"THE DANBURY REPORTER.
|VOLUME XXXIU.
■fr APRON PARTY AT DILLARD
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Given In Honor Of Miss Claudie
Hp ; L. Smith —Dillard School to Close
jrV.*. Soon With An Entertainment—.]
K *j, Mrs. J. E. Lasley Continues Low—
El: *3* Personal.
Dillard, March 2.—People are
getting tbrongh burning plant
V beds, they are some what late on
jfjr account of the weather being so
K very rough.
I * Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mitchell i
i went to Rockingham Friday to
" k viiiit Mrs. Mitchell's parents.
Mrs. Luther Mitchell and Miss ,
f * Claudie Smith of Walnut Cove, i
* t visited at Diliaid, Saturday and
This visit was very I
*;nuoh enjoyed by all; hope they i
will come again soon.
Mrs. J. \V. Mitchell gave an
-* apron party Saturday night in
honor of Mis 9 Claudie L. Smith,
who spent the night with her.
* *The party was very much enjoyed
. by all that was present.
.* .The school at this place con
ducted by Mr 9. C. A. Mitchell and
' • Miss Olivn Dean,will close Thurs
v day or Friday with an entertain
' ment.
Mrs. J. E. Lasley continues
• .• very low.
R. L. Mitchell of this place has
been talking of west this
summer, but he will change his
mind and go in a southeasterly
direction if things continue to
work as they are at present.
' • Mster Mitchell and Grady j
Rothrock were seen on thestneets
of Dillard Sunday. We think
they were looking for some girls.
„ As it is leap year the girls
' should get out and see what they
■ cou la do.
* STOKES REPUBLICAN CONVEN
TION. . i
.. i
Called To Meet In Danbury On Mon
day, April 6th, To Elect Delegates
To State and Congressional Con- \
ventions.
» -
. A convention of the Republican
party of Stokes County is hereby
' called to meet at the Court House
in Danbury, on Monday April the
6th, 1908, at the houfr of one
o'clock p. m , for the purpose of
electing delegates and alternates
to represent the county in the
State and Congressional Conven
tions. A good attendance is re
spectfully requested.
This the 4th day of March, 1908.
N. O. PETREE,
Chm. Rep. Ex. Com. Stokes Co.
D. V. CARROLL, Seo'y.
Campbell Items.
. Campbell, Feb. 2. —Mrs. Lottie
Frazier has been ou the sick list
for some time.
Mr. D. M. Martin ha 9 purcha
sed him a phonograph. He has a
jolly time entertaining his friends,
as they all seetn to enjoy that
j kind of music fine.
Mrs. Covie Smith and daughter!
Curtie, spent last Friday after
. noon with Mrs D. M. Martin.
Mr. John Leak's school closed
last Friday, Guess the scholars
thought he was very good, as he
♦ treated them on candy.
*1 saw in the last week's paper j
where some of the girls had adver-1
Used for . husbands. I think it |
would be a very good idea forj
some of the men to advertise forj
a wife, as there aro some around i
here that want to marry I am
t 'thinking.
Mr. Will Gilbert and Sam
•* Brown of Stuart, Va., and Mr. J.'
R. Brown of Nettle Ridge, Va.,
called to see Mr. D. ,M. Martini
. last Sunday.
* L. B.
NOTICE I
The undersigned will open;
,r school at Danbury on Monday, |
■kroh 9, 1906.
M special course given fur torch- j
J
? Examination held at close of,
,/
>" *. Board, SB.OO to SIO.OO per
" month.
Tuition", $2.00 to $2.50 per
i- month. *
f. ' J.T.SMITH,
feV r " Prinoipal.
e - -vMx. E. K. Vernon, of Sandy
1 Bidge, was here Monday and
I pad in to lee the Reporter.
MKT 7
1 Interesting Items and Personals
i From Sandy Ridge Route 2—Now
That All the Public Schools Of
the County Are Closing, Every
Person Who Is Not Already a
Subscriber of the Danbury Repor
ter, Should Subscribe At Once.
Sandy Ridge, Route 2, Feb. 29.
—Mr. Lee Wall will preach at the
j s >hool house at Buffalo, next
I second Sunday at2o'clock.
J Messrs Curvie Hawkins and
| Claude Hutcherson of Sandy
i Ridge, attended the closing exer
! cises of the school at Buffald
Tharsday night.
A Mr. Jackson of Mt. Airy held
' a moving picture show in Mr. M.
|L. Shatter's store Wednesday
| night. Everyone present seem
| ed to enjoy it very much,
j Mr. T. Hutchens of Madison
was in this section Thursday, in
j the interest of his Warehouse.
