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4 . PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TO WN AND COUNTY U FIT J1 m:LIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL HOME PRINT -TTu.Y RAILROAD ri OYKS ARB ORDERED hU TO GO ON STRIKE nlvides Railroads Into l'10" PrnnSe Of Proffres- mlll,s .V' seaboard and South- j l IT 1 luc i c er11 i ml To Walk Out At Six re n tl e Morning Of Oc 0lock , lotlier Groups Will ,tobe1' n t t Twenty-Four Hour tfalk Ywrnion Leaders Predict nlte Tie-1'P By November 2. 1011,1 not 15. More than half f American railroad men tSv "'ordered to initiate a ere nptober 30, while other unions sn'iK nlpmKrship brings the total fWf n f two'millions. announced un 10 a VtW thev were tonight pre-c-;cial n follow suit and make the paSt Vneral, on the aiiiedate- V'Sr this program the . tie-up lfr w complete, according to . 5 dictions, by November 2. , Will Wsr"1 October 30. The hour as fixed. for S a m., ll. oa nvppnt for one Texas jTtfio'e trainmen were authorized j Sited the first j w; :ch the strike is to be- j V&c ive. touch 42 of the 48 001 nih a trackage of 73,000 ?;a r,r of the total UhiteckStates j llul n"e of approximately 200,000, j r.;i Ti'u'ns Included. --p stride orders were issued to j , 'IV "five brotherhoods, oldest and f t;"r'ivev''i-l of the railway unions, j ' Aev eeifically included mail j the walkout. Their provi- ''!',': f.nin railroad proper:;.- with a " !'ir, that "violence of nature ;-'l0iU tolerated by the organiza- nctvnr et; studio " --. Mui Vote To Strike The ctrike was announced follow- j ;-Mn ovenvhelming vote, said to be j j::'.' (i, 0f 0f per cent, favoring a ! Sp because of a 1- per cent wage ; iion authorized by the United ; c .rP railroad labor hoard of July 1, ; H after it was declared by the j .:on here yesterday that a further ; S!ctio:i would be sougnt by the j yiot Serious Strike. j fear it will be one o'.the most , Strike? in American iranspor- j toon history," said W. G. Le, presi- dPit of the railroad irammeu, uu, n-Tin" recent weeks has sent circu- j iar,to his men waruiug um critical nature of the steps they con templated. l1 ions Issuing Stnke Call. ., ..u,i f T?oiirnnd Train- den: Erotherhood of Locomotive; F-r-men and Enginemen; uruei F-'i-.v Conductors: Brotherhood of tomotive Engineers: Switchmen s rnion of North America. j Progtessive Walkout. Printed instructions were handed s everv general chairman to govern the j conduct. These authorized a ; r-o:'v.ive walkout; the first at b a. ( 1 , i. u frtiirtTt-ofi hv tne ai uctooer ou, iu ue - ori- three secret groups, eam hour?. October 31 and November 1 a:;d 2. . PLANS COMPLETED VTrtV 1 OH BIG REuMON CiiattainM.ua Leaving Nothing TTn ilone To Prepare For Comfort Ot v,,:-, r.r, fvmvi r.hattanooga to r " r n x i : tiip effect that the Confederate re-, union comniittee has about completed . all of it? arrangements to entertain j the Yfttrans and their friends when j thev arnvf? tnere tor men c.- Dual meeting, October 25 to 27, m-rii-ivp rnt nnrl blankets have teen secured to he used if the homes , of Chattanooga prove inadequate iu house ail the veterans, rant w u vvhitP states that ar- raiments have been made with the ; Seaboard Rail Road to furnish a , sleeping car, to leave Oxford at j 12:15 P. M. on Monday the 24th, , reaohi:v rhminr.nosa at 1 o'clock , oa the 2oth without change of cars. The actual cost to veterans will not npf'f.5siQviv ovreri $ 1 f i sons of "V ete- rai.5 will cost not more than zo. . A "IJKDTIME STORY" As Explained By a Learned i "lu ip," naivesu vo Capital piui Labor fell in disputing.-j 'You wmiM nr.t have been able to ) rfap without me," said Labor, "so I '.LirA- T cvr i,n vp nil the harvest. 