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VOL. 21.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY APRIL 1908.
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A TEMPERANCE LEAGUE
COMMITTEES APPOINTED FOR
WORK IN VOTING PRECINCTS.
Central Committee to Act Until Pre
cinct Committes Meet and Effect
Permanent Organization.
The prohibitionists have effected an
organization tor work in the interest
of then cause, and it is reported vthat
the anti's wiilvitteo prepare for sys
tematic work during the temperance
campaign. '
Immediately after the Governor's
speech on Thursday, numhers of peo
x pie remained in the court house to join
thej league which was then formed.
Dr. E. T. White was elected tempo
rary chairman, and Mr.y 1. Lanier,
secretary. Dr. White was urged to
become the permanent chairman of
the league, but he was unable to ac
cept the office 'on account of the lack
of time. Upon motion, it was order
ed that 'a committee of three, which
was later increased to five, be appoint
ed in every voting precinct to see that
persistent, effective work be done
throughout the countv. 1 he various
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precinct committees are instructed to
meet not later than Saturday the 4th,
when they are expected to appoint a
chairman. These' chairmen will get
together on the 6th to appoint a head
for the league and transact such busi
ness -as may be deemed wise. The
precinct committees are:
North Oxford. D. N. Hunt, A. Ba
ker, J. C. Horner, S. D. Booth, N. F.
Hobgood.
South Oxford, Jim Cozart, J. B.
Powell, C. H. Cheatham, J. B. Roller,
F. W. Hancock.
Bullock, W. B. Royster, G.-T.Pit-tard,
B. T. Hicks, R. A. Norwood, C
G. Royster.
--StovallL & Puckett, H. G.Gill,
'&&&3itlT. W. Stovall, B.:F.
.&, J. R. Wilson, W. S. Hester,
. Crews, W. H. Green, Sandy
ith.
Creedmoor, Z. E. Lyon, J. L. Peed,
J. J. Whitaker, M. L. Winston, J.
F. Sanderford.
Berea, J. G. Showell, J. C. Currin,
W. W. Franklin, (two others to be
chosen.)
Dement, J. A. Davis, T. L. Harris,
W. L. Brummitt, D. E. Brummitt.E.
C. Harris.
Bell Town, S. W. Knott, W. W.
Brummitt, J. R. Renn, H. E. Over
ton, A. D. Pitts.
Wilton, J. A. Morris, L. H. Moss.
A. Newton, Joe Usry, J. S. Gooch.
Grissom, G. L. Allen, W. H. Gar
ner, G. T. Sjkes, C. E. Lojd, E. H
D. Mangum.
Wiikins, J. N. Tilley, Ralph Cur
rin, W. H. Fleming, L. A. Wiikins,
W. A. L. Veazey. '
Tally 'Ho, Aax Walters, W. S.
Gooch, J. H. Stem, E. P.- Roberts, P.
R. Hardee. k
Geneva, E..N. Clements, M. Bla
lockt R. L. Burnett, Otho Daniel, F.
Y. Currin.
Howard, S. R. Puckett, B. F. Hes
ter, B. F. Dean, B. F. Currin, (1 to
be appointed.)
Oak Hill, P. O. Bumpass, J. N.
Watkins, J. B. Elliott, J. L: Watkins,
W. C. Rogers. '
Buchanan, Ballard Norwood, A. D.
Frazier, J. W. Winston, W. P. Wil
kerson, W. D. Watkins.
A central committee has been ap
pointed to take charge of the campaign
until the precincts appoint their chair
men, and these chairmen in turn ap
point a permanent chairman for the
leagjue. The central committee is com
posed of the following: J. B. Roller,
chairman, C. W. Roberson, Geo. B.
Thompson, J; A. Morris,E. T. White,
E. C. Harris, J. C Horner, W. G.
Hester, R. H. Marsh.A. B. Dunawaj-,
J. F. Meadows, W. Z. Mitchell Otho
A. Daniel, L. S. Massey, J. A. Strad
ley, J. G. Blalock, A". S. Barnes, M.
F. Adcock, J. R. Pace, T. Lanier, J.
F. Webb, and A. C. Parham.
These gentlemen contributed the
'following amounts to be used in start-
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COUNTY BOARD ELECTIONS
MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO
EFFECT ORGANIZATION.
Elected Officers and Appointed Reg
istrars and Judges for Approach
ing Election of May 26th.
