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NEWS OF eggySl GOliMTY
Picked up by Our Correspondents.
North Granville Notes,
The stork visited the home of Mr.
George Yance,y a few days ago leav
ing him another fine young democrat.
Sam and .his mother are getting on
nicely.
Mr." Bud Wright, of Center Grove,
Person county, and Mr. George Hart
and family, of Cornwall, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with the family of
Mr. George Wright.
Mr. Woodson Eakes, of -Whetstone,
and Miss Willie Allen, of Corn well, at
tended services at Amis Chapel Sun
day and were guests of the Misses
Wright in the afternoon.
Mr. Fannie Stone, of Clarksville, Va.,
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
the family of Mr. F. .M. Pattilo, and
was accompanied home by his wife
and little son, Eustice, who have been
spending some time up there.
Farmers throughout this section
have planted about half a crop of to
bacco. Right much of what has been
planted has died. Most of the clover
land to be planted in corn has not
yet been broken. The drought has
cut the wheat and oat crops nearly
half.
On May 22rid the Angel of Death
entered the home of Mrs. J. P. Pur
year and bore away to the Eternal
Home the sweet spirit of their bright
little daughter, Jennette, aged four
years and 9 months. We know her
bright face and merry voice will be
greatly missed, but fond parents
through your tears of sorrow and grief
look up to Jesus who said, "Suffer lit
tle children and forbid them not to
come unto Me," and there you will find
the precious little girl safe in His arms.
Mr. James Powell, whose mind has
been unbalanced for sometime, and
who had attempted to kill himself by
cutting his throat a few years ago, got
his son's gun as his family were pre
paring to go to church arid stepped in
his ordering house where he succeed
ed in blowing his head all to pieces.
One of his sons shot and killed him
self a little more than a year ago. It
is said that old Mr. Powell had told
different ones that his greatest desire
was to take his own life. He leaves
an invalid wife and a large family of
children. He was a member of the
Baptist Church, and was buried at his
late home.
When tiding of the death of Mrs
Bennie Wilkinson spread through this
community May 29th, there was sad
ness and a distinct feeling of loss in
the hearts of her numerous friends.
Before her marriage she was Miss Imo
gene Averette, the oldest daughter of
Mr. Willie Averette lately of this com
munity, but nowof Farmville, Va. She
was a young woman of rare purity and
strength of character. All who came in
contact with her were impressed with
her sweet gentle disposition. To know
her was to love her. She was happily
married to Mr. Bennie Wilkinson a
little over four years ago. Her hus
band, two little sons, father, mother,
brother and two sisters survive her.
She was laid to rest in the Wilkinson
family burying ground near her late
home, on May 31st, amid a large con
course of sorrowing relatives and
friends. The funeral services were
conducted by her pastor. Rev. P. H.
Fontaine.
Wilton Whisperings.
Crops are looking much better since
the rain last Saturday.
Master Hugh Tippett spent Sunday
with his grand mother, near Wilton.
Mr. William Bragg and wife, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Gooch.
We are having some right warm
weather since the hail storm visited
us week before last
Miss Maie Floyd spent one day of
the past week withjher sister, Mrs. Wil
liam Bragg, near Wilton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tippett spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr. Frank
Tippett, of near Hester.
Mrs. Stephen Bragg and daughter
Miss Esther, visited her daughter, Mrs.
R. B. Blackley, last Sunday.
Mr. Sid Usry and children, of Oxford
and Mr. Bennie Suitt, of Greensboro
visited Mr. J. C. Usry Sunday.,
Mr. Roy Bragg and Mr. Roy Aver
ette, both of Oxford, spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Blackley.
Mr. and Mrs.1 W. P. Kearney and
children spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Kearney's mother, Mrs. Jno.
Tippett, at Wilton.
The memorial service at Mount Car
mel church last Sunday was largely
attended. Quite a number of Oxford
people were present.
Miss Sarah Mitchell, who has been
visiting Mrs. E. N. Gooch for the
past two weeks, left for her home in
Wakefield last Saturday.
Mr. J. A. Mitchell and Mr. J. R. Tip
pet, of Wilton, went to Oxford last
Friday, and took in the play that night.
Mitchell while there had an umbrella
top put on his nice new buggy, which
added to it right much.
Black Eyejo
Kinton's Fork Kicks.
We are having some very pretty
weather now and hope it will continue.
Miss Emma Hughes visited Misses
Texas and Lillian Ragland a few day's
ago.
Mrs. L. J. Kinton has returned home
after visiting her daughter Mrs. R. I.
Mulchi.
We are glad to say that Master Na
thaniel Burwell is out again after a few
days illness.
Mrs. S. F. Loyd and son, Oscar, were
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cole
on last Sunday.
Mr. J. D. Currin is all smiles as the
stork passed his house June the 4th
and left a bright-eyed baby girl.
