THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIX. DANBURY, N. C., SEPTEMBER 28, wio. No. 2,008
CORRECTED REPORT
OF TIE WALNUT COVE FIRE
Jiyw ft Bowl**' Stock Estimated It
IOOOO to $12,000 With I*
suraace of $7,500; Diyli I WWt
taa'a Lou SI,OOO With SSOO
lawun-Otkir Lessee
The Reporter prints below the
corrected report of the Walnut
Cove fire last week, published in
the Winston papers:
The losses were as follows:
Whitten ft Davis, dealers in
horses, harness, vehicles, etc.,
SI,OOO, with S6OO insurance.
Joyoe & Bowles, two stores,
general merchandise, completely
burned out, stock estimated
! from SIO,OOO to $12,000; insur
ance $7,500. The building
I occupied by Joyce ft Bowles was
owned -by Mr. R. P. Joyce and.
is a total loss of $2,500.
The loss of J. B. Woodruff,
owner of the vacant store house
adjoining Joyce & Bowles, was
SBOO or S9OO, with no insurance.
I On the opposite side of Main
street the front and roof of the
store house of A. S. Mitchell
was damaged to the amount of
$l5O.
The store house of Jacob
Fulton, on the east side of Main
* -street, was also damaged by the
heat to the amount of $l5O.
These buildings, although on
the opposite side of the street
from the fire, were only saved
from the flames by the heroic
•work of the citizens by covering
the fronts of the buildings with
. wet blankets, The building of
> A. S. Mitchell will have to be
1 recovered, weather boarded and
painted, while the building of
Jacob Fulton will require new
plate glass in front and repaint
ing.
Messrs. Oscar Petree, cashier
of the Stokes county Bank, and
Kinnman, agent for the South
ern at Walnut Cove, were the
first to enter the building after
the fire was discovered. These
gentlemen did what they could
but it was impossible to abate
the flames. Mr. Petree had one
finger badly burned in fighting
the flames.
The fire was first discovered
at 8:15 Monday night in the
rear portion of the upstairs of
the Joyce & Bowles store. The
origin is unknown. Starting as
it did at an early hour of the
night, several hundred people
toon congregated and flit assist
ed in fighting the flames, but
C little could be accomplished ex
; cept in saving the buildings on
i opposite side of the street, with
I only buckets as their fighting
I apparatus.
I The insurance carried by
I Whitten ft Davis was with the
1 Hone Company, of which Mr.
Oscar Petree is ageat. Joyce ft
Bowles had $4,500 with Mr.
Petree and $3,000 with G. W.
Spacger, of ML Airy.
The fire hit the commercial
Interests of Walnut Cove a
severe blow, but it is quite
probable' that modern brick
'buildings will replace the burn
ad wooden structures, although
the Arms which suffered by the
ixahave not as yetr completed
the plans for future. '
* Sineere sympathy is express
ed on all sides for tho losses in
*#9 fire, especially for Mr. R. P.
Joyce, whose handsome building
was swept away and is a total
K Bald Joyce and Arthur Davis
Blue both former citisens of Daft
■ bury, but more recently sucoess-
young business
DEATH AT KING
Mr. Hsrsball the Berber Diss of
TypheM-Paeamonit Notice to
Mmbtrs and Friend* of Trinity
Cherch.
Tobaccoville Route 2, Sept 26.
—As our community has not been
heard from in some time thought
I would write a few words. Far
mers are more than busy saving
tobacco and feed. Our tobacco
seems to be hard to cure this
time.
There is some sickness around
here.
Mr. Marshall, the barber at
King, died of typhoid-pneumonia
last week and was buried by the
King Juniors near Germanton.
He leaves a wife and two small
children.
Mr. Jim Hutchin's daughter
is not improving any.
Mr. Leff Meadows' wife is
improving some. Can sit up a
little.
Mr. Will Houchins is out
again, but is still suffering some
from injuries received by falling
from a tobacco barn some time
ago.
