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OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY MARCH 27, 1908.
NO. 1
IN WAR WITH ENGLAND.
GRANVILLE BOYS OF THE YEARS
1812 AND 1814.
A VERY ENORMOUS HOG.
INSPECT MILITARY BOYS.
EDUCATION IN GRANVILLE
FEW FACTS PERTAINING TO
' THE SCHOOLS.
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
MRS.FURMAN ENTERTAIN
WONDERFUL HOG OWNED BY
MR. E. B. COZART.
GRANVILLE GRAYS INSPECTED
THURSDAY, THE 19TH
SOME SCHOOLS HAVE CLOSED,
OTHERS CLOSING.
WOMAN'S CLUB AND SHAKES
PEARE CLUB,
Complete Roster of Granville Men,
Who Were in the Campaigns of
Second English War.
A Ledger man was prowling about
the Court House the other day, and to
get rid of him Clerk of- the Court
Crews loaned him a copy of the roster
of North Carolina troops that served
in the War of 1812 to 1814. These
troops were drafted from the State
Militia, and the order to publish the
names was made by the legislatures of
of 1851 and 1853. The bills stipulated
that one hundred copies be printed and
that a copy be sent to the clerk of the
court of each county.
Pursuant to a requisition of the
United States, in virtue of an act of
Congress, April 10th, 1812, certain
troops were drafted from the North
Carolina Militia. The following men
were detached from the Granville reg
iment, and formed into the 8th com
pany, 1st regiment, 1st brigade of the
division commanded by Thomas Brown
Major-general, the brigade being com
manded by Thomas Davis, Brigadier
general, and the regiment, by Josiah
Flowers, Lieut-Col Commandant, Caleb
Etheridge, First Major, and John M.
Cotter, Second Major. The men in
the 8th company were:
Willis Johnston, Captain. Wm. G.
Brown, Lieut., William Dalby.Ensign,
Wilie M. Spears, Green B. Walker,
Tandy Walker, James G. Tate, John
Bass, Richard Wood, Francis Clark,
"Wiat Johnston, John Barnett,Jr.,John
Barnstt, Solomon Hayes, Kinchen
Higgs, Kinchen Bynum, Thomas Cole,
James Mayson, William W. Ananias,
Valentine May field, John Davis, Kade
Kitirell, William Parks, John Roberts,
Abram 'Lawrence, George Lieuter,
John Lyod.John Paskill, James Allen,
James Gill, Moses Winston, Wiat
Kennedy, Newmon Robertson, Jehu
Spear, Benjamin Huffman, Arthur
Fuller, Lain Moore, Thomas Lile,
Henry Morris, Fletcher Taylof, John
Sherril, Asa Green, James Sewit, Da
vid Byers, William Bock, Henry Av
ery, Lazarus Minor, George Byers,
William White, Wiat jCozart, Samuel
Clemons, James Medders, Michael
Crishton.John Spheson, Jesse Acock,
Benjamin H.Wortham, Henry Cham
bles, Samuel Persy th, Henry Jones,
Mertin Freeman, Payten Madison,
Merkle Tom Kithrell, Egreppy Nance,
Edward Weathers, Henry Hendley,
William Adcock, Arthur Fuller, Asa
Green, Nicholas Green, and John
Mitchell, privates, the number in the
company being 70.
The muster of the Ninth Company,
of the same division, brigade and regi
ment were: Lestly Gilliam, Captain;
William Gilliam, Lieut. ; Thomas
Hunt, Ensjgn; Thos. Howard, First
Sergt.;John Downey, 2nd Sergt.;Thos.
Downey, 3rd Sergt.; Moses Petiford,
4th Sergt.; Horatio Bass, 1st Corp.;
Charles Pratt, 2nd Corp.; Benjamin
Ward, 3rd Corp.; William Oakley,
4th Corp.; Peyton Hayes, William
Terry, Charles Duncan,Scarlet Ander
son, Ransom Hester, Soloman Satter
white.William Laniel,Overton Haines,
Thomas Daniel, Phillip P. Pool, Char
les Smith, Meredith Lampkin, William
Blanks, Elkshel Ellis, Robert Wilson,
Robert Jenkins, William Hargrove,
William Collins, John Norwood, Reu
ben Hawkins, William Barnes, Pleas
ant Mangum, Rowland Perdue, John
Daniels, John Montague, Robert
Stamper, John Chavis,Thomas Evans,
Jeremiah Anderson, Lemuel Tylor,
Meredith Lauikins, William Griffin,
Thomas Lewis, William Seares, Ben
jamin Grissom, Reuben Parish, Zach
ariah Mitchell,' William Johnston,
Robert Elliston, Robert Gordon, Robt.
