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TOJBJU1&JHUEP EM-WEEKLY TOWN AND COTNTY 03FFEIRS BMJLLHANT PPOMTOMWES ALL HOHE PRINT VOLUME XXXI. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916 NUMBER 59 SOME TOBACCO TALK - Tuf WTIONS AT WAR ARE NOT llllSIXG ANY TOBACCO THIS YEAR onnally Austria-Hungary Produces 170,000,000 Pounds a Year, Bel-s-iHin 20,000,000 Pounds, France 40,000,000' Pounds, Germany 63, 000,000 and Italy 20,000,000 pounds. The opening of the markets at Kinston, Greenville, Wilson and oth er places in Eastern Carolina on August 15th, will be watched with considerable interest. The opening date of the Oxford market has not as vet been settled, but a majority of the tobacco men figure it out that a nv where from the fifth to the tenth of September is the proper time. The question just now upermost in the mind of the average tobacco raiser, however, -is not"so much the date of the opening of the market as the size of the crop and the price the v:eed will bring when it is put on the market. The Southern Tobacco Journal, one of the best authorities, speaks as follows : "The is, as usual at this season of the year, much speculation among tobacco men as to the probable size of the growing crop, its condition and the prices for the coining tobacco year. Tobacco is one of the most peculiar and sensitive plants that grows. It is a dry-weather prdouct, and can not stand too much rain. Tobacco this year was planted late on account of the scarcity of plants and the dry weather that prevailed at planting time. Since the crop was planted unusually heavy and contin uous rains have fallen. Like all growths, tobacco responded to the seasons, and it has grown rapidly, until much of it is ready for topping, and in some sections a few primings have been gathered. But as well as tcbacco looks on the hill, and as lealthy as it appears to be, we must (Continued On Page Five) SOLDIERS AID ASSOCIATION President Issues a Public Letter and Call To the Citizens of Oxford: Shortly after our Granville Grays departed for their encampment . I called a mass meeting at the Court House to discuss plans for the com fort of those left behind, whose sole means of dependence had been taken in response to the President's call for troops. The result of this mass meeting was the organization of the Soldiers' Aid Association. Pledges of definite amounts were made, to be paid each month as long as needed. Two responsible committees are re ceiving the funds and dispersing them. This is not a "socalled" charity league. It is the spontaneous ex pression of a real love. These boys have taken our place in the army and tve are taking their place at home, and intend to provide for their de pendent loved ones just as they did T.hile here. I am making this public notice in order that those who have had no op portunity to make a subscription, may do so. We have already found four channels for the regular ex pression of our patriotism and Love in this matter, and if you wish to join us, pay your subscription to Mr. B- W. Parham, Treasurer or Mr. J. S. King, Chairman of the Finance Com mittee, and do so at once. We do not know how lone our boys will have to be away nor what -day a war cloud may break over our -wuuuv nor what unfortunate cir cumstances may overtake their loved 0lles at home. For these reasons we "K'ont a good sum always on hand to minister to every need. Faithfully yours, W. Z. MITCHELL, Acting Mayor and President Soldiers' Aid Association. Sale of Real Estate. For the purpose f making a peedy settlemnt of the estate of the ate R. t. Crews, some splendid land otf ered for sale. The home place 1 the late R. t. Crews out beyond ar Rlver is included in tne gale A jttendid building lot 'on Williams aJro street, in the town of Oxford, is j - o offered for sale. The property, pa described elsewhere in this Per and lucky is the party who sets it. Artists Describe the Three Newest Coins E3IBLEMS OF UNITY AND SYM BOLIC OF STRENGTH AND PREPAREDNESS Adolph Alexander Weinman, de signer of the new United States fifty and ten cent, pieces, was born in Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany, Dec. 11, 1870. He obtained his education in Germany and in this country. Speak ing of the designs, Mr. Weinman says: 'The half dollar bears an impres sion emblematic of Liberty, with an inscription of the word 'Liberty' and the year of the coinage. The same applies to the obverse of the dime. "Upon the reverse there is the fig ure or representation of an eagle, with this inscription, 'United States of America.' "The character of the subject for the reverse of the dime has not been mentioned in this law on coinage. "In my design for