TOWN AND COUNTY OFFERS BRHLLHAffir OPPORTWOTIES
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VOLUME XXXI.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, APRIL 29 th;
1916
NUMBER 34
POTLHSIHIED SEW-WEEKLY
AN OLD PAPER
NEWS THAT WAS NEWS
YEARS AGO
FIFTY
In 1866 and 1867 Fifteen Bridges in
Granville Were Destroyed by
Freshets, Necessitating a Special
Tax of $20,000.
The Public Ledger is indebted to
Uncle Ned Booth, the faithful deputy
of Granville, for an interesting docu
ment issued by L. A. Paschall in the
year 1868. The author of the pani-
puiet took exception to the $20,000
tax levy to rebuild the jail which
was burnt during the year 1867 and
the fifteen bridges destroyed by fresh
ets in 1868. In speaking of what
became of the $20,000, the writer
Bays:
As was the custom under that
good old County Court system, the
lists were prepared by the Clerk
of the Court, and by him handed to
the Sheriff of the county. The Sher
iff as usual, advertised for the people
to meet him at the accustomed places,
uuu yay their taxes. Mr. Philpott,
the Sheriff, had got to but two of
these places, when James I. Moore,
hu., the newly elected Sheriff, had a
notice served on him to turn over his
tax lists and the money collected on
thein. Startled at so unusual a pro
ceeding, some of the good citizens of
Oxford induced Col. Edwards to go
to Raleigh with Sheriff Philpott, and
if possible, persuale Governor Holden
to allow him to proceed with the col
lections of the taxes; but it was all in
vain. So far from granting their re
quest, the Governor placed Sheriff
Philpott under military arrest until
he should deliver the books and pa
pers belonging to his office into the
hands of Mr. Moore. Well, Mr. Moore
Lock the books and papers and adver
tised for the people to meet him and
pay their taxes. About this time
comes along Mr. Kittle with his army
of Commissioners, .and his County
Trustee to see that the finances of
the county are properly taken care of.
He orders the Sheriff to pay such of
the county orders as are drawn for
the support of the poor, to the ex
( Continued on page eight)
EIGHT FINE BOYS
The Sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Taylor
It is doubtful that there could be
found anywhere in the State eight
finer young men in one family than
the sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Taylor.
Tao father of these young men is a
traveling sales man and is away
from home much of the time, which
goes to prove that the mother, and
not the father, points the way of the
boy. These young men, starting at
seniority, are as follows:
T. L. Taylor, Richmand, traveling
salesman; Charles Taylor, Battery
P'rk Bank, Asheville; D. K. Taylor,
Horner Bros. Company, Oxford; W.
B. Taylor, Southern Railway Com-!
t nv, Oxford; E. W. Taylor, Export
Tobacco Company, Petersburg; R. K.
Taylor, National Bank of Granville;
H. L. Taylor, at Taylor Bros. Cash
Grocery, Oxford; Dick, the younger,
attending the Oxford graded
school.
RECREATION CLUB
Entertained at the Home of Mrs. S.
H. Cannady
Mrs. S. H. Cannady was the charm
ing hostess to the Recreation Club at
her lovely home on Main street Wed
nesday afternoon from four to six
o'clock. The parlors, hall aind din
ing room were thrown into one. The
decorations were beautiful spring
flowers. About thirty ladies enjoyed
t-'io ever interesting game of Rook.
Dainty refreshments were served
consisting of chicken salad, tomatoes
on lettuce hearts, saltines, beaten bis
cuit, pickle and hot tea.
Ail-Star Program
One of the most unusual of recent
releases is the Biograph all-star pro
gram, booking through the Kleine
Edison Feature Service, the attract-rv-
at the Orpheum this Saturday
aight. The cast includes Mary Pick
ford, Lillian and Dorothy Gish,
'che Sweet, Edwin August, Fred
Mace, Mabel Normand, Mae Marsh,
Henry Walthall and many others of
the famous old Biograph Stock Com
pany who have since gone their var
10us ways to fame and fortune.
