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OUR SL0GflN-"OXf0RD OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOMES. SCHOOLS AND PROSPERITY "
VOLUME 29.
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More Popular and
Stronger Daily
Are of Interest to Our
Readers.
The following is an interesting
chapter of the three substantial
banking institutions of Oxford:
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
The New Year opened under flat-
ering auspices for the First Nation- on another page.
al iiank or uxiord, and will share
But the Birds Very
Fine
The Granville Countv Ponlrrv
CM 1 . . ... " . '
onow wnicn was held in the Arm-
in the genera, prosperity which not bought' the T Rbt Wood homr
litiairipaa mpn nil nvpr t.hfl pnnntrw i . . n wvi wmc,
out has an option on it at $6,000.
business men all over the country
think has set in under the new con
ditions. The 13th annual meeting
Condition and Prepared
for Systematic Work
If you failed to attend the Poul- " At. thp
tiy Show at the Armory you missed Granville Commercial Club the fol
lowing officers were elected: J. W. ory of the Granville Grava Wednps
Horner,. President, succeeding W May and Thursday was a hlazp nf
advertisement of the Gas Company Z- Mitchell; B. K. Lassiter, 1st Vice glory for old Granville. As an
another page. jrresiuent. succeeding J. W. Hor- educational reature it will tro down
We learn that W. A. Parham has ler' ?' Lewis, Jr., 2nd Vice in history, as it was the first time in town Thursday
iica,ucui-. auctteuing u. xv. jassi- " mucu piuminence nasneengiven D r n .,
ter; C. B. Adams, Secretary-Treas- to the utility side. L. ' V y' of Stem' was in
urer. sucpppflino-J w wof, a Mr. Pfprr nf Ho t?; Oxford Wednesday.
tit i , i , I ' na i 1 va v uivci, all I -
we learn that Dr. J. A. Morris, new members on board of Govern- honored member of the American J. R. Daniel, of RnntP 1 o
Folks and Their Friends
in General.
L. Burnett, of Route 6, was in
town Wednesday.
Carey Parham, or Route 5,
in town Thursday.
of Two and a Half
Years
When we stop long enough to
count up the homicides, murdprs
was and accidents of a given time we
are amazed , at the large number
wno have met death in Granville
Jm aii j - I wiiu nave me
rp. J' county during the Dast twn anH
a half year3 under circumstances
ulc M,..luslj) W1 luliJOlHig u- i , wicpiiuue wa. u. nay, j. r . veasey, F. A "utry association and a licensed town visitor Thursdav
Institution was held on Tuesday, line w"ich covers the Southern por- M. Phinnix. and I. W Mnno-nm judge of Doultrv. snva t.hf v nn
January 13th, -and elected the fol- tion of the county. succeeding B.K. Hays.I. H. Davis,' birds on exhibition at the Granville La in J'
lowing Directors: Tuesdnv nialif nrm70fi fi,n u 4. W. G. Pace, and J. Rnbt WnnH Poultry Show. WPrp pnnnl to q-1 1 '
, i t I ()? h"ii.u uic tUiUCSU . . . i - ' -1 " - uv. uuu I
Li. W. ljyon, J. n. IjOOCn, L. (jr. nnp wp hmro Korl fV.,,c 4?.,- .u:
Royster VV G. Pace, R W. Lassi- ter as the thermometer was down
ter, R. S. Usry, J. S. Cobb and W. to 14 Wednesday morning
II. Hunt. As the officers have rr .
been so faithful in the discharge of ennetn nicKs, ot Koute 1, felt
0 f lO UUU11IUCO J
i ii ii . VPrv nrnnrl q -rm- Honn l r I , .
meir auties, cney were an unani- .7, . " , -"-y0," wnen ne gratulate the club on their choice
mously re-elected, as follows: killed a wild turkey gobbler weigh- of officers for the coming vear
President, R. W. Lassiter; Vice inff when dressed 19 pounds. Here is hoping that they may be
President, Z. W. Lyon; Cashier, Felix, the 5 year old son of Mr. instrumental in landing several
w. n. nunt; lener, i. Harris, and Mrs. Shelby Green, who has enterprises during the year.
ine stocKnoiaers were ail very been right sick with pneumonia we
inucn gratnieu at me report or the are glad to learn is improving.
oiiicers oi tne name.
whose time of service expired bv far surpassd a similar number nf i
1 ! ?i x " I
i imitation.
