THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIII.
SUDDEN DEATH AT PINE HALL.
Mrs. Julina Southern Retires in
Good Health tad Dies In Her
Sleep—Mr. J. T. Dalton's Condi
tion No Better- Sheriff Petree
Rides 15 Miles to Reach a Point
Three Miles Distant On Account
Of Bad Ford at Pine Hall.
Pine Hall, March 16 —Mrs Ju
* Una Southern was found dead in
her bed last Thursday morning.
She retired in apparently good
health, and next morniog was cold
in death. This reminds us of
frailty of human life. We kuow
not what another day may bring
forth. Mrs. Southern was laid to
rest at Bethesda church. May we
all meet her in that better world.
Mr. J. T. Dalton's condition is
uo better. His many friends dou't
think he will live long.
We notice the County Commis
sioners have agreed to consider
the proposition of building a
bridge at Snow Creek. Now, Messrs.
Commissioners, we believe yon
ought to build a bridge at Snow
Creek, but we believe the need
for a bridge at Pine Hall is far
greater than anywhere else iu the
county. Suppose the commission
ers build both of these bridges
this spring and summer. They
could not make a better invest
ment of the county funds. If any
one doubts the need of a bridge
here, let him ask Sheriff Petree,
who saw the situation here last
week, and who hail to ride fifteen
miles to gut to one of his appoint
ments when he was in three miles
of the place.
The Pine Hall Sunday School
is progressing. A temperance pro
gram is to be rendered on Easter
Sunday night. We hope they
will be successful in getting up
such n program, as will create sen
timent iu the community for the
s ' cause of prohibition. We hope
they will have a large crowd to
hear them deliver their addresses,
some which will ba very interest
ing a'id we hope profitable.
Quarterly meeting for the Mad
 ison circuit is to be hekl at this
.* place next Saturday and Sunday.
Sheriff Petree was here last
' Friday collecting taxes and sum
• • moning witnesses to the prelim
*. inary trial to bo held at Danbury
next Saturday between the State
and Hardin Moore for murder. A
good many of our people will have
to go to the trial. The Sheriff is
: taking a strong stind for probi
. bition. We are glad to seethe
leading men of the county stand
ing together on this great moral
buestion.
The public school, taught by
Miss Lula Tuttle, clcsed last week.
Miss Lula made many friends
while here.
' •
; PILOT MOUNTAIN ROUTE TWO.
Rev. R. W. Gei.rge filled his
♦« regular appointment at Pine
. Ridge, Sunday, and preached an
excellent sermon on prohibition.
He made a plea prohibition and
i ; temperance from the Bible, and
a religious standpoint, andappeal
* ed to the voters to vote the ouraed
y atutf out of our grand old State,
1 on May 26th, instead of voting a
t curse upon our country, them
selves, and worst of all doing
P something they would have to
ft* answer for before the judgment
I) ■ bar of God.
** Rev. W. B. Blair, of Indian
| Grave, was-in our midst Sunday.
? Mr. H. E. Taylor's school will
k' oloae, that he is teaching at Cook's
. eoluol house next Saturday with
f an entertainment. There will be
several speeches and dialogues by
, the boys and girls, also Rev. W.
t B. Blair, and several others will
>' make apeeches on eduoatiou and
' prohibition. Everybody iuvited.
; • Mr. J. S. Cook, who is one of
f the teachers at Westfield, tells us
they are preparing to have one of
the beat exhibitions at the olose
i of their school that has ever
, been at Weat field.
, V Mr. George Tucker and Mu>b
f Joinie Jackson aurpriacd vl uir
frienda by getting married
, Sunday.
» Revs. D. Collins and—Stone
preached at the Ridge sohool
 house last Sunday.
Mr. C. F. Cook is wearing the
r broad smile of a happy father.
It'a a girl- Mr. Seott Cook is
also grinning behind his ears,
but it is a boy at hip house.
Robert, the son of Mr. J. F.
Joyce, ia tery «iok with pneumo.
' nia H
t Several of tbe Danbury oitizena
.are gardening this week.
Smithtown Not So Bad As Some
Other Neighborhoods—Mr. Jap
heth Leak Thrown From Bicyle.
