VOLUME XL.
ELECTION CALLEO;
To Vote On Bond Issue Fori
Roads In Beaver Island
Township.
APRIL 11TH THE DATE
County Commissioners Meld
Kegu ar 'Monthly Session
Monday Tax-Listers
Appointed.
Citizens of Beaver Island
township were before the county
commissioners at their regular
monthly meeting here Monday
with petitions asking tiat an
election be called in that town
ship for the purpose of allowing
'the citizens to vote on the
question of issuing $25,000 in
road bonds.
The commissioners ordered
that an election be held for the
purpose asked on April 11th.
The names of tho registrars and
I judges and other particulars of
the election appear elsewhere
? in this paper.
The county commissioners at
* their meeting Monday appointed
the tax-listers for the various!
townships of the county as fol- i
lows:
Danbury township L. J. I
> Young.
Meadows J. Walter Fowler, i
Yadkin—J. Walter Tuttle.
Beaver Island J. W. Young.
Peter's Creek—Augmon Nel
son. .
! Snow Creek—ll. T. Corn.
Quaker Gap-J. R. P. East.
Sauratown 0. J. Cates.
Walnut Cove Route I.
Walnut Cove Route 1, March
I.—The people in this community
have realized that the ground
hog is no fake whatever, for he
I is doing just what he promised
and that in full measure.
1 ' There was quite a crowd at
Mr. R. S. Smith's Sunday. Among
them were : Mr. and Mrs. Gid
• Tuttle, Mr. Will Tuttle and
family, Mr. George Hampton and
I family and Mr. C. F. Smith and
little daughter.
1 Mr. Frank Young called on
Miss Beatrice Tattle Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. Will Bowles called on Miss
' Pauline Smith Sunday.
Misses Sadie and Glenn Tuttle
visited at Mr. T. T. Campbell's
Saturday and Sunday.
1 Miss Mollie Smith visited at
4
i Mr. Sam Hampton's Sunday.
! Mr. G. T. Burge visited at Mr.'
Thomas Tuttle's Sunday after- j
noon.
Mr. 11. C. Allen spent Sunday 1
i night at Mr. R. S Smith's.
! Miss Martha Rutledge visited i'
•„ Miss Etta Bowles Sunday.
Mr. Watson Smith, of Winston, |
P spent Sunday with home folks j
I here.
Messrs. G. W, and 0. G. j
Rutledge # cailed on their best!'
r girls Sunday afternoon.
Mr. C. B. Voss called on Miss
Macie Young Sunday.
GO33IPER.
\' Mr. Thomas S. Petree, who
has been acting assistant cashier
at the Bank of Stokes County in ;
Walnut Cove, came up today to
i spend a few days at his home here.l
He will leave soon for King, i
ft where he will be cashier of the,
ft new bank sion to be established
I* there.
I piiii! mmm.
i Delegates Appointed To District
Conference Missionary Com
mittees Appointed.
Quarterly Conference was held
at Danbury yesterday, (March
2,) with two stewards
I present. One of these was W.
J. Adkina, the steward who is
never absent from a quarterly
meeting. We were sorry that
our Presiding Eider could not
be with us. The writer did not
attempt to fill the Elder's place,
only followed the programme
which had been given him to
follow.
The ft Mowing were elected
delegates to the District Con
ference : E. P. Pepper, H. J.
Hundley, J. M. Lovins and Rus
sell Ward.
.The Missionary Committees
for the various charches were
elected, and are as follows :
Mrs. J. T. Smith, Misses Jessie
Pepper and Sadie Petree for
j Danbury; Miss Lizzie Adkins,
| Mrs. Jim Smith and Mrs. J. W.
| Pitz'jr for Davis Chapel; Misses
| Sudie Duncan, Delia C.irter and
j Mrs. Lao Wall for Delta; Miss
Laura Ellington and Mr. 11. J.
Hundley for Sandy Ridge; Mrs.
C. D. Smith for Smith's Chapel;
Mrs. George Ore forVade Mecum;
Mr. Roy Redding for Union
Hill; Misses Rj„th Mitchell and
Chattie Lasley for Mt. Carmel;
Misses Harriett and Fannie
Wall and Mr. J. M. Lovins for
Snow Hill. Mr. Russell Ward
was elected a steward for Del
ta.
I trust these committees will
assist me in collecting our mis
sionary money.
T. J. FOLGER.
JOE LAWSQN GONE AGAIN.
Was Arrested In High Point This
Week But Released Before
Stokes Officer Got There.
A telegram to the Stokes
authorities here this week stated
that Joe Lawson, who is wanted
hero, had been captured in High
' Point and was being held there.
Deputy Sheriff Watson J®yce,
of Walnut Cove, left next day
after receiving the telegram, but
iwhen he arrived at High Point
j it was found that on account of
j not getting a ieply to their
! telegram, the officers had re-
I leased Lawson and that he had
Lleft for parts unknown,
j It will be recalled that Lawson
|is one of the men for whom
! warrants were recently issued
| charging them with breaking
| into the 1 ome of Mr. Robert
Johnson, near Germanton, and
; stealing a trunk. Tlv; other of
fender, John Heath, is also at
| large.
