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PUBLIC TMrnillM LEDGER LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN THIS SECTION OF STATE. ;r.TinN OF !A,t- AND OXFORD BANNER OUR SLOGAN-" OXFORD OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES. OXFORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1912. VOLUME 25. NO. 84 SiVl " ts Amid the Enchant Scenes of His Boy hood Days. emulate that Propus Iti9ad50,i ' i nl still sadder to tniiw .1.1 ll illlU ' . . 1 J edincor if -Mine great planet iiau fled sUl1,1 . L the golden lightnings only 1" ' ,01Jid nut have excited Jitrlun,'ns.,M,m in old Granville a S'CU1 tr .it l ie iainrui.cu th with was murder- liuilice aiiu pic . i.., mi mi 1113 Wm anun,' us was kiso ., ..wns stronger ! wuo ... i.; nwii merit liseD Wlitetoihatofii represen lil nl the meridian of his ,ative ci u )1()Wn ,lis buniens in flluDl M r.iearrirr.iwnin the next. 7:1 X who rides upon the the wind, and he who makes 01 . .t.isf l his feet, who IS I"' " . . , ' . ie air, aim notices meeker ! Having from the hum- The new store on Hillsboro street is nearly completed. Has anybody here seen anybody working on our bad streets ? Mr. J. F. White is having his'dwell- ng on College street repainted. The sweet to the joy of pie. I'liilK the in tl PU1S" .-,rr..w: hv whose com- i-ii t i iiir- .-iimi t - ' TZ: wm-IdH r..ine forth in reat the heavens become ai brightness and .nanus u" sioii that ' . ,.;.tli uinern ,an,aiH - , h Mil of iia gwy. " : " . i he will dirrct the destiny of men! At a little w hite ehuren in the wood land out beyond Cornwall, near the Xaa-Virainia line, high above the SUofGrassvek.thelainemed Wilkmson sleep.. A wnne marble shaft il:v mark the spot. 1 he birds :,i thPir sweetest lullabys in the tall ?LL h,.nt (irassy Creek Church, and l. ti.u nntiinina! frosts tinge the maples, poplars and the hickory trees in the valley below, the winding stream, it flows maiestieaily out past the ctar line and un to nnngie vwin me nf the Roanoke, is an enchant- scene. The lamented wiiKinson his boyhood days in the en virons of this beauty spot in liran vine. it is a littmg place lor his sepul chre. It is here mar. uie siars aoove drop their silver tears and the evening zenhvrs brearne tneir imiaoy as u re nuieni to the dead. And Iat bunday. and Brrchance to day, one can see a ns! fared widow and her cniloreii ing spent SDreading rTv.wrs over a new grave The brinv messengers of grief, which coarse down their cheeks, tell of the billows of anguish that are sweeping over the ocean of bereavement. Make no attempt to soothe the wounds of their bleeding hearts. Words of solace cannot calm the wild surgings of those stormy billows or. anguish that sweep through the heart when a worshipped image has been torn from its tendrils The dark clouds must needs melt in rain and so does grief in tears, and as the bright cheer-giving sunbeams come forth to weave the warp of their brilliancy into the woof of the clouds and bend o'er the sky an arch of rarest loveliness formed of all the exquisite timings born in r e rainbjw, so the blessed sunlight of the Christian reli gion, will, in God's own time, lend its mellowing and radiating gleams o resignation to tint with its roseate colorings of comfort and solace the now blackened clouds of anguish and Bereavement. Yes, there is a bright side to the darkest clouds, and from the depths of the funeral gloom can be seen the. brilliant beamings of those celestial splendors that sparkle around the Great White Throne ! TLocal Wavelets. ! 1 I J I "Events of "Bitterest (Batt ered 3fere ano l)ere. potato days have come all who love slice potato Even the baby would get a head ache to hear its father ti v to exolain i political question, if it would listen. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Hart and child ren nave moved from the Broaden place near town to a cottage on Broad street. The reason a girl had such a splen did time away on a visit is that's the wav she tells it when she gets back anyhow. When, oh ! when will the City of the Dead be fenced in and cease to be a public thoroughfare and a rendezvous. for the immoral ? We wonder what old September has got so hot about. It must have gotten a touch of the political hot wave that is sweeping over the State. We learn that the brilliant ex-Judge R. W Winston, of Raleigh, will be one of the counsel to defend Mr. Milton B. Hobgood in his coining trial. Grandma wore a Mother Hubbard, Mercy, how