Members and friends of
Trinity church are requested to
meet at the church next Sunday
and a conference will beheld
immediately after Sunday
School to discuss the problem of
i turning the church around, and
j building a belfry and repainting
it. All who are interested ard
requested to be present. I have
j a finger in the pie.
It seems that everything in
King is growing white, as Mr.
P. L. Culler has been using the
paint brush £here for some
time, and Mr. Culler says he
has work enough in and around
! King to last him until spring.
RATS.
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The Democratic National Con
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'its Campaign Book and is now
distributing it. The Committee
I has no funds save as it obtains
I them through contributions and
I is selling the book at $1 per copy,
jor for 50c. a copy in lots of ten
j or more.
I The book is replete with val
uable matter and is said >to be
the best campaign book ever is
sued. Every Democrat should
I have.it and in this year of Dem
ocratic effort for supremacy
should gladly contribute to the
Committee by purchasing the
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service in Msine with notable
results, and if Democrats every
where will rise to the occasion,
by their dollar contributions, the
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! contributions to F. F. Garrett,
i j Treasurer, Democratic Campaign
.Committee, 821-15 St, North
1. West Washington, D, C.
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I
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TWO DAYS OF COURT
DOCKET QUICKLY FINISHED
Smallaat Crowd For Several Yiirt
la Atteadance—LiatofCaaaa Dia
poacd of.
Court adjourned Tnesday
evening after a seasion of only
twodaya, Judge Biggs leaving
Tueaday night via Winston-
Salem for Asheville. He will
return Monday to take up the
civil docket.
Caaes disposed of on the State
docket this week are as follows :
State v. C. L. Stockton, re
tailing, guilty, fined S2OO and
cost
State v. Lum Hall, cruelty to
animals, not guilty.
State v. Luz James, gambling,
fine $lO and cost.
State v. Luz James, a. d. w.,
fine SSO and cost.
State v. Lester Smith, d. r. c.,
not guilty.
State v. John L. Harrison and
Bertha Dodson, f. and a., not
guilty.
State Will Woods, Ollie
Woods, Gabc Woods and Roy
Shelton, affray, judgment as to
Roy Shelton and Will Woods sus
pended upon paymet of one
fourth cost each. As to Ollie
Woods, fine SSO and one-fourth
cost? As to Gabe Woods, fine
$lO and one-fourth cost.
State v. Robert Vernon, c.jc.
w., fine $25 and cost.
State v. Ham Manuel, retailing,
not guilty.
State v. Jim C. Goin, affray,
judgment suspended on payment
of one-half cost.
State v. Jas. White and Eliza
Martin, f. and a., not guilty.
State v. Ollie Bullen and Noy
Card well, affray. Judgment as
to Bullen, fine S2O and one-half
cost. As to Cardwell fine $lO and
one-half cost.
State v. Hump Mitchell, false
pretense, two years on roads.
State v. John Hodge, murder.
Nol proa with leave.
State v. Thos. Smith, a. and
b., judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
State v. Henry Martin and
Wiley Martin, affray, judgment,
fine $lO and one-half cost each.
State Powell Sands, a. d. w.,
judgment, fine $75 and coat, and
to pay prosecutor, Mabe, SIOO.
State v. Walter Hawkins, lar
ceny, judgment 6 months in
county jail with leave tocommis
missioners to hire him out.
State v. T. M. Richardson, re-
I tailing, not guilty.
ROKM Ward.
i Poter'a Creek, Va. Sept. 20.
u The death angel visited the home
" of Mr. and Mrs. £. C. Ward las!
' Saturday and took from them
1 tneir little son, Roscoe. He waa
' i three years old. He was afflicted
!with diptheria. All during hii
>. sickness he would call for hii
.' play things. He was sick only
( seven days. His dear little sisters
miaa him ao much. All waa done
'! for him that father, mother. Dr.
I Moore and loving friends could
t! do, but nothing could stay the
.' hand of death.
, A loving one from us has gone,
j A voice we loved is still,
j A place is vacant in our home
: Which never can be filled.
