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i --f 1 , ' JV " ' -- ' - ' " ' .- ' - --.'J' -r-T"'' ,,-'-.r' . ' -. -. . - r - Person- County Cornier. . ; , ' PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY ' " ' Editors & Proprietors. . -A - ' , - '7- : E atered according to Postal Rogula tious. at the Postoffke,'at Itoxboro, N C. second class mutter. 1 - - The editors ar in no wise responsible-for views expressed by correspondents. r SUBSCRIPTION TERMS, i - 1 copy, 1 year, - - , i . 1 oopv fl months - . .. - $1.50 ' .75 ROXBORO, N, C, April, 26, lfc8S. OXFORD'S BIG JUBILEE. The celebration hero to day was largely attended. This growing city ws filled with people .not only from Nofth Carolina but from Virginia, and etiier. S'ate -wre represented. G-jv. Hcults, Judge Fowle, Geueral V. P. Roberts,. Donald VV. Baio, Col. Kenan, Major Finger, Col. W. B. Glenn, of N. C, and Gen'l. Peytn Wise, Hon. Charles Watkins, of Va. ;.. The weather was lovely and the pro cession was formed without d.y, and b gan its march -through the town, tin" der command of Ltect. Col. II. G'. Cooper, of the third regiment, and Capt. Bennebao Cameron. The Rich mond band headed the procvssioo, then came Governor guard of Raleigh, Granville Grays, of Oxford, and War ren Guards of Warreoton, ?C?ilets of Ilorner School. Oxford, and a detach ment of Richmond Howitzers. , The dicplayof Oxrord's industries were well worthy of thnt growing and enterprising city. She has displayed to the world a. latent energy, wnich rejoices Bd fills with admiration ail of her friends. The procession was at least a mile in length, nnd it was neaily 2 o'clock - when the spaci)us grounds ot the Or phan Asylum was n-ached. Gov. "Scales with his party reviewed the troops, and the cheering of the vas-t ts Bemb!y and booming of eauoa. Trte speaking commetuvd lat two oclock. . Hon. li. jrV. Winston intro duced Judge Fowle, who auda t lo quent address .-CaplvA. H. A. Williams, nrxt ititro duced Gen. Peyton Wise, of V ., n hose speech Avas highly complimented. Gov. Scalsa ntxt spoke. The audi ence were delighted,, when he 'appear- ed UDon the stnd.. IIis faithfuioes-a in the dischargsTof trery duty, his up Tightness, and purity of character . . have endeared him to the people of North Carolina. He has beet) as pa triotic in peac as he was gal.ant m war, and, under his badeship an'i Kidauce our "people are safe. He waB loudly applauded. The ir xt speukor who was intro. , ' duced by Maj. N. A. Qn-gory was J;.hu r. S, Cunningham, of Person county. Sp'k'ches were niade Mgor We pay pa5" Femvian f-: Carolina :; m I . f.i v -.;:.-'-' r 7r ?r 1 -I T lit t ( I .'nr i in r ' -w . V MrPhaie, P:eVideht o the ; Richmond & M cklubu g road, T. B-.GIenn, of Winston, nd ex-.CooRrri. man VVl. II j Kitchin; of Sco'lancl Nuk ." -" - ' ' The ceibi-in"wMg an enife success in every sense rf the word. - ?' 'OxfoidTiMS long been koown fs an duct:oual centre andt is celebrated or the hc-pit'ility and refii-ment of ner people... Her educational dvanta. ges are splendid, haying wuhin her oonnds the celebrnt d cla-sical and Military Institution ut Capt. J.'II.'Hor ner and the famous Female Selntnafy under Prof. II bgood; which rank as high as any in the South. ; . ; The pcopie of Oxfoid received her vigors with . open arms,' and every body p!su4n thtt 'highest, terms ot the cordial greeting of her citizens, and of their kindness and hospitality. , v The name of D. G; Fowle w'b upon every tongue, h is the peop'e's candi dure for Governor of North Carolina, iiu services to the. State, hia eminent 1 bility, fit him in every particuUr Jor that high