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4 VOL. XXXVI XKV LIGHT TOWNSHIP IS NOT IS GRANVILLE Tin Lord JIayor Of the "Hurricane" Wants It Distinctly Understood That His People Areln No Wis filiated WUh the Lawless Ele ment In That Section Oi' Wafiu. County- The recent outbreak in New Light township, Wake County, where two cchoo.' houses, a church and two dwellings were burned by the law less element, has emphasized the face that ihe disturbance occurred in the Hurricane." Ever since the great storm, many vears a.o. swept across the eastern corner of Granville and the adjoining territory in Wake, uprodting many trp? in its path, that section has been known as tne Hurricane. j Some years ago a lousn eiemeiu f much the crop brought and the gen in the Hurricane district of Gran-j eral average. viile fraternized witn tne lawless eie- j mem across the border in Wake, but . the srood people of Granville organiz- f ed and drove tnem out- am 3ucn a thinir as burning churches, school houses and dwellings, was never . -, in that nnrfinn of Granville acticed m that poitioi ot GranM lie , rmmtv. One of the peculiar traits nr of the people in the east corner of Granville is that when they commit an offense they "skip out" and you never hear of them again until they make a fortune in the Far West and return to the land of their birth and settle down When the cyclone swept down a- ross the lower corner ot Granville ! into Wake, it made a pth about two miles wide and ten miles long. The red mounds of dirt piled up by fall ing trees markes the path- of the storm until the present day. But two causes in recent years, dissimilar in nature, have contributed to make the Huricane an empire unto itself. When an offense is committed any where in Northern Wake it is ikarg ed up against the lawless element m the ''Hurricane." And thus It is from year to year the "Hurricane" grows larger. That portion of the "Hurricane" visited by the storm in Granville was a mere speck on the map, but the good people as far west as Creedmoor and south of Tar River now claim that they reside in the "Hurricane." What sort of people are these New Lighters, anyhow? they are in no wise related to the law-abiding peo ple of Granville county; Instead of. the flaming torch they need to know the fear of God, and until conditions are improved to such an extent th,at a school-house and a church, at least, are safely left alone overnight. New Light will stand as a testimonial to the impotency of the law in Wake County. BETTER DAY FOR THE OLD NORTH STATE IS COMING During the next few weeks thou sands of North Carolina farmers will sign a "new declaration of indepen dence" the cooperative. cotton and tobacco marketing contracts. The campaign for signatures has just commenced, but already encou raging reports are coming in to the state . headquarters in Raleigh, and several counties have started an in tensive canvas for signatures. The organization committee says the campaign will continue until 75 per cent of all growers have signed j up the five-year contracts, and every- i one connected with the plans for ! marketing tobacco and cotton coope ratively, feels that the movement means the dawn of a better day for the Old North State. OXFORD LEADS A NUMBER OF 5LYRKETS OF THE STATE Mebane Has Led The State This Sea son On High Averages Oxford last month, according to statistics compiled by the State Crop Reporting Service, made a higher average for tobacco than any of the following markets: Elkin, Enfield, Jarmville. Fuquay Springs, Golds Joro, Greensboro, Greenville, Hen derson, Kinston, La Grange, Louis jurg, Madison, Mount Airy, New ern, Pinetops, Richlands, Roberson V Rocky Mount, Smithfield, spring Hope, Statesville, Stoneville, larboro, Vanceboro, Wallace," War renton, Warsaw, Washington, Wen eu, Williamston, Wilson, Windsor, vvinstonalem, Youngsville and ebulon. THE NEW PASSENGER RATE . Effective Here On "and After Wed nesday Last tlaas3enser rates hereafter will be PaiJT at the rate of 3.6 cents a mile L if Carolina, and South Caro r a- too, the Interstate Commerce mission having after some months got around to issuing the iS r -ii ;deJ" Free baggage al" plred WlU be 150 pounds. In both ZT the rat conforms to the in ierstate rate. hti!lfW0UId have so conformed before of v ihe fact tnat tne Legislature lai Carolina in special session August took a hand and by spe- NorKln e fixed interstate fares in nn Urolina at 3 cents a mile and ee bggage at 200 pounds. eizTt negro notel Proprietor in Ral roal Vs sentenced to the county having a term of four months for the n? Avluskey in his possession for aw?08e of sale" Also his hotel ordered closed. b7? ?ur artery should have water W,fL .y