We Wish Our Friends a
Happy and Prosperons lira Tear
and ire want to thank you all for the very liberal pa tron
age given us during the fall months. Oar friends have
jHitronized freely, and thanks to your kind fvvors we
still
Lead All Other Houses In
Pounds and Prices,
We truly appreciate this liberal patronrge, and want to
say thai in sticking to old
PIEDMONT
doing the right thing for yourself, and shall never lose anything by
doing Come to see us whenever you come to market and you shall
get every dollar the buyer can stand on your tobacco.
Your friends,
M. W. NORFLEET CO.
WIJVSOJV, JV. C.
FIRST SALE DAYS :
FOR JANUARY—Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.
FOU FEBRUARY—M«nda\s, Wednesdays, Fridays.
FOR MARCH—Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.
THE OLD RELIABLE .
Brown's Warehouse
Leads the marlet every year in the highest average prices for tobacco. Talk is cheap,
hut it tidies work to make averages. Bring your tobacco to Brown's and every
j>ile shall have close attention and bring the very highest market price.
Our new Auctioneer, Mr. Jack Palmer, stays with every pile
till he gets the very last bid possible 011 it.
First Sale Days for January 1906 Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.
" " " " February, 1905—Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays.
" " " " March, 1905—Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.
We thank you for your liberal patronage for the past 82 years, and
hist year especially, and hope by lia.-d work to have tlie same in the future.
t %
Brown's is Headquarters for High Prices
Tour friends.
BROWN & CARTER,
sAtintn w & r [ nouse
Martinsville, Va.
Wants to Sell Your Tobacco.
Farmers always form new plans and new resolutions with the New
Year, but none of them amount to anything unless carried out.
Martinsville manufacturers want your tobacco, and will pay you
good prices for it. Our plug trade was never better, and it will take
double the leaf of any previous year to supply their trade.
I have sold tobacco for most all the Stokes County farmers and have
most always gotten good prices. I can do so now, and beg that you
bring me your first load in the New Year.
Our average for the month of December were only 10st per hun
dred less than during the month of November. Would you have
thought that? I loQk for active market and better prices still on re
mainder of this crop. Farmers, I ask you to consider your best
hiterest, and give me a trial and I will convince you that ours is your
best market. I have two Stokes County men associated with me in
my warehouse business, who will take pleasure in assisting me and
my able force in making your trips to the Banner, both pleasant and
profitable: W. M. Flynt, of Gideon, and also James Beasley, of
State Line, neighborhood.
Hoping it will be ray good pleasure to serve each and every one of
you 011 the balance of the crop.
A prosperous and Happy New Year to each and all.
Your friend truly,
E. .T DAVIS.
WISHING YOU A
Happy /New Year,
And Much Prosperity,
We are prepared with a store full of any
thing you need a* the very lowest
prices, to serve you during the
New Year as in 1904.
R. P. Joyce and Co.,
U'aWmt Cove, N. C.
Clerk's Annual Report.
(CONTINUED FROM FIRBT PAGE.)
