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JOHN T. BR ITT EDITOR AND OWNER. FOR THE UPBUILDING OF OXFORD AND GRANVILLE COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION ONE. DOLLAR A YEAR. ISSUED SEMI-WEEKLY. OXFORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1911. VOLUME 1. NO. 49. Town Commissioners Meet. The Town Commissioners met last rv night, with Mayor Brummitt residing, and was largely attended by I our citizens, who are deeply interest ed in the sanitary law, and the session of the Board was very interesting from start to finish. The question at issue was the enforcement of the San itary Law as enacted by the Legisla te by the Health Officer, which brought about friction among some of the "citizens, who appealed to the Board. After a very lively' and ani mated discussion for more than an hour, on motion, the matter was post poned until the next meeting of the Board. We all must admit that no greater service could be performed than this work for the improvement of the health of the people,the greatest asset of any town or county, and we are glad we have Boards of Health com posed of men who are doing every thing in their power to advance the great work of safeguarding and pre serving the public health. We have an army of people who are pleading for the salvation of the soul and who are struggling to cleanse the moral atmosphere, all of which is most cordially commended, but we have only a few to preach the gospel of health. While the people need to be in structed on rules of morality and ever shown the road to spiritual health, they likewise need to be instructed on the rules of living and shown the road to physical preservation and temporal happiness. What a little band of men are preaching the gospel of health! It is gratifying, however, to know that scientific modes of living are gradually fastening themselves on civ ilization. The gospel of health needs to be preached every hour in the day and every dav in the year, for In health there is life and happiness. Mr. W. H. Hunt, who has so faith fully served the people of . Oxford for twelve years as Commissioner, ten dered his resignation,! whichwas with reluctance accepted by the Board. Judge A. W. Graham was nominated and unanimously elected to succeed Mr. Hunt, and it goes without saying will make the town a most excellent Commissioner. After allowing a number of claims i against the town, and attending to other routine business the Board ad journed. How to Make a Town. One cannot make a town. The newspaper cannot do it. But one man on a newspaper with the help of the wide-awake men of the place, all pull ing together can make a wide differ ence in the place. Every man who succeeds in a town is a help to it. The more money he makes, if he spends it, the better for the community. The larger business he builds up, the more he advertises, hence the more atten tion he brings to the town. A man cannot build up an honorable business in the town without helping the coun try. The interest of one is the inter est of all. No town will become a busi ness center so long as its business man rely upon a few merchants to m ike the effort to bring trade to town. Too often the men in a few lines of trade are about the only ones that reich out for custom. . Other mer chants will wait until these men have in luced the people to come to town ai d content themselves with trade th it naturally drifts to their place. A Public spirited man should ask him ' elf if he is doing his part in attract ifU people to town to trade. Salisbu ry Post. Will Benefit Y ou. If you are in need of eye glasses we vnt you to read the advertisement f the old reliable A. W. Hawkes Co., Atlanta, Ga., on the 4th page. Thev '1 be represented by an expert op t urn at Lyon's Drug Store on August Gd and 3rd, and it will be a fine op portunity to supply yourself with glasses from the best Optical firm in South. Don't forget the dates, i-e editor has known this house for u years and has no hesitancy in re amending it to our people. FLUES! Flupsf t am ir;T4 TP - Miring flues at n;ir w e you prices before buying. -t. pd T. Y. LONGMIRE. Route 3, Oxford. LOCAL SHORTGRAFTS. See a dvertisement of Mrs. Rachael E. Brown on 4th page if you wish to buy real estate. Mr. John Daniel, of Clover, Va., was in towrj yesterday shaking hands with his old friends. Mr. John R. Hall was ordained and installed a