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DAVIS & ROBINSON, Editors.
TUESDAY,. .APRIL 7, 1874.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
EpiscopaItPI 0 Thompson, rector
Services ever second and fourth Sunday.
Methodists T R Griffith, pastor
Services every 1st Sunday, morning and
night. Prayer raeeting every Tuesday
.. night - -
i PbesbytektakD E Jordan, pastor-
I Seinces every third and fourth Sunday
f Prayer meeting every Wednesday night.
Baptist F R Underwood, pastor
Services every 1st and 3d Sunday, morn
ing and night. Prayer meeting every
Thursday nignt. -
tST Support the TORCH-LIGHT in
building up Oxford and Granville.
Every man who wants toad on in
the world is standing in his own light if
he doivt sustain his local paper.
DEiiAYED Owing to our enlargement
and such a press! of reading matter, and
rnot having the senior to help us, our pa
per is delayed several hours.
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! 800 Pipes at Russell's.
A Pane-les Accident Some one,
through carelessness or mischief, locked
a ''doe up in the Thespian Hall. He came
out though thrbugh the window.
The FiRE-Flfr. We are in receipt of
the above named little paper, published
at Sassafras Fork, N. C. Mr. T. C
Harris editor. We hope this littlere
will illumine our sauctum often. ;
THANKS The junior returns his heart
felt tlianks for a nice piece of "birth-day"
cake, presented by a friend. Look here !
we're going tol have a birth-day soon,
won't some one send us a cake any
kind would be apreciated. -
Musical Boxes at Crawford's.
What is Truth? Truth is the cor
rect representation of facts. When any
one asks you to tell them something true,
tell them that
this paper sen
they can have a copy of
to their address for one
year for the small sum of SI .50.
- More Flowers and still they
Come. We a -e in receipt of another
large, beautiful, exquisite, sweet, lovely
boquet ; tied with a ribbon blue, signify
ing your love is we return thanks, and
would really lijce to know who sent them.
Grass Seeds," Clover, Orchard Grass,
Timothy and Herds Grass, just received
at I CRAWFORD & CO'S.
-Our worthy townsman, Mr. J. H.
Mills, say3 the people of Oxford are to
decide in the election whether they will
have whiskey for good schools. This is
putting it iu the right light and Is a say
ing worthy of this staunch friend of edu
cation. u-
Convention. The Democrats of this
County propose holding a County Con
vention iu the Court House on the 21st
! of this month) for the purpose of select-
I ing delegates to the Convention to nomi-
( nate a candidate for Congress in .this
District ; to fix a day for a Convention to
j nominate: candidates for the county and
fot' such other matters as may come be-
fore the meeting. y-
600 lbs. candy at RUSSELL'S,
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; Fishing. As the warm weather ap
proaches, the genial sunshinev is bringing
the clerksr from behind their counters and
desks in search of pleasure. Many are
engaging in this pleasaut pastiuae tho'
hot so agreeable to the fish. The other
evening as a party were returning with
a string of small fish, we heard a gentle
man remark that "they certainly tied
the old cot in order to catch the kittens."
I Self-denial. It is very remarkable
what self-denial some children will
practice, as in the case of Johnny Taylor,
a little son of j Mr. Henry Taylor, living
near this place; The little fellow re
fused to drink; sugar in his coffee during
Lent, fcut has' saved it and is going to sell
it and contribute the money to the mis
sionary fund. I Is there any among the
older christians in the Episcopal church
that has set a better example of self-
denial thn this little fellow I
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Sugar, Coffee, Cakes and Crackers at
I RUSSELL'S
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Town Cemetery. Why is it that
the town Cemetery is allowed to remain
in such a dilapidated condition ? Is there
no one that feels interested enough to
plant a flower over the grave of a loved
one, or a friend, who lies within its en
closure. The fence needs repairing and
some of the vaults are in a very bad con
dition indeed. Instead of the green grass
and flowers growing upon the sacred
mounds, alas ! weedi and brambles ap
pear. This ought not thus to be. ' : -
Block loaf
Sugar at Russell's:
Daily Advocate This is the name
of a paper to be published dally during j
the session of the General Conference,
which convenes in the city of Louisville,
ivy, on the first day of May next. Price
one dollar. Address A H Redford,
Nashville, Tenn, or hand the amount to
your pastor. - -
A Good Hit "My friends," said a
congressional candidate, "I am proud to
see arouna me me naray yeomanry oi
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the land, for I love the agricultural in
terests of the country ; and well may I
love them, my fellowr citizens, for I was
born a farmer, the happiest days of my
life were spent in the peaceful avocations
of a son of the soil. - If I may be allowed
to use a figurative expression, my friends,
I was raised between two rows of corn."
