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PUBLIC VOLUME 29. PUBLISHED .TWICE-A-WEEK WEfjEjESDAYS AND SATURDAYS OXFOBD, N. C, S ATU RSffAT." SEPT. 5, 1914" 1 i IN nn LAJ XTrv r? e- yyj I ) v i if m m m m til Vy7J M i lie seat of the French Covern-O meat is to be removed from Paris tt Bordeaux, 338 miles snnthP Paris. FAMOUS EXHIBIT COMING (Charlotte Observer) J Here seems to be a general im pression that productive activities in .Earope have about ceased, or will tease in consequence of the war. A very large proportion of all the coun tries at war are carrying on their activities, agricultural and manufac turing, just as they were before the war. . During the Civil War in America agriculture was by no means discon tinued, and the ordinary pursuits in vogue before the war were continued to a much greater extent than they were discontinued. The population of Europe has not been increased, hut th moj'han five per cent of the pop ulation engaged in the war, and the pla at home left vacant by these will be filled by old men, women and children, both in agriculture and manufacturing. In the Civil War the Southern States were hampered bv the ade of all their nnrf n, . , , . nut- tut- rairean ports are not blockaded. "miant wines aw liable to n. tureon tWe ocean therefore, com merce will be hampered. While th merrllant ship escapes her particular enemy, there will still be a t isde in knit goods from German v and IV, and?what is lacking can he made foT Fa Eyes of the World Now Tur8 Toward Turkey the 'li&ri ' Has a Million TVT Xtatydreeee WH, Go HdHe u eaoro&is aire Kteao- Pads -11 W WAg awp c-cupatiow. VAST EXTENT OF UNPRECEDENT BATTLEFIELDS OF MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE MILES LONG BUT THE HARDEST FIGHTING YET TO COME. GERMANS PRESS ON WITH QUICK FIRING GUNS The Official Note On the Fighting Describes It As a Kind of Siege WarfareGermany Makes Renewed Effort to Bring Italy Into Camp ; The Southern Railway Comnanv win The proclamation announcing this I Hve Its Educational Exhibit action refers to it as a temporary ar rangement. Regarding the progress of the bat tle which the Germans are waging on at County Fair. change of vocation of a certain pro- T,ie kmt factories in this coun- pos tion of its inhabitants. These in- 1T also, with other products. habitants have heretofore been fed. agricultural and manufactured T?, ami will not require much more food 'nian and French are just as anx during the war than they did before. I io'lf to sell their goods as ever and uepiore tne European war as a 1 WUI a way to do it. Thev i TRIP OVER THE PRODUCTIVE RGLLJNG IHLLS OF THE OXFORD ORPHAN ASYLUM FARM, ONE OF THE VERY BEST IN THE STATE BLUE RIBBON STOCK AND PEDIGREE POULTRY. Plans of the Little Tots' Bnidling, Nearing Completion, Were Drawn By Superintndent Brown, With a View to Convenience, Comfort and Ventilation. I tinn Voc - rrencn and Belgian mi utu r. i. , and British Go, ?ih ,R' ComP ly keeping silence. The T. J te uca"nal Exhibit of the t, , 7 : 1:5 gratifying to note great calamity, but the food reauired I lust as anvne - i . " i x i tw nii i lsiii i'iiir111 c Ever since the Granville pnB! ur t,le ,,fe of the people will be i ever, and will find A ... tea the Fair Associa-i r m me countries tliem- j I MISS 3IA3IIE R OYSTER TO AVFD ? U Wednesday last an invi- kjj . tation was extendprt t Lu JUIJIIJ Fair was started roops are meagerly reDorted and it has been impossible through these reports to form any adequate idea of how the tide of battle is flow ing. Direct advices from the Russian "l"1"1 Kve me omclal report of a battle lasting seven days between the Russians and Austrians around L.em berg. Capital of Galicia, in which the Russians were successful, forcing the Austrians to retreat and seizing heav ily fortified positions. The Russians captured 150 guns and the, Austrians are aid to have suffer! enormous "losses. In this battle three full Aus trian army corps and parts of two! others were engaged. French aviators have pursued a German aeroplane over Paris. There was an exchange of shots in the air, but the German escaped.Russia ad mits a serious defeat in East Prussia at the hands of the Germans. In this battle two Russian army corps were badly cut up and tliree generals and a