Revised Grammars 70 cts., at the Oxford Book Stored . J - , Potato onions and sets at R. H. McGuire's. "Delineator" Fashion Magazine for .No vember, at the Oxford Book Store. Old Goyernment Java Coffee at R. H McGuire's. .'Buy your cigars at Couch's drugstore, next door to postoffice. FRESH FROM THE PRESS. Happenings , in North Carolina and Elsewhert from Today's Papers. Advices from the village of St, Ann Des Monte, Quebec, near the mouth of the St. Lawrence river, repo.t two feet of snow on tl e ground there. - A fire in the Ashe ville Female Col lege yesterday morning did damage to the extent of about $10,000. - The pupils were gotten out without being ' hurt. -'J v Two trains on the Cincinnati South ern Railroad coHided in a tunnel yes terday morning1. Five persons were insianuy Kiuea ana many injured. The wreck caught afire. ( . - . -'V The Secretary of the Treasury has7 awarded a cold life-saving medal to Thus. M. Webb, of Wilmington, N. for rescuing Miss J. J. Hayes and Miss Irene Jackson from drowning at Wrightsyille beach, N. C, in August last. : -':".-v - . A farmer in Wilson county raises a crop of sunflowers. The Advance says he, planted the sunflowers among his peanuts. He will make 50 bushels ol peanuts to the acre, and also an excel lent croppf sunflowers. 1 1 He says hogs love the seed, and therej is no better food for chickens, geese, turkeys, etc. tie is looKing arouna ior a marKei ior the seed. The steamer ' Virginia of . the Bay Line was in collision off Fort . Carroll at 8 o'clock yesterday morning with the tug Volunteer. The -Volunteer at - . . " 1 1 1 " . the time was towing the. scnooner TT T T , . II 1 . : -fTl . nansun r. xarncs 10 oitmiiiurc. x 11c tug was forced into collision with the schooner and the latter was sunk, go ing down in a very few minutes. No lives were lost. The action of the managers of the Richmond and Norfolk theatres in or dering that "Dixie" be. played to dis miss audiences rather than the "Star spangled Banner," has excited the in dignation ofk the Elliott F. Sheperd gang of .Northern fire-eaters, and al ready savage j assaults through radical newspapers are being v made upon the Virginia managers cf theatres. At Tacoma, the! other day, F. C. Smith, convicted of burglary, was left alone in the court-room with the judge and the clerk.. Smith reached, over the cleric's desk and, seizing the revol-. ver that had been1 found on his person, "covered the judge and the clerk with it. Then he backed, put of the court-room rr1 moHo hie OcofinA rvtrf thA TVI iff could be notified. ' A Florence, Ala., special says: Much excitement prevails over, the discovery of natural gas seven miles from this ci ty by H. O. Weller and others. It has been known for months past that jjas existed in this section and several surveys have been made for this purpose. . One company has been at work for months getting up options of land in this neighborhood.. Prom inent geologist experts have relied forcibly on indications for finding gas which has at last been accmplished. Patrick J. Gleason, Mayor of Long Island City, who was convicted a few days ago of assault in the third degree upon George R. Browley, reporter of Assoc:ated Press, was ariainged before Judge Cullen in Long, Island City for sentence. The Judge sentenced the Mayor to five bs' imprisonment and to pay a fine of $250. Stay was re fused, and Sheriff Goldner conducted the Mayor to his private a j?rtments on the first floor of the jajl, and he will not be locked up at all.; He will be merely kept in rrominal custody. Children Cry for .Pitcher's Castoria. r : ; 1 .-. : Wlien Baby was sick, we gare her Castoria. When she was a ChUd, she cried f of Castoria, ' When she became iss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she faro them Castoria. Tablet billheads 36 to tablet 10 cents," at the Oxford Book Store. New line of Rubber bands, at the OxfoH Book Store. , Blotter -draft iooks 36 to book 10 cents, at the Oxford Book Store. j 4 V i 1 ' i ! : j
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