VOL. 22
OXFORD, N. C., FRIDAY FEBUAItt 18, 1910.
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OXFORD A GROWING CITY
MR. WILLIAM C. LYON OF CHAR
LOTTE OBSERVER WRITES A
BOUT OUR GOOD TOWN.
Newspaper Man Finds Lots cf Things
To Excite His Attention One of
Most Progressive of Communities
Our Manufacturing Plants.
In the Charlotte Observer of the
lath, the iolloAving article appeared,
Mr. Wiitinm C. I -you, beina: the au
thor: So liHicli has been said and writ
1cn ot the growth" and deve lopment
f North Carolina chit s in the oast
IV v years and there has been such a
similarity in the growth of the vari
ous towns, that . ne hardly knows how
to :ell of (!:.-.' i act ive ::rowih of any
p.irfi n!ar lev n. i iuiv boon in a
munbt-r of these growing cities h
liic past few month.-; and have se;-n
I'.-.- ini-i.. :des ii. i.v mal-ie; 'o
ward industrial supremacy in this
graad !'; l'o;umo,! -." i I that J '
ail. person-', am at-a loss in say jnsi
'vh'ch of th a growing towns in the
Old Xcrth State can be considered
in the lead along th.. lines ot' grow
1 h and (lev c 1 op m e n t .
Oxford is Alive.
Oxford, die eouniy stent of Cr.ui
co.mty, is one of the many thriv
ing cities til .it within the past few
years has taken on new life and re
u wtd energy and started on the u '
buihl in every branch of btinofs e;--fivity.
Us citii.. ns have joined hand
le, the movement lookir.g toward
tiie betterment of their com muni ty
and every thought of the oombhy'd
business and financial heads of the-
ity is for the upbuilding and devel
opment of a Greater Oxford.
Xo; ; g;- u many y tears ago Oxford
-.v;,s like a nv.mbcr of ether Xorth C"
I:-.m towa. content i be the eau::
ty seat, wake v.r ovi enn works an. 3
during big tobacva "break" and
the -a Vali ba.-k into a peacefal si.nn
ier. Hut sue a is no lo. :ger the case.
very day line: some v. ta -: 1o
he r-:'.o-::r-.x d j.-.id willing hands r:
i". - d . very fi'ort t .nwrd a n'gger
a:;, be;u-r OMoid.
A few yon rr a so Oxford aepuded
alruos: entirely a per. its t a "a a coo mar
ket tor existence ; 1 oday he has a (li-
eersety th' manufavt a ring interests
that, tike rank among tue roremo-it
industries of the South . Oxford h i s
1 0.000 spindle cotton mill that is .
i -working to ns lull capacity. two
j' big wagon and buggy Avheei mauufae
taxed to the utmost to fill orders, a 1
larger Inr.'gy and wagon wheel manura
taring company that is doing large
business and increasing in volume
at business eve.rv month. A furniture
factory that, tanks among the had--
ers. large lumber interests, exoeitei;-
crankim: In; h aliens. lO'osperoas who.
s-aie and retail merehKits. excellent
-.hieatic:in.i advantages that tends
bring into its midst the kind of
investors that any community u
anxious to welcome.
The Manjfactoriss. (
Uke the grcxiter number of ius sis- ;
ter cities in the state. Oxford began
its cjrsvcrd build only in recent years.
TAv-erity years ago saw the organiza
tion of the first manufacturing plant
hat began to change the aspect of
the city's trend. This company Avas
the Taylor-Camiady Ruggy Company i
vhich today is the largest plant in :
the city. The Taylor-Cinnady Cam
panv, however, was not incorporated:
rmil ten years later in H'OO. Its cap- j
i-tt stock is .T60.000; this company;
t&x a machine; caixieity enabling it
to turn out 5.003 tniggies annuatJy,Dut
x present the floor space only al
3oavs th' manufacture of 4.000 vehic
'Jt'ti per year. In view of the rapid
ly increasing business of the con
cern the plfVr.t will be enlarged at a
very early date giving :J5.000 square
feet additional floor space- and eaiab
ling the turning cut of toe fall ca
pacity. This Avili of course add mate
ially to the business of the plant and
help the city in its upward s-trides.
Thi-s ixlant like a. number of other
concerns in the city has recently in
stalled electrical machinery and the
entire plant is run by electricity,
made in the city of Oxford.
A much yo anger but. jtcne the less
substantial and imix'.rtaivt enterprise
in the business activities and groAvth
if the city is the Oxford Buggy Co.
