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AUSPICIOUS OPENING
"WE APPROACH THE SEVENTH
ANNUAL. EVENT WITH
CONFIDENCE r
ee to it That Youi Community is
Represented, the Good Results Ob
tained Will Remain in Your Com
munity Long After the Fair
Over.
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The Granville County Fair will
open next Wednesday morning, and if
the reports of those . who have been
"working for this fair are based on
sound estimates of the facts the fair
"will be the best in its seven years'
history of the associaion.
It is up to Granville in a great many
ways to foster the spirit of a county
lair. True it was establsihed for and
backed by the farmers, and it is pos
sible that sometime in the far off to
morrow the money that has been and
is being expended will bring back in
terest, but on the whole the fair is a
community proposition and deserves
-the support of the public.
The fair grounds not only furnish
a place where the people of the coun
ty can display their products, be they
from the humble kitchen of some ob
scure corner of theeounty; but more
important than this the fair should
te and is a clearing house for the
city and the country people. If the
fair succeeds in making the people
-who live in the town and the people
-who live in the country better . ac--quainted
with one another it will do
its full duty.
Then too, there is a certain amount
of stimulation that does come from
the pardonable pride that one may
take in good work. And the average
luman is so constituted that unless
there is some one to whom he may
show the results of special work, or
tell about these results, few of us
would really strive.Of course we do
not mean to imply that there are not
many, men who would not do the best
"because that wa sthe right thing to
, dor but the admiration of one's f el
1 lows' is not such a bad spur .after -all
The county fair furnishes the
means whereby the best work may be
displayed.
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THE FOOT BALL GAME
Hot Contest on Horner Hill This
Saturday at Three O'clock
This Saturday the people h Ox
ford will again have the chance to
see the High School boys in a foot
"ball game. This game will be with
the High School team from Chapel
Tlill. The team from that place has
just started the game this year and
this is their first contest. The fact
that Oxford has already had 1 game
this vear gives them the advantage
in this one. The boys are confident
of their ability to handle the visiting
team and Dromise their supporters a
good exhibition of this popular game.
Many new and effective plays have
ben worked out since the last game.
The speed with which these are exe
cutd is remarkable when the fact
that these boys never played before
is considered. The first of anything
i always the hardest to get started
and for that reascn the school asks
your support. If this team can this
season qualify for the next series, the
work of Oxford Highs is worthy of
notice.
SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT
The Oxford Baptist Philatheas Brings
a Message to You
As the winds blow in from the au
tumn woods they bring to you a mes
Fase of cheer from red and gold
leaves, purple and .yellow asters that
bend bv the brookside and "makes
'asters in the brook." But we bring
to you a message of love and good
will from the Philatheas of the Ox
ford Baptist Church.
We shall be at our old place at the
fair ground next week and most cor
diallv invite every one to come to our
tables We shall be prepared to serve
-vou with oysters, fried chicken,
Brunswick stew, coffee, ice cream,
and last but not least, the famous,
"Currin" barbecue. -., , -
Wo shall do everything Jn our
Xower to serve you with a wholesome
dinner. Just stop and see if this
message rings tme
THE SAME FIGURES
A Farmer That Sold at Two of the
Local Warehouses
Last week a tobacco grower living
on the south side of the county ad
ed two wagons and brought them to
the Oxford market, one load of which
was taken to tne uanuci
Ir load was sold at the Owen Ware
house The two loads was of the same
irrade of tobacco and weighed the
Snfe! there being only three cents
diflwreeraedTonrbeTevedThat ,orUns
anbuylng tobacco -was. guess work
more or less, dul we
Persuaded that the growers and the
persudu 0rf11Mwi the business to
buyers iictvc
THE MEAT
PACKING PLANT
SIDE LIGHT ON THE COMING IN
DUSTRY IN THE SOUTH
Wilmington is putting up a hard
fight to secure a meat packing plant,
and with that -end in view the Star
ha-nds out the following interesting
facts bearing on the great industry:
"Wilmington ought to hurry up
with her packing house. . Ten packing
houses have been organized in the
South during the past summer, the
capital stock of which ranges from
$100.0.00 to $1,000,000. All the
packing houses which a have been do
ingbusiness have been compelled to
enlarge their plants. After having
been in operation about a year the
Moultrie Packing Co., of Moultrie,
Ga., has built a $50,000 addition to
its. plant, and now has a capacity for
a daily slaughter of 1,000 hogs, 200
cattle and "200 sheep. The capacity
for hogs was doubled.
