Briefs Adrift;
Farmers report the wheat crop
looking well.
A mad dog was reported near
Danbury Monday.
Mr. Cleveland Mabe was a visit
or &» town Monday.
Mr. J. W. Pitzer, of Red Shoals,
was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Thos. S. Petree spent Mon
day night at Stuart, Va
Mr. Jno. M. Taylor, of Winston,
spent Tuesday night here.
Sheriff R. J. Petree is up again
after several days severe illness.
Mr. Thos. East, of Walnut Cove
Route 1. was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Thoa. Martin, of Smith,
paid the Reporter a pleasant call
Monday.
Mr J. P. Boyles, of Vade Me
cum, paid the Reporter office a
pleasant call Tuesday.
Mr. J. F. Nelson, of Campbell
Route 2, passed through yester
day euroute to Winston.
The Reporter regrets to learn of
the illness of Mr. J. G. H. Mitch
ell, of Gideon, who has an attack
of grippe.
Mrs. T. J. Burton, of Winston,
who is the mother of Mr. Girard
Gstes, has recently suffered a
stroke of paralysis.
Senator Carter has introduced
a bill in the legislature "to pro
mote the cause of education in
Stokes and Surry counties."
Lnico Manuell returned home
Saturday after spending several
months in Winston. In his sait
against the street railway oompany
for $5,000 damages he received
$;».
The Reporter is pleased to learn
that Mr. Ed Wilson, who has been
very low with pneumonia, has ta
ken a turn for the better and will
soon be well, if no relapse is
taken.
Mr. J. E. Davis, who formerly
lived at Danbury being Deputy
under Sheriff Dalton, but who now
makes his home in South Carolina,
was here this week looking after
his interest in the Davis lands re
cently purohased by Jno. M. Tay
lor.
Mr. W. F. Davis was in town
Tuesday. Mr. Davis is making
preparations to leave for Okla
homa. He will have a sale of his
personal property next Saturday.
Mr. Davis has many friends who
will regret to see him leave.
Messrs. Jas. A. Leak, P. D.
Padgett and J. E. Hutohens, all
prominent oitizens of Peter's
Creek, Va., Route 1, were in town
Monday, their business being to
probate the will ef Mr. A. C. Pad
gett, who died Friday night.
Mr. Geo. W. Smith, one of the
- prominent citizens of King Route
2, was here Monday. Mr. Smith is
one of the members of the cele
brated Oak Grove Debating Club.
They meet every Saturday night.
Mr. Smith says that debating so
cieties are good thinga. They
sharpen your wits, make you read
up on history, the Bible, etc., and
otherwise improve the intellect.
Marriage On Danbury Boute 1.
Danbury Route 1, Feb. 12—
Mr. Jack Mabe and Miss Maudie
Mabe were married Sunday, Elder
J. A. Fagg officiating
Mr. Bun Nelson is improving.
I Painting And Papering.
I am prepared to take contracts
for painting or wall papering and
decorating. Prices rensonable. Or
will work by the day.
Write me.
H. A. BLATR,
Danbury, N. C.
HOLLISTER'9
Rocky Mount' inTta Nuggets
A Bitty M* far Busy Peooto.
Brine* Qoidtn Ht and Renewed View.
A specific (or Conitlpatlon. Indication, Liver
and Kidney troublw. llmplcs. Eczema. Impure
lllood. Bad Breath. SltwUh llowela. Headache
and Backache. Itt Rocky Mountain Tea In tab
let form, M cents a box. Oenulne made by
HoauTUt Baca COMPACT. Mad'soa, Wis.
601 DEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
DEATH OF DR.
V JOHN C. BLACKBURN
OF GILES COUNTY, VA.—WAS FORMERLY OF
STOKES COUNTY-SKETCH OF HIS LIFE BY
J. G. H. MITCHELL*-
Gideon, Feb. 12.
