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PUBLISHED SEW-WEEK1LY TOWN
M$J OFFERS BMULSANT OPPORTUMT1IES
ALL JHIOFffi PRIDOT
VOLUME XXXI.
OXFORD, NOPr .ROLINA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 19916
NUMBER 92
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LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
THE RAILWAYS ARE SOLVING
THE PROBLEM
Mr. T. G. Wood, From the Office of
the Industrial Agent of the South
tin Railway Will Come to Oxford
Next Week.
Mr. T. G. Wood, acting for Mr. M.
V. Richards, industrial agent of Sou
thern Railway, advises Mr. A. H.
Powell that he will arrive in Oxford
next week and will be glad to discuss
the live stock industry with him, Dr.
Morris, and others.
The live stock industry in the
South is a live issue, one in which
the big railway companies are taking
a lively interest. They are helping
to hasten the industry wherever the
citizens show an inclination to engage-
in the business. We trust that Mr.
"Wood's conference here next week
will solve the livestock problem in
this section. The proposition of the
railways is such as to put it up to the
farmers to raise the hogs and cattle
AX EYE ON GRANVILLE
An Ohio Man Wants to Purchase
Colonial Home and Broad
Acres
We stopped in the other day and
asked Mr. A. H. Powell, president of
the Granville Real Estate and Trust
Company, if there was any prospect
of getting a number of farmers from
The North and West to settle in Gran
ville county. To our great surprise
and joy, Mr. Powell reached into a
drawer and took out five letters
which he had received during the
present month and showed them to
us.
There was a similarity of tone in
each of the five letters. Each ack
nowledged that they had recently
heard much in praise . of Granville
county. A gentleman in . central
Ohio desires to purchase a Colonial
home with from two hundred to six
hundred acres of land. Mr. Thor, an
Towa farmer, inquired as to the pros
pect of purchasing a good cattle and
ho? farm in Granville. A gentleman
writes from Standford, Connecticut,
that a party of friends recently pass
ed through Oxford and Granville
county and were very favorably im
pressed with the general lay of the
land and climate. This gentleman
wants a good farm of 100 acres or
more.- A farmer writes from Augus
ta, Maine, that he desires to settle in
the Sumy South and asks Mr. Powell
?? to the general conditions here.
Two parties, one from the North and
one from the middle West, ask as to
the prospects of purchasing poultry
farms in this section.
V.'e judg from th tone of these
lr-ttor, which Mr. Powell kindly
placed in our hands to examine, that
ih& pves of he world is upon us by
virtue of recent imnrovernen
Oxford apd the fact that we are situ
ated on the National Highway.
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NEW BUSINESS IN OXFORD
$ .
Sales Agents Will Work the Adjoin
ing Counties
The Farm Home Electric Lighting
Company, distributors of Delco-Light
plants, "electricity for every farm and
every farm home" has this week
opened an office in Oxford. They
control the sale of Delco-Light plants
in Granville, Vance, Franklin and
Warren counties.
Mr. C. A. Upchurch is president of
the local company. One salesman for
each county will be put in the field
early in the new year.
For demonstration purposes tem
porary quarters have been secured at
J. Robt. Wood's furniture store. The
plant may be seen there next week.
A description of the plant and what
it will do is published elsewhere in
this paper.
P I iES BYTERIAN BAZAAR
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To Be Held in the Armory Next
Week.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church are arranging to have an
elaborate bazaar, to be held on
Thursday and Friday, November 23rd
and 24th at the Armory.
Come and see the beautiful fancy
work and buy your Christmas pres
ents. Special feature for the amuse
ment of the children in the after
noon. Elaborate dinners and suppers will
he served each day. Watch for the
menu in the next issue of this paper.
PREVENTION OF INSANITY
Dr. Pendleton, of the State Hospital
WTill Lecture Here
Br. A. S. Pendleton of Raleigh, a
member of the staff of the State hos
pital, will give a lecture at the Grad
ed school building in Oxford on next
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock.
His subject will be the Prevention of
Insanity. There will be no - charge
for admission and the public is cor
dially invited to attend.
