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NEWS FROM IRELAND
In the Morning of Life.


In the morning of life, when its cares
are unknown,
And its pleasures in all their new lus-
tire begin,
When we live in bright, beaming
world OF our own,
from within;
Oh, tits not, believe me, in that happy
time
We can love as in hours OF less trans
port we may
OF our smiles, of our hopes, It's the gay
sunny prime,
But affection is truest when these
fade away.
When we see the first glory Of youth
pass us by,
Like leaf on the stream that will
never return;
When Our cup, which has sparkled with
pleasure so high,
First tastes OF the other, the dark
flowing urn;
Then, then is the time when affection
holds sway,
With depth and a tenderness Joy
never knew;
Love, nursed among pleasures, is faith
less as they,
But the love born of SORROW like
sorrow, is true
In. chimes full of sunshine, though
splendid the flowers,
Their signs have no freshness, their
odor no worth;
IT'S the cloud and the mist of our own
Isle Of Showers,
That call the rich spirit OF fragrancy
forth.
So it is not mid splendor, prosperity,
nirth,
That the depth of Loves generous
spirit appears;
To the sunshine OF smiles it may first
owe its birth,
But the soul OF it's sweetness is drawn
out by tears.
Moore.
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with apologies to /. Buchanan Reed.)
Out of the mouth OF Santiago Bay,
Where the Yankee blockading squadron
lay
An olninous cloud OF smoke uprolled,
Telling of how Cervera bold
Was making dash that fateful day,
Daring for freedom the deadly fray,
And Sampson eleven miles away.
Leading the desperate Spanish van
? The flagship Maria Teresa ran,
The admirals pennant at her peak,
And crowding behind her, jowl by
cheek,
The Oquendo, Colon and Vizcaya
' Came steaming out in grim array,
And Sampson eleven miles away.
Then came those maritime dogs of war,
The terrible Pluton and fierce Furor,
With dread torpedo and quick-fire
gun,
Well calculated to fight and run;
n But the little Gloucester bars their way
81 And sinks them both in the fearful fray
u With Sampson seven miles away.
The Brooklyn, Texas, and Iowa,
And Oregon, too, were blazing away
In style to make the Dons feel tired.
The Spanish flagship was quickly fired
And soon beside the Oquendo lay
A burning wreck off Cabanas Bay,
And Sampson only five miles away.
Then Fighting Bob" OF the Iowa,
Took special charge OF the Vizcaya
And chased her along the Cuban
shore
A half dozen miles or more,
= Until she sank in the smoke and spray,
The Quickest victim Of the day,
And Sampson only three miles away.
Like frightened stag with hounds in
chase
The Cristobal Colon kept her pace,
But the Brooklyn baked her at every
turn,
With the Oregon banging away
astern,
Until she beached on Cuban cay
And struck her flag to Commodore
Schley.
With Sampston still one mile away.
But like his namesalle OF ancient day,
Who thousands with his jawbone did
y sIay
Bold Sampson came en- the scene all
right
In time to claim everything in sight;
And from his report it is sale to say
He'd have won the victory that day
If he had been forty miles away.
Willard Holcomb.
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ANTRIM.

Mr. Thomas MacKnight, Fellow OF
the Institute OF Journalists, the veteran
editor OF the Northern Whg," Belfast,
died on Nov. TO- in Belfast, after an
illness OF comparatively brief duration
Mr.. MacKnight, who had been for
tlirty-four years editor OF the Belfast
Journal" was an author we'll known
,over Great Britain and Ireland. His
latest work, ulster as 1t Is" was a
result OF impressions he formed during
thirty years experience as journalist
i'll the Northern Province.
ARMAGH.
The Armagh papers announce that
Very Rev. Canon Rogers, P. P, Ardee,
and Rev. Thomas Cassidy, P. p, Mon
asterboise had sailed from Liverpool by
the Umbria for New York on mis-
sion authorized by his Eminence Car
dinal Loguc, to collect funds for the
e National Cathedral OF St. Patrick at
Armagh. Their labors Git was added)
will begin in New York, with the cor
dial sanction of his Grace Archbishop
Corrigan.
CORK.
On the arrival in Queenstown of one
OF the Atlantic liners from New York, a
man named Francis McNaly was ar
rested for having Colts revolver in
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On Nov. 16 there was scene OF
great excitement in Carrick- Shan
non at the meeting of the Leitrim
County Council. 1t had been arranged
at a previous meeting that the county
surveyor should take steps to hoist the
green flag over the court house, and.
accordingly, preparations were made
for the purpose; but during the night
preceding the sub-sheriff went with
force OF police and had the preparations
torn down and in the morning the
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hohn ]. Mrffase and Ace p ABB
a~yers, 3o1-;3oa Bank of Commerc,
Building.
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SampSOn'S Ride.

