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VOLUME XXXI.
OXFORD, VrtfTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30th, 1916
NUMBER 69
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THE SPEED LAW
LITTLE DOG GETS MIXED UP
WITH THE BIG FIRE
TRUCK.
Sensational Court Proceedings in
Which Justice Ellis Imposes a Fine
of One Dollar and Cost Appeal
Noted. '
About one year ago the town of
Oxford regailed itself "with a ponder
ous firefighting" truck, which is pro
pelled by gasoline and under high
pressure it will attain a speed of forty
miles an hour at the best. The truck
was coming down College street one
day last week and got mixed up with
.Dr. T. L. Booth's little dog. The
truck managed to plow; through the
entanglement, but the dog escaped
with an injured limb. Dr: Booth took
exceptions to the high rate of speed
attained by the motor truck and
swore out a warrant against Mr: Fred
Peed and Chief Wheeler.
The trial came up Friday, Justice
3. V. Ellis presiding. Messrs. T.
Lanier and B. K. Lassiter appeared
for the plaintiff and Gen Royster for
the defendant. The fact that Chief
Wheeler is a member of the fire com
pany and was not driving the truck
at the time the dog" was struck, the
charges against him were dismissed
and the burden fell upon the should
ers of Mr. Peed, one of the acknow
ledged drivers for the fire company.
One witness testified to the best of
his knowledge and belief that the en
gine was running forty miles an hour
when the little dog bumped into it on
College street in the vicinity of the
Graded School building. In the opin
ion of other competent witnesses the
truck was not making more than 20
miles an hour. The truck had been
previously tested over the identical
ground and the best that could be
gotten out of it under the most favor
able circumstances was an even forty
mile clip for one hundred yards down
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It was suggested by counsel that if
the plaintiff's house was on fire in all
probability he would not have : ob
jected to the high rate of speed at
tained by the engine at the time it
struck the canine. But there were
ether elements entering in and the
trial proceeded.
An act regulating the use of auto
mobiles in North Carolina, ratified
the tenth day of March, 1913, reads
as follows:
"Section I. That the term and
word 'motor vehicles' used in this
act shall be construed to. mean all ve
hicles propelled by any power other
than muscular power, except traction
engines, road rollers, fire wagons,
engines, police patrol wagons, ambu
lances, and such vehicles as run only
upon rails or tracks."
Justice Ellis held that inasmuch as
the Town ' Commissioners have not
seen fit to exempt fire engines from
the general ordinance covering a rate
of speed of ten miles in the business
section and fifteen miles an hour in
the residential section, he . imposed a
fine of $1.00 and cost upon Mr. Peed.
General Royster noted an appeal
and the case will be heard at the next
term of Granville County Superior
Court.
It is generally understood all over
the country that when a fire engine
dashes out of the fire house all ve
hicles must come to a standstill and
give it a wide berth. This applies
to practice tests as well as to actual
fires. We believe that the fire truck
should be exempted from the speed
limit and have no doubt that it will
he at an early date.
If the people in general would turn
their attention to the real speed dem
ons of the community and swear out
warrants with a view of clipping their
"ings they would serve a good pur
Pose. Now that the ice has been
broken possibly this will be done.
FULLER GETS HANDSOME SABER
Ien of Company E, Third Infantry,
Take Their Captain by Surprise
A handsomely engraved saber was
Presented to Capt. E. E. Fuller, of
Company E, third infantry last week
at Camp Glenn by Capt. T. G. Stem
in behalf of the members of his com
pany, the Granville Grays. Inscribed
n the sword was the ' following:
"Presented to Capt. E. E. Fuller by
tne rnemebrs of the Granville Grays,
company E, third infantry N. C. N.
August 25, 1916. His heart is
pure gold." The sword came as a
Sreat surprise to Captain Fuller who
leePly appreciated" it. , " ' '
Women's Clubs Plan
ning Busy Season
THE WORK IS INDORSED BY THE
WOMAN'S CLUB OF OXFORD
The women's clubs of North Caro
lina are planning a busy season this
next winter. The literary sections' in
particularly are trying to do some
real work. Already registration has
begun in the club study courses offer
ed by the University through its Cor
respondence Study Division.
These courses are offered at a nom
inal price and cover a period of work
on Barowning, or Nineteenth Century
Literature, and on Latin America.
