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T -.4 1' V ( -V. 'A. 'I -V couanr-.p t AT. HOME .4 ..- THROW AWAY THE MAIL ORDER CATALOGUE AND TRADE AT HOME 'J i . wl.; jayj at:; v volume xxx. JIDAY, MAY 29, 1915. NUMBER 45. rrS Hxr V i, i 4-, .'.'. ... . ,1 I 0 J!- - 4 Ha' 1 -3-; A, i A t.' I-- I it- " 9 GIVE US r.'QUE GRACE the BARACA CIxASS AS WE - FIND IT. fiioit to the gh the Valley ce that tnere are- men m Quarters, who. style them- f s : r eir nner iu yuur isie auu. ten juu that the Baraca movement is detri mental to the great scheme of salva tion. - Thev whisDer ihto our ears V v The fel " and tell us that vre belong in the Bible Class and not in .the Baraca Class,. Too bad! . We came to Oxford a stranger and - ; v . walked around to the church,- as all .: ' good strangers do; we saw a crowd V; ' of nice looking men over in the cor-;- 'V"'. ner studying . the Word bf God; we '--, ' ; f drew near them and they mt us half '. way and extended the hand of -fellow-, ; . ship and asked us to hae a seat,' . , -:: Judge Devin was there; Gen. Royster .' was there; C D. Ray was there, J. - Robt. Wood was there; all the county . officials were there ; ' .men . from the .. umerent wai. ot lire, were there, ana th-ES,.'aoojefl food to mei straneer:'' we were good enough torsit with .. such, men , ,and the . good Lord gave W ? .US - grace; to return ; to the sanctury " ,.pn "tne ojiowingy".-Sunday and the following Sundays, even '. unto .the y ' ' i Not all newspaper, men find their It ;i -. way to the' Sunday schood, and while v. 'forking onithe Metropolitan papers ." " i1 " ; v we seldom peeped in .upon a Sunday I school. Durtijg all of -those years, I i-'Si9:'''kly.. prayjjn& yee wished 1 "V. . -'. - jthat the' Lord,', would 'in .some way :v- :'Jlead us .back -to- the Sunday school, l-'ivt1 and..h.ere .'we -'are a full fledged mem- f :HSlSb!er ofthe-Bafaca class. 7-:; j !v :- ,;7 :i ;,Only .a few Sundays ago our class i -.; repeated lBvunison "The Lord ls'my t"--shepherd,; X shall not want.".. On I ?laBt Sundayur class . took "up a col- , leetion,"i'.whiclj amounted xo nearly " V yXSQ and . handed it to a brother . who ?. . Ba,a Butrerea me loss 01 ms.nome .Dy , ;1nrjeS'-'.-rhere was no brass" band buir1 s U v,fcv t-"--- iess " about it; nothing . emotipnal; ; -iJnotJiuigto cause-a maff to lese Ms : 4J heador hisNfeet. v Just a clea.ht cut I ? t.; triitatioh lto-kshake ;hands with prour " ? -;ighbor .Men ; ; wKd " liave , never ; ;. .joined any chuTch were there; men, k 'V-wli ' threes yekrsJ?g6thought ;that W. - ' -t'J '&p$&T:. school iWOrk was V kid's pass f il ''"-v'V -J-V i itihte "Were ' hre; men who were f . ;" ' It Sauls 't have : become Taulss , because I sv -2r Aey Were ihere ;is being demon i. --tA strated; bythese; mehf some of them thatcthy cahispftf the Spirit and -.the, gospel - of Jeus unnst irom ine humble V standpoint of the' .Baraca lass,'. Men. whQ do riot ." - belong to hutch gb from ithe Baraca class to r ' homes" and itake 'down the iold Bible ;ndt4 turapUs ;.pages a tUn6jJ nWha-orkcetK'et"nMn -as to know, beyond all doubt- ng, that tney can waiK mrougn me . ..- j i j. i valley of the shadow of death and fear -no evil. The stepping stone to . the Book of Books has brought him safely through ti the golden shore of faith. And that is why the Baraca class is worth while. Our idea is to do missionary work in our home town. In Oxford, men are regularly and enthusiastically attending the Baraca class taught by Gen- B. S. Royster, who have not been inside of a church in many years. That kind of enthusiasm is healthy. It is strength germinating. And by it we have been made stronger. Give us more grace to utter Thy name in the presence of men. A NUGGET OF WISDOM It Falls From theLips of One Who Knows. " The utterances of Dr. B. K- Hays, our eTCfllent town and county health officer, fell from his lips so smooth and soft, at a recent public gathering, that we failed at the time to grasp their significance. However, the more we have thought of them the bigger they get. "It has been demonstrated beyond question that health is a purchasable commodity," said he. Read the quo tation over again, then ponder what is to follow: "We will be free of malaria, typhoid fever and the other communicable diseases just in pro portion as we are willing to pay ad equate prevention. Not so much the cure, but the prevention, is the motto of the earnest physician." That is a verv eood prescription if a fellow j come r .wv would write it down on the tablet of A The R. F. D. Men As the new. schedule is in effect next Moffday, We will have to leave Oxford at 6:05 a. m. Seaboard or 9:00 by Southern. D.N.HUNT. Natural-Colored Pictures The first of a series of natural colored moving pictures were seen at the . Orpheum Theatre the other