THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIX.
FARMERS' UNION
,• IMPORTANT MEETING MONDAY
B«ainsss Matter* of Vital Interest
Transacted—Large Crowd of Del*
■gates—Union Growing Every
Day, Now Having Nearly Two
Thousand Members—Danbury Lo
cal Organized.
A speoial oounty meeting of the
Farmers' Uniou was held at the
• oourt house Monday, attended by
a large representation of dele
gate* from all sections of the
oounty. The Union was in ses
sion for several hours behind
closed doors. Business matters of
vital interest to the farmers 'were
transacted.
Among the leading members of
th* Union in the oounty were
noticed the following: C. W.
Blanoett, R. E. Smith, J. A. and
John P. Lawson, ex-Sheriff R. J.
Petree, ex-Sheriff J. C. Wall, Dee
TiHotson, J. P. Ferguson, H. H.
Reid, W. M. Mabe, E. A. Roth
rock, L. A. Amos, S. L. Venable,
Chap Bodenheimer, R. L. Law
son, John M. Redding, and many
others.
The Stokes County Farmers'
Union now consists of nearly
2,000 members and it is growing
every day. Rev. C. W. Glidewell,
the very capable organizer, moves
about with the precision of a
machine, driving in the nails hard
and fast wherever he goes. He
is full of love and enthuiasm for
hia work, and makes oonverts to
the brotherhood in all sections.
The Union is going to be a power
—there is no rubbing out this
fact now. It is going to be a sue
\ oess. It cannot he anything else.
'lts principles are broad, grand,
high, progressive, pure.
I>ANBURY LOCAL ORGANIZED.
A local of the Union for Dan
bury was organized Monday night
with 21 members. Rev. Mr.
Glidewell was here, and accom
plished hie work to perfection.
The local will meet on Satur
day nigbt every two weeks be
ginning next Saturday night.
Dalton.
Dalton. March 14.—Mrs. Dr.
Phillip* and two little girls visit
' ed Mrs. Phillips' sister, Mrs. Dr.
\A. G. Jones, at Walnut Cove, last
ifcpek.
Lonnie R. Cue made a business
trip to Greensboro last week.
Mr. W. N. Shultz, of Winston,
■pent from Saturday until Mon
day with hiH parents here.
Rev. Swift tilled his regular
appointment at Trinity M. E.
churoh Sunday.
Presiding Elder Taylor held
quarterly conferenoe at Chestnut
Grove M. E. churoh Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Coe attend
ed church at King Baptist
ohurch Sunday, spending the
evening at Mr. J. S. Campbell's.
Mrs. S. F. Coe is spending sev
eral days in Greensboro with her
daughter, Mrs. N. R. Hamra.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Culler
visited Mr. Culler's parents on
gf Tobaocoville Route 2, Saturday
y night and Sunday.
Prof. J. T. Smith's School Start*
Next Nonday.
The undersigned will open
sobool at Danbury on March 21,
.1910.
1 A special course given for
teachers especially tboae who
want to prepare themselves for
bettor County Certificates and
also those who want to stand the
r State examination in' July for
five-year certificates.
y . Tuition $2.00 to $8.60 per
teonth. Board $9.00 to 112.00 par
month.
J. T. SMITH, A. B.
L PHnelpal.
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Organized at Brim's Grove With Mr.
J. P. Covinftoa Superintendent—
New* of Brim* Grove.
Brim's Grove, March 14.
Farmers are about through bum-'
ing plant land and are busy plow
ing and preparing for another
lajrge crop of tobaooo.
r Brim's Grove Sunday School
was organized March 13th, with
J. P. Covington Supt. Forty
eight soholars were enrolled.
Brim's Grove Looal Union held
their regular meeting Saturday
night Maroh 12th. A large orowd
was present. J. P. Covington and
J. D. Essex did a fine job riding
the goat.
