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VOLIE XXX. OUR HOME COMING WEEK fATR WEEK IN OCTOBER THE BEST TIME Things are Shaping up Mcely for the petum of the red Ones to Their Xative Heath in Dear Old Gran ville. The Public Ledger but expresses the sentiments of the entire com Innnity in setting forth, or rather Uakirg, the entire week of the Coun rrai? in Granville the most avail able time for the large number of the loved ones scattered broadcast over the country to return totheir Native heath in dear old Granville. There remains but one short month in which to invite and urge the lov ed ones to return home, but that is In easy task and good news travels fast YOU OWe 11 lO yuurseu.iw wiiic i- t A mini' Clio O Tl H tol 1 I them that you have a soft pillow and an easv chair awaiting them. The plan as we see it, i ,v,o favnrs the nroDOsition to make Fair week in October "Home Coming Week" to eittter write or call on Mr. Eugene Crews, secretary of the Granville County Fair -Association, who is also secretary of the OranviUe County commercial uuu. The Public Ledger is authorized to state that Mr. A. H. Powell, presi- that a student comes down with ty dcnt of the Granville Commercial phoid fever in a short while after en Club, is reasonably sure that special tering school. All of this, however, fates will be granted by the railroads to a large extent, can be prevented, for Home Coming Week. The State Board of Health advises As the time is snori in wmuu iu work up the usual entnusiasm inci dent to the return of the loved ones from everywhere, there must be some system. Of course every mo ther's sons and daughters have the personal address of their kindred who have left old Granville. In ad- dition to the request for them to re- turn ana snare tne son pmow, it i also necessary for the good people of Granville to issue a general call for them to" return to the scense of their earlier days. The good people who have left dear old Granville and made a plaoe for themselves elsewhere represent untold wealth and influence. The Public Ledger has on its mailing list nearly five hundred names of those who have gone from the: county or bave kindred ties sufficient for them to eagerly watch forthe arrival of the home paper. Of course they will read this call with renewed interest and keep a sharp lookout for the personal invitation from their loved one to make "their homes your "home." It is hoped that the preliminary arrangements can be effected before the end of the present week and the general call issued for the return of the noble sons and daughters of old Granville. The Granville Commer cial Club, the merchants and the Public Ledger and hundreds of oth ers in Oxford and throughout the county are discussing the advisability of "Home Coming Week." Let ev erybody get their heads together and make it the grandest event in the history of Granville. LOST GOLD WATCH Somebody Has President Hobgoods Nice Time Piece. President F. P. Hobgood lost a fine open face gold watch and fob on the streets of Oxford last week. He reported his loss to the Public Led gtet-and we inserted a small ad in the Business Local Column of the Public Ledger, but so farthere is no trce of the watch. We have no doubt in our mind that the very, person who has the watch in his possession looked ever the columns of the Public Led ger to see if it was advertised, so as to be in a better position to keep it out of the sight of the rightful owner We requested that the watch be left at the Public Ledger office and claim a rewar, but as no one has made an inquiry we naturally conclude that the watch has fallen into bad hands. Finding an article and concealing it from its rightful owner is . a serious offense in the sight of the law and all decent men. x TO START CREAMERY ROUTE Important Meetipg of Commercial A movement of vast importance tt , . i win k i t j mi j 1 the Commercial Club rooms. Messrs. P. Knott, W. T. Calton,, and oth- er well-known and able; men of the community are behind the movement to AstaKiiei. - , Ville. Able sneakers will . disp.nss the uvuuiinii . r- ill v t. -w-iiivi Proposition at the Commercial Club rooms next Thursday night. Presi dent A. H. Powell desires the pres ence of all club members on this oc casion. AVill Examine Teachers- There yiU be an examination for white teachers on the 16th of September and one for colored on the 17th. J. F. Webb, County Superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Parrott, Brassfield were in town Monday. of OXFORD, NORTH A TIMELY WARNING To the College Bound Young, Folks - of Granville County. Granville county young folks with thousands of boys and girls from all over the state will be leaving home this week and the next to enter school and college. Some will be leaving at a sacrifice, but with ambition and de termination, while others will ; be leaving lighthearted and buoyant thinking only of the associations and the pleasures of another college year. All, however, will have looked well to their material welfare for another year. Their trunks will be filled with new clothes, with even their winter wardrobe, and there will be included room comforts and accessories, and eatables, perhaps, to taper off on. But with this only the. students' greatest preparation has not been made. He is "entering college under what is likely to be a serious handi cap. His health has not been looked fnr nn . Trt AO 1 Vi a Vi mn 4- r4- r n tor determining