PUBLISHED SEIM-WEEKLY TOWM AMD
CQTOJTY OFFERS HMllJAHT OPPOETTOOTlIEs - AM, wim raw.
1916
NUMBER 97
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imfP XXXI. OXFORD, NORTH CxKULlAA, tv r,,
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SPARE THE ROD
rNSVTIOXAL ARREST AND
IKIAI, OF SCHOOL TEACHER.
the true spirit ire NEW BOARD MEET
OF CHRISTMAS
HARRIS
of
the Stem High
Eleven-Year-Old
-luol, AVhips
Son of Prominent Citizen With
Haw Hide.
List week while the superinten
4 mt of the Stem High School was at
tending the annual meeting of the
ifite school teachers in Raleigh, his
assistant, Prof. Riggans took it up
on himself to overstep the bounds of
rlou and flog an eleven-year-old
child with a raw hide. The warrant
)nr him arrest was sworn out by Mr.
v V Bullock, farther of the child.
The case was called for trial in Ox
ford Saturday and a large delegation
lun? over from Stem to witness the
SUtional proceedings. Mr T. Lan-
"DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU
WOULD HAVE THEM DO
UNTO YOU"
COMMISSIONER E. C.
ELECTED CHAIRMAN
If the good women and men of
Granville whose rule of ife is the
Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you
wrould have them do unto you," fully
realized how much genuine courtesy
and kindness they could show to the
clerks and other helpers in the re-
Senator A. A. Hicks Re-elected Coun
ty Attorney New Board Holds a
Two Days' Session.
MRS. HESTER HURT
IN A UTO A CCIDENT
CAR TURNS TURTLE BREAKING
BOTH OF HER ARMS
DIED IN CHINA
MR. JOE HUNT, OF GKAAVIUj
VICTIM OF SMALLPOX.
Held Important Position
British-American Tobacco
pany Remains Cremated
Shipped to Parents 'at Tar
Station.
With
C Om
an (1
River
The old Board of County Commis-
ioners surrendered their tenure of
tail stores, by buying Christmas gifts office Monday and wished the new
early, they would do it gladly and Board Godspeed. The ceremony was
promptly.
The tension on the
nerves and
very brief and the new Board
got
overtaxing of the strength of those "sui uovu LU UUBlUBBO' .
who serve in the stores, during the business that confronted tnem wa&
last days before Christmas, would the election of a chairman, and Mr.
test the patience and good nature ot E c Harris was chosen for the high
saints and tired girls, and boys, and ' u,-te , oin cri
men are not, always saintly. caning, diui -
Many must buy late through nec- animously elected county auume?,
essity. the position he so ably hlled during
If you have the means, and the op- , . t vpars
5U,?ped at the hearing that Portanlty . will -eaHy? I Immedlately after the chairman
1 - J o -t T M O I - 1 1 1 I i"1",J I " . j. 1
is a ruie iu "v.. t; nMa makP someone else hanny. and and attorney were cnpsen, we look a
j e i-iq nrnopntinn and
he case was heard by Justice L. T.
B
there
to
i i .1. i 1 A tnn
High sciiooi iox ""runda the little Elf of-happiness will occupy peep at the new Board and decided
playDa.Keiu permission the guest-chamber ot your memory QO as ewll as they look
alter scuuui -tat two for many a day. nni,tv ic c5
a' uI'.pH It aDDeared that tw
tie bovs were kept in school. When
4 were dismissed by Prof. Riggan
e'v went home, but later returned,
nnd with tnem was uu.c --
PICKPOCKETS IN TOWN
of Lonis
lock.
Prof Riggan came upon
Go Through the Pockets
Thomas
Louis Thomas, colored, reported to
the county is safe. There is just en
ough gray hairs, bald heads and wis
dom to do a good job if the people
don't worry them to death.
