* Lafltpil&Tarce and
ings of Interest.
Walnut Cove, July 10.—Belov
find a few items of interest. Whet
this reaches you I will he in tlx
Gate City listening to the silver
tonod orators and observing tin
wire pulling of the leading men ol
the two factions of tho Republicar
party in this State.
Mr. Pink Burge was here or
tho fourth inst. to sue his father
who was very feeblo ut tho resi
dence of Robt. Slate. Mr. Burgi
decided that his father could be
cared fur much better at the home
of his sou, Billey Burge, of Wins
ton, and engaged Chas. Moretioid
to move him which he did July
sth.
On July 4th the base ball team
from Pinnacle came down and
licked our boys by a score of 11 to
27. The darkies of Rural Hall
pulled off very near as good a
victory with the coons uf this
place; 22 to 30 was the score.
Each game was well patronized.
Mr. Gus Roich, the "Wizard of
the Blue Ridge," was here la9t
Thursday on his way home from
Germanton, where he pulled the
wool over the eyes of the good
people of that town on the night
of the 4th inst. Mr. Reich expects
to exhibit here just as soon as the
the school building is completed.
People here about who depend
on hired help are about at their
wits' end. Women laborers are
all employed. Recently J. B.
Woodruff, of our city, paid wo
men SI.OO per day of ten hours
and could only get a few hours
work at a time from any one part}
Two of Mr. A. J. Fair's men have
quit him to seek greener pastures.
Ho is now offering $20.00 and
board per month for farm hands.
Sucb men as Capt. R. L. Murphy
are spending considerable time in
their garden spots chopping up
grass. What fow idle hirelings
to be found are too sorry to think
about. *
Mrs. J. E. Cookers, from West
Va., is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
W. P. Landreth.
A number of our young people
visited Piedmont and Moore's
Springs Sunday.
DANBURY ROUTE 1.
Danbury Route 1, July 10.—
Elder J. J. Joyce filled his regular
appointment at North View last
Saturday and Sunday and was
assisted by several visiting Elders.
Walter Mabe and wife were
baptized last Sunday.
The infant baby of Mr. Bob
Coleman died last Sunday morn
ing. and was buried Monday.
Miss Nina Sheppard returned
home Saturday from a visit to
relatives at Campbell. She was
accompanied by Jennie Sheppard.
Misses Lilla and .Tettie Young,
Berchie Dunlap and Mr. Herbert
Ray, visited at Mr. John Sisk's
Sunday
Mr. Will Lackey and wife and
Mr. Hub Young and wife, of
Campbell, visited relatives here
Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. P. E. Sheppard and
Honry Smith called on the Misses
Sisk Saturday.
Harvey came as a present for
Miss Lucy, as Saturday was her
birthday. We think she is well
pleased with her present.
MAE
HAS STOOD THE TEST 25
YEARS.
The old original GROVE'S
Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know
what you are taking. It is iron
and quinine in a tasteless form.
No cure, No pay.
A. H J
Dressing j
Nearly every one likes a fine 8
hair dressing. Something to I
make the hair more manage-1
able; to keep it from being I
too rough, or from splitting I
at the ends. Something, too, I
that will feed the hair at the I
same time, a regular hair-food. I
Well-fedhairwillbestrong,and I
will remain where it belongs— I
on the head, not on the comb! |
Tho beat kind of a testimonial -• I
"Sold for over sixty years.''
A lUd«byJ.i&. Ajr«r
/B Also msnufftotursr* of
ML B 7 SABSAPARILU. I
itejers
, jff GERMANTON.
Pin Fourth—Hems
AjpPersonals.
Germaliton, July 51.—Has Ger
inanton awakened? The first time
in seventeen years the Fourth of
July was observed. Although the
farmers were very busy, yet qoitu
a largo crowd was present.
Some of the interesting features
of the day, was a brass hand from
Centorvillo, a hall game between
the Germanton and Rural Tlnll
nines, a Literary Address by
Prof. E. C. Brooks from Golds
buro, and at evening a sleight of
hand performance by Guss Reich
"Wizard of the Blue Ridge,"
The exercises wore enjoyed by
all present.. The address by Prof.
