DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XLIV.
J. I YOUNG, MAI
Elected By Handsome Ma
jority At Monday's Elec
tion In Walnut Cove.
WORK OF A FAKER
Catches Number Of Citizens On
Clothing Deal —high School
Commencement Over —Various
News Items and Personals Of
Walnut Cove.
Walnut Cove, May 3.—The
high school commencement which
was one of the most successful
in the history of the school closed
/Monday night with the graduat
ing exercises and a splendid ad
dress by Dr. N. W. Walker,
of the University of North Caro
lina. Every feature of the ex
ercises was excellent and ' the
commendable manner in which
every number of the lengthy
program was rendered did credit
to the excellent corps of teachers
in charge of the school this year.
The teachers who are Misses
Margaret Wright, of Troy: Pearl
Seagraves, of Holly Springs;
Mayme Williams, of Asheville;
Anna Reid, of Pilot Mtn., and
Minnie Joyce, of Stoneyille. will
leave this week for their respec
tive homes. Professor Hendren,
the principal, will remain here
indefinitely and it is probable
that he 11 again be employed
for the next term of school.
In the declamation contest of
the high school held Monday
afternoon the gold medal was
won by Mr. Jesse Taylor, while
in the recitation contest the
medal was won by lliss Nannie
Lasley. The graduating class
was composed of Misses Jar.ie
"Martin, Mary Tuttle and Mr,
k Thomas Cookus.
The sad intelligence reached
here yesterday of the death of
Mr. Geo. H. Semple at the Twin
City hospital in Winston-Salem
after a brief illness of only a
few hours. Mr. Semple was
connected with the Old ware
house here during the first two
years of the market and made
scores of friends who will regret
to learn of his death.
A few weeks ago a gentleman,
purporting to be the agent of
some well known tailoring firm
stationed himself here for the
purpose of taking orders for
men's clofhing. His smooth
proposition of requiring his pur
chasers to pay five dollars down
and the balance upon delivery of
the goods met with ap
proval and about twenty young
sters and "oldsters" as well,
fell for, it paying the $5 gladly
when told that in addition to a
ne\V spring suit they would re
ceive an extra pair of trousers,
a raincoat, a fancy vest, a foun
tain pen, kafety razor, pipes,
cigarettes to last all summer, a
• Ford automobile and a pint of
gasolene, ail of which being
necessary to the make up of the
average gentleman of tho pres
ent day looked very attractive.
The tailor raked up about $ 100
in good coin and went away
while the victims of hi* scheme
sat idfy by ahd waited. Easter
morniag came but in plaoeof
the new suits and paraphanalia
contingent to the contract came
the sad intelligence that the
tailor was a fake and that he had
fled the country. This money,
however, was not lost but was
only paid as tuition fees in learn
ing the lesson that it pays to
buy from folks we know.
Miss Irene Fulton, of Greens
boro, spent several days here
this week the guests of Miss
Jessie Vaughn.
Misses Lelia and Grace Moore,
of Moore's Mill, Va., are spend
ing the week with Misses Lillie
and Mattie Joyce.
Mrs. Lola Bennett and Miss
Minnie Gray Marshall, of Wins
ton-Salem, visited relatives here
Saturday and Sunday.
In the town election held here
yesterday Mr. J. N. Young was
elected mayor, Messrs. S. H.
Stewart, K. A. Johnson. E. 0.
Creakman and W. L. Nelson
town commissioners and Mr. Jno.
R. Smith constable. Several
tickets were in the fleld but very
little interest was manifested in
the election.
Mr. E. B. King, of Greensboro,
spent Tuesday here enroute to
Dantury.
Misses Willie and Louise Hairs
ston returned Saturday from
Manatee, Fla., where they have
spent the winterT They will
spend the summer months at
their home in Stokesburg. Mr.
Cabell Johnson Hairston is ex
pected to join them here this
week.
Miss Mary Banner of Mt. Airy,
spent Sunday with Mrs. H. H.
Davis.
Mr. S. W. Gentry returned
Saturday from an extended pleas
ure trip to Washington, D. C.
and other northern cities.
Mr. J. H. Carter, a prominent
merchant of Pine Hall, was here
on business Monday.
Elder J. A. Fagg and famil/
and Mr. A. W. Davis went to
Piney Grove Sunday.
Mr. Julius 0. Young, accom
panied by Misses Thelma Neal
and Irene Fuller, students of
Salem College, attended the
commencement exercises Friday
night.
