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t 3 i . PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. ?OUJjiK 29. OXFORD; N O., SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1914. ' NO 57 PUBLIC " - - . ' . , i1 . i AT POST OF DUTY i, Hesponsible For the Some Onf Death of Two Firemen in Charlotte iWAKMN(i TO THE HANDLERS OK EXPLOSIVES i.!af Wallace and Capt. Glenn, of , tPirft Department were thecal""- m J viled Wednesday morning anu inree L- firpmen more or less seriously n by the explosion of a quantity , dynamite stored in a Darn. ine c , rri fif a Ti rl the riennrt- t.. hill CLIU., I1L ' - mu X- had been sumiuuucu iu eiuu iI.tli.1n)P Never having been 'prised of the presence of the ex-.;u-ps and fearing ho danger. iijn r nan' " Llf Wallace, Captain Glenn and Firemen Barnes, Erwin, Todd and several others had just laid a line of hncpand had rushed tnrougn a oou- ble fence for the purpose of reaching A wat of fire. The hose was not unite long enough and Chief Wallace bad tailed for a nine siacit. oev nl of the men turned to drag up the line and this accounts for their miip The next moment the explo- inn occurred. Captain Glenn was billed instantaneously and Chief Wal lace was felled in his tracks and ikn Firemen Barnes, Erwin and w - Todd. Thp force of the explosion was uch that planks and scantlings were hurled like shrapnel through the I About People and Things That Are walls of adjoining houses, one of these cutting the line or nose neld I by the men in two near the nozzle. J Captain Glenn was literally riddled GATHERED FROM TELE TOWN with splinters, one oi tnese passing thrr.uo-h his left chest, another break- mivu- w in? his left hiD .and others inflicting tarful wounds all over his body.Both arms were broken and his head was and cruelly gashed by the flying missiles. Chief Wallace was a little to one side of Cautain Glenn and his worst Chapman are glad to see him out injury was that inflicted by a scant-1 again after two weeks sickness ling that splintered his right should- er, sections ot wood being driven j deep into his chest. His head was ana also gashed in a half dozen places, or . T3 um6 . J.Uir - ine Darn m w nch the tire origina- k im oeiuiigeti io iir. xiawiuns, a con tractor, but he is unable to account for the presence of the dynamite and the people of Charlotte are disposed to believe that a colored man, wno was seen in the community placed it there with evil intent. it is most deplorable. The State mourns the death of two men in the discharge of their duty. Somebody is responsible for their death. If they met their death as a result of carelessness on the part of some one or at the hands of an assassin, the penalty in either case should be sev- ete. Every town and citv in the State 1 ask should make a thorough investiga- tion to ascertain how careless the handlers of explosives have become, and where gross violations of the nr. is found they should be punish- accordingly. THItl.'l'.CTnijv inini r- Bonnie Smith some time aero fn sdcea a well known architect to Vlclt v T, I I - iue Lxcnange Hotel with a view Jf enlarging and beautifying the uw,uery. After looking over the mliwohZ i , , the addition Z m tv6 t me addition of another story i auuiuct OLUljr 0uld greatly add to the appearance, wnvenience and capacity of the hotel CO Singly drawn a 0k,i-i a 1Vi oijctmcaiions were ac l n . . luu omita advises us that the con - win oe let at an early date and the vrk pushed as rapidly as 4os- sible, As the work will ho onmniotoH I an ;n,iout of the wav before the fall business nicks nn ,m ht - f luu n in i uce no inconvenience while the "fK is hnint- i i ' 1 wxfe piusecuteu. i "1S Will p-iro tn. a 1Taa. I i J hotel with ample room to -ui e a large number of people, and ith the installation of all the mod- improvements it will continue o comfort and joy of the travel lQg men Stained th t,. , )Hr,t i. "ugts yiuu ai iii Thw 7 uome on College street p.. ay morning in honor of Mrs. ) .Se W- Ixobbs, of Rutherford. N. Sliest I a very interesting game the han,i, 0nor was Presented with a 4ttlsoin V" B " Palatable S- Hart, of Oak Hill town- Couif?rn(i 0ne of the nominees for s,reets tiT 10ner was on our ts Thursday. 