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OUR SLOGAN-OXFORD
VOLUME 29.
FINE BOYS AND GIRLS.
HONOR ROLL OF GRADED
SCHOOL
Look at the List and See if
Your Name is Among
the Honored Ones
First Grade Lucy Taylor Baird,
Betsy Baird, Mary Bland, Dallas
Boyd, Joe Breedlove, Louis Clark,
Matt Currin, Lillie Dent, Charlotte
Easton, Laura Frazier, Inez Hob
good, Virginia Hart, Francis Lan
dis, Raymond Newton, William
Steed, Eugene Wheeler, John Ray
Watkins, Lizzie Blackwell.
Second Grade Tom Booth,
Thomas Cannady, Rux Currin, Cam
Easton, Betiie Sue Green, Alice
Hall, Elizabeth Hobgood, Kelway
Howard, Alma McFarland, Alfred
McFarland, Minnie Munich, Edward
Mitchell, Ben Medford, Parker
Leigh Tignor, Thomas Roysier,
Madison Usry. John Williams,
Annie Lou Williams, James Webb,
Dora Woolf, Henry Covington.
Third Grade Lillian Fuller, Joe
Floyd, Janie Frazier, Pattie May
Green, Gertrude Poythress, Inez
Patterson, Emma Pollock, Janie
Thomasson, Joe Renn, Louise Evans,
Willie Sneed.
Fourth Grade Carulyn Booth,
Travis Chamblee, Sarah Covington,
Billy Devin, Hugh Easton, Charles
Easton, Effle Lee, Minnie Murray,
Thelma Poole, Thomas Rowland,
Mabel Sizemore, Berniee Usry,
Moses Woolf, Sarah Woolf.
Fifth Grade Lillian Cheatham,
Thelma Hester, Fritz Hall, John
Perry Hall, Annie Landis, Heathie
Linder, Idle Kerr Taylor, Rives
Taylor. Annie May Watkins, Olive
Webb.
Sixth Grade Frank Averett,
Louise Currin, Sam Hall, Frank
Murray, Zela Newton, Ruth Par
ham. Seventh Grade James Ballou,
Ruber t Parham, Marion Sneed, Joe
Tay'or, Lois Wood.
Eighth Grade Elizabeth Floyd,
Edith Parham, Irene Pierson.
Nineth Grade Compton Bobbitt,
Muzzette Dainel. Alleine Hicks,
Lorene Peed, Buxton Taylor.
Tenth Grade Alva Lee Currin,
Helen Paris, Ruth Shaw.
Hunt-Royster Marriage
A very pretty marriage wa3
solemnized in the parlors of the
Yarbrough House, Raleigh, on New
Year's day, the contracting parties
being Joseph P. Hunt and Miss
Delia Royster, both of Oxford.
On New Year's day Mr. Hunt,
accompanied by his brother Ray
mond, and Mis3 Delia Royster, the
bride-to-be, and her sister, Miss
Flora Rdyster, caught the early
morning train for Raleigh, the
bridal party registering at the
Yarbrough House. A marriage
license was secured and Rev. R. F.
Taylor, pastor of Jenkins Memorial
Methodist church, uniting the hap
py couple in the parlors of the
hotel.
The bride is one of those sweet
sensible young women that knows
how to make a home attractiva and
delightful. The groom is one of
Ur.cle Sam's most faithful servants.
'Joe," as everybody calls him, is
the mail carrier on Route 7, and
he numbers his friends by the hun
dreds. The Public Ledger wishes
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt a life full of
sunshine and blessings.
Visiting Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Ross, of New
York City, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. I, Garrett on Spring
street. Mr. Ross is cashier of the
city ticket office of the N. Y.l'N.
H. and H. R. R., 171 Broadway,"
and a well known foot ball ist and a
member of the American Referee
Association. Mrs. Ross was for
merly the wife of the late Walter
Maddra, a native of Oxford. Y.
J. T Poythress received a tele
gram Wednesday conveying the sad
news of the death of. his brother.
"ot. loythress, one ot the good
of Chapel Hill. He was a
member of the Christian Church
h?s d ,argG family t0 mourn
OFFERS
SHORT LOCAL PICK-UPS
GATHERED FROM THE TOWN
AND COUNTY
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Our
Readers.
