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J U Vw V m VOL. 22. OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY FEBUARV i I, 1910. v VS. ft . ii M 5 1 as--- - ' ... jrxm CM COUNTY FATHERS MEET lBLE TO REACH DECISION IN XANNADY ROAD RIGHT OF WAY ; .--FORCE MOVED. I k Transfer of Road Force to Mollie Hi:l - Revoked in Dutchville Commission ! Appointed to Confer With Vance , dlscIoaes the fact that Vance j County Authorities in Reference ; BOme territory that is a part of Gran- j to Boundary Line. - ville and the County Commissioners: TTh Minitv MmmisRinTinrfi s of Granville have appointed a com- i their usual monthly meeting on the 1th inst, all the member board being present. On there was a special called to take up matters that rrTfIillfv in Mrmd.Vsi niPP-tinCf Commissioner Willifcrd was the on- i by the error is not exactly known, lv absentee ' The commission will take the matter "There we're two matters of espee-1 P a the Vance authorities for ial interest that the commission- a early conference. rs had to take up. A number of. cn...n irilw citizens were in town looking after JHE SQUIRE BEATEN AGAIN, the Cannady road matter.Two routes 0,u : had been surveyed for a county rcaa i cxne a few hundred yards to the rear of Mr. J. P. Cannady 's house, 'and an other in the front of it. There was Iate a discussion as to which should he selected, the interested people being unable to agre . upon either or set together. The commissioners then cut the Gordian Knott by order- img tne force to have been put in j there to the Ioliie Hill m Dutca- .,ga j -n QJJT paper a story vSHe, and cut the road there upon . about a aan 'possum hunting. Well the same level with the earth j 1 can ,he&t it, On Thursday, however, another call , ,How -s Mr commissioner?" el meeting was held and the order . Til& poTtJy commissioner with a to Mollie IHil was rescinded and ; tvvinMe in his eye brou&M cut a storj instructions issued to send the j of how a bosa 'p0ssum man, Leroy Mistake in Survey. ; Slierrin, fcai captured 115 in 13 hrs., force to Culbreth. isMnning. Squire Overton pitiful Quite recently it has been discov- i ecore of only 105. Thinking the re rftri thPt a mistake wis made in I porter and Mr. Alien might be a lit- i-it--,., n-.ri iiranv p i lia siusirirci', ".ir rnn KH-in : . lanes in. the cutting cut cf the lat- "You ask Sam VVneeler if he di-dn t li-m i? riot in accordance with tie fcill passed through the legislature, j A committee consisting cf Judge A. ; nhom rnmmissionpT T. L. 1 i . vjinnuiu, - , fTTndv PTid the Count v surveyor , VUJiuuj , ivjavi , ' ... : rvas appointed to conier Vance authorities. Other Matters Disposed or John Rowdon and Parthenia Row-i don of Dutchville, were put on the 1 outde pauper list at $1 per month, I im.o. tv Tr J F Sanderford. i Harriett Frazier, colored, of Oxford j township, was put on the outside j pauper list at S1.50 per month, paya ble to wash Ferry. E.P Davis, of Brasfield, was par- anentlv exempted from road duty 01 wiiTit of TvhvsicaV disability. Plete Moore, colored, of Tally Hp, was aiioeo a ret-tfy uj. -' taxes Wm. II. Kiug, cf Tally Ho. whs j iV)wed a rebate cf $2.45. Edward Oveiby, cf Oak Hill, ov Mde pauper, was allowed an mcreu to $2 per monta payauie w Thf Conr.t.v engineer was instru i r ; ill w - - -w - t-.f 1 K i :i If TCI TOUTT'l liitlL Liarf ; CCf XfcitJ ViiO JIJLAV! Ai-O-lfe C a ed to re-locate the read from fa air Grounds site. ters Church to Hebron. . TS -9-eSttiee is expected to re- Susan Boyd was put on the oucsute j norTta a meeting of the Vice-presi- pauper list at $1 per montn p-ayaolo SsmiSt