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. a 7 pive Stock Department K. Best stallion, road; $10; Hal Bul lock. Best stallion draft type; $10; E.W. - Gooc'ii. f B'ast saddle horse; $7; W. T. Carey 2d. saddle horse; $4; E. T. Jones. ,Best single driving horse; $10; L. Vy Peace. 2d single driving horse; $5; C. C. X5ruitt. Best pair driving horses; $10; E. A. Hunt. 2d pair dr diving horses; $5; E. T. -Jones. Best yearling colt" road; $10; J. D. "Newton. 2d yearling colt road; $5; J. L. 3?arham. Best yearling colt draft type; $10; E. N. Gooch. 2d yearling colt draft type; $5; Blackwell Bros. Best yearling colt general purpose; $10; R. T. Eakes. Second $5; Wm. Thorp. Best spring colt draft type; $10; E. T. Jones. Second $5; J. H. Bullock. Best spring colt general purpose; $10; E. C. Mangum. Second $5; E. T. Jones. Best 2-year-old road; $10; E. T. Jones. Second $5; Hamilton Hester. Best 2-year-old draft; $10; C. H. Cheatham. Secoaid $5; W. M. Saunders. Best 2-year-old general purpose; $10; R. C. Bullock. Second $5; O. J. Eakes. Best spring mule colt; $10; C. C. Currin. Second $ 5 ; A. T. Knott. ' Best pair draft horses; $10; H. A. 3McGhee. Second--? 5; J. H. Bullock. Best single draft horse; $7; W. A. l Xi. Veasey. Second $ 4 ; E. T. Jones. Best brood mare horse colt; $10; E. T. Jones. Best brood mare mule colt; $10'; C. C. Currin. Best yearling mule colt; $10; Ed Brogden. - Best pair mules; $10; Hamilton Best Single mule; $5 ; Joe M. Cur- Best'beef t)ullpTSTTi.- C. Bullock. Second $4; C- W, Bryan. Best beef cow; $8; R. C. Bullock. Second $4; C. W. Bryan. Best beef spring calf; $5; C. W. Bryan. Best beef yearling calf; $5; C. W. Bryan. Best dairy bull; $8; Leo Bragg. Second $4; Blackwell Bros. Best dairy cow; $10; W. L. Cur rin. Second $4; E. T. Jones. Best Spring dairy calf; $5; E. T. Jones. Second :$3; E. T. Jones. Best yearling heifer; $5; H. A TMcGhee. Second $3; E. T. Jones. Best yearling bull; $5; H. A. Mc Ghee. Second $3; E. T. Jones. Hog and Sheep Beakshires : Best boar; $10; Kimball Farm. Second $5; Kimball Farm. Best sow; $10; C. G. Mangum. Second $5; E. T. Jones. Best pig; $5; C. G. Daniel. Duroc Jersey: Best boar; $10; E. T. Jones. Second $5;' E. T. Jones. Best sow; $10; E. T. Jones. Second $5; E. T. Jones. Best pig; $5; Otis Faucett. Other Breed: Best sow; $8; David Aacock. Best sow and pigs; $10; E. T. Jones. Sheep Best black sheep; $5; Kimball Farm. Second $3; Kimball Farm. Best ewe sheen: $5: Kimball Farm. Second $3; Kimball Farm. Best Lamb; $5; Kimball Farm. Second $3; Kimball Farm. Best Exhibit of Farm Animals, E. T. Jones. Agricultural Department Best corn on ear; $6; E. P. Rob- -ards. Second $3; J. L. Daniel. Best 10 ear corn; $5; C. G. Daniel. Second $2.50; J. L. Daniel. Best single ear corn; $5; J. T. Daniel. orrrd $3? fi-nrland Daniel. B$st stalk prolific com; $3; N. G. Longmire. Second $2; Milliard Brummitt. Best corn meal; $2; Mrs. J. T. Cozart. Best 4 bu. wheat; $4; B. F. Dean. Second $2; E. P. Roberts. 50 stalks wheat; $4; F. N. Timber lake. Best oats; $4; Mrs. Marsh Daniel. Second $2; J. T. Daniel. Best 50 stalks oats; $3; Waterline arm. Big turnip; $1; J. W. Phipps. Last Saturday we accompanied Turnkey Connie Watlers and Sena tor Hicks to the county jail on a mis sion of mercy. Having a spare mo ment Mr. Walters picked up an old pocket book from a ledge which he had taken from some one of the prisoners on entering jail. In the pocketbook was a rabbit foot and some herbs neatly tied with a silken cord. While we were examining the rabbit foot with a critical eye, a col ored man peered through the massive iron bars and remarked: "Boss man,v you dis gib me back dat dar charm er mine and I git out er dis er jail befo- night." To be sure, that was startling en ough and Mr. Walters began to look around for the weak place in the wrought iron cell, and finding none he asked the colored mam how it hap pened that he got into jail with the rabbit foot and herbsb in his