01VE YOUR BUSINESS j
a chance and an air or up- JJJ
2 to-dateness by advertising J;
In The Public Ledger.
l T. 1KHT, IMitor and Owner.
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. DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF OXFORD AND GRANVILLE COUNTY.
One Dollar a Year in Advance.
VOL. Will.
OXFORD, N. C., FRIDAY. JUNE 2, 1905.
NO. 30.
0
V7
1 Sill
Lil
0f Stationery just received.
.,, nle is now complete in
writing tablets, composition
books." box paper envelopes,
tvPe writer supples, pens, pen
cils, slates and inks, in fact
everything in this line an im
merse variety.
An immense variety of toilet
soaps and powdery
Garden and flowierseed are
now coming in, I offer nothing
but fresh seed for sale.
-in Spring a young man s
fancy lightly turns to thoughts
of love
When you go to see
her cau
and get
1 1
at Halls Drug Store
a box of Headley's
Nothing better.
Gan
Beauiiful box candies 10,
16. 25. and on up to 80c and
2.50.
Also all kinds plain and
french candy arriving every
day or two. Apples, oranges,
ienicns, bananas, pecans, salt
ed peanuts, etc.
Soda water fountain in full
bias:. The best ice cream al
ways on hand 5 and 10c a
saucer. Try an egg flip.
Spectacles and eye glasses,
all grades on hand ranging in
price from 25c to $10. Beau
tiful gold rilled frames guaran
teed for 1 0 years. Satisfac
tory fit everytime or you get
vour money back.
Hall's spavin cure is the
best thing on earth for a lame
horse.
Hall's hog powder is the
best powder for a hog.
Is under my special care. Pu
rity, accuracy and 26 years
experience is what 1 offer you.
Send you prescription to me
and you will get eactly what
your doctor wants you to have.
d.G. HftLL.
DRUGGIST.
Sale of Land.
I'd ier ami by virtue of the power given
thr mulr-rsigned by a mortgage executed
Lv V. I. Lynch on the 31st day of Decem
ber. i6, and recorded in Mot tgage Book
3! fair office of Register of Ueedi of
(.rai.w lr county, I will sell for cash at pub
!. - mi lion to the highest bidder at Court
H.m-e loor, in Oxford, on
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1905.
a ; the rinht, title, estate and interest which
ji 1 . I). Lynch as one of the heirs-al-law
had in the estate of Thomas M. Lynch, de-if-ii-.nl,
which said interest is a one-fifth un
rt .ir.l fee simple interest in the following
trai ! of land; said tract of land is situate, in
iit'urd township near Oxford, ir the coun
ty of Granville, and containing about 90
ar rr-s itnl adjoining the lands of John Blark
ca :. A. Crews. T. D. Clt ment and ethers.
amr- being the land on which said Thomas
M I. with, deceased, resided. Time of sale
1 it 15 Mav 22, 1905.
S. II. CANNADY, Erecutor,
Mortgagee.
Sale of Land.
i!v virtue of the power of sale contained
a (main deed of trust executed tome
on the .h day of April. 193. by Sue H.
Fiji, ui.s and others, recorded in Book 5Q,
rr it, Re-gister of Deeds office of Gran
viiie 1 uiinty, and at the request of the own
er an.l holder c f the bond secured by said
'icr-1 in trust, I shall on
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1905,
to the highest bidder for cach, at the
f "irt Housed. tor n Oxford, three certain
trd. K ot Unl in Granvil.e county described
a' t.illows:
1 rst Tract Situate in Fishing Creek
toiiship, said county, adjoining the lands
t k. B. barker, Mrs. J. T. Britt and others
..iituining 288 acres more or less, and being
the land alotted to Sue H., Bettie J. and
H J. Robirds in the division of the land of
Mr-. S. A. Robards, deceased, and tor an
': urate description of said land see the re
lot. Is of Clerk's office in Special Proceeds
wits entitled Sue H. Robards and others
t;-irte.
ei jti.l Tract One undivided half inter
-' in tract of land in said township adjoin
" the i.ands above described and being
the half interest conveyed to Bettie J. Ro
r ir K t.y Sue H. Robards by deed register
e.l hi Book 35, page 409, Register of Deeds
ott.. e ot said county the whole tract con
t... ns ) acres rrore or less.
Third Tract Situate in said county and
t. a tiship, adjoining the Landsof A. S. Peace
! others and being the same Land con
' rl to M.J. Robards, Sue H. Robards
i l l Bettie J. Robards by Crawford J. Coop
tr
:k wife 011 December 17, 189s, to wnicn
J reference is hereby made for accurate
iiitions. Tin e of sale 12 o'clock m.
(it-
I his May 3, 1905.