Misses Mary Martin and Mary
Taylor, of Danbury, were the
guests of Miss Sallie Fulton Sun
day and Monday.
Miss Grace Hamilton, of Wins
- is spending several
days here with Miss Eunice
Vaughn.
Mr. John E. Hutchison, who
holds a responsible position in
the postal service at Winston-
Salem, a day or two here
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McGehee,
jof Nicolls, S. 0., are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs: J. C. Hutcher
son.
Dr. and Mrs. 0. R. Keiger, of
King, attended the graduating
exercises at the High School here
Monday night
Elder W. H. Atkinson preach
ed at the Primitive Baptist
church Tuesday mbrning and
Tuesday night. Large congre
gations attended both services.
Mr. W. Matt Mabe joined the
churoh an£ will be baptised next
Sunday morning near the county
home.
Mr. W. D. Browder, of Ger-
DANBURY, N. C.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1916
MISS LOTTIE TILLEY WINS FIRST PRIZE
IN THE REPORTER'S VOTING CONTEST
Miss Elsie Sheppard Is a Close Second and
the Two Ladies Are Each Given a Car==
Vote Of the Two Leading Candidates
Was More Than a Million and a Half
Each -- Most Successful Contest Ever
Conducted By the Reporter.
Miss Lottie Tilley won the first prize in the Re
porter's popular voting contest which closed Sat
urday at noon. Miss Elsie Sheppard Jwas
ed the second prize, her vote being only j.62,750
less than that of Miss Tilley. The first j?and
second prizes were the same, each being
touring car. Miss Tilley's total fvote £was"f one
million, six hundred and fifty-four ..thousand, five
hundred, while that of Miss Sheppard was one
million, five hundred and ninety-one thousand,
seven hundred and fifty, their combined votes
being three million, two hundred and forty-six
thousand, two hundred and fifty.
A second prize was not offered until a short
while before the close of the contest, this being
done on account of the largely, increased
interest manifested in the corjtept by the
two leading candidates.
A large number of the friends of the .leading
candidates and others interested in the contest
were present to witness the closing, [and the oc
casion was .rather exciting at times as well as
interesting. Ballot boxes were 'provided and
judges chosen by the contestants to preside over
the boxes jyst as is done in a political election.
Immediately after the close of the [contest
Misses Tilley and Sheppard, each accompanied
by several friends, left for their respective homes,
each one of them going home in their new cars.
Thus came to a happy close the voting contest
with everyQne feeling good over the result.
The final count of the vote by [the judges was
I as follows:
Miss Lottie Tilley - - - - - 1,654,500
Miss Elsie Sheppard 1,591,750
W. L. Hall - - - - 205,000
Miss Hattie Reid 71,000
Joe Alley 16,500
Total vote cast, - - - 3,538,750
Jeff Puckett Released
F,.... Stokes Jail
Jeff-Puckett, the young white
man placed in Stokes jail on
Easter Monday on the charge
of carrying a concealed weapon
and resisting arrest, was released
Monday on a $250.00 bond and
returned to his home near Rural
Hall. The bond was made by MK
Z. B. Bitting, of Raral Hall.
man ton, purchased a new Ford
car from Messrs. Fulton & Joyce
here the past week.
Mrs. W. G. Dodson has been
seriously ill this week, having
suffered a slight stroke of para*
lysis on Mduday. She is much
improved at this writing, we
are glad to know.
' Yadkin Hospitality.
Representatives of the Report
er had the unalloyed pleasure of
a visit to the hospitable home
of Mr. D. F. Tillotson, of King
Route 1, today, and assisting in
the disposition of one of those
good dinners for which Mrs.
Tillotson i|* justtf famous. Mr.
Tillotson** house is situated on
a beautiful plateau in sight of
the Sauratown moutains. Sur
rounded by 300 acres of fine
land, much of it in a high state
of productivity. Mr. Tillotson
can well afford the contentment
which comes to prosperity and
plenty.
The Registration Books
Opened Saturday.
The registration books opened
at all of the polling places in
the county Saturday. Registrar
Joseph Alley, of Danbury town
: ship, enlisted a few new names.
THE DRY WEATHER
Does Much Damage To To
bacco Plants—Volunteer
Sunday School.
King Route 2, May I.—Two
of our spring months have pas
sed off and the weather is still
cool and dry. Our gardens look
like as if it might be the Ist of
March. The tobacco plants are
not larger than they should be
the Ist of April.
