" THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIX.
GERMANTON NEWS
'•> X •
SLtcRAL CITIZENS ARE ILL
Little Boy Breaks His Arm and
Young Lady Breaks Her Great
Toe— Presiding Elder Sends New
Preacher —Various Other Items, j
' Germanton. May 2. Mrs. Dr.
Bynum has been very sick for
I the last few days, but is improv
ing now.
Ex-Sheriff R. J. Petree was
ta>en suddenly ill here last
Thu-sday. He was on his way
to Winston-Salem, accompanied
by 1 A'ife, to attend the funer
al ices of her sister-in-law,
J.lum. He returned home
late in the afternoon and has
been confined to his room since.
Mrs. Chap Bodenheimer was
taken very sick yesterday at
church, and was unable to return
■to her home. She is not improv
ing very rapidly.
The little son of Mr. Alex
j Merritt recently fell down the
steps of a very high porch and
broke his arm.
A lady of our town had the j
misfortune to break her great
1 toe while viewing the "wonderful
red dragon of the sky a few
| mornings since. She was the
I only one, however, who happen
ed to any accident. The other
people viewed the much htralded
' comet with much interest and
i pleasure.
1 Miss Clarence Behmann, of
Greensboro, spent last week with
Miss Mattie Crews. Miss Beh
man is a very fine performer on
the piano and all enjoyed her
f music very much.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. McKenziej
spent Friday in Winston-Salem.
I A bridge force ot the Southern
Railway Company is at work on
the new bridge across Town
I Fork creek. They hope to com
plete it by Jan. 1, 1911.
Dr. Hannibal N. Simpson, of
Stoneville, visited relatives here
'ast week.
Mr. Robert Young, who has
I been attending school at Whit
sett Institute, passed through
the city this evening- on his way
to King.
Mrs. George Phoenix and chil
dren returned home last week,
; after visiting her brother, Mr.
;John J. Phoenix, of Greensboro.
I Mr. G. C. Crews was in town
f again last Sunday.
Mr. H. McGee and family
yesterday with Mr. F. E.
' Petree.
The presiding elder. Rev. Wm. j
' Bagby, has appointed Rev. 1
Wyche to fill Rev. Swift's place.
Rev. Wyche, the new pastor,
preached here yesterday for the
first time and the people seem to
like him very much. It is re
ported that Rev. Swift has re-
Iturned to Greensboro and wishes
[ft) resume his duties as circuit
irider of this district but the peo
ple are not pleased with his con
duct. .
» u essrs. Frank and Carlton
oe passed through town last j
I sday on their way to 1
John Vence Marshall was
IMP town Friday telling jokes.
■ much to the joy of his auditors.
■He seemed very much surprised
the quietness and order of our
K>wn, and contrasted it with the
Igdisterousness of our neighboring
■town, Walnut Cove.
BT-Mr.- J. D. Powers returned
Hot Springs, Ark., last
Hitoek, where he has been for
time on account of his poor
llpfiM Irene Simpson, of Pilot
■■tontain, spent Sunday with
ijti J. o~C*non and wife,
■gpiis Fannie Davis spent seve-
BTIUV« )ut week with her cous-
in. Mrs. R. T. Steadman. at
Winston.
Miss Ella Crews visited her;
uncle. Rev. Rufus Crews, Friday
and Saturday.
Mr. R. S. Tuttle and wife
spent Sunday with their father.
Mr. Bud Tuttle.
Miss Maggie Petree is visiting
her brother, Mr. O. N. Petree. of
Walnut Cove.
We noticed in last week's is
sue of the Reporter a contradic
tion to our statement in regard
to the ball game last Saturday
week between Walnut Cove and
Germanton. In reply we most
humbly beg the pardon of Mr.
Will Wheeler, captain, and Mr.
R. G. Petree. manager. We add j
also that we are not responsible !
for the error, as it was handed
us just as we stated it by one of
the players. We cast off our
sympathies in favor of German
ton and heartily congratulate
Walnut Cove on their victory.
S. M. .
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Creek Ball Team Challenges
Walnut Cove Or Any Other]
Players in Countv.
Westfield Route 1. M«;y 2.
One of the most interestir.g ball
games ever played in this section j
was pulled off Saturday between
Big Creek and Stony Creek on ,
the Big Creek ground. The |
score stood 5 to 1 in favor of i
the Big Creek champions.
The Sti.ny Creek boys had the
champion players of three other
teams, viz. Westfield, Pine
Ridge and Pilot Mtn. Still they
were no match for Big Creek.