. with apologies to 7. Buchanan Rced.)
Out of the mouth OF Santiago Bay,
Where the Yankee blockading squadron
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Bargains in dress goods for holiday
trade and before taking stock, at o. T.
Swett's, s28 Central avenue
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Call Up Meagher & Co.

IT you wan, good DR., pine wood E,
Ely load warranted Tel 1851.
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" ''''' -"' '"'r"'' 81.
sT,n 1.WhTFn WAsHNGTON co.
q" Fr"s.--R w McGnrry
Pros r. w Welsh
Vice Pr"s,n v Dovln.
Poe Soc ph'l'p Rvan.
Fin S"r-Thos rnrley.
Tr"ns.-J. W rl"nrv.
Meet every Monday evening at A. O. n
W., W. "ra"o mora Hn''Se building.
hnught"rs of Erin.-Co. President, Mrs
1amcs Tcr""'n;
rr"a.-Mrs r. y. Curloy.
We" rr"s.-Mra. 2. Connors.
roc S"c-Nrs NJ. n"nalds.
I'm "".M'ss Reilly.
,ns Soc Miss NJ Grady.
rrrns-Mrs Coo Gownn:
Moot second ard fn"rth Friday evenings
or month Mt hr"'s hall
MORRIs. STEVENS C0rNry
Co Pros VIM Riordnn.
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ROCK COUNTY.
TO- 10 Prrs.-r !. Kelly. Luverne.
Vice Pres.-Martn Ryan.
Zee Zee Ser-'ns Fitzgerald.
T Fin; scGi,I i 7; x. G%yeny.
c nor CHI ohMsTED COUNTY,.
Vice pres.--Edw. Fitzgerald,
Elm LANES Degnnn.
Rec. Sewn. Kelly
T RS; Sef:l-l !. I 9ud hn%1er'
Nee Meet first and third Tuesday evenings of
Ladies' AuxIlnry.-Co. Pres, Miss Anre.
line Purcell.
T Tres,D Mis- Mnrgaret .. Sullivan.
Rec. Scc.-Miss NJ. Hartncy
Fin. Sec.MIss Katie Donovan.
ms. Sec Miss Clara Kennedy.
Meets second and fourth Tuesdayu of
month at X. r. hall.
ANoKA COUNTY.
Co. Pres.-T. NJ. sullivan.
Vice Pres. Michael Tlgue.
En- FGe. s sse.-} + =: s s9n.s
Ins. Seed. 70. shannon.
Treas.--John Mcdonald.
Meetings second Sunday OF each month
at g. A. II. hail. Second avenue.
SWIFT COUNT
Co. Pres.-D. F. McDermott, C1ontarf.
Div. No. 1, Clontsrf.-Presidsnt, VIM.
Kenna.
Vice Pres.-John Gossen.
Rec. Sec.-Jas. O'Donnell.
Fin. Sec.-M. n. COnlogue.
Treas. and Inns: sec.-Patrick Foley.
Meetings first Sunday Of month In t>vu
hall.
Div. No. 2-President, Henry Nusphy,
Benson.
Vice Pres.-James OConnos,
Rec. Sect. II. Donneily,
Graf.
Treas-J. c. Collins.
Address. Benson, Ninn. Meet Arst Dss-
day Of month.
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S. w. MINOR.
Attorney at Law. One of Ok.
ford's Most Prominent
Young Attorneys An
Active Demo-
Crat.
GRAFT

S. w. Minor was born in Granville
on the banks of the Tar River,
in 1878. His early education was OBJ
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COL. r. P. HoBGooD, JR.
Attorney -at-Law.

