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VOLUME XXX.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1915.
NUlCsER 32.
.;-Tm V.
POWER AND LHGHT
After an interruption
of one solid week the cur
rent of the Carolina Pow
er and Light Company
was turned on in Oxford
Friday night, but much
is yet to be done in this
community in the way of
repairs. Everybody who
was dependent upon the
Company for power and
light were placed at a
great disadvantage. The
storm that leveled the
wires was the act of an
All-wise Providence, and
we should bow in humble
submission to His decree.
But the weak poles and
slender wires is the work
of a corporation. They
should be compelled to
build stronger or retire
from the field. We trust
that the Company will see
that it is to their interest
to build stronger, or the
Public Ledger, among
others, will seek a more
reliable service. Mr. Lee,
the local manager, has
labored night and day to.
restore the service, and
he is hopeful that we will
not witness such a storm
again until the weak
places have been made
strong. ...
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION
Judge Graham WW Accompany The
Vets to Richmond
It is a source of pleasure to the
Confederate- Veterans of Granville to
know that Judge Graham will accom
pany them to the Confederate Re
union in Richmond in June,
At a preliminary meeting 'last
week Judge Graham:' offered'; to sur
render his - commission as Comman
der;" but the ties that bind are so
;CJfeiiIil5ea WfeTGraham will ar
rive-from . New, York and accompany
his command to Richmond early in
June. '
MR. GEORGE Y. PARHAM DEAD.
Interment At Salem Church This
Wednesday Afternoon.
Mr. George Y. Parham died at his
home near Salem church early Tues
day morning after a brief illness of
pneumonia. The funeral and burial
services will be held from Salem
church this Wednesday afternoon-
The deceased was about 38 years
of age. He is survived by a devoted
wife and three small children; two
brothers, Messrs. Cary H. Parham,
rf the county, and Elvin Parham, of
Oxford; and four sisters as follows:
Mrs. Plummer and Mrs. Rqwland, of
Middleburg; Mrs. S. H. Hobgood
and Miss Mamie Hobgood, of Hen
derson.
A Stubborn Mule
We would favor a law- making it a
misdemeanor to swear in the pres
ence of others. Nevertheless, such
a law would be a hardship on the
farmer when they have a stubborn
mule to which it is necessary to ap
ply a fence rail and other remark?
of a similar 'nature. Then, on the
other hand, even a Granville county
mule appreciates being treated like
a gentleman.
EX-SENATOR J. A, LONG DEAD.
He Was. One of The State's Most
Useful Men.
Mr- James A. Long died Monday
morning at 3:15 o'clock at his home
in Roxboro, after a severe illness of
a month. Had he lived until -May he
would have been seventy-five years
old- All his life he had ben unusual
ly healthy and active, never having
k&d a spell of sickness. Several
"months ago his health began to fail
and steadily declined until about a
month ago when he was forced to
take his bed and soon thereafter de
veloped pneumonia which caused his
death
Mr. Long was Roxboro's first citi
zen and one of the state's" most use
ful men. He has represented his
county and district in the house of
representatives and senate almost
continuously for twenty years.
OUR NEW HOME
When you pass along
Main Street and reach
the corner at the post
office, turn to the east on
Littlejohn Street and land
up sharp at the new home
of the PUBLIC LEDGER.
We shall be glad to see
you at any time.
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS
FATHERED FROM THE TOWN
AND COUNTY.
Happenings That are of Interest to
The Many Readers of the Public
Ledger.
Meat Market
Mr. G. C- Daniel has opened up hi3
meat market on College street. See
adv. elsewhere in the Public Ledger.
The Kings Daughters.
The Kings Daughters will meet
Thursday morning at Mrs- C. T. Elli
ott's at 11 o'clock. '
Twilight Sleeper.
When a town gets enough of twi
light sleep it ought to do something
to make up for it.
The Women Interested
We are all agreed now that wo
men are quite as much interested in
good clean government as men.
Will Resume Business
Mr. K. L. Street will reopen the
Five and Ten cent store at an early
date. -
"The Oxford Chase"
We call attention to the adv. lse
where in this paper of the Lyon-Winston
Company. The "Oxford Chase"
Buggy and other things in stock.
A Tender Flower
The sweet little infant of Mr. and
Mrs. L- A. Royster, of Hester, born
Saturday last, like a tender flow
er pSssed away Monday morning.
