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THE C0HOTJFY PAPER
PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK
WEDNESDAYS AND
SATURDAYS
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, JULY 17TH, 1915.
VOLUME XXX.
NUMBER 59.
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FLAT RIVER ASSOCIATION
JUDGE W. A. DEVIN RE-ELECTED
MODERATOR
The Next Session of the Association
Will be Held at Island Creek
Church North-east of Oxford.
Oxford has taken a long step for
ward in the elegant manner in which
the good people of the town enter
. tained the Flat River Baptist Asso
ciation on Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. The weather was ideal
and the people from all over the
couty came in great numbers.
Some thirty-odd years ago the As
sociation held a session in the old
Baptist church which in that day
stood at the corner of Gilliam and
Front streets. It was indeed a quiet
affair as compared to the picnic fea
ture of the Association at the pres
ent day.
From year to year the Association
has met at the various churches and
the picnic and social feature has
grown in favor, each community in
which it was held surpassing if pos
sible the previous efforts of the other
communities. It met at Enon last
year and the good people everywhere
said they never saw such a spread.
Right in line with all that had gone
before, President Hobgood, of Oxford
College, invited the Association to
meet in Oxford, and if memory serves
us correctly he tendered the use of
the college lawn for the spread.
Since extending the invitation a
year ago to meet in Oxford, it has
been a matter of speculation as to
how many people would visit Oxford
on this occasion. Some estimated
that the crowd would eclipse that of
St. John's Day, others were more
conservative and placed the number
of visitors each day around the five
thousand mark. Some irresponsible
or nervous person started the report
that the picnic grounds were to be
roped off and morsels of cake and tea
were to be passed out by the nimble
fingers of the ladies of the Baptist
congregation. Some of our friends
in the country got it into their heads
that the best the people of Oxford
could do was to administer some
kind of a sacrament to a few long
faces. When they were told that all
the good people in Oxford, irrespect
ive of denomination, were interested
in the Association, they said they did
riot see how that could be since the
Baptist believed in close commun
ion. In the mean time the good people
of the community were preparing the
most elaborate dinner ever served in
the county. Three thousand and five
hundred' people partook of the din
ner Tuesday, and it is conservatively !
estimated that more than four thous-
sand enjoyed t
' can come to th
J pie served was
sand enioyed the spread on Wednes-
the exact number of peb
pie served was that the crowd took
nn the abetter Dart . of the two acre
square . $t . the foot of Main street
where the dinner was spread upon
tables.
It was a glad opportunity for the
good people of Oxford to show to the
people of qld Granville that they are
one and the same. Here we saw
Methodist ladies, Presbyterian ladies,
Episcopal ladies and Catholic ladies,
with their sleeves pushed back serv
ing with the Baptist ladies.
It was one of the most harmonious
gatherings we have ever seen. The
ladies would go out into the crowd
and invite the people to the tables
. and if any one lef,t the grounds hun
gry it was their own fault, as there
' were many large hams, cakes and
loaves of bread upon the tables un
cut. It was the best looking large
crowd, of people we have ever seen
assembled in the county. The intel
lectual and fresh faces of the young
people, upon whom the burden of re
sponsibility will soon rest, speaks
volumes for old Granville.
Side Notes
The meeting was called to order
Tuesday morning by Hon. W. A.
Devin, moderator, who presided
throughout the session with that a
bility and dignity for which he is
noted. The spacious auditorium and
the wings of the church were con
stantly crowded all the time. Taken
as a whole the ministers of the Flat
River Association are above par, with
at least a dozen very able men
among them. There are thirty-seven
churches in the Association at pres
ent, as follows:
Amis Chapel, Antioch, Bethany,
Beulah. Bullock, Corinth, Creedmoor,
Concord, Dexter, Enon, Fellowship,
Florence Avenue, Grassy Creek, Hes
ter's, Island Creek, Knap of Reeds,
Knott's Grove, Mary's Chapel, Mt.
Zion, Mill Creek, Mountain Creek,
Mt. Harmony, Oxford, Olive Grove,
Olive Branch, Peace Chapel, Pleasant
Grove, Poplar Creek, Providence,
Rock Spring, State Line,, Stovall,
Sharon, Tally Ho, Tabb's Creek,
and West Oxford.
Interesting Totals
Possibly there has been a slight de
crease along some lines, during the
past year, but Dr. Livingston John
ston and other distinguished visitors
stated in open meeting that the Flat
River Association is in a healthy con
dition: Churches . . . . 37
Members 5,895
Baptized . . i 524
Loss 285
Members died 40
Total amount collected '. $20,357
For benevolence
Sunday Schools .
