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VOL. 22.
OXFORD, N. C., FRIDAY JULY 2 Z, 1910.
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THE CONTRACT AWARDED
BARD OF GRADED SCHOOL TRUS
TEES HAVE LET CONTRACT
FOR HANDSOME, COMMODIOUS
BUILDING.
Contractors Close With Fogieman
and Turner and New Structure
Will be Completed Before March
Next Will be one cf the Best
Buildings in State.
The Oxford Board of Graded Sch
ool Trustees, consisting of Messrs
TV. Z. Mitchell, W. I!. Ballou, John
Webb, Dr. G. S. Watkias, C. W.
Bryan. R. H. Lewis, Jr. and J. P.
Stedmau, after careful eonsideratioin,
involving the imspection of modern
school buildings in X. C. and Va.
and profiting by the advice of
some of the leading sc-hocl men of
the two States Including Super
intendent of Public instruction, J; Y.
Joyner, have selected the accompau
:".g design for our new school buil
d'..: from about a dozen competing
archiifts.
It wiill be built cf selected red
brick laid in brown mortar, with
granite and buff Indiana stone trim
mings, reinforced concrete porch,
entrances and basement floors, steel
frame trusses iui main rof.
Tlie roofs will be covered with
slate. The interior will be finish
ed with No. 1. sap pine in golden
elf tones. The floors will be of No.
1. maple in the hallways, audito
rium, class, hat and cloak rooms will
be hard wall plaster.
The buildftig has the following apart
ments: In the basement will be the heat
ing plant and fuel rGcms, 32 by 50
feet., The first floor will consist
of
room
I
arxl two starwajs wun xnree xts J
ircni Uie nans io my exterior me t
two stairs lead to hte second floor
from a hall 15 feet wide over the
exits on each s'ide of the building.
There will be two sanitary drinkiaig
fountains :n the main hall cn the
and lavatories in the I'
and covs ic.iiets. senerare ana uis
-m 1 T J -I , 1 i
tiract from each other, amd will be
equipped with modern samitary fix
tures. On the second floor wiM be four
class rooms, hat and cloak rooms, a
large auditorium 4S by 70 feat, with
stage and dressing roc ins, a double
folding door exit 12 feet wide on
each title of the auditorium owning
into a large hall on each side with
a stairway leading to the first floor
end also two outside iron, stairways
connecting with the same hall lead
ing to ground cn the outside, provi
ing fcr a rapid egress in case of an
emergency.
The window light'bg will be a
combination cf clear and prism glass
makine a thorcughlv clear, soft.
Tislu without glare, to protect the
pupils eyes.
The architects have carefully guar-
teed comfort and health of pupils j
in the heatrae: and ventilating pliant, !
which wiJi bp n Semidirect system. I
giving each pupil SO cubic feet of
fresh, pare and wholesome air, every
mitnute in each class at the temper
ature of 70 degrees at breathing lev
el, and remove the vitiated ajr
; six class rccms hat and cioa- j Everybody is leading a typi
onis. library, s jp?rntendents room, L.,m r:f 5ippn;n nmnc
nnc!.plcs room. 1 loies reui emg-rocm; , fi, alfresco In, snit of thPi
f.f rOCfdio-?'4- the6 i Sck Cannady, Gus Graahatoi, J. F. niade by the order of Odd Fellows,
opo ,1 s l oom Adjo : ng the r.ar . T2)ompsc,n Mott pln.n,ix and there are of AVlv-,oIl organization, the deceased
wa.l ox the building wiill be the girls othfirs who mPpt. at the camw daily. ; ,,i f;10l ,
rrj Yll I
Iff i
iPTlic Of OF'cl Giclcl School Buiilolnisj
ill
Ii - n :
ill . ' '""' ;
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The Old Ark Is Pooimied.
through a vent stack from each class
room through the roof of the builjd
ing. The drawings and spec'lfcations
for this building was t'urniiihed by
Linthicum and Rose, Architects, Dur
ham X. C. Mr. Linthicum, the-sen-ior
member of the firm lias many
years expedience in planning school
buddings in X". C. and Va. and his
works is published in the American.
School Board Journal, in New York
City and Milwaukee Wisccnsi.n.
The building contract was closed
last week wiith the lowest bidders
Messe-rs Fogieman and Turner local
contractors Oxfcrd XT. C. The buil
ding must be completed on or before
March 1st 1911. The contract for
the plumbing, heating and ventilat
ing )m not deen closed.
