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. V v PUIBILIC 1U PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL HOME PRINT. VOL. XXXV ; UOYAIj WILL ii THROUGH GRANVILLE! COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OXFORD, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1920 NO. 40 AT OXFORD COLLEGE! I!;!' Mr. 'il-'i: !:;' . (It''-' 00U! lie Something Doing On the Hustings. '.vmoeratic voters of Gran ;u;iy will nominate either Mr. r.irham or Mr,. John S. Wat- : kj House cf Representative rarday, June 5. It is a ser ver, indeed, but it will be l v either one of the two De v i :;ndidates lock horns with THIRTY-TWO STATES ELECT GOVERNORS THIS FALL With ! Dr. T. W. O'Kelly, D. D., Will Preach ; Wil1 Elect Executives Aloi Baccalaureate Sermon Sunaav ; ,(:sU1ential Voting In N j OXFORD TEACHERS ELECTED ! FOR NEXT TERM OF SCHOOL ! . . Maximum Salary $1300; Minimum VISITING LADIES ADOPT RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS! Morning May 23. PROGRAM Friday, May 21. From 5 to 6 o'clock in the evening j Senators, uomestic science. Sunday, May Morning Reception At 11 o'clock Sunday niornine. Dr. McDuffie, of Creedmoor, j V O Kelly, pastor of the First lblican nominee for the ; Baptist Church, Raleigh, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. SCHOOL CHILDREN SANG AT MR. J. T. BRITT'S FUNERAL A Recognition of His Ive and Un dying Affection One of His Last Public Avis. The memory of the late John T. !3. ;e is a red-headed Irish ih the tenacity of a bull- eulv thing that any one lie vo asrainst Mack is that he ;-ublica:i. ' is a good speaker and he capture about 250 votes out of fi of 2000 cast in the county. . ;;.u-d above, it will be fun to iihcv Mr. Parham, a fluent and 1 speaker, or Mr. watkins. sledge-hammer blows, lu-'f i.it i r the son of Erin on the hustings. S.Tl TI.Y IS THE LAST DAY FOR REGISTRATION ANo Last Day For Candidates To Announce Themselves For Nomi nation. According to an announcement to day by the chairman of the County Board of Elections, next Saturday, May 22. is the last day for voters to register for the primary election ou Saturday, June 5, just two weeks distant. It is also the last day for candidates to enter their names for nominations in the primary. All men who enter the primary are required to register their nam es with the County Board of Elec tions. A small fee is charged for en trance into the race for nominations, this to cover the cost of printing the ballots, etc. The chairman called particular at tention to the fact that all persons who will be entitled to vote in the elections on November 2 are also en titled to cast a ballot in the primary of June 5, and urged all such per sons to take advantage of this op portunity to have a voice in the nominations. Sunday afternoon Sermon before the Y. W. C.SA. , Monday, May 24. Class Day exercises at 10:30 a. m. Art exhibit, domestic art exhibit 3:30 p. m. Annual concert at 8:30 p. m. Class Officers. Ellen Elizabeth Carrier. . .President Maude Timberlake Winston . . . V.-P. Anne Cornelle Cain .... Secretary Maude Leigh Montague. . . Treasurer Bachelor of Arts. Mary Lou Redfeam Bachelor of Science. Hattie Catherine Manning, Jessie Vimera White and Maude Leigh Mon tague. Bachelor of Music. Anne Cornelle Cain and Ellen Elizabeth Carrier. School of Home Economics. Grace Lee Currin, Annie Mae Wat kins and Sallie Josephine Brown. Graduate in Art. Maude Timberlake Winston. Class Blower Kilarnev Rose. Class Motto "Strive On." Hone ovember. ! ""um salary $1300; Minimum By the Missionary Union of the North Thirtv-fivo ctntoo will crwui'. 