Scholars
$6,854
. . 37
3,447
Officers Elected
Judge W. A. Devin was again elec
ted moderator of the Association.
Mr. J. C. Howard, the" able and
obliging clerk, and Mr. Lewis Clark,
the faithful treasurer, were re-elected.
Resolutions of Praise
! The following resolution was un
animously adopted:
Resolved, That the Flat River As
sociation by a rising vote extend to
the Oxford Baptist Church, other
Christians and people of the com
munity in general their most heart
felt thanks for their royal hospital-
MANY LITTLES MAKE A MUCH
Pass it in andWe Will Pass it Out
to the Other Fellow
How would you like to sit down at
your desk, run over your accounts,
and absorb the knowledge that any
where from one to five hundred peo
ple were indebted to you in sums
varying from 50 cents to $5.00?
And how would you like to meet
those good people day by day with
out their ever thinking of offerin0
you tne simui umwum. .
Vbow wou.d like to se ::lMfMUSSE
bills promptly month by month ana
again forgetting yours?
And wouldn't you just revel in in
knowledge that all of these " i -,
ted up, would swell your bnk
count to the tune of $500 or $100;
When you reach the pomt wiiere
you can appreciate the grim humor
of such a condition, and keep rigni
on smiling, you will have qualihea
yourself for the life of a countn
editor. . , . .
And when you do reach that point
you will wonder why in blazes jou
never thought of the editor when
paying your other bills, and you will
just push the breeze until you 'reacn
his shop on Littlejohn street, near
the postoffice and hand him that lit
tle mite you owe him.
Here's hoping you soon quanry
for you know, brother, that many
littles make a much, and in tne ed
itorial purse there is always room
for more. 1
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TYPHOID FEVER IN OXFORD
Dr. Hays is Opposed to Open Wells.
They Are Dangerous
Another case of typhoid fever has
been reported in Oxford, this time it
is a voung colored man. Back of
the house in which this man live& is
an open well and two open privies.
The first privy is within forty feet of
the dwelling house and the second
privy is within thirty feet of the well.
The well has an overhead chain and
bucket; the privies are entirely open
with the dejecta upon the ground.
There was no evidence of the privies
having been cleaned in a number oi
weeks, and the flies are right on the
job.
Open Wells
The water from practically all
open wells is polluted. ponutea
water is dangerous and should not be
used for drinking purposes. mere
is more typhoid fever . in; proportion
to the number of inhabitants in
North Carolina than in i any other
State in the Union. Typhoid fever
is now known as a country disease
whereas it was former!" more pre
valent in the cities. Cites now have
a pure water supply, jbwerage and
insDected milk. Most of the cities
have also taken steps p prevent the
breeding of flies. Note the condi
tions in North arolina. We have the
largest per cent rural . population of
any of the States. OPn. wens vsun
use. Our rural Homes ar sadly lacK-
ing in privies and whert a privy is
placed close to the well aid then neg
lected is worse than no privy at all.
If we are to rid ourselves of typhoid
fever and other filth diseases we
must abolish our open wwls and use
pumps or well fixtures inWhich the
hands do not touch the bucket or
chain. We must also seevthat sur
face water does not run inti the well,
and we must have our priyies kept
at a reasonable distance from the
wells. I
BEN K. HAYS, Health Officer.
LARGE LUCIOUS PLUMS
Grown by Mr. Thomasson at Water
Line Farm
The finest plums we have seen any
where is that known as the "Abon-
dom," grown at the Water Line Farm
in South Granville.
The plum is of a uniform size and
about as large as a hen's egg, with a
deep mahogany color. It is impossi
ble to describe the delicious taste of
the plums. You simply take a bite
and then smack your mouth the same
as kissing a pretty girl
Mr. Thomasson has four large
trees of this extraordinary variety
and he says the limbs are literally
bending under tho weight of the
fruit.
The Water Line Farm must indee
be a small paradise. Everything
grown there by Mr. Thomasson is oi
the blue ribbon variety. '
be a smail arac isc.
everything!
Bicycles and Repairs We call at -
tention to the adv. of the Oxford Bi-jy,
cycle Company elsewhere in this pa
per. They are located in the Farm
er's Warehouse. Call and see them.
They will treat you right.
Master Travis Chamblee returned
Thursday, from Winston-Salem, after
a pleasant visit to relatives.
ity, so 'generously and graciously be
stowed. Respectfully submitted.
