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VOL. 22.
UNVEILING CREW'S MONUMENT
Woodmen of the World Erect Hand
some Memorial to Deceased.
On last Sunday at four o'clock,there
assembled at Salem church between
three aJ fur hundred people who
witnessed the impressive ceremonies
that occurred in the unveiling by the
Woodmen of the World of a hand
some monument erected as a memoria
in honor of the late Charles F. Crews,
who was a member of the fraternity, a
foremost citizen of Salem, and a repre
sentative of the best type of Granville
citizenship.
Upon the hour as indicated, the cer
emonies as prescribed by the order of
the fraternity were conducted by Gen.
B. S. Eoyster, consul-commander, with
the assistance of the Woodmen, Mr.
Frank V. Hancock reading a poem
as the unveiling took place. This im
pressive ceremony took place in the
burial grounds adjoining the church.
At the conclusion of the unveiling
programme proper, the big crowd,, or
rather as many of them as could, went
inside the church, there to hear the
address by Dr. B. K. Hays. Speaking
of this address, a very prominent gen
tleman said: "It was appropriate, in
structive, impressive, forceful,and elo
quent" The consensus or opinion is
to the effect the doctor's speech was
unusually good. The underlying idea
was to demonstrate that one of the
world's best assets is the strength de
rived from the silent, reserved men, of
which the late Mr. Crews was such a
splendid type.
The monument is of granite and
weighs more than twenty-eight hund
red pounds. It stands about four feet
above its base and is three or more in
depth. Upon the front side which is
very highly polished is carved the
dates of the birth and death of M r.
Crews, and upon the top which is an
inclined plans, the rear being much
higher than the front, are these words
arranged in a circular manner, Dum
Tacet Clamat."
In the number of those witnessing
the ceremonies were many people from
Oxford, several from Vance, and scat
tering ones from other communities.
XI r ...
jit. vrews was Dora in trie year
1864 and died last September, this
making him about fortyfive years of
age at his death.
Little Boy Dead.
Last Tuesday at 2;30 in the after
noon, William Armistead Brooks, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brooks.died at
the home of his parents. The little
lellcw had been ill of summer com
plaint for five or six days. He was
just a little over two years of age,hav
ingbeen born on March 18th, 1907.
The funeral services, which were
conducted by the Rev.A.B. Dunaway,
ere held at the home, and the inter
ment made in Elm wood.
The sympathy of the community go
to the bereaved parents.
The Wilson Damage Case.
e second trial of the Wilson dam
age case takes place today in Hender-son-
The public will remember the
8uit brought by G. H. Wilson against
he Oxford Cotton Mill for alleged
mages sustained by machinery oper
ated by the plaintiff. Former mana
erf the mill, Mr. J. Locke Irwin.of
Yrd, and Mr. J. S. Vincent, form-
ford reePer f Mebane' were in 0x"
dtm ednesda Ppanitory to atten-
the trial in Henderson. General
Zoir RJ9ter' assiste by Mr. A. A.
s ICer' Henderson, will repre
, the defendants, and the plaintiff
2 Pitied Mr. P.ttman, of Hender-
Death of
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I ltfla I Hilrf
filler, the
infant daughter
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on I '' dk(l at Hotel Dieu Hospital, I
eow! Jnoniin May 13th of j
4 infantum. The little one was1
the f aso lexas, on January I
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Wt L' Hargrove and Mrs. W.H. !
THE PEDLER'S PARADE;
Entertainment at Opera House Fri
day Night a Great Success.
A packed house greeted the rise of
the curtain at the Opera House last
Friday night, when the "Pedler's Pa
rade" held the boards,and quite a neat
sum was realized for the Baptist Sun
day bchool for whose benefit the en
tertainmen was gotten up. j jle pro.
gramme was divided in two parts as
follows:
PART I.
(1) My Own Unitedi Spates Chorus.
(2) If I could Teach my Teddy Bear
to Dance Helen Rowland and
Chorus.
(3) Yo-Ho, Little Girl, Yo-Ho
Hugh Peed and Chorus.