B. S. ROYSTER, Trustee.
Sale of Land.
By virtue of an order of the Superior
""urt at (ranville county rendered on the
1 lay of May, 1905, I shall on
MONDAY, MAY 29. io5t
' t! r for sale lor c: sh to tiie highest bidder
l.r in Oxford. N. C, the
t.lli.iUL-ill lrn.1 r.f linit 9 UC01ld IO OCT Ctnt
i havinir ifn tilnred UHOIl the sale of
'ai.l l.-inil tnni r a rrvious date: A cer
t mi trai l lvinK and being in the county of
.i,uiviM .... u,iis of Tar River, ad-
I'iihiik the landsof Mitchell Currin, W. M.
I"'ies and P. Meadows and bounded as tol
Beginning at pointers at Meadows
" rner in Currin's line, running south I H
i.rees W 27 50 t hains to Jones rock cr
' er in Meadows line, thence N 10 degrees
1 ''1 4'i chains to a sashed rock and point--.hence
K 14 H3 c hains to the beginning
"tilaiiniijj 44 acres; same being a tract
't laml owned by Ausl.iirn and Rowan Hob
v..l, dec eased, the said sale being for di
--1.11 of said lands.
WM. II. HARRISON,
May 1, 1905. Commissioner.
IjVe oc9I aconics.
BRIEF DASHES OF THINGS
HAPPENING.
"A long tongue an empty head, a
big fuss and nothing said."
Love Is a disease that keeps a
man slek a long time after he gets
well.
All the commencements are over
and our young people will bare rath
er a quiet time.
Building up your home Is putting
money In your own pocket as well
as In the pockets of your neighbor
and town.
Of course you are going on the
Union Sunday School Excursion to
Lakewood Park. Durham and help
the children have a good time.
Commissioner John Nichols was
in Oxford a few days ago and irled
a man for selling whiskey and In de
fault ot bond sent him to jail.
Look out ye Masons! The regu
lar meeting of Oxford Lodge No. 39(1,
A. F. & A. M., next Monday iilght,
June 5th. 1903, when annual ehcilon
of officers will take place.
A negro by the name of J ..nek
ridge, was placed in jail at Shelby,
the past week for abandoning bis
crop. This is said to be the fl rat case
fur violation of the new Landlord
and Tenant Act.
The framing of the new Boggy
Body Factory on the west side of
town Is up and will soon be com ple
ted. The Southern Railway Is put
ting In a side tract for the benefit of
this prosperous Industry.
A Colorado clergyman says the
world has but two tn ore years to ex
ist, tie Is probably going on the
theory that the world cannot stand
another Colorado election which Is
scheduled two years hence.
A Cleveland man shot himself lte
enuse he had poor luck on a fil.tng
trip. Enthusiasm for the noble art
of angling Is proper and pralswortby
but there Is no reason why a fellow
should carry the mattt r as far as
snlclde.
Mr. Ijefevre, of Pennsylvania, was
In Oxford Tuesday closing up thepur
chase ot timber rights on several
thousand acres of lands near Stovall
He represents a syndicate, and tne
largest amount of timber purchased
was from Mrs. Ann Davis.
Oxford now has an overflowing
well which Is a little over H00 feet
deep, and upon a test of more than
.1 hours flowed 100 gallons per min
ute, with the exception of a few feet,
It Is through solid rock. This well Is
to supply the town and Ice plant
with water.
Two new tobacco warehouses
nre going up at Creedmoor to be
completed in time for the fall season,
to cost about Ave thousand each.
With the two that were started last
year this makes four tobacco ware
houses for that hustling little town
which was Incorporated by the last
legislature.
We see that a charter was grant
ed for the Forsythe hotel company
Winston-Salem for the erection of a
$100,000 hotel there. Why can't Ox
ford get up a Hotel Company of $15,000
capital and have It chartered? A
first class hotel Is worse needed In
Oxford than any town of Its size In
North Carolina.
The Oreensboro Record admits
that prohibition In Greensboro Is
worklnar very well especially for the
short time which It has been In force,
but how atiout blind tigers which
must be getting In their work. Dur
ham Is supposed to be a dry clty.but
Is about the wettest place In the
State as there Is some body up al
most dally for selling sow paw.
A few days ago a man of an In
quiring turn of mind went down to
find out how deep Mr. V hltlock had
bored the wati rework well. He stood
around a few minutes and approach
ed Mr. Whltlock and asked: "How
many feet have you now?" "Only
two." reDlled Mr. Whltlock. The
m An sllentlv turned off and walked
back up town on his two feet
Death of Miss Geneva Bullock
Th Durham Sun says: Miss Ge
neva Bullock, daughter of W.R. Bui
lock, died at her home on Reams
avenue at 3;20 o'clock of that terrible
disease, consumption.