Wonderful Climate
. With the snow eight or ten inches?
deep in Oxford on Easter Sunday, we
saw a couple of young ladies chase s
butterfly across a broad lawn
Brighten Up.
Six months is long enough for any
body to worry over a situation. Re
fuse to remain in a gloomy state.foi
there's nothing, in it. for anybody.
The Old 'Colonel.
What should the new law do witV
r.ome of the old colonels when founc
with a quart in his hip pocket and an
equal amount stored away under hi
shirt.
Will Go To Arizona
. Mr. John Jones, who has been
confined to his home for some time
is not much improved in health. Af
soon as he is well enough to travel
he will go. to the hills in Arizona Id
search of health.
. The Movies.; -The
Orpheum Theatre had arrang
ed for a number of excellent picture?
for the week "following Easter, but
the storm turned the light out, anf
?reat was the disappointment, for'. the'
ntire . week. The movies are get
ring better, higher planes, add the?
"umish ; the amusement . that; canno'
htt smt t n in. anv oth er wav. ' Ami ar
they are high class ihey appeai to all
s
jltfl;cPniOfflcer 6,66," a
ne five reel picture will be seen next
Monday night.
Not Asking Credit:
A business man remarked to ur
the other day that very few peoplr
are asking for credit. Whether it v
from a sense of righteous economy
or the fear of being "turned down'
we are not fully advised; but we takr
it to mean that times are better.
Musical Entertainment
A splendid entertainment will be
given Friday night in the auditori
um of the Graded School at 8:30 for
the benefit of St- Stephen's Episco
nal church in which Prof. Poteat.bar
atone, and Miss Annie Elizabeth
Wortham, pianoist. will take part.
Keep It Up.
About the best work going on in
this town is the concerted "drum
ming" going on in all -the ehurcher
for the Sunday-schools. Old chapr
who have not been in such a place
for a decade or more are now regular
attendants and enjoy it at leas
they say they do.
The Supply
Express agents throughout thr
State explain that very few quarts of
liquor are being . received. That ir
certainly ' the case in Oxford. We
believe the law is going to prove to
be a good measure. There are men
in our town today giving their mora'
support to the one quart law that
were hostile to previous measures.
Spring Sale
In order to more thoroughly in
troduce the Hoosier Cabinets in thi
section the Hughes-Smaw Company
are placing these splendid cabinet?
en the market for $2.50 less than
the actual cost. The "White
Beauty" is a beauty sure enough
See advl of the Hoosier Cabinet else
where in this paper. -
Temporary Proceedings
It is understood, that the announce
ment in a legal form elsewhere ir
this paper, appointing Mr. A- H
Powell as one of the receivers of the
Treen-Hunt Company, Is a . temporary
oroeeedingr which in no way .will in
erfere with the business of the well
known firm and th,at it is easy of ad
justment. .
It Pays to Advertise.
It gives us pleasure to state that
the Purity Holsum Bread, Pan Bis
cuits and Puriteekake handled ex
clusively by our sanitary grocers,
Taylor Brothers, and advertised in
the Public Ledger has already prov
en a winner with the housekeepers
of Oxford and Granville county. A
trial test is sufficient to prove the as
sertion.
Honor Roll
The folowing is the honor roll of
Tar River school:
Fifth Grade Garland Currin,
Clifford Huehes. Julian Adcock,
Onie Hunt, Raymond Moss, Neppie
UUKe, ueneva nugucs, ucua
Nellie Boyd.
Sixth Grade Hollie Boyd, Gladys
Duke, Lillian Hughes, Elizabeth
Mangum- "
Seventh Grade Prudie Hunt.JJov-
Hunt. Gracie Hunt. Willie Mae
Currin, Annie Belle Smith.
CHURCH PEOPLE AT WORK
THE BARACA-PHILATHEA CON
VENTION IN RALEIGH NEXT
WEEK.
With a Membership of 60,000 in the
State Several Members From Ox
ford Will Attend.
Over three hundred delegates have
already enrolled for the fifth annua
Baraca-Philathea state convention.to
be held in Raleigh April 22-25, and
it is expected that five or six hun
dred more will enroll within the
the next few days. Names should be
sent promptly to Miss Flossie A
Byrd, general secretary, Greensboro,
'hat entertainment may be reserved
This annual gathering is of un
usual interest to the organized Bible
?lass workers of the state, and will
certainly yield large returns for the
Sunday schools and churches and
for all the institutions , fostered by
Iiese. There are 10 different Pro
.estant denominations represented
;n this great movement, with a
nembership of approximately 6.-
000 in North Carolina. - Quite a
lumber of the members of the or
Tanization in Oxford will attend the
neeting. We can count more than
v dozen men here in Oxford who
iave been brought closer to the
-uorcy seat in the last year by - the
Caracas. We trust that the good
vork may continue. . ., - .