(4) Won't you Be - My Playmate?
.unjce Parham. Richard Turner,
and Chorus Marie Meadows, Ruth
White. Ruth Shaw, Helen Howard,
Fannie Buchanan and Annie Lee.
(5) .Recitation The Runaway Boy
William Webb.
(6) Ya ma, Ya-ma, Man Ethel Han
cock and Chorus.
PART II.
(1) March and Pedler's Chorus.
In the first part of the programme,
as the song of the first number was
sung,a second curtain was raised when
the stage was discovered to beautifully
decorated in red, white, and blue,
with several large flags floating to the
breeze. Twelve prettv little lasses
with ribbons in the thiee colors danced
around a May Pole to the tune of
Dixie. The small gentlemen as well
as the lasses were appropriately cos
turned.
In the three numbers succeeding
this, the girls were in pink, white, and
light blue dresses and wore large straw
picture hats.
In Part II, these were the many and
gaily bedecked pedlers:
Lemonade Vender Clyde Gooch.
Pie Woman Julia Council.
Armenian Pedler Thelma Averett.
Negro Cake Seller Mary White.
Old Soldier Herman Day.
Cream Puff Vender Helen Roys-
ter.
Bootblack George Cheatham.
Baker Beverly Royster.
Indian Woman Hallie Fuller.
Pickle Vender Esther Mitchell.
Hokey Pokey Men Dallas Buch
anan and Marsh Callis.
Popcorn Vender Mary Royal Han
cock.
Tambourine Girl Lila Currin.
Hurdy Gurdy Men Hugh Peed,
and Frank Hancock.
Corn Curer John Graham Webb.
Peanut Vender Leo Cheatham -Apple
Woman Mary Shaw. s
Fruit Vender Clyde Cannhady.
Jelly Vender Loraine Peed.
Candy Seller Dorothy Royster.
Flower Girls Marie Maadows and
Ethel Hancock.
Doughnut Venders Mary Cheat
ham and Alice Loonam.
May Pole Dancers:
' Ethel Hancock, Marie Meadows.
Mary Hancock, Ruth Shaw,
Mary White, Fannie Buchanan,
Bessie Pitchford, Helen Howard,
Mary Cheathamfhelma Averett,
Helen Fuller, Lila Currin.
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.
Potato plants for sale, any kind
you want, now read. Merrill
Peace. 3-
OLD HORNER BOYS TO MEET
Every old Horner boy is urgent
ly requested to attend the general
meeting of the Association which,
is to be held in the court house
Friday night at 8 30 o'clock. A
full attendance is hoped for, as
every arrangement looking to the
successful carrying out of the Re
union programme must be decided
upon. Let every Old Boy make
it a point to present. Friday night
at 8:30 is the date.
OXFORD, N. FRIDAY MAY 21, 1909.
LAW IN THE ORIENT.
Americanized Syrian Marries Amer
ican Wife and Resigns Spouse.
James Shabau, a Syrian of Hende
r-
son. ha? besn taugnt the very val
u a-
bie lesson that it is not only unwise
but un 'awful as-well to be too muchly
married. At the samo i,c
. j.aj.vv Lxaa
been the means of having a compari
son made between the laws pertaining
to marriage in this country and the
country of his birth.
About seven years ago he left his
native land, leaving his dusky help
meet behind, and came to Henderson
where he has made his home. Forget
ting all about the deserted wife he be
came enamored of an American woman
in the northern part of this countv,
They were married and on Tuesday of
this week there appeared in Oxford
Assid Shaban and Armad Shaban,
bringing along as witnesses another
compatriot and a little Syrian girl,
Rosianna Kalliel, and had the overly
married James, their cousin, arrested
on the charge of bigamy. A mild
case of excitement followed, for the
plaintiffs Shaban retained Mr. A. A.
Hicks, and the fickle defendant em
ployed Messrs. Stem and Brummitt to
get him out of his matrimonial entan
glement. After a little pow-wowing and a
great deal of gesticulating, the attor
neys took their Oriental clients before
'Squire Thos. D. Waller, who, after
scratching his head over the discrepan
cies between the Syrian and the Amer
ican law, discharged the defendant
since he claims to have followed out
the very simple Syrian law, which is
to resign.
