The Danbury Reporter.
VOLUME XXXI.
A PLEASANT DAY OFF.
The Danbury Union Sunday School
Takes Its Annual Picnic and Outing
at Piedmont Springs.
The Danbury Union Kundny
School took its regular annual
outing and picnic at Piedmont
Springs Friday, spending the day
delightfully among the cool shades
of the celebrated watt rug place,
indulging in numerous games and
recreations and partaking of a most
excellent dinner at the pavilinu by
the spring.
The following were among those
present:
Ciipt. S. B. Taylor. Superinten
d -nt of the school,
LADIES.
Mrs. J. T. Smith, Mrs. J, S
Taylor, Mrs. N. A. Martin, Mrs.
H. M. Joyce; Misses Mattie Tay
lor, Belle Joyce, Cora Petree, Mary
Joyce. Sadie Petree. Susie Nutin,
Mary Carroll, Jesse Pepper, Mary
Martin. Nellie Joyce, and Blnnnie
Pepper.
UENTLEMEN.
Prof. J. T. Smith, N. A. Martin,
J. S. Taylor, R. P. Joyce, I. M.
Gordon, E. P. Pepper, Frank
Martin, N. E. Pepper, Ray Martin,
Jas. Durham, Frank Bondurant,
Gilmer Joyce, Tom Petree, Lee
Ricrson, Rev. J. T. Ratlodge. Dud
-1 *y Carroll.
CHILDREN.
Charlie Young, Wulter Petree,
Raleigh .Young, Roscoe Chilton, I
..John Young. Ralph Chilton Wm.
Joyce, Andrew Joyce, Paul Taylor.
Robert Joyce, Carl Joyce, Watson
Joyce. Virgin Martin, Annie Blair,
Mary Taylor, Thurman Martin,
Grace Taylor, John Taylor, Spots
wood Taylor, Wallace Joyce,
Raynor Joyce, Jaiues Joyce,
Charlie Martin, Clara Bullen,
Mary Smith, Lillie May Joyce,
Mattie Joyce, Aimer Chilton,
Luna Taylor.
The day was highly enjoyed by
everyone present.
Effect Of Sleeping Outdoors.
Hartford Courant.
Mr. and Mrs, Neil Stalkers who
|iye neny the Charter Oak Park
entrance, sleep out of doors. Some
time ago Mrs. Stalker was very
low with nervous prostration, and
she lost weight until she was re
duced to 120 pounds. She went
to a resort for iuvnlids. where the
principal treatment was sleeping
outdoors. When she returned to
this city, she continued the treat
ment at her l|ome nf. Charter Oak
Parks, and now she weighs 160
pounds.
Stalker has never l»een sick, but
he wanted to try the treatment,
t'K>; and while he has not gained
in weight he says he feels better
than he ever did before and neither
he nor his wife would sleep inside
jlje hopB3 for anything. They
have beds out on the veranda,
which is enclosed with nwnings to
keep out the rain and the sun.
When the nights are clear, the
nwnings arc drawn in and the
fresh air has a clean sweep around
the veranda. They sleep with the
same amount of covering that one
(foes inside in the winter with all
the fires going.
- When it is twenty degrees below
zero Mrs. Stalker covers her face
sometimes, but Mr. Stalker does
not think he gets the full benefit
of the weather if his face is covered.
He says he sleeps like a top uud
he could not ba induced to sleep
inside a house ngain.
There is no tonic equal to Ram
on's Tonic Regulator. It is a Tonic
flint tones the whole system, puri
ties the blood and gives one vim.
tlhota.
PILOT MOUNTAIN.
11 From the News.)
W. M. Marshall moved to Mt.
Airy today. He has accepted a posi
tion with the National Furniture
Co. Mr. Marshall is a good work
man and the News wishes him
well.
J. L. Elliott, of Wesley, drop
j ped in to subscribe for the news,
' while in town one evening last
; week. Mr. Elliott is the man who
found Mis Flora Stoitz, who
drowned herself last week.
I Mr. Joseph France died at the
| hofne of his son in law Mr. IX F.
; Barker in this place last Saturday
morning at the advanced age of 9(1
i years. The remains were luid to
I rest in the Lawrence graveyard
Sunday evening.
