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OXFORD, K SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1913.
VOLUME 26. NO. 29
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TO BUILD PARISH HOUSE.
A Chain of Enjoyable Socials
Are Suggested for a
Worthy Cause.
The women of St., Stephens church
having decided to erect a parish
chapel on the vacant lot adjoining
the church, for which purpose the
foundation fund was given Easter
Sunday morning:, the noble women,
always ready to meet their obliga
tions, commenced the raising of the
necessary funds by a social gather
ing Wednesday afternoon, at the
home of Mrs. Will Landis. The en
tertainment was an elaborate silver
tea given by Mrs.Thos. Winston, Mrs.
Lewis Thorp and Mrs. Will Landis.
The halls and parlors were tasteful
ly adorned with lovely flowers. At
the front door the offerings were
receive by Misses Annie and Ida
Kerr Taylor. In the front hall
guests were cordially welcomed by
Mrs. Landis, Mrs. Winston and
Mrs. Thorp, assisted by Mrs. Wood
all, of Oxford College, who grace
fully responded to invitations to
give recitations, which were a
pleasing feature of the entertain
ment. Mrs. Capehart and Mrs.
Rawlings invited the guests to the
dining room, attractively adorned,
where Mrs. (lam Easton served
tea, sandwiches, chicken loaf and
pickles were temptingly served by
MissesMarie Meadows, Georgie Win
ston, Ruth Shaw and Alline Hicks.
In the hall the punch bowl, to which
guests were invited by Misses
Gladys Rawlings and Margarite
Capehart, was in charge of Mrs.
Leon Hines and Mrs. Kerr Taylor.
The proceeds of the silver tea pleas
ingly summed up and plans were
proposed for a chain of the enjoy
able sociables.
Route Four Routings.
Sorry to say Miss Rosie Pruitt
has whooping cough.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allgood spent
Easter with parents.
Miss Mattie Evans, of Oxford Col
ege, sent Easter with parents.
Miss Goldie Mulchi, of Warren
county, spent the week- end with
Miss Zura Kinton.
The picnic at Kinton Fork Monday
was largely attended. Plenty to eat
and j , ball game
Mr. Len Knott, of Wendell, spent
several days last week with his sis
ter, Mi::. Flem Hester.
Mr. i-Vi'd Currinl and sister, Miss
Julia, i:..f;pent Friday with their sis
ter, Mrs. Dick Watkins, near Ox
ford. Mr. S. VSuIchi and sisters, Misses
Orma and .Jennie, spent Easter with
Mi:is Lillian Ragland. Miss Nan
Jon -h, of Virginia, is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Joe Hobgood, of Route
Woman's Literary Club.
The Woman's Literay Club met
with Mrs. A. H. Powell Tuesday af
ternoon, March eighteenth. Roll
call was responded to with names
of Southern Women in Philan
throphy and Letters. Misses Taylor
and Lacy, of Oxford College, were
.t'u. sis of ihe club..
Miss Graham, Mrs. Shawand Mrs.
U. G. Lassiter were appointed the
program committee for next week.
Much interest was manifested in
Mrs. Lowell's announcement that
John Powell, Richmond's world fa
mous musician, would come to Ox
ford some time in April under the
auspices of the Womann's Clubs of
Oxford.
The first paper on the program for
the afternoon, "Chas. Egbert Crad
dock and her Story People," with
the plot and reading from "The Peo
ple of the Great Smoky Mountains,"
by Miss Graham, was omitted.
. piis", Iia''s paper as entitled,
'Miss Glasgow's Novels' as suggest
ing the Transition from the Old
uth to the New. She also read
selections iom tne "Voice of the
Vr10'",1"'1 "The Battle Ground."
,. vh.s- L. Brown read a sketch
V.1 ;vla,;v Johnston's Romances,"
ine dieusshm "'Other Home Wri-
- . t he Sout h, " which was to have
Ld i,y Mis. Harwell, was omit-
ed.
AftV refreshments the club ad-j-.mned
to meet with Mrs. Burewll
April first.
M. C. L., Reporte.
LOR SALE Oakland 5-passen-T
automobile. Apply to N. M.
ele, Oxford, N. C. 2t.
v n Rr' Dentist wishes to in
;'m his friends he can work for
t em m the evenings as he is no
longer connoMci ,,r;u
Asylum.
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SHORT LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Our
Readers.
Vote early this morning and get
out of the way of the other fellow.
