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"THE DAY THE DAY f GIVES All the News of the day and is furnished at lOcts. per week. ' HAS THE ; Largest City Circulation 0f auv paper-published in ' Oxford. VoM'MK III. Number 39 OXFORD. N. 'C' TUjTjAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1890. Single Copies: 3 Cts. 5 OS-SESi0- CRACKERS ! Lunch Milk, Cream Spray, XXX Soda, Mushroom, Knic Knacks, Graham Wafers, Dinger Snaps, QpSKTEP to-pay jfe carry the only First-Class line of Crackers in the City. California Pears, California Peaches, Malaga Grapes, Catawba Grapes, Delaware Grapes, Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Cocoanuts, CHESTNUTS! Anv Kind of Candy. Gum Drops 10 cents per pound. T. W. JACKSON & CO., lUrndon Block No. 3, Oxford, N. C. SAUSAGE ! HECKLER'S Fine Pork Sausage RECEIVED DAILY AT b. m. overton's GROCERY. First-Class Groceries, Fancy md Staple, always on hand. NEW GOODS! JUST-RECEHTED A-BEAUTIFUL LINE OF SIL VERWARE, SUITABLE FOR BRIDAL PRESENTS. Also a new stock of watches of all kinds. If yiu are in need of a reliable timepiece call and secure it from JEWELER AND WATCHMAKER. COAL! -:s. Tar, fbksh,'!'- DEALER IN Anthracite Coal. Nutt, Egg and Stove. Pocahontas Coal. Lump. Gavton Red Ash Coal. Free of Dirt and Trash. Leave your orders now for vour winter's S iI,p'y. Office and vard on McClannahan Street. 100 FARMS 100 Houses and Lots, FOR SALE IN Mecklenburg bounty, Virginia. BY rHORP SZ CURTIS, LAND AGENTS, oydton, Mecklenburg Co., Ya. Write to them for particu lars. Wedding presents. rXevv iine of Silver-Piated Ware. Finsr ,hi''S than I.have ever carried before. -'-'Call and see them. FRED. N. DAY. Jeweler, Oxford, N. C BROWER HACKED. THREE INCIDENTS OF LAST SAT URDAY'S JOINT DEBATE. ' Cupt. Willinnis' Monuiuent to Vance and Brower-The Darkles Cheer at iie wrong Time-Brower'j Slip of the Tongue. The Day's account yesterday of the debate in the Opera House between Capt. A. H. A. Williams and Hon. John M. Brower was necessarily brief, and some interesting points in con nection with the speaking were omit ted. A trio of these points merit preservation by the art preservative of all arts, and hence we present them today. Mr. Brower made remarks deroga tory of Senator Vance, and Capt. Wi- niams warmly defended Our Zeb from the attack of the enemy. He paid a beautiful, eloquent tribute to the great est living North Carolinian. He re viewed in touching language the Sena tor's long, useful, honorable and bril liant public service and told of his patriotism and devotion to the people before the war. during the war and since the war. The captain said he wanted Vance to remain in the United States Senate as long as he lived, and when he died, his body ought to be taken to Raleigh and buried in Capital Square, and a tall monument of the purest white marble ought to be erect ed over his grave, bearing this inscrip ; tion : "First in peace, first in war, fir.-tin the hearts of every true North Carolinian !" Deafning applause fol lowed this. When Mr. Brower died, continued the Captain, his body, too, ought to be borne to Raleigh- not from Wash ington, however, for he won't be there and heought to be buried in that part of the city known as Hell's Half Acre, and over his grave, a shaft of black marble ought to be put as black as Mr. Brower's political record with appropriate words on it. The negroes were very liberal in applauding the little Republican boss, but once they broke out into wild cheers at the wrong time and greatly embarrassed the . speaker. x "Sen. Vance told y u on this very spot," said Mr. Brower, "that the rich man can sit in his luxurously fur nished office, put a little water in a glass, a few lumps of cut loaf sugar and a dose of French brand v taxed 20 per cent, and drink with comfort and satisfaction; while the poor man must sneak behind the house and take a swig out of a bottle of corn whiskey taxed 90 cents." The darkeys roared with laughter and clapped their hands and yelled, "Dat's so !" Mr. Brower was horri fied, and his subsequent statement, that the McKinley tariff" remedied this inequality and increased the duty on French brandy, fell flat. Capt. Williams read a certificate from the principal officers of the Mt. Airy Farmer' Alliance that Mr. Brow er tried to join that lodge and was twice blackballed because, he was un worthy to become a member. Mr. Brower is a rapid speaker and frequent ly uses a wrong word and has to go over the sentence again to get it straight. Answering Capt. Williams, he said : "I was blackballed because I was unworthy I" He intended saying because he was ineligible,being a tobac co buyer (this is his unsupported de fence), but before he could substitute the right word the Democrats broke out with a'shriek of laughter. Mr. Brower was terribly "hacked." He opened his mouth to explain several times, but that they only served to re new the demonstrations on the part of the crowd. Finally, when the noise subsided, he said : "It will be ray time to holler after the election," and made his lame explanation. LITTLE LOCALS. The Minor Events About the City Served in &4ort Paragraphs. Hi. Henrj Minstrels tomorrow night. , 'The Democratic headquarters