Not many months ago Miss Bul-
irw'k was In Derfet health and In the
spring time of her youth, being only
21 vears of age, but soon she comt b
to the realization that this death
dealing disease unmercifully seizes
h.r frr his victim, and forever tore
asunder her hopes and future plans
During her affliction for the past sev
eral months she was resigned to the
will of him who glveth life and like
wise taketh It away.and when death
drew near her couch she met It with
out a fear or murmur and quietly
i..,. thi arootnnri in vs tei lous
UUBBtTU IUI.U l-uv 6tvi.-.
. - .
hovnnd. She left behind ner tne rec
m ill ..1 1 1 imrl nn avu m rtlo
we'll t.n v of emulation by all who
knew her.
Her mother died of the same dis
ona lust two years ago this month
and she Is survived by her father W
It. Bullock, three sisters, Misses Ber
th. 1 1 at tie and Alice, and three
brothers, Claud, Willie and Jesse.
Her remain were carried over the
O & C. Railroad to Stem and laid to
rest In the family burying ground
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All
.i-;i refund the money if it faibtocurc.
E W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c
If Money Had Not Been Invented.
Col. Henry Perry Bays he would
live to be a thousand years old If
money had never been Invented.
Not that he finds It the root of all
evil and consequently a source of
trial to keep It In subjection, but be
cause he has to be everlastingly root
ing to get It. And there are others
whose sleep might be sweetened.thelr
nerves greatly strengthened and their
days muchly lengthened but for this
very thing. Gold Leaf.
Brnmmitt-Brummltt.
A quiet marr.age took place at the
Urumniltt residence on Church street,
Loulsburg, on Tuesday morning of
1 ist week at half past ten, the con
tracting parties being Mr. DeWltt C.
Brummltt, of Granville, and Miss
Mamie A Brummlt. Rev. L. S. Mas
sey officiated. After recevlng the
congratulations of a few friends who
were present, the bride and groom
took the 11:30 train for the home of
the groom In Granville. Loulsburg
Times.
Stovall Building Up.
The Public Ledger Is much pleased to
learn that-Stovall, 10 from Oxford, Is
steadily Improving and all the citi
zens are much encouraged on account
of the future j rospects of their pro
gressive village. The Southern Rail
way Is Improving the depot, Dr. W.
L. Taylor Is preparing to build a nice
residence and Mr. L. D. Venzey will
erect a commodious store. The Acme
Manufacturing Co. and the Lumber
Co. are doing a good business, while
Mr. Marshall Henry Is shipping large
quantities of lumber from this point.
What Public Ledger Stands For.
We stand and work for every
thing that Is for the best Interests of
Oxford and the grand old county of
Granville. We believe In progress In
every line. We stand for a large up-
to-date Hotel, for better schools, for
better roads, more manufacturing
enterprises, living prices for our pro
ducts, all of which will greatly In
crease our citizenship we verily be-
Ueve.f or persons seeking homes a re at
tracted by the very things we enu
merate. The Public ledger wants
the best of everything for Oxford and
Granville conntj'.
Pleasant Words for Exchange Hotel.
We are pleased to bear the many
pleasant things said by the traveling
public about the Exchange Hotel
kept by our friend L. F. Smith and
his excellent wife. The many guests
lu attendance at the Horner School
commencement spoke In nigh terms
of the accommodations, especially
the table, aud said they could not be
excelled anywhere. Many Improve
ments are being added to the hotel,
already six new rooms have been
built. A granolithic side walk Is be
ing put down and the building will
be lighted with electricity and bath
rooms will be put on each floor In ad
dition to the water in each room In
the house.
The Code Committee.
TheLegtslatlvecommltteeappolnt-
ed to examine the final work of the
Code commission met In Raleigh
for the purpose yesterday. They to
gether with the Code Commission,
have to inspect and examine the pub
lic acts of the session of 1905 and see
that all new laws are put into proper
chapters and all amendments are In
serted In their proper place. The Re-
vlsal of 1905 goes Into effect on the
first day of August and It Is the hope
of the committee and the commission
to have the work printed and ready
for delivery before that time. Sena
tor ZolllcoftVr, of Vance, and Judge
Graham, of Granville, and Mr. R. B.
Redwlne, of - Union, compose the
committee.
Capt. R. H. Powell's Run Changed.
Capt. R. H. Powell, who has been
running as conductor on the South
ern Railway between Oxford & Hen
derson, has been transferred to the run
between Raleigh and Keysville. He
has been running on the Oxford and
Henderson road over 20 years. He
has been wltn the Southern Railway
17 years ever since the Oxford branch
passed into its control. That Is a
good long time of service as conduc
tor on one line, and Capt. Powell is
yet a young man. And he Is one of
the most popular and accommodat
ing employes In the service of any
company. There Is regret at Capt.