the neighbors rubbered ! Now a hobble grandma weareth No one notices nor careth. Mr. Wm. Landis returned Saturday from Baltimore and New York where he purchased a choice stock of fall and winter goods for Landis & Easton. Material is being put on the ground for the erection of a brick cottage to be known as the home of the Secretary-Treasure'- of the Oxford Orphanage. It is apparent now that the News & Observer is carrying the stiffest line of political advertising ever known to a North Carolina Democratic newspaper. The stand-pat Republicans of North Carolina led by Hon. Thomas Settle, are making a bid for votes on strength of local option plank in their platform. Farmers vour special attention is we had a near rain Sundav after noon, which fell in South Granyille. Miss Eloise Cannady, who has been numbered with the sick, is getting bet ter. The Oxford College will open today and the halls will echo with the joy ous laughter of maidens fair. Your attention is called to the ad vertisement of the Stovall Mattress Co., Louisburg, on the last page. You are asked to read the state ment of the Bank of Stem on the last page as it makes a good showing. Messrs. Parham & Parham. of the Farmers Warehouse, sold a quantity of tobacco Monday at an average of 17 cents round. We are greatly pleased to see out again after a spell of sickness our little friend, Laura Stedman, who is rapidly gaining her strength. Let the politician rage and scram ble after office, but keep cool and stick to your Democracy, and it will all be smoothed out after November 5th. The automobile drivers are again becoming wreckless and if they don't look out somebody will be "pulled" for speeding if the officers do their duty. Some may see fit to abuse us, curse us and even lie on us if they will, but we are happy to inform them that the Public Ledger will continue to get there still. The Storage House 40x80 feet of the Farmers Tobacco Co. is about com? pleted and will greatly enlarge its fa cilities for handling tobacco, which we predict will prove a success, as in unity there is strength. The Citizens' Bank of Creedmoor continues to grow and expand as will be seen by statement on the 6th page. Cashier Harris is numbered among the best young bankers in the State, and is making the Citizens' Bank a winner. The First Nantional Bank of Oxford comes to the front this time with a "high water" statement, and if it keeps climbing will soon reach the million mark It is admirably managed and has the confidence of the people. See statement on another page. Two of our strong and well conducted financial institutions, the National Bank of Granville and Oxford Savings Bank, have most excellent statements on another page and you are invited to read them These old banks con tinue to grow in the hearts of the people. I The Orphans' Friend, published at f TJetsonal ytot I Coming and (Bolng of friends and Strangers. Knap of Reeds High School. The Knap of Reeds High School will open Monday. September 16th. On the preceding Friday. September 13th, there will be an educational rally at the school house. Prof. C. E. Mcintosh, of Durham, and Rev. Mr. Giles, of Stem, will address the people on some educational subject. All who are in terested in the improvement of the schools are invited to come to this rally. While the main purpose is to stir up interest in the Knap of Reeds district nnH mnk a dnnH uiort a hA opening of the school, still it will h of . Mr- J-11- Bowling, of Tar River, was benefit to those interested in other 1 WU baturday 1 1 a mi x .... I miners ine speamng will begin at Mr. W. W. Knott, of Dinwiddle, Va., Pr n i i ... , u was m Oxford Monday Prof Crumpler, who will have charge ,il luc scuuoi uus term, comes mgniy k.. l, curneir, oi Koute 6, was recommended and promises to do all on our streets Monday he can to arouse the people of the OUR TOBACCO MARKET. Mr. D. G. Crews, of Tar River was in Oxford Saturday. Mrs. Bonitz has returned from a visit to Lynchburg, Va. district and neighboring sections to a greater interest in their schools. Orphans' Concert. On account of threatening weather and it being Saturday night the con cert given by the children from the Odd Fellows' Orphan Home was not as largely attended as it should have been. Those who were present were delighted with the really fine program, and the children were neat and at tractive. The Odd Fellows of the State are to be congratulated on the good work they are doing in caring for the orphan