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VOLUME XXXIV.
FAILURE TO PRODUCE CERTIFI
CATE COMPLICATES LTTERS
The License Was Not Returned And
The Alleged Minister Who Per
formed the Ceremony Is Dead
Decision Rests With Judge Cam
Hunt, Clerk of the Court of Gran
ville Comity.
An interesting proceeding was
heard before Judge Hunt, clerk of
the Superior Court, Wednesday. It
was brought by Lillie Horton Davis,
the alleged wife of Lawrence C. Davis
deceased, for the purpose of having
j. Ennis Davis, the administrator of
Lawrence Davis, . removed from the
administration of the estate of the
deceased and have her or her nomi
nee substituted, which she had a i roads in Avery county,
right to do in the event that sht ould I ne Million For Beaufort,
establish the fact that she was really! Beaufort county, at the other ex
the wife of the deceased. So the ac- treme oi the State, proposes to raise
tion, though in the nature of an ex; $!000,000 by bond issue. New Han
paxte proceeding, was bitterly con- over and Brunswick counties com
tPsted. and the clerk has not vet ren-! Dine to Put UP $150,000, making
dered his decision in the matter.
The evidence of the marriage con
sisted of the following facts: On
January 19, 1916, the deceased went
to Louisburg-, N. C, and procured j
a marriage license, the stubs and the
then Registrar of Deeds of Franklin
county attesting the same. The mar-
ria;
je is alleged to have taken place
the same afternoon in the store of
Alvis Perry and witnessed by two
witnesses who say they signed the
license. Rev. Geo. Duke, an emi
nent Baptist divine of Franklin coun
ty, is alleged to have performed the
ceremony. The license was not re
turned, so far as the records show,
and the minister who performed the
ceremony is now dead. Perry is in
France, so the case is one of unusual i
interest and is likely to be prosecut
ed to the bitter end, regardless of;
the decision of Judge Hunt.
COL. ALBERT L. COX
WILL LAND SOMEWHERE
He Is Riding Over the State On a
Tidal-Wave.
Just a little while ago it looked as
if Col. Albert L. Cox, commander of :
the 113 th field artillery which re-1
turned from France the other day, !
would be the next Governor of North !
Carolina. ' '
While all of this was going ona
few politicians gathered at the seat
of government and tried to clip Col.
C .. wings. They wanted discipline
and humiliate the Colonel, as it were
and elect him mayor of Raleigh. Hav
ing lined up with Generals Foch and
P . hing, Col. Cox has a mind of
his own and he knows what he wants
ai, now it is said that he may be ap
pointed United States attorney in the
e in district of North Carolina,
succeeding J. O. Carr, of Wilming
toi . ho resigned some time ago.
Colonel Cox is regarded as an able
lav x- and has also had experience
on the Superior court bench,, having
resigned from the judgeship to ac
cept a commission as commander of
t o 113 th field artillery regiment.
It is understood that he had planned
to resume the practice of law in Ra
leigh, following completion of his
military duties next week.
IIOOLS WILL PARADE
NEXT TUESDAY MORNING
They Will Sing At the Court House
Steps. -
The schools will parade Tuesday
mc uing at ten-thirty o'clock.
Tuesday, April the 8th, is to be
a great day for Oxford for at that
time the question of better equip
ment for the schools will be decided
favorably if present indications mean
anything. In a Yery real sense it
will be the day of the greatest step
taken in Oxford in a long time. What
can be greater than movement that
is to provide advantages for chil
dren for years to come that will give
them equal opportunities with those
of other places. A modern high
school is to stand for years as a mon
! to the wisdom of the present
generation. A unanimous vote on
u a preposition is not too great a
thing to ask.
Since the matter of the location is
not to enter into this vote there
seems to be little real opposition,
e Mayor has appointed, two mem
bers of the town aldermen to act
1fh him as an advisory committee
to the school board which is consid
ering other property upon which op
tions have been secured. The board
ts to meet the needs of the
community in the placing of the new
building.
The school children will parade at
10:30 Tuesday morning if the weath
er is favorable. Do not fail to see
them at that time. They will sing
at the Court House step about this
time. Join the crowd at that time
and make the children glad because
greater opportunities. Vote be-
1-e you leave and see that your
friends do the some. ' "
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES A LL
MANY COUNTIES PLAN
AMBITIOUS PROGRAMS
Granville County Is Not Mentioned
In the Long List.
Applications for federal and State
aid in building highways have" been
received from 31 different counties
by Mr. W. S. Fallis, chief engineer of
hte State Highway Commission
Many in West.
Fourteen, or nearly half of the ap
plications, come from counties in the
western part of the State.
