THE DANBURY REPORTER.
I ; VOLUME XXXIII.
THE SCHOOL MONEY.
The Board 01 Education Made the
Apportionment At Its Last
~ . Meeting.
At the last mooting of the Board
of Education the school money
for th« various' schools in Stokes
was apportioned hs follows :
'* DANpiJRY TOWNSHIP.
District No. 1, Dun bury, $-10.00
18 00
*' No. 2, Young's 25 00
* , 18.00
" No. 1, Colored 18.00
MEADOWS TOWNSHIP.
District No. 1, Meadows « 30.(X)
" No. 2, Germanton 3000
" No. 3, Petree's 30.00
" No. 4. Friendship 80.00
" No. 5, Pin® Log 27.00
" No. #», Wilson's 8. 28.00
No. 7, Flat Shoals 3000
" No. 1, Colored 20.00
YADKIN TOWNSHIP.
District No. 1, Cresons 29.00
"* " " 2, Mt. View 29.00
« 3, Ale 25.00
" " 4, Capella 'M) 00
» " 5, Haw Pond JJO/X)
" " (>, Oak Grove 30.00
•' 7, Gott'a 25.00
'« " 8, King 30.00
18.00
« •» 9, Dry Springs 25.00
" 11, Flat Rock 125.00
" " 12, xVolunteor 25.00
T . - « " 13 pinnacle 30.00
18.00
" " 14, Kallam 25.00
" " 15, Leg. Dist. 28.00
4 " " 1, Colored 18.00
L QUAKER GAP TOWNSHIP.
District No. 1, Leake's .50.(X)
In.OO
" " 2, Asbury JiO.OO
" 3, Westtield 30.(X)
" * " 4, Nivnn's 25.00
" " 5, Beaver Dam 30.00
" " (>, Francisco 30.(X)
. * •' " 7, New Bethel 30.00
' . 18.00
. ♦ » 8, Boa-/,e 28.00
i' f? y ( Brown Mt. 28.00
, " " 10, Gibson's 30.00
18.00
"11, Brim 3000
18.00
" " 12, Flinty Knoll 28.00
| " " 13, Quaker Gap 27.(X1
" " 14, Cascade 28.(W
" "1, Colored 18.00
i v . , , i' . ' i, " Graded 10.00
PETER'S CREEK TOWNSHI P.
District No. 1, Academy 30.00
" " 2, Sands 28.00
" " 3, Smith 30.0(1
" " 4, Seven Island 27 00
|; « " " "5, Lawsonville 30.00
«• » 6, Jute 30.00
'• 'f i, Buck Island 30 00
" " 1, Colored 18 00
H* SNOW CREEK TOWNSHIP.
ls>. District No. 1, Sandy Riilge 30 00
18.00
" " 2, Amos 28.00
" 3, Buffalo 30.00
IH.OO
" •• 4, Prestonville 30.00
18 00
" " " 5, Beasley 25 (XJ
& • " "0, Smith Town 25.00
f ' •• "7, North View 30.00
" " 8, Moore's 28.00
If; "], Colored 18.00
•' • •' 3, (join Kaco 18,00
BEAVER ISLAND TOWN
PfltfiA No. 1, Gideon 30.00
•I a, Gann oti.CHl
» •• " il, Saxon JJB.OO
'« 4, Dillard 30.00
•' 0, Pine Hall HO.OO
" 1, Col.(K.Fork)18.00
■ 14 2, " (P. Bridge) 1800
SAURATOWN TOWNSHIP.
District N°' li
ii .M % Freeni ui's HO.(X)
V " 3, Walnut Cove 3Q.00
M " 4, Rose Bud 30.00
" " ft, Isom's 30.00
" " (5, Stewart's 30.00
" ' " 7, Concord 30.00
" 1, col. (Leg Wall) 20.00
" " 2, " (Bailey) 20.00
The committeemen will please
iote the change in number of
Districts and clip list for fu
ture reference.
Letter From Mr. Willis.
Walnut Cove, July 20.
Mr. Editor :
If you will allow me a little
space In your paper, I would like
to state to the readers and the
Walnut Cove correspondent the
position occupied by myself (while
noting as a commissioner at the
time) and the Board of Commis
sioners in passing an ordinance
allowing one man to Soli soft
drinks from his fountain on Sun
day.
lu Mv. Fulton's article of July
17tl», he seemed to be entirely ig
norant of the facts in the matter,
or he did not want to treat the
Board with fairness, because know
ing as I do that he did know why
the ordinances was passed, it
seams that if he had been dis
posed to treat with fair
ness he would have stated thijt thfl
ordinance was made in compliance
to a petition signed with three
fourths of the voters of the town
asking that such an ordinance be
passed.
