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yER:B RiLLlANT OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME PRINT J
VOLUME XXXIV.
OXFORD, NOH.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 119
XUIklBER 72
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MR. WltLARD SAYS, NICE
THINGS ABOUT OXFORD
AND OUR PEOPLE
DR. HARTE PREACHES SER- ; ;
' ION OF, GREAT CONSOLATION
The Old Sage -of Moffett, Va., Re
cently Spent Day Here. . '
,The people of Oxford receivtly en-
tertainea an 'angel unaware" in the
person of Mr. M. F. Willard, whose
home is at Mbffett, Virginia seyen
: riiiles north of Virgilina.- He is a
newspaper correspondent of note and
has Drought with his facile Den much
sunshine and joy to the good people
or tne oeautirui Virginia hamlet in
which he lives and has his being. On
nis return home fromOxford the
old poet wrote an interesting news
t letter to the South Boston -Gazette.
f roni which we extract the following
paragraph m reference to Oxford
and our people: , .
r The Extract. .
Monett, va., Aug. 25. I took a
little trip over to Oxford, N. Ot last
week Jn the splendid riding i Ford
'touring car of my good young friend
Mr. Ben vTuckr We went through
Virgilinai thence on out 'by .Amis'
Mill, Adoniranv Cornwall and Whet
stone. At the Wolf pit branch, jabout
two miles east of Virgilina we struck
the fine new public highway being
opened by Granville county from the
point mentioned to old Grassy. Creek
meeting house. The: road' is admir
ably laid off and passes through a
fine section of northern . Granville.
' speak of this section as being. a. fine
country, and it isr but it so happens
that they have the poorest crops this
season I've ever seen there in my ac
quaintance of 40 years. But ordi
narily it is a thrifty, section and the
people are Just a fine as people can
be! Having some legal matters re
quiring, attention at Oxford, Mr. An
. drew Yancey, a most, getierous-heart-ed
fellow, of the Afliis Chapel ..section
i -accompanied me and rendered most
appreciable help, for - which I feel
very r grateful. They are building a
good school house near Amis Chap
el; and at Cornwall a few miles far-
ther on, they already have a fine
public school building with a Mason
ic Hall above it. In Oxford I form
p1 the acouaintance of Mr. I. B,
- Pnwpil. ' Reeistrar of Deeds, and a
noble-hearted,, fiiie spirited man he
is. too loved by everybody for his
native 1 'goodheartedness; - togeth,er
with his highomciai integrity. ; j.
oicr met Mr. Hunt. their " excellent
Based On the Everlasting PVomises
Of the Almighty.
After reading? the thirty-third
chapter of Jeremiah last Sunday
morning, Dr. J. D. Harte, pastor of
the Oxford Baptist church, entered
upon a discussion of the present day
troubles of the world. , He took? for
his text ttje 3 rd ;. verse of the 3 3rd
Chapter" of Jeremiah, , as herV quot
ed;,; ' ; .. ,;: . v ;
.': "Call unto me, and I Will an-
swer thee, and shew thee great 5
and mighty, things, which thou" '
knowest not."
Dr. Harte spoke of the everlast
ing promises of God, as revealed in
the Sacred Book: His willingness to
hear the prayers of individuals and
nations and His desire to bring theJ
whole world under His divine gui
dance;, ;! , " '.' r
Dr. Harte enumeratea tne many
things that should be the object of
incessant prayer. ... He spoke of thet
carnage of war,1 the poverty and suf
fering' in Russia; he spoke of Ger
many , being conquered but s not re
pentant for; the sins andv suffering
the empire inflicted upon the world ;
he spoke of - the French nation being
victorious, but left standing on the
brink 'of ruin; he referred to-Eng
land as the jiominating nation, bu
how confronted with serious prob
Items that nvust be solved by. divine
light. ' ' y;r';-
Dr. Harte said that he. was not
speaking in the interest of the league-of
nations, but that he favored
the plan because it was the outcome
of prayer; that in the divine scheme
God 'is abundantly able1 Uand ; will
bring peace to the .suffering and din-
ful world," but to hasten the day the
people of the earth must call upon
God and He will show; them mighty
things which they knowest not.