Under the federal aic proposal, the
county pays one-fourth of the cost of
the roads, the State one-fourth, and
the United States one-half. This
would mean a total of $160,000 for
$600,000 for roads in the southeast.
Hyde in the east and Surry in the
west each propose spending $200,
OOOas their contributions to good
roads
List of Counties Applying.
Montgomery, Beaufort, Mitchell,
New Hanover, Sampson, Watauga,
Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Swain
Guilford, Johnston, Macon, Durham,
Martin, Wayne, Brunswick, Surry,
Hyde, Yadkin, Transylvania, Bun
combe, Wake, Haywood, McDowell,
Henderson, Chowan, Burke, Avery,
Carteret, Ashe.
Five Million Worth of Roads.
The requests for federal aid are
not all complete, many not stating
the mileage of roads wanted, but
. i r
since
the limit of construction this
year will be about $5,000,000 worth
of roads, many counties will probab
ly have to wait until next year,
The applications have been filed in
the order received. The order of con
struction will depend, of course,; on
the policy of the Highway Commis
sion, which policy will no doubt be
determined within the next two
weeks.
DRAFT BOARDS CLOSE OFFICES
Members Expect to Receive Soon
Discharges From Service.
The Granville County Exemption
Board has ceased to exist after a
period of 22 months of service for
the government, during a portion of
which time they were the center of
interest in this county.
The records of the board have been
shipped to Washington. "The names
of, and information concerning about
2,500 men of the county were con
tained in the record cases.
Nothing remains now but a mem
ory which will always linger in the
minds of registrants of an organiza
tion whose sole purpose was to fur
nish men for the United States army
in the great war.
Capt. Argo, Jr., of the State Adju
tant General's office, in a formal let
to the close of business, com-
ter as
pliments the Granville County Exe
emption Board for the excelent man
ner in which they conducted their
office. This includes Mr. W. P.
Stradley, whose service, says the
board also, were invaluable.
NO AMERICAN SOLDIER CAN BE i
USED IN EASTERN EUROPE
President Wilson Quoted To This
Effect By a Central News Dispatch
From Paris Received in London.
(LONDON SPECIAL.)
President Wilson has inform
ed other members of the Ameri
can delegation to the Peace
Conference that no American
soldiers could be used in any
trouble in eastern or Southeast
ern Europe, a Central News dis
patch from Paris says.
HARMONIOUS PRIMARY HELD
IN THE CITY OF STOVALL
The Capital of Northern Granville
Nominates Progressive Men.
iStovall, N. C.T April 4.
At the primary held here April 1,
the following municipal ticket was
nominated: For mayor, Capt. Wil
kins Stovall; for commissioners, L.
n Tiirlrett. C
T wester, it. n. j -
Ti-on r G Heggie, L. C. Wilkerson. j
The meeting was largely attended
and was most enthusiastic ana udi
monious. The candidates are safe
and sane and stand unflinchingly for
progress.
BAKER Sgg MONDAY
War Secretary Says His Stay Abroad
Win Be Brief.
(Washington Special.)
- Secretary Baker will sail from
New York next Monday on the trans
port Leviathan for France to attend
meetings . of the American liquida
on commission and to direct wind
in up the affairs of the American ar
my in France. His visit will be brief.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA,
COL.
SYDNEY MINOR SAILED
ON MARCH 28TH
Now On the High Seas Homeward
Round With Part of 30th Division J
Cables Mrs. Minor Powhatan
Wrill Reach Charleston About 14th
of April.
(Durham Special.)
The following wire explains itself
and gives joyous hope to those who
are looking for the return of their
loved ones. t
Sc. NazaU'e, March 31, 1919.
Mi's. S. W. Minor, Durham, N. C.
Sailed 28th on Powhatan.
Charleston, S. C, about 14th.
COL. S. W. MINOR.
The Units Aboard.
it reported that the transport Pow-
hatan is bringing over the 213th supTshal Foch has been authorized to or-
ply train, headquarters and sanitary
detachment, Companies A to F inclu
sive; sanitary squad 107th the 105th
field signal battalion, headquarters,
medical and supply detachment, com
panies A, B and C; 120th infantry,
(North Carolina) field staff , sanitary
detachment, headquarters, advance
supply depot and machine gun com
pany; Companies A and D inclusive;
the 60th infantry brigade headquar
ters, the 30 th division, military po
lice, a detachment of the 128tb in
fantry and 14 casuals. With the ex
ception of the 128th infantry de
tachment and the casuals all the
troops belong to the 30th division.
Commanded Brigade.
