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UBLIC Urcestcircuution of any EDGER best adukiisinc mm PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF STATE. THIS SECTION OF STATE. AND OXFORD BANNER, Our Slogan-- Oxford Offers Opportunities for Hokes Schools Health, Factories and Prosperity." SEMI-WEEKLY. OXFORD, N. O., SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1913. VOLUME 26. NO. Gl X READY TO LAY FOUNDATION OF POSTOFFICE. Brick and Stone Masons Will Arrive Next Week. If horses could talk no doubt they would P the days ot pulling from the deep pits at the new postomce is aoout OVer. lilt! piLa nave uccii ti iiiiuicu, i leveled and made ready tor the foundation, but the cars bearng the , , 4-0(-,i,i ,1TA crushed stone got tangled up n a wreck down the Seaboard road a few days ago causing a slight delay. The stone is momentarily expected and as soon as it arrives the work will be pushed as rapidiy as possi- ble. Contractor Waters has been away for sometime looking up raa- terial for the building, butit is derstood that he has everything in shape and will return to Oxford by the ena 01 ine present weeis. icauy to push the work. Foreman John ston, who has charge of the work in the absence of the contractors, states that two or three brick-and-stone masons will arrive from the north in a few days and two from South Carolina have been engaged and will arrive Monday. The con tractors hope to secure all other The contractors do not anticipate any further delay in the work and if necessary they will double the forces and have the building ready on contract time contractor vvateis vwiu ims erected more than a dozen hand- some buildings for the government. says that when the building is com- pleted, the granolithic walks laid and the grounds beautified we will i 1 J- ; 1 1. . 1 J nave a nanasome spot in tne oiu town, and that all the property in the neignuornooa win nave to ue brightened up to compare with it. Farmers' PlCniC. It has been arranged to have the Farmer's Institute and picnic at the County Fair Grounds on Thursday I July 24. The speaking will be held in the morning; atter dinner the men are invited to go to the Test arm, which is not over a quarter tMtin nf tiia Hro-Jno-wni mvn s,r.H rvhnHv ,an rwv f't;i;,nut. tu fF0.Qf cue ici i,nii,ti uiaioaim tiic uuiciciiii varieties of corn and tobacco. All these plats will be marked so that Pollte any body will know the amount and We learn from the ladies that kind of fertilizer applied on each many nice bargains are being pick plat. It is hoped that every farmer ed up at the Clearance Sale of Lan will make a special effort to visit djs & Easton. this farm and look over the differ- . . . ent plats, not with the expectation The Postoffice is running along of seeing the biggest tobacco in the smoothly under the new manage county nor the best, but to see the ment ofu our old. friend Ch f results of comparisons between the born who now has everything in different kinds of fertilizers, the aPPle Pie order' different sources from which the j am offering my entire stock of ammonia is derived, etc. Jt will be mniinery at cost for next 15 days, interesting to know whether cotton Ladies, don't fail to take advantage seed meal is better than dried blood, Qf tnjs opportunity. Miss Lillie or ammonia sulphate nitrate of soda Wilkerson, Stovall, N. C. or any ol the other sources. We . would also like to know if basic The attention of our many read slag or bone meal can be used in ers 18 called to the sale of valuable the place of acid phosphate. Many property advertised m another part of us have grown tobacco after cow- of this paper by W. A. Devin and peas or crimson clover with poor A- A- Hlcks Commissioners, results. Now and then some of us It is said that the farm at the have had good results, this is one Oxford Orphanage has the best crop thing that is being tried out on the ever seen grow at that institution, farm. The different local varieties 556 bushels of wheat has just been of tobacco are being tested out to threshed out making about twenty determine which is the better to one bushels sown. njj.0?1".. Rev. Mr. Horsfield was unavoid- i HUUCU Llld.1 cl L LI IIS IJICIIH: every body will have an opportunity to study these questions in the field Qrwl o t'V nil tU ,-,t... t 1 , i;i, THp TniliP, hv- T k VV Ihe ladies have not been forgotten at this meeting. The Fair Ground will be turned over to them in the afternoon. Mrs. Chas. McKimmon, tobacco markets that have opened of Raleigh, assisted by Mrs. A. L. are that any offering of character Capehart and her tomato club girls was eagerlv sought at good prices, will