This company was organ and in
corporated in 1906. It is capitalized
at $50,000 and numbers among its
stockholders- some of the most sub
stantial business men and financs-ers
in tte community. The. com cany em-j
ploys 40 skilled mechanics, besides a ;
number of laborers. The output of j
the company is between 2,500 and f,- i
00 vehicles annuaily and though :
young in the field, the company is
'r.jojdng a lucrative patronage from i
so vera.!, states.
Another notable industry that adds !
to the tmsinesa prestige of Oxford is i
the Soutiiern "Wheel Company, which
it may be stated, is another "infant
industry." this company was also or
ganized in 1906. This company manu
factures high grade buggy wheels anc
ra.gon wheels. A noteAvorthy fact in
this connection is that the material
used in the manufacture of this pro
"dtuct is made up largely of North Car
olina hickory. The company employs
75 skilled mechanics and a number o
laborers. The size and capaoUy of
the plant has been nearly doubled
within the past two years.
The Oxford Manufacturing Com
liany is another one of the practical! v
mew concerns that is flourishing in
the little city. This company aa 'as. or
franied in IS 05 with a capital stock
of $10,000 and enjoys a large patron-ar--.
This company cTiga4re- in the
-whcleaaJo and retailer bu-llf crs' step
ply bincffs a.r.d al-o ra.anti'EactOTes
ixtrrel and hogshead stav.es. A f-w
jnillos out frozn the city the company
operates a larfe savvmilP where a
large part of the timber used in the
THINK GREAT DEAL OF FAIR.
Farmers say that it Means a Wonder-
ful Progress and that it Will Do
Simv Th'" nizXifoth -
ricult ui 1 so'Si ion nt wekthero
has beer, much commetV ttnon u'e
subject. From all otiarters of the
r.-.,,,,,. i i jk
j. . .
-.m k. ...
iress xumb, rV f farmed v Z hav
bwk n w Kmd
emiuSa
enthusiasm have declared their in-
Mention of raising the best crop that
they have ever cultivated. F-o far
Southern Granville has taken the
keenest interest but the northern
parts are waking up and are drier
mined to do themsleves proud.
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BASE BALL TALK STARTING.
Country Beginning to Discuss the
National Game It is Time for Lo
cal Fans to Organise.
Now that the national American signs of heart?, cupids and arrows,
game of baseball is receiving at. te n- ' suggestive of weddings' and "Vnl
tion, it. is time tor the Oxford fans, , online jays. Each guest seated at
if they intend to do such a thing, : the attractive tables was the recip-
to ma Ke plan: for sumauu'. If, as j
Avas promised last fall', a learn is to !
be got !. en up. now is tae accepted .
time to begin to make arrangemen -.
with the college boys who will be
glad to go any when for their expen
ses, since the inter-collegiate rules
will not prcmit them to play for a
salarv or camper. -at'on of any sr ;t.
East ftiranii-r Ave mi a geod team
but it was oiganized too late to -
got a series of games scheduled or
even to get the right kind of Team
work. The .Ledger hopes that the bay
will get. up a team, and that i.t
be a winner.
Likely to Have City Delivery.
It is more than probable that Ox
ford will before long have city deliv
ery of mail. The- city-like appear
ance of the gray uniformed carriers
with t heir k at her bags strung acro;s
their shoulders will make us feel
big and me: re politam Lr. is rumored
that fa orrtbk- report, has been made
to the potM-ouice depart meni and
that the syst m will !e put. into oper
ation at an earl a- date.
The Competitive Contest Growing.
There is no doubt, at all that tho
cor'i r- mti-sT will hp n Ve'r- rh-'ive ih
year in Grant iile. Sea rceh' a" day
passes but that some man or boy
ce.Tiaes, to town anaouncing a detcr
minafUen of entering. Let the busi-
this to heart and con-
to l he good cause..
Ips, let them follow
busy.
m
he North..
is leaves this week
titer he gees to pur
Land is & Ea st on.
'-3 tJiat he is going to
biggest and best line
the big firm has ever
e;reetfc to be gone for a
two Avoeks trip and wil -allow nothing ;
to escape him. He says that be is
preparing for a tremendous, spring
trade. :
Another important industry in con-
nection with the business lite of Ox- ,
lord is tne Oxlord t mm -ture lorn- ;
pany. Th:s company, manufacturer
a hL-grado line of bedroom suites
as rvt-cw, t--r, Th :
5 1 e'irfal
trir- VkUy
Ari X'
7
I I
m w
1 AT
Imd. He
compynv ha recently boc-n roorgan- j Josiati Cannady, J. C, Robards,
ized and is now operating on a snb- Atoro .toette Biggs. Neile Greg
stantial bas-is. It stands to rank i T, anet Gregory Lily White. Sixy
soon among the prominent industries i E- and Mrs. cron.vhaw.
of its kind in the State.
