North Carolina Newspapers

T I F HI G W W 0EXXX OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, 1915 . : NUMBER 81 THE TOBACCO MARKET GKADES ARE BRINGING GOOD PRICES. GOOD The Oxford 3Iarket is Picking Up in Ouanuij uuu. v Promised for Good Grades. ey In looking over our exchanges the other day we ran across the following nararaph in reference to the sale of tobacco on one of the markets in Eastern Carolina: The break was not very large, -mvpthins over 300,000 pounds were ' cold at an average price of $11.50. Several piles of high grade went for Remarkable prices, in several instan ts $50 and $60 being paid for the wrapper leafr" This looked good to the Public Ledger and we hastened to show the paragraph to several of the most re liable tobacconists in Oxford and ask ed them to express their opinion as to the correctness of the report. The four tobacco men that we con sulted told us that the Oxford market vill go them one better. One buyer vas frank enough to admit that he 4 would take all the high grade wrap per leaf that he could get for $60 and v The Public Ledger has watched very closely. all the reports coming in from the other markets of the State and in almost every instance the newspapers admit that very little good tobacco is being offered and they wind up by saying that the price is about the same it was the day be fore. The markets that made a big splurge on the opening day in order . to catch and hold the tobacco grow ers for the remainders of the season will have to "come across" better than they have been doing. The prices on the Oxford market on open ing day was reported to be the low est in this section of the State, but the tendency has ever been upward and today the prices are higher than on any of the markets. We have questioned a number of tobacco growers who have recently sold on the Oxford market and they expressed themselves as beonig very well satisfied. We have it from the tobacco men themselves that they are determined that Oxford shall lead in high averages. THE BOOSTER CHAUTAUQUA Three Days' Event at the Orpheum Theatre. Beginning next Wednesday, Octo ber 6, and continuing through Thurs day and Friday, the Booster Chau tauqua will make things lively for the three days. There are six per formances in all, and a season ticket $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for chil dren, will, admit to all the perform ances. Here is a chance to see some thing worthwhile. More Exhibits Secretary Crews talks and dreams of the Fair all the time. "I shall not be satisfied until I see a sample of every thing that can be successfully raised in the county on exhibition." said Mr. Crews. Continuing he said "the ob ject of the fair is to stimulate the growth and production of everything that can be raised, and the use of the most modern and intensified methods in attaining the highest results. A spirit of friendly rivalry between the Producers is to be engendered so that Bill Jones" will be encouraged to aise a better pig next years because m White," his neighbor, took the 6ie ribbon this vear " v - The Clearing "County Fair is intended to be a sreat clearing house for information aoout farming methoods and pro ducts. All sorts of farm products, ;! and fowls should be on exhibit. is the time to begin making ar- ""lgeinPTlta fr. T 4- V. , iTo ,.from every possible prospect- mcitor as early as possible. It hn n?5 only encourage the officials, arj I, i sumuius w oiners lu In cvMv.u. i ii i '. Will K-v iJ l j. .11 x I that vT - uils, wnuu mey kuuvv I 41 their neiehhnrs are fn ho renrfla. uted. iHRA?fasant Smile There is noth lan t afforas us more pleasure Iq i . mci gci x iaii yi lo or v , . r - - vUClu U1L me marKet tnis weeK ineir checks and smile. The of tv, y we can assertain the state CMamer3' and if they smile we iJ,xt9 country is safe. We I U1U Iikp filing. c U1U1C of them J Th CiTic Club Meeting. Cue Piiri i,- ... a . . sunn, ' viud win meet in ine h Tv ulUD roms at 4.30 on at of Wednesday, October Mlukieh time important business be discussed. Mr 7 tT asn p- Sandford, of Route 1, CHARGED WITH FELONY Ed Jones, Colored, Connected With . Bold Robbery on Main Street. Some days ago Chief Wheeler con nected one Ed Jones, colored, with the bold robbery of the Acme Hard ware Company on the night of Sept ember 19 th and by due process Jones was given a hearing, before His Hon or, Mayor Thad G. Stem Tuesday af ternoon. Mr. T- Lanier appeared for the accused. Several articles were placed in evi dnece "and identified as the property of the Acme Hardware Company. A Clauss razor, manufactured at Fre mont, Ohio, , was identified by Mr. Chamblee as being their sample raz or. Jones sold this razor to . Justin Rankoff two days after the robbery. On being questioned by the Court, Jones said he purchased the raaor from acolored boy about town. Mr. Rankoff also purchased a flashlight and a number of cartridges from Jones, and these, too, were identified as being the property of the Acme Hardware Company. 