THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XL. DANBURY, N. C., MARCH IJ, 1912. No. 2,079
THE TOLL ROAD
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RECEIVING ENCOURAGEMENT
Movement On Foot To Extend
Turnpike To Stuart. Virginia—
Winston-Salem Citizens Interested
In Road.
The work of soliciting stock in
the proposed sand-clay turnpike
from the Forsyth county line to
Buck Island bridge on Dan river,
via Walnut Cove, Meadows and
Danbury, is receiving much in
couragement at the hands of the
people both in and out of the
county.
N. E. Pepper, of the Reporter,
left last Thursday for Winston-
Salem in the interest of the road,
where it was expected to present
the proposition to the city's
Board of Trade at its regular
monthly meeting Thursday even
ing and ask the citizens of the
Twin-City to take stock in the
road, but owing to the absence
from the city of a number of the
members of the Board, the meet
ing was postponed until Thurs
day evening of this week, when
the matter will likely be brought
to their attention.
The Winston Daily Sentinel
of Saturday has the following in
regard to the matter:
Editor Eugene Pepper, of Dan
bury, who has been here in the
interest of the movement to build
a turnpike from the Forsyth line
' via Walnut Cove, Meadows, Dan
i bury and Piedmont Springs,
f went to Mt. Airy this morning.
He will return here the first of
the week and remain for the
meeting of the Board of Trade
next Thursday night, when he
J will present the proposition to
f the business men of the Twin-
City.
Mr. Pepper stated this morn
* ing that a delegation from Stuart,
Va., is expected here next week
to appear at the Board of Trade,
meeting and urge the business ,
men to co-operate with the citi-i
zens of Stuart in extending the
proposed turnpike to that place.
The distance from Piedmont
Spiings to Stuart is nineteen
miles. The Stuart people argue
that with a good thoroughfare
from that town to Winston-Salem
more leaf tobacco would be
brought to this market and that
much trade that now goes else
where could be secured by the
Twin-City merchants.
Editor Pepper finds much in
terest here in the proposed turn
pike.
Rupublican Convention Called To
Meet,
Raleigh, March 11.—State
Chairman John M. Morehead
of the Republican state executive
committee has just issued the
call for the state Republican
convention to convene in Raleigh
at noon on May 15 for the purpose
of electing four delegates at
large and four alternates for the
national convention at Chicago
June IS to nominate candidates
for president and vice-president.
Each county is to have not less
► than two delegates and the basis
of representation to be one dele
gate and one altarnate for every
one hundred votes or fractional
part thereof cast by the Repub
lican party for governor in the
last election.
1 Hucfc Land Changes Hands Iu West
fy arn North Carolina.
A syndicate of bondholders has
taken title to more than 30,000
acre* of hardwood timber lands
in northwestern North Carolina.
The land is not far from Wilkes
boro in Alleghany, Wilkes and
Aahe counties. The land cost
1472,000 and will be developed
at a coet of $1,000,000.
NEWS OF MEADOWS. '
Mr. Jno. Neal Improved—School To
Close With Box Party Saturday 1
Night.
Meadows, N. C., March 11.— '
Mr. Jno. Neal, Sr., the oldest man
in this community, 92 years old,
who has been seriously ill for a
few weeks, is much improved.
Mrs. Mary A. Hicks, who has
been very sick for several days, 1
is no better.
A new baby arrived at Mr. J. i
Frank Pepper's last week. It is a t
girl this time. 1
The little son of Elder Gabriel I
Boles, aged about 12 or 13, died t
last week of hookworm disease. 1
He was buried at the family i
graveyard. i
Mr. W. P. Sands, who is suffer
ing with cancer, is not improv- i
ing, we are sorry to say.
The long looked for stork visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Hicks a 1
few days ago, bringing a girl.
The subscription school at j
Meadows is very largely attend- j
ed. They are going to close with
an entertainment and box party
Saturday night, March 16th.
Miss America King, of Pilot
Mt., is visiting friends in this
neighborhood.
A new preacher, Elder Morton,
preached at Clear Spring Sun
day. A very large crowd attend
ed.
Mr. Sam Tuttle, of Winston,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
his mother.
Mr. Brady Tuttle, who has
been ill with rheumatism, is
better.