Dr, Harte alluded to the seventy-
five million dollar , campaign, maugu-
WILL MATTHEWS 8IIT
J BALL LODGES IN XI
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The trouble Occurred On t,
Highway Near Oxford Sat
: Night.
About eleven o'clock JL
night a young man by the n- -
Cottrell, of Stovall, was shbtfuU
shoulder by Mr. Will Matthe .
whose home is near To wnsvin.' !i f
rouble occurred on- the State 414
way 'about twd miles no'rtfcTef ;0jr
ford? Cottrell. at the .-time -Ct' if
shooting, was on his way -to 'St? ' r
He returned to Oxford alraxhej.- ,
j --.t,.ti .r-kir
was removea iroui m suuwv
Dr. Watkihs. - " S i' -V
Tho en bp was hps rd hv: JUSti ' i J
.T MpHfnrrl Mnndav. Mf. - AY ' i
Oraham.' Jr.. anrjeared-forVthe r!iin
tiff and Mr. A. A. Hicks,represcit?i
.the defendant. The trial was vneia
in thfi 'Cnnrt TTonsft
Tt fljnrtparpd from the evidence 01
several witnesses that Cpttrell.Jd
two. other young men, riding; In a
buggy, met a Ford carrlh the 'road
two miles, north of ) Oxf ordrn whiCh
were seated Will Matthews and two
or three other young men-'The bug
gy" pulled out of the roa,Ttolet the
automobile, pass, which,; it is 'said,
was some at the rate, of rtwenty-five
miips nsr hnnfc infmealately after
the automobile passed, . . JVHI" ' Mat
thews Bred Jiis pistouseverai wit
nesses said, the ball , taking -effect.
in ihA shnulder of Mr.. Cottrell. Wit
nesses who were in .the. . sar wun
Matthews testified -that xoriething
like a switch struck . theia in . me
face when they passed.tlo UnC-
The men in the v buggy tCltlHsd Uat
there was no switch, stici . or . wiip
in the. bueev. Matthews uouieu
were - total stranger;
Justice Medford .bofir
oyer, to court under" J
which' was immediately;
The - ball wmcn strnc
the shoulder passed thrc
OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET
: WUiL OPEK TUESDAY SEPT 16
Prospects Good For High Priced On
Good Grades, Fair Prices on Com
mon Grades All Buyers Expected
; -To Be Here. v .-. - - -V.'
.'With every warehouse ready for
the reception of tobacccrand the bro-
yneiorexpecting big ; sales Oxford
is preparing for a big , opening sale
on next Tuesday. We understand all
ouyers have promised to Abe present.
,. uu6mg irom ine : Degmnmg : or
the other markets the prices on all
good grades of tobacco will be high
er than they have been in vears. The
lower grades are bringing only fair
but show a strong stand in their po
sition. - Everybody is 'invited to come; to
tJXtord on Tuesday and join the
warehousemen, farmers and citizens
in making it a big day for the Oxf ord
market. If you can't get a ; load
ready come anyway. Oxford ' wel
comes you both as a tobacco market
ad a town. ; , .--
OXFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS ?
; ' OPENED MONDAY MORNING
peace
on ' earth.
