Briefs Adrift.
Mr. D. N. Alley, of Hartmau,
visited Danbnry Tuesday.
Mr. W. R. Bennett, of Danbury
Route 1, was in town Monday.
Mrs. N. A. Martin is visiting
relatives in Winston-Salem this
week.
Rev. -J. 11. Robertson will preach
Ht the M. 10. Church next Sunday
night.
Mr. Walter Flynt, of Dillard,
was among tho crowd in town
Monday.
Mr. J. T. Meadows, of King
Route 1. was here a short while
Monday.
Mr. W. D. Bennett, of Walnut
Cove, visited his parents at Jewell
last Sunday.
Mrs. A. W. Davis returned Sat
urday from a visit to her parents
at Kernersville.
Mr. J DO. W. Young, of Saxon,
attended the meeting of the county
commissioners Monday.
Messrs. Willie Moore and
(Inuter, of Moore's Springs, visi
ted in Danbury Sunday.
Mr. Elias Yoss and two little
sons, of Walnut Cove Route 1,
spent Sunday night in Danbury.
J. T. Thornborough, T. B.
Manuel, Joseph Whitten and .Jno.
W. White were visitors in this
place Monday.
There was no service at the M.
church Sunday morning on ac
count of pastor J. T. Ratledge not
l>eing able to get here.
It is learned that the hail-storm
which passed over the southern
part of the county last week was
very destructive to wheat and other
growing crops.
Messrs. J. H. Prather and W. J.
Byerly, the former president and
the latter cashier of the Bank of
Mount Airy, came down from Mt.
Airy yesterday.
Mr. J. H. Bondurant, of Fran,
cisco, was in town Monday. Mr.
Bondurant reports the farmers of
his neighborhood yet badly be
hind with their crops.
Mr. Harry Davis, of Walnut
Cove, visited his parents near
Danbury Sunday. Harry says he
killed a lilarksnako Sunday that
measured five and a half feet.
Dr. D. C. Dix, of the Dillard
section, was here Monday. Dr.
Dix is not only one of the leading
physieians of the county, but is a
polished and learned gentleman.
Mr. W. W. Leak, of Francisco,
spent Friday night in Danbury.
Mr. Leak says the farmers in his
section are having quite a lively
time trying to keep the grass from
taking their crops,
The residence of Mr. A. M.
Stack, at Monroe, was considerably
damaged by fire last week. Two
rooms, including Mr. Stack's fine
library, were destroyed before the
firemen stopped tho flames.
Mr. J. C. Buxton and family, of
W instou, are expected to go to
Piedmont Springs in a' few days.
They will occupy their cottage
which has recently been repaired
ftntl given « nice coat of paint.
Mr. John W. Davis, who assists
Mayor Vaughn in the manage
ment of municipal affairs, was
here on business Monday. Mr.
Davis is a terror to law-breakers,
and is a conscientious and fearless
official.
MiKiies Wilmeta and Lelia Smith,
Claudia Minitli, Dora Covington,
Alice Martin, Mamie Leak, Dora
Wall and Cora Young, who have
been attending school here, re
turned to their respective homes
the past week, school having
closed.
Messrs. M. D. Hainm and M. L.
Wall, two leading farmers of Yad
kin township, paid the county's
new court house a visit Monday.
They report a big crop of tobncco
being planted in their neighbor
hood, (nd that fruit on some farms
will be scattering, while plentiful
on others.
COMMISSIONERS LEVY TAXES.
The Jury List Revised Witness Fees
Allowed—Old Court House Benches
Sold Other Business Transacted
By the County Commissioners.
Tho County Commissioners wort'
ia session Monday and Tuesday
with a full board in attendance.
Tlio principal business trans
acted by the board was the levying
of the taxes for this year. The
levy was as follows :
State tax, 21 cunts 011 the SIOO
valuation of property.
County, 23 j| cents on tlio Sl(X)
and 38 cents on the poll.
School, IS cents on the S1(X) and
$1.50 on the poll.
Pension, 4 cents on the SIOO and
12 cents on the poll.
This is an increase over the
taxes as levied last year of 25 cents
on the hundred dollars and 75
cents on the poll. The levy Inst
year was cents on the hundred
dollars and $2.00 on the poll. This
year it is Uljj on the hundred dol
lars and $2.75 on the poll.
