THE DANBURY REPORTER LUME XXXIX. ig Fire At Cove Last Night Wcc & Bowles 1 Store, Whitten & Davis' Livery ■table, and Several Smaller Buildings Burn—Joyce fee Bowies' Insurance $6,500; Whitten A Davis' Insurance SSOO--Fire Starts At Nine O'clock P. Si.— Fulton's Store Damaged $250. night at 9 o'clock fire Hrting in the rear end up stairs ■ Joyce & Bowles' store at Cove destroyed the build mk and three-fourths of the Kck of goods, also consuming livery stable of Whitten & Havis nearby, besides two other buildings belonging re spectively to J. B. Woodruff and of Whitten & Davis and Kbout SI,OOO worth of merchan- Bdise of Joyce & Bowles were Heaved. A phone message to the Re- W porter this morning from Walnut ■ Cove estimates the losses and I insurance as follows : f Joyce & Bowles, merchandise * worth $4,500; buildings worth $1,500; insurance on merchan dise, $5,000 ; insurance on build ing, $1,500. Whitten & Davis, building i worth probably S2OO ; insurance I on building and contents SSOO. I About $250 damage was done & to the store across the street of 1 Fulton, Sons & Co., which it is ■ presumed was covered by in msurance. No cause for the fire was as ■ signed by the Reporter's cor » respondent. ODD FELLOWS AT PINNACLE A Fine Session of District Conven tion of the Odd Fellows Pinnacle, Sept. 20.—The dis trict convention of the Independ ent Order of the Odd Fellows at Pinnacle was one of the largest and most satisfactory ever held in the district. All delegates and visiting brethren were royally entertain ed by the members of Pinnacle lodge. Owing to the unavoidable ab sence of the president and vice president, J. F. Griffith of Winston-Salem was made tem porary president and H. -M. Brandon vioe-president pro tem. The report of the secretary, Dr. John R. Woltz, showed the institution of three new lodges, and a gain of 140 new members since the district meeting was held in Mount Airy in March last. A public reception was given in the M. E. church at 7:30. i and was largely attended by the people of the town. The ad dress of welcome was made by Ulr. T. V. Crouse, and respond ed to by Dr. John I{. Woltz of Dobeon. Grand Master F. D. Hackett l of North Wilkesboro delivered an able and interesting address upon the origin and work of the order, giving statistics of the great work of relief it has under taken. Following the service at the j church the closing session was held in the lodge room, and* officers for the ensuing year ' were elected:. President, J. F. Griffith of Winston-Salem; vice president, T. V. Crouse of Pin nacle; secretary and treasurer, Dr. John K. Woltz of Dobson. The next district meeting will be held with Bethabara lodge, ( No. 106, Salem, on the first J Thursday in March, 1911. There are 16 lodge* hi the district with a total member ship of 940. JIN COLLINS' DEATH. Particulars Of the Passing Away Of a Virginia Boy In Colorado. Mr. Jim Collins died at j Rocky Ford, Colo., August 19th, j 1910. He came to this country ! January, 1910. He was born in I Virginia. His age I do not know, but I would guess about 123 or 24 years of age. Jim has lots of friends in Rocky Ford, j and his death was a sad blow to jhis many friends in Colo., al though he was sick with fever for four weeks, but his death was unexpected. No one thought the time was so short. God moves in a mysterious way, his wonders to perform. Young i Collins was bright up to the last moment. He said he was will i ing to go. I went to see him ! every day. I often wonder why ' some are born to die so soon, i Perhaps his friends in Virginia and North Carolina will think that he did not have the right i attention, but he had all done i ' for him that earthly hands could 1 do. Dr. Robert M. Pallock was his doctor, and there can't be j any better doctor than he is. Dr. Pallock and his good nurses 'stayed by him day and night. I went every day to see him, fiAi I know he was cared for. I He was taken with a pain in his bowels and lived but a short time. Everything was done that could be done to save him, but it was all in vain. God saw fit to take him. Jim was a good boy, and everybody that knew him went to see him, and was ready to do all for him they could. His people have my deepest sympathy in their trouble. May God bless them and help them to stand their grief. God's will mustJ)e done, not ours. S. B. Wanted. Good white renter wanted with two good horses to work Dan River farm. tand is well adap ted to corn, wheat, tobacco, etc. None need apply unless he has horse power to work the farm. Act quick. This is the farm formerly owned by John Mear, on Dani river, and is a good opening to the right man. W. J. TERRELL, Manager. Stoneville, N. C., R. F. D. No. 1. For Sal*. ... A house and lot for sale. Lot containing a little over one acre,; a four room cottage house, feed barn, out buildings, a good well, garden, etc. For further par ticulars write or see. • W. E. BUTNER, - Kinr, N. C. pdfioct DANBURY, N. C., SEPTEMBER 21, 1910. R. H. MITCHELL, JR. ENTERTAINS HIS FRIENDS Enjoyable Ice Cream Supper Satur day Night Other Newa of Interest on Madison Route 3. Madison Route 3, Sept. 19. Tnere will be an ice cream sup per at the new Mt. Hermon Methodist church next Saturday night. The proceeds are to go to the church. The public is invited. Misses Nealie and Nellie Rakestraw, of Ayersville, spent Saturday night and Sunday with their cousins, Misses Delia and Nannie Mattin, on Madison Route 3. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Duggins, late of this place, now of High Point, died at their home Thursday night. The remains were sent to Madison and were buried at the old Duggins grave yard on No. 3 ! Saturday. Farmers are nearly done cut iting tobacco. Frost seems to be near. R. H. Mitel. -11, Jr., entertain ed a number of his friends Sat ; urday night, by giving, an ice I cream supper. Several of the I girls brought cakes and all had a good time. There were twen ty-two girls and twenty boys present. Some of them were Misses Mary Joyce, Florence Yates, Nannie Tuttle, Addie Rierson, Delia, Nannie and Rosa Martin, Annie McAnally, Nealie and Nellie Rakestraw, Ruth Wall and Annie Young. Messrs. Rob and Charlie Joyce, Grover Rierson, Ben Martin, Jesse Powers, Charlie Sisk and many others. Mr. Robert Mitchell will leave next Saturday for Guilford College, where he will enter the preparatory department of College. R. H. Mitchell, Jr., will teach the Wall's school on No. 3 this winter. Mr. James Duggins and sister, Miss Rhoda, of High Point, are visiting relatives here now. Mr. Charlie Sisk and sister, Miss Sudie, of Hartman, were visitors at Mr. J. C. Yates' Sat urday and Sunday. Mr. Walter Yates is improv ing. There were several visitors at Mr. S. G. Wall's Sunday. Lamon, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mitchell, got his eye hurt right badly last week. He was playing with some old horse shoes and threw one up that had some nails in it, falling and hitting him bver the eye. He is getting along nicely. Post Cards of Local Scenery Now Ready At the Reporter Office. There is no prettier scenery in the .world than the hill coun try of Stokes county. A num ber of excellent views have re cently been made on post cards at the Reporter office, including pictures of Moore's Knob, Cas cade, Pilot Mt., Bridge Across the Dan and Landscape, Dodd's Mill at Danbury, Stokes Couqty Court House and Piedmont I Springs Hotel. 0 Price postpaid to any address, 3 for 5 cents. Same price at the office. REPORTER, Danbury, N. C. All kinds of produce. Boyles Mercantile Co. We make a little on every thing. B6yles Co. - PROGRESS ON BANK WORKMEN BUSILY ENGAGED Remodeled Building Will be Com pleted In Few Days—Larger and More Convenient Quarters For Transaction Of Business. Mr. W. A. Douglas, of Pilot Mt., arrived here Friday to be gin work on the new and re modeled quarters of the Bank of Stokes County. At this writing the work is well in hand, a number of bricklayers, carpenters and laborers being engaged, and barring accident, the house will be completed within a few days. Under the new arrangement the Bank's quarters will be larger and more convenient. The left hand wall has already been taken out and extended four feet, giving a much needed greater width to the building, while an annex of 12 feet is be ing added in the rear. This back room will be used either as a directors' room, or private consultation apartment. A handsome plate glass front will take the place of the door and window as previously arranged, j New and modern fixtures will, be installed, giving the Bank largely improved facilities for; the accommodation of its steadily growing patronage. I DIES OF PELLAGRA Editor of Salisbury Evening Post i Dies From Dread Disease. Salisbury, Sept. 16.—John M.; Julian, editor of the Salisbury j Evening Post, whose illness withj pellagra has attracted wide at- i tention, died today.' Mr. Julian, who was stricken two weeks ago, had been uncon scious since Sujjday and despite skillful attention he grew grad- j ually worse. He was a member of i the North Carolina legislature j and was secretary and treasurer of the Bill Nye Memorial Asso -1 ciation in this state. He was 36 years old and is survived by a widow and three children. At the beginning of Lee S. Overman's term in the United States Senate, Mr. Julian served as his private secretary in Wash ington. He was a son of the late Sheriff R. D. Julian, of Rowan ! county. For the past si x years. he was editor of the Salisbury i Post and took a leading part in [the North Carolina press asso-i ciation. He was a representative of the Associated Press. ' Public Speaking. Honorable Thomas Settle will address the people of Stokes; County upon the political issues, on r Tuesday. September 27th, 1910, at the Court House in Dan bury, during the noon recess of the Superior Court. Every one respectfully invited to come out and hear this distinguished speaker discuss the political is sues. j Sept. 20th, 1910. N. 0. PETREE, Chm. Rep. Ex. Com. Stokes Co. • Pears and peaches for sale at Mrs. John R. Smith's, Walnut Cove Route 3. Coma and get them at one?. Prices right. 