Col. n. T. Hobgood was born in Gran
vile county in 1872 and received his pre-
paratory education for college at Hor
ner's School, after which he entered
Wake Forest College, taking course
of two years, and graduated at the head
of his class in 1893. He then taught
school for four years, the last of which
was spent at Columbian University in
Washington City, where he was also
studying law at the same time. He
graduated in law from that institution
in 1898, and was admitted to the bar in
September of the same year. He at
once formed a co-partnership with Gen.
b. S. Register, aud has been most success
full during this short time. He is without
doubt one of the most promising young
attorneys of the place, and with his nat
ural powers of intellect and will, and
his determination of character we look
reserved for the abIest Of the age.
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The County Seat of Granville County Rich Soil and Producness
With the Golden Leaf of the Finest Kind

tained at the private schools of the
county, and later at Horner's Schools.
He received an appointment to West
Point on a competitive examination at
Greensboro in 1891, at the age of IL.
He accepted the appointment and pass
ed the examinations of the Academy,
but was recalled owing to the death of
his father. e then returned home
and went to work to support the family,
showing the kind of stuff he was made
of. He became engaged as book-keeper
for Knott u Cooper, with which firm he
remained until 1896, when he entered
the University and took double law
course under DR.. Manning, and received
his certificate. He was admitted to the
bar in October of 1897, and Immediately
began active practice at Oxford by form
ing a partnership with A. A, Hicks.
He is Democrat of the true blue
stripe, loyal and faithful and ready to
fight for his party, if necessary. Dur
ing the last campaign he was secretary
of the executive committee. lie was
elected mayor 10y the commissioners in
August, 1898, to succeed Prof. ]. G.
Biggs, who had resigned He continued
to serve until the election in May Of
1899, when he was reelected as mayor
of the town. Oxford is truly to be com
plimented on its Mayor.
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AND PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT
able Record Now Marking Its Past History. Its
Future IS Indeed of a Roseat Hue

and the ability and character necessary
to carry them out. This business was
founded on the nder-buyng and under
selling and square dealing policy, and
we see what that policy can accomplish.
me company, under its present title,
was Incorporated under the laws Of the
State on January LIST, 1899, with an au-
thorized capital stock of 100000. r. III.
Crenshaw is the president and manager,
and r. S. Barbour, secretary. The store,
with adjoining and communicating build
ings is one hundred feet deep and four
stories high. The company has storage
houses in every part of the town.
1ne e. II. Crenshaw Company is ever
ready and willing to aid and push for
ward any enterprise whereby the public
may be benefited or the town improved
i'm any way. Thus is a concern like the
ABOVE able to be of service TO the town
in which it is located. Oxford is indeed
fortunate among its neighbors, and we
offer her our most sincere congratula-
tons.
Mr.. r.. III. Crenshaw was born and
reared in Halifax county, Virginia, and
was connected with the commission
house of r. w. Lanson q Co, South
Boston, prior to opening business in Ok
ford Mr. Crenshaw has made himself
most popular in his chosen town both
in business and social circles, and is ever
ready to lend his aid in any enterprise
for the common veal the right good aid
it is.
Mr.. r. s. Barbour was also born
and reared in Halifax county, Virginia.
lie is president and manager of the
Barbour Buggy Company, one of the
largest plants of the kind i'm the South.
Mr.. Barbour is a moving spirit in every
industrial enterprise in his pushing, go
ahead town.
Seeing what the e. H. Crenshaw Conn
pany has already accomplished in the
exceedingly short time of four years, it
seems wild to make any prediction as to
the future, but it seems quite safe to
say that it viii doubtless SOON be one Of
the largest concerns of its kind in the
State, and indeed the whole country, for
with such men as are now at the head
of it, it will without doubt keep on grow
ing until it assumes almost colossal pro
portions. We look with much interest
to see what its future Will be, hoping
that nothing may occur to check the ma
tural course of events, or bring to a
stand-stille this mighty moving enter
prise, which is beneftting Oxford and
all the people round about to such an ex-
tent; for nothing can do more good in
community than well conducted, hon,
estly managed business house like the
one we have been describing.
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THE NEWS AND TWENETH CENTURY STATE EDITION