Reed Sept. 26, 04, in suit Chandler vs Moody
et bl, due B F Pulliam $ 33
Reed Sept. 26, 04, in suit Chandler vs Moody
et al, due J W Mitchell 33
Reed Sept. 26, 04, in suit Chandler va Moody
et al, due I G Ross 33
Reed Sept. 26, 04, in suit Chandler vs Moody
et al, due R P Glidewell 2 67
Reed Sept. 26, 04, in suit Chandler vs Moody
et al, due J Walter Fowler s 34
Reed Sept. 26, 04, in suit Chandler vs Moody
due H M Smith 34
Reed Oct. 4, 04, in suit Venable vs Venable
and Boyles, .due Abel Edwards , 1 20
Reed Oct. 4, 04, in suit Venable vs Venable
and Boyles, due J C Dodson • 25
Reed Oct. 4, o#, in suit Venable vs Venable
and Boyles, due N O Petree ex-c s c toplff., 1 85
Reed O't. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
H W Gordon 30
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
J R Caudle 1 00
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit Stale vs Crouse, due
J L Parish * 30
Reed Oct. 29, 04, In suit State vs Crouse, due
W N Houchens 2 10
Reed Cct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
A F Christian . 30
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
J L Hutchens 60
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
due W J Edwards (K)
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
W L Culler 50
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
R W George 1 58
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
J T Floyd ' 2 7fl
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
J F Wright to W M Overby 6 50
Reed Oct. 29, 04, in suit State vs Crouse, due
Cicero Whitt 7 00
Reed Nov. 28, 04, in suit George vs Caudle,
due Y S Smith 1 80
Reed Nov. 28, 04, in suit George vs Caudle,
due A F Christian C 30
Reed Nov. 28, 04, in suit George vs Caudle,
due W H Moore to R W George 1 00
Reed Nov. 28, 04, in suit George vs Caudle,
due W H Moore 4 00
Reed Nov. 28, 04, in suit George vs Caudle,
due N E & E P Pepper to R W George 3 00
Reed Nov. 28, 04, in suit George vs Caudle,
due S F Moir 15 00
Reed Nov. 28, 04, in suit George vs Caudle,
due J E Crews 25
The Clerk has in his hands in certain cases on the
cost docket, etc., more than is entered said cases,
to-wit i
In ease State vs P E Hooker deposit in lieu
of bond 100 00
In case Alley vs Fallen 4{j
In Watts vs Stewart 15 80
In case Shepperd vs Shepperd 15 75
The Clerk has on hand jury taxes to the am
ount of 5 00
Amounts of interest collected, but uninvest
ed, which is cash on hand.
Reed Sept. 7, 04, interest to date on Stokes
county bridge bonds, for Wm. Covington 7 71
Reed Sept. 7, 04, interest to date on Stokes
county bridge bonds, for Mart Covington 7 72
Reed Sept. 7, 04, interest to date on Stokes
county bridge bonds, for John Covington 7 72
Reed Sept. 7, 04, interest to date on Stokes
co. bridge bonds, for Francis Covington 7 72
Reed Sept. 7, 04, interest to date on Stokes
county bridge bonds, for Laura Covington 772
Reed Sept. 7, 04, interest to date on Stokes
county bridge bonds, for Annie Covington 7 72
Reed Sept. 7, 04, interest to date on Stokes
county bridge bonds, for Josie Covington 7 72
Reed Sept. 7, 04, interest to date on Stokes
county bridge bonds, for Jas. M Booze 5 97
Reed Oct. 26, 04, interest on note for Floney
Gravitt 2 16
Reed Oct. 26, 04. interest on note for Loony
Gravitt 2 16
Reed Oct. 26, 04, interest on note for Win.
Gravitt 2 16
Reed Oct, 26, 04, interest on note for Grant
Gravitt 2 16
Reed Oct. 26, 04, interest on note for Walter
Gravitt 2 16
Reed Oct. 26, 04, interest on note for Heirs
of A P Duncan 2 05
Total arnouut not invested $ 846.45
RECAPITULATION,
Total certificates of deposit in banks, includ
ing interest to Dec. 5,1904, &J4l 85
Total loans other than to the banks, includ
ing interest to Dec. 5, 1904 2262 81
Total amount of cash not invested 846 45
Total liabilities of Clerk Deo. 5, 1904, s>4sl 11
less the 14 last above named items of in
terest which are charged to Clerk twice,
once in his report above of loans other
than to the banks and once in cash not
invested amounting to 72 85
and which deducted will make total lia
bilities December 5, 1904, $6378 26
Respectfully reported December sth, 1904.
Sworn to and subscribed ) M. T. CHILTON,
before me, Dec. 5, 1904. *■ Clerk Superior Court.
J. W. GANN, )
Chairman Board C. C.
State of North Carolina, \ Office of the Board
Stokes County. Jof County Commissioners.