his success. One or two defective teeth have been known 10 nave Diigmea ine enire college yar or otnerwise aingent students. Eyes that needed only to have glass es fitted have ben the means of fail ure to many boys and girls. Nasal obstructions that are easy to remove and correct have been responsible for defective hearinsr and inefficiencv. Furthermore, it is not infrequent that all boys and girls who are con templating entering school or college this fall to look well to their health before leaving home or before school opens. Parents will do well to have their children observe at least these few plain precautions. First, have them visit the dentist and have their mouths put in a healthful condition. Second, have them visit the occulist if they have frequent headaches and trouble with their eyes. Third, have them consult a specialist if they have difficulty in breathing through the nose or trouble of any kind with their ears, nose or throat. And above all have them vaccinated against typhoid fever and smallpox. If these simple precautions are carefully observed, much expense and anxiety will in many cases be saved the parents, while illness, inefficiency loss of time and failure, perhaps, will be saved the students themselves. HORSE STRUCK WITH STOXE The Owner of the Animal, Himself Hurt, Threatens to Bring v . '. Suit. : ' ; : The Public Ledger is asked to pass upon a point of law. Our corres pondent says that he was driving a- long the road when an automobile passed him at a rapid rate and struck a- stone and hurled it Against his horses' head causing the animal to take f rierht and in his - dash across the field the driver was hurt. "Who can I hold responsible for the danfage, the owner of the auto mobile or the County Commissioners for Dermittme the misel to remain on the highway," asks the damaged citizen, whose name we are not per- mitted to divulge at this time. The Public Ledger doubts the wis dom of going to law on such a tech nicality. It is totally unfair to at tribute any intent or carelessness on the part of the automobile or the County Commisfianers, regardless of what the law may be. V RECENT POSTAL RULING Free Delivery Men Seen on the Street With Automobile Tire Around Their Neck. t , ' It would seem that Uncle Sam is determined to make the mail carriers earn their money. It is a common thing now to see a free delivery man walking about the streets with an automobile tire swung around his neck. There is no telling what a rural free delivery man may encoun- ter at any time since the scope of the narcel nest was ' extended. The ' du ties of the postmasters, toor have been enlarged, according to a' circu lar letter sent out by the Postoffice Department, addressed to all post masters and reads as follows : "It Us suggested that you mterviewd i 1 s-wc item tr a nrnmnnl IA RllTl I ers and otners using auiomuuue &uy Pea and point : out-ttie parcel post TYe- ese .i1 has been discontmued,, but thepres- ent System of insurance s V as safe, much Quicker and somewhat ' cheaper. -KCrmrV? T TT WATT, OTf "POOLE. Webster county, State of Kentucky have bought and paid for a Fam- ily Graveyard, containing ONE ! ACRE, situated near Jim Adcock's farm, 'at Oakhill, N. C. I object Tirv, Arirnoir or anv nerson : or evno eonoedTKr AiittinGr or re- moving any wood or timber from A, ' ftn innw ln1 Tf ties so doing will be prosecuted to t,-T tt tt : xvall - 9-l-4tx CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1915 I1E11AI GERMAN SUBMARINE TORPEDOE LINER WITH 050 SOULS Twenty Persons Injured When Tor pedo Hits Ship Carrlng Wounded Canadians From Iiiverpool to Mon treal Ship. Two Americans Aboard of American Consul Frost vat Queens- town cabled Saturday night that pro bably eight or ten lives' were lost in the torpedoing of the Hesperian. He said the liner carried mounted and visible on her stern a 4. 7 inch rifle. The consul's message follows u 'The Allan liner Hesperian torpedoed by German submarine seventy miles southwest of Fastnet at, 8:30 o'clock Saturday evening. One or two Am ericans on bdard, none lost. Loss of life about eight. Vessel has not sunk. Admirality boats landed passengers here (Queenstown). Due about 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. There were about 45 Canadian troops on board unorganized and mainly inval idated. Also one 4.7 gun -mounted and visible on steam. Vessel bound for Montreal." 1WU X.U-MI. Cl Passengers landed at Queenstown asserted that the attack was made without warning. The American consul at Queenstown telegraphed thatjChere were one or two Americans aboard, adding that, none was lost. Canadians Aboard .': The Hesperian; 1,920' ton gross, was outward bound from Liverpool for Montreal. Many of the passengers were wounded Canadian soldiers on their way home f com the front. Early reports from Queenstown were that there were 50 passengers in the first cabin, 150 in the second, and 250 in the third, but it later was announced at the Allan Line offices in Liverpool that the passengers numbered only 350. There were approximately 250 in the crew, all of whom also were saved, according to the line's announ cement. ' - ' The attack on the Hesperian came just as darkness was falling. Pas sengers who have reached Queensv town express the belief -that she had been chased for some distance by a submarine, wljich fired as spon as it was within range! : The Washington Government " Official Washington received news of