"A pumkin, by thunder I" exclaimed a
wag who had been anx attentive listener.
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Duties of the Hour. Spring time
has come at last, and nature, awakened
from the sleep of winter, is renewing her
beauties. Clear away the rubbish of the
past winter and prepare to beautify your
Lhome.l Nothing adds more to the appear
ance of a place than a free use of lime in
a solution. Trees and fences in the
spring time are greatly improved by a
coat of white-wash. The practice ought
to be kept up all the summer, for it not
only improves the appearance of the pro
perty but acts as a disinfectant. We
would like to see a disposition to whiten
up manifested all around. Ornament
the walks, the vacant places, the nooks
and the corners with varigated flowers
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On Thursday last, in the forenoon,
we observed our tailor, Mr Bourbon
Smith
on the street dt eked in fine attire,
and were wondering what could have
come o'er the spirit of the man, as it is
unusual to see a tailor wear fine clothes.
By reference to the marriage notice in
another column you will see that Esquire
Smith officiated on a very important oc-
casiori Thursday afternoon. Ji any one
of our! marrying friends should happen
to invite us to accompany them as groom-
man on such an occasion, we would over-
haul our old yaller trunk and bring out
iaj mc ugui cuuu a ayiisxi utu. auu ucavci i
as you haven't seen in Oxford for many
a long day.
Things we Want to Know. We
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want i to know when the people m this
place will wake up to their interest and
establish a bank
We
want to know when "Orange"
will send us another letter for publica
tion. ; ; - - '
Wei want to know if that young lark
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iuu otuiu vi j tug j l , nuvoc juiaittj
kicked him. Tommy, , did your mama
know: you were out.
We want to know who stole the strings
had to his feet.
We want to know how that old coon
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felt when I tsweet sixteen" in blushing
colors and ten pounds of "top not" told
him he need not call again. Gues3 he
went home singing, "I wish I were a boy
again."
We want to know who sent us that
boquet last Tuesday. ;
We! want to know when the "city au
thorities" are going to mend their ways
the walk ways we mean
The bridge
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at south end of Main street is in a dread-
0
ful condition.
April is Here ! The little shy maid-
en, who, out of goodness and kindness of
heart! smiles lovingly upon us one mo-
ment and then suddenly, realizing what
sue ima uuuc, uiuca uci muc unguu
oemna trie ciouas ana weeps for iear sne 1 OIlt of fashion. jt them have it then
has been too forward. We pity April waV. but it will be verv difficut to find
she's so -sensitive. You can dampen her
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smrits at anv tune bv looking ner square
m 4A rt nr 9 Una -mA 1 iff Irk nrn fnwi Trnll
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ga into hystencs, laughing and crying,
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uraiiur uu-p--
UcllLljr icib nit uuiuo tix wic wuiuuig) v-
ftansrt Anril was lookhnr SO hanDV and
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gay
Don't
call her fickle! The idea of
terming that little, shrinking, bashful,
-iTi-- ?ok t w
she don't call her soul her own, much less
endeavor to captivate any one else's. She
is very winning to be sure, but she isn't I
aware of it, and in her modesty she is al-
ways' dodging behind the clouds, instead
of trying to attract attention.
April's heart though, is' somewhat af -
fectedt we guess, judging from appear-
ances. She often has a pretty little "Bow
of Promise" come to see her, and if she
happens to be crying she always smiles
through her tears when he arrives, and
oh, how bright and happy he iooks. ue
kisses her littie wet face, and when she
has ceased crying, they wander off out of
sights behind the ciouas.
But the little maiden nas caugnt a
glimpse of her name on this paper ; her
face is flushed, her eyes are full of tears,
ana ner nps are quivering, one v uuuua
what we are saying, and is coming down
In showers to see. . It is dinner time I
Will any one lend us an lunbrella?
I Sp&ris frca the "TOECE.",
t&m Good morning, kind friends.
tuThe first game ox life bawl. ;
EST" Read all our new advertisements.
KThe champiom reaper advertis-1
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I, The mumps still pervade in this
vicinity.
XST We feel so awful joHy in our
new dres3. , j
Considerable sickness in
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bout town. , j
SR. Silence is a virtue. - We like
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sflence
in a printing office.
