THE DANBURY REPORTER.
'OLUMEXXXIX.
ACCIDENT
THILDI 1 INSTANTLY KILLED
SUSMII Steele, Near Sandy Ridge,
Fall* On Nail Which Pierces
Artery—Death Results Within
An Hour —Froat Damages Crops—
Protracted ' Meeting At Oak
Ridge Church To Begin in July.
Campbell Route 1, May 15.—A
' serious frost occurred here last
night, and much damage was
done to corn and other vegeta
tion. On the lowlands beans
Tobacco plants are not in-
W jured. People are very much
discouraged over crop prospects, j
Rev." J. A. Joyce filled his j
regular appointment at Oak
Ridge Saturday and Sunday,
preaching excellent sermons |
both days. 0 A large crowd was
present on Sunday, and best of i
order prevailed.
Our community was saddened
by a terrible calamity Saturday. ;
Russell, the four-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Steele,
Was playing with a wheelbarrow J
in the yard, when he tripped,
Mid fell, inflicting injuries from
which he died in one hour. He l
fell oil a nail in the wheelbarrow
which stuck in his throat, and it
is supposed severed an artery,
causing almost instant death.
.The burial took place at Oak
Ridge church' Sunday at one
o'clock. Beautiful and impres
five burial services were con
ducted by Rev. J. A. Joyce. A
large crowd of sympathizing
friends and relatives wore pres
ent. The bereaved parents have
the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community. May God
Jbelp them to meet little Russell
in that happy home where sin,
sorrow, sickness.nor death shall
ever come, but all will be joy
and peace and love, for 'God
shall wipe away ail tears.
'Mrs. 1 Elijah West was visited
by a number of her friends from
near her old home in Virginia
during the association. They all
seemed to like our country very
much, And several expressed
the wish that they too might
some day be residents of the Old
•North State.
Oak Ridge church has again
secured ,the -services/of Dr.
. Smith, of Westfield, to hold their
L annual, protracted meeting. It
I will begin the 4th Sunday in
■ July. Our pedple are elated at
I the thought of seeing Dr. Smith
1 and hearing him preach again,
a Mr. md Mrs. Albert Knight,
■ from near Leaksville, visited
K relatives and friends in this
■ vicinity and attended the asso-
Aciation at Pleasant Grove. Also
attended services at Oak Ridge
1 on Sunday.
t We have no wedding bells to
ring on Campbell Route 1, but
from present 'indications, we
think they will be needed at
several places. . What shall we
do? Ring all *the farm and
dinner bells at once ?
I Boy's Narrow Escape.
While playing at the sawmill
of Messrs. Lewis and Co. one
day last week near Flat Shoal,
Rudy Cardwell, a boy 13 years
of age, was accidentally caught
in the carriage, and nart-wly
escaped being killed. Only the
prompt stopping Of the machine
his life. He was badly
bruiaed up about the legs and
thigh, but no bones were broken,
and he will soon be entirely re
covered.. ■; ■.
Announcement
I artlfipunce myself a
for of Treas
urer oxTStokes county, subject
td_tbe sfltbn of the Democratic
td&if convention.
• W. EVERETT HARTMAN.
WALNUT COVE ROUTE 1.
Surprise Birthday Dinner Given Nr.
M. T. Meadows —Many Farmers
Hauling Guano —Personals.
Walnut Cove Route 1, May 16.
—The Rev. Miller filled his regu
lar monthly appointment at
Bethany Lutheran church Sun
day. An unusually large crowd
enjoyed the splendid sermon
preached from the text, "Choose
you this day whom ye will
serve." Joshua 24:15.
Mrs. James Southern and chil
dren, of High Point, are the
guests of Mrs. Southern's mother,
Mrs. Hessie Meadows.
Mr. J. W. Rierson and family
I moved to King this week where
I they expect to make their future
| home.
Miss Susan White is at home
| again after a pleasant visit to
Minnie Crews, of Mayodan.
i Mr. M. T. Meadows was given
a surprise birthday dinner yes
! terday.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Carroll, of
Winston, are visiting at Mrs.
i Hessie Meadows'.
Mr. Sam Greene, of Walnut
I Cove, spent Saturday night with
'his brother. Mr. J. B. Green.
I For the past week more
wagons have passed through
this section than have been be
fore in many a day. That must
speak for its self, Union farmers
hauling guano.
Miss Martha Ross, of Locust
Hill, is visiting relatives in
Spring Hope, N. C. Before
returning she will spend some
time with her cousin, Miss
;Lousie Hill, of Rocky Mt., N. C.
i Mr. .1. Green i jut .ding
court ai Danbury this \*.?' .