High street has an epidemic of
cupid fever.
The Granville Grays will undergo
inspection on February 11th.
Our old friend Henry Robards is
now with the J. F. White Co.
Have you paid your taxes? If
not Sheriff Hobgood is waiting for
you.
G. C. Daniel purchased in Rich
mond a few days ago a fine pair of
bay hoses.
We call attention to advertise
ment of J. M. Broughton & Co. on
the last page.
Crawford Knott, of Route 1, was
in town Thursday and purchased a
new automobile.
This should be a year of big en
deavor for Oxford in improved side
walks and streets .
Sizemore Brothers are increasing
their baking facilities by putting
in a large modern oven.
The stockholders of the National
Bank are called to meet next Tues
day instead of Monday as stated.
A new platform and steps have
been built in the rear of the stores
occupied by Perkinson-Green Co.
Glad to learn that our friend J.
Ev, Jackson, swho went to a Rich
mond hospital for treatment, is
being benefitted.
We are glad to learn that thein
fant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Brooks, who has been critcally ill,
is slowly improving.
Artful Cupid got in some fine
work in Granville during December
as Register of Deeds Powell issued
around 100 marriage licenses.
In spite of the bad weather good
progress is being made by the con
tractor on the new residence of J.
A. Veasey on Gilliam street.
Rev. Joyner has provided7 him
self with a nice horse that he may
serve the good people of his circuit
with more comfort and ease.
Be sure" and read the advertise
ment of W. A. Hluzek, the expert
tailor, and extend him your pat
ronage as he loves to please his cus
tomers. '
There has been small breaks of
tobacco in Oxford this week and
prices are equally as good if not
better than they were before the
hollidays. '
Mrs. Houbold has moved into the
Wheeler house on Hillsboro street
just vacated by, ex-Sheriff Sam M.
WheeJer and family who moved in
the country. . -
R. H. Lewis has bought from
Col. Win. Lassiter the cottage he
now occupies on the corner of Gil
liam and High streets,' the price
paid was $4,500. C ' vJ- -
It is such a pity that the streets
of Oxford continue to retrograde
and Elm wood Cemetery remains in
a neglected condition, and let us
hope both will . receive proper atr
tention during 1914.
The good and aged mother of J.
F. White after a well spent life en
tered into sweet rest a few days
ago at her.home in Guilford county
and her gentle and loving spirit
will forever abide in City of God.
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Supt. R. L. Brown has removed
half of the front fence at the Ox
foru Orphanage as the hedge is
growing off nicely. When rail the
front fence comes down it will add
to the beauty of this fine institu
tion. ' ;:..V;.v- ----v ' ' ':'
It is said that the Western Un
ion Telegraph Co. and Southern Ex
press Co. have decided to separate
their business, -which has been run
in Oxford by Frank Spencer for J21
years. We understand he will re
main with the. Western Union and
I the office will be on Main street."
PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOMES.
OXFORD, N. C, SATURDAY, JAN. 10, 1914.
TAXES FOR YEAR 1913
SLIGHT INCREASE IN TOTAL
OVER PREVIOUS YEAR
Sheriff Hobgood Talks In
terestingly About the
County Taxes
In speaking of taxes, Sheriff Hob;
good, whose books are always ac
cessible and up-to-date, read out
the following interesting totals of
the 1913 taxes for Granville .county:
State. .... . .... .-. . . . . $17,446 59
School. . . .... ........ 36,350 06
County . . . ... .... . . . . 16,470 20
Road... ............. 28,235 79
Railroad . . .... . . , 16,226 63
Total. . . .... ..... $100,122 27
Properly speaking, the taxes for
lyl3 covers a period from May T,
1913, to May 1, 1914. Of this tax
Sheriff- Hobgood has collected
$60,000, leaving about $40,000
due and must be collected before
May 1, 1914.
It is always a pleasure. to talk
with Sherriff Hobgood about taxes
or anything that pertains to the
county He always has the infor
mation at the point of his fingers,
and in an-off-hand way we learn
that the taxes for all purposes for
1913 is something like $9,000
more than the previous year. He
is not only an excellent Sheriff,
but a fine tax collector.
