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VOL. 22.
OXFORD, N. C., FRIDAY; JANUARY 7, 19 10.
NO. 16
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CORN CONTEST MEETING.
MEETING WAS HELD IN COURT
HOUSE ON LAST MONDAY FOR
ORGANIZATION.
fiffir.T f. FnJi- r- !
lected Number of Interested Spec
, tators Present Rules Governing
I Contest Made Committee on Pre
miums Appointed to Get to Work.
The; meeting held in the Court
House last Saturday for the purpose
if organizing the bo3s com club was
well attended. The officers elected
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i-cwi were reelected lor tne com-,
mg year, and it was decided to ap
point one man from -each township j
to act- with the boys, these together
forming the executive committee of
the club. This ' Committee consists
of the. following members: Robt. W.
Harris, President, of the - club, Rob
Crews, Secretary, Fielding Knott and
T. G. Taylor, Fishing Creek; Thos.
Allen and Eugene Moss, Brasafield;
John Roberts and W. L. Veazey,
ritchville; Dr. P. R. Hardee and Gar
land Mayes, Tally Ho; B. F. Dean i
and Royal Daniel, Walnut Grove; I
Frank Thomas and J. S. Watkins, I
Oak Hill; Phocian Phrazier and E. g. j
Sutler ,S assafras Fork; Ralph Aiken ;
f Cheatham and J. T Cozart, Oxford.
The first quesiton discussed was
. "whether those cultivating bottom land
should be allowed to come in on e-
iual terms with .those who have on
ly upland to cultivate. This brought j
out a warm discussion, some claiming i
that no distinction should be made,
while "others declared that in as i
much as a large majority of the boys j
would be compelled to use upland.Mt
would give the few who had the riv- j
er bottoms so much the advantage
hat they would easily walk off with
all of the prizes and would have a
tendency to keep others out of con-j
test. It was finally decided to al- j
lotw the boys cultivating low lands to
ontest for the third and fourth priz-
cs onlv, with the understanding that j
ahese should not be very much in-!
ferior to the first and second. Mr. ;
Otho Daniel was appointed to decide
in case there should be dispute as' to
which class a piece of land belonged
re fixed at ten
r-questloriiSat-Jerett,
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to. The age limits were
and nineteen. A&othfer c
' seemed difficult at first to settle wasTB. B. tfmstead, R. W:' Currin, E. P.
about the amount of commercial fer-1
tilizer that might be used, on an acre
After much' argument it was decried
Fovt by no means unanimously, that
ot over ten dollars worth could be
used and that all applications made
should be counted against the corn
although applide to clover or other
growing crops to be turned under for
the corn crrop.
. It was decided, to offer at least
one prize to the boy who should raise
Jthe cheapest corn, none to be count-ejd-in"
this who failed to make as
Ttiuch as fifty bushels to the acre. Atl
other conditions are to be eft to the
executive committee to arrange . eith
er deciding upon them themselves or
submitting them to another mass
moptinsr in hp held later in the
omnit0H
spring. The following were appointed!
as committee to solicit premiums
for the County contest: Robt. W. Har
ris, Rob. Crews, Otho Daniel and J.
F. Webb. ,
The members of the executive com
mittee from each township are to
organize township clubs and raise
money for prizes to be given in
their respective townships. Very few
business men and farmers will be
rifotind -who will not give something
for . this purpose, esecially if they
understand that it is to be used in
their immediate neighborhood.
These township committees are urg
ed to 'pull their coats off and get to
serious work. Call a meeting some
where near the center of the town
chip and get all the men, and boys
nifprpstpj Therp is no .doubt that i
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over a hundred dollars wall be rais-1
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ed in some of these townships for
Ithe boys.
There are going to. be some fine
county and state prizes too. rn't
lit off preparations too late.
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OXFORD IS GROWING.
Post Office Receipts Show Increase
of $648.96 over the Figures of 1908
Good Indication.
A glance at the local post-office sta
istics as a good indication of the
progress that a town is making,
j The returns from the Oxford post
office show that Oxford is upon the
progressive band wagon, a fact over
.which post-master Bally Brown is
(greatly pleased.- On the 6th ; of Jan
wary the total receipts were shown
to be $10,030.78, which is an increase
of $648.96over t he preceding year.
