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VOLUME XXXV
GREAT AMOUNT OF RELIEF 1
SERVICE RENDERED HERE
Committee Wants $200
More to
Meet Bills.
The people of Oxford and Gran
ville County are just now finishing
their second campaign against the
influenza. As. compared with other
sections our people have been very
fortunate. A great amount of re
lief service has been rendered by our
people without cost to the commit
tee, but it has been necessary to buy
provisions, fuel and other supplies
and to hire a force of nurses for
work, in many families. Trained
graduate nurses could not be secur
ed, but a number of colored women
were employed and rendered faith
ful and satisfactory services.
$200 has been contributed to the
Special Fund, but the Committee
finds it necessary to ask our people
to come forward at once with $200
more to meet our bills and finish up
this work. Mr. W. T. Yancey is
the Treasurer of this Fund and he
needs $200 by March 10th.
That our people may understand
that this money has been expended
wisely, we publish below a list of
Chairman of Committees on Relief,
the names themselves are a suffici
ent guarantee of the sort of services
that has been rendered.
General Chairman A. H. Powell.
Chairman Food Committee Mrs. A.
L. Capehart.
Nursing Committee Mrs. F.
B.
Blalock and Prof. Butts.
Fuel Committee; B. W. Parham.
Transportation "Committee John
R. Hall and W. W. Fuller.
Intelligence Committee Mrs. John
Bullcck, Mrs. L. F. Pitchford,
Mrs. D. G. Brummitt, Miss Isa
bel Parham, Mrs. John Webb.
General Intelligence Committee
Rev. R. C. Craven, S. R. Ogles-
by, F. H. T. Horsfield, and J. D.
Harte.
General Secretary Mrs. Graham
Roberts.
Finally let it be understood that
this is a special community service,
and the community has no way of
financing this important work ex
cept by an immediate and. generous
response by our people in providing
a special fund to pay the bills. Send
all contributions to Mr- W. T. Yan
cey, Treasurer.- -
OMENS OF SPRING APPEAR
, . Pussywillow and. Skunk
Cabbage
Spring can: not 1e farvtDffAlh the
southland when the New York Her
ald, one of the best weather chants
in the country, contains the follow
ing reference to the surburbs of
Manhattan :
"If today you wandered country
ward, the message of those two trus
ty prognosticators was doubtless ue
livered to you in person, for they
shouted their glad tidings form
woods and open fields.
"Salix discolor, to give him his
full name, was known to you in the
pleasant days of youth as "pussy
willow." The little bumps on the
hard, woody stem, which later will
burst and reveal the soft, silvery
fur of the catskin, were swelling
with the first impulse of spring.
"And in the woods appeared the
pussywillow's brother prophet of
soft breezes and warm skies, "the
homely skunk cabbage, one of whose
hard, scientific names is "simpio
carpus profillum." He is never wel
come to those afflicted with hay
fever, for to them he means the re
currence of the annual plague of
sneezing. But to all others the
skunk cabbage speaks eloquently of
springtime and the breaking up oi
the long bonds of snow and ice.
"They're here, pussywillow ana
skunk cabbage, and now our spring
attuned cars are waiting for the
cherry note of the first robin red
breast." There may be specimens of pussy
willow and skunk cabbage in Gran
ville County, but they are known
here by some other name. If it was
a flower the Herald refers to, Mrs.
Margaret Lassiter might be able to
enlighten the public.
TO PUNISH VIOLATORS
AVholesale Arrest of Those Who
S?it in Public Expected.
Wholesale arrest of those who vi-
olate the law prohibiting spitting
will be made by the Oxford police.
It is understood that Mayor Stem
is determined to enforce the ordi
nance protecting public health.
And it is well to remember that
the trash cans at convenient places
in the business section are Mayor
Stem's most treasured assets. Noth
ing would please him better than to
see the merchants use the cans in
stead of throwing paper and trash
on the streets.
WHO WANTS A HUSBAND?
Young, strong man, has no bad
TinKif o on1 will rn f nnirtki'ttrv 1 -.v
corn bread. Guaranteed to be kind i manager of the Richmond team, has
and loving and to stay home at gone to Richmond to get his men in
night. No limit as to age, size or good shape for the contest which
previous condition of marital ser- wju begin in April
i??ei?aiSllllngwv0 ff. Capt. Gooch said that he was sue
altar and swear away his whole: , . ... A .
life. Reasons strictly personal. ! cessul V1 SettinS good men to. sign
Will be on exhibition at the Or-!"P for the season, with only two va-
pheum Theatre, Oxford, Tuesday, cancies to be filled. The team will
ni?ht. March 2, about 7:15 o'clock. 'be trained in Richmond and Capt.
