Oxford Public Ledger from Oxford, North Carolina • Page 1

PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. XJR SLOGAN-OXFORD OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOMES, SCHOOLS AND PROSPERITY." OXFORD, JST. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4, 1914. si.rME 29.

NO 22 SHORT LOCAL PICK-UPS THE ACTUAL CONDITION COMMISSIONERS MEET. THE TIMES. MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE. MR. L.

B. TURNER DEAD SEEKING LOCATIONS IN THE GATHERED FROM THE TOWN NEW ROADS ORDERED TO SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME HUNDRED MEN COIVJ POSE A CLASS PASSES AWAY AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS BE BUILT AND COUNTY SOUTH YOU DO NOT KNOW The Little Advertising Book Committees Appointed and Personal Items About Folks About People and Things That Intensely interesting and Timely Picture of Church Work the Usual Run of Bills Ordered Paid Are of Interest to Our Readers. The Board of County Commis Hardly a day passes but what it shows the need of a hospital iu Ox sioners met in regular session on i.u -aot int-prest the neo- Interment in Elmwood Cemetery Sunday Afternoon Mr. L. B.

Turner, one ofOx-fords well-known citizens fell upon sleep last Saturday after a brief illness. The was taken sick a month ago and upon the advise of his physician he went to Richmond and upon examination it was- found that he had the yellow jaundice. On his return home his physicians did all in their Dow Monday morning at ten o'clock in of Oxford taKe in uie uiuitu, Sunday school and the numer-anfipties working for the ad- their room in the Court House, with B. I. Breedlove, chairman; lets Are Doing the Work We often receive through the mail booklets from other States, setting forth the advantges enjoyed in those sections of the Uuited States.

In eveiy instance they refer to the excellent climate and the healthful conditions that surround them. In all these handsome little booklets we have not" seen anything that will compare favorably with the actual conditions in old Granville. One of the pet phrases of these little booklets is that a man. can make a handsome living off of ten acres. We know ncement of Christ's kingdom on Z.

W. Allen. J. N. Tilley C.

Floyd around the table, with J. and their Friends in General M. L. Coley, of Green's, was in town Tuesday Roy Badgett, of Route 1, was in town Monday. J.

T. Terry, of Route 1, was in town: Monday. King, of Route 1, waa in town Saturday. W. T.

Perry, of Hester, was in town Saturday. J. W. Wrenn, of Route 3, was in town Saturday. W.

E. Yancey, of Buchanan, was rth. uxiora nas ius wccu ford. March came in with a high cold wind, freezing everything up Sunday night. The friends of Mrs.

N. B. Yancey is suffering with another attack of sickness. Will Tom Cannady, who is in a Richmond hospital for treatment.is Powell to look after the minutes in wn as a church-going town, out his usual painstaking manner. older inhabitants who have not il.

In t-f tt Minutes of last meeting were pt UP WlUl Liic lauci ujr er to arrest the disease, but he hods of interesting ana noia-the mind and the hearts of the continued to grow worse, and on Friday morning last it was decid getting along all right. lung people would be amazed ed take him to a hospital in nld thev again vi3it the aunaay Richmond for treatment. He was The clever John Mangun, who has been suffering with an attacK ools and feel the power of the of a numoer of farmers in Gran accompanied by Dr. T. L.

Booth, eat tidal-wave that is carrying read and approved i On. motion a road was granted to run from near Sunset to Enon church, with the understanding that no cost shall accrue to the county for road, bed, soil or other damages, but the county will cooperate in the construction and locating of said road. Chairman Breedlove was appointed a committee to represent the county in the location of the road and to town Tuesday. of gripp, is himself again. ville who are making over two Mrs.

Turner and Mr. R. L. Bown. cresent generation upward and hundred dollars on each acre tilled S.

Howard, Route 4, was in The operation, was performed Fri I. T. Allgood. of Route 7. had ward to the true interpretation and as for our healthful surround Oxford Saturday.

day evening and he died at 9 o'clock the misfortune to have a crood $200 ife. ings we stand second from the top Saturday morning. The operation horse to die a few days ago. W. N.

Critcher, of Route 5, was he International lesson for last in the United States Statistical Re showed to what extent the dread in town Monday. nday was entitled "Trusting in C. W. Bryan, who has been verv ful disease had reached and the ports We also observe that the little booklets sent broadcast are ches and Trusting in In sick at his home in Oxford for sev Fred Cur rin, of Route 1, was in confer with Messrs. L.

