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OXFORD, N. C.s SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1913.
VOLUME 26. NO. 41
PUBLIC
BANNER
LAYMEN MEET PASTOR AMD
DISCUSS CHURCH WORK.
A Movement to Make this
C!d World a Better Place
in Which to Live.
A movement to enlist the men'of
his church more firmly in Gospel
truths was recently announced by
Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon, pastor of
the Oxford Baptist church, and it
was a testimonial of President
Hobgood's true greatness' to tender
the use of the dining hall of Oxford
College for the initial meeting of
the men of the church to discuss
those great truths of the Scriptures
which busy men sometimes forget.
Every thing was in readiness for
the meeting on Tuesday evening
last and more than fifty men of
the church gathered at the College
and at the apppointed hour Presi
dent Hobgood invited them to the
banquet table. The table, entwined
with asparagus fern, was in the
pshape of a cross and great clusters
of beautiful red roses adorned each
arm. This life is "not for bread
alone," but we cannot refrain from
saying somthing about the supper
and those who served it. The Do
mestic Science Class constitutes one
of the chief glories of the College
and the menu they served depicted
the highest ideals of American wo
manhood; six of the most resplen
dent jewels that ever sparkled in
the institution's coronet of loveli
ness served the menu Misses Irene
Parker, Eugenia Woody, Marian
Creath, Mamie Royster, Grace
Short, Allie Hadley. The menu:
I
grape fruit
II
broiled shad broiled tomatoes
maitre d'hotel potatoes
rolls coffee
III
ham croquettes
creamed peas in timbales
hot biscuit
IV
vanilla cream with crushed straw
berries cake.
The real object of the banquet
was to make this old world of ours
a better and brighter place in which
to live. Dr. Weatherspoon acted
as toast-master and limited the
speeches to ten minutes. Mr. F. W.
Hancock responded to "Our Orphan
age" and he presented the cause of
the motherless and fatherless ones
in a most convincing and engaging
manner. Messrs. Bland, Kennedy
and L. Thomas, in short talks, also
pleaded the cause of the children.
Messers. B. F. Taylor, J. Kobt.
Wood, W. A. McFarland and T. S.
Waller made short talk on the cause
of consecrated work.
Capt. W. A. Devin responded to
"Foroign Missions." Having made
the most extended tours through
Biblical literature Capt. Devin
made one of the most fluent and
brilliant talks on Foreign Missions
we ever heard. Life and love and
duty took on a new meaning as he
reminded us of our stewardship.
Gen. B. S. Royster responded to
"Men and the Church." The bed
rock of the church, he said, is "love"
He urged a faithful attendance
upon the service of the church,
which widens our benevolence and
make the current of our peculiar
affections swift and deep; he
argued that it was the inner-conci-ousness
of a surety in God and a
certainty of evil that call out the
best in man. General Royster
spoke for ten minutes and he did
not tell the one-hundredth part of
the Scriptural truths that find lodg
ment in his heart.
Mr. D. G. Brummitt responded
to "Men's Place in the Church."
Mr. Brummit pointed out in a most
eloquent manner that a man's place
is not a child's place; that a man's
place is not a woman's place, but
the specific duty of the man.
Dr. Weatherspoon was visibly
affected by the earnestness of the
laymen and said he wanted to get
right down among the men and
work with them.
WANTED One hundred and fifty
acres, more or less, suitahle for a
County Home. Let bids be made
by 17th day of May. Address Board
County Commissioners Oxford, N.C.
INDIAN Runner Duck Eggs for
sale, by Roy Burch, Route 1, Ox
ford. Price per setting, one dozen,
$1.00. . pp
WHITE AFRICAN Guinea Eggs
for sale at $1 for 12, by Mrs. Henry
A. McGhee at Carolina Lodge.
SEND YOUR order for Cow Peas
as I can ship on short notice.
A. S. Huske,
may30-7t Fayetteville, N. C.
GATHERED FROM THE TOWN
AND COUNTY
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Our
Readers.
A new cottage is going up out on
Raleigh road.
The cooing stops with the honey
moon, but boys the billing goes on
forever.
All of our splendid schools are
now very busy preparing for com
mencements. You are asked to read the adver
tisement of the Lyon Drug Co. in
another column.
The office of Dr. Sam Cannadv
has been greatly improved by the
addition of two windows.
