The- Danbury Reporter."
VOLUME XXXIII
A rRUIT GROWERS EXPERIENCE
Valuable Hints For Those Who Would
Grow Apples. Pears and Plums.
W. F. Grabs, of Stokes county,
in Progressive Farmer.
Messrs. Editors: A former ar
tu-lt> from this place, about trees
and fruits, etc., came in dated from
Forsyth' county, but we are loca
ted in Stokes. We have a R. 1'•
I). Hiie from Tobaccoville, Forsyth
county. I hope the above ex
planation will lie allowed.
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And now as to the fruit busi
ness. Our pioplo up here in
Stokes can do well for a variety ;
but it would not be advisable to
plant many large orchards here,
nor to plant any sort, of fruit trees
**just anywhere," regardless of lo
cation, etc.
Much money and timo hns
been loot by not understanding
these things.
The first pear trees that had
lieen bought for this place, my
father bought two, and my broth
er John planted one up on the
ridge, n half mile from the stream;
I planted the other here on the
low grounds, not more than two
hundred yards from the creek.
These treos were planted some
fifteen or sixteen years ago. Tho
tree that I planted died with
blight iu two or three years ufter
planting—which was about as
well perhaps as if it had lived,
bsicnuse if it had staye l there so
near tho stream, tho blooms would
have been killed nearly every year
by the lute frosts in tho spring.
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Apples, of course, certain varie
ties, often do well on tho low
grounds; but not so with many of
tho various tender early blooming
fruits.
Over thirty years ago we plan
ted a small orchard here near the
stream, not a hundred yards from
the water; in apple trees mostly.
Some of the apple trees have been
serving right well, are full of fruit
at this timo. Soon after the apple
trees were planted I planted some
cherry trees —the old-fashioned
Morille mostly. These Morillas
succeeded to bear right often, but
they could not stand the frost as
well us certain varieties of apples,
such as Nevorfail and Liinbortwig.
I planted three trees that we call
"sugar cherries" about 130 yards
from the stream, and about thirty
tivo feet higher than the water iu
the stream, same place us 'tho
other cherry treos.
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I mention this deliberately in
order to say that thesj fine cher
ries will not succeed hero in the
low grounds at all.
These sugar cherry trees were
in good soil, and had a good
chance for fruit, as to soil, etc.,
but we never succooded to get a
handful of cherries from them;
the trouble wus that the bloom
was killed by tho frosts. These
three trees were cut down about
eighteen or twenty years after be
ing planted.
I'pon the high ridge hinds, near
King, and any othur elevated
lands, any and all sorts of cherry
trees are regular in fruit, bearing
nearly every summer.
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The pear tree mentioned above
—that which my brother planted
upon tho ridge—is still standing,
flourishing, and has a fow pears
for this season. The same planter
of that trje bus a young orchard
at that place, . f 15'J pear trees,
that are now alxiut throe to five
years old. Some of these oldest
trees hud » few nice pears two
years ago. There are no pears on
these young trees this season; die
trouble is, that the big frost killed
the blooms (.n the morning of the
17th of Inst April.
This orchard is on what some
call a "nice place," a good locution,
but the evidence is that the loca
tion is not nearly what it should
bo. Higher up still, on the High
est ridges, the pair trees are full
of fruit, it would be lost labor to
plant Japan plums where the
above little pear orchard is located,
but upon the ridges, near King,
the Japan trues are heavy laden
with fruit.
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About twelve or fifteen years
ago I planted an apple tree horo,
located about three hundred yards
from the stream, in a small orch.
ard, an acre, surrounded by the
woods. This tree was of a variety
of good keeping winter apple—
Angel's favorite. The tree is still
standing in good soil, ft cost mo
j forty cents cash- but has never
been worth ton cents -but is only
worthless, as I have proved, be
cause the location (and the forest
trees all around near) does not
suit it. About nine years ago 1
planted a tree grafted from this
same tree,upon the ridge, about
seventy-five yards from the King
depot. This tree at King is not
on an ideal spot, but while the
leaves of the older tree here are
looking blistered and rough and
sickly, with the fruit speckled and
falling off, the leaves ot' the tree
at King are healthy looking, dark
green, and the|troe is loaded with
sound, smooth apples. This tree
was full of apples two years ago,
and I succeed to keep some of the
fruit in the cellar nice and sound
on up to June, 1903. I nin not
supposing that this variety of ap
ple is very popular, it being of
rather coarse flesh, but it is a tine
keeper, and will sucoeed vory well
on the tall ridges, 1 am sure.