Outlines and study suggestions go
with, the course, while the work is
carefully supervised by direction
from the faculty. The work - is in
dorsed by both Mrs. Lingle and Miss
Windley, and has been enthusiastic
ally received by club members throu
ghout the state.
The announcement of the plans of
the several energetic and prosperous
women's clubs of the State the com
ing season is of more than fugitive
interest. Their continuing prosper
ity, their increase in numbers and
their waxing influence have shown
that they effectually dicharge their
mission of culture and personal in
spiration. If mankind is not to live
by bread alone the varied appeal of
a wide range of intellectual pursuits
is not to be ignored. Oxford women
in the study and practice of music
and the cognate arts, of civic and ec
onomic issues, of horticulture and of
diversified philanthropy, of politics
and the problems of adequate nation
al forewarning and forearming, have
not neglected their homes nor for
sworn domesticity. The continuity
of effort and the clearly defined sys
tem which the plans of the season as
sure to the members of these organ
izations will enabile them to do more
collectively than spordaic individual
effort . could hope to compass. - The
woman's club is no longer a means of
escape from houshold drudgery t a re-'
fuge from the exactions and worri
ments of children and servants. It
is a valued stimulus to the life of the
spirit, a quickening force and a po
tent auxiliary in public education.
RECOGNIZES A GOOD THING
Raleigh Business Man Compliments
the Citizens of Oxford
Editor Public Ledger;
I want to congratulate you on the
appearance of your special edition of
the Public Ledger. It not only re
flects credit on the publishers, but on
the live business men in Oxford who
have so liberally patronized it and
made it possible to get out such a
large and handsome paper as this
special edition of the Public Ledger.
I believe the advertisers will be
amply repaid for their support in
this enterprise. It will go far to
show that Oxford has a large class of
live business men within its borders
Lwho can serve their customers.
C. B. EDWARDS.
THE KINSTON MARKET
Ninety Thousand Pounds Averaged
21 Cents.
(Daily Free Press 23rd)
Today's . sales on the local tobacco
market were a few thousand pounds
heavier than Tuesday's, totaling
90,790. The quality was about the
same. Prices were a shade better,
however, and the average was about
21 cents. The tendency to increase a
little was evident, and the prices were
by a fraction the best of the week.
A fair break is expected again tomor
row. Sales of from 100,000 to 200,
000 pounds are looked for next week.-
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OXFORD NEEDS A HOSPITAL
We Have the Skill and the Brains
But Lacking in Organization
Inasmuch as we are unable to get
together and establish a hospital in
Oxford to take care of the sick, pos
sibly we can equip one to carry on
research work that will prevent sick
ness. This is the age of trying to
find out causes, and the medical pro
fession throughout the world are
stumbling around in the dark en
deavoring tp discover what is the root
of infantile paralysis. The doctors
in our home town are quite as learn
ed in the medical profession as those
in. the large cities and we should like
to see them equipped to handle the
thousand of patients that knock at
our own door.
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FORMAL ANNOUNCTMENT OF
OPENING DATE OF TOBACCO
MARKET
Farmers of Granville and Adjoining
Counties Invited to Sell Their To
bacco on the Oxford Market.
Editor Public Ledger:
We beg to announce through the
valuable columns of your splendid
paper the opening date of the Oxford
Tobacco Market, -which has been de
cided by mutual agreement of the
Board of Trade for Tuesday, Septem
ber 5 th, 1916.
We cordially invite the farmers of
Granville and adjoining counties to
sell their tobacco on the Oxford mar
ket, knowing that they can realize as
high prices as any market in the
State.
The Warehousemen and buyers are
anxiously awaiting the opening date
and we anticipate seeing a large
opening. - Yours very truly,
OXFORD TOBACCO BOARD TRADE
J. M. FARRISH, President.
COL. JOHN T. BRITT WRITES
Commends the Special Edition of the
Public Ledger
We appreciate the following letter,
coining as it does from Col. John T.
Britt, founder and for more than
twenty-eight years editor of the Pub
lic Ledger. Bro. Britt writes under
Washington date August 28th as fol
lows: Bro. Coble We have just received
the Industrial and Booster Edition of
the "dear old Public Ledger" and it
filled our heart with both pride "and
pleasure to read its vast contents,
which speaks well and enthusiastic
ally of the prosperity of Oxford and
of her splendid business men and
other class of citizens that cannot be
surpassed in the State. The Booster
Edition is one of the clearest ahd
best we have seen issued-in the State
and we extend to you and co-workers
our warmest congratulations and feel
sure we voice the sentiment of every
reader of the Public Ledger. It will
prove of untold benefit to Oxford and
Granville county in the future as we
believe it will cause the good farm
ers of Granville to take more interest
in their county town, and extend to
Oxford's splendid business men and
warehousemen their patronage which
they certainly deserve.