! Since Sunday. M-. sis. V\ illiam
! Smith and Frank Ros . claim to
be su fieri r.g vviii: he k worm.
' But we .think it's; a too sudden
'attack for that and in reality
is nothing more than a very
| specific case of heart trouble.
Despite the awful sleepy feel
ing that too often masters in the
"wee small hours," the wonder
ful comet has at last been seen.
PAULINE.
I - -
, Sunday Scheol On King Route 2
To Prepare Special Program For
Fifth Sunday.
King Route 2, May 16. Our
school is preparing a program
for the sth Sunday in this
month.
The exercises will begin at
10 a. m. and at 11 a. m. Rev. P.
Oliver will deliver a Sunday
School address. 12 m. will be
gin an intermission of one-hour
after which Prof C. H. John
son, of East Bend, will probably
address us on "The Duty of
the Masses Toward the Sunday
School."
At 2p. m will begin Sunday
School in general and all present
will be welcome to take part in
the lesson which will be about
the "Feedingof The Multitude."
If it should be an unlikely day
the exercises will be in the
school house, but if a pleasant
day we will have seats fronting
the stage to accommodate all
present.
Every body is cordially invited
to attend and bring a well filled
basket for we wish to make this
one of the most enjoyable days
of the season.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PRES.
For Sale
A good young cow and calf,
part Jersey.
WILL EATON,
King, N. C.
guoda any kind. Boy lee
Mercantile Oo
Bring na your chickens. Boy
' lee Mercantile Co.
Big line of shoes. Boyles Mer
cantile 00.
DANBURY, N. C., MAY 18, 1910.
AT PLEASANT GROVE
PLEASANT OCCASION SUNDAY
Association of the Primitive Baptiata
Attended by Thousanda—A Quiet,
Orderly Crowd Hospitality of
the Virginiana and Caroliniana.
Pleasant Grove, Va., is situa
ted about 5 miles northwest of
Sandy Ridge, this county, and
two or three miles over the State
line into Patrick. There Sun
day gathered thousands of peo
ple to attend the Primitive Bap
tist Association, at which a large
number of elders of that church
were present, many of them
preaching.
A representative of the Re
porter was glad to be there, and
meet so many new Virginian
friends, and to see so many
North Carolina acquaintances
and friends also. Hospitality on
the part of Virginia was
met cordially by hospitality on
the part of North Carolina, and
good feeling and strong friend
ship carried the day.
Stokes was there in all her
pride of fat mules, good rations
and pretty girls. We saw folks
all the way from Madison to
Pinnacle, and from Walnut Cove
to Francisco. The crowd on the
ground was estimated at from
2,500 to 5,000. It was scattered up
and down the roads, here, there
and everywhere, till a just esti
mate could not be had. The
crowd must have been much
larger but for the reports spread
that Pleasant Grove is a danger
ous place. This might have
; ; on true back in the old days of
iho unterrified stills and the un-
I stinted retailingof corn whiskey
jut ev:-ry prominent gathering.
If Pleasant Grove has been the
scene of two or three homicides,
and other forms of law-break- j
ing, it was probably from
the peculiar fact of its situ
ation on the border line of
two States, where the lawless
could escape into either side with
impunity. But now Pleasant
Grove is different. This time a
few fist and skull fights on the
outer edges were reported, and
a few toughs asserted their con
stitutional privilege of getting
drunk, but on the whole but lit
tle disorder was apparent.
Among the Stokes people who
attended were the following:
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Joyce and
family, Messrs. C. W. Ferguson,
Len Ziglar, C. D. Smith, Mr. E.
C. Sheppard and family; Messrs.
W. R. Hylton, R. L. Lawson, J.
T. Lawson, Jas. Stevens and
daughter, Mr. J. G. H. Mitchell,
Mrs. B. J. Martin and daughter
Miss Annie and Miss Nannie
Pitzer, Messrs. B. A. Overby,
H. C. Lackey, W. H. Lackey,
Miss Lucy Joyce, Miss Rachel
Moore, Miss Brown, Miss Docie
Joyce and many others.
Dillard.
Dillard, May 17.—Miss Mary
Sue Wtflis, of Walnut Cove, is
spending the week here with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Bud James and children,
of Martinsville, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Robt. James this week.
A number of people of this
section attended the association
at Pleasant Grove Sunday.
Mr. Fred James, who purchas
ed the Essex home some time
ago, moved his family there this
week.
