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TUESDAY --A^DFRIDAY. S i j^ UKD, N. C., FRIDAY. OCTOKPiR 10, 1924 NO. 81 12 PAGES TODAY HffY BOAMt HOLM MEETING -iablish H^st Boom. ^ of the Board of ^^munis-deuers last Monday, Hf presented his insolvent y]:ic'i Jfunted to $2,450.82, same accepted, allowed ^ ,o be recorded. ^{)t1t\Bnoks. bom-^ 1924 were pre ^!^the Board, the tax having ad the books being ' '"3 nuition of Commis s ordered that the to the Sheriff of he 102 4 tax books pa'is 't" usual'order to collect the '^ in as the settlement of the completed and turned ^ Board. The Board ap iO 1,nc Chairman a committee of ?pt the settlement to be r Stradleywith the taxes as soon as said ,^nt is completed. coma In \ovemher. ,.„crdance with the Machinery Board ordered a discount on all taxes paid dur L'mcnth of November 192 4; ..^cs paid during the month ..(i, 1P25. a penalty of one per i^ail be imposed, and that on paid during the month of 1$^. a penalty of one and ppreem shall be imposed. Rest Boom. thBoard appropriated the sum of jjperntoDthto establishapub Jroom. this amount to be paid YJ A. Morris, beginning the itofdctober. Assishuit Co. Agent. ^ Board again appropriated not '^d H.250 -toward employing Mutant county agent and carry 'ttamarketing system. Thisap wiRtion is to start 1925 and be tfMi'tar. ttting Acquainted With Durham People Riant !le<etve<i a Warm Wel come in Oxford. hhm's "get acquainted delega )" arrived in Oxford Tuesday af M on schedule time and were i6a& weicomed to our town by Hr I 0. Stem in hig usually hap !':k He assured the visitors ^hvery atmosphere that per community was filled with RMS?. ^ than five hundred people in front of the court house f visitors. Everybody 5j. ro know everybody and no in Moawas apeeggary. N'rogram wak presided o,vpr by ^Patton. Jr., of Durham. A ^'<Bed choir sang a few de flections. which had a ten Abtement the ties that bind. of Durham's iead ^ns ^ short address, ^ assured the people of fat the mission of th visft to deprive Oxford of one that was due her but y- '.tings and service desired found in Oxford then try "before trying some place Rurke Hobgood. secretary c f bhamoer of Commerc< Jb ahd hand fc ^... a.^ut-jd ^ttr citizens ths itand in han o maintain the presei ' of the on !ip Durham-Keysvil ,. '^^'dhern raiiway. a very pleasant hou afford " our people mut !M '' *-r acquinted wit r'LLE COUNTY S< S. CONVENTION r^hon' ^ County t^'ion thi- comes the ^-^rd h- ' indications point r, ' - attendance at -''-'Dday School ^.ets at Enon Bap ! [ "*ch ? veR)i!s F'i! s west of Oxford, tuv .; oi tjxioru ay. October 11 the t" Tigran''' ' speakers r ^ ^ Mr. D. W. rhhey' ,, ^ai Superinten Carolina Ra otthp Sunday ''Raif-jJ,. ^titl Miss Flora "'-associate Superin ,.^ *?^e organization . Yari^!.' ^^se worker t aases of Sunda be,' ^hoo]^ ^ths -- - ' ^est number it ' ^ousiy announced to th L'"t)(m present in th b^M '=' t"pn years of " ^ Rhe number '4' Pan,-,. nomher o !' -"ch-,r^ ' ''I'urch to th *"-"- ** J-M cutest , R$una" ^Heco.. ^choelsin th ] conver Full prc taig paper. c FURL/c LEDGER SPE4KS DfRECT TO 5360 PEOPLE It Requires A Roll Of Paper Five Miles Long To Print Each Edition " bot'aMe subst.ii.ti,,,, list of .IgCii). <o edge the edition woubi on the ground edge We a,e t,..!l,., n,,u,t ',.,o'^ '' "' than Hye ntiies. neweti during the retent is.h, " those who subscribed and re Messrs Bain BrSf ,b,no..' .,.*'"!''' taies.uanshi,, contest. To ants and conn "'I' each of the contest for the ext.ii.„tn, ,n ,"l ,, h '"'""s ...an, thanks It is ' the contest was conducted. scrtption contest and gh o'^y'^".^ Shouhi co^^r °* "<?'