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The state chronicle., 1889-04-19

bank and its officers, and this makes the
Bank of oxford as SAFE AS UNCLE SANS
TREASURY.
President lIerndon is native of Or.
ange county, born or the OLD county road
from Hillsboro to Raleigh, five miles from
the present town of DURAN, at an old
county seat called Herndonville. In 1885
he came to Oxford and ever since that
time he has been closely Identified with
her business interests. In the civil wal
he rendered patriotic service as d surgeon
and took pleasure in binding the wounds
of the poor Conferate soldiers.
Maj. Gulick resigned the Office of Cash
ier and Mr. W H. Hunt was chosen for
this responsible position at the youthful
age of 49, He was perhaps the youngest
cashier in North Carolina at the time
With energy he has established himself
in the confidence of the people and has a
bright future before him. 1t is said that
he has just been given the great privilege
OF voting the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Easton the clever Teller, is another
lone of the boys who are in for the in
terests of old Oxford
With all of these advantages the bank
bids fair to be one of the most useful in
stitutionS in the county.
BANKING. HOUSE OFJ.C. COOPER
~ SONS.
This is the style of a new banking firm
lately organized in Oxford. The members
of the firm are exceedingly popular and
have great strength in the whole sur
rounding country. They are clever set
of true men. Mr.. J. 9. Cooper, the Sc
noir member, is somewhat of Scotch
Englishman and contains AL of the true
characteristics of that people. He is a
man of sterling worth, link between the
early civilization and the new push, -
and is now spending his declining years
for the good of his town and people. This
bank like the other has large capital and
real estate to back it, and Is ''solid as
a dollar"
The name Cooper is a tower Of strength
i'll Granville county. 1t is name closely
linked with all that is progressive in the
new Oxford, and is popular name
throughout the county. The Cooper Bank
viii be a prime factor III promoting the
enlarged business of oxford.
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the place the day after the most disastrous
conflagration that ever greeted the place
in the Spring of 81, and since that time
has built up wonderful patronage. His
office is a model of taste and his instru
ments the best kind. His office is or
namented by a most beautiful dental
chair, known as the Wilkerson Pedal
Lever, and a Bondwell electric mallet and
many other modern appliances, He is a
tip-top young man, exceedingly popular
and is building up fine patronage among
the people of his adopted town. He is
president Of the Y. NJ G. A, and a
more worthy young man they could not
obtain
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THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

The legal profession is composed of a
grand body Of men, but ranking with them
are the noble gentlemen of the healing art.
OF these there ale seven, who do about
all the work oxford affords. Drs 5. d.
and Patrick Boothe are among the clev-
crest of men and their energies are bent
on success. They have their office in the
drug store of Messrs. 5. S. Haithcock &
Co, and are well educated, successful and
deserving physicians.
DR.. j. NJ. EmIlett is very young man,
lately graduated. He has started out we'll
and his friends say that very bright fu-
ture awaits him.
Dr. W Q. Baskerville is the surgeon
for Horner's School and very we'll equip
ped and influential gentleman. Besides
this he attends to large town and county
practice.
Drs. Q. Gregory and L. G. Taylor are
men whom we revere as doing much for
their community in the best years Of their
life. No one can but honor them for their
faithful services
Among the foremost of the profession
in the State there stands that excellent
young physician,
DIR. J. NJ. HAYS
He is familiarly known as Mack Hays
the county Ger The people look up to
him He is Granville young man, but
did not regard the prophecy that "a
prophet is without honor save III his own
country" and when he completed his edu-
cation he came back to practice among
acquaintances and those who knew him
best and the success he has thus far
achieved IS proof Of his great ability.
DR.. Hays graduated from the South
Carolina Medical College in 1888, with
first honorable mention in class of
eighteen. This entitled him to the posi-
ton of resident surgeon in the Charleston
Hospital for a year After this term ex-
pred he returned to his native town and
began the practice of his profession, Last
spring DR.. Hays took two month ; course
Oh the diseases of the eye, ear and throat
at the Post Graduate Medical School in
New York, after which be went abroad
aud spent several months III the great
hospitals Of Europe with a view to per
fecting himself in the latest advancementS
Of surgery. We venture the assertion that
there are but few medical men IN the
State who are better equipped for the
practice Of their profession than the sub
iect Of this sketch In 1897 Dr. Hays de
! Iyered at Charlotte the annual oration
before the North Carolina Medical Society,
Of which body he is an active and enthu-
Siastic member. He was TT Gently elected
Superintendent of Health for Granville
county and has entered upon the perform
dlce of his duties with his characteristic
vigOr. Whilst devoting most Of h4s time
to eye and ear work, DR.. Hays has already
| built up an enviable reputation as gen
eral surgeon and practitioner Of medicine.
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RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.

