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PUBL1IC LEDGER THOSE WHO GO AND COME Mrs. James Cozart of Route 3, was in town Thursday. Mr. Pierson Harris spent Wednes day in Raleigh. Mr. H. J. Council is serving on the grand jury at Raleigh. Mr. Basil Horsfield returned Thurs day from the University. Mr. Nat Brummitt of Kittrell Rt. 2 was on the street Thursday. Mr. J. W. Fuller, Henderson Route 5, was an Oxford visitor Thursday. Mr. Roy F. Crews, 'Henderson Route 5, was in Oxford Thursday. Mrs. C. H. Cheatham, Route 5, was an Oxford visitor Thursday. Mrs. Percy Parham, Route 3, was an Oxford visitor Thursday. Mr. W. O. Dickerson of Route 3, was a visitor to Oxford Thursday. Miss Alma Thomas, of Broadway, is the pleasant guest of Mrs. Dunford. . Miss Agnes Wilson, who was on a visit to friends in Oxford this week, has returned home. Mrs. D. A. Coble returned Thurs day after spending a couple of days in Raleigh. Messrs. John Graham Webb and Buxton Taylor have returned from the State University. Misses Clara Renn and Martha Garren, of Route 6, were in Oxford Wednesday. Misses Esther Mitchell, Helen Paris and Marie Meadows have re turned from the State Normal. Messrs. Thurman Knott and Geor ge W. Hobgood, of Route 1, were in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Cleveland Moore, who was called to the bedside of his sister in Kinston this week has returned home. Miss Lela Routain has returned to Oxford to spend her vacation. She is of the faculty of the Farmville grad ed school. Mr. C. N. Floyd, candidate for the House of Representatives, was in Ox ford Thursday looking after his po litical fences. Our good friend Mr. Joe Clements, of Route 1, was in Oxford Thursday. We are glad to see him rapidly gain ing strength after a long spell of sickness. Miss Mary E. Fullerton of Orange, Va., and Miss Lillie Wilkerson of Stovali were the pleasant guests of Miss Jessie Perkinson on Rectory Street this week. They motored over from Stovali in Mr. Luther Wil kerson's car and were greatly pleas ed with our new streets. Miss Full erton will return home Friday. THE SHRINERS Dignified Citizens in Convict and Other Garb Forced to Appear in Menial Roles. More than 2,500 Shriners gathered in Raleigh this week in annual con clave and made merry. Messrs. Joe Baird, Hal Holeman, R. L. Brown and A. H. Powell, of Oxford, were used as "fresh meat," subjected to the lash and tortued according to the customs of the . ancient order. Other Oxford citizens were present to see the Arabian Knights cut cap ers. The News and Observer states that several Raleigh candidates were es pecially singled out for the public sacrifice and the great crowds that filled the streets enjoyed the enforc ed plight of the victims immensely. From head of the police to street scavenger in the twinkling of an eye was the fate of Chief Koonce; from the editorial chair to selling papers on the street befell Edward E. Brit ton; from grappling with the trans portation problems of a great railway gy-sie.ni John West was the passenger agent and train hand pushing a street scavenger's can. Leading a Dog's Life A candidate leading a dog by a string carried a banner with this in scription: "I am leading a dog's life today." The "Fresh Meat" band was made UP of forty-eight candidates whose musical instruments consisted of tin 'whistles, tin flutes and similar bur lesque things. Some of these had on their coats wrong side out, others had articles of femine underwear on over their regular clothes. One candidate who was expected to be overcome with heat was otn a two-wheeled truck which had an elec tric fan in front which shot its breeze on the candidate. The vehicle was drawn by fourteen candidates lined up on either side of a long rope The Oxford "Fresh Meat" were met at the station, it is said, and placed in a patrol wagon and escort PAVING NOTICE RESOLUTION ORDERING PAVEMENT ON BROAD STREET FROM HILLS BORO STREET TO McCLANAHAN STREET. Whereas, it appears to the Board of Coramisisoners of Oxford by petition signed by the property owners herein after named, representing- the frontage hereinafter enumerated, that a major ity of said property owners, representing- a majority of the frontage of prop erty on Broad Street from Hillsboro to McClanahan Street, have petitioned for an asphalt, bitulithic or some other similar pavement on said Broad Street from Hillsboro St., to McClanahan St., said petition having been duly refer red to the Clerk of the Board of Com missioners of Oxford for his investiga tion as to the sufficiency thereof, and the same having- been found by him to be sufficient, as per his report filed with this Board, said property owners on the said street being as follows: Broad Street From Hillsboro Street to McClanahan Street EAST SIDE Property owners Ftg.Pet. Colored Presbyterian Church 150150 Blooming Star Lodge A.F.& A.M. 40 40 W. T. Yancey 50 j. . . Mrs. J. H. Bullock 50 50 J. Robt. Wood 292J292 west Side S. W. Parker 290290 W. T. Yancey 83 1... W. T. Millis Estate 78 W. T. Yancey and F. B. Blalock 131 j. .. The total frontage on said street is 1164 feet; the total represented by pe tition is 822 feet, a majority of 240 feet. The total number of property owners is 8, the number signing the petition is 5, a majority of 1. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolred by the Board of Commissioners of Ox ford: That said petition is hereby determ ined to be sufficient and to be in full conformity with the provisions of dhapter 56 of the Public Laws of 1915, ratified February 27th. 1915; That R. G. Lassiter, contractor, be, and he is hereby directed to proceed with the paving- of the said Broad Street from Hillsboro Street to Mc Clanahan Street with Special Asphaltic Concrete Pavement, or Warrenite Pave ment,' according to the specifications for such pavement contained in his proposal dated January 24th, 1916, and as set out in his contract with the City of Raleigh, and under the terms and conditions of said contract, which con tract and the terms and conditions thereof are adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Oxford as specifying the character of pavement and other street improvements to be done on th said street under and by virtue of this resolution; and That one-half of the - costs of said pavement and street improvements be assessed against the owners of the property abutting on the said street proportionately as prescribed by said Chapter 56 of the Public Laws of 1915; and that the assessments herein pro vided for shall be payable in ten equal annual installments on the - date on which taxes are due and payable, be ginning in the year 1916 and ending- in the year 1926; and That the owners of the property a-butting- on said Broad Street from Hillsboro Street to McClanahan Street shall connect their several premises with water main, g-as, and sewer pipes located in the street ad jacent to their several premises on or before the 30th day of May, 1916, and that unless such owners shall cause such connections to be made on or be fore said 30th day of May, 1916, then the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Oxford, will cause the said connections to be made, and the entire costs of such connections, if made by said Board of Commissioners of Oxford, shall be specially assessed against the particular lot or parcel of land for or in connection with which it is made, as is provided by said Chapter 56 of the Public Laws of 1915; and That notice of assessment so made against said property owners be given, when such assessment has been made, as required by said Chapter 56 of the Public Laws of 1915; and That this notice be published as re quired by said Act in the, Public Ledger, a Newspaper published in the Town of Oxford. The foregoing- resolution was adopt ed by a vote of six Commissioners voting- in favor of the same, and no Com missioner voting against the same. The Commissioners voting in the af firmative were: Messrs. Powell, Hunt, Ray, McFarland, Parham, Yancey. Mr. Mitchell being- absent. A true copy. This May 23, 1916. R. B. HIKES, Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Oxford. Phone 8 FOR HIGH-GRADE GROCERIES, SLICED HAM AND BACON R. S. MONTAGUE: : : MAIN ST. Continued use by the same PEOPLE as the strongest possible argu ment in favor of your trying For Sale by Oxford Hardware Co. The Ambon of St Stephen 's Parish Next Sunday, the Fifth after Easter, is often called Rogation Sunday, that is the Sunday before Rogation or Asking Days. On Thanksgiving Day we thank God "For the fruits of the earth." At this time we ask Him to Bless the growing crops. Either Season is incomplete without the other. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week are Rogation Days. Thursday next is Ascension Day, called also Holy Thursday. It closes the Forty Days from The Resurrection, Acts:l:3, and has always been regarded as of the highest class of Holy Days. In the fourth century it is referred to as one "of the Days the Lord hath made" and traced to Apostolic days. Services on Rogation Sunday Holy Eucharist, 7:30 a. m., Men's Bible Class, and Young Women's Class, and Sunday School, 9:45 a. m. Morning Service and Sermon, 11 a. m. Night Service and Sermon, 8 o'clock. This Service is short, less than an hour. Sermon Topic, "An Unknown Disciple," Acts 1:26. Services Next Week Rogation Days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: Holy Eucharist, 7:30 a. m. Thursday, Ascension Day, Holy Eucharist, 11 a. m. Litany for Missions. Address. Wednesday, Litany, 11 a. m. Friday, Evening Prayer, 6 o'clock. TRY A WUBIEESS LOCALMOWS We beg to advise that we have now secured the Exclusive Agency for "THE m STATE BUTTER" made by the Experiment Station Creamery Raleigh. It is made from only the best Selected Cream. The Most, up-to-date Equipment and Methods are used. Fresh churned every Day. Made at home for people who want the best and want it fresh. Try a pound and be convinced that it is the Very Best Butter you have ever tasted. TAYLOR BROTHERS "The Sanitary Grocers" PHONE 115 OXFORD, N. C. mm P w f i; You have no doubt heard of the fellow who didn't know enough to go in when it rained. Foolish, of course, but how about people who know enough to go in but have no place to go? That's worsefand more of it, isn't it? The rainy days of life come to every one, and wise is the man who prepares for it in advance. When storms of adversity r strike you, there is no refuge equal to a snug sum at 'the bank. Open an account now, while the weather is fine. .Sank oIKSranvi E. T. WHITE, Pres. H. G. COOPER, W. T. YANCEY, Cashier. Apple-Mince - Pumpkin - oeam. Lemon a great variety of the most delicious pies fresh from a model cleanly bakery, where only the besi ingredients are used. Call up today. PHONE 197-L and order the pie of your choice., .if it isn't a good pie you can come back and get your money. .. That's fair, isn't it. GARRETT & CO.'S BAKERY PHONE 297L BOOST! OPPORTUNITY! BOOST! 1 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N. C. Maximum Service to the People of the State The Summer School for TeachersJune 13 July 28 (Write for complete announcement) Able Faculty Complete Curriculum Moderate Kates Credit Courses Delightful Environment Excursion Rate Tickets The Summer Law School June 15 August 25 REGULAR SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER 14 Students who expect to enter for the first time should complete their arrangements as early as possible. YOUR 3NEt IN THE Vice-Pres. ed to the Yarborougn iouse.
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