pocket. "Boss. I tell you how it was," said the colored man, "the night dis 'fore I cum to jail a big black cat crossed my path and the hoodo he left me right dar. He done come back and wid the charm in my hand Ise agin all powerful." INTERESTING TOBACCO TOTALS AS COMPARED WITH THAT LAST YEAR OF There Can Be No Further Doubt That the Oxford Market Leads in This Section of the State. In order to correct many mislead ing rumors regarding the amount of tobacco sold on the Oxford market, we are presenting correct figures of the amount sold and average price for the period covering from the opening of the market to November 1st. for both.1914 and 1915. Amount sold to Nov. 1, 1914, 2,868,383; average, $11.10. Amount sold to Nov. 1, 1915, 2,540,971; average $10.00. From these official figures it will at once appear that up to , Nov. 1, 1915 our market is only 327,412 be? hind.the same period , for 19 1 4; and J TirtaWtnto'coTreid that this year's marketing has been slower than 1914 due to the fine sea son for harvesting- crops, there can be no dobut but that the Oxford mar ket is selling this year even ahead of last year. Any one at all familiar with conditions will realize that there has been marketed this year up to Nov. 1, 1915 very small quantities of the wrapper and better grades and still there is only the small difference of 1.10 in the average in favor of 1914, and this small difference will be more than an offset by the 15 th of November on account the advance in price for last few weeks and the sell ing of better grades. There is no doubt but that the Ox ford market is still the leading mar ket of this section which is proven by the fact that farmers from other sec tions are selling on the Oxford mar ket now. A PLEASING INCD3ENT Two Boys Sing the. Praise of a Local Warehouse A pathetic, yet amusing incident occured at the Banner Warehouse last Friday." Two good-looking . young men, mere boys they were, drove up in front of the Banner and called for Mr. Mitchell. The genial proprietor appeared in the door and with pleasant voice re quested the boys to drive in. "We want to speak to you private ly," said one of the boys, and with that Mr. Mitchell advanced to the wagon and the elder of the two spoke up : "Mr. Mitchell, Pa said for you to look at this tobacco and if won't bring 35 cents the pound for us to bring it back home." Mr. Mitchell merely glanced at the tobacco and said: "Drive in, boys. The load will average at least 35 cents. Will your father be pleased at that figure?" "Indeed he will," echoed the boys. The tobacco was placed upon the floor and as 'the buyers came down the line one could fairly hear the hearts of the boys beating beneath their clean home-made shirts. "How much?" cried the auctioneer. "Forty cents," came the quick re sponse. "Forty-five," snapped a buyer. "Make it even 50 cents", said an other- buyer. - Later in the day when the good fat check was handed to the boys they told Mr. Mitchell that they had sev eral thousand pounds of tobacco out home just like it. Mr. Mitchell laid both hands upon 'the shoulders of the boys, and look ing them in the face in a paternal fashion remarked: "Bring it along, boys; you are PKHOLDERS AND Dill ?TORS To Raise Two Thousand Dollars and Pay All Indebtedness and Increase the Scope of the Fair. At a meeting of . the Granville County Fair Association Saturday it was decided to continue the good work inaugurated! by the Fair six years ago. ! Stockholders representing a ma jority of the stock declared in favor of placing a.mortgage on the property for two thousand dollars and paying off all indebtedness and take on new life. V -A . The gate receipts this year fell off about six hundred dollars, and the new stock building and some other minor indebtedness brought over from last year 'is responsible for the total indebtedness which will be lift ed. ' The Fair has been a paying invest ment from the very start. The de tails are most interesting when pre sented in their true light. The ori ginal investment some six years ago was about three- thousand dollars, since which time the Fair Associa tion has paid out in premiums $7, 500 and now the property is worth at least $6,000. This, too, is as no thing compared with the educational feature of the Fair.