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. 7 ?:; pi iiRir. i r Jit IU) JJ JJLjii PUBLISHED T WICE-A-WEEKWEbttlESp AYS AND SATURDAYS. - Trr'TTATTnc3rA. K?r ' vT"7"DAf"T3 TIT 1ft 1Q1A NO. 96 0:XJb0.rClJ JN. vJm VV xn xxx Jiio w x y jLuxYxj-jj-u-i-t) -i., , . ; : - . ' . - .. -. . ' . 1 . I I VOLUME 29. STILLSTRUGUNG FOR MASTERY WITH SNOW ALREADY ANKLE DEEP, LUNG AND THROAT DISEASE ADDS TO THE ORDEALS OF THE SOLDIERS LOCAL HAPPENINGS About People and Things That Are! f Interest to The Public Ijedger Readers COMING AND GOING Personal GATHERED FROM TttHi AS9 COUNTY TOWN some Thfl r.prniftn Emneror. Whose Move-o ments of late have Been Somewhat Elusive, Appeared Friday at Kol-mur. GRANVILLE SUPERIOR COURT CONDENSED WAR NEWS Soldiers fighting in trenches knee deep in water, and swept by driving rains, is the story which still comes out of West Flanders, Where the German troops and the allied forces still battle each other.' That serious encounters have taken place along the Yser canal is. indicat ed in the French official announce ment that the Germans have been driven back to the right bank and that the left bank, a small section of which the Germans had held for sev eral days, has been completely evacu ated. To the South of Ypres, the allies also have been successful, repulsing a further offensive movement. This was accomplished, says the French general staff, with heavy losses to the Germans. On the other hand Berlin claims slight progress on the right wing, the caDture of several hundred French and British in a preliminary encoun ter, and the taking of a strong force point in the forest of Argonne. Another proof of the severity of the fighting in that section where the British forces are entrenched, is giv en in casualty lists just published at London, showing the loss of 56 Brit ish officers killed, 108 wounded, and 47 missing. "'" The German Emperorvwhose move ments of late have been somewhat elusive, appeared on Friday at Kol mar, 40 miles west of Strassburg, ac cording . to a dispatch from Basel, Switzerland. ; -' Petrograd continues to report suc ; cesses in. East Prussia, . and also ill the region of Soldau and Neidenburg, where the Russians, however, are meeting with desperate resistance. . In Poland ' the Austrians are es tablishing defensive' positions, while on the Galician front the Russians are advancing toward the passes over the Carpathians. Austrian troops invading Servia have met strong resistance at Val Jevo, but along the river Save are making progress. While the Turkish troops are re ported from Constantinople to have occupied Koiura, in the Persian prov ince of Azerbaijannbel defeating the Russians, an official statement from the British armiralty announces suc cessful operations against the Tur kish garrison at Sheikh-Said, on the Strait of Bab-El-Mandeb, at the en trance of the Gulf of Aden, and the occupation of the Turkish forts of Turba by Indian troops, assisted by the cruiser, Duke of Edinburgh. v British cruisers, thought to be the Suffolk, Berwick, and Lancaster, are lying off Colon with the position of pasisng through he Panama Canal to join the Japanese squadron off . the west coast of South America. Judge Frank Daniel's Presiding Large State Docket of Minor Offenses Term of. Granville ten days has been claiming the .atten- We Escaped Yes, we escaped the income tax. And the income escap ed us. t Com Shuckings From what we can learn corn suucmubo The November Superior Court convened .in tne Court room in Oxford on Monaay morning at 10 o'clock with His Honor, Judge Frank Daniels, who had exchanged this week with Judge Rountree. who is on this circuit tion of the farmers. Close at Hand Thanksgiving Day is close ax. nanu auu lumw " marching to slaughter to help cele brate the day fJloomv Sunday There was a t a owwaii n thA list, down pour of rain all Saturday night I - j 1 1 ci,1oit nQiiciM? tnfi Deo- of jurors drawn and the following anu an o list of erand Jurymen were drawn from a. hat by- a small boy : I. E. Howard, Foreman, E. F. Beck, Kemp Culbreth, Brock Davis, D. E. Brum- mitt. J. A. Tunstall, E.' R. Slaughter, Lonnie Latta T. Y. Longmire, L. L. Wilson, T. A. Eggleston, W. E. Stem, J. P. Bradsher, I. H. Evans, Robert Preddv. E. W. Dement, John West, M. A. CuiTin. As Judge Daniels was suffering from the effects of a deep cold, and recognizing the fact that he had an intelligent rand . jury before ; him, he did not enter into a regular charge but talked about 5 minutes as to the duties of erand jurymen, as they were the guardians of the peace and dignity of the State. - nle to stay in doors. At Salem Sunday Mr. Jonn w TToctpr will deliver an aauress w , 1 Sflipm church sunaay morumg 11 o'clock. Civic Club Meets The Woman a Civic Club will meet this Wednesday nftnftmi at 4-00 o'clock, in the Granville Commercial Club rooms. Box Party There will be a box- nartv at Corinth school baiuraay 1 . night. 