CO. DEL EX. COMMITTEE
MET SATURDAY AT NOON IN
COMMISSIONERS ROOM.
Dates Set for Primaries and Con
vention July 25th and August 1
-Poll Holders Chosen
- On Saturday at noon, the county
democratic executive committee, with
the chairman Gen. B. S. Royster, in
the chair, met in the commissioners
room. The attendance was unusually
- large, there being but three absentees,
two of whom were represented by
proxy
At the conclusion of the opening re
marks of the chairman, the question
of dates for holding the primaries and
convention was taken.
Capt W. A. Devin moved that the
date for the primaries be set for the
' 25th of July, and that of the conven
tion, the first of August, the motion
-being seconded by Mr. J. T. Britt.
Mr. Hicks advocated later dates on
the grounds that those under consider
ation were too early for the majority
of voters. Mr. .Brammitt offered an
amendment which called for the dates
August the 15th and August the 22nd.
Dr. Hardee and others spoke in favor
of the earlier date.
The chairman ordered a roll call
for the amendment," which was lost by
a vote of 14. to 6, and then a roll call
for the original motion, which was
carried. The dates were then fixed;
for the primaries, Saturday July the
25th; for the convention, Saturdny,
August the first.
The chairman then stated to the
committee the two plans under which
primaries could be held and, after dis-
cassion.it was determined to adopt the
plan of two years ago, with a few mi-
, nor changes to De made. '.A - commit-
revise tne pi an or tne last eiecuun.
When the roll was called to deter-
the primaries ' were to be held, it was
found that there was considerable .va
riation. It was then decided to set
these hours: , for town precincts 12 to
7 o'clock, all others. 2 to 6. These
hours, it was thought, would best' suit
the convenience or all voters.
It was then moved that each candi
date be assessed the Bum of five dol
lars for the purposes of defraying ex
penses of printing, the poll holders.
and other legitimate expense,but upon
an amendment offered by Mr. Hicks
and seconded by Dr. Hardee, the as
sessment for the candidates for com
raissioner and coroner was put at $2.50.
The motion thus amended was unani-
monslv carried. The reduction was
made in favor of the coroner and com
missioner because of the fact that the
pay. for services in these offices was
practically nothing. -
Mr. J. L. Peed, of Creedmoor, sug
gested that the county townships out-
'. side of Oxford, be raised in groups of
two. and these groups be allowed each
yof them to choose a.commissioner, giv
ing Oxford the remaining one. The
grouping as suggested was: Dutchville
and Tally Ho; Walnut Grove and
Oak Hill; Sassafras Fork and Salem;
Brassfield and Fishing Creek; Oxford.
The plan was offered because it was
- .believed to be proper for the commia
sioners to be taken from different parts
of the county under the hope that it
- would prevent two men being taken
from the same territory. Numbers of
the committee approved of the end for
' which the suggestion was made, but it
was thought that it might not work
out as expected. The chairman stated
that he did .not think that it earn e
' within the province of tne committee
tr nw ae uuuu mo uuui v, auu o
left for the convention to take the mat
ter. under consideration. r ,
Below is the membership of the ex
ecutive committee and that of the cen
tral committcs which works conjointly
with it:
" EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Dement W. S. Howell.
Board of Equalization.
The board, of equalization met on
Monday, July the 13th,these members
being; present: Messrs. W. L. Taylor
chairman; E. J. Jenkins, B. I. Breed
love, J. L. Peed, Ralph Currm,F. H.
Greaory.'W. P. Wil kef son, S.J. Cur
rin? J.G. Shotwell, and S. V. Ellis.
There were no presentations made to
the board, consequently it had to
adjourn without transacting practically
any business. , j
- m m m a
Montague - -Ellington.
The following invitation has been
issued:
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ellington
requests the honorof your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Lemma Clyde
to
Mr. Richard Shaderick Montague
Wednesday morning, July twenty-
second, at 10:30 o'clock
at the Baptist Church 7
Oxford, North Carolina.
Sacred Concert
A sacred concert m Baptist church
Friday evening, July 17th, at 8:30
o'clock. Local talent assisted by Mr.