I W, J, Swanson returned Sunday
, •
evening from a prospecting tour
|in Virginia, and West Vjrginif|,
| we learn he was not vary favorably
I impressed. We hope he will dc
i cide to stay with us as he is 'one
of our most progressive citizens.
E. E. Marion was in town Sat
urday enroute to Oak Ridge,
where he is attending school. Ed
has has been visiting-his parents
near Dale, for a few days. He tells
us that he killed a hawk' Saturday
morning that measured live feet
eight and one half inches from
tip to tip. Our people nre getting
up a rep on killing big birds.
Mr. Oats Matthews, who is
| among the oldest citizens of this
section wns in to see us this week,
and tells us that he celebrated his
82nd birthday on the 22 of May.
A largo number of his neighbors
with his children and grand chil
dren gave him a surprise dinner,
which was greatly enjoyed by the
hundred or more people present.
Mr. Matthews is right active for
his age, and apparently will cele
brate many more such occasions.
SAXON.
Saxon. June 2.
Mr. Editor:
Will you please allow me s[ ace
for a few lines in your good paper.
Corn crops are looking tine in
this section.
Wheat crops are looking fairly
well.
I think leap year has done fine;
one of our girls went to see Mr.
Jesse Joyce last Sunday ami they
got to courting so hard that they
forgot their Sunday school. I
think that there is more good in
going to Sunday school than go
ing to see the boys.
WONDERING GIRL.
The observing poultry raiser
will observe that the long bodied
breeds are the egg-producing
breeds as a rule. Take, for in
stance, the Leghorn fowl and the
Buff Cochin. Anyone who has
any experience with the two breeds
will concede the former to possess
double the laying capacity of the
latter, at least that has been my
experience in handling the two
breeds. , My Cochins were three
fourths pure-bred and their lieauty
of form and feathers wns their only
recommendation, except as served
as a roast; in that capacity they
were above censure. Broodiness,
aggressiveness and stupidity were
marked characteristics of the
Cochins of my stock.- Mrs. A. C.
McPhcrBon, Athens Co., .Ohio.
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STOKES AND CAROLINA.
DANBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, JI'NE >, 1)04
ECHOES FROM THE DIM PAST.
List of Superior Court Judges Who
Have Sat the Bench at Danburg
During Half a Centurg.
The old court house which has
been the centre of the turmoil, the
trouble, the strife of Stokes coun
ty for more than half a century is
now only a pile of lumber and
splinters, ofjd ust and brick. Stand
ing beside its razed foundations,
with the moon beaming among
the ruins and casting fanfastic
shadows about, one's mind reverts
naturally to the days of the past
when some of the most eloquent
men of North Carolina thundered
in its then busy anditorium, anil
many of the most learned jurists
)f the past century sat on the
I bench, liojiliug the balances 4 f
justice.
When the old building was
first built'away back in 1848, just
after tlie lopping off of Forsyth
from the old mother county, the
commissioners had selected the
site by the murmuring Dan, at
the foot of the mountain, and
called it Crawford. This name
the little village held for three
terms of coqrt, when it wns named
Danbury, after Hannahs, who was
chief of the Saura' Indians, the
last trilu that infested this region.
The first court was held by Hon,
Jno. W. Ellis, who nfterwood be
came governor of (he Hi Hie.
Below is given a list of every Su
perior Court judge who lias ever
sat in court in the old court house,
from 1851 to 1904, 55 in number,
Only 19 nre living, the rest, ilfi in
number, having gone over the
river to stand defendants at the bar
of that higher Court.
The list follows:
Jno. W. Ellis (dead); fall term.
1851.
D. F. Caldwell (dead); spring
term, 1852; fall term, 1855; spring
term, 1859.
Jno. M. Dick (dead), fall term,
1852; spring term, 1855; spring
term, 1856: fall term, 1858; fall
term, 1859.
Thomas Settle (dead); spring
term, 185.'!.
R. M. Saunders (dead).; fall
term, 185.1; spring term, 1857;
spring term, 1858; fall term,
18.150.
Mathains E. Manly (dead);
spring term, 1851; fall term,
1857. 4
Jno. L. Bailey (dead); fall t« i,
1854: spring term, 18(10; fall te,
18(51.
Saml. I. Person (dead); fall
term, 185(1.
George Howard (dead); spring
term, 18(11.
Jas. Osborne (dead); fall term,
18(32.
Robt. R. Heath (dead); fall term,
1801.
