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VOL. 22.
OXFORD, N. C., FRIDAY APRjL 1, 1910.
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RESULTS FROM CLEAN-UP WORK CREEDMOOR COMMENCEMENT.
The Great Work Inaugurated and i Captain Devfn and Mayor Brummitt o
Caused to be Put Into Execution by j Oxford WiSi Deliver Addres
the Improvement Society Makes j es Mr. I. E. Harris offers a Med
Great Hit. a'-
Ff;:tors Public Ledger: 4 Coirnmronxieated.
The recent Cfiecm-up-iwieek The Creedmoor High School Annu-
suggested
vi'mage
lmpjot"
T'MIiV Wi'aiuW . isuti. j
bv the
znent Society, ana enwiM.,u .nu oj iu w ua incruiirve.
-oruxT by i.Ve Mayer and Hoard of ; Sermon Sunday morning,
OomaiteSi-Viiei rented very satis- j at eleven o'clock by llev.
i-ri;v -.nul to the great bond it cf Wown of the department
i i r i 1 t i ' . i r r i :
far even though lianGicapped by ; cal Literature at Trinity.
hack lots in the business sections ; raasirsr and. bible presentation by
have been much improved, hut there j the Creedmcor camp of Modern Wooc
are nuav places yet needing atten- ; atn of America.. The Woodmen have
lioijmd "it is to he hoped that the j secured S. T. Moyle of Richmond to
owners and tae Town Authorities wil make an address. Mr. MoyLe is the
make it a special point to see to j Slate Lecturer cf Modern Woodcraft,
it that all premises are thoroughly j The Junior Order of the County will
leaned without delay. Last week j take part in the exercises and pre
durin the Womacs' Missionary Con-pent the bib&e while the Woodmen
Tention, the principle streets were j ra:se the flag. Mayer Bruromifet and
remarkably clean and the visitors j Captain Devin. of Oxford are epected
.vere not slow to comment most fav- j to be- preseait and have something to
nrabv but unless the ' merchants 1 say.
i?top practice of sweeping trash and
Taper into tack lets, to be spread
nd. it wiK be impos- !
sibl"T.o keep our streets clean and , LV. Poteait of Wake Forest wil de
attractive. Brarels can tcs'ly be j liver our literary addrcas Tuesday,
provided in rear of store houses and the &th at 2 p. m. followed by a de
an sweepings can be put in them, bate between the home beys. The
and removed by the City carts. The j best all round deatebr is to receive
"Citv Beautiful" should appeal keen- ' a medal for his effort. This medal
1v 'to everv ir.an, wc-mau, and child ?r given by Mr. J. A. Pitts.
'n Oxford, and if all do their duty, ; There are to be other prizes for at
ibe results will be extremely grata- j tendance and penmanship.
lying," and at the same Ume the i mc-.
t.f the disease will most likely be RAILWAY OFICALS IN OXFORD,
j ire vented. - j
The work done by the colored peo- , Go AroundAmono Our Manufactories
pie about their premises seems to
he - thorough and general, and they
are to be commended for their in
terest in the beautifying of Oxford.
Superintendent TatiMo- cf the Col
ored Graded School by bringing this
matter to the attention of his school
has aroused its pride, and one has
siroued their pride, ard one has but j
section cf tiie town to note the many
improvements in the premises. Them in priVat9 oar, Mr
Ledger nas aone gecu uui i of Richmond, traveling fr
n eep:as ta s ma-oi .c. e me i ussenx. The ooiect cvf thecr vii.t
lie, and it is to be hoped Wat tne j to beoome better acquainted wi
wors ot cleaning up e cj -i-uu- j the business interests of the
ued untiii we have a spcrjess lown. t.- rtf r. for
The officer, cf tue Town are giving
V close attention to all market places
and the conditions are much improv--d.
The Health Sanitation and Civ
ic Improvenent Committee of the
Granville Commercial Chib is very
inach interested and has been very j
.helpful with suggestions and advice. ;
iJjet the Slogan Be
-iu.n.tj uiium i
: i
cleanest town in the South," and let
every resident of Oxford work
to !
make th.is possible.
CITIZEN.
Card of Thanks.