The Commercial Club is composed
of our most successful and pro
gressive business men and we con-
- The year 1913 we are pleased to P m, Alie"ureputy heritt K.
ro v, - F. Murray will be sorry to earn
ifern proved the best year this TiTot
y C-i. u, l-j . that he
uantt. naa naa since it was organiz
ed in 1901; and declared a dividend
of 8 per cent and passed a good
over to the surplus after pay
,rg 4 per cent interest on time de-
Paper of the People
We are going to continue to make
the Twice-a-week Public Ledger the
paper of the people, who are show-
wutiuuca u ui tc siL'tt.. ana i -
we hope he will soon be himself .L
o vc nave icueiveu since ine nrst
of January 71 new subscribers and
lost two. Yes, the "Old Reliable"
again.
that required an investigation.
Only one of the slayers figuring in
the large list of tragedies was re
quired to forfeit his life, the others
receiving light sentences. Tn nn.
of Route 1, merating the tragedies one can but
feel that human life is too chpan in
T. H. Davis, of Route 3. was nn GranviIle county. In a conversa-
tobacco sales Thursday tion -with Judge Graham, whose
W R nR.; xt....,..., memor7 is aIways of local his-
5 nSL:i tnsiae -ory, he called off the following
list uf tragedies that have taken
Virgilina D,ace in Granville county during
was in Oxford Friday.
W. A. Parham was in
Wednesday on business.
Rufus btroud, of Hester section,,
was in town Wednesday.
the last two and a half vears-
Mrs. Rhodes killed Joe Kinton
acquitted; L. E. Davis killed B. b!
Braer?. two wars- Pinko r:..:
. P. r loyd "was in Franlclintnn killed Vassnr Fnrlor
Wednesday on business. G. D. Dove killed J. R Rn
J. D. Haithcock, of Hester, was
on our streets Wednesday.
Willie Burwell, of Route 4. was
a town visitor Wednesday.
June Turner, near Oxford, was
on tobacco sales Thursday.
unknown; Walter Barnes killed by
birds he had ever judged in other on tnW martot TUn.Qj '
Shnwd This i a frrtm U 1 1. J
authority and it speaks volumes for l(T 0 B,riea f Route 1. was kHed Slaughter, self defense; Gra-
R. W. Brown & Co., the Bicycle ld Granville. woacco breaks Thursday. nam Alexander killed Jim Jones;
l'he chickens, the cn.ms nnrl ov0r.J J. M. Dpan nf Prnw;n, Juuuu,e ureen i"ed win Bowline
Philathea Class of the Presbvte
rian Church held a very interesting Public Ledsrer is still in t.hp hnnt
posits. The capital and surplus meeting at the home of the Missps with two old
of the bank now amount to about Webb on College street Wednesdav
$150,000, and deposits over afternoon. A Useful ShOD
xta-.t U.xTT, , J. T. Alderman, one of Hender-
The 26th annual meeti
stockholders of the old
National Bank of Gran
one of our most progressi
ness institutions, was
iui-auai.uouudlV J.OLI1. ill I. MP nilnu . I 1.1 .1 . . . m - - I " . " mil 111
- - .v i t mm nnni o rr t-ho i n. u , t?i i , . i . i
;ng room with a large majority of 'faSdi MirZl'dl?lluIle See adv. ne at enaance was srnal . and this Harry Daniel, of Route 6, wasl
brary. You are invited to attPnH
HVeryDOdy'S Attractive Store had been held in Decembpr thp fj T. V Bobbitt, of Watkins, was
five years; Nathan Montague killed
J. L. Sanders, Mattie Sanders,
and Baby Overton, electrocuted
J. M. Hobgood killed W. P. Wil
kerson; D. Rogers killed Irwin
Beck; S A. Campbell killed by hii
son; A. J. Johnson was killed by
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I onn'a fir-ic ;f;-,. i iu i men, are Iore'lne! to thp frnnt
i kj iiiiv Liriin. 1 1 t ?s i mm nnrinr i v i ' - w j. t i - - j. v v 1 uciii:r. wmn i
ngof the of being elected Grand Mastpr nf Their shoP is J'ust such an institu- thing looked nice and peaceful to on tobacco market Thursdav. quitted joeorsey 'killed, R.L.
reliable the great Masonic Fraternitv nf tion as Oxford has long needed, the casual onlooker, but underneath Vassar r.u , ,....,: u:1T 'sl;yGars' JomeLTewB
ville. and North Carolina. ' They seU bicycles, repair bicycles there was a tinge of disappoint- visitor 7ha fir of 7 1 " r?' clenV' Uo
ve busi- nn u. and will mend your guns, pistols, ment. as the people did not turn " , V - Z " J S?K sey; Sam
held on Lu 7" J. 8 ' January and nt your locks with keys. They ou m as large numbers as was ex- . anK Lyon returned Thursday 7 . w . vv iV1- univan;
. i V there will be a box party given bv miarantPP thpir nr Qnri n npctpH Thp ni from a business trin tn Roiii, Johnnie Harris killed Mossat Pom-
i vnT'n nn . i i
the stock represented.
