DANBURY REPORTER "
' VOLUME XL.
WALNUTCOVELETTER
Announcement Of Marriage
Of Dr. Keiger And
Miss Fulton.
DATE DECEMBER 30TH
Stores Preparing For Christmas
Season Walnut Cove
Citizens Go Fox Hunting
—Other Items.
Walnut Cove. Dec. 19.—The
stores in our city are putting on
their Xmas decorations, and are
looking very much like the Yule
Tide season is near. Monday
the weather was a great deal cool
er, feeling like the Xmas holidays
were near at hand, and then the
churches are beginning to make
their plans for the celebration of
Christmas tide, and the children
of the different Sunday schools
may be heard passing gleefully
on their way to practice for their
entertainments.
The Stokes County Warehouse
continues to have large breaks
of tobacco, and prices are high,
much to the pleasure of both
• the warehousemen and the
farmers.
Mr. R. P. Joyce, accompanied
by Mr. M. V. Martin, tha popular
and efficient book-keeper for the
Stokes County Warehous?. went
to Danbury Saturday afternoon
to join several of the Danbury
gentlemen in a fox hunt which
was highly enjoyed by both Mr.
Martin and Mr. Joyce. They
returned home late Sunday after
noon. after spending: the day
Sunday in Danbury, with a grey
fox tied to the saddle, which
was quite a curiosity to lots of
our town people.
The following announcement
will be of interest to the people
in and around Walnut Cove :
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Fulton,
of Greensboro, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Sallie Maude to Dr. Oscar
Rudolph Keiger of King, N. C.
The wedding is set for Tues
day, December the thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and thirteen,
at 5:30 p. m., at St. Barnabas
Episcopal church of Greensboro.
The bride-to-be has hosts of rela
tives and friends hare who will
be interested to hear of her en
gagement, she having spent the
best part of her girlhood days
i in Walnut Cove.
Miss Fulton is a granddaughter
of tha late Mr. Jaaob Fulton
and abo of Mr. W. H. Gantry,
who residas near this t3wn, and
Dr. Keiger is a young rising
physician of the ssction.
Mr. Sam W. Gentry of Mt.
Airy spent the day in town San
day as the guest of har sister,
Mrs. W. T. Vaughn, at the
Vaughn Hotel.
Misses Jessie Pepper, Miry
iay lor and Mary Joyce of Dan
bury were in town hit waek
enroute to Mt. Airy.
Mrs. W. S. Vaughn and
daughter, Miss Jessie, spant the
day Saturday at Winston.
Misses Minnie Gray and Kate
Marshall of Dannis sp?>nt tha
evening in town Friday a? tho
guests of tha Missas Vaughn
at the Vaughn Hotal.
I Mr. Odall Jj:i23 mih a busi
ness trip to Win3ton-3alem Sin
day, returning Monday.
Mr.R. L. Murphy and daughter,
Louise, spent Saturday in Wins
ton.
Miss Flossie Cro V 3, the papular
assistant postmistress here for
| almost two years, has left our
town and accepted a position
as teacher in a school at Belews
Creek. Miss Crews won many
friends here who regretted very
much to give her up, but wish
for her the be3t of success in her
MUCH CRITICISM
Of The Quality Of Top-Soil
Put On New Road
Between J. I. Blackburn's
And Walnut Cove.
The Reporter hears a great
deal of criticism of the quality of
the top-soil recently put on a
portion of the new road which
is being constructed between J.
I. Blackburn's and Walnut Cove.
The writer has not seen the
soil being used and would not
know whether it was the proper
scil to use if he should see it, as
it requires an expert to dis
tinguish between the proper
and the improper kind, but we
are merely giving the opinion of
those who have seen it, and who
say that it is even worse than
the red clay to get over.
While it is true that there has
been some rain on it, it is the
opinion of those who have seen
the same work carried on at
other places that the proper soil
will not get in such a condition
in wet weather even when it is
first put on.
The above is not written in
criticism from this paper,
because it is ignorant of the
facts, but is merely given for
what it is worth.