Hubert Poteat, of ; Wake .Forest, and
by Mr. Adams, leader of the student
chair of Columbia University. Under
direction of Mr. Eatman, choruses,
quartets, duets, vocal, violin and organ
solos. The male quartet will by re
quest sing "That Beautiful Land.''
The choir will sing "Gounod by Bab
ylon Wave," one of the finest sacred
choruses ever written. No charge for
admission but every one who attends
will be expected to contribute, as the
purpose of the recital is to raise funds
for the Sunday School. '
Bell Town T. G. Currin.
Wilton W. P. White, '
Grisspm Wi T. Hockaday.
Creedmooa J. L. Peed.
Wilkins--J;N. Tilley. " "
Tally HoivDr. P. R. Hardee.
Geneva Fv C? Allen.
Howard B." F Hester.
Berea W. B. Newton.
Oak Hill W. W. Hart.
Buchanan D. T. Winston.
Bullock G. H. Faucett.
Stovall Waller L. Taylor.
Salem N. G.-Crew3.
North Oxford B. K.. Hays.
South Oxford WT. A. Devin.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
A. W. Graham, A A. Hicks, J. T.
Britt, T. N. Burwell, R. O. Gregory,
F. M. Pinnix, and T. G Stem.
The poll holders selected for the
primaries are:
Dement A.
J. Dickerson, D. E.
Brummitt.
Bell Town G. 6. Pitts, C. R. Gor'
don. 1 - .'
Wilton C. J. Jenkins, E. JN.
Floyd.
Grissom C. E. Lloyd, W.T.Hock-
od&y, y
Creedmoor S. H: Rogers, J. JU
Peed. -
Wilkins H. T. Ry croft, J. N. Til-
ley.
Tally' Hot-E. D. Hunt, G. W.
Royster.
Geneva Graham Blalock, E. N.
Clement
Howard Wm. Thorpe, J. T. Mor -
ton. v
Berea--J. G. Shotwell, W.B. New-
ton.
Oak
Hill J N Watkins, R. S.
Hunt, ",
Buchanan J. V. Winston, R. 1.
Mulchi. ' ' ,-
Bullock J. M. Daniel, R, A. Nor
wood.' ' ' ' -' ..
Stovall D. A. Bnrwell,R.C.Puck-
ett. : . " .... ' ';.
Salem L." G. Breed love, E. A.
Hunt.
North Oxford J. F-. Meadows, N J.
W. Hunt. ,
South Gxford T. D. Waller, D.C.
Hunt. -
Well, now it is getting time to caver
that packhouse, and what shall you
use to cover it? Write Davis, of
(Jlarksville, Va.,' and he will put you
on the wise idea of roof covering, and
p ill the roofing joo.
IN THE POLICE CIRCLES;
tHOSE WHO FEEL STRONG ARM
OF THE LAW.:
Several Cases For Mayor and Squire
Ellis to Attend to AH of Then
of Petty Nature.
A few little items were picked up in
police circles this week. It appears
that the extremely hot weather has no
deterring effect upon those who are de
termined to get into trouble. Monday
afternoon, one of the hottest days of
the year found three cases to be dis
posed of, and a fourth was tried Tues
day morning! V
In the sheriff's office, with a big
crowd of spectators, Squire S. V. Ellis
heard a case in which Lucy Jones,
white, and Lizzie Thorpe, colored,
were the defendants. , The trouble
seems to have arisen over a hog and
some chickens. Lizzie Thorpe found
the other woman's hog in the act of
trying to makea meal of her chick
ens, and proceeded to very vigorously
apply her foot loathe hog. The owner
waxed wrath ' and very belliger
ent and highly colored language was
indulged in by both parties. The
white woman knocked the negreas
down, sat upon her, and gave her a
seveie pounding. After hearing the
evidence the 'Squire rendered a ver
dict for $9.70. Mr. A. A. Hicks ap
peared for the Thorpe , woman, - the
other being unrepresented.