The County Board of Election met
on Saturday afternoon, March 28th,
and after effecting an organization ap
pointed the registrars and judges in
each voting precinct of the county for
the election which comes off on the
26th of May. Mr. W. A. Devin was
elected chairman of the board, with
Mr. T. Lanier as Secretary. Below
are given the names of the registrars
and judges, the first name in each pre
cinet being that of the registrar:
South Oxford, D. C. Hunt, T. D.
Waller, J. A. Taylor.
North Oxford. Frank Lyon, T.N.
Burwell, A. Baker.
Dement, D. . Brummitt, A.
Dickerson, R. M. Height,
Bell Town, W. W. Brummitt,
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P. Bradsher, C. R. Gordon.
Wilton, Nat E. Faucette, B.
F.
Lane, J. T. Usry.
Grissom, W. T. Hockaday, Gj L.
Allen, C. E. Loyd.
Creedmoor, J. L. Peed.S. A. Flem
ing, R. H. Rogers.
Wiikins, H. I. Roycroft, J. N.
Tilley, L. A. Wiikins.
Tally Ho, W. S. Gooch, L. L. Crews,
Ajax Walters.
Geneva, Otho Daniel, M. Blalock,
S, H. Jones. -
Berea, Lewis Thorp,J. G. Shbtwell,
L. S. Russell. , .
Howard, B. F, Dean, B. F. Hester,
N. H. Woodlief.
Oak Hill, J. N. Watkins, J. S,
Watkins, Ben Adcock.
Buchanan R. I. Mulchi, J. W.
Winston, B. Norwood. i
Bullock, JN Daniel, G. H. Faii
cetfe. W AJ . .Lavis
Stovall, S. J. Currin, R. T. Greg-
ory, 1. J. uni.
Salem, L. G. Breedlove, N. G.
Crews, W. N. Critcher.
Endorsed by Greensboro Bar.
The undersigned members of the
Guilford County Bar heartily recom
mend and endorse F. P.. Hobgood, Jr.,
to the voters of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict for the Democratic nomination to
succeed Hon. A. L. Brooks, resigned,
as Solicitor. We believe him eminent
ly fitted by nature, character and ex
perience for the discharge of the duties
of this important office:
L M Scott, O L Sapp, Chas E Mc
Lean, E D Broadhurst, A Wayland
Cooke, S Glenn Brown, N L Eure,
R R King, Thomas' S Beall, W J
Sherrod, E J Justice, T J Murphy,
Chas A Hines, John N Wilson, G S
Ferguson, Jr, T E Whitaker, Thos J
Shaw, J I Scales, E D Kuykendall,
David Stern, A M Scales R C Strud
wick. Chas" M Stedman, Edward H.
Farriss, Thos J Gold, D H Parsons,
Thos C Hoyle, James T Morehead,,
John A Barringer, A B Kimball,
Roger W Harrison, Wescott Rober
son. ';
Opening Continued.
On account of the rain, our millinery
opening will continue through Friday
the 3rd. Long, Blalock & Haskins
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.
ing a fund to prepare literature, etc:
E. C. Harris, $1, L. S. Massey,1.25,
J. C. Howard, 50cts and J. F. Mead
ows 50cts.
A committee was appointed to con-f
fer with the anti-salooh league of Ral
eigh to secure a speaker for a rally to
be held in May.
The name of the league will be de
cided upon at a later date.
The secretary asks that the precinct
committee meet at their respective vo
ting places on Saturday, April 4th at
3 o'clock, and organize as suggested in
the nytice heretofore sent them
GOVERNOR GLENN SPEAKS
TO VERY LARGE AUDIENCE IN
COURT HOUSE.
Crowd Estimated to Have Been a
Thousand, Many oL Whom Could
Not Get in the Room.
It has been estimated that the crowd
of people wjio came to hear the speech
of Govornor R. B. Glenn, which was
delivered in the Court House, at two
o'clock, on the 26th, numbered perhaps
a thousand; Be that as it may, the
Court House was filled completely,
and there were many who tried
but failed to get in. After the front
entrance became blocked, a swarm of
people began to stream in the back
door and continued to pour in until
the bar was packed. The greater
number" was from the country per
haps two-thirds of the audience. The
ladies were present in larger numbers
than at any speakingr in the Court
House in years. x
It is pretty generally conceded that
the Governor made a good speech.
Some portious of it have been criticis
ed, but many of those who do not ad
mire him have credited him with hav-.
ing delivered a better speech than was
anticipated.
Governor Glenn carried his audience I
with him all through the two hours in
which he talked to it, and probably
gained many adherents to his cause.