21th of NovemDer. ine puunu is cordially invited. On Mechanical Drawing-Miss Bet tie Maie Cheatham, qr jsrowmug school, Route 3, won blue ribbon on l drawing at the State Fair. " Fun at Bullock There will be Judge Daniels is numbered among Bull0ck school house on November the able jurists of the State and has presided over our; court before and with satisfaction to the bar and peo- nle and Ave are: elad to have him withus this week. 19th and you are cordially invited to attend. It's a Girl A daughter was born unto Mr. and Mrs. W. M. uuiick in Ntew York City on the 14th instant : Solicitor Gattis who has just been and they are receiving the congratu re-elected for another term was on nations of their friends hand and the State docket was taken - Farm For Sale We call attention UD. ahd the Court entered upon itst0 the " advertisement of; Mr. M. "A, week's workv v .-V - -r- ' ' Griffin, of Wendell, in another part . r ."iTti -r 4- ta . a fho I nf '.tViia naTifir. who' has'; farms for - V.VW -VI"" . - i to th mnrine of the Court. , Make Good Statement The - Natr Ud to this Tuesday morning the ional Bank of Granville and the Ox i.ii .- r,r Kon icnnuil nf fnrrt Saviners isailK UUUllbil a. I 111 III UU I II H rtW.S B I rL V z5 kfVUV A VA 1 w w w tj on the Criminal docket; Items About Folks and 'Their Friends Who Travel Here and There Tit .YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW UR 0ILD TEEUPLE OF JUSTICE THE VAULTS IN OUR COURT HOUSE ARE ALMOST TOO SMALL TO CONTAIN THE ACCUMULATION OF VALUABLE DOCUMENTS Mrhos. Hunt, of Stem section, was'iih'-'tbwn Saturday. THINK OF IT, YOUNG MEN Young men, have you ever thought about it? Three of our smart and OBy Virtue of Its Admirable Situation Our Court House Can be Made one of the Prettiest Spots in the Grand Old State. lsJi H. Knott, of Stovall, was in talented young ladies have in the last Oxford? Saturday ruf us Blackley, of Wilton, wasnxtowh Saturday. 'Mrjpjkl T Critcher, of Route 1, was in Qxfprd Saturday. lCrIt - Strother, of Wilton sec tion was in Oxford Saturday. two weeks taken tne marriage vow and departed to adorn homes else where. It was a swing around the circle, so to speak, the first of the three taking place at the Presbyter ian church, the second one at the Baptist church and the third one at tvm Methodist church. Remember MrJfJvMoss, of Route 3, was in that faint heart ne'r won fair lady," towjgia4.urday.' nor does the. old adage that "there Roadr-Supt. Butler, 01 aiovan, nr s Mod fish in the sea as was was ajk Oxford visitor Saturday. ever caught" always hold good Mr." W. L,-: Umstead, or Knap or Reeds was in Oxford Saturday. tM$s; Harrington, of Stem, sec tion wis on our streets Saturday. -i Jvirt ISY. Gordon, of Tar River, SOME TWILIGHT SLEEPERS The "Twilight Sleep" Idea is a beautiful one. - Anything that tends to reduce pain and suffering is to be welcomed. But twilight sleep is . E. W. Parrott, of Route 1, wasinotning new in this part of the coun- in 'Oxford Monday. 1 try. We know of some towns that MrCZack Allen, of Providence, was are (n a chronic state of twilight among": the Oxford visitors Monday. JVIrsr J. H. Waller and son, of Wel- doare visiting relatives in Oxford. Blackwell, of Cornwall, 'Mr. R. T. wasin tbwn; Monday. irijoej Jackson, of Northside, was arijOxford : visitor Monday. iiri D-' Y. Hunt, of Route 3, w,as in toVnV Monday. 'i ilE:icWaiter Gooch, of Hester, was on bur tobacco market Monday. T&isfle'ttie Lyon' is visiting friends we call them twilight sleepers? iu.Rockingham. " Suffering cats! The deepest, blackest, 4MtCoDle sPent the week end midnight could not begin to equal in Stateaville, shaking hands with his the darkness and depth of their old' friends. . slumbers. Culbreth slumber and they will never come to." Some of our own citizens, day to day in a never-ending twilight slumber. And looking over our list mentioning no names, go about from of delinquent subscribers makes us rise to inquire what the doctors use to bring their twilight sleepers out of the trance? Send us-the formula, for there are a few subjects on that list whom we like to awaken. Did Mr?Yalhcey Oakley, of seionirs aif Oxf ord ' visitor Sat- SIGoodrich r Wilson, of Stovall t&nyvas numbered wjth the Ox- WMS: Z&a w jthey come. Some 50..or,mqre came "rir'o;; arid many of .thetireemed toWuk PARENTS DAY Parents Day was held at the Grad ed School on last Friday morning and proved quite an interesting event. The teachers sent out invita- State vs Andrew Yancey, a. w. d. w. guilty; fined $10 and cost. State vs R. W. White, gambling, guilty: judgment suspended upon payment of cost most excellent statement In anotner pan of this paper, which you are invited to