Powell's transfer.
Capt.W. L.Wood, of Durham, takes
Captain Powell's place on the Oxford
and Henderson road, Gold Leaf.
Meeting of Graded School Trustees.
The Board of Trustees of the Ox
ford Graded School met Tuesday
night and Important . business was
transacted for the betterment of
this popular Institution. They de
cided to repaint the school building,
add another teacher in the primary
department, and make the next ses
slon nine months in length.
The Public Ledger Is gratified to
learn that the present efficient and
popular Superintendent, Mr. Robt.
Klttrell. was re-elected. Prof. Bland
1
I 1 1 .. V. t v . .... I
who has proved himself to be a very
competent principal and teacher was
also re-elected.
The following teachers were elected
Mrs. James Paris, Mrs. Kate Flem
lng, Mrs. A. A. Hicks, Misses Sarah
Daniel and Jennette Biggs. The
Board did not complete their wort
and consequently two more teachers
will be elected at the next meeting of
the Board.
There seemed to be a regular shak
ing up In the Cole red Graded School
and W.-A. Pattlllo, Jr., who stands
high as a teacher and dlclpllnarlan
succeeds Rev. M. C. Ransom as prln
clpal. The teachers for tbls school
will be elected at a future meeting.
HORNER COMMENCEMENT.
Thursday Night Fine Oratory of Young
Men and a Grand German Friday
Night.
The contest In the Opera House for
the declalmer's medal was listened
to by a very full attendance and the
speeches were delivered In first rate
manner. The declaimed medal was
awarded by the judges to Mr. H.
Leslie Perry, of Henderson, who
spoke "The Sioux Chiefs Daughters."
A tremendous burst of applause
greeted the youthful orator. Mr.
Lewis Taylor, as he appeared on the
stage wearing the two gold declalm
er's medals won In twoprc'vlouscon
te&ts which thus debarred his con tee -again
for the medal. He spoke In
very best style and received long and
continued applause.
The young men In the above con
test acquitted themselves tn a man
ner highly credlable. Master Lewis
Taylor Is one of the finest boy ora
tors who ever atteuded Hosier's
School, and we doubt If his superior
is to be found In the State.
While all the contestants spoke
well we think special mention Is due
to Messrs. Perry, Lee Taylor and
Nicholas B. Cannady. All of these
young men are highly esteemed In
Oxford. Mr. Perry, the winner of
the medal, Is from Henderson, but
has relatives here being a nephew of
Messrs. J. G. and A. S. Hall. His ef
fort was a model of ease and grace
and would have reflected credit upon
a speaker of experience. The effort
of Mr. Lee Taylor was an excellent
one also and was well delivered and
received much applause. The friends
of Mr. N. B. Cannady were also much
gratified at his effort. His speech
was easily one of the very best deliv
ered. The gestures, the expression
and the general delivery weresplend
dld and showed a real gift for ora
tory. We are glad to see our young men
developing their talent along tbls
line. To be able to speak with ease
and force before the public Is a great
accomplishment. It Is one of the
chief means to advancement and
usefulness Let our young men cul
tivate this gift, as they must soon
take the places of the older men.
The final german at the barracks
of Horner Military SchooU Friday
evening closed the festivities of the
commencement. The Tarboro band
of the Second Regiment furnished
beautiful music. The nail was dec
orated in the colors of the school and
of the companies and a large number
of spectators were present. The fig
nrpH of the dance were led by . chief.
leader, Cadet strutners, witn aiiss
May White, of Oxford, assisted by
B. tv. Lasslter with Miss Holmes, of
Richmond.
Those dancing were: Miss Htlen
White, with Mr. Eugene Crews; Mies
Julia Winston, with Cadet H.L. Per
r.T;Miss Grace Sutherland, ot Rich
mond, with Cadet Biistow; Miss
May White, with Cadet Struthers;
Miss Gertrude Landls, with Cadet
Clark; Miss Annie Crews, with Cadet
Baker; Miss Janle Booth, with Cadet
Gordon Smith; Miss Sophie Taylor,
with Cadet J. Farrier; Miss Galther,
of Hertford, with Cadet Adams; Miss
Brown, of Davidson, with Mr. Geo.