The election of Commisisoner Har
ris as chairman of the Board gives
guest of the Philadelphia House last universal satisfaction. He served in
ago
the
"v , hnvs into me
?nei hnu.e and L wipped them with the authorities that while he was a
school hoube and wippeu Philadelphia House last
a raw hide. while this week some one entered his room and the game capacity some years
norm duuut
A most distressing accident occur
red on the National Highway near
Soudan Saturday evening about sun
down, in which Mrs. Henry Hester
wn spverelv hurt.
Mrs. Hester, accompanied oy nei Among a number ot orignt young
riaufrhtpr and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel men fr0m this section of the State
noviQ of niarkesville. were on their' ho last soring set sail for China to
way to Oxford to anenu me 111 worK tor tne .tsriusn-Auienciu j.
of a Nation." At a point near Sou- co in the Flowery Kingdom, was Mr.
dan the car turned turtle, Mrs. nes- Joe Hunt, the son ot Mr. i nomas
.. :oi'iTiiiirips mim- Tn TTf r,c Tor Pivpr The de
ter receivillfc miciuai "j ju. nuui, -"- -
erous scars and bruises' and the loss ceased was about twenty-five years of
of both arms. The other members age and was of exceedingly pleasant
of the party escaped without serious adaress. He was clerking for Landis
ininrv Though pamtuuy mm l, -lvj... & Easton at tne time ne accejjieu iuc
Hester persuaded ner uauguw: posltion to go aoruau. xic a.u.vx
other young people in the party to Robert Crews were the only two
come on to Oxford and see the "Birth Granville boys chosen from a long
of a Nation." list of appicants for the position.
Medical aid and assistance wcij They made the trip togetuei, uuc
nnrorl from
Clarksville and whfln thev reached the headquarters
Mrs Hester returned to her home of tne British-American Tobacco Co.
and" later taken to a Richmond hos- at shanghia, Mr. Hunt was sent nine
uital hundred nines in uue uncwxi
. . Mr. Crews five hundred miles in the
MAY AND DECEMBER opposite direction. It is very likely
T that Mr. Crews will not learn of the
Register of Deeds Decline to Issue deatn o Mr. Hunt until he receives
License this copy of the Public Ledger which
Monday afternoon an old soldier will reach him the middle of next
about 7 5 years young entered the january. V
?, nnpfida office with a fifteen Special Telegram
IVCftlOi J . , -
old damsel on ins arm auu mauc The first intimation to reacn nere
couple were iu f th d death of Mr. Joe Hunt m
vear
it known that the
?earch of a marriage
O 1(11 II 11. ' ' I I - n r r r
iTttiP George Bullock was per- took from his pockets jidu.uu. and he now brings to the office a su- ardlan
o orrn for his motner, bpeciai uunw nuivumo , i,ira nf thA rnnditio'ns in T ?r tv,a thev could not pro- xtow vrv rw 1 1 2.10 a. m.
TOrilUll " " - . . ., Imi - -nn pirlr, QTld nlVPfl n m UCI1U1 nuunitubv KjtJdl iicvr a , -
Tmf Tiieeaais spied him in tne puuu iuom Lr. . " . ; i tt. will no doubt havei.nrp license in Granville tney nireu a e. Hunt. Tar River:
. ' : vanked him in the school witn questions anu iu m, :r .J and drove over to Hen- pP?r. that we have advice from
same
formm
license. ine . cnoioi tpiA?ra.m sent
girl being under age, no license could frQm tne New York office of the Bnt-
ki,ed without the consent ui hsh-American Tobacco company,
which reads as follows:
S3
De
road aim yanked him
of the
xxuxi w i " . , , j.-u o n t n nr- i . , . . i tit
derson, only to learn mi -" j - i r Shanghia tnis morning wai j. w.
