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FT' -; PUBLIC jLnJiJijlJ3i JIDi Jul J i J': VOLUME 29, THE WAR AND TOBACCO America is To-day the Meat House, Corn Crib and the Tobacco Barn for all the World THE HARVEST BOUNTHTiL AND THE DEMANDS GREAT The European war is the one topic of conversation and the uppermost question in the minds of the people of Granville county is to what effect it will have upon the tobacco crop. Mr. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treas ury, and many men of national re pute say that the finance of the coun try is ample to tide us through a long seige of Foreign war providing the American people co-operate with each other and not lose confidence in our institutions. So far as the Na tion is concerned the monitary con dition of the country is reassuring, but it is not far to see that some sec tions of the country are experiencing more alarm at the present time than other sections, and that some men in Granville county has vast more ground for fear than their neigh bors. The happiest men in the United States to-day are those who have full corn cribs and full smoke-houses. How many farmers are there in Granville county who could build a fence around their farm and subsist one year on the product of their land? The great West is today the smoke house and corn crib of the world. They are prepared to stand a foreign war of long duration r.nd in the end reap a reward for their product. The price of food stuff will rise first. While tobacco is a luxury in the time of peace it has been demonstrat ed time and again that it becomes a necessity in time of war, and that the troops crave it even more than they do food. Whether the war be of long or short duration there will be a tremendous effort on the part of the several foreign powers to keep their armies supplied with tobacco. With all Europe flying at the throats. of each other the demand for tobac co is even greater than it was Jn the .days of peace. ,The oqly distressing .: feature that puzzles, the"- great :0- bacco, corporations Is how to" get the product to them. This will naturally adjust itself in a very few weeks. The most learned men of the world are responsible for the asser tion that the European war in this day of grace, with its death dealing missile, must necessarily be of short duration. A large field may be swept clean in a single day and great cities may crumble to the ground in a single night. 4nd who knows but what the Dove of Peace is almost vis ible above the black war cloud and that the sun on the tomorrow may rise rerene on the face of Europe, At any rate a bright day will soon dawn and we will appreciate it all the more. NiSEDS AND AWAKENING! Get busy. What does this town need? Jt nee1s an awakening. We are not exactly asleep, but the sand man is hanging around. - Shoo him away. We can't stand still. We mast either go forward or backward. Oxford needs the combined efforts of everybody to boost and root and hur rah and shout for it incessantly. VVe have a fine beautiful town, and we all think so when we go off on a trip and come back. Its natural ad vantages are many. We must get rignt down to business and vork for it. This requires organization not an organization controlled by a few, but by all. It means petty town politics and petty town jealousies and spite must be forgotten, and means that the "hatchet must be buried" handle and all. It means united, whole-souled, hearty effort, in carrying out a defi nite program of prosperity. Let's not talk too much about it. Let's .et busy and see that the Sea board road does not give us a black eye by taking off the train from Ox ford to Henderson. MARRIED AT EXCHANGF Wednesday morning Mr. Hugh H. Bugg and Miss Nannie S. Covington, of Chase City, Va., accompanied by several friends .arrived in Oxford, stopping at the Exchange Hotel. The ever accommodating Lonnie Smith soon found out that they were rn a matrimonial mission and rendered them every possible assistance. The license was soon secured and the marriage took place in the parlors of the Exchange in the presence of a number of witnesses. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. Smith accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Bugg to the Seaboard station and they left on a bridal trip to Nor folk and other points. FOR LEASE GAME PRESERVE Twenty two hundred acres of land about seven miles from Oxford on the National Highway and the Southern Railroad for lease as a game preserve. Apply to R. O. Gregory, Oxford, N. C. - m ' j- , - - ...... a - Austria declared war on Servia, and at once the European cyctcrisis assumed a most dangerous stage. It was feared that at HCW3 dn&pSuOlS any day the triple alliance, Germany, Italy and Austria, would-array itself against the triple entente. Russia. England and t tflB lVcell France, in a general conflict that would rip Europe wide open, cost millions of lives, bring starvation and ruin upon millions of homes, plunge great nations into helpless debt and cbanSfe the political map of Europe. The illustration shows the follow ing: Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. Czar Nicholas of Russia, type of GerlBaau cavajrytjpe "of Russian Cossacks. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hun gary and Crown Prince Alexander of Servia. ' ; SHORT LEDGER LOCALS. About People and Things That Are of Interest to The Public Ledger Readers GATHERED FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTY Not So Many If we had to turn our own grind stones we wouldn't have so many axes to grind. It Takes Two We seek a lawyer to protect us from our neighbors and a doctor to protect us from ourselves. Watch for Both -All things come to a man who waits provided he doesn't wait in the path of an auto mobile. Look After Enemy But if thine enemy hunger, feed Jinn ; oiT-he thirst,- give him, to drink;- for in so doing "thbuhalt heap coals of fire upon his head. Ro. 12:20. Keeps Both Busy Half the world seems to spend its time talking about itself to your face and the other half seems to spend its time talking about you behind your back. Moore Lumber Co. All builders and all those making repairs are ask ed to read the advertisement of the Moore Lumber Co. on another page, and extend it their patronage. Sold Again The Edger Crews farm near Hester has again changed hands. This time it is purchased by Mr. Cleveland Bragg for $7,700, one of the wide-awake young farmers of that section. The Difference Love gives a 100 pound man strength to hold a 190 pound girl on his knee for two hours. Marriage makes him so weak that he can't hold a nine-pound baby two minutes at a time. A Correction In mentioning in our last issue about one colored man named Moss having been caught stealing ehiekens.we should have said Ross instead of Moss, and gladly make the correction. Pleasant Affair The home of Mrs. E. H. Crenshaw was the scene of a pleasant party Thursday afternoon in honor of her sister, Mrs. Dudley Bonitz, of Chicago. Tempting " re freshments were served. Enjoyable Party Mrs. Will Long charmingly entertained Tuesday morning at her attractive home on Gilliam street the Bridge Club, and Interesting games were played. Choice salad course was served. Closing Out Sate The Hughes Smaw Co. are now closing out all porch rockers, chairs and other sum mer goods at deeply cut prices and now is your time to buy. See their advertisement on. another page. If we Miss It Some people never hand in an item of news for publi cation, but if we happen to miss an item in which they are interested they are sure to hand us a north pole stare that would freeze you in August. Watermelon Feast The home of Mr. Wash Currin, on Route 5, was the scene of a great watermelon feast Sunday, as Messrs. Currin and Frazier have a fine watermelon patch, more than 40 people gathered around a long table and enjoyed the delici ous melons. Damages for Tree Preservation of shade trees received worthy consider ation a few days ago when a Cataw ba county jury awarded a lady $200 damages because the town authoriti es had cut down the shade trees in front of her home in Newton. Queer what notions of "improvement" some people get into their heads when they have an axe handy and there's a fine tree near by. PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK OXFORD, N. O, SATURDAY AUGUST 8, TKISRy OUR LOCAL CONDITIONS Our 3Ierchants will Soon Leave for the Northern Markets to Lay . in Fall and Winter Stocks -7 THE WAR WILiTnOT INFLUENCE THEIR BUYING The business men of Oxford, with scarcely a dissenting voice are free to express themselves in the belief that the European war will not interfere with local business to any great ex tent. We have interviewed practically all of our merchants, who' will leave for theIorthern Markets -within the next three weeks to lay in their stock of fall and winter goods, and, they are frank, to admit that the war will not influence their ' purchases in;J;he least. The orders of last year, they say. will be duplicated. The tobacco men are the only non plussed people in the community and we are glad to see that they take a philosophical view of the situation. They argue that it is practically im possible for the war to last any length of time, and even if it does, only a limited number of the ports of the world will be closed against American goods. All things seem to work together for good. The tobacco crop was cut short and made late by the prolonged drought. It would rush the farmers to prepare any great quantity of to bacco and have it ready for the ware house floors on the opening of the market. There is never any great quantity offered before the middle of Septem ber or the first of October. Within twenty-four hours after the command is given in Europe to cease firing the .business of the en tire world will be normal. There will be no suspension of business ac tivities in America, and however com plexed the situation may seem there is scarcely a tobacco grower in Gran ville county, who on each succeeding day while curing his tobacco will not feel that the bubble has bursted and the cry for irore tobacco is heara throughout the land. There are several things that en ter in to make the European war of very short duration, viz: It costs $500,000,000 to sustain the army a single day; their corn cribs and meat houses are empty, and then think of the terrible slaughter in modern warfare when the 30,000,000 coldi ers meet face to face. The tobacco growers can rest con tent that their labors have not been in vain. VIEWS ON TOBACCO CROP Mr.