Long: Miss Robinson, ot Elizabeth
City, with Cadet Long; Miss Outlaw,
of Elizabeth City, with Major Tiller;
Miss Kate Wlnslow. of St. Mary's
with Cadet Bellamy ;MlssReba Clark,
of Tarboro, with Cadet Robinson;
Miss Antlonette Taylor, with Cadet
Mcintosh; Miss Whidbee.of Hertford,
with Mr. W. L. Minor; Miss Augusta
Landls with Cadet Rodman; Miss
Jessamine Gant, of Burlington, with
Mr. Mott Plnnlx; Miss Crenshaw, of
Loulsburg, with Cadet Jack son; Miss
Willie Stark, with Cadet Vann; Miss
Gertrude Winston, of Durham, with
Prof. Hassell; Miss Irwin Stark.wlth
Cadet Ellen; Miss Jeannette Biggs,
with Prof. Morrow; Miss Fannie
Gregory, with Mr. Perry; Miss Net
Gregory, with Mr. Peace; Miss Lena
Taylor, with Cadet Overman; Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Maesenburg, Mr. and
Mrs, Niles.
Chaperones: Mrs. Sophronla Hor
ner, Mr, and Mrs. J. G. Horner, Miss
Mary Horner. Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Clarke, ot Tarboro; Miss Eppes, Mrs
Perry, of Henderson.
The presentation of regalias and
rosettes was a beautiful feature 01
the evening. Chief Marshal S. H
Clarke, ot Tarboro. presented the
chief regalia to Miss Ger t rude Landls
of Oxford; Mr. H. L. Perry's regalia
to Miss Annie Crewe, of Oxford; Mr,
.T. c. Ellen's retralla to Miss lrwm
Stark, of Oxford; Mr. Cbas. Robin
son's regalia to Miss Reba Clark, of
Tarboro; Mr. Ralph Long's regalia
to Miss Robinson, ot Elizabeth City;
Mr. C. C. Bellamy's regalia to Miss
Wlnslow, ot St. Mary's.
The rosettes were presented as fol
lows. Chief Leader struther's to
Miss May White, Gordon Smiths to
Mies Janle Booth. Cadet Adams to
Miss Galther, Cadet WVH. Neal's to
Miss Helen White, Cadet J. Farrier's
to Miss Sophie Taylor, Cadet Brls
ton's to Miss Grace Southerland, Ca
det Rodman's to Miss Augusta Lan
dls, Cadet Jackson's to Miss Helen
Crenshaw, Assistant. Leader B. K.
Lasslter's to Miss Holmes, of Rich
mond. Souvenirs of the evening were
hand painted fans tied with purple
and gold ribbons.
Mrs. Ellen I -ease was speechless
when she was held up In her own
house and robbed ot $500 by bur
glars. Tbls Is one Instant where a
woman was made to keep her silence.
ttFor Sale Fresh supply of Lee's
L ce Killer just at 35 cents a quart.
Apply to W. H. Brltt, Oxford.
It Will Stop It.
That plucky girl In a Connecticut
town, who lashed ber Insulter with
a horse whip, did a good days work
says au Exchange.. If some more of
tbls wholesome medicine were ap
plied to those who make slighting
and slanderous remarks concerning
young girls and women as they pass
along the Bt reet, the results would
be very beneficial, and the more the
horse whip Is used the more theton
ue would be bridled.
Let The Good Work Go On.
Tbelr is wailing and gnasbin of
teeth in "Dross Neck,"that Wilming
ton suburbcomposed of Inmumerable
small catena which are occupied by
the sons of Ham. "Dross Neck" Is
noted for worthless class of negroes
who reside therein and at this writ
ing twenty-five who hall from that
precinct are sleeplng-in the city hall
having been received there yesterday
afternoon f ( r vagfv-cy. Consterna
tion is said to pervade the negro por
tlon of tne city and negroes who have
not worked In many moons are
either leaving the city or finding em
ployment.
Judge William R. Allen.
Judge William R. Allen, of Golds-
boro, who Is here holding this term
of Vance court. Is one of the ablest
urlsts and best presiding officers on
the bench. He Is one of the strong
men of the State In every depart
ment of life and pt raonally one of
the "finest of fellows." This Is Judge
Allen's first court In Vance county
but he Is not a stranger here. He has
relative In the community and while
he was known to many of our people
the number ot his friends and admir
ers has been In- reased by his coming
among us. Gold Leaf.
Resigns as Carrier of Route No. T.
Mr. Andrew Spencer resigns as car
rier of Route No. 7, and Joseph P.
Hunt Is his successor. Mr. Spencer
has made a faithful and efficient offi
cer during his seven months service,
as well as obliging and strict atten
tion to every duty. He retires of his
own free will having won the confi
dence of the Department, of brother
carriers, and of his patrons. Our very
best wishes go with him.
Joseph P. Hunt stood the exami
nation for the route at first and was
next to Mr. Spencer, and has had ex
perience in the work as substitute
carrier on Route No 5. We welcome
him Into the service and trust that he
will be faithful to every duty.
Cariikk No. 5.
