THE DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XL.
, WESTFIELD SCHOOL
L -OSES WITH ENTERTAINMENT
Best Year In the History of the
School—Death of Mr. Jas. Cain
j —Other News.
yj Westfield, Apl. 8. —Westfield
graded school closed the 4th and
sth with the best entertainment)
that has ever been held here.
The crowd that attended the j
exercises was the largest thatj
has been at Westfield for a great
while. The management was
the best we have had for many
years in our school. The scholars
have made the greatest progress,
they have made in any other:
school heretofore.
While Prof. Johnson is aj
preacher he also knows his busi- i
nessiri a school-room
As for Miss Reid there are'
very few teachers that can sur- j
pass her in the primary room. She ;
seems to get the children to love!
her and she seems to love them, ,
and so far as I can learn she
gave entire satisfaction to the
patrons as well as the scholars.•
The exercises for Thursday
night were mostly for the small
children. On Friday medals :
were contested for. The time
came on to begin and the judges
that had been elected failed to
shot* up except Prof. Cundiff |
and the scholars elected Mr. R.
W. George and Mr. Arthur C. j
Inman to assist Prof. Cundiff. j
He served on two and at noon
Prof Cundiff became very ill and j
had to take his bed and j
could not serve any longer, so in j
the third contest Prof. J. S. j
Folger, of Rock ford and Mr. F. I
S. Lynch and Mr. Alvis Francis
served as judges. Miss Nannie
Payne was the lucky one in the ;
contest No. 1, Mr. Rufus Tilley
in No. 2, and Miss Irona Tilley in
No. 3. While the medals were •
won by the parties I would like j
to add that they were followed !
very closely by others who were i
only a point or two behind. Mr. R.
K. Simmons delivered the medal \
in contest No. 1; he also made
some very good remarks to the
scholars. Prof. Cundiff delivered,
the one in No 2. He was chosen !
to deliver the literary address j
on Friday at 1 o'clock, but his 1
getting sick prevented it. It was .
very much regretted by all'
present that he was unable to j
speak, but at night he said some
good things and we hope made:
some lasting impressions in the
boys and girls. Dr. J. T. Smith
also made a very interesting!
little talk and delivered the
medal No. 3. Prof. Johnson also
a gold premium to the best
all around scholar and that was!
won by Mr. Granville Adams, j
Dr. Smith also delivered that;
with some very encouraging,
words for Mr. Adams.
Messrs. Will Tilley, Willie
Ray, and Oscar McDaniel
were amohg the visiting boys
at our entertainment
M iss Bertie Dix, who has been
teaching at White [Planes, is at
home now.
Mr. Julius Fuller visited in the j
home of R. V. Marshall last'
week. There jd someone at
Westfield that attracts his:
attention but we will not print
her name just yet.
The maddog scare is about
over here now.
The rain prevented the preach-;
ing at the Baptist church Sunday
at tlaven o'clock.
Mr. James Cain, a very prom-;
inent farmer living three miles*;
above Westfield on the Ayers
ville road, died one day last
week and was buried at Westfield. j
MARRIAGE NEAR SANDY RIDGE
Mr. Geo. Hawkins Returns From
Florida—Fruit Not Injured By
Frost—Other News.
Sandy Ridge Route 1, April 8. j
—Wheat is looking fine in this,
section since the change in the !
weather, and if the weather con-j
tinues favorable the farmers will
douhless be blessed with an
abundant harvest.
Rev. D. A. Oakley preached |
an able sermon at Delta Satur-;
day night. There was a very
large crowd out.
Mr. Walter Dodson, who has
been confined to his room for
several weeks with typhoid, is
able to be out again, we are
glad to note.
Mrs. R. H. Terrell, who has
been quite ill with rheumatism
for some time, continues very ill,
■we are sorry to say.
Several of our farmers attend
ed the Union meeting at Dan
bury Saturday.
Several of our farmers market- j
cd the last of their crop of to
bacco the past weak.
Miss Clara Hawkins spent the
past week visiting relatives and j
friends at Mayodan.
J Rev. D. A. Oakley, of this
place, and Miss Bessie Spencer,!
of Campbell, were united in the
holy bonds of wedlock Saturday
night at Delta church, in the
presence of a host of friends, j
Mr.W. E. Willis, Esq., officiating.