E. R. NELSON.
Resolution adopted.
W. A. DEVIN, Moderator.
J. C? HOWARD, Clerk. - .
Memorable Session
This session goes down in history
as one of the most pleasent ever held
by the Association. ' An. bid -friend
residing a few miles from Oxford re
marked to us .that there was a time
when the town people went to . the
country to get a . square meal; but
things are reversed now, he said and
the country people must go to town
to get a square meal, v.
We only heard one complaint, and
that from a very tall, man who re
marked with a smile that the , only
thing short about the entertainment
was the strings tied to the dippers.
which compelled him to lean forward
to quench .his thirst.
Next Meeting Place :
x Island Creek church, about eleven
miles north east of Oxford, just over
the Granville line m Vance county,
was selected as the next meeting
place of the Association, ' They have
recently put up. a new churc"h build
ing, which is located in a prosperous
and devout community, "not far from
the old historic Wuliamboro church
The elaborate dinner and social fea
ture which has followed the Asso
ciation in past years, will be, observ
ed by the good people, of Island Creek
church next July.
THE EQUALIZATION BOARD
THE TAX RATE REMAINS
SAME AS LAST YEAR
THE
There is a Slight Gain in Valuation
of Property Over That of jLast
Year.
The Board of Eauali
. rm an, Messrs.
z. w. Anen; ea' U' b' Hart-
accordance with the act T r
Ro Co ce with the act J C
tne uoara in an advising capacity.
ine aeputy sheriff havinsr made
proclamation in front of the court
house as to the Board being in sess
ion the Board proceeded to discharge
the duties imposed upon them.
In the matter of H. A. Stem, valu
ation of $2,00v; for 38 acres in Stem,
Tally Ho township, the Board sus
tain the listaker's valuation, the
County Assessors taking exception,
thinking the valuation should be
$2,500.
W. H. Washington requested that
the valuation of 163 acres in Tally
Ho township be reduced from $1,800
to $1,500. The Board sustained the
Assessor and List-taker.
W. N. Critcher, 200 acres of land
in Tally Ho township valued by list
taker at $4,000, requested reduction
of $1,000. List-taker's valuation
sustained.
I. H. Perrry, Dutchville township,
was before the Board requesting a
reduction in valuation. The Board
voted a valuation of $500 on real
estate.
Alex Peace, colored, Fishing Creek
township, was before the Board and
made complaint of valuation. As
sessor's valuation was sustained.
S.' C. Lyon, Dutchville township,
was granted a reduction of $2,525 on
property in Creedmoor.
The case of W. H. Washington,
Tally Ho, was reconsidered, and upon
mofion he was granted a reduction
of f 300 in valuation of real estate.
Thl following changes were ordered
in Oxford: F. B. Blalock from $1800
to1700: W. T. Yancey from $1650
to $1700. v..
H. Parham was before the
Bdaru asking for a reduction in valu
ation on residence in Oxford. The
Eftard sustained the Assessors.
The motion to increase the value
the land of S. H. Parker near the
ir grounds from $400 to $800 car
ried.
The following tax, levy was passed
upon for the year 1915:
The Levy per cent.
State on each $100 ..23 2-3
Pension on each $100. ......04 :
School on each $100 25 .
County on each $100 . . . . . ..17
Ban us on each $100 ..... . ..30 1-3
Ttal... , .. . . . .
.'$i:oo
17 i ,
Gen-eral scnooi
Special school .-
. : . .$1.35
.. . . .15
. . . .v ,Z8
Support of poor . .....
Pension ....C... .
Total . . i . . . '. . $2.0.0
In addition to above levy of "5 ;
cents on each $100 of property was.
made in Oxford and Salem townships
for interest and principal of Oxford
and Clarksville railroad bonds.
When all totals are footed, up
there will be probably a gain close
on to $100,000 in Granville. Vr; ?
KIXTON FORK 5JEWS
(Correspondency of the Public-Ledgror-'
We were, glad to have . Rev. P. S.
Daniel, of Oxford, with us again Sun-"
day, at Hester's church." : Th con-;
gregation enjoyed; .the beautiful; talk
by Mr. Daniel very much: i :-
Dr. R. H. Marsh filled his: regular
appointment at Hester's church Sat
urday and Sunday-
Pennie Hill and Kinton Fork cross
ed bats at the Fork Saturday after
noon. The game resulted 8 to 6 - in
Pennie Hill-favor. v
Miss Tazzie Dean spent a few days
in Oxford last week. . " , .