National Bank Examiner Hull.
Mr. Fred A. Hull, National Bank
Examiner, walked In on the boys of
the National Bank of Oxford Wed
nesday unannounced. After greeting
the gentlemen of this splendid bank
he told them his business and took
possession and thoroughly examined
the books, papers and every detail of
the bank. Of course he found every
thing right up to the mark, and con
gratulated the urbane Cashier, Mr.
W. II, Hunt, upon the fine and pros
perous condition of the Bank, which
grows stronger and stronger as the
months roll by.
Mr. Hull Is from Ashe?llle, but Is
formerly from Michigan, having rode
horseback from his western home to
Ashevllle In search of health and
found It, and made the beautiful
mountain city his home. He Is an
exceedingly clever gentleman and
efficient and popular official of your
"Uncle Sam."
Marriage of Mr. Leak Peace and Miss
Anna Fergerson.
Our young friend Mr. Leak Peace,
actlns: postmaster of Oxford, and
Miss Anna Fergerson, were happily
married In the Methodist church at
Enfield Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock,
Rev. F. M. Shamburger, of Oxford,
performing theceremony. Thechurch
was tastily decorated and thronged
with people to witness the nuptial
Prof. Shepp gave the bride away
Mr. Sam T. Peace, of Henderson,
brother of the groom, was best man,
Miss Etta Peace, of Oxford, sister of
the Broom, was maid of honor with
Miss Edna McLaurlne as waiter. Tht
marriage was a pretty one and thoee
In attendance from a distance were
Mr. WTm. Horner, of Rosemary, and
Messrs. Thomas and James Horner,
of Roanoke Rapids.
The bride was formerly a teacher
at the Oxford Orphan Asylum, and
possesses many charms and accom
pllshments.whlle the groom Is one of
Oxford's energetic young business
men with a wide circle of friends.
Immediately alter the ceremony
the happy couple, after receiving
many congratulations from friends,
amid a shower of rice took the train
for a trip to V ashlngton and New
York. They will return to Oxford
next Tuesday. The editor joins
their many friends In extending
warmest congratulations, and wish
lntr them a long and happy wedded
life.
Ccnstioation causes Itwo thirds of
all sickness in the world. Why suffer
when Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea
will make you well and keep you
well? J. Q. Hall.
Warning Not to Hire.
This Is to forewarn all persons not
to hire John Lewis, colored, wbobas
left my employment without cause,
under penalty of the law.
ltpd R? Li. Pitchford.
A Bad Scare.
" Some day you will get a bad scare,
when you feel a pain in your bowels,
and fear appendicitis. Safety lies In
Dr. Kings New Life Pills, a sure cuie,
for all bowel and stomach diseases,
such as headache, biliousness; costive
ness, etc. Guaranteed at R. L. Ham
iltons drug store, only 25c. Try them.
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BE MENTIONED.
Mr. Victor Allen was in Richmond
Sunday.
Mrs. John Mayes, of Stem, was
In town Tuesday.
Mrs. Sara Jones, of Culbretb, was
In Oxford Tuesday.
Mr. Ben Smith Is at home from a
visit to Baltimore.
Miss Naomi Cash, of Stem, was
In Oxford Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stem, of Stem,
Were in town Friday.
Mr. Joe Hall, of Durham, was on
our streets Wednesday.
Mr. John Brown Is at home from
school at Warrenton.
Major Nat G regory, of Chase City,
was In Oxford Wednesday.
Mr, Marlon Taylor has returned
home from Davidson College.
Miss Bettie Wheeler.ot Dutch vllle,
was In Oxford Wednesday.
Mr Sam Jones, of Culbreth, was
an Oxford visitor Tuesday.
Prof. J. C. Horner attended the
University Commencement.
Mrs. Jane Young, of Henderson,
Is visiting at Col. Edwards.
Mrs. Mary C. Cannady visited re
latives at Klttrell this week.
Miss Annie Clement, of Culbreth,
was on our streets Thursday.
Mrs. A. B. Dunaway Is visiting
relatives In the Old Dominion.
Mr. and Mrs. Lollle Stem, of Hes
ter, were In town Wednesday.
Mrs. B. W. Allen, of Benson, Is on
a visit to relatives In Granville.
Mr. and Mrs. L, D. Veazey, of
Stovall, were In Oxford Monday.
Gen. B. S. RoyBter was In Gra
ham yesterday on legal business.
Mr. Wm. Blackwell. of Oak Hill
township, was In town Thursday.
Mrs. H. M. Shaw and children
are on a visit to relatives at Jackson.
Gen. B. S. Royster and Mr. A. A.
Hicks attended Vance court Satur
day.
Mr. Loyd and sister, of Boyd ton.