The one run made by the visitors
i was on errors. We are now
ready to play any team in Stokes
!or Surry. Who can hold us an
interesting game ? Where are
the Walnut Cove ball players. |
We will play you at any time'
i and any place.
A PLAYER.
Yade Mecum.
Vade Mecum, May 2. Mr. J.
F. Boyles is right sick at pres
ent.
Misses Mattie Boles and Ida
Williams visited Misses Effie and
Elsie East Sunday.
Mrs. G. L. Page is visiting
relatives at Greensboro and Win
ston at present.
The farmers of this section
are very busy now planting com.
Miss Mollie Cofer, after being
sick for several weeks, is on the
mend, we are glad to note.
Several of the young people of
| this section attended preaching
at Capella Sunday.
Messrs. John and Will More
' field and Miss Mary Page spent
Sunday afternoon at Mr. B. F.
Cjofer's.
Miss Gladys Shelton, of Snow
Creek, was the guest of Misses
Rosa and Hester Shelton last
week.
Mr. W. W. Boyles, of Winston-
Salem, visited at Mr. B. F.
Cofer's Friday.
A UNION GIRL.
Messrs. L. J. Kiser and I. D. :
Bair, of the King section, visit- \
ed Danbury Monday on busi
ness. Here are a couple of the
most successful farmers in the
county. Both belong to the
aristocracy of bread and butter.
Each owns a good farm, on
which everything needed for
home consumption in the way
of something to eat, is produced.
These two are among the best
citizens of our county.
A considerable number of
tracts of land and town lots
were sold for taxes at public
auction at the court hoi se here
Monday by Sheriff C. M. Jones
and Ex-Sheriff F. J. Petree.
DANBURY, N. C., MAY 4, 1910.
R.G. GENTRY BETTER
AFTER ILLNESS FROM CANCER
Local Farmers' Union at Volun
teer School House Restored To
Life —New Pastor For Brim
Grove Baptist Church.
Oak Grove. May 2.—Farmers j
of this section are about through
planting corn. They say that a j
gool rain is badly needed especial
ly i n the wheat crop. The cool
weather has delayed the growth of
tobacco plants.
Mr. R. G. Geutry, who has
been suffering with cancer, is now
improving. There was a large 1
crowd of people visited Mr. Gen
try on last Sunday.
Mr. Samra Smith, of King
Route 2, made an excellent good
Sunday school talk at Oak Grove
on Inst Sunday evening on the
benefits and the good that may be
done by attending Sunday school, j
Mr. C. H. Lunsford has a new
miller, Mr. Grav McGee, of
Greensboro, who IMS had 2 years
experience in roller mill.
Rev. M> or - ' aptised Mr. Silas I
Eaton in Air. Lunsford's mill I
pol l) on last Sunday morning.
Mr. Charlie Edwards, of King
Route 2, has just completed liis |
well which he began about 12 j
months ago. The cause of delay
WHS on account of so much rock
which had to be blasted out.
Mr. T E. Smith, son of Mr. T.
B. Smith, of King Route 2, left
for Portland. Oregon a few days
ago.
The Farmers' Union at Volun- *
teer school house, which was
organized in March, has been on
the stand still ever since they first,
organized, but was restoied on
last Saturday night to new resolu- J
(tions by being visited by five or|
i six locals from different parts of (
i the county and Mr. Stanford, of l
| as local organizer, who
I made about 2 hours' speech dis- ;
mussing the Farmers' Union and j
I its principles that was enjoyed
! bv a large crowd.
The local at Volunteer school
is now in good spirits and bids
fair to success, and the members
i all returned this morning, j
Thanhs to the viaiting brothers
from other locals which showed!
that they were in sympathy
with the union at that place,
i The meeting was enjoyed by all
; present.
Rev. Mr. Wooten, of Winston,
ha 9 accepted a call as pastor at
Brim Grove Baptist church. Every
body is invited to come and hear
him: he certainly is agood preach
er.
SCRIBBLER.
Madison Route 3
Madison Route 3, May 2.
Several from this section are ex
pecting to visit Danbury Satur
i day in interest of the Farmers' |
. Union.
Mr. Reecy Southern was mar-!
j ried to Miss Mary Collins Sun
: day evening.
Misses Bettie Johnson and,
' Mary Joyce and Messrs. J. F. :
Johnson, R. H. Mitchell Jr., and i
B. F. Smith, spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Mr. J. R.
Johnson's.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Joyce
spent Sunday with Mr. E. A.
Meyers at Mayodan.
Several from No. 3 attended
preaching at Buffalo Sunday.
