FUBLIgHED EM-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFEK-BMLLHAOT OPPORTSJNHTHES ALL IHOME PRINT
VOLUME XXXI.
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:lC NOVEMBER 4th, 1916
OXFORD, NORTH CAT'"'
NUMBER 88
OXFORD TODAY
WIDE AWAKE FOR THE OPPOR
TUNITY TO MAKE CONDI
TIONS BETTER
Ambition for the Future Stirs the
Calm, Clear Brain of the Thinking
3 ion of Oxford.
It is most gratifying to note the
great progress that the people of
Oxford .are today making along every
line. Never before has the town ex
perienced such a period of unity of
purpose as it has in the past year
and is at the present. Its citizens are
Vide awake for the opportunities to
make local conditions better, and are
exerting every available effort to in
crease the advantages that the one
time sleeply little town had never be
fore dreamed of. It is at this time
that every person appears to be actu
ated by the desire to see their town
steadily attain the rank of a most
prosperous city, and to be one of
those progressive men that will in
the future make their names illus
trious in the pages of the city's fu
ture history.
It was only a couple of years ago
when Oxford was known as a sleepy
town and an ideal place to live; its
people had not awakened to the great
things that the world holds for the
progressives; they had not realized
that their town was destined to be
one of the most progressive commer
cial centers of its section; and, it was
not until several months had elapsed
that they began to awake up to their
advantages lying dormant and silent
in their very midst, and only await
ing the steady hand of the progress
ive town-Tuilder. They could not ex
tenuate their apathy following the
awakmg period; they could not gain
tbe slightest idea or reason why they
I'lad not realized the little town's des
tiny before, but today the past is for
gotten and ambiion for the fuutre
stirs the corpusles and makes the
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Deutchland Returns
17b American Waters
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THOUGHT TEN MILLION WORTH
OF DRUGS AND PYESTUFF
WASHINGTON Interest here ill
the arrival of the German merchant
: ubmarine Deutschland, Tuesday at
"New London, Conn., on her second
voyage, centered largely on negotia
tions for establishing a submarine
line mail service between the United
States and Germany.
The Postomce Department let it be
known that it was prepared to accept
a proposal made through the German
Embassy that the Deutschland and
any sister ships that may ply Out of
American ports carry not more than
300 pounds of first-class mail at the
regular trans-Atlantic rates. Details
of the arrangement will be worked
out at conferences between officials
of the Embassy and the Department,
and it is hoped that an agreement
may be reached in time for the Deut
schland to take her first consignment
of man when she sails from New
Londc-n.
la speaking of the vovage to Am
erica, Capt. Koenig said:
Leaving Bremen on October 1, the
Deutschland had moved only a short
distance out of the harbor when she
'came in collision with a tug whcih
'was so foolish as to run into us,"
SSl'j Captain Koenig. The Deutsch
land was forced to return for repairs.
The venture was begun again on Oc
tober 10, and the engines, after be
ing started on that day, were not
stopped untiil the Deutschland came
into the slip prepared for her at New
London.
"A heavy southwest gale was on
when we went through the North sea,
crossing between Scotland and the
Orkney islands in the Fair channel,
I took the shortest course on the
chart for New London.
"The blockading ships were many,
but we passed them, or rather went
under them. The storm followed us
and we were tossed many hours."
WOOBEOW WILSON
President of the United States
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"HE HAS KEPT US OUT OF WAR"
This is the face of a man strong, coura
geous, patient and kindly, a man
Always alert to the aspirations of his. fellow
man and sympathetic toward their fulfillment;
Never complacent toward the encroachments
of privilege nor tolerant of social wrong;
Always seeking to enhance the dignity of
labor and better the state of the toiler;
Never lending an ear to the sophistry of ex
ploitation or the blandishments of expediency;
Always patient to hear and weigh, to ap
praise and analyze, and passionate to find the
way of right;
Never premature in purpose nor prejudiced
in judgment, and never headlong in decision
Such is WOODROW WILSON.
A MOST WORTHY OBJECT
THE GRANVILLE COLORED FAIR
Pine Exhibits and Good Crowd in
Attendance
The colored people of Granville
County are to be congratulated on
the splendid showing they made at
their Fair this weeki
The crowd was small Wednesday,
hut Thursday made up for it, but
there is. only a small attendance this
Friday morning.
The exhibits, taken as a whole,
"were very-creditable. Many of the ex
hibits were quite as good as some of
those at Granville County Fair last
week.
It was an -orderly, well conducted
fair and the managers deserve much
credit.
