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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1920
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THE PUBLIC LEDGER
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
DAN A. COBLE
Editor and Manager
C. EDWARDS COBLE
Advertising Manager
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Correspondence on all matters of in
terestnews items notes or sugges
tions for better methods of f rm or In
dustrial developments, improvement
of roads, schools, etc. is earnestly so-Mcited.
Foreign Mdvertismg Representative
Tiir nirnirm'DDCCC AC SAD A Tin
ION
Entered at the Post Office at Oxford,
North Carolina, as second-class mat
ter. A world court may be pretty good
but it has its limitations, as it would
discover if it ever tried to settle the
differences between Republicans and
Democrats.
Women who decline to vote will
not be debarred from complaining. a
bout the state of the nation any more
than the thousands of males who re
gularly disdain the franchise.
Candidates who are inclined to
pride over being received with flow
ers are respectfully invited to re
member that the floral displays at
funerals are sometimes quite superb.
If any one in the world is quali
fied to know what , hard luck feels
like it is the plain, average, every
day Russian who wants to be decent
and work for a living and live in
peace. , t
We hear a great deal about loss of
revenue since prohibition went into
effect. Who will estimate the mon
ey saved and expended in food and
raiment or laid up against a rainy
day? Who will count the homes
saved to happier days, the gladden
ed hearts of wives and children?
The new assistant secretary of the
navy to succeed Franklin Roosevelt
is a grand-nephew of Andrew Jack
son's naval secretary. Mr. Daniels
cites this fact as one of the man's
qualifications. But Assistant Secre
tary Woodbury will have to live up
to the reputation of his distant kins
man before the rest of the country
will acclaim him.
One of the most valuable assets
our nation has is its native birds.
Too much cannot be said or written
in their favor. Destroy them, and
in a few years the injurious insects
will have multiplied to such an ex
tent that trees will be denuded of
their foliage and plants and crops
cannot be produced, is the warning
of a contributor of the Thrift Magazine.
Now that women have the vote an
enterprising young woman has al
ready .anounced that they ought al
so to have political jobs. She has
applied for the post of chauffeuse
for the Mayor of Pittsburg and she
wants him to use a flivver because
that is the only kind she knows how
to drive. This is not the kind of a
revolution the women are expected
to bring about in North Carolina.
The newspapers were telling us
last spring that Denver, Colorado,
was about to banish, by vote of its
City Council, all horses from within
its borders. Some people took the
matter quite seriously and believed
the report. Several papers and au
tomobile concerns took it up and
predicted the speedy following of
Denver's example by all the cities
of the country. A.'j we expected, it
was a reporter's story written to
create sensation, it is true that
somebody did propose such a mea
sure, but Mr. Thomas F. Azpell, act
ing president of the Council, emphat
ically denies the possibility of any
such action.
Members of the army flying ex
pedition from New York to Nome
have arrived at their destination af
ter being in the air fifty-six hours.
It would take as long as that to get
to Denver in an express train. But
the flyers stopped on the way. They
plan crossing the Bering strait to Si
beria. They are not likely to be in
the air rrfore than twelve or fifteen
hours on the trip to the coast of
Asia. Then, when flying has been
perfected so that it can be continu
ous, we may expect to travel to Si
beria in seventy-two hours from the
Atlantic coast. We all are more
ready to believe this possible now
than we were to believe that a man
could fly fifteen year ago.
PERSONAL MENTION
I Miss Josephine Craven left Fri
day to teach school in Roxboro.
Mrs. James S. Rogers is visit
ing in Richmond.
Mr. F. A. Spencer ir visiting
friends in Wilmington. "
Mrs- Geter, of Chase City, is
the guest of her.daughter. Mrs. 3. R.
Sneed.
Mrs. J. C. RObards and Mrs. S.
H. Prichard spent Tuesday in Ral
eigh. Mrs. George Tillery4 and Miss
Frances Taylor have 'returned from
a trip to Durham.
Mrs. R. . C. Craven and guest,
Mrs. Mary K. Davis of Nebwern
spent Monday in Henderson.