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Sizemore and
family and Miss Annie Sizemore, of
Clarksville , spent Sunday with rela
tives in this section y, :
Misses Jennie Lee. and Goldie Mul-
chi, of Warren county, are on. an ex-
ten dpd visit to this ! community.
spending' this' week with Miss Lillian
IRagland. - - : ' '
l Mr. and Mrs. John Dean and fami
of Oxford route 2, were pleasant
eek-end visitors of her mother
Mr. Leon 1 O'Brien and Miss Eva
ester, Mr. Willie : Hester and Miss
Hie Hester were pleasant guests of
ttte Misses Dean, Sunday
Miss Ruth - Dean- is visiting "Mrs.
John Dean, on Oxford route 2.'
Miss Margaret Burwell is on an ex
tended visit to her sister, Mrs. Wil
sort of Soudan.
Mr. Ernest Currin, son of Mr. Bat
tie Currin, had. a mule to break loose
just after he tied at KInton Fork Sat
urday afternoon, running around the
store, through the yard and turned
such . a short curve it smashed one
mule and turned the buggy over, and
stopped; then just as- they' were a
bout to get him unhooked, he ; be
gan kickingand broke! one shaft and
ran home with the- harness on: - We
are glad that 'Mr. Currin Was put of
the buggy at the time of the- wreck
and that it was- no worse. .
Mrs. Williams, of Norfolk, 'is the
pleasant guest -of her mother," Mrs
Will Nelson. V V 1 X; J k '.'
. Mr. and Mrs. Graham . . Currin,
'were pleasant visitors of this section
SnnHnv
V Mr. Fred Currin has treated him
self to a hew buggy.
LMR. JACK HA SKINS RETIRES
OlC Merchant to Take? a Rest. Sells
to Messrs. Blalock- And- King. , .'
' Mr. Jack Haskins, -for. many years
identified with the mercantile , busL:
nesa in Oxford, and more recently a
member of the Long . Company, has
sold his interest to Messrs, Josh 'King
and Prank Blalock. ; Mr. V Haskin
has -not signified his . intention " fur
ther than to state : that he,' will take
a needed rest. ,' 'i' ' -
KA HOUSE FOR RENT-
rOE PITT-
(7-3-tf.)
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BIG BOOSTER XAY
At Caltolina Farm and , Virgilina
Big Crowds Will .Attend
Mr. B. K.. Lassiter is- down on the
program to make a)gpeech at Calto
lina Farms picnic this: Saturday. The
good people out there .will regret to
learn that" Mr. Lassiter . cannot be
with them. He is able, if earless
speaker with a undof wit and hu
mor that stands him' well on all oc
casions. They are &&ng to have a
big, booster day at .yirgilina this Sat
urday and they have pressed .Mr.
Lassiter into servicecup there and we
know he will hold i Granville's ban
ner high. While l$r' Lassiter is ex
ploiting Granville's, (greatness up oh
the ' ; Virginia State ; line, Senator
Hicks, Hon. D. GJ jBmramitt, a"nd
Hon. Ben W. Parham.' will be at Cal
tolina, over on thePerson line tell
ing, the people all about our rich in
heritance. v
When you can gipt men like these
to sidestep politics long enough to
talk about commerce; and closer un
ion of interests; it is time to 'toss
your hat in the" air and shout halleh
ujah. i:r
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, A SOCLAL FAVORITE
One of Oxford's Smart Young Ladies
Highly Entertained
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Miss Sallie WebbJ one of Oxford's
smart young ladies is being highly en
tertained by f riendi in Gastoina. Ac
cording to the Gazette there has been
several social functions given in her
honor. We find Miss Webb's name
among the following well-known peo
ple of Gastonia: . r iy
"At her hpme on West Main avenue-
Friday morning .at ten o'clock
Mrs. J. Holland Morrow entertained
a number of friends most pleasantly
at a bridge party in honor of her
guests, Miss Helen - Wood and Miss
Louise Parrott, of Darlington, S. C.
Bridge was played at five tables, the
prize for the highest score being won
by Mrs; (Charles D. Gray. After the
game ' a? salad course was served.
Other out of town guests were Mrs.
L. L. Jenkins and Mrs. J, W. Fau
cett, of ' Ashevilte, Miss Lillian, " of
Piiie Bluff, Ark.y,. Miss Sallie Webb,
of Oxford,' who Ly yisiting Miss Maud
Ranking and Miss Marie Horton, of
Lancaster, S.,Ci who is the guest of
Mrs. S.;R. Clinton."
