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PUBLISHED TVMC VOLITMK 30 ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS OUR HAND-EARNED MONEY CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS FOR OVER-HEAD CROSSING PERSONALLY - MENTIONED GERMAN ADVANCE HALTED BIG GUNS TAKE PLACE OF RIF LES AND BAYONETS UK SQUANDEIi IT OX PATCH WORK GATHERED FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTY NOTORIOUS COLORED WOMAN LOCKED UP AT SUNSET . AVENUE AND THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW There is a Strong Tendency to Unite Happenings That are of Interest to the Many Readers Of the Public Ledger. Bell Haskihs Faces a Road Sentence or Heavy Fine For Violation of the Law. Many Precious Little Tots Pass That Point to and From School and They Must Be Safe-Guarded. Personal Items About Folks and Their Friends Who Travel Here and There. Efforts Interpreted in Some Qfiarters as AMi'mpt to Resume General Offensive. The Forces tor Better Things Oxt'oni. . UAJHUKJJ, N. O. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20.1915. Nrn in - - - - " V -A- V I . I "" 111 i .i i. .. . - - - ; ; ' 1 ' III I. -I in Oxford.as fV,nr nlQPPS tO Dill! in many uuuci iaeic 1 . u toother. In ath- 'mart raiuci I,;' ;t iS well known that a team Tombed entirely of stars does not B make the best showing do use the individuals are sacrificing heir team work for the sake of their " ...mrds. nd thus puling apart thftv should be playing to .rpther There seems to be a lack of ;L t-toaether spirit which makes . .rrpntfist progress and up- 101 LUC budding. Naturally all cannot agree on every proposition, but the history of Oxford is that few matters uj. i nnblic importance have elicited nnort from the tne iu-uv' -people that they should have receiv ed. The tact that somebody else is for or against the measure seems to more largely control than does the merit of the particular proposition. It ought not to be so, and he who practices it stands in his own light and hinders the advent of better things. COMMERCIAL GREATNESS Our proper sphere in life is not to get ahead of other people, but get ahead of ourselves. To break our record, to outstripe our yesterday's by to-day's; to bear our trials more beautifully than we ever dreamed we could; to whip the temper inside and out as we never whipped him before; to give as we never have given; to do our work with more force and a finer finish than ever this is the true idea of commercial greatness. MONEY SQUANDERED A few nights ago a number of our most influential citizens met in the assembly room of the Commercial Club to provide ways and means to secure better streets in Oxford. The gathering was small, but the combin ed wealth of those present and par ticipating in the meeting represented a quarter of a million dollars, more or less, in the corporate limits of Ox ford. These gentlemen were agreed that $6,000 is being squandered an nually in Oxford on patching up 'the streets. It was a harmonious meet ing and every man present was urged to give his views on the question. They scratched their heads and figur ed and talked about other progres sive towns, but they could not get away from the fact that the streets of Oxford are in a bad shape and that the system of continually squan dering money in patchwork was un business like and that the draft drawn by Father Time on the little municipality must be met in a busi nesslike manner. - A HEALTHY SENTIMENT The bill which is being drawn by Messrs. Hicks, Stem and Lassiter, to be placed in the hands of Representa tive Brum mitt, calls for a bond issue of $100,000. It is the outcome of a sincere desire of a number of thoughtful, earnest men to better the condition of every person in Oxford, regardless of creed or cudgle. It seems to be a popular measure and not a man so far has raised his voice 6aiusL ii. lt simply means awakening to better things. an Whole Time Health Officer Children become inattentive, don't seem to hear when spoken to, are absent minded, forget oftener than they remember, don't seem to be as bright as they once were, but are not specially out of health. Because they are not sick, a doctor is not called. No doctor charged with looking after children in school is employed and these children carry their handicap of nose and throat trouble till they become ugly as well as dull minded. "Made in Oxford." Why do the words quoted at the head cf this item ring so clear? Somebody win commercialize those three words some of these days and make a fortune. They are too signi ficant to longer lay idle. 1 Everytime we hear these three words we feel as l a fortune is staring us in the face. Ane onlr way in which the question can be satisfactorily answered is for of us to put our heads and hearts iAth9r durinS thIs sood year of JJJ5 and bend every energy toward curing new manufacturing