THE DANBURY REPORTER
OLUME XXXIX. DANBURY, N. C., JANUARY 3, 1912. No. 2,069
l/HO WILL WIN THE
SILVER CUP, NOW THE
FRENZIED QUERY?
SS ANNIE BLAIR'S TREMENDUOUS
GAIN,THE FEATURE OF THE CONTEST
THIS WEEK.
leavy Vote Of the
Holidays.
IE BONUS OF Five THOUSAND CAPTURED BY
THE DANBURY GIRL, WHO ADVANCES FROM
THE NINTH POSITION TO THE FIRST—CLOSELY
PRESSED BY MISS JETTIE MOREFIELD, WHO
IS SECOND—GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANIFEST
ED IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY
DURING THE HOLIDAYS--LOOKS LIKE THE
MOST POPULAR CONTEST YET HELD.
Annie Blair, 21,757
Jettie Morefield, 20,250
Daisy Dearmin, 10,220
Mary Mathews, 7,470
Annie McAnaHy, 7,055
Lucy Joyce, 5,455
Effie Gentry,- 5,357
America King, 5,225
V
iss Roxie Taylor, of Campbell, 4,120
iss Mae Wall, of Madison. 3,300
ss Jennie Reid, of King, —' *• ■ 3,000
ss Louella Fulp, of Walnut Cove, 2,320
ss Maud Neal, of Pine Hall, 2,100
innie Roberts, of Dillard, 1,600
iss Lucy Lackey, of Campbell, 1,350
iss Mally Redman, of King, 800
iss Mabel Petree, of Walnut Cove, 675
iss Mary Sue Willis, of Walnut Cove Route 5, 440
iss Duo Smith, of Iredell county, 335
iss Effie Blackwell, of Pine Hall. 175
The great Popular Girl Teachers' Voting Contest, in which
jht young ladies will be sent on a delightful tour of a week to
eof the popular ocean resorts of the State with all expenses
id, this spring or summer, bids fair now to be the most successful
ntest yet held by the Danbury Reporter.
During the week of holidays interest in the contest grew trem
duous, while enthusiasm in many sections of the county ran
>t. At many gatherings of young people, a harvest of votes
ire gathered. Many new subscribers have been sent in by the
rious young ladies working in the contest and by their friends,
lile renewals are coming in from everywhere. The flood of
upons that the mails have brought requires one man kept al
r>st busy to count them. This influx of coupons will continue
til the 10th, after which date no more of the coupons will be
unted.
The feature of the week past is the remarkable gain made by
iss Annie Blair, of Danbury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. R.
lair. From the ninth position, which is outside the pale, Miss
iair advances this week to the first position, having captured the
>nuß of 5,000 votes which were offered the girl who should make
ie largest percentage of gain during the holidays and up to the 3rd
! January. Miss Blair's gain was one thousand and ninety-one
>r cent., while Miss Morefield's gain was 419 per cent. Two
iQusand of the votes gained by Miss Blair were reserved, other
ise her vote this week would have reached 23,757.
Other candidates also make handsome gains, showing that some
>od hard work Was done during Christmas.
There are now only two more issues before the end of the con
st, which closes on the 20th of January at 12 o'clock M. The
rl who works the hardest will win the cup. Every subscriber of
te Reporter should renew at least one year, and cast the votes
>r some of the girls, who will highly appreciate the kindness,
hose who are not subscribers, should take the Reporter one or
tore years
There cannot be any partiality shown any of the girls by the
iiblishers of the Reporter. The vote will be kept accurate, and
ie lady who receives the highest vote when the polls close at 12
[clock noon on Saturday, Jan. 20, will be declared the winner of
ie beautiful silver cup, and the moat popular girl of the county,
'hile the eight young ladies receiving the highest votes will be
raided the trips to the ocean. Hotel bills, railroad fare and all
ipenses from the time the partyjjets on board the train will be
ud by the Danbury Reporter. The time for the start will be
added hy the girls who are to go, as also they will elect their
lapercne te accompanv them, the expenses of the chaperone also
ring borne by this paper.
The publishers wish that all the crowd could go on the delightful
ip as its paid guests, but only eight are elixible. However, it is
lie that a big crowd will accompany the girts. Many young peo
e, not only in the County, but outside in other oounties and
ates, have signified their intention of bring in the jolly and hap
more days from today till the close of the Contest
Remember, II you have any frupoan which have been out out
the paper, to send them in not liter than Jan. 10. Otherwise
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NECK IIARRVIM
19 COUPLES GRANTED LICENSE
Yet the Number Is Not Up to the
Average For the Christmas Holi
days.
Since the last issue of the Re
porter Register of Deeds Dr. W.
C. Slate has issued marriage
license to nineteen couples, yet
he tells us that this number is
less than the. average for the
Christmas holidays.