"Seven packing houses report suc
cessful operations and announce that
owing to the increase in hog and cat
tle raising, they will have to enlarge
their plants to keep up with the
growth of the livestock industry that
has been rapidly promoted by the
local stock yard markets in the
South.
"The Birmingham, Ala., Packing
Company, organized in 1895 with a
capital of only $20,000, now has
$400,000 invested in its plant alone
and its annualy business approxi
mates $1,000,000 a year. It has been
in continuous operation from the be
ginning, and it is now slaughtering
annually 40,000 hogs, 10,000 dressed
pigs, 12,000 cattle and several thous
and sheep, lambs and goats. ihe
company fosters the livestock indus
try in . a systematic way, and it ex
pects to slaughter this year not less
than 100,000 meat animals.
"At Augusta, Ga., the Georgia
Carolina Packing Co., has been or
ganized with $1,000,000 capital and
it will put $300,000 into its plant
and use $700,000 for working capi
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Henderson After the Plant
(Henderson Daily Dispatch)
A meeting of Henderson business
men will be held tonight in the of
fice of the Board of Trade for the
purpose of hearing a-n address by
Mr. J. W. Greer, of Moultrie, Ga. He
will discuss the advantages of estab
lishing a meat packing plant m Hen
derson and give the facts and figures
in the cost of erecting such an enter
prise and operating it.
According: to statements of those
who have investigated the proposi
tion, Henderson is a very logical
point for this enterprise owing to the
fact that there is not one witnin a
radius of more hah, seventy-five
miles.
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SPARKS WORLD-FAMOUS SHOWS
Circus, Hippodrome and Menagerie
to Be Here Thursday, jnov. v
All day Wednesday, the busiest
man i-n Oxford was Mr. James M.
Beach, advance agent of Sparks
World-Famous Shows. He was like
a will-o-the-wisp, now here, now
there, making contracts and arrang
ing for thfi coming of the great cir
cus. -The ground known as Horner's
Base Ball Park has been leasea ior
the occasion.
The Sparks shows as they will ap
pear here this year rank among the
leading circuses of the country. It
is claimed to have a solid train of
twenty monster railway cars, almost
four hundred people and over two
hundred animals,, both foreign and
domestic. 1
The show employs over fifty people
in the department of publicity alone
and from now on until, show day the
country for twenty miles around will
be given a thorough billing and if the
weather is at all favorable Oxford
will have to entertain an immense
throng on that day.
THEIR WEDDING GARMENTS
Happy Couple Rig Themselves Out
- in the Latest Style ;
Recently there came to Oxford a
young man whose features were tan
ned by the summer sun, and at his
side was a pretty maiden. The big
rough hand of the young man show
ed that he was an honorable son of
the soil, and, above all things m the
world the blushing maiden adored his
manly form. - .
- The spent much of the morning
looking in the handsome show win
dows on Main street, and Anally en
tered Landis & Easton's store. Each
hada well-filled purse of money and
when they came from the storethey
were ready for the ceremony, all but
the veil and the sunburst, -which
weVe later adjusted when' the knot
was tied by the justice of the peace.
Each sped T for their , wedding gar
ments not less than $50 and they
were just as happy and looked quite
Ts neat as many who spend $500 for
the same purpose.
EVERYTHING INT, ADINESS FOR
THE THREE D Y'S EVENT
The Board of Dijrec oW of the Fair
Association Mei,Ynesday and
Put Their Stair.of Approval on
the Good and Fa'lhful Works of
Secretary P. WT aott. iC
. As a matter of jiiele form the
Board of Directoof Itait Granville
County Fair Assbcitioii: met in the
Court House last Wednesday to hear
any. suggestions tha mighi, be pre
sented at the ; lastjo$iisr,--it -;werp.
