PUBLISHED TWICE A-WEE: ZDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
VOLUME XXX.
OXFORD, NORTH GAROLL VEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915;
NUMBER 24.
THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS
ALLIES SQUEEZE, GER.:: 1
1E17SPAPER MAN CONFINED
THOSE WHO GO AND GOME
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU
THE JURORS FOR OT
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY EX
SHERIFF S. A. FLEMING
GATHERED FROM THE
AND COUNTY
TOWN
VAST MOVEMENT READY AF.
REACHES OXFORD ON NOON
: TRAIN SATURDAY
EG INS
LONG PREPARATION.
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A Gem of Thought Expressed in the
Acceptance of the Flag at Hester
School.
: The speech of Mr. S. A. Fleming,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Hester school, in accepting the
flag presented by the Junior Order of
American Mechanics, made such a
profound impression on his hearers
that we asked the author's permis
sion to publish it in full. The speech
follows:
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
The Pessimist will tell you the
world is going to the bad and that
conditions are worse in the world to
day than they were in the long ago,
and to prove the assertion he will
tell you that there is not that congen
iality among neighbors that existed
among our fathers, that you don't see
that same Brotherly love in churches,
that religion has became more or less
a formality, that we don't have that
simple childlike faith, that the poor
are . not recognized - as they once
werethat the spirit of commercial
ism has pervaded the church and well
nigh destroyed its usefulness, that
crime has increased 10 an alarming
extent; that murders, robbery, house
breakingj stealing, forgeries, check
flashing, etc are a great , deal more
numerous than in the long ago; that
the great world war that is now rag
ing in the Eastern Hemisphere is one
of his strongest points to confirm his
belief and sustain his argument. An
other question, he argues is the short
cuts the business world will take to
escape taxation and that the only
thing that limits his conscience is-the
statute law. These are some of the
things he sees that makes him see
the dark side of life.
But lets take a look from the stand
point of the optimist and I trust we
are all of the class that look on the
bright side of life. -There .has never
been a. time via the history of the
?J4 ' jwftjjfej&of c, Jm 4ji m&x
evidences of Brotherly love manifest
ed to the world as there is today in
every walk of life. More contribu
- tions to spread the gospel, to educa
tion, to support the poor and relieve
the suffering everywhere; more en er
gy expended in the uplift of humanity
in so many ways, in improvement, of
health conditions, social conditions,
sanitation, seeking employment for
labor, trying to devise means to thin
out the bread lines in the larger citi
es; trying to reform prison manage
ment that the unfortunate inmates
may be made better citizens. This
brotherhood of man manifesting it
Self in every department of life. Wit
ness this spirit of the Brotherhood of
man in the sacrifices that are being
made by this class of noble men and
women of today in .caring for poor
blood soaked Belgium, some offering
themselves in person to look after
the poor unfortunate in their afflic
tion, others contributing of their
means to save a starving nation.
These few examples of Brotherly love
is enough to prove to some extent to
all who see the dark side of life that
this is a good world to live in and
what other motive can there be but
this Brotherly love and that God is
our Father. These are merely the
outlines of the views of the optimist.
This same spirit of love and patriot
ism is manifesting itself to us today
by these noble hearts in our com
munity in these beautiful gifts. The
Book of Books just presented and so
nicely accepted if we follow its pre
cepts will give us a right to the Tree
of Life and enable us to enter in
through the Gates into the City and
be numbered with the hosts that
washed their robes and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb.
And by the gift of this Flag they
hope to instil into your lives the love
of country, true patriotism and high
ideals of citizenship and above all to
be proud of your land and civiliza
tion and the grandest Government
God's sun ever shone on. Now child
ren let this be a day that you will
remember and hope that this occa
sion will impress upon you what this
flag stands for and what it means to
have its protection. Don't think for
a moment this flag is honored and
respected only here in our own land,
but It is honored and recognized in
the uttermost parts of the Earth.
Every nation and tongue knows it
and through all the turmoil and
strife and danger zones and blockades
if you have this banner waving over
your head it insures you a haven of
refuge aind if molested you can only
point your hand to Old Glory and feel
safe under its protection.