B.We notice that Col. S. S. Royster
was in town on Tuesday last.
JC Old Josh Ridley's salutation, iKGV
me a chaw tobacco, gosh ding it T
ggIfin the world you would rise,
you must read the Torch and advertise.
EgThe first day of April has come
and gone : but all
the fools ain't dead
yet.
B,The beauty of Oxford can be
seen these afternoons in pleasant prome-
nade.
EST" The chirping blue-bird, the croak
ing frog and the buzzing mosquito are
heard in our midst.
B-The plaintive robin chirps bis
nopnciue Jay, ana a certain air oi loneu-
ness pervades the village. 1
.Old Allen Hick, say. he goes to
bed with the sparrowgrass and rises with
the hoppergrass. Hurra, for Allen.
jNow that the Lental season is
over, can't our community enjoy, a little
more festivity. What say you, ladies I
VST We respectfully invite the young
ladies to contribute to our columns. We
know some of them can wield a flowery
pen.
JeeT bpring lever, will soon De tne pre-
vailing disease. Dog our buttons if we
don't beheve the j semor has a slight
44tech."
ESf Moses J. Bullock, at Townesville,
X. C, is the only colored postmaster in
Granville county. Wm. Overby having
resigueu. . - ,
Anr?i flrtM
we don't know whether that was the
boys name or not ; anyway tne ? ladies
send them.
.w.
w ttc ucaiu a uiauMj V"UCM
day that he could marry any woman he
nlpARpd. BIpss vour old mosnuitrv-hitten
hide you don't please any.
Those who didn't subscribe in
March must bear in mind that April is
the next best month to take a paper.
Never too late to subscribe. i
JBIt is important for our citizens to
register, as the registration books will be
closed several days before the election.
Let the friends of temperance rally.
K,On Monday the 4th day of May
tne citizens 01 uxiora vote ior juayor ana
Commissioners. At the same time the
vote will be taken on the wiskey law.
Our merchants have made pre
paration for spring trade and some large
invoices of goods have been received and
displayed in the most attractive style.
The heart of man is a well of
I cani'oro f mm wnin xxrc nrinnr nn rwir rr
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I 1 1, 4- 4. .11 i- it. . 1 A. J.U
au a tufJC ' auu M UU1U1UI 1S'
the wnoie truth nes still at the bottom.
EgJSam and Sal went fishing one day,
Sam caught a tadpole, Sal caught a shad ;
Sam kept laughing till he made Sal mad,
Sal hit him in the face with the tail of
the shad.
tB 1 ne ladies say hows have gone
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anything that will please them as well as
uonv
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a subscriber writes : ."I don't
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want your paper any longer." All right :
lira; TlATf-ir innrr PTiAntrh nnw orxi Tea
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shouldn't make it anv longer, if vou did
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ire uiLeuueu iaj unug out tne
" w uCl uu gcLixug
tlT J A t 41,1, 1 -- 1 L ii!
WUSU materuu we
had to grind our old "ax." It cuts like
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a razor now. Ijook oul i
Old March has gone at last. Win
ter no longer lingers in the lap of spring.
Welcome bright April with its changing
I mood of sunshine and showers, of dewj
i orpps ana nowers.
1 Matchless misery to be aroused
at midnight by an alarm of ufire" and
find the room dark as pitch, the match
safe empty and every prospect of making
J your appearance in the street in a state
0f nature.
jr-A brother editor wants an almanac
tw wm fell him when A4ne-rt month"
expires, . The cause of this t4want," the
editor says, is because he has a number
0 accounts the payment of which was
promised next month, and, as the prom-
Ls , were made in ennnry lL he
i wants tne almanac to ascertam When he
may expect the fulfilment of said prom-
ises, you know. We should like one of
these .almanacs. 1 Jvrvl - . -
3y Our Poetry Machine.
Once again, dear friends,
The Torch-Light sends
I Greeting to you all ;
Mines of love we find,
Showers of blessings kind,
j To our lot befall.
All our latent fears
Qone like childhood's tears,
! Like the mist of morn ;
Smiles and wishes best, ' -Set
our hearts at rest, "
And our work adorn. . ,
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Xow we grasp our pen, I
No, 4it might have been"
Shall our sceptre be ;
But, with earnest zeal,
All we think and feel,
I Swift we send to thee.
Nowbefore the world,
With our flag unfurl' d,
I We the tight renew ; ;
To Truth and Liberty,
To Lave and Chanty,
We'll be every true.
