Briefs Adrift.
Mr. Gid Baker, of Pink, was
here Monday.
Mr. N. R. Martin visited Wal
nut Cove yesterday.
Mr. T. J. Davis visited the Re
porter office yesterday.
Mr. Jonah Slaughter, of Delk,
is dangerously ill with typhoid
fever.
Mr. E. C. Sheppard, a prosper
ous merchant of Dollar, visited
Danbury Tuesday.
Corn hnskings are next in order
•with the farmers. The crop is a
very good one.
The Danbury young people are
•contemplating a Halloween party
Tuesday night.
Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Slate, of Pin
nacle, spent Tuesday night with
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fagg.
Mr. J. E. Moore, of ShutT, Va.,
H popular traveling salesman,
spent Friday night here.
Mr. Epbriam Simmons returned
from the Winston market yester
day where ho sold some tobacco
at 30 cents.
Mr. Fletcher Hawkins, a pro
gressive >oung business man of
Hart man, was in town on business
yesterday.
Mr. Alfred Mendenhall, att In. 1
mate of tho County Home, died
Tuesday night. Ho was nged
about 70 yours.
Miss Louise Frnns, of Francis
co, and Mr. Bennie Boyles, of
M oore's Springs, entered school
here this woek.
The Winston papers say breaks
nt the warehouses aro growing
larger each week. Double sales
lasted until after dinner Tues lay.
MI. O. M. Bennett, of Dnnbu-y
R iv.ll' 1, experts to attend school
at. Sharp'* Institute, Intelligence,
N. during tliu coming winter.
Messrs. X. R. Martin, T. S.
Petroe, Alvin B!air and others
attended the Baptist Association
at Tom's Crack, neor Wostfield,
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. Dr. B. W. Mebane, of Mt.
Airy, assisted by Rev. Mr. Rankin,
of Greensboro, will conduct a
series of revival meetings in the
Presbyterian .church here, begin- J
ning Saturday night of this week.,
No, the Reporter's Popular Vo
ting Contest is not confined to the
ladies of Stokes county. It is
open to any lady reader of tho
Reporter. Miss Maud Payne,one
of the leading contestants, is a
Snrry county lady.
Messrs. W. It. Bennett and
Jackson Mabe have respectively
the two biggest hogs in Stokes
county probably. The combined
weight of the two porkers is about
1,100. By.Christmas they will be
stunners.
The Reporter Buy! An Engine To
Turn Its Press.
It may interest the Reporter's
friends to know that it has pur
chased a gasolene engine to fur
nish powaV for printing the many
Copies of the paper which now
goes into nearly every home in
Stokesjcounty, every State in the
Union, Alaska, Porto Rico and
the Philippines. The engine
is expected to arrive within a few
days.
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Fire Sale Going On At Schoulers.
Seventy five thousand dollars
worth of choice merchandise
slightly damaged by water and
smoke to bo  losod out at a great
Bicrifice.
Bohpulers' Department Store,
j Winston, N. C.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE
DAY.
Take Laxativo Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refnnd the
money if it fails to cure. E. W
Grose's signature is on eaoh box.
MISS MAMIE LEAK AHEAD.
Balloting Getting Lively In the Re
porter's Popular Voting Contest.
As the Figures Are Stand
ing Today.
The Reporter's Popular Voting
Contest is now 011 in earnest and
as the forms close today the fig
ures show that Miss Mamie Loak of
Francisco, is in the lead by five
votes, while Miss Ada Lenk, of
Francisco, is a close second, and
Miss Maud Payne, of VVesttield,
ranks third. Several new contest
ants have entered the lists since
our last report, whose friends pre
dict that they will come in hand
somely on the home stretch. It
is rumored that thero are some
surprises in store, and that there
are a number of dark horseS being
held back by their friends, who
will come in and bear off the
prizes before the presont runners
reach the goal.
At any rate, interest is awaking
and the contest bids fair to be
lively from now on.
The vote stands today :
Miss Mamie Leak 95
Miss Ada Leak iK)
Miss Maud Payne 85
Miss Lettie Sue Brown 7^
Miss Maggie Adams 20
Miss Lula B. Moser 40
Miss Hessie Carroll 10
Miss Beulah Neal 40
Mis# Cosby Taylor 30
Miss Delia Malm 40
Miss Berchie Dunlap U0
Miss Rachel Moore 45
Miss Kate Joyce 20
It Will Be Quit? 3 Distinguished
Honor to Win.
All persons who are owing the
Reporter on subscription will re
member when they go to pay up
that they are entitled to vote in
our Popular Voting Contest just
the snmeas new subscribers. Ev
ery dollar paid will count 20 votes,
every half dollar 10 votes, every
quarter 5 votes. And every
1 son may vote as many times as he
pleases, paying as many years in
advance as he wishes, or may send
the paper to as many of his friends
as desired.
Vote and work for the young
lady of your choice. It will be
quite a distinguished honor for
the one who is elected, as about
15,000 people read the Reporter
every week.
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Old Aunt Scindy Thompson Falls
Paralyzed And Is In a Crit
ical Condition.
