THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIX.
AT ASBURY
GETTING ON BETTER PLANE
Farmers Will Have Plenty of Plants,
Thoufh Tobacco Acreage Will Be
Decreased Farmers' Union On
Sold Basis.
Brim Route 1. April 10.—This
has been a tine spring for work
and people are well up with their
work.
1 think we will havo lots of to
bacco plants in this section. I
Lam sure the crop will not be so
Sarge; the good advice of the
Jparmers' I'niou will reduce the
iu this section. We are
going in for more to eat and sell,
more farm products to eat. We
don't wait to let our town neigh
bors and friends be out Bhort on
meets and provisions, while we
can get good prioes. Tbe farmers
are realizing their chanoe in this
section. I think they have begun
to see a bright future, with hens
Lie per pound, eggs lite, wheat
$1.50, corn $1.25 per bushel, pigs
$4.00 at a month old. A farmer
that can sloep sound after day
breaks is in the back woods.
Fruit crops look to be good and
about safe.
Mr. Bill Jack Lawson was here
last week. He ie right strong and
88 years old.
Mr. John Eddie Simmons was
in our village this week. He is
83 years old and oau pick up a
sack of fertilizer and walk to the
field nearly at bis leisure. He
hired a man here a while back to
grub out a piece of laud on his j
farm. He went out to work at i
four o'olock. He said he felt so j
good grubbing after he got up a
sweat and grubbed all day and'
did up the young man at work.
Rev. John Smith will fill his,
regular appointment at Asbury
4th Sunday at 11 o'olock.
It ia laughable to road tbe little
weaklings letters in your paper
against the Farmers' I'nion. It
is very weak. Don't you think
so? The Farmers' I'nion is on a
solid basis. It don't hinder any
man from being good and getting
better. It has come to stay,
friends.
SERIOUS KICK FROM MULE.
I
Wiley Golding's Skull Fractured By
His Upward-Driven Jaw Bone
Belongs to a Race Hard to Kill.
Wiley Holding, a negro youth
who lives a mile northeast of Dan
bury, waß kicked on tbe point of
the chin by a mule at Taylor's
livery stable a few days ago, the
blow driving tbe jaw bone into
the base of the skull with such
force as to fracture the cranium 1
near the lower part of the ear.
Blood ran from tbe negro's ears, 1
and it was thought he would die, i
but now be is recovering.
Wiley belongs to a race that is
hard to kill. A few years ago his
brother was shot through tbe
head with a gun, a considerable (
of the brains oozing from i
m wound. Yet he entirely re- 1
" Plenty of Booze.
There was more drinking in
Danbury Friday night and Satur
day than has been the case for
years. A load of whiskey is said
to,have been here. Local boozers
dtfpplied themselves—some buy-!
ing a gallon, some two gallon*, i
eto. As a consequence, there
were several fusses, much profani
ty and blaok-guarding on tbe
streets, and one or two drunk-and
downs.
Rev. W. H. Wilson, of tbe Mis
. sionary Baptist churoh at Madi
son, will preach at the M. E.
Oburoh in Danbury tomorrow
•• (Thursday) night.
FOR DRY PRIZERY.
Rev. C. W. Glidewcll's Appointments
To Take Subscriptions in Stokes
County.
Rev. (\ W. Glidewell. county
organizer of the Farmers' I'nion.
will meet the peuple of Stokes j
oouuty at the following times and
places for the purpose of taking;
subscriptions to the fund tor a
dry prizery:
Dillard, Saturday. Apr. 23, 2:301
P. M.
Stewart's School House. Mon
day, April 25, 2:30 P. M.
Isom's School House. Tuesday.
April 2(i, 2:30 P. M.
Mt. Tabor School House. Wed
nesday, April 27, 2:30 P. M.
Germanton, Thursday. April 28,
2:30 P. M.
Chaffin's School Tlouse, Friday,
April 2 ( .t, 2:30 P. M.
Meadows School HOIISP, Satur
day, April 30, 1 P. M.
Danbury court house. Saturday,
April 30, 8. P. M.
Fraternally,
O. VV. GLIDEWELL.
Dalton News.
Da I ton, April 18.—The much
needed rain visited this section
Saturday night and Sunday.
Several from around here took
in the closing exercises of Pin
nacle High School last week.
Miss Maggie Boylcs made a
Hying trip to Winston Saturday.
Mr. Ollie Sally, who holds a
position with the Southern K. R .
spent Saturday and Sunday with
his parents here.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Culler reoently, a boy.