Patronizing home merchants is
not a charitable act, but a dutiful
one.
The chap who keeps chains on his
temper tires rarely skids into trou
ble. Mr. Sam Wheeler has succeeded
in moving the Easton house 30 odd
feet.
The man worth while is the man
who will smile and patronage home
industries.
The many friends of Mrs. R. T.
Crews will regret to learn that she
continues quite sick.
Get to work and help your mail
carrier win Public Ledger's prize
Parcel Post Buggy.
Some men climb on the band wa
gon and blow their own horn in a
way that shows that they are really
astoot.
Don't fail to go to the polls and
vote for the school bonds as a ma
jority of the registered vote must
be cast.
Mr. Sam Hobgood has greatly im
proved the looks of his residence on
College street by the extension of
the front porch.
A wind and rain storm visited
this section Thursday morning, and
so far as heard from did no damage
we are glad to say.
Votes for the Carriers have com
menced to roll in with expression of
good will for this noble band of
Uncle Sam's servants.
This is the last call for you to pay
your taxes and you had better come
across at once and save cost. A
word to the wise should be sufficient.
Remember that in voting for the
Graded School Bonds you do not
have to pay more taxes. Get your
neighbor to turn out and vote with
you.
Mr. Roy Dickerson, who received
a severe blow on the foot while at
tending to the moving of the Eas
ton house, is able to walk with a
stick.
Now is the time for leading citi
zens to get out and lead for the bet
terment of the community, cutting
out factional fights and pull togeth
er for the upbuilding of the town.
The Wake Forest Glee Club will
be in Oxford on the night of April
10th and give a fine entertainment.
General admission 50cts, reserved
seats 75cts, on sale at Lyon's Drug
Store.
The Public Ledger is glad to learn
that Mr. John R. Hall, who broke
his leg some time ago, continues to
do just as well as he can, and all his
friends sympathize with him in his
confinement.
On the night of April 4th Oxford
will hold her convention. On that
night Oxford should make no mis
take in nominating the best broad
guaged men to govern it for next 2
years.
Let everybody interested in a
continued good town government
turn out to the Municipal Conven
tion at the Court House next Fri
day night. See call for Convention
in another part of this paper.
The Granville Oratorical Contest
will take place this Friday night at
8 o'clock at the Graded School buil
ding. Six or eight schools in the
county will contest for a medal. The
public invited. J. O. Pitts.
The home of Mrs. B. K. Hays on
Wednesday afternoon presented a
bright and happy scene as she roy
ally entertained the Social Club.
Mrs. Hays is a charming hostess and
choice refreshments were served.
We will say for the benefit of all
those who do not live on Rural
Routes that they are entitled to the
reduced rates on subscription to the
Public Ledger and can cast their
j votes for any mail carrier they may
wish.
Deep sympathy of friends in this
county goes out to Elder P. D. Gold,
the venerable editor of Lion's Land
mark, in the death of dovoted wife
some days ago. She had been his
companion and helpmeet for more
than half a century, and the blow is
indeed a hard one to him.
It has always been a pleasure to
the Public Ledger to work for the
upbuilding of towns and county and
ask for the continued , liberal sup
port of the people, promising to
give them a larger and better twice
a week paper which we have been
making arrangements to do for
three months.
That's right friends, keep the
subscription ball humming.
First "Blind Robins" cut her
rings of the seasons are being sold
by Mr. K. T. Gentry.
The Ladies of methodist Church
will give a tea at the home of Mrs.
L. B. Turner on April 1st from 3
to 5 o'clock.
The Reduced Price of subscription
to Twice-a -week Public Ledger is
for the benefit of all who wish to
take advantage of it.
By the middle of April we begin to
give our 5,000 readers a better and
more readable paper as our new
typesetting machine is working all
right.
The editors neglected to say that
the Egg hunt at the home of Mr.
Cam Easton's was for the children
of the Episcopal Sunday School, and
was not an individual affair.
In speaking of time to clean up
it would be a great thing if many
us would clean our hearts of the
revengeful spirit which lurks there
in we would be better fitted to serve
our Master.
A man who hasn't got the cour
age of his convictions has no busi
ness in politics. The trimmer, the
straddler and side-stepper might get
in the game but he won't stay any
longer than the people can find him
out.
North Carolina is indeed fortu
nate. While other parts of the
country are having floods and death
dealing storms we had fairly good
weather and only the mild end of
the storm reached us on Thursday
morning.
