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NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING.
Where Our Glrb Will Make their Headquarters at Jamestown.
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Walnut Cove
Wins Out
Sandy Ridge Loses the Championship of
Stokes County==Score 14 to 22==Game
Interrupted By the Sad Accident to
Mr. Willis-=Sandy Ridge to Challenge
Cove Boys to Play Again at Mayodan.
Walnut C >ve wrested "the!
-championship of Stokes county
from Sandy Ridge on the Walnut
Cove grounds last Saturday after-!
noon, the score being 22 to 14.
The game was rather a dull one,'
no fine playing being clone by
either side. The result was
somewhat of a surprise t » many
people who expected a hot game,
with the victory on the other side.
The ardor of the game was
disturbed by the accident to Mr.
Willis, which had such a sad
result.
The Sandy Ridge boys claim
that but for the pitching of
Hobbe, of Guilford, who played
with Walnut Cove, that they
would have won the game, while
the Walnut Cove boys say that
even their score would have been
much larger, but for the pitching
of Webb, of Virginia, for the
Sandy Ridge nine.
The Reporter is informed that
Sandy Ridge will challenge the
Cove for another pame to be
played soon at Mayodan.
The Mountain Cabbafe Industry.
Mt, Airy, Sept. 24 —Streams
of wagons are coming to town
daily with apples and cabbage.
On yesterday cabbage were selling
off the wagon at sl.lO a orate,
which is regarded as very high for
tbis time of year. The crop is
large and will bring the farmers a
mint of money this fall, as 50c. a
■ orate is quite a nice figure, leaving
the grower a good profit. An in
dustrious farmer can olear SIOO
oo one acre of cabbage.
j| Mr. J. A. Lawson, of Dellar,
was here today Mr. Lawson has
.recently wound up the affairs of
T. W. Hylt on, bankrupt, in which
v case he was trustee, and he
ha' lied the matter with care,
economy and ability. The credi
tor were i aid 88 cents in the dol
lar.
Mr. J. M. Taylor, of Stoneville,
a \i»itor here today.
Leath of Little Kate Hawkins.
Sandy Ridge, Route 1. Sept. 21
Mr. Editor:
On June 7th HK)7, the death
angel visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L Hawkins and took
their dear little baby, Kate, aged 1
year, fi months, and 27 days.
Her little spirit took its flight
from this earth to him who gave
it While it wns hard to give her
rip, we realize that Gxl doeth all
things well. The blight of sin
had not rested on her heart. How
pure is the baby. W r e cannot
bring her back, but we can go to
her and be happy forever more
where we will cease from all
sorrow, sickness, pain, and death,
but there is something for us to
do. We must make our election
su'e To rest in Jesus means some
thing It means cease from sinning.
As we stood near the little cof
fiin our thoughts were in the
home on high where we know
she has'gone now.
Do not mourn over the grave.
She is not there. Look beyond.
Take heart anew. Get right with
God and meet little Kate where
you would have to say good bye
never any more. God bless the
parents and all the relatives.
She is sleeping sweetly in a
new made grave to day.
We are weeping, sadly weeping,
For one darling gone away.
One by one the Lord will call
us,
When our labor here is done.
And now as we cross the river.
We will meet one by one
A LOVING FRIEND.
Mrs. Alice J. Watkins, of Camp
bell Route 2, was a visitor to our
town today. Mrs. Watkins like
a great many others dropped in
to take advantage of the low pri-e
of subscription to the Reporter
before November 1.
We were glad to see Prof. A. J.
Essex, of Dillard, in our office to
day. Prof. E.sex is a music
ttachcr cf considerable note.
DAN BURY, N. C., SEPT. 26, 1907.
Killed By a
Foul Ball
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Sad Ending to the Life of Mr. Thomas
C. Willis, of Walnut - Cove==His Head
Crushed While Watching the Game
Between Walnut Cove and Sandy Ridge
"Died In Hospital at Greensboro.
Mr. Thomas C. Willis was struck by u foul while witnessing the
game of baseball between Sandy Ridge Hiid Walnut Cove at Walnut
Cove la9t Saturday evening, from the effects of which he died in the
hospital at Greensboro on Monday at three o'clock A. M.
