LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY
NEWSPAPER IN
THIS SECTION OF STATE.
PU
EBGER
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
PUBLISHED IN
HIS SECTION OF STATE.
AND
Help Your Township Man Win Two Horse Wagon and Harness Given bu the Public Ledger in Their Great Farmers Contest
SEMWggKLY. OXFORD, N. G., SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1913. , VOLUME 29. NO. 75
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED. SHORT LOCAL PICK-UPS j VICTORY FOR MEADOWS! WIND AND RAIN STORM I MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE. GOOD OLD GRANVILLE.
GATHERED FROM THE TOWN
OXFORD'S TVVIRLER HELD
BLOWING DIRECTLY FROM SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME
THE NATURAL RESOURCES
AND COUNTY
RALEIGH DOWN.
CAPE HATTERAS. YOU DO NOT KNOW.
OF THE COUNTY.
BLI
OXFORD BAMNER
V r
Looking to Placing Sanitary
Drinking Fouutain in
Court House.
The honorable Board of County
Commissioners met Monday, Sep
tember 1st, with the following mem
bers present: J. P. Stedman, Chair
man; II. C. Floyd, B.I. Beedlove,
J. N. Tilley, Z. W. Allen.
Mrs. Miller was granted permis
sion to enter the Home of the Aged
and Infirm.
Mrs. Mrgarette Fuller was order
ed placed on the outside pauper list.
Dr. Sam D. Booth was re-elected
Health Officer at a salary of $1,100
per annum.
Sheriff S . C. Hobgood presented
his bond in the sum of $20,000,
which was approved and accepted.
Ordered that the Chairman de
liver the tax books to the Sheriff
for collection.
Sheriff S. C. Hobgood was given
the collection of the 1912 insolvent
list.
Ordered that the Treasurer call
on Sheriff Wheeler, Sept. 6th, for
$1,000 to $1,500 which he agreed
to pay.
The report of Will Walters as to
the final settlement of 1912 with
Sheriff Wheeler was accepted.
A committee was appointed
looking to placing a sanitary foun
tain in the Court House.
J. T. Smith was exempt from
road work for 1913.
Chairmran Stedman and B. I.
Breed love were appointed a com
mittee to make contract to rebuild
the Superintendents house at the
Home of the Aged and Infirmed.
The Clerk was authorized to noti
fy parties having failed to list
their taxes to come before the
Board at its next meeting.
Mr. Green's House Burned.
T. L. Green, who lives near
Providence, had the misfortune to
have his residence and all his house
hold and kitchen furniture com
pletely destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning about 4 o'clock. Mr. Green,
his wife and children were staying
at the tobacco barn near by and no
one was in the house at the time.
When they discovered the tire,
the building was completely en
veloped in flames and it was too
late to save anything. He had $200
insurance on the house which was
built this year. The origin of the
fire is thought to have been incen
diary. The Public Ledger greatly sym
pathize with Mr. Green in his se
ries of misfortunes that have over
taken him in the past few months.
In the spring his tobacco crop was
beaten down by hail, but he trimmed
it up and it took on life and sprout
ed out again, only to be destroyed
again on the same day his house
was burned to the ground.
A Fine Circus Coming.
It will not be long now until the
sweating dappled horses will drag
the rumbling vans loaded with
heavy circus paraphernalia from
the railroad yards to the lot of ex
hibiti on. The Downie and Wheeler
Shows will be in Oxford, Monday,
September 29th, and the town will
be filled with eager good natured
people who want to see a spanking
good parade and show that will
eh ill their blood by daring feats
one moment, convulse them with
laughter at an army qf clowns the
next and fill them with wonder the
next. This they will get, for the
newspapers at other places where
the Downie and Wheeler Shows
have been are filled with glowing
accounts ot the monster "Big Top."
lhey say the show is just as adver
tised and better.
Help Him Out.
Of course you want your town
ship man to ride out of Oxford in
the new, strong and durable 2-horse
wagon with new harness offered as
the first prize for subscribers to the
Twice-a-week Public Ledger, so it
is time for you to get work and
help him get votes.
An Oxford Visitor.
Miss HattieParriott, one of Kin
ston's fine young ladies, is visiting
Miss Mary Shotv.'ell on Asylum st.
Miss Parrott has just returned from
Buffalo, N. Y., where she attended
the International Congress on Hy
giene, having been appointed by
Gov. Craig as a delegate from this
State. She also visited the Na
tional Exhibit of Dominion of Can
ada at Toronto.
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Our
Readers.