Mow, ftjr. Fulton, it seems that
you did not have iho back bone
to serve as a commissioner of this
town ofter being elected as one,
but had rather be a critic, and I
wish to say that we werp elected
by the p»aile of Walnut Coye tq
serve and
when a petition was presented
signed by three-fourths or more o|
the voters of the town asking
that an ordinance be past, why
I have no apology to make foi
acting upon it.
Very respectfully,
C. L. WILLIS.
Farmer Writes From Dillard.
Dillard, July ltt.—l would tc
God that the farmers and pool
laboring class of people would
organize and stand as firm as n
stone wall. They can rule tht
world if they will only stick to
gether. " The Bible tells us when
the wicked rule the people mourn
Thore has never been a time in
my knowledge when the poor inai
was more oppressed than he is nuw
We have not got the pricing ol
anything we make. We have jusi
got to haul off what we make anc
take somebody else's prices. I
is the most unjust thing that eve]
oould exist. You can see a farm,
er work all the year making i
crop of tobecoo and haul it of
and not get enough to pay foi
making it, and buy his familj
good clothes to wear. There ii
no chonce for a poor man to save
any money on the farm. A greal
many times he has to haul crosi
ties or do something else to pay hit
fertilizer bill. It is a sad plight tc
go to a warehouse and sec
a poor man's whole year's
work go for a mere song
not get more than hajf the value
of his labor. 1 think it is liigl
time that the people rise in thoii
might and strike the death blow
at that tyrannical yoke that lmc
been depressing the people sc
long. It can be done and it
must be doue or the jjoor maq jf
goiw.
Brother farmer, Join the Farm
era' Proteotive Association anc
stand firm. For united we stanc
and divided we fall. We shoule:
be willing for the man who buyf
what we make to live and we asl
them the same privilege. Oh
that every man oould boo whal
would be best for him. The law
yer, doctor, merchant and nlmosj
every other of people cu
(iod'rt green earth are organuec
but the farmer, and our only hope
is to organixn and Btick together.
* FARMER.
DANBURY, N. C., JULY 26, 1906.
THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
INTERESTING TOPICS DISCUSSED ABLY BY
FOREIGN AND NATIVE SPEAKERS—THE
PRACTICAL ADDRESS OF MR. R. W. SCOTT
-THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE.
The Farmers' Institute hold in
the oourt house here last Friday
was interesting and valuable to
the fanners, and it were a pity
Hint the audience was so small.
"Fertilizers and How to Use
Them" was ably discussed by Mr.
0. M. Couner, of Florida. Mr. Con
ner also spoke interestingly on
the subject ''Why We Cultivate
and How to Do It."
Mr. I. G. Ross was one of the
speakers and his talk on "Corn Cul
ture" was par excellence, Mr.
Hunc has ah&ved off his whiskers,
and though we will give him the
credit of looking a good deal
younger, we will leave it for the
(jirls to say that he is handsomer.
Mr. W. 4. Pptrpe'§ address on
"Tobacco Raising" was itne and
listened to by the crowd with the
closest intention. Mr. l'etree is
the best authority on tobacco in
the county, and probably one of
the best in the State,
Among the audience were noti
ced tho following well known far.
mors: Messrs. H. W. and 0. C.
Carroll, Herbert Ray, John Henry
Hart, Modaric and Edward Wilson
Jos. Coleman, B. F. Pulliam, Jerry
Smith, John and C. W. Sisk, John
W. and P. H. Y°nng, J. & Sisk,
Thomas Mabe, W. M. Peobles,
J. E. Boles.
Mr. R. W. Scott, of Alamance
oounty, delivered a highly inter
esting address on ''Diversification
As a Partial Solution to the Labor
Problem." Tt was in Bubstftnoe as
follows:
"In this day when the cry orf
every hand is for labor, and none
to be had, every man must raise
something that he can gather and
save by machinery. Machinery
must take the place of hired labor
very largely. J do not raisp a
plant of tobacco or cotton and I
never expect to, as it takes too
much labor. Myself and family
do the most of our owu work. I
raise corn, wheat, oats, rye, peas,
and clover. Every farmer ought
to rotate his crops so that his land
would be improving all of the
time- getting better all of the
time Instead of gotting worso.
"My rotation is as follows: Peas,
wheat, corn, oats ,clover. So, you
see, I just put my land in a crop
that has to be cultivated once in
four years. That, rotation givps
groat rosulta aiuj your land will
improve eacli year."