Upon the filing of the foregoing report, it is order
ed by the Board of Commissioners that R. F Sheltou
be appointed as a committee to examine the report
and compare the saiaw-jKith the records in the
Clerk's office and report his findTrijrt i»- -tbeLJgoard.
This December sth, 1904. "~-
J. W. GANN,
Chairman Board County Commissioners.
State of North Carolina, [
Stokes County. \
To the Board of Commissioners of Stokes County.
The undersigned having been appointed as a com
mittee to examine the foregoing report of M. T.
Chilton, Clerk Superior Court of Stokes county,
with the records in bis office respectfully reports to
theBoard that he examined said report and com
pared.it with the records of the Clerk's office and
tinds the same to be correct.
Respectfully reported December sth, 1904.
R. F. SHELTON, Committee.
State of North Carolina, I Office of Board Co. Corns.
Stokes County, j December sth, 1904.
Upon the coming in of the report of R.
ton, committee appointed to examine the foregoing
report of M. T. Chilton, C. S. C., of Stokes county,
and it appearing to the Board that said report is
correct. It is ordered by the Board that the report
be and the same is hereby approved and it is further
ordered that the said report be recorded in the
Record of Official Reports, and filed in the office of
the Register of Deeds, and that the Clerk of the
Board post a copy of said report at the court house
door in Danbury, and cause a copy of same to be
published in the Danbury Reporter.
J. W. GANN,
Chairman Board County Commissioners.
CIRCULAR LETTER TO TEACHERS.
Sent Out By Supt. of Schools Smith—Teachers' Meeting
Required To Be Held In Each Township.
Supt of Schools J. T. Smith recently sent out to
the teachers of Stokes the following circular letter:
Danbury, N. C., Jan. 12, 1905.
Dear Teacher :
The law requires that at least one Teachers'
Meeting shall be held in each township during the
school year. The meeting for
Township, will be held at on
promptly at 10 A. M.
Each teacher will be required to read a report of
his present school. This report will contain a des
cription of the exact size of the house and grounds,
school furniture, etc., number of children on census
roll, number of pupils enrolled in school, and the av
erage daily attendance; what you have done to main
tain a high average attendance, number of families
on census roll, number of families sending to school,
number not sending. Give names and postoffice
address of those families not sending. Give name
and age as correctly as possible of each child in the
families not sending. Have you tried to get these
families to patronize your school? If not, why? Are
there any families in your district that patronize a
private school or any other public school in or out
of the county? Give names and address of such
families, also the names and ages of children in such
families. Tell what you have done in the way of im
proving the school house and grounds. State the
feeling in the district in regard to consolidation and
local taxation and what efforts you have made, if any,
to induce the people to vote a local tax. Is your j
school register kept according to law and have you
copied the census r 11 and the gradation of your
school in it? Are your pupils well supplied with
the text books thej; need? If not, what are you do
ing about this matter? Do the parents and teacher
work harmoniously together. Tell of any troubles with
either the parents or children. Name some of your
plans for interesting and holding children in school.
Can the Board of Education do anything to better
the educational condition of your district ? Did you
observe North Carolina Day ? If not, why not ?
What do you consider the greatest need of our pub
lic schools and give your plan for bringing about the
results desired. Give any other suggestions which
may occur to you that might be helpful to your fel
low teachers. Do you take an educational journal ?
If so. what ? If not, why ?
Please prepare your report before coming to the
meeting, and do not fail to give fully the informa
tion desired. You see we want this report in the
form of a letter, using legal cap paper and writiug
on one side only. Trusting that we may have a
pleasant and profitable ineetiug, and with best wish
es for your success in the work, I am,
Yours very truly,
J. T. SMITH,
County Superintendent of Schools.
SUDDEN DEATH OF C. C. INMAN.
Froze to Death Or Drank too Much Whiskey—Death of
William Cox—Other Items.
Pilot Mountain, January 7, 11)05.
