Mrs. Thales Turner
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VOL. 20.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1907.
NO. 20
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WAKE UP TOWN PEOPLE,
COMING TOWN ELECTION AN
IMPORTANT ONE.
Every Citizen Should Take an In
erest in the Government
of the Town.
In a short time the people of Oxford
will be called on to select seven Com
missioners and a major to serve them
for the next 'two years, it is important
that the town's best citizens be put for
ward, as Oxford has reached a stage
in development where it is imperative
that there be wise, progressive men at
the head of our town government.
There must be no standing still and no
going backward. We repeat let only
the best broad guage men be put for
ward, and when they are it is their
high duty to divide their time with the
town and accept nomination alid elec
tion, and to cut off of the town pay
roll all pensioners and see that em
ployes earn the salary they are paid.
In this matter every citizen should pai
ticipate, and by all means attend the
Town Convention. It is your govern
ment and it is your duty to take an
interest in the nomination of the men
who are to control the affairs of the
town for the next two years.
Read the Advertisements.
Read the announcements of your
merchants in this issue. Many a dol
lar has been saved by a careful peru
sal of a merchant's ad. When a bus
iness man advertises for your patron
age he not only has a line of goods
that "speaks" but there may be some
article or articles listed that you desire
and that it may be advantageous to
buy at this time.
Rare Musical Treat.
The great Venetian Band made up
of high class musicians was at Opera
Monday afternoon and played to a
large, cultivated and appreciative au
dience. They were in nowise disappoin
ted and went to their homes greatly
pleased with the entertainment which
was a rare musical treat. It was pro
nounced the finest band ever heard in
Oxford and repeatedly encored by the
highly pleased audience. In addi
tion to the music Miss Arno well ren
dered several vocal selections. We
hope they will come to Oxford aain.
Letter to J. T. Britt, Oxford, N. C.
Dear Sir: You may like to know
what you pay for the paint in a gallon
of "paint," assuming the pure paint
part of all "paints" to be all alike;
which' it isn't and worth $1.75 a gal
lon. Of a paint adulterated 10 per cent,
the pure paint part brings $1.94 a gal
lon.
15 per cent
brings
$2.06
2.33
3.62
3.50
7.00
a gallon.
25
33
50
75
Tne average adulteration of paint
in this country is about one third; so,
you see, the average price the Ameri
can people are paying for paint is
about $2.62 a gallon.
It is a game of wits. Adulterators
are always too sharp for the bulk of
consumers. People won't pay $1.75 a
gallon for paint So they pay $2.62
a gallon for paint and something that
looks like paint mixed with it They
pay the painter, besides, from $2 to
$4 for painting those useless gallons.
Why do they do it? They don't
know Devoe.
Yours truly,
F. W. DEVOE & CO.
P. S. Baird & Chamblee sells our
paint.
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LOST. A gentlemans watch charm
with a Masonic Emblem on the front
and the initials W. Z. M. on the back.
The finder will be rewarded by return
ing to W. Z. Mitchell, Oxford, N. C.
I offer the service of my horse Dan
to the public. Fee $4, $8, $12. He
is well bred, good form and good con
dition; 5 years old and weighs 1200.
He is in charge of Lem Coley. H. C.
Floyd, Hester, X. C, Route No. 1.,
March 26. 2t
Young Mules for Sale.
One pair young mules, three years
old, will weigh about 700 pounds each.
J. K. Daniel, Berea, K C, March
19th, 1907. 4tpd.
EGGS For Sale. Pit games and
Rhode Island Reds $1 for. 13. Also
several well broke goats. W. L.
Peace. It pd.
F. S. Royster's fertilizers will be hand
led in Oxford this season by G. B.
Royster, delivered by Norman Bur
welKat his storage house in rear of
Parker & Hunt guano house. 2t.
ARCHIBALD A. HICKS.
Senator from the Eighteenth Senato
rial District.