Mayor W.A. Devin. in a few brief,
graceful words, introduced the speaker,
who opened headdress by stating that
three years ago upon his inauguration I
lie pledged himself to make the agri
cultural, educational, and industrial
nterests of the State the abject of his
solicitude. He stated that he had been
criticised as to his stand on prohibition.
being4;h"qd with inconsistency. He y
'hf' e by saying: th '
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totTi vbteVaWubmit the temperance
question to the people, which was done
in 1881. In 1886, he voted to expel
4 the traffic from Winston and in 1889,
he led the fight in the senate. Upon
his inauguration in March 1905 he
pledged himself to lead the fight
for prohibitiou.
The Governor admitted that he had
not always been a teetotaller, though he
denied ever having been drunk or un
der the influence of whiskey, never
having used it as a beverage.. He has
used wine, but none will ever pass his
lips again, was his asseveration.
The speaker very forcefully arraign
ed the whiskey traffic, enumerating its
evil 'influences in filling insane asy
lums and drunkard's graves, and
stated that it was more disastrous than
all the trusts and combines.
In answer to the argument that the
abolition of the traffic would hurt bus
iness, the Governor asked why it was
that railroads erected ,Y, M. C. A's
instead of saloons and taverns along
their tracks, and why'it was that they
refused employment to drinking men.
Mr. Glenn's description of a drunken
man and his crooked shambling, elic
ited much merriment and applause.
After stating that one farmer spent
$436 in one year for drink, a few "be
fore and after" statistics were given.
-Twelve years ago, Gaston county had
43 distilleries and bar places. At that
time, there were few churches and
schools, and the county roads were in
a deplorable condition. There was but
little employment for workers, -but to
day, the traffic has been abolished.and
there are 52 cotton industries, giving
employment to 6,000 or 7,000 people,
and the churches, schools, and. roads
are as good as in any county of its
size. Mecklenburg county was the
subject of a warm eulogy on the part
of Mr. Glenn, who stated that the vot
ers of that community had voted away
the traffic 16 years ago. Mecklenburg
was cited as being one of the best coun
ties of the whole country and its supe
rior educational, industrial, and agri
cultural advantages were offered as a
proof that the abolition of the traffic
fC ontinued on page five.
A SPEECH AT CREEDMOOR
Hoi J. Y. JOYNER MAKES EDU
CATIONAL ADDRESS.
God Crowd Present and Much Im
pressed by Speech Talks by R.
H. Rogers and Z. E. Lyon.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. Y. Joyner spoke to morehan 300
people in - a Creedmoor warehouse
Tuesday the 31st. ' There were num
bers of people present from a distance,
many coming from Hester,, Brassfield
Lyons, and other places. The bad
weather did not seem to pro ve as much
of a drawback as had been anticipated.
After being introduced by Mr. J.F.
Webb, Mr. Joy ner arose and effectively
spoke to, his audience for more than an
hour. -
He first took up the financial aspect
of the school question. He explained
that the bond issue of $6,000 for the
school building, under the present con
ditions would cost about $1 on the
$100 valuation for ten years, or $600
annually with interest. After showing
the cost, he demonstrated that this
would be so counterbalanced by other
considerations that the building would
be put up practically without cost.
When the building Js-erected, there is
the siim of $125 each year that will be
received from the building fund of the
county. Then there would come from
the High School fund a further sum of
$500 per year. This with the $125
added makes $625 per year that could
be spent at Creedmoor in the event
that the building is put up.
- Mr. Joyner was of opinion tha'fSthe
erection of the building would enhance
the real estate value of Creedmoor.
Saidje, it would cause people to move
tof ie town, and many would send
iftiildren as'boardinsr dupiIs.
071
snpakfir saJrl that. th rnns?r!tT
tFtne training or tneTriJirai.5j
souls of the children could not be esti
mated in dollars and cents. He made a
very strong appeal to consider this in
calculable advantage.
At the' conclusion of Mr. Joyner's
speech, Mr. R. Rogers made a very
eloquent and earnest plea to make the
election unanimous. He stated that it
meant so much for Creedmoor that the
election should be carried without a
dissenting vote.
Mr. Z. 1$. Lyon, following , Mr.
Rogers, said that he (Jid not come to
beg anybody to vote f one way or the
other, but pointing at the children, he
said that they ought to be argument
enough for anybody. He believed
that his district had as bright and in
telligent childreras caabe'found in
the State. Though he had no one to
educate himself, he was more than
willing to contribute to the training of
the children of his town and neighbor
hood. ? The general impression is that the
election will be carried by a safe ma
jority.
