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' v .. . . . !'::' ' --v...-.- . , . - , . - , ' - V-' -4 ti.' . , . VOLUME XXX. OXFORD, XOIITH GROltlNA, URBAY, AUGUST 21st, 1915 , NUMBER 69 CASH BUYING AND SELLING THE BIG FREE ATTRACTION STORfrSDEAVlDEATDTOLL HOB LAVDOVN IN GEORGIA LINK IN NATIONAL HIGHWAY : 1 1 - i , m. r ...... A MEANS OF STpiULATIXG BUSINESS. Our Four Local Insurance Compan ies Adopt Safer and Sounder Me thods of Transacting Business All Hands Will Benefit By a Cash System of Transacting Business. The Public Ledger is of the opin ion that if all hands and the bottle washer in dxford would adopt the cash system it would be the means of stimulating business. It is a well known fact that one can pur chase more goods and better goods for cash than can be bought on cred it. The merchants who goes north and purchases his stock for spot cash gets a larger discount than the firm that is given ninety days. This will hold good in all lines of business. We dare say that if everybody in Oxford would resolve among them selves to buy and sell for cash there would be no further talk of hard times in this community. We ad mit that nothing short of a calamity would befall some of our business houses should they fail to extend credit wherever and whenever asked. It is an old custom and they must stand by their guns, else their cus tomers wlil cross the street. and get accommodated. We know of a hus tling town in Jtforth Carolina as large as Oxford wher.fi nearly everybody pays cash for everything they get. There is no friction in that town. A circular letter sent out and signed by our four local insurance companies throws some light on the credit business. Their letter ad dressed to the public is as follows: "The small compensation paid lo cal agents by Fire Insurance Com panies for handling their business and the requirements of these com panies as to the prompt remittance of balances will not permit of extend ed credit to the public and at the same time allow the business to re main on a legitimate and profitable basis to the agents. "Therefore to correct the rapidly growing tendency towards unlimited extension of credit, which unfortun atelyl has become quite general in the insurance business of Oxford, we the undersigned local agents, have found it necessary to adopt the fol lowing rule with reference to the payment of premiums, which be comes effective August 1, 1915, viz: "Premiums in full on each and ev ery fire and tornado insurance policy must be paid in cash before the 20th day of the scond month following the month in which the policy is issued, after which time if the premium "on any policy remains unpaid the agent writing the same shall have no f uther option as to extension of credit and shall immediatly take up said policy." A GRANVDLIiE BOY Rev. Lewis N. Taylor A Strong . Preacher. All who attended the Episcopal church on Sunday morning last were impressed with the beauty and solem nity of the occasion. In the absence of the rector, the service was con ducted by the Rev. Lewis N. Taylor formerly of Oxford. The many friends of this young minister are justly proud of the grand success he is mak ing in his chosen profession and the great work he is accomplishing in the churches in which he is laboring. The impressive rendering of the ser vice and the earnest sermon deliver ed were thoroughly enjoyed by the appreciative congregation. The Offertory Solo, "Forever With the Lord," was magnificently render ed by the talented vocalist Miss Bert Hutchings of Birmingham, Ala. who is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. G. Pace. The rich, sweet notes of the vocalist filled the edifice and seldom is an Oxford congregation permitted to enjoy such a musical treat as this lovely solo. Miss Hutchings has kindly consented to sing again at the Methodist church on next Sunday morning. SENDS OUT WARNING The Sharks Will Get You, If You Don't Look Out. Owing to the great profits in co operative creameries and the ease in selling stock in these industries, the State Department of Agriculture is doing a valuable and timely service by advising the public that there are a number of wildcat creamery sharks now selling stock for proposed creameries in various parts of the State and warns people to look out for strangers offering new-fangled stock at