The Danbury Reporter.
VOLUME XXXIII.
A CALENDAR PARTY.
Complimentary to Miss Rachel Moore,
of Stokes county, and Miss Edna
Thompson, of Washington.
Lexington, Dee. iiO. —Thursday
night Mr. and Mrs. J. Raymond
McCrary gave one of the moat
delightful and thoroughly enjoy
able receptions to a large number
of friends that has ever been given
in Lexington. It is often said in
Lexington society that the Mc-
Crary receptions are always charac
terized by something new in the
way of entertainment, that it is
impossible for a guest to leave
their elegant home without having
felt that it was good to have been
there. This reception was no ex
ception, It was in the nature of
a calendar party and was given in
compliment to Misses Rachel
Moore, of Stokes county, and Edna
Thompson, of Washington.
The McCrary home is one of
the most beautiful in Lexington
and on this occasion the multi
tudes of light, holly and mistletoe
and the blood-red bells that deco
rated the rooms made the place a
most typical scene of holiday
festivity. On arriving the guests
were at onco engaged in a very
lively and spirited contest. A
large boardlike calendar, with
twelve holes in it, was placed be
fore the guests and rubber balls
distributed. The idea was to put the
bills through the center hole. In
this contest th»* first prize, a lovely
calendar, was won by Miss Canille*
Hunt and Mr. Henley Hunt; and
the second prize, also a calendar,
was won by Miss Callum and Mr.
Raymond Dorselt, The prizes
were presented in a most happy
manner by the inimitable Dr.
David (i. Hill.
In choosing partners for this
contest a very unique plan was hit
upon by the resourceful host and
hostess. The young gentlemen
were concealed behind curtains in
the hallway, displaying nothing
except their patent leathers. The
young ladies were to select a foot,
call the name of its owner, and get
a partner, all of which was intense
ly interesting and amusing.
Following this, G. Foster Han
kjns appeared before the assem
blage dressed like old Father Time,
bearing his sythe. He distributed
beautiful post cards bearing merry
new year greetings, and on de
livering the same, he foretold the
future of the recipients in most fit
ting language.
Following this, refreshments
were served in the dining room
and, nt a late hour the numerous
guests depute 1 for their homes,
all feeling that one of the hap
piest occasion of their lives had
just been closed.
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DEAFNESS CANNOT BE
CURED.
by local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by con
stitutional remedies. Deafness is
paused by an inflamed condition
i;jj the muoous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inflamed you have a rum
bling sound of imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is'the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten aie caused by Cattarrj],
which iy nothing but an intjamed
e.mditi' n of the mucous surfaqes.
We will give One Hundred Dol
ln s. for any case of Deafness
(caiked by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free.
F i. CHEN FY &CO O.
S..ld by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for
constipation.
Crown Miss Ada Leak Queen
QUAKER GAP'S PAIR DAUGHTER WINS GRA/ND
PREMIUM.
End of Great Popular Voting Contest
Intense Excitement As the Battle Closed Miss Ada Leak 4001,
Miss Mirtie Wall 3380 Miss Mary Lee Venable 3200.
HOME. SWEET HOME.
Editor Reporter :
Home, Sweet Home! How these
words have cheered many n
heavy hoart. Be it ever so hum
hie there is no place like home.
None but those who have left
• *i.' Preside and drifted away
in the wide wide world can fully
realize these words or appreciate
their ineaning. But after the
children are all married and gone
away they begin to realize
what home is and what it means
to them. Then it is that father
and mother, silver haired and bent,
begin to look for the home com
ing of the children. This usually
come 9 about Christmas time for
who c«n imagine a more enjoyable
time than at this season of the
year to visit the old home. The
broad old fashion fireplace with
its glow of warmth and light the
old familiar place by the chimney
where the little stocking used to
be hung with care and anxious
anticipation waiting the arrival of
good old Santa with loads of toys
the old oellar filled with crisped
vegtables rosy apples all sorts of
canned fruits ami jellies the old
smoke hon*e with its wealth of
hams and sausage. Then the
dear old pantry we love to visit so
well in childhood days. Dear old
mother has not forgotten to till its
broad shelves with mince pies
fruit cakes and other delicious
dishes which mother knows so
well how to prepare, Oh! the com
ing of Christmas how the children
long to meet once more and talk
over old times with father and
mother and how proud father and
mother are as they look upon
their children and grand ohildren.
