THE DANBURY REPORTER.
OLUME XXXIX.
WALNUT COVE
IWTRACTOR CHARLES HURT
"ertaioments and Christmas Trees
At the Various Churches—Move
ment on Foot to Erect Two To
bacco Warehouses—Various Other
Items of Interest.
Walnut Cove, Jan. 3. —Mr.
ro. Charles, who has the con
' the dry prizery
% >adly hurt one day
* One of the carpen-
B vas working on the
■ t footing and fell. Mr.
1 ing the fellow falling
1 ght him, saving the
», but at the same
1 j badly hurt himself,
g along very nicely
M 9 lmunity was very
V ed and grieved to
ieath of Mrs. Hanes
ran to was before mar
rajl ' Cosa McAnally. She
small children, the
Jjt !y two months old.
as caused by acute
Vj ?ase.
fjrj here closed on the
■rah. nice entertainment!
■rich reflected credit on the
chers as well as pupils. School
Hens for the spring term today.
■There is a movement on foot
■re to build two tobacco ware-
Buses in our city.
■fhere was a nice entertain-!
H;nt and Christmas tree at the
■ptist church Saturday night.
Hu the Baptist church confer
ee on last Saturday Rev. Joyce
■igned the pastorate of the
Hirch.
■Robert Murphy has mumps.
Hi is getting on nicely.
■Mr. D. S. Watkins will go
Hrth next Monday on an extend
■ business trip.
Hfr. Sterling James recently
Iga freak potato from his
Hch. It ha* the exact face of
■ape—mouth, eyes, head, chin,
■s head and all. He brought
■o town and sold it for thirty
lits.
■)avis & Isom have leased Mr.
■ Allen's livery stable and
Hved into it last week.
Hfr. Cabell Hairston, who is
■nding the winter in Florida,
Btes to a friend here that he is
■ing oranges off the trees and
Htermelons off the vines and
■ fish in the streams jump out
faFter him.
Old Uncle Baker Martin, col
ored, was examined for insanity
hereon the 21st of Dec., but they
failed to pronounce him insane.
Traveling men say the ground
around Roanoke has been cover
ed in snow for four weeks and
that the weather there has been
the coldest this fall and winter
for many years.
Mr. James Starbuck, a railroad
.nun, has moved to the rooms
over Mr. Woodruff's store. The
town is fillin? up with with peo
ple and we n. «d more houses.
Since we have had a lot sale and
Ithe land can be bought by
khe lot, let us have some tenant
Bouses so the people can come in
Kid swell our number to 1.000
nr next fall.
Sorry to hear of the illness of
Mrs. Lizzie Webster. Hope she
will soon recover.
Ex-Sheriff W. H. Gentry is
eighty-three years old. He is
spry and walks as erect as a
young soldier.
The trading craze has got so
high that it's almost equal to
Wall Street. One man recently
traded buggies twice without
seeing either buggy. Soon be
dealing in futures.
Mr. Light Isom, Jr., has mov
ed to town. He lives in Mrs.
Freeman's house.
Mr John Fulton's little girl
came very near being badly
burned Christmas morning. But
for the timely aid of her mother
it would have been a serious af
fair. Her clothing was all burn
ed from her body and the flesh
slightly burned.
We hear there was a solid car
load of booze put off here on
Chrismas eve. People came for
it from as far as 20 miles away, i
There was some drinking here j
but not as much as we havei
seen.
Mr. Cicero Voss moved to
Stokesburg last week.
The Episcopal Sunday School
had a nice Christmas tree and I
entertainment Tuesday night.
The Methodists also had one on
Monday night which was very
much enjoyed. The exercises
were fine.
Mrs. Jacob Fulton and her
daughter, Miss Sallie, have gone
South on a prolonged visit.
Mr. Luther Mitchell has
bought Mr. Tom Harrison's
farm north east of town and Mr.
Harrison will move here.
Mr. Light Isom has sold his
farm to Mr. Thos. Rothrock and
bought Mr. Rothrock's house
here.
A man by the name of Neal
threw a rock at Chief of Police
Easley last week. The rock
missed its mark and struek Mr.
Will Stephens on the head, split
ting his hat band and making a
small bruise on his head. Will
Southern knocked Neal down
thus ending the trouble. This
was about the only scrap we had
during the holidays.
Taylor Hotel Changes Hands.
The Taylor Hotel here, which
has been under the management
of Mrs. W. H. Flinchum for the
past year, was this week leased
by Mr. L. B. Simmons, of Hart
man, who moved here yesterday
with his family and took charge.
Mrs. Flinchum, whose home is
near Piedmont Springs, will oc
cupy rooms in the hotel during
the coming winter in order that
her children and grandchildren,
who are with her, may attend
Kchool here.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. Editor :
Please allow me space in your
paper to thank the people who
attended the Christmas exercises
last Saturday night for their
good order and nice behavior
during the exercises.
J. L. MEADOWS,
Supt of Bethany Sunday Sehool.
DANBURY, N. C., JANUARY 7, 1910.
