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EDGER
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SEMI-WEEKLY.
OXFORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1913.
VOLUME 26. NO. 50
ONE CF THE BEST LODGE
R002V1S IN THE STATE.
The Odd Fellows of Oxford
Meet in a Veritable
Little Palace.
If the ladies of Oxford were to
peep into the lodge room of the
Odd Fellows, in the brown castle at
the head of Main street, they would
with one accord pronounce it "Ele
gant." They would see the best
furnished lodge room in the State,
and only a few elsewhere excel it.
Brains and skilled hands have con
verted it into a veritable palace,
and the motto of the Odd Fellows
"Friendship, Love and Truth" is
visible at every turn in the ante
chamber and lodge room. The first
thing to greet one's eye on enter
ing the lodge is a large massive
oak altar in the centre of the room,
on which rests a magnificent vol
ume of Holy Writ. The officers'
chairs on platform, are hand-carved
with towering backs; a running
board, three feet wide, covered
with asbestos and faced with brass,
encircles the room, on which are
more than one hundred heavy quar-tered-oak
chairs for the members.
The floor is covered with a magnifi
cent Wilton carpet, and the color
scheme of the room is absolutely
perfect. The walls are lined with
pictures. Over the Noble Grand's
chair, done in oil, hangs a life size
bust of our own Gen. B. S. Royster,
Grand Representative, and the Past
Grand's chair, at the other end of
the room, is honored with a por
trait of that prince of Odd Fellows,
the lamented Ghas. M. Busbee,
Past Grand Sire. Where ever you
look, you are greeted with a smile
from those who have labored for
the tenets of the order Friend
ship, Love and Truth. We fancy
we saw one slight error in the
grooping of the pictures, if we
mistake not. Namely, over on the
east wall hangs a picture of that
magnificent institution, the Orphan
Home, at Goldsboro, and off yonder
is the picture of the late Hon.
A. H. A. Wiliams, founder of the
Home. His motion at the session
of the Grand Lodge in 1888 to es
tablish the Home was passed, and
the pictures should be placed in
close proximity, for he and the
great work were inseperable so
long as he lived. The ventilation
of the lodge room is perfect, and
that, too, while conferring de
grees. The lodge room is lighted
from overhead, and this, too, plays
a very important part in degree
work. By manipulating the switch
board various degrees of light and
color are obtained, but a glare is
never permissable.
We are not advised as to whose
scheme it was to beautify and adorn
the lodge room, but the entire mem
bership of ninety men is due much
praise, and doubtless Gen. Royster,
who is universally popular in fra
ternal circles throughout the United
States, and who has visited many
lodges in a representative capacity,
imbibed all that is beautiful and
useful in lodge room and brought
them home. Other fraternal orders
meet there, but the temple is the
property of the Odd Fellows. The
noble little band purchased the
property several years ago. It was
almost too much for them and they
-almost staggered under the load,
but there were those among them
who coupled Faith with Friendship,
Love and Truth, and to-day it is
the most desirable block of property
in Oxford, and this represents only
a small proportion of what they
have contributed for the support of
the widows and orphans.
Let the Commissioners Speak
Editors Public Ledger:
It the casual remarks one hears
in regard to the coming Bond elec-
tion can be considered as a reflec
tion of the views of the voters it
would appear that our people are
not as much concerned as they
should bo about a matter which so
deeply affects the future of Oxford.
The views that are being expressed
may be due to lack of information
and it would seem that our Honor
able Board of Commissioners could,
by adopting the suggestions made
in a recent issue of the Public
Ledger by Dr. Ferebee, not only
officially inform the voters as to
how the money realized from sale
of bonds will be expended, but at
the same time, it occurs to me, re
lieve themselves of future criticism
by thus making known their plans
and placing the responsibility on
the voters. Yours respectfully,
A. H. POWELL.
IF IN need of wagon or harness
at low price call on Pete Bullock. 8t
GATHERED FROM THE TOWN
AND COUNTY
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Our
Readers.
This is a month that is filled with
June days.
Fishing is quite a diversion with
some Oxonians.
Homer Bros. Co. had a mule to
die Sunday night from eating too
much clover.
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sweet girl graduates, moonlight pic
nics and bill collectors.
But the man who's busy on his
job does not complain about the
cold wave as much as the loafer.
It is said a jury is a body of men
organized to find out which side has
the smartest and shrewest lawyer.
Yes, Cordelia, the days of special
taxes are on, but depends upon who
they ettect whether they have them
to pay or not.
