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riTljMEXXX. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT., 22nd, 1915 .- "'iST ' ,-; ' ' , - '-"-NUMBER 787''"''V'l 1
AS THE EDITOR SEES IT
nrWOll THAD G. STEM'S BIG
BLUE EYES
AYbat He Saw The Silver Comet
Ham! Penny AYise and Pound
Foolish Some Roller Skating.
The Trash Cans.
While talking with Mayor Stem
the other day, a well known citizen
emerged from the postoffice and
threw a lot of paper on the sidewalk.
It in itself was a little thing and not
of any great consequence, but it
caught the eye of the mayor and he
said: "Did you see that? Now sup
pose everlybody, or a great many
bodies, do the same, it litters up the
public places and gives the town an
appearance of backwardness and
slothfulness and decay which oper
ates as a detriment in the minds of
all progressive people, especially
vhen those people are from a distan
ce But instead of throwing down
the papers, and kicking other refuse
into the street, suppose each citizen
should make a practice of keeping the
town clean, and bright, and attrac
tive, wouldn't it be good for the eye
to see? It's easy to do if we want
to do it."
We want to tell you right now that
the big trash cans in the business dis
trict of Oxford is one of Mayor Stem's
pet schemes, and all you have to do
to win his lasting friendship is to ad
mire the cans and use them.
The Silver Comet Band
Every town with any degree of
pride should support a band. We
venture the assertion that enough
talent can be found in Oxford to
equip a first-class band, and no one
could question the value it would be
to the life of the community.
The reason so few towns possess
good musical organizations is this:
Everybody is willing and anxious to
see a band or orchestra, and take ad
vantage of the free concerts and pa
rades, but no one appears willing to
do his mite toward its support. . As
a matter of fact, the municipal treas
ury should pay for the instruments
and uniforms and music, and should
pay each performer a small or reas
onable sum for each public appear
ance, whether it be on the street or
in a hall, with, of eouTsethe provis
ion that the public be admitted free
of charge. Music means ;more life to
any community, arid?Ulthat: is not
worth paying for is ho worth having.
Mr. Bert Taylor hot entirely
abandoned all hopes bf organizing a
silver cornet band in Oxford, but he
has not met with the success the en
terprise desrves. :
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
It is really strange the way some
people will scrape and economize to
save a penny in some ways and turn
right around and waste dollars in
others. They leave wagons , and
buggies, and all sorts of machinery
tut m the weather from one years
nd to another, apparently never giv
ing a thought to the fact that every
day of inclement weather causes a
distinct deterioration in the value
and usefulness of the article or ve
hicle in question. Take a walk a
round town and you will see wheel
barrows, axes, garden tools, and
many other things out in the weath
er, all corroding with rust and wear
ing out from neglect. And every
time you see this you see a man who
is economizing in one way and throw
ing his money to the birds in another.
Roller Skates
There are a few nervous people
around town thnt frpn
tune the Public Ledger to raise cane
about the children skating on the
waewalks. We generally tell all
such that if they will join hands with
"e cnnaren and skate around - the
Mock a counle of times? anrl then
pine and tell us how they feel we
.""i De in a better position to write
intelligently on the subject. As none
Jave returned, we hope that they
Jave turned back the pages of mem-
iy ana mat their heart-strings have
Iple Fe toward the little peo-
THE
STORE OF QUALITY"
Perkinson-Green Company Has
an uiegant Display. , ,
We call the flttMit inn nf Viq fan A-
ers of the Public Ledger to the adver
tisement nf Vi -Dn.lri -i
wsewhere in this paper. They have
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jeea convince any one that the house
nLwk3.nson-Green is the "Store of
i? cusn refund on purchases
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FatC rinimg 3iacnlne The Town
ho a nave placed an order for
m tleIicau La France motor truck
ivervKePre, boys are naPPy. and so is
aakS? I lese' The truck is in the
4e6, 1 U wiU be here in a few
LaiH to Rest Near Providence Sun
day Afternoon.
