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EDGER
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OXFORD, N. O, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1913.
Y OLTJME 26. NO. 5(5
MAIL CARRIERS' CONTEST
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
To Be Wound Up at Six
O'clock Thursday Even
ing, July 31st.
With many hundreds of new
subscribers added to our already
handsome list we have decided on
Thursday evening1, July 31, as the
day on which to bring the contest
to a close. All subscriptions reach
ing us up to six o'clock sharp on
that day will be placed to the credit
of the carrier designated, and
thos reaching us one minute af
ter six o'clock, whether by mail
or otherwise, is too late to be
counted in the contest.
The handsome buggy which is
to be given to the one receiving
the most votes, is now on exhibi
tion in the large window at Long
Winston Co. This is the capital
prize and it attracts much favorable
comment. The two pairs of fine
and durable harness, given to the
second and third highest contes
tants, is on exhibition at Horner
Bros Company. The public is
cordially invited to call and inspect,
the three prizes, which represents
the very best money can buy.
It is not definitely known who will
capture either one of the prizes as
there is yet a full month interven
ing before the contest comes to a
close, in which there will be some
spirited and determined work for
the favorite carrier. We urge
that the friends of the carriers
bring in the subscriptions as early
as possible and not hold back for
the purpose of springing a surprise,
as nothing can be gained in so do
ing. The Public Ledger is grateful
to every one who has labored to
make the contest the great success
and pleasure it has been. With
its many hundreds of new sub
scribers added to our handsome list,
and others being-added daily, the
Public Ledger is without doubt a
very valuable advertising medium.
Heavy Hail and Rain Storm.
A hail and rain storm of great
severity, covering an acre of two
by eleven miles, developed Saturday
afternoon in the Whetstone section
of the county and traveled south
eleven miles to the Providence sec
tion, practically destroying the to
bacco crop in one of the most fertile
sections of the county. The farms
of the following laid in the wake of
the storm: Messrs. Fred Currin,
Len Knott, Dock Frazier, Luther
Daniel, Wesley Knott, Willie Bur
well, Thomas Green, Frank Currin,
Lucius Burnett, Charlie Currin,
Oscar Yancey, the Kimball Farm,
Graham Daniel, Carl Piper, Walter
Aveiett,W. R.Nelson, B. F. Dean,
Elvin Dean and many others whose
names we could not gather.
A few days previous to this a hail
storm did considerable damage in
Northside section to farms of John
Roycroft, Henry Aiken, Ralph Cur
rin and a number of others. The
storm was so severe Saturday on
Route 4 that Mail Carrier Williams
had the misfortune to have his
buggy upset by the wind. He had
a bunch of mail in his hands at the
time ready for distribution, but vne
wind scattered it broadcast and
much of it was not recovered. The
PublicLedger sympathizes with each
and every farmer who sustained a
loss by the great storm. It is so
late in the season they can not hope
to retrieve their heavy loss.
Death of Mrs. Joe Turner.
After a lingering illness Mrs. Joe
Turner quietly passed away at her
home on New College street about
12 o'clock on Friday last. She was
a quiet, good woman and consistent
member of the Methodist church
and highly esteemed by all who
knew her.
bhe leaves behind to mourn her
demise, a grief stricken husband
and children, one brother and sister,
JNoah Longmire, of Oxford and
Mrs. Wylanta Aycock.of Louisburg,
along with a number of other rela
tives.
The funeral services were held at
the home Saturday morning at
10 o'clock conducted by Dr. A. P.
Tyer, and the interment was in Elm
wood where all that was mortal of
this quiet good woman was con
signed to the tomb amid the tears
of loved ones and sympathizing
friends.
The pall bearers were: Newman
Fuller, James Sizemore, Leak
Peace, J. J. Med ford. A. P. Hob
good and E. E. Fuller.
OK SALE 272 acres of land,
one mile from railroad in Harnett
Co. , 20 acres cleared ; a number one
place for a hustler. Apply to B. L.
Langdon, Coats N. C. j28-6t. p
GATHERED FROM THE TOWN
AND COUNTY
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Our
Readers.
A pleasant journey and a good
time to the veterans!
R. W. Lassiter sowed ten acres
in wheat and raised 125 bushels.
You are asked to read the Kodak
advertisement of John Hall on the
4th page.
Keep the Granville County Fair in
mind as we want to have the best
one yet held in October.
July is with us and seldom rains
every day, but when it does come
it makes up for lost time.
