Driers Adrift.
A» J. Fair, a leading citizen of
Waluut Coils, was in town yester
day. |
E. L. Martin, of Madison, paid
the Reporter a pleasant visit Mon
day.
Mr. Harry Petree, of German
ton, spent Sunday night herewith
relatives.
G. .W Primm, of Germanton R.
F. D. No. l,*was among the visi
tors in town Saturday.
J. W. and P. P. Johnson, of
King R. F. D. No. 1, spent a few
• .hours iri Danbury Saturday.
Mr. Joseph W. Ashby, a prom
inent citizen of Mt. Airy, died
Monday, at the age 54 years.
Egc-Sheriff R. P. Joyce is
making a tour of ttife county col
lecting taxes this week.
W. H. Smith and J. W. Hutch
ens of Campbell R. F. D. No. 1,
visited the Reporter office Satur
day.
Deputy Sheriff Simmons, of
Quaker Gap township, was here
attending to some business Tues
day.
J. E. Shelton, of Sandy Ridge,
one of county's moat substantial
and worthy citizens, visited Dan
bury Saturday.
Look out next week for the an
nouncement of R. P. Joyce & Co.
who are receiving big lots of men.s
and boys' clothing.
F. G. Southern, of Meadows
R. F. D. No. 1, paid the Reporter
office a short but pleasant visit
yesterday.
A. J. Fagg and family have oe
copiedthe McCanless building just
south of the drug store, which has
*been u*ed by the county officers.
D. P. Cooper, who spent the
past six months in Danbury
superintending the erection of
the new court house, returned to
his homo at Charlotte Saturday.
t Rev. C. W. Glideweli has recent
ly resigned the pastorate of Oak
Ridge Baptist • Church* in Snow
J Creek township, which he had
occupied for 11 years. The church
has called Rev. R. W. Crews,, of
German ton,
Jf. C. Tillotsoo, of Slate, visited
the Reporter office yesterday.
Mr. Tillotson gave it as his opin
ion that the largest crowd tU»t
has beeri in Danbury in some thne
would come here next week to
court. It is the season of the year
when the farmers can't do much
work and of course they will come
to the county seat to attend court,
«ee itfae iifiw pounty buildings, etc.
WALNUT COVE R. F. 0. Nfr, 1,
, Walnut Cove R. F. D. No. 1,1
January 15.
W« ire having some cool
weathsr siuqs Christmas.
Miss Gracie Smith lias returned
to her home at High Point, sfter
a week's visit near Meadows. Hope
she had a nice time.
Miss Lemmie Young has been
visiting har brother near Wilson's
Store, this week, *
We are sorry to note that Mr.-
Alex White i 3 very low yet.
Guess Mr. William S. and Miss
Francis N. wont take many more
trips to Winston as Robt. T., of
Germanton, is (taking the day with
Miss Francis. Cheer up Mr. Wil
liam Miss Janie is enough torypff
any way.
Mr. Rufus S. has purchased
a new buggy. Look out girls some
of you will get a buggy ride.
TWO SCHOOL GIRLS.
All Kinds of Skins Wantsd.
Ganns N. C., Jan, 7th, 1905.
The undersigned want Mink
akins, Fox akios, Coon skins,
Beaver skins, Skunk skius, etc,,
for cash. We can handle every
ekin in North Carolina. Will be
at Danbury the three first days of
court, January 23-26.
T. J. GANN & CO.
Have you seen the nineteenth
century Lamps at D, S. Watkins',
Walnut Cove, gp
r
I
NEW COURT HOUSE AND JAIL
Received By the County Commis-
J sioners At a Special Meeting.
The Board of County Commis
sioners—J. W. Gann, R. F. Shel
ton and J. M. Mabe—were in
speoial session here Saturday and
Monday. The principal object of
the meeting was to receive from
the bonders the new court house
and neW jail, which were com
pleted last week. After careful
examination of both buildings
they were formally received by
the Commissioners and are now
the property of the county.
