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PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK WEDNESD jfS; AND SATURDAYS.
VOLUME 29.
OXFORD, N. C WEDNESDAY y.SEFT- 9, 1914.
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The European Struggle "Will Be Puhed to a Bitter
land and Russia Are Closing In For the Death Gra
, S o Allies Regardless of Reverses In France, Eng.
-r England Gathering IVfen From Her Colonies
o-
Mailt, ood FoOTfif fFaros
GERMANS REST ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER GRAND
MORIM, WHICH RUNS EAST AND WEST SOME
WHAT SOUTH OF THE PARIS LINE
THE ALLIED ARMIES ARE DEFENDING THE ROADS
With the Russians Landing at Osteoid, North Coast of
Belgium, Cutting Right Flank of German Army, the
World Awaits Startling News this Week
Almost total silence is being; main-O
tained regarding happeniis in
France, neither the British nor the
French governments vouchsafing
detailed information as to the posi
tions of the armies facing each other
a few miles from Paris.
GEN; B. S. ROYSTER LECTURES.
'The Arrest, Trial and Conviction of
Christ From the Standpoint
of Law"
The Baptist Church was well filled
An agreement has been signed by j at the Sunday School hour Sunday
Sir Edward Grey, British Secretary morning to hear Gen. B. S. Royster
of State for Foreign Affairs, and the j lecture on "The Arrest, Trial and
French and Russian ambassadors at Conviction of Christ from the Stand
London, in behalf of their respective point of Law."
governments, that peace shall not j The small children were sent from
be concluded separately during the . the main auditorium of the church
present war by any one of the three to the class rooms in order to make
SHORT LEDGER LOCALS.
About People and Things That Are
of Interest to The Public
Ledger Readers
THE
GATHERED FROM
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allies, and that no one of the allies
will demand concession of peace
without the previous agreement of
the others.
Reports are current in London
military circles that a portion of the
room for older people who came in
to hear the lecture, and among the
number were members of the legal
fraternity from other denomnations.
No date having been, set, it was
not generally known that the General
Lookout Taxpayers We ask you
to read the notice of R. B. Hines, Tax
Collector, in another part of this pa
per as ycur name might be printed
there.
Missionary Society Mrs. S. K.
Phillips handsomely entertained the
Missionary Society of the Presbyteri
an church at the Manse Monday af
ternoon. v
Another Daughter A girl was
born unto Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mc
Farland a few days ago and her little
voice now echoes throughout the
home.
Taking a Rest Mr. Ernest Cheat
ham, the veteran carrier on Route 3,
enjoyed a well earned rest the past
week and was glad to forsake the
buggy for a short while. . '
Will Move Mr. Sid Usry having
sold his home on King street to Dr.
Henderson has rented the Dr. Sam
Booth residence on College street and
will move in a few days.
Getting Better The friends of Mr.'
Arthur Currin will be glad to learn
that he continues to improve from
the effect of the kick of the horse
since he has been in the hospital.
O
THE S: MS OPENING.
We Make Dur Most Respectful Bow
to. the "hildren Thirsting For
'.Zj : Knowledge
LARGEL V A MATTER OF APPLI-
The
townarc.
their
otherr.w'
and- fat'
willi,
farmers
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jump;ai
CATION
untish expeditionary - force is at would lecture Sunday morning, else
the church would have been over-
lirst class in Noid, assisting the J crowded. Only General Royster's
rencn -Smstmjn vme tfeiense, pelags,of 15ieH kaw the ottfamd 4o,so.
.wmcu, n, is am, is ueing strongly , they -got ytfy' rftrT8
mamtainea. ; mz.H'c Tiighwatyr in search of the "summer
Fifteen British travelers have been time sheep" and brought them in.
sunK in iMortn sea oy German
The Belgian town of Dendermonde
(Tremonde), in East Flanders, lias
been taken by Germans, according
to an official report from Berlin and
dispatches from Ostend.
The latter advices add that the
inhabitants of the district have
opened the dikes and are flooding
the country. German troops are re
ported to have been caught by the
waters and have suffered severely
from shelling.
The French Premier explains that
the sessions of Parliament at Paris
were brought to a close in order that
the Parliament might be reconvened
at Bordeaux, if necessary.