Brooks was very good indeed.
Some of the ladies present from
a distance were blisses Claudie
and Stella Kierson, from Walnut
Cove; and Miss Whorten, from
Clommonsville.
Mrs. Small is visiting her father,
Dr. L. H. Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. H. McGee spent a
few days of last weeek at the bed
side of his mother, who is very
ill.
U L. M . Mclvenzie & Co. are pre
paring t" move theirstock of goods
to their new stand. They have
moved back the old saloon build
ing formerly occupied by Kobre
Bros. They have also moved the
old store building once occupied
by Poindexter & Westmoreland
from the upper end of town and by
combining the two have a large
and roomy appartment; and in the
near future they will ho glad to
see their friends at their new
stand.
Miss Berta Roberson. of Roan
oke, Va., and Miss Etta Anderson,
of Rural Hall, are coining to visit
Miss Maggie l'etreo this week.
Mr. Marshall Kurfees, of Louis
ville, Ky., will preach at Corinth
Sunday July 15. There will be
two sermons, one in the morning
at 11 o'clock, and one at night.
All are invited.
Master Fred Petree, of Walnut
Cove, is visiting his Aunt, Mrs.
O. N. Petree.
Sheriir R. J. Petree left this
morning for Greensboro to attend
the State Convention.
PINNACLE.
Pinnacle, July it.—Rev. J. L.
Barret, of Reidsville, preached at
the Baptist church here Saturday
and Sunday We are hoping to
have Mr. Barret as our future
pastor.
Mr. John Spainhour and moth
er went to Mt. Pleasant Sunday to
attend the funeral of her grand
child.
Miss Liny Simpson spent Sun
day in Greensboro with Mis. \V.
L. McChriston.
Miss Addie Styers and sister, of
Rural Hall, spent Saturday night
with Miss Lucy Spainhour, re
turning Sunday A. M.
Miss Daisy Spainhour went to
High Point Wednesday to visit,
her sister, Mrs. RuIT Moser, f >r a
few weeks.
Misses Flaud Kallam and Con
nie Haley went to Winston the
fourth to visit the latter's sinters,
returning Friday evening. They
report quite a pleasant trip.
Walnut Cove and Pinnacle first
nine crossed bats the fourth on
the formor's ground, which ended
2S to 10 in favor of Pinnacle.
Mrs. Nannie Spainhour spent
several days of the past week in
(Ireensboro visiting her daughter,
Mrs W. L. McChriston.
The lawn party that was given
at the M. E. church Saturday
evening was quite a success There
was a large crowd present, there
being several from Pilot Mt.
There were also Mossrs. J. \\\,
John and Ed Gibson from King
Route 2, who 1 don't think enjoy
ed themselves very much.
Mr. Joe Spainhour left the past
week for Spencer, where ho will
take a place in the machine shop
BETSEY.
FORCED TO STARVE.
B. F. Leek, of Concord, Ky.,
says: "For 20 years I suffered
agonies, with a sore on my upper
lip, so painful, sometimes, that 1
could not eat. After vainlp try
ing everything else, I cured it
with Bncklen's Arnica Salve.'
It's great for burns, cuts and i
wounds. At all drug Btores; only
2f> cents.
A SURPRISE PARTS'.
A pleasant supprise party ma]
be given to your stomach, atic
liver, by taking a medicine whiol
will reliove their pain and discotn
fort, viz: Dr. King's New Lift
Pills. They are a most wonder
ful remedy, affording sure'relief
and cure, for headache, dizzinesi
and constipation. 25c at all
stores.
Treasurer's Report of School Funds
The following is the report ol
the Treasurer of Stokes County ol
money received and paid out foi
school purposes since June 150
190*):
RECEIPTS AND SOURCES
Balance June SO, 1 iMJ~>, brought
forward $ 7114 8?