June is called the month of brides
and it also Droved the months of
rains, thunder storms and hail.
College street, which is about the
worst street in town, is receiving
some attention from Street Force.
We ask you to note the change
in tne advertisement ol Granville
Real Estate & Trust Co's on another
page.
We are told the people need ' 'cur
rency reform", but most of us will
take the currency without the re
form.
The Woman's Civic Club will
meet Wednesday afternoon at 5 :30
o'clock in the Commercial Club
Rooms.
The general impression prevails
among the tobacco buyers that the
weed will not sell as high as it did
last year.
We are in receipt of a communi
cation from the Superintendent of
Schools which will appear in Sat
urday's issue.
Now is the time to subscribe for
the Twice-aweek Public Ledger,
the People's paper, at the low price
of $1 a year.
Mrs. J. G. Hall handsomely en-
tained a number of her friends at
her beautiful home on Main street
Friday morning.
"Believe not each accusing tongue,
As most weak persons do ;
But still believe that story wrong
Which ought not to be true."
The political demagogues, with
axes to grind, are abroad in the
land laying their
"gas pipes" with
which to fool the people.
Lee Hobgood, of Route 1, was in
town Saturday and informed us
that he had a $200 horse ki lied by
lightning on the night of June 24.
Breaking up the trust! may not
be good for them, but it is good for
the other fellow who wants to go
into business without being crushed.
These piping hot days everybody
is trying to keep cool, so read the
change in the Oxlord Ice Co's ad
vertisement, as it tells you how to
keep cool.
We are pleased to learn that C.
W. Bryan, who while cranking an
automobile last week at Battleboro
broke one bone in his wrist, is
improving.
We suggest that the owners of
automobiles in Oxford and Gran
ville county meet and organize an
Association for their own protec
tion. How about it ?
Ex-Sheriff Wheeler is pushing
the work on the enlargement of the
Old Reliable Banner Warehouse,
which will be completed in time to
sell the new crop of tobacco.
Major J. A. Shotwell, who was
thrown from wagon a few days ago
on account of his horse shying and
brusing up his side, we are glad to
learn is gradually improving.
Listen! Now, don't you really
think it is about time you stopped
borrowing the Public Ledger and
subscribe yourself as you have dead
beated the editors long enough.
Herndon Moore will serve some
choice barbecue in Johnson ware
house on Friday afternoon from 5
to 6 o'clock, and your are asked to
attend and enjoy the tempting dish.
Friday afternoon the pleasant
Mrs. D. G. Brummitt delightfully
entertained the No. 42 Club at her
home on College street.- Cooling
and tempting refreshments were
served.
The ministers of Oxford have
arranged to hold union services,'
beginning next Sunday and con
tinuing through July and part of
August. Further announcements
will be made from the pulpits next
Sunday.
We are proud to learn that the
Oxford Furniture Co. has the finest
exhibit of enameled furniture at
the Furniture Exhibition at High
Point.
Mr. Johnson, the foreman of the
Government building, has brought
his family from Philadelphia to
Oxford, and was fortunate in locat
ing them at the pleasant home of
R. Broughton.
We are requested by the mem
bers of the family of the late Mrs.
David Gordon to return their heart
felt thinks for many acts of kind
ness and sympathy extended them
by neighbors and friends during
the sickness and death of Mrs. Gor
don.
Card of Thanks.
I wish to express to my friends my
appreciation of their kindness dur
ing the recent illness and death of
my wife. JOE H. TURNER.
Attending Carriers Meeting.
D. N. Hunt and Herbert Lyon,
of Granville, and C. A. Rose, of
Vance county, will leave July 2nd
to attend the State meeting of the
Rural Letter Carriers at Wilming
ton, July 3rd and 4th. Mr. Hunt
is chaplain and Messrs. Lyon and
Rose represent the local association.
Not Worth a D m.
We heard the other day that one
of the knockers said that the "Pub
lic Ledger was not worth a d m."
We will bet one year's subscription
to a cent that he is one of the Pub
lic Ledger's dead beat readers, or
his paper has been stopped for non
payment of subscription.
Missionary Union.
Woman's Missionary Union, of
the Flat River Association, will
hold its annual meeting at Poplar
Creek Church on Tuesday, July 15,
the first day of the meeting of the
Association. The morning session
will begin at 10 o'clock. All so
cieties are urged to send delegates
to this meeting.
To Improve Street.