The old school' ho:-' - is beiing mo
ved to the rear of th,. t. so it can,
be utilized for school mi lipases un
til tlvo n oir l"in il rl-i n cr tic?, fci i r of orl I
- 1 ' 11 . l.V. Y 1' . 1 A 1. 1 1 1 1 J.10 V VI - .1 n lV VI.
Oxfcrd will have one of the beet
buiildings for school purposes in the
State, and one w'hich wijjl reflect cre
dit cn. the town and county.
MILL.
Miss Mary Ccoper Gives a Camping
Party to her Frineds All Have
a Gccd Tims Swimming, Boating,
Fishing and doing All Sorts of
Things.
Miss Mary Cooper is giving to her
I guest Misses Agnes Rev.en.al, Margar
j et Simms, Margaret Manning, and Sil
j icia Reven-1!, a camping trip at
' Cannady's
The wholje party
rode out to cannady's Milil in a wag-
era and were none Jie worse off for
riding in it. All went out Monday
except Miss Revenal who was delay-
e'1 in coming.
c,a
and
COld
weather the Young ladies slept
lai
h
ir tents until four o'clock in the
morning, but finally they came
the Hog cabin and built a fire. The
camping trip is considered the soc:al
event cf the seascnt.
'
A number of young men are on the
nio t-o ui-,,,- :n Mrf,-srri
Mrs. Kate Hays Flemi
dav for Hertford, where
Prof. Curtiss, cf Burlin
conducting the Perquimmons
Teacher's Institute this
n.ext Prof. Curtiss and 3
ii:.g are selected to coi
'triii whfl nro A ossr liflWr Mllf. !-oi--j- 1, rri, i
Institute for this county the latter Frank L. Lyon, of the board of Stew
half of August. The- State Department ; a.rds, and Dr. T. L. Booth and MefisT
of Education requested Mrs. Fleming I z. W. Lyon, B. B. Turner, and Dr. E.
to assist at the Randolph County In- i j White
stitutes but other engagements! com- ; Bullock a uative of
pelled her to decline. i Granville County, was born July 22nd
- ! IS 55 about 15 mil:.s from Oxford, the
Lexingtcni, This eventing the sec- I son of the late John Henry Bullock
tion master found the mutilated bo- i and E. Ellen Bullock, (nee Farabow.
dy cf a white man one mile south
of Lexington, supposed to have' been
killed by fast train number 3S last
n:gbt while beating his way. The
co-oner's jury found that his name
was "W. K. George of Charlotte.
Your pack house, barn or dwelling
mav need coveriner. C. D. Ray has i
the right kinds of shiltngles and roof- j
iVs
i !
R8MINENT CITIZEN DEADMSr-
MR. JOHN HENRY BULLOCK PASS
ED AWAY IN BALTIMORE HOS
PITAL JULY SIXTEENTH.
u , , ., . . .,
Had been ill Since First of April
When Health Steadily Declined
Funeral Sunday One of Most In -
D
nucrifdi DUfciries5 ivien win cc
ureatiy iv.issea. j
The people of Oxford were greatly j
distressed Saturday morning, though;
prepared somewhat for the ill mews, j
to hear of the death :Vi Baltimore of j
one of their most prominent citizens, j
Mr. J. H. Bullock. The sad affair
ook place at half past two o'clock !
that m.crn;iinig in John Hopkins Hos-
pitc where Mr. Bullock had been
i 1 ,.eeks and four day
.t for Brjghts !'--
ne s "io tsness ot dr. JuLjDCK
., L.:tion bea.n to be v y apparent
aoout the first of April when- he be-
gaii to loss flesh. Nearly six weeko
ago he was carried to the hospital
but lie made no improvements in
the first two weeks, though lie seem
ed better in the third. The fourth
and fiiftli weeks made apparent the
gravity of liis condition for -he
gradually become weaker from day to
day. Mrs. BivMtock was wiith him
at his h.?d?wde durinr all th time
hi illniess aaid when ji
? -
was seeu
that death was inventable their
oldest scm was wired for.
They left Baltimore Saturday morn
:in;g at six ociock wiith. the remains,
; ariving in Henderson at 2 A. M.
Sllfll -
I day morning. Numbers of friends
j drove through the country to meet
j them, and the body was brought to
Oxford, arriving here at 5 ociock.
S The funearl services were held
i in the presence cf many people at
; r nrloo.k Simdflv aft.p.rnrOTi in the
j Arothrvrtriaf PlmiT-rnb TVicco -n-r.o. fifyn-
ducted bv the local r.astor t.h.- Rev.
, p. JL Shamberger, assisted by the
: fe,red from the pastorate home to
; the editorial chair of the Christian
' Advocate, at Raie2h a-nd th Rpv.
