Briefs Adrift.
W. W. Leake, of Francisco, is
quite sick, it is learned.
The family of Deputy Sheriff
A. W. Davie arrived here Thurs
day.
J. Spot Taylor and Master Paul
visited Winston last week, return
ing Thursday.
D. V Carroll, of Mizpah, is shak
ing hands with his many friends
here this week.
The Reporter regrets to learn of
the serious illness of Dr. J. J.
Leake, of Asbury.
Mr. Joseph Dunlap, of Sandy
Ridge R. F. D. No. 1, was a visitor
in town Saturday
Mr. Henry Kiser, one of the
leading citizens of Yadkin county,
attended court this week.
A fire occnrred at the Lackey
sawmill at Hartman Thursday. No
damage worth mention resulted.
F. L. Moore, one of the leading
citizens of Peter's Greek township,
is attending court.
R. E. L. Francis, the Reporter's
Francisco agent, spent a day or two
an town this week attending court.
Ex-County Commissioners J. C.
Flippin and Joseph Martin trpre
•shaking hands with their many
friends here this week.
J. N. Highfill, of Cases, one of
the Reporter's best friends in
eastern Stokes, is a visitor among
us this week.
In a letter received from Prof.
W. B. Harris, of Garfield, Wash.,
be states that winter has just be
gun there, the first snow falling
only a few days since.
T. M. Baker, of Hill Top, visit
ed Danbury this week.. Mr, B»-
ker looks as rosy, hale and hearty
as a young 16-year-old. There is
no more honorable or high-toned
gentlemen in the county.
Rev. B. W. George, of Francis
oo, u attending court. Mr. George
is one of the Leading citizens of the
county, is probably tbe largest
tax-payer of the county. He own*
four mills, raises big quantities of
wheat, corn, tobacco, etc. Mr.
George thinks a good ston« wall
should be built around the new
court house, for the proper preser
vation of the property.
BIG FIRE AT THE COVE.
Distillery ol J. R, Wathews Burned—
Also a Tobacco Factory, a Quantity
of Leaf, and a Mui# C#flW"ied—
Partial Insurance.
Thursday night about 9:30 the
distillery of .J. R. Mathews at
Walnut Cove, h tobacco factory
belonging to Dr. W. A. Lush, in
which vviiH atom) 1800 pounds of
leaf tolwcco owned by Davis &
Mickey, awl H quantity of build
ing material, the property of Dr.
Lash were burned. A mule eon.
nectcd with the distillery, was also
consumed.
The fire originated in the dis
tillery and was past control when
discovered. The distillery was
soon enveloped in flames and
quickly spend to the adjacent
building,
Mathows is said to bays bud i>b
euranccon his property estimated
at from $2,500 to $4,000. Tbere
was no insurance on the other
property.
Matthews' distillery had been
•topped by revenue officials siuce
last week, for'alleged illicit man
ufacture of whiskey, and orders
were expected for its seizure at
any moment.
A Death Near Asbury.
Sevs v.#s jrepeiypd hprp yester
day of the death of Mr. Wirt Carr
ier, an aged citizen of the Asbury
neighborhood, in Quaker Gap
township.
R P JOYCE A CO
At Walnut Covo have just re-
WlFad a fiuc I°' men's and boys
Clothing. HwU #nd D r y CJ%HI«
which they are offering at the low
est prices. Come at onoe and
• mine. Great bargains,
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT.
One Of the Biggest Crowd* For
Many Yeari—State Docket Quite
Large—The Civil Docket Not Yet
Touehed.
The special term of Stokes Su
perior court, with Judge McNeill,
of Robeson county, presiding, is
now in session, having convened
Monday morning.
The crowd in attendance Mon
day, consisting of parties litigant,
jurors, witnesses and spectators,
was the largest that lias attended
court in many years. The season
being unfavorable for fanning
operations, hundreds of people
came to see the new public build
ings. The size of the crowd was
conservatively estimated at one
thousand people.
At this writing, Wednesday
noon, the State docket is well in
hand, the following cases having
been tried :
State v. W. J. Lewis, concealed
woapon, guilty. Judgment pend
ing.
State v. Chas. Vernon, assault
with deadly waapon, guilty. Judg
ment pending.
State v. Lewis Golden and
Nancy Chamberlain, f. and a.,
guilty. Judgment pending.
State v. Luther Simmons, con
cealed weapon, defendant pleaded
guilty, judgment pending.
State v. Ale* Hinsdale, retailing
(2 cases), defendant pleaded
guilty, judgment pending.