night To see a forest in its natural glow, or an animal with its natural spots and color, enhances the inter est in pictures wonderfully. It is the very latest in motion photograph, and the management of the Orpheum says there is nothing too good for their patrons. More of the natural colored pictures will be seen at an early date. SLIGHT BLAZE Tfce Coring Establishment of R. L. Brame. What came near being a serious fire happened about 7:15 o'clock Thursday evening at the tailor shop of R. L. Brame, situated on the north side of HiUsboro street. The fire started fron an electric iron left in the circut -while repairs -were being made to Inline. When tti current came on the iron set fire to a. table and destroyed several suits of cloth es. The firemen responded quicky and extinguished ,, the blaze with chemicals. The damage was slight. Cut the Grass-A. Jitney lawn mower service would not be a bad thing as we view the situation. Red-Tone Tabules are tauri nn tho prescription of a Confederl Armv Surpeon and successful general practi- iiuuer, muuiueu 10 suit nresn j.v conditions. The old prescription kWt many a poor soldier from dying of tnn laria, exposure and exhaustion TiL Tone Tabules do the work now oc cents at the Lyon rrug Store. Mon back if dissatisfied; ,ey TOE BOIO) QUESTION DISCUSSED SOME FIGURES WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION. (Correspondence oi the Pi:blic Ledeer) In several issues of the Public Ledger there . has beeh : published - a notice of an' election ordered -by the County Commisisoners for a $30,000 bond issue to build and repair school houses in Granville county.lt .seen)? to me that just at thistime it is not wise to place upon the people an in debtedness which in the notice stater that-there are to be an increase rate of tax on both ' property and poll LYou will recall - that when bond were .issued' for roads v.the peo pie were told that there would be n increase in taxes." What has "beer the" result? ; Both ; increase in rate and valuation." . vv" .j-:.. ' The rate for rotbds have more than doubled, yet ; we were . told ": there, would be no increase from issuing bonds. Granville's indebtedness has grown from'; a surplus in 1898 to more than $200,009 in 1915, and if this bond' issue- is 'carried -.will run it o 2 5 0, 0 0 0. . : The. abovefrf figures are hased on the statement-issued by the Register, of -deed published Dec. 2 3rd l 914. and "estimated f rom, what has- been: gotten 'from otBer sources as f ollows ;" ' c j OutstandinV Bonds. . . :$J.60,OQO Due ' banks for general Co. . - i ? 5 ,0 00 Due banks for roads , 4 .-i' Zl,12rZ Due for Board Education . ?14,000 30.000 Bonds to be .issued. . . Total . . . . . . H $230,122 There has so far as-1 have-been able to find .no- instance, where . the Board of, Education,' or,-the? County Superintendent has ever made statement,- published a report showing What, public " money was received or paid out. Is if not time for the ssup erintendet to make an itemized re port and publish it so; that the . peo ple may know what their money was expended-for? In Oxford there are many idle and As needy as, the Bel gians. Nearly"; all of, the manufactur irig y plants .arej running ; on short time, Jdle or- in 'the,Aands-of receiv er's. fin. the country many were, sold out; and prices, of tobacco . and cotton mttch lower and, from .; .present", out look have-not yet reached .bottom, ; The interest on the bonds at per cent will pay the. salary .of , five teach--ers At $5 a, per. month for-six months arid educate more - than 100 children pef. year., for '20 years Why deprive the teachers bf the; sry c and the children ! of. education to ipay tribute to bond holders: ;.v ;. '.1 DAVIS- FREE EXPRESSION. OF , OPINjION (Correspondence; of the; Public. Ledgrcr j.The' notice of an election that has been called by the County 'Commis sioners for 1 a vote o;'sch6bt . bonds has caused quite v discussion' ahd- a free expression bf4 opinionr;Vfrotn .a y. A am aware ui ine iaet mai as leng as a voter is willing to pay the fiddler for the politicians to dance he is a good democrat, otner wise he is a kicker. I make no per sonal charge against any one and think that the intentions of the per sons controlling the financial affairs of both county and State are good but it seems to me, and many others are of the same opinion, that these good intentions are coupled with "ex travagance and unsouna business principles. visionary ideas as to schools or other things are not at all practical neither does imaginations pay bond issues, and with the present indebtedness of the county witn tne tax rate at the limit, every citizen should seriously think of the condi tions as they now exist before they vote to place a burden of thirty thousand dollars on an already over