There "is great consolation in the
text chosen by Dr. Harte, and the
a rnnre-: as uttered by" him, ' that
if the ebnle Twill call upon-God, He
witH answer ? them and show them
greats and mighty things; which - they
knowest not. fonaer wtin iuc icau
THE RESULT -OF. A- SMAJTJp
Present Session Launched With Jm-
y :: ":-':- pressive Ceremony. ;
M All of the public schools of the
Oxford system . opened last- Monday
morning at nine o'clock.- The cere
monv was onened : with- the reading
"of the Scriptures by Dr. Harte and
a nrayer by Rev.-Geo. T. Tunstall,
invoking a divine blessing upon tne
superintendent, the teachers ; and
children. : Rev. Stuart Oglesby," pas
ter - of ' the k, Oxford r Presbyterian
church, made appropriate remarks,
as did also Mrs. J. D. Brooks and
PRESIDENT WDLSON 1IAS
PN HIS FIGHTING CLOTHES
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ratea oy tne capusi ueuuuiiuaLiun, - -j -- - flft0v - -"'- - Mns
as being the means ? ot -hastening lodged .tZXC
rr:A removed it. with nlS I
ana staDmzing vrou jxiiiguum - - ,
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THE ACTIVITES OF
TARRI
Granville County Hr
" ; the Persdn of
CMrsTomjBost In (
Mrs. A. .L. fCapst
the newly ielected p.
farm women's,- convc . .
EoalindiSfedfearnc2 ,
'In
rd,
V the
" Irs.
My,
What He is Saying In llis Ten Thou-
sana Miles swing Arouna tne
Circle Is a Plehjy . '
"When. thistreaty is accepted, and
I say 'when - it is accepted' because
it will be accepted." is what the
President is telling the large crowds
that are greeting him on his ten
thousand miles speaking tour. y
Mr. Wilsen, however, seemed to
be anxious to remove any misunder
.standing aboutxthe nature of thi
treaty, and it is, -evident that he in
tends to - devote considerable time
to this effort while on his tour. It
is true, as he said, 'that many of the
CrillClSm OI - ll wave , ueeu mttuc uy
people who" apparently ; had hot read
it. If they" had. -read the document
they could hot be mistaken about
its provisions. ' ; 1
But the President's confidence in
its ratification is reassuring. He
knows as much about; the situation
as : anv one and the rest of us car
"he y rnntent in the - same conhaence
iXl whirh he shows. . ' '
The President spent Sunday in
Doinesr-lQwav 4l he ;is H.now
mtii on his iourney to the " Pacific
SlOpeL, ; -I K r-yA :4-
. Meanwhile, the radical, .reserva
tion group in the; senate is losing
groundk ine Democrats - and i the Re-
COBIUNITY GATHERING AT THE
r ;y HOME OF BBR. H. E. CREWS
Twelve Old families Represented
Baiiteciie and Brunswick Stew
Served." ' .
.The community- gathering Satur
day at the elegant home of: Mr. Her
bert E. Crews, midway between Wat
kins stations and Rehobath 'church.
Vance county, as' most enjoyable
occasion. - " . -' . ,
Mr. Crews home, in the midst of
a'- neatly-trimnled oak grove of a
dozen acres, sits well back from the
winding pand-clay road that leads
from Henderson and Intersects with
Mrs. H. G. Cooper on the part" of the the Watkins-Fairport road in front
Oxford Woman's Club. of his house. The mansion- crowns
In a short speech, Major T. G. ai hill overlooking Tabb Creek to the
Stem congratulated Oxford on the west, bringing to view .the magni
splendid school system and the good flcent landscape, that hugs the Gran
work on the. part of the superinten- yiUe-Vance line for-many miles.-
dent and teachers. He urged the at. is an ideal spot for acommuni
parents and the general public to cp- ty gathering, enhanced by the music
operate and make the present, ses- 0f a graphaphone and : the merry
sion even better than those that have voices of the young people. Baybe-
gone before. . He said that he beiiev- cue Brunswick- stew, and refresh
ed that we are standing on the verge ments were-served to 150' people.
of an educational era, and congrat- Twelve ; old aristocratic families of
ulated the children upon the excel- Vance and Granville, were represent
lent chances of obtaining an educa- e(j in -the -gathering, "'namely: Par-?
tion and urged them toHae dilfgent ham, Crews,' ;'Bobbitt; Cheatham,
in all things. , . : : r : ' Wrenii, -Parrott, Hunt,: Harris, Wil
Eighteen teachers nave; been se- son Davte, Ditkerson, - Burroughs
cured and all were present at the ana possibly others: ' .. .