State v. Abe Boaze, retailing,
not guilty. (Upon the request of
Solicitor Graves, Boaze was held
in SIOO bond until Friday, for fur
ther investigation into his case).
State v. Frank Hughes and Kf}
Nicholson, assault with deadly
weapon, Hughes guilty, judgment
pending. Nicholson not guilty.
State v. Oscar Caudle, retailing
(li(WSes), pleaded guilty, judg
ment peuding,
State v. Watt Mabe,
weapon, pleaded guilty, judgment
$lO and cost.
State v. Joe Bateman, retailing
(4 cases), pleadad guilty, judg
ment pending.
State v. D. T. Watkins, retail
ing ewes), pleaded guilty, judg
ment pending,
State T. John Fulk and Walter
; George, assault with deadly wea
pon, judgment shspended on pay
' ment of cost as to George. Fulk
not found.
State v. D. T. Watkins and Mrs.
D. T. Watkins, retailing, pleaded
guilty, judgment pending.
State v. Luico Mabe, assault
with deadly weapon, guilty, $lO
and cost.
Sf»tp y. Luico Mabe, concealed
weapon, Judgment suspended on
payment of cost.
State v. John Smith, concealed
weapon, pleaded guilty, judgment
pending.
State v. Mat Mabe, concealed
weapon, pleaded guilty, $lO and
cost.
State v, Dallas Martin and J. T.
Shelton, affray, pleaded guilty,
judgment pending.
State T. Bob Samuel and W. W.
Martin, afiray, pleaded guilty,
judgment $lO as to Samuel, sls
as to Martin.
State v. Bobie L. Boyd, conceal
ed weapon, pleaded guilty, judg
ment $lO snd cost..
Lawyers In attendance bositjeq
the Danbury bar, are as follows ;
J. C Buxton, of Winston} Virgel
Holcombe, of Dobson; 0, O. Mc-
Micliael. of Madison; R. D. Reld
and P. W. Glidewell, of Went,
worth.
Judge McNeill, a big kindly old
fellow, presides with ability and
dignity, holding the balances of
justice firmly and impartially.
Solictor Porter Graves, bright
4i)d alert for tbe State's interest,
is prosecuting tho ovil doer* wftl|
his accustomed fearlessness and
fidelity to duty.
Sheriff R. J. Petree, his first
oourt, is managing the crowd very
gracefully, assisted by Deputies
John R. Smith, A. W. Davis, and
Sinn" o *!*: Deputy Sheriff
J. J. Piicjkjy fa the
grand jury,
I The new oourt house, complete' 1
except for the seating arrange
ments, is holding the crowd all
right. Not once has it been un
comfortably full. The benches
out of the old M. E. church were
secured temporarily. .
Death of Alex White, the Tobacco
Manufacturer.
Mr. Alex Whte died of pneu
monia following an attack of ap
pendicits at his home near Hill
Top in Meadows township Tues
day. His age was about 40. He
is survived by a wife and several
children.
Mr. White had made quite a
reputation as an independent to
bacco manufacturer, and was in
the South selling the product of
his Stokes county industry when
stricken with the illness that led
to bis death. He was well thought
of by his neighbors as an honest,
hardworking and deserving man.
Card of Thanks.
We take this method of thank
ing the kind people of Walnut
Cove for each and every kindness
shown to us during the sad acci
dent and death of our child. We
assure you dear friends that your
sympathy and kindness won fully
appreciated, and was comforting
to us during this the saddest trial
of our lives. We want to say to
you that we never saw more
sympathy shown nor more will
ingness to render every possible
assistance. Your kindneas will
never be forgotton by us.
J. C. BAILEY AND MRS.
BAILEY.
| Henry Durret Assaulted—Alleged Guil
ty Parties Arrested, But Disehargtd.
Henry Durret, Col., the Dan
bury miller, was assaulted by un
| known parties Monday night
I while on his way home, a mile
south of Danbury. A rock thrown
I ;yi{.(i considerable force, stuck him
, just below the right eye, inflating
1 a serious wound. He was also hit
in several other parts of the body.
Durret came back to Danbury
and swore out a warrant for Geo.
Bullen, Pointy Duggins and one
James, whom he alleged were the
g\iilty parties. Sheriff Petree,
accompanied by Deputies A, W.
Davis, Dan Simmons »nd L. J.
