DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XL.
CONTEST ELECTION
Alleged Irregularities In
Town Election At Wal
nut Cove.
A BOLD HOLD UP
Mr. Watson Joyce Almost Rob
bed By One Ncjjro and At
tacked By Another.
Walnut Cove, May 19.
Hundreds of people from all
sections of the country have
passed through here within the
last week going and coming
from the Primitive Baptist Asso
ciation at Clear Spring. On Sun
day it is estimated that more
than one hundred automobiles
sped along Main street, making
it appear almost a city, while all
three of t-ie days the town was
thronged with visitors.
Elder Key of the Primitive
Baptists preached an interesting
sermon in the .Junior Hail Fri
day night and on the following
Sunday night Elder Wilson of
the same church occupied the
pulpit, both preaching to large
audiences.
Without any provocation a
negro employed on the road
•force near here, Saturday night
attacked Mr. Watson Joyce, first
kicking him and then drawing
his knife. Mr. Joyce, having no
method of defense, hurriedly
secured a gun whereupon the
negro beat a hasty retreat and in
spite of the efforts of the
officers is still at large. Earlier
in the week Mr. Joyce was held
up by an unknown negro who
demanded that he donate five
dollars but the negro was siaied
into leaving his intended
victim.
The Sauratown road commis
sioners met here last Friday for
the purpose of Considering claims
and the transaction of other busi
ness. It is leai ned that a number
of claims were presented for
damages sustained by the
remefval of top-soil but the
settlements were left open for
consideration at some other
♦ meeting. Mr. J. C. Buxton, of
Winston - Salem, attended the
meeting as attorney for the
N. & W. Railway relative to the
proposed crossings to be made
near the station.
Mr. J. I. Overby,' of Chatham,
Va., was here last week looking
over some real esiate which he
contemplates purchasing if found
suitable. Mr. O verby is favorably
impressed with the bright
prospects of the Cove and
surrounding country.
There has been considerable
talk among different people of
the town in regard to contesting
the town election recently held
here, owing it is said to some
irregularity in the size or color
of the ballots cast, it being
alleged that some of the tickets
voted wer% of a yellow color
while the law prescribes white
paper. It is improbable that
such action will be taken, when
it is known that the officers do
not receive any recompense for
their services whatever. Matters
more important than contested
elections confront the citizens if
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j side-walks, streets and other
[ needed improvements are to be
considered.
Mr. J. G. Flvnt, a prosperous
i young farmer of the Meadows
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[section, has recently purchased
! a new automobile, demonstrating
j the factythat the coming of good
j roads marks a new era in the
'heretofore monotonous life of
! the farmer, and it is only a
[question of time until the auto
| will be as much in evidence in
! the country as in the city.
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Messrs. Jno. G. Fulton, R. A.
| Hedgecock, W. N. Gilbert and
others went to Winston-Salem
Saturday to seethe ball game,
and to enjoy seeing Stokes
! county's southpaw, Carl Ray,
| trim the Hornet team to
j perfection.
Messrs. A. W. Davis and 0. N.
Petree spent Monday afternoon
in Winston-Salem on business.
Farmers in this section report
that the tobacco crop will not be
any larger this year than last.
A small amount of the weed has
'already been planted.
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j The many friends of Mr. Jno.
G. Fulton r gret that he is no
| longer in the race for Congress.
I -Mr. J. 11. Dixon, the popular
j buyer for the Export Tobacco
Company, who was on this
market last season, spent a day
or two here last week.
Mr. Joe Wood is visiting his
mother, Mrs. R. L. Murphy, here
this week.
Mr. John Waddill, one of
Forsyth county's progressive
county commissioners, was in
town Saturday.
Mr. T. L. Harris, the piano
salesman, was in town last week
on business.
Mr. W. J. Martin, who former
ly resided here but who is now
; living in Burlington, was in town
i Monday on business.
Messrs. H. H. Davis, Richard
Semple and Chas. Davis, of
Martinsville, Va., are spending
several days here in the interest
!of the Stokes County Ware
house.
Mr. R. W. Hedgecock, of
j Winston-Salem, was here a short
while Friday.
Mr. Dexter Tuttle, who has
been in school at Whitsett
during the past year, was here
Monday visiting his brother, Dr.
R. G. Tuttle.
Mr. S. G. Wimbish, salesman
' for Liggett & Myers Tobacco
Company, spent Saturday and
Sunday here with friends.
Mr. and Mr. J. W. Hall, of
Danbury, were in town a short
while Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
' Mcßae and Mr. Powell Gilmer,
!
of Winston-Salem, were visitors
here the past week.
