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XJBDlSiftED jTVieE AND SATURDAYS.
VOLUME 30.
0RD0SOTID 1 6, 1914.
NO. 2
TORS AND RUMORS Q)F WARS
GOVERNOR GOTHEALS, GOVERNOR OF CANAL ZONE,
HAS REQUESTED WASHINGTON TO DISPATCH DIS-
TROVERS TO PANAMA AT ONCE
Emperior " - William ' of. Germany, O
whose Illness has Been the Sub
ject of Conjecture, is Said to have
Improved.;'" -
WHISKEY AND WINE CAPTURED
1
v- (CONDENSED WAR NEWS)
; Berlin- -announces German occupa
tion of .the city - of Przasnysz Po
land, and adds that ' "while this in
itself- is not important, it shows
that the Germans .have begun ac
tive offensive 3 operations" .north of
the Vistula."" This means a fur
ther advance from the north" toward
Warsaw. Berlin also declares that
Russian .. losses in " engagements
prior to the taking of Lodz aggre
gated 150,000. .These: included 80,-J
000 prisoners.- - .
-The" Ausfrians have been .-repulsed
by the Servians south"-of Belgrade,
according -to a Nish- unomcial re
port, and along the-remainder of the
front in Servia, the Austrians are in
retreat. v . v v "
Buenos - Ayresxreports that the
cruiser Dresden, one "of the five at
tacked by British, warships in the
South Atlantic, and jthe last of the
German squadron is ashore off the
port of Gallegos. ;
An 'earlier "report from Valparaiso
.said that the Dresden. had taken
refuge in. a harbor along the coast
of Patagonia. ,
Six British warships have coaled
from four British colliers off the
Chilean coast. It is believed these
two forces will form a junction.
Colonel Goethals, -Governor of "the
Canal Zone.has requested Washing
ton to dispatch destroyers to Pan
ama immediately, and, although he
gives no explanation for his request,
it is thought at Washington "that
Colonel Goethals . has found himself
unable to check the use of the wire
less plants of ships belonging to the
belligerent nations within the "three
mile limit. ' . .
v.AEmperor . William . of , Germany,
whose illness has been the subject
of much anxiety on the one side and
conjecture on the other, . is said to
have improved bo that his complete
recovery at an early date is ex
pected. King Albert of Belgium, in thank
ing the - American commission for
a name-day message of good wishes,
congratulated the commission on
"its generous and enlightened initiative."
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"A ROCK IN A WEARY LAND"
With the factories closed down
and a sense of depression prevails
along other lines of business in our
community, it is gratifying to know
that the big plant of. the Imperial
Tobacco Company is running night
and day.
If all our industries were in full
blast it would be different to esti
mate the worth of the Imperial
plant to the community, Ibut with
them silenced for a time, it stands
out like a beacon light, and it gives
succor to more than five hundred
people, many of them heads of fami
lies acting as distributing agents,
and when it is all figured out more
than a thousand people, nearly one
fourth of the population of Oxford,
shares in the beniflcence of the
mammoth plant.
It is the one place in our commun
ity to which the high class work
men at the forge, the hammer, the
chizel and the paint brush applied
for temporary employment when
the doors of the work shops closed.
. The work may be tedious to them,
but it brings groceries and fuel to
their homes. -
W. L. Hicks, of Berea, is the victim
- . of a Search and Seizure .
Warrant
Armed with a search and seizure
warrant. Sheriff Hobgood, accom
panied by R. E. Booth, I. H. Hob
good and J. A. Hutchins, . departed
for -Berea Saturday.. On entering
the premises of W. L. Hicks it was
soon revealed to them that they
"were on the right track. Carefully
stowed away thejr found some rye,
yellow corn and white corn whiskey
and some wine, about 9 gallons in
all. ' " . V "
Having another search and seiz
ure warrant in his pocket the sheriff
remarked to the boys that In-as-much
as they had . done tyery well
they would' take the, whiskey and
wine and move along, to the next
place. News flies like wild-fire in
the" open country in fact the color
ed man whom they held a warrant
for was present when Hicks' premis-C
es were' searched-and when they
reached -his home everything was
very sanctimonious and no whiskey
was visible; nor will there ever" be,
according to the way they put it to
the Sheriff, . : ' I s
Mr. W. L. Hicks, the victim, of the
search and seizure warrant will ap
pear this Tuesday morning for a
hearing. - - -
TO BE TURNED LOOSE '
The $20,000 stock . of Kaplon &
Co's fall and winter goods, embrac
ing men's and boy's clothing, shoes,
hats and . . furnishings ladies '- and
children's ready-to-wear V garments,
which have been selling at whole
sale price, is now offered at,, manu
facturers price in order to move the
entire stock of winter' goods to
make room for" theif spring stock.
