North Carolina Newspapers

rf rf o 1 kr rrCs' mi vx VOL. 22 ' " - 1 MEETING CITY FATHERS. NEW BOARD TAKES OATH OF OFFICE MONDAY. OXFORD, N. C., FRIDAY MAY 14, 1909. FIRE AT COLORED ORPHANAGE Flames Eat up Two Thousand Dol- , fJst Tuesday night at about 8;30 o clock the alarm of fire was turned in from the Colored Orphan Asylum and both fire companies, white and colored turned out as speedily as ss;m k J arrived too late to save the Infant's NO. 18 i . : Home which was totalis mnem,j Tfl&JItlirTrn nv O if r irrmn . ' the lo. Wng in the ntfghfioT "UHUUUIEU 01 0. M. UA I I Id, U. ft., ANU IlKANU LODGE Incoming Administration Inaugu rates System of Retrenchment Trimming Pay Rolls On Monday night at the usual hoar, the town fathers held their reg ular Monthly pow-wow. This being the beginning of a new administration two thousand dollars,upon which there the faces around the board were not was n insurance. It was strange the same with two or three exceptions there were no casualties for about six that have gathered there for the past 7 children, some of them but six TUn ninr m .-. - m "p I mnntha A , ..... icuew may ui, i i. xs.yjf. I ncJre m (tle bUUdino- ar the time. This puts a very severe loss for the Asylum to fight against, and it is go ing to cause some privation unless help is given. The aylum has been und AT Ctr.fA m r. r-. , . . - "a.uauuienc ana is un LASTING TESTIMONY OF GRAN VILLE'S CHIVALROUS DEEDS. THE HORNER RE-UNION. commissioners two years. Brummitt, and these were present: Messrs. S. H. Brown R. L. Brown J. H. Bullock V. H. Hunt E.H. Crenshaw H.G. Williams The Hoard contented itself with be Numerous Responses in Every Mail Indicate Great Success. EverV mail hrinnro In lftrc? f fl Corner Stone of Confederate Monument Laid Last Mon- 8fcrftarr oi the Horner Alumni Asso- riav Wfc T,- ,n I au UI1S l,me 111 e j ..xi xmpiwoivc ceremony. number of acceptances of the in vita tions to the re union are far in excess of the expectations at the time of or- THE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN DUR PAST WEEK Social World Has Been Very Fes tive, Numbers of Matrons and Misses Entertaining. On Tuesday niht. Airs. T r. U 3 - ' in sworn sur in and getting acquainted qastionably a beneficent institution, nroundings Monday niorhr. The Ledger hones that. rh; i d left the business to Tuesday night wll contribute very liberally and help ... i called meeting. Ac that time a num an ber of important matters came up for adjudication. The town finances were very carefully discussed and it was thought best to make some curtailment in the salary appropriations in the election of minor municipal officials which was gone into and disposed of. erect a new build one just lost. ing in place of the On the Trail of the Ardent. Scattered around through the coun ty several complaints have been sent jin that the moonshine operators have been busy for some time, causing it tn Mr. Luther Roberts was elected 06 uard tor the farmers to keep their Chief of Police, the other candidates IaJ0rers fr0In succumbing to the fiery being Messrs. E. N. Bragg, A. Willi- thirs' Sheriff sam Wheeler has de liford, and Mose King. The salary ter,nined to an end to such busi- ot tnis omeer was reduced from $50 ' u,uutulJr mgnt gatnered per month plus fees, to $45 per month to;Kiher deputies Ned Booth, Connie plus tees. ganization. Not only do scores of Booth delightfully entertained a smll prominent men say that they are com- party at bridge, the affair beiHg given a Hoskins, of were t.wn tnhlA with the old students, write long letters and a nWsan . vftmmr filled with kind words and express the These were present: hope that the Association will become Misses: a permanent institution so that they Linda Hoskins, Nette Gregory may meet with it another year. Annie Crews. KtXn U lJ?nn The secretary wishes that every one Messrs: could see these replies. It is impossi- P. Q. Bryan, J. R. Connelly, ble tO OOncP.ivft nf wsirmar nn Vw&C)aiJL1 LliC v . iu. x-jnnix, b. 31. i'mnix. In spite of the inclemencv of thp. interest taken bv these fo laying of the corner stone of the monument OU SoMrs and th in our own and in other stated IJ the Confederacy was an entire success. The morning of the tenth w dnl ' eratifvimr. M HSk U VVtdncsJ 'i v " - aiternoon. there hpinjr s v tuU, ven ont- ary iMuuiiueiit men say mat tQey are com- party at bridge, the