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47' "'irv-. . .. ; .... - -:, 1 .. ,; -YY-" PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK VOMW IATORDAYS; VOLUME XXX. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA SATU JZlWtim OIDIB: NUHDEH 23. A WORKING ORGANIZATION ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS THE COMMISSIONERS MEET '.DSE TO MTURE TIIEC0UllTYC0r.1f.lEllCEf.lENT COLONIAL DAYS IN NORTH CARO- i UNA JKESIDENT POWELL NAMES GATHERED FR031 THE AND COUNTY TOWN LIST OF JURORS DRAWN . APRIL TERM FOR IN THE "GOOD OLD STRONG LIST OF COM3I1TTEES Jt . THOSE WHO. 6p. AI)Q GOME .OME tqU;KNOW'AND SOME YOU :'... ? : , DO NOT KNOW ' '- Personal -'.Items About Folks and A COOL Strong Men in all Lines of Business Have Pledged Their Hearty Co operation The people bf Oxford should back up the plans of the Commercial Club. We speak! advisedly. The Commerci al Club studies more closely and thoroughly the plans for promoting the interests of town and county than does the general citizenship. It rep resents and stands for the communi ty's best interests, hence it should have the-co-operation of all people who want to see Oxford and Granville county make progress. In an organ ized way the Commercial Club rep resents the interests of the communi ty individually and collectively.Where there is an , organization there is hope, but a community "hot represented by an organized body of men many things are left ' undone that should be done. President Powell has named a strong list of committees for carry ing on the work of the Commercial Club during the ensuring year. A glance at the line-up will show that Oxford's leading men in every branch of the communities' activities are among .those selected for committee duty (President " Powell has placed "v the editor of the Public Ledger on "tM iniportant committees. Possibly -he- could have found better and Vy1!? stronger men to serve,' but we shall Tte-loftxo' the truth Imposed in us and-ithall be our desire to work for --:iCl''.0.t;o'-- new. industries, .labor -v..-.rn4 f jtoinlgration. That is the . grounds upon which President Powell selected 'tJie cbinmittees. The social 1 X: features of - the -ciu1 "J should follow ; jf the 'Tdcharger, duties ' faithf iill rendered. J v. ; - f Public Utilities 3.-W. Horner; Chairman ; T- Lanier, " JJ B- Poweli; B. Howard.-, L. V. ' .. Chapman; ; R.K ,C". 14- Calyti t, ; ii. V iWCobier ohnV HailHTlf ' -Landis; W- M. Pi anixjlRiX Osborne; ;,?::Af H. Powell, W;- D.. Jtive'S. L." F. "-- Smith, J. HusseM'Webb. i .-' -r ' ..He?iit:;v. Sanitation and Cic Ira H : i? i ? ; ? provement ; . " : T G Stem, Chairman; D. G. - . ' Briimmitt, R. C. M- Calvert, N. O. r Daniel, J. W- Horner, J. R. Hall.S- W. Parker, W. G. Pace, A. H. Powell, C. iD.Ray, W. N. Thomas, J. R. Wood, gJrA, H A. Williams, S. H. Cannady, fTB": K. Hays, S- D. Booth, T. L. Booth, G. S. Watkins. Educational Interest JX. G. Brummitt, Chairman; J. F. " Webb, T. L. Booth, N. H. Cannady, ' I. H- Davis, B. K. HaVs, I. N. Howard, A- A. Hicks, W. M. Pinnix, G. S. Wat kins, J. J. Medford, R. H. Lewis, Jr., B. K. Lassiter, A. H. Taylor, L. C. Taylor. Tobacco Trade - I. W. Manguni, Chairman, C. B. Adams, V. W. Critcher, W. W. Devin, W. H. Fleming, E. E. Fuller, Z. W. Lj'on, J.'F. Meadows, W. Z. Mitchell, W. L. Mitchell, R. M. Minor, W. G Pace, E- L. Parham, C. G. Powell, B. E. Parham, Wilbur Smith, T. O. Mul . lins, L, ' C. Taylor, W. B. Tyer, S. M. Watkins, R. B. Wright, Frank Yan cey, P. C. Venable. Merchantile and Manufacturing i N. H. Cannady, Chairman; G. D. Gholson, C. S- Garman, M. E. Green, J. W. Horner, I. N. Howard, E. D. : Hunt, J. C. Haskins, J. S. King, F. F. Lyon, R. H. Lewis, Jr., J. T. Pruitt, R. M. Ray, J. S. Rogers, L. P. Roys . " ter, A. H. Taylor, E. J. Taylor, C. H Timberlake, J. F. Veasey, Luther - Dais, W. J. Clement, J. J. Medford. v - 7 t Labor and Imigration C. S. Garman," Chairmian; N. N. Cupp, D. C Hunt, D- A. Coble, T. C. - Howell, W. R. Trogdon, S. M. v ! Wheeler, Charlie Fort, C. D. Ray, E. W. Taylor, T. O. Mullins, S. W. -Park-er, W. D. Rives, W. A. Adams. - Arbitration V ' j. r. Hall, Chairman; S. H. Canna :l day, N. M. Ferebee, R. M. Osborn, ; ir Frank H. Furman, Frank M. Pinnix, F. F. Lyon, James White. Advertising : J. C- Haskins, Chairman; W. A. " Adams, R. L. Brame, D. M. Fuller-r-.:: I ton, F. M. Pinnix, Mark Landis, Ham :lin Landis, A. C. Mellichampe, W.. B. :: Pittard, E. W. Taylor, Luther Davis, i-.'A. H. Taylor, R. M. Ray, M. E Green. ' ? . Good Roads (Special) .. - J. W. Horner, H. G. Cooper, N. C. Daniel, E. G. Moss, W. N. Thomas, W. i L. Mitchell, E. B. Howard, J. R. Wood, J. F. Veasey, T. L. Booth, R. f M. Ray, W. H. Fleming, W. T. Lan- Happenings That are of Interest to the Many . Readers Of the Public Ledger, p. - The Wind " Take a lesson from the wind. It does a lot of blowing, but never gets anywhere in particular. Peach Trees Budding March finds many peach trees bud ding, and the busy honey bee is buz ding, and the; busy honey bee is buz ground hog. Easter Morning Those of pur friends who are in terested in us shedding our old cloihes on Easter morn will notice the lable on their paper. Bull Tractor Mr. F. E- Young has accepted the local agency of the Bull Tractor. He is prepared to demonstrate the super iority of this machine. See his adv. elsewhere in this paper. SwalloAV Up the Profits The greatest xhasm between the producer and the consumer is the mud hole. Production must cease when the transportation cost eat up the profits. Removing the Cause Life without health would not be worth living, hence our first aim should be to preserve our health by removing the causes of sickness. Swat the first of the fly generation. - Patriotic Order .The flags and Bibles that are be ing presented to the five schools in Granville are donated by the Junior Order American Mechanics, which is one of the .verjr best fraternal orders and is noted for its -patriotism; . . ' TJe, .Climate" is Fine ; . ' -Let is get away from the idea 'that Oxford is the place for the other fel low to establish a tfactpry C It is a fine place for cus to establish indus triese so' we can telOhe-.- others to common in, the. climate -is fine ican ujruai, we enauired? and ji earned that, the entire student ,b6dy. of the College h a ve accepted Christ in the fullest- acceptation .of. the term. This will be glorious news to parents everywhere. At the Orpheuin. Theatre . Runaway June and other interest ing pictures to be- shown at the Or pheum Theatre, are scheduled in. an advertisement appearing elsewhere in the Public Ledger. "One Wonder ful Night," a great mystery drama in four acts, -featuring,. , the most popu lar acfof "tff "XbTs day Frantis-X. -Bush? man, cis night? -? -' . L il ietfuledsfbfnexuesdayJ Vz.s.o?q - Predicts Better Times Mr. Pelouze, the manager of the American Typefounders and a per sonal friend of Mr. Henry Hunt, re cently made a trip through North Carolina, stopping off in Oxford, on his- return to Richmond writes as follows: "I have just returned from my trip through your beautiful State, and was much pleased Avith the out look for future business, as, in my opinion, the business depression will be entirely gone within the next sixty to ninety days." Auto and Bicycle Collide A slight accident occurred Tues day afternoon at the monument and the intersection of Main and Hills boro street. Rev. Jones was round ing the corner in his Ford machine when he came in contact with a bi cycle ridden by Mr. R. L- Barnett, a young man residing some five -or six miles out from Oxford- Mr. Barnett sustained a scalp wound and a slight bruise on the