The winter oat crop, we be
lieve, will be an entire failure.
The wheat crop is looking fairly
well, but needs rain.
Some of our farmers who
bought their fertilizer in the
earlier part of the spring say
that they will have to haul it
back to town or sell it as their
plants are a failure.
The writer attended Sunday
School at Volunteer school house
last Sunday. He thinks it was
one of the most interesting
schools he ever attended. On
account of so much (whooping
cough and measles there were
only a few students present.
Rev. Mr. Smoak will preach
at Volunteer church next Sun
day at 3 o'clock P. M.
SCRIBBLER.
ELECTION LEGAL
Volunteer District, In Yadkin
Township, Will Have
Special School Tax
Levied.
COUNTY FATHERS
Held Regular Monthly Session
At Court House Monday
Special Meeting Call
ed For May 12th and l3th
To Settle With Sheriff and
Treasurer of the County.
The county commissioners met
in regular monthly session here
j Monday, members John W. Gann,
Joseph. Martin and Isaac Barr
being in attendance.
Several citizens of Yadkin
township were before the com
missioners asking that the recent
school election held in Volunteer
district be declared legal, and
after the proper investigation
it was decided to declare the
school tax carried. It will be
recalled that the legality of this
election was questioned on the
ground that it was claimed that
the election registrar was no
properly qualified.
The county commissioners ap
pointed Friday and Saturday,
May 12, and 13th, as the time
on which settlement with the
Sheriff and Treasurer will be
made for the past year, and
the board will hold special ses
sions at the court house on those
days. v
To Preach At Francisco.
The Reporter is requested to
announce that Rey. James M.
King, of Mt. Airy, will preach
at Francisco on Saturday, May
13th, at 2 o'clock, and on Sun
day, the 14 f h, at 11 o'clock.
No.
SPEAKERS COM
To Address Teacher^B : |||®
Pupils At Danbury Sal® J?;g|
day, May 6th. |®
OUTLINE OF PROM
Certificates To Be DeliveH
Students Who Passed 9i®
Grade This Year —
tendance Expected.
The program for the 2du®34|j
al rally to be held at D|Hf-S r
next Saturday is about ca®
and the occasion promise® "j
worth while to thosdH -
terested in the cause of MHI
tion.
There will be several |in|n|rti,
of State-wide reputation h|HBH
address the gathering, anJSM|Kg
tifieates will be awarded
the students who have fifllH®
the seventh grade in the seHp«
of the county.
While the program fdj®®
day has not been entiretyjf||i*'
pleted, the following outlfnO
will serve to give at least a good
A
idea of the exercises:
10:30 o'clock.
Miss Grace Snaffer, assist®
Mrs. B. Kimmon, head of ■
I Economics of the State M
ment.
11:00 o'clock,
Prof. T, E. B.own, generM®
ager of the Corn Club of "Hi
Carolina.
12 o'clock. The Dot®!;
Science Class of the Da®
sihool will serve lunch U®
Superintendent, County ®
Demonstrator and speakers®
1:00 o'clock. Parade !
teachers and pupils from 1
church to court house.
2:00 o'clock. Address by !®
Z. H. Dixon.
3:00 o'clock. Delivering! [ j
certificates to pupils.
A large number of the p® J
of the county are expected ■
to attend the exercises,
will no doubt be interesting®
County Demonstrator I ®:t\,
Holt requests the Re®
'to announce that all the!
Club boys of the count]®* *
. urged to be here Saturday.® J
Death Of Geo. H. Ge®
Winston-Salem, May 2.-®
George H. Semple, a veryjHH
ular tobacco dealer on thwH
market, died yesterday mo®
at the City Hospital
operation for throat trouble®
The deceased was 47 year® '
He is servived by Mrs. Se®
two brothers, Mr. Richar®
Semple. of Martinsville.
Mr, James Semple, of T®
and one sister, Miss Annie ®
pic, who is a trained nu®
Baltimore. • ®
The remains were take®;
the old Semple homestead ® { :
Axton, Henry county, Vir® ;
where the funeral will beß
this afternoon at 3 b'clock. ®
Mr. Semple was one o®
, proprietors of the Stokea Co®
Warehouse at Walnut Co®
1914-15 and is well re mem®
1 in Stokes. The newt of 1
' death will ba heard srith si® t
■ regret by his many MM®
the county..