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VOL. 22.
OXFORD, N. CM FRIDAY MAY 7, 1909.
NO. 17
END OF SUPERIOR COURT
JUDGE LONG WOUND UP BUSI
NESS SATURDAY.
Few Cases of any Importance to
Come up B. G. Rogers Gets
$1,000 From Seaboard
The April term of the Superior
Court did not continue as long as was
expected. The final case was conclud
ed Saturday in time for Judge B. F.
Lonir, of Statesville, to leave for his
home on the afternoon train. Most of
the criminal docket was finished by
last Wednesday, the only one not re
ported in last Ledger being that of
William Nowell, who was charged
with and convicted for whipping se
verely one William Boswell, colored.
The defendant was found guilty, and
sentenced to 1 2 months on the roads.
An application being made by numer
friends, however,the sentence was mit
igated by allowing the defendant to
pay a floe of $50 and all costs, and to
put on good behavior. The inditement
charged him with having broken in
the negro's home to administer the al
leged whipping which was denied.
The civil docket contained two or
three rather important cases and sev
eral other smaller cases.
In the case of Henry Aiken vs Abe
Rogers was the plaintiff was awarded
a verdict. Aiken and Rogers had
traded a horse and mnle respectively
with the understanding that the trade
was to be binding only in the event of
Aiken being able to dispose of the
mule at 8165 which he failed to do.
Rogers refused to call off the trade
and the suit resulted.
B. G. Rogers, of Creedmoor, was
given 81,000 damages against the Sea
board Railway for damage by fire
from engine. The suit was for$1500.
The Hockadv will case came up
and the attempt of the three brothers,
Daniel, Scot, and Jim to break it fail
ed. Mr. Hockaday had devised most
of his property to a fourth son, Bob
Hockaday.
Commencement at Seminary.
The full programme for the Oxford
Female Seminary has been arranged j
and the usual interesting features I
have been provided for.
On Sunday inorinng, 17 the 16th
the Baccalaureate Sermon will be
preached in the Baptist church by the
Rev. G. C. Kelly, D. D.s pastor of
Broad Street Methodist church, Ricli
mend, Va.
Sunday evening, the Rev. G. B.
Stridden, D. D. of the Union Theo
logical Seminary, of Richmond, will
preach a sermon before the Young
Women's Christian Association.
On the morning of the i7th which
is Monday, the Class Day exercises
will be given. At 3 o'clock in the af
ternoon of the same day, the Art Re
ception will take place. In the even
mg there will be an address before the
Literary Societies by the Rev. Oscar
Haywood, D. D., of New York City.
Professor Hoogood informs us that
the railroads will make the usual re
duced rates and that a large attend
ance is expected.
Sanitary Board Meets.
Pursuant to the law, the Sanitary
Board met in Oxford on the 23 rd
day of April with these members pies
ent: Chairman R. W. Lassiter, Drs.
T- L. Booth and W. L. Taylor, Mess.
Ka'ph Currin, W. P Wilkerson, T.
J Cannady, and L. T. Williord.
1 he matter of appointing a health
ofter was taken up and, there being
Mother nominations, Dr. S. D. Booth
ws chosen unanimously, the compen
sation for services to remain as in the
past. I he following resolution was
'eredand passed: "Resolved, that
jn the event of Dr.S. D. Booth, coun
J health officer, for any cause, being
u"abie to discharge the duties of the
office, Dr. T. L Booth is hereby au
aorsed and directed to discharge the
utles of county health officer.
hen you buy seeds,get the best
will iind them at Stedman's. ' :
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
The Functions That Have Been Gi
ven During the Past Week.
A number of functions have been
given in the social world during the
past week. Many matrons and maids
have entertained their various-clubs.