temptingly low figures and all kind of alluring promises. The only safe plan in buying stock in a .local enterprise is to deal only with people whom you know to be both reliable and responsible in their deal ings. PERSIAN OATS FOR SALE NICE, clean lot of seed. Oxford Orphan Asylum. Also Alfalfa Hay for sale. 7-1 8-8 1. - HENRY MYERKOFF COMPANY ENGAGED FOR FAIR Everything is Moving Along Nicely and the Three Days Event in Octo ber Will Eclipse All Previous At tempts The Hypodrome Wagon. The Granville County Fair Asso ciation has engaged the Henry Myer koff Company, Inc., New York City, to furnish the amusement feature at the Fair Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 13. 14. and 15th. This is one of the best amusement organizations in the country . and their large variety of novel and whol some features is a splendid drawing card. There is to be a big free act, entitled the "Hypodrome Hay Wag on," wrhich alone is worth the 'price of admission to the Fair. But the County Fair is not intend ed as a place of amusement. There is a sober side to it, and when one has feasted his eyes and sharpen ed his wits on the fine exhibits he canturn his attention to the amuse ment featured. Secretary Crews is with the Ox ford Fire Company at Atlantic City, He will return to Oxford about the middle of next week. On leaving he told us that he would make one or two side trips, while at Atlantic City in the interest of the Granville Coun ty Fair. On his return he will at once give his attention to the Fair j grounds. "There is a lot of work to be done," says Mr. Crews, 'more and better room for hogs, horses and cat tie is badly needed. We have the plans for the enlargement in hands, and when we get everything cleaned up the Fair frounds will make a most excellent souvenir picture." Death of Mrs. James Day The friends of this good lady will be pained to learn of her death, which occured at the home of her daughter at Fremont, after a short illness. She made her home in Wel- don, but was taken sick while visit ing her daughter. She formerly made her home in Oxford and is very kindly remembered by our good peo pie. She was a member of the Baptist church and possessed many fine traits of character, and was an exceedingly, kind neighbor. She leaves behind "four sons and two daughters- to mourn her passing away. She was the sister of Mrs. Yancey of Oxford, and reared in the Berea neighborhood. Her remains reached Oxford on Thursday and her funeral was con ducted from the Baptist church in the afternoon by Rev. G. T. Lump kin assisted by Rev. J. G. Blalock, her pastor, of Weldon, who paid a tribute to her good works and Chris tian virtures. The interment was in the family plot in Elmwood cemetery. THE SACRED GROUNDS Commissioner Usry Doing a Noble Work. God's acre on Hillsboro street, near the center of town, is now being nicely cleaned up. The work is in the hands of Commissioner Usry, chairman of the Cemetery Committee and he is doing a good job. Strangers have often remarked on the dilap adated appearance of the old ceme tery, and now that the sacred ground where rests the remains of the hon ored founders and builders of Ox ford, a ray of light and hope comes to dispel the gloom that was cast by its disheval appearance. We are glad this noonday that Commissioner Usry, though a busy man, finds time to beautify the cem eteries. Over on the west side, at Elmwood, he has also worked won ders with the scythe and the prun ing knife. Well defined shady walk ways in the city of the dead, their beauty enhanced by the merry song birds, brings a sense of pleasure and comfort to the living. TOBACCO SHOWS UP WELL Nearly Half Million Pounds Sold on Four Eastern Markets Tuesday Nearly half million pounds of to bacco were sold on four markets of Eastern North Carolina Tuesday, the day set for the opening. The breaks in the various markets ranged from 60,000 in Wilson and Greenville to fmore than 200,000 in Rocky Mount. Smithheld sold 70,000 pounds. The price seemed to be about the same on all of the markets, the aver age ranging from eight to ten cents. Some Quantities of the yellow weed brought as low as two cents per pound, but this was of the lower grade, while the best prices ranged beyond twenty cents. Reports indicate a most optimistic spirit among farmers and warehouse men as well as