(Jenerirl State and County
Poll Tax . 4453 0(
General Prop. Tax (lbc) 3950 2;
Fines; Forfeitures and Penal
ties . 210 91
Liquor License Tax 1!M) 0(
From First *IOO,OOO 1005 5C
From Second 5100,000 '.'o7 II
Frotn State Loan Fund 1 380 (X'
From State for Libraries . (50 0C
For Libraries, privutS dona
tions - '.to (x;
From Sale of School Proper
ty _ 300 (X)
Donations for desks »S -10
Refunded by J. E. Slate on
house 17 CKJ
Co. Supt. Exam, fees 54 (X)
Total Fund $13427 37
EXPENDITURES.
County Superintendent §SOO (X)
White Teachers (non-local
tax rural districts) 7.'!12 2(>
Colored Teachers (non-local
tax rural districts) 34M 00
County Treasurer, 2 per cent.
on $llB9O 45 ... 2:i7 80
Mileage and Per Diem of
County Board 75 (it)
Taking School Census 105 40
School Committeemen 44 05
Attorney's Fees 25 (X)
Expenses County Superinten
dent 11 .'!0
Surveying Sites and Register
ing Deeds 17 >s
Postage, Printing and Station
ery .. .52" IS
Institutes. 06 ()0
Blackboards, Desks, and other
Furnitirre. 295 70
Libraries 1H(>(K)
1 nstaliment and Interest, on
Loan Fund «- 29 50
Insurance and Rent 24 (X)
New Houses and Sites
(white). 2007 25
Repair of Old Houses (white)
_ 317 111
New houses and Sites (color
ed ) 198- SO
Repair of Old Houses (color
ed) I 7t)
Errors and Overcharges 52 70
Fuel Si> 05
Freight and hauling desks 95 OS
f'hildren transferred toother
Counties IP 30
H'.i'Hng local election i (K)
Y -it '•.* 2 00
Total Expenditures 01212s 23
Balance on hand June SO,
l'.XJil $1299 11
The foregoing is a true state
ment of the receipts and expendi
tures of the Treasurer of the Coun
ty Board of Education of Stokes
uounty, for the year ending June
!{(), l'.tOli, as required by Section
115H of the School Law.
(Signed) J. M. REYNOLDS,
Treasurer,
Danbury or .Madison, N. C .
Route 3
This report was examined and
ftj»proved by the County Board of
Education on the 2d day of 'July
I'.KXi, as required by Section
4 UK), Revisal of 1905.
N. A. MARTIN". Chrnn
R. E. HMITd,
County Board of Education
Stokes County.
NOTICE.
Having | tin 11 lied as executor  >t I lie
last will nail testament or .lames
lioiil deceased. notice In hereby jflven
lo all iH'ivons lioldlnj; claims against
the estate of tile said James (lulu
to present t hem to inc. duly authen
lii-ated. for payment, on or liefore
the lath ilay of .Inly, lIKIT. or this
notice will lie pleaded In liar of their
recovery. All person* Inilelited to
-otil estate will please make Immeil
inte payment. This the -'Kith (lay of
I Ulle HMHi.
IHA K. .1 l-'.SSI I', Kxecutor
of .1 AMi:.S (i)|N. deceased.
I*. (). Itrlia. N. Route 1.
I'otnw & Petree Attorneys.
-J e .•
. • 1 ""HI
Agents for Winston-Salem's
Bu "£?sc p a a r n9 nFp-MBROIR ? B s st
20c. I IHLr—IU BEST STORE. %
If $1.50 Copyrighted Books, 48c j
' | A very unusual (rnilii inouluiit crml.lus us to iitfrtr tin- crown nf rweut fiction, Jf
P H by t ho world's greatest wr iters, at less than one-third regular value.
These hooks are printed on heavy Japanese vellnin paper, in Inrge clear Ivpe and hand
j H somoly bound in cloth. The regular $1.60 editions, onr special lirice, ISI\ Postage lie ex
| jj tra. Hero are a few of the most popular titles : £i|| jp
j! Li The Man On the Box By Harold MacGrath.