The British- government has is
sued an official denial of the use of
dum-dum bullets by the British or
French, as charged by Germany.
AGREE ON TERMS
(Paris Cable, September 7)
An official communication was,, is
sued at midnight announcing that
three forts had fallen at Maubeuge,
a fortress of the first class, in Nord.
A further official statement says the
press bureau at Bordeaux telegraph
ed to the military governor of Paris:
"First. The respective situations of
the German and French armies on
the left wing have not undergone
any interesting change. The devel
oping movement of the enemy has
been definitely checked.
"Second. The situation is unchang
ed in the centre and on the right in
Lorraine and the, Vosges.
"At Paris, from which the enemy's
armies are going farther away, the
defensive works are proceeding ac
tively." "At Maubeuge the bombardment
continues with extreme violence.
The city resists, despite the destruc
tion of three forts."
The following communication was
issued by the Governor of Paris this
morning:
"The German army continues to
move farther away from Paris, to
ward the southeast, carrying out the
movement started Thursday.
"According to information the en
emy's troops have evacuated the re
gion of Compiegne and Senlis."
FISHNIG BOATS SUNK
(London Cable, September 7)
The Official Press Bureau to-night
gave out a statement that the Ger
man squadron had sunk fifteen Brit
tish fishing boats in the North Sea.
The crews were taken-to Wilhelms
haven as prisoners of war.
LOAN OFFERED TO ITALY
(London Cable, September 7.)
It is reported that France.through
the intermediary of a group of banks,
has offered the Italian Government
the loan of $200,000,000 on favor-
( Continued on last page) .
Gen. Royster's lecture revealed a
deep knowledge of the ecclesiastial
and civil law at the time of the ar
rest, trial and conviction of Christ.
It was a polished address, one in
which General Royster would reap a
rich reward and fame in the Elysium
Course. Any. attempt at a news
paper report would be an injustice to
the great subject and to Gen. Royster
The fact that General Royster
stood before us and pointed out the
intricacies of law and pleaded in his
natural voice brought the sacred
story close to everyone.
To the Ladies We ask our lady,
readers to be sure and read what
X J ! 0 T71 - 1 1 .
auuis c iasum uas iu say in an au-f,, method of Rniinrt rad-
Ac schools in most of the
' cities of the State opened
j -Monday, and before an
"l rolls by all the colleges
r institutions of learning
ull swing, but most of the
children are still on ttTe
'many of them wilfnot see
Ihe JnsfL. Kit a school house until the
frost tilries the vine.
. JFirfcrr i lls it would appear that the
chiIdiZ he farmer is handicapped
in thU stle of life, but nevertheless
the' fret femains that some of the
bThJU t ; intellects of the day was
kindTe" AVti pfne fagots and the ac
cu.mul"' wisdom of the ages
tneruc y, -digested between the
handler ' r the plow. Months do not
cctaat.f'4f, -amuch in the scheme of
ede'v. Jt as an insatiable thirst for
lowle. ?e. j The boy who feels the
njfcejf ;n education, whether he liv
r'0zf&j country or in town, is half
edeatt i, and the rest is only a mat
feriSflic implication along well defined
fyy$. we- iyere boys a child was
flOBs'td, ed-somewnat of a progidy
JJtteculdmaster the old A-B-C
thopatitiie age of five years, but
igsu ih progressive educational
iBtpaye" T hit upon a plan to
teaeif i i jvn:) to read by the new
WAREHOUSEMEN HAVE INFORMATION THAT LEAD THEM
TO BELIEVE THAT BUYERS FOR THE IMPERIAL
AND EXPORT WILL BE ON THE MARKET
DATE FOR OPENING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH
There Has Been One More Warehouse Added to the Num
ber in Oxford this Year, the Old Minor, Which Will
Be Run by Z. W. Lyon & Company.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
O It is gratifying to note that in every
place where the tobacco markets have
Request For New Road to Parallel ' been Pened the prices for the first
wceiv average wiui me prices paia at
nouncemeni on anomer page, as meig eliminates the necessity of
will nnd it especially to their interest ii,,' t .rs'i:TTiiina7 withi
wts' nra:iH recogmzea as one oi - me most
important discoveries in the modern
educational system. When they say
cat, they do not name the three let
ters, as c-a-t, but give 't'he sound of
"c" and "at" blended together and
get "cat." By the phonic method j
the child is taught to recognize the
word and its name as a whole.