H. Knott, utter impossibility to arrest its corner of the Baptist church, eral days, we are sorry to learn is Oxford Saturday. bearing fruit. From the cold north progress. Those who accompanied ind drawn curtains.

sat seventy- no better. and the west comesa multitude of Lee Minor, of Sten section, was staiwart men theBaraca Tl 1 11 i i people anxious to invest in the in town Saturday. ass, whose ages ranges from Sunny South. They willingly pay it nas oeen wen said mat in any form of government, eternal vigilance is the orice of keenino- thf tentv to fifty years. General B.

Roy Badgstt, J. B. Pruitt and Graham Hobgood without cost to the Judge Beasley was placed on the pauper list at $1 per month. W. C.

Stem was exempted from road duty for the year 1914. It was ordered that the cjunty Nat Hobgood, of Route 7, was two and three hundred dollars per Royster is teacher of this class in Oxford Saturday. grafter down. when Judge Devin and Mr. D.

acre for land in the Everglades of Florida, or other swampy lands, little dreaming that they have play Howard, of Route 4, was The farmers are now bringing Brmnmitt step into the sacred in town Saturday. ecincta of the class room it looks in their scrap tobacco, which indi donate $500 towards a road from much like a legislative hall as ed into the hands of land boosters. We hate to ee a man gulled. George Parham, of Route 5, was cates they are about through selling their crop. does a Sunday school room.

The in town Saturday. Bullock station to the Vance county line, provided the citizens present him to the-, hospital, hoping and praying that his life might be prolonged were present when his soul took its flight, and they returned to Oxford with the deceased Saturday night, conveying his remains to his late home on Penn avenue. Mr. Turner's death came a distinct shock to the people of Oxford, where he was dearly loved and respected." Mr. Turner waa fifty-eight years of age.

He came to Oxford from Brassfield township some twenty-odd years ago and engaged in'the lumber and hogshead business in a small way, which he followed the remainder of his life, and by thrift industry, and sauare lman and the divine interest are Theses booklets are generally backed up by the board of trade or Walter Averett. of. Providence ing 4j3e petition for said road do Mr. Farmer if you have any tobacco on hand you had better sell ked together as soon as Gen. was town Monday.

some other high sounding Ivster takes his stand in front of nate $250.: All damafees caused by said road be deducted trcm it as the markets will close about A booklet is all right so long as it Otho Daniel, of Route 1, was a He laid the lesson close is truthful. Oxford and Granville the $500 donated by the town visitor Tuesday. he heart of every one, and be- the first of April. Read the advertisement in an county has so many things to offer, Ordered that Peter Charleston closing he scanned the faces Will Dixon, of Wilton section, 1:1 i i if i il it -i I': 5 1 I I 1 I i I I 1 i 1 jiff II U'' 1 to and there are so many things that other, column of the sale of valu ore him and asked if any one be paid $4 for taking care of Sylvester Harris. was in Oxford Saturday.

we need, we are sure a neat little of any one in distress. able stemmery by Mrs. Annie B. Adams, Administratrix. pamphlet, setting forth the actual J.

L. Woody and son, of Route Chairman Breedlove and A. A. nether white or black, it was our 5, were in town Saturday. dealings he accumulated a good ssed privilege to extend aid.

Hicks were appointed a committee There were quite a number of to settle with county treasurer and -Virgimus Cheatham, of Watkins, estate. He was one of Oxford's most progressive citizens and took farmers in town Saturday, and with conditions, would be the best means of attracting capital. There are thousands of people looking for investments, -if we can only reach them. Gyn. Royster expounds the ed story, using the every day also to retire one of the Oxford was on our streets Saturday.

one voice said that the broads were one continuous mudhole. and Clarksville Railroad bonds. nps of life, it awakens one to a a lively interest in the welfare of the town, and he will be greatly Graham Daniel, of Povidence, Ann Royster was put on the out realization of his duty toward was a town visitor Monday. Mrs. W.

Z. Mitchell, who was side pauper list at $1 per month. important iVieeting Civic Club and 'nan. le current number of the suffering with a rising in one of Ordered that the Granville Coun Mr. and Mrs.

Jeff Averett, of ara-Philathea Herald contains ty Agricultural Association be per Route 1, were in town Saturday. manently exempted from county etty picture of the relief com- her ears and went to Richmond to have it treated, is doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Moss have W.

