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PUBLISHED SEHffi-WEE&LY TOWN AND COUNTY- OFFERS BMLLHANT OPPORTUNmES ALL MOWE PRINT VOLUME XXXI. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, JULY 22nd, 1916 NUMBER 58 SILVER CORNET BAND AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD BRING GLORY TO THE HOME TOWN Mr. Arthur Whitley, Noted Band In structor, Makes an Interesting proposition. Some time ago Mr. Bert Taylor, working with our commercial organi sation, tried to launch a silver cornet band in Oxford. Failing to receive the proper encouragement at the time, Mr. Taylor decided to let the matter rest for a while, but there now seems to be a healthy awaken ing to the real value of such an or ganization and it is the earnest de sire of a great many of our citizens that Mr. Taylor will renew his efforts. The following letter from Mr. Whit lev is to the point: Mt. Olive, N. C, July 18, 1916 Editor the Public Ledger: I would like to organize and in struct a band in Oxford, and ' make the following proposition: I will furnish instruments and music for eighteen members and instruct them for $75.00 per month. No money is required for an ini tial investment.. If the band makes srood, then they can buy their own where and from whom they please If the band fails to make good, then no money is tied up in useless horns. I have been teaching bands for twenty-five years and will guarantee rapid and thorough progress. In this State I have taught bands in Ooldsboro, Wilmington, Mt. Olive, LaGrange, Seven Springs, Wilson, Lumberton, Rowland, Princiton, Wakefield, Sanford, and they have all made good. 1 I hope this plan will meet with your hearty endorsement and cooper ation, but if two busy to give the matter your attention, will you kind ly turn this leter over to someone who may be interested ARTHUR WHITELEY A good band has brought fame to many a young men. There are a number of young men in Oxford with a turn for music that should join the band, if for no other reason than for the selfish motive that, with a know ledge of music acquired here, and the ability to play an instrument, a young man need not fear to go out to larger fields with a feeling of security born of his knowledge v that, all other things failing he will be invariably in demand in one or other of the mu sical organizations existing, and sup ported, by the live cities of the North and East. As one means of securing the funds necessary to purchase intru ments absolutely necessary to pur ments absolutely necessary, the Public Ledger proposes that a series of concerts, to be given each month for, say six months. These concerts would consist of ensemble music by the band, instrumental solos, vocal solos, quartets, glees, and readings, comprising occasions of real pleasure to both the members of the band and the whole commun ity. Tickets would be sold for the vhole course, in advance, so that in struments could be purchased now, and the new members join in at once in vigorous work of preparation. The Public Ledger also suggests that the various manufacturing in terests in Oxford could co-operate by making it imperative, in the event of their being obliged to seek help from outside points, that the applicant be able to play some instrument. This 'iii help in keeping the organization UL to a high pitch of excellence, and Provide for possible losses through tiie defection of members who suc cumb to the lure of other cities, or v-'ho drop out for any other reason though we believe sich enthusiasm is awakening in Oxford over this organ nation that every member will be yT jealous of the honor he holds in membership. "ROSEMARY" Resented By quisite Screen Favor ites at the Orpheum "Rosemary," five acts of delightful romance, quaint humor and thrilling cident, will be presented at the Or Pheum next Monday night with .an Quisite and accomplished screen Javorite, Margurite Snow, supported Dr Paul Gilmore. Raymond Hitchcock, famous as a mic opera star the world over, will e seen this Friday night at the Or Pheum in TnB nmgtailed Rninocer- -- Get Behind the . Granville County Fair TALK FAIR TO YOUR NEIGHBOR AND BANTER HIM TO A SHOW-DOWN There is no doubting the assertion that a good county -Fair gives an im petus to agricultural progress. A Fair properly conducted is a good in vestment in more, ways than one. Now is the time for the people of the county to be beginning planning their exhibits. Let every good farmer determine that he is going to have the best exhibit of corn, wheat, to bacco, the largest pumjpkins, the fin est asssortment of apples, the tallest cane stalk, the best Bermuda grass, the best looking chickens, the sass iest calf, the pertest colt well, a hundred other