Longmire.David Jones,Thomas Hedg
pith, Bewdie Howard, William Gor
don, James G. Tate, Lervey Pettiford,
John T. Peace, Thomas House, Ran
som Harris, Wilie Grissom, Barnett
Higgs, Edward Setton, Payton Madi
Continued on page five.
Weighs 1469 Pounds Has Been
Exhibited in 11 States and Soon
to Do Much Travelling.
When Mr. E. B. Cozart was in the
office the other day, he was asked about
the enormous hog that he owns. Mr.
Cozart is preparing to take a trip and
is mapping out his itinerary. He will
first exhibit the monstrosity in Dur
ham,wherc he will remain for a week.
He will from there travel South to
New Orleans, stopping at Atlanta,
Montgomery and other cities on the
route. Coney Island will be his next
point and, after completing the allotted
time there, Mr. Cozart will journey to
Niagara Falls and over in Canada as
far as Toronto.
Mr. Cozart has been in eleven States
with his hog, having spent six mouths
at the Jamestown Exposition last year.
The animal weighs 1460 pounds
and is of prodigious dimensions. He is
8 feet, 4 inches in girth and measures
9 feet, 2 inches from tip to tip. To
give some idea of his vast proportions,
Mr. Cozart says that his hogship is
three inches larger in girth than the
largest horse known to be in existence
in the country, which is the Moroccan
horse now on exhibition in Toronto,
Canada. And wonderful to say, the
hog has achieved all his distinction in
the space of 3 short years, which is the
animal's age. He certainly .ought to
be proud of himself, for he won a gold
medal at the Exposition at Jamestown.
Mr. Cozart says that the hog is a
very small eater, and is fed on meal
and apples, with a few sweet potatoes
to diversify his diet. He seems to
thrive on that bill of fare, for he has
never been sick. In spite of his cor
pulency, he is able to get about remark
er&bly well.
.", He isan aristocratic hog, for he has
a good pedigree. He is a cross between
the big bone and little bone Poland
China, but as to why he grew to such
colossal proportions, nobody knows-.
He is a freak of nature.
Millinery Opening Landis & Eastons
The ladies of Oxford and Granville
County are cordially invited to attend
our Grand Millinery Opening Wed
nesday, April 1st, and Thursday,
April 2nd. We have some very pretty
hats to offer from our own work rooms
and from Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York. Remember the day and
date. Yours truly,
Landis & Easton.
Tried For Fighting.
Tuesday at 12 o'clock, Mr. Russell
Bowden, employee of the Taylor-Can-nady
Buggy Factory, and Mr. J. L.
Montgomery, plumber for C. A. Stacy
Co., were arraigned before Mayor
Devin and tried for having engaged in
a fight at the Bowling Alley last Sat
urday night. It seems from the testi
mony of Mr. Bunk Person and Mr.
Starnes, who saw only the latter part
of the affair,that the fight was of small
consequence, the only damage done be
ing a broken window.
The defendants pleaded guilty and
stated that they were drinking at the
time. They had been on good terms
until Montgomery lurched over against
Bowden who cautioned him not to re
peat the performance. The second
time Montgomery rubbed against him.
Bowden struck or pushed him against
the window, Montgomery's head break
ing a pane of glass.
After hearing the case, the Mayor
fined Montgomery $2.75 and Bowden
$3.75. There fines being promptly
paid, the men were released.
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 Pans Dry
Goods store.
OUR garden seeds are the best we
can buy. Full stock of garden and
flower seeds at Stedman's Drug Store
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Col. Thos. Stringfield, Colonel J. N.
Craigr, and Captain Huget,
the Inspectors.
On the 19th inst, the Granville
Grays under command of Captain J.
Robert Wood, with 3 officers and-43
men present, were marched into the
Taylor grove, and inspected by the
following officers, the inspection being
witnessed by a large crowd: Colonel
Thomas Stringfield, Inspector-General,
N. C. N. G., Colonel J. N. Craig, Com
mander of the 3rd regiment, N. C N.