Misses Mary Sue Willis and
Lemma and Minnie Duncan
visited at the home of Mrs W. A.
Lasley Tuesday.
Quite a severe frost visited
the low-lands of this section
Saturday night. Nothing ser
iously- damaged except vegeta
bles and probably tobacco plants.
A.
DISASTROUS FROST
EARLY GARDENS RUINED
From Nearly Every Section of the
County News Cornea of the
Damage Wreaked Saturday Night
—Wheat Crop May Be Injured—
Corn Severely Hurt.
Frost Saturday night in nearly
every section of the county
, played havoc with growing
crops. Early gardens suffered
most, potatoes, tomatoes, beans,
etc., being entirely killed in j
some sections. Many fields of |
corn were completely obliterated.
It is feared that the wheat crop i
has been injured to some extent.
The hardest hit part of the
county heard from is the valleys
up and down Snow Creek, and
along some parts of Dan river.
From "Bob Fox."
King, May 16.
Mr. Editor:
You will please allow space in
your valuable paper for a few
words, that I may congratulate
my friend, Scribbler, in the
effort he has made in writing
what he thinks it takes to con
stitute a Christian and great
Christianity. When I read your
letter in the dear old Reporter
on the subject of Love it filled
my soul with unspeakable joy
and gratitude to think that I had
been instrumental in turning or
causing one to turn from the
ways of darkness unto the light
of eternal glory. Now, accord
ing to the previous questions
' that you asked me in the Re
porter concerning Christianity,
11 cannot help thinking that there
hag been a great change of
heart, and that you now are in
possession of that love. I ad
vised you to buy yourself a Bible,
which I believe from your writ
ting you did, and have learned
an important lesson by so doing,
for the Bible is our best guide.
Now, my friend, I hope you will
ever cherish and remember that
word love, and may it be as
bread cast upon the waters, that
may .be gathered many days
hence, and that you will be a
shining light in the world.
One should be very careful
how he handles the word love,
for it has many definitions and
meanings. All that is best and
all that is worst in our lives is
propelled by love. Under its
impulse men delight to live, or
die. The felon and the saint
bear similar testimony. I am
what I am because I love, and
I will now return to my medical
studies, hoping that you will be
successful in expounding the
word love to the world in gen
eral, and in case you should fail
or get sick for the want of
spiritual knowledge or light, I
will, as a doctor, take great
pleasure in filling out a pre
scription for you that will set
you straight in the world again.
Your friend,
808 FOX.
Date Not Yet Fixed For Farmers'
Union Picnic.
At the regular quarterly meet
ing of the Stokes County F. E.
& C. U. Union of America, held
at Danbury on May 7th, it was
decided that the Union would
hold a picnic and have one or
more speakers here some time
during the summer. A com
mittee was appointed to set the
day and secure speakers. The
date and the names of the speak
ers will probably be announced
in a few days.
Mr. Will Moore and Dr. A. J.
Pringle, both prominent citizens
of Campbell, visited Danbury
today.
MURDERED AND ROBBED
The Danger of Keeping Money In
Your Home —You Are Liable to
Lose Both It and Your Life.
An old man named William
Ward living on a farm in Vir
ginia was murdered one night
recently by unknown assassins.
His trunk was found broken
open, and a sum of money
amounting to several hundred
dollars, the savings of a life
time, was missing, showing that
the motive of the murder was
robbery. Suspicion falls on a
hired man who had formerly
worked for Ward, and had heard
it reported that his employer
kept money in the house.
It is dangerous to keep money
in your home. Even if you do
not keep it in your trunk, but
have it hidden away in a hole in
the ground or in a chink in the
wall —the thief does not know
where. He may kill you before I
he begins the search.
The Bank is the place to keep
money. Ther» it is safer than
anywhere else, and at the same ;
time it will be bringing you in
interest. We take sums in any
amount from SI.OO up, pay you
4 per cent, interest and you can
get your money back any day
you want it.
BANK OF STOKES COUNTY. ;
Danbury or Walnut Cove, i
Mr. Glidewell Filling His Appoint
ments This Week.
County Organizer C. W.
Glidewell, of the Farmers' Union,
was in Danbury yesterday en
route to Buck Island School
House, where he addressed the
farmers at 2:30 o'clock. He
speaks at Ore Hill School House
today. Mr. Glidewell has other
appointments as follows:
North View School House,
May 19th.
Young's School House, May
20th.
Buffalo School House, May
23 rd.
Prestonville, May 24th.