Aside from the many Avootiwork-
ing manufacturers stated above, Ox
ford also baa a fahstaatml '
mill, a 10?uuoinlfe m-.ll. ius Corn-;
pny is among ,old1 I
in tne city ana AAork-s a Urge ntnn- ,
b0r ,r .
o.-i&iiu.u . iiictuw.ra 1 .iivikv.w.
In addition to this Oxford can truly ;
the most successful :
financial insttutans in this State.
The Oxford Savings Bank & Trust
Co., is the older of the organizations
haA-ing been organized in 1&95. Thi3
is a consolidation of the Oxford Sa
vings bank and the National Bank
of Granville. Its capital is 76,300.its
surplOs and undivided profits, $49,
000. Its deposits are $455,000. total
resources ? 600,000. This bank was
orp-anied in 1S95 as Bank ef Gran
wrrh a ranita.l stock cf $30,000.
Its officers: Dr. E. T. Wmte, pres- .
' - A S.' - - wu. " t - I
ident; H. G. Cooper, vice-president;
1 L . !
W. T. Yancey, Cashier.
The ether very successful financial1
institution is the First National Flank
of Oxford. This institution was: organ
ized in 1901. its president is Mr. R..
W. .asvter: vice Tirestdent is L. C.
t - , . i-. - -ia- 11 u.,iTi Ti r.Qn
iie.ixo, c .-iiei, v -x. uauu
ital stock of this company is 5-'.
000. It carries a surplus of SJO.Ufo
onfI ri0T,,u iivmiPtino- to SJ7e 0e;i
As an evidence that the company hss
eniovr-fl n. nrosnerous career it. has
naid to 443 everv vca-
since its organization S per cent on
their investment with the single ex-
ception of the present year when the
stockholders were paid a diA'idend at
the rate of 10 per cent.
Educational Progress.
Oxford and Granville county gen -
t-i itny tre piJfJ1 tswils iu.jjiu..y 111 t-uu- j
cational lines. The schools now are j
i T . L 1 : 3 1 ' t - in V. 1
! past five years the county school pro
! erty valuation has increased four-
fold. Aside from the public school
' facilities there are in Oxford the va
, rious private school enterprises with
which the general public is entire-
!v familiar. The Horner School tor
boys and the Oxferd Seminary fcr
! girls are among the oldest and best
jknow-ii Institutions in the State.
I Taken as a whole Oxford ar;d the
entire county are in state cf pros
perity thr-t wain P"t them easily a
mon? the bert towns and counties in
the entire South.
ENTERTAINS BRIDE-ELECT.
Mrs. E M Levve!,yn Gives Souvenir
shower in Honor of Miss Fanny
Gooch Delightful Occasion.
Ti hospitable home of .Mrs. C. I).
Kay was a scene of beauty and pleas-
; ure Saturday afternoon, when Mrs.
' h;-uarn.a v orohert .pivp vn entertain -
jcu;en.e Jiorcnean Leweavn emeriiun-
"TT x t- 1 . -r J i i
cd m honor ot Miss Fannie Gooch.
marriage to Mr. R. L. Hamil-
: tm is a"MUilced to take Tfiurd
y. February the seventeenth.
"'y (ne snuniu.
i ue occasion was eii;iai.eu
a "linen shower." '
The guests were mo-st cordially wd
coined m the trout hall ot Mrs Kay
and gracefully receiving in the par- sv-e gatnereu here to attend the sideraticn. A few street matters her UK'S, was turned o; er to the iu
lor was Mrs. Lewellvn assisted by seruces: Mr. T. E. Hicks, broth? r and the usual l iVs and routine mat- . ry for a verdict. After deliberating
Miss Fannie Gooch. most becomingly
attired in wisteria satin, the guests
were passed to the reception room,
where six tables Ave re most tasteful
ly adorned Avith rare lace pieces and
ornamented with color scheme of red
and white, deftly carried cut in de-
ient of a place card and an envel'jpi
containing a dissected heart to be
placed together, and the first con-
teseant arranging the pieces properly
to be awarded tli - prize of a bea. Ki
rn 1 gold brooch consisting of doable
he-arts. Miss Lettie Grevn was the
successful one.