*spa!)ers figure that the subscription list nteetina blank paper and ink. If the publishes: , after biank . * c*;)ense of the contest, realizes enough to pay for the the :-esuit " ^ to the mailing list, he regards ables ^"test as being a fair business proposition. It en vertisn, "^'sherb^ charge a higher rate for advertising. The ad results and* ^"l^ts; he is satisfied to pay a higher rate if he gets The n,ddig r co:ne through the increased number of readers, on application****^ *'s advertising rates, which can be had THE CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW TO BE HELD IN ARMORY SOON I The Exact Date Will Be Announced Later. I Mrs. A. H. A. Williams, chairman, ! has announced the following commit j tees: Flowers. j Mis. Nelson Thomas, chairman; jMrs. T. G. Stem, Mrs. Ernest Parham Mrs. A. A. Hicks, Mrs. R. H. Lewis! I Miss Hettie Lyon, Mrs. D. G. Brum l mitt. Miss Leah Kittrell, Mrs. Pete I Bullock, Mrs. Leo Byrum. ! Soliciting Premiums. ! ^Mrs. R. M. Ray, chairman; Mrs. I A. H. A. Williams Purchasing Agent. I Mrs. W. H. Walters. \ Kitchen. ! Mrs. J. F. Veasey, chairman; Miss j Helen White, Mrs. N. C. Remsen, Mrs. D. K Taylor, Mrs J. H. Bullock, Mrs. D. G. Brummitt, Mrs. W. W. Alston, Mrs. Strickland. Soliciting Food. Mrs. Sterling Boddie, chairman; Miss Bell Cooper, Mrs. S. J. Finch, [Miss Lila Currin, Mrs. J. W. Knight, Mrs. J. H. L. Myers, Mrs. J. W. Med ford, Mrs. J. B. Powell, Jr., Mrs. J. B. Powell, Jr., Mrs. H. H. Scott, Mrs. Marvin Minor, Mrs. Frank Lyon, Mrs. Shotwell, Mrs. M. C. Taylor, Mrs. Er nest Bragg, Mrs. Jack Bullock. Dishes. Mrs. W. B. Pittard, chairman; Mrs. Hubert Turner, Mrs. A. H. Moore, Mrs. W. H. Wells. Cashier. Miss Sadie Parham, chairman; Mrs. Furman, Mrs. Dela Croix. Housekeeping. Airs. J. C. Robards, chairman; Mrs. M. C. Taylor, Mrs. W. L. Taylor, Mrs. Mary Cooper Evins, Mrs, M. K. Pin ni^ Mrs. B. W. Parham, Mrs. A. W. Graham. Jr. Tui keys. Mrs. Sbott Hunt, chairman; Mrs. Hancock, Sr., Mrs. J. D. Brooks, Mrs. B. S. Royster, Mrs. Jno. Booth, Mrs. J. A. Taylor, Mrs. C. W. Bryan, Mrs. T. G. Taylor, Mrs. J. S. Bradsher, Mrs Lennie Smith, Mrs. G. S. Watkins. } Mrs. Sid Usry, Mrs. Lonnie Smith, Mrs. T. L. Booth, Mrs. J^^C. Horner, Mrs. Sam Watkins. Oysters. Mrs. Jack Blalock, chairman; ^trs. Jack Howard, Mrs. C. G. Credle, MrS: Titus Currin, Mrs. Elvin, Parham, Mrs. R. S. Montague, Mrs. J. E. Jack son, Miss Kate Herndon. Mrs. Jno. ; Hester, Mrs. C. A. Carroll, Miss Bes }sie Howell. } Coffee, i Mrs. W. D. Bryan, chairman; Mrs.; Ellis Cannady, Mrs. Ira Howard, Mrs. ! Chas. Powell, Mrs. Blount Bryan,' Mrs. J. W. Medford. Mrs. J. A. Duke,! Mrs. Len Fleming, Mrs. Dunford, Mrs. Graham Roberts, Mrs. J. L. Garrett, Mrs. D. W. Hart. Mrs. Pitchford. Bread. ! Mrs. J. H. L. Myers, chairman; Mrs. W. W. Crews, Miss Isabel Par ham, Mrs. Cohn, Mrs. Chamblee, Miss Dela Croix, Mrs. W. H. Fleming, Mrs. (Continued On Page Seven) UMfORM MC(MMnON5 The Local Post American Legion Behind Patriotic Movement. The Earnest F. Hart Post of the; American Legion met in regular } monthly session last night and made definite stfeps towards a uniform j I system of decoration for the town of i ! Oxford. This decoration will be aj large flag with a staff about seven! I feet long which will be placed in j front of each place of business, j With this system Oxford could deco rate her streets within a moments notice. The following committee ! was appointed to make arrangements [for installing the system: Amos Cle ments, G. W. Harris, and W. L. Hampton. ; William H. Powell, manager of the Oxford Roofing and Sheetmetal Co., presented a handsome copper bulletin board to the post. The posts feels very grateful for the gift and as evidence of this the members gave the Oxford Roofing and Sheet metal Company a rising vote of thanks. [JURORS DRAWN FOR .. . NOV. TERM OF COURT At the meeting of the Board of i County Commissioners held last Mon ray the following jurors were drawn for the November term of Granville County Superior Court: irst Week. L. R. Daniel, L. A. Cash, N. G. Brummitt, H. L. Blackwell, Lester