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'. ,J : . VOLUME XXXI. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA '6 j ER 4 M"r . LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE WILL MEET THIS FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE COURT HOUSE All Members and the General Public urgea to Be Present at the Ring ing of the Bell. Some several months ago the Law and Order League was formed in Ox ford. It was the outcome of fre quent violations in the community. One of the objects of the League was to strengthen the hands of tha of ficers of the law. At the initial' meeting more than a hundred of the most influential citi zens in the community joined the League, and a neat sum of money was subscribed to prosecute flagrant cases General B. S. Royster is the president of the League. It has been Geineral Royster's intention for some time to call a meeting and have the reports of various committees, but on ac count of pressing matters he has not seen his way clear to call the meet ing. However, he has named this Friday night as the proper time to meet and the Court House has been selected as the place to hold the meet ing. All members and those inter ested in good government are urged to be present at the ringing of the bell eight o'clock this Friday night. - ST. STEPHENS CHURCH The Special Services Are Largely Attended. The Mission at St. Stephens church began on Sunday morning very aus piciously. The two sermons preach ed by Mr. Taylor were full of spirit ual "power and attractiveness. The morning and night congregations were large, and very attentive. In the afternoon the children of the church assembled at a special ser vice, and listened to a splendid ad dress from Mr. Taylor about the fam ily of foxes who severally came to grief through disobedience, greed, dcn't care, etc. r : On Monday morning at 10:30 at the conclusion of the Litany service, Mr. Taylor gave an edifying instruction on the work of the Holy Ghost in the Church. v Monday night the Rev'd ; Warren van Houten Filikins, rectorl of Tr;n a ity church Arlington, New Jrseyvill rjiinot his frst service in the Mis sion. 'Mr. Filikins was converted to the Episcopal church while in busi ness life, but soon took Holy Orders. He is considered one of the ablest priests of the Diocese of Newark. He preached in St. Stephens church when Mr. Taylor was made Deacon atnd created a profound impression. The Mission Services have been at tended by large congregations. Tues day morning at 7:30 the members of the various organized womens works of the parish assembeled and receiv ed their Corporate Communion. The attendance at the other ser vices on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was phenominal, and the deepest interest shown. The ser mons of the two Missioners have leen most helpful, and of a character which compelled attention. The questions found in the Ques tion Box, and answered at the next night service, have shown a good deal of thought about the Episcopal Church, and its way. The requests for Intercessory Prayer found in the box set aside for that purpose, have shown many a troubled heart, and have been offered to God for His lielp. This Friday afternoon there will be Children's Service, to which all children, and adults, too are cordial ly invited. This service is at 3:30. This Friday night at 7:30 service with Mission Sermon. Saturday: Holy Communion, 7:30. Litany and Instruction, 10:30; Even ing Prayer and Instruction, 3:30; Mission Service and Sermon, 7:30. Sunday: Holy Communion, 7:30; Morning service and Mission Sermon, 11:00; Men's Meeting, 3:30; Mission service and Sermon, 7:30. The people of Oxford and vicinity are cordially invited to attend these services. The work of the efficient Missioners the Rev. Warren V. H. Filikins, and the Rev. Lewis N.' Tay lor represents a good thing and we are anxious to pass it along, with all its helpfulness. THE TOBACCO MARKET The Farmers Are Highly Pleased With Prices. The market this week showed a considerable improvement over last week in the number of pounds sold and the price. In fact, the farmers tell us that the price now is higher than at any time during the entire season. ; Important Meeting There will be a meeting of the Granville County Farmers Union in the Court House at Oxford on Satur- dav January 22. 