Campbell Route 1, March 16.
The people around here are busy
clearing land for auother crop of
tobacco.
Mr. Lee Wall will preach at the !
Smithtown school house the first
Sunday in April.
Mrs. P. J. Leak visited Mrs.
Nancy Southern Wednesday.
Mrs. Sally Collius has moved i
three times this winter, but she
couldn't get satisfied until she got
on Mr. J. M. Lovins' land. So I
guess she is satisfied now.
Messrs. John and Japbeth Leak .
spent several days of last week
visiting relatives at Brim and at
Mount Airy on business.
Mr. Japheth Leak was throwu |
from a bicycle Sunday but not:
badly hurt.
The Brim correspondent has
been praising his neighborhood'
since the blockading has been
stopped in Smithtown. I was in j
that seotion not long since, and I
heard more firing of guns on one
Sunday night than I hear in
Smithtown in a week. We have ,
some a 9 good people in the so
called Smithtown section as there
are in North Carolina. But we
kuow that some people make
things worse than they really are. 1
BLrE JAY.
Brown Bros. Sawmill Busy —Miss
Ethel Brown Cuts Her Foot
Other Verna Items.
Yerana. Va., March 16.- Brown
Bros, have been busy working at
their saw mill for the past month.
We are sorry to say that Miss
Bessie Gilbert's school will bo out
at Brownville right soon.
Misses Bessie Gilbert and Al
pha Brown were the guests of
Mra. Henry Nelson Saturday
night.
Mr. G.T.Brown is having his i
house roof painted this week.
Mr. J. R. Brown is recovering
some of his buildings. i
Mr. Walter Joyce is having a
room built to his house and will j
soon have it completed.
We are glad to say that whent is ;
looking well.
Miss Ethel Brown cut her foot
right bad last week, but we are
glad to say it is improving some.
Miss Bessie Gilbert is going to
have a spelling match the last day ;
of her school.
Mr. M. L. Merritt is busy work
ing at his grist mill for tbe past
mouth.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morefiold
aud daughter were the guests of
Mrs. L. A. Knight Saturday aud
Sunday.
Messrs. Wes Priddy, of Camp
bell, aud Nathan Taylor, of Spen
cer, Va., called at Mr. Jim Brown's
Sunday.
Miss Ruby Brown is anticipat
ing a visit to Sandy Ridgo in the
near future.
TWO SCHOOL MATES. |
"Thread Trust" Cuts Prices.
A Chicago telegram states that
the "Thread Trust" has cut the
Brice8 rice of cotton thread from 67 to
[) cents a dozen spools. This of
itself looks like cause for rejoic
ing among housewives, but there
is a darker side, for the retailers
as yet have not announced uny
reduction. The "June rise" last
year boosted the price of thread
from 55 cents to 67 cents, whole
sale, and raised the retail rate
from 4to 6 cents a spool. The
"Thread Trust" comprises the J,
and P. Conta, the Clarka O. N. T.
aud Mile End oompanies, under
the name of the Spool Cotton
Company,
Campbell Social Matter*.
Campbell Route 1. —Mrs, Let
tie Frazier is no better, lam sor
ry to note.
Mr. aud Mrs. I). M. Martin en
tertained quite a number of their
friends Sunday afternoon.
Misa Lillie Brown is visiting
friouda and relatives at Stuart
Va '
Mrs. Willie Hill and Mrs. Left;
Hill viaited Mra. D. M. Martin j
Saturday afternoon.
0. P. B.
Mr. Allie Blum, representing
Smoak & MoCreary, of Winston,
who has been apendiug aeveral
daya here with a drove of mules
ana horses for aale, returned to
Winaton laat Thursday. He
aold about aoventeen head while
bar*.
DANBURY, N. C., MARCH 19, 1908.
SOCIAL MEETINGS AT DILLARD.
The Embroidery Cub Met Last
Saturday With Mrs. J. Ham
Mitchell—Misses Alice and Bessie
Davidson to Give Apron Party—
Several Families Move Away.
Dillard, March 17.—Farmers
are quite busy in this section
since spring opened, preparing
for crops.