number of staff officers were lulled. An official report from Paris says a German cavalry coips marching to wards the forest of Campiegne, en gaged the British and the British cap tured 10 guns. Japan has landed thousands of troops at the Chinese port of Lung Kow, 100 miles north of Tsing-Tau and the German Legation at Peking has protested to the Chinese Foreign Office against this alleged infringe ment of China's neutrality. selves. There is of the SHORT LEDGER LOCALS. About People and Things That Are of Interest to The Public Ledger Readers GATHERED FROM THE AND COUNTY TOWN (Paris Cable September 3) The Paris correspondent of the Times, says: "At no point has the enemy suc ceeded in driving a wedge through the circle, which is drawing closer and closer around the capital, and gaining in strength as it retires." BATTLEFIELD 75 MILES LONG. (London Cable, September 3.) An official review just issued re veals the vast extent of this unpre cedented battlefield, 75 miles long. Forty-five miles southward from their main army, the allies blocked the German path. "Whether the same British force is fighting on the Somme to the southwest or another we don't know. Near Sedan the French had to effect a slow retreat, but it repelled an other German attack and inflicted losses. "The official note on the fighting describes it as a kind of siege war fare. At every position - previously captured by the French in the Vos ges region has been strengthened and organized, the French advance there is necessarily slow. to induce the any to bring to Oxford. It that the Deonle oi ranvnie county will have an op portunity this year to see the famous exhibit. The following letter addressed to iir. E. T. Crews, Secretary Fair is self explanatory: ici.His i" previous correspon dence ana interviews relative to the Educational Exhibits of the Southern Railway Company, etc: The Granville County Fair, of Ox ford, is included in our itinerary. The necessary space to accommodate the Domestic Science, Horticultural, Dai ry exhibits ,etc. will be about 12 feet long. It would be desirable also to nave sucu space aiiotea not in close J Bought Residence We learn thai proximity to machinery exhibits, j Dr. Nat Daniel has become the own player pianos, motordromes ,etc. It ! er of the. residence he now occupies will be necessary for this office to on King street. have a letter from you as Secretary, still Empty We are glaci to be assigning and donating this space to abie to say that the Granville county the Land and Industrial Department jaii is stm without boarders and Jail of the Southern Railway Company or Walters is rather lonesome, free of all charge to the company for the purnose indicated. Hnnin? tn Little Miss The home of Mr. and favored at an early date, I am Yours very truly probably a little j a war basis instead of a peace basis. New Barn Mr. R. W." Harris is building a new storage barn at his home on Cherry . Hill. Attractive Home The nice bunga low of Air. Lee.Tavlor street will soon be completed. TO OPEN OJ MONDAY. lln Mimes of Teachers Who Com pose the Faculty of the Graded School This Session PARENTS INVITED TO ATTEND ' THE OPENING at prprd Grader! Snhnnl 1. , d i fcJnLw h T. -"fj?"? IVLUUz T. GILBERT WOOD Agent, L. & I. Department, j days ago- i On Leave' , Mrs. Roy Wright on Broad street j will in future be brighteneu by a j sweet little girl who arrived a few Mr. Alex Williams.the Choice Program We call the at- j excellent and faithful carrier on tention of our thousands of readers Route 4, is taking a few days need to the choice program of the Or- ed rest and is enjoying mingling with pheum Theatre .on the last page. Happy Parents A fine boy was born unto Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hicks do not expect to havranythtnsr,, spec tacular at the -opening. To organize and get down to business is our aim. Ve e&Zond to n parents a special in vitation to be with us on the opening morning to show us and your child ren that much encouragement. I am ;ure that if you . would come to the opening and make it a point to come at least once a month during the year to see what your children are doing we would be able to do much better by them. Some few do this already, but I hope to see more of them in the future. Come out