Card of Thanks.
Meadows, N. C.,
Dec. 10, 1913.
We, the children of Mrs. Sallie
F. Hill, sincerely thank the
neighbors for their kindness
during the sickness and death
of our mother.
And we especially thank Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Coleman and Mr.
and Mrs. Robt. Coleman for
what they did for us.
THE FAMILY.
Big Auction Sale
At Campbell Oec. 23rd.
On Tuesday, Dec. 23rd, Geo.
W> Neal expects to inaugurate
his annual auction sale at his
store at Campbell, Stokes coun
ty. Ho will sell all kinds of
general merchandise to the
highest bidder and there will be
no by-bidder. Everything will
go regardless of its cost. See
the announcement elsewhere in
this paper.
Letters receiveJ here from
Mesdames M. T. Chilton and
R. R. King, who recently left
here and are sp.nding the
winter in Texas, are to the effect
that the weather there now is
anything but ideal. They are
near the section that is suffering
so much from a flood. News
papers report that 150 people
have lost their lives.
new work and home.
Mr. James Thackerof Danville
was in town Sunday and Mon
day.
Mrs. W. S. Vaughn is very
muah improved from an attack
of neuralgia.
Miss Rhoda Adams spent the
week end with friends at Elkin,
and was accompanied home by
her friend, Miss Lula Clayton of
Rural Hall.
DANBURY, N. C., DECEMBER 10. 1913.
A NEW INDUSTRY
Will Likely Be Established
At Walnut Cove Soon.
BY MR. T. J. THORE
Some Sales Recently Made At
The Stokes County Ware
house —Other News of
Walnut Cove.
Walnut Cove, Dec. 10.—Mr.
T. J. Thore, of Westfield, was
in town this week for the pur
pose of negotiating a real
estate deal. It is understood that
Mr. Thore contemplates building
a machine shop in Walnut Cove
sometime soon. The people of
Walnut Cove believe that a ma
chine shop would pay in our
town.
Mr. Walter Nelson, of Danbury
Route 1, has been in Walnut
Cove for several days looking
after the construction of his
grocerv storage house that is
soon to be completed. There
are a numbar of new buildings
going up in town lately.
The young people here
gave a denes at the Vaughn
Hotel Friday evening. This
social event was highly enjoy
ed.
Mrs. R. L. Tr.ttle, of German
ton, was in town luesday en
route to Winston.
Misses Jessie Pepper, Mary
Taylor and Mary Joyce, of Dan
bury, passed thru town Monday
evening on their return from
Mt. Airy.
Mr. 11. G. Petree, of Rural
Hall, was here Monday and Tues
day looking after some tobacco
sales.
Mr. Sam Hill, of Germanton,
was a visitor in town Tuesday.
The many friends of Mr. Oscar
Petree are glad to learn that
he continues to improve. Oscar
is expected home from the hos
pital right soon.
Following are a few of the
tobacco sales made the past week
at the warehouse here :
E. A. Rothrock, 1820 lbs. for
$489.15.
Tuttle & Bowles, 800 lbs. for
$175.05.
R. J. Bowles, 825 lbs. for $187.-
20.
Tom Flinchum, 875 lbs. for
$225.51.
,T. W. Mabe, 1210 lbs. for
$216.99.
A. N. Tuttle, 956 lbs. for
$164.66.
J. T. Lawson 736 lbs. for
$126.14.
W. L. Nelson, 1802 lbs. for
$664.45.
Rutledge & Covington, 1534
lbs. for $290.42.
L. T. Tuttle, 502 lbs. for $103.-
38.
Other good sales were recent
ly made at the Walnut Cove
warehouse not published for
want of space. The Walnut
Cove market is making good and
the chances are that the high
prices will continue.
Asbury School Honor Roll.
First grade—Charlie Martin,
Lula Slate and Frank Wilson.
Second grade —Alvis Arring
ton, Elisha Martin, Robert
Hudson and Ella Farmer..
Third grade Mahlon King.
Jennie SlaW and Martha Cole.