Graham & Devin have moved into
their new law offices on Hillsboro
street.
You are asked to read the execu
tor's notice of John W. Wheelous
in another column.
Another circus coming, boys! It
is Downie & Wheeler's, which will
be here on the 29th.
The front of the Johnson ware
house is being repainted, which
will add to its looks.
The Horner Military School open
ed Wednesday with a large number
of manly young men.
Your attention is called to the
administrator's notice of L. T. El
liott in another part of this paper.
B. S. Royster, Commissioner, ad
vertises for sale in another part of
this paper the David Brogden land.
We are greatly pleased to learn
hat our good friend J. G. Shot-
well, who has been on the sick list,
is better.
We call attention to the sale of
Neathery land advertised in an
other column by B. S. Royster, Com
missioner. Oxford College will open on the
9th and the full capacity of the
school will be taxed to take care of
the young ladies.
Everybody around Oxford were
very busy cleaning up yards and
repairing damages wrought by the
terrible storm Wednesday.
We take it that the rural route
carriers in the county could not
make their usual trips Wednesday
owing to the terriffic storm.
R. S. Usry is to be congratulated
upon his quick construction of the
Orpheum Theatre, Oxford's attrac
tive and up-to-date play house.
The deluge of wind and water
that struck this section Wednesday
was unexpected and, so far as heard
from, no one in the county was in
jured. Read the important change in the
Cash Grocery advertisement of Can
nady & Alston on another page, and
extend these fine, young men your
patronage.
The tall old red oak tree which
caused us to lose a small portion of
the attractive porch of the govern
ment building withstood Wednes
day's giant storm.
Rev. Willis, pastor of the San-
ford Baptist Church, will occupy
the pulpit of the Oxford Baptist
Church to-morrow (Sunday) morn
ing and evening.
As we go to press this Friday
morning Oxford has another good
break of tobacco and glad to learn
that prices are a little stiffer than
they were at the opening sale.
Be sure and take in the "Little
Millionaire" at new Orpheum The
ater this Friday night and give our
progressive young friends, Harris
& Crews, a handsome send off.
TJie farmers of this territqry can
count on the Oxfprp! buyers and
warehousemen paying rafter prices
on all grades of tobacco, so bring
it along and pocket their money.
Little Miss Margaret Aurelia has
arrived at home of Mr. and Mrs.F.
C. Spencer in South Oxford, giving
them two girls and two boys to pet.
Please to know that mother and
little lady are doing well.
On Friday evening last Miss
Josephine Brown delightfully en
tertained the XX Club in honor of
Misses Augusta Landis and her
house guests, Mary Eloise Manning
and Kathleen Turentine, of Dur
ham.
The Twice-a-week Public Ledger
continues to increase its circula
tions among the farmers, and is
now read by more than ten thous
and people a week, which makes it
the most valueable advertising med
um in this section. Try it and see
Mr. Business man!
A special Communication of Ox
ford Lodge, No. 396, A. F. & A.
M., will be held in their. Hall Mon
day night for work in the Third
Degree. All members will consider
this a due and legal notice and at
tend if possible. By order of Wor
shipful Master. T. S. Waller, Sec.
An Oxford Boy Carves His
Name on the Walls
of Fame.
(News and Observer, Sept. 2d.)
Lee Meadows, a young Oxford
man, who pitched ball for the
Horner team, and later attached
his name too a Durham contract,
yesterday carved his name on the
walls of the hall of fame and made
his heart bulged with pride, and set
Durham's entire population wild
with joy by his feat of pitcing six
teen innings against Raleigh with
out allowing a score, that number
of frames being divided into two
ball games.
While Lee was pitching the ar
ticle of ball that made every college
player ever facing him tremble
with fear, and also made the Twins
and other players work their heads
off to solve his delivery upon sev
eral occasions, the Bulls were hav
ing a perfect feast off the offerings
of four Raleigh twirlers, Adams,
Jarman, Mack and Myers.
The result of the combine work,
was Raleigh's double defeat yester
day by the Bulls, by the scores of
14 to 0 and 5 to 0, the second con
test being of seven innings dura
tion. Last night every fan in Ral
eigh, and even perhaps thousands
all over the State, were asking the
question, "What was the matter?"
and even some few dared to sug
gest that the Capitals gave the
games to Durham. No, readers,
there was no laying down. The
truth of the matter is that the Cap
itals couldn't solve Mr. Meadows'
delivery. Yes, the same reason
why other clubs have not been able
to do much with his benders and
shoots. It is true that Meadows
had beaten Raleigh but upon one
other occasion opening day of the
season, but Meadows had two things
uppermost in his mind yesterday.