The custom of these people when
married life becomes irksome is to no
tify the wife's father of the fact and
as stated resign. James claims to
have done this, but the allegation is
denied. However, as James agreed
to resign again in proper order, his
written resignation was accepted and
happiness reigned once more in the
family of Shaban, the charge of biga
my being withdrawn.
The resigration which was sent to
Syria was as follows, the letter being
to the bride's parents:
Oxford, North Carolina,
United States of America
May 18th, 1908.
Mr. Mahmood Shaban,
Brtyatt, Lebanon, Syria,
Dear Sir:
I have married another
woman in this country and therefore
do not want your daughter for my
wife any longer. I am writing to say
that I give up all claim to her as my
wife and that she may go back to
your house taking with her the things
that belong to her. What money I
owe her my father will pay out of the
property which I have in my father's
hands. I am giving this paper writ
ten in both English and the Syrian
language to your sons Assid and Ah
mad Shaban to be sent by you to
them. JAMES SHABAN.
It is not presumed that the readers
of the Ledger will care for the letter
as written in Syrian, consequently that
is omitted, though the Ledger Assyri-
ologist will state that it is a perfect
masterpiece.
Dr. Hays to Lecture.
Under the Auspices of the Village
Improvement Society, Dr. B.K. Hays
will lecture in the Court House this
Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock upon
hygienic subjects. The Village Im
provement Society is becoming a po
tent factor in everythinglooking to the
interest of local conditions and have
asked the doctor, who is a very able
lecturer, to address the public upon
the very important subject. The public
is cordially invited to attend and hear
this instructive lecture.
Lost Between Lee Hobgood's arid
Enon or Enon and Oxford, a locket
watchfob with monogram A. J. K.
Suitable reward when finder returns
to me at Ledger office. A,J.KittrelL
lt.pd.
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AGED LADY DEAD.
Mrs. Annie fliza Long Thorp Pass
es Away Saturday.
Another link that connected the past
with the present generation was severed
last Saturday, the 15th of Mav, when
there died in Oak Hill township Mrs.
Annie Eliza Long Thorp in the 89th
year of her age. The infirmities of
old age were the cause of the aged
lady's death, and she passed peacefully
away on the night of the 15th at a
quarter to nine o'clock. The funeral
and burial services were held Monday
from Goshen Episcopal church, these
being conducted by the regular pastor,
the Rev. F. W. Billiard. A large
concourse of relatives and friends were
present to witness the last tribute of
recpect paid to the deceased.
Mrs, Thorpe came from very prom
inent families on both parental sides.
Prior to her marriage to the late Ben
jamin P. Thorpe, Sr., who died about
twenty years ago, she was a Miss Nor
cum.her grandfather being Gen.Henry
Norcum. Her father came of South
ampton, Virginia stock, moving to
Granville when a boy to reside with
his uncle, General Thomas Person.
Though he came to be with his uncle
but a while, he never left his adopted
county and continued his residence
here as long as he lived.
Sometime in her 27th year Miss
Norcum was married, the date of her
birth being the 23rd day of July 1820.
The issue of this union was eight chil
dreu, six of whom are still living.
These are. Mrs. Bettv T. Gres?orv.
Messrs. Benj. P., and Will Thorpe, of
the county, Mrs. R. T. Smith, of Ox.
ford; the Hon. Robt T. Thorpe, of
Norfolk, and Mrs. W. T. Alston, of
Warrenton. All of these living chil
dren were in attendance upon the fu
neral ceremonies. The dead children
are Lieutenant Albert Thorpe, who
lost his life in the Confederate service,
ond the late Peter Thorpe, Esq., of
Oak Hill, who died in the early part
of this year.
In addition to her children, the late
Mrs. Thorpe leaves many other rela
tives to mourn her loss.
In the death of this estimable lady,
Granville county loses one of its best
types which cannot be replaced. She
was beloved for her excellent traits of
character.
