• THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXVIII.
DRY AT ASBURV
PROHIBITION COME AT LAST
A Sad Time At the Home of Mr. D.
Jessup Dr. Leak Returns From
Over the Mountain With Three
Saddle Horses Other Items.
Brim Route 1, March 29.—Mr.
D. Jessup has had a fad time at
his home for the last thirty days
Two weeks ago his baby, a girl
of two weeks old, died with croup,
" and was buried at the Slate grave-
A y ard Tho funeral was preached
P. by Elder Presly Stone. On Sat
urday night last the next youngest
2-year-old boy, little Folger Jes
sup, died of brain fever and was
buried Sunday evening at 2 o'clock
' at the tame place and the funeral
was preached by the same preach
er. We feel like it is best for the
children, but their parents have
our deepest sympathy. They are
good peoplefcnd hardworking, and
this is the first trouble they have
ever had, and they take it very
hard.
Mrs. Sam Jessup and her small
bov are very sick.
Dr. Leak is back from across
the fountain with three saddle
horses, all young. His health is
very much better, and he is riding
almost regularly.
We are glad to state our neigh
borhood is not bothered any with
whiskey now. Prohibition is with
us at last, for which we feel very
grateful.
Rev. John A. Gilmer preached
. an able sermon at the Asbury
church last Sunday. His subject
was "Charity, or Christian Love."
Mr. R. W. Neal, of Westfield,
visited at Dr. Leak's and G. L.
Simmons' Sunday.
John E. Simmons, 83 years old,
visited at G. L. Simmons' Sunday
»r»d went to church. He is as
healthy and strong as most men at
l>o years old.
Miss Virginia Powers has 31 or
32 in her private school besides
I her music class. We have worked
her in double harness for about
eigbt months without any rest.
Mr. Ernest Brown, of Mt. Airy,
was in Asbury last week looking
for more tobacco. If good season,
he will have plenty next fall. All
the spare corners are being plowed
for a larger crop than ever before.
Campbell.
Campbell, March 29—Rev. R.
Lee Wall preached at the Smith
church Sunday?* •
The people in this seo
tion breaking land for another
crop of tobacco.
Mr. R. M. Wflliams had a sale
Saturday. I guess he is going
Weat.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A Spencer vis
ited at Mr. John Hawkins' Satur
day and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Hill visited
at Mr. P. J. Leak's Sunday.
Mr. Geo. Smith, of Smith, spent
Sunday and Monday at Mrs. L. E.
Hill's.
Courting is all the. go in this
community now. ' Some of the
girls were seen casting sheep eyes
at the boys Sunday.
Mb Sandy Moore called on the
ridge Sunday.' What does that
mean, girls ? ,x.
Mr. Bib Morefield called to see
Miss Nealy Sunday.
Mr. John Leak visited at Mr. C.
D. Smith's Sunday.
Mr. P. J. Leak had a chopping
Friday.
Easter will soon be here. Girls,
let ua all have another good time.
J. R. Leak called down on the
ridge Sunday.
r Madison Rbute 3.
(to® Madison, March 28.—Rev. A.
R Burkley preached a splendid
•Bermou to a large and attentive
audience at Knollhurst Sunday
evening.
Mr. S. G. Wall has gotten about
well. R)bt Joyce doSs not in
throve v»;ry fast. He iS still in the
i>iws of the grippe. t
Mr. Pete Tutile, who has had a
very bad att ick of nervous pros
tration is improving rapidly.
The boys tried to have a party
Saturday night but failed because
the oldest rat in the barn did not
take the lead.
The Misses Ronrs who spent
the past week with their uncle
Thos. Priddy left today for»their
; , home in Greensboro. Aloy and
' Grover are heart-broken.
•Master Nick Wall is on the.aiok
MR. GREEN ROGERS DEAD.
Passed Away Sunday After Being
Sick For Several Months Mrs.
James Sheppard 111--other News
of Smith.
Smith, March 29. —Mr. Sain
Brown was a visitor at Smith this
week.
Mrs. R. L. Hall and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. J. W. Martin, at Stuart.
Mrs. Mattie Joyce of this place
is right ill.
Mr. Green Rogers, after a lin
gering illness of several months,,
died at his home last Sunday
morning. The interment took!
place Monday at Snow Creek I
church, the funeral serivees being
conducted by Rev. E. M. Barnard.
Mrs. W. C. Slate, of Danbury,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Tilley.
Mrs. James Sheppard is on the
sick list this week.
