virs. Thalos Turner
Feb. 2,06
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VOL. 20.
OXFORD, N. C FRIDAY, SOY. 16 106.
NrO. 2
Prate
IFffiSi h
of Fine Fresh Gandies just re
ceived. Finst Bananas and
Apples always on hand. All
the cakes, crackers, etc., are
frssh. Old goods have been
shipped back to the factory.
Best Sewing Machine Oil.
Largest assortment of Toi
let Soap,Talcum Powder, Face
Gream, etc,
Just received beautiful box
paper. Pound paper tablets,
etc., with envelopes to match.
If you want a good guaran
teed watch for $1, to $1.75
get the Ingersol.
Another supply of those
guaranted pocket knives, ra
zors, scissors, and shears at
Hall's drug store.
Gome and get a safety ra
zor use it 30 days, if not per
fectly satisfactory I will refund
your money.
Why let those poor little runt
shoats eat all that corn and
not improve wrhen Hall's Hog
Powder will make big fat hogs
of them.
Spectacles and Eye Glasses
that fit your eyes. Satisfac
tory fit everytime or your mon
ey back. Prices right 25c to
$ 1 0.00.
Hall's Spavin Gure is the
best liniment on earth for a
horse. Roysters Horse Pow
der is the best Gondition Pow
der on the market take no
other.
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Is under my special care. Pu
rity, accuracy and 26 years
experience is what I offer you.
Send you prescription to me
and you will get eactly what
your doctor wants you to have.
J.Q. H
DRUG
1ST
Tmrmm an ran m mi
CHECKS
are the safest way to pay your debts
The canceled check is a voucher to
show the obligation In question Is
liquidated,
A CHECK BOOK
with a good balance behind it is a
valuable as?et to any one. Prudent
people use care In banking. Make in
quiries and you'll rind this bank is
the place for your account,
New brick building just completed
with fire and burglar proof vault,
fire arid burgJar lnfiir c carried.
4 per cent. Paid on Time deposits
The Citizens Bank,
Oi eedmoor, N. c.
Z. E. LYON. President,
B. G. ROGERS, Vice-Pres.
I. E. HARRIS, Cashier.
Sale of Land.
Tiy virtue of authority conferred upon nie
by a decree of the Superior Court of (irauville
County in the Special Proceeding entitled "A.
J. Johnson and others vs. P. V. Walker and
others," I will on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th 1J()6
sell to the highest bidder for cash one-fourth
undivided interest in and to the following; de
scribed tract of land: In Dutchvllle Township
t-iranville County, adjoining the landsof A. J.
Veazey on the north, A.J. Johnson on the
east, Mrs. Isabella Waller on the south, and
Mrs. S. J, Veazey on the west, containing llti
1-2 acres, it being the same land devised by
Elizabeth and Mary Walker to A. J. Johnson,
and to James and Daniel Walker.
Plate ol sale. Knap of Reeds. Time of sale
12 m. W. A. DEV1N, Commissioner.
HLL.
NICE RESIDENCE BURNED.
The Beautiful Home of Mr. Fred
Currin Destroyed Sunday.
The editor deeply regrets to learn
that the niee country home of Mr.
Fred Currin, near Knon church, was
totally destroyed Sunday morning
about 10 o'clock by fire, along- with
most of his furniture. Mr. Currin
and his family had gone to the church
to attend Sundav school leaving- no
one at home but the cook. They had
not been gone long when the kitchin,
attached to the house, caught on fire.
A hurried messenger was sent to the
church and informed Mr. Currin, and
all present hurried to hisihome and suc
ceeded in saving a part of the furni
ture and most of the clothing before
the building fell in. The well was so
close to the house and on account of
the intense heat, no water was avail
able, the large crowd of neighbors and
friends had to stand and see the nice
dwelling devoured by the flames along
with one out building.
Mr. Currin is one among the best
men in the county, and much sympa
thy is expressed on all sides for him
and his most estimable wife in the de
struction of the pretty new home.
Mr. Currin was insured for 82,500
which will not cover his loss.
Mr. Currin request us te return his
many thanks to all who rendered him
assistance during and since the fire.