All the old officers and directors
were re-elected and a statement of Tne Granville Real Estate and
the affairs of the bank nrnvprl hirh Trust Co. is offering an unusual Everybody's Store is a great cen- tendance would have been larger
ly gratifying to the stockholders, opportunity to purchase a real good ter of attraction for all who wish The efforts of Mr. Jim Steagall,
After submission of the annual home at a bargain. See advertise- to buy any article from 5 cents up Manager, and the Board of Direct
report the old Board of Directors ment in another part of this paper. to 25 cents, all of which are real or3 OI the show to produce the
was unammnnslw t-qi,j . , T TT , nargams. ihe aitahlp manao-pr Mr oiras and make a show worth
-w x i-cicl i.t .i i in ii i r Trionn i -i Uttam A4ri i - " '
on the tobacco breads Thusrday.
The New Postoffice
In comparing the new ' postoffice
with other buildings we have seen.
we made the statement in our last
follows: , rd"f' OI Vce Street', has moved into the laro-P while, deserve credit
. whm i ii 1 1 1 v ri vv tn noon ov on-t.. -r-.... i . ...
fMa t TTrVirr-k-1 nml n M T i i i X 1 J. TT l rn
"W6uuu uu Bun, oi xvoute i ,Bue Lat uncie aam is giving us
7, were town visitors Thursday. a very ordinary looking building
R. L. Burnett, of near Oxford . ine amount of money appro-
Cooper, J. G.Hall. F. W. Hanw" a
W Z Mitchell, Gen. B. S. Royster ed
m oi. vv. is. Ballou.
An.
mter meeting nf thp otr.b-v.ii
" "vv-iniu.u- T - - .
ii you are in need ot a good, well
broke horse or mule call. on Nelson
& Watkins, who have just received
show worth was on tobacco breaks Thursday ' Rriated to build At to which Mr.
for the iarere ' IC. E. Mnrrpll Snnorinf - c
Dr. E.T. White, Col. H. G formed s that he haSwTiM Br?tt atore on Main street next I d elegant display of fine birds, I J-T-Smith, of Route 6, was in Construction, biiltowto differ
nncr t n tiu ci ttt TT I nc uau ju&l Kinea Hnnr tn thp TTninn T3oi, roi u and it will bp thp mpona v Uxrord Thursdav
pigs 12 months old which we ton- u" T. rVr" 7., ? WUCiC "t I VT ' -rr. r x,cu-w- . " u "!Ke a.Ion swry short, we ask
d as follows: 200, 210. 212 and IV " ,V o a""" rUKZuT:": UIW '"uusury inos. rraizer, of Surl, Person iVAr- worreii to look at our Graded
Kr j ouutn.. oee au veriisement on the w.c uu.
355 pounds.
ers the directors met and unani
mously re-elected the following
officers:
last page.
ENTRIES.
county, was a town visitor Friday. School Building, which cost only
...
resident, Dr. E T White- a car iad at their sales-stabh
Vice-President, H. G Cooler- 0xford- Read, advertisement
Cashier, W. T. Yancev:' Assistant another page. .
It is Easy to Save
When you speak of the "Old Re
a car load at their sales- stablps in "able everybody in this
on
cey: Assistant.
C. S. Easton: Teller. V,
7
v.asnier
Howard
A dividend of 8 percent was de-
W. E. Overton, of Route 6, roll
ed in town Friday morning and sold
o raA rf f Unn n4- Tl :
i i . v,ilu. wna uc- njwdww at donnaon ware-
tZTL Tn reased the surplus house for: $20.50, . 26, 40, 25,15,
an Q . 'UUU' "lamg capital 52.50, 21, 26.50, 37.50, 24.50,
and surplus equal. 18.50 and 13.50.