After the merry and absorbing con-
test 1 he bridc-tc-be v.'a? enticed to
pass beneath a beautiful Avhite tin!-
brel ia elaborately decorated with p; ii
dam 'hearts. when Mrs. Er-ivoeilyi
drew a ribbon, which, caused an e'ab-
w ill orate shower of souvenirs of lin-ai
in costly and elegant variety.
Returning to the tables a lnnch
, eon avus served of choicest dand and
dainties, in which tJie cojr and
heart designs were carried out in
the minutest and mosr attractive ni3 n
nor. .s tne rancheon was completed
guests across and all together drank
a toast to the bride. Elegant punch
Avas served.
The guest 5 were .Miss Fannie Gooch.
Mesdanu-s 1. S. Roys-.e r.-Fos'ah. (h;.nn:
dy. H. M. Shaw. E. T. White. S. 11.
Cannady. A. A. Hicks. II. O. Parmaa.
ii. M. Curriu.A. J. Powell, R. G. T.ns
siter, ..lames M. Horner. -I. JFk l-'-Dcth.
S. II. lirown, -lames S. Rogers, W. S.
-uiicueu, -Jomi eua. j.. v. iienaei-
A- B- Dunavray. I. X. HorC
Misses Carrie Hobgood. Lizzie Gooch,
May Carbutt. Jane Lacy, Fannie GreS sonic prize cf not less than : .ie-.l
ory, Xette Gregory. ALIeen Currin, perhaps double that amount n. a
Sadie Harris. Hcleu A an,,, rjvti... prize iu the forthcoming Corn Co-n-HoAvell.
Mamie H:yster, -He.-. tie Lys4-r -It was also decddVd to draw
Ethel Clements, lioxie Car rim HatfLe down the bars and allow ail bov-s
Webb. Lucy Webb, Lett.i Gereen : and men to ccmnef. for it T!i-
Oxford Correspondent to News & Ob-
s-erA'er.
CLUB ENTERTAINS.
Tuesday Bridge Ciufa Entertains
in
Honor of FViss Jeanette Biggs
Course Dinner and Souvenirs.
The Tue-cav Bridge Club closed
the score for the t-eason when it
was tound that 3H&s Jeaneito Biggs
bad made the highest score and ra
her honor, iirs. E. H. Crenshaw in-
lt.1-. lo mwt a: b2T .h0nj-
Tf invited into the dining room
luncheon in vario-es courses
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2 . " . " vt.
7- "' ''c- "-v. 'e1
cutmes Percy Montgomery, R. II. Le-w
A PERSONAL LETTER.
Mr. C. L. Daniel Asks Space to Com-
'mtint upon Court Proceedings Say
an inju-stice was Dene Kim.
an mju- e c
T nr,.i of
To the Editor :-
In reporting the proceedings of
. ; n e . 1 i r
- -1- v-0 .. ...
vrr wiie cuamj u- vtv x.
yo nave me uovmt a ue-ui-g g"u-
ox Iaise n-J....
iaort space in your vaiuwe yapw w
set myseii rigiit weiore tne puuuc.
When a jury either from ignorance
or prejudice regardless of their oath
renders a Terdiet contrary to the
la ay and evidence in the ease, any in
nocent man is liable to suffer in the
hands of such a jury. Judge Biggs
knew the verdict in ray case rwas un
just and he had the manhood to set
it aside, a rare thins for a Judge to
- f 3 j. ,
ana is omy uone in ereaue
A" t"1. 1-A T i" tllTT O n 'f i-'ll'O . -s tiTl ! O
ly ignored by the jury.
In justice to an injured man
hope, yen Avill do me the favor
publish this short article..
Arch Daniel,
Creedmoor. X. C.
to
roaraaTA 1.0 i
- x
i ieu no tne ue.
tne report Avas mat e as coming treat
ed on the record. Of course. we are
j g,ad to allow the AATiter the space he
j a&Ss for)
fci , 0
bEND ii youk in a r c. 5 .
j
: The Boys Who Are Going to Corn-
pete for the Corn Raising Prizes
1 Thjs Fa shoud Wrte p
Webb.
AID those wlio comte?npIate enter
ing the big com contest tihs year
should without delav s.-d :
names to Superintendent J. F. Webb,
who wants to see tnat every x
suitable inctructions and espec
ially to pern2.it of literature pertain-
inT r r-m-ri. tc. i's-itic beiro' R-nt to
him from time to time
w A-i- f 3
It benooA'cs
every prospective contestant to Avr.e
Mr. Webb at once. Mhose atoo wane
to g?t a part, of the fifteen hundred
or mere dolliars that will be distrib-
nted this fall had better "get busy."
