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VOL. XXXV
WHAT AX EXAMINATION
OF THE TAX RATE OP
;ilAXVILLE COUNTY REVEALS
y, sucu nu.u iiureiure a nan Three Tliousand FarnifiHj
JJoen .Alia uitru xm v-tjuiny ana
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J IS JKUiouui ii it v.ui ie m;pn-
f;lted Of Bettered Anywhere.
.n examination of the tax rates for
,: iS county make a showing that is i
l.'.idiv believed. Possibly the most;
r'.rarkable thing is that the State le-i
.1 T .-. - I
ti e state lufciuiuiuus, me university,
f ir V"11, the TraininS School for
f .icln at Greenville, the other
training schools in the West; it car-
for the deaf, the dumb, the blind,
the insane, the feeble-minded and the
tubercular, having great, institutions
w;:h thousands of inmates in them
a f "Raleigh. Goldsboro, Morganton,
5?nitarium and other places; and it
rioes all this and many other things
this year without levying a single
coat of property tax.
It is no wonder that other states
or? sitting up and taking notice; no
wonder they are asking how it is
done. The result may be partly ex
plained by saying that the last legis-
biure increased license, privilege and
franchise taxes, but that does not
snvp a complete explanation. The
business activities of the State have
s increased that these taxes have in
creased at the old rates, and at the
fa:ne time the salaries of state offi
cers and employees have remained
practically stationary; the cost of ad
ministratering government has not
increased in the same proportion the
natural increase in the revenue from
These sources.
An examination of the tax rate for
this county shows another remark
able thin?. Of the taxes for this
yw 54 2-3 per cent will be spent on
schools. 33 1-3 per cent on the roads
"nd only 12 cents for the administra
tion of county government. In other
words 88 cents out of every dollar
of the tax-payer's money goes into
roads and schools. v
.No such record has ever before!
been made in this country and "" we
rbubt if it can be duDlicated or bet
tered anvwhere. It is a tribute to
Democratic administration and De
mocratic efficiency of which the nar-
vi M no property iax. , just tmnk for.; A"c i"".rs or uranville county
moment what the State does. It ' fathered in Oxford last Saturday to
naintains all the State departments ! the number of more than three thou
aV Raleigh, pays the judges and all sand. The throng was so great all of
s-ite officers and employees, supports tnem could nt get into the large
a" 1 , . u Trj COUrt rnnm whan v. . i...
tv and the whole people may well bejother neighboring countries, on ac- I
iTOiid. If these are the fruits nf vp
filiation, why didn't we have it be
fore?
GRANVILLE COUNTY FAIR
Iin-jht Light Shows, Frank West
Owner and Manager, Will Furnish
the Mid-way Attractions.
The big Granville County Fair will
r?i:e place October 5, 6, 7th. All
Places of amusement will be of the
i'".:hest character, strictly moral and
railed. There will be the Big Three
Ast, uarry-us-all, or
Merry-go- !
' j-uu, one ot the nicest of it's kind.
-.-a tliA Whip with a thrill with every
urn. There will be the Ferris
ttflel and a new ride, over the top.
'0 wonderful dare "devil free
acts, the High Dive and The Slide for
Lle, and the Motor Dome with three
aare aevil riders, riding a motorcycle
on a wall just as straight up and
aorn as the walls of your own house.
Jne big circus side show where
ou see the big snakes and snake
farmer and many kinds of animals,
,me citing and thrilling at all
naJ during the day and night.
Mus;c: Plenty of it! By a twel-
Pce uniform band. A good time
guaranteed the folks who bring the
Pumpkin!
Read the Fair announcement on
Uft oth page of this paper.
pWCES TAKE DOWNWARD SLIDE
TloJ)r"Sven 0f standard Articles
' ood Show Decreases In Price.