read. Man AVith the Dollar We are not looking for a crow to hand us over $40, but we are looking for the man Mrs. R. H Lewis and children re turned Saturday from a visit to rela tives in Fayetteville, Messrs. J. C. Peace and J. A. Davi3, of Route 3, were on our streets Mon day. ' Messrs. J. H. and G. W. Raggan, State vs Jeff Satterwhite, Jr., and who is behind on his subscription to DANIEL-OBRIAN Mrs. Fannie B. Daniel announces marriage of her daughter ' Plead Shepard Wilkerson, cruelty to ani mals, plead guilty, judgment suspen ded upon payment of cost. State vs E. L. Beasley, over speed ing, pieaa guilty, juagmeni susyenu ed upon payment of cost. State vs William Chavis, retailing, guilty. State vs Haywood Marrow, gamb ling, not guilty. State V3-Tbin Harris, gambling, plead guilty, judgment suspended upon . payment -. of cost.- Turner Branch, gambing, plead guilty, judg ment suspended upon payment of cost. State vs Edward Jones, gambling, plead guilty, judgment suspended up on payment of cost. State vs James Wimbish, gambling, plead guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of cost. State vs George Lassiter, gambling, guilty, judgment suspended to come in and Clair Reid to Mr. Thomas Beam O'Brian Sunday, November fifteenth, nineteen hundred and -fourteen at Home, Danland Berea, North Carolina APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE ' The Orpheum Theatre was packed Monday night to witness the presen tation of "Peg O' My Heart," an Irish-English farce comedy. The enlightened audience fully appreciat ed the remarkable skill of the actors and the tone of the play. The people of Oxford can general ly be relied upon to fill a 'house where merit is guaranteed. "Peg O My Heart' Is only one of the good things coming to the Or pheum thi sseason. Harris & Crews are remarkable clever in booking eobd wholesome plays and are. as equally careful in their selection of pictures. upon payment of cost. . State vs Thos. Cook, assault, guilty, $10 fine and cost. State vs Waller Black gambling, not guilty. - - - State vs Claud Harris, gambling, plead guilty, judgment - suspended upon payment .of cost. State vs Lee Harris,, assault, guilty; 4 months on Person county roads. State vs Bennie Little john, assault; guilty, $10 fine- and cost. State vs Arthur Chavis, gambling, plead guilty, $10 fine and cost. they had learned from observaion of the work how to co-operate better with the teacher and remedy some of the backwardness of their children. The meeting was very informal and the regular work was carried out. Some written work of every pupil THANKSGIVING SPECIAL SALE Landis & Easton announces else where in the Public Ledger .some; at tractive prices fox Thanksgiving. The sale includes towels, ; handkerchiefs, ladies" coat suits and cloaks, shoes, blankets, raincoats, dress goods and silks, rugs and druggets, hosiery, hats,- ""pahis, ; uriderwearr : - clothing, sweaters, shirts,' suit cases and grip sacks. The stock is complete in every particular and you are sure to find what you want. EVERTHING IS RIGHT FOR BENEFIT OF EVERYONE Everything . that the Public- Ledger attempts to do to help in the upbuild fntr rf the rommunitv is for the bene fit of everyone within the county of It is reported from Oxford that n.anvmA 9nH net for nersonal eain ' Mrs. Caleb Osborn will be a candidate as we have been working to that end for the post office, asking to fill out for more than 25 years. If we can; her dead husband's unexpired term, still assist in anything that will help There are fifteen other applicants, boost we are your servant and we al-f but. each one of them should get out TOQt Vm,r co-ooeration in making' of the way for the deserving widow. Twlre-a-Week Public Ledger big-- Major Stedman should appoint Mrs irer and better and something to Osborn without which you can point with pride as 5 It is due one of the county's best assets. consulting anybody. her, and a more graceful j act could not be recorded. the Public Ledger settle up. , . : Bright and Cheerful Mr." J. I. Gor don. of Route 2, was on our streets Saturday with a genial smile" on -his face, and an -elastic step, but we do not know whether he is on the carpet or not girls Fell oil of Wagon -Our little friend, Master Jack Cobb, accidental ly fell off of the Express wagon Sat urday and hurt himself right badly, but we are glad to-know that he is coming around all right. Resigned Clerkship Mr. R. W Brown, who has served Uncle Sam faithfully for several years, has re signed his position in the postoffice in order to devote all his time to his growing business. Tobacco Selling Well In spite of the cold wave as we go to press this Tuesday morning, our five excellent warehouses have good breaks of to bacco and we "carry the news to Mnrv" that hiehest averages are reaped on