In the merry month of May the
girls and boys enjoy gipsy teas at
picturesque Cannady's mill.
The mint julip season is at hand
and the Oxford Ice Co. makes the
finest ice in the world to make one
with.
Rev. H. T. Horsfield will hold a
service in Saint Paul's Church at
Goshen on Sunday at 3:30 p. m. All
are welcome.
Yes, Cordelia, we still claim the
goat, as grazing is good he is gain
ing flesh every day under a "long
green" diet.
What has become of the old-fashioned
woman who made a child
wear a flannel on its chest until it
lost it in bed?
If nature were not so liberal with
ears and noses and so with stingy
fore-head and chins we men would
be better looking.
Some of the hobble skirts seen on
the streets of Oxford are so tight
that the wearers have difficulty in
mounting a door step.
We are pleased to learn that the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Webb, who has been sick several
days, is much better.
Salisbury's Civic Club is offering
prizes for the largest number of
flies killed by any one Salishuryite
between May 1st and August 1st.
John B. Rowland, quite a nice
and gentlemanly operator of Hen
derson; subbed for Frank Spencer
this week who visited friends in the
country.
The question now arises: when
does the old Board of Town Com
missioners become a new boafcl? It
must be when they are sworn in the
second time.
It would be such a nice thing for
those who ride if the Town officials
would have sunken place across Col
lege street opposite the old Johnson
place filled up.
Now wouldn't one of our real
plump girls cut a figure walking
down the street with an old-fashioned
hoop-skirt on singing, "Up
in a Balloon Boys ?"
Some men fret and fume because
they have to pay a tax on their in
come. Others regret and grieve
because they have no income that is
big enough to stand a tax.
The many, many thanks of those
who ride go out to the Street Com
missioner for having the sunken
place on College street filled up,
along with some other holes.
The question now arises why
don't you wake up and help your
Carrier out who has stood by you
"through thick and thin" and ever
willing to accommodate you?
Praise a little where you may,
Cheer a little where you can;
His the profit who can say
That which helps to smooth the way
For his weary fellow man.
The farmers South of Oxford en
joyed a fine rain Wednesday after
noon and 'Thursday morning com
menced setting out tobacco as they
had their land already prepared.
Says the Washington Post: "A
wagon wheel passed over a
Washington negro's head but the
doctors could 'nt find a crack." It
must have been in tire of the wheel.
Here's to you, Mayor Thad Stem,
and may you "live long and pros
per", and may you prove the most
progressive, law-enforcing Mayor
that has ever had the honor of pre
siding over our beautiful town.
The Taylor-Cannady Buggy Co.
give their faithful and valued em
ployes their annual pic nic at Can
nady's mill to-day, Saturday, and
Mr. Hillman Cannady will do his
best to make the boys have a good
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright and
son have returned from a visit to
Elizabeth City and when the im
provements to their residence on
Broad street are completed will
move in town
Love is a queer feeling that makes
a sensible girl long to work for her
board and clothes just to get to live
in the same house with a big mutt
who drinks, chews tobacco and eats
new onions and snores.
Some old crossbone says women
are slaves to fashion. Lady Duff
Gordon says they are nature loving
savages. Those of us who know
them better look upon them as de-
i votees of artistic Creation.
The Great Question.
"What is truth? That is the
question which Pontius Pilate asked
Christ. Some one has said : 'Truth
is God's daughter.' Plato said:
'Truth is God's body and light in
His shadow.' 'We should speak the
truth, do the truth, live the truth,
looking always to the one who stick -eth
closer than a brother, who said
of Himself: I am the way, the truth
and the life.' "
Memorial Day.
To day Saturday is Memorial
Day throughout the Southern States.
The name and fame of those sleep
ing soldiers belong not alone to us,
but to the whole world. We are
proud of them. The world will nev
er cease to honor great men so long
as time calls the roll of her famous
sons of Lee, Davis and Jackson and
those who followed them will be
heard.
Noted Divine to Preach.
On Sunday night at 8 o'clock
Rev. Henry J. McEwen of Amster
dam, N. Y.,will preach at the Pres
byterian church. He is the pastor
of a large and aggressive church
and Oxford is to be congratulated
upon the opportunity it has of hear
ing Dr. McEwin. The music will
be a special feature of the service
and the entire public is cordially
invited.
To be Congratulated.
