North Carolina Newspapers

25 VOL. 22. OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY MARCH 1 8, 1910. l i 1 I '4 BIG CONVENTION Woman's Missionary Union Will convene in our Pretty Little City from Tuesday night, the Twenty-Second, Through Friday, the Twenty -Fifth Three Hundred Delegates Expected From all Parts of the State. Everybody ofOxford in general and er since with rare ability and satis the ladles of the Baptist Chnrch in I actto time oa tbe particular are toy as bees an a j state Dnioil effiort to raise ?6,000 tar barrel preparing for the annual j was mads and members were hdgh-woi-n- if the Women's Missionary ! ly delighted that it met with a suc- , , ... . . Tndpv issue, since tne campaign, was l.nion toich convenes on Tu8da umfer mi3ngs. The id gut, JUarcn. -zna a-uu tis. u slx thousand, dollar mark, however. Friday the 25th. Wednesday at 'fades into insignifieacace compared -con a lady prominently identified j with the present aim to raise $30,000 " , - . -rat-' i wacuh wild undoubtedly be done, -vath the pians of pr arau on w d. T meeting of 12 years ago put That already two hundred and -nmc-- , y local" societv and two. delegates had signified their in- faf IrJTsT teiil iVMl UU cii. Lt iiH tliilJ. "hofn fl?s,i?rnpd for them. It is ex- ected that others will e neaa from later and the 'list is sure to go beyond three hundred, which is more than were present at the great High Point meeting of last year which as regarded as a record breaker from the stand point of attendance. The list of delegates, with the ex - "1 1 ception of those who nave Deen fr-eard from sinoe Thursday morning i will be found with the nsfihes of the ferostesses on another page. The Local Union. Through kindness of Mrs. Moore, the Ledger gave a history lst week n the Missionary Society of the State. The Oxford branch was . organ izcd. some eighteen or twenty years ago, at the home cf Mrs. J. M. Cur nn, by Miss Lizzie Lowndes.who was alien, a member of the Seminary fac ulty. There did net seem to be any ?eat enthusiasm about the move isent which was in the nature of an initovatou, for onay about ten or possJbly twelve rae-nbers were enroll ed. The majority of people, so far n its iiMj-.ii.tA s and vaiue were concurred, seemed suspicious and &eld aloof for a number of years, as seemed the case with the movement in other peaces. Mrs. R. I. Devin was the first pres ident of the Oxford Union. A doz p years ago, the Baptist State con tention was held in Oxford and un der its wings the then feeble but growing Women's Missionary meeting were held in the Presbyterian church Mies Fannie E. S. Heck, of Raleigh, presiding over it as she has done ev- WOMAN'S LITERARY CLUB Has Delightful Meeting with Mrs J. J Y. Paris Whan Interesting Program Was Rendered. The meeting cf the Woman's Lit erary Club with Mrs. Paris, March Is "was a delightful occasion. Nothwath etanding the down pour of rain, which had been incessant all day, fifteen members were present to answer to roli-cail with quotations from "Mod ern Painters." The program was begun with part by Mrs. James Horner "Ruskin's art .Teachings and its Influence." Mrs. Dunaway next read of "Rus kin's View of English Art and its Limitations." This was followed by Mrs. White's reading "Turner, The Embodiment of Ruskin's Theories. As usual, discussion which follow- j d was entered into with enthusiiiasm by aH. While enjoying still further tbe pleasure of "just being togeth er" and talking cf events current, 3Irs. Paris, assisted by Misses Sal lie Webb and Helen Paris, served a dainty sweet course and coffee, af ter which the Chito adjourned to meet ext, March fifteenth, with Mrs. Las Eiter. REPORTER. ANNEX TO HOTEL. Mr. L. F. Smith Has Begum Work up on Addition to Exchange Hotel i Will Give Seven or Eight Rooms. Mine host Lonria Smith finds that lie needs more room about his hostel ry and has decided to add seven or tiht it ore bed rooms. Brick is be ing hauled now for the firewail.and the v;ok will be pushed forward to completion. It is expected that about. two mo-ntbs will be required to do the ork. This will give the Exchange Hotel 43 bed rooms. SECURED DISTINGUISHED MAN. Dr. J. Allison -Hodges, of Richmond, , Will Deliver Address at Closing of i Graded School on May 20th. Mr. John P. Stedman, of the Grad ed School Board has just been fortu snate enough to secure Dr. J. Allison Hodges, of Richmond, to deliver the commencement address at the Grad ed School which wall take place on