There some talk of lowering the
grade of Gilliam street about 12
inches at the intersection of Spring
street on account of the hills on
both streets at this point.lt is to be
hoped that College -street will be put
in thorough repair, as it is looked
upon as the worst main thorough
fare in our beautiful town.
Accepts Call.
Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon who has
been called to the chair of Hebrew
and Old Testament Theology in the
Southwestern Theological Seminary,
returned from Fort Worth, Texas,
last Friday and at the Sunday morn
ing service he referred very feel
ingly to his resignation, which is
now in the hands of the Church.
Help Kim Out!
Get busy and help your excellent
carrier get votes as we are going to
close the Carrier? Contest on Thurs
day, July 31st, at six o'clock so we
can publish in Saturday's issue prize
winners. The splendid rubber tire
top buggy is on exhibition at Long
Winston Co. , andthetwo sets of good
harness can be seen in the window
of Horner Bros. Co.
In the Right Place.
We learn that W. S. Daniel, the
splendid manager of the County
Home, seeded 7 1-2 bushels - of
wheat and threshed out 150 bushels
of wheat. Mr. Daniel is looked
upon as the most successful Super
intendent the County Home has had
in many years, as he is" an inces
ant worker and a fine manager, and
upon the whole is the right man
in the right place, and it is money
in county's pocket to retain his
valuable services as long as it can.
WANTED An experienced sales
man in a dry goods store. Perma
nent position. Answering this ad
vertisement ..give reference. Ad
dress communication to P. O. Box
186, Oxford N. C.
HOW FREIGHT RATES EFFECT OXFORD.
Excessive and Discriminatory Freight Rates Add to
the High Cost of Living.
The rate on fruit jars in car load lots from Muncie, Ind. to
Oxford is 49 cents per hundred pounds. The distance via South
ern Railway is 822 miles The rate from same shipping point
to Lynchburg, Richmond or Norfolk is 24 cents per hundred JThe
distance from Muncie to Lynchburg is 848 miles, to Norfolk 08y
miles, to Norfolk and to Richmond 923 miles. Thus it will be
seen that for practically the same distance, and in some in
stances a greater distance, the rate to these Virginia pomts,
is less than one half the rate to Oxford.
Vets Off for Gettysburg.
Late Saturday evening the Sea
bord Railroal Company placed a
first-class coach at the west end of
the freight yard for the use of the
veterans, and early Sunday morn
ing the old soldiers began to arrive
and place their effects in the car.
The followng wording was painted
on a streamer which extended the
full length of the car: "Maurice T.
Smith Camp, No, 1277, Granville
Co., N. C." The car pulled out
at 3 o'clock Monday morning for
Gettysburg, the veterans reaching
Baltimore at noon Monday and on
to Gettysburg late in the evening,
making the trip without changing
cars. The occaison is the 50th an
niversary of the battle of Gettys
burg from July 1st to July 3rd. It
is estimated that fifty thousand
veterans will be present.
The following is a list of Gran
ville county vet rrans that went on the
trip: Judge A. W. Graham, com
mander; B. P. Thorpe, 1st Lieuten
ant; S. R. Puckett, second lieuten
ant; W. H. White, Adjutant. Pri
vates, R. A. Loyd, J. W. Adcock,
T. H. Jones, J. A. Shotwell, J. B.
Currin, D.Y. Hunt, W. J. Burnett,
J. T. Murray, R. H. Marsh, W. W.
Hart, J. A. Baily, F. M. Woody,
J. L. Dixon, W. P. Slaughter, W.
D. Dixon, N. D. Morton, B. I.
Breed love, Capt. J. M. B. Hunt.
Sons of veterans: R. A. Adcock, J.
R. Elliott, Vance Elliott, H. L.
Hart, S. R. Howard, H. S. Wil
liams. Death of Aged Citizen.
In the death of John A. Watkins
at his home near Mountain Creek
church, Friday after a long illness.
Oak Hill township loses one of its
oldest, noblest and best citizens who
commanded the great esteem of all
who knew him as no better man
ever lived in any community. He
had reached his 80th mile stone in
life's journey and was a member of
Mountain Creek Baptist church,
and was a leading churchman of
his section. He was long a mem
ber of the Masonic Fraternity and
followed closely the teaching of this
great order, and was smuch beloved
by his brethren, who preformed the
last sad rites over his remains at
the burial Saturday afternoon, led
by General B. S. Royster. The
funeral was conducted at Moun
tain Creek church by Dr. R. H.