Republican Convention.
The Republicans held their conven
tion in the court house last Saturday
when about 25 or 30 were present,
There are two factions in the party,
one favoring Taft as a presidential
candidate, the other Cannon. The
Taft. element won out, and the dele
gates are instructed to cast their vote
for him, and for Adams for State
Chairman, and Robinson for delegate
to the. National Conventon. These
delegates were cnosen for the Congres
sional Convention which meets at
Greensboro the 29th: DA Moore, J
T. Cozart, W N Critcher, C J Rob
erts and J H Lyon. The del
egates to the State Convention which
meets in the same city on the following
day are: J W Brownt C P Hester,
H C Gill, A Bjiker and J H Gooch.
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FOR fine variety of flower cuttings
and tomato plants apply to Mrs. R.
T. Smith. f
Miss Lessie jburnetf,' who has been
visiting her sister,. Mrs John Burnett,
uear Oxford,haa returned to her home
in Chatham county.
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WORK OF THE CHILDREN.
HONOR ROLL, SEVENTH MONTH
OF GRADED SCHOOL.
Bright Boys and Girls Who Study
and Make Good Progress in
Different Grades.
First Grade Charley Dames. Pearl
Wheeler, Sudie Crews, Sylvia Hearst,
Harley Stacy,Emmie Cooper Medford,
George Beasley, William Webb, Fran
ces Mitchell, Jcje Beasley, Edward
Rawlins, Lewis Smith, Viola Hester,
Treya Gorman, Rob Parham, Rassie
Hobgood.Iargaret Pendleton, Char
lotte Carroll, Evelyne Hancock,Jessie
White. '
Second Grade Georgia Winston,
Fannie Frazier, Sidney Currin.Sidney
Farabow, Marion- Sneed.Irvin Hearst,
Frank Taylor, Carrie Hobgood Bennie
Garrett, Robert Day, Garland Hob
good,George Cheatham, Fannie Taylor,
Mary Lilly Blalock, R;oy Williford.
Third Grade Fannie Buchanan,
Susan Webb, Willie Hester, William
Medford, Willie Wheeler,. , Sudie
Adcock, Bessie Pitchford, Stanley Av
erett, Thelma Averett.OliviaBirchett,
Carroll Moore, Archie Johnson, Lila
Currin, Jennings Walters, William
Bryan, Joseph Bryan,Lindsey Taylor,
Easton Parham. f
Fourth Grade Marie Meadows,
Jewelle Fogleman, Eloise Cannady,
Annie E. Wortham, Ruby Adcock,
Jessie Bulloclf, Edith Parham, 'Earl
iHunt, Susie Meadows, Sail ie Ham me,
Marsh Call is, Imogen Cannady, John
Mitcheli, Frank Furman, Azelia Jones,
Joseph Blalock, Mary Cheatham.
Fifth Grade Ruth Shaw, Mary
White, Harry Renn, Harry Jones,
Ernest Hart, Sarah X'allis, Myrtle
Crews, Kennon Taylor, Lucy .Belle
Day, Eva Hester, Madeline Crews,
Mamie Moore, Lillian Taylor, Sallie
I Fuller, Lucy Landis , ; ' '
Simpson - Peirson, 4M arie Sta rk, Joh n
Roller, Vernon Taylor, Virginia' Car
roll, Ijois Perkinson.
Seventh Grade Mabel Hart, So
phronia Cooper, Lena Jones, Ellie
Baker, Katie Ellis, Edna Crews, Taz-
zie Dean, Frank Hancock, Jim Taylor,
Estelle "Bullock, Mary Fisher Hunt,
John Baker, SadieDay, Marguerite
Cannady, Wilbur Smith, Nouvelle
O'Brian, Ruth Taylor.
Eighth Grade Oscar Ragland, Irv
ing Royster, Marie Medford.
Ninth Grades Alleine Minor.Alma
Ragland, Isabel Fleming, Josephine
Brown, Susie Brown, Jack Bullock.
st. John's chapel.
Winnie Allen, Hollie Arrington,
Mary Arrington,-,; Ercell Burchett,
Mattie Burchetf, Mabel Bragg, Sarah
Hobgood, Bettie Lillard,Pearl Oakley,
Hetty Oakley.Johnny Burchett, Rich
ard Nash, Edward Nash, Dewey Wil
son, Claude Saunders, Mack Long,
Graham Oakley.
Horner ys Town.