Messrs. Percy aud Sanders Lov
ill, of Walnut Cove, are visiting
relatives at Smith.
Mr. R. B. Hart has gone over in
Virginia to get a pair of mules. '
Mrs. Jas. Tilley, accompanied \
by his sister, Mrs. W. C. Slate,
spent Sunday evening with Mrs.
J. W. Martin.
Messrs. R. L. Hall and James
Joyce returned from the Winston
tobacco market Friday.
"POCAHONTAS:' I
Mr. Will Young Cuts His Fcot—
Other Dillard Items.
Dillard, March 30.—Farmers are
busy at present preparing for
another crop.
Miss Minuie Dix is teachiug a
private school here. The patrons
of the district should make a little
sacrifice and send their children
all they can. This is a rare op
portunity for the boys and girls to
get a few months high school
training—or the equal.
Mr. Anderson Duncan has ac
cepted a position with Mr. S. F.
Webster at Madison. We wish
him success.
Mr. C. A. Mitchell went to
Madison yesterday on business.
'Tis a boy and girl at Mr. D. H.
Carter's.
Miss Ellen Dillon, of Bassett,
Va., is visiting her sister Mrs. J.
Ham Mitchell.
Mrs. W. P. Wilson, of Madison,
ha 9 been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. T. Mitchell this
week.
Mr. Will Young had the mis
fortune of cutting his foot very
badly a few days ago, but is get
ting on very well at present,
Mr. J. A. Joyce failed to fill bis
appointment at Oak Grove Sun
day p. m. on account of preaching
at Bethel Sunday a. in. and could
not ford Dan river to get here.
Miss Myrtle Neal, of Pine Hall,
has been visiting friends and rel-1
atives here for the last few days. I
Miss Lemma Duncan has been j
on the sick list for several days, j
but was able to resume her school
work today.
A.
Farmers Lay Plans to Get Better j
Prices For Tobacco—lntelligence
News.
Intelligence, N. C., March 29
Farmers of this section are behind
with their work badfr
The farmers met at the Academy
here Wednesday evening and dis
cussed plans by which they hope
to get better prices for their to
bacoo than they are getting now.
The following were appointed aj
comniitte : J.P.Wilson, Robeitj
Fobbe and C. Comer, to confer!
with the Virginia Tobacco Grow-i
era Association in regard to storing j
their tobacco. The next meeting!
will be held at New Bethel Acad-1
emv April 10th at 3 o'clock, p. m.
New Bethel Academy baseball
team bad a contract again with
the Reidsville high school for last I
Saturday, and when they reached j
Reidsville the team would not
play. So under the rules the score j
won'dbe9too in favor of New'
Bethel Academy.
The New Bethel Academy com-|
nimceinent will be May 4 and 5.
Intelligence Junior Order will
K resent a Bible and flag to the
lidway school next Saturday,
April 3.
GANN.
FARM"FOR RENT
For rent, a good tobacco farm,
the place known as the Hairston
land, above Biedmont Sptings. A
good ohanoe for right parties. See
me at Danbury, April 13th, for
particulars. J. H. CARTER.
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DANBURY, N. C., MARCH 31, 1909.
KING LOOKING UP
SAW AND HAMMER TO CRY
In the Bustling Little Town Soon — ,
A Good Deal of Sickness —O. L.
Pulliam's School to Close April i
24 With Entertainment.
I
King, March 29. —Right much
sickness around King at present, j
Miss Nannie Spainhower spent ]
Sunday and Monday with Misses
Maggie and Maude IMree, of tier- 1
miiuton Route 1.
Mr. G. M. Allen, of Germanton
Route I, will move t > King this i
week to take an interest in the
livery business, which will be es
tablished here soon.
King is building up of late.
Several new dwellings will be
erected soon. viz. Messrs. G. M.
Allen. L. F. Meadows, W. R. Pul
liam, L. K. Pulliam and several
others.
Misses Lelah and Beu'ah Pul-1
liain expect to visit relatives at
Pilot 2, 3, 4, of April.
Mr. O. L Pullmm's school will
close April 24. He will give an
entertainment on that day.
Everybody invited t come.
Rev. and Mrs. P. '' iver visited
friends in Kinp ♦out,.
Miss Pearl auuie spent Satur
day and Suntl .v with friends in
Germanton.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Baker were
in King on a shopping tour Fri
day 2i.
Sunday school was organized at
the first Baptist Sunday, with a
large enrollment Hope it will
continue throughout the summer.
The wedding bells are expected
to be heard at the home of Miss
Maude Coe April 7.
