DANBURY REPORTER,-
VOLUME XL.
DEATH OF A. H. JOYCE
r im
Danbury's [Oldest Citizen
Passes At The Age Of
Eighty-Seven.
LONG, USEFUL LIFE
Mr. Joyce Was Possibly the Old
est Lawyer In the State
Had Practiced Actively
For Sixty Years -
Burial Attend
ed By Large
Crowd.
Mr. Andrew Hamilton Joyce
died at his home here at four
o'clock Sunday morning, after a
critical illness lasting a few days,
though he had been confined to
his bed with a general break
down for several years. With
him at his death wore his wife.
Mrs. Mary Ann Joyce: sons,
Robert T. Joyce, of Mt. Airy,
and H. M. Joyce, of Danbury, as
well as Mrs. 11. M. Joyce, and a
number of the grandchildren.
The deceased was one of the
first settlers of Danbury. having
located here in the fifties. He
practiced law in Stokes rw»
adjoining count :•••!» acti*. .•!>* f
>'iti years. Ito was solicit r rL
the old sixth distiiot foraoe.it
f* years, Stokes being then a
wart of the sixth with Surry,
Yadkin, Rowan, Forsyth ar.d
other counties. lie was a candi
date for Presidential elector in
1886, being defeated by R. 13.
Glenn.
Mr. Joyce was a remarkable
man in many respects. He
had a wonderful memory and a
great fund of useful infor
mation, which rendered him a
most entertaining conversation
alist. He knew nearly every
family name and family record
not only in Stokes but in many
other counties adjoining this.
His mind was active and vigor
ous almost to his death. He had
a fine sense of humor, yet
withal was very practical, and
of great commonsense.
Mr. Joyce became connected
■with the Presbyterian church
seme 20 years ago. and was one
of the establishes of that
denomination in this county.
During the last year or so
preceding his death, Mr. Joyce
had become parlially blind. This
added to his other afflictions,
rendered him helpless, but he was
most excellently cared for by his
children and grandchildren, for
whom he had a great and
tender affection. He never com
plained, was always cheerful,
and bore his afflictions with that
uncomplaining resignation and
fortitude typical of the Christ
ian soldier. He sank peacefully
to sleep, secure in the faith of
the Rock of Ages.
The interment, which was
made in the family plot at the
Danbury cemetery, was conduct
ed by Rev. Mr. Irvin, of the
Presbyterian church, and Rev.
T. J. Folder, of the M. E.
rchurch, and the ceremonies hav
;ing begun at the Presbyterian
.church, were closed at the
grave. A large crowd was
present, among them many
friends from a distance.
WALNUT COVE NEWS..
Interesting Debate Between!
High School Students--
Personals of Interest.
Walnut Cove, March 21. j
Walnut Cove lost to Stonevillej
at home upholding the affirma- j
tive and won from Madison on |
last Friday evening in the
annual triangular contest on the
state wide question of debate,
Resolved that the constitution
of North Carolina should be so |
amended as to allow the
initiative and referendum in
state wide legislature.
Messrs. John Hutcherson and
Russell McPherson of the local
school upheld the affirmative
while Messrs. Hodgin and Stone,
of Stoneville, defended the
negative and won the decision.
Walnut Cove's negative team
Messrs. Saunders Ilicrson, Jr.,
and licbah Larley wen in the
debate with Madiion high school.
The speeches ol ! the Walnut
( o\v ii.s wen? highi' credit
able to both boy. and s.rho.' .
Without 1' C.li
• tinguish ! .v.\cvn ti:« i ; b.-Uk.-i ».i
lie* poveval su'.ik'.'.v- suiiio l«»
spy tiu'.t by ar.u r: .'At
iivieach one !.;.s powir to
stand higii in the council ml the
nation.
A parly of men from
our town motond out to tlie
Twin City Tiiumlny night to see
the show, "Every Woman."
They also very distinctly re
,memkercd seeing "One Man,"
jand from the tone of their
j voices we think the "One Man"
[made more impression on the
boys than the "Every Woman."