We regret to learn of the death of Mr. C. C. In
man. Mr. Intuan was found dead sotne seven miles
north of his home near Westfield in an old tobacco
basement. He had been absent from home a week
and the last time he was seen alive was on Monday,
January 2nd, and the supposition is that he either
froze to death or died from the effect of strong drink.
He was a good citizen when not under the influence
of alcohol, but would take these periodical sprees.
He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his
tragic death.
Hon. James A. Leak, of Francisco, was in town
last Friday enroute home from a business trip to
Raleigh.
We regret to learn of the death of Mr. Wm. Cox,
which occurred on last Tuesday night at his home
near Francisco. Mr. Cox was an old and highly
respected citizen of that section, and was a brave
Confederate 6oldier.
S Capt. T. J. Blackburn, who is teaching the public
school at Delk, was in town Saturday, and tells us
that notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather
last Friday he had 75 scholars in school.
Mr. G. L. Simmons returned Tuesday evening
from a trip to his farm in Stokes county.
/ Mr. (). N. Swanson is suffering from a severe kick
of a horse.
Quarterly Conference of the Pilot Mountain cir
cuit will be hold in the Methodist church at this
place Wednesday, Jan. 25th, 1905. Preaching at 11
o'clock, A. M. by the Presiding Elder. Conference
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Two Marriages.
Two marriages were celebrated near Capella, this
county, on Wednesday by Justice Joe Covington,
and at his residence. The contracting parties were
W. S. Southern to Miss Martha Tucker, and Abram
Carroll to Miss Ellen Tillotson, all of this county.
•/» ISJ.JL \Jd. UtflJUdM. 1
By virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Stokes County, rendered in the
Special proceeeding, entitled "J. H. Cov
ington, Admr., of Albert Ho yles, Deed..
agaln9t A. M. Boyles, and others," I will
sell at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, at the late residence of the said
Albert 7Joyles, Deed., in Stokes County, on
Saturday, .Feb. 11, 1005, at one o'clock, P.
M., two tracts of land belonging to the
said Albert Boyles, In Stores County, and
described as folloys, to-wit:
First tract known as the home place of
the said Albeit Boyles, adjoining the lands
of D. M. Tuttle, .Louis Jfiller, Tillotson,
and others, on the waters of the Little
VadA:in, containing 75 acres, more or less,
(excepting a small lot cut ofl'of aame to tlie
Trustees of Mount Olive Church), For jj
more particular description of said tract of
land, see deeds from Calvin R. ifboro to
Albert Boyles, In the Registers' Office of
Stokes County, in Book No. 27, Page 558,
and Hook No. 29, Page :!2. This tract will
be sold subject to the Dower right of the
widow of Albert Boyles, which has already
been assigned to her.
Second tract, containing SO acres more or
less, on the wateis of Sizemore Branch,
known as the Steele tract, and being the
tract conveyed to Albert Boyles, by )V. IV.
King, Trustee, for boundaries of which, see
deed in the Registers' Office of Stokes Coun
ty, IN BOOK No. S6, Page 54.
jfliis the 2d day of ,/au. 11*05.
J. H. COVINGTON,
Administrator of Albert Boyles, Deed.
Mate of North Car. Ilu Superior Court
Stokes County. |
T. L. Smith, plff, I Summons for
vs I relief-before the
/.ocky Gilbert and her C'lerfc.
husband, Demon Gil-1
bert, Bettie Scales and |
her husband, Robert |
.Scales, A'Hla Benson and |
her husband—Benson |
and Lilla Tilley. |
State of North Carolina. -»"j
To the Sherifl of Stokes County—greet
ing:
You are commanded to summon Locky
Gilbert and her husband, Demon Gil
bert, Bettie Scales and her husband, Robt.
.Scales, Rilla Benson and her hus-band—
Benson and Lilla Tilley, the defendants
above named, if they be found within your
county, to appear at the office of the Clerk
Superior Court, for the county of Stokes,
on the 21st day of Januaiy, 1905 aud ans
wer the complaint, a copy of which will be
deposited in the office ol the Clerk of the
Superior Court of said county within ten
days from the date of this summons, and
let the defendants take notice that if they
fail to answer the said complaint at that
time, the plaintiffs will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Hereof fail not and of this summons make
due return.