Sincerely yours,
J. T. BRITT.
REVIVAL SERVICES
Dr. Stanford, of Hickory, Is Assist
ing in Meeting
Impressive revival services are in
progress at the Oxford Methodist
church. Dr. Stanford, of Hickory,
will arrive this Tuesday and assist
Dr. Willis throughout the meeting.
There will be preaching every morn
ing at ten o'clock and eight o'clock at
night. ... V ...
MR. CALDWELL COMING HOME
Will Arrive at Carolina Lodge in
September
The people of Granville county will
be pleased to learn that Mr. B. M.
Caldwell, president of the Granville
County Fair Association, who is rest
ing at Wheeling, West Virginia, is
much improved - in health. He will
probably reach Carolina Lodge the
first week in September and will be
present each of the three days of the
County Fair.
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PLANNING FINE PROGRAM
Culbreth Betterment Club Will Meet
Saturday Night.
The Betterment Club of "Culbreth
will hold a meeting next Saturday
night. The club . is planning to have
a nice program and they cordially in
vite everybody to attend.
SURL"N"E f S NOTES
Person County Farmers Are Coming
to Oxford.
(Correspondence Public Ledger)
You can put it in your pipe and
smoke it that the farmers in the Surl
section will be in Oxford on the open
ing of the market, Tuesday, Septem
ber 5 th. Much of the tobacco is of
good color and the farmers are anti
cipating good prices for it.
Mr. H. C. Fogleman, who ran. a
store, at Center Grove, died'on Aug
ust; 16, "in the 73rd year of his age.
He was an excellent man and leaves
a devoted wife and six children.
Our Streets
Saturday Afternoon
LOOKING IN FOUR DIRECTIONS
FROM THE CENTER OF TOWN
Last Saturday afterndon . at five
o'clock we took our stand at the cor
ner of Hillsboro and College streets
and counted the people visible on the
streets at that hour.
There were forty-one people on
College street between the Methodist
church and Hillsboro street, a distan
ce of one square. Of these there were
twenty-four white and seventeen col
ored. On this square there were
eight automobiles, six of them being
fordcars.
Looking east and west on Hillsboro
street between the Exchange Hotel
and the Oxford Buggy Company, a
distance of two squares we counted
sixty-three people and ten automo
biles. - Taking our stand in front of the
National Bank of Granville and look
ing south along Main street we count
ed fifty-six people and nineteen au
tomobiles in a distance of two squar
es. The scene will change in a very,
few weeks and one can count hun
dreds of farmers and wagons, the
bulwark of the county.
AN INTERESTING AUTO TRIP
Miss Mary Webb Returns From Nia
gara Falls, Delaware Water
Gap and Atlantic City
Three or four weeks ago Miss
Mary Webb joined a touring party in
Greensboro, consisting of Prof. Wade
R. Brown, Musical Director of the
State Normal College, Mrs. Brow,n
and Miss Clair Henly. The trip, cov
ering more than two thousand miles,
took them through the pictures
que Shenandoah Valley, along the
shore of Lake Erie to Buffalo and to
Niagara Falls arid down through New
York and Pennsylvania to the famous
Delaware Water Gap -and through
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The trip was planned for pleasure
and was made by easy stages in Prof.
Brown's splendid car. Miss Webb
speaks in glowing terms of the trip,
the marked courtesy shown her party
on every hand and the splendid roads
jn the North.
While traveling along the Lincoln
Highway, Miss Webb's party observ
ed a touring car from Florida. The
two parties saw much of each other,
and a pleasant acquaintance was
formed, and Miss Webb asked the
Florida tourists what route they took
across the State of North Carolina
and she was informed that they fol
lowed the National Highway.
"Do you remember passing
through Oxford?" enquired Miss
Webb.
"Oh yes, we do, the pretty town
near the Virginia State line," came
the answer.
, Prof. Brown, Mrs. Brown and Miss
Henly with Miss Webb arrived in
Oxford Saturday evening and were
the guests of Miss Webb over Sun
day. GRADED SCHOOL
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Examinations at School Building on
Thursday Morning
The regulations printed, some time
ago in regard to promotions in the
Graded Schools require .all conditions
removed, before the opening of the
schools on next Monday, ""September
4th, At that time it was also stated
that examinations would be given
during the week before the opening,
at the Graded School building.