Mr. Wallie Joyce and Master
George East are improving, we
aro glad to note.
Mr. Tom Covington was in thisl
neighborhood Inst week trying to
get up a school at Buffalo.
Miss Allie Gann is aiming to
visit her sister, Mrs. H. W.'
McCauley, of Guilford, N. C.,
some time in the near future,
Rev. D. A. Binkley, of Dan
bury. spent a short while at the
homes of Messrs. Will Hutcher
son and M. L. Powers, Thursday.
It is as the correspondent says
from Gann's, "deaths and dauces
6eem to be all the go now a dajs,"i
around here. To the surprise of
, a good mnny people a dance was!
given at the home of Mrs. M. L. I
Andrews Friday night. The;
ladies present were as follows:
Misses Bercha Dunlap, Cora
Joyce, Mabel and Nettie Hennis, I
Lindie Bell Phillips, Claudie and j
Lemma Vernon, Eva and Mae-ie
Gunter.
Now that nearly every public
school in our county has closed
there is more reason for every
man who is not already a subscri
ber to subscribe for the Danbury
I Reporter at once. A good many
children think when they quit
goiug to school there is no need
of me studying or reading now,
and a lot of thein never see a book
or paper during the summer sea
son.
When nine times out of ten if
they had the dear old Reporter
they would read it because it con
tains all events and happenings
of our own county.
"LEO."
The Birthday Party of Miss Nellie
Rakestaaw Attended By a Large
Crowd —Some Nice Presents Re
ceived —Other News From Sandy
Ridge.
Sandy Ridge, March 2.
Little Agnes Pringle spent
Monday night with little Clyde
Hutcherson.
Misses Mabel and Florence
Amos spent Sunday with their
friend, Miss Minnie Joyce of this
place.
Quite a number of young peo
ple of this place attended the 18th
birthday party of Migs Nellie
Rakestraw last .Friday evening.
She received many presents both
useful and oraumental. Each
guest spent a most pleasant even
ing.
Little Leone Shelton is very
sick.
Several people of this place at- 1
tended the entertainment at Del
ta last Saturday afternoon. All
report a very interesting pro
gramme.
Misses Berta and Linnie Hod
gin, Nealie and Nellie Ziglar,
Messrs. Bob Joyce, Geo. Kallam,
Malt Brown, Frank Hill and
James Ziglar, spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Mr. Walter
Hawkins'.
The school at Sandy Ridge
Aoademy is progressing nicely,
under the management of Misses
Berta and Linnie Hodgin.~
Mrs. Ezra Cardwell who has
been taking treatmeut under Dr.
Martin of Stuart ba9 returned to
her home.
The Bank 'of Stokes County Gains
$9,000 In Deposits la Seven
Days—Deposits Now Over
$73,000.
Since the last issue of the Re-
Sorter the Bank of Stokes County
aa increased its deposits $9,000,
the deposits of the Bank now
footing op a little over |78,000. It
look* Uke the SIOO,OOO mark will
so9n bo at this re
DANBURY, N. C., MARCH 5, 1908.
CLOSE OF THE SCHOOL AT
MEADOWS.
An Entertainment and a Treat to
the Public—Miss Easter Teach
ing a Subscription School
Other Interesting Items of
News From Meadows.
| V Meadows, March 1. —Our school,
: conducted by Miss Kizzie Easter,
■ closed Friday. The morning was
I spent with the regular lessons,
i A few visitors listened to some J
j good recitations in the evening,
j then a funny looking Santa Claus
walked in with a large basket
well filled with candy which he
passed around to the scholars.!
There was an amusing scene and
great laughter for a few minutes. I
Four prizes of honor were given.
The first was awarded to Miss
Thelnia Neal, the second to Mies !
'Gracie Martin, the third and,
j fourth to Masters Paul Young and
Jessie Sands. Miss Easter is
[teaching a subscription school.
N 9 " Mrs. Zack Moran, who has been j
very low with pneumonia, is im-j
proving.
Mrs. W. P. Sands is recovering !
from an attack of appendicitis.
Rev. Mr. Killing preached at
Mr. J. N. Young's Saturday night
and Sunday night.
Messrs. John Neal and Henry
j Joyce killed some fine porkers
i recently.
Miss Lula Tuttle closed her
i school and returned home Tues
| day.
j The little son of John Neal is
| quite ill.
1 . i
| Miss Ella Martin Improving—Other;
Sandy Ridge News.
Sandy Ridge, March 2. —We
i are having some fine weather now.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Martin is right sick.
Pneumonia is very plentiful in
this section.