BRIDGE TO BE BUILT
AT CLEMMONS' OLD FORCE
Ordered By the Board of Commis
sioners At their Meeting Here
Monday—Bids Will Be Received
For Its Construction at Next
Meeting —Claims Paid.
The Board of County Commis
sioners were in regular monthly
session at the court house here
Monday. The most important
thing done by the Board was or
dering a bridge erected across
Dan river at Clemmons' Old
Ford, about five miles north of
Danbury. A number of bridge
companies have been notified to
be present at the next meeting of
the Board when bids for the con
struction of the bridge will be
received.
This brtftre is very mueh
needed and the people of the
north • western part of the
county will learn of the ac
tion of the commissioners with a
great deal of satisfaction.
About the only other business
coming before the commissioners
Monday was the paying of a few
claims against the county.
Engine Breaks Down.
The Reporter is issued today
(Saturday, Jan. 7) three days
late. The delay occurred on
account of the breaking down
of the engine which drives the'
press and other machinery. The j
broken part had to be sent to
Winston-Salem for repair.
Our readers will please be
patient. We trust to come out
again next Wednesday, Jan. 11,
as usual.
The management is prepar
ing to greatly improve the paper
as soon as possible.
Notice to the Public.
During January we will con
tinue to sell goods at the same
prices we sold them during our
cut price sale before Xmas.
LEWIS & SIMMONS.
sjan2t Pilot Mt, N. C.
LOST—On train between Wal
nut Cove and Dalton, on night of
Dec. 24th last, one rain coat with
mileage book in pocket. Liberal
reward offered.
THOMAS A. DALTON,
It Dalton, N. C.
THE SEE-SAW PUZZLE— PeopIe
say it's the greatest puzzle ever
seen in Winston. Don't order
one if you wish to retire early.
Bv mail 25c. postpaid. Send
coin between pasteboards.
Address W-S S. Co.
It Box 121, Winston, N. C.
FOR SALE—At a bargain, one
8-room residence, several nice
vacant lots in Rural Hall, one
second-hand boiler and engine,
one short log sawmill, all in
good running order.
A. M. GUNN,
Rural Hall. N. C.
CORD WOOD-CUTTERS-We
have a large boundary of wood
we want cut in eord wood at
onte.
R. P. JOYCE AND ROBT. A.
HEDGECOCK.
RAILROAD TALK
MEETING OF N. C TRACTION CO
It Is Proposed To Build An Inter-
Urban Railroad From Winston to
Floyd. Va, via Rural Hall, Vade
Mecum, Moore's and Piedmont
Springs, Danbury, Lawsonville,
Stuart and Other Points
The North Carolina Traction
Company held a three days ses
sion at Winston last week formu
lating plans to build an inter-ur
ban railroad from Winston-
Salem to Floyd, Va., via Rural
Hall, Vade Mecum, Moore's and
Piedmont Springs, Danbury,
Lawsonville, Stuart and other
points, a distance of about one
hundred miles.
The officers of the company are
as follows J
President, Gen. A. M. Clarke,
of Southern Pinee.
Vice President, Dr. J. W.
Sykes, of Raleigh.
General Manager, E. L. Krafft,
of Indianapolis, Ind.
Director General, Dr. H. P.
Mac Knight, of Southern Pines.
Master Mechanic, T. E. Wal
ker, of Cincinnati.
Secretary, J. W. Krafft, of In
dianapolis, Ind.
Purhasing Agent, Robert E.
Walker, of Indianapolis, Ind.
Treasurer, H. M. McAlister,
cashier of the First National
Bank, Lumberton, N. C.
The Winston Daily Sentinel i
has the following in regard to j
the meetings :
The First National Bank of
Lumberton and Mr. H. N. Mc-
Alister, will be trustees of the
$2,000,000 bond issue authorized
by the board of directors.
The entire mileage of the road
contemplated is 102 miles. In
this is included tep miles of side
tracks. The northern terminus
will be Floyd, Va., yet Winston-
Salem will be headquarters and
the mecca of the enterprise. The
outlook for traffic on this line is
| excellent. The new road will
I not be in competiton with any
other line, yet it will prove a fine
feeder for three others.
Some of the parties interested
{ in this enterprise own large tim
ber as well as valuable mineral
propeoties in old Stokes and Pat
rick counties. There are others
who own large fruit orchards in
i Virginia and they, too, are man
; ifesting an interest in the build
ing of the enterprise.
The men behind the road have
purchased all of the extensive
water power sites worth develop
ing. These will be added to the
various other industries as soon
as the road is ready for traffic.
During the meeting of the
stock-holders Tuesday and Wed
nesday. bids were received from
I five contractors. Some want to
build the entire line, while
others only ask for work on sec
! tions. The director* are now
considering these bids and will
award the contracts within the
next few days. The contracts
are to be awarded on or before
January sth and the successful
bidders will be required to b9gin
work on the road not later than
NEWS OF DILLARD.
Hard James Is Cut By Buck Reid
—Mrs. J. Ham Mitchell lll—Per
sonals.