Blalock, G. T. Owen, S. A. Moss, C. P. Saddler, E. M. Mangum, T. W. Wil son, W. H. Howard, J. T. Barnes, L. F. Cotton, Sid Cravan, A. T. Pittard, S. C. Howard, Z. C. Franklin, John Dixon, Sam G. Currin, J. L. Beasley, M. G. Brooks, J. T. Dean, J. M. Rob eson, B. G. Bailey, S. V. Morton, S. M. Aiken, G. M. Blackley, S. A. Price, N. V. Booker, W. L. Speed, W. H. Harris, J. N. Adcock, D. G. Pit tard, E. W. Parrott, J. H. Puckett, L. W. Bullock, O. H. Newton, G. M. Woodlief, O. A. Daniel, Lewis Floyd, L. F. Woodlief, G. L. Matthews. Second Week. S. A. eVasey, L. T. Harris, H. N. Huff, W. E. Mangum, J. H. Daniel, L. E. Yeargin, D. G. Thaxton, J. M. Hight, W. A. Boyd R. A. Adcock, L. G. Packett, C. T. Jacobs, C. G. Satter white, J. P. Hunt, L. Clayton, W. R. Wilson, G. S. Morgan, J. F. Duncan,! Akin Daniel, J. C. Harper, E. B. Cur rin, T. M. Blalock, W. A. Shermon. i FINE W7WESAP APPLES Grown By Mr. Cam Easton. The Public Ledger has pointed out from time to time that fruit grows to perfection in Granville county. The finest apples we have seen in a long time were grown at Mr. Cam Eas ton's home place on Front street. He has six trees of the Slayman Wine sap variety that are loaded down with apples that weigh more than a pound each. It would be hard to find a prettier or better apple any-! where. VALUABLE LAND GOES ON THE MARKET — The Home Place Of the Late ! Fielding Knott. Interest centers in the sale of the home place of the late Fielding Knott which will take place at noon on Monday, October 27. This land has been divided into thirteen smaller tracts containing from 54 to 155 acres. A detailed account of this land appears elsewhere in this paper. Royster & Royser ai'e the attorneys. Franklin Co. Tobacco Mr. Hunt, a well-to-do farmer of Franklin county, who lives near Louisburg, sold a big truck load of tobacco yesterday with Capt. Will Fleming, the prices ranging all the way from $19 to $50. Mr. Hunt} states that he has better tobacco! than this lot which he will sell on the Oxford market at an early date.! Good Friend Of The Oxford Market! Mr. Thomas Frazier, of Surl, Per son County, sold a load of tobacco at the Mangum Warehouse yesterday that averaged 14 cents in the clear. Mr. Frazier was an auctioneer on the Oxford market many years ago and he has been a good friend to Ox- ! ford ever since. A FINE HOUSEWIFE The Helpmate Of Rev. N. B. Strick land Of Oxford. Mrs. Strickland, the wife of Metho dist pastor, had an unusually fine ex hibit at the Henderson Fair. She won the prize of $25.00 for the fin est booth, and won 15 other prizes on fine needle work, preserves, pickles canned goods, cakes and etc. She took first prize on everything she ex hibited. Her beautiful exhibit at tracted more attention than any thing %lse of its kind at the fair. FRANK HANCOCK IS FOR PORT TERMINALS The Port mu l7the Only Sure Way To C orrect Unjust Freight Rates, Says the Popular Citizen. , Frank Hancock Jr., is out and out ! for Public Port Terminals and Water ! Transportation. In an interview giv i en to the Public Ledger Mr. Hancock j appears to be in the very best pos sible company, that is to say with the Federal Authorities wno for years have proposed and promoted water transportation, with the Democratic ; and Republican candidates for the I Presidency of the United States and with both the Democratic and Repub lican nominees for the Governorship j of North Carolina not to mention a i large number of the leading farmers, j merchants and business men of the irF + - M**' Hancock thinks that the I Port Bill is the only way to correct ; the unjust freight rates now wrong jlu.iy and discriminatorially imposed . upon the people of this State. L- port Terminals Bill is rati ,iied by the people on November 4th " ^ "North Carolina will have'a , State Water System exactly as it now ; Ms a State Highway System, and our Public