and Executive Committee on to Li. G. and R. C. Puckett. , Tuesday, February 22nd, and respect- The County engineer was iuotruct-; f u -eaut uroiant action. All nro - to re-locate the road from Dic-iSerson ( to the Vance county mi?. ! The County engineer was ordered i to investigate the road from Beaver ; :Dam Creek, near vVin&ton-s pwee, j to Creedmocr wnn me oi i --j- i eating it. i Election at Cuibreth. An election to be held on March, fe 10 tii, was ordered at Cuibreth to give the people a chance to decide whether or not they wanted a spec ial tax for schools. The clerk was ordered to correct the taxes of Adeline WainawriiSit, colored, of Oxford township. The cEerk was ordered to inves tigate the taxes of Peggy Cooperx-oi-ored. and adjust the same. A. L. Rainey, of Oxford, was pu; y, of Oxford, was put list at $1 per month. ; on the pauper The County engineer was instruct ed to secure prices on the construc tion of the following steel bridges: at J. P. Cannady's. and at Bcasley's and Minor's Mill, across Tar River. W. E. Mulohi was eltected to suc ceed W. Ts. Dixon as foreman of the repair force. J. G. Wrenn was elected to take charge of the repair force to be or ganized; within the next 30 days. Robert Norwood was ordered Lo be cut off the outside pauper list. t Gcoch Hsmillen. The following invitation - has been received : Mrs. Daniel- Joseph Gccch requests pleasure of your presence' at the marriage cf her daughter Fannie May 0 i to Mr. Robert Lee Hamilton -on Thursday morning the seventeen th of February nineteen hundred and ten at half after ten o'clock Baptist Church i Oxford, North Carolina ' No cards issued in town. Master Tom Booth Improving. Master Tom Booth who has-been Quite sick is considerably on the mend. The Oxford " bacco market will; close on "Thursday March :'lst, v this season. Prices are good and now is a good time to finish-selling. F, F. LyoiivSecretary. to Board of Trade. Fifty dozen "Blue Ridge" Overalls bought before the jump they are sold sold for less at Crenshaw's. n t0 rim We have just received one hun drfd dozen sMrts the best 50 cent egiirt made. They are going at S8c at Crenshaw. . , , . , . TO RE-ESTABLISH LINE. ; Comsmsttee Appointed to Investi- j gate Error in Making Vance and faranville Line When Division was Made. It has been lately discovered that the surveyor of the boundary line wfcen Vance was cut out of GranvilH ISseHon foisting oc Judge Graham wv,r,'"!'"'";' w..... Two Stories that Lay Jokesmith Ov erton in the Shade. Squire Overton- will have to ts-ke" a back seat. Commissioner Ralph Currin while prowling about the moving picture show and po-it-offioe with Mr. G. I.. Allen Monday night wa run into by a reporter. Quoth he . f. n ntmpAK tun of. possums." And Sam does wiwi out a singl-e compunction of con science b-acx up the story. The genial county dad also g . on a gooa one on a earner oui 7?. l, T'-V hcn mtyw .on the road who seems to have been' affected by the recent governpaetn regulation about pennies 111 mail box - es. This patron did net do a thing but lay an egg in the box, and the mail carrier didn't do a thing but take the egg and sell it at a store for two eents.thereby showing that he is up to any situation. GRANVILLE COUNTY FAIR. 4 the Call for Proposals Sites for Institution. 