Briefs Adrift.
Dog Days begin 011 July 10th.
Mr. Jasper Slate, of Mizpah, was
here Saturday.
Mr. Sidney Golding, of Pink,
was here Monday.
Mr. J. W. Morofield, of Walnut
Cove, was in Diinhury Thursday.
Register of Deeds Jones has
been slightly ill the past day or
two.
Mr. L. W. Ferguson, of King
Route 1, was a Danbury visitor
Monday.
Mr. J. A. Petree, of Walnut
Cove, was a Danbury visitor Tues
day.
Mr. A. W. Davis returned Fri
day froni a visit to Mt. Airy anil
Pinnacle.
M iss Bercha Dunlap, of Gideon,
is visiting relatives in Danbury
this week.
Rev. J. 11. Robertson filled the
pulpit at the Methodist church
Sunday night.
Danbury's new bank is finished
except a part of the inside work
pnd the painting.
Mr. Dudley 1). Carroll, of Miz
pah, spent a short while iu Dan
bury Saturday.
Mr. N. O. Petree returned Fri
day from a visit to Mt. Airy and
other points.
Col. J. M. Galloway, of Madison,
who is summering at Piedmont
Springs, was bore yesterday,
Mr. P. H. Young, of the Lime
Rock section, was here Tuesday.
He was accompanied by his wife,
Mr. Dolph Davis, of Pinnacle,
visited his brother, Mr. A. W.
Divis, at this place, the past week.
Miss Maud Petree, of German
ton, visited her cousin, Miss HadSo
Petree, last Thursday and Friday.
Don't forget the meeting of the
old Confederate Veterans here on
Saturday, August 12th.
The first kadydid was hoard
Saturday, which means, according
to an old saying, that there will
be frost three months later.
The Stokes Pension Board will
meet next Monday. All who ex
pect to make an effort to get 011
the pension roll are required to be
present.
Mr. W. J. Martin, of Winston,
spent Thursday night here with
relatives. Mr. Martin expects to
leave in a few days for Eastern
North Carolina to buy tobacco.
Mr. John W. King, who holds
a position with the American To
bacco Company with headquarters
at New York, and Mr. R. B. King,
of Greensboro, visited their rela
tives here this week.
Misses Fannie and Annie Kate
Jones, of Walnut Covo, and Misses
Georgia and Sadie May Dalton, of
Winston, went to Piedmont
Springs Monday. They were ac.
companied by Mr. Tlios. Dalton,
of Birmingham, Aln,
Meeting Of Commissioners.
The Board of County Commis
sioners—Messrs. J. W. Gann, R.
F. Shelton and J. M. Ma be —met
at the court house Monday for the
purpose of revising the tax list.
Very few complaints were made
and nothing of importance was
done. The board was in session
only a short while.
Big Crowd At MOCTJ'S Springs.
The Reportor learns just as we
go t» press that the crowd at
Moore's Springs numbers about
two hundred and fifty. Of course
this includes the cottage people as
well as those in the hotel. Mr.
Moore has made considerable im
provement at his springs recently.
LOST Between Jewel and Wal
nut Cove about June 7th, a pair
of men's new slippers No. 7. A
reason iblo reward will be paid to
tinder u|>on returning same to the
Reporter office.
HANGING WILL BE PRIVATE.
Forsyth Commissioners Rescind Order
For Public Execution of J. W.
Hammons.
J. W. Hammons will bo execu
ted privately instead of publicly
as ordered by the county commis
sioners of Forsyth.
The board, at its mooting Mon
day, rescinded the order made at
the last meeting instructing Sheriff
Alspaugh to arrange for a public
hanging on the county home farm.
It has been discovered that the
legislature of l'.K)l passed an act
requiring all executions in the
State to bo private.
Sheriff Alspnugh is in favor of
having the execution on the north
side of the jail. "We can have a
door made at one of the jail win
dows and build a scaffold on
the outside at a small expense,"
said the sheriff, who expressed the
opinio!) that this would be the
cheapest and best plan that could
be adopted.
The Sheriff' will issue a few
tickets to the execution. He wants
all of the newspapers represented.
There is now 110 reasonable
doubt that Hammons will pay the
penalty for his crime, as the Gov
ernor has taken no action upon
the petitions of Hammons' friends
for a change of the sentence.
This condemned man has but
one woek to live.
Lum Edwards Caught.
