DAN BURY REPORTED
VOLUME XLIII.
WALNUT ME LETTED
Bond Issue Election For,
Schools Is Causing \
Much Discussion.
ALMOST A FIRE
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Residence Of Mr. Lackey Has
Narrow Hscape—Mr. Hutch
erson Leases New Ware"
house Revival At
Baptist Church Starts
Next Sunday.
Walnut Cove, N. C., Junel.">.—
The election for issuing bonds to
the amount of $4,000 for school
purposes which will be held on
July 14 is occupying the center of
the stage at the present and is the i
subject of much discussion. A
great many of the patrons and
voters have lined up on the side
of the issue while many are op
posed to burdening the taxpay
ers to a greater extent. Still
others are hanging on the top
rail of the fence, undecided,
waiting to be convinced of the
proper attitude to take in the
matter. The campaign for or
against the bond issue promises
to be warm and it would be ex
tremely difficult to make predict
ions of its triumph or defeat at
this early date.
A small conflagration which
came near destroying the beau
tiful home of Mr. Jno. R. Lackey,
on Summit Ave., occurred Satur
day afternoon. The fire which
is supposed to have had its orig
in from a match was discovered
in a closet on the upper floor and
had gained considerable headway
before the alarm was given.
Great excitement prevailed and
in a remarkably short time a
large number of citizens were on
the scene and the blaze was
quickly extinguished before any
considerable damage was done to
the residence.
Farmers in this vicinity are
working early and late harvest
ing one of the best wheat crops
for several years. Other crops
are looking unusually thrifty and
if conclusions are to be drawn
from present indications a boun
tiful harvest and general good
times are in store for the ag
gressive tillers of the soil. The
merchants and business men here
are elated over the bright pros
pects while business is progres
sing along the same lines of for
mer years.
Tommy Lang, a cripple, mak-1
ing his weary way by the aid i
of two crutches, who hails from j
Atlanta, Ga., spent Monday l
night here. Lang is making his,
wav on foot from Atlanta to New i
York and daring his journey is]
earning his livelihood by selling i
postcards and souvenirs. He is \
walking under a wager with ;
friends and the conditions of the;
wager are such that he can in no j
case solicit alms or accept any,
invitations to ride. The whole
trip must be made on foot and
his sustenance is to be gained
solely from the sale of the few
articles he carries. Although
quite an invalid the young fellow
is making an average of 22 miles
a dav and hopes to-reach New
York far ahead of his schedule.
Rev. A. L. McClendon, of
Winston-Salem, filled his regular
appointments at the Baptist
church here Sunday. At the
night service it was announced
that the noted evangelist, Mr.
Ham, who has conducted success
ful revivals in Madison. Stone
ville and Winston-Salem recently,
will begin a series of meetings at
the Baptist church next week.
(Continued on page 8.)
TO MEET SATURDAY. ;
Association For Betterment
Ot Public Schools To Hold
Session At Piedmont
Springs.
The Association for the Better
ment of Public Schools in Stokes
county will meet at Piedmont
Springs Saturday, June ID, with
the teachers' meeting called by
Supt. J. T. Smith.
We wish to elect officers at this
meeting for another year. We
also hope to get reports from all
of our local associations. We
have good many local associa
tions in the county that are
doing fine work. We would be
very glad to get full reports
from each association so that we
can send a report to the State
Association.
LIZZIE ADKINS,
President.
DEATH OF MAS. THfIS. HE
Wheat Crop Reported Good
-- Preaching At North
View Church Sunday --
News Of Danbury Route I.
Danbury Route 1, June 15. --
Mrs. Thos. Hole, who lived on
Francisco Route 2, died late Sun
day evening after an illness of
several months. The body was
laid to rest in the family burying
ground Monday.
Mrs. Lindy Allen is very il!
this week.
Most people in this section are
harvesting wheat this week and
report a good yield. Other
crops are looking good as they
have been well cared for since
the rain.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Bennett
attended the services at Clear
Spring church Sunday.
Among those who visited the
home of Mr. and Mrs. D. S.
Priddy Sunday were Misses
Vallie Woods, Mintoria Oakley,
Myrtle Lawson; Messrs. Charlie
Nelson. Jesse Mabe, Chas.
Priddy and others.