On Thursday atfernoon Miss Irwin
Stark entertained the Thursday Bridge
Club at her home on on College Street
Her guests were:
Mesdames
J. C. Kobards
J. A. Xiles
L. W. Stark
S. H. Smith
A. H. Powell
W. A. Devin
N. H. Cannady W. W. Robarda
Misses-
Annie Taylor Jeannette Bit
Nette Gregory
Mrs. J. C. Robards entertained on
Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs. V.
W. Robards, of Raleigh. The guests
were:
Mesdames
S. H. Smith J. A Niles
E. H. Crensham J. VV. Cannady
N. H. Cannady H.G. Williams
A. H. Powell W. L. Peace
V. A. DevirtfP. H. Mont gomery
E. T. Hicks, of New York.
Misses
Irwin Stark Nette Gregorv
Jeannette Biggs Annie Taylor
Joyce Hicks Carrie Hobgood
On Saturday night Miss Annie
Taylor entertained at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Starke on College
Street. Mrs. G. W. Hobbs. of New
York, won the lady's prize. Mr.N.H.
Cannady receiving the gentleman's
prize.
The guests were
Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Devin S. H. Smith
N. H. Cannacty
Mrs. G. V. Hobbs, of New York
Misses
Carrie Hobgood Irwin Stark
Messrs
B. K. Lassiter F. M. Pinnix
On Tuesdaj' afternoon Mrs. P. H.
Montgomery entertained in honor ot
Mrs. G. W. Hobbs, o? Rutherford, N.
J., with Bridge. Score cards consisted
of views taken by Mrs. Montgomery
in her recent trip to California. A
book of views of the wast was present
ed to the guest of honor. At conclu
sion of game ref reshments were served
Those present were:
Mesdames
G. W. Hobbs J. A. Niles
E. H Crenshaw Will Devin
Wm. Landis N. H. Cannady
Josiah Cannady T. L. Booth
Jeannette Elliott . Luther Stark
M isses
Anniel'aylor Jeannette Biggs
Belle Cooper Mary B.Williams
Preaching at Geneva.
Rev. G. B. Strickler, who has occu
pied the chair of Theology in Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.,
for over ten years,and one of the lead
ing preachers of the Southern Presby
terian Church, will preach at Geneva
Sunday, May 16th, at 11 a. m. No
services at night.
IF YOUR watch has gone on a
strike and your lock has quit striking
why bring them to W. D. Stimson
and he will adjust the matter prompt
ly and properly. Located at Paris Drj
Goods store.
We handle every thing usual in a
well appointed drug store. Quality
the highest and service unexcelled at
Crenwillo Drug Co, next door to
Crenshaws, Main St.
'Davis is the man to get that
bbggy from. He has the best bug
gy oe the market and will save you
money on the deal."
BRICK FOR SALE. 400,000
good brick for sale cheap. Apply to
Oxford Cotton Mill. apl.23.t f.
"Send your orders to Samuel
Davis, Clarksville,Va,for Keystone
corn planters Price delivered
with fertiliser attachment $14.
None better and few as good.''
I am A pent for Hibbard, the Dur
ham Florist, Send me your order for
flowers, wreaths, designs, etc.; Orders
promptly filled'- at reasonable 3 prices:
Mrs. E. K. Howard.' :J ;t) b.ifO
LAYING OF THE COMER STONE
OF CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
O
Grand Celebration With
Occur on Monday May the 10th.
WILL BE GALA DAY FOR
Distinguished Men From Over the State, Grand Lodge
Officers, The Third Regiment Band, Great Num
bers of Old Vets, School Children, and Citiz
ens Will all Join to Make This Occa
sion a Great Spectacle.
Last Monday the ground at the
junction of Main and Hillsboro streets
was broken to make a stout founda
tion to support the handsome $3,000
Confederate monument, the corner
stone of which will be laid next Mon
day.the 10th. The ceremonies incident
to the great occasion, known as Deco
ration Day, will be imposing and ex
tremely interesting. For days the
Daughters of the Confederacy have
b(?en threshing out a suitable program.