Waterways will be self-sup j Porting just as certainly as our Pub ! he Highways are self-supporting I There are sixty eight Public Port j 1 ermmals in thirty one states out of : the forty six and all of them estab I lished on the basis of public bond is I sues. All are self-financing and self [ supporting, some are paying interest } and sinking fund charges and others are earning enough in harbor fees to pay for expansion as port traffic in creases. The older the public port is the better chance it has to pay its own way and to pay off the bonds ! that build it. These facts are dis closed in the report of the Ship and Water Transportation Commission composed of nine able and conscien tious citizens of this state who spent fourteen months of their time inves tigating this subject, aided by dis tinigushed army engineers. These men can and should be trusted to know the truth of what mey are say ing and in mp opinion those who have not the time to study this pro (Continued On Page Six) COUNTY CANDIDATES WILL MAKE SPEECHES They Are ExpectedTo Put Pep Into the Campaign. At the meeting of the Democratic County Evecutive Committee, held in the court house last Tuesday, Chair-^ man Frank W. Hancock Jr., stated! that he would like to see more en-1 tliusiasm in the campaign. It wasj decided among other things to have j the county candidates to take to the stump. A schedule of dates and! places is now being worked out. Dr.! Hardee asked that a good speaker be sent to Stem, and General Royster will probably open the campaign there with rousing speech at an early date. "Red Cross issues Emergency CaH Granville County Chapter Wan(ts Comforts and Pillows. A letter from Southern Division American Red Cross states that every Government Hospital in this Division is full. At Oteen there are 1150 patients, seven hundred are confined to their beds and must sleep out and live out in all kinds of weather. Our Government will furnish wool for sweaters and sleeping caps, and the Red Cross will distribute same if volunteers to knit will give in their I names. Ohr Granville County Chapter has! a very limited supply, but will ask! for more. ' We are also asked if we cannot fur- j nish snfail feather pilliws to be used' to tuck under patients to make them a little more comfortable. Our tick-j ings could be washed or new ticking; made 12 1-2 inches x 15 1-2 inches! finished and a close fitting white cot-' ton cover sewed over t[he ticking. This comes as a emergency call; } anyone who can furnish pillows! please notify Mrs. Roberts, chairman Granville County Chapter. 30 DECISION IN LOCAL TRAIN SERVICE Both Sides Have Ten Days In Which i To File Brief. j A strong delegation from Oxford,! Durham and Stem registered a strong! protest yesterday before the Corpora- j tion Commission in Raleigh when! the hearing on the petition of the Southern Railway be allowed to cut off certain trains on the Durham Keysville branch. No definite action was taken dur ing the day, all parties being asked to file briefs of their sides of the question within 10 days,! after which the decision of the commission will be handed down. Democratic Speaking Hon. A. W. McLean, Democratic,) nominee for Governor, wili address! the voters of Granville County on ^ Wednesday, October 15th, at 2 p. m. i in the Court House at Oxford —————— a"'.y Home Chautauqua The Street Museum Was An Inter- ] esting Feattue. ! The Home Chautauqua, which has , just come to a close was interesting ' and instructive from beginning to ! end. The street museum was one of I the most interesting features of the ; week. t Crude Drugs. I The display in the window at I Hall's Drug Store consisted pf Prude ; drugs as used before the War Be tween the States. A machine for I compounding pills 75 years a^o and a prescription file, back in 1885, when ; Gen. B. S. Royster was as&)Ciate4. ^with the