two weeks' stP at Wil WM service Station. i WILL C OSE FOR THE j SEASON NEXT FRIDAY It is generally understood throVgh- cut the county; that the Oxford to- bacco market will close for the sea-j son at the end of sales on Friday,! iviarcn one week from today. Something like a quarter of a mil lion pounds was sold here this week. Capt- Jack Howard, secretary of the Oxford Tobacco Board of Trade, said today that the total sales here this season will be close on to 16, 000,000 pounds. Capt. Howard keeps close up witln the sales, and in less time than an hour after the last sale next Friday ne can tell the number of nnunris sold during the entire season, how STOVALL NEWS LETTER Several Couples To Wed. Stovall. N. C-, March 17. Judging from the large number who have ap plied to Dr. Taylor for a "bill of Vlicu l" SJl- Aayiur ior a Dill OI nealth it would seem that the new marriage law is popular. From the present indications it looks as if this immediate section will contribute a i dozen April, May and June brides j and in the list of weddings schedul- j ed to take place the feathers of an ! old bachelor, will be singed. j The Sick List. 1 I Mr. Bert Spicer is quite ill with j pneumonia, riiss annie nines, who 1 nas Deen aown witn pneumonia, is on the road to "recovery. Miss Louise ! Critcher is also recovering from pneumonia. - Stovall Defeats Stem. Stovall high school boys and girls played Stem basket ball team last Saturdays The Stovall girls scored 6 to 4; the Stem boys scored 45 to 2. Lady For Mayor. It is whispered here in political circles of nominating a solid board of town commissioners composed of ladies, the ticket to be headed by a lady for mayor who is well versed in law and would make a fine executive officer. , Personal Mention. Mesdames J. J. and J. B. Davis and Mr. R. H- Butler were Oxford visi tors Wednesday. Miss Mattie Callie, who has been on ah extended visit to relatives in Richmond, returned Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Yancey, of Grassy Creek, were in Sto vall Wednesday- Mr. Newell Nor wood is at Kinston on business. Industrial Items. .c. Mr. . WKTaylor recently opened-l a griss mill and iolacksmitn shop. Mr. W. H. Winslow is having a new coat of paint on his residence. Music On Tap. The brass band composed of Boy Scouts is making splendid headway under the skilled direction of Prof, Luther Sims, of Durham. The band will .be able to make its first public aooearance in the near future- It is said that there is some rare musical talent in the band. It's a Girl. Mr. Ed Jackson is wearing a broad smile these days. The cause of all of this joy, he said, is a fine baby girl. Mother and child doing well. BULLOCK NEWS NOTES Mr. Guy Campbell left Tuesday for Richmond, where he will take a business course for six weeks. Messrs. Willie. Tyree. Marvin, Clemet Currin and OIlie Hobgooa motored to -Bullock Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Royster and i their son Thomas, motored to Ox- f0rd Monday. Mr. Taylor Vaughan motored to Oxiord Monday, -Miss Sue Royster of Oxford, is the pleasant guest of her sister Miss Emma Royster of Bullock. Mr- Clifton Pittard -was the guest of Miss Martha Davis Sunday. Misses Myrtle and Cora Royster were the kuest of Misses Lois and Lillie Royster Sunday night. Miss Margaret Campbell was the guest of Miss Daisy Davis Sun day. - , ' Miss Gladys Campbell and Myr tle Royster were the guest of their aunt, Mrs. Ray Stovall. Tuesday night. . THE NEW EXPRESS CO- Will Begin Operation Here On the First Ofi May. It is announced that the South eastern Express Company will begin operation May 1- The company will operate over the ines of the South- ern Railway system and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company. After the placing of thestock, it was ne cessary to purchase equipment and to organize the personnel of the or ganization. Provision has also been made for quarters for the company's offices in the various cities and towns where offices will be established. SENATOR OVERMAN SOUNDED WARNING AGAINST LOBBYING Would Require Representatives Of Big Business To Register and State Their Business- Washington, March 16 The "as" sistant government," which e"xists in Washington in the form of a myriad of lobbyists, according to the charge made by Charles S- Barrett, of Geor gia, president of the National Farm ers' Union, in a statement to the press, is the "invisible government" against which President Wilson fought so effectively, and which ls now returning to Washington with the intention of again wielding all the dangerous power it so effectively employed before the administration of Woodrow Wilson, said Senator Overman. The chief purpose of the bill Is to require representatives of concerns who come here to lobby on legisla tion of any arid every kind to register with the secretary of the Senate and disclose just what their business is. OXFORD TOBATO MARKET OXFORD. N. C. FRIDLY. MARCH 18. 