Enthusiasm ; ran higU hen. Secretary
Knott 'informed the Board, that every
thing is now, in reinf sis for the
greatest fair ever held ia-'the county
With all the details having been
worked out and perfctd there re
mains a great deal jOI; wclryet to be
done on the part Tofte; farmers
themselves, was ttievertlict of the
Board and their faithful", secretary,
namely, that from , now crieverybody
must get busy and "see- f that their
neighbors attend the . faitv It was
the belief of those present that there
will be 15,000 paid admissions dur
ing the three days. -
In place of a longrwincd talk this
year, the Directors; haveir 1$ded that
the best thing to dbfisro "".ve. a sim
ple and short ceremomaf - opening,
permitting the people . foj?. ;ter into
the joys of the occasion! V'-;
Secretary Knott reports that there
will be six community an (''two large
farm exhibits on ; display; .-le stated
that he found. much diiterc centered
on Livestock-Day whichi4 set for
Friday. He also , assured li3 Board
that ample care would be ilren of all
stock entries. - 3 Sj'"-" c
Director B. F. TJar;, .of the
most enthusiaticitVsou ..in the
county; said nhfetefiiopes-to see "the4
day when there will' be a good race
track at the fair grounds, and some
of the directors agreed that this fea
ture would be a splendid drawing
card and they went so far as to ven
ture the assertion that if the atten
dance this year is what it should be
the prospects for a track next "Tear
would be within the bounds of rea
son. -
At this meeting the Board decided
to open the gates for the night visit
ors at 7:30 and close at 10:30. The
main building will be open, as will
also the amusements.. There will be
ample police protection.
Mr. A. H. Powell reported to the
Board that reduced, rates had been
secured on both of the railroads en
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CALLi AND SEE OUR MERCHANTS
They Will Be Glad to See You
Whether You Trade or Not
There are many people in Gran
ville who will see the fine streets of
Oxford for the first time during Fair
week These visitors should also re
member that our merchants are aiso
abreast of the times. They carry as
large and as complete . a siock 01
goods as do tne mercuants m
of the towns and cities much larger
i,o rvfr,T- The business men of
Oxford will extend the glad hand to
all visitors to the county air nxi
week. The Public meager win mcmv
smiv "- 1 r arc tn fiance over the adver-
ISUX itauviu . cd
tioomcints in this issue and call ana
ee them whether you biy or not.
Your attention is called to tne 101
i owing local advertisers in this issue:
Landis & Easton Page 2
Moore Lumber Company . . . .rage
Orpheum Theatre .... - Page .3
Nelson & Watkins ....... .Page 3
W. H. Fleming Eagl 1
National Bank of Granville . .PagT 4
xTrt 1 1 'c? T-T.nr tnre . .Page 4
The Long Company I'age o
nan o j ' - uj-i f
Lyon-Winston Company ....rase
Unchurch & Currinv. . .... .Page 5
PerkinsonGreen Company . .Page 6
Minor Warehouse . Page 6
Horner Bros. Company .... .Page
Banner Warehouse Page 8
C. D. Ray & Son ... .... . - Page 9
The Long Company .Page 10
HOPKINS-ALLEN
Niece of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Medford
9 Announcements reading as follows
have been issued:
"Mr and Mrs. Joseph John Med
ford announce the marriage of -their
neice Miss Minnie "-Hopkins to Mr.
Tessie Allen -Thomas on Wednesday,
October, eighteenth, nineteen hun
dred and sixteen, Oxford North Car
olina. At home LewistCTi. N. C.
Th- bride is the niece .-of Mr. .and
Mrs. J, J. Medford of Oxford, and has
made her home ith them for the
past few years. ije Qa9
The groom is agent for the Sea
board Railway at Lewistom, N. C.
RO USING SPEECH
GEN. B. S. ROYSTER WILL GET
INTO THE FIGHT
The Democratic county candidates
filled their anDointment-at the Court
House Thursday night and ?were met
by a good crowd. Most of the candi
dates were present and made short
talks.
The feature of the meeting was a
speech by Solicitor S. M. Gattis. Mr.
