PEOPLE AND THINGS
Man Dead
.( ! .nil" ; -
Pp died at his home in Brassfield
T cuuesuity.
last
of iwm
three year oia cnna or Mr.
(',.,.( j Mize died at the home of the
Walnut Grove last Wed-
m''kvy.
ip!,th of Child
'ih ... four year-old son of Mr. ana
Stephen L. Slaughter died at
home of the parents near Berea
Monday.
Mi
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"Piri Cheap"
OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920
CARD FROM DR. HORSFIELD
Tw- The Public Ledger:
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Business Builders.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Awr piayr ana notin w.,;u-M":
now,orat;any:otherUmha,nv
HXiff.L; " i r . PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR SALE
the Orpheum Th0Whg2; 1 have r sale one Two-ton Ste
ciosea. It is the only bit of secu-wari Truck good condition; one
w V5fin? 'affecte' y the Board of I pair of Scod mules and one horse.
rwSflSL11 tne other business oflTnis Property can be seen at the
RmviEJ1 Vtfe Samuel H. Jones.
rTiT "-... oiow , me regu
lation of
oilier niisinocc ; v,
reach up to where the backing was
mg the possible danger to the com
munity. Now, what do we intend to do
about the accumulated loss of profit
during the prohibition of that bus-
uiebb;.- . ine proprietors of the Or
pheum -must have suffered a snh-
no fault of
3-t-pd.
LILLIE B. JONES, Executrix.
land selling at $100 per" acre stantial loss through
lty, one ne
dirt cheap" in this
.mm m i ,i v . uiir nrvri iih i n i tiiii uvv ii. .I.IM1 iiir t ne civr-rr.
11 i -. I t i 1 1 1 v' , ; ,7'. oupyuccu UtUl-
vvuiiii 1 1 1 1 i i v . i u i i Tri n rr
i v " Auiiiuau
lV.. (e er cnt
T ra s must be paid, and now is a
tr opportunity for the taxpayers
, ; vo a nice sum uy paying ineir
v and county taxes before the
! March. .
O
,?osjo McGee Dead
. josie McGee died-at the home
. C. Averett, near Corinth Chur
ist Wednesday morning. The
. a. -s tt-11 rti t-
;itM-p.ient was at uruve mil jnurcn,.
ii ,. a i v ices being conducted by Rev.
i
buys and pays for the right of way
uwiu&s private property. If .it is
necessary to kill a tuberculosis ani
mal, the btate pays for the animal
so killed. Does the State pay for
the loss incurred by the closing of
a omas busines during an epidem
ll She DUsiness of the Orpheum
Theatre must be liahle tn snoiai
losses: the contracts running
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
This is to notify taxpayers that
tiiree per cent will be added March
Jst. e. B. HUNT, Sheriff.
2-t.
DAVIS, WHITE ARGSTAL POUL
try farm, south Oxford. I can
furnish you eggs of the high egg
strain from hens. . 230 to 264
eggs per year at $4 for 15 eggs
or $i ior so eggs. I guarantee j
my eggs to hatch 85 per cent
Call and see my stock of hens
Yours truly, James ET Davis
LAST CALL FOR TAXES
Tax payers will 'please take no
tice that all . property on which the
taxes have not been paid by
March 15th, 1920
will be advertised and sold as pro
vided by Town Charter. Why not
pay now and save expense.
R. B. HINES, Town Tax Col.
Feb. 17th, 1920. 2-218
WANTED DRY PINE WOOD AT
market price. OXFORD OR
PHANAGE. - - F20-2t
FOR SALE-GOOD 7 ROOM HOUSE
with two halls and bath. In good
condition., CHAPMAN & BY
PtUM. 2-20-tf
months ahead, the risk of the lack, ' r-
1
l i!
I'!
ii. r. Tnompson.
are Numerous
Tni- ves in the County seems to
'iniltiV'lied during the long spell
it . T J. 11 J. X
,i wcatnor. ii appears mat most
thieves confine their operation
M'.'ken coops and smoke-houses,
i (.st v;ay to stop an epidemic of
. iy is a free use of the shot gun.
u'our.d Hog
i'riends of the ground hog as
; 1 hi v prcgncs'ticator are claim
: all the evidence is on their
year. According to them
rrvnd hog saw his shadow on
;iy tecojid and there is to be
s :: Y.-eeks of unfavorable wea
7' o v.eeks of the bad spell
:nv past-
0 S
on I-V,r Boys
:;. :-ai(i the Indian, "I know
v.;- co'7ici"ueo is. It is a little j
! :-,ercd thing in here," lie!
hand on his heart, '
or the loss of public interest in the
costly reels, soon withdrawn, etc.!
