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PUBLIC LEDGER
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18th, 1915
GRANVILLE COUNTY
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Livestock, Beef and Dairy
Cattle, Hogs and Sheep,
Poultry, Household
and Pantry
L CREWS, Secretary.
Oxford, North Carolina
THE NEWS IN ODTLINE
STATE
New Hanover county will have an
increased valuation of realty of about
three million as a result of the new
assessment.
Durham county has arranged a
plan by which .tax delinquents can
pay their taxes before the next ses
sion of court.
A big seven-ton tarvia distributor
is at work on the streets of Raleigh
that are macadamized, giving them a
good coating of this oil.
Greensboro , will have Spanish
taught in-dthe high school the coming
session, and Mrs. Jobita Thompson,
of High Point, will be the teacher.
The Home Telephone and Tele
graph Company, of Greenville, has
just completed one of the handsom
est buildings of the kind in the State.
James Bryan, a colored man, of
Raleigh, was seen by a neighbor
walking about in the home of Mr. J.
F. Stanback in the absence of the
owner. The negro was captured by
three men in the neighborhood and
held until the' arrival of the police.
He explained that he was hungry and
.was serchCng for food.
Building is going on in Henderson
on a large scale a number of resi
dences going up. The Episcopalians
are building a large and handsome
brick parish house.
Elizebeth City can now show her
visitors who arrive by rail a spic and
span modern station, and an auto
hack service that rivals that of cities
many time its size.
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Janator Thompson of the new
court house in Raleigh has been given
power by the Commissioners to pro
secute any one found injuring the
building in any way whatever.
Agent W. H. Chamblee will soon
inaugurate a thorough canvass in
Wake county to induce farmers to
cultivate winter crops, which are so
valuable from every standpoint to the
farmer.
Mr.T. B. Parker, Director of Far
mers' Institutes in North Carolina,
has gone to California, where he will
attend the National Association of
Farmers' Institute Directors.
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Ge
ologist, states that the permanent
marking of the boundry line between
North Carolina and Tennesssee will
be completed within the next month.
Jones county has voted overwhelm
ingly aga'inst the stock law. The
advocates of the law think the peo
ple did not thoroughly understand it,
and hope for another election at some
future date.
The dates set for the first fair ever
held in Gaston County are October
12, 13, 14, and 15. About $2,000
has been appropriated for premiums
for the live stock, poultry and agri
cultural departments.
The State's militia as seen at
Camp Glenn was in fine form, much
progress being made during the last
year. The militia now enjoys the
distinction of having attained the
highest State of efficiency since the
Spanish-American war.
Bion H. Butler, in writing for the
News and Observer of the Pan-American
dinner at Greensboro, declares
that North Caraolina has come to the
forks of the road and must accept
the challenge to join in the great
work or stand back in indifference.
At Goose Creek and Florence in
Pamlico County there are two schools
that run in the summer time. This
change in the time of the school
term was made to suit the conven
ience of the pupils, who at other sea
sons have work to do that must be
done.
An unusual case is reported from
a convict camp in Guilford county. A
negro convict named Stuart ended
his life by drinking disinfeceting
fluid and eating soap. Mr.- David
son, in charge of the camp, says that
this negro hated work so much that
it was the one and only reason he
ended his life.
A thorough investigation of the
Wadesboro Silk Mill by the State
Board of Health shows there was no
foundation for the rumors of un
healthfulness at the mill. On the
contrary Dr. L. B. McBrayer, of the
State Board of Health, says he finds
conditions in the silk mill very nearly
perfect.
Martin Rickman and Miss Myrtle
Pressley, the pretty sixteen-year-old
daughter- of Joe Pressley, of Arden,
Buncombe county, were arrested Sat
urday for blackmailing D. M. Lance
and members of his family. The
warrant charges that Miss Pressley
and Rickman sent threatening letters
to Mr. Lance with the intention of
extorting money from him.
Commissioner of Agriculture W.
A. Graham has issued a statement
pointing out that the Board of Agri
culture has no connection with the
boys' patrol, this having been put
under the direction of the Farm Dem
onstrator, Mr. C. R. Hudson. Repeat
ed inquiries caused Major Graham to
make this statement.
NOTICE!
OXFORD ROLLER MILLS
is in better shape to do your
wheat and com .grinding than
ever before. Have just installed
a new machine to take onions and
filth out of your wheat. Our ca
pacity is sixty barrels per day and
we are keeping right up with our
work. You can always count on
getting your grain ground the
same day and we guarantee you
the best yeald and quality of
flour and meal. We are using
electric power and are always
ready to do your woa'k in small
or large lots. Satisfaction guar
anteed. OXFORD ROLLER MDLL
W. A. Parkani, Owner
A. M. Averett, Miller
7-1 7-1 m.
Wo.
This is a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS 6, FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
NEW CROP
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Attorneys-at-Law.
OXFORD, - - - N.CAROLINA.
Practice in State
and Federal Courts.
Get A Picture Of Baby.
For a long while you have in
tended to secure a photograpk of
your baby. Xow is the time and
Brinkley's Studio is the place.
I develcj) and print your ko
dak films. Also sell cameras and
films at a discount.
BRINKLEY'S STUDIO
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Store
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FRANK F. LYON'S
"Is the Place."
College St. Oxford, IM.C
FLOW3RS FOR
ALL OCCASIONS
"We grow them. Roses, violets,
Vallies, and carnations a spec
ialty. Wedding and funeral
flowers arranged in the latest
artistic styles.
BLOOMING POT PLANTS i
Ferns, palms and many other
nice plants for the house. "Write
for our Spring Price list of rose
bushes, shrubberies, hedge
plants, evergreens and shade
trees.
Our Business Is
. GROWING
Late . Cabbage and Collard
Plants reay now.
J. L. O'Quinn & Co.
FLORIST, Raleigh, N. C.
Phones
Store 42, Greenhouse 149,
For Rent
Ground Floor Of Brown Building
(Possession October 1, 1915)
One of the very best locations in the town of
Oxford.
GRANVILLE REAL ESTATE & TRUST CO.
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
A. H. POWELL, President. First National Bank Bldg., Phone 88
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Too many people neglect their teeth. You use
them often; treat them well. A clean mouth, and
teeth, aid the appetite, help digestion, are a joy to
one's self; anb POLITENESS absolutely demands
this.
We have a splendid line of tooth brushes, pastes
powders and washes. Mabe we can suggest to you
just what to get.
Think OUR drug store when you think drug store
things.
HAMILTON DRUG CO.
GRANVILLE'S BEST DRUG STORE
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