April 3, 1911—The old wooden Oxford Graded School Building was offered for sale on the premises on College St., the building to be removed promptly after May 20, 1911. Mr. W. T. Yancey purchased the house and used the materials in building three smaller homes in the Ridley Park area of Oxford. April 4, 1890—The County Sunday School Convention was held in Oxford April 5, 1911—Trouser skirts were popular for women. It was noted that the men disliked them a lot. April 5, 1933—The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps was organized in Oxford. This camp was assigned to the Soil Conservation Service of North Carolina. The camp was located at Belltown-- three miles south of Oxford. April 10, 1925—Granville County Hatchery, with manager J. H. Blackwell, took 1,100 chicks from the incubator and the next day took out 1,000 more. This hatchery was located in Oxford, somewhere near the court house. April 12, 1816—Rhodes N. Herndon was appointed the first Postmaster for Oxford (Prior to this time, Merrittsville, located on Horner Hill, had been a post office.) The new Post was located 2/3 mile west of Merrittsville. April 13, 1899—President Alderman, the distinguished educator and president of the State University, delivered a lecture at the Auditorium of the Horner School. The public was invited to attend. Alderman spoke about his trip to the Holy Land and Egypt. April 14, 1908—The Village Improvement Society was organized. This group later became the Oxford Woman’s Club from which arose the Mary Jamieson Woman’s Club and the Junior Woman’s Club of Oxford. The Oxford Woman’s Club is still in existence today. April 15, 1899—Alba Heywood, a versatile artist in character sketches, other delineations and comic songs along with Mr. Harold De Bray, the dramatic basso solo singer, performed at the Oxford Opera House. Alba Heywood was described in a Colorado Newspaper as “the prince of comedians, whose marvelous ability to impersonate, whose funny topical songs, bright, witty sayings and sweet singing have established him as a prime favorite with amusement seekers.” Part of the Opera House is still standing, located behind the court house. It is the building that was used as the old Fire Department, now being occupied by the Board of Elections and other offices. April 15, 1925—Changes in rates of postage go into effect. Post Cards will require a $.02 stamp other than post cards sold at the post offices, which will continue to cost $.01. Special delivery packages will be $.25. Special delivery letters will continue to be $.10.
April 17, 1899—Dr. Samuel Rapport, Durham Optician, was at the Osborn House for two days. Free Examination. The Osborn House was located in the vicinity of the Granville County Government Offices and jail and was a boarding house. April 18, 1888—The first train from Clarksville to Oxford arrived in town. April 19, 1920—An Overall Club was organized in Oxford. Members pledged to wear denim for three months, except at funerals and marriages. This club was organized to protest the high cost of clothing. April 24, 1911—The Oxford Improvement Society (later the Oxford Woman’s Club) declared a clean-up week. Back lots and alleys, and fronts areas of stores and homes were to be cleaned of trash, litter and refuse, all of which was to be collected and removed. April 27 and 28, and May 1, 1899—Rev. Walter A. Patillo, the ex-principle of the Colored Graded School, had his closing exercises at the Opera House. These exercises were opened each night at 8 pm and the public was invited to attend. The gallery was reserved for his white friends. The admission for the three nights was $.10. Rev. Patillo had 253 pupils under his charge. April 27, 1949—The formal opening of the new plant of Oxford Laundry Company was held on this day. Charles H. Brewer was owner and manager.
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Joan RobersonWith a keen interest in the history of her home town, Joan gets into the spirit of the Bicentennial with these snapshots of days gone by. Archives
December 2016
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