Don't throw banana rinds on the
sidewalks. Some good citizen or
reckless groucher might slip and
sustain bodilv iniurv.
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A boy corn grower who wins a
prize gets paid because of his sue-
cess. Success always gets some
thing on his side, boys.
Pile on beauty, summer day;
Heap the rain and sunshine high;
June has bid Miss May good-by,
Loose my wings and let me fly.
We are glad to learn that W. T.
Lee, one of the excellent clerks at
Land is & Easton's who has. been
sick several days, is much better.
Walkin' off our fuss and fret
Where the blooms are bobbin' yet
With their laughter in the sun
It's the way God wants it done!
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wnen a woman no longer jreisM
any pleasure from trying to remod-
el her husband it's a pretty sure
sign says a writer, sue is
UieU Ul HUH. I
the crops are humping in the face
of a cool rain. The town man's
garden is also snaring in the gene
ral prosperity.
The crood old summer time is
with us again, and some people are
afflicted with the
fever in the
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R. L. Burnett, of Route 6, was
in town Saturday and purchased of
Long-Winston Co. a pony buggy,
and you bet his son was happy when
it reached home.
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a good town to locate in. Oxford
r, niQ,a fr- rv,ot nf
them if thev knew it.
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all set out and is growing off nice
ly. The farmers are pulling for a
good crop, but there is nothing
more uncertain than tobacco.
When Adam slept, God from him
took
A bone, and as an omen
He made it like a seraph look
And thus created woman.
We take it that Superintendent
R. L. Brown and Farmer R. I.
Daniel, of the Oxfo . J Orphanage,
can boast of the fine 1 field of wheat
in the county ripen ng tor tne nar-
vest.
before marriage ne couio nom ner
on his lap for four hours and never
get tired. Alter ne gets ner ne is
exhausted if she asks him to hold
the baby on his Knee ior a iewmin-
utes.
We know that filth breeds flies
and that flies spread disease, bo it
we tolerate flies and filth in our
community, we may expect to have
a lot of sickness and many needless
deaths.
yiQ ora vfor crpttino- married
Q OvfnrH ponnlps wait, a lono-
time and there area few around
w w trvino-to beat this
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One advantage about these new
silk slouch hats for men is that .one
pan scratch his head without re-
moving the nat. nowever, wiere
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for sprat.ph-
7: Tto l.
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The old-fashioned man with his
hair parted on the side will erelong
disaDuear and in his stead will
reign the pompadour and the dude,
who has his divided equally in the
middle lest too much weight be put
on one side.
Some repairs are being made to
the windows in the Court Room.
J. G. Royster and Billy William-
son, 01 Uullock, were in Uxlord
Saturday.
B. M. Currin, of Route 4, lost
a horse Sunday from eating clover,
we are sorry to learn-
The many friends of J. D. Brink-
i' tersburg.were glad to see
him in Oxford Saturday.
The little child of Mr. aud Mrs.
L. F. Currin, of Route 4, who has
been quite sick, is a some better.
i np vpnprnn p .1 waririnc wnr 1
has reached his 82nd vear continues
nas reacnea nisznd year, continues
feeble at his home near Corn-
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Ihe nomination of Caleb Osborn
for Postmaster of Oxford will be
sent to the benate this week, along
with a number of others from this
district.
Dr. T. L. Booth returned Satur-
day night from a professional visit
to Richmond and reported that the
colony of Oxonians in the hospitals
were doing well.
Dr. N. M. Ferebee is now the
owner of a beautiful new modpl 6
cylinder Oakland automobile, and
will tak Q l0o0onf v,Vl00
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summer over the slopes of old Gran-
-liie-
R. T. Crews, one of the success-
ful farmers of Tar River section, was
in town baturday and are under ob-
ligation to him tor a mess ot the
finest onions we have seen this sea-
son.
Mrs. James Paris left Tuesday
for the University where for six
weeks she will pursue a course of
professional study. Miss Helen
Paris accompanied her mother to
Chapel Hill and will continue her
studies in art.
Tn r aafl tiro rmr-s t" 4-r
leain that
U infont Mr- or,, Mt-o Wrl
PUo r-F P-vn i A oM 0mo nn
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Saturday after several days illness
and we join their neighbors and
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No, Taxpayer, because one line
of special county tax was abolished
in order to benent one man, does
not indicate that the other lines are
tax free, but they ought to be, for
what is' 'sauce for the gander ought
be sauce for the goose."