G.,and Captain Huget, of the United
States Army. The boys were put
through many military evolutions,
were marched about and carried
through the manual of arms. They
looked natty and trim, the Company
proper passing a very good inspection,
but when the inspection of arms was
made, Captain Hnget gave the boys a
little dressing down, the guns-being
found in rather bad condition. Army
officers are exceedingly strict,aud when
the Captain discovered that two mem
hers of the Company failed to present
themselves for inspection, he told Cap
tain AVood that he ought to put the
absentees in jail for five days. Col
Craig has sent orders to Adjutant-gen
eral Robertson t send' court-martial
papers and a copy of the articles of war
to Captain Wood, who will be in
structed to either put the absentees in
jail or discharge them for the good of
the service. This state of affairs has
put Capt. Wood in a very unenviable
position and he is trying to have the
order mitigated, or something done to
keep the boys from having to undergo
such a severe sentence. .They, are
good fellows" iand did - not intend to
shirk duty or do anything unsoldierly,
and it is very regrettable that they are
in such a predicament Of course,
Captain Wood will have to carry out
any order that is given him, but he
will do his best for his men. Colonel
Craig refused to commit himself as to
what he would do in the premises, but
he has promised to take the matter un
der consideration.
In the evening, the inspectors went
through the armory and looked over
the books of the Company. Captain
Huget disapproved of the Company's
quarters and did not mince matters in
expressing himself. He said that if it
were not for the fact that a new build
ing is about to be erected, he would
have disbanded the company. Last
year, the armory was condemned by
the inspector, but Capt. Huget was es
pecially severe in his criticism.
If Granville wants to keep its Com
pany next year, that armory will have
to be put up, otherwise, the Grays will
in all probability be disbanded at the
next inspection. The United States
government is far more rigid than
when the Guard was under the su
preme supervision of the State.
Captain Huget was well pleased
with the personnel of the Company.
Captain Wood says that he is going
to have the finest coniDany in the State,
and is preparing for the encampment.
No company in the State has finer
material.
Grand Millinery Opening.
Mrs. T. Lanier will have her spring
Millinery Opening on Wednesday,
April 1st, and cordially invites the
ladies of the town and count' to attend
and examine the beautiful and stylish
display of Pattern Hats. The line of
goods are larger and more select than
ever before shown and the ladies will
have ho trouble in finding a new spring
hat in any color or style. Miss Mary
Wollett the trimmer is an experienced
and artistic milliner having been for
the past several seasons with one of
the largest houses in Philadelphia.
We invite all parents to be present
at the Baptist Sunday School next Sun
day 9.30 A. M. See what the children
can do- W. H. Upchurch. '
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Fifty-two. Schools in County, 10 of
Which Are Special Tax Districts
--Some Figures Given.
"1 want to get the people interested
in the subject pf- taxation for schools.
I want to show-them the great benefits
arising therefrom--to demonstrate how
much good comes from money wisely
spent in education," said Superinten
dent Webb to a Ledger quill driver."
"Tell me something about the schools,
Air. Webb" sid the q. dl
"Why, in the county, there are fifty
two schools, ten of which are in special
tax districts, and these 10 schools spend
as much money every y ear as all the
balance of the schools in the county."
"How much money is spent."
"The ten tax districts spend,roughly
speaking, about $8,000, and the 42
non-taxed districts spend the same
amount."
"What is the length of the school
term in both types of school?"
"Well, the school term for the non
taxed districts is foui months, while in
the 10 taxed districts the terms are as
follows: Knap of Reeds High School
and the Stem 'High School, 7 months
each; Howard High School, 6 mos.;
Providence, 6i mos.; Hester, 7, mos.;
Creedmoor, 7 1-2 mos.; New Hope, 5
mos.; Berea, 5 mos.; Lyons, 6 mos.;
Tally Ho, 6 mos.
, "Compare tor me the taxation rates."