She was laid to rest by the side of
her husband in the quiet solitude of
the Goshen burying ground.
Still Smashed.
A report has just been phoned in
from Wilton saying that Sheriff Sam
Wheeler and deputies Booth, Mose
King and Walters, found a still this
morning before day, and destroyed
1200 gallons of beer. The report will
get in too late for this issue, but the
Ledger man will get Prof. Sam when
he gets back and make him tell how
they did it.
Death uf an Infant.
On the 8th day of May, 1909, the
death angel visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Hunt and took from
them their precious little babe. She
was 19 months and 13 days old. She
had the whooping cough, and it
was thought it had a congestive chill
Saturday eveninng. It went to sleep
and never awoke any more. We ex
tend to the family our heartfelt sym
pathy and bid them look to him who
doeth all things well. While we mourn
our loss we have the assurance that
she has gone to that beautiful city
where there is no more night. We
all loved her but our blessed Saviour
loved her best and has taken her to
the blessed reward.
A FRIEND.
0 List Your Taxes!
I will be at the following places for
the purpose of listing taxes in Fishing
Creek Township:
Bell Town June 9th, 1909.
Clay June 10th, 1909.
Fairport -June 11th, 1909.
Dickerson -June 12th, 1909.
a. p. overtox, List Taker.
A lot of pure bred white Leghorn
hens for sale. Fine layers. J. D,
Brinkley.
DR. JOSEPH GRIMSLEY DEAD.
Prominent Physician of Greensboro
Succumbs to Blood Poison.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Booth were
called to Greensboro by phone last
Friday to be at the bedside of Dr.
Joseph Grimsley, one" of the city's
most prominent physicians, who was
critically ill, his malady being an at
tack of blood poison contracted wThile
performing a surgical operation for a
patient. He became worse rapidly
and died very suddenly on Saturday.
The funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at 4 o'clock when every
drug store in the city was closed for
two hours in respect to his memory.
The Greensboro Record says of the
death of the late Dr. Grimsley:
"A gloom was cast oyer this com
munity this afternoon by the heart
breaking news of the death of Dr. Jo
seph E.Grimsley at 1:45 o'clock today
at St. Leo's Hospital, to which institu
tion h&was taken last night. Two or
threa days aro Dr Grimsley suffered
an attack ot blood poisoning andevery
thing that medical and surgical skill
and tender nursing could do proved of
no avail. Dr. Stokes, of Salisbury,
and Dr.Stuart McGuire.of Richmond,
Va,, two emi"ent specialists, were sum
moned to aid the attending physicians
in their efforts to save the stricken
man's life, and an operation was per
formed last night. Dr. Grimsley ral
lied from the operation and, though
his condition throughout the early
morning was critical, the hope was en
tertained that he might recover.Along
towards noon, however, he began to
grow worse and it was seen that the
end was not far off, the dissolution
coming at the hour named
Dr. Grimsley was a member of
Greensboro Lodge No. 602 B. P. O.
Elks and also a member of Corinthian
Lodge of Masons, both of which Or
ders will take part - in the last sad
rites
Dr. Grimsley was born- November
25, 1859, at the Giimsley homestead
in Greene county.and therefore was in
his 00th year when he died. He was
a son of Dr. Wm. P. Grimsley, for
many years a well known and pro mi
nent physician, farmer and business
man of Greene county Dr. Grimsley
was married to Miss Annie Laurie Mc
Dougal, of Greene county, and she
and six children survive. The chil
dren are Misses Lyman, Nell, Irene
and Josie, and Mr.Sidney and Master
Joseph Grimsley, Jr.
For a number of years after gradu
ating in medicine Dr. Grimsley prac
ticed his profession in Greene county,
moving to Greensboro about seven
years ago. He readily won friends
and soon began building up a lucra
tive practice. Shortly after locating
in Greensboro Dr. Grimsley formed a
partnership with Dr. Edmund Harri
son under the firm name of Grimsley
& Harrison,and their general practice
is probably as good as the best of any
physician here.