affa Bad Weather tails to Keep Away Big Crowd Which ing' but those who wil1 not be fortu in honor of Miss Lind Gathered to Witr,PfiB rMn m-,., nate enough to be here and gather Charlotte. There wen morial to the Courage and and Fidelity of Her Brave Sons of '61 to '65 General Carr, of Durham Makes Splendid Address Occasion Grand Success. On Saturday the bridge club met at the homs of Mrs. J. A. NiW thn Mr. W. K. Wood was re-elected night policeman, a similar pruning be ing done to his pay check. Mr. P. A. Wood, re-elected driver of the fire-wagon, was the only man whose monthly Btipend was not snip ped, his salary of $50 being kept the same. Mr. S. M. Wheeler was again made chief of the Fire Department, his nom inal Balary being further nominalized. Mr. J. F. Royster was re-elected tax collector. Mr. R. B. Hines was again elected clerk, his compensation being $60 per jear,with 6100 additional for the list ing of taxes. The pay check of the mayor was trimmed down from $25 per month and fees to $20 and fees. Messrs. John Webb and W. Z. Mitchell were returned as members of the Graded School Board, and Mr. R. H. Lewis, Jr.,was elected in the place cf Mr. J. F. White. The board designated the I4th and loth dajs of this month as cleaning Jajs and all citizens are requested to we their premises in proper order by that time. It was ordered that all citizens who cesired to make connections with the ater mains should be allowed to do B0 at a charge of $10. account ot the weather. But the Old Vets were here, about a hundred and these ior students, among whom Williams surrounding country mmj PGP 11 16 numbers of the state's most distin' General B.S. Iiovs'ter. the Chief Mrth1iii.11. iwc , guished men men who have made thnrA,. : , ' . "hlll, animus, naa nampS fnr fll,: a. tuo uaiuc uj uiueuy precision aname nroffissmn wsis mnct m: .i ....n " co m uuiei common- c. L: . . .. wortl, aoA;n x ' - -ug aim wen r . . . iuucuou Demg given Dytneclub in v,xe- ta..ui0, lB wuuiiy oi uranvine nospi-h , ... , . ' At ten o'clock the Granville Grava. Cant. T l?Kf Vja J r.al,v nro,f ;a u u nonor of M,ss ,rwm Stark aa the metn- the Horner Cadets, Major McGhee, all under the order of the ( hief Marshall on the 26th day of Mav beF wh had been the m0st 8ucce8lrf'ul marched down to the Southern dpnnt. nt. 105?ft trA 1,t.. ..4. ii... . . J' during th 1 . . . . X .vj. mini lutjo lillJL mtj t? lies IS OT I 1 1 nrga fha i.inr.:. i iL. . I O ----- uuv.uWu ui til i; Hi, nonor, Maior-Ueneral Julian S. Carr. of Durham .,! r,. 1 & " secretary to , , , nfMJ1Un .,ui,.d a t , . -V 1 -"1UC1 AX- aiws, to nnhlish fhp i;cf w w B. ,u Uu wwai u " me j-vev. j. J3ett, wno were immediate v nnnn OI.-,0i 1 -" '- ui;cui,auue8 ho . , , ., , , driven to the Exchange Hotel. immediately upon arrival f . untowarH h.rL ave a haPP toast to the honored Just before noon, as the weather spemprl to 1 Kr,vi,f,;.. iA hnr mMn i. :j member. The decorations were of procession was formed on West Hillsboro street, the Thixu Regiment Banrl abandoned for thJ. S Sweet Pea9' leauiug next to tne marsnals. I he cadets and the local company, each or- During the afternoon new rules ganization having its ranks full, and those great old fellows who received Oxford Boys Promoted were made and election of new to be in oneratioc. . The foar s.e spring chicken. Tn 4?So fefuSTi" SieZ S U will be a matter of general inter- eo up. ThOSe present were: i-j Ai i .. . tiimnntc n 7hirtK ,7 K. ,i i . i 1 esc ann ffranncfltinn tn b-nnm rhof , iuesuauitJB: uiuwieu iiirouo-n rrio mnrtv "u 111 "u iuuo uic wivus auu reiativesor rne most nrnminonr uwu Behind these, name the fi r.w- of our OvrnrH ..u..i jamuuuiuf uiapcu, cLc V OOd ariVlIlg J "in.tviug gUUU his gayly caparisoned and prancing grays, who seemed to have absorbed the io other Peaces. We have iust had gay and festive mood. the good news that Willis G. Peace As the procession was formed the carriage eonveyinjr General Carr the Rev uoa - a - ' A. D. Betts, and Mrs. W. H. White waS nut irf t,he&lea,7 an AK: baS reCeived hlS Promotlon to a aP- passed through what was considering the bad weather an enorm,c taincy m the repular army, and that chapter from the Orphan Asylum being lined up along the whole of Main Alex Wm Peace has been appointed street rrom its intersection with ( ollege down past Hamilton's drug store, cashier of the Bank of Lumberton. an