deacon in the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. Now is the time to give Baylis & Chappell your order for flues. See ad vertisement on another page. You jwill do a good business for yourself if you will read Taylor Bros advertisement and give them your trade. Your attention is called to the the change in the advertisement of Granville Real Estate & Trust Co. in another column. Young woman in Pittsburg has been married to a legless man. There's one husband who wont waste his time running around with "the boys." Man is! the martyr of his deeds; The gods abuse their powers, He spades the garden, fights the weeds, And woman plucks the flowers. Dr. Watkins has purchased a new Cole automobile from Mr. Robt. Wood, and it will be a Cole day when he fails to mate good time going to see a pa tient. Mr. Moses King has opened up a nice billiard parlor in the Hall store next to Nation al Bank of Granville. He has put in a soda fountain to keep the boys cool. Donjt find all your "good people" among the departed, but seek to dis cover lew among the living. It will make you and the world happier to get into the habit. On Schoo great Saturday the Enon Sunday picniced at Providence, the Sunday School Mecca, and all had a teal good time, with plenty to eat and lots of fun. Rev. C. A. Jenkins, who is most pleasa ntly remembered in Oxford as pastor of the Baptist church, has re signed the pastorship of the Shelby church to enter the field of literary work. The Granville Grays returned Mon day morning from the encampment at Morehead, having reached Oxford on the Seaboard train at ten o'clock, and the boys report a pleasant time at the seashore. The citizen who can always find so much about his town to criticise there by ac knowledges to the world that he has either had very little influence in shapi ig its destinies or else has helped to make a very bad job of it. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hobgood, of Routo 1, were among the throng of, shoppers in Oxford Saturday and the editor greatly enjoyed a visit from Mrs. 3obgood,who is numbered among the truest and best women in the county. Much interest and sympathy is felt in the disappearance of Ensign Robert Young from the torpedo boat "Per kins" at Brooklyn. He is well remera berec here as a Cadet at Horner School before entering Annapolis. His disappearance is still a mystery. Mr: W. N. Critcher, of Route 5 in town Saturday purchased Mr. R. J. Aiken his nice farm Salem church for the sum of while from near $3,500. Mr. Critcher says there is am otheij one in that section that he will give the same price for. Kicking in the morning, : ticking all the day; Kicking in the evening, : ticking should he pray. ' Kicking while he's thinking, kicking when iribed; Wonder if he'll keep on Kicking when he's dead ? With the increased assessment of I. tfinrn trf ' . " 11 ...diiVi would bring in say additional taxes amounting to $8,000, would the State J . . . . and feel county taxes te reduced? We kure our excellent Board of County; Commissioners will be able to cut the rate some as to the county. Can't Worm Out of It. jWe are informed that - there is a large crop of tobacco worms this sea son, and are causing the farmers a gaeat deal of trouble. One of our far mer friends, Mr: Elijah Ciirrin, of the Tar River section, is not only a fine to bacco grower, but a "horn -worm" pro ducer. A few days ago 1?: ill 3d 67 worms off of one plant of tobacco, and he said it was not a real good day for worms. In that case we would not like to be around on a good day for the leaf destroyers. Flat River Association. This body met July 11th with Rock Spring Baptist church.nearTownsville Vance county. The introductory ser mon was preached by Rev. C. P. Ry land, of Roxboro. Rev. P. A. Fontaine was chosen Moderator; J. C. Howard, Clerk. The churches reported a good year's work. The contributions to benevo lence were larger than ever before. The Rock Spring people gave tne As sociation a royal entertainment. The next session will be held with the Bap tist church at Virgilina, Va. J. A. S. Off for Atlantic City. Our gallant Fire Boys, who so faith fully guard the town against fires, leave today for Atlantic City to enjoy their annual outing followed by the good wishes of all of our citizens. The party is composed of Capt. and Mrs. Wade H. Britt, Sheriff Sam Wheeler, Chief of Fire Department, and