General Julian IS. Carr. of Durham
will be the orator of the day; the
Vance Guards, our neighbors, will
came to participate and help Granville
do honor to her old veterans; distin
guished Masons from the Grand Lodge
will be here; the Horner cadets, big
swarms of old vets themselves, under
command of Judge A. V. Graham, a
chapter from the Orphanage, and no
doubt the Graded School children, and
the young iadies from the Seminary,
will add their presence to help make
a big day of it.
The monument is to be of the very
finest North Carolina granite, surmoun
ted by a handsome six and-one-half
foot bronze soldier, the height of the
whole monument, when erected, being
considerably over 30 feet. The ped
estal alone is 23 feet.
General Beverley S. Royster, our
distinguished National Guardsman,
Commander of the North Carolina
brigade, has been appointed Chief
Marshall, and with these able assist
ants, who will be mounted, guarantees
a successful carrying out ot the pro
gram to the comfort and pleasure of
the visitors:
Messrs:
W. B. Badgett Thos. H. Royster
Elvin Parham laurice Fleming
J. G. Morton J. C. Cooper, Jr.
N. E. Faucette Otho A. Daniel
Dr. W. L. Taylor G. H. Eaucette
Leon T. Hines E. A. Hunt
I. W. Mangum Sam Webb
Robert Johnson
Under command of the chief mar
shal, the procession will form on "Hor
ner Heights" at an hour to be an
onunced later. The Vance Guards
will arrive over the Southern at ten
o'clock in the morning, when Captain
Bob Wood and his dashing Grays will
be on hand at the station to greet the
visiting military. From the station
the Guards and Grays will march to
the "Heights',' to meet companies A.
and B. of the Horner School and be
assigned their proper positions by the
chief marshal.
At about eleven o'clock, General
Carr, of Durham, the orator of the
day, and the Hon. S. M. Gattis, ot
Hillsboro, with officers of the Grand
Lodge of Masons will arrive. There
will be at the, station to greet them
chief marshal Royster, his assistants,
Capt W. A. Devin, Mr. R. W. Las
siter, the Hon. A. Wr Graham, com-
mander of Maurice T. Smith camp of
Confederate veterans, Col. J. C, Hor
ner, Capt W. H. White, and Mr. R.
L." Brown, W. M. These gentlemen
will escort the visitors to the Heights
to be incorpoiated in the procession.
The Third Regiment band will be on
hand early aiid make-music through-
out the qay.
The order of the procession, which
is, subject to charge, will be as follows:
'Third Regiment Band. .
it Four -Military Companies. -';
Imposing Ceremonies Will
OXFORD AND GRANVILLE.
The Masonic Fraternity.
The Order of Odd Fellows.
The Junior Order of A. M.
Confederate Veterans under com-,
mand of Hon. A. W. Graham.
Visiting Masons in charge of Offi
cers of the Grand Lodge.
Granville Grays Chap. U. D. C.
Citizens of Town aad County.
Theyoung ladies of the Seminary,
the Graded School Children, and a
chapter from the Orphanage have been
requested to join in the celebration
and will no doubt do so, perhaps ap
pearing in line.
When the procession arrives at the
Court House, Gen. Royster will make
the introductory speech and be follow
ed by a prayer by the chaplain of the
Granville Grays.
J udge A. W. Graham will then in
troduce the orator of the day, General
Carr.
Following the general's address,
the ceremonies ot the laying of the
corner stone will be conducted by the
officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons.
The hymn to be given out by the Rev.
Dr. A. B. Dunnaway, will be the fa
vorite of that grand old chieftain,
Gen. Robert F. Lee, "How Firm a
Foundation.'? The Rev. Dr. R. H.
Mp.rsh will conclnde the ceremonies
with a benediction.
It is hoped that the weather will be
propitious so that every old soldier or
sailor who followed the fortunes of
the "Stars and Bars ' can be present
and see in his lifetime how proud the
people are of his valor and fidelity.
Every arrangement has been made
looking to the success of the celebra
tion. Monday is certainly "Old Soldier's
Day. May they all come in and
have a glorious time.
