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57 Si VOLUME XXX. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1915 NUMBER 98 p Ijy jiiy jj syi jy joi ANOTED DIVINE 11EV. B. H. COMAN WDLL HOLD REVIVAL SERVICES A Protracted Meeting of Much Im portance Will Be Held in tlie Ox ford Presbyterian Church, Begin ning Sunday Moaning, December 5, Dear Brother Coble: In reply to your much valued re nuest and with keen appreciation of your interest in the coming of Mr. Coman to preach for us, I give the following information with regard to him and our plans. He will arrive Saturday, Dec. 4th, and our meeting will begin at 11 o' clock Sunday morning the 5th. He will preach every night continuing through Wednesday, Dec. 15th at 7:30 o'clock; and beginning with Monday afternoon at 3:15 p. m., he will conduct at the same hour each afternoon, his wonderful Bible hours on vital religious subjects. Here are some of the subjects he will present: "The Kingdom of God; What is It? and How to Possess it." "The New Birth in its Process of Accomplish ment," "The Second Literal Coming of Christ," "The Judgment; Present and Future," "The Soliciting Christ." The entire public is invited to hear him at all services. The singing will be a special feature and I trust that all singers both from the town and country will find a place in the choir till all the seats are filled. Mr. Coman is a teaching preacher suchas one sedom hears. He is quiet in his methods, but it is the quiet power of the Great River that moves surely toward a goal. His language is chaste and inspiring, and beneath it all, his hearers realize that the preacher has been taught of God's Holy Spirit. His message is pro foundly searching and is presented so that all alike understand and go forth to live better lives. I trust that our people, and. espec ially our young men, will make every sacrifice they can, in order to avail themselves of the opportunity to hear every message from the lips of this master teacher of the Bible. I re gard him as the greatest expositor of Scriptures I have ever heard. I trust that in the nearly four years I have been in Oxford, our citizens have at least found out one thing a bout me my whole life is in my work and that I regard it as not sim ply for the Presbyterian church, but for my fellowmen, whenever and wherever I can help them. It is in this spirit that I enter this effort, and I am counting upon my fellow citizens to meet it half way. Let us in the spirit of brothers who are hungry for all the light we can get and with prayer in our hearts meet together and see what a bless ing God is really ready to give us. Faithfully yours, S. K. PHILLIPS. GENERAL ROYSTER TALKS Returns Prom a Nine Thousand Mile Trip - General B. S. Royster d3d not ar rive from his extended trip through the Golden West until the second week of court, and when he did ar rive he found an overplus of mail and a long docket awaiting him, and lucky was the man that could get within ear shot of him during all of last week- But he turned up at the head of his Sunday School class last bunday morning, fresh and serene. On entering the Sunday School, General Royster was requested to ex Plain where he had been for the past jour weeks. In response he stated that he had traveled about nine thousand miles. He spent his first bunday in Canada, where the obser vance of the Sabbath was very much as it is in North Carolina, but further along m nis journey, at Winnipeg and tw uthe Pacific slPes' he stated mat there w as so much activity one i carcely realize that it was the holy Sabbath. He was at a loss to Know why the people did not observe the Sabbath; that the conditions were such in the West as to easily acquire a competency fruit and vegetation such in the West as to easily a competency fruit and ve m Dlentv fif if1-6 ?eneral gave a good account SL Is (Mrs- Royster was with n their return from the west they spent the last Sunday of p e 3urney in Asheville. where the Ser,al observed that everybody at tended church. PrJf umming up his long trip, Gen m?L Royster declared that the con ditions m North Carolina compared ry tavorably and in some instances In surpassed, the thirty odd States traveled through which he had Fine Representative Onhi?Srs- J S Bradsher and Dan A. corn vWere last week invited to a lata Shucking in the country. . At a coifi.r011r they discovered that they firi inot aUend. Knowing that a ed Mr Aer awaited them they select thpm tT P' Hobgood to represent Mr w v was twe-man's job, but eanoi 5 b8Sd we understand, was equal to the occasion. THE PUBLIC LEDGER WILL GIVE AWAY TEN DOLLARS ffl CASH THIS IS NOT A CONTEST, BUT A GIFT PURE AND SIMPLE Beginning with this issue of the Public Ledger and continuing untilioon on Monday, January 31, 1916, we will .place in a box the names of everybody who pays $1.00 on the subscription list of the Public Ledger. This will inculde the names of those who pay subscriptions already due, new subscribers and those who pay in advance the names of all such