PUBLISHED OEM-WEEKLY JiSKSi. COUNTY OFFERS BMLLMMT OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME PRINT-
VOLUME XXXI
OX,oRI, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEUffiER 29,1916
NUMBER 95
AN OLD VOLUME
THK MORNING CLARION, PUB
LISHED FORTY YEARS AGO
published Daily in Oxford By James
A. Robinson and James C. Wil
liams. A copy of the Morning Clarion,
dated Tuesday, May 9, 1876,- was
kindly ha-nded to us last week by Dr.
C. H. D. Fort. The little three col
umn 11x8 inch sheet is in a splendid
state of preservation. The office of
publication was located in the Thes
pean Hall building, which was later
moved to make room for the opening
of Littlejohn street.
Contents
In the hurrygraphs on the front
page we see it stated that Mr. Charlie
Landis has the pneumonia. This
statement is followed by a persona
item which reads: "Mr. J..Y. Landis
of New York City is in town.". . .Five
or six colored persons were baptized
in Herndon creek last Sunday.. . .Mr.
L. E. Wright, a young man clerking
for Grandy & Bros., was taken sick
Sunday night and was carried to .his
home 'near Tlly Ho. . .We very much
dislike to see our young men leaving
Oxford, two nave leit in a very
short time. Charle Harris had made
Henedrson bis home. He is in the
tobacco business. Let us build a rail
road and keep our young men at
home. ... It will be sometime before
we are familiar enough with the new
silver money for the church-gping
people to put a quarter in the plate.
Railroad to Oxford
In the editorial column of the
Clarion we find the following:
"The agitation of a railroad from
Henedrson to Oxford is a fovarite
theme for editors and correspond
ents. It is now believed that if the
people of the town and surrounding
neighborhood will do their full duty.
in suoscriDing in am oi Duiiaing a
road to connect with the Raleigh and
Gaston road that the scheme can be
easily accomplished, say by the first
of October.
Advertisements
T. D. Crawford & Company seems
to have been the leading druggists
forty years ago. We see that C. A.
Taylor was a leading groceryman in
those days. Capt. A. F. Spencer in
lorms his friends that he is still in
the fish business. Cooper & Williams
advertise dry goods, medicines, can
vass hams and admantine candles.
'The Torch-Light Book Store was sit
uated in Thespean Hall, opposite the
postofflce, and we notice that James
B. Crews was mayor of Oxford and
that L. C. Taylor was the postmaster.
The town commissioners were: S. S.
Haithcock, A. H. A. Williams, T.' D.
Crawford and Smith Watkins. Other
advertisers were Drs. Paschall &
Young, Dr. E. W. Owen; Peter Char
leston, the barber; Mitchell & Son,
confections.
WILL ERECT GRIST MILL
An Industrious Farmer On Route
Five
Mr. P. B. Farmer, the old astron
omer who has settled on Route 5, is
erecting a grist mill on his place The
mill is especially adopted to grind
oats in sheap, corn on the cob, etc.,
or by slight adjustment it will pro
duce high brade meal for family use.
Mr. Frmear will go largely into the
chicken business.
His model farm adjoins the Oxford
Orphanage. The best way to reach
his place is to turn up the hill at a
point on the Williamboro road a few
hundred yards west of Harrisburg
creek. He has recently erected a
modern dwelling and outhouses.
PAPER-SHELL PECANS
Several Bags of the Delicious . Nut
Received by Taylor Bros.
Something unusual in this market
is the paper shell pecan, the most
wholesome and delicious nut grown.
Taylor Bros, received a consignment
of several bags last week and they
are going like hot cakes. We did not
ask him where he got them, but the
nut grows to perfection in Texas.
They are somewhat larger and sweet
er than the common pecan and a
child can crack the shell with its
teeth.
We have" no doubt that this same
nut could be grown to perfection in
Cranville. They bear at the age of
five years and live and thrive for fif
ty years. One hundred trees would
net the grower more than a crop of
tobacco.
Scrap Tobacco
On page three in this paper Capt.
Will Fleming, proprietor of the Owen
Warehouse, calls for two million
Pounds of scrap tobacco.
