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llRGESTCIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN THIS SECIION OF STATE. DGER BEST AD ilk USING MLDIL'M PUBUSHED IN THIS SECTION OF STATE. AND OXFORD BANNER. Wake Up and Help Your Accommodating Mail Carrier Win a Prize. He has Served You Faithfully and Well. S EM I- WEEKLY. OXFORD, N. O, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1913. VOLUME 26. NO. 60 PUBLI LE A NOBLE OLD LADY FALLS ON SLEEP. Mrs. Lydia A. Taylor, the Mother of Thomas G. Taylor. On Friday night, July 11th Lydia A. Taylor, the mother of Thomas G Taylor,' entered into rest at the residence of her son on the Raleigh ro'id Indeed it was simply fall asleep, the bodily functions just ceasing to act any more. The Office for the Dead was read on Sunday last, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity, by the Rector of the Parish. The burial took place in the Family Burial Plot in the gar den. A multitude of sympathizing friends and relatives gathered to pay their last respects to the dead. Floral tributes were many and , beautiful. Amid the growing things of the garden this "bare grain" of Cod was laid to whom God will give a body, as it shall please Him. The active pall bearers were: Cameron Easton, William Landis, John G. Hall, J. C. Horner, Jas. B. Powell, J. M.Baird. Honorary pall bearers: W.B. Ballon, R. L. Brown. J. J. Renn, T. W. Winston, R. B. Hines and Will Mitchell. Lydia Ann White was born July 28th, 1830, in Bertie county, N. C. Her father was Joseph D. White, and her mother was Margaret Mur daugh. Her parents moved to Peters burg in 1834. She was educated in St. Mary's School, Raleigh, being one of the oldest Alumnae. Lydia A. White and Henry A. Taylor were married July 1, 1851, in Grace Church, Petersburg. Her husband was the son of the Rev. Lewis Taylor, sometime Rector of St. Stephen's church in this place. Mrs. Taylor is survived by two sons Thomas G. Taylor, of Oxford, and John M. Taylor, of Richmond, and two brothers, Capt. Stephen G. Vhite, and W. R. White, and one sister Mrs. Thomas F. Rives all of Dinwiddie county, Virginia. At the time of her death, Mrs. Taylor was indeed a Mother in Israel, being the oldest living Com municant of St. Stephen's church. From her earliest years she was earnestly at work in the Master's Vineyard; teaching in the Sunday school, singing in the choir, and do ing whatsoever she could find to do and doing it with characteristic vivacity and efficiency. The old Oxford church well knew her loving interest. The outward seeming of her life was unusually untroubled, and like the ripened grain she came to the harvest still in the sun. Her vivaci ous spirits spread comfort wherever she came, and even in the darker hours, which must come to the most sheltered life, she saw the light in the love of her RedeemingSaviour Mr. Charles Easton Sick. Mr. Charles Easton was taken sick at his appartments at .he home of Mrs. Alice Gooch last Thursday night and Dr. Daniel was called to see him. While Mr. Easton has not been dangerously ill at any time large numbers of his friends are constantly calling to see him and inquire as to his condition. The doctor says his patient has wondei - ful recuperative powers and that he will have him out in a few days Though Mr. Easton has been sick less than one week he says that it seems like if. has been a year, and he longs to get out in his automo bile and his host of friends are anxious to see his genial face on the streets again. Creedmoor Postoffsce. With the completion of the Sanderford building on Main street, Creedmoor is to-have one of the nicest little postoffices in the State. Dr. J. F. Sanderford, the postmaster, on installing the office in the new building will leave noth r 1 n nig unuone ior ine convenience, pleasure and comfort of the patrons of the office. We congratulate the good pe..pie of Creedmoor on the excellent location of their office and their splendid postmaster. Large Egg. A Wyondotte egg, measuing 7x8 inches and weighing one-third of a pound, is some egg and it is al most beyond belief; yet J. F. Hob good, of Route 4, brought it to the Ledger office last week. If the market price of eggs remain the same, the hen that laid this egg is evidentally doing all she can to re duce ihe high cost of living. REMEMBER, gentlemen, that if its roofing, wire, fence, paints, tin shingles, tobacco flues that you want see Davis, the hardware man from Clarksville, before you buy. GATHERED FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTY About People and Things That Are of Interest to Our Readers. And keep a boosting. Hot, but watch the tobacco grow . Cantaloupe, next stop. Nature always evens