What oonfronts us everywhere ?
Problems ;
What springs out from many a lair?
Problems ;
What are paves on which we walk ?
What are the merest things we talk?
What the school kids did with chalk?
Problems.
Young lady if you wish to wear
a handsome gold brooch set with
Pearls in the "Good old Summer
time" get busy and secure largest
number votes for your favorite mail
carrier. You can get subscriptions
and renewal from anybody you like,
so go to work today.
For our good we are sending out
out a large number of extra copies
this issue and you are cordially in
vited to become a reader of the
Twice-a-week Public Ledger at the
reduced rate. Send in your sub
scription and help your carrier win
a prize.
As the people of Oxford have 7
most excellent Carriers who faith
fully serve the good people of the
country, have the privilege of cast
ing their votes in the Public Ledger
contest for the Carrier of their par
ticular choice. Oxford is a free
territory so get busy and vote for
your friend.
Our working people should be as
jmuch interested in seeing Oxford
have a wise and progressive admin
istration as any other class of citi
zens and should attend the Town
Convention Friday night and help se
lect our best men for Commissioners
! along with Capt. Thad Stem for
Mayor, who will make a good one.
Good for the Farmers.
When the Union Bank of Oxford
began business they were aware that
it would meet the hearty approval
of a large number of farmers, but
they were not aware that the ven
ture would be so popular. They
not only cater to the wTants of the
famer but to the public in general.
Capital $30,000 paid in. See adv.
elsewhere in his paper.
Baraca-Philatheas.
If you have not already planned
to go to our State Baraca-Philathea
convention at Charlotte April 12-15,
why decide now to go and send
your name in at once" to our gen
eral secretary, Miss Flossie A. Boyd,
Greensboro. Entertainment will be
free and the railroad fare to Char
lotte and return will be about $7.35,
provided you secure a delegate cer
tificate form ticket agent before
leaving Oxford. All delegates and
visitors of town and county who ex
pect to attend the convention, and
who can connveniently do so, are
asked to attend a call meeting of
Granville county delegates on Satur
day, April 5th, at 12.30 noon, at the
Lyon Memorial building, Oxford.
Badges are ready for you to secure
them and every Granville delegate
will want to have one. Any infor
mation wish to know concerning
conventiou may be secured at this
meeting, so be sure to attend the
meeting, called for all Granville
and town.
HETTIE N. LYON,
I Pres. N .C. State P. U.
Stem Stemmings,
The parcel post service is rapidly
increasing at this office.
Mrs. W. Whitaker visited friends
in Durham Tuesday night.
Mr. J. W. Webb, of Tally Ho,
purchased two horses last week.
Very little plowing has been done
in this section, owing to the heavy
rainfall.
Quite a number visited the scene
of the railroad wreck last week at
Providence.
Mrs. R. B. Ellis, of Nash county,
is on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Eastwood.
The Farmers Union is planning to
build a storage house here in the
near future.
Mr. J. W. Bowling, of Battle
boro, is on a visit to friends in
this section.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hester, of
Tally Ho, visited relatives in Creed
moor Sunday.
Mrs. M. A. Jackson, of South
Hill, is on a visit to her son, Mr.
E. A. Jacskon.
Four cars of the Seaboard freight
jumped the track near Tar River
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore, of Durham,
spent the week end with relatives
in this community.
Mr. J. P. Roberts, of Route 1,
returned Saturday from a visit to
friends in Durham.
Mr. R. W. Wilkerson, of Route
3, spent Sunday with friends in
Northern Granville.
Mayor E. E. Bullock and Mr. J.
H. Daniel, of Tally Ho, were Ox
ford visitors Tuesday.
Mr. J. H. Stem is having a new
packhouse built at the G. T. Mitch
ell place on Route 3.
Messrs. M. S. and John B.
Mayes, who are traveling salesmen,
spent Easter at home.
Mr. June Hunt, of Oxford, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Gooch Thursday night.
We are glad to note that Mrs.
E. A. Jackson, who has been quite
ill, has about recovered.
There is the finest crop of clover
in this community that has been
seen here in many years
Miss Marie Cozart, of Knap of
Reeds, who has been in school in
Greenville, is on a visit to her par
ents. There will be a union meeting at
Camp Creek Saturday and Sunday,
with dinner and two services each
day.