Robt. B. Gilliam (dead); spring
term, 1804; spring term, 1800.
Robt. S. French (dead); fall
term, 1804.
Daniel G. Fowle (dead); Oct.
15,1800.
E. J. Warren (dead); spring
term, 1807.
Anderson Mitchell (dead); fall
term, 1807.
Clinton A. Cilley (dead); spring
term, 1808.
J.M.Cloud (dead); fall term,
1808; spring term, 1809; fall term,
1809; spring term, 1870; spring
term, 1871; spring term, May 27,
1872; fall term, 1872; spring term,
1873; spring term, 1874; spring
term. 1875: fall term, 1875; spring
term, 1870; fall term, 1870.
Jas. L. Henry (dead); fall term,
11870.
' Riley H. Cannon (dead); fall
term, 1871; spring term, Feb. 12.
1872; fall term, 1871.
Thus. J. Wilson (dead); fall
term, 1*74.
John Kerr (dead); spring term,
1877.
Wm. R. Cox (living); fall term,
1877.
I|. P. Buxloii, dead; spring
term, 1878; spring term, 1880.
Jesse F. Graves, dead; fall term,
1878; spring term. 1881; summer
term, ISSS; fall term, 1885; special
term, July 20, 1891.
David Sohenck, dead; spring
term, 1879.
Jno. A. Gilmer, ileud; fall term,
1879; special term, July, 17, 1*82;
spring term, 1884; summer term,
1887; fall term, 1887; summer
term, 1889; fall term. 1889.
Allmond A. Mcßoy, dead; fall
term, 1880; spring term, 1885.
Augustus S. Seymour, dead;
spring term, 1881.
Mills L. Eure, dead,; fall term,
1881; spring term. 1882,
J, 0. L. Gudger, dead, fall
term, 1882,
W. M. Shipp. dead; fall term,
1881.
J. '. Hcßae. living; fall term,
1(301, 811 ttliiltti It-iin. fall ItTln,
1881).
W. J. Montgomery, living;
spring term, 188(1,
E. T, Boykin, dead; spring term,
1887: spring term, '9l.
Walter Clark, living: spring
term, 1888.
11. G. Connor, living: summer
term, '88; fall term 'BB.
Geo. H. Brown, Jr., living:
spring term. 'B9; fall term, '95;
J. H. Merrimon, living; spring
term. 'IK);
M. L. McCorkle, dead; summer
term, '9O; fall term. "90.
John Gray Bynuin, dead:
spring term, '9l.
W. A. Hoke, living; fall term,
'9l: fall term. '96.
R. F. Armfield, dead; spring
term, '92.
J. D. Melver, living: fall term,
'92: fall term, '9B.
R. W. Winston, living: fall term,
'9l,
Spier Whitakor, dead; spring
term, '94.
Jacob Battle, living; fall term,
'94.
Henry R. Bryan, living; spring
term, '95; spring term, 'Ol.
Win. L. Norwood, living:
spring term, '9(l.
L. L.Green, living; spring term.
'97.
H. R. Starbuek, living: fall term,
'97; fall term, 'Ol.
Albert L. Coble, living; spring
term. 1)8; spring term, 'O2.
). H. Allen, living; spring term,
'99.
Tlios. J. Shaw, living( fall term,
'99; fall term, 'O2.
W. S. ()' B. Robinson, living;
spring term, 'OO.
E. W. Titnberlake, living; fall
term, 'OO.
Walter H. Nenl. living; spring
term, 'Ol.
Tlios A. McNeill, living; fall
term. 'O3.
VY. R. Allen, living spring term,
04.
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STUART. VA.
J ( From the Enterprise. I
Mr. J. S. Langliorne and wife,
1 who were present at the organiza
tion of tlie Blue Ridge Baptist As
sociation at Mayo church in Henry
county forty years ago attended
the recent meeting of the Minis
ter's, Deaoon's and Layman's
Union of that body.
E. W. Owens, a traveling sales
man was found dead on the South
ern Ry. tracks near Dry Fork last
Friday evening. It is thought he
came to his death by falling from
the train. His home was in Dan
ville and he leaves a wife and
several children.
Yan R. Carpenter left Wednes
day a. in. for Francisco, N. C„ go
ing to Rev. R. W. George's home
to do some painting.
Geo. D. Gravely, one of the old
est and best known citizens of
Henry county, died at Martinsville
last Friday afternoon.