and be with us Monday and as often as you can thereafter. The following teachers will have charge of the different grades: Miss May White," first grade; Miss Lillian Minor, the second grade A; Mrs. Graham Roberts.the second and third out on Route 3, a few days ago who brought joy to the hearts of his parents. errn.fles Tl Mis: T,n(v Y.riii- tv,n his old friends. , - (grade A; Miss Jeanette Biggs, the Same Mud Hob? The same old : fourth grade; Miss Sadie Parham.the mud hoie is still sloshing around at j Fifth grade; Miss Ella Clement the To Mr. Richard T. Howerton, Jr., to Take Place November 10, 1914 The engagement of Miss Mamie Royster, of Oxford, to Mr. Richard T Howerton, Jr., of Durham, was an nounced by her cousin, Miss Eliza beth Hancock, at a most delightful and artistic party given ou Thursday afternoon, September 3, 1914. Th sueais were cordially welcomed by uvaiet,b ana ner mother, Mrs Frank W. Hancock, and soon after their arrival the announcement was made. The wedding idea was perfect ly carried out in place cards.decora iions, entertainment, and refresh ments. The favors were miniature carrier-pigeons perched on the rims ""ee ;lase. bearing the an- JM1S3 Royster is the daughter of general and Mrs. B. S. Royster and is a young woman of great culture and charm. She and Miss Hancock wore becomingly gowned in pink, while Misses Mary Royall and Ethel Hancock and Misses Helen and Dor othy Royster, who served, wore white all of them fitting in harm oniously with the general color scheme. There were about 25 guests, among them several out-of-town vis itors Miss Eleanor Huske, of Fayet teville, Miss Hines, of Red Springs, Miss Louise Currin and Miss Lena Robertson, both of Richmond, Va. This announcement will be of inter est to a large number of people throughout the state. FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOM witti bath and lights. Address Box 306. it. On the Eastern ivar struggle Rus sia frankly confesses to disaster to two corps and the loss of three Ken-' aUl0m0DUe nefeas repairing at any erals. Elsewhere the Russian arms t tline Caruen & Royster are just the the intersection of Main and Little john streets.when three good loads of dirt would put it out of existence. Fine Crops Mr. J. A. Shotwell re turned Thursday from a visit to rel atives in the Middleburg section of Vance county, and reports the finest crop prospects he has seen this year. Automobile Repairing If your LA BELLE PARIS' REPLY "Parisians, in reply to the message from the German aeroplane to sur render, say: "What did you bring under your wing that we should surrender to you? You brought death a bomb. That is all. That is why you will never have Paris. Paris is civiliza tion in its beauty. You are barbar ism in its ugliness. "Many wounded continue to ar rive in Paris. The Red Cross ladies here have been officially informed that twelve of their number were killed, and that others are missing." THE BRITISH ARE FIGHTING DESPERATELY (London Cable, September 3.) ieemed to have triumphed. Galicia has been successfully invaded, and Lemberg, it is reported, will soon be evacuated. If this Is true, the Aus trian menace to Russian Poland will be ended and the Russian forces can begin to converge for the march on Berlin. On the upper Oise the British are fighting desperately to prevent the Germans from securing one of the most direct routes to Paris. News of this battle, reaching here from two different sources, is the first definite information since the end of the bat tle of Mons. The battle ragpd Sun day and Monday, and by sheer weight of numbers, the Germans se cured a slight advantage. Military experts point out that from the present position on the Oise, the German advance will become in creasingly difficult, owing to the nat ural features of the country, as well as artificial defenses. It is becoming evident that all along the Western line the allies are playing for time, in the hope that the German assault will become ex hausted. Germany is making renewed efforts to bring Italy into her camp by a proclamation which cites that a vic tory for England and France will de prive Italy of all chance of do minating the Mediterranean. Antwerp has asked for an increas ed garrison. The town has also ex perienced a shudder because