IX FHANKJilXTON SOCIETY
Miss - Besfesie- Lee Whitaker Enter-
tain
The beautiful .home of Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. Whitaker, Franklinton,
was a scene 'of perfect; beauty on
Tuesday evening last from. 8:30 to
11:30: when the doors were thrown
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open to a large host of friends, when.
their beamifttk daughter miss uessie
Leigh entferta'ed in honor of her
guest,: Misa Myrtle Whitaker of Cred
moor, MJvlriorine Smith of Hender
son, Miff na Allen of Stem. The
guests y 'fUAt the dpor by the
atMf wee 4 iteiataithft reiving
lineteAwi. irfwere' the. guests of
hoij6r.'v.T yl were next ushered in-
to-tho 1, rtwhere. several progres
sive .game aad ? -musica1 selections
were r:eh ed Oft the piatio , by Miss
es yNd- Hfiuse and Nina ,; Egyle.
Diiriiie '-'it i? intermission? ice cream,
cake anivslted nuts were served.
f " iltvliec.xw tutset cue uuuui ceo c t.
Mesdame?' Walter Cooke, John Hen
ry ";?Harfef Huberf; Utley, Edwin
Speed, "vOPUwfbrd Kearney, Plummer
SpeedJ Cpchanan - Wester, uonaia
Hicksy Atmstead Henderson, Ed-ward.-McGliee,
William Rose and
Jo&ieph S hitaker; Misses Naomi
Hdixse; JKbeca Wester, same vvniie,
Susiei.J?! own of Raleigh, Nina Engyle
of Burlington, Lector Ray, Alice
Utleyfa;llie Blackley' and Annie
westeerif...
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i&EATH THE REAPER
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The Beloved Wife of Mr. Kooert
, Chirk Passes Away Saturday
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Correspondence of the Public Ledger)
Th -death angel came so silently
on the evening of July 6th and stole
from the home of Mr. Robert Clark
his beloved wife, Minerva. She was
a little unwell when she arose in the
morning but not enough so to keep
her, from her usual household duties
After; breparing and serving dinner
she Sat' down on the front porch steps
to resti In a very short time she re
marked that she felt so badly she did
not believe she could walk, so her
daughter and fond nephew, Luther
Russell, assisted her to the bed and
ere her loved ones who were working
nearbv were summoned her spirit
passed through the pearly gate into
the beautiful beyond.
: Mfs. Clark was born February 13,
185; at Ceffo. Person county. In
l76she was married to Robert
Claris of Berea, Granville county,
where she happily lived till the end
came.? Mrs. Clark was the mother
nf cToti chidren twd of whom
nrftceded her to the "glory land
majiv vears ago. She was a good,
and true neighbor, an affectionate
and tender mother and a devoted
wifeV She was never a pretender in
anything, but always sought out the
right and did it. We will miss her
so sadly. She leaves to mourn her
sudden taking away a loving hus
band and six sons, Messrs. William,
of Berea, Crawford, of Durham, Rus
sell1 of High Point, Clairborne,
Frank and Isham, of Berea, . and
three daughters, Mrs. Jim Meadows,
of Oxford, Mrs. Picklesimon and Mrs.
JBurch of Berea, and a number of
grand-children and also two sisters
and four brothers.
' Her funeral was conducted by her
pa'stor, Dr. G. T. Lumpkins, in Mt.
y.irtn church. All that was mortal of
this good woman was laid to rest in
Mt Zion cemetary in tne presence ui
a. large sorrowing concourse of rela
tives and friends.
,, "Blessed are the dead who die in
the Lord."
,' Floral bearers: Misses Allie Ad
coek, Bettie Daniel, Nolie Jones, and
Jeanette Daniel," A Friend.
iitTr US MAKE YOUR TOBACCO
j-ues. We have the very best iron
Tjithat can be bought, all elbows and
f T's made daring summer months
V. while we have plenty of time to
jnake them right and brace them.
Old flues repaired promptly. Ox
ford Hardware Co.
7-10-4W
LIGHTNING ROD QUESTION
THERE IS TOO MUCH JUNK
THE MARKET
ON
The Belief That Hay Draws 'Light
ning to The Barn is Entirely With
out Foundation.
Now that the season for electric
storms are upon us, the following
from Prof. P. H. Daggett, depart
ment of electric engineering at the
State University, is of interest:
Lightning
It is a common belief that hay at
tracts the lightning, and this has
been held to be the reason why barns
are so likely to be struck'by lightning
It is quite true that barns are more
likely objects of a destructive stroke,
but it is now quite certain that the
hay in the barn has nothing to do
with it.