He wanted to .defeat Raleigh and
wanted that sweet revenge for his
previous failures to do so. He had
everything essential for a pitcher
to win. His fast ball had a well-
nigh perfect hop, his curves broke
beautifully, and above all, his con
trol was perfect. For sixteen in
nings he didn't issue a single pass,
cut loose a wild pitch or hit a bats
man. On the other hand while the
Bulls were hitting like fiends and
Meadows was going like a burning
house, the Capitals put up one of
the worst exhibitions of playing
seen on the local diamond this year
During the first game, slow field
ing, errors, and senseless move
ments, played a big part in their
playing. Durham took advantage
of every false move and profited
thereby. In the second game, the
locals didn't show any signs of life
and there was plenty of reason.
Tomato Trees.
The two tomatoe trees in the
garden of D. N. Hunt are a won
der to the many who go to see the
sight. They now measure ten feet
in heierht. One has five stobs or
poles for the vine to climb on and
the last planted is about fifteen
feet in height. The passer-by looks
on these trees with amazement and
people come from far and near to
see them. One lady frprji Richmond
declared she had never seen any
thing like it. Letters are being
received from parties wanting fruit
from these vines and one shipment
has been made. These trees wil
be exhibited at our County Fair.
Sad Case of Suicide.
Haicourt Blacknall, of Kittrell,
was killed by a pistol shot Saturday
night. Friends had been hunting
for him since he wai missed that
evening. They found the body
Tuesday morning in the field near
the home of his brother, Harry
Blacknall, shot through the mid
die of the forehead. His pistol was
lving at his feet. At the inquest
held Tuesday Coroner P. W. Har
dee, of Henderson, and the physi
cian agreed. And the finding was
"death by suicide." He was a
nice, handsome young fellow about
20 years old and there is no known
cause for the deed. His mother
and family are prostrated with deep
grief and there is great sympathy
felt for them.
WARNING I hereby warn all
nprQnnq not to hire or harbor one
said Otis Chavis, who has left my
employment without cause.
EDDIE DEAN.
The Tobacco Growers of
Granville Suffer a
Heavy Loss.
A thirty-five mile wind storm,
accompanied by a terrific down
pour of rain, entered and swept
down through Granville from the
northeast Wednesday, and so violent
was the storm that many people be-
ieved that nature had lost the
reckoning and that the semi-annual-
dividend of nature had been declar
ed instead of September 21st. The
storm was of equinoctial propotions
and came from Cape Hatteras.
Of course no accurate estimate of
the damage to the tobacco crop can
be made at this time, but it is very
great, and many of the farmers
with whom we have conferred
claimed that a fourth of their un
saved crop is a loss.
The storm as it came in from the
sea seems to have been about 100
milps widp. comnlet.plv pnvplnnintr
Granville county and doing much
damage to crops and trees in all
parts ot the county.
The intensity of the storm was
y i l l.i .i y i i .
n iii . i i ,i
iui iiau luecii bjjcul, uut lug lain
fell all the alternoon. Many trees
in Oxford were up-rooted and the
streets were nterany Desprimueu
i i ii i ?ii ji
with twigs, leaves and limbs from
tne nig trees, it is conceaea Dy
1 . " t Till.
an tnat it is tne neaviest storm to
visit Oxford and Granville county
in twenty-five years.
The Public Ledger extends sym
na thy to the farmers, some of
whom have suffered the effects of
two storms during the season. It
is understood that the fodder was
greatly damaged, cutting short the
provender tor the cattle.
Creedmoor Social Events.
The beautiful modern home of
Mrs. R. H. Whitfield, situated on
the suburbs of Creedmoor, was the
scene of the most enjoyable event
of the season, on Tuesday, when
Mrs. R. H. Whitfield charmingly
entertained the "Young Set" in
honor of Miss Fredda Bragg, of
Durham, and Miss Ruby Lyon, of
Chase City. The guests arrived at
8:30, and were met in the reception
hall by Miss Etha Whitfield, gowned
in Diue messanne, witn cnmon
trimmings. A beautiful - color
scheme of pink and white was
carried out in the hall. Promptly
at 10 o'clock the guests, conducted Jyed Wednesday and lhursday with
by Mrs. R.H.Whitfield, repaired to hfr Parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
lawn where tables were arranged and Shotwell.
refreshments partaken with rare en- Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Skinner, of
joyment. "Progressive conver- Kentucky, arrived in Oxford a few
sation"was the game of the evening, days ago and are stopping with Mr.