leg. After the wounds were dressed he climbed into Mr. Jones' car and drove off, rejoicing that the accident was no worse than it was. dis, G. S. Watkins, S. H. Cannady, J. B. Powell, E. T. Crews, T. C- Howell, J. C. Haskins, J. S. King. Banks J. S. Bradsher, Chairman; H. G. Cooper, W. H. Hunt, W. T. Yancey, J. P. Harris, A. A. Hicks, E. B. How ard, Luther Davis, E vT: White, S. M. Watkins, W. Z. Mitchell. Legislation B. S. Royster, Chairman; D. G. Brummitt, I. H. Davis, J. W. Hester, T. G. Stem, R. P. Taylor, T. Lanier, W. Z. Mitchell. L. C. Taylor, A. A. Chapman. Agricultural (Special) E. T. White, Chairman ; C. W. Al len, G. D. Gholson, W. H. Hunt, A. A. Hicks, E .D- Hunt, W. J. Long, W. G. Pace, B. E. Parham, J. S. Rogers, S. M. Wheeler, Thos. White, W. T. Yancey, W. Z. Mitchell, Z. W. Lyon, E. T. Crews, L. F. Smith, R. B-Wright. The Roads of the County and Other Important Matters Engage the At- tention of the Commissioners. The honorable Board of County Commissioners met on last Monday with the following members present: B. I. Breedlove, Chairman; -Messrs H. C. Floyd, Z. W. Allen, J. L. Peed, R. S. Hart.- . ... The road leading from the Nation al Highway in front of the Knap of Reeds -school house to J. N. Tilley's mail box was declared a public road. The sheriff was ordered to -summons a jury of disinterested free holders to assess damages to the land of Mrs. Carolina Gooch, taken, for. public road in Tally Ho township. Commissioner Floyd was designate ed to lay out a road, without cost to the county for road bed, beginning about 600 yards north of the. W. T. Hunt place and run in an easterly direction to Tar River station across the lands of D. L. Haskins, Louise Mitchell, G. W. Duke, Mrs.Emma Bradsher, A. A. Rice, the county to pay for the bridge. Commissioner Allen was appointed to lay out a road from Reubin Over ton's mail box to the National High way near Providence. A committee i : was "appointed to" to cate a road starting at a -point in-tlie Creedmoor-Lycn road near rthe " resi dence of A. R. Davis, running -irf -a1 northwest direction to theroad leadJ ing from Hester to Stem, intersect? ing with the Hester-Stem Foad hear the residence of S.' G Gren pnalS road. The Committee has power to locate said road if. in their opinion the same is necessary. '. .' " . ' The, Jfst of Jurors for -April term of Court will appear in;Qur next issuej OlTl BRIGHT BOYS AND GIRLS Those Vlu;Adorn the ; Jlonior RolV .of iielj5an Henry , Hall, E. K.: Howard, James Thornton Magee, Harry Moore," Sam" Parham, Tabitha Patterson, Elizabeth Sneed, Virginia Turner, Doris Watkins, Charlie Wat kins, Catherine Ragland. ; Second Grade Mary Bland, -Joe Breedlove, Jack Brinkley, Lucy "Tay lor Baird, Lizzie Blackwell, Matt Currin, Charlotte Easton, Edward Hulse, Virginia Hart, Louisa Jeffreys," Victoria Leonard, Elizabeth Lump kin, Lloyd Magee, Inez White. : Third Grade Thomas Booth, Thomas Cannady, Eugenia Currin, Alice Hall, Frances Jackson, Minnie Thomas TRos'ter, Parker leighTignpr, Jsu Jacfe Usry, James -Webb, John Williams. Third Graded Mollie Leavisten? Edward Mitchell, Willie Millis, Willi am Walters, . " Fourth Grade Vannie Jones, Har vey Magee, Inez Patterson, Pattie May Green, Dora Woolf , Jefferson Brooks." Fifth Grade Carolyn Booth.Sarah Covington Travis Chamblee, Charles Easton, Hugh Easton, Bernice Usry, Sarah Woolf. Sixth Grade Thelma Hester, Ruth Howard, Elizabeth" Hunt, Idie Kerr Taylor, Olive Webb. . Seventh Grade Agnes Cannady, Louise Currin, Ruth Parham. Eighth Grade Robert Parham, Nina Cooper, Treva Garman, Earle Hunt. Ninth Grade Elizabeth Floyd, Ida Walters. - Terith Grade Muzette Daniel, Al leine Hlks. THE PRODUCE 3L1RKET The Farmers are Trying to Turn an Honest Dollar By Raising More Produce There seems to be an opening in Oxford for a live and wide-awake