If a barn filled with hay is in an
exposed position it stands a good
chance of being struck. If this same
barn were empty, however, the chan
ces of its being struck would be pre
cisely the same, for the same under
lying cause that- makes the lightning
select the barn as the object of its
wrath still remains namely, a good
substantial "ground" resulting from
the drainage from the live stock.
A Warning
That more barns, and other build
ings are not protected against dam
age or destruction by lightning is
due no doubt to the unfortunate cam
paigns a number of years ago of
charlatan "lightning doctors" who
left on the farmers hands a lot of
junk on which the latter paid exor
bitant profits. Not only that,- but
most of the lightning rods that were
sold for absolute protection were
really positive sources of danger, and
instead of protecting actually in
creased the danger, as the farmers in
most cases soon found out.
Help Offered
. Properly installed lightning rods
actually do reduce the chance of ser
iou damage toa very small percent
age. It has been so proved by the
careful analysis of fire insurance re
ports all over the country. In fact,
proper rodding is almost certain pro
tection against total destruction.
Furthermore, this insurance can . be
obtained at a very reasonable cost,
varying from about $10 to $20 de
pending on the size and shape of the
building.
SUXDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE
At Gray Rock Methodist Church on
- , July 31st - "
Morning Session lO O'clock
Hymn All Hail the Power
Jesus' Name Conference.:
of
Prayer Pastor. ...
-Song -Gray Rock.
- Address . of Welcome Miss Lucile
Song Salem. ' - ' .
Response Miss Edna Crews."
Song -Shady Grove.
The Function of Memory D
G.
Brummitt.
Song Herman.
The Ideal Boy Dr. A. Sails
Song Bethel.
The Organized Class Miss Hettie
Lyon. .
Song Gray Rock.
Dinner
Afternoon Session 2 O'Clock
Song Salem.
Thing Worth While John , W.
Hester.
Song Shady Grove.
The Teacher's Place and Object in
the Sunday School Gen. B.- S. Roys-
ter.
Song Gray Rock.
What is the Mission
Superintendent? A. A.
Song Salem.
The Sunday School's
of the S. i
Hicks.
Need Rev.
M. T. Plyler.
Song Gray Rock.
Election of Officers and Place
Next Conference.
Song "God be with You"
Benediction.
C. G. MANGUM, President.
of
J. Y. CREWS, Vice-President
E. A. HART, Secretary-Treas
OXFORD COLLEGE NOTES
We are very glad to hear through
Presidemt Hobgood that Miss Pariss
will ' again next season have charge
of the Domestic Science Department
which for the last three years she
has conducted with marked ability.
It is known also that Miss Egbert
who for ten years conducted the
Science Department and who left
left thQ College six years ago will re
turn next year.
Miss Annie Townville, of the class
of 1912 and who has taught in the
evaded schools of Durham and of
Canton will take charge of the pri
mary and intermediate departments
succeeding Miss Mary Royall Han
cock, who takes a position in the
Shelby graded schools.
'
President Hobgood who has re
cently made several extended trips
about the State in the interest of
Oxford College, says that the pros
pects for the coming season is en
couraging.
DUST AND DEATH
The death rate from tuberculosis
varies according to the amount of
dust, says the North Carolina Board
of Health.
Per one hundred thousand wage
earners, the death rates are as fol
lows:
Farming ,
Cotton manufacture
Brass work
Copper work ............
Glass making
Earthenware
Cutlery .
File making
.102
.202
.279
.294
.295
.333
.383
.402
"'Secure Your License
If you are carrying on or practic
ing any business . trade or profession
for which a license is required with
out having said license in your actual
possession you are violating the law
You should first apply at Sheriff's
office and secure your license' before
operating.: 7-17-2t
- S. C. HOBGOOD, Sheriff.
WHERE
OPPORTUNITY
AWAITS
The One Thing That Retards Pros
perity If we want the right kind of last
ing prosperity in Granville we must
get a lot of people away from the
centers of population and onto the
the farms, where opportunity awaits
them. This business of rushing off
to the great cities and depopulating
the farms is doing more ' to retard
prosperity th-n all other causes com
bined. Any man of common sense
and a reasonable degree of energy
can make a mighty fine living on a
Granville farm and be reasonably in
dependent while so doing, while ful
ly one-half of the population today
is underfed because they are stagnat
ing in cities where there are ten ap
plicants for every job. Strikes,
lockouts and other labor wars do not
greatly affect the man on the farm,
for crops grow on just the same and
appetites do not decrease. The real
greatness of Granville will come
when the land is more fully under
cultivation and worked to better ad
vantage on scientific lines.