Luin Edwards, of the Dalton
section, was arrested last week by
Deputy Marshall Gaston Carroll
and carried to Winston, where he
was placed in jail on the charge of
retailing. The case was heard be
fore a Un{tpd States Commissioner
and Edwards' bond fixed at JIOO.UO,
which he failed to give.
Edwards is an old offender, hav
ing been engaged in blockading
for aboijt twenty years. He jumped
a bond for his appearance at
the last term of Stokes Superior
oourt, Up to this time he has
managed to osoapfc revenue officers.
When arrested early Thursday
morning he was found at the home
of his aunt. Deputy Carroll had
three officers with him. Lum at
tempted to escape. He ran out of
the house into the arms of one of
the officers. He fought desperately
until handcuffs were placed upon
him,
WALNUT COVE ROUTE ONE,
Walnut Cove ltoute 1, July 10
—People in this section will soon
be done laying by their crops.
Corn and tobacco are looking well.
Baseball is getting to be all the
go. The Sandy Run baseball
crowd got beat Saturday.
Mr. W. A. Young filled his reg
ular appointment last Sunday at
Mrs. Jane White's. I guess he
will soon go to stay.
Mr. Henry Warren is looking
real sad as his good old possum
dog is dead.
Mr. IJ. M, Smith filled his ap
pointment Sunday,
Miss Ora Fowler has been suf.
j fering with toothache recently.
Hope it won't ache any more.
Ora, what has become of Bob ?
He hasn't boon up the road in
'quite a while. FAT BACK.
Walnut Cove Route 1, July 10
—There will be a protracted meet
ing at Rosebud next Sunday. All
come out, we want to have a large
crowd.
Mr Joe Redman went to see
his best girl Sunday. Ho is all
smilos this week.
We had a fine time at the ice
cream supper at Mr. Hill Burton's
Monday night.
Hurrah for Walnut Cove, they
will soon have another jail there.
Look out, boys, they will get. you
dram-drinkers.
We are all threshing wheat in
this section of the country.
A SURPRISE PARTY.
A pleasant surprise party may
be given to your stomach and liver,
by taking a medicine which will
relieve their paiu and discomfort,
viz: Dr. King's New Life Pill's.
They are a most wonderful rem
edy, affording Bure relief and cure,
for headache, dizzness and con
stipation. 25c at all drug stores.
DIED UNDER THE KNIFE.
Sad Death Of Mrs. John C. Bailey,
Of Walnut Cove.
Mrs. John C. Bailey, of Walnut
Cove, died under an operation in
the Greensboro hospital Wednes
nesday morning of last week at
12:10 o'clock. She was taken to
the hospital about two weeks be
fore for treatment. The news of
her death was a severe shock to
her many friends, who had no
knowledge of the seriousness of
her illness.
The remains wore interred near
Walnut Cove Saturday.
Mrs. Bailey is survived by a
husband and six children, two sis
ters, Mrs. C. J. Hartsell, of Greens
boro, and Miss M. H. Pinnix, of
New York, and by one brother,
Mr. W. H. Pinnix, of Greensboro.
SANDY RIDGE.
Sandy Ridge, July 'OS.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. 'J\
M. Martin is very ill at this writ
ing, but hope it. may soon recover.
Mr. Jesse and Evrie Price, of
Ridgeway, Va., visited the Ridge
again yesterday. What is the at
traction, boys y
Miss Minnie seemed to be very
well pleased yesterday. Guess it
wr»s because she who riding on a
two-horse buggy.
Mr. Arthur Hawkins, of Camp
bell, called on Miss Ollie Vernon
yesterday,
Mrs. Ella Claybrooks and little
son visited her sister, Mrs. Willie
Shelton, of this place, yesterday.
Say, Hard, how did you and
Miss Daisy make it Saturday
evening, allright though, I guess.
Miss Ella Martin spent Sunday
evening with her cousins, Misses
Lilly, Jessie and Dosha Joyce,
They report a nice time.
Messrs. H, L. Wilson'and Harry
Brown called at Mr. J. L. Joyce's
last Sunday as usual.
Guess Mr. Jack Martin is sing,
itig byo baby these days, as helms
a fine boy.
Mr. Charlie Martin spent last
Sunday with Mr. Oscar Thornton,
Mr. Sam Brown was a visitor at
this place yesterday.
LIONEL.
Sandy Ridge, July 3—Quite a
crowd of our people attended an
old Baptist meeting at Buffalo
yesterday.
The Methodists held their
quarterly meeting at the M. E.
Church last Friday. Right nice
little crowd out and Dr. Scroggs'
sermon much enjoyed by all.
GER MA N TON ROUTE TWO.