'There wald have been no nar- ; to r? an without my foresight, j my land and mv machinery," replied usual. "T took the risiv auu uv, 1 have paid you for your work 1 am through." Eein- unable to agree they-conned a h-vwer. "Labor has the. "'t vote?." remarked this worthy 'and m deserves the harvest; hut I lL,.. -m J1 X Vi -V be trusted with tne 4 corn in these days of silk 'i 10, According he divided the grain Gt.o thre- idles. "There," said he, jiutinp: to the smallest pile, "is Cap- Hills t-l- rr,. J. 8 SViJv..j rpi-; :n1!.nt:nor tint 111 Mil imo, iuuicatiii& -" Uli;dh i-sized pile, "is Labor's wages." ,Uhat is the bie Dile?" asked Cap- arifiTv . .. "U Ud lOr tftcrothor "h i ' rePlied the learned Man, theliT mic loss dll'e t0 friction in to shm , ns o men" And he began Son Jn,11 e lare Pe Into his wa- ou? 1attery should have water in b3 oi weeks-Stop at x- THIS YEARS COUNTY AND TOWN TAX RATE COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR The School, County and Road Tax This Year Is $1.30 Against 65 Cents Last Year The Town Tax Is Practically the Same As Last T ' The state tax last yeaar was 13 ! cents on the 100 valuation, but there 1 sued by the North Carolina Depart is no state taxes this year. J ment of Agriculture, says: v 1921 Rate. ! "Tne tobacco markets operating School " 50 in North Carolina during September County .... . . . . . 15 1 showed 42 warehouses and 14 mar- Road . . . . . 43 1 Total $1.08 TJnfp j Qtafo" is I OltlltJ .... ...... .JLO , Schcol . . .21 County .10 Road 22 Total ........ 66 Town Rate For 1S21. The town commissioners met last Tuesday night and fixed the rate for 1921, as follows: Sinking Fund 03 Interest 21 I General .... .... 41 j School 30 Total . --.95 Tax On School Bonds. The county school taxes varies in the several school districts according to the amount of school bonds. PLENTY OF MONEY AVAILABLE TO FINANCE TOHACCO MARKETING ASSOCIATION Local Banks To Handle All the Pa per the Association Would Need To Make the Advanced Payments Of Fifty Percent On Tobacco. The recent ruling of the Federal Reserve Board, which was announced in their Oct. Bulletin, allowing Fed eral Reserve banks to accept papers of the Tobacco Cooperative Market ing Association, and other coopera tive marketing associations in the shape of drafts drawn by tlie asso ciation and endorsed by them, as ag- rirnihimi naner entitled to terms i twice, as long as Commercial paper, is a big boost for cooperative asso ciations. This with the aid of the War Finance Corporation enables the Cooperative Associations to fi nance their operations without -any trouble, as they can get direct loans from the War Finance Cooperation . V:"" u.inr hanvs in' the i or luitus l";""J";V7"7 the t0. shape of drafts each day as tne to . bacco is delivered, these araus to u forwarded to tne reaerai ncocn ; Banks where they will be handled as agricultural paper. These ruuug clear up what at first seemed to be a weak spot in the scheme or coop erative Marketing, viz: The financ ing. M , ' i mAUmnX Tracked Them To the It -i.i Public Road Near Berea. Last Thursday while Mr. R. S. Jones and family, of Days Mill sec tionwere attending the Flat River Association at Mount zion uneven entered their residence .nd stole j between $60 and $80. j TJinnrttinnnris were brought from I Raleigh Friday afternoon and placed upon the scent of the robbers. The dogs had no trouble in following the trail to the much traveled public road near Berea, where they came to an abrupt stop. It is supposed that the thieves got into an auto at this point and drove away. A FINE SON OF OLD GRANVILLE COUNTY Good In Mr. P. C Moss Makes Kentucky. Moss, of Madison, Ky., a few iays m Granville Mr. P. C is spending with relatives. He is tne son oi mi. W. A. -Moss, who left Granville many years ago and settled at Slaughter, C. Moss, en- wd the emmov'of'the Louisville ! and Nashville Railway 25 years ago , ond rnw bnlHs a. nosition of much re- j sponsibility. .GRANVILLE COUNTY ALUMNI ELECT OFFICERS AND ENJOY SMOKER t Mr A. W. Graham, Jr., Succeeds Mr. ' J. W. Horner As Presidnt. The Granville County Alumni As sociation of the University of North Carolina, held a most enjoyable smoker last Wednesday night, cele brating the 128 birthday of the in stitution. Talks were made by several mem bers and plans perfected for the corn in year. The following officers were elected: President, A. W. Graham, Jr.; Vice-president, John W. Hester; Secretary and Treasurer, F. W. Hancock, Jr.v PLEASANTSMITHFIELD VISITORS Pickpocket Get Mr. Parker's ITirse. Vt T0,tar an-H nret- Mr. and Mrs. j. "'""X-.Smith-1 ty little aaugmei . V were the week end gue.ls of Mr. iad Mrs. M. P. Chamblee. r Mrs. Parker is a sister of Mrs. Chau rblee.. On their way to Oxford Saturday they ran into a crowd of pickpockets at-Selma who weTe on-their way