Harvey Harris, colored, was tried
before Mayor Devin on the charge of
assault, and being found guilty, was
taxed 5 and costs. B. K. Lassiter,
Esq., represented the prosecution, and
Royster and Hicks the defense. ;
' Ben Dabs, another colored citizen,
and brother of the renowned sLnd dis
tinguished Zip, -was arraigned before
the maybr 6nV the charge of having
aided and abetted Pettiway in his bur
glarious adventures last week. Like
the fox with fusi tale cut off, Pettiway
wanted company in his misfor
tune, and swore that Dabs was impli
cated with him in' the attempted rob
bery of Brook's store. The mayor,
not finding sufficient evidence to hold
the defendant," gae him his liberty.
He was represented by Attorney las-
ster. !
Tuesday morning in the court room
'Squire Ellis was called upon to
u-
dicate matters between Claude Ridley
and Early Meadows, who it seems be
I came embroiled Sunday afternoon in
a "cussing" match, in which a rock
1 .
and some very choice language were
the weapons used. Though Meadows
was the complainant in the case, when
the evidence was brought out, 'Squire
Ellis got an idea into his head that he
deserved about as big a dose of justice
as the other partv. He therefore fin-
ea eacn zana one-nan 01 tne costs.
Ridley was represented by Messrs.
uranam ana levin ana weaaows oy
A. A. Hicks, Esq.
- Riggan Puckett.
There were married on Thursday,
the 25th of June, by B. F. Hester,
Esq., J. P. Riggan, of Oxford town-
1 ship.and Miss Nannie Puckett, daugh-
I ter 01 u . v. irucKetc, n.sq., or vvamui
Grove township. The service wasper-
formed at the residence of the bride's
father.
M
For Sheriff.
As Sheriff Howard will not stand
for renomination, I take this means of
announcing myself a candidate for the
omce of Sheriff of Granville county
subject to the action of the democratic
rimaries to be held Saturday, July
25th, I am a life long party demo
crat and refused to run independent as
J thought it would tend to bring about
dissension in the party, If elected, I
will do all irt my power to faithfully
discharge the duties of this office and
work tor the best interests of democracy
and Granville county,
I H. HARRIS.
THREE fine milch cows tor sale.al
young and giving three or more gal
Ions of milk apiece daily. Apply to
K. U. W ortham, Oxford, In. C. K. b.
D, No. 3. v
july 17.
COMMMISSIONER
HELD THEU REGULAR MONTHLY
F.1EETING MONDAY NIGHT.
Usual Routine Attended to Saturr
day , Matters Brought Up Action
Taken in Regard to' Roes, $
i -The city fathers assembled together
Monday night and held their regular
monthly meeting, there, being present
Mayor Devm; Messrs Bullock, Usry,
Lyon, Hall, Hunt, and Wood, Com
missioner Baird being the only absen
tee.' ' J There were also present several
citizens who : were interested in the
. . - . - .
matters that wero taken up. ';XV
loyral f sanitary matters ere
brouht to the attention of the board,
and-were referred to the sanitary com
mittee ;
A-report was made in regard to the
new. fire house building. The report
shows that the structure has been en
tirely paid for.. y .. '." -
An appropriation of $100 was made'
to the colo red fire company to allow it
to attend the colored firemen's tourna
ment, which will, shortly be held in
Rocky Mount. ' ; '
A committee was appointed to prpp
erly- furnish the commissioher'a room
in the new building. v - ,
A resolution was passed' refluesting
physicians not to ask fpr'streets to he
roped off exeept in 'cases where it is
absolutely necessary. In such instances,
itfiwas . oiid e red th at the matter be
brouglit to the attention of the mayo.
1; - " - ... . .
toris consent before: the roping be
done. : . '.r
Sunday School Picnic.
iZ Frulay the Providence Baptist
Sunday School went down ,to the river
and had a most enjoyable picnic and
fish' frjK About two hundred people
wele ri-: haiviCa participate in the godd
time arid to see the me rry things, thef
dijd was go6d-for sore eyesl' Mr. Joe)
Allen, though a Methodist, was pres
ent and joined in the with the picnic-ers?v-
Just before sitting down to the
big dinner, he lined the crowd up and
asked a fervent blessing. A most
happy time) was reported. ,
Mrs. Lerah Annie Owen Dead.
Last Friday, the Hester community
was shocked when there died Mrs.
Lerah Annie Owen, the wife of Alf
H. Owen, the deceased lady being
thirty-four years of age. She was a
daughter of Mary J. and William
Bullock. Besides her husband she
leaves sorrowing six children.