the torpedoing of the Allan liner Hesperian by a German submarine with unconcealed surprise, ; though there was none of the grave anxiety that followed the sinking of the Ara bic. . While comment was withheld at "both the White House, and the State Department pending detailed reports it was learned that' high officials re garded it as almost inconceivable that after the assurances given by the Germans last week, a German submarine commander had without warning launched a torpedo at v a peaceful passenger vessel. Germany's Pledge to United States Three days before the torpedoing without warning, of the Allan line steamship Hesperian, off the coast of Ireland, Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the United States, called upon Secretary Lansing and made verbally, and later in writ ing, the following pledge to America regarding submarine warfare : "Liners will not be sunk by our '(German) submarines without warn ins: and without safety of the lives of noTi-nombatants. nrovided that v the liners do not try to escape or offer resistance. , : : j Editorial Expression The Public Ledger is not willing to believe that the Germans are respon sible for all the. diadoes off the Irish coast.- It seems passingly strange that the German submarines can nav igate a distance of a thousand miles around through the English channel . irish coast and sink or disable a big liner at will. If Germany can do that, andthe American people are fftniish ATioneh to embark on English vessels we see no reason why the Uni- ori states should oecome mvuiveu. bft seen wherein the Germans are not as honorable in war- ag any other nation involved .. . A MERE GUESS Wager That Oxford Will Sell Fifty Thousand pounds oi xuuacw Opening Day. f t vier of the fact that 10,000 V - - ... A 1 rkVirrn was sold on me opening day of the ket and that Wilson sold 154,0,00 one day last week, we venture to Predict M.M -a w m . that the sale on uiexioiuj on the opening da like 50.000 pounds. This of course, is merely surmise, but the ware- housemen are not looking for any I ixirr fhintr rT .'t.TlA OTieninfiT daV. X Ue feeling here is -that the weed will find iee.f f Ti e Oxford market as the price advances GETTING READY FOR ' OPENING The Warehousemen and the Tobacco Buyers are Ready. One more week and tho Tobacco market will be open. The i-cix ixiei-H mrougnout the entire sec tion will about complete the task of curing the crop this week. From what we can learn frbm the tobacco growers it would seem that the most of them win vff i, i grades for sale first hut -h Win be many piles of fine, tobacco on the ,U1'1 y ine-miaaiejof October. If the market in the of the State are any criteron, we are justified in believing tobacco will sell well on the Oxford market this fall. -. Wilson Market. President R. P. Watson hf Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade gives out the following report for sales during August: . - "This market handled 977 nK pounds from the opening of the mar ket August 17 up to August 31. The average price paid was $8.73. Last season the oneninsr of ho tyio,.i o - uiaiact was postponeed until Sentemher i and no comparative figures can be given. The average price on this market in Sentember. 1 i 4 woo $11.28. Thursday of this the largest day of the present season with 180,000 pounds sold at an av erage price of $10. The few' days of this month has already shown heavy gains. ; "Farmers are comnlaininer because of the continued rains. - H'oi throa days rain has fallen almost csontin- uaily and the ground is thorousrhlv Rocky Mount Tobacco .i The Rocky Mount; Tobacco Board of Trade makes the following an- nouncement: rlt a. : wucimgs lur me wecK past a- mountea to aoout 30U,000 pounds. bringing the total for' the month to 4Jd,8bl pounds, (August) at an av erage of $8.58. Considering that the oitenngs are almost, entirely first primings this average is .considered good, and Is highly satisfactory to the farmers. . The breaks for the past few days have shown , an increase or staiK tobacco, which is eagerly sought at good prices, indicating that the buyers are not onlv readv but ahxious for weed,. and denotes a good feeling among the tobacco men. generally, who anticipate a good sea son. For the past few days rain-has interfered with the deliveries, but as tne weatner is now seasonable- for grading, largely increased receipts are expected next week." . THE ORPHANS' CONCERT Singing Class of the Odd Fellows Or- i phan Home Rendeir Program The Singing Claus of the Odd Fel lows Orphan Home at - Goldsboro, gave a concert at the Orpheum thea tre Friday night last to a large and appreciative audience. The children kwere well trained in every ' respect and made the evening an en joyable one. - : -v'''" The . programme consisted of songs by the class, solos and readings. The class has traveled throughout the State and has met with applause by those who have heard them. This chapter of children reflect credit up on the Odd Fellows of the State. MRS. HORSFIEIiD LAID TO REST Remains Were Taken to Massacheu- setts for Interment. - Mrs; F. H. T. Horsfield, the belov ed wife of Dr. Horsfield, passed a- way Monday evening at her home on College street. , The remains were taken to Cam bridge, Mass., this Tuesday morning at noon : for interment. Dr. Horsfield and children accom- pained the remains. J5UDLDING OPERATIONS Town ai County Awaiting Normal " Conditions. There" has been considerable build ing