Amos' School House, May 25th.
Beasley's School House, May
26th.
Smith's School House, May
27th.
Moore's School House, May
28th.
The speaking at all the al>ove
appointments begins at 2:30
o'clock, P. M.
Meadows Route 1.
Meadows Route 1, May 16.
Mr. Ernest Kiser and family
visited at Mr. Robert Kiser's
Sunday.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Baker's, who has been
sick for some time, died last
Saturday and was buried at
Union Hill Sunday.
Personals.
Mr. Jas. Corn, of Campbell,
was here today.
Dr. J. H. Ellington, of Sandy
Ridge, was here today.
Dr. D. C. Dicks, of Dillard,
was a Danbury visitor Monday.
Mr. C. C. Johnson, of Wins
ton-Salem, who is a poet of note,
spent Wednesday night here
last week, accompained by his
friend, Mr. Westbrook, of Greens
boro.
Mr. V. T. Grabs, one of the
clever proprietors of that well
known and substantial business
concern, the Grabs Manufactur
ing Co., of King, is here this
week.
Mr. W. P. Alley, of Stoneville
Route 3, attended court this
week in the capacity of jury
man. Mr. Alley reports that
the frost did considerable dam
age in his section, killing begins
and other vegetation.
No. 1,989
CIVIL COURT ENDS
SEVERAL CASES ARE TRIED
Most Important, Clark v. Clark,
Decided In Eavor Of Defendant—
Term Ended At 10 A. M. Today
—Judje and Lawyers Return
Home.
Civil court, which began Mon
day, presided over by Judge K.
F. Long, closed today at 10
o'clock A. M. The Judge, and
Attorneys Buxton, Jones, Mc-
Michael, Hall and others left for
their respective homes yesterday
and today.
The crowd in attendance was
small. Following is the re
sult of the term of two and one
half days of court:
R. E. Kallam v. Southern Ry.
Co. Plaintiff non-suited.
H. W. Carroll v. R. L. Stuart.
Compromised. Land and cost
to be divided equally between
1 parties.
G. Jeff Tuttle v. Sallie Warren
and Frank Hill. Judgment for
defendant.
M. L. Andrews & Co. v.
[Grabs Mfg. Co. Plaintiff non
suited.
Thos. H. Clark v. Harriet
Clark. Plaintiff sued for abso
lute divorce. Judgment for de
fendant, who is allowed divorce
from bed and board, and a ward
j ed lands of plaintiff.
J. W. Slate v. Southern Ry.
Co. Judgment for plaintiff.
Defendant appeals.
J. 0. Manuel v. H. G. Tuttle.
Judgment for defendant.
J. A. Petree v. Southern Ry.
Co. Judgment for Ry. Co.
E. L. Martin v. Rhoda E. Fal
j lin, Admr. Judgment for
; plaintiff of $1,986.50 and interest
from May l.">, 1910. Defendant
| to pay cost.
Mariah Hurt v. Wiley Hurt,
! non-suit.
i A. F. Messiek Grocery Co., v.
jD. S. Boyles. Non-suit.
J. J. Phillips v. Ham Manuel
land William Cardwell. Non
j suit.
I Joseph W. Smith v. X. &■ \Y.
i Ry. Co. Compromise judg
ment.
C. F. White v. Southern Ry.
Co. Non-suit.
All other cases on the civil is
sue docket were continued.
Several cases on the motion
docket went off.
The regular jurymen serving
this week were as follows :
J. H. Coffer, T. S. Westmore
land, S. C. Hampton, R. F. Pul
liam, G. L. Dodson, John M.
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. O. Carter, R. N.
Wall, S. M. Goff. J. B. Greene,
W. H. Lackey.
i Notice to People Who Are Yet Be
hind With their 1909 Taxes.
The tax books are now being
replaced in the hands of the De
puty Sheriffs of the respective
townships in Stokes county. Said
deputies are instructed to collect
the taxes due immediately, as we
have already given the people
ample opportunity to pay.
If your property is advertised
for your taxes there can l>e no
one to blame but yourself. We
must have the taxes now past
due immediately.
Very respectfully,
C. M. JONES. Sheriff.
This May 18th, 1910.
Dr. W. B. Moore, of Smith,
was in Danbury today.
Mr. K. O. Carter, of Pine
Hall, attended court, here this
week.
Messrs. R. G. and J. A.
Petree, of Walnut Cove, were
j here Monday.
I
Big line of oxfords. Boyles
Mercantile Co.
We appreointe your trade.
Boy lea Mercantile Co.