plants IQr Oxford. -- The Triangular, Debate, me public is rrhorfi is a tendency e auditorium of th Graded school .other day a neat little sum of money, meer ,sht" Tae Purpose of thin An agent quoted the price of a hund red5 t0 select fur debaters to , red barrels of flour to him. The coh-an-iT the Higb SCDOl ni 1 tract was signed and Mr. Brown turn- iq t? , ate in March. The query , ed his thoughts to something else, hn e ;solved' Tnat the United-States; only to learn on the following mora- v - - - iuvj ouuamuiug , ucnant marines engaged in for eign trade. v How Many June, with its quota of weddings, will be here before you know it. Bank of Stovall We call attention to the Statement of the Bank of Stovall elsewhere in this paper. Is Improving We are glad to learn that Mr. Har vey, who has been right sick, is some better. The Wave of Mud We dare say that Oxford is just now the champion mud town of the State as some of our streets are im passible. The Doctor Is Better The host of friends of Dr. T. L. Booth will be glad to learn that he is better after several days confinement at home. How About It? Are you making another resolution to trade at home? If not, make it today because it will be money in your pocket. Mrs. Norwood Improving We learn with pleasure that Mrs. Hattie Norwood, of Bullock, who was very low with typhoid fever, is on the road to recovery. Social Tea There will be a Silver Tea at Miss Helen White's Friday afternoon from 3 to 5.30 o'clock. For the benefit of ; the oung Woman's Missionary! Society. What a Good Wife Can Do. ! Representative Brummitt came' home Saturday suffering with a cold, ! but his excellent wife got busy and: sent him back to Raleigh Tuesday ; morning. Register of Deeds Busy Several deeds for real estate have been filed with the Register of Deeds at the Court House since January 1, ' none of the transactions, however. ' were of more than passing interest. Oyster Supper and Box Party j The public is cordially invited to an entertainment to be held at Bul lock school house next Friday. There ; will be lots of fun and a plenty of good things to eat. Another Railroad We see it stated in a Greensboro paper that they will have another railroad some of these days. Wonder if thy mean the proposed Oxford j Roxboro and Greensboro road, which embraces a very fine territory? The Creedmoor Times We understand that the Creedmoor Times was knocked down to the high-; est bidder Saturday for. $805 and. that it is the desire of the citizens : and Edtor Hart to resume publcation at an early date. j Betwixt and Between It is funny, but it is a fact. The well-to-do people of Granville think! the less fortunate are extravagant, and the less fortunate think the more fortunate are stingy. Happy is the man who stands betwixt and between, neither to condemn nor to be con demned. Old Jack Frost The touch of spring weather should not be taken seriously by the poets or the birds in balmy old Granville at this season of the year, for there linger? in the laps of spring the touch of Old Jack Frost to wither the hopes of all early harbengers of the ver dant period. v Strong Sentiment We have been somewhat surprised at the strong sentiment in Oxford to endorse almost anything by way of legislation to make whiskey sibip ments into the State practieaHy im possible. Possibly there are a very few white and colored people who' are fearful that such a' bill might inter fere with the rights of an American citizen. Stricken With Appendicitis Miss Odell Thomas, sister of Dr. Thomas, and a student of Oxford Col lege, was stricken with appendicitis Saturday. She was removed to the home of Dr. Watkins and the consult ing physicians decided that an opera tion was necessary. Her father, Mr. Woodson Thomas, arrived from Per son county and accompanied her to a hospital in. Danville Monday where fhe will receive treatment. One Hundred Barrels of Flour. Mr. R. L. Brown, superintendent o the Oxfordi Orphan. Asyluipi jy te iiea nr Vita wife and a ffttlo trvc 1115 mat uuur ui.u sutuuvvu fi.vv barrel, and the prospects are favor able for further advances. On Sunday morning last as the church bells were calling the people to worship. Chief Williford and his aids were conveying through the streets one Bell Haskins, colored, to a repentant cell in the town lock-up. Bell lives near the Southern Rail way station and they caught her with the goods a fraction over five gal lons of white lightening divided up into pint bottles for retail purposes. Bell is an old offender and the Chief had an eye upon her. She grew bolder in her operations and j iue umei ana nis squaa lit upon ner premises at .an opportune moment and found the poison stored between the floor and ceiling. The whiskey. a cheap North Carolina product, was confiscated and placed under lock and key. Bell lingers in the lock-up. facing