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(3 Ift MBIU L41 VOL. 22. OXFORD, N. C., FRIDAY JUNE 4, 1909. THE ALUMNI BANQUET. LOCALS ENTERTAIN OLD HOR NER BOYS OUT OF COUNTY. Two Hundred Diners Make Merry From Nine-thirty Till About Two Distinguished Alumni Toasts. The banquet in the Auditorium of the Horner School on last Wednesday ni'ht marked the closing event of the ileunion of the Alumni of the institu tion for the year 1909, and the affair was pronounced an eminent success. Many distinguished guests were pres ent, and the hall was not deserted un til the wee hour of two in the morning when the Bishop of Asheville, at the request of the toast m aster, p rone unced a benediction. Three long tables, each very taste fully decorated and very liberally pro vided for occapied the entire length of floor space. The walls and ceiling ri oted in the colors of the two societies and the auditorium was brilliantly lighted with scores of electric bulbs. The president of the Association, Dr X. AI. Ferebee, and the toast master, Dr. B. K. Hays, faced each other at the opposing ends of the centre table, and the two vice-presidents, Messrs. S. W. Parker aad A. H. Powell pre sided over the right and left tables re spectively. The banqueting began at nine-thirty when two hundred smil'nj; NO. 21 l . r ii I : JUDGE WINSTON'S SPEECH. Able Address Delivered on the Af ternoon of the Reunion. The vile weather did its utmost, to make the incidents connected with the Horner reunion a failure, but each of the numbers of the programme was carried out in accordance with the plans and in the presence of crowds of interested spectators. Ihe most important event publicly given during the reunion was the Al umni address of last Thursday, the lion. Francis D. Winston, of'AVindsor, being the speaker of the occasion At frvn r- 1, J 1 i m-uunty ui uiereaoouts a very large audience had assembled in the Opera House when Air. Winston, Dr, i. m. ferebee. Gen. B. S. Royster, Dr. E. T. White, the Right Rev. J. Al. Horner, Bishop of Asheville, and the secretary of the Association took their seats on the rostrum. in a tew brief words Dr. Ferebee put the programme under way, Tallin upon the bishop to utter a prayer. General Royster, in his address of welcome to the old Horner boys was most happy and felicitous, and Dr. E. rr -i - 4- . TIT - iuic muuuufeu ex-governor vrn ston in his usual entertaining vein.the orchestra playing during the brief in termission Air. Winston's address was entirely in keeping with the reputation that he enjoys of being one of the state's best PRETTY STEM MARRIAGE. MISS HALLIE MAYES AND THAD G. STEM MARRIED. GRADED SCHOOL CLOSES. ANOTHER YEAR IN THE SCHOOL WORK ENDED. faces each found something of interest speakers upon occasions of this kind, his address being full of humor, both keen and subtle, and was thoroughly relished by his hearers His occasion al bits of sentiment and the classical m the two hundred covers laid. At about twelve Dr.Ferebee turned the aggregation to the tender mercies of the toast master, and that gentle- the most eminent credit to himself. These toasts were called for and re gponded to in a most appropriate and graceful manner: TOASTS' Toast-Blaster, Dr. B. K. Hays. The Founder of Horner School Judge George H. Brown. The First Year of Horner School B. F. Hester, Esq. Ileminiscenses of an Aute-Bellum Student Col. Wr. H. S. Bursjwvn. Reminiscenses of a Post-Bellum Stu dent Col. Benehan The Contributions of the Horner School to Public Life Hon. Albert Cox. -uay We Aleet Again Hon. Jones Fuller. Each of the gentlemen had been at scrue pains to present something of in terest and the toasts m addition to the happy felicitations and amenities con tained magnificent tributes to the mem ory of the late founder of the school and his equally distinguished wife who died in the middle of last winter. Their great affection for their alma Eiater and the great interest manifest l i ea ny young and old in everything perta ning to its welfare was very good inoeed to see. The reminiscent feat ures or the toasts were not only season ed with numberless skits of humor but they were of much value as bits of history connected with the town as ffeH as of the school. ughi, of Raleigh, was the caterer. e served the banquet in a very satis, factory manner, and the affair came 2 without a hitch to mar thepleasure. An orchestra was placed on the rost run and music was dispensed until lh3 toasts began to creep out of the full Continued on page 8 man presided in a most happy manner i tenor of the speech were very appro very pleasing to the company and with ; priate to the occasion for which it was made. In the course of his remarks, the speaker went a-gunning for some of those about him. He had hardly got ten under way, before he sent the gen eral to jail for thirty days, at the same time relegating the doctor to the Asy lum, and the committee was put to rout and chased to the tall timbers, these flattering attentions being follow ed by a very vivid description of the quickest route to Hell. After the assaults alluded to above Continued on page 2 For