Perpetuate Names of
Our Worthy Citizens
A FITTING WAY TO COMMEMOR
ATE THE DEEDS OF THOSE
WTHO RENDER CONSPIC
OUS SERVICE
The idea of perpetuating the names
of worthy Oxford citizens by naming
the High School after them is one
that should have the approval of ev
ery citizen. This plan has been in
effect in other places and it is a most
fitting way to commemorate the lives
and deeds of those who have render
ed conspicuous service. Far better is
it to have a monument of usefulness
than one of ornamental stone. There
may arise some difference of opinion
as to those best entitled to the honor,
but doubtless there does appear the
names of several who took prominent
place in the progress and develop
ment of this community. In this we
do not necessarily mean the name of
any one who was active in. procuring
the school building, but those who
have qualified by noble service in all
the walks of life. It is also befitting
to name the school in honor of some
worthy citizen during their natural
life.
MEMORIAL SERMON SUNDAY
The Oxford Odd Fellows Wrill Hear
Rev. S. K. Phillips
It is a custom with the Odd Fel
lows throughout the land to hold
memorial services once a year in hon
or of their departed brethren. Sun
day. April 30th, has been set apart
by the local lodge of Odd Fellows for
the annual event, and as Rev. S. K.
Phillips is a member of the order it
is fitting that he should preach the
sermon.
The Odd Fellows will assemble in
their lodge room not later than 10:30
next Sunday morning and march to
the Presbyterian church under re
galiar Rev. S. K. Phillips will lead
the procession from the lodge room
to the church. It is the first time
in the history of the Oxford lodge
that one of its members led the
march and preached the annual ser
mon. Odd Fellowship had its inception in
this country one hundred years ago
in a small room in Baltimore. The
membership today numbers nearly
two million men. If all the land and
personal property in North Carolina
was converted into negotiable script,
it would not amount to as much as
the order has given to the cause of
the widow and the orphan and the
members in distress. Rev. S. K.
Phillips is one of the brightest Odd
Fellows in the State on the unwritten
work, and his sermon will prove of
unusual interest to all who avail
themselves of the privilege of hearing
him next Sunday morning.
"THE STORE OF QUALITY
The Perkinson-Green Company Enjoy
a Fine Trade.
Perkinson-Green Company, "The
Store of Quality," which caters to the
trade of ladies and misses, is exhibit
ing a clever display of the very latest
and most approved styles fashions
that have come direct to Oxford from
eweldom, which is to say gay Old
New York. This reliable old firm is
enjoying a brisk trade this spring.
There's a reason the right materials
and price. See the formal announce
ment of the "Quality Store" on the
fourth page of this paper.
WHITE MAN ROBS STORE
Harvey Harris Carries Him to Hen
derson at the Midnight Hour
j
Early Thursday night
a strange
white man broke into the store of
Sam Munich- on Hillsboro street and
helped himself to a lot of men's
clothing. The theif entered by the
back door. On emerging from the
store he called to Harvey Harris, a
colored man, who carried him to Hen
derson, where be caiight the early
morning train for the North.
A number of people saw a strange
white man laying around Oxford for
several days that tallies to the one
Harris carriedNto Henderson.
Drive In
All the streets in the business cen
ter of Oxford, which have been block
ed for several weeks on account of
the paving, are now open. Drive in,
the people of Oxford are always glad
to see you and our merchants have
just as good stocks of goods as is to
be found elsewhere.
FOR THE HOUSE
PROMINENT SON OF OLD GRAN
VILLE ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDD3ACY
The Question of a Senator From This
District This Year is Left WTith
Person County to Nominate One of
Her Noble Sons and it Would Seem
That Dr. Tucker Is It.
Some weeks ago the Public Ledger
asked Hon. D. G. Brummitt as to
whether or not he would let his name
go before the people this year for re
election. The best we could get
from him at the time was that he
would answer the question in ample
HON. D. G. BRUMMITT
time. His answer reached us today
in the shape of a brief card, which
will be found elsewhere in this paper.
jnow tnat Mr.- urummitt has an
nounced his willingness to let his
name go before the people, the Pub
lic Ledger is at liberty to speak out
GERMANY TO AVERT BREAK
REPLY TO AMERICAN DEMANDS
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY
Imperial Chancellor Wires to Ambas
sador Bernstorff for Course to Pur
sue to Satisfy United States.
WASHINGTON Count Von Bern
storff, the German Ambassador, In
response to a request from the Ber
lin Foreign Office, has cabled sug
gestions for a course in the submarine
crisis which he believes will avert a
break in the relations.