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Thanksgiving Dinner .
That juicy brown turkey, fragrant
mince pies, cranberry sauce, celery
nd other enjoyable parts are men
tioned in the announcement of Tay
lor Brothers, the sanitary grocers, on
last page of this paper. .
Report of Grand Jury
November Term, 1916
HON. FRANK A. DANIELS, JUDGE
PRESIDING
We, the Grand Jury of the Novem
ber term of Granville County Super
ior Court, are pleased to advise that
we have reported all bills presented
to us. We, wish to thank His Hcnor
Judge Frank A. Daniels, and the
Honorable Solicitor, S. M. Gattis, for
the kindly assistance rendered us.
We, through a committte, have ex
amined the court house and all the
oftices thereof, and find the books
and papers in both Clerk's and Regis
ter of Deeds office well kept, the
Sheriff's and Grand Jury's rooms
neatly kept. We would especially re
commend that the hall down stairs be
papered or anythitng the Court thinks
advisable.
Through a committee we examined
the jail and found it in excellent sani
tary condition. Through a commit
tee we examined the convict camp
and found it in fine condition, the
prisoners, (8 in number) six colored,
and two white, well fed and humane
ly treated. We found 12 mules in
fine condition all doing good work
under our capable Superintendent, R.
A. Jones. We recommend a table
for the prisoners to eat on. Through
a committee we examined the County
Home and same was found well kept
by Superintendent Sam Daniel and
his excellent wife. There are now in
number 28, 18 colored and 10 white,
there are three mules, one horse, two
milch cows, and one heifer, twenty
head of hogs, two wagons, 125 bbls.
corn, plenty of rough feed, 40 lbs.
lard, 150 bushels potatoes, 50
bushels peas, 2 bbls. molasses, 75
tons of coal.
The Grand Jury in a body examin
ing find that 14 justices of the Peace
have made reports as required by
law, to the Clerk of the Court and 23
have failed so to do. While we find
the Clerk of the Court had made dil
igent effort to secure these reports,
we recommend some suitable blank
form be mailed to each Justice .with
the request that each and all Justices
of Peace report as the law requires.
J. T. HART, Foreman.
EARLY
SHIPPING
OF PRESENTS
Express Companies Ask Public to
Send Gifts Early in December
"The general prosperity of the
country promises to make the holi
day rush this year greater than ever
before," says a plea issued by express
companies for "early Christmas ship
ping." "Although this crisis arises every
year as regularly as the holidays
came along," the notice reads, the
oxtraordinary conditions of transpor
tation prevailing at the present time
accentuate the need for early "ship
ping this year.
"The railroads are already worK
Ti2 under pressure, but it is believed
that with the holiday season stretch
ed over the entire mo-nth of Decern
ber more adequate service can be giv
en than if the entire business is jam
med into the last week."
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SEE THE GREAT PICTURE
Will Be Exhibited Here Friday and
Saturday, November 1st ana -a
"ThP- Birth of a Nation" is un
doubtedly the most wonderful, inter-
esting ana-instructive muuuu
ever produced, and no one who sees
it will ever have occasion tu
;he time and expense. Our city and
community is fortunate in having se
cured this attraction, and since it i
to come to our very doors none of us
should miss it. We are writing tmD
without the knowledge oi tue
agement or anyone connect
n,nv nnH we are doing SQ.in
orSerlo call the attention of all read
ers of this paper to a rare opportun-
tv which we are reariui s,uuij
l it miss if we did not do so.
Look upe announcement . for your-
elf in this issue oi tue x
en , rt o0 this srreat PICt
arer ana ue uic -
B1 rrir, a wnrp VOU that
tn ro we can ftfecw" ,
you will nave no regrets if you do so.
ASKS FOR VALUATIONS HERE
R Lacy Writes Register of Deeds
For Information
property.
Twister of Deeds James B. Powell
B?S! n state Treasurer B. R.
Lac, 1 statement of the valuation of
rotate and personal property in
SSrnaS, but did not
Te hfs'purpose in seeking the m-j
tJjrIZi the 1916 tax
"V t facts sent to Mr. Lacy.