Mr. and Mrs. W. (3. Meadows,
of Mizpab, Mr. aud Mrs. Steven
Campbell, of King, spent Satur
day at Mrs. S. P. Coe's and Sun
day at Mr. S. L. Meadows'.
Mrs. Mc D. Boyd, of Pinnacle,
was the guest of Mrs. Dr. Phillips
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Nannie Spainhower and
Roy Coffin, of King, were visitors
in King Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mr. J. T. Hooker, So. Ry. Con
ductor from Mt. Airy, was down
to see his brother, Mr. 1. E.
Hooker, last week.
Dillard.
Dillard, April 19. —Mesdames
M. T. aud J. Wilson Mitchell
went to Madison Thursday to
visit relatives.
We tbink smallpox has blown
over again, as there are uo new
oases at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mitchell and
son Harvey Foyd, visited at the
home of Mr. J. E. Willis near
Walnut Cove Saturday and Sun
day.
Rev. Sam Green, of Walnut
Cove, was to have preached here
Sunday, but continuous rain pre
vented.
Quite a severe wind atorm, but
of short duration, visited this sec
tion Saturday night.
A.
Mr. J. A. Lawson Buys Mercantile
Business At Walnut Cove.
Mr. Jense A. Lawson, of Dan
bury Route 1, spent Friday night
here enroute home from a trip to
Winston and Walnut Cove.
While away Mr. Lawson pur
ohased tbe mercantile business of
E. M. Wheeler & Son., at Wal
nut Cove, aud will take charge
of tbe business this week. Mr.
Lawson will not move his family
to Walnut Cove.
If you want to buy or sell real
estate, let me make the deal for
you. E. P. Newsum, real estate
agent, King, N. C.
Mr. W. H. Lackey, of Camp
bell, passed through yesterday on
bis way to Walnut Cove ou busi
ness.
DANBURY, N. C., APRIL 20, 1910.
RISE AND SEE COMET
BLAZING STAR NOW VISIBLE
Viewed By Danbury People This
Morning At 4:30 A. M.—Not
Much Lsrger Than the Smallest
Star Yet—To Increase Rapidly
In Brilliancy.
The long-expeoted Hnlley'soom
et is now visible to the naked eye,
and was viewed by Danbury peo
ple this morning at 4:30 o'olock
A.M. It is yet so small that to
see it one must look closely, as a
hasty glance would not discover
it.
The position of the oomet as
described by those who saw it is as
being about an hour and a half
high, and right on a horizontal
line with Venus, the bright morn
ing star, and about two hours
north of that planet. The meas
ure of distance by the "hour"
means tbe same as that by which
wo designate the position of the
sun or moon from the horizon, as i
* |
to say it is "an hour high*'or i
"two hours high."
The comet is now less brilliant:
than that one of Jnnuary. Its tail!
appears to be about a yard in j
length. Gradually becoming j
brighter every morning finally it i
will become invisible on account
of rising so late that its light will
be outshone by the sun. Then
after a few days it will reappear
in the western sky early
in the evening, millions of
miles closer, and standing out
with sublime beauty and bril
liancy.
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT.
Passed By Danbury Local* Farmers
Union Regard the Death of James
Alley and Wife.
Whoreas, It has pleased divine
Providence to remove from our
midst James Alley, together with
his beloved wife, Sydney Alley;
Therefore, Be it resolved, that
while we bow in meek and silent
submisson to the will of Hiin who
doeth all things well, yet we deep
ly depore the loss of our brother
and his wife. The community
is deprived of a good man and
woman, and our order loses a true
and useful member. Resolved,
that we tender our heartfelt
sympathy and condolence to the
surviving family.
Resolved further, that a copy
of this resolution bo spread on
the minutes of Danbury Local
No. 1245 F. E. and C. U. of A.
and that tho same be published
in the Danbury Reporter.
Special Meeting Of the Danbury
Local Farmers' Union.
The Reporter is requested to
announce that a special meeting
of the Danbury looalof the Farm
ers' I'nion will be held at the
court houso here next Saturday,
April 23, at 2 o'clock P. M. Im
portant business is to be trans
acted, and every member is urged
to be present.
Daisy Middlings S3. ( JO per
saok. Boyles Mercantile Co.
Special Call Meeting of the Stokes County
Farmers' Union For Monday, April 25.
Every Local Urged to Send Delegates.
To the Stokes County Locals Farmers Union :
For the purpose of considering some important
business, a call meeting of the Stokes County F. E.
and C. U. of A. will be held in the court house at
Danbury, Monday, April 25, 1910. All locals will
please send delegates.
