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LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY
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BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
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THIS SECTION OF STATE.
AND OXFORD BANNER,
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SEMI-WEEKLY.
OXFORD, ST. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 2 1913.
VOLUME 26. NO. 30
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BRIGHT GIRLS IN OPERA.
Oxford College .Prainatiq Clisb
Presents the Operetta
Cinderella.
The Oxforod College Dramatic
Club, composed mostly of the senior
class, presented the operetta Cinder
ella to a select and appreciative au
dience in the College chapel Friday
and Saturday evenings last. The
play was under the direction of
Mrs. Woodall, teacher of voice nad
expression. The young ladies in the
cast are fortunate to have one of
such rare culture as Mrs. Woodall
to sharpen their wits and establish
a charm.
The play was well staged and the
costumes were elegant. The play,
4 'Cinderella," calls for a great deal
of expression, as it typifies every
phase of nature from the cinder-pit
through knowledge to grace and af
fluence. Miss Camille Ballard, in
the role of "Clorinda," was a mas
ter piece of impersonation. The
pretty smiles and pink cheeks of
Misses Breta Noell, as "Prince
Charming," and Carrie Tom Farth
idg, as "Cinderella," was an ideal
love. Miss Elizabeth Hancock sus
tained the difficult role of "Dan
dim" remarkably well, and in char
acteristic solo in Act I she was en
cored, but did not respond. The
entire cast were familiar with their
lines and the play progreesed nicely,
and carried with it an air of pro
fessionalism. Miss Mary Royal
Hancock was a pretty picture as
"Lady Cynthia," and her love song
in Act V was enough to revive the
drooping spirits of "Prince Charm
ing" and win applause. Little Miss
Carolyn Booth, surrounded with
faries, was an ideal Puck. In the
scene of the enchanted slipper the
vanity of women was fully sustained.
When it is taken into consider
ation that the young ladies of the
senior class were compelled to keep
up their class work, the production
of a classic opera under these cir
cumstances speaks well for their
physical and mental qualities and
at the same time placing the banner
of th?ir alma mater well to the
front of the colleges of the South
in dramatic art, science and culture.
The cast :
Prince Charming ..... .Breta, Noell
Baron Rassie Jones
Dand i n i El izabeth Hancock
Button I Valeria Jones
Alliodora Katie Maynard
Cinderella. . . .('ax rie Tom Farthing
Clorinda Camille Ballard
Thisbe Eula Ellen
Baroness Verna Cates
Lady Cynthia. .Mary Royal Hancock
Titania (Fairy Queen) .Irene Parker
Fairy Godmother Sue House
Puck Carolyn Booth
Faries Elouise Horner, Daisy
Cooper, Annie Landis, Annie Lou
Williams, Catharine Hunt, Mary
Powell, Elizabeth Niles.
Returns With Bride.
Prof. Kelly, of the faculty of
Horner School, has returned with
his very beautiful and accomplish
ed bride. Prof. Kelly was married
in Athens, Ga., Friday evening,
March 21, to Miss Madeline Weath
er ly of that place and they are at
home in Oxford with Rev. and Mrs.
S. K. Phillips.
Easter Dar.ce.
The Easter dance at Horner bar
racks was of much pleasure to many
couples of young people Friday
evening. A large number of visit
tors of young collegians from Chapel
Hill attended the enjoyable occasion.
The chaperones were MesdamesCape
hart, Rawlins, Stafford, Kelly and
Miss Gilliam.
The Declamation Contest.
A declamation comptitive contest
was held Friday evening under the
management of the Granville County
Oratorical Association. The speakers-
all acquitted themselves with
honor and tha favorable decision of
the judges was in favor of Thomas
Pace, of Oxford Graded school, who
spoke with polished style the forci
ble and dramatic declamation ' 'The
Iace on the Floor " tk v.n 'i
gold medal was presented in verv
appropriate style by Mr. Hester.
The Civic Club will meet this
Wednesday afternoon, April 2 at
3:30 o'clock in the Commercial Club
rooms. This is the time for the
election of officers and annual dues
Zl L rT-Wed as there is
business of importance on hand.
I HAVE IT and you need it. A
fine lot of good old mellow apple
vmegar, fourteen to sixteen years
old. One gallon makes two moe
than any other. Supply., yourself
now- 2t-p j.m. MORRIS
SHORT LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Our
Readers.
Some of the down and outs are
high flyers
Today, Tuesday, is All Fools day
so don't get fooled.
Talk is cheap because the suppy
always exceeds the demands.