The Committee on Hospitality ear
nestly desir eto thank the people of
Oxford for gracious and hospitable
manner in which they have mined
as entertain the delegates to the
Woman's Missionary Union. Espec
ially do we thank our friends in oth
er churches who have placed their
time, carriages, automobiles, homes
and even themselves at our disposal.
We only hope they have received a
part at least ,of the pleasure they
have given.
We are exceedingly grateful also,
to many others who have helped us.
Especially are we indebted to the
Commercial Club for its manv ccurte !
63 es and favors, to the Britt Printery ; April 1. At tne same time the two
for printing done for us, to the Tel- i literary societies will' contest for de
otvW rrmrv frr nlarirsr tele-! ciamation honors, the irankkn So-
j:hone in the church, to the Post Of
fice management for our branch of
fice in the church, to Messrs. Starn
es &. McKinsey for the electrical ar
Tat gcme-nt, to Mr. Robert Wood fer
chairs, dray, carriage and very effi
cient services.
And last but by no means least,
cur thanks are due to the Public
Ledger for the use of Us columns,
which for past weeks have been as
our own. To one and all wre wish
to express cur highest appreciatioi
2nd deepest gratitude
Mrs. C. D. Ray,
llrs. John WTebb
Mrs. S H Cannadj
Mrs. J. D. Erook ;
Mrs. J. R. Roller
Mrs. J. G. Hal
COMMITTEE.
Explanation.
Having heard some coirplaint that , tan-t treasurer.
1 h-d changed the custom of issuing ! , Monday night tne annual Easter
orders during the sitting cf the : dance wi 1 h 1J in the argrf a ail
Board I wfcia to make scne exp ana- , of- the barracks. The committee m
tion. This change was net cf my ; charge proposes to make the occas
f rst meeting ordered me not to is- ! i"11 an elaborate one, and it s moin
eue orders during the sessions. Be- tban PXQoable that such mil be the
cause, there being several funds I . cas6
might make mistakes by drawing i Among those who are spend:rg the
from the wrong funds, also it creat- ; Easter holidays at their hemes are
ang much confusion. I regret very ! Professor Manning and Cadets Shep
3m; ch this feeling, as I have endevoi ' d, Joyner, Walton, Beard, Drewery
ed to get the orders out as early as
pof sable.
Most ResTec't,
J. B. POWELL,
R of D. Ex-offios Clerk to Bd.
ill O Win
A FIT MAN.
Mr. B. S. Royster, of Oxford is
sending out announcements of his
cand'dacy for Congress from the Fif
th Congressional district this year,
llr. Royster was a candidate two
years ago, and h's friends are hope
ful of h's success this year. H:s cam
Paign and the way he conducted then
was the talk of many and won for
him many friends that will give
fcim ther support this year. Mr. Roy
ster s titnese fcr the position is
unquestioned and he will receive the
support of te Demccrrcy that wants
a man in Congress that will repre
sent them with cred;t to the dis
trict ad honor to himself. Durham
Recorder.
Nice Turkey EGGS for Siting can
ibe purchared of R. J. AIKEN,
Oxford, N. C.
at oonuaeiicejiLent wkll be from April
April 3rd
Jno. C.
of
.u.uv. .u.;, p. jjli. n. nag,
At S p. m. there wiLil he a declam
atory contest to the best of whom
Mr. I. E. Harris has otfered a medal.
and Promise to Investigate. Adv's
ability of Putting on Much Need
ed Additional Facilities Between
Keysviite and Durham.
Oxford Correspondent to Evening
Times of 2Stfa.
Mr. H. E. Hutchins, of Green&boio,
h.' r.rohnm v.
vision ccf the Southern Railway, was
in Oxford this week. He had with
J. H.
cdh.t
was
th
town
increased
railroad facilities, if any appeared.
They visited the three buggy facftor-
ies, the wheel factory, furniture fac- j
tory and buggy body factory. Great
satisiiae-tnon was expressed by these
! gentlemen at the prosperity and
X)TCrn cf
these industries. Mr. A.
cf the Granville Real Es-
jj pOWeji
fate
tare an1 TVn-i-.T Pom nn n v. who r pvp r
lets siirr an opportunity for putting
in a word for Oxford and the county,
had a long conversation with the
rairoad representatives in regard to
nn-Mher train between KeysviUe and
DurhamJ3orae excellent reasons were
iven why this "world not only be of
untold benealt for the traveling puib
1 c, but every indication points to
is as a highjy pro-'itahle train to the
company. Air. Hutchins promised
that the matter should be carefully
investigated and considered.