At the meeting Monday the
commissioners passed rules and
regulations for the cleanliness,
protection and preservation of the
oourt house. These rules and reg
ulations forbid spitting on the
floors, writing or marking upon
the walls or furniture or any way
injuring any part of the building
or furniture.
During the two days session the
commissioners paid claims as fol
lows :
R H R Blair, for pew heads pur
chased from Guilford Lumber
Co., for court house, $68.70.
J. T. Thompson, for board of
Stokes prisoners in Forsyth jail,
$46.60.
Edwards & Broughton, station
ery for county, $50.60.
Pepper Bros., publishing notice
of special term of court, $3.00.
Mark Johnson's sisters, pau
pers, $4.50.
Or. Mebane Sick.
The Reporter regrets to learn of
the illness of Dr. W. B. Mebane,
of Mount Airy, who has been con
fined to his home with cold. Dr.
Meban? has had charge of the
Danbury Presbyterian church for
several months, until recently he
had to abandon the work on ac
count of the rough weather and
roads.
Dr. Mebane will be wiih us
again probably in the early spring
and our folks shall look forward
to his coming with mnch pleasure.
He is not only an eloquent speak
er, but is a deep thinker,
Powell Glideweli Gets Big Fee.
P. W. Glideweli, of Wentwoith,
formerly of Stokes, received a
of $1,700 a few days since in the
case of Browu vs. Milling Co., of
Spray. Glideweli appeared for
the plaintiff, who was injured iu
the mill while employed. Damage
for $7,000 was asked, The lower
court awarded $3,000, aud tho
Supreme oourt, to which the case
went, affirmed the decision.
Merchants Will Please Take Notice.
Register of Deeds Jones informs
the Reporter that a number of
merohanla in tl}§ cognty have fail
ed to make return to him of the
amount of their gross sales for
the past year. Those failing to
get in their reports before court
lay themselves liable to indict
ment as the time for these reports
to be in has already e^pjred.
PINE HALL.
Pine Hall, Jan. 14.
Mr. Isaac Neal, of this place,
has bepQ sjck for the past wee k,
we are sorry to note.
Mr. Geo. Neal, of Pine Hall,
made a raise Christmas day in
(Virginia. One of the finest girls
that Virginia can afford, Miss Ella
Shay. They oame up on the traiu
aud were njnrried at Pine Hall.
Messrs. Geo, and QfQFer i?eal
and a lot of others started for
Nogatuck, W.»Va. the sth. We
are sorry to see them leave, but
we hope to see them back again
soon.
Miss Etta Neal and her cousin,
Mrs. Geo, Npa|, went out driving
Friday evsning and had spurious
time,
We are sorry to say our friend,
Miss Minnie Neal, of Walnut
Cove, is very siok, hope she will
soon recover.
Misses Fleta, Lillie and Lu la
Neal are going to visit their sister,
Miss "Minnie Neal, Saturday and
Sunday,
4 FRTEND. I
TO CUT DOWN EXPENSES.
Legislature Getting Down To Business
—Representative Gordon Introduces
More Bills.
Special to Reporter.
Raleigh, January 18.
The Legislature has now settled
down to work, and has some rath
er interesting questions before it,
for example, the establishment of
n reformatory, the enlargement of
the State Hospital and of the Sol
diers' Home,' better provision in
the way of pensions, au appropria
tion for a fireproof Hall of Rec
ords and History, besides some
minor things really of importance.
There is a general spirit in the
Senate to reduce expenses, aud a
resolution has passed that the com
mittee on rules make inquiry the
number of and pay of the door
keepers, pages and the other em
ployes in the Senate and number
actually needed to do the work.
A'bill to increase the pay of
jurors to $2.00 per day and mile
age is before the Assembly.
A message from the Governor
was received, recommending an
increase of the salaries of the jud
ges of the Supreme and Superior
courts.
Representative Gordon has in
troduced the following bills:
To allow Stokes county to ap
ply surplus of railroad bonds to
build bridges.
To allow Stokes county to ap
ply surplus of funds to capital
stock of railroad.
Notice Of Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties concerned that the firm
heretofore doing business as J. W.