the half dollar I have represented Liberty in a full length female figure enveloped in the folds of the stars and stripes, pro gressing in full stride toward the glorious dawn of a new day, carrying branches of laurel and of oak, sym bolical of civic and of military glory. Her right hand is extended in bestow al of the spirit of liberty upon the 'land of the free and the home of the brave.' "The design for the reverse of the half dollar shows the American eagle perched high upon a mountain crag, his wings unfolded, fearless in spirit and conscious of his power. Spring ing from a rift in the rock is a sap ling of mountain pine, symbolic of America. "The design for the dime, owing to the samllness of the coin, has been held quite simple. The obverse shows a head of Liberty with a winged cap. The head is firm and simple in form the profile forceful. r "The reverse shows a design of a bundle of staffs with battle ax, the (Continued On Page Eight) TO SCHOOL PATRONS All School Children Should Be Vac cinated Before School Opens The school law requires every child to be vaccinated against small pox before entering school. I take this means of notifying the patrons that this law must be observed.' I also ask and urge those who have children not already vaccinated to have it done at once. If this is done, the child will be ready to enter school and attend regularly. If you wait until school opens, the child mav have to lose several days just at the most important stage of work. Please attend to this at once. School opens the first Monday in September. . G. B. PHILLIPS, supt. JUDGE GRAHAM IN OXFORD A Attending the One Week's Term of Granville County Court Judge Graham arrived from New York city Saturday and will remain in Oxford during the entire week. The Judge has taken on considerable flesh and has begun to resemble, in averduDoise, the typical New York bond holder, the very class that he is holding in check. His many friends are glad to see the Judge en joying robust health. Judge Graham, who is in ciosc ith renditions, states that President Wilson is gaining strength every day. He meets well informed men every day from all parts of the United States and they are of the decided opinion that President Wil son will sweep the country. Judge Graham says that he sleeps more in four hours at home than he can in eight hours in New York city. SAM FRAZIER NOT CRAZY Returns From the Criminal Insane Asylum. Sheriff Hobgood, Officers I. H. Hobgood and Hutchins went to Ral eigh last week and brought back Sam Frazier, who was adjudged non composmentis at the last term of Granville county court and sent to the Criminal Insane Asylum. After a thorough examination the medical experts pronounce Sam sane and of sound mind. Sam is now in the cus tody of the county and will stand trial this week. Mr S. R. Oakley of Timberlake, was an Oxford visitor Tuesday. UTCSLMD IS WAITING FOR A CARGO YELLOW GOLD OF The Amount and Source Could Not Be Learned No Sign of Bremen, Sister Ship of Deutschland, Has Been Observed, Though Undersea Craft is Now Several Days Over due. BALTIMORE Asked Monday when the German merchant subma rine Deutschland would sail on her return voyage to Germany, Paul G. L. Hilken. member of the Eastern Forwarding Company, the boat's American agency," said she would start "just as soon as we can et her ready, and that will not be much longer." From a source regarded as most reliable it was ascertained that the Eastern Forwarding Company has successfully clQsed. its negotiations for a cargo of gold to go back to Ger many. It was said the gold will be put aboard and that the boat will then be ready to leave. Nothing could be learned as to the amount, or from whom it was obtained, except that it was "through negotiations with one of the largest American banking institutions." Bremen is Still Missing ssuit U-L.iv persons wno main tained a vigil for the Bremen, sister ship of the giant German submarine Deutschland, for the past forty-eight hours, were keenly disappointed at the failure of the submersible to put in an appearance at Cape Henry. They insisted that , she probably had been slightly delayed, possibly by the presence of the Allied warships just outside the Capes, and that she might be expected to dash into safety at any moment, but simultaneously admitted their surprise that the ves sel had not come in. The feeling that the Bremen is not near the Capes appeared to have spread to the Allied warships. Only one of them was in sight, and she was cruising far off the coast. COURT IS IN SESSION Judge Frank Daniels, of Goldsboro, Presiding. As soon as Judge Daniels and Sol icitor Gattis arrived Monday morn ing the court got right down