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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Governor William W, Kitch-
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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER, FRIDAY, JULY 10, p08.
a pit j to let lift
of hero makers a
to the clutches
3iero worshippers.
Where the Shoe Pinches.
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IS rVnrrt noo hoovs thnrnn nhltr mTr.l
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-W. C.
For Lieutenant Governor
Newland.
For Secretary of State: J. Bryan
Grimes.
For Treasurer Benjamin R. Lacy.
For Auditor Benjamin F. Dixon.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction J. Y. Joyner.
Fcr Insurance Commissioner
James R, Young.
Attorney General T. W. Bickett.
Commissioner of Agriculture W.
A. Graham.
For Labor commissioner M. L.
Shipman.
For corporation commissioner B.
F. Aycock.
CONGRATULATIONS BROTHER.
Says the Concord Times:
With this issue The Times enters
upon the thirty -fourth year of its ex
istence, naving been established in
1875. For twenty-three years of this
time the present editor has had charge,
and in all this time the paper has never
missed a regular issue nor failed to
appear on the day of publication. Tne
paper, of course, is in a more prosper
ous condition to day than ever before,
The people of this section have been
good to it, overlooking its faults and
magnifying its virtues. In the d
to come, as in those that are past,
effort will be always to aid in bringing
about that which tends to the moral
and material betterment of the people
of this section.
The Ledger congratulates the Times
upon its past achievments and most
heartily wishes for that'., worthy paper
a continuation of its prosperity. The
Times has had an enviable past and
its future path looks very bright
Here's luck to Brother Sherrill!
tigated from every standpoint and
these investigations have been made
by those who were unfavorable to him.
The results corroborated all the favor
able reports that have fFeen made of
him.
Gentlemen and friends, let's let that
report stand let Mr. Kitchen stand
before the people as he is, and the re
publican shafts will do no damage this
fall. Mr. Kitchen's record has made
for him an armor that has but one
vulnerable point sarcasm.
It is all right in the case of a man
who has done his life work and has
reached the respected period of old age
for his admirers to rake up the won
derful things he did in infancy, to re
tail his sententious remarks, to tell
what breakfast foods he prefers, and
solemnly impose upon the public cied
ulity about how he refused to let a
pretty girl kiss him, or how he kissed
the bony claws of some ancient female
termagant. It is all risrht in that case
for he has reached that point where he
is no longer in anybody's way.
Mr. Kitchin is too big a man to be
come a plaything for the sentimental
ists. He is going to be our next gov
ernor, and he will be one of the best
that we have ever had, but thank the
Lord, he is no hero.
Please revoke the pass over that
route.
papers about Booker Wash
ington, and such a lot of ill-considered
and hysterical talk indulged in by
Northern sociologists and others about
education raising a man to a high
plane regardless of his color, that
many of our own people are doubtless
misled ipto believing that educated
negroes are really met on a level by
the better grade of Northern salects.
Of course nothing could be further
from the truth, as any one who has
ever lived in the North knows.
Even Booker Washington, when he
takes a summer residence on Long Is
land near President Roosevelt's sum
mer home encounters social and econo
mic difficulties of considerable magni
tude. The following account of one
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or tneir aimcuities is clipped irom a
A
longer article in a recent number of
the New York Press:
"What wealth failed to do, the
Yankee's attitude!
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loeiisiuie negroes nave long since
learned that their best friends and
most forbearing neighbors are the
white people of' the South their, old
masters or the children of the old mas
ters of their poverty.
FRANCIS B. HAYS.
The Road to Contentment.
A short Italian prayer which is not
without wisdom: "I pray that I may
never be married. But if I marry
pray that I may not be deceived- But
if I am deceived I pray that I may
not know it. But if I know it I pray
that I may be able to laugh at the
whole affair." Exchange.
Plans for a Big Hotel.
There is a move on foot to build for
Durham a big hotel. The Hotel Cor-
coran, according to reports, is to be
doubled its present capacity. This
building is owned by Mis3 Mangum
and she has had plans made that are
presence of Booker T.Washington has now being considered by builders.
accomplished here ic has divided the
villagers into social factions. The in
habitants of Huntington have boasted
for years that the poor and the rich
regarded each other as neighbors and
that there was less class distinction
than in any other village in the State.
The members of the poorer families
have been invited to the receptions in
the homes of those who have acquired
wealth, and the wealthy families, in
turn, have gone to the outings and
The bids for the enlargement of the
hotel will besubmitted in a few days.
The question of getting a larger
hotel for Durham people is now one
that is the most important fo the city.
