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OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY DECEMBER 3, 1909.
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COUNTY ROADS. I A VERV GRAC10us ACT-
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C MCN AND 50 MULES ! Confederate Veterans Shew The
Q r-'DRTPS AT uiadp ! rSox :.. A . .
j sentir.g him a Handsome Cane.
, -l he Confederate veterana of Gran-
orce Completed Road From vHe County have been fcr some con
n CreekBridge to Johan- j l plating giving to Judge A. W.
Bridcie Renoir Pr,a , . liAiL LUKeu 01 ir ap
. -.. ... w neciation of his d
CONTEST SUCCESS. GRANVILLE LUMBER CO.
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BIG CROWD OF FARMERS IN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR
TOWN DECEMBER FIRST TO j CORPORATION HAS PRINCIPAL
WITNESS OUTCOME OF THE; NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE IN
CONTEST. i OXFORD.
THE PRIZES AWARDED.
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UUivs;aL.ULiL-i:
The Soys Who Bore Away the Friz
es and the Records They
Mr. Stedman's Turnips.
Made-
Teachers From A. & M.
; In the Corn Contest these were tht
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! awards.:
ec-
ner.t Citizens of Town and County
Speak List of Winners of Prizes
Prof. Scnaub to EnJLrcain Four
teen Contestants.
Wednesday tne first day of Deccm-
vho procured ones ! ber. was a vud lt-i.rr-r ,ioV in fi . ; .
i:Kl slcppeu that bus' mau of wood- of ost beautiful design and ! Mlio County. At twelve o'clock tue
! tu lI;ul out wll4it is do- fnnsh. During the recess of Court j JJoya Corn Contest was held in the
u';;Uy rcad !cn Tuesday thy assembled in the ! Court House, the exciting eveu'c en-
at worK m various see- efhee o fMr. J. B. Powell, Register ' summg irom that hour until four
uj,n aL1-1 1W!1,U1 1JecU3' and sent for Judge Gra- ; o'clock in the afternoon, with a sii.
! ;- t'oniract fore- "am, who had been kept in ignorance mtcriuissioa
-Nvii.iu v.i.;i;.i,;( ua3 a- ! i"eir aoiiguq. Upon his enterii.tr t
devotion to their
From Clay to Blackwe!!. . mtere&t and his untiring efforts in
-Two Other Forces at Work : behalf- They iinzlly decided
! upon a gold headed cane and appoint
u , caugut engineer Jura a committee with B. I. Lsreedlove i
. orn in tne post-olfice the q., chairman
u r m i The Big Concern Vas Incorporated' The Committee compesed of Dr.!
Under Laws of Delaware and Haj ' Morris, Proi. liobgcoc, and Mr. l-o'.v- j
Filed Papers In Order To Domes- I ' awaraeu to J?Tea niei tne ca
GRANVILLE Co v. fc RC I AL CLUS
FORMALLY ACCEPTS EJUILDiNG
AND HOLDS FIRST MEETING
SINCE ORGANIZATION LAST
APRIL.
ticate in Stata Will Invest Heav !
prize of ten dollars, given for the
which was made fcr
ue purpose cj. giving tne iudufx jimo
n , i 1 T l . . I". ' t!l l! t-
iv-iuu s aoout 17 men; ! Pea fcrwar-a and in a few
well chos-
ix mules and o en wcvw
4 mules and loiniost of
has cclnpletrd
oin; tain Crek I r: :
C'r. .-;k Church, a dU
miloj. The oni-
sureyed and
ret erred to the fact that
his COi!;!';idt:s h;id nl.-nrl
passed ever the river and that tne
lew who remained, wished, befor
side,
bo long v ao
interesting meeting in beir.i;
that there w as not timo enousih
viL. lor tiie poriec
i best article explaining the methec
ily in County. of raising the acre of corn. j
The Granville Lumber Companj j Prof. Schaub, Frof. Williams, anc'
ts the name of a new enterprise for ilr. Hudson, judges cf the best ten '
Oxford, being the principal North cars, which were bc:;ght alter the
Carolina Office for a corporation. v. itli ! contest by Judge Graham, awarded
a capital stcck 01 one hundred thou- the prize cf five dollars to Rutus
Moss.