Fifth grade—lris Fiippin, Cora
Jessup, Delia Rogers and Roy
Beasley.
Sixth grade—Thomas Hudson,
Bertie George and Rosa Jessup.
Seventh grade—Eva Rogers.
Eighth grade—Lola Stone and
Stella Nunn.
ROSA CARROLL,
DORRISE. MAYS,
Teachers.
muter AWARDED
For Road From Danbury To
Meadows Postoffice Or
Sauratown Town
ship Line.
WORK TO START SOON
Contractor Hollis, of South Caro
lina. Will Bring His Equip
ment Here This Week.
Contractor Hollis, of Siuth
Carolina, expects to bring: his
road building equipment, con
sisting of 40 mules and the
necessary men and machinery,
here this week to start work on
the new road to be built between
Danbury and Meadows postoffice
or the Sauratown line.
A permanent survey for the
road has already been made as
far as Riersun's creek, two
miles south of Danbury. From
this point south the route has
not yet been decided upon, but
it will either go to Meadows
postoffice or to the Sauratown
township line two miles or more
east of Meadows postoffice,
where the Sauratown com
missioners will probably connect
with the road, provided 11c
arrangement is made to build
the three-mile stretch of road
across the end of Meadows
township, which would Kiva an
air line road to Walnut Cove.
It .is learned that the con-1
tractor who will buili this road 1
will receive the same price per!
yard for moving dirt, rock, etc., i
as the contractor in Sauratown \
township, and that the road will j
cost between two and three l
thousand dollars per mile, as the
section over which it will go is
very broken. The road will be
of the modern top-soil type with
no grades heavier than four and
a half per cent.
It is learned that work will
be :in on the Danbury end of
the route in order that time may
be given those interested to see
whether or not arrangement can
be made for building the link
between Blackburn's and Mead
ows before the contractor reaches
the southern end of the route.
Honor Roll For
The King High School.
The following is the honor roll
lof the King High School for the
month ending Dec. slh.
First grade—San ford Snider,
! Mary Thomas, Arner Puiliain and
j Jonah Newsom.
Seond prade—Martha Fulk
i and Lawrence Linville.
| Third grade Raymond
Thomas, Maole Gunter and Nora
Snider.
Fourth grade Homer Slate,
Beulah Conrad, Bobby George
and Viola Knight.
Fifth grade—Gladys Ingram,
Mable Allen, Ola Fiilk and Reva
PuMiam.
Sixth grade Agnes Holden
and Annie Newsom.
Seventh grade Nellie Bennett,
Lillie Linville, Mack Caudle,
Arch Linville, Minnie White and
! Hannah Hutchins.
Eighth grade Lucy Love,
Mamie Spainhour, Blanche
! Keiger, Martha Vaughn. Amie
I Tillotson and Drury Smith.
Ninth grade—Pearl Hutchins
and Mamie Newsom.
Tenth grade—Trilby Love and
Elsie Pulliam.
Eleventh grade Chester
Helsabeck.
Mr. Walter G. Petree left
Monday for Walnut Cove to
spend a few days in the interest
of the Reporter.
lews Items and Personals
From Sandy Ridge.
Sandy Ridge Route 1, Dec. B.
Farmers are busy stripping to
bacco and carrying it to market.
They report prices good consider
ing the amount on the market,
and it of an inferior quality.
The roads are getting in a bad
condition.
Wheat is looking good in this
section at present, owing to the
mild weather.
There will be "preaching at
Delta Sunday as usual by Rev.
T. J. Folger.
Mrs. W. R. East and little
son, Walter, and Miss Lillie
Ward spent Friday night at
Mr. C. D. Duncan's.
Dr. Luther Kallam, of Pine
Hall, scent Friday night at Mr.
W. T. Ward's.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Welch, a son.
Mr. T. D. Martin, who has
been ill for several months,
left the past week for the Char
lotte Hospital.
Messrs. Willie, Jessie and
Edgar East visited at Mr. W.
T. Ward's Thursday night.
Miss Bettie Dunlap is quite
ill with typhoid fever.