2: of th.3 Vice - Pres: - po&al3 soui be in vriting address- ed to some member of the Comiit - ,tct Q L Allen RFD lj Creedmoor.N. C A H powen Oxford, N. C. B B Cozart, RFD 1, Stem, N. C. , THE WOMANS' LITERARY CLUS. On February first "another page in the chapter of pleasant afternoons of the Woman's Liter aary Club was written Mrs. James Horner being the hostess.,' a These answering to roll call with quotations from "Crown of Wild Ol iye" were: Mesdarnes Hicks. Hays, Ray, White, Fleming, Shaw, Horner, James Horner, Webb, Burwell. and Miss Graham. " The CTiab guest was Mrs. R. H. Le- wis. The programme was si-ighny v,i w 1 : 1 A i oreeaine: aaaress was aeiivered De- ,1 i w,- t4. ? vi luesaay , j . r . ' . ... V fore trw GranvaH Pwrnmerrinl fThi.h . .x? i. ,i . , -i , moAt'n? ! corner with a similar committee rrom ' 4 , : " i ai; tnxs rmng , wouga oius nave vn 01 ms pex uuu-jieis, eviu luctL""6 , tr ! in its comerence room last ixtesaay eie uot , .... . . ... , . i night bv Mr. M. V. Richards. Land ! Tu. T r,. i ' -.. ' x- 1. - 1 1 "-t rT.r i wiii 1 1 i irti i nra. v v -i v i r i v iixri. i vuliul v xuii . 1 1 i : ie extent or we territory aiiect- , ,r . . , : . ' uuii imee iourms 01 our xil : -t. t- lu uj m jft.v.u i Jr jr m I A 1 V Rmwiv rii1tni I Oxford. "There are 300 factories in j so at once and certainly before the;, . Everybody snoiud get behind taat . Tally Ho Otbo Ddaw 5n t rS ; South to-day, 82 per ent .,of i time limit catches them, for we wili i Everybody should be interest- : Walnut Grove J. C. Howard uiiderld we ! wWcb- are tributary of the South- ! favor no one in this re -speot. i ed Those who ca-nnot give fmauial - Oak Hill W. P. Wilkcrs , SmnSSeei of Sentlr.nt i No Credit for Subscription. i their mora, support,- ; Salem 13. I. Br,dIoe ?uunities, Corpora Change of Sentient , , VJLAGE IMPROVEMEi.T SOCIETY Adjourns and Asks Officers to Meet i-a-is lor aonations oi i m cioutj. iit ueeu mwicccuusui -" w y- v , upon motion oi uen. J s. itoys ss ana runas tor jy- j-ct5o iiitiii. caf.iai;ct.o uv v - . t . . . twr uie ititmoraiy secreiarv wan 111 cnangea irom waat appears m uiejhalf million enterprise in the year book. Mrs. Shaw read for Mrs. Paris a paper on Ruskdn, "Ihe Primate of En glish Prose." "Comparison of Raskin and Words - worth." Mrs. Shaw gave some examples ot lusMn'f? atvle. winch closed tne lit- cent. Aiter enjoying, as long as possible this hospitality, and having partaken of elegant refreshments temptingly served by the hostess, the Club ad journed -to meet again on February fifteenth. " Mrs. Hicks will be the next hostess Reporter. Took All His Money. j Often all a man owns goes-to doc- tors or for medicines.to cure aNStom- ach, Diver or Kidney trouble that ' Dr. King's New Life Pills would quid ly cure at slight cost. Best for Dys pepsia, Indigestion, Biliousness, Con stipation, Jaundice, Malaria and De bility. 25 cents at J. G. Hall's. j cw President Helps Orphans. Hundreds of orphans have been helped by the President of the In dustrial and Orphan's Home at Ma con Ga., who writes: "We have used Electric Bitters in this Institution for nine years. It has proved a most excellent medicine for stomach Liver and Kidney troubles. We re gard it as one of the best family medicines on earth." It invigorates aU vital organs, purifies the blood, aids digestion, creates appetite. To strengthen" and build up pale thin, weak children or rundown people it. has no equal. Eest for fclnale com plaints. Only 50c. at J. G. Hall's. The discussion of Ruskin hi3 aim i tlcn. f a hundred good farmers is and work (his success and disappoint ! "f,01" mor"9 than tne location ct meats graduaUy drifted into talk of I D tctory. nearer-by folks and events more re- PeeP '"to. the Future. prarv nrrtwrn m ADDRESS BEFORE CLUB m MR, M. V. RICHARDS, OF SOUTH ERN RAILWAY DELIVERS AD DRESS BEFORE COMMERCIAL CLUB. Law and industrial' Agent of tfce Sou therre Railway, Who is a