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SEMI-WEEKLY. OXFORD, N. G., SATURDAY, SEPT- 20, 1913. VOLUME 29. NO. 79 FACTS IN THE CASE. THE POWER INVESTED IN THE BOARD HORT LOCAL PICK-UPS OUR STOCK IN TRADE. POINTS TO GRANVILLE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE. BETTER BABY CONTEST Have They Measured Up to the Expectations of Their Friends? No, we do not propose to" attack the Board of Commissioners for selecting and working certain streets of Oxford. So commonly is this practice indulged in that those who view such attacks as listeners or readers, pay attention only to the position or to the vehemence of the "reformer," as either in accordance or discordance with their desires, accepting or re jecting his conclusions as they agree with or depart from their own assumptions. The Board is the creature of the qualified voters of Oxford, em powered by the State to work such streets as they may designate and at such time as they may elect. The legitimate basis for an attack upon the Board is not what others assume to be correct, but it is necessary that there should be shown to exist actual invasion of rights which make them indubitable by their transgressions of the rules formu lated by some authority from whose precepts there can be no escape without the commission of an ob vious defeasance of some axiomatic truth. A number of citizens are disposed to criticize the action of the Board in tearing up Spring street, but the legitimate course in the de termination as to whether there exist a proper basis for an attack is that of carefully determining whether they have invaded the rights of the people. That is the status of affairs. According to our opinion the best thing to be done unner the circumstances is to sell the bonds as quickly a possible and put a strong force of hands to work in various parts of the town and not spend it all in one spot. And let others enjoy the benefit. Circus This Saturday The combination of the Young Buffalo Wild West, Vernon C. Seaver's Hippodrpme and Col. Cummins Far East, which will show in Oxford twice this Saturday brings together three of the most pleasing and up-to-date forces of tented amusement of modern times, each in itself complete. It would be hard to find more up to the minute amusement than that afforded by the combination of Wild West, Hippodrome and Far East, embracing as it does the most entertaining and diversified fea tures in existence. Besides the true American pio neer, who is shown with careful attention to accuracy in every detail of his eventful life, and the Indian in evrey phase of life, both in war and peace, there will be presented a vast concourse of cow boys, cowgirls, Mexcian a2quer0s and rurales, rough-riding and broncho busting, trick and fancy roping and shooting. This latter feature is featured in stellar manner by the world renowned Annie Oakley, champion rifle shot, who will give a remarkable demonstra tion of rifle and revolver markman ship, unequalled by the elf orts even of the early plainsmen, who had to shoot quickly and accurately to preserve their lives. These and various other acts, each the premier of its class, make up the Wild West section of this extraordinary com bination of exhibitions. FRFSH ALL PORK SAUSAGE 18 cents per pound. TAYLOR BROTHERS NOTICE OF MILLINERY OPEN ING AT LONG CO. We are pleased to announce to our friends of Oxford and Gran ville county that our fall millinery opening will be on Friday and Sat urday, September 26th and 27th; We want you to come out and see a great display of the newest and most stylish array of hats we have ever shown. THE LONG COMPANY. GATHERED FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTY About People and Things That Are of Interest to Our Readers. The rain has come at last and settled the dust. The Public Ledger has added 21 new subscribers to its list thus far this month. The Orpheum Theater is proving a very popular resort for our peo ple. Have you been out yet? Poor Eve must have found life awfully monotonous with no other woman to envy or be jealous of. And don't you forget that the County Fair will be held on October 15th and 16th, and get your exhibit ready. We believe the entire county would rejoice at having a Farmers Creamery in Oxford and the world would be the happier thereby. One of the old mulberry trees on Main street, which was partly de stroyed by the recent storm, suc cumbed to the axe Wednesday. If you wish to keep posted on what is going on in the county sub scribe to the Twice-a-week Public Ledger for the low price of $1 a year. An exchange says, "A one man governed town is alright so long as that man will judge things with a public spirit and not a personal de sire. What did the old man use to think of the "Mother Hubbard" dress that had no waist and just enough neck and sleeves to hold it on the wearer? The Superintendent's dwelling at the new County Home will soon be completed, so we learn from Com