1916, at 10 o'clock. This is a very important meeting and all local unions are earnestly reques ted to send delegates. P. W. KNOTT, President. An Oxford Company That Counts for Much. Since the sale of the Oxford Furni- re Factory some months ago to the ture Factory some months ago to the White-Wood Company, the new com pany nas an tne ousiness tney can handle. Seeing the platform at the local Seaboard freight station covered with the product of the White-Wood Co., destined to all parts of the country, inquiry elicited the information that the company has sunicient orders booked to keep them busy for several months to come. A half dozen cars loaded with the White-Wood product and destined to western points, were caught and held in the congested freight yards at Alexandria, Va. A member of the firm informs the Public Ledger that much of their output goes to points west of the Mississippi, and that con- West i. causing much annoyance by X 3 i 1 X J i XI XT. 3 the delay. Three of Oxford's livest men com pose the White-Wood Furniture Co., and their product is of superior qual-1 ity and finds ready sale in the Grand Rapids and Metropolitan districts. Small Pox Vaccine Any persons desiring vaccination at the expense ofthe County can ob tain same by calling at my office on Saturday afternoon. DR. B. K. HAYS, Health Officer. SHERIFF H0BG00D TALKS MAKES STATEMENT AS REGARDS HIS SALARY. To the Voters and Tax Payers of Granville County: I am advised that certain rumors are being circulated in the county. with respect to the salary paid me as Sheriff of Granville County, which rumors are not true and are emula ted to do me an injustice, and 1 there fore wish to state the facts. During the first term to which . you elected me the compensation of my office was on a commission basis and since ithe beginning of" my second ; term of . of- net? a iir-tve uf en i :-u u it -ssaary ?n..i'ic cordance with the Act" of the Legisla ture placing all the officers of Gran ville . County on a salary. This sal ary as fixed by the Legislature of 1913, is $2,000.00 per year, payable in monthly installments of one hun dred and sixty six dollars and sixty six cents. Out of this salary I have paid for my official bonds, which cost $125.00 a year. This is the only compensation paid to or received by me. ' The Board of Commissioners, in accordance with the law, allows the sum of twenty dollars for each block ade still captured by me. This al lowance hardly pays one-half of the actual costs incurred by me in en forcing the law as to blockade' stills; and I pay out of my own pocket the balance of the expenses necessarily incurred in looking up and capturing these stills. It frequently occure that several trips are made search ing for these violations of the law when no still is captured and I pay from my own pocket the expenses of these trips. The salary above mentioned covers every dollar I receive for my services as Sheriff, and from ths salary I pay the premium on my official bond and the expenses of hunting out blockade distilleries in the County which as stated above amounts to as much as twice the allowance made by the Commisioners under the law. The books and records of my office are onen to you at all times and I invite a careful examination of them and the records kept by the Board of County Commissioners to verify the statements herein made. I fully appreciate the confidence reposed in me by the people of the County and I shall again ask them to elect me to office. I have endeavored to discharge faithfully every duty imposed by law and upon this record I shall go be fore the people in the coming pri mary Tours truly, SAMUEL C. HOBGOOD. THE UNION BANK Mr. J. C. Haskins Elected President at Annual Meeting At a meeting of the stockholders of the Union Bank Tuesday the f ol- lowing officers were elected: President, J. C. Haskins. First vice-president, J. F. Meadows Second vice-prest., S. C. Hobgood. Third vice-president O. C. Daniels. Cashier, J. S. Bradsher. Bookkeeper, Luther Davis. Directors: J. C. Haskins, I. H. Davis, W. H. Fleming. W. A. Par- ham, H. E. Crews, J. T. Thompson, J. T. Cozart. The affairs of the Union Bank, as will be seen elsewhere