Dr- WeatherSOOH OUt Of Town
Dr- J- B- Weatherspoon, pastor
of the Oxford Baptist church, is
holdine revival services in Laurin-
burg this week. It is not announced
as vet whether the pulpit at the
Baptist church will be filled next
Sunday.
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RV. LOUIS Taylor.
Rev. Louis Taylor arrived at his
old home a f ew days ago from New
xorK Liity, and on ounaay morning
-wr 1 "i 1 r1 1
grave the congregation 01 me Jpis-
copal Church the benefit of an able
X
sermon. During the year, we are
crlad to learn, he will confine his
o
work to this diocese.
Revival at Methodist Church.
There is much interest in the re
vival services now in progress at
the Methodist church. Rev. North,
of Raleigh, is assisting Dr. Tyer
with the meeting. The public is
cor(jially invited to attend the meet-
ing which begins at eight o'clock
Lverv evenine throughout the week .
The Banner Warehouse
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bam Wheeler has the contract ior
the eniargement of the Banner
Warehouse which will be extended
about seventy.five feet in the rear,
and win have it ready in time for
0 of tobaCco. This
means greater facilities for the
handling of the ever expanding Ox-
lord tobacco marKet. -
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JUSt Freight Association.
At a call issued by the Commercial
Club. Merchants' Association and
Farmers Union a meeting was held
m the Court House Monday and a
Just Freight Rate Association was
organized with the following offi-
cers: James W. Horner, of the
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popular nrm 01 riorner isrots vu.,
President, C. A. Adams, secretary.
The Executive Committee will be
appointed later. An article cover-
in o- the discrimination aeamst Ox-
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tord will appear in our next issue.
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NOTICE-On June 28, 3 o'clock,
1,1 4.
f!nrintll Rf.hnnl hnnse for the mir-
tne commiLtee win .meet.
at the
pose Gf employing a teacher. Please
send in applications before then or
meet the committee on that day.
B. R. PITTS, Oxford, Route 2.
"EAT Sweet Home Bread."
A Good Neighbor.
We have seen cows, horses, sheep,
and some other domestic animals
tied out to graze, but not until a
few days ago have we heard of
chickens being thus fed. One of
our townsmen decided upon this
plan rather - than let his chickens
run at large and destroy his neigh-
bor's garden
Still Captured in Herricane.
Sheriff Hobgood, accompanied!
by I. H. Hobgood, Conrad Walters
and R. F. Murray rode out into the
Herricane. near the. Wake pnnntv
-
lunuay mgnt anu capturea .
n still j ith 150 j
ZfJhJl Ther? ZTJT,
lal 1 A t i .eft 1 1 -.
tne still. Alter a 4b mile ride the
Sheriff and Dartv reached Oxford
still and worm
Demonstration Work.
It is interesting to note that our
correspondents in various Darts of
the county are speaking of the great
work being accomplished by Dr. J
A. Morris, County Demonstrator.
He is putting in some grand licks
Lnese aaysana wnerever ne is iouna
you will hew him talking about ed-
ucatiun, ueixer larming anu Kinarea
subjects. A larger and a better
County Fair is a subject that lays
very close to the heart of Dr. Morris,
and his wisdom and influence will
be felt in that direction this fall.
Dr. Morris has not only nroven
himself to be a erood Countv Demon
strator, but he is a splendid physi-
man. a crnnd school man and a
splendid farmer. The finest field
of wheat to be seen anywhere is on
his farm near Wilton.
Sudden Death of Young Man
The people of Oxford were greatly
shocked Sunday morning to learn
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Ui 1WUCI VY -SSl LCI , imu
U1CU DUUUCl"J Hi wic canj
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&g his lifeless body was discovere(i
nf lua fomnv rou
happened to go up to his room. It
,qc inrloorl on orofnl oVir.r.V i n
devoted father, brothers and sister
and the deepest sympathies of the
whole community went out to them
Mn the tenderest manner in their
sudden bereavement.
Wille Lassiter was assisting his
brother, R. G. Lassiter, in his
both arrived in Oxford on the 7.20
Seaboard train Saturday night to
spend Sunday at home. Being quite
popular with many of the young
men Willie went around to Lyon's
drug btre and had a companion
able talk with some of his friends
and seemed in the best ot spirit
About 9.30 o'clock he drank a lem-
onade and then a glass of ice water,
and bade them good-night and lef
for home. On arriving home he re
1 nwrsri 4-y-k hlQ Tfirhni f nOT r r TQ IT
wimu w mo iamw
uieu uut is.iaoiii, uim
night went up stairs to bed, and
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was not seen in nie again.