Girls, be sure to meet your future
soul mate. He will appear twice
before the public and he is in earn
est pHont securing a wife. Now is
thfi chance of your life time. Don't
as he will aTpear onlyU1Sr one dayilburg, Alexandra. Norfolk and Eocky
(X) ' Mount, N. C-, teams;
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES WILL
BEGIN NEXT SUNDAY
Rev. Thurston B. Price and Prof. J.
Dale Stentz
There is much interest in the com
ing evangelistic services which are
to begin next Sunday. On account
j of the methods emplayed by Rev. Mr.
Price and the wide experience of Mr.
Stentz as a chorus directbr, Oxford
and Granville County are to be con
gratulated over the prospect of the
coming of these efficient workers-
Detoils regarding the services will
be given in our next issue.
STRANGE THINGS WLLL HAPPEN
Governor Lowden, of Illinois, is
wearing his old overcoat as part of
the campaign against high prices
His wife says the coat he is now
wearing is three years old.
Beans measuring 37 inches in
length, from 10 to 16 inches in cir
cumference and weighing from six
to 12 pounds, have been raised by
Jesse Peckinpaugh on his farm near
Puebio Colorado.
The house cat promises to become
a profitable fur-bearing animal. The
pelts of the best domesticated feli
nes brought $1-24 each at New York
this week at the annual fur auction
of the New York Auction Sales cor
poration. This is an advance of
per cent over October prices. .
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During a recent snowstorm the fa
mous tree named "El Butini" in
the garden of Gethsemane, was
blown down. According to tradi
tion this tree would fall when the
Turkish empire fell. Twice it was
bound with iron braces to support it.
The occurrence has impressed the
population.
In these days cf high cost of clo
thes, being a maid to Queen Mary is
no sinecure. The maids, never of
lower rank than granddaughters of
barons, received $1,050 annually
the title of "honorable" and a badge
miniature of Her Majesty, surround
ed by diamonds. The maids of hon
or serve in pairs for a month at a
time. Two have just retired throu
gh ill. health.
Few days ago the sheriff of David-
Corn whiskey, the brand known- as
"sugar head," and as it wasn't very
palatable to the taste he poured
about a gallon of it in the radiator
of his automobile to prevent the wa
ter from freezing. The sheriff sta
ted that the next morning the radi
ator was f rozem up tighter than it
had ever before.
The Republican Congressional
standard-bearer for the 10th district,
an ardent supporter of woman suf
frage, will have to face a woman
speaker on the stump if he accepts
the challenge to be made to him by
Mrs- Robert Piatt, of Asheville, one
of the prime movers in the equal suf
frage cause in this State. She says
she will take the stump at her own
expense for Congressman Weaver.
Ptesolutions favoring the standard
ization of dress for business women
to combat the high cost of living
were adopted at Columbus. O., by
the beard cf directors of the Ration
al Woman's Association of Commer
ce in midwinter conference there.
The board favored great cooperation
on the part of all women toward es
tablishment of an academy of art and
design which will enable American
designers to become nationally suc
cessful without going to Paris for
training and which will promote the
use of American designs exclusively
by American women.
The famous Osier theory regarding
the age boundry of usefulness is being-
shattered daily in Ohio. The
various county poor houses bid fair
to become manless institutions, tor
the old men are becoming imbued
with "young ideas," and are stepp
ing forth into well-paying jobs. Nu
merous old men who had retired
long ago to the privacy of their
homes have learned that the world is
welcoming them back
and that it
has discovered that there is no such
short
thng as a "has been." In
there is work and there is fun in the
world for the Ohio old man, co-called.
Probably 500 of these have re
sumed work, which is at least some
slight relief in the shortage of man
power. MANAGER LEE GOOCH
GOES TO RICHMOND
Richmond Baseball Team Is In Fine
Shape.