Cheer up dear ones at hortM
l and *eep no more for him, but
i prepare yourselves to meet little
' Roacoe on that bright shining
(throne.
,; His loving friend,
FLORA.
ffo good hounda, 8 and 6
ywm old for aato. Will trail
I "IT J. A. SLAWTBH,
® Pinnacle, N. C.
FINE CURINGS MADE
BY STOKES COUNTY FARMERS
Son* Good Tobacco On Pilot
Roete 2 -Prtpariaf to Attend
Stakes County Fair.
Pilot Mtn. Route 2, Sept 26.
As we Have not seen any items
in your busy sheet from this sec
tion in some time, we will re
late you ( some of the doings of
this community.
The farmers of this section
are about to finish cutting and
curing tobacco, and the cure is
the beat for many years.
Mr. J. H. Bullington has had a
bad leg caused by a scratch and
took poison, hut is some better
at present.
Mr. Alex Collins, who has
been on the sick list for some
time, is able to be out again.
Misses Daisy and Maggie
Bullington spent Saturday and
Sunday with Misses Georgia
and Maggie Carson, reporting
a pleasant trip.
Mr. Adam Gwyne, of Win
ston-Salem, was the guest cf
Miss Maggie Carson last Sunday.
Mr. Gwyne is a jolly good fellow.
Glad to have him with us.
The infant son of Mr. Dick
Marshall, who has been sick for
the past week, is improving.
Mr. Jim Pell spent Sunday at
Mr. T. M. Lawson's as usual.
Miss Lillie Matthews spent
Sunday afternoon with her
cousins, Misses Cora and Isabel
Mattttews.
Miss Daisy Bullington went to
Mount Airy last week on a
shopping tour.
Messrs. Will Bullington and
N. I. Boyles, of Pinnacle Route
2, spent a short while with
friends in this community Sun
j day afternoon.
Most everybody in this sec
tion are planning to attend the
Stokes County Fair in October.
KATE.
[ Post Cards of Local Scanary Now
Ready At the Reporter Office.
There is ne prettier scenery
1 in the world than the hill coun
try of Stokes county. A num
. ber of excellent views have re
cently been made on post carcte
at the Reporter office, including
pictures of Moore's Knob, Cas
cade, Pilot Mt., Bridge Across
( the Dan and Landscape, Dodd'a
t Mill at Danbury, Stokes County
i Court House and Piedmont
1 Springs Hotel.
' Price postpaid to any address,
1 3 for 6 cents. Same price at
' the offtee.
REPORTER,
Danbury, N. C.
j! Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera
} , and Diarrhoea Remedy is today
J the beat known medicine in use
( ' for the relief and cure of bowel
complaints. \t cures griping,
diarrhoea, dysentery, and should
, be takso at the first unnatural
t looseness of the bowels. It is
i equally valuable for children and
r adults..' It always cures. Sold
by all dealers.
4 1 • J
Bed Springs. Boyles Mercan
tile Co., King, N. C.
I Craidock Shoes. Boyles Mer
cantile Co.
Furafoure Coining. Boylei
MercaatfbCo.
KINO ROUTE TWO.
Fanaera Vary - Buay—ltarat and
Paraonala
King Route 2, Sept. 26.—The
farmers of thia aection are al
moat through cutting and curing
tobacco and aaving their fodder.
Some are plowing and making
preparations for sowing wheat.
According to reports there
haan't been any fine tobacco
cured this season.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Holland, a baby girl.
Mr. T. W. Gentry, of Winston-
Salem, spent 2 weeks with his
parents, of King Route 2, re
turning to Winston Friday. Mr.
Gentry has charge of his fath
er's farm, and will look after
same the coming year, '
The health of the community
is not very good at present.
There is quite a number of
cases of typhoid fever.
Mrs. J. P. Covington and
Mrs. Emeline Heath were visit
ors in this community Saturday
and Sunday.
According to reports quite a
number of our young people will
| take in the Winston fair next
I week, and also the picnic at
! Brim's Grove, which will be the
' Bth of October.