The Oxford Prize Winners.
The News and Observer contest has
been concluded and the anxious have
at last heard the result Of course,
Oxford folks never enter any kind of
a contest without coming out with some
glory. Two of our ladies were win
ners, Mrs. J. D. Brooks carrying off
District 6 prize No-3, which was $100
in cool cash, and Miss Mary B Wil
liams was awarded a handsome rocker
for having been the winner of number
6. Both ladies are jubilant over the
result
The Horner Re-Union.
The Horner Boys re-union which
will be held on VVedne sday, May the
26th, during commencement week, is
already an assured success. The boys
are writing that the reunion is a fine
idea, and lots and lots of them are
promising to be on hand. The various
committees are hard at work and the
occasion is going to be one to be proud
of.
The full programme will be an
nounced at a la ter date, though it can
be easily be promised it will be on a
much greater scale than the public has
any idea of.
German to be Given.
On next Monday night the young
men of the town will give a swell
dance, Levins Orchestra having been
secured to furnish the music There
will be thirty-five or more couples par
ticipating, many of them visitors.
Mr. Eugene T. Crews is in charge
of the affair and will probably lead
the figures.
MR. HENRY P. HASKINS DEAD.
Former Citizen of Granville Died in
Durham Last Week
On the 29th of April at 6 o'clock
there died Mr. Henry P. Haskins, a
former Granvillian and member of a
well-known family. The deceased
who was a very robust man prior to
the three weeks preceding his death,
was buried on Friday afternoon at
Gorman, Durham county, which was
about six miles from the residence of
his son in-law, Mr. C. B. Hall, where
the death occurred. He was sixty
years of age,: he having been born in
October 1848,his father being the late
Isaac Haskins and Emma Duncan
Haskins, both of Granville. Both pa
rents have been dead for a number of
years.
Mr. Haskins leaves surviving him,
his wife and eight children, iour sons
and four daughters, to wit: j
Messrs:
William Haskin, Tames Haskins
Thomas Haskins John Haskins
Mrs.
Addie Gooch Ethie Hall
Margaret ColeyHettieSutherland
There are surviving him one broth
er, Mr. J. C. Haskins, of Oxford, and
two sisters, Mrs. H. T. Beasley, of
Apex, and Mrs. Mildred P. Roberts,
of Wilson county.
As has been stated Mr. Haskins
had never been seriously sick before
the attack that carried him away. He
stated some days before he died that
he had not had a doctor in 43 years.
He was taken sick about three weeks
ago, his malady at firt being diagnos
ed as malarial fever, though later many
typhoid symptoms developed. The
three doctors in attendance were una
ble to definitely learn the exact nature
of the trouble, there being complica
tions. ) ,
Mr. Haskins had been living in
Durham for ten or twelve years, and
was very highly esteemed by his
friends and acquaintance, all of whom
deeply deplore his death
Mr. J. C. Haskins, who is a mem
ber of the firm of Long, Blalock &
Haskins, went over several times to
see his brother during his illnes, and
was in attendance at the funeral last
Friday.
Commissioners Meet.
The County Commissioners held
their usual Monday's session and tor
the' first time in several months got
through with the routine of business
on the first day, there being no mat
ters of great interest to come up.
Miss Emmeline Matthews was put
on the outside pauper list at $1 per
month, payable to C. G. Royster.
Mrs. J. J. Davis was allowed a re
bate on $707. on account of error.
Jake Royster was exempted from
both road duty and poll tax,
The path by Stephen H. and N. J.
Jones, beginning at the corner of the
roads from the Henry Jones place and
leading by N. J, Jones' mail box on
the Culbreth-Berea road, was convert
ed into a public road so as to get the
road hands work upon it
Miss Sallie Medlin was granted per
mission to enter the County home.
Attorney Royster Chairman Lassi
ter, and Clerk Powell were ordered to
adjust the Cage matter with A. A.