Oil Stove Turns Over
Owing to the turning over of an
oil stove Wednesday night about .il
o'clock, at the home of Mr. Hershey
an alarm was turned in and Pete
Wood, -who had just -returnedfrom
his Christmas outing, and our Fire
Company were quickly on the scene
and fire put out with but little
damage. The fire boys have had
a good long, rest and we hope it
will continue, even if they are al
ways ready and willing to fight
the flames. ,
Woodmen Install Officers
The Oxford Camp of the Wood
men of the World are steadily
growing in numbers, popularly and
usefuless. At their meeting'Thurs
day night the new officers elected
at a previous meeting were install
ed. A beautiful ceremony took
place in which Mr. D. G. Brummitt
presented a handsome office chair
to Gen. B. S. Royster, Consul Cim
mander. In accepting the token
Gen. Royster made one of those
heart-to-heart talks that so much
endears him to all f rateranl men.
Death of Henry Wiiliford
On Wednesday morning Mr.
Henry Willi ford -died at h's home
in the Culbreth section, after an
illness of" several days with blood
poison, caused from knocking the
skin off -of one of his hands. He
was the brother cf A. Wiiliford,
of Oxford and L T. and John Willi
ford of Culbreth section and possess
ed a kind heart, was a good neigh
bor, and loved company.
He leaves behind a large family
to mourn his death, a wife and 16
children, a number of whom are
married.
His'remains were laid to rest in
the family graveyard amid the
tears of loved ones. and sympathiz
ing neighbors and friends. May
he rest in peace.
Right Rev. Joseph B. Cheshire,
D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of
North Carolina, will visit; Saint
Stephen's Church on Sunday next
for the administration of the Apos
tolic Rite of Confirmation. Service
11 a. m. All are welcome.
The attention of our ' readers i s
called especially to the advertise-,
ment of the- Tree Expejts oq the
last page. This is a fine opportu
nity to have your shade and fruit
trees looked af ter as the young men
will be glad to serve you. r
FOR RENT Brick store on
Hillsboro street, one of the best
streetsrin town: JC; Davis. " 2tpd
v FOR RENT Rooms and - apart
ments for -housekeeping, at the
-Frances Hillard -school - building,
Phone 49B. . - - 2tr.
NEED OF C0-0PERAT01N
THE NEW YEAR FULL OF
OPPORTUNITIES
A Strong - Pull and a Pull
Altogether is What
is Needed
Probably the most pressing need
of Oxford now is systematic street
and sidewalk improvement.
During the coming year the town
must more vigorously than ever
push a campaign for more pay
rolls. Should We do our duty to
ourselves as a community we must
take steps to still further improve
sanitary and health conditions.
We must conserve our health our
most valuable asset. And we can
do it by getting together under the
leadership of our health officer and
the County Medical Society. '
In fact the sum and substance of
what we must have, if we would
make, adequate progress this year,
is full and frank co-operation. Co
operation spells success when right
ly managed. And co-operation is
the quality for which we plead this
year. Enlist under its banner and
thus make effective that co-operation
which will benefit the com
munity and every individual in it
as nothing else will. And along
with our material growth there
should and naturally will come a
growth in moral and spiritual good ;
for.it is inconceivable that the
forces making for. righteousness
will rest while progress is "being
made along material lines.
Altogether for Oxford, should
be the slogan that should sink deep
Jjitq our civic consciousness and be-
come tne mainspring oi civic action;
The good of the community being
realized all other things, in the way
of individual good, will be added
unto us. ' ,
A Noble Woman at Rest
Mrs. Mary Frances Wrenn, age
about 74 years, died at her home
near Watkins on Monday last. She
is survived by nine children as
follows; J. W., J. T. and D. T,
Wrenn, Mrs.W. H. Greenway, Mrs.
W. S. Hunt,' Mrs. B. T. Hunt, all
of Granville, and Mrs.,S. T. Whitt
and Mrs. J. E. White, of Person
coun ty . She i s sur vi ved by th i rty
three grand children and twenty
three great-grand children. She
was a member of Rehoboth church
and was one of God's noblest women.