21sept Window curtains 39 cts. Boyle* Mercantile Co. SOCIAL GATHERING AT REV. A. L. HUNTER'S Given In Honor Of Messrs. R. A. Hunter and E. F. Mickey—ltems and Personals Of Interest. Pinnacle. Sept. 18. —There was a social gathering given at Rev. A. L. Hunter's Saturday night in honor of Messrs. R. A. Hunter and E. F. Mickey leav ing for Westmister College. Among those present were Misses Delia and Lillie Davis, Edith Spainhower, Addie Jones, Maggie Mickey. Florence Cook, Maggie Joyce, Geneva and Maud Hunt and Lillie Smoak. Messrs. Moir Hunt, Robie Davis, Bernard Spainhower, Robert King. Elbert Mickey, Ollie Davis, Bert Clark and many others. They all seemed to enjoy the party. Misses Avis Brown and Myrtle Spainhower went out driving Sunday evening. Miss Lillie Davis visited Miss Edith Spainhower Sunday. Misses Nannie Watson and j Addie Jones visited Miss Maud Hunter Sunday. Miss Annie Clark, who has| been spending a few days with i relatives in Mt. Airy, has re- ; I turned home, after having 1 pleasant visit. Miss Malissa Philips, of Dal- 1 I ton. spent the day Sunday at Mr. E. W. Culler's. There was preaching Sunday at the M. P. church. The ser-; i vices were conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. L. Hunter. Miss Florence Cook spent! ; Saturday night with Miss Mag- ! ■ gie Mickey. Also Miss Maggie j Joyce with Miss Edith Spain- j I hower. I Mr. Grady Cook spent Sunday ! with his uncle. Mr. Will Randle man, at King. There will be preaching at the M. P. church next Sunday at 11 o'clock, a. m., and Sunday 1 night at the M. E. church at 8:30 p. m. I There was a baptizing at Mt. Zion Sunday evening. The people around here are busy saving their fodder. Mr. J. B. Moore will leave • this place for Little River, Fla., in a few days. AREY. A GOOD POSITION Can be had by ambitious young men and ladies in the field of | "wireless" or Railway teleg raphy. Since the 8-hour law be came effective, and since the ! Wireless companies are estab lishing stations throughout the country there is a great shortage of telegraphers. Positions pay I beginners from S7O to S9O per month, with good chance of ad ■ vancement. The National Tele ■ graph Inbtitute operates six offi cial institutes in America, under supervision of R. R. and Wire less officials and places all grad uates into positions. It will pay you to write them for full details at Memphis, Tenn., or Colum bia, S. C. 7 sep 11 w Don't waste your money buy ing plasters when you can get a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty five cents. A piece of flannel dampened with this liniment is superior to any plas ter for lame back, pains in the side and chest, and much cheap er. Sold by all Jesters. The State Library SAVING SEED CORN LETTER FROM W. A. PETREE A Few Words of Advice to tbe Farm Demonstrators' In South eastern Stokes. I wish to say to you that I had thought to visit your farms this week and make some sug gestions about selecting your seed corn in the field. But as I ,am called off to attend a meet -1 ing of the Demonstrate Agents |at Pinehurst, N. C., and will be | gone all the week, I cannot get around to your farms this week, I and knowing that it would be best for you to select your seed corn before you pull your fodder, through the kindness of the Re porter I am making a few sug gestions about the matter through its columns, j While I do not know just | what type or kind of corn you ' want, I suppose that you would attach more importance to yield ! than to beauty and symmetry of ■ form of ears. Straight rows j and pretty shaped ears are de- Isrible characteristics, but they ; are of minor importance com i pared with some other things ! about corn. But it is of paramount 1 importance that we breed up our | corn so as to produce the great est possible yield per acre, and we think this can be more easily done with a good twc eared corn-one that will make ' two good large ears on each I stalk than in any other way, | and so I will assume that it is a i good two-eared corn that you ; want. So then you should go 1 into your field and select good typical or ideal two-eared stalks for seed, taking into considera tion the entire stalk and not just the ears alone. Remember that the blades or leaves con- I stitute the laboratory (so to sj>eak) in which the plantfood taken up from the soil is manu factured into grain-forming ma ' terial, and that a stalk of corn | cannot make much grain unless it has a good leaf system. This leaf system should consist of or Mn a medium number (14 to 16) I good long broad leaves, rather i than a greater number of small er leaves. For in the latter ! stalks would likely be too high. The stalk should taper well from bottom to top, and be provided with good tassels. The stalk# ; should have two good sized ears, .and both ears about the same ! size. The ears should not have too long shucks or stems and hang over too much. On the other hand, they should not stick or stand too straight up the stalk. There should be no suckers, smut or disease of any kind about stalks. Having found such two-eared stalks aB suit ; you if they are isolated or each ! one stands away from other good two-eared stalks you would 1 not get best results if you were ;to select them for seed, for the . offspring of these stalks or the j next year's crop, concerns you >as much or more than does the 'appearance of the seed stalks j you are selecting now. And if ; the seed stalks you select now (Continued on page 8.) No. 2,04)7