the reliable Oxford market Trinity Glee Club This most ex cellent Club will sing at the Lyon Memorial Building on Friday night under Hhe auspices of the Philathea Class. Will commence at 8 o'clock and you are cordially invited to at tend. - The. Johnson Warehouse We feel sure that what is said about selling tobacco will be of interest to the far mer therefore we ask him to be sure and read what Mangum & Watkins has to say in another part of this al bum of song. . Bids Oxford Adieu Mr. Albright, the pleasant agent of the Kitchen Cabinet Co., who made Oxford his headquarters for several months, bade his friends goodbye saturaay and left for. Atlanta. We hope he will find it to his interest to come this way again. Look at Your Label Listen! If 3rou are behind in your subscription please , send in a check, money, or money order and get in the Paid-in Advance Class, as after the first of December the. price will be at the regular rate of $1.50. Attend to the matter today. From Old Virginia -Mr. Oeo. w. Gould, of Union Level, Va., sold a couple of loads of tobacco on the Ox ford market Monday and was highly pleased with the checks he received. This is only one of the large number of satisfied tobacco growers who find their way to the Oxford market from over in Virginia. " - - . ' nroc nut m-t cw-vVii Viltinn so his or her of Route 4, were in Oxford Monday " . "7, 7 ' h.: parent cuuiu tuc jusi nuai &o done. The good thing about Parents selling tobacco. Mr. J. D. Grimsley, of Snow Hill, - ... - a ik ir . m - t is visiting ni3 sister, mis. x. xj. Booth, on College street. We vere glad to meet in Oxford Monday our old friend, H. T. Beasley, of Apex. Mr. J. W. Adcock, of Richmond, in Oxford Saturday returning from a visit to relatives in Northern Granville. Mrs. Carraway, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. T. L. Booth, returned to her home in Snow Hill Monday. Mrs. A. H. Powell and Mrs. John A. Niles . returned a few day3 ago from a pleasant visit to Mrs. Geo. W. Hobbs at Rutherford, N. J. Day is that it brought all together to see and discuss freely the problem confronting both parent and teacher and were mutually helpful. This is a move in the right direction as the most excellent superintendent and fine faculty need the co-operation of parents. A WORD FOR THE ORPHAN This would be a cold, bleak world if there were no sentiment in it. And it would be an aimless, pusillanimous sort of existence that did not rest upon sound business principles. Sentiment is the great driving force in the world to day. It is the main spring that makes possible and in sures the happy homes, and it does credit to every heart that cherishes it. It is business that regulates and promotes the good work that senti ment brings to life, giving strengin and success without violating its beauty of conception.and proves true the great wisdom that is its very core. It is business that corroborates the dictations of sentiment that lead to ihe care for children who are desti- read. - tute. It tells us that it is not only The subject for the afternoon was beautiful to do this but that it is a a debate, "Resolved, That Thomas fnanciai investment that pays a big PIERIAN LITERARY SOCIETY The Pierian Literary Society of the Oxford High School held its weekly meeting in the Auditorium of the Ox ford Graded School on Friday, Nov ember 13. The President read a chapter from the Bible followed by the Lord's Prayer in, concert. Roll was called and the minutes of the last meeting Edison is greater than Benjamin Franklin.". . Affirmative Miss Nina Cooper and Miss Frances Mitchell. Negative Miss Ruth Parham and dividend. It tells us that it is better, t is cheaper, it is more economical, to maintain a child for a few short years at a small expense, than it is lo allow it to undergo the ultimately expensive and heart-breaking ex perience that is the unhappy lot of Miss Edith Howell. The judges were Misses Helen Clement, Lorene Peed and Agnes neariy every homeless.destitute child Cannady. After deciding the matter In giVing you greetings and wish- over Miss Lorene Peed announcea ;rr vou a happy Thanksgiving, may we not ask you to meditate upon the Lorene Peed that the affirmative won. The Society adjourned Friday, November 20th. Some how or other we often take a perspective view of our old temple of Justice on the corner of Mam and Hillsboro streets and wonder just how a more imposing Court House would look on that elegant site with a clock in the tall tower to mark the time of day. Viewing the edifice from the memories that cluster about it, the distinguished Judges who have presided there, the learned advo cates, the impartial decisions and the justice that has been dealt out to the rich and the poor we can safely say that it stands as a proud emblem, but the building