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LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY tvhtWSPAPER IN EDGER BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF STATE. THIS SECTION OF STATE. Wake Up and Help Your Accommodating Mail Carrier Win a Prize. He has Served You Faithfully and Well. SEMI-WEEKLY. OXFORD, N. C, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1913. VOLUME 26. NO. Y( public mf AND OXFORD BANNER OXFORD ODD FELLOWS' RECEPTION. Their Wives, Daughters and Sweethearts Visit Ele gant Lodge Room. The Odd Fellows of Oxford hand somely entertained their wives, daughters and sweethearts Tuesday evening, the occasion being the complete renovation and furnishing of one of the neatest lodge rooms in the State. The ninety Odd Fel lows and the invited guests num bered more than two hundred, and the middle link of the three-link mystic chain, typifying "love," was paramount on this occasion. A bevy of pretty girls, the daughters of Odd Fellows, served first a superb fruit beverage, and second, those elegant blocks of ice cream "the velvet kind" that makes Hamilton's Drug Store famous these hot days. General B. S. Royster, who was master of ceremonies, marched in with the officers of the lodge and took the noblegrand's chair. With a sharp blow of the gavel he called the lodge to order and requsted the secretary to ascertain if all present were qualified to remain, and the secretary vouching for the guests the lodge proceeded under the head of "Good of the Order" from 9.30 to 11:30, and there was not a dull moment during the whole time. Past Grand Master II. M. Shaw was the first speaker, and in wel coming the guests said that he had visited nearly every lodge in the State in an official capacity and that he had yet to find a lodge that sur passed the Oxford lodge for beauty and comfort. Col. H. G. Cooper, a charter member of the lodge, in a reminis cence mood, told of the early strug gles of the lodge, and reviewed its history from the time it met where now stands the Baptist church on up through the intervening years to its present elegant site at the head of Main street, which the Odd Fellows own in fee-simple. Mayor T. G. Stem outlined the aims and objects of Odd Fellowship in a neat speech of five minutes, and was followed by D. G. Brum mitt in a graceful speech in which he urged the wives to let their hus bands attend the meetings of the lodge, assuring them of its pure and noble mission. JJr. hi. 1. White spoke very feelingly .of the good qualities of those who have gone to their re ward, and of Past Grand Master Bobbitt. who resides in Eastern North Carolina. Senator A. A. Hicks made a cap ital talk along interesting lines, and was followed by John W Hes ter in happy style. In bringing the meeting to a close General Royster referred to the brilliant editorial work of the late Capt. William Biggs, whose por trait adorns the lodge room, and who successfully edited the Tarboro Southerner and Oxford Freelance Gerneral Royster paid a glowing tribute to the life-work of Capt. Baldy Williams, the founder and for a longtime director of the mag nificent Odd Fellows' Orphan Home at Goldsboro. General Royster was present at the Grand Lodge which convened in Fayetteville in 1889, and while others were talking in a remote way about establishing an orphan home, he saw Capt. Wil liams run his hand into his pocket and pay over $100, which started the ball rolling and culminated in the $100,000 property the Odd Fel lows hold at Goldsboro. The talks and reviews at the meeting brought out much interest ing history of a local and State wide nature. Oxford Lodge has furnished three Grand Masters to the State Royster, Bobbitt and Shaw who also represented the lodges of the State in the Sovereign Grand Lodge, and the committee work and brilliant speeches of Gen eral Royster in the Sovereign Lodge was of such a high order that he was frequently mentioned in connec tion with the highest office in the Order, that ol Grand Sire. As we listened to the beautiful flow of language as it come from the lips of Cem-ral Royster. per fectly oblivious of his own good works, we vondered if he knows how dear he is to the orphan chil dren of the State. His noble deeds can never be counted, but we saw him slip a ba,ik note in the hands of the Superir tendent of the Odd Fellows Heme and request him to place a Bible in the auditorium, and he was the very first subscriber to the Odd Felilows' paper. Yes, General Royster is very Hear to the . orphan children of North Carolina. GATHERED FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTY About People and Things That Are of