-Thos Frazier, of Surl, Person county, was in Oxford Thursday and in talking about crops said that he had recently been in three counties, namely, Durham, Person and Gran ville and traveled different roads and had the opportunity to see and judge the growing crops of tobacco. He said for 5 or 6 miles south of Moriah in Durham county he found a good stand of tobacco with good growth, but seems to be of a medium type. In the Surl section of Person county he said that a number of farmers have as good crops on the hill as they ever raised, while others have a common crop. But the corn crops in Durham and Person counties are good. He noted in attending the Association at Enon that Granville had some fine crops of tobacco, while others did not have good stands. In coining to Oxford Thursday he said he discovered more ripe tobacco from Berea to Oxford than he had j seen in any of the sections he had ' traveled over. Said Granville had ( flourishing corn crops. -t WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. - fa'J jj&OreRbft rRrWdlS JOSEPH FIRST LADY OF THE LAND Mrs. Wood row Wilson, Wife of the '.President of the United States, ;.. ." Died at the White' House END CAME AT FIVE O'CLOCK ' ": t f THURSDAY MORNING - : Four months of almost unbroken illnessa complication of nervous ail ments" and , Bright's disease sapped tile vitality of the first lady of the landrand the end came quietly Thurs day afternoon. ; - Conscious only at intervals, Mrs. Wilson .had been cheerful and called constantly: for her husband. Every moment that could be spared from urgent official duties was devoted by clie MdeTijt r; to his wife. -At the 3ae ox.-liisconstant helpmate and ad viser, he wrote the tender of -good offices appealing to the European mbnarchs to stay their conflict. ' PRESIDENT IN SICK ROOM From the sick room he has been giving directions to the various de partment heads for the relief of thousands of Americans stranded abroad. The press of domestic legis lation, the European war and Mexi can situation, and the flurry over financial conditions throughout the country have weighed heavily on the President as he had maintained his day and night vigil. For several days it has been known to those in closest touch at the White House that Mrs. Wilson was gravely ill and that hope for her recovery was slight. The President himself has clung desperately to the hope that she might survive the crisis, but her frail constitution drained Joy months of illness, has been unable to with stand the battle. CAUSE OF ILLNESS Last autumn Mrs. Wilson had a fall which injured her spine. After weeks of convalescence she finally rose from her bed, but the burden of a winter's activity at the White House together with charity work in the slums of the city, brought on nervous prostration. She Avas well enough to attend the wedding of her second daughter, now Mrs. William G. McAdoo, but her recuperative pow ers were not lasting. Stomach trouble added to her nervous ail ment and Eright's disease developed. Three weeks ago she seemed to rally and was well enough to walk, sup ported by a nurse, in the White House grounds. She watched with satisfaction as gardeners laid out the last of the Italian gardens which she had planned for the south front of the executive mansion. A marble statute of a boy playing a flute was placed, at her direction, in the gar dens near the executive otfices. With her taste for the artistic, developed in many years of landscape painting she practically had rearranged the gardening of the White House in a symmetry of hedges and flowers. AT BABPTIST CHURCH Mrs. S. H. Cannady has secured the services of the Buffalo Lithia Springs Orchostra for the Sacred Concert at the Baptist church Sun day night. The program will con sist of full orchestration selections, violin solos, trombone solos and vo cal solos. Personel of -Orchestra Prof. Dear doff, organ f Harry Laeser, Violin; W. T. Rc-j tenser. Cornet; Oscar Feld ser, Clarinet; Geo. W. Geirie, Trom bone; Mr. Geo. W. Goide, vocal sol oist. All of these musicians are artists and thirf will be the greatest musical treat' of tho season for Oxford. THREE R EFRIO ERATOK S ROBT. WOOD. AT tf. cost. J. 1914. MOVEMENTJOF PEOPLE. Personal Items About Folks and Their Friends Who Travel Here and There SOME YOU KNOW AND SOM YOU DO NOT KNOW Mr. Joe Baird is resting at Pana cea Springs. Mrs. A. P. Tyer is visiting friends in Greensboro. Mr. F. P. West, of Route 4, was in town Thursday. Mrs. D. A. Coble Is visiting rela tives in Greensboro. Mr. H. L. Dement, of Route 5, was in Oxford Thursday. Mr. F. M. Woody ,of Route 5, was in Oxford Thursday.. t -.. . Mr. L. Breedlove, of Route 5, was in town Thursday. Mr. W. M. Moss, of Tar River, was in Oxford Thursday. Mr. D. W. Eakes, of Route 2, was in town Wednesday. Miss Loraine Joyner has returned from New York City. Miss Hixie White Is in Greensboro visiting school mates. Mr. W odson Cash, of Tally Ho, was in Cxford Thursday. Dr. John Bullock, of Creedmoor, was in Oxford Thursday. Mr. Russell Rogers is spending the week in Asheville. Mr. John Daniel, of Berea, was a town visitor Thursday. Mr. John Wrenn, of Route 3, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. J. E. Moss, of Tar River, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Peter Pruitt, of Route 4, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Graham Smith, of Tar Kiver, was in town Thuisday. Miss Nett Gregory returned Wed nesday from Buffalo Springs. Mr. Harry Williams is spending a John, are at Virginia Beach. ' Mr. O. F. Baker, of Route 5 was an, Oxford visitor Saturday. Miss Alma Clayton, of Stem, was an Oxrord visitor Wednesday. Miss Saliie Hamme, of Route 3, is visiting friends at Beaufort. Mrs. Harry Williams and son, John are at