Session will open at 9:30 A. M.
Fraternally,
L. A. AMOS,
Pres.
PIEDMONT TO OPEN
ABOUT TWENTIETH OF MAY
Well Known and Popular Resort
Leased Again By Mrs. Sallie
Flinchum Will Also Conduct
Taylar Hotel at Danbury.
Mre. Sallie Flinchum, of Dan
bury, has leased the well known
and popular resort. Piedmont
Springs, and will open the hotel
for gueats about the 20th of May
or the first of June. Mrs. Flin
chum Boored quite a success with
Piedmont last season, in business
association with her daughter,
Mrs. J. T. Flinchum.
It is understood that several
attraotions will be added to the
hotel and grounds this season,
and that an unusually large crowd
of gupsts is expected.
Mrs. Flinchum, it is understood,
will also continue the manage
ment of the Taylor Hotel here. i
MURDER AT WINSTON
A Negro Woman Shot and Killed
White Man Arrested
Winston-Salem, April 18.— '
Jennie Webster, a negress. was
murdered early this morning in
her home on Ashe street, iu the
northern section of the city, aud
her slayer is not known. The
woman was heard by a neighbor j
to exclaim, follow two pistol shots, 1
and her dead body was discovered,
with a bullet wound in her head
Tbe corouer's jury rendered a ver
dict that tbe deceased had come
to her death from a bullet wound
fired by an unknown person,'
The woman bore an unsavory re
putation.
A j«jung white man named
Charlie Snipes was arrested upon
orders of the ohief of police, it
having been reported that he had 1
made a threat to kill the woman. 1
Snipes was arrested at his home
and stated to the polioeman that
he knew nothing of the atfair. l
He seemed cool and collected in '
demeanor. It is said that his two l
brothers will corroborate his
statement that he was at home at
11 o'clock last night ami did not
go out again.
Daisy Ware, a negress, who
livea next door to the scene of the
murder, stated that she heard the
shots and the woman's cry. She
said she was alone at tbe time
and did not investigate the trou
ble. About two hours later she
was driving in a hack downtown
when she met Policeman Wil
liams, to whom she related her
story. Williams went to the
soene of the orime aud discovered
the woman lying dead. No light
was thrown on the case by the
witnesses before the coroner's
jury-
Next World's Fair At San Francisco
In 1915.
It is said to be probable that
the next world's fair will be held
in San Francisco in 1915, to cele
brate the opening of the Panama
Canal.
All kinds of watch repairing at
reasonable prioes. E. P. Newsum,
King, N. C.
GERMANTON WINS.
Score Was Nine to Two Against
Walnut Cove —News of Interest !
From Germanton.
Germanton, April 18. —Henry
Foy, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
Foy, Jr., returned from Greens
boro laßt night quite sick.
Dr. L. H. Hill left for Guilford
College this morning in response
to a telegram informing him of '
the serious illnesß of his nephew i
Mr. Ernest Blackburn. i
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hill's little i
son is improving after being very i
ill for a few days.
Judge and Mrs. W. P. Bynum 1
Jr., of Greensboro were in town
last week ou a visit to his mother
who is very ill at present.
Mrs. George Phoenix and chil
dren are visiting her brother, Mr.
John J. Phoenix, of Greensboro,
N. C.
Mr. Geo. H. Charlea. of thetirm
jof Hampton & Charles, has sold
\ his interest in the business to
! Mr. T. J. Hierson.
Mr. Elbert I'etree. of Winston
! Salem, was a visitor here last
j week.
Dr. Hunt is in our city again
I and is doing a lot of dental work.
Mr. Joel E. Hill, of Walnut
Cove, left this morning for his
home nfter spending several days
with his uncle. Dr. L. H. Hill.
Miss Sarah Styers left Wednee-1
day for Baltimore. Md., to spend
several weeks with her brother,
Mr. Sam Styers. She will return
! via Raleigh aud will attend tbe
commencement exerciaeß of Mere
dith College, of wljich she former
ly was a student.
Mr. Grover Cleveland Crews
was in town last week visiting his
mother Mrs. J. E Crews.
Mrs. William Blackburn, of
Columbia, S. C., is visiting her
| cousin Miss Lenda Gibson.
Mr. F. J. Petree was in town
! today ou business.
Mr. J. W. Kurfees left this
morning for Winston-Salem.
The Germanton school closed
last Friday.
Germanton and Walnut Cove
bad a game of ball on the letter's
ground last Saturday. The score
was 9 and 2in favor of German
ton.