Last Saturday afternoon, a picked
up team from Oxford played a game
of baseball with the Horner Boys on
the Horner grounds, the score being
11 to 3 in favor of the cadets. In spite
of the fact that none of the town men
had had any practice, they put up a
very good game much better than the
score would indicate. The cadets play
a very good game,and some good sport
is expected during the spring.
A prominent baseball enthusiast is
trying to effect the organization of a
county league in order that a series of
games can be scheduled for the sum
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Notice to the Public.
Having sold my interest and good
will in the C A' Stacy Co to Mr S M
Wheeler, I bespeak for him the pat
ronage of my friends and the public
of Oxford. Thanking the . people of
Oxford for their favors,and asking the
continuance of same to S M Wheeler.
Yours truly,
C A STACY.
Having purchased. the interest of
Mr C A Stacy in the Stacy Company,
and having become general manager
Lpf the Compauy, 1 beg to ask the con
tinued patronage of the citizens ot Ox
ford. We are prepared to" do all kinds
of plumbing at reasonable rates, and
satisfaction guaranteed- in everv in-
J stance. S M WHEELER.
MR. GEO. P. GOOCH DEAD.
EXPIRED AT STEM MARCH 26TH
IN 62ND YEAR.
Had Been Sick for Some Time and
End Not Unexpected Prominent
Citizen of That Section.
. There died at Stem on March 26th,
about 5:30 a. m. Mr.George P. Gooch,
a prominent farmer of Stem. Mr.
Gooch, who. was 61 years, arid 9 months
of age at his death, had been afflicted
with bad health for some time, and his
end was not unexpected.
The deceased was a faithful member
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
having joined in his 22nd or 23rd
year. He was a quiet, unassuming
man, and highly respected by all who
knew him. Mrs. Gooch, with eight
children, 5 sons and three daughters,
survive him: Dr.Tillett Gooch, Messrs.
William, Thomas G., Elvin, and Julo
Gooch; Mrs. Fred Adcock, Misses
Tuxanna and Fannie Gooch. Mr.
Gooch is also survived by these three
sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Rebecca
Freeman, Mrs. Rachel Stanley, Mr?.
Parthenia Cozart; Messrs. Radford and
Roland Gooch.
The funeral services were conducted
from Stem M.E. church by the pastor,
the Rev. C W. Robinson, on Friday
at two o'clock. The interment was in
the old family burying ground. These
were the pallbearers: Messrs. John
Wheeler, Elvin Jones, Chas. Sanford,
Otho Moore, Eugene Mangum, and D.
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Orphans Concert Tour.
The Oxford Orphan Asylum sing
ing class of 1908 will begin its qastem
tour on April the 14th. This first
tour will close about June the 20th, .
and the western tour is slated for the
latter part part of J uly.
The noble institution represented by
this class is right)' held in high esteem
by the people of North Carolina. It is
now. caring for ,315.of. fho .homeless, ''
orphan children, who are being trained'
for useful lives.
Since the establishment of the insti
tution in 1872, 2,450 boys and. girls
have been cared for.
The program that has been arranged
is especially attractive and will no
doubt meet with approbation. The
concerts are always, interesting.
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Which Side Are You On?
There was a great gathering at
Dabney and at Island Creek, Vance
county, last Sunday, and great men
spoke on the temperance question.
This is the one thought that is before
our people now. I say broth6r,friend,
which side are you on? If yoii are a
christian 1 can answer the question for
you. Did you hear the great speech
of our great Governor? If you did,
certainly he tookyou off the fence.
Are you a father, a husband, or a
brother? If you are you will vote for
prohibition. Let our preachers every
where preach temperance there is no
time to be lost. If you cannot preach
temperance and do not favor or voto
for prohibition, then never go behind
the sacred desk again..
Many thanks to our neighbor Mrs.
Alice Callis, of Oxford, for her nice
contribution to The News and Obser
ver. Friends, send in your temperance
piece to our paper, Our columns are
open for the right.
Friends, do not think your excuse
will be worth a cent if you fail to vote.
If you are a temperance man you will
vote for prohibition in spite of Mike.
On the 26th of May the temperance
wave. will sweep the good "'Old North
State" cleaner and more, rapidly than
any forest fire you have ever known
or read of. Boys, get on the "Band
Wagon"now, or you will be out oftho
fight. With love,
D. N. HUNT.
Big congregations have been attend
ing the services at the Baptist church,
which have been conducted by Dr W
M-Vines, of Norfolk. Much interest
is being taken in the meetings which
will continue for ten days. Dr Vinea
has made a fine impression.
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