DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XL .
WALNUT COVE LETTER
Marriage of Mr. \ oss atid
Miss Vaughn A Pretty
Affair.
THANKSGIVING DANCE
Delightful Surprise Parly at the
\ aughn hotel Various Other
Social and Personal Matters.
Walnut Cove, Dec. 3. The
marriage of Miss Elizabeth j
Vaughn to Mr. James R. \oss;
was solemnized at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. j
\\\ L. Vaughn, Wednesday even-j
ing at eight o'clock. The bride |
wore white chiffon cloth over
white silk and carried a bouquet
of white brides' roses tied with
white satin ribbon. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. J.
H, Brendall, pastor of Stokes
burg Methodist Episcopal church.
The parlor was beautifully dec
orated in white carnations and
ferns, and made a fine setting
for the interesting event. The
parlor was filled with friends of
the families from Walnut Cove,
Germanton, Dan bury and Wins
ton-Salem. The bride is a pretty
and attractive young lady, while
the groom is an intelligent and
prominent business man of this
place. Immediately after the
ceremony an elegant reception
was served in the dining room,
which was beautifully decorated
in pink carnations and ferns.
Mr. and Mrs. Voss are at home
at Walnut Cove to their many
friends. We wish Mr. and Mrs.
Voss a long happy life.
The young men of Walnut
Cove gave a very enjoyable
dance Thanksgiving night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. P. W.
Davis at Stokesburg, which was
greatly enjoyed by a large num
ber of young people from W ins
ton-Salem, Dennis, Madison.
Germanton and Walnut Cove.
The boys and girls gave the
Misses Vaughn and the lady
teachers of the high school a
delightful surprise party at the
Vaughn hotel Tuesday night,
which was highly enjoyed by
every one present. Various games
were played in the hall and office.
They all departed at a late hour
saying they had spent a delight
ful evening.
Miss Mary Matthews, of Ger
manton, spent Thanksgiving in
town as the guest of Misses
Jessie Vaughn anil Stella Rier
son, returning home Friday
night.
Prof. Stallings and Miss 'ennie
Mecum, members of the faculty
of the high school at Walker
town, spent a few hours in town
Thursday enroute to the Teach
ers' Assembly at Greensboro
Miss Sallie Fulton, of Salem
Female Academy and College,
came home Wednesday p. m.
to be present at the Voss-Vaughn
marriage.
Miss Nell Petree spent Thanks
giving with home folks.
Misses Annie Blair and Bessie
, Fagg passed through town
Thursday enroute to Greensboro
to attend the Teachers Assembly.
They returned to Walnut Cove ,
Friday night.
Miss Jessie Vaughn spent
Thanksgiving at home.
Prof. J. T. Smith, of Danbury, \
was in town Thursday.
Mrs. H. N. Scott returned to
her home at Winston-Salem
Thursday after spending several,
days with her mother, Mrs. W. ■
L. Vaughn. She was accem
| panied home by her ' sisters, i
' Misses Eva and Eunice Vaughn. I
Mr. John Bailey, Jr., went to
| Winston-Salem Wedne sda y ,
I night, returning Saturday p. m.
Miss Dora Abernathy went to
i
Farmington Wednesday to spend
j Thanksgiving with friends.
Misses Jennie Reid and Nellie
Sheppard' went to Pilot Mtn.
Wednesday night, returning:
Sunday.
Little Miss Willie Dodson went'
to Pilot Mtn. Wednesday and,
spent a few days with relatives, j
Mr. Abe Jones, of Winston- j
Salem, spent the day Thursday
with Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Jones
at Stokesburg.
Mr. W. P. Rierson, of Char-j
lotte, returned home Sunday
| after spending several days in
town with Mrs. S. C. Rierson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vaughn
and children returned to their
home Monday at Winston-Salem
after spending several days in
town with relatives.
Mr. Tom Knight, of Madison,
was in town last Friday.
Mrs. Right Petree, of
ton, was in town Friday enroute
to Winston-Salem.
Miss Jessie Pepper passed
through town Friday enroute to
her home at Danbury after
spending two weeks at Mt. Airy.