Ve calVyour attention to "their page
advertisement elsewhere in this pa
per, which talks loud and strong to
the hunters of bargains.
CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCEMENT
Landis & Easton, the "Biggest
and the Best," has something of in
terest to say to men and boys else
where in this Issue of the paper.
Many persons will rack their brain
for the next ten days thinking of
what to give as a Christmas present.
Landis & Easton has made this
easy. Their ladies department also
has an immense assortment of Xmas
gifts. Be sure to see them in your
rounds.
WOODMEN OF WORLD
At a meeting of the Woodmen of
the World, Camp 17, dn Thursday
night the following officers were
elected : :
B. S. Royster, Counsel Command
er; G. E. Cheatham, advisory Lieu
tenant; D. G. Brummitt, Banker; J.
J. Medford, Clerk; V. W. Taylor, Es
cort; M. C. Edwards, "atchihan;
J. N. Oakley, Sentry; Drs. Hjays and
Watkins, Physieians; Dr. I. If. Dav
is, Pete Bullock and D. C. Hunt managers.
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
About People and Thiigst: That Are
' ; of Interest to The Public v
" - ' Ledger ' Readers -.. . ?
AND GOING
Personal- Items About Folks and
5 Their -Friends Who Travel
GATHERED FROM THE TOWN
AND COUNTY
TWO ACTIVE CLASSES
The current number of the Baraca
Philathea Heraldi published at
Greensboro, contains a neat half-tone
picture, 3x6 inches, of the Oxford
Junior Philathea class and the fol
lowing succinct statement:
JUNIOR PHILATEHA CLASS
"Our class was organized in 1911,
with 12 members and has increased
since then to its present member
ship 44. Since our organization
much new enthusiasm and interest
has been shown. We now have an
average attendance of about 30, and
an average collection .of 50 cents
each Sunday. On the first Sunday
of every month we give a special
collection to the orphanage. We
have been supporting our treasury
by various methods, such as running
lunch counters on special occasions,
and lawn parties; but we found that
it might be better to withdraw from
those and have monthly dues.
We have subscribed considerable
amounts to the purchasing of a car-!
pet for our church, an4 also to the
addition to pur chufch.
There are nine of our members
who assist in the Sunday school
work, including teaching, music,
sunbeam work and B. Y. P. U.
One of our members has organized
two new classes, and we hope that
some more will soon be organized,
as our president recently appointed
an organizing committee, with the
vice-president of the Junior Phila
thea State Union as- its chairman,
Miss Mary White. We feel proud
to say that she is a very active mem
ber of our class.
At the beginning of the year there
was only one member in our class
who was not a church " member, and
she has joined since then, we trust,
through the work of the Secret Ser
vice Committee. We find that soci
als aid in keeping up enthusiasm.
We take 40 copies of the Herald."
BARACA CLASS
The Baraca class of which Gen. B.
S. Royster is the teacher, is of
steady growth. It now numbers
more than one hundred and fifty
men, and when they are all present,
the room is rather crowded, but re
lief will come with the enlargement
of . the church building next spring
At the business meeting of the class
last Sunday the following officers
were elected to serve six months:
Teachers, Gen. B- S. Royster, As
sistant teache.C. IDf. Ray; IfM"
dent M. P. Chanblee ; vice-president
D. A. Coble: Secretary. Vassar
Critcher; Assistant Secretary, H. H
Burroughs.
; Big Hogs Mr. Ben Frazier killed
two pigs Monday" that weighed. 400
pounds and 250 pounds. : , . . .