1 Salarv Soon i Carolina Cnnfpi-enrp. W'liirh Ma I nors next fall at the time when the j At a recent meeting the Oxford I 1,1 xfoid Recently. President and Vice-President are j School Board elected those teachers' Despite the unusually large attend ip.hnaen.' Thi rtv-t-wn TTnia fitpa: now in tha tnrcfnm ru, -11 ; ance udoii this session of our Cor- - s . I. IT J J A 1 Ll.ll. k. J s kV. W . w I . Ill I III, .T I n I I I IV I I I I V III I HI III 1 . - . to take office March 4, 1 at very much increased salaries, in i ference which might tax the hospi- Britt, who died last Sunday morning 1921. also are to be selected. view of the very great demand and1 tallty of any of cur larSer Churches, and whose remains now rest m Llm- Of the governors whose terms ex-' necessity for such a step. The State! we have wanted nothing. Oxford wood Cemetery, was honored by a lltv Vino npcn rrA lnnl ; has provided abundantly evervthin?: class of children from the Oxford nu;,,. ,i ii-i-.i t i . u ,1 i-i x i, i n i . ..i r nv rut v (in f npt and nlcocii r : n7ir,lir scnnnl who smip- while 17 of the '32 Senators are! schools six months will hp nrovirW - Therefore, be it resolved: Democrats and fifteen Republicans. ! on the basis of the States salary 'ihe Salary. scnectule. This leaves to the local THE FARMERS COMPLAINING HIGH PRICES OF FOOD DUE TO LACK OF CARS Waiting ! Immense Stores of Wheat For Shipment. New York Special Says: In the East foodstuffs are high, while in the Middle West there are immense stores of wheat, waiting for shipment. In Minnesota, alone 17, "0''.000 bushels of wheat, sold many months ago, are in the Minneapolis Very Many Of Them Are Trusting To Luck. Tobacco farmers are complaining tremendously about the quality, quanity and cost of such labor as they can procure but not many are curtainling their acreage on this account. Very many of them are blindly "trusting to luck" to pull the crop through, but the probability is that the crop's .quality and quanity will be an accurate reflex of the in telligent, care or lack of it that is given the weed during the growing season, and in the harvesting and curing. Tobacco is a fine plant, but a most sensative and exacting one, and no half-way doings in its culti vation can produce a satisfactory leaf. fiuib, e5,uuu,uuu ousneis in country elevators, and almost as much more in the farmers' bins. What does this mean? Why is it that the price of flour is continually advancing in the Eastern markets, v hi!e Western elevators and storage bins are bursting with an abundance hr which transportation can not be icund? Not only is there plenty of wheat Minnesota, but $146,000,000 wor- oi grain is held in Kansas for no other reason than lack of transpor- i! tatmii Representatives of the I'pughcut the entire Mis: ! ':' are appealing to the "-to Commerce Commission States sissippi Inter ior re- FIFTEEX REGFMENTS OF THE SMITH FAMILY The 35 governorships to be filled offer a wide. range, both in terms and salaries. Among the state executives whose trms expire are Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, the highest paid governor in the country; and S. R. McKelvie, of Nebraska, the poorest paid. Mr. Lowden receives $12,000 yearly for a four-year term and Mc- Kelvie $2,500 annually for two years.! Only twelve cf the 65 will receive! over $5,000 a year; and five will be paid $3,000 or less. Governor Coolidge, of Massachus etts, whose position carries a $10, 000" salary, is the only governor in the country elected for one :rear. All other states have. either two or four year terms. Territorial Governors. Territorial governors are better paid than the average state executive and two of the four are appointed; for indefinite terms, with the result that they remain in office as long, as a rule, as the president who named them. Francis Burton Harrison, governor-general of the Philippines, tops the list of territorial executives with an indefinite term and a $20,000 yearly salary. Arthur Yager, gover nor of Porto Rico receives $10,000 and is appointed for an indefinite term. Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., of Alaska and C. J. McCarthy, of ! Hawaii, each receive annual sal aries ot $7,000 during year terms. To Vote In Nov. State Governor Arizona, T. E. Campbell, Arkansas, C. H. Brough, Colorado, O. H. Shoup, R. jConn., M. H. Molcombe, R. , Delaware, J. u. Townsend, K. Florida, S. J. Catts, D Georgia. H. M. Dorsey, D. . . Idaho, D. W. Davis. R Illinois, F. O. Lowden, R. . Indiana. J. - P. Goodrich, R; Iowa, TV. L. Harding, R. . . Kansas, H. J. Allen, R Maine, C. E. Milliken, R. . . Mass., C. Coolidge, R Michigan, A. E. Sleeper, R. . Minn., J. A. A. Burnquit. R. Missouri, F. D. Gardner, D. Montana, S. V. Stewart, D. . Nebraska, S. R. McKelvie, R. N. H., J. H. Bartlett. R N. Mexico, O. O. Larrozola, R. X. York, A. E. Smith, D. . . . That we appreciate most gratefully the hospitable manner in which the (plants in the State. done. It can be done and will be 1 0xford people have welcomed us to Among the out-of-town relatives (ii if extra money has to be raised. ! their beautiful city and splendid j and friends who attended the funer- fai oi Mr. unit were ine ioiiowmg: their four Next. Salary $6,500 R. D. community to do for itself for three months what the State and county does for six months. It would be a sad state of affairs if this could not be even n extra money The salaries are in keeping with the best systems of the State and noth ing less can be done. The Board has taken the position that the people want a good school and is planning to furnish it. The members trust to the fair minded public to furnish the funds for a reasonable expense that they can Justify. The Teachers. The following teachers have been elected: MISS MAY WHITE. MISS MARY K. WEBB. MISS ELLA CLEMENT. MISS SARAH PARHAM. MISS LUCY CULPEPPER. MISS SARAH CLEMENT. MISS RUTH TAYLOR. MISS FANNIE McKIMMON. MISS JEANNETTE BIGGS. MISS LENA BARBER. MISS CARRIE FULLER. MISS LAURA CLEMENT. MISS EDNA CREWS. ' MR. J. S. BRADSHER, JR. Have Not Accepted. The following have been elected to the Oxford system for the first time: Miss Harrington of Aberdeen. Miss Lela Wade of State Normal College. Both of these teachers will have work in the High School if they ac cept. Miss Lula Pratt of the Raleigh Schools will have lower grade work. All of these teachers are Graduates of the Normal College and come with the highest recommendation. CbL. Horner Will Teach. Col: J. C. Horner will teach the j first two years of High School Latin the Algebra and the Geometry. He is coming back to Oxford to live and He does That to the pastor and people we owe and freely give our sincere thanks, praying that God may reward them according to His promise. a number of selections at the home of the de ceased and at the graveside in recog nition of the love and affection Mr. Britt had for children and his en deavor to build, equip and establish in Oxford one of the best school 4,000 5,000 5,000 4,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 12,000 homes. That we are deeply indebted to the choir and soloists Mrs. F. S. Love and Mr. J. Dale Stentz for giving us such sweet and inspiring music. That we extend our thanks to the Pages for their efficient service. That as a body we are most grate ful to Mrs. Clarence Johnson, Miss Mabel K. Howell, and Mrs. Mary L. Hargrove for their splendid address es. We, also, feel indebted to Rev. M. T. Plyler and our returned Mis sionaries, Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Moose, and Rev. and Mrs. J. W Frank, for their great inspiration and help. That we especially extend our thanks to the Luncheon Committees for serving such delicious luncheons. That our thanks are arso due the press for reporting our-sessions. That we appreciate the reat in terest in our work that has been man ifested by the presence of so many of our ministers. That we wish to express our en joyment of the beautiful ride and