AS has been previously stated this town
contains four distinct and well organized
denominations: Methodist, Presbyterian
Baptist and EplscOpalian. The Methodist
church, situated on Main street, is a
comfortable building, and though at pres
ent not up with the churches of that de-
nomination in other places of its size in ar
chitecture and value, its lady members, it
IS reported, are busily engaged raising
funds for new edltice and we may look
forward to what is to be and not what re-
ally Is, though for comfort and looks it
equals any of that town 1t has one of
the most whole souled Gas well as one of
the most talented) men in the North
Carolina Conference as its pastor and he
lsquite popular with his people, Rev. w. L.
Cunulngglm. He Is a young man and has
bright future before him in his great
calling
The Presbyterian church has for its pas
tor a deep man, Nirginian, and one WI no is
progressive, Rev. j. G. Dinwiddie. The
writer once had the pleasure of hearing
him and can speak for those who have
been accustomed to hear him that he is one
OF the best thinkers and preachers in the
pulpit of the State.
one of the strongest denominations in
the place Is that of the Missionary Bap-
lists. They are in this as in all towns
united for their interests, and live for the
advancement of their faith in the town
and the upbuilding of their institutions.
Rev. j. 5. Hardaway is very efficient pas
tor and pleases his congregation.
Rev. w. ". Walker is the faithful and
accomplished rector of the Episcopal
church at this place, The church is
admirably located in one of the most pleas
ant parts of the town At this place, (not
Tor fun is the first time it has ever been
found out that drinking episcopal water
would cure a person of many disorders.
The we'll in the rectory lot is claimed by
many prominent citizens to contain water
that IS specific in dyspepsia.
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Business all over" Mr.. Edwards has
gained a success hardly tqualed by any
one f ike advantages Born in Franklin
county, lived in Raleigh eight or ten years
and learned the hardwareman vocation
in the establishment of Chas. kuester He
can talk all kinds of hardware. If you
want nice stove be has it. If yOn want
to ii your house he can do it, if you want
to get tcba"co fiues he will gladly wait
upon you AID in all respects he is a clever
good uatured gentleman.
We ar, glad to give our readers view
Of the 6 ablishment of our friend Mr.
Edwards
). ". MITCHELL n SDN--HARD-
- ARE.
The fat her and the son are of that clever,
noble Sc! Of men. the good old farmer
From the earliest days he was taught to
follow the plow aud make fine tobacco.
The Junior member went into the war and
came through safe. They are great be-
levers in the rights of the poor farmers
and by protecting him, say they, it is pro-
tecting the backbone Of the country. They
began the hardware business short while
back and are going along towards a lucra-
| tive goal They have made a study of the
kind of plows that are adopted to the best
| farming, and are ready for trade in all
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FURMAN Il HAY ES.