Pronounc- March 28th, and No Longer . : markably conversant with them when de Optimist, Speaks About the In- The editors of the Ledger, when ; one takes into consideration the ex ciustrial and Agricultural Condition ; they fixed February 15,as the date ' tent for bi-3 territory. A very good Relative to Local Conditions. for starting the cash-in-advanee sys- proof of his favorable impression. . A 2 -2.T .1 tl. s . and industriali agent for the Soulh- ern Railway. He spoke for an hour keenest of attention. me presiiaent ci tne iud, jvt. T. White, called to the floor Mayor lves "men- who do things," and the key note of his address was to "do ithlnge." A Southern M .While the last 25 cav,e beem cast in stated that he was that night and wan- that he was an Oxford and Granville man, which declaration brought much applause. "You have made a wonderful prog ress," he said. "The South started out with no money and no credit, but Vrtu VirOTTa "I n vrvf .rvi, -f.n. ' T2--- 4.A speaker urged the fact that our re- sources were barely tapped as yet i -jt ... -.ci up irura poverty to amueace. : lTV.r- -r , . T ; tell you off hand the owners of sou - i thern textile mills, the capacity of j the plants and so on. Yes, I say, I ! could count them on my lingers. j But to show the enormous develop- meat in this line the almost in - credible figures of S00 textile mills j with capitalized stocpf six minions i i.o-uii v- . uiiLi ueieu wiui ie u.-tuu- j fill of mills of 15 years ago valued at 1 three or four hundred thousand dol- I lars speak most eloquently cf the ; trend of conditions. 'You used to have to send North ! cr to Cincinnati .w'hen you wanted :a ! until recently taken precious little I stock in the South, and the speaker said that he had seen maps of the United States in Europe with the South covered in black an impossi- i ble country. But the sentiment is j being revolutionized. Capitalists ii ; e rsiortn are giaa oi aouxn j portunaties for investment. i years ago, under Mr. Richard's si vision 125 leading foreign mam ; turers, ujngneo, uerman, dt: I Spanish, and Italians, were through the South and they mazed to find such a fine climate. They wrere surprised that cotton could be raised here, they who be - lieved the cotton producing country practically confined to tbfir colon oion - ies. They were surprised chat the Brummitt. who introdxs(cd th sneak- ; 1 4 7L ZZ'ZIZ ' r 1 ; : ouia ue inwexea in it. you The Proceed nrts Eea n. r- w . . f . - on March 20th, their names shall fi-st vei? a"i1 tn ?l 1 E- B- MoadowP,of OulbretU was Mr. Richards, who is atarge. j have to be dropped cn account of hav Arid I think i clk Chair and F. M. rin- groomed portly -man got the mbina ing overlooked their subscriptions. : il't bi-d VlX t' was .roade temporary secretary, uou of his audience from the start Ia maMng t!le extension to March : Ste?" A Lf CouSv tt The Sockty was then -Vc:i its and communwAted to it his coata- 20tii, the editors muzt say postively i 1 Fa it tinl 1 Bame as lRdk'ati above and Dr. .1. eeove optimistic spirit. He says he i u A ucewxui biae iair. it means a . A Morris, was Att.nt m fin h r- lck and we needeo to concentrate on od- ! Iiedser at 81 a year instead of S1.25 i lueaaros consiuers a most iuimi 1 .Xf.Cutivf board frrvm (.ch r,F ih. ! ueation to entitle us to get the best ! aa formerly. Everything in other lln-1 indUpen-dble feature. He otrong- ; llzne townships in the County A. -! of our opportunities. He gave a num ; cs is going up; the paper's expenses y advocates this department., ana ; jatei. motion was made adding on.i : oer or comparative statistics