the 20th of May. Dr. Hodges writes 3ir. Stedman, who originally came iom the same part of North Carolina iii at many things call for his atten tion at that time but that he will make a special effort and be here up on the occasion. Dr. Hodges, aside from his reputation as an eminent S&hysican, is a speaker of rare ability, and the people of Oxford can be as sured of an excellent address. J Capt. Wood Sick. 1 Capt. Bob Wood is on the sick list rat is expected to be out im a J0tw days. IN mmm wryt week J are now about 50 members who are annua Jy contributing about $335, which will easily support a native mfesjo-nary. The officers are: Mrs. John Webb, president; Mrs. B S. Royster and Mrs. H. M. Shaw, vie pres-dotnts; Mrs. J. C. Davis, treasur er; Mrs. J. D. Brooks,secretary, The Hospitality Committee consists of Jrs- C. D. Ray, cJhairman, Mrs. John Hall, Mrs. S. H. Cannady, Mrs. J. B. Roller, Mrs. H. M, Shaw, and Mrs. J. D. Brooks. The state Officers Following are the officers of the State Union: jl rv.6!.dcu.t Miss Fannie E. S. Heck, Raleigh. Vice-presddenis, First, Mrs. ft .T F!Vrfrr.tt Wi.l amxtOTi JecsOTifl. Mrs. Whit &tone, Greensboro; Third, j Mrs. C. u. Haywood, Iuruiam; Four- ; th, Mrs. Xi. Li. Jenkins, Gastonia; j l it;h, Mrs. LiViiigston Johnson, Ral- i ry.y. ' j Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. H. C. Moore, Raleigh. Treasurer Mis. W. N. Jones, Ral eigh. Recording Secretary Mrs. J. G. Eoomhour, Raledfeh. Secretary Young Woman's Auxiliarj Miss Mary K. Applewhite, Raleigh. Band Superintendent Miss EJiza betu JBriggs, Raleigh. Members Central Committee Mrs. J. R. Rarklsy, Mrs. J. A. Brings, Mrs. T. H. Briggs,Mrs. N. B. Broughton, Mrs. J. S. Farmer, Mrs. A. J. Mon crief, Miss Maud Reid, Mrs. W. F. Marshall, Mrs. W. C. Tyree, Mrs. Jo.. Weathers. ON TO BRASFIELD. Chandler and Company's Road Teams Pass Through to South Granville fo Work in Brasf:e!d. Tuesday morning, Chandler and Co. who have a contract to do road work in 'Brasfleld passed, through Oxford en route to the scene of the spring i operations. With 30 battery of about fifteen scrapes, it looked as if an army was being mov ed. While in Oxford the contractors bought a few mules to increase the force. " DR. SAM BOOTH RETURNS. Very Much Improved by the Treat ment at Hospital and Friends hope to See Him Out Soon. Dr. Sam D. Booth's many friends s re glkd to hear he as back home again and that he is improving rapid ly. Some weeks ago he went to Greensboro for treatment for Cata rrh of the stomach and has been quite sick. He arrived home la&t Friday and his improvement has been quite rapid. VERY GOOD HAND WORK. Pupils of the Colored Graded School Are Doing Scms Good Basket Work A reporter was shown the other day some basket work done at the colored graded school. The. pupils aie be'ng taught how to make bas kets from the bull rushes found on the branches and creeks near Oxford, and several clever pieces- of work have been done. TM3 new work has only recently been started but the i f5rc4. t:fftmnfs. a.rn verv srood. j baskets cf various sizes and shapes A 1 O are useful and will no doubt be mar- j ketable at good prices CULBRETH CULLINGS. Section Loses School Election For Second Time Mr. Elexson Buried. The weather for the past week has been a favorable reminder of good old winter time. Mrs. W. R. Oakley passed away last week and was buried at the Jes sie Williford place last Friday. The election last week failed for the lack of enough of our people ex pressing: an interset in the dissem- i i nation of useful information for the children. It begins to look now like muddy roads may soon go out of sytle again for another brief period.as the March winds have commeiiced to blow in earnest. Mr. Edward Elexson died in West Virginia in February ,and was brought home to his father's, Mr. Simon E lexscn's and buried the ISth. He was a member of Geneva church we believe. . .. ' hat: T GOOD WORK DONE. i Principal Patiilo, of the Colored Tz Follow. Our attention having been directed j by Mr. A. H. Poweil to the call is &iied by Village' Improvement Socie ty tor a general cleaning, we under took the task of extending it through the children of the Oxford Graded School. After a brief lecture on the dan gers of accumulated fifth we request ed the chLdren to sweep their yards and clear them cf all rubbish, and re port tiheir progress on Friday, March 10th. The results were pleasing indeed. Ch-llren, representing 75 families re ported their tasks accomplished,, which no doubt, means the prevention of perhaps. 