Gernianton Route 2 —Mr. Elbert
Pike, of Winston-Salem, is visit
itig his parents for a few days.
Miss Inez Grimes, of Trenton,
111., is visiting her uncle Mr, L
M. MoKensUe,
Mr. Brack McKenzie and fam
ily, of Winston-Salem, are hereon
a visit for a few days.
Mr. H. McGee and wife visited
recently at Asheville.
Children's Day exeroises were
given at Mt. Tabor last Sunday.
Mr, David Poindexter is im
proving, we nre glad to note.
Mr. Clive Crews spent Saturday
night with his mother.
Miss Mattie Crews is now at
Siler City as a relief agent.
BEAUTIFUL BILL.
Is Your
Hair Sick?
That's too bad! We had no
ticed it was looking pretty
thin and faded of late, but
naturally did not like to speak
of it. By the way, Ayer's
Hair Vigor is a regular hair
grower, a perfect hair re
storer. It keeps the scalp
clean and healthy.
*' I am wrll acquainted wllta Ajrer'a Hair
Vigor and I like it very much. 1 would espe
cially recommend It a« an excellent dressing
for the hair, keeping It •"ft and aniooth, and
preventing the hair from anllttliitf at the
•uda." SiiNM it Pui rx, Yetmuiu, Mich.
A Made by J. O. Ayer Co., Lowell. Maaa.
JU Alao luanufkoturera of
A\ -- _ ' SARSKPABILL*.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 26.
This Is the Date Set For Holding the
County Sunday School Conven
tion At Danbury.
Saturday, August tho 2(>th, is
the date for the Stokes County
Sunday School Convention.
We can easily get in the town
ship conventions before this date,
I presume. Now, if we can have
a convention in every township
this year, it will lie grand for old
Stokes. Why not do this? 1 think
there is one or more schools in
every township. Do this if pos
sible, but if not then let each
school select two delegates to rep
resent them at county convention.
By virtue of office, we regard
all .township Presidents and
Superintendents of Sunday School
members'of the county convention.
Besides these, two delegates are
elected from each school.
I make this urgent request:
that every Sunday School Super
intendent in the oounty meet us
at Daubury, August 2(>th, when
we hope to perfect the organiza
tion of the whole county by town
ships.
We are going to have a large
convention. Prominent speakers
will be there, and we are going fo
make it an interesting oooasioit
for the Sunday Schools of Stokes.
Now let the good ladies bring
baskets and at the noon hour we
will have a picnic spread in tlio
grove,
Every Sunday School lover in
the county is cordially invited to
attend.
The program will be made out
Inter.
J. T. RATLEDGE,
Chm. Co. S. S. Convention.
BRIM ROUTE ONE.
Brim Route 1, July 10. —Mr.
Crabgrass seems to be the most
flourishing crop we have now.
Rev. J. A. Asburn filled his
regular appointment at Albion
Sunday. A large crowd attended
preaching.
Mr. G, S. Frans carried Miss X.
to preaching Sunday and on his
return home, his buggy wheel run
off and Miss N. had to go home
with some of the girls. That's too
bad, G.
Mr. John Tilley carried Miss L.
J, to preaching Sunday. I think
he means business any how.
Mr. Will Lewis seemed to be
quite busy Sunday, he was talk
ing to three at once. Hurrah! for
you, Will
Mr. J. M. Dawson is building
him a new house. What next,
Jim.
Mr. Grover Hill was sporting
Miss Viola Sunday.
Farmers are busy laying by
their corn in this section and get
ting up their wheat.
ME.
GERMANTON ROUTE ONE.
Gernianton Route 1, July I!
Tobacco crops are looking very
well in this community.
We are glad to say our Union
Sunday School is still increasing.
We hope it will continue on, na
we are preparing for the Meadow
township convention which is to
be held at Union Hill Methodist
Church on Saturday before the
third Sunday in August, and all
Sunday Schools in the township
are cordially invited to take a part
and help us out. We all hope to
have a nice time on that day.
KATIE
QUAKER GAP.
Quaker Gap, July i{—The M. E.
ohurch members are going to
build a large chnrch house at
Black Gum.
H. K, Morau killed a large rat
tlesnake this week. It had I>
rattles.
Wm. Moran's wife was buried
Friday. She died of consump
tion.
We are having lots of rain.
There is a large Sunday School
going on at Black Gum. Look
out, now, the boys are getting
mighty wild since the springs
opened up.
GERMANTON.
Gernianton, July 10th.