subscribers will be written on a card and deposited into a tight box. At noon sharp on Monday, January 31st, 1916, the side of the box will be removed and a blindfolded boy will pick up one of the cards and the name of the party on that card will receive a present of ten dollars from the Public Ledger. This is not a contest, but a gift, pure and simple. Many will want to pay what is due and many will want to subscribe, and this sesrves to remind them that they stand a chance of getting ten dollars as a present. We have no preference as to who gets the ten dollars, therefore, we will, on January 31, 1916, ask three disinterested citizens to select a boy and come to the Public Ledger office, blindfold the boy, shake the box vigorously and open it. This detail will be carried out to the letter and some one is going to receive ten dollars on the day and date named. Mr. David B. Moss, of Route 2, is the only authorized agent of the Public Ledger and we commend him to all good people. He is generally found on the warehouse floors and he will give you a receipt foa all money paid to him in the name of the Public Ledger. Or should you prefer, come to the Public Ledger office. We are glad to see you at all times. ' BURROWS -KEARNEY WEDDING MR-PHIL KEARNEY TAKES Bit IDE FROM HENDERSON ( The Trials and Tribulations of Ox ford's Popular and Efficient Letter Cawier Are Ended. (Henderson Dispatch) "A quiet home marriage was sol emnized last Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Burrows, on William street, when their daughter, Miss Ola, became the bride of Mr. Phillip S. Kearney, of Oxford. Rev. S. It. Morgan officiat ed, the ring ceremony being used. "Only a few relatives of each fam ily and one or two friends were in vited to witness th ceremony. Miss Ila May rendered a selection of music as the bride and groom entered. The bride wore a suit of green cloth. Im mediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Kearney, accompanied by Miss Bessie Kearney and Mr. Kit Kearney sister and brother of the groom, and Mrs. Williard and Mr. Suite, left in automobiles for Oxford, where they will make their home. The groom is caie of the city letter carriers at that place, and the bride was for a long time one of the operators in the Hen derson exchange office of the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company. She received a number of useful and pretty presents from her friends in the city and elsewhere." The bride is a smart and attractive young woman and has many friends In Henderson and elsewhere. Mr. Kearney is in the employ of "Uncle Sam." The Public Ledger wishes the young couple much happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Kearney are at home on Bell Street. , LADIES TO THE RESCUE To Encourage the Sale of Red Cross Seals The following letter has been sent to the women of the North Carolina Federation of Woman Clubs and pub lished in the publicity column of the N. C. F. W. C. To tfee Women of the N. C- Federa ted Clubs: Your chairman of Health has askea me to urge your influence to push the sales of the Red Cross Seals in your respective communities. Do all you can to urge your mer chants and other agents to use these seals instead of the seals and stickers of the usual meaningless kind, call ing to their attention and the atten tion of the purchasers the fact that "each seal sold is a bullet in the fight against tuberculosis." . There is no commission for the merchant on these seals, but surely he cannot refuse this opportunity to help his community and his State wipe out this great menance to .the health of his fellow man. Remember that three fourths of the money from the sale of these seals will be used by our local Club in the tuberculosis work of your own community (either in sending some person to a Sanitarium for treatment, or in educational work) and the other one fourth will be used by your State. .T'V. In order that we may gain some idea of the work accomplished by the women of the N.'-.C. Federation of Clubs, I shall ask you to make a full report of all sales to me by January the fifteenth. MRS. A. H. POWELL, Sub. Chairman, Red Cross Seal Dept. Health, N. C. F. W. C. The" Anchor Store Elsewhere in the Public Ledger will be found the adv. of The Anchor Store Henderson's big dry goods emporium. They are making room for Spring goods, therefore there are many genuine bargains in the sea son's goods. , ' , Signs of the Times The young people have begun to press their faces against the show window at Halls' Drug Store and wonder if Santa Claus will bring them a Christmas present. Hall's is headquarters for novelties. Read their ad on the fourth page of this paper. WILKINS - HOWELL MARRIAGE MR. THOMAS C HOWELL CAPTUR- ES HANDSOME BRDDE A Number of Oxford People Attend Popular Wedding at Turbeville, Virginia. A beautiful wedding was solmen ized Wednesday evening last at Mt. Carniel Presbyterian church, Turbe ville, Vst., when Miss Janie Wilkins became the bride of Thomas C. Howell, of Oxford. The