HORNER NOTES.
Professor Potest of Wake Forest will
Deliver Lecture April First Other
Notes of Interest.
Correspondence of the Observer.
Pres-dent tottat of Wake Forrest
College is to deliver the second of
a series of lectures before the school
c-oty represented by Alfred Phil
Bps and B. B. Sears, and theWashing
ton Society by O. L. Goforth and B.
M. Walton.
Tne) question for rthe commencemen
debate has recently been decided up
on, it is: "Resolved, That the pres
ent high cost of living is due pri
marily to the tariff." The affirma
tive wiia be argued by O. L. Goforth
of the Washington Society, while E.
L. Thompson ot tne Franklin will up
hold the negative.
Baseball continues to be the chief
athletic attraction at present. Two
games are now being scneauued watn
Warrenton high school and possibly
one or two others will be arranged
j with other schools. At a meeting of
! the athletic association a few nights
! ago Gordon Watt was elected assis-
j wood and P. a- jsonner
Fine Easter Offering.
The members of the Methodist
church made a splendr'd Easter offer
ing last Sunday when the sum of 525
was given for the church benevolence
Series of, Meetings at Church.
It is announced that series of meet
ings will begin at the Methcd'st
church the third Sunday in April.The
pastor, Rev. L. S. Massey, will be as
sisted by the Rsv. H. O. Humble, of
the North Carolina Conference.
Cleaned up Oxford.
The enthusiasm with which the sug
gestions of the Village Improvement
I Society relative to the cleaning up
about town have been tanen is grau-
iymg to ail painouc clizcts iiu
must give the society a great deal
of encouragement and satisfaction. It
shows what a held the society has
on
the citizens and what a great
work is being done. The condition
of hte town in general while the 300
vis'ters were here last week was
frequently commented upon.
THIEF IN JAIL.
Small Man Traveling Under an Alias
Caught Robbing Bullock Store in
Creedmoor and put in Jail.
Last Monday morning, chief of po-
tfr I
io aurora leaaing oy a cnam nxe i
a monkey a little man about 22 years
o age With, small cunning eyes like
a ferret. The prisoner who sajs that
he .is Clarence Jederson, of hCarlotte
teems ta be loaded with other names
lor a liitStafe scratch book that he car
ried in his pocket gave his name as
Clareoiee Moore, of Holly Springs, an
also o Apex.
The charge against the gentleman
with the aliases Mas being caught
Sunday night robbing the store of I.
W. "Bullock and Company, his plun
der having subsequently located in
lus room. Mayor J. L. Peed tried
the yeggman and bound Mm over to
court under $500 bond which he was
unable ty give, and he is now a gues.
inConn&e Walters' Public Inn.
The prisoner canfessed to a dark
ey in jail that this was not his first
offense and that he had resided in
jail upon three former occasions,and
sheriff Wheeler says that he is want
ed now in Apex upon the charge of
stealing a pistol and jumping bond.
He had . been hanging about Cre-ex!-moor
for about a week before h-ls bur
glarfcyu-s breaking out.
STEM COMMENCEMENT.
Dctsi's of Preparation of Cloaing of
School on ths 5th and 61h cf April.
The second term of Stem High
School will close on 5th and 6th of
Apr.i. The fo.iowing program will
be rendered.
On Tuesday the fifth, Rev. R. C.
Beaman, of Durham wi'i preach the j
sermon at 11 o'clock in the audi
torium. Rev. Beaman is one of Dur
ham's most able ministers and per
haps the best all ro-und preacher in
the Piedmont Section.
The annual debate will come off
that p. m. at 2:00. The f otto wring
will contest for honors: Eben O'
brien. Lee A. Daniel, J. G. Currin,
and Wiley S. Cozart, Jr.
The Dr. P. R. Hardee medal will b(
awarded to the best .debator of the
above.
