Public ledger
SEPT. 27TH 1913
JUDGE GRAHAM NAMEI
ELECTION TUESDAY, SEP
TEMBER 30.
Enthusiastic Meeting to Fill
the Vacancy Caused by
Judge Devin.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the county pursuant to a
call of Chairman D. G. Brummitt
met in Commissioners Room at the
Court House Thursday at 11 o'clock,
with the following- members
present: Dement, A. J Dickerson;
Bell Town, C. R. Gordon; Grissom,
G. L. Allen; Stem, Dr. P. R. Har
dee: Geneva. E. C. Allen: Howard.
B. F. Hester; Bullock, A. A.
Hicks proxy : Sto vail. Dawson Bur-
well; North Oxford, Morris Green;
South Oxford, B. K. Lassiter; Cen
tral Committee, B. S. Rovster. A. A
Hicks, W. A. McFarland, A. W.
Graham and J. T. Britt.
Carolina when a life insurance pol
icy would be taxed.
The special session of Legislature
is such as to call for the best men
in the State, and Granville county
will make no mistake in sending
Judge Graham as a representative.
He has a record behind him that
anv legislator should be nroud of.
at u m.
Judge Graham will take a high
stand in the Legislature as the
Constitutional amendments, rail
road legislation and other matters
ronmre decided ability. Judere
Graham is the author of a number
of the best laws on the Statute
books. To him is due credit for
an equitable taxation of all rail
ways in the State, whereby the
revenue of the State was greatly
enhanced. Agressive in all things
and an able and ready debater
Granville county is fortunate in
having Judge Graham to represent
the county in the special session.
front of their property. Are the
citizens of Oxford going to stand
for this? What would our town
look like if this foreman could have
his way, as he seems to have had
in this case, and according to his
own statement, "cut down every
tree on every side walk?" These
trees were in no ones way, they
did not interfere with any plans
the street commissioners wished to
carry out but they are gone!
Will some one say what they
think should be done to a man who
deliberately cuts down shade trees
on another man's property against
the property owners will when he
has no object in view except to
please his own eye for poor taste
and declares all trees a nuisance?
MRS. H. G. COOPER.
Get Ready for the Granville County Fair This Fall.
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Concord drug stores filled 1,800
to 2,000 liquor prescriptions last
month. One drug store filled 1,210.
A. J. Fletcher, who has been
private secretary to Congressman
Doughton, has resigned and will
locate at Fuquay Springs.
Harry Dutton, 11 -months-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Dutton, of
Salisbury, fell into a tub of boiling
water last week and was so badiy
scalded that he may die.
Mr. Geo. E. Nissen, connected
with the manufacture in Foisyth
county of the Nissen wagons, died
Friday night at his home in
Winston-Salem, aged 74. The
manufacture of these wagons, long
a noted industry, was founded by
his father, Philip Nissen.
There being a quorum present
Chairman D. G. Brummitt request
ed Secretary T. G. Stem to read
the call and after the reading the
chairman asKed what was the pleas
ure of the meeting.
On motion of Dr. Hardee it was
dcecided to nominate a candidate
for the Legislature to succeed Cant.
W. A. Devin who was appointed
Judge. Nominations being called
tor Dr. Hardee in a few plain and
practical remarks placed in nomi
nation Judge A. W. Graham, which
was seconded by G. L. Allen, who
said he was the most available
man for the place.
Both gentlemen paid a high
tribute to Judge Graham as one of
our best lawmakers and who has
acpuired a State-wide reputation
Dawson Burwell arose next and
placed in nomination Chairman.
D. G. Brummitt. Mr. Brummitt
then arose and said that he was
faced by a difficult situation. He
said that a number of his friends.
both on the Committee and in the
county, had asked him to become a
candidate for this nomination; that
Jtie had said all the while that he
would not mind accepting the nom
ination it there was no other candi
date. He further said that he
anticipated asking for the nomi
nation to the legislature at some
time but he felt that he would not
like to take a nomination from the
Executive Committee if there
should be another candidate.
He said that he felt because of
his close association with the mem
bers of the committee they would
nominate him if he should nermit
them to do so but closed by asking
Mr. JJurvvell to withdraw his name
and asked his friends on Committee
not to vote for him. This Mr.
Jiurwell refused to do and Mr R
F. Hester then arose and stated
that his people were expecting the
committee to nominate Mr
Brummitt and that he came down
here to vote for him. It appearing
that some of the members of the
Committee were determined to vote
for Mr. Brummitt he stated again
inat no meant what he said and
left the chair calling Gen. Royster
to preside. Gen. Rovster annninr
Dr. Hardee and B. K. Lassiter
tellers as the meeting had agreed
to vote oy ballot.
On the taking of the ballot it
resulted in Graham receiving eight
votes and brummitt six votes
whereupon Chairman B. S. Royster
declared A. W. Graham the nomi
nee to fill out the unexpired term
The Chairman appointed G.L. Allen
and B. K. Lassiter to notify Judge
Graham of his nomination. Judge
Graham soon appeared and accepted
the nomination in the direct inter
est of the people as some most im
portant measures were to be passed
upon, among them the amendments
to the constitution and the question
of freight rates which affected the
interests of business men and
farmers. He said that North Car
olina should be placed on an equal
footing with Virignia and South
Carolina.