pro duce dealer. We rarely ever hear of our local merchants shipping produce from here, since farmers during the past few years have. raised less for the markets. But times have changed now and people living in the country are trying to turn a few honest dol lars by raising more produce. The trouble they find is the lack of a regu lar market. After the home market is supplied, there is scarcely any mar ket for chickens eggs, and other pro duce. Something must be done to take "care of the surplus. There is good money for the farmer when he can obtain steady and reasonable prices for "his produce and there ought to be money in the handling Qf this country produce to the man who is willing to devote his time and attention to it ad not conduct it as a kind of side line. . ' ' .. The7M4 " ; ' gfKJm for. the Sum fOnf6urthF Thre iiPiroliev;; Lookf the "sui? shihe wheh-'d . orwara to the months of 'v f it' -wTin . t.Ti a . sun wi'!l i? $yi &rouglTppeji Vwin dowsr- a wd.rtxay; ies perchance; come around: mSXhi:DePV'le ta this th'Mrly spnijwhlle yet there 3 "jjUc&:ntibn,-e castiht ibk'&tsicb of refuge; Some! ing F raade nook a spark ermenl wouldlf uine i-yt-easily.' causey and il town - - r". "K 1-1 n 11 vant ;to enjoy; the ; refresh-; ciif and .surf. with "games rtsci Jy comradeship (-.or - a cf duntaijas hy the side tf fit aOQ &uch as tr.out fish- ifVhere'the. times a 1? r."3f :1?laes are not ' ' tOxfpfd both be- i''&qiid$. ' them lSiders t - ;the old '.a place ; where 1 ' 3d,. . - "it generally earries:. i 'ills or the sea-4 shore : --SmeiV'Jbut W.fZ0f ortable mani homes trifughout - - S r IreaJns tp caj fisif be, the t'drawa "".:1vod' ; inttnt' i ci3 iia'bit's. flowc pf5hir plantsV matte,. mer. ik fourtr sW:l sel.-t. Grau tuclc't rr i r There is no.aea.cC iwv-..,v., . co mmun ity which appeals toso 'many people", as desirable Climate: .Great cities haVe grown up whose" only ap peal was desirable climate. , Oxford can confidently- solicit, comparison with any city in the ..United States so far as climate is concerned.. Our cli mate is a happy medium, escaping the extremes of cities farther north or soiith, east or west. Last summer-when farmers in Iowa and Min nesota were unable to work in the harvest fields by day because of the intense heat, much of their grain be ing harvested by moonlight, there was never a day in Granville when any outdoor . work was abandoned by re'ason of heat: - Every; summer in northern , cities both men and" beast ares overcome;; hy::heat-;many deaths resulting. Prostrations here are un known, and during a 15-year period the thermometer has never registered over 102- It has been that high dur ing the months of July, August and September, but the average for these months was 78, 76, 71, respectively. Showing that this high temperature was of very short duration. In the north the winters are long" and trying, as well as expensize. Here they are short and in the main delightful, just enough frost in the air to put ginger into one. The temperature here has been as low as 3 below zero in Febru ary, yet the average for that month was 40; the lowest in January was 6, average 40, and in December 7, aver age 41. The day this is written, March 2, is one to inspire a poet; floods of golden sunshine and a crisp ness in the air that is intoxicating. The average precipitation was 48 in ches, or 4 inches per month, ranging from 2.67 in November to 5.34 in August. . The Norfolk and Western We have a "tip" that tho Norfolk and Western would like to extend the Rockingham and Caswell Rail road to Roxboro and Oxford. There is a lot of fine timber in the section named, and -when you take your seat in a Norfolk and Western train you generally land at some place worth while. THE MAIL BOXES AH Rural Mail Boxes Must Have a Consecutive Number " Assistant Postmaster Henry Critch er will visit all the rural routes lead ing from Oxford with a view of num bernig the mail boxes consecutively in one, two, three order and increas ing from Oxford. When the boxes are properly numbered it will be a great help to the carriers. Mr. Critcher calculates on finishing up by the first . of April. - ,Trave-Here Mr. 