Young, mounted horses and went
in chase of the parties. Bullen
and Duegins were found at the
house of Jim Bullen near Mead
owu, One Jameg was there, but
the warrant not beeing explict as
to him, he was not arrested. Bul
lin gave bond, and Duggins was
brought to jail.
At the trial Tuesday, the
defendants were discharged owing
to lack of evidence.
Personal*.
Among the visitors in town were
the following :
W J Johnson, J F Mabe, Wiley
Mabe, H O Sains, Y F Sams, J M
Redding, J C Flinn, Alex Pruett,
l)r J S Slate, Ed Wilson, P Q
Beouett, M D fciaeinoru, W H Mar
tin, L H Isom, W W Sizemore, J
H Moser, G J Moore, J W More
field, C L Essick, W F Hawkins,
J J Martin, R G Richardson, W
M Flynt, J R Vaden, L Ziglar,
T J Gann, R M Robertson,
J W Mitchell, J M Hill, B F
Mitchell, W A Lewis, J E Slate,
R E L Francis, Robt. Frqnciq, J
B Smith.9 B Hughea JD Young,
A R Shappard, M L Hollaad, R B
Tuttfe, F J Tuttle, Sterling James,
S H Hartgrove, J J Spencer, L P
Gr"gan, Presley Palmer, Jus. Pal
mer, G A Martjn, C 9 Mn"tin, G
W Smith, J L TiHpy, L M Mo,
Kenxie, P A Hams, D F Dugglns,
55 N Moran, W H Hawkins, H F
Hutchens, S J Harris, DF Smith,
Henry WKiser, FTTilley, J M
Clark, Willie Hutcherson, A S
Mitchell, F G James, R G Joyce,
N J Burge, Dr. J W Slate, F G
Southern, J C Tillotson, W F
Davis, J F Dunlap, Z O Johnson l
W T Xiglar. L fwvitt. Jiiq.
Wiglngton, Wallaoo Webster, W
T Clark, Will Brown.
News has been received here of
the death of Mrs. P. A. Peatross,
at Madison, Tuesday. She was a
most estimable lady.
itftvo you spen the nineteenth
opntury Lamps at P, S. Watkini',
Walnut Cove,
hardware At COST!
IN WINSTON, N. C.
The Norfleet Hardware Co. Is now closing
out its immense stock of Hardware
and Tinware AT COST.
Dipt Caps In Mare fner Offered.
CALL ON US OK WRITE AT ONCE.
INORELEET HARDWARE COMPANY, Winston, C.
to Peoples Bunk, 8. E. Allen's Old Stand, West Side of Court Houße."^U
THE LEGISLATURE.
Adjournment In Honor ot Gen. Lee.
Special to Reporter.
SENATE.
Raleigh, Jan. 25.
Springfield offered a resolution
to adjourn in memory of Robert
E. Lee, and made a very eloquent
speech, worthy of the occasion,
Thome, of Halifax, uaid he de,
sired that there also be included
in the resolution language ex
pressive of honor and respect to
the memory of the late Col. Fran
cis M. Parker, of Enfield, who was
Colonel of the Thirty-eighth
North Carolina Regiment. Mr.
Thorne said the memory of Col.
Parker needed no words of eulogy.
His amendments were adopted
and the resolution was adopted by
acclamation. The president de
clared the Senate adjourned until
Friday at H o'oloek.
HOUSE.
The following bills were favor
ably reported and tabled :
To amend The Code relative to
withdrawal of complaint by plain
tiffs before answer or demurrer by
defendant,
To authorize the Governor to
appoint women notaries public,
and to enable them to hold such
office.
The following is tlje tejt of the
memorial resolution offered by
Mr. McGill, and adopted: "In
obedience to the sentiments of the
people of North Carolina, who
reverence the memory and valor of
those patriots who sacrificed their
lives and fortunes to the snored
t;ftU6e of Byutheru Independence,
and to eoinmemmorate the birth
day of the immortal leader of the
Confederate armies, this the an
niversary of the birthday of Robt.
E. Lee, has been made a legal hol
iday in North Carolina. Therefore
be it
"Resolved, That in memory of
General Robert E. Lee, and also
in honor of that gallant North
Carolinian, Col. Francis M. Par
ker, who died yesterday, the
House of Representatives w\U now
adjourn until to-.monfow,"
'P (3 opposition to the es
tablishment of a reformatory, on
two grounds: one, that of expense;
the other that some people du not
care about reforming the negroes.