saow-1 are increasing, but we are going to lb- Ui wyijucn tuT. we waa-H ; extra direclcr to Oxford tow m hip, ets i tag how the South had pulled itself miblieh the oansr at St ner year. . f needle work, preserves, products Tr. . II Powell hr.in- fiifnPd ' 1 & X South had money, and that it was ; see is the date to which you are paid a fine field for immigration. Tfae re- j up. If that date has tassed by you suit is, said the speaker, that these j owe us. In that case, please act ac enlightened manufacturers went ; cordingly. - . back home pleased with a delightftu visit and full of confidence in the 1 Soutih's future. He expects ner of of Q travelers ic. to locate a i South, and that, many a British' pound i wil, gravitate m& w . . . : ; B - Don't Forget the Lands. ; He believed tnat we had done ex- , CAttiJ i-iUiiiXliy Kill 111 tile lUVlUUittl of America has j ,v. "rr y '. .. 'rr. , don't forget your land." 'ihe lcea- In 1950 there will be a hundred anc fifty miilioncs of people in this coun try, fifty to each sqt .are'- mile. To Jay the number is 20 to the square mile which was contrasted wCsth Feign rirs 645 - and Italy's 300 to the square male. These iigures-speak loudly of the need of the dispoccticn of 'sur plus land. A farmer sometimes own? i a thousand acres, and only one hund- red of which is under cultivation, ; the remaining uselessly held at the expense cf the 1C0. arable oaos.Sei! 1500 and then the remaining 100 can be made to yield more than the crig- uPon $uu, $uu., or tuu per acie. iirf 1 ing plant bed land, inal 1000. "I remember," said Mr. j referred to the fact that the local Mr Thos. Tingen's daughter was Richards when in my county 25 years, banks had nearly a million dollars j buried at the graveyard at Miss Jo ago land was worth $2.50 per acre on deposit, and urged that the farms j anna o'Briant's, the 3rd of this mont' Now it is worth, from $110 to $150 pe be developed so that another mil-; shewas about thirteen years old. acre and you can't buy any as low IJon will be the result. Q Graham sc-hocl closed the 29th $100 per acre.' He 'lives in a town I Pleased -With Citib of January. The debate came off the of 900 people, which has no manufac- i - I first of February. Two cf the judges turing plants. It was surrounded .in Mr. Richards w-as charmed with decided for the Howard High -school every direction from 5 to 15 miles j the Commercial Club, and congratula-t j but the general opinion is expressed by other towns and villages, showing j ed the organization for its project- j ht favor cf the Graham School, that it had a radius of but a few ed campaaign. He made especially Mr, R. H. Currin came home last rnalfss to draw from. Yet to-day, it ! flattering aliusions to his audience, j Monday after spending a week with has two banks with $640,000 on depos j and was grateful to see the ministers relatives and friends in Darham. He it made from the farms .that 25 yrs j superintendents -of schools, and pao-j is well pleased with that thrifty ci- c? ago were worth $2.50 per acre. Commends Good Roads Movement. ."I hear that ycu have isstfed bonds for 5100,000 to improve your road I congratulate you. It's the bes-t. faon- ey ycu ever spent, and I predict that before, you are throuch you will spend $500,000." T&e speaker then told his audience how 8 years HAVE EXTENDED DATEIDEL,CHTD W,T." COMM""ITY- - - ! Mr. Richards Allows Reporter to INQRDER TO GIVE PLENTY OF TIME HAVE TAKEN THIS STEP. Owing to Fact that Did Not Have Opportunity to Get Out Bills Edi - ,. rwM- pv-o Tim a m . tors Dec.de to Extend Time till xem naa no iaea out taat ais duis ,h hwn i 0 CXj off I has been ? 