These figures, of : course, do not in
(cude tiie money order business.": y .
THE COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Bide C.ar Pnr in Build Roads from
j Stovall Jury List Usual Routine
j of Business.
i The County Commissioners held
their usual meeting, on the first Mon-j
transacted was the order to call for ;
bids for two roads from Stoviall, ad-j
vertisement for which appears
In !
this week's Ledger. -
Pat Fleming, of Dutchvlile was put
on outside pauper list, payable to W. i
A. Hester. . T
M. Nelson was allowed rebate of
half tax.
i P. S. Watkins was allowed rebate
of half. tax.
Mrs. Mary AVatkins was allowed re
bate of half tax.
Br. G. S. Watkins was allowed re
bate of half tax.
Mrs. H. E. Bullock was allowed a
rebate of $1.00 in School tax."
The Clerk was ordered to investi
gate the Oxford Ice Company's tax.
Martha Cozart was put on outside
aict 1IBL rtt i VU
H- L,yncl1-
Sam Mangum was put on outside
nauPer list at $1.00 per month pay-
able to Fleming .Bros.
The Clerk was ordered to investi-
f gate Andrew Tyiy's tax.
A committee was appointed to build
a bridge across Lodge Rock Creek,
between Lyons and Hesters."
Willie Lewiis, colored, of Sassa-
frs Fork was allowed a rebate of
P011 tax
M"- W. M. Bullock was allowed a
rebate on personal property tax.
Mrs. Charity Peed, outside pauper
was allowed an increase to $2.00 pay-
ale to M. V. Veazey.
The Coirfmissioners made a donation
of $25.00 to be spent in paying the
expenses of having religious service
&t the County Home. ;
S. D. Holeman was appointed su-1
perintendent of the Convict force. in Uie early part oi lecemoer, vvii
R. S. Usry was allowed a rebate j Mam B. Hart, son of Osbom Hart, a
of $1.69 on tax.
The following jurors were drawn
tor the Februray term of Court wnicfttiWI1J .B1- VJIWJ&C .
begins on the 7th of that month:
C. A. Hicks, W. G. Dean, T. J. Brumr
mitt, Lewis Lloyd, T. A.W ilson, W. j
H. Horton, W. F. Dement, P. A. Av-
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Mangum.J.T Smith,J. B Thomassdh,
J, B. Hobgood; W. F. Puckett, J. B:
Pruitt, B. F. Hester, W. .W Hart, O.
Z. Harris, Reuben Jcnes," B.F; Hicks,
E. B. Tunstall, Lewis Hutson, S. S.
Wilson, J. H. Breedlove, H. Do'sey'
J. S. King, J. A. Murray, B. T. Jonesj
W. Mott Pmnix.
PRESENTATION OF BUST.
Marble: Bust of( Gov. William A. Gra
ham to be Unveiled on January
Twelvth.
The marble bust of Hon. WiKiam
A. Graham, father of our townsman,
Judge A. W. Graham, will be unveil
ed in the capitol in Raleigh on the
evening of January 12th by the State
Historical Association. Gov. Graham
was connected with public affairs in
.
North Carolina longer perhaps than
almost any other of our statesmen.
He was Member of the House of Co-m
mons, State Senator, Governor, Unit
ed States Senator, Secretary of the
Navy, Confederate States Senator,
Member of the Convention of 1861,
Peabody Trustee, Arbitrator of the
Boundary line between Virginia and
Maryland, besides declining other
high offices. ; s
Capt. Thomas W. Mason will deliver
the address and Mr. Frank Nash will!
read the sketch of the life of Gov.
Graham.
Tcbacco Market Opens. .
The . Oxford Tobacco market open
ed up on Thursday Janl 4th fo-r the
new year, it is withp'lesaure tnat
! I can announce to the patrons of our
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gooa as tney were Deiore ine non-
days.
Now is a good time to sell as the
Buyers are anxious for the weed.
j Wishing all a prosperous New Year.
I am - -Yours truly,
F. F. Lyon, Secretary.
Oxford Board of Trade.