Mr. Oakley is one of our best
young mer, and an able preach
er. He is the son of Mrs. John
Oakley, while Miss Spencer,
is the bright and accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Spencer, of Campbell Their
many friends extend congratula- j
tions
There was a lot of drinking
around here Easter.
There will be preaching at
Delta next Sunday evening as
usual. Hope to see a large j
crowd out.
There was a slight frost in
this section last Thursday night,
but did no damage to the peach :
and apple bloom
Mr. George Hawkins, who
moved to Florida more than a
year back, has returned to Madi
son and is expected home Tues
day We are glad to welcome
him back to dear old Stokes.
J E. W.
Walnut Cove Route 3- 9
Walnut Cove Route 3, ApwPl
—Wheat is looking fine around
here.
Mr. Walter I. Mitchell had a
painful accident, while sawing a
few days ago a piece of sawdust
flew in his eye.
Mrs. 0. J. Cates and daugh
ter Miss Mattie Claud, went to
Walnut Cove shopping Friday.
Miss Sadie Stewart is spend
ing a few weeks in Mayodon
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Sam Stewart is very sick
at present. Hope she will get
well soon.
RUFUS ERASTUS.
Stckes Men In Trouble.
Scott Simmons and Bob Tilley,
formerly of this county, were
arrested in Winston Monday
on the charge of selling whiskey, j
They will be given a hearing j
today.
I
The burial servic -s were con-1
ducted by Mr. Key, of Pilot Mtn. j
Dr. C. S. Lawrenc 1 , of U jqg. j
ton, was here last week aadj
made a professional call on
Robt. Inman, who still remainE
very feeble.
DANBURY, N. C., APRIL 10, 1012.
MEETING OF UNION
j HELD IN DANBURY SATURDAY
| Special Tax Levy For Working
Roads Is Recommended By Union
Other Business Before Session.
The regular quarterly meeting
of the Farmers' Union for
Stokes county was held here
in the court house Saturday
with a good attendance by the
members. The session lasted
about four hours.
One of the most important
matters transacted by the Union
, was the adoption of a resolu
tion recommending that a tax
be levied in Stokes county for
the improvement of the public
; roads. The Union declared
itself partial to sand-clay roads
and its members want to see
some of these roads constructed
j in Stokes.
In regard to 'he establish
ment of a TV i .. i.ank at Wal
l nut Cove it . decided to begin
'business wi;u .a capital of $lO,-
COO, with v5,0(!0 paid in, and
;.:i effort will be made to secure
i the necessary stock by July (5,
11912, when the charter will be
' secured.
The question of fertilizer was
, discussed at some length by the
Union, ar.d it is hoped to secure
this element at the very closest
prices this spring.
STRANGER VISITS DANBURY
Is Given a Meal By Rev. T J. Folger
With the Result that Our Pastor's
Razor Is Missing.
A Canadian about 30 years of
age with light blue eyes and
curly brown hair and giving his
name as Brandon blew into
Danbury Friday afternoon.
Claiming to be "broke" he was
given a meal by Rev. T. J.
Folger and later secured lodging
at the Young Hotel. Soon after
his departue Mr. Folger discover-,
ed that he had been repaid for
his hospitality by having his razor
"swiped," The fellow was
fairly well educated but bore
the marks of a criminal.
A later report from Walnut
Cove says that Brandon stole
the commencement dress of one
of the young lady students of
the high school.
Hport From The Allen
Searchers.
I Hiusville, Va., April B.—For
two days the outside world has
received no direct information
concerning the movements of
| the detective force on the trail
of Sidna Allen and Wesley Ed- 1
wards along the North Carolina
I border. It is supposed that the
.searchers are still beating the
mountain brush in the Fancy
Gap neighborhood, confident of
finally coming upon the outlaws.
Everybody here is much in
terested in the report that a
kinsman of the fugitives has
offered to betray them for a'
reward. Those directing the
search refuse to admit that any
success has attended their efforts
to buy the secret, but a well de
i fined story is in circulation to
I the effect that a member of the
! Allen clan has agreed to tell the
hiding place of his relatives for
SI,OOO and a promise of protec
tion from publicity. s
Big lot cultivators cheap,
i Boyles Mercantile Co.
EMfty tooth harrows. Boyles
rcantile Co.
Juano distributors. Boyles
rcantilvi Co.
FINE LOCATION
j FOR THE SAND-CLAY TURNPIKE
Preleminary Lines Are Completed
—Heaviest Grades Only Four
and One Half Per Cent—Very
!, Little Trouble About Rights of
Way.