Miss Kate Johnson has returned
to her home in Greensboro after a
visit to Miss Sadie Parham.
Buxton Taylor who is working
in Raleigh spent the week end at
home.
Mrs. Chas. Seldon of Richmond
is a guest at the home of Mrs. R. O.
Gregory. t
Mrs. Allie Morris and Mrs. J.
F. Currin are visiting relatives in
Raleigh.
Miss Winona Crews of Auburn
is the guest of Mrs. Garland Bul
lock. Miss Carolyn Harris has return
ed to her . home after a visit to
friends in Raleigh.
Miss La Vera Harris has return
ed from a visit to Tarboro and Sel
ma. Mrs. C. G. Elliott and Miss Bell
Cooper are spending some time in
Richmond.
Mr. Travis Charnblee has re
turned from a trip to Dover, Del.,
Philadelphia and Baltimore-
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Howard
Mw5- George Pritchard and Miss He
len Howard are spending a few days
in Richmond.
Miss Julia Cooper returned to
New York to resume her work after
attending the funeral of Mrs- H. G
Cooper, Jr.
Mrs. Rcb Powell of Henderson
and Mrs. Lamb of Elizabeth City
have been the guests of Mrs. J. W.
Horner.
Junius Cooper left Wednesday
to spend several days in New York
to take treatment there for hay fev
er with which he is a great sufferer.
Misses Mary Webb, Eleanor
Huske of Fayetteville, Kate Johnson
of Greensboro, B. W. Parham and A.
W. Graham Jr., spent Tuesday in
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. Parker,
accompanied by Mr. J. Robert Wood
and Miss Lola Myrick, of Durham,
spent Wednesday at Buffalo Springs.
Mrs. Henry G. Cooper spent
Thursday in Raleigh attending a
meeting of the officers of the Wo
man's Auxiliary of the Episcopal
Church.
Mrs. N. B. Yancey, Miss lone
Yancey, Mrs. S. C. E'obgood and Mas
ter W. T. Yancey, Jr., have returned
from a delightful trip to Washington
D. C. and Va., Beach.
Mr F. H. Brooks of the B. & K-
Motor Co., Smithfield, N. C, dealers
in the Gardner Light Four was in
town Friday and took back a Gard
ner Touring, and ordered a car load
shipped direct. Mr. Brooks says the
Gardner Light Four is meeting with
a great deal of favor in his district.
An interesting meeting of the
Young Ladies Circle of the Auxiliary
of the Presbyterian' Church was held
on Tuesday night at the home of
Mrs Crawford Cooper , in Ridley
Park The Circle is studying The
Use of the Story in Religious Edu
cation which is a very interesting
and instructive course of study. Re
freshments were served.
Legal Advertising,
Business Buif(iers
I CROPPERS AND TENANTS WANT-
ed Five or six young men to cul
tivate crops of tobaco for year
1921 on the best tobacco, farm in
the south. Good place to live and,
a good place to work. If interes
ted write S. S. Puckett, Manager,
Never Fail Land Co., . Pineview,
N. C, or E. G. Moss, Oxford j N. C.
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SALE OF
VALUABLE
WAREHOUSE
Pursuant to an prder of
by the Superior Court of
County in the bpeciai
therein pending1,
STOVALL NEWS NOTES
Mrs. C. L. Lewis, who has been
in the western part of the state for
her health, returned, home Wednes
day. Mrs. J. J. Davis and son Rex have
returned from Norfolk.
Miss Nannie Burwell has re
turned from a very pleasant visit
to Farmville. '
Miss Libbie Quarles of Rich
mond is the -pleasant guest of Miss
Bettie Kinton.
x The tobacco crop in this section
is badly damaged.' It is estimated
that 30 percent of the crop was ruin
ed by recent rains.
Miss Ruth Norwood left this
week for Enfield -where she will
teach school this fall.
The population or stovan is
403. Out of that number there are
26 school teachers.
Mr. Will Allen and son Ralph
will leave in a few days for Canada.
