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PUBLIC "TniirDTiciNH muiM EDGER i urn i liii iu isllK.D IN LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN THIS SECTION OF STATE. SfCTlOM Of SWF. 1HIS AND OXFORD BANNER OUR SLOGAN-OXFORD OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES: .KM.VKKKLXl strSsofoxford. The Pi"Plc Are Anxio,,s .1 Tlipm Mended lliivi. . at an' Early Day. of a Commission OXFORD, N. O, WEDNESDAY, AUGIJST 21, 1912. Xocal Wavelets. 1 to i "Events of interest &ally ereo 3fere an.5 'Gljere. Oar outtystion r z.. rnniellt. f0f?L Vubli ledger of recent date 111 1 , f.lVratlti comment on the ios; of a f ,,r most intl.,,en" Part 0 ... ...i.l everv one realizes as never helurt streets .li e. a Mr Will Wood lost a good cow Sun day night. Mrs. John B. Booth will open her music school Monday, September 2d. Miss Powell returned Mnnrin v nicJht from a visit to her home near Smithfield We regret to learn that Mr. Dirk Watkins again found it necessary to return to the-, hnartitnl in PlnKmnn r,-. Not years but worries make women treatment. which appeared Rumor is great liar. the importance of good .. whole, have noi uemanueu old Contribute to fund. the Wilson campaign greets; they add a property nC .s' nothinlse will by virtue of , f. unmerri.il importance they in th? U ' .. anv dirty, muddy town The more you rake muck the worse it smells. Don't croak. Leave that to frods and stagnant pools. A few croakers though are necessary in every commu nity to measure the rate of progress at wnicii live men are advancing. The voice of the cider mills is heard in the land. and notice the mill-winter of little swiveneu up men, irn. head to loot with mud, ii'"" uud the sheet-iron stoves tores, and it there is mre v.u will " handful besiniret standiaii ar Mill llUil nt:t:iii. illt mere necessities oi . 1 . I t k VII I t 1 111'- - - . . . t.eruliie tiy loohiiig The buildings at the have been painted red. Fair Mrs. W. D Bryan, who was sick first of the week, is better. anything m The more enemies you greater will be vour station. Still lives for man the pleasant duty humped-shouldered To kiss the queen of love and beauty ! who live in muddy The Oxford Hardware Comnanv has received an order from the Ken tucky Test Farm for tobtcco flues. Ground misspeaks well for Oxford and espe cially for the young, hustling hardware company. Mrs. J. J. Medford has returned with her little daughter Elizabeth from Rex hospital, where the little child's knee cap was subjected to the X-ray treat ment and an operation. She is resting well, but it will be some weeks before she can use the sore limb the have the itke, t'J . . A' wn i ;l lit' that scene. business. everything -...n i-OliStiWll "u" . . ...,,l rir..! frlJ- .. il..,m on. I llrp.it Unit fAl) Itvel iwr-jji nun tii"-' . ... . . i . iwn. There is notmng in t it her, that will inspire Oil the other liana, see now i mi.uKies aim aLiiiLiiiatrs .lnndihe macadam streets and grano lithic side-walks of an up-to-date town. ivp verv atmosphere in such a town seems to he pi equated with business, t cii.-fi sin extent that even the snow, hail ami lowering clouds bring good cheer, for it is here to-day and gone to-morrow. Everybody in Oxford remembers the Beware of the "cat" which licks your face and then scratches you from be hind. The Oxford Ice Co is doing a cold business at the same old stand ready to keep you cool. The most exciting thing to a girl about flirtation is that she might get in earnest any minute. It's right warm, but it is'nt too hot to advertise and let the people know your business has not dried up. A good portion of the territory be- The Orphan's Friend says : Mr. F. P. Bland, the Secretary and Treasurer of the Oxford Orphanage, has departed with his wife and children for a two weeks' vacation in his old home in Pen der county. We hope for him an en joyable visit. After a year's unceasing work a time of rest will be well spent. The many friends of Capt. George Daniel, one the very best men in the county, while gathering some peaches at his home near Mountain Creek Fri day fell a short distance to the ground and seriously injuring himself inter nally and is not expected to survive deplorable condition of our streets last tween Oxford and the Virginia line was the shock, but we sincerely trust this W nter. anu Uiey aie icaiiui mat s scenes Will confront us again when the winter clouds darken the heavens. The streets are the same now as they were then, only that they are one year older.and the