THE DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XXXX.
Big Union Meeting
* For Saturday, 3rd
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WALNUT COVE TOBACCO FACTORY
AMONG THE IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE
TRANSACTED—COMMITTEE TO REPORT ON
PLANS AND WAYS AND MEANS -- SPRINQ
FERTILIZERS TO BE DISCUSSED, AND A COUN
TY BUSINESS AQENT TO BE ELECTED--LARGE
ATTENDANCE EXPECTED.
* The Stokes County Farmers'
Union has a very important
meeting billed for Danbury next
Saturday, February 3, which
doubtless a large crowd of union
men from all sections of the
county will attend. The object
of the meeting is to adopt plans
for the building of a big union
tobacco factory at Walnut Cove.
At the last county meeting Messrs.
J. S. Taylor, B. J. Savage, J. W.
Slate, J. A. Lawson and J. T.
Kallam were appointed a com
mittee to draw up plans and
devise ways and means with
reference, to the factory prop-1
» osition. At next Saturday's
meeting this committee is ex
pected to submit its plans, which. 1
though of course tentative only, J
will be the nucleus, and upon
which the deliberations of the
general meeting will proceed. The
capital of the proposed factory
will be something like SIOO,OOO. It
is said many prominent and
wealthy farmers and other
citizens of the county are inter
ested in the idea, and will take
stock liberally. The farmers claim
-that if there is profit In their
product, they are entitled to it,
and steps will be taken toward
the attainment of that end.
Among the big farmers of the
county who are able to invest
largely in the factory, and who
are said to be enthusiastic over
the proposition, are B. J. Savage,
Chap Bodenheimer, J. S. Taylor,
R. J. Petree, J. Thos. Kallam,
J. T. % Joyce, and many others
too numerous to mention. "While
of course the factory will be,
probably, backed largely by
union men • and union money,
all persons who have the best
interest of the farmers at heart,
and who consider the investment
good, will be permitted to take
stock in the concern. It is
argued with great reason and
business sense that we are in
the center of the tobacco region,
tobacco is our staple and money |
crop, we are the producers |
of the great wealth that the,
manufacture of the product j
has piled up in the hands of'
others, then why should we not
reap the fruits of our own
labor and toil ? If there is wealth
to be coined from the pro
duct Ayhen manufactured and
sold by expert labor paid
and directed by the American
Tobacco Company and other
corporations, why ahould there
not be wealth for us when this
producf is manufactured and
sold by expert labor paid and !
directed by us?
The committee above-men
tioned will meet with the county, j
council of the union on Friday!
night, the 2nd, for the purpose
of arranging important matters
to eome before the union on
' Saturday.
At the eounty meeting on
Saturday, among the important
matters to be diacuaaed will be
awing fertilisers, the election
or a county Vtainesa agent,
etc. v ■■
|Ly / y i
tosh potato* are bringing
forty orate ft peek and hard to
find at that
EXCELLENT SHAPE
BANK OF STOKES COUNTY
Annual Meeting of the Stockholder*
at Walnut Cove —Uaual Dividend
Declared, And the Surplus In
creased—Old Officers Re-elected.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of
Stokes County was held at the
Walnut Cove bank last Friday,
January 26, attended by a con
siderable number of the stock
holders. The reports of the
special finance committees,
which examined the loans, and
audited the accounts of the
bank, showpd all the paper of
the bank to be good, the ac
counts in excellent shape, snd
the institution to have experienc
ed the most successful year's
business in its history.
The bank declared its usual
dividend, placing the balance in
the surplus, which now amounts
to about 50 per cent, of the
bank's capital, and making a
' showiag which few financial in
stitutions in the State can beat.
All the old officers, with the
same board of directors, were
re-elected.
After the adjournment, the
stockholders enjoyed a good
dinner at the Dodson Hotel as
the guests of Mr. 0. N. Petree,
Cashier of the Walnut Cove
bank.
A GIRL'S WILD MIDNIGHT
RIDE..
To warn people of a fearful
forest fire in the Catskills a
young girl rode horseback at
midnight and saved many lives.
