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PUBLIC
LEDGER
PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS,
VOLUME 29.
OXFORD, N. O, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26. 1914.
NO 72
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THE GERMANS ARE MARCHING TOWARD FRANCE AND
THE RUSSIANS ARE BEARING DOWN ON
BERLIN WITH TERRIFIC FORCE
SHORT LEDGER LOCALS.
About People and Things That Are
of Interest to The Public
Ledger Readers
GATHERED FROM THE TOWN
AND COUNTY
THE FIELDJS RIPE.
The -Merchants Themselves Should
JAPAN DECLARES WAR ON HER HATED ENEMY.
Much Better We are glad to learn
that the little son of Mrs. E. R. Mc
Kethan, who has been quite sick, is
much improved..
Out Again Our young farmer
The Note From Japan Was Ignored by Berlin and Klao- friend H p Buchanan of Route 2.
Chow Has Been Prepared to Stand the Ex
pected Seige of the Japanese.
(London Cable, August 24th) O
With the Germans bombarding the
forts of Namur and large bodies of'
their troops continuing to move west- j
wrard, a contact must soon be joined !
with the main allied forces. The
German army will then, for the first
time, find itself facing its chief op
ponents and a great battle, which
must have an enormous effect on the
future of the war, will probably ebb
and flow for several days before a de
cision is reached.
The front of the German fighting
line may extend far to the westward
if the suggestion is well founded that
the right wing of the emperor's bat
talions is carrying out a great circl
ing movement with a view to break
ing into France further to the South.
According to French official reports,
victories gained by the French troops
have opened the way to Colmar, cap
ital of upper Alsace.
Seven thousand Austrians are re
ported to have arrived at Strassburg
for the defense of that fortress.
Both Germany and Austria-Hungary
have called the landstrum, their
last reserve of troops, to the colors.
- If the news of a great Servian vic
tory, which comes from many sourc
es, be true, Austria-Hungary, which
must be reeling under the smashing
blow delivered by her small adver
sary, will need every available man.
The Russian army on the eastern
frontier of Germany gradually is
emerging from the mist and in such
force as will soon demand more at
tention! (Tokio Cable, August 24th)
, The emperor of Japan today de
clared war on Germany. This action
was taken at the expiration of the
time limit of Japan's ultimatum to
Germany demanding the surrender
of Kiao-Chow.
The Japanese government has or
TOBACCO BOARD OP TRADE
Urges Congress not to Increase Tax
On Tobacco
Faced by the European War and
the unsettled condition of business
the Oxford Board of Trade met Mon
day morning and adopted resolutions
urging Congress to defer the propos
ed increase tax on tobacco indefinite
ly. A copy of the resolutions was
forwarded to each of our Senators
and Representatives.
A FORMER PASTOR
Dr. J. S. Hardoway, of Newman,
Ga., former pastor of the Oxford
Baptist church, delivered a most im
pressive message to his old congrega
tion Sunday morning. The good peo
ple of the community will ever re
member the long and faithful minis
tery of Dr. Hardaway in establish
ing the Kingdom of Christ among us.
He is enthroned in the heart of our
people and will ever receive a hearty
welcome to Oxford.
THE LEAF TOBACCO BUYERS
The skies seem to be considerably
brightening for the North Carolina
tobacco farmers. Mr. Duke will be
soon giving his personal attention to
the situation and The Danbury Re
porter has information of the coming
back into the market of the British
buyers. Mr. Thomas S. Fuller is at
torney for the British-American Com
pany in New York, and he is quoted
in Financial America as saying that
buying was suspended solely on ac
count of the interruption of com
merce, as the company's business had
not been affected and should not be.
He says only 10 per cent of the pro
ducts of the " company is sold in
who is just recovering
tack of fever was in Oxford Saturday.
It is M.-T. The Granville County
Jail is again empty, and jailor Wal
ters will soon hang a sign on the out
wall reading: "Boarders Wanted ."