same quantity of rain and snow will produce the same quantity of mud, and this will continue from year to year unless something of a perma nent nature is inaugurated to bring about bt-iter results. Almost any method suggested is sure to meet the opposition of a few mud-larks, but nevertheless it stands to reason that the streets should at least be mended, and that at once. It is due the Town Commissioners to state frankly that they are not wholey to blame for the deplorable condition of the streets of Oxford, for they have not had at their disposal in any one year over $2,000 which they could set aside for street improvement, and with this small sum they have probably handled it with as much care and wisdom in filling holes here and there as any other set of men would do, hut in many instances it would have been just as wise to pour the silver dollars in the holes as it was to dump a load of stone there, for the waggon-wheels will come along when the earth is wet and push them aside. Street work should be done with a degree of permanency, but when this is mentioned the wail goes up that it is impossible to get the crushed stone, and the people, as a general thing, believe there is ground for com plaint without going into details, and the matter stops short. The truth of the matter is that crushed stone can be had in car-load lots at compara tively low figures. Rock crushing plants abound along the railroads, and a correspondence with either one of these plants will surprise you how in expensive it would be to have the stone delivered in car-load lots. in time of peace prepare for war," and this is a fitting injunction to mend the streets while the days are long and the sun is hot, and have the worse places fixed before the rought weather setsin$!uoc! and strong. Nearly every citizen in Oxford would back the Town Commissioners in an effort to borrow anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 for the purpose of tearing out and re-set-ng the old macadam on Main, College, William ami other streets and mending the side walks before the impending rains and snows decend upon us. The money can )e im( for tjje purpose. and there should he some concerted action taken in the matter at once to insure U! against the impending mire and slush of winter. View our town from whatever angle you please the fact re gains that some way should be de vised tO illinrf iUO fhu utraata nf Ovf.ifft the small sum stipulated above, with the amount already available, would, " Judiciously expended, make a very creditable showing on the streets of Oxford. uch visited by a rain Sunday afternoon The many friends of Shepard Booth are very glad to see him out on the streets again after his long sickness. It is said every fool makes a hun dred fools. If such is the case the fool killer would have an endless job. We are please to learn that Charley Fort, who has been numbered with the sick for two weeks, is rapidly improving. We call your attention to the adver tisement of Roberts & Wood, livery, feed and sales stables, in another col umn. lhe warehousmen and buyers are getting ready for the opening ot the tobacco market the first week in Sep tember. This is a world of the many, And not of the far and few ; And so let's be happy with any Good chances for me and you. Let the people of Oxford get ready to extend the Steam Laundry their warm support as it will be ready for business next week. It's a hard old road to Jordan, Lest we help each other along With a little piece of tobacco And a little laughter and song. good, kind, beloved man will be spared many more years upon the earth. First Brick in Position. The first brick was laid on the Phila- thea building at 1.30 o'clock Monday. Mr. Z. W. Lyon, the donor, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Hettie, placed the first brick in position. The inci dent was without ceremony, only the building committee and a few others were present, and the laying of the first brick was merely a signal for the workmen to carry the work forward, and it is hoped that the building will stand completed in all its details be fore Christmas. Making Slight Changes. The firm of Landis &. Easton are re modeling the second floor of their stores. By the removal of the partition much valuable space will be regained. This will enable them to locate the millinery department on the second floor, insteod of the cramped quarters heretofore set apart for that depart ment on the first floor. The space vacated by the milinery department on