The utmost appreciation was felt and Mrs. J. R. Hall. Mr. Skinner
and expressed by all," at leaving for is the buyer on this market for the
the elegant entertainment and hos- y. A. Adams Co.
pitality of the hostess. Those pres-
ent were as follows: Miss Ruby Great Interest to Farmers.
Lyon, of Chase City; Miss Fredda We want every 'farmer to read
Bragg, of Durham; Misses Pearl the advertisement of Horner Bros.
Moss, Mae Moss, Burma Hester, Co. on the last page as it is of spe
Etha Whitfield. Zelia Tingen, and cial interest to them just now. This
Fannie Mitchell; Messrs. John firm has on hand a large supply of
Roberts, Walter Moss, Jones Moss, seeds, and with the destruction of
Elma Mangum, Roy Mangum, John the fodder by the storm it is im
Garner, Bryan Garner, Sam Alex portant that they sow more grain
Fleming, Jr., of Batavia, N. Y; and clover than ever.
Garland Bullock, Hugh Whithfield, T.a Di.
Watts Lyon and Z. E. Lyon. - ine Honor KOUS.
One of the most enjoyable social We wish to inform the teachers
events of the season was given one of Granville that it has been a
evening last week by Z. E. Lyon, at pleasure to us to publish the honor
his home in Creedmoor. Every rolls of the schools as we love to
thipg possible was done by the host contribute to the happiness of the
and those present to make the bright boys and girls, and ask that
occasion an enjoyable one and those they send them in to us at the end
who had the pleasure of being there of each month. Don't forget it as
vouch for its success. Those pres it will help you in your noble work.
ent were as folows: Misses Ruby iaisii zZa nnnv c
Lvon, Kathleen Moss, Irene Vin Wl 5enQ raper rree.
pent, Mable Vincent, Pleda Bragg, If there is any old Confederate
Burma Hester, Iris Chappel, Fleda Veteran in the county who is not
Lyon, Julia Bartlet, Matilda able to take the Public Ledger if
Bartlet, Lois Rogers, May Moss, they will send us their name and
Pattie Moss, Huldah Wheeler, Lou route we will send it to them with
Jeffries Annie Garner, Myrtle Fa- pleasure Freeof Charge. It also ap
gan,.Etha Whitfield, Ruth Sander- plies to widows of Confederate sol
ford, Josie Freeman and Messrs. diers. Don't hesitate to send in
John Rogers, Jim Moran, Vester your name as we want you to read
Keith, Harvey Sanderford, Roy your county paper.
Mangum, Eddie Lawrence, Henry ' mwA n-U
TJnlWt Mnrrlip Thannpl Claud in Dllllara IiaiCIl.
rv,onn0i pwi Mn Mnrvip .Tnnps
Wdfpr Mnss Rrvsm fiarnpr. John
fiampr Tnm Mnss. Herbert Moss,
Leon Lyon, Lee Jones and Hugh was a walkover for Malone, the ex
Whitfield. champion. Monday night he de-
. . feated two players, Waverly Harris
Wa nrp rpnupstpfl to announce and Moses Kinsr. 100 to 49. Tues-
j that ice cream will be sold by the
i Enon Philathea Class on the church
grounds Friday night, September
12th, from 6 to 10 o'clock, and you
are invited to attend.
Personal Items About Oxford
Folks and Their Friends
In General.
A. J. Dickerson, of Route 3, was
in town Friday.
Sam Robards, of Northside, was
in Oxford Friday.
Richard Harris, of Route 3, was
in town Tuesday.
W. C. Breedlove, of Route 3, was
in town Thursday.
Rev. Skinner Lassiter is visiting
relatives in Oxford.
J. T. Averett, of Route 6, was
in town Thursday.
Fred Currin and son, of Route 1,
were in town Wednesday.
Raymond Hunt, of Salem town
ship, was in town Thursday.
Roy Crews has returned to Ox-
ford to clerk for the winter.
1
0scar Gregory, of Richmond,was
.on our i)acco marKet rriaay.
Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Gillis, of
Sto vail, were in Oxford Tuesday.
I 1 O C 14 I I AW lfWSVTW WOO V T11 vv SrA
i luioo jii icii uiuwii nan XClUillCU
iiuai a vioit tu iiiciiuo in ivaiciun.
i
Miss Mary Stanton, of Franklin
ton, is the guest of Mrs. Ed Long.
x n Holeman and S J Hndo-.
ins ftf Sl-prn wprft in rwfnrrf Pri.
dav
' ' . . j. VM. - -
W. D. Vaughan and Geo. Hedg
peth, of Lyon, were in town Fri
day.