The Ambassador also sent a wire
less dispatch asking that the request
from the Foreign Office for the Am
bassador's statement said that Ger
many was prepared to go to great
length to prevent a break.
It is considered probable that Dr.
Von Bethmann Hollweg, the Imperial
Chancellor, took with him when he
left Berlin Wednesday to visit Em
peror William at headquarters, dis
patches from the Ambassador. The
trip requires forty-eight hours, and
the Chancellor has to have time to
confer with other officials there.
College Women Entertain
Last Saturday evening from 8 to
11 o'clock the members of the Cal
lopean and Uranian Literary Societies
of Oxford College were the charming
hostess at an Easter reception.
The guests were ushered into the
naturally beautiful reception halls,
made all the more ttractive by taste
fully arranged flowers.
After punch was served the guests
thoroughly enjoyed an evening of
music and pleasant conversation. For
dessert, block cream and wafers were
served.
A number of the local young men
and some of the Wake Forests stu
dents and some visitors from Dur
ham were present at the reception.
MR. MARSH CALLIS SUCCESSFUL
WTins Distinction at the Medical Col
lege of Virginia
The Henderson Dispatch states
left Oxford a few years ago for Rich
mond, will be pleased to learn that
his name is among the thirty-three
successful ones who took the State
Board of Pharmacy at the Medical
College of Virginia this month.
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The Triangle Oxford-Henderson-Durham
AN INTERURBAN ELECTRIC SER
VICE FOR THESE TOWNS IS
INEVITABLE
There is a growing intercourse be
tween Oxford, Henderson and Dur
ham. The people are close enough
together to want to do business in
one town in the morning and visit
the other two during the same day.
As an evidence of the truth of this is
the popularity of the number of au
tomobiles that ply between the tri
angle cities Oxford-Henderson-Durham-daily.
The conclusion is that electric
lines are needed. Interurban electric
service for these towns is inevitable,
and it will surely come sooner or
later.
THE WOMAN'S CLUB
Plans for the Club Year WTill Be Dis
cussed This Friday.
The Woman's Club will hold its
regular monthly meeting on Wednes
day afternoon at four o'clock in the
Commercial Club Rooms. This is a
very important meeting and all mem
bers are requested to be present.
This will be our first meeting in the
new club year and plans will be dis
cussed for the year.
The chairman of each department
will give an outline of her work.
At the annual meeting in April, it
was unanimously decided to change
the name "Woman's Civic Club" to
"Woman's Club" for the reason that
the club has outgrown the name
Civic Club.
At that meeting the election of
officers resulted as follows:
Mrs. John Webb, president.
Mrs. B. K. Lassiter, 1st vice-pres.
Mrs. W. B. Ballou, 2d vice-pres.
Mrs. N. H. Cannady, secretary.
. Mrs.H. OFurman, Treasurer.
Chairmen of Department
Mrs. S. H. Brown, Health.
Mrs. C. G. Elliott, Social Service.
Mrs. A. H. Powell, Literature and
Library Extension.
Miss Mary Webb, Music.
Mrs. J. D. Brooks, Home Econo
mics. Mrs. R. G. Lassiter, Garden and
Forestry.
Mrs. E. T. White, Civic.
in meeting. We sent him to Raleigh
two years ago to represent us, and
we are glad to send him back this
year. If he was a scheming politic
ian and had an axe to grind we would
be against him.
The next session of the General
Assembly will necessarily be one of
great importance to the people of
North Carolina, and each county
ought to seek out the strongest avail
able man to represent it. No one
can doubt Mr. Brummitt's ability and
integrity. He is a fine speaker and
never fails to make a profound im
pression. During the last session he
served on five of the most important
committees, and as chairman of Pro
positions and Grieviances did most
valuable work for the State. He
worked like a trogan on the Pension
Committee and came near getting
what he asked for. He also served
with distinction on the Health, Ap
propriation, Judiciary, and Finance
Committees.
The Wilmington Star, Raleigh News
and Observer, the Charlotte Observer
and other leading dailies of the State
said that he was one of the ablest
men in the General Assembly.