to the State Fair. When Mr. Parker, felt for his pocketbook a few minutes later it was gone. Fortunately Mrs. Parker had enough money with her to meet the emergency. OXFORD, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1921 OFFICIAL REPORT OF , TOBACCO SOLD IN THE STATE DURING SEPTEMBER Mebane, Which Vas One Of the Highest Markets In the State Last Year, Made the Lowest Aye rage In September. The September letter of the Crop Reporting Service, compiled and is; kets less tnan were operating last year, as reported to the States Co operative Crop ,Reducm Service. uunufe tiic 111UUU1 ViCiC dUUUl 7,000,000 pounds less than sold dur- ; o a i . , , , , mg otiyiemuer last year, DUt tne price of sales averages about 3 cents per pound higher. Farmers are watch ing the markets closely and the small amount on the floors, bears ! evidence to the greatly reduced crop. I The 1921 production is only 45.4 per j cent compared jerith last year, and, to daate, only 28.4 per cent or the crop has been marketed. f ' Wilson Leads In Pounds. f "The Wilson market sold 9,036;695 pounds of Farmers' tobacco f at an average price of $25.56 per hun dred. Greenville marketed 5,702, 367 pounds at an average price; of $22.50; and Kinston reported 5,439, 585 pounds sold at $20.43. Rocky Mount market sold 2,495,329 pounds at $22.14; Farmville 2,045,674 pounds at $24.46; and Winston Salem 1,919,139 pounds at $21.94. ., The Highest and Lowest. The Fuquay Springs market sold 152,440 pounds and averaged $33.56 per hundred only market for sales. It was the in the state that was over $30.00, while Mebane, which . is usually one of the state's higher priced markets, reported an average of $11.49, the lowest." Nearer At Home. According to the report, Durham bold 400,150 pounds at an average of $22.20; the 1920 price was $21.50. 5 l : Henderson sold 329,259 pounds at an average of $20.14; the 1920 price was $19.18. ' Oxford sold 299,450 pounds at an average of $17.80; the 1920 price was $zi.yu. pwhn'rn 117 K9R nn, at on ! average of $16.42;' the 1920 price was $19.16. t Yminesvilio ri iS2 fisfi nmm flt - .""row of S 23 ei" the 1920 nrice an average ot $.ts, the lyu price,, was $iy-zi. ui me uvniuy xuitift-cio, 1 uuiig&vuit: led in number of pounds sold and general average. KoxDoro ranKs De- low uxiord in pounds sold and gen eral average. The next Report. The October report, whlcn wTill be j issued some time in November, will than the September sales. The 'prices began to advance on prices began to advance on the Ox- ford market during the second week in October and are still advancing. None of the markets in this section j of the state are paying as much for all grades as the Oxford market. MARRIAGE LICENSES Issued By Register Of Deeds Powell This Month. Only seven marriage licenses were issued in Granville County from the first to the fourteenth of this month. White List. Lemuel C. Johnson to Miss Earl Mae Cash, both of. Nottaway County, Va. John H. Thorp to Emma Mead, i both of Charlotte County, Va. John V. Riley to Lessle Johnson, both of Granville. Colored List. Jones Smith to Jessie Taylor, Dur- ham and Granville; Alfred Peace to Mary Jane Chavis, both of Granville; Milton Harshaw to Luna Evans; both of Granville; Leon Hunt to Char- lotte Wortham, both of Granville. THREE RFG DAYS AT ENON ON OCT. 25-27 A Sunday School Institute, With Sunday ScjSiool Experts To Lead. A Sunday School Institute will be conducted at Enon Church on Oct. 2 5-2 7th, with Dr. E. L. Middleton, State Secretary of Sunday Schools, with Mrs. Hilliard assisting. There will also be an experienced . Bible teacner to lead us in mme study. The Assailant Makes . His Escape We extend a most cordial invitation Xo Motive Assigned For the Deed, to all the surrounding churches to j when Mr. jim Mitchell was ap come and share with us in this great LrnQPhintr hie hnncp in Rmssfield at. work. We urge that all the pas tors, officers, teachers, and those who are interested in. making their Sunday School a more effective and more efficient working force to come and meet with us. Following the plan on which these i i Institutes are conducted in other places, we are requesting all who at tend to bring their lunch with them. We are not meeting for a temporal ui spiritual ie; but a spiritual feast. We shall begin on Tuesday morn- ing, Oct. 25th., aften o'clock. Come and meet with us in our very first lecture. Yours for better Sunday Schools, ' G. T. TUNSTALL. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS The list is now in the hand? of the sheriff. Call and pay your taxes and get discount of one percent. 10-18-3t E. D. HUNT. Sheriff. ! THE REMAINS OF PRIVATE OBIE BURTON SANDERFORD ' RESTS IN GRANVILLE SOIL Was Killed In Argonne Sector By Miell Explosion Was Given Mili- i tary Burial At Pleasant Grove Church Last Sunday Afternoon.. The remains of Private Obie Bur ton Sanderford arrived from France last Saturday morning and rested in the undertaking parlors -of Up church and Currin until Sunday af- .( Courtesy Granville Co. Honor Roll) OBIE BURTON SANDFORD R. F. D. 1, Hester, N. C. Private, Company I, 30th Division. T?nrn Tvirr. 1 CT 1 Oft C C"., -I T " u;r xo uu J" ' Sandord. Entered 1 xLia 0' aL i fV xi, Went overseas July 19- 8. JHed mAijonne Sector ternoon, when the body was escorted to Pleasant Grove Church, Brass- tield, by a detail of former service men under the command of Capt. E. rj. ruuer. ine gatnenng at tne L Church was the largest in recent L. M. Hobbs. Dastor of years. Rev. Pleasant Grove, preached the fun - eral. Mr. Sydney Rogers, who had known Obie for many years, paid a tribute to m5 memory. He spake of the ten- Jef love aJd affectioii that existed between him and his step-mother. L". maae a, Deautirui talk of fort minutes, and" MalBr T Q m'eSentPrt thp fiwith hCfl. f G. Stem presented the flag with beau- . language. Three voilevs were fired and taps were sounded at the grave. AGGREGATE VALUE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN GRANVILLE COUNTY The Total Aggregate For the County Is $16,213,903. Ane iouowing is an extract taken lTon the report of Mr. Charles G. Powell, register of deeds, which he made to the State last week: No. Of Polls. Fishing Creek . . . , Brassfield i 442 469 427 514 302 317 346 210 853 Dutchville Tally Ho . ... . Walnut Grove Oak Hill . .... Sassafras Fork Salem ...... Oxford ....... Total for County ........ 3,870 Real ancf Personal. Fishing Creek ..... .$1,495,000.00 Brassfield .. . .... 1,411,950.00 Dutchville .... .... 1,825,255.00 Tally Ho ..... . .... 1,870,020.00 'Walnut Grove 1,071,515.00 Oak Hill . . . 985,375.00 Sassafras Fork v. . . 1.272,110.00 ; Salem .. 782,645.00 (Oxford ...... . . 5,500,033.00 : Total for County .$16,213,903.00 Other Items. iNo. acres of land 334,118 ! A TfAlin A TTO 1 11 i "P lotl1 111 per'. n acre .... ... $24.39 Average value of town .lots, including buildings,- per lot . . . . . .$1980.16 3IR. JDI MITCHELL SHOT DOWN-AT HIS HOME IN BRASSFIELD TOWNSHIP 7 o'clock last Saturday evening, some one stepped from the corner of the house and opened fire on him. Sev eral shots were fired and Mr. Mitchell was wounded in the foot ana leg. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell witnessed the shooting. . , Mr. Mitchell was rushed to Brant wood Hospital where the ball in his leg was extracted. The assailant made his escape, but both Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are posi tive that they know him. . No motive is assigned for the deed. OXFORD MARKET MADE FINE SHOWING TUESDAY An Average of $30.00 Per Hundred for all Sold- . It is estimated that 125,000 pounds of tobacco .was sojd on the , Oxford market yesterday, the average for all sold was the largest and best break of the season. i r k. , .. j8 I wis' m THE OXFORD WOMAN'S CLUB HAD A GOOD YEAR AND PLANS FOR GREATER THINGS The Garden and Forestry Depart ment Will Beautify the Approach es To Oxford On the National Highway The Oxford Library Will Be Moved To Handsome and Comfortable Quarters The An nual ClirySanthemum Show Wlil Be. Held October 26-27. The initial fall meeting of the Woman's Club of Oxford was held last Wednesday at the Library, the president, Mrs. D. G. Brummitt, pre siding. The " treasurer, Mrs. J. -C. Robards, reported $125 in the treasury. Reports from various de partments Wjere then heard. The year-books for the season, containing mnst attrantiifto r,,.o i i ugiouis iii tauti ue- Spartment, were distributed. Economic Department. Mrs. Wr. D. Bryan. Chairman, of the Economic Department, reported