Mr. E. J. Nance and family, of
Route 1, were the guests of Mrs. S.
P. Washington, of Tally Ho, Mon
day. Miss Grace Malone, of Stem high
school, spent Easter with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Malone,
near Moriah.
Mr. E. L. Thomas, of Moriah,
has sold out his interest in the mer
cantile business and is now selling
sewing machines.
MissRoxie Harris and Miss Mattie
Fuller, of Oxford, and Mrs. Elijah
Daniel, of Culbreth, spent Easter
with Mrs. D. F. Harris.
Mr. W. C. Steintorf, of AltaVis
ta, Va., formerly a resident of
Stem, was a visitor recently, and
his many friends were glad to see
him.
Mr. W. T. Brooks, who is attend
ing school at the A. and M.
College, spent Easter with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brooks,
of Route 1.
Miss Blanche and Florence Elling
ton, of Durham, and Miss Lucile
Ellington, of Oxford, were the
guests of Mrs. Ida Newton, of
Route 3, Sunday.
The young people of this com
munity gathered at the home of Mr.
E. D. Hunt Monday night and were
delightfully entertaine with music,
games and conversation.
Mr. Roy Daniel and sister, Miss
Bessie, of Tally Ho, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Wilkerson, of Route 3,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Currin, of Tar River, Saturday.
The friends of Elder P. D. Gold
will learn with much regret of the
death of his wife which occurred
at her home in Wilson last Satur
day. She suffered a severe stroke
of paralysis a few days before and
steadily grew worse until the end
came.
A large crowd attended the picnic
at Providence Monday, and quite a
number witnessed the two plays
l in the school building given by the
young ladies of the Philathea class,
the proceeds of which will go into
the fund which is being raised for
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Personal Items About Oxford
Folks and Their Friends
In General.
Mr. Robt. W. Lassiter is on a
visit to Richmond.
Mr. John Morton, of Route 4, was
in town Wednesday.
Judge Graham was in Wasking
ton City this week.
Mr. Norfieet Crews, of Dabney,
was in town Thursday.
Mr. W. H. Thomasson, of Stem,
was in Ohford Thursday.
Mr. Ben Currin, of Route 4, was
on our streets Thursday.
Mr. E. T. Pittard, of Route 2,
was in town Wednesday.
Mr. Charles Blacknall, of Kittrel,
was in Oxford Wednesday.
Miss Grizzel Smith, of Tar River,
was on our streets Friday.
Mr. J. T. Cozart and son, Route
3, were in town Wednesday.
Mr. R. H. Stark, of Wilson, was
in Oxford the first of the week.
Mr. Titus Currin and wife, of
Route 6, were in town Saturday.
Mr. B. I. Breedlove, of Salem,
was in town Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry G. Cooper and Miss
Mary Cooper are on a visit to New
York.
Mrs. John Webb 'attended the
Baptist Union meeting at Raleigh
this week.
Mr. J. W.Wenn, Route 3, who has
just recovered from a hurt, was in
town Friday.
Miss Elizabeth Briggs, of Ral
eigh, is visiting Mrs. Hargrove on
Raleigh street.
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Hart, of
Route 7, were Oxford visitors on
Thursday afternoon.
R. T. Critcher, J. B. Pruitt, H.
W. Daniel and Macon Hobgood, of
Route 1, were in town Friday.
Mr. Cliff Pittard, the popular
merchant and railroad agent at Hes
ter, was an Oxford visitor Wednes
day. Mrs. E. H. Sholar, of Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., is visiting at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Lucy Powell,
and receiving a cordial welcome
from old friends in Oxford.
Your Chance Young Lady.
Something nice for the Ladies !
We are offering an Extra Prize, a
Handsome Gold Booch with Pearl
Settings, to the lady who secures the
Largest Number of votes for any
one Carrier in the County. So get
busy young lady at once among your
friends and win this handsome gift.
Promotion of Joe Lassiter,
The Rocky Mount Evening Tele
grams gives us the following bit of
good news: Joe D. Lassiter, who
has made his home here for several
months, being employed in the office
cf Superintendent of motive power,
has just resigned this position to
assume the duties of Private Sec
retary to the General Superinten
dent of Motive Power at Wilming
ton. He will enter upon the duties
of his newly accepted position at
an early date.
WILL BE HERE TUESDAY.
EYES BLUR when reading. If
so glasses are needed to overcome
the eyestrain. Let me help you. I
will be in Oxford Tuesday, April 1,
at Dr. Henderson's Dental office.