Miss Ella Maitin is getting bet
ter with her sprained ankle. She
is so she can walk now.
Mr. Joe Crews, accompauied by
bis sister, Miss Minnio, were the
guests at Mr. J. W. Joyce's Sun
day.
Mrs. J. T. Joyce spent Satur
day with her brother, Mr. T. M.
Martin.
Mr. J. S. Scales, of Winston, is
the guest of Mr. Joe Scales.
Mr, J. B. Martin is improving
slowly.
Tlio public school at this place,
taught by Mies Minnie Crews, of
Mayodan, closed Thursday. Sorry
it is out, but hope she will come
up and teach for us again.
Mr. Ben Tilley called at Mr. J.
T. Joyce's Sunday.
Miss Jessie Joyce is right sick
with the sore eyes, but truly hope
she will soon be out again.
Mr. Geo. Wilson was the guest
of Mr. Tom Ferguson Sunday.
Mr. Geo. Brown called on Miss
Kate Hutcherson Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Jake Martin, of Verana,
called at Mr. Tom Martin's Sun
day. Guess Miss Ella was glad to
see him.
A FRIEND.
Mt. Airy Items From the Leader.
Mrs. R. T. Joyce left Monday
for Statesville, where she she will
visit relatives.
An attraction that promises
much amusement is an Old-Time
Fiddler's Convention that is to be
pulled off in this city on the 10th
and 11th of March.
Smoak & McCreary Coming With A
Big Lot Of Fine Stock.
Messrs. Smoak & McCreary,
the well known liverymen of
Winston, will be in Danbury
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of this week with a big lot of
good mules and horses. These
stock are extra fine and they will
be glad to have every farmer
wanting a good mule or horse to
oome and see them while they are
here. They will swap or tell and
will treat you right.'
THE LUCKY QUARTER.
Is the one you pay out for a
box of Dr. King's New Life Pills.
They bring you the health that's
more precious than jewels. Try
them for .headaobe, bilonsness,
constipation and malaria. If thoy
disappoint you the prios will be
obasffnlly refunded St sll Drug
gists.
f
~ 'A. :
MRS. MARY ROGERS DIES SUD
DENLY.
Dr. and Mrs. Leak Much liqproved
—Charlie Jessup Buys a Pair Of
Young Mules Something About
Prohibition Other Items From
Brim Route 1.
Brim Route 1, March 2.
[ Mr. Editor :
I I see much said in the Reporter
about the election in May. I want |
to say that our neighborhood has
been greatly blessed to get rid of
; liquor from Smithtown. It is so,
• pleasant about Asbury on Sunday 1
! to what it was before while Smith
i town was selling. Now, I believe !
| the way and only way to put
Stokes back where it stood in
| sight of our sister counties and (
State is to vote it dry. We have j
j a chance to show our color, and I
,am one that believes we will do it |
on May 20th. All men that vote
( dry shows they are for right; they
' vote for pleasant homes, good
! horses and buggies, better lot of
j Sunday clothes, and good behavior
at church, and a better chance for
! the girls and boys that sit by;
, their firesides. To vote wet means
just the opposite.
Dr. Leak and wife nre much
improved, but still at Stuart, Va.
Mr. Will Collins purchased a
tine horse last week at Stuart, Va.
Mr. Charlie Je6sup bought a
pair of young mules in Mt. Airy
a few days ago.
A daughter was born to Walter ,
Beasley last week.
There was quite n collision nt
Asbury Sunday between the
j "Williams'." One William came
real soon in a two horse rig aud
carried Miss Francis Marshall to
Mr. David Hatcher's to n big din
ner. Shortly William the second
came and went into the home of
Mr. G. L. Simmons all dressed up
in his best suit of clothes aud
stayed and talked over everything
for a long while and finally looked
so sad aud disappointed that he
got up and left lor the other girl.
Mr. Thompson Rogers' mother,
Mrs. Mary Rogers, fell dead on
the road Sunday evening on the
way to her son's, Mr. Geo. Rog
ers, to spend the night. She had
spent the day at Elder Stone's on
a visit, and about sundown Sun
day evening she was found dead
on the way. She had just fellfor
ward and had not moved. She
had heart trouble for some time.
She waa 83 years old, and leaves
four sons and two daughters to
mourn their loss.
An Enjoyable Time At Mr. Pleas
Morefield's Saturday Night—
Young's School Closed On the
29th With An Entertainment-
Other Items From Danbury
Route 1.
.Mrs. G. G. Shelton who has'
been very ill for several weeks is I
no better we are sorry to note. |
Quite a crowd spent the
night at Mr. Pleas Morefield's Sat-1
urday. All report a nice
time as they played moat every
play they think of. Miss
Carry Sisk was the center of at
traction as she is very pleasant
and interesting. Hope sho will
come again.