Xltl ZvenysnWect to taxation
is $9,836,24U.
More Scrap Tobacco Wanted
c cjji tyi Watkins, proprietor of the
old reUble John Warehouse wants
1 000 000 pounos ui o . .
See annouQceinent elsewhere in this
paper.
SOLDIER BOYS
THE NATIONAL GUARD REMAINS
ON BORDER
Nothing Will Be Done Until After
Pershing Leaves Mexico Up to
Gen. Funs ton.
WASHINGTON The National
Guard will not be withdrawn from
the border, it was said at the war
department Saturday until after the
withdrawal of the -Pershing expedi
tion from Mexico. ;J No redistribution
of General Pershing's forces will be
made until after; the formal ratifica
tion of the protocol signed by the
members of the two commissions at
Atlantic City. j ' . - .
Possibly Befdre Christmas
General Funston 4ind General Per
shing will determine the exact time
for the withdrawal of the nationa!
guard unit, it was said on good au
thority. It was said to be possible
that the withdrawal may be ordered
before Christmas although it was em
phasized in official quarters that no
defktite promise could be made at
this time.
Mexico Wants Loan
A positive assurance was given to
lu lviexican commissioners tnat in
T " . ,
the event of a satisfactory adiust
ment. of the border difficulty the Uni
ted States would lend its good offices
to the Mexican government in obtain
ing a loan in the United States. The
amount of this loan has not been "de
finitely agreed upon.
ENDS HIS PASTORATE HERE
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DR. LUMPKI.V MD FA5IILY GO
TO SUFFOLK THIS WEEK -
Sunday night last marked the close
of Dr. G. T. Lumpkin's ministry in
Oxford. He will assume the pastor
ate of the First Baptist church at
Suffolk, Va., next Surijlay morning.
Dr. and Mrs. Lunjlpin have been
in Oxford since the;iarly iJall of
1913,- and during 'tTibse three years
have endeared themselves (not only to
the members of the Baptist church,
but to the whole community and the
regret over their leaving is univrsal
here. '
Closing Sermon
As a mark of esteem for Dr. Lump
kin, all the churches in Oxford were
closed last Sunday night so that the
whole community, irrespective of de
nomination, could hear his last ser
mon in Oxford. The church was fill
ed to its uttermost capacity on this
occasion. Dr. Lumpkin was visibly
moved and stated that he felt more
like closing the last hour of his min
istry here with prayer rather than to
preach a sermon.
Resolution Adopted
The following resolution was
adopted at the Sunday night service:
Whereas our brother, G. T. Lump
kin, has decided to leave our city in
order to serve a field offering him
larger usefulness for the Mastr,
Be it resolved that we do . hereby
express to him as brother ministers,
our appreciation of his worth in Ox
ford, as a pastor, preacher and public
spirited citizen. We shall miss him;
and we pray for God's blessing upon
him as he labors in the city of Suf
folk. "
Be it further resolved that a copy
of this rsolution be sent to him and
another copy to the Public Ledger for
publication.
F. H. T. HORSFIELD, E. G. USRY,
S. K. PHILLIPS, R. H. WILLIS
C. A. UPCHURCH, R. M. MARSH
CHAS. A. JONES
CHRISTMAS PRESENT MEETING
Household Economics Department of
the Woman's Club
There will be a meeting of the
Household Economics Department of
the Woman's Club Wednesday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. D. G.
Brummitt.
This is to be a Christmas present
meeting. Miss Boggs from the Col
lege faculty will give suggestions for
making Christmas, confections. Mem
bers of the Department are all asked
to come and bring and dispaly any
attractive articles that they ar.e mak
ing for Christmas.
KRISS KRINGLE
We Can
Almost Hear
Bells.
the Sleigh
The children are awaiting the ap
proach of Christmas-tide with hearts
overflowing with joy and expectancy.
Just a few short days, just a few
busy moments and the time will soon
arrive when we can hear the tinkling
noise of Kriss Kringle's sleighbells,
and easily picture in our minds the
snow-covered landscape with Santa
Claus coming up a pathway as hard
as his litle reindeers cam bring him.
