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v- : PUBLISHED S xxxn t FEW THINGS SEEN A AND HEARD IN PRIVATE. Tn the history of the world more once a man has been the mak- n rity and in some instances, er of a u-ith1 millions and billions of ,innev floating around in the air as Spfas pallen. a full grown Oxford Mitleman one that we love with M our heart remarked to us last tLt that next year, beginning Jan- ,orv 1 mind you wiU be the dullest lar in the history of Oxford. He advances the theory that all the to hicco in this section will be market- J by the middle of December and that it is imperative that a prolong ed dull season must follow. Instead rf the dull season which usually vis its this section about May 1, he said, would begin January 1, and contin ue nine months. We very much regret that our friend the one of litlte faith should spread broadcast his pesi riistic views. In order to stamp out the discontent caused by such utterances it is necessary to stop long enough in the present day rush to state that the far-sighted busi ness men of the United States pre dict that 1918 will be the best bus iness year in the history of this country war or no war. Old fogies are still all around us and claim that old ways are plenty r0od enough; but "old ways" are a thing of the past and everybody now should sing in high "G". Some body, and probably soon, will dis cover a New World in North Caroli na, and it will be in Oxford that the light will shine. The greatest dif ficulty in raising the granite walls on this lovely spot was not to get the granite, or even the money to do the building. The discourage ments of unbelievers, of scoffers and of pullbacks that were satisfied "to leave well enough alone," as they termed it, were the main drawbacks affecting public opinion. "Who among us advised the farm ers not to plant tobacco this year?" is a question that is being asked and answered in private" and public these days. It is generally acknowledged that the high price paid for tobacco this season was the salvation of us all. The crop was raised under many disadvantages, and in the discour agement the farmers turned their attention to "hog and hominy," and again God blessed the farmer. And what a blessing it is to us all! A few months ago when they be gan to talk about making the Gran ville County Fair a success this fall, one or two fanatics expressed a con viction that is was dangerous for the ordinary farmer to look upon anything outside of the vegetable kingdom that pumpkins, cabbage teads and tobacco were the winning features, but the wiser ones sug gested an aeroplane and other amusements and saved the day. Ev ery feature at the Fair next week is absolutely clean and inviting, but in passing we would remark that more than one thousand Granville county People attended the Golden Belt Fair at Henderson last week and the Most popular place on the grounds "K'as the mid-way. BANK YOUR MONEY. And .Check Out As You Need It. Many thousands of dollars are be mg paid Granville county farmers for their tobacco, and those who "ave raised their home supplies are aMe to bank this cash. Deposit Jour money in the oank, and depos it in your horap bank. In this way you will while helping to keep the nies ?ood, be receiving interest on your money and keeping it safe at Jfce same time. Never before in the srlf01"5" of tlle worl(i were the banks pr and better managed, and never oerore was your government so strong and able to keep them safe. ft SEVERAL. OFFICERS SHOT. Sro Barricaded Himself in Lean to at Danville. h ?egro rui Walter Clark, nie-R d snot Ionian named. Fan ttn ietts Jennings, because she 0uid not give him $5, last week arricaded himself in a leanto and dloH he was burned out and rid lirp mlth bullets had killed one vo er ani ' mortally wounded anoth ana more or less seriously wound e(1 several other persons. "- ; Th it Feast Fo the Eye. Or"L.1iUsands wh6 will attend the shoiiiTi i . CoilRty Fair next week FlVlsit the biS stores of Landis Ktocir and see tne excellent Shoe? dry goods, Millinery, Coau'o !?niets Ladies' Coat Suits, new Bresses, and Children's ment ! J!uits- See the announce per on the fourth page of this pa- M i- GRANVILLE COUNTY CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS. The auditorium at thA j house was well filled last Fridav ni erh t the , u 7, riQay u ' "vvaoiuu uemg me annual meeting of the Granville County Chapter American Red Cross. Mr. A H Powell, chairman of the local chapter, introduced Mr. W. A Ellis of Atlanta who spoke at some length, explaining the work of the Ked Cross and how relief is beimr administered in France. The treasurer's report showed a balance on hand of $553, of which about $50 is owed to National Head Quarters. Mr. Powell stated that care is re quired in handling funds, so that not only local people may be satis fied, but so that national heaquar ters may show the whole country just how the Granville County Chap ter has spent its money. Officers Elected. Officers for the chapter were re elected as follows: A. H. POWELL, Chairman. MRS. R. C. M. CALVERT, V.