• THE DANBUKY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIII.
J. W. HALL DISCOURSES MORE.
Farther Criticism of the Committee
In the Cross-Index Matter—The
Appointment of R. R. Rogers
and T. S. Petree Censured.
Mr. Editor:
It haß not been my purpose to
L enter into a wordy wrangle with
k Mr. N. O. Petree because he ap-
E pointed a Democrat and bis son to
lucrative public jobs, but it
seems tb%t the said Mr. N. O. Pe
tree is determined to keep charg
ing me up about the matter. Not
content with his unprecedented
conduct in the appointment he
made, it seems that he is looking
about with defiance at all other
Republicans of the county, and if
one dam to open his mouth in re
gard to the matter, he rushes at
him as doee a mad bull seeking
to run all the other cattle out of
the pasture.
Mr. Petree intimates in his last
letter in the Reporter that he had
no thought of me or any one else
in particular when he wrote his
first piece, but that he just simply
wrote it to see who would "howl."
Then, Mr. Petree, is it your pur
pose to run all Republicans who
dare critioise you out of the coun
ty ? If not, what purpose could
you have had in writing your first
piece, for you plainly said that
.you bad no apologies to make.
You were the first man to come
out in public print about the
matter. And judging from your
last letter, the fact that I am a
young man and have come back to
the county where I had lived for
many years, seems to be heavily
upon your mind. In fact you say
but little about the matter in
question but throughout your
lengthy communication it is teem
ing with criticism of myself—not
as to any public wrong tnat I have
done —such as ignoring my par
ty's wishes for selfish interest—
but small reflections and innuendo,
such as yonr inventive imagina
tion could trump up. There is
and has been no need for me or
any one else to call the people's at
tention to the appointments made
by the Republican members of
that cross-index committee for if
I have been correctly informed
the Republicans all over tbecoun
ty are thoroughly indignant about
the matter, having already receiv
ed the news (for it is a matter
that cannot well be squelched) be
fore Mx. Petree wrote bis first
piece, and tried to bulldoze me
about the matter, being sensitive
of the fact that he bad already
mistreated me and feeling that I
might have some influence in
•topping his high banded conduct
in endeavoring to monopolize the
publio jobs of the county. It was
a case of the guilty fleeing when
no one was pursuing, and the
promptings of a guilty conscience.
But there are a few reflections
apon me and a few misleading
statements in Mr. Petree's last
piece in the Reporter which I can
not allow to go unnoticed. Mr.
Petree grossly misrepresents "the
fiatienff fight" of which he writes.
The little affair oocurred in very
much the same way that Mr. Pe
. tree has been ohasing me with his
oannonnade of words. The only
difference is the attack was per
sonally made by the other Repub
lican member of that committee,
with Mr. Petrea standing by (and
vif not encouraging) not doing
anything to prevent hie colleague
■B om following me and assaulting
HI jas he did. And Mr. Petree's
Kvolnminous letter to the Reporter
following the physieal assault, in
' which he triee in every way he
oan to bring roe into disrepute,
are so less unwarranted than the
physical assault.
. Mr. petree also plainly states
that "we had to act upon the ap
plication before us and we felt it
oar duty," etc. We would like to
! ask Petree in what newspaper
be published his notice to the
of the county that such
' jobs were open for bids, or in
what other way did he let the
| people know about the matter so
that othero could make applica
tion ? Mr. Petree seems, to know
who the party who made applies
■ tion thread the names at f 1.50 a
ijbf fo. Why didn't Mr. Petree
Itfhim ,haye the job at that price
inatead of giving the job to his
Eton at $2.00 a day? And if
bad let it be known to the
lio there would doubtless have
AND
been not less than 100 applicants
at $1.60 or perhaps less, a day.
We also wonder how came Mr.
Petree's eon to make application :
did you tell him to do so, Mr. Pe
tree ? Mr. Petree tries to dodge
the question as to the $1.50 man
who did make application by say
ing that "he may have said some
thing" to another member of the
committee. Do you say Mr. Pe
tree, that you did not know about
the application? Do you mean to
say that one of your committee
would pigeon-hole an application
and not put it before the commit,
tee as a whole? If so, which of
the members did that—there are
only three of your committeemen.
