DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XL
CRIMINAL COURT
Adjourned Saturday Morn
ing At Ten O'clock.
DOCKET FINISHED
iFive Prisoners Sentenced To
[ Terms On Rockingham
County Roads.
After being in session four
and one half days the criminal
term of Superior court adjourn
ed Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. Immediately after ad
journment Judge Cook left for
I Winston-Salem, where he spent
Sunday, returning here Monday
to preside at. the civil term.
[Solicitor Graves also returned to
this home at Mt. Airy, but was
; here again this week attending
to some business matters,
t During the term of court five
prisoners were sentenced to
terms on the Rockingham coun
ty roads.
Cases not reported last week
f were disposed of as fellows :
State v Abe Hayes and Gran
ville Oliver. retailing, four cases
> : each. Hayes fined 525 and cost.
Oliver four months on county
roads
■ i State v Chas. Phillips, forcible
trespass, judgment suspended on
payment of cost.
I State v Fred Boles, a. d. w.,
fined $lO and cost.
State v Jonah Nelson, a d. w.,
fined six pence and cost.
State v Walter George and
|"Will Nelson, affray, each fined
930 and half cost.
State v Jas. Nelson, d. r. c.,
*ot guilty.
' State v Uid Mabe, c. c w.,
fined $25 and cost.
State v. John Carroll, d r. c..
*tot guilty.
§ State v E. O Caudle, perjury,
tot guilty
'■si Kimball Johnson, simple? as
iault, prayer for judgment con
tinued on payment of cost
;fnd filing of bond for §2OO for
Appearance at the next two spring
terms of court.
State v Baz, Henry, and Rich
pird Martin, murder Not guilty
■pis to Richard Martin. Guilty as
■to Henry and Baz Martin. Sen
tenced to four years each on
■tounty roads.
\ State v Nat Nelson, a. d. w..
judgment eight months on coun
ty roads.
\ State v. Will Penn, larceny,
$0 months on county roads.
4 State v Will Penn, breaking
Jail, six months on county roads.
State v George Smith, retail
ing. three cases, three months
on county roads,
i State v Jim Dixon, c c. \v. t
lAnedI Aned $25 and and cost.
% State v Nan Covington, lar
iny, three months in county
iil and assigned to work at
>unt.y home.
State v John Golding. Walter
oldmg and Wood Benton, re
sting arrest, judgment sus
;nded on payment of cost.
State v Gid Mabe, c. c. w.,
led #lO and cost.
State v Nai Nelson. George
ennett and Oscar Flynt, d. r
, judgment suspended on pay
ent of cost.
State v Nat Nelson, George
ennett and Oscar Flynt, nui
ince, prayer for judgment con
nued on payment of cost.
State v Roy Green, forcible
espass, three months in jail
Id hired out.
Btate v James Taylor, simple
■ault, fined $1 and cost.
Etate v Alex Mabe, c. c w..
led $25 and cost,
fetate v. Nat Roberts, disturb-
A MCE AFFAIR.
i Etude Music Club Gives
Interesting Organ Recital
At Methodist Church In
j Danbury.
One of the nicest affairs at
tended by the Danbury people
iin quite a while was the organ
I recital given at the Methodist
J church here on Thursday night.
The entertainment was given
under the auspices of the Etude
Music Club and the attendance
was large. The interior of the
church presented a very
beautiful appearamce during the
services, being lavishly decora
i ted with rhododendron, roses and
' ferns, and lighted with candles,
! the latter being nestled among
' the decorations.
The program, which was
j excellently rendered and highly
enjoyed, follows:
Organ solo—"Largo," Miss
j Mary Taylor.
Vocal solo-"Calvary," Miss
Mary Joyce.
Violin solo— "Traumevi", Mr.
William Joyce.
Vocal solo—"L.»a 1 Kindly
Light," Mr. Chas. H.'ljw'o.v-:
Organ solo--"Cava!lir:a 11'-.-
ticana," Miss Mary Taylor.
Vocal solo--" Who Knows,"
Mr. J. Irving Bolt.
Vocal solo—"0, Dry Those
Tears," Miss Mary Joyce.
Quartette-"Sweet and Low,"
Miss Mary Joyce, Messrs. C. R.
Helsabeck, J. I. Bolt, and
Robert Joyce.
Vocal solo-"Beyond the
Smiling and the Weeping." Mr.
Chas- Helsabeck.
Organ solo- "Berceuse,"
Miss Mary Taylor.