Capt. Lee Gooch, the Oxford base
ball star who was recently chosen
Gooch will have his men on the
ground four hours every day for the
next five weeks. ' f
The Virginia league is composed
of Richmond, Lynchburg, Peters-
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA,
RAILROADS NOW IN
CONTROL OF OWNERS j
In Proclamation, President Wilson j
ci in iiiTtui vjuvji en iiuici
Virtually All Powers uonrerrea;
Upon President by the BillText!
of Wilson's Reply to Recent Re-j
auest of Brotherhoods is Made;
Public; Says Consideration of
Wage Demands Should Proceed
in Harmony With Bill Passed.
(Washington Special)
President Wilson signed the rail
road bill Saturday night, on the eve
of the return of the railroads to
their owners and to private opera
tion. In a proclamation issued at the
time the bill was signed, Mr. Wilson
vested in Walker D. Hines, director
general of railroads, virtually all
powers conferred upon the executive
by the bill. Mr. Hines will also con
tinue to exercise the duties of direct
or general which continues beyond
the return of the roads to private
control at 12.01 Sunday mid-night.
The white house also made public
the text of the President's reply to
a recent request of representatives
of the railroad brotherhoods that he
appoint a commission composed eq
ualy of employers' and employers'
delegates to consider wage demands
made by the brotherhoods. It deals
wholly withe the wage demand set
tlement proposals and does not pre
fer directly to the memorial later
presented by the brotherhood heads
asking that he veto the railroad bill-
MENTION VANDERPORD AND
WATTS FOR ROPER'S JOB
A W ashington special says that
the resignation of Daniel C. Roper
as commissioner of internal, revenue
has been followed by reports that
several North Carolinians are out
for the job. It was formerly held
by Col. W. H. Osborn, of Greensboro.
Thos. H. Vanderford, of Salis
bury, Director of the Census Rogers
and Former Collector A. D. Watts,,
are the most prominently mentioned
for the place. 7 .-
Mr. Roper has signified his in
tention of resigning but will remain
until April 1 or longer until another
is found for the job. ..-.V.
GRANVILLE COUNTY NOT .
HURT BY HIGHWAY ORDER
Work on thel Oxford-Henderson
Road Will Be Pushed To CompleVW1 in -oa 8 PoweJ 10
Mr. Page, chairman of the State.
Highway Commission, says that our
State, which secured an appointment
cf $6,000,000 of the Federal funds,
has used up that money on accepted
projects and that other road schem
es will have to be held in abeyance
waiting the pleasure of Congress to
'
work by States under the Govern
ment plans.
. This will in no way hinder the
completion of the' Oxford-Henderson
highway or any other road projects
under way.
SCHOOL CHILDREN HERE
MAY AVIN CASH PRIZES
War Loan Organization Offers Five
in State for Best Original Thrift
Posters Contest Now Open.
Every child in Oxford is invited Jo
try for one of the prizes offered m
North Carolina for the best original
thrift posters made by school chil
dren. Two first prizes of $5 each.two
second prizes of $2.50 each, and two
third prizes of $1 each are offered in!
this state. Prize winners will also
receive personal letters of congratu
lation signed by the director of the
district war loan organization and
by the governor of the reserve bank
of the fifth federal reserve district.
Printed rules governing the con-
test have been sent to the principals
and teachers. Those who have not
received them, or who wish additi
onal copies, may get them, it is an
nounced by writing to the war loan
organization, at Richmond Va.
COUNTY REPUBLICANS GATHER
Harmonious Meeting Held In the
Court House Monday Judge
Prifcchard Endorsed for President.
Quite a number of Republicans
met in the court house yesterday to
elect delegates to the State conven-
1 tion which meets in Greensboro to
morrow.
Dr. G- T. Sikes, the county chair
man being detained by sick patients,
Mr. J. H. Gooch, of Stem, presided
over the meeting, with Mr. R. H.
Rogers, of Creedmoor as secretary.
The following delegates to the
State convention were elected: J.
H. Gooch, W. L. Peace, J. Ed Dun
can, R. T, Pittard, J. T. Cozart, N. J.
McDuffy, H. C. Gill.
The delegates were instructed to
vote for Hon. Jeter C.Pritchard for
President of the United States; Hon.
John M. Morehead, National Com
mitteeman; Frank Linney, State
Chairman,- and Hon. J. J. Parker
for Governor.
MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND
DESERTIONS IN THIS STATE
The war department authorizes
publication of the following report
concerning desertions under the se
lective draft in North Carolina:,
Total registration 482,463; to
tal reDorted. 6,113; accounted for as
deserters. 293; net reported deser-
legislate for continuation of roadismce 1 iasi-saw..you nere; may uoq
tions, 5,821; apprehended or cases 4b degrees- me lowest poiiw on
disposed of 3,754, and outstanding record for March is about 20 de
desertions, : 2,067. , lgreesv
TCESDAY, MARCH 2, 1920
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A THRILLING ROMANCE
: -V OP THE WORLD WAR
It iS.'Runiored That Mr. Lewis Crews
win Wed
French Liadv -Tim
Ivent To Take Place In Paris This
Fall.
former Sergt Lewis Crews, who
lingered along the Rhine a few mon
ths; after the armistice was signed,
haa rolled up his sleeves and will
raise a $15,000 crop of tobacco ana
other things in proportion this summer.-
Hhe fact that Lewis is receiving
some very fat letters from "over
there" confirms the report that he
is to wed a French lady next fall.
Ther letters are in feminine hand
writing and bear the Paris nostmark.
: Mr. Crews has confided to a num-
ber' fof friends that he proposes to
takjf a trip to Paris next fall. He
.also asked Mr. Henry Osborn, of the
new Harris-Mitchell clothing firm,
if his firm-vrould handle full dress
suits. Madame rumor says that if
you add two and two together there
is jsu're to be a wedding. This points
very strongly to the attitude of Mr.
Crews.
- . .The ; Public Ledger asked Mr.
Crews if there was anything in the
report and assured him that the
good people here would extend a
hearty welcome to his handsome
French bride. He would neither
deny or confirm the report, but inci
dentally remarked that "she is a
high-stepper and handsome alright."
..'High-stepper" in France means
noble birth, influence and wealth.
SKeD was one of the noble band of
Red Crpgs workers and met Mr.
crews tor the first time m a hospi
tal, fwhere' he was taken when woun
ded-ths third
time.
1M HEARTS AND HANDS
Afi xrfthe OxfordSChurches Were
ItWell "Attended Bffcunday.
" ' Influenza having Sbsjojecfc'&nd the
casing ban lifted lplt week, all of
the" Oxford Churches were well fill
ed last Sunday.
Guided by the inaction of Dr. J.
A:Morris, oureathofficer, that
mere is yet a-wtger
Ders:are-gatnereTi.a rewfwiyL in
tK community dm not venture)
the house-of, God. .:,
.ITieyrcheswere well ventilated
iiuenza. , " -
After a close down of several
weeks, . there were never warmer
hearts and hands than those that
mingled in the congregations of the
Oxford Churches last Sunday. The
general expression was: "How do
you do, brother; it seems like an age
- J x 1 J- -1 . T . t
bless you."
"I believe," said an old devout
sister, "that God sent the flu to bring j
the people to their senses." Con
tinuing she said "I have never seen
in all of my life so much brotherly-
love and a spirit of helpfulness and
forgiveness as has been manifested
in Oxford since . the re; u.rage was
visited upon us."
MR. I. W.' MANGUM BUYS
GOLDSBORO WAREHOUSE
A a thol. hnP been under
way
tor several vxers was
Satur.i?'.
rietor c
?Tr. I. W. Mangum, prop-'
the Mar-gum warehouse,
going to Gcldcboro to close the deal.
The big Liberty warehouse at
Goidsboro was the property involved
in tho v:'ar.":i'ti?ii, f.:r which Mr.
Mang-.ir. mad between $40,000 and
$50,000.
Mangum has no intention of leav
ing Oxford. . The Goidsboro ware-
house will be conducted by his bro-
j ther, Mr. D. L. Mangum, who is well
known on the Eastern Carolina mar-
kets.
LT. RUNSER IS HERE
Made Several Flights Tuesday
Free Exhibition Wednesday.
Lt. Runser arrived here with his
flying machine Tuesday and made
several flights from the aviation
field at the Experiment Station.
A lady will accompany Lt. Run
ser up Wednesday and do all kinds
of acrobatic stunts.
Runser will be here the balance of
the week. He has booked forty peo
ple .for flights to date.
Among those who made flights
with Lt Runser Tuesday were: Miss
Janie Hunt, Mrs. J. C. Currin, Mr.
A. L. Capehart, Mr. Frank Young,
Mr. Hubert Turner, -Mr. Pritchard
,and others.
MARCH COMES IN LIKE A
LION OUT LIKE LAMB
Past January and February Colder
Than Normal Warmer Weather
for the Next Few Days.
