THE DANBURY REPORTER.
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ifciME XXXIII.
t: ELECTRIC RAILROAD
PROSPECTS OF IT COMING GOOD—B.
MEBANE, THE RICH COTTON MILL
JftOTER, OF SPRAY, LEAVES FOR
YORK TO ENLIST CAPITAL
FOR THE ENTERPRISE.
■ospeeta for the coming of
.jjpTrio railroad from Rocking-
Stokes, may be said
jVgood. The people of Stone-
Jjjmean business, and B. Frank
Slue, the wealthy cotton mill
Mrioter of Spray, has gone to
Mr York and other northern
■es to enlist wealthy
Jfthe project. Mr. Mebane hal
Ban very successful in matters ul
jmii kind and rarely if ever fail!
S his plans. Capitalists placl
■teat faith in hia practical busil
Mess judgment.
■ It is reaaonably certain thai
■kokes county will vote $50,00j
Bonds to induce the eleotrio roafl
ft ooroe. The Reporter has inteil
Mewed a large number of oitizenl
the matter and has nql
■ found a single man not willing t?
■ rbte the tax. The people have
■ never before been so earnest about
future of the county and the
need of our people for better
.Hiods of communication with
te outside world. They all agree
tat the time has come for us to
ake up and secure rapid trans
ortation for our products. Not
ithstanding the common talk that
e are poor, atatißtios show that
tokes is one of the biggest agri
'ultofif counties in the State, and
All population and wealth much
firger tbao many of her sisters
£ho are far ahead of us in other
respects
w. ' ■
j Good Prices For Tobacco —Mr. Will
Brown's Big Barn-Raising.
S Walnut Cove, April 7.—Farmers
are progressing nicely in prepar
ing land for another crop. Some
- ace marketing their last tobacco of
1905 and ere re#Hj?mg good money.
Mr. 0. V. Tuttle oarried 0»t a load
last week and brought back one
hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Several barns are going up
| around here.
I ... Mr. Will Brown had a big barn
' raising last week, and a big socia
blp th»ight. Guess they had a
T>WO * ere threß g ir,s
present and plenty of nice music.
Misses Ada Flinn, Agnes and Alice
Bowles. Mr. G»be Tuttle per.
formed on a three string banjo,
wblle Mr. George Napier beat the
tinbuoket. Well, I guess that
breaks up. tlfe sociables around
here for a while.
Mr. Bud Young, of High Point,
f Uited his sister, Mre. C. V. Tuttle,
fost week/ Ho reports a union
lockout th#t pUcp.
Mr. Sterling iWt* M ifJß
Lula Young visited Misse# Agnw
end Winnie Tuttle last Sunday,
They report a nice time.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Tuttle visit
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
i A, Napier, of Old Town, last Sun-
Blay, i;
I Jt is the general opinion that
Pjaek fro§t will get the peach crop
V this year.
I LOVKR.
GERMANTON ROUTE ONE.
Germanton Route 1, April 9.
I guess Mr. Sales Ferguson is all
smiles, as he has bought him a
nice wagon to haul his babies
around. Hope be will have suc
-0«N,
Mr, Luther JCiser called on
Miss Ola AUeo last Sunday, and
he says if abe was to kick him he
would go orazy sure.
We have the beat proapects for
wheat this year that we have had
for several years. Hope it will
(XWtiUUe so.
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Closing Exercises of Westfield Graded
School.
Westfield, Apr. 9—The dosing
exeroises of our school passed off
nicely. In contest No. 1, the
medal was awarded to little Miss
Nellie Inman. In No. 2, to Miss
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distance, were Mr. and Mrs. J. 1
Ayers, Messrs. Edgar, Tom and
Charlie Simmons, of Stuart, Va.;
Misses Emma and Etta Welch and
Messrs. Tilley and Steele, of Mt.
Airyj Messrs. Guy Garter, of Dob
son; Roy Napier, of Pilot Moun
tain; John Morefield, of Vade
Mecum; and Abe and Walter
Mitchell, of Brim.
Mr. J. H. Gilley is very sick
with measles.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Brim, of
Brim, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Brim's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. Y. Payne.
The Sunday School at this place
is progressing nicely. Sixty-one
scholars were enrolled last Sun
day.