1921 STATE LTI3RARY L (X)l fSFERS Mr. Sam Colm Will Erect Modern Home On Pemi Sti-eet. H. G. Harris to Hennis F. Fuller a certain lot or parcel of land In the town of Oxford, on the west side ui Board street, consideration $3000. I. W. Mangum and wife to Sam Conn a certain lot in the town of Oxford,-on the south side of Penn ave nue, consideration $2190. J. J. Medford and wife to Wr. L. Adcock, a certain lot or parcel of land on Raleigh Road near corporate limits, consideration $ 3 0 0 0. J. T. Peace and wife to Alex Peace, Jr., a certain lot on the east side of Granville avenue, in town of Oxford, consideration $1350. R. H. Whitfield to General L. Cren shaw, one-half an .acre in Creedmoor, consideration $100. Oxford Motor Co. to R. C M. Cal vert, a certain, lot on Gilliam Street in town of Oxford, consideration $4000 and other valuable considerations- FARMERS OF THE STATE SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSS Cotton and Tobacco Price Skrinkags Alone Cuts Down Revenue- Farmers in North Carolina lost a total of $168,000,000 by reason of price shrinkage in cotton and tobac co crops of 1920 alone as compared with the 1919 crops 'and prices, ac cording to estimates of Frank Park er, agricultural statistician. The '1919 cotton crop of 832,000 bales brought approximatey $154, 000,000 at the current price of 36 cents while the 1920 crop of 840,000 bales at 15 cents brought only ap proximately. $5 8,00 00 00. The 1919 tobacco crop, on the other hand, with the average price ranging, around 50 cents, brought a total of $163,000,000 for the 326, 000,000 pounds,, while the 120 crop with prices dropped to 21 1-2 cents gave a return of only $90,515,000 for its increased acreage and its produc tion of 421,000,000 pounds. The report says the farmers in the central part of the State suffered less than those in the eastern part of the State. THE THREE LARGEST LAND OWNERS IN GRANVILLE They Don't Kidk As Muck About High taxes As tjie Men Who Owns a One-Acre Farm. Mr. G. H- Faucett, of North Gran ville, the largest land owner in the county, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Faudett being the largest land owner in the county, and a very fine gentleman, we inquired at the sher iff's office to ascertain who is tn second largest land owner in Gran ville, and a half dozen well informed men named Mr. D. T. Winston, of North Granville,' as being the second largest, and Mr. Sam Jones, of South Granville as being the third largest The combined taxes of these three men is a, handsome sum of money. All three of them are quite, dignif iea. gentlemen, and have less to say about high taxation than the man who pays only $L13. ; McCULLOCH SUCCEEDS COLLIER AS HEAD OP STATE PRISON Tuesday afternoon, in Raleigh j the new board of directors of the State Prison, headed by James A. Leak, of Anson County as chairman, elected E. F. McCulloch of Bladen as superintendent to succeed J. R. Collier. George Ross Pou ot Johns ton was chosen chief clerk to succeed Mr. McCulloch. Members of the board in addition to Chairman Leak are W. M. San ders of Smithfield, E. B. Ficklen of Pitt County, A. L. Bullock of Robe son and R. Chatham of Surry. Mr. Sanders 'is the only member of the old board who holds over. A BEAUTY SPOT AT THE SOUTH END OF HANCOCK ST. A Bathing Pool and a Park Are Some Of the Things Discussed. It is rumored, on the streets that three or four of, the enterprising ci tizezns On Hancock street have under consideration a project that means much to ther beauty of the south end of their Charming throughfare. The project, it is said, calls for a large concrete basin and bath-house at the end of the street. The land on the south side of the ravine, known as the "Cedar Grove," will be developed into a park if the project goes through. NEW MARRIAGE LAW POPULAR It Has The Effect Of Causing More Thinking On the Matrimonial Prospects The new . law requiring physical examination of applicants for mar riage licenses has caused no lull in the office of Register of Deeds Char les G. Powell v "It seems to me" remarked Mr. Powell, "the new law, is a popular measure." The new law has had the effect of causing more thinking on the part of matrimonial prospects, and also has cut down the speed of elopements to such an extent as' to make them difficult and probably discouraging. -Robert Chapman, of Cheraw, S C, president of the Southern Con solidated Yarn Spinners' associa tion, predicts drastic reduction in production of soft