"In like a lion and' out like a
lamb." A c.ny rate, March comes
in like a L"cn, with only the going
out like a lamb needed to complete
the prediction.
The weather bureau at Washing
ton predicts a gradual rise in tem
perature during the next few days.
.The meau temperature for Febru
ary in Granville County is 40 degrees
while the lowest on record is 33 de-
g', U161; "
VERY INFERIOR SERVICE
Southern Gas and Improvement Co.
Cause Much Aggravation and Wor
ry Here.
Every now and then for the
past month or more the con
sumers of gas in Oxford have
experienced much worry, caused
by inferior service rendered by
the Southern Gas and Improve
ment Company.
The gas is pumped through
pipes from Henderson -and it
does not always reach Oxford,
in sufficient quantities to sup
ply the requirements.
The Public Ledger is delayed
again today on account of "no
gas", which is a common cry
in Oxford.
THE EXPERIENCE OF
A CENSUS TAKER
Mr. John Graham Webb, census
taker for a part of Oxford township,
like all other good census takers,
could tell many interesting inci
dents if he would talk. -
One could scarcely doubt the loyal
submissiveness of the American citi
zen when every tenth year he quiet
ly endures the census enumerator.
Colored Centenarian "I don't no
sah, I can't 'member dat fur back
when I wuz born."
Enumerator "Were you born in
this State?"
Citizen From Virginia "I
know. What State is this?"
don't
It's funny how readily some peo
ple part with information so grudg
ingly withheld by others; and how
hard it is to convince some that the
census enumerator isn't affiliated
with the tax assessor.
' Enumerator to citizen who has
valued his cow very low "Why her
hide is worth more than that."
Honest Citizenr "Well, you kill
and skin the cow and you may have
all but the hide."
Only one man was found who didn't
know his plantation fras inside or
outside the corporation.
Enumerator-
'How old is. this
child?" v J : :' v
U - Mother "T don't Jznaw 'l
born?"
Mother -."Twas sohlewhar
wheat thrashin' time, but I
know 'zactly what year."
bout
don't
Enumerator "Were you born in
this State?"
Colored lady slightly insulted
"No sah, I was not! I was born in
Creedmoor."
Enumerator -"Were all your chil
dren born in this State?"
Respected Colored Lady "Yes,
1. sah, we are 'spectable, wjUs, and ev
ery one of dem wuz born" in state of
matrimony."
REPUBLICANS WILL ASSEMBLE
IN GREENSBORO TOMORROW
Marion Buttler Tells Them How to
Carry the StateMr. Parker Will
Be Nominated for Governor.
Mr. Marion Butler writes a letter
to The Union Republican telling
them what to do at the Greensboro
Convention if they want to carry the
State. "The only possible way in
which the Republican party can carry
this State," advises Mr. Butler, "is
; to take such action at Greensboro as
will arouse the 30,000 Republicans
who stayed at home at the last elec
tion, and as will appeal to at least
15,000 or 20,000 men who have ne
ver before voted the Republican
ticket."
Republican county conventions in
Scotlandi Sampson and other coun
ties have endorsed Mr. J. J. Parker,
of Asheville, for the nomination, and
it now appears to be all over .except
the shouting. Hundreds of promi
nent republicans over the state have
given Mr. Parker assurances of sup
port, and leaders of the party con
cede his nomination. James H.
Williamson, millionaire cotton man
of Burlington is the only formidable
candidate.
The Republicans mustered up
120,151. votes for Linney for Gov
ernor in 1916, and that was the lar
gest vote they had polled since 1900,
when they gave Spencer B. Adams
126,276.
VANCE COUNTY COURT
Civil Docket Was Not Touched
Upon.
Judge W. A. Devin opened court
in Henderson Monday, and after
hearing three minor cases and swea
ring in Mr. Irving Watkins, a young
attorney, to practice law in Hender
son, adjourned court on account of
the influenza epidemic in the- coun
ty. All criminal and civil cases
went over to the June term.
W. A. MURPHY IN
VERY SERIOUS
TROUBLE
W. A. Murphy, the bad man of
Shakerag, is again in serious trou
bhSheriff Hunt, Deputy. Davis
andcapt Reid, of the police force,
caught him Tuesday in the act of
manufacturing whiskey. The hear
ing will take place fn the court house
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'
clock.