Editor Reporter :
A letter from our old friend, Jos. H. Reed, to-day oontains the sad
news of the death of Dr. John C. Blackburn, of Giles county, Va.,
Feb. 8, 1907. He was born in Stokes county 72 years ago, and was a
nephew of the late Cjl. J. M Civington, who give hi'n a liberal ed
ucation at h line and at Oak Ridga, N. C. He afterwards taught school
some, and clerked for Lash & Moore in Danbury about 185H, then
read medicine with the late Dr. W. W. McCanless and attended Jeffer.
son Medical College at Philadelphia and after 12 months service in
the Confederate army as Ist Lieutenant in O/Hpf R K. Pepper's Co
& 21st N. C. volunteers in 18fil, lie returned to Stokes and p'actiend
his profession until 1865, when ho located in Giles county, Va., where
he enjoyed a large and lucrative |>ractice f.>r many years, and wan very
popular in his section. Elis health failed several years ago and he had
to retire from active duty.
The deceased was an invalid for several years, and was gently nurs
ed and cared for by his loving wife, who was Miss Maggie Stenson,
who survives him. He is also survived by two brothers, Mr. Colum
bus Blackburn, of Walnut Cove, and Capt. T. J. Blackbnrn, of Mount
Airy, and one sister, Miss Olivia Blackburn, besides hia nephews,
Messrs. W. J., J. D. and W. M. Flynt of thia neighborhood; also
leaves several half sisters in Surry county. Peace to his ashes.
Written by his old time friend,
J. G. H. MITCHELL.
Mr. Stanley Lane and
Miss Ida Eaton Married.
; Big Debate Coming
King Route 2.—Rev. P. Oliver
tilled his regular appointment at
Olive Grove yesterday. He preach
ed an interesting sermon and a
very large crowd attended con
sidering the icy weather.
Mr. Stanley Lane and Miss Ida
Eaton was united yesterday in
matrimony. Rev. Long officiated
The people of Oak Grove have
been on top for quite a while and
are still on top of their beds with
grippe, whooping oough, measles,
chicken-pox, fever and the itch.
If there be any small-pox or mnmps
in this section or anywhere plcnse
puss them around, for we would
like to have them while the storm
is raging.
The Oak Grove Literary Society
met Saturday the 9th iu regular
order and discussed the querry,
Resolved, that the South was
Justifable in Seceding From the
Union. The judges rendered a
verdict in favor of the affirmative.
Pur Saturday night, the 16th, Re
solved That the Sexes Should Be
Equally Educated. Feb. 23rd, at {
7:30 P. M , Resolved, That the !
Laws of North Carolina Should
Letter From
Y'ade Mecum, Feb. 13—The R.
F. D. carrier says he wishes the
patrons of his route would buy
stamps and have their letters al
ready stamped, especially theso
cold mornings. It would be much
better on the carrier.
We understand that Mr. J. G.
Coffer, who went to Tom's Creek,
Va., some time since to work, will
be at home about the 19th. Guess
Is It Your
Own Hair?
Do you pin your hat to your
own hair? Can't do It?
Haven't enough hair? It must
be you do not know Ayer's
Hair Vigor! Here's an intro
duction! May the acquaint
ance result in a heavy growth
of rich,thick,glossy hair! And
we know you'll never b 2 gray.
«I thlnlc thai AT«r'« flair Vlnor la the
wonderful hair grower tl> lwn fwr ««''• I
have oae«l It f««r mine time and I n nth
folly aav that lam greatly with It. I
cheerfully mmrviwoH It a* n aplendtd nr«|»a- }
ratlou." - MIM V. BKK K, Wavlaud, Mich. 4
A Made br J. O. Aw Co , Maaa J
yi Alio luaaufuoturera of
/J _ SAVSAPAKILLA. j
/ JL (HEKRY PECTORAL.
mm iiiii "■■ n **■ ■■
Be Taught In the Public Schools.
The above Society have accepted
Mr. W. L. Smith's challenge, Re
| solved, That Strong Drink Has
Caused a Greater Evil Than To
bacco. The Society takes the
affirmative, W. L. Smith, the to
bacco alone. W. L. Smith ar
gued this question before with the
tobacco as the affirmative and fell
short of the question. He says
he cares nothing for winning the
question. He simply wants to
tell the people that they are do
' ing and claims that all people who
use tobacco are drunk inone sense.
Phis question will be discussed at
Oak Grove, Saturday March 9, at
1:30 P. M. The speakers are J. C.
Tillotson, W. W. Edwards, G. W.
Smith, T. B. Smith, Gaston Gen
try and Roy Boyles; each speaker
is allowed 20 minutes and W. L.