- . Mark what we say, the 1916 Fair will be the biggest and the best ever held in Granville County. In the re cent crisis, if such it could be called, people from all parts of the county expressed a wish that the Fair would be continued at all hazards, and now that it is stronger than at any time in its history they i will rejoice to know that it will be continued. Bonds . Bonds in denomination of $25 se cured by the said first mortgage, car rying interest at 6 per, cent, payable in two years, will be offered the pub lic and friends of. the Fair. A committee to sell, lor place, these bonds was named by the -chairman and this committee .will make an ac tive canvass. It Vill not be possible for this Committee to !see everybody who is-Untte&edyilUCtie' t reair -anifcth pie generally win mase application for these bonds. It is desirable to" have these bonds placed at once as it will be impossible to mail out premium checks until the finances of the Association are ar ranged. It is generally agreed that the Fair has done much for the coun ty and it is .therefore, expected that these bonds will be taken quickly. Anyone desiring, one, or more, 5of these bends is urgently requested Ho advise either P. W. Knott, C. G. Dan iel, or A. H. Powell, who constitute the committee. Don't wait for the committee to see you for they have their business to attend to, so make it as easy for them as possible" by send ing your subscripiton for one or more bonds by first mail. The only way to guarantee the success of our Fair is to place .these bonds immed iately. The Public Ledger herewiths starts an honor roll of those who take the bonds and it will be added to as fast as the list grows: T. A. Currin, two bonds. $50 C. D. Ray, two bonds ..a k0 W. T. Yancey, one bond,. 25 C. G. Daniel one bond. 25 o. F. Webb, two bonds 50 A. H. Powell, two bonds 50 Fine Sale We have seen a good many tobac co sales, but taken as a whole the sale conducted at the Owen Ware house Monday .was perhaps the most satisfactory one of the season to all concerned. RULING OF SUPREME COURT The Case of Richardson Against Sheriff Hobgood. ' In Richardson vs. Hobgood, heard in the Supreme Court last week, Jus tice Brown states, "The purpose of the action seems to be to recover from the defendant, sheriff of Gran ville county, a horse and buggy and therJ property of the plaintiff seized by the sheriff for violation of the li quor laws of the State under the search and seizure act of 1915, which authorizes the seizure of vehicles as well as liquor. The purpose of the plaintiff evidently is to contest the validity of such law, but we think the appeal is premature, as mo final judg ment has been rendered in the action It only appears that an order was made for the sheriff to hold the prop erty or the proceeds of sale thereof until final judgment. The appeal is, therefore, premature and is dismiss ed. Good Prices "Vve heard numbers of farmers who sold at the Johnson Warehouse this week say that they were highly pleas ed with the checks they received. See the Johnson adv. on last page of this SO SAY THE State Supervisor Brogdan Highly Pleased With Conditions A Raleigh correspondent of the Durham Herald says: State Supervisor or Rural .Schools L. C. Brogden is just back from Gran ville county where he assisted in holding the first series of monthly teacher's meetings under a new sys tem that it is expected will be adopt ed this year by a half dozen counties and be rapidly put in operation by counties throughoutsthe State. In stead of the old system of having the teachers from -all over the county come to the county seatonce per month for two hour sessions . the