While this is by far the oldest drug
house in the county, having been estab-
lished about fifty years ago by the gentle
man of whom Mr.. Furman purchased, yet
the stock having been thoroughly renewed
of late and being constantly augmented
by the addition of the most select goods,
it has the appearance of being newly es-
tablished
The air of cleanliness so near akin to
godiness which pervades the whole con
Germ, the taste exhibited in the interior ar
rangement of the establishment, the neat
ness with which the goods are kept, all
tend to impress upon the casual observer
what Is already known by those better ac-
quainted with the facts, that Furman i
lIays conduct their business in the most
approved style of the art
The store house at present occupied by
this firm is the most recently completed 0!
any of the many brick blocks lately erect
ed in the progressive young city whose
name ornaments the head of this article,
and is one of those buildings which have
done 50 much to make Commercial AVen-
ue, the main business street of the town
BY devotlng their entire attention &c
this business and conducting 1t upon a
cash basis, they save many of the lnclden-
tai expenses which usually cucumber the
trade, and their customers appreciate this
saving when they settle for their purchases.
We believe this is the only place in town
that is kept open all of the Sabbath day,
and notwithstanding the pain that firm
refusal gives TO an accommodating heart
they have never been Known to violate the
Sunday law in letter or spirit
This firm handles a full line of pure
drugs, reliable medicines, fancy goods,
druggists sundries, toilet articles includ
ing the finest line of triple extracts ever
displayed in this section, pocket cutlery
cigars and tobacco, seeds and fruit il
season, and many other specialties toe
numerous to be severally specified.
They make a speciality of compromising
medicines according to physicians pre-
scriptions, and have it for their rule tt
'never deviate from the instructions O.
the prescriber nor substitute anything
just as good.
Drs. L. c. Taylor, 0. Gregory, J. NJ
Hayes brother of the junior member
and c. D. H. Fort make their headquar
tiers here.
The freshly distilled water which the,
are prepared to dispense when 80 direc
ted adds efficacy to lotions which the,
| compound to be used about the eye 0
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J. J.D.BRINkLEN, N,PHOTOGRAPHER

This live young man came from Suffolk,
Va He perfected himself in his trade
in one of the finest galleries in Richmond
and finally came back to Oxford for TO
use his expression) "Oxford faces are
enough to attract any one of an artistic
nature" Mr.. Brinkley is doing some fine
work at present. In his studio one can
see the product of his work which can
hardly be surpassed for its perfectness
and beauty in our State. La this way We
can we'll say that Oxford leads any town
in the State for its size. SO beautiful is
the finish of his work and the compar,
tive cheapness that he has large custom
from distance. He is good looking
fellow himself and delights in "snatching
the shadow" of those beautiful young la
dit of whom you have before heard.
THE NEWSPAPERS
Oxford has two newspapers, the News
of Oxford and the Orphan'5 Friend A
change in the management Of the News of
oxford Will be made this week whereby
those two clever gentlemen, Abe Nenable
and T f. Pa, chail retire. We regret to
lose them, but give a cordial greeting to
Messrs T. H. Collins q Co., their success
sors = he retiring editors have given Gran
vile bright and red hot Democratic pa
per The Orphans Friend is published in
the interest OF the Orphan Asylum and is
edited by he talented Miss Mamie Hatch
EFT.
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JudiCious Advertising.

CREATES many . new business;
ENLARGES many an old business;
REVIVES many dull business;
RESCUES many a lost business;
SAVES many failing business;
PRESERVES many a large business
SECURES success in any business.
To advertise judiciously, use the col
umns Of the STATE CHRONICLE. 1t has the
Largest Circulation of any political news
paper published in Raleigh. 1t goes into
every county in North Carolina, and l.
therefore valuable advertising medium
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FIELD & ROYsrER.

Composing this firm are two young men
of sterling worth. They have ability to
perform any duty IN either one of the
above branches.
=, Mr.. Field is young man, and gradu-
ate in the class of 's5 of the University of
North Carolina. Mr.. Royster is from
Granville and is very popular with her
people. Both OF them received their IL
cense to practice law in the spring of SO
Upon coming to Oxford they opened up
The above firm and at present are doing
well in each line. They are young men,
ambitious. careful, and have both bright
future. They are the main real estate
agents in oxford, control much property,
aud are ever alive and willing to do any
thing for the promotion of her interests.
Besides this they do an immense Insurance
business which cannot be overlooked
Their vim and pluck have inspired IN them
the confidence of the whole people and
they can well be said to be among the most
successful and progressive young men III
our State.
Besides this there are a few ether real
estate and insurance firms of the place.
Capt. John A Williams controls much
property III the former branch.
J. .R. ROLLER n SON-INSURANCE.
The above men are Nirginians, but came
to oxford some years ago when she was a
small town. They are doing "a large in
surance business, and make it a point not
to represent any other but good, substan
tial companies. They are men who hold
the confidence of all who own property,
and in their companies are insured some
of the greatest establishments III the Col
den Belt. They represent the following
companies of good standing Virginia
Fire and Marine of Richmond, Southern
Insurance Company OF New Orleans, the
Rochester German Insurance Company OF
New York, and others of like reputation.
Mr.. Roller, personally, is very enter
advancement.
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SOCIETY AND SITUATION OF OK
FORD.