burdened and overtaxed people. The money now contributed to the school fund economically and judiciously spent ought to be amply sufficient to meet the demands, unless these de mands should far exceed the vivid imagination of the most sanguine observer. If the school board would publish an itemized statement of their year ly receipts and expenditures in order to give to the people the information to which they are entitled and which they most earnestly desire, less dis satisfaction might be the result. The .most of our people are just as much in favor of schools and education as our county superintendent or school board, but they d not favor con tracting debts in various ways and then have to vote bonds to relieve the situation. Now Mr. Voter think before you act and ask the advocates of the bond issue the following ques tions : How much of the thirty thousand dollars has been promised to the graded school at Oxford? How much to Enon school? How much to Providence? And how much to other schools in the county that have houses unpaid for? And the last question but not the least ask the school board how it is that they are now fifteen thousand dollars in debt, and with no more taxation but with the present reve nue, pay this indebtedness and take up thirty thousand dollars in bonds in twenty years. One more if you please after paying this indebtedness and the contributions to schools now built, how much will be left to build school houses where there are none? Again, if the five cents on property and fifteen cents on the poll will not be levied or required, why ask it. Stop, look and listen Mr. Voter, be fore you act, and remember that an ounce of prevention is worth a hun dred pounds of cure. You are out and you have the opportunity to stay out by registering and voting against this bond issue. C. H. PARHAM. BE SURE TO REGISTER. (Correspondence of the Public Ledger) Here is another one opposed to the School bond issue and I don't hesitate to say so and hope to find time by your next issue to give my reasons. For the past two weeks I, as an other farmers have been,work ed almost to death, but must take time to urge every body to be sure to register, there are a gre,at many peo ple in the county that don't see our county paper , andx L;' find some that don't even know of the election.Some don t know who -the registrars are. It seems to me that this election and new registration has not been made known as it should have been. Like Mr. Cozart .said; "it looks very ugly THE DILIGENT SIX OR TEES. 1414- 1915 SESSION. . - " Miss Allene - Brent Hicks and"!iss Muzette Kitchen Daniel -WinJ . Medals. - ',;. ? Wednesday night was the occasion t jf j the graduating exercises: atthe Dxf prd High - school. Despite," lhe lownpour. of . rain the auditorium was Crowded., ' Zc'-''--!-: -' - " The exercises i were Z ppened by irayer '. -offered ' by . Rev F. H -..T. aorsfield, after which Mayor Thad G, ,3tem introduced the speaker of the ivening.Dr.- E.C. Bro6ks,ot. the: faeul . y, of Trinity College, who f delivered ?ne of the most eloquent- and "practi cal addresseiedr',api-?'evef J leard in Oxford. ju V ke' of; the early environment " of li tlren -and the absolute; necessity ,;df rents dp 'ng their part in ..the scheme of edu cation.. He referred to the; fact that some people . ?'-areJv careieflrTas tib send their children ofFo schoor with-, but -combHJgT their- hair.. Co-operation, teet said, was essential . to. the welfare of the 'child.. , C ..'"; :" ' : ;. Diplomas.:;- tf' V'-: . : -In a neat five minutes speech , Col. W. B.' BaHou , presented - certificates to the faithful six who had acquitted themselves so well Cduring: ;-. the . ses sion. f Those ' receiving . certificates were: -.'2 -. ALLEGE HICKS, V MUZETTE DANIEL, rt. LORENE PEEDi : BUXTON TAYLOR, , V - RICHARD TURNER. - s COMPTON BOBBITT V f Graduating Essays.. -' The History of Education in Oxford .... Muzette - Kitchen Dariiel4$; Some of Oxford's Noted Sons--Allene Brent Hicks' . , ; ' Oxford, , its - Name 7 and Situation ; -Lorene- Elwoo d Peed. " " . ' . The, Churches pf Oxford- Cary iRux- toriaylor; , : " . : '? V';-. Triangular Debate Wesley - Comp-. ton Bobbitt and Richard -'Holf Turner ; k, 'C ''.V-i t SchoiarehiiMedal ? Th?? presentation ?i of the? Davis Scholarship Medal; by- Hon, B. W. Plrham,which was won by Miss' 1A1 iene . Hicks, -J:he pretty vanh tallented daughter; ;of .Senator, and,3rs. A.