75 cases of typhoid and va rious other fevers, to say nothing of the amount saved in doctor's bills. We are trying to teach our chil dren .industry, politeness and "cor rect habits of living, in addition to the text-book matter. 'Clean&ness is next to Godliness," therefore we place much emphasis on the importance of ciean bodies, dean Clothing, clean sur round ings, and clear nvnds. We raised among our people dur ing last month $54 to begin a school library so that our children could have clean literature to read. Some of our white friends have seen our efforts ard contributed books and money, for which we feel very grate ful. We believe that the cultivation of the best there is in any class of peo ple of a community is for the good of all. W. A. PATILLO, JR. - " -tit n tBT TALKING ABOUT ROYSTER Ui" Good Neighbor, the Roxboro Courier, Has Something to say of Ger.erai B. S. Rovster. ' . . '" . Poiit.ce are bsmmng to warm up in j.1 ciadidates ior Congress in this district are getting busy. In Oxford last we-ek they had a reusing meeting v'-ij-i.g trie cai.d.dacy of Hon. B S Roter. W ewhl publish an ac count of the meeting and the resolu tions . adopted in oar next issue. Gen. Royster is well known in this County, and, with the fact that Granville is a neighbor county and al ways stood by our candidates, will have a large following. Roxboro Cou rier. DAVIS TO BUILD PLOW FACTO R Mr. Samuel Davis, of Clrksville, will Strt New Industry With Capacity of 5000 annually. Mr. Samuel Davis, the hardware man of Clarksvilie, who is so well iinowin in Granville, was in Oxford Wednesday. Whine here a reporter pulled from him the information that he is going to erect a plow fac tory in CiUrksviile, the contract hav ing been already let. The capacity V.Q 0 flt.a Knftn .w and will increase. Mr. Davis has no partner and undertakes this big op- portumty by himself. Preaching at Goshen. Th Rev. F. H. T. Horsfield will preach at Go-hen next Sunday after noon at 4 o'clock. Mayor Brummitt Better. Mayor Dennis G. Brummitt has got- j t en the best of his attack of meas- j !es and will be out again in a few aays. FOR SALE Seed Sweet Potatoes, Vineless, Norton Yam, and Haman. 90 cents per bushel. J. C. HORNER. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. On PAGE SIX will be found LAND1S & EASTON'S Spring announcement "which will inter est every buyer in the Coun ty and outside as well. They talk aboa4, mere pretty things! tor a woman tnan a man could tii ink of in 40 yers. THE LONG COMPANY has mr.de several changes in its ad vertisement acd on PAGE FOUR Sihcppers wHilil find a world of at tractions which are spoken 01 in jl a most inviting manner. Upon PAGE THREE will be found a new advertisement of the OXFORD SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, where is told how every safeguard is thrown around money. In three separate instalments BULLOCK and MITCHELL (look up their advertisement on PAGE FIVE) talk in a convincing way and show that they are in the xertiljizer market with a will. The GRANVILLE REAL ES TATE AND TRUST COMPANY in their usual location on PAGE FIVE speak of a 700 acre tract of land, a bargain in city proper ty, and mentions insurance. Turn over and read the ad. SAMUEL DAVIS the big Hard ware man of Clarksvilie has an ad on PAGE FIVE and he tells of something that is worth lis tening to. J. G. HALL has made a change in his space and you wiB be re warded by looking it up on PAGE FIVE . PAGE EIGHT wiill tell you all about the CARTRIGHT ROOFINC Look it up. IETH0D1ST CONFERENCE RALEIGH DISTRICT CONFERENCE WILL MEET IN OXFORD APRIL 12TH, 13TH, AND 14TH. he Local Methodist Church Gets Conference About one Hundred Delegates Eligable to Come and A- bout Half that Number Expected j Presiding Elder John is President. Oxford is getting to be a city for hoUidiing conferences and the announce raent is made that the Raletigfa Dis trict Methodist Conference will meet with the local Methodist Church A pril 12th, 13th, and 14th. This body is a part of the North Carolina con ference, one cf its nine eastern dis tricts, and embraces sixteen or eight een pastorial Charges. Presiding Eider R. P. John, of Ral eigh, is the president of the Con ference and the plans are in his hands. All the pastors and local preachers and four delegates are ali- lowed each pastoral charge, consequ- j entry there are about 100 delegates eligible, though about half that num ber is . usually expected at the con ferences. The last one was held with Jenkins Memorial Church, cf Ra eigh. Oxford is glad to have the pleasant rows that this good body of men will hold its meeting within its con fines, and the citizens wll take plteas ure in giving it the hand of wel come. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Twenty-Sevenht Annual Convention of N. C. Sunday Scnools Will Meet at Wilson April 5th to 7th. The greatest Sunday school meet ing of the year wuiil take pittco in vvuson, on Tutsday, Weanetuay, and Tnuiifaiuay, April 5tn-7tir. The en-ier-tainme'iit win be free and anyone in teresitfcxi in fcsaruaay benooi wcck may attend. ihe railroads haye granted a re duoei round trip rate. TiCKets will t'e on sale Apr.! 3rd, and oe good till April irth. the programme has been prepared with great care. Among the sub jects to be discussed are: "The True Mission of the Sunday Sdicoii," "The power of the Trained Teacher," i "Eoseiiitdials of Succefas in AU'ult Bi ble Class Work," "The Pastor's pilkce of Privilege and Power in the Sunday School," "The Sunday School as a Missionary Agency," "The Meaning cf the Modern Sunday School Move ment," "The Nation's Debt to the Sunday School," "How to Make a County Organization Effective," " The Social Life of the Sunday School "The Man's Duty to the Boy and How to Discharge it." "The Value of the International to the Denomina tional Work," The What and How of Teacher Training,' and others of in interest to Sundaj' School Workers This is an interdenominational Convention. Anyone wlshig to attend should send name to Mr. E. A. Dar detn, of Wilson, and entertainment will bo provided. Grand Millinery Opening. We beg to announce that our big ; Millinery Opening will take place 1 on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 18TH and 19TH of MARCH, and we cordial ly invite the ladies of OXFORD and GRANVILLE COUNTY to come in to inspect the beautiful things in our Miillinerv Department. Remember the dates, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, ! MARCH 18TH and 19TH. I Respectfully, THE LONG COMPANY. A HINT TO THE WISE. j attention is Called to Fact That! Cash in advance System Begins March 20th. Wevdesire to call attention to the fact that all who have not paid up cue.r subscription in advance will not receive another ccpy of the Led ge", as our cash in-advance system commences on the 20th of this mon th. It distresses us immensely to think that we will lose any cf our good friends, but modern business conddtiors compels us to adopt the cash system. This is the rule for everybody. We beg to assure that there will be no favorites. Taxes Must be Paid. On the 1st day of April, in accord ance with the requirements of the law, I will have to advertise the prep erty of all those who have net paid tneir state and county taxes. No one can be omitted, so plsase come forward promptly and save trouble and expense. S. M. WHEELER, Sheriff. Spring Millinery Opening. Mrs. T. Lanier invites the ladies of the town and county to attend the Opening Friday March 18TH. A Special effort has been made to secure everything . New in Millinery ard Notions A. large number of Pat tern Hats of all the New colors and Designs will be displayed. Mrs. Lan ier has secured for the season the services of Miss Wooten, of Balti more an expert trimmer. Miss Ellen Harrison who has been in Bal timore and Philadeliaia preparing hei self for the season's work has return ed and will be with Mrs. Lanire a gain. 01 "A WORD TO HOUSE KEEPERS." Ladies:- - It is with pleasure that we 3 nouince we shall have nil the FRESH VEGETABLES for you dur ing the week of the Ladies Mission ary Convention. Ard it shall afford us pleasure to cater to your wants. Yours to serve at all times, , . , - TAYLOR BROS. FISH COMMISSION. Judge A. W. Graham Left Monday to Join Six Other Members On Impor tant Assignment. . Judge Graham left Monday to join the other members; of the commit tee appointed by the last legisliiure to examine the fish and oyster in terest of the State and report to the next legislature 6ome law to foster rrojmote, and protect these industries There has been a great decrease in the catch of oysters and ail the best varieties of edible fish, particu larly shad, herring and trout. Some ascribe the decrease to . the destruc tion of the fish in the Dutch, or pound, nets, seme to one cause,some to a" o Iter. Whatever the cause, the def.ciieoicy exists and unless some thing is done, in