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, . ,, ..... .- ". , , .. : i t "' . gSX. ' OXFORD, NORTH CAKOMXA, SATI UDAV, 8KFTKMBKR 11, lot.", ' . V'. NUMBER 75 PFOIIOF FAT DOGS MVCH IDLE LAND ML GBANVIIXE. IN OLD "v fiaw Tiand in a A SSSV County Sell for Four Hirn- j;d Dollars jmAcre. r0ro called upon to name Greatest single drawback to the greater would un- Vs. . r.rnville conl that it is the aband- LQS louring the past sum editor of the Public Ledger m short trips to practically U nf the county and we were nned lan I mer the j in An1 cn miiph n- ofltlv surpnseu w Jandoned land. oth in 2T 11K e1 . like 225 years ago, the Bum , iv.a:r tc-ov first farmers oean iu v. wi. g the interior of the State and Se that very date immigration to Serica has, grown in volume as transportation facilities have increas but for some reason, which is not ntirely plain to our mind, old Gran Sip l as vet without as many farm I as" she needs. Take a trip over he county and you will foe struck with the great number of abandoned Lds on almost every farm. Why Joes such a state of affairs exist? It is simply a lack of knowledge onthe nart of our people to grasp and hold the truth and work with a view that vhat improved "me improves my neighbor." We couid understand conditions thoroughly if the soil and the climate of Granville were not the hest, but an Allwise Providence has Touchsafe to us a fertile soil and a salubrious clime. : . We must look elsewhere to find a reason why all the land in Granville is not under cultivation. There is a screw loose somewhere, and we know hundreds of men in Granville county who are rich and don t know it. it is a sin to be land poor. In our rounds we saw a field of corn some six or seven miles from Oxford per haps fifty acres in all, and there was not a decent ear in the whole field. The farmer tried to cover too much ground, and what he needs was con centration. If you do not believe this assertion, the first time you are in Oxford call on Mr. C. H. Easton, of the firm of Landis & Easton, who preduced on two acres of land this year in the corporate limits of Ox ford enough wheat to supply his' fam ily for twelve months, arid the same patch is now heavily ladened with tall corn, there being two and three ears on each stalk. Mr. W. D. Rives, local manager of the Home Telegraph and Telephone Company, who has just returned from a visit to the Eastern part of the State, says that he saw a track of land not far from Greenville, Pitt county, sub-divided and sold at the rate of four hundred dollars an acre. He also stated that he saw a field nearby in which there were more than one hundred fat hogs. There's prosperity for you, land selling at four hundred dollars an acre and near by was a field full of fat hogs! If it had ever . entered our mind that Granville county was not the equal of Pitt or any other county in the State we had just as soon be in South Carolina, and you know in what direction that is. Some one has remarked that "The greatest study of mankind is man." and there can be no doubt that the greatest study for he people of Gran nie is fHow best to conserve the uae ianas of Granville' The Pub lic Ledger is fully convinced that the best plan is to split up the big tracks ana try to inhabint them, with thrify irucK growers Nothitisr nnnld hpln the county more than this plan well uiecutea. aomucn as we resided some yews ago m a county where neither tObaCCO Or Cotton mora 0-frvnrn o-nH naving never heard the cry of hard in bam county, we feel that we are entitled to speak plain in the premises. i A NEAT INVITATION Issued in Good Form by the ran- ville Commercial Club. vWe must heartily commend the commercial Club in their timely ac uon in getting out a neat folder and 1Jvltinr thp fnrmaro - :n j nA !- .mVio xjj. VJi lil lilt! ctUU ti?i?lnxln cunties to make Oxford fnir iraainS'and market town. The ioiaer concludes as follows: fco matter what class of merchan dise you may want to buy, you will "ja tne merchants of Oxford prepar nPH0 lu?Sly" your every want"" and BauraJfl!,lowes prices' a.nd the en and employees 1 All Pleasure in servin will take you. The Oxford juoacco market will open September fun The Warehousemen and a to .!1rps.,?f buyers are in a position tain r f lll use everyeff ort to, main in?tnK rd s mutation as the lead Ruaraac markt of this section, guaranteeing the hignest prices." Mr. Tarw rr";. ia- JOIin weDD and Miss Elixnwi:'' rcmpameu-.