S. M.
Stokes Court Calendar Prepared.
Tbe calendar for the spring
term of Stokes Superior court for
the trial of civil cases has been
prepared by tbe Danbury bar and
will he published in the Reporter
next issue. The term begins
Monday, May 1(5. The spring
term of criminal court will oon
vene on Monday. May y. Judge
1 B. F. Long will preside over both
terms.
' Death Near King.
Mrs. P. B. Kirby died Thurs
day at her home near King, of
paralysis. She had been sick for
several days. She was 75 years
1 old and leaves a husband and
eight children-five boys and
t three girls. She WBB a consistent
, member of the Methodist
Protestant church. The burial
! was at Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. P. H. Young, of Sandy
Ridge Route 1, spent a short
while here yesterday. Mr. Young
reports his tobacco plants coming
up nicely.
"I would if I could but I can't,"
this is what they all say when
asked to duplicate E. P.Newsum's
subscription ofl'ere.
We handle the best sugar.
Boyles Mercantile Co.
Mr. J. V. Marshal, of Walnut
Cove, was in town today.
Cultivators $3.00. Boyles Mer
cantile Co.
Men's Hats at half prioe,
Boyles Mercantile Co.
No. 1,985
REYNARD ESCAPES
STUART DOG WINS COLLAR
The Fox Chase Saturday Almost a
Failure Sixty Hounds in the
Contest—Mr. Robert George's
Fox Beagle Takes Prize.
"Lead," the white fox beagle of
Mr, Robert George, of Stuart, Va .
won the silver-plated colliir offer*
ed by the Reporter in the fox
race here last Saturday. The
chase after tht' f.-x was a failure,
the dogs losing tlie trail iu the
bottom north of the bridge,
though it is said that several of
the houuds of Mr. Chas. Hough,
of Walnut Cove, followed the fox
to the mountain and treed it un
der a rock. Nearly ail the dogs
abandoned the chase after an hour
or two.
Early Saturday morning be
tween the hours of ;i:UU and I
o'clock—the fox was carried, well
tied, to a point iu the lower end of
Dr. MeCa'nless' meadow, and from
there it was led. pushed and drag
ged a distance of about 2 miles,
describing nearly a complete cir
cuit of Danbury, being liberated
in the lower end of the Heck hot.
torn a few yards north of the
west end of the bridge. The fox
was not at all injured in making
this "drag trail," and when turned
I loose hiked it up the bottom at
more than a 2:10 gait.
At 7:0() A.M. the dogs were
put on the trail at the starting
point in the meadow -as above
mentioned. About t'»U hounds
entered the contest, though not
many more than half of this num
ber followed the trail at the start
The race round the drag trail, be
ing in sight and hearing of every
body here, was pretty and exeit
iug. The trail led through a gate
in Mr. A. H. Joyce's pasture,
near the jail, and at this crossing
Messrs. H. M. Joyce. Alex K.
Southern, G. C. Davis ami Ster
ling James, the cominitteappoint
ed to award the collar, were st>i
tioned. The white hound of Mr
Robert George, named "Lead."
was first to come through, and
was given the prize. The coin
mittee says that the big speckled
hound of Mr. Chas. Hough was
leading the pack just before reach
ing the gate but turned back a
moment before crossing the line,
and Mr. George's dog. being next,
passed through.
Soon after passing the gate, the
pack seemed for some reason to
become confused at the point
where the "d'ag trail" ended, and
where the fox was liberated.
Many of the dogs went out of
sight and hearing beyond the
hill, trailing, while others jumped
rabbits and chased them. Mr.
Cicero Voss and one or two others
followed the leaders, and they
state that Mr. Hough's dogs trail
ed the fox to a hole near Hanging
Rock, aud that BH hour or two
1 were spent trying to smoke out the
I animal, with no success. There
' was so much noise, yelling f
men, yelping of houuds, galloping
; of horses and other kinds of rack
' et that all became confusion.
Reynard made good his escape.
The collar which was won by
the hound of Mr. George will lie
t a beautiful leather band, with
\ silver plate, on which will he in
[ soribed the dog's name, the event
and the date.
> Among the well known hunters
( who participated in the race, were
( the following : Messrs. Walter
and Robert George, Chas. Huff.
John Lawson, P. C. aud J. M.
* Campbell, Will Nelson, John
Lawrence, Arch Dodson, Ernest
t Nelson, and many others. Vis
ors from a distance were Mr. .lack
Hill and Mr. Valentine, of Win
ston.
Rev. D. A. Binkley preaobed at
the M. £. cburob Sunday night.