entertain them, a practical Indications are now that good to demonstration of canning in tin will bacco will sell well this season, be given. We hope that every body will come out and enjoy themselves. We very much regret to learn that Bring a basket with you Plenty of the last hail storm badly damaged pure ice water will be furnished on the tobacco crops of J. M. Phipps, the ground, also lemons and sugar but no red lemonade. Hail and Rain Storm. A hail and rain storm of consider able force passed over Oxford Tues day afternoon, uprooting trees and leveling crops in its wake. The storm came from the northwest and hail is reported to have fallen copi ously in many places between here and the Carolina-Virginia line. At the home of R. P. Taylor on Hills boro street two large oak trees were uprooted, one tree falling across the smoke-house, demolishing that building and also crushing the gar age, in which Mr. Tavlor's fine car was standing at the time, and was damaged to the extent of $200. GATHERED FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTY About People and Things That Arc of Interest to Our Readers. Health is wealth to anv Derson. The street weeding machine is doi gome Th PSf Vint r1n7a fka .. j u wnv, vuui ciiauco kji. uxrord are very inviting, w n , . ... uamiauy, wiiu was sick, ine fe ' ' The County Road Force has done some work on the .Lewis road. We hope the farmers are not let. ting the b raise all the corn m, n ine uscar reediove residence on un-riieiI sweet is neai ing completion. Th Wntpr rmn!lnv ia hv;no- the hydrants around town painted u,uup Bert Taylor, Outlaw Hunt and James Taylor spent the week end at Ocean View. Master Tommie Booth, who twis- ted his ankle a few days ago, has about recovered. Leaking gas is smelt in different sections of the town, and we can vouch for one Place Mrs. Annie Landis is having a new front porch built to her resi- dence on College street. The krreat clearance Sale of Lan dis& Easton proved a successful bargain winner for the people, Mrs. W. M. Gulick, of New York, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dorsey, near Oxford. Wp rn from fripnrf Rnhnitt. who was in town Thursday, that rain was needed in the WiUoft sec. tion Work on the large Export Prize House on the corner of Broad street and renn Avenue is going rapidly tor ward. May we continue to have tobacco growing weather. Everybody will be properly thankful in the fall for these hot days. Our fine young friend, Freddie Peed,is nOW with Taylor BrOS. who are to be congratulated upon secur , , . . , . j in?.hls services as he lsPPular and ii , ! p 111' l : .. gagementwith St. Paul's Church at Goshen last Sunday. He expects to hold service there next Sunday at Q.Qn A11 OT wlpnTY1a 3:30 p.-m. All are welcome. Renorta from the South Carolina Walter noDgood and j. r. mize on Route 1. Part of the Test Farm tobacco was also damaged to some extent. Herbert Breedlove and bright son Eutis, of Route 7, were in town Thursday, and informed us that he sowed eight bushels of wheat and threshed eighty-eight bushels. Also had a good tobacco and corn crop on the hill. The soul is full of turmoil when the heart is full of spite, And. all the day is bitter as you toil towards the night: You're wading in the mire every step you take t'ward strife, The world is full of bitter when there's hatred in your life. Attacked With Appendicitis. Tho mpnv frinHa of thp r0t Miss Willie Lee Thomas will deeply rtXTT-rt tn lo that ha attQMr- a. 4 a. M H J .ft- A. IVUVIKJ V -ft- 4 J U I ed with appendicitis Sunday and will be taken this Friday morning to Richmond hv T)r T T. Rnnth fnr an operation, which we hope will 1 cccfnl i .,r Farmers Institute. Director T. B. Parker, of the State Department of Agriculture, is arranging ior aDout tu farmer s nnrl WAman'u Tnahitnta flTio on m rvi a r- I T ;:r".""s " . . ,V in iony-nine counties in iNortn Carolina. These Institutes are well planned, very practical, large- ly attended, ana certainly wortn mine, xney aie accompiisning mucn . r"1"1111 wi a, m mm 0 m . . I The Mail Carriers Contest. Mail Carriers Contest will please : i xi j ii j i i . lememuer uiat tne contest closes ai l i mi i Till oV ' cvc."'" "7 31. No one can figure with anv de- gree of accuracy at this stacre of the contest who will capture the capital prize, liana the sascription money in ana let tne paper start to tne .ii tt, .l l suuscriuer at once ana not noia it 1 ! T until the last minute to spring a surprise as nothing can be gained by so doing. The pastor, Rev. S. K. Phillips, desires to announce that there will be no serviee at his church on Sun- day morning, lie will