County Officers The County offi
cers have settled down .to' work .and
everything is running along smooth
ly and efficiently. : 'r'- " , " .
Christmas' "Early -From all ac
counts some of the boys have com
menced to take Christmas early and
are ahead oL:th feast. v ; .:
Dreary . Sunday- Everybody"- had
tO "remain . in- doors . Sunday" as it
rained all day, but .we were reward
ed Monday 'witt:- beautiful vday, - ?
Good Break Our warehouse -y had
fairly good breaks of tobacco Mon
day ,and today,' Tuesdayil are. enjoy
ing a good-" break." . .7v... - '. .'
Were 'Mistaken We learn , that
Mrs. Elbert Crews 'v entertained the
Bridge Club -f instead of w the "XX"
Club last week. ; - C r
J Box" Party. . and - Bazaar Will i be
given at the Hester school, Hester;
Friday, December 18th. All arje
cordially, invited to attend.. . : J ii; ;
Proved a Blessing -Our new .5
miles of new sidewalk proved a
great blessing to people of Oxford
during the days of mud, but: vehicles
of all kinds caught it in the streets.
Doing Very Well We are glad
to learn that Mrs. J. T. Cozart, who
was operated on a few; days :ago in
Durham for, appendicitis.jt is Cdoing
well. . . - - m ;r v':v- '
Christmas Recital There will be
a Christmas Recital by the pupils of
Oxford College . on Thursday even
ing at" 8.15 o'clock in the ChapeL:and
the public is cordially " invited. ::
. Mr. O. S. Allen This young faf:
mer of the Southside- of Granville
sold a load; of tobacco dn Oxford on
Friday and was "well satisfied at
ceiving $17,' $20, $47, $30,. $17 ;
T5; S!19 and 10: ' U &Z-r'ir- f
Is tImprovh2Vi
learn iroiii ivia. j. m. xuiuisuu, ui
Route 2, who was in town Saturday
that Mr. Tillotson, who is in a hos
pital for treatment continues to im
prove. Repairs to Court House- We
notice that the County Commission
ers . at their last meeting failed to
take any steps, in regard to the . re
pairs to the Court. House which are
so badly needed.
Pleased With Sale- Our young
farmer friend, W. H." Montague, of
Hester section, was on the tobacco
market Friday with a load of tobac
co and was much pleased at receiv
ing $15, $25, $40, $22, $17, and $10
Baraca Class The members of
the Junior Baraca Class of the Ox
ford Baptist Sunday school are urg
ed to be present next Sunday morn
ing as important business is pend
ing. School Entertainment-; There will
be an entertainment at the Tally Ho
school, Friday afternoon, December
18, beginning at two o'clock. The
parents of tbe pupils and the public
are invited.
Music Recital Miss Evelyn Har-
rell's Music class, will giye a recital
in the Creedmoor High - School au
ditorium, Thursday night, Decem
ber 17th at 8 o'clock. The public
is cordially invited.
Regular Winne:r Oxford is a reg
ular winner oh high averages as Mn
D. H. Currin sold a load of tobacco
in Oxford Friday for: $15, $20,
$47, $27, $11, $13, $22,
$45, $22, $13, $17, $22, $45,
$21, $15, $9, $14, $45, $18.
Good Man Gone People through
out the State will regret to learn
that Mr. Noah Biggs, of Scotland
Neck, passed to his reward Thurs
day evening last. He was a philan
thropist and the orphan; children of
the State never had a truer friend.
Tobacco. Market Remember Mr.
Farmer that the Oxford Tobacco
market will close Friday until Jan
uary 4 th, when the boys will be
ready for you again and will con
tinue to pay th every highest prices
for all grades of tobacco. .
Horse Runs Away- Early Monday
morning the horse of A. Wolfe, at
tached to. a wagon became frighten
ed on College street and broke in
wild fury. Coming in contact with
another wagon the horse was trip
ped up and the. escapade came to an
end without damage. -; ...
