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OXFORD, N. C.. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1876. NO. 34.
By WILLIAMS & ROBINSON,
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Democratic Conservative Meeting.
The Democratic Conservative voters of
Granville arc requested to meet in mass con-
'ention, at Oxford, Monday May 29th, to
iippoint delegates to the State and Congres
sional district Convention, to be held in
Kuleigh the 13th and 14th days of June next,
and to transact such, business as maybe
deemed necessary,
liy order of Co, Ex : Committee.
J. S. Amis, Ch’m.
April 20th 1875.
DISTRICT*CONVENTfdN.
A ( onvention of the Democratic-Conser
vative voters of the Fourth Congressional
i>istrict will be held in the city ef Raleigh
•^11 Tuesday the 13th day of June next, for
>e purpose of nominating a candidate for
I'ongresii and a Presidential Elector, and se-
‘ecting two deleg.'ites to the St. Louis Con-
't‘nti(m. A full attendance is earnestly de-
’*‘ivd Each county will be entitel to' one
''uie for every one hundred voles and frac-
'lonal part over fifty given for Merrimon in
1072,
liy order of the District Executive Com.
11. A. I.ONDON, Jr., Chairman.
March 31st. 1876.
dozen at Williams & Bryan’s.
We notice that several Hook and
Ladder companies have been presen
ted with a flag, but ours has not.
Just received a pretty line of La
dies and Misses trimmed and untrim-
iTied Hats. GRANDY & BRO.
Mr. T. B. Venable and lady re
turned from Charlotte yesterday,
bringing with them their daughter
Miss Gracie Venable, wlio has been
sick it that place.
I he young ladies of St. jStephens
Church propose giving an entertain
ment at an early day for the benefit
of their Church. We wish them
si,cces.s.
iSioricK.— I here will be a meeting
of the Orphan Aid 'Troupe at this
office next Friday night at 8 o’clock,
promptly. All the members are re
quested to be present.
JAS. A. ROBLVSON, Secretary.
JAS. C. WILIJAMS, Manager.
The County Convention.—7'he
attention of Democrats of Granville
is called to the fact that their Mass-
Meeting for the purpose of appoint
ing delegates to State and Congres-
sional Conventions meets on tlie
26th inst.
It is important that every Town
ship should be represented and we
trust meetings in each will be held
at once and good delegates
sent.
The County Commissioners have
been in .session three days this week,
a called meeting.
We learn that first they appointed
I Mr. Nelson Hicks Overseer of the
Chain Gang. He appeared with
his Bonas men fully (qualified and
responsible.
Mr. Hicks was then informed by
the board that they had the “dead
wood” on him and told him to go
about his business.
Local & state squibs.
Flies have made their appearance,
^nd there is 110 chance fora morninir
'lap.
i he grand Centennial has opened.
Wonder who is going from Oxford ?
e are not certain.
Very few of our Merchants have
gone North for goods, we suppose it
owing to hard times, and scarcity
money.
New Goods.—Read the advertise
ment of Grandy & Bro., in this
morning’s paper. They have just
received a lot of new goods, such
will please the ladies. We will say,
here, that Grandy cK: Bro., keep con
stantly on hand a first class stock of
goods, no shoddy stuff, and will
sell their customers good bargain;'.
Read their advertisement.
Our JuiTor was h -ard from-yester
day. 1-le arrived in New Berne on
Tuesday morning at lo o’clock. The
gang were met at the depot by two
military companies, and a cornet
band, and marched between the two
companies to the Ckiston House. A
great many of the citizens were out.
An excursijn to Morehead City is
^talked of. and on Wednesday night
.thegrand ball.
VAGAnoNUisM.—Young man fpiit
loafing and go to work, do soaie-
ihing. Pull off your kid gloves, doff
your beaver and dro[) your cane,
take the world by the horns. Ji
owes you a living (after you have
made it) but not until then- Help
the old lolks, work in the garden, go
to keep off the ohvs and keep you
from loafing and vagabondism.
Above all don’t drink, dont give u]>
to the blues, but go fortli with a
stern and manly heart to meet the
sliadowy future. The bihle savs he
tliat don’t woik shant eat.
We know a young man in tliis
place who actually bought a 7,r/yJine
vase to send some young lady a bou-
Huet in. Now ot all the rcdiculous
tnings that we ever lieard of, that
heats all. We’dr.ubt if the )oung
lady will tliink as much of them in
the vase as she would without it, atb{
we feel certain she will not say
‘'lis but a little faded Flowei'.
I’l.t oh, ho'.v fondl^i d> ar to m