The judges apopintc d to verify and
classify the reported yields were:
Messrs B. F. Hosier. T. G. Taylor,and
tne
held
sand dollars, that has just been form
ed under the laws of Delaware. Th.j
object will be to deal in timber ana
real estate. Tiie incorporators are
V. S. Taylcr, of Wilmington
j-i-eia ware
N. Cud 11,
of Osiord N.
nieiita tor next
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v.,k
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ihey joined thos-e on the other
,0 leave some token of their appre
ciation of the love and devotion
Judge Graham has shown to the Con-
, 1'rcni J:-.li:int!ian Creek! federate veterans and the zcai he
! N iiT.i!iha line, whie'vj uas exhiLited in their behalf, whether j bo pt on foot,
d a half lo:.g. and this ! in the legislature, at the Reunions, Tue remark w
: 1 t':u in a few days. 1 cr 111 their nom-;s. lie also referred
a;s cl aring and grub-' to the fact that for many years,
ircm Oak Hill to Vir- ! against his pretest, Judy;e Graham tia! airmer
ii i he work from Johna j has ocen retained as commander of
( hurch Is completed, the ! the camp in this County, lie then
moved and put to srad- ' presented the cane with the hope
that it would be accepted in the spir
it with which it wa.s given.
Judge Graham was visibly affected
cuug 01 a rra line
ar, nor for the nar
and Experiment Farm Commitiu
to meet, nor any other business, in
view 01 the failure to got to tuese
metiers, it was decided to call a great
ma..s meeting lor the lirst 01 January
when these important euterprioes w,L
C. J.
J. F.
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jiV.., Jilt
of Philadclnhia. Pa
J. YV. Clark, of Glen ' Ca nu ueii. Pa. c
Our townsman. Mr. N. N. Cr.r p, ic;
preside rt cf the new corporation.
Mr. J. F. Hollow ay being the sec
retary and treasurer.
T. G. Seem. These were the winners
tue prizes, the donors, and
ber cf bushels arranged ir
spective order.
1. John 'Roberts, $7.".C0
by Taylcr -Ca;inady Bxu-gy
1 5.00 harness, by Horner L
bushels
Henry BlackwelL
tiie num
their re-
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Co., and
os. Co,
T.V2 3
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The ' co
neern has already acquire:
several large tracts
timber land
as he stood there surrounded by n j least number cf bushels of corn bad- add to ifcs materia! prosperity.
many of Granville's bravest and tru
est sons. He said in fact:
ipv'i"o that has been op
v"; :i;n has finished its
: i has been transferred
s ricige read, and i.
Clay station to th?
Ii::e will be revised at !
:.(! a new read will be ; know how to express the emotions
!i ?ide of Biackwell's j that well up in my heart at this man
force will continue on j ifestation of your confidence and es
! ic id and continue in ' teem. If I have done anything to
iier and next spring o: ; stimulate the interest of the rising
frequently made by
divers people that the number 01
Larim,rs rt preseuative and influen
and boys present was,
greater than had been expected. The
great stimulus that is given to agri
culture in general and to boys in
in northern part of the County, and
The nscossary
when it becomes domesticated una
the lews cf North Carolina
gin active operations
papers nave been drawn and arc be
ing sent to Raleigh fcr official action.
mcicaticr.s are that the Coin-
spend ccusiderabie
;um
taat. even tne ooys who raided the
of money in Granville and great; - 7
at Horner School, by Oxford Public
3. Roy Daniel, $25.00 in trade, by
Tar Valley Mfg. Ce.-npany 75 bushei-
4. Paul Daniel, $15.00 suit clothes,
by Long. Blalock & Ilaskins 73 1-2.
5. Rufus Moss, $15.00 overcoat, by
Daiidis &, Eostcn, 72 1-2.
3. Richard Harris, 8.00 half do.ion
dining chairs, by Upchrch Bros.
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Shirley Avcrett, $P.OO shot gun.
ly beat the average farmer in Gran
ville County or in North Care Una: j the M. in time. He told the boy-
Mr. Cannady and friends, I don't "When the competing boys were ask- I that Superintendent cf PuLLc ln.-jti .c.
ed if they would enter the race a- uon Joyner had taken the Corn Con
gain next year, their eyes would open ; test idea and adopted as a pert o
wide in astonishment, for it was con- the school work, lie then told of tin.
sidered an absurd question. Of course : pians tor next year's S-ato Contest,
they will be in the Contest, and be i which would bo on an enlarged seal"
is com pF ted to the : generation the Confederate Sol joined by three or four times as man. the champion grand prG.niuem boin;
:n.i aier. it 1 nave contributed even a recruits. The afrarr xvaa a. traman- a tro-e tnn tv thr riiv -n- vv-a -.'-i
of Reeds force is work- little bit, to the appreciation of the dous success.
ton.