Mrs. Grace Mathews, of Ger
manton, was in town Friday on
business.
Mr. Pinnix Bailey, of Winston-
Salem, spent the day in town
Sunday.
Mr. William Liippfert, of
Winston-Salem, came out Sunday
to spend a few days hunting.
Prof. H. F. Pardue returned
home Saturday after spending
several days in Greensboro at
the Teachers' Assembly.
Rev. Dr. Smith filled his regu
lar appointment at the Baptist
'church Sunday morning and
•] night, and preached two fine
1 sermons. Several people joined
| the church Sunday night.
: i Mr. Joe Winslow returned to
'his home at Charlotte Sunday
, after spending several days with
his brother, Mr. J. W. Winslow.
Miss Flossie Lasley returned
home Monday after spending
several days in Winston-Salem
... ,
visiting relatives.
I
Mrs. L. M. McKenzie, of (>er
manton, spent the day Sunday
• with her sister. Mrs. S. C.
Rierson.
Mr. John C. Bailey, Sr , spent
several days last week in Wins
ton-Salem.
Ex-Sheriff C. M. Jones re
quests the Reporter to state
that he will be on hand prompt
ly at the remainder of his ap
pointments for the collection of
> the 1912 taxes. See announce
ment elsewhere in this paper.
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DANBIW\. N. C., DECEMBER 4, 1912
GERMANTON ROUTE 2 :
j Mr. and Mrs. Grumpier En- '
i
i tertain inston Nurses
Thanksgiving Day.
| TAKES WRONG ROAD
, Difficulties >f th.- Trip Encounter
cil liv the Party News Items
anil Personals f Interest.
i Germanton Route 2. Dec. 2.
j—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grum
pier gave an entertainment on the
, night of the 2Sth in honor of the
| nurses at Twin City Hospital
I and their friends. Some over
2" came out from Winston on a
truck with Mrs. Irene Temple
j man as chapero.ie. The girls
I were Misses Susie Blalock, Iris
' Crumpler, Savant ■ h Jessup,
i Adelaide and Nm , iron, Posy
Brock, Fario.y _,ml Oliver.
Among the boys were Bennie
( Jessup, John and Lee Frans, Troy
; Williams, Blaine Newsom, Edd
[Johnson, Lee McGee, Dave Dal
i ton, William. Jack and Earl
Marshall. Several other boys:
we failed to learn their names.
The nurses left the hospital
at 7 p. m,, wired ahead to ex
; pect them at S o'clock, but fail
|edtoshow up until 1" o'clock.
In the first place, they took
i 1
j the wrong road and went several
miles out of the way. next when
they struck the Old Muddy Creek
"! hid they balled, after making
trials to climb the hill and failed.
The chaffeur got out, put the
: chains on the wheels, but she
would not go. He then yelled out,
i "Everybody get out and push."
Mr. Miller, the driver, said the
only thing he saw to be thank
! ful for was Thanksgiving only
come once a year
All the men folks in the neigh
borhood went hunting Thanks
, giving, being such a nice snow
they almost thought it was
Xmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fowler and
' children spent the past week
' with his father, Mr. B T. Fowler.
Jack holds a position in the post
office at Winston, and he is al
ways glad to get a holiday or a
, few days vacation to get back to
' the country to hunt.
'I Mrs. 11. O. Poindexter and
I children spent the past week
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
> I. T. Grumpier.
Mr. Adron Redman has his
i new house about done and ex
pects to move in a few days.
I Mrs. G. H. Charles spent the
• past Su ulay with her mother.
, Mrs. Mary Crews.
i The health of this neighbor
hood is good at this writing.
. There has been some scarlet
fever among the small children
i but all have recovered.
Rev. L. W. P.urrus filled his
t regular appointment at Red
. Bank Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Burrus is a splendid man
and a g od preacher.
Ulysses White of Guilford Col
- lege spent thanksgiving with
, his parents, Mr. and Mrs J W
White.
Donald 'latum spent Thanks
giving with Fred Crumpler. The\
f hunted all day Thursday and Fri
• day. and killed one little spar
; row.