Nowhere can there be found better com
rauy than ID this splendid town. They
are The true typical eoutherners> OF south
4ra manners, Southern pride and south
-ru broad open, hospitality For the lat
rer the old town of oxford Is peculiarly
noted
The Young people generally make up
The society Of a place If they are dull,
careless OF enjoyment and lacking youth
full vigor and animation you may as We'll
Expect to pull IL your awning and old
farewell to pleasant society IN that place
But th.s is We are glad 70 say, untrue OF
this U.ace. &Ivaciry characterizes every
Young inhabitaut Of Oxford. Bat what Is
The life Of society Let the boys answer
fApy saw with one accord the ladies For
tae peuuaut OF having the most beautllui
Young ladies' IN the state, salisbury, Aaht-
vile. Greensboro Rocky Mount, Hender-
SON. Goldsboro Wilson and every other
town aua village have laid their claims.
The only way tor it 10 be decided Is tor an
iupartial eve to survey each town The
writer has had this most pleasant oppor-
rluitv and with the greatest emphasis
-4vs that OXFORD HAS MORE PRETTY YoI Ntf
ADDE'S IN IT THAN Any TOWN Of IFS SIZE IN
TtF SOUTH AND DEFIE~ SUCCESSFUL CONTRA
DlcTIoN. The proof OF this emphatic state
meut can easily be had BY visiting the
H.acr some beautiful SprIu5 evening WhtH
all are out for delightful evening stroll.
Then you viii be convinced that the writ
cr mas told no fancy tale.
Leaving the ladies, whom we see make
lively the society Of this place, we desire
to give cur readers brief view OF this
beautiful town.
oxford is by no means I'D a valley she
n built iii a hiliy country which adds much
TO the beauty of the place 1t IS nicely
laid out having vide and beautiful streets
which afford elegant drives in the summer
season The visitor can easily view the
institutions that have been before pictured,
but he must not by any means suppose
chat they are all of Oxford's nice build
Iugs The most important IN the place Is
a nigh double-tower town hall in which
are located the market and the opera
house This is an imposing structure and
efforts were made TO give a view III this Is
sue but Of no avail 1t is Of solid brick
and about the finest of its kind in the Gold
en- Belt of North Carolina. The court
house, though bowed down with years, is
a very substantial building and adds much
TO the good looks Of that portion. Besides
these there are a hundred Of beautiful res
ideuce8 and many fine blocks of stores,
showing that oxford is not negligent of
her appearance.
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HER LEADING MERCHANTS.
DRUGGISTS.

OF all mercantile branches none stand
out as public benefactors more than this
one. The grocer is a dear friend to the
craving natural appetite of man, the
clother protects him from the indispos
ure occasioned by active daily life, but
when men become slaves to some malady
the first friend to them after the physician
is the druggis* OF this character there
are four firms which are all entirely first
cla
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/; kinds of cutlery and stoves ana can ,ait
to any body who wants TO do painting OF
tin roofing. They are of the good old type
Of men who believe in true worth among
men and true value in hardware.
Besides these is the firm of Owen, Bar
bour Il Smith " ho are also very successful
hardwaremen. They are the proprletors
OF carriage factory in South Boston,
| lrglnla, and are doing much business in
| that line also
Ii. F. klIRONHEIMER h CLOTHING.
This IS the only exclusive clothing es-
tabllshment IN the county, and is doing a
fine business III fine goods, shoes. hats, &c
Oxford has had the good company of this
gentleman for nine years, and he is
familiarly known all over the county as
ben" He believes solely in handling
something for his fellow man, and while
| he does not disregard the comfort OF the
ladies, he sticks solely to the ''men's line :
SO has a tailoring department attached
If you want to see him just pitch out for
| the central store of Herndon block, No. l.
Among the prominent dry goods firms
stands out very prominent the firm of
HART, LAWRENCE n COCHRAN.
| They are situated on the corner of Main
street and Commercial avenue, and have
one of the incest establishments in the
| place. MIR. H. +. Hart Is the senior mem
Der of the firm. Mr.. Lawrence came from
Hertford county, while Mr.. W. ID. Cochran
Is native of Halifax. 1t was established
IN January, SO, and is a remarkably sue
cessful firm, having successfully coped
with some OF the best dry -goodsmen III
the county. They are all intelligent men,
Mr. Hart being educated at Randolph
Macon, while Messrs. Lawrence and Coch-
IAN grubbed it out in an old'country school
house. They deal in all kinds of fine dress
goods and fancy notions.
Besides these there is the firm of 4
Lands u Son This is all old established
house and needs no introduction. So also
! Is MIR +. L. Rawllns-a clever young man
he Is. he Is doing q handsome business
W. ID. LYNCH -JEWELER.
This young man has charge Of one OF
the oldest established houses III the county
The date of its establishment was way
back to 1854 and has thus been in opera
tlon for thirty five years. 1t was for many
years conducted by his father, Mr.. T. NJ.
Lynch, who was known throughout the
length and breadth of Granville as a solid
man and good matchmaker. Dying in 1891,
he left the business to his son, who was we'll
equipped to take up his fathers work Since
ne TOOK cnarge he has had some opposition,
but is holding his own we'll. Mr. Lynch
is a jovial young fellow and possesses a
great deal of push and integrity. ANY
thing in the jewelry business" is his song
Go and see him and carry away one of the
prettiest watches you ever looked at.
1t is good joke told on him that when
customer wanted a watch regulated,
which he had the day before bought of
him, that be Uynch) looked up in the sky
to see if the sun was on time
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OXFORD REAL ESTATE.