Premiums Award
the Granville
&antu
Fair Association
(Continued from last issue)
Agricultural Department
Best bushel corn on ear, Pair Bea
con shoes, value $3.50 C. G. Daniel
Oxford-M3ffered by Long Co.
Second bushel corn on ear, $2
E. P. Roberts, Stem.
Best peck corn meal, $1.50 Rich
ard Harris, Oxford, Route 5.
Best half bushel little red wheat,
$2 A- F. Harris, Oxford, Route 6.
Second half bushel little red
wheat, $1.50 J. H. Morris, Route4.
Best half bushel wheat any variety.
$2 J. H. Daniel. Stem.
becond half bushel wheat, an var
iety, $1.50 E. R. Roberts, Stem.
Best 50 stalks, any variety wheat,
$1.50 W. P. Roberts, Stem.
Best half bushel rye, $2 Carolina
Farm Co., Oxford Route 7.
Second half bushel rye, $1 B. F.
Dean, Oxford, Route 4.
Best half bushel oats, $2 A. M.
Daniel, Oxford.
Second half bushel oats, $1 J. T.
Daniel.
Best 50 stalks oats, $2 P. L.
Thomasson, Stem.
Largest pumpkin, $2 J. P. Hunt.
Best peck onions, $1 J. B. Stovall.
Second peck cnions, no premium,
B. F. Dean, Oxford.
Best stalk cotton, $1 Dr. G. T.
Sykes, Creedmoor.
Best half bushel speckle velvet
beans, $2 C. G. Mangum, Oxford.
Second half bushel speckle velvet
beans, $1 N. C. Brummitt, Kittrell.
Best half bushel soy beans, $1.50
P. L. Thomasson, Stem.
Best cane seed, $1 P. L. Thom
asson, Stem.
Best General display of field crops
$50 Simpson & Son, Oxford.
Best beets, 50c Mrs. J. H. Mur
ray, Oxford.
Best strins: nenner. 50c Mrs. D.
H. Knott, Oxford, Route 1.
Best string popcorn, 50c P. L.
Thomasson, Stem.
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' STOVALL DOINGS
Torchlight Parade, Music and Much
Noise
(Correspondence Public Ledger)
Woodrow Wilson's victory and the
victory of Democracy in the State was
fittiaigly celebrated here Saturday
night by the citizens of our town.
The celebration will long be remem
bered by our townsfolks as one of the
great events of the history of the
town.
Just after dark Capt. Carl Hester
mustered his army near the old drug
tore and began to prepare torch
lights wThile the crowd was gathering.
A large farm bell was kindly loaned
by one of the merchants ; this was
fastened securely to a wheelbarrow
and the everready and ever present
small boy was placed in the wheel
barrow to make some of the neces
?iry noine and he performed his
duty well. The Boy Scouts brought
out their snare drum and the march
begun. Such a commotion has never
before been reated as that made by
the sound of the bell, the drum and
the voices of the enthusiastic crowd.
The nrincipal streets of the town were
naraded and then the crowd sought
refreshments at the drug store. Af
terwards an orchestra composed of a
guitar, a banjo, a violin and a snare
drum visited the homes of many of
the residents of the town and "all
went as merry as a marriage bell"
until late in the night. The crowd
then went to bed feeling that they
had done at least part of their duty
as followers of Woodrow and Bickett.
The Rev. Isaac W. Hughes, rector
of Holy Innocents' Parish, Hender
son, is holding a mission at St. Pe
ter's Episcopal church this week.
Miss Katherine Bailey, of .Drakes
Branch, Va., has returned home af
ter spending two weeks at the home
of Mrs. T. E. Crutcher.
We are glad to hear that Mr. Lin
ney Taylor and family are thinking of
moving to our town in the near fu
ture. They will be gladly welcome-
GdMrs. Fletcher Norwood is expect
ing to leave in a day or two for Can
ada. We regret very much that she
has decided to make Canada her fu
ture home. Her absence will be sorely
felt.
BIG FIRE IN ROXBORO
Po4t Office and Large Store Burn
Dr. E. J. Tucker Injured
Fire of unknown origin broke out
in Roxboro Thursday and destroyed
the building occupied by the post of
fice and several stores, and damaged
adjoining property, the total loss be
ing estimated at $50,000.