Col. Minor is commanding the 60th
brigade, which is composed of the
119th and 120th infantries, a part of
wixxch have sailed, and it is taken to
mean that Col. Minor is bringing
these units back. Col. Minor was
given temporary, command of the
60th brigade by Gen. S. I. Faison, a
North Carolinian, who is playing an
important part in the war game. Just
before tiie armistice was signed Col.
Minor was recommended by General
Pershing to be promoted to brigadier
general. Before this was done, and
immediately after the armistice was
signed, the War Department issued
orders that no further promotions of
generals and brigadier generals be
made, and the matter has been held
up sine0.
BRUMMITT SPEAKS ON
HE LEAGUE OF -NATIONS
Sneaker of the House Discusses
Proposed Organization at Wake
Forest.
Hon. D. G. Brummitt, speaker of
the House, alumnus of Wake Forest
College, delivered an interesting and
instructive address on the League of
Nations, before the Y. M. C. A. in
Wingate Memorial Hall, Wake Forest
College, Monday evening. Showing
that taere are five means of promot
ing peace in the world embodied in
the League of Nations, Speaker
Brummitt declared that the League
of Nations would be the most power
ful force ever organized to promote
industrial justice, extend protector-
fates over the weaker nations and fin
ally free the world from the terrors
or oganized, premeditated warfare.
THE MOBILE SCHOOL.
The Last Session Will Be Held This
Afternoon
The mobile school held in the Ox
ford Baptist church, beginning last
Monday and closing this afternoon,
has been a source of much pleasure
and profit. The only disappointing
- . 1 1 o.T 4- n
teature or me session was indi
of the delegates did not attend, ut
this was made up in enthusiasm by
the little Dana or woriters wno gatii -
ered at the church morning ana ai
ternoon and kept everylastingly at
it.
About fifty delegates were expect
ed to attend the school, and Mr. R.
M. Currin, chairman, had no trouble
in securing homes for fifty-five and
could have easily made it a hundred,
but only about twenty out of town
delegates were present at the ses
sion.
Members of the denominations in
Oxford filled the church every night
to hear the sermon of Dr.- O'Kelley,
of the First Baptist church, Raleigh,
He is a great preacher and the com-
fmunity has been enlivened by his vis
it. He preached the last sermon of
tne series last night and will return
to Raleigh today. The school will
hold its last session this afternoon.
THE FIRST RAY OF HOPE.
No Pictures of the Kaiser Allowed
In the Schools.
Berlin, April 3. All the Prussian
district and provincial government
school authorities have been notified
by Herr Haenisch, the minister of re
ligion and education, that pictures of
former Emperor William and the for
mer crown prince may no longer be
hung in the school rooms.
Oxford vs. Chapel Hill.
' Girls' basket ball game at the Ar
mory this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1919.
LUDENDORFF TELLS -." " .
HUNS NOT TO BEND
BEFORE THE ENEMY
The Allies Will Advance If The Huns
" Refuse. v
Berlin, April 2.- General Luden
dorff, writing to the Militarische Kor
respondenz says: r
"Do not bend your will before the
enemy, who wants to impose f a
peace deviating from; President Wil
son's 14 points. Do not , accept a
peace of destruction."
1v Foch Ordered to Advance,
v London, April 2. -The Evening
News said today it is reliably inform
ed that in the event of Geraman re
fusal to sign the peace treaty Mar-
der a general advance, by the allied
armies along the Rhine.
To Try Chief Criminals.
Berlin, April 2. The German gov
ernment has decided to establish a
state court to try all German per
sonages involved in the responsibili
ty for the world war, according to a
dispatch from Berlin. General Lu--dendorff,
former quartermaster-general
of the German armies, and for
mer Chancellor von Bethmann-Hol-weg
are mentioned among those to be
tried.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR
COLORED HOSPITAL HERE
The Colored People Have Successfuly
Accomplished What the White
People Have Time and
; Again Attempted To Do.
Year after year for many years
the good people of Oxford have dis
cussed the possibility of organizing
a hospital in Oxford. They recogniz
ed the need of such an institution,
but for various reasons nothing has
been accomplished.
The colored people in our midst
have accomplished in one month
what the white people have discussed
for years.
The Colored Hospital.
The colored people of Oxford have
purchased the necessary land in
"Cam Town" on which to erect at
modern hospital. There are at pres-
Jent one or two wooden buildings on
f theU la t., which-are, Jtxein fitted i.up
aim iurnisnea ior temporary use.
Mrs. Spencer, a colored, woman fav
orably known here, is in charge of
the hospital. She has had consider
able experience as a nurse and is
said to be well qualified for the
work.