Miss Lorane Joyner enjoyed the
week end with relatives in Creed-
moor.
Miss T; rnh pn rnntfl f rnm
Baltimore to Lumberton is at home
for a few Aav
Alfred Frazier and two sons, of
Northern Granville, were on the
tobacco market Thursday.
Edna Crews, of Route 5, spent
the week end in Durham with her
cousin, Miss Ethel Breedlove.
Oscar Breedlove returned a few
days ago from northern cities where
he purchased the fall stock of goods
for Perkinson-Green Co.
Misses Ruth White, of Stovall,
anfi Tn(1 xjptpr nf f.haspriifv V
t the k end with Misg p
kinson on Rectory street.
Mrs- J- T- Shotwell and daugh-
Ier orotny, oi vance county, en-
The score in the Pocket Billard
Match played at King's billard par
lor last Monday and Tuesday nights
day night Mr. Fleming was tbe vic-
tim by a score ot IUU to y.riem-
ing led at the end of third frame
29 to 14. Large crowds witnessed
both games.
Much Depends Upon the Ini
tial Direction Given to the
Minds of the People.
The good name, as well as the
substantial prosperity of Granville
county, is indissolubly associated
with, and depends upon the initial
direction given to the minds of the
young. Care on the one hand, neg
lect on the other, bring forth re
sponsive fruit to tell in after years
in the grateful form of public vir
tue and enlightment, or in the mel
ancholy spectacle of public vice or
popular ignorance and abasement.
That the school system of our
county is in excellent hands, and
that the minds of the young are be
ing properly trained and directed,
is the greatest factor in the up
building and prosperity of the
county. In considering the rapid
strides along educational lines there
is another element that enters into
the developing and maintaining our
highest ideals.
It will be conceded without
question that the influence of cli
mate on human progress is supreme,
because its happy or adverse condi
tions affects all that relates to com
fort, health, energy and success in
the occupations of life. The growth
of many productions of nature are
closed against the efforts of indus
try by unfavorable climatic con
ditions, an excess of heat and mois
ture and an air poisoned with mi
asma, leading to loss ot vigor,
health or life itself. As to climate,
we occupy the vantage-ground of
the golden mean, inclining some
what to the warmer side.' It is
neither too hot or too cold. The
conditions, so far as they relate to
the proportions of heat and cold,
are just those which afford an easy
comfortable living from the oppor
tunities to work throughout the en
tire year.
The balmy atmosphere and pure
water of old Granville has had the
effect of producing a distinct hardy,
conservative, law-abiding people,
who are the equal of the old Scotch
or Huguenots race for fidelity.
With such a ground-work, Gran
ville occupies a unique position.
The hills, in their graceful curving
outlines, presents lines of beauty
with which the eye of taste is never
satisfied; the homes everywhere in
dicate a high degree of thrift and
comfort, an unusual proportion of
them in these later days are built in
modern style and tastefully paint
ed nestling amid yards and gard
ens, flanked with orchards, in which
a space is generally alloted to choice
grape vines, and which give abund
ant proof of ease, plenty, and, in
many instances, of no small degree
of luxury.
With the expansion of education,
which is now well-rooted, old Gran
ville is predestined to come into her
own at no distant date. The ex
tent of progress in the industries
and the manufacturies; the exten
sion of agriculture; the widening
of remunerative truck fields, etc.
With regard to fact, there Lre
many things that point with uner
ring conviction to the fact that old
Granville presents an inviting field
to the investor or to the home
seeker. The county is capable of
supporting a population of two
hundred thousand people.
Big Circus Coming.
This Saturday, September Gth,
will be a day of fun, music, ex
citement and joy for the children.
Sanger's Greater European Shows
will pitch their acres of tents in
Oxford and give performances af
ternoon and evening. The show
will arrive by its own special trains
at daybreak, and the town will be
alive with bustle, strangers, ele
phants, fine horses, gold and glit
ter. Circus day is very dear to
the hearts of the people, and is a
real boon to the rank and file of hu
manity. It chases away the clouds
from the troubled mind and relieve
the strain of this work-a-day world.
Let us bid it welcome to our town,
and entertain and be entertained by
this typical American institution.
Two performances will be given,
at 2 and 8 p. m. There will be a
splendid street parade in the morn
ing. CLOVER SEED, turnip seed,
rape seed and other field seed all
best grade. J. G. HALL. bt.
TURNIP SEED of all kinds but
only one grade. The best.
J. G. HALL. 6t.
V;