-Chm. A. W. GRAHAM, JR., Secretary. MRS. N. H. CANNADY, Assist-Sec. J. P. HARRIS, Treasurer. MRS. da la CROIX, Asst.Treasurer. Executive Committee Mrs. R. C. M. Calvert, Mrs. C. R. E. Brown, Mrs. R. L. Brown, Mrs. J. C. Rob ards, Mrs. Louis de la Croix, John Webb, G. B. Phillips, B. K. Lassiter. Corporal Hart Memoralized The following paper was unani mously adopted: Whereas, God, Who works His will in Heaven and among the armies of men, has seen fit to take out of this life Corporal Ernest F. Hart, while in the discharge of his duty as an American Soldier in France; and Whersas, Coroporal .Hart was an Oxford boy and a son of our worthy townsman D. W. Hart; Be it resolved that this, the Gran ville County Chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross, express to the family of Corporal Hart, their deep sym pathy in these days of sorrow, com mending them to the grace and com fort of God, pointing- with genuine pride to this soldier's good record, to the fact that he is the first North aCrolina trooper to sacrifice his life in France, and to his place on the immortal Honor Roll of Granville sons who through the years have been tried and found faithful to duty. Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to his family, be inscribed on the minutes of the Chapter, and be printed in the County and State papers. S. K. PHILLIPS, A. H. POWELL, MRS. C. EMMETT BROWN, Committee. AMERICAN PEOPLE'S INCOME 40 BILLIONS. The yearly income of the Ameri can people is estimated by the Comptroller of the Currency to be about forty billion dollars, or 16 per cent of the estimated value of all property. If every one in the United States should subscribe to Liberty bonds to the extent of 10 per cent of his total resources the second Liberty Loan would be subscribed nearly ten times over . MRS. ELAM LAID TO REST. Funeral and Burial at Enon Last Friday Afternoon. Sorrowinrg relatives and friends in large numbers gathered at Enon Church Friday afternoon last to at tend the funeral and burial of Mrs. Flora Elam a noble daughter of Granville county, who departed this life last Thursday, aged sixty-one years. . , . The funeral and burial services were conducted by Dr. R. H. Marsh, assisted by Dr. J. D. Harte and Rev. G. T. Tunstall. ' The pallbearers were: T. S. Aver ett, B. S. Hester, Walter Pnipps Rufus Daniel, C. Hester, Robert Active: Taylor Hobgood, Robert Foster, Gen. B. S. Royster, Len Knott, Richard Gooch, Thurman Knott. The Talk of the Town The big sale at Cohn & Son s is still in full force. Dry goods men's clothing, shoes, ladies suits and cloaks and many other articles aSords one an opportunity to save a dollar Read Cohn & Son's adv, on the fourth page of this paper and profit thereby. , -4 Biff Checks Given Away It is interesting to turn to the last Daffe of this paper and note the r?at sums of money paid out at the Minor Warehouse for small loads of tobacco The figures tell a wonder-. fufsToV The Minor has the sec ond sale Wednesday and the first sale Thursday. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER TO COMBAT PROPAGANDA TO HINDER RED CROSS General Manager Telegraphs All Branches to Ron Down Unpa triotic Movements. Declaring that efforts to dispar age the work of the American Red Cross are being made in various sec tions of the country as part of an anti-patriotic propaganda, General Manager Harvey D. Wilson has tel egraphed all Red Cross division managers to begin a nation-wide campaign to trace the movement to its source and combat it. PRESIDENT WELSON ISSUES LD3ERTY BOND PROCLAMATION Urges the People to Assemble in Their Respective Communities October 24th. President Wilson in behalf of the Liberty Loan Saturday issued a pro clamation setting aside October 24 as Liberty Day and urging the peo ple of the nation to assemble on that day in their respective communities and "pledge to one another and to the Government that represents them the fullest measure of finan cial support." . - ' ; . . SKYROCKET PRICES All Grades of Tobacco Take a Big Jump. Some of the big men came to Ox ford last week and cast their eyes upon the luxurious golden leaves and up went the prices on all grades and the skyrocket is still in the air. The market opened Monday morn ing good and strong with prices oh all grades still soaring. The indi cations that the general average for all sold on the Oxford market this week will be in the neighborhood of $35.00 the hundred pounds. o- ; RED CROSS TOBACCO The Names of Those Who Did Their Bit.; The Granville County Chapter of the -American Red Cross acknow ledges the receipt of $23.73 from the sale of donated tobacco and cash on the Oxford market last Fri day. The names of those who did their bit follows: Squire Allen, John Thorpe, Alvis Mitchell, Ed. Allen, Rufus Garrett, W. M. Wilkerson, York Allen, Hen ry Kittrell, Ben Wilkerson, Ben Wilkerson, Bob Black, Robt. Satter white, Will Thomas, H. L. Taylor, J. R. Daniel, aJmes Harris, R. F. Ov erby, J. L. Parham, T. L. Bobbitt, Jimmie Thorpe, H. C. Cottrell, Geo. Hays, W. M. Owens, W. T. Hunt, Will Stem, Howard Wortham, W. H. Harris, Ben Thorpe, Phonecian Har ris, P. C. Brooks, Will Lawrence, R. C. Bullock, Wash Bullock, Sammy Green, W. J. O'Brien, J. M. Phipps, S. P. Puckett, Clevenland Bragg. PATRIOTIC AND WORTHY CAUSE Gronville County Soldiers' and Sail ors Fund. Send all donations to Major Will Landis, at Landis & Easton's, Ox ford, and the same will be acknow ledged by the Public Ledger. Contributions. Will Landis $5.00 Public Ledger 1.00 C5 . T . 