A Word to the Wise When vou,
sell that tobacco go to --ine aiik
and open a savings account. Every
farmer should have an account with
a bank It helps i$ many w,ay-s. t
saves him money," it makes it possi
ble for him to borrow money. The
Oxford banks are the ones for you,
they are strong " and are your
friends. '
SOME
YOU KNOW AND SOME
YOU DO NOT KNOW
y . " 'r
':. . Mr". A. HU Powell spent the week
end at-his -old home at Vineland. -
Mr.R. E. rParrott, of Lyon, was on
tie tobaccojmarket Tuesday.
-Mr. L. Elliott, of Adoniram, was in
Oxford Tuesday selling tobacco.
:Represeniative-elect D. G. Brum
mit was a Haleigh visitor Tuesday.
Mr.tR A.) Williams, of Route 4,was
in towli Tneday.
S MrfBAdcock, of Oak Hill.was
inOxford Tjaesday selling tobacco.
; MrEd rrott, of Wilton section,
was. in "Oxford Monday.
Mr.;& MjfRaggan, of Route 4, was
oh thej tobacco market Monday.
, .Mr Tho " Longmire, of Route 3;
was-lm; Oxford Monday. .
;. Mr. G. Ei Dickerson, of Route 3,
was' ah-Oxferd visitor Saturday. "
. Mrs.;M.-A. McGhee, of Route 7,was
In5ooi5iiSaturday. '.""U.""
if MrfesVilliO'Brien; of Route 5, was
a toStisltojrMonday. " '
.JliCimsf P. Walters, of Tally Ho,
was pntthe tobacco market Monday.
A'-jir-J.oh Woody; of; Route 5, was
among th4 Farmers in town Monday.
Mr TU Cozart, of Route 3, was
in-town Monday morning.
MrCJeoCHart, of Route 5, was on
thei tobacco breaks Monday.
Mrdh2t2?i Speed, , of Wilton, was in
Oxford MtOday selling tobacco. ' ,
:,Mr. D: W. Adcock, of Route 4, was
on "'-the tobacco breaks Monday.
EMrK Hight, of Route 3, was
on, the "tobacco market "Monday.
Mrrews, of Tar River, was
In OxFj"! jSbnday sellin gtobacco.
: Mr. J. Y; Crews, of Route 2, was
in -Oxford Monday selling tobacco.
Mr;',Herbert Daniel, of Route 3,
was in Oxford Monday. ; '
Mr.L- G. Perry, of. Tar River, was
in Oxford, Monday selling tobacco.
Mr. "William Nutt, of Route 6 . was
in town-Monday. - - -
Hr-Sa Jaskihs, oft Stemseciion,
'was'xi'MG2iaayfi,fe!i . '
"Mr. Geo. Whitfield, of StenC was' a
town visitor Monday.
Mr. George Elliott, of Creedmoor
section, -was. -among the farmers in
Oxford Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Daniel, of
Route 1, were Oxford visitors Satur
day. . '."
Miss Annie Brown returned home
Monday from a visit to relatives at
Four Oaks and Tarboro.
Mr. L. M. Cartington, of Oak Hill
township, was on the tobacco sales
Tuesday. " '-
Mr. R. A. Adcock, 6f Oak Hill, was
on the Oxford tobacco " market Tues
day. Messrs Graham Chandler and Will
Watkins, of Buffalo' Junction, were in
Oxford Tuesday selling tobacco.
Mr. W. L. Manguin, of Oak Hill,
township, was in Oxford Tuesday sell
ing tobacco..
Mrs. Walter Crews has . returnee!
from a visit to relatives in Greens
boro. Mr. Eugene Crews has returned
to Oxford to the pleasure of his many
friends..
; Mr. L. C. Bragg, of Henderson,was
in Oxford Saturday shaking hands
with his old friends.
Mr. B. M. Caldwell and son, Hals
tead, have gone to Florida to spend
the winter. .
Mr. W. C,. Pleasant, of Route 5,
was in Oxford Monday selling to
bacco. . ."'v ; .".-..
Mr.,. W. I. Davis and brother, of
Fishing Creek township, were on the
tobacco breaks Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phipps and
daughter, of Route 1, were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Boat Currin Sunday.
Mr. Elijah Daniel and wife are now
making, their home near Sunset and
we wish this fine young couple much
success in their new home.
