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ft- ii HJ) JOJLgJ , X I VOLUMiC 30. ST-VIOLENT- BATTLE OF WAR EVERY BIT OF THE GROUND FOUGHT WITH BAYONETS BY OPPOSING ARMIES AND THE BATTLE LINE EBBS AND FLOWS French Push Their Lines a FewO Yards Along the Ilheims and in the Argonne. Apart from the Russian victory over the Turks in trans-Causasia, which is described in a dispatch to the Russian embassy from Petrograd as "complete," interest in the war centers in the stubborn fight the French and Germans are carrying on for the roads to Cernay and Muelhau sen in upper Alsace. The battle in that region.raging for a week.is described in a Berlin dis patch as the most violent of the war. The Germans regained one trench they had lost, but on the whole the French reports appear to show that the forces of France maintain their advantage, for every inch of which they had to fight, often with the bay onet. Along the rest of the western front the tide of battle continues to ebb and flow. On either side of Rheims, ac cording to reports, the French daily push tBeir lines a few yards forward, while in the Argonne, where more hard fighting is going on, first the Germans and then the French report the capture of the other's entrench ments. Another region where the French seemingly keep nibbling away at the German lines in the Woevre, , where gains they reported last night and again today must have gone a long way toward rendering the Germans' long occupation of' St. Mihiel on the Meuse less- comfortable. - The - Russians, with all their other, fronts, to cover, have found an other; army .with . which to take the offensive against- the German position . ? at Miawa, on the east Prussian fron tier and tonight report the capture 1 ;oJjaU village. oni tneroad to' that town- - MEAT IS HIGH Wedo not know why it is, but we havezioticed that meats are quoted higher irixford than in other towns from which we see. qutitoons. NEW ROOF We learn that it is the intention of the Couny Commissioners to put a new roof on the Court House instead of trying to repair the old one. BAD ROADS One man will drive in from the cuntry and declare the roads are ter rible, but he has forgotten before the good roads movement that he could hardly under like conditions get to town in a two horse buggy. SOME BETTER The little bn of Mr. and. Mrs. A. Wiljiford; wbo 'has been ery sick WltH 'peumdhia 'we'are pi'eased to lfearh is getting along better,' ALLOWED $450 The Insurance Adjuster allow ed Brame & Hluzek $450 on ac count of their loss by the Maine street fire. They carried policy for $600.. ALMOST AN EPIDEMIC Severe colds seem to have the grip on a large number of our peo ple owing to the continued damp weather. SALES VERY LIGHT It seems that the farmers have not as yet recovered from the effects of the Joyous season as the tobacco breaks are very light on the Oxford market.. . GREAT TRUTH Billy Sunday says: if you don't fix "It with"' God tief ore the under takers pumps the embalming fluid in to you you'll never get to Heaven. WHO ARE THEY Who's that woman with the win ning smile? She's the one who car ries sunshine along her pathway. Who is the man With that Jovial face? He's the'man that cheers the hearts of the men be mingles with. HAD HARD TIME The seven mail carriers out of Ox ford as well as the others in the county, have bad a regular wave of mud to contend with since the first of December, and we hope the roads will soon dry out. NEW CROSSING We are pleased to see that the Town Dads have decided to put down a crossing from Breedlove & McFarland's to the old Cooper corner. : They are badly needed- at all the main crossings in town. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Miss Mary Shotwell) One of the. best ways to judge a school is to find out what it is doing for its community. Does it furnish any real, wholesome and instructive entertainment for its patrons? Or are the doors barred at four o'clock every afternoon when the teacher re laxes and says to herself, "another day gone?" Would it not be bet ter were she to ask herself, "Have I done all for my pupils and patrons that I can?" Realizing the great need for some organized work along this line, I pre pared plans for a County Life Club with 2 5 suggested programs. Some of the teachers were very much in terested in this work and showed it by organizing a club in the school. There are about 15 clubs in the coun ty and nearly every week inquiries are made as to the best ways of per fecting the organization. The Country Life Club of Erion school is one of the first organized in the county and its members are do ing some effective wrk. The club is fortunate in having a very progres sive president who believes in doing all that he can for his community. During the winter the club meets every Friday , evening in the school building, and enjoys the programs as well as the social hour. One of the most interesting -programs was a spelling match between the school children and the club members. Through the help of the club, several needed improvements have been made in the school building and a tennis court has been placed on the school grounds. . . . -, .' ' .