and hard yarns by southern iriills at an early date. OFFICIAL CALL OF TWK BANKHEAD NAT. HIGHWAY pThe Fifth Annual Convention of the Bankhead National High way Association called to meet in the City of Greensboro, , N. C, on April 21st and 22nd lms meeting is called for the purpose of transacting all offi ' cial and legal business connect ed with the organization. The executive committee for Gran ville county is as follows: DR. E. T WHITE, Chm. COL- H- G. COOPER GEN. B. S. ROYSTER D. G. BRUMMITT ' JOHN WEBB B- W. PARHAM AUGUSTUS GRAHAM CHARLES G- POWELL (Signed) ROUNTREE. LIST OF MARRIAGE LICENSES v ISSUED THIS MONTH Mr. Charles G. Powell register of deeds, has issued twelve marriage li censes so far this month. All licen ses issued since the Vfifth of the month was in compliance with the new law, requiring a health certifi cate from a doctor. White List Kenneth Hicks and Mamie Jones, Granville county; John Brown and Virginia Hall, Oxford; Wade M- Cur rin and Pauline Mize, Creedmoor; Odell Oakley and Lucy Bowling, Granville and Person; John K. Sud dereth and Marie Lunsford, Chase City; Fred R. Morris and Maggie Hobgood, Granville county. Colored List Claud Rogers and Lola Hawkins, Granville county; Robert Brooks and Pearl Wilkerson, Granville; county; Percy Chavis and Pattie F- Umstead, Granville county; jam es E. Hunt and Mattie Boone, Oxford; Bob Parker, and Sarah Pettiford Granville coun ty.; William L. Green-and Lorine Tinsley, Oxford. . MEMORABLE EVENTS . DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH Easter, Equips, Hop-scotch and Base Ball Are Some-Of the Diver- sions. : ' i This month is made memorable in a nxynjber ot.ways. x It has been Jour yerV since areS'firflraV tion. always ; an erent;of March 4. And it has been tiireef . years since Easter Sunday has pecttrred J in March, this year on March 27. And, too, the'nibnth is always kindly remembered , because of the fact that in it falls SVPatrick's Day, the Irish saint day whose "date" is always March 17. -'-, On March 20, at, .40:51 p. m., Eastern standard . tiine; comes the vernal equinox, and we have spring. That is an event looked forward to with pleasure ever since the coal pile began to dwindle- That business will "pick up" in the springs is the opti mistic forecast, r March is a month of opposites a lion coming in, a lamb as it departs. It is a month of wild winds and delightful zephyrs, of new hats for the women, of delving in the eartn, of seed planting and hoping for rad ish and lettuce crops- It is a month of marbles and meandering for the boys, of hop-scotch and baseball. It is the month for the return of the migrating birds, and for house hold renovating and backyard recre ation. WALTER REYNOLDS LEAVES HALF MILLION DOLLAR ESTATE Died Without Making Will Estate Goes To Brothers and Sisters Walter R. Reynolds, who died in Winston-Salem two weeks ago, did not leave a will. The estate is val uead at between v$ 500,000 and $1, 000,000. i ' Under the North jftlina law, the property goes to they brothers 'and sisters of the deceased. ; and to the children of a deceased brother and a deceased sister. MEMmOAL TO WILSON Temporary Committee Appointed At Meeting In New York To Work Out Details. New York, March 17 A move ment has been launched here to es tablish a perpetual memorial in hon or of Woodrow Wilson "The man who projected into the world the idea of the League of Nations." : Although the form the memorial is to take was not definitely decided upon, it was suggested' that a mini mum sum of $500,000 be raised as a trust fund the proceeds from which shall be awarded each year to the person who during the year has made the greatest contribution toward in ternational amity. ' OXFORD WILL HAVE HIGH CLASS LAUNDRY SOON ..',' Mr. Leslie D. Mebane, of Burling ton, was in Oxford this Week making arrangements to establish a laundry here as soon as the machinery can be shipped and installed? - Mr- Mebane is a practical laundry man and he proposes to put in a plant large enOtf jghVto : take care of all the wet wash to-be done in this section. 'v v ; J Basket Ball! - ' ' 4 ' TONIGHT. All Stars' vs Hender son. Time 8 :15. ,,.