opening: Barring possible suspension Col. Massey, a native of Australia,
on account of epidemics or other 0 led; a regiment in the famous
hindrances, school authorities say battle at Gallipoli in the recent
they see no reason why; the year WOrld war: Mr. John: Webb and. the
I should: not be a banner season for editor of the Public Ledger had l the
all the schools, noti only inV atten- pleasure of acconipanying Mr. B. E.
dance but in the work done by the parham arid his fine son Hugh,
pupils. , . '..--vvv;";- in their elegant carl It was Col
The compulsory attendance law Masseys firstlntroduction to barbe
enacted by the General Assembly pf Che andr Brunswick stew and he thor
1917 and amended In 1919 will con- 0ughly enjoyed "the elegant repast,
tribute largely to thehig enrollment aa ;he did also Ihe L hosDitality and
tnis year, ine recent cnange ' lu-uua i tn free .ana easy manner in wnicn
statute provides tnannseaa oi ai- thfr- nehnlev CTeeted "Wm.i:-: .
tending for four months in thCyear. J Mr. Wilson who fwas. the chief
al children hetween the ages ' of - 8 cook; "came in fox much praise, and
and 14 nQsfc attend regularly: for the the pretty lidies -who served the re-
iuu. term?n&.scnoot. m iue uisinui past cannot he praised enougn. in
it : which they live. , It is declared this-cofinectioh' we can not refrain
that this ruling is to be strictly en- f rpm- saying . Vlword about .Misses
forced nthis year, machinery .having Ruth; and Njiomi: Crews, the pretty
been proyided -for - this purpose ; in and talehtedr twin daughters of Mr.
the creation of juvgnUe-courts and Herbf rtCrewsv who are 'spending
the appointment of truant officers SOme:time at-home. They, are not
in; every county nthe;'SUte.: whose only pretty: btit they are: so thought-
uuij'-av ciitjj;,. .w, Jul. ana .considerate mat everypoay
to; remain in scnooi r e: i iotas th Am i. .
X,
gent !.:.'tf
never saw a finer man ! - iijenunaeu r - V7w rr ,1,!.. t'cs-ilkv- boWidri
me so fofcibly X)f v0Ur great-neaneu tjj-im m,r; r . , Ii, flhfe lSla
I IIHIIIIIMMI I LI Mill OifikCiAL w v -"II miT- . J f i
nuwtcan,: group
:esinnitiiig,:i
p f avorihg -3nild
if
chieftain, now incased m-tne narrow ysm iwcmi fid.uiwiij. v.u.
limits of the silent tomb; but in the county a straw -Vote jas t?0
words of Holy Writ,- tno' aeaa. ne novane mree cauuiudt:iyt'vWWi
h in the mirids arid; hearts 1 neri stands. '-Twelve .men were con-
of those he helped when herein our suited. and three were for Pagetwo
flardner and one Was ; IOr
Jfuta; was very brlgM Morri -otse;
ftgreeaDie. i u.uuw "AtrZZ.rA nnnrt. and
er Thati too, remmaea uxv iui- mmua , T, .
f v. ffoift nffiner - we the five who expressed. their views
;Sl have by that name, whoJye were subject to change, arqualifie
hnilq from the old 1 Tarneei ineir-.amuu-
I refer, oft course, to tne nom a ueucu t y
a Webb our worthy county f nounce mnisen , auu mcu
b nf the. twelve men said
. " sn invcii J i v 1112:111 v clii 1 c; t .t waaw - - .
iire HeTbrT-h? rising law- a: In the: same general trend: po
lslature. - rie s-a Dnteiii., jiww . 1:wl.,. oein o to who
ver at the Granville; bar, ana quite iiutai auano .rr:
a talented young man. . , And tnen-i -
met a-nd did some business witn lien, erat .mcu o w-..:-rrr-B
S Royster and found him to be a Tne . twelve were practically agreed
man Of fine culture and a gentleman . .u, XI '"r
The, above is. the pure and unadul-
tion of all home economics workr hrn th others what lyouiwiil,"
way,
State.