Vocal solo- "Sing Me To
Sleep," Mr. J. Irving Bolt.
Stokes Veterans Going
To Chattanooga Reunion
The annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans
will beheld in Chatanooga, Tenn ,
May 27, 28 and 29. A number
of Stokes Veterans will probably
attend the reunion. Messrs.
W. W. King and J H. Stewart,
of Danbury, and Mr. A. J. Til
ley, of Smith, are among those
I who have signified their inten
! tion of attending. This will no
j doubt be a great occasion for the
(old Veterans.
| Snow Creek Association Sat
urday, Sunday And Monday
As announced in a former issue
the annual Association of the
Primitive Baptists will be held
at Snow Creek church, seven
miles north of Danbury, Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday.
With fair weather the atten
dance will no doubt be very
hrgc?, especially on Sunday. A
good number of the Danbury
people expect to attend
Summer silks and lawns Boy
les Mercantile Co
Mr. J. P. Covington, of Pin
nacle. was among the visitors
jitiei'ding court this week. Mr.
Covington reports that the
prospect for a good wheat crop
! in his section is fine.
! Big line slippers. Boyles Mer
cantile Co.
:ing entertainment, fined $5 and
cost.
! State v Stump Gunter, retail
ing, not guilty.
1 State v Bunch Hairston, retai'-
ing, fined $lO and cost.
iiANHi kV, N. C., MAY 14, lUio
BONO ISSUE TALK SAID! lit NEWS
•
Some Sensations Sprung In
Saurafown and Beaver j
Island Townships.
CONTESTS POSSIBLE-
Anti-Ciood Roads Crowd in Saura- ■
town Consult Counsel With Re
gard to Validity of Election
Election ' Officers In i
Beaver Island Not
Sworn In.
There are a few sensations
going the rounds in some of the
townships with reference to the
late bond issus election. In
Sauratown a party of anti-bond
issue citizens went to Winston-
Salem Saturday to consult coun
. sjl with reference to suing out
an injunction against the issu
ing of bonds in th • township on
the ground of ,i irregulari
ties in the e!f 1 .). It is learn
'ed that th i f >!ition of the
iunrgents i-s that at Freeman
-erect certain parties were
, under the influence of liquor,
while at Walnut Cove two or
three persons w evj allowed to
! vote who were unqualified. The
goo' roads people of Sauratown.
it is learned, are willing to test
the matter in any way, even to
throwing out the precinct of j
Freeman, if the election there
was illegal. It has not been
learned what encouragement i
was received from counsel with!
referenee to the contesting of!
the election.
Several citizens from Beaver!
Island township in Danbury this
week reported that there is j
strong talK among certain good
roads advocates of Pine Hall and I
Dillard looking to contesting the j
result in Beaver Island, where ;
the bond issue was defeated by
a majority of 20 votes. It is
stated that the election officers
at Dillard, including the reg
istrar and judges, were not'
sworn in, and that therefore the !
election was illegal. What
procedure will be adopted in,
the matter was not learned by .
the Reporter. But should the
Dillard election ba declared in
valid, this would give the bond
issue a majority in Beaver
Island, at Pine Hall carried it by
a considerable majority.
Work On Telephone Line
Started This Week
Mr. R. L. Nunn, president of
the Big Creek Telephone Co.,
was here last night and stated
that the work of building a new
tiiephone line direct from Dan
bury to Walnut Cove had already
been started by his company, as:
a force of hands are now at work :
getting out the poles. The line
will be erected just as soon as
the work can be done. Mr. Nunn j
also stated that the switch board
for the Danbury central office'
was expected to arrive right j
away and that it with a number
of new telephones would bo ■
installed here immediately upon
their arrival.
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Heath a Factor in Success. i
The largest factor contribut-'
ing to a man's success in un-j
doubtedly health. It has been
observed that a man is seldom
sick whpn his bowels are regular
—he is never well when they
are constipated. For constipa
tion you will find nothing quite
so good as Chamberlain's Tablets.
They do not only move the bowels
but improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion. They
are sold by all dealers.
A Lot of Sickness Among the
People of That Section.
: MRS. LEV ALLEY ILL|
I
(Section Visited By Hail Storm
But Little Damage Done —
Much Preparation For
the Association.
Sandy Ridge Route 1, May 13.
; —There is a lot of sickness
around here now. Little Nina
Morefield has been real ill with j
pneumonia the past week, but j
we are very glad to learn that
she is improving.