Mr. F. S. Ross, of Wilson's
! Store, was here Wednesday look
ing after some business affairs.
Mr. N. E. Pepper, of Danbury,
spent a few hours here Satur
day on business.
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I Rev. Lacy Weston, of Wake
Forest College, came up yester
day to visit Mrs Weston.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Humphreys, a fin« baby girl.
DANBURY, N. C., MAY 20, 1914.
NEWS OF PINHACEE
Two Old People Baptised
Sunday Near Pinnacle.
MARRIAGE SUNDAY
Miss liessie Wilson Becomes
BriJe of Manuel Alatthews —
, Other Items.
Pinnacle, May 18. —Mr. Adam
Hall, who holds a position with
the RoanoKe Bridge Co., of Roan
oke, Va., spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Hall.
Old Uncle David Chandler and
and sister, Aunt Hariet, were
baptised Sunday b"V Rev. W. M.
Stone, being two of the oldest
people in our community. Uncle
David was so feeble that he
had to be carried into the water
and baptised in a chair.
On Sunday, May 17, at 4:150
o'clock at the home of
the bride's parentu, Mr. James
Wilson, a beautiful marriage
ceremony was performed by J.
P. Covington, when Miss Hessie
Wilson became the bride of Mr.
Manuel Matthews. The bride
was beautifully gowned in
silk. After congratulations they
were invited into the dining
room where a most beautiful
table was awaiting with many
good things to tat. The bride
was a beautiful and accomplish
ed young lady of Brim Grove,
while the groom is a pros
perous young farmer of Surry
county.
Little Miss Irene Covington
spent last week with her aunt,
Mrs. Carolina Covington on West
field Route 1.
Miss Daisy Wilson spent Sat
urday night with Mrs. E. A.
Covington.
BILL.
LOST A FINE USE
Mr. Charlie Pitzer's horse Runs
and Breaks its Neck —Gideon
Items.
Gideon, May, 19. — Mr. W. M.
Flynt is on the sick list this
week, and we trust he will soon
be well again.
Messrs. Cary Flynt, John and
Elmer Flinchum and Lemmie
Duggins called at Mr. J. Frank
Dunlap's a short while Saturday
night.
Mrs. David Reid visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben King
ton Saturday night.
Miss Lillian Mitchell called a
short while at Mr. W. M. Flynt's
Monday.
Mr. R. W. Mitchell's little
children haye been right sick,
but are now improving, we glad
to note.
Mr. Charlie Pitzer had the
misfortune of losing a fine
horse one day last wet k when it
became frightened and ran
away and broke its neck.
Mr. R. W. Mitchell has purch
ased himself a new engine and
he expects to do a lot a lot of
sawing during this summer.
DANCING KID.
MUSIC CEOBS MEET
Danbury and Walnut Cove
Associations Entertained
Jointly.
AT DODSON HOTEL
Nice Programs Rendered By
Each Club A Rose Affair.
One of the most delightful
functions of the season was the
joint meeting of the Etude
Music Club of this place and
the Lacisum Club of Walnut
Cove, held in the parlor of the
Dodson Hotel at Walnut Jove
Thursday evening of last week.
Mr. J. Irving Bolt, who spent
last summer in Danbury and
was an active member of the
Etude Club, has for the past
few months been staying in Wal
nut Cove, and is a charter mem
ber of the Lacisum Club at that
place. It was through his
invitation that the two clubs
were given this evening of rare
pleasure.
At eight-thirty o'clock the
guests assembled and were re
ceived in the upper hall by Mr.
Bolt and his father where de
licious fruit punch was served
by Miss Eisie Payne of Madison.
The presidents of the two clubs
then led the way to the parlor
which seonied to have been trans
formed into a rose garden. Tall
vases of American Beauties
adorned the paino, bowls of
lovely white half blown roses
graced the tables and on the
side walls hung bamboo cups
filled with roses of all colors
artistically blended. The Presi
dent of the Lacisum Club after
calling the meeting to order
i gave a short address of welcome
to the Etude Club and announced
the following selections which
made up the programme of the
Walnu'. Cove Club :
Piano Duet, Miss Stella Rier
son and Mr. Robert Murphy.
Song, "A Little Pink Rose,"
Miss Claude Rierson.
Quartette, "Garden of Roses,"
Misses Kate Jones and Claude
Rierson; Messrs. W. P. Wheeler
and T. J. Covington.
Song, "Roses," Miss Sallie
Fulton.
Piano Solo, "March Fantb
que," Miss Elsie Payne.
Song, "Sunshine and Rises,"
Mr. T. J. Covington.
Song, "In the Heart of a
Rose," Miss Lillie Joyce.