Sale. J le ladies of the Village Improve ment Society have the following flow trs for sale: Asters, 40 cents a dozen. Strict Sage 30 cents a doz. Candy Tuft 5 cents a doz. logged Robins 10 cents a doz. Ai d similar plants with which to ea"tify lawns and gardens. a nose wanting plants can get them JJ" notifj Incr Mrs. Hilman Cannady, aira-.an of Flower Committee. greatly overstocked on straw hats. Winner of Medal. pjlp? jell to g at half price. Bros r "eiore DuyinS- It will pay you Horner The above is the picture of the young man who won the declaimer's medal during the commencement exer cises of Horner School. He is Henry H. Callis, and is a resident of Ox ford. He is studying for the ministry, and is a member of the Baptist church. The speech upon which he won the medal was; "Emmett on being found guilty." Two other Oxford boys were in that race and both of them pushed Callis very closely. These bright young fel lows were John M. Emmett and Alarsh Ray. Their subjects were respective ly: "The Chariot Race," and "The ride of Jenny McNeal." m m m Greatly overstocked on straw hats. Selling at half price- It will pay you well to see us before buying. Horner Bros- Co. Found My daughter found a package between my house and Dabney. Owner can get same by giving description. N. G. Crews. Many Friends and Relatives Wit ness Ceremony Bride Attractive and Groom Popular. REPORTED FOR THE LEDGER: Stem, June 1. Stem Alethodisfc church in southern Granville was the scene of a beautiful marriage this morning at 9:30 o'clock when Mr. Thaddeus G.Stem, of Oxford, married iuiss liaJlie Mayes, of Stem. The church had been tastefully and beau tifully decorated for the occasion, the color scheme being white and green. The bridal party entered the church with the ushers.AIessrs.Afelvin Mayes, or totem, w. W. Crews and Elbert Crows, of Oxford, and ATelvin Bragg, of Littleton, in the lead, Alendelssohns Wedding March being played by Miss Katie Lee Gooch.pf Stem. Next came the little flower skirls. MIsbps (!lara Q J - WWWW t HI Lee Bragg and Martha Lee North, nieces of the groom. The bewitching little ring bearer, Aliss Elouise Mayes, sister of the bride followed, while up the opposite aisle of the church came the maid of honor, Aliss Deborah Sher rod, of High Point. The bride enter ed leaning on the arm of her father. Mr. John $. Mayes, and was met at the altar by the groom attended by his best man. Mr. Dennis G. Brummitt, of Oxford. In words that impressed every one present with the beautiful solemnity of the occasion,the ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. B. North, a brother-in-law of the groom, assisted by the Rev. C. W. Robinson, he pastor of bride and groom. After the ceremony the couple re ceived manv heartv fonorratnlaiinns j o - , and best wishes for happiness and suc cess in life. Then accompanied by a number of friends thev hurried tn Hester and boarded the Seaboard train for a bridal tour, the objective point being Washington City. The bride was becomingly dressed in white messaline with pearl pasmen terie, full train,princess style, with veil draped with orangeblossoms and pearl ornaments. Aliss Sherrod. the maid of honor wore pink messaline, empire style, with real lace. - The large number of handsome and valuable presents received by the bride and groom attests their popular ity and worth. These included cut glass, furniture, a chest of silver from one individual alone and also numer ous larpe-size checks from members of the two immediate fomilies. The bride is one of the most charm ing young ladies of this county. Her beauty, her worth of character, her grace and charm of manner have just ly won for her a large circle of admir ing friends, and fortunate is Mr. Stem in having won her. The groom is a rising young attorney of Oxford, a graduate of Trinity. College, and though he has been in the law practice for only a short time, has already be gun fo make his impress upon the community in which he lives. Come Across Baseballists. The baseball fever has struck Ox ford a solar plexus blow, and, it seems to have come to stay for the season. Such fans as Bill Devin, Joe Mead ows, and Dr. White are enthusiastict so much so that a purse of very con siderable dimensions was made up quicker than a bat can skin his eye to begin the organization of a first class team. The idea is to have numbers of real ball contests here this summer, to get the Durham,Henderson,Raleigh, Roxboro, Franklinton, and other teams up here and show them the fine points about the national game. The boys are going into regular practice, the sums being pledged so far guaranteeing a good start. After the team is properly organized and begins active work, the gate receipts will maintain it without further help Come across, Alessrs. Fans, giye 'em a good start, and break their heads if they don't put up a first class article of ball playing. -: ' : y: -'. ;,;v Commencement Begin Friday Morn ing With Graduating Exercises. Address by Prof. E.K. Graham Another of Oxford's most important institutions rounded out another year last Friday the 28th, when the graded school closed