G. L. Allen arose and said he
had an important question of taxa
tion to which he would like to dis
cuss before the committee that of
cash surrender insurance policies
which should be given in for tax
ation. A. A. Hicks opposed the
measure and said that he wanted
everybody to pay their just taxes, j
but to tax insurance nolicioa wnniJ I
call for untold amount of trouble
in the examination insurance poli
cies. Dr. Morris also opposed the
measure, and said if tax was paid
on the real value of land we would
not need to hunt up insurance poli
cies to tax. Gen. Royster was the
next speaker, he said therewas no
means of finding out what an in
surance policy was worttifid that
the man that paid life' insurance
was the best type of citizenship.
He closed by say!ng-;that he hoped
the time would never come in North
Warning to Lovers of Trees
Look out for the trees on vour
side walk, and guard them well.
for you cannot tell what hour some
reckless person will deem it best to
cut them down! Work was begun
Wednesday on Williamsboro street
in iront ot the home oi Col. and
Mrs. H. G. Cooper, who were
erreatlv nleased and interested
They made an .earnest request, how
ever, that no trees be cut down as
they were greatly prized and valued
tor shade, beauty and protection
from an ugly view, and also to cut
oil any unpleasant odors from the
near-by branch. Mr. Bryan, who
was starting the force to work,
kindly consented that no trees were
to be cut down, saying it was not
at all necessary. To the Cooper's
surprise and distress this afternoon
it was found that a ruthless person
had cut them down, saying: "If he
had his way, there would not be a
tree allowed on any side walk in
town". Did anyone ever hear such
vandalism! This proves that the
commissioners are not al together re
sponsible for some of the reckless
mistakes made by the town force.
Mr. Bryan says he expressly charged
the foreman of the work that no
trees were to be cut down, but the
foreman used his own Door, bad
judgement, when the time came,
consulting no one. Mrs. Cooper
went out and told him that one of
the commissioners had promised
that no trees were to be cut, and
he also agreed that he would do as
requested: later he changed his
mind, and before anyone knew it
the trees were down. What a
shame that work done by some of
our citizens who has passed awav.
should thus be destroyed through
ignorance! The buildiner of this
wall along Williamsboro street was
personally directed by the late Jas.
H. Horner and his wife, and it was
their wish that these lovely trees
be lett standing to beautifv the
street aid to be a protection to this
property. They watched them
grow with pride and satisfaction
and often ministered to their needs
Mrs. Cooper has often had them
pointed to by her mother as a canse
for thankfulness for protection and
charged to take care of them and
perserve them. It should be the
right of property owners to protect
tne trees in front of their Dronertv.
but the present street committee
claims that property owners have
nothing to do with the trees in
IVKalke Yotuhp Owetl Faiivt,
I am a LARGE DEALER in Paints.
The L. & M. Semi-Mixed Real Paint is my SPECIAL DRIVE
BECAUSE it costs my customers less than any other pure paint
YOU MAKE PURE PAINT THIS WAY:
To each 4 gallons of the L. & M. Semi-Mixed Real Paint
costing $8.40
Add 3 gallons of Linseed Oil at 75 cents a gallon . . $2.25
This Mrkes 7 gallons Pure Lead. Zinc and Linseed Oil Paint
for $1.50 Per Gallon, or a TOTAL of tflOftf;
7 gallons of any other Paint of equal quality that you buy in
cans all ready mixed costs $14.00 so you save . . $3.35
If you use 21 gallons of paint YOU SAVE . . . . ffiin OR
Send for sample cards and place your order for paint, and
remember White Lead, Zinc and Linseed Oil Paint has hn
the best known paint for more than one hundred years.
B. TURNER, OXFORD, N.
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Do you think of the National Bank of Granville as
being merely a place to deposit your money. While the
primary function of a' bank is to safe-guard the public's
funds We feel that our obligation to the community re
quires a great deal more of this bank.
It is our desire to render to our patrons, every service
and accommodation that can reasonably be expected
from us. We want our customers to come to us freely
when our advice will be of value. It frequently happens
that our business experience enables us to make helpful
suggestions in business matters and we are anxious and
willing to do what we can for your best business interests
It is a pleasure to us to keep in personal touch with
those who depend on us. We belove it to the best in
terests of the patron as well as the bank, and we invite
you to come to us often.
The National
Bank of Granville
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $120,000.
E. T. WHITE,
Pres.
H. 6. COOPER, W. T. YANCEY,
Vice-Pres. Cashier.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT !
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VALUABLE LAND FOE SALE
Good Tobacco Farm
IN
APEX BRIGHT TOBACCO BELT
Saturday, Oct. 18th, 1913.
At 12 o'clock, noon. at. thp Tnnrt
riouse Door in Raleitrh. N C. i
will offer for sale to the highest
bidder 1-3 cash, 1-3 in three
months, 1-3 in six mnnr.hn. the
, "JV,
iouowiag described tract or parcel
of land of Seawell Howell's in
White Oak townshin. on Whit
Oak Creek, 2 1-2 miles northeast
or Apex:
Bounded by the lands nf vj n
Johnson, Mai Sears, Fowler Batch '
eior, Jack Wirnberly and Aaron
Scott, containing 129
or less; being land conveyed to
eawen ttowell by the administra
tors of Zachariah Wirnberly, Wake
ounty registry, Hook 101, page
Good neighborhood, near Jenk's
roaa, schools and churches 1 1-2
and 2 miles distant, road thu
land, 20 acres in cultivation, valu
able timber, pine and hardwood
creek bottom land. Fine farming
sun.
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