to busi ness. The docket is comparatively light, there being nothing of more than ordinary interest to interest the general public. Judge Daniel runs a smooth, easy business court, and with the able assistance of Solicitor Gattis it begins to look this early in the week that the docket will be ex hausted before Saturday morning. Mr. D. C. Hunt, Clerk of the Court, and Mr. Connie Walters, the court- crier and turnkeys are on hand. Many are the compliments that these two popular court officials have re ceived from the bench. Grand Jury O. B. Aallen, Creedmoor,Foreman; G. R. Harrison, G. S. Elexson, J. R. Overbey, W. G. McGhee, W. S. Ray nor, C. E. Floyd, A. Baker, F. F. Howell, B.'T. Blackwell, V. 0. Peed, J. G. Franklin, J. M. Campbell, J. M. Haskins, W. M. Cash, B. J. Bragg, G. L. Williamson, S. C. Conor. Revival at Salem Dr. L. L. Nash, Conference Evan gelist, is holding the meeting this week atSalem. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Dr. Nash is a strong gospel preacher and will be remem bered as having held a meeting in Oxford Methodist church several years ago and his old friends will no doubt be glad of an opportunity to hear him again. The public is cor dially invited to attend these services. C. A. JONES, Pastor. Court House Marriage Last Friday night at 8:45, in the office of the Register of Deeds, Miss Addie Bell Williamson became the charming bride of Mr. F. L. Pittard. The knot was tied by Dr. Marsh in the presence of those who learned of the incident in time to witness the ceremony. The bride and groom are natives of Granville. Mr. and Mrs. Will Landis, Mrs. C. H. Landis, Miss Anna Landis, Mrs. E. T. Rawlings, Miss Gladys and Mr. George Rawlings enjoyed a birthday dinner Sunday with Mr. Hamlin Cheatham on Route 3. THEDE ES?L .... Kjuu.iv in uiy jjcfLUie JUDGE PRICHARD HOLDS WITH OUT EFFECT ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT ACCEPTING ANNUITY. (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Holding the antenuptial contract signed by Mrs. Margret Radcliffe Gooch to be without force or effect, United States Circuit Judge Jeter C. Prichard will cause an order to be en tered Monday setting aside the agree ment by which her late husband set tled upon her an annual income of $3,000, as long as she remained a widow in lieu of her widow's inter est in an estate valued at between $300,000 and $350,000. The trial which has been in prog ress since Monday, was the most ex traordinary that has come before the United States District Court in years. It ended in a sweeping victory for the twenty-four-year-old widow, who by virtue of Judge Prichard's de cision, will receive her sh.are of the estate money and equities in real es tate valued at more than $100,000, in stead of a bare$3,000 annuity, during her widowhood, to which the dead man's relatives sought to re strict her. As Gooch died interstate, his prop erty went to his first wife, Mrs. Annie Wayne Suhor. Efforts on the part of Mrs. Gooch to have her dower rights realized by appeal to the Cir cuit Court of Mecklenburg County failed. The court appointed the Old Dominion Trust Company curator of the estate. Since Mrs. Gooch was hereself a resident of North Carolina, the case was appealed to the United J States District Court, where suit was brought against Mr. and Mrs. Suhor and the Old Dominion Trust Com pany. Chief Justice White, of the United States Supreme Court, designated Circuit Judge Prichard to sit for Judge Edmund W.addill, Jr. Settle Without Letigation. "I cannot allow the prenuptial con tract to stand," announced. Judge Prichard, after both sides had rested. "These cases, in my opinion, should preferably be settled out of court be tweeni the parties interested, and I would recommend that this be done in this case, instead of allowing the estate to be frittlered away in letiga tion. The cotract. mowever, cannot (Continued On Page Five) WHY THEY LEFT Pitty the Overworked and Underpaid School Teachers "Around two-thirds of the country schools of the United States have new teachers every term," says the University News Letter. "Wholesale changes like this is enough to wreck any business. A letter from a coun try school teacher, one of the very best in this or any other state, throws light on a main cause of this annual shuffling of schools and teach ers, we quote from it because this letter gives us a direct look into con ditions that are largely responsible for the largest cause of waste in the use of public school money the wholesale annual change of country school teachers. Hard Work and Discomfort "I walk about a mile to school and back again each day. My daily school duties keep me busy as a bee about eight