Cr.ap cf Reeds towards In- naany heroic deeds of Granville's sons
which has been re-i if 1 have done anything to smooth th'
Ii a very fine grade to pathway of those whose feet are now
t. The read from C
Judge A. W. Graham, temporary j
Prof. Williams on Corn.
presiding ofifcer, called Mr. G. L. Al- i Prof. C. B. Williams, of the A.
ten, cf Brasfield to the chair, and P. ; m. in the afternoon made a very in
t ! all turned to the sunset and to make j M. Pinnix was made secretary. The j terestin:- talk on corn. He lii.' e-m
to the Durham Coun j the crossing of the river less hard to j Judges of the best papers written by ; cial stress upon the imroreaueo
tance cf a mile and a I them.then I feel that my efforts have ; the competing boys, Messrs. A. H. iformity in classification. A
n eompb ted, ai d soiling i not been in vain, and my reward
done on the road lead-! has been -ample. This is truly ;
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through a section o; j beautiful cane, and I shall preserve j tides.
Powell, Prof. F. P. Hobgocd, Dr. J. ; ber of standard and eseiciaiiv meri
A. Morris, retired to inspect the ar- j torious kinds of corn was given, tu
rourcs.
and cherish it to my dying day wdth
Mr. Hudcon Talks.
methods of cultivation, and much va
uable instruction was proffered in the
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i t force has been on re- ; affectionate appreciation cf the sen- j In tle nieantiiine, Mr. C. R. Hudson snort time at his disposal.
in different sections, anc I tiuients uiat mspneu tne giix. iu;
.-;it
c'oins'O' a fev day S j yj icmg as i nci.e Liie connueiice ant.
tli ' road from Providence i esteem cf the Confederate soldier
- ..r,hn T-rvoi in nrci r i of Granville, I feel that I will need
was rt quested to make a talk to the
assembly. That gentleman made a
mosi interesting speech in which he
save out tne chief aims cf the De-
i r i - y . t
ilie-e recple access to the j no aruiiciai support, ion nave
nation. many, many occasions given proof of j tile statement that
; Jiil UiiLUL vi. -A-tl til .ui K.. lie liiaur.
iere is the as-
ag" i? being taken of the
v.eather and work has been
Tpei. i. ; ;lt will be continued as fast
'a' ; : ;: until spring w hen the ef-
v in )o redoubled and fastei
V?v.: ;i wiil be made. The present
fcPP';;,: i:it i0n ill make a hundred
if new road, the improvemenj
n. 7 f.f a permanent nature. The
Kins f'.nig is to be used in keeping
the ii!.. -a- roads up to standard, and
Slid sloughs broken down teams will
be a thing of the past.
engineer has located a new
rr)al from Stovall to Mountain Creek
p'ik'". the length being five miles,
'H i has not bepn decided ae
your loyal friendship, and my heart ! tour,aing mnnber of 150,000 farms n
has been deeply touched. The lit-i Uie Countrv studying agriculture ir.
tie I have done for you is but a j varje(j kinds ci
sPght expression of my love and ap
preciation of you. I wTould that I
could have done more and that I
could honor each one of you in the
manner you deserve..
Being too young to share with you
the privations and dangers of actual
warfare, but knowing much of what
3rou did and dared, I have taken an
active part in trying to honor the
Confederate soldier, on every oc
casion, and induce our people to pre
serve your history as an incentive tc
good for these who will come after
oils and under vast-
lur. .tiauson, auriug tne course oi
the afternoon, said that no farmer
snouid plant his com until he had
studied the (matter fully for 2i hours.
Prof. Schaub said that one day wih
be given entirely to the instruct ion
in selecting seed corn, but the dat-.-for
this is tc be announced later.