ia in Vance were also versed m law , d Rddenlv last evening from
The new Board decided to hold a Later in the day Special Officer smallpox. Remains must be crem-
UU1U o oA if returned to America. Jiind-
" flnPd him second time, he could get was tnat nomas was. m- the hearty support
7 -nh a raw hide and second with timate with a gang ot notorious wu-
filS A v leather bel : which had a men. He moved about with extreme
nn the end of it The whelps caution, but after a search of three The
buckle on the end ot it. he learned that Laura Clinton two d
ott. n ; u" - the tria but they were and Mollie Timbly had expended good shape and to see where tney are wine him to arrest and detain ms'Sau be buried in China or
'If to be as'Lrge as a man's finger some fifty odd dollars for Jn, The minutes of tne meeting win ormnf hiin of matodd sn?p"ea home.
aia to a in Hoed most attire. This information in hand ne iccilo of the Pub- J.. nfnrd In the mean- s
where thev are the parents of the girl inxDurJa51'n" ly advise immediately whether re
Wneie mey cii c i v . , . , .oa and detain . , i .- .i rv.-'.ro n
rmation in iidim . pub nvford
sweet-faced soon wove a net about the two qusk -r wthe couDle returned from Hen
The court scene was indeed most attire
?.at?etlL .11; cant refined and damsels from which there appears to Uc Ledger
nine v"r-: .im WOQ his hp nn escane
courteous, in on ui . - preliminary hearing befoje
big 1. ihTecuting his honor Mayor Mitchell, Laura was
l .iTrruniv Writ: -Suffer sent to jail to await the
mue children to come unto me, for term of Court
such is the kingdom or uwvcu
Continuing, he said that he would
MKeolS MU, Ruby Aacock the Briae of Mr
February
Mollie gave bond.
PRETTY SURPRISE MARRIAGE
KIXTON FORK NEWS NOTES
(Correspondence Public Ledger)
Box Party
Father Receives the News.
, nand T to Id the ; authorities that Capt. Frank Spencer, manager of
derson and told tne aumum western Union.
tviov bad eiven up an nopes ,ui &ci uWC r x , V7 -T : ,T '
tney nau givu m- I i , t, io-t-o m in thA hands of Mr.
- I I Irl 1 1 LUC -" " "
ting marriea. , . ,t I tt11t, Tnr T?iver sixteen minutes af-
The girl admitted iua.t - - - - Hunt
tho old man: tnat su vvau,Cu n xi r;-
IV ? U w-w -
content
Justice
1 "I A-rM
if teachers of ungovernaDie fTl
were permitted to pluck inocent little
children from the public highway and
hcKit tViom to their hearts
with a raw hide and belt buckle
rflnfiorirfr n. decision.
Buchanan stated that he had taught
school for twenty-four years and ne
admitted that it is one of the most
trving positions known to man. dis
cipline, he said is absolutely neces
sary for the preservation ot tne
school, but in this instance the teach
i 4. ...i Vio hounds ot
reason
the
I? oa W. Crews
On last Wednesday evening the
hantifnl country home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. F. Adcock again presented a
ir.oiv marriaee scene, when their at-
AW J
Mr. Hunt
Oxford and
. . w v,J . " . : crnn bounce in a cou- wired the i3ntisn-Amnccixi ivu
There win dc a uua yti 1Ve mm .
. , -xi oo ho when annnsed of tne
Edgewood, or oettex V16"1.":' n7a7 was not a mil- his son and ship. As mig
Kinton ForK scnooi nuu&, taci . uo " "t "IT J .77 "hatd the the noor old father was very
i t ,T Qi I o o-i nTllIlf R.I li'nnairo tnfi il 1 II tsill-J. buc . . ... , .
mgni, ijeceiuuci "rr.. : . , i "" - ' ,, i erieved at tne loss ui ins &uu.
7:30 sharp. Public cordially mviteu. olQ tool any now. - f us he discredits the
Returned Home muM X ions nt of the British-American
I ! i i - r- ATTOr n 14 ill I I I ini.iVv .