Death of an Aged Lady.
Mrs. Jane Stem, one of the oldest
and best woman of Tally Ho Township,
passed away Saturday morning at the
ripe old age of 12. She was ripe for
the harvest as she lived a pure chris
tian life, and was greatly beloved by
all who knew her. The funeral and
burial took place Sunday afternoon
and was lanrelv attended;
The Successful Candidate.
And now at last the tumult stops;
The heelers and the thugs depart;
The candidate his forehead mops
And calms his palpitating heart,
lie is elected, his the fight:
The opposition has been flayed.
But what rrf'rntngstftrt1irj 'wotlltt'TTglTt.?'
What of the promises he's made?
My worthy friends, keep at him yet,
Lest he forget, lest he forget.
Walker to Hang.
Within less than four days after the
murderous assault upon Mr. L. Banks
Holt in his home at Graham, his assail
ant had been arrested, tried, convicted
and sentenced to be hanged for the
crime of burglary in the first degree.
The day of execution was set on the
(th of December, just one month from
the day the crime was committed. The
verdict sat i ties the public, the people
being thoroughly con vinced that Wal
ker is guilty, and the evidence as
brought out at the trial admitting of
no reasonable doubt of his guiltv.
Took His Own Life.
Leaving behind him letters to the
effect that being out of a job with no
money and -tired of life and that he did
not want to give his old mother any
more trouble, Herbert Tj. Matthews, a
young white man 23 years old, took
his own life in Raleigh, -on the night of
Xovember, 10th, by (drinking twenty
grains of strychnine in a glass of coca
cola. He drank the deadly draught
at a soft drink shop on Wilmington
street just as an officer came up to place
him under arrest for leaving a horse
untied on the street.
The Mclver Fund.
Contributions for the Mclver me
morial statue fund are coming in everv
week to Superintendent of Public in
struction Joyner. ' During the past
weeks $300.00 has come in in pledges
and contributions.
Among these contributions is 100
from General J. 8. Carr, who never
fails to respond liberally to every call
for any worthy object in the tate that
he loves with the devotion of a loyal
son.
Among the contributions, too, are a
number of small contributions from
rurual school teachers. Xo contribu
tions to this fund are more highly ap
preciated or represent more love and
sacrifice than these small contributions
i from the hard earnings of poorly paid
school teachers. There are nearly 10,
000 teachers in Xorth Carolina and it
is expected that a large majority of
these teachers will contribute something
to this fund to the memory of their best
friend. Xews Observer.
Land Posted.
All persons are hereby forbidden to
enter upon mv land for any nuiDose
whatsoever under the penalty of law
at set forth in section 3688 of the lie
visal 11)03, of Xorth Carolina.
2t pd. D, T. CHEATHAM.
48,000 DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY.
No Falling off in Democratic Vote
From 1904.
The official returns for the election
last Tuesday show that the Democrats
carried the iState by forty -eight thous-'
and majority. At no time during the
campaign did even the .most sanguine
Democrat predict that the majority this'
year would be anything like as large
as 41),25(. the majority which Govern
or ( Jlenn received in 1004. The best
posted and most sanguine leaders like
State Chairman Simmons expected as
high water mark a niajoritv of about
41,(59, the majoritv which Judge
Parker had over Roosevelt in 19.04
That majority in the "off year," when
in half the counties the victory for the
Democratic local ticket was plain saii-j
ing, would have been regarded by the
Democrats as a complete magnificent
victory.
Johnston, formerly the banner Dem
ocratic county, dropped to about 2-30
majority. Disaffection over the liquor
question is the cause. Wake is the
banner county this year, with about
2,800 majority, and Mecklenburg is
next with' about 2,000.
1'erson county elected all of her
Democratic candidates, with the excep
tion of 8. (A Humphries for the House.
He was defeated by H. J. Whitt, Re
publican, by 115 majority.
The next General Assembly of
Xorth Carolina will be overwhelming
ly Democratic. The teen ate will con
sist of 4(5 Democrats and 4 Republi
cans, and in the House there will be
104 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
Congressman Thomas, in the third
district, has about 5,000 majoritv; and
Mr. Small, in the first district, has
about 7,500.