Dr E J. Tucker, whose office was
in the structure, was slightly injur
ed when he attempted to save per
sonal property from Je flames.
The entire dry goods stock of Mor
ton & Satterfield, also the owners of
the building, was destroyed with a
loss of about $15,000.
THE OXFORD MARKET
LARGE AMOUNTS PAID OUT FOR
TOBACCO
Only Six Cities Sold More Tobacco
In October Than Was Sold Here.
Oxford's tobacco market in Octo
ber ranked sixth in the entire State in
number of pounds sold, according to
figures compiled and published by the
North Carolina Department of Agri
culture. These statistics show that
the Oxford market for the month
ending October 31 handled 2,500,762
pounds.
Only eleven markets in the State
sold ruore than one million pounds.
These were W'ilson, 5,707,687; Winston-Salem,
5,567,533; Kinston, 4,
316,639; Greenville, 4,130,403;
Rocky Mount, 3,737,40 8; Henderson,
2,515,378; Oxford, 2,500,762; Dur
ham, 1,705,100; Roxboro, 1,477,839;
Farmville, 1,073,106; LaGrange, 1,
021,805. Total sales for the month amount
to 51,981,738, as against 64,152,000
for October, 1915, a decrease this
year of 12,170,262 pounds. The
shortage in the yield for this year is
believed to be the cause, and not that
the crop is not being marketed. It
has been asserted by tobacco men in
some parts of the State that practic
ally all of the crop will be marketed
by the holidays, and that there will be
but litle left over to be sold during
the few months that remain after the
warehouses open again after the first
of the year.
Oxford stands seventh in number
of pounds slod, but in amount paid
for the weed Oxford stands about
fourth in the State.
HANCOCK PRUETTE MARRIAGE
FUNCTIONS IN HONOR OF THE
POPULAR BRIDE-ELECT
Marriage Ceremony at the Oxford
Baptist Church This Friday Even
ing at 9 O'clock, Conducted by
Rev. L. R. Pruette, Father of the
Groom.
Society in Oxford and throughout
the State is interested in the ap
proaching marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Hancock, the talented daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. W- Hancock and
grand-daughter of President Hob
good, of Oxford College, to Mr. Row
land Pruette, a prominent young at
torney of Wadesboro. The ceremony
will be performed at the Oxford Bap
tist church this Friday evening at 9
o'clock, Rev. L. R. Pruette, father of
the groom officiating.
Rev, L. R. Pruette, Mrs. Pruette
and Shaw Pruette have arrived in
Oxford. Mr. Shaw Pruette will ba
best man, Miss Mary Pruette a
bridesmaid.
In Honor of Bride-Elect
Miss Lucy Landis gave a linen
shower last Friday afternoon in
honor of Miss Elizabeth Hancock.
The house was adorned in roses and
other cut-flowers. After a game of
auction bridge the guests were invit
ed into the dining room where thev
were served with three courses by
Misses Mary Landis and Nina Cooper.
The table was beautifully decorated
in candles and ribbon and above tne
table was suspended a large bell. The
ribbons were drawn and numerous
packages of dainty linen articles fell
in front of the guest-of-honor. Those
oresent were: Misses Elizabeth and
Ethel Hancock, Dorothy Royster,
Mary Webb, Martha Parker Brinkley,
Estelle and Hixie White, Mary Fisher
Hunt and Heleii Royster. Mesdames
Howerton, Thomas, Ray and Ferebee.
Miss Mary Webb Entertains
Tuesday afternoon of this week
Miss Mary Webb entertained in honor
of Miss Elizabeth Hancock, bride
elect. The home was beautifully
decorated in chrysanthemums and
potted plants.
Miss Webb and Miss Hancock re
ceived the guests, Miss Hancock at
tired in rose taffeta with gold trim
mings and hat and shoes to match.