It is calculated that this increase
in the taxes will pay off all of tho
bridge bonds and pay the interest
on the court house anil jait bonds
for one year.
A special levy of taxes for a
graded school was made forSaura
town township and Walnut Cove
of 30 cents on the hundred dollars
and '.lO cents on the poll.
Another important feature of
the meeting Monday was the re
vising of the jury list. A complete
and new list was made.
The clerk of the board reported
that the old court house benches
had been sold to the Board of Ed
ucation for s(>.oo.
The official court claims and
half fee witness clrfims were allow
ed.
Several releases from taxes were
granted.
Pauper and other claims were
allowed as follows :
i'HO>|l«lOUQl'B ot,AiMa
Mrs. Bettie J. Martin, runt
of house to pauper, 1.50
Crawford & Ragland, drain
pipe for county, 2!U>O
J J Priddy, serving as court
officer, !'HX)
W. L. McCanless, board of
jurors, 13.00
R. H. R. Blair, making
court house benches, fur
nishing varnish, making
pauper coffin, etc., 75.72
W. R. Stevens, keeping
county home in May, 93.30
D A Simmons, court officer, 10.50
R.J. Petree, jail account
and holding spring court, ill). 21
John R.Smith, court officer, 1(5.50
H. M. Joyce, hauling, etc., 11.53
J. B. Smith, examining
lunatic, 2.30
N. A. Martin, rent of liouso
to pauper, 150
PAUPER CLAIMS.
Asa Nunn and wife, $(i.(X)
Susan Chandler, -1.00
Lethia Caudle, 4.00
Maiuie Cordon, 2.(X)
Huldah Culler, 2.00
Polly Coon's daughter, 3.00
J as. Wall, colored, 11.00
Jennie Talley, 2.00
Delilah Vernon, 3.00
Louisa Page, 2.50
Frank East's children, 3.00
Nelia Barrett's family, 7.00
Susan Mabe, 3.00
Pleasant Oakley, 3.00
Charlotte Manuell, 2.00
William Manuell, '"-00
buther Mitchell, 2.00
Peter Hicks, 2.00
Leathy Pruett, 2,.)0
Lydia Samtnon, 2.00
M. C. Marshall and wife, 1 -»0
Kittie Shelton, '5.00
Cinda Thompson, 2.00
Nancy J. Smith, 2.00
Polly Bull in, l."0
Mickey Hawkins, 2 00
Marriage Licenses.
Register of Deeds Jones issued
only two marriage licensos during
the past week, as follows :
Cephas Payne to Nannie Law
son.
Peter Davis to Florence Alcorn.
DATE OF INSTITUTE CHANGED.
Will Begin On Third Monday In
August Other Matters Before the
Board Of Education.
The Board of Education for
Stokes was in session at the court
house Monday, Messrs. N. A.
Martin and 11. E. Smith being
present.
The matter of forming a now
school district in Yadkin town
ship was put before the board by
Messrs. M. 1). Hamm and M. L.i
Wall. There was no action taken
in the matter except that the Supt.
was ordered to make an investiga
tion and report in regard to same.
It was decided by the board that
the institute for teachers open on
| the third Monday in August in
stead of the second Monday. This
1 changing of the time for the insti
tute was on account of the fact
that Prof. C. L. Coon, the man se
cured to hold it, GOU Id not begin
any sooner. Supt. Smith was
ordered to issue a circular letter to
all who expect to teach in the
county during the coming winter.
A number of claims were pre
-1 seated and ordered to be paid.
The Doctors Did Not Meet.
The Stokes County Medical
Association was to have been in
aussion here Monday but as there
was not a tpiorum present no
j meeting was hold.
Death of Dr. G. B. Mabe.
Dr. (1. B. Mabo died at Big
I Stone Gap, Va., of heart disease, a
! few days ago. Dr. Mabe was form
! erly a citizen of Stokes, having
' left this county about 25 years
i ago. Ho was aged 4N years, and
j was unmarried.
Birthday Party at Mountain View.