The Republican majority in Samp
son, Marion Butlers home county,
was reduced about 250. Forsyth
county gave an average Democratic
majority of about 250.
Alamance elected six Democrats and
five Republicans, giving the Democrat
ic Judges and l orporation v ommis
sioner a majority. Mr. J. D. Kerno
die, editor of the Alamance ( .i leaner.
was- re-elected Clerk -Jksevt majority"
The Ashe county Democrats, who
have kept the faith in days of trial
when less resolute men would have
given up hope, have cause for a big
Thanksgiving this year, having caried
the county for the first time in twenty
years.
Thanks Brother.
In celebrating its 20th birthday the
Oxford Public Ledger has a new dress
of type, lias enlarged to eight pages
and made other improvements. The
paper is very much improved in make
up and general appearance. The
Landmark congratulates Bro. Uritt on
the progress. He publishes a good
paper and deserves to succeed. States
ville Landmark.
Handsome New Stores.
The two new stores of Dr. E. T.
White when completed will be an or
nament to Main street. The fronts
will be of iron and white brick and the
door and windows of handsome plate
glass. It is a pity that the two old
stores in the same block could not have
been replaced with the same kind of
stores at the same.
Woman Shot in a Public Road.
Friday night about one mile west of
Mt. Airy, an outrageous assault was
committed. As Mr. W. J. Turner and
Misses Bethania Ashby and Minnie
Burke were returning from a social
gathering at Mr. B. M. McGees, a
farmer living a mile or two from town,
at a point near the Old Hollow church,
a man in a crouching position by the
roadside sprang out and attempted to
seize the buggy lines from Mr. Turner.
Meeting with strong resistance and the
horse springing out of reach of the un
recognized assailant, he began shooting
at them as they drove townrds town.
As many as ten to fifteen shots were
fired. Two bullets struck Miss Ash
by, inflicting serious, but it is hoped,
not fatal wounds.
Xear the scene of the shooting there
was a load of blockade whiskey, which
was seized by the officers later in the
night and brought to town. Suspicion
rested upon Elmo Brim, who was ar
rested, tried next day and comr
mitted to jail without bail, pending
such time as is necessary for the phy
sicians to determine the consequences
of the wounds. There is no possible
motive for young Brim to have assault
ed these parties. From the evidence
brought out on the trial it is conclusive
that he mistook them in the darkness
! for other parties whom he intended to
assault. The people of the whole com
m unity are terribly indignant over the!
outrageous affair.
Subscribe to
the Public Ledger.
A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY.
A Number of Improvements Being
Made by Farmers, etc.
The editor accompanied the Dr. S.
D. pooth, the most efficient Health Of
ficer of Granville, to the Wilton sec-
...
tion Tuesday to look after a poor un
fortunate woman, who had lost her
mind, and we wen; pleased to see many
improvements being made along the
road.
. We found that Clay, a station on the
Durham tfc Northern Railway,had be
come a large shipping point for luni-
Lber, as Mr. G. O. Pitts and Mr. Jonah
Veazey have large mills near by and
are cutting large - quantities of timber
for shipment.
Messrs. Jack Overton, Jenkins
and J. W.Floyd are building nice two
story residences,which will soon be com
pleted, while others were adding new
rooms to their homes. At Wilton
Mr. Xat Faucett, the popular merchant
will soon have a nice new store com
pleted v making 4 stores for Wilton.
We are much pleased to note these
evidences of prosperity in this section
of Granville,' and hope they will con
tinue. One of the attractive new
places near Wilton is the home of Dr.
J. A. Morris, a member of the Board
of Education, and popular and success
ful physician. His phone system,
which he has built oyer a good portion
of that territory and connected with
Oxford has proved of great conven
ience to the people of that section of
the county. The doctor has his central
office in his residence, and looks quite
city like as he has about 25 wires run
ning into his central office, which of
course must keep his most excellent
lady quite busy answering calls as we
take it she has charge of the office.
We were glad to find the road from
hereto Wilton in good condition with
some recent improvements made near
Clay. .