the first floor will be converted into an up-to-date shoe pirlor. Everything will be cozy and neat by the time the fall rush sets in. Landis &. Easton are live merchants and take pleasure in looking the comfort of their customers Teacher's Institute. Those who doubt that there are a bevy of pretty school teacher in Granville county let him go to the Graded School building on College street, where a ten-day's institute is There is no way of improving a place being held, and peep in on them while as much as by encouraging good mer- they are busily engaged We have heard that the Populist party is dead and if that is the case then it must have been corpses that held that convention in Saint Louis one day last week. Newbern Journal. chants, good schools and good people to settle among you, and this cannot be done unless you spend your money at home. The eloquent Goy. Kitchin was elec ted in 1908 on his personality and if he is elected this year to the Senate it will be on his personality. It will cer tainly not be for any record of accom plishment that he has ever made. Lady (at the bottom of the steps) I want to see you just a minute, but this skirt is so tight I can't climb the stairs. You come out, won't you? Ladv (inside) I would if I could, but this new hat is too wide to go through the doorway ! LAND FOR SALE I have decided 10 sell a part of my Elmwood Farm lo oted near Gela, adjoining B. M. Cald- T eil- "if) hpfrar t V- rm rim a a onH grain land in Northern Granville; cut to Mm purchasers. For further informa tion write J. M. M. Gregory, Durham. 0 lF want your Wagons, Drays, overhauled send them to the Southern llggy Co. for prompt, first class work 2 reasonable prices. Place, the tin snop of the late J. F. Edwards. and their faces animated with the discussions of the great problem of teaching the vound "mind how to shoot." Their pleasant faces are an inspiration, and this will explain why our County Sunerintendent of Schools. Prof. J. F Webb, attends so well to his duties. The conductors of this institute are Prof. E. C. Mcintosh, of the Durham Graded School, and Mrs. Kate Hays Fleming, of Oxford, both being experienced institute workers, and there is promise of a very successful Institute. About 65 teachers regis tered the first day and this number will be increased from day to day and they find pleasant homes with our best lamilies. A Suggestion. The recent article in the Public Ledger on the Commission Form of Government points out several of the most crying needs of Oxford, better roads, the opening to occupation of the pasture and garden reservations all over town, and the adoption of business methods in the management of town affairs. I think the order of these should really be reversed, as without doubt up-to-date business methods are the prime necessity, and if introduced, then and not until then, the others are bound to follow. The holdings of unoccupied large are.is in the centre of town is a source of con siderable expense, as residents are thus forced to build further and furth er out, and the town thus has to main tain more and more streets, sidewalks, sewers, lights and hydrants The Commission form of Govern ment is no doubt a splendid thing and is bound to come, but as vet few towns the size of Oxford have tried it It is in vogue at Dobb's Ferry, New York, a town of about 3,000 population. Why not, as a preliminary move, try a younger and more active Board of Commissioners, say 40 years or under, and pledge them to work for the changes and improvements needed. By this I do not mean to depreciate the work of the nresent or anv nast Board. They have given their time icely and willingly. But the majoritv of them are men of past middle age, and what time thev can SDare from their business is too fullv taken un with the iarger atiaiis for which their years and experience so well fit them, to be able to devote much time to the smaller affairs of the town. And I think the time and labor re quired by some of their duties, the su pervision of street repairs for example, is too much to ask ol men of their age and greater capabilities. There are plenty of younger men, of property, responsibility, and busi ness experience, who can very well do this work and who can much better afford to give to it the time and energy necessary They may drawback from the responsibility at first.through their natural modesty or other cause, but 1 am sure that if a little care is used to select a crowd that will work in har mony, that they will not shrink