We are glad that Miss Agnes
Pulliam has recovered from her!
protracted illness, sufficiently "to'
ride around on Sunday afternoons
with her beau."
Most all the young men of
King, attended the "darkle enter-1
tainment" at Center Saturday.
LOUISE. !
Senator Overman Arranges For Mr.
Taft to Come to Charlotte May
20.
Senator Overman was at the
White House at dinner Friday
and he and Mr. Taft talked the
coming celebration over. It i 9
the desire of the president to
leave here on the night of the
19th and go to Charlotte, arriving
there the following morning, and
leaving there that evening, re
turning here the morning of the
21st. Mtb. Taft will accompany
her husband and stop with him at
the Selwyn Hotel, where she can
be seen by those ladies of the city
who wish to call on her. Senator
and Mrs. Overman will be in the
party from here. It was said at
the White House today that Mrs.
Taft prefers to be with the Presi
dent at the hotel to going to a
private home.—Washington Cor
respondence Charlotte Observer.
Prof. Revelle's School Closes at Pin
nacle —Other Interesting Items.
Pinnacle, March 29.—Mr. and
Mrs W. A. Sullivan spent Satur
day night aud Sunday with Mr
and Mrs. J. H. Hamm.
Rev. A. L. Hunter filled his
regular appointment at the M. P.
church Sunday, at 11 o'clock.
Prof. Revelle's school closed
last Friday and all seemed to be
very sorry that he couldn't teach
on another month.
Rev. J. H. Brendall is holding
a series of meetings at Chestnut
Grove church this week. j
Miss Myrtie Wall spent Satur- j
day night with Miss Flaud Kal
lam She reports a nice time.
Miss Dora Wall and brother,
Early, visited a few days last
week with Miss Flossie Lasley at
Walnut Cove.
Misses Augusta Spainhower
arid Lora Mickey, aud Messrs.
Ebhie Mickey and Bernard Spain
hower attended preaching at
Chestnut Grove Sunday night.
"ARNICE."
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The Reporter has not learned
of any tobacco plants being hurt
by the late heavy frosts. Farm
ers report their beds in fine con
dition, some plants having four
leaves.
Mr. Jno. T. Carroll, a leading,
merchant on Mizpah Route 1, was!
in town Friday. Mr. Carroll bo- j
lieves in printers ink, and takes an
ad in the Reporter this week. 1
ILL WITH HEART TROUBLE
Mrs. Elian Martin Not Expected tc
Live-Miss Ella Martin Give:
Party In Honor of Her Friends--
Other Sandy Ridge Items.
Sandy Ridge, March 29.- Mrs
Elian Martin is sen msly ill witl:
I heart trouble and is not expected
to live.
Mr. and Mrs Gib DeShazo, ol
I Moore's Mill. Va., visited Mr De
! Shuzo's sick sister. Mrs. R. L
j Pratt, who is low ith pneumonia
Miss Dasie Sheltoii, of Spencer
is the guest of Mr. Scales this
i week.
Misses Mabel, Florence and
j Lemmer Amos and Mr. Bob Joyce
spent Saturday night at Mr. R. L
Brown's.
Miss Ella Martin gave a party
Saturday night in honor of hei
friends. Those present were Misses
M-tttia and Bettie Wilkins, Lucy
and Dosha Joyce. Marv and Kate
Martin; Messrs. Jake Martin. John
Butler and Clvde Joyce. Ben Til
| lev. George Wilson and Waltei
Wilkins. All seemed to enjoy
themselves fine.
Mr. Frank Brown, of Madison,
was on the Ridge Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. J. S. Martin spenl
Sunday at Mr. J. T. Joyce's.
WILLIAM.
Measles Raging at Meadows—Mr
John A. Neal to Move to Wins
ton —Personals.
Meadows, March 29.—Mr. Will
Joyce, who has been sick a short
while with measles, is improving,
Nearly everybody in the neigh
borhood of Meadows who have
not had measles have been ex
posed.
Miss Kizzie Easter is spending
a few weeks with relatives in the
community of Cana, Va.
! Mrs. Susan Hicks, who has
been very sick for a few weeks, is
j improving.
A little child of Mr. Jamee
i Young is quite eick of pneumonia
It is a little better at this writing
i Miss Mary Lewellyn, of Madi
son, visited her sister, Mrs. J. A
Neal, last week.
Mr. John A. Neal will move tc
Winston about the middle of thie
month.
The Rev. Mr. Joyce held hie
regular meeting at Bethel Sunday
He always has a good attendance.