Major Chailes Manly Sed
man spent Saturday night in
Walnut Cove. The Major
even at his advanced aga is as
jolly and interesting as a man
of twenty. He is a most inter
esting talker and while here his
friends availed themselves of
the opportunity of hearing the
Major talk interestingly of the
national affairs especially re
garding the Mexican situation.
He left on the 10:45 train for
Greensboro.
I We were indeed sorry to hear
|of the death of Mr. Andrew H.
Joyce, of Danbury. The de
' ceased has hosts of friends here
'as well as throughout the coun
•ty and State who sympathize
[ very, deeply with the bereaved
family, especially the widow
who is left to mourn his loss.
Mr. Joyce was held in high
esteem by all that knew him, as
he was one of the most popular
'and efficient attorneys of his
! time.
j We are glad indeed to learn
, that Mrs. E. R. Voss, who has
| been seriously ill at her home
i west of town, is considered
| better at this writing.
Mis Claudia Rierson returned
home Saturday from a week's
visit to relatives at Germanton.
She was accompanied by Miss
j Mabel McKenzie, who spent
Saturday anJ Sunday as the
guest of the Misses R' erson.
Mr. A. W. Davis left last Fri
day for points in Virginia where
he will buy a car load of stock.
Mrs. R. B. Semple, of Martins
ville, Va., spent the week end in
town as the guest of her hus
band.
Mr. Jno. G. Fulton made i
business trip to Greensboro lasi
week.
DANBURY, N. C., MARCH 25. 1914.
KILLED Bf TRAIN
Sad End of Young Curtis
Hutcherson, of Sandy Ridge.
BODY BROUGHT HOME
Had Been Flagrman On Norfolk &
Southern, and Fell Between
the Rails lnterment
At Home.
News is received here of the
death of Mr. Curtis D. Hutcher
son, who was killed by a Norfolk
& Southern train near Wadeville,
N. C., last Saturday morning.
Mr. Hutchers«n was flagging
when he fell between the cars,
three wheels passing over him.
His body was fearfully mangled.
He was brought to Mt. Gilead
immediately, where medical aid
was secured, but nothing could
be done for him.
Mr. Hutcherson was only
about L'.'J years of a>-:e, and was a
:t;ii oi ;!J,!. 1.. llutchors.r.i, of
S.mdy ]'id}:o, tliis county. Tit
:• Jy v.vi snij'peu to relatives it
tfanoy liivige for burial.
The follow i-;g r.dditii.na! ac
. ui.t or Mr. Hutehi'i'scn's c\"ih
h. ta!'.?n from one (•/ th:* iU'p-j.'t-
P ,v -o •
A accident occurred at
Wiid'.'vilic Saturday when Mr. ('.
i). Iluteherscn, S» years of age,
: a flagman on the Norfolk &
i
Southern railroad, met death
, under the wheels of the train
J with which he was running. The
I train, of which Mr. Hutcherson
was a member cf the crew, was
standing about a mile north of
i Wadeville.
Engineer Edwards and Con
ductor Johnson had gone to
Wadeville to get orders, leaving
Mr. Hutcherson in charge of the
train. Upon their return they
saw Mr. Hutcherson leaning out
of the cab window, and this was
the last seen of the unfortunate
young man until after the ac
cident, in which the entire train
passed over his body. Just how
the accident occurred may never
be known, but it is the opinion
of the crew that the young man
climbed to the top of the cars to
let off the brakes, when the
engineer backed the engine
against the cars to make the
coupling. It is supposed that
the jar when the engine struck
the cars threw the young man
from the top of the car on which
he was standing, falling on the
track, the car 3 passing over his,
body.-
The young man lived only 1
about an hour, without recover- j
ing consciousness. The body,
accompanied by Engineer
Edwards and Conductor John
son, passed through the city
Sunday enroute to the young
man's home at Sandy Ridge,
Stokes county, where the inter
ment will take place.
Farm For Sale.
104 acres of good tobacco and
grain land for sale. Will sell
for cash or on time. For in
formation write or see
ft. H. EATON,
King, N. C., Route 1.
TO LET CONTRACT
Meadows Township Road
Commissioners Prepar
ing To Start Work
BIDS REC EIVED
At Meeting of Commissioners To
morrow Contract Will He
Awarded For Twenty
Miles of Road.