things. Talk the fair to your neighbor. Banter him for a showdown as to who can furnish the prize-winning exhibit. The men who are entrusted with the management of the Fair are live wires and are going to do all in their power to make it a fine success, but, of course, they can't do it all working by themselves. The prem ium lists will soon be issued. Every farmer should see to it that one gets into his possession. BLEWITT FALLS SAFE Carolina Power and Light Company's Big Dam Held Against Great Tide of Water Grave fears were entertained that thes dam at Blewitt Falls, where the current of the Carolina Power and Light Company generates its current, would give" away under the pressure of the great tide that filled Yadkin river to overflowing. Information at the local office of the company is to the effect that the big power plant near Rockingham is safe after the flood waters had passed by. The crest of the high water passed some time Tuesday, and the big dam there held against the great current that surged by in the nar row gorge where the water is forced to flow at the plant. The emergency plants of the Caro lina Power and Light Company at Raleigh and Henderson were fired up and ready to shoot the current to Ox ford. It will probably be many years before the plant at Blewitt Falls will again have such a severe test. V TAR HEEL STENOGRAPHERS Several Good Openings in the Depart ments North Carolina men and women desirous of going to Washington to work can do so by making fine re cords on stenography and typewrit ing examinations to be held in all of the leading towns of the State Au gust 9. The quoto of the State lacks j. 6 per cent of being full. North Carolina has, a few very prominent cases of "winning on merit." under the civil service. Mrs. A. B. Harrison, of the Department of Agriculture, makes $2,200 a year. She won not by any political pull but by individual effort. Those desiring to stand these ex aminations need not apply to Con gressmen but a letter to the Civil Service Commission will get the nec essary blanks, etc. Section 4 of the Civil Service Commission has charge of it. Gen. RoysTer at Mocksville We see it stated in the Charlotte Observer that Gen. B. S. Royster has accepted an invitation to deliver the annual address at the Mocksville Masonic picnic on August 10th. OXFORD PEOPLE INSTORM Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Blaloclc Have Exciting Ride Mr and Mrs. Frank B. Blalock, who returned this week from an ex tended automobile trip through Wes tern North Carolina and South Caro lina, saw the storm that raged throughout that section last Satur day and Sunday. On leaving Green ville S. C, they noticed a black cloud in the west, but before they reached Charlotte the storm broke upon them. Again, between Charlotte and Mocksville, they were caught in a terrific storm. They saw the north prong of the Yadkin on a rampage and tUcy were told by old inhabit ants tl at the stream was seven feet higher than was before ever known Two bridges over which they passed safely were later carried away. CREW APPREHENSIVE CAPTAIN BOARDS DEUTSCHLAND FOR DASH TO THE SEA Dons His Uniform First Time Since He Docked at Baltimore Machin ery is Overhauled and Engines Tested For Dive to Safety in Open Atlantic. BALTIMORE At dawn Thursday the screen of tugs and barges was j i i. j. i i urawn aDout me suDmarine mer chantman Deutschland. It was obser ved that she was submerged to about the same depth as when she came in to this port with a full cargo. In the early morning the vigilance of the German, guards about the pier tightened. Several launches were found about the waters, and while the Timmins threw its searchlight beams upon the craft, the night su perintendent of the Eastern Forward ing Company jumped into a motor boat and made a long tour of the waters about the pier to ascertain who the strange visitors were. Grew is Apprehensive Knowing the tactics of the British and the French and realizing that scores of German submarines have been caught in the nets that were stretched across the English channel the men that man the Deutschland fear that the British will be able to make effective this method off the capes. The crew of the submarine also is apprehensive for the Bremen sister ship of the Deutschland which is due off the capes within a short time. WASHINGTON The United Sta tes coast and geologic survey an nounced Thursday that ; when . the German submarine Deutschland goes out to the Virginia capes at Norfolk she will not be able to evade enemy warships until she is fifteen miles out at sea. The Deutschland will be un able to get her topmost parts more than twenty feet under the water un til she passes the fifteen miles line, which -would not be deep enough to make her invisible to her enemies. There is one hole three miles off the shore where the Deutschland could submerge enough to hide, but she would have to remain stationary in it, the survey stated. The statistics were requested of the survey by Germans in Baltimore who are believed to have desired them for the benefit of the Deutsch land officers. District Meeting Pit) gram The following is the program for the District Meeting of Woman's Auxiliary, Diocese of North Carolina, St. John's Church, Williamsboro, All Day Meeting to be held this Saturday July 22nd: Opening Service 11 a . m. Rev. Lewis N. Taylor. Address Rev. F. H. T. Horsfield. Work in Alaska Miss Blacknall. Blue Ridge Conference Miss Hunter. Study Class for the Year Mrs. S. P. Arrington. What must be accomplished before Gen. Convention Miss Mary Bullock. Lunch. - Closing Services Rev. Isaac W. Hughes. Means of transportation suggested so that as many can attend as possi ble. Each attendant to bring lunch for two. The District includes Sto vall, Townsville, Kittrell, Louisburg, Warrenton,-Oxford. Interesting Lecture Mr. O. H. Bagby, the son of the first Baptist Missionary sent to Bra zil, is visiting a number of the churches in the Flat River Associa tion with steropticon outfit. Mr. Bagby is a graduate of Richmond College and he hopes to return to Brazil as a medical missionary. His lectures are very interesting and those who find it convenient should make it a point to hear him. We were glad to meet in town one day this week our old friend, Mr. W. S. West, one of the best farmers in Vance county. The only thing in the world against Mr. West and his neighbor, Mr. Herbert Crews, is that they live just over the line in Vance and not in Granville. Widow Seeks to Re cover in Gooch Estate SAYS SHE DID NOT READ ANTE NUPTIAL AGREEMENT BE FORE SIGNING IT. The case of the late Wayne Gooch is under way this week in the United States Circuit Court at Richmond, where Mrs. Margurite Radcliffe Gooch is seeking to establish a dower right to the estate, valued by her and her attorney between $300,000 and $350,000. "The story," says the Times Dis patch, "so far as its human interest is concerned, may be summed up brieflly. Gooch was a divorced man, having spent twenty years of his life with the first woman he married. Later when he was in his fifty-first year he paid court to Margurite Rad clffe, whom, after once breaking off the engagement and receiving back his presents, he married, and took to San Francisco. "The wedding took place in Lex ington, N. C, on October 14, 1915, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Banks Radcliffe. The . bridal couple immediately after the cere mony, caught a train for the Golden West, where they spent a few weeks. On the way back, as they were trav eling through the plains of Texas, Gooch left his bride early on the morning of November 14 her twenty-fourth birthday and came to an untimely end with a ball through his head. He was dead when the train conductor ran to his side. Was Teacher of Music. "Mrs. Gooch, the young widow, was a school teacher when her husband met her. She was director of Music at the Boiling Springs High School, and kept to her task while Gooch paid court to her. They came to an understanding, the bill of complaint filed by Her states, and were engaged. Later there came tb;herlfumors that she was to be killed or that Gooch was to be shot. "There was much correspondence, in which the girl's mother took part, and Miss Radcliffe, as she was then, returned numerous handsome ' pres ents Gooch had given her and prom ised that she would pay back money advanced to her. The money a mounted to something more than $500, and there is reference to seven diamond rings and other valuable trinkets which the man had given to her. Came then another understand standing, and on October 14, 1915, the two were married.- "Before the wedding, Gooch, the bill states, had promised to bestow on her, through an antenuptial a- ( Continued On Page Five) At Loch Lily The following young people from Oxford, spending the week at Loch Lily, report a fine time: Messrs. Waverly Harris, Bert Tay lor, M. Landis, Beasley Taylor, Henry Robards, Kennon Taylor, William Bryan, Lindsay Taylor, Dick Taylor, mascot. Misses Hixie White, Lucy Landis, Ethel Hancock, Mary Shaw, Fanny Taylor, Londa Shamburger, of Weldon; Essie Mitchell, of Littleton; Martha Brinkiey. Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Street are the chaperones. y Confederate Veterans The North Carolina Confederate Veterans will hold their reunion in Wilmington July 26-27. The Sou thern Railway will operate a special train, leaving Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh Tuesday, July 25. Train leaves Oxford 7:40 on the morning of the 25 th and arrives in Wilming ton at four o'clock in the afternoon. Fare for round trip from Oxford is $4.05. Those desiring to make the trip should see Capt. W. H. White. Mrs J. C. Davis Hostess The Recreation Club was delight fully entertained by Mrs. J. C. Davis at her lovely new home on Front street Tuesday evening from 8 to 10 o'clock. The reception hall, arlor and dining room were opened en suite and lovely decorations of cut flowers greeted the eye at every turn. Tables for progressive Rook were placed in the parlor, dining room and hall and on the porch. After the game, cream, cake and mints were served. A jj 61 or scheme of pink and white was carried out in the refresh ments. Born to Lieutenant and Mrs. Ar thur Landis Thursday morning a ' bouncing baby girl. TO EXTEND RAILROAD THE SOUTHERN TO REACH ROX BORO FROM VIRGILINA The. Line Will Probably Touch Cal tolina Farm and Open Up Rich Section. The people of Roxboro have labor ed long and faithfully for an outlet on the north and it would now seem that the Southern Railway will tap the town with a branch line from Virgilina, giving them a straight shoot to Norfolk and Richmond. While nothing of a definite nature has been given out, it is a well known fact that the trees have been blazen along the entire line and stobs driven in the ground, which seems to imply that the actual work of grading the roadbed will follow at an early date. Mr. W. T. Calton, of Caltolina Farm, was "seen in Oxford a few days ago and questioned as to the propos ed road to Roxboro. While Mr. Cal ton would not commit himself to any great extent, he did say, however, that the present survey passed north of his place about three miles. The fact that the company will have one less bridge to build in the event the road passes Caltolina gives Mr. Cal ton hopes.' We regret that the business men Of Oxford did not get busy and co operate with the Southern Railway Company and convince themTthat the road to Roxboro should lead from Ox ford. It is understood that the peo ple of Roxboro would prefer the Ox ford connection. HUTCHINS CATCHES COON Escaped From Captivity Three Years Ago While taking in the "Florida Blos som" show near the Southern station Monday night, Special Officer Hutch ins spied a black looking object per ched high up on a reserved seat. ; Improved to be Henry JEBntonft col ored who escaped from the road force about three years ago. Henry was convicted about four years ago in the Granville county court for break ing into house. After serving about one year he made a spectacular get away. Since leaving the road force, Henry has visited Richmond, Balti more, Philadelphia, New York and Norfolk. While flirting around a mong exclusive society abroad Henry took on a brighter hue and he ven tured back to his old stamping grounds. Hutchins kept an eye on Henry during the performance and after the show was over he followed him to his den. "I will not bother him to-night," remarked the officer to a companion, "but I'll be on hand at the crack of day." The sun was barely up when Hutchins called for Henry. Later in the day Chairman B. I. Breedlove came to town and recog nized Henry and took him back to the road force to fill out his unex pired term with a few months added. Happy Children About eighty or ninety members of the Oxford Methodist Sunday School picniced at Providence Wednesday. It was a most delightful crowd of young people, with just enough old heads along to act as a balancewheel. The boys had a fine time shimming and paddling in the water while the girls skipped, romped and made mer ry.. The spread embraced many good things to eat and there was plenty to spare. MONEY BY TELEGRAPH. The Western Union Makes it Easy to Wire Money to Soldiers. The Western Union Telegraph Co., announces that until further notice it wiUniake telegraphic transfers of money to members of the National Guard who have been mustered into the Federal Service at the Mexican Border at one-half the usual charges for such service. It is understood that in their hurried departure many of the Guards failed to reckon on the high cost at the Border of some of the conveniences and comforts which are not included in the provisions which Uncle Sam makes for his soldiers and their relatives and friends doubtless would be interested to learn of this arrangement whereby much apprec iated fund can be quickly transferred by telegraph at a low cost. The prop osition is the more attractive from the fact that messages of affection, cheer, etc., may be incorporated ln the transfers at a. small cost for the extra words involved.
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