, x i, Tjwtrc ripp Kiaeu lw cciy x . x i in rvr,n.nv that his death came sud-
Mr. ana ivirs. j uscini jjxwx, j he girl returnea to uci .xx ' .,iirnV uP
. tt Afonnm hnvo return- rnQ. ue s Hnlv as a result of smallpox. ie
a had iust received a letter from his
son stating that he was seventeen
hundred miles from Shanghia, away
Arioc TTnrtPTisp Mancum. have return
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XV
i Durham.
THE TOBACCO MARKET
oens Strong After Brief Holiday, up in the northern corner of China
Opens Stion, a Jand that the thermometer registerd
QOUUl dUiAi-
If there was any
nntiim ani ac.COmDllSIltfU juuu& 3(j hnnip trom tneil Uiiucii
n,ltriipr Miss Rubv Florence, be- Lnct nf friends welcomed them back
came the' bride of Mr. Roy W. Crews. I and everyone is glad to know that
& j . ri honr the mem- tl . ,,;;n mcirp thir home in the
iVL iue ayyui" w iubj wnx
bers of the two immediate families, community.
close friends as- Much Building
Willi - " ' ' " . I iriCft Ul tJL"'-'-,-' "''"O , -i-i rtooQC!
sembled in the spacious drawing There .g & good deal of buiiding go- a he close of sales last week, such all cases
room, which was tastefully decorated neighborhood. Mr. . shattered Monday. it I dallo w
,-tT? V forns and carnations, carrying addition add- u"" !mt that- there was at least
Rieein being a. young man. out the color scheme of green and Mg residenCe and Mr W. Z. 75 000 pounds sold here Monday. The
ivlggin uwuB a j I , t ta n aw ra5idence e- ' j nnl romnrlrahlv well.
iVlitcnen nas uau c i- - - - comm0n graues Suiu.-
Later, as in
, .1! qo-t-ooc: hplnw zero.
Trice of tobacco being on n VlA British-American To-
cive a full written accou-nt
at least and details of the distressing death.
t 7in imnVPd 1 fine of $10 and white. . . Mitchell has had a new residence e
the 2k thing amounting to The handsome young couple unat- which will be oc
the wnoie tning i"1 norod the room to the , TirtWoii wilkerson an(
cost the whole thing amuunnnt,
-Dr. Hardee, a member of the school
hoard, stated to the court that it was
a most regrettable occurrence
grettable because it is calculated to
injure the reputation of the school
and damage reputation of Prol. iug
gan, who exceeded the limit in trying
to maintain discipline. He asked Jus
tice Bucha-nan to take into consider
ation the age of the teacher and be
as lenient with him as possible.
tAa ontprprt tne room
AiPTirie ssonn s w cuum&
cunied by Mr. Howell Wilkerson and
-MV J I ia n " C ' ,' ft-J I I I I I I I fl I
strains ot menueisbuuu familv
ATornVl ixrhiph WaS beautifully render- ' rnBinlllnv Tjife Club
ed by Mrs. Edward N. Crews, sister Thursday, November 30th. a
of the bride. . . , , . I rf th Community Life Club
As the notes of the wedidng ThQ
slowly died away tne l", flt in e was very interesting, .two
drifted off, and aoove lae rr 771 features being, a spelling
t-, A UV1J , i
. 1 1 J 1 ? nnntc sinn
We saw suckers sen im j-u -
-and lugs brought 10 cents.
Merely to test our aDimy as x
MISS LOLA LONG HURT
Struck by Machine and Right Shoul
der F-ractureti
Tho manv friends of Miss Lola
A AJLY i...--
v ij ,
bacco buyer we walked own tu i President of the State Phila
in front of the buyers with Uncle J that
Dick Usry, the dean of the market a l . hurt in Greensboro
and placed our estimates vv wee& Mis Long was a recent
OUr Skill on live yuc
ed for the buyers to
sana tnen l wf n - t very pleasant
place tneir uiu,. ;- r" T.van. and while
- I g Ucb L Ul lUioo
Church Notes .