Mr. J. N. Young has just re
turned from Winston. He re
ports good rate on his chickens
and eggs.
Mr. Richard Blair, of Danbury,
was at Meadows this week and
took the contract to repair Mr. J
M. Neal'B residence.
Mr. C. E. Neal spent a few days
at Meadows last week.
Mr. James Dot Hicks is expect
ing to take the measles every day
He is very much alarmed over the
affair—has already consulted hie
physician about it.
Miss Msggie Adams and a Mr
Hpdgecock, of Walnut Cove, wert
at Meadows a short while Sunday.
Misses Lelia and Gertrude
Golden, of Flat Shoal, were visit
ors at Mr. Thomas Martin's Sun
day. It is supposed that Mr
Silas Hicks was there too.
Mr. William Butner Improying-
Farmers Preparing For Pig Crops
Tobaccoville Route 3, March 29
—Farmers are very busy aroutu
here preparing for a large crop o
the weed this year.
Mr. Joe Loggins, who has beei
very ill with the grippe, is slight
ly improving, we are glad to say
Miss Lula Lawson spent Sun
day evening with Miss Alice Log
.gins.
| Mr. Lee Wilson and Miss Liz
zie Fulp were visitors at Mr. J
W. Loggins' Sunday, returning
to Rural Hall Monday.morning
Pastor Holmes filled his ap
pointmcnt at Friends Union Sun
day
Mrs. Lucy Lawson, of Routi
: 3, is spending a few days with he
daugnter, Mrs. Emma Newsom, o
King.
Mr. William Butner, who ac
cidentally shot himself some tinii
ago, is able to be out again, wi
are glad to note.
Miss Pearl Hausrr visited Mi
R. A. Pack Sunday evening.
PRIMROSE.
Mr. Rufus Mnbe paid the Re
Korter a pleasant visit Monday
Ir. Mabe is on ike side of goot
! reads, and would vote for thi
bond issue, because he knows tha
lit would pay him to do so in thi
long run.
IWESTFIELD COMING
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! AUDITORIUM TO BE BUILT
I
In Time For Next Commencement —
Preparations For Entertainment
I { at Johnstown Easter Death of
Infant —Other News.
.I Westfield, March 29.—1 seethe
Pinnacle Weasel says that "every,
body works but father" but not so
at Westfield. For father has
; gone to work too, now.
The ground hog was not fooied
so bad after all, for we have had
i another cold snap.
We understand that Westfield
is to have a large Auditorium
( ready by our next commencement.
I hope the good people will shove
, i this along, for a building of this
kind is vary badly needed here.
Prof C. H. Johnson left this
place the past week for his home
at East Bend. Mr. Johnson made
many friends here, all of whom
would be glad to see him back
again soon.
The people at aud near Johns
town are making great prepara
tions to give an entertainment at 1
that place ou Saturday night be
fore Easter. Everybody is in- j
vited. Two balloons will be sent j
iup that night, ond the music for !
1 the occaaion will be furnished by I
the Westfield String Band.
W. H. Owens is confined to his I
room this week with measles.
Robt Inrnan left this week for
his home in Cedartown, Ga.
J. Howard Payne and Samuel
Tilley called on friends at Pilot
Mountain last Sunday,
Our people have at last become
interested in sowing clover and
grass seed. For our merchants
claim to have already sold twice
the quantity of seed they usually
| sell.
Mrs. Ellen Neal has been very ,
I sick this week, but she is now !
improving.
We have had a tobacco man, a
piano man, a spectacle man, a
shoe man, a hardware man and
several grocery men with us this
week. They all say business is
' picking up.
Everybody should be looking:
out, for we don't know just who i
1 will get the April fools.
The Rev. S. B. McCall is ex- 1
pected to fill the pulpit at the
Baptist church here next Sunday
iif the weather permits. Every-,
! body invited.
Mr. W. T. McDaniel, of Pilot
Mountain, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
' Neal, and Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Jessup, of Brim Route 1, were
i among the visitors at our town
j this week.
I Elbert was trying his new horse
last. Sunday to see if he could
pull two. This may mean some
thing later.
OWL.
King Route Two.
King Route 2, March 29, Far
> rners are behind with their work
on account of rain.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Ben
■ nett, a fine boy; also born to Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Campbell, a fine
boy.
Mrs. Wiley Fulk and Mrs. E.
W. Fulk went to Winston shop
. ping last Wednesday.