- -; .. ' : Although the fact is well estab lished that a sound body is a basis for a sound mind, we have been slow to recognize in a practical way some of the most important facts contribut ing to sound bodies. Now, however, in nearly every section, an encourag ing emphasis is being placed on the value of fresh air, exercise, sleep, cleanliness and good food. The im portance of good food for the grow ing child has been strikingly shown by the fact that those schools which provide school luncheons show a de creased number of cases of malnutri tion and an increased improvement in health and scholarship. .It is cer tainly true that children cannot do their best work when they are poor ly fed. The much needed instruction in foods must be given by the general teacher, who finds it difficult to add to the 'already crowded school day. Correlation must therefore be the teacher's chief assistant. Why could she not teach the value of the egg as a food at the same Jime tbat they are studying SQmethfg abou'rthe'use of eggs in different countries in their geography lesson? Is it not just as necessary for every child to know what a balanced meal is, as to know his multiplication table? Some of our teachers are begin ning to realize the importance of teaching this great subject in the school along with the other subjects and have established classes in Do mestic Science and Domestic Art. COOKING CLASS The first cooking class of the county was organized at Stem last winter and has met with remarkable success. The girls of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh grades be long to the classes and strange as it may seem a boy is also a menrbei4 He was the only boy in his -grade la;noT felt that the girls were getting some thing that he needeqV' so' applied for entrance and was admitted. A lesson of 1 1-2 hours twice a week is given these pupils and one of the newest plans of the teacher is to have the class prepare lunfches" for themselves and teacher. The Domestic Ar.t class is mucl larger " than the Dpmestjc Scieng class. Girls frojn the fourth grade through the high school are enroll ed in these classes. AH the sewing is practical and quite a number of the girls are making all of their clothes. Will not these girls be better pre pared, better able to meet the de mands of the future? ?.IR. I. E. HARRIS IMPROVING We are advised that Mr. I. E. Harris of Creedmoor and cashier of the Citi zens Bank, is much improved. He was taken down with kideny trouble at the closing of the old year, and while bis sufferings wer esevere, his many friends will be glad to know I that he is on the road to recovery. PUBLISHED TWICE A-WEEK OXFORD. N. O. SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, LOCAL AWB) P PERSONAL ITEMS ABOUT FOLKS J AND THEIR FRIENDS AND LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC LEDGER HEADERS PERSONAL MENTIONS Miss Lucy Perry, of Louisburg, is visiting Dr. Fort's family. Miss Frances Abbott spent the hol idays with friends in Franklin, Va. Mr. A. M. Cash, of Route 5, was in town Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Phipps, of Route 1, were in Oxford Thursday. Mr. Norman Hobgood, of Route 4, was in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hershey are home from Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. D. G. Brummitt is viistlng Mrs. S. A. Fleming, at Hester. Mr. J. P. Bradsher, of Route 6, was a town visitor Wednesday. Mr. E. A. Tunstall, of Route 2, was on our streets . Wednesday. Mr. "Pike" Crews, of Route 6, was in town Wednesday. Mi. D. W. Eakes, of Route 2, was n our streets Wednesday. Mr. Elvis Mangum, of Tar River, was in town Wednesday. Mr. Graham Currin, of Rute 7,was in town Wednesday. Mr. Nat Hobgood'of Route 7, was on our streets Tuesday. Mr. R. L. Pratt, of Franklinton, RoutT 1, was in Oxford Tuesday. Mr. R. H. Butler, of Stovall, , was in Oxford last Tuesday. . Messrs. H. E. J. C. and Alf Frazier, of Route 7, were in Oxford Tuesday, Mr. John . Stem," of Stem, was among, the Oxford visitors Thurs day. . ; - ' , Col. W- H. Osborn spent Sunday in Oxford, returning to Washington Sunday night. Messrs. R, S. and Seymour Hart, of Route 4, were on our streets Thurs day. x ; Miss r Nan ; Jones, , of Mayo. Va.r is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Hobgood, on Route 7. " Mrs. Abbott and snos have return ed from a visit to relatives in Appo- matox and Lynchburg,. Va. Mr.. J. E. Jackson attended the Poultry Show at Charlotte and in formed us that Mr. Bowden was awarded second prize on white rocks. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Usry spent ths Christmas holidays with their daugh ter, Mrs. Gordon, in Florida and had a delightful trip. Mr. Kilgo Hunt and sister. Miss Lula, spent Wednesday and Thurs day in the Xmas with relatives in Durham. Mr- Oscar Puckett and family of Vance county, spent several days la.u week with relatives in Northern Granville. Miss Lucy Powell will arrive this Friday to visit Mr. and Mrs, A. H. Powell on High street. Miss Powell is a sister of Mr. Powell. ' Miss Susie Etta Royster returned to her home at Church Roas, Va., last Saturday af tet spending the holi days with her grandmother, Mrs. W. B. Royster, on Spring street. Misses Lula Hunt, Edith Parham and Daisy Williford returned to Littleton College last Tuesday after spending a pleasant Christmas with home folks. BANK STATEMENT We call attention to the splendid showing of the First National Bank as verified by statement elsewhere in this paper. TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY We call attention to the adv. of B. K. Lassiter, Trustee in Bankruptcy, of the Creedmoor Publishing Com pany. ' ' ' HEAVY RAIN Nearly an inch of rain fell here be tween eight and nine o'clock Wednes day evening. It was a steady down pour unaccompanied by wind. The streets during the heaviest part of the shower were river' channels and it had a decided tendency to cleanse the streets anf beat gown th mud. TO THE TRyCK GROWERS The North Carolina Department of Agriculture will furnish inoculating material for English or Garden peas, beans, etc, this spring, at fifty cents an acre Place your order with A. W. Graham, Commissioner of Agri culture, Raleigh, N. C, at once. THE SUFFERAGETTES The Equal Suffragettes of the State, active in the interest of a bill which the leaders assert will be in troduced at present session of the Legislature, are using the following doggerel verse which comes from Ohio: "I can't vote; Neither can ma; ' Ohio's gone wet. Blame it on pa." WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS JjOCAL HAPPENING S Bread Winners Flour on Tuesday jumped-slO cents a barrel, which is a blow to bread winners. '.".Out-Again Mr. Moses King, who has beennumbered with the sick, is out again' attending to business. Diversity Road The road to pros perity in -Granville will lead through a region of -diversified agriculture. Thursday Club The members of this club Were royally entertained by the Missel? Gregory at their home on College street Thursday afternoon. Has Bn Confirmed Mrs. Mary OsbarnffaC been confirmed as post master pf Oxford but has not as yet received -lrjmmission: Time to Report At . the beginning of the , New Year it is time for a re port from the Get Busy and Don't Worry Club of Oxford.; 1 Be Decf,trrr-We . are sorry to see that some c people are indecent enough taSpitj 'tobacco r juice tfgainst the nice marble in ttre 1 lobby of our new postoffit. ;',': . HCRUDE DRUGS The National " Highway through Oxford is growing in popularity daily. Nearly every -day one or more cars laded with.' well'to-o people : pass through ' from the frozen North to the land? iihineand sometimes they ' come- J droves, f: It is-,- always interesting to -engage, these tourists in conversi.uln;ahd get their point of view. :; .Tl ;c her. , day; we noticed a pretty te-f ' nJ a crusty old gentie malfcseatfciX, fcSsomecarr out jin the ntiddiJli ' Street-talking to a colored jtvf ? 'qaredt that Jthe coloredllMiftt: f m jpreben whatto intlstwanted, and seeing the scribe standing" on the 'corner sharpening his pencil, he beconed to him to come , to his rescue. . On ap proaching the car the lady, said that she wished: t5 know if there was a "herbarium" in, town, and not grasp ing the meaning she added ' with a smile: "Crude drugs, you know. I wish to purchase some mullein and sunflower seeds.:" We informed the lady , that there was an abundance of the very- things she was looking for but no one ' had thought to gather them. And she added that quite a bit of pin money could be made by smart people by growing and gather ing the simpler medicinal plants, such as mullein, poke, prickly ash, castor bean and sunflower, which would find a ready sale at 10 and 12 cents a pound, and that no doubt the industry could in a way be enlarged upon . by an enterprising man. Her crusty old companion at the wheel finally broke into the conversation by