Smith will follow each speaker
with the same length of time. We
are preparing to make this ques
tion interesting to each other and
also to the spectators. As the So
ciety makes all her debates public,
we are expeoting a large crowd.
DE BATOR.
/a d e Mecum
he will make some more of that
good old tobacco.
Mr. J. T. Watkins, of King, was
visiting relatives at Vade Mecum
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Pearl Hutohens and Miss
Rosa Shelton took a nice little
walk over to Piney Grove to
preaching Suuday.
THAT'S WHO.
A VALUABLE LESSON.
"Six years ago I learned a val
uable lesson," writes John Pleas
ant, of Magnolia, Ind. "I then be
gan taking Dr. King's New Life
Pills, and the longer I take them
the better I find them." They
please everybody. Guaranteed at
all druggists, 25c.
The Ideal Family Laxative
is one that can be used by 11* entlrr family
young and old, w. ak nnd strong. withoi t
any danger ol liaonfttl effrct*. Is should
lmve properties which insure |, e same
di»e, always having the same effect, other
wise the quantity will have to be incrraaee
nnd finally lo*e its effect altosether These
properties can be found in I hat old family
remedy, Braudrelh's Pills, because iu In-
are of the purest herbal extracts,
and every pill is iepl for three yeare before
beine sold, which allows them to mellow.
We do not believe there Is a laxative on the
maikct that is so carefully made.
Itrandreth's Pills are the same fine lax
all re tonic pill your grandparents used
They have been In use Tor over a century
and are sold in every drug ami medicine
store, either plain or sugar-coate-o
WALNUT COVE ROUTE 1
r Mrs. Lettie White Very
Low-Other Sick Folks.
Walnut Cove Route 1, Feb. 11
—Mr. Willie Meadows, who has
been ill for some time, is no bet
ter, we are sorry to note.
Mrs. Hattie Meadows is spend
ing the week with her motber-in
law, Mrs. M. T. Meadows.
Miss Martha Meadows is ex
pecting to visit her brother at
Sandy Run this week.
Miss Graoie Smith looked sad
as Mr. W. V. M. was sick and
could not be oat at preaching.
Mis. M. T. Meadows is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Lettie White is very low
but hope she will soou be bett'-r.
Guess Miss Agnes is sick this
week as Mr. Geo. did uot call to
see her Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Meadows
visited Mr. and Mrs. Dock Tuttle
Sunday.
Little Irene, who has been sick,
is better, we are glad to note.
Rev. W. T. Albright filled his
regular appointmant at Palmyra
last Sunday and will preach there
next Sunday at 11 o'olock, A. M.
BILLY BOY.
Newsy Items From San
dy Ridge.
Sandy Ridge, Feb. B—Several of
our young people attended church '
at Buffalo Sunday.
We are having some very cold]
weather now. The ice is several
inches thick, and some of our girls
enjoyed skating very much.
Miss Nannie Martin, of Ayers
ville, is spending several days
with Miss Rennie Hutchersou at
this place.
Miss Mabel Amos gave a birth
day party the 7th. Several of her
friends attended and seemed to en
joy themselves very much.
Mr. Geo. Wilson, who has been
at Madison since Christmas, visit-'
ed bis parents at this place Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Nannie Southern is visit
ing friends and relatives at Bis
sett, Va.
The teachers and pupils are
busy preparing for their entertain
ment, which they expect to have
at the close of the school.
We will close, wishing the Re
porter much success in the future.
TWO CHUMS.
A WELL KNOWN REMEDY .
One of the oldest, safest and
most favorably known remedies in
the world to-day is Brandreth's
Pills—a blood purifier and lax
ative. Being purely vegetable they ,
can be used by old or young with :
perfect safety and while other :
remedies require increased doaes ,
and finally cease acting altogether,
with Brandreth's Pills the same
doße always has the same effect no '
matter how long they are taken. '
One or two pills taken each night ,
for a while is the best thing known
for any oue troubled with con
stipation, indigestion, dispepsia or
any trouble arising from an im
pure state of the blood.
Brandreth's Pills have been in
use for over a century and are sold ;
in every drug and medicine store,!,
either plain or sugar-coated.