As chairman of the Board of Trus
tees of Hester school I accept this
noble gift for the Board, for the
patrons, for the teachers and for the
Happenings That are of Interest to
the Many Readers Of the Public
Ledger. "
The Highways
The elementary.; principles involved
in improved highways are social and
domestic happiness economics.
For the ' Ladies
Our milliners are receiving their
pretty line of spring hats and in a
little while all will be ready for the
grand opening.
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A Former Citizen Dead '
Mr. A. T. Honeycutt, formerly of
Granville, died in Durham Saturday.
He married Miss Neomi Cash of Stem
section.. The ; interment was at
Stem Sunday afternoon.
Hailed As a Crank 1 -
There are people living in Oxford
who can remember the time that if a
stranger had made .the statement that
ice could be madeinj a. factory, he
would have been hailed as a- crank.
Woodmen of the World
The Woodmen of the World will
oe represented in Durham this Tues
day by Gen. B. S. Royster, J. J. Med
f ord and '-. Mr. Earnest Cheatham.
Other members of - the Order will
i'ollow Tuesday night.
Some Rats
The faithful driver for Pitchford
Company killed twenty rats in the
store in about five minutes last Wed
nesday and on Thursday morning he
again went on the war path and got
six more. The largest rat in the
bunch tipped the scales at 5 pounds.
, Moon Right for Potatoes ;
Those who seem to know say that
this is the time to plant Irish pota
toes. The moon is right they say,
and if the ground is right all had bet
ter' take advantage of it. We. give
this information as heresay and not
on our own knowledge of conditions.
Charged With Larceny ; .
Chief of Police Williams, of Hen
derson, came over to Oxford tlast
Jim Davis, colored, who is alleged to
have taken a' horse and , buggy be
longing to Mr. W. B. Parham, of
Henderson.,
Sample Rooms .
The sample rooms at the Exchange
Hotel have been" remodeled and beau
tified. The installation of hot and
cold water and the telephone system
has worked wonders for the hotel
The register shows that the commer
cial travelers are getting back on the
road. If things keep on like they
have been we expect to see the jovial
Lonnie in a spike-tail coat.
Returned From Richmond
The large attendance at the funer
al and burial of Dr. A. L. Phillips
in Richmond last week testified to the
love and esteem which the people
in all walks of life held the good
man. Rev. S. K. Phillips and Mrs
Phillips returned from Richmond
Saturday and they have the sympathy
of the entire community in the loss
of one so dear to them.
Visits the House and Senate
While in Raleigh last week Mrs. T.
C. Harris and a party of friends visit
ed the House and Senate. "Mr.
Brummitt had the floor" says Mrs.
Harris, "and all the members were
paying close attention to what he
was saying." She saw Senator Cur-
rin at his desk in the Senate Chamber
but she did not have the pleasure to
speak to either one of our Jaw-
makers. -
An Old Aristocratic Hen
Mrs. Ira Howard has a hen that
she prizes very highly. The chicken
refuses to. lay an egg anywhere ex
cept in the house. When a notion
takes her henship to lay an egg she
pecks on the back door of the big
mansion at the end of Main street
the home of Mrs. Howard, and on
gaining admittance she makes a crit
ical examination of the room to which
she is assigned. She is very consid
erate for Mrs. Howard's feelings and
never cackles until she reaches the
yard.
Some Fine Play
The Orpheum Theatre which is al
ways 'noted for clean and high class
attractions, is putting on some ex
ceptionally fine prgorams and the
public is showing its appreciation by
giving the Orpheum crowded houses.
Seeing the leading stage stars in
the movies is a privilege which thea
tre goers are quick to recognize. You
see them at the Orpheum as real as
though in the - flesh see them for
ten cents when the real thing would
cost $2 and up. The management
has secured "Julius Ceasar" for the
evening of March 22nd-
pupils in the-same good and noble
spirit in whieh it is given.
I sincerely thank you and may God
bless you in your good work..
Tr
Vies Outcome with Optimism.
'9 a.