Messrs. Jesse Joyce. Cleve
Lawson and Nick Stephens
called to see Miss Dora and
Murpha Nelson Sunday evening.
Mr. Gilmer Nelson called to
see Miss Onie Robinson Sunday.
Little Miss Dora Oakley is
pleased to be at home again after
a several weeks stay with her
sister, Mrs. N. D. Priddy.
Miss Erie Moore has returned
to her home after a few weeks
stay at King, where she has
been attending the normal
school.
Mrs. Lola Bennett, of Walnut
Cove, is spending the week with
Mrs. W. R. Bennett.
Mrs. Chas. Fags: is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Monroe Fagg,
this week.
Mr. Ernest Fowler, of Walnut
I Cove, visited near Lawsonville
Tuesday where he is buildings
I home for Mr. Ed Smith.
Preaching service will be held
at North View church Saturday
evening at 5 o'clock by Elder J.
A Fagg, of Walnut Cove.
I Everybody invited.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs.
Monroe Fagg, a baby boy.
Sheriff Slate Moves To Wal
nut Cove--Deputy Gorrell
Hall Takes Charge ot
County Jail.
SherilV W. C. Slate with his
family removed from Danbury to
his new residence in Walnut Cove
this week. It is with regret that
the people of Danbury see Sheriff
Slate and family leave and Wal
nut Cove is to be congratulated
on securing them as residents of
1 their thiiving town.
| During his residence here
j Sheriff Slate has been jailor and
j Deputy Gorrell Hall, of Danbury,
! this week moved into the jail and
took charge.
DAN BURY, N. C., JI'NE 16. K»ls
ANNUAL PICNIC!
Stokes County Farmers
Union To Have Big Day
In Danbury.
AUGUST 14 IS DATE!
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Distinguished Speakers Will Bej
Present And Address the
Farmers—Business Ses-
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sion To Be Held.
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The Farmers Educational and
Co-operative Union of America
! will hold its annual meeting and
| picnic in Danbury on Saturday,
August 14th, 1913.
On this occasion there will be
some distinguished speakers pres
ent to address the farmers which
will add to the entertainment of
the day, and we hope that every-
I body will come out and en.ioy the
' day.
! It is earnestly desired that the
good ladies will come with well
! filled baskets of the good things
they know so well how to prepare
; to satisfy the inner man, ar.d lets
| have the biggest picnic we ever
had.
There will be a business session
'of the L'nion held in the court
house at 10 o'clock A. M. to
transact some important business
and all officers are requested to
be there on time.
Yours fraternally,
JESSE A. LAWSON,
I President.
Madison lo Have Big
Celebration In August
Madison. June 14.—The people j
of Madison are planning a big
day for some day in August, the j
exact date not having as yet been '
settled upon. The citizens of j
Madison met Saturday to discuss |
plans and organize for the pur-'
pose of getting everything in I
readiness. It is proposed to give
the people the best time they
have ever had in Madison and
the old soldiers will be given
right-of-way. It is to be most I
especially for the old soldiers of
Rockingham and Stokes counties.
Various committees were appoint
ed to carry the movement thru (
to a success. The plans are to
have some distinguished speaker |
to deliver a speech and to have
dinner for all.
Declines To Accept
Any 9f The Bids
Pilot Mountain, June 12.—The
highway commission of Pilot
township met at 1 o'clock Thurs
day to open the bids for building
sand-clay roads in this township.
Six firms were represented as
follows: Smith & Sweeney, of
Atlanta: Wright-Johnson Con
tracting Co., and C. C. Jordan,
Lincolnton: J. T. Piatt and C. B.
Hester, Greensboro: Hemming
|i£ Hegedorn, Four Oaks, N. C.
After the bids were opened,
in the presence of all interested
the commission refused to accept
any of the bids or award the con
tract. It is understood that
other bids will be asked for at an
I early date. The highway com
-1 mission is composed of the fol
lowing gentlemen: S. W. Fulk,
I president: R. E. Smith, secretary
| treasurer: J. Will Denny, D. H.
j Whittington. P. R. Nelson and
C. H. Matthews.
BIG DAI SATURDAY
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Meeting Of Teachers. Tour
mo Party From Thomas
\ illc. House Party, Etc.