of an other Zeppeih visit. The great diri gible was fired on, and it departed without dropping any bombs. ooys to do it and we ask you to read their advertisement on another page. Legal Holiday As Monday is Lab- or Day it is a National holiday and j the post office will keep Sunday hours ana tne carriers fn both town anCI county will rest on their oars. The banks will also be closed. Have Clothes Cleaned Our young friends, G. T. Elliott and A. M. Ayerett, are now in charge of the Eureka Pressing Club, and you are asked to extend them your patron age. See advertisement fn another column. Hustling Pullet I Mr. Walter Howell, of Route 3, was in town Thursday and informed us that he had a pullett hatched out the 14th of March that had layed 14 eggs and set, hatching out 11 chickens on the 22nd of August. Let Poles be Moved It is to be hoped that the Carolina Power and Light Co. and the Telephone Co. will move their poles next to the new side walk on lower Raleigh street so the traveling public can enjoy the bene fit of the widened street. The Place to Plant Warehouse men, business men, and ail who have anything to sell, and who want to reach the largest number of people in Granville and adjoining counties will find the Twice-a-Week Public Ledger the place to plant their ad vertisements this season. sixth grade. in the High School "Department Miss Carrie Fuller will have the first year, Miss Sophronia Cooper the sec ond year and Mrs. Paris will have the ninth and tenth grades with the assistance of myself. . Departmental work will be done throughout the high school grades. We teachers, after having spent a good vacation in rest and improve ment professionally feel that with your support we are to have a better jear than last. And in order to make sure against any misunder standings that might arise let me ask you to think twice and then come to see us before you take sides- with the child. Don't forget that the compulsory attendance law goes into effect on the 7th. Respectfully yours to serve, J. A. PITTS into Mr. R. L. Brown's buggy and ac company him to the Orphan Asylum farm, little did we expect to see so much grand ""v, i wuius IU113 and meadoAvs that lay immediately behind the building and magnificent oak grove at the head of Colle-e street. Taking the road that leads out by the hospital and barns, passing a large field sown to alfalfa, we arriv ed at the hog range in an oak grove i ne care and forethought that char acterizes all the works about the Asylum is noticeable in the care of the swine. Concrete basins, eight or ten feet wide and about one foot deep are provided in convenient Places for the hogs to wallow in These are partly filled with water and a supply of oil is poured in to in sure cleatilineaa when nls hogBhlo we saw about two hundred of the most aristocratic Duroc Jersey shoata and pigs we ever saw. There are. two fine large meadows on the Asylum farm, on which we counted fifteen stacks of hay, and this was from the third mowing. There is so much hay, soy beans and peas that Mr. Brown is installing an up-to-date hay press to facilitate in the handling of the provinder. There is so much of it that it will be a task to harvest the crop. It is a rare privilege to wander through the farm lands of the Asy lum at this time of the year, whon everything is green and growing. We doubt that the majority of the nnni.. nave uvea in Oxford all their lives ever drank in the beauty of those hills. It is almost mountane ous in some places, and deep down at the foot of one of the hills is the famous old "Thousand Dollar Spring," cool and sparklfng.Tho hills "MUTT & JEFF IN MEXICO" With a nentire new production from scenery fo music, "Mutt& Jeff" have set out to conquer new worlds. "In MeTrirn" is flip titlo i-. . nnrl tlio 1 -nrl v. a ...jh. , w i me ucw , lauuj vie wiiu eacn oilier vehicle selected to lead our hero's to ! in fertility, and the general rule is fame and fortune in the land of trop- j two full ears of corn to the stalk, but ical beauty. From its premier pres- j m many instances we counted three entation, they have played to abso-jand four ears to the stalk. There i., lute capacity business, during the one field of corn, we judge about lif three seasons it has been before the j teen or twenty