enquiring: , '"How far is it to. where the pine forest: sets in?" We suppose he meant Southern Pines, and get ting our answer, they departed with thanks. AT HOME AGAIN Dr. and Mrs. Cullock and two sons, of Hester, spent several days the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Moss at the Experiment Farm near Oxford. Mrs- Bullock has just returned from Maye Hospital, Rochester Minnesota, much improved in health, to the joy of the family. . - PAY YOUR TAXES. IF YOU HAVE not paid yur taxes see, Sheriffs notice on this page STOCKHOLDER' MEETING Regular- annual meeting of stock holders of the National Bank of Gran ville, .will be held in their office, Tuesday, January 12, at 12 o'clock, ad OPPORTUNITY They do me wronjf Who say 1 eem no more, When once I knock And fail to find you'ln; For every day I stand outside your door, And bid you wake, And rise to fight and win. HAVE YOU PAD3 YOUR TAXES. Your State and County Taxes were due October 5, 1914. 1915 is here and your unpaid taxes is a liability on me. Besides I am called upon daily for money to satisfy the State school, County and Road Funds, with noth ing in hand to pay over. It is a busi ness proposition now.. They have the law to force me. After this you will be called upon personally unless you call at office and settle. Be ready. The law forces me to collect and the expense too great, to make more than one trip. If you! haven't, paid your taxes this notice it for you. CiHOBGOOD. Sheriff. 1915. (GRANVILLE DW3S AND BACON CURED IN A SMOKE-HOUSE WITH HICKORY CHIPS, THEY SURPASS EVEN THOSE OF THE FAMOUS SMITHEIELD HAMS OPERA POWHATAN Rehearsals for the Indian opera Powhatan are held daily after school and the pupils are gaining proficien cy. The music proves to oe tunetui and catchy and the story of the piece appeals to all lvers of Colonial his tory. . - - The opera will be given on Thurs day night, January 14th, at the school auditorium, which will have the stage decorated to represent the forest. The cast of characters is as follows: Pocahontas Miss Helen Royster Laughing Star Miss Daisy Smith Minnehaha. ..... .Miss Edith Howell Juniata Miss Elizabeth Bryan Red Feather. . Miss Caroline Booth Winona .T. .... .Miss Muzette Daniel Powhatan Ewing Smith Captain John Smith. . .Wm. A. Baker Captain Rolf e Wm. Pace Medicine "Man Clyde Gooch Pathfinder. . . ....... .Blount Bryan Tim O'Flanigan'. . .' Gus Landis Larry O'Gaff . ..... .Richard Turner Chorus of Indian Maidens, Warriors, Sailors. Pianist. Mrs. John Booth MISS WILLIAMS IN CHARLOTTE Miss, Mary B. Williams, of Oxford, is having a round of pleasure in Char lotte, as noticed from the Observer: "Misses Alice, Janie and Margaret HaughtOn received informally at their home on East Eleventh street Monday afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30 O'clock in honor of their guests. Miss Edith Bradshaw, of High Point, and Miss Mary,.Williams, of Oxford. Forty or more guests ;were invited to meet the attractive sitorMrsJHaxry Hunter will entertain this evening at her ' home on East- Seventh" street in honor of Miss Bradshaw and Miss Williams." HE PAID HIS DEBTS In conversation with Sheriff Hob' good the other day he pointed out an old gentleman to us and remarked: "There's as fine an old gentleman as you ever saw iri ypur iife, He came to town to pay his debts. He had a goodly sum in the bank and with drew that and paid his taxes and all his debts. A fine man every way you take him " And we add that if everybody would do likewise times would improve wonderfully. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT We learn that the little eight year old son of Mr. Tilden Barnett, resid ing near Shady Grove, was accident ally shot in the leg a few days ago while handling fire arms, Upon ex amination. Dr., Wfttkins found that it was necessary to amputate the limb, and we learn that the little fellow stood the ordeal like a man and that he is getting along nicely. CAPE FAREWELL The Ladies Home Journal hands out this consolation to its readers: Cape of Good Hope Sweet Sixteen; Cape Flattery Twenty; Cape Look out Twenty-five; Cape Farewell Forty. READ EVERY QE, We ask our readers to, read, care fully every advertifseineHt in this pa per. Our merchants have something to say or they wouldn't be talking. And what tbey say may mean some thing to you. BUSINESS TRANSFERRED I have turned the livery stable and accounts of Richard Thorn eer to R. T. Smith, who wilj he glad to serve the people day- &ad night. WILLIAM THQRP, Guardian for Richard Thorp. RAIN OR SNOW An old friend advises us that it has either rained or snowed in Raleigh on the opening day of the Legislature for more than twenty-five years. FARMERS FEEL GOOD Wheat