a road sentence or heavy fine. For Best Results If you are looking for the best re sults plant our advertisement in the Public Ledger. MONEY IN THE BANKS - Conditions Point to a Season of Activity There are in Granville county eight banks, and according to the published statements of these banks at the close of business December 31, 1914, there was on deposit in them something over a half million dollars. Of course this is not quite as much as was on deposit January 1, 1914. However, it shows that Granville county is not entirely out of it, and that we are expecting to do a nice business for the year 1915. What we need now is for every man to set his shoulder to the wheel of business and, with a smiling face and renewed courage, try to push along to that better day which is not far away. There is no room or place at this time for the grumbler and "down-in-the-mouth" fellow who hinders the wheels of progress by seeing only the dark side and talking about hard times continually. The Hen Club Somewhere up in the western part of this state a party of progressive women have started what is known as a hen clvb, the idea being similar to what has created so great an in terest in hog raising in some parts of the country, and, from all reports, it is going to do wonders in reducing the cost of living to those directly in terested. With eggs seldom below 3(M and 3 5 cents in Oxford, and some what higher In other places, it occurs to us that the hen club scheme is a mighty good one for the smart wo men of Granville. Cannady-Fagan Mr. and Mrs. J. M- Fagan have an nounced the approaching marriage of their daughter, Edith, to Mr. William Thomas E. Cannady at their home Thursday morning, January 28th. A Trade Puller It has been the policy of the Public Ledger to use every possible effort to pull trade to Oxford-as it is the bed rock of our prosperity. For this rea son we have given hundreds of dol lars of free advertising yearly in the cause of prosperity, recognizing the fact that a live, wide-awake news paper was a valuable asset for Ox ford, and therefore should receive the substantial support of all glasses of our business men. PUBLIC QUESTION AT ISSUE Discussed By Noted Prison Evange list On Sunday, night at the Presbyter ian church, there will be a meeting for men only, the women of Oxford meeting at the Baptist church at the same time in a meeting for women only. The men's meeting will be address ed by Mr. George Crabtree, Prison Evangelist for the Southern Presby terian church. He is a man with a great message, one that every citizen of Oxford should" hear- Hs knpw3 what is not as wfi kftown as it ought to be, that, under," present conditions found, i? Jaitapenittiaries,and con viefcamps'r it is very hard for a man to corae out of chains and ever be a good citizen. It i his life work to put these conditions before the vot ers and lawmakers in the hope that they may be bettered. It is earnestly requested that the men of Oxford attend this meeting im large numbers. Th Presbyterian church next Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. .. There is an urgent call for an over head, crossing of the Southern Rail way and Sunset avenue, at the north end of the. Southern local freight yards. The trafiic is heavy at that point, one-fourth of the population of Granville entering town by that road way. Often they are greatly delayed by the slow process of coaling the engines attached to long trains block ing the highway. Sunset avenue leads to the Oxford Graded School, and many a precious little tot passes that way. We hope that we may never be called upon to print in glar ing type that the mangle remains of a sweet child were found at Sunset avenue and the Southern Railway crossing. We are fearful that some thing may happen at this pont. Let the proper authorities look into the matter and confer wth the railroad. If in tho event they find that the crossing is worthy of more consider ation the Railroad Company will eith er place a flagman at that ponit or throw a bridge across the road. MRS. C- D. OSBORN CONFIRMED. Seated at a Desk in Her Private Office She Looked Very Much at Home Mrs. C. D. Osborn received her con firmation papers last Friday and en tered upon a four-years term as the ruling head of the Oxford post-office. Seeing the sweet-faced elderly lady eated at a desk in her private office. we hastened to enter and congratu late . her and wish her a successful reign. She enters upon her duties at a time when the office is thoroughly systematized, and no subjects were ever more loyal to a queen than is the present force. They show her every possible courtesy and feel that it is a rare privilege to answer her every call. Mrs. Osborn's duties will rest lightly upon her shoulders so long as the present force maintains the high standards of excellency that was de manded of them