are over F. N. Day's jewelry store. A telegram wh received here today that the Republicans of Forsyth are endeavoring to defeat Capt. - Williams by circulating tickets wrongly printed. The article about Oxford from the Richmond Dispatch is inaccurate in some minor particulars, the mistakes being sw h as a visiting stranger might natural make. In the main, it is cor rect. The Parisian Museum of Wonders will be open this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Greatest exhibition on earth Brower's cheek and Barnum's Cir cus nut excepted. Red lemonade, peanuts and a stick of chewing gum given to visitors. Buck Meadows and Hugh Davis, sole proprietors, owners, managers and general and particular superintendents. Of the Hi. Henry Minstrel, the Charlotte News of Thursday evening says: "A large crowd greeted Hi. Henry's Minstrels at the Opera House last night, and the audience was treat eel to one of the best minstrel shows ever seen in this city. A good many new and novel features were presented and the show throughout was perfectly clean and bright.! The show pleased everyone, and they will all be there again tonight. If tonight's program is as good as that of last night, the show deserves a packed house, and it will doubtless have it. It is a real good show in every respect." PURELY PERSONAL. The Doings and Whereabouts of Some People You linow. H. Field is home from Roxboro for a few days. 1 J. A. Harrell, of Weldon, was in the city today. Sheriff C." M. Rogers is confined to his bed with sickness. Mrs. YV. A. Davis and children are visiting friends in Durham. Drs. D. C. White and J. M. Hays went to Henderson this morning. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Crews returned this morning from a trip to Durham. Miss Mary Holt and J. F. Royster leaves this evening to visit relatives in Greensboro. THE ELECTION. Everything Pausing Off Quietly and Democrats Polling a Heavy Vote. The election today is passing off quietly. The streets are crowded with people. All the stores, factories, warehouses, shops and other places of business are closed. Democrats are working as they never worked before, and are putting in a good day for the cause of their party and the good of the country. The Democrats are polling a heavy vote, and are confident of carrying the county for the whole ticket. Many colored men are voting the Democratic ticket : others are scratch ing off Republican names and putting on favorite Democrats. Moore, the colored candidate for Congress, is get ting some vtes. Buy the Excelsior Cook Stove. The best in use, at J. h-dwarus . Chewing Tobacco. "Matinee" You all know the brand. Five boxes received today at The Oxford Drug Store. . John P. Stedman. Guns, rifles and pistoN at J. F. Edwards' Samples of Carpet. I will have on exhibit for ten days a large and beautiful assortment of samples of car pet, from one of the largest manufacturers. Prices way down. Buy now, for carpets will be higher. Jos. A. Webb. ' . m-mmw If you want a frame made for a crayon, oil painting, or any kind of picture, go to Brinkley's Photograph Gallery. Parties wishing to purchase Iron Safe will save money by calling on J. F. Ed wards. He is agent for Macneal Sr. JJr band's Iron Safes. OXFORD, N. 0. THE MART OF THE CUTTERS, FILLERS AND WRAPPERS. Ten Millions of Pounds Sold Annually-- Richmond a Bis: Bnye--A Wealthy and Prosperous Town. The following, from a regular cor respondent of the Richmond Dispatch, appeared in that paper of the 30th ult : Oxford, N. C, Oct. 29, 1890. This is a live and progressive town. There are many Virginians here and you meet them almost as frequently as you do the native Carolinian. The merchants like the Richmond wholesale men, and since the establish ment of speedy and direct communi cation their trade with your city is immense. This is pre-eminently a tobacco town. All around you see the farm ers' wagons loaded with the golden product; tobacco houses are at every turn, the auctioneer's voice rings in your ears, the very aroma of the plant floats in the air, and the talk of all you meet is about the big sales and splen did prices of cutters, fillers and wrap pers. There are more tobacco ware houses here than in any town in the State, and they .are costly and well-arranged structures. One man of this county cultivated eleven acres, worked six hands, sold entire crop at $47 around, realizing over $6,000 for the crop, making more than $600 to the acre, and during a farming experience of ten years the same man has never made less than $300 to the acre in tobacco. No won der, then, that so much labor and capital are employed in its cultivation, management and facilities for selling. The Farmers' Alliance flourishes here and the Alliance Company is just completing a mammoth tobacco ware house, and also propose to erect a plug and smoking tobacco factory. About ten million pounds of the weed are annually sold here. The excellence of "Granville Brights" to bacco is recognized and appreciated the world over. Professor Voelcker, the English chemist, after a careful analysis, says that it is "the perfection of tobacco and almost entirely free from nicotine." The Tobacco Board of Trade num bers over sixty