accompany Rev. R. A. White, of Henderson, and Mr. John Webb, of Oxford, on a commission to install Rev. J. S Kennison as pastor at Geneva and Stovall. The commission will pre side at Geneva at eleven o'clock and at Stovall at eight o'clock.Rev. Dr. Horsehe hi wil nreach at the Hantist church on Sunday evening at the - I union service. Firemen Leave Monday. The Edwards Hose and Ladder Company will leave Monday for a ten days stay at Atlantic oity. There will be about ten men in the nnrtv anrl after consultation thev decided to go via the Seaboard to f j i 1 Norfolk and the Bay Lane to isaiti- more. laKing a retrospective view nf wlint the firemen have done du- rino- th nnst vear and the constant Hsmwr that threatens their lives, - we can but wish them joy, and much of it. Here is hoping that they may ride on the billows ot the ocean and torge the sound oi tne nre - i i n . i bell and the clatter ot the horses ieet Flat River Association. Large crowds attended the Flat River Association which met at Poplar Creek church on Tuesday and Wr1nfsrlav Everv church in the Association was represented. Capt. WTV A T-X 1 . J 1 1 A - W. A. uevin was eiectea inoueraiui and the session was most narmonious arrl tVA hiisinpss transacted with a;nmiinr r!ir,atPh The introductory sermon was preached by Rev. E. G. Usry and elicited such praise. It is gratifying to note that all "Alt TT" : : gUUl .Ul.uun,u1aCauuiUiC16u,nia Mr. J. C. Howard was re-elected secretarv of the Association, and Mr. Clark was made treasurer. Thf Association meets at Enon church on Tuesday after the second Sunday in July, 1914. Virginia Couple Marry. The Wheeler hotel on Hillsboro street continues to grow in popu- larity. not only among our counuy tolks and tne traveling puouc, it has become quite a11;1 tnose irom me owwui B.u. cii-iri oieoujliprf wno desire to change ..7 7 their condition ot single biesseo- npsstoone of sunreme happiness. Our friend Sam Wheeler is always - - s aiwavs Feady to serve his truest whether with good beds, good meals or ae- commodating ministers. rtIIlull . .lUnr. ra,orrl Tf SiTPmnrp and kjk,iizib Ti ft : "TTM 1 XX71 l..-v rf TT arL- Ion ern train at eleven nr teen weanes- day, and sought his services. In a very few moments the license was secured and the minister, Rev. A. P. xyer, was on nauu auu mwe woo left but one name. After par- taKing 01 a Dounteous uumei sent them home rejoicing on the af ternoon train, fully realizing how rain, imiy lea iiw easy it is to get married in oxtord when Sam Wheeler is at the helm. WANTED to trade a good horse for a small young mule thoroughly broke, gentle and not afraid of automobiles. TAYLOR BROS. Send Them In. We wish to do everything we can ""a &easu" L" un every pouna or tobaCCO pOSSlble to Oxford and ask , i ( - . every tobacco man in town to at uuce &eu" us V1 neir PnotSrapn so wtJ ca" IL in ur tODacCO art gallery - Don't be bashful gentle- men, senu mem in. Returns to Old Home. We were ulad to shake the warm hand of our old friend J. D. Brink- iev Thursdav mornine. who trave the pleasing news that he had again l 1 i- ttt i ? . I uecome uie owner 01 wasningron studio and vould make Oxford his home in the future. - He livd among us for 25 years and acquired the reputation of being one of the best artist in the State. Qo f I T-P i"Vik rinrn ttt g-i-p nnir T ninl ii cii uevi c ecu. v any uutai pnrmlra uninn tho ,nnnh; I. M-a- u.M.Mr. m r . a v . i ti avavV - a. knows of any member of his union who is not able to take the Public It j 'j i .1 Leuger, or 01 any widow wno is not -ii , , . . i ,i . r . , " PT . ' him to kindly send us their names. and we will send them the Pablie Ledger one year free of charge. Will thank the becretaries to send l 11 1 . 1 in tne names 01 an sucn at once, so aj! I tnat tney may get tne paper. Better rassenger stations, A Ail 1 . m I as a result 01 the preliminary meeting held sometime ago, with looking to better passenger : stations uen. ts, t. Koyster, chairman, in uxiora is reassuring, ine com- mi ttee consisting of prominent men m the industrial life of Oxford have taken the matter up with the proper officials of both roads enter ing here and they are very well sat isfied and encouraged with the re suits so far. It is understood that lit nr t a tne rauroaa omciais recognize tne needs 01 oetter passenger laciiities wuicAcnuicmacivwuiuuig- Jy. but nothing definite can be lnntMi-W 4- thin 1 iv f me masonic i-rater nity. A regular communication of Ox- ford Lodge No. 396 A. F. & A. M., win be held in their Hall on Mon Hav ni-ffht. Julv 2T. The Fellow Crafts Degree will be conferred by In j t . t tt ttj.