.4n"fin.?t0n' Sept 19 Twenty
inTnf ihe 43 standard articles go
bvJL , . American family market
Um between July 15 and August
ivthn this' announcement to-
fi'W a1bor Satisfies made public
ttKv , Khowin that during the
':MdHp J? ?eriod endinS with the
Ma'ops fel the Fetail Price 0f
! noe n JS.44 Per . c?nt d . the
-ri JmKe weilt down 41 per
in sugar prices is
of n,f ; T ,Jer ceni- Most kinds
FJ- dpcased in price.
,1
up ax per cent in price
r.'M.
viw period
With this
-,nn and
ex-
Pork choDS were in-
in
e rpr rent iv,n
0 ip
i 1 nr,f ktn rr
.uluus were
iwo per
TlX that the deciine in
s'ntiJi 'f"was general is seen in
r'ti oL JinK that each of the 51
vPv roT? by' the b"reau's sur
''s''Iviri decreases. Minneapo
'h h .a decrease of 11 per cent
jth o T nei?hoor, St. Paul, second
third p.! cent decline. Detroit
croa.n Wlth a nine per cent de-
pntPP ,Iur leaves Tuesday to
at Wa.l .?urne Military Academy,
, ,.na. nesvnie. Virginia. Billy De
School rl t0, , Woodbe"y Forest
P1'ter tha tt. following young men
Tavlor o UniVersity: Joe and Rives
Hhis c and John Perry Hall J
Hunt ' Roy uPchurch, George
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY-IQWN AND COUNTY OFFER BR
.
TOBACCO GROWERS OF
GRANVILLE COUNTY ENTER
INTO SOLEMN COMPACT
. .
ana Business Men Attended the To
bacco Meeting Here Saturday and
Formed the Granville County To
bacco Growers Association Which
WTill Become a Member of the State
Association.
Inn .1 j-m
The farmers
, " nucu -"e meeting was
VU11CU LU uruer ai Z o'c np.t. ftno.
halfof the court room was filled with
vuiuicu larmers wno were there to a
gree to whatever the meeting adopted
looking toward better prices for to
bacco. The meeting was called to order
ny Mr. P. w. Knott, who was imme
diately elected temporary chairman,
and Mr. J. W. Hester was chosen
temporary secretary. The chair re
quested Rev. G. T. Tunstall to open
the meeting with prayer. Mr. Tuns
tall sent up a most earnest petition
ttBAms unine guidance in the
criti-
edi nour. it was the only
instance
ui me numerous tobacco meetings
ixciu iu me siaie tnat the meeting!
yao uyeueu wun prayer. The meet
ing lasted for one hour and thirty
minutes and there was not a harsh
word said. The expression on the
faces of the farmers indicated that
they were there for self protection,
and on every issue that was present
ed to them the vote was unanimous.
ine resolutions and plans of Judge
Burgaw, adopted at the Wilson meet-'
ing last week, specifying that instead
or marketing the crop in four months
it be marketed over a period of sev
en months, was adopted at this meet
ing. Dr. White's Resolution.
Dr.,E. T. White offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimous
ly adopted, and the necessary machin
ery created to get it before the State
Convention in Raleigh next Wednes
day: "At a mass meeting of the tobacco
farmers and associates of Granville
county, .rthe -following plan is submit-
ted to the State Tobacco Convention
at Raleigh. A serious condition now
confronts the tobacco trade of the
Southern belt. Germany, Austria and
I count of their denreciated pyrhanp i
.
currency, are virtually shut out
as a factor in buying: our tobacco.
thereby assisting in causing a surplus
of the common export grades of to
bacco. To remedy this condition we
hereby enter into solemn compact:
"First To sell slowly and conser
vatively, extending over, a period of
seven months of the year, thereby
avoiding congestion and gluts.
"Second To sell not more than
three-fourths of the crop, holding the
one-fourth until March 1, 1921, when
'he organization will decide on the re
duction of acreage and the disposal
of the remaining one-fourth.