children of their departed brethren. Just one instance is suf ficient to illustrate the point in ques tion. Those who were present were favorably impressed with the sweet face and winsome smile of Miss Lillian Russell McDonnald. The history of this young lady is very interesting She is an off-spring of the immortal Flora McDonnold who fled from Scotland to America and settled in Fayetteville and fought in the battles of the Whigs and Torries. Miss Lillian entered the Odd Fellows' Home at age of seven, later winning a scholarship in the Southern Conservatory of Music. She is one of the best musicians of the State and is the author of several pieces of classic music. directed to the change in the adver- the Oxford Orphan Asylum, is out in Judge Clark Delighted. It was a pleasure for Oxford to have M "J guest Saturday the distinguish ed thief Justice of the North Carolina Jjprenie Court, the Hon Walter Clark, while Judge Clark's visit was in the nature of a personal one in the in terest of his candidacy for the United aates Senate, it was neverthless a Pleasure to greet and entertain one WJ -'ciipies the highest judicial po sition ln the gift f the people ot the jate, which position lie has occupied nee 19)2. Before being promoted rnel Justice lie served for 13 years " Associate Justice. Judge Clark's ontributl(ins to legal literature has u.ihoie and he is perhaps better than he is pi.i. . MdiS w ltM, tisement of Mangum & Watkins, the hustling warehousemen, on another page. It will go down in history that Sim mons and Small have done more for North Carolina than the two great statesmen, Vance and Ransom, did during their career in Congress. Who is it walks the floor at night. To soothe the fretful "kids." And then gets up at dawning light, And to his woik he "skids?" (It's father!) The Democratic candidate as well as the Republican candidate for Gov ernor are both from Buncombe county, while both candidates for Lieutenant Governor are from Edgecombe county. The home of Miss Carrie Hobgood Saturday morning at 11 o'clock was the the scene of a most delightful en tertainment where "everything was as merry as a marriage bell," and an ele gant lunch was served. Be dilligent in 'advocating the man of your choice for office, but don't im pugn the motive of vour neighbor, be nAnsF. he don't think as you do. re membering that the great law of liber ty gives him the right to his opinion. new dress. Instead of it being the blanket sheet, as formerly, it is now a handsome 8-page folio. They have recently installed a fast, handsome press and the entire printing plant is working smoothly. The Public Ledger regrets to learn that Mr. Na. Faucett, one of Gran ville's finest young men who has been merchandising at Wilton for a number of years, has decided to sell out his business and home, and become a Dur hamite. He will be followed to his new home by the best wishes of a host of friends. the State in this regard n his own State. Judge Grau ' V y uleuueo rcaipn 'dVs school in North Granville, and earned a number of the young men jo were with him, some of whom i e Psent to dreer him ntlws Oarf g Paf-Se(1 t0 their reward. Judge am Z?? 10 the fu that he is m friends in Oxford, and many d Vnrt ,arly handshakes he receiv by s hearty greeting was not soldie Z fliCans confined to the old from m Was sPntaiieous and came were o m every walk of life wno great maT VHY homage to the Slight Blaze. The alarm sounded about 9 o'clock last Saturday morning and. to be ex act, one minute later the Edward's Hose and Ladder Company was well on its way to the scene of the fire, the kitchen of Mr. Leak Peace on Front street. The fire originated from a spark on the roof of the kitchen and was extinguished without much trouble, the damage being very slight. Judge Clark at Creedmoor. After speaking in Oxford on Satur day afternoon Judge Clark went over to Creedmoor and spoke at night. Un fortunately just before the hour ap pointed for the speaking a yery heavy cloud came up, accompanied by much thunder and lightning which detained many people from coming. But still there was a good crowd of represen tative citizens out. Rev. J. D. Huf ham introduced Judge Clark in an elo quent speech which was well received by the audience. Judge Clark spoke for more than an hour and from the hearty applause he received we feel sure there will be many Clark votes in November. Upon the conclusion of his speech Dr. Hufham arose and said: "My friends, I have never said how