Possible the receipts must cast thei
cost or contracts closely sometimes,
allowing but small legitimate prof
its. Shut down such a business, al
most without notice, and usually
iur an maeimeite time, and you
uir.tj me me out or it m a peculiar
manner.
Who will pay the legitimate
amount ot damage suffered bv the !
proprietors of the Orpheum during;
the past month of enforced idle- j
ness? The State might pay it; the
city might pay it; the Beard of!
Health might pay it. My idea, is!
that if the loss is not paid through!
one of the above agencies, that, J
then, it is up to the citizens of Ox-!
ford to pay the legitimate bill in j
full, as presented by those young i
men, or as estimated by a grateful!
pubiic. This payment is not char-;
ity; it is simple justice, whether i
the Board of Health has made a;
mistake or not. More than .that,
such payment should come out of a
spirit of thankfulness that the clean!
and wholesome reels presented by I
the proprietors of the Orpheum j
j have never caused any anxiety, ncr
'have the police ever entered the'
j threatr e for necessary inspecition of j
: the pictures represented. Every j
motuers son ot us, and daughter;
that tu!J Knu-.vb iiiitt iiu toucii nt;ut;sciLtv :
h v hen i am Oooci Dot ! administration. -
nad it turns around, and j As Christians we should bear;
rs hurt very much. Butif0ne another's burdens, and bei
doing v. rong, by and by the ! ashamed not to do so. So' by every : S
-eir off and it doesn't hurt j law of heaven and earth, these ;
i young men should be remunerated!
A a, ior tixeir ioss; ana tnat, -as a matter
.mser at Church j of right. F. H T. HORSFIELD. j
(.."r.neccicn with the closing or-j " ' j
good joke is told on Rev. I
::. '-.-aclshaw, pastor of the First
: t church. "Why," he said
i .formed that the churches
: u closed, "there was no need
' Only well people attend
. i r.nd when a man is the least
; k he stays away from church.
re- is no danger at church."
;or- Record.
"
li Mioiise Thieves
Beware the "Something Better." i
Although there are practically 500 j
companies and organizations licensed '
to do business in North Carolina, hav- j
j ing complied with the law respecting
'such privilege, still there are many
'from outside the state who want to;
i reach the people, and try to evade
j the law, never failing to so'-present
j their claims by letter as to maid the
;1.
.'. i '. Charles Averett, one of the ; impression they are offering some-
- ! tv en on Route 1, discovered one! thing better than licensed operators
mine: this week that thieves .had j are offering. In such cases, Commis-
i rd hi3 meat-house and. took all j sloner James R young of the North
r.eat that he had leaving onlyi( C Inaurance Department, gives
: a-t m the box. There were sev-! .a 4. , x A,
A tine hams, sides and shoulders Peciflc notlce tnat these contracts
ihe lot and Mr. Averett was count- are not allowable under the law and
- on not having to buy any meat cannot be enforced. Among this
s year. The thieves had entered class, he says, the "Clergymen's Ben-
key
the meat-house by securing- a
that fitted the lock.
sla Chicken Law
The thicken law-as it now stands
a aires it unlawful for persons to al
hvr fowls to run at large upon the
crrjis of grain, including corn and
r-as and truck, of another person
:-,!. any person violating the provi
shall be guilty of misdemeanor
i '.nay be punished by fine not ex
"iing $50 or by imprisonment for
r."t more than 30 days. The penal
ty in ay be exacted only after the
'''': i' of said crop shall have noti-
(l the owners of the fowls that
are causing damage to such
crops.
eflcial Association
should be rated.
of Pennsylvania"
thf-Y
THY THE DURHAM SUNDAY
HERALD FROM JOHN BROWN,
5 K 5c, A COMPLETE NEWS
PAPER YOU WILL LIKE. f20-4t
Questionnaires Framed and Ready.
The State Federation of Labor
wants to know how candidates for
Btate offices in North Carolina and
candidates for state offices in North
Carolina and candidates for the state
legislature stand on the proposed con
stitutional amendment greatly reduc
ing the constitutional limitation on
taxation. This query is included in
the questionnaire of the 'State Feder
ation, framed by authority of its last
convention in Raleigh, to define for
the benefit of organized labor in the
state' the attitude of various candi
dates for office toward questions of
interest to labor forces. The ques
tionnaire is now ready for distribution.