"Third- That the proper machin
ery for carrying out this plan be .left
to the organization to be effected by
the Raleigh meeting.
Central Committee.
The following committee was ap
pointed by the chair to attend the con
vention in Raleigh next Wednesday:
Dr. E. T. White, P. W. Knott, T. G-
Currin, E. G- Moss, J. T. Cozart
Delegates to State Meeting.
Brassfield M. D. York, G. L. Al
len, C- M. Lawrence, H. D. Morgan,
A. G- Parrott.
Fishing Creek A. D. Pitts, J. W.
Dean, C- R- Gordon. W. J. Brummitt.
Sassafras Fork T. A. Royster, G.
H. Faucette, H. C- Gill, Herbert Gre
gory, John G. Morton
Dutchville J. L- Peed, W. H. Dan
iel. H G. Aiken, J. H- Daniel.
Oxford C- H. Cheatham, J. L. Par--am.
H. A. McGee, N. H. Hobgood, J.
T. Turner.
Tally Ho J L. Daniel, L. H. Knott,
L. Y. Gordon, H- M. Bragg, Arch
Montague
Salem E.A. Hunt, R. W. Crews,
E. M. Hunt, J. P- Floyd, I. P. Smith.
Walnut Grove B. F. Dean, N- V-
I Daniel. C. M. Knott, U- J- Brooks, Lu-
cious Slaughter.
Oak Hill T. D. Winston, J. S- Wat
kins, R. S- Hart, S. V. Morton, C. W.
Stovall.
Easiness Men Present.
Practically every business man in
Oxford was present at the meeting
and voted for every resolution offered.
Dr White, P- W. Knott, Col. Cooper,
John W. Hester, W- B. Daniel, a
large tobacco grower of' Vance coun
ty, made appropriate remarks. Dr.
White gave it asiiis opinion that if
the farmers form an organization and
abide by the rules all would work
out to their everlasting benefit All
of the speakers were of the opinion
that much depends upon the farmer
as to whether or not better prices
rvrpvnil. Mr. Daniel stated that
three-fourths of the crop, if market- j.
ed slowly between now and Marcn
first will bring more than the total
crop if marketed before that date.
Dr. White Heads Organization.
When Dr. White's name was pro
posed as president of the Granville
County Tobacco Grower's Associa
tion, he stated that while he is inter
ested in farming and stands four
square for the farmers he thought it
best to elect some one else, but the
farmers would not hare it that way,
and they unanimously elected Dr.
OXFORD. N. C. TUESDAYEPTEMBER 21,
m.wM. "V A1U1.1
Aew York, Sept. 18 A $500
contribution to the democratic
national campaign fund was re
ceived here today from President
Wilson, who wTote that he was
offering the money as a "private
m the ranks."
The text of the President's
note, as given out by W. W.
Marsh, democratic national trea
surer, was as follows:
"May I not, as a private in the
ranks, give myself the pleasure
of contributing the enclosed to
the expenses of the democratic
campaign? I feel very deeply
that the very .honor and destiny
of the nation are involved in this
campaign and that I and all citi
zens who love its honor and cov
et for it a high influence In the
world should contribute to the
success of the candidate who
stands for the re-establishment
of our position among the na
tions." OXFORD BAPTIST BARACA
CLASS WILL CONDUCT
MID-WEEK PRAYER SERVICE
Arrangements have been perfect
ed whereby the Baraca Class of the
Oxford Baptist Sunday School .' will
conduct the Wednesday night prayer
service to be held tomorrow evening
at 7:30 o'clock in the Baraca room
of the church.
Judge Devin, teacher of the class,
last Sunday morning requested the
members of the class to signifv their
willingness to attend the nraver
meetinsby raising their nands and
practically
every member present
promised to
Mr.M. R Chamblee has S&
m - -
De present if nosaihiA
a oana ot singers unequalled in the
community, and they will be present
to add interest to the occasion. Mrs.
5. farnam and Mrs. C- A.
church will sing a duet.