. Contract Wo rk to be. Let.
The Board of Commissioners of
Granville County., -N. C. wall receive
bids upon : about eleven miles of eounv
ty road from Stovall to Mtn. Creek
Bridge , about 5 miles. From StovaH
to Grassy Creek Church about 6 miles
Same to be let to the lowest bidder
on January 171910, Commrs. reserv
ing right to reject any or" all bids!
All bids to be accompanied by cer
tified check or bond for $1000.
t v- --. J.,' A. Osborn. 'Oo. Engineer.
.:' ' J. B. Powell, 3Ierk of Boctrd.
BEST FOR HIS CHANCES:
Sheriff Sam -Wheeler Gets Talk
-hwut oil wv ma viaiiii aa vimur
. pion Still Buster, Challenged.
The Greensboro Telegram says:
"Although "the Sheriff of Granville
stroying fourteen blockade distiller- j
ies in eleven months, he is by. - no ;
means the champion. Sheriff Hayn- j
es of Surry county has put twenty-on ' ;
out of. commission in less than a j
year, and the champiionshap should j
probably go to him. All Officers :
whether they destroy few or many, ,
are to be commended for their wok."
Right Mr. Telegram. But remem
ber, our portly Sheiff has not the
show in Granville that, his brother
Sheriff of Surry has. If we had as
many stills, as some of the mountain
ous counties, Sheriff Sam would flush will and kindness. She excelled in
a. still every couple of hours. We : repartee and had she enjoyed the ad
claim that he's the champion j vantages of a liberal education her
for the chances he has.
TO RAISE FUNDS.
Daughters of the : Confederacy . to
Give Oyster Supper Wednesday
Night for Benefit of Confederate
Monument Fund;.
The Granville Grays Daughters of
the Confederacy are anxious to" get
the Confederate monument enclosed
and are trying to raise funds to do
sc. A number of people - have
been making of it a place to sit
upon, and it is feared that it may
be damaged in some way. Soil for
the turfing has been put down, , but
the constant traffic over it has pack
ed it badlly, and it will be impos-
j sibie to grow grass until the enclos
i ure is made. To help raise the. need
ed funds, oyster supper will be con:
ducted by the ladies in the ; armory
next. Wednesday night. -
Asphyxiated in New Jersey. .
hardworking colored man of btov-
all, was found ! dead m bed in his
where he was living, at the time.
The boy who was about 19 years of
age, had been asphyxiated. Heiwas;
Uaid. to have been a very pablere
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AGED WOMAN7MURDERED.
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Bet Kersorf, of" Person County' Found
Murdered With Axe Wednesday;
of Christmas week. - vr
An aged woman known as Bet Ker-
son, .who -lives near tne.: uranviiie-fand.
Person line in- the latter county was
found dead. Wednesday a week ago.
She had met with foul play for. her
head was found to have been punch-,
ed in with an axe. ' ' :
An inquest was-held by the Person'
authorities, but so far no arrest has
been made. As yet no sufficient evi
dence has been gathered, and the
motive for the crime has not been
definitely ascertained. The murder
ed woman was about 68 years of age.
Team Injured by Fall. .
Whiue returning f rem carrying the
casket of the body of Mrs Hobgood,
Tuesday night, about 7:30 o'clock, the
hearse cf Mr. J. Robt. Wood, ran off
the brdige near Mr. Linney Smith's
and "was somewhat damaged. The
horse in falling was badly hurt and 4
the next day was in such -condition
that he could not be worked. The in
jury resulted in a ; big knot forming
on his shoulder. The mishat) - was
mused y the narrowness of the
bridge and the light shining direct
ly in the eyes of the driver which
added to his confusion.
Mrs. Cannady. Entertains. r
Mrs. Josiah Canady- entertained
the Euchre Club on Tuesday after
noon of Christmas week .in honor.' of
Mrs. Dudley Bonitz of - Chicago.'- The
home was tastily decorated, with hol
ly and mistletoe. Punch, was. served
in the reception hall by Mrs." A.. A.