The night following will he the
beginning of the commencement and
Wednesday, 6th, Prof. Carlyle,cf
Wake Forest College will deliver the
literary address at 11:00. He is a
man that goes with the reputation
ae. being an orator. The night of a
nova day, the High School will give
a play beginning at S:00. This play
is known as the "Deacon" and has
made a hit everyw-here it has been
slaved. The public is most cordiall3r
invited to attend, while the marthals
will see that every one is comfortably
seated. Come and see the progress
ihis school has made.
CORRESPONDENT.
DANCE AT HORNERS'.
Cadets Give Easter Dance and Have
Great Tlmje List of Those Present.
j What proved to be one of the most
delightiul occasions of the season
vt3 ?.j
Monday night by the Horner, cadets
The music was turmshed by the Dur
ham orchestra and was of a high or
der,&everal of hte ladies present com
menting upon its excellence. Among:
tnoso dancing were:
-Mr. Crews with Miss Sophia Taylor
Mr. Marshall P-nnlx wi.h Mits Rucke
Mr. McGee with Miss Kate Horner.
Mr. Murchison with Miss Bodie, of
Louisburg.
Mr. Cortez Wright with Miss Parham
Mr. E. Cannady with Miss Hutchins.
Lt. Fields with Miss May White.
Sg't Philips with Miss Mary B. Wil
liams. Mr. Crawford Cocper with Miss Biggs
Sg't Pratt w-th Miss Allene Cooper.,
of Fayetteville.
Cadet Greenleaf with Miss Pearson.
Cadet Thompson with Miss Hines.
Mr. Peace w.th Miss Adams.
Sgt. Whitfield with Miss Mary Saaw.
Corporal Ray with Miss Mclntyre.of
Hendorson.
Corporal Welch with Miss F. Webb
Lt. Struthers with Miss Mary Roy
all Hnaccck.
Sgt. Graf with Mies SophroniaCooper.
Cadet Jennette with Miss Julia Coop
er. Captain Watt' with M'ss Janie Hunt.
Cadet Quevedo with Miss Beesie Rob
bards. Cadet Dixon with Mies Es'ielle White.
Corporal Lew with Miss Sa lie Webb.
Mr. R. T. Smith with Miss Griffith.
STAGS: Dr. Davis, Gibson Howei)',
Kerr Taylor, Hamlin Landis, Roger
Gant, Henry Ferguson, Dave S truth -
ers, John H. Manning, Cadet Bonner, i
Corporal Vvrarner, Will Alston, Cadet
Bullock. Sergeant Cauthcrn. Cadet
j Lanier, Cadet Nimmccks, Thos. C.
Merchant.
CHAPERONES : Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Ccoper, Capt. and.Mrs. Griffith, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Hcrner.Mrs. J.C. Hor
ner, Mrs. Walter Stark, Mrs. Haefcins
Mre. Frank Spencer.
The Rosettes were presented as fol
lows: Sergeant Pratt's to Miss Alene Coop
er.
Lt. Fields' to Miss May White.
Sergeant Fhillips' to Miss Williams.
Captain Watt's to Miss Janie Hunt.
Sergeant Cauthorn's to Miss Julia
Cooper.
Corporal Ray's to Miss Mclntyre.
i t. Srtuihers' to Mi&s Mary Royall
Hancock.
What a Patron Says.
This is to certify that Mr. H. H.
Callis has done right much work for
me in repairing and paint'ng and it
has been perfect'y satisfactory in ev
ery way and very moderate in pric
efc compared with others.
(Signed, G. S. Watkins, M.D.
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY j
Will Have An Important Meeting in j
Commercial Club Next Tuesday Af-
trnnnn snH Aiil C ltr- Of f i i-e I
..wwi. niiu ..111 V W w if.
'lhcre wiiiljbe an important meeting ;
I of 4ho Milage Lupravement Society
next Tuesday alt.rnocn at 4:30 m
the rooms of th Granville CoYnmer-
cial Club. This is one of the most
important meetings of the year and j
oncers to serve through the ensu- ;
iTj-r vra.r win y.c o'fir.tmi fitkr mar-
ters cf intert&t and importance wall' ! and Mrs. Hobgocd and the Faculty, 40 strong on the stage, and te Lo
be takon up and a fml attendance of j and were ushered toats in the taste j t us Glee ulub hexpeo him on wmie a
memoers is re ios.ted ! fidly decorated CfaapeL.In his address ! a crowded house encourage him b:
FLOWER GROWING.