I Services were conducted at
• i North View Sunday with an ex
■ ceedingly large attendance.
; Great preparations are being
• made for the association which
i is to be hrld at Snow Creek Sat
■ urday, Sunday and Monday. A
• | large crowd is expected to at
! tend.
i Mrs. Lev Alley has been at the
point of death for some time,
but is much Letter at this writ
• ing.
i -Mrs. Andrews has been quite
! sick for some time,
i Misses Jettie and Bessie More
; field and Messrs. Fletcher and
i Harry Kallam visited Miss Beulah
r ; Sheppard Sunday afternoon.
i: Mr. Edd Carroll, of Winston,
i is spending some time with his
; I wife at her parents, Mr. and
! Mrs. C. E. Sheppard.
Miss Lillie Galey, from Mad-
I iaon, spem some time last week
iwith Misses Jettie and Bessie |
Morefield.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morefield j
returned from Basse tt, Va., last'
week, where they attended an j
I association.
Mr and Mrs. Joe Martin, from j
| Nettle Ridge, Va., spent the i
! week end in Stokes visiting rela
i tives.
Mr. Perry, traveling salesman,
' passed through last week.
Rev. Knight, from near Critz'■
,Va., attended services at North'
View Sunday.
■ A very severe hail storm
passed through this vicinity Fri
day afternoon but very little
damage was done to the crops.
■ Guess the farmers were glad to
see the rain.
j Mr. and Mrs. Hairston Taylor,
of Campbell, visited their son on
Sandy Ridge Route 1 Saturday
and Sunday. '
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Taylor ar.d
little daughter, Pauline, went to
Winston Sunday evening, return
?! ing Monday.
Misses Nina and Mary Steele
.gave an apron party Saturday
' 1 night A large crowd was
■ present. Mr. Hawkins received
' first pri/." and Mr. Dillion second,
'j The Misses Rorer gave a party
j Saturday night.
1 , Miss Sadie Jones, of Roanoke,
1 Va., is expecting to visit Misses
j -'ettie and Bessie Morefield next
• j week.
Mr. Lester Morefield. of Wins-
I ton. is expected home Sunday.
Master Hassell Morefield, frcm
! Winston, who held a position as
! clerk with the firm of Morefield
;& Co., has returned hcune to
j stay. R. M.
I
i
Mr. Taylor Buys
Valuable Property
Mr. Jno. M. Taylor, of the
Twin City, was a Dan bury
visitor yesterday. v lr. Ta. lor
this week purchased the C.
Hamlen property at corner of
Fifth and Cherry street in Wins
ton. The property is a very
desirable place. The ponstferation
was $13,000.
GERMANTON NEWS.
| Club Gives An Enjoyable
Dance--Other News and
Personal Items.
Germanton, May 12. The
dancing club here gave quite an
enjoyable dance last Friday
evening. Music was furnished
by Dr. Hill, Mrs. J. D.
Powers and Miss Anna Hill and
it goes without saying what
that means. Our young folks
will dance, and when nothing
better offers they "trip the'
, light fantastic toe" to the j
sound of a graphophone.
■ Mr. .T. C. Small and family I
lof Spencer are visiting Mrs.•
iSmall's father, Dr. L. H. Hill.
I Misses Percie McNeely, of
j Greensboro, and Zannie Koonce,
lof Chadburn, who have been
| the guests of Miss Alary Mat
j thews for some time, left for
i Greensboro this morning,
j Prof. A. H. Flowers left last
| Sunday for h s home in Lumber
ton, N. 0. Much to the regret
| of his many friends here.
Mr. It. T. Beck, -Jr., went to
Rural Hall on a business trip
this afti'rnoon.
Mrs. J. H. White spent last
week with her brother, Mr.
Cicero Boles.
Mr. J. W. Kurfees, of the
i Kurfees Paint Co., spent Sun
; day with his family here.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Willis
] have just returned from a visit
ito their brother, Mr. Edgar
j Willis, of Madison.
Mr. Z. B. Bitting passed
through town last Thursday en
route to his home in Rural
Hall.
Mrs. R. L. Tuttle entertained
last Saturday evening compli-
I mentary to Misses McNeely and
j Koonce. Games and delicious
i refreshments were served. Mrs.
| Tuttle is a charming hostess
jand gave the young folks a
delightful time. Those present
■ were Misses Mabel McKenzie,
Pencie McNeely, Zannie Koonce,
Mary Matthews; «J. M. Hill,!