in this paper, is in fine condition and still growing in usefulness. mm AN ORGANIZA'SWITHOUT A At.ASLUjy Better Farming, BeFP Schools, Bet- The mass meetrt&vheld in the court house at theoqNn hour Thurs day was most enfjfESatic not in numbers, but in to -spirit of organ- izing the entire eyntyi mto one in- ausinai lainn.. j . Hon. u. Brun"i was caned to : I tne cnair anu mi: i-rarnam sta- ted tne ODjeci oi-up-juwung. men followed a powerful "talk from Gen- eral B. S. Koysie,' wno compared the small and enthusiastic gathering to the "eleven aivoui men in the upper chamber.' Other enthusiastic "ffJffiS&S?. ?StfJ' all pointing to;thej,benefits to be rived from co-operstlon. There were a sipkling of ladies present. Amnog OTse taking a live- ly interest in the meting we noticed Mrs. A. tt. poweii xvirs. uapenart, Miss Mary Shotweil,; Mrs. Calvert, Mrs. W. L. Currin, rs. ta. c. Brown, Miss Bell Cooper, ) The name of th-association was left to the executive committee who .ill -M-t -4- n art 0?rlv TTIOotinO' I will report at an esxly meeting The annual dueswere fixed at SI per year, which wilfce used to print the bv-laws and constitution and such other things as Ul benefit the association. V ' Members j The new organization starts off with the following members : Ben K. Hays, J . ' ir, vveob, u. D. Ray. T. G. Stem,' Ben K Lassiter, A. H. Powell, D. G. Brumitt, F. P. Hobgood, J. C. Howard, W.D. Rives, Mrs. L. ,D. Calvert, Mrs. C.Emmett Brownr Mrs. A. L. . CapehalV Mary G. Shotwell, Mrs. A. H. Powell, E. G. Moss, W. A. L. Veazey, S W. Parker, C. G. Daniel, W. R- Nelson, B.f. Roy ster, B. W. Parham,tA.W. Gianam, Jr M. P. W. Knott, Titus CurrinAK. . Calvert, Jos. A. Morris, OtSjP A. Daniel, Sam C. Howard, v Jno. w . Hester. Permanent Orj . " A ; 'm A n ATI. - fected by -lec Pr-af rTftfif Pi-T'K.nbtti' - - V. t ... , Vice-president, D. G Brummitt. - Secretary, B. W. Parham. Treasurer, I. N. Howard. Directors: W. L. Currin, A. E. Bobbitt, W. A. L. Veazey, Graham Daniel, B. F. Currin, W. L. Clark, S. C. Howard, N. G. Crews, B. S. Royster, C. D. Ray. Chairmen of Committees No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 1. Dr. J. A. Morris. 2 T. G. Currin. 3 C. H. Cheatham. 4 A. H. Powell. 5 Dr. G. T. Sikes. 6 J. F. Webb. 7 Dr. B. K. Hays. 8 Miss Mary Shotwell. 9 Mrs. R G. Lassiter. 10 JMrs. A. L. Capehart. The President The biggest man in Granville coun ty today is P. W. Knott, who was elected president of the new organi zation to lead the people of the coun ty to better and greater things. He can and he will do it. Glory unto Granville and her noble son! PLANNING AHEAD Arrival of New Lines of Goods at the Long Company; On the last page of this paper the Long Company announce the arrival of new lines of white goods, linens. Devonshire cloth, ginghams, percales, long cloth and nainsook. Now is the time to make up waists, housedresses and children's underwear before the time comes to think about real Spring and Summer. THEIVES AT WORK Entered the Home of Mr. Thursday Night. Street Some one entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Street duriug their absence Thursday night and ramsack ed the house, taking some small change and jewelry belonging to Mrs. Street. The entrance to the house was made by cutting the screen to the back door and unfastening the latch. Recent robberies, in which the screen doors have been cut, lead to the conclusion that the same party or Parties are doing the work HAVE YOU PAH) YOUR TAXES? ALL PARTIES NOW OWING TAX ES FOR 1915. WILL PLEASE MAKE IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT YOUR TAXES WERE DUE ON OCT. 1st, 1915. 1916 IS HERE AND THE DIFFERENT FUNDS ARE MAKING DEMANDS UPON 'ME DAILY. I'M FORCED TO COLLECT NOW TO MEET THEM. PLEASE ATTEND TO THIS MATTER PROMPTLY. YOURS VERY TRULY. S. C. HOBGOOD, SHERIFF GRANVILLE CO. ier jjiaritei r wiuirvucner nivery- AO uwasiuu iui aiarm among the thing Was the:BOTote.' of - the People of Oxford or of Granville but Mass Meeting. 