SOL DAVIS DEAD
He Planted Most of the Trees at the
Soldier's Home.
Mr. Sol J. Davis died at the Sol
iicrs' Home, Raleigh, Thursday. He
yas born in Granville county, March
20, 1830.
He volunteered May 20, 1861 in
Mie 14th Virginia Infantry. He
served two years in the infantry
Then he secured a transfer from the
eat of war and joined the first N.
. Cavalry in which he served till
dose of the war. He was twice
woumded. After the war he taught
'chool in Tennessee and North Caro-
Mna. He entered the Soldiers' ;Home
Nov. 19, 1900. For years he would
!n the winter go. out and teach: school
md then return to the home. He was
m active and industrious man. Up
.o his death he locked after the
lowers in . the yard at the home,
kept the yard mowed off, worked
he driveway and kept everything in
Tood condition. v ; '
He planted most of "the trees at
lie home and was a very useful in-
1 q .te.i Hv- will be- greatly missed at
the . home: .zkie'Jb
.'Athls own request he was laid to
"Rt i n the Cojif ederate . Cemetery in
Raleigh.
"A. Rare Beauty
A school committee up the 3tate
"las refused to employ a girl as teach
er because of her rare beauty. We
'aave a few good-looking teachers in
Tranville, but they attend so close
lo duty that the "rare peach and
ream tint" cuts no ice with . the
--chool committee. After all, it is
reasonable to suppose that a particu
'arly pretty teacher would be kept
ip late every night on account of at
ention from lobsters who think
icauty is everything.
The Ancient Auctioneer
The people of Granville have made
rides in . all lines of endeavor
ifty years ago a loud mouth chap
ould "cry" a sale in the country and
"nduce men of means and sense to
iay three times the value of an arti-
le. He can do this yet, but half the
ime he has to have a brass band ac
'"mpaniment to do it. The auction-
vr of old was a judge of men and
ould tell when a bidder was going
'o drop or quit bidding.
Postmasters Will Help Get Hands.
We are apprised by the Secretary
f Agriculture that anybody who is
-eeking labor may take advantage
"f the government's effort to get
'lands for employers and jobs for
vorkers, by appbring at the post
offices or to rural carriers for
Manks and instructions as to how to
-rocoed. - If information is not to be
had from the local postoflice, we
would suggest that a letter be ad
dressed directly to W. B. Wilson.
Secretary of Labor, Washington,
D. C- "
- - Look Out
If you desire to vote in the coming
municipal election you must register.
The books are open. See Mr. Hines
at the Court House between this
aate and the 27th instant. ; Also re
member that you must pay your poll
tax before you can vote in said
election. .
PERAMBULATING, BLIND TIGER.
Pistol Shots Were FiredL in Hot
Pursuit.
- Officers in Oak Hill township got
on the trail of a perambbulating
blind tiger Saturday and there was
something doing. The officers met
two Gregory negroes on the highway
and in attempting to arrest them the
colored men fled with their horse and
buggy in the direction of Oxford.
The telephone was brought- in to
play and another officer intercepted
the highway in time to see the two
men pass. The officers took up the
chase and fired upon them. They lat
er abandoned the buggy and took to
the woods and escaped the officers.
Abobut 5fr pints of whiskey were
found in the buggy, which was
brought to town and turned over to
Sheriff Hobgood with the horse r.nd
buggy.
WAR CLOUDS ROLL AVAY
THE END OF THE GREAT STC?3t
-GLE SEEMS TO BE IN SIGHTJ
- ; - . . ; .
Theriiioyds, Always; Correct in their
Estimates, Wagers That the Euro
pean War Will End in " June
Next. r
Lloyd's, the large English bank
ing house, has oifered to, wager two
to one -that the European war , will
end by July and even money that it
will come to an end by June. ' This
offer has had a great influence on
general ' conditious. It will be re
meinbered that Lord Kitchiner stat
ed isarly in the struggle that the war
would riot begin until May, and let
us; hope that the beginning is the
end. ,,'This-- is good . news. Surely
the end is. in sight. v. The time has
passed for gloomy forebodings.
