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PUBLISHED TWICE-A WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
OXFORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1914.
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Announced from all pulpits
Oxford bun r
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the pulpit
" TvnicMs The meeting will
dFnda night,
f the ministers of Oxford will
nart Tiie ciiuii m
f", 'number of the , best .sing-
i; in town and the puone ib cux un
invited to attend.
' the SUNBEAMS
one of the most interesting pro-
-mis of music ana imwuu
n our pleasure to witness in a
.,e time was given dv m ouuucm
fthpiaptisi aiintu c
nl-ly one nunarea bwetri.
bildren, wliose agw mn& .
twelve, tool: part m tne exerei&es.
rs. J. B. Comer and the Misses
ary Royal ana ltnei nancu io,yc
U drilling the chiiaren ior some
:ne and their efforts were crownea
th SUCCeSS. IVVI'IJ itvaiuiuic octti.
the church was occupied ana it
of the most inspiring events
as on
of the com-
the religious life
unity.
THE MONEY IN SIGHT
The enthusiastic Senior Baraca
Ms of the Baptist churcn nas
deed nearly two thousand dollars
ward the proposed class room ad
lining the church on Spring street,
his money was secured by a whirl-
M campaign in less than one hour.
It the class meeting Sunday morn-
g a building committee was ap-
binted and ways and means will be
vised to begin the work at an early
fete.
PRESIDING ELDER HERE
Dr. John Hall, Presiding Elder of
e Raleigh District, filled the pulpit
the Methodist church Sunday. He
quite popular in Oxford and always
iceives the glad hand when he
Mites. He has the nack of savin e
ings in the right way.
A GATHERING OF LADIES
At the request of Rev. S. K.
fillips the following announcement
cm all the pulpits of the various
arches in Oyford last Sunday:
Beginning at eight o'clock on this
iesday night the ladies of Albe
irle Presbyterial, which is a Union
a.i womens societies in Albemarle
esbytery, will meet with the Oxford
esbyterian church. The meetine-
Tuesday nieht and Wednwdnv
will be open to the entire public
men and women, nnrl t mnat
irdially invite all vour npnnb tn a.
f d these two services. I think the
ograms will be very interesting and
'tractive. Th a o:
. "-J iicooiuua WHICH
snat 9:30 a. m. and with t
Pon of two hours for dinner ex-
fZ ;,U.P;m- ?n Tuesday. Wed-
"to inursdav. will h for-
pes only; but I most cordially in-
jour ladies tn ho r,
me the best "l,
Pr!sbyterian church will be
Pnt at these
meetings to speak
Tar'OUS phases Of xrn,.
uethat great goodwill come
organized women's work of
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Itinfn,. 7 uurcnes come
S'. during
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leaker of note."
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& has or.Ti x , ,
is in uZr a iarn as the dog-
rttspPi " "a- yU had better
and Zl?1 is e best
T -ell ' and nicely made
See bi- !he low Drice of
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for ltiate for the nomin,-
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CaWe. April, 5,1914
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SHORT LOCAL PICK-UPS
About People and Things That Are
of Interest to The Public
Ledger Readers .
GATHERED
FROM THE
AND COUNTY
TOWN
Joski, vv iearn
rs. pi' .rnnady and her
fnf s- EcnH -xuj ana her
tTu; S: f' w eturn to
Pea .",sat the home of
.tecont Recty -street:
6- COntlnues to slowly im-
Mr.
&d esday.B' IIineS Went to
Knock Them Off A convention of
Town Knockers would knock the
spots off of the growlers.
Building New Cottage Mr. J. P.
Floyd is building another cottage on
New College street for rent.
Full of Shoppers Oxford was full
of people Saturday and our mer
chants enjoyed good trade.
New Stables Dr. S. H. Cannady
is building new stables and buggy
house in the back of his lot on Main
street.
Base Ball Fever Several of our
young men, who are lovers of base
ball, wen to Durham Saturday to
witness a game.
Better Pay Better pay your State
and county taxes by May 1st or there
will be trouble ahead for you when
you get ready to vote.