Chapman. The guests, were present
ed with score cards In Christmas l de
sign. - A most enjoyable gameof tett:
chre was enjoyed by the many' pres
entn which Miss Benette t Gregory
won the- star pin and Mre- P. H.
Montgomery the club pin. Elegant re
freshmen ts were served. ; -
Note of Thanks. .. , . :.;
Mr. Editor: '.. ' . ; ' ' V
iPlease . allow me space in your
valuable paper .to say to my friends
and neighbors that 1 1 grealty appre
ciate their kindness 'during, the sickr
ness of Melvin, and 'Albert, and that
I hope 5 none of - you willy ever . have
such misfortune as t have had. , - 1,
' " '. ' Very respectfully,
MRS. R. BROUGHTON DEAD.
j Passed -Away Sunday at Eleven Of
clock, of Pneumonia Funeral Con,!
ducted from the House; Monday.
On January 2nd there passed from j
a home of love,, tenderness and happi-j
ness a lovely spirit in the person
pf Mrs. Mattie Broughton, wife of Mr.
Rial Broughton.
f Gifted .with a lively disposition, a i
peaskig personality, a quick sense
of humor, she won all persons as
friends who visited her home, for she
sjeldoro left its portals, so busy and
home loving was she.
Generous and bountiful she freely
gave, anything she possessed to who
ever might ask of her liberality. Sel
dom, did . any child or grown person
leave her "house without having re-
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ceived some evidence of her good
gifts of head and heart would have
shone brightly in the highest , circles
of society. No unkind words escap
ed " her lips, no evil thoughts found
lodgement in her gentle breast.
tljSncp. a devoted wife.indulgent moth
er,-'kind friend, we seldom find in
this' world of self interest and graap
ingljar worldly advancement. She
watr a splendid nurse in sickness, and
thevcare of a partially paralysed fa
ther for. three or- four months, who ca
notsurvive her many hours, so taxed
her-,' natually fail : body a s to leave
it X&o' enfeebled to resist her fatal
illness of only a week's duration. Ev
ery Acquaintance loved her and as a
neighbor of twenty - years standing
J gladly give this tribute to. her many
virtues .'and innumerable, unvarying
actsof neighborly kindnes.
funeral services were conduct-.
ed at hfer home by Rev. Massey as-J
sisted Jy Rev. Shamburger, and her j
remains buried in our town cemetery
Mayiihe rest in peace!
E. C P.
F OH AG Rl CULTURAL SOCIETY.
Cdntintttt: Meets on Monday and De-
cidts to Call for Mass Meeting
jejaly, '.February 8th.
iSmmittee
..appointde some-
investigate Vthe rn atter ; Cjt
ra
the Iniovemment must be carried to-
succes'u Monday at noon these gen
tlemenY.! Mesfsf-J. F. Webb,' chairman,
t nn rnr n t. aiiot, "A.-.h- Pnw-
eUEl'.-B.. Cozart,-: Pitts; B. F. Dean,
A, Baker assembled in ithe oriice;
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Of the Granville Real Estate and
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Trust Company and went into . .the
! matter. Various phases of the under-
takmg were taken up and discussed .
freely, and it ; was finally determined j
by the" committee tocali for a n !
meeting of the citizens. The meet-;
,,i thp;
. xia ucxu in -
second Tuesday of Court, wnicn is
theSth day of February. i
The intention is that this meet- i
ing will culminate in the orgnaiza- j
tion of the agricultural society, the
society-arrange for and conduct aril
annual county fair and forward such
interests as may conduce to the ag-
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ricultural interests of the County. n . it is not so. -
- Officers and an executive ctynmit-1 3 We give you a duplicate of ev
tee will be "appointed at the Febru- j ery purchase you make, thereby en-
ary meeting, and it is the plan of
the . committee that these take up
the question at once and lose no time
in- getting to work. The committee
feels that the time is ripe for the
movement, and that there is in it
a great good for the county. Bach
member Monday, was very enthus
.iastic. Will Do Charity Work.
Mr. J, Robt. Wood W determined
to begin campaign- of .charity work.