On Tuesday afternoon. Mrs B K ThlToJC dxuunu uie louuaation or the monument, institution with a capital of one hun- Hayes entertained the bridge club Ihepaereant passed the monument site at TTillshr. ar.,1 t; a ... . . K uu I J ""u"e u refreshments were served and a de lightful afternoon passed. Walters, and Andrew Williford, and struck a trail out to the mountains in search of two stills that were thouo-ht prowled through the murky, rainy night, gojng to a place on ' Medford's mill, and from there taking their trail to near Mr. Tom Williford's, in the northwest corner of Tally Ho town ship. Xobody was caught at either place, but at Medford's mill five hun dred gallons of good, frothy beer were destroyed. Dr. Sam says that it was what is called doubling period, the posse striking the neighborhood at an off time. The sheriff says that he is going to break up this moonshine industry. Alarm of Fire. The fire alarm was sounded Tues day afternoon, the call being register ed from the residence of Mr. W. H. Hunt, on Front street. The firemen responded with their usual dispatch and found Mr. Hunt's chimney on fire. Fortunately, no damage was done.though there was right much ap prehension for a brief time. W. A. Devin, S. H. Smith, A. H. Powell, Misses: Irwin Starke, Annie Taylor, N. H. Cannady, J. C. Robard8. J. A. Niles. Nette Gregory, Jeanette Biggs. down Main to Gilliam Street, around to Spring Street and Jhence dredLthOUf d1Iar8" Lt seems that up to Main to the Court House. our boys do well find them where you - The Hon. S M. Gattis. of Hillsboro. Grand Master with h nAT a may. ol Masons laid the corner stone of the monument with a most impressive and inipusiiig ceiemoy. oicill-lfiayeS following this, the veterans leading the way, the people went in the Court Te following invitation has just uuu7 ixixou cvci; aeaimg space, mere to near tne oeautitul introductory been received: speeches, the music, and the mao-nlfieent effort rf rjAnoroi fr-r- ,tt1,;i i; . From Northside. Mr. Willie Beck and family, of Richmond. Va., are visiting his father Alr W. A. Beck, of Northside. Mr. Maurice Fleming is a hustler w done planting tobacco, finishing the th of May. G.Mrs' DelIa May Stantou,of Macon, has been visiting Mrs. W. F. - w returned horn. e f re glad to know that Mr. W. mailer u.. . . .... ay ; "a oeen verv hi is M" ridIng around on hs buggy T rd Lizzie Roycru in Car Slde been visiting friends home Raleigh and bavereturn- v R' nycT0it arld daugh W annie went over to JJur- to 0f Northside. went Durham last Friday shopping busineSs ove' in the sawmill thh1 Maxton. spent Sunday bu Vhv ar0und Northside are and preparing Jdnl corn. U. About the Dairy Farm. We are in receipt of the following letter from the Messrs. Davis, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, who have leased the de la Croix plantation. which they will operote- as a modern, sanitary, dairy farm, lhe Messrs. Ha vis say: 'I notice in the Liedfrer of --Anril 30th that we are to supply buttermilk and cream to the people of Oxford af ter July 1st. We shall probably sup ply buttermilk and cream if there is sufficient call but our specialty will be buttermilk or milk in bulk as may be desired and it will be made in the most cleanly and up-to-date manner nossihle. The nlarie will alwavs be open to inspection so that the public - , " -1. UJ. il 4- ua.ii seu jusb wiiab Liivy gcu speeches, the music, and the magnificent effort of General Carr, which elicited praise and admiration from every quarter. The Old Soldiers were given seats ui nuiiui in Liie oar ana tnat Demg inadequate they were assigned the best 1 . i j . 1 f i 1 i piaces j use oiusiae oi tne oar. At the conclusion of the exercise these grand old fellows were carried ! j j 1 i " i . . uowii to tne grand jury room where they were given a good repast. JULIAN SHAKESPEARE CARR PLEASE, PLEASE PARDON US The editors of the Ledger hope that its readers will overlook many mistakes and omissions this week, and will be good enough to par don us for getting out behind time. Our machinery sustained three se vere fractures the other day and it looked as if we would not be able to get out at all this week. Every thing in the shop has lost a great deal of time, and we are obliged to omit much matter that was promised to be published, and to let several errors creep in that or dinarily would have