More Mud The rain Sunday
night and Monday caused another
wave of mud and called a halt on all
farm work and building.
Will Build Mr. Lennie Smith has
purchased the lot adjoining Mr. J. J.
Medford on the. old Lanier property
and will erect a nice home.
While We Wait Some difficulties
and problems come to us while we
wait but we overtake others while
we are going the wrong way.
That's Right The people of Ox
ford have begun to look after their
lawns and beautify them, which adds
so much to the neatness of the town.
Repair Lanier House We learn
that Mr. M. P. Chamblee will repair
and repaint the old Lanier residence
and make it his home when com
pleted. "
Peace of Mind It will give you a
great deal of peace of mind if you
will take out a life insurance policy
with Mr. Sellers. See adv. on an
other page.
Executor's Notice Mr. A. A.
Hicks has qualified as Executor of
the estate of late C. K. Hester, and
your attention is called to the notice
in another column.
Off To The South After spending
a week with his family, Mr. J. W.
Brown left Monday for the South in
the interest of the wide-awake Oxford
Buggy Company.
In The Mountains Judge Devin is
now in the mountains holding court
and we are sure the people of that
elevated section of the State will be
pleased with him.
Will Keep You Cool The Oxford
Ice Co. hac completed the large ad
dition to their plant and will be bet
ter able to keep the people cool dur
ing the heated term.
Tobacco Plants We learn from
farmers in town Saturday that there
are plenty of tobacco plants, but
they are small and that the crop in
Granville will be late this year.
Real Estate We call your atten
tion to the advertisement of the Gran
ville Real Estate & Trust Co. in an
other part of this paper, and ask you
to read it as it might interest you.
Do You Neea Any Senator Sim
mons has sent us a lot of garden seed
to distribute, and if you need any
call at the Public Ledger office and
get them as now is the time to sow
your garden. ,
Basket Picnic Do not forget ihe
annual Basket Picnic at "Kinton's
Fork" holiday, June 1st, on Oak Hill
road, four miles north west of Ox
ford. Base ball and speakers will be
announced later.
Lost Spectacles The "old man"
lost his spectacles on the street Fri
day. They are gold rimmed with
half-round glasses, and the finder
will be rewarded by returning them
to the Public Ledger office. -
The Bicycle Business We ask you
to read the new advertisement of R.
W. Brown & Co in another part of
this paper and trust you will extend
them your patronage as they keep a
good line of bicycles and do repair
ing. Want Your Business The Union
Bank wants your business and seeks
your deposit account. ; It is in safe
hands and well conducted, and we
ask you to read advertisement on an
other page and call and see Cashier
J. S. Bradsher:
Colored Man Dead Pierce Hole
man, one of Oxford's best cooks, .and
a good natured and kind-hearted
colored citizens died at his home, in
Oxford Sunday. He had many
friends among both white and color
ed people who will regret to learn of
his death. ; " , ; ' ' " ,. " ' -
Band of Gypsies A band of Gypsies
I numbering between 25. and 30
composed of men, women, and child
ren, spent Saturday and Sunday in
Oxford. 'They had 5 wagons and 23
horses, and were en route to Oklaho
ma. ' A large number of our people
visited their camp on Sunday.
JOHN P. STEDMAN DEAD
He Was Very Active in the Affairs
of Oxford and Granville
County
HIS REMAINS REST IN ELMWOOD
CEMETERY
The sad intelligence reached Ox
ford early Monday morning that Mr,
John P., Stedman breathed his last at
9 o'clock Sunday night in Morganton,
where he had gone to a sanatarium
some months previous to regain his
shattered health.
Mr. Stedman was a man of strong
character and was active in the af
fairs of the town and county. He
was a native of Fayetteville and
come to Oxford a number of years
ago. He was in the drug business
for a long time and was the patentee
and manufacturer of "Stedman's
Headeasy," a medicine tha had a
wide sale. '
Mr. Stedman was elected Town
Commissioner during the period of
the dispensory and was chairman of
the Street Committee when the gran
olithic side-walks in the business cen
ter of Oxford were laid. He was al
so chairman of the Cemetery Com
mittee and was active in having Elm
wood beautified and cleaned. Mr.