Knott, Church Roads, taxes and allowed rebate on 1913 taxes. tee of the Oxford Methodist rch. In rear of the committee was on our streets Saturday. moved into the nice new dwelling Sheriff Hobgood reported th a large dray loaded with parcels J. Pruitt and Ed Pruitt, of jn the Experiment Farm and wel pacnages ready to start on its Route 1, were town visitors Satur iion of love.

One can discern day. amount of taxes collected for the month of February to be $13,211.10. A large number of accounts were allowed and ordered paid. the picture the practical side of Miss Nett Gregory returne 1 Sat jfion which counts for so much urday from a pleasant visit to these latter davs of crrara. lowing the picture is a two- a wnte-up of the activities of John Burnett and Cam Burnett, come them as near-by citizens of Oxford, Owing to the fact that the able Dr.

A. P. Tver has not been well for several days there was no service at the Methodist Church Sunday night. As soon as the weather opens up J. M.

Campbell, the contractor, will commence remodeling the residence of W. A. McFarland on Asylum street. class. No particular namcrmnh of Route 5, were town visitors our attention.

It reads- 'Our class nurse has been kent J. T. Cozart and C. H. Cheat this winter Thoro Toa ham, of Route 3, were in town on 1 ahy sick with pneumonia and Saturday.

mother asked us to cnmP anH Lex Smith, one of the nice young prayers. Six of us went. Lyon prayed such a sweet mn of Tar River, was in Oxford S'er. Miss Fuller, our tctwher. Saturday.

1 a Psalm and we came awav. Prof. W. Howell, of Gray nurse heard ot it and went "to missed the every day walks of life. The funeral services were held froth the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3:30.

He had long been a Stewart of the church and had served as -euporintenHnt. of the Sunday school. Dr. A. P.

Tver referred to the good works of the decease 1 in the most endearing terms! He said that Mr. Turner was always ready to respond with a prayer when called upon; that he was an honest, straight-forward, frank good man and always prayed for the brethren that he was always rady and to take up any work assigned to him by the church-. Tho choir, made up from all the church choirs of Oxford, assisted bv Mr. Beasiey, of Chase City; rendered impressive and solemn music. The remains and burial in charge of the Oxford Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which the deceased was a passed-grand, General B.

S. Rovster, assisted by H. M. Shaw, was master of ceremonies, and this sad rite, too, with its symbolic meanings, was most impressive. The burial was in Elm-wood Cemetery and the floral offerings, which were pretty and profuse, testified to the esteem in which the deceased was held.

Mr. Turner leaves a devoted wife, three sons, two brothers, ard sisters to mourn his death, and to all of whom we extend deep Honorary pallbearers were: A. A. Hick, R. L.

B-own, R. W. Harris, E. T. White, W.

B. Ballou, Z. Lvon, A. McFarland. John Has-kins, H.

G. Cooper, Leak Peace. Active pallbearers, Frank Blalock, D. N. Hunt, Charley Turner, A.

Williford. L. F.Smith, J. Meadows. Rock section, a town visitor hahy at mght.

It got Saturday. our last meeting the her evne and KaVe her name John Dean, Ed. Knott and Jasper The Woman's Civic Club will meet Wednesday morning at 10:30 in the Granville Commercial Club Rooms. A large attendance is desired. Elegant Furniture Just because the furniture is so nice at Upchurch Currin's, that is no sign that the prices are higher than eleswhere.

In fact you would be astonished to see very exclusive designs at such a low When it comes to harmoni-'ous and effect, they can satisfy the most fastidious. They cater to every man's pocket book, whether he be rich orpoof. See ad. elsewhere in this paper. Hurharci Defeats Oxford The Durham Sun of Saturday last, says that the game of basket ball at the Y.

M. C. A. Gymnasium between the Durham High School and the Oxford High School was interesting. Thescore was 60 to 10.

The summary of the game is as follows Field goals, Teer, 4 Richardson, Timberlake, Ross, and Mangam, 1. Fouls, Durham 1 Oxford 2. Attendance, 160. Referee. Holcomb; umpire, Murray; timekeeper, Wilcox.