- A. Hicks, was a riibst .interesting1 fea ture. ' : ''Vi 7 ;Miss .MuzfevD&$j;ibre itttraci tive daiighter-6f . Mrand MVs.trR"lI Dan iel -.won " the 'AnnieGrayif Meda'i.' whichi was gracefully? pfeserited b'3? Mrs. J; YuiParls, " priricAal ,efv the school-ifi gfewfngfterins of -'Mites Dn iel who hb' had. beso : fattfifl afi&l' drii durig: the ' session.? gent :: l Mrshals.""i"--H Much credit is due; to the marshals. Messrs; : WUlIamJMedXoM. ?WUJi ASU j " ftobeg'BTouEngryaiit, Misses Helen Royster, Georgia Wins ton and Bessie Pitchford for the way in which the crowd was handled and seated. Teachers 1915-1916 Session Excepting two places yet to be fill ed, the following is a correct list of the teachers who will serve during the 1915-1916 session: PROF. J. A. PITTS, Supt. MRS. J. Y. PARIS, Principal. MISS MAY WHITE, MISS LILLIAN MINOR, MISS LUCY WEBB, MISS JEANETTE BIGGS, MISS SADIE PARHAM, MISS ELLA CLEMENT, MISS CARRIE FULLER, MISS JULIA MINOR. SOME STATISTICS ABOUT THE RURAL, SCHOOL OP GRAWILLE COUNTY. THE 1914-15 REPORT NOT VET COMPLETE. THE TREASURER'S FINANCIAL, REPORT OF THE SCHOOL. FUND FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS WILL BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS IT CAN BE COPIED. Teachers Salary White Teachers Salary, colored Superintendent School Houses & Furniture Amount Local Tax Enrollment, white Average attendance white Number teachers, white GRANVILLE COUNTY LEADS ; The Daughters of the Confederacy to Mark Historical Points. , . Granville county . leads with the red, white and blue signs which grace the National Highway. There are 35 miles of the highway travers ing Granville and every mile has been marked with the red, white and blue mile post. The mileage in the other counties of the State marked by the red, white and blue sign is as follows: Durham, 20 miles,. 10 miles marked; Wake with 30 miles, 29 miles marked; Johnson with 33 miles, 21 miles marked; vHarnett with 10 miles, none "marked; Cum berland with 21 miles, 12 miles marked. . Paint ordered for Tar River bridge. Daughters of Confederacy asked to mark historic points on Washington and Atlanta Highway. Nine steel culverts ordered between Oxf ord. and Bullock. Illustrated lecture on road at Stovall, June 9 th. , Capt. Winslow is very favorably impressed with the service of the two faithful patrolmen in Granville. on its face to me." I want ever farmer who sees this to be sure to see that every name on the old regis tration with all who have become of age since last election is properly registered. Saturday, June 5th, is the last day you can register.By all means be sure to register on or be fore June 5 th. Don't be deceived by what any one tells you about your taxes will not be increased. Think for yourself. I am here to tell you that nobody "is going to take the bonds for less than 5 per cent and the interest to be paid annually (per- naps semi-annuaiiyj ana ims mier? est amountineHo S 1.500 per year is to be paid by taxation. If the .rate or taxes are not to be increased then it must come out of the school fund, which wouldx build two good school houses annually. - - - I will write more tjilly my views next week if I can find time. in closing let me again urge every: body to be sure to register . on. or before June 5th, the last day you can xeg- 1 ister. E. C. HARRIS. 3ms "''SINKING .:ia. I-. - ; ' . sinking of u one brief legrams that he hearts of AN KCir oFf,: I ' " ' (ByjT4r: A Amid -the 'deU s : ibf Lusitani. ? r sentence, in tL I . : ' brought good cL. .: v everyone who wt3 X .'uriate enough to grasp Its sikr. ce.' "As the dead , lay upon U y.. rarf s n await ing! identificatibnl l t. V ladies went In, search ..- of all A': powers they could find, to place V i jon; their, up turned . faces? : A. 'b.'' utiful senti-ment-r-a . profound tril te to ' woman. That ohe incident of t great horror of the ;sea -will alwayirring clear: in purv vnmoryv ;Howr: heart will TheV' Wreathe WithL-SaUal fitness i the cradle the marriValtar or the tb?nb.TKef jgrace iy occasion, gladden a an SipedpU The Indian cld--vin-'e;TarVlaugh9 ' - glee - fUllS .as he vathers th;grbwine blOS- msthellluminatii; scripture of r ? t the; aijeiSJTo J6hne, to friend good boy at heart, but it is stated Vto foe they- may be- ftent.bearing a j that he was head-strong and passion message f affection;1,) of cheer, of!ate. Since the death of his mother, forgiveness.-,' Man 'j ra make this Fred, three brothers and the father g$ftJ;o..!gan;f alone and kept house and did to womajri and -Womai jto man, with . their own cooking. Last Monday aptnesg !