SURL NEWS NOTES
An Accident of Long Standing Comes
to Light
(Correspondence of Public Ledger)
Mr. James Estes, of Surl seems to
enjoy himself about as much as any
young man you will find.
Mr. M. C. Nash has become a good
grain grower farmer. ,
Quite a number of young ladies of
Person county are attending the
summer school at Chapel Hill.
The farmers of this section have
been going to mill with new wheat
and returning with nice loads of ele
gant flour and bran. That looks
like living at home .and boarding at
the same place.
Mr. E. T. Chandler, Jr., recently
found a bee tree and captured a lot
of honey from it.
If- you are ' not what you should
be something may happen. The old
thing may fly up at any time and
hit you in the face. The editor of
the Public Ledger invited us to tell
all we know about a certain incident,
but I am compelled to hold it down.
One of my friends told me something
that happened about three years ago.
He related how three men went off
and left a crowd of ladies at home.
That night one of the ladies looked
out of the window and saw what she
took to be a man on the porch. One
of the number got the gun and
sprung the hammer, and in the ex
citement discovered that it was a
sewing machine on the porch and not
a man. They all went back into the
house and took their seats around
the fire place. The question of let
ting the hammer of the. gun down
was debated at length, when one sug
gested that the quickest and v Dest
way was to pull tne trigger. Thj
was done" and ;i:he . shot.iweacW
s tri&ing - fOUr 01 "t heMofl" thealiW
making slight flesh wonuds. I - will
not give the name of the parties,
but merely write the incident to
show that there was no joke about
what came near being a serious ac
cident. THOS. FRAZIER.
SETTLED OUT OF COURT
The Accident at Railway Crossing
Adjusted
We learned on Wednesday last
that the Southern Railway Company
had compromised with Mr. Elliott
for the accident which occurred at a
railway crossing in Oxford on St
John's Day, an account of which ap
peared in the Public Ledger.
We called on Hicks & Stem, local
attorneys for the Southern Railroad,
and learned from them that the mat
ter has been properly adjusted, the
Railroad Company paying Mr. Elliott
$2,000 cash and all doctor bills and
hospital expenses.
DESERTED CITY OF ARRAS
Only a Thousand Remain in Contin
ual Hail of Fire and Shell
A special from Arros, France, says
that shells have been dropping into
that city at intervals for the past 25
days. Every twenty-four hours
few more buildings crumple or burn,
although the fire department still is
efficient in extinguishing flames.
One thousand civilians out or a
former population of 35,000 are here
There were 4,000 in December. A
few scores of the inhabitants have
been killed or wounded while the
others have been persuaded to go
awayv Not one of those remaining
thinks of sleeping anywhere except
in a cellar. The rest, of their time
is spent out of doors, when no shells
are falling. .
The streets are grass-grown. The
postmen deliver the mail, which com
es once a day by military post. Sever
al underground shops are open for
business. , Displayed on cellar doors
are baskets of fresh vegetables for
sale at about the same prices as In
Paris. Inside the principle grocery
are many . brands of American,
French and British canned goods.
About half the outer walls of the
beautiful city hall are still standing.
but there remains only one jagged
corner, of the imposing belfry that
once adorned the great square of
Arras. A citizen occpying a cellar
on the other side of the square count
ed the shells that hit and says it took
3 60 to shatter the beautiful bit of
Spanish architecture. .
An advance angle of the French
works is located in a little suburb
outside of Arras. Visitors there talk
in whispers and take hasty glances
through loop holes at the German
trenches forty yards away. The
French trenches pass through the
gardens of a ruined chateau. Rose
bushes and other flowers droop over
the sides of these military works.
Every house in what once was an In
teresting suburb has been wrecked
by shell fire.
IF YOU WILL COME AND SEE
. Davis's line of Buggies, Surries,
carts and harness now, he will
save you 20 per cent on a rig
Davis has 50 jobs in stock to offer
you, and you can get what you
want. Write him or come at once
for Davis pays the freight.
STEPS TO SOLVE PROBIM
be:
OUR FARM WEALTH . CAN
DOUBLED L FIVE YEARS.
Positive Steps, Through Business Ori
ganizations, Are Absolutely Necet
sa.ry to Reach the. Desired; End.