Private Powell Promoted
Private Willi am -Hill Powell, the
fine son of Mr. James B. Powell, Reg
ister of Deeds, a member of the
Granville Grays, Company E, Third
North Carolina Regiment now at El
paso, Texas, has beeu made Corporal.
Noble Ladies Plan and Discuss Ways
and Means
The union missionary meeting held
in the Methodist church last Monday
afternoon was pronounced by the
large number of women present a
perfect success. -
It was indeed a wonderful meet
ing, and never before in the history
of the town has there been gathered
together a more enthusiastic, intelli
gent, earnest body of Christian wo
men. , . ,
The discussions were uplifting and
helpful in every way.
The women of the town are indebt
ed to Mrs. R. L. Brown, the efficient
leader of the Methodist Woman's Mis
sionary Society, who first concenved
the idea of this meeting.
We hope that this is only a fore
taste of what is to follow, and that
there may be many more union mis
sionary meetings held m Oxford. B.
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NO SALES ELECTION DAY
The warehousemen have a-,
greed to not have a sale on Tues
day, November 7th, the same be
ing election day.
SPECIAL NOTICE
THE PUBLIC LEDGER WILL GIVE
AWAY TWENTY DOLLARS
This Is No Contest, But a Gift, Pure
and Simple In Which All Subscrib
ers Share Alike.
Owing to the phenomenal increase
in the price of news prine paper, the
price of the Public Ledger on Octo
ber first was advanced from $1.00 to
$1.50.
Twenty Dollars in Cash
The day on which the new rate
went into effect we secured a box and
nailed it up tight and cut a hole in
the top just large enough to admit a
small card, on which is written the
name of the subscriber.
The Rules
Only the hanies of those who pay
as much as $1.50 on their old or new
subscription account goes into the
box. If they pay as much as $3.00
we place two cards in the box bear
ing their names. This is a very sim
ple arrangement, and on January
29th, 1917, at 12 noon sharp, we
will open this box in the presence of
all who may desire to be in the Public
Ledger office at that hour and see a
blindfolded boy draw the cards there
from. The Fora- Gifts
Card I. To the name of the per
son on the first card drawn from the
box goes $10.00 in cash.
Card II. To the name of the per
son on the second card drawn from
the box goes $5.00.
Card III. To the name of the per
son on the third card drawn from
the box goes $5.00.
Card IV. To the name of the per
son on the fourth card drawn from
the box goes the Public Ledger for
twelve months free.
Subscriptions payable at the Pub
lic Ledger office, or to Mr, R. I. Dan
iel, our aiitfc.orized agent.
STALE BREAD
and BLOODY BEEF"
HON. A. A. HICKS REPLIES TO
MR. JOSEPH H. GOOCH
To the Citizens of Granville:
It has not been the policy of the
Democrats of the county to concern
themselves with the letters with
which the Republicans have littered
the columns of the "Creedmoor Times-News".
Indeed the methods and
history of that party are so well
known in this county that replies to
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HON. A. A. HICKS
THE FLOWER SHOW
The Thanksgiving Bird and Its Si'de
Dish
Cue get3 a confused idea of the
flower show now in progress in the
Armory. The flowers are there in all
their beauty, for this is the season of
the magnificent chrysanthemum.
Like the horse show of the cities,
where the equine exhibits take an un
important part and fashion is on pa
rade, the chrysanthemum show has
yielded place of honor to mere viands
The ladies know to whom they ap
peal, we presume, and recognize that
beauty-love is a secondary demand of
the human heart. Mere man confi
dently expects the prize to be award
ed to the man who consumes the most
turkey and cranberry sauce. How
ever, the noble ladies are impelled by
the beauty of the blooms, and we
men folks should do all we can to
make the flower show count for good
in this community, and there is no
better way to do this than to call
around at the Armory this Friday af
ternoon and evening and enjoy. the
presence of the magnificent flowers
and the right royal spread.
Live Stock Day at
Granville County Fair
NEW FEATURE PUT ON FOR BEN
KFIX QF FARMERS "
The live-stock Sale at the Gran
ville County Fair which Was held on
the third day was considered fairly
successful, . This was a new feature
put on by the Fair Association for the
benefit of live stock farmers, also to
offer an opportunity for those who
want pure bred hogs and cattle to
buy them at home cheaper than they
can be bought away and shipped into
the county.
The beginning had to b made, kiid
it is hoped that this will grow into a
big sale, with outside buyers coming
here from other counties over the
State to buy as good hogs and cattle
as can be had anywhere.