.uwi, ciiNjv. There was a good break of to-
Ant annual meeting of the stock- bacco on the Oxford market Friday
noKiersof the Union Bank was and we are pleased to learn that
neia in the office of the Bank Tues- Prices are stiffer and now fs a good
January lth, and was largely "me for farmers to sell the bal
VB .
oJp St(;ck!10lderS re-elected the
o.d Pioard of Directors as follows.
ance of their crop.
Lee Clement, one of the choice
1 1 i m t-
T TT n,.: ttV.V, " juuns uacneiors oi iar mver Acaa-
ing. VV a' l ' J 'em- emv section, was in town Wednes-
shn, r.1 V "-"i. - 1. Uren
Dr
T .
'J . A EV'l nrn' T m i-i
;u"u erkinson.
he R - h!nks to officers for
iTArry in which the
''thaslJon tJe G 6Ven months
e3 that ti business recommend-
MldL IMP Tlf & A a, .
ui;i in niiro ar-i- a f
1 I
Profits
aivid
. MC carried as undivid
lts instead of
end anH ".ctI""K a
rs to invpoT- uciea tneUirect
R,. 'uv.esutp the new Fpd prn
if kerned a.nd.enter the stem
stok Ts nSnb,e- The capital
,749 GQ and deposits
Crenha -elected RH.
0ws and Thn Sdnt ; J- F' Mead
PiUsThj0V Cheatham. Vice:
The Tin ' J-r?: ?radsher, Cashier."
mstitat
day and reported that two members
of his club had become willing sub-,
jects to sly Cupid's darts.
We are greatly pleased to see
that tobacco is selling well on the
Oxford market as will be sen by
the following sale made Friday at
the Johnson warehouse by H. M.
Daniel: $23.50, 26, 35, 30, 23, 25,
27.50, 45, 30, 22, 11.25.
' Our good, friend, W. S. Daniel,
the energetic and wide-awake man
ager of the County Home, i s a suc
cess in raising meat as the follow
ing will prove: He killed 8 hogs
that weighed 3,562 pounds three
of the largest ones weighing '488.
456 and 425.
on exhibition, as follows:
J. C. Davis, 13; J. M. Tillott-
ty knows that you mean the f' p ! m8' 75; RT
malBankof Granville. The ?F'J7&
Rank anH thp fn,n .,t u es- ' neeK m Mrs.T.tJ.
w , ir Harris, 3; W. T. Evans,
oo nnn i . . ... .
Jamps Malnnp pf Mrt.;ou . 'uuv' u compare it with the
ior
day.
There was a total of 500 brids anion th. nZi n.ew P03tofl.ce which will cost more
1 ' t , - - " I O r. V 1U t tUl XI1UI fU
, I til
an double that amount.' We ac
knowledge that the Work rn f h a
J. P. Sandford, of Stem Route f postoffice is all rijrht hnt it i
1 ' .. . . . . I .. . " " s
a. was on tne tobacco breaks Thurs- generally conceded that our post-
Wib
it : iidiiia, o; vv . x. avails. 11:
"v"' hujcij lueumeu one wim iiam n pn m.n.n 'n. ..
the other so long that the people N H ucnanan, ju. ox ?Iem section, were in Ox
in an off hand way refer, to it as TJj U,S frd Fr,day- '
day office when comnletpH will npf
W. S. Cozart and A. s nntr. Pare favorably with the Henderson
- . ' nnotnffixn 1 1 1
K'uobuinv.c, any, every ooay Knows
that we are entitled to as good a
Tin Cjtn ffl r oa TTanr1aioni , 1
miiuRiab1?' .f0r. ' l. a kws, 1; R. Bowden. 7: W. T. Mur- C.0"!! a hve young farmer it comes down to a fine point there
U n TJ-,11 -ni uuuie O, was On Uie tObaCCO IS nnth nr tnn rrnnrl r..j
market Thursday. , , . The fault is no'tTn the worJnl
Miss Fannie Gregory left Thurs- ship or materiaI or anything ' that
Mr. Morrell has had to do with.
laking m consideration the ele-
custom with them to resort to the
bank in time of prosperity and ad
versity,'and the bank has never
failed to extend to them the con
j i .
iii v x inn i ii auvr nanriTi r n a
: rw s:zi " uji Averett, 2;
uii-c uiui tu nave a uaiiK. account.
See the adv. of the "Old Reliable"
elsewhere in this nauer.
ray. 6; John G. Hall, 6: Thomas
Li. Pace, 18; W. T. Brummitt, 1;
Mrs. r . r , rort, 3: U. D. Osborn.