Senator A. A. Hicks, of Oxford, N.
C, was born in the county of Gran
ville, September 9th, 1862. He was
educated in the common schools of his
county and at Yadkin College in Da
vidson county. He was ambitious and
enterprising and applied himself to the
study of law and successfully passed
the Supreme Court examination and
began the practice of his profession.
In this he has been very successful
and is one of the leading members of
his profession. He has served his dis
trict faithfully and well, and was unan
imously nominated for the Senate. He
was chairman of the Deaf and Dumb
Committee and a member of the follow
ing: Finance, Revisal, Propositions
and Grievances, Railroad, Constitu
tional' Amendment and Corporation
Commission. He took an active inter
est in the railroad rate regulation and
earnestly advocated a fiist and second
class fare. He took especial interest
in all' temperance and educational
matters and his opinion was of great
weight in the Senate. He is a legisla
tor of experience, a gentleman of high
character, a Democrat who has served
his party with devotion and enjoys the
confidence of men of all parties, who
know that he is actuated by honest
motives. News & Observer Legisla-1
tive Edition.
GEN. B. S.R0YSTER.
Member of the House of Represen
tatives from Granville County.
General B. S. Royster was born in
Granville county January 17th, 1865,
and after a preparatory education in
the high schools of his county he read
law under Judge R. W. Winston, and
was licensed to practice law in 1883.
On October 15th, 1890, he was marri
ed to Miss Mamie Hobgood, daughter
of Prof. Hobgood, of Oxford. He en
joys a large legal practice, and is an
influential citizen of his county. Gen.
Royster has been a member of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee ten years, and was Adjutant Gen
eral of the State Militia six years. He
was Mayor of Oxford four terms, was
chairman of the county Democratic
Executive Committee six years, and
was county attorney twelve years. He
is a member of the Baptist church.
He is a member of the Masonic Lodge
No 396, of Oxford, and was Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of North
Carolina during 1900-'01, and he is
also a member of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, and was the
Grand Master during 1898-'99. He
was elected to the House with a major
ity of 1,216 votes and he took an im
portant part in the Legislature's work.
He was the author of several laws af
fecting the interests of the medical pro
fession in North Carolina and was also
author of the amendment to the rail
road passenger rate bill which enables
newspapers and railway companies to
make contract exchanging advertising
for transportation. General Royster
was author of many local bills for his
own county. He was chairman of the
Committee on Insurance, and served
on the following committees: Rules,.
Education, Finanee, Insane Asylums,
and Judiciary No 2.
He was one of the best parliamenta
rians in the House and was often call
ed upon to preside over its delibera
tions, which he did with dignity and
fairness. News & Observer Legis
lative Edition.
Entertainment at Oxford Seminary.
Last Friday night Miss Lillie Gran
dy, member of the faculty, entertained
the senior class in hoi or of the Misses
Grace Bland, Nellie McMillan and
Eve Godfrey, the attractive editors of
"Phoenix," the Seminary annual The
guests were given slips of paper on
which were written the names of poems
or plays to be illustrated by them, and
the others were to guess the title illus
trated. In the very interesting con
test Miss Annie Hoffman won the prize
and Miss Grace Bland the booby. The
refreshment were elegant.
Give Them a Large House.
We do not want the people of Ox
ford to forget the splendid play at the
Opera House Monday for the benefit
of our Fire Boys who we look to for
brave and quick work in case of fire.
Turn out everybody and spend a pleas
ant evening and at the same time aid
in a most noble cause. The play
"Hearts and Diamonds" will be credit
able produced by our splendid home
talent under the direction of Mrs.
Kate Hays Fleming.
Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Smitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by J
G. Hall, Druggist. jan.4,3tn.pd
AN EARLY MORNING FIRE.
FIREMEN PROMPTLY RESPOND
ED TO THE CALL.
Sizemore Store Caught Fire Frpm
Matches and Soon Put Out.