during the incum bency of her lamented husband. It Is Marion Taylor We learn that Mr. Lee Taylor has retired from the firm of Talyor Bros, his brother, Mr. M. C. Taylor, having purchased his interest. These fine young men established a nice busi ness, and we wish Mr. Marion Taylor continued success. Mr. Lee Taylor is the valuable bookkeeper of the Im perial Tobacco Co., and has a host of friends. Wheels Begin to Move After a short suspension in order to better organize the forces, the whistle of the Oxford Furniture Fac tory sounds a cheerful note- The in dications are that all the wheels of our plants will move at an early date, and that they will move a little faster than ever before when they do start. "Rim, Run, Run," Those of us who have heard the ponderous strokes of the fire bell in the dead of night seems to think it says "Run! Run! Run!" It does not tell us the direction in which to run. Possibly if there was an indicator to tell us the exact location of the fire many of us would not venture out half clad, only to stand around the burning building and hinder the pro gress of the firemen. An indicator would be a valuable asset to the fire men even if it served no other pur pose. REVIVAL AT BAPTIST CHURCH Noted Divine of Richmond Will Assist With Meeting On the Fifth Sunday in this month the First Baptist church of Oxford will begin a series cf revival services. Rov. George W. McDaniel, of Rich mond, Va.. will do the preaching. Mr. McDaniel is one of the great pulpit orators of the South. His work in Richmond has been remark able. He has been pastor of the First Baptist church of Richmond for ten years and during that time 1,292 members have been received into the fellpwship of the church and they have raised for all. purposes $250,-000-QC. The present : membership is 1.44 6 and Dr. McDaniels preaches to from 1,200 to 1,500 people every Sunday. This year the church re ceived 181 members and contributed to all purposes $37,588.17. We are fortunate in securing so distinguished a man as Dr. McDaniel for a meeting- in- Oxford. And we trust the. entire community will re ceive a great spiritual blessing from his ministry. G- T. LUMPKINS.Pastor Miss Edna White has returned from New York and Washington, Mr. W. K. Long, of Route 2, was in Oxford Monday. Mr. Wll Eastwood, of near Bullock, died sudden last Saturday night. Mr.J. H. Gooch, of Stem, was on our streets Monday morning. Mr. H. E. Crews was in Oxford Monday. Dr. Trout, of Spring Lake. N. J.. is the guest of Mr. Ben Adcock near Berea. .-, Rev. Fred N. Day, of Winstbn- Salem. was an Oxford visitor Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. J, Clement NiKsrel. of Tarboro, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brown on High street. Mr. Hugh A. Jordan, of Henderson. visited friends in Oxford Saturdav and Sunday. Mr. Eugene Cannon, of Durham. visited friends in Oxford Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. B. F, Frazier visited her sister Mrs. Lex Norwood, last week, who is quite sick. Mr. D. N. Hunt the veteran mail carrier on Route 5, was in Raleigh last week. Mr.Johhnie Frazier spent the week end with relatives in Northern Gran ville. Mr. Sidney Betts spent Sunday in Henderson with his daughter, Mrs. J. T. Horner and Mrs. R. S. McCoin. Miss Lelia B. Critcher, of Hester, left Friday on a visit to her cousins, Misses Connie and clyde Stem at Fu quay Springs. Misses Connie and Clyde Stem, of Fuquay Springs, returned home Fri day from a visit to there aunt, Mrs. S. F. Critcher, of Hester Route 1. Mr. Ben Parham arrived in Oxford Saturday and will again make his home among us to the pleasure of his friends. Dr. A. P. Tyer retunred from his visit to Nashville, Tenn., Friday and occupied his pulpit Sunday morning to the edification of his congregation. Gen. B. S. Royster, Supt. R. L. Brown,- Ex-Senator A. A. Hicks and Messrs. Frank PInnix, Pete Bullock and Mr. Hillare attending the meet ing of Grand Lodge of Masons in Raleigh this-week. Why Good Men Are Busy. "Marry a busy man" advices Helen Rowland. It can't be done legally. All the busy men are married That's wha makes them busy. MIGHTY GOOD TIME TO BUILD Material Plentiful and Labor Cheap and Money Plentiful We learn from reliable sources that building material and labor is cheap er now than it has been in years," which leads to the conclusion that now is the proper time to build. Many men are looking for work and if they are not willing to work cheap er than ever we are mistaken. And yet very little is being done, but let a boom come, with higher prices as high as they have ever been and the fellow who right now has the money and will not use it, will jump in the ring and get busy. There are men n this very town who have as much money as they had when the war broke out who want to build, but are kept from it by fear and nothing else. In