that a "Demonstration in Uses and Values ; of Milk and Eggs" was given at the I Granville County Fair, many valu I able ideas having been erven ami 200 i booklets pertaining to proper foods i were distributed. A Committee, j from this department is planning the i annual Reception to the teachers of Oxford to be given during the pre sent week. Garden and Forestry Department. v The Garden and Forestry Depart- I ment made report through its chair man, Mrs. R. G. Lasslter, in which it was stated that the thirty-one trees planted as a wind-brake on i the Winfield Playground, were flourishing. A Committee from the Club in cooperation with Board of Trustees, under the direction of Mr. Gillette, landscape gardener of Rich mond, was financing the planting of shrubbery in the Playground. This department is also planning to beau tify the approaches to the town on the highwav entrances. , Library Extension. The Literature and Library Exten- i R?on -ripnartmeTit through its chair j man reported that the Oxford Li brary. which now contains over fif teen hundred volumes and wnich has been established and maintained ex- 1 clusively by the Woman's Club, being its "pet child," would be moved in a few days to a room in the elegant new High School building where the pupils can have use of the rererence books during school hour-. Health Department. The Health . Department reported at a Rest Room was established at that the recent CountyPair andat the Red Cross Seal Campaign and Red Cross Membership Drive would nnn j be undertaken by this department. Music Department. Miss Edna White, Chairman of the Music Department, reported that the "Community Sing," in' which local talent and musicians from Raleigh would assist, would be given at an early date. It was announced that the performance of "Katcha-Koo," the musical fantastique recently giv en under the direction of the Club, was a grand success and netted more money than had ever been taken in at any amateur, performance in the town, the proceeds of which are to be used in beautifying our play ground. The Chrysanthemum Show. The date for the Chrysanthemum Show, which is an annual event, was announced for Oct. 26 and 27. The growers of the flowers predict that the blooms will be more perfect and more beautiful than usual,, notwith standing the severe drought. Hhe Membersliip. The Woman's Club now numbers 125 members and is doing a wonder ful work for community uplift. The Club always takes an active interest also in all State Club matters, hav ing two of its members as State of ficers, Mrs. A. H. Powell being Chairman of the Finance commit tee of the State Federation of Wo men's Clubs and Mrs. D. a. Brum mitt being a member or tne same Committee. TABLET COMMEORATING SER VICES OF HORSES AND MULES Washington, Oct. 15. A bronze tablet commemorating the services of the' 2 4 3,1 3 5 horses ana mules at tached to the American forces dur ing the war, 63,682 of which perish ed, was unveiled in the state War and Navy Building. The tablet, which is placed in the east wall of the building, just inside the Penn sylvania Avenue entrance, was pre sented by Dr. W. O. Stillman, presi dent of the American Humane 'Asso ciation and was received on behalf of the government by Major General Williard Holbrook, chief of calvary. CITIZEN CRITICISES THE LATE GRANVILLE COUNTY FAHl Editor Public Ledger: . The late Granville Count Fair, under the management of the direct ing head, is supposed to have resulted through the carnival in los ing to our citizens a "good large sum of money through , the gambling de vices, and in leavaing here a lot of venereal diseases among the boys. The Fair should now be abolished or all side shows, clean or unclean, cut out. CITIZEN. Revival at Henderson Rev. Raymond Browning has been engaged, to conduct a revival, meet ing in the Methodist church at Hen derson,' beginning next Sunday morning and continuing two weeks- NO. 83 COIa HTLTON AND HIS REGIMENT OF SOLDIERS WERE HIGHLY PLEASED WITH OXFORD The Regimental Band Renders Pat riotic Airs. Col. Hilton, veteran of several wars, and the suppressor of the coal strike in Colorado a few years ago. spent four days in Oxford last week, en route -with his regiment, the Fifty-first Field Artillery, which is moving overland