Loss About $150.
Sandy Guy, who waits ori Mr. Dor
sey Oakley, the veteran carrier on
Route 1, while passing by the store of
Sizemore Bros, on College Street about
5:30 o'clock Wednesday morning dis
covered it on fire on the inside and
gave the alarm. The Edwards Hose
Co promptly responded and the glass
of one of the front doors was broken
and the firemen entered and soon had
the flames extinguished with slight
damage to the goods.
The petition across the store room
was burning good along with . some
boxes and the end of a counter, and
wTould have soon had the whole interior
of the room ablaze. Some damage
was done to the walls by smoke, but
little by water owing to the careful
handling of the hose by the firemen.
The loss is about $150. It is suppos
ed to have caught from matches, as a
large box was near the wall. Quite a
number of people turned out, but
most of them arrived after the flames
had been extinguished by our fine Fire
Company.
Pretty Home Marriage.
One'of the most beautiful marriages
solemnized in Person county for some
time occurred on last Sunday, the 24th,
when Mr. D. Monroe Cash, of Oxford,
was married to Miss Daisy Fogleman,
of Center Grove.
The marriage took place at the
home of the bride's father at 7:30 P.
M.; the impressive ceremony being
performed by Rev. Mr. Gordon, of
the Baptist church. The color scheme
was pink and white, and the bride was
attired in white costume of beautiful
design.
The attendants were: Miss Ida
Sherman with Mr. A. L. Moore; Miss
Lucy Oakley with Mr. Thomas Clay
ton, of Surll; Miss Annie Moore with
Mr. A. E. Fogleman; Miss Mattie
Riggs with Mr. B. S. Glenn; Miss
Dora Cash, sister of the groom, with
Mr. J. A. Malone; Miss Frankie
Mangum with Mr. Lonnie Dameron;
Miss Mamie Pritchard with Mr. Ben
A. Sherman.
The happy couple arrived in Oxford
on Monday and we learn will make
this place, their future home.
Mr. Roy Badgett "and sister, Miss
Alma, and Miss Kate Jones, of Route
No 1, attended the marriage.
The bride is the attractive and pop
ular daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Fogleman, of Center Grove. The
groom is salesman for Mr. J. D.
Brooks, of Oxford, and is a young
man of high character and is much es
teemed here. That Mr. and Mrs.
Cash may have a happy and prosper
ous journey through life is the sincere
wish of A FRIEND.
Aged Lady at Rest.
Mrs. Ann E. Moore, probably the
oldest lady in Granville, died at the
home of her son, Mr. H. F. Moore
near Stem, last Friday at the ripe old
age of 94. Up to about a year ago
she was quite active and enjoyed the
companionship of her neighbors and
friends. She was a consecrated mem
ber of the Methodist church, becoming
a member in early life, and a true fol
lower of the meek and lowly Nazarene.
"God touched him with His finger,
and he slept," the poet wrote. So may
we say of this dear life- "God touched
her with his finger, and she slept," but
not until a beautiful life was lived, a
noble example of patience, fidelity to
truth and faith were given. Not un
til visions of a heavenly life, in Christ
Jesus, had cheered and illumined the
valley of the shadow. And now, that
she sleeps, memory takes up the harp
of life, and smitting the strings, finds
that her virtues melt into music So
it ever is, when a life is nobly and di
vinely lived.
Sweet Potato Seed.
I have for sale 75 bushels of nice
Jewel Yam sweet potatoe seed. C. D.
Morris, Oxford, N. C, Route 2. It
At Landis & Eastons
You will find table linens, towels and
white bed spreads. This is one depart
ment of our immense stock that we
take especial pride in and can truthful
ly say we have, better values than you
can find elsewhere. Everything in
cotton and linen have advanced in
price, but we were exceedingly fortu
nate while our buyr was in New
York to attend a special sale and
bought lower than the market. We
want all of our customers to ask for
the table linen and towel counter.