He says that he has been struck by
the wretchedness of many of the poci
and the idea of a systematic cam
paign for relief . is now, receiving
his. attention. When his plana
snail have been decided upon and
put into working order, he - is going
to ask each Church to assist in the
distribution 4of the collections. Some
lime within a week or so, a barbecue
will he given in the armory for the
work. ' '
NOTICE.
. The public is hereby notified not
to pay John B. Booth Jr; any money
fn.f alartTism nr rvTn m Kin r -of nr lr Hrvnr
by him during the last three months
for the P. H. Montgomery Co. "
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P. .H. Montgomery & Co;
wThe Cyclone that went through my
stock of Pictures and Frames ?Cmas,
left -a fewJgood one's: ' Ypurs cheap
if you-want them. '
Brickley. "
SOJOURN IN JAIL.
Two Colored Youths Inc
of Christmas Festivitic
dulge in kind
es that Land
Them in Jail. '
, The happenings in police circles
were considerahly quieter than usual,
only . two cases being tried before
his honor, the mayor. On Christmas
eve night - one Walker Bell, colored,
was pulled by the law upon charge
of assault - with deadly weapon, the
trial coming off Christmas day. At
hearing, Mr. Otis Brown, the assault
ed party, said that he was struck
from behind by some one whom two
colored witnesses swore to be Bell.
Bell, who was said to bp drunk at the
time,' said that Brown and some oth
er boys were shooting at him with
fire works and that Mr. Brown fir
ed at him with a pistol. This being
denied, by Mr. Brown and two colored
witnesses who said that the weapon
Belli used was a billiard cue, the Ma
yor bound the defendent over to
Court. He was unable to give bail,
and now boards at Connie Walter's!
hostelry. The night he was, jailed.he j
again brought himself in the lime
liisrn. u um6 .a
in the lockup and was tried upon the
charge or attempting ro Durn.
Another colored youth, Big Boy Hai
ris, whose chief occupation is to
pound the pavements, was tried upon
the same day, the charge being an !
assault with deadly weapon upon Lon j
nie jsaton, me aeienaent saia max
the , weapon ' with which he drew a
bead upon Lonnie was but a toy af
fair but Lonnie and Connie Parker,
a witness of the dramatic grandstand
Play,
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mil o uuc cox '
ticle.
At any rate, it had that ap-:
j pearance toLonnie as he looked down
the business end of the barrel. The
mayor disapproved of the proceeding
anj bound Harris over to Court. He
1 J i --w l-k.li n vnvtrtrktiiOriT. i
cuuxu uuu give tUu wu,-
jr was oeuiu.ei xaj rujvj ouvi'
j of ljeIl,wno made tne misuse or a 011-
Hard cue.
FINE FINE PIGS.
Mr. G. L. Allen, of. Brasfield, Rais-
ed Splendid Porkers that Averag-1
ed 435 Pounds. , f
killed five of the latter from which
he got 2165 pounds of meat. . The
I .winl1wi TT.CirT-i Aid Tr,s ho IqT-CT-
oum,TOl
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i old, ana were 01 me name uruea,
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being the progeny of the same pair,
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or raise it on the farm.
; HOUSE KEEPRS OF OXFORD.
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: Twelve Good Reasons wny you
Should Place Your Orders
With
TAYLOR BROTHERS.
1. We give' you the freshest gocdls
i that can be had at the same price
you are now paying for old goods
: o ye guarantee everything sold,
j want to make it satisfactory if
aDiing ycai to keep your account be-;
fore you all the time.
4-We have a bicycle for the small
"rush packages" and a nice darge
Delivery Wagcn for the heavy grocer-
We carry at all times a fuU as -
ies.
5.
sortment of foreign and domestic
fruits also a nice line of confection-
are the only grocers , in
eries.
6. We
! carrying "SEALSHIPT" oysters,
7. We take pleasure in getting tor;
you articles we are out of.
8. We keep the cleanest and neat-
est grocery in Oxford. . j
9. We give ycu quicker and better!
service than any grocer in town. j
10. -We are open every morning at j
six o'clock ready for the day's busi-1
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11. Beins a new firm we can ap-
predate your business more than if
we were an older firm.
'Last but not least.
12;-We are the PURE FOOD AND
, Yours to serve at all times,
j 2t TAYLOR BRO&.