I in tended to vote for United States Sen ator, but after hearing that statesman like speech, and from what I know of the man, I shall cast my vote for my old comrade-in-arms, Walter Clark. No higher compliment can be paid to any man than to have the support of as pure and patriotic men as Dr. Hufham. Democrats in Tariff Revision Squire S. J. Currin, of Stovall, was a visitor to Oxford Saturday. Mr. R. T. Crews, of Tar River, was an Oxford visitor Monday. Mr. J. F. Hobgood, of Route 1, was on our streets Monday. Mr. L T. Williford, of Culbreth sec tion, was in Oxford Monday. Mr. W. B. C. Hershey has returned from a visit to Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Simpson Adcock, ot Berea, was among the visitors to Oxford Monday. Mr. Charley Cohn has returned from a visit to Baltimore and other points. Mr. M. L. Coley, of Green.s, was on our streets Saturday and called to see us. Miss Gertrude Landis left for New York City a few days ago to resume her studies. Mrs. Josiah Cannady returned Sat urday from a visit to relatives in Lynch burg, Va. Messrs. John Watkins and D. T. Winston.of Oak Hill.were on our streets Saturday. Messrs.Sim Meadows and Sam Lyon, of Creedmoor, were among the throng in Oxford Saturday. Miss Evelyn Howell will leaye to morrow tor Brancnville. b. U.. where she will teach music. Mr. Oscar Ragland left Oxford Mon day to become a student at the Uni versity at Chapel Hill. Miss Lucy Blount, who has been visiting her uncle, Mr. D. A. Coble, has returned to Richmond. Mrs. Dr. Skinner has returned to her home in Greenville, after visiting her mother, Mrs. Julia Minor. Meet SVle at the Fair. Th' atthMa are movin3 along nicely out the Linn grounlaand in a little while forth.; ?lng,aml grounds will be ready tractiLTe 4 event in October. At- fYwr t H rir- charactl ,any of them are of hih count,, " Rood ladies of the hibits n i lmte ,,,sy preparing ex tbis fan ' s,, tley will make forts tt s,,rf,;iss all previous ef havorii",;J.I,"u,lrynien this year will M ., ,,xl!lI:,it8. and the cattle Vears uL, 1 H'pass that of previous r, '"Silt tUrtk, 1,1 a !ttle well-dirrd ftire- the Granville W,;.,a,u energy 1 n .... " air u-i ! One of our deeply smitten young men got off the following a few even ings ago "Queen of my heart," he softly sighed, "We'll travel fast and far Along the dewy country road Within my touring car." Creedmoor Tobacco Market opened last Friday under favorable auspices, and sales were live from start to finish. Several Oxford people attended the sale and report about a 40,000 pound break and general satisfaction among sellers Not in years has North Carolina been engaged in so interesting and spirited a senatorial contest a3 that which has been in progress for some time and Senator Simmons' entry into the field is expected to lend additional snap and ginger to it. Mrs. Kate Hays Fleming charmingly entertained Friday afternoon in honor of her accomplished daughter, Mrs. D. G. Brummitt. A delicious lunch was served and the entertainment proved the most delightful of the season s event. It undoubtedly appears cheaper to neglect the aged, the feeble, the infirm, the defective, to forget the children of this generation, but the man who does it is cursed of God and the State that permits it is certain of destruction. The Stradley Monument. The monument to the memory of the late Rev. J. A. Stradley has been awarded to the Suffolk Marble and Granite Works, of Suffolk, Va Mr. A S. Blount, the head of the works, was in Oxford Monday and stated that he would have the shaft in position in ninety days. The soldiers' monument at the head of Main street was exe cuted by the same firm A Smart Little Boy. Jack, the little four year old son of Rey E G. Usry, called on the Public Ledger with his father one day last week. When Jack was only lo months old he knew the alphabet from A to Z, and at the age of three he committed to memory the Beatitudes and can now repeat in chronological order the bioks of the Old and New Testament. And Jack knows a thing or two about politics.but he is noncommittal on the senatorial question. Prizes Given Away. Mr. W. H. Fleming, proprietor of the Owen Warehouse, announce that a number of handsome and valuable prizes will be issued to his patrons this fall. On and after September 13th he will give away coupons with every load of tobacco sold on the floors of the Owen Warehouse. Farmers no doubt take advantage of this great offer, as an opportunity to get high prices