Her deed was glorious but lives
are often saved by Dr. King's
New Discovery in curing lung
trouble, coughs and colds, which
might have ended in consump
tion or pneumonia. "It cured
me of a dreadful cough and
lung disease," writes W. R.
Patterson, of Wilmington, Tex.,
"after four in our family had
died with consumption, and I
gained 87 pounds." Nothing so
sure and safe for all throat and
lung troubles. Price 60c and
91.00. Trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by all Druggists.
Another Good Roada BilL
Eighty million dollars is pro
posed to be appropriated from
the national treasury for the
building of permanent highways
under a bill introduced in con
gress last month by Representa
tive Prouty of lowa, who advo
cates national, state and corpo
rate aid in road construction and
maintenance. His bill proposes
that congress appropriate and
apportion among the various
state 96.000,000 in 1912, 910,-
000,000 in 1918, 916,000,00p in
1914 926.000.000 in 1916. and
980,000,600 in 1916. The federal
expenditures on each road is
limited to one-half the total
cost.
When you want a reliable
medicine for a oough or told
take Chamberlain's Cough Ram*
edy. It can alwaysbe depended
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DANBURY, N. C. t JANUARY 31, 1912.
NEWS OF WESTFIELD
AN INTERESTING LETTER
Chopping and Quiltings—Boy Suf
fering With Old Pistol Bill—Re
publican County Ticket Suggested
—Something Of Interest to the
Girls Promised For Next Week.
Westfield, Jan. 29.—Chop
pings and quiltings are becom
ing very fashionable in these
parts. We also have receptions
and sociables occasionally.
The Farmers' Union had a
meeting at this place last Satur
day.
Messrs. R. V. Marshall and
E. J. Payne went to Dobson last
week on business.
Rev. Wesley Wooten filled his
regular appointment at the
Friends church last Sunday.
The Modern Woodmen of
America will hav« the regular
meeting at their nail next Satur
day night. Tuifj is a new order
at this place but is becoming
very popular. The insurance you
get is a very prominent feature
besides you get a nice ride that
you will very likely remember.
Messrs. S. F. Shelton, R. K.
Simmons and several others
took a trip to Sauratown moun
tain last week in search of foxes,
but the foxes must have heard
they were coming and all hid
as they failed to find any.
Mr. E. F. Inman has accepted
a position with the Leader Ware
house at Winston.
Jim and Etta were last heard
of in Roanoke, Va.
Silas Morefield, who has been
in the John Hopkins Hospital at
Baltimore for treatment for
three months, is back at home
now and is able to be in school.
Mr. Josie Carson is suffering
now from a pistol ball that was
accidentally shot into his body
by his brother about ten years
ago. The bullet entered one side
of the body and lodged Jin the
other. The doctors met at his
house last week to cut the ball
out but they decided that he was
too weak to stand the operation.
The old pistol that he was shot
with was not supposed to be
loaded.
Say, let me suggest a county
ticket for the Republicans this
time, and if I am not right I
would like to hear frohi some
one else through the columns of
1 this paper:
They are aa follows :
W. C. Slate for sheriff.
A. M. Jessup for register of
deeds.
Thomas S. Petree for treasurer.
Mr. J. E. Pell lost a fine cow
last week and the same night
Mr. Alfred Cook lost a fine
horse. Mr. Cook says the horse
was apparently well as usual
i'tvhen he fed him tbat night and
next morning when he went to
[feed the horse it was dead and
cold.
The wedding bells are ex
pected, to ring any old time
down at D. M's. for Baby goes
quite often.
Gaston called on Irene again
last Sunday.
We will send something next
week for publication that will
make the girls all sit up and
take notice. A bachelor wants
to advertise for a wife. He has
had many disappointments in
this life along that line and
now chooeee to advertise in a
newspaper. He has plenty of
money and the lady who take*
him will never regret it His
ad wttl appear text week.
SEfIOUS CHARGE
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AGAINST ROBERT L. SOUTHERN
'
Native Stokes County Msn Arrested
At fiutsa —Accused of Misap
propriating Funds of Spach Bros.,
By Whom He Was Employed—
Belongs To Good Family of this
Coenty.