Stedman was one of the best com
missioners Oxford ever had. He was
a concientious man and believed in
honest, straightforward dealings
Mr. Stedman was elected County
Commissioner two years ago and was
chosen chairman of that Board. At
the time of his death he was a mem
ber of the Board of Trustees of the
Oxford Graded School and was zeal
ous in that work. "
Mr. Stedman was a moving spirit
in the recent bond election and he
stated at the business meeting look
ing to bonds that the most urgent
needs of Oxford was good streets and
side-walks. . Being chairman of the
County Board of Commissioners Mr.
Stedman was active in establishing
the New County Home and he was
anxious that it should be made com
fortable and pleasant.
Mr. Stedman was a member of the
Oxford Presbyterian church, from
which the funeral services were held
this Tuesday morning, conducted by
Rev. S. K. Phillips.
On the arrival in Oxford the re
mains were taken in charge by Up
church & Currin, funeral directors,
and conveyed to the Presbyterian
church...
The pallbearers were: '
Active Messrs. H. G. Cooper, I.
H. Davis, John Webb, Walter Strad
ly, A. A. Hicks, W. B. Ballou.
Honorary Messrs. John Booth,
Dr. B. K. Hays, W. ZL Mitehell, Z. W.
Lyon, W. H. Hunt, C D. Osborn, R.
H. Lewis, Dr. G. S. Watkins, C. W.
Bryan, Dr. T. L. Booth.
The funeral and burial services
were largely attended and the floral
tribute were numerous and beautiful.
Mr. Stedman is survived by two
children, one son, Mr. John P. Sted
man, Jr., of Concord and one daugh
ter, Miss Laura, who makes her home
with relatives in Washington, N. C.,
and two sisters, who reside in
Fayetteville. '
ANSWERED LAST ROLL CALL
Wo learn that Mr. S. P. Phipps, of
Vance county, and brother of our ex
cellent countryman Mr. J. M.
Phipps, of Route 1, died on Sunday
after a gradual decline of several
months duration. He was an old
Confederate veteran and was reared
in Orange county and reached the
age of 74 'years in life's journey.
He was a member of Brown Bap
tist church in Warren vcounty, and
devoted to the cause of the Master,
and therefore was ready when the
summons came "To come up higher
and rest under the shade of the
trees."
He leaves behind 4' grown children
and other relatives to mourn his
passing away.
Mr. J. M. Phipps , and two daugh
ter, Miss Cora, and Mrs. Alfred Fra
zier, attended the funeral and burial
on Monday.
AN INTERESTING BOY
In the midst of all this beautiful
weather we rise to ask what has be
come of the barefoot boy with cheeks
of tan? And where, even in the
midst of this hurly-burly, work-day
old world, is there a man with soul
so dead that , he does not cherish a
kindly regard for the rough-and-tumble,
free-and-easy barefoot boy, who
stands immortalized in verse as typi
cal of Young Anierica? ,' The . sock
encased lad may. be more of a parlor
ornament; his manners may be more
aesthetic, and he may be vastly more
cultured, but well; with all his
"modern equipment," he is not quite
so interesting as that boy of yester
daysithe lad with the freckles on
his face and the stone-bruise on his
heel. '.. :-. ,.. , .' ' ' ' ";.;".-.
LOST DIAMOND yBROOCH In de
sign represents a cluster of
flowers', and was lost afternoon oh
the street. Finder will be libral
ly rewarded "by leaving it at this
office K 2t.
AN ELECTRIC RAILROAD
Problem Solved By the Business
Men of Oxford Becoming
Interested
WILL PROBABLY ASK FOR CHAR
TER TO BUILD LINE
The business men of Oxford are
free to admit that the Seaboard and
the Southern Railway Companies are
averse to granting adequate passen
ger and freight facilities at this point.