. Ifvre will pay up and go right an
with business, the state . of mind
heretofore of seeing ghosts will be
supplanted by a cheerful and helpful
optimism - that will soon help busi
ness.; " All of us know that when
money is locked up in the banks,
tucked away in mattresses, salted
down in. tin cans or kept in a tight
wad, in ; our pockets, circulation of
the wherewith medium ceases. When
money ceases to flow, the inevitable
result is stagnation., That means a
ruinous condition for banks, for in
dustries, for business, for working
men and. for people generally. If
there'is no money afloat, nobody can
get any. -
We; can hasten normal condition?
by paying up and adding cents and
d611ars to the volume till it rolls up
into the, hundreds of dollars and the
thousands and so on. Let us try it
once-und we will soon note the mar
velous result.
It , -would seem that the war cloud?
will roll away before we are ready
for the clear sky.
THE PANAMA EXPOSITION
A Round Trip Ticket From Oxford
; WiU Cost $81.50
We- infer from the inquiries that
reach us that a great many people in
this t, section will - attend the San
Francisco Exposition this year. The
rate from Oxford 1 has not been an
nounced as yet,, but -we suppose the
round trip ticket will cost $81.50.
Three hundred dollars will take a
manthere and 'back and give him
a few days to look ) around. The
'time consumed . will be about one
month. .The rate of travel is low.
arid, it, "1 .-iS'ord the, best opportunf.-
XWiJVu tii f iriieSjseerheJ Golde ri
West.1 Too bad the war Is oil; -to
bad . that some think hard times will
keep them from going but with all
the obstacles the crowds are bigger
so far. than ever before, and the
chances are as the weather gets
warmer and the Exposition natural
ly increases in interest the numbers
will double. It is a great show and
well worth seeing.
A Rare Bird.
Oxford has never been a boom
own- Always it has remained in tho
middle of the road, never getting ex
cited and seldom going backwards.
Occasionally real estate is sold for
what seems to be a big price, yet
he purchasers have always manag
ed to pell it at a profit. Sometimes
-uch rlty is imnroved. sometime?
-ot. but tb man who loses money or
-mch deals in this town is a rare
ird. -
THE CLUB HANDLES PROBLEMS-
The Farmers of Granville Will Be
TTrced to Attend Monthly Meeting
The Granville Commercial Club
has set aside the. second Tuesday
nigrht. in each month to discuss the
nroblems that most concern the
community. The first of these meet-
I'nEiR were held last week, at which
ime Dr. E. T. White. Mr. J. W. Hor-
nor and others made interesting
hort talks. urging the People of
his community to fret a little closer
oerether and work and plan in a
'itt.le closer harmony one with the
other.
Dr. J, A. Morris was present and
be struck the na il - squarely on the
head hen he stated that a country
town and-farminfir community sur
rounding: it are brothers, and the onp
nnnot-succeed without the co-opera-
on of the other. -
The Club decided to extend a hear
ty invitation to the farmers of the
couiitr to attend and take part in the
monthly meetings.' In this the Club
has reached a solid foundation on
which to rise." The town should
make, the farmer welcome, let him
feel -that he is among friends, that it
is his town, that he has a personal
interest in its welfare.
The merchant should make it pos
sible for the farmer to buy his goods
as cheaply at home as he can from
some foreign house ,and he should
keep this fact constantly bebf ore the
farmer.
He should encourage the farmer
by keeping reliabble goods and sell
ing them at a reasonable price. Most
Oxford merchants do this, but they
are slow to advertise the fact and the
farmers frequently send away or go
to other markets for a few of the
things they can get in Oxford. Our
town should encourage the farmer
in all ways, exhibit a brotherly feel-
ntr and spirit, and give the farmer
to understand that he is interested
n his welfare as well as in the con
tents of his pocketbook.
In the opinion of- the speakers the
time is ripe for us all to think a lit
tle, to get together, to push this com
munity right up to the front.
Pay your Public Ledger subscription.
THOSE WHO GO AIID COME
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU
DO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Folks and
Their Friends Vho Travel Here
and There. ,
Mr. T. G. Taylor, of Route 2, was
in town Monday. J-
Miss Lizzie Bumpacs, of Virgilina
was in Oxford Monday.
Miss, Suit, of Wilton, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. T. L. Willard, this week
Mrs. R. J. Cobb is visiting in Con
cord- '
- Dr. Bass, of Henderson, was in Ox
ford Monday afternoon. ,
Mr. L. L. Crews, of Tar River, was
in town Monday.