-j iTrMi i iiHr.i.urnr. i' . rj iwi in. i r Edwards will be at the service of our Lodge for ten days and io-ht nnri will v fnnnH in thp tth t-u a., a t t U ttj - :u- u.- r less ouiei wise iiutiueu. vv e aic honino- that all our members will uae advantage of his lectures wuile here All visitine- brethern i " cordially invited. m s WALLER Secretarv Team Runaway. About twelve o'clock Thursday ihe wagon of R. T. Crews, of Tar River, was standing near the store nf T ,nn cr-Winston Co. loaded with a set of flues and brick with a mule 11 "I i 1 . 1 A . T A T and horse nitcnea to it. m some way they oecame irignteneo 1 rnn nwnv and in swinerinc around Uho nr.mAr nf thp Enisconal church the body, flues and brick were piled Up in the street. The mule with the front part of the wagon hitched to him after he had stopped, quietly "I? rVV ":rM.:" "r cunniieaCu c, 6xaoo. gotten together and reloaded, and put out for home. Miss Harris Entertains. WiHfrcst tho rlflicrhtflll home of Miao-TTatti Harris was the scene r,f on om'nvahlP nrvasion last Satur J day evening when Miss Harris was at home to her friends from eight to eleven in honor of her guest, rl Fishel. of Vauerhan. o, nfojrf.n TOorP pne-ao-ed i n Mduring the. evening. The fisrt prize was won by Miss Edna Crews gracefully presented to the , i t nnA CTUeSt OI nonor. maw umeumi u - , - b Misses Harris and c?' fllT n. in 1 Si I 1 1 J I VX. Ill 111 . a. llU LL4 KJ M. Mr a.a iiti . . xi u 1 r "-- . heloed to add pleasure to "ISS" Delicious refresh- were Kent uu i huulu uic vcu- 1 biiv. w.m'. v. mnts were served after which Mns " . , . ...JiL ju,. 1 h'icho onTPrrnnipn Liie auwu u.v a r- imhvi - ZZelato? J.V14- cnlsininn fc . charming hostess good by and reluctantly took their departure. rp,. , vpnf is not one to be f tt n but shall ever be a happy memorv to all who were present, , . hor.pj that Miss Fishel will vigit in our community often, tor she is a young lady with many ac- Pomrjiishments. having graduated having graduated flt Western Maryland College in music elocution and the literary course' Miss Fishel recieved many calls from the young People and tennis was engaged m each alter. noon. 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 Thursday. Will Thorp, of Route 1, was in iOxford Thursday. J. R. Perkerson, of Route 5, was in town Thursday. Charles Knott, of Route 5 n Mm Tk.jn Frank Lyon is spending the week aL u"aio springs. Oscar Yancey, of Route 1, was a town visitor Thursday. M. L. Oakley, of Providence, was on our streets Thursday. J. P. Harris is at home from a delightful visit to Asheville t r riiinJl Tio AM u vz-i. ji c. octtiuii, was on our streets Thursday. Jonn Williams returned Wednes day from a visit to Tarboro. Miss Elvin White of Hprtfnrrl lis visiting Mrs D K Tavlor - 9 9 " J.W.Brown and son Rifharrl. arp visiting relatives at Four Oaks. Miss Viola Latta. of Kittrell Route 2. was in Oxford Thursdav. ruJaB ' Mrs. Lverette Clinard, of Vir gilina, is visiting Mrs. R.W.Brown. Mr. and Mrs. John Currin, of Route 7, were town visitors Thurs day. Miss Norma Fullerton, of Bullock, I mi i . 1 . spent inursaay with her brother in uxiord. n anj Mrs Q tr pQQj 7;n return from Ailanti; City on next I r. i. Newton and k. c. Adcock. of Tar River section, were in town Thursday. Treasurer A. E. Bobibtt, of Wil ThvS inurbUdy. ton section, was on our streets E. W.Harper, of South Port, spent a few days in Oxford the first ol the week. rroressoi j.i. nornerana iamny are spending the week end at Pan o; Capt. Thad Stem and F. M. Bla- lock are enjoying the surf at Ocean I - - View this week. Henry Green and handsome sis ter, Miss Ida, of Stem, were Oxford visitors Thursday. Creedmoor Chronicles. Joe Peed and Ed. Cottrell are curing tobacco this week. I Perry, of North Side, was jn town last Tuesday on business. I Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Currin, of North Side, were in town Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pitts return ed from their wedding tour last Thursday. Sim Meadows lef t Tuesday morn- j fnr Florence, S. C, where he W1" ouy l0UdCt'0 David Vaughan, of Bilbo, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Peed at Creedmoor, Mrs. Si on Rogers' friends will be glad to know that she has returned from the hospital and is getting on niceiy. Miss Vida Peed, of Norfolk, is rr an OYtonHoH visit", tn rplft tl VPS I onrl fvictnAa in onrl arming C.r&Pfl m00r. Miss Peed has many friends here who are always delighted to see her. , 7. . , f v, .,, ,"aLUI,t wubw i Granville hotel, has on exhibit at his office a five hundred pound chunk n . . , . . j 01 "icisory iree, J" th" fa f S? h 1 l. t . rir i Trrr r