visit to the Orphanage. That we again extend to the whole town of Oxford our deepest gratitude for their almost unparalleled hospi tality and kindness. MRS. F. A. WOODARD, Chairman MRS. T. S. WHITE MRS. R. A. KNIGHT MISS EVA COVINGTON" DEEDS RECORDED THIS WEEK There Were Also a Few 'Browns and Jones. Smiths made up 15 regiments in the American army; Johnsons mads up 11 more; Browns eight, and Wil liams, Jones and Millers made ud j more than seven each. . i N- Car- T- w- Blckett, D. . Records at the bureau of war risk .Dal;ota- L. J. Frazier, R , . Onio, J. M. Cox, D SS?; WherG th- nameS f Ml- I-. R- L.Beeckman, R. . i ii u ii , luiiner service men are in dexed, also show that the Anderson and Davis families were reported in sufficient number to compose more than five regiments each, and the Wilsons Moores and Taylors four each. 7,000 5,000 7,500 2,500 3,000 5,000 10,000 , 6,500 5,000 5.000 5,000 f; nnn 10 000 : "YtlllLO LJ UJ ICaLUlIlg. I1C UUC3 5 ooo j not ieei tnat ne wants tne ouraen oi management but does feel that he wants to teach. Oxford is very for tunate to get this wonderful teacher in the Schools. He will bring to it years of successful teaching experi ence and be of great service in that line. There are some more teachers to TAKE AUTOS IN U. S. SIX WEEKS TO PASS ONE POINT S. Car., R. A. Cooper, D. S. Dakota, Peter Xorbeck, R, Tenn., A. R.. Roberts, D Texas, W. P. Hobby, D Utah, S. Bamberger, D Vermont, P. W. Clement, R. Washington, L. F. Hart, R. W. Va., J. J. Corn well, D. . . Wisconsin, E. J. Philip, R. . . 10,009 j be selected yet and this will be done 8,000 ! just as soon a possible in order that 3,000 : everything may be in shape for the 7""" l new y ear; to J. H. Peace, tract acres consideration 4,000 4,000 6,000 5,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 FAILURE IS 3IUCH HARDER THAN We Stand The Ready to Assertion. Public Ledger office SUCCESS Prove the I Norm AMKIUCANS LAND WITH IiKi BANKROLLS K'3. (New York Times) vral aliens from South- Amer Iciiuled here this week with larsre unils running into hundred t'-msunds of dollars. Olio copule, when asked to regis y and deposit their money for safe 'ep.'nir Pending an investigation as! y rnpir admissibility, laid down a oar. kroli of Slid, nnn 1 a expensive iewelrv. A Snanish i on the same ship said she had i 1 1 ' man a tucujx iui n T.re Ancralcc he wanted cashed to defray ''fuses tn Cnlifnrnin -rrViora oho alives. There are in round ; numbers 8,- 000,000 motor vehicles m use m the United States at the present time, j iVAttiW U11U y-, 1 xXll vi. ; I ULUOOlUU WJ. ftii these cars." .says Hoard Greene ! the Mav issue cf Motor, "allow four feet between cars, and the line stauoii, wueie we nave an opponun would be 20,000 miles long. If they! ity to see many people hurry along traveled twenty miles per hour and J o catch the train, and it occurred to r, rnaHo nr. vmir minri to wflrrh;our mind that failure in life is hard- all of the procession go by, you G. B. PHILLIPS. STOVALL NEWS NOTES here are QIL ' x 11c x uuut ucuqci uiiitu in Eii-j 5 jn j uated on Little john street, the main j fin j throughfare leading to the Seaboard Many of the farmers through planting tobacco. Mr. Claud Emery has completed his nice cottage and has moved in. Miss Ida Jackson, who has been teaching at Creedmoor, is at home. Mr. Jennie Hicks, of Hicks X is sit-! roads was on our street Wednesday would have to sit on the fence for six weeks, day and night.; That's what 8,000,000 cars mean." ATTENTION EX-SERVICE MEN 0 won lioth whi hc-r 1: KS DIVORCE WHEN WIFE s ! TSF.S TO MEND CLOTHES Ti in not that a wife fails to keep : of her better half mend- around for divorce. !M Attorney W. R. Hogsett, :r Judge Thomas, of the Dis !, r at Kansas City the other ' ' August L. Hunter, a truck ;'i::-i''t. to be freed from his -y. Annie V. Hunter. ;jIuro of a wife to keep her 1 dothos mended were suf-'(':-; for divorce most any ;;: probability could get one ' during his married life," ;'M Hunter. even get one myself, he l'U t 'Hn, Fun, Fun f'o's Merry-go-round and Vheel Co., has located on :vet and will be here for . A UliJ IO 11U U Om ; )! l? a clean show for both oldl xry- Watch for their adver m the next issue of the -Uidser. f I I (.) 