been rectified. If you fail to sre something that you expected to see, please, please be nice, about it, for who ever knows when an infernal piece of machinery is going to go wrong? Mr. and Mrs. John Brent Mayes invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Hallie to Mr. Thaddeus Garland Stem on Tuesday morning, June the first nineteen hundred and nine at half after nine o'clock Methodist Church Stem, North Carolina The bride elect is a most charming young lady, the daughter of that good fellow, John B. Mayes, Esq.,of Stem, and the groom-elect is one of Oxford's promising young attorneys. Miss Annie Taylor had the club with her at the residence of Mrs. W. S. Stark, on Thursday afternoon, when many guests were present. (On account of an obstreperous piece of machinery, the lists of guests at all social functions after Tuesday are entirely omitted.) Major-Genera! Commanding the North Carolina Division of the United Con federate Veterans. The address of General Carr on Monday was a very fine effort, and was greatly s pleasing to the big audience that greeted him in the court house. The general is a prime favorate not only with the public in general, but he is greatly beloved by his old comrades. He was in especially fine fettle on the 10th, and makes a handsome and martial appearance in the uniform of his rank, major-general in command of the North Carolina Division of Con federate Veterans. He claims to be 64 years of age, but time has not ap parently credited his with that many of them, for he is as healthy and nimble as a recruit General Carr is very proud of his Granville connections and never loses an opportunity to speak a good word for this county. His war career,he says, began in this county,and ended here. He suffered the disadvantages as did most of our returned soldiers,but his fine qualities won for him a warm place among the people' and his business sagacity a place in the front ranks of financiers. Concert at Creedmoor. We are requested to announce that there will be given at the Creedmoor High School on Saturday night, the 15th of May, a very entertaining con icert, the prices of admission being 15 and 20 cents. The programme will be as follows: 1. Violin solo- Air varie Dancla 2. A Tournament of Roses Anon. 3. Violin solo Selected. 4. The Sunday School Picnic Lin coin. Her Letter Bret Harte Cupid Swallowed Hunt 5. Violin solo Tan nhauser Wag ner. 6. The Journey Chambers. 7. Violin Solo Souvenir de Posen Wiennawski. 8. Ardijlia Daskam. I am Agent for Hibbard, the Dur ham Florist Send me your order for flowers, wreaths, designs, etc. Orders promptly filled at reasonable prices. Mrs. E. K. Howard. IF YOUR watch has erone on a o strike and your clock has quit striking why bring them to W. D. Stimaon and he will adjust the matter prompt ly and properly. Located at Paris Dry ijooas store. Grand Jury Gets 'Em. When General Carr had finished his speech. Judge Graham looked down at the grim, aged but honor able faces looking up at him and said: "Now, all of vou go down in the grand jury room." A Ledger man standing by anx ious to knov what deviltry that battalion of old warriors had been up to, followed at their heels as they tramped down the back stairs to the grand jury-room. There he found the ablest grand jury ever empanelled, before whom the in trepid old scamps took off their hats and bowed. But for whatever meanness the old fellows may have done they were evidently pardoned for the grand jury made them hide away all sorts of edibles which the vets put out of view in a vei y short time. If has been said that the old vets were never afraid to look men in the eye without flinching, and it is true; but when the grand jury or dered them to do away with the ed ibles.they dared not disobey.That's how the food got away so quickly. Letter From 5. L Roberts. Mr. S. Luther Roberts, for several years Superintendent of the Granville county roads; manager of the livery stables of Smith & Roberts; Chief of Police of Oxford, says, be regards Roysters Stock Food as being in a class to itself: that as a flesh Droducer. ' - - w and giving a horse an appetite he nev er has seen its equal, although he has used almost everv kind made, and to- anyone who. regards his experience with horses as being worth anything, he cheerfully recommends Rovsters Stock Food. Manufactured only by L. P. Koyster, Limited. ,