100 Frank B. Hays 1.00 Miss Lucile O'Brien 50 Len H. Knott . 1.00 Dr. N. C- Daniel 1.00 W. A. King 1.00 Mrs. A. xx. Chapman . . .' 1.00 Frank H. Gregory 1.00 . O BE PREPARED Valuable Real Estate For Sale at Auction. The Kimball property, high grade city lots, on New College street, will be sold next Saturday at public auc tion by the Atlantic Coast Realty Company. This property is situat ed about five hundred yards from the business section of Oxford; close to city schools; city water and elec tric lights. Good property in the best town in the State on easy terms. Go out and enjoy the day. The At lantic Coast Realty Company's fam ous brass band will furnish the mus ic and free presents will be given away. Sale at three o'clock in the afternoon. See announcement on page two of this paper. Names and Figures. Names and figures always make an interesting chapter. Thousands of dollars are paid out at the J ohn son Warehouse every sales day, and for the first time in many years the farmer made to feel that he is "worthy of his hire." There is no doubt in the world that they appre ciate the big checks that are passed to them by Messrs Watkins and Fleming at the Johnson Warehouse. See a list of the names and amounts on the fifth page of this paper. 0PP0KT5JMTIES ALL 17, 1917 GRANVDLLE COUNTY UNIT OF THE N. C. RESERVE MILITIA The Work of Selecting the Men Will Be Completed This Week. The formation of the Granville County unit of the North Carolina Reserve Malitia, better known as the Home Guard, was set in motion last Friday night at a meeting of the local Advisory Council of the National Council of Defense. After stating the object of the meeting, Mr. B. W. Parham, chair man of the Granville County Coun cil of the National Council of De fense, called General Royster to the chair. There were perhaps a hun dred men present, and all seemed willing to serve their country, but some were too old and some too young to enlist. About twenty-five or thirty acceptable men signed the following paper: "I do hereby acknowledge to have volunteered this 12 th day of Octo ber, 1917, as a soldier in the Re serve Militia of the State of North Carolina for the period of the pres ent war, under the conditions pre scribed by law, unless sooner dis charged by proper authority. And I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the State of North Carolina, and that I will serve them honestly and faith fully against all their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the oGvernor of the State of North Carolina, and of the officers appointed over me according to law and the rules and articles of war." Meeting Next Friday Night. Owing to the fact that the quota was not secured at the meeting last Friday night, there will be a meet ing in the court house next Friday night at enigth o'clock to com plete the quota of fifty volunteers. Owing to the fact that the company will chose its own officers, Mr. Par ham stated that "he' prefered to se cure the quota, so that every man in the company could vote for his choice. , The Name of the Company The .jGranville unit will; be known as the Sixteenth Company of the North Carolina Reserve Militia. The home station is designated - at Ox ford. . Services will not be compul sory. Men between the ages of 31 and 45 will be sleeted. No uni forms will be required unless the in dividual companies decide to wear them and then they will be provided by the individual members of the company. The enlistment is for the term of the war. Attendance on muster at least once a month is compulsory. Service at the call of the Governor anywhere within the State is required. Rifles, amuni tion and belt will be furnished by the National Government. The elec tion of the company officers will be by ballot. Be on Hand The meeting set for next Friday night at the cour house will be very interesting. Remember the date and be on hand. DICKERSON NEWS ITEMS (Correspondence Public Ledger) Double Wedding On October 7, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Belcher was the scene of a very pretty marriage when their daughter Bessie became the happy bride of Mr. Ambrose Brooks, of this section, and Miss Millie Dickerson, the Mrde of their son, Mr.'Torowiie Belcher. Rev. Eu gene Usry officiating. The grooms are prosperous farmers and the brides are very talented young ladi ies. and their many friends are pleased to know thp.t they will con tinue to make their home in this community. Possom Huners. O'nossum hunting is very popu lar around here. Mr. J. M. Thomas son and his brother went hunting several niehts ago and causrht 14. They say there are plenty more