1UG SALE , cr i - vul nir 'jmirtt.n e : I (nit . I beeinatUndis & Easton which wifi 0n Wednesday July 8th OTt,.. : L DON'T PORfiRT that t ar sun at m "iiv iu rne renair snon i orkF r every Saturday. All are nominated, although Mr. Peed f0r flone satisfactory. Yours received 99 majority of the popular Work, J. A. GUPTON at-pd.vote. - - - : " ' HRk ff Ji Ci . . VJSfcfS TBr8?- " ' ' pa iPt&ZZ 3 (Ti lt si ft iMfO'Hsiii 4- i-.lt v- - - i ,yf iiW iv , f . V -C V Nus Ancfftrkic Ex-President nCW5 (JllapsnOlS against Of the Weelt Lieutenant ocean from oared boat, race at New London, Conn. prise, as Harvard's crew was a strong SHORT LEDGER LOCALS. 1 A of jt to Tne Public , Ledger Headers AND COUNTY Getting Better The son of Mr. Mrs Sidney Jones, who has been Ulte slck 1S improving Out Again -The friends -of A. A. still Grunting The Brown town Bristles have commenced to grunt are dispensing an unpleasant od in the bailiwick Will Rebuild Mr. R. T. Crews commenCed to make preparations to rebuild his residence, which was burned some time ago. O'pened BusinessMasters Willie Hicks and Henry Hunt have opened up a candy stand on College street and are quite attentive to their busi ness.. , Had Hard Time The tobacco buy ers have had quite a hard time to get good seasons so they could take down fnd Drize up their tobacco and ship t- House for SaleMr. H. G. Willi- ams advertises a house and lot for sale in another column, and you are to read it, with B. Kr Lassiter as Attorney. Will Make Quick Time It seems that automobiles will sell in Oxford. G. S. Watkins is the owner of a new model Ford, and can answer- a call in quick time. Fine Tobacco Farms A. C. Hugh- Ptvia rr cola an1 XXJ n sir . von to Vk-So AflirArHcamant in 111 cau uia a.vx iiu.i.viv " " - nart th nar,er. WTarrenton High School We call the special attention of parents and guardians to the advertisement of Warrenton High School in another , r Fine Showers While there's rain there's hope, so don't get out of heart about the crops and the garden patch. The Good Lord always evens up in , , J 1 Jr, the run of the season. Blackstone College This fine Col- leee. located at Blackstone, Va., has advertisement on another -page of this paper and we ask you to read narefullv and extend it your xat- : ronage. - . - . - r-i Hum Tne 'l'nysicai uuhwuuu I, onirthincr lotolv ahnilt tllfi physical connection of the Seaboard and Southern Railroads in Oxford? Wonder if it can be secured before the fall trade begins? Commenced to. Grow It makes-us feel, good to know that crops have commenced to grow off nicely since the rains have commenced to visit the different sections of the county, and the farmers are 'making every turn of the plow count. Colleee Street Residents The res idents of College street are greatly LiMHd with the granolithic side- they can walk down town without waamg inrougu time it rains, with the exception or crossing and it is hoped that some- thing will be done to them Attention Democrats The Demo- cratic County Convention will meet to day' saluraay m r nnnl rm tnft TlOramaUUUS. mauc ov the two primaries. Jf wu.. ent outlook , the uonvenuou have to nominate one commissioner na it "seems as ner convention vote Willi ford nenner mr. rteu ui . ' , ww . . Theodore Roosevelt returned from President Wilson's' administration. John C. Porte of the British navy and Newfoundland by way of . the Azores This was the first victory for the Yale favorite. The Mexican rebels captured QUESTION OF ETHICS. Cut Out the Mail Order Houses and Thereby Keep the Money at Home ALWAYS PRACTICE WHAT YOU SHOULD PREACH Only a little while ago a merchant handed us an item for publication berating those who order such goods from mail order houses as he him self has in stock. He requested us to urge our readers to patronize the home merchants and keep the money at home. At most, the merchant who prompted us to stand by the home mechants is a small adver tiser, but nevertheless the Public Ledger recognizes the wisdom of patronizing home and keeping he money at home to the' extent that we have been Reused of being cranks on the question, as subsequent events will show. As this particular merchant seldom ever patronizes the columns of the home paper, we took it upon oursel ves to look, up his record and to see to what extent, he practiced what he preached. Our friend does not car ry millinery in stock, but when his wife wants a hat it must come from some other place first-handed and