4; J. H. Critcher, 13; Arthur day for Rutherford, N. J.f to visit
W. R. Trodden. 3- Mrs. G. W. Hobbs
Popular Price Show
The Maude Norwood Stock Com
pany comes to the Orpheum Thea
tre nPt. IVTnnrljlV f nr- throa ViirrVTa
. wmxv.v.. "i6u i T , - r- . -. n x t
enjoyment. The press, notices r.T' " n' nrs
speak well of ths stock company.
The plays are interspersed with
vaudeville acts of a pleasing nature.
TL. - .
xnere is a entire, cnange ot pro
gram each evening Mondav.
Mrs. J. T. Britt, 2; C. H. Easton.
3; W. G. Pace, 6; J. D. Barnes. 6:
SSL' L '5-b Wl 5A , bacco a the Johnson warehouae.
xicv,y, , Avj.ia. rt.. o. jreace. z: w.
F. Badgett, 12: Mrs. A H. Mc
Ghee, 18; W. L. Cnrrin, 10; W. E.
Dorsey, 14; E. L. Smith, 5; J. E.
field, 1; R. K. Taylor, 4
PRIZE WINNERS.
The winners of . special prizes
weie:
Best cock in show, won hv R
ing popularity under the excellent
direction of the Board of Directors
3 a young vier- '
ion tA : i i : Afj.i. u . u. an-
0n and isdaily grow-sher, the Cashier ' - -
Tuesday and Wednesday. This is Bowden, White Rock.
perhaps the best popular, price Best hen in show, won by W. T.
company that has been in Oxford Evans, Oxford, White OrDhine-ton
for some time. Mr. Justin Ran- Best cockrel in show, won by E.
koff, who is closely identified with L. Smith Oxford, Barred Rock. "
the Orpheum and looks after all Best pullet in show, won by A. J.
the shows, says that the Maude Cheek. Henderson, White Omhino-l
Norwood Stock Company is one of ton. '
the best on the road. - See adv. of Best pen in show, won bv Mrs
Orpheum Theatre on last page of rLouis Thrcp, White Rock.
this paper. . - ien dollars given by Britt &
PAY YOUR TAXES NOW!.? iite? S?""
" uiauviiic VjUUULy 1 Olil-
After the 15th day of February try Association won by A. A. Wil
the tax booKs will go out for tollec- liams on Black Minorcas
tion. Pay npw and save cost. Ten dollars triven hv Granviiip
(febl5.) S; C.HOBGOOD.Sh'eriffJ Poultry Associaton for the winner 1 Bgett.
H0 - 4- a! 4-" an h. J t . '
Watt Elam. of Buffalo. Vs.. was ;.""""l.???lan,a, aP"
in Oxford Wednesday selling to- ,. J?Z,!?l2
' .- " puui iimi
wished and exnected. THp XJSt V f r
Gen. B. S. Royster, Ex-Senator get an accurate estimatp u
A. A. Hicks.Supt. R. L. Brown, worth of a dollar in building is to
x-eie ouhock and M. r . Hill at- visit some of the fine court houses
tended the Grand Lodge of Masons and schools jn the - State, which
at Raleigh this week. Squire W. were built on the spot and not dic
R. Gooch, of Stem, also attended, tated from Washington.
Hich Averages . A bill was recently introduced
mgn Hverages. into Congress to do away with
Of course, every farmer desires much of the red tape incidental tu
to get the very best price he can the construction of government
ior ms tooacco and when he is con- buildings, in which the author of
sidering that point it is incumbent the bill claims that more than a
upon him to take his tobacco to a third of the cost can be saved to
warehouse that has a reputation the government.
for high averages. The Owen otd a VPn
Warehouse is famous in this oar- STRAYED OFF Two colts, one
ticular and Will H; Fleming guar- 8 spel weighing about 400 lbs.
antees to secure the highest noS?i- me otner a Day weighing about
ble price on the remainder of the
700. Straved awav from mv niir-o
Tuesday night and last . seen of
them was at Bob Parham's place
near Henderson Road. E. T. Jones.
of the most prizes by anv resident rvute d- "ord. N. C. It pd
crop that is taken to the Owen,
See adv. on last page.of this paper'.
of Granville county who failed to A nnnn Tim?Qt c 4.-
w t? r Un;y Fair- Buy a 25 cent Package of Royster'
Tied by W. E. Dorsey and W. R.. Powder from J. G. Hall and mak
8
make
l
r..
a good horse out of that plug. 6t