It is a curious thing that men
who do their duty make themselves
unpopular.
All Democrats who want an office
are progressive whether they are re
actionaries or not.
A shallow mind harbors venge
ance, and a narrow mind is where
prejudice is anchored.
When a public man gets to be too
hot a number it is time for him to
be left out in the cold.
The March winds . are gone and
give way to April showers which
will bring rosy bowers.
'Tis a consumation devoutly wish
ed for the filling up of the holes
in the streets and the county roads.
We are glad to learn that Mrs.
Frank Spencer and Mrs. Charles A.
Hurst, who have been numbered
with the sick, are much better.
Tha comedian in show Saturday
night said 'if you want to leave this
country on quick scheduletime just
hook onto Oxford blind tiger liquor
and you will be dead sure to do it."
Let every farmer planing for his
crop have in view a nice exhibit
for the County Fair this fall, as the
managers desire to make it the best
yet held.
The old fashioned girls didn't have
much fun. They would get so tired
of washing dishes that they would
get married. And then they had to
let the dishes wait while they wash
e the dear baby.
We call death the great divider,
whereas really and finally it is the
great uniter. All love-knit souls
severed on earth are at last brought
together in the life to which death
is but the portal.
The old elms of Oxford,
In my heart they are budding to
day As they lead to the gates of spring
time In the emerald meadows of May.
Farm work is unusually well ad
vanced for this time of the year. In
fact the season is more than two
weeks ahead of the schedule, and
wheat, oats and clover are doing
nicely, and tobacco plants are get
ting up good size.
Messrs. Willie Mitchell, Yancey
and Hicks and L. B. Turner are
building new dwelling houses on
lower Broad street for rent. An
other cottage is going up in West
Oxford and also one in East Oxford
along with the large Williams resi
dence on Front street.
Help your Carrier win one of the
Public Ledger prizes as he has serv
ed you faithfully in 'fair and rainy
weather and deserves your aid. Re
member he is not allowed to work
for himself and has to depend upon
his friends and patrons.
The Town Convention takes place
Friday night and every man should
take an interest in town politics.
The town's business is your business
and you should use as much judg
ment in selecting town officials as
you would in picking out men to
look after your own business.
' The recent Legislature made some
changes in the Public School Law,
one of which is that school' commit
teemen shall be elected this year for
terms of one, two and three years.
This will give the Board of Educa
tion a chance to appoint one com
mitteeman each year after this for
a term of three years.
It is estimated that the average
farmer pays 8 1-2 per cent on the
j money he borrows to aid him in his
operations. The probability is that
the larger per cent of rural borrow
ers pay more than that. Actual loans
of money may cost them 8 1-2 per
cent but there are thousands who do
get credit for their fertilizers and
supplies.
Don't run down your own town.--
i Be loyal to its institutions as you
are to your personal interests. Don't
condemn its enterprises and at the
i same time withhold your support
and patronage, which would aid in
I making the enterprises a creditable
! success. . And this sentiriient will
I also apply to the treatment of your
I town paper as well as the' other business.
A dear little girl has arrived at
the home of Mr. Lester Montague
on Asylum street.
Attention is called to the admin
istratrix notice of Mrs. S. A. Perry
on another column.
Your attention is called to im
portant change in National Bank of
Granville advertisement on another
page.
If you don't stand for the public
interests probably you are consider
ing yours only. Quit it and join
the public spirit throng.
Mr. John R. Hall, who has been
suffering with a Broken leg for a
month, was taken to a Richmond
hospital Tuesday morning for treat
ment. The Tea that was to be given at
the home of Mrs. L.' B. Turner was
postp'oned from Tuesday afternoon
to this Wednesday afternoon from
3 to 5 o'clock.
In one of the show windows of
Upchurch & Currin, College street,
is a very attract ice display jof Re
frigerators with a white bear near
by making one think of the "good
old summer time."
Six months of school have passed.
Only two months more and this
year's work will be over. Already
preparations for the commencement
season has begun. It is the idea of
the management of the schools to
have quite a bit of festivities and
so arrange programs that the pub
lic will not get tired attending them.
The Granville County Farmers
Union met in the Court House on
Monday and this noble body of far
mers transacted business that we
feel sure will redound to the bene
fit of every member of the Union..
We wish them every success in
whatever tends to promote the in
terest of the farmers.
Town Convention.
A Primary Convention of Demo
cratic voters d Oxford is hereby
called for Friday night, April 4th,
1913, to be held in the Court House
at 8 o'clock for the purpose of nom
inating a candidate for Mayor and
Seven Commissioners, and to trans
act such other business as may prop
erly come before it.