left. Personal Items. Miss Npllift Hicks s visiting rela tive in Darlington, S. C. ? The farmers of this community are very busy: some are stripning tobacco, and others are making their own molasses. Mrs. Sam Bullock and husband, of Knap of Reeds, were the guests of her mother Mrs. J. M. Thomasson Saturday and Sunday. Mr. J. F. Dean has returned from a visit to his brother in Washington, D. C. The many friends of Miss Leila Moss will be pleasen to know that she has recovered from her illness. A good number of the people around here expect to -attend the State Fair at Raleigh this week . Valnable Property For Sale Gen. B. S. Royster, commissioner, announces alsewhere in this paper the sale of valuable residential prop erty on the west sdie of College street, in the town of Oxford, at the court house door on November 17. HOME PRINT NUMBER 83 MR. LANIER BEFORE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION Physical Connection of the Two Railroads Urged by the Citizens. The Public Ledger is informed by Mr.; T. Lanier that the matter of a physical connection by the two rail roads entering Oxford will be heard before the State Corporation Com mission in Raleigh on the 25th day of October, 1917, at 10 a. m. In our judgement this is a matter of most vital interest for the future wellfare and prosperity of our town, and therefore it behooves the busi ness people of our community to give to Mr. Lanier all aid and en couragement they can in this laud able undertaking. We would suggest that it would be well for a large delegation of our business men to be present on this occasion so that the Commission might know that the business inter ests of our town are solely behind this proposition. When we consider the size and the commercial importance of Ox ford and the business it gives to the railroads, it is apparent to all who have knowledge of our railroad fa cilities that Oxford has never re ceived fair treatment at the hands of either of the railroads entering the town and the very fact that they have refused to voluntarily make this connection which would cost them very little and be of such tre menduous advantage to the town shows their past course and if Ox ford is to get anything it will have to be demanded as a matter of right. We sincerely trust that the Cor poration Commission will see fit to grant this modest request as we be lieve that it will not only result in the upbuilding of Oxford but as time goes on will prove of very great advantage to both of the railroads. ; THE HOME GUARD Be On Hand Friday Night at the Court House. As anounced elsewhere in the Public Ledger today, the formation of the Granville County Home Guard, in accordance with the pro clamation of Governor Bickett, is al ready underway. Service in the Home Guard is a patriotic one. The fifty men to constitute Granville's quota under the pesent plan of the State Administration will be select de by the Advisory Council. They are not to be conscripted nor are they to be exactly volunteers. How ever, no man is to be compelled to serve unless he wants to. Granville county should have no trouble in getting its quota of fifty men. There is litle occasion for the use of, a home guard of the mi litia, but when the occasion does come the necessity is imperative, and to fail to provide for such emer gencies is but the part of foolish ness. The men who are called to con stitute the North Carolina Reserve Militia are in the highest sense the defenders of the home. Honored indeed, will be those men who are chosen. The Public Ledger hopes and believes that no slacker will be found in Granville. . ROB ROY QUARTET Next Thursday Night In the Audi torium At the Graded School. Reserved seat tickets can now be secured at the office at the Graded School for the Rob Roy Quartet, which comes to the auditorium next Thursday night. This is the second number of the Lyceum courses and it promises to be an excellent enter tainment. Come to the County Fair The Perkinson-Green Company the Store of Quality extends a cor dial invitation to all good people to come to the Granville County Fair next week and make their stores headquarters. Polite and obliging clerks will take great pleasure in showing a handsome line of coat suits, long coats, millinery, shoes, and at inviting prices. The State Fair. A large number of Granville coun ty people will attend the State Fair at Raleigh this week. Miss Jean nette Rankin, congresswoman from Montana, will speak at the State Fair Thursday on the occasion of the formal dedication of the new Woman's Building. Great Economy Sale. Uncle Sam has declared war on Germany, and I. Wolf has declared war on high prices. Look at the prices of some of the many things enumerated on the fifth page of this paper. The sale starts next Friday at the I. Wolf store, on Hillsboro street next door to the Electric Light office. , o Sheriff S. C. Hobgood was in Raleigh yesterday attending the called meeting of High Sheriffs of N. C. to organize a North Carolina Sheriff's Association. j if s I
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