Following are the names of
the couples who have been
granted license to marry :
James M. Covi .gton to Dora
Tuttle.
James R. Chilton, to Callie
Rodgers.
Ezra Cardwell to Mattie H.
Smith.
Darius B. Eaton to Myrtle
Anderson.
Edgar George to Emma Sim
mons.
Roy F. Hartman to Mary
Morefield.
John W. Hicks to Sophronia
Stephens.
G. A. Hill to Annie Keaton.
Robt. W. Joyce to Ruth H.
Wall. '
Gilmer J. Mabe to Bettie
Morefield.
Joseph 0. Marshall to Ila
Payne.
Johfi Moran to Sarah J. Whit
ten.
• Augburn Nelson to Myrtle
Watkins.
Wm. R. Priddy to Nettie Nel
son.
Nathaniel Pratt to Fannie
Lane.
Jefferson Smith to Lemma
Snider.
John M. Smith to Vallie Glide
well.
Luther C. Slate to Claudia C.
Gravitt.
Albert L. Ward to Eliza J.
Flinn.
Charley Hughes, a negro who
lives near Lawonville, was shot
and seriously wounded by Reve
nue Officer Stapltes near Stuart,
Va., during Chrismas week. The
negro was on his way to North
Carolina, driving a buggy, when
accosted by the officer, who de
manded the searching of the
vehicle. Hughes jumped out of
the buggy and began cutting at
Staples with a Knife. Staples
drew a revolver and fired, the
ball striking Hughes in the side,
glanced from a large suspender
buckle and shattering the neg
roe'a arm. He was arrested,
while the buggy was found to
contain seven gallons otf blockade
whiskey. Hughes was placed
in jail to await Federal court
If your children are subject to
attacks of croup, watch for the
first symptom, hoarseness. • Give
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
as soon as the child becomes
hoarse and the attack may be
warded off. For sale by all
dealers.
Mr. Tap liabe was in town
today, reporting his wife im
proved. She has been seriously
Rev. tad Smith, of Sod
Shoals, is in town today.
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FLAT SHOAL, 13TB
LOOKING FOR GOOD TIME
Candy Pull In the Afternoon, Box
Party and Voting Contest At
Night.
Germanton Route 1, Jan. 2.
The Flat Shoal public school will
give a candy pulling in the after
noon of Saturday, Jan. 13th, at
four o'clock, followed by a box
party and voting contest at night.
The lady whose box brings the
highest price will be presented
with a five dollar gold piece.
After the sale of the boxes we
will vote on the most popular j
young lady and the ugliest man
present. The lady winner will
receive a nice bouquet of real
flowers, and the man who wins
will receive an appropriate pres
ent. The proceeds from the
above will be spent in legitimate
improvement of the school house
and grounds. The young ladies
are urgently requested to come
to the candy pulling and
bring boxes and stay to the box
party. Now, boys, come out and
help us make things lively, for
there will be "somethingdoing."
The young man who gets the
vote on his looks will also get a
send off in the Cain-Raiser.
The box party which was held
at Flat Shoal school house last
Wednesday night proved a great
success, notwithstanding the
fact that on account of un
favorable weather only a small
ift.mber of the ladies came out
and brought boxes. The ladies
who did come out and bring
boxes were repaid by getting big
prices for them. They realized
$25.86 from their sale, which will
be used to give the school build
ing a nice coat of paint. An
interesting feature of the occa
sion was the voting contest. A
prize consisting of a nice bouquet
was offered the most popular
young lady in the house, and the
names of several of the fair sex
were entered by their friends.
After the voting was over and
the count made it was found that
Miss Ella Gordon had received
the highest vote, and she was
presented with the flowers. The
three ladies receiving the highest
votes in the contest were as fol
lows: Miss Ella Gordon 274, Miss
Carlie Johnson 230, Miss Mamie
Moran 217.
County Commissioners Meet.
The county commissioners held
their regular monthly meeting
at the court house Monday,
members Jno. W. Gann, Chap
Bodenheimer and T. M. Lawson
being present. The only business
before the board was the paying
off of a few claims against the
county. The session lasted only
a short while.
, ,
Sheriff C. M. Jones returned
yesterday from a visit to Greens
boro.
The Winston-Salem tobacco
warehouses opened Tuesday.
number of farmers in this section
will try the market this week.
Far Sals.
One tract of land 21-2 miles
from Walnut pova, near school
and church, good huikHng. Tract
ooatains 100 acne. ' *
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OCCASION.
Celebration of 25th Anniversary of
Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Smith, of Rural Hall.
One of the happiest and most
enjoyable social functions of j the
Christmas holidays was the
celebration of the 25th anniver
sary of the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Smith, of Rural
Hall, Dec. 28th, 1911, from 11
o'clock a. m., until 4 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are among
the best families of the country
and number their friends by the
score, and were the recipients
jof quite a number of handsome
and useful gifts. The guests
began to arrive abouc ten o'clock
and continued to come until the
spacious reception rooms were
well filled. Among the number
present were Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Sullivan, of Pinnacle, Mrs.