from the work involved and that excellent results may be expected. Pledge them to a platform for the adoption of Modern Methods and Mod ern Book-keeping in the Town's busi ness and finances, to a regular and systematic plan for the improvement and maintenance of the streets and sidewalks, to prepare a plan for con sistent extensions ot streets, sewers, lights and water mains, and not let them grow haphazard, and to any other immediate needs of the town. Pick men who haye most of their lives still before them, and who will live to see the good results of their efforts in after years, and I am sure they will work with a will, and produce results that will be a pleasant surprise to us all. R. C. M. C Personal Stotes i 1 I VOLUME 25. NO. 78 RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Coming and (Boing of frtettfcs ari6 Strangers. Mr. N. G. Crews, of town Saturday. Dabney, was in Mr. Titus Currin. of Route 6, was in town Saturday, Mr. J. B. Elliott, town Saturday. of Route 1, was in Mrs. J. S. Rogers is spending awhile at Buffalo Springs. Mr. Coley Gill, of Stovall, was on our streets Saturday. Mr. B. M. Houbold, of , is visiting his family in Oxford. Mr. John Williams, of in town Saturday. Fairport, was Mrs, J. M. Baird Springs this week. was at Panacea Rev. J. .ev. J. rlardawav. ot New- nan, Ga., Reveals Many Important Facts. Miss May Breedlove, of Route 5, was in town last Saturday. Mr. J, B. Mayes, of Stem, was on our streets Saturday. j Mr. Gordon Hunt returned Saturday rom New York City. Mrs. Will Dorsey, of Route 3. was on our streets Saturday. Mr.A H.Moore is visiting relatives in Chase City this week. Mrs. Kate Hays Fleming returned Friday from Buffalo Springs. Mr. A. Hobgood returned a few days ago from a visit to Durham. Mr. Ed Hunt, of Route 5, was among the town visitors Saturday. Mr. W. H. Ayerett, of Credmoor sec tion, was in Oxford Saturday. Mr. G.W. Elliott and son, of Route 3, were town yisitors Saturday. Owen Warehouse, and reliable Owen Ware open up for business Sep .F0R SALE: One - sn milch oieedlove young, gentle, cow. Apply to Mrs. J. H. Route No 5, Oxford. a v ENfrOne three horse farm, am! It , ,in9- Adapted to corn, oats. a tohaceo; also one two horse farm. b good buildings. Wm. L Taylor. lJul 27.tf stovall, N. C. A woman went into a newspaper office and wished to advertise for her husband who had disappeared. When told that they charged two dollars an inch she went out, saying it would break her up at that rate as her hus band was over six feet long. WAhstPr's Weeklv submits that if the treatment of local physicians had not failed, there would have been no "hurrv call" for Doctor Kitchin to come to Rockingham county.Doctor Kitchin is a Dhvsician of much skill, but the PnfL-indham r.ase will not yield to AVWV. J-H- "magnetic" treatment. What we know about doctors is that if everybody would do as much hu mane and charitable work as a real doctor it would require all a town's people to giye up about a fourth of thPir time and about half they make in nrder to sauare records with a sleep less doctor who is on the job. The latch-string of the front door of the Democratic party will always be found hanging on the ouside.and those who wish to enter need only to lift it and come in. They will be gladly wel comed, and those especially who left the fold several years ago during the political upheaval will be cordially received. The Colored Firemen. The Colored Fire Association of Morth Carolina are here to the extent of several hundred, and at the hour of going to press this (Tuesday) morning they are assembled in the Court House. Mavor D. G. Brummitt wel comed the firemen in his usual happy style. Response to welcome by Hon. H. P. Cheatham, L L. D , Superinten dent of the Colored Orphan Asylum. Response on behalf of the Association by L. L Battle, which was followed by an address by Col. Jas. D. McNeil, of Fayetteville, President of the North Carolina (white) Fire Association, wno was followed by an address by J. S. Plummer, President of the State Col ored Fire Association. The-addreses were interspersed with vocal and in strumental music. The grand parade takes place Wed nesday morning at 10 o'clock, led by the Oxford Brass Band, Hose and Keel and Hook and Ladder Companies of Oxford.officers and members of the as sociation. The races not finished Wednesday will be resumed at 10 a. in. Thursday. It is to be regretted that the Town authorities did not see to it that the stretch of street on which the races will be held was