Eight tables were placed for Rook,
the places being marked by cards,
handpainted in cupids and wedding
cakes. After the game a salad course
was served. The following guests
were present: Misses Elizabeth, Mary
Royall and Ethel Hancock, Lucy Lan
dis, Marie Burwell, Josephine Brown,
May and Estelle White, Sadie and Is
abel Parhara, Berte Hutchings, Mona
Horsfield, Helen, Edna and Hixie
White, Annie Crews, Nett and Jean
nette Gregory, Hattie and Lucy
Webb ; Mesdames Paschal of Rich
mond, Outlaw of Elizabeth City, Tay
lor of Stovall; L. C. Taylor, Nelson
Ferebee, R. M. Ray. Lewellyn, Brum
mitt, Jaraieson, Hines, Howerton,
Arthur Landis, D. K. Taylor, J. G.
Davidson.
Entertains Bridal Party
Mrs. B. S. Royster entertained the
bridal party after the rehearsal
Thursday evening.
CRIMINAL CASES
CHA VIS TO PEN
COURT TAKES UP THE CIVIL
CALENDAR
Superior Court has concluded the
trial of criminal cases and as we go
to press the civil calendar has been
enterfed upon. Quite a number of
criminal cases were on the docket,
but some were continued and some
reached a conclusion without requir
ing as much time as had been expect
ed. Most of the cases were of minor
importance and of only local interest.
Some of the cases disposed of are
mentioned below.
In the case against William Epps
for larceny there was a verdict of not
guilty. George Downey was bound
over to court for an affray but. failed
to appear and his bond was declared
forfeited. The case against Ephraim
Mangum for selling whiskey was con
tinued and a capias ordered to issue
for him. John Ragland was convict
ed of the larceny of a pistol. Punish
ment had not been imnosed when this
was written. Otho Wilkerson and
George Sidney were convicted of an
affray.
Robert Richardson, an old and
hardened offender, was before the
court for having liquor to sell. The
jury convicted him but recommended
the mercy of the court. Judgment
was suspended on payment of costs
with the further requirement that de
fendant should appear at court for
the space of two years and show gpod
behavior. Ollie WhUe for larcey
drew the same kind of sentence. In
the case against Cleve and . Becky
Mitchell the grand jury failed to find
a true bill. In the case against Jack
Norwood for setting fire to house, the
errand jury reached the same con
clusion. For an assault Jesse Tanner was
fined $10 00 and costs. For larceny
Silas Burwell had judgment suspend
ed on payment of costs and payment
of value of corn to Mr. H. H. Hicks,
nrosecuting witness. This was case
where corn had been stolen. Ben
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STRONG DRAMA ,
"Beverly of Graustark" at the Or
pheiim Next Week
Geo. .Barr MeCutcheon's "Beverly
of Graustark" will be the attraction
at the Orpheum Theatre on Wednes
day night, November 22nd. Beverly
has proven to be the most popular
book of this noted writer and the play
has proven a vast success; on its last
visit to the town of Oxford Beverly
was voted one of the season's suc
cesses. The cast is headed by Dorothy De
Ecker, who was the original of Chas.
Dana Gibson's famous Gibson Girl.
As we are onry children grown up, a
play of this kind is relished by young
and old of both sexes. The play comes
here well recommened. Seats can b i
secured at Lyon's Drug Store in ad
vance. BUILDING PROSPECTS
Oxford Jewelry Company Getting
Ready to Move
Mr. J. M. Campbell, the contractor,
is fitting up the Brown building on
Main street, which will be occupied
by the Oxford Jewelry Company until
their new building adjoining the Na
tional Bank of Granville is ready for
occupancy.
The site on the corner of Hills
boro and College streets, owned by
Mesrss. J. G. and A. S. Hall, has been
cleared and work on the new build
ing will start as soon as Mr. Leo E.
Byrum, the contractor, can marshal
the material. Work on the Oxford
Jewelry Company's building, adjoin
ing the new Hall building, will be
started at an early date, it is said.
CLUB DISCUSSES ART
Miss Sue Hall Entertains Library
Extension AVorkers
The Literature and Library Exten
sion Department of the Woman's
Club met with Miss Sue Hall at Mrs.
J. G. Hall's residence Wednesday af
ternoon at 3:30. . The subject of the
discussion was "Art," the roll was
answered to with quotations -on Art
from poets. Then Miss Hixie White
read a paper on architecure. Mrs.
