DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XL.
LOOK m MADOiSS
Rabid Dog Visited Danbury
Saturday Nigl\t.
MANY DOGS BITTEN
Some of the Bitten DORS Ki led,
While Others Are Running
At Large.
A maddog visited Danbury
and community Saturday night
and many of the dogs here were
bitten. ....
The rabid dog first visited tne
home of Mr. L. J. Young, where
it attacked his dog and almost
killed it. A number of other
dogs nearby, hearing the fight,
came over and joined in. The
dog then went to the home of
Geo. Smith, colored, where it
attacked his dog. He shot at
the rabid dog but failed to kill
it. It then returned to the home
of Mr. L. J. Young and resum
ed the fight with his dog, and
again all thi dogs nearby en
gaged in the fight. The rabid
dog then went up the street
farther where it fought with
other dogs, and as people were
in bed at that time of night it
is impossible to tell just which
dogs were bitten, but it is
reasonable to believe that most
of the dogs running loose were
bitten, as the fighting with the
maddog was general and con
tinued for some time each time
the dog came here.
Two dogs belonging to M
1.. J. Young ar.d one to Mr. li.
\V. Covington have been killed,
while several others which aie
known 10 have fought with the
maddog have not been killed.
The law in regard to killing
dogs supposed to have been
bitten by a magdog is very
strict, and reads as follows :
Section 3305, Chapter SI, of
the Code of North Carolina,
if the owner of any dog shaW
know, or have good reason to
believe, that his dog, or any
dog belonging to any person
under his control, has been bitten
by a mad dog, and shall neglect
or refuse immediately to kill the
same, he shall forfeit and pay
the sum of fifty dollars to him
who will sue therefor: and the
offender shall be liable to pay
all damages which may be
sustained bv any one, in his
property or person, by the bite
of any such dog. and shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and
fined not more than fifty dollars
or imprisoned not more than
thirty days.
It will be noticed that the
law does not say anything about
confining or tieing dogs sup
posed to have been bitten but
uses the word "kill." Confining
or tieing a dog is not considered
sufficient by- the law, as they
almost invariably escape when
they go mad, so the law pre
scribes that they shall be killed.
New Postmaster At Smith.
Mr. J. L. Moore has been ap
pointed postmaster at Smith to
succeed Mr. F. C. Smith, the
the present incombent.
Mr. Dixie Nunn, of Westfield,
is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Mr. Andrew Joyce left the
past week for Graham, where he
is engaged in surveying.
Elder Walter Mabe. of Sandy
Ridge Route 1, was a Danbury
(visitor today.
| Several Danbury citizens have
recently purchased acetylene'gas
lighting plants.
Meeting of Road Overseers.
The overseers of the public
roads in Quaker Gap township
are hereby notified that the
Board of Supervi.-.ors will meet
at Corington's schotl house on
Saturday, the 14th day of March,
1914, to consult the condition of
the public roads, and all over
seers are hereby notified to put
their respective sections in good
• condition and report to the
.board. This 14th day Feb. 1914.
J. P. LYNCH.
Chairman of the Board.
ffalnui CavdS :«ic Ciyti !j
And Ths first Program.
Walnut Cove, February 12th.
rha Walnut Cove Music Club. |
which was recently organized [
with twelve members, was:
lielightfully entertained by Misj •
Sallie Fulton and Miss McPherson. I
at the home of Miss Fulton o.i j
Summit Avenue, Thursday even- i
inf. . '
This was the first meeting of j
the club at which a program was i
rendered, the former meetings;
having been of a business
character. Carrie Jacobs Bond
was the composer stuiied during
the evening.
After the roll call and minutes ;
there was a reading on club
work by Miss Lillie WheeK r, fol
lowed by a short business session,
during which Misses Payne,
Fulton and McPherson were,
appointed to prepare a program,
for the next meeting. ;
After the business session the j
following program was rendered:
Piano duet—"Soldiers' March" i
from Foust," Misses Sallie Ful
ton and Lillie Joyce.
Vocal solo "Nothing But
Love," Mr. W. P. Wheeler.
Vocal solo—"The Little Pink
Roll," Miss Claudie Kierson.
Vocal solo "Her Greatest
Charm," Mr. T. J. Covington.
"I I/)ve YouTruly"and"A Per
fect Day," Mr. J. Irving Bolt.
The secretary then informed
t'ro club of* it- unusual good>
fortune in having received a
photog avure of Mv*. Uwd from ,
t ( arrie Jacol s Bond f.nd Sor.
Publishing Company, also a
sketch in book form of the life
of this deservedly popular poet-i
composer. I
The next feature of the even
ing was a guessing contest, 1
entitled "A Musical Romance." !
Miss Annie Kate Jones having
the highest number of correct
answers, was awarded the prize. ]
Following the contest the!
hostesses served hot chojoUte
and wafers.