1 ntix a1tery Hhould . have water 'ry two weeks. Stop at Wil ! Station. A meeting of Oxford Post No. 90 of the American Legion will be held in the Court House Tuesday evening May 25th, at 8 o'clock for election of officers. Any soldier, sailor or marine who served honorably between April 6th, 1917, and Nov. 11th, 1918, is eligi ble to. membership. If you are not already a member of the American Legion, do not fail to this? meeting. It is not! only your privilege but your duty to ally yourself with the American Legion. It is earnestly desired that every ex-service man in Oxford and Granville C-, become a member of this Post. E. E. FUL.LHJK. DR. AND MRS. DAVIS RETURN FROM THE SOUTH Dr. I. H. Davis and Mrs. Davis have returned from a trip through the South, which they greatly enjoy ed. Things are on the move west of the -Mississippi river, said Dr. Davis. a .nmrico nwfl.it.-fld them in iV ill Celt suii'iv 1 Houston and Waco, Texas, where they found that everything especially the cost of living, was 25 to 50 per cent lower than here. Dr Davis said that the people in Texas are natural born boosters. -They are very cordial to strangers o, Hpii-ht to point out the many advantages, which they claim are superior to those elsewhere under the sun. The Steam Roller Should the steam roller crush any one in Granville county, don t blame it on the? Public Ledger. er than success, and we are ready to prove it, viz: Who works harder, the man who saunters down to the train ahead of time or the one who misses it by 15 seconds after run ning three blocks? We have also noticed that the men who are late blame it on their wives, but the ladies, when they are late, they take it as a joke and make a joyful sound, but it wouldn't do to relate what the men say. PRISONER IS CANDDDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES j Will Eugene Debbs' Name Appear On the National Ticket? The national convention of the So cialist party for the fifth time has acclaimed Eugene V. Debbs as its candidate for President of the Uni ted States and Seymour Stedman, of Chicago, for Vice-President. Debbs is now prisoner No. 2,253 in the Federal penitentiary at Atlan ta, Ga., but the party is trying to se cure his release, a petition for this purpose having been presented to President Wilson. morning. Mrs. Sallie Baker of Danville, Va-, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. T. Younger. Jim Blackwell colored, has pur chased a lot and is now erecting a nice store building on same. Mr. Howell Norward left Tues day night for Canada where he will cultivate a crop of tobacco. Mr. W; T. Allen has about com pleted his cottage and will move in soon. Mr. Georgia Williams was the pleasant guest of L. C. Wilkerson last Sunday. Miss In,ez Buchanan who has been clerking for Miss Lillie Wilker son, returned home Wednesday, Roxboro, N. C. The writer is grieved to learn of the death of Mr. John T. Britt, foun der of the Public Ledger. I have been a regular subscriber to the pa per ever since it was started. Misses Annie Davis and Lin ville Younger, of Richmond, are the guests of Mesdames J. J. Davis ana A. T. Younger this week, and Miss Mary L. Houston, of Richmond, and Grace Newcome, of Drake Branch, are the guests of Mrs. C. E. Earl. Second-hand Coffin One of our local undertakers is in possession of a second hand coffin a coffin that was used by a dead man Naturally you would think that there had been a resurrection of the body,, or that the body found