Up-
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public. If more come than the
room will accomodate the meeting
will be held in the church. There will
be short talks, but no one will be per
mitted to talk longer than five minutes-
THE "CROSSING OF THE BAR"
Waming For Auto Drivers Who Dis
regard Safety Rule.
en credit fnr
Li-ic VxUli-DliUXl HPra (1 to criir-
the following, which
should serve as a warning to those
autoists who fail to heed the famil
iar "Stop Look and Listen" signs at
railway crossings:
The "Crossing of the Bar'' was
written by A. Tennyson, while the
Grossinir hv A TVT TTnHortoL-ar 1
, O 7 U"UVllUVl, ilX tUl
luuwauuu YYiLii xidinier anu 21.
Sexton, who are too well known to i
need mention here. He who runs
may read; but he who runs an auto
acrdss a crossing will be run into
and will be read about."
,"H. L. HUNGERFORD,
"General Superintendent,
'Southern Railway."
STOLEN CAR PASSED ' rr:in ritcner Oxford
THROUGH OXFORD RECENTLY ! lcnard Thorpe Oxford
Taylor Jackson Stovall
The auto thief who stole Dr. J. C. Jamie Currin Oxford
Nuff's car at Emporia, Va., recently, So1 Slaughter Berea
is thought to have been the yougl0 G. Frazier Stovall
man who about ten days aero aroused!
suspicion here by his frantic efforts !
to seil a Ford car which had stalled
1 c-n his hands near Oxford.
The Statesville Landmark says
that the car was captured near that
city and that Dr. Nuff has identified
it as his own car. The thief made
his escape.
'TAX BOOKS WILL
SOON
BE READY
Copies Now Being Made, After Which
Taxes Must Be Computed On As
sessments. ,
Books for the 1920 taxes will be
ready in a few days, said Mr. Charles
G. Powell register of deeds, who is
now engaged with an assistant in
copying the books, two of which are
being made, one for the register's
office and the other for the sheriff,
and after the 8,000 names and the as
sessed value of the property have
been written in, they must all be gone
over again, and the taxes computed
for each individual. No taxes can be
collected until the computation work
has been finished.
Funds for the current expenses of
the county will not be forthcoming
until the taxes begin to come in.
AMERICAN LEGION TO WAGE
WAR ON HIGH COST LIVING
Will Mobilize Force Throughout
Country For the Fight
New York. Sept 20. The Amer
ican Legion has announced formation
to plans to mobilize its forces
throughout the country for a war
against the high cost of living.
In every community where there is
post, tne legion contemplates or
ganizing retail dealers into an asso
ciation, prospective merchant mem
bers of which, it is said, already hare
pledged discounts approximating 5
per cent from current selling prices
on fall commodities to the 2,000,000
members of the legion and their fam
ilies. White president of the association
and Mr. Eugene Moss is the secre
tary. The functions of the president
will be more fully explained after the
meeting: in Raleigh tomorrow.
WERE AGREEABLY SURPRISED
AT OPENING PRICES
j Twenty-five Thousand Pounds Sold
a Fraction Lower Than On the Op
I eMng Day Last Year.
i mi.
mere were three or four thou
sand farmers in Oxford yesterday to
see how the weed started off. The
first sale was at the Granville ware
house, and there were so many farm
ers present the tobacco was badly
damaged. The Banner had the se
cond sale, the Farmers the third.
Johnson the fourth and the Mangum
the last sale. It was estimated that
each warehouse had about five thou
sand pounds on the floor, and the
grades were practically the same.
Sales were small compared with
former years, but much better prices
were paid for all grades than expect
ed. The farmers were agreeably
surprised and very well satisfied with
their sales. No tickets were turned,
no tobacco taken in, and while the
average was not so high as last year
it was not any surprise either to buy
ers or sellers as the quality offered
was poor, consisting principally of
low grade primings.