There will be a quarterly meet
ing held at The Friends church
the fourth Saturday and Sunday
in this month.
Miss Minnie Crews entertained
a number of her friends at her
boarding place Sunday evening.
CONSENT, VIRGINIA.
Consent, Va., April 9. —People
of this section are busy planting
corn this week.
Mr. J. J. Gray, who has been ill
for some time, we are glad to say
is improving.
MsS§rS- Jim Williams and R. A.
Martin, of this pl»ce, made a trip
to Spoon Creek Sunday.
Mr. Hughes Shockly, of this
place, called on the Misses Rodgers
Sunday evening.
Messrs. Ernest and Grover
Smith, of Stuart, visited their
father, of Smith, N. C., Sunday.
Mr. R. A. Martin called on Miss
Mollie Fry, of Nettle Ridge, Sun
day evening.
Maggie Hatcher, of Brim,
spent last week with W Au»t,
Mrs. Bang Clark.
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Preaching at Snow Creek.
The Reporter is requested to
announce that Elder W. H. Atkin
son #ud M r - Dairy Collins will
preaob at Snow Creek pbwrpb pr
Saturday before the stb Sunday
in the present month; and that
the funeral of the late Mr. Robt,
Gilbert will be preaobed on the
sth Sunday, at the home place
near Stuart, Va.
DEVIL'S ISLAND TORTURE
is no worse than the terrible case
of Piles that afl|ioted roe 10 years.
Then I was advised to apply Buck
lon's Arnica Salve, aud less than
a box permanently cured me,
writes L. S. Napier, of Rugles,
Ky. Heals all wounds, Burns and
Sores like magic, 250 at all drug
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DANBURY, N. C., APRIL 19, 1906.
GRAND RALLY.
Prominent Speakers to Address the
People of Stokes County.
The following speakers will be
present and address the people:
Col. John S. Cunningham, the
South's largest tobacco planter and
President of the North Carolina
Tobacco Farmers Protective Asso
ciation; J. O. W. Gravely, State
Organizer and Lecturer of said
Association; Hon. Josephus Dan
iels, Editor of the News and Ob
server, Raleigh, N. C.; Col, W. A.
Blair, Vice-President People Na
tional Bank, Winston-Salem, N.
C.; Hon. Richard N. Hackett,
Wilkesboro, N. C,, and also other
noted speakers.
Pending problems and the in
dustrial conditions of our State
and the present needs of the farm
ers and business men of Stokes
and Surry counties will be the sub
jects discussed.
The main objeot of the meeting
is to arouse the people of all this
section of the State, to a greater
endeavor along industrial lines, to
thoroughly advertise the advan
tages of Stokes and Surry counties
to the world at large and thereby
invite capital and stimulate new
industries throughout this section.
The largest crowd of people
ever gotton together within the
two counties, will assemble at
Pilot Mountain, N. C., April 21st,
next to hear these orators and
disseminators of public thought
who have done so much for our
beloved State.
We propose to put the advan
tages of Stokes and Surry counties
before the home seekers and in
vestors throughout the world.
Speaking will begin at 1 o'clock
P. M. Come one. Come all. and
enjoy yourselves at this Great
Rally and Jubilee,
J. O. W, Gravely, State Leotur
er aud Organizer of the Associa
tion, will continue the work of or
ganizing the farmers of North
Carolina and will address the peo
ple at the following timas and
places:
Dobson, Surry oounty, Monday,
April 23rd, 190(5, Mt. Airy, Surry
county, Tuesday, April 34th, 1906,
Westfield, Surry oounty, Wednes
day, April 25th, 1906,
Franoisco, Stokes county, Thurs
day, April 26, 1906, Danbury,
Stokes oounty, Friday, April 27th,
1906, Capella, Stokes county, Sat
urday, April 28th, 1906.
O. E. SNQW,
Cbm'r. fix. Com.
FRIENDSHIP.
Friendship, April s.—Wheat is
looking very well.
Mr. Bill Rutledge, who has been
ill for some time, is better, we are
glad to note.
Miss Jennie Rutledge is on the
sick list this week. Hope she will
soon be out again.
Mr. S. C. called on
Miss Blen Briggs last Sunday.