"The regular tax is $1.50 on the
poll and 18 cents per hundred. The
special tax varies. For Knap of
Reeds and Howard H. S.,it is 30 cents
on the f 100.valuation; fox; Stem, 20;
Providence 1 5 ; I Jester, 30; Creed moor,
26iew-Jtppe, 2Q; ,BjE;3a,l20Lyvns,
20; and Tally Ho, 30." Four of these
schools are in Dutchville,to-wit: Knap
of Reeds, Hester, Lyons, Creedmoor;
three are in Tally Ho: Stem.Tally Ho
and Providencejtwo in Walnut Grove:
Howard H. S., and Bprea, and one,
New Hope, is frvBrassfield. The sums
spent in the ten special . tax schools
(including the amounts derived from
the regular tax") are: For Knap of
Reeds, Stem, and Howard High
Schools, $1,300 each; Hester, $700;
Lyons, $500; Tally Ho, 450; Berea,
$300; Providence, $500; Creedmoor,
$900; New Hope, $300. 'The total is
about $8,000, which as I have just
said, is about the amount spent in the
remaining: 42 non-taxed districts."
"Then the teachers in these 10 schools
must receive more salary, and there
must be more of them to each."
"Why of course. Few of the non-
taxed schools have but one teacher,
and the maximum salary paid by this
type of school is $40 per month, and
the 2nd grade teachers receive but
$25. In the special tax districts, there
are from two to three teachers for each
school, who receive much better sala
ries,to say nothing of the longer terms
of school. Let's" see, each of the High
Schools " have three teachers; Hester
has 2; Lyons 3; Tallv Ho 2; Berea 2;
Providence 2; Creedmoor 3, and New
Hope 2." , -
"Why, Mr. Webb, it does look as
if it ought to be easy to convince peo
ple that money spent on education is
the best investment that could be made.
Why a man who owns $2,000 worth
of property, ought not to kick on a
special tax rate of 20 cents, which
makes his part but $4 per year ,and
you know so many people are not
worth $2,000. Their', portion then
would be practically nothins:. A man
who gives in $200, would have but 40
cents to pay."
"un, yes, i Know tnat. &. man
voted against special tax in one district.
He was taxed on but $20 worth of
property, and his school tax would
have been but 6 cents.' The trouble is
that people don't understand the im
portance of the question, and imagine
that the taxation will be greater than
is the case." .
"What about the Creedmoor bond
Commencement at Tally Ho on the
17th Inst, with Large Crowd
Commencements to Be.
On the 17th inst., the Tally Ho
ichool held its commencement and the
big crowd of people who came to hear
the exercises witnessed a very enter
t lining and successfully carried out pro
gram. Fully half of the people could
not get in the building, so large was
the audience1, and they had to remain
on the outside.
At 7.30 the exercises were opened,
and were found to consist of recitations,
songs, burlesques, and a scarf drill,
all of which were executed very cred
itably. At the conclusion of the pro
gram, Superintendent J. F. Webb in
a brief talk introduced Thaddeus G.
Stem, Esq., who made the address. Mr.
Stem's remarks were fitting and appro
priate, adding much to the pleasure of
the evening.
This was the first year of the Tally
Ho school under the special tax, voted
some time ago. Miss Ella Clements
is principal and Miss Ruth Webb as
sistant principal of the school. There
are 7'6 children in the xlistrict and the
attendance has been quite good. Every
one feels that good work has been done
at Tally Ho during the past-term.
The Lyons school closed last Friday
with appropriate exercises, but the
Ledger,, unfortunately, has not been
able to get an account of it.
The above statement is also true for
th Providence school, which has held
its closing exercises.
On" the 16th of April the Stem
school will conclude its year of work,
and a good; commencement is expected.
IJr.JgixoxMC'deliyer. the ad
dress. The closing exercises of the Hester
school will be given on the 6th, and it
is expected to have some prominent
man interested in education to deliver
an address. ,
The Creedmoor scho)l commence
ment has been changed from the, 2nd
as announced last week, and will be
held on the 8th. . Some speaker, not
yet selected, will be on hand to make
the address.
On March 31st, Superintendent of
Public Instruction J. Y. Joyner will
speak in Creedmoor in the interest of
the bond issue to be voted upon.
Millinery Opening.
We will have a display of our mil
inery on exhibition Wednesday, April
1st, and Thursday, April 2nd. The
WIIp nf O vfnrd and Granville countv
are cordially invited to come and in
spect our new line of pattern hats, in-
cluding all the newest creations of
New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
our new line of colored hats, espec
ially our Phipps hat.