possess distinctive qualities Investigation further revealed the fact that this same merchant has al most invariably been a liberal patron of the wild advertising schemes sprung on " the business men by shrewd "foreigners." We' recall that this same business -man some time ago actually bought a good space on a piece of cardboard that some shrewd fellow came here and got up, or rather was to get up, contracting to have several hundred of them framed and cbnspiciously posted about town and county, for which he collected seventy-five dol lars of the good money from Oxford "business men" in advance, but has not been seen or heard from since. This same merchant to whom we have so manfully stood by in the hour of his peril in the advance of the parcel post upon his legitimate domain, has patronized the advertis ing columns of the Public Ledger in the last three years to the extent of a three line local of a cow which had "gone dry" on his hands. We sympathize with any struggl-l ing community wnose people ueberi . the business men ana ny to otner marts for things they can get at home. Fortunately there are num bers of good business men in Oxford who practice'as well as preach "pat- ronize the home" doctrine, and to the thmic4TifiQ t mir -roanurM in 11111 ii- ville we desire to say that if you want to know what business men in Oxford believe in patronizing and helping to build up home and home enterprises, and especially a good paper, you have only to watch the advertising columns of the Public Ledger and get better goods at less cost than you can by patronizing irresponsible mail order nouses scat tered over the country. A guaran tee -stands behind the home mer chant's advertisement every time. ENTIRE MILLINERY STOCK AT cost. On July 15th I will move to the Mitchell Building (above the Union Bank) and fit up a beauti ful and up-to-date Millinery Parlor.- From the 1st to the 15th I will sell my entire "stock of milin ery and notions at cost. . ' - MRS. T. LANIER PIN LOSTGOLD PIN IN SHAPE of a cresent,'lset ith three garnet I sets; Finder will be rewarded by returning same. to Mrs. Hunt. " ' :"- ' - D. C. It. ' ftPORTEf (HAUlTfi ' Europe, where he attended the wedding of The hydroplane America was launched at George E. A. Hallett, an American, will islands. Yale defeated Harvard by a few varsity eight over Harvard In years, Zacatecas. The derailed engine is a sample of their wrecking operations. THE ELECTRIC STORM. During the Storm Wednesday Even- ing the Electric Wires Snapped and Oxford was in Darkness FOLLOWED BY A. MOST RE FRESHING SHOWER Soft mellow clouds began to gather in the Northwest at the sitting of the sun Wednesday evening and ere long they began to boil and fume like the waves on a storm tossed sea. The air was surcharged with electricity and pedestrians , scurried to shelter long before the rain decended. One flash, followed by a loud clap of thunder, and the sub station of the Carolina Power and Light Company was put out of business and utter darkness reigned upon the face of the earth, save the blinding light flashed from the clouds. Little flocks had gathered at the local churches, as is their custom on Wednesday evening, to engage, in prayer. The service was well in hand when the switch board was turned off by' the hands of the Almighty, which had a tend ency to quicken prayer in the hour of darkness. All the homes of Ox ford, where electricity is depended upon for light, was'in utter darkness. A large crowd was at the Orpheum and they remained there in darkness through the storm cave the glow of an improvished mellow light. The storm raged for thirty minutes and the light from the electric wire re kindled as suddenly as it diedv The first storm swept over Oxford at 9 o'clock, and as the mutterings of thunder were heard in the passing clouds, the second storm was gather ing in the Northwest, which reached Oxford about ten o'clock. There was but little bluster in the second storm , as compared to the first flury, and the people retired with a feeling of gratitude to the All Wise Provi dence that the earth was being mel lowered and pulverized by the rain. ORDINATION SERMON Next Sunday the Rev. Horsfield will be in Raleigh, where he has been appointed by, the Bishop to preach the sermon in the Church of r4ie Good Shepherd, at the ordina- tion of the Rev. Lewis