THE DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XXXIX.
MOORE'S KNOB TRIP
BY PIEDMONT VISITORS
A Mule Excursion kto the Fast
nesses of the Mountain By Party
of Seventeen lnteresting In- j
cidents7>f the Day.
Seventeen ladies and gentle
men, guests of the Piedmont
Springs hotel, visited Moore's
Knob Tuesday. The trip hadj
been carefully planned, and
abundant preparations made
against the difficulties and
dangers incident to the moun-!
tain. The enemies to be en
countered were Angoras goats,
rattlesnakes, lions, and spiders.
Before the start the mode of
attack, or the line of defense,
were rehearsed by groups of
excited femininity. Thrusts
and parries at an imaginary
sei'pent that would reach out
from some dark dell and envelop
one in Its sinuous folds, were
made with broomsticks and
stout hickory shillalahs.
The transportation facilities
consisted of seventeen mules,
procured from the neighbor
hood of Piedmont, and the
crowd left in immense spirits
about 8:30 A. M. Now, you
know a mule is a queer animal.
Like Roosevelt, he always dees
what you least expect, or what
you most want him .not to do.
The first incident was that one
of the young ladies who per
sisted in not sitting still on the
saddle, suddenly found her
pretty self picking huckleber
ries. She was unhurt, happily,
however, and being re-muled
the cavalcade proceeded sing
ing into the dark hills.
At a wild turn of the circui
tous trail, suddenly and without
warning a hundred yellow
devils rushed out of a blackj
yawning cliff with terrible dag
gers drawn. There was no
time even\for a quickly, whisper
ed prayer. The attack was on.
Punctilio, ceremonial and gal
lantry were dispensed with, and
every person tried to save him
self or herself in the stampede
that followed. Some went to
ward Hanging Rock, some to
ward Piedmont, while others
stood still imploring the beetling
cliffs to shekel them. Mr. Mc-
Nair was stung once or twice by
the yellow jackets. The steeds
were hit a number of times,
which served as spurs to ac
celerate their speed, and the
top of -the mountain was reached
a good time before noon.
Those who had not visited
this most interesting point of
the mountain were charmed
the beauty, and awed by the
grandeur of the scene. It is
a long, rough, tiresome trfy to
Moore's Knob, but once you g«,
you don't mind the trouble it
takes to get there,
Onete first inclination on ar-;
riving at the apex is to sit down
close to the rocks and hold fast
to one of the stunted bushes,
for fear a sudden puff of wind
might precipitate something. |
A landscape of almost elysian
beauty is spread before your
eyes. Wood, rock, water and
sky, embracing a good slice of
Virginia and North Carolina.
Beyond the mtau th»t tay
RUNAWAY AT MIZPAH
HARVEY JOHNSON IS HURT
I
Team of Mr. W. J. Johnson Took
Fright And Ran—Dr. W. C. Slate
i Summoned By Telephone.
Today a little after 12 o'clock
i while hauling near VV. G. Slate's
j roller mill, near Capella, the
| team of mules of Mr. W. J.
Johnson, which was being
j driven by Mr. Johnson's young
son, Harvery, took fright and
i ran, and in smash-up the
; boy's leg was quite painfully
hurt, though not seriously. Dr.
jj. W. Slate, the nearby phy
sician, being absent, Dr. W.
IC. Slate, of Danbury, was sum
moned by telephone to dress
the wound.
Poplar Spring Wins.
King, Aug. 22.
| Dear Messrs. Editors :
Will you please allow me space
for a few words about our ball
game Saturday on the King
diamand between King and
Poplar Springs which was the
most interesting game played
on the diamond this season.
The game resulted in a score
of 2t012 ih favor of the Poplar
Springs boys.
Cuts and bruises may be heal
ed in about one-third the time
1 required by the usual treatment
by applying to Chamberlain's
Liniment. It is an antiseptic
, and causes such injuries to heal
without maturation. This lini
ment also relieves soreness of
the muscles and rheumatic pains.
For sale by all Dealers.