MORE PROGRESSIVE
' People of Stokes Learning
More and More the
benefits of Banking.
I j
TIMES ALW AYS GOOD
When the Hank Is Used For
Sa\ injys Instead of Tin Cans,
Ikd l icks and Holes in
the (ir>:::~id.
If .-verybody would put their
. money ia a bank, times would
, alwa she good. Money in the
I bank means money in circulation,
and money in circulation insures
the progress of business in all its
1 lines, and prospertv. The peo
• pie are more and more learning
; that a good bank is the place to
. keep money, and that old tin
cans, bed ticks, und holes in the
[ground pay no interest, while
i they keep your savings at a
• | great risk from fire, rats, thieves,
; and other dangers. Thousands l
1 and thousands of dollars in in
| terest are lost yearly by people
1 who hoard their money.
.' Th: 1 Bank of Stokes County
.offers the people of Stokes a
' 1 convenient and safe place for the
;' keeping of their idle money, i
IWe have been in business for
( nearly eight years, and have
I' never sustained any loss, have
j never risked our money on un- f
' safe or doubtful security, have
-1 always met our obligations prom
ptly and business like, and have'
' • paid the people thousands of dol-:
: lars in interest, at the same time
I always giving them the best:
facilities to be had in banking. |
i We do a conservative business,
- have no side lines to promote,
and you can always depend on
getting your money when jou
want it, if deposited with us.
We take any amount from
a dollar up. Interest compound
ed at four per cent, every three !
months. If you wish to do a
checking business, we furnish
check books free. We have
abundant cash at all times to
loan on approved security. Our
business is in the hands of safe,
experienced men. our officials
are bonded, our buildings are in
sured against fire, and our steel
" vaults and safes are protected
.'against burglars by burglary in
. surance.
1 We invite your busines at
s either our Danbury or Walnut
Cove banks, and will tender
1 you every facility for the
. transaction of business that any
in the State or nation can
give, consistent with sound and
safe principles of banking.
Your friends,
I BANK OF STOKES COUNTY.
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iKICKED IN THE FACE
1
Young Son of C. H. Shep
pard Serioush Hurt.
Late Sunday afternoon Dr.
. W. V. McCanless was hurrie Ily
summoned to attend the young
• son of Mr. C. H. Sheppard of
Sandy Ridge Route 1. who was
kicked in the face by a horse.
0 The boy, who is ah >ut l'> years
, of ago, was seriously hurt. His
nose was smashed, and his face
badly lacerated, lie is getting
- on fairly well.
1 Mr. A. Petree of King
' Route I. spent last night here.
Mr. Petree is considerably Im
s proved in health over a year
j ago, which is noted with much
pleasure bv his many friends in
the county. He is selling a
11 patented scientific bathing ar
] rangement, anil is having good
I- luck in placing the device with
h a large number of leading peo
! pie of the countv.
|
j. Messrs. John W. Mitchell and
.. C. A. Wagoner, of Dillard. visit
ed Danbury Saturday. It was
learned that Mr. Marvin Mitch
r" ell. of Dillard. is prospecting for
a home near Richmond.
JACOB FULTON DIES.
Leading Citizen and Business
Man of Walnut Cove F'as
sed Away Yesterday.
Mr. Jacob Fulton died at his
home in Walnut Cove yesterday
afternoon after an illness ex
tending over several months.
At his death he was surrounded
by nearly all his family and the
near relatives. The interment
will be made in the cemetery at
Stokesburg today.
Mr. Fulton was one of the
leading citizens and business
men of the county. There was
no better known citizen in the
county. He was about H(l years
of age. For many years he has
conducted a mercantile estab
lishment at Walnut Cove, and
had achieved a merited success.
He had a large trade which ex
tended over a wide scope of ter
ritory. He was :m honest man,
which is the noblest work of
God. Jacob Fulton was known
and loved by hundreds of poor
people who never went to him
for credit that they did not get
it. He was closely identified
with the business life [of Walnut
Cove, having been with the
town from its birth.