The public schools in the country
have closed for the summer, and
from what we can learn it has been
the most successful term in the
history of the schools of the county
and everybody connected with them
are to be warmly congratulated. It
will be better still under the six
months term, and it would be a grand
sight to see every child of school
age in Granville gathered under
the roof of the school houses that dot
the hills of our beloved county.
Country Ahead of Cities.
In North Carolina last year 73
per cent of the total white rural
school population was enrolled in
the schools. While of the total
white city population only 67 per
cent was enrolled. Judging from
the reports it appears to be true
that in North Carolina those coun
ties which have the largest cities in
them, the biggest school population,
and the largest school fund, also
have a smaller attendance than the
average school enrollment and aver
age attendance.
Hand Badly Cut.
The many friends of Geo. Jones,
the youngest son of Mrs. E. W.
Jones, will deeply regret to learn
that he got his right hand caught in
a saw at the Furniture Factory
Thursday morning cutting off the
two first fingers on his right hand
and badly lacerating the thumb. He
was taken to the office of Drs. Hays
and Booth where the wTounds were
dressed by Dr. Hays, who says he
will do his best to save his thumb.
We deeply sympathize with George
and his dear mother in the accident
which has befallen him, with the
hope that Dr. Hays will be able to
save his thumb.
Rural Route Men to Meet.
The Rural Letter Carriers of
Granville, Vance, Warren and Hali
fax will meet at Norlina May 30th.
We insist and urge that every car
rier in these counties be present.
There are many things of great im
portance to come before us that
day. It is high time for our car
riers to wake up and put their
shoulders to the wheel and help us
in the work. We only have about
one-fourth of the carriers in these
four counties who are members of
our association. This is a poor
show and many single counties
double our membership. Boys, lets
do better.
D. N. Hunt, Oxford, president;
Herbert Lyon, Lyon, secretary and
treasurer.
Cheer the Living.
When a man or woman is living
they have no idea how much is
thought of them, and when they
pass away the community does not
know how they stood till it reads
the obituary and realizes that so
many really miss them from their
midst.
Join the Wise Guys.
The balmy weather of the past
week made a fellow wish he could
join the guys who loaf and fish. If
you're about down and out, Aye,
you frown and growl and never
smile; You're too full that is of
gloom and doubt. Take a brief res
pite and join the guys.
Come and Join Us.
You had better join the proces
sion of subscribers that is march
ing into the Public Ledger office
daily and get the paper Twice-a-Week
for the low price of $1 per
year, and at the same time help
your favorite Carrier win one of
the Public Ladger prizes.
Along the Road.
"I walked a mile with Pleasure,
She chatted all the way,
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And ne'er a word said she;
But, oh, things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me!"
Don't Let it Slip By.
While you have a chance to be
happy yourself and to make others
happy, don't let it slip by. After
you have accumulated reasons for
harboring a grouch or contracted a
case of sorehead and bound to get
even with somebody, it will be too
late to make the most of the best
part of life.
Organ Recital.
Prof. Claude Roberson, Teacher of
Piano and Organ at Greensboro Fe
male College and organist and choir
master of the West Market Street
Methodist Church, will give an or
gan recital in the Methodist Church
on Thursday night, May 15th, at 8
o'clock, under the auspices of La
dies Aid Society.
Strawberry Festival.
At the home of Miss Jeanette
Biggs on Saturday afternoon from
5 to 7 a strawberry festival for the
benefit of the Methodist and Epis
copal Churches will be given by Mrs.
W, G. Pace and Miss Biggs. A
most interesting program has been
arranged and everybody is invited
to come. A silver offering will be
received.
"Who's Your Friend ?'?
That's a question that has puzzled
many of us, but in our judgment
the best friend a man can have in
adversity is an account with First
National Bank of Oxford. Take
your money to Henry Hunt, he will
keep it absolutely safe and allow you
4 per cent, interest on time deposits
and you are asked to read adver
tisement of this bank on 4th page.
Why Not Promote Him.
As I. H. Hobgood has been dilli
gent and faithful in looking after
the street work a large number of
our people would like to see him
promoted by our excellent Board of
Town Commissioners to Policeman's
place. He would make a compe
tent, reliable, painstaking officer,
and would have time to attend to
the street work besides. The best
officer Oxford ever had did the same
thing, and was not afraid of wTork.