position. GtnW. P. Roberts, who wR the voungest General in th confederate, army, and was a chtvn Irons soldier, honored the occasion ith hU presence,' iaith'ful in the discharge of his duties, r.onrist, capable and efficient, he is u man whom ioth .CaroUui'irss love to honor. The Trtasuter of th Sttethat esti- mable geat'eman, Douald W. Bain, who is 08 correct and honoranle as tliat illustrious Statesman, Nathaniel Ma con -cstme to rv-joicv and meet with the perph; of the golden belt. Oxford nd Granville owe a debt of gratitude to. Mj. Gregory, whose at tractive manners, untiling energy, hae eiideare l him, and justly so to his countrj'ineu. Caj.t. R. V. Minor, the chief Mhal of the dny, contributed large'y to the pleasure of the, thousands who come Irorn sections far nd near to r joioe on the 18th of April, a day which wid long bo remembered by the people of Oxford There was present a gentleman whose bright intellect, Counge, paliti.ee aud perse verauce have caused him to shine as a bright light throughout North Carolina and Viigima. He is a native North Carolinian, au adopted sou of Virginia, but he is always unti ritifc in his efforts to advance the land of his birth. His presence was highly appreciated, and he was paid marked attention by all. Mr. PFatkius i& Pres ident f, lhx tobacco as-ociation of Richmond. Who will be the next congressman from the 5th district, the oe General Scales reprteeuted so well, and with so much credit aud honor to himse'f Tor years? C p'. Baldy Williams? Yes svjry man, woman aud child loves Cpt. Wliliams. He is popular and kind, and in addition to this he is a gentleman of rmatkaile intelligence, well pasted, a tpiendid Bpo.;ker, it will bj tt the interest of ail to nominate and eie.c him to congress this fall. If you wish to market YOUR TOBACCO come along to the New Johnson Ware nouse,' Oxford, N. O., where you will not only find best prices but best accommodations. We want one: million. pounds more Person tobacco of this crbp'anti, we wni at all times guarantee the "top of the market." Thankful' to our; if erson friends for their liberal natronVo-P, vp. especial attention L s GUI S vl ilfD mm Mmm W 3 us in. a position to defy , see fbr yourselvesV; :v IT D 1 1 1 Tl PI ' " k"wh .r""?iV Vi" -' - Criiann nnri-rt.hAr st.nflarn mrti hzfira as Hundreds . ' ! I k W'!l TO ;tJii 'Ml1! i( In- Ps , Curt being ii session at Roxboro thtre was a smjl crowd from Person. Tobacco U selling better, nnd the sales mvle on the 13th were satisfactory ' t the'f rmers. With three . cheers for Oxford.- J- L r B. WASHINGTON LETTER , ' From our Regular Correspondent - ? .Washingtok-, D. C. April 20th 188. (Since I last wrote you tliero began jo the Houee of Representatives a striiggle.thatis destitied to be mem orable m the political annals of tl'e United States" After 'mouths '.of preparatioaj during which the untire coutitry has been -a great tanU de bating school, the Ilouse has at lust entered upon the id! work rjf the session the consideration of e bill for reducing redundant reveuues. - The" ranks of-the opposing "forces in this b-j-ttld are constderablv diver-. s6ed.' TJuder the a.ime hauler figftt the nocotnpramis.ng, free-trader, thf advocate 6f a tarrif for revenue only; them ember whos sole ami is to ie- duce the reveuue by a removal of tar rtfl duties, and the weak kneed pio tectionist wno oenuws inui, jouuvb-. sions mnst be made to satisfy public opinion, or who feels that he is fight' ing in a carise rumous to theinduv tries of the country," to bis partv, but who is whipped iuto line by the par. tisan lash of aud by threats of u the penalties of desertion. . . - Ou the other