Oxford Lady Interested in the Beauti-i
fying of Oxford Gives These Excel- j
lent Floral Hunts and Data.
Communicated.
'1 Lower, browing as a pastime for .
a long life." ;
Many of our most beautiful garden I
flowers are grown from Seed. Consid-;
sidering their ease of culture, the i
qu-ek results, gorgeous eifect, and j missionary, Mrs. reen, a lormer pu
iow cost of fiower seeds, they i ml.
should be more extensively employed I A delightful recital was given by
for garden decorat-on in this city. ; H&s Tanrman and Miss Frances
Order your Seed now. Resolve to j Green, of tho facu.ty, with Miss Ruth
mate Oxford rexspiendent ai.d enticing j Wharton, Miss Mary Lee Diles, of
With perfume and color effect and j the student body, with Miss Lacy La
give yourse-f and your neighbor un- CJ' a teacher, as acoompanist. The
told pleasure and health in this de- ' entire Seminary was then thrown op-
I ghUul pas-iime.There are hundreds ;
ex ocauuiiui Epnn5 end summer an- , rs vaueea rrom rae amercnt ciss
uuals but the few named in this col- ts, the guests visited the dormato
emn are especafcy successful in this j ries, the Library, the Society Halls,
cl mate, and if planted early will ! the Studio, the Laboratory, and oth
r.ach perfection tne f.rtt season, and ' er Class rooms. In the beautifully
are very decoraoive. To cover old
fences and poultry wire, plant vinet
any of the following Will be pretty
and cf quick growth: Morning Glories
(Imperial Jar..nese. Cvnre Vine-
Giant Crimson DoLchas, Moon flower
Viae, Co-oea Scandins (bcautiiul !
cvmber). Nasturtium. (Giant flower- I
ing Climbing variety) for beds bor- j
ders, etc., tjandytuft, (blossoms in j
June, and beautiful tor borders) Lit- ;
tie Gem Alyssum ideal for edging j
bordeifc. !
Larkspur nothing prettier for rich '
color effect. i
Mar:g.c.d.
Naturtium the climbing and dwarf, i
Petu2a luxurious in growth and sui
table for borders and window boxes.
Phlox a spl end .L lower for beds.
Verbena a geneiai favorite for bed
ding. Zulnia.
Asters Semples branching, the best
varieties.
Scarltet Sage.
Coismcs. j
For handsome fella ge effect buy the i
Castor Bean, it is a rapid grow- ;
er, of tropical appearance, and very i
handsome when planted well in the j
uacivground, witn scariet sage
Cockscomb and Abyssinian Amarn
thus. Then there are a few bulbs which
will do wi3ja this season if planted
now. They are th Cannas, Caladi
mus. Gladioli, Tuberous, Begonias,
and Dahlias.
Sa'em School Honor Roll for March.
6 h Grale Edward Crews, Florence
Denent.
Cth Grad3 Mel 'sua Aiken, Leonora
Aken, Eugenia Crewe, Tazzie Cur
rin. 4 th Grade WilVe Critclner.
4.h B. Lena Dement, Casper Critch
er. 3rd Grade Charlotte Breedlove,
Christine Ereedlove.
2nd Grades Mofiett Hester, Aubrey
Hester, Calvin Critcher, Cullfcm
Cr.tcher, Sam Critcher.
- - -
ROLL OF HONOR.
The Names cf the Boys and Girls
Who Have Succeeded in Getting
Themselves on Honor List.
First Grade, Sec. A Annie May
Spencer, Olive Webb, Ruth Howard.
Mn I1 TT.a.11 T!dna Adr.oek Davie
Phpstiiam wniio TToweli Rerniee
Wrvnrf '
tk rtoj cr. rj MiQ TTrr
Taylor, Robert Starnes, Lillian Chea -
tham, Annie Landis, Eva Moore Pa
gan, Mabel Sizemcre, Ernest Mitchell
James White, Tsad Parham, Edward
Blackwelil, lone Wheeler.