Quite a large crowd visited at
Mr. W. T. Ward's Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Terrell
spent Friday night at Mr.
Solomon Vcnable's
Messrs. S. R. Ward and Mor
gan Sizemore have been doing
some mason work for Mr. James
Newman.
Among those who visited at
Mr. W. T. Ward's Sunday night
were Messrs. George and Harry
Duncan, Tommie Steele, Pete
Wall and Albert Vernon.
Rabbit hunting is all the go in
this section at present.
Quite a number of'our farmers
visited the tobacco market at
Winston the past week.
Guess the merchant's hearts
are glad as the holiday shop
ping season is almost here.
LONSOME KID.
Francisco.
Francisco, Dec. B.—Farmers
in this section are almost done
stripping and selling tobacco
and prices are satisfactory.
Health is very good in this
community.
Mr. Alvis Smith had the mis
fortune to lose his horse. His
loss was about $275.
Miss Mollie Hill has just re
turned from a visit to see her
sister, Mrs. James Goad.
The readers of the Reporter
should read tho Clerk's report
appearing in this and next
week's Reporter. Either you
or your friends may have money
in the Clerk's office, which you
can get by calling for same.
Mr. Lum Booth, of Meadows
Route 1, was in Danbury today.
Lum made a fine crop of tobacco
this year and has received ex
cellent prices for it. He also
knows how to hunt and one of
his latest catches was a big
mink.
The Reporter is requested to
announce that there will be a
box supper at Young's school
house Saturday night, the 13th
inst Tne proceeds will be used
for the benefit of the school,
and the public is cordially in
vited to attend.
-Na. 4,267
NEW TELEPHONE LINE
Recently Extended To
Campbell From Virginia.
MAIL ORDER HOUSES
Doing: Big Business In Stokes
—Air. Gilmer Watkins 111
—Other News.
' Campbell, Dec. 8. —We had a
dry season here but crops are
fairly good in this section. To
bacco is selling high and the
farmers come back wearing that
long forgotten broad smile.
We have a new telephone line
coming from Va. Many homes
are now furnished with tele
phones and our country is put
ting on airs generally.
Mr. W. R. Stovall, our efficient
road overseer, has had some
good work done on the roads this
year. Automobiles can get over
the roads in safety. Sandy
Ridge boosts of three machines.
Mr. Gilmer D. Watkins is very
low with typhoid fever. His many
friends hope for him a speedv
recovery.
Mrs. Ruth Spencer is slowly
improving from a long illness.
She can sit up and walk across
the room, to the joy of her
family and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Biggs
came from Danville, Va., last
Sjndayto visit their people in
tiis section.
The great mail order houses
are doing a rushing business
these days. Sometimes the R.
F. D. boys have all they can
carry. Take notice, home merch
ants, and use more printers ink.
Nearly every one you see has
been ordering something.
Death of Stokes Man
At Mayadan.
A message tcr his relatives to
day stated that Mr. Coonie
Glidewell, of Mayodan, died at
his home today suddenly. Mr.
Glidewell was a brother to Mr.
Boney Glidewell and an uncle of
Mr. R. P. Glidewell, both of the
Meadows section. The deceas
ed was aged about 75 years
and formerly lived in Stokes.
Mr. P. 0. Southern, of Mead
ows Route 1, was a Danbury
visitor today.
Messrs. Thos. Tilley and C. H.
Choate, stock dealers of Smith,
were in Danburv yesterday on
business.
Mrs. Martin, who has been
very ill at the home of her son,
Mr. N. A. Martin, in Danbury,
jis improving, we are glad to
know.
The attention of the readers of
this paper is called to the new
advertisement of Mr. John A.
Burton. Mr. Burton carries a
full line of dry goods and notions
that is hard to beat. He wttl
sell you goods as low as they
can be bought anywhere.
Mr. G. Thos. Martin, of Mead
ows township, was a Danbury
visitor today. Mr. Martin is
very anxious to see the road
commissioners of his township
take some action toward
the link of road between Mead
ows postoffice and J. I. Black»
burn's.