Morefield & Sons at Lime Rock,
N. C., conducted by J. Wesley
Morefield, L. E. Morefield and L.
B. Morefield is from this date
dissolved and that the business
will in the future be conducted
under the name and style of J.
Wesley Morefield, Lime Rock, N.
C.
This January 10, 1905.
J. WESLEY MOREFIELD.
|, Marriage Licenses,
Register of Deeds Jones has
issued marriage licenses to the
| following couples since last week :
John H. Neal to Ollie Matthews.
I Jesse Stevens to Lillian Throck
morton.
Robt. Sands to Maggie Size
more.
Thos. Page to Nancy Southern.
Le*ip Wall to Elisa Watkina,
Notice of Sale.
As administratrix of R. L. Hart
man, deceased, I will sell at pub
lic auction to the highest bidder
for cash, at the late residence of
R. L. Hartman, deceased, in
gtokes county, bggiiHHng on tho
; 13th day of February, 1905, at 10
o'olock, A. M., and continuing
from day to day, as may be neces
sary, a lot of goods, wares, and
merchandise, consisting of shoes,
etc., etc.
the ISth day of Jan. IHQ6.
M. L. L. HARTMAN,
Adm'x of R. L. Hartman, dec'd.
Blacksmith Shop For Rent.
I have a good blacksmith shop
Hear jijy qtqre which
I will be glad to rent to some good
blacksmith. It is situated in a
good section and is a first class
stand.
GEO. W. NEAL,
tyeqdows, N : P ;
The Mceanless Home Op"
The McCanless House haßopen>
ed for the accomodation of the
public during court next week,
and the manager, E)r. W- I* Mo?
(Dftnless, expects f\ large crowd,
J Jail Warming Up.
The new jail is being heated and
arranged for the accommodation
of prisoners next week. Deputy
A. W. Davis will remove his fam
ily the latter part of this week-
D. S. Watkins has a full line of
Folding Bed Springs.
Hardware At COST!
ID WINSTON. N. C.
v *
The Norfleet Hardware Co. is now cio§ing
out its immense stock of Hardware
and Tinware AT COST.
Difttsl Baps In IMwre Ever OM.
CALL ON US OR WRITE jiUSj'AT ONCE.
NORFLEET HARDWARE COMPANY, Winston, N. C.
to Peoples Bank, S. E. Allen's Old Stand, West Side of Court House. 1 ®!
GETTING READY FOR COURT.
✓ .
The New Court Honse Now Occupied.
The county officers removed from
the McCanless building, which
they had tenanted for about six
months, into their rooms in the
new court house this week. Things
look up-to-date in the new qnar
ters. Register of Deeds Jones
occupies the first room on the left,
while Sheriff R. J. Petree lakes
the second room on the left. On
the right the first room is occupi
ed by Clei\ Chilton. The other
rooms have not yet been occupied,
which are for the use of the Board
of Education, the County Com
missioners, the Treasurer, the Sol
icitor, etc.
The court room is being rapidly
put In shape for court next week
A representative of the chair party
is here setting together the new
chairs for the bar, jury, etc. The
two big stoves, which will heat the
auditorium, are up. The elegant
chandelier, bearing four lamps,
has boen put in place, and the
various other appointments are
being arranged against the coming
of Judge McNeill.
A big crowd is expected at the
opening days of court.
DELLAR.
Dellar, Jan II;.
Miss Tolie Shelton is right sict
and Mr. W. D. P—is looking bad.
but hope they will soon recover.
J, T, 8. called to see his besv
girl Sunday and she is all smiles
this week. Guess they had a nice
time as he bought him a little
black pig this we^k.
We think there will be a wed
ding across Dan river soon, as Mr.
W. E. Tucker and his girl has
made frigncja, You had better look
out W. E. Mr. Frank B. is com
ing home soon.
We are having some nice music
in this place this week. Lookout
boys we will want you to make
some more mus'ic soon,
A|iss Jiuliq Ray visited Miss
Bettie Fagg last Saturday and
Sunday.
