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a i ATH Li Bn A n r. (X," K1Y—TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES. \'0L XXXVIII PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY --- AND^ FRIDAY._ < 'XJ ORD. N. C., TUESDAY, DKCEAim-lR 4 1993 12 PAGES TODAY NO. 97 -THRILLING AND YRUE DETECTIVE STORY TOUCHING OXFORD Ui E' 1\!)0FATH03 OXHOF m;: (GIHATFST (1H3HAXLS tXMAKTH ^<si!!iCyFroniOxfiu-dToT.ynch !t < ^ *I i;)(*e<I Two Weeks Ag,o pt the Great !nter nninai Deiective, Accornpanied {/, t-.-i'tm!t rostnmsfer Henry C. <.,:<<<'! ( mil ill H. Averett—The i^)<is(?t'i<)Im()'H!-jen!testsTna )^<<kHenii) Tenth. ittH-ris revived in the Oxford ] ei'ti. - robbery which occurred itree y :'r- ago. John O'Brien, the treri(I'< most famous yeggmen. lead er of the trand, died in the Atlanta penitentiary a few months ago* wehthy relatives claimed the body y.d it rests -n a rock-hewn tomb , w-tooking the historic Hu ihon. Two cfth' .song.tiiat participated in the [johery hero are in the prison at Rai p gh and they wiii have a final hear ing on December 17. h wiii be remembered that these noted criminais stole a fine car at Frimkhaton from Mr. Vann, in which thy tied from Oxford to Lynchburg. ?t which pi ary the car was captured I '.curs iater by Mr. Gregory, the g-yt Internationa! detective. New Prial Pending. ta former hearing it was priyen t!ut the criminals in their flight fnan Oxford, mossed Roanoke river at Cannon's Ferry, below Norlina. attl passed through LaCross. South H it, Chase City, Brook Neal and on to Lynchburg. On cross examination ot witnesses, here and there, the fact v.as estabiished that they left Oxford about three o'clock in. the morning and arrived in Lynchburg eleven hours iater. Since the death of O'Brien d is claimed by the attorneys for the defendants that it was impos si!)i? to make the trip from Oxford to Lynchburg in eleven hours. Desir ta? to secure definite information on this point. Mr. Gregory, the nofed de tcct:'.^ two weeks ago detailed Assis tant Postmaster Henry Crutcher to aroniiHny him to Lynchburg on a err dnven by Mr. Will H. Averett. The three men left Oxford at 3' o'ciock in thu morning, the same hour the criminals left Oxford via Wil tiamsboro and crossed Roanoke river at Cannon'-s Ferry; thence " by the same route to Lynchburg, arriving tn^re 3 hours iater. or two hours ear G than it xvas claimed the prisoners atade the trip. Th Oiling Stmy. Detective Story Magaain^ for i"""niber 1923, contains the follow interesting account of the act&i of John O'Brien: - .."UH, mne ago a lamous yegg now an old man of sixty-eight. ' M apprehended in Philadelphia for b;owing of a safe in Oxford, '' '"hCamtiiia. three years ago. John O'Brien was known in . \ expert cracksman and ^ i^rks hack to the crook celebrities the eighties. He is now in a Fed ' prison, and he wiii probably die because of a malignant cancer ! 'iR his tower lip. '3 was this growth that really : voaght about hi-s arrest. Driven bv to appty at a Philadelphia hos '^r treatment, he virtually sur tYadered because it was this can ^^owth that was hi-s chief < of identification. Although he hs known in his heyday as a fighter. '" Wd not resist arrest. , d-ii apprehension has caused some stir for two resons: he is fJ,'-'^^stofadyingc'an, the f, yoggman. his arrest ^otschase round the world for his His last "job" was as neat mny in his career. He drilled the o ! dripped a quantity of nitro ^nto the lock mechanism and j ^"^ed it off. With the forty thou ; dollars in the safe John fled to ^ ' &s Mr. Thomas Doughertv. "nd Planter. For a time he , ' Lr ndon with his presence and T'011, and when Scotland him his excellent hi; splendid alibi got S,,,,, 'knew the United am ^ -'"'^'"ornent was after him, \ ,, ^ Paris and the Riviera, rich t. ^I°Rte Cario knew him as a , ^*ho gambled like a at],, They dM not know that t)<„./ ''-^nty-five of his years had %! t - Prison. Eventually he Me,.,.. ' ot h:s stoien fortune, and ^ore hot on his trail. !.