How about it, Charlie?
Miss Clemmie Pulliam, of Wal
nut Cove, visited relatives of this
place last week, returned home
last Sunday, accompanied by Mr.
S. C. Montgomery.
We like "Dog-Killer's letters,
but think all ought to have a little
space as there aresp roauy read
ers,
O. C.
Mr. F. G. Southern passed
through Danbury Friday on his
way to Rockingham county.
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trouble with Stomach, Liver and
Bowels, take Dr. King's New Life
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these organs, without pain or dis
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REGARDING THE COUNTY FAIR.
"Mc." Endorses Rev. P. Oliver's
Views—Baseball An Institution
Of the Devil.
Editor Reporter:
I want to heartily second the
motion of Rev. P. Oliver in regard
to our proposed County Fair. I
have hesitated to subscribe to the
capital stock not because of indif
ference to our agricultural interest,
but because I know the ordinary
fair is to the true agriculturist a
disgusting show, full of all manner
of corrupting influences, as well
as swindles and inhuman sports.
Horse-racing, a relio of the dark
ages, is given first rank as an
amusement, when in truth no
good man can look upon it as any
thing of an amusement, but rather
a holding on to barbarism and
ought to have long ago been for
biden by law, and as for base ball,
I look upon it as one of the foolish
things the devil has found "for
idle hands to do." Surely old
Satan laughs in his sleeve to see
our institutions of learning de
voting so much valuable time to
this idle sport. Is not the twen
tieth century being disgraced with
the idea that we can imagine no
better way of utilizing the energy
of its school boys than in playing
base ball, a foolishness that adds
nothing of value in after life.
Why not disoard it, for lessons of
practical landscape gardening.
Surely impressions could be made
along this line that would in the
near future make our country
homes as beautiful as those of the
city. Is it not reasonable to hope
for an awakening in this respect?
I know every thoughtful and
earnest man and woman is hoping
and working for the change that
will put base ball, with its twin
brother foot ball, where it will
only be heard of in the wilds of
Africa. Can imagination pioture
the effect upon country life had
the energy that has been wasted
in horse racing, base ball and their
like been expended in beautifying
country homes. I can conceive
of the cities being almost de
populated and the country
tilled with a oomfortable and hap
py people. No sir, no stock for
me in a fair that will even contain
such things as horse racing, base
ball or goo-goo eyed women. I
wouldn't buy stock in such
the ten dollar shares offered at two
for a nickje.
Perhaps it is hoping for the
inillineum before its time to say I
would be glad to take stock and
help in any way I can to have a
real agricultural fair, one that will
put Stokes oounty where our be
loved Governor says she belongs,
in the front ranks, and if you can
by any means guarantee us such a
fair you may put me down as a
hearty co-worker and share holder.
Mc.
An Idea For the County Commission
ers Regarding working the
Roads by Taxation.
Peter's Creek, Va., Route 1,
Maich 3-i
Editor Reporter;
I notioe the commissioners are
f[oing to order an eleotion on work
ng the roads in Stokes oounty by
taxation. I think it would be a
good thing if they would tax the
people enough to work the public
roads of the county, but the roads
will be worked six or eight miles
from little towns, then one-third
the people will be compelled to do
as muoh work as they did by the
"free labor" plan to get into those
Dq you call that equality?
least that is the oonsequence
in Patrick, and they have the road
law. I don't think it fair for some
to pay tax to keep up roads
ten or twelve miles from home and
then when he gets ready to take
off a load of tobaoco, he has got to
work the road till he gets to where
the county money gave out.
farmer.
ANSWER TO T. J. GANN
TEACHER REPLIES TO CERTAIN CHARGES IN
REGARD TO HER CONDUCT OF THE GANN
SCHOOL-SOME FIGURES ON ENROLL
MENT AND ATTENDANCE--QUES
. TIONS ANSWERED.
Pilot Mountain, April 10.
Mr. Editor : *
Seeing a piece in your paper
some weeks ago from Mr. T. J.
Gann making inquiries concerning
the Gann or Mt. Hermon school,
I beg you to allow me to give him
the desired information believing
that it will be of lasting benefit to
him. But in giving my enroll
ment and daily average attendance
for year, I shall go back two years
in order to see whether there has
been any progress made or not:
Enrollment for year 1903-4 65.