The sale of horses and colts was
very slow, which showed conclusive
ly that people did not want to buy
horses to carry through the winter
unless they could be bought at an
extremely low price, but the hogs and
cattle brought a reasonable price. Be
low in the list of sales made:
One 3 year old Hereford bull, of
fered by E. N. Clements, bought bj
B. K. Lassiter for $55.00.
One 11-year old bay horse, offeree
by M. D. Oakley, bought by J. M.
Currin for $110.00.
One 7-year old milk cow, offered
by J. H. Daniel, was bid in, but the
sale was doubtful, $91.00.
Hog Sale.
One grade Duroc Jersey sow and
ten 3-week old pigs offered by E. T.
Jones, bought by S. V. Morton for
$40.00.
One Duroc Jersey sow, bred to far
row in January, offered by W. J.
Brummitt, bought by C. W. Bryan
for $35.25.
One pig not registered, offered by
Frank Dorsey, bought by R. Y. Crews
for $7.00;
The following pure bred Berkshire
pigs offered by J. H. Perry of Creed
moor were sold:
1 Boar Pig, W. P. White $ 8.00
1 Boar Pig, T. G. Currin 15.50
1 Boar Pig, S. V. Morton. . . . 8.50
1 Boar Pig, J. T. Morton.... 10.00
1 Sow Pig, J. L. Daniel. .... 7.00
1 Sow Pig, Chas. Hobgood. . . 8.50
1 Sow Pig, W. B. Hobgood.. 8.00
All tbe prices were very reasonable
considering the class of hogs offered.
But as a beginning, it was generally
conceded that it would be worth
while to continue this feature of the
Fair and advertise it thoroughly for
another year. Several sales were
made privately, of which we have no
account. E. G. MOSS.
Republican statements are entirely
unnecessary. But a recent letter in
th CreedniQQr paper from the Repub
lican candidate for the House of Rep
resentatives has forced upon me the
painful duty of calling to your at
tention the astounding statements
therein contained.
From tihie whereof the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary it
hasbeen the custom of the good peo
ple I Of this county to gather iogethe
for the purpose of discussing the is
sues before the people. Usually it has
been, the custom to have a barbecue
dinner served on one or more occas
ions Gf this kind. Agreeable to such
a custom the Democrats of the coun
ty saw fit to have such a barbecue and
-peaking ut vVilton on Nov. 1st. All
Democrats and Republicans alike
were welcome to the good fellow
ship, the good speaking and the ex"j
cellent food we offered. The good
men and women of the Wilton sec
tion rendered splendid services in the
preparation and srving of this dinner
arid 1 think that our Republican
guests will agree with the Democrats
present that it was served to the
Queen's taste.
Now comes Mr. Joseph H. Gooch
and rails at this good old fashioned
dinner. He calls it "stale bread and
bloody beef" and intimates that it
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CAPT STEM PROMOTED
At Head of Machine Gun Service in
Third Regiment
(ElPaso Special)
The Third Regiment's machine gun
company has been organized and will
be equipped for service without delay
Capt. Thaddeus G. Stem, of Oxford,
commissary of the Third' Regiment,
has been transferred to the machine
gun outfit and will start at once to
get the company in readiness for ser
vice. The company will be equip
ped with four Lewis machine guns,
mounted en Ford trucks. The com
pany will be allowed to retain this
equipment. Raleigh has been desig
nated as headquarters for the com
pany and when the brigade is sent
home division of fifteen thousand
men will be stored there.
JUDGE DEVIN HERE
Will Return to Cast His Vote Next
Week.
Judge Devin arrived in Oxford last
Wednesday and accompanied the
County Candidates to Wilton. He
will probably leave Oxford today, but
it is his intention to return to Oxford
next week and cast his rote for good
government.
HON. THOS. SETTLE HERE
Distinguished Republican Ad(
Full House
A large crowd greeted Hon.
Settle at the court house Th.oda
afternoon. It looked like the ole
dark days to see so many colored peo
ple in line. Mr. Settle discussed
State and National issues and his an
ecdotes amd sarcasam, for which he
is noted, were cheered to the echo by
the large number of good humored
Democrats.
"BATTLE CRY OF PEACE
The Foreign' Enemy Invades the
Shores of America
The "Battle Cry of Peace" is his
tory in the making. It depicts in the
most graphic manner how the for
eign enemy can creep into New York
harbor and destroy the greatest of
American cities. The "Battle Cry. of
Peace" is the greatest sermon ever
written on preparedness, say the crit
ics. It will be seen at the Orpheura
Theatre Monday, matinee and night,
October 6th.