and gave its series of in teresting commencement exercises. In the old ark which presents the appear ance of having been erected before the flood and also of having had a very checkered career during the flood, the programme was begun at eleven o'clock, and there was exhibited before the eyes of a big audience of proud Oxonians the results of the past year's efficient and intelligent work under a corps of efficient and intelligent in structors. Though it has been in ex istence but a few years, the growth and efficiency of the graded school has been something wonderful. The town, since the first day the school opened its doors, has been fortunate in hav ing good boards to govern the school, ond the boards have been fortunate in securing superintendents and instruc tors kf a very high order to train the minds of the voun- folks j j 0 . The reports from all the grades show an unusually satisfactory prog ress, but the graduates of whom there were seven, have a record that not on. ly has not been excelled, but it is go ing to be many a moon before it can be duplicated. Among these seven, three had not a single absent or tardy mark recorded against them during the whole year, and the average for j the seven wras within three-one-hund-redths of 99. Oscar Ragland, who has been pronounced exceptionately intel ligent, he having had the distinction of making the best record in scholar ship in the history of the school, was awarded the Davis scholarship, and this precocious young man also carried away the University scholarship. Aliss Irving Royster, a very vivacious and attractive young lady, the daughter of Air. L. A. Royster, in recognition of her faithful year's work, was given the scholarship to Trinity College. Mayor. Dennis G. Brummitt deliv ered to the seven graduates their diplo mas, and to those seven happy faces and fourteen bright eyes looking up at him he a!so gave some very pertinent and sound advice, his little speeches being brief, appropriate, and to the point. Air. Paul Q. Bryan, principal of the school, like Air. Brummitt, was very happy and appropriate in his re marks, when he stood on the rostrum to award the medals. The superintendent, Air. Conley, gave the graduating class a very com plimentary send-off, saying that it was the best that he had seen in a long while. With the superintendent, the princi pal, the class of 1909, and the singing class, there were also asked upon the stage, Messrs.-J. P. Stedman and W. Z. Alitchell. of the School Board, and W. Alott Pinnix. The programme was as follows, tbV four essayists on the list having been j allowed to read their essays, and the privilege was taken advantage of in a manner very eminently to their credit: Hymn- Glory to the Father. Invocation Rev. G. B. Thompson. Essay Alasters of the Situation James Merrill Peace. Essay The Battle of King's Aloun tain Isabel Pierson. Chorus Alorning Invitation. Essay Edgar Allan Poe Oscar Holt Ragland. Essay Joan of Arc Irving Clair Royster. Chorus Song of the Sea. Presentation of Certificates Mr. Dennis G. Brummitt These other four graduates handed in essays upon the following subjects. They have been good students and have gotten tkeir diplomas deservedly TOWN TREASURY. continued on -page 4" 'l IMHWP IWIIIIH,"'"""'M' IP' sit aWrMrMpn Police Get Active and Town Gets Richer Thereby. A few stray dollars have been turn ed into the town exchequer within the past ten days, the cops having found a few citizens who had some money that the town could very well use to advantage. Ollie Turner got a little more speed out of his horse than is countenanced by the municipal regulations, and seven dollars and twenty-five cents dropped very easily in the strong box. Willis Alorse, colored, was hailed Alayor Brummitt some das ao by Officer Wood on the charge of keep ing back of the market some very an cient fish and a very rank odoriferous- ness, all of which made Willis poorer by $7.85. A couple of little pickaninnies, Robert Burwell and Luther Glover engaged in a mild case of rough house on the street, and it took $9.30 equal ly divided between them to keep the scrappers out of jail. Officer Wood arrested a disorderly negro woman at one of the depots last Saturday morning about 3 o'clock.this costing $7.75. Chief Ryberts last Thursday pinch ed one Robert Cheatham who after having a slight misundeistanding with his wife in order to emnhnsizA his rights, administered a first class beat ing, tone told the chief, and the chief told tne mayor, and the mayor pulled Eugene for $8.85. Jim Harris, colored, has attain- ed quite a reputation in police circles as a scrapper of the fist water and a notorious rough-houser when he gets on the outside of a sufficient quantity of the ardent. Jim is ro-nrnnrip.rnr 1 I 1 with his wife of the colored hotel on Hillsooro street, and tor some little time things haven't gone right to suit him. Thursday night he ran amuck in his hostelry, again creating a mild sensation and getting in the limelight. After threatening to kill his wife Harris locked himself up in his room and refused to let any one in. His wife became much frightened, as