at $1.35 a bushel is calcu lated to make the Granville county farmers who put plenty of it into the ground feel good over their foresight. And we learn that a large number of them has done this very thnig. STATISTICS AND ELOQUENCE When eloquence begins to flow and statistics to ooze in the General As sembly we can rest asured that we will hear from old Granville in uni mistakable terms. DO IT NOW If you have any building,' repair ing or repainting that will have to be done have it done now, as it will help out some of LLe unemployed in Oxford. NO. 7 -OThere is a Little Place Over in Vir ginia Made Famous by the. Hams Cured There, In our rounds a day or two ago we saw some of the finest hams and bac on in a local grocery store that we have seen in a long time, and better still, they were produced right here in Granville county. This put us to thinking. Over on the Eastern shore of Virginia there is a little town made famous by the "Smithfield Ham." "Smithfield" sounds very well, but "Oxford" sounds a little better, and we dare say a ham branded "Oxford" would taste a. little sweeter. The "Smithfield Ham" is known to epi cureans the world over, but they are not a bit better than the ones we saw in a local store the other day. The Smithfield hams are of uniform size, weighing about fifteen pounds each. : They are selected and packed with' great care, and their fame was estab lished by a well 'defined system of advertising. "Oxford," as a brand, is clear-cut in sound and is synonym of honesty. . Why not get up a ham and bacon show at an early date? It could easily be made so very attractive that it might become an annual early winter event. There are many farm ers who are curing their own hams and bacon and these could be induced to exhibit. -- The hams we saw in the grocery store werecured in a smoke house, so long aneglected adjunct to the farm, and they were simply beautiful. -; If one man wrought so much, why cannot others do the same. We 'feel that more of these ; fine .hams should iind their way to -, Let us make' Granville famous for its" home cured hams and bacon. The way to start the thing isIo organize an exhibit, offer attractive prizes and, work up plenty of enthusiasm. The Public Ledger will do its share. TWO POPULAR SERIALS "The Million Dollar Mystery" and the "Trey O' Hearts," the two popu lar serials which have had a success ful run at the Orpheum, grow in in terest as they approach the end. The management is on the lookout for other pictures of equal inetrest and they have a large booking of the very best and most instructive pic tures to follow in the immediate future. COL. POGUE COMING Col. Pogue, the popular Secretary of the North Carolina State Fair, will arrive in. Oxford today and ac company Col. Ballou and a party of gentlemen out to the home of Mr. W. N. Critcher on Route 5, where a sumpteous supper will be spread to a dozen or more jovial friends. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE In his message to the General As sembly. Governor Craig urges that the legislature pass a direct primary bill, that it empovfep the insurance commissioner to supervise the mak ing of insurance rates, that it estab lish a state highway commission, that it provides for the protection of for- ests, that it go forward in health; work and education, that the various state institutions be required to sub-, mit monthly or weekly statements of their condition, that a business com-. mission or flYe men be at the head of thQ state's institutions, that the tuberculosis sanitarium at Montrose be abandoned as not being commen--surate with the needs, and that a. training school for teachers be estab lished in the western part of the state. The governor, among other things, rings clear on child labor. I nspeaking of the address the Ral eigh Times says: "The Governor pro poses and the Legislature disposes.. If the cheif executive had a veto pow er, more things would be brought to pass. Today the governor of North Carolina can issue pardons, but he. cannot take a great part ni construe-, tive legislation. Sme of these days; the people of North Carolina will de mand that the right of veto be con ferred again on their governor."- LATEST NEWS Prosperity is surely coming and so i3 our Tailoring Specialist from The Haas Tailoring Company, "The Tail ors from Baltimore" on January 8, 9 and 11, 1915, only. All the snappy fabrics In men's Made to Order cloth es for Spring and Summed, nineteen fifteen, will be on display. We es pecially recommend this line as to Fit, Style, Quality, and Price. An order to be delivered at any time i.s solicited. adv. PERKINSON-GREEN CG lti i j:.. ( Ji
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