and construction work in Oxford during the year, , but nothing, like as much as should have been in view of the fact that by the drop in lumber and the overplus of labor, the great est of all opportunities .for - - cheap construction work. ; ; Quite a number of new homes have been built in the county and much repair work done, but -nothingr like one-half of the work was accomplish ed that was contemplated just before the cry of "wolf" was heard in the land. There will never be another such opportunity to build as , has pre sented J itself during the spring and summer of Shis year.bu ft , would seem that the majority prefer to wait for normal conditions even , if they must pay a higher price for labor and material. When in the course or few months; business reaches a nor mal condition," both money: and labor will advance. .- . " FULGHUM OATS FOR SALE NICE Mean lot of seed. Oxford Orphan Ac-trill Also Alfalfa Hay for . sale.-V : : . , . ;.;' 7-18-8t NUMBER 74 ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH ROADS THAT POINT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION To Be a Valuable and Honored Citi zeii One's Enthusiasm Must Ex tend . Beyond His Front Door. We fear that the business men of Oxford have not boosted the old town sufficiently during the past twelve months. When the first gun fired in far oft' Europe the most of them took to cover and if anybody wanted to n-nd them they had to look them uo. and when found they had long faces. While all this was going on other near-by-towns were working with a vim. While Oxford was asleen Dur ham miore than doubled its canacitv for. handling tobacco, and strong men were sent broadcast all over this sec tion to solicit business. During the past year six fine roads were con structed by neighboring counties in such a way as to lead business from old Granville. It does seem as if the business men of Oxford for the sake of self-preservation, would take notice of these tnings and try in some way to combat them as far as possible. As an in stance of our negligence, there is a little strip of road lying out beyond Dickerson which a number of public spirited men m Oxford and along the road tried to hitch UDon a nlan to repair before the bad weather stes in, but so far the faithful few have failed to work uo sufficient enthus iasm to connect up an important link of less than two and one half miles long. The Oxford market is noted for high averages, but good roads lead-' ing in an opposite direction is bound to. cut some figure in the scene of things. The most important thing in hand at present is for every business man to exert every effort towards the ad vancement and promotion of the Ox ford Tobacco Market. There is one thing Oxford ' can always count on ; namely," the best buyers in the State. They are high-class men and the big companies give them more latitude than is given to buyers on any other market in the State. But however loyal these buyers are to,. the Oxford market, they cannot do it all them selves. It is up to the business men of Oxford to keep alive the traditions of the market. This can be done in a hundred ways. The merchant who buys a lot of goods and packs them "away on the shelves and sits around the store and waits to devour every penny that comes into his place, has not fulfilled his mission as a pub lic spirited citizen by a long shot. His enthusiasm must go beyond his front door r it must be felt through out the county and even beyond our borders. It is up to the business men to' possess and spread ahroad that spirit which impels confidence J- DO YOU KNOW HIM? Possibly This Man Lived in Oxford. A writer ih the American Maga-, zine quotes Dr. Russell Conwall, of Philadelphia, as follows: . ."Once, when lecturing in North Carolina, the cashier of the bank sat directly ; behind a lady who wore a large hat. I said to that audience, ''Your wealth is too near to you; you are looking right over it." He whis pered to a friend, "Well, then, my wealth is in that hat." -A little later (as he wrote me) I said, "Wherever there is a human need there is a great fortune." He caught my thought, and he drew up his plan for a better hat-pin than was in the hat before him, and the pin is now being manufactured. He was offered fifty five thousand dollars for his patent. That man made his fortune before he went out of the hall," Possibly Dr. Conwell meant that the banker captured that which was under the hat. In that event we know of one or two here in Oxford who have wives worth more than their weight in gold. , A NEAT LITTLE SUM Granville Gets $854.00 for Automo- -County Treasurer Roberts received $ 8 5 4.0 0 from the State Treasurer last week due Granville on automo bile .tax for the fiscal year. The fac6 of the check stipulates that this mon ey can be used only for maintenance of public highways of Granville coun- y When we take into account tne fact that the owners, of automobiles pay their State and county taxes a long with the rest of the people, 'it would; seem that this ' little lump comes as a gift. At least it begins to look as if they are surely entitled to one-half of the road to say the least. - -" . '.- ' In view of the fact that automo biles are on the increase in the coun ty it is thought that Granville next year will receive at least $1,500 fronv this source. '" - . '- ! U- 11 1 Ik hi I Vt hi I: 1 . 1 1 In I fij )3 V:. i : 1 ' )- lis
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