Until there are better accommodations
there will never be any meetings here
of importance. In fact there are not
accomodations here for the travelling
public and as a result many of the
The Nortl Carolina
State Normal and Industrial College.
Maintained by the State for the Education of the Women of North Carolina.
Four regular Courses leadir to Degrees.
Special Courses offered in Teacher Training, Music. Manual Arts and Domestic
Science and in the Commercial Department.
Free Tuition to thes- who agree to teach in the schools of North Carolina.
Board, laundry, tuition and all other expenses, including use of texi-beoks. $170 00
a year. For free tuition s-tudents, $125 00 a year.
Thore desiring to enter should apply as early as possible. The capacity of the dor
mitories is limited.
Fall Session begins September 1 :th, 1908.
For catalogue and other information address.
J. I. FOUST, President.
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Right After Booze.
It really looks as if Durham is go-
other social gatherings of the poorer traveling men hustle away from here
lamuies. V , rather than spend Sunday in Durham
. .1 . , 1 his matter of a larger and better
return this spqonn rf tho noorn prfnon. M.gw v
tor, who leased the Van VVyck home- notel has claimed considerable atten-
stead last year, has aroused a storm of tion in Durham here of late and the
ays ing straiSnt after John Barley corn, resentment on the part of the wealthy public will be glad to know that there
ita Tuesday's Durham Sun says: dwellers of the place. Those with less ig now on tQQt & mQve fco build here a
Th olHarmon .rootorl o aroof c.r. money have received ashmgton cor- , . , ... .r- ..
Thft n.ldprmpn rreatftd a arent. snr. I Oney
o 1 i 11 mi 1 1 i' t
nrisftlAst. Pvftnino- whpn hworo nf aiaiij. 1 ney Knew ne was a mena
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four to three,one member being absent 01 Jeignoor isooseveit, and tnat was 1
at the time, license was refused to the 8uracient tor tliem. Any one who was
firm ofnroo tr. Ooii ui.tnr r.n nraBr.r-in. & iTiexia or .Kooseveit was a iriend or
tion. This makPS Durham in rhpnrv theirs, they Said.
at least, a rhnrrmahlv rirv fhwn TVTnf Before the arrival of Washington,
a drop of whiskey can be sold lee-all v the Proud Smyths deigned to associate
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THE HERO ROUTE.
In a recent article in the Atlanta
Journal reference is made to a book
published eighteen months ago in
which Mr. Kitchen is put before the
public in the guise of a hero. We
have not had the pleasure of reading
the book, nor have we seen any criti
cism of it. Therefore, there is noth
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ing so lar as is Known to cause any
one to speak unkindly of the author's
efforts or intentions.
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rut, ail the same, the hero route
contains many lurking dangers for a
growing man. The public too well
in this county.
In springing this surprise the alder
men themselves were more or less sur
prised. There was no intimation that
this would be done. It was all over
and the town was declared
before any one had time
second breath.
It came about in this way and real
ly resulted in the license being refused
after being granted: Three drugstores,
W. M. Yearby, r. W. Vaughan and
Thomas Pharmacy Co., applied for li
cense in the usual rorm and sent in the
required licensed tax. The applica
tions were read and some one made a
motion to grant the license, this meet
ing a second. The question was put
and two or three voted in the affini
tive, the otheis not voting. So it was
with each of the applications. Then
one ot the board suereested that all
were not voting and ask for the vot
ing to be taken over. This was done
and each alderman registered his vote
with the humble Smith, the Hecksch-
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ers and the iviathesons invited the
Joneses and the Browns to their
homes,and the Fergusons, VanSchaick,
Williamses, Wards,Smithers, Taylors,
to be dry Gilberts and Bustanobys, all of them
to draw a ancient lineage and much wealth,
of the village who had not been so
fortunate.
"Although the wealthy families
didn't show their resentment 01 the
negro educator's presence openly, they
assumed a frigid attitude that aroused
tne resentment oi tne iSooKentes. as
those in favor of the educator are
known. The Bookentes insisted that
the negro was a most desirable citizen,
and that his accomplishments entitled
him to a cordial reception regardless
of the color of his skin. Those who
hotel that will be a credit to the city.
There is also talk of another large
hotel for Durham but the plans for
this building have not been made as
yet. This building should it material
ize, will be five or six stories high. It
is being talked. Durham Sun.
INSURANCE! INSURANCE !
We are pleased to announce that we have
addded to our business a general INSURANCE
DEPARTMENT.and we respectfully solicit your
patronage. All business intrusted to our care
will have our best consideration.