- j , h'st four thousand he fled aucr....i'i ^'r'PS- Here he made a sa;jfj !' ^oup and thirty thou "Tt.n, the cancer as weii as de kio" troubling him. He left 'id! '. ! or twenty thousand as , ' he sailed for New Orleans 'mi<'< ,, hand. Here he made ar a po!to enter a hospital, but tf-T-'" ^cognized him. O'Brien "<n. p -foana, where he lost and '"!t!it./ii '.'i''' ^^?artnient of justice '' tiostiie John again. Next "*as 'a New York where he t'shiti,! ^t succeeded in fur hp; thousand dollars for now ^,'h'd to appear for trial, up thp ^ government gants took Pm suit of the man who was JOHN W. ADCOCK DEAD AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS John S\. Adcock, a native of Gran ^!i ecounty. who moved to Fuquay Sptings section 20 years ago, died at Rex Hospital Nov. 25th after a brief ^nes's. in the 64th year of his age. t.ag a prominent business man, tobacco farmer and warehouseman. i Air. Adcock was twice married: first to M:ss Sophie Knott, of which union there survive four children.' Luther, David, George and Mrs. W. ^ O. Smith. His second wife was Lillie i ^mith. daughter of T. J. Smith, of Lianviile county. To this union were born five children. three of whom survive, Wallace, Forest and Ray. One brother, Robert Adcock, and two sisters, Mrs. Robt. Hobgood and Mi?. Jim Pruitt, also survive him. ! Besides these he leaves a host of: friends as was evidenced by the large concourse of people which gathered! at his home when the funeral serv ice's were conducted to pay him the' last tribute of respect. The inter-! ment was in the family burying i grounds and the services were con-; ducted by Rev. J. Lee Johnson fol-! lowed by the ritual of the Junior Or-! der. The floral offering was ex-! tremely beautiful and bespoke thej high esteem in w hich he w as held! by his many friends. TOBACCO FARMER HELD i UP AND ROBBED OF $411 Farmers Lea ring Town Late In Even ing Should Protect Themselves' With a Gun. i What happened to -A. M. Thomp-! son, a tobacco farmer iast week is' apt to happen to any farmer who has' a roil of money in his pockets. The Orange County farmer had driven to i Danville with a load of tobacco, and j on his return was held up and rob bed of $411 almost in sight of his, own home by masked men. Thompson said that all four men j wore black cloths, with holes cut in ^ them for vision, over theiy faces.; Two of the men, he said were tall and slender, one was rather stocky and' the fourth, he thought, was a negro.; The man who secured his money wore a light overcoat. No man is safe on the highways of. our county after dark with a large ^ roll of money in his pocket. The only) sensible thing to do is to deposit the i money in a bank. BAPTIST PLEDGES SHORT $1,600,0GB Collections Foe AH Objects Tins Year Amount To About ^00,000. (Raleigh Correspondent.) North Carolina Baptists are short about $600,000 in this year's pledges, to the 75 Million Campaign and the' total shortage for the four years of' the c^upaign to date amounts to over; $1,600,000, according to figures ob tained from State Treasurer Walters Durham at the closing of the books for the convention year Saturday, j Collections for the year amount to ] approximately $800,000 as compared; with a quota of $1,228.00 and] pledges of $$1,400,000. North Carolina was asked for $5,-; 000.000 in the 7 5 Million Campaign; but the amount was later increased] to $6,000,000. Pledges exceeded this amount largely, the Baptists of ] the State agreeing to pay $1,400,000 j a year for five years. The five year period began Decern- ] ber 1, 1919, and for various reason-s] the collections have fallen steadily short of the pledges, this year's col-; lections being little more than half j the amount asked for be used as a basis instead cf the amount pledged ; the deficit for the four years is about j one million dollars and that for this year about $520,000. aMMMOnt BEE^ERERy Deleuaie (Oncetii Will Spend Thi)*ty DoHars At Old Fort—Pro vides Fntployment For H000 Peo ple. Old Fort, N. C., Dec. 3.—Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company, of Wil-! mington, Delaware have closed a deal} whereby the Bancroft company comes into ownership of more than 500 acres of land adjacent to the town of Old Fort. More than / $78,000 in cash was paid for the property, which is to be used as a site for a tremend ous bleachery that will represent a. total outlay of more than $30,000,-} 000, provide employment for 2,000 i persons and provide a plant that will; take care of the output of 40 to 50 j Southern cotton mills. making the department look foolish. Six or eight cancer patients were locked up' before they really found O'Brien. i Now he philosophically accepts his) fate, but refuses to admit that he eyer { did anything "tlfat wasn't legal and on the square." —Your battery should have water about every two weeks. Stop at Ox ford Battery Co. t LOWERS COVER GRAVE OF DR. E. S. MEADOWS THU HKLOYED CHYSHIAX DASSED AWAY LAST SUNDAY YIOKNFNG itentaius Fatid To Hest in Ehnwaarl Cemetery Yesterday Afternoon LoHowini? An Inqnessive -t ese 'wm; At the Hesi<le:)ce At Cul breth. Dr. E. B. Meadows, aged 49 years, died at his home at Culbretli last Sunday morning after a brief iiiness. He suffered a stroke of paraiysis five; t ears ago, front which he never en tireiy recovered, but nevertheless his dath came as a shock to the whole county.* Dr. Meadows graduated from the Medtcai College of Virginia at an early age and took up the practice of his profession in Granville. Hig of-! fice has always been at Culbreth, at the home in which he was born. The medical fraternity regarded him as a wise, safe and careful practioner. He had a large practice and was ever ready to respond to every call. He had on his list quite a number of charitabld patients. His heart was always touched at the -sight of suffer-! ing, and his gentle hand, laid upon the brow, was as soothing as the medicine. He was greatly beloved i by the people in all walks of life, and he will be greatly missed. ^' Dr. Meadows was prominent in the affairs of the county. He stood for progress in the board sense of the word, out was a <3trick adherent to, the policy of "paying as you go." He i served for a number of years on the County Board of Education and was a strong advocate of good schools and good roads. Dr. Meadows was a consistent member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He is survived by his widow, who was ! M's-s Julia Clement, and by seven, children, three daughters, Misses Se-! rena, Rowella and Hattie, and four I sons. Herman, Edward, Clement and Brent. He has one surviving brother.j J. F. Meadows, and one sister. Mrs. E. K. Howard, both oi Os^oriL Hej was the son of the late Brodie Mea dows. Dr. Meadows had realized for some; time that his days were drawing to a close. He recently,told Rev. J. D. Harte, pastor of the Oxford Baptist Church, that he was ready to go at the all of the Master. The funeral was held from the' residence at Culbreth yesterday af ternoon. conducted bv Rev. F. F. Cemerford. Rev. Geo. T. Tunstall and Rev. E. R. Harris. The interment followed at Elmwood Cemetery. Ox ford. The pallbearers were: Ac tive—\y. s. Day, E. W. Parrott. Rat, Cannady. W. J. Ellis, W. H. Dean, j Elmore Gooch. W. B. Currin. Hon orary—Several doctors. James Pow ell. J. R. Hall. Luther Bawling, Wil lis Bowling. Mr. Ray (of Stem). Gra ham Daniel, Crawford Clark, John Daniel. John Hopkins. Will Gooch. John B. Mays. O. A. Daniel, Luther Daniel. ElPs King, W. B. Currin. Jame-3 Bowling. Mr. Burchett, H. H. Latta. Buck Bullock. H. M. Bragg. Arther Meadows, Milton Bragg. DURHAM couwry COURT Judge Devin Presiding At the Two Week's Term. After spending Sunday at home. Judge Devin left for Durham to pre side over the two week's criminal session. The Durham Herald states that nearly 200 cases have been docketed giving the court officials the task of handling one of the most crowded calendars of -some months. Following are among the first cases to be tried: Charlie Ragan, store breaking: Henry Carver, larceny; Joseph Jordan, storebreaking; Joe Jordan, larceny; Elmer Carter, lar ceny; Frank Reed, larceny; Will Stone, larceny; Henry Woolwine, larceny; Elijah Morgan, housebreak ing; Ed Ragan, housebreaking. COTTON QUOTAHOMS December Cotton Brake last Sat urday At $37.10. New York, Dec. 2.—There was a renewal of liquidation in the cotton market at the opening yesterday. There was some buying at the outset j based on reports that trade interests j had been good buyers on a scale downward in the Liverpool market, j and the market was nervous and un-! settled during the early trading.! Opening and closinsr quotations: Open Close December . 