-and delicacy, for flowers was what is known in that section never, mean top, mucp.. They are God's rarest blessing tolthe sick; his priceless favor or the.strong. The' Cupid of . the ancient Hindoo tipped his arrows with flowers nd today the orange blossom : is- usea ' by us, as a nation, to crown the iaid who is bride to be.lf Flower garlanded , the ' turn during the day and when the Grecian altar and hjag in votive shades of evening fell upon the par wreaths liefpre". the Christian shrine. ' ental home there was anxiety as to And nil nt thesp are fl.mavonrifl.te. uses Flowers" should ' adorn the brow of the sweet, young bridefor they are in themselves "a lovely. ype of marri age ; it 'js -proper th:.. they entwine thertdmbC' 'eir perpetually re newed life is;- :'mbolf the resurrection;- jfls j. "Tthey festoon the . altar, for.; t. ' jiuty and fra grance ascend Worship to the ena i. f w .c: realm of . the '. The flowers are now. blooming in Oxf ord ; they1 - -were '-jfifver sweeter. While Lady Lassiter ' is among the list of the noble won4 lover the sea purchasing .flowers at 1 exhorbitant price tp place upon; th p'Lusitania's deid; our .own : Mrs, -I.jbert Gilliam Lassifek was giving; away rare speci mensat her ,'Gai'den- Mirt and Rose Those - o pass . .. along College street wfll? se$ many- pretty flowers. PerhaTpsthe loveliest trailing vine in Oxford., afthig-writing sf the luxuri ant, roses - that ' adorn ihe porch of Mrs. Furman's" residence.1. As we sit at our window we look out gar; source of infinite pleasure to us, and we are sure each passer-by must ex perience the same joy and linger a moment to look on its beauty and breathe deeply of its fragrance. Ver bena, red, pink, white, covers the earth in great bright patches; - heli otrope offers sweetness from a mass of purple blooms, and the gorgeous red roses blend their color under the evening sun. How we love the beautiful flowers ! and why not? They are typical of beauty, innocence, purity all that is good. There should be a garden in every yard a garden of flowers, that we, in our leisure moments, might study it and become better acquaint ed with nature with ourselves with our God. I 1950-61 1906-71 1907-8 1908-91 1909 - .$8,631 3,722 1 1,012 $10,4381 $11,7741 $12,280 $14,601T 4,145 1,2451 10,476 5,6601 - 2,579 1,613 - 831 4,134 3,713 4,167 1,4001 4.027 1,338 2,360 1,278 601 1,185 3.913J 2,573 2,5251 1.4411 . 71) 1,200 13,941 3,458 1,265 1 400 I 2,350 I 1,34 0 2,502 1,554 60 76 AMERICAN SHIP TORPEDOED - '.,..xr- . : The American steamer Nebraskan, Captain Greene, from.Liverpool, May 24, for Delaware Breakwater," was torpedoed Wednesday by a sub marine at a point forty- miles west southwest of Fastnet, off the south coast of Ireland. No lives were lost. I The crew atxnce took to the boats, but after finding that the Ne braskan was not seriously damaged, they returned aboard and got the ves sel underway. She had been, struck forward and her foreholds were full of water. The Nebraskan did not carry any passengers. The foregoing -information was re ceived by the British Admiralty In London, and it was at once communi cated to the .American Embassy. " Immediately after she was tsruck the Nebraskan began calling for help by wireless. Browhead received the wireless communication from Crook haven. Easy to Identify, t All foreign vessels leaving Liver pool recently have had their names and nationalities' painted in large let ters on their sides and 'have flown large flags. Wednesday, evening was clear and the period J between- 8 and 9 o'clock is the twilight "4our: in the British Islands - at this iseasOn. A message to the Lloyd's-says .an arm ed trawler went to .the assistance of the Nebraskan and stood! by, her all night. "' - V A message to the Star from Liver pool says that the name and national ity of the Nebraskan were painted in large letters on her side. T. , Captain Was Not Certain The American-Hawaiian Steam ship Company, .owners of the .Nebras kan, received a message from the Ne braskan's captain, relayed' by cable, in which he said the vessel had been struck by either a mine or fa torpedo, and that lie had turned back. .The text bf the message, signed by Capt. John S. Greene, was as follows: "Struck either by mine or-torpedo forty-eight miles west of Fjastnet and steaming to Liverpool. Water in low er hold. 'No one injured."; ; TAKES HIS OWN LIFE v GRANVILLE BOY SENDS LET INTO HIS BRAIN BUL- Mentally Unbalanced for 'the Moment , Fred Sherman, Sixteen Years Old, Puts an End to His Life. - About nine o'clock Tuesday night Dr. W. N. Thomas was advised by telephone message that Fred Sher man, the sixteen ' year old son of William Sherman, who lives some fifteen miles " northwest of Oxford, fired a bullet into his .brain. The scene of the tragedy was some eight miles from the parental home, in the front yard at the home of Mr. Henry Huff- A small child of Mr. Huff was Van eye witness to the aWful deed She ca w the HpcP9pH enter the var jand place the pistol to his temple jand pull the triger. The ball found lodgment in the brain. ''Dr. Thomas 1 reached the young man a few mom- en ts before his snirit toot its flight f Fred Sherman, the deceased, was a as "Second Holiday." The farm was a little behind and the father thought it ,best for the boys to work during the day. Fred demured to this, it is - said, and went to the house and packed - up his clothing and walked awav. He did not re- his whereabouts. He had never act ed just that way before, and the aged father sobbed in broken tones ' 'Where is my wandering boy to night." The sympathy of the en tire county goes out to him in this sad hour. The entire countryside was present at the funeral and burial services which were held from the old home place Wednseday afternoon. GERMAN SUPERVISION The British-American Tobacco Com pany's Possessions. ' According to an Amsterdam speci al, all property of the British-American Tobacco Company, in Germany has been placed under German sup ervision, according to the Berlin cor respondent of the Telegraaf. . JamesB. Duke is president of the British-American Tobacco Company; the - capital - of -which is $55,000,000. One of the principal German subsi diaries of the company. at Dresden was sold in Novenfter to Germans with the consent of the British board of trade. - ' ,.. , - NE?T.: MONDAY EVENING Some Fun in Store for the People of Oxford. Next Monday night the Daughters of the Confederacy will present at the - Orpheum Theatre Bulwer's sketch entitled "Money." Eugene Crews in the role of a widower will be worth while; Frank Pinnix as the scheming father will be great; Henry Osborn as the gambler, Ben Parham as the hero, and Frank Furman and Will Powell as English Lords at once establishes the play; but hold on, there will be the solemn admonition of B. K. Lassiter, who will read the will. Mrs. Woodall, Misses Glayds Rawlins, Ethel Hancock and Lucy Landis are in the cast. If the Daughters don't net a clean hund red dollars on such a cast as that somebody will miss a lot of fun. . 10! 1910-11 1911-12j 1912-13 1913-14 $24,282 6.213 1,550 6,201 7.523 2,693 1,78 5 !1 $15,768 $17,122 4,208 1,200 2,234 8,120 2,543 1,463 $19,941 4,378 1,300 - 4,047 8,075 2,700 1,898 93 4,099 1,100 2,033 6,540 2,610 1,545 87 92 BE CAREFUL WITH POISON Poison Trap Set for Dogs Destroys Entire Family. v - Nothing is more repugnant to the normal-minded than the idea of in discriminately spreading . poison broadcast for the destruction of do mestic animals. That children may possibly become the victims of this atrocious campaign is no detriment to the members of the dog poisoning brigade. An entire family in Ohio last, week was wiped from the face of the earth by the poison spread about the premises to destroy dogs and cats. v . Many people believe that there are too many dogs and cats, and that they often become a menace to health and the safety of the citizens. This may be true. But there are proper ways fori disposing of vicious dogs. The undesirable dog that snaps at peaceful passerby and the undersir- able cat that ravages chicken coops do not excuse the reprehensible prac tice of placing poisoned meats to kill whatever comes along. Such crimi nals are hard to run to earth, since their work is dark and secret, but when one of them can be caught he should be made an example of to det er other spite criminals from killing at random. FINE VEGETABLE GARDEN There is One Man in Oxford not Worried by the War. It would ' seem that Mr. J. F. Meadows, one of our very best tobac conists, knows a thing or two. One thing sure, he need not worry so long as the sun shines and the seasons come and go. It is definitely known that for more " than a week he has been dining sumptuously on-the pro duct of his garden. Yes, he has green peas, onions, lettuce, potatoes, snaps, full grown cabbage, turnip salad, mustard salad, and parsley in plenty. Besides all of these good things Mr. Meadows states that his vines are loaded with tomatoes and squash. This is a news item worth while, as we were not aware that ve getables had advanced quite so iar. VERY USEFUL ORGANIZATION - - OXFORD-' SHOULD BE REPRE ' SENTED IN LINE OF MARCH In view of the fact that the Boy Scouts are doing such noble work in all parts of the world it seems but reasonable that Oxford should be re presented in the great 'movement. We have the boys, all we need is the leader. There is a flourishing camp of fine boys at Stovall and we com mend them for the zeal they manifest in the work.. Under the sturdy leadership of Mr. Luther Wilkerson they have grown to a formidable command. It 3s just the kind of work that will make the weak boy strong. A recent census of the Boy Scouts shows a, membership of more than 100,000. There are 15,000 in New York, 12,000 in Pennsylvania. Ohio, New Jersey and Illinois have more than 6,000 each. There is hp state without a representation. Even Alaskacan boast of 30 scouts. Hawaii has 140 and Porto Rico 125. It was only this last winter that the Bpy Scout movement could cele brate its fifth birthday. To acquire a strength in excess of 100,000. in five years speaks for the popularity of scouting- It speaks also for its