15 i oji Hn When, that day comes, every man, j rich or poor or whatever may be his j mad j W ; "duns i : Ledger For a Dollar. At the same time, it has been de ; eided to keep the- subscription to 1 I,. - . . . .1 . j tnctiga we may go cacK to tne ?i.z5 J 1 u ... . I to be the injudicious. In return we ! must again call attentic m to the fact that this means absolutely $1 in ad 1 vance. ; January has been a banner month ; in subscriptions with us. By large ; odds more business was done in cur subscription department than ever : uetxtre. very ie-w patrons aroppea out. : but a great number of new ones came 1 in. mid thev ?ro still eomhic in erat- ! ifying numbers. Old subscribers who ; were in arrears have done splendid- j Ty too. However, there are many o th ers who have not settled as yet, bu tismg that they might care to use; but there are none who can get credit for subscription "after March 20th. This rigidty of adherance will save us many hundreds of dollars and wili rparhwl S in or-rlT- nt ! lar and enmfntw. uron iho Will One O C-lOck, people flOm all of th' anvbodv, who had not been fair now in process of formation. i'PTine townships met in tlie .Court ISAkSi Thinks F.I. -Great Thin,. i c'ueUI 2:3 and th? Oraiiviil." LarCJl 'm, Wmcn Will Be ;f9U n WT- i nni if -V .-. nTrcrvv.i.a j i frr-r4tli-.-rt TIT 1 -foil frr-jr T..-I-r .... - . ... . an Himself. or if he is not paid rp in advance.: 1 Graham with very comnidao years of his life I The editors will eliminate from the i Crrr.rrC;;;, 1 r r?marl3 Plac ln noromafon Mr. other sections,he business anything cf a credit system : tCX Mr ! A- H. Fowl . .Mr, Powell quickVy a- a Souhern man in the subseraption department and 'Z 1 7rZ ;a7i i ros? tnanKcti tne juage and ins scc- ted it understood a iter March 20th all records will be ! l'k7mZ Y: riM !?als.lor. Pe honor rut av" r9as' e on the caGh-hnadvance; system, i Z Vu-.J. 7i : ! IW ms non-acceptance, stating. ithin a few days, every one will? nartts wi h'A ev: iic e?p,cted to do , have had a bill for subscription if i farmers brirs in th.-r cows sheen H i i , . .e , n)a.uer . he owes anytaing.We will thank each "SuSy tocl? freta-d ' S cIos?d ?y leav?ns t le el? c"tl( . one cf those who do get the little S5khi?: SLw.S? ,Ee secretary to a board of " to attend it promptly. corn; 0;" wheat' andle commute, !uai creuat iur any aiiivuni ui au.vei- 1 ivtcciuy m nuuina ui a a now us to use vaiuai-ie time in urn- ; mt-u oociiy ueia a , .meeting jn iu-j ; sucn a society how much rrood ir. em op- i1""1-" me rr,OA V'. '.'r ! could do, and verv clearlv showed 'lu Three! Besides. -who needs creditf or $1 Club Tuesday morning but owing to mutual dependence of th town n.id iPer- J Lo0k at Your Label. Sr i nC ! county. Mr. Powell informed th :n- ifac- ook at to r ; ficiently large attnedance,no business , EcmD, that the business nun f nca, anas lxiok at your label. We have trie I na:'. ; Oxford had already indicated to him carried ; to keep all accounts straight but ia i special meeting wa.3 called their a'ntercst and their intention WpTa a. i tfrm (rrotii mimKor. nf nzsmac. a f a;r 3. i d - ill neXt vO(lneSIay UlternCOn Bt j f r r.i Hhnrllt- takes may have been made, .if youl1 Commercial Cloib when matters ; see any write us at once j Be sure about the label. Before j you read" further glance up at it. if i your paper comes in a single wrapper j look at your wrapper. The date you Plant bed MusliD 3 cents down. Lar: ; est stcc alKl lowest prices, at Cren-1 shaw's. . : ago he carried for six months 10 car loaas oi roaa luauuiueiy. um i. pay?" he