Mr. N. G. Crews, of Dabney, was
an Oxford visitor Monday. . -
Mr. G. W. Duke of Tar River, was
in Oxford Monday.
Mr. Taylor Marrow, of Danville
Va., spent Sunday in Oxford.
Mr. W. S. Howell, of Kitrell.Route
2, was in town Monday.
We regret to learn of the illness of
Miss Annie Landis, the sweet little
?hild of Major and Mrs. Landis.
We are sorry to learn of the sick
ness of Miss Olive Parham, and hope
5he will soon be well again.
Messrs.' Walter Moss and Hugh
Whitfield, of Creedmoor, were Ox
ford visitors Monday.
Mrs. F. W. Hancock is visiting her
daughter, Miss Elizabebth, in Wades
boro. -
Mrs. R. I. Devin and her grand
daughter. Miss Mary Webb, are visit
ing relatives and friends in Winston.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gooch and
Miss Katie Lee Gooch, of Stem.were
Oxford visitors Monday.
.Master Marion Sneed, who some
time ago broke his arm, had the mis
fortune to break it in the same place
a few days ago.
Ex-Postmaster J. W. Brown, who
has been in Chase City for some
time in search of health, has return
ed home much improved.
Superintendent R. "L. Brown, Miss
Bemis and Miss Stanbury are in at
tendance upon the meeting of Or
phan workers at Yorkville, S. C, this
week.
Mr. J. S. Jones, of Stem Route 2
accompanied his daughter to Oxford
Monday on her return to the East
Carolina Training School at Green
ville.
BETTER EXPRESS RATES
The Reduction AmountS to About
Thirty Per C
.ii ShippersL.pt; f rriit; vefCble8, and
eggsuiitnifcrv seotton Willie glad to
learn that the southern Impress Co
hss m:de material concessions on in
terstate shipments from Southern
points to the Northern markets, the
reduction being on a bjtsis of 60 per
cent on first class rate7 instead of 75
per cent, as formerly. These rates
were secured for North Carolina
oome time ago, but the express com
pany has made them apply to the in
terstate traffic. Eill packages on
standard crates will be lifted as 50
pounds also, whereas the crates may
weigh as much as 70 pounds. The
reductions it is sa'd. amount to 30
per cent. .
We see it stated in a Wilmington
paper that the first solid car load of
eggs shipped under the nev express
rate left Duplin county last week for
the northern markets The car con
tained 125 crates which held about
thirty dozen each, or a total of 3.-
7iO dozen eggs which should be
enough to do the inhabitants of any
ot the large cities for several days.
The esrgs were bought by the ship
pirig firm from the farmers in this
section at a price ranging around 20
cents a dozen, which would net the
farmers. about $750.00.
ALBEMARLE PRESBYTERY
Interesting Services at the Presbyter
ian Chnrch
: There are thirty-five delegates in
attendance upon the Albemarle Pres
bytery, now in session at the Presby
terian church. It is the first time
the Presbytery has met in Oxford in
fifteen years. The session will ex
tend through Friday, with interest
ing services each night.- The open
ing address will be delivered at 8
o'clock this Tuesday night by Rev.
Ben Lacy, son of Hon- Ben Lacy,
State 'ireasurer. The public is cor
di.iily iuU.ed to all the deliberations
of the Presbytery.
GOING AFTER IT.
There Will Be New Demands For
Property To Be Listed.
The following news item from
Raleigh suggests that maybe we will
get more taxes thaTti we have hereto
fore gotten. .Seems that at last it
has been discovered that the tax
shirker has never been asked many
questions. The new blanks will be
more inquisitive. The item reads :
"Secretary A. J. Maxwell, of trie
corporation and State tax commis
sion, is just now perfecting the
blanks for tax abstracts and, town
ship and county tax books that are
to be used in the 1915 tax listing
that will be in progress throughout
the State during May and the great
er part of June. The abstract blanks
must be in the hands of the tax
listers ty May 1, and there must be
1,200,000 of them.' The tax blank
books can be gotten out later in the
month of May as they '-r will not be
needed until the listing is practical
ly concluded. . There are to be a
number of new features that will
tend to specify more in detail num
bers of the classes of property and
have the effect also of bringing out
as much of the heretofore unlisted
property as possible." . '
SPLENDID MUSICAL PROGRAM
STAINER'S CRUCIFIXION SUNG
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
The Tuesday Evening Music Club of
Oxford, Formed of Local Talent,
Is a Great Success.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club
of Oxford rendered on last Friday
evening. Sir John Stainer's great
sacred Oratorio, the "Crucifixion,"
setting forth the Passion Week of
Jesus Christ, the World's Savior. It
was the first public performance of
this club, and a crowded ' church
greeted them. We feel safe in say
ing that not one in the audience left
without feeling proud of the work
done and rejoicing over the an
nouncement that the Club is now
bending its energies to Bradbury's
3ung on Friday, Juno 11th.