The speaker said that he could
not for the life of him see how the
farmers made a living in Stokes
couuty depending, as many do, on
tobacco for everything. Not a
farm between Dan bury and Wai
nut Cove showed any signs what ,
evor that the owners were doing
all they could to beautify theii
farms and improve them. He
said that the tobacco on the road
looked to him liko it would not
pay for the fertilizer, much less be
a money crop. As he did not
raise any tobacco or cotton, he
could use a great deal of machin
ery. Ho used the reaper and
binder on his wheat, then the
same machino cuts and binds hie
oats, thon he hitchps to the mowei
and moyva his clover and poa hay
Next he takes the corn cutter and
shocker and cuts and shocks his
oorn. Later the husker and
shredder is used and a great deal
of good food is gotten from the
oorn stalks and shucks.
The farmer of Stokes pan rpjul
ily gee that farming of ttlis sort
pan bp done with very little labor
Mr. Scott made great complaint
about seeing so much land lying
out in old fields and doing 110 cor*'
producing nothing an''
hashed in gullies. Ho showed
how ho had filled up the gullies of
his farm, some of which wore from
10 to 15 feet deep, and now where
those gullies were are the most
productive parts of his fields. He
filled them by putting litter
from the stable in them and above
them ou the gladed spots. Vege
tation grew up and the gullies
quit washing and Uegan to till up
and get ritfher each year. He ad
vised the farmers of Stokos not to
try to fill gullies with brush, as he
had tried that and failed, as the
water running under the brush
caused the gullies to get deeper
each season and it takes the brush
so long to rot.
"The farmers of Stokes ought
not to quit raising tobacco, but
they certainly ought to raise some
thing else besides tobacoo. Fence
otf some land for pasture aud let
it grow bruornsago and Japan
clover, as all lands in Stokes will
do. Broomuage iu good for graz
ing purposes and so is Japan
clover is a leguminous crop, just
as all other clovers, and improves
the soil just the same by storing
nitrogon.
"Raise some cattle—take such
as you have to start with and get
you a fine blooded male animal to
improve your stock, and keop on
till you get the pure bred animals.
Every farmer ought to keep some
cattle in order that he may have
plenty of barnyard manure to put
on his land and he will also have
some cattle to sell for beef or as
milkers, and there.is also a profit
in good butter. 1 have sold" over
11700 worth of butter since last
| ()ctober.
| "Fanners ought qlso tu keep
i some hogs tooonsume their skim
| med milk and sell a few pigs onco
l in a while and raise some bacon
I to sell also. I also keep some
j sheep, the cost of which is very
; little. When I want a mutton 1
j don't have to do without, or run
to my neighbor and pay cash for
! one.
"Raise some of everything to
i sell. The farmers of Stokes ought
to raise their own supply of horses
I and mules. A man will take SSOO
i and buy a pair of Kentucky mules
i when he can raise just as good
I mules and'keep his money. Plenty
jof fowls ought to ho kept on the
i farm because they constantly
! bring in some revenue."
The speaker said that he had as
fine horses and mules on his farm
as any man had in the famous
blue-grass region of Kentucky.
"By all menus improve your
soil, divoraify farming, raise
everything you uso, and have a
surplus to sell, for that is the only
way that any sot of people can be
prosperous and happy."
1 The Woman's Institute was hold
:in the grand jury room. Mias
: Viola Boddie, qf the Normal f*nd
! Industrial Oollego, Greensboro, ad
i dressed the ladies on "Educating
the Farmers' Daughters." Among
the audience were:
l j Missos Hessie and V «T«
' Young, Claudia yjbbioShop
'jpard, Fannie Lasley, Ruth Lasloy
GREAT GAME OF BASEBALL,
The Meadows Giants Go Down In
Befeat After a Hard-Fought
Battle.
One of the hardest-fought and
moat stubbornly-contested games
of ball ever played on the diamond
wan that between Danbury and
Meadows on the grounds of the
former Saturday. Meadows went
iown in defeat, but a halo of glory
snoircled the red-shirts as they
net their death.
The great features of the game
were the fine stunts of Coon, the
jrßck pitcher of Pinnacle, who
played with Danbury, and the tine
running of George, also of Pin
lacle, who also played with Dan
jury. The Meadows boys put up
i gallant tight aud would doubt
ess have won the game but for
.ho uasistanoe of the Yadkin boys.
The score was as follows: Dan
jury y, Meadows 5. Night and
i thunder storm put an end to the
jaine, (
The alignment was as follows:
DANBURY:
Coon, pitch ; George, catch;
Davis, first base ; Davis, second
base ; Dodson, third base , Petree,
short stop ; Young, field.
MEADOWS:
Smith, pitch ; Sizemore, catch;
Southern, tirst base; Williams,
iecond base . Covington, third base;
Southern, short stop ; Hicks; field.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Called To Meet In Danbury On Sat
urday. August 18.
