DAN BURY REPORTER
VOLUME XLIII.
A SLANDER SUIT
V. W. Ham and Roscoe
Larrimore T tied On
Serious Charge Monday. ;
HIGH SCHOOL OPENS
|
Some Real Estate Deals—Unique
Ruling: in Mayor's Court A
New Industry—Appoint
ments For Preaching.
Walnut Cove, Sept. 28.—Yes-1
terday morning at the town hall,
uuon charges preferred by Mrs.
Dock Carter. Messrs. V. W. Ham
and Roscoe Larrimore were ar
raigned before Justices of the
Peace S. C. Rierson and T. J.
Covington to answer to an in
dictment alleging the circulation
of slanderous remarks against
the character of Miss Carrie
Carter, a daughter of Mrs. Dock
Carter. A large number of spec
tators were in attendance and
much local interest was mani
fested in the trial owing to the
fact that all the parties are well
known here. Included among
the witnesses many of the most
prominent men of the community.
Mr, Ham, one of the defendants,
is the proprietor of the barber
shop here while Mr. Larrimore
is a telegrapher by profession.
The plaintiffs in the case were
represented by Attorney T. W.
Kallam, of Winston-Salem, while
the defendants were represented
b'Mr. Geo. L. Jarvis of this
place. After the evidence had
been heard the court ruled that
the case was out of magistrate's
jurisdiction and the defendants
were bound over to the next
term of superior court under
S2OO bonds each which they
readily gave.
A unique ruling was made in
the mayor's court last week when
J no. R. Smith was charged with
/raving violated the Sunday or
dinance by selling a bottle of
coca-cola to Ed Hicks. The of-1
fender was promptly fined $5.00
and the cost. Promptly Hicks'
was arraigned and under the or
dinance which forbids the buying
, or selling was assessed the same,
sum for having purchased the!
coca-cola." According to the or
dinance only justice was meted
out and the town officials are to
be congratulated for having at
least one law which gets 'em
goin' and comin'. To be accurate
a coca-cola in Walnut Cove on a
bright Sabbath morn cost exactly
511.55.
With the opening of the tobac
co market next Tuesday the dull
season of the past few weeks
will be broken and business of all
kinds will assume a decidedly
different aspect. The merchants
htkve made great preparations
for a good fall trade by placing
r a line of new goods especially
adapted to the needs of the
farmer. No difficulty will be ex
perienced in finding any article
needed for the home in some
store here owing to the diversi
fied lines carried. The business
men are standing shoulder to
shoulder in a united effort to
make this the best year in the
history of the tobacco market at
this place and are urging their
farmer friends to stand by the
home market in the home
town,
The high school will have its i
formal opening on Thursday of:
this week. Prof. Hendren, the
principal, has been in town for 1
several days arranging for the'
opening and the other teachers ,
are expected tomorrow.
Mr. Sam Gentry, who has been j
on the Fairmont tobacco market, |
arrived this week to spend a few j
weeks with relatives at the:
Vaughn Hotel.
Dr. J. W. Slate, Mr. A. W.!
Davis and Sheriff W. C. S'atej
went to South Boston, Va.,
Saturday on a pleasure trip, re
turning Sunday. The trip of 23fi
miles was made by auto 'without
a puncture, blowout or any other
of the evils of auto travel. In
the words of Mr. Davis and the
Sheriff, "Bill is some chauffeur
on a dusty road."
The star social event of the
week was the Brunswick Stew
given by the younger set at the
Vaughn Hotel spring Thursday
| night. A great many of the
young people of Danbury were
present on the enjoyable oc
casion.
Elder J. A. Fagg preached an
able sermon at the Junior Hall
Sunday night At the close of
his sermon announcements were
made to the effect that on the
night of Oct. 6 Elder J. R.
Wilson, of Martinsville, Va.,
will preach in the hall here, at
the same place on Friday, Oct.
15, at 11 a. m. Elders McMillan
and Gilbert, two able ministers
of Tennessee will fill an appoint
ment. The public is invited to
attend these services.
Mr. J. Wesley Morfield this,
week sold to Mr. W. R. Stephens
his home on north Main street
the consideration being $2,250.00.
Mr. Stephens in turn sold to
Mr. E. W. Fowler at lot on
Main street on which Mr.
Fowler expects to erect a modern
dwelling soon. The real estate
market is beginning to move
along again and many other
deals are expected to develop
in the near future. Persons
seeking the advantage of a good
school in a good town can make
ino mistake by investing in Wal
nut Cove real estate.
Mr.J.B. Woodruff is now ship
ping immense amounts of sand
from his land near the creek to
a large contracting firm in
Greensboro. The sand is of a
superior quality and is being
used as top dressing for concrete
walks. The sand business is a
new but profitable industry for
this live town.
Mr. W. P. Wheeler left today
for Baltimore and other northern
cities in the interestof his health.
He is being relieved at the N. iV
W. station by Mr. Watts.
Mr. and Mrs. Chap
heimer. of (iermanton, were
visitors here Saturday.