buyers. Master Samuel Burton Midyette, returned to his home in Jackson, on Thursday after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Shaw. i - . MORE THAN HUNDRED DEAD AJ v FIVE II UNDIXED HOUSES KXJINED. i &z : Thousand Feet -of Causeway Washed Away by Tidal 4 Wave and Island is Covered With Wreckage Wind Reaches 92 Milesian Hour During Georgia, that twenty-five men enter Storm's Hht;gv;:; , ed the State Prision at that place be- Wo ,i.hftr TrTTf Pr ort tn i- vu tk w ci c iosi in me lernmc siorm wnich swept the city of Galveston, Texas, Monday and Tuesday. The Sfiawa l , , ., T " . . ' wV, & woo i? a heavy as the great storm in 1900. The heaviest loss of lifp wl at ViSa W oLL1 Total nronprtv damaVo maV o "MT upon uib pnsum coucn a lotai property uamage may exceed I foiinw-nnmnVf ciocVin v,ic v,t. jqn nnn Ann ; ; , Accordins-" to information avnQJAre pl?Qe n?t nealed un wien TWml on Tuesday morning fasten- rPPnrdpd a, foiw, - ; c fniinw SloT: Texas Cltr 18; 14- Mnran'c: Toir,t 11! , muign s -oint ii, Virginia rt t J- vflul morgan b -foint 11 ; i"LairooC3b H!u3sionyl2Van BeaCh ogcauiuuB. o, xiuuaLuii Property loss estimates, vague ex- npnt in a fPW instanpps wore QO fnl. , aaivptnn $1K nfifl nftn nr " " - " f " - " j 7,7777; , . : S400 000- Port Arthur SSOOOftn- fiahrook $100 000rf sWnV Vi nn 1 : f X.Xrr" -CUxau $ou,uuu. "i- Tn additinn thprp wa onnrmn, vuuimuuo 16SS to cotton. growfrs in the storm belt, some estimates stating-that 25 per cent of the crop of central Texas FraDl7 was sentenced to death on "i "T"11 -umy .1S was destroved and niacins- thp in 5 sentencea to aeatn on really no extra expense. The dis wab aestroyea, ana placing tne loss thp tpstimonv of an e-sr-convict. F"or- o ; i i at "milliTia nf rlnllorc Tho n The OH fields also suffered severelv nealU?le3JZeJeFl. xue mobiy esMugeu oi waives- ton. Tevas Hitv. and nthpr roast r ' V . , 7. , 7, towns, which faced the full swpen of the wind is drinkine water Galves- tne wina, is annKing water, waives- ton's snnnlv was hrniip'ht from cov. -7- oral milac inland and tVlo maincs nroro broken bv the waves and storm toss- pi vpsspls Four United States soldiers were downftd in aaivoatnn and tpn ro0rJ " , " uorresponaance or trie jfuoiic jjeager; i n Kpnhrirto-p Aftpr loavina- trn lost at Texas City The Fort Crock- rai nf Woodmen Organized I Jr to After leaving Ken ett and Texas City camp were wiped CamP of vvoodmen organized bridge the road is good to Black out and thp arnw transnorts Mn- A camp of the Woodmen of the stone, Wellsville and on to Peters- r-ioiion oni t on,o a - ' THE OXFORD BOY SCOUTS ' 4 - --- . , Twenty-one Members Enrolled at the Present Tune.- The Boy Scouts is now a living, breathing organization in Oxford. They start , off . with twenty-one mem- bers. Mr. Eugene Crews is the Scout Master. The first sixteen boys to join were divided into two patrols, "The Silver Fox," and the "Eagles." Silver Fox Henry Shaw Patrol leader; Maur- ice Parham, assistant patrol leader; flonro-n Hunt enriha- Tilj- Tolnr busier: Joe Taylor. Wadsworth Spencer, Hugh Parham; Edward Har- Aoi anflt,M noi iHnr. Too t? assistant natmi loori. AUiUU UUCUbCl LC- , er; William M. Hicks, bugler; Lewis Turner, Roy Grissom, Ernest , PaVTnond wadworth Willie Howell, Tho othor two mpmhers will he as- J . . , - . . . . signed to tne above patrois at me npt n,pptin.r whi.H will mrohahiv he ia n- JrJoir - wifn ttt cmono t-owc as Som.t XXA. TV CXV. Master, and Mr. Geo. W. Hunt as the .,-k on W X Lll - U.J-L V WW U V I why there should not be abundant life in the organization. In a town like Oxford, the Boy Scouts can be v Men's Christian Association. Among its snipndid features mav he nauted the inspiration of self-nreservation : noim assist rtthpr-s in wnrfhv efforts; the teaching of higher and better ideals of what makes better manhood and womanhood- the livins- of pure lives for the pleasure of ones self and the pleasure of those whom they come in contact with in every- day life. Parents can safely urge their sons to enroll for membership in tViie snlandid nrcani7nf inn MRS JULIAN CARR DEAD. a The End Come at Her Countrv Home Near DDurham. Nannie Graham Parish Carr, wife of GeneralJulian S. Carr. commander of the N. C. Division of United States and Mr. L. Wilkerson, mortored to Creameries, condenseries, cheese fac Confederate