Take for instance the question of a
physical connection of the two roads,
which would not cost them above
$4,000, and see how they have ignor
ed this simple request. To every
proposition, both large and small,
they have? closed their eyes and ears
and are as dumb as an oyster. Side
tracked, as it were, they are of the
opinion that we are entirely at their
mercy. It is a foregone conclusion
that Oxford cannot grow unless we
get right with the railroads, and get
right wre must. )
It would seem that the railroad
companies would readily comply with
any reasonable request of the citizens
of Oxford. Every ton of coal you
burn, every brick in the foundation
of your building, 'every stitch of
clothes on your back and nearly
everything you eat was hauled in by
these railroads, and they did not con
sult you as to how much you should
pay them for bringing it in. They
have established their own rates and
the volume of business here is simply
enormous certainly it is large
enough to warrent the railroads in
giving' us a handsome passenger sta
tion and adequate freight facilities.
The business men of Oxford have
reached a point where they see that
something must be done. The stub
born railroads are about the hardest
proposition that confronts us, and
that will disolve like sugar in water
if we go about it in the right way.
It has been demonstrated that talk
ing has little weight with the rail
road companies. Action is what
counts, and the public spirited citi
zens of Oxford are ready to act. A
proposition is being entertained to
build an electric line from Oxford t6
Henderson, the round trip fare from
either end to be twenty-five cents,
the cars to leave the terminals on trie
even hour. It is proposed to have a
park at'Dabney, the round fare trip
fare from either end of the line to
be ten cents. There will be no trou
ble in securing a franchise to carry
the United States mail and this item
alone will aid materially in defray
ing the running expenses of the
road. At first blush it would seem
that a proposition to build the elec
tric road is a wild cat scheme, but
the fact is, it is a safe financial in
vestment. Anything to bring the
railroads to a just sense of duty is
well worth the trouble and expense.
Everybody traveling to Henderson'
and beyond would use the electric
road and purchase their railroad
ticket at Henderson. This item alone
amounts to several thousand dollars
annually. An electric road to Hen
derson is the only thing that would
establish our independence and re
move the barries that obstruct our
growth. -
All this talk about the proposed
railroad from Greensboro to Yancey
ville, Roxboro, Berea and via Stovall
to Henderson and on to the seacoast
shows that there is a negro in the
wood-pile somewhere. Why diverge
from Berea to Stovall and sidetrack
Oxford? Another slam at the peace
and dignity of Oxford! :
If the business men Of , Oxford will
get together and ask the next session
of the General Assembly to grant a
charter to build an electric road to
Henderson you will see the railroads
become as gen tie" as lambs.
It is a well known fact that the
railroads never do a thing until they
are absolutely forced to do it. There
is no use bickering with them. It is
time lost, and it is high time that we
burst the bottle and crawl out.
The lack of railroad facilities is
the greatest obstacle , to our growth,
and as soon as Uiis important fact
is properly adjusted there will be no
trouble in inducing capital to locate
here and establish manufacturing
plants.
DEATH OF MRS. O. B. CURRIN'
We regret that we are called upon
to chronicle the death of Mrs. O. B.
Currin, which took place at her home
in Oak Hill township on Friday
morning, after a short illness. She
was, a, member of Mountain Creek
Baptist church and was kind and be
nevolent and highly thought of by
her neighbors and friends.
She was about 32 years of age and
leaves a grief-stricken husband and 4
children, and many relatives - to
mourn her death. The; funeral took
place Saturday ' at Mountain Creek
r-Sid the burial services were read by
Mr. R. T. Blackwell as Rev. P. H.
Fontaine was sick and could not at
tend. A large concourse of neigh
bors and friends attended the ser
vices and paid -the last tribute of re
spect to a- good woman who had been
gathered to resC"
MOVEMENHF PEOPLE.
Personal Items About Folks and
Their Friends Who Travel
Here and There
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME
YOU DO NOT KNOW
Mr. Ben Hart, of Route 3, was in
town Monday.
Mr. H. N. Green, of Stem, was in
town Monday.
Mr. James Gooch, of Wilton, was
in town Monday.
Mr. Charley Jones, of Route 4, was
in town Monday.
Mr. Wade Smith, of Tar River was
in Oxford Saturday.