. riev. i r-i jiassiKV . i -hi huuv m dins-
' a b. Dunawav. pastor of the
I signis were many and very handsome.
111-3 luiierai was aji.ter.ee a dv a
He was married to Miss Salne
Bragg, who with their children sur
vives, him, at Stem MethodVist
Church December 24th 1890. The
children born to them were J. H.
Bullock Jr. aged 18, Estell Bullock,
aged 16, two others now dead, Alflee
and Lucile Bullock, and the younig-
est Rebecca Bullock, aged 4 years, in.
addition: to these bereaved ones, a
brother and sister ailisoi survive; Mrs.
ng left Fri- ri The active nail hirers ! "ou to be present at the marriage s"o Adccck and Mrs. Felix Newton, j are st:M dazed over th- .iffnir. It
i r is j. . i i .T ats v l am vvi cv 'nravt iav tps o mzi 11ra.11 jl iru -ui-lj' . aiiu .uis. utt i viii.tz .-.n iu luiiv uwiimi'uiv .i i srir
she and i wpro ATr,c.t.T.e 4 3 xTi(tk. r A j of her daughtr. Mabel to Mr. Wial- also ot ranviiie. in aaaiuon to i c-;ais in-at rne young man v...nt l-rvm
g-ton, are Carroll B S Rovster J S Kin- Wr 1 iam Henry Fleming at half after these and other sorrow.feig Kin, ne j uie nome ot nis sister, Mrs. .) If.
County ! Landiis. C. W. Brvan. and J. B. Potwh .ee c!ock u edne-Hday atternoon, ! lees an agea latner saia to ue : r, o o u c, :ee s , i c i ,
week and! el!. These were the floral bear?rs..H7 9e twenty-seventh nineteen aoo?t ninety ' V. ... V.!. !. u . ... .i 0.' t
Jrs. Fl-.v.- ! Arp.'e.3 W 7 M'tcheP W V Pal- hundred ana ten at their home ao lUKanunaxe fcs a memuvr oi uioun wu-u ae liiwt.-: a a !; -yun-
idnct the r tt chth t W fr0,Vb i near Credemore North Carolina. the tfaptiast Lnurch and was one or ; oi tne femana icr i."m ov .vwr
Here Is Whatt vill Mse
i.Ed Mr. C. P.
-Vir. liuiLock has been a resident of
1 '0?foVc! or 28 ars, jfo all but four
I Ui U''t"a ne was engaged m me to
i bacco warehouse business with Mr.
W. Z. Mitchell, under the well known
:firm name of Bullock and Mitchell.
: Pricr to engagement iin the ware-
I 'no use he termed. At his death he
;1 many responsible
' Among tnese he held a
positiiLTns.
directors
XToi. . .
yilie, was president of the Stem
Mercantile Company, cf Stem, and
for a camber of years to the time
of his death was a member cf the
beard of town Cominilssioners, and
in the past had served as a school
trustee. He was a member of th'e
Independent order of Odd Fellows
and was a steward of the Methodist
Church, which he joined at Bullocks,
when, about fourteen years of age.
In the death of Mr. Bullock Oxford
has suffered an irreparable loss
! 1 was active and sympathetic ion
everything of a general or commun
-..v uiicsr;i, l eeiiLiiiicin. Ic-"a riv
ed Monday that his church lost one
of its very strongest members, for
he was an unusually- regular and proa
he was an unusally regular and
prompt attendant upon aili the church
functifcns, the regular services, sun-
I day schools, prayer meetings, and
steward sessions. He was a gen -
' - revs contributcr to everv delmaud of
v
. tuj cuurcu.
In his business life he was known
as a man of sterling ititegrity, amd
thoueh Of a. rnns'TV-fltivo nature wn.s:
i-bif -l'fll in resrondinp- tn nil i-vrr.rd,r
. I " - O
' ( 3mOHn 1. . mi 1
i " u;yo:i ims parse. luougu ui
juiij promising nil c3mDatt:ing wnat lie
Relieved should be fought, he was
always fast and conscientious ,and
is life has been ithat of a dear, ihon-
a.bie, e;ttic;ent citijaen. In his
imily life, he was just what should
e expected of a w;ise and loving (lius-
baoid or brother. Alfi of his act'ivi
tiies were directed hi a quiet, un-
fftnr
assunrng manner, but his loss will be
many days to come. The
expression made by scores of
friends on the streets immediately
upon the receipt of intelligence of
his death Saturday morni'ing was
strong testimony of the esteem d and
value in Which he was held by aft
classes of people.
Cozart-Flemina.