Hall Drug Company, were ! all very interesting. The crude drugs [of 100 years ago and the finished ! product of the present day show the I wonderful progress of the manufac ; tured product. Ancient Guns and Pistols. ; The display of relics of another ! age, placed by Mr. D. Kinton in the I window at the Baird Hardware store, ! was very complete. There was a j spinning wheel, card and hanker of )1710; an axe and a rip saw pf more {than 100 years ago; the ancient sul ;phur match, the dagger plow with its < steel point and dog-wood board, pots, ! kettles, candlebar, ail manner of guns ] and pistols, including flint rocks and i powder horns, etc., made up a rare! collection. Many of these relics are worth more than $100. Ancient Furniture. The display of ancient furniture at the store of Mr. J. Robt. Wood at tracted considerable attention, These are rare bits of furniture trea sured in the Wood family for more than one hundred years. At Horner Bros. Co. The following interesting display) was placed in the window at Horner} Bros. Co.: Match horn of Capt. Johnj Shivers used in 1760; Snuff boxes! over 125 years old, displayed by Mr. Sam Webb; Sunday School cards, giv en to Mr. W. T. Lee in 1872. The armp field desk, the private property of General Jeremiah Slade, which; served through the Revolutionary} war and the war of 1812, attracted! much attention. This desk is in! splendid condition. Gen. Slade was! the grandfather of Capt. T. W. Wig-) gins of Oxford, who enlisted at the i age of 17 and followed Lee to Ap-j pomattox. i At Perkinson-Green's. Two dresses loaned by Mrs. J. A. Taylor; one dress loaned by Mrs. R.} G. Lassiter; one hat and one cape) loaned by Mrs. W. C. Currin; one) boy's suit, loaned by Mrs. Dela Croix.! All of these articles are more than { 75 years old. Mrs. E. T. White) loaned a handkerchief one hundred { years old. At The i^ong C ompany. Taffeta dress with lace bertha, worn in 1790; satin dress, worn in 1819? hand bag, hand painted vel vet, used in 1719, loaned by Mrs. Dela Croix. Plaid wool shawl, loaned; by Mrs. B. E. Parham; Ladies'' Godey's Fashion Book of 1840,} loaned by Mrs. A. A. Hicks. Black < silk shawl, worn in 1835; black bead ed cape and a gentleman's snuff box, used in 1718, loaned by Mrs. D. A. Coble. At the Hat Shop. Hat, worn in 1904, loaned by Mrs.; E. G. Moss. At Landis &Easton's. Taffeta dress, worn in 1786; home; spun bed spread made in 1820; white! silk dress worn in 1819; red cape} worn in 1876; baby dress made in} 18 42 an embroidered collar and; cuff set made in 18 32; baby cap worn! by Mr. Roger Gregory in 1832; j Bracelets and earrings worn in 1822, } baby dress worn in 18 61; two pair; home knit ^ckings made in 1802; } an embroidered petticoat made in! 1811; home spun line nsheet made in! 18 51; one taffeta waist worn in 18 2o; Prince Albert coat and beaver hat, worn about 30 years ago. Oxford Jewelry Co. Clock loaned by Mr. Sam Daniel, , spectacles loaned by Mif;. Charlid Landis; Watch, chain, ring, neck-! lace and bracelet worn about 75 yUArs ago, loaned by Mrs. D. A. Coble. Harris & Co. Unifohn^worn in war by Capt. W.!, H. White. - Lyon Drug Co. I Table caster, and grandfathers ' book, 145 years old loaned by Dr * John Bullock. Desk 45 years old,;' Scales 40 years old, bottle 4.5 yean*} 3ld used by the Crawford Drug Co.; Prescription books used in 1905. COLORED HOUSE DAMAGED BY EIRE ; A house on Penn Ave., in the col-;: ored section was damaged by fire} ] yesterday afternoon. The blaze ori-!( ginated in the roof and the firemen : bad to remove shingles to extinguish ] t- if-KiSlUJ < DR. ROBERT H. MARSH SLEEPS BENEATH A BANK OF FLOWERS Bt Sly Ess HOUSES CLOSE DURING THE FUNERAL HOUR "It Was An Hour Of Rejoicing And Not Of Sorrow," Declared Dr. J. S. Hardaway Triumphantly. In the death of Dr. R. H Marsh in^ Master folded gently for th ^ *^* ^ n mark of esteem Unt t"e faithfu] 9." .