side is an ycny-'h'o less varigated in views and dii-cotdftfat in ntUr:xnce8. Standing shoulder to shoulder may be aecn the extieme proteciionist, the man wbos princi- pal desire is to reduce the revenue but who prefers to accomplish his purpose by checking all revenue from imports by means of a .prohibitory tarriff, the man who resists a rcunc tion of import duties 6imply because he is interested in the removal of iiJi ternul taxation ftom tobacco or fruit brandies," the free-trad. r in theory bat opponent of the practical enforce raeiit of the theory in ths country, or at this time, or as applied to some local manufacturing industry, and lastly the rt-ar guard, similar-to the corresponding branch of the opp-'S ing army, who do not bother with Klit;cal economy, but who are for their party, whether right o wrong. Th.8 motly appearance, in hiortive and opinion, presented by the allies on both sides of the question, gives an uncerUintv to the contest, and adds to its interest as a mere spec tacle. . - It,beirg known' that the debate on the Mills tariff bill- would open on -Tuesday, the Hall of the House was 7J ' t,v ..... ,V..:.... .' . ' " ..... tt . -S . ," . '. ..... .. .. . . A-J to the Harness Department ofjotir business.;, Bi? -stocland r": . ur vehicle; trade has reached theWter-maric'ofl466i-year WWmn . . ; and .buying and selling buggies, wagons and-carts,- aslargelyvwe do competition. We seldom 'have less, than lOO-vehiCies on hand at any time O select from ;;.;; . :, : BA&'M$W ' CTpl ni ,6f'C nabl4f ns to sell I British: Mature, f all both' the flior'.and gaileried. Mr! MMa.ot Texas, the? Cbatrnwi of 'th Wavs and, Means Committee, Jed'off m the contest " with epetioh - i' - - . .I i . -iff which lvs sympathizers mo m quesHon regarded as a "masterpiece m nnuiVw orable appeal for tariff teform as embodied in, the bill. ' I -- Air. Mills Ys one of those' bid ash ioued "statesmen i'who disdain to write thetr speeches' out ..beforehand,' and he delivered hts withoat ' even .Jnp-e' to "guido him though by, his side Jit the. clei Is of bis committee, - armel with the olhcialstatistics and docti men'fc that the speaker was Hiely to need." "-- f - ' ' ' , ' ' . When he closed -thore," was a l,ou bufst-'of appUuse and tbe whole: Democrat iQ cfde of. the House crowd cdt arouod liim with c-iugta'tolat';ofci except AIrr llapdaK - and "'several other Deniocvaric , unheiiVvers, - who fiat -coldly ait' t.tive ' tu; the s,eech while it was botug-rleliyereiJaHdcold Jy. abstained from any dmottstr.tt!ou of approval nt i's close. -' , f . , Tiie op potfi t i f6 . was h d by I le pr a -jentalivu Kelly.-"of" Ia who is "a Repirblcn, a, uthnstatic protcc I tioniet, . havin'been called,' in pabt years :Pia Iron Kellv,f- because of insigorous. protection of totndus tries of his Stat, and the oldest man In Congress as well as - the. one who lias feived the-greaics; number of vears"ii that body. ' , . - The President sent to tne Fiftieth Congrats tnn week his first batch of. vetces of private" peusion bills .'J he;, were thiee iu all two against bills vh:ch originated in the Senate and oue against a House b!ll, " - ' ' A bill, was introducee "into the fceuate by Senator Stewart .asking a pension of $5',000 Tor Airs.. J'. ar:an Wa,te. He sutd he did. this cntkely upon Ins own .responsibility, for the reason lhat he btliered the widow of the Chief Vusfciee shculd be provjdwd for in the same maimer aa widows'" of ex-Presidents. ' ' ' -Thei seems to be considerable credence given to the rumor that the President has determined to .'appoint Hon.