'G. H, Cheatham , of Route. 5, was an Oatford . visitor Thursday. . Mrs.. -Marshai HenryC " of Wendell, was in0fbr'4 "Thursday: -' M.r-Ashburn4 Caehart.is'at'Jibnie from Florida." : - r'r.' . ..- .. MT.XQe Newionr of North Grattville wa? a:Qxford visitor. Thursday! ; i MrLouis irham; of; North Granj IVUieas-lnftbwniWednesday.;-.V ' . " Mrv Robt: ' Newton, of . Tar Rivr, was in z Oxford Thursday. J . Mrs. James. Moss,. of Route 5 was in, Oxford Thursday: f ' I Mtv B. A; Hunt, ;of RQute 5, was an Oxford visitor, Thursday - . Mr: and Mrs. - C. H. Burnett, of Route 15,' were; in town Thursday; - Mrs.-pp. G. Parham, of Route 3, was in Ox ford; Thursday on business: Mr. W. H. Riggan, of Route 2, was an t)xford visitor Thursday.: Mr S-T, Noell,: of Route lVas intowniVednesday, -, ; --ij.: Mr .H' Ri DanieU jof Route' 3t was in town 'Wedneskday. 'V fV:'' j-'' Mr; M.7p , Cha,mblee spent ? t'httr' day .in -Raleigh'. ' y -' i Mr. "Herbert Crewa was 'in Oxord Thursday:f:J,v;r v-fi . 'tyv&p retTned t:rv;C::;:3 H-r, tre x. two r x's .r .returz:2 to ;her r t:: a in- t3 tt ; theVby Tueslay h ealthiwork. and conferring "with- Dr. D. C. Absher in regard- to the - plans the local whole-time .. health officer is working out- Dr. Hays is one'of the foremost-"physicians in the State, and was one of the leading members of the State Board of Medical Ex aminers for the period of four years ending last' June. A TRIBUTE TO DR. MCDANIEL A Local Scribe Writes of the Noted Divine Mr. Sidney B. Betts, of Richmond, now located in Oxford for the tobacco season, writes : to. the Richmond-Virginian as follows: " '. v "I wish, through your excellent pa per, to tell the good Baptist people of Richmond what Doctor McDaniel, of their city, did for the people of Oxford. He conducted a revival of re ligion here, assisted by the pastor, Mr. Lumpkin, and the splendid pray ers of the grand old man, Doctor Marsh, together with the powerful sermons- preached by the matchless Doctor McDaniel who is a factor for the cause of Christianity that will stand as a monument to his memory long after he has gone to his Father in heaven. ' m "His noble plea to the unbeliever stirred Oxford from the child to the gray-haired old men in. a way that has not been seen here in many a day. The church was overflowed at the eveninig and night services, and scores went-over to the Lord's side by his eloquent pleadings. Truly, all Richmond, as well as the Baptists, should feel proud of Doctor McDaniel. I am a Presbyterian and a citizen of Richmond and say, "God bless him." MR. MORRIS GREEN HURT Reported in Oxford That His Arm Was Broken in Auto Wreck . A long distance phone message reached Oxford early Thursday morn ing from Littleton to the effect that Mr. Morris Green, a prominent busi ness man of Oxford, of the - firm of Green-Hunt Co., was seriously hurt in an auto wreck. In a consoling way the message, said that Mr. Green only suffers a broken arm and slight bruises. Mrs. Green immediately de parted for Littleton to join her hus band. " CONCRETE BRICK WALKS BUILT. One dollar per sq. yard. Curbing, 20 cents per foot. Sample may be seen at residence of Mr. H. M. Shaw. Oxford Brick & Tile Works. tf Their- FriendslWho 'iwid TJiere. ; . 7 Synopsis of Scenes to be Given In the Historical Pageant at the County -Commencement. . .