36.65 37.10 January . 35.95 36.45.52 March . 36.08 36.74.78 Mav . 36.25 36.88.90j July .. 35.33 35.88.93 Spot cotton quiet; middling 37.65 MR. FRANK FORT DEAD Death Came Suddenly l ast Night. Mr. Frank Fort, eldest son of Dr. ] C. D. H. Fort, died suddenly last j night at ten o'elock at his home on! Raleigh road. He is survived by a j wife and several children. The ar rangements for the funeral have not as yet been announced. NEW & A. L 5CWEDME NO CHANCE ON HHANCH 1ANE The Fltnida Fast Coast Limited Stops Du!y Twice In lt$ Flight Across the State. The slight change ot scheduie that went into effect on the main line of the Seaboard last Sunday does not change the time of trains on the branch iine-s. A new );rain, known as the Florida East Coast iimited was put into service. This train runs between New York and South' Flori da, and its fine equipment and fast scheduie is the. Seaboard's bid for winter tourist travei. The new train does no conflict with any of the others on the road at the present time. It passes Hender son going south at 4:30 a. m.. and returning north will pass Henderson at 10:17 p .mi, but wiil make no stop at Henderson. No. 2, northbound, arrives in Hen derson at 1:09 a. m. instead of 1:12 a. m., whiie No. 5 through train southbound between New York and Florida, arrives in Henderson at 2:05 a. m. instead of 2:30 a. m., ag here tofore, and these are the only changes recorded in the new sche dule. All the other trains, including those on the Oxford and Durham branch lines, will continue to operate on the same schedule as heretofore. COURr ROME REWV4E !t Is Saj i That the Afflicted Are He log Healed and Use Deaf Made To Hear. The Court House revival that is now on in Oxford, and is conducted by Mrs. Olive, The Alabama Woman Evangelist, i-s in many respects the greatest revival known here in the history of Oxford. She is eq^al to any in the expounding of the Word. She is gifted in preaching, in song and ip prayer. The crowd is in rceasing all the time. You must come an hour ahead of time to get a seat. All seating and all standing room filled to overflowing. Inspir ing m^tsie sik or -eight musicians and a fine choir. People hefe from ad joining counties, some bring their dinner and their supper. Service at 7:30 p. m. during this week; 3 services next Sunday, at 11 o'clock a. m., 2:30 p. m., and 7:30 at Ydcrht. We cannot accommodate the col ored neople but we will hold a ser vice for them before the Evangelist leaves. The s'ck and afflicted are being healed, and the deaf made to hear. She does not claim the power, but she is an instrument in the hands of ti. 1 At times the interest ig so great, it reminds one of the days of Whitfield, Asbury and Pierce. D. N. HUNT. PROMINENT HUNTING PARTY IN VANCE Headed By the Postmaster At Washington ,D. C. (Henderson Dispatch) W. D. Mooney, postmaster at Washington, D. C., and G. D. Elis worth, assistant postmaster at Wash ington and a former resident of Hen derson, arrived here Sunday. While here they will be the guests of I. J. Young and accompanied by Mr. Young will visit H. C. Tuthill's farm near Williamsboro. Tuesday the party will go to cami^ at Wood's store in Franklin county, where they will hunt ait(?'be entertained by J. K. Collie, of the State Income Tax De partment. While at Wood's -store they will be joined by Bart M. Gatling, former Raleigh postmaster, and Dr. Fleming, of Louisburg. WHITE SQUMUMM. While out hunting last Saturday the dogs belonging to Mr. Tom Over ton treed a white squirrel, anxious to get a closer view shot the little animal which, upon close exam ination proved to be a perfectly formed white squirrel. Removal Notice. L \ G. S. Watkins has removed his office to the room over Lyon's Drug Store. * ,0-23-tf !7 * JMafUJaFI, 70 SHOP FOR RENT—SIX 1T&OM TWO stoiy house cn Broa^street. 