The April number of Wood's House
hold Magazine, now upon our table, well
sustains its reputation as a first-class, live
publication. While its contents are not
deed or scientific, its pages are free from
trashy sensational stories and are full of
Vit-? rrVit snnnir to o rl 5 n or tViot. crrma Vinrrio tr
the heart. Subscrintion nrfce SI a vear:
with chromo Yosemite $1.50. Newburgh,
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New York.
, Marriage license issued for March,
1874 hy the Register of Deeds, for Gran-
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Ralph Griffin, I to Emma P Furlines,
William liice ;
Eliza Lof tis,
Elizabeth Dixon,
Alice Hudson,
Annie B Overbey,
Rebecca S Clay,
Susan A Davis,
Sallie A Adcock.
B Lassiter
William H Ellis
John B Barnes
C N Oakley ;
1 COLORED.
Green Cheatham to Estelle Taylor,
aHST?-
Ellen Webb,
Marcret Hughes,
Eveline Goodloe,
Mary Mason, ;
Martha Stone,
Pattie Royster.
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Win Merrymah
Mordecai Toney
iames n mina
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Hillard Wyche
Northern Potatoes i Early Rose, Peer
less; and Early; Goodrich, just received at
I T. D.: CKAWFOIID & CO'S.
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Passion Week. The week through
which we have just passed is called Pas-
chl in memory of our Saviour's pas-
sioii ill ueuisemane ana aeaui upon xue
cross. There is no season of the christian
tWwv ot. narf fnr t.i onmmpmnra.
tion of these great events. It is observed
as the closing I period of the 40 days of
LenV though Ihavmg no necessary his-
torical connection with the Lord's 40
days fast; in the wilderness, but the mind
of the church seems to have recognized
the similaritv! between the threefold
lempiation wnicii lermioaieu ins iast iu
the! wilderness and the bitter trials
which closed his career on earth. ! The
wflp.t is infmdnnpd m Palm Sunrlav nr
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when our
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sanha's of the -multitude.
Saturday was a glorious dav. H we
. ! KI
we te a blue-bird we would sit in the
cedars over the way and chirp all day
long. Fifteen steer-carts m town. Large
number 01 persons attended the sale.
fh "boss man" commenced "crying"
about 2 o'clock and "knocked" things
down in a hurry. The cakemen stood
'it1-
behind their tables and "smiled so child
like' and bland." Nothing more, only
ten! new ! subscribers were added to our
list; i
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; Spring and Summer Goods Don't
fail to notice Mr RL Hunt's advertise-
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of Spring and ; bummer goods. He says
he bought them at panic prices, and as
he is an experienced merchant he ought
to be able to offer good bargains. Call
and try him. i ' v
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i LOOK : Out I The town constable is j
after the person, or persons, v with a
sharp stick, who tore up the bridge at
the! south end of main street.
Ko intoxicating liquors have been sold
here for many years. Fvre-jly.
Does "the fork" use sassafras
tea, and buy liquor somewhere else?
Give us light "fire-fly." ,
j JCSy The report of the pic-nic was un-1
I .,uvu .nrA.A s t,n
avviuiwiv auwucu uui ui una issue wiu
give full particulars next week. Also
several interesting articles, for which we
; hayen't space this week;
Cassis This charming story, written
byj G W;Wmis expresdy for tliis paper.
wiM appear next weex. iaxk out ior it
tOur"devil" jumped up and looked
very solemn, and set up three lines to fiU
out this column. - -
More advertisements next
week.
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!At the residence of the bride, on Thurs-
day the 2d inst, by Bourbon Smith Esq,
Mr Whjjam Ellis to Mrs Rebecca
Clay all of Granville.
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At the residence of the bride's father.
near Walnut Grove, on Wednesday the
1st inst. by B. D. Howard Esq., Mr. C.
JN . UAKLET tO JSUSS OALLTE A. ADCOCK.
daughter, of Littleton Adcock Esq. All
1 i Granv01e com?: i
1 IKerosene Oil at RUSSELL'S.
1 2n,d V1! fEh. harden Seeds just
& C'S:
I The cheapest and nicest stock
of Pocket knives and Razor's at
'A'i I RIJSSELL'S.
C02SESP0NDEUCS..,!-
Obanqe C. H. Va.