Mr. Rufus Stroud, of Route 2, was
in town Saturday.
Mr. Ben Pitts, of Route 2, was in
town Saturday.
Mr. Boss Critcher, of Route 6, was
in Oxford Monday.
Mr. S.: T. Hunt, of Route 1, was
in town Monday.
Mr. M. L. Oakley, of Route 6, was
in Oxford Saturday.
Mr. J. D. Kinton, of Route 4, was
in tovn Saturday.
Mr.' Lee HobgAod, of Route 1, was
in town Saturday.
Mr. B. F. Hester, of Route 1, was
in town Monday. -
Mr. R. T. Slaughter, of Berea, was
in town Monday.
Mr. L. E. Adcock, of Tar River,
was in town Monday.
Mr. D. Y. Hunt, of Route 3, was
in Oxford Saturday.
Mr. W. O. Cheatham, of Route 3,
was in town Saturday.
Mr. Gooch Cheatham, of Route 3,
was on our streets Monday.
Mr. Charles Hester, of Route 5,
was in town Monday.
Mr. A. A. Puckett, of Route 1, was
in town Monday.
Mr. W. R. Nelson, Of Route 4, was
on our streets Saturday.
Mr. Nat Hobgood, of Route 7, was
m Oxford Saturday.
Mr. Spencer Jones, of Culbreth,
was in town Monday.
Mr. Marsh Daniel, of Route 1, was
a town visitor Saturday.
Mr. West Brummitt, of Route 2,
was in town Saturday.
. Mr. J. T. Garnett, of Route 3,
was in town Saturday.
Mr: Z. W. Allen, of Providence,
was in Oxford Saturday.
Mr. John Brummitt, of Route 2,
was on our streets Monday.
Mr. B. H. Bullock, of Culbreth,
v as in Oxford Saturday.
Mr. N. C. Bradsher, of Route 2,
was a town visitor Saturday.
Mr. George Daniel, of Clarksville,
was an Oxford visitor Saturday.
Mr. Alex- Jenkins, of Wilton sec
tion, was in town Saturday.
Mr. Rubn Overton, of Route 6,
was on our streets' Saturday. '
Mr. Henry Averett, of Route 7,
was on our streets Monday.
Mr. Ed Bobbitt, county treasurer
ot Wilton, was in town Saturday!
Mr. W. A. Sherman, of Trinity sec
tion, was a town visitor Saturday.
Mr. Will Knott, of Church Roads,
Va., was on our streets Monday.
Mr. George Sherman, of the Trin
ity section, was in town Saturday.
Mr. Leland Farabow, of Stem sec-!
tion, was on our streets Monday.
Mr. "Eck" Mangum, of Brassfield
township, was in Oxford Monday.
. .Misses Rice and . Hart, of Dexter
section, were on our streets Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Currin and sofas
of ( Route 1, were In Oxford Saturday.
Mr. S. M. Satterwhite, of Provi
dence, was a town visitor Saturday.
Mr.H. G. Clark, of Adoniram, was
among the Oxford visitors Saturday.
Mr. Lee Minor, of Stem section,
was among the crowd In town Satur
day. -
. Mr. J. 11. Tillotson and Miss tJiuy.
of Route 2, were in .Oxford Satur
day. ' ;
Mr. and Mrs. Tingen and. children,
of Tar River, were in Oxford Satur
dr.y.' ' ''. '.
Mr. and Mrs R. L. Brummitt, of
Route 2, were in Oxford Saturday
shopping. , .
Mrs. M. B. Hobgood and daughter,
of Route 1, were in town shopping
Monday. -1 , .. .
'yr. and Mrs. W. L. Clark, of Ado
niram, we're, among the town shopp
ers Saturday. ; , . ' ' ' -
Mr. and Mrs. James Horner and
Mrs. A. S.' Hall -spent Sunday with'
relatives in Henderson. ?
, Capt. T. D. Clement, of Route 1,
was in town Saturday supplying him
self with garden tools.
Mrs.4' J." C. Horner, who has been
in'Richmond several weeks for treat
ment, has returned to Oxford much
Improved In health' to the, pleasure
of ber many friends. '
MEXICAN WAR CLOUD.