-li. J. Phelitf, of Verm-nit, at present, Minister to England, to the , vacant Chief Justiceship of the Uni ted States. Mr, Phelps is" Butysix years old, it is true, but he is well preserved, and rt is said that .nndcr all the ciicumstances, Air. Cleveland does not. deem it wise to select "n you nger man to prtside over those old veterans of the Supreme Court Bench. t ' ' " Crt'l at A'.-R. Faushec's cheap . csh Store if yen fant goods of any kind and you wilffidd them at prices to suit the times. - -"H-wy..-vu,yuosapeaiseau9 lnw as parr their oan ha ftr.,.!,- u . '"n-i . .- . - OTATE rJSVS, - A lot of new machinery has just been re ceived at Swepsonville for the purpose, of increasing the capacity ,of that already, large mill.'- Oni lapper,14 cards; 1432 spindles and 11 looms constitute the new machinery. Graham Gleaner. , ' ' ' - . rt Adolphus Fullereolored, while oiling the ventilator in, the long cut department at Blaek well's factory this morning had the thumb;and two. fingers of his left; hand' ut o . Jfe never flinched, and, walked off to the doctor like a soldier. " Tobacco Plant. - -Senator Daniel -W,""Vorhees, " of Indiana, the tall sycamore of the Wahasli, will be here on the 5th of May in attendance of the celebration at the'-Guilfo'r4 C. II. Battle Ground. . He is one of the most eloquent men in the Senate-'-, It will be a grand treat to hear him. Greensboro Patriot. '" - t The fishermen have been cathing frown lierring iu a novel manner down', east this winter. Dack-iJarbbr Pond, at EUstportt froee ove1-during the coldest weather, and as the water Lecame-chilled through so also did the herring in the pond. "They flo ted to the surface and were frozen 'by the thousand.- Two of thecrew cfthe schooner Por poise gathered up 4 000 hes'riog tliei-e, Ua- l(itta; "-'-J:-' - f ' ' Political Pull. r " - . H - T v. . Is a rather uncertain thing to depend upon as a basis for phtaiuingi'tbe necessaries r-ol Hie. V t1th ihe freqaent, cha'jge;ef "pacty. somebody is'sure to get left," so that : on, the whole any man of brains and ability ts real ly fortnnale if, by missing a fat public job he. is compeJvE to take up some such busi ness as an ageDcy fori Dr.Foote's "'Plain Home Ta,kJ"whieh is sure' to be' a good paying business as long as he will denote himself to" it. -."norne Talk" 'sells t all times and in all place3and often the best ground fr an agency -is that widen has already be.n plowed over once or : iwice - by an agent. There is room for all; who will apply to the Murray . Hill Publishing Co.: 129 32a&t8tli., St, N,Y., and.- "first ; come, firit served." ; - ' .'.,; c. - - Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel ei purity, strength anil wholesonieiiesn. " More ecosomicai than (be ordinary JiumIs, and cannot Iks sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. :Soli only in con. Koyal JiAKltfa 1'owdbb Co.. i(iG Wall St, S . Y. rt .-, A ' -, n It c . jrv - OXFORD, B. C., 11 : a ' r4" Ik - 1 V; WW" ' -- . . s ' . .. '.- 9 . cotton,:'maiiii.lX mdjute'rope, BEST SPORTING 1 T CARPENTERS TOOLS. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS." OILS, PAINT3; -TARNISHES, CROCKERY, .LAM PS. LAMP GOODS. SEWING MACHINES. Ami ' MACHINE NEEDLES, COOKING RANGES, COOKING UTENSILS, Till ; ROOFING, - Goods of evei v desciiption in maiermi, pmie aucniioa to an JK" bottom pric3es.; : 5 ; 3 p.. f ! . ' I ' , - ii i I' Mj- IW IrTfD 03 O 0 trr P cr CD CD r O Hi lap' Stoves. 5 RIFLE PO WDER, AD GUTTERilJG. V the Hardware line. Xow prices best p.iuona. . - - J. F. Edwards, Successor to EA wards & Hogers ' ' CO Standard ,tr"""" j - vu n t - : -i3-..v mm-. 1 1 - L I L J i " , 1(11
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