Relatives and friends esire to
thank through the Public Ledger
all who was so kind and sympathe
tic in the closing days of Mrs.
Wrenn's life.
Mrs. Wrenn was a great woman,
kind hearted, of a warm sunny dis
position, always ready to help the
needy and to strow sun shine on all
arour.d her. I have known her for
thirty year and I never heard her
speak a harmful word of any one.
1 was with her in her sickness, al
though suffering intensely she bore
it with, patience and christian
fortitude. - .- -
She had a bad spell of pneumonia
about four years tgo, of which she
never fully 'recovered. She was
taken with pneumonia about two
months ago. She pulled through
with that and then had a ruptured
vein in her ankle which caused gan
green. which slowly ebbed her life
out. I never- saw more devotion
by children and grand children in
all my life.
.Burial at Rehoboth church Tues
day afternoon by Rev. Bethea. Ni
Expert Furniture Designer
Mr. Fenton Horton has been
elected superintendent of the Ox
ford Furniture Factory and enter
ed upon his duties here the first of
the year . He is an expert- furni
ture designer and has "several de
signs to his credit that are copied
in Grand Jtapidsf . We ; congratu
late officials of the" Furnita re Fac
tory i n securing the": services of
this expert and predict for. them
increased business. . :
; AT STEM:WEpN: 14TH, .
. Dr. S. Rapport, of Durham , will
be at Stem at. the Hotel, Wednes
day,. January 14th, for the purpose
of examining eyes and; fitting
glasses. Consultation f ree. : ": It.
SCHOOLS AND PROSPERITY;
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE.
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME
YOU DO NOT KNOW
Personal Items About Oxford
Folks and Their Friends
in General.
. . J. S. Currin, of Route 2, was in
town Thursday,
Fred Currin, of Route 1, was in
town Thursday.
S. P. West, of Route 4. was in
town Thursday.
R. L. Eakes, of Route 2, was in
town Thursday.
J. B. Thomasson, of Stem, was in
Oxford Thursday.
L. Y. Gordon, of Tar River, was
in town Thursday.
Mrs. L. F. Smith was in War
ren ton this week.
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W. E. Hight, of Route 3, was in
Oxford Thursday.
D. C. Walker, of Lyon, was on'
our streets Friday. '
Will C. Daniel, of Stem Route; 3,
was in Oxford Thursday. - -
Willie Lee Currin, of Route 1,
was in Oxford Thursday.
W. C. Breedlove, of Route 3, was
a town. visitor Thursday.
George Cannady, of Dunn, was
on our streets Thursday.
We3t Jones, of Wake county, was
in Oxford first of the week.
D. M. Milton, of Creed moor sec
tion was in town Thursday.
Waller L. Taylor, of Stovall sec
tion, was in town, Wednesday;
Dr. and Mrs.w Sails, qf;Route 4,
were on pur streets Wednesday.
Norman Hobgood, of Route 1,
was an Oxford visitor Monday.
Carl Piper and M. L. Oakley, of
Providencewere in town Thursday.
E. A. Tunstall and Chas. Hester,
of Route 2, were in town Thurs
day. - -.
Bud Mangum, of Creedmoor,was
among the Oxford visitors Thurs
day. Mrs. C. H. Cheatham and son, of
Route 3,-were town visitors Thurs
day.:. .. :. .
- Our young friend Gibson Howell
has returned from a trip to New
York.
M. F. Long, of Seaboard, visited
his brother, Will -Long, in Oxford
this week. .
George Land and P. C. Blackley.
of Tar River section, were in town
Thursday.
Charles Wheeler, of Route 6,was
in town Thursday and road home in
a new wagon.
Pete Wood has returned from a
10 days' visit to relatives in east
ern Carol ina.-
M. A. McGhee and Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Babcock, of Route 7, were
in Oxford Thursday.
The .venerable J. A. Peace, of
Fairport, was among the Oxford
visitors Wednesday.
Mr. and Mr3. R. H. Lewis and
bright children returned a few days
ago from a visit to Fayetteville.