( CONDENSED WAR NEWS
The end of the 3 1st week off he
war bringing" the first sighs of J Im
proving weather after .a hard. wi:;ler
finds the allied armies in thei?st
nearly ready forthe concerted offen
sive for which Genera Joifrel
Field Marshal French have been fro
paring for. four months. s
From the sea through the duhcVcf
Flanders to Arras, France, the I itj
ish and Belgians :: appear . to fcve
withstood succesfully allCattents
to . break their lines;" while i from
Arras to the Vosges .the Freach
continue to go slowly forward.
The -unqualified ' opUmismiih
which the approaching; gigantic
struggles is regarded in Great .Bit
ain, France and Russia can bekt
tributed to the recuperative powers
shown by the troops of Empear
Nicholas." -: --; ' ;. 'vf 5
The Russians appear also to h3rej
tightened their , grip on alicia." "thpy
are reoccupihg Bukowina " .wih
forces, they claim will . be suf&cie;
to make their tenure permanent
The Rusians -victory , over ;
Germanic allies in-, the - valleys pi
the Lomnitz and the Lukvahere
they surrounded 20,000 . Austrians
must, it Is Jbelieved in London,1 have
a strong influence toward compelling
the ; Austro-Cerman . force against
to vacate the vicinity of . Czernowjfz.
Tho British, French and V Rusian
warships are hammering at the gats
of the Turkish capital with suh
success apparently that1 Turkey hSs
already decided she. has. had enough
of the Egyptian venture and is rush
ing her .troops back to defend jGofe-;
stantinople.
THE JfEW tAT
No person can write intelligently
of the new two-quarts law which goes
into effect in North Carolina April 1 .
However, the enactment seems to be
earnest effort on the part of the law
makers to-, aid the cause of prohibi
tion through the closing of the blind-
tiger tramc. The unlimited jug
shipment into the State had become
notoriously promiscuous, and had
given opportunity for the creation
and operation of an illicit traffic in
whiskey that had become the scandal
of almost every town in the State
This traffic had assumed the-proportions
of a flourishing industry among
the negroes, who, securing -jug sup
plies, would divide it up Into protable
quantities and peddle it atigreat pro
fit. In Oxford certain negroes be
came professional blind tigers. . They
found the profits so alluring as to
make honest labor abhorrent to their
minds, and for this reason it was
hard to secure "day labor.' The re
strictions placed on the supply here
aner avaiiaDie win operate very
much to the discouragement of the
blind tiger industry, and will tend to
decrease the popularity of that class
of employment. This will be more
particularly the case should the pro
hibition people manifest a determina
tion to look after the enforcement of
the law. In fact, it all depends upon
the enforcement of the laws. . If the
officers "wink" the law is brought in
to disrepute,, and there you are
A FINE FELLOW
Intimate Friends Enjoy Mr.' Cortez
Wright's Hospitality.
A Washington, correspondent. ; of
the Greensboro Daily News writes
under date of 6th instant aV follows:
"Cortez Wright, one of Senator
Simmons' seven clerks, left -for1' Ox
ford today to spend his i 'vacation rwith
his family. Mr. Wright, before leav
ing gave a dinner party In the senate
dinnig room to a few intimate
friends. It Is reported that he
bought more "eats" than any one
man had ever ordered up to the pres
ent time." . - -
MR. W. J, LONG IMPROVING
The Report That He Had a Stroke of
Paralysis is Not True ' -
We are glad to say the report on
the streets Monday morning ? to the
effect that Mr W." J. Long had a
stroke of paralysis in Richmond is
not true. Mr. Josh King, of the Long
Company, spent Sunday In Richmond,
and was in close touch with Mr, Long.
Mr. King states that Mr: Long did
have a sinking spell but he rallied
and is doing well .
With Four, Million Fresh
Ready, .for Duty,. Great
Tells the Sh
at He is. Ready to
itence of Twenty
''Enter Ui
iDays.
J. H. ' Hart and the Creedmoor Pubf
lishing Cpmpany reached its climax
Saturday when: the defendant J. E.
Hart '.was', sent -to. iheSitiliail for
aelriodjjof twenty days jtor failure to
y:dmeiit,bt 1,000 imposed by
teSuetior Court of Granville Cbun
ty at November term, 191 4. The case
grew out of a statement made in the
Creedmoor .Times during the fall
campaign of 1914, . to which the
plaintiff -took exception and institut
ed suit .for defamation of character.'