Messrs Editors;
Since you have launched your bark
upon the rough sea of journalism, and
intent to enlarge your sails very soon
: and both quite young I hope you will
not Ignore a friendly word from an older
head, though not a practical sailor in that
direction ; yet I know something of the
power of the press, for weal or woe, for
good or evil, upon the mind of the masses
and since your paper Is much sought af
ter by the young, it behooves you, as
guardians of that class, to. see to it that
nothing enters your columns that would
be distasteful to the most refined, ion
cannot undertake to please all, i yet yoa
can use descretion. Your motto being"
"Onward and Upward," and you have
taken for your chart the most glorious of
all charts the Bible ; note the polar star
of truth, and when the winds anse, and
the storm beats lupon your, bark, then
grasp the wheel with a firm hand and stout
heart ; with a clear conscious, and then
you may hope to gain the desired haven.
ANON.
How refreshing and comforting it is
to have one to speak a cheering word to
us as we sail "onward" and bid us look
Though our little craft, with sails and
banners spread, is riding smoothly upon
the besom olthis sea.". we are ever
on the alert for "breakers a-head 1"
Oxford, NOV
April 4, 1874.
Messrs Editors : 1 1
I' see in vour naner an invitation ex
tended to the ladies to visit the sanctum
of the Torch and informing them that
they 4 meed not fear the "devdi" as he is
perfectly harmless." Having visited your
office I lam aware of the fact, that your
'devil' will not harm anyone, as he has'nt
the time ; he is kept too busy. That's it
jSaniniyl work up my boy. I !
1 A FRIEND OF THE TORCH.
Thank ye lady, I'm doing my best-
Samjiy. . f i
E. Haithcock fciSon,
CARRIAGE RIAIfUFACTURERSt
Eillstoro Street,
OXFORD, N. C.
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II A VING secured the servj
JLXof
the best mechanics in
departments we give par
tion to all work uone at'
ieel safe in saying tha
i wip
and durability.
We keep constar
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I UAltlilAVxia,
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su.
Also FARM WAGON;
Repairing in all it?
neatness and dispute
Unsurpassed mdur
purchasers. V
T. D. CRA WJ
Main
OXFOED,
Druggists andr
and r
fancy go
DYE
Pare Wines and Llq
poses
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GRASS AND GAI
Prescriptions careful
NOltTHp
GBANVIL1
Superior Court,
Samuel I. Parham, pi'.
aqainst.
Jos. D. Parham feothei.
Court that the defendants
it appearing to tne
i Thomas Cheatham and
Ttirot-if- orrl u-l
and
rf
ana- wife Nancv,
lcn ma nii.f r
Jonathan Amis and J
resident heirs at lar-
late of the County of
and whose ! nlaces of
1 Known 10 me puuntui.
ordered by the Court th
in the TOBCn-Li
I published in Oxford,
necessarily summoning the
dent defendants to be ant1
the Superior Court to be I
County of Granville at t
in Oxford on the tenth 1
second Monday In Februai.
and there to plead answer u.
the plaintiff's complaint ; am,
fying them that unless they
&c, judgment will be taken ag:t
for the relief demanded in snid eo.
Witness, Calven! Betts, clerk of o
perior Court at office in Oxford. '
mrlOGw C. BETTS, C. S. C.
Superfine Flour, Buckwhe;
Flour, Corn Heal, &c.,
. . KUSJ
at
USSELLS.
PA1
Mala Street, Oxfcrd, !! C.
We are selling the following line of
goods ae greatly reduced prices, viz:
iiDIES DRESS GOODS,
embracing many desirable styles,
LADIES' HATS, . 'H " '
GIBBONS, FLOWERS,"
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HAXDKERCniEFS,
GLOVES and HOSIERY,'
LLXSET, CLOTHS,
CA&IMERES, Black and Fancy,
- f KENTUCKY JEANS, !
for OENTLEMEX r
together with v
Boots, i'Shoes, , f
floats, Caps,) - ,.
Ready-Made Clothing,
Umbrellas',
e also? keep .on hand a good stock of j.
I BLEACHED GOODS,
;, 4-7-5,3-4,
5S Y' ...
BROWS SHIRTING and SHEETING
II 4-4, 7-, 5-4,
BED-TpKING,
arid BLEACHED -
CANTON FLANNELS
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Our stoec of
TINWARE,
fOCKERYWARE,
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GLASS and
HARD WAR'
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is
generally complete
and person-
heed of . these gcxKlsU j" '"
they waiiMndat s
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.ard;
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GADDLURT AIO
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tantuls.
SILVER, -
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feast,cor::,
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