things up. True romance, true enchantment, true opportunity, are right at home. You will break none of the ten commandments in speaking well of Oxford. We call attention to the execu tor's notice of William C.,and Rich ard O'Brian. Despite the warm weather large congregations attended all the Ox- brd churches. If you have one of the newnickles you had better keep it as a souve nir, as it is understood no more will be issued. There was never a time yet when prosperity was looking around for urnished rooms in the house of any person on record. After due investiagtion the pro posed ordinance to muzzle the dogs to prevent the spread of hydropho bia, has been recinded. "Go way back and sit down" nas a significance these not days f it applies to the mountains of Western North Carolina. There is a story of a man who searched all about the earth for a treasure, and, returning home, bund it in his own dooryard. We are afraid some little boys may be hurt while playing about the deep ditches cut for the foun dation for the new postoffice. Those who are disposed to kick at the warm weather will please remember that we will be in the frost zone in less than three months, Those who failed to go out to the Flat River Association at Pop- ar Creek this Tuesday morning will have an opportunity to do so Wednesday. Miss Joyner Sick. We regret to announce that Miss Burdette, the accomplish d daugh ter of Rev. L. H. Joyner, was taken to St. Lukes' hospital, Richmond, this Tuesday where she will under go an operation for appendicitis. Town Idlers. There are still a few idlers about our town who should be at work At this busy season no well man should be idle. Lost wealth may be replaced by industry; lost knowledge by study; lost health by medicine, but lost time is gone for ever. -'Good Old Summer Time." There is no excuse in the world for Gen. B. S. Royster, W. H. Hunt and fifty other holders of lordely estates in Oxford to go away for the summer. As they recline un der their own vine and fig tree we wonder if they are aware that this is "Good Old Summer Time." Fine Peaches. Capt. W. H. Britt brought to the office last week the finest speci mens of peaches grown at his home on Asylum street that we have seen in many a day. They weighed nearly a half pound each and they were of the most lucious kind. Their cheeks were slightly tinted and their succulent parts were ab solutely perfect. A Novel Badge. M. P. Chamblee, who attended the Hardware Convention in Rich mond, last week, was presented with a novel badge designed to pro tect animals. Only those who are members of the Humain Society are entitled to the badge. It is a small contrivance made put of leather and the animal that wears it is entitled and recieves special care. Behind the Scenes. There are a good many men in Oxford who erb home from the store or office in the afernoon and push the lawn mower across the lawn once or twice and then go to the house and pose before their families as accrobats. Not so with our friend Thornton W.Yancey, who not only runs the lawn mower oc casionally, but he is eager to roll up his sleeves and get into his gar den, and he can come as near pro ducing two, plants where one form erly grew as any man we ever saw. Beautiful Flowers. I In a stroll about town we could but notice the beautiful flowers and plants in many yards and gardens, while in others was all sorts of rubbish. Every flower in a house or garden certifies to the refinement of somebody. -r uunc iu icAdi. Marsh Ray has accepted a posi- tion in the business house of his uncle in Dallas. Texas, and left Monday to enter upon his duties in tne L.one btar state. Marsh is a bright, energetic young man and will make good anywhere. An Ideal Climate. The climate of Oxford is fully vindicated if we are to fudere from the reports sent out by the Weather Bureau. During the recent hot spell the mercury often reached 98 degrees in Richmond, Washington and Baltimore. In Louisville, Mem- phis and Atlanta it hovered around 100 for several days, but on the very hottest day in Oxford it did not go above 96 decrees. A Bumper CrOD. From the Altantic to the Pacific comes cheerino- news of the frnnPe1 a man ox true spim ne was out-look. The cotton weather of late h hriorhnl the nrnta for a bumper crop from North Car- olina to Texas. The news would be more cheering, if, instead of in- creasing the cotton and tobacco . m i.i acreage Southen farmers had plant ed more food crops. They will be compelled to do it some of these days in self-defense. Miss Thomasson Entertains The home of Mr. and Mrs. W D. Thomasson, of Route 6, was the scene of a delightful party on the evening of July 9th, when their daughter, Miss Ruth Thomasson, en