When you want good goods at
the right price, see Jacob Fulton i
at Walnut Cove. Never has and 1
never will be undersold. Flour !
and chop are now lower. Ask ]
Harry Davis or J. H. Fulton for
prices before you buy, it may pay 1
you. Our spring line of dry goods j
and notions will be in this week
i
[i PerCeiit |
i You have spare money ly- A 1
■ ing idle, or will have when
| you sell your tobacco. Why •
not let ns keep it for you T
X safe in our vaults. We W
I pay 4 per cent interest, I
1 and your money is ready •
A for you when you want it. I
i THE BANK OF I
■ STOKE S COUNTY. I
If You Want to Buy
Machinery
OF ANY DESCRIPTION -- WOOD-WORKING OR
. FARM, OR HAVE REPAIRING DONE, WHY
NOT WRITE TO
W. H. CLARK, = » Stuart, Va
Mr. W. H. CLARK,
Dear sir We purchased a Deloach Mill, after It had been run *ix
months, and paid first coat and carriage, and after running it soma time,
we think more of it tha • the first day we worked It.
RICHARDSON & FoLEr, Buffalo Ridge, Va.
Danbury, N. C., R. F. O. No. 1, July 11. 19W.
Messrs. freLoach Mill Mfg. Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Gentlemen:—l bought «ne of your mills a little over a year ago, and
like it fine, the best f all mills I ever saw, I think I would 'like to have
some more of your machinery. You will send me sp cial prices on your
planers. The "Monitor" and "Paregon" with' ut m nldiiiK attachments
as per specifications of catalog No 105, pages 44 and 42.
Yours truly, D. C. NEKSON.
(I sold Mr, A'elson a Paraxon Planer and he Is now just setti gitup )
All the references desired given o» application. Private ph->i e "Ole..w> od."
Marriage Licenses.
Register of Deeds C. M. Jones
has issued licenses to the follow
ing parties since the last issue of
the Reporter :
John Lawson to Emma Boyd.
James S. Joyce to Irene Haw
kins.
All Kinds of Furs Wanted.
We want all kinds of raw fur
skins, and will pay more for them
! than anybody can that travels over
j the country to get them. Send
i them by registered mail. Also
want chickens, eggs, and green and
dry beef hides.
T. J GANN & CO.,
! JanSl—lino Gannß, N. C.
NOTICE.
Having duly qualified as executor
of the last will and testament of
Win. Wade Johnson, notice Is hereby
given to all persons holding claims
against said estate to present them
|to me duly authenticated for pay
| ment on or before the 10th day of
Feb., 1908, or this notice will be plea
| ded in bar of their recovery ; and all
: i»ersons Indebted to said estate, are
hereby requested to come forward
and make immediate settlement of
the same.
! This 30th day of Jan., 1907. •
'NO. WADE OH.V ON,
Executor of Win. Wade Johnson,
dec'd.
J. 1). Humphreys, Atty for ex
LAND SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the Su
l>erior court of Stokes county render
ed in the s|>eclal proceedings entitled
"Ruth McAnally, R. P. McAnally et
al vs. Estelle Sledge et al," appoint
ing the undersigned a commissioner
to make sale of the hereinafter de
scribed lands, I will on Monday, the
4th day of March, 1907, offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash at the
court house door in Danbury, N. C.,
the following described lands to-wit:
Beginning at a poplar formerly Mar
tin's corner runs south 85Jf degrees
east mostly on Dr J W Neal's line
21.75 chains to pointers Estelle
Pledge's corner; north 3 deg. east on
her line 40 chains to pointers her
corner; north KT>% deg. west 15 chs.
to pointers in what was formerly
Davis' line; south 3 deg. west 24.7*2
chns. to pointers, Martin's former
corner, north 85% deg. west 75 chns.
to a maple, Martin's former corner,
south 3 deg. west 14.5 chns. to the
beginning, containing (58 acres more
or less. Tills land adjoins the lands
of Estelle Medge, Dr. J. W. Neal and
others and is well watered and tim
bered and Is excellent land. Sale sub
ject to confirmation of the court.
This 23rd day of Jan., 1907.
J. D. HUMPHREYS,
Commissioner.