At a meeting of the road com
missioners for Meadows town
ship held at Germanton last
week sealed bids were received
for the construction of about
twenty miles of road in Meadows
township. Bids from nine con
tractors were handed in to the
commissioners, but after con
sidering all the bids it was de
cided io allow the contractors
to bid again tomorrow at which
time the contract will 1)3 award
ed to the lowest bidder.
It is learned that snme o" '.he
bids rer iwd by the commis
sioners v; iv lower than the*
\v>'rlv i:. it !>:•:; dno for in the
the lowns- - !.';;. now l;a\r e!
worlc dor.?.
P-r/sKn!!'
Carnpb 1) Route 1, .March i:i.
Peopl-3 are very i-usy in this
section nrej ai ing for another
large crou of tobacco.
Miss Lera Taylor and brother,
| Elijah, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Miss Unah
Robertson.
Quite a large crowd visited
Miss Pearl Sheppard last Sun
day afternoon. Among them
were Misses Flossie Robertson,
Lena Taylor, Erna Sheppard,
Lela Boyles, Alpha and Elah
Jessup and Una Robertson, and
Messrs. Percy Sheppard, Willie
Moore, Homie Moore, Elijah
Taylor, Fred and Lester Smith,
Noah, Doss and Alonzo Pringle,
Gabe Hylton and Roy Leak.
All seemed to enjoy themselves
very much.
Miss Pearl Sheppard is spend
ing the week with Misses Alpha
and Mary Jessup.
Miss Lelia -Boyles and Mr.
Gabe Hylton visited Miss Annie
}
Hylton Sunday evening.
Messrs. Roy Martin, Frank
Pringle, Wille Moore and Lester
Smith visited Mr. Joel Shep-;
pard's Sunday evening.
The Jute school, taught by'
Misses Flossie Robertson and
and Lelia Boyles is progressing
nicely. The school will close
April 3.
. Farm for Sale
This farm contains 220 acres
two a and half miles of Summer
j field, three miles of depot, three
' quarters of a mile of a good
i school, and within three miles
of the County High School. The |
land is alapted to tobacco as;
well as to grain. Seventy acres
of open land, balance in oak
and pine. Has a good six-room
house, two tobacco barns, pack
house and grain barn on it.
Price right. Good terms.
Donnell Bros. Lumber Co.
Oak Ridge, N. C.
RICHARD WILLIAMS
Died of Heart Disease At
His Home On Carhpbell
Route One Friday-Was
Quite A Young Man, Aged
35.
Messrs. C. D. and G. W.
Smith, of Snov Creek, visited
Danbury Monday tnd reported
the death of Mr. Richard Wil
liams. which occurred at his
home on Campbell Route 1 Fri
day. Mr. William?, who was
only 35 years of age, had had
several attacks of heart trouble,
but had recently been up and
going about. His passing was
rather sudden. He is survived
by a wife and S2veral children.
The interment was made on Sun
day at the Card well graveyard,
DEATH BF J. I SPAIMiI
I'asset! Away At Hospital In
irc;:i>.UK>ro On Thursday Ni;:ht.
Mr. I.a \\'.'!-li \ S| 1::iSi• ur, of
Kin;., iif i ( . tul.is loiiiiiy's liest
I-: i: lis. | 1 aw: . Timr- lay
l.iiili' ..I S|. I . ".'v 11 i ispi i: i 111
i I m l;s!ii . \\ iile I«• underwent ill
 III! I'll ti. 11l r.\ . . \\i I.;- I. i!cl.:i(l
!• •:i i! i.. .1 :i-1.1 i. ;11 i• >:> dls
e;>f..' |'| III. e i:I: 'lit lis.
Tl. • deceased was jitfi'il :1 y« :;|-s
if d is survived I>y ;i wife :111• i live
cliiltllVll. 11 is Iwo si ills fil l- .Mi SSI'S.
M. I ». ;: 11 • 1 .1. \\\ Sjki in in i'ii*, .1 r.. liutli
(if Winston. Tin* three l.-i t is
art' Mrs. W ill I!. Kiucr. if Kiny;: Mis.