AT PIEDMONT SPRINGS
Thotnasv ille's tint ire Hoard Of
Trade Expected Evi ngelist
John W. Ham A Quest
At Hotel V isitors
This Week.
Piedmont Springs, June 1(5.
Preparation is being made this
week for the coming of the
teachers of the county next
Saturday, when they will hold j
| their annual meeting here. The
i Board of Education for Stokes
I will meet with them, and the
| entire body will be addressed by
j one or more prominent educators
jof the State. The Woman's As-,
' sociation for the Betterment of
I Public Schools will also hold a
meeting here on the same day.
A touring party, composed of
thirty or forty of the business
I and professional men of Thomas-
J ville with their families, is
i expected here Saturday to spend
J the week end. It is the purpose
;of the entire Board of Trade of
| Thomasville to come up.
. Hon. C. H. B. Leonard, Davidson
j county's representative in the
j last Legislature, who did so
j much for Davidson's public roads, j
i will accompany the party. The
! party will come by automobiles
and expect to reach the hotel
| here about eleven o'clock Satur
| dav morning, June 19th.
Evangelist John W. Ham, of,
j Atlanta, accompanied by his wife 1
| and Mrs. A. A. Lyon, of Atlanta, j
j are guests at the hotel here this
| week. Mrs. Lyon is the wife of |
Prof. A. A. Lyon, chorus direc
tor for Mr. Ham's revival!
meetings. It will be recalled
that Mr. Ham conducted thej
; tent revival meetings held on
Liberty street at Winston-Salem j
recently.
A party of twelve or fifteen;
young people from Thomasville, j
Oxford and other places are ex- 1
pected here Saturday to spend a
| week or ten days at the hotel, j
j In the party will be Misses Mary'
I Hancock, Ruth Faison, Ella
' Lambeth, Jewel Parkin, Mes
dames J. E. Hobgood and Z. E.
Griffith and Messrs. B. W.
; Parham, D. C. Mcßae, J. P.
Gilbert, Willie Julian. Dr. W. L.
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Pepper and probably others.
Mr. B. F. Huntley and family,
of Winston - Salem, arrived here
! today to spend some time. Mr.
Huntley, who is president of the
! Huntley Furniture Co., expects
to leave between this and July
1 lit for Grand Rapids to attend
! the annual furniture show.
Mrs. J. H. Prather and daugh
ters, Misses Briggs and Frances,
and Mr. Will Prather, of Mt.
Airy, arrived today and will
occupy their cottage here for
probably the entire summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Hansel Thomas,
of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday
here with Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Saunders.
Dr. J. A. Roach, of Madison,
was a visitor here yesterday.
Mr. Charlie Holloman and
family, of VVinston-Salem, are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Ham at the hotel here.
Messrs. T. P. Thompson, of
(liaham, and J. W. Campbell, of
Danville, are spending some
time at the hotel.
Misses Sallie Fulton and Willie
Hairston and Messrs. Carl Wym
bish, J. W. East, Paul Fulton,
Sanders Rierson and Watson
WORK IS STARTED. !
Road From Germanton To
W inston-Saleni Now Be
ing Built.
The missing link in the road
from Dan bury to Winston-Salem,
byway of Germanton, which is
that part lying between .James'
Store on the Rural Hall road and
 lermanton, is now being built
by Mr. Walter Shore. Convicts 1
are being used in the construc
tion of this road and it will be
completed as as possible. i
When this stretch of road is
completed Danbury and this J
section will have two modern
sand-clay highways all the way
to Winston-Salem.
' LEGAL SALES OF LAND
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Read the Danbury Reporter
and Keep Up With the
Real Estate Which Is Con
-1 stantly Going On the
Market.
At Danbury, June 19, by N. 0.
Petree, trustee, several tracts in
Quaker Gap township, belonging
to J. S. Eaat. Terms cash.
At J. C. Amos' store, July 15,
by XV. L. Brown and C. H.
Amos, commissioners, three
tracts of land in Snow Creek
township belonging to the estate
of Joshua A. Amos, deceased.
Terms cash.
At the Chesle.v Gann old store,
July 10, by XX'. L. Brown and C.
H. Amos, commissioners, the
lands of Tobitha Amos, deceased.