We hoar that Mr. S. F. is
charming the girls since he return
ed from West Virginia, We think
Sumo of the rest of us boys had
better go to West Virginia and
maybe some of the girls will like
us.
Mr. Arthur Shockley visited
Mr. Hub Moore last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. 0-. W, Hart passed through
this to-day and the report is
that he went to Danbury after his
license.
Misses Rachel Moore and Hilda
Watkius visited Mr. Lum Sands'
last Thursday night, We guess
they had a fine time making
muslo on the guitar.
THREE BLACK EYED BOYS.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to return thanks to the
good people of Danbury for their
many acta of kindness rendered
qs during the illness and death of
our departed father.
FAMILY OF S. B. TAYLOR,
Deeeeasd.
i p. nfison
Hard bank /N C.
Dealer in General Merchandise,
Country Produce bought
and sold.
The finest suit of
ready-made cloth
ing $2.00 up.
A splendid overcoat
Cor $2.00.
GIVE ME A CALL.
MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND.
By virtue of a mortgage deed
executed to William Wall by
Jackson Smith and wife, Julia
Smith, and registered in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Stokes
county, in Book No. 25, pages 10-
11 and 12, I will sell for cash at
public auction at the court house
door in Danbury on Saturday the
25th day of February, ""15)05, at
l:3o o'clock, P. M., the following
described land: Two thirds an in
dividual interest of a certain tract ■
of land in Stokes county, on the '
waters of little Neatman Creek j
adjoining the lands of the late J.
B. Vaughn, Joel F. Hill, Abram
Lewis and others and bounded as
follows: Beginning at pointers
in G. W. Tuttle's line, now Ashel
Lewis', thence North on Abram
Lewis' line 50 chains to a chest
nut and black gum, East 3 chains [
and 36 links to a stake, North 24J
chains to a white oak and black
oak, East chains to a chestnut
and sprouts, Sonth with J. F.
Hill's and J. B. Vaughn's lines to
the road leading from Dicy
Smith's to J, B. Vaughn's be
tween 30 and 40 chains, thence
along said road as it meanders and
south-west direction to the north
west corner of a tract of land be
longing to J. B. Vaughn and
known as the John Smith tract,
and about 50 yards from Dicy
Smith's spring, thence a degree
line with said Vaughn's line in a
south-west course to Ashel Lewis'
line, thence west to the beginning,
containing 169 acres more or less.
The above land is in a good
neighborhood near school and
church and good for farming pur
poses,
This the 17th day of Jan., 1905.
J AS. C. WALL, •
Admr. of William Wall.
WALNUT COVE,
Walnut Cove, Jan. 15.
Mr. June Burton has dug him a
new well.
Mr. June Burton had a play last
Monday night and everybody re
ported a nice time, except Mr.
Gabe Jones as he did'nt get home
until 2 o'clock next morning, and
his excuse was that it was so dark
he couldn't go very fast.
Mr. Matt Brown went to Dennis
Sunday.
Miss Belle Burton is very sick,
sorry to say.
HAVE MERCY.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE
DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. W.
Grove's signature is on each box.!
25c.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS,
Attorney at Law,
Danbury, - - - N. C
Prompt attention to all business
entrusted. Will practice in all
State courts.
NATHANIEL O. PETREE,
Attorney at Law,
Danbury, - . . N. C.
All business entrusted receives
prompt and careful attention.
Will practice in all State courts.
NOTICE.
State of North Carolina, > In Superior Court. 3
Stokes County. J
I.andon J. Duncan) Summons for relief— bcfor
J the Clerk.
.James T. Duncan, Sallie Duncan, Theresa
Duncan. Elliotte Duncan, Oscar E. Duncan,
Peter Duncan, Henry J, Duncan.
State of North Carolina, to the Sheriff of
Stokes County, greeting:
You are commanded, to summon James
T. Duncan, Sallie Duncan, Theresa Dun'
i can, Klliotie Duncan, Oscar E. Duncan,
I'eter Duncan and //enry J. Duncan, the
defendants above named, if they be found
[ within your county, to appear at the 0%,.