Rev. A. T. Betts. of Winston,
preached a fine sermon at Mount
» Olive Sunday, (finite a large
crowd attended the meeting.
Mr. Allen has purchased an in
-1 terest in the Southern Lumber
Co. at King.
The Southern Lumber Co. will
erect a livery stable at King.
King is rapidly growing.
Come again, Rachel and Shag
head. You leave the impression
' that I have been making mistake's
' in my letters in the Reporter, but
tell me what my mistakes were.
"Two Chums" of Pilot Moun
* I tain: Where do you find the
[shortest verse in the Bible ? And
' meet me on the Pilot Easter Mon
[l day. There is a large crowd ex
| pected to go Easter, and why not
: yon 1
i Come again, "Ninksie" from
3 1 Madison Route 3. We like to
5 read your letters in the Reporter.
COW BOY.
Mr. J. C. Davis, of pinnacle,
was in town Tuesday on* business,
and didn't forget to call in and
• see the Reporter, where he always
. finds a warm welcome.
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i Mr. John W. Young, of Dil
t lard, accompanied by his daugb
» ter, Miss Cora, visited Danbury
Thursday.
No. 1,934
PINE HALLS BRICK PLANT
I
Doing Good Work Condition of
Ford at River Bad —Reporter
Welcome Visitor —Dr. Hanes In
Demand Old Negro Blacksmith
Dies Suddenly Other News.
Pine Hull. X. C., March «JO.
—The brick plant at this place is
doing some gixxl work.
Wonder what has become of
our Beaver Islam! man. who
wanted to gel himself lip as a
jix'ijo as to what the people of
' this part of the couuty needed.
We would be ylad f r him to in
form himself a little better before
he undertakes to sit in judg
ment on our pe jple. Then he
would be in a better position to
give the facts. Come down. Bea
ver Island, and let us convince you
that you you arc mistaken. Let
us be neighbors.
The condition of the ford of
i the river at this place is very
annoying to the public, scarcely
any passing over this ford this
winter. Our people are very
anxious to see our commissioners
commence the work on the bridge
here.
, The Dan bury Reporter is a
welcome visitor here. A great
many people are anxious to see it
. when it comes. We wish more of
j our people would take this paper
j and keep posted as to county
I affairs.
Dr. Hanes has right much pro
fessional work to do. While he did
not come here to practice medi
cine, but to engage in brick
J business, he tinds that he in
I most compelled to do some pro
fessional work. He is very suc
cessful. and is making many
friends in the community. We
hope he will find time to do the
practice of the immediate com
j munity.
Mr. Len Berry has accepted
I a position with Carter and Wil
i liams as salesman.
Old uncle Cletn Wilson, who
j has been running a blacksmith
shop at this place for several
i years, left his shop Saturday
i evening to go home and died on
! the railroad a short distance from
this place. Another reminder of
the uncertainty of life. We are
here today without any assurance
' of tomorrow.
Master Frank Cahill has been
, right sick with pneumonia.
Mr. Fred Shultz has become a
permanent resident of our town.
We welcome bim and his good
wife to our town.
Mountain View Commencement Nay
7—Crowd of Young People Go
ing to Pilot Easter.
•
Mizpah, March 29.—The school
here will close the 7th of May
with a commencement.
Mrs. Minnie Overby is right
sick.
Rev. Gibson filled his regular
' appointment at the M. E. church
Sunday. He preached an able
and interesting sermon.
Prof. D. D. Carroll attended the
Guilford Alumni Banquet at
Greensboro last week.
Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Hartgrove
returned from Spencer, Va., Sat
urday. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Hartgrove's sister, Miss
Daisy Oakley, who will spend
several days here.
I Mr. John Jones, who is a
|' student here, returned Sunday
i from a visit to his parents near
{lvernersville.
Miss Cora Bowles spent Satur
day and Sunday with Miss Wil-
I meta Smith on King Route 2.
Mrs. W. G. Meadows and Mrs.
D. V. Carroll visited relatives at
Capella last week.
Messrs. Bud and Floyd Boyles
( entered school here this morniDg,
A number of our young people ~
are planning to spend Easter
Monday on Pilot Mountain. •
;
' Joyce and Boles Lose Fine HoreeJ X
While being through* My*
t sticky mud roac. of Saur^K
township last Saturday,
i horse belonging to ' Joyrttfnßdp?
) Boles of Walnut Cove sctfljMragpr*
. itself that it fell Snd
heart failure. The
worth $225.00. . '
The mud tax comesjfflH
, Sometime onr
1 that way,» 2
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