Claud Kiser, of Greensboro, Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Messick, Mr. and
Mrs. Calvin Shouse, Mr. and
Mrs. Wiley Smith, Dr. and Mrs.
Flemming, of Winston-Salem,
Prof. S. G. Sutton, of Va., Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Petree, of Ger
manton, Mr. and Mrs. Payne,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Miller, Dr.
and Mrs. Flynt, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Wolff, Mr. and Mrs. E.
L. Kiser, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Wall, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wall,
Mr. and Mrs. Shore, Mr. and
Mrs. Helsabeck and others.
Near the noon hour while
sweet strains of music floated
through the rooms, the guests
were ushered into the beautiful
dining room, where the soft
light of the candles shed a sub
dued radiance on the lavish de
corations that suggested both
the marriage anniversary and
the happy Christmas season.
The daintyly prepared and
bountiful courses that were serv
ed were from the best in the land
and reminded one that this old
world is not so bad to us after all,
and we could not but feel that it
was good to live and dwell among
such people.
The writer wishes Mr. and
Mrs. Smith many more happy
anniversaries.
P.
Fine Record of Quaker Gap Roller
Mills.
. Mizpah, Jan. 1, 1912.
Editor Reporter:
lam sending you a report of
the amount of wheat ground at
the Quaker Gap Roller Mills
since starting March 16, 1901:
Mar. 16, 1901, to Jan. 1, 1902,
6415 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1902, to Jan. 1, 1903,
6318 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1903, to Jan. -1, 1904,
4830 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1904, to Jan. 1, 1905,
4949 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1905, to Jan. 1, 1906,
5613 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1906, to Jan. 1, 1907,
6717 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1907, to Jan, 1, 1908,
7803 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1908, to Jan. 1, 1909,
8734 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1909, to Jan. I.' 1910,
8676 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1910, to Jan. 1, 1911,
8097 bushels.
Jan. 1, 1911, to Jan. 1. 1012,
8785 bushels.
The above la the amount made
into flour and does not include
eorn for meal or chop.
W.G.SLAT*
NEWS OF WESTFIELD
DEATH OF MRS. MARY C COOK
Mr. S. M. Jessup Stricken With
Paralysis—Farmers' Union Give*
Oyster Stew —Personals.
Westfield, N. C., January 1. —
Christmas holidays are about
over and the people who have
visited this place are returning
home daily.
J. Howard Payne, of Winston-
Salem, paid his people a visit
during the holidays. He was
accompanied by Mr. Adam Gwyn
also of Winston-Salem.
Mr. Geo. R. Simmons, of
Montana, is visiting relatives and
friends here.
Emmett and Luther Inman
and Elbert Pell, of Indiana, are
visiting relatives at this place.
Prof. C. H. Johnson, who has
charge of our graded school here,
spent his holidays at East Bend
and Pinnacle.
Misses Alice and Mary Sim
mons, of Winston-Salem, are
visiting their parents this week.
Miss Bertie Dix, who is teach
ing at White Plains, is spending
her vacation at home this week.
Our school started today with
a fairly good attendance con
sidering bad weather.
Mrs. Mary C. Cook, one of our
I best Christian women, died at
her home last Sunday and was
buried at the Friends graveyard
on Christmas day. Rev. Wesley
Wooton conducted the services.
Robert A. Inman, who has
| been confined to his room for
I some time, is no better at this
| writing, we are sorry to note.
The F. E. and C. U. of A.
celebrated Christmas with a big
! oyster stew Saturday. Every
body seemed to enjoy it.
Mr. J. S. Folger spent part of
last week in our town the guest
of R. V. Marshall.
Mr. S. M. Jessup, one of our
oldest citizens, had a stroke of
paralysis last week, but is some
what improved now.
For fear of the waste basket
I will close by wishing the Re
porter and all its readers a hap
py new year.
THE OWL.
Marriage on King Route 2.
On last Wednesday at the
home of the bride's parents, on
King Route 2, Miss Myrtle An
derson became the bride of Mr.
Darius B. Eaton, both of whom
are prominent young people of
that section of county. The
ceremony was performed by
Elder P. Oliver.
Card of Thanks. •
King N. C. Dec. 20. On Dec.
16th Eva Gertrude, the two-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. V. Newsom, died of diphtheria.
The parents wish to thank their
neighbor! for the kindness shown
them. The child *was bright and
lovable.
J. H. HELSABECK.
Bail Gam at Flat ShaiL
There will be a ball game on
the Flit Bhoal school ground
Saturday, Jan. 18, between the
flat Shoal scfeool and the Haw
food achool The game will he
called at 2 o'doek P. M.
ROY REDDING.