It seems that a lot of our good
people have moving ia their heads
this spring. The third family to
move away is Mr. W. L. Mitchell,
who started for Kansas Saturday.!
We wish them much success, but
it is our opinion that the Old I
North State is as good, or better
than any other State.
The school here closed quietly
Friday—the teachers treating the
students to candy and apples.
Miss Olivia Dean, one of the
teachers, leaves Wednesday for
her home in Guilford county.
She leaves many'friends here
one in particular will quite likely
look rather sad like after Wednes
day.
The Embroidery Club met with |
Mrs. J. Ham Mitchell Saturday,
and had a very enjoyable meeting.
The next meeting is to be with :
Mrs. C. A. Mitchell.
Misses Alice and Bessie David
son will give an apron party to
night The young people seem
to enjoy these social gatherings
as there have been several in the
past few weeks.
Mr. J. Ham Mitchell is visiting
his wife's relatives in Henry
Co., Va . this week.
Mr. Wm. Smith Comes Back From
High Point- Mrs. Will Gordy
Sick.
(iermautoii Route 1, March 15.
There was a singing at Mr. C.
M. Bowman's Sunday afternoon;
there was c|uite a large crowd
out.
Mr. Wm. Smith of High Point
has come back to old Stokes to
farm.
Among the crowd at Mr. C. F.
Smith's Sunday were the follow
ing: Mr. S. L. Smith and sou,
Mr. ami Mrs. G. T. Hampton,
Mrs. Wm, Smith, Miss Bettie
Smith and Jim Forest.
Mrs. Will Gordy is on the aick
list this week. Hope she will
soon recover.
SCHOOL BOY.
J. L. Martin's Smoke House Robbed
—Other Gann Items.
Gann's, March 16 —Mr. Hart
lost a good mule yesterday at Mr.
J. E. Sisk's. He had been to
Madison with a load of tobacco.
In our letter in the Reporter
last week we aimed to refer to
Section 1690 of the Revisal of
1905, and the paper gives section
1916. It was a mistake of ours or
the typo.
Miller Gann was at home today,
returning to New Bethel Acade
my this evening. He reports a
good school with 75 students.
Misses Bettie and Gussie John
son have been visiting their cou
sin, Miss Tillion Johnson, for two
or thruo days, returning home to
day.
Somebody visited the smoke
house of Mr. J. L. Martin a few
days ago, oarrying away a shoul
der and a ham,
Mrs. I. B. Stone Sick—Other Items
From Tobaccoville.
Tobacooville Route 2, March
16.—Rev. C. L. Andrew filled hia
regular appointment at Galatia
Sunday evening; u large crowd
aflßumnlMl
Miss Ola Wall, of Pilot Moun
tain, visited Misses Ella Vest and
Martha Stone Saturday night.
Sorry to note that Mra. I. B.
Stone is real aick.
Mrs. Arthur Hendrix visited
her mother Mrs. Susan Newsom
the past week.
Quite a number of people have
f;otten phones on the Quiok Step
ine through this section.
MISCHIEF.
Marria|e Soon.
It is learned that Mr. Oscar
Cromer, of King Route 2, and
Misa Ada Fleming, of Boonville,
Yadkin county, will be united in
mariage soon. Miss Fleming has
reoently taught sohool in this
county, and ia aaid to be a very
attractive young lady, and our
young Stokea farmer ia to be con-
Catulated upon winning tbe
Ir daughter of Yadkin.
MRS JULIA WALL CRITICALLY
ILL.
No Hope For Her Recovery !
Quarterly Meeting to Be Held
At Chestnut Grove Next Satur
day and Sunday—Personal Mat
"ters at Dalton.
Dalton, March 17.—Mrs. Mar
tha Hamm returned to Winston
last Saturday after spending sov
eral weeks with her parents.
Messrs. Will and Everette
Shultz went to the Winston mar
ket with tobacco last Wednesday
returuing Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Spaiu
hower, of Roanoke, are spending
some time with tbeir parents, Mr.
aud Mra. C. J. Shultz, of this
place and Mr. J. VV. Spainhower
of King.
Mrs. Sally Campbell and Miss
Mary Slate of King spent Mon
day night and Tuesday with Mrs.