Interest to Our Readers. Glad to learn that the Methodist Philatheas Tag Day receipts amoun ted to $180. The roof of the cottage occupied by R. II . Lewis has been recovered with tin shingles. The State papers continue to print instances of the vilest discrimina tion in freight rates. The improvements to the Johnson place continues to go forward and he house is being repainted white. A fine boy was born unto Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jones Wednesday night and the mother and son are doinsr well. The ring of the trowel and the noise of the hammer and the saw and the builders is the order of the day in Oxford. Don't forget the Farmers Insti tute and Basket Pic-nic at Gran ville Test Farm, near Oxford, on the 24th, and be sure and attend as it will do you good. The Board of County Commis sioners will meet in regular session on Monday and if you want to be relieved of special county taxes send in your application. One thousand Confederate vete rans from North Carolina attended the Gettysburg reunion, and the gray and the blue linked arms to gether in brotherly love. Society Item Among those who have arrived to spend the Summer are Mrs. Microbe Fly and Mrs. Bill Mosquito, in whose honor screened receptions are held daily. A knocker who can't change a condition ought to kick himself for lacking initiative, the same as old Towser when he barks at the moon just to hear himself bark. A thirst parlor in Oxford would be an innovation with good cool bere on tap. "Walk into my parlor said the spider to the fly can supply you with beer but not old rye." Our excellent Board of Education will hold an important meeting on next Monday and in the interest of the publiq we hope to be allowed the privilege of publishing the pro ceedings. We are glad to see in Oxford our young friend Wilbur Smith, of Lynchburg, Va., mingling with his old associates. He is visiting his good uncle, Dr. Ed. T. White, on Main street. Let every farmer make arrange ments to attend the Farmers Insti tute gotten up by Mr. Eugene Moss for his benefit on July 24th, which he held at the Test Farm near will the Fair Grounds. Quite a number of our young peo ple went to the Capehart country home, near Fairport, Tuesday night and participated in a delightful dance, after which choice refresh ments were served. We regret to learn that eight of the North Carolina veterans were overcome with heat at Gettysburg Thursday, among them was Col.W. A. Guthrie. No name from Gran ville was mentioned. The general opinion is the next worst road leading out of Oxford is the Stovall road, and after the Sa lem road is finished by the road force, it is hoped that the Stoval road will be the next one worked. Col. Roger Gregory, one of our gooc and mostly highly esteemed citi zens who has reached ripe old age 80 years, has divided his 2213 acres tract of land situated between Gela and StovalJ among his 7 children. Rev. R. A. McFarland, brother of our popular townsman, W. A. McFarland, who is now pastor of Suffolk Baptist Church, has agaip been called by the congregation of the Baptist Church at Scotland Neck who he formerly ably served. On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Graham Roberts' residence on Broad street was the scene of an elegant reception in honor of her relative Mrs. Garland Atwater, who has just become a bride. Choice and temp ting refreshmentswere served. Walk' yourself out of my kitchen, Said the spider to the fly, You may have just waded through Good heaven knows what sty ! Teu million vile bacilli May be clinging to your feet, And I am careful nowadays Regarding what I eat. Oh, well, this is growing weather as our good farmers say. I Read notice of Summons on an- other page as you might be inter- ested . Joe Hobgood and Lucius Currin, of Route 1, were town visitors on Thursday. It makes one feel bad to see a new- made idol fall far short in the temple of fame. All the world loves a lover of good hings if he will send some of them to his neighbors. Sympathy is gladly extended to a man who does'nt need any money these dull days. R. W. Boyd, mail carrier Route 6, is enjoying his 15 days leave of absence with pay. A bright boy is wanted at this office to deliver Public Ledger to Oxford subscribers. The Export Tobacco Company is building a prize house on the corner of Broad street and Penn Avenue. Today, Friday, is a hot Fourth of July and is a National Holiday, and the Postofnce and banks are closed, We ask vou to read the sale of valuable land advertised in another column by B. S. Royster, Commis- sioner Lloyd Worraell, of South Africa, will be at the Granville Test Farm, near town, for two months study ing the tobacco situation. The Carriers Contest. We will asrain announce the votes i, vr;m.rnntPSt npvt. FHdav as new subscribers are coming in daily uk mnv i wivM fnr contin- nfllieiwo nf th Public Tdo-pr . "the fearless champion of the rights O lTV.40,J k&a- .