Location of Hospital.
The site of the hospital adjoins
the colored graded school, down in
"Cam Town," once me abode of
Oxford's aristocratic families. That
section of the town was named in
honor of the late Cam Herndon.
Wrill Have,Financial Aid.
It is understood that all of the
colored people of means in the com
munity are behind the hospital orga
nization, and it is said that they will
receive financial aid from northern
people.
INFORMATION WANTED
ABOUT MISSING SOLDIER
Editor Public Ledger: ,
If you could inform - me where "to
write to locate a soldier that we have
not heard from since he went over
there you would greatly oblige his
cousin. MRS. CALLIE JONES.
j Write to the casualty section, war
j Department, First and B Streets,
Washingt0n, D. C. to find out about
your - cousi mentoining his full
name, company, regiment and divis
ion, if you know them all. This does
not necessarily mean that he has
been wounded, for all letters of in
quiry about men in France, whether
they are casuals or not, are referred
to this department. PUBLIC LED
GER. CAPT. B. S. ROYSTER HERE.
Can
Remain In the Service If
He
So Desires.
Capt. B. S. Royster, Jr., as hand
some as a Roman, is spending a cou
ple of days in Oxford with his father.
He will assemble with the other of
ficers of the 113th field artillery at
Camp Jackson in a few days to be
formally relieved from the service.
The Public Ledger learns from a
superior officer of the regiment that
?the war department has recognized
the superior ability of Capt. Royster
and would like to retain his services
in the army.'
Capt. Royster has made no public
statement as to his future intentions.
THE WORLD IS GET-
TING CLOSER TOGETHER
Flies From London To Paris In 80
Minutes.
Paris, April 3 . It is announced a
De Haviland airplane flew from Lon
don to Paris, 250 miles In 80 minutes
establishing a new air record.
HOME PRINT.
THE RENDEZVOUS OF '
THE VISITING PREACHERS
Where Once Stood a Bar Room Joy This Letter WTill Introduce to You
And Laughter Is Now Heard. j ' ;. Granville County's New Dem
There was a time in the 'history of ' onstration Agent.
Oxford when all good people shudder Editor Public Ledger:
ed as they passed along Main street Mr. John L. Dove, of Richmond,
and saw men, like gnats at the bung- Va., has been appointed to county
?f ,1 C r larrel SitUng in front a&ent work in Granville county. He
of the old wooden, building on Court has been directed to this date. I
street which was conducted as a had planned to meet him and spend
high-class bar room in those days. a few days with him in the field vis-
The men gathered there in large iting farmers but it seems now that
numbers and dabbled with the wine.-it will not be possible for me to get
and with swollenfeatures and blood- mto Granville county, before about
shot eyes talked of the demonondes the 9th or 10th of April. I am sury
and things that swiveled the mind, however, that Mr. Dove will take
soul and body. Sometimes they noid of the work in good shape, for
would become hilarious, dance, sing he has had considerable experience
and fight like demons. They stopped in public service work-relating to
only when God in His Infinite wisdom farms and farm products. He has
made men strong enough to vote it , been in the employment for several
Wi1- ' years of the Bureau of Markets.
The old building stood there long , Washington, D. C. Prior to accept
after the demon had been driven ing this position, he worked in North
from its precincts. Later, a fire Carolina, Va., West Va., and a part
from the Heavens descended and of Maryland, marketing by parcel
wiped it from the face of the earth, post different farm products,
and (God's holy angels consecrated! Mr. Dove is a graduate of Clem
the ground on which it stood! i son College, having graduated 9 or
In due time a neat brick building i0 vears aeo. and is an unusually
was erected on the spot. The Red
Cross women gathered there to work
and to pray on the same spot where
the men-devils made merry, is now
the precincts of the angel-women.
Not
until this week was the old
landmark made gloriously radiant by marketing.
the presence of ministers sent direct j wa"nt to ask tnat farmers give to
from the throne of God. It is mobile him their hearty cooperation and
school week here, and the ministers ' support in all of his activities. Re
gather there to be fed by- a band of membering always that his service
consecrated women the Baptist is to be used by the farmers for the
Philathea class. j upbuilding of the county and to
We looked in upon the gathering, i make it if possible, a greater agri
Where once sat an old bloat with cultural county, and thereby in
a bottle of liquor, now sat Dr. O'Kel- lcrease the income on the farm and
ley, pastor of the First Baptist church as a result rural life more satisfac
Raleigh, with a cup of coffee; over j tory. Remember too, that if you
in the corner sat Dr. Harte with a i'discourage the county agent by re
cup of tea; Dr. Smith, of Durham, ! fusing him your cooperation and sup
with a cup of chocolate, while other portf that you are thereby injuring
noted divines called for lemonade -not only y0ur own opportunity for
and milk. (progress and prosperity, but you are
Aswe looked upon the scene we aiso injuring all of the people in the
saw in our mind's eye the old bloats ; county. Help your county agent
of other days smile at their simplicir advise with him, and advise him, and
ty, and we could but feel that the he will render to you a good service.