The papers in various sections of.
the State are having much to say
now with reference to the desirability
of North Carolina counties producing
at home a greater proportion of their
food and feed supplies. In at least
several counties the "matter has been,
taken up in an energetic way by com
mercial organizations and ways and
means of finding a . definite' solution,
fo the problem are being devised.
That is the right way to handle the
matter. Publishing facts and figures
showing the existing situation is. alL
right and proper but alone will not
solve the problem. Positive steps
through business organizations and.
in other ways to relieve the condition
are necessary. In some places county
boards of trade are working on the
matter. .
In this connection, the University
News Letter gives some interesting
information about the steps being ta
ken in Nash and Edgecombe counties
to induce the farmers to raise their
food and feed supplies at home. The.
methods being employed there, will
doubtless be adopted in other coun
ties.
In the census year, says the News.
Letter, the food and feed consumed.,
by man and beast in Nash and Edge
combe counties amounted to $3,641,-
000 more than the farmers of these:
two counties produced. That is to.
say, every five years as much wealth
in cold cash, goes out of these two
counties, as the farmers have been
able to accumulate in some 175 years
In other words, if this vast sum,
or the most of it, could be held down
by a system of live-at-home farming
the farm wealth of these two splen
did counties would be doubled in five
years. The farmers, the merchants
and the bankers would reap the bene
fit alike.
The business men and the farmers
of Granville should fall in line with
our excellent demonstrator and pulL
for greater things.
Edgecombe and Nash are puzzling-
out the local market problems that,
concern home-raised grains, hay and
forage, pork and beef; and scatter
ing information among the farmers.
about better farming.
That is exactly what should be
done here in Granville. If we wilt
take up the situation in the same
systematic and energetic way with a.
view to remedying existing condi
tions, there is no reason wny excei-r
lent results should not be accomplish
ed. '. , ' :- -';
The great trouble, in Granville, is.
that too- much of our money is sent
out.jof the State for; things, that ,can.
trTHODS OF TLAC
CIIIXG 1. . v
A Step Backwa-ds 31eans a Step Forw
ward Sometimes . '
Pres. Hammer of the State Press
Association, in his address before
that body at Montreat made this
timely observation:
With all our progress and improve- '
ment in education, the reason we
cannot get competent boys and girls
from the public schools is because
too many subjects are undertaken,,
with thorough grounding in none..
One excellent quality of the old-fash
ioned log school house was a curri
culum restricted to few subjects, and
the fashion of the day was , to be
thorough in all that was taught. How
can we expect thoroughness when
teachers encourage a vast number of
subjects and run in a gallop over
what they attempt to teach? There
should be a different curriculum. The;
elementary branches should be more:
thoroughly taught, and especiallF
Fhould the pupils be drilled and per
fected in the three R's.
And here is something from South
Bend, Ind.:
School children of this city no
more will have to ponder over cube
root, greatest common denominator, .
Troy weight and the like, if the rec
ommendation of a committee, of '
eight public school principals are ae--cepted.
This committee, which re
ported to Superintendent of Schools,
L. . Montgomery, declared that this
work is waste of time and offers as.
substitutes such practical tests as the.
following: Working out problems;
in city government; figuring esti
mates on city improvements; com
pilation of budgets and measuring of:
the city's area.
The committee also recommended"
that "stage money," check books and!
cash registers be used in the city
schools. The report adds that by the?
elinmation of useless work and the?
substitution of practical problems -the
kind the students will meet in ev
ery life greater efficiency can be. oh
tained. ,
AN OLD BENEFACTOR
One That Never Deserts a
Friend
We refer with pleasure to the Na
tional Bank of Granville which sheds
its rays and benefience influence all
over the county and beyond. It does
one good to look at the serenity of"
the Old Reliable in these days of de
pression, knowing that they are pre
pared at all times to lend money to
their customers on well secured pa--per
at lowest rates consistent with
good businessi To the man who ''
needs assistance, the old bank, at the
head of Main street, is like a rock in?
a weary land.
The National Bank of Granville
has run its advertisement in the
Public Ledger from week to week,
year in and year out, and we are;
fully persuaded that the man who .
transacts his financial affairs through"
this bank enjoys a prestige that cah
not be gained any other way. .
Free Ice The Oxford Ice Co., hasc
joined in with the merchants in stim
ulating sales, and are giving away
each week a $1 ice book free..' See;,
adv. elsewhere in Public Ledger,
Mr. Frank Blalock left this morn
ing in an automobile for Knoxyille.
Tenn., where he will spend v 'Borne?
time with relatives. - ' - ;
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