- - - 0 7 of the people," says one. Get busy orwl rvof vnfoa -Pnr vnur pfirrier Effect Of Storm. w un fKof win,- n,l n- ham and Hobgood, Will McGhee and Will Harris, of Route 4, had their crops damaged by the wind and hail storm Saturday afternoon, " 1 and S. T. Loyd had top of his house 1 , rj 1 1 I , , . . . blown off, and large number 01 . U1 jt trees were blown down. The "Deestrick Skule", . morous play taking you back to school days of 50 years ago, will be given by the Enon Baracas and Phi latheas at Enon school building on Friday night, July 13th, at eight o'clock. Admission 15 cents, the public is cordially invited to at tend. Five Thin Ones Meet. Five members of the Thin Club met Wednesday afternoon in front f pn,Hn(!nn.r,rPPn Co . and con- soled themselves upon the fact that they were getting thinner every dav They were Crawford and Len Knott, of Route 1, J. L. Woody, ot - . 1 Route 5, John Webb and the "old man. Fine Training School. We take pleasure in calling the attention of parents and guardians! . . to the advertisement of Blackstone College for Girls, the leading train ing school for girls in Virginia. $150 pays all expenses for a session arm you xiv c. -. what the principal of th,s eellent school says Card of Thanks. wewisn 10 uue mi mc-u u thanking our many neighbors and TTT 1 . 11 i L ." v. ft -v-P friends for their extreme kindness and sympathy during the recent ill ness and death of our beloved fath er, John A. Watkins, and assure them that we will ever hold vhem in grateful remembrance. THE FAMILY. Fire Insurance Rates. The State Journal is waging a winning fight against excessive nre insurance rates in iNortn oaioima. It says that if the railroads are to a ik. t i i ' :A be forced to come to an equitable unaerscanamg, men me me insu- ranee companies should not be al lowed to further practice their dis crimination. Farmers' Institute. We learn from the News & Ob server that T. B. Parker, director of County Farmers Institutes, says that a special institute will be con- aucted at treeamoor, juiyo.- mis section of the State, world-renown- ed for its production ot line to- bacco, has of late years been the victim ot trie tooacco wm, ana duui Stntti nnrl National Governments are centering their attacks on the de- structive soil germ. Visiting at FuGUaY. nr Mpqiinwa rl thrm.o-h Ov ' " t- "fc," w ford Friday morning about 6 o'clock in his automobile accompanied by E. N. Clement, E. A. Howard and Arch Blalock, who arrived from At lanta, a few days ago, bound for Fuquay Springs to spend the week end with relatives. Building Material and Fuel. In this issue of the Public Ledger C. D. Ray calls attention to the fine line of buil ling material and fuel coal that he has on hand. This is a home industry in which we all take i priae, ana tnere is no use going elsewhere for things that can be found at hand. He is prepared to execute work quickly can dress your lumber while you wait. He also has waste wood for sale. Kill the Mad Dogs. There are a number of mad dogs lare an.d around Oxford, and the number is increasing. Every body should turn out and extermi nate them. Human life is too nre- eious to be snanued out bv a mad dog. Do not wait for a policeman to comp anrl kill t.ht rioo- Hn Hk G- E- Cheatham did the other day when a mad dog bit his dog killed 11 ii i tnem Dotn ana tnereby stopped the spreaa or nyaropnooia so tar as those two dogs were concerned. Reece on Watts' Appointment Col. Joe Reece in Greensboro Re cord: "The blow has fallen the blow that killed father and almost Put. th old woman and chidren out OI business, watts nas oeen ap- i u "VCL and the brethren who were fignting him and declaring he would never tl 1 I! I 1 -I i I I . """i aLeel ngn aeaa tnis i not Uct lcuk. uuoul stopping ix cycione When Simmons tells the President to d things, he moves. Some one eD nalu. - w ut a mhV ure Tbut T have an idea that the Hon. Josephus has 1 . , , . -1 1 1 v M"'" "u w am c VC1 w " iU1 uuscuiiuomoi, mail auu an liic buiic. ' But. dearly beloved, what did you . ..J 0., ' . , 9 ItjjtjjecL Liie jrieaiueiii. tu uu ; xicie was a candidate endorsed by every Congressman trom North Carolina, save one, ana ny ootn senators as well as by an overwhelming majority of the people of the district. So far as we recall only one charge was made against Watts that he was not loyal to Wilson for the nomina tion, and they