: For instance.the word dog is recog
nized,; taken and absorbed by the
child as one thing in its entirety, in
stead of learning the three distinct
EDUCATIONAL RALLIES
There will be three educational
Hail Storm We are sorry to learn
that v a . hail storm passed over the
farm of Mr. Chas. Speed in Brass
field township last Thursday prac
tically destroying all the tobacco he
had8 on the hill.
High Price Land Two tracts of
the Hockaday- land in Brassfield
township was sold in Oxford Satur
day at the following high prices: S.
A. Hockaday bid off 71 acres at 37
710, and J. H. Perry bid off 345 acres
at 7,550. characters of which. the word is com-
; Snfplv at HnmP Wp learn that ' POSed.
Miss Flemis the snlpnHid ladv man-! The Old gray
aser at the Oxford Ornhanasrp. who i heads of our day
was abroad when the war broke out, j how !t is that a cnild can actually.
has safely reached the United States
j and is now visiting relatives in Massachusetts.
beards and hoary
are lost to know
Kmiirrel TTnn tine' The Followinsr
rallies held in the county next week. gentiemen left Monday for Oak Hill
vU are,C01!ia iy ' mvited to attend i township oji a two days squirrel
them. Mr. T E. Browne, State Di-;hunt. Messrs. Duke Currin, T. A.
Cv rfyS Crn C1UbS aDd MrS- Averett, Fred Currin, Titus Currin,
Chas McKimmon. in charge of Girls Jack Howard, Frank Blalock, "and
uannmg Work will be the principal ' Conrad Waeiters.
speaiters. Mrs. McKimmon will give
a demonstration in bread making.
The school committeemen are looking
after the details of plans and that
means success to the meeting. Every
one who comes is expected ttf bring
a basket and enjoy an old time picnic.
Places of meeting are:
Enon school, Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Browning school, Thursday, Sep
tember 17.
Banks school, Friday, Sept. 18.
Done His Part Mr. Lee, the excel
lent manager of Carolina Power and
Light Co., has had his poles on Ra
leigh street moved back and we hope
friend Rives, of the Telephone Co.,
will immediately follow suit and
move back the telephone poles.
From a Distance Quite a good
j number of people from Clarksville,
read before they know their A-B-C 's
But the leading educators of the '
country say that the names of the
letters do not count for -anything atj
all and that the child gains four
years by the phonic method.
We will give it up, but when it
comes -to spelling, we will put Cyn
thiana Simpkins and her old blue
back spelling book against the best
of them.
We make our-most respectful bow
to the school children everywhere
and urge them to make use of their
improved opportunities, for after all
it is a matter of close application.
- THE FARMERS WAREHOUSE
Parham & Parham announce else
where in this paper the opening of
Virgilina, Stovall, Cfeedmoor, Stem the Farmers' Warehouse on Septem-
and other sections of the county at
tended the fine performance of Mutt
& Jeff at the Orpheum Theatre Mon
day night.
Off to School The following young
ladies will leave in a few days for
school: Miss Hixie White for Wo-
MINOR WAREHOUSE
Workmen have been busy all the
summer getting the 61d Minor Ware
house ready for the sale of leaf to
bacco. The Z. W. Lyon Company an
nounce elsewhere in this paper the
opening date, September 15th, with
the following warehouse force :Z. W.
Lyon will run the Sales; W. J. Webb
and E. E. Fuller will keep the books;
R. S. Usry and V. W. Critcher will
manage the Floor and attend to the
Leaf Purchases; R. L. Beasley will at Hamilton's Drug Store along with
do the auctioneering. Mr. Lyon all kinds of school stationery. Read
wants hiss old friends to come ad see
ber 15th. It is said that "once a
customer of the Farmers' Warehouse,
always a customer," and it is a notic
aTi'e fact that the Parhams are ad
ding friends to the warehouse each
year. Mr. Sid Betts, an old Gran
ville boy, is the popular and efficient
Farmers' Ware-
man's College Greensboro; Miss Helen bookkeeper at the
Paris. Dorothy Hunt and Esther Mit-' nouse mis year.
chell for State Normal, and Miss
Edith Parham for Littleton.