I Herbert Kurfees and Reginald
Starr.
Mr. E. J. Styers attended the
[memorial services at Winston
I last Sunday.
Mrs. S. C. Rierson and daugh
ter, Miss Stella, were the guests
of Mrs. L. M. McKenzie last
Sunday. i
S. M. :
I
New Students Enter
School For Teachers
New students continue to enter
Prof. J. T. Smith's school for
teachers. During the past week
the following have been enrolled:
Miss Annie Martin, Madison.
Miss Maude Smith. Francisco.
Miss Etta Smith, Francisco.
| Miss Ida Lee Wall, Madison.
Miss Lelia Boyles, Walnut
Cove.
Mr. Alvia Francis, Franeisco.
Stokes Prisoners Carried
To Rockingham Yesterday
i
i The prisoners sentenced to the
| Rockirigham county roads at
j last week's term of Stokes court
' were earned to the roads by that
county's officers yesterday. Their
| names and terms are as follows:
Nat Nelson, eight nionths: Baz
! Martin, four years; Henry
Martin, four years: George
Smith, three months: Will Penn,
three years.
"Miss Topsy Tumy"
: To Be Given Friday Night
The three-act farce comedy,
i "Miss Topsy Turvy," which
was recently postponed on ac
count of the illness of one of
the characters in the play, will
be given at the Junior Hall in
Walnut Cove Friday night, May
16th, by ihe young people of
the town for the benefit of the
High School. As the proceeds
will be given to a good cause
let every one attend and enjoy
themselves, and at the same
time help swell the fund.
No. 2,026
« FEW CASES
To Be Tried AT The Present
Civil Term Stokes Su
perior Court.
MANY CONTINUED
VVatkins vs Lawson the Most
Important To Come Up—Sixty
Witnesses Examined.
Taj civil d)cket, while quite
large, is mostly continued for
one caus ■or anoth- r Only two
cases have reached the jury at
I this writing, vV'edneslay after
j noon, these being James v South
■ ern, which was decided in favor
iof the plaintiff. The other is
| Catkins v Lawson, for slander,
which is being tri-ed now, all
| the evidence having been sub
' minted, and the lawyers on »>th
sides having spok T>. Ti.e j.idge
iis now charging the jury. This
case has attracted a great deal
of attention, being hard fought
j on both sides. About GO witnesses
! were examined. Mrs. Watkins,
the plaintiff, is suing for alleged
damage to her character in the
sum of £3,000. The plaintiff is
represented by Buxton, Petree
iand Hall, while Jones and
Humphrey appear for the de
i fendant.
Cases disposed of, which did
not reach the jury, are as follows:
Ellington, administrator, v Wel
ter Joyce. Compromise judg
ment signed.
Sheppard v Lawson, judgment
for defendant signed.
Case Threshing Machine Co.
v C. R. Wall and others,
compromise judgment signer".
Chilton v Groom, moved to
Forsyth.
J. R. Smith v John \\ illiams
and others, judgment for plain
tiff.
Black Draught Medicine Co.
vT. J. Gann, compromised.
One other case will be tried
before the jury before the ad
journment of court, to-wit,
Young v Venable, which comes
up immediately after Watkins
v Lawson is finished.
Sandy Ridge Route 1.
Sandy Ridge Rcute 1, May 12.
Farmers are busy plowing corn
and planting tobacco.
There were two hail storms
passed ever this section Friday
afternoon.
Mr. J. W. Ward visited rel
atives at Greensboro, Winston
and Donnaha the past week.
! Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Dunlap
spent Saturday night at Mr.
W. T. Ward's.
Misses Minnie and Rasabe
East and Mr. Will East spent
Saturday night at Mr. C. D Dun
can's.
A large crowd visited at Mr
W. T. Ward's Saturday night.
All seemed to enjoy themselves
fine.
i Pravermeeting at Delta was
conducted by Geo. Duncan.
I Rev. T. J. Folger filled his re
gular appointment. at Delta Sun
-1 day.
j Rev. Chas. Wall wil' not
preach at Delta next Sunday
as was expected.
Misses Dora and Lillie Ward
and Clara Hawkins, Messrs. J.
E. Ward, Wallace and Denvey
Hawkins visited at Mr. John
Hawkins Thursday night.
Several of cur people are gcing
to attend thi association at
Snow Creek next Sunday.
Dr. J. H. Ellington has purch
as? 1 himself a hupmobile.
J. E. W.