The Oxford Baptist church being
without a pastor, Mr. Middlueton,
secretary State Sunday School Board,
filled the pulpit Sunday morning last
Rev. C. A. Upchurch hilled the pulpit
clL V Clllllfe , , ,,lnit
It was announced from the VWit
o -or r. A. Unchurch
will nreach at the Oxford Baptist
church next Sunday morning.
m- -i ta tott wa aeain elected
Superintendent of the Oxford Baptist
K I n0 end then wait- last weeK.
SKlll on live jjno V.j
a,ce
bids
Morgan, pastor oi tn xxo. xrational Land Bank! in everv instance, Dut tne "r:r,.71 nHmt the Greens
Baptist church of Henderso as ne ed ma t u American Di man was making and losing to Bpei -
spoke the impressive words which Lawwiii oe on wag for the beat the band which goes to prove DffLola Long, daughter of Mr.
,oo them man and wife. tarm. fhet the newsnaper man don t know 'ViA t. a Tn was nain-
or-Tranmerei we heard the voice j special -Query, Resolv- Euck's estinmted
tt Afrjran nastor of the jjirst maau duu , ,. ol fond Rflnk L. i 0rv instance, but the -news- neie j
of Dr
rrhc PYtrp.me simplicity "i
whole occasion made it all the more
beautiful.' It being so characteristic
ho I n Arj,tiVfi Side
L11V 1 5 - " -
t ersonais
A little stranger came to the home
that the newspaper
t all by a jug full.
oTtUhe youns lady's taste aU through ' Mr. and Brgg-. -naay
oni Mr Fidear A. Long, was pain
fully injured last evening shortly af
ter 8 o'clock when strucit uy tu. au
tomobile of the police department.
Recital at College
. I lUianjUl.it - I
TvTioo PnlfimnTi and Mrs. DaVid-SOn I T.rner was carried to the hospital
her life. . ... . , Z T' well. win nresent their pupils in joint re-i , eiven attention there. Her ngnt
The bride was attirea t u SJirMarTnvSle Ragland, who has c'tal Friday evening, December 8tn shouider was fractured and she sur-
fered a severe cut on tne uct.
toc rptiner well last night shortly be
fore midnight and her condition was
not considered serious.
,v wih handsome ueaxi Mr. UTanvme . . uitcn x V, , i Tjmir. I -u.. v,oi Cho
'"f"YU'r ond Varried a lovely bou- beea on the sick, list, 8:15 in the uonege fered a severe J?iThi
can..r4" "I uccu v.:r children, of Mr. and r, Hiallv invited
i ,1 H 1 1PR f IT L11C vai- hPTrpr H.IIU. Lll j I 10 v.
niiet ot orcums -- T unKo-nnH and Mr. anu
i iTor traveling suit was ui Mrs. in. -r . "" . ,T.rtX
lev. Her travenus iQa T tt--o are imDro
ley. Her wavixB - - Frazier, are improving
ight Diue, vvxm p
Cohn & Son's Christmas Sale
ni
i 4-.-Vt
1 Despite the fact, that an automo
Sunday School last Sunday. e bile was waiung q-Q te happy
school during the past year made sub- west d?d nt escape the
stantial eains and Mr. Ray hopes to coupie away, they did
Xrpou ed upo. them in. torrents
vvnicii y w house. Going im-
as ney,ic? u;n .rson they took a
On Sunday morning, " meaiai -- brief tour of
yn ouuudy ..cr was solem- I riy, bound train for a onei
-Lytn, a Deauuiui wcuU."0 -a Unrt . northern cities, mcmu-
nized at the home of Mr. H. A. Hart tne important jo'tnern
n,, nic danehter, Miss . our Catpitoi city
Pearl, became the happy bride of Mr. t,ln
(Continued On Page Five)
increase the number this year
Frazier-Hart
19th, a
ing our
it iiiic r laiiii . .
