PUBLISIHDED. SECT-WEEKLY TOWN AN COUNTY OFFERS BMLLKANT OPPORTUNSTI ALL IHOHE PRINT
VOLUME XXXI.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, JULY 8th, 1916
NUMBER 54
SOLDIERSHIP SOCIETY
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
AT THE COURT HOUSE
TUESDAY NIGHT
'Mr. W. Z. Mitchell Chosen President
of the Society The People in Gen
eral Will Be Asked to Contribute
to the Fund.
In response to a call of Acting
Hayor W. Z. Mitchell, a number of
patriotic citizens assembled in the
Court House last Tuesday night for
the purpose of lending aid to the
families of soldiers.
"The Soldiers' Aid Society" was se
lected as the proper name of the new
organization.
Officers
Mr. W. Z. Mitchell, President.
Dr. N. C. Daniel, Vice-President.
JNIr. B. W. Parham, Sec-Treas.
Board of Control
Messrs. Gen. B. S. Royster, John
Webb, Rev. S. K. Phillips, D. G.
Brummitt, Col. W. B. Ballou.
Finance Committee
Messrs. A. H. Powell, B. K. Las
siter, J. S. King, J. Robert Wood,
John R. Hall.
Subscriptions
It was the sense of the meeting
that in the event of a prolonged ab
sense of the soldiers at the front the
families of some of them would need
financial aid, and with this end in
view those present and taking part
in the meeting subscribed to . the
fund, it being stipulated and under
stood that the money is-to be handed
to the finance committee on the first
day of each month so long as there is
apparent need of such funds. Any
one desiring to aid in this noble
cause is requested and urged to see
some one of the members of the fi
nance committee and pledge much or
little, $o bepaid on the first of each
month so long, as the" circumstances
demand the outlay. There is no dan
ger of the fund being too large. If
more is subscribed than is needed it
will be returned to the contributors
in proportion to the amount paid in
hand.
The ladies of Oxford, too, are in
terested in the welfare of the fam
ilies of the soldiers, and they can be
depended upon if the demands are
urgent.
REJECTED SOLDIERS
Physical Test of the Oxford Company
Next Week
If we must take the other military
companies as a basis, we may expect
to see at least twenty-five of the
Granville Grays fail to stand the med
ical requirements. Thirty-three out
of eighty-seven of the Kinston Com
pany have returned home "unfit for
service."
The Public Ledger is gratified to
learn that the large majority of those
ho have been sent back home in
various parts of the State, were dis
qualified because of physical disad
vantages and defects, due to no fault
of their own. Only a few of the
"turn-downs" were rejected for
causes which they could, by more cor
rect living, have prevented. This
is encouraging. There is no reflection
upon the fellow who offered his ser
vices but who was found "unfit" for
the ardous duties of the soldier be
cause he could not "add a cubit to
his stature ' or overcome a defective
vision or other weakness, which came
to him not because of any serious
abuse of the powers and faculties
that God had endowed him with.
All honor to the boys whose spirit
vas all right, even if their physical
condition was stamped "unfit."
Several of the captains of the Sec
ond Regiment have been ordered
back to their home stations to recruit
rAen in sufficient numbers to fill the
complement of men in the regiment.
This action has been made necessary
by the large number of men found
"unfit" for service and sent home.
SALE OF ENTIRE STOCK GOODS
1 have moved my stock of goods to
the store in building of the Johnson
Warehouse, and from Monday the
10th of July to Thursday 'the 20 th of
July I Win 3ell my entire stock of
undamaged goods at cost, and all
goods that were damaged by the xe
cent fire below cost.
. Now is your time to find bargains
ln- hats, flowers, ribbons, silks, feath
ers, velvets and notions.
2t MRS. T. LANIER.
THE MEX
County Commissioners
Hold Monthly Session
ROADS, REBATES AND OTHER
MATTERS OF MINOR IM
PORTANCE The honorable Board of County
Commissioners met on Monday, July
3d with the following members pres
ent: Messrs. B. I. Breedlove, chairman,
R..S. Hart, J: L. Peed, H. C. Floyd.
Tom Thorp, colored, was exempt
from pclltax for year 1916 and per
manently exempt from same on ac
count of loss of his arm.