ynnnr . ' u j uj me tree was an uiu uc aim nu hnon Qtotifiinnr rvn i tip THrm us iiirw 1 , . , 1 Jl Ui,u..u..if, . " "T,dHlSrS Zridisnotknown " to Decome Petnned is not Known, The series of meetings held last week at the Creedmoor Baptist cnurcn ciosea last ounuay mgiu. The pastor was assisted by Rev. Fred N. Day, of Winston, a splendid Christian gentleman. There were fourteen additions to the church, eight by baptism and six by restora tion and letter. Rev. G. P. Har rill, the pastor, seems to be the right man in the right place. He isa good shepherd and his flock is willing to follow him. GREATEST SCIENCE KNOWN TO THE WORLD. To Make Two Larger and Better Plants Grow Where One Formerly Grew. Perhaps the greatest science known to the world at the present day is the method of making two plants grow where one formerly grew, ihe remarkable value ot the method is indicated by the statement that it has made twenty grains of wheat produce 700,000 in one year. This was recently done in Minne sota and the same great ratio in other grains can be produced in Granville county if our farmers cared to adopt the careful and la borious method. In one test case the increase of corn has been three times above that grown in similar soi 1 in tne same neighborhood. From what we can gather the method consists in preparing seed beds in widely spaced lines on very mellow land and replanting each of these rooted shoots and finally in hoeing and earthing up these new plants many times in such manner as to provoke at all the points brought into intimate relation with the earth the growth of nu merous adventitious shoots, each of which bears fruit. The system is not really new, but a very ancient one, and to it is due the enormous yield of the field, which have been treated like gardens. While our farmers throw broad cast handfuls of grain on the har rowed earth, offering rich pastur age to pillaging birds and rodents the intense farmer is content to reduce the earth to a powder with his Hands and cover the seed suffi ciently deep to protect it. One farmer, Bourdial Hambert, has been planting wheat and oats in the same field for five years, without the application of manure. He makes his furrows thirtv-six inches apart and plants the seed therein at a distance of twenty inches from each other. Then he harrows the earth constantly, stirring the soil, destroying its parasites and keep ing it pulverized. For five years, without fertilizing, without distri bution of crops, and without rota tion, he has harvested an average yield of 1,800 pounds of oats per acre and 1,600 of wheat, while his neighbor's yield was a scant 830 pounds of oats and 500 of wheat. It is yet to be seen to what a great yield the land can be made to produce under the intense sys tem, and when the era dawns in full the fertile hills and valleys of Granville will 'bear its quota of fruits and nuts, and the golden plant will be supreme the world over. Farmers Well Contented. The farmers in this section have reason to be in very good heart. Their tobacco crop is fine, and the conditions will have to change very much to change the probability of a very much larger crop than that of last year. According to official reports the acreage in tobacco this year in North Carolina is 210,000 as com pared with 213,000 last year but the present indications are that the production will be greatly in ex cess of last year. The conditions in other States do not indicate an acreage crop, not even in excess of the total product of last year. The ground was in better condition this year for transplanting than ever before, but the drought fol lowing quickly hurt the crops to a certain extent. Nevertheless, it promises as well as last year, and should prove one of the best crops ever grown in the State. The to bacco in the field looks well, and with favorable weather throughout the growing season a heavy yield is likely. Brassfield District School. In the report of the proceedings of the Board of Education in re gard to the Brassfield district, there seems to be doubt as to the meaning of one sentence. Messrs. J. W. Whitfield and C. M. Lawrence asked that the patrons and voters be allowed to elect the school com mittee, not that they themselves be given the right to elect. That was what was intended in the re port but the connection gave rise to some ambiguity in the statement. LOST On July 9th at picnic at Providence or between Providence and Oxford, a Davis Scholarship Medal of Oxford High school with name. Harry J. Renn engraved on it. Finder will please return to J. J. Renn and receive reward.
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