- by -Mrs by teTui7:r" urisss, or Raleigh, are at- tend . Of "RalPiP-l uie j?iat River Mission nrv I Uni011 meeting at Virgilina MR. 11. W. liASSITER TALKS Spends a Day in Oxford and Returns ... to Washington. Mr. R. W. Lassiter, of the Treas ury Department, Washington, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Lassiter is alw ays interesting and never more so than when talking of government af fairs. In speaking of President Wil son, Mr. Lassiter says that the great man knows as little about politics as the average college student; that he is a very able man and is governed entirely by principle. Mr. Lassiter is decidedly of the opinion that the time has arrived in North Carolina when business men should manage the affairsr of State. I have known many brilliant law yers," said Mr. Lassiter, "but I can count on the fingers of one, hand ev ery one of them that possess business qualifications to a marked degree," and here he mentioned Gen. B. S. Royster, Judge Winston, Hon. T. T. Hicks and possibly others as being qualified to combine law with busi ness. ' V ',V.' Mr. Lassiter expressed the opinion that it would be fatal to the Demo cratic party to entrust the business of the State in the hands of politic ians, that the failure to do so would be a trump card in the hands of the Republicans, and once the affairs of State fell into the hands of the Re publicans it would require years and any amount of young Democratic blood to arrest it from their power. Mr. Lassiter loves his dear old Granville. Nothing, he said, v gave him more pleasure than to note the tendency among the good farmers of the county to diversify crops and give their attention to raising of live stock. Mr. Lassiter s .presence among us inspires confidence in the goodness of things, and the people of town and country will learn with pleasure that he will return to Oxford in a couple of weeks and spend' two or three weeks among us. SMART CHILDREN WIN PRIZES The Story Tellers League Suspends For a Season. The Story feller's League held its last meeting of the season at the home of Mrs. Elliott Friday morning, Notwithstanding the rainy ;. . weather a large crowd attended. The meeting was turned over en tirely to the. children, as it was the day set to give prizes. Quite a num ber competed very creditably. The prizes were won by Misses Elizabeth Niles, Betsy Ballou, Mary Taylor, Elizabeth Hall. Masters Will Hicks and Craig Calvert. The Story Tellers' League has been quite a success and the children will look forward with pleasure to its resumption next spring. TOE BIG TEAT MEETING T ABB CREEK CHURCH SCENE OF RELIGIOUS GATHERING Rev. Raymond Browning's Big Tent, Seating Eighteen Hundred People, Now Ready for the Great Throng. - : : ; (Communicated.) Tho ovafio"olieti fntnTiaisi"n. t.O be conducted by Evangelist Rayniond Browning and his helpers, will start next Sunday. September 12, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. This revival meeting will continue for three weeks. Closing October 3rd. This meeting will be held un- der. Rev. Raymond Browning's big tent which seats eighteen hundred people. The churches ; directly con cerned in this meeting are Salem, Hermon, and Bethel, of the Oxford Circuit. All other sister churches in reach are cordially invited to take part, and get all the good they can. We also cordially invite the town or Oxford to share this wonderful op portunity of a lifetime with us. Do not be fresh enough to be kept away because some, little fellow who has never helped save a soul and is not in harmony with the great evan gelistic work of God's Church, sim ply does not like Browning, says something - against the meeting, , go and hear for yourself, and if you do not likA it then it will be time to stop. Everyone is cordially invited, and we want you to feel welcome. CHAS.i A. JONES, Pastor of Oxford Circuit. A Fine Lesson We trust that the old and the young everywhere will avail themselves of the privilege of studying xthe current - Inter na.tional Sundav School Lesson entitled; "Eli- jan s i ngni ana xteiuiu. ucut- B. S. Royster has returDed