The members present were
Misses Lillie Joyce, Elsie Payne,
Claudie Rierson, Lillie Wheeler,
Stella Rierson, Annie Kate Jones;
Messrs. Robert Murphy, J.
Irving Bolt, W. P. Wheeler. Roy
Vaughn andT. J. Covington.
The visitors were Miss Tharpe.
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, Dr. Critz;
Messrs. Tom Petree, Charlie
Davis and Jacob Fulton.
The club will hold its next
meeting* with Misses Claudie and
Stella Ri n-son Thursday evening,
February 2(>th.
Gideon.
Gideon Feb. 17. —We are
having some rough weather
MOW.
There is right much sickness
in this vicinity at present.
Mr. J. Frank Dunlapis very ill
at this writing.
Mr. (Maud Rhodes spent a short
while at Mr. W. M. Fiynt's Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. Watt Martin visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Martin, at this place Sunday.
Mr. Robah Flynt spent Thurs
day night with his uncle, Mr.
W. M. Flynt.
Misses Ethel and Ella Flynt.
Avis and Mary Dunlap, who
have been confined to their
rooms with pneumonia, are able
to be out again, we are glad to
note.
Mr. Marvin H. Flynt, who has
been ill with pneumonia, is out
again, we are glad to say.
There was not any preaching
at Wilson Sunday on account of
bad weather.
BLUE EYED LOVER.
Death Near Smith.
Mrs. John Pruitt died sudden
ly at her home near Smith post
office Tuesday.
Death ot Mrs. Mary ley.
Mrs. Mary Tilley, 70 years of
age, died at her home on Walnut
Cove Route 3 Saturday after
noon.
IMNMJKY, N. C.. FEBRUARY 18, lUI4.
DOW 183 IIADSIALNITCOVaETTEI
Meadows Township Sells
Her $40,000 Bonds To j
, Ashcville Firm.
TO BEGIN WORK SOON I
Jountv Commissioners Mel J I
Special Session Today I "or
Purpose of [:xecutin£
Bonds. j
Meadows towaship has sold 1
!ier $40,000 in road bonds to C. J
N. Malone & Co., of Asheville, |
and at a special meeting of the i
:ounty commissioners held in 1
Danbury today the bonds were j
properly signed up and made r
reacy for delivery. They will ,
be forwarded to the buyers at ]
Dnce and the money collected. 1
The Meadows township road 5
commissioners, Messrs. Geo. ,
Lewis, W. R. Petree and Y. S. |
Smith, also met here today, and 1
it is learned that they expect,'
to start work on the roads in
Meadows township as early as
possible. Engineer J. N. Amb
ler, of Winston-Salem, hasal- i
ready been employed by the
road commissio.Tjrs and ha will l
begin tho laying cut ot' the roads j
at once.
Dr. J. Waller Neal, of Mead- j
ovVf. has been appointed Treas-i
urer by trie road commissioners, i
and ho has 11 loci a bond in the I"
Lum oi' y- i">.o' JO.
j
Pinnacle,
Pinnacle, Feb. li>. The Pin
nacle High School is progressing
nicely under the management of
Prof. Ralph Sullivan, Walter
Snider, Mrs. Clark, and Miss
Alma Jordon, music teacher.
They have about 150 enrolled.
Prof. Filmore Jordon is teach
ing a singing school here at
night with a large attendance, j
Miss Hermon Simpson gave :
a party for the young people in
honor of Mr. Mack Spainhower
Saturday night. Those present
were Misses Elma Jordon,
Myrtle Spainhower, Hermon
Simpson, Elma Sullivan, Myrtle
and Feral Nunn, Gillon, Bernard, I
Josephine Phillips; Messrs. Luke
Gordon, Roger and Richard'
Spainhower, Charlie Fowler, j
Donald Martin. Wilborn and
Alger Owens, Reid and Ernest
Boles, and several others.
Mr. E. D. Nunn has been suf
fering for some time with 1
sciatica and doe 3 not seem to I
improve much.
Mr. Claud Bernard of Ral jigh ;
is visiting his sister and daughter |
here. .
We are having some rough;
weather at present.
TWO HltiH SCHOOL KIDS.
Hard Bank.
I
Hard Bank, Feb. 17. Those
who visited Misses MattieNel-,
son and Dora Padgett last second
Sunday were Misses Florence
Smith, and Delia Boylcs; Messrs.
Jesse and Lemie Smith, Gilmer
and Rufus Nelson. All reported
a nice time.
Those who visited Miss
Florence Smith Sunday and Sun
day night were Messrs. Lemie
and Jesse Smith, Elbert Flinch
um, Gilmer and Charlie Nelson.
All report a nice time.
Guess Miss Peggie Boyles is
all smiles this week as Mr.