Eagerly father shows the children
any improvement or change has
has made about the old home
and quietly mother goes and pre
pares a sumptuous dinner ihit|
favorite dish for one child ami
that for another. Sad indeed it
must be for the boy or girl who
has never had such dreaming or
such happy experiences. Even
one strain of these words so full
of meaning, Home Sweet Home,
has been the means of saving
souls. Father and mother make
your home a benediction to your
children. A heaven of rest for
thei* weary souls anil tirod bodies
and whon the silver oord shall
break and father, mother, son or
daughter bo taken to Heaven may
! the waiting ones on earth look
with longing to the glorious home
coming to the house of many
[mansious eternal in the Heaven
[where separation never comes,
families are unbroken and good
lives never said Home Sweet
| Homo. L. W. S.
DANBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY I, 190(»
The Reporter's Most Popular Voting Contest closed amid great
excitement Saturday evening December 30, 1905, Miss Ada Leak
receiving the highest vote, 4001; Miss Mirtie Wall tlio next highest,
with .'51580, and Miss Mary Lee Venable the third highest with 3200.
The end was a great surprise to everybody, as the last issue of the
Reporter showed Miss Lettie Sue Brown to be in the lead with 1 ISO
votes. Miss Brown indeed held the lec/l i ntil about 1 o'clock Satur
day P. M., when she was superseded Miss Tljiu Miss
Brown suddenly took the lead again, , .( 'again was headed oil" by
Miss Wall.
About 2 o'clock more than a thousand votes were turned in for Miss
Ada Leak, which placed her in front by a good majority. Then
again Miss Wall forged to the front, and was quickly followed by Miss
Lettie Sue Brown.
Then Miss Leak again took first position. At 3:30 o'clock the
figures stood:
Miss Ada Leak 2SS7
Miss Lettie Sue Brown 2710
Miss Mirtie Wall 2710
The voting then almost entirely ceased, and many persons thought
that the fight was over.
When the sun was not more than 15 minutes high, suddenly a dark
horse came in from Yadkin township, and amid greatbut suppressed
excitement 3200 votes were cast for Miss Mary Lee Venable, of Dolk,
whose name had not hitherto been voted upon. This was more than
twice the number of votes that, had been cast at one time for any of
the candidates, and oreated a great sensation, The crowd was electri- j
fied, and everybody thought that Miss Venabla had won out.
But scarcely had Miss Vetiable's vote been recorded before 500 1
votes more were placed upon Miss Ada Leak, which raised her to
3,380.
Then Miss Wall, with 650 more votes, rose to 3,390.
Quick as a flash 242 followed iustantly by 372 more, were cast for
Miss Leak, and the sun dropped out of sight with the figures standing
as follows:
Miss Ada Leak KX)I
Miss Mirtie Wall 3380
Miss Mary Lee Venable 3200
Miss Lettip Sue Brown 2710
Now, with the oonsent of all parties, the contest was declared over,
and Miss Ada Leak was awarded the sowing machine, Miss Wall the
lamp and Miss Venable the umbrella.
Thus closed the most interesting and the most exciting strugglo
where all the parties were friends ever witnessed in Stokes county.
It began Oct. 5, 1905, and during the contest 20,55ti votes wore oast,
while the Reporter's subscription list was swelled until wo now have
the largest circulation of any country weekly in the State.
THE WINNERS.
Miss Ada Leak, who has the distinguished honor of winning the
Grand Premium and being voted the most popular lady reader of the
Reporter, is the daughter of Mr. Jas. A. Leak, of Francisco, a leading
oitizen of Quaker Gap township. Miss Leak is a young lady of rare
qualities of character, and this testimonial of the high esteem of her
friends will be a happy memory to her as long as she lives.
Miss Mirtie Wall, who received the next highest number of votes,
is the very attractive dmgtyer of ex-Sheriff J. C. W all, of Meadows,
I4iss W&U well feel proud of her splendid support, and it is the
wish of the publishers of this paper in presenting her with the ele
gant lamp that its soft beams may always remind her of the tender
affection which burns in the breasts of the hundreds of loyal friends
who fought so nobly for her.
Miss Mary Lee Vonable is the daughter of Mr. Francis Venable, of
Delk, and it may be stated that the innate moJesty of this excellent
young lady is such that it was almost averse to her wishes that her
name was placed before the public. But at the last moment her
admiring friends presented her nan\e, and 3203 votes were cast for her
at one time,
STOKES AND CAMOLIAA.
WAGONER-MITCHELL.
Marriage at Dillard Sunday. Decem
ber 24.
On Sunday morning, Dec. 24,
1905, Miss Nannie Mitchell, of
Di?m innrriei3 to Mr. Chas.
W agonor, of (lermaiiton. The
ceromony was preformed by Mr.
Zeb Martin in the presence of
Misses Cora Roberts, Ruth Lasley
Messrs 1). H. Carter and B. F.