Was it Mr. Jones, or was it Mr.
King? And if such dirty work
was done, didn't you think that
when the truth was made known
you should have reconsidered the
employment of your son and given
the job to the other applicant—
whom you cannot say is not as
competent as your son. Haven't
you as many as two righteous
men in your committee, as against
the one who pigeon-holes applica
tions?
Tell the people about this, Mr.
Petree, and don't get mad—for
they are more concerned about
this than they are in the question
as to whether I own stock in cor
porations or as to why Senator
I Tillman left the Senate Chamber
jon a certain occasion. We take it
for granted that Mr. Petree and
| others of the Petree family own
; considerable stock in corporations
judging from the time they have
| been feeding at the public crib.
' And if things continue in the
county as they have been, the
chances are that the younger gen
eration of the same family will
' also hold considerable "stock" in
corporations. It seems that the
younger generation outside of a
certain family ought to be given
iat least an equal chance. And by
the way, there is another matter :
We would like to know if the
Democratic bank officer whom the
committee appointed on the job
in question made application at
all for said job. If so to what
member of the committee did he
make it, and who told him to make
the application ? If that is not a
fair question then will you please
tell the people if it is not a fact
that it was understood that your
nephew was to get the job in the
said bank if you managed to give
this Democrat this other job ?
And another question—do you
think, as one of the "noblest Ro
mans of them all," that your party
can long succeed with such meth
ods? We will give you three
weeks, if you desire, in which to
frame your reply. You seem to
make some point about me not
writing sooner the other time. We
don't care so much about the de
lay on your part, we simply want
to get at the meat of the matter
and will give you all the time yqu
want. Neither will we ask you to
bother about any personal interest
that you can imagine that I may
have in the matter—just simply
give the people light in the ques
tion which concerns them—they
may not be so much interested in
me, a lot of them are interested in
those other matters who do not
even know me, I presume—now
get down to the meat of the ques
tion.
J. W. HALL.
Danbury, N. C., February 1,1908.
Meadows News.
Meadows, Feb. 3.—Skating has
been the most delightful funotion
around here for the past few days.
Misses Pattie Hill and Franois
Covington and Mrs. Emory Smith
paid a visit to our sohool Friday.
Mr. Niok Kiser's daughter is
very low with pneumonia.
Mrs. J. W. Neal has been con
fined to her room for several days
with stomatiis. She ia some bet
ter at this writing. Her infant
daughter is also quite ill.
Mrs. J. C. Wall has been suffer
ing a great deal with neuralgia for
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Blackburn
were visitors at the home of Dr. J.
W Neal Sunday.
A large crowd attended the
party given by J. T. Tqttle Friday
night.
Mr. Edgac Wall, of Winston, ia
moving baok to tbia settlement.
THE WINSTON SPECIAL.
The Murderer Of William Christo
pher at Pine Hall Last Christmas
Caught In Ohio —To Be Brought
To Danbury.
Sheriff R. J. Petree has receiv
ed inteliigence that the negro
Hardin Moore, who on
last Christmas day at Pine Hall
shot and killed William Christ
opher, has been captured at Cir
cleville, Ohio, by a man named
Sheets, and is being held until
Sheriff Petree can procure the
necessary papers, when he will be
brought to Danbury jail.
It is not known who this man
Sheets is, that has made the cap
ture, but it is certain that he has
the right man, for the negro
answers the description of the
murderer, and has admitted his
guilt.
On last Monday, Sheriff Petree,
through his counsel, made appli
cation to Governor Glenu for pa
pers of requisition on the Govern
or of Ohio for the delivery of the
criminal, and as soon as these pa
pers can be obtained, Sheriff Pe
tree will start after the prisoner.
The application for the requi
sition papers must be made
through Solicitor Graves, and will
have to be sent to Mt. Airy, and
from there to Raleigh. Perhaps
a week will be required before the
red tape can be arranged.
The readers of the Reporter
will recall the incident of the kill
ing at Pine Hall, particulars hav
ing been published in this paper.