did many of the colored . people in the vicinity, and the police were sent for. First there came Officer Wood, Chief Rob erts being sent after later also put in his appearance. The enraged necrn " - - o n retired behind his barricade and deliv ered his mind of all sort3 of unprinta ble English,thfeatening to kill enough folks to fill a private graveyard. The officers demanded admittance a number of times but their requests were met with volleys of red hot lan guage bound up with positive refusal. Officer Wood then taking a chair which he carried above his head as a shield,with the assistance of the chief, broke down the door and sailed in Harris meeting the twain with aheavy billet of wood with which he broke the officer's improvised head protection. The officers made a rush and the first thing Harris knew, he saw that the cops meant business and gave up as gently as a lamb. He was thought to be drunk and was carried to the lock up, but his boy said that he had had but one small drink. He was adjudg ed to be insane and last Alonday was taken to the Asylum. HORNER COMMENCEMENT ONE OF MOST SUCCESSFUL IN ITS HISTORY. I have removed from the Sheriff's to the Clerk's office and in the latter office will attend to your 1908 taxes. S. C. Hobgood, Tax Collector. June 1st, 1909. Dancing Class. During the month of June, begin ning on the first, we will give dancing lessons in the Armory. There will be lessons from 9 to 10:30 on Wednesday and Friday mornings, and at night from 8:30 to 10. Aliss Julia Winston Aliss Gertrude Land is Card of Thanks. In behalf of the"01d Horner Boys" and myself I return hearty, thanks to the citizens of Oxford for their extra ordinary zeal, courtesy and liberality in entertaining our visitors during the reunion. ; J. C. Horner. Paris Green at 25c per pound. H. o r n er B ros Co ; . Everything From First Event to Last Night of Ball Comes Out In Excellent Manner. The Horner Military School has just completed the commencement ex ercises that marked the termination of its fifty-ninth year and in these fifty nine years it has never seen a greater closing than it has just passed through. The weather was very bad. almost if not all of the events throughout the three days beirg carried out in the midst of torrents of rain or of threat ening rain. In spite of these condi tions, however, all the various parts of a varied programme were witnessed by big attendances on the part of the public. Wednesday, the 26th, or the second day of the commencement exercises, was given over entirely to the reunion of the old students, and many of the alumni of the grand old institution participated m the general events of the programme. The visitors declared the reunion an entire success, and each expressed the hope that another would be arran ged for in a very few years, many of them wanting to make it an annual affair. THE SOCIETIES. On Tuesday night, the opening of the commencement exercises took place, this being the regular academic portion of the programme. An enor mous crowd witnessed the event, every seat in the Opera House being taken, and number of spectators had to stand throughout the performances. This was the first part of the program: Debate Resolved, that the United States should adopt a postal -bank sys tem Affirmative, Charles B. Pratt, of Aladison (Franklin Society) Neg ative, W. O. AlcGowan, of Rocky Mount (Washington Society.) Essay New Florida A. E.Alellon of Tampa, Fla. (Franklin.) Essay Benedict Arnold R. P. . Eubanks, of Huuterville (WaAing ton). Oration The world, a whispering gallery Julius AI. Vann, of Trenton, ( Washington). Oration Alessatre to Garcia Rob ert B.Scott, of Greensboro( Franklin). Declamation Dixie Remembers her Dead Alf. R. Phillips, of Tampa, Fla. (Franklin). Declamation The Old Actor's Sto ry John M. Emmett, of Oxford (Washington). Following these society events, the general contest for the declaimer's me dal look place, and the rivalry for thig was keen, so much so that the judges, Capt. W. A. Devin, and Messrs. R.L. Brown and H. AI. Shaw, found it an exceedingly difficult problem to pick the winner. On retiring to discuss the matter, it was found that not only they did not agree upon one man at first, but it was an actual fact that each judge on the first ballot voted for a different man. After some discus sion, they agreed in deciding to give the medal to Henry H. Callis, of Ox ford, and one of them later said that it was a tough nut to crack. The execu tion of the numbers in the contesting programme was of a very superior or der, these being the contestants with their subjects: Emmett on being found guilty Henry AI. Callis, of Oxford. The Chariot Race (from Ben Hur) John AI. Emmett, of Oxford. The ride of Jennie AlcNeal R Al. Ray, of Oxford. Some Southern Heroes R. B. Vance, of Clifton, S. C. 'Skimpey", (a story of the race track) A. E. Mellon, of Tampa, Florida. ALUMNI DAY. At ten a. m. of the 26th, the first part of .the programme to take place was the competitive drill between the ' . ! jiKvJrmmX ftl 1. 0'l'..-fvr,.,,1 f" 1 , ., ,, .
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