Our INSURANCE DEPARTMENT will cover
all lines, Life, Fire, Tornado, Health, Accident,
Liability, Steam Boiler, Plate Glass, Burglary,
and Surity--and only the Strongest Companies
represented.
Write, wire or phone your orders for Fire
Protection. Information gladly furnished.
Granville Real Estate & Trust Co.
Office Main Street,
Oxford, N. C.
A. H. POWELL, President, JOHN A. NILES, Secy. & Treas.
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"Samuel Davis is the man that
looks to the interest of the farming
class, and his prices are guaranteed
against any catalogue house in Ameri
ca on the same grade of goods. -
FOR COMMISSIONER.
At the request of friends I hereby
announce myselr a candidate for the
office of County Commissioner, subject
to the action and will of the democrat-
ic party, i win serve laithtuily in
the event of my nomination and elec
tion. ALBERT A. CREWS.
Tally Ho Township.
FOR COMMISSIONER.
I hereby respectfully announce my
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owned beautiful homes here thought r"".1" .
of a negm.no matter how ISS,oner'. 8UDJe 01
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the presence or a negro,
accomplished he was, would tend to
reduce the value of real estate. There-
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leiiitsiiiueis me case 01 nonson. it is
.a weakness of the American people there beinS three for and four against. fore they kept away when their hum-
ception.
The Van Wyck homestead leased
by Washington adjoins the homes of
to ta up a prominent favorite, laud 2?e, st0 were tamed down.
, . , -j , . ... . inai i an uu iu uiis time,
him to tKje skies, put him almost on a i?f fU ,;f: mn
a U ut the question will come up again
aacreu peiiai, auu uieu expect mm tomorrow night, when an adjourned
to live up to uch an impossible repu- session of the board will be held. Dr.
tation. And trie. first time'he bats his E- H- fowling, member of the board,
ovo. ?n or,,, fi,Tw. 3: was called from the council chamber
, , . x -., , & on professional business and was ab-
to the code of etiquette prescribed for sent when the vote was . taken. He
heroes,then comes a fusillade of'absurd will asked that the courtesy be extend-
and unreasonable criticism that has be- e(l him to vote on the question. He
Democratic party. In the event of
my nomination and election. 1 will
serve to the best of my ability.
J. R. WALTERS.
is fc?lr
littled many a big man. This
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iuwuu up reienuessiy oy sarcasm o
irony on the part of the victim's ene
mies, and everybody knows that sar
,casm or irony is the most powerful
"weapon m political warfare, since it
gives the attacked nothing tangible to
fight, leaving him in a very pitiable
plight.
People who are addicted to indulg
ing in the pastime of making heroes
unconsciously do the beneficiary more
injustice than his most bitter enemies,
and it is to be hoped that all who are
Mr. Kitchen s friends and who have
the proper interest in his growth will
make their best efforts to keep him
from being shansrhaied and shipped by
the dangerous hero route. Its termi
nus is a place where many a good
man has seen his prestige die an un
natural and untimely death.
Mr. Kitchen is one of the finest
types of the public man. He is intelli
gent, faithful, and '"decidedly a man of
action. His personal charm, his in
corruptibility, and his ability, have
. opened up for him the softest place in
the affections of the people, making
him the most popular man in North
Carolina to-day.
Furthermore, he is young and the
real work that is cut out for him is
just beginning to loom up iu his way.
His future is bright, and deservedly
so, consequently, it would be i
will claim this because he was called
1 from the chamber on business of grave
1 xuivn-aiiw; aiJU LUiXb BUUUiU IlitVU
ie right to vote. If this is granted,
ar?d the probability is that it will, he
will vote in the affirmative. Unless
thee is a change of some the other
voters the question will be tied up and
the miayor will have tc decide.
Dri Uowlmg was seen today and
asked! as to his position. He said it
was sikpy this: Without standing for
whiskey sealing he said that it was ab
solutely nec&ssary to have whiskey in
some practice and at time3. He be
lieves and will yote that there be some
legal place where, . the medicine can be
secured without miking himself and
other doctors and lawsabiding citizens
parties to a violation 61 the laws. In
other words he holds: 1.Y That whis
key will have to be sold on prescrip
tion. 2. Sold illegally. 6. Patients
made to suffer. These are his views.
In the meantime the police, by di
rection of the mayor, have notified all
drug stores not to fill whiskey pre
scriptions from this time on. The
question will be an interesting one
when re-opened tomorrow night"
Notice.
We, the Democratic voters of Tally
several of the wealthiest inhabitants of Ho township, do place in nomination
the village. Washington s neighbors the Hon. A. V. Graham to represent
found an opportunity to show his pres- j Granville county in the next L.egisla-
ence was undesirable when he wanted ture. We would like to see how many
Rev. I. W. Williams Testifies.