- ? THE ' 13:- I NOTICE TO THOSE WHO ARE IN TERESTED IN GAS RATES On Tuesday, March 22nd, 1921, the Corpbrtation Commission of lorth Carolina will again take up the matter of the petition of the Gas Company for the ' purpose of deter mining whether or not the temporary rates allowed several months ago shall be made permanent. I will be glad to receive expressions of opinion on this question from the citizens of Oxford in 5 the form of short, concise letters, to. the point. If you have anything to say in re gard to this matter write it out and send it to me at once. It is my pur pose to use these letters at the hear ing before the Corporation Commis sion. T. G. STEM, Mayor STEM NEWS LETTER " Four Cases Of Pneumonia. . In the family of Mr. W. B. Cash of Oxford Route 6. there are -four coii- imea to tne bed with Grip. Mr. and Mrs. Cash and their two dan enters Miss Wirta and Mrs. Naomi Hony cutt. Grave fears are entertained tor the recovery of Mr. and Mrs. Cash, the physician making two vis its: a day to see them. On the High Seas Doctor , and Mrs- P. R. Hardee re ceived a wireless from their son, Dr. Walter P. Hardee, who with his wife and little girl is enroute home from Hong Kong, saying that they would land in San Francisco March 22. He is expected home by the 10 th of Ap ril, having been away from the Unit ed States nine years. Basket Ball- The' Stem Basket Ball boys "wip ed" i"i Stovall by a score of 45 to 2 in a game played here Saturday: af ternoon but the Stovall girls won ov er the Stem girls 6 to 4. 'Farms Going Slow. Since the fertilizer companies an nounceda reduction of 25 per cent in guano, more" interest is being manifested by the farmers, but, there is no enthusiasm over planting a nother crop of . tobacco, and " regard less of organizations material re duction in acreage will be made in this section. Not So Bad. Mr- W. R. Farabow, of Fuquay Springs spent the week end lfi this community. Despite the low 'prices which prevailed his crop of tobacco brought him $2,500 and he; is of course wearing a smiles : ' Death Of Mrs, Daniel. The Angel of Death entered the home of JMr. Fred Daniel of Enon section Thirf sdaj'J ,1KaTch 19th, " aha claimed as his victim his JjfilQved wife. For the past twelve months she had been in declining health and with a- complication' of diseases which baffled the skill ofi the est physicians of the county. ?FW week before her death she was in a" criti cal condition and her death was not unexpected. Prior to her marriage the deceased was Miss Marie Cozari, the eldest daughter of Mr. find Mrs. E. B. Cozart of Route 1 , and is sur vived by her husband, ah eignt months old infant, her parents two brothers and one sister. When in her girlhood days she professed reli gion and united with the Methodist church at Knap of Rreeds but last summer was immersed and united with Enon Baptist. church where she Was a most useful and consistent member. Funeral services were held in the church at Ehon Saturday af ternoon conducted by her pastor Rev. G. T. Tunstall assisted by Rev. E. b. Usry and the remains laid to rest in the church cemetery. Personal Items. Miss Jewell Fogleman, of Route 2, who has been confined to her bed for four months as a result of inju ries sustained in an auto wreck is out on crutches and her friends wish her a speedy restorating to health- Mr. Jasper L. Clayton of Route 2, who was seriously injured in an auto wreck a month ago is slowly im proving. He sustained internal in juries and was mentally affected b" the shock and cannot remember any thing about it- A colored denomination known as "Christ's Disciples" are building a church at a point on the road 'in the Russell place opposite the Latta place and have named the. building "Latta's Chapel." Rev. F.. B. Noblitt announces that he will preach at Stem church next Sunday night on "Neighbors" and show how it is posible to love thy neighbor as,. thy self. If the weather is inclement he will defer this subject to a-later date. Mr. W- W. Bowman, of Cullo den, Georgia, was a welcome visitor in our town Friday. No man who has lived in our community made more friends here thairJil$pman. . The friends of Mr Jf'C. Hop kins, who has been in, Watt's hospi tal the past month, will be glad to learn that he continues to improve and expects to. return home in a few days. ' Mr. and Mrs. E. D. L. Hill of Route 2, spent the week end with re latives in High Point- We regret to note that Mr. Frank M. Thomasson, of Hester, is auite ill. He was taken to Watt's Hospital Tuesday and operated upon. Mr. J. L. Wheeler, of Oxford Route 6, is building a new residence. We regret to n the illness of Mrs. J- R. Overby, of Oxford Route 6, who is in the throes of grip. MRS- JERMAN WILL DELIVER THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS There is interest in the announce ment of President Hobgood that Mrs. Cornie Petty Jerman of Raleigh will make the Commencement address at Oxford College, her Alma Mater, this year. A rare treat is in store for all who hear this gifted lady. The Oxford School Board. (Raleigh News and Observer) There ought to be women on every school-board. Gen. Bev. Royster ad vocates two for the Oxford board- As a city long famous f6r its"" schools, Oxford must keep its1 lead- - . . - .i NO.' 22 