Mr. A. J. Hall went to Wins
ton last week with tobacco. He
reports prioea off some.
The family of Mr. J. A. Cov
ington have been sick the past
week, but are better, we are glad
to note.
Mr. C. W. Owen went to Win
ston last week.
UNION MAN.
Mrs. C. H. Sheppard 111 —Other
New* Of Sandy Ridge Route 1-
j Sandy Ridge Route 1. March 14.
—A large crowd waa present at
North View last Sunday. Th»
preachers were Elder James T.
Ayers, Watt Priddy, Josiah
Kntght, Walter Mabe, Paul
Priddy and Joe Southern. Three
joined tbe church which were
Mr*. Dovie Priddy, Mr*. Nannie
Priddy and Mr. Jesse Durham.
We are aorry to note that Mrs.
C. H. Sheppard is right siok.
Mr*. Harriaon Taylor ia visiting
her son, Mr. D. C. Taylor, this
week.
Mrs. Nellie Blair is spending
the week with her parents, Mr.
and Mra. G. L. Xiglar, on Sandy
Ridge.
Mrs. J. W. Morefield, Mra.
Harriaon Taylor and Mra. D. C.
Taylor spent tbe day Monday at
Elder Paul Priddy's.
Misses Carrie and Sudia Sisk
are expecting to spend Saturday
night and Sunday with Miases
Jettie and Bessie Morefield.
Mr. Sandy Moore oalled on
Mis* Sudia Sisk Sunday, P. M.
V Those who visited at Mr. J. W.
Morefield's Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Martin, Mr. and Mrs. J,
W. Ziglar, Mrs. Nellie Blair,
Messrs. Jas. T. Ayers, Josiah
Knight, Willie Stephens, Odell
Jones, Paul Taylor, Ernest Mabe,
Jim Ziglar, G. C. Davis, John
Covington and Van Mabe, Misses
Annie Blair, Lou Binkley, Vera
Young and Nealie Ziglar.
PATIENCE BLUNETT.
Sandy Ridge Route 1, Maroh
14.—Farmers are not done burn
ing plant land in this community
yet.
Mr. J. H. Ward and Miss Mol
lie Hill, of Francisco, who have
been visiting friends and relatives
in this community for a few days,
returned home Sunday.
Mrs. G. M. Francis, of Franois
oo is visiting her sister Miss
Sarah Ward, this place.
Among those who visited at Mr,
W. T. Ward's Saturday night
were as follows: Messrs. Sam
Terrell, Sam Carter, Henry and
Max Dodson, Lester Ward, J. H.
Ward, J. N. Ward, Harry Dun
oan and Zeb Terrell and Miaaes
Viola Terrell and Mollie
Hill.
Mr. A. J. Hawkins has pur
chased a fine team of mules.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nunu visit
ed their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Ward Saturday night.
Miss Mollie Hill and Dora
Ward visited Miss Viola Terrell
Saturday.
Mr. W. J. Jaokson visited his
sittar Mrs, V. T. Ward Sunday.
Miss Sarah Ward, who baa boon
ill for some titae, is not much im
proved.
H.il.T.
DANBURY, N. C., MARCH 16, 1910.
RESUMES NEW LIFE
AFTER SMALLLOX SCARE
Walnut Cove Grew More Rapidly
Last Year Than the Ten Years
Previous—News of Interest From
the Railroad Junction Town.
Walnut Cove, March 12.—Mud!
mud! has been the cry for two
months. Tbe road from Dan
river through Walnut Cove and
Stokesburg to the Forsyth oounty
line haa been almost impassable
and eHpecially sinoe the thaw. I
thought the farmers would get
mad: but they were so glad that
a season had oome for them to
ship their tobacco that they would
jump into the mud,. roll a wheel
and then laugh about it and go on
to Winston thinking that the
price of tobacco was still going
higher.
Mr. John Fnlton and Company
are suceeding well with their
wholesale grocery store in town.