Long, Blalock & Jiaskins.
WHEN in need of a nice rig call
up Smith & Roberts, Phone No. 55.
The new livery is in connection with the
Exchange Hotel. Everything new,
spank and span. Prices reasonable
and service to please you. It.
ssue?"
"1 think it will be carried. Superin
tendent, Joyner will speak in Creed
moor on the 31st, and we hope that his
speech will cause people to take more
interest in the election and carry it."
"How much annual expense will
this bond issue be to the Creedmoor
people if the election is carried?"
"We can't tell exactly, but if the
tax valuation remains as it is at pres
ent, the aunual tax for ten years will
be ten cents. Of course, if the valua
tion is increased, this may be reduced,
and if, in a few years many more peo
ple come to Creedmoor why they will
have to help pay for the building and
thus reduce the expense for Creedmoor.
"Say, I wish you would state that
a phamphlet will be issued from the
office of the Board of Education in
the interest of special tax, and that
copies will be mailed free to anybody
who wants them.
Dr. B. K. Hays Delivers Interesting
lecture ou Robert Browning
Refreshments Served.
On Tuesday the 24th. inst., Mrs.
H. O. Furman most delightfully en
tertained the Woman's Club, the
Shakespeare Club, and a few other
friends, the occasion being that of a
lecture upon Robert Browning by Df"
B. K. Hays.
It was a masterly effort. The?
speaker was thoroughly acquainted
wtth his theme, as well as thoroughly
in love with it, and held his audienco
spellbound. Going straight to the
heart of his subject, he drew, first, a.
vivid word portrait of the man Rob
ert Browning and then, with a pow
er of subtile analysis which ojie writer
has seldom, heard, equalled, he pro'
ceeded to unfold the deep meaning
the spiritual significance of the wri
tings of this Prince of the Obscure ir
literary expression. He absolutely
read sense into Browning, as incredi
ble as the statement may appear to
the uninitiated. His luminous ex
position threw a search light into dark:
plates, revealing hidden beauties antl
a wealth of meaning where the super
ficial reader finds just "chaos and old
night."
Both the Woman's Club and the
Shakespeare Club are indebted to Dr.
Hays and Mrs. Furman for a very
rare literary treat.
At the conclusion of the lecture de
licious refreshments were served, and
the guests dispersed after a most en
joyable evening
Death of Mrs. Rebecca HobgootL
'Death is no respecter of persons, for
all must answer the call. On Febru
ary 2nd, 1908, Mrs. Rebecca Frazier
Hobgood, wife of James S. Hobgood,
answered and went up higher to bo
with her Saviour whom her life dem
onstrated she was prepared to meet
She was a consistent and faithful mem
of Enon Baptist church, this county
Her life was joyous and happy. Slit?
was always glad to meet with the?
church; ever ready to help advance thes
cause of Christ. One of the happiest
family circles lias been broken. Her
children, grandchildren and friends al
ways received a smile with pleasant--ness
and a hearty welcome. She leaves
a husband, one daughter, and four
sons. The children had made homes
for themselves leaving two happy,
. , on A niaaant i,i nni, i;v.
i r
S alone. 1 uey nai uec.ueu tu
brate their 50th anniversary. A few
days previous to the date of the celo-
. bration,she fell a victim to pneumonia
nf:n tn arow worse until the
end came. She seemed to have a pre
sentment that something unusual would
take place, and wa? not much in favor
of the celebration. The invitations,
however were sent out.
Her sweet, joyou?,happy smiles will
be missed at church. Surely we sor
row with her lonely husband. Oh! it.
is so hard to give her up, but we feel
assured that she is sleeping in the arm
of Jesus. Though we ought not tr
grieve for those for whom we have
such strong hopes, for we know thoso
that Jesus has redeemed, and calletl
from earth to eternity are happy and
blessed, and of all trials and trib
ulations of this life. To her family
her loss is irreparable. The bitter,
overwhelming sorrow felt for wife ancS
mother comes but once. Though her
presence is gone, her example, herr
prayers, and influence can never his
lost She hath done what she could.
Husband and children be faithful. All
human afflictions are not worthy to be
compared with the glory to bo reveal
ed. Tn that pure home of tearless
joy, Earth's parted friends shall meet
With smiles of love that never part.
And blessedness complete."
A FRIEND.
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