The Public Ledger is certainly will
ing to trust Mr. Brummitt in the halls
of legislation. He is easy to ap
proach and all that he wants is to
know what the people themselves
want. He is a man of strong person
al views, but he can come as near
representing the wishes of the peo
ple as any man in the county, and
that's saying a whole lot.
Taking it for granted that the peo
ple of Granville will return Mr.
Brummitt tp the House and that the
people of Person will see to it that
Dr. Tucker goes to the Senate, we
will have a strong team to represent
our interests. Dr. Tucker served in
the House last session. Senator Titus
Currin and Mr. Brummitt speak of
his qualities in the highest terms.
Dr. Meadows has known Dr. Tucker
for many years, and he told the editor
of the Public Ledger that he is a
very able man. To our way of think
ing, we are going to have a strong
team in the Legislature.
MAYOR'S COURT
OFFICERS CAPTURE LOUIS
YOUNG WTITH THE WET
GOODS
Eli Hester Knocked George Roys tear
Into a Cocked Hat WTith a Base
Ball Bat Mayor Stem Reads the
Riot Act.
Eli Hester and George Royster,
both colored, met at the baseball
grounds last Monday, and according
to Eli he asked George in a friendly
way for the fifty cents due him. Geor
ge told Eli that he "mout as well for
get." Eli persisted that it was an hon
est debt, and George grabbed hold of
his throat and chocked him to the
gorund. On releasing Eli, things
quieted down for a while, but the
more, he thought of the way he had
been treated the madder' he got.
Slipping around to one side he pro
cured a base ball bat and struck
George a stunning blow in the back
of the neck and broke for the tall
timber. Special Officer Hutchins got
on the job and landed Eli, but
George soon recovered and left for
parts unknown.
At the hearing Tuesday afternoon,
Mayor Stem asked an eye-witness to
tell all he knew about the fight.
"Well, I saw Eli tap George on the
back of the neck with a bat and run
away," said the witness.
"Why did you hit him with a bat?"
inquired Mayor Stem, addressing Eli.
"Caise Iz afraid of him," came the
reply.
"To slip up and strike a person
with the bat while he is not looking
is a low down contemptible trick.
Fifteen dollars and cost." said Mayor
Stem.
Louis Young in the Lock Up
Chief Wheeler and Dective Hutch
ins spotted a half-drunken negro on
the street Wednesday and resolved to
go and search for the head of the
stream. They went down to "Grab
all" and found Louis Young. They
told Louis that they came to search
his house.
"Go 'way, white man, Iz done
'fessed relijun an' gwine jine de
church, I is."
Going to the back yard, the officers
noticed a pile of fresh dirt under the
woodpile and on investigation found
there three gallons of corn liquor
down in the ground, and in another
place they found three dozen empty
pint bottles.
The evidence was so trong against
Louis, Mayor Stem, after a brief lec
ture, banished him to the roads for
twelve months.
Crime on the Decrease
There is less crime in Oxford now
than at any time in the history of
the town. We attribute the decrease
to the firm stand taken by Mayor
Stem at the beginning of his present
administration. He stated that he
would break up the whiskey traffic,
and it is gratifying to note that a
precious little of it is handled here
now.
COMING TO THE ORPHEUM
"Sin" a Story of Striking Power,
Monday, May 1.
The photoplay entitled "Sin,"
which was written and produced by
Herbert Brenon for William Fox,
and in which the famous French act
ress, Theda Bara, and William Shay,
is starred, is an unusually powerful
and convincing work abounding in
strong dramatic climaxes, growing
out of the clash of elemental human
passions.
The greatest and most widely ob
served of Italian religious festivals
the celebration of the feast of Our
Lady of Carmel, is faithfully pictur
ed in all its interesting and colorful
details in the William-Fox produc
tion of "Sin". The seething crowds,
the gaily decorated stalls, each dis
playing wax emblems for the votaries
of the feast to offer in gratitude for
ills cured, the flags and the blazing
lights of a score of colors are all seen
in this wonderful picture in which
Theda Bara is starred.
The great parade, which is the fea
ture of the celebration and in which
thousands take part, each marcher
'carrying a huge candle is of absorb
ing interest.
The Good Old Summer Time
By reference to the announcement
of R. W. Brown & Company else
where in this paper it will be seen
that a person can cross the American
continent in four days on a Red In
dian Motorcycle. Just the thing for
summer time.