Wm. Landis, Ch'm,
B. K. Hays,
C. A. Carroll,
Town Executive Committee.
A Rare Opportunity.
John Powell, the celebrated young
Southerner, will give- a concert in
Oxford, Friday nigth, April 11th,
under the auspices of the three wo
men's clubs of Oxford. A letter
from Virginia speaks of Mr. Powel's
reputation in Europe in such a way
that he should need no introduction
to his fellow countrymen . Ws quote
from his letter:
"At last I have heard John Pow
ell play, and it was a treat, a great
triumph. When I heard of concert
No. 2, I thought that I might not
understand a note but it was just
so easy! The great hall was packed,
and the pianist had an ovation. He
came out five times and bowed. The
sixth time he came out and played
Chopin's 'Study for Black Keys.'
It was wonderful. The really musical
people in the audience were en
chanted, but for that matter, were
we all." '
The celebrated Elfhram Zimbalist
said of him: "Ah, in John Powell
you have a countryman to be proud
of."
Zimbalist has placed Mr. Powell's
beautiful concert for the violin all
over Europe, and considers it the
most beautiful violin concert writ
ten since Bram's.
Mr. Powell has devoted himself
largely to composition, but he is a
pianist whose successes have been
especially gratifying recently in
London and Vienna and early in
this season at Carnegie Hall, New
York.
Mr. Powell has been away from
his own country since 1902. Seven
years of this time were spent in
Vienna, as the pupil of Leschtizky.
At the end of this time the great
master told his pupil it was time
for him to go out into the world.
"I can teach you nothing more'
he said. '
Since that time Mr. Powell has
given annual concerts' in the great
Albert Memorial Hall in London
and-in Berlin and Vienna.
Oxford should indeed appreciate
the honor of having this world's
celebrated artist as her guest in the
near future, and it is hoped that
not one of Oxford's people will miss
the wonderful opportunity of hear
ing Mr. Powell play. Remember
also that the proceeds from the en
tertainment will be used for the
Cemetery Arch Fund.
An Aged Lady Passes Away.
Miss Lucinda Wood, 81 years old,
died Monday afternoon at the home
of M iss Emma Meadows on Penn
avenue. She had been sick for
some time and her death was not
unexpected. Her remains were
taken to the old family burying
ground for interment this Tuesday
for interment.
School Bonds Carry.
The vote last Saturday on the
Graded School bond issue shows
very conclusively how the citizens of
Oxford feel towards our graded
school. There were 182 votes polled
in favor of the $20,000 bond issue
and not a single vote against it.
Over fifty citizens went to the polls
expecting to vote for bonds but they
neglected to register and were,there
fore, disqualified. This does not
mean an additional tax, but an
actual saving of $200 per annum.
Death of Popular Young Man
The Sumter, S. C, Daily Item of
March 22, says: "Sumter was sad
dened Saturday morning to learn
of the death of Mr. Alston Stubbs,
a well known and highly esteemed
young business man of this city'
Mr. Stubbs, at the time of his
death was president of the Sum
ter Clothing Company and a direc
tor in the City 'National Bank and
connected with numerous other busi
ness enterprises in the city. He
was one of the most prominent and
successful young business men of
the city and was held in the high
est esteem." His wife was; Miss
Louisa Buchanan, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. T. Buchanan, of Ox
ford, before her marriage, who sur
vives with one son four years old.
Newspaper Advertising.
We agree with the Wilmington
Star that a newspaper is the most
conomical medium for advertising
because it reaches the most peeople
for the money spent for advertis
ing. It also is the best medium
for advertising for the reason that
it is the cheapest and best way of
reaching the people. It also is the
quickest and most effctive way, be
cause it goes regularly into the
homes of people in the home coun
try, into the homes of people of
scores of towns and into the homes
of thousands of people in the coun
ty. A newspaper is sold on the
trains and at the news stands and it
frequently circulates in the pockets
of those who keep it for something
it contains..
Every paper is read by from one
to a dozen people, while the aver
age number who read each paper is
estimated, from careful calculation,
at five. A paper with one thousand
circulation is read by 5,000 people;
one with 5,000 reaches 25,000 read
ers, and so on up the scale. Even
papers with small circulation reach
more people than will ever go by a
fence or will ever stop to read a cir
cular or dodger. Besides, the paper
goes every day or every week, as
the case may be, while other printed
matter goes once and then goes into
the waste basket. The newspapers
comes back and keeps on coming
back all the time, so if an advertiser
buys space, Ifilling it with catchy an
nouncements, and changes his meth
od of attack on public attention, he
is on -the right track when he picks
out a newspaper to do his barking.