repaired and smoothed off. The The old house will tember 4th lhis warehouse is con ducted by Mr. Will Fleming, one of the best warehousemen in this part of the State, and the averages are always high at this warehouse. Mr. Fleming has never been known to fail to exert every possible effort for the patrons o his house See the Owen Warenouse advertisement on fourth page of this paper. TO THE PEOPLE OF OXFORD The Oxford Steam Laundry will be ready for business next Monday morn ing, my wagon will call at every home in Oxford. The doors of the laundry will always be open for the ladies of Oxford to come down and inspect and see just how the business is carried on and see just how the garments are i cared for.buttons sewed on, torn places mended. We have a lady to see after that line and see that all ladies gar ments are carefully handled. We will run a specialty on lace curtains and blankets;will take your family washing wash it and send it to your home damp, ready to be finished at home for 1 penny per garment. This is known as a wet wash; will also take your family washing rough dry it for 5c per lb, all flat prices ironed. Our list compared with others if you will notice is cheap er than most other laundries, we wash everything that will bear washing and those that won't we clean and press. We are fixed to handle Ladies Coat Suits, Skirts, fine White Dresses.White Kid Gloves or anything that needs to be cleaned and pressed, also gents Suits and Overcoats and by calling Phone 144 we will wait on you promptly and will state again the public is cor dially invited to comejook and inspect Thanking you for your patronage, I re main. Yours to wash, C. O. EAKES Mrs. B. S. Royster returned a few days ago from Buffalo Springs. Miss Fannie Hays is at home from a visit to relatives at Petersburg. Mr. Josh King is spending a few days at his old home in Halifax county. Mr. Sam Watkins spent the week end with his family near Ciarksville. Mr. Irvin Mangum suent the first of the week with his family in Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Turner and Miss Biimpass visited Buffalo Springs Sun day. Mrs. W. H. Veazey and children, of Durham.are visiting relatives on Route No. 7. Mr. Claude Lyon, one of Creedmoor's fine business men, was on our streets Monday. Rev. Marvin W. Hester.and two fine looking boys, of Route 5, were in town Monday. Prof. J. A. Pitts, Superintendent of Oxford Graded School, is at Buffalo Springs. Miss Lizzie Mangum, of Stem, spent Monday with Miss Carrie Fuller on Rectory Street. Mr. Henry A. McGee, ol Route 7, left Saturday to visit relatives in Homea Path, S. C. Rev. J. S. Hardaway, of Newnan, Ga., filled the pulpit at the Baptist Church last Sunday morning. In his preliminary remarks Reverend Harda way said that it is always a pleasure to stop off at Oxford and fill his old pul pit and meet with friends. His ser mon was of a reminiscense nature and was delivered in a most impressive manner. He stated that he came to Oxford twenty-nine years ago and that his pastorate here embraced a period of twenty-one years. He called the names of the long list of church offi cers who served the church at some period of his ministry, and looking over the congregation he declared that a large majority of them had fallen upon sleep. Scarcely a residence in Oxford, he said, is now occupied by the original family of twenty-nine years ago. Reverend Hardawav left Oxford nine years ago, and searching the con gregation he said that the personel of the church attendance was very mark- eu in so snon a space oi time manv had passed to their reward and others had come into the church. Reverend Hardaway stated that on leaving Ox ford nine years ago he opened a scrap book, in which he has kept a faithful record, and that it was startling to an nounce that in so short a time one hundred and forty prominent people of this section had "passed over the river and now rest under the shade of the tree." Reverend Hardaway reached Oxford Saturday and is the guest of Prof. F. P. Hobgood. He is the recipient of many hearty congratulations. He will leave Wednesday and after a shot stay with relatives in Raleigh will return to his charge in Georgia. Union services were held at the Presbyterian church last Sunday even ing, conducted by Dr. Horsfield, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal church. The service was largely attended and the sermon was of vast importance and elicited close attention. It was stated from the pulpit that Rev. S. K. Phillips, pastor