tertained in honor of her cousin, Miss Margaret Duncan, of Durham. After oninuinor it nnmhpr nt' crsniPS and several selections of music, all - Were invItpH into the Hinino- mom wUrpprpflm anrt 1 ,Vht refreshments were served. The guests departed t ,-.inv, A Distant Relative. Speaking before the Bankers' Association in Asheville last week, J. J. Britt, former Third Assistant Postmaster General, argued for one cent letter postage; and to make up iui me iub uy iuc icuuci.uu from two cents to one, Mr. Britt would double the rate on sceond class matter, thereby increasing the rate of postage on newspapers from one cent a pound to two cents. Al though Mr. Britt is a distant rel ative of the senior editor of the Public Ledge we seriously doubt if the publishers will take kindly to l-i J o onfrorpetinn Mr. Lassiter to Washington, The associated press dispatches of Saturday conveyed the information that Col. Walter Murphy, of Sal is- bury, had resigned as private sec- n -- i r l : ; rerary oi yoi.vsoorn.viiiiniioiiei ot Internal Revenue, ana tnat uoi Osborn had appointed in ms steaa his life one- friend. Mr. Robert W. Lassiter. nresident of the First National Bank of Oxford. It is not definately known that Mr. Lassiter will accept the position but it is learned that he will go to Washing;- ton this Tuesday morning. Rumor has it that Mr. Lassiter will accept the private secretaryship a.ler con sulting Col. Osborn. Mr. Lassiter is a hightoned gentleman and is in every way qualified to nil the re sponsible office .The mantle falls on worthy shoulders and we wish Mr. Lassiter much pleasure if he decides to take up his residence in Washington. A Tribute. In the death of the late James M. Tfurulinw the ennntv has lost a ffOOd - r-f , .. - - - XT n,)m IpiVila rvi o n rests mail. XMKi IUVJJ.C auiiuiauji. iijuru up-. in God than James Farabow. He hart the rmre hirstin life and the community in which he lived felt its influence. He was devoted to his church work and when he arose to speaK ne was iascinating in cuu- versation, and you would never grow tireless listening at him talk in his matured ease of manner, tie was honest and-conscientious in his convictions and was beloved and had as manv personal friends as any man no more w idelv known, and in his death is generally and personally a grief. He knew how to be a friend and make friends as he was an unselfish man. No man had more feeling for his fellow creatures for love and affection, for his home, wife and children. It can be truly said he wore the "white flower of a blameless life." M. A. J. The Farmer's Picnics. Interest centers in the Farmer's picnic to be held at Creedmoor July 17th; at Stovall 18th; and at Tar River Academy 19th. Mr. C. R Hudson, the State Demonstrator will speak at the above time and places, and Mr. L. C. Brogdon will speak at Tar River Academy. Dr Morris, our County Demonstrator. will be present and introduce the speakers. A good time is in store for all who attend. Mr. Pender Cozart Dead. On Sunday morning last at 8 :30 o'clock Mr. Pender Cozart. one of the most prominent tobacco men of the State and a well known and be- loved ctnzen of Ceedmoor, died at the Watts hospital in Durham. He was taken sick Friday night with peritonitis at his boarding house in Lreedmor and shortly afterwards became seriously ill. Early Sun- day morning Dr. J. F.Sanderforrd, his attending physician took him to Durham in his machine, where he died shortly atterwards. When the death of Mr. Cozart reached Creedmoor a veil of sad- ness was thrown over the town that not be lifted for many days I T T C A ' A 1 lik.e.d !?y every one who knew him Mr Mozart was known as a prom inent tobacco man and a member of LU7 n"n wiartf pro P"erors OI e atar warehouse at ii .rnnmnnr The deceased was a son of Dr. W. W. Cozart, who married a Miss Lyon. He was born near Creed moor, and when Creedmoor was of little consequence he moved there to engage in business, Only about 35 years of age he was taken while in the very prime of his business career. The deceased is survived by a mother, two sisters, Mrs. W. H. Fleming, of Oxford, and Mrs. Hall, of Norlina and one brother, Carl Cozart, of Creedmoor. The funeral Ui. i jf i n J tuu v "um "-ne ""it; " V" moor ivionaay anernoon,ine inter - ment being at the Creedmoor cem etey- .A !e number of relatives i mm lrienus irom uie reeumooi aecLiuii aim uaiuiu uemg yieaeiit Stovall Short Stops. n - - itt i J i? i mis voou, i wxioiu, returnd home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. West Hart, of Ox- ford, have returned home. tt, Wilkerson was the o-nest nf L. C. Wilkerson a few days week. last Miss Alline Breedlove, of Route 5, visited Miss Lalhe