intrinsic worth. If it were merely a sport the movement might prove but a flash in the pan. It would enjoy its little hour of prominence and disappear. But the Boy Scout movement is destined to a long ca reer. Some day there may be fewer boys out of the sceut uniform than there are in it. CORRESPONDENTS WANTED There is Something Worth Writing About in Every Neighborhood. The Public Ledger is anxious to enlarge its country correspondence department, and as the first step in that direction desires to add a num ber of new correspondents to its staff. There is something, worth writing about in every neighborhood, and we want a representative in every corf munity in which the Public Ledger circulates to send us the news from that particular locality. Any one who feels inclined to take up the work is invited to send us a news letter.notifying us at the same time of his or her willingness to represent the paper as correspondent. We earnestly request the assist ance and co-operation of our readers in this matter. - OUR STOVALL NEWS LETTER (Correspondence of the P-blic Ledger) Will Attend Reunion. Quite a 'number of our veterans will attend the reunion in Richmond next week. We heartily endorse the recent letter appearing in. the Public Ledger, written b y$Sm BSvTajiamahasVm.lte.d ,-jiumbei: oicpiesr of NrTaylor has returnedTthe amendments to the Revisal of Tlev. Lewis from the Dioceasean Convention of the Episcopal church, which met in Greensboro last week. The Stovall Betterment Society The Stovall Betterment Club held a meeting in the Dickerson Building on Tuesday afternoon and decided that the new street should not be by the National Highway. A com mittee was appointed to consult with the Town Commissioners in regard to this. Personal Items. Mr. G. C. Jones, of Oxford, spent Sunday in this city. Mr. Joe Taylor, of Oxford, is visit ing relatives in Stovall. Mr. Oscar Pittard of Bullock, visit ed friends here the first of the week. Mr. John B. Currin spent Monday in our town. Mr. L. T. Whitten, of Richmond, visited friends in Stovall last Sun day. Rev. Chas. A. Jones, of Oxford, filled his regular appointment at the Methodist church Sunday. Messrs. Sam and John Morton, of Oxford Route 4, spent Sunday with friends here. Mr. Bobbie Williams and family spent Sunday with Mr. L. C. Wilker son. A large number of our people en joyed the .oicnic which was held at Will Hicks Monday. Mr. Pressley Davis, who has been attending the A. & M. College, Raleigh, is home for the summer. Mrs. Emma Webb left Monday to attend the commencement of Louis burg College. Mr. B. M. Caldwell and son, of Carolina Lodge were Stovall visitors Friday. Miss Alica Brodie, of Henderson, spent the first of the week at the home of Dr. W. L. Taylor. Master Robert Hester, of Chase City, visited Miss Mollie Hester Sat urday and Sunday, Miss Ruth Norwood, of Murfrees- boro, has returned to Stovall for the summer. Mrs. L. H. Pollock, of Henderson, visited her mother, Mrs. Norwood, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Hicks visited their parents at Buckhorn Springs the first. of the week. Mrs. Bettie T. Gregory and Miss Ella Lewis are attending the com mencement exercises of the Warren ton High School. Rev. R. L. Bradley and family, of Western North Carolina, spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Lewis. Mr. Bradley was for seven years pastor of the Stovall Presby terian church and his many friends were glad to hear him again from tnat puipit Sunday night. A very large congregation was present to hear his splendid sermon, "Let Us Live." A SOLEMN ADMONITION Where Are The Other Boys and Girls? In his splendid address in the au ditorium at the graded school Wed nesday night, Dr. Brooks looked around at the faithful six who had won diplomas by preservance, and asked in solemn tones: "Where are the other half hundred or more who started out with you in the race for knowledge? "It was a solemn mom ent a solemn admonition. They are behind somewhere.but whose fault is it that they were not in line at this session. Is it not time that the par ents cooperate with the teachers and bring better results? The six faith ful ones shows what can be done by cooperation. ANOTHER NEW INDUSTRY CEMENT BRICK AND COMPANY. TILE Mr. J. C Davis is Meeting With Sac cess in Launching New Enter prise. Mr. J. C. Davis is calling on the business men of Oxford With a view of getting them interested in a plant to manufacture high-grade cement brick and tile. We judge from the list of the signers in Mr. Davis' hand that he will experience very little difficulty in securing the amount needed to put the enterprise in oper ation. . The fact that Mr. Davis is a con tractor and builder, and has had con siderable experience in handling building material, makes the propo sition all the