Mr. Hudson introduced Mr. Othc
ly difireent climatic conditions. The Daniel, as his assistant in the Deni
al ain thing, he said, that the Depart- onstration work in Grnaville, and Mr.
merit wants to impress upon the far- Daniel briefly outlined the great cam
mc-r is soil building which has been ! Paign he is to lead next year,
so sadly neglected. The next is the i Dr. Morris in reporting for the
growing of corn. Hundreds of thou- Committee to select the best account
sands of bushels of corn are bought ; .written by the competing boys stated
at 75 cents by people who can easi- that the Committee considered three
ly raise it for 25 cents. While il points in making the award, to wit:
'may seem doubtful, the records show distinctness, consequence, and full
that corn has been raised for two sea uess.
sons as low as 7 cents per bushel.' Judge A. W. Graham, in the presen
Under the Demonstration work, 35 tation of the prizes said that the av-
farmers in Cumberland County, whose erage yield in North Carolina for, 40
Y?nv. nnher to begin work on it now ' us. Again, I thank you, Mr. Canna-, EQil . nQt as good as Granville s, years was only 14 1-2 bushels to the
by Baird & Ohamblee 1-2.
8. R. C. O'Brien, $7.G0 in trade by
J. F. Edwards 60.
9. Stanly Avcrett, $7.00 thoroughbred
Berkshire pig, by Tally Ho Stoek Far
57 1-2.
10. Thomas Alien, $5.00 buggy rote,
by Ejullcck & Crenshaw, 57.
11. Oscar Ragland, $5.00 rocking
chair, by J. Robt. Wood. 55 1-2
12. Ivey Moore, $5. shoes, by H. II .
Crenshaw Co, 55 1-2.
13. Thaxton Averett, $2.50 safety ra
zor and outfit, by R. L. Hamilton
Drug Co., 55.
14. Baxter Mess, free trip to Raleigh
55.
15. John Melton, $1.00 hat by J. D.
Brooks, 50.
io. Paul Hicks, $1.00 suLciiption by
Progressive i-armer, uO
The five dollars each in ca; h given
by Mr. Z. W. Byon, Mr. J. F. Mead
ows, the Bank cf GrauvnP-, Hail's
Drug Store, the Granville lUal Es
tate and Irust Company, and Bullock
& Mitchell, with tne smaller amounts'
contributed by ether parties will b
used to defray tiu expense of the
following toja to Raleigh sometime
after Christmas, Prcf. I. O. Schaub
entertaining them while there. The
names of the boys aril numbers oi
bushels cf corn are:
17. Oliver Aiken 49 3-S bushels.
18. Parks Norman 46 bushels
19. Fornie Duke 44 4-5.
zO. Fielding Knott 44 1-2 bushels.
21. Fred Daniel 42 3-4 bushels.
22. Ernest Evans 4 bush2els.
22. Joe Ragland 41 1-4 bushels.
24. Stephen Veazy 37 1-2 bushels.
25. Garland Mays 32 1-2 bushels.
26. Lonnie Duke 26 bushels.
27. Ralph Aiken 25 bushels.
28. Phocian Frazier 20 5-7 bushels. -
20. Richard Arrington 20 bushels.
Lr w-a'e. until Spring breaks.
CONTEST AT HORNERS.
dy and, through you, every veteran averaKGd 61 bushels, and one of them acre, and the average tor Granville-! In addition there are prizes offered
.;of Granville County for this beauti- raised 1Q6 busheis. However. Mr last year was a little under IS bush by the Llt5ZG"s Bank l -reeamooa,
. ful gift, and assure you that it there Hudson said that tne object is not els. The boys therefore had reason
is any way I can ever serve them,. t tenoh np0nlp to raise freak vields to congratulate themselves fr.r the
in day time or at night, in happiness , but tJj raiBe ulg healthy ield3 cneap. one ho raised the least number of nig boys in Dutchville and Brasfield
aud one or two citizens of Creed
moor that will go to the eompet-
nampson of Company B Wins out, : or distress, i win esiee-ui il tu nun- ly bushels on his acre beat the average
Though Others Ran Him a Very or to do so The chief consideration is a deep Granville or North Carolina farmei
1 777 TTZ 1-77! . i soil filled full of vegetable matter, badly. As the boys lined up to se-
Cio-- R3r. 1 GETS ANOTHER STILL, ; . .. , x, . .. . t .