After a Spirited Debate the Presi
' dent was Authorized to Use
Armed Force
SCENES IN CONGRESS AS MESS
AGE WAS READ
. On Monday morning President
Wilson laid the Mexican situation
before Congress and requested ap
proval for the use of force to obtain
from Dictator Huerta recognition of
rights and dignity of the United
States.
It was the first time since the war
with Spain that the President had
placed so grave an International
crisis before the national legislature
Mr. Wilson spoke in solemn tones!
When he entered the house chamber
the cheers and applause that greeted
him were widely enthusiastic- -an
outburst of the tension that has pre
vailed in the national capital for the
last 24 hours.
To any one not present, no word
picture can portray the scene in the
lower branch of Congress. There
was nothing lacking to give a thrill,
to bring flushed faces, short breaths,
the cheer that belong to wonderful
occasions.
In the galleries were men and wo
men of every political faith. But
for once the faiths of politics were
cast aside. In its stead was a creed
of love of country, the spirit of '76,
fidelity to the sisterhood of states.
Amid these surroundings President
Wilson, in a deliberate voice indica
ting the seriousness of his mission,
the sober thoughts within him, be
gan to speak. The silence was opT
pressive, following a wild demonstra
tion which broke out as the Presi
dent entered upon the floor of
chamber. f
After a spirited debate of more
than two hours the House passed the
administration resolution, approving
President Wilson's purpose to use the
armed forces of the nation to ob
tain from General Huerta the fullest
recognition of the honor and dignity
of the United States. '
The vote was 337 to 37. The reso
lution was passed at 9:25 and went
to the Senate.
Those in a position to know state
positively that the Senate will this
Tuesday morning stand by the reso
lution, approving President Wilson's
purpose to use armed forces of the
nation to obtain the fullest recogni
tion of the honor and dignity of the
United States.
Io one can look beyond the war
cloud in Mexico and say what the
end will be. In the meantime our
navy is being mobilized in Mexican
waters. It Is the intention of Presi
dent Wilson to seize Tamplco and
Vera Cruiz and block all the ports
of Mexico. This may be done with
out bloodshed. American soldiers
will guaru the long railroad bridge
between Mexico City and Tampico.
It is almost certain that a standing
army will be maintained in Mexico
for some time to come.
THE NORTH CAROLINA GUARD
Practically every company in the
North Carolina National Guard is
ready and anxious to go to Mexr ;o.
Every company in the second regi
ment has specifically tendered ser
vice and practically all the companies
in the other regiments as well as the
coast artillery, the naval militia and
other organizations.- j.
The North. Carolina guard now
have something more than 3,000 men
subject. tor the call of arms, but Just
as soon as the order comes to mobi
lize there will be additional enlist
ments to bring the companies up to
the minimum war strength which
will give the guard upwards of 3,T00
men.
WILL PROBABLY RUN SPECIAL
The Baracas and Philatheas of
North Carolina are anticipating with
great pleasure the approaching State
convention in Durham. A week ago
the names of about 500 regular dele
gates had been received ' at. Baraca
Philathea headquarters . in Greens
boro, and this number .will probably
be more than doubled before April
25th, when the convention meets.
In all probability the Oxford Bxrar
ca and Philatheas will run a special
train to Durham next Sunday.' It is
understood that the round trip fare
will be $1.00.
BRINGING THEM OUT
This beautiful spring weather is
bringing the ladies out in large num
bers, and Landis & Easton's store is
thronged nearly all day. The at
tractions provided by Major Will
Landis and his artistic milliner are
greater than everbefore and is ap
preciated by the dear ladles. See ad-.
vertisement on another page.
DO YOU NEED A WELL? Wells .
drilled through rock which mean3
pure water, satisfaction . guaranteed.
Write to E. A. INGOLL, Stem, N. C.
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WANTED SEASONED PINE CORD
wood, car load lots. LYNE &
HARRIS, 1 5th and Dock streets,
'Richmond. Va. ltpd.
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