Dillard, Dec. 27.—Mr. Russel
Mitchell, with Boyles Bros., of
Winston, is at home for a few
days.
Mr. Grady Rothrock is at
home from High Point, visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Rothrock.
Mr. W. P. Ward, of St. Louis,
is at home.
Mr. J. M. Mitchell, son of
Chas. A. Mitchell, of Wood
Lawn, Va., is visiting friends
and relatives here.
Mr. Albert Goolsby, of Stokes
dale, was here Monday.
There was a fight between
Buck Reid and Hard James,
the latter getting his clothes
badly cut, and a gash on his
throat that required three stit
ches to sew it up.
Grant Duggins went to his
son-in-law, John Manuel's, and
! found no one at home. He
broke in the house and built a
fire, and got seriously burned,
and come very near burning the
house.
N
Mr. John Mitchell left Satur
day to visit relatives at Bassett,
Va.
The new comer at the home
of Mr. J. Ham Mitchell is a
little girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adkins
spent Xmas with his mother:
at Red Shoals.
Mr. Hanes Linville, of Belews
Creek, was here Thursday.
Dr. F. A. Lasley, of Staunton, j
Va., is visiting his mother, Mrs.,
M. M. Lasley.
Mrs. J. Ham Mitchell is quite
sick at present. A.
The Mill Begias Work Again With!
A Foil Head Of Water.
The grist mill here has recent
ly undergone extensive repairs,
the dam being replanked, and
additional spiling driven down,
also a new roof put on the
building. After closing down
some weeks the mill is now run
ning on full time, with a good
head of water.
When given as soon as the
croupy cough appears Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy will ward
off an attack of croup and pre
vent all danger and cause of
anxiety. Thousands of mothers
use it successfully. Sold by all
dealers.
February 1.
The Sentinel was told Wednes
day that the management had
already contacted for 250,000
cross-ties to be used on the main
line. These were purchased in
order that the work might not
be delayed. The management
hopes to be able to get the re
mainder of the cross-ties along
the line of the new road.
Sixty-pound all steel rails will
be laid and 2,860 ties will be used
per mile.
The gentlemen attending the
meeting here for organization
said they meant business and
| that the road would certainly be
'built.
A charter has already been is
sued for this road by the State of
North Caiol'.na.
No. 2,020
(DEATHS IN COUNTY
MANY PROMINENT PEOPLE
1 Pass to their Rewards During the
Last Few Days of the Old Year —
Mrs. Dr. Moir, Mr. Henry Gibson,
and Mrs. Jas. H Baker Among the
Number —Recent Death of Mrs.
Hanes Lioville—Mr. Zack Page
Stricken With Paralysis Much
Sickness.
The last few days of the old
year, and the Christmas holidays,
brought gloom to many homes in
the county. Among the number
who are dead are the following :
Mrs. Dr. Moir, mother of Dr.
S. A. Moir, of Francisco, who
expired of pneumonia a day or
two before Christmas. Mrs.
Moir was aged about 76 years.
She was a splendid christian
lady, noted for her acts of kind
ness end charity. She will be
badly missed in the community.
Mrs. James H. Baker, of Ger
manton Route 1. She was the lov
ing wife of Mr. Jas. H. Baker,
one of the best citizens of the
Haw Pond country. She was
highly esteemed by all who knew
her, and was woman of many
endearing traits, and was a kind
and obliging neighbor. Besides
her husband, several children
survive.
In the same neighborhood, Mr.
Henry Gibson died about Christ
mas eve. Mr. Gibson was an ex-
Confederate soldier, and one of
the oldest citizens of the county,
being close to 80. For several
years he had lived with his daugh
ter, Mrs. W. Y Gordon.
A few days before Christmas
the wife of Mr. Hanes Linville
died at her home near Walnut
Cove. Mrs. Linville was former
ly Miss Rosa McAnally, and was
well known and loved by many
friends in the county and else
where. She had been ill for sev
eral months. Mrs. Linville leaves
1 her husband and several children
deeply grief-stricken, besides a
large number of relatives in the
county and elsewhere.
Mr. Zack Page, an ex-Confed
erate soldier, and a very old
citizen, has been stricken with
paralysis and is critically ill at
his home in the western part of
the county.
Much sickness is reported from
all sections of the county.
Dinbury Local Farmers' Union To
Have Oyster Sipper, Jan. 14th.
At the regular meeting of the
Danbury Local of tle Farmers'
Union held here Saturday night
it was decided to have an oyster
supper at the Taylor Hotel on
Saturday night, Jan. 14th.
Do you know that fully nine
out of every ten cases of
rheumatism are simply rheuma
tism of the muscles due to cold
jor damp, or chronic rheuma
tism, and require no internal
treatment whatever ? Apply
Chamberlain's Liniment freely
and see how quickly it gives
relief. For sale by all dealer*.
Dr. J. V. Davis, of East Bend,
will be at King one week follow
ing Jan. 9th, prepared to do all
kinds oi dental work. It