plan is to divide the teacners into groups of fifteen to twenty teachers these to meet at some central school in the group and spend the entire day in round table study of best methods of school room work, with actual demonstration with the school in session for a portion of the time. Mr. Brogden is delighted with the de velopment in Granville and the State department will urge the several adoption of the new system through out the State. J. F. Webb is county superintendent in Granville and Miss Mary Shotwell is rural school super visor." THE OCTOBER HONOR ROLL THE GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS OF OXFORD Seventy Win Distinction At the Ox ford Grade! School by Close Ap plication to Duty. First Grade Roy Breedldve, Dor- den Freeman. Lucy Gentry, Virginia Howard, Katherme Montague, Ruby Peak, Andrew Williford, Elizabeth White, Carrie Watkins. Second Grade Hilman Allen, Mit- tie Lee Blackwell, Creagh Calvert, Antoinette Daniel, Frank Green.Alice Huntr E. K. Howard, Mary Norman Mitchell, Harry Moore, Tabitha Pat terson, -Sam Parham, Claude Parham, Lillian Rountree, Elizabeth Sheed, Doris Watkins.' Third Grade, A Lizzie Blackwell. Mary Bland, Charlotte Saston, Vir ginia Hart, Louise Jeffreys, Elizabeth Lumpkin, Helen Moore, Grace Sump- ter. Matt. Currin,' Bruce Walters. '.- nady, Eugenia rGUtTinMaTthaf'iiUm pkins, Courney Peace, Thomas - Roy ster, Edward Taylor, Ruth Upchurch, Jack Usry, Madison Usry, Annie Lou Williams. Fourth Grade, B Leroy Adcock. Calvin Hester. Fifth Grade Jefferson Brooks, Lillian Fuller, Janie Frazier, Loyd Grimm, Pattie May Green, Frank Leavister, Harvey Magee, Inez Pat terson, Mary Powell, Dora Wolfe. Sixth Grade Carolyn Booth, Effie Lee, Charlie Easton, Hugh Easton, Katie May Frazier, Heathie Linder, Bernice Usry. Seventh Grade Thelma Hester, Ruth Howard, Elizabeth Hunt, Annie Landis, Ida Kerr Taylor. Eighth Grade Roy Upchurch. Ninth Grade Nina Cooper. Treva Garman, James Ballou, Robert Par ham. Tenth Grade -Helen Clement, Ida Walters, Lucille Hunt, Joseph Bryan, John Hall, Henry Shaw, Elizabeth. A NOTE IN PASSING Why The Meeting Was Not Larger Attended The Public Ledger desires to pass this alons: down the line. A few days ago, we rather not state exact ly when or where, we met a gentle man stan dinar out in front of a place where there was a public meeting be- iner held. We knew that his presence inside the buildine was very much needed and the presence of no man in town would be more highily appre ciated. We suggested that he step inside with us.' but to our surprise he drew away from us, but noting the disap- nointment on our face, he nastenea to say in a low whisper that he could not stand the, tobacco smoke in the room. Mindyou, he did not register a complaint he merely stated that he could not stand the tobacco smoke There are plenty of men in the same fix, but no one seems to think about it in nnhlin nlaces ' There would be nothing amiss for the chairman of a meeting to request tliofo Ho nn amolriner for t.hft time being. He need not say why but simply make the request. - : HORSE TAKES ON SPEED The Son of Mr. Cam Easton in Spec tacular Flight. The spirited horse of Mr. Cam Easton, driven by his son Cam, took on a little speed . Monday. The horse was feeling: good aend as he passed along Front street he increas ed his SDeed. Cam not being able to check him. The race was exciting all the way down through a field, Cam looking 4or a safe place o get out. He made his exit at the pro per time without injury to himself. The horse and buggy were only GRANVBLLE COMMERCIAL CLUB STTRS UP SENTI3LENT ' Live Men Speak on Live Issues various Things Suggested as Lead ing to Better Things. At the regular monthly meeting of the Granville Commercial Club last Thursday night the Club had under consideration the querry: "Is Oxford a Dead Urn." There were somewhere in the nei ghborhood of fifty business men pres ent and the universal verdict was that Oxford is a