arsked. Vvhy, since that time in the country tributary to his railwisv ccmnanv thirteen 5nil- i t T . m: i it. 1 11031 a0l,ars lias Ucen Pux un Syu roaas. "I want to see good puDl'c nigaways radiating out irom every direction," he urged. He predicted unat uxicra win oeiore long atutiu , population cf 10,000 or 15,000 inhab ants, and advocated that an intelii - rent study of conditions be taken ( iiojbruittiwu w-i xv,vvu ui w,vw tuuou tants. and advocated that an intelii - up. We need to attract labor for the manufactories, we need to at tract people who have secured a competency and want a home, we want to attract pecple who ..want to come in and help develope the coun- j try. In the next ten years thsre 1 ought to be an influx of at least fif- j ty families a year, and we can have j ues Daughter of Mr. Thomas Tln the finest part of the United Stat-1 , es. Returning to low-values, he bo- j Sen Buried Graham Scnocf. laeved in possible to develope land i xhe iigte around indicate tliat values to a productive power based i u fnrlT1prs nrp not vet throuah burn I s. si , v A f -r I pie from the various professions rep resented. General Royster at the conclusion of the address became fired up with j the enthusiasm and made ceie'of ta'e best short talks . he - ever made in ; his life. He moved a vote of thanks j to our "newest citizen," which was 1 unanimously carried. v ; Draw Interview from Him Thinks ' That We. Have Great Community. Mr. Richards seems to have been j most favorably smitten with our coun ! try- He 1133 taken great interest in inquiring through our business men a H51. nn - r.Uinna ?5 was we geniai manner in waicn ne a ntly ; ; f-omnu.nitv Mr chards does not take much so on. The Women's Pep a rim net. the women's department Mr. ! 1, Ir-i n-U,-, J . . ,h rinr; " ' ' muu 'that fhfl TimtS&wifn ic i -I f c A .t WUI a strong part m the vp- l". 01 "i peopie. 1 am aiajs t- es pecially anxious to have the ladies interested to have them co-operate. You know all the big machinery p:eople will be glad cf a chance to ex hibit. This wil give the farmers a chance to see modern nachinery' 'I am glad to see your Commercial Club take such an interest in these things. I am glad to see your news- Paper do so. The thing you want is to get people to realize wjiat a fine country you have. I3e entarfj lastic and get every body tathusi&.s- ti Commercial Club Will Have Call ed Mestlng Wednesday Afternoon at 3:30. The Tadies of the Village Improve- ; or importance vain ne ta-Ken up. ! The ladies are now especially con- ; cemea aoout tne norary. lhey are , lutir eilorLS ,n direction. STEEL FOR BRIDGE ARRIVING, Material tor sndce to De sunt A - cross i at River at Providence Ar - . . . . nvirijj in octnuns. ine tounty engineer, ir. j a. us- borne, stated the other day that tne ; &teel r the bridge to be built a- i cross Tar- 1Ver is ho&nmB io 1 rive. It is hoped that it wad all be .. ; c , . r. -r. n '1. : 7 . , . ; uwa in n taw ujr. vut:u it come, work will be commenced u;von the structure at once. It win when budlt ud be 235 fett Ions. ! ratfonal" Bar.k cf Granville's Ad. ; National 15a nk of CJran villi? is j gQg to give away a hundred dolla; s , ju guessing contest. Wonder wno i will be the lucky winner? : ' " s " j ... . - 1 wait Da tae lucfcy Hiniitr: : Auction sase or vro 111". l:ltf hir a 1 II Itnrrf Co 1 P'ttScn 'tAftl0'01' Mr- G. II. Faucette. Judgr flVteJycn ?ri Graham, and a number of oth-rs of vaUauIe lown Fpoperty. I made pertinent remarks, these gen CULBRETH CULLING8. Burning of Plant Beds Still Contin- ty Our district is on the move for an j other election