Rev. I. W. Williams. Huntineton.W.Va..
testifies as follows: -'This is to certify that
I used Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous
exhaustion and kidney trouble.and am free
to say that Foley's Kidney Remedy will do
all that you claim for it." J. G. Hall, Ox
ford, and Sanderford's Drug Store, Creed-moor.
"Davis pays the freight on all Flues,
and guarantee you a fit, or else you
need not keep the flues, does this not
app&al to the consumer?"
a telephone put into the house. It was
necessary to put up several poles in
order to connect the house with the
nearest station, and the representatives
of the telephone company tried to ob
tain permission from Washington's
neighbors to erect the poles. Permis-
sion was rerused. Washington, who
was here last summer but got along
without a telephone, said he would not
come back unless the wires were put
into the house, lhose who wanted
him to come to the village thereupon
arranged for a roundabout connection,
and the wealthy neighbors of the edu
cator became angry. Ihq feeling ot
resentment between the Bookerites
and the anti-Bookerites is such that
families that formerly were the best of
friends are bitter enemies now."
If there is a paper in New York en
titled to the distinction of being called
a "dirty, black republican sheet," the
Press is the paper; therefore it can
hardly be charged that it exaggerates
the case.
Has any one ever heard that Wash
ington ever experienced any difficulty
in securing telephone connection in
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Alabama? Has any- one ever heard
that any negro in the South will asked
for telephone accomodations and was
able to pay for them, ever had anj
difficulty in securing them?
The "Yankee" is a great talker
about the "poor, down-trodden colored
brither" hundred of miles away, but
let one of the brothers in black do
something which will touch the Yan
kee's pocket which will depreciate
the value of h.13 real estate and see
what a difference it makes in Mr.
townships in the county will second
his nomination.
Voters of Tally Ho Township.
FOR COMMISSIONER.
I hereby desire to announce my can-1
didacy for membership on the Board
of county commissioners, subject to the j
action of the Democratic convention.
If nominated and elected I will serve
to the best of my ability.
JEROME T. AVERETT.
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Sheriff of Granville County
subject to the action of the Democratic I
primaries and convention.
PRESTON T. FAR ABO W.
June 16th, 1908.
YOUR EARNING CAPACITY
ought to enable you to do more than just make your
living. You ought to save money. Then having
saved, the next thing is to set your surplus to work
safely and profitably.
The best way for you to insure to a steady, reli
able inoome from your savings is to secure a Certi
ficate of deposit in
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
OXFORD, N. C.
one of the strongest in the country. These Certi
ficates are issued in any amount from $10 up and
bear interest at 4 per cent, payable semi-annually
or annually, and renewable. They are negotiable
by endorsement for their full value under ordinary
conditions. You are earning now but your earning
capacity.
CAIN 1 LAbl rOKfciVjbRfc
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Now is the time to fund some of your capital. For
those with funds already accumulated, firms with a
large reserve, those having charge of estates await
ing investment, there is no better way to employ
money. Certificates of Deposit in this bank are
safe, and 4 per cent is a profitable interest return.
Begin for it to-day.
W. H. HUNT, Cashier.
DIRECTORS
E H Crenshaw,
R W Lassiter,
J H Gooch,
Z W Lyon,
R S Usry.
E C Harris,
C G Royster
hOR SHERIFF.
Through the solicitation ot .friends
I announce myself a candidate for the
office of-Sheriff of-Granville county
subject to the action of the Democratic
convention, having served you in the
capacity of county commissioner for
six years I am truly grateful for past
honors aed promising to do my full
duty if elected, I am Yours truly
j.l2.4t.pd, W. S. GOOCH.
FOR SHERIFF.
Sheriff E. K. Howard announces he
will not be a candidate for renomina
tion for Sheriff of Granville county.
Many of my friends have asked me to
allow my name to be run, I hereby
announce myself a candidate for the
nomination of Sheriff and assure my
friends and tho good people of Gran
ville if nominated and elected I shall
use every effort in my power to serve
them to thtfliest of my ability.
S. CRAWFORD HOBGOOD.
Quick Lunch and Restaurant,
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NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE.
It is a pleasure to us to announce to the public that we have opened
an up-to-date Restaurant for Ladies and Gentlemen, next door to Post
office, where Lunch and Meals will be served from 6 a. m. to 12 m. at
night. '
Everything New, Nice and Clean, and Meals served at very low price.
Call and see us a cordial welcome awaits you, and all white help to
wait on you and to cook. Yours to please, v
C, J. HAVELOS SCO.
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