S. F. Coe.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Spainhower
spent Sunday night with Mrs.
Will Rutledge. Mis. Spain
bower's Bister, Mrs. Julia Wall, is
very ill at present: not any hopes
of recovery.
Old Dr. Martin, of Patrick
county, Virginia, has been spend-1
ing several days with Dr. M. D.I
Phillips on his return home from
a visit in the southern sections
of the State.
Several from Dalton attended
the ainging at Chestuut (J rove
laat Sunday.
Mr. Lonnie Coe went to MtJ
Olive last Sunday.
Mr. Ike Wall and two daugh
ters Misses Ola and Mandy Bell
visited at Mr. O. G. Goff's Satur
day and Sunday and attended the
holiness meeting at Sinai.
The quarterly meeting will be
held at Chestnut Grove next Sat
urday and Sunday. Every body
ought to attend and hear the no
ble sermon to be preached by
Rev. Bagby.
Appointments For Preaching.
Stuart, Va., March 12.
Editor Reporter :
Please publish the following
appointments for Bro. D. Collins,
commencing Friday the 20th be
fore tbe fourth Sunday in the
present month; al Bro. Sam Han
dy'e, fourth Saturday and Sunday
21 and 22; at Shady Grove, Mon
day 23; at Liberty Center, Tues
day 24; Martinaville, Wednesday,
25; Spray, Friday 27 at night:
Matrimony, Saturday 28; Buffalo,
Sunday 29; North View, Monday
.10.
L. I. GILBERT.
Attending Prof. Smith's School.
Walter R. Smith, Francisco
Route 1; Mies Myrtie C. Wall,;
Pinnacle; Miss Grace Wall, Pin- j
nacle; Bessie Fagg, Red Shoals;
Andrew Smith. Walnut Cove!
Route 3; Earl Wall, Pinnacle; R.
B. Tilley, Pilot Mountain Route
2; F. S. Lynch, Pilot Mountain
Route 2; Z. L. Bennett, Danbury
Route 1; J. R. Bennett, Danbury
Route 1; Carlie Davis, Danbury ;
Misa Rozella Gentry, King.
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
Mr. Norman R. Coulter, a
Erominent architect, in the Del
ert Building, San Francisco
saya: "I fully endorse all that
haa been aaid of Electric Bitters
as a tonic medicine. It is good
for everybody. It corrects stom
ach, liver and kidney disordeis in
a prompt and efficient manner
and builds up the system." Elec
tric Bitters is the best spring
medicine ever sold a druggists
oouuter; as a blood purifier it is
unequaled. Sold at all Druggists,
50c.
FOR SALE—I have one oow for
sale, two yoars old, half Jersey,
ayd ia fresh now. Anyone wants
to buy a young oow, will do well
to see me.
DAVID HICKS,
Meadows, N. C.
Notice of Executrix to Creditors.
Having this day duly qualified as
executrix of the last will anil testa
ment of Will. M. Loyd, all persons
holding claims against said estate of
Wm. M. Loyd, are hereby notified to
ureseut the same, duly authenticated,
to me for payment on or before the
90th day of March, lUOW, or tills no
tice will be pleaded In bar of their re
covery; aud all persons Indebted to
saldeMtate are requested to come
forward aud make Immediate settle
ment ot the same.
King, N. G\, March 17,10U5.
(MUS.) NANNY LOYD,
Executrix of Wm. M. Loyd, deed.
J. D. Humphreys, Atty. for Ex.
New Houses Going Up On Danbury j
Route I—Death of Mr. Lee Smith's
Child.
Danbury Route I. —The farmers
are very busy sowing oats and
preparing for another crop.
We are sorry to note the death
of Mr. Lee Smith's infant child
which died 11th inst.
Choppinga seem to be all the
go around now, and a dance
nearly always follows.