Appreciate the Good Things We often wonder if we fully appreciate oui home county, settled as it is with an honest, thrifty people and our progressive with enterprise and hospitality. We can truly say with the psalmist "the lines are fallen "unto me in pleasant places ya, I have a goodly heritage." Granville county is in good shape. The farmers are becomi ng more scientific each year; are diversifying their crops and have discarded obsolete methods of cultivation. The happy-go-! uc eth -od is fast becoming a thing of the past and the people are learning Tested and Tried Sorry to learn that Lynwood.the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.

C. W. Bryan, is suffering with an attack of appendicitis, and trust he will soon recover. It goes without saying that our mail carriers had rather a tough time serving their patrons during the past month, and in these" clever gentlemen Uncle Sam has a faithful set in Granville. A musical comedy with a sure enough plot is claimed for "Sven Hours in New York" booked for an early appearance at the Orpheum Theater.

It is said to be richly staged and costumed. We are pleased to. note that the OrDheurn Theater1 continues to be thi. oldest and most reli- 1 Go Hand-in-Hand Tbe people of Oxford are not expecting to build the town into a city of twenty-five thousand people within a few year's time, but they are expecting by painstaking effort and co-operation to place our natural advantages before the world, thereby inducing good citizens of other sections to cast their lot with us. Two or three good manufacturing plants, employing three or four hundred men, with their families, would about even up things.

We would not advocate a multiplicity of stores or business houses or an increase in population unless we acquire a few diversified manufacturing plants as a natural and substantial basis for growth. This can be done by co-operation. The opportunities are here, and we should exploit them. "The Best on the Market It is gratifying to note that the Weaver. Piano Company M.

T. Langley, manager, domiciled on College street, are handling the very best make of pianos and that these musical instruments are finding their way into the homes of the people, of ths cuunty. The terms of purchasing and owning one of these high grade pianos is a mere bagatell. The large advertisement in our next issue will, explain the full details. CHINA PAINTING.

Oxford College has just installed a kiln for firing china. iIiss Hall is prepared to give the high urauus. iniS superior as a bright III "rans contains hx-cu wjtn Ml nrmn lesuuing irom fenturv'a av: i. k-p 4t pci wnicn Pf V'U1 du smootnness every R-0(V tobacerv crmwpr "-'Pates. it- a wise- sac Dean, of Route 2, weie in town on Saturday.

and Mrs. Walter Hobgood, of Route 1. were in town Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs.

James T. Cozart.of Route 3, were on. our streets Tuesday morning. Outlaw Hunt and Beverly Royster, of the University, spent the weekend at their homes in Oxford. A.

W. Cannady, Louis Daniel and-Rux Cannady. of Tar River Academy community, were on our streets Monday. Lee Clement, Dick Gooch, Marsh Daniel and "Rat" Cannady, four of the nice bache-ors of Route 1, were on our streets Saturday. Wm.

Davis, of Bullock, and C. L. Wright, now of Washington City, were drawn as jiirors for the United States Court in Raleigh. PAY YOUR TAXES. On March llth all property upon which taxes; have not paid will be advertised as provided in Twn R.

B- HINES. f-26-m-ll. Tax Collector. a frif'hfin 1 L. ndv of tho V.O.

ppr in tiliS udSe 6rlh Returns a favorite resort nightly for our people as Harris Crews has an up to date picture service, and the best of all will have order. Two finished exponents of the latest New York dancing erase, the Tango, are a special feature with the musical comedy, ''Seven Hours in New York," booked for an early appearance in Oxford. Watch out for the date. Mr. S.

V. Priddy, brother-inrlaw of Ernest of Oxford, and W. E. Dorsey, of Route 3, died in Richmond Saturday. He was a-tobacconist and married Miss Moilie Parham "of this county.

He was buried in Richmond. a vj h-' from roturned he ho 11 ashinston City, al rew days on Will Lecture Before, Clubs. The Domestic Science Department of the Civic League has closed a date for a lecture by Mrs J. C. Lee, Vice President, cf Housekeepers League, of Philadelnhin.

on April first. Mrs. Lee will also lecture hf'fnr' the Literary and the time tA hG Jude 0 Sen hands with our irtk Vrs an-' a few of tho to make two ears of corn, grow 4where one formerly grew. A GOOD cow fresh in. milk "for by R.

Hester, it hp h0fj, ma colony and he savs est grade of instructions in china painting and will ne glad to confer i with those oVe'siring. lessons. 2t. F. P.

HOBGOOD. arty. IH looking well and Shakespeare Clubs March 31st. I.