It has been said that Oxford was
Cantata, "Esther," which will be
woefully lacking in vocal talent, but
Friday's program proved the con-"
trary, because Rev. S. - K. Phillips,
Director of the Club, had thirty voic
es in the chorus, not just thirty
people who could make a noise, but
thirty who could sing and did sing.
The Crucifixion is a piece of music
that is calculated to test the ability
of an organization. At times it
calls for great climax, as where ' the
mob cries out for the blood of
Christ; at other times it calls for the
softest tones in slow and measured
rythm, as at the conclusion of the
'Appeal of the Crucified;" but the
3horus met all these tests, and so
well was the music interpreted that
for an hour not a soul in the audi
3nce seemed to stir, In fact we
heard one gentleman . say who has
"leard it sung a number of times,
that he could almost feel the atten
Uon so close and earnest was it. The
oarts were well-balanced,- the tone
work was good, the harmony was
3ffective, and it was true that the
Club preached a great sermon to its
listeners.
Miss Mary Web was at the organ,
a'nd it was her splendid work that
contributed largely to the success of
' !;c singing. She played with fine
'nterpretation and- always gave both
soloists and chorus a happy support.
- It was a dissapointment to those
who - know Mr. Pardo's rich tenor
voice that he was sick and could not
be present to do his work; but Mr. .
Phillips took the tenor work in his
olace and in spite of the fact that he
had just returned from Rocky Mount
where for ten - days he had been
preaching . -twice- a day, he did it -without
any Noticeable effort.
ir;-Pryr:;r6tea&t of W.ko ; Forest lBal-
ways a favorite in' Oxford,. and"his
lexible baritone voice is especially
suited to the Crucifixion. He said
he was suffering with a cold, but if
so, he hid it, for his work was great
from start to finish. His duet with
Mr. Phillips was one of the finest
parts of the program.
' Mention must also be made of the
unaccompanied mixed quartette.sung
by Misses Edna White and Elizabeth
Howell and Messrs. T. C. Howell and
Phillips. It made a fine impression
Their voices blended perfectly, and
when the organ took up its theme at
th end, although they had sung four
jages they had not departed a frac
;ion from the key.
The officers of the Club are Mr
F. M. Pinnix, President; Mr. V. W
TMtcher, Vice President; and Mr.
3ert Taylor, Secy-Treas., and with
these young men behind, it, we feel
ure of its success.
The Public Ledger desires to of
fer its support to the Club and re
gards it as one of tho real assets of
cultured and art-loving Oxford. .
Much credit is due Mr. Phillips in
u.is efforts to establish in our midst
a music club of such magnificent
proportions. Can he do it? The
tr.lent is here, but the offering was
only $28.10, $7.00 of which was con
tributed in nickles. Was it an over
sight of the public? We believe it
was. A music loving public is gen
erally a cheerful giver, and if the
Club will arrange in some way to get
the public equally interested in the
finance, the Tuesday Evening Music
Zlxib will become a fixture. It is a
great .blessing to live in a town
where the "Crucifixion" is sung with
such emphasis.
Literary Society
The Carteret Literary Society was
called in order at the appointed time
by the president. The query for de
bate was, Resolved, That the United
States Should Prohibibt the Shipping
of Liquor From the "Dry" Into the
Wet" States. Those representing
the affirmative were, Messrs. Earl
Hunt and Roy Upchurch. The
speakers upholding the negative
were Mesrs. Henry Shaw, Sam Hall
and Ernest Hunt. The judges, Juli
an Abibtt, Agustus Landis and Lewis
Turner decided in favor of the affir
mative after a hot argument. B.
TOWN CONVENTION
Remember that a con
vention will be held in
the Court House Friday
night for the purpose of
nominating candidatesfor
Mayor and Seven Town
Commissioners. It is im
portant that you attend
the meeting and see that
good men are chosen.