The . limbo . editbr is in fine flscial
condition. .With a bundle of dally
newspapers mail at . hand, he will
have ample time5 .to dream of the
''freedom of the press" and the punc
tuation of paragraphs. . ; s . ; .
TWO CLEVER YOUNG LADIES
JRxey :Sl:;.tlM:VKeyboard With -t
Song la, Their Hearts ; '
iThere ar spnie. smart' young ladies
in Oxford and they are just as pretty
as they are smart - & - . '
Miss. Nett Gregory, Gen. B. S
Royster's stenographer - and v type
writer, is an ideal. . There can be no
doubt: about it, her ' shapely fingers
are as nimble as the .nether down of
an ostrich plume,f and were modeled
expressively for the, keyboard of a
typewriter. .When she takes her seat
in -graceful pose in front of the key
board there is always a. song in her
heart and the words roll oiit in rapid
riccession, : correctly spelled, punctii
ated and divided. ' "- " v V v.it
"Ve handle a good deat of Genera
""7-ter's legal advertising, as copied
liss Gregory, and we are yet to
7 taispelled word or a typagrap-
would either .omit or insert a punc
tuation.; point. Miss Gregory's speed
lies in her ability to take in a"" whole
sentence or a paragraph with one
sweep: of the eye and transfer it to
paper without , looking at the key
board of her typewriter.
The keyboard of - the typesetting
machines . in newspaper offices are
somewhat similar to the typewriter
keyboards. In the big daily offices
the operators are required to pro
duce seven thousand "ems" per hour.
We recently inspected some of Miss
Gregory court work and found that
she turned out copy at the rate of
12,000 "ems" per hour on the big
typewriter in the Register of Deeds
office.. : This is equivolent to about
three, columns "bf the Public Ledger
per, hour.
Miss .. Annie Crews, Senator Hicks'
stenographer and typewriter, is also
an expart operator. She seldom
looks at the keyboard and reduces to
the written page the off-hand dicta
tions, of Mr. . Hicks in fine style with
amazing rapidity.
PUBLIC COMFORT STATIONS
Oxford to Be the Cleanest Town in
' The State
By appointment one hundred citi
zens of Oxford met Dr. Hays, the
health Officer for Oxford arid all Gran
ville in the assembly hall of the Com
mercial Club Monday night to discuss
health measures. : Dr. Hays was the
big. brother of them all. He told
them what should be done here in Ox
ford to preserve the health of the
commanity, and one hundred men
says .that it should be done. One of
the greatest s enemies to the public
health is the house fly, sas's Dr. Hays,
and the best way to exterminate the
pest is cleanliness. The back lots
must be kept clean. Ways and
means to back up Dr. Hays in his
earnest effort to preserve the health
of, the community, were discussed at
length. A strong committee was ap
pointed to Walt on the Town and
County officials with a view of es
tablishing four public comfort sta
tions. " - ,
MR. MORRIS GREEN AT HOME.
Returns Saturday With His Arm In
..' . .t Sling '. . . 1 .
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Green return
ed from .Littleton Saturday. We
learn from Mr. Green that the acci
dent which broke a couple of bones
n his right arm was sustained while
cranking the automobile. The steady
thumping pain has, worsted him
somewhat, but he was down to the
store Monday -.morning with his arm
n plints resting In a sling. :
Personal Items .About F.oBis and
Their Friends Who - Travel Here
and There. r .
vMr, Ed Overton, of Tar- River, was
in Oxford Monday,, . ; , . . " " ; . - ''l
v Mr. C." M: Knott and son, of Route
1, were Oxford visitors Monday.
Mr. W. L. Currin, . of Providence,
was ah; Oxford , visitor Monday. ' ? - f
Mr, Ed Hunt, of Route 5, was on
our streets Monday. . " .
-" Mrs. Aubrey Moore has returned
from Baltimore. .
Mr. Ben Currin, of Route 4,. was
in town 'Monday. , ' V V .
; Mn W." J. Morton, of Route 4, was
in Oxford. Monday.
Mr. B. L. Hart, of Route 6, was an
Oxford visitor Monday. ' , ":
Mr. C. G. Renn, of Route 6, was on
our streets Monday, , .