Some two or three new stores,
namely, the Company Store,
Wheelers, etc., have been estab
lished. They say the place grew
more last year than in ten year*
before.
The smallpox scare is gone and
we are certainly glad. Every
thing almost stopped, churoh and
school and all kinds of business
were nearly or quite abandoned
for weeks.
We are sorry the cotton mill is
not to be here iustead of Winston.
We will wait for the next and
hope it will come some time soon.
Mr. J. C. Flint and wife and
the Rev. J. H. Brendall and W.
A. Ward have just returned from
Madison, where they attended the
Winston district missionary insti
tute. They report quite a pleas
ant and profitable time.
Some of our people thought
spring had come Tuesday and
Wednesday, but were sadly mis
taken before the week ended.
We are still having sleet and
BIIOW.
Wheat is looking well now.
Mrs. Dr, Phillips, of Dalton,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Dr. Jones of Stokesburg.
Mr. Clodfelter is slowly improv
ing from a threatened attack of
apoplexy.
Public Speakinf.
County Organizer C. W. Glide
well, of the Farmers' Co-Operative
Union, will speak at the following
times and places :
Meadows School House, Thurs
day night, March 24th, at 7:30
o'clook.
North View, Friday night,
March 25th, at 7:30 o'clock.
Everybody is cordially invited
to oome out and hear the speaker.
He Is Livinf At Home.
Francisoe, March 12.
Mr. Editor:
What has become of Maj. Sam
Ray ? We haven't seen him
since the Okl Soldier's day. We
certainly do miss him in these
parts. Come again, Maj. Ray. /
LADY FRIEND.
I desire to say to my Republi
can friends of Stokes county that
I am a candidate for the office of
County Treasurer, subject to the
action of the Republican county
convention.
Any favors showx me will be
greatly appruoiated.
Respectfully,
W. MATT MABE.
Rev. J. W. Adams, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., will preaoh at Capella
Christian Church next , Sunday
at 11 o'olook and also at night.
Tha publio is cordially invited.
JAS. R. HILL DEAD
PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
Was Former Citizen of Stokes, and
Son of Lat* Joel F. Hill —News
and Personals of Interest From
Germanton.
» Germanton, March 14. —Mr.
James H. Hill, the youngest son
of the late Joel F. Hill, died in
Lo* Angles. Cal., on the 9th inst.
Mr. Hill was a native of Stokes j
county and a former citizen of!
this place.
Mrs. Bynum, mother of Dr.,
Wade H. Bynum is improving;
after a long and tedious illness
caused by a fall in the early pnrt
of the winter.
Misses Mollie and Alice Hill j
and Miss Eliza Sue I'oindexter ,
went to Winston last week to at - j
tend the millinery openings.
Mrs. John Dearmin, of Spencer.
N. C., is visiting her sister Mrs.
J. C. Carson.
Mrs. S. C. Rierson. of Walnut
Cove, left this morning for home
after spending a week with her
sister, Mrs. L. M. McKenzie.
Mr*. R. L. Tuttle aud Miss
Eunice Mclver went to Greens
boro shopping last Tuesday.
Mr. Elbert Petree, representing
the Winston-Salem Daily Journal
was a visitor here Saturday.
Mr. Clifton Kurfees attended
the "Merchant of Venice" and
"Othello," given in the Elk's Au
ditorium, Monday afternoon and
night, at Winston-Salem. He was
accompanied by Mr. T. J. Rierson.
Mr. Thomas Rierson and Miss
Mattie Mclver spent Sunday with
Miss Uno Rutledge, near Ger
manton.
Mr. J. L. Hill, traveling sales
man for a Lynchburg hat house,
left this morning after spending
a few days with his family.
Mr. J. R. Voes, posmaster at
Walnut Cove, attended the meet
ing of the K. of P. Lodge of this
place, Saturday night.