Mrs. larkin lynch 111.
By telephone to the Reporter,
j Mrs. Larkin Lynch, of Pilot
|Mtn. Route 1, is reported to be
,on the sick list this week. She
is thought to be taking
pneumonia. We hopa for her a
speedy recovery.
DANBURY, N. C.. MARCH 4. 1914.
jIIIBTCIVEIEEIER
| Mr. P. H. Linville, The
New Postmaster,• Takes
Charge Of Office.
| DELIGHTFUL DANCE
I N
! Miss Nina and Mr. Hassel More
field Entertain Their Young
friends Personal Items.
Walnut Cove, March 3.—Mr.
and Mrs. P. W. Davis entertain
ed their friend* very delight
fully at a dance on last Thurs
day eyening at their home on
Summit Avenue, from eight'till
| eleven-thirty o'clock. Quite a
I crowd was out snd e«joyed the
evening to the fullest extent.
Misses Claudia and Stella
RitVson entertained the Walnut
Cove music club very delightful
ly on last Friday evening.
Nina and Hassell Morefield
entertained q, number of their
friends on last Friday in honor
of their fourteenth birthday
anniversary and various games
were played and refreshments
were served and every one enjoy
ed the evening very much. Nina
and Ilasscll received many nice
presents.
Rev. Dr. Smith filled his
regular appointment at the
Baptist church Sunday morning
and at night.
Mr. A. E. Strode, operator at
the Norfolk and Western station,
is spending a few days at his
home at Charleston, W. Va.,
during the illness of his mother.
He is being relieved by Mr. R. J.
Bryan, of Buchanan, Va.
Miss Flossie Crews, of Belews
Creek, spent the week end in
town as the guest of her sister,
Mrs A. W. Davip.
Mr. P. H. Linville, our new
postmaster, took his position ea
March Ist, with Mr. Sam Heath
as assistant postmaster.
Miss Mable McKenzie, of Ger
manton, spent several days' in
town last week visiting friends
and relatives.
Miss Ruth Bowers, of Winston-
Salem, spent the week end in
town with her sister, Mrs.
George Semple.
Mr. T. J. Smith, of Reidsville,
left Saturday for home after
spending several days here on
the tobacco market.
Rev. Mr. Willie, of Majodan,
was in town Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morefield
spent the week end with rel
! atives at Pilot Mtn.
Miss Lizzie Ripple spent Satur
day and Sunday with friends
and relatives in Winston-Salem.
Mr. G. W. Farthing visited
| friends at Stolu sdale Sunday.
Mr. A. W. Daniela, of Madison,
j was in town this week.
Mr. Porter McKenzie, of Wins
! ton, was here Sunday.
Messrs, Chap Bodenheimer,
J. M. Fagg and J. I. Owens,
members of the luard of county
commissioners, were here today
attending a special meeting of
the board.
«
BESS OF BllliO
Woman's Betterment Asso
ciation Gives Sack And
Pie Pari/.
BENEFIT OF SCHOOL
Plav Given Up On Account Of
Bad Weather—A Debate.
Dillard, March 3. The sack
and pie party given by the
Betterment Association here
Wednesday night was a success.
The pies averaged more than
$2,50 each, while the sacks
were returned full. The Dillard
Betteiment Association has,
since organizing last fall, bought
water coolers, desks and a chair
each for our three teachers.
The school here was getting up
a play: "Ten Nights in a Bar
room," but owing to bad weather
it was given up.
Metsrs. Charles Mitchell, Will
Ward, James Herd, Dave Mar
tin, Grady and Lenis Mitchell
called at Mr. G. W. Roberts'
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Young spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. G.
C. Roberts.
Misses Delia and Ruth Alcorn
visited at Mr. W. M. Stultz's
Sunday.
Miss Mallie Young spent Mon
day night with Mr. Will Peebles.
The people of this section en
joyed a debate between part of
the pupils of this school Wed
nesday night.
The Dillard Betterment Asso
ciation wish to extend their
thanks to those who returned
full sacks at the sack party Wed
nesday nigkt.
BETTIE ROBERTS,
Secretary ' 'he Dillard Better
ment Assrciation, Dillard, N. C.
Death of Young Man
• On Germanton Route 1.
By telephone to the RepDrter.
Mr. Powell Mitchell, a prom
inent young farmer, died at his
home on Germanton Route 1
last Saturday of tuberculosis.
Mr. Mitchell ha 1 been sic!
only about two weeks and his
death was a surprise to the
community. At the time of his
death he was 18 years, 2 months
and 6 days old.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by
his mother, three brothers and
one sister as fol'ows : Mrs.
John Mitchell, Messrs. Willie,
Ernest, Ed and Callie Mitchell
and Miss Anna Mitchell, all of
whom live on Uermanton Route
1.
Interment was made Monday
evening at 5 o'clock at the
Lutheran church in the presence
of a large crowd of friends and
relatives. Elder J. U. Southern
conductjd the funeral services.