Thos.
-Tl , i ..inmcnto and mnftt al . material, in tne
.n . rrn . , 1 1 .ii i.ti - uut
JL JLXlgU'
. i . J Vliniv KrtVi . in man.
Sg ir.7lKd terated feelings of a docn of Gran-
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in a
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ment
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expression to
Wehre7kWdeairnSs Vim vli.e cunty farmer, yho were
v,- rlomsr, OT COUld gTOUP WHtJU tllC buujcvv
. . ,tZ:Af ;nin, iioned. They gave4 expression
not lorego ;v?"X:heir Ernest convictions.. and their
in fa or highly, respected:
ISSSS SekenS It is a -great pity that later the
. semi-weeklv'of that town.. The edi
tor; Mr. Coble, and his , wite , and son
are people ; of large elements oi c hu-
i rn an .excellence auu x ucvomv
frame, the DOliticfans will come along
and try to make them believe, that
the "moon , is made out of green
cheese.'- -r " . .-.
Mrs. . CaDehart, president,- ana
Miss Laura .Wingfield, secretary, cont
stitute the new- official body of the
farm women's association arid a bet
ter working pair could not have
been chosen. Mrs. Capehart who has
since iy3. oeen tne-nome upou
stration agent, f or . Granville county,
demonstrated her ability at the con-,
vention to not only bake perfectly
browned , and deliriously tasting
rolls in a homemade .fireless cooker
but to preside with ease v and confi
dence over a large gathering, pf wot
men. - She was thefirst North Caro
lina agent to be appointed, has al
ways lived ih Granville county and
for thespast six years has had charge
of the , home demonstrtion work
there. -She is well liked by the farm.
women with whom she mingles free
y. never gets outof humor nor los
es natienre in teaching heml In
eivine a denionstratidh ; of "Cook
ing . JELqUs"-- in. a Fireless Cooker: at
the recent convention, she was direct
clear and .thoroughly businesslike in
her methods. ;Thff choice 01 a leaa
er was a happy one, and farm -wfom
en over the state -jpaay expect a pro-
grain next year -of unusual interest
Mil. t"!w MANGIiM BUYS
.HANDSOME -CpUNTBXf.HOMJS
No class room work was attempt
ed 'Monday. -Pupils were given lists
of the hooks the? would-equire, and
practically all classesere t dismiss
ed by:3MriJandeIeased for the; day;
IgsWwereftssigiied Tuesdaya
K rXer.'.oTfdis one-of, YOUNG. PEOPLE OFF TO SCHOOL
nrettiest' towns I was eVer in; well r-A-.0 Aff tn n?ffh school and
laid off, beautiful cleanstreets pavr . conege this weekand never, before
ed with asphalt and .with the large history of Oxford have so
nujnber of fine, handsoffle, tasty Tesi- an sought higher education. -All
,dences with exquisitely fine yards ,of sougn un are weI1
flowers, ' greensward, snruDDery, v , . m are . crowded to
shade trees, etc. The-.CoMeaei left
monument near, the ceurtnouse is a la.t woekfbr Wake Forest, a dozen
most notable and impressive, object l Q t0 the A. and e:, a num-
Many ot tne wiae .w ww Ufl,c;v ber to trinity, St. Marys, jsrereauu,
and long terraces.of flowers, pretty stA Noimai andquite'-a
grass, etc., in them. The state maj g , to Oak Rdigeiand
Jonic Orphan Asylum is -located J fn tW state, and quite
there and is a place of .wonderful Lwwill nter Randofph-Ma-
beauty and excellence. ne - , other SChools in Virginia.
is a fine nlace.