Ever since 1879 the estate in this place
has been on steady rise, and If the ad-
vantages of the town in situation and eli
mate could have been published to the
world as has other towns, boom, as 1t
is called, no doubt would have carried her
estate far in excess of its present price.
Prominent among others stands out the
raai aStata and LEGAL hrrn of
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BANKING FACILITIES.

However coed trade may be there is al
ways one thing essential to a town, and
that is a good, reliable bank. OF such
oxford can boast of two The oldest is
the
BANK OF OXFORD.
This great help-meet to the merchantile
trade of Oxford was organized in July
1882, with the following officers: Presi-
dent, Dr. H. G. Herndon; Cashier, Maj.
W. B. Gulick; Teller, Mr.. G. S. Easton
Its capital is very large in proportion to
the size of the place, being $50, 900. Be-
sides this there is much real and personal
property in the town belonging to the
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Mr.. Fred n. Day is another young jew
eler and is doing very good business.


FIX
There is degree of push about the
young men of oxford that is to be ad
mlred. In no other town is it the case
that most every establishment is managed
by young man. 1t is so here and to an
encouraging degree. Among the many
there is the above named gentleman who
Is hard working young man and has
built himself up by main grit and vim.
He was raised in Warren county, but
being attracted to Oxford by the enter
prise and growth of the place he opened
up a grocery house here. Though Il stran-
ger III a strange country he overcome all
disadvantages and was succeeding we'll
when the disastrous fire of the fall of SO
swept his establishment away. In keep
ing with his usual pluck he built up again,
but was again overcome in the flames that
swept over the place in the spring OF 81.
Not to be outdOne he opened third time
protiting by costly experience and from
that time has built up trade second to
none in the place. The day the CHRONICLE
reporter called upon him he was hurredly
engaged iu emptying carloads of goods
Flour, hay and grain trade is done by him
in a carload fashion and that day he had
just received 80, 900 pounds of hay. This
gives one some idea of the immensity of
this retail business, conducted by this
young man IN town like Oxford Such
young men are not forgotten in the his
tory of the place
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Ibis grocery establishment is situated
on Commercial Avenue and is conducted
by the junior member of the firm
Capt. W. H. White, the senior member. is
.e ex manager of the oxford and Hender-
son Telegraph and Express Company. He
served as a gallant Confederate soldier in
the war between the States, and is now IL
prominent Odd Fellow. HIS popularity is
very great and extends to the remotest
portions of the county.
Mr.. Gregory is young man, native of
Halifax county, and another one of those
young men who have great confidence in
OXfOrd's future.
The firm as it stands above are retail
dealers in groceries and also do commis-
sion business which is increasing rapidly
Under the name of Capt. W. II. White
there is conducted an exclusive wholesale
grocery department, which supplies many
OF the best country stores.
Other merchants of Oxford that are do
ing business to good extent are the fol
lowing general merchants: Messrs. r. L..
Hunt Messrs. d. A. Hunt & Son, Messrs
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