real live town. Var ious things were suggested and dis cussed as leading to better conditions. Some of the speakers, thought that a big forty-room hotel was needed as a starter to better things; others ad vocated paving the streets; some seemed to think that we should in vite the farmers to spend a pleasant hour in our homes and others advo cated the union of purpose. Mr. W. Z. Mitchell was present. nd after sizing up things he remark ed that the best thing that he knew was for everybody to quit talking a- bout hard times and turn in and. boost things. "Oxford is the beset town in the State," declared Mr. Mitchell, "and all we have to do it to get together and speak the right word at the right time and place. Nothing great can be accomplished single-handed, but the most urgent thing at presnt is to stop the cry of hard times and speak of .the condi- tiones as they actually exist." We were favorably impressed with the remarks of Mr. John W. Hester, who feelingly spoke of some of the needs of the town. He said that the enthusiasm must come from the younger generation, and not from those whose days have been well spent; that the conditions were such as to enlist the energies of the young manhood and push things . worth while to a successful conclusion. Dr. Hays was present and helet it be known tb he is not ' on friendly terms with ' trnsw hog pens. "This thing of movingiwhog pens just outside of the corporate li. won't do," declared the health officer invun mistakable' terms, "and I may'sw&op we wm never nave neaitnmi- s ioundings until the hog pens are fa- oolished within living distance of a man's home." After declaring that there is no such thing as a clean hog pen Dr. Hays took his seat. The people of town and county are to be congratulated on the watchful care Dr. Hays bestows upon the question of public health. The Public Ledger was present at the Club meeting and greatly enjoyed the spirit of progress manifested on all sides. The Club is great at point ing out what ought to be done to build the town, but it will require a closer personal touch and a few ex ecutions before the wheels begin to move in the right direction. When all the people in Oxford join hands and pull in the same direction some thing will be accomplished, and not before. ' However, the Commercial Club is to be congratulated on creat ing public sentiment. IN FULL SWING , The Money Saving Sale at Cohn & Son's Store The great crowds of people who at tended Cohn & Son's sale last week prove that the sale has merit. It is popular and successful because it is economical, helpful to the people. Real plain to be seen unquestioned economies are the attractions and in ducements they offer to bring you to their sale. The unusual bargains are in reliable and most wanted mer chandise the very things you need now and for Thanksgiving, or the needs for real winter. Cohn &'Son have always claimed to give you bet ter values for every dollar spent .than any other store. Furthermore they can point with pride to a host of peo ple who know from experience that their claims are considerable more than mere advertising talk Read their ad on the last page of this pa per. That means money in the pock ets of every woman and man who at tends Cohn & Son's sale. Where the Smiles are Numerous Every sale at the Minor Warehouse is a good one. That's the place to see the farmers smile long and often. Mr. Mangum knows how to do it, and the farmers from everywhere in this section have found him out. See what he says elsewhere in this paper. Virerinia Connie Wed CT K - r night Miss Rosa Mary Jones became the bride of Mr. John J. Daniel. Rev. c Ttu:ii:. na .i.n mi i o. xv. x umiys uiiiciciiiiig. J. lie uapp couple left Sunday night for the ho in Brunswick county Virginia. Messrs. J. L. Peed and W. H. M iel, of Lyon were on our streets day. (Cor on page 3.) rich and didn't know it." . paper. slightly damaged.
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