12-4-2tc MRS. WAD^i H BRITT. LIBERATED FROM THE COUNTY JAIL ! t Y EASTWOOD DEPARTS FROM THE STATE 3R . T. M. Htnnpln^ys Adopts the Two E:tst\vood CMldten—They Will Attend Fredrick School. At ..the recent term of Granville County SuDerioT Court Lucy East wood, 38 years of age, was found guilty of conduct unbecoming a wo man. By order of the court she was confined in the county jail pending arrangements to leave the State. On Saturday last she was brought from the jail to the clerk's office and ar rangement's made for her departure. A purse of $35 or $4 0 was made up by generous people and presented to her. - ^ The two little daughters of the Eastwood women, who were sent to the Home of the Aged and Infirm un til a home could be found for them, was adopted last week by Mr. T. M. Humphreys, a highly esteemed farm er in Oak Hill. In taking the chil dren he obligates to send them to Fredrick High School; see that they go to church and Sunday scho#l, and not to let any of their former asso ciates call on them. Mr. Humph reys is determined that the little girl-s shall have a chance in the world. JAGGERS-SMir# One Of Oxford's Most Popular and Talented Young Women Weds Prominent Yew Jersey Business Man—At Home, Hillside, New Jer sey After December Tenth. (BY MISS JEANNETTE BIGGS) A wedding beautiful in its sim plicity was celebrated at high noon on Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie F. Smith, when their old est daughter, Miss Willie Lee, be came the bride of Mr. David Jaggers, of Hillside, N. J. The rooms in the home were most, attractively deco rated with a profusion of yellow and white chrysanthemums, palms and brass and silver candelabra filled with bright candles, which shed a lovely radiance to the attractive scene. Before the ceremony, Miss Daisy Pearl Smith, sister of the bride, ac companied by Misa Frances Jackson, cousin of the bride, sang most sweet ly "O Promise Me." The only attendants were the four ushers, Ewing Smith, Frank Smith. William Walters and Frank Leonard, of Hillside, N. J. Little Misses Elizabeth White Smith and Caroline Smith preceded the bride as flower girls, carrying baskets of yellow roses and sweetly attired in white and yellow organdies. The impressive service was per formed by Rev. E. M. Snipes, pastor of the First Methodist Church, of Ox ford. The bride was very attractive in a blue brocaded chiffon gown with black satin hat and carrying a show er of orchids and valley lilies. Mrs. Smith, mother of the bride, was robed in black georgette crepe, with cor sage of white roses. Miss Daisy Smith was robed in a most becoming blue crystal gown, with gold hat and i corsage of gold roses. me Dime is n v*****^ ' charming personality and a very gift ' ed musician and was for a number of ! years lady prirt ipal of Monohan ! School, Greenville, S. C. The ! groom is a prominent real es tate dealer of Hillside, N. J.. i where he has a large circle of ! friends. Immediately following the ! ceremony, the happy couple left for ' a bridal tour, after which they will be at home in Hillside, N. J. ! The bridal party and out-of-town guests were given a bridal breakfast !cn Saturday morning by Mrs. W. H. ! Walters, and the bridal party wa§ en ! tertained on the evening preceding ! the marriage by Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie i Smith, parents of the bride. A . large number of handsobie and beau ^ tiful gifts were received by the pop ! ular bride. The out of town visitors were: ! Frank Leonard, Sturat Looker. Dick [Jaggers, Hillside, New Jersey; Mrs. J. E. Jones, Mrs. Leland Jones, Mrs. Flmmett Jones, LaGrange, Mis. C. . Harris, and family, Mr. and Mrs. O C. Jones, Goldsboro; Mrs. C. G. Bob bitt, Henderson; Mi-ss Mabel Chap man. Linwood; Mr. and Mrs. D. T Lunsford, Durham; Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Hoffler, High Point; Miss Emma Cooper, J. M. Lea, Danville; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Walters, Smithfield; Miss Thelma Bailey, Greenwood. 