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J. G. Hall sells Mother's Joy. ,
BURIED IN NATIVE SOIL.
Mr. Oscar W. Hicks, Farmer Granvil-
le Man, Died Suddenly of Heart
Disease in Macon, Georgia.
On Saturday morning at ton o'clock
the funeral .services of Mr. Oscar W.
Hicks were conducted by tne Rev. F.
; J . x. xioisxieia ivoni at. ou'uan
MJ5stoptU Ci.urch i-:id
the remains
-Ul to rest ht Klmuood ;eme-
x'r HlCKs- "' ''":v,J ot' Gran-
ville eoun.y. put who for the part 20
-v - V.V' V""'tt.u
-i J .' v - m -
ni, Georgia, dh-d siiddenV of heart
on last isitrs-ctay. and vas
to t...u,ru or. t ixay . tneie
n uitMiuwMy, ana jus. i .ick. i,t
Xew Yoik; Mr Eugene Hicks, ano :h-
or brother, of Monroe X. C. ami tw
sisters. Mrs. W. T. Brogden. of Rich
n:end. and Mrs. A at W n.iteheal. ot"
AcrtoJK. 1 he paiioearers were : Mes-'-"S.
-A'. II. Hunt. J. A. Taylor. Win.
Emdis. C:Las. E-andis. C. II. Eaetoa.
and -lor.n Paris.
The teeeased leaves a widow and
-on. George Hicks, of Macro;, and a
si-tor. Miss Eilne I licks, of Pldlad-l
i '-'-. He Avas born at the old Hickn
("' mo. now owned by Mr. Eeuis le k:
creix. and has main'
rid.itlv- .s
in
(iran ville".
BURNED TO DEATH.
Three Little Colored Children Catch
Firs and Lose Their Lives Near
Ciay Cause Not Reported.
A report was brought to Oxford
tile other day telpng cf the burning
to death of three little colored chil
dren near Clay. The particulars were
not known at the time, but it is
thought that the children Avere left
aioue and began to play with tie it re
They Arere grand children cf Hand r-J-'-on
Thorpe, a colored man who lives
on the outskirts of Oxford. The old-
eht child Avas five years old .and the
youngest a very small baby.
COMMERCIAL CLUB PRIZE.
Organization at Meeting cf' Govern-
Ing Boards Decides to Contribute
Given Sum as Prize in Corn Con
test. ... . -
At a
board of the Granville Commercial
.-, -
Club at the first r.f ibe month h was
decided for th,-. Club i- offer a hand-
i Cijub is deeply interested in the gen
eral agricultural welfare of tJie oo...if.
and ta-fces special interest in the
Corn competition.
Send in Your Doilar.
The Ieclger has taken on J-r-ts cf
new subscribers but it Avants a
great many more. It Avilf not rest
until it makes a severe trial to go in
to every Granville home. It has
good circulation but it must haAe a
better one. If you don't take if.
send in a dollar and it wilh visit you
! for the next twelve months
On Buying Tour.
Messrs. J. 3. King and V. B. Pda-
lock. of the 'Long Company left this
week for Northern markets for
tile
! pmrnose of Phasing a great stock
of j-t st&, thov Befi
; i . - tr.nz, gooos. 1 10. ge n -xc -e-i
cr - -V ' ---
Nam tnat tney mTiKied to cring wes
the very pick of the markets. They
Aill be gone for ten daA'a or
t AVO
weeks
Notice to the Farmers.
Thos. Z. Allen of Virginia will ad
dress the farmers in the Count bcuseTndividual v.-earing a stove-pipe sky
, Saturday th-e l?th. at 12 o'clock o:;piece on the other, have been oper -
; the importance of the Farmer? tin- i ateing up and clown the stre-ets an-
ioQ- There will be also a business nonncing the many virtues cf "Moth-
meeting at -11 o'clock. er's Joy." Messrs. Jacob Green and
J- T- Cozart. vioc-pres. George FuKor and their faithtal and
at B
Ladies!
! .tZ. .C'
pei m uuu past iua fulliln Ilfe for a Wa?:e .xpreion hangs
to uiawa taa.i v,e nave ever uueit-u.
: It will pay you to look at it.
J. P. Stedman.
Today Will be Yesterday Tomorrow.
You should not suffer another day
from eye strain when our years of
experience, our equipment, our abil-
J ZTTm t,".' V' X'
. U VJ JL "'H' , - i
ford dav Fv.biuarv 22nd at the
"
Exchange Hotel fcr one day only tc
I ' examine your eyes and f-t them wk.i
glasses.