Repairing Home Mr. Joe Pittman
is repairing and repainting his home
he recently purchased on High street,
and will move in as soon as com
pleted. Comity Teachers We still have
With U3 the fine and attractive teach
ers of the county, who are storing
away knowledge for the benefit of
the children.
Fine Boys The twin boys of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Fort are two of the
finest, healthiest boys you ever looked
at and would be sure to take the
prize in a baby contest.
To the Asylum Lewis Harris, a
crazy colored man of the Lewis sec
tion, was taken to the Insane Asylum
at Goldsboro Monday by Deputy
Sheriff Conrad Walters.
New Telephone CSh'l A new and
bright little telephone girl has arriv
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs.Rives,
on Front Street and her many'calls
will be lovingly answered.
After the Burial Mr. James W.
Hester, son of Rev. W. S. Hester, left
Waco, Texas, Thursday night and
reached Salem Sunday morning, -his
father being buried Saturday.
Fine Crop of Tobacco We heard a
farmer say one day the past week
that Mr. Ruben Overton, of Route 6,
was curing one of the best crops of
tobacco he had seen in many years.
Good News We are much gratified
to learn that the tobacco thus far
cured is of fine texture and good
body, which indicates that the. crop
will command a high average price.
Brick Work Finished Mr. Lakel
informs us that he has completed the
brick work on the Colored Graded
School building, and expects to have
countries in the war zone and the
buvint- in North Carolina leaf mar-i Jt completed before the first of Oct-
dered the beginning of operations on ' kets will be resumed as soon as the i ODer
land and sea.
The Imperial rescript
declaring i has created
war on Germany was issued this
evening. It officially inaugurates
hostilities in the far east as a result
of Germany's failure to reply to the
Japanese ultimatum.
The proclamation of the emperor
sent a thrill through the country.
Japan's entrance upon the fulfill
ment of her obligations to her ally,
Great Britain, responds to the pop
ular will from one end of the land
to the other. Cheering crowds as
sembled today before public build
ings and tonight there were lantern
processions through the streets.
be shipped. The war
a great increase in
smoking and the tobacco buyers will
have larger orders than ever to fill.
Charlotte Observer.
(Paris Cable, August 24th)
The following official announce
ment was issued tonight:
"A great battle is now in progress
along a vast line extending from
Mons to the frontier of Luxemburg.
Our troops in conjunction with the
British have assumed everywhere the
offensive. We are faced by almost
the whole German army, both active
and reserve.
"The ground, especially on our
right, is thickly wooded and difficult.
The battle is likely to last several
days.
"The enormous extent of the front
and the great number of forces in
volved makes it impossible to follow
step by step the movements of each
of our armies. We must await the
result of the first phase of the com
bat before , we can form any conclu
sion as to the situation. Otherwise
we should be giving to the press di
vergent and contradictory news,
since such a battle naturally is made
up of actions, and reactions which
follow and connect in a continuous
manner."
IMPORTANT TO DEMOCRATS
The Democratic party, the Demo
cratic press and the people of the
State" realize the importance of a
State-wide primary and the proposed j
amendments to the State Constitu
tion. The support of every one is
urged for the inauguration of these
business-like progressive measures.
A committee composed of five
young men for each precinct to act
with the Executive Committee would
strengthen things in old Granville.
The Democratic party wants to in
terest young men, and there is no
Plenty of Dust The road force of
the county is scraping up the roads
near Oxford, and -on account of not
having any rain the dust on the
roads is from one to three inches
deep.
Married To-day We ' learn that
our old friend, Mr. Frank P. West.of
Route 4, will be married today, Wed
nesday, to Miss Martha Ann West,
and we wish him much happiness in
advance.