There are several reports cur
rent of the affair, one to the ef
fect that the murder was in cold
blood, without any provocation
on the part of the unfortunate
Christopher. Another is thnt
Christopher had gone into the
store and ordered three bottles of
ginger ale opened, and after the
clerk had accommodated him, he
kicked on the price, and refused
to accept the drinks. The clerk
then offered the ale to the negro
Moore, and two or three of his
companions. Upon this, while
the negroes were in the act of
drinking, Christopher, the white
man, seized a wash-board and
broke it over the head of the ne
gro. The negro walked out of
the store, and Christopher follow
ed, witb the fatal result.
The murdered man was a native i
of Rockingham, and the negro
had been recently in West Virgi
nia, yet as the murder occured on
Stokes county soil, the trial will
take place in this county, at the
oourt house in Danbury.
Th* capturer of the criminal will
receive SIOO.OO reward offered by
Sheriff Petree, and bis expense
will be paid by Stokes County.
News From Verana.
Verana, Virginia, Feb. 3.—We
bad the heavieat enow last Friday
night that has fallen this winter.
We hope Miss Ella Ferguson
didn't get very badly disappoint
ed Saturday evening as the snow
came.
Among the many that were at
Mr. Richard Martin's Saturday
night were, Misses Ella Martin,
Florenoe Hill, Lottie Knight,
Lelia and Hattie Joyce. Messrs.
Frank, Sam, and George Hill,
Oharlie Martin, Harry and Walter
Nelson, Charlie, Johny, and Jes
se Joyce, Grover Ferguson, Jes
se Knight.
The school at Verana is pro
gressing nioely nnder the manage
ment of Miss Bessie Gilbert. Al
so the Beasley school under the
management of Miss Ella Martin.
The young folks are expeotiog
a nice time the "14" of February.
Hope it will be enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Evie Joyce has been very
much indisposed for quite a
while, but is better, I am glad to
note.
Post cards are all the go now in
our country.
Well I will come to a close for
fear of the waste basket.
Wishing the dear old Repor
ter and its many readers much
suocess.
GUESS NOT.
Cabbafs Plants For Sale.
I have a fine lot of frost-proof
early cabbage plants for sale at
200. per hundred.
R. P. M'ANALLY, Saxon, N. 0.
DANBURY, N. C., FEB. 6, 1908.
HARDIN MOORE CAPTURED.
PANIC DIDNT HIT THE COVE
Only Made Cooks Cook a Little
Cheaper—The Brick Yard to Re
zume Operations Walnut Cove
to Have a Band.
Walnut Cove, Jnn. 30.—We
seem to be moving along in the
same old way —the panic never
hit us hard—very little difference
now and any other time. The
only difference is, we can get day
laborers at n more reasonable
price. Even the cooks had con
cluded times were so good that
they did not have to work; and
even if at all, at a very high price
and inferior work. But now when
you offer to hire one she is willing
to close the deal with very little
parleying.
The health of our town is n«t
very good at present—so much
gripp. Mr. Petree's little
ghter keeps poorly. She has had
several operations performed for
abcess of the hip joint. She has
been sick for several months, and
seems to be very little better.
Mrs. A. S. Mitchell is slowly re
covering from a very dangerous
attack of pneumonia.
Mr. D. S. Watkins started down
South on an extended trip a few
days since in the interest of a to
bacco firm in Winstou. He will
be gone till April.
The brick yards will soon re
sume operations, to the delight of
the many idle men and boys. They
are a great help to our village,
giving employment to many, who
in turn spend their money with
our merchants.
The drill men just keep working
away. We do hope they will be
rewarded for their patience and
labor.
Mr. T. S. Groom, the clever in
surance man, is stopping at the
1 Central Hotel.
Dr. Fulp has been sick since
| Christmas, not able to practice,
but he was in town yesterday and
lis improving, we are glad to say.
J Dr. Jones had a double dose, as so
j much sickness and no other
| doctor to help bim.
Miss Viola Scales has been
I quite sick but is improving.
The boys have organized a Jband
[ here and sent for their instru
ments. Rev. Bell, our new Meth
odist pastor, has kindly offered
his services to instruct the boys.
There was a ball at Payne's
Cafe the other night, lasting from
10 till 2 o'clock. All seemed to
enjoy it immensely from the
sounds issuing therefrom.