NOTICE!
I a:m now located opposite "Tciylor
Cannady Buggy Co," in the build'.ng
- to, th riPT of Rm4th tv. .C-
r ' XI "
.u.n. uvuv n o..-
the serAices of a man who has spent
life in the blacksmith shop and
thoroaghly understands the repairing
of wheels, shafts, tops, the setting
of axles or anything needed to be
done. If you want the best work fcr
the least money, here is the place. If
you want your buggy. Phaeton, or Sn
ry repainted and made to look hoav,
I am at 3'our service I bavie al?o on
new. These will go at a Bargain. I
will appreciate your patronage
and
; strive hard to please yon.
; IIERRY H. CALLiS
Will Be Hre The 22nd
; Dr. 8. Rapport, of Lnirnanx, wil
at Dr. Henderson's Dental Office,Tues
day, February, 22rd, for one day only
, for the purpose of examining' eyes
j a,Ei fitting glasses. Consultation
I free..
hand, .New Wheels, Bodies, Stialxs, makes and if you want to- get one ot esteem'-d townsman, Judge A.
Dashes, Seats etc., which I will sell ; the Latest and Most Up-to-date - Graham Thi sketch vas pre
at lowest possible price. I have now i jobs, write Him for Prices NOW. j ..e.j Mr "rank Nash at the pre
on hand several Second-hand Bug- Samuel, Davis, Clarksville, Va. ? cc,ntatien of th bust Cf the distin
gies which look almost a-3 gocd as 1 lu-.hi Vorth Carolinian in Raleigh
TOWN COMMISSIONERS MEET.
RMular Monthlv Session of the Citv
Fathers Held Not Much Business
Was up for Consideration.
The Honorable Town Dads held
their regular monthly meeting in the
commissioners' room last Monday
m runt Thpro worn nmcont tvx itnv.
m n (1 Urnmmitt V.sa 'A n1 com-
niissiorxers W. A. Derin, H. G.
Hams, E. H. Crenshaw-, W. J I. I
.,. u. Bui lock, and -7. P. Floy
vil-
Ilu-at,
3UUtiCK' ,al1 J noya- l"e
oiny auseniee uemg c aptain s. t-i.
Brown, who was unable to attend
There were no matters of great
importance brought forward for con-
ters were about ail that, seemed to
need atteat'-cu. conseqtu r.tly. the Si.s-
sion Avas a short one.
mi. a. ii. x'OAveii appeared in behalf
cf a street mattei
ndatir!i- to the
cpetiing of a thoroughfare i.u; from
iiin street m the ooat .tea -t rn p- rt.
of to w:i . Th is was referred t a ' i h e
street -ommittee for an i:iv stiga-
i-on and report.
The petition of citi;;ei:.- ir. the wes-
tern section of town a -?k: r-g f jrGc-h-
en St-eet tr h..
S.A'eii a war..;- map.:
and the srreel opened tip a ;d
ill
tenae-fi to had otu en C h : rv
iiiis to 1 ocne wnen tifie to the
right of w;iy js given, was brough:
up out no furthc-r acti
en at the meeting.
v;,s t:tk-
iV'R. BURGESS AT CREEDi.'OOR.
About Two Hundred Peep's Assem
bled in Masonic Hail Id Hear Ad
dress and Have Seed Seiect2c.
On the 12th of this more.h about
two hundred people in and around
Creedmoor appeareii ai the Mason:-:
Lodge room to hear the address of
Prof. Chas. L. Burgess, who Aras, re
quested to app -ar before the peo;)ic
"Pon that date. Mr. f targes.: wa .
ci.-t thither by the (k.'.nn':i;;-;oiier of
Vgr.culture. Mai. V. A. (iraharn for
the purpose of investigating the
j wilt problem with vi nv ef i'e.d:-;:-;
I a icmedy. At the san.'e tirn - the
' professor broaght Avith jhn an in-rru-'
nient w;th A men to sele ct teb : -o
seed, and many of the tar .ocr-- avari
d themselves ot the onno; tank' .
Commissioner Graham him.-;: V was
i:d
v"i' v , y..e i. .e i m ii ..i .ni ji
fcr him to attend.
Judge A. W. Gntham. of Oxferd vr::..-.
one of these; who titter; led from Ox
ford was a-skccl to preside ov- r'the
meeting which, he dnd.iio ree:-, ; iha.
the visit of .Mr. Burgess ticted tt
great deal of interest and that It is
hoped that headway will se-on be
maclii in combating the great wilt
scourge.