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floating o'er the valley, the
stately Piedmont hotel lifted its
proud spire, and from the veran
das floated, trembled, wafted,
sighed "Berceuse." It was the
i divine Kaufman at his post, and
the listeners voted him a Jew-el.
Several herds of cattle were
seen feeding in the dim distance,
; which later were developed by
the field glass into cord wood.
Farm houses dotted the panora
ma like white specks. The
Dan wound in and out among
i the hills, sumetimes flashing in
| the sunlight like a bright-tinted
: snake. Great globs of glitter
jing, glistering, blistering sun
i shine fell unmercifully on fair
hands and faces, and so the
tourists, sunburned and hungry,
i repaired to the clear brooklet at
the foot of the hill and ate their
lunch, after which they began
the journey homeward.
1 Both of the Cascades were
looked at on the return, and
late in the afternoon, tired but
pleased with the day, the crowd
reached the hotel.
Comprising the party weie
the following :
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cromer.
| Mrs. Eugene E. Gray.
Miss Lilla Young.
Miss Ruby Follin.
Miss May Follin.
Miss Frances Jones.
Miss Small.
Miss Lillian Dalton.
Miss Marion Moir.
Miss Hazel Briggs.
Miss Jesse Pepper.
Messrs. McNair, Crawford,
Rodgers, Gentry and Pepper.
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DANBURY, N. C., AUGUST 23, !9!!.
CROPS LOOKING WELL
ON KING POUTE NO. TWO
Since the Refreshing Showers of
Late Corn and Tobacco Have
Greatly Improved—Olive Grove
Meeting Closes With Great Suc
cess —Other News.
King, Route 2, Aug. 21.—Since
the few refreshing showers of
rain that have come corn and to
bacco is looking fairly well, and
the prospect is favorable with a
few more showers for a good
corn crop. Some of the farmers
have been priming and say the
cure is very good. Tobacco is
beginning to fire some.
The wattermelon crop was
very good considering so much
dry weather.
There is a lot of sickness in
this section at this writing. Mr.
S. H. Gibson, of King Route 2,
has typhoid fever.
There has ju * ciosed at Olive
Grove Baptist c.nrch a success
ful meeting. There was a large
crowd attended the meeting. The
weather was fine and all seemed
to be interested in the meeting.
There was extra good preaching
both day and night, with some
conversions and some additions
to the church. But the best of
all, religion was revived and
built up among the church mem
bers. We now think that the
church is in perfect order. Those
who conducted the meeting were
Rev. P. A. Simmons, of Vade
Mecum, and Rev. J. M. King, of
Piney Mountain. They were
both good speakers and did a lot
of good in that section.
The writer had the pleasure of
being invited by telephone to
Mr. T. W. Gentry's to on King
Route 2 last Saturday to eat
watermelon, and during the day
some 25 or more nice melons
were cut, and quite a number of
people were present and all
seemed to enjoy the feast well.
While there Mr. Gentry carried
us to his pumpkin patch which
was extra fine. There was about
1-16 of an acre in the patch and
at this writing there is supposed
to be about four two-horse loads
of pumpkins in the patch. They
are of different varieties and
some of them looks like they
would tip the beam at or near 100
pounds. He also has a fine to
mato patch from which he has
gathered some fine ones, weigh
ing from 14 to 2 pounds. He also
has a fine corn on his farm this
year. He has in the pen 3 fine
porkers. This is what we call
farming. Mr. Gentry has been
living at Winston for several
years and this year he returned
to the farm and is having good
success. Mr. Gentry is a single
man and is looking out for a
partner in life.
SCRIBBLER.
Misses Mary Taylor and Hazel
Briggs visited Walnut Cove
Wednesday.
A KING WHO LEFT HOME
set the world talking, but Paul
Matnulka, of Buffalo, N. Y. says
he always KEEPS AT HOME
the King of all Laxative*—Dr.
King's New Life Pills—and that
thejrre a blessing: to all his
family. Cure constipation, head
ache, indigestion, dyspepsia.