George Brown called to see her
la3t Sunday and Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Mabe
and Miss Florence Smith visited
Mr. Tobie Shelton at Critz, Va.,
last faurth Sunday.
PAT.
rehouse Company Or- 1
s'ani/ s By Electin \ Ol
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1 icers. 'r
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S'EW MUSIC CLLB J
if
;nte;taiiHil |{y MissSallie Fulton r
—Various New; lUm and t
Personals.
Walnut Cove, Feb. 17. A s
neeting of the stockholders of;
:he Walnut Cove Warehouse 1
Company was wMI attended on j s
ast Thursday afternoon and at c
vhich permanent organization r
vas effected. J. Wesley More- t
ield was elected as President, J. £
Young Vice-President, and i
r. J. Covington Secretary-Treas- i
irer. Messrs. C. M. Jones, J. c
VI. Taylor and J. C. Hutcherson \
vere elected Building Committee i \
ind instructed to buy a lot and j t
:ontract for the erection of the i
warehouse which will be a frame t
juilding 80x100 feet in sisse, and 11
,vill be ready by the opening ;
season.
The warehouse already here; i
las had a successful year j
!or the first and prospects are ; ]
/cry good for one of the best > j
markets in this part of the State * i
for another year. 1 ,
Miss Sallie Fulton charmingly !
?ntortained the Music Club 1 !
V.i last Thursday owning at her 1 j
(iiirne on Summit Avenue. I'his j
ivas the lirst meeting of the club [ ;
it which a regular program war. ,
rendered. The former meetings 1 .
have been of a business character, j
Carrie Jacobs Bond was the'
composer studied. After the]
delight ful program and the iruess- j
ing contest ihere was a musical j
romance in which Miss Annie
Kute .Tunes won the prize, llot!
chocolate and wafers were served
by the hostess. B >th members
and visitors enjoyed the meeting
to the fullest extent.
The next meeting will be held
with the Misses Rierson.
The cottage meetings that are
conducted here regularly every
Wednesday evening by Rev. C
R. Hutcherson and Mr. Johnson
are very instructive, and
very largely attended.
Archdeacon Rev. W. H.
Hardin of Salisbury preached a
splendid sermon at Christ's
Episcopal church Sunday night.
Considering the extremely bad
weather, a splendid crowd was
out.
The remains of Miss Eliza'
Richardson were carried through
here Sunday, the deceased hav
ing died near Dennis Saturday.
Interment took place at the
Redmond grave yard Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. George Semple returned
Sunday, from a week's visit to
relatives in Winston.
Mr. Watt Daniels came in Sun
day from Madison and spent
the night here and left Monday
for King.
Misses Jettie and Bessie More
field spent the day with friends
at Rural Hall Sunday.
Mr. R L Vaughn spent the ;
night Saturday in Winston.
Mr. Clarence Fair left last
week for Dallas, Texas. His many,
friends here hate very much to:
see him leave but hope he will
like his new home fine.
Mrs. Lola Bennett returned'
Sunda* from a week's visit toj
relatives in Winston.
Attorney E. L. Broadhurst of i
Ureensboro was in town lastj
Friday on business.
Mr. E. 11. Davenport of Win?.- j
ton was a vistor here Friday.
Mrs. W. W. Wood of Mt. Airy I
was in town Friday, leaving over 1
Ihe N. & W. Ry. that afternoon
for Va.
Mr. J. (i. Plott of Statesville
is town this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. (I. Dcdson
and Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Rothrock
spent the day in Winston-Salem.
Mrs. W. S. Va"ghn has been
sick this week with cold, we are
sorry to note, but hope she will
soon be well again.
Miss Mary Martin returned
Monday from a visit to relatives
at Pilot Mtn.
Miss Mary Marshall, daughter
of Mr. Frank Marshall, who has
been attending the High School
here, is real sick with pneumonia
at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Sing fiouie Two.
K in.tr Route li, Fob. I(s.—We
noticed in the columns of the
Repot ter a fe* wee!:: - , a::oor Mr.
Alex Southern's warning the
people of the dangr-r of ground
hog day. He said the sun was out
all day, the ground hog saw Iris
shadow and that the next six
weeks would be severe weather.
Some of the people like the wise
man that built upon the rock, j
took the advantage of what the
prophet said and prepared fuel
and ratinons for six weeks of j
stormy weather.
The unwise acted as if they i
had never heard what the prophet'
said. Thursday night the dark
clouds rolled up and on Friday
morning when the people awake
they found the earth dressed in
a robe of snow. The wind blew
and the snow continued to fall
until Saturday morning at 1
o'clock. This caught the unwise
without fuel. We know of men
who had to tear down their barns
to burn to keep their families
from freezing. They now say
there is some reality in a good
man prophesying
Messrs. G. A. Jone3 and 1). F.