(Mary G. Shotwell)4 J RALEIGH AT THE COURT OF ' , QUEEN ELIZABETH XJ ' ' - Two groups of lords belonging to the parties of Sussex and. Leicester enter from opposite directions. They pause at the castle gates to await the approach of the Quen. Raleigh .and his friends engage in conversation re lative to his hope of gaining the Queen's permsslon to -colonize the western lands.' The procession is de layed and Raleigh advances further : to investigate 4the cause. He com ments upon the roughness of the pathway over which the Queen must pass. . The sound of music is heard, and the. Queen, proceeded by heralds and the yeomen of the guard, comes forth 1 leaning upon the arm of her kins- ' man, Lord Hunsdon. Raleigh makes a carpet of his cloak, to -soften the ' rough way. ' The Queen's attention is attracted by this act of gallantry, and she in- ' quires his name and station. She remembers having heard' of his cour ageous service in Ireland, and in re- sponse to the request of the ladies of ,her court, confers " knighthood ipdn" ' him: Then she asks him to nahie ' some further reward. - He asks and receives permission to lead colonies to Jthe New World.- : The whole party then proceed , to the chapel, to com- p!ete the ceremony cf knighthood; ;TLpST COLONY OF ROANOKE ,1 ,It was not until August 15, 159 0,: . that Gbr. White again reached Roa noke Island.-, How his heart must :iave throbbed with dread and : hope !is he landed!, AH the night before Ais Jboatman had . rowed along the Chores .with a - trumpeter 7. sounding ignOte-l -t .no answer came "i;:frr'f,u ' '-Tlc,Xorests:;'- . y-v tm g-' Y .t '-,"',?:-iinrtW'-. '-"7. . , - - tjiese fair 1 w.hy the colonists went to , , what became of them. . r ' : AN ADVENTURE ON THE : NEUSE.: In the summer of 1711 John Law son, Baron de Graffenreid and several other men went up - the Neuse river to explore the country." For several, days they had gone without seeing an Indian. That seemed strange,, for the red men had always before comer out to meet the white men! They did not know that the savageshad formed a plot to kill all the white people and were at that very time on the warpath. As it was nearly, night, the party halted and made a fire to warm their food. Presently it was seen that a considerable body of red men were -creeping along trying to keep them selves hid behind trees and. under growth. Soon the attack came. About sixty of the savages rushed upon them wjth shouts and yells. The white men fought the best they could but the Indians ran over them and bound their hands and arms. Then they were forced to travel all night with these Indians to a town some miles inland. That afternoon a council of all the chiefs in the tribe was called to de cide what should be done with the prisoners. After much 'discussion, Lawson and his companions were beaten with clubs and condemned to death. "Would you put a king to death?" asked the baron. "It would grieve the Great Spirit!" "Who is king?" questioned the Indians, almost all at once. "I am king of 1,500 palefaces who are now looking for me" answer ed the baron. "They would never forgive their dark-skin brothers if their king were put to death." The chiefs talked together very rapidly and excitedly. Finally a compromise was agreed upon so the baron was led away to another part of the village. . The savages held the baron for a long time as their prison er but let him go when he promised that he would not make' war upon them. EDENTON TEA PARTY . When the British heard that the Americans would not buy the stamps that had been sent over, they became, very angry about it. As the Ameri cans would not buy the stamps the British repealed the Stamp Act and put a tax on tea. - This caused a great deal of excitement everywhere." The people, of Edenton, North Car-, olina, were especially indignant over this tax on tea. and here' is given one (Continued on Editorial Page) L... .J. ) , I "U : , 1 'it iV n .
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