The litle children, bless their
hearts, may they always feel that
there is a dear Old Santa Claus..
What Do You Owe
To Your Community?
WEALTH IS VERY LARGELY A
MATTER OF ENVIRONMENT ;
Friend, stop and think what you
owe to your community. But first
stop and think what your community
has done for you. '
How many men in yuor community
have accumulated what they have
outsides of that community? Very
few, you will admit. 1
Now, how vas it possible for you
to accumulate property? Was it
purely by your own exertions, or did
not business contribute largely to tire
result? If you are a farmer, and
were your farm a hundred miles from
civilization, what would it profit you?
No. friend, your holdings are not
solely the result of your own energy
The entire population of your com
munity has contributed to your up
building. -
What though you are the most ca
pable lawyer or doctor, if you are lo
cated in a sparsely settled country,
where there is little demand for your
services, what 'does your capability
profit you
What of the expert builder if there
are no houses to build? What of the
engineers, if the nearest approach to
a locomotive were the old ox-wagon
of our grandfathers?
So you see that wealth is very
(Continued on Pagre Eigrht)
THE CHAUFFEUR IS WRONG
Drivers of Automobiles Should
Be
Forced to Obey the Laws
With the multiplicity of automo
biles there is great wonder that more
people are not killed by them. How
ever, the toll in some places is heavy,
and many of the thickly settled Sta
tes of the North and Westy have
framed stringent laws governing mo
tor driven vehicles. The fact is,
many people are driving cars that
know little of the laws governing the
highways and care less. The News
and Observer delivers itself as fol
lows: ' ---'--IT - rxKitz.
"Have you had the experience of
rres-H-i-ncr cnm Cx H i O TOCX frrtlTl tVl4 SldP-
walk only to flee back to it for your
life at the toot of the automobile
horn? If' you have not then your
your day will probably come. And
even if you dare stand your ground
your heart is in your throat as the
automobile misses you by the flicker
of an eyelash.
, "The trouble is that the drivers of
automobiles are laboring under the
mistaken impression that they have
the right of way with their machines.
Under the law, however, it is the ped
estrian, and not the vehicle, which
has the right of way. Yet you can
count the times on the fingers of one
hand, even if it is short of fingers,
when you have seen an automobile
hold im for a nedestrian. unless it
has been at some crossing where the
policeman has held the automobile
driver. It is the person who has had
to stand aside to see the automobile
whisk by, and sometimes he has to
tand aside on the rum to save him
self.
"The attitude assumed by some au
omobile drivers, and by -their horns
hey announce it, is that "This is my
road. Get back there, you walker, I
have the right of way. Get out of my
way. '
But as for stopping the car to let
the pedestrian pass across the street
without an attack of heart failure,
that is of the unknown class. The
view of some of the automobile driv
ers is that the world is divided into
two classes: One class that rides in
automobiles, another that is ridden
down by automobiles.
"Drivers of automobiles should be
orced to obey the laws regulating
speed, the law of the highway, and
the law of giving of right of way to
the pedestrians. There should be a
slowine: down at all crossings and
corners, and those who drive fears
should remember that while they are
given great rights on the roadways
monopoly of their use is not one of
them."
Thanksgiving Holidays for Children
Thursday and Friday of this week
will be given as holiday for Thanks
giving. One of these days must be
made up and Saturday of next week
school will be heIFto do this. It is
necessary for everyone to understand
this and make preparations to attend
six days of next week. Supt.
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NOTICE
The annual meeting of the Gran
ville County Farmers' Mutual Fire
Insurance Association will be held at
the court house the first Monday in
December, 1916 at 11 o'clock a. m.
CRAWFORD KNOTT, President
FORBID TO HIRE
My son, Herman Dickens, 16 years
old, has left home without my con
sent, therefore I forbid anyone to
hire, harbor or foed him. This 22d
Nor. 1916.x MRS. ADA DICKENS-
END OF TERM
JAMES E. GRIFFIN VS. SEABOARD
AIR LINE
The Jury After Being Out All Night
Assessed Grifins, Damage at
$9,000.00.