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Parsifal
will be played at the Grand T heater
Henderson , N, C., Tuesday January
18, 1910, A. special train wKl be run
over, the ,, Seaboard, - leaving Oxford
promptly Catrr 5 i 15p.m. Those desiring
to go, should see Gibson Howell, or
call at the Crenwaio Drug-rStore for
ticketsf 't - '
Mr-LliiB .v;
boss: raiserloftrs
;sti;ihf.e
for folks and so' trasic f or ' h1ogse'tiedg?rVd ' SimmmT?i$
THE WORK ON HIGHWAYS
WORK STILL BEING CARRIED ON
THE HIGHWAYS OP GRANVILLE.
LOCATION OF FORCES.
One( Force Back at Blackwell's Brid
ge, Another at Knap of' Reeds,
Third near Gooch's , and Contract
Force Has Nearly Completed Oak
Hill Road Bids Called For.
So far as can be done, the work
on the roads of Granville has been
prosecuted -with . vigor. " Daring the
seasonable weather a', gocd deal of
good time has been made and prep
arations to resume work with a
m when spring opens have been be
gun. One force has been moved back to
Blackwell's Bridge road since Christ
mas, and will remain in that section
for sometime to work and repair the
roads. As soon as the engineer can
locate the road, a contract will1, be
let for about ten- miles cf work", in.
southern part of the county. This
will be started in the early spring. .
A second force has been sent back
i iu xvudy ui nccua nucic 11..
to Knap of Reedsi where it. will spend
a part of tne winter working on Ma
mn ,n th& spTing tMs force
will continue towards Stem.
The convict force has been moved
to Mr. Dick Gooch's. It will build ,
a new road leading from Mrs. Rebec
ca I lob good's to Culbreth.
The convict force, which is working
i u7 mules, has just completed two mi
les of road in Oak Hill.
With the exception of some soiling
: vpt. to b done, the road from Mcun-
"ajn Creek Bj.. t the virginia Une
i iac K '
At Monday's meeting the commis-
. .Qners 8Uthor4jEed a for bids for
the construction of five miles of road
from Stovall to Moiint'n Creek Briidg'
and for about six miles from Stovall
tQ Grass Creek Church. The bids
will ho lr ot, tVo 1 7tV P.f .Tnniiarv
and work will commence within fif
teen days thereafter. The advertise
ment iipp avsi in another place.
WILL CONTINUE' TIME.
Rcduccci Rate for Ledger Subscription
to the iSedger, Allowing at. the same
time payments of .back -subscriptions
to be made upon the same basi3,has
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have not paid in advance will have
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I The" force has been working on the
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; mailing list and it has been almost
: brought un to date. The chang-3
1 from one system to a better one has
been laborious and exceedingly te
dious; but its lack of completion is
due to the fact that the Electric
Company spent the holidays in clean
ing up and repairing, cutting off the
; d rent. We will complete the
work on the list the latter part of
the week and will in future have the
credits on the paper regularly each
week. We are delayed this week
a day, and may be delayed again
ccrv "uu,su
after that, the paper will come out on
time.
j Jray up your suDscnpuon ana pay a.
; year in advance, while you can do so
j Pon the dollar basis; ir yen are ncu
! already a subscriber, send us a dol-
, lar in one of the coupons and. get tne
r Ledger for twelve months.
Why Don't You?
n.ww..t
back subesriptions upon the basis of
a dollar a year PROVIDED you do so
before the 10th of February.
Eo you know that you can get a
ew subscription to the Ledger for
One Dollar?
The Ledger is far better prepared
to turn out a good paper than it ever
bas published in its history. New
subscribers are coining in every day.
- jlf y ou are not a subscriber, why do
not you send a dollar, and subscribe
j for a year
Remember that the paer will bo
put on a cash basis February 15h,
I910and alh who have not paid in ad
vance by that time wan ha veto be
dropped. . , i
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The Social- Functions. 1
The Ledger folks have tried to nose
out the various social functions that
took place during the holidays, and
have gotten accounts of such as theX
nave heard of. If any have been left
out, the editors regret the omission.
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