Mrs. R. A. , Averette, a most esti
mable lady, passed to' her reward
near Creedmoor Saturday afternoon.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. J. L. Martin from the resi
dence Sunday morning and the inter
ment was at the Averette cemetery
near Providence Sunday afternoon,
which was largely attended by sor
rowing friends and relatives. The
pallbearers were: Messrs. Sid Rog
ers, S. H. x.xize, Zeb Overton, Sam
Mangum, J. D. Haithcock and R. E.
Rogers.
THE LADIES ARE HAPPY
FIXE MILLINERY DISPLAY IN LO-
CAL ESTABLISHMENTS
The Grand Fall Opening is Set for
Friday and Saturday, September
24th and 25th The Display is
Handsome and Elaborate.
The ladies of town and county are
taking the keenest interest in the
Fall millinery opening, which will be
held next Friday and Saturday. All
that is now needed is a variety of
autumn flowers to form a background
for the handsome display.
The prevailing shades predominat
ing this season are navy blue, dark
greens, bronze, purples and blacks,
all of which are strikingly smart for
"My Lady Fayre." Going in the
stores you will find the newest styles
advanced or restrained, as you pre
fer. .
The trimmings are of feather birds,
flowers, ribbons, fur and plumes and
shapes are lovely, such a variety, sail
ors, toques and the Puritan hats all
having a coquettish tilt of the brim.
Oxford is justly proud of its five
millinery establishments. They are
as follows: ,
MRS. T. LANIER
THE LONG COMPANY
COHN & SON
LANDIS & EASTON
PERKINSON-GREEN COMPANY
Each of the Oxford millinerySstab
lishments will have on display - the
very latest New York styles. . They
were well represented on the North
ern market where their milliners had
careful training as to details and fin
ish. The display is quite elaborte,
embracing as it does the every day
and Sunday styles with a correspon
ding high and low cost. The variety
is so great there is very little likeli
hood of two in the same community
getting duplicates unless they special
ly prefer the same. Our observation
is that in some of the small towns
there are a number of ladies who pre
fer to send to the cities for their
headgear and pay a much higher
price for it merely to gratify an idle
curiosity. The only difference be
ween the Oxford millinery establish
ments and those of the large cities
is that the Oxford merchants have not
cultivated the art of setting a high
price on the prevailing styles. There
is no such thing as exclusive styles
in millinery, but there is such a thing
as xclusive prices in millinery. We
are satisfied that the millinery hand
led by the five establishments in Ox
ford represent as much style and a
considerable more honesty than it
does in the big cities.
THErVES ENTER STORE
Force the Door on a Big Main Street
' Store.
Some time between midnight and
day light last Monday morning,
theives removed J;he padlock and for
ced the front door"of the Acme Hard
ware Store en Main street and ap
propriated a number of pistols, raz
ors and pocket knives. They were
fastidious -theives, taking only high
class goods and tossing the more in
ferior grades to the floor. After
helping themselves freely they made
their exit through a rear door by re
moving the big eight-foot streamer
which made it doubly secure from the
outside. '
From the nature of the theft it is
believed that the theives are an . or
ganized band well calculated to give
the people of Oxford a great deal of
trouble this fall and winter.
Theives also made a" bold attempt
to enter the store of J. D. Brook
during Sunday night, but they did
not succed in gaining an entrance.
It is up to the Commissioners and
Mayor Stem to organize a night force
and If there is no money available
for the purpose, the business men
should get behind the movement and
nip it in the bud, lest we have fire,
"murder and brimstone before the
winter is well advanced.
Personal Mention Old John Bar
leycorn, of national reputation, spent
a few hours in Oxford Saturday be
tween trains. The whiskers had
grown out. on his chin since we last
saw him and if it had not .been for
the unsteady step, the shuffling walk
and the profane words we would
have scarcely known the old fellow.
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VERY LITTLE OF THE WEED
COMING IN.
Some Interesting Totals as to the
Result on Opening Day Durham,
Henderson and Oxford Prices Are
Quoted.