two months spring will be here and it is hoped by that time things will loosen up. We repeat it is a mighty good time to build. The Price of Granville Land Our young f reind J. Y. Crews, of Tar River section, was in Oxford Friday marketing some of the choice .weed. We have often viewed from the car window that fine looking stretch of land down about Tar River and we had it in our mind to ask some one familiar with the conditions as to the probable cost of a farm in that section of old Granville, and we thought we might as well spring it on our young friend Crews. "Well," said Mr. Crews, "to be perfectly frank with you there is very little high grade land in that section to be had for either love or money, and as a general proposition they are particu lar as to who shall, b their neigh bors." " : Important Meeting - There will be held a called meeting of the Granville Commercial Club in the club rooms, Chapman Building at 7:30 o'clock p. m- on Thursday, January 21st, 1915. Each and every member of the club is earnestly urg ed to be present at this meeting as matters of importance will be consid ered. Remember the day and hour. A. H. POWELL. Pres. E. T. CREWS. Sec. (WAR SUMMERY) Again the great battle in jho west seemingly has come to a virtual standstill. NORTHERN FRANCE There still is fighting in the north ern part of France, where the French War Office reports the cap ture of a new trench in the vicinity of Perthes, but apparently the Ger mans have ceased fnr tht tmo being, the impetuous advance which in the last few days has gained for them considerable territory. THE SWISS FRONTIER A late report from Paris says a heavy cannonade has been heard on the Swiss frontier near Basel, which probably is an indication of heavy fighting in the Alsace province. HEAVY LOSSES A Rotterdam paper estimates tke British losses in France and Fland ers from January 1 to January 13 as 190 officers and 6,200 men. s GERMANS QUIT THE JOB An Ostend correspondent of an Amsterdam paper declares the Ger mans have evacuated all the coant towns and villages as far north as Mariakerke. north of Nieuport, and three miles to the north to tke southwest of Ostend. RUSSIAN POLAND QUIT From Russian Poland comes word of comparative calm, although the Germans, according to Petrograd, have . been continuing unsuccessful offensive operations. The Austrian War Department says the situation in Poland, Galicia and the Carpa thians shows no change. SEARCHING FOREIGN VESSELS The British Foreign office and ad miralty are bending their efforts to secure an immediate search of for eign vessels suspected of carrying contraband, and their release,, if the suspicions are not confirmed. Cus tom officials are working day and night to carry out this policy. Oxford First Judge Graham, who has returned from an extended trip to the South western section of the state,taking in Wadesboro and other towns, says that Oxford is decidedly a live town compared to some of the towns that he visited. Which goes to show that the tobacco section was not struck qute so hard as the cotton eectiOB. In the language of Judge Graham "those fellows suffered a calamity." OXFORD PARTY AT CAPITAL Mr. Robards and Ladies Spend Week in Washington Mr. J. C. Robards is in Washington on a week's visit, accompanied by his wife, Misses Net Gregory and Jose phine Brown. The ladies in the party are sightseeing and attending ihe theatres. " Good Authority Mr. Frank PInnix, thVr level-headed editor of the Orphans' Friend, said in a recent issue of his splendid publica tion that "there should be a very close understanding between a town and its newspaper, if either is to get the full benefit of what the alliance should be. The prosperity of one speaks well for the other, ' because they are so intimately bound together or should be. It is a sort of a bird befouling its own nest when the paper or town indulges in knocking. It bodes no good." Honor Roll The following is the honor rell of Tally Ho school: First Grade Harold - Whitaker, Mabel Hfs skins. Third Grade Judd Smith., Jetbr Walters, Francis Whitaker, Muzette Bragg. Fourth Grades Lillian Mae Wal ters, Ethel Bowdec, Hardee Curriii. Sixth" Grade Ullion Bowdea. Thelma Overby, Helene Smith. Teachers Misses Fredda Brag and Wirta Cash. HAVE YOU PAID YOUR TAXES. Your State and County Taxes were due October 5, 1914. 1915 is here and yeur unpaid taxes is a liability es me. Besides I am called upon daily for money to satisfy the State schoet, 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 yoH will be called upon personally unless you call at office and settle. Be ready. The law ferces me to collect aid the xpemse t great to make more than one trip. If you haven't pard , your taxes this notice is for you. S. C. HOBGOOD, Sheriff. - 1 - 'i si 4 I p.- .if -f-
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