Double the Home News.
How does the Public Ledger strike
you now as a local newspaper ? We
are giving our readers double the
quantity of home news a week under
the twice-a-week plan, and most
heartily thank the good people of the
county and town for their liberal
support. As long as we are at the
helm you will find us working for
everything that tends towards the
upbuilding of .our towns, county and
State. We will greatly appreciate
any local news you may send in.
Oxford Still Progressing.
Things do move in Oxford. Work
has commenced on the Elbert Crews
home on Gilliam street, and the
Hall residence has been moved on
the same street fronting the Pres
byterian Church. Work has also
begun on the Oscar Breedlove home
on Cherry street. Mr. and Mrs. L.
F. Smith are making improvements
at the Exchange Hotel by enlarging
and beautifying the dining room,
building new kitchen, repainting
office and rooms, which will be ap-
i preciated by the traveling public.
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME
YOU DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Oxford
Folks and Their Friends
In General.
Wesley Knott, of Enon, was in
town Wednesday.
J. F. Puckett, of Route 1, was
in town Thursday.
J. B. Riggan, of Route 5, was in
town Wednesday.
R. J Hart, of Route 5,wasatown
visitor Wednesday.
Miss Rebecca Crews,of Tar River,
was in town Thursday.
A. J. Yancey, of Buchanan, was
in Oxford Wednesday.
C. H. Cheatham, of Route 3, was
in Oxford Thursday.
E. M. Hart, of Route 7, was on
our streets Wednesday.
W. H. Averette, of Creedmoor,
was in Oxford Thursday.
I. W. Bullock, of Ceedmoor, was
a town visitor Thursday.
L. L. Tilley, of the Durham bar,
attended our court this week.
A. S. Lanier, of Richmond, is on
a visit to his mother in Oxford.
Mrs. R. H. Lewis returned Wed
nesday from a visit to Chapel Hill.
H. M. Lanier, of Baltimore, is
visiting T. Lanier on College Street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Whitfield, of
Brassfield, were in Oxford Wednes
day. Miss JanieWilkins,of Turberville,
Va., is the guest of Miss Edna
White.
"Uncle" Booker Beasley, of Per
son county, was on our streets Wed
nesday. Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs. Julia
Meadows, of Wilton, were Oxford
visitors Thursday.
T. T. Hicks one of the able law
yers of the Henderson bar, attended
our court this week.
Mrs. Crawford Cooper and chil
dren, of Fayetteville, are visiting
relatives in Oxford.
Misses Helen and Edna White
attended the Music Festival in Rich
mond May 5th and Gth.
Miss Norfleet Hunter returned
home Thursday from Clyde, where
she has been teaching school.
Mrs. J. A. Taylor and daughter,
Mrs. J. C. Robards, have returned
from a visit to relatives in Charlotte
Mr. and Mrs. Graves Day and
two daughters, of Stem section,
were among the Oxford shoppers
Wednesday.
Judge W. S. O'B. Robinson, a
distinguished member of the Golds
boro bar, was an Oxford visitor
Wednesday.
J. Robt. Woorl, the efficient Sec
retary, attended the meeting of the
state Embalmers Association at Dur
ham this week.
Miss Conn, who has been the pleas
ant guest of Mrs. C. G. Elliott on
Hillsboro street, returned to her
home in Norfolk Thursday.
Lee Minor and three daughters,
Misses Otelia,Katy Lee and Gladys,
of Stem section, were among the
Oxford shoppers Wednesday.
Take Care of Home.
The time of the year is at hand
when every property owner should
see that his or her premises is in
erood. sanitary condition.. Such pre
cautions prevent disease, and it
should not be necessary tor the town
to force persons to do their moral
duty.
Thankful for Blessings.
Don't forget that you owe a debt
for the blessings you enjoy. Pay
that debt in good deeds, in benefi
cent works. That is the way in
which you may balance your ac
connt and be square with this old
world. Because you have a grudge
against some one it is a grave sin
to try to crush them to earth.
camp in good condition; forage,
33 bales hay; 14 bushels corn; 25
lbs. of meat; water buckets unfit
for use; cook room filthy; lunch
box unfit for use; a waste of horse
feed in stalls and on the road. We
find 2 hogs at the convict camp
being fed by the county that Chas.