Two well known Oxford ' tobacco
men took it upon themselves to. visit
Henderson and Durham last Saturday
to assertain as far as possible the
state of the market in those .two
towns on opening day last week. The
report had gone broadcast that the
price paid for tobacco in Henderson
and' Durham was greatly in excess of
that paid in Oxford, hence, the desire
of the Oxford tobacco men to look in-,
to the matter. v
The sales on all three of the! mar
kets on opening day is now on record
and this is what we find: .
Durham's average ... ...$9.80
Henderson's average . .. . 9-10
Oxford's average . . . ..... 8.60 '.
The records show that quite a lot
of wrappers were sold on both the
Henderson and . Durham markets,
while only one small pile was offered
in Oxford. Taken as a whole, well
informed tobacconists say that the
price paid in Oxford on opening day
is a fraction in excess of that paid in
the other two markets.
In discussing the market with the
forces, they are of one opinion that
when the big Imperial steps upon the
floor there will be something doing.
It must be borne in mind that the
magnificient Imperial plant and its
neighbor, the W: A. Adams Company;
makes Oxford a central point, and the
question of the big companies paying
more for tobacco in other markets
and shipping it here to be refined is
preposterous. The Public Ledger is
going to stand by the tobaccogrow
ers and if . the price of tobacco is not
as good in Oxford as it is elsewhere
you will hear from us. We have im
plicit faith in the wisdom and integ
rity of those who conduct the Oxford
tobacco market, and the wild rumors
afloat that other markets outbid the
Oxford market is without foundation;
and .we are of the decided opinion
that Oxford will defend its. good rep
utation for high averages. ;
"APING THE MAN HIGHER UP"
The Deplorable Tendency of the
Times.
In his sermon at the Oxford Bap
tist Church last Sunday night, entitl
ed "Aping the Man Higher Up," Dr.
G. T. Lumpkin said that the modern
tendency is to live beyond one's
means. By , way of illustration, he
told of a young man in another com
munity who purchased a nice suit of
clothes for $10.00 and a hat for
$1.50.
The Doctor declared that the
young man looked very neat when he
appeared at the church in his new
suit, but some, of the companions of
the young man felt the texture of the
garment and pronounced the suit
rather common for one of his stand
ing in society.; This led to the pur
chase of a second suit, for which the
young man paid $20.00 five dollars
down and so much per. .The suit
was all right, mind you, but a. com
panion suggested that a tailor-made
suit was the proper thing, and the
young man plunged into debt to the
amount of forty dollars for the made-to-measure
garment,for which it took
him three years with his mQager sal
ary to pay the merchants. , .
v Continuing, the Doctor said that a
man who purchases a Ford car gener
ally wants something a little better,
and by an easy process he painted an
awful picture as the result of fine
raiment, high and riotus living.
"Any man who lives , beyond his
menas and contracts a debtis not
wise," declared the Doctor. "There
are enough unpaid obligations in this
community to build a comfortable
home for every man."
Dr. Lumpkin spoke of the distress
and suffering caused by people fail
ing to pay their honest debts, and
with a little more force than usual
he rang clear in the solemn admon
ition that "A man who lives beypnd
his means and contracts debts com
mits a sin." ; -
Dr. Lumpkin's sermon was most
timely, and he might have said with
equal emphasis that any person who
makes his living in Oxford and sends
elsewhere for articles that can be had
here commits a greivious error; also.
The merchants always respond to the
call of charity and they, are the first
in all good works.. The, Public Led
ger has frequently urged co-operation
and the importance of transacting
business in a business-like way, and
this applies to the payment of honest
debts, a liberal contribution to wor
thy causes and a gift of .time and tal
ents. The people of Oxford need to
learn the lesson of "Live and Let
Live.
Mr. Charley Powell has returned
from South Carolina to the pleasure
of his numerous friends. '
In One Family for More Than One
Hundred and Thirty-Five Years .