Gattis made a powerful speech cov
ering practically all the issues and
was heard with absorbed attention
by his audience. He fully covered the
State issues, discussed the record of
the Wilson administration and show
ed clearlv the srreat benefits which
that administration has brought. The
speech was complimented by all those
P 1 T 3 21 - 1 XT X il
wuo xiearu it, many saying mat it was
the best speech they have heard in a
long time. It was delivered in in
imitable manner and "took" with
the crowd. .
Mr. Gattis will be with the candi
dates at Creedmoor and possibly at
Northside next Saturday afternoon
and night, the 21st. Mr. Hicks will
also try to get him at other places.
Gen. Royster will be at Creedmoor
and Northside with pie candidates
and is expected to get into action in
his usual effective ' style.
The candidates will be at -Wil-bourne's
Store. Monday afternoon,
the 23rd, and at Cornwall that night.
Owing to the county fair no further
canvass will be made' during next
week except at those places and at
Bullock and Stovall where they will
be Saturday afternoon and , night,
October 28th. '
Everybody is looking forward to
the coming of Bickett on Tuesday,
the 24th. Mr. Bickett is a great
speaker and no one should miss this
opportunity to hear him. Parents
should bring their boys to hear him
since his address will be something
for them to remember in after years.
Bring the boy along. It will be
worth more to him than any day he
may spend in school. , .
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Misses Hutching and Webb Charm
Appreciative Audience
It is doubtful if a more interest
ing scng recital was ever heard in
Oxford than that given Wednesday
afternoon in the Orpheum Theatre by
Miss Berte Hutchings, soprano, and
Miss Mary Webb, accompanist, who
appeared under the auspices of the
Music Department of the Oxford
Woman's Club, of which' Miss Mary
Webb is the chairman.
Miss Hutchings had already sung
herself into the hearts of all , good
people of the community who had
heard her in sacred music, but away
from the choir loft, where mirth is
permitted, she soars like a bird liber
ater from a cage, nevertheless holy
and sublime. She sang two numbers
which, we heard a noted prima donna
sing and we fancy that the deep gut
tural sounds of Miss Hutchings in
the German was most pleasing. It
was indeed an all-star cast with Miss
Mary Webb as the accompanist,
whose fingers, it would seem, were
moulded especially for the piano
forte. Owing to the inclement weather
the theatre was not overcrowded, but
the large number who attended the
recital were charmed. The ladies pre
dominated, the weather being too
bad for the men to get out. Brother
John T. Britt was with us, and we
decided that the song recital was the
best ever heard in Oxford. We agreed
that Misses Hutchings and Webb
scored a decided victory and that we
should like to hear them again and
often even if they should make the
price of admission -$1.Q0, instead of
free, as it was.
BIG FAT POSSUM WANTED
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The Public Ledger Will Pay $5.00
Cash for a Big One
There is no joke about it, the Pub
lic Ledger wants a big fat possum.
We will pay $5.00 cash to the first
person who brings us a large fat one.
This offer stands good until Monday
afternoon, October 23, 1916.
Dr. Drewery Dead
Dr. F. D. Drewery, of Virgilina,
died at the Sarah Lee Hospital Nor
folk, Va Wednesday, following an
operation for appendicitis ten . days
previous. Dr. Drewery stood high in
the medical profession and enjoyed
a large practice Dr. Nat C. Daniel,
of Oxford, was some fifteen years
ago, associated with Dr. Drewery at
Virgilina. A fine man and an emin
ent physician has fallen, said Dr.
Daniel, who knew Dr. Drewery inti
mately for several years. Dr. Drew
ery leaves a devoted wife. Interment
at Virgilina last Thursday.
s Sales All Next Week
The report circulated in some parts
of Granville to the effect that tne
warehouses would be .closed next
week on account of the county fair
is misleading. There will be sales
every day. v
BIG LEAGUE BASEALL
TWO PITCHERS FROM THE
TIONAL. LEAGUE
NA-
Pitcher Evans of the Pittsburgh Na
tional League Will Pitch Against
the Mighty Lee Meadows on Hor
ner Hill.