The survey of the Forsyth-
Stokes turnpike is moving along
nicely, the preleminary lines
having been completed.
! Engineer R. T. Brown, who
has the work in charge, suites
that he has secured an excellent
route for the road all the way,
and that the grades are all easy,
the heaviest anywhere on the
route being only four and one
: half per cent.
The woj-k of making the
j permanent survey was start
led yesterday. This will require
' considerable time.
Very little trouble is antici
pated in securing the rights of
way for the road. Most of
those over whose land the road
will pass are glad to have it.
News of Ciitz. Va.
Critz, Va. Apr. J). Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse C. Knight visited
relatives near Stuart Va., Satur
day and Sunday.
Miss Carrie Shelton has been
very ill with tonsilitis, but we
are glad to say she is improv
ing.
Messrs. Harry Ntison and
J Charlie Joyce spent Easter with
, the young people of Critz. They
; report a fine time.
Mrs. J. W. Brown and little
1 son visited at Mr. C. W. Fergu
■ son's last week.
Mrs. M. L. Merritt and children
; visited at Mr. L. A. Knight's
Sunday and Monday.
Misses. Mattie, Annie and Mae
Ayers, Aepha Brown, and
| Messrs. Roy Shelton, Rufus
Ayers, Homer and Gid Moore,
| Tom Booth, Tom Simmons and
j Ralph Brown visited at Mr. N.
|M. Jessup's Sunday and Monday.
;The crowd went to Mr. Joel
Sheppard's. The buggies, wagons
and horses were decorated in
I flags and ferns and after the
crowd gathered at Mr.Sheppard's
they were carried to the parlor
by Misses Isaac and Erna Shep
pard and were entertained by a
string band by Messrs. Willie
! Jessup and Rufus Ayers and Miss
Lula Rhodes. The crowd at Mr.
Sheppard's were Misses. Lula
Rhodes, Lena Martin. Jennie
Corns, Mattie and Annie Ayers,
Mary and Alpha Jessup and
Alpha Brown. Messrs. Willie
Martin, Willie and Ben Jessup,
Rufus Ayers, Roy Shelton,
1 Ralph Brown, Tom Sheppard,
Tom Simmons, Tom and Esther
Handy, Ervin Hutchens, Frank
and Sam Hill, Gabe Hylton, Fred
Smith and Homer Moore. Every
one reports a fine time
The Exchange of Mail Between
Danbury Route 1 and Francisco
Route 2.
Beginning today and continuing
until the 20th inst. the number
of pieces of mail passing be
tween Danbury and Francisco
will be kept strict account of
and if found to be sufficient by
the postoffice department the ex
change of mails aske 1 for be
tween the carriers of Francisco
Route 2 and Danbury Route 1
will be ordered.
Best cotton reed meal. Boy j
les Mercantile Co.
Best brown chop $1.75. Boy
les Mercantile Co.
NEWS OF OAK GROVE.
Much Sickness In the Community—
Wheat Crop Not Looking Well.
Oak Grove, April B.—The
wheat crop of this section does
not look very well on account
of the wet weather.
Easter Sunday passed off very
nicely. Everybody seemed to
enjoy themselves.
We don't have any old maids
or bachelors in this community,
but we have a lot of old widows
who are dead on marrying and
they aggravate the young ladies
almost to death. They have got
to be so worrysome that there is
some talk of shipping a car
load off to some foreign land.
There is a lot of sickness in
I this community at present,
j Miss Lora Lawson, the daugh
ter of Mr. T. M. Lawson, is very
low with throat trouble.
Mr. Wade H. Boylls, of King
Route 2, is very low with
j lagrippe.
Mr. N. I. Boyles went to
High Point on a business trip
j last week.
Mr. T. M. Gentry went to
Winston Saturday to spend
Easter with his best girl.
The correspondent of the Re
porter and Miss Mary Edwards
spent Easter Sunday with Miss
Ida Edwards.
Mr. Chas. Boyles, ot Mount
Airy, spent Easter with his
parents on King Route 2.
Messrs. Nat Roberts and
Elbert Boyles, of Dalton, were
in the Sauratown mountain this
morning fox hunting.
SCRIBBLER.
Pine Hall Items.
Pine Hall. April 9.—Miss
Mamie Flynn spent Easter in I
Winston.
Miss Viola Creakman gave a
tacky party Monday night.