Messrs. Peter Wood, Lee C. Taylor, E. T. Crews, A. H. A. Williams, J. A. Williams, J. T. Size more, E. E. Sizemore, Elvin Parham, Will T. Cannady. Fell From Horse and was Hurt. Vassa Clay, the seven-year-old boy of Mr. Robert Clay, of Hester, was brought here Saturday afternoon and was carried to the Watts hospital. The little fellow was riding a horse to wa ter yesterday morning when he fell from the horse's back and it is believ ed that the horse stepped upon the child's head. An inch gash is made on the forehead through the left eye brow and the skull is fractured just above the eye. Dr. W. B. Bullock.who came with the boy here, says that he does not believe that the boy's brains is injured and that the wound is only temporary. Durham Herald. Fad Warnings. Drink water and get typhoid fever Drink milk and get tuberculosis. Drink whiskey and get jimjams. Drink soup and get fat. Eat meat and encourage cancer, apoplexy, and appendicitis. Eat oysters and absorb typhoid gas tric poison germs. Eat vegetables and give the system Asiatic thin-blooded weakness. Eat dessert and die with paresis or something else. Smoke cig arettes and die too soon. Drink coffee and fall into insomnia and nervous prostration. Drink tea and get weak heart. Drink wine and so-drink gout. Blame it all, if you want to keep well quit eating and drinking, smoking, and loving, and before breathing or touch ing anything see that the air and everything is perfectly sterilized. Ex. Honor Among Prisoners. ' A squad of about 25 convicts.nearly all of them negroes, were at Work on the Elkin and Alleghany railroad about four miles from Elkin last Fri day. They took refuge in a barn dur ing a rain and - after the shower was over started to work. Then a flash of lightning, from an almost clear sky killed one of guards and seriously injur ed another, leaving only one man, Mr. C. A. Lewis, who was in charge of the squad, to Jook after the convicts. There was not a trusty in the squad of convicts, but Mr. Lewis sent one to a nearby house to 'phone to Elkin for help. The storm had put the 'phone out of commission. While Mr. Lewis was debating what to do, the convicts told him the injured man needed prompt help and that if he would go r toElkin for a doctor they would stay there until he got back. Mr. Lewis exacted a promise from each man-and then started for Elkin on a mule. He was gone about ah hour and when he returned every man was . at his post That is a record worthy of notice. Some of the convicts are serving long terms and in that interval many of them could doubtless have made good their escape. But they kept their promise. Statesville Landmark. THE QUEEN City Pressing Club will be closed from July 15th until July 23. Union Services. The Union service of the churches was held Sunday evening in the Bap tist church where a good audience join ed in the services conducted by the pastor of the Baptist church, assisted by pastors of other churches. Rev. G. W. Thompson, of the Presbyterian church, delivered a sermon full of in struction. Beulah Meeting. Beulah Baptist church at Provi dence held a protracted meeting the first week in July. Rev. j. W. Downey, of Portsmouth, Va., preached four days. His preaching was greatly en joyed. There' were ten additions to the church; one restored, one by letter and eight by baptism. A large crowd assembled to witness the baptism in Tar River, near the church. v Fine Representatives. Mrs. William Landis will attend the Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy which will meet in Winston-Salem in October where she will represent the Granville GraysChap ter as their delegate. Mrs. Landis is enthusiastic in the work of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy and will repre sent the Oxford Chapter in the very best manner. Pleasure Seekers. It was worth the time taken to visit the Seaboard depot Monday morning to see the pleasure seekers start off for their chosen outings. Everybody was in fine spirits and Capt. Elmore was especially pleased as the two nice new coaches were used for the first time, and made a wonderful improve ment in the comfort and appearance of the train. Children's Party. F riday afternoon the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bryan was merry with the voices and bright faces of happy children invited to a party given in honor of little Miss Peters, who is vis iting her