Bought Livery Stable-Mr. Richard
Thorp has bought out the livery
business of Mr. J. T. Critcher, and
you are asked to read his advertise
ment on another page and extend him
your patronage. ..-
Clianged His Base Our young
friend, Ru3sell Rogers, who has re
turned from a visit to Asheville, has
Pay.More Attention to Exploit
ing Their Goods
WILL .LAY IN GOOD STRONG
V STOCKS
deadly F
o- TTDue Bm Faoir
THE THIRD REGIMENT BAND HAS BEEN ENGAGED FOR
THE TWO DAYS AND WILL PLAY AT THE
GRAND MARSHALL'S BALL.
The 'large city dailies are reaping
a hardest during the European war.
The people are' anxious to get the
very latest news and as a result
morning, noon, evening and night
editions flood the streets. As it is
understood that an advertiser is en
titled to all the editions the big
stores ? get their copy in hand early,
and they, too, are reaping a harvest.
The papers in small towns don't
fare quite so well as the big city pa
pers in "war times. So far as circu
lation is concerned the Public Ledger
is faring very well and has no com
plaint to makef as we have booked
nearly two hundred new subscribers
since -hostilities weFe declared in
Europe; Many are the messages we
are' receiving these days reading
something like this "Inclosed please
find $1.50 for the Public Ledger. We
want to keep in touch with the war
and ih effect it will have on busi
ness." JV; -
The 3reat difference between the
business men 5f a large city and a
country , town is that the former
works and plans to stave off stagna
tion in times of war, while the latter
feels like "closing up shop and retir
ing for a season. Oxford is not quite
so bad, as some of the other towns,
and there is something doing here all
the time.
Without any personal feelings in
the matter, we do not believe the
merchants of Oxford do their share of
advertising. The" Public Ledger
stands manfully by them and works
assidiously at -all times ' to build up
the community. We are mailing
nearly four . thousand copies of the
Public Ledger twice-a-week with
only a few home advertisements in
it. W dare say.that if our paper
was well filled, with neat and attrac
tive advertisements of our mercantile
houses business" -in, , Oxford would be
somewhat ;.1brighter ; to-day. Many
merchants Advertise when business Jk
bri5PEhe lare&-io1"tfiaea " have
been accumulated by those 'whbi-a33i
ertisewhen business is slack. -
The merchant who does not fully
appreciate the value of advertising
will tell you he is "too busy to at
tend to his advertising." Not so, he
has not thought about the matter.
He will spend hours a day talking
his goods over the counter to one
person at a time, where if he would
sit in his office each day, study his
stock, write a good advertisement for
the Public Ledger he would talk to
thousands at a time and make money.
Situated as "we are, surrounded on
all sides by hustling towns, we feel
that it is due the merchants them
selves to pay more attention to ex
ploiting their goods. They are back
ed up with several strong points in
their favor and the Public Ledger is
here to throw its weight in the fight
for a larger volume of business.
Our merchants are going to lay in
good stocks, war or no war, and we
trust that they will give us a chance
to help them sell the goods by keep
ing the trade at home.
PARCEL POST WILL HAVE EXHIBITS THIS YEAR
Dr. YV. N. Thomas, the Chief Marshall, Has Succeeded in
Naming his Aidsyin Which all Parts of Gran
ville County is Represented.
C Mr. Eugene Crews, Secretary of the
ASSAELANTS ST1L.L AT LARGE
The Man Held at Gordonsville is not
the One Wanted Here.
Mr. J. G. Royster, who went to
Gordonsville, Va., last week to iden
tify the assailant of Mr. J. M. Camp
bell at Bullock station recently, has
returned. He knows the two men who
committed the assault on Mr. Camp
bell and he reports that the man held
at Gordonsville is not-one of the pair
which Sheriff Hobgood offered a
standing reward of $50 each.
MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC EXE
CUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Democratic Executive commit
tee for Granville County is called to
meet in the Court House at 12
o'clock, August 29th for the purpose
of organizing for the coming elec
tion, to consider a resolution endors
ing a State-wide primary and the pro
posed, amendments to the Constitu
tion of the State of North Carolina
and to transact such other business
as may properly come before it.This
August 21st, 1914.
B. K. LASSITER, Chairman Demo
cratic Executiye Committee.