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iestMwaiice
Against Muenza
ominent Educator Believes That Vapomentha
Is A Sure Preventive
ii
i)r- R. M. Brame, discover of
fame's Vapomentha Salve, has a
U-r from C. C. Wright, Superin-H"c-nt
of the Wilkes County, NC,
ic Schools, in which he says:
T e have used Brame's VaDomen-
a.'llvo fr.V 7lnni.l,T -.11 tlin i 11 cs f ni .
ucaiij ciu iuc 1110 iui 1
v."hir.'h it is prescribed and have al-i
secured satisfactory results.!
,l y i'l in time it has never failed -
'reak up colds, usually the fore
iai;:,(,r 0f Grippe, Influenza and
1 -umonia. ... I speak from
J'( "Konal obsarvation. I believe if
Uas Reparation is used in time it
Wlil prevent the developmnt of
r'n(,Jri'onia in every instance, if used ,
according to directions." !
. Atese strong statements' are fully
justified by the remarkable recov-,
;nfcs that follow. Brame's Vapo
nentha Salve is applied freelj oyer
Hie est and throat and inserted in .
each nostril. Brame's Vapomentha
Salve penetrates the pores of the
skin, relieving congestion, at the
same time healing vapors arise and
are breathed through the mouth and
nose, loosening the phlegm and
causing the patient to breath freely.
Its absolute reliability is evidenced
by dozens of unsolicited testimon
ials. Brame's Vapomentha Salve
will relieve pneumonia, influenza,
grippe, pleurisy, bronchitis, whoop
ing cough, catarrh, asthma, tonsili
tis, hay fever and inflamation of the
skin. ,
Vapomentha is applied externally,
and it will not stain the clothes, as
other salves do.. No home should
ever be without it. Buy it from
your dealer or direct from i the
Brame Drug Co., North Wilkeshc-
ro. N. C. A smair bottle eosts 3 0c.;
a much larger one, containing six
times as much, $1.28. -Ady.
F20-4tx-ltw roofs
BUY THE DURHAM SUNDAY
HERALD FROM JOHN BROWN,
JR. 5C, a COMPLETE NEWS
PAPER YOU WILL. LIKE. f20-4t
Greensboro is strongly urging
an anti-shingle law, claiming that
they have an average of a fire every
iuui uays irom sparKs railing on
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING -
The better it tastes, the more you want.
The proof of our service to you t is in frCfe we obtain for
your products. ' I ' ."
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J. W. PERRY COMPANY
COTTON AT NORFOLK, VA. PEANUTS AT SUFFOLK, VA.
fEsnipipppBnm
Hill
The governor of South Carolina
has remitted the fine of $10 imposed
on S. B. McMaster, cousin of Presi
dent Wilson, for sending a wild tur-n
key out of the state, according to
Fitzwilliam Woodrow, another cou
sin of the President. The turkey
was killed at Goodwell S. C, a couple
of weeks ago and sent to Mr. Wood
row who presented it to Mr. Wilson.
The H. C of L. has sent the
I price of baseball tickets for the com
ing season soaring. Before adjour
ning in Chicago the baseball magna
tes voted to boefst the prices of biea-.
cher, pavillion and grandstand seats.
The prices heretofore have been 30,
55 and 85 cents, war tax included.
The new scjale will be 50 and Y5
cents and $1.
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Corby 's Recipe
Calls for Plenty of
n
M
LK
And that means thousands of gallons of rich, sweet milk from great herds of Holstein
Freisian Cows.
Cows that are tested for health, and milk that is scientifically graded as to butter-fats, pur
ity and flavor. .
That's one of the reasons why Corby Cake is so much better than the ordinary in richness,
flavor and satisfying food value. That's why Corby Cake is so much better for you and
also why Corby Cake costs just a little more than some cakes.
rts a quality cake,, made as good as scientific baking knows how, fine enough for any house
wife to serve anywhere, ANYTIME.
Just try it.
sanitary.
Order of your dealer TODAY. Put up in sealed cartons which keep it fresh and
MERCHANTS GROCERY COMPANY
DISTRD3UTORS
Try a loaf of Corby's
Pound Cake, or any of the
many othev delicious
kinds at your dealer!
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