SHE PEACEFULLY SLEEPS.
DEATH OF A GOOD AND NOBLE
WOMAN.
Mrs. Gilliam Passed Away Last
v Thursday Morning Buried Last
Friday Afternoon.
Mrs. Malissa Gilliam, one of the
noblest and best women that ever liv
ed in Oxford, was gathered to everlast
ing rest early last Thursday morning
athe home of Mr. R. W. Lassiter,
from the effect of a stroke of paralysis,
prior to which she was enjoying the
best of health and bright and happy.
She was the widow of Judge and Con
gressman Robert B. Gilliam who died
in 1870, and was the beloved aunt
of Mrs. R. W. Lassiter, of Oxford;
Mrs. V. W. Shields, of Jacksonville,
Fla., and Mrs. J. M. Wesson.of Miss.
"Smooth the locks of silver hair,
On her brow with tenderest care,
Gather the robe in final fold
Around the form so still and cold;
Lay on her bosom, pure as snow,
The fairest, sweetest flowers that grow,
Kiss her and leave her our hearts de-
light;
Her pain is over she sleeps tonight."
Sometime before the awakening life
of a new day she went to sleep like a
tired child. It was few hours before the
birds carolled the coming of the morn
ing and before the rosy fingers of
the orb of day tinted the eastern sky
with a sheen of glory. Surely a most
fitting time for a pure spirit to take its
flight heavenward. With the eye of
faith one could see an invisible
hand wave a signal, and
a voice
in . softest accent on the night
breeze, announce that the gates were
open and that God's angels were wait
ing to escort her in.
After a long, busy and useful life
she died as she had lived honored,,
trusted and loved. She reared her
own monument while she lived in the
hearts of all who knew her. Her life
was completed if work all done and
well, done constitutes completion. She
was a member of the Episcopal church,
and her Christian life was beautiful
1
from ; its beginning to its close, and
through all the vicissitudes and sor
rowsthat she met in the way, her faith
in Gbd'never wavered. But she has
left us and today the spring buds
fall upon another grave that hides
from our sight all that is mortal of a
true and noble women.
From the citizens of this faif town
she loved so well, day after day went
up the silent prayer:
"Not here. O Death, not here,
Is there no other flower for thee to
take?
All the world is thine, and for its sake
Oh! come not here."
But alas, "Death loves a shining
mark" and so it came.
Our town and its hospitable people
ever held a warm corner in her heart.
It was here the best days of her life
were spent and when her last hour
came and th& God of eternity called
her to her everlasting rest, it was her
desire that beneath the shady trees ofi
our Silent City, on its sloping hillside,
surrounded by the beauty, happiness
and contentment A)f our people, where
the flowers are sweetest and the birds
warble their most melodious songs,
should be the eternal abiding place of
all that was mortal of her.
"Mourn not the lost! in realms of
changeless gladness,
Where friendship's ties are never
crushed and broken, we still
may meet; He who beholds our
sadness
Hath to the trusting heart assurance
spoken of that blest land, where
free from care and pain,
Fond friends unite again."
The funeral took place Friday after
noon in St. Stephen's Episcopal church
and the beautiful services were con
ducted by Rev. F, T. H. Horsefield
assisted by Rev. Francis Hilliard and
largely attended, and the songs by the
choir were touching and sweetly ren
dered. The interment was in the fam
ily plot in Elmwood Cemetery. The
flowers were many and beautiful, but
not more beautiful than the face that
rested so peacefully among them.
Beautiful in life, beautiful in death,
but far more beautiful in the glorious
resurrection morn. Flowers seems to
be the best emblem we have to express
our love, for we wreathe them around
the cradle, the marriage altar, and the
tomb. Thus would we leave her and
in memory keep her as sweetly rejoic
ing among the beautiful and fragrant
flowers. .
The flower bearers were: Messrs.