Time of Holding Court.
The following is the schedule time
of holding the courts of the Tenth
district:
Alamance First in March ; second
before first in September; twelfth
after first in September, each crim
inal; sixth before first in March;
first after first in September; fifth
after first in September, each two
weeks.civil only. Third after first in
March, one week, civil only ;twelfth
after first in March, two weeks.
Durham First before first in
March ;eleventh after first in March ;
first before first in September; four
teenth after first in September, all
criminal; eighth before first in
March first after first in "March;
third after first in September, each
two week, civil only; eighth after
first in March; ninth after first in
September, each one week, civil
only.
Granville Third before first in
March ; ninth after first in March ;
tenth after first in September, each
two weeks; fourth before first in
September, one week.
Orange Fourteenth after first in
March, one week, civil only; fourth
after first in March first in Septem
ber ; thirteenth after first in Sep
tember. Person Fourth before first in
March ;seventh after first in March;
third before first in Spetember;
seventh after first in September.
MOVEMENTS OFTHE PEOPLE
Personal Items About Oxford
Folks and Their Friends
In General.
Wm. Lassiter spent the week-end
at home.
R. J. Hart, of Salem, was in town
Saturday.
Graves Day, of Stem, was in Ox
ford Monday.
J. I. Gordon, of Route 2, was in Ox
ford Saturday.
J. J. Algood, of Route 7, was in
town Tuesday.
Nat Hobgood, of Route 7. was in
town Saturday.
Roy Crews, of Salem, was on our
streets Monday.
George Royster, of Bullock, was
in town Monday.
J. B. Adcock, of Berea, was in
town Saturday.
J. F. Puckett, Route 1, was in
Oxford Saturday.
Sam Currin, of Henderson, spent
Saturday in town.
W. W. Grissom, of Route 3, was
in town Saturday.
J. S. Watkins, of Cornwall, was
in Oxford Saturday.
' R. T. Critcher, of Route 1, was
in Oxford Saturday.
J. W. Renn, of Route 3, was on
our streets Saturday.
J. F. Hobgood, of Route 6, was
in Oxford Monday.
E. N. Clement, of Culbreth, was
in Oxford Monday.
A. A. Puckett, of Route 7, was
in town Saturday.
Miss Josephine Brown is visiting
friends in Richmond.
Mr. W. J. Hester, of Route 5,
was in town Monday.
W. R. Ellington, of Tally Ho.
was in town Monday.
J. P. Bradsher, of Shady Grove,
was a town visitor Monday.
C. J. Roberts, of Knap of Reeds,
was a town visitor Monday.
E. J. Jenkins, of Wilton section,
was on our streets Monday.
Mrs. Elliott and Miss Bell Cooper
are on a visit to Richmond.
Our old friend S. T. Coley, of
Green's, was in town Monday.
C. H. Breed love, of Route 3, was
among Oxford visitors Saturday.
Mr. and . Mrs. Edgar Crews, of
Hester, were town visitors Monday.
Macon Clement, of Grassy Creek
section, was a town, visitor Monday.
Miss Floyd Taylor, of Richmond,
is the guest of the Misses Gregory.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hicks, of
Route l,was on our streets Satur
day. .
Mr. and .Mrs. Sidney Jones and
son, visited relatives in Henderson
Sunday.
Prof. W. S. Howell, of Fishing
Creek township, was in Oxford on
Monday.
Miss Katherine Lassiter, of St.
I.Mary's School, spent the week-end
at home.
Mrs. H.G. Cooper and Miss Mary
Cooper returned
Saturday.
from NewT York
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Phelps and
M-is. Chevasse, of Henderson, were
Oxford visitors Sunday.
Messrs. J. T. Hart, W. W. Hart
and C. W. Sneed, of Oak Hill sec
tion were in town Monday.
J. C. Currin, Frank Currirf, A.M.
Overton and Walter Averett, Route
6, were in Oxford Monday.
Arch Taylor, of Concord, attended
the ordination of his brother, Rev.
Louis Taylor, in Oxford Sunday.
Miss Hope Wynne and Mrs. S. S.
Pittman, of Durham, are visiting
Mrs. J.,N. Pittman on Henderson
street.
Thomas White, Beverly Royster,
Frank Hancock, James Taylor and
Shepard Booth, of the University,
spent the week-end at home.