 >ur subscription school which 1
is being taught by Miss Pearl
Forkner, is progressing uicely. '
There are several new houses
being built by our new married
people iu this suction. If wed- '
dings keep occurring and all build 1
new houses, we will soon have a
town on Route 1
Mr. Dewitt Nelson and Mi6ses |
Mattie Nelson anil Pearl Forkner 1
spent a portion of last Sunday oil 1
"Moore's Knob." They report a •
fine time. ■
Mr. Willie Bennett from Wal- '
nut Cove has been visiting his '
parents Mr. and Mrs. \\*. R. Ben- '
nett. I
VIVIAN 1
i
Singing at Mr. Tom Kallam's—Mrs. .
W. K. East and Lillie Ward Sick. '
Sandy Ridge, March 16. There 1
is a lot of sickness iu our vincity 1
at the present time.
People are marketing their to
bacco now aud are receiving a
satisfactory price.
The public ro.ida are the worst '
they have been this winter.
There was a singing at Mr.
Tom Kallain's Saturday night,
and a large crowd attended. All
seemed to enjoy themselves all
O.K. The Delta singing class 1
wes there and wo certainly did
have good singing.
Mr. Robert Xeal spent Satur
day night at Mr. W. K. least's, on
his way from lYrson county |
where he lias been trading stock. |
Mr. Neiil's home U near Fran
cisco, N. •'
Mrs. \V. K. East is right sick.
Lillie, tbe little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Ward, is right
sick with pneumonia.
Mr. Sain Wilkins' family who
have lieen sick with pneumonia
are improving we are glad to note.
Mr. J. W. Ward returned from
Rockingham county yesterday,
where he has been visiting rel
atives. (iuess he had a good time
while he was gone.
- j
I
Notice.
Having (instilled an administrator
upon the estate of Alexander Spen-1
; cer, deeeaaed, notice Is hereby given
to all persons holding claims against
the estate of the said Alexander
! Spencer, to present them to me for.
payment, duly authenticated, on or;
I before the LVit li day of March 194>U, or
this notice will be pleaded In bar of!
their recovery. All persons Indebted
|to said estate are respectfully re-j
quested to make Immediate pay
ment.
This the 13th day of March. 10UM.
L. P. (SRCKiAN,
Adttir. of Alex. Spencer.
P. ) —Campbell, N. ('.. Koute 1, j
N. (). l'etree, Atty. for Admr.
Land Sale.
By virtue of the power of sale
contained In a certain deed In trust
executed on the 17th day of .March,
llHI.i, by Howard .1. Lovlugs and his
wife Nlar.v L. Lovlugs to \V. F.
Hawkins trustee to secure the pay
ment of a certain bond therein men
tioned which was due to \V. F.
Brown, and which bond has lieen
duly transferred and assigned by the
said W. F. Brown to James W. Corn
and which bond was due upon the
17th day of March, liMlti, and the
same Is now due and unpaid aud!
tiie said W. F. Hawkins having
lieen duly removed as trustee by
order of the Superior Court, signed'
by M. T. Chilton, C. S. C. and the
said order so removing the said!
trustee appointed the undersigned
as trustee to execute the duties re- j
quired nf the trustee In said deed in ,
trust, now upon failure of the said
Howard .1. Lovins and Ills wife j
Mary L. Lovlugs to comply with
tlie terms, stipulations and condi
tions contained In said deed Iu trust,
and at the request of the said .lames |
\V. Corn the assignee of said bond !
and the person to whom the said!
money Is now due I will on Wednes-1
day thel.'ttli day of April, 11Ws sell
at public auction to the highest]
bidder for cash at the Court House
door In the town of Banbury, N. C.,
the lands conveyed In said deed in
trust which are described therein as
follows to:wlt: A certain tract of
land lying and being in Stokes coun
ty aforesaid and more practically
described and defined as follows:
Bounded ou the north by Nancy 11.
Southern, on the east by I'. .1. 'l'ug
gle, on the south by widow Brown,
oil the west by .1. M. Lovlngs, con
taining-'."i acres more or less. For
record of said deed in trust refereuee
THE LYNCHERS FAILED TO COME
Harden Moore Carried to Forsyth
Jail Tuesday Night to Save Him
From a Mob Said to Be Forminf
at Pine Hall and In Rockingham
County.