. V A very neat and attractive school
house has been built at Corinth church,
and nicely painted.
The Negroes Real Friend.
w-A4otu.er tunnv. feature, oi lite-cam
paign just closed is that it was Repub
lican papers that were kicking because
the State,under Democratic rule,spends
money to educate the negroes. It may
be that in time the negro will discover
who are his real friends in the South.
Durham Herald.
It Will do Him Good.
The editor of an exchange says: Let
the young man about town, out of a
job, try a year on the farm. Plowing
behind a mule will give him a new
constitution, take the kinks out of his
head, the frogs out of his throat, the
gas off his stomach, the weakness out
of his legs, the corns off his toes, and
give him a good appetite, an honest
living: and a siijrht of Heaven.
Five Negroes Drowned.
(II 1 1 !
Fi
lve negroes, mieu witn Dad wins-
key and corn shucking supper, were
drowned about midnight f-faturdav at
the Point Ferry six miles from Salis
bury. Jack Battz, a colored woman,
the wife of Clint Sears, Henry Sears,
wife and son made up the quintette
that went to the bottom of the Yadkin
river when the unfortunate and in
ebriated crowd rocked the boat and
turned it over.
Thankful He is Living.
Thanksgiving is the next tiling on
tapis. The whole country can give
thanks. The farmers for good prices
for farm products; the mill men for
sustained demand for their manufa
tured goods; the republicans because
they did not lose control of the next
house of representatives and the dem
ocrats because they will have an in
creased membership in that body, and
the poor devil of a newspaper man
that he is still alive and able to work
night and day. Wilmington Messen
ger. Bullock Wounds Father in-Law.
On Monday afternoon a man named
Simeon Bullock, who lived in the Eas
tern part of Orange county, met his
father-in-law. Wiley Simms, with
whom he had been on bad terms for
some time and after passing him, wheel
ed and shot him in the side and
back with a shotgun. The shot were
probed for and many extracted. Simms
is resting easy and mav recover. Bui
lock made his escape and is still at
large. He is about 0 feet 1 inch high,
has mustache, turning gray, walks
erect and usually wears a prince albert
coat. .He. has a stiff thumb on his left
hand. Any information as to his
whereabouts will be appreciated by the
sheriff of Orange county, at Hillsboro.
HUYLER'S Candies at J.G.Hall's
drug store.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Heard Many Complaints about Roads
--Accounts Allowed.
This body met on Monday with
Chairman C. F. Crews. W. S. Gooch,
L. II. Moss, X. B. Daniel, 11 C. Har
ris. The road business was taken up and
a number of accounts were allowed.
Ordered that Sheriff Howard sum
mons 3 jurors to assess the damages to
land taken in locating road in Oak
Hill township.
Ordered that W. P. White, Jr., be
allowed 12.50 for lumber, nails, etc.,
furnished county roads in Brassfield
Township.
S. J. Currin paid $8 for 3 days ser
vices and mileage for locating road in
Oak Hill Township.
Also W. B. Royster $8.20 for the
same purpose,
C. M. Turner 1.25 for repairing
road near Lyon Mill.
J. H. Thomasson $18 for 3750 yards
of soil furnished old road in Tally Ao
Township.
Mrs. Xannie G. -Meadows $15 for
4720 yards of soil on road.
Ordered that G. O. Pitts be allowed
$15.25 for merchandise furnised the
county.
Ordered that W. A. Gooch be paid
$1.50 for hauling rock on road.
Ordered that D. R. ct W. II., Hunt
be allowed $20 for damage to land
taken for roads.
Ordered that W. P. Wilkinson be
allowed $5 for -300 feet of lumber and
hauling.
Ordered that R. C. Woody be al
lowed 87.90 for 528 feet of oak lum
ber. Ordered that AV. Z. Mitchell be paid
$10 for soil vised in road building.
This completed the work of the
Board and adjourned.
English Comedy Friday Njght.
On next Friday
evening
the
bril-Gar-
liant English Comedv,
"David
rick" will be presented upon the local
stage under the auspices of Granville
( Tray's Ch.apiejr.iT Jnited -Daughters of
the Confederacy.