His life was cut down in the very
bloom of voung manhood. He was
an affectionate son and brother, and
a companionable friend, as he pos
sessed a bright mind and genial dis
position, and made friends wher
ever he went.
The funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at the home near
town
whicl
by Rev. F. T. H. Horsfield
which was largely atten led by
sympathetic friends of the family
after which all that was morta
0 thLs devoted son was conveyed
to the family plot in klmwood
Cemetery and amid tears of devoted
loved ones was consigned to the
windowless house of the dead to
await the resurrection morn
.May the Great Giver of all thing,
be with and sustain the grief strick
en father, sister and brothers in
the hour G'f deepest gloom
The florai tributes were numer
ous and beautiful, and more than
covered the sacred mound. The
following were the honorary pall-
bearers: T W . Winston, W. H.
Hunt. H. G. Cooper. A. W. Gra
ham, J. C. Horner, J. G. Hall, W
s. Daniel, B. S. Royster, J. C.
Roberts, C. S. Easton, W. Z.
Mitchell, Z. W. Lyon, J. A. Taylor,
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w. a. uevin, it. n. iewis, nas.
Gregory, T. L . Booth, A. H.Powell,
). H. Currin, G. A. Coggeshall.
Active pall bearers: John Williams,
R M Osborn. Pete Wood. A. rl
A. Williams,
Williams, E.
J. B. Powell, H. G.
G. Crews and J. P.
Harris.
Those attending the funeral from
out of town were: Brent Drane,
Charlotte; Bennett Perry, C. C.
Fulton, B. V. Hedrick, Al Hedrick,
Josiah Wilkins, Albert Jones, Rand
Overby, Morris O'Neal and Red
ding Perry, of Henderson.
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME
YOU DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Oxford
Folks and Their Friends
In General.
Will Daniel, Route 2, was in Ox
ford Monday.
J. T. Daniel, of Route 1, was in
town Monday.
B. F. Hester, of Route 1, was in
town Saturday.
C. A. Hicks, of Route 2, was in
town Saturday.
W. K. Long, of Route 5, was in
Oxford Saturday.
P. C. Blackley, of Route 2, was
in town Saturday.
G. W. Land, of Route 2, was in
Oxford Saturday.
W. C. Breedlove, of Route 3, was
in town Saturday.
J. K. Daniel, of Berea section,
was in town Monday.
Sam Watkins was in Virgil ina
Monday on business.
Mrs. J. C. Robards is spending
the week in Asheville.
John Paris is on a visit to rela
tives at Rocky Mount.
Taylor Hobgood, of Route 1, was
in Oxford Saturday.
E. A. Bobbitt, of Wilton, was on
our streets Saturday.
red uurrin, ot Koute 1, was a
town visitor Saturday. '
Mrs. P. C. Parham, of Route 3,
was in Oxford Saturday.
Kichard Harris, ot Koute 6, was
on our streets Saturday.
Macon Hobgood, of Route 1, was
a town visitor Saturday. .
R.L. Brummitt, of Route 2, was
on our streets Saturday.
Graham Daniel, of Providence
section, was in Oxford Saturday.
L. A. Mathews, of Warfield,Va.,
was an Oxford visitor Saturday.
J. I. and Charley Gordon, of
Route 2, were in town Saturday.
Titus Currin and D. Currin, of
Route 6, were in town Saturday.
Wm. Jones, of Brassfiled town
ship, was on our streets Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Parham, of
Providence were in town Saturday.
Albert and J. W. Crews, of Tar
River, were town visitors Saturday.
W. J. Royster and family, of
Providence, were in Oxford Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Adcock and
son, of Route 6, were in town Sat
urday.
D. R. Knott, of Knightdale, was
in Granville this week visiting rel
atives.
Ben Pitts and sister, Miss Mary,
of Route 2. were Oxford visitors
Saturday.
Roy Royster returned several days
ago from school, and will enjoy his
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stark are
spending the week at "Wood lawn'
near Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Husketh, of
Wilton section, were in town Ox
ford Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. "Bud" Brooks and
daughter, of Route 1, were in Ox
ford Saturday.
J. F. Hobgood and two sons, of
Providence, were among the Oxford
visitors Saturday.