Old Aunt Scindy Thompson,
a'well known character of this
section, was found in an uncon
scious condition in the edge of
the creek a mile south-west of
Danbury Tuesday evening. She
was removed to the little houso at
the foot of the mountain which
she has been living in, where she
now lies paralyzed and speechless.
Dr. MoCanless is attending her.
Aunt Scindy is about 85 years old
and has no relatives living in these
parts.
Grown Rich Off the People of Stokes
County.
Tho banks of Winston-Salem,
Greensboro, Mount Airy, Stuart,
and Madison have grown rich and
strong under the patronage of the
people of Stokes county. Why
not patronize the Bank that is
helping Stokes county pay her
taxes by creating new taxable prop
erty in the county, and by lending
the farmers and others money,
and making times better in a hun
dred different ways. Patronize
home.
The rain today will bring tobao
co in order and many farmers will
visit the tobnoco market during
the next few days.
Mr. J. W. Heath visited the to
baoco market at Winston this
week.
The Bank of Stokes County
gained a large number of new de
positors among the merchants and
business men of the county the
past week.
THE TOM S CREEK ASSOCIATION.
Crowd In Attendance Sunday Estima
ted At 5,000 to 10,000—The
Names of Some of Those
Who Were There.
An Association of the Primitive
Baptist church was held at Tom's
Creek church, Surry county, on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday last.
The attendance at the association
was unusually large, especially on
Sunday, the crowd being estima
ted that day all the way from 5,000
to 10,000. A groat many people
from Mt. Airy, Pilot Mt., Stuart,
Spray and other towns were there.
Quite a number of the prominent
Elders of the church were pres
ent and services were held both in
the morning and afternoon of each
day. As is customary at these as
sociations immediately after tho
ceremony on Sunday the crowd
took dinner on the grounds, a
great many families having
brought along well filled baskets.
The writer was especially fortun
aiu ro far as getting dinner was
eon CMS -nod in that he chanced to
take dinner with a family who had,
among many other good things, a
fine, well prepared possum in their
basket.
Tom's Creek church is situated
in an excellent farming section.
It is just beyond tho Stokes line
over in Surry county and only a
short distance from the thriving
little town of Westfield. The peo
ple of the community are good
livors and more hospitable people
are not to bo found anywhere.
Among the immense throng in
attendance at the association were
tho following:
Mr, and Mrs. Wnlter L. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Christian, Dr.
and Mrs. J. T. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. A. Leak, Mr. and Mrs.
Jus. L. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. R.
D. DBVault, Dr. and Mrs. J J.
Li nk, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes Mitch
ell, Mr. and Mis. Cabell Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. J, T. Ayers, Mrs. J.
Wesley Murefield,
Misses Annie Leak, Maud Payne,
Annie Goorge, Maggie Tatum,
Kato Handy, Annie Banner, Mary
Lou Tatum, Raohel Moore, Daisy
Banner, Rachel Hollinsworth, Ada
Leak, Maud Flippin, Mary Shel
ton, Mamie Leak, Lilla Young,
Lula Stone, Alice Martin, Berchie
Dunlap, Nora Covington, Lockey
Tilley, Ruth Redman, Mary Swan
son, Myrtle Smith, Mamie Neal,
Nannie Covington, Minnie Crews,
Claudia Smith, Kato Swanson.
Messrs. W. F. Brown, Jas. S.
Flippin, E. C. Sheppard, J. E.
Sisk, Dr. J. M. Sheppard, R. E.
Smith, Thos. J. George, Robt.
Shelton, Sam Dunkley, Robert
George, W. T. Clark, V. T. Hart
grove, Charley Slaughter, L. L.
Lowe, Prof. C. H. Johnson, J. C.
Flippin, Sam Ayers, Sam Brown,
F. A. Christian, A. L. Ashburn,
Walter Ray, Howard Payne, Dr.
Robt. Flippin, Willie Blair, Frank
Gwynn, Will Covington, Lewis
Hicks, Pink Slaughter, Presley
Palmer, 11. C. Lawrence, James
l'aliner, J. D. Young, Jas. Tilley,
L. P. Pell, T. P. Payne, R. E. L.
Francis, C. F. Mills, Edward
Tatum, J. G. Southern, Walter
Martin, Kelly Anderson, Frank
Smith, Ed Banner, Chas. Fulton,
Matt Mooro, W. H. Carroll, J. D.
Watts, John Burrell, Roy Martin
and many others whose names we
fail to recall.
The Song
of the
There are four verses. Verse
1. Ayer's Hair Vigor makes
the hair grow. Verse 2. Ayer's
Hair Vigor stops falling hair.
Verse 3. Ayer's Hair Vigor
cures dandruff. Verse 4.
Ayer's Kair Vigor clways re
stores color to gray hair. The
chorus Is sung by millions.
•• Bafore URlog Ayer't Ilalr Vlaor I had ▼try
thiu and ery poor luilr. but 1 cont.nued 10
use the Vigor until tny hair areatljr improved
In every way. t have used it off and on for
tho fatten year®."- M *B. M. Dbiimmohd,
Nevr.;rl:,N. J.