Death of Mr. Millard Hooker and
Other News From Oak Grove.
King Route 2, Feb. 3.—A few
days past the weather seemed as
spring time was here, but on Feb
ruary 3rd a severe sleet crept in
and found most of our people out
of wood. But today the sun is
shining and he snow clouds have
all vanished and it is likely that
the ice will be off in a few days.
We are in sympathy with Mr.
D. F. Tillotson, as he has picked
him up a darkey to prepare wood
during the ice. The darkey when
fat claims to weigh 140 pounds,
but Mr. G. W. Smith says it will
take at least 15 bushels of peas to
make him weigh that again as he
has just passed through the panic.
We are very sorry to note the
death of Mr. Millard Hooker, who
died of consumption at the home
of hiß mother, near King, Feb. 2.
Mr. Hooker held a responsible
position as fireman with the N. &
W. Railroad.
We are glad to note that little
Sadie, daughter of Mr. J. E. Wil
son, who has been sick several
days, is slowly improving; nnd al
so Mr. Walter Rutledge, who has
pneumonia, is improving.
Deputy Marshal Gaston Carroll,
of Winston, is talking of resigning
his position with the government,
as he has a big boy at his house.
He claims that it is the only boy
of 15 children.
Mr. Roj)t. Southern is surprised
as he has a boy at his house. Good
for you, Robert.
Mr. M. L. Bennett's wife was
taken seriously ill Saturday night
during the sleet, and the
phone line being out of order, he
was pat to some trouble in getting
• doctor.
SCRIBBLER & CO.
Death Of Mrs. Ollie Carroll —Other
Flatshoal News.
Flat Shoal, Feb. 2. —Our school
is improving since the choppings
are over with. Choppings and
quiltings have been all the go
for several weeks in this section.
Mrs. Ollie Carroll, wife of Mr.
Cicro Carroll, died Friday morn
ing at 2 o'clock, Jan. 31, with
consumption. Age 25 years 7
month and 21 days. She leaves
a husband, one child and two
brothers, besides a host of rela
tives and friends to mourn their
loss. She was laid to rest at
Haw Pond church, Saturday
evening at 2 o'clock. Burial
service was conducted by Mr.
D. V. Carroll.
She has been a member of the
Friendship Baptist church for
several years. She was a Chris
tian woman and loved by all who
knew her. May God bless her
husband and little child, that
they may meet her again in
heaven, and help her two brothers
to prepare to meet their loving
father and mother, and two sis
ters.
Rev. Bagby and wife spent
j Thursday night at Mr. J. M.
Redding's.
Mr. J. A. Southern, W. Y. Gor
j don and son have gone to Winston
j with tobacco and we hope they
! will be pleased with their prices.
Mr. Arthur Southern, and Miss
Mary Gordon, are visiting at Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Southern, of Ru
ral Hall. Hope they will enjoy
1 their trip.
PERSILLA.
i
A "Bar" Abroad In The Land.
A bear or some other fearful
beast is said to be skulking in the
'vicinity of Danbury. Colonel
j Stuart reports that imbedded in
the snow around his premises on
j Monday morning he discovered a
| large, dangerous looking track.
It was three or four times larger
j than a dog's track, and the indent
; ations of the claws were clearly
j indicated. There is a belief prev
j alent in some of the more exci-
I table circles that the track is cer
[ tainly that of a bear or a panther
;or some other beast equally as
j frightful. Measures of safety have
! been adopted by some of our citi
: zens, who instead of wontedly
gracing the loafer-assemblies at
the stores, are spending the nights
with their families, and in other
cases blunderbusses have been
oiled up and put in shape for ac
tion.
The "bar" theory is enhanced
if not borne out by the testimony
of Mr. L. J. Young, who asserts
that a varmint of some kind, pre
sumably Col. Stuart's visitor, is
eating the Sparks goats on the
mountain, whose numbers are
steadily diminishing, and that
moreover the den of the animal
has been discovered in a cliff on
the mountain somewhere, showing
hair, goat bones, and other evi
dences of the lair of a monster.