Veterans, died at her Henderson, one dav last week and tories; the production of bacon.hams. country home, Occoneechee, near Dui ham Wednesday. She is survived by her husband, four sons, Marvin Carr, of New York; Julian S. Carr, jr., uiaiborne uarr, ana Austin uea- ton Carr, of Durham; and two daugh-l ters, Mrs. Lalla Patton, and Mrs. Lida Flowers; both of Kansas City, Captain E. J. Parrish, of Durham, is a brother of Mrs. Carr, and a sis- ter, Mrs. Fannie Halliburton, also survives. : Mr. Earle.Hunt has returned from a two weeks stay at Lake Junaluka, his sister, Lula, was with him at the great meetings there and will return fronr Durham Saturday. LEO M. FRANK SWUNG FROM A TREE. Moo inters the State Pnsion and Drags Him by the Heels Down a L Long Flight of Stone Steps. V News comes from Milledsreville. ,of the ,to?K eo. i vi : ii ranK nv rnp npp sinn n r-o ctroH him down a one nair of stntio.stons and carried him to T MariPtta " a dfc ?5f 7nn iS -?"a.d tcuxce ui j.uu uiiiea a,uu iiuiig aim 10 a lree near me grave wJlere sleeps Marv Phaean Awful r Mary fhagan. Awtul! ni?JeYW " ' : . v imuai. eQne rope aoout ms neck it was c y dUUUl " whjs Lcko' tte Dk ISesH wlfso" p I . ASes- At was so outrasreous m its nature all decent outrageous in its nature all decent th? r6aChed US we tried to fashion m our mind some Ulan wpt-pW war,ir fH0n i,aH ' uu., . " " 7, - - - roooeu a grave, men proceeaea -to 1 " lisinp rnp nnnv nr rnp npan man n a snieia. rnis was tne oniy cnan- .i n ...... . iiuiiia.il nauu auu ui tiiii au wui jt. vv couia not conceive m our mina any Inlan that would sink man lowpr than f, .77 , V . , . 77 T .V. , rnp wi n npasrs or rne innsrip. vpt. rne state of Georgia is branded with the moslt fonl oriP of thP centnrv. " , . - mor flnvoTnnr Qlatrn mVin nmrnntpd IZT- I . r 7 sentence to life imprisionment is now in San Francisco, and Govern- TT , . j t. or narns iihs waiueu 111111 uui iu ie- L. x 1 t h UVT tu UIBld LL ue,v,uuc 1110 lLLr Georgia can never hope to regain I . , , ,. , , its reputation until tne lasi one 01 . . ' . , , , , lne 18 aPPref.eilutiU anu uiuugut to the bar of Justice- Stovall News Items , ....... ..... ' World has been organized here and on Friday night a team from the Ox- ford Camp will be present to institute tlljs camp. Considerable interest is being manifested in the fraternity and it is starting off with very bright prospects. Mrs. Bettie Gregory has returned from an extended visit to Oxford. Mr. C. E. Earl, is attending court in Boydton, this week. Mrs. J. Brooks Davis, who has been quite ill, is rapidly recovering, Mrs. H. M. Church, ot Middieourg was a visitor to Stovall last week. Miss Kathryn Butler of Chase City, is a, guest at the home of Mr. and I Mrs. C Ci TTeeie. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert aucette, near Bullock, visited friends and rei- Mr Pari TTestPr. afrpnt for the Smithpm Railway, is taking a two 1 " WW o .. week's vacation. Mr. N. H. Gillis, has returned from Baltimore, where he purchased his fall stock of goods. Mr. C. T. Hester and Mr. TOm In i n ii, r-n a paiues muiuicu "ll-uiuulu Petersburg and Ontario, last week. Miss Susie Alston, of Townsville. s exoected to arrive this week to be the guest of Miss Annie Gregory. Mr t. a. Punkptt. left Monday A- - r morning to attend Better Acquaint- ance Week celebration in Richmond. Mr. L. H. Pollock, who runs on the Southern train throueh here snent Saturday and Sunday with home folks here. Mrs. Armistead Capehart of Ox- ford, demonstrator of the Granville county branch of the Girl's Canning Club, is in the neighborhood this week in the interest of her work. Mr. Luther C. Wilkerson and Miss Lillie Wilkerson motored to Berea one aay tms weeK ana orougnt oaciq with them Mr. J. T. McDonald.a Con- reaerate veteran, wno nas gone to a Richmond hospital. Mr. Basil Horsfield, of Oxford, spent the day here last week and throueh his efforts it mav be nossihle for Stovall to have a wireless tele- graph station before very long. Misses Mollie Hester, Ruth White, Lillie Wilkerson and Ruth Norwood. from there went to the home of Miss- es Lucy and Bettie Tunstall for a short visit. They report that the crops in this particular section are looking unusually good. THE PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS - Elder Rowe Preaches Old-Time Re- ligion in