MR. REID WRITES AGAIN.
Answer To Letter of Mr. Y. S.
Smith—Citizens of Peter's Creek
Town&hip Requested To Attend
the Good Roads Meeting.
Danbury Route 1, Mar. 11.
Editors Reporter :
| Please allow me a little space
!in your valuable paper to
answer a letter of recent date
from Mr. Y. S. Smith, in which
he says that I have given up
that his long haired man is the
ugliest. Now, I will say that he
must show his man before he
claims to win out, as you see
that he is trying to get out of,
it by saying he has been away
from him about three years and
putting Mr. Frank Ross to the
front. So you see Mr. Smith
invited me over to go with him
to see his long haired man and
not to bring a cannon, that a
gatling gun would do, and he
said when I looked under those i
long eye brows I would see that
half had not been told. So I
say if we have that sort of a
man in Stokes county I want
Mr. Smith to be sure and bring
him to Danbury on the first Mon
jin April, as wo are going to
|»have a Republican convention
on that day, and let us all see
him for ourselves, for if I was
to take my gun and go over
there and see him and not get
killed and come back and say
that Stokes had such a man in
her borders it would be hard for
me to make my people believe
it. Bo come on boys and pick
your man—one that is ugly and
wont get mad, for it's all for
fun and you will find me at the
bat when it comes my time.
We want everybody in Peters'
Creek township to be at our
good roads meeting at Shep
pard's school house on the 16th.
Very respectfully,
H. H. REID.
Want a live agent to represent
Chalmer* automobile. GAR
LAND DANIEL, Greensboro,
N. C. 18mar4t
Mr. Sweetening King, of Ca
pella, was in town Tuesday.
WANTED-A TRAIN
WINSTON T 0 MARTINSVILLE
k Passenger Train Going Into Wins
ton-Salem From Martinsville,
Va., In the Morning Would Be
Great Convenience To Stokes
County People.
The Reporter is glad to know
;hat the Retail Merchants Asso
jiation and the Board of Trade
it Winston-Salem are making a
jtrong effort to induce the N. &
iV. Railroad to put on an extra
;rain between Martinsville Va. f
ind Winston-Salem, byway of
Walnut Cove, fo arrive in Win
jton-Salem in the morning and
ind return in the afternoon.
Such a train would be a great
convenience to the people of
the southern half of Stokes
county, as well as to the patrons
af the road in the other counties,
rhis would allow them to go to
the Twin-City and return the
same day, giving them several
hours to do shopping and attend
to other matters. . noreas under
the present arrangement it
requires two a.v/s to go to Wins
ton and back. The consequence
i:; that most of us do not go
as often as we would otherwise,
and both the city and the rail
way company lose by not furn
ishing us such a train.
It is hoped that the business
men of Winston will be success
ful in their efforts to secure this
train.
THE TELEPHONE.
Some Things It Has Accomplished In
One Neighborhood.
In my neighborhood every
family has a telephone and I
know of nothing which 'has
helped this community so much.
From a "shack" of a school
building they have risen to a nice
painted building and the term
which used to be four months is
now seven, and the teacher's
salary is almost twice as large.
There was no library, now they
have a small but well assorted
one, and the books are read with
interest by everyone in the com
munity. An Improvement Asso
ciation has been organized and
the school ground is being work
ed on. The money was raised
to build this house and all other
funds needed for expenses, by
plans talked over and planned
over the phone. They have a
parents' meeting over the 'phone
(we are all on a line). The
number of pupils is small, but
every child in the Icommunity of
school age attends. Furthermore,
the older sons and daughters are
attending college.
This is what the telephone has
done for us and it will do the
same thing for any community,
I believe. You try it and see.—
Miss Lorien Annette Craig, in
The Progressive Farmer.
Two More Snowa Are Yet to Come
This Spring.
According to those who keep
up with the signs of the times
and the weather, two more snows
are yet to come this spring.
Those who have counted say
that there still lacks two of being
as many snows as there were
foggy mornings last August.
And never has a winter gone by,
they say, that snow did not cover
the ground as many times as
therp were foggy mornings in
August, except that winter
which came after that August in
which a certain farmer of a neigh
boring county declared he count
ed 42 foggy mornings.