Mrs. Numa Vaughn, of Greens
boro, is spending several days
with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Murphy,
j Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Davis and
i Mr. L. B. Morefield spent Thurs-
DANBURY, N. C., SEPTEMBER 29, 1915
RALLY DM OCT. 9
To Be Held By Asbury Sun
day School At Brim.
SOCIABLE AT MANSE
A. N. Chilton & Son Move their
Store —(i. L. Simmons To Oc
cupy Store Building Va
cated—Other News
of Brim.
Brim, Sept. 27.- Messrs. A.
N. Chilton & Son have moved
their stock of merchandise from
Asbury to their new store at
Mr. Chilton's home. Mr. G. L.
Simmons will sell goods in the
store building from which they
moved.
Miss Savannah Blevins, of
Wilkesboro, is teaching a sub-
I scription school at Asbury.
Mr. Jeff Cook, who has been
ill for seme time, is getting
along fairly well.
The new graded road on Brim
Route 1 is being completed.
There was a moonlight sociable
at the Asbury manse Monday of
last week, A large crowd of |
people, young and old, gathered
in the grove by the manse and
a musical program was given.
Japanese lanterns helped the
harvest moon to furnish light
for the occasion. There were
a few pieces played on the
victrola, songs by the young
people and several cornet solos.
After some games by the young
people the crowd went home.
One of the guests remarked that
it was the best social gathering
of the kind he ever attended.
The Asbury Sunday School
will hold its Rally Day services
on Saturday, Oct. 9th. There
will be special music for the
occasion and a Rally Day pro-
I gram. Everybody is invited to
'come and bring a basket for
' dinner on the grounds,
j Dr. Harrell, of Pilot Mtn.,
who has been practicing dentistry
at Dr. Irak's office, will return
in a few days to the dental col
lege at Atlanta.
A Rattlesnake Section.
Mr. Columbus Booth, who re-1
sides a few rr.ilos west of Dan
bury, was a visitor here yester-1
day. Mr. Booth lives in a sec
tion that is noted for its rattle
snakes. During the summer he
has killed six of the reptiles,
while his nearest neighbors have
killed exactly the same number.
day in Winston.
Miss Martha Ross was a visitor
here a few days last week, the
guest of Miss Louise Murphy.
Mr. A. W. Davis went to
Mount Airy this morning on
business.
Mr. and Mi's. J. W. Morefield,
and Mr.and Mrs. W.R. Stephens
spent Monday at Danbury.
Mrs. J. T. Smith, of King, is
spending the day in town having
dental work done.
Dr. C. R. Hutchinson returned
Sunday from a brief business
trip to Atlanta, Ga.
LOOKING OVER LINE
Bel! Telephone Co Will Start
Work In Stokes At
Early Date.
MR. LITTLE HERE
Decided To Erect Line To Pied
mont and Moore's Springs
As Well As Danbury —
May Buy Big Creek
Telephone Com
pany's Interest.
Mr. W. B. Little, one of the'
division managers of the Bell
Telephone Co., was here Mon
day in the interest of his com
pany, who will soon construct
some telephone lines in Stokes.
Recently the Bell Company
decided to build a first-class line
to Danburv from Rural Hall and
they have now decided to ex
tend the line on to Piedmont and
Moore's Springs and Mr. Little
was here Monday loooking over
the situation.
It was stated by Mr. Little
that he would meet the owners
of the Big Creek Telephone Co.
Thursday of this week for the
purpose of seeing if they could
come to terms for the purchase
of the Big Creek Co's. lines be
tween the points mentioned. If
these I ! .can be bought they
will be entirely rebuilt, other-,
wise the Bell Company will con-1
struct new lines between these!
points.
The lines mentioned will be
erected during the next sixty
days. Poles are being secured
for the work now.
Building School Houses.
Mr. Sam P. Heath was in town |
Wednesday on his way from the,
upper part of the county to his j
home near Walnut Cove. Sam j
had developed into quite a con-1
tractor, and has been building a
number of school houses and
residences in the county.
LOCAL ITEMS
Mesdames N. A. Martin and
IM. T. Chilton visited Walnut
Cove today.
The river and otlur streams
are considerably swollen from
the heavy rains last night.
Mr. A. Rhodes of Madison
Eoute •'! was among the visitors
here Tuesday, Mr. Rhodes says
he has made a good crop this
i y ear.
j Mr. N. Ka.v Martin expects to
| leave Oct. 15th for Pittsburg,
! iPa., to accept his former position
|with the l'ittsburg Light and
; Power Co.
i Watch for i nnouncement of
I Stokes County Fair at King in
• the next issue of this paper.
. Great preparation is being made
| for this coming event.
Mr. K >bt. Mabe and Miss
I Mary Mabe were imrned last
I j Sunday at the home ol' the bride's
i parents on Danbury Route 1,
j Elder Walter Mabe performing
i' the ceremony.
Mr. Jim Tilley of Route 1 was
, in town yesterday. Mr. Tilley is a
r good farmer and a fine tobacco
raiser. He says his crop this
year is one of the heaviest and
II best he has ever raised, and he
» has also produced about corn
enough to run himself.