It may be truthfully said of Dr.
Grimsley that he was a noble type of
the kind, gentle, sympathetic man, al
ways ready to do what he could for
every one. Quiet and retiring in dis
position, he made his impression upon
those with whom' he came in contact.
He was possessed of all of the qualities
that accompany a Christian gentleman
and though he is dead his many good
deeds and kind words will live after
him."
Card of Thanks.
-Through the columns of the Ledger
1 desire to express my sincere and
heartfelt thanks to the ladies of the
Daughters of the Confederacy,the citi
zens of Oxford, and the editors of the
Ledger.for their many acts of kindness
to us old soldiers on the 10th. We all
of us deeply appreciate the attentions
paid us, the bountiful repast given us,
and the consideration shown us every
where on all occasions.
W. J. DANIEL.
We can suit you in a hat from the
cheapest straw to the finest Panama.
Uur stock is complete: the price will j
J please at Crenshaws.
NO. 19
HORNER COMMENCEMENT.
Will be Biggest in History of The
Celebrated Institution.
This is going to be the biggest com
mencement in the history of the 'Hor
ner School. The closing exercises
commence on Tuesday the 25th, and
will continue through to Thursday
night at 12 p. m., when the presenta
tion of the colors to the winning com
pany takes place.
THE REUNION.
The event which supercedes every
thing else will be the incidents occur
ring throughout Wednesday the 26th,
when a grand re-union of the old stu
dents takes place. In addition to the
scores of the old Horner boys in th
town and county, there will gather
from all points of this state and from
other states as well more than one
kundred and twenty-five of the former
students of the institution. The old pu
pils now at Chapel Hill are going to
play a match game of baseball with
the Horner team. Ex-lieut-Gov.
Francis D. Winston will deliver the
address to be given the alumni at4:30
and the banquet, when two hundred
and fifty covers will be laid, will be
an event of historv in the annals of
the institution.
THE PROGRAMME.
The programme will be carried out
in the following manner:
Tuesday, May twenty-fifth
9 p. m. Final exercises of the
Franklin and Washington Literary
Societies A uditorium.
School Declamation Contest
Auditorium.
Wednesday. May twenty-sixth
10 a. m. Competitive Dumbell
Drill between Companies Auditori
um. 10.30 a. m. -Butts' Manual of Ri
fle Drill Parade Grounds.
11 a. m. Baseball between School
Team and '-Old Horner Beys" Ath-
letic Field.
4.30 p. m. Alumni Address Op
era House.
9 p. m. Alumni Banquet Audi
torium. Thursday, May twenty-seventh
10 a. m. Competitive Drill be
tween Companies Parade Grounds.
Competitive Drill in Manual
of Arms Parade Grounds.
3.30 p. m. Field and Track Ath
letics Athletic Field.
9.80 p. m. Final Ball Barracks.
12 p. m. Presentation of Colors to
Winning Company.
"Auld Lang Syne"
Excellent News.
Dr. P. R. Hardee, of Stem, with a
radiant smile came in the office of the
superintendent of education Tuesday
and replied whan quizzed about the
Stem school.
"Why a saw mill is getting up the
framing and we are putting everything
together and will next week put a crew
of hands to work.. We expect to have
the building up in sixty days."
Then picking up a picture of the
drawing made by the architect, Mr.
R. M. Minor, the doctor continued:
"O! it's going to be a fine building.
It will cost about four thousand dollars
when completed. You can'j; tell much
from this picture, but it is going to be
a good one. People becoming interest
ed in education? Well, I should say
so. You never saw anything: like it."
Architect Minor has'a nice building
for the Stem people, and Oxford and
Stovall must come across and spend
some 'money to enable them to catch
up with Creedmoor and Stem.
Copy Misplaced.
The notes taken of the Social func
tions in some manner flew away or es
caped and when the error was discov
ered it was then too late to get them
in, and they will have to go over un
til next week Getting ready for the
Horner re-union has somewhat caused
things to go awry.
For Rent Four-room house on
Front Street, vacant June ist. W.
L. Peace.