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Loss of a Mother in a Town and Rail Talk in Oxford
A somber verse piece on mourning opens the column, followed by notes from Oxford and Durham about railroad extension plans to Clarksville, projected completion by August, and hopes Oxford will grow. Local brief items discuss tobacco growers, banks, electric lights, oil wells, and civic improvements with several town updates and anecdotes.
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Oxford
Durham
Oxford & Clarksville
Winston
Roanoke & Southern Railroad
Watauga’Enterprise
J.P. Combs
Duncan Bros
Charlotte
C. i. Duls
St A
Brunswick County
Robert Ivey
B. A
Fayetetville Independed Light Infantry
Lnst
Fayettville
Ashevill Courier
Trinity
Hornet
Greenville
Reflector
Greensboro
Bingham School
Johnston County
Congress
Tar River
Fishing Creek