The Young's school closed Sat
urday the 29th with an entertain
ment which was very good and
was enjoyed by a good many peo-
Sle. The school was taught by
[iss Nealy McKaugbn, who re
turned Sunday to her respective
home at Greenboro. We are sor
ry to see her leave. Hope she
will come up and teach for us
again, as she Ims taught one of
the best schools in the county.
Miaa Bessie Gilbert spent Sat
urday night with Miss Jettie
Morefield.
Mr. L. E. Morefield also spent j
Saturday night with his father.'
Mr. Morefield seemed to be en
joying his self as he is kindly
smitten on Miss Bessie.
Mr. J. B. Priddy called on Miss
Ella Grogan Sunday. Miss Ella
is teaching the Priddy school; it
will close this week.
Misses Jettie and Lillia Young ,
and Misses Mary and Lillian
Morefield are anticipating a trip
to -Virginia aoon and of course
they are looking forward for a
good time.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lackey
ppAnt Saturday night with Mr.
Dock Yoang, also Mr. & O. Shel
ton. Wonder what is attracting
Mr. Shelton?
DIN fe
Mr. S. L. Meadows Operated On By
Dr. Bohnson No Improvement
In the Condition of Mr. • John
i Rumbly.
Dalton, March 3.—Mr. S. L.
Meadows has been suffering with
| his side for some time. Dr. Bahn
son, of Winston, was secured last
Thursday and operated on him.
He is improving very fast and get
tingfon exceedingly well. v
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Meadows'
little three months old infant died I
Saturday and was buried at Trin-j
ity todays The child suffered iin-!
mensely with grip, bronchitis and
brain fever for more than a week.
Rev. P. Oliver conducted the bur
ial service.
Several students stopped school
at Dalton Institute FYiday, but;
some more new ones entered to- j
day.
Mr. Rcss Hanuii came home!
Friday and returned to Boonville |
Monday, to pay his people a few
days visit.
Mr. C. T. Hamni came home
Sunday aud returned Monday at
Winston.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Spain
hower, of Roanoke, are expected in
Dalton Wednesday to visit Mrs.
Spainliower's, Mr. and Mrs. ('. J.
Schultz.
Miss Lela Boyles is about well
again. We are to see her out.
Mr. John Rumley lingers on.
and no sign of improvement.
Mr. W. Boyles, R. F. D. carrier
from here, made his last trip Sat
urday. Guess the patrons of the
route will greatly miss it.
Mis 3 Genia Fulk is visiting at j
Mr. Ellis Hooker's this week.
Mr. Ross llaniin called to see |
Miss Maud Coe several times I
while at home.
Mr. C. T. Hniiim has been in!
Dalton today looking after soiiiej
vacant lots.
Next Sunday is the regular ap-!
pointment at Trinity at 11 o'clock,
a. m. Rev. Long is pastor this
i time
Mr. Sam Oliver is spending a
few days at home from school on
account of sickness.
"ME."
DEATH OF MRS. CATHARINE
SISK.
She Was the Mather Of Oscar Sisk,
Who is in Jail Charged With the
Murder of Revenue Officer Hen
drix —Aged About 70.
News is received at Danbury of
the death of Mrs. Catharine Sisk,
which oceured at her home on
Campbell Route 1, about 7 o'clock
Monday evening. Mrs. Sisk's
death followed a long sickness of
henrt dropsy, and the end of her
life had been expected for some
time.
Mrs. Sisk is survived by four
children as follows: Mrs. Win
Campbell, Mrs. Cephas Nelson,
Walter Sisk and Oscar Sisk. The
last named is in the Federal
prison at Greensboro charged
with tho murder of Revenue Offi
cer Hendrix last December
Court Jurors.
At the meeting of the county I
commissioners Monday the follow-!
ing persons were drawn to serve !
as jurors at the next term ofj
Stokes Superior Court, which con- i
venes here on the 4th of May,!
IWH :
FIRST WEEK.
J. W. Kington, W. L. Culler, I.
N. Stephens, Clarendon Abbott,
W. B. Vaughn, 1). S. Priddy. W.
E. Merritt, J. M. Vernon, H. A. j
Hall, Thomas James, J. G. Bayer,
F. S. Ross, Ed Slate, F. P. Stone,!
H. H. Taylor, Oscar N. Petree, J.
S. Schaub, J. W. Pell, Jr., C. V.
Tuttle, G. R. Vaughn, J. O. Smith, j
Gabriel Boles, J. H. Wright. F.I
W. Owens, W. L. Nelson. S. L.
Johnson, J. I Owen, J. M. Cov
ington, W. R. Stephens, J. W."