Average attendance for year
1903-4, 35.
Enrollment for year 1904-5, 60.
Average attendance for year
1904-5, 31.
Enrollment for year 1905-6, 73.
Average attendance for year
1905-6, 45 17-351.
Now I wish to state the number
of absences for each of Mr. Gann's
seven children which are of school
age:
Number of absences for year:
Miller Gann, 9 days
Russell Gann, 5 "
Carr Gann, indisposed with
fever, 24 days.
Mabel Gann, indisposed with
fever, 0
Bryan Gann, indisposed with
fever, 2 days.
Clement Gann, indisposed with
fever, 2 days.
Maud Gann, indisposed with
fever, 3 days.
This shows the real appreciation
I believe Mr. Gann had for the
teacher's work and when there
really is enough opposition to the
teacher to wrangle over, we believe
a man of ordinary sense would be
less strenuous in sending the chil
dren to the teacher.
As to the number in first
there were about twenty-three, bu
lam pleased to say that quite
number advanced so rapidly as t
do good second grade work befor
the term expired,
I beg to say that it is entirely
false as to the teacher teaching
that the Panama Canal had beei
completed or accept from any one"
of her pupils that Danbury is a
oity.
I am pleased to accept of this
opportunity to express my thanks
to the patrons of Mt. Hermon
school for their earnest and honest
support in correcting the errors of
"Citizen" and especially so since
they did it without any insinua
tion from their teacher, and also
for their fully expressed apprecia
tion for my services as teacher.
I fully realize the responsibility
of the public school teacher and
ofttimes I feel my inability to pro
perly fill this honored position,
but my love for the work, leads me
on, and wheu I find myself in the
school room surrounded by the
pupils and the little ones gather
around with upturned faces, trust
ful eyes lighted with innocence,
then my heart grows warmer and
I love to supplicate for them, bury
ing the little missteps they may
have taken against their tutor,
then it is joy to teaah.
After a term of hard toil, work
ing, hoping and entreating with
the ohildren many of them being
under our control but two or three
months in the year, some ungrate
ful patron will occasionally rise up
who thinks the child should have
accomplished wonders in that
time and if you know nothing of
teaching, he may suooeed in mak
ing you think the child has had
no teaoher and if you will go to
hia home it is my opinion that
you will easily d&tect that he lias
no teacher there, but what have
you learned your children at home
during the eight or nine months
from school? I earnestly entreat
you to consider the responsibility
of the home teaching. Since home
is the dearest spot on earth it is
also the best place to make moral
ity impressive and if you will
implant these noble principles in
the minds and hearts of your chil
dren as your sacred duty demands,
when they go out from home to
spend a few months in school, the
evil influences which "Jonny"
may cast, cannot lead him astray
thereby causing your annual eight
months teaching to be null and
void.
I trust Mr. T. J. Gann will note
carefully the answers to his in
quiries and be as much pleased ns
I, to learn of the progress of his
school; and instead of wrangling
over things which he does not
know, see the error of his fabrica-
tions and turn before it is entirely
too late. I send this in byway of
correcting the false statements and
there may be other false state
ments to appear in conneotion
with this, but it is not at all likely
that any provocation shall appeal
to me so strongly as to get a reply.
Extending my very best wishes
to patrons and pupils of Mount'
Hermon school to whom these
hurried remarks may fall, I am,
Very truly,
TEACHER.
PINNACLE.
Pinnacle, April 10.—The people
are very busy preparing for anoth
er year's crop.
Mrs. Mollie Jones and daughter,
|of Mt. Airy, are spending a few
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Davis.
Mr. McCall filled his regular
appointment at Mrs. Crouse's
Sunday.
BASHFUL GIRL.
PINNACLE ROUTE TWO.
Pinnacle Route 2 April 9.—Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Vaden and Misses
Rosa and Trudie Simmons visited
Mr. John Lawson last Saturday
and Sunday.
There was preaching at Rock
House church last Sunday.
There was Sunday School at
' Simmons School House last Sun
day and was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Llstereel East is right sick.
Hope she will soon be out again.
I guess there will be a wedding
at Press Palmer's before long.
What about that, Ogburn? '
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