A convention of the Democratic
party of Stokes county is
hereby called to meet in the town
of Danbury ou
Saturday, August 18, liKXI,
for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for the House Repres
entatives, Sheriff, Clerk of the
Superior Court, Register of Deeds,
Treasurer, Surveyor, Coroner,
County Commissioners and for
tho purpose of selecting a Chair
man and Executive Committee for
tho next two years and transacting
suoh other busiuess as may pro
perly 'come before it.
Tho convention will convene at
11 o'clock A. M.
This July 12,1906.
J. D. HUMPHREYS.
Chm 'n Dem. Ex. Coin. Stokes Co,
WALNUT COVE ROUTE 1.
Walnut Cove Route 1, July 23.
—The people in this section are
getting behind with their work on
account of wot weather.
Mr. June Burton wont to
Belews Creek Sunday.
J Russell McPherson, the little
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mc-
Pherson, who has been visiting his
aunt at King, returned home
yesterday.
Mrs. Tom Calloway is visiting
Mr. Calloway's brother, of King.
A big mooting begins at Salem
uhapol the Ist Sunday in Aug. A
largrt crowd is expected to attend.
LOVER.
County Commissioners Suggested.
- Walnut Cove, July lfi.
! Mr. Editor :
Walnut Cove has l>een stirred
|up the paßt week. First tho State
Convention, then an elfort to en
force some town ordinances on the
part of the town officials kept
things at fever heat moat of the
week. All is quiet this morning
and we feel that our board of
county commissioners are so im
portant that we suggest the follow
ing to be voted for at tho county
convention yet to be held: Messrs.
jD. V. Carroll. Jerry Mitchell and
John W. Gann, all good men and
can be elected, A VOTER.
Mr. Jno. M. Taylor, of Winston,
was in town last week.
Briefs Adrift.
Mr. Thos. S. Petree vioited
Madison and Pino Hall Friday
and Saturday.
Misses Olive Nool and Minnie
Koss are the guests of Mrs. Gal
loway at Piedmont.
Mrs. A. W. Davis has returned
from an extended visit to her pa
rents at Kernersville. t
The Reporter acknowledges a
pleasant oall Friday from Mr W. A.
I'etree and wife, of King Route 1.
Mr. C, A. Mitchell, of Dillard,
ivas here Friday on his way home
:rom a ten-day's stay at Moore's
Springs.
It is learned that the family of
Mr. T. R. Pratt, of Madison, will
ipend the month of August at
Piedmout Springs.
The frequent rains are line on
jpland corn. By the way Dr. Will
VlcCanless has one of the finest
ields of oorn you ever saw. Dr.
Will is a good farmer, anyhow.
Mr. John T. Simpson, of VVins
:on, is spending a few days at
Cade Mecum Springs He ex
acts to spend a week in Danbury
>efore returning home.
Remember that the meeting of
he old soldiers has been changed
Tom Saturday, Aug. 4, to Satur
lay, Aug. 11. Let everybody
some out and make the day a
pleaßant one for the old Confed
erates.
Mr. J. H. Prather and family,
with the exception of Miss Lilla
Briggs, left Tuesday for their
tiome at Mount Airy after a stay
af several weeks at Piedmont
Springs. Miss Lilla Briggs will
spend a few days with Miss Blan
nie Pepper boforo returning to her
homo.
/ Lost His Baggage.
Mr. D. D. Bennett, of Oornat
ajr, Davie county, returned home
Tuesday after spending several
days with relatives near Danbury.
lie was accompanied home by
his sister, Miss Minnie Bennett,
and his wife's sister, Miss Lillie
Fliuchum, who will visit at Cornat
y.or.
On his way to Danbuay while
crossing a swollen stream near
Advanoe, Mr. Bennett got into
high wator which washed his
vohicle and horse a considerable*
distance down stream, resulting in
the loss of his baggage
Meeting of Debating Societies.
Danbury Route 1, July 23.
The Muff Debating Society and
the Buck Island Society will
hold a joint debate at Mabo V
Son's store Saturday night the 2K.
The question will be "Which 1b
the More Benefit, the Doctor or
the Lawyer."
Everybody is iuvited to como
out and hear this discussion.
Bring your wivos and daughters
and your sweet hearts for it will
be interesting and profitable to
yon to hear this able discussion
MAE.
PINNACLE ROUTE 3.
Pinnacle Route 3, July 15.
Messrs. Preston Wright, and Dalt
Wall inado a trip to Volunteer to
day. Report a jolly time.
Mr, Andrew Wright and sistor,
Miss Carrie, callod on Misses Ten
nie and Jessio Edwards Sunday.
Joy reported.
Mr. Herbert Ring, of Shoals,
returned home Thursday night.
Glad to see you, Herbert.
People are most done laying-by
oorn in this section.
We had a nioe showor this after
noon. Command tobaoco are look
ing fine
MAMA'S GIRL.
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