The play is a brilliant one, ranking
with the best comedian in the English
language and will be presented by Mr.
Edward D'Oize. a voung actor who
comes highly recommended.
lie is a southerner, born and raised
in Xew Orleans. His father, who was
an officer on Gen. Bragg' s staff during
the wa-r of Secession, is a native of Bal
timore, and his mother was from Wil
mington, X. C. Mr. D'Oize adotped
the stage as a profession when he was
quite young, and almost his entire ca
reer, which embraces a period of four
teen years had been in Shakespearean
Drama. He. has been prominent in the
supporting companies of many of the
greatest actors of the present day and
has starred successfully at the head of
his own company through Canada,
Xew England and the South, in Ham-
let, Utneilo, tne Jiercnant oi v enure,
Piichelieu and David Garrick.
Mrs. D'Oize accompanies her hus
band and will be seen in the eccentric
roll of A rami nta Brown, which she has
played a great number of times.
The supporting cast is made up of
the most talented, amateurs of Oxford.
Miss Lizzie Hilliard will play Ada
Ingot, and Miss Lillian Williams,
Mrs Smith the mother of seven chil
dren. Simon Ingot, the ambitious father,
will be in the hands of Mr. Crawford
Cooper, and Squire Chivy will be play
ed by Mr. Frank Pinnix. The comi
cal trio, Messrs. Smith, the wine mer
chant, Brown, tqe silk merchant, and
the stuttering .Jones will be admirably
played by Messrs Boy Wright, John
Booth and L. V. Webb. Thomas,
Mr. Ingot, Bitter and Mr. Garrick,
Valet George will be played by Messrs.
J. II. Waller, M. E. Donald.
The following is from the Baltimore
American: A very creditable perform
ance of "David Garrick" was given at
Chace's Theatre by "Sir. Edward
D'Oize, an attractive young actor of
much ability. To successfully give
"David Garrick" requires no little ver
satility, and, judging by his perform
ance of last evening this .Mr. lOize
possesses. His acting in the drunken
scene was commendable, in that he
never allowed it to be overdone, even
in the part requiring most strenous
work, keeping it well within the bounds
demanded bv art. His acting in the
quieter scenes was also Mell done.
Mrs. D'Oize as the artificial araminta
was excellent and carried off a large
share of the honor of the evening.
IF YOUR watch has
gone on a
strike and vour clock has quit strlJ
why iiiing iiieui 10 v . xj. -,
and he will adjust the matter prompTi?
ly and properly. Located at Paris Dry
Ijroods store.
NOW BG
IS POWER.
jSo ifyouknow;what
to do when you are
taking a deep cold
it is easy to break it
up. Take Hamil
ton's Laxative Cold
Tablets.
If your system is
run down and needs
building up take
Vinol. It is guaran
teed. For a mild pleas
ant laxative Califor
nia Prune Wafers.
In buying your
school supplies and
stationery it is worth
money to know
where to get the best
goods at the lowest
prices. You find
these at Hamilton's.
For slates, book
bags, lunch boxes
and baskets, school
crayon, inks, . pens,
pencils, tablets, all
of the very best val
ues for your mone y
go to Hamilton's
drug store.
You can get the
best brands of cigars
5c and 10c at Ham
ilton's. Lowney sand Roys
ter s candies, fresh
and sweet, just re
ceived at Hamilton's
drug store.
R. 1. HAMILTON
AVERAGE $400.00.
As nearly as can be estimat
ed there are seven million sav
ings accounts in banks in the
United States.
These show an average of
over $400 each
This bank places within the
easy reach of every one to
raise a savings account equal
to the average and over. We
have every facility for accom
modating the public in the
banking business, and we in
vite your patronage.
Get one of our little metalic
safes and begin NOV to get
ahead in the world through the
habit of saving.
The fall of the year is the
time to start a saving account
to which we add interest twice
a year.
OIFOBD SAVINGS BAM,
&. Trut Co.
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If! G. COOPER. President.
J. G. HUNT, Vice-President.
W. T. YANCEY, Sec-Treas.