from Camp Jacksdn, S. C, to Camp Eustis, Va. Col. Hilton and a number of his majors and other officers were the guests pf the Exchange Hotel. They admitted that Oxford is the prettiest town, and the Exchange the most restful ! l"y,nac place they had visited since leaving iP jacKSon a month ago. The non-commissioned officers and men were also , highly pleased with Ox ford. Many of them were Invited to private homes to enjoy a square meal, instead of army hash served in tin plates. The outstanding features of the passing of the troops tmmgh Ox ford, and the ones that will live long- ! est in the minds of our people, were tne tremendous heavy guns and the serenade of the augmented brass band at the Oxford Orphanage Fri day evening, which was witnessed hy more than 2,500 people. Gen. B. S. Royster made a short talk, in which he referred to the rank and file of the soldiers, the work of the orphanage, . and thanked Col. Hilton and the band for their visi tation. It was a most inspiring hour. In addition to the famous battle hymns and songs, performed by the band, "the evolutions incident to "guard mount," in which the pis tols of the squad of men were in spected, were fresh in the minds of all former service men, and at the same time was an N educational fea ture which was duly appreciated and will long be remembered here. HENDERSON'S WATER CRISIS IS WORST IN STATE Staje Board Of Healtjli Will Take a Hand. Henderson Dispatch) The crisis in Henderson's . water supply is the worst and the situation is the most critical in any the State Board of Health has been called up on to assist anywhere in North Caro lina since the terrible drought set in early in last July, according to Dr. HrE .- -Millerr chief -of sanitary- engi neering, of the Board, who came here Saturday with his assistant, Mr. Cat lett, to make an inspection of pos sible water reserves. The eyes of . the State, it is felt, are upon Henderson, in view of the situation that has arisen, auu it is the State Board that is to help niw terially in olving the problem of providing a water supply for 10,Q00 persons. THE BAPTISTS WILL HAVE SIXTEEN BIG HOSPITALS The Baptist Hospital, the first unit of which is to be begun as soon as Winston-Salem has raised $132,500, is the only one of a series of hospi tals scattered throughout the South. There are 16 such hospitals in ope ration or in progress of construc tion throughout the South. These institutions were provided tor in the apportionment of $75,000,00 cam paign conducted by the Baptists of the South for benevolences in 1919. ONE MAN CAN END STRIKE BY ENDING WAGE CUT PROPOSAL Chicago, Oct. 17. Assurance from "one big man in the government" that there would be further wage reductions for a year, would avert a national railroad strike, T. M. Pierson, second vice-president of the order of Railroad Telegraphers de clared today. When asked whether he referred to President Harding, Pierson said: "Well, if he could give that guar antee the strike would be called off." HARDING LS URGED TO RESTORE RAILROADSTO GOVERNMENT CONTROL Washington, Oct. 17. President Harding was today urged to avert -the calamity of a nation wide trans portation tie-up by appearing before congress to urge immediate legisla- Ition restoring the railroads to uni fied government operation in a let ter sent to the White House by Ben jamin C. Marsh, managing director of the Farmers National Council. COTTON TAKES A TUMBLE AS STRIKE LOOMS The threat of a railroad strike to day sent prices of cotton into new low grounds for the month. De cember sold off to 18.75, or nearly half a centf below Saturday's closing and 320 points, or $16 per bale, be low the high price touched "just be fore the publication of the Govern ment crop report on October' 3rd. ; HAYS DECLARES MAILS f WILL MOVE RERGARDLESS Washington, Oct. 17. Railroad, strike or not the United States mails will be moved. Postmaster general-Hays said today. A beautifufl and most impres sive service was held at the Presby terian Church on Sunday night .when Messrs A. H. A. Williams. L. TJ. Tay lor, and Dr. W. B. Bullock, wgre orr dained Deacons. Beautifufc. music was rendered. Miss Minervan Allen ot Boston. Mass. singing aMjoreiy solo. Mi ft 1!
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