Messrs. C. T. Joyce Jr., and ;
C. R. Mitchell spent Sunday in
the Reed Creek vicinity (?)
It is feared that the recent
cold weather will prevent the
corn that has been planted from
i coming up. Tobacco will be
planted when it rains again.
SUPERIOR COURT
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL TERMS
Convene Next Monday With Judge
Long On the Bench—Criminal
Docket Not Very Heavy—Men
Who Will Serve On the Jury.
The one week's term of Stokes
criminal court will convene next
Monday. May 9th. with Judge
B. F. Long, of Statesville. pre
siding.
While the docket is not a
very heavy one Clerk M. T.
Chilton tells the Reporter that
there will likely be more trials
than usual owing to the fact
that more defendants have been
arrested than for some time.
Most of these, however, are out
on bond, only three prisoners
being confined in jail at present.
Among the most important cases
on the docket are State vs. Law
rence et al. and State vs. Branch
et al. The trial of each of these
cases probably will consume
some time.
Judge Long will also preside
|over the one week's term of
I civil court the week following the
criminal court, the calendar for
which was printed in the last
i issue of the Reporter.
Jurors drawn to serve at the
'criminal term of court, begin
ning next Monday. May 9th. are
as follows:
I P. M. Tuttle, W. P. Hutcher
son, J. VV. Redman. A. Z. Bow
les. S. P. Venable. J. W. Brow
ser, Will R. Keiger. J. V. Mar
shall. R. H. L. Smith. G. W.
Robertson, J. N. Martin. J. D.
Rutledge, Z. S. Page. G. R.
iShelton, J. W. Robertson, R. A.
1 Boles, J. E. Turner, J. H. Crom
|er, J. W. Boles (son of Nancy),
| Joshua Lawson. W. R. Yates, C.
'E. Beasley, D. F. Priddy. W. D.
Bennett. Jas. R. Caudle. A. J.
' Fair. V. T. Grabbs, R. M. Cov
ington. Robert Bennett. W. G.
I Tuttle, Joseph Vernon, W. G.
I Shultz, W. R. Brown, W. A.
i Newman. J. 0. Boyles, J. P.
Dal ton.
| Those who will serve on the
■jury during the civil term, be-
I ginning Monday, May 16, are as
; follows:
J. H. Coffer, T. J. Westmore
-1 land, S. C. Hampton, B. F. Pul
i liam, G. L. Dodson, John M.
i Redding, W. C. Martin, Eugene
■ Shaffer. C. E. Snider, Jackson
, Rominger. S. L. Holland, Alex
Rogers, W. A. Wall, J. W. Jones,
; W. P. Alley. J. P. Ferguson. J.
W. Young, Jas. M. Neal, D. C.
' Nelson, K. 0. Carter. R. N.
| Wall. S. M. Goff. J. B. Greene,
W. H. Lackey.
Meeting At North View Next Sat
urday and Sunday—Association
At Pleasant Grove.
Danbury Route 1, May 2.
People of this section are most
done planting corn.
Tobacco plants are plentiful
but small.
Misses Lilla Young. Mary
Morefield, Pencie Wood, Messrs.
Branscome Young, W. V. Wood,
J. J. Mabe, D. D. Mabe, Roy
Oakley and Charlie Priddy visit
ed at Mr. Jno. A. Wood's Sun
day. Mr, R. 0. Wood visited
at Mr. J. D. Young's a short
while Sunday P. M,
Mr. Banner Young visited his
brother, Mr. W. L. Young, of
Meadows, Sunday.
Next Saturday and Sunday are
the regular meeting days at
North View. A large crowd is
expected.
Lots of people in this section
are planning to visit the associa
tion at Pleasant Grove the third
Sunday.
"BIG I AND LITTLE U."
NEXT SATURDAY. MAY 7.
Second Quarterly Meeting Of the
Stokes County Farmers Union —
All Locals Requested to Ser.d
Full Delegation.
Sandy Ridge. May 2. The
second quarterly meeting of the
Stokes County F. E. and C. U.
of A. for this year will be held
in the court house in Dan bury.
N. C\. on Saturday, May 7th.
1910.
All locals will please send a
full delegation. Session will
open early as possible in the
A. M.
Fraternally.
L. A. AMOS.
Pres. Stokes Co. Union.
MR. JOHN TURNER DEAD
Intelligence of Death Received Here
Today From Los Angeles, Cal.
A telegram was received to
day by Mrs. J. Six>t Taylor,
from Los Angeles. Cal.. convey
ing the sad intelligence of the
death of her brother-in-law. Mr.