missioner Ike Breedlove,who was in Oxford Wednesday. Our numerous chicken raisers are very much interested in the en largement of the Fowl Exhibit Building at the Fair Ground, as they did not have room enough last year to show their stock to advan tage. We hope those who are banking on a mild winter will not miss it, but we have doubts. In any event it is a erood time right now to buy coal and Oxford Ice Co. is ready to supply you. It will keep until next year if not needed. Housekeepers are especially ask ed to read the important change in the advertisement of Cannady & Alston, the cash grocery men, who will save you money. Hunt up the ad on another page and read their excellent message to you. Miss Mary Shaw left Wednesday morning for Hollis College, Va., and Miss Francis Abbitt left Fri day morning for the State Normal at Greensboro. She was accompan ied by Miss Josephine Brown who continued her trip to Winston. What farmer in the county is it that wants to ride out of Oxford in the Public Ledger's prize 2-horse wagon with new harness on his team ? Somebody must have them ; why not you? Go to work and get your neighbors to help you out. Don't subordinate your indepen dence on any account, but have the frame of mind to proclaim: "No glory I covet, no riches I want, Ambition is nothing to me: One thing I beg of heaven to grant Is a mind independent and tree Tnhapoo continues to roll in on the Oxford market and is selling high. We heard a farmer say on thfi Owen Warehouse floor lhursaay morninc that he was greatly pleas ed at the price his load brought, as it vas more than it was wortn. On Friday night, September 25, at 7:20 o'clock Prof. Collier Cobb, of Chapel Hill, and using a magic lantern will give an illustrated lec ture at the Browning Graded school near Oxford. Small admission fee will be charged except for scholars. A FEW THINGS WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION Plants That Could Be Estab lished With a Fair Promise, of Success. It is necessary to set forth the things we have to properly deter mine what is needed to build up Oxford. We have three banks, building and loan association, four tobacco warehouses, furniture factory, cotton mill, woodworking plant, three newspapers, two job printers, seat factory, three buggy factories, machine shop, electric power, gas, telegraph, local and long distance telephones, hotel, two railroads, dust down factory, and wheel factory. Oxford has a population of 4,000 people, thus it will be seen that we need several diversified manufacturing plants, with substantial payrolls, employ ing several hundred people to strengthen the already established channels of trade. The true basis of our prosperity depends on securing more manufac turing enterprises. Among the large number of manufacturing plants that would flourish here we submit the following: wagon factory, overall factory, shaft factory, harness factory, hosiery mill, and a plant to build brick ma chinery. We see no reason why we could not establish here in Ox ford one of the largest herbariums in the world, and a sanatorium and hospital could be successfully established here. A small booklet of eight pages containing a lot of valuable infor- mtion about Oxford and Granville county, concisely and conservatively stated just what an outsider would want to know without tiresome de tail, would be an-excellent adver tisement for the town and county. The booklet should stipulate among other things that Oxford is a healthy town and that it should appeal es pecially strong to the man who de sires to live and raise his family in an atmosphere of cleanliness of life; educational facilities; low rate of taxation, etc. It should state that there is an abundance of pure water to drink and as a whole, one will come as near living his allotted time here as any where and enjoy good health while he lives. Piace to Buy Your Wagon. We call the special attention of our many readers to the important change in Horner Bros. Co's adver tisement on another page. If you need a wagon the Nissen wagon is one of the best made, and are dura ble and Horner Bros Cqt is the place to ouy one. Reredos Put. Up. The handsome Reredos has been placed in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and makes a beautiful back ground to the altar. Mrs. Henry Cooper has charge of the work of the Altar Guild, and to her untir ing energy is due the accomplish ment of placing the Reredos. High Averages. On Wednesday the following fine sales were made at the Owen ware house, which speaks well for the Oxford market: Brook & Cozart captured $23, 30, 28.50. 