Raleigh Road-Attention given
to Other Roads.
The honorable Board of County
Commissioners met in their room in
the Court House in Oxford Monday
with all the members present: Chair
man B. I. Breedlove, Z. W. Allen, J.
N. Tilley and H. C. Floyd.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
Messrs. F. W. Hancock and N. H.
Cannady were before the Board re
questing that a committee be appoint
ed to investigate the advisability of
building a road parallel with the Ra
leigh road, this road being an exten
sion of Main street intersecting the
Raleigh road near the home of T. G.
Taylor. ; . ; -iAHiclraihxi
Chairman Breed-loVe--were
make se ttremenfTwi thf the" Treasurer;
On motion of H. C. Floyd it ,was
ordered that the County appropriate
$100 towards the construction of a
road in Oak Hill township, near Vir
gilina when the money is available.
The building of. the road from Jim
Scott's to "Vance county line was post
poned for 30 days.
Delila Walker was ordered put on
outside pauper list at $1.50 per
month.
Dr. J. A. Morris appeared before
the Board in the interest of the use
of Serum for the prevention of hog
cholera -in the county, as indicated
by the United States Department of
Agriculture, which met with favor
?jy the Board, and will be duly con
sidered at the proper time.
Chairman Breedlove was instruct
ed to borrow $3,000 to repair public
roads.
the end of last season. Oxford ware
housemen have information that
leads them to believe that buyers for
the Imperial Tobacco Company and
the. Export Department will be on the
market by the time the Oxford and
other markets in this section of the
state opens. The date for the open
ing of the Oxford market is set for
September 15th, which is next Tues
day. Local tobacconists are looking for
good sales during the first week of
the season. Already the beginning
of the sale of tobacco has been post
poned two weeks and many of the
farmers are anxious to convert a
part of their crop' into cash in order
that they may meet their obligations.
. "Following the rush of the first
week It is probable that most of the
f arm'ers who "Were wise j- enough to
lay aside a little money from the
bumper crop of last season will wait
to see how the prices are at the be
ginning of the season. Many of the
farmers of this county are well into
the work of curing the crop and will
finish up sometime during the next
week or so. They have an average
number of hills and it developed into
a pretty fair crop when the rains
did come. Some sections of the
county have as fine a crop as they
have ever grown, but it is a little
light in others. The body of the to
bacco is not so good as it has been
in former seasons, but M is believed
that unless the war has very serious
ly effected the tobacco industry it
will bring about the normal price
this year, and the farmers should be
in pretty good shape when the crop is
all sold.
There has been one more ware
house added to the number in Oxford
this year, making the total number
five, the latest one being the old Min
or Warehouse, renewed and renovat
ed, which will be run by Z. W. Lyon
The other four warc-
BANNER WAREHOUSE
Mr. W. Z. Mitchell elsewhere in the
Public Ledger announces the open
ing of the Banner Warehouse Sep
tember 15th for the sale of leaf to
bacco. With its excellent lights. & Company
courteous force and improved f acili- bouses will be run by the same ware
ties, the Banner is sure to handle its j housemen as last year, Avith W. Z.
share of tobacco. Remember the'Mitcne11 Proprietor of the Banner
date, Mr. Mitchell will be glad to ; Warehouse; Parham & Parham pro
greet his friends at all times, iprietors of Farmers Warehouse;
I Mangum & Watkins, prprietors of
Johnson Warehouse; Will H. Flem
j ing, proprietor of Owen Warehouse.
All of the warehouses have been
GRADED SCHOOL
This splendid institution of learn
ing opened on Monday morning and
it was a grand sight to see about 400
of our bright boys and girls wending
their way to school after a pleasant
vacation, full of life and the vigor oi
youth. They met with a warm wel
come at the hands of the Superinten-
Scliool Books Galore Well, child
ren, Monday was school day and if you
need school books you can get them
him.
COLORED MEN FIGHT
As a result of a row near Bell
town Monday night Sam Jones, col
ored, is in a critical condition, from
a knife wound inflicted by Clarence
Harris, colored. It appears that Har
ris cursed Jones sister and the two
men flew at each other, Harris stab
bing Jones with a pocket knife be
tween the eighth and ninth ribs. It
nis advertisement on tne last page
and extend him your patronage.