Robert L. Southern, a native
of Stokes county, and the son of
Mr. Alex Southern, of German
ton Route 1, was last week ar
rested in Winston on the charge
of me embezzlement of about
$2,400 from Spach Bros., wagon
marafacturers, in whose employ
ment he has been for several
years. Southern is in Forsyth
county jail and will probably be
tried at the present term of
Forsyth Superior court, in ses
sion thife week.
Much sympathy is felt for the
parents and brothers and sisters
of Southern, who are among this
county's best people.
The following account of the
affair is taken from Winston
Sentinel and the Journal of the
26th inst:
Robert L. Southern, an em
ployee of Spach Brothers, wagon
manufacturers, and roller mill
and store proprietors, pleaded
guilty to the charge of larceny
of $2,471 from Spach Brothers
before 'Squire J. P. Charles
yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock
and is now in the county jail
awaiting trial at the January
term of superior court which
convenes Monday.
Southern was arrested yester
day afternoon on suspicion by
Sheriff Flynt and Jailer J. J.
Adam* and when he wae con
fronted with the charge he broke
-dOwaTOid admitted his guilt.
He carried the officers to his
room which is in the same build
ing as the store room of Spach
Brothers, and here the officers
found about $l2O in silver and
currency. About a gallon of
pennies were found in another
part of the room. He admitted
that the money was taken from
the office safe with the exception
of the pennies which he has been
taking for some time.
An account book of the
amounts taken almost daily, and
totaled weekly, was found which
Southern has been keeping since
last May. The books indicated
that the operations have been
carried on for the past 33 weeks.
The largest amount taken during
any one week aggregated $213
and the smallest, $24. The total
amount taken as shown by the
book amounted to $2,471.
Southern was not suspected
until last Wednesday. A trap
was set Wednesday night when
small strips of paper were pasted
across the door leading from hts
room to the store and a stick
was placed against the door. On
the following morning, the strips
of paper were broken wnd stick
had been knocked down and $4.50
had been taken from the safe.
Southern is about 35 years of
age and looked upon as an ex
cellent employee. He has spent
practically all of the money
secured, it is said.
When Southern was arrested
Thursday it was known that he
had a wife and child in Greens
boro, and he confessed to the
officers that much of the money
he had stolen had been spent
with lavish hands upon the
woman.
Sheriff Flynt and Jailer
Adam*, taking Southern with
them, and accompanied by J. J.
Mock, an employee of Spach
Brothers, went to Greensboro
yesterday. They proceeded im
mediately to Southern's home on
West Las street. A maid met
them at the door of the elegant
residence and showed them into
an elaborately furnished parlor
to await the coming of her mis
tress. When Mrs. Southern,
handsomely gowned, appeared
at the door she was much sur
prised to see her husband at
home. The officers allowed the
prisoner to "break the news,"
and after several attempts
Southern succeeded in finding;
words with which to tell his;
wife the purpose of his unex
pected visit.
Mrs. Southern expressed great
surprise at hearing of the lar
ceny and declared that she had
never saspected such a crime of
her husband. She thought
Spach Brothers had surely rais
ed his wages and in this way
account for the handsome pres
ents he had given her and the
generous weekly allowance he
had made for the luxurious sup
port of his family.
Of all the money the man had i
stolen only $286 in cash was
found. This was in the bank,
part in the wife's name and
part in the name of an adopted
son. The rest of the cash had
been spent.
With Southern, a very willing
assistant, the wife's wardrobe
and the whole house was search
ed and every article which the
man declared had been purchas
ed with the stolen funds was
taken.
Following are the articles
taken from Mrs. Southern's,
together with the declared pur
chase price:
Diamond ring, SBS; ear rings,
$75; watch, S3O; pearl necklace
$9.50; set of white furs, $46; set
of black furs, $25; parasol, $10;
willow plumes, $22; rain coat
S2O; silk lined cloak, S2B; three
silk chemise, $lO, and other la- ;
dies' wearing apparel, consist- j
of fine dresses and the like,
$l5O.
All of this the officers brought
home with them last night,
together with a suit belonging to
Southern worth $25, an over
coat valued at sls, three $1
ahirts, a clock that cost $8 and
linen collars worth about $3.