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Mr. J. A. Belcher, who resides near
Oxford, was over in Virginia last
week on a visit to relatives and while
there the old family Bible, containing
the births and deaths of the family
connections for njore than 137 years
was turned over to him. The old
volume is in a fine state of preserva
tion and the record is neat and accur
ate. The original entry was that of
the ' widely and favorably known
Newton family of Virginia.
REV. RAYMOND BROWNING
BIG TENT MEETING AT T ABB'S
CREEK CHURCH.
Lage Crowds Flock to Hear the Noted
Evangelist The Meeting Will
Continue Two Weeks and Possibly
Longer. . .... ';
Tabb's Creek Church, two and one
miles east of Oxford on the" main
road leading to Henderson, is the
scene of a great religious revival.
The great tent with a seating capac
ity of more than two thousand is
usually filled.
There is nothing sensational inci
dental to the preaching of the noted
evangelist, Raymond Browning. He
is a strong; preacher, a deep thinker
and a fascinating speaker. He has a
personal charm and a wonderful
magnetism which attracts and holds
all classes and conditions of men.
His ideals are high and hs preaching
will be the means of a large number
of people connecting themselves with
the various churches within a radius
of ten mils. ,
The life's history of Raymond
Browning is most interestlngv Hsfnce it
is known that he touched elbows with
"Old Sawnee" Webb. He was born
and reared in Tennessee arid attend
ed the public schools of Giles county
and later taking upnis studies at the
famous Webb Bell Buckle School,
Tennesssee. During this time he
lived with the honored principal,"01d
Swaney" Webb, and worked his way
through school by milking cows feed
ing stock, and the like. Afterwards
he studied for awhile at Trinity Col
lege, Durham, and for two years was
instructor in Trinity Park, School.
For one year he was principal, of a
hoys' school at Littleton, v He was
licensed to preach at, South Columbia
Tennessee, fourteen years ago. At
Wilson, this state, he was ,ordained
deacon four years later, and ; for the
past eight years he has devoted him
self exclusively to evangelistic work
Most of his preaching has been done
in Eastern North Carolina, but he has
held splendid revivals in Maine, Con
necticut, Virginia, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Arkansas. He is one
of the fifteeen general evangelists of
th Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. . . ;;
Services at the tent every day in
the week at 10 in the morning and
at 7: 30 -in the evening. The. singing
is inspiring and the Evangelist insists
on god order and reverence.
OXFORD MAN FOR CONGRESS
The Durham Sun is a Staunch Ad
mirer of General Royster.
The fact that a well-known pplitic-
ian from up the State journeyed to
Oxford last week to confer with Gen
eral Royster and that the General
nrade a hasty trip to Raleigh causes
the political pot in the Fifth . Con
gressional District to simmer. The
General was in Durham for only a
few hours, yet his brief visit . inspir
ed a whole column in-the Durham
Sun. Here is one of the paragraphs:
"The general trend of discussion
in political circles of this city seem
to favor General Royster for Con
gress provided Mr. Bryant cannot be
induced to run. Some of the leading
politicians of the countyhave stated
that General Royster would make a
fine candidate and would doubtless
give Major Stedman a warm race. In
fact practically all of the persons
who discussed the congressional situ
ation with a reporter for the Sun
seemed to favor General Royster,
provided Mr. Bryant would not en
ter." ' .. ' . -
. Kaplon Fall Opening.
Mrs. Bessye Kaplon extends a. cor
dial invitation to call and'-,- see the
beautiful line of ladies wearing ap
parel which includes a very up-to-date
line of high grade ladies coats,
suits and the most beautiful line of
pattern hats ever shown. The firm
of Kaplon & Co., can clothe you from
head to toe with the best fabrics and
the latest styles. Mrs. Kaplon has
returnde from the Northern markets
and the beautiful new goods are al
readyon display with .many interest
ing clerks to show you around, adv.
- What Is It? -The Hughes-Smaw
Furniture Company aTe asking in an
advertisement elsewhere in the Public
Ledger the pertinent qustion "What
Is It?" What it is will be of inter
est to our many lady readers. -
IT IS THE ONE EVENT IN THE
LIFE OF THE COUNTY.