Old landmark had been redeemed,
(-glorified and translated into the"New
Jerusalem.
TWO HUNDRED MILLION
IN GOVERNMENT BONDS
Will Mature In One Year With In
terest at Five Percent.
Washington, April 3. War fi
nance corporation bonds, totalling!
$200,000,000 were placed on sale i nrst aionaay in marcn, wnicn in
Wednesday through federal reserve '.modern language means Monday,
banks and sub-agents banks. The . April 7th.
bonds, which will be the first to be f Judge Lyon, who presided at the
issued under the War Finance cor- last term, will preside. He is learned
poration act, will be issued in denom'ln Jaw and is Popular with the bar.
inatibns of $1,000. will mature with- The people will be pleased to have
in one year with interest at five per
cent, payable semi-annually and will
be practically free from taxes.
IN INTEREST OF THE
COLORED HOSPITAL
Mass Meeting At the First Baptist
Church (Colored) Next Sun
day, April 6.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the mass meeting next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
colored First Baptist church.
Short talks will be given by the
following persons: Mayor Mitchell,
'Drs. Cannady, Thomas, Daniel, Wat-
kins, Barker, Anderson and Rev. J.
D. Harte (White Baptist . church).
Rev. G. D. Wharton, pastor First
Baptist church. Dr. G. C. Shaw will
preside.
LAST OF 120TH
SAILS FOR HOME
This Includes the Oxford
Volunteer
Company.
Washington, April 3. The
War Department announced to
day the sailing of the transport
Martha Washington due at
Charleston, S. C, about April
12, with the second and third
battalions of the 120th infantry
f which includes Companies E to
M.
PASTOR TURNED CLOCK BACK
AND KEPT FLOCK WAITING
The Public Ledger learns that a
congregation at a little church near
Surl, Person county, last- Sunday
waited a long time for the preacher
to make his appearance, and failing
to do so, sent a committee to see
what was wrong with him
He had just finished a hearty J
breakfast when the committee arriv
ed. A glance at the clock revealed
the reason for his tardiness. The! cruelly beat, torment, wound and in
hight before -in setting the clock to jure' and needlessly kill against the
the . legal summer time he absent- j form of the statutes in such cases
mindedly turned the hands an hour: made and provided and against the
back instead of an hour ahead. - peace and dignity of the State."
NUMBER 27
SHAKE HANDS WITH
MR. JOHN T,. nnVK
strong man. He takes well with the
farmers, is practical, genial and in
addition to his specific training in the
j basic subjects of agriculture, has
' had considerable experience in farm
T. D. McLEAN,
District Agent.
APRIL TERM OF GRANVILLE
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Hon. C. C. Lyon, of Pender, Will
Preside.
The April term Of Granville coun
ty Superior court is scheduled to
"begin the fifth Monday after the
'this good man among us for two
weeks. ,
In promulgating the rules of the
'court, Judge Cam Hunt, clerk of the
.'court, says:
"The Criminal Docket will be call
ed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of the first week and continued from
day to day until disposed of. Suit
ors and witnesses will not attend un
til the day of which ineir cases are
set. Witnesses in cases on Motion
Docket need not attend at all. The
Motion Docket will be called preemp
torily on Wednesday of the first
week, and may be taken up at
such other times as the Court may
order. Cases not reached on the day
for which they are set will go over
until the succeeding day and take
j place at the head of that day's cal
endar."
There are twenty-seven cases in
the trial docket and twenty-one on
the motion docket. The criminal
docket will require considerable
time.
MUST STAND TRIAL
FOR KILLING MULE
Governor Issues Requisition On State
of Va. For Return of James
Holloway
Governor Bickett this week issued
a requisition on the Governor of Vir-
fginia for James Holloway under ar
rest in Richmond, Va., and wanted
fin Oxford for killing a mule, the
property of Granville county. The
negro was arrested in Richmond and
"there put up a fight against extradi
tion, on the grounds that the offense
was not an extraditable one.
The charge is that "James Hollo
way, late of the county of Granville,
on the 8th day of August, 1918, with
force and arms at and in the county
aforesaid, a certain useful animal to
'wit: One mule, the property of the
county of Granville, unlawfully did