for their tobacco and a prize i will appeal to their judgment. The list of 'prizes and other information is incorporated- in an advertisement on I the fourth page of this paper. Read it. The Charlotte Observer of Sunday last contained the following commun ication from our fellow citizen, Mr. W. T. Lyon: - I wish to call the attention of the people of North Carolina to the main argument of Governor Kitchin in his campaign speech for Senatorial hon ors. Some time ago he spoke in Ox ford for two hours and forty minutes, and the main drift of his speech was to leave the impression upon the au dience that Senator Simmons was a Republican or had become Republi canized. There is one thing that took place in the Senate some months ago that absolutely answers this charge, to-wit: The Democratic Senators who have been with Senater Simmons for 11 years have seen every vote he has cast, heard every speech he has made, observed every move he has made.ob served his politics from A to Z.selected him to lead in and manage the revision of the tariff, the thing the main issue that divides the two great parties. Who ever heard of Democratic Sena tors selecting a Republican or one j . i t- v i r : even taintea wun rtepuuncauisui iu revise the tariff? The very thought is absurd. They selected him because they knew his ability and genuine, true-blood Democracy. To any thinking man this act of the Senators is a much stronger endorse ment of Simmons' Democracy than the action of the State convention at Raleigh. It does seem to me that a man of Kitchin's brightness would see tne weakness of the charge under the cir cumstances and would cease to repeat it unless he wishes to deceive and mislead the uniinformed. For he is certainly hurting his cause among the will ! intelligent, miormea peopie. Oxford, Sept 6. w. i. lyuim. Mr. F. B. Hays, of New York City, who is at Buffalo Springs, spent Sun day with relatives in Oxford. Dr. I. H. Davis will leave today to attend meeting .of National Dental Association in Washington City. Miss Annie Furman returned to Salisbury Saturday to resume her du ties as teacher in the graded school. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Harper and child, of Lexington, Va., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Montgomery on College Street. Mr. Arthur Landis, of the Naval Academv, at Annapolis, Md. spent last week with his mother, Mrs. Annie Landis. Capt. Bernard, of Greensboro, joined his wife and daughter in Oxford Satur day, who are visiting Mr. and Mrs W. A. Deyin. Miss Mamie Royster has become one of the excellent teachers in the Hen derson Graded School, and is nearer home this year. Mrs. Kate Hays Fleming and daugh ter. Miss Isabelle, left yesurday for Kinston where Mrs. Fleming resumes her work in the Graded School Mr. Carl Ragland bade his friends adieu Monday and left for Wetumpka. Ala , to teach history and a director f athletics m the Agricultural School of that place. Our young friend. Lee Meadows.who has made a splendid season's reputa tion as ball pitcher, returned home Monday and has been receiving the congratulations of his numerous friends and admirers. Messrs. James Taylor, Beverly Roy ster, John Stedman, James White, Frank Hancock and Shepard Booth left yesterday for the State University and we expect to hear good reports from these fine young men. OUR STORE win oe closed on Thursday on account of holliday. Will Farmers Very Busy and Sales Light. But the Indica tions Are Good. Only a limited amount of tobacco has been brought to the market since the opening dav last week, owing to the fact that the farmers are busy and not prepared to brind it to marker However the prices have been ex ceedingly good, and the better grades continue to climb. Indications noint strongly to better sales and better prices from day to day. Many farmers from Granville and other nearbv counties came to Oxford last Wed nesday, our opening day, some in the capacity of onlookers, others having tobacco on sale, and they were unani mous in the ODinion that the Oxford market has the lead over everything in tnis section, and it was conceded by a large number who are in a po sition to know that, taking every thing into consideration, Oxford is the best market in the State. Our ware housemen tell us that if their efforts and high prices can draw the Deoole to Oxford thev will certainly come this season. The farmer is a business man, and he is generally , well informed as to the markets within