N. Taylor to the Priesthood. ' in the Rector's absence morning prayer will be read in St. Stephen's churca at the usual hour, 11 o'clock VOTERS OF GRANVDLLE COUNTY I desire to. express my heart felt thanks to each and every one of my friATiris in O-rfnrd and (Granville conn- ty for tne support they gave me in nominating me for Treasurer and when elected, I pledge myself to dis charge the duties -of the oflice to the satisfaction of the public. - . Your Friend advt. HENRY J. ROBARDS COHN & SON'S Removal and Rebuilding Sale-is still goingfand will last two more Weeks. Hundreds have taken the ad vantage of :, the bargains offered in this great sale and during these re maining weeks of the sale we will give further price reductions on en tire stock of Men's Clothing, .Shoes, Drv Goods, and ladies and men's furnishings and millinery must be sold at half prices. Nothing is held in reserve. Remember on or about September 1st we ; will move our Men's Store into old Post Office building next to our Ladies Store, Having our big business under one roof. Come and convince yourself that Cohn & Son's sale offers real bar- gains. Look for the big" green signs? over the two buildings advt. COHN & SON his son Kerniit, and issued a broad- Hammondsport, N. Y. In this craft attempt to fly across the Atlantic inches in their annual varsity eight and the result was universally a sur MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE. Personal Items About Folks and Their Friends WTio Travel Here and There SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW Dr. A. P. Tyer spent the week at Buffalo Springs. Mr. Carl O'Brien,-of Route 5, was in town Thursday. Mr. R. T. Slaughter ,of Berea, was in town Wednesday. Mr. Elam Currin, of Route 1, was in town Wednesday. Mr. Ben Currin, of Route 1, was in town Wednesday. Mrs. J. T. Cozart ,of Route 3, was in Oxford Wednesday. " Mr. Hamilton Hester, of Route 1, was in town Thursday. Mr. Walter Phipps, of-Route 1, rwas in town' Thursday. Mr. J. T. Duncan, of Berea, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Charles Floyd, of Wilton, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. W. N. CritcheV, of Route 5, was in town Wednesday. - Mr. Joe Crews, of Tar River, was a town visitor Thursday. . , Mr3. Titus Currin, of Route 6, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Abner Newton, of Route 2, vas in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Graham Smith, of Tar River, was in Oxf ord Wednesday. ' Mr. Ike Bullock, of Creedmoor, was in Oxford Wednesday. - 'Mr. George Parham, of Route 1, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr R. L. Brummitt, of Routed, vas in own" Friday morning. Mr. L. L. Cresham, of Route 3, was in town Friday morning. Mrs. R. J. Cobb and children are visiting relatives at Blanche, Va. Mr. Little" Frank Currin, of ! Route 6, was in town Thursday. Mr. Hubert Gregory, of Stovall section, was .in Oxford Thursday! Mrs. Sam Jones, of Culbreth, was an Oxford visitor Wednesday. - Mrs. J. L. Fuller left yesterday for a ten days stay at. Ocean View. Mr. and Mrs. Henj:y Averette, of Route 7, were in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar -Yancey, of Route 1, were in town Wednesday. Prof. W. A, Howell, of Qray Rock section, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. O. J. Eakes.'of Route 7, was among the Oxford visitors Thursday. Mr. Ruben Blackwell, of Buchan an, was an Oxford visitor Thursday. . Mrs. Mellichampe Is on a- visit to her mother, Mrs. Short, at States ville. - - - Mr. Cecil Smith, of Route 7, was among the Oxford visitors .Thurs day. Mr.".' and Mrs. J. P. Bradsher, of Shady Grove, were-in town Thurs day. - ' " , , . - Mr. Willie Currin, of Providence, was among the Oxford visitors Wed nesday. ' - ; ' Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Knott, of Enon, were town visitors Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Hobgood and ' con, of Route 1 , were in Oxford . Thursday. " . j Miss Frances Brown left Friday ; to visit relatives at Port Norfolk and fNorfolk and she will also visit Ocean viw and Vireinia Beach. - TRY OUR SMALL PICNIC HAMS j 20c. per lb. Phone 115 Taylor Bros IATE0F COUNTY FAIR. The Two Days,WTednesday and Thurs day, October 28th and 29th, Crowded Full of Interest PREMIUM LIST WILL BE DIS TRIBUTED NEXT WEEK Mr. Eugene