practice Of law at Oxford in 1892, and in
q lew Years has risen to the front rank
Of his profession.
Mr.. Shaw is a hard student, a thor
oueh-golng business man, safe in judg-
ment' and one of the best and most sue
cessiul lawyers and business men in his
secnon of the State. He enjoys a pay
ing, and growing practice, giving spe-
clal attention to the business part of the
law.
In religion he is Baptist, and one of
the officers of mis- church. In politics he
rs a staunch Democrat. who has never
failed to give his party his time and
support In every campaign since he was
student at Wake Forest in 1888, ex-
cept when he was out of the State That
was his senior year As a college boy
he took an active interest in that CAM
paign, and it was in q large measure
due to his efforts and activity that 80
students were registered and voted the
straight Democratic ticket at Forestville
precinct. The Wake county legislative
ticket was elected by 40 odd majority.
80, It may be said that the success of
the Wake county ticket that year was
due entirely to young Shaw and his so
felloW-students at Wake Forest. But
Mr.. Shaw has meyer sought political
honors or preferment, preferring rather
to lay aside politics after the election
IS over and his party "in," and give
his entire time and attention to his pro-
fession, between which and himself he
allows nothing to come. His interest
IN Odd Fellowship, however, has never
abated since he first became a member
of that order, in which he is a Past
Grand.
He is a grandson Of the late Col.
Henry M. Shaw, of the Eeighth Regi-
ment, who was killed I'M battle near
Bachelors Greek. near Kinston, and the
eldest son Of Capt. w. b. Shaw prom
inent and able lawyer of Henderson. In
1894 he married Miss Bessie Buxton,
of Jackson, N. c., and has two child
rem.
Mr.. Shaw owns one of the prettiest
residences in Oxford, equipped with all
the modern conyeniences.
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The progress of community depends
not so much upon the natural advantages
and facilities she may be endowed with
but upon the men whose brains and
character and push give it primacy
and facilities she may be endowed with.
Among those who have distinguish
ed themselves in mercantile life
in Oxford, we are under just
obligations in noting the gentleman
whose familiar name forms part of the
firm name of the H. H. Crenshaw Com
pany Oxford may well be proud Of the
magnificent concern which has been built
up in the last four years The brief
space of time during which all this sue
cess has been attained is a glowing tri-
butte to the ability, good management,
business capacity, and character Of the
gentlemen at its head, and we offer both
them and the town our most sincere con
gratulations.
The e. H. Crenshaw Company, form.
erly e. II. Crenshaw and Company, was
established in Oxford in September,
1886. by Mr.. r. ii. Crenshaw and Mr..
r. s. Barbour, OF South Boston, Va,
with e. Ii. Crenshaw as resident mama
ger. Almost from the very first the
trade commenced to get rapidly larger
and larger, until after the business had
been in existence one year more COM
modious and larger house was demanded
and was secured. At the same time
more lines of goods We're added. Where
as, at first the concern had only dealt in
a few lines, such as dry goods, ETC.. they
now added buggies, fertilizers, wagons,
hardware and groceries. Now quite a
wholesale feature began to be worked up
in connection with the retail business,
and also there was opened UP a much
needed market for all products of the
farm, trucking, poultry and dairy pro
uuce by the concern buying and selling
everything the people made or used.
In 1898 the company opened livery
stable, not merely for revenue, although
it is the best in the city, but more as a
convenience in handling and opening a
depository for the surplus forage of their
farmer customers, and filing a long-felt
want of the working public Everything
about it is irst-class in every respect.
Ever on the lookout for the best in
terests of it's patrons, not overlooked
but appreciated by the great toiling
masses, this concern is known as the
great peoples store, where the great
people trade" They have few dun days
or duh seasons. When trade is dull with
others there is but little difference with
them, indeed this fact makes the rush at
Crenshaw's the more noticeable. This
shows what can be accomplished by men
who have the proper business methods,
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Hardware and Agricultural
implements. A Complete
Line of Goods.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
IN THE BUSINESS
Popular Prices. Fest Accommodation. Every
thing You Need.