uronounced them man and wne
Reeves,
Annual Bazaar
The Ladies' Aid Society of St. bte
Phen's Episcopal church, will receive
their friends at the Armory December
6th and 7th. The -doors will open at
11 o'clock Wednesday. Fancy, plam
n . i he on saie.
th thev will
1 binder of The. winter, be
it home with the groom's motnx,
SttZ Crews. Oxford Route 5.
jr. nn's Christmas Sale starts Miss Tongr was dragged for 15 reet
r. . i oh ond will con-I no. f hor sister's story, and
Friday, uecemuei . - , aauiums , . y'A
tinne until the largest portion of then the car pasSed over her body.
At Mount Zion their stocks are realized into spM -
.0!1,hin2 amd church con- -ash. Cohn & Son's are again I myes-nmnant
iteguxctx v;- . satnrdayL,,ortpr for creat bargains. men fPomm-inicated.)
erence at xxt. - -.. OT1 PVervthwig have been w MavftS wish to
. I fill I I W W -T -w - r I ntt V 'J I I I I I I - WWa j
at 11 a. m. , ns ": , rpi,0ir storks of goods are ""'"l" ...rriow nf their
en cnliTed from 11 a. to 2 p. vy large and that means , ttat you Aice Y., to Mr Robert W
en cnangeu. i-i i,r ot , , nhorai assortments anu "uo canT The
a nnnhiirrn can &uuyij i rnnosR iium
he Oxford church at the monm not ;mer, broker i .of .
i Ti en m i i v w lirr ia ,,
hour. . , rr? o n I i onrioavor now is to seiir T.,r ocfnrtpH bv the
tj will nreacn ax -l - . ...,,! 0
sentences.
liraw i1" . , . vir-
' .nnvir.tions m V 11
The nrst jj .wt?nn iaw
new
o-inia. on tne
were mau white man were
four negroes f and
on tne x , T whATi
nrrloV at INOUUin. "
mane LUI.V man were
ana usetui aricies win rour ues,r 7 coiline liauor ana
Good turkey dinners, salads oysters, fQund guilty of selling UQ gentenc
cream and cake. A most cordial in fi(ned $10C to $4tll a montiis in
vitation is extended to m ed to trom
ohibition commission
jail.
Card of rnaiiKs oinrerest The State ""TL aid the Com
I wish to express rny -ol -LtrnerVtherosecu-
uianks to .the enuie " the monweauu
their kindness shown me du"nd tion. One man
sickness and death of Sis?rTTM found not guilty
wife. J. T. MANGUW.
xTinnant of Wendell section.
1S tne ca Thome is near Providence,-
usually when prices are The bride and groom left oxiora
Their only endeavor now is to eii DaVf escorted by the
Sv immediately after Sunday their heavy stocksot cioinmB . brlde.s brother, Mr. B. P. Mayes, and
uuuuj , i , J onri mi mei.V ao ...
uuc . - , imp j
m
school.
"e?K,r they the groom's sister, M.ssi.ma tun-
iy as y"":' !,;, hant and his DrOLlici-iu-itt w ,
have again cut " "t Ivan Newell, of wenueii. iu
drv go
and effectively as
t rwintf have again cut yixv.v, - - iTvJ,TI Newell, oi wenueu, xixj
.ftS. wee, there Kardto P" UN WendeU ThanUs-
wUlbe a debate at the High scnooMu --- as oniy as The bride is 'the eldest daughter of
hnildinsr at TtoU O CiocK. , j hriner about. Here s a way 1" a w Maves and the
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SSrSSS - SSr&g oom isogressive farmer. .
SSS-l. - -0 aSSf oe interested in
your support in this their first Public b'essspaper-' 7 ad. prices,
contest.
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