John Turner, of that city. Mr.
Turner had formerly lived in
Indiana, where he was married
to Miss Moon. He spent several
years in Mexico doing] mission
ary work. Several years ago
Mr. Turner vjsited his relatives
in this place, where he won a
number of friends. He was
liberally educated, and was a
young man of the brightest
promise.
Miss Viola Grace Edwards Be
comes Bride of Mr. Ben Selu
West
King. May 2.-A quiet but
beautiful marriage took place at
the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Edwards,
last Thursday. April 28th, 8:30
P. M.. when Mr. Ben Selu
West, of Selica, N. C.. and
Miss Viola Grace Edwards, of
Etna, N. C.. were united in
wedlock. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Author 0.
Miller, pastor of the First Bap
tist Church, in the presence of
many friends of the bride and
groom from over the State. Mr.
and Mrs. West left on the
morning train for Washington,
D. C., where they will view the
great capital city, and in a few
days return to Selica, where
they will make their home until
the first of August.
The bride is the accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Edwards, and has for the past
two .veal's teen president of the
great Phileatha Movement at
Etna. N. C. She is a talented
young woman, and will greatly
be missed by her many friends
near home.
The bridegroom is a well
known and likeable young man.
and is very highly esteemed by
all who know him. He is pre
paring for the ministry, and
was enrolled in Mars Hill Col
lege last year, and was liked by
the entire student body which
numbered about 430.
Mr. West expects to return to
Mars Hill at the beginning of
the fall term, and Mrs. West
will also be among us there the
next year.
May they have many long,
happy and useful years together,
and finally that last benediction
be pronounced over them both:
"Well done, thou good and
faithful servant. Thou hast
been faithful over a few things, I
•will make thee ruler over many
things. Enter thou into the
joys of thy Lord."
TWICER.
No. 1,987
COUNTY FATHERS
ORDER TWO SCHOOL ELECTIONS
One In Peter's Creek and the Other
In Sauratown Township—Con
tract Let For Repair of Danbury.
Hairston's Ford and Gerntanton
Bridges—Other Business Trans
acted.
The regular monthly session
of the county commissioners was
held at the court house Monday,
a full board being in attendance.
Probably the most important
business lie fore the commission
ers was the awarding of con
i tracts for the repairing of the
bridges across Dan river at
Danbury and Hairston's Ford
and the one across Town Fork at
Germanton. Several represen
tatives of bridge companies were
present and put in bids on the
work. The Roanoke Bridge Co.,
of Roanoke, Ya.. l>eing the low
est bidder they were awarded
the contract to repair all three
of the bridges at the price of
$5,000.00. The bridge at Dan
bury will have new steel
approaches put in place of the
present wooden structure. It
| will also have steel sleejters and
steel side rails for the whole
bridge. The bridge at fHairc
ton's Ford will have a steel
approach on the south side to rt
place the present one of wood,
and will also have steel sleepers
and steel side rails for the
whole bridge. The Gennantcn
bridge only needs slight repair
ing to cost about SIOO.OO. All
the work is to be completed by
I September 15.
SCHOOL ELECTIONS ORDKREP.
School elections, for the pur
pose of voting a special tax to
supplement the public school
fund, were ordered to be held
on Monday, June 6th, in special
school districts in Peter's Creek
township at Lawsonville and in
Sauratown township at the
residence of Joe Powell. The
special tax to be voted on pro
vides for a levy of not more than
30 cents on the hundred dollars
valuation of property and ninety
cents on each poll. The Repor
ter will print the boundaries
of the proposed special school
districts and other particulars
in next issue.
Hilory Tuttle was appointed
! list taker for Sauratown town
ship.
Dr. J. VV. Neal was re-ap
pointed Superintendent of
. Health for the county at a sal
ary of SIOO.OO per year.
After paying a few claims
against the county and making
the usual allowances to outside
paupers the board adjourned.
Madison.
Madison. May 3.- The cold
weather did very little injury to
vegetation in this section.
Pratt Bras, and Jones had the
misfortune to lose a good horse
the past week. The horse got
its thigh broken some way and
it become necessary to kill it.
There is a lot of fertilizer be
ing hauled from here now-a-days.
Our l>aseball team crossed bats
with the Spray team at Spray-
Saturday afternoon resulting in
a score of 9 to 0 in Madison's
favor. Our second nine played
Mayodan Saturday morning. The
score was 9 to 5 in Our
team.
The colored men who purchased
the Rockingham Drug Co. at the
bankrupt sale here, are today
moving it to Reidsville.
CITIZEN.