Mr. and Mrs. Hershey have re
turned from spending the holidays
with relatives in Columbus, Ohio.
Miss Eugenia Cannady, of Route
1, and sisters, Mrs. D. Currin, of
Route 6, were in Oxford Wednes-
day. : .' . ; " . . ' -
L. B. McFarland and Ai R. Suit,
two nice young men of the Sharon
section, were, on our streets Thurs
day. , r ; ::V:;:'" ' ' ; .
John Haskins returned Thursday
from spending the: holidays with
relatives at Apex and other points
in the. State. ' wi
Mr. Frank Parham, -who is pracr
t icing law in New York City; re
cently visited his father. A. C.
Parham and family in town.
. . Mrs. R. B. Morgan, of Dunn,'Ray
Shot well, of Henderson; and Miss
Louis Daniel, of Richmond, visited
Mrs. Lonnie Evans this week.
NUMBER 7
ANOTHER WAREHOUSE.
MAKING A TOTAL OF SIX
IN OXFORD
Rumor Has it That an Option
, Has Been Secured for
Its Location
It is rumored that Oxford is to
have another warehouse, making a
total of six warehouses for the sale
of tobacco. It is stated in this con
nection that number of well-known
men of Granville county have
secured an option on an excellent
plot of ground centerally located,
and we take it that the warehouse
will be ready to handle this year's
crop of tobacco if the scheme of
the promotors are put into ex
ecution. Six warehouses in Oxford is a
guarantee that more tobacco would
be handled on this market than
ever before. The fame of the
market would spread in proportion
to our equipment to handle a great
er quantity of tobacco. It would
mean double sales and that alone
would have a decided tendency to
strengthen the market.
It is a well known-fact that quite
a number of wagons loaded with
tobacco was driven through the
streets of Oxford on their way to
other markets during the present
tobacco season. This is hardly at
tributable to inadequate warehouse
facilitiesbut with six warehouses
in Oxford and double sales during
the busy season there is not much
Ukulihoed that many wagons would
pass through Oxford. With only
one warehouse in Oxford there
would be very little tobacco sold
here,' but "with six warehouses we
could expect to cover a still larger
area of the Golden Belt, and in
this way shoot the scales up to 15,
000,000 pounds per year.
Removal Notice
The Five, Ten and Twenty-five
Cent Store of Mr. Kendall Street,
formerly located on College street,
will be moved to larger and hand
somer quarters on January 15th.
The store room formerly occupied
by Nassef on Main street, next to
the Union Bank, has been fitted up
for the larger and growing busi
ness. It is interesting to note
what a large stock of goods is
covered by five, ten and twenty-five
cents, and'Mr. Street has a faculty
of buying the things that are con
stantly in' demand. Mr. Street is
a comparatively new comer to
Oxford, but by square dealings he
has won a host" of friends among
the good people of Granville. See
adv. on last page of this paper.
Highest Market Price
When you sell tobacco you want
the highest market-price, and this
i3 exactly what the Banner Ware
house guarantees to do for its cus
tomers. The Banner is noted for
its good light, strict attention to
every detail and the best accommo
dations for you and 57our stock.
There is no such thing as running
over.your tobacco to see how much
can be sold in a few hours. Every
thing looks good for the balance
of the crop and Mr. Mitchell will
be glad to see you at the Banner.
See adv. elsewhere in. this paper.
The Misses Sails
Miss Grace Sails, after spending
iheiholidays with her parents at
"The Oaks," has returned to Bre
nau School of Oratory - at Gaines
ville' Ga., accompanied by her
guest. Miss Ruth Carr, of New.
Hampshire, who is teacher of Do
mestic Science and Biology at Bre
nau College Conservatory.
Miss Helen H; Sails, has return
ed to Dillon. S. C, where she
teaches in the high school, after
being home at "The Oaks" for
the holiday season.
LANIER PLACE FOR SALE.
Ed ward b and Chamblee having
purchased three shares in the hand
some Lanier place, have brought
action to have same sold for di
vision. All who want to buy build
ing lots and all who wouJd like to
buy the house place apply ;at once
to Mrs. MrL. Chewning, Route'5,
Oxford.' ' ltpd.