Mrs. Amelia Puckett and three
children have returned from a visit
to Wake Forest and Johnson county
FORD FOR SALE BRAND NEW
Ford touring car. Self-starter.
9-3-2tx. R. A. CLARK,
Oxford, N- C;
OWING, TO OUR ABSENCE FROM
""town this winter we are offering
for sale our R. & V. Knight sport
car. For particulars apply to
Granville Motor Companv.
T. L. and W. G- PACE, JR.
2x.
FOR SALE- A FIVE ROOM COT-
tage in Stovall N. C-, good well
and fruit trees on lot. Terms
reasonable. Apply to Mrs. J. J
DAVIS, Stovall N. C. 3-7c
FOR SALE FORD COUPE WILL
sell at sacrifice to early buyer,
see R. Y. CREWS, Oxford, N. C.
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LETTER FROM THE
CAPITOLi OF TALLY HO
The Tobacco Crop Is Rapidly Burn
ing Up In the Fields.
(W. R. MANGUM)
..Stem, N. C, Sept. 2. J. A. Brink
ley who liyes on 'Sunset street, lost
a fine barn of tobacco by fire at his
farm on Route 1, last Friday night,
Moriah Washington, ' colored, .lost
a barn Saturday morning. This
makes seven barns that have been
burned in this immediate section this
season.
The following faculty have been
chosen for Stem High sch5ol for the
coming term which opens Monday,
September 13: Principal, Prof. J.
G. Feezor; assistant principal, Miss
Rebecca Long Seventh grade, not
filled; fifth skid sixth grades, Miss
Mary Cozart; primary, Miss Janie
Clayton; music, not filled.
Mr. E. P. Mangum, who is en
gaged in the timber business in Geo
rgia is spending a few days at his
home here. He is a fine business
man and is "making good" in Geor
gia. Mr. W. H. Thomasson spent the
week end with Mr. and. Mrs. W. H.
IIaskins on Raleigh Route 1, and re-
illliill
Oxford Customers and Gas.
Probably three-quarters of our con
sumers have a light meal at the end
of the day. Ordinarily one article,
. seldom more than two, is served
hot.
With a gas range the work of pre
paring this meal is reduced to a
minimum.
There is no waiting for the fire to
"burn-up"; therefore more time
can be allowed for afternoon pleas
ures or duties.
There is no fuel to prepare or carry;
the Gas Company attends to that.
Fuel is consumed only during a few
minutes before serving the food,
and your kitchen remains cool and
comfortable.
Housekeeping loses much of its
drudgery when there is a gas-kitchen
in your home.
Southern Gas Improve
ment Company
"They Say That Gas Can Do It Better."
ports a most enjoyable visit to the
grand, children. ;v,--:; ',;;';' v
A good many farmers are getting
in their last t obacco. The crop in
the field is rapidly burning up, and
great loss is reported all around us.
' Mr. and Mrs; 'R; G; Taylor, of
Durham, and Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Capple and family, of Henderson
were the guests of. Mr; and Mrs. L.
W. Hall Sunday.
' L. E. Jones, of Sahford, is back
in Stem and is receiving a warm wel
come by his host of friends here.
He will leave in a few days for Ken
tucky, where he will buy tobacco the
coming season.
Rev. l. m
moor, has been
to preach 3 fro iv,
ill
Misses Rosa t.
es, of Oxford Hm o tt dnc Ev:
Jon.
end with Mic'" sPent twJ(
oaca Jesse oweflr
"veray, ot Oxford Route 6 lh
Mrs. A. C. Caf h
w viBiinijr Mr
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Will;.-
tj uu unurch street Sl E- J
Mr. W. D. Rievet, ,
Mount, is visiting relatL of Vh
community. b reiatlves in tJJ
, Mr. Herman Overby of n .
Route 6, is having a 1 1
Hew Reasons To Visit
This Store.
It is our practice to constantly add
to an already abundant stock and
we have just received the following
pieces of merchandise and we insist
that you come and take a look.