Besides the articles taken from
the wife the following:
Piano, $250; parlor set, SB2;
many fine druggets valued as
nigh as $27 each; several costly
mattresses; a stove; lace window
curtains; costly ornamental pic
tures, with which most of the
rooms were decorated; and
several other articles, which the
officers ordered not to be moved,
and which together with the
wife's personal belongings cost
an aggregate of nearly $1,500.
Besides the property found
Southern told the officers he had
spent about S4OO in part pay
ment for his handsome residence
and the lot, making the sum for
which he can account for spend
ing amount to about $2,000.
The rest, however much more
there may have been, he evi
dently spent foolishly.
The officers declared that they
seldom had been in a more ele
gantly furnished home than WHS
Southern's. Every room of the
large house was most superbly
furnished with everything that
wealth apparently could afford.
Southern declared that all his
high living began last May,
when he first began slipping
from his sleeping room into the
office of Spach Brothers and lift
ing cash each night from the
safe. His wife corroborated
him as to the date of their
wealth.
She said that she would hold
all of the furniture willingly and
the officers will return for it
later. They will secure every
article which Southern identified
as that purchased with the stolen
money, with juat one exception.
(Continued on pact 8.)
,V; .AV* £*• ' & '■ 'V: . •-
No. 2,073
WILL SUE SOUTHERN
FOR INJURIES IN WRECK
Nr. and Mr*. J. Wesley Morefiekf
Confer With Counael Looking to
. Action For Damage—Mrs. More
field Hurt In Wreck Near King's
Mountain in December Last
It is learned that Mr. and Mrs.
J. Wesley Morefield, of Sandy
Ridge Route 1, will enter a
damage suit in the Superior
Court of Stokes county against
vhe Southern Railway for alleg
ed injuries sustained by Mrs.
Morefield in the wreck of the
Southern train near King's
Mountain just before Christmas.
The amount of damages to be
: asked has not been learned.
Mr. and Mrs. Morefield were in
Danbury a few days ago, and
while here Mr. Morefield was in
| consultation with counsel regard-
I ing the proposed suit.
Mrs. Morefield was returning
from Georgia, where she had
; been to see her son, who lives in
that State, when she was caught
in the wreck above-mentioned.
If no compromise should be
reached, it is presumed the ac
tion will come up for trial at the
May term of court here.
Importsnt Cases To Be Tried In
Surry County.
The next term of Surry
Superior court will convene
February sth. Judge Daniels
will preside. The term is for the
trial of both criminal and civil
cases and is for only one week.
There are a number of important
cases on the docket, one being
that in which a man named
Burgess is charged with placing
paris green in the spring of Mr.
Whi taker, near Si loam, several
months ago. The case was due
to be heard the last term but
was laid over on account of the
absence of important witnesses.
There are two slander cases that
will take up much time, if they
are tried. A number of retail
cases will be disposed of. The
trial of L. Tilley and his brother"
for killing Jolly will be one of
the important cases.
Mr. N. L. Cranford Goea Weat.
Mr. N. Cranford, of Winston-
Salem, who is well known to
many of our Stokes people, left
Monday of this week for Deming,
New Mexico, where he goes in
search of better health. Mr.
Cranford was accompanied by
his wife and will remain in New
Mexico until summer or perhaps
longer, if the climate benefits
him as he expects it to.
SIOO PER PLATE
was paid at a banquet to
Henry Clay, in New Orleans in
1842. Mighty costly for those
with stomach trouble, or indiges
tion. To day people everywhere
use Dr. King's New Life Pill*
for' these troubles as well as
liver, kidney and bowel disorders.
Easy, safe, sure. Only 25 eta.
at all Druggists.
NOTICE 1
Notice is hereby given to all
parties concerned that the Board
of County Commissioners will let
the contract for making the fills
to the approaches of the bridge
across Dan river, at Clemmons'
Old Forge, on Tuesday morning,
the 6th day of February, 1912, at
10 o'clock A. M. at the bridgfe
The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
By order of the board.
W. C. SLATE,
Clerk Bd. Co. Com'ra.
| Mr. J. Spot Taylor vieitci
, Winston-Salem yesterday,'
taming today.