MABOTUAL MOAIRDGNG OF EV20NEV
HAVE THE CHIMNEYS, OLD STOVES, OLD STOCKINGS,
GRAVEYARDS AND COFFINS TAKEN THE
PLACE OF THE BANKS?
TOBACCO BOARD OF TRADE
The Market will Close for Holidays
Friday, December 18, and Re
open Monday, Jan. 4, 1915
; The Tobacco Board of Trade an
nounce elsewhere in this issue of
the "Public Ledger the closing of the
tobacco market for the holidays
November 18 th to be reopened Mon
day, January 4th, 1915- The state
of the market is clearly set forth by
the Board of Trade, and they assure
the patrons of the market that they
will endeavor at the beginning of
the New Year to work as diligently
for their interest , as they have in
the past, so that you need have no
hesitancy in selling the remainder
of your crop on the Oxford market.
Each person connected with the to
bacco trade and also our live mer
chants will be glad to greet you and
wish you a happy and prosperous
New Year. We invite your atten
tion to the half-page announcement
of the Board of Trade, which comes
so appropriate at the close of the
year. - - -
OThe Great Bulk of Money that is
Paid Out in Oxford Does not Find
its Way to the Channels of
Trade.
' CHRISTMAS GREETING
The -Perkinson-Green Company,
the "Store of Quality," offer a great
array of pretty and useful Christ
mas gifts. What eould be more ap
propriate for a present than a coat
suit, and they meet you more than
half way on the price. Those fur
muffs are certainly handsome. A care
ful examination of their stocks will
reveal many articles that will cheer
the heart at Christmas tide. They
deem it a pleasure to show goods.
See their Christmas Greeting on the
last page of this paper. - ,
GRAND AUCTION SALE
An auction' sale of small "farms
near Creedmoor ' will be conducted
br the "Atlantic Realty Company,
free barbecue. . Sinner ahd m'usve by
their own Star Band will .entertain
things. For further information
read their adv. elsewhere . in the
Public Ledger and see- their special
representative at Creedmoor as the
farm they are going to sell in the
section that produces the finest to
bacco, in the world.
MANY THANKS FRIENDS
This is to thank the good people
of Route 5 and other Rural Routes
from Oxford for their kind remem
brance of our mail carriers. Nice
boxes of good things to eat from
corn shuckings, and sausage
and fresh meat at hog killing time,
together with nice boxes and invita
tions to dinner at Xmas and. pther.
times, helps the carrier as he goes
the rough and muddy, roads to carpy
the good anJ sad news "to the people..
Best wishes anV Ama? greetings
all, from the' R. F. D. Men..
: i r D. N. HUNT,
PAY YOUR TAXES
It matters not .whether you be a
large or a small tax payer, you are ex
pected to make settlement won or col
lections will be forced. I am forced
to collect the taxes. -.tf.
. S. C. HOBGOOD, Sheriff
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Oxford Market Leads Mr. Fred
Currin, of Route 1, and one of Gran
ville's finest tobacco growers pocket
ed the following fine prices Friday
on the Oxford market: $16, $30,
$45, $21, $15, $13, $21, $50, $30,
$17, $13, $21,. $47, $30,
$17, $8. .
Pension Warrants Mr. Cam Hunt,
the clever Clerk of the Superior
Court, has received the Christmas
presents for the old soldiers and
widows in the shape of their annual
pension check from the state and is
paying them out as fast as they are
called for.
Bazaar a Success The Episcopal
Bazaar was the season's success as
the energetic ladies who had it in
charge took in over $300, and will
turn over to Mr. Lewis, the Treasur- trust that those among us who are
er of the church $275 to pay off the disposed to hoard their money will
indebtedness of the church. We
congratulate the ladies who had
it in charge upon their great success
and they well, deserve the thanks of
the congregation. ;;
November Tobacco Sales Accord
ing to the report of the Agricultural
Department Oxford sold during Nov.
1,727,512 pounds Of tobacco and
Creedmoor sold 159,780 pounds.
The total- sales in the state during
the month were 44,208,824 pounds,
a gain of 16,755,135 pounds over
November 1913. It brought more
than five million dollars to the to
bacco groers of the State.