Mrs. C. G. Jones was granted re
bate of $8.28 on bank stock, it being
error on the part of the Corporation
Commission in certifying her stock to
this county.
Mrs. M. H. Robinson was granted
rebate of $5.25, error in bank stock:
The annual appropriation of $100
was ordered paid to the Granville
Grays.
The road leading from in front of
Zion Chapel to Salem church in
Salem township, a distance of 305
yards, was declared a public road,
there being no cost to said road.
The Board granted permission for
Miss Dolly Kinton to enter the Home
for the Aged and Infirm with the
proviso that in the event she owns
any real estate the revenue from the
same shall go to the county so long
as she remains inthe Home.
Ordered that the supervisors in
struct the overseers to open a road
in Brassfield township, a distance of
about 300 yards, known as the Tom
Bullock road, the same being a re
location of the Oxford road intersect
ing the Creedmoor road near J. S.
Thomasson's place. This carries ho
cost attached to the county.
Mrs. Mary Allen, Mrs. Allice
Pearce and Drewery Marrow were or
dered stricken from outside pauper
list.
The motion to rescind the order of
May moving the road force from
Brassfield to Winton Fork, working
the road to Oak Hill, carried. The
minutes show that Commissioner
Hart voted against the motion.
The annual donation of $15.00
was made to the Colored Fire Com
pany. The minutes of the Board
shows that Commisisoner Hart voted
against the motion.
Upon motion of Commissioner
Hart the location of the road at Lewis
station was left to the chairman of
the Board with instructions to accept
bids of Blair & Thorp.
Mrs. M. V. Lanier Sick
Mrs. M. V. Lanier was taken vio
lently sick a few days ago and grave
fears were entertained of her recov-
i rt i 1 J. A - .
ery. A change; ior me oeuer set in
Thursday night and she is on the
road to a complete recovery. Rela
tives of Mrs. Lanier were notified of
her serious condition and in response
to the telegrams Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Lanier and Miss Ruth Lanier, of
Washington City, hastened to Oxford
and happy to relate that they found
the aged lady much improved.
Moves to Creedmoor
Prof. J. A. Pitts, for two years
snnerintendent of the Oxford High j
School has been elected principal of
the Creedmoor High School and is
this week moving his family to the
hustling lit lie city. Prof. Pitts is no
stranger in Creedmoor, having taught
school there some years ago and his
friends throughout that section are
many.
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A MOCK MARRIAGE
Miss Louise Amis Smart and Pretty,
is as Free as a Bird in a
Bush.
A young man who attended the
house party at Mr. Stephen Jones in
the Culbrcth section last week
brought to the Public Ledger office
a neatly written notice stating that
the formal announcement of the mar
riage of Miss Louise Amis to Mr.
Lewis Jones was a happy event. The
Public Ledger accepted the report as
being true, not dreaming that it was
a practical Joke. The fact is. Miss
Amis, smart and pretty, is as free as
a bird in the bush and the chances
of Mr. Jones winning her hand is in
deed very slim. f
ICAN
AMERICAN TROOPS WILL NOT BE
WITHDRAWN FROM
MEXICO "
0
Formal Notice Will Be Sent Carranza
at Once Accepting Further Negoti
ations Toward Settlement.
WASHINGTON. Formal accpet
ance of . General Carranza's proposal
that differences between the United
States and the de facto government
of Mexico be settled by direct negoti
ations wil be dispatched soon to Mex
ico City. This was decided by Presi
dent Wilson Thursday at a confer
ence with Secretary Lansing.
Officials take the position that only
the preliminary step has been taken
by General Carranza toward the
friendly adjustment he now appears
to desire.
Demonstration of his ability to
carry out the promises expressed and
implied in his note is still lacking.
WASHINGTON, July 5. The Mex
ican note was signed by General
Aguilar. foreign minister of Mexico,
and was addressed toEliscd Arreno
do, Mexican ambassador designate
here, who transmitted it to the State
Department. It follows:
"Referring to the notes of June 20
and 25, last, I have the honor to say
to your Excellency that the im
mediate release of the Carrizal pris
oners was a further proof of the sin
cerity of the desires of this govern
ment to reach a pacific and satisfac
tory arrangement of present difficul
ties. This government is anxious to
solve the present conflict, and it
would be unjust if its attitude were
misinterpreted.