Jones claims as his own and we
recommend that these be raised and
used by the county,we also recom
mend that enough hogs be kept at
the camp to consume the waste.
B. T. Hicks, Foreman.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MET ON MONDAY.
Mostly of a Routine Nature.
Report of Grand Jury.
New Roads, Etc.
The honorable Board of Commis
sioners of Granville County met on
Monday, May 5th, with the follow
ing members present: Messrs. J. P.
Stedman, Chairman; B. I. Breed
love, H. C. Floyd, Z.W Allen, J. N.
Tilley.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Ordered that thj county donate
$50 to the Edwards Hose and Lad
der Company.
Haywood Lyon and Violet Royster
were ordered placed on the outside
pauper list at $1 per month each.
Joe Hargrove was exempted from
poll tax for 1913.
J. N. Tilley was appointed to in
vestigate the soil taken from Lyon's
land for public road and report at
next meeting.
Moved that the Shoo Fly road
by Frank Meadow's house be locat
ed and constructed as per survey,
and that any damage due Meadows
be ascertained by a jury.
W. B. Preddy was permanently' ex
empt from road duty and tax on ac
count of loss of an arm.
A road was granted through the
lands of Billy Williams and cross
ing the lands of Robt. Laws, West
Adcock, Dave Green way, Claud
Thomas, W. P. Burchet, Ben Adcock
and end at Nat Huffs.
Ordered that John Arlington be
permanently exempt from poll tax.
George Stroud was granted re
bate on poll tax.
H. C. Floyd was appointed to in
vestigate the road leading from
Wake County line intersecting the
Grissom road.
Tom Cole was exempt from road
duty for year 1913.
Em Toler, was ordered put on
outside pauper list at $1.00 per
month.
H. A. Underwood was elected
County road engineer at a salary of
$150 per month, and county to pay
transportation over six miles.
Ordered that the county donate
not to exceed $250 for the purpose
of treating hook worm in Granville
county.
Ordered that the county reimburse
H. M. Jenkins in the sum of $270
for part money spent on the Jen
kins road in Brassfield Township.
Ordered that the matter of build
ing the county home be reconsider
ed. The vote was as follows: J. N
Tiiley.H. C. Floyd and Z. W. Allen
for;B. I. Breedlove, J. P. Stedman
against.
Ordered that the county advertise
for 10 days for 150 or 200 acres of
land suitable for a county home site.
E. B. Cozart was ordered paid
$15.00 for his soil.
The jury appointed to assess, the
damages to the lands of R. T. Moss,
taken for a public road, made their
report, allowing said Moss $40.00
per acre for road bed and $15.00
per acre for soil. There was taken
.38 acres soil, .31 acres road bed,
which amounted to $18.10.
To his honor, Judge R. B. Peebles
Judge presiding: We the grand jury
of the May term of Granville Coun
ty Superior Court, beg leave to re
port that we have passed on all bills
presented us. We wish to thank
his Honor Judge Peebles and the
honorable Solicitor, for all assist
ance rendered us. We,through com
mittee, have examined jail and all
offices in court house, also county
home and convict camp, and the
jail we find clean and sanitary;
prisoners report well cared for.
The Register of Deeds office we find
properly kept. We find the office
of the Clerk of the Court properly
kept, and the county home and con- ,
vict camp also well kept. We find
inmates at county home 26, 6
white females, 5 white males, 8 col
ored females, 7 colored males; 3
milch cows; 2 calves; 13 hogs; 2
mules; 1 mare and colt; forage
2000 lbs; plenty of clover, 70 bush
els of wheat; 300 lbs. of lard; 700
lbs. of bacon; one 2 horse wagon, 1
spring wagon, no good; 1 reaper
and binder; 1 mower; one 2 horse
plow; three 1-horse plows; 4 culti
vators; 300 lbs. of fat back meat;
1 disk harrow; 1 sifting cradle
complete; 2 corn planters; 40 bush
els of oats: 40 bushels of corn; 15
bags of ship stuff; 5 tons guano.
At the convict camp we found
6 convicts well cared for; 5 road
carts; 8 scoops; 10 shovels; 10
picks; 33 axes; 10 mattox; 10 sets
harness; 4 wagons; 4 wheel scoops;
1 road machine; 2 plows; 10 mules
in good shape; 1 cage needs paint;
1 cook stove, bad shape; -trustys