aunt, Mrs. Rogers. Little Miss Susie Bryan, the attractive and pretty blonde, was graceful and happy in entertaining her friends, and the el egant refreshments added their charm to the occasion. Bright Young Lady. The Durham Herald says that Miss Lucile Aiken has been elected a teacher in the Lakewood School. Miss Aiken is a graduate of Littleton Fe male college and attended Trinity She has had four years experience at teaching and comes here highly re commended. Miss Aiken is now living near Oxford but she will move to Dur ham at an early date and will live at her new home which is being erected on Watts street. Get Ready for Fair. Every farmer should be looking around and "getting fixed" for the fan- He should get his prize hogs and colts in trim and keep them that way. Lay plans in advance for making the best showing possible in whatever depart ment you want to make the biggest show in. - ' s A New Train. Capt. Griffith, Capt. Elmore and the train crew along with Mr. Roy Os born and friend Joe Currin are all very happy over receiving Saturday a real nice new train on the Oxford Division of the Seaboard, and said it was a real joy ride as they slipped over the rails from Henderson the first time. We congratulate these faithful servants of the road as well as the public upon having such a comfortaLle and well equipped train to travel on. The Sea board always has a way of doing things just in the right time. Fine Musical Concert. The concert at the Opera House Friday evening was a fine entertain ment and listened to with pleasure by the very appreciative audience. .The concert was under the management of Miss Eva Minor, assisted by Mr. Hu bert Poteat,who came by invitation to take part in an organ recital in the Methodist church for the benefit of the organ fund, byt the incomplete condition of the new organ rendered the organ recital necessary to be post poned. The repeated encores accord ed Mr. Poteat attested the apprecia tion of the audience. ; The following were the performers who took pan: Miss Eva Minor, Miss Mary Webb, Miss Gertrude Landis, Mr. Hubert Po teat, Miss Allene Hicks. THOSE WHO TRAVEL. Mr. Brain is on a visit to Norfolk. Mr. Nat Faucett, of Wilton, was in town Monday. Mrs. J. S. Brown returned to Wil mington Saturday. Mr. James Currin, of Route 7, was in town Saturday. Capt. George Daniel, of Route 4, was on our streets Saturday. Mr. P. L. Thomasson, of Tally Ho, was in Oxford Saturday. Mr. Macon Hobgood, of Route 4,was in town Monday. Mr. M. L: Coley, of Green, was ' in Oxford Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Dean, of Route 2, was in town Monday. Col. W. H. Osborn, of Greensboro,was an Oxford visitor Monday. Mr, Charley Dorsey has returned home' from New Castle, Ind. Mr. J. D. Allen, of Providence, was on our streets Monday morning. Mr. B. F. Hester, of Route 1, was on our streets Saturday afternoon. Mr. L. H. Dement, of Route 5, was on our streets Saturday afternoon. Mr. N. G. Crews, of Dabney, was on our streets Saturday afternoon. Messrs. 'Trim" and Jeff Averett, of Route 7, were in town Saturday. Messrs. S. R. and Will Howard, of Route 4, were in town Saturday. Messrs. Will Daniel and B. F. Dean, of Route 4, were in town Saturday. Mrs. S. H. Cannady left Monday for Panacea Springs to spend a short time. . Messrs. Peter - and J.. T. Pruitt, of Route 4, were Oxford visitors Satur day. Miss Etta Washington, one of Stem's fine ladies, was on our streets yester day. Mrs. D. C. Hunt has returned from Panacea Springs much improved in health. Mr. Lyon, the popular young drug gist, is spending the week at Panacea Springs. Mr. Fayette Washington, of Stem section, was an Oxford visitor Satur day. Messrs. Matt Satterwhite and Willie Thorp, of Route 1, were in town Sat urday. Mrs. W. H. Upchurch and interest ing children are on a visit to relatives at Apex. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brummitt, of Shady Grove, were on our streets Sat urday afternoon. Messrs. J. T. and Walter Averett, of Route 6, were among the Oxford visi tors Saturday. Mr R. P. Taylor reached Oxford Saturday after a pleasant' outing at Morehead City. Mr. Tillery, of Wilmington, spent Sunday in Oxford, returning home Monday morning. Mrs. Harry Williams and son John are enjoying the sea breeze at Virginia Beach this week. Miss Floyd Taylor, of" Richmond, is here as the guest of her cousin, Miss Josephine Brown. Mr. Louis Jones and sister, Miss Alma, of Route 1, were on our streets Saturday afternoon. Miss Bailey, the milliner of Messrs. Landis & Easton, returned to her home in Baltimore Monday. Mrs. Anna Landis, and two daugh ters .Misses Gertrude and Florence, re turned to Oxford Saturday. Messrs. Cliff Robards, Walter Crews and Kerr Taylor left Sunday for Ocean View to spend a few days! - Capt. Thomas Taylor, the popular Representative of Vance county, was an Oxford visitor Saturday. Messrs. Ben Elliott, Reuben Daniel, Billy Barnett and "Pomp" Royster, of Adoniram, were in town Saturday. , Mr. "Baldy" Hobgood, of Burlington, is visiting his brother, Mr; Sam Hob good, on College street, . Mrs. E. TV White r and Miss Hixie White have gone to Panacea Springs for a visit at that attractive resort. Mrs. W. Z. Mitchell, accompanied by Miss Ruth Mitchell,- left Monday morning for a visit at Panacea Springs. .. r - - ,..-;.. . ' ; , " -" Mrs. D. T. Cheatham returned from Salisbury Friday, where she attended the funeral of her son-in-law, Mr. W. B. Smoot. - : Capt. and Mrs. Wm. A. Devin and Master Billie are at Ocean View listening to "what the wild waves are saying." - . Mr. Eugene Currin, of Durham, was in Oxford Saturday visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M; Currin, on High Street. -"' T. ' Mr. and Mrs. Alex Peace, of Lum berton, are on a visit at the home of his mother, Mrs. E. C. Peace, on Ral- President Hobgood left Monday morning to travel in theinterest of the Oxford College, which is in a very flourishing condition. . Mrs. John Webb, accompanied by Miss Sallie Webb, .are among the 'Ox ford visitors who are. enjoying a stay at Panacea Springs. The popular Dr. J. A. Morris, of Wil ton, and a working member of the Board of Education, was in - Oxford Saturday on business. : Messrs. L. Y. Gordon, Joe Wheeler, Ed Bowling, Will Currin, Jand C. R. Gordon, all of Route 2, were on our streets Saturday afternoon. Mr Troy Rouse, of the Oxford Ban ner force, is on a visit to his old home in Nashville this week and ; enjoying tne uay scenes of his youth. Mjss Ethel Clement returned from" a visit to Goldsboro after a remarka bly pleasant trip. Her friends are Misses Annie Taylor, Sophia Taylor QnH Tlo "MitT pAKnro r?ll l-rvr- A mm-r for Asheville where they will enjoy for a few days the mountain breeze. Miss Fannie Webb is at home after a very delightful sojourn in Wades boro, where she visited a schoolmate of Meredith College Association. Mrs. Chas. G. Elliott and Miss Bell Cooper have gone to; Thomas ville to visit their aged aunt, Mrs. J. H. Mills, at the country home of Mrs. Newton. Mrs. William B. Smoot. and sweet little children, William B. and Eva Cheatham, are visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Cheatham, near town. . Route 3 was represented in Oxford Saturday by Messrs. E. C. Harris, J. T. Cozart, J. A. Davis, W. T. Davis, Thos. Longmire, D. J, Breedlove, John Dick inson and Durell Brummitt. Mr. Howard, Assistant. District Pas senger Agent of the Seaboard Road, with headquarters at Raleigh, was in Oxford Monday looking after the trip of the Firemen to Atlantic City. Miss Bertha Hutchings reached Ox ford Monday morning , after some in ins m new x or, s luaying voice. She will spend a part of her vacation with her sister, Mrs. W, G. Pace. Misses Lilly White, Bert Rucker, Lizzie Pearson, Mrs. Kate White and two daughters, Misses May and Estell, left Monday over the Seaboard Road for Ocean View to enjoy a few days on the sea shore. . ( Mrs. E. H. Crenshaw and Miss Mary B. Williams reached home Friday af ter a very pleasant visit of a month, in Chicago. They were accompanied home by their sister, Mrs. Dudley Bon itz, whom they visited in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Green and two very attractive 'little twin daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler McGhee, of Franklinton, were in Oxford Sunday afternoon in their automobile, ami Mrs. Emma Lynch accompanied them home. Mrs. B. K. Hays is at home to spend a week before .returning to Buffalo Springs. She has enjoyed visits to Richmond, Va., with, her friend, Mrs. Mita- "f aylor, alsoa visit to the family of , Mr. John "Hays in - Petersburg, Va. Mrs. Hays . will return y, to Buffalo Springs'jiext. week, where Dr. Hays is very pleasantly situated for the sum mer season. .
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