NUMBER 17
"YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH
AND THE TRUTH SHALL
MAKE YOU FREE"
(Governor T...W. Bickett)
Just how the revaluation act is
wipm
out inequalities will be
shown by a few illustrations taken
from the books.
1. In one of our county-seats there
lives upon the same street a lawyer
and a widow. The lawyer owns a
valuable piece of property in a de
sirable portion of the town, and this,
lender the old system, was assessed
at $3,850. The widow had $10,000,
that she received from life insurance
policies on her husband. . This mon
ey was loaned on real estate mort
gages which were listed for taxa
tion at their par value of $10,000.
Under the Revaluation Act the pro
perty of the lawyer was valued ai
$15,000, and he can get this amount
of money for it any morning before
breakfast. Under the old law the
widow, in proportion to her- real
worth, was paying four times as
much taxes as the lawyer. Under
the new law this wickedness is wip
ed out, and both the lawyer and the
widow are paying according to what
they are really worth. The result
is that the lawyer is cursine the Ke-
valuation Act and swearing that he
is going to repeal it, while the widow
is praising God and the General As
sembly of 1919 for its enactment. .
2. In one of our Piedmont counties
the experts of the Tax Commission
recently examined two cotton mills-,
They found that one mill was on the
tax books at 17 per cent of Its real
value, while the other mill was on
! V,n Knnlrr. I fit! t- il 1
uwua cli ou pel tsiu ui its ieai
value. Under the Revaluation Act
this vicious inequality disappears.
Both mills will be placed on the
books at their true value, and this
year the 17 per cent mill pay a great
deal more taxes than it has hereto
fore paid, while the 65 per cent mill
will pay a great deal less.
3. In a certain mountain county,
and in the same neighborhood, there
lived two farmers, one on a twelve
acre, and the other on a fifty-acre"
farm. Under the old law the
twelve-acre farm was assessed ai
k S V ' AIM. A - " '
Sbuu ana trie nrty-acre farm like
wise at $600. Now when." these
farmers, received their questionnaire
the twelve-acre farmer ewore that
his' land wasvworth $ 65 JL The fifty-
worth ?4,uoo. Under the Revalua
tion Act the two honest citizens,
when they had an opportunity to do
so, corrected a rank injustice.
4. Down in Wilson County a man
had a son and a daughter. In his
will he stated that he desired to
give them an equal amount of prop
erty. He had a farm which, in his
will, he said was worth $10,000, and
it is worth it. It will bring that
amount on the market any morning.
He gave this farm to his son, and
then gave to "his daughter $10,000
in money. When the sheriff came
around he collected from the daugh
ter five times as much taxes as he
did from the son. The daughter
naturally complained about it, and
asked the sheriff why she should pay
five times as much taxes as her bro
ther, when their father had given
them, as stated in his will, exactly
the same amount of property. The
sheriff explained to her that the land
was assessed at only $2,000, though
he admitted that it was worth $10,
000, while the money was assessed
at $10, 000, and that he (the sheriff)
had no power to change it. The
Revaluation Act does change it. lt
carries out the will of the dead fa
ther and makes the son and the dau
ghter equal before the law.
The correction of inequalities like
those cited above and there are
hundreds of thousands of them in
North Carolina justify the state
ment that the Revaluation Act is
bottomed on the celestial declara
tion, "Ye shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free!"
THE MANIFOLD DUTIES
OF MR. J. W. MORTON
Among Other Things He Must Look
After Several Fine Lambs.
Mr. J. W. Morton, of Oxford Route
4, was in Oxford last Saturday. He
and his whole family were down
with influenza. It is a source ot
pleasure to their many friends to
know that all of the members of this
excellent family are regaining their
health and strength. -
About three o'clock one cold
morning eight or ten days ago,
while Mr. Morton was building fires
and waiting on the sick members of
his family, it dawned upon him that
his duties were enlarged. He lei
surly dressed himself and went out
to the barn, and lo and behold there
were two pretty little lambs, whose
fleece were as white as snow. Dur
ing the week, said Mr. Morton, four
more lambs were born, making six
in all.
As stated above, the weather was
very cold and Mr. Morton was afraid
that the little lambs would suffer,
but the old mother sheep, with her
long all-wool garment, were ample
protection against the cold, said Mr.
Morton.
Lost on the Oxford-Henderson
road Sunday, Feb. 22, Goodyear
casing on rim. Finder will please
notify Mr. Josh King, Oxford, N. C.