To-day is the first "Dog-Day"
and it rained
If there is any sign in the cry
of the Katydid, frost will be on us
about the first of October.
Mrs. Anna Foy, nee Vaughn, of
Winston-Salem, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Vaughn.
Mr. and Mrs. M'Gee spent Sun
day with Mrs. M'Gee's brother.
Mr. Willie Petree. Mr. ami Mrs.
M'Gee report a very pleasant time
on their trip to Asheville.
Mr. Paul Hill visited Rural
Hall Sunday.
Quito a large crowd attonded
the service at Corinth Sunday.
We had a good sermon.
Mr. hilgar Helsabeck contem
plates teaching school at Rural
Hall this fall and winter.
The parrot that was at Sheriff
Petree s Sunday week belonged to
Mr. I'. 11. Hanes, of Winston.
Nothing has been heard of the
bird recently.
A severe hail storm passed over
this section last week. The crops
of Messrs. Robt. Grubb and
Henry Hartgrove wore almost
destroyed. As many as sixty holes
were counted in one leaf.
While one of our smiths was
setting a shoe on a mule recently
the mule showed his "muleish
ness" by dexterously kicking the
smith's glasses off without, doing
any harm to the smith. Next.
Ihe writer had rather a narrow
escape from being gored by a
mad bull a lew days ago, and but
for the timely interference of his
brother, would probably not be
writing this now.
LOOKER ON.
KING ROUTE ONE.
King Route 1 We are having
plenty of rain in this section and
crops are good.
We are having a right good lit
tle Sunday School at Mt. Olive
now.
Misses Genia and Anna Tedder
visited little Misses Hattie, Clau
dia and Bertha Ferguson Friday
evening. Hope they had a nice
time.
Mrs. Cora Bennett and her lit
tle daughter Syble were the guests
of Mrs. John Tillotson Sunday.
1 will close by asking a ques
tion : Where is the word "boys"
found found in the Bible '?
A LITTLE S. S. GIRL.
GERMANTON ROUTE ONE.
(Termaiitoii Route 1, July 10.—
Tho people in this section are get
ting behind with their work oil
account of so much rain.
Miss DeraTuttle visited Misses
Cora and Lula Boyles last Sunday.
Come again. Deira, we enjoy your
company ever so much.
Mr. Arthur Southern called on
Miss Frankie Sunday. Guess he
is not much mad. Frankie
Mr. Jolmie Hall called to see
his best girl Sunday. Miss Bessie
Bennett. Guess that will be a
match.
Mr. Cary Darnell happened to a
bad accident the other night,
hile eating supper at Mr. Rufus
Tuttle's. He dropped a large dish
of blackberry pie. Hello. Cary, if
you had spilt the pie in yourplate,
it would have been much better.
Rev. Robertson tilled lus reg
ular appointment at Union Hill
last Sunday and a large crowd
out. 1 think Mr. Robertson is a
good preacher.
A JOLLY GIRL.
Eighty Guests At Moore's Springs,
and Others Looked For.
Moore's Springs, July !). The
tobacco crop is looking fairly well.
Not any topped yet in our section.
I suppose the farmers are done lay
ing by corn crops.
Tho farmers are hauling up
their wheat and tlireshiug right
along in this section.
A good many people went from
this county to the battle ground
on the 4th. Mr. R. M. Brown and
Joseph F. Boyles were two of the
parties that went. They report a
real nice time and quite a large
crowd.
Moore's Springs is taking the
lead this season. They have about
80 boarders and their cottages are
most all full and are looking for
more every day.
X EBEO.
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WANTED—To trade h good mule
for u good traveling horse suited
for mail service. Write me, giving
description, etc.
A. J. FAGG,
Danbury, X. C.
DR K. A. BIJRTON, Dentist, .f
(ireeusboro, will be in Danbury
on July 25th and will remain here
a few days thereafter. If your
teeth need attention see him.
WANTED—Lady or gentleman
of fair education to travel for
firm of $250,000 capital. Salary
$1,072 per year payable weekly.
Expenses advanced. Address
GEO. W. CLOWS,
Danbury, N. U.
I. B. Stone Very Sick Other News
From Five Forks.
Five Forks, July 10. —We are
sorry to say that Mr. I. B. Stone
continues very sick.
Lester, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs, John Lancaster, is right sick.
Among the many visitors at Mr.
T. F, Newsom's Sunday, were
Misses Alice and Annie Newsom,
Annie Love and Gertrude Spain
hour, Messrs, Ernest Caudle, (>s
car Fowler and Ernest Hendrix.