Something Great The Dingbats,
who have a fine reputation, are com
ing to the Orpheum Theatre with
beautiful costumes, magnificent
scenery, the biggest and best Jaeauty
chorus. It is a great production
with more than 50 people. It is too
good to miss as it is a captivating
musical comedy. Look out for the
date.
Good Luck, Boys The
FELL AMONG THIEVES !
Mr. J. H. Tillotson, Jr., of Route
2, had a close call in Petersburg, :
where he had gone to attend to some
business last Friday. !
After transacting his business, Mr.1
Tillotson started to the Seaboard
passenger station in Petersburg with
the avowed purpose of catching a
train for home. On the street lead
ing to the station Mr. Tillotson fell
in with two well dressed men, and
after the conversation progressed for
a wrhile one of the strangers struck
Mr. Tillotson a violent blow across
the bridge of his nose with a bottle,
felling him. While laying uncon
scious upon the street, the thieves ex
tracted $12 in cash, a watch and a
following pocket knife from the pockets of Mr.
' swept, cleaned and made ready and
inviting for the opening next Tues
day. A large number of farmers from
the surrounding country have signi
fied their intention to be present on
dent and teachers. In many instanc-, . , , .
. ... . . , 'such well known and progressive
es the children were accompanied by , .. ,
, . , . . ... farmers as Messrs. Titus Currin,
their parents, who also met with a . . ,ir ,.
, ',. . o,-;i- Crawford Knott, N. G. Crews, Walter
cordial greeting by Seperintendent , Parrott W E Dorsev
FKts, who earnestly desires their A ve"' 1 arr ' ' . T
.. . , rr,. A C. H. Cheatham, Fred Currin, W. H.
co-operation in this great work. The z.,, Xi T r . '
,. . . . ... ... Tillottson, Jr., Geo. Parham, Lucius
enrollment was about 400, which will . ' ' . , . ' . ,
. . . . . . - . . Currin, J. R. Daniel, and a hoH of
day.
young men have gone off to school , Tillotson and made away with their
Mrs. E. T. Rawlins and three bright
was an ugly wound and bled pro
fusely. 1 for the term: John Mitchell 'to War-: ill gotten gains.
Jones was brought to Oxford and renton; Paul Daniel to Wake Forest; J Upon regaining consciousness Mr.
was attended by Drs. Watkins and Beverly Royster, Harry Renn, Sam Tillotson looked up a doctor, had his
Thomas at two o'clock this Tuesday , Howard; Frank Hancock, Lynwood wound dressed and came on home
morning. j Bryan, Elliott Cooper, Augustus Gra-
On learning of the disturbance, ham, James Taylor, and Basil Hors-
Sheriff Hobgood went out and field and Outlaw Hunt to the State daughters, of Durham; spent the!
brought Harris to Oxford and landed University and we wish all of tSGm week-end with Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
him in the County jail. jgood luck. j Steed o Rectory street. j
MORE OXFORD IMPROVEMENTS.
Dr. T. L. Booth addition and chang
ing interior of home on College
street.
Sam Hobgood, new porch and re
painting dwelling on College street.
Mrs. Julia Minor, new porch, im
proving interior and repainting of
residence on College street.
Roy Wright repainting and im
proving interior of home on Broad
street.
Mr. R. M. C. Calvert, repainted
and improved interior of home on
High street.
There has been built just outside
the corporation during the past few
months from 12 to 15 new cottages
by both white and colored people
who work and do business In town.
other friends of the Oxford tobacco
market will be present on the open
ing day or during the first week.
THE OWEN WAREHOUSE
Every farmer remembers the high
averages of the Owen Warehouse. The
same excellent management is at the
helm this year. Mr. Will H. Flem
ing will be glad to see his friends on
opening day, September 15. High
averages and courteous treatment ia
the rule at the Owen. Whether you
have much or little to sell you are
sure to reecive a hearty welcome at
the Owen Warehouse.
DECISIVE BATTLE IS RAGING
(Washington Special, Sept. 8)
Official Washington is much inter
ested in the reports of the general
engagement along the battle front
Laying of 5 miles of Granolithic ; near Paris. The general feeling ii
sidewalk and widening of some that a decisive battle is now in pro
streets in Oxford. gress.
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