The details of the accident, which his cast a gloom over the Wal
nut Cove section, where Mr, Willis had loug resided and was well
liked, are follows :
Mr. Willis was a great baseball enthusiast, and was watching the
contest for tha county champi >nship batmen Sandy Ri Ige and
Walnut C"ve. Sharp, of the Sandy Ridge nind, was at the bat, while
Hobbs, of Guilford College, was pitching for Walnut Cove. A foul
ball thrown with terrific force, glancing the bat, struck Mr. Willis
just ahove the right ear, feeling him senseless. He was picked up,
and after a time he recovend consciousness, and later walked home
where he told his wife that he had been hit by a baseball and that it
would kill him. He went to bed and seemed to suffer so that about 8
o'clock Dr. A. G. Jones was summoned. Mr. Willis failed to respond
to treatment, and about 2 o'clock he sank into a stupor from which
never awoke.
On Sunday he was carried to Greensboro for an operation, but Dr.
Long advised that an operation was useless, and early Monday morn
ing Mr. Willis died.
After his death an autopsy was performed, which revealed that his
'skull had been fractured, and that the jar had caused brain hemmor
rhages. The inside lining of the skull was badly shivered. It is a
ctuse for wonder that death did not result instantly.
The body of the unfortunate young man was shipped back to Wal
nut Cove, the burial taking place on Tuesday at 2 o'clock, P. M. at
Salem Chapel. The attendance was the largest ever seen in the com
munity, the i recession being about a mile long. From fifty to seventy
five couveyanc-s were in line. The Walnut Cove Junior Order, of
which the dead man was an honored member, attended iu a body, and
their burial service was very beautiful and impressive. Rev. W. T.
i Albright was the minister iu charge if the burial service.
Mr. Willis was a very popular young man, and the news of his
I death will be received with sincere regret by many friends. He is
; survived by a wife and several small children, who have the sympathy
of the entire community. Mrs. Willis is a daughter of Mr. John W.
| Davis, of Walnut Cove.
Mr. Willis had just accepted a position at Winston, and had in
tended to take charge of it on Saturday, but later decided to stay over
to see the ball game, which had fatal results for him.
Appointments For Preaching.
Stuart, Va., Sept. 23.
Mr. Editor :
Please publish the following
appointments for Elders John
Cotelle and L I. Gilbert :
Shady Grove, Thursday, Oct.
10.
Pleasant Grove, Oct. 11.
North View, second Saturday
and Sunday. 12 and 13.
Snow Creek, Oct. 14
Piney Grove, Out 15
Flat Shoal, Oct. 16.
Chaffin's School House, Oct. 17.
Char Spring. O. t 18
Theuce to the Ma\o Associa
tion and Rnsseil Creek Oct. 22.
Conveyances needed.
Yours t-. serve,
ELDER L. I. GILBERT.
Regisetr of Daeds C. M. Jones
issued licenses today for the mar
riage of two prominent Stokes
couples, as follows:
Mr. Robert Tuttle, of German
ton, to Miss Inez Grimes,* of
Indiana. Miss Grimes is visiting
at Germanton.
Dr S G. Wilson, cf Sandy
Ridg", to Miss Eva M. Mitchell,
of Dillanl.
D>m't fail to read the change in
the ad of E. C. Sheppard. He
has something very important to
j say to you.
PEOPLE ATTENDING COURT.
Among those who attended
Stokes court here this week we
noticed the following: Messrs.
S C. Hil', C. H. Lunsford, .1. I.
Blackburn, J. C. Wall, J. D.
Watts, M. L. Wall, David Dun
can, L. A. Duncan, M. O. Lynch,
S W Hall, R. L. Stewart, B. F.
Mitchell, S. L. Montgomery, Thos.
Knight, S P. Christian, A. F.
Christian, John R. Smith, J. J.
Hill, J. F. Dunlap, N. T. Pettitt,
J. E. Hutchen9, W. M Watts, T
W. T« rry, T J. Davis, A Lewis,
J. Wesley Morefield, W. M.Flyut,
J. A. Sheltnn, .1. M.Vernon, Pleas
Morefield, R E. L Francis, J. T.
Carroll, Joe Ward, J. G. Sheiton,
R. P. Glidewell, Henry Lawrence.
The Pilot Mountain Graded and
High School.
Prepares boys and girls for col
lege, for teaching, and for the
duties of life. It has instructors
of broad college training and many
years of rich experience. The cli
mate is healthful. We are deeply
interested in the moral as well as
the intellectual development of
our pupils.
During the first ten weeks we
will offer a special course for
teachers. Expenses are reason
able. The fall term begins Sept.
2, 1907. For further information,
address
H. F. PARDUE,
(L. 1., A. B.) Principal,
Pilot Mountain, N. C.
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Miss Flora Ilutchcns, Miss Lola Martin and J-'.iss Topsy Korcfisld— tbc
Trio of Attractive and Popular Stckes County Girls Elected in the
Reporter's Eig Jamestown Voting Contest Last Fall—Misses Martin tnd
Morefield Left Last Week for Jamestown—Miss Hutchens to Leave
Soon.