J. M. Currin, H. G. Cooper, J. B.
'Roller, J. B. Powell, F. P. Hobgood
Walter Stark.
Pall bearers were: Messrs. J. G.
Hall, J. C. Horner, W. H. Hunf, C.
H. Easton,W.A.Devin and T. Lanier.
AS TO MACADAMIZED ROADS.
! Granvine Must not be Behind Neigh
boring Counties.
Everybody knows that the one thing
needful for Granville county is macad
amized roads as dirt roads have proved
a failure in many instances. The
present bad condition of roads is the
greatest hindrance to our growth and
prosperity. On account of our bad
roads Granville county" and her towns
are not getting anything like their
share of the present prosperity, and if
nothing is done to improve the present
conditions our position on the map of
our State will be to our discredit. It
is absolutely essential that something
be done as early as possible if we want
to grow and keep pace with our neigh
boring counties. With Durham to
the South and Wake to the Southeast
with macadamized roads calling to the
farmers and traders to go to their en
terprising cities to spend their money,
unless wre improve our roads and that
at once business is certain to suffer and
Granville county will go backwards.
It is not only essential to the business
of the towns that we have better road3
but it is vital to the farmers as well,
so that they may more readily have
access to market. - How may we have
good roads ? By voting for the issue
of $100,000 bonds as it takes the 'long
green" to build roads.
We will publish next week the law
passed by the Legislature allowing
Granville county to vote on the ques
tion of issuing $100,000 worth of bonds
to build macadam roads.-
Joyous Easter in all its Glory.
We would not have any of sweet
girls denied the pleasure of Joyous
Easter, and sincerely do we hope that
everyone of our readers can have some
thing nice, new and becoming for that
glorious day of the year, for that is a
part of the life of the girl as well
as many of the dear mothers. But
do not let the idea of new dresses or
hats make one of you forget the signifi
cance of the day. It commemorates
the resurrection of Him whom we ac
cept as our Savior and guide. This
is not always on the same day, yet
comes during the spring, and what is
there which draws us closer to. the In
finite than the awakening of nature ?
We may make beautiful flowers, but
those flowers are but imitations; noth
ing we can do will make them live.
Not one of us can command any part
of the awakening of the gladsome
springtime but the Creator himself.
Then is .not the resurrection of a new
life a beautiful thought in connection
with the resurrection of Christ who
lived and died for us all ? Have rev
erence for Easter in its holiest sense.
Major Wm. Lassiter Promoted.
Major William Lassiter, military
secretary's department, who has been
performing the duties at division head
quarters as assistant to Colonel Geo.
Andrews, military secretary of the di
vision, has been relieved from duty at
Fort Santiago and has been assigned
to the department of Luzon as military
secretary of the department. Major
Lassiter's successor at division head
quarters has not yet been selected.
Since the departure of Major Guilfoyle,
Captain Williams, aide-de-camp to
General Weston, has been performing
the duties as military secretary of the
department. Manija, P. I., Cable
News. ,
Death of a Worthy Young Man.
Mr. Henry Bradford died at his
home in this place at 3 o'clock Tues
day afternoon of pneumonia. He was
sick about two weeks and his condition
was serious from the beginning of the
attack. Deceased , was the oldest son
of Chief of Police W. A. Bradford and
was a little over 20 years old. He
was a worthy young man, of fine char
acter and habits and had the confidence
and admiration of all who knew him.
He had been a clerk m George E.
Perry's store for four years and Mr.
Perry speaks in the highest terms of
him as a good boy and faithful employe.
Henderson Gold Leaf.
The editor of the Public Ledger ex
tends his deepest sympathy to his old
friend W. A. Bradford and his grief
stricken wife in the loss of their dear
son, and may the Heavenly Father
comfort and sustain them in the trying
hour.
Highly Endorsed.
Hargrove, N. C, March 10, 1907.
Southern Stock Food Co.