On|y 25c at all Druggists.
EIGHTEEN BAPTIZED
MEETING AT FRIENDSHIP
Rev. C. B. Austin, of Spray, Closes
Successful Revival —About Thirty
Professions.
Eighteen persons were bap
tized last Sunday at Friendship
by Rev. C. B. Astin, of Spray,
who has just closed a very suc
cessful Baptist revival. There
were some 25 or 30 professions.
A large crowd attended the
Sunday service. Mr. R. H. R.
Blair and family and Dr. W. C.
Slate went from Danbury.
CROPS ONE-THIRD OFF.
This Nsws Comes From Campbell—
Subscription School Being Taught
Ey Robert H. Lridey—Commun
ion Next Sunday At Snow Creek.
Campbell, Route 1, Aug. 21.
Crops in this section are looking
well at present. The tobacco
crop in this part of the county is
estimated at more than one-third
short.
Little Penn Priddy, who has
been on the sick list, is much im
proved.
A subscription school is being
taught at the North View school
house by Mr. Robt. H. Priddy.
Among those who are attending
are Mr. Luther Adams, Era and
Dora Adams, Edgar Walll Edgar
Prirldy, Mamie and Lucy Priddy,
Vally Wood, Flora Wood, Blannie
Priddy, Ethel and Temon Priddy,
Charlie Sands, Maie Reid, Sam
Reid, Alex Reid, Nat Priddy,
Arthur Priddy, Jesse Throck
morton, Joel Throckmorton,
Bertha Throckmorton, Ayis
Martin, Perry Priddy, Percy
Morefield, Snider Priddy, Rollen
Priddy, Everett Durham, Harvey
Priddy, Bib Priddy, Lilla Priddy,
Bevely Shelton, Graddy Shelton,
Zack Priddy, John Reid, Hattie
Reid, Noah Reid, Lottte Priddy.
A communion meeting will
b3 held at Snow Creek Sunday.
A large crowd is expected to at
tend. •
R. H. P.
Notice To School Committees.
The undersigned will meet
the school committees of the
different townships, for the
purpose of assisting them in
hiring teachers for the different
schools of the county as follows:
Danbury, Aug. 26, at 2 o'clock
P. M.
Francisco, Sep. 2, at 1 o'clock
P. M.
Sandy Ridge, Sep. 9, at 10
o'clock A. M.
Dillard, Sept. 9, at 2:30 o'clock
P. M.
Lawsonville, Sept. 16, at
2:30 o'clock P. M.
Mt. Olive, Sept. 23, at 1:00
o'clock P. M.
Meadows school house, Sept.
25, at 10 o'elock A. M.
Walnut Cove Academy, Sept.
25, at4'3o o'clock P. M.
Teachers will please send
their applications in writing to
the committee or the county
superintendent
This Aug. 23, 1911.
J. T. SMITH,
County Superintendent.
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THE BANK OF STOKESj
SOON TO START SEVENTH YEAR
Home Financial Institution Begins
Fall Business Under Auspicioss
Circumstances.
On September 7, the Bank of
Stokes County will begin the
seventh year of its existence,
having opened for business Sept.;
7, 1905. The close of the sixth
year finds the Bank on a solid
and safe basis, with a comfort
able surplus of 25 per cent, of i
its capital, and deposits of about
$127,000. Every year the Bank
has paid its stockholders a nice
dividend, and by its policy of
carefulness in loans, has never
sustained a loss.
The Bank of Stokes County
has been of great help to the
people of Stokes county, in af
fording them a convenient place
for the transaction of financial
matters. While year by year it
has grown stronger, yet it has
been an up-hill business, as for
all time past the people of the
county had been accustomed to
deposit their savings in outside
banks. This policy is still ad
hered to by a few people, who
find it hard to break off a long
time formed habit. But year by
year the people of the county are
coming to see the advisability
of placing their money where it
will directly benefit home.