Terms cash.
At Danbury, June 28, by J. D.
Humphreys, commissioner, 28
acres in Stokes county. Terms
cash.
At Danbury, July 5, by J. H. j
Ellington, commissioner, a valu- 1
able tract of land in Snow Creek j
and others.
On the premises, July 3, by J.
P. Lynch, executor, 15 3-4 acres
in Quaker Gap township. Terms
cash.
At Danbury, June 28, by J. D.
Humphreys, commissioner, a
valuable lot in the town of XX'al
nut Cove.
ADMINISTRATORS' AND EXECUT
ORS' NOTICES.
By A. J. Fagg, administrator, j
notice to creditors and debtors of
Martin \ r enable, deceased.
By N. 0. Petree, Admr. with
the will annexed, notice to credi
tors and debtors of Mrs. M. C.
Smith, deceased.
By W. A. Branson, adminis
trator, notice to creditors and
debtors of Mrs. Julia R. Branson,
deceased.
By Mrs. Mary A. Fulk, execu
-1 trix, notice to creditors and
debtors of Geo. XX*. Barr, de
ceased.
By XV. M. Chisman, Adm'r,
with the will annexed, notice to
creditors and debtors of Mrs.
Augusta Chisman. deceased.
NOTICES TO NON-RESIDENTS.
By J. E Dalton, Justice of the
Peace, in the matter of Farmers'
Exchage Co., plaintiff, vs. G. D.
Griffin.
Joyce, young people of Walnut
Cove, were among the visitors
| here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Swaim anil
j Miss Hattie Pitts and Mr. Tom
Allen, of Winston-Salem, spent
Sunday here.
Mr. John Banner, of Mt. Airy,
! is spending a few days here.
I Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bennett, of
j Winston-Salem, arrived at the
hotel here today.
Misses Grace Reid and Uuth
Truelove, Mrs. J. R. Futrell, and
Messrs. S. W. Apperson and J.
W. Aiken, of Winston - Salem,
spent the day here at the hotel.
No. 2.254
DEMONSTRATOR HOLT
Good Work In the
Kinj* Section.
810 EEL. CAL'IjHT
To I'se Hide For Banjo headi
Sid Marsh Nearly Ready To
Top Mis Tobacco.
King Route 2. Jure 14.
Wheat harvest is now here and
|it seems to be the finest crop
i there has ever been. If this crop
: can be saved this section will have
I plenty and some grain to spare.
'lf a man will work there is no
i reason why he should be visiting
| around with an empty sack under
his arm.
Demonstrator Holt is doing a
large work in this section. All
of the farmers who are working
under the demonstration plan
I have fine corn fields. The dem
| onstratiun work is the greatest
j thing that has ever been in the
, county. The farmers who
| worked under the plan last year
have more corn in their crib now
than they ever had before at
gathering time. We are sure
that the demonstration work is a
grand work, while there are a few
old fellows that want to stay in
the back ground, tug through
the mud and perish the rising
generation.
Mr. Sam Rierson caught an eel
the other day that measured 4
feet and 10 inches. He says it was
fat as well as large. He is going
to have its hide dressed for banjo
heads.
Mr. A. S. Marsh ?per.t a few
hours with the correspondent last
Sunday. Mr. Marsh says he haa
the best wheat crop he has ever
saw and will top a lot of tobacco
in the course of two weeks.
We understand there will be a
surprise birthday dinner at Mr,
Ervin Kiser's next Sunday.
SCRIBBLER.
American White Soak
Is In Great Demand
Washington, June 6. Many re-
quests have been received by the
State Department for what has
i come to be known popularly as
the "White Book" of the United
States. It is the first volume of
,of a series of papers and notes
comprising diplomatic correspon
dence with billigerent Govern
ments relating to neutral rights
. and commerce. In it is printed
all telegrams which
| have passed between the I nited
States and foreign Governments
! since the out break of the war
and general correspondence with
reference to restraints on com
merce, including the notes ex
changed between the United
States and the Allies and ''er
many.
As the correspondence de
velops, additional volume will he
issued or the present number re-
vised.
L)r. anJ Mrs. William Joyce,
of Fletcher, Okla., are expected
I here Friday to visit the parents
of Mrs. Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. N.
|O. Petree.