Hicks, Esq., counsel for the manufac
turers of the Cage.
Frank Wheeler, of Dutchville, was
allowed $10 for soil.
Mr. Forsyth, outside pauper, was al
lowed an increase to $1.50 per month.
The Clerk was directed to notify the
supervisors of Fishing Creek township
of the general complaint of the condi
tion of the roads in the township, and
to notify them that they are not per
forming their duty, and to inform them
that the road funds for the township
have been paid over, but that the said
amount has not been turned in to the
treasurer.
Mr. Hudson, of the U, S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, appeared before
the Board and discussed the Co-operation
movement referred to under an
other caption. The board hopes that
it can get Mr. Hudson to appear be
fore the Farmers' Institute which will
be held at a later date.
NEW FARMING METHODS.
UNITED STATES EXPERT HUD
SON IN OXFORD.
Department of Agriculture Helping
Farmers to Get Better Results
-What was Done Last Year
Monday morning 'Squire A. P. Q.
verton brought in the ledger office a
gentleman who is going to do a great
deal of good in Granville county, if
our farmers will take up the matter
that he is and they should be interest
ed in. The gentleman, Mr. C. R.
Hudson, Special Agent of the United
States Department of Agriculture, Bu
reau of Plant Industry, with head
quarters in Statesville, was here to
gromote "Farmer's Demonstration
Work," Said Mr. Hudson:
"I am here in the interest of a move
ment to teach better methods in agri
culture. It is the idea to get men in
terested -the best farmers tcj have,
say 100 demonstration areas and
study the best methods of farming, to
learn how to ge the best vaiues Af
ter the crop made under this plan is
gathered, then the work stands for
something. The neighbors will be in
terested. I aspect to visit the farms
during the periods of cultivation and
help carry out the methods.''
"Last year experiments were carried
out in only eight counties, . But this
year there are ow 20 interested. To
show the value of the new methods, L
will give you the results some of these
experimental counties. These are the
average of coru in number of bushels
per acre compired with the yields in
the number of bushels per -acre last
year under the demonstration work.
Counties b
CO i
Iredell ... .18 ......... 381.
Lincoln ... .17 3
Meck'b'g. . -18 32
Cabarras .. .16 ...... . 38
Union 15 31
Rowan ... -18 44
The average yield for the state un
der ordinary conditions is 18 bushels
per acre, while under the demonstra
tion work the result shows an average
of 37 bushels to the acre."
This is a great work an J we sin
cerely hope that our farmers will take
it up st once. It means much to make
two acres of corn grow where hut one
grows now; it means that we can stop
buying corn and that we can ship it
out instead after supplying our own
demands; it means wealth for our peo
pie The Downfall of bandy Guy.
Sandy Guy, . colored, got stung;
Chief Williford pinched him just after
he lit from the 4:15 train Monday.
Mayor Devin sat on his case about
7:30 and Sandy is in the cooler, some
times referred to as the jail.
And booze is the cause of it all.
Sandy is alleged to be a purveyor of
the ardent and came in the lime light
during the Duke-Kearney episode, in
which Sleuth Bickens played so igno
minious a role. -
On the witness stand when Sandy
was tried, Joe Kearney, H. G. Duke,
and B. F. Lanier swore that Bickers
offered coin for booze and that Sandy
departed and shortly reappeared and
that booze was given Bickers.
During the fiasco referred to Sandy
scented trouble and hiked North as
far as Clarksville. Thinking the mat
ter had" blown over the nejrro man re
appeared. That's how the Cop pinch
ed him.
Piano Tuning.
I will be in Oxford during the
week of May 10th doing the tuning at
the Oxford Seminary. Any one wish
ing tuning done will please leave or
ders at that pjace.
Very respectfully.
C. A. JOHNSON.
Wanted Some reliable Mute lady
to see after housekeepings must have
good reference. Apply to H. L. Wal
ler, Lyon, N. C. It p$l
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