Mrs. D. Currin, of Route 6, was
an Oxford shopper Saturday and
rode home in a nice new buggy.
Otho and Marsh Daniel, two of
the fine young bachelors of Route 1
were on our cold streets Monday.
Miss Annie Furman, one of the
excellent teachers of Salisbury
Graded school, is at home for the
summer.
Mrs. Sallie Knott, of Route 1
was an Oxford visitor Saturday and
bought a nice new rub'ber tire buggy
from Long-Winston Co.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hershey and
three children, of Columbus, Ohio
are the eruests of Mr. and Mrs
Hershey on College street.
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Newton, of
Blackwell's bridge section, were in
town Saturday and had the pleasure
of riding home in a new carr.'age
Beasley Taylor and James White
two of Oxford's fine young men, are
attend ine- a house Dartv at the
pleasant home of Mrs. Murray a
Manchester, Ohio.
CALLED MEETING COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.
A Discrimination as to the
Special County
Taxes.
The Board of County Commission
ers met on Saturday at the call of
Chairman Stedman with all the
members present to consider the
Meadows road and attend to other
business if necessary.
On motion it was ordered that the
order of May 24th, 1913, pertaining
to the Frank Meadows road be re-
cinded, and that the road known as
the Stem Shoo Fly Road run west of
the house according to the second
survey and that a jury of three dis
interested freeholders be summoned
by the sheriff to view the premises-3-and
ascertain what damages are due
said Meadows caused by said road
crossing his land.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Shortly after the adjournment
Sheriff Hobgood approached Mr.
Henry Floyd and asked him for his
State and county special taxes fixed
by the Legislature on stallions and
Jacks; and as Mr. Floyd had two
stallions $40 tax was a regular stun
ner to his pocket book and heput
the sheriff off and at once got busy.
He soon had the Board of Commis
sioners again in session and made
the motion that stallions and jacks
be relieved of the county part of
the special tax, which was done by
the following vote: Floyd, Stedman
and Tiliey voting for it, and B. I.
Breedlove and Z. W. Allen against
it.
We suggest at the next regular
monthly meeting when the tax levy
is made that the Board in justice
to all parties who are subject to
taxes under schedule B. to instruct
the sheriff to collect no county tax
under said schedule owing to the
fact that the Board has relieved one
of their members of this tax. It
is estimated that there are about 15
stallions and jacks in the county,
whose owners keep them for same
purpose that Mr. Floyd does for
making money and the county tax
on them would amount to $150.
The Board is composed of excel
lent gentlemen, and if they desired
to relieve a brother member of the
special tax, who is able to pay it,
it would have been better for them
to have chipped in and paid it for
him than to have shown such par
tiality by taking all the county tax
off of stallions and jacks, and then
make others pay the special tax.
As to the Public Ledger, which
has already paid a privilige tax of
$10 to the county, we shall at the
next meeting of the Board ask that
same be refunded to us, as we have
as much right to be exempted from
said tax as a member of the Board.
We take it that Mr. A. A. Hicks,
the able county attorney, will readi
ly see the great injustice done those
having paid the special county tax
and will advise the refunding of the
same, unless all who have to pay
special tax under this schedule are
fed out of the same spoon.
Let justice be done though the
heavens fall.
Enportant Point.
It is a general idea of some far
mers that the cultivation of a crop
consists of killing the grass and
weeds in the crop. This is.of course,
a very important part of making a
crop; but it is a secondary object
in cultivation. Cultivation in one
sense of the word has the effect of
manure and irrigation. Cultivation
does not add one pound of food or
moisture to the soil, but it makes
what is thereof use to the growing
plant. All the plant food in the soil
and what is put into the soil is use
less without moisture. By frequent
and shallow cultivation the moisture
is retained in the soil and kept near
the surface.
Prison Reform.
Prison reform is spreading over
the country, because the family al
ways suffers much with the prison
er. "In Kentucky," it is said, "the
prisoner is paid full wages for his
enforced labor. Twenty-five per
cent reverts to the State, which
compensates it for his period of in
carceration. The remaining 75 per
cent is turned over to the family of
the convict, or paid to him, if un
encumbered, upon his release."
TAG DAY Look out for tag day,
June 24th. The Senior Philatheas
of the Methodist church will tag
every person seen "at large", June
24th and demand in return some
contribution for its class funds.
Large and small offerings equally
acceptable; tags pretty souvenirs.
T,et no one miss the opportunity to
j help such a good cause.
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