Booth-Watheson.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lynch Booth
request the honour of
your presence at the marriage
theV daughter
Mr. Junius Ayers Mathescn
on
the evening cf Wednesday,
twenty seventh of July
at eight o'clock
at Saint Stephen's Church
Oxford, North CaroDina
1
Servces wiK be held at the regular
hour 7:45 P. M. 11:00 A. M. and 6
: p. M.
Church.
July 24th, at St Stephen's
DEATE FOLLOWS ACCIDENT
Mr. E. M. SHERMAN OF BEREA
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES RECElV -
ED IN RUNAWAY.
Wife Badly Injured Also but Will j
Recover Horse ran Away and Bug j
gy was Capsized injured man Li-1
ved But few Minutes after Inquire- j
ing about Wifes Injuries Was well i
Known Citizen. i
While returning to theiir shorn e frcm
a shopping trip to Oxford, Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Sherman of Berea sus
tainsd. injuries from a runaway? last
nesday that resulted the death
tie huefcand, though it is hoped
rc ch.-n-n,, -m r.vr.mC,
Wedne
of the
that Mrs Sherman will recover
When about six milles out frcm
Oxfcrd the horse took fright and ran.
Mrs. Sherman was badly frightened
and was not concicus of what happen
ed thereaiter. The Buggy was cap
s'eed, both occupants were badly
wounded. Mr. Sherman lived but a
few minutes after he was found lying
upon Lifc face. Tie feebly inquired
about his wife and diled. At first Mrs.
Sherman were thought killed, though
her injuries were found to be of less i
T,n Tfiiii.
-i - v' i.. u u- l. HI t. Liiaii H. I'i V V-l. A IX v v -
1 arm was broken and she, will be con -
i f tr, hDr f iiavo Aft
i.nl i i v. Ji u in . uii.i iitc.ll i i inoro vv 1 1 v
i - i a v v. vw' ii v . x j u i.y iiuiu vj t zj a.- iv
"J Jl
the unfortunate husband had been thii.ltl tlu,,L l"e . UT Ul .
own from the bugey, receiving his
j death injuries the witfe was I
dragged nearly a hundred yards whe-r !
the buggy was capsized and she wais
caught under it like a rat in a trap.
Stran.se to say the bueav was but It-
ly maiigljed.
Mr. Sherman was found lying in
t
ii uil I lilt; uuiiit; jl . ouiill'
,V combat with the people and alnio&t as soc,u ns M'rs'
tmTlmbevcrdlBroWM fel1 exhausted upon the porcl,
"ftufw ! of Mrs. Cannady's with gush.
Phipps. The terriffc
ground damagaed
recognition. His skull was badly bro
ken, ills face badly lacerated, his
nose broken, and his while body bad
ly maangled.
The remains were carried to the
home cf Mr. Phiipps and buried on
following morning.
The deceased was a well known
citizen of Granville County and was
about in- h's sixt'leth year. He was
twice married having wed the present
Mrs. Sherman about five or six year
ago. By t.irst marriage he leaves
seven children; Charlies B. and I. G.
I Sherman, of Durhalm; T. A. ,and Fred
i Gran-vi le fcoITd, substantial citizens.
! His untimely end is greatly depibre-d
I
ja Harriiscn's Town and Country paint
a pa-'lnt that paints and stays
of ; paunted. For sale by C. D. Ray.
Card of Thanks.
i
j I wisih to thank the people of Ox
i ford for their k'.ndness and sympathy
e!in my recent bereavment and extendi
to them my hearty appreciation.
Jno. Wade Brown. 1 pd
'
Standard Books and Novels "at
Gost" nt. Ilamiltmn Tniff Co.. Julv
9"nrl
1
Wanted: to sell 12 Coco Cola bar -
rels, good for Syrup or iCider.
Mils Place.
jiii
TRAGIC SHOOTING AFFAIR
MRS. J. S. BROWN MORTALLY
i SHOT WITH PISTOL IN HANDS
i OF STEPSON, WHO SUICIDES.
Desperate Deed, The Result of The
Victims Refus-I To Give Money
from Estate of The Late J. S.
Brown, The Wounded Woman in
i Serious Condition.
j The whole of Oxford is thrawni in
; to great excitement by the desporato
deed of young Oti.s Brown, sou of Uu
i late J. S. Broy.5). wbo I'irt d two
j shots from a 32 calibre p.stol at. his
! step-mother Mrs. j. s. Brown and
tued the wuq.cn upc-n h,n.
seli aad sent h:s soul mto eternity.
! The first shot directed at Mrs.