The remains were laid to rest at
Hester Baptist church in the presence
of a large concourse of friends, the
Rev. Dr. R. H. Marsh conducting the
services.
Mrs. Owen was a good woman and
of a firm character. She had been for
many years v a member of tester
church. .
Lyon vs Youngsville.
On Wednesday, July 8th,Lyon and
Youngswlle played a very interesting
twelve inning game of ball, Youngs
ville forfeiting the game to Lyon by
refusing to play the last half of twelfth
inning. ne -ieatures 01 tne. game
were the work of C. Fleming in pitch
ers box, and the beautiful foul catch
by Peed for Lyon, and foul catch by
third baseman Riddick for Youngsville.
Score by innings:
R H
Youngsville 040 001 001 000 6 8
Lyon . .. . 002 000 004 OOx 6
Batteries: Youngsville, Pergerson
and Winston and Riddick and Harris,
Lyon. C. Fleming and Peed. Umpire,
E. Coley.
Struck out by Youngsville 5, by
Lyon 11.
Two of your Oak Hill neighbors
spent the day in Clarksville this week
buying buggies for themselves, as wel
as harness and other things in, the
hardware line. Davis, of course; en
tertained them nicely.
Don't Jorget that Davis pays the
freight, and beats the other fellow if
hli
you will send him your orders.
Improvement Society.;'
The Village Improvement feociety t
will bold iU irnionthly nettag .
on next, xuesaay morning, o uiy mu
21st, at ten 'o'clock in the Chapel of
the graded school by invitation of the
school board. This is a very impor
tant i meeting, and it is earnestly re
quested that each member not only
make a special effort, to be present her
self, bui to bring with her some friend
who wishes to'aid in the work of beau
tifying her idwn. ' There p are already
some fifty names enrolled. All enthu
siastic, working members, and others
are cordially solicited.; It is hoped
that every woman in the town Qf Ox
ford, will, appreciate1 the merit of this
Society, and lend her name and influ
ence to' further its purpose. At this
meeting the several standing and spec
ial committees will be expected to re
port, and, other business matters of im
portance discussed. ' ; .
" Death of Mrs. A. ; H. Owen.
On the morning.of July 1.0th, 1908,
God in his infinite, wisdom saw fit to
remove from earth'our beloved friend,
Mrs. A. H.;OwW' Apd- "while we
deeply lament our loss, still we sorrow
not as those who have no. hopejfor her
death was the timely , catting of . ripe
grain.- Though, she- spent only ; the
short time of thirtyTfour years with us,
yet her life was of such a kind, so no
ble and worthy," ihat it behooves' us
rather to rojoice in its length than
grieve over its brevity. She received
all the care and attention which the
... . . .
hands of physician and loving family
could possibly, render. But Tier work
here was finished. and, our Heavenly
Father took her to be with Him,whom
she had served' as Lord and Master
from earliest youth. She was a pious,
devout member of Hesters church
from mere childhood until death. Her
home life was sweet and beautiful As
a maidjf;a'bC sixteenLera lunocK,sne
lorwnom i,sne provea a Kina. ana lov
ing help mate. The union was bless
ed with seven children, all of whom
survive her save the youngest, an in
fant girl, who lived for only a single
day.aud was laid to rest in her mother's
arms. She was. a benediction to her
family.her church and her community.
Truly it may be said of her, "She hath j
done what she could."
Saturday afternoon, July 11th, a
large crowd of surrounding relatives
and friends gathered at Hesters church,
to attend the funeral services conduct
ed by the pastor, Dr. R. H. Marsh.
She was laid away in Hesters cemetery j
and her resting place was covered with
flowers. -
The sympathy of the entire com
munity goes out to this bereaved fam
ily. Remember dear friends, God is
good and doeth all things well. He
moves in - mysterious ways, but some
day, some time we shall understand.
Her body may be cold and lifeles8,but
her soal soars in realms of endless joy
and sunshine. Hear her gentle spirit
wooing us to follow on.
Communication.
Institute Notices.
The Institute for colored teachers
will be held in Mary Potter Memorial
School July 27th to August 7th.