This is a very ourfoqs sentimeut,
ami it seems astonishing that any
member of any legislature should
harbor it, but it is a fact never
theless, some members state. A
reformatory for wite youths can
be built and provided for and some
arrangement can be made with
Principal Shepherd, of the colored
arphnuagß at Oxford, by which he
could provide a department for
negro youths, under his very care
ful direction. All these matters
are to be considered.
The design for the monument
at Appomattox Court House, to
pu\rk the Ifwt sfond made there,
which was won by North Car
olinians, is approved, and is de.
oidedly striking, It is a monument
somewhat in sarcophagus »tyle.
and of grey North Carolina gran
ite, and it will be made by a Ral
eigh firm. The height of the
monument is five feet. It is in six
pieces, three dies and three bases,
with pannels, four in number,
highly polished, and with rough
faces bordering them. Above the
centre pannels, each of which is
three feet by two feet, is the inon
ogrom '"N. C." The monument
will be erected at a spot where the
centre of the line of General Win.
R. Cox's brigade of North Car
olinians stood when it fired the
last volley from any troops in the
Army of Northern Virginia. Work
on the monument begins at once
and everything will be ready for
the dedication, April9th, which is
to be made a inost important cere
mony.
FRANCISCO.
Francises, Jan. 23.
Air. Cris Holt came back from
Colorado Friday. He has been in
Colorado twelve months, and says
he didn't like Colorado very much.
People have ' began burning
plant land in this section.
They will soon have the Beaver
Dam school house completed.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. East were
visitors at Mr. Clay Lawrence's
last Friday.
TWO FRIENDS.
Mother's Home Afire.
Dr. Martin's Sanitarium Moth
ers' Home at Stuart. Ya. came
very near being destroyed by fire
List night,
About 10 o'clock at night one of
the patients decided she smelled
something burning, and called the
nurse who was in the room
with her and told her that there
was something burning about the
house for sho could smell it. The
i nurse went out to see about it and
found the building tin fire. It
caught in the room of a patient by
the name of Mrs. Compton, and
had made considerable headway
before it \vas discovered. The
alt\rm was given, help came and
♦he fire was soon extinguished.
Flour. Chop and Bran For the People.
Look to your interest and save
yourself money. I have on hand
several tuousand bushels of the
very finest of wheat raised in Stokes
county, N. C., and Patrick county,
Ya., and I am oftiering the flour
out of it at 2J and cents, as good
as can be made. You can get it at
either of my mills. I ask the peo
ple to quit eating garlic, wild on
ions and low grade dead stutt' and
buy something for less money. I
also have plenty of rye chop and
wheat bran at lower prices than
you can buy elsewhere. Now come
and see and I will convince you.
Thanking all my friends for past
patronage, I am,
Yours truly,
R. W. GEORGE.
Will FoddriH, a young negro
man died of consumption near
Hartiuan Monday morning.
Chattanooga plows and every
thing you need on the farm, cheap
at A S Mitchell's.
GERMANTON.
Grermanton. Jan. 28.
i Mr. Editor :
Will you allow me space in your
; paper to give an account of a
I birthday dinner given in honor of
Mr. Charlie Pyrtle's 21st birthday
| at "Flinty Knoll," the hospitable
j home of Mr. Hampton. On last
Friday from early in the morning
until twelve o'clock the guests
fame in making a jovial crowd of
young and old people.
Dinner was announced at 12:4;")
groaning tables were something
good to look at. Many friends and
relatives were present and all had
a hearty hand shake and a good
wish for the young man, who had
just attained his majority.
Mr. Pyrtle on reaching his ma
jority has come into a goodly in
| horitance and as fur as mercenary
| alfairs are concerned, is a fortu
■ liato young man.
| With best wishes for the success
! of the Reporter.
A GUEST.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS,
Attorney at Law,
Dan bury, - - - N. C
Prompt attention to all business
entrusted. Will practice in all
Ktato courts.
NATHANIEL O. PETREE.
Attorney at Law,
Danbury. - - - N. C.
All business entrusted receives
prompt and careful attention.
Will practice in all. State courts.
MORTGAGE SALE OP LAND.
By virtue of a mortgage deed
executed to William Wall by-
Jackson Smith and wife, Julia
Smith, and registered in the offiee
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, 1905, at.
1 :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
adjoining the lands of the late J.
B. Vaughn, Joel F. Hill, Abram
Lewis and others and bounded as
I follows : Beginning at pointers
in G. \V . 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 3fi links to a stake. North 24A
chains to a white oak and black
oak, Kast 30J 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
lino 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
JAS. C. WALL,
[ Admr. of William Wall.