The one particular question fre
quently asked the buyers was "will
prices improve?" and the answer
wds mai prices will improve whenr
the better grades come in.
Some grades sold as hi
cents and some as low as 5 cents. All
of the big companies were represent
ed. - , -
Those who had visited other mar-
Ilet? IU the state this season state
that the prices paid here were from
ten to fifteen per cent higher than
the eastern markets and
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&Atx VJ tO
MARSHALLS OF THE
GRANVHiLE COUNTY FAIR
Appointed By Chief Marshal K. L.
Street.
Mr. K. L. Street, chief marshal of
the Granville County. Fair has named
the following gentlemen . to act as
aides at the Fair, to be held in Ox
ford Tuesday, .Wednesday and Thurs
day, October 5, 6 and 7th-
Ernest Pruitt
. Oxford
.'. Nelson
. Nelson
Virgilina
. Oxford
. Oxford
. Oxford
. Nelson
. Stoval!
. Stovall
. . Nelson
. Oxford
. Oxford
Willie Carrington . .
Bernard Pittard
John Wood
Lonnie Wright .
Hawkins Jo . . nes . . .
William Jones
Crawford Timberlake
Reid Wilson
Pettis Cutts
Propers Wilkerson . .
Thurman Hart
Lewis Hart
"Will
Critcher .... .
; rr
Oxford
iroup Currin Oxford !
Jonn currin rwfr
Edward Dorsey Oxford
Gaston Currin Oxford
Matt Currin Oxford
Robt Williford Moriah
Hays Williford Moriah
Willie Bobbitt Oxford
Sam Washington stem
uaivin Critcher
HOUSTON
SAYS GOVERNMENT
CAN'T BE PARTY TO HOLD
ING FOR HIGH PRICES
Washington, Sept 20 Extension
of credit by the government does not
seem warranted by present condi
tion, Secretary Houston stated attri
buting much of the popular clamor
for more credit to persons desiring
to hold their goods for higher prices.
The government could hardly aid
in withholding commodities from the
markets by extension of credit, the
Secretary declared, without being a
party to conspiracy in restraint of
; trade, and making more secure high
price levels.
Credit expansion recently has been
ample, the Secretary said, to pro
vide for the movement of crops and
the general tendency has been more
towards expansion than restriction.
The situation, he added, is clearing
gradually.
ANOTHER BREAK OCCURS
IN THE SUGAR MARKET
A New York dispatch says another
break in the sugar market occurred
today when the Federal Sugar Refin
ing company dropped its list price
for fine granulated to 14 1-2 cents,
meeting the price at which "second
hand" granulated has been selling
for some time past While other re-
finers maintained their list price of
jl5 cents, it is known that at least
piie of them was accepting orders at
the 14 1-2 cent basis.
a. WAilTS MAI JjlKJli
HOOVER IN HIS CABINET
, San Francisco, Sept. 18 Gor
ernor Cox, in an address here to
day before a luncheon of busi
ness men, referred to Herbert
Hoover as the type of trained
mind he would like to have in
his cabinet if elected
1
Mr. and Mrs. John Burwell and
two little sons. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
White and Miss Edith Burwell all of
Warrenton spent Sunday with Mrs.
Jas. W. Horner. .
OPPORTUNITIES-AIL HOME PRINT.
1920
SCHOOL CHILDREN OF OXFORD j
Whether the town of Oxford shows
an increase in the population or not,
the enrollment in the schools of the
town will show that the school pop
ulation has increased considerably
not only in the last ten years but jn
the last two or three years. The en
rollment of grades is as follows:
College Street School.
First Grades ....
Second grades
Third grades ,
Fourth grades ;
Fifth grades . . . . 4 . , ,
Sixth grades ;
Seventh grades ...... , .
58
64
53
70
57
89
62
Total
High School.
Eighth grade . . ......
Ninth grade
Tenth grade
Eleventh grade
Total
West Oxford
Total White.
Colored School . . r . .'