his reach, and that accounts for the steady gains of the Oxford market, and it is not an uncommon thing to see a large number of heavy loaded tobacco wagons from the shadow of other markets wending their way to Oxford. Of course high prices is the prime factor in the tobacco market, but there are other things Of importance that go a long way towards making it the grand success that it should be. The merchants should anticipate the wants of the farmers and be in a position to supply him at a figure equally as low or lower than elsewhere. Every one should do all within his power to aid in building up and maintaining the high standard of our tobacco market. There is strength in unity ot purpose. Love's Crowning Event. This Tuesday morning at 10.30 o'clock the attractive home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L Cannady on College street was the scene of a beautiful home wedding. The parlor was darkened and beautifully decorated with ferns and palms and the soft light of the candalabra madeit an ideal place for two hearts to beat as one. The contracting parties were Mr. John H. Daniel, a prosperous merchant of Rocky Mount, and the attractive Miss Mary A. Jones, also of Rocky Mount. The bridal party entered the parlor to the strains of Mendlesshon's wedding march, and facing the officiat ing minister, Rev. J. B. Weatherspoon, they were joined according to the beau tiful ritchulistic ceremonies of the Baptist Church. Mrs. T. L. Cannady, sister of the groom, and Mrs. Nat Cannady, ol Cannady Mill, assisted in the marriage ceremony. The best man was Mr. Thigpen, of Rock Mount, who entered the parlor with the groom, while the bride entered on the arm of her father, Mr. W. T. Jones, of Rocky Mount, attired in a beautiful traveling suit. Immediately after the ceremony and congratulations the happy couple left for Henderson in an automobile, where they took the Seaboard for a trip to Baltimore and New York. Those in attendance from Rocky Mount were: Messrs. Thigpen, W. T. Jones and son Willie Jones and Misses Hat tie and Annie Daniel and Mrs. Henry, sisters of the groom. Misses Lucile Jones. Mr. Joe Fountain, and Mr. and Mrs. Nat Cannady, of Wilton section. GOOD HORSES FOR SALE. I have two good all round draft horses for sale, work anywhere, are gentle and kind. Call or address, R. T. Moore, Bullock, N. C. 2t.pd.j open Friday moruing. COHN & SON. NOTICE, BRIDGE TO LET. To let contract for building bridge across Tar River, known as Daniel's Bridge, to be 12 feet wide, 23 feet long, No. 1. Oak lumber. Bids to be nieti in Register of Deeds office on or before 15th of Sept. 1912. Board County Commissioner?. LOST. An umbrella was left in Mr. Easton's automobile which was wreck ed out on the Raleigh road Tuesday evening. During the night it disap peared from the machine. A liberal reward will be given for its return to this office or to Rev. J. B. Weather spoon. Sep. 7-tf. Cupid Getting Busy If the young man's fancy Tightly turns to thoughts of love in spring hia mind inevitably turns to thoughpf marriage in the fall. As a result the g wedding market is beginning to boom, and the press columns devoted to Cupid and his pretty pranks are com mencing to share with public interest and attention. Soon Cupid will be running neck and neck with the fore most Presidential candidate, and eyen the Senatorial candidates will not be able to drown his soft but far-reaching voice. By October a grand hallelujah course of happiness will be sounding over the hills and valleys of Granville. Cupid is a jolly old boy and it is safe to say that there are some surprises in store this fall. Literary Society. The Carteret Literary Society of the Oxford High School reorganized on Monday afternoon in the public school building, Mr. Edwards was chairman of the meeting. The following officers were chosen : President, Harry Renn; Vice-President, Frank Furman; Secretary-Treasurer, Paul Daniel; Press Re porter, Basil Horsfield; Program Com mittee, Messrs Roland Gooch, John McSween and Paul Daniel. The next meeting will be held in the school building Friday night at 7.45 o'clock. A full attendance is de sired. The querry is: Resolved, That the British should pay to pass through the Panama Canal. Basil Horsfield. Press Reporter. CLOVER SEED. Rye and Seed Oats at HORNER BROS. CO. If YOU want Appier Oats to sow with your clover, see us. HORNER BROS. CO. "Ml worth while. J Charles B. Aycock.
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