When Knighthood Was Tn Flower -By Charles Major. i
The Law Of the Land—By Emerson Hough.
Soldiers of Fortune By Richard Harding 1 )avin.
The Cost—By David Graham Phillips.
The Forest Lovers—By Maurice Hewlett.
If I Wero a King—By Justin McCarthy.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes—By A. Cumin Doyle.
The Honorable Peter Stirling—By Paul Leicester Ford. I g
The Virginian—By Owen Wister. - B |
Temporal Power—By Marie Corelli.
St. Elino —By Augusta J. Evans.
j |
| And Fifty Other Good Titles, Write for Complete
List Today Without Fail.
1 1 i
LAND SALE.
) liy virtue of a decree of the Su
]>••! iir Court of Stokes county,
. rendered on the Pith flay of June,
' lIHUi. in the caso of *'lla Collim:
and husband W. L. (,/ollins vs Rob
) ert IJ. Riddick et «l," on the Special
Proceedings Docket of said court,
I we will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, at the court house
door in the town of Daubury,
) North Carolina, on
Monday, Any. 15. 1!KH»,
' At 1 o'clock, P. M . a tract i>f land
situate, lying and lieing on the
) waters of Pig Creek, in Stokes
Co. and bounded as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at pointers on the
I I bank of Big Creek, running East
on Smith's line I(Uchains to poin
■i ters, Hole's comer, thence up the
)1 hollow with his line, North &5 de
grees East, 4 chains to a locust in
the hollow, thence North 2i chains
' to pointors, thence North 85
) degrees East 11 chains to a stake
in the old line, thence North 1J
j chains to pointers at the Danbury
road, thence with the road N. W.,
11 chains to redoak, corner of Lot
No. thence West iili chains to
> a rock at the edge of the bottom.
thence South f>2 degrees West
I through the bottom 8 chains to a
birch at Big Creek, thence down
creek as it. meanders 24i chains to
' the beginning, containing S.'l acres,
more or less, and being lot No. 4 in
i the partition of the laud of (T. A.
I and N'aucy (1, Simmons Record
of same in the  (lice of the Clerk . f
' the Superior Court of Stokes coun
' tv in Record of Order* and De
ciles No. 5. pages 57 to t>4 inelu
| fcive.
! Terms of sale : one half cash and
the remainder on a credit of six
' months with bond arid approved
security for the deferred payment,
boariag six per cent interest , from
day of sale. Title with held until
all the purchase money is paid.
Any person desiring to purchase
a good farm will do well attend
the sale.
This June lt>, PK)!S.
N. (). & P. H. PETREE,
Commissioners.
\ USE I
j J
Noose tosej
t LINIMENT j
| A Common Sense ♦
Preparation. ♦
t i
| :
«. The and Surest Keinedy $
♦ for ItlicuiiintlHin. Neuralgia, ♦
J ('roup. Coughs, ("olds. J
♦ Sprains. Scalds. X
t *
' t A Trial Will Convince. $
» ♦
♦ ♦
> I'ltlt'h iV, Miinuf.'ii't ureil In ♦
t *
X GOOSE GREASE I
t LINIMENT CO. ♦
| :
+ MriiMiHlMihK N.  \ +
z :
\ Did You Ever Stop to Think #
\ Where All Your A'loncij Goes ? #
% In one year you must pay mil ipiite a sum for necessi. ff
M ties. Tf yon huii h chocking account and paid y«»11r (tills
by check you would have ucoinplete im*.«r«| of every cent.
jk You run toll how mud) yuii spend for trifles during the g
It is a good plan to have u record of all money you pa\
We will show yon every courtesy possible consistent J
with safe banking £ ■
PIEDMONT SAVINGS BANK \
P. W. CUITCHFIKLI), CashiAr. \
$ Winston, N. C. %
C 4 IVr rent* Interest Puitl On \
& Deposit. %
furniture anil Undertakers Supplies.