Giveu under my hand, this 12th day of
December. 100-4.
M. T. CHILTON, C. 8. C„
Stokes Couuty.
State of North Car. | In the Superior Co irt
Stokes County. | Before the Clerk.
Order. \
T. L. Smith, plfi'., I
vs
locky Gilbert and I
her husband Be- |
mon (>ilbcrt, Bet- ■
tie Scales and her I
husband, Robert |
Scales, ifilla Ben I
son and her hus-1
band,-Benson aud '
Lilla Tilly, defts.
In the above entitled causo it appearing
to the court upon affidavit filed herein that
the defendants, Lockey Gilbert and her
husband, Demon Gilbert, Bettie .Scalesaud
her hushand, Robftft Scales, Rilla Benson
and her husband—Benson are non-resi
dents of the State of North Carolina and
after due diligence cannot lie found there
in aud cannot be personally served with
aumnions and are necessary parties to this
action the same being to sell for partition
among the plaintiff defendants two
tracts of land which air described speci
fically in the petition filed herein by the
plaintiff one of which contains 27 acres
more or less and adjoins the lands of the
late Matilda \\ ord, J. I*. Covington and
others. The second tract containing two
acres more or less and adjoins the lauds of
James Tilley aud .Vyra Nunn. It being
the land of J. I'. Covington conveyed by
deed to John Tilley. It is therefore ordered
by the court that publication of summons
be made for four successive weeks in the
Daubury Reporter notifying the said
Lockey Gilbert aud her husband, Demon
Gi.bert, Bettie Scales and her husband,
Robt. Scales. Rilla Benson ami her hus
band, —Benson to appeal at the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of Stokes
county in Danbuiy, N. C., on orberorethe
21st day of January, 1005 and answer or
demur to tliepetition now on file in my
office with regard to said action and let the
said Lockey Gilbert and her husband, De
mon Gilbert. Bettie Scales and her hus- "
band, Robert Scales, Rilla Benson and her
husband, —Benson take notice that if they
fail to apjicar and answer or demur to the
said petition on or before the 21st day of
January, 1(H)5 the relief leiuauded in said
petition will be granted.
This the 15th dav of Dec., 1004.
M. r. : CHILTON, C. S. c.
J. D. Humphreys, Atty.
LAJfD SALE.
By viitue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Stokes County rendered by M. T.
Chilton, O. S. C., in the special proceed
ings entitled "Dr. J. 11. Ellington, admr. of
H. G. Aiuos, deed., vs Dayton Amos et al"
authorizing the udersigned to make sale of
the lands belonging to the estate of said
intestate tor the purpose of raising assets
with which to pay off the debts again.st
said estate and the costs of administration
upon the yime, I will on the premises on
Hie 21st day of January, 11)05, sell at pub
lic auction to the highest bidder for cash
the lands belonging to the estate of the
said Intestate subject to the dower of Nancy
R. Amos, widow of the said It. O. Amos,
deed., which lands are described as follows
to-wit: A certain tract oi parcel of land
situate, lying and being in t.he county of
Stokes and state of North Carolina and
more particularly described and defined as
follows to-ffil: On the north by the Sandy
Ridge road, on the east by the lands Of
Caleb and E. H. Amos, on the south by the
lanes of will and Len Ziglar, on tbe "we*
by the lauds of John T. B'ilson. The
whole tract said to contain 70 acres
or less. Sale subject to the continuation
of the court.
This the 15th dsy of Dej., 1904. Sjjfc jj,
11. ELLINGTON# ' f:
admr. of B. G. Amos, deed.
J. 1). Humphreys, Attv.
ECONOMY In tuwng Hood's Sar. J
sapunlla, because " 100 dosed one 8
dollar" is peculiar to and tine oalv at«tl
the One True BLOOD Purifier.