Va., visited Miss Maud Parbam Mon
day.
Mr. W. D. Burwell, of Henderson,
Is visiting relatives In town this
week.
Mr. R. C. Strong, of Raleigh, en
joyed Sunday with his family In Ox.
ford.
Mrs. A. A. Hicks Is In attendance
upon the University commencement
today.
Mr. W. R. Williams and daugh
ter, of Oak Hill, were on our streets
Friday.
Mr. Charley Gordon, of wishing
Creek towushln. was on our streets
Monday.
Miss Bessie Cheatham has return
ed from a visit to Miss Mary Johns
A uborn.
Miss Fannie Gregory visited rel
atlves In Henderson several days the
past week.
Mr. Lew Fleming, of Hester, was
In town Tuesday shaking hands with
his old friends.
Miss Helen Crenshaw, of Louls
burg, Is visiting Miss Julia Winston
on College street.
Messrs. W. A. Blackley and D.
W. Fowler, of Wilton, were In town
a few hours Saturday.
Rev. George M. Tolson returned
from Charlotte Saturday and oc
cupied his pulpit Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Long, of Frankllnton, Is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R
T. Smith on Asylum street.
-Mr. John W. Hester, who has
just returned from the State Univer
sity, was In town Thursday.
Misses Clyde Lyon, of Hester, and
Annie Shotwell, of Berea, visited Miss
Hettle Lyon the past week.
Messrs. C. S. Hobgood, of Enon
and S. T. Dlckerson, of Fishing creek
township, were In town Monday.
-Mrs. C. H. Frazler and two
daughters, of Sunset, were In Oxford
Wednesday, and called on the editor.
Misses Whedbee and Galther, of
Eastern Carolina, are the guests of
Mrs. Geo. Tolson. on College street,
Miss Lucy Webb, of Stem, spent
a few days the past week with her
sister, Mrs. J. E. Wool, on Gilliam
street.
Dr. J. B. Williams, Jr.. of Mary
land, Is on a visit to his old home,
and his friends are glad to see him
again.
Miss Jesamlne Gant, of Burling
ton spent a few days the past week
with Mrs. Lock Erwln on College
street.
Miss Kitten Horner who has
been attending school in Washington
city, has returned home to spend nf r
vacation.
Deputy Sheriff Harward, of Dur
ham, was In Oxford Wednesday and
relieved Jailor Turner of a prison r
wanted In Durham.
Messrs. R. G. Stem and B. T.
Harris, of Hester, and D. G.- Brum
mltt, of Falrpart, were among the
Oxford visitors Tuesday.
Mr. Robt. Butler, of Stovall, la
now numbered with the excellent
force at the Southern dt pot, and Col.
Brown Is as happy as ever.
Miss Sarah Daniel, one of the
popular teachers of the Graded
School, left a few days ago tor her
home in Oak Hill township.
A MINISTER'S BUSY WIFE.
-ru-na a Prompt and Permanent
Cure for Nervousness.
Mrs. Anna B. Fleharty, recent supe r-
intendent of the W. C. T. IT. headquar
ters, at Galesburg, 111., was for ten years
one of the leading women there. Her
husband, when living, was first Presi
dent of the Nebraska Weslevan Uni
versity, at Lincoln, Neb.
In a letter written from 401 Sixty-
Seventh street, W., Chicago, 111., Mrs.
Fleharty says the following in regard
toPeruna:
"Having lived a very active life as wife
and working partner of a busy minister,
my health failed me a few years ago. I
lost my husband about the same time,
and gradually I seemed to lose health
and spirit. My daughter is a confirmed
invalid, and we both felt great need of
an invigorator.
"One ot my neighbors advised me to
try Peruna. A bottle was immediate
ly secured and a great change took
place in my daughter's, as well as in
my own health. Our appetites im
proved very greatly, the digestion
seemed much helped, and restful sleep
soon improved ts, so that we seemed
tike new women.
'I would not; be without Peruna for
ten times its c6st." MRS. ANNA B.
FLEHARTY. ;
Peruna never fails to prevent nervous
prostration if taken in time.
"Summer Catarrh," a book written by
Dr. Hartman on the subject of the ner
vous disturbances peculiar to summer,
sent free to any address by The Peruna
Medicine Co., Columbus, O. -
Rev. W. S. Hester, of Salem, was
on our streets Wednesday morning.
Miss Moore, who has been tl e
pleasant guest of Mrs. Lock Erwln
on College street, returned to ber
home at Morganton Tuesday.
-Mr. J..Edwin Hemphill, of Ga.,
and Mr. J. A. Mawhlnney, of Florida,
arrived In Oxford Thursday and are
stopping at the Irving House.