itself does not , measure up to the culture, dignity, and refinement of old Granville. Sacred feelings hallow a spire and mediaeval towers stand forth against the sunset sky, but around none of these familiar objects cluster the same thoroughly human associations which make a temple of justice at tractive to the sight and memory. But it is when we turn from the his torical and scientific to the familiar and personal that we realize the spon taneous interest attached to our Court House. It is a feature of our landscape, the goal of our country men and the seat of law. Not a brick shall we condemn in the old edifice. The Grand Jury at the last term of court recommended some repairs on the Court House. If our memory serves us correctly we believe they stated that the roof was leaking. We have made no inquiries as to whether that and other, items of recommenda tion have been attended to. Surely the blinds and the doors need paint ing and the brick work needs .re striped and the inner walls are spot ted !and, tbe' facihgsto tbe outer doors are giving away.i"-') .. A presiding judge not long ago whispered into the ear of a member of the bar that he thought it was re markably strange that the good peo- ' pie of Granville did not provide a wider and more comfortable place for the judge. The lawyer replied good naturedly that evidentally the people never realized that so august a person as he would ever adorn the bench. We promised at the outset that .we would not condemn a single brick in the Court House, but we figure it out that a great Improvement can be made and a few brick be saved. Those who have climbed the narrow stairways on either side of the front door to the Court room above, will testify that the builders did not build wisely. These steps are only four feet wide with a sharp bend in them about midway. Only one person at a time can pass up these steps, and should you meet a person on them one or the other must stand aside. The stairs are dark, and not long ago an elderly lady lost her balance and fell headlong into the arms of a stal wart farmer. The first time you should happen to be in the Court House notice the construction of the stairs. They can easily be widened to eight feet, admitting more light and securing a broad landing at the turn of the steps. It may not be generally known that the vaults for the reception and stor ing of the records of the county are taxed to their capacity, but such is the case, and something should be done in the near future. We should like to see the old temple of justice brightened up, en larged and made comfortable. By virtue of its elegant situation it will be one of the prettiest spots of the State when the good people of the proud old county decide to make it such. to meet DISTURBED BY FIRE The family of Mr. E. G. Couch, who moved from Oxford to Goldsboro some time ago, where Mr. Couch is local manager of the Carolina Power and Light Company, had a close call last. Saturday night. They . were awakened by a sense of suffocation, and upon examination it was discov ered that their home was on fire Fortunately they made their escape without aniury and the gre r part of their furniture was saved. Trade at Home Keep Granville's money -in the county. Trade at home. Help the man who helps you. Put your money in home ba,nks. This is advice and it is worth while. condition of the innumerable orphan children that are crying out in great need? Can you not find a greater interest in the big business of child saving and partially express your thanks for the many good things that have befallen you by helping the or phan? Came Near Drowning During the down. pour of rain Sunday Mr. Oscar Loyd drove into the creek near the home of Mr. B. F. Dean on Route 4, and came very near losing his horse. He called loudly for help and Mr. W. R. Nelson heard him and hurried to his aid. He managed to get to the buf gy ana cut the harness so - the horse could swim out. Mr. Loyd soon reached the shore along with the horse while the buggy went ashore near the road. 'f COHN & SON'S SALE It's in times like these that you need a sale like Cohn & Son's. Promptly Friday - morning Cohn & Son's starts a ,sale that bids fair to be the crowning event of the store's career. A master stroke of mer chandising in fact. Their one en deavor now is to sell their up-to-date winter stock as quickly as possible, so they have again cut prices with mighty little regard to profit or even cost. If you want to save money on your winter outfit make it a point to at tend Cohn & Son's sale and tell your friends as you will be doing them a favor. Everything in their immense stocks are now reduced in prices for y auick action. Read Cohn & Son's advertisement on last page. It's -worth while.
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