.453
44
47
27
. . . 19
137
. .. 77
667
... 317
Total White and Colored .. ..984
There are about 125 colored chil
dren who live in town who are en-
luuea in tne Mary Potter school.
FLU MAKES ITS APPEARANCE
It Is Said To Be In a Mild
Form.
Kinston, Sept. 20- -Official re
ports indicates that there has been
no material increase in the number
of cases of influenza in this city and
district. A handful of cases have
been reported from scattered locali
ties. These do not necessarily pres
age an epidemic, according to the
health bureau. V J
CAMP BRAGG RECRUITING
DEPOt FOR THIS STATE
Recruits For Every Brancju Of Army
.Will Be Sent First To the Fayette
vUle Camp.
' Fayetteyille, :;Sept. 20.-Camp
Bragg has :tiee&-;uMedierecruitin5
depot for' all North; Carolina Tecruits
ior tne regular army, and
ana men from
every part or tae Old North State
the Old North Stat
enlisting m any branch of the army
service will be sent to th eca:ur here
to be transferred later to the sta
tion where they will be .detailed, he
recruiting office in Fayetteviile will
be the receiving station for thr r
Heel recruits, the men being s:iu n
11 vlu. tut; receiving station t ) (
imp
uragg. Tne receiving station h
charge of Lieutenant Hardee.
in
FIRST LADY TO REGISTER
Mi. Norman Burwell Will Vote the
Democratic Ticket.
Mrs. Norman Burwell called at the
register of deeds office last week and
stated that she desired to register
so as to be able to vote at the Novem
ber election.
Owing to the fact that Mrs. Bur-
well will be away for some time she
was entitled to register notwithstand
ing the fact that the registration
books will not be open untilSeptem
ber 30 and close October 20.
"Your, age, please?" asked Mr.
Charles G. Powell, register of deeds.
"Over twenty-one," responded Mrs.
Burwell.
Of course, Mrs. Burwell is a Demo
crat and comes from a Democratic
family.
MR.
ROY WILLIFORD HAS A
SPLENDID ARTIFICIAL LEG
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williford have
returned from a sojourn at pleasure
resorts in Western New York State.
Roy lost his leg at the battle of
Bellicourt. France, which gave him
considerable trouble for many
months. He now has an artificial
leg, built upon scientific principles,
which enables him to move aboirt
with comparative ease.
He and Mrs. Williford are now
spending a few days at the home of
Capt A. Williford in the country.
CARUSO THE GREAT TENOR,
TO SING IN CHARLOTTE
Ten Charlotte Citizens Provide Guar
anteer Of $12,000 in Order That
People of Carolina May Hear Idol
Of 'Three Continents.
The Charlotte observer states that
Enrico Caruso, the world renowned
tenor singer in person and in reality,
is to appear on the stage of the city
auditorium in Charlotte in a con
cert on the evening of October 25.
Special trains from all over the
state and as far north as Richmond
will be operated on this occasion.
THE FIRST SIGN OF
PURIFICATION IN POLITICS
Officers Will Buy New Bibles Before
The Women Register.
Realizing that the Bibles at the
court house, which have been handled
for many years by dirty hands and
kissed by unclean lips, the officers
have decided to buy new Bibles be
fore the women register to vote at
the November electien.
The first thing you know the spit
toons will be thrown upon the trash
pile.
Your battery ahoold bae water
about every two weeks Stop at Wil
Iard Service Station .
NO. 75
AMERICAS BIG CITffiS
FROM COAST TO COAST
ARE ARMED CAMPS
Federal Agents At New York to Run
Down Report Of Widespread Ex
tremist Plots. .
New York. Sept 19 The financial
centers of America's big cities from
coast to coast are armed camps today,
with police and private sentries post
ed, to guard against repetition of the'
mysterious explosion that rocked
Wall street last Thursday. 0
Heavy Patrols. .