Mr. Fulton is survived by his
wife and a number of children
and grandchildren, among them
, being ex-Sheriff J. 11. Fultor.
John G. Fulton and Mrs. H. H.
] Davis, of Walnut Cove: Miss
Sallie Fulton, a student at Salem ,
j College: J. F. Fulton, of Greens- j
j boro; Jacob Fulton, Jr., of Wa'-I
| nut Cove.
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News o! Dillard.
Dillard. Dec. 2. Fvjrything
around here was covered with
snow for Thanksgiving.
People are killing hogs around [
here now. Mr. J. E. Alcron
killed two weighing 43 I and 307.
Also Mr G. W. Roberts killed
two weighing 390 and 307.
Miss Delta Alcorn is spending
a few days with her grand-par
ents near Walnut Cove this
week.
Messrs. Pleas and Frances
Southern and Mrs. R. Southern
are visiting relatives near Ker
nersville this week.
Mr. Robert Alcorn, who is
attending school at Walnut Cove,
spent Thanksgiving with his
parent here.
Mrs. Will Young and Mrs.
Lucy Gann spent Thanksgiving
with Mrs. G. C. Roberts.
Miss Alice Mitchell spent part
of last week with her sister.
Mrs. P. Reid.
: Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Carter
. and littl > daughter, Irene, spent
Sunday with relatives near l ine
1 Hall.
Mr and Mrs. G. C. Roberts
' spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Will Young.
Miss Minnie Duncan went to
: Madison shopping Saturday.
School closed Wednesday for
• Thangsgiving, Misses Blair ;>nd
1 Fagg spending Thursday and
t Friday at Greensboro.
! Forsyth County lo Spend
34,000 On Improving Farms.
I Forsyth county expects to
. spend more than $4,000 on farm
s Demonstration work during the
r next two years. Many prizes
i will be offered to farmers.
THE OFFICERS
Took Charge Monday, After
Being Sworn In By Clerk
M. T. Chilton.
COMMISSIONERS MEET
Air. Chap liodenheimer, of tier
nianton, Is .Made Chairman
of the Hoard.
The oath of office was admin
istered to the newly elected
countv officials at the court house
here Monday by Clerk of the
Court Rl. T. Chilton, and they
entered on their respective
duties.
The new officers sworn in are
as follows :
Sheriff -Dr. \V. C. Slate.
Register of Deeds—John (I.
More field.
Treasurer- Geo. W. Neal.
County Commissioners—Chap
Bodenheimer, >l. M. Fagg and
J. I. Owens.
Coroner—Dr. H. H. Morefield.
Mr. R. P. Glidewell, who WES
elected Surveyor, was unab'e
to be present on account of sick
ness.
The Hoard of County Coir
-1 missioners organized by the
ielection of Mr. Chap Boden
heimer as Chairman.
The bonds of the county
i o'ficials were submitted and ap-
| proved.
I Only one constable was sworn
1 in, this being Mr. Matt 0.
Lynch, of Uuaker Gap town
ship.
The county commissioners
elected Mr. N. O. Petree as
attorney to the Board for the
coming year.
Mr. I. G. Ross, who is in
of the county farm Dem
onstration work, appeared before
the board and recommended the
purchase of an improved type
of farm level for use in terrac
t ing, ditching, etc. The Board
ordered the purchase of one as
soon as possible.
The only otlnr business before
the board were minor matters,
such as p tying a few claims,
'La.
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■ Box Parly al Lawsonville
School Satorday Night
The Reporter is requested to
announce that there will be a
r box party at Lawsonville school
t house Saturday night, Dec. 7th.
i? There will be excellent music by
a siring band and a nice time is
promised all who attend. The
girl** will be expected to bring
1 boxes and everybody is invited.
The Lawsonville school i 3
o being taught by Mr. Gaither C.
Davis and Miss Oberia Moore.
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J Congress Convenes.
Washington. Dec. 2. Both
branches of Congress convened
| today for the session which
, expires by limitation on March
u \ Ith.
o
n ! Tobacco prices continue high
e with no prospect of a decline,
's | Probably two-thirds of the crcp
i has been marketed.
No. 2,017