'Jones could not satisfy His Honor as to where he got the articles but he was able to establish his whereabouts on the night of the robbery, except ing the lapse of a few minutes be tween the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock. . In addressing the court, Mr. Lanier counsel for the accused, stated that while it looked rather dark for Jones he was satisfied thaf others were in stigated in the robbery. Mayor Stem bound Jones over to the November term of Court, fixing the bond at $300, which the prisoner failed to justify. It is up to the prisoner to estab lish where he got the stolen goods. A failure to do so means a long term in the State Prison. AUTOMOBILE WRECK Car Dashes Through Wire Fence on National Highway. A big touring car containing Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Hawes, of Richmond, was wrecked late Monday evening on the NxtionaJ. Highway between the home of Senator Titus Currin and Providence. They left Oxford at. six o'clock in the evening with the inten tion of spending the night in Durham and proceed to Graham, early the following morning. It is stated that they were not'mak ing more than fifteen miles an hour when all of a sudden the car left the road and das-hed through a wire fence Mr. Hawes and his driver were slight ly hurt, but Mrs. Hawes escaped without a bruise. The car was bad ly wrecked. Mr. J. N. Norwood hastened to the rescue and brought the party back to Oxford. The car was' mended and they returned to' Richmond Wednes day. Mr. Hawes is the millionaire coal dealer of Richmond. NEWS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO Taken From the Newspaper Files of September 25, 1865. We find the following paragraph in the Richmond-Times Dispatch un der a head line entitled , "The News Fifty Years Ago." Mrs. Parthenia Harris, wife of Ha inan Harris, was brutally murdered in Granville County, N. C, by a ne gro woman who had formerly belong ed to the Harris family. When the colored woman was arrested she con fessed her crime, and coolly told how she beat the. woman's brains out with a stone." We consulted Col. Gregory and some other well informed men about county affairs as to the correctness of the incident and they stated that they have no recollection of such an oc currence. It has been suggested that Capt. Clements is likely to know about the brutal affair. There is no public rec ord, so far as we are able to locate, of such a murder in Granville County. If it is not confirmred by a reliable source we will take it for granted that there was no such occurrence in old Granville. DEATH OF INFANT "The Lord Giveth and the Lord Taketh Away." The many friends of Rev. and Mrs. Lewis N. ' Taylor, ; of Stovall, sympa 14 with thom in the loss of their infant son. Lewis N. Taylor, Jr.,- i ;ri -iiiiiiMi m i i h i. i ,i ", v - i early Wednesday morning. Dr. F. H T. Horsfield conducted the funeral services in St. Peter's Episcopal church, Stovall, and the interment was in Elmwood cemetery Wednes day afternoon. Woodmen of the World. Wilton Camp Woodmen of the World No. 366 will unveil a monu ment to the memory of Robt. I. New ton near Tar River station at the home of the deceased, on Sunday af ternoon, October 3rd, at 3 o'clock. The public is cordially invited and it is the desire of this Camp that all Woodmen in the county shall attend this exercise and they are hereby fra ternally invited to be present. C. R. GORDON, C. C. Wilton Camp N. 366. THE COUNTY FAIR THE THREE DAY'S EVENT IN OCTOBER Fine Exhibits Promised Large Crowd Anticipated The Amuse ment Features Unsurpassed It is to be One of the Best All Round County Fairs in the State. They are coming from the broad fields and rolling hills of old Gran ville. They are coming in buggies, wagons, automobiles, on horseback, and on the hurricane deck of the Granville county mule they are all coming to the County Fair, October 13th, 14th, and 15th. Young, and old, big and little, short and long, MR. BEN. W, PAftHAM Chief Marshal pretty and nearly pretty the patriar ch and the young blood all this part of the world Hwill be. here for the great rhfe days' event. Men are now coming to town to say that the Fair will be a holiday time for the people, in their section they are going to adorn themselves in their best bib and tucker, put on their prettiest frocks, press out the old pants and 'get ready for three long, happy days. No use to try to see anybody at home that day no use to send word that you will be there to take dinner with your neighbors, because the peo ple you want to spend the day with will be in Oxford -at the County Fair. It is going to be a great time one full of rejoicing. The old town will be filled with the best blood of the land. The streets will be packed and jammed with the people you have been wanting to see for a long time. It is "Home Coming Week" and it is going to be a gather