and wi teach the liaptist isaraca ciciba unaay, and tnis is one ui- iue oww jects that his class of more than one hundred and fifty will delight to hear him expound. : FTOGHUM OATS FOR SALE-NICE r I OS! Tl . I II I Ell SHHI 1 ... M A. 1 WX VI. kt Asylum, sale. Also Alfalfa Hay for " 7-18-8t. DATS OFF TO THE BOARD THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO THE RESCUE ,.r The Missing Link in the Public High way Beyond Dicker son Station Is to be Restored The Road Force Will be Augmented. - By reference to the minutes of the County Board of Commissioners else where in this issue of the Public Led ger it will be seen that they with drew the roadforce from another place in he county to repair a short strip of road ; out beyond Dickerson near the Vance county line. 1 It was a brave and noble deed. This was the piece of road that the Tublic Led ger frequently referred to. It was in such a condition (as to drive the good people at the other end of the strip in the wrong direction. One of the Commissioners fold us on the morning of the meeting that he had gone dver the road and made a per sonal inspection and that he had no idea that the conditions were such as he found them. Messrs. A. H. Powell, Joe Baird and Chas. W. Bryan appeared before the Board and made strong talks in favor of connecting up the link. They were followed by Commissioner Hart who most heartily endorsed the work. He stated that he had never before seen so many of the business men of Oxford present at the meet ing of the Board and that, he was glad to see them take an interest in county aff airs:v Mr. Hart is one of he squarest men in the county, and the Public Ledger congratulates him on the wholesoul stand he took in behalf of the commercial prestige of the county. If therebe a person in Granville county who doubts the wisdom and integrity of the County Board of Commissioners, now is the time to beg their' pardon. Their timely ac tion in taking over the short strip of road in question -is nothing -shortjof a rescue. The work was so urgent that they withdrew their forces from another section of the county, at the cost of their Donularity to mend it be- fore the winter rains set in. But Granville county, is run 01 gooa ana noble men and when they come to realize the importance ot tnis snort connecting link they, too, will con gratulate the Board for their timely consideration pf ,a;matter that great ly concerned the commercial prestige of the county. THE FIRST IN THE FIELD The Announcement of the Long Company. The buyers for-the Long Company having returned ;from the Northern markets and unpacked their goods, thft Lone ComDanv are the first or our merchants to speak to the gener al public through the columns of the ... mi 1!.. X A Public Ledger.. ine opiimisnu tune of the announcement, which appears on the last page of this paper, coming as it does from a firm thoroughly nosted, is of more than general inter est to the reading public. It sets forth in a most comprehensive man ner the real conditions that obtain. GRANVDLLE CITIZENS ABROAD Mr. T. S. Waller Returns From Har- nett County. .Tnst a few words regarding our citizens. on my recent absence from Oxford T naid a few days visit to Fuquay snrines. I fouhd this little town rrYv made un of Granville codnty neonle. who have lelt us in tne past seven or eieht years, in fact, the sur rounding community also were farm ers from Granville county, to men tion a few, Messrs; J. H. Jyon, jonn T vnTi 7:h fllark. Bernice Lyon, and W E Parrott 01 tne iyon ; secuuu. T J. Walter Aiken. v A. L. TUiery, uaisy Fleming, Jos. Hester and U. L. ixog- Northside. - Messrs Perry and , wade 10 war a and J. H. Puckett Of Cuibretn sec tion! Messrs. Currin and Howard oro nronrietors of the Principal Ware house, Mr ,r Eugene Howard is Cash ier of ; the bank and hands out the naar to the customers. Messrs. Frank Smith, T. H. Stem, O. T. Til Ipt Charlie Beck and Mr. Puckett !oro thp neonle r that sell the groceries qth drv sroods: Dr. L. T. Buchanan LomiTiisters to the sick ana mr. ar V - . . . - . . , 1 . mii.ij. .V flin li'iiircricf ttrVin thlirT. KjlllOLt X cixc' utubb"" fllis the prescriptions. It really look ed to me as if Granville county had moved off down in Wake, and.started I was glad to see our people tak :n ennh a lead in all the vocations of life and it again reveals the fact Ul..