Mr. H. M. Flinchum, of Red
Shoala, was in town a short while
today.
ROADS NO BETTER
rRAVEL ALMOST SUSPENDED
rbe Continued Snow and Rain
Keeps Highways In Almost Im
passible Condition.
The continued snow and rain
lias converted our highways into
:anals of red mud mortar, rang
ng in depth anywhere from six
inches*.to two and one-half feet,
[n many places the roads are all
but impassable and travel has
been almost entirely suspended.
Qccassionally a four-mule team is
seen passing at a snail's pace
drawing a very light load. Our
people are indeed paying a
burdensome road tax these days.
Dr. J. Walter Neal, of Meadows,
who was here Monday, stated
that he had never before seen
the roads in as disparate a con
dition as at present, and .that
even the by-ways and plantation
toads were in a terrible condition,
having been cut up by wagons in
their efforts to avoid the dan
gerous places on the public road.
Dr.,Neal is an advocate of
better roads and stated while
here that he would lend his sup
port to the building of the toll
turnpike between this place and
Walnut Cove. He is of the opinion
that the road will be a paying
investment for its stockholders—
and he is in position to know.
In speaking of the amount of
travel over the Danbury-Walnut
Cove road, the doctor told the
Reporter that during his illness
some months ago while sitting
on his porch he counted in one
day one hundred and forty
vehicles Txiss his home, and the
occasion was not a special one,
the principal number of the
vehicles being wagons loaded
with tobacco. Dr. Neal stated
that a conservative estimate of
the number of vehicles passing
this road daily on an average
would place it at not less than
forty and probably fifty or
more.
G. C. Mumford Released From
Jail.
Sheriff C. M. Jones received
a message yesterday from
Sheriff Cook, of Alamance coun
ty, stating that bond had been
arranged there for G. C. Mum
ford, who was wanted in that
county for retailing. Mumford
has also paid off the fine and
costs against him in this county,
and was yesterday released from
jail here. He left for Moore's
Springs soon after being re
leased.
Yesterday the Second Ground Hog
Day,
Forty days have now i lapsed,
according to one schcol of com
puters, since fateful February 2,
whereon a certain diffident quad
ruped "saw the ground-hog's
shadow ere himself and ran dis
mayed away." Tradition af
firmeth that after forty days of
disgusted hibernation, he cometh
forth again, to see what luck he
may have withal. If he again
behold his shadow, straightway
again he fleeth, until a fortnight
more shall have become history.
This, then, is the eventful day
on which we shall learn whether
winter's vertebrae has yielded to
spring's delicate (almost imper
ceptible) manipulations. And
may today be dark!— Charlotte
Observer.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has won its great reputation and
extensive sale by its remarkable
cures of coughs colds and croup.
It can be depended upon. Try ft.
Sold by all dealers.
Mr. Wiley Mabe, of Danbury
Route 1, was here Monday.
SMITH-FLEMING.
License Issued For the Marriage of
Mr. J Moses Smith and Miss
Ada Fleming.
License was issued yesterday
by Register of Deeds Slate for
:he marriage of Mr. J. Moses
Smith and Miss Ada Fleming,
rhe young couple passed through
Danbury enroute to the home of
Mr. Smith from Sandy Ridge,
where Miss Fleming has been
caching the past winter, and
while here the license were
secured. It was not learned just
when the event is to take place,
though it is presumed that it
will be right away.
Miss Fleming is a Yadkin
:ounty lady, her home being at
Booneville, but she is well known
ind popular in this county, hav
ing taught several winters in the
public schools. She was principal
af the Buffalo school the past
winter.
Mr. Smith is a young hard
working farmer and good citizen
of the Francisco section.
The Reporter extends con
gratulations in advance and joins
their many friends in wishing
them a long and happy married
life.
WESTFIELD LETTER.
Mueh Horse Trading Last Week —
Mr. W. H. Tilley Improving—
Personals.
Westfield, Mar. 11. —The farm
ers of Westfield are getting
very much behind with their
work on account of the rough
weather. Very few have sown
their plant beds and there has
been but very little plowing
done.
Hurrah! for Miss Nuff Said
and Miss Jinkins, for summing
up courage enough to answer
Tar Heel Charlie's letter.