CHINA
The well known Pickard China (the
pride of possession) something dif
ferent that you will like.
STERLING SILVER
The best selection we ever carried
at prices that will interest you. .
CUT GLASS
Many different patterns in light
and heavy real values. Table
ware, we recommend King Albert
and Clermont patterns as these are
real values and we guarantee every
1 piece to give satisfaction.
Oxford Jewelry Co.
TOBACCO
sale made
Granville
Proceeding
entitled "George
Dorsey and wife, and others, Vs. B. E.
Parham and others,", we shall on
MONDAY, OCT. 4, 1920 AT 12 51.
sell to the highest bidder by public
auction for cash at the Court House
door in Oxford, Granville County,' the
following described lot or parcel of
land:
Situated on the West side of Main
street in the town of Oxford, adjoin
ing the lots of W. H. .Walters, J. T.
Cozart, Bullock and Mitchell, and
others, fronting 95 feet on said Main
street, and running back therefrom to
Wall, street, and being the same lot
upon which is located the brick ware
house and other buildings, known as
"Farmers Warehouse."
This September 1, 1920.
F. M. DORSEY,.;
B. S. ROYSTER, Corns.
Paid, Sept 3, 1920.
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND
Pursuant to an order of sale made
by the Superior Court of Granville
County, in the Special Proceeding
therein pending, entitled "George Dor
sey and wife, and others, Ex Parte,"
we shall on '
MONDAY, OCT. 4, 1920 AT 12 M.
sell to the highest bidder by public
auction for cash at the Court House
door in Oxford, Granville County, the
following described tract of land:
Lying and being situated in Salem
Township, adjoining the lands of Mrs.
C. H. Landis. W. N. Critcher, and
others, containing 208 acres, more or
less, and being the tract of land lat
ley owned and occupied by Howard
Dorsey and his wife, Mary E. Dorsey.
This tract of land will be urveyed
before the date of sale and plats will
be exhibited by the undersigned on
the d ay of the sale.'
This tract of land will be suryeded
tracts and then as a whole.
This farm is located within one and
one-half miles of Oxford; is well im
proved; and adapted to the growth of
tobacco, corn, wheat and other crops.
Parties interested in the purchase
of this land may apply to the under
signed for further -information; and
either of us will be glad to show the
form to prospective bidders.
This September 1. 1920.
F. M. nonsEY,
t?. P POYSTER, Corns.
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The Weekly Ambon Of St. Stephen's Parish
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
The New York Evening Post in' a recent issue calls attention
to Trinity Church on Broadway, at the head of Wall Street, as al
ways open for a refuge from the bewildering crowds of the street.
"Step aside if that privilege is allowed you by the lunch seekers,
and the strollers, and enter the portals of the old Church; there
are many people seated in this silent place, and as shape and
substance gradually return to the vision in this hushed dimness,
the Church reveals itself as a real place of prayer and medita
tion, many kneeling people are reading the Service for the day
from, the Prayer Book, and remain with bowed heads for long,
long minutes. Prosperous business men are there, too, of im-.
pressive appearance, on their knees also, and likely when they
rise to bow reverently toward the High Altar in the distance."
Such, indeed, would seem the normal use of the House of God,
and is our immemorial custom; as we regard our Church, affec
tionately and reverently, as our Elim.
Sunday Services.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.. Litany, sermon and Holy Eu
charist, 11 a. m. Evening Prayer, 6 o'clock.
FffilB
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WITH 8000 POUNDS OF TOBACCO
NO INSURANCE TOTAL LOSS
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Don't let; this happen to you.
Let us write you insurance; today on
your tobacco in pack barns. The cost
is so small you can not afford to be
without it. Just get us word by mail,
telephone or otherwise and we will give
you immediate and sure protection.
Better Safe Than Sorry.
Granville Real Estate & Trust Company
Our Service Insures Satisfaction.
A. H. Powell, Pres. Jno. R. Hall, Sec-Treas.
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, INVESTMENTS BONDING
Telephone 88
Maitf, Street
Oxford, N. C