-, , , non ho flpnpnd- QrVn eu . n, g wAi-LER. Bank Statement t Wivps -us pleasure to call atten- n th o statement of the First NatiotuU ?ank. I - -w surance 01 muepcuu from worries of the future. : , OFF TO THE UNIVERSITY Practically Every" Dormitory Has Keen Taken , -The following youne men from Oy- ford entered the University of North Carolina on Thursday last, the oneiv. ing day of the famous institution of earning: J ohn Graham Webb. Bev. Rovster. Roy Royster, Lynwood Bryan and Elliott Cooper. The authorities are confident that this will be the banner year for the University. Practically every avail able dormitory room has been taken; and only a few rooms can be found out in the town. The nvmber of old men returning to resume t. heir stud ies at the University has never been arger. 'The demand for work has never been so keen," said easiness Mana ger c i. wooten. "Last year there were 110 applications for the 52 places in Swain Hall waiters, dish washers, etc. Among the additions to the facul ty are the following: Dr. George A. Harrer, a Ph.D. from Princeton, is -an instructor in Latin. For , the past few years he has held that . position at Princeton. E. W. Turlington bachelor of arts from the University of North Carolina and. from Oxford, England is also an instructor in Latin. W. W. Pierson bachelor of arts from the University of Alabama in 1910 and from Columbia in 1915 takes Frank Graham's job as instruc tor in history. W. W. Rankin an instructor in mathematics, returns after a year at Harvard. - OXFORD COLLEGE The Old and Honored- Institution Opens Under Favorable Auspices President Hobgood inf orms us that the College has opened under favor able auspices. The number of board ing students present and engaged will probably-equal the number of last year, while the number of day pupils is already considerably in ex cess of that of any year since the graded school was opened. All the teachers are in place. Two new ones are there. Miss Annie Fon ville in charge of primary and inter mediate departments. Miss Fonvielle graduated here in 1912, and' has since taught in the high school of Orrum in Robeson county and two years in Canton Graded schools. Miss Fisher of Virginia takes the place of Mrs. Woodall who is detain ed by sickness in her family. Miss Fisher comes with high recommenda- '. .. tions. , . ; It. .is probable lhat girls arid boys, too, will be entering college till Oc tober and past, as tobacco and cotton are put on the markets. ) COUNTY COriHISSIOHERS TO REPAIR ROAD NEAR VANCE COUNTY LINE. Sheriff Presents Insolvent Xisft, Which Amounts Only to : m2.S7- xne Iowest County Insolvent List in the State. ' ; ;-' The County Board of Commission-J ers met on Monday last, tne ionow- ing being present: Messrs. B. I. Breedlove, chairman; R. S.- Hart; J: L. Peed, B. W. Allen, and H. C. Floyd. . - : s :. .v. Ordered that the road force be moved at once to the . Vance' county line near David Renn's and ? work road toward Oxford, the force to be increased so as to complete' this road as sooon as possible. As soon as possible after this road is completed the road force will return to Dutch- ville and Brassfield townships. . v J. L. Turner, Oxford township was exempted from road, duty for fall of 1915. The sheriff presented his insolvent list, which amounted to $926.87. The clerk was instructed to copy same on books of the oflScial reports Mr. Will Walters, 'a committee ap ponited to make settlement with the sheriff, made his report and the same was accepted, ordered spread on the minutes. ? , . The clerk of the Board - was in structed to add ten per cent to the real estate of the county is directed by the State Tax Commission and proceed with the work -bfo computing the same. - Ai v On account of physical infirmity, 3. j. Patterson was granted permis sion to peddle with or without wag on free of cnarge. v;-. . v Commissioners Henry C. Floyd was appointed a committee to. relocate the road from Tar' Rive'r,' bridge to Bragg Cross road. V -,V.V Commissioner B. L Breedlove was appointed a committee to see about securing a home for the two Younger children of Robert Richardson at the Colored urpnan Asyium. , r The county attorney was instruct ed to investigate certain tax delin quences that have been reported, and to take necessary steps to have said tax put on the books and back tax collected. - .'