J. S. Bradsher gave a paper on the
"Rise and fall of Christian Art." Af
ter these papers each member showed
a copy of their favorite picture and
gave its history. Mrs. J. G. David
son from the college sang two beau
tiful selections. After which Miss
Hall and Mrs. Hall served sandwiches
and tea. l- H.W.
Men and! Boys!
Things are not so high at Horner
Bros. Company's store. See their an
nouncement on third page of this
paper.
Style, Quality and Service
Those pretty Sunshine coats or
suits announced by Perkinson-Green
Company elsewhere in this paper.
THE NEXT CONGRESS
CONTROL OF CONGRESS MAY
FALL TO LONE NORTH CAR
OLINA DISTRICT
The Result in the Tenth Will Deter
mine Whether Champ Clark Wvill
Be Chosen Sneaker Another Term
and Claude Kitchin Majority
Leader. ,
WASHINGTON With Republi
cans and Democrats both claiming
the House by a narrow vote, hun
dreds of House employes who hold
office by the grace of the Democratic
regime are on the anxious seat.
So close is the division of the
House between Republicans and
Democrats that -the two are about
evenly divided. Though both sides
profess to have won, the official count
in close districts will have to be a
waited. The Line Up
It is entirely possible that neither
Republicans nor Democrats will
have a majority. The election of
speaker, the decision of contests and
practically all important matters,
save where a two-thirds vote is re
quired, are settled by a majority of
those present.
It may be necessary for each side
to pay court to Meyer London, of New
York, Socialist; Thomas D. Schall, of
Minnesota, Progressive; W. P. Mar
tin, of Louisana, Progressive-Protectionist,
and A. F. Fuller of Massachu
setts, Independent.
One Vote Needed
House leaders on both the Demo
cratic and Republican side are vitally
interested in the final count of votes
in the 10th North Carolina district.
This one vote may decide whether
the Republicans or Democrats will or
ganize and control the 65th session
of the House of Representatives, a
long with the half million or so in
federal patronage which is always
controlled by the majority party.
The result in the 10th will deter
mine whether Champ Clark will be
chosen speaker for another term and
Claude Kitchin majority leader. If
the board of elections issues a certi-
cate to Zeb Weaver, certifying that -he
has been elected to Congress, the
Democrats say they will have a ma
jority in the lower branch of Con
gress. The Republicans claim that
Britt has been elected and with his
vote they will be able to control with
a majority of one.
CHURCH GOING
The Small Attendance is Cause For
Deep Concern
The editor of the Public Ledger re
cently took it upon himself to visit
all the churches in Oxford and quite
a number in various parts of the
county, and in many instances we
were astounded to find so few pres
ent. In one instance the pastor of a
large flock was compelled to request
the clerk to notify the deacons to be
present at a meeting to be held the
following day. It is a matter of deep
concern that so few of the children
who attend Sunday School remain for
preaching. This was very glaring in
some places and something should be
done to bring about a change. Sun
day school teachers and parents
should bestir themselves, for, be it
remembered that these children in
the near future should be the main
stay of the church.
We know that early training
means much to a child, and if the
parents fail to train them to take an
interest in church affairs there is lit
tle likiihood that they will do to after
they reach the age of maturity. This
is a matter the parents should re
member and make very effort pos
sible to see that the boys and girls
are. brought under the influence of
the Gospel.
THE MAINSTAYS
They Are Those Who Labor For Bet
ter Local Conditions
A great many people fondly imag
ing that if they are honest, pay their
debts, and do not speak disparaging
ly of other people they are among the
mainstays of the town. But such is
not always the case. Honesty and a
careful mouth are much to be com
mended, but this town needs more
than that. It needs citizens who will
go out of their way. to do something
for the town, who will labor to bet
ter local conditions, who will go their
length to bring new industries and
new people to our community. Such
people as these are in reality the
mainstays of a town. And we need
a few more mainstays.
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Mrs. Osborn Improves
Mrs. Mary H. Osborn, postmistress
of Oxford, had a slight stroke of par
alysis last week. She is resting nice
ly and the indications are that she
will be out in a few days. Her four
sons are at her bedside, Mr. Ed Os
born of Greenville, James Osborn of
Florence, S. C, Henry and 'Roy Os
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