Brown barely touched lur. the bul
let seeming to have gone between
I the chest wall and arm. The soeond
bitter-aimed buidet plowed into Kft
arm a few inches between the shoul
der barely coming in through tho
arm pit, and entered the chestwalli
under the. arm. Thence it passed
through the upper part of the lung
above the beart just in irciu. ot
the large bliocd vsti, and w.ts ex-
i tract ed at the upper part cf t.ho
, . j ,
jne innu .-not whjs
! ,v "Icn ue loOK nis-on i.re strm-K
I tie yunS man an inch and a p.ar-
Trf .tTx-,1-,. iU,. ..f ll,.-.
'' """"" "-I iiiat.uuu.iieo,.. .;ne-u
sibility, though he lived an hour or
more. Immediately u:on being
h,ot
j , t t ' X "
. cat troln home w?.cre. the shootjng
?S'currd' er. to ,the meof Mrs.
.iay canmaay s wiiere r.iie I -a us
an exceedingly critifcal condition:.
( The report drew a great crowd of
ing into a pool. Thr; e men!
ran in, gathered her up and depos
ited her upon, a couch a.ft r wh'Jch
neighbors arrived, her life acccii
d'ng to one cf her .physica-ns being
saved by the presence of mir.d of iu
qui'ek-witte d young lady ho put
hetr hand in the wound at thr urni
and stepped the flow of blood until
medical helii) could arrive.
How The Tragedy Happened.
The facts of the terrible hapivn
i'r.g are rather hard to sev.re jrso-
much as there is a gonel imiw.KI-
! waxhevor amcunt it was and upon
i the refusal, siezed his st p-moth'.r
w'li cue hand at the same time
! fir, at hfr 'm the mam - r xti-t.l
! above. On the morn'::-:; X th.- samo
day ho had visited her t" . or". imk
with profane language wa threats
against lur life made the sjiini" !-e-mand.
Deeds Apparently Premeditated.
It seems that the deed lias been
I premed.(:atf d Icr i-ciiie fni. e. Ycung
Brown, has be-ea .ihx tlw habit of
sending threating letters for sorm
months and is reported to have told
I the cook of his brother, Mr. .John,
Brown, that he intended to take .
j long journey before five o'clock and.
! carry some one with him. He is also
credited with making a somewhat
s-m !.ar remark down town about
' noc-n.
Letter Found After Inquest.
After the coroner's inquest tho
! body of tn dead man was removed
to the home of his brother. That:
! night while four or five g'-ntijfnen
were sitting up with the body, they
examined the several articles that had
been removed from his pockets, the so
ir ':;g some keys, an empty purso
two Utters from Mrs Brown, and
a ti'ihily sealed letter directed to
Otis'' Sister, Mrs. Floyd. This lat
ter I.;tter when opc-iud in the morri-i'.-i?
was found to have ber.u written
in Richmond where the dful in:m
i
en i.vi'i'; inr h :nf L.aiu-, '-
a -
t- cf !i'iet Friday f.n the.
lot
to Mrs. Floyd in whu h lie r -
f: rc-d to Mrs. Brown as tir adai.'K.
or the 'old woman', re:;p"c: ! ly Ot
said ho v.culd make on-; more 1 rVt L
In the event cf his b'.livd sueeeH,:-'-f
tiI, he wrote that she. Mrs. Floyd
wcrbi v -ver hear of the If tt'.-r, oth
erwise 'he would "end it '-ill." After
-r, iw-, trv h.'. f'libirrri ;i.tid
asking that his beard tnl and
i debt of $8.00 for money borrowed
from a friend be paid, wcur.d up uy
savins- that his li.fe WTS a fall" ire.
i As to the contents of the letter:-!
I from MrsB. rown beyond the fact:
i that she began some of th"m "my
i dear Otis," and made an observation
j to the effect that she could not s'v
i why a young man nearly 22 years ot!
age could not support hirnst:t, notn
ing has been learned.
Young man Led Dissipated Life.
The young! man has led, it is said,
a very dissipated life. He wient to
Richmond some time ago ostensibly;
to enter Massey's Business College,
Mrs. Brown having paid his scholar
ship and sent h!im $2'i.00 each month
for expenses. It is reported how
ever, that he did not enter school,
but has been Jjeadimg a wild life,
drinking, gambling, and indulging in
the pastime of a sport and habitue
of the under world. Iast August
the 21st. which was his 21st. birth
day, he was given $1,000 in cash, and
was told at the time, so it ib stated,
hat he mieht take that and wnat
he did with it would be carefully ob
served, and what he received in tho
futur ' would depend upon the man
ner of using it.
In 'ess than three months he spent
the sum, and has been demanding
money repeatedly since then. The
(Continued cn page four),
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