Mrs. Wade Boyles spent last
[ week with her sisters, Mrs. J.
I P. Covington and Mrs. J. F.
i Browder, on Pinnacle Route 2.
I SCRIBBLER.
Diltard.
Dillard, Sept. 27.—Rev. C. W.
Glidewell filled his regular
! appointment at Oak Grove Sun
! day. A goodly crowd attended.
Mr. J no. Scales passed here
| Friday enroute to his home in
Winston, having been visiting
| relatives near Sandy Ridge,
jHe was accompanied by Mr.
! George Norfleet, of Winston.
Mrs. Zettie Mitchell and
daughter, Miss Allie, of Philpot,
Va., who have been visiting rel
atives and friends here the past
week, returned to their home
today.
Mr. T. J. Gann was here Sat
urday. He informs us that he
will move back to his old home
in Stokes in the near future.
Mr. J. D. Humphreys, of
Danbury, was here Saturday on
legal business.
The case here Saturday, State
. vs Jas. Bullings, for false pre
tense, was continued on the part
of Mr. T. J. Gann plaintiff.
> A compromise waa made be
' tween J no. W. Mitchell and
> David Reid and Luz Jones for
i an engagement in a little flat
r 1 cuff Saturday evening.
Mr. Roy Willis and sister,
'Miss Helen, and Mr.' George
| Brown and sister, Miss Carrie,
of near Walnut Cove, visited
t relatives and triends here Sun
'day. . .
"A."
Political Addrcaaaa.
|1 Hon. S. P. Graves and Hon. S.
1 1E. Hall, Democratic and Repub
lican candidates respectively for
1; Solicitor, addressed the people
, I hese in a joint debate at the court
I house Monday. Mr. Hall spoke
j first, in an address consuming
about an hour, and was followed
J by Mr. Graves. The general
* verdict of the crowd was that
1 Mr. Hall waa easily outclassed
by his opponent.
On Tuesday, Hon. Thos. Settle
spoke, being introduced by Hon.
Dave Blair, the Republican can
didate for Congress. Mr. Settle
* was not up to his old-time stan
dard brilliancy.
s Fair aiaed crowd attended both
» MssKtar mml Vtaaaiair.
WALNUT COVE NEWS
WORK STARTS ON DRY PRIZERT
Progress Oa Fin« N«w Hottl—S«v
•rsl W«IU Htva Dritd Up la
Tows.
Walnut Cove, Sept. 28—We
are sorry to know that George
Cookers has a very severe case
typhoid fever and do hope for
(lis safe recovery, for he is a well
behaved, good boy.
Mr. Light Isom has a sick
horse, though it is some better.
They are getting on fine with
the new hotel. It is a fine build
ing.
Work commences on the dry
prizery this week. It will be a
very large building and a fine lo
cation.
Mr. Dick Fulton has sold his
residence to Mr. Oscar Petree
and is building him a nice house
up near his brother John's home.
Mrs. John Davis continues very
low. She has always been a
good, kind neighbor and mother.
We have had a very serious
fire and I want to thank the
kind, good people, both white
and colored, for their help, and
if I can ever return the kindness
will gladly do so, I got every
thing back all right that was
carried out- of my house. No
body knows what it is to have a
terrible fire like that and no
water works, unless they have
had the experience. By the help
of the good people and a kind
providence, our property on the
east side of the street was saved.
We are on the verge dt a wa
ter famine. Several wells have
dried up, and a great many fam
ilies are put to a great inconven
ience carrying water so far.
There is a fine well of water at
the Central Hotel, which has
been opened up for the use of
anyone who needs water until it
rains and the wells fill up.
Miss Cora Fulton returned
from Greensboro Sunday, where
she had been visiting relatives.
Mr. L. G. Lewis has gone to
Advance to paint Dr. Watkins'
new dwelling.
Three maddogs passed through
here some two weeks ago and
bit all the dogs, and now we
have a dogless town.
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Photo Riff during court weeks At
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