At the Presbyterian Church.
Rev. C. W. Erwin filled his
regular appointments in Danbury
at the Presbyterian church Sun- j
day morning and night. At the;
morning service Miss Mary Tay- j
lor rendered a voluntary, "To a
Wild Rose, "which was thorough-j
ly enjoyable. The preachre I
chose for his text Mark »i:l7. j
At night, preceding the service, I
Miss Mary Joyce sanu "The
Lost Chord," with organ accom
paniment by Miss Mary Taylor.
Miss Joyce has a remarkably
sweet voice, with rare expression l
and range. Both the morning and
evening sermons were thought
ful and earnest expressions of
the gospel, and were listened to
with pleasure and attentiveness
by good audiences.
Human Voice Carried
Across Continent By Wireless.
Washington, Sept. 29. A
long distance wireless telephone
communication was acomplished
for the first time today in the
successful transmission of the
human voice by radio from Arl
ington, Virginia, to Mare Island,
California, 2,500 miles away.
Secretary Daniels announced the
feat as the result of experiments
conducted by Captain Bullard,
chief of the navy's radio service,
in co-operation with the Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph
and the Western Electric Co.
The operation of a device for
automatically transferring to
radio telephone, conversations
originating on wire circuits,
was accomplished also. Tele
phone officials talked to Arling
ton, their conversations going
by wireless to Mare Island.
Navy Department Asks
Bids For 16 Submarines.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 2i>. —!
Bids for sixteen new submarines,
five seagoing cruisers and eleven
of the coast defense type, will be
opened at the Navy Department
Thursday, Sept. 30. The boats
were autorized by the last Con
gress.
Urges Submarine Station
For Wrighlsville Beach
Wilmington, Sept. 2!». D. J.
1 Fergus, a prominent citizen, has
come out strongly in favor of
the establishment of a fort and
u harbor or station for sub
marines at Wrightsville lleach.
which is the nearest point on
the ocean to Wilmington. "The
citizens of Wilmington do not
realize," said Mr. Fergus, "that
if this country were at war with
any first-class power that it is
without any protection from an
enemy's ship of the typo of the
dreadnought. Queen Klizabeth.
Fort Caswt 1!, which protects the
mouth of the ( ape Fear river,
could only keep an enemy's ship
| from entering the mouth of the
river about .!H miles from Wil
| mingtop. Hut a first class bat
] tleshin could stand otF Wrights
ville Beach and tear the city of
Wilmington to pieces with its 14
inch guns."
Mrs. Julia Flinchum returned
Ito her home at Winston-Salem
| yesterday after a visit to relatives
here.
No. 2.269
VERY HEAVY DOCKETS
For Next Terms ot Stokes
Criminal and Civil Courts.
OCT. 25TH AND NOV IST
More Appeals Prom Justices
Courts than For Years Forty
Six cases On Civil Docket
To Dale.
The next term of Stokes
Superior court for the trial of
i criminal cases convenes in Dan
| bury on Monday, Oct. 25th. The
civil term begins the following
Monday, Nov. Ist, ai d each
term holds one week. Judge
George Roundtree, of Wilming
ton, will preside at both terms.
Clerk of the Court M. T.
Chilton stated today that
the State, civil and sum
mons dockets were each larger
than usual, the civil docket hav
ing to date forty-six cases and
the summons docket twenty-two,
with the prospect of a good
many others being added before
the term begins. The criminal
or State docket is also
I than usual. While there are
only about ten prisoners in jail
awaiting trial, there are many
more defendants out on bond.
Mr. Chilton stated that a
notable feature of the present
I
i civil docket is that there are
more appeals from Justices
I courts than he has ever known
1 since he has been serving as
! Clerk.
Drinking Much Booze.
There is said to be more whisk
ey being consumed in Dan bury
than at any time since saloons
were here. Most of the imbib
ing is confined to the young men
and boys. Several of the youths
get on sprees at least once a
week. Even some of our young
est boys are becoming confirmed
drunkards, led on by depraved
toughs a little older than them
selves. The trattic is growing
alarmingly in this section, there
is no question about that. As
far as Danbury and community
is concerned the prohibition law
j is a failure.
Going lo Hospital.
Mr. Robert Kiser, of Meadows
Route 1. expects to carry his
daughter, Miss Delia Kiser, to
St. Leo's Hospital in Greensboro
this wesk where she will under
go an operation. The young
woman has been in ill hoalth for
some time. Dr. \Y. V. McCan
less, of Danbury. will accompany
Mr. Kiser and his daughter.
Good Crops in Peters Creek.
Mr. I'. I. Leak of Campbell
spent a shutt while in town Wed
nesday Mr. Leak reports good
, ci\ips in his section of Peter's
Creek. Says the farmers are.
nearly all done curing tubacco,
and will now turn their attention
to sowing a good wheat crop.
'' Mr. Leak is one of the Reporter's
life-long subscribers, and it is
always a pleasure to have him
call to see us.
Miss Mamie Culler, of Rural
i Hall, is expected here today to
visit relatives.