Second Grade Lcuiise Currin, Roy
Upchurch, Sam Hall, David Adccck,
Harry Starnes, AlUe LeavLster, Ze
la Newton, Bsulah Fargis, Sylvia
Hurst, Roy Fu'ir, Mozelle Waiters.
Third Grade Jessie White, James
Pal.-cu, Mar aha Cupp, Robtrt Farham,
Fred Burchette. Wi liam WTebb, Jufrai
Atbiitt, Carl Sizemore, Eoimie Ccoper
Medfcrd, Charlotte Carroll, Frances
Mitchell Henry Rcbards.
FtiuitL Grade--'Jeoigia Wins on.
fene Pearscn, John Covington, So-
ohronin TTonam Flora Covington. Ed
ward Baliou. Annie Sue Covington,
- ' . . .
Joe Ragland, Fannie iayicr, Fannie
Frazier, Joseph Bryan, Lorene Perry,
Geo. Cheatham, Pearl Eowling, Rial
Loonam,Henry Shaw, Lois Wood, Sa -
rah Cannady, Faannie Overby.
5Th Grade Fannie Bucharan. Com
fen Bcbb.tt, Doothy Royster Muzett
x.a.uiei, ousan wi,u, neiea xvjlsl
Lorene Peed, Annie Lee, Olivia Bir
chett, Margaret Capehart, Geo. Jones,
Lila Currin, Wm. Medford, Albert Bai
res, Helen Howard, Laura Stedman.
Sixth Grade AlVa Lee Currin, Ru
by Adcock, Edith Parham, Marie Mea
dws. Carrie Harris, Bessie Howell,
Naomie Crews, Malla Gresham, Hel
t e Hunt, Lillian Spencer, Mary Chea
tham. R'tth Crews.
Seventh Grade Harry Jones, Grace
Cri;cher, Paul Daniel, Lmda Sham
burger, Ruth Shaw, Marion Wyatt,
Lillian Taylor, Harry Renn, Frances
Abb'tt, Lucy EeT Day.
8th Grade Beverly Rcyster, Lucy
Wyatt. E ther Mite" el1, Vi-gb'a Car
roll, Annie 3 Pierson, Lettie Hes
ter. Ninth Grad5 Katie EUls, Lena Jon
es, Este"Mle Bu'lock, Harvey BvPock,
R1H R.v.r Frarcrs Fa.vR. Jim Tay-
lor, Clyde Cannady. Edna Crews Sa-
dl Day.
RECEPTION AT SEMINARY.
The Three Hundred Delegates of the ,
Woman's Missionary Union Were
Given dTghtful Function.
On Thursday, March 24th, Presi
eent and Mrs. Hobgood of Oxford
Seminary tendered a reception to the
North Carolina Woman s Missionary
Union. The three hundred delegates
were most cor dually greeted at the
entrance to the Chapel by President
i or wexome, prea-.acnt wougcoa reaerr
' ed wdtk pride and pleasure to; the
. fact that he has had the honor of I
ff aching the Pres'dent, Secretary,
and Treasurer of the Union, and 4
of the 10 members of the Central
Committee. He regretted that he
could not cliaim the honor of having
taught the entire tody. It is estimat-
ed that nearly one-fourth were formei
luiHs of his. Ha also referred to
the presence of a beloved returned
en for inspection, and guided by ush- j
ueco rated dining room, wnere the Se
niors sonred most acceptable glasses
of punch, opportunity was given for
more personal greetings and renewlal
of former acquaintances. Taken as a
whole the function was censldered
tb most brilliant one ever given at
the Seminary.
YOUNG LADY DEAD.
Miss Mary Brummitt, Daughter of
T. J. Brummitt, Esq., Dies of Bron
chial Pneumonia .
! After an illness of a little over two j
i weeks, Miss Mary Brummitt, daugbte:
of Mr. T. J. Brummitt, .of Southern
i Granville, and sister of Msycr Den-
rls G. Brummitt, died Tuesday of i
j Bronchial Pneumonia. The funeral
Hnd burial services took place at the
home Wdenesday afterncon. The
young lady who was about eighteen
years of age was exceedingly bright
and talented and her sudden cutting
off was very sad. She was a former
pupil of the Oxford Seminary.