Rev. R. \\ . George, of Francisco,
N. C., will preach the funeral of
Geo. Fuleher at Howell Presby
terian church next Sunday, the
sth of June at 11 a. m.
Master Clarence Rangely met
wit ha painful accident Tuesday
evening that will in all probability
lay him up for some time. While
coming down the steps in his
fathers store he became overbalan
ced and jumped to save himself,
lighting on a tin can that cut his
I foot like a knife. Mr. ('lore was
called in ami in a few minutes had
i flJi) KOliliil ill Mtiti l»»n j»rr( ixrtrT
comfortable.
Tim and Ed Hazlewood and Ed
Ayers were nrrainged before Dr.
Yin Saturday evening for disturb
ing public worship at Providence
Church at Shuff, ou Sunday night,
Mays22nd, and were discharged.
Isaac Clark Gets Away.
Isaac Clark, who was tried be
fore Judge Allen at the last term
of court here anil sentenced to a
term on the Rockingham roads,
escaped from the Rockingham au
thorities last week, after serving
only four ami a half days of his
term.
Telepone News.
A branch of the Slate telepone
line has been completed between
Meadows anil Walnut Cove so that
now Danbury has direct telephone
connection with Walnut Cove.
Mr. A. J. Fair is renewing his
line between Danbury and Walnut
Cove. New poles have already
been put up. We nre strictly "in
it" so far as telephones go.
Charged With Robbing the Mails.
Robert D. Wagoner, rural free
delivery carrier on route No. 1.
from Winston was arrested last
week* charged with stealing letters
from the mails. He gave $BOO bond
for his appearance at next term of
Federal court at Greensboro.
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NUMBER l't
A BIT OF HISTORY.
j North Carolina's Losses in the Civil
War Compared With the Other
Southern States.
Gen. J. 15. Fry Ims tabulated
the following Confederate losses
from the muster rolls in the Bureau
of Confederate Archives at Wash
ington City:
North Carolina—Killed in the
war, 14,022; died of wounds, 5,551;
total loss from all causes. 40,275.
South Carolina Killed in the
war, 0,187; died of wounds, 15,735;
total loss from all causes, 17.8(12.
Georgia—Killed in the war.
•>..>52; died of wounds, 1,719; total
loss from all causes, 10,974.
Mississippi—Killed in the war.
.1,807; died of wounds, 2,(551;
total loss from all causes, 15,-
2(55.
\ irginia —Killed in the war. 5,-
328; died of wounds, 2,519; total
loss from all causes, 14,794.
North Carolina's loss was nearly
as many as Georgia, Mississippi
and Virginia all three. As to the
surrender at Appomattox: There
were three times as many North
Carolinians there as from any
other Htate; in fact, they were the
only troops that showed any
organization that amounted to any
thing. This is history.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Personals and News Items ot Interest.
Mr. Wiley Tlittle, of Tattle,
J. W. Johnson and James Mead
ows. of King, R. F. D. No. 1, were
among the visitors in Danbury
Monday.
J. S. Taylor, one of the county's
biggest tobacco raisers, has cut
his crop one-half this year. N.
A. Martin, another big grower of
the narcotic, will plant possibly
loss than one-half as 'much as
usual.
W. 11. Flinchum, of Piedmont
Springs, one of our best farmers,
was here Thursday. Mr Flin
chum has about finished setting
out plants for ten barns of tobac
co, which is about the size of the
crop lie raised last year.
A prominent warehouseman es
timates the supply of old tobacco
yet to be marketed at one and one
half million pounds. Something
over nineteen million pounds
have been sold on this market this
season. Winston Journal.
Mr. Walter Mabe, of Muff, one
of the fine tobacco farmers who
made an average of 10 cents last
year, passed through Saturday
returning from Walnut Cove
where he purchased fertilizer for
another crop. Mr. Mabe and his
brother will plant 35.1)00 hills this
time.
TRIFMPHS OF MODERN
SI'RGEKY.
Wonderful things are done for
the human body by surgery. Or
gans are taken out and scraped
and polished and put back, or
they may be removed entirely;
bones are spliced; pipes take the
place of diseased sections of veins;
antiseptic dressings are applied to
wounds, bruises, burns and like
injuries before inflammation sets
in, which causes them to heal with
out maturation and in one-third
the time required by the old treat
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