The above article is nothing of
the "hair-splitting," but belongs to
the practical throughout
KING ROUTE ONE.
King, Routo 1, Aug. I.—l will
give you u fow items from Routo 1.
As a general rule, the farmers
ure busy nearly all the time lay
ing by tobacco and breaking wheat
land.
Mr. Wade Johnson, who bas
beon sick for four or five months,
is up ugain and is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Lewis.
Our Sunday School at Mt. Olive
is having a nice attendance along
now.
There will be an ice-cream sup
per at Mt. Olive at the old Boyles
stand on Saturday, Aug. 12. An
Edison Phonograph, ouo of the
loudest talking machines out, will
be played publicly.
Two well trained base ball teams
will play on the Ale ground, near
Mt. Olive. A good time for one
and all, old and young. Every-
I body coino just for fun.
Mr. Sanders Green, near King,
was kicked twico by his mule on
Sunday morning and is vory biul.
Mr. Green tad some tobacco rid
i died with hail and wind.
Rev. Mr. Wilson preached a
vory interesting sermon to a large
congregation at Mt. Olive on last
4th Sunday evening.
For fear I will write too much,
I will stop. Only to say our
editors page is very interesting.
THE OTHER FELLOW.
Mr. and Mis. A. J. Fagg visited
Moore's Springs Sunday.
STOKES AND CAROLINA.
DANBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST Id, UK)."
ASHBURN-AYERS.
Pretty Home Wedding Near Pilot
Mountain Last Thursday.
Pilot Mountain Route l,Aug. 3.
A very beautiful home wedding
was celebrated here this afternoon,
when Miss Emma, the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of
j Rev. and Mrs. Jesse A. Ashbyrn,
was united in the holy bonds of
matrimony to Mr. James T. Ayers,
one of Virginia's most prominent
and suocessfull young men. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
E. M. Barnard, of Virginia.
The wedding was a very quiet
, home affair, only a few relatives
4>id frjotids being present on the
occasion. The bridp's-maids were
Misses. Mattie Ayers, sister of the
j groom, Maude Payne and Burtie
Hix, of Westfield, and the groom's
meu wero Messrs. Powell Hiin-
I mone, of Pilot Mountain, Will
| Ayers, brother of the groom, and
J.Howard Payne, of Westfield.
' The flower girls were little Missos
Mattie Hunter and Nora Bryant.
Tho wedding maroh was beauti
fully rendered by Mr. Arthur L.
Ashburn. After tho ceremony all
marched into the dining room
where an excellent and beautiful
meal was served.
Something very unusual is to
bo noted about this wedding.
| Three Doctors of Medicine wit
nessed the license. They were J.
| R. Smith and R. E. L. Flippiu, of
I'ilot Mountain, and I)r. Pittman,
| of South Carolina.
Tho bride and groom leave to
morrow for their new home in
Virginia, and their many friends
wish them a long and happy mar
ried life,
Mr. Joyce To Sue Defunct Ice
Company.
Mr. R. T. Joyce, of Mount Airy,
• through his counsel, Messrs. Wat
, son, Buxton & Watson, of Wins
ton, will institute suit against the
stockholders of the defunct ice
company of Mount Airy. The
, plaintiff in tho case places the
damages at six thousand dollars.
The stockholders who are all
prominent business men of the
, town and about a dozen in num
ber, will no doubt tight the matter
' strenuously in court.
It seems that about two years
ago Joyce, tho plaintiff, bought an
ice plant, and, as he claims, oper
ated it successfully, but the pluut
was bought on credit, and the
j bills came due. On account of
Joyce's inability to meet the pay
ments he proceeded to organize a
joint stock company, tho stock
holders agreeing to assume the
indebtness of the business and
operate the plant. The plant was
then leased to R. R. Marshall, one
of the stockholders, and the plain.
tiff claims that the plant was ruin
ed by excessive use of ammonia,
. and other negligence, and that
. he has been damaged to the
amount sued for.
PUBLIC IS AROUSED.
, The public is aroused to a
knowledge of tho curative merits
of that great medicinal tonic,
Electric Bitters, for sick stomach,
liver and kidneys. Mary H. Wal
i ters, of 557 St. Clair Ave., Colum
, bus, 0., writes: "For several
months, I was given up to die. I
had fever and ague, my nerves
wore wrecked; I could not sleep,
and my stomach was so weak,
from useless doctors, drugs, that
I could not eat. Soon after be
ginning to take Electric Bittors, I
obtained relief, and in a short
time I was entirely cured.,"
Gnranteed at all drug stores;
price 50c.