LAND SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the Su
perior Court of Stokes County, ren
dered on the 10th day of Jan., 1907,
in the special proceeding entitled "J.
S. Snider, et al vs. Alpha J. Mabe, et
al," I will expose to public sale, to
the highest bidder for cash, at the
Court House door in the town of
Danbur.v, N. C., on Monday the 4th
day of March. 1907, at 1 o'clock, P.
M., a tract of land lying and being in
the coanty of Stokes on the waters
of Snow Creek, adjoining the lands
of J. E. Shelton, L. L. Spencer, and
others, and known an the William
Snider lauds, bounded as follows,
to-wit:
Beginning at a white oak, J no. P.
Smith's corner, near a branch, West
with his line, crossing said branch,
72 poles to pointers, Smith's corner,
South 34 poles to a small Spanish
oak, East 10 poles to a black oak.
South 70 poles crossing a branch to
pointers on a ridge. East 72 poles to
a post oak, North 128 poles to a
black oak on a road. North 17 de
grees East, 42 poles to a Spanish oak
on the main road, West along said
road 42 poles to a black oak on the
north side of the road, South cross
ing a branch, passing near a spring,
54 poles to the I*> ginning, containing
78% acres, more or less, and being the
same tract of land conveyed by deed
from Stephen H. Poor to William
Snider, recorded in the Register's
office of Stokes County, N. C., In
Book 18, page 631.
This the 10th day of Jan., 1907.
O. PETREE,
KILLTH. COUCH
»»» CURE TH« LUWCB
"Dr. King's
New Discovery
Consumption Priea
FOR I OUGHt and 60c 4*1.00
1 w \jOLBS Fret Trial.
Surest and Quickest Cure for all
THROAT and LUNO TROUB
LM, or MONEY BACK.
LAND SALE.
By virtue of a deed in trust execu
ted to me on the sth duy of August,
1905, by J. R. Shelton, duly recorded
In the office of the Register of Deeds
of Stokes county In book 40. page
398, to satisfy the payment of the
notes therein recited, and default
having been made In the payment of
said notes and the holder thereof
having applied to nie to sell the land
conveyed in said trust deed, to satis
fy the same I will expose to public
sale to the highest bidder for cash
on the premises of said land inSanra
town township, more fully described
as follows: Beginning at double
I black oak runs south 18—50 to poin
! ters; thence west 49—.'(8 to a stake in
Tuttle's line; thence north 18—50 t>
I a white oak, Tuttle's corner; thence
• east 49—.'18 to the beginning contain
ing 91155-100 acres, more or less. Im
! provements on said lain! area tobac
co barns, pack house and basement,
1 feed burn, 1 three room tenement
house and other out houses. Also
j a good orchard. See deed in Regis
ters office of istokes county,
j Date of sale:—Friday,' February
22, 1907, at 1 o'clock.
I This Jan. 22, 190f>.
J. L. MITCHELL, Trustee.
LAMB SALE.
Ry virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Stokes county rendered in Mi-
Special Proceedings entitled "J. R. Martin
et al vs. Geo. F. Martin et al" appointing
the undersigned a commissioner to make
sale of the hereinafter described lands, I
will on Monday, March 4, 1907, at the
Oouit Rouse door iu the town of Danbury,
N. C., tell at puplic auction to the highest
bidder for cash the following described
lands, to-wit: A ceitain trict or pared of
land situate, lying and being in the county
of Stokes and state of North Carolina on
the waters of Peter's Creek adjoining tin
lands of B. F. Priddv, Alexander Rogers.
John if. /Jinnies, Henderson Priddy and
G. M. Joyce and containing 50 acres more
or less and it being the tract of html upon
which .Elizabeth Martin resided at the time
of her death and where upon her death de
scended to her heirs at law and children
who are the parties to this proceeding. Tin
land is sold for division and the sale is
subject to the continuation of the Court.
This is a splendid tract of had; it is well
watered, timbered with the very best tim
ber, contains good bottom land and meadow
and is sttong land. This Jan. 28, 1907.
J. D. HUMPHREYS,
Commissioner.
AT THE STORE OF
R. DAVIS*
Winston, N. J.
You will now find
the newest and
nicest of all fcinds
things for every
body such as ladies
ready made Suits
and Hats. Call
and examine her
I stock.