could not even prove this." Dance at Stovali. most aelightiul aance wTas tfven by the young men of Stovall ,ni r 1 evening at toe icisun "aH cornphmentary to the young ladies and their visitors. The dance was led by H. 1 Jackson with Miss Lizzie Jones. Those dancing were, Sam Palmer with Miss Kate Wil liams, of Warrenton; William Day with Miss Sallie Palmer, of War renton; John Neal with Miss Mary Harris, of Warrenton: William Gregory with Miss Jennie Jack- son, 01 warrenton: wmiam isur- ' . . T . - , - f TTT TTf A T Townsville;Thos. Royster with Miss Sallie Royster, of Townsville, Austin Boyd with Miss Evelene Royster, Tnumcuilln Tn Royster with of Townsville; Henry Taylor with Miss Lucy Al ston, of Townsville; W. B. Tarry with Miss Susie Alston, of Towns ville;Charlie Tayior with Miss Lena Tavlnr nf Tnwr.villp- Victor Gra- Taylor, of Townsville; Victor Gra ham with Miss Lizzie Tarry, of Va Robert Taylor with Miss Georgia Burwell. of Va.: Walter Tucker with Miss Fannie Burwell. of Va B. Royster with Miss Judith Gra ham, of Va. ; Dr. Fitzgerald with Miss Lucy Peoples, of Va. ; Frank Morton with Miss Agnes Wilson, of Stovall: Goodridere Wilson with Miss Annie Morton, of btovall; Presiev Davis with Miss Linville Younger, of Stovall; Julian Wilson Mi s 11. Yountrer. of Sto- n. A R Turner with Miss Annie fi rpe.orv 0f st ovall: R. T. Gregory with Miss Annie Davis, of Stovall; J. B. Bullock with Miss bailie Davis, of Stovall; W. C. Danie with Miss Belle Thorp, of Stovall R. Wilson with Miss Bessie H Roberts, of Oxford; Frank Hancock wifh Migs Lucv Landis, of Oxford Marsh Rav with MissEshter Mitch 11 of Oxford; Mark Landis with -gs Hancock, of Oxford; Stags Gjhson Howell, Mott Pinnix, R Qmith Marshall Pinnix. Chaperones, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and jrs p jj. Gregory. WE HAVE peas, soja beans anp I millet seed at Long Winston Co. SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW. Personal Items About Oxford Folks and Their Friends In General. Cary Parham, of Route 5, was in own Thursday. J. F. Hester, of Route 1, was in town Wednesday. Miss Ragland, of Route 1, was in Oxford Wednesday. J. T. Morton, of Route 4, was in own Wednesday. Elijah Currin, of Tar River, was in town Thursday. L. Breedlove, of Route 5, was a town visitor Thursday. Miss Mary Allen, of Providence, was in town Wednesday. Major Will Landis. was in Ral eigh Wednesday on business. Mrs. J. B. Elliott, of Route 1, was on our streets Thursday. Miss Eugenia Cannady, of Route 1, was in Oxford Wednesday. J. A. Catlett, of Brassfield town ship, was in Oxford Wednesday. Lucius Burnett and daughter, of Route 6, were in town Thursday. B. F. Hester and daughter, of Route 1, were. in town Wednesday. County Treasurer, A. E. Bobbitt, of Wilton, was on our streets Thurs day. J. T. Averett, of Route G, came into town Thurdsay on the hot wave. R. R. Strother and son, of Wilton section, were in town Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Frazier, of Route 2, were town visitors Wed nesday. C. G. Royster and three children, of Bullock, were on our streets Wednesday. Miss Mary Fort is at Ocean View istening to what the "wild waves are saying. Will Montague, of Hester sec tion, was among the visitors in Ox ford Thursday. Ruben Hart and two of his nice V .mm f 1 sons, ot Koute V, were (jxtora visitors Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Howard, of Pomona, are visiting relatives ifi Oxford and the county. Miss Carrie Fuller left Thursday for Chapel Hill to attend the sum mer school at that place. The attractive Misses Moore, of Chase City, are visiting Miss Sula Broughton, on Raleigh street. Capt. W. A. Devin is at home from attending the Constitutional Commission at Morehead City. Mrs. D. Currin and attractive niece, Miss iorina iannaay, or Route 6, were in town this Friday morning. Mrs. Peters and Miss Mary Williams, of Norfolk, are the guests of Mrs. Harry Williams on Asylum street. Col. H. G. Cooper is spending the week-end at Ocean View listening to what the sea gulls are saying as he rides the waves. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Weather- sa -tr- i i spoon, ot uurnam, are visiting their son Rev. J. B. Weatherspoon on Hillsboro street. Miss Laura Jane Wilson, of Al bany, N. Y., was the guest of Miss Carrie Fuller on Rectory street several days last week. Misses Annie and Margaret Bur well, of Route 4, are spending the week with their aunt Mrs. L. Thomas on Asylum street, Mr, and Mrs. C. D. Ray and son, Marsh and Mr, and Mrs. Z. W. Mitchell will leave today to spend a week at Panacea Springs. Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Booth and bright Master Tom will return to day from a visit to Morehead City and relatives at Snow Hill. Miss Lillian Holt left for Fred- ricksbure-. Va..last Tuesday after a pleasant visit to her cousin, Miss Gertrude Powell, on College street Miss Maude Wells returned to hpr himf near Henderson last Sunday after a pleasant visit to her cousin Miss Jessie Perkinson on Rectory street. Col. W. H. Osborn, Commission er of Internal Revenue at Washing ton Hitv snpnt. Thurdav nisrht in Oxford with his cousin, Caleb D. Osborn, Oxford's newly appointed Postmaster. AMERICAN EAGLE KILLED IN GRANVILLE. Supposed to Have Been Driven in By the Heavy Storm Last Week. ' On Tuesday morning last Watson, who lives at Sunset, seven miles west of Oxford, killed an American eagle that measured seven feet from tip to tip The hugh bird was brought to Oxford Tuesday evening by Mail Carrier Williams and it created a great deal of curi osity." The eagle will be stuffed and placed on exhibition in the State Museum and its capture will be credited to the marksmanship of Mr. Watson as a trophy from Gran ville county. It has been a long time since an eagle was captured in this county, but in the long ago they were numerous as far east as Halifax county. The nearest hatch ing grounds of the eagle known at the present day is Pilot Mountain in Surry county, this State. It is thought that the heavy storm a few days ago drove the eagle to Gran ville, and as there are several lambs in the Sunset section it is supposed that the eagle was hanging around to capture one of them before re turning to his haunts. From the shape of his beak and the bald spot on the crown of his head it is esti mated that the eagle was nearly fifteen years old. He was sufficient ly large to carry off a fifty pound child their choice food when an opportunity presents itself. The first impression is that the eagle was very far from his lair when captured in Granville, but when we take into account that they can fly across the continent in one day we are ready to admit that he was only a few minutes from home, even if he lived around the ummitof Grandfather's Mountain, where they are very numerous and safe from molestation. The Farmers Picnic. Progress is being made for the big Farmers Institute and Basket Picnic which will be held at Gran ville County Test Farm July 24th. Some of the speakers have been heard from stating that they expect to attend. It is hoped that this year's meet ing will be so pleasant and profit able to all wh6 may attend, that it will become an annual occassion, one in which every farmer, mer chant and buisness man in the county will feel a special interest and from year to year as more work is done on the farm that every man may find something peculiarly adapted to his particular case, some experiment that he is specially in terested in. The speeches of the parties who have consented to come will not be long enough to become tiresome as there is going to be a demonstration of Tile drainage conducted on the farm in the afternoon. This will be done by an expert and as every farm?r in the county no doubt has some of his best land growing briars and weeds because it is not proper ly drained, this should be a very interesting subject. The cost of the tiling, the methods of laying and tnediffculties will be discussed. We hope that every Farmers Union in the county will come in a body, if not send one or two representatives to study the ferti lizer question. Worthy of Emulation. J. A. Niles, who owns a farm near Fairport,, conceived the idea of working the road from Dement crossroads to his home, a distance of four miles. The road at times was in such a bad condition and con sumed so much valuable time and hardship for both man and beast Mr. Niles purchased a road machine and worked the road at his own ex pense. After much labor the road is now in splendid condition and Mr. Niles finds that if roads work ed every sixty days or gone over immediately after a rain it will keep the worst kind of roads in good con dition. The information is valua ble to the public and Mr. Niles is worthy of a vote of thanks. It demonstrates what energy and de termination will do. Mr. Niles adopted the practical idea, and not the theoretical idea which is so of ten discussed, and the result is that Mr. Niles can now go from his home in Oxford to his country home, a distance of nine, miles in less than twenty-five minutes, when it used to consume fifty minutes of valuable time. SOUTHERN GAS IMPROVEMENT CO. now ready to arrange for ser vice without cost to you. For in- formation apply to H. G.Williams. i
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