Marsh, and attended by a large con
course of relatives, neighbors and
friends.
He leaves behind an aged com
panion, three sons, Rev. George
Watkins, the able pastor of the
Baptist church at Goldsboro; W. D.
Watkins, of Baskerville, Va. ; Sam
Watkins, of Oxford, and John S.
Watkins, of the county, and two
daughters. Mrs. J. W. Daniel, of
Franklinton, and Mrs. Thos. Wood,
of Ad on i ram, to mourn his depar
ture. His sainted spirit has reached the
Heavenly Home and will be forever
at rest. The honorary pall bearers
were: Ballard Norwood, Mat Hob
good, M. M. Nelson, a. V. Morton,
J. M. Farris, Irwin Mangum, Craw
ford Hart, W T. Yancey and Ven
able Daniel.
Those who attended the funeral
from Oxford were: Frank Lyon,
J. F. Meadows, F. B. Blalock, Ir
win Mangum, J. M. Hobgood, B. S.
Royster, Sheriff Hobgood, J. M.
Farris, L. B. Turner, Will Landis,
W. T. Yancey, Dr. and Mrs. G. S.
Watkins, Mat. Nelson and R. C.
Watkins. Messrs. Unchurch &
Currin had charge of the burial.
Miss Kelley's Appointments.
Miss Sue Kelley, who is visiting
the churches of the Flat River As
sociation, will be at the churches
on dates mentioned below:
Mt. Harmony, Thursday, July
3rd. at 3 p. m.
Sharon Friday, July 4th at 3 p.m.
Mt. Zion Saturday at preaching
hour.
Enon Sunday, July 6th, at Sun
dav school hour.
"Hester's church Tuesday, July
8th, at 3 p. m.
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME
YOU DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Oxford
Folks and Their Friends
In General.
M. Blalock, of Culbreth, was in
town Monday.
Ethan Allen, of Route 6, was in
town Saturday.
Henry Green way, of Route 3, was
in town Saturday.
Mrs. J. P. Mize, of Route 1, was
in town .Saturday.
Roy Crews, of Route 5, was in
Oxford Saturday.
Graham Daniel, of Route 6, was
in town Saturday.
B. T. Hicks, of Buliock, was in
Oxford Saturday.
L. T. Williford, of Culbreth, was
in town Saturday.
Charles Currin, of Route 7, was
in Oxford Saturday.
J. H. Bowling, of Tar River, was
in Oxford Monday.
Henry Daniel of Route 6, was on
our streets Saturday.
C. A. Jordan returned Monday
from a visit to Durham.
W. J. Downey, of Route 4, was
on our streets Monday.
J. A. Malone, of Moriah, was an
Oxford visitor Saturday.
Charley Gordon, of Route 2, was
a town visitor Saturday.
A R Davis, of Creedmoor section,
was in Oxford Saturday
R. H. O'Brien, of Route 1, was
a town visitor Saturday.
E. W. Parrott, of Lyon, was an
Oxford visitor Saturday.
James Taylor was in Weldon Sat
urday on special business.
W. J Brummitt, of Route 3, was
a town visitor Saturday.
F. M. and J. L. Woody, of Route
5, were in town Saturday.
Miss Dorothy Royster is on a visit
to relatives in Petersburg.
Misses Oza and Pearl Taylor are
visiting friends in Raleigh.
W. D. Brooks and son, R. J.
Brooks were in Oxford Monday.
Dr. John Bullock, of Creedmoor,
was an Oxford visitor Saturday.
C. G. Mangum and family, of
Route 5, wer in Oxford Saturday.
Marsh Daniel, of Route 1, was
in Henderson Monday on business.
Dr. L V. Henderson has returned
from a business trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Aubrey Gooch, of Benehan,
visiting her old home near Sunset.
S. T. and W. J. Dickerson, of
Dickerson, were in Oxford Satur
day.
Mrs. Rufus Stroud, of Brassfield
township, was on our streets Sat
urday.
Mrs. W. R. Kimball and child,
of Providence, were in Oxford
Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Landis returned
to Oxford a few days ago from
New York.
John Taylor, of Richmond, spent
the week end with his aged mother
near Oxford.
Mrs. Leon Hines returned a few
days ago from a visit to relatives
near Soudan, Va.
Dr. J. A. Morris, the painstaking
County Demonstrator, was on our
streets Saturday.