church was decorated in green and white, the bridal partv stood un der an arch of running cedar, in the center of the arch was a large tulle bow. Just before the ceremony Miss Nalle, of Culpeper, Va., sang "At Dawning" by Cadman. Miss Mary Owen, of Turbeville- Va., presided at the organ and played Lohengrin's wedding march as the bridal party entered, and "Love's Old Sweet Song" during the ceremony, as the party left the church Mendelssohn's wedding march. Rev. W. T. Doggett, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony and used the ring service. Virginia and Rdland Wilkins held the ribbons. First entered the brides maids and groomsmen, Miss Mollie Byerly, of Cary, Miss., dressed in yel low tulle over charmeuse trimmed in silver, with Grady Harris, cf Oxford, Miss Edna White, of Oxford dressed in blue tulle over charmeuse, with silver trimmings, with Dr. John Owen of Turbeville, Va.,; Miss Clara Bar rett, of Amherst, Va., in green tulle over charmeuse and silver trimmings with F. M. Pinnix, of Oxford; Miss Russell Calvin, of Culpeper,-Va., in pink tulle trimmed in silver, over charmeuse, with A. E. Wilkins, Jr., of Turbeville, Va.,; Miss Evelyn Howell, of Oxford, in lavendar tulle over charmeuse and silver trimmings, with Rev. S. K. Phillips. - The bridesmaids carried tulle bas kets filled with sweet peas.Then came the maid of honor, Miss Sarah Wil kins, sister of the bride, gowned in silver tulle over charmeuse, carrying white roses. Just before the bride, little Lewis Banks Wilkins, in white corduroy, carried the ring in an orchid. The bride entered on the arm of her un cle, J. P. Wilkins, who gave her away. She was gowned in white satin trim med in Spainish lace and pearls and carried a shower bouquet of lily of the valley. The groom and his best man, A. G. Howell, of Petersburg, Va., entered from the side door. The gifts were numerous and beau tiful. 4? CONTRABAND WHISKEY Sheriff Hobgood Empties Hundred Gallons in Sewer In the presence of the county of ficials and a few invited friends Sher iff Hcbgood, assisted by Chief Wheel er, Deputy Sheriff G. W. Royster, and Conrad Walters emptied about one hundred gallons of liqour in the sew er at the jail Monday morning. It was mostly in pint bottles and repre sented a collection of several months. The sheriff was very glad to get the vile stuff off his hands. PRODUCTION EXTRAORDINARY "A Fool There Was" at the Orpheum Theatre .. One of the best photoplays on the road is "A Fool There Was", which will be seen at the Orpheum Theatre Thursday night with Thelma Bara and Edward Jose in the title roll. See adv on the fifth page of this paper. Capital Responsibility By reference to the fifth page of this paper you will find the adv of the First National Bank. Reference - is made to their responsibility. Four per cent paid on time deposits and small deposits are welcome. Handsome Collection The Oxford Baptist Sunday School did the handsome thing last Sunday morning. The plate was passed and they gathered in $150.00 for the Thomasville Orphanage. ; PRETTY MARRIAGE AT ENON MISS CARRIE LEE HOBGOOD THE BKEDE OF MR. O. B. PRUITT United3 By Dr. R. H. Marsh The Happy Couple Spend Some Time in the North. (Reported for Public Ledger) The home of Mrs. M. B. Hobgood of Route 1, was the scene of a beauti ful home wedding on Tuesday, Nov ember 23rd, at high nocm, when her daughter, Carrie Lee, became the bride of Mr. Charlie B. Pruitt. The parlor was beautiful in its decoration of running cedar, chrysan themums, candles and ferns. At the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march, rendered by Mrs. A. T. Knott, the bride and groom enter ed and were met at the altar by the bride's pastor.. Dr. R. H. Marsh, of Oxford. During the ceremony "Mel ody of Love" was softly played. The bride was attired in a lovely traveling suit of blue broad cloth with hat and gloves to match. Immediately aftor the ceremony the happy couple lef by automobile for Oxford, where they took the train for Richnvmd, Vashington and other points of interest. The bride is an attractive and ac complished daughter of Mrs. M., B. Hobgood, of Enon section, and num bers her friends by the scores. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pruitt, of Hester section, and is a prominent young farmer. Both are deservedly popular and the best wishes of their many friends follow them. Only a few friends and relatives were present to witness the' cere mony. THE IRONY OF FATE The Zodiac Points To The Wedding of Mr. Hal Holeman According to a strange phenomena, Mr. Hal Holeman, a popular member of the Acme Hardware Co., will at an early date shake off his "single cussedness" and take unto himself a wife. He is a marked man. Some time ago a beautiful Senora read the lines :n his hand and told him that he would wed before many moons, but he disregarded this source of in formation; later on, a- blue bird sang a requiem from the top of the fad ed tree in front ofthe Acme Hard ware store, which meant rest to his aching heart, but