Hobgood is ,the principal, - or presi
dent, : and . a most generous,; noblj
man he is tool, -I groatly, value my
North Carolina friends ; and . enjoy
dealing! with people so t high and
chivalrous as I
MANAGER OF THEARM ' ?4
: r- HOME ELECTRIC SERVICE CO.
r.-ii. Tit m: M. .Kahn, of
j aytm,.Phior To Oxford. ,
;': Mr. M MKafin has recently ar-
" rived " ixi Oxford to become genferal
manager . of the Farm Home Elecmc
qvitiVa ComDany. Whose principal
.mA; its In: Oxford.
Mr. Kahn comes, uueu x
Dayton, Ohio; where he has been as-
sociatea wiiu -
neering Co. .-manufacturers of the
Delco-Light products
He is long-experienced in farm
home -lighting. . Recently honorably
t.v3uA-- frnm army service, had
wheriall is"said and told and jetoldfl
therf'is"but one great circus-hich
is in every particular and5 detail the
greatest and grandest of, the world's
entire circuses, and that is Jttnoda
Royal's Circus and Old; Buff alp .Wild
West show which' are coming to Ox-
ord on Saturday, September 13,
There will be bare back riding such
as you never saw before, " hurdle
races, aerial-acts; .grand gymnastics,
tumbling, vaulting; leaping, pole
balancing, tricktand fancy priding
acts; and many special, features not
usually included in a circus pro
p-ramme. Among the special ' feat
ures are the Royal Herd of Perform
ing Elephants, Tire-Flea Circus, Ma
dame Le Blanch the strongest wo
man in the world,; the lady that rode
5.000 miles on a camel tnrougn tne
deserts; Prof. , White's 4roup- or
Trained Horses, . Dogs, Ponies, Don
keys and there will ; be" funny clowns
galore, - and sixty Regular circus per
formers; two banos ot music to Keep
your mind in a pleasant mood, and
be sure .to see th'Free Exhibitions
on the show grounds kt 1 and 7- p.
m. Performance - start at. 2 and
8 p. m., rain or hine .under water
proof tents.
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M4lleguiarias8wrK,s ls'peeieu j
1 rimmeriie iri efCednesda
i Whites 5 4r:C - Wwvr
loves, jthBit' "hta'
The gathering "was purely for the
purpose of strengthening Jthe. ties of
tne good people of the uehobatn
community. L There were "no politi
cal Or other set speeches to inter-
rererwlth the sociaL featureof -the
occasion ,4 andithe tirnei tossed 'ijqtoly;
IITliS PALL MEETING OF
Will Soon More to the Suburbs o
.,- Oxford. , .
" The handsome Thomas Hicks es
tate on the State Highway a quar
ter nf a mile north of the Oxford Or
phanage-located, along side of the
Oxford-Henderson, 'branch line - of
the Southern Railway, was last week
transferred to Mr. I. W. ; Ma.ngum.
The consideration is- not made pub
BIG TOBACCO SALES AND
HIGH PRICES' AT LUMBERTON
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lie. but it is known mat uie ynw
wa'irA elad to see this ambitiovn
fw higher education for it . means
that Granville county will -contn
bute men and women as leader m
?he future affairs of r the -county
State and nation. We dare say that
more - students .attend . sieges ;and
universitjtes, from; nvlUe
from an; other county of
ulation in the State;:We
j-w.-iti.j;irfl renresentition in COI7
legesand as ;.a ..onsequen tte
nir ,?raintjiins: reputaUon, for
go6dcitizerishlp, fine, churches,
schoolsoads,. productive farms and
fonries. able - men in pulpit and
prof essional -life,- intellectual women
in civil and domestic affairs, valua
ble farms, etc. r ' yyy .. '
' Pocketbook T'ound. : ; - 1
While" on his way from school last
Monday, Master Cam.Eastoir found
f handbag on the street, m whicli
was a purse containing some money.
Call at the Public Ledger-and get
I particulars.
naid fnr the estate was"
i'-" Jll
ty and forty thousana uuuai . .