These examinations will be given
on Thursday morning of this week
and every pupil who has any condi
tion is requested to be at the build
ing by nine o'clock. The work will
be under the direction of the Super
intendent and any of the teachers he
may see fit to call upon.
Please remember that all . condi
tions must be removed before pro
motion is granted.
A pupil has the right to remove as
many as two conditions and be pro
moted. If a pupil has more than
two full conditions, promotion is not
granted. This is a fair standard and
must be observed by all. Each par
ent is asked to help carry it out be
cause it is best for the child not to
be pushed along unprepared for the
work.
G. B. PHILLIPS, Superintendent.
. "Hazel Kirk".
Coming . to the Orpheum Theatre,
Thursday night Miss Pearl White in
"Hazel Kirk." ' - ': V
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IN THE BALANCE
CONGRESS WDLL PASS MEASURE
REQUIRING OBSERVANCE OF
EIGHT HOUR DAY.
President May Go Before Congress on
Railway Issue; Communicates to
Administration Leaders Demand of
Executives; Make Visit to Capitol
to Discuss Situation; Crisis Be
lieved to Exist.
" WASHINGTON .f ter laboring for
more than a week, President Wilson,
as a last resort to prevent the threat
ened railway strike, Saturday inau
gurated plans to force through con
gress immediately a law requiring ob
servance of the eight-hour day.
The unexpected and sensation
al trip of President Wilson, to the
capitol Saturday afternoon threw the
railroad executives into a panic and
they immediately adjourned their
session at the Willard Hotel to find
out what had happened.
The president, when he went to
the capitol, was closeted with Sena
tor Newlands and Senator Kern, the
majority leader, for more than half
anJiour. When the president left
the conference all he would say was:
"All I can say is that I came up here
on maters pertaining to legislation."
Both Senator Kern and Senator
Newlands were nucommunicative.
They expressed the opinion to the
president, it was learned, that his
wishes with respect to new legisla
tion could be carried out this session.
Immediately after the president left
the capitol the democratic steering
committee was called into session.
Later, it is understood, Senator New
lands informed the whitehouse that
the committee was ready to act and
Secretary of the Interior LariVvisited
the white house for a secret -Conference.
"' Mr. Lane went into conference la
ter with the sub-committee of rail
road, executives at. the headquarters
of tfrejrailroad chiefs in the Willard
hotel., Following this meeting it was
-Continued On Page Eigrht)
RETURNS FROM ASBURY PARK
Mr. and Mrs. Powell and Mr. and
3Irs. Lassiter Enjoy an Outing
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Lassiter and
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Powell returned
Saturday from Asbury Park, Long
Branch and other pleasure resorts
along the New Jersey coast. The
greater part of the trip was made in
Mr. Lassiter's touring car.
"We passed through many towns
and cities" said Mr. Powell, "but we
saw nothing that would compare with
the beautiful streets of our own
town."
VISITING IN SILER CITY
Entertained in Honor Of Two Oxford
Young Ladies.
(Siler City Grit)
Misses Dorothy Royster and Hixie
White, of Oxford, arrived Thursday
for a ten day visit with Misses Grace
Boling and Marguerite Jenkins, re
spectively. These popular young hostesses and
their visitors, accompanied by Miss
Ruth Edwards and Minerva Jenkins,
are spending the week end at Mount
Vernon Springs.
Thursday evening Miss Ruth Ed
wards was the reciepient of a very in
formal storm party by a dozen of the
young people of the town, given com
plementary to these visiting young
ladies.
WILSON AND BICKETT CLUBS
Every Community Should Have Its
Campaign Club
The time is now seasonable and
propitious for the organization of
Wilson and Bickett campaign clubs
the more the better. Smithfield for
med such a club in great shape last
week, and scores of county seats and
other towns should get into the club
procesion without delay. Every live
community should have its campaign
club and it's time to shape up the
organization right now.
Judge Devin Names Tilley
Judge Deviri has appointed Mr. E.
I. Tilley Clerk of the Superior Court
in Durham county to succeed the
late Caleb Green, who died recently
after many years in office.
Miss Annie J. Hamme will open
her school of music September 4th.
Studio at the residence of Mrs. Annie
H Landis, College street, Oxford,
N. C.
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