Men Maids and Matchmakers.
Friday n ght April Sth there Jll he
a pfoy given in th.o auditorum of tie
Creedmoor High School. The cast is
composed of home talent and each
and every one are extra good in
their several parts. The manage
ment has been fortunate indeed in se
curing Mr. Edgar Be-asley, of Chase
City, who is a talented singer., as
well as a succeesfui amateur actc-r.
Let every bedy come out and give
people gocd support for this worthy
cause. The proceeds will go to the
library oKheschool.
The Woman's Literary Club.
The Woman's Literary Club, havin?
sladlv acce-ote-' Mrs. LassRer invi-
tation o meet with her.March 15th
at the home of Mr. J. M. Currin, was
called to order promptly by .the pres
ident at 4 p. m.
ioliowirg program was taken up:
ent to respond to roll call with quo-
! tauons irom ti.orie3 or veuice. ixit
i Lassiter, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Horner,
Hicks. Mrs. Burwell. Mrs. Dunaway.
Mrs. Ray, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Fleming,
Mrs. Hays, Mrs. Brown.
The following program was taken
The Architecture of Venice as
an Illustrator of the Character of
the Venetians" Mrs. Ray.
2- "Ruskin's View of Venice, as op-
f posed to Byron's' Mrs. Hall.
t - .
its Mes-a?e from "Stones of Venice
Miss Graham.
At the close of this program Mrs.
Lassiter served an elegant salad
course which was enjoyed by guests
together with the always pleasant so
cial movements of the Club after
noons. Reluctantly now adieux were made
and the Club will meet next with
Miss Graham, March twenty ninh.
REPORTER
9
Card of Thanks.
I am unanimously requested by the
nvfrH Unrvti rhrrrh io evnress
through the Ledger its grateful appli
! cation of the kindness thown by
friends of other denominations during
.. . j j--i i j c rpu
me twenuexn annual cejion w. xe
I Woman s M ss o avy Union wh chi wa
j held here March 22nd 25th.
! A. B. Dunaway, Pastor,
i - "
I He Was Much Pleased,
i oxford N C
March 15, 1910.
To Whom It May Concern:
I have had Mr. H. H.
Callis to paint a buggy for me. The
job was in every way satisfactory.
The material used was gocd and the
workmanship art'stic. It gives me'
pleasure to recommend him to any
cne needing service in his line.
Very respectfully,
. C. D. RAY.
a
Addition to Hotel.
Mr. L. F. Smith, landlord of the Es
change, has a gang of folks busy ham
mering away upen the new addition
that he is putting on the eastern
ide of his hostelry .
FOR SALE Fine variety of Toma-
to Plants. Apply to Mre. R. T. Smith
1 2t,
GLENN IN NEW YORK.
Stahvart Champion of Prohibition
Pours out Some of His Choicest
Eloquence to New Yorkers.
Ne.v York Sun.
For more than an hour at Canif
Hall yesterday afternoon ex-Govertor
Robert B. Glenn of North Carolina
laid himself out ta banish the Beast,
the Rum Beast, and the United
Cnurch Choir of New York, banked
vv ui w t i-o
uncompromising as this;
"Born in the wedlock of psaiiou and
drink,
Sm set and sick ere they learn how
rto think,
Damned to defeat from the cradle's
white brink,
What shai'l become of our child n )?''
Governor Glenn was the leacring at
traction at a meeting rn the inter
e t cf local option for cities. "I
havo not always bene an absolute
teetotaler," said he. "I am a?haSned
io say that I used to lay to it to St.
Paul and take a little for ray stom
ach's sake, and mine oft inftrmaties
became very eft indeed. But not. for
many years has a drop of the cursed
stuff gone into my stomach., nor c-vei
will. I've seen what, the demon can
ao
Of seven of my college friends,
are in th? p:rave,three are in in
sane asylums and tJwo are a disgrace
io the name of North Carolina, all
throug-h that rvjmcn.