ing for kinfolks and long seperated friends. Mayor Thad G. Stem has already kicked down all the rates leading in to town and the big welcome sign will flutter in the breeze. The busi ness men and householders, rich and poor, all alike, will turn themselves loose and by ignoring precedent have a whaling good time with our coun try cousins God bless them all. We want to see the streets in the business section of Oxford look like the Boardwalk in Atlantic City on a hot July Sunday afternoon. Mayor Stem has already said that the old town belongs to our country cousins during the entire week, and don't for get that there will be something do ing all the time. The Public Ledger bids you a thousand welcomes.COME- Chief Marshall and Aids. Ben W. Parham, Chief Marshal. Hendeson E. H. Perry, J. P. Zoll- irnff at. M. C. CooDer. and Allis Cooper. Durham Robert Hackney, R. O. Everett, J. E. Pegram and Jno. S. Cunningham. Claksville, Va. J. -C. Clements and Samuel Davis. Raleigh W. B. Jones and J.- W. Hinsdale, Jr.' Roxboro Matt Long and L. M. Cotton. ! Youngsville B. G. Mitchell. Fayetteville J. C. Cooper, Jr. : Virgilina, Va. Luther Shoemaker, Thomas Pool, James Pleasant, and D. r. Mac Rae. I Jullock John G. Morton and J. Royster. on Stovall H. Taylor Jackson, vv. . Gregory and Richard Gregory. , Berea J. E. Michael and . A. L. Calton. . v Creedmoor J. D. Mangum, John Fleming, Garland Bullock and M. D. York. Northside John Currin and Tom Fleming. V Hester John Edward Pittard and Frank Hester. Franklintb R. F. D. William Bobbitt. Oxford, R. F. D. Nat Brummitt, J.' A. Clay, Richard Harris, J. Ed Knott, Garland Hobgood, Thermon Knott, Howard Hester, Ernest Pruitt, 4 WILL BUILD HANDSOME HOME Mr. Wr. G. Pace Will Build Bungalow On the Crest of the Hill. As soon as Mr. R. G. Lassiter ar rived from Washington this week for a brief rest people began to talk real estate to him. His holdings a half mile west of Oxford overlooking the town is very tempting. As a whole it is worth a mint of money, but it is not for sale for either love or money. Recognizing the fact that good neigh bors are desirable, Mr. Lassiter this week sold several acres on the brow of the hill west side of the main thoroughfare near the Fair grounds to Mr. W. G. Pace, on which it is un derstood that Mr. Pace will build a handsome six or seven room bunga low, work to begin at once. Mr. Pace's purchase is bounded on the west by the handsome lots of Mr. S. W. Parker and we anticipate many handsome homes in that section in the near future. The Public Ledger learns that the contractors are figuring on five other neat homes to be erected in OxfoVd at an early date, but we are not per mitted to idvulge the names of the parties at present. FIRE PREVENTION DAY Governor Craig Names the Day, Sat urday, October 9th. We are very much impressed with the flaming poster sent out by the State urging the people to do all they can to avert a destructive fire by cleaning up on Saturday, October 9. The poster carries a cut of a brave fireman descending a long ladder with a child in his arms, with the fol lowing injunction: "They will do their part when the fire starts; do your part before the fire starts." Pickings Still Good. Thrifty people to whom saving money appeals are daily taking ad vantage of the offerings of theGreen Hunt stock of goods, as handled by Horner Bros. Company at their big store on Hillsboro street. We invite attention to the adv. elsewhere in the Public Ledger. Thanks to Bupsiness Men. The Woman's Civic Club desires to thank the business men and firms of Oxford, who by their generous prem iums offered to the Chrysantheum Show, have shown their interest in, and appreciation of the work of this organization. Returns From the North. Mr. R. R. Herring has returned from the Northern markets where he spent several days in the interest of J. G. Hall, the druggist. He statese that he got on the market in good time to gtf; a nice line of German toys of which there is bound to be a scarcity soon. Premiums Offered Mrs. A. H. Powell has kindly fur nished the Public Ledger with a list of premiums offered at the Oxford Chrysantheum Show to be held Octo ber -28-29. The list with rules and regulations, will appear in the next issue of the Public Ledger. The Pierian Literary Society The Pierian Literary Society held its regular meeting in the auditorium on September 24, 1915. The subject for the afternoon was "Queen Eliza beth." Misses Lelia Currin, Treva Garman Bedford Rountree, Ruth Pitchford and Oliver Webb presented applice tions for membership, a'nd were re ceived. Some of the memberrs furn ished some music which was greatly enjoyed.