Mrs. J. S. Hardaway, of Newnan,
Ga., was the guest of Mrs. J. B. Rol
ler the past week and her host of old
Oxford friends were delighted to see
her again.
Col. R. O. Gregf ry and daughter,
Miss Net, visited Mr. Charley Gregory
Sunday who Is at tne Mecklenburg
Hotel, Chase City, Buffering with
rheumatism.
Miss Mildred Taylor and Master
Bert Taylor have returned from
school and arc at the bed side of tbelr
mother, Mrs Eva Taylor, who con
tinues quite sick.
Rev. W. H. Pueketr, the popular
and able preacher In charge of the
Oxford circuit, who has been con
ducting a meeting at Scotland Neck,
will return to Oxford today.
The editor was glad to meet in
Oxford Wednesday bis old friend C.
C. Wheeler, of Dutchvllle. We were
much pleased to see him looking so
well after more than a years confine
ment at home on account of sickness.
Mr. Brooks, the fine looking
young Register of Deeds of Chatham
county, was In Oxford Friday and
the editor had the pleasure of meet
ing him. He had been on a ylsls to
his sister, Mrs. Charley York, near
Grlssom.
Messrs. John B. Sleman, Jr.,
Treasurer, and F. R. Weller, Assis
tant Engineer of Southern Public
Service Co., of Washington, D. C,
which Is interested In our water
works and electric light plant, were
In Oxford Friday.
How to Treat Your Enemy
One ot the hardest things In life Is
to know how to treat your enemy.
Is It right to maintain that he Is en
tirely bad and Incapable of doing
right; or Is it wise to lessen the vigor
of your fight by seeing and admitting
the good that Is In blm ? The fierce
hater Is usually a strong man and a
fighter that fights to the bitter end
compels a certain admiration; but
considering a practical result, or a
triumph, Is It wise to be fair or un
fair In hatred? Everybody knows
that the political world any polltl
cal world Is never purposely lair or
reasonable Is a fight, and somehow
as one gets older be gets wea rled wl tb
the entire tricky, 111-humrred scheme
You can cripple a man worse when
you fight him decently and under
standingly; there's the curse of little
ness and Impotence on the cause that
sees only one side and the worst Bide
of a man or a thing. But about the
smallest thing a man can be guilty
of Is to take part Inaconventlonand
because his favorite falls to get the
nomination he gets on his ear and
goes deliberately to work to knife
the nominee of his own party, and
after be has done all the work he can
against tne man who defeated his
friend during the campaign slides up
and votes the ticket.
It takes a severe matrimonial frost
to kill the orange blossoms used in mak
lng Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea
35c. Tea or Tablets. J.G.Hall.
1 have on hand at all time Dunlop
Mills Flour, meal, oats, corn and mill
feed. J. J. MEDFORD.
Mrs. Anna B. Fleharty, Galesburg, 111. ;
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W. H. HUNT, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
J. H. Gooch, E. H. Crenshaw, R,. S. Usry,
C. G. Royster, H. M. Shaw, Z. W. Lyon.
A. A. Hicks, Attorney.
of the Oxford Savings Bank
is a distinct and separate de
partment under thedirect su
pervision of
as trust officer. It is author
ized to act as executor or ad
ministrator of estates, y as
guardian and receiver. It acts
as manager of estates for per
sons advanced in years or
from any reason unable to give
personal attention to the man
agement of their property or
estate or the persons wishing
to place the care and manage
ment of such property in the
hands of a capable, trust
worthy and entirely respon
sible agent, who will
Collect Rents, Interests, Divi
dends, Coupons, Bonds,
Mortgage's, Etc ,
and who will keep the proper
ty insured, the funds invested
and will pay taxes and other
obligations. Safety boxes for
rent vaults for storage of
silver chests.
REFRESHING DRINKS.
Out of the ordinary is our
cool Drinks a wholesome sat
isfaction for the thirsty man,
woman or child.' And they are
healthful and delicious as we
use SMITH'S LITHIA WA
TER in our Fountain. Only
the purest of material with
fresh made syrups are used.
Get the habit of visiting our
fountain where you will be
served promptly.
ALLEN BROS.,
Wedding Presents
At F IJ. Day's.
We have a beautiful line of
Weller ware, rich cut glass
and painted china, gold and
bronzed clocks, all sizes from
$2.50 to' $12.50 and $15
each. We have also a nice line
of silver, both solid and plated
in either flat or holloware,ster
ling inlaid knives, forks and
spoons are guaranteed for 25
years, will wear almost equal
to sterling silver. Gall and see
our stock. We want to sell you
that wedding present and will
pack it for you if it is to be
shipped.
Our prices are reasonable
and we are confident we can
please you.
FRED N. DAY, Jeweler.
John H. Waller, Manager.
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