We are very sorry to hear of Mr. Lee
Elliott's baby being sick and wish it a
speedy recovery.
Misses Bettie, Annie and ' Maggie
Burwell, visited the home of Mr. Wil
liam Morton on May the 29th.
After the rain Monday morning quite
a large crowd gathered at the picnic
at Kinton's Fork. The well filled bas
kets were not forgotten as there was
plenty of dinner on the ground, and a
game of ball in the evening. Kinton's
Fork vs Penny Hill, and the game re
sulted in favor of Kinston's Fork.
Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves
and the day passed away nicely.
STATE NEWS.
Gastonia postoffice has been desig
nated a postal savings depository.
Dr. Julian E. Wood, a prominent
physician and citizen of eastern North
Carolina, died at his home at Eliza
beth City Friday, aged 68.
Col. W. B. Rodman, division counsel
of the Southern railway, with head
quarters at Charlotte, has resigned,
his resignation to take effect July the
1st.
It is announced, from Winston that
ex-Governor Glenn has just refused a
flattering offer to take the editorship
of a newspaper which is being estab
lished in Waco, Texas., with a $20,000
capital stock.
The board of examiners for license
to practice veterinary surgery will
meet in Greensboro June 27 and on
the 28th the North Carolina Veterinary
Medical Association will hold its an
nual meeting at the same place.
W. P. Ewart who had been married
but four weeks committed suicide Sun
day night at his home in Seversville,
near Charlotte, by shooting himself.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Ewart of the vicinity of Huntersville.
The dead body of Alexander Oxen
dine, a, Croatan Indian, was found in
the public road in the vicinity of Fay
etteville Saturday. It was apparent
that the man had been killed by his
team running away and the coroner's
jury So found.
It is stated that a squad of 50 State
convicts will this week go to work on
the Transcontinental railroad, being
sent to the Rutherfordton section of
the road. This is the road proposed to
be constructed from Knoxville, Tenn.,
through North Carolina, to Southport,
and in which $11,000,000 of French
capital has recently been interested
for the creation of railroad and steam
boat connections to make it an inter
national factor.
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former rector of St. Barnabas Episco-?
pal church, Greensboro, was killed
near Montezuma, Ga., last week by a
train striking an automobile in which
he was riding. A lady with him was
dightly injured. The remains were
urougnt to ureensDoru iui miciuicui,
Mr. Dean's wife being buried there.
OC Wakefield, late United States
commissioner at Fayetteville, has been
indicted for embezzlement and has
disappeared. Wakefield, it is said, was
formerly president of Pike College,
Clinton, Mo. He taught for a time
after going to Fayetteville. He is
charged with embezzling funds of A: H.
Slocomb while employed as book
keeper. '
Young and Hancock, the insurance
men who attempted to blackmail Dr.
Wilson, of Madison, Rockingham
county, through the "badger game,"
were given a hearing at Madison Fri
day and held for trial in bonds of $2,
500 each which probably means that
they will stay, in jail until the time of
trial. The woman, alleged to be Young's
wife, was held as an accomplice.
Howell Bros.
Groceries, S&oe$,: and General I lenteiise,
PHONE 78.
Hillsboro St., Oxford, N. C.
B. S. Rogster,
Attorney-At-Law, Offices la Odd Fellows' Bitty.
Practides in State and Federal Courts.
Hillsboro St., Oxford, N. Cf
PARIS DR GOODS CO.
Dry Goods, Notions, Gents' Fnmisliinos, Ete.,
MITCHELL BLOCK.
Main Street, Oxford, N. C.
JT. ROBT.WOOD,
Leading furniture Dealer and Funeral Director
and EnMBier.
Store Phone 120-A. Res. Phone 120-B.
Hillsboro Street. Oxford, N. C.
C. D. RAY
Lumber, Sasii, Doors, Blinds, Piaster, Lime,
Cement, Brick &c.
All Kinds Building Material,
Builders Hardware, Paints,
Oils Etc. - - - - - - -
Yards opposite Southern Railway Station.
OXFORD, N. C
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(Reference, W. A. Adams, Oxford.)
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Manufacturers of .
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Oxford, N.C
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Ideal Sweeping Compoond in 175 B. fcSls.
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le Ideal Manufacturing Company.
LYON DRUG STORE
Pure Drugs, all kinds of Patent
Medicines. Prescriptions filled with
fresh and pure drugs.
High grade Garden and Field
Seed. The seed which succeed.
Up-to-the-hour line of Stationery.
Box paper from 10c to 50c.
A select stock of Toilet Articles,
Extracts, and Perfumes, Combs,
Brushes, Medicinal and Toilet Soaps
and a full line ofLTalcum Powder.
Agents for Lenox High Grade
Candies.
All Kinds of Mineral Water.
All The Moat Fopuloi?
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Frank F. Lyon.