a few years fishing in Eastern Carolina will be very un profitable. Take shad for instance. In 1397 the catch of shad in North Carolina waters was S,9t3,488 pund3 valued at $362,811, in 1902, 6,56,724 pounds valued at $384,08; and in 190S 3,942,300 pounds valued at $372,920. While the value of the catch has remained about stationary, the quan tity has decreased 40 per cent since 1902, and 127 per cent since 1897. That shows that fewer people can get shad and those who do must pay much more for them. To ascertain the cause of this and suggest some remedy was one of the purposes of the legiisliature in appointing this committee. Last summer the com mittee held meetings with the fish ermen in all the counties bordering on the sounds and navigable rivers. Now they go back to see the actual operations of the different means of catching the fish. The committee will begin at Southport at the mouth of Capo Fear River and go to Beau fort, Mcrehead. New Bern, Wilming ton, Hatteras Island, Edentcn, and ether nrinciple points where the fish ing is done. The committee consists of Lt. Gov. W. C. Newland, Senators J. A. Barringer, of Guilford, E. L. Travis cf Halifax, and Judge Graham. Speaker of Bouse, J. H. Currie, of Cumberland, R. A. Doughton, of Alle ghany and Harry Stubbs, of Martin, lt will take about two weeks to make the trip.. mm m COMMITTEE FOR ASSISTANCE. Granville Commercial Club Appoints Committee of fifteen to He!p La dies at Baptist Convention Which Meets Next Week. The GranviEe Commercial Club has appointed under the chairman thrip of Capt. W. A. Devin, a committee of filteen to assist the ladies of the Baptist Church any way possible in carrying out the program arranged for the Convention next week. This committee is prepared .to make it self, useful and expects to be called upon for a good deal cf work, as the Club is anxious to see that the ladies Lave every assistance posiSLbie. The committee is composed of Mes srs. W. A. Devin, Chairman, E. T. White, B. S. Royster, V. T. Yancey, J. R. Wood, W. Z. Mitchell, J. P. Meadows, J. R. Conley, A. H. Powell, F. M. Pinnix, W. H. Hunt, Lo-uds de La Croix, J. C. Horner, J. B. Pow ell, and J. A. Niles. AT PROIVDENCE SCHOOL. PreVr.;er Special Tax school Still Shewing Great . Progress A Young Girl Proves Good Mathematician. Superintendent J. F. Webb was out in the Providence section last Tues day and dropped kt at the Providence sencoi. lie tound that this institu-t-on is doing good work, especially in mathematics. One young pupil, Lttle Mits Annie May Satterwnufce, a bright lassie of eleven, deserves especial mention for the neat work as evidenc ed by her appearance at the board. Taougb she is quute young tne com pares favorably with many of the High School students. Providence was cne of the earliest districts in the county to vote tor a local school tax. and a good school for several years as shown by the pupils' work, has been the result. Providence is a six or seven month term, tho teachers being Misses An nie fTIpn-mt ;r-rJ Mt-v WilT;i Allen who are carrying on the good work inaugurated. NEW CREEDMOOR ENTERPRISE. r s I - r r i Drug Company Have Just Been Ta ken Cut. The Credrncor Drug Company is nx OTir4rj.aui Aieu e jo oureu ot-j. ' ihe busy little South Granville town The stockholders named in the char ter a e H. R. Sarder.ord, J. F. San cleriord, G. T. Sykes, W. B. Sander ford, L. V. Peace, Ed Jones, and W. R. 0'ii.jxant. Ihe capital stock has has been fixed at $50,000 of which 3,000 is paid in. VERY DISTRESSING NEWS. People Shocked to Hear that Capt. S. H. Brown's Condition is Unfavor able ar.d That There is noHcpe of Ultimate Recovery. It is very distressing to have to re port that the condition of Capt. S. H. Brown, who was carried to Rich mond for an operation last week, is so unfavorable. Examination re vealed disease of the stomach that the phys cans pronounce fatal, and nc hepe of ultimate recovery is en tertained. This announcement which has made the latter part of last week has caused great distress among the many friends of the Browns. Capt. Brown, who has been with the South ern Railway as its agent here for nifinv vAnrs Tins bpAn activelv iden tified with the general Interests of the town and fcr years has occupied a prominent position as member of town and educational board of com-iaiBsioBera. BAPTIST LAYMEN MEET GREAT GATHERING OF THE LAY MEN OF THE FLAT RIVER AS SOCIATION SUNDAY, i Weather Was Very Bad But Hesters Church Vas Filled To Overflowing With Delegates Four Addresses Made Pass Resolutions And Prom ise More Interest in Missions. Last Sunday, the second Sunday in March, which wias set for thj jiif-clirg of the laymen of the Flat River (Baptist) Association, was par ticularly raw axd the weather gener ally bad, but it did not prevent a li meeting. So many rospoi?ed to tls. Miat lister's ih ..:. .;,. .