Mr. A. M. Overton, of Rpute 6, was
in Oxford Monday.. . "
Mr. Nat Brummitt; of Gray Rock
section., was an Oxford visitor Mon
day. . '; . " . ' .:. : f i
Mr. Otho Daniel, .the 'good-looking
bachelor, of Route 1, was in Oxford
Monday. : ; '. - - - . - !
Miss Lena Coble has returned from
the northern jnarkets and will make
her home with Mrs. Pugh. " : p
; Mr. Richard "Harris and sister, of
Route 3, were Oxford visitors Mon
day ' ......
Messrs. Perry. Rowland, Grover
Grissom, and Horace Faulkner; J of
Henderson, visited friends in Oxford
Sunday. -' - . , -- y.. : .iV.
Mr.' j. C.Jenkins who has been with
the Hamilton Drug Co., for sometime
left for Wilmington. Saturday., ' He is
succeeded by Mr: F, D; Culpepper, of
Spring Hope. ? ' - '
HOME FROM: WASHINGTON
Will Remain in Oxford Four or Five
--Mr." E. G. Xassiter -arrived jSatuff
JdayromJvashington,via Oreengboro;f en-.
pfSsloppea overebiedffr
uays iu oe wiin; jot-,tjSDprn; wno . is
confined with a cold. Mr. Lassiter
is looking remarkably well. He wil
remain Jn Oxford four or five days.
Mr. Lassiter is greatly concerned
about the good farmers of Granville
"I would advise them not to take any
risk on a money crop" says Mr. Lassi
ter. "A large quantity of tobacco has
been stored away and it would be un
wise 10 aepena upon tooacco as a
money crop. Our people can main
tain themselves and become indepen
dent by raising their own supplies."
Knowing the feelings that Mr
Lassiter entertains for the farmers of
Granville we feel that his advise at
this time Ms of peculiar interest to
them. .
THE OLD TOWN IS QUIET
But There is Always Something on
. : Tap
The old town is quiet just now.but
there is always something on tap, and
somebody can always be. relied upon
to start something that will stir up
all the rest of us These breezy
things come along every now and
then, not because something has to
be done to keep it from being dull,
but because Oxford is a red-blood
community. Some of us get swatted
and sat down on occasionally but we
get right - up and start some thing
else. Some of us are hammers and
some of us are anvils and we make
a nojse like a blacksmith shop that's
always busy. When we discuss
things we just discuss, them. Some
prefer calm deliberation but that
would keeprit-from being lively.
Those who expc ttendT public
meetings in Oxford held under Sun
day school convention rules should
stay away. The time is not. yet, but
some of these days you will see the
old town get together on a few. funda
mentals and double the value .of
property by sailing out of the ruts
and the mud.
THE AWFULNESS OF THE THING.
Men Reel Upon the Sidewalks and Fly
at Each Others Throats
-We had such great hopes in the
purity, and nobliniess of our citizen
ship. For days and days we never
heard the mention of whiskey and
blind-tigers but our reverie was brok
en , on Saturday by the sound of a
drunken brawl. ; We hate to confess
to the . world - that - there were several
drunken . men in Oxford last, Satur
day and that men flew at each others
throats. We don't know how to tell
the awfulness of the thing. We only
wish ' that there had never been a
drop of the vile stuff made, or that
God in 'His wisdom had made men
equal to the emergency.
r
afidge Charles M. Cook, the Able and
Popular' Judge will Preside over
iEhe Two Week's Term. , . , . ;
At thej .regular .meeting of the
County Board of Commissioners - the
following' jurors were drawn for the
April term . of Granville " Superior
Court:,, ;Xi;-!V.. --vi "v ' ' .
:i'v''':FnlST ;
- 'I J. OfVl'Mason; Z. V. Yeargan, J. R.
Moore, E. ir Mangum, E. T.: Cbiart,"
R A. Davis,'1, A. L. Babcpck, . D. W.
Yeargan, j.- BRagan W., A: "Hbcka-r
day, C. ; L. Furgerson; R. M, Buchan
an, Cannon Johnson, H,,R.Daniel,W.