this was not suffic ient to convince him, though a Pres byterian, that it is predestined that he will embrace his soul mate soonr Not until last Friday did the scales fall from his eyes and let in the glor ious vision of future bliss. It was on this memorable day that a young lady at a church fete in Oxford drew a doll. Mr. Holeman was a mile a way at the moment of the drawing, but in some unknown way the doll reached his coat pocket a few minutes later. Mr. Holeman prizes the doll very much, and he regards it as a good omen. His smile is more bland than ever, and he has already en quired "who pays for the flowers and the invitations, the lady or the gen tleman?" IN THE TOILS Calvin Lyon, an Old Offender, Gets it in the Neck. On Friday night last Special Of ficer Curl, of Creedmoor, and Deputy Sheriff Averette captured Calvin Lyon, an old offender, with more whiskey in his possession than the law allows. He laid in a supply of seven gallons and it was his inten tion to add several gallons to , this amount before the Christmas holi days, but the. officers destroyed "the nest egg and deprived Calvin of his "naturall inhuritance." ' . THE MILE POSTS Editor Pubiic Ledger: I wish to speak of the great pleas ure I derive from the mile posts placed along the roads by the Nation al Bank of Granville. They are a great aid and pleasure to the travel ing public. The posts seem to short en the distance between my home and Oxford. A. P. OVERTON, Kit trell. Route 2. OCEAN TO OCEAN GRANVILLE COUNTY LOOMS UP Bib ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY The Central Highway Route From San Diego to Washington Will In tersect the National Highway at Durham. Last Friday morning a number of distinguished road men took break fast at the Exchange Hotel in Ox ford. Their presence here was a fore runner of great things. They repre sen the greatest highway project in which the people of the South have ever become interested the South ern National highway, t be. rout of which is from San Diego, Cal. to Washington, passing across the sou thern -part of California, the great desert region of Arizona, touching parts of New Mexico and Texas, cross ing the lower part of Arkansas,, thence traversing the entire length of Tennessee and passing through North Carolina, by the Central highway route, to Durham, turning north via Oxford and following the National highway to Washington. It is an ocean-to-ocean highway that has been found feasible one that possesses more of picturesque beauty, perhaps, than could be surveyed through any other part of the United States; and, withal, is a route that can be used by' tourists the year round. Weather or climatic conditions will not make it impracticable at any season of the year. The statement made by members of a survey party that reached Oxford last Friday, after having made the trip from San Diego over the route in just 24 days, that the highway will be in good condition from end to end within another year should give ad dend zest to the project. It means that the highway is to be transformed from a dream into a reality in much less time than the most ardent men in the Southern National Highway association ever hoped. This means that thousands upon thousands of tourists of the wealthv class will visit Oxford and Granville county every year. The opening of this transcontinental route to tour ists, however, will ?iot be the end. The Southern National association has a bigger and broader end in view and that was what made it possible for all sections interested to v come together. . The big idea is to develop a great network of highways to con nect with this central one. There is an added incentive for the construc tion of trunk highways to connect im portant points in the south, and re sults are already being shown. Many roads are being developed now with the idea of having them to connect with the Southern National route. Still another purp'.se of the South ern National association is that of concentrated effort to secure federal aid in road building Many links of the new highway have been built wilh federal aid, because ihere was a joint demand that money available from the national treasury for use in the sections through which it passes be thus used. Aid from the national government can be secured in like laanner by individual states in devel oping the connecting links. Instead of erratfc highway conptruction.thero fore, there has been placed on foot a movement for good roads that has a definite purpose in view and wjll ac complish srreater advantages for a. greater number of people. Diamond Pin A diamond pin has been left . with the Public Ledger, call and describe and pay for this notice- and get the pin. TAX BOOKS OPENED The tax books are opened for col lection now. Therj will be no go round this year and all Taxes not set tled at office will go out for collection, after Christmas. Please make set tlement promptly. Yours very truly, tf S. C. HOBGOOD, Sheriff.
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