40, 26.50, 15.75. George Whitfield eagerly pocket ed $15.75, 22.50, 29, 47.50, 30 and 21.50. G. C. Loyd stepped up and took in $10.75, 23.50, 33, 29, 20. C, D. Dickerson located in his jeans $14, 16.75, 27, 38, 30, 27.50. Large Enrollment The unusually large enrollment of scholars in the primary grade of the Oxford Graded School made it necessary to add another primary grade and Mrs. Graham Robards, who formally taught in the school, was elected to take charge of the new nrimary department. The choice of Mrs. Robards was a wise selection and meets with general approbation. She has proven her canacitv as teacher throughout her experience and is one of Oxford's most deserving women. CAPT. W. A. DEVIN AND THE JUDGESHIP f he Governor Recognizes the Splendid Worth of the Granville Man The resignation of Judge Howard Alexander Foushee, to take effect September 21, was telegraphed to Governor Craig Wednesday night. Judge Foushee gives as the cause of his resignation his ill health, saying that he finds it impossible to keep up his work in the manner he would like to. He SDeaks of the pleasure he derived while serv ing on the bench and gives up the work, on his doctor's advice, in order to regain his health. It is positively known that Governor Craig appreciates the valuable service of Capt. W. A. Devin, of Granville, and recognizes in him the splendid equipment for the bench. In looking over the legal ability of the Tenth Judicial District to fill the bench vacated by the resignation of Judge Foushee the friends of Devin say he will be found very close to the top of the list. There is a very tender spot in Governor Craig's heart for Oxford and Granville county, which dates back to the time of his cadetship at Horner's Military School, and is thought that the Governor will not let an opportunity pass to honor the county. The appointment of Capt. Devin to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Foushee would give universal satisfaction to the bar and to his many friends throughout the county and State. The following committee went to Raleigh Friday morning to, see Governor Craig in the interest of Capt. W. A. Deyin's appointment of Judge: B. S. Royster, A. A. Hicks, A. W. Graham, John W. Hester, A. H. Powell and R. H. Lewis. Solicitor Gattis, of Hills- borp, is also a candidate for the ap-. pointment. . Growing in Favor Interest in the Southern Beauty Musical Company, now filling a week's engagement at the Orpheum Theatre is unabated. The seating capacity of the popular play house is generally taken by the time the curtain rises. The pictures are fine. The Girls Club. The young girls club was enter tained Tuesday afternoon by Miss Georgia Winston at the home of Mrs. Marion Taylor. Three tables of Rook were arranged and the young people enjoyed the game, af ter which refreshments of elegant cake and chaclate were served. Fine Representative. At a meeting of Granville Grays Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy held .at the home of Mrs. E. H. Crenshaw Mrs. William Landis was elected to represent the Chapter in October at the conven tion to be held in Tarboro. Mrs. Landis is always enthusiastic in the work of the daughters of Confeder acy and will make a most worthy representative. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO HOUSE KEEPERS. We beg to advise every house keeper in Granville county and the community at large that we shall at all times meet any prices given you at "cut rate" stores and assure you that a dollar will go just as far when making purchases from us as any place you may wish to go. Knowing ve are in a position to purchase goods as cheap as our competitors, and we do at all times intend to meet their prices on all articles they have seen fit to cut prices. Thanking you for your past patronage and solicitating your future business, we are, Yours for square dealing, Taylor Brothers, Rreedlove& McFarland, L. Thomas. FOR SALE One and half horse power motor and ironing machine. IK. D. Gentry. Oxford. It, SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW Personal Items About Oxford Folks and Their Friends in General. R. A. Davis, of Bullock, was in town Thursday. Ben Pitts, of Route 2, was in town Thursday. Ben Dean, of Route 4, was in town Thursday. Willie Thorp, of Route 4, was in town Thursday . M. L. Oakley, of Route 6, was in town Thursday. Frank West, of Route 4, was in town Thursday. A. M. Cash, of Route 5, was in town Thursday. Will Daniel, of Route 4, was in town Thursday. H. L. Dement, of Route 5, was in town Thursday. J. E. Moss, of Tar River, was in Oxford Thursday. Graham Smith, of Tar River, was in town Wednesday. H. O. Furman, of the road, was at home this week. George Elliott, Route 3, was on our streets Thursday. Ed Gooch, of Wilton, was on the tobacco market Thursday. Milton Bragg, of Stem, was on trbacco market Thursday. R. I. Mulchi, of Buchanan, was on our streets Thursday. W. J, Brummitt, of Route 3, was a town visitor Thursday. Ben Currin, of Route 1, was a town visitor Wednesday. J. H. Evans and son, of Route 4, were in Oxford Wednesday. Jack Wheeler, of Creedmoor,was an Oxford visitor Thursday. W. N. Cutts, of Vance county, was tobacco market Thursday. J. O, Currin, of Route 1, was on the tobacco market Friday. R. T, Averett, of Route 7, was on the