"It was also the Mexican govern
ment that earnestly suggested a plan
for cantonments along the boundary
line during the conferences of Ciud
ad, Juarez, and El Paso. This govern
ment is disposed now, as it has al
ways been, to seek an immediate so
lution of the two points which con
stitute the true causes of the conflict
between the two countries, to wit:
The American government believes
reasonably that the insecurity of its
frontier is' a source of difficulty, and
the Mexican government on its part
believes that the stay of American
troops on Mexican territory, aside
from being a trespass on the sovere
ignty of Mexico, is the immediate
cause of the conflicts. Therefore,
the withdrawal of American troops,
on one hand, and the protection of
the " frontier, on the other, are the
two essential problems, the solution
of which must be the directing object
of the efforts of both governments.
"The Mexican government is will
ing to consider, in a quick and prac
tical way and prompted by a spirit of
concord, the remedies which should
be applied to the present situation.
"Several Latin-American countries
have offered their friendly meditation
to the Mexican government, and the
latter has accepted it in principle.
Therefore, the Mexican government
only awaits information that the gov
ernment of the United States would
be disposed to accept this mediation
for the purpose mentioned above or
whether it is still of the belief that
the same results may be attained by
means of direct negotiations between
both governments.
"In the meantime this government
proposes to employ all efforts that
may be at its disposal to avoid the
recurrence of new incidents which
may complicate and aggravate the sit
uation. At the same time it hopes
that the American government on its
part may make use of all efforts to
prevent also new acts of its military
and civil authorities on the frontier
that might cause new complications.
"I avail myself of this opportunity
to reiterate to your Excellency the
assurance of my most distinguished
consideration.
(Signed) "C. AGULAR."
Granville Circuit
Rev. D. R. Williams, pastor of the
Granville circuit, is conducting a
revival meeting at Rehoboth church
this week. Services are held every
afternoon. . Rev. J. D. Williams, of
Winston-Salem, former pastor of the
Henderson Methodist Protestant
church, is assisting him inthe meet
ing. : '
NOTE
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The Public Ledger
Special Edition
TO BE ISSUED SOME TIME DUR
ING THE MONTH OF
AUGUST
The Public Ledger force is work
ing overtime to produce a creditable
special edition during the month of
August.
We wish that the business men
would realize that the special highly
illustrated edition is issued for the
express purpose of boosting Oxford.
It is the duty of every citizen to lend
their support to this cause. Any man
that stands for anything at all in the
community should help boost the
community.
" Mr. Paul Daniel who is compiling
the department entitled "Who Is
Who In Oxford" is meeting with suc
cess. We have made arrangements
with Mr. Brinkly, the photographer,
to take the pictures free of cost of all
those who give Mr. Daniel the infor
mation that he requires. The public
Ledger pays for the photograph, and
after the cut has been made and
printed in the special edition of five
thousand copies it becomes the prop
erty of the one it represents.
We wish to thank all those who are
encouraging our efforts to issue a
handsome special edition. We wish
to get every citizen interested so as
to be able to show u pthe community
to the best advantage.
"CAROLINA LODGE"
Mr. B. M. CaldweU Expected to Ar
rive This Week
Some . days , ago we saw it stated
that the stock and farm implements
of Mr. B. M. Caldwell at Carolina
Lodge were for sale, and for fear that
this splendid citizen would relin
quish his interests here the Public
Ledger dropped him a line. In re
ply Mr. Caldwell writes :
"The disposition of the stock and
implements referred to by no means
implies that I will entirely close out
my interests in Granville county, for,
indeed, so long as I live I expect to
maintain a lively interest in the good
people of Granville county, whose
cordial and friendly treatment of me,
coming among them as a stranger, I
most highly appreciate."
The people of the entire county
will be glad to learn that Mr. Cald
well's health is very much improved
and that he is expected to arrive at
Carolina Lodge this week.
RECRUITS WANTED
Lieutenant StegallReturns to Oxford
to Secure Men
Lieutenant J. I. Stegall ha3 return
ed to Oxford to get recruits to the
Granville Grays. He will be found
on duty at the Armory. Strong
young men will be enlisted and sent
to the concentration camp at Camp
Glenn. It is imperative that Lieuten
ant Stesall enlist as many as ten men
to put the old Granville Grays in line.