- L.C. Edward Crews, Roy Crews, Hood Parham, Theodore Parham, Shields Parham and W. E. Dorsey. Oxford Ernest Howard, A. H. A. Williams, J. F. Veasey, Halstead Caldwell, B. K. Lassitter, T. G. Stem, Dr. W. N. Thomas, H. F. Lee, A. H. Taylor, W L. Mitchell, James White, P. C Venable, A. W. Graham, Jr., J. W. Hester, C. L. Wright. Chapel Hill B. S. Royster, Jr. Three Prizes Offered for Floats The County Fair Association will give a prize of $5.00 for the best commercial float in the parade at the County Fair. ' There will also be a prize of $5-00 given for the best farm float and a prize of $5.00 for the best decorated automobile. The parade this year is expected to out class anything of the kind which Ox ford has ever had. Several of the business concerns of Oxford have an nounced their intention of winning the prize offered for the best com mercial float and the management of the fair have been assured that some good farm floats would be in the par ade, if this feature should be worked out. With the great number of auto mobiles in the county a number of beautifully decorated automobiles will no doubt be seen. FUTURE GREATNESS THE GROWTH OF OXFORD IS SLOW, BUT SURE e The Population, of Town and County Within the Next Twenty Years Will Have Doubled, Trebled and Then Some. In conversation with a progressive citizen the other day we fancy that we saw a disposition to worry over the slow growth of our fair town. He said that the methods in vogue were not exactly what they should be, and he offered as a solu tion a more thorough organization of interests and co-operation along all lines. People may talk and kick the old town all they please, but there have been wonderful changes within our borders within the last fifteen or twenty years. While we progress, those of us who are on the ground every day be come impatient and sometimes think we are standing still; yet, those of our elder citizens who remember fif teen and twenty years ago and re view the past are astonished at the wonderful progress that has been made along all lines in Oxford and Granville county. It is almost un believeable to compare the progress that has been made in the town and county, educationally, agriculturally, morally, and every other way. If your memory is good and you will trace back ten, fifteen or twenty years and compare conditions then with now, the progress we have made will make your heart glad, if you are one of those who have fought for pro gress and kept your face to the rising sun. Twenty years ago Oxford was a smalKvillage, likened unto "Grimes Cross Roads." Today it is a pro gressive, hustling,-bustling little city of nearly - six thousand population, backed up by one of the best and most prosperous rural'sections in the State. Twenty years from today the population of Oxford will have doub led, trebled and then some. It is destined to be an important, but con servative city. Oxford should be proud of her progress and we should get together, as our friend suggests, and work as a unit for her future greatness. TYPICAL SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN Col. R. O. Gregory Celebrates Natal Day. Col. R. O. Gregory was 83 years old Thursday. Hale and hearty and as traight as a ramrod, he is much younger- than a great many fifty-year-old men. To the younger generation we would point to Col. Gregory as a ty pical Southern gentleman. As to historical data regarding the county, the Public Ledger claims the privil ege of calling on Col. Gregory with the blessed assurance of assertaining the best in the store house of know ledge; His elegant presence among us brings to mind that period when knighthood was in flower. BRITISH BATTER THIRD LINE The German Loss, Killed and Taken Prisoners, Estimated at 120,000. German causalities in the recent offensive of the French and British including killed wounded and pris oners, were given officially by the French war office Thursday as in ex cess of three army corps, or more than 120,000 men. There is no in teruption of the figthing in Cham pagne. Progress of the French in the Or tis region, northwestern France, con- inues. North of Massiees the war office svsT.000 Germans scrrendered. The British are battering the third line of the Germans in the vicinity of Loos. The French are maintaining their offensive in Champagne. The Germans in Argonne apparently have been unable to make important gains, and have not materially checked the Allies, movement. This sums up briefly the western situation as seen in London. No great change is; shown, but England attaches great importance to 'the fact that the offensive is not to be relaxed. A snort Dreaming spell has been noted in the German pressure at points where the offen sive has been greatest. Notice to Tax Payers The Town tax books will be com pleted by Oct. the 1st, and the follow ing discounts and penalties will ap ply in the payment of taxes, viz: On payment in Oct. 2 per cent dis count. , On payment in Nov. 1 percent dis count. y On payment, in Dec. nothing. On payment after January 1st 2 per cent penalty will, be added. ' By order of the Commissioners. R. B. HINES, Tax Collector. September .2 3, 1915. 25-3t I1! i Mi ft I ' l. " uur streets Friday. , . .. 'A. 1- V v..