All arrangements have been made
for an' all-star game of baseball on
Horner Hill next Thursday, the sec
ond day of the Granville Fair. The
game will be called promptly at half
past two o'clock. v
Evans, pitcher of the Pittsburg
team of the National League and
Herman Winston, of the Baltimore
International League, catcher, will
oppose Lee Meadows, fresh from thes
St. Louis National League. The great
infielder, George Whittett, of the
Philadelphia Nationals, and his bro
ther, Hugh Whittett, of the Virginia ,
League, will be :n the game. Lee
Gooch, another Oxford boy, fresh
from the South Atlantic League, and
Shorty Angiels, of the same league
will be in the game. Buck Roberts
and Holding are some of the other
stars in the game. Woodall of the
famous catcher of the Fort Worth
team in the Texas League will catch
for Meadows. The Carolina League
will supply the remainder of the two
teams.
This will he the best game of ball
ever nlayed in Oxford, and it is
doubtful if such a snlendid combin
ation ever faced each other in the
State. The cream of three of the big
leagues will be on the field. Meadows
and Evans have contested before on
the diamonds of the big league cities.
Meadows acknowledges that Evans
is a mighty good pitcher and that he,
must look to his own laurels next
Thursday on Horner Hill.
Dr. R. T. TThls is to be congratu
lated on working up the game and
bringing to Oxford thee great play
ers' of national reputation. The local
baseball enthusiasts dere to give
the visitors a royal good time. About
one thousand admissions to. the game
at 2 5 cents each will about; meet .the
expense' incurred and the focal: men
do not cfre to share in the receipts.
There will be comfort? hie chf'rs. on
the ground for a small additional
charge.
Come and see a real fame of base
ball for once in your life. Give the
boys voiir heartv snnort ard let us
send heA mi?rhtv hall nlayer hck
to their homes hiehlv impressed with
the old town in which Meadows and
Gooch live.
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STRONG BILL AT THE ORPHEUM
$
Matinee and Night During the Three
Days of the Fair
One of the most widely advertised
photodramas, "Madame X," will be
seen at the Orpheum next Monday
night. The play has to do with a
woman's dowry rights, and it is lo
cated in Bordeau, France in which is
seen tire elegant furnishings of the
famous hotel of ,the Three Crowns.
Tuesday night will witness the end
of the "Iron Claw" series. This will
be followed on each Tuesday night
by a serial entitled "Who's Guilty,"
featuring Anna Nilsson and Tom
Moore, and Pathe News, five reels in
all at regular prices.
Wednesday: L-Ko comedy and two
reels drama.
Thursday: "The Airyan," Triangle
draina in five acts.
Friday: Keystone Komedies.'
Saturday: The Girl from Frisco
The play house will be open on the
three Fair days at 1:30 p. m. and 7
p. m. to 10:30 at night.
The management has also booked
the great masterpiece entitled "The
Battle Cryof Peace," the date of its
arrival to be announced later.
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MILLION AHt S IMPRESSED
Dr. E. T. White Takes Them About
the Streets of Oxford
Many of our citizens last Sunday
saw a distinguished party of tourists
passing through the streets of Ox
ford and did not know who they
mora .Tn t Vi o nnrtv were Mr. and
Mrs. B. W. Duke, Mr. and Mrs. Angie
B. Duke, Mr. and Mrs. Drexel Biddie,
Mr. H7 C. Satterfield and R. H. Flow
ers. They came for the purpose of
visiting the Oxfor"d Orphanage, Mary
Potter School and the Colored Or
phanage. Dr. E. T. White, who showed them
about Oxford, stated that they were
highly pleased with the institutions
they visited. Dr. White also stated
that the visitors remarked what a
pretty town Oxford is and were loud
in their praise of our streets...,
Desiring to know something of the
young Mrs. Angie B. Duke, who be
fore marriage was Miss Biddle, of
Philadelphia, and raised in the lap
of luxury, Dr. White, in a homely
way, paid the young lady a very neat
compliment. "Indeed," said Dr.
White, "she is a most delightful lady,
courteous, learned and refined, and
I would add that her head comes as
near setting in the right place as any
(one I ever knew."
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