I of the Clerk Superior Court, for the countv
| of Stokes on the 11th day of Feb. 1005 anil
I answer the complaint, a copy ot which will
j be deposited in the Office of the Clerik of
| the .Superior Court of said County within
: ten days from the date of this summons,
j ana let the defendants taA-e notice that if
they fail to answer the said complaint at
that, time, the plaintiffs will apply to the
I Court lor the relief demanded in the com
plaint. Hereof fail not and of this sum
mons mate due return.
Given under my hand, this 2nd lav of
Jan. 1005.
at. T. CHILTON C. S. C.
.S'tofces County.
State of North Carolina, J In Superior Court.
Stokes County, j Before the Clerk.
Landon J. Duncan, 1' iff".,)
, vs. \ Order.
James T. Duncan, et al. Deft*.
lu the above entitled action, it appearing to
the Court, upon affidavit filed, that Jas. T. Dun
can, one of the defendants in said case, la a non
resident of t*ie State of North Carolina, and can
not, after due diligence, be found t-herein, ami
cannot be personally served with process, and is
a necessary party to this aotiou, the same being
an action for the partition of the lands of I.an
don Duncan, Sr.
It is therefore ordered by the court that pub
lication of summons l>e made for four successive
weeks In the Danbury Reporter, a newspaper
published |>n the County of Stokes, notifying the
said James T. Duncan, to appear at the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of Stokes Coun
ty, in Danbury, N. 0., on the 11th day of Feb
ruary, 1905, ami answeror demur to the petition
iu salil ease. And let thesaid Jas. T. Duncan
tako notice that if he fails to appear anil answer
or demur to the petition, on or by the sabl 11th
day of February, taw, the relief demanded in tin
petition will he granted.
Tills the 2nd day of Jan., 1005.
„ , „ M. T. CHILTtW, C. 8. C.
N. O. Potroe, Atty. for Plff.
LAND SALE.
ll\ virtue of the power oi sale contained
in a certain deed in trust executed on the
25tli day of Now, 1!K)3, by Arch Fry anil
his wife, Alpha Fry. to the undersigned,
Walter L. Mo Can 1 ess, trustee, tosecute the
payment of a certain bond due to John I).
Humphreys in the sum of $787.30 and de
fault having been made in the payment of
said bond al the request of the said J no. D.
JJuuiphrcys and in accordance with the
terms, stipulations and conditions contain*
ed in said deed in trust I will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash at the
oomt house door in the town of Danbury,
N. C., on Saturday the 4th day of Feb
ruary, 190."> the lands conveyed in said deed
in trust which are described therein as fol
lows, to-wit: Certain tracts of land lying
and being in the county of Stokes afore
said and more particularly described auti
defined as follows, to-wit : Ist tract begin
ning at a beech in Hall's line and runs 8.
19-12 chains to a white oak stump in Arch
Fry's line, tlience S. 40 degrees W. 7-12
chains to a willow on the bank of Peter's
Creek, thence tip the creek as it meanders
05 chains to a beech, thence IK. 5-12 chains
to a stake, thence N. 25 1-2 chains to a pine
in Priddy's lino, thence IT. 24 chains to
the beginning containing 106 and one tenth
acres more or.less. It being a portion of
lot No. 1 in the division of the lands of
Arch Fry, Henry Fry, Harriet Harger,
jlfary A. Lawson. For rocord of said divis
ion reference is hereunto made to book No.
42, page 37(1 in the office of the Register of
Deeds of .S'tofces county, N. C. Second
tract which is lot No. 2in said division
beginning at a maple in the line of lot No.
1. \V. 2H chains to a luckory on bank of Dait
river, thence down tlie river as it meanders
40 chains to the mouih of Peter's Creek,
them* up the creek as it meanders 2H
chains to the mouth of //all's branch,
thence N. 47 degrees K. '7 1-2 chains to a
white oak stump, thence N. 5 1-4 chains to
the hegimnug aontninlng ls 1-2 acres less
20 acres sold off to VV. G. Tucker.
This Dec. the 37th, IHO4.
W. L, WcCANiKSK,
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