Mr. Jones, of Pinnacle, who
has been visiting here, returned
home tonight aooompanied by his
daughter Mrs. B. J. Savage and
children.
Miss Sarah Styers is visiting
her friend, Miss Susie Pike, of
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Mr. H. McGee and family spent
Sunday with Mr. W. R. Petree.
Mr. Wesley Petree passed
through here a t'ew days ago en
route for Winston.
Mr. Fitzhugh Lee Privitt is at
home again after a sojourn in W.
Va.
Mrs. J. H. Mclver went to
Greensboro today.
We are sorry we cannot report
a marriage this week, but the
prospects are bright for one in
the near future. We would
rather not give the names of the
parties interested at present.
S. M.
Candidates For Treasurer.
A number of new candidates
for Republican Treasurer have
oome into the raee, so that the
list now stands as follows:
Hilory Tuttle, of Walnut Cove;
Thoe. S. Petree, of Danbury;
Chas. W. Sisk, of Hartman; John
E. Tilley, of Westfield; Geo. W.
Neal of Meadows; W. Matt Mabe.
of Danbury Route 1.
The more the merrier. Some
body's going to get left.
Quarterly Conference and Protract
ed Meeting at Sandy Ridfe.
The Seoond Quarterly Confer
ence for the Danbury Circuit will
be held at Sandy Ridge March 2ti
and 27, 1910.
We will begin a series of meet
ings at Sandy Kidse on Wednes
day night 23rd ana will oontioue
up to and after the Quarterly
Conference and will be assisted
by Rev. W. L. Daweon, of West
Greensboro oironit.
Everybody invited to oome out.
D. A. BINKLEY.
MR. ZACK PAGE PASSES.
Death Also of Little Rhuby Luns
ford —Cspells School Closes —Msr-
risge and Other King Route 1 News.
King Route 1, March 15.
People in this neighborhood are
moßt through burning plant land.
. Mr. Keater Watts is right sick
with the measles.
Mr. Zack Page died March 6 and
was buried the 8. Aged 51 years.
He leaves a daughter, and many
relatives and friends to mourn hia
loss. He will be greatly missed in
this comunity.
Misses Fannie Tedder aud Bes
sie Boyles visited Mr. J. C. Ted
der Saturday night.
Rhuby the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Lunsford died Thurs
day was bnried at Mt, Olive
Saturday. They have the sympathy
| of this community.
Misses Genie and Anna Tedder,
Messrs Ed Bennett and Grover
Hall visited Misses Mamie and
Clnudie Uravitt Sunday.
Mr Ed Bennett expects to move
to Mr. L. R. (iravitt's shortly.
King. Route. 1, March 14.
We have a measles scare in (V
pella.
Mr. Charlie Eaton of King and
Miss Marry Hall of Germanton
were happily married Sunday at
the home of Mr. J. M. Redding
Esq. Those present were Messrs.
J. M. Covington, Julius Overby
and Misses Martha and Dora Tut
tle.
The school closed at Capella
Saturday taught by Mr. C. F.
Boyles of Pinnacle. All of the
scholars liked him very much.
Miss Lillie Covington won the
first prize and little Dewey Snms
second.
Mi6s Dora King took a Hying
trip Sunday. Misses Glen Boyles
and Stella Ferguson visited Mr.
Jasper Hall's Sunday.
Mr. T, A. Hall is expecting to
visit Capella Easter.
Leatlia Boyles happened to a
very sad accident last Sunday
night as her little brother acciden
tly hit her with a snuff bos.
Mr. J. R. Napier was h visitor
at Mr. J. H. Covington's Sunday.
Mrs. Martha Hall is right sick
: at this writing.
griNTORV.
Capella, March 14. We are
glad to note that our little town of
Capella is coming. There are
several buildings going up and
trade i§ very good.
We are sorry to know that Miss
Leatha Boyles is expecting to
leave us soon to make her home
t in Spray.
JACK FROST
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Richard
son —Madison Route 3 Items.