Superior Court adjourned Friday.
A "number of cases were not reached
but seevral cases of importance were
tried and the calendar considerably
relieved. In the case of Internation
al Harvester Co., v. Green which was
being tried at the time of our last re
port the jury returned a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff. The defend
ants took an appeal to the Supreme
Court.
In the case of Thomas v. Backer
there was a compromise judgment in
favor of the plaintiff. Mr. Parham
appeared for Mr. Thomas while Mr.
Hicks and Gen Royster represented
the defendants.
In the case of Clay vs. Seaboard
Air Line Railway there was a verdict
and judgment for $175.00 in favor
of plaintiff. In this case Mrs. Clay
was suing for damages for burning
over her lands near Clay. Mr. Brum
mitt appeared for Mrs. Clay and Gra-
ham and Son for the railroad."
The most important case of the
term was that of James E. Griffin vs.
Seaboard Air Line Railway. Griffin
was suing ,for personal injuries sus
tained while in the service of the
company. He alleged that while ser
ving as brakeman he was climbing up
the side of a box car in the perform
ance of his duties; that a grab iron
seized by him in his climbing gave
way and that he 'fell about eighteen
feet to the ground from the train
which was moving at 15 or 20 miles
an hour. He claimed that he had
been seriously and permanently in
jured, his pelvis damaged and one
leg shortened. Much testimony was
introduced on both sides with respect
to the extent of the damage. The
jury answered the issues in Griffin's
favor and assessed the damages at
$9,000. , Douglas & Douglas of Ral
eigh and Gen. Royster appeared for
Griff in Graham --S0ttrMr--4cks
and also Mr. Murray Allen of Raleigh
represented the Railroad. Notice of
appeal was given by defendant.
In a number of cases of minor im
portance judgments were signed at
this term. Judge Daniels left for his
home early Saturday morning. He
had been suffering for some days
with illness but stayed on the job and
attended to the business of the court
as long as possible. Judge Daniels is"
deliberate and painstaking of the per
formance of his duties and is univer
sally esteemed by , our people. He
shows that he is not only a good law
yer but a man of heart as well.
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CHE ATHAM-MEEDER
Happy Couple Honeymooning in the
North
A very quiet wedding, though
beautiful in its simplicity, took place
near Ridgeway, the home of the
bride on Wednesday afternoon, Nov
ember 22d, at 3 o'clock, when Miss
Annie D. Meeder, became the bride
of Mr. Zeb Y. Cheatham, of Oxford,'
in the presence of relatives of the
bride and groom.
The young couple entered to the
strains of Mendelsshons wedding
march rendered by Miss Thomas, a
talented musician and cousin of the
bride, they stood beneath a lovely
white wedding bell which hung from
an arch of trailing cedar, dotted with -candles.
The ring cremony was per
formed in a very impressive manner
by Rev. F. M. Shamburger, of Wei
don, a former pastor of the groom. v
The house was beautifully decorat
ed in green and white,carnations,
ferns and candles being used in
pleasnig effect. 1
The bride wore a handsome going
away suit of dark blue broad cloth,
with hat and gloves to match and a
corsage of valley lillies and orchids.
She is beautiful and attractive hav
ing a host of friends in all parts of
the state. The groom is a gentleman
of high character and personal at
traction, being the son of Mrs, D. T.
Cheatham and the late Mr. fF. "T.
Cheatham, one of the best families
in the State.
The out-of-town guests were, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude C. Cheatham,
Yourigsville, Mr. and Mrs. ' T. B.
Crawford, Winston-Salem, Mr. R. H.
Cheatham, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Aber
nethy and Mrs. L. S. Farabow .of Ox
ford. The happy couple left on the 4:15
train for a tour of northern cities.
; Name Omitted
Those who were responsible for the
petition submitted to the business
men of Oxford to close Thanksgiving
Day, failed to see Mr. J. Robt. Wood,
the big furniture man on Main street.
Mr. Wood is always on the right side
of every question and ' wili ! therefore
close his store on Thursday and enjoy
the twenty-pound bird that he ha3
been fattening for the occasion.
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