7 : it is an occasion for caution. The There is no Occasion for Alarm, But Be Cautious Dr. lienj. K. Hays, Health Officer I An outbreak of small pox has been' reported irom West Durham. Thi danger to the Oxford people is some- wnat increased by the transference or a large number of factory hands rrom Durham to. Oxford. Some six- ty or eighty men have beehjrathered from the streets of Durham during me pasi weeK and sent to Oxford to woric. no mso rf cmoii v. "uiaii puA uao ay pearea in this county and none of tnese men, so far as is known, have been exposed to it. But even if a case of small pox were to appear in the County there would still be no occasion for alarm. We have in vac- cination a practically sure preventa- ?J5 ?Lthdiie?le- ?ee to that you de-land the members of your household have been vaccinated and vou can eo on your way, forgetful that there is such a disease as small noy The school law requiring every pupil in a public school to be vaccinated will he enforced in Oxford at this time. Should small pox appear in the coun ty all children , attending public schools in that neighborhood will be required to show a successful scar of iroAAinnAti v. r4-i- nnV.Anl Ail vaccination or stop school until vac cinated. THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE IT GOES INTO EFFECT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING Chief Wheeler Says That He Pro poses to Enforce the Ordinance to the Letter of the Law The Big and the Little to Fare Alike. We are going to have some fun in Oxford this coming Saturday morn ing, January 15th. That is the day on which the traffic ordinance eroes m effect. There are ten clauses in the ordinance as follows: 1. All drivers of automobiles or other .vehicles .shall go to the right in tneeting automobiles, or other ve-' i'ijkl.w:' U J -Lit muBa, iuu aut auiuiiipoiies snail De equipp0dwith p. liorn, or other'device and " by", nroner - use of. the same shall i&iY.& arhinsof hfiir4annrba.cli ; to ?2. That within thefireMistjici" of the Town of Oxford no driver of aif automobile or other vehicle ; shall stop with the left hand side of the same to the curb. 3. That wthn the fire dstrict of the Town of Oxford no driver of an automobile or other vehicle shall al low the same to stand with such au tomobile or other vehicle backed up to the curb, except when actually en gaged in loading and unloading the said vehicle. 4. That within the fire district of the Town of Oxford no driver of an automobile or other vehicle, except in an emergency, or to allow another vehicle or pedestrian to cross its path, shall stop in any public street except at the right hand curb thereof and with the right hand side of such ve hicle next to the curb, and then m that case must not obstruct a cross ing. 5. That all drivers of automobiles or other vehicles when overtaking another vehicle shall pass to the left side of the vehicle overtaken, and shall not pull over to the right until entirely clear of it. 6. That all drivers of automobiles or other vehicles, when turning into another street to the right, shall turn the corners as near the right hand curb as practicable. 7. That all drivers of automobiles when turning into another street to the left, shall turn around the center of the intersection of the two streets. 8. That all drivers of automobiles or other vehicles, when crossing from one side of the street to the other, shall do so by making a complete turn and heading in the opposite di rection. ' 9. That all drivers of automobiles or other vehicles passing the Confed erate Monument at the head of Main Street shall pass to the right of same. 10. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined $1.00. The ordinance has been duly pub lished and posted, but the general public has not as yet begun to prac tice the rules prescribed. Some poor fellow next Saturday morning is go ing to plead that he knew nothing a bout the ordinance, but Chief Wheel er says that he proposes to march each and every offender down to the Mayor's office, and it begins to look sts if the town is going to reap a rev enue It the police and the Mayor are really behind the movement an imposition of a few fines will be all that is necessary to enforce the law, but if some one of the big busy men are permitted to violate the ordinance it might as well be called off . Chief Wheeler says that it makes no difference how, big or how small the man. he is going to enforce the law at all hazards. . J W sbrti nnunT MAYOR STEM HAS SET THE PEG A NOTCH HIGHER