Madison Route 3, March 10. —
Miss Eli/.abeth Richardson, an
aged lady of this section, died of
heart disease Thursday. She was
sick only a few days. The re
mains were laid to rest at the old
Joyce graveyard. The burial
services were conducted by Rev.
J.A.Joyce. She leaves a host of
relatives and friends to mourn
their loss.
Mr. J. C. Yates installed a
telephone in hit> residence last
week. It is on the Danbury-
Madison system.
Lots of plant laud is being
prepared as usual.
Not much plowing has been
done in this section.
BLUE RIBBON.
Mr. James F. Slate Stricken.
Mr. James F. Slate, of Mizpah,
is seriously ill from the effects of
a stroke of paralysis reoeived a few
days since. Mr. Slate iB one of
the leading citizens of the oounty
and a large property holder. He
is aged about 70 years.
No. 1,980
FUN FOR SATURDAY
INTEREST IN FOX RACE
A Large Crowd Is Coining, and
Many Hounds—Exact Hour For
Liberating the Reynard and the
Time He Will Be Allowed Ahead
of the Dogs, to Be Determined By
the Weather and the Wishes of
the Professionals.
The big fox race set for Satur
day, March 10, is attracting im
mense interest. A large crowd of
spectators, both Indies and gentle
men, are coining to see the fun
and excitement. Several fox
hunters of county renown have
notified the Reporter that tuey
will be on hand with their dogs
to contest for the honor of catch
ing reynard, and winning the
prize, a beautiful collar with silver
plate, on which will he inscribed
the dog hero's name The lucky
hound will also be pictured in the
Reporter.
Besides local hunters, many
outside of the county are inter
ested. and may he present,
notably some well known fox
bunters of Patrick, with their
finely-trained hounds. A locnl
wan has suggested that at the
start'some dog will jump a rabbit,
thus precipitating confusion and
pandemonium among the canines,
but it is said that a well trained
fox-hound will not lower his dig
nity by chasing off after a base
rabbit. With the blood of his
lordly ancestors coursing through
his veins, he would lift bis noble
head aud pass in contempt a
molly-cotton-tail jumping through
the thicket, while he would pass
on ahead after big'game, leaving to
the rabble curs the inferior sport.
It has not been definitely de
termined at just what hour the
fox will be iiberated, nor the ex
act number of minutes ahead of
the dogs it will be allowed.
These matters will be left largely
to the wishes of the profession
als. It will depend a great
deal on the weather. If a dry,
windy morning, the start may be
made at sunrise, with a margin of
15 minutes in favor of the fox. If
the weather should be damp and
the wind still, the race will begin
•bout 8 or 9 o'clock, allowing
the fox something like half an
hour to save his skin.
At any rate let everybody come
All hunters are welcome to 0.011
test for the honors of the chase.
Fire Destroys Dwelling and Con
tents.
Mr. Will Murphy, who resided
on the lands of Mr. Dee Smith,
in the Lime Kiln section,
lost bis dwelling and all of its
contents by fire Friday nbont 12
o'clock. Mr. Murphy and family
were at the home of Mr. R. T.
Andrews, four miles away, when
the fiire ocourred, and it is not
known how the building caught.
Mr. Murphy estimates his loss at
about S2OO. The building, which
was a log structure, was owned by
Mr. Dee Smith.
Vade Mecun Sprints Property
Resold.
The Vade Mecum Springs prop
erty in this county was resold at
the oourt house is Winston on the
7th pursuant to an order of the
superior court and the property
was purchased by Hon. A. H.
EUer for $6,100. The sale is
aubjeot to the confirmation of the
court.
The property consists of some
thing like 350 aores of land to
gether with the hotel building
containing 40 rooms, a number of
oettages, a water grist mill, and
other building.
Mr. R. L. Lawson, of Smith
Route 1, was a visitor at the Re
porter office Monday, j