THE TWO MAR5RAGES.
Accounts of the Marriage cf raughtcr
of Mr. J. G. Shotwell snd cf the
Ha-milton-Gooch Weddi-.-g to 'Appear
Next Week.
Owing to thf: lateness of repons
gctting in. accounts of the marr'.'e
of Judge J. G. Shotvcell's d twiner,
which took 'ace at Fierra i day or
1 "' ,01 "'"!i-"'!-"
i . . .i . .e j. i rr.. ,4i;, r ),
aiia-r tnat taKes paco a.s we go to
press. Avill be
week's lyttlger.
publish'd in next
Glass Breaks.
Tuesday afternoon a big assortment
of canned goods with which Taylor
Brothres were decorating their north-
, n-nmost TirSn.-t-a- r-.l tii r: . -I ,rvlr
- - - " ' ; "'7""
thf " - Ph,te
Three of a Kind.
- .
Kcir a day or two a pair of gray
geese upoti one end of two stnng-s
and a very black, important, solemn
uiacK inenxi ana xua,nager nave h.l-
traded a great deal of attention. Mes
the novelty of their cosmopoii-
1 qvpt their renecive countenances
and nary a cpiack will they give a.s ey their homes until Sunday. There v.er.
clence of interest in the- gapmg pub- ; two rat,( r grange, things worthy of
mention in the connection of Dur-
a a am - . m lawyers with the 'M.v:. Judge
Don't Take Things for Granted. , Biggs tried lxth Solomon S.iepard an
Especially glasses. If wy c.o'.tMrj'f. ' Reubem IVtrl'K" for th5 xi ne j-ffen.e
puu Tiontnrftntrso oruineros b tto. aij Solicitor FuIP r pro. -eu ted Har-
f it your eyes prcperly wo woaldn't bo i bee vrith tvem ;e'-' is pc wr. Mr. I'ry
in bttsiness today. D-cing what ve : a.-,t tad dei'enck-d Idarbee '.Jhf! the
advertit-Jo is why we do so mtic.h.W'e trial when the e.-ntric- J'eube-n drop
; give satisfaction
l N. R'se:i-.e:n
ot" Durham, Avi be in Oxford h -ics-
day February i2nd., at the Exchange
Hotel to examine eyne and fit gh.ss-
es. One day only.
KOTICE.
I Aill open a dancing class in the
ir..
10 e.j ii u.-..o --hm --'-
v rt -, , yi-o -v -x j ' ti rr 1 ?
: Hunt's boarding house.
Prof. W. II. AUrnon.
What Davis Has.
Remember that the Buggy Busi-
' nes& is ravisrs Special Line and the
Best Buggy fcr the Last Money is
nis Motto. He handles Tyson, &
; Jones, Oxford, Wrenn & Carolina
Mr. C. W. Bryan has been on the
j market all this week buying Horses
; and Mulesf cr us. He returned Thurs
day with a car of the finest stock
Ave- have been able to get in a long
time. Can please yen in nice clriv-
HORNER EROS CO.
shaw's. " ' ' ' '
SETS 30 YEAR SENTENCE.
SOLOMON SHEPERD rO'JNO G U I L
TY OF MURDER Or ENGINEER
HOLT IN DECEMBER 1 SC'S.
-
After Deliberating for Several Hours
Jury Find Verdict of Guilty anc
Judge Biggs Gives a Seestence of
Thrrty Years in the Pen ite r,tary.
At about one o'eku-k k-t Satur
duv tne Twelvth. the case of the
state against Sdomoti Sh- jhvhI. col-
c-red. who v-eas being i ri -:-i for the
' murder of Engineer Gelt in Decern
far four and a half hours, the jury
cajiie to a decision and brought in "a.
v--rdic; cf mvvder in Sf eor.d Cn gree.
a uuge -. C raw l or a riges t'een gave
Hie convicted man a senier.-e;- o! ihir-
ty years in the penitetita 'y. ;t hard
labor, which is the maxim am.
Th;- ease has at' race, d ""iie an in
terest in the state, beer;; .. r ! I:d:
was siic t upon the- dat- it.dica.t. tl at
the coal shute in I ni -u i a. -I aaoil--
ii.c :;. ! ..ivr . . -, ;
c)ear-d ef pariicipv ' ie
r e t; ea i
or cr-ei ;)I: :
; t . ,e ; t s
; h . i e. rh ;;.in
at t '!. sj c-
. in the eriaie. An
mad. to ;.ry li-'Ptrd ;
Coar; sor.u- wc hs a.ge ':
i.i ! ni:v ef -ir.o imm a
without s. eurin.g a jury. Aiie;i
then sent hi- ;:i - r to t he. ' -. : '.' . for
t'eal.