Money sent out of the county is
of but little benefit in the up
building of home, but is invested
in enterprises which do not af- J
feet us. If every citizen of
Stokes county would deposit
with the home bank, the effect i
on home business and enterprises
would be immensely beneficial. 1
Money is the medium of trade.
'
When money is scarce, trade
i
stagnates. When money is
plentiful, business of every kind
flourishes.
It stands to the interest of
every person of Stokes county !
to patronize the home bank, [
which is just as accommodating, I
just as competent for the tran-!
saction of business, just as well j
equipped with modern facilities, ;
just as conservative, just as
SAFE as any bank, State or
National, in North Carolina, j
There is no bank or banking 1
institution anywhere better able, |
in proportion to liabilities, to
meet its obligations than your
home bank,
Mrs. Dr. J. W. Neal and Mr.
Walter Smith, of Meadows, pass
ed through town today on their
way to Piedmont Springs.
A well known Des Moines
woman after suffering miserably
for two days from bowel com
plaints, was cured by one dose
of Chamberlin's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoer Remedy. For
sale by all Dealers.
A party of Danbury young
people with their visiting friends
spfent today at Piedmont. The
party was as follows: Misses
Grace Taylor, May Dalton and
Phebe Edmonds, of Winston;
Miss Hazel Briggs, of High
Point; Misses Mary Taylor,
Sadie, Petree and Grace Taylor,
of Danbury; Messrs. Rufus and
Harry Dalton, of Winston.
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lf LOCAL ITEMS.
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t* 'Mr. Sales Blackburn, a former
citizen of this county, now of
Guilford College, visited Dan
bury today.
Mr. H. H. Reid, the hustling
representative of the Danbury
Reporter in Peter's Creek Town
ship, was in town yesterday.
Mr. H. N. Binford, one of the
: popular members of the firm of
McGeehee & Co., Madison's larg
est business concern, is summer
ing at Piedmont.
i Mr. S. H. Steele, of Sandy
Ridge, was in town Monday.
Mr. Steele reports the tobacco
crop very short in his neighbor
hood.
1 Mr. T. J. Gann, of Sandy
Route 2, was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Gann was accompanied by
his son, Russel, who entered
school here.
The watermelon crop of this
section has the largest and
best for many years. Mr. G.
C. Davis has already sold about
$50.00 worth
An ordinary case of diarrhoea
cpi, as a rule, be cured bv a
single dose of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. This remedy has no
stperior for bowel complaints.
For sale by all Dealers.
M. Chrietzburg, of Charlotte,
representing the Roanoke Bridge
Co., was here yesterday in the
interest of the steel bridge which
his company will build at Clem
mons ford in a few weeks.
Mr. Jesse H. Prather and fam
j ily who have been spending sev
eral weeks in their cottage at
Piedmont, left for their home at
Mt. Airy Saturday. They ex
pect to return in September.
| Buy it now. Now is the time to
buy a bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. It is almost certain to
be needed before the summer is
over. This remedy has no su
perior. For sale by all Drug
! gists.
:
j Misses Jessie Pepper and Mary
i Taylor visited in Winston for
j several days last week. Return
| ing Saturday, they were accom
panied home by Miss Grace Tay
| lor, of Winston, who will visit
her cousin, Miss Mary.
j The infant child of Mr. and
| Mrs. Walter Smith died early
| yesterday morning at their
i home on Danbury Route 1.
The interment will be made
at the family burying ground
near the home.
Mr. T. B. Smith, a leading far
mer of King Route 2, paid the
Reporter office a pleasant visit
I today. Mr. Smith was here to
bring two of his daughters, Mis
ses Hattie and Clemmie, to
school here. He reports crops
suffering in his section on ac
count of the prolonged dry
weather.
Messrs Joel A. Hicks and son,
Silas Hicks, of Walnut Cove
Route 1, were in town on busi
ness Friday. These are sawmill
men of the lower part of the
county. They say it is uphill
business dealing in lumber ow
ing to the wretched roads. With
the proposed toll road, Messrs.
Hicks claim that they can do
business with ft great saving, as
wellfts
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