Your Chance, Young Lady.
Something nice for the Ladies !
We are offering an Extra Prize a
Handsome Gold Brooch with Pearl
Setting to the lady who secures the
Largest Number of votes for any
one Carrier in the connty. . So get
busy young lady today among your
friends and win this handsome git. i
MR. TAYLOR ORDAINED.
Bishop Cheshire and Dis
tinguished Clergymen
Present.
On Sunday morning last Mr. Lewis
N. Taylor, son of Mr. Thomas G.
Taylor, was ordained a deacon in
in St. Stephens church, by the Rt.
Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, D.
D., Bishop of North Carolina.
Long before the time of service
the church was filled by the many
freinds and relatives of the young
deacon,as well as the parishoners of
St. Stephens. Promptly at 11 o'clock
the choir entered the church by the
south door and marched up the aisle
singing "Go forward, Christian
Soldier," The choir was followed
by the rector of the parish, the Rev.
H. F. T. Horsfield and Mr. Taylor,
and the following visiting priests:
the Ven N. Collen Hughes, the
Rev. W. V. H. Filkins, the Rev.
Isaac W. Hughes, the Rev. A. B.
Hunter, who acted as chaplain for
the Bishop, and last of all came the
Bishop, preceded by his crozer.
After the procession had reached
the chancel, morning prayer was
read by the Rev. Isaac W. Hughes,
of Holy Innocents, Henderson, and
the Rev. W.V.H. Filkins, the lesson
being read by the Bishop. Morning
prayer ended, the hymn, "Lord
Speak to me that I may Speak, "was
sung and then followed the sermon
by Rev. W. V. H. Filki ns, rector
of Cavalry Church, Bayonne, N. J.
Mr. Filkins outlined the origin and
duties of a deacon in the Church of
God. At the close of the sermon
spoke very feelingly of his regard
and affection of Mr. Taylor, who has
carried on the work which he resign
ed three years ago at Garfield, N.
J. He pnded by giving the candi
date God's blessing. After the ser
mon Mr. Taylor was presented to
the Bishop, sitting in his chair be
fore the altar, by the rector of St.
Stephens, then followed the Litany,
which was said by the Bishop. Af
ter the Litany was said an Intro it
hymn, ' 'AngelsRoll the Rock Away, ' '
was sung and the Bishop began the
communion service, the Epistle was
read by the Ven N. Collen Hughes.
Immediate after the Epistle is the
place where for centuries the dea
cons have been ordained. This part
of the service was very impressive.
The Bishop publicly questioned the
candidate, as to obedience, and hav
ing received an affirmative answer
to all these questions, the Bishop
arose and laid his hands on the head
of Mr. Taylor, saying "Take then
the authority to execute the office
of deacon in the Church of God com
mitted unto thee. In the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Ghost, Amen." The Bishop
then placed in the deacon's hand a
New Testament giving him authori
ty to read the Gospel in the church
of God and to preach the same.
Then Mr. Taylor arose, now a dea
con, and . read the Gospel from the
steps of the altar. After this the
service for Holy Communion was
continued to the end. The offering
at that service was devoted to the
flood sufferers fund.
The music on this occasion was
of a high order. Mrs Capehart
presided at the organ and Mrs. John
Booth, Mrs Woodall and Mrs. J. C.
Horner filled the sanctuary with
their melodious voices. Mr. Taylor
assisted by Rev. W. V. H. Filkins,
preached his first sermon at St.
Stephens Sunday night. He has a
splendid delivery, and his future is
bright.
NOTICE ! NOTICE !
SALE OF VERY. VALUABLE
LAND to be sold at public auction
at the court house door at Oxford,
Saturday, -April 12, 1913, in tracts
as follows:
First tract, the Wilder home,
lying on the left hand side of Ral
eigh Road, 150 to 160 acres.
Second tract, same side of road,
containing 120 acres.
Third tract, lying between the
Kittrell and Raleigh Road contain
ing 65 acres.
Fourth tract, lying between the
Raleigh and Kittrell roads between
the creek and 65 acre tract, con
taining 184 acres.
Fifth tract, lying on the south
side of creek, containing 40 acres.
Every tract has settlement on it
except the 40 acre tract on south
side of creek. This land lays only
two miles from Oxford on the best
road in the county. This is very
fine tobacco land and plenty of
wood on each. Terms of sale, one
third cash, balance in one, two and
three years. For further informa
tion see the undersigned.
W. H. FLEMING,
A. A. CHAPMAN.