Detective J. A. Hutchins Captures the King of Blind Tigers Much Liquor Comes From Blind Tiger in Clarkesville. For some time the authorities have been puzzled as to how so much bad liquor found its way toothy cotton mill section on the outskirts of town. There is no community anywhere more law-abidding than the cotton mill village, but like all other com munities whiskey makes its appear ance there every now and then. Detective J. A. Hutchins, who is fast becoming a terror to the evil doers fen this community, took it upon himself to ferret out the guilty party and bring him to the bar of justice. It took some time to do the job, but with that bull-dog tanacity he land ed Baldy Wych last Tuesday evening under most ordinary circumstances. The fact that a lot of mean liquor was finding its way to the cotton mill section was the only clue that posses sed Special Officer Hutchins, and finding himself with a spare moment on his hands he went out to Gelia Tuesday and returned on the south bound tran. On passing through the train he spied Baldy Wych, an old offender. Hutchins learned from the conductor that Wych entered the train at Clark ville and held a ticket to Providence, a few miles south of Oxford. " Hutchins abided his time and when the train entered the corporate limits of Oxford he arrested Wych and laid a heavy hand on his suit case. Hutchins was impowered to arrest at any point in the county, but in this particular case he chose to arrest Wych in Mayor Thad G. Stem's juris diction the flint that never fails to fire. ... One gallon and a half of mean li quor was found in Wych's possession. He had been dodging, the authorities -for some time by the eunique method of purchasing a ticket from Clarkes ville -to Providence, and from Provi dence walk back to the cotton mill section at an opportune moment and peddle, his i liquor. . - iffaypf Stem, with one stroke of the pen, :;'ffchistfte4 Wyb ijfrfiAttatyi ,;:, , rirt! roaas ior, twelve jnontns. , - . V- ' AUeri & Royster 1 Joe Royster, colored, the ; paxtner of Ben Allen, who made a spectacular getaway Saturday night north of town when Allen frailed Officer Hut chins over the head with a bottle, was arrested in Northern Granville Tues day evening by Detective Hutchins and I. H. Hobgood of the local police force. . In the hearing Wednesday morning Mayor Stem cautioned Royster to.be very careful and tell the truth and nothing but the truth. Joe threw himself on the mercy of the court and acknowledged that he was sorry he had entered into a co-partnership with Ben Allen, the notorious. He said he was drunk Saturday night, and seeing the officers north of town he broke and ran to the woods, fall ing on his face and sleeping there until the following morning. On cross examination he told May or Stem that Bell Haskins, a notor ious colored woman, gave him four dollars with which to purchase her some whiskey. He bought the liquor in Cluarkesville, he said, from a white man. Seeing the disposition on the part of Joe Royster to tell the truth, Mayor Stem gave him ten months on the county roads. He also recalled Ben Allen and reduced his sentence from twelve to ten months. Mayor Stem's Firm Stand In his preliminary remarks at the several trials of recent date, Mayor Stem has taken occasion to remind the venders of liquor that he has moved up a notch, by which he means that one year ago he was somewhat more lenient. than he is today. One year ago it was his custom to give offenders four months; later he mov ed the pge a notch higher, giving the offenders six months. The Mayor is now sticking the peg in the twelve months notch, and if the violators tell him the truth he takes off a months, or two months, as it may please his Honor. ' i Clarkesville Liquor In municipal court Wednesday morning, Mayor Stem called the at tention of Chief Wheeler to. the fact that all offenders of recent date claimed to have purchased whiskey in Clarkesville. "They have no right to sell liquor in Clarkesville," said Mayor Stem, "and we must take this matter up with the proper authorities over the line." Funny Night , Friday night is now known as "funny night" at the Orpheum. A score of . the world's best commedians will, be seen. Here is a chance to laugh and grow fat. V- i 1