for local tax for our 1 school. Ihe closing debate should j be a strong argument tor tne suCcs j of the undertaking and we do not ' think any one who was present will J do anythin-g to hinder its success, ' . . . ... HAT. FORM AN ASSOCIATION MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS IN COURT HOUSE HELD TUESDAY TO FORM SOCIETY. The Society was Named the Gran ville County Agricultural Associa tion Officers Elected and many Plans Discussed Meeting of Offi cers and Directors- CaHed for the 22nd. There is no longer any dor lit h bout the wishes cf the people of Granville County as to v.-hetner or not they want, a County Fair an .I 'agricultural association. Tuesday, at sponsible position of president of th association. The question of a per manent secretary was called vv, and Vice Presidents and Directors. ; president and one member of the .. ce-presiderts are: tniri. rne vie f.-:,T-j K. C. Harris. Herbert (.Jregory. W. Z. Mitchell. Dr. G. T. Syken. E. U. Cozart. E. N. (Jl em yii1. John S. VValkins. 3. F. Hester. N. G. Crews. Sasfras Fork Oxford Bra.sfi H LXutchrilTe Tail' Ho Oak I Walnut Grove Salem These gentlemen comprise the oxe? utive board: Fishing Creek Sass.afras Fork Oxford Oxford Bra&iield Jasper W. Dcau G. H. Faucatle. J. T. Coart. A. H. Powell. G. I.. Allen. Dutchville structcd to serve until his siuv-sar ; is elected. ; A number of the citizens present made short remarks, these iiulieat i Ing the interest in the moveme'it'. Judge Graham spoke cf the needs of The Officers Meet. , The business cf the mats ineet- ; mg b&i-r.g concluded there was an ad- joarnment, and lmmeuiatcly tnerear Iter, the officers and executive bonrd ; hcW a meeling in the br:r. Thin j was called to order by vice-prer id( nt. t E. C. Harris, tbo president, Dr. J. ; A. Morris, being ab.vnit. Uncn nio- : ;u.r' 1 ovTu' ?nu ah . i. uozari ere. appaimeu a : committr tr drr;t a r'nf irnti-in and by-Iawa and report -to the ne;:t j mpJnjr v. hleh v i i b hiVi in Ccurt IIou.se on Tuesday, the 22nd February at 12 o'clock. Judge. Gra . ham asked for the rccoaimc-ndtion . of the temporary executive couiuift- ! tre appointed some Tin.e ao " Mr. ! pOWf jj made a short talk gerierally ' .tu,. ,i!o.,-.., .1 i-,- uu. . Coram iUee.sayinn it was Ciouvui ;(w,-. to have an incorporated stock eom- n.trv with r. r.?ir vnln share i-.-r si i j Mr. G. L,. Alien stated' that he hrd not had very n;nch oppor'.n.-.ty , O-narr tna mattf r over n:M ntouffli . thrr a fev bint n- rr-. the rrv,. duct in organizing wov.:fl not j miss. Several enilemeci, Mr. ! orally thinking that too mix-h v.Iioci t i not be undertaken at i'.T'A, but t!nti. P-VS" .S " quiring a suitable location. Committee and Called Meeting. Mr. E. B. Cozart stated that Mr. S. C. Lyon had offered to donate a site and a cash contribution in cas' the fair might be located in Creed moor. Upon motion of Judgo Grahan with an amendment, Messrs E. B. Cozart, G. L. Alien, and A. 11. Powell wtere appointed a committee to inves tigate and consider locations and proj osdtions from all parts of the coun ty. Judge Graham then offered a mo tion that a meeting of the executive committee be called for February, the 22nd at 12 o'clock and the secre tary was instructed to make the prop er notifications. -- FOR SALE. White Leghorns. 7f. - i cents each. Apply to J, Mcrr'U P- Any one who wish03 to buy a sec ond hand surrey can get some infor mation by applying at the Ledg-T Of fice. -
Oxford Public Ledger (Oxford, N.C.)
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Feb. 11, 1910, edition 1
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