The Reporter would suggest
the appointment of a vigilance
committee without delay, and that
Jim Estea or some other brave
citizen be induced to assume the
oustody of our defenceless commu
nity.
Dillard New«.
Dillard, Feb. 1. —Mr. Benton
Dillon, who has been visiting bis
sister, Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, return
ed a few days ago.
Mr. Tucker, salesman for the
Watkins Hardware Co., of Rich
mond, Va., was here yesterday.
J. Wilson Mitchell is Ailing his
ice house today.
Messrs Jas. Wall and Tom
Groom spout Friday night here in
the interest of insurance business.
Prof. J. T. Smith visited the
publio school here Friday.
Owing to the inolemency of the
weather there was no tenohers'
meeting Saturday.
"A."
Deposit your money in the
Bank of Stokes County where it
will be safe from burglars, fire,
thieves, and rats, and yet subject
to yonr call anv day or hour you
want it. If left for 3 months, 4
par oant interest is paid.
SECOND HUNDRED THOUSAND.
Stokes Gets Only 78 Per Cent. Of
AmoHnt Asked For and Schools
Will Nat Last Four Months On
That Account.
Stokes county received its ap
portionment of the second hun
dred tboueaud dollars of school
money from the State this week.
The county only gets seventy -eight
per cent, of the amount asked for,
therefore it will be imjrossible to
continue the schools four months.
Below will be seen the name and
number of each school in tbecoun
ty. together with the nmount the
school will receive from the source
mentioned above, viz :
QUAKER (JAP TOWNSHIP.
Dist. No. 1, Leake's, $ 32.76
" No. 2, Asbury, 2.00
" No. 3, Westfield, 15.60
" No. 4, Frans, 15.60
" No. 5, Beaverdam, 23.40
" No. 6, Francisco, 23.40
" No 7, New Bethel, 32.76
" No. 8, Boaze, 21.06
' No. 9, Brown Mountain 15.60
" No. 10 Gibson's, 32.76
" No. 11, Brim, 32.76
" No. 12, Flinty Knoll, 27.30
" No. 13, Quaker Gap, 21.06
" No. 14, Cascade, 21.0(5
" No. 1, col. race, 14.75
$331.87
PETER'S CREEK TOWNSHIP.
Dist. No. 1. Acadmey. 3.12
" No. 2, Sands, 3.12
i " No. 3, Smith, 3.12
No. 4, Ore Bank, 3.12
" No. 5, Lawsonville, 3.12
" No. 6, Jute, 3.12
! " No. 7, Buck Island. 3.12
'• No. 1, col. race. 23.94
845.78
SNOW CREEK TOWNSHIP.
Diet. No. 1. Sandy Ridge, 25.86
" No. 2, Amos, • 7.80
" No. 3, Buffalo, 25.8(5
" No. 4, Prestoville, 15.(50
" No. 5, Beasley, 11.70
" No. (5, Smithtown, 11.70
•' No. 7, North View, 11.70
" No. 8, Moore's, 22.62
" No. 1, col. race. 9.41
$142.25
DANBUBY TOWNSHIP.
Dist. No. 1. Danbury, 29.94
" No. 2, Young's, 37.30
" No. 1, col. race, 9.36
$7(5.60
MEADOWS TOWNSHIP.
Dist. No. 1, Meadows. 20.28
" No. 2, Germanton, 20.28
" No. 3, Petree's, 20.28
" No. 4, Friendship, 20.28
" No. 5, Pinelog, 20.28
" No. 6, Wilson's Store, 20.28
" No. 7, Flat Shoals, 468
" No. 1, col. race. 32.20
$158.56
YADKIN TOWNSHIP.
Dist. No. 1, Creson's, 28.8(5
" No. 2, Mtn. View, 28.08
" No. 3, Ale. 24.9 C
" No. 4, Capella, 28.0
" No. 5, How Pond, 28.01,
" No. (5, Oak Grove, 28.08
" No. 7, Goff, 15.63
" No. 8, King, 28.08
" No. 9. Dry Springs, 24.18
" No. 10, Chestnut Grove 28.08
" No. 11, Flat Rock, 15.60
" No. 12, Volunteer, 28.09
Continued on sth P.
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