tobacco sales Thursday. Lucius Currin, of Wilton, was in town Wednesday selling tobacco. W. H. Harris, of Fairport, was in town Wednesday selling tobacco. Mrs, H. H. Eatman has returned from a visit to her home at Neuse. Walter and Fred Phipps, Route 1, were on tobacco breaks Thursday. Mrs. C. H. Cheatham and sister, Route 3, were on our streets Wed nesday. T. J. Brummitt and son Nat, of Fairport, were on tobacco market Wednesday. E. A. Tunstall and nie little son, of Route 2, were on our streets on Thursday. R. L. Dixon, a nice young far mer of Wilton section, was in Ox ford Thursday. Mr. and Mrs, Hubert Turner and Miss Mary Fort were at Panacea Springs Sunday. Miss Annie Furman returned a few days ago to Salisbury to again teach in the graded school S. H. Smith, of Lynchburg, was in Oxford Thursday shaking hands with his old friends. Robt. Clark, of Berea section, rolled in town Thursday morning and sold a load tobacco at pleasing prices. Miss Hope Wynne, of Durham, passed through Oxford Friday and spent a few hours with her cousin, Mrs. J. N. Pittman. Miss Flonie Haynes, of Babcock, Ga., who has b2en visiting her cousin, Mrs. Josiah N. Pittman, left last week to visit other rela tives in the State. James Mitchell, one of the com ing young farmers of Wilton, was on the tobacco market Thursday and was highly pleased with prices he received for his tobacco. TO BE HELD AT FAIR THIS YEAR Read the Classification and See if You Have a Prize Winner at Home Yes, Granviile County must have its "Better Babies" too. This widespread movement, gaining in force each day, has reached our little corner of the world and Gran ville is going to have its baby health contest just like all the rest. We have had our stock exhibit each year at the County Fair, and each year shows up one better; then why not have a human stock exhibit and each year one better? Not the old time baby show, or beauty contest, but a genuine health contest in which the little scraps of humanity will be carefully gone over, weighed, measured and examined in detail, both mentally and physically by physicians who know. Now possibly the question will come up, how does a physician know? How can he tell just by looking a child over whether it is strong or weak? We quote from one of our leading magazines as follows : ' 'A physician scores a baby in precisely the same way a judge of experiencce scores cattle, horses, and hogs, and a gem expert scores diamonds. It is just necessary to establish a standard and then to compare each entry or specimen with what is known as a one hun dred per cent, or perfect product. The normal or perfect child pre sents the following physical points, counting that a girl baby weighs one pound less: Average height, weight, and circumference of head and chest of boys at birth weight 7 1-2 pounds, height 20 1-2 inches, chest 13 1-2 inhes, head 14 inches. One year old weight 21 pounds, height 29 inches, chest 18 inches, head 18 inches. Two years weight 26 1-2 pounds., height 32 1-2 inches, chest 19 inches, head 19 1-4 inches. At our county contest uniform score cards will be used and entry blanks will be furnished to mothers later, a date and place will be named in these columns, both for entering and judging the babies. There will be no fee charged and the only conditions are that the babies must not have no contagious disease and be within the age limit from six months to three years of age. Mothers will find out the defects in their babies and the wise mother is she who en deavors to correct such defects in time, The classification for entries and prizes is as follows: Class 1. Boy, six months and under twenty-four months of age, $5.00 offered by the Granvile County Agricutural Association. Class 2. Boy, twenty four months and under thirty-six months of age, $5.00 offered by the Granville County Agricultural Association. Class 3. Girl, six months and under twenty-four months of age $5.00 offered by the Woman's Civic Club, of Oxford. Class 4. Girl, twenty-four months and under thirty-six months of age, $5.00 offered by the Woman's Civic Club of Oxford. Champion ship prize, highest scoring boy or girl any class, childs bed valued at $13.00 offered by J. Robt Wood. The baby winning the champion ship prizes is not entitled to any of the $5.00 prizes named above. It is hoped to add other prizes to the list later. Fail Proclamation The three column proclamation of Landis & Easton published on the lsat page of this paper is of in terest to every man, woman and child in Granville county. They did some close buying in the northern markets and they propose to give their customers the benefit of their foresight. Their two big stores are full to overflowing with the latest and best that could be found in the markets. MILLINERY OPENING. Mrs. T. Lanier invites the ladies to see the grand display of pattern hats Friday and Saturday, Septem ber 26th and 27th. 2t
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