Mr. Cullins, the night opera
tor here, moved his family here
last week.
Mrs. Nannie Rierson visited
Madison last Sunday.
Mr. Sky Jack has gone from
Pine Hall.
Sidna Edwards passed through
Pine Hall Friday evening.
There was preaching at Pine
Hall Sunday.
Mr. Stanley Flynn has moved
to Summerfield.
Mr. John Adams is improving'
: very much.
Master Charlie Flynn sprained
his arm last week.
TIPSY TOPSY.
Francisco Items.
Francisco, Apr. 2.—Mr. P. R.
Jefferson will visit his son, G.
R. Jefferson, at Winston this
week.
There will be a baptising the
first Sundy in May at Big Creek.
Those who visited Miss Vinie
Shelton Sunday were Misses
Ruth Owens and Tabitha Jeffe'r
son; Messrs. Rufus Coin, Willie, J
Jesse and Reid Owens, Tom
Hudson and Tom Jefferson.
A PEACH BLOOM.
THE DANGER AFTER GRlp'
lies often in the run-down sys
tem. Weakness, nervousness, i
lack of appetite, energy and I
ambition, disordered liver and \
kidneys often follow an attack;
of this wretched disease. The |
greatest need then is Electric \
Bitters, the glorious tonic, blood ;
purifier and regulatorof stomach. I
|liver and kidneys. Thousands!
have proved that they wonder-i
j fully strengthen the nerves.
I build up the system and restore
ito health and Rood spirits after
an attack of Grip. If suffering,
try them. Only 50 cents. Sold
and perfect satisfaction guaran
teed by all druggists.
.No. 2,083
GERMAN TON NEWS
; EGG HUNT BY SUNDAY SCHOOL
Dupoint Powder Co. Gives Demon
stration In Farming With Dyna
mite Personals
Germanton, April 9.—Mr. Ad
dicks, a representative of the
Dupont Powder concern, was
here-last week giving demonstra
tions in preparing the land for
i farming. Despite the inclement
weather quite a number were
present and from what we can
i learn all were well pleased with
the experiment.
j The egg hunt Monday given
by the Union Sunday School was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. es
pecially the little folks. The
Academy ground was a fine
' place for the hunt and so well
were the eggs hidden several
have not been found.
Miss Corinne Tucker spent
Easter with her parents in
Ruffin. •
Misses Maude McGee and Ger
trude Pheonix, after spending
several days with relatives here,
returned to Salem College this
evening.
We are glad to see so much in
terest taken in regard to the
making of better roads in this
county. Surely if peiple could
get about better so many would
not wish to leave old Stokes.
Miss Maude Petree left last
Thursday to attend the Pinnacle
commencement. She will re
turn via Winston-Salem the lat
i ter part of this week.
Messrs. R. T. Beck, Jr., Glcrna
Charles, Jasper Pegram and H.
iS. Kurfees attended the Easter
services at Salem and Messrs.
R. T. Beck, Jr., J. J. Styers, H.
I L. Kurfees, Curtis McGee,
I Lauraston Powers and Frank
McGee witnessed the baseball
game between Walnut Cove and
Southside on the former's dia
mond.
Miss Hattie Jackson, of Dur
ham, after spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs. J. C. Carson,
left this morning for her home.
Mr. Charles T. Joyce, of Win
ston-Salem, spent Sunday night
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Rierson
returned to their home in Wal
nut Cove this morning. Mrs.
: Rierson has been visiting her
I sister, Mrs. L. M. McKenzie, for
i some time.
Mr. and Mrs. James Styers, of
Winston-Salem, spent today
with their father Mr. E. J. Sty
ers.
Miss Mary Matthews spent
Easter with Miss Sallie Fulton
in Walnut Cove.
Mr. J. D. Powers, of the
I Southern railway, is here with
his family this week.
S. M.
Court Calendar Prepared.
The calendor for spring civil
; term of Stokes Superior court
has been prepared by the Dan
bury bar and is printed in
this week's issue of the
Reporter. The docket is not a
very large one this time, there
being only thirty-seven cases
set. for trial. Judge F. A.
Daniels will preside over the
term.
Collins-Nunn Marriage.
A telephone message yester
day from Big Creek announced
the marriage at that place of
Mr. Robert L. Collins and Miss
Ada Nunn, prominent young
people of that section. The
ceremony was performed by
ElJer J. H. Wright.