Important to the Farmers.
Able speakers and organizers
will meet the farmers at the fol
lowing times and places.
Sandy Ridge Academy, Frida\,
Aug. 11th.
Dillard, Saturday, Aug. 12.
The principles of tho North
Carolina Farmer's Association wiil
bo fully explained,
No farmer can afford to miss
these meetings. Be present.
Bring your wife, children and all
who are interested in the farmers
cause. Yon will be entertained
as well as benefited.
PROF. J. M. SHARP,
Grand Lecturer,
N. C, Farmers Protective Asso
ciation.
Patrick County's New Jail Turned
Down Again.
Stuart Enterprise.
A gentlemen from St. Louis
came here last week and replaced
new cells in the jail in place of the
ones turned down by the committee
last March on account of the cells
failing to be tool proof. The com
mittee met again Monday to re
ceive the jail again and wore con
fronted with the same trouble and
refused to accept the jail on ac
count of the oells not being stict
ly tool proof. One of the upright
bars was easily cut iu too.
To Get a Splinter Out of Your Hand.
When a fighter has been driven
into the hand it can be extracted
by steam. Fill a wide-mouthed
bottle nearly full of hot water,
place the injured part over the
mouth and press it slightly. The
action thus produced will
draw the Hesh down, and in a
minute or two tho steam will ex
tract the splinter, also tho inflam
mation. Try it and be convinced.
—National Magazine.
Watermelon Time.
The melon crop this year is
very late, occasioned by the ex
cessive rains last month, and so
far very few of the country grown
variety are to be seen.
The Charlotte Observer force
has organized a Watermelon Club,
the worthy object of which is to
see that all melons that are pre
meditated, willfully and without
fear left in that sanctum are pro
perly disposed of.
Hail Storm Friday.
Quite a severe hail and wind
storm passed over the middle and
northern parts of Stokes Friday
evening. Considerable damage
was done by the storm in the Lime
Rock section. It is learned that
Messrs. Robert Oakley, Daniel
Duggins and Hub Youug were
among those whose tobacco was
injured.
Fire Near Walnut Cove.
Mr. Frank Marshall, who re
sides near Walnut Cove, had the
misfortune to lose his dwelling
house by fire on Friday of last
week. Only a part of Mr. Marsh
all's household otfects were saved.
He occupied the old Joe Fulp
brick residence. It was not loarn
ed whether he carried ony insur
ance or not.
PECULIAR DISAPPERANCK.
J. D. Rnnyan, of Butlerville,
0., laid the peculiar disappear
ance of his painful symptionis, of
indigestion and biliousness, to
Dr. King's New Life Pills. He
says: "They are a perfect reme
dy, for dizziness, sour stomach,
headache, constipation, etc."
Guaranteed at all drug stores,
price 25c.
CROPS LOOKING PROSPEROUS. I
Various News Notes and Personals
From Francisco.
Francisco Route 1. Aug. •'>. —)
The crops in this section are look-1
ing very prosperous. ! 1
There will be services at Big j
Creek church Sat urday and Sun- j i
day as usual.
Among those on the sick list ,
this week are Mrs. Anna Nunn
and little son and Mr. Bob Crad
dock. Hope they will soon recov-!
or.
Prof. J. T. Smith visited our 1
community last week. Glad to!
have you with us, Prof. Come i
again.
Mr. J. H. Clifton anil family, of
Pilot Mountain, are visiting rela
tives and friends near here.
Misses Mamie Leak and Claudia
Smith attended services near
Smith last Sunday. They report 1
a pleasant trip.
Mr. Joe Smith, of Mt. Airy,
spoilt Saturday and Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .Joshua t
Smith.
Mrs. Decye lioyles and little
daughter, Everette, visited
relatives and friends at Pilot
Mountain and Mt Airy the past
two weeks.
Mrs. W. \V. Leake spent Mon- j
day with her father and mother, j
Mr. anil Mrs. T. A. Flippin.
Jarvis, how do you like free
delivery these hot daysy Fine !
though,T suppose.
We hope the Pine Hall boys- 1
will have a pleasant trip on the
excursion to tho mountains.
Miss Mamie Leake, of Peter's |
Creek, Va., is spending this week
with Miss Claudia Smith, of this
place.