[.Bed as '* °*f°fd fu.,r„ h.ur. Ar^en" ^congregation assembled in the tribute oi^n ^ ^ Pay the last bute of love and respect to his memory, Rev. J. D. Harte .ffi^ting and assisting him was Dr. J. S Harl daway a lifelong friend of the de ceased and Rev. Geo. T. Tunstall who succeeded Dr. Marsh in his pasted The services began with the singing of How Firm a Foundation," by the choir, after which Pastor Harte read the eighth chapter of Romans, which was the last portion of scripture Dr. Marsh requested him to read, and econd Thes., fourth chapter at the B"w y l."*" "" "-'Prayer. Mrs. B. W. Parham then sang sweetly Paradise, Oh Paradise." Rev. J. 8. Hardaway delivered an address teiiing the main facts in the long and eventful life of Dr. Marsh. He spoke tenderly of Mrs. Marsh who died a few years ago. He said that she was an ideal helpmate Of Dr. Marsh. He told of the three ministers—Drs. Marsh, R. 1. Devtn and J. A. Stradiey—who for over 60 years labored in the Flat River Bap tist Association. Rev. George T. Tunstall, who sue ceeded Dr. Marsh In his charges in Granville county, spoxe next, telling of Dr. Marsh's contribution to the country church. Mr. Tunstall said his excellent contribution was made possible by his preparation and train ing coming at the close of the Civil War, by his fine tact and good judg ment, a man of unusual common m both temperal and spiritual affairs, making him a leader in his denomination. He served 48 suc cessive years as pastor of Hester Baptist church. Dr. Livingston Johnson, editor of the Biblical Recorder spoke words of appreciation of Dr. Marsh and told of his faithful work in the denomina tion. The ministers present were Rev. H. A. Williams, of Chase City, Vir ginia; Rev. Paul Hartsell, Rev. L. L. Hudson, and Rev. J. B. Currln, Ar chibal Johnson, editor of Charity and Children of Thomasville. Dr. Marsh was an active Mason be ing a member of the Blue Lodge, Royal Arch chapter, and Knights Templar. The Oxford lodge of Ma sons had charge of the funeral ser vice at the cemetery. Jfio Pallbearers. Active—Gen. B. S. Royster, A. H. Powell, A. A. Hicks, J. T. Daniel, W. A. McFarland, R. L. Brown, J. S. King, T. G. Currin. Honorary—W. H. Hunt, A. W. Graham, W. C. Currin, Sam Daniel, Dr. E. T. White, Col. H. G. Cooper, Dr. N. C. Daniel, J. G. Hail, Judge W. A. Devin, J. F. Meadows, B. F. Tay lor. W. H. Upchurch, R. M. Currin, S. W. Parker. F. W. Hancock, J. R. Wood, L. F. Perkinson, D. G. Brum mitt, W. T. Yancey, Coi. R^ O. Greg ory, T. Lanier, W. H. White, R. C. Watkins. From Enon Church—B. F. Hester, Luther Daniel. D. C. Frazier, Taylor Hobgood, D. H. Currin, *Sam Currin, Duke Currin{ F. Y. Currin. From Hester Church—B. F. Dean, B. F. Currin. Norman Hobgood, Dick Howard, J. B. Pruitt, E. H. Pruitt. From Bullock Church—C. G. Roys ter, T. A. Royster, Robt. Davis, H. W. Davis, B. T. Hicks, Lex Norwood, J. G. Pittard. From Tabb Creek Church—W. J. Brummitt. W. T. Blackwell, James Parham, J. A. Belcher, W. N. Crlt cher. The Republican County Ticket The Republicans of Granville !lountp, at their convention at Creed noor last Saturday nominated the 'oliowing ticket: For legislature, . M. Gills, of Sto rall; sheriff, C. G. Royster, of Bul ock; for board of education, G. T. 3ikes, H. W. Davis, and one to be sup plied, for board of county commis iioners, L. M. Carrington, W. A. L. iVasey, R. S. Jenkins, Elmer E. Man ?um, and R. C. Cash. Colored Triplets Bom To Andrew Black and Wife. Born to Andrew Black and wife, :olored, on the night of October 4, tear Be rea, two sons and one daugh er.The sons weighed 7 pounds each md the daughter weighed 7 1-2 )ounds. They are the grand chil Irea of Stephen and Caroline Wilker on. The children have been named Peter ad John and Mary, and they njoy good health.
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