Oxford is truly to be congratulated
upon this complete and splendid hard
ware establishment. II is indeed one OF
the towns great landmarks, founded
twenty-five years ago. Such concerns
as this are bound to he sources of pride
to any town, showing as they do the
push and progressiyeness of the citizens
and the fact that money is being all the
time spent on improvements.
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. j. II. Ed
wards went from Raleigh to Oxford.
and there started this great business.
BY honest. straightforward efforts he
increased the scope Of the concern, each
year the trade growing larger and larger.
In 1891 j. W. Winston was admitted
to the firm. The business kept on
growing until it has deservedly reached
the mammoth proportions seen today.
In this great store can be found every
thing in the hardware line from a sew
ing machine needle to the finest mechanl-
cal tools of all kinds, builders materials
of every description, paints, oils, farm
ing implements of all kinds, tinware and
glassware in all varieties, wood and will
lowware, housekeepers' goods in gen
eral.
Here may be found the Excelsior and
Garland Cook Stoves, the best made,
and also good cheaper stoves, rubber
and leather betting and packing, machin-
lists supplies, fues and all kinds of iron
work., roofing, guttering, gun and lock
smithing, saw mills, wheat threshers,
steam engines boilers, etc, ETC.
Messrs. Edwards and Winston are
the State agents for the sale of the
Ohio feed cutter, the best cutting ma
chine made, sold at factory prices and
shipped from Oxford They are also
agents for the Deering Ball-bearing
Light-draft Mowers and Binders and
Rakes and Avery Disc Harrows. Any
one desiring any information can by
dropping Messrs. Edwards and Win
ston line receive most courteous and
complete information; but it is hardly
necessary to mention this fact, as the
polite attention and care shown every
customer are well known.
Mr.. j. T.. Edwards is one of Oxford's
oldest and most respected citizens, and
one to be relied on for the towns good
in any emergency, always ready with his
help, both in person and money. He
has lived here for thirty-two years and
is now county treasurer. He is Il
brother of @. B. Edwards, of Raleigh.
Mr.. |. W. Winston has been a resident
of Oxford for the past eight years, hav-
ing been born and reared in Franklin
county. He is exceedingly popular, and
a valuable addition to Oxford's citizen
ship.
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]. D. BROOKS.

Dry Goods. Groceries, Etc.
This fourishing concern is one of
those stores where good goods can be
had at low prices. Mr.. Brooks says he
will not be undersold, and his prices seem
to bear out his words. Mr.. Brooks has
been a resident of Oxford for fourteen
years, and he is in very truth a citizen
to be proud Of and to be relied on when
needed, being a man of public spirit and
large generosity for the public veal.
He deals largely in groceries, dry goods
and farmers supplies in fact he keeps
almost everything and good lines at that.
Stationery he sells at half price.
A store like this is indeed a boon both
to the town and to the county round
about, and right well do the people
take advantage Of it, as the large and
increasing trade shows.
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him, and he nobly sustained the burden
thus early put upon him. He continued
to farm, and indeed is still engaged in
that occupation.
Mr. Fleming has been a lifelong,
staunch and loyal Democrat, always on
deck and ready to take hand when
needed for the best interests of his par
ty. He was nominated for the office Of
sheriff without any solicitation on his
part The vote was a tie, but our SUBJ
ject was the successful candidate.
He lives twelve miles from Oxford,
and is a member of the Methodist Epis-
copal church Mr. Fleming is exceeding
ly popular with all who know him, both
in social and business circles. He is
a man much respected for the sterling
worth of his character, which was well
demonstrated in his early life.
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COMFORT FOR HOUSEWIVES.
(Southern Farm Magazine of Baltimore
for August

Southern Farm Magazine of Baltimore
for Augusta
If you have been unfortunate enough
to take for the summer individuals, male
or female particularly male, who are
confirmed boarders, winter and summer,
little comfort can be offered you. You
ought to have avoided them You could
easily have detected them. They bear
on their faces evidences Of the lives
they lead They kick and complain, but
that is part of their lives. They would
be unhappy if everything suited them.
You may rest assured that you are not
to blame. 1t would be the same thing
with them at anybody else's house. The
less they have been accustomed to the
amenities Of home life the more likely
are they to demand twice their moneys
worth.
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TWO PICTURES.
Then.

Then.
He swung her in the hammock
Beneath the trees, all day;
Her read love stories to her
And kept the flies away.
Now.
He's lying in the hammock,
All free from worldly cares;
She has to watch the baby
In its little crib upstairs.
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S. o. FLEMING,
Sheriff.

s. o, Fleming was born in Granville
county on October 9th, 1854. He at
tended the private schools of his county,
where be obtained his early education.
At the age of fourteen he began farm
ing, the best training in the world for
a boy of that age. His father died not
long after this and the entire welfare
of the whole family now depended upon
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to see him fill in time one of the places
Col. Hobgood has been quite proni-
nently identified with the State military
affairs for number of years and was
recently made Inspector General Of
the State Guards with the rank Of
Colonel.
Col. Hobgood is a member of the Bap-
tist church, and is most popular, both
in the church and in all social circles
where his many pleasing qualities are
known.
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FL. NJ. SHAW.
Attorney -at-IMw.

Mr.. III. M. Shaw was graduated from
Wake Forest College in 1889 with the A.
NJ. degree, and then took the law course
at the University of Virginia, under the
celebrated DIR. Minor. He began the