acres in all that lays public. The success of "Mutt& Jeff" j close to the eastern end of the farm", is not alone unprecedented, but al most unbelievable. It is not a whit f an exaggeration to proclaim Uus'ear is absolutely perfect Hill's cartoon play the most remark able play in theatrical history. The play has yielded its owner an actual profit of a million dollars in three s Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Mitchell re turned a few days ago from a very pleasant stay at Buffalo. Springs.. ' PERSONAL ME XTIONS Mrs. T. L. Booth and son have re turned home from a very pleasant visit to relatives at Enfield. Mr. S. H. Smith, of Lynchburg, Va., was an Oxford visitor Thursday and his old friends were glad to see him. Mrs. John A. Niles and two fine children have returned from a de lightful visit to relatives in Boston. Mr. Oscar Breedlove has returned from the Northern markets where he purchased goods for Perkinsn-Green Company. Gen. B. S. Royster returned Wed nesday from Buffalo Springs greatly improved from his stay and is ready for all business that may- come his way. r Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Street and fine son, of Mill Creek, Person county, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ken dell Street in Oxford Thursday and Friday. We are glad to see in Oxford again our good friend, Cortez Wright, of Washington City, who has come to his old home for a vacation ifi two weeks. -mm of the most prolific growth we have seen this season. Everv stalk and The rows are seven feet apart and the corn stands about seven inches apart in the rows. Besides large patches ot peas here and thete about the farm seasons of thirty weeks each. Divid-! y Deans ana Peas? predominate be ing this equally among the live sop-? tveen tne .rows of corn throughout', urate and distinct companies which tne farm- To Mr- R- E Daniel, the have toured the United States and Asylum farmer, is due much credit Canada, their profits have averaged j for tho aundant yield. Many of tlif more than sixteen hundred dollars ' acres wil1 sureIy produce one bund- per week each. As no musical com-jieu ousneis inis year, edy since the inception of entertain- The Asylum will eome In Tor sev ment of that character has ever be- eral prizes at the County Fair this fore equalled this record, we dare year if they care to make exhibits, proclaim Mutt & Jeff" the greatest and of course they will. Beside the ever. - fine swine we noticed three hundred It's coming to the Orpheum Thea- r more chickens as white as the driv tre Monday night. If you've seen en snow. The Buff Orpington ducks, "Mutt & Jeff" before, see it again by , the first we ever saw, won our adrnir all means, there's a new laugh to ation. There are more than fifty of them in the. inclosure and every one of them is entitled to a blue ribbon. Mr. Irby Adcock, of Tar River, ! We accompanied Mr. Brown through .. was in town Thursday. the buildings now being erec ted for Miss Lizzie Gooch is at home for a the reception of children whose ages few days fiom Baltimore. j range below six years. The building Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Crudup, son ' in appearance resembles the Old Eng and mother, of Kittrell, and Mrs. J. lish style of architecture in its out R. Rogers, and child, of Raleigh, ' lines. The building is given a prom were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. inent place in the beautiful grove, H. Britt Thursday. near College street, and it is eminent- Mr. Robert Parham, of Church ly worthy of its sittings. After con Roads, Va., spent the week-end with suiting the needs of th Institution Mrs. Banister Robeson. Mr. Brown drew ihe plans of the Messrs. Josh King and Frank building. The porches are broad Blalock returned Friday morning and long and the multiplicity of win from th'i Northern Markets where dows are so arranged as to insure they bought fall goods lor the Long perfect ventilation. Forty by sixty Company. feet of the lower floor is given over Miso Lillian McForlavd has return- to a play room for the little tots and od to the D. & D. school at Morgan a. room of equal size for sleeping ou t (Contnued on last page) every minute from start to finish.
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