iVrginia Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Green are at home Irom their Northern trip. Mr. J. J. AHgood and daughter, of Route 7, were in Oxford Friday. Mr. T. J. Brummitt, of Gray Rock section, was In Cxford Wednesday. Mr. G, E. Dickeison and son, of Route 3, were in town Wednesday. Mr. W, A. Sherman, of Berea sec tion, was a town visitor Thurs'Jaj. Our old friend, Booker Beasley, of Hester section, was in town Wednes day. Miss Edna White has gone to Scottsburg, Va., to attend a house party. Mr3. Luther Farabow and daugh ter, of Route 5, was in town Wed nesday. Miss Estelle Bullock has returned from a visit to Mantco and Nag's Head. Mr. and Mrs, E. G. Moss and child, of the Test Farm, were in-town Fri day morning. Mr. J. Robt. Wood left this Friday morning in automobile for Richmond via National Highway and will re turn with his children Monday after noon. CHICKENS FOR SALE I WISH TO sell my stock of Golden Sebright! and White Cochin -Bantams. Reduced price. Thos. L. Pace. 2t-yd. NO 67 CHANGING ROAD BEDS It is the Source of Much Litigation, Much Worry, and It is Costly and Unsatisfactory STICK TO THE OLD ROAD RED IF POSSIBLE We learn from Mr. J. B. Powell, Register of Deeds, that Granville county has during the past six years paid out in around numbers $12,000 for rights of way and damages for roads, and in the mean time causing much dissatisfaction and worry by invading Improved lots, lawns and land by diverging from the old road bed. The roads of the county lay mighty close to the hearts of the people who live close to them and any material change from the old road-bed is sure to Incar more or less dissatisfaction to the ones it leaves or to those upon whom it encroaches. The law is very strict as to changing the bed of a water course, but strange to say the public roads have always been an object of more or less controversy. The most reasonable means of pleasing the most people and saving thwe tax pa"yers a whole lot of money is to stick to the old road bed -whenever it is possible to do so. An old abandoned road-bed worp ed and twisted and bereft of soil Is an unsightly scar upon the face of Mother earth too frequently seen. Deserted and bleeding, it is too ofen the designs of. some one. It is a good and wise policy to stick to the well beaten path even if it necessitates cuts and fills to obtain the proper grade at a maximum cost. This is eminently worthy of the close attention of the Board of Coun ty Commissioners, as It would be the means of staving off much litigation. Of the numerous litigations of re cent years over the damage of land for road purposes the county is yet to win its first case. Some of the questions have been very vexed. We have In mind an instance which In volved l1 acre of red land that has actually cost the county $150 and the owner Is demanding $100 more. This fully demonstrates the fact that it does not pay to desert the old road bed when It is possible to repair it. We would suggest that the Board of Commissioners save themselves much trouble and the tax payers much expense by strictly adhering to the plan of taking no definite action on the change of roads until all tho rights of way have been properly ad justed. We are sure that our worthy Board of Commissioners would save themselves a great deal of trouble and annoyance in many instances if they would confine themselves to the law, or rather to its enforcement as applied to supervisors and overseers?. We are heartly in favor of creat ing the post of Road Commissioner for Granville county with a sufficient salary to devote his whole time to the work, and are of the opinion that such an officer vested with power to act would be the means of relieving the Board of County Commissioners of much worry and anxiety; that It would prove to be beneficial to the roads and a great saving to the tax payers in the long run. The Road Commissioner would be in clo.a touch with all the roads of the coun ty and with power to act he would be in a position to order what was needed, settle for the same and re port to the Board what had been done. In all cases of greater mo ment the Hoard Commissioner could defer action until the advise of high er authority was obtained, which, in the nature of things, would not be often, as it is only the multiplicity of small things that requires the at tention of the entire Board. ODD FKLLOWS An interesting meeting of the In dependent Order of Odd Fellows was held In their Hall Tuesday night, Noble Grand John W. Jones presid ing, with Eugene Crews, Vice-Grand in the chair. Regular routine busi ness was entered into and completed, with election of new officers as fol lows: Noble Grand, Eugene T. Crews; Vice Grand, W. Arch McFarland; E. W. Howell, Treasurer; Recording Secretary, C. A. Carroll; Financial Secretary, F. C. Spencer. After the election of officers we all enjoyed a short talk by Gen. B. S. Royster, in his usual entertaining manner, on Odd Fellowship and it:; development here. On next Tuesday night we urge all members to be present. There will be plenty of work for each member to take part in. Come out brothers'," let's get closer together and learn what we have good in store. All visiting Odd Fellows are crodially in vited. Lodge doors are open at 8 p. m. FRANK SPENCER, Financi al Secretary. FARMS FOR RENT I HAVE 3 good farms for rent. T Lanier, Oxford, N. C. lm. I 4 J: -d ml- - is i - ZK
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