New recruits will be forwarded to
Morehead immediately and Lieuten
ant Stegall will return to Camp as
soon as he secures a sufficient num
ber of men.
THE SECOND PRIMARY
Small Vote Cast in the County Satur
. day, July lst.'
The result of the second primary
held in Granville county, Saturday,
July 1, for the selection of one Coun
ty Commissioner, resulted as follows:
Taylor j Crews
Dement .21 12
Bell Town 12 8
Wilton.... 1 40
Grissom. ' 0. 1
Creedmoor. 3 10
Wilkins 0 0
Stem. 4 46
Geneva 2 11
Howard 0 12
Oak Hill r. ..... ... 0 16
Buchanan H - 0
Stovall -29 3
Bullock , v j., - i . 6
Salem V- 3 9
Berea ,. 24 0
North Oxford .'. 48 26
South Oxford 90 10
258 210
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
MR. EARNEST TAYLOR SHOT IN
THE ABDOMEN
The Accident Happened Thursday in
His Office at the Southern Buggy
Company While Cleaning a Pistol.
The community was shocked
Thursday afternoon to learn of the
sad accident that befell Mr. Earnest
Taylor, eldest son of Mr. B. F. Tay
lor, which occured in the office of the
young man at the works of the South
ern Buggy Company In rear of the
Acme Hardware Company's store.
Mr. Taylor was cleaning an old
pistol and it would seem that he was
aware that it was loaded, but in an
unguarded moment he pressed the
hammer against the rim of his desk,
the .muzzle of the pistol pointed to
ward him. While in this attitude
the hammer of pistol slipped off of
the rim of the desk, which caused the
pistol to fire, the ball penetrating Mr.
Taylor's abdomen immediately be
neath the rib on the right hand side.
Doctors Cannady and Watkins has
tened to the wounded man's side and
after a critical examination they fear
that his liver and intestines were pen
etrated by the ball, which is a No.
22 rifle bullet.
Mr. Taylor's condition became ser
ious over night and he was hastened
to Watt's Hospital, Durham, Thurs
day morning, where he hovers be-'
tween life and death.
LATER Mr. Taylor died at about
10 o'clock this Friday morning.
. DR.. DANIELS KNOWS THEM
Oxford Physician Lived a Couple of
Years in Mexico
Having lived for two years in Mex
ico, assisting in the building of a rail
road,. Dr. N. C. Daniels, of Oxford, is.
perhaps the best posted man in the
county on the various stratas of Mex
ican life.
"The American Indian," says Dr.
Daniel," is a gentleman in point of
honor and integrity compared to the
half-breeds so numerous in Mexico."
The great majority of the Mexi
cans, says Dr. Daniels, have been
torn by revolutions and fractions so
long that they know little or nothing
but bandetry and depredation. Noth
ing short of an occupation of Mexico
City and a long and practical protec
torate of the entire country can ever
bring to Mexico a self-governing peo
ple, says Dr. Daniels.
We quite agree with Dr. Daniel
that it was poor policy to send troops
into Mexico to apprehend Villa and
his bandits. A more drastic measure
should have been inaugurated from
the very start, possibly at the time
the troops were landed at Vera Cruz.
Dr. Daniel is of the opinion that if
the American troops are withdrawn
from Mexico at this time the great
majority of the de facto government
will believe that the United States
was overcome by superior force and
numbers.
Rook Party
The Literature and Library Exten
sion Department of the Woman's
Club gave a Rock Party the Fourth
of July, on the porch of Mrs. A. H.
Powell, for benefit of the Library.
The porch was very attractive with
small flags and red, white, and blue
decorations and vases of lovely
flowers. Twenty tables were arranged
for the game of Rook, at each place
there was a score card with a flag on
it, and each guest was given a small
flag as a souvenir. Tea and sand
wiches were served. After an inter
esting game, several vocal solos by
Miss Hutchins were enjoyed. H.W.
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The Wonderful Wager"
Raymond Hitchcock in "The Won
derful Wager," a three-act Lubin fea
ture written around the "Ford Fliv
ver" automobile is the attraction
booked for this Friday night at the
Orpheum theatre. The picture is in
three acts and more than two hun
dred scenes, a number of which are
taken in and about the Leon Wash
burn circus which the Lubin Com
pany had under exclusive contract at
their Betzwood, Pa., plant.
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