The negro Harden Moore, who
was in jail here on tbe charge of
murdering William Christopher,
at Pine Hall, last Christmas, was
carried to Winston jail for safe
keeping Tuesday night by .Depu
ty Sheriff Arthur W. Davis and
Mr. Tlios. S. Petree.
Information reached Danbury
over the phone late Tuesday even
iug from Walnut Cove that a mob
was formiug at Pine Hall aud in
tlie western part of Rockingham
county for the purpose of storm
iug the jail here Tuesday night
and lynching the negro Moore.
It is known that a bitter feeling
exists in those sections agaiust
the murderer, and threats have
been made that he would be lynch
ed. It is said that the mob
gathered at Pine Hall or near
that place for the purpose of seiz
ing the negro when Sheriff Petree
was to pass through with him
several weeks ago, from Ohio.
The Sheriff got wind of the move
ment, and did not arrive at tbe
expected time, thus defeating the
designs of the would-be lyncTiers.
When the news of the attempt
that would lie made Tuesday
night, reached here, there was a
good deal of excitement. A car
riage was quickly secured, ami
the handcuffed darkey plased
therein, and with his guard, was
quickly spirited away. The
Officers went via Rural Hall, and
! arrived at Winston early yester
day morning, where the prisouer
was placed under the care of the
Forsyth officials.
A ifood many people sat up here
late Tuesday night to see the mob
arrive. Tlio night passed quietly,
and 110 sign of a lyncher appear
{ed. _
The preliminary trial of the
Moore was to be held here next
Saturday, and a large number of
witnesses had been summoned
from Rockingham and the lower
part of this county, but of course
the trial will not be held until
further developments.
NO USE TO DIE.
"I have found out that there is
no use to die of lung trouble as
long as you can get Dr. King's
i New Discovery," says Mrs. J. P.
' White, of liushboro, Pa. I would
not be alive to-day only for that
wonderful medicine. It loosens
up a cough quicker than anything
else, and cures lung disease even
after the case is pronounced hope
less." This most reliable remedy
1 for coughs and colds, lagrippe,
asthma, bronchitis, and hoarse
ness, is sold under guarantee at
1 all Druggists, 50c. and SIOO. Trial
bottle free.
Mr. J. D. Humphreys went to
Sandy Ridge Saturday on legal
| business
in hereunto made to Hook No. 4. r >,
|Mige 410 In the ottlce of the Register
of Deeds of Stokes Co., X. C.
And l»y virtue of the power of Hale
contained in u certain deed in trust
.executed oil the ltith day ofJanuur.v,
llMi.'i, by Howard J. Lovtns and his
wife Mar.v h. Lovlns to Frank
Itrown an triiHtee to secure the pay
ment of n certain bond due Jumes
Corn, and In proper proceedings duly
instituted for that purpose in the
Superior Court of Stokes Co., X. C.,
thcHnhl Frank Itrown was removed
as trustee In the said deed in trustas
aforesaid, and in the same order the
: undersigned was duly appointed
trustee by M. T. Chilton, ('. S. C., I
i will on the Kith day of April, 1908, at
I the Court House door In the town of
Danbury, X. sell at public auction
Ito the highest bidder for cash the
| lands conveyed in said deed In trust,
II lie said sale lielng made in aecord
i mice with the terms Htlpiilntiotisnnd
conditions contained In said deed In
1 trust, the said bond being due and
unpaid and the said .las. Corn tlie
person to whom said money is due
having requested a sale of tlie lands
} conveyed in said deed in trust. The
' lands which will be sold under this
deed in trust are described in said
i deed in trust as follows to-wit: A
! certain tract of land lying and lielng
|in (Stokes) county aforesaid and
1 : more particularly described and de
! fined as follows: lieiiiK a tract of
1 land of :tfi acres more or less, boun
r| ded on tlie south by .1. M.Lovlns, on
i the west by J as. Corn, on tlie nortli
iby the widow Can. Smith, on the
( east by Nancy 11. Southern. For rec
: ord of said deed in trust reference Is
hereunto made to Hook No. 45, page
• MM in said oftlce of the Register of
■ Deeds of Stokes Co., N. C.
Tilts March 10. IMS.
p JOHN D. HFMPHKEYS,
5 Trustee.
No. 1879