It Dr. S. Rapport.
the building of new room to the!
church at this place.
The younger girls of this com
munity held a picnic Monday in the
woods beyond Mr. D. G. Bullock's.
They gathered with their well-filled
baskets at the school building and
took up the line of march from
there to the picnic grounds. The
younger people enjoyed an old time
Easter egg hunt. A good many
older pt-ople attended and partook
of the sumptuous dinner and watch
ed with interest the games of the
young people.
The young people of this . commu
nity gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Bragg, of Route 3,
Thursday night at an apron party in
which the skill of the young men
with the needle was tested. Nine
couples contested, the first prize
which was a nice necktie, being
awarded to Mr. M. F. Moore, who
had as his partner Miss Bessie Mang
um. The booby, a cake of soap,
went to Mr. Otho Mangum," whose
partner was Miss Hallie Daniel.
Several other interesting games
were engaged in; piano selections
were rendered and much social con
versation enjoyed.
TO BE ORDAINED DEACON.
Rev. Warren Filkins, of New
Jersey, Will Preach the
Ordination Sermon.
On Sunday, Lewis N. Taylor, of hon
ored ancestry amoDg us here in Ox
ford, and now a member of the grad
uating class of the General Theological
Seminary in New York City, will be
ordained deacon. This first step in
holv orders is granted to Mr. Taylor
before his graduation, so that he may
be able to serve the little church in
Garfield. New Jersey, as a clergyman,
where as a sfudent he has served so
acceptably all his Seminary days. The
rector of the parish wherein he has
served, write me : "We are very fond
of Mr. Tayior. He has had charge of
a mission, which I used to serve. The
people are all devoted to him I feel
sure he will do I is work wherever he
may be placed."
The order of services will be as fol
lows :
First celebration of Holy Communi
on, 730 a. m
Second celebration and ordination,
11 a. m.
Evening service, 7.45.
At the morning st-ryice, 11 o'clock,
the R ev. Warren V H. Filkins, rector
of Calvary church, Bayonne, New Jer
sey, has been appointed to preach the
ordination sermon
At the evening service, 7.45 o'clock,
the Rev. Lewis N. Taylor is expected
to preach the sermon.
The Bishop of the Diocese will be at
tended by several priests of the Dio
cese also, sufficient to form the "Coro
na Pre:-.bytarum."
A very cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to be present at these ser
vices. H.
Sale of Spring Furniture.
Upchurch& Currin, the up-to-date
furniture establishment, have put
on a spring sale of goods, and they
hav made prices that make it possi
ble for everybody to have a neat and
attractive home. It wil pay you to
take a look at the excellent stock.
See adv. in this paper.
The New Post Office.
The plans and specifications of the
new postoffice are now in the hands
of the local custodian. Capt. Ells
worth, supervising architect of the
Treasury, while here vouchsafe
the information that we are to
have a very neat building of buff
brick and stone. The date of lay
ing the corner stone has not as yet
been fixed but it is thought that
work will begin at an early date
and pushed to completion as rapid
ly as possib'e.
Town Convention.
A Primary Convention of Demo
cratic voters of 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.
Granville's Largest Store.
One of the principles that has made
Landis & Easton's store famous
throughout this section of the State
is square dealings. It has been
their custom to refund when the
goods are not as represented, but any
one going there this spring to pur
chase goods need hardly expect that
it will be necessary to refund any
thing. Their 1 arge stock is unex
celled in the State as to quality and
there are few larger stocks from
which to select See adv. elsewhere
in this paper.
This wide-awake firm has re
cently fitted up a rest room for their
lady customers from the country
where they can be as private as in
their own homes. Every comfort
and convenience and they can bring
the baby as a cradle is in the room.
VINOL WEEK.
Next week, beginning March
31st, is Vinol Week at Hamilton
Drug Co.'s. Special offer for one
week only. With the purchaes of
each bottle of Vinol we will give
FREE one 25c. box of Hamilton's
Liver Regulator. Vinol is undoubt
edly the best Spring tonic on the
maket and you had better take ad
vantag of this special offer.
HAMLINON DRUG CO.
LOST STRAYED OR SOLEN.
A black and white setter dog
with unusually Jong coat, heavy
build, answers to the name of "Big
Dog." Reward if returned to Mrs.
R. C. M. Calvert. Oxford. lt.pd.
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