Mitchell and others. After the
ceremony they started for the
station whore they boarded the
train f. r Charlotte, N. C. They
ret'.irnoi! to the home of the bride
on Thursday. Dec. 28, where Mrs,
\\ ajjoner w ill spemi the remainder
of the winter season.
\\ e wish them much happiness
in their future life.
FRIEND.
Letter From West Virginia.
Kimball, West Va., Dec. 27.
Please find enclosed one dollar for
the Reporter anot her year. It is the
best paper 1 nearly ever read. It
has improved so much in the last
few years.
lam now liviug in tho coal
fields of West Virginia. This is
a good place to make money but I
do not like the country. It is so
mountainous. I hope some day
soon to get back to old Stokes,
the best place in the world. I
was raised there. You don't talk
with any one hero that has come
in hero that likes and wants to
stay long.
MRS. J. E. COOKERS.
A MODERN MIRACLE.
"Truly miraculous seemed the
recovery of Mrs. Mollie Holt of
this place," writes J. O. R. lloop
per, Woodford, Tenn., "she was so
wasted by coughing up puss from
her lungs. Doctors declared her
end so near that her family had
watched by her bedside forty-eight
hours; when, at my urgent request
j Dr. King's New Discovery wasi
i was given her. with the astonish-'
itig result that improvement bo
gan, and continued until she final
ly completely recovered, and is a
healthy woman today." Guaran
teed cure for coughs and colds.
50c and SI.OO at all Druggists.
Trial bottle free.
Economy m taumKflood'ss«.
supanlla, becauso " 100 doses one
dollar" is peculiar to and true only of
the One True BLOOD Purifier.
NUMBER 48
Briefs Adrift,
Mr. Jesse Lawson, of Dollar,
was in town Monday.
Mr. Peter P. Johnson, of King
Route 1, was here Monday.
The biggest and prettiest snow
of the season fell here Sunday.
Mr. K. T. J. East, of Walnut
Cove Route 1, was a Danbury vis
itor Tuesday.
Mr. Thomas Petree returned
from a visit to Mt. Airy and Pine
Hall Saturday.
Mr. W. A. Petree, of Mizpah,
was among those*who visited Dan
bury Monday.
Mr. Li. C. Sheppord, a promi
nent merchant of Dellar, visited
Danbury Monday.
Messrs James and John Jones,
of Pinnacle, spent Saturday night
here with relatives.
Miss Clandie Smith, of Francis
co, spent Sunday night at the
home of Prof. J. T. Smith.
Master Odell Jones returned
Monday from a visit to his grand
parents at Pinnacle.
Messrs. Sam and Henry Wall,
of Pinnacle, visited tho family of
Mr. C. M. Jones this week.
Miss Nellie Joyce returned to
school at the State Normal Mon
day, after spending Christmas at
home.
Mr. Goo. W. Sparger, a promi
nent citizen of Mount Airy, spent
a day or two in Danbury this
week.
Mr. J. W. Fagg, of Daubury
Route 1, left this week to enter
school at Sharp's Institute, Rock
iugham county,
Mr. J. J. Priddy announces
himself a candidate for Treasurer
of Stokes county subject to the
action of the next Republican
convention.
Miss Hattie Coleman returned
Monday from a visit to the family
of Mr. Geo. W. Smith, near
Dellar. She was accompanied
home by Mr. Ed Smith.
Miss Mary Taylor, accompanied
by her class mate, Miss Pauline
White, returned to school at Guil
ford College Monday, after spend
ing the holidays at home.
Ticket No. 3378 entitles the
holder to the automobile, which
was given away by Hutitly-Hill-
Stockton Co. on Christmas morn
ing. Holder of same is requested
to present the same nt that store
before the first of Fr>ruary, l'.HX*.
Messrs. J. E. Sisk, W. M. Flynt,
J. H. Fowler, S. M. Nelson, Chas.
Sisk. Robt. Coleman. Col. M. V.
Mabe, Capt. Leander Nelson, L.
T. lsom, Everett Hnrtman, J. C.
Branson, Ed Smith and others at
tended the meeting of the county
commissioners Monday.
Some Fine Porkers.
Below is a list of some fine
porkers recently killed in Beaver
Island township :
J. Ham Martin 1 hog GOO
John Vernon 1 " 440
Walter Joyoe 1 " 4(55
J. B. Joyce 2 " 432-335
J. B. Johnson 2 " 425-390
A. J. Clark 1 " 311
Thos. Duggins 2 " 274-255
Bud Wilkins 2 " 327-280
W. J. Wall 1 ' 240
Luther Joyce 1 " 424
James Gann 2 " (ils-(KX>
J.W.Gann 2 " 493-427