hours or so. My luncheon today was biscuit, fried meat, sweet potatoes, and fried apple pie. I board with a family of eleven who live in a four-room cottage. My daily bath must be taken in a tin basin, which holds about a half-gallon of water. The family wonders why it takes so much water for one woman every day. "After school I rest in an old-time straight-back chair until supper is announced about 9 o'clock in the evening. The supper room is also" the kitchen and pantry. The meal is cold vegetables, biscuit odorous with soda, milk, and butter. I pay $20 a month for my board. "About the time I am ready to pre pare my day's work, I am called upon to help the children with their lan guage, arithmetic, and 4 geography lessons. No extra 'pay for this, and no decrease in the charge for t board on this account." New Lumber Man Born to Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Ray Monday, morning a fine little baby boy. FEDERATION MEETING THE FPRST OF THE KIND HELD IN THE STATE. Three Hundred of the Best People of the County Gather at the Fair Grounds and Discuss Live Issues and Enjoy Sumptious Dinner. All the Clubs of the County save two, who were detained by religious services in their neighborhood, were largely represented at the federation meeting last Friday. Mrs. William Kimball, president of the Federation presided with dignity and grace. The meeting was opened with a fervent praye by Rev. S. K. Phillips, and Mrs. -John Webb ex tended a most cordial greeting. Miss Mary Shotwell, who is the most earn est worker the county has ever had, explained the object of the meting. Mrs. J. T. Alderman, of Henderson, ex-president of the North Carolina Federation of Clubs, fully explained the value of Club work. Mrs. W. B. Waddill, of Henderson, State chairman of the Federation of Clubs, talked interestingly of the in fluence of the boys' and girls' clubs. About 250 persons attended the meeting, practically every phase of club work being represented, the or ganizations including the corn, pig, poultry and canning clubs, the worn ans' clubs, the Oxford Commercial club and the home demonstration clubs. Sessions were held in the morning and afternoon, picnic dinner being served on the grounds. En thusasm prevailed and it was agreed that hereafter such meetings will be held at Oxford semi-annually. 'Mr. Brown, who was one of the speakers; told of the true significance of the clud movement. The clubs have become intensely practical and are engaged in truly constructive and helpful work, having emerged from the sphere of mere vision to the realm vo real usefulness. Mr. Brown spoke, for forty minutes, giving his hearers a clear presentation of the . (Continued On Page Eight) JUDGE DEVIN IN DUPLIN Will Restore Good Government in the Turbulent County After spending the week-end with his family, Judge Devin left Sunday evening for Keanansville, Duplin county, where he is holding court this week. For the past few months thngs has looked very dark in Dup lin. The law has been brought into disrepute by riots and actual blood shed. For fear that Judge Devin wouldn't have enough to keep him busy, or perhaps with a view of hav ing things done right, an ugly lynch ing case in one of the adjoining counties was moved to Duplin so as to bring it under the immediate jur isdiction of Judge Devin. It will be a hard week's work for Judge Devin, but he will most likely restore order in the turbulent county before he gets through with it. FORMER PASTOR VISITS OXFORD Dr. Hardaway Will Preach at the Oxford Baptist Church Next Sunday Dr. Hardaway, of Newnan, Ga., will arrive in Oxford next Saturday and be the guest of Mr. B. F. Taylor and Mrs. Lucy, Powell for two or three days. Dr. Hardaway, was the beloved pastor of the Oxford Baptist church for a number of years, and his many friends will be glad, to learn that he will spend a few days here. He will fill the pulpit at the Oxford Baptist church next Sunday morning. MISS KELLEY'S DATES Will Speak to Women and Young People in Oxford Monday Miss Sue Kelly will finish her visits to the churches and missionary so cieties of the Flat River Association on next. Monday afternoon when she will speak to the women and young people in the Oxford Baptist church. She will be at Sharon on Friday afternoon. At Mt. Zion Sunday morning and at Hester's church on Sunday afternoon. At all these meet ings she wants all the young people and children as well as the women to be present. Her work is going to be worth a great deal to the great mis sion cause in our Association. MRS. JOHN WEBB, Supt. W. M. U. Mrs. P. C. Parham, of Route 3, is visiting in Wilson. i - J
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