Mountain View, June s—The
young people of Mountain View
| 11nil a jolly time at a birthday and
i evening party given at Glen View
!on the evening of June J. Mr.
jW. A. Petree, In whose honor it
j was given, attended the entertain
ment at Dalton Friday and said,
j as the day seemed like a general
j holiday, he thought nothing
| about it when the peoplo began to
arrive. When some one asked
| for music he said he would play
j for them after supper, which he
! supposed would soon be ready, as
; he heard them grinding cotfee.
| I But they were making ice cream
| instead.) He was very much sur
prised when invited out to supper
to see the dining room decorated
j with evergreens and roses and the
table loaded with good things.
After supper and the refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream,
\ lemonade, chocolate and fruit had
been served, all returned to the
parlor for a general good time. The
evening passed pleasantly with
music on the piano and guitars.
All seemed to have n nice time.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
Editor Webster Stricken.
Reidsville, June 5. —Editor John
R. Webster suffered a stroke of
ppralysis last night and his condi
tion, though alarming to his rela
tives and friends, is not so bad as
it first seemed.
Please
Your
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Don't have a falling out with
your hair. It might leave you!
Then what? Better please it
by giving it a good hair-food
Ayer's Hair Vigor. Tiie hair
stops coming out, becomes
soft and smooth, and all the
deep, rich color of youth I
comes back to gray hair.
•• I waf troubled prfratly with dandruff until
I oaed Ajrcr'a Hair Vigor. It cum!>;ot»?!*c»tr« l
the dandruff and uUo atopr«d n»y hair from
falling out. It serve* me very nicely M t» In
arranKinn n»y hair in any ylo I wlah. - »
MiHB MAfKIIK CooK, Divide. \v. Yo.
—M—I■' »■»"■ rimramn~rr-r-ir
M Mad© by J.C. Ayer Co., Lo*ill, Ma*3. I
/m Also manufacturer* of '
JLM f SARSAPARIU.A.
llnters CHtRJIY rCtTORAL. 1
j—iw/ IIIIM—IHMI *
GOES TO VADE MECUM.
Mr. S. M. Sloan Takes Charge of
Hotel There—Guests Already Ar
riving.
Vade Mecum, June 0 • Mr. S.
M. Sloan and his son, of Warren,
Pa., have arrived here whore Mr.
Sloan will make his future home.
Mr. Sloan is a brother-in-law of i
the late John 11. Sparks and is !
guardian of his estate, lie was
formerly engaged in tint banking j
business, but lias come to this j,
section to develop the large inster- j 1
osts of his estate at \ ado Mecum,'
Ho will be in charge of the office |
at the hotels this season while!
Mrs. Payne will be housekeeper..
Several guests are now at the j
Springs.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Gordon left j
Monday afternoon for Piedmont;
Springs.
The State Firemen's Associa-!
tion will meet in Winston-Salem
July 18th, 111 th and 20th.
Mr. Lonnie Coe, of Dalton, ac
companied by his mother, spent
the day Saturday at the home of j
Mr. C. M. Jones.
Mr. C. K. Boyles and Miss Lulu ;
Stone came over and were exam -;
ined by Supt. of Schools Smith !
Thursday and Friday. They re- !
turned to their homes near Pin- j
nacle Saturday.
In revising the jury list last i
Monday the County Commission
ers had to leave olf of the list the
names of many of the county's
best citizens on account the fact ;
that they had not paid their |
taxes.
A letter from Master Hoinro!
Harris, the 12-year-old son of Prof.!
W. B. Harris, of Garfield, Wash.,
states that the county in which he ]
' lives has offered a prize of a ticket
to the Portland Fair for the com-!
mon school pupil who raises tho
most Irish potatoes on a patch of;
ground a rod square. Homer says \
he has entered the contest.
GERMANTON ROUTE ONE.
Germanton, Route 1, June ■>.
The fruit in this section is looking
fine. Cherries are plentiful and
apples and peaches are threaten
ing the heaviest crop known in
several years.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Meadows and
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Slate were
visitors at Mr. W. G. Slate's Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G, Tuttle were
visitors at R. B. Tuttle's at Capella
Sunday.
Measles are scattered through
out the section of Capella. Won- j
tier why they don't quarantine the
city ? Ex-Mayor Kiser can lei I I
guess. Ask'him.
Mr. D. D. Carroll has returned
home from Guilford College. He
is one of our bright boys whom
success is awaiting in the future.
Mr. Ray Johnson, who gradua
ted at the Massey Business Col
lege at Richmond, last April, has
secured a position with the Nor
tleet boys at Winston, where he
will begin Sept. Ist.