Masters Hugh and Cam Easton
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Will
Crews, near Tar River
Rev. S. K. Phillips returned Sat
urnday from Nashville, Tenn., and
occupied his pulpit Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Howard and
fine son, of Grassy Creek section,
were Oxford visitors Saturday.
MissJeanette Biggs has returned
from Fayetteville, accompanied by
her little nephew, Master Edward
MacKeathan.
MissReid, who has been spending
sometime with her aunt, Mrs. Wil
lie Howell, returned to her home
in Macon, Ga., Monday.
Mrs. Geo. W. Hobbs after spend
ing a month wiih her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Britt, left Monday
for her home in Rutherford, N. J.
T. W. Winston spent the week
end with relatives at Selma and re
turned home with Mrs. Winston
who has been spending some time
with relatives in Selma.
DIRECTORS OF FAIR ASSO
CIATION MEET.
Plan For a Larger and Bet
ter Fair to Be Held
Next October.
The Directors of the Granville
County Fair Association met Satur
day and planned for a larger and
better fair this fall. While the
meeting could not be characterized
as enthusiastic, it was nevertheless
one in which the Directors engaged
in heart-to-heart talks, and much
was accomplished.
In absence of the President E. C.
Harris was called to the chair, with
the following Directors present:
Messrs. Will Landis, Eugene Moss,
A. H. Powell, A. W. Graham, P. L.
Thomasson, Dr. Marsh, John Webb,
Otho Daniel. S. W. Parker, E. T.
White, J. M. Phipps, Dr. Bullock,
R. C. M. Calvert, J. F. Webb and
J. Robt. Wood.
The Executive Committee was em
powered to lay off a race track and
have it ready for the Fair, or ex
pend some money on the buildings,
as in their judgment they see fit.
In order to expedite business and
to handle the crowd with more ease
and comfort, the Association will
create another gate-way and erect
a small office building, to be known
as the emergency office, in which
the proper officials can always be
found. Additional improvements was
also ordered to be made to the Poul
try House.
A committee was appointed to in
terview the citizens of Oxford and
ascertain their opinions as to an
'Oxford Day."
Heretofore it has been a custom
for exhibitors to remove their ex
hibits from the grounds early on
the afternoon of the second day of
the fair, which creates more or less
confusion, and the Association re
commends that no exhibits hereaf
ter be removed until six o'clock.
A committee was appointed to
look up and book a few high-toned
amusements.
A committee was appointed to
provide adequate and suitable pro
visions for the care of tobacco and
other exhibits.
J. F. Veazey was elected Chief
Marshall of the Fair.
The Directors will hold monthly
meetings from now until the Fair
and they hope to have a list of the
exhibits printed and ready for dis
tribution by the middle of July.
The pride of our county is our
Fair. Let everyone join the Direc
tors in making it larger and better.
Officials Should be Courteous
We ran across a farmer friend
the other day smarting under a
tart delivered fresh from the shoul
der of an eccentric public official.
That he was somewhat sore and dis
appointed in the official was evinc
ed in the assertion that when he
voted for him he was aware that he
was voting for a full-fledged crank,
but it did not occur to him during
the campaign that the official would
become pragmatical after election.
In this case our friend mistook
eccentricity for "bottled up wis
dom," and now that a reaction has
set in his eccentric idol takes on the
image of a dolt. Swinborne, in his
diagnosis giVes to eccentricity forty
per cent, "bluff," and goes on to
say that it is most conspicious in
public places. Few men have been
able to climb the ladder of fame
by feining eccentricity, but when
their "bluff is called" and their
bubble breaks they are the most
depictable men.
There was a time when the fat
old kings employed eccentric indi
viduals to enliven their Courts, and
occasionally we have the circus
clowns to amuse us, but there is no
excuse in these latter days for any
official,-high or low, to resort to
eccentricity to wound the hearts of
a few to make others laugh, and
when some one becomes a little
more eccentric than the other fel
low it will stop.
Officials are the servants of the
people and they deserve courtesy
at the hands of the officials.
Mad Dogs.
Hydrophobia has developed to an
alarming extent in this section
among the canines and it has been
necessary to exterminate a few of
them recently. The disease develops
more readily during the hot months
and everybody should be very care
ful how they handle pet dogs at this
season less they are bitten and de
velop a case of hydrophobia. When
ever you see a dog with his head
hung down and foaming at the
mouth it is a very good sign that
he has a case of hydrophobia. Look
out for them.