How "Mc" Raises 500 Bushels Of
Irish Potatoes to the Acre.
I noticed a few weeks ago in the
Reporter an article about liow po
tatoes are grown and cared fur in
other parts of the State and in
Virginia. Perhaps your readeie
would like to knew how a Stokes
man does the same thing. To be
gin, "first I select the best piece
of Ittxl T h'»ve—laud that ht\s a
good quantity of decaying vegeta
ble matter in it —a clover fallow
sandy loam is the ideal place for
'he potato to do its best, and on
snch land two years ago I had a
* ie!d of over 50 bushels to one
planting. In the early spring I
go over this clover fallow one time
a'ith a cutaway harrow, then plow
with a bull-tongue plow goii g as
deep as a good horse can pull the
plow, usually two ui three inches
below that broken by the turning
plow. When fallowing this Imll
tongue plowing must be done cK Be
and deep, and I am ready f r
planting. I dou't think it btst to
have the vegetable matter too
finely cut up hy a more elaborate
preparation of the laud before
planting; for wheat, perhaps, it is
allright to do the cultivating be
fore planting, but not so for po
tatoes.
I lay off my rows as nearly level
as I can, I then apply the fertili
zer at the rate of about a ton per
acre, putting it in the rows which
were opened with a very broad —a
10-inch shovel plow. I then take
a 5-inch plow and run in the same
furrow and as deep as can to mix
the fertilizer with the soil and
open a good furrow in which to
drop the potatoes, which are then
dropped one piece every 15 inches
apart, I then cover with medium
size one-horse turn plow two fur
rows to row. Then when the po
tatoes begin to come through the
ground, I rake off the top of the
ridge with a six pronged potato
hook and by the way oue of the
best implements ever made is
manufactured hy the lown Farm
ing Tool Co., of Fort Madison,
lowa, and is not for sale in the av
erage hardware store.
Give potHtoe" necessary cul
tivation, and at last plowing plant
corn between potatoes rows aud
when the corn gets up gtod size,
nee is work right-bad, run around
it with a narrow, but long plow,
keeping the horse off the potatoes
as much as possible.
Then when the corn needs work
the second time and the potatoes
are ready to dip, don't dig but plow
them out or rather plow out the
cjrn and have the po'atoes picked
up ah nsf each and e* try furrow as
the furrows nn» run so the next
furrow will not cover up any, in
this way I plow tho corn three or
four times and usually get enough
potatoes the fourth plowing to
more than double pay for the
plowing. Tins Ih -1 plowing is
done with h speci d iiupleu ei t
made for the purpose, and i 6 a
. double coulter that is well bal-
I
anced, runs deep and steady, do
ing the work perfectly bi th get
ting out tie pot at i i s and hri akii g
|up the sub-soil for the benefit > f
; the i'o
Now, to the puta'o house, which
n constructed rs f.jl: The
foundation an 8-n • hi irk wall,
high enough to get the sills well
,up from the ground, the si Is are
(ix(i, the plati s are This i'->
planked up inside and out with
jg'U plank put as clo*e together
as can get well air dritd lumber.
The outtide wall i-* stripped with
3-inrh stti|B and between the
double walls is filled and packed
with day saw dust from the saw
mill. The ceiling over head is
also covered about 10 iuches deep
with saw dust with a good cement
floor to keep out water or mois
ture, and with an inside and out
sidn doors we have an ideal, yes a
perfecj place to keep potatc es. As
far as temperature is concerned
the bins for holding the potatoes
are constructed raised 10 inches
from the floor to aid ventilation
The bcttoms of the bins are of
strips lxf dressed and rounded,
placed |of an inch apart. This
open bottom allows the air to pass
through and carry off the mois
! ture of any decaying potato, which
| soon dries out without rotting
others that are in contact. This
is a great advantage, I often pile
|up my potatoes 18 inches or two
feet deep without loss from swott
ing.
I forgot to say that I use for
my potatoes the highest grade po
tato fertilizer 1 can get, which
runs abut 10 or 12 per cent, of
[potash, 8 per cent, phosphoric
f
Hcid and 5 per cent, nitr gen, and
with this grade and a goi d sens n
i I have grown over 500 bushels per
here hete in SStekes couuty, which
I believe bunts tobacco two to one.
I have a lot of good bearded
seed wheat for sale. Write or call
1 on me at Dillard.
B. F. MITCHELL,
' 2w Dillard, N. C.
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