Hottoi "U7C1 v than in ffivo thom nffipiol
recognition, and incidentally the j changed his bace and is now with the
training will fit them for party work
of the future, thus assuring the con
tinuous success of Democracy in the
State. ,
Alston Cash Grocery store where he
will be pleased to serve his friends.
How About It It looks to us Uke
the old side walk on lower Raleigh
The fact that this is what .is called j street is not going to be turned into
an "off year" in politics makes it that a part of the street, which is so bad
much more important that our Demo- ! ly needed on that much traveled
cratic friends should be active and ! thoroughfare. How about it Mr.
ENGLISH I.N SERIOUS MOOD
(London Cable, August 25th.)
Not before has the English nation
been o deeply moved. They know
that most of the best leKinientH are
nghtiQK a battl on which the futuie
of the empire may depend. They
know that the deaih roll will b even
larger than In the llritlh force
Ince the Crimean War.
The only Information the country
ha had regarding the r.t buttle I
contained In brief olTIHal hill 11 1 If of
a umtir diuructer anl !h"t hnve not
b n hriiiff.
1 WO tlt I.OAIM CHOlri: TIMO
Ihy lljy Car laid In! out n I
Ljon-Uluitou Co. Tt
alert as the Republicans are organi
zing for the campaign.
The principle work to accomplish
in this campaign is to harmonize lo
cal differences and to bring out the
full party vote. This is important
for a number of reasons, chief,
among which, is to dispel the idea
that some have, that it is unnecessary
tomake a strenuous effort to organ
ize in times when there are no appar
ent great contests. Every patriotic
elector should vote in every election.
so that in times when popular gov
ernment is most at stake, there will
be in readiness a militant democracy
for the occasion.
The very fact that this is the first
election to be held during Wilson's
administration, when the calamity
howlers are abroad seeking to weak
en the forces of democracy and there
by make It possible for a return to
power of a party which stands for a
special interest this fart ahould Impel
our democratic friends to give the
democracy a utronjc vote of endorse
ment In November.
Hie Democratic party has not the
support of the npecl.il Interest who
are the favored beneflclarlea of Re
ptillirattHm and who are ready, able
and wllllnc to contribute of their III
fcotien rain iiiiHiene campaign
Street Commissioner?
Ear Badly Cut While Mr. Ovid
Frazier, of Route 4, was walking
along a few days ago talking to a
friend, stumbled and fell tearing one
of his ears almost off. He hurried
to Oxford and Dr. Thomas sewed up
and bandaged the wound.
Champion Pea Grower Mr. Matt
Nelson, who has quite a reputation
as a grower of peas, will have to take
a back seat as Mr. Willie Howell has
raised a pea 28 inches long. That is
some pea, and we hope he will save
the seed of the peas as they mature.
The Best Ever It goes without
spying that "Pompeii" shown Mon
day night at the Orpheum Theatre
was the best production ever shown
in Oxford by the wide-awake and
clever Messrs. Harris A Crews. It
was worth more than the price of
admission.
Appointed Janitor Post mafter C.
D. OJborn ha relected from the
Civil Service list the name of Mr. F.
r.. Younjc and appointed him Janitor
of the new PoMofflce. We think lie
ha mad an admirable selection a
Mr. Yuiinr l Meady. reliable and
poll'e ycunff man. and well qualified
to nit the position. Ill excellent
fcnottledto vt machinery and plumb-
GOES TO MINNEAPOLIS
The Sunday's edition of the Raleigh
News and Observer contains the fol
lowing item in reference to an Ox
ford boy;
"Lee Gooch, Raleigh's rightfielder,
has been sold to the Minneapolis club
of the American Association " and
leaves for his new club on September
10, day after the Carolina league
closes. The purchase price was $1,-
000. Gooch came to Raleigh from
the Morristown club of thel Appa
lachian League, where he was the
batting sensation of the league. His
record to August 14 shows that he
has been to bat 226 times, securing
five homes, one triple, eight doubles
and 54 singles for an average of 305
OXFORD COLLEGE
President Hobgood after an ardu
ous canvass .'for students' is now at
home preparing for the opening of
the session oIl 19 14-1 5 on September
9 th, He. is -fitting ; up , the -room lor
"the teaching ot pOiThestic .Art which!