, Nciil. ii(  irceuslioro, niul Miss
j Nannii' Spainltoitr. a (rained nurse,
.of ('liarlottf.
Xlr. Spninlioin'. wiio was formerly
j postmaster at Kiuy, was well
I known here as well as throughout
! this county, an«l has a host of
j friends who were pained to learn of
his death.
'1 he deceased was a member of the
M. K. church for more than twenty
years, and was also an honored
incm'ocr of the Junior Order In his
' home town.
I
DEATH OF liURT COVINGTON
Passed Away At His Monte On
Westfield Route 1 Saturday
Morning,
Mr. Robert Covington, a
good citizen and merchant of
, Westfield Route 1, passed away
t at his home Saturday morning
'after a short illness with pneu
monia.
The deceased, who was 73
j years of age, is survived by his
j wife and two children, Messrs.
John and Rufus Covington.
Mr. Covington had for years
conducted a store near his heme,
being a member of the firm of
J. R. Covington & Co. He was
well known and had a host of
friends in that section ts we'll as
throughout tha county.
, The interment was made at
Brim's Grove cemetery Sunday,
the funeral services being con
ducted by Rev. J. E. Simmons.
! Secretary of the Treasury Mc
; Adoo has issued a warning to all
collectors of internal revenue
1 that income tax returns are
' j "inviolably confidential," that
: disclosure of retains is in vio-
I lation of the hw and the slight
est infraction -v*ill be punished.
WALNUT COVE M. C.
Enjoyable Meeting Wed
nesday Evening With
Miss Lillie Joyce.
A MOCK WEDDING
This Cereir.ony Was Perforir.ed
Apropos f the Suhj;ct of
the E\ening's Study,
Mendelssohn.
Walnut Cove, N. C., March 24.
- The Walnut Cova Music Club
I h ild a most enjoyable meeting
|at the home of Miss Lillie Joyce
on Wednesday evening l .
After roll call the study of
i Mendelssohn was taken up.
The program rendered was as
follows :
Reading "Sketch of Life of
Mendelssohn," Mr. Scrogg3.
Instrumental soio "Spring
Song." (Mendelssohn,) Miss
Elsie Payne.
V.-;«il i'tilo "I L )VJ V-)'.:
Truly," XiUs .Mc-i'hviio.:.
V.'calsol:. -" ) iVomise Me, "
.V;-. (Win-'.on.
Y»\ iliHti;.* - M rch "Mendel
:?ol n," Mr. It.-! rt ' "itrpl.y.
As if to pv.ki.* '- familiar
marc-- more impiv -five, and
to carry out the spirit of the
music, members of the club came
across the broad hallway to the
strains of the wedding march,
dressed to represent members of
of a bridal party, and a mock
marriage caremony was per
formed in the parlor.
Miss Stella Rierson, at the
.piano, softly rendered "Schu-
I bert's Serenade" during the cere
! mony.
A very pleasant social hour
j was then spent, during which
j the hostess served dainty refresh
i ments.
Members of the club present
were Misses Elsie Payne, Stella
! Rierson, Annie Kate Jones,
• Bessie McPherson and Lillie
j Joyce and Messrs. Robert
Murphy, W. P. Wheeler, J. W.
Scroggs, R. L. Vaughn and T. J.
Covington.
i The visitors were Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Semple, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Dixon, Miss Ripple,
Messrs. Hary Davis, Charlie
Davis and 11. L. Byrd.
News Items from Capella.
Capella, March 24. —We take
| your paper and enjoy reading
: it very much.
Choppings are all the go
• around here.
II Mrs. B. F. King has been
■ ! right sick for about 3 months,
, 1 but is improving, we are giad to
i note.
Miss Cora Tattle of (erman
ton Route 1 is visiting her sister,
! Mrs. T. S. Boyles of Winston.
Little Miss Hattie Tuttle, who
j has been right sick with rheu
matism for quite a while is im
proving, we are glad to say.
Mr. G. T. Slate is not improv
ing much, we are sorry to know.
I Therj will be preaching at
Quaker Gap the second Saturday
' ,and Sunday in April by the
■ paster Rev. W. H. Wilson.
| A LONESOME KID.
No. 1146