Mr. Coy Bennett was a visitor
at Mr. Gordon's Sunday, we learn.
How about it, Miss Bettio ?
1 think "Dog-Killer" has totally '
whipped "J," and now giving the
"toad" his attention. Come out
Dog-Killer and give us your opin
ion as to the negro being a h(*ist.
I think you are capable of giving i
us some very good ideas in regard
to the matter,
Mr. Ernest Boyles, of King, has
taken a position with tho Cran
ford-Click mail order business. He
will begin today.
TWO JOLLY LITTLE GIRLS.
A GI T A RANT E KI) Cl' K E F >R
PILES.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or j
Protruding Piles. Druggists re-1
fund money if Pazo Ointment
fails to cure any case, no matter of
how long standing, in 6 to 11
days. First application gj,ves ease
and rest. 50c. If your druggist
hasn't it send 50c in stamps and it i
will be forwarded post-paid by
Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis,
Mo.
PEOPLE'S COLUMN.
[Under this head advertisements will be inserted at the rate of
5 cents a line for the first week: after the first week at 2i cents a
line. Count 7 words to the line. Send stamps or coin." If you
want to sell or buy anything, try an ad in the People's Column,
which will bo read by thousands of people. This is tho cheapest
way to advertise and is very effective.]
FOR SALE Valuable farm 011
the waters of Town Fork
ill-res. Will soil either as a whole,
or will fiit into tracts of (10, So, ill,
or 17.'. acres each. Any parties
who desire to purchase some good
land should address me at once
Terms—will lie made suitable to
purchasers -either in two or three
payments.
Above land will be offered for
sale, August 10th, 1510."), on my
premises.
J. \V. MOREFIELD,
Walnut Cove, N. C.
FOR SALE At a bargain, three
complete steam threshing out
fits in good condition. Will sell
property-on time with good note
or will take good horses or mules
in trade.
J. (i. 11l FF,
East Bend, X. C.
GREAT SACRIFCE SALK OF
MILLINERY is NOW ON
Reali/.ing that the season is now
almost over, Mrs. Bailey at Walnut
Cove will sell you anything in
millinery cheaper than you can
find the same goods anywhere else.
WALNUT COVE ROUTE TWO.
Walnut Cove Route 2. June 1
There is hardly any one in this
section done planting tobacco on
account of so much rain. They
cannot get their land ready for
planting and lots of them are not
done breaking cyrn land yet.
Mr. Walter Jones, of High
l'oiut, is at the home of his father
sick. Hope he will soon he out
again. He is having chills.
Misses Minnie Neal and Flossie
Webster, of Walnut Cove, visited
Mius Kate Burton Thursday.
Messrs Chester Ferguson, Wal
ter Terry and D. Slate, of (ier
manton Route 1, spent Sunday at
Mr. Jones.'
Miss Hallie Jones and Mr. C.
T. W. took a flying trip to Mr.
Webster's Sunday evening. By
the way. was Mr. Arless at home,
Hallie?
Mr. Cicero Morgan called on
MissStellie Jones Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. J. 11. Brown visited Mrs.
C. I'. Baity, at Walnut 4 Cove, Wed
nesday.
Messrs Smith, Roberts and
Lacy called on Misses Hallie,
Mollie and Stellie Jones Monday
night.
By the way. Mr. Stanly Flinn,
of Pino Hall, wants to see his
name in the paper. Some one
tells me he is selling cabbage at
i> cents per pound and fish 15 cents
per dozen.
Miss Pearl was disappointed
Sunday. She was looking for Mr.
Ollie Bowles and he didn't come.
Mr. M. It. Brown visited rela
tives at Dennis Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Kate Burton is visiting at
her uncle's, Mr. H. R. Burton's,
this week.
There is a certain little girl
near Walnut Cove that has been
expecting Mr. K. A\ . Allen to call
on her, but as he has not called
yet, she is beginning to doubt
him coining at all.
WHISTLING RI'FUS.
Chamberlain's
COLIC, CHOLERA AND
D iarrhea Remedy
A few doses of this remedy will
Invariably cure an ordinary at
tack of diarrhea.
Itbtts been used In nine epi
demies of dysentery with perfect
■access.