its way to a medical college, but such is not the case. The particulars are as fol lows: Some time ago a colored man was sent to the insane asylum at Goldsboro, where he died, and his body was 'placed in a coffin and re turned to relatives here. The rela tives had prospered in recent years, and when the remains of the colored man reached here they lifted the body out of the pauper coffin and placed it in one that cost several times as much. ! Transactions In Real Estate Has Kept Regiter C. G. Powell Busy This Week. T. Lanier, guardian, to S. M. Wat- kins, 127 acres more or less in Wal nut Grove Township, $835. Mrs. Mary R. Delacroix, to R. L. Watkins, 2 lots, No. 13 and 14, $200. W. R. Walters to W. J. Mangum, 90 acres in Brassfield $2700. F. Y. Currin to S. V. Morton, tim ber deed, $100 and other considerations. F. Y. Currin no. 2; 88.2 '$3660. F. Y. Currin to J. A. Daniel, tract No. 1; 78.7 acres, tract No. 5r 38.1 acres, $5840. F. Y. Currin to S. V. Morton, tract No. 4 38.1 acres $1905. F. Y. Currin to C- L. Yancey, tract No. 4 co-itaining 74.3 acres $2972. F. Y. Currin to Jeff Satterwhite, tract No. 2; 59.5 acres. No. 3; 38.3 acres $3912. F. Y. Currin to James Daniel, et al. tract No. 5 76.6 acres $4902. F. Y. Currin. to Jas. Daniel & J. H. Peace, tract No. 7, 12.20 acres $567. '30. F. Y. Currin to William H. Daniel, tract No. 3, 77 acres consideration $3385. F. Y. Currin to H. S. Hart, tract No. 6, 65.4 acres; No. 8, 64.2 acres '$5054. F. Y. Currin to Willis Hall, tract No. 3, 40.40 acres $2020. F. Y. Currin to F. M. Peace, tract No. 1, 2 3, 4 5, total 320.2 acres $17,- '852.25. W. H. B. Satterwhite et al to Fred Y. Currin, 1251 acres more or less, $35,653.50. Oxford Loan & Real Estate Co. to J. E. Adkerson, house and lot in Ox ford, $2350- J. M. Tingen, to W. R. Mangum '28.3 acres $500. Mrs. Mary R. Delacroix to R. L. Watkins, 9.5 acres more or less, con- fsideration $2185. E. L. Parham and wife to Laura Gregory 161 acres more or less, $6, 136. Mrs. Mary R. Delacroix to Oxford Loan & Real Estate Co., lots 60, 61, 62, 63 $9464. Elbert G. Crews' and R. A. Crews to L. D. Dean, 211 acres $15,000. F. Y. Currin and wife to Hubert Currin, 110.7 acres $4400. F. Y. Currin and wife to S. M. Watkins, 10.7 acres $400. F- Y. Currin and wife to John W. Morton. 59 acres $2212. Mrs. Mary R. Delacroix to Mary E. Hobgood, 7 lots $435. Capt. White, Adjutant of Morris T. Mrs. Mary R. Delacroix to J. P. Smith Camp, Issues Call. Hobgood 1 lot $2673.70. There will be a meeting of the! Deeds Not Recorded. Morris T. Smith Camp in the Court j The brick building, o":ned by the House Saturday, May 29th, to ar-fByruni Hunt Company, fronting 36 range plans to attend the State re-feet on Williamsboro street, opposite union of Confederate Veterans and the municipal building, and extend Sons to be held in Favetteville, Junej ing back 80 feet, was sold Wednec ic ?nd inrl 3rd i dav to Mr. Sam Morton for, $8200. Relatives at Funeral. Col. A. C. Davis, a nephew and a leading lawyer of Goldsboro; Mr. C. A.. Britt, Miss Daisy Britt, Mr. B. Green, Mrs. Wheeler McGhee, of Franklinton; Mrs. Durham, of Hills boro; Mr. Melville Dorsey, Miss Eliz abeth Dorsey, Mrs. Crowder, Mr. Frank Dorsey, of Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. George Hobbs, of New York City. Mrs. Hobbs is the daughter of Mr. Britt, and she will remain here with her mother for several days to comfort her in the sad hour of her bereavement. His Last Request. On Friday, two days before Mr. Britt passed away, he came into the Public Ledger office to consult the editor about the candidacy of Sena tor Lee S. Overman. He had the picture of Mr. Overman with him, which i3 printed on second page of this paper today, and also the long untarnished record of Mr. Overman, in pamphlet form. The record being rather long, and owing to the scarcity of blank paper