It has been thought that the peo
ple of Granville have become such
an intelligent people, so accustomed
to banking practices, to the use of
checks, and to the downfall of
witchcraft and other superstitions,
that the day of hiding money in old
stockings, stoves and chimneys had
gone forever, except in the case of
the more ignorant.
Some will argue that the hoarder,
as a type, is rare in Granville, but
nevertheless there are unmistakable
signs of hiding money this fall.
It is a knotty problem. Can it
be that the farmers have lost confl
uence in the banks? What ever the
trouble is, it means that from the
banks of the county several hundred
thousand dollars are kept from cir
culation because the farmers take
the money away with them.
Where they place the money is un
known, but it is certain they take
it from the channels of trade and
keep it from moving.
Surely the average Granville
county farmer knows that if he i3 a
patron . of a bank he has the privil
ege of calling, on them for aid when
something on the farm goes bad. It
is to build up confidence by the
farmers in the banks that the bank
ers are now interested, and that
every business man who is depend
ent on the public should be interest
ed, say those who have studied the
situation..
To assure farmers that the losses
by the banks because of rascality or
otherwise is not one-thousandth of
one per cent in the United States
per year. In the broad sense of the
word, hoarded money is hidden
money, and hidden money ' is pretty
sure, in the long ' run; to be lost,
stolen or destroyed. Evenif this
does not happen, "the owner get3 no
ctur.n3 on his property, and he
usually, loses in the end. This is the
history of "nearly all hoarding.
One becomes accustomed to read- -ing
of the destruction ?and theft of
money hidden behind pictures, in
old stoves, under floors, and in old
stockings.
Hoarding takes strange and grue
some forms. Men have been known
to rent lots in cemeteries and use
them solely to hide money. Some
times an empty coffin containing a
false bottom, where money was
placed, has actually been lowered
into a grave.
One of "the big problems at the
present time in Granville is securing
the confidence of- the farmers and
and the deposit of their money
that they carry away with
them, that it may impart its
strength in producing business and
prosperity for everyone in propor
tion and that it may keep business
normal at all times.
It is a fact that the banks of the
West are full of money and they
are asking bankers in the East to
iako some of it off their hands. We
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
The following is the honor roll of
Tally Ho school:
First Grade Mozelle Daniel, Har
old Whitaker, Mae Kaskins, Char
lene Haskins, Ausie Chandler,
Third Grade- Fannie Smith, Fran
cis Whitaker, Muzette Bragg, Clar
ence Clements, Leslie Clements,
Charlie Horn.buekle, Judd Smith.
Fourth Grades Ella Gray, Lillian
Chandler, Mae Walters, Ethel Bow
den, Hardee Currin.
Sixth Grade Oza Chandler, Inez
Walters, Helene Smith, Thelma
Overby, Lillian Bowden.
Seventh Grade Mary Arrington.
Teachers Misses Fredda Bragg
and Wirta Cash.
have a more generous feeling for
tho welfare of their county.
COHN & SON'S CHRISTMAS SALE.
A beautiful doll will be given
away free Wednesday and Thursday
with the purchase of $2.49 or over.
Here is your chance to get a' beautN
ful doll free. Once again Cohn &.
Son's stores demonstrates its ability
to help you at a time when it is ap
preciated most. Price.s on every
thing in their vast stocks of mens'
clothing, shoes, dry goods, millinery,,
cloaks and suits, have been reduced.
Cohn & Son's motto is when its ad
vertised or sold elsewhere it is
cheaper there and they certainly
live up to it. Every nook and cor
ner of their two big stores are filled
with bargains and holiday goods
that will gladden the heart of every
gift buyer. Save time, save trouble,
save money, do your Xmas buying1
at Cohn & Son's stores and get a
beautiful doll free. See their adv.
on last page of this paper.
Powell's Soft Shell home' raised
Pecans for sale at Taylor Bros. 3t
CHRISTMAS TURKEYS
I will receive next Monday tho
21st, on consignment about fifty
nice turkeys, price 15 cents per lb.
spot cash. I have on hand a good
lot country hams, 23 to 25 cents per
pound. Apples by the barrel
wholesale prices. Call on me for
anything you may want,
lt-pd. " - L. THOMAS
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