You Can Buy
yo3o mrirm -
( heap at Oiii* Sloiv.
."-ix Mnntu I'lmlr." f>i t- 7">. A niif wk« i 1 finm mi |iis.*>.'k>, l;oi •(iiilnv
•'liaiix $-1 7"' li> |fc»r -rl ' 'IiIIiIi-hii'4 ilii.is. |>i>titi im lim nr iixki- . i>, in
& I (in curls In itnii viMir |iiiikh. Nin- ln-ilf, .li,u',li> uml ii' ti|i>, >-..' in i.i
s|ll. |»ii'*Mnr( Y> "ill In IJJ 1M». \\ asli *1 .mils I*l In T.S. I 1,,..| HI M
mills vlL'.:.ll In IKI. Nill'r nlli'.s |l* ylitl III* l.ltflli.
Wi' kii'p njii* warilrnlx's, rliillniiii is, >.itl* lni)(rn>, niiillri4M-i, IM-ll M -l h|.iin
kiirhin Miili-s, I'liplinapls, I» 111 v i"ili-, Imll i i -ks. m-iilit i.tlil>-*, iliniii!' lulil. «,
liriKiin.s l.nii|)s, riiys, matliii)!. wi-xlmv slm-dishi xnf i-vi'ry kluil, trunks,
S'lul ill fuel anything yon iitvit in llif fnililtill>> line »\p inn slum il In ynii ami
Inline a |iri(V llial means a irailf.
Call mi im. If ynn ilnti'i lin-l anyoui' in lln- tU'iri* call al Jacob Knlloir.i s|.,|i-.
Hi- will liavr vim w.iiuitl nn |iinui|it|v. Yi.nrs fur lln*inn*-
JOHN G. FULTON & COMPANY.
.Successors to I). S. Wiilkins,
WALNUT COVE, - - N. ().
NOTICE !
Having duly ijiuilitlcil as executor
of tile Inst will and testninent of
.lames Hlersoii, deceased, notice Is
hereby given to all persons holding
clnliiiM against tlie estate of said de
ceased to present them to me. duly
authenticated, for payment on or b.v
the 15th day of July, I!M>7. or this
notice will will lie pleaded In liar of
their recovery, All persons Indebted
to said estate are notified to make
Immediate payment. Parties can
address me at llluetleld. West Vn.. or
at Oanlmry, N T . C., In care of Petrif
& I'etni', Attys.
Tills the "tii day of .Inly ltMMi.
N. K. KIKKSON. Executor ot
.lames Klerson. decensed.
HOLLISTER'S
Rocky Mountain Too Nuggets
A Bus* Medicine for Buiy Peoote.
Brine* Oolden Health ind Renewed Vigor.
A fpoctflc for Cooettpaiton. Indigestion. Liver
ami ICldney trouble#, Pimi>len, Eczema, Impure
hUxxl, Uad llrenth. SIUKKISU lliiwele. Beadacho
■nJ llacWho. 1U KocKy Mountain Tea In tab
let form. J8 cent* a bo*, oenutno uuulu by
lIoujbTEU Dkcu Compawt. Mwliiton. Wis.
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
NOTIOK.
Xortli  :ii'illnii. In Sii]H'i'iur I'■ >iu*t.
Sloken County. S]KHIUI term June,
1!KM;. ~
In the matter of tlit'diijirili.'iu-1
whipsanil ndmtnlHt nitor tipoti I Order
I'KtMten.
The (iratul Jury having jepurt
ed to the o art that a prcat 'nrtm
ber guardian*, admiuistratiwa
HIUI  xt'Cul'Tß hnve fur h number
of years faded to renew their
bonds, mid file their annual returns
a* required by law.
It in ordered nnd adjudged by
the court thnt the Clerk of this
court proceed at once to notify all
guardians, executors, administra
tors and trustees, that a strict com
pliance of the law is required a id
I demanded, I'pon failure to co n.
ply with law in making returns,
the parties will IH> attached aa for
contempt.
K. B. JONES,
Judge presiding. .