I've heard the tnoans and groans
and shrieks cf agony going up to
Almighty God frcm the a.s7'i"-rJi.s and
learned that 33 1-3 per cent of the vi
tims are there through drink; I've
visited the olkl soldiers' homes and
learned that 50 per cent of the inmates-
ar3 there froua the same cause
ami almihouses, and learned that 70
Per cent of those sheltered there re
thesre from this same cauvo.
'Because I have seen these things,
and, Ob, my God, because I have felt,
these things I have dedicated th
rest of my life to fighting this irrci-
ble, dam.ning evil. (Applause) -If it-
brings crime instead of law, l!s?asy
instead of heaJth, rags instead of
cloths, how dare you in "the Sitc off
New York? I come to appeal to th
manhood and the womanhood of the
:,rv:re State anu tor tne groat e si.
city in the world to get into action
here tonight, ?o that in five, ten or
twenty years God sbai!) be gliorii'ied
and the Curse of this temptation !
abolished.
"Now York. who?e forefathers stood
; with Washin.stcn at Valley Forge- for
j freedom,- who stowl at York tow n;
j New York, who furnished tho bravest
; '65,ow lc.nif its fr((TOs submit
to h gOVerr()d arl control iel by
the whiskey rirg? Why does thi,
whiskey ring through the legislature
keep its hands about your throats?
Because they know that if they giv
you the right to vote for local optiou
in five years there won't bo a si'loon
in New York State, and I believe
New York itself would be found
right in I'ne. North Carolina, which
in 1S8.1 went 103,000 for. liouor, in
1907 went 45,000 for God, all through
the progress cf local option. That's
T1 you want right here, and you'll
; call me back once more, before I die
j to celebrate with you the victory of
i a saloonlera State.
"It whiskey helps- biisines.cj, cs they
tell you, why don't you get a drunk
en barber to shave you on Wednes
day or Saturday night? Or you ne?'
lire a drunken chauffeur? Driidi ii
h.Olar7 I'd better throw in into th"?
fir , for then its gone, but If lr v. r.
j it down, I may go home and beat my
wife or get into a calaboose. I
drink up a dollar and tbro goes a
good cotton hat, doesn't it? I drink
up 75 ceats and there goes my shirt.
$2 and there goes my shoes, and f
j drink up $3 and away goes breeches
and l ami going any further.
Gaston Coumty. Ncrth Carolina, iu
1895-9G hid thirty-eight government
not scheduled, no schools, hardly a
distilleries and a iot more tb' t were
church, no roads worth speaking of
and only two factories. But then
years ago the people threw out rum
and now there isn't a distillery of a
groggery, there are schccls for all
the boys and girls, churches are be
ing reared to God's gliory, macadam
roads run everywhere, and there are
43 factories, employing 15,000 oitizcnK
Whcii wTll'you have?
"In Maine I raid; 'At last, thank
j Lnod, I've fcund a place where it tak
j r a guide to get a drink.' Why in
1 JJw Ycrk it takes a guardian to
i ! CC7' w1'1 ilwJ' euag a uuuk ev-
en when he doesn't want one. In
North CaroTna there is cne criminal
to every 13,000 population. In. New
Jersey, the same size State, there
is one criminal to every 356 persons.
Why thi's d'fferenie? Strong drink.
If there could be such a thing as a
tear in heaven it wcuM be shed by
jme if at the last day I saw my sot
coming te the gate and be sent down
and heard his waT saying his blocd
was upon my head because I Bed vo
ted aga'nst the suppression of the.
can't happen. S'xty per cent, of th
liquor inicuity. Thank God. that can't
happen. Sixty per cent of the stran
ded women began heir course
through the vice roilJl of strong drink,
and 80 per cent of 'the stranded men.
Is it my son down there in criAne;
i it your daughter kicked from a
brothel, tco low even for sx7ch a v'h
place as that? Do your dutv as God
has prospered you and don't Iave
this house till the pure breath and
the sweetness of the benediction ha.
fallen upon you.
Lodge No. 396, A.F. & A.M., Monday
evening, April 4th. Members urgd
to be present and visiting brefhem in
vited.
EVERYBODY knows the way to
Brnklev's Piotrgrarh GaTery. If you
don't, you ought. Fall In line. 4
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