and help we agreed to publish a con densation of Mr. Overman's enviable record in the U. S. Senate, and Mr. Britt accordingly sat down at the editor's dask and outlined the record, which is published on the second page of this paper today, and paid for the same out of his private purse and unknown to Senator Overman. This was the last time we saw Mr. Britt in the flesh, and it was the last request he made of us in behalf of Mr. Overman, whom he regarded as the leading statesman of the pre sent dayv - - ' - ' ' SHERIFF HUNT CAPTURES TWO STILLS IN TALLY HO VETERANS WILL ATTEND REUNION AT FAYETTEVDLLE Mrs Sheriff Hunt and Deputy Davis captured two dismantelled stills' Tuesday last near Old Crabtree Mill on Knap of Reeds Creek. The fumes of still slops and corn liquor had pregnated the air for some time ir that section and the Iawabiding element decided to put a stop to it. The whereabouts of the two stills were disclosed to Sheriff Hunt by grapevine telepraph, and the mes sage was so accurate the officers had no trouble in finding the exact spots on which the stills had been located, but when they got there the "black birds" had flown away. The tubs and the fumes of malt and a cheap grade of "monkey rum" was in evi dence, which indicated that the moonshiners had been operating there for some time. In searching along the banks of the creek, the officers found a 60 gallon copper kettle, cap and worm in the underbrush, and farther up the stream they found another 40 gallon kettle, cap and worm. While walking along the banks of the creek, the officers met a colored man who, when questioned by Sheriff Hunt, seemed to be greatly surprised to learn that the officers even sus pected that there was, or had ever been, a still in that neck of the woods. Although the colored man had lived in that vicinity for a long time, and was supposed to know what was going on around him, vol unteered to help the Sheriff find the dismantled parts of the still. MRS. PATTERSON ADDRESSED OXFORD CLUB WOMEN The Womans Literary Club was hostess on Thurday afternoon to a very pleasant gathering in the Lyon Memorial Building. The meeting was presided over by Mr. A. H. Pow ell, the retiring President of the de partment. The rooms were beautifully deco rated with roses and peonies. Four young ladies, Misses Hixio White, Murial Craven, Ruth Shaw, Mrs. Outlaw Hunt acted as rshers, wear ing native costumes from Servia. Mrs. Powell introduced the speaker of the afternoon, Mrs. Lindsey Pat- 'terson of Winston-Salem. She delighted the audience with a most entertaining as well instruc tive address, making a plea for down trodden Servia, from which country she has just returned. After this charming address a social hour was enjoyed by the guests, punch being served. Those who intend to attend the re union will please notify me on or be fore the meeting, so that certificates may be obtained to enable them to get a discount of 2 cents her mile railroad tickets. W. H. WHITE, Adjutant, Any woman ;can get what she wants from a man but some wom en can get it quicker than others. I This property sold eiht months ago for $7000. The brick building and vacant lot on Main street between the Chamblec building and the Farmers Ware house, 50 feet front and 90 feet deep, was offered c,t public auction Thursday. The highest bid, by the Byrum Hunt Company, was 14.350. Tho owner, Mr. J. D. Brooks, did not confirm the saie. THE ANNUAL GARDEN MART Next Week, But Date Not Decided As Yet. The Garden and Forestry Depart ment of the Oxford Woman's Club expect to have the Garden Mart the middle of next week, the date and place will be announced in the Pub lic Ledger next Tuesday, embracing 'full particulars. S fi! II tf ;; -: i' !:-' 1 . 1. I 'tit ':',' i' ;; (.';" . ;(;' l . t -. it? i v.. , i.l! if- 'I'M ; i
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