L. Young, N.- M Emory W; .T. Estes,
J. W. Currin, J. BrBelvin.' L. -D Par
ham, J: C. Currin, Jr Lv' L3lement,
J. G. Peace, R.' C. Smith.H.G." Powell,
H. V. Wagstaff, Ilarvey Hbbgobd, J.
L. - Roberson, ". MP: Nahce". : C: ,W..
Knight, N. :M;Carinadyv J. B.'Cash,"
J. J Vaughn, J. f . Sizembrer'Sr.;; '.
t jj V SECOND WEEK J1'- ;'."
' R. ;Trfc- Critcher, ,B. Bl; Moss, " S.. H.
Beasley Dock Daniel R.: L: Parham,
J." Nat Currin J: H. Cottrell,- W- R
yieming A. A. . Chapmari R. Bar
nett M. H, Bragg, J. S .West, R.. J. .'
Gooch, -T. " M-Dixon, H. P.- Estes. J.
A.' Shrrpn, - Win.' Pleasants, $ Alex
Goss. , : v .''?,':.. '. '"':... 7 . '.;' ' .
DOES THIS' MEAN YOU
Interesting -Letter From Dr. ' B. K. -
: .''. 7;r.----IIays:V .;;.' -
MrsHlgnly Proper; Oxf rod,-N -C. '
JDear Madahi: hls v letteTIs ad
dressed to you because you are; as
you must know, regarded as the most
influential woman in Oxford. Your
position in your church, your club,
the Civic League and in alt social! af
fairs Is that of a leader. Your great
interest in foregin missions is to be
commended, and your recent; princely -gifit
for the erection of a hpspitarin
Chinia'hows that you have the right
idea about the elevation of the heath
en" Dlaas fcsea riv Vood fortune to-
wealth,, culture. tad. tarta c-i do to
make a home bcth beautiful aiJ ti- -fortable.
However I noticed that Tour
children" are very pale, shdwihg. that-
they do not play in the sun as much
as they should, and I was told by one :
of them that they sleep with .their
windows closed, which is certainly
not conducive to good health. . . The
patent medicine which you are giving '
your little-boy as a tonic has but one
active ingredient and that is alcohol,
while the cough mixture, which the
little girl uses is composed chiefly of
laudanum. The woman who washes
the clothes of your children has con- -sumption,
while just at this time her
children have diphtheria, w Yesterday
I saw a child with .whooping ; cough .':
go up to your baby and give it an af- '
fectionate kiss.
In visiting tenaments last week I
learned that a number r. of -houses oc-.
cupied ' by negroes belong; - to . you.
Some of these are im a most unsani- .
tary condition. wTthiri ar. hundred "
feet of an open weBrupon one of your
lots I observed "annndrained ditch,
two mud holes apparently filled witih
slop water; two stables . which had i
not been : cleaned for., months and ,
three open closets with their contents ..
spread upon the ground. . The occu
pants of these tenaments. tell me that
they are compelled through the sum
mer months to sleep" with dors and .
windows .closed because of the
strench that, arises from this lot, and
that through the warm weather they
suffer with a perfect plague of files. .
When asked why . they did not use
lime in the out" ho'Uses they replied
that the sight of the white feet of the
flies crawling over their food made it
impossibile for them to eat. Another
point worthy of notice is that , these .
out houses are closer to some of the -white
neighbor's kitchens than to the
dwellinlgs of the negro tenants In
one of your houses I found a man
dying with consumption and was told
that three people had died with con
sumption in this house during the'
past two ; years'. '.One . side of this
house rests upon the : ground while
under the. other .side is a ditch of
standing water., I was informed that
you reduced the rent, on this house
some montns ago because so many
people have died there. . r
..In conclusion, permit' ine to say
Madam, that I am much interested
in the movement which you have . "
started in Oxford to raise'' money for
the relief of destitute Belgiains. '
. Very truly, .
BEN. K. HAYS, Health Officer.'
CONCRETE BRICK WALKS BUILT,
One dollar per sq. yard. Curbing,
20 Cents per foot Sample may b"
seen at residence of Mr. H. M .
Shaw. . Oxford Brick & Tile
Works. '. tf
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