will bea&d&d this year." In this sew
ing plain "and f anyeuttirig and'fittr
ing and embroidery' will be taught,
Mrs. Carrie L. Hobgood will conduct
this new Department. This and Do
mestic Science again to be under the
charge of Miss Paris will constitute
the school of Home Economics. Al!
the bed rooms are' now receiving a
beautiful tint of alabastine.
In response to a demand from some
mothers a Little Girls school will be
opened under the charge of Miss
Mary Royall Hancock in one of the
large recitation rooms of the College.
The Science Department will be
conducted by Miss Eloise Harris, of
Virginia, who took her Bachelor of
Arts degree from Hollins College in
1912, and then spent two years in the
study of Science alone in Richmond
College, giving much time to labora
tory work from this great College
that admits women she took her
Bachelor of Science degree in June
1914. She comes to us with very
thorough equipment.
The Piano teacher this year is Miss
Octavia Hawkins, of West Virginia,
an honor graduate of the Music
School of Randolph-Macon Woman's
College of Lynchburg, Va., with one
full year's work in music under the
great teachers of New York, and two
Summer teams. After this prepara
tion in the United States she spent
a year in Berlin, Germany, under the
world renowned teacher, Rudolph
Gaaz, from whom she has received
the highest testemonials.
Mrs.. Woodall continues in charge
of Voice training and Expression.
Mrs. Rosa Jones becomes Lady
Principal.
Miss Evelyn Johnson takes charge
of the housekeeping. For several
years she was the housekeeper at
Meredith and has had a wide experi
ence in her line.
WILL ORDAIN MINISTER
Next Sunday in St. John's church,
Williamsboro. Bishop Cheshire will
ordain to the diaconate Mr. Arthur
W. Taylor, of Roanoke Rapids. Sev
eral of the clergy of the diocese will
assist in the service. The vested
choir of Holy Innocent's church,
Henderson, will help with the music
and a very impressive service will b
held. At the afternoon service Holy
Baptism and Holy Confirmation wil
be administered and a short sermon
will be preached by one of the visit
ing clergy.
Dinner will be nerved on the
church lawn between fervlcea. It I
earnestly hoped that quite a number
of people from Oxford and Cranllle
county will ! present.
Granville County Fair, is whipping
things in line for a bigger and better
exposition this fall. Every depart
ment of the Fair will bristle with
exhibits. The poultry show will be
noteworthy, as this particular indus
try is taking deep root in Granville
county. The Fair improves . each
year in its live stock exhibits and the
disposition on the part of the farm
ers to exhibit their finest herds is
significant. Farm produce of all
kinds will be on display, and the to
bacco exhibit promises to eclipse any
thing attempted hertofore.
Dr. Thomas has finally named his
marshals and aids. The complete
list follows:
Dr. WV M. Thomas, Chief; B. K.
Lassiter, First Aid; William Dorsey,
Second Aid; Leland Jenkins, J. L.
Veasey, T. G. Stem, Roy Crews, Geo.
Dorsey, J. B. Powell, A. H. A. Willi
ams. W. L. Mitchell, Marsh Ray, G.
VV. Harris, E. B. Howard, Crawford
Pruitt, A. Marsh Daniel, A. T. Knott,
J. P. Harris, Joe Gooch. Elam Currin,
W. L. Currin, Lucius Slaughter, L.
B. McFarland, I. B. Newton, Roy
Chappell, John Dickerson, Clifton
Robards, John Currin, John Garner,
Harvey Sanderford, F. P. Ross, Lee
Ed. Whittaker, Burley Howard, Bal
lard Norward, Tom Pool,. W. B. Las
ley, Dr. Joe Thompson, Henry Bul
lock, Walter Fleming, Tom Fleming..