It can always be depended
npon, even in the more severe
attacks of cramp colio aud chid
era morbus W
It is equally successful for
sniumer diarrhea and cholera
infantum lu children, and is the
means of saving the lives of many
children each year
When reduced with water and
sweetened it is pleasant to take
Every man of a family shonld
keep this remedy in his home
.Buy it now It may save life.
PRICE, 25c. LAROE SIZE, 50c.
VA LI T ABLK LAX 1) S F( )R
SALE BY J. K. SLATE.
1 am offering to sell some land,
us follows :
Ist Tract—432 acres near Flat
Shoals. Lies well ami is fine to
bacco land with 2 tenement
houses and tobacco barns, a lot of
good timber. An excellent to
bacco and grain farm. Bought
this of A. M. Stack.
2d Tract—l2s or 130 acres good
land, good timber and improved.
A good place to live. Bought
this of G. M. Allen.
3d Tract —About .">() acres laud
and good burr mill, lias a good
custom, a good place for roller
mill, good productive land, mill in
good working order.
Ith Tract -My old home at
Mizpah, about 110 acres. I have
recently bought some choice tim
bered land adjoining this. It can
all go together. Fine farming
land and plenty of good buildings
and everything handy.
I will sell part or all of the land
named at a reasonable price. 1
can't look after it and keep it up
as should be done. Will be glad
to correspond with anyone that
means business. Need not pay
all cash if you don't want to.
J. E. SLATE,
Germanton, X. C.
Good family flour at 52.20 yer
hundred at John A. Burton's in
Walnut Cove.
WAXTED—Copies of the Repor
ter of the following dates: June
Kith and 30th; July 11th, l!K)4.
Any one having copies of the pa
per of these dates may dispose of
them for cash by writing to
PEPPER BROS.,
Danbury, X. C.
Guano from $1.90 to $2.40 at
John A. Burton's, Walnut Cove.
All kinds of shoes reduced in
price at Fulton's in Walnut Cove.
Summer dry goods also going at a
I considerable reduction.
The Reporter's Tise Well Fix
ture just bought of Xortleet
Hardware Co. at Winston is the
best equipment for a well we have
ever seen.
John A. Burton, at Walnut
Cove, keeps a full line of Dry
Goods, Hats, Clothing, Dress
Goods, Notions, and anything the
people need at the lowest prices
for cash.
FOR SALE—I have an iron seg
ment to lit an overshot water
wheel in good condition, which I
will sell cheap. For particulars.
write 11. SHEPPARD,
Sandy Ridge, X. C., R. F. D. Xo. 1.
Nice domestic cloth at 5 to 7
cents per yard at John A. Bur
ton's. Walnut Cove.
F( >li SALE—A good second-hand
two-horse Xissen wagon in good
condition. Will be sold at a bar
gain. Apply at the Reporter
office for particulars.
GREAT SACRIFICE SALE
Ladies this is the greatest oppor
tunity of your life. Mrs. D. S.
Boyles at Walnut Cove is now sel
ling ladies' and children's hats at
a great sacrifice. The hats must
go, regardless of cost. If you have
not bought your hat it will be to
your interest to see her stock be
fore you buy, and to see means to
buy. It is generally conceded by
all who see her stock that she has
the prettiest hats ever brought to
Walnut Cove.
FOR SALE—A fine young cow
and calf, also nice heifer yearling.
All are part Jersey and fine milk
ers, Address.
J. G. H. MITCHELL,
Gideon, X. C.
(rood shoes at all prices at John
A. Burton's, Walnut Cove.
LAND SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the .Superior
Court of Stokes Coil lily, rendered in the
Sjiecial I'roceediiig entitled "•/. I. Owens
auailist W. 11. Owens, flt ill," 1 will sell to
the highest bidder for cash, on the premises
in Stukes County, on .Saturday, July Nth,
: it one o'clock, XI., a tract of land in
| Stokes County belonging to the estate of
! Leatliy Owens, Weed., adjoining the lands
j'if Win. Cox, Deed., 011 the North, the
i lands of Samuel Flippin on the East, the.
i land of Floyd Owens on the .South, and
the lands of !>'. C. (•eoi'ge on the West,
! containing -1 acres, more 01 less. Said
land will be sold for partition among the
| heirs at law of I.eathy Owens, 7)ecd.
! This the :!"th day of J/av, 1005.
J. i. OWENS,
 ommissioner.
>. I'etree, Ally.