Crews, Secretary of the Granville Fair, states that the premium list will be in Ihe hands of the people within the next ten days or two weeks. This year it is under stood that the Fair will be better and larger "and more interesting in every way than last year. Why? Because we live to learn, and Secrtary Crews has been a very close observer of things in general and he can place his finger on all weak places. The farm ers who have been helping make the Fair a success are this year going to be more in evidence. Mr. Crews has , under consideration several interest ing schemes along educational and progressive lines that is sure to prove of increased interest this year. Asked as to amusement feature, Mr. Crews said, "O, yes, we need a little good cheer, and I have a large list of the very best attractions to j select from, and in all probability the grounds will be brilliantly lighted and thrown open to the public both nights of the Fair. While I regard the amusement feature with interest, I shall be very, careful in granting concessions. rt : Asked as to whether there would be an "Oxford Day" or a "Children's Day," Secretary Crews replied that it is his aim"to make the Fair of gen eral interest to everybody in the county and that the two days, Wed nesday and Thursday, October 28th and 29th, would be crowded full of interest and those who came the first day is sure to come-the second day. Later on in the season it is the in tention of Secretary Crews to take a force of men out and shape up the grounds and paint the buildings. Possibly there are some stumps to be removed and some grading to be done, and youcan wager that all this will be done before Mr. Crews invites his best girl to step in and look. There are some little details that does not fall to the lot of the Sec retary, one of which is the appoint-" men of a Marshall for the Fair. Mr. Crews says that the Fair Association will meet in the near future and among, other things they will name the Chief marshall, who in turn will appoint his aids. Any one who believes Mr. Crews . is worried over the last election is sadly mistaken. He is brim full of en thusiasm for the Fair and has en tirely forgotten that there was an election. If you want to talk about the Fair ,the same .cordial greeting that has characterized Mr. Crews throughout his career, awaits you at the Court House. He is anxious to get the premium list in he hands of the people as early as possible, and in order to distribute the pamphlets he will place large packages at all the wll known business places to be handed out, but in the event you do not get one in a reasonable length of time after they have been issued by all means drop him a card. It is to tlje interest of every farmer, of every 'citizen to make the Fair a success. If it had done nothing more than to create the Interest it has created in raising produce in this county it would have a splindid ex cuse for its existence. But it ha3 done so much it requires nothing but praiseV and the Public Ledger hopes all the farmers of Granville will get busy and prepare something to exhibit. Remember that the dates of the Fair are- Wednesday and Thursday, October 28 and 29 but now is the time to get busy. Do not wait until all the things worth while are put away. Get up something for the Fair. Secure a premium list next week and see what you have or will have on the farm that will help make the exhibit a credit to Gran ville County. A VERY FINE POINT Mr. Mbrrell, who has supervised the erection of a number of . Federal buildings, says that Oxford postoffice, taken as a whole, is one of the very best buildings in the country. Since coming to Oxford Mr. Morrell was re quested by the Government to in spect some work on the Henderson postoffice, and he is responsible for the assertion that the Oxford post office surpasses the Henderson office in every detail. In arguing his point, a Henderson lady said to an Oxford lady: "O, yea, you may have the best 'building and all that, but it is only red brick while ours is stone." . I : WATCH FOB LOST ON TUESDAY I lost a ribbon watch fob with gold medal attached on College street or the Asylum grounds. Finder, will be rewarded by infor ming Carl Raglahd'of Route 1K Oxford, N. C. lt : 'i ! .1 ' I 1 i S i - ! f 1 A
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