What is Prettier Than a Pretty Gran
ville County Girl Driving tr-Pretty
Granville County Horse Attached
to a Pretty Oxford Made Buggy?
In less than three weeks the big
gates at the fair grounds will swing
open to receive the people of old
Granville. Everything is in readi
ness for their reception.
The Granville, County Fair, let it
be known, is established along lines
well calculated to inspire, educate
and broaden the thought and activity
of the rural people. While it is edu
cational in its nature Secretary
Crews has used his energies to make
it entertaining in the highest sense.
He has studiously avoided all morally
objectionable sideshows, 'all gambling
devices, all catch-penny swindlers,
all venders of worse than ; useless
trash.
Prizes along all lines are very lib
eral this year, and the improvements
inaugurated recently afford exhibit
ors every reasonable facility to make
exhibits still more attractive.
It is the one event in the life of
the county that has the co-operation
of teachers, preachers, farmers, mer
chants, bankers, lawyers, doctors and
last but not least, the Public Ledger.
You will always find the Old Reliable
pulling for a bigger and a better fan
and we will never be satisfied until
we get a race coursel If the receipts
are all that they should bethis year
we shall insist that the track be add
ed next year.. It will be one of the
happiest days in our life when we see
the big fine Granville County horses
spinning around the race track. What
cbuld be more inspiring than to see a
pretty Granville County lady driving
a pretty Granville County horse at
tached to a pretty Oxford-made bug
gy around a trial track. Such a com
bination would take a blue ribbon at
Louisville. Let us all do our duty
and all these things will be added un
to us.
Many county fairs in the ' State,
with a population no larger than
Granville, have an average attend
ance of ten thousand people each day.
Edgecombe and Wilkes counties are
a little above that average. Gran
ville can do quite as well and if a
good neat sum is realized this year
there will surely be a first class race
track added for next year.
IMPROVEMENTS NOTED.
There is a Good Strong Healthy Sen
timent in Granville.
Of course it is a great disappoint
ment to -every one that the price of
tobacco is almost next to nothing, but
this thing of sayin "I told you so"
will not help matters in the least. But
there is a riff in the cloud and
through the crevice we can plainly
discern the handwriting on the wall
-"If the big companies do not pay a
fair price for tobacco this year the
farmers will cut it out."
Can the big companies afford to
lay down on the present crop? We
think not. They have more than
thirty million dollars in equipment
and they have sufficient means to buy .
the present crop at fair prices and
store it away. It means that, or else
there will be very little tobacco
grown next year.
.. e are in close touch with the far
mers and they plant their foot down
good and hard and tell us that they
intend to cut out the whole business
next year. The Public Ledger regrets
that they did not cut out about half
of this crop this year. If they had
done so, we would be telling a differ
ent story right now.
It has been demonstrated to our
sorrow and dismay that the tobacco
stalk is a slender weed when powder
and shell is in demand. Here is our
dear old Granville with its one stalk
shaken by the passing wind, while up
North the big corporations are pray
that the war will never cease.
Nevertheless, our recent trips
throughout Granville convinces us
that there is, a healthy sentiment on
all sides. The homes are being beau
tified, conveniences are being made
for the good wife. Some of the more
modern farms are equipped with wa
ter plants and lighting systems. A
little more diversification , and live
stock will make Granville tbe very
best county in the State, v -
We earnestly belive that old Gran
ville has had its last serious jolt.
v 7 The Saving Habit
Now that the season for laying by
an -honest dollar is at hand, we call
attention to the advertisement of the
National Bank of Granville elsewhere:
in this paper. The saving habit
should be cultivated as a virtue, and
you will find in it a pleasure that far
exceeds your expectations. A bank
book showing, an ever increasing
savings account is one of the most
valuable things you can . possess. It
carries with it an assurance of Inde-
pendance, and a relief from worries
for the future.
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