tho Court House. Elder Rowe, a Primitive Baptist of Baltimore, . preached an excellent sermon in the Court Chamber at the Court House last Tursday night. He lis a pleasant speaker and brought a wholesome messasre to the larere as- semblage drawn from the various de- nominations. THE ROUTE- THROUGH BRUNS WICK COUNTY WITHDRAWN The Road Will Pass Throueh Lunen- burg and Nottoway Counties. Len gthening the National Highway , Nine Miles Between Oxford and Petersburg. I Because Brunswick county, Va. has tailed to co-operate with the Gov- . m i 4.1 1 -l 1 t Hnnni u;i.. iV. nLTB Z U r cnan?d to Nottoway and Lunenburg counties. The United States engineers have k lJulLr td Lets engineers nave been over the ground and reported favorably on the proposed change of the route and it is now up to the two x. . , . cuumies 10 sign contracts tor tne lm- provement of the roads, which thehy will do at once. This will make Ken- bridge the next stop of any size north onage the next stop of any size north SnSt ?U " , nat?ra11? bring the two' towns in close touch witv. oy v.. with each other thaTtle wmlTe Two raUroad cross! iris's insroad r F cavan nn viirrn -Fj3r j . xv " 7,', T, : ... . U9 r""1 win uimg m lvvw hotels between South Hill and Peter- uurg. ine iowns or enonage ana i A. the fullest exfpnt in thp imnrnvintr LUti luuehl extent m tne improving, marking and up-keep of the high- wav The engineers havp. insistpd nnnn v j x A. "'Picuuu ui iu roau lO tne MAin u..:u! bridge at once but as this iscontem Zl Tn,?!' f.7-S 1 L1! nleUZ io mwcaocu uy eieveil Illlies I l i. x:n n i , "UL 1& bLlli mree mues snorter tnan the route throueh Lawrenceville and while distance is immaterial to thp wiine uibiance is immaterial to tne government co-onpration is psspntial guveumieui, tu operanon is essential ana Brunswick refused to co-operate unless the road was changed to take c wu. was ciittugeu 10 iaK6 n Lawrenceville 1AX uawicui,cmc. The new route from South Hill cvm diverge at the Burnt Store, cross SSif6. f F?11 v, MI1J Bridge), past Antiock church and on burg, following the N. & W. Ry. There was some talk of changing from South Hill to Chase City but as long as South Hill keeps up interest in tho Highway it will remain right there. The relocation of the National Highway in Virginia does not in any way change its location through Granville. The change came about on the part of Brunswick county failing to show the proper interest and should Granville county any time ran to snow the proper interest the government would seek another route, possibly from a point in Vir- ginia via Henderson. I imT c Farming, LiVe Stock Farminir .xc Now that the farmers of Granville j. . , , . ,. ai luruuiB vneir attention more ana more to diversified farming and live stock the following from the Uni- yersity News Letter, under the cap- "uu 1U1CC OLCa wctiu, gives I ri An rl' .- Cl-r-r.r T71 . 1 II some further Significant figures in 7 1 ' , thl& connection, that may prove in- terestmg here: I 1 T71 , , . 1 dimiuK vrops marnet- I Jl t 1 1 . - " .marg11.0 Slear profits narrow and accumulated farms wealth small, no matter how valuable the crops, how large theT yield per acre or now tne market prices Per capita country wealth in North Jin 2?' m couTy-' large, $994, in our tobacco counties. fom ?191 in the poorest to $388 in ine ricnesx; or inem! mJ''IlJ J Farming Crops "ted..on fouJ le mwgjn ot Profits wider, and accumulated farm freater; Alleghany a live stock yjoi r1Lli ?at county in per capita country r" " mw,,uhW huiwiubuu county, lenn., per capita farm wealth ""4; ditto Highland county, Va., Der capita country wealth, $990; dltto Fayette county, Ky., per capita wealth $2,150; ditto Illinois, a well developed live stock state, per capita country wealth, $2,655. 3- Agricultural Industries shoulders and the like; margin of Pronis stm wider and accumulated Iarm wealth still greater; instance, lQwa, all told the best developed State in livestock and animal indus tries; per capita country wealth, $3,386. Death of Mrs. Ann Milliken Mrs. Ann Milliken, an aged lady died at Creedmoor Thursday the 19th Relatives from Oxford will attend the funeral and burial at the Rev. B. B. Hester home place this Friday at 4 o'clock p. m. Fn7E GOOD FARMS FOR RENT Apply to T. Lanier. 8-4-tf
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