members. Three plug and three smoking factories are in operation. Here is located the mam moth stemmery of the Kimballs, of New York. Here the Dukes, the Kimballs, the Kinneys, Ailen & Ginter send to get their choicest stock for cigarette manufacturing, now so cele brated, and which has made million aires of all who have touched it. The Snow Tobacco Barn Co., back ed by $250,000 will erect their plant in the addition known as South Ox ford. But tobacco is not ail that makes this town the home of wealth, hospitality and culture. The situation is lovely and the climate salubrious. In ten years there has been no death here from consumption. Epidemics never occur. Mineral springs abound near the town, and this is headquarters for the Panacea Springs waters. Until 1880 Oxford was twelve miles from a railroad. In 1888 its trade was so large the Oxford & Clarksville road came; the next year the extension to Durham was completed. The Dur ham & Northern railway passes also near by, while the Oxford & Hender son gives eastern communication. Since 1879 tne town nas doubled its population three times:and is now con spicuous for enterprise and thrift among the young cities of the South. Here is located the great State Orphan Asylum, spreading irs charitable pro tection over 300 fatherless children. Here is the largest Odd Fellows' lodge in the State, and it will soon erect for its fraternity ,a handsome building on Main street. The Masons have a com modious building here. The Presbyterians have contracted for a $10,000 church, aYid the Rev. Joseph Rennie, of Chase City, Va., 1 will be its pastor. The Episcopalians are going to build an $8,000 church. There are two excellent female col leges and the celebrated Horner Mili tary School for boys. All are well pa tronized by tfce'people of-this section. There are .two banks, and J. C. Cooper & Sons will soon complete a new bank building, brick three stories on Main street. There is a brick-yard turning out 30,000 brick per day. Pressed brick are shipped all over the country. Capt. W. A. Bobbitt has a superb military company. There are two well-edited newspa pers with job printing offices ; also a new market and. opera house that cost $25,000. The city is lighted by Thompson-Houston -electric light system, and the Western Union and the Postal-Cable Telegraph Companies are in operation. Broom, shoe, sash, wagon, buggy, cigar,candy,door and harness factories are here ; planing, flour, saw and corn mills established. There are forty; nine merchandise establishments. In the hotel business the town has hot kept abreast with the times, but it has three well-kept and home-like houses for the entertainment of travelers. There Will soon be a new court house for the county here. A brass band is organizing. South Oxford is beautifully laid off, with broad and well-graded avermes, park, side-wajks, with newly discover ed mineral springs and handsome pa vilions. The smooth streets and magnificent elm trees that line the side-walks are objects of general admiration. In the private residence portion of the city the buildings are of handsome architectural design, and the grounds large and tastefully improved, and with ornamental shrubbery of indigenous and exotic growth. As a Virginian I can safely say that many of the citizens of our Virginia towns could profitably visit Oxford and imbibe new ideas and get inspira tion and encouragement for their own improvement and advancement in in dustrial and material development. III. Henry Sllnstrels. Hi. Henry's Minstrels opened the season at the Opera House last Mon day night to a good audience. The company gave a creditable exhibition, first-class in every particular, and many new and original features were intro duced. Everybody was highly pleas ed with the entertainment, and pro nounced the troupe a thoroughly good minstrel organization. The company travel in their own private car, and is romnosed of some thirty performers, among whom is some exceptionally good minstrej talent. We recommend the company as one in whom the the atrical public will not be disappointed. They advertise liberally and do what they say theyjwill do. -Dalton, Ga., Citizen, Oct.! 23, 1890J Will be in Oxford Wednesday night, Nov. 5. Adjnission 25, 50 and 75 cents. Reserved seats at J. G. Hall's drugstore, t ' New line of Gold Pens in rustic and plated Pearl handles, at the Oxford Book Store. New line of Stafford's Inks and Mucilage at the Oxford Book Store. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sick, we gave ber Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Hies, she c'-un to Castoria, Whe-: she ha.1 CliiMre:!, sjc c-'t!;cni Cas'oHa. irc WooH'k Infaliable Salve at J. Couch's drugstore. Best in the World. Kalamazoo celery at Couch's. Aspinwall bananas at Couch's. Baldwin apples at Couch's. Cataba graphs at Couch's. Fine orangesf at Couch's, I For Sale. .' .. " . A beautiful chestnut sorrel mare, eiht years old, gentle, sound, any body can drive her; with a jfood harness and phaeton; for sale cheap for cash. Apply to Rev. Joseph Rennie, Chase City, Va. . , Turner's N. C. Almanacs at the Oxford Book Store. '"trc-ian Avenue, I
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