It is one of the handsomest " es
tates in the county. The mansion,
which contains more than a dozen
large rooms, including , a library,
c.ua -roir hark in a grove of
svivnn maoles. The estate contains
i9.t a tires and itUs situated guar
ter of 4: mile beyond the. corporate
Mr'Marieum is proprietor . of the
Ma n jriim" warehouse and his ;A new
home, which helwill mpve i;a
fer weeks; is quite as convenient to
his- busipess as nis v eseut
home. .
Watkins and Fleming Have Done .a
, ; Large Business. ' r
The Public Ledger; learns that
the tobacco market at v Lumberton
was crowded all last week and that
the biggest break of the season took
place last Wednesday, good: tooacco
selling as hign as in ana ,ou cems.
We learn that Watkins & r iem-
betweSiUng, proprietors of the Johnson ware-
, Deiween luuis p An;) v. tfhn nnerate . a
IIO use 111 vAiui vx, a . , x-
warehouse in Lumberton, have done
large business. They took tne ieaa
from the very; start; and have held it
througnout me seasuu. .
There are about; a dozen Oxford
men on the Lumberton market; All
of them will reacn nome ims wwv
and be ready for the opening here
next week; September 16th; -
fm Afim iCKfii: WELL ON ;' .
THE RESpLLE ; IARKET
. frfReidle -Review)
The first; day'sv - sales f averaged'i
around $29 or' nioreland. was regard
ed as ? very i goMr Considering that
somevof the buyers fc the large to
bacco companies i wre not on the
market.ihd haye jfyt ders to hold off
untilhe'16th ihitt5fter tha.t date
the farmers will begin to market the
weed in. heavy volume and he ware
houses willjiave a busy time. .'.
From the character of the first of
ferings, it N appears thajM a compara
tively small amount -of ground, prim
ings ,were saved ; from the-V crop.
The first day's sales averaged about
$10 per . hundred, higher than .the op
ening last season' but this was due
to the comparatively small . propor
tion of .sand lugs saved tnis year. In
fadt that different grades are selling
at about Iastyear's -prices. Some of
the bright lugs sold at $65 per hun
dred." The present crop, whila of splen
did color, - will, probably hot ', weigh
out more than 70 or -7 5L per; cent of
the 1918 -v crop and consequently will
not' net the tobacco growers as much
money unless prices average, some
higher. .- It is thought by many that
prices will stiffen up somewhat after
the middle Of the month when : all
the buyers are following the sales.
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o rWTTTk-CTCTa ARRIVING , " !
I J JUT K7AMMJ VVliUJUV
K.7
:iriHnn of students, at Oxford
Sn w ffoing on President
Soes thebutioofor
a big year is assured. Everv dor
mitory will be filled and" twenty
opiand a teacher will .be placed
fu tne Chamblee Annex at the corner
of Gilliam and High streets,.
WANTED AT ONCE hBEDS,
springs' and mattresses in ;good
. !?"Jirfn' Communicatee staging
;price, tp P.rO. Box 702, Oxford.. , 'ly invited
wrtr Ar MISSIONARY "UNION OF
" FLAT RIVER ASSOCIATION
Will Meet At Tally Ho Next Thurs
' dav and Friday."
:;. Much interest is manifested in the
approaching meeting of the Woman s
Missionary Unions Of the Flat River
Association, which will convene with
Tally Ho church -next. Thursday af
ternoon at" 3-40 o'clock 'and closing
Friday afternoon,- The . indications
.: x .11 it.. vVnMii3s and snr.ie-
are mat au mc tuuivuw
ties will send-representatives, it
Miss Ettie Washington, Routee,
Oxford, is chairman of hospitality,
and those going, on train will be met
at Stem, provided they notify her in
time.
Thursday night at 8 0
clock, to which the men are cordial-
DEDlCiVTORIAL SERVICES AT
ENON CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
Judce W. A. Devin? Will Read His-
". . toriaU Paper of the Church
- Activities
. Rev. George T. Tunstall, pastor of
Enon church, announces , that the
new handsome church edifice will be
dedicated next Sunday ' afternoon at
3:30 o'clock.