8 C. DR. HARDAWAf SICK Now In a Hospital At Richmond. Word is received here that pr. J. S. Hardaway, pastor of the Oxford Baptist Church for many years, who has been on a visit to hi-s brother at Amelia, Va.,-for two weeks, has suf fered a relapse of his physical trouble, which campelled him to give up his pastorial labors and that he has been sent to a hospital in Rich mond, Va. CH!EF HOBGOOD ON THE WAR PATH E-.citing Chase After a Pair Of Rank Unbi^et s. A oank in N#w Jersey was recent ly robbed of $100,000 and there is a reward of ten thousand dollars for the capture of the burglars. They* were traced to Washington City and n ig supposed that they came South. On Sunday last Chief Hobgood re ceived a message from the chief of police of Yirgilina notifying him that the two robbers had just passed through ihat town on foot, and was headed toward Oxford. and asked Chief Hobgood to meet the Yirgilina delegation on the road. L Hobgood hastily detailed Deputy Y alters, Bragg and Newton to ac company him. It was dark when they left Oxford, and up the road somewhere they saw a colored boy with a bucket of milk. "Where are you going w-th that milk, asked Chief Hobgood. I am taking it to two men down here in the old school house," answered the boy. Visions of a big reward stared the officers in the face as they surround ed the school house w ith guns in hand. Chief Hobgood slipped up to the house and opened the door and saw two men—one of them was fast asleep and the other one asked him to come in. They were just ordinary tramps and begged the officers to bring them to Oxford. In the mean time the Virgilina delegation arrived on the scene and stated that the two men acted rather suspicious when they passed through their town. The two men had letters of identification in their pockets. They wanted a job and were wiiiing to work at anything they found to do. EM) Of LHECtMPrER No Mow Literal m e On the Subject AAanted Unless As Paid Advertise* meat. Mr. John W. Hester's statement in a recent issue of the Public Ledger, to the effect that many Co-ops are breaking their contracts, provoked much discussion pro and con and many of them are seeking a leak* valve through the Public Ledger to air their particular views. Six letters to date bearing on the utter* ances of Mr. Hester have been re ceived with the request to publish. Mr. Hester having had his say,, W6, selected from the batch of OUr correspondents that of Hon. T. T. Hicks as the most fitting on that side of the two-sided question. The other dozen letters, for and against, have been consigned to the waste pa per basket, and no more are wanted unles-s as paid advertising. The Public Ledger did not provoke the discussion and much is to De lost by a continuance of the same. JUMOR ORDER ROWE Henderson Has One Chance In Five - Of Getting the Orphanage. Henderson has one chance out of five for the location of the national Junior order orphanage, according to a -statement oy National Councilor I James D. Tunson, of Richmond Hill, }N. Y., chairman of the committee ^ making the selection. Forty-two sites were offered. Ail but five have been eliminated. Those still in the running are: Hickory, i Lexington. Henderson, Goldsboro and Roleigh. i The letter state sthat the five i places will be visited again during i the early part of December for final } seletcionst. Soon after thi-s tour, the ! officials of this order hope to notify ! the people of the state of their selec ; tion. ! MR.R.SJMSRy'SW7i.i. ; T^eft An Estate Value At More Than $60,000. The last will and testament of the late R. S. Usry was drawn by Roys ! ter & Royster and was signed on the I 31st day of August 1923.** The will i covers four typed pages in which it i is stipulated that each of the six ! surviving children shall inherit an equal part of the estate. Thc-se in close touch with Mr. Usry's affairs estimate that he left an estate ranging in value from $60,000 to $75,000. RECEPES FOR S4US/16E Every Farmer Should Have a Good Sausage Receipe. This one from Tait- Butler in the Progressive Farmer is simple. "Ude j two-thirds iean, and one-third fat 'meat. Mix in seasoning (22 ounces } of salt, and 10 ounces of black pepper [for each 100 pounds of meat). Run ! through a meat-and-food chopper and stuff into casings ".ith the sausage stuffer, lard and fruit press. (Cas ings may be prepared on farm or bought in nearest town.)" CHRISTMAS SATE The Annual Christmas Sale of the Methodist Church will he held in the Lyon Memorial Building, Friday Dec. 7th from 2:30 to 5:30 o'clock. Come out and buy your Christmas presents. A silver offering at the door, f Itx