Fowler, W. T. Mabe, L. L. Lowe, i
Joshua Smith, .Tames T. Wall,
Wesley Mabe, R. F. Bondurant.
SECOND WEEK.
C. G. Ingram, John Palmer, R.
P. McAnally, R. L. Ray, C. A.
Mickey, J. E. Falkenbufy, A. S.
Mitchell, A. A. Miller, Pleas More
field, W. S. Jessup, H. C. Gordon,
J. H. Robertson, Edwin Kiser, J.
T. Ingram, A. D. Murray, John
Neal, Jr., T. F. Tuttle. J. T.
Browder.
Mr. B. F. Priddy waa a viaitor
in town on business Monday from.
Danbury Route 1.
fe' •
Briefs Adrift.
J
Mr. John Abe Shelton, of
Sandy Ridge, was at the Reporter
office yesterday.
Mr. David Hicks, of Meadows,
was a visitor in Danbury m busi
ness Mmday.
Mr. Will Moore, one of the
clever and courteous proprietors
of the well known Moore's Springs,
was a visitor in Danbury Monday.
Miss Dora DeShazo, of Spen
cer, Va , will begin a subscription
school h ere in cue room of the
public school building on Mon- "
day, March Kith.
Mr. (J. G. Shelton was at the
office Tuesday and told the Im
porter that his wife, who has been
seriously ill for several months,
is just a little bit better.
Among the crowd in town Mon
day at the meeting of county com
missioners was W. Y. Gordon,
W. L. Hall, J A. Southern, J. L.
Meadows, Alex Flinchum, J. Ham
Mitchell, Robt. Mitchell, R. P.
McAnally and T. J. Tboro.
Mr. John Bensley, of Stuart.
Va, representing the Jenkins
Millinery Co., of North Wilkes
boro, N*. (.'. paid the Reporter a
pleasant call Tuesday. Like
many other traveling men, Mr.
Beasley is a regular subscriber of
the Reporter.
Mr. J. Wesley Moretield has re
turned from Philadelphia where
he went a few days since to attend
the bedside of his son Lester, who
is ill in a hospital in that city. The
condition of the young man was
such as to make it uuadvisable to
bring him home, and he was left
in the hospital.
W. F. Bowles of Walnut
| Cove left last Saturday for Dallas,
Tex., where he expects to meet
and be united in marriage to Miss
J Lillie Fair, formerly of Walnut
| Cove, now visiting her brother, Mr.
D. C. Fair, of Dallas. Their bridal
tour will be via Hot Springs,
Memphis, Birmingham, Asheviile
and then home.
The public rends between Dan
bury and Walnut Cove, and in
deed in nearly every neighbor
hood of the county through which
thoroughfares run. are a disgrace to
any people. It is all but impossible
to get from this place to the rail
road, and a light buggy should
certainly be drawn by at least
three mules to prevent profanity
if you want to gut anywhere.
Mr. James A. Leak, of Peter's
Creek, was a visitor here Tuesday,
with two good mules for sale.
The Reporter was glad to see Air.
Leak and to know that ho has re
covered from the severe injury of
a mule kick at East Bend several
months ago. Mr. Leak promised
to soon set the date of the next
meeting of the old soldiers, the
Annual Reunion, which through
his efforts has come to be such
a success.
Mr. R. R. Rogers, who has
been working on the cross-index
to the records in the Register of
Deeds' office here for the past five
months, left Monday for Winston,
where he has accepted a position
in the office at the factory of the
Liipfert-Scales Tobacco Co. The
finishing of the cross-index, which
will only require a few weeks
more, will be done by Mr. A.
J. Fagg and Mr. T. S. Petree.
Mr. Rogers made many friends
here who wish him success in his
new home and work.
Mr. T. J. Thore, of Westfield,
was in town Monday. !yjd paid
the Reporter a very pleasant visit.
Mr. Thore is agent for all
kinds of threshing machines,
traction engines, sawmills and
planiDg machines. buggieß,
wagons, and all kinds of farming
machinery. Mr. Thore cau cer
tainly save the people of Stokes
money, and all persons who ex
pect to buy any of these things
should investigate his prices be
fore buying. He will be glad to
send his prices or will cjll on you
if necessary. See his ads else
where in this paper. Patronize
a home man, and be sure of get
ting honest goods and honest
prices
Mr. Wade Hicks and Mrs. Geo.
Isain, bis daughter, were here on
' business Monday.
No. 1877