GENERAL ASSEMBLY MADE GEN EROUS PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION The State Board of Education at Raleigh this week organized accoru ing to law these departments as fol lows : "1. Division of Teacher Training, with Mr. A. T. Allen as director and Mrs. T. E. Johnston, Miss Susan Ful ghum and Miss Hattie Parrott as su pervisors. The three supervisors will have charge of the county summer schools and the professional supervi sion of the teachers in service. "2. The Division of Certification of Teachers, with Mr. A. S. Brower as director. The office force for this division will be the same as that pro- vided for the State Board of Exami ners and Institute Conductors with one additional assistant, Miss Fran ces Lacy, who was elected by the Board of Education. "3. The Division of Negro Educa tion, 4with .Mr- N. C- Newbold as di- 4-rector. This department will add la ter such assistants as may be neces sary to give closer supervision of the negro schools of the State, and to se cure a better expenditure of the State's appropriation of these schools. "4. The Division' of Publication, with Mr. W. H. Pittman as director. The assistants in this division will be selected later. "5. The Division of Physicial Edu cation, having one director and need ed assistants .will be organized later- "The State Board ofr Examiners will continue until April 1st, ' when the Division of Teacher Training and the. Division of Certification of Tea chers will supersede it." A MEASURE FOR RELIEF FROM REVALUATION ACT The Legislature has at last passed , a measure f Or relief from the Reval uation act Under the act, the ad justments are to be made locally . 'V j The , Board of Appraisers of each county, will meet, with the Board of County Commissioners, on the second Tuesday in April, next to decid$ whe ther there is sufficient cause for a horizontal reduction in the valuation of property in that county. .If they find that such cause exists, they may order such reduction as they see fit. subject . to possible revision., by . the State Tax Gommis vision is made because of th neces sity for equalization of the fiool funds, etc. The right Of the di vidual tax-payer to appeal to the Board of County Commissioners,-to 'adjust inequalities, is left as ih the original Revaluation Act. Thus we have only to wait - until the second Tuesday in next month, before our Board of Appraisers, and our Board of County Commissioners, will meet to consider what reduction is proper for Granville county. It is a safe prediction that they will have plenty of help to decide that much of the valuation of property in bts county shoud be greatly lowered. They have a difficult task, bufwe be lieve they will discharge it with fair ness and wisdom. When the boards meet we hope they will bear constantly in mind that the intent of the act, is only to ascer tain the "legal value" of property. Accprding to one of the best lawyers in North Carolina, the "legal value" of real estate is its cash value the amount of actual money, it would bring, if sold for cash, on the day of the assessment. This is very dif ferent from a sale upon long, credit. We trust our Appraisers and our Commissioners will bear these facts well in mind when they meet in Ap ril. IN THE REALMS OF ROMANCE A Double Wedding Thirty Years Ago Results In a Double Wedding To morrow. A double wedding at Wakefield to morrow when Miss Clydia Chamblee will become the bride of Mr. F. Y Conyers, of Rocky Mount, and Miss Laura Bell will become the bride of Dr. N: B. Broughton, of Raleigh, hark ens back 30 years ago when the mothers of the two brides of tomor row were the brides at a double wed ding at Wakefield, the wedding sup per being served at the parental home of Mr- M. P. Chamblee, Of Oxford. Al though Mr. Chamblee is quite a young man, he remembers the event very distinctly. He will also be present at the double wedding to morrow, Miss Clyde Chamblee being his niece and Miss Laura Bell his cousin. CLARA HAMON FREED ; ON FIRST BALLOT Ardmore, Okla., March 17- Clara Smith Hamon today was acquitted on a charge of having murdered Jake L. Hamon, Republican national committeeman from Oklahoma and millionaire railroad and oil promoter- r v CAPT. J. A. WHITE, OLD R. R. CONDUCTOR, DEAD Capt J. A. White, 'for many years conductor on the Southern Railway. Richmond-Durham, division, died yesterday after a short illness. "In terment at Louisburg this afternoon. Capt. Frank Spencer and others from Oxford, will attend the funeral New Passenger Rate. The intrastate passenger rate in North Carolina is nowv 3.6 cents a mile, effective Wednesday, instead of 3 cents as heretofore. . . .v
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