.,- .-. INSPIRATION OF THE FAIR OVERPOWERED BY THE GRAND- EUR AND MAGNIFICENCE OF THE SCENE The Product of the Soil are Teachers and Preachers Their Beauty Giv es Human Life its Finest Enter tainment. One of the best descriptions of a County Fair that we have seen comes rom the pen of our old friend Peter Radford. When you enter the agri cultural department of the County Fair, says Mr. Radford, you feel your soui upntted and your life takes on a new power that is the inspiration or tne soil. You are overnowered by the grandeur and magnificence of tne scene that is the spirit of the harvest. You can hear the voice of nature calling you' back to the soil that is opportunity knocking at your aoor. it is a good chance to spend a quiet hour in contact with the purity and perfection of nature and to sweeten your life with its fragrance elevate your ideals with its beauty and expand your imagination, with its power. These products as food are fit for the gods, and as an article of com merce they ought to bring tip-top prices on any market in the world. The products of the soil are teach ers and preachers as well. Their beauty gives, human life its first en tertainment, their perfection stirs the genius in artists ; their purity furnish es models for growth of character and their marvelous achievements excite our curiosity and we inquire into the wonderful process of nature. Before leaving the parlor of agri culture where nature is parading in her most graceful attire and science is climbing the giddy heights of per fectionlet us pause and take a retro spective view' How many of you know that after these wonderful pro ducts are raised, they can seldom be marketed at a profit? Take the blush ing Elberta, for example they were fed to the hogs 1 by the carload last year. The onion the nation's favor ite vegetable every year xots by the acre in the Southwest for want of a market and as a result hundreds of farmers have lost their homes. Cot ton nature's capitalist often goes begging on the market at less than cost of production. 1 " It is great to wander through the exhibits while the band is playing "Dixie" and boast of the marvelous fertility of the soil and pride oursel ves on our ability to master science, but it is also well to remember that there is a market side to agriculture that does not reflect its hardships in the exhibits at a county fair. The Ellen Wilson Memorial The movement on part of the wo men of the South to establish a mem orial to the late Mrs, Woodrow Wil- son-nas taken organized snape, ana Mrs. R. J. Reynolds ' of Winston Salem has been selected to head it in North Carolina. The memorial will take the shape of an educational en dowment for the children of tne mountain sections of the South, and in these Mrs. Reynolds has always manifested a peculiar interest. The Winston-Salem Journal is quite sure she will make a success of her part in the undertaking.- because "ner heart is in the work." She is "a child of the hills, herself." says the Jour nal, "having spent her girlhood days almost within the shadow of the Blue Ridge. . "Peg O My Heart" The prim little Scotch lassPeg O' My Heart' with a full cast .will annear at the Ornheum Theatre, Wednesday, September, 22nd. This is the same play that was enjoyed by a full house last season. "The Old Reliable" We call attention to the statement of the National Bank of Granville elsewhere in this paper. .Figures speak for themselves. This bank is safe, sound, careful and eourteons the essential attributes of successful banking. We regret to announce this morn ing as we go to press the death of Mr. John RafEn Buchanan, father of Prof. L. T. , Buchanan. The Public Ledger will be provided with a sketch of his life for our next issue. NOTICE L E.F.WALL OF 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 ,to Jim .Adcockf or any person or persons tresspassing, cutting or re moving any wood or timber from the said ONE ACRE of land. Par- - ties so doing will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. E. F. Wall. - 9-l-4tx D
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