As this is our first attempt to i
write to the Reporter and iu fear
of the waste basket, we will stop
for this time.
TWO BLI'E EYED GIRLS. |
Personal Notes From Germanton.
Germanton, Aug. ;i. Mr. T. M. |
Crews, of the Charlotte >bsorver i
mailing force, is visiting his moth-1
er at this plnce. He contemplates i
spending some time at Moore's j
Springs before his return to his I
duties.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bitting, of |
Mana, Tex., have been visiting at !
the home of Mrs. M. K. Gibson
this week.
Mr. Sam'l F. Styers, wife and
little son, of Baltimore, are visit
ing at the home of his father, Mr.
E. J. Styers. Mr. Styers is a ma
chinist by trade, but is prospect
ing with a view of engaging iu
other business, possibly the rais
ing of cattle and fine hogs.
Mr. J. 0. Small, of the South
ern Railway, with his family, is
visiting at the home of his father,
Dr. L. 11. Hill.
STATE OF O, CM OF TOLEDO, |
LUCAS Cor STY, \ 8S-
Frank J. Cheney makos oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. J. Cheney A: Co., doing
business iu the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE Hl T NI )R KI)DOL LARS for
each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by tho use of
Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J.
CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this (Uh
day of December, A D. 18S>.
A. W. GLEASON.
(SEAL.)
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Hall's Catarrh ('ure is taken
internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of
tho system. Send for the testi
j uionials free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for
j constipation.
NUMBER 28
Briefs Adrift.
Mr. W. fl. Spencer, of Watkins
villo, was in Danbury Friday.
The brick work of Walnut
Cove's bank is almost completed.
Mr. Walter Flynt, of Gideon,
spoilt Sunday night in Danbury.
Dr. E. Fnlp, of Fulp, spent
Sunday night >it the McCanloss
hotel.
Mr. M. A. Siieppard, of Camp
bell Route J. visited the Repor
ter oflioe Thursday
Mr. \\ R. Stevens, keeper of
the county home, was in town
Monday.
Mr. Thomas l'etree has return
ed from a two week's stay at
Moore's Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Chilton visi
ted the mother of Mrs. Chilton, at
Red Shoals, Sunday.
Elder Paul Priddy, of Liine
Rock, was among those who visi
ted Danbury Monday.
Mrs. Rettie Martin and daugh
ter, Miss Annie, of Gideon, visi
ted relatives here a day or two
this week.
Mrs. R. 1. IMI ton and daughter,
Miss Sadie May, of Winston,
came up Monday on a visit to
relatives.
Miss Maggie l'etree, of Gor
manton, who has been visiting
I Miss Minnie Blum, returned home
Friday, accompanied by Miss
Lillian Crews. —Winston Sentinel.
Mrs. J. R Nutt, of Mount Airy,
returned h une Saturday after
spending several days at Piedmont
Springs. She was accompanied
homo by Miss Mary Joyce, of Dan
bury.
Mr. Win. Jackson, of Moore's
Springs, was in Danbury Thurs
day. ilr. Jackson tells the Re
porter that he took a peach from
his orchard this season that weigh
ed even one pound.
There was 110 preaching at the
M. E. church last Sunday 011 ac
count of the absence of the pastor,
Rev. J. T. Ratledge, who was at
tending the Sunday School Con
vention at Elkin.
Mr. Gary L. Carroll, a Stokes
boy, who holds a lucrative position
with the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Co., at New Orleans, has moved
his headquarters temporarily to
Memphis, Tenn., 011 account of the
yellow fever in New >rleans.
Mr. Thomas Mabe, of Hartman,
tells the Reporter that one of his
hens recently layed an egg as
largo as that of a goose. He ex
pected to find two yellows in it
but instead found that the large
egg contained another one fully
matured and with shell on it.
It is learned that Mr. Nat Roy
den, who died at his home near
Donnaha some days since, did
not leave a will, as was thought
at first. If this is trua all of his
property will go I > his daughter,
the only child ho had. TIIO de
ceased left a valuable farm of
several hundred acres neir Don
naha, besides a large tract of land
in Ashe county.
The Winston Sentinel says pe
titions are being pretty generally
circulated in Forsyth county ask
big Gov. Glenn to change 4 ho 1
sentence of J. W. Hammons from
hanging to life imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Petitions ask
ing for this change have been cir
culated over Stokes and it is learn
ed that a majority of those asked
to do so signed them very readily.