The bereaved family has the
sympathy of the entire com
munity.
Pastor T. J. Folger will preach
at Mr. Carmel on Saturday nijjht
! instead of Sunday morninjr.
Dr. J. Walter Noal, of Mead
lowa, spent a f nv hours lv re. to
jday.
■ is posipmei
Bessie Cook Enters Suit Against
Caleb Jessup For Breach of,
Promise—Trial March 19th.
A criminal action in which;
Bessie Cook, of the Westfield
section, has indicted Caleb
Jessup, of the same section, for |
breach of promise, is creating i
considerable interest in that part
:of the county. The trial was
to have been held before Justice
|of the Peace J. P. Lynch, of
! Pilot Mt. Route 1, yesterday, but
1 on account of the fact that some
;of the parties to the suit were
, unable to attend the trial was
1 postponed until March 19th.
It appears from the evidence
i that on the 7th of January last
! Caleb Jessup secured license 1
j from the Register of Deeds of
Stokes county to marry Bessie
j Cook, the prosecutrix, and that
i a few days later Jessup secured
| another license in Surry county
and married a Miss Owens, of
thaf county, with the result
| above stated.
; Germanton Route 1.
|
| Germanton Route 1, March 1.
—The people of Meadows town
ship are looking for good roads
and we hope we will soon have
them.
Mr. J. S. Chapman visited
Mr. Y. S. Smith Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero White
visited Mr. Robt. Wagoner Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. 'Smith,
Mr. Y. S. Smith and little son,
Carl, visited Mr. Will Darnell
Sunday.
Mr. Robt. B. Smith visited Mr.
J. S. Chapman Sunday.
Messrs. Robt. and Gaston
Smith, who are attending school
at Walnut Cove, visited their
parents Sunday.
Miss Effie Rutledge visited
Miss Jones Sunday.
There will be preaching at
Palmyra Sunday at 11 o'clock.
Miss Etta Rutledge spent Sun
day with her mother.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Meadows, a fine boy.
Mr. J. B, Chapman and family
and Mr. Will Meadows and
family visited Mr. Sam Meadows
Sunday.
Miss Una Rutledge, who is
teaching at Young's school heuse,
visited her parents Sunday.
| Mr. W. I. Smith and family
, visited Mr. J. S. Chapman Sun
| day.
Mr. J. B. Green, who has
j been very sick, is very much
i improved, we are glad to note.
J Mr. Y. S. Smith, who has
: been suffering from rheumatism
is convalesent, we are glad to
say.
| Misses Stella Smith and Pearl
Blaylock visited Mr. J. F. Allen
Sunday.
BUSTER BROWN.
Attorneys N. 0. Petree and
J. W. Hall are spending a few
days in the northern part of the
| county looking after the survey
ing of a tract of land in which
i they are interested a 9 counsel.
SIMM BONDS
Sold To C. N. Ma!one
Co., Bend Buyers, of
Asheville.
FORWARDED TODAY
County Com mis. l i >ner» Held
Special Mtetinjf Here Today
For Purpose of Expiring
The liordi.
Sauratown township has sold
its $50,000 worth of road bonds
to C. N. Malone & Co., btnd
buyers, of Asheville, N. C., and
the board of County Commis
sioners held a special session in
Danburv today for the purpose
of execut'ng the bonds.
The Sauratown commissioners
will receive the money for the
bonds as soon rs they are sent
to Asheville, which will be cone
at once.
The purchasers of th? Saura
town township bonds &re the
s-\me reople who recently bought
the Meadows township bonds.
POISONED MULE.
Mr. Frank Davis Loses Good
Animal From Eating Paris
Green.
Mr. J. W. Heath, of Walnut
Cove, was here yesterday tnd
stated that some unknown poi son
last Sunday poisoned a very fine
mule beknging to Mr. Fiank
Davis, one of his neighbors. The
poison used was paris green and
quite a quantity of it was found
on the mule's food which was
left where it had been eating.
The animal died soon after eat
ing the poison. Mr. Davis, it
is learned, will make special
effort to appreheni the guilty
party.
News of Capella.
By telephone to the Reporter.
Capella, March 4.- The infant
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall has
been 6eriously ill for the last
day or two with membranous
croup, but is improving some,
we are glad to say.
Mr. J. T. Watkins went to
Winston today with a load of
tobacco.
Mrs. Fountain Baker, of Ger
manton Route 1, who has been
seriously ill for some time, does
not stem to improve any, we
are sorry to say.
Mr. J. H. Keaton, of Vade
Mecum, will in the near future
install a new telephone in his
residence on the Big Creek line.
iMany Trees Uprooted
! lo Campbell Section.
Mr. W. R. Stovall, of Camp
bell, who was a Danbury visitor
Monday, reported that the severe
wind Sunday and Monday did
much damage to timber in some
sections mar his hom?. Mr.
Stovall stated that on his way to
Danbury Monday he counted
fourteen large trees across the
public road within a very short
distance.
No. 114.5