WW -t r* * » www—w———
A 21 ado by J. O. Ayer Co . Lowoll, Ma—
Aloo 10-nulkoturera of
9 SARSAPARJLLA.
S .AU(CRS CHEWY PBCTOTAL. I
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Mule Runs Away With Howard and
Sidney Golden At Winston.
Messrs. Howard and Sidney
Golden, who reside four inilea
south-west of Danbury, carried n
load of tobacco to Winston Mon
day and on Tuesday as they were
leaving town their mnle became
frightened at soiiu; cattle and ran
away. Howard was thrown out of
the wagon and his right leg was j
caught between one shaft and a !
telephone pole. The limb was
mashed and badly bruised.
The runaway mule was captured
a short distauco from whore How
ard was thrown out.
Sidney escaped with a fow
bruises on his hands.
Death Of Mr. S. E. Hicks.
Mr. Stant E. Hicks died at his
home noar Meadows Monday after
a lingering illness. Mr. Hicks
removed to High Point about one
year ago, where he engaged in the
mercantile business. Contracting
typhoid fever, he lay close to
death for many weeks. The dis
ease left him with complications
which proved fatal. Ho returned
from High Point recently. The
interment took place at Bethel
graveyard Tuesday, conducted by
Rev. P. Oliver. Mr. Hicks was a
member of the Bnptist Church.
He is survived by a wife and sever
al children.
Stokes Public Schools Open Nov. 13.
All of the public schools in
Stokes which have secured teach
ers will open on Monday, Novem
ber 13th. a number of the
schools, however, have not at this
writing been supplied' with teach
ers. Supt. of Schools Smith say.?
thero is quite ascarHty of tea hers
in tUo county and that if aM the
schools arc supplied a number i f,
teachers will have t > l e secuivdi
from other counties. Wo hope to
publish in the noar future the
names and location of all those j
who teach in the county.
|
Very Little Marrying.
it is said to be an evidenco of
hard times in the country when
there is a great deal of marrying
and if there is any truth in the
saying times must bo just the re- j
verse of hard now, because thero
is very little marrying. Register
of Deeds Jones lias issued only
about five or six licenses during
the past month—in fact their sale
has been very dull for a number
of months. But the time of year
will soon be here when people
marry regardless of the financial
condition of the country.
ASTONISHING INCIDENT.
It was, to all her friends, an
astonishing incident, that Mrs. I.
B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis.,
was cured of her dreadful sick
ness. "Doctors," she writes, "had
given me up; friends were ready
to bid me the last farewell; clouds
of despair darkened my horizon,
and I was a wreck on the shores
of despondency, when I began to
take Electric Bitters, for my
frightful stomach and liver com
plaint. To the astonishment of
all, 1 was benefited at once and am
now completely and miraculously
restored to health." At all drug
gists; price 50c; guaranteed.
Winston's SIOO,OOO Hotel.
The contract has been let for a
SIOO,OOO hotel at Winston, to bo
erected on the site of the Jones
Hotel, Main stroet. Work on the
building will begin within a few
weeks.
NOTICE ! —Letter Heads. Bill
Heads, Statements, Envelops,
etc., nicely printed, can be had at
the Reporter office as cheap as yon
can get them anywhero. Send us
an order.
WANTED —At once 60 Men and
Boys to work in finishing room.
FORSYTH CHAIR CO.,
South Side, Winston-Salem, N.C.
HANDS WANTED ! ~
Sevoral energetic men and boys
wanted at onco to-" work in Chair
Factory. Apply to H. H. Barnes,
at Forsyth Manufacturing Co.,
Winston-Salem, N. C.
LSCHOULER's
I NEW FALL GOODS
;
COMING IN DAILY
Some chice things have already ar
f rived and you are cordially invited to
;j inspect them as fast as they come in.
H lie styles are beautiful (his fall.
I Our buyers have been in New York
I for many weeks, and you can rest as
£ sured that our store will be (his sea
. son as i( has always been —the center
of fashion.
A\ e guarantee prices as low as can
i be had anywhere in this country on
I up-to-date, reliable merchandise.
jSchoul er's
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
A Great Demonstration in Front of
Our Store
On October 21st
when we will demonstrate (lie workings
(if the most remarkable* most talked of
heater in the world—the Buck's Hot
I Hast. Everybody i«vited to (lie dem
onstration.
Hey ■ Hill ■ Mlom (copy
Winston, N. C.
I~J. I TRA COHPAHT.
Department Store.
411-443 TRADE STREET.
The Store That Saves You Money.
We soil a little of everything —Dry Goods,
Notions, Shoes, Millinery, Tinware, Glass
ware, Hardware, Crockery, Groceries, Etc.
A handy and safe place to trade. We sell
the bargains that bring the crowd.
Our Pall Line is now arriving|in large
qualities. We cordially invite you to call and
inspect our big stock of merchandise.
Miss Martha Newsom, of King, Stokos
county, will be with us this fall and will be
glad to have her friends to call and see her. *
Hie J. W. Hester Company.
Send Vour Job Work to the
I llcportcr Office.