more inviting. Mr. Davis puts it down as a fact that a high-grade cement brick is far superior to the old red kiln brick in durability, and in the long run much cheaper. "The raw material in. abundance is at hand," says Mr. Davis. , Every thing seems propitiourf of the launchinig of the new, enterprise at an early date., Engineers, contractors and build ers everywhere endorse - an honest product of cement brick and tile, but the people are slow to turn from the old kiln-dried material. "Once they are convinced that cement brick are superior," said Mr. Davis, ' the de mand will be great, and ve propose to convince them by actual test." It is stated that the new enterprise will not' rely solely upon home con sumption, but ' the manufactured product from the clear cut sand of Granville will appeal to builders, everywhere. By all means, hear what Mr. Davis has to say. , He is a practical man, and with all a very conservatant man. Diversified industries, however small, will add much to the growth : and prosperity of the community. It is so easy in these days to use the oft repeated phrase that "now 1st the wrong Vm9- do anything." ' There is too muchort4iat kind of a thing going, on all over the country- . Faith in business is the one thing; needed, ythe war will soon be over, and the Iprobability is that some of the wid awake farmers of Granville will bwld their barns of concrete brick After Mr. Davis shows them the nat and inexpensive, brick and tile -which the new company proposes to pat on the market. REFERENCE LIBRARY. Amendments to Revisal of 190: Bulletins of Value. .' The Legislative Reference Library 1915, passed by the Legislature of 1915,which will be sent free of charge? upon request of lawers, county off icers, justices of the peace, and bus iness men who desire to be informed as to the laws1 of the State. Another bullitin containing the Amendments to the Revi?rJ from its enactment to and including the Extra Session of 1915 will be issued at an early date. Persons desiring copies of this bulletin should make applications at once as the edition will be limited to the reTuests received. These future publications will be furnished free of charge upon request. Address W. S. Wilson, Legislative Reference Lib rarian, Raleigh, N, C. HOW THE TOWNS REGISTER" Largest Towns Fall Short on Birth. Rate for First Quarter. Of the ten towns of the State hav ing 10,000 population or over, High: Point leads in birth registration with a rate of 33.2 Wilmington following with 30.0. The other towns in order of rank are: Raleigh, 29.8; Greens boro, 25.4; Winiston-Salem, 25.3; Charlotte, 25.1; Rocky Mount, 24,1; Durham, 22.3; Asheville, 21.1; New Bern, 18.1. By a comparison of the above rais es with the average national birth-, rate which is 35.1 per 1,000 popula-- ' tion, it is readily seen that North Carolina Js falling far short in reg istering all her births, else she might as well be framing up a weleome to hold out to foreigners. If 18-1. re presents all the births of New, Be where will she be in another century? According to her reports made to Vyj State Board of Health her death rates' will consume her birth rate in less than a century. If we didn't know better, we would expect New Bern, according to her own figures, to disappear from' the map within the next generation- As to the towns reporting best om deaths, perhaps Raleigh leads, with Asheville as a close second. Them comes Wilmington and Charlotte The next to follow are Rocky Mount, New Bern, Winston-Salem, Greens boro, Durham and High Point. It is evident that these towns are not reporting all their deaths, but,.as a general rule, deaths are more near ly all reported than births. It is difficult to tell which way we are go ing as a State in health matters un less there be accurate reports of both deaths and births. VACATION JOYS. The Teachers Have Gone and the School House Closed. (Correspondence of the Public Ledger Now school is closed, vacation's here, and all is passed that's bleak and drear, of books and slates and pens and ink .that always make your heart to sink right in your shoes. The teacher's gone, the school house closed, gone from us are all our woes; the shoes we wore that pinch- ;' ed our feet we left behind the back porch seat and there we left the blues. Now we can run and jump and play without a thought of what we'll say when we are asked to "please re cite exactly what you learned last night" by the teacher grim. Now the joys of spring-are here the best est time in all the year, with fishing; hook and tinkling brook we're full of joy plum to the brim. LALLIE. if in doubt take Red-Tone Tabules- !hey help to ciear me ouuwk. 4 ents at the Lyon Drug Store. Money lack if diseatienea. - ' J. . 1 u:iie'-
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