of the Pres byterian church, will conduct union service at the Methodist church next Sunday evening. Rev. S K. Phillips is at Glocester Point, Va , in camp with his father's family, Dr. A. L. Phillips. Dr. Weatherspoon, pastor of the Baptist church, is enjoying a needed rest in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The probabilities are that Dr. Tyer will remain in Oxford during the warm spell. He is looking after the Baptist and Presbyterian churches during the absence of the pastors, and if they tarry too long a number of their mem bers may decide to join Dr. Tyer's church. COAT LOST Wednesday night one blue serge coat on the road between Oxford and Cannady's Mill. Finder rewarded by returning it to Gibson Howell, Oxford, N. C. FARMERS It will be to your interests to inspect the White Hickory Farm Wagons and see the advantages these wagons have. All parts warranted. Sold bv I LONG-WINSTON CO. Mr. Thos. Longmire and Mr. A. J Dickerson, of Dickerson. were in Ox ford Saturday. Mr. Baldy Hobgood, of Creedmoor, visited his brother, Sam Hobgood, on College street the past week. Misses Hallie and Ruth Elliott, two of Durham's attractive young ladies, are visiting Mrs. A P. Hobgood. Master Frank Furman has returned from a pleasant visit to his uncle, Mr. Frank Hays, in New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Stamp Howard and children, of Tarboro, are the guests of Dr. N. M. Ferebee on High street. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hicks and sweet little daughter, Julia Brent, arrived on Monday morning from Buffalo Springs. Mrs. John Webb and interesting daughters and sons have returned from Mntreat, quite a popular mountain resort. Mr. G. N, Daniel, the excellent Sec retary and Manager of Rogers-Harris Co. at Tar River, was an Oxford vistor Monday. Miss Orman Holt after a pleasant to Mrs. R. S. Turner on King street. left Saturday for her home in Lynch burg, Va. Miss Francis Roberts after a pleas ant visit to Miss Hallie Meadows on Penn Avenue returned to her home in Durham Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Kimball, of Greensboro, passed through Oxford on Sunday in their automobile en route to Buffalo Springs. Miss Flora Edwards, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. M. P. Chamblee, on High strf et. returned to her home in Raleigh Monday morning. Prepare for the Fair. In some parts of the country fairs are already on, and a great many of thern are being held in Tennessee and" Kentucky, but one seldom sees any thing except horses, mules and other live stock, and so August and Sep tember are just as good months for shows as anv other month, and per haps a little better, for the country people have in these months more time to go to fairs. In North Carolina, where the fairs depend upon the things that grow on the farms, we could not think of holding a fair before October, because it would be impossi ble to have our best displays ready for exhibition before that time; but Octo ber is not very far off, and this year will witness more county fairs than ever in the history of the country, and if the farmers and others throughout Granville county have the mind to have it so the exhibits will be equal to the best in the State. Do not put it off, but get busy right now, getting your exhibits ready as far as possible and planning for those that are yet growing on the hill. Let the Gran ville county fair for 1912 be a banner year. Mr. Lane-Rice, and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Lane, of the Wilton section, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sudie Alma, to Mr. Boliver Samuel Rice, the marriage to take place in the early fall. Miss Lane has taught at the Oxford Asylum for a number of years, and her valuable services to that institu tion will be greatly missed. She is universally beloved bv the orphan children and officers of the Asylum, and it will be difficult to find one who can fill her place so acceptably. Miss Lane has a host of friends in Oxford. Mr. Rice lives in Nash county and is a prosperous farmer. HAVE for sale extra good Wagons and Harness at right prices. Call and roll them away. Aug. 7 1-m-pd. PETE BULLOCK. GOOD FARM FOR RENT I wish to rent to a good man my home place near Enon church for the coming year. aug 10 4t.pd M. B. HOBGOOD GOLD PIN LOST I lost on the street a gold pin set with pearls, and the finder will be rewarded by return ing it to Miss Mary B. Williams.
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