Hope they had a nice time.
Mr. Grover Stone and sister,
Miss Kate, made a Hying visit to
Scliaub's Mills Sunday.
Will some one please inform us
of Mr. Joo Stone's whereabouts
Saturday night?
LAST ROSE OF SUMMER.
LAM) SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the Superior court
of stoKes county rendered by M T Chilton
C s U in the special proceedings entitled
"John Neal et al vs Dr John \V Neal et al"
appointing the undersigned a commissioner
lo make sale of the hereinafter ('escribed
Unas, 1 will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for e.isli at the court house
door iu the town of Danbury, N C on .Mon
day August 7th, 11*05, tlie following
lands, to-wit; A certain tract or parcel
• •flaiid iu Danbury township, StoAres coun
ty, North Caroliua adjoining the lands of
I Vppei heirs, dames Southern, James Law
ton and others and bounded as follows, to
Flat Shoal .Mountain / Morau's corner,
tlieuce running South with his line to
staAv iu dames /,a\\ son's line, thence west
with his line and J/iltonand Calvin South
ern's linos to 'Southern's north west corner
South w itli his line to a stake in the line of
the old ;JSOO acre grant tlieuce west to a
Make formerly a black oak the old .Shober
corner north 10 chains to a dogwood old
corner west Bchains to a black oak, thence
north on the old Shober line to //ancock's
now James IT Southern's corner thence
east north and west, with the
said J W Southern's lines to his corner in
I the line of the old Shober grant the nets
rorth with said line to pointers in the old
liaison Collins now Pepper heirs line East,
with their line ten chains to a hickory con
tinuing east in all 80 chains to the begin
ning containing 150 acre's more or less.
Sale subject, to the confirmation of the court.
This the 20th dav of June, 1005.
J. I>• IIUMI'iIKKYS,
Commissioner.
LAND SALE.
l»y virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of »Stokes county rendere 1 by M. T.
Chilton S. ('. in the special proceedings
entitled 4 *'/'. 1.. smith \s. Lockey Gilbert
et al" ap|K)inting the undersigned a com
missioner to make sale of the lauds herein -
after described, I will sell at public auc
tion to the highest bidder for cash at the
court house door in the town of Danbury,
N. on Monday the 7th day of Aug. 11)05,
tin- same being the first Monday in Aug. of
said year, the following described lands
to-wit:
(i) .i tract of land situate, lying and be
ing in the county of s'tokes and state of
N'orth Carolina adjoining the lands of J. P.
Covington, .Matilda Hard and others and
containing 27 acres more or less. The
second tract lies adjoining the lands of
James Tilley and .l/yra Nunn and contains
two acres more or less it being the tract of
laud that .1. P. Covington conveyed by
deed to John Tilley.
The sale ot said lands will be subject to
lie confirmation of the court.
Vliis June tfie 20th, 1005.
J. 1). UrMPIIUKYS,
('onuii issioner.
l. LXI) SALE.
l!y virtue of the power of sale contained
in n certain deed in tru»t executed on the
iioth day ol' Nov. 11(03, by Arcli Fry and
11 is wife, Alpha Fry, to this undersigned,
Walter L. MeCanless, trustee, to secure
the payment of a certain bond due to ./ohu
I). Humphreys in the sum of (757..",u and
default ha\ing been made in the payment,
of said bond at the request of the said ./no.
1). lltiinphieys mid iu accordance with
the terms, stipulations and conditions con-,
tailied in said deed in trust, I will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for
cash at the court house initio town of Dan
bury, N. OH .Vonday, Aug. Uth 11(05,
the lands conveyed in said deed in trust
which are described therein as follows,
to-wit: Certain tracts of laud lying and
being in the county of .Stofresaforesaid and
more particularly described and defined as
follows*, 10-wit : A tract which is lot No.
"J in division of land that Arch Fry, .Sr.,
deeded to I of Ids children beginning at a
maple in the lot No. 1, W 211 oils, to
a hickory onbanA* of Danriver thence down
the river as it meanders 40 chains to the
mouth of I'eter's Creek, thence up the
creek u* it meanders '2B chains to ibe
mouth of //all's branch, thence V. 47 de
vices E 7 1:2 chains to a white oak stump,
(bene.' X ."i 1 -I chains to the beginning
containing fi"» 1-ii acres less 20 acres sold oil'
to W. ■. 7'ncker.
This July 10th 1!K).">.
II /., Met \\x /.KSS,
Trustee,