Doubtless many more girls
would answer if they only could
sum up the courage. Girls, it is
leap year, and when you strike
a business proposition you should
be game.
Westfield has just gone
through with the greatest horse
trading week it ever had. Some
thing like a dozen horses and
mules changed hands.
Miss Mand Payne has accept
ed a position as school teacher at
Mills' school house in Va. Miss
Maud has & fine record as a
teacher and any school is for
tunate to secure her services.
Mr. Foy 0. Mangum has re
turned to Westfield, after spend
ing five months at Buries' Creek
attending school.
Mr. W. A. Tilley is improving
slowly, we are glad to not.
Mr. Williams has arrived from
Arkansas to be at the bedside of
his sick mother. A young man
always realizes that a boy's best
friend is his mother.
Mr. Arthur Inman, who holds
a position in Durham, was here
lost week visiting and
relatives.
The boys and girls are getting
stirred up some as to what
three will get the medals. It is
trying on some to speak before
an audience, while there are
others that do not seem to care
for it.
YOURS TRULY.
Big Shipment of Tobacco.
Thirty-four cars loaded with
leaf tobacco for the R. J. Rey
nolds Tobacco Company arrived
here last night and this morn
ing. They came from Virginia
and other markets where the
company has buyers.—Winston
Sentinel.
Mr. J. C. Kiser, of Mizpah,
was among Danbury's visitors
today.
CHAPERONE CHOSEN
BY VOTING CONTEST GIRLS
Mrs. Dr. J. W. Neal. of Meadow*,
Is Elected To Accompany Success
ful Girls In Reporter's Voting
Contest To Seashore During Coming
Summer.
The eight young ladies recently
sleeted in the Reporter's popular
voting contest have chosen Mrs.
Dr. J. Walter Neal, of Meadows,
to act as their chaperone and
accompany them on the trip to
the seashore at Wrightsville
beach the coming summer.
It has not been decided at this
writing just what time the young
ladies will go, but it will prob
ably be the latter part of June or
first of July. The date will be
published just as soon a3 it is
definitely decided upon, as a
number of the friends of the
young ladies will no doubt ac
company them on the week's
trip.
The names of the eight young
ladies comprising the party are
as follows:
Miss Jettie Morefield, of Sandy
Ridge Route 1,
Miss Annie Blair, of Danbury.
Mfss Annie McAnally, of Sax
on.
Miss Daisy Dearmin, of West
field.
Miss Mary Matthews, of Ger
manton.
Miss America King, of Pilot
Mountain.
Miss Roxie Taylor, of Camp
bell.
Miss Effie Gentry, of King.
TO PETITION COMJinS^IONERS
Citizens Will Ask That New Road
Be Established Between Clem
mon's Ford and Buck Island
Bridges.
A petition will be passed upon
at the next meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners in
which it is asked that the public
road be changed or rather that a
new road be established between
the new bridge across Dan river
at Clemmons' old ford and the
Buck Island bridge. It is learned
that by establishing a road paral
ell with the river a good grade can
be had and it will shorten the
distance considerably from the
northern part of the county to
the county seat.
Delightful Evening at Home Of
Mr. and Mrs. Hedgecock.
Walnut Cove, March 11.—Mr.
and Mrs. Hedgecock, their
mother, Mrs. Adams, and sister,
Miss Rhoda Adams, were at
home to a dozen of their friends
yesterday evening. The guests
consisted of the following : Mr.
and Mrs. 0. N. Petree, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Winslow, Misses
Myrtle Samuel, Ollie May Rip
ple, Elizabeth Crist and Eliza
beth B. Vaughn: Messrs. N.
R. Hedgecock, J. R. Voss, Roy
Vaughn and E. C. Byerly. A
most bountiful dinner was en
joyed, and the guests will long
remember the evening so pleas
antly spent with their friends.
Date Changed For King High School
Commencement.
King, Mar. 10.—The date for
King High School commence
ment has been changed to
March 13th, 14th and 15th. The
recitation contest will be Wed
nesday night. The Declamation
contest Friday afternoon. Fri
day night as a climax to t)ie oc
casion "The Deacon," a comedy
drama in five acts, with sixteen
characters, will be presented.
And the medals will be awarded^