Dr: Marsh, for many years the
pastor of -Enon church, has written
an interesting history of the church
activities. On account of his physi
cal condition, Judge Devin has been
requested by Dr. Marsh to read1 the
DaDer. "'i':'-' I:if:,::..-".":;.:t:-w' ':v.
Dr. J- .t). Harte, pastor of the OxH
ford Baptist church will assist. Rev.
T. Tunstall with the . dedicatory
exercises. An interesting musical
progfamT has been, arranged for the
occasion. Iv ; :' ' 'L
TOBACCO IS SELLING FOR
ONE DOLLAR THE POUND
The Weed. Is Bringing Good Prices
r--- i: On the Kinston Market.
i: - Kinston Free Tess.)
9$ obacc6 as raw material selling
forfl a pound isTa boast of board, of
tratfe officials, here-. y Limited quan
tities ,pf the product , have brought
that record price here durjng the,
past three days. One : farmer had
500, pounds :of the weed de luxe,
less than a single wagon-load.. He
pynected to eet no such sum as the
OXPQRD WOMAN'S CLUB
The: First? Public Meeting Is to Be v
v; Held In; Hie Court House Sep
; r tember 23rd. .
.The-Oxford 'Woman's Club held its
first fall- meeting; last. .Wednesday
afternoon in the Oxford Library. The
various - departments were heard
f ronw. all having planned interesting
programs for the year.
-The first public meeting is to be
held' in the Court House Tuesday ev
ening, September 23rd, at 8 o'clock,
undfer Jhe auspices Of the health de
partment; 'The enthusiastic chair
maniMrs. Mary Cooper Evins has
visions of. a hospital in Oxford. She
will doubtless f have - the support of
the. entire town and bounty, as our
people have so "sOrely felt the need
of such an hvstitutlpn; " r
' The question for booking the Rad-
cliffe -Chatauquaforl920 ;was dis
cussed,: and turned ioy,er to a com
mittee fori further consideration.
A letter ' from our? superintendent
of schools, , Mr. GB Phillips, was
read' and heartily endorsed and the
club voted., him and his teachers
thank's for. .their, untiring , efforts in
the interest of our town and .com
munity. A committee was appoint
ed to write veach one of the teachers
a letter welcoming her into, our
inldst; and . plans were , discussed for
an afternoon tea to be given in their
honor at an: early. date -
V -The annual Chrysanthemum show
was discussed and the: committee in
structed to "gcr on with the usual
plah& ' -
In conclusion, Miss Helen Sails
very beautifully read the poem by
Edger A. Guest, entitled "Be a Cred
it to Your Town : -r
The attendance at this . meeting
was fine and under the wise leader
ship of the president, Mrs. Bioks,
the ladies all seemed eager to carry.
forward tne wont 01 me ciuu. ,
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i FLY OVER OXFORD
Bosiness ? Manager' W. . L. Peace, Of
; The Granville Conuty Fair, Is 4
r-''4-y: Happy. 7 ; . - :
,. Mr. W. L. Peace,, business mana
ger of the Granville County Pair,
is all , smiles now -as: he ' has' 'after'
much r corresponding : induced1? the
celehraied aviator; Lieut-Runser to
make several flights at f the Fair
Grounds, Tuesday, October 14th. He
will also take ip passengers in his
machine, but" Secretary Peace Talks
it going up any higher than the sec
nnd . flnnr nf the Odd Fellows build
ing. Who else wants to nyi ; -
::: AN,MAT HOME.". ;;'.-;'-
wa.-j.:.1' -.
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The Woman's Club cordially in
vites all friends- and patrons of the . :
city .schools to attend an informal
itnmA n nnnnr of the teachers.' n
UI1 lUUlBUaj. U16MV it vu w . - -
."-":S:
$500 . which a buyer apparentlyjat tlie graded school .bnudlngvl,;'!
cheerfully paid for it. " - s t .:"V-'s
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been with' the tank corpSi ,
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