-re iU-i liitttU' was held 'ms ut ' .a.i.c. 'inert w i-.j prys);t r-1 seiit;u.es from fix to oighi :hiTn-ii-es cf the association, unci many moro probably all, would hazvscnt dele gates had the weather been at all favorable. Great Interest Manifest. The meeting was presided over by the Rev. Dr. R. H. Marb, of Oxford. Four very ecellent and iixsprlring a3 dresses were made by four delegates from Oxford, these being Prof. F. P. Hc-bgood, Mr. B. W. Rogers, Capt. W. A. Devin, and Gen. B. S. Iloytter. They wiere ail along the lino of mis sions. The people all seem enthused ever the work, giving hearty response to the call for interest. It ban been decided to hold tvo other lay men's meetings somewhere in th Association in the late spring or ear ly summer. A set of resolutions pledging hearty support were unani mously passed. In referring to tho meeting Ev. A. B. Dunaway said: " It was a great day, and I think tho meeting will accomplish a great deal of good." The churches invited to send del egates, on account of thedr proxim ity, were: Hester's, Grassy Creek, It-land Creek, Mountain Creek, Dex ter. Stovall, Eullock, Bethel Hill, Mi' 11 Creek, Mt. Zion, Provi'Jenc Lnn. ropar Creek, Tab's Crock. Knott's Grove, Corinth, Peace Chap el, Ant'och, Mt. Harmony, Roxboro. Florence Avenre. Amis' Chapel, Be thany, Rock Grove, Rock Sprint, Sharon, State Line. The Resolutions Passed. The resolutions passed were: 1st: Resolved, that wo have heard with great plieasure of the Laymen's Movement, which recognizes our ob ligations to do more in the future than we have dono in the past for the spread of the Gotpel of our Lord Jesus Christ in all lands, and thus to obey the great commission: "Go ye into all parts of th-a world and preach the gospel to every crea ture." 2nd.That we will strive to do our psrt in carrying out the purpose of this movement, which is, to evangel ize the world in th, generation. 3rd: That to this end we will con tribute our means as God has pros pered us. 4th: That we will lny this matter before our churches at the earliest po-stole moment ard try to securo the aFPSirtirent of a missionary com rriic h t w:U strive to ret a con tr'bui'ion froim every memixr. 5th: That as tlrs mcve.Tri.en t. origi riated in prayer, it shall have our censtart prayers, that Our Heaven ly Father wild adrl his blessings, v it cut which all our labor will bo in vain." COST IS COMPELLING. Ccst of Getting out Modern Paper so Great that Cash System Become3 Necessity to Get Along. The Ledger has been 'put down to dollar a year, consequently, the cash-in-advance system has had to be a depted. It costs $1.40 a year to send you the Ledger, the advertiser' pay ing the difference. You can there fore readily see why we cannot af ford to let an expensive credit sys tem be used. The Ledger is growing every day and we have ambitious rjans for its faster gTowth. Watch it improve . TO WED ARMY OFFICER. Miss Etta Peace and Captain S. H. Mould Will be Married at Fort Han ilton, New York. Announcement has just been mado of the apprc&ching marrii-.t f; of Mi Etta Peace, daughter ox Mrs. Ella C. Peace, to Captain Stephen Hyatt 'Moukl, of the United States Army. Tbe ceremony will take place '"at Ft. Hamilton, New York.. v The groom-elect met his brido-to-bo at th.3 residence cf her brother. Capt. W. G. Peace, whe'm she has be n vis itirg through the winter, ard tho announcement is the result. Miss Peace is a very attractive youn? wo man and Xe marriage is of keen in terest locally. 1 ,.'l'3tl About Your Taxes. Let me urge all who have not paid thedr taxes to pay them at once. Those who have not settled by the 1st of April will certainly find their property advertised for sale, for the law gives me no option. Please pay. now and save trouble and expense. S. M. WHEELER. Sheriff. MILLINERY OPENING, LANDiS & EASTON. The Ladies are cordially invited to attend our Millinery upening c? ras- tern Hats Friday, ana saTuraay, and 19th. , We promise something ex tra good. ' LANDIS & EASTON. M I FOR SALE: Twenty nfco Berkshire Pigs' ten weeks oH. Apply to A. B Davis, StovalL N. u. I : I ; i I!