Melvin York, L. C. Wilkinson, it. T,
Gregory, Thad Cary, H. W. Caldwell, .
Hicks Overton, Dudley Averett, Dor- .
se'y IterihT- Richard -Harris, Horace
Joyner, Elvln Dean.'Brldgeft.pittard. -RoV-
Frazfer JethrWIikiirsonr:Elvis
Mangum,-" Charlie - Pruitt, Charlfe
Pool, Willie Yancey, Jack Hambrick,
Willie Carver, Dr. L. T. Buchanan,
Bennett Perry, Jerry Zollicofter, J.
M. Satterwhite, Ben Loyd, H. Taylor
Jackson, Wilmore Jenkins.
Parcel post exhibits will be a fea
ture of county fairs throughout the
country in the fall. In response to a
widespread demand Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson has instructed post
masters to provide exhibits, the pur
pose being to show ihe farmers the
advantage of the parcol post.
The very best band in the State,
that of the Third Keyiment, has been
engaged to furnish muaic for the two
days, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct
ober 2 8 and 29. They will also play
at the Marshal's Ball.
fund for the purpoce uf keeping lii inp will ive him well in lucking af
Hvr thir benefactor. ttr Unit Ham "a building.
ion sale i have oni: nick
White Wyandotte ltcoter. f hen
i ml IS young pullei.rih-l It.ruln.
Yiuh I will rell at a barraln to
fiukk buyer. Andy to S. A. Jc ni
Oxford, N. C.
Attend Farmers Meeting Messrs.
James Horner and William Webb
and Miss Mary Webb accompanied
Mr. John Webb in an auto to the
Farmers' Meeting in Raleigh this
Tuesday morning.
Bright Roy Hurt Master Little
John Kinton, youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Kinton, of Route 4,
happened to the misfortune to fall
from a wagon Monday splitting the
bone in his arm, knocking elbow out
of place. Dr. Watkins was summon
ed at once, and ret the arm. Glad to
know he I getting on nicely.
THE LITTLE COMMA
We recently received a comm.un!ca.-
tion from a well informed, man, uut
doHbt written hurridly.in which tbe
was a sentence that balked our Inter -type
and taxed our ability to inter
pret its true meaning. Some of 'thV.,
sentences in the article were fairlj;
peppered with commas and in other
this important punctuation mark vai
lacking. We finally carne across the
following sentence and all hands got
busy: "The prisoner said the witness
was a convicted thief." Yv'e wanted
to insert a couple of comma and
make it. read: The prisoner, said the
witness, was a convicted thief," but
decided to omit the clause entirety.
The comma may seem like a tmall
thing, but it plays havoc some tlmo:.
Some years ago there were enumerat
ed in a tariff bill certain articles that
might be admitted free of duty.
Among them wre certain fruli
plants, but the clerk, who copied the
bill, instead of copying the hyphen,
he changed it to a comma, jnaking it
read "fruit, plants." Before the er
ror could be corrected the govern
ment lost two million dollars, as all
foreign fruits had to be admitted free
so long as the comma remained
where the hyphen was intended to
be.
NOTICE
ON ACCOUNT OF RIDK-
WALKS
All bill for ldelk dated July
22ni nuii't ! rll iWore Thursday.
Aur,ut 27th or the p0 n will bv ...j lU
idvet 1 1 ! a! required by law.
U. II. II1NES. Tax Colle tr.r. It
jSuLtrrlt to th i'ublk
FIR EM EX SAVE DWELLING
A Ore of unknown origin broke out
Monday night in the dwelling r.f-ar
the Southern Railway Freight Sin
tion owned by Mis. James Day, or
Weldon, and occupied by two f? mili
eu, Mr. Keller, of the ! Plant, and
Mr. Satterwhite. The occupant!
fttm-lt M.iok and upon jmiitjiioii
the fire dl!-row r-d. 'I S.i- al-lii
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