Oxford, N. C.
Gentlemen: After using several
brands of stock food we find that we
get better results from "Roysters" than
any other. Yours truly
C. W. ALLEN,
Royster's Stock Food is sold everywhere.
ITEMS FROM EXCHANGES.
NEWSY, POINTED ITEMS GATH
ERED FOR OUR READERS.
Short and Seasoned, Wise, Pert, Gay
and Solemn Things Talked About
in the Merry-go-Round.
Judee WofTord.of Kansas l-'itv, who
upheld women s
rints
t
is dead. Yet
after all it is merely
the passing of an-
other henpecked husband.
It seems that the legislature failed to
pass a'law preventing the Raleigh doc
tors from combining and charging five
dollars for a visit after ten o'clock at
night.
The next annual meeting of the
Blue and the Gray Association will
be held at the Jamestown Exposition
in July. Gen. J. S. Carr is at the
head of the organization.
The story comes of how a mother
after twelve years found her son by
hearing his voice in phonograph. In
one sense this breaks the record, but it
did not break that one.
Gov. Glenn, discussing the recent
Legislature, thinks that "in spite of
criticisms passed on every hand, time
will demonstrate that the laws passed
were wisely and well conceived."
Hayden Clement, Esq., of Salis
bury, has been appointed assistant at
torney general by Attorney General
Gilmer and has already entered upon
his office. The legislature provided
for this office at the recent session.
Last month the dead letter office
handled 1,050,303 pieces of estiayed
or unclaimed mail matter, and return
ed practically all of them to the send
ers. The money remittances found in
6.212 of the letters totaled nearly
$6,000.
1
A man who sees things tells us that
never before in the history of our Leg
islature have so many women occupied
the lobbies. Are we falling upon evil
days, or is this an indication of a bet
ter and honester lobbey? Charity and
Children.
The general education board to
which Rockefeller gave,. $32,000, 000,
has offered Wake Forest College $37,-'
500 if the college will raise $112,000
in four years. Prof. J. B. Carlyle 13
raising the fund. He has raised $23,
000 of the amount needed.
The widows of the Asheville police
men who were killed by the negro des
perado sometime ago, were last week
paid $2,500 by the city and citizens, it
being a relief fund raised mostly by
popular subscription at the time. The
dead men were Officers Blackstock and
Bailey.
The rooms of the Colored Business
Men's Social Company, in Greensboro,
were raided by the police Monday
evening and more than 100 gallons of
whiskey and beer seized. The mana
ger, Perry Young, was arrested on a
charge of retailing. The concern was
a mammoth "blind tiger."
The gang that holds those old car
pet bag bonds against the state, among
whom is Marion Butler, have offered
a big lot to South Dakota again, and
the governor of that state has refused
them. These bonds have been offered
to many a foreign country and to many
a state, and have been turned down
every time.
The Southern Ice Exchange, which
is another name for a trust met in At
lanta the other day and viewed "with
great alarm the action of national,
State and municipal governments in
the present aggressive movements
against all invested wealth in general
and corporations and transportation
interests in particular."
A jim crow case was thrown out
of the supreme court of the United
States last week because the plaintiff
didn't prosecute it. It came up from
Florida, where a negro objected to
having to ride in a street car with ne
groes. He wanted to ride with white
folks. But he got cold feet by the
time the case went to the supreme court
and the joy of having a decision on
that question was lost.
Five thousand persons saw a closing
bull fight by five women in a Mexican
town last week. The women have been
giving a series of exhibitions. This
sport is usually carried on by men. In
the closing contest all five of the wo
men were gored and tossed by the in
furiated bulls, but none was hurt se
riously. Bull fighting is still the na
tional sport in Mexico and Spain.
IF YOUR watch has gone on a
strike and your clock has quit striking
why bring them to W. D. Stimson
and he will adjust the matter prompt
ly and properly. Located at Paris Dry
, Goods store.