Tillotson were caught at Winston
with their teams,
j Mr. E. W. Holland, who is re- i
presenting the J. R. Watkinsl
Medical Co., traveled fifteen j
' miles Friday t.o got home and I
| came very near freezing.
The writer was with Mr. Hack j
! Smith. of Meadows, a few days
ago. Mr. Smith reports that ho
is Si > yean of age. Ho has T:i
[grand children and IS great
grandchildren. He h\v plenty
l of corn. wheat an 1 niaat, and
| plenty of m noy to run his b >si
;nes:?. Ho ploughed every day
'last summer that the weather
I would admit and expects to
| plough and work every day the
, leather is suitable until he is a
| hundred. He also reports that
he has lived a widower 40 vears
land expects to live a widower -10
I more years.
SCRIBBLER.
Dr. J. Walter Neal
Goes To Asheville.
Dr. •!. Walter Neal, treasurer
of the Meadows township road
commissioners, went to Ashe
ville today to attend to some
business in connection with the
sale of the Meadows township
road bonds-
Mr. Luico Manuel! is seriously
ill at the home of his father,
Mr. John Manuell, near Dan
bury.
Mr. J. B. Martin, of Stuart,
Va.. Route 2, was a Danbury
visitor yesterday.
Mr. Roscoe Chilton, who is a
student of the North Carolina
Medical College, at Charlotte,
came up Saturday to spend a
few days at his home here.
The meeting of the Etude
Music Club, which was to have
been held with Miss Mary
Taylor on Friday night, was
postponed on accodnt of the \ad
weather until next Friday
night.
I will preach at Smith's Chapel
next Sunday at 3 o'clock p. m.
T. J. FOLGER.
Alie Allen, we are sorry to note,
but hope she will soon be out
again.
Dr. A. CI. Jones went to
Liberty Sunday to see his little
granddaughter, Frances Smith,
who is real sick there.
Messrs. W. F. Bowles and A.
W. Davis returned Monday from
Va., where they have been
to buy stock for their livery
stables.
j Mr. T. J. Covington left Sat
| urday for High Point where he
j will spend several days.
Rev. Mr. Willey of Mayodan
sp?nt the day in town Monday.
ROBBERY SATURDAY
joe. Law son air! John Heath
Charged Willi Breaking
Into Home of Robert
Johnson.
AT PALMYRA CHURCH
Trunk Taken From Johnson's
Home and Carried Away
Robbers Fail To (jet Any
Money.
Warrants were issued Satur
day night against Joe Lawson
and John Heath charging them
with breaking into the home of
Robert Johnson, near Palmyra
church, nine miles southwest of
Danbury. The robbery was
committed Saturday afternocn
about 5 o'clock.
The thie/es ell'ected entrance
to the house by breaking out a
window in the kitchen and then
breaking down a door leading
into the living room. A trunk was
taken from this room and carried
away. The trunk was later
found in the woods some dis
tance from the house broken
| open. The thieves evidently
[thought the trunk contained
money. It is learned that Mr.
| Johnson formerly kept money
[in the trunk, but a? it happened
; there wa:, none in the trunk at
the time of the robbery,
; The warrants for Lawson and
Heath were placed in the hands
of Deputy Sheriff Frank Tiiley,
of Danbury, and he, in company
, with Mr. W. 11. Stewart, of
. Danbury, went to the scene of
the robbery Saturday night.
A large number of houses,
■ stables, tobacco barns, and other
houses throughout the commun
ity were searched, but the men
i had evidently left the community.
' as they could not be located, and
j the officers returned here Sun
day morning, having ridden
■ nearly all night.
Walnut Cove Route 1.
Walnut Cove Route 1, Feb. 15.
There was a small crowd at
Rose Bud Sunday, owing to the
bad weather.
Mr. Oscar Smith visited at
Mr. Chas. Tuttle's Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Sherman Tuttle visited at
Mr. Ttaos. Tuttle's Sunday.
The Valentine party given at
Mr. Gid Tuttle's was enjoved
very much by all present.
Miss Ola Lawson, who has had
an attack of pneumonia, has
about recovered, we are glad to
to note.
We are having some very
severe weather at present. If
it continues very much longer
the farmers will get very much
behind with their work.
Our motto, "slip and slide,"
is being filled bv every one in
our community, and especially
Mr. Beverly Tuttle.
Miss Pauline Smith visited
Misses Sadie, Dora and Glenn
Tuttle Sunday.
Messrs. Geo. Tuttle and Gray
Rutledge made a special visit
to Miller's Height Sunday.
GOSSIPER.
The road work in Sauratown
andDanbury townships has been
suspended since Friday on ac
count of the bad weather.
It has been suggested that the
date, Friday, the 13th, might
have had something to do with
the severity of the weather
Friday.
No. 1143