The white Institute will be in the
traded school building from August
10th to 21st All who expect to teach
in the county schools are required to
attend. J. r. Willis.
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Big reduction Salo.
In order to make room for mv fall
stock and to collect some funds, I will
for the next thirty, days sell all go
carts, carriages, refrigerators,and lawn
swings at cost for cash, rio creait al
lowed for these big bargains. J.Robt.
Wood. .
House for Rent. '
Nice 5-room cottage for rent on up
per end of Broad Street. A. A. Hicks
FOR SALE: -Split pine wood dry
and seasoned, can furnish stove length
if desired. . C. H. CHEATHAM,
july 17. , Route 6.
TTTTri TEVNTT Vmrrl hrirks for
sale, all" kinds, red, cream and white,
Apply to L. F. Hamine, Oxford, IN.
C, R. F, D. No. 3. - july 17.
EARLY FJQRf JlitQ.
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MR- CURR1N AND rI,SS CAIJI,A.
DY ARE MARRIED.
At Home of Bride's Fatter Osny
Witnesses Present-Happy Coa
V pie on a Northern Tour.
' Wednesday morning, July 15th, at
9:30 o'clock, about one hundred and
fifty relatives and friends met at tho
home of Mr. J. P. Cannady, about 8
miles out of town, where Miss Blanche,
his daughter.was united in matrimony
toMr. D. H. Currin. The ceremony
was performed by the' Rev. Dr. R. H.
Marsh, after .which the happy couple
drove to town to take the noon Sea
Doard train for a northern tour.
- The home was prettily decorated for
the occasion and the following young
ladies" served as attendants: Misses
Hallie Clements, Blanche Elon.Dixie
Hester, and Sue Bradsher.
There were, many handsome and
appropriate presents sent by friends.
A New York Skyscraper.
If plans filed the other day with the
New York city building superintend
ent office by the 'Equitable Life As
surance Society are carried out, New
York will soon have an office building
909 feet in height. This new steel
boned giant is intended to contain 62
stories, or 16 more than the Metropo
litan Life tower, which it overtops by
209 feet. Its flag-pole will- run up-
150 feet higher still. The roof will
be but 75 feet lower than that of the
Eiffel Tower, the highest structure yet
reared, and that all "regular buildings
now in existence are outaone goes
without saying. , Ot the great height
designed,34 Btories will be represented
in a main building, a tower carrying
the offices "on skyward to a cupola
the general style of both the Metropol-itisn.-
and Sinser Buildings. ln ; t'oe
structure will bo? 37-passenger eleva
tors, eight running to; tao. very. toj,
besides freight elevators. The present
big building of the Equitable wuT"be
pulled down to main room for this
record-breaking successor.- Charlotte
Observer.
To save delay.if parties will fill out
the following questions, and send or
ders in for. flues, same will be filled
sending check or good references with
orderr dimensions as follows: size barn
outside, size piping, length of furnace
inside, one or two furnaces, how close
to log inside, single or double return,
with this we will order same day or
der received. Samuel Davis. .
WANTED A good 2-horse crop
on sharesjland suitable for all crops;
good landlord and -good neighborhood.
1 have, hoys, write me wxioru,.
C, or see me at cotton mills.
W. T. NASH...
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-
y and properly. Locatea at rans xjtj
Goods store.
Well, orders are pouring in from
old Granville county for Flues and
buggies this week: from every part or
the county orders and not inquiries are
coming in, and why should you not
order now what Flues you want, and
save this little, besides get it right at
your railroad station prepaid. Samuel
Davis is the man.
NOTICE.
I have located at my father's, Gra
ham B. Royster, in Northern Gran
ville for the purpose of practicing my
profession as physician and surgeon.
Will attend all calls night or day.
4t,pd THOS. H. ROYSTER, M.D.
If you are on the market for a new
buggy see Frank F. Lyon
NOTICE TO FARMERS
By order of the Oxford Tobacco
Board of Trade, the market will not
be open for business until Monday
August 3rd, 1908. .
-W. A. ADAMS, Pres.
'F. F. LYON, Sec'y.
A. solid car of Flues was shipped by
Samuel Davis to Stovall on Friday
last, what does this mean? Jt means
that people are favoring his flues, and
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tnat mere is some money uumg savcw