Kace ! "& This accomplishes two things: it fur- lect their prizes, those makmg tne
:dav nisht at the Horner j . 'niches a place for the water to sot- , biggest yields being given the firet
in' the presence of a fai: , Sheriff Sam Wheeler Hikes Out to j aUow,ng plerity of moisture in a choice in the matter of the prizes,
a spirited oratorical con-1 Bcwlin's Mountain and Gets stlh ; drouilj alld gives room to take care following in regular order, there was
held between Companies A ' Makes Fourteenth Raid. ! of exces3jVe rainfalls. Two adjoinin. great excitement, the spectators crow
C adet Thompson, of Compan:! Sheriff Sam Wheeler with several fields Qne plowed deeply and the ding around the line as closely as
ii-.i7ic.a trlrlrprl down in Bowllll & : in i ,nj v, ,1 4-u . j. :
tile contest the points there- , j-ijl - I Oilier suaiiuvnv uttiiuieu, bnuvveu iut jjuwsiuie. il uus a mubt luiiji e.abiv e
Quarters Consist of Five Genera!
Rooms, a Lavatory, and a Cloak
Room Furnished in Mission and
Flemish Oak Has Steam Heat and
Electricity.
Tact Saturday night, the members
or the Granville CcZarcercial L-iub as
sembled in the new rooms j-isv cosu-
pletcd in the Caapn.an build leg and
formally accepted them. The.v
a large and enthusiastic atr-ridHe
and the first meetr.ng of the An'r.
smce its organization was t-xtreiue-ly
encouraging and promises a great
work for the town's prosperiry in tiie
luture. i no iuli Ciuu.ei:.;, cou
sn.is of bet".vt; i'c.'I.V-i. Vc a. el fiiiy
re.aeets, eeveral ne-n-rc ?:den:--. and
three, honorary merobirs.
ee Ci;.b nas lor its clvjvv tif.i
coiiiiaerciai advancemtr t ct tno tow u
and coauty a.i i Ij provkl? aplaco
where ts inem.icrs may gather, tbero
being the usual social feat .' that
-s found wIlu c.her clubs. The pres
ident, Dr. E. T. White will jhiruy
aunouueo the personnel of the ie;i
committees that will go to wrrk to
take up such matters as to ::ryjr
iation, municipal improvements, seek'
ing new industries, advert!., e the
town in every possible way, z-.-.xr tin?
baeinees men to more cene-nt rated
and vigorous public wcrk, ?r. ert-iiu
imyortant personages who n-.t-y couk
to the ciijr, and, in rhort. to kee-;
busy advancing cur community. Whet
thiise are appointee, there will bo an
immediate inauguration of a cen.aer
cial campaign.
i ne quai cers of the Club are uuus
vai.y coiivenicnt ar d well appointed.
Fronting College Street are T; roonui
.fn.'shtei with Mahogany effect, t be-so
being the reading room, the secre
tary's room, the one in the e-mfcer
having been set apart for earns, dom
inoes, checkers, or any non-j??.niblln.t;
games that the members may cere Jo
play.. Runnirg the length of thou-.-rooms
is a wide hail, acres.-, which
from the three rooms described, is a
general assembly room on the South
ern side, this adjoining a large
and co.'inortable pcoi and billiard ro.
Immediately to the North cf this is
the lavatory and cleak room. Theo
all consume trie entire second fleer ol
the building, and are heated by a
steam heating plant especially in
stalled fcr the Club.
Tiie furnishings arc very substan
tlal and hai elsomc, the furniture
being chieily of mission and Goli
ei and Flemish o-es.tne ba-x rxdiis
being cf this coloring. Mov-u of the
rags, curtains, and smaller rurni.sh-ins:--,
have r" "ot arriCfl. ont ar-?
shortly expected. f
Long distance telephone will be
installed, and the best daily papers,
periodicals, magazines, and trade jour
rials have been ordered for the read
ing rr:.'n, abundance of electric light
ing has been furnished, ar!d water
placed in the building. Everything
looking te the convenience hf.a com
fort of the members is provided for,
and the whole suite has been espec
ially arranged ofr the cor.drei of im
portant business matters trst pass
through the Club.
The Commercial Celub is one of
upiou.ted ir.stituticr.s in any
town near the size oi - -
resielont membership has been lim
ited to sixty.
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The amount and winners will be an
nounced as soon as they are report
ed to the secretary.
Mr. B. F. Dean reported that the
people of Walnut Grove have $6.50 to month rented a horse and buggy to
Recovers Stolen earn.
Mr. A. Williford.en the i'sh of last
be divided among three best co-n
raisers from that township. The first
nrize is one- half, the second three-
one Wilmoth, vvh0 not snowing up
within a reasonable time, caused Mr.
Williofrd's suspicions to rlee- as to hig
anrj p.