Wilson last week. Joe Wilkerson is wearing a broad ! smile now as he has twins at his home. I Miss Rosa Smith, of Route 5, was the guest of Mrs. c. e. Earl ast week Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Perkinson, of Oxford, spent the passed week with relatives here. I M- SaJlie younger, who has been Qn fa gick Hgt for several d . much improved. y ' p Don't forget the Farmer's Pic hie here July 18; bring a basket well filled and hear the speeches. There has been lots of visitors here this week attending the pro tracted meeting at the Baptist church Mrs. Walter Cottrell and chil dren, of Route 4, spent severa days last week with her mother, Mrs. John Dixon. Percentage of t Local League. The hot weather seems to have taken the starch out of the Church Base Ball League, and the clubs have largely abandoned the schedule The standing of the clubs is as f follows: TTT I VY L 0 2 4 3 Pctg 1,000 .333 .333 BAPTIST... 5 METHODlbl 1 PRESBYTERIAN .. .2 EPISCOPAL. .250 T Y.Longmire at Dickerson to . tobacco flues. He guar antees tne very best workmanship and iceg right 2-p WANTED to trade a good horse for a small mule thoroughly broke grentle and not afraid of automo biles. TAYLOR BROTHERS. lp IF anv one thinks that the Cash Reduction Sale at Landis & Easton is a fake and not as advertised we ask them to call and see for them selves. In fact many goods are less than cost and many at half of what they cost them. Come and be convinced. SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW. Personal Items About Oxford Folks and Their Friends In General. B. M. Caldwell was an Oxford visitor Monday. Wilkins Stovall, of Stovall, was in town Monday. J. M. M. Gregory, of Durham, was in Oxford Monday. Miss Ruth Webb, of Stem, was an Oxford visitor Monday. Mrs. H. M. Lanier, of Baltimore, is vipiting Mrs. T. Lanier. D. W. Eakes and wife, of Route 2, were jn Oxford Monday. Miss Mary Willie Allen, of Prov idence, was in town Monday. Mrs. John Morton, of Bullock section, was in Oxford Monday. Miss Grimesley, of Greensboro, is the guest of Mrs. T. L. Booth. Milton Washington, of Louisburg, spent Sunday with his people at Tally Ho. Miss Willie Lee Smith left for Greensboro Monday to attend the summer school. J. P. Currin, wife and daughter, Miss Florence, of Mountain Creek section, were in town Monday. Mrs. T. D. Clement and daugh ter, Miss Ethel, of Culbreth sec tion, were in Oxford Saturday. B. W. Spencer and little son, of Darlington, S. C, is visiting his brother, F. C. Spencer, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Minor, John Buchanan and S. W. Minor, of Dur ham, spent Sunday in Oxford with their parents. Taylor Marrow, who has been spending some time with kin peo ple and friends at Red Springs, has returned to Oxford. Dr. and Mrs. I. H. Davis and little daughter, Margaret, left Monday for a two week's stay at Ocean View and Virginia Beach. Officers Installed. On Monday night last the officers of Oxford Lodge No. 396 A. F. and A. M., regularly installed Past Master, D. G. Brummitt, the new officers installed are as follows: J. H. Griffith, Worshipful Master; Pete Bullock, Senior Warden; M. F. Hill, Junior Warden; W. Z. Mitchell, Treasurer; T. S. Waller. Secretary; E. D. Fowler, Senior Deacon; Roy M. Osborn, Junior Deacon; Geo. E. Cheatham, Tiler: A. C. Mellichampe and A.M. Aver ette, Stewards. Granville Council No. 117 Jr., O. U. A. M., installed their annual officers at a regular meeting Friday night July 11th. The officers are as follows: E. E. Fuller, Councelor, E. T. Crews, Vice Councelor ; L. H. Joyner, Chaplain; T. S. Waller, Conductor, J. A. Baker, Recording Secretary; W.T. Murray, Financial Secretary; I.N. Howard, Treasurer ; T. W. Bowling, Inside Sentinel; L. J. White, Outside Sentinel; A. M. Averette, Warden. The Stingy Man. Our readers will pardon us if we let a brother editor give his opinion of a stingy man. We are glad there are not many such in our town, but all towns have some of them. Our brother editor says that if there is anything on earth that gives him a longing for eternal rest and deep, damp solitude it is a man who goes to a town or country, builds up a big business, grows rich and then squats dowp on the gold like a hen on a door knob and is too stingy even to. let the gravel grind in his own gizzard. A real, genuine, 18 karat, stingy, selfish man can't be honest.and if he ever gets to heaven and has wings,he folds them up and walks for rear he will ruffle a plume or lose a tail feather. The kind of men who build up a town and county and enjoy life and make the best citizens,, are the enterpris ing, energetic and liberal men, who believe in living and letting others live; and who do not, when they get a dollar, squeeze it till the god dess of Liberty feels like she had on a corset. Such squeezing is what causes hard times and stops the cir culation of the American eagle. If it were not for broad -gauged, en terprising men it would be impos sible to build up a prosperous town. GET T.Y.Longmire's prices on to bacco flues. It will pay you. 2d. REMEMBER that if its a mower, rake, harrow, tin roofing, range or cook stove that you will save money to write Davis, of Clarksville, now. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE HURT. Try to Minimize aud Avert the Impending Danger. Since Raleigh road has become the speedway for automobiles and the popular thoroughfare for horse- drawn vehicles, the request of Mr. James B. Powell to place a light at the intersection of Front and Ral eigh streets is timely. Doubtless a strong light will-have a tendency to mitigate the danger at that point, but reports reach us frequently of hair-bredth escapes afl along the road and if a Strieker regard for the established customs and laws of the highway is not observed we fear that serious mishaps will fol low. That certain rules and regula tions are necessary to govern the use of vehicles on the public road will probably be admitted by all. While some of these are regulations of custom, there are still others that are laws passed by the General As sembly. Some of the latter were formerly regulations of custom, but on account of changes that have taken place both in the character of the road and in the character of the vehicles using the road, they have been made into laws. One of these laws that needs to be given more serious attention than ever before is the one "Keep to the Right." Since the advent of the autimobile it is even more neecessary than ever before that all users of the road should, follow this law and regu laton very strictly. As to ve hicles of whatever character ap proach each other on the public road, they should each turn to the right in passing, and there should never be any question at all in the mind of either driver as to which way the other will turn. He should know that he will turn to the right. If one vehicle comes up behind another and wishes to pass the one ahead, he should know that the front vehicle will turn to the right and the rear vehicle will pass to the left side of the road. These regulations in regard to passing should be very carefully ad hered to by every one using the ioad, and, if they are, the chances of accidents especially with autimo- biles, will be greatly reduced. At the present time, if one trav els over the public road, he will constantly notice that two teams approaching each other instead of one turning to 'the right one will start to turn to the left while the other turns to the right, and before they are able to pass one team has very often had to stop. Also a team approaching another from be hind and attempting to pass, leaving the front vehicle on his right, often finds just as he is about to pass that the driver turns in to the left ex pecting him to have gone on the other side. This has been the cause of many accidents, and is a very serious condition. A traveler must be sure how an approaching vehicle is going to turn, and to know in passing a vehicle from behind that it will not turn into him just as he comes opposite to it. Lot of Good Jobs. Some time ago commissioner of Internal Revenue Osborn requested the civil service commission to hold additional examinations in the fourth and fifth congressional dis tricts of North Carolina for the purpose of securing eligibles for appoiontment in the internal reve nue service. Colonel OsDorn was advised Friday that such examina tions will be held at Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Elizabeth City, Greensboro, New Bern, Raleigh, Statesville, Wilmington and Win-ston-Salem on August 15. Those desiring to take the ex amination should apply to the civil service commission before August 11. Appointments cannot be made otherwise and it is useless to appiy except through the civil service. Family Reunion. A family reunion beginning on Sunday last and extending though out the week is now being held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Parham on Horner Heights. Among those who have already arrived are Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Parham, of Kinston;Capt. and Mrs.I. M. Beam, of Dunn; Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Preddy, of Richmond. The family is a very large one and embraces a lot of good people from every part of the country. BEFORE you place an order for tobacco flues see T. Y. Longmire at Dickerson. 2t pd
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