From Washington, Chicago, Phila V;
delphia, Boston. Detroit, Baltimore, '
as far south as the Gulf of Mexico aad
west to the G i.len Gate authorities"'"'
announced heavy patrols of plain
clothes men and police reserves in
thei? bir business districts, and Fed
eral agents worked , with State and
citv officials to lun down reports of
widespread extremist plots.
31 Dead; 200 Injured.
Thirty-one persons are dead and
more than 200 injured from the ex
plosion in Wall street, declared by
the police here as probably caused
by an infernal machine. Discovery
of parts of clock work in the wreck
age, aud announcement by experts
that the trinitrotoleoul or picric .acid
v as used in the bomb, if there was
one, have sent detectives and Depart
ment of Justice men on thirty
"leads" pointing to bomb plots and
radical activities
Identity of the blacksmith who
shod the horse found dead near the
scene of explosion in known to the
Department of Justice, according to
a statement made by William M.
Mead, chief clerk in the office of J.
P. Morgan and Go. This black
smith, he added, claims to know the
man who owned the animal.
Plot Was Premeditated.
"We feel that the plot was pre
meditated," declared Mr. Mead, "and
that a deliberate attempt was made
to destroy the building of J. P. Mor
gan & Co., and to kill and injure' as
many people as possible- ?
"The most likely story of the ex
plosion is that a red wagon drawn
by a horse stopped a.t the left side
of the curb facing east on Wall street
and directly opposite the center of
the Morgan building. A most .likely
. pmisna -t 10 i 1. fcV
i .V. "oon-
Knows Owner Of Horse.
"We have found parts of the wa
gon and shoes of the horse. These
shoes are, exnerted to aid materially
in solving the mystery of the trag
edy, for we hare found the black
smith who shod the horse and who
claims to know the man who owns
the animal."
VIOLATION OF HEALTH LAW
Earnest Joyner Failed To Bury Dead
Horse Deep Enough.
Earnest Joyner buried a dead horse
near Cheathams Mil last week and
failed to cover it sufficiently deep to
satisfy the demands of the health
law. Doctor Morris, our valuable
health officer, inspected the actual
work of Joyner and found that he had
covered the carcass with not more
than an average of six inches of dirt
Joyner had previously been warned
by Justice J. J. Med ford to bury the
horse in accordance with the health
lays.. On learning that the horse
had not been properly buried, Justice
Medford sent a deputy to apprehend
and bring Joyner into court, who was
placed under $100 bond for faithful
performance of the court order and
fined him $10 and cost, and after
the health officer made the second
inspection and found that the animal
had been properly buried the bonds
men were dismissed.
REXALL IS TAKING VOTE
ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The Returns Can Be Seen Daily At
Hall's Drug Store.
As members of the chain of Rex
all stores throughout the United
States, J. G. Hall, druggist is con
ducting a straw vote on the Presiden
cy which will continue for several
weeks. Beginning September 20,
reports are expected to be received
daily from the national headquarters
of the Rexall company, showing the
results of the poll throughout the
country. If the vote is at all re
presentative here, Cox will get
the majority, but returns will be re
ceived from many of the doubtful
sections of the country as well.
For several years past the . Rexall
stores have been able to forecast the
result of the Presidential election
several days in advance of the actual
voting.
FARMERS VOTE IS CLOSE
THE HENDERSON TOBACO
MARKET FOR TEN DAYS
Henderson market opened Monday
with 50,000 on the floor. The aver
age was 50 per cent below what it
was last year. At the mass meeting
held on the court house green a re
solution to close the market for ten
days prevailed.
It will be interesting to Oxford
people to learn, that Worth Bagley
Ellsworth, who was killed in the
bomb explosion in New York during
the past week, was a son of Mr. Ells
worth who was the Architect of the
Post Office building in Oxford.
Browning School Route 3, will
open Sept. 27th. Misses Rosa Winn
and Mary Taylor will be the teachi
ers ,
mm
.