R. v m
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to hies rninnanv. The Mountain to the Westward Tuesday j great difefrence in favor of tha lor scene to see the boys, nearly SO o'
ctill. The moot ! . . ,. , . . i , , .,
Messrs. I). G. Brummut, j.
mer in both drv and wret seasons. ! them, standing around the evidences
had shiners had finished their job a-, j kind Qf c plantedf too raak. ' of the splendid work they had done,
i that place, and wagon tracks were; ; Axffar cm it to see the' older men smur dins cc
. vmni shnwine that tney were get- ; . . .
omestauts were: ror vuiu-j - maKing one crop tnree times as prci "i k... m
Morehcad Emmett, i ting ready to go to a uw -; itable as another handied under simi- o -iss a point.
lar conditions otherwise. I Prof. Hobgood made a good talk
' y, and P. Q. Bryan,
ime in making the award
Cadets
Yluu"au ..'rruic matrp the fourteenth raid that
rMSi eleven
Oxford, and Thompson, o
months and he claims on the stren-
gtn OI It lilt? luaujjivou.t
State as a successful raider.
S-iiock &. Crenshaw Moved.
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n:.-i
ire to inform our customers
moved our business from
Street to the store former
by Perkinson and Green,
Main Street next tc
on
Preaching at Shady Grove.
Rev. W. H. Puckett will preach at
Shady Grove on next Sunday morn
ing and at Salem Sunday evening.
id Chamblee's. We will take
Capital Highway Association.
Mr. R. W. Lassiter, as a director
, ii.!. if n. ron!toi UictiwA v ARsnrriatior
ii waiting on etnem at mis ; oi u:y vy
and and invite their contin , has received a notice irum oeci-
tary Frank Weldon ot a meeting at
Pinehurst to-day.
l';urohage.
Bullock & Crenshaw
fifths of the re-mair.ing half, and the intentions. After communicating a-
')ctt the country p-erty generally hei
finally found that Wilmoth had gone;
;o Danville. A trip to Danville reveal
ed the fact that the raecal Wilmoth
had sold the outfit for $6F..0 ami
frone to parts unknown. The te-am
third prise is the remaining two-iifths
of the half cf $6.50.
Mr. Stedman's Prizes.
Mr. J. P. Stedman, who a few days
ago, gave prizes for the biggest tur-
Mr. Hudson concluded his remar'
by congratulating the boys and giv
ing some friendly criticism in the
judging of corn.
Prof. Schaub Speaks.
Prof. I. O. Schaub, of the A. & M.
on farming and brought fcr the in
spection of the crowd a tremendous
Mr. J. P. Stedman also had on ex
14 pound cabbage raised by himself,
hibition an enormous turnip that on
nips raised from scd sold by him,;vsas rcC0vered but Wilmoth has not
brought the biggest ceo to the; boen capturcd as yet.
show and the prize winners were an-;
What Mr. Hester Says.
Mr. B. F. Hester told Er. N
nounced to be: j
First E. R. Crews, 8 pounds 1-2 or.
prize of $2.00. Mr. B. F. Hester told Er. N. Ros-
Second. L. L. Crews, 5 pounds 6 1-2 ; enstein, the eye specialist cf Dur
oz. prize & $1.50. ; ham, that in treating the eyes of
the 26th of last month weighed eight ; Third. R. T. Critcher and A. M. Ov ; his son, Hiram Hester, he had done
erton, 5 pounds and 4 oz., a tie, them a vast amount of good.
prize of 50 cents divided betwreen ; 9c-4
them. Itch cured in 30 minutes hy Wool-
Publish Eoys Articles. : ford's Sanitory Lotion. Never fails.
The Ledger will in the next few Sold by J. G. Hall, Druggist.
faculty made a talk to the boys, and pounds and half an ounce,
asked that there be three times a ' At four o'clock, it was found that;
manv contestants next year. He re- there was not time enough left in
ferred to his promise to take care ol which to attend to the County Fair
a number of boys whom he invited and the other meetings, nor to or-
to be with him during their visit in ganize the contest for another year issues publish several, if not all, of S
Raleigh, but had the date postponed So it was decided by vote to hold the articles written by the boys com been good, but the excellence of fivo
'until in early January on account cl the meetings on the first day of Jan-1 peting. of them was especially comraenteej
the failura to complete a building at i uary. I The judges reported all as having upon.
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