Summoned Venire cf ZCO.
ve.niiv ef was r '.:.:.:: ;: , ;ii
.itaige Pigg-s !'.: rt. be.: e ;- v-';ss
-as-: iy secured v. ine,.:i t :;': e : i n-;
th--'t tiumlx'r. barely hob in be e
(-:;h-d :np. Xi-iih. r ;e ; e ee..i iee
drJense. dii luvtch email, ng'hig. Tin-t'ee-trt
ho.ise w;ts' iach'-d daring the
c-cturse of the trial. Durham sending
over numerous officials and witness-e-e
-Xtnoiig the visitors v-i- thr
brothers of the murdered engine'r
and a. nttmb--r of the Dttrht i u police.
The 1 i ' 1 1 brothers Av.-re v.-ry fair
mincied men a.nd erei.'-.-d a nmsv i:iv
oralde impression while here. They
cr'd ium believe that the mard of
: t-ir b rot in r Avas :t.n inTeeti'a:;: i a'-l
upv):i the part oi' 1 be murdcier. but
ibni the engineer vea.s f.ii;-.:ik- u I'm-.-Oiiic
(i.e- else the coii.'red n::'. n was
.iiuttning for.
Imbecility The Center.-: 'en.
The defe:se through its eie eie ys
Messrs Benjamin Ltv nstcin. ef bur
ham, and i:. S. Skin i -ir.. mac! -imbeciliiy
the basis of their fight,
and '.'Xpert t--st'.,uony was introduced
to -ulistantiat11 the cm t on t km.
In his charge to tie- jary -hiiipr
Ft'ags s.'id there wee- t u .- vb-ws
under whih t.iiey might r. turn see
OiKi d gree verdict, e-aeh i.-' these
i'eing based upon the .ieryes belief
that. Shepard actually muruc-iv d th:-.
engine, r. If ShepcW sliot the euai-
ne r by mirt.-i.ke. as he him:-:, if said.
'b! ai the prenieditaticn and (b !:!-r:
tion Iid na;t exist, two icments re c
essary to- convict. All d t!te te-
timony offered was that Khpard
was trying tr kill a braheman v'-'bo
liad put hint off the train and tha.t
h" sh r. th- engine- r by te;:'-:akc.
Prcbsbly Made a Mistake.
Vhile the defendant was not.
put on the stand, it was testified by
some of the state's "witnesses that.
Si!erd ha:a SaV tlr;a b- hl
,w sot u Ser
"u started back after loading gun
"iul H I w snoue .t.aii:. Iui lie
also declared that there was a man
with him U.en and that, the white
in;,)1 rf13 it ' F;rt"
tnan ha.yior testified that, the murder-
T (roke tevn, re-loaded it
aJuJ aP1eared to be starting back to
tht, wh1 hf m0ved the. train
;that 1hH dndant miiy haVe n0t bee.
: tho intentional murderer of Mr Hojt.
. coupled with de5.ne.nts of doubt at all
3H TO liH c.rinm Vf; th, jury a m0st.
ronabl, oXcuse for rendering such.
vrri?r-t
Thl t'rfal consnaied over four days
heui niht ser-sioim of Court A
, " , ,;.t. ,t.Mi ir,
of visitors interested in
tho trial were nrmbl to tret back txr
l 2vi:n and his 'a.rix.r. rt.ho new so
lie.hor went after the record man
-.vith just as much Igor, w hih. Mr.
Br-.-ant presented the second of the
aec-used men.
Send In Nov.
Send in that dollar rhht a-vr.y if
you do
not get. the ly'."lger. Yo:i
must have your county paper this
v
AMith the Corn Contest? Are yon. not.
interested in politics? The L,e.;2ger
wr'li keep yen posted. You caz g -t it
tv.'.lve months for a dollar.
Sketch of Gov. Graham's Life.
In other columns there appear:-: muri
cf the sketch cf the life of the late
Governor Willfam A. Graham, father
gUlS!
some six weeks ago.
The Reason Why.
Th ereason our glasses Kivc relief
the --vc-s is because Ave know how
and Avhere to place them. It's our
btisincss. Make it your business to
, ... o t- "m Tiocnstein. Ordome-
; charge floteli