Song, "When the Dew is on
the Rose," Miss Bernice Wood-
ruff.
Song, "It Was in the Time o e
Roses," Mr. J. Irving Bolt.
Piano Solo, "Mozart's Fantasia
in D Minor," Mr. Robert Mur
phy.
The following is the program
of the Etude Club.
Intrumental Trio. "A May
Day," Misses Raynor Joyce,
Mary and Luna Taylor.
Piano Solo, "The Flatterer,"
Chaminade, Miss Mary Taylor.
Instrumental Duet, "Crown of
Triumph," Misses Nellie Joyce
and Janie Martin.
Vocal Solo, "0, Dry Those
'Tears," Miss Mary Joyce.
| Instrumental Duet, "Foust
j Waltz," Misses Mary Taylor and
! Mary Martin.
Piano Solo, "Orange B1 >ssom
Waltz," Mary Young.
| Piano Solo, "The Last Hope,"
jGottschalk, Miss Mary Taylor.
After this program Mr. Bolt
| distributed white rose embossed
s:ore cards which were used in
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! quite a unique rose contest.
i Miss Nell Joyce of Danbury
received as the prize a lovely j
picture entitled "The Rose
Maid." Dainty rose doiles were
afterwards passed in preparar
! tion for refreshments, consisting
'of delicious cream garnished i
; with strawberries served with
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Isaltines, in the quaintest hand:
i made rose cups.
At a late hour the two clubs
disbanded, feeling a deeper in
terest in each other and the
greatest appreciation of Mr. ;
Bo't's thoughtfulness in plan
ning for them this enjoyable
evening.
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Account of the* Suicide of .Mr.
(Purges Botes. I
i King iioute 1, May 18. There
was a great excitement in the:
Oak Grove section on Wednes
day morning between day-break!
and sun-rise when Mr. Burges
; Boles committed suicide. Mr.
j Boles'mind lias been declining!
j for two month's or more. On I
ithe morning of the 18th about 1
13 o'clock he left home, hit wife
! and some of the children follow
ing him. He tried to get away
: I from them by slipping through the
11 pine fields, and told his wife to
1! go back to the house and tend
■ :to the children that he wasn't
•I going to hurt himself. About
• • daylight he succeeded in getting
s' away from them and went to his
1 son-in-laws about a quarter of
1 a mile from his home. He told
i; his daughter that he wanted the
1 gun to shoot a squirrel. She
j told him that there was not any
j shells there. He got the gun
' | and looked in it and said it was
| already loaded. She tried to
» 1 take the gun away from him,
! but he jerked the gun out of her
, j hands and told her that he was
| not going to hurt himself, and
, he ran about 3or 4 hundred yards
near his plant bed where he
s!'ot the top of his head off. His
J family heard the report of the
gun and soon found him and
; gave alarm and a large crowd of
k citizens soon gathered in to
1 witness the horribla suicide.
On the 14th the remains were
laid to rest in the Haw Pond
cemetery in the midst of a
• large crowd of relatives and
; friends. Rev. Mr. Simmons of
Vade Mecum Springs conducted
the funeral services.
Mr. Boles was 51 years of age
and has been in our section
of the county for six or seven
years. He was a good neighbor
and was kind to his family. He
was a useful man in the com
munity and was a man that
worked hard and made his sup
plies at home,
f He leaves a wife, 8 children,
2 giand-children, one brother
and two sisters to mourn their
loss.
I SCRIBBLER.
ILIIM' INSTITUTE
To Be Held at Piedmont
Springs Beginning June
8, and Continuing r»or
Two Weeks.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
About Eighty Teachers, Principal
ly Younjr Women, From
Stokes and AdjoiningCoun
tiss. Will Be Present —
Prominent Educators
From the State To
Conduct Institute.
The Teachers' Institute for
Stokes County wiil be held at
Piedmont Springs .luneS to 20.
This decision was reached by
the county Board of Education in
session here Monday, after the
managers of the Piedmont Hotel
had submitted a proposition for
the taking care of the Institute,
as a \vhol\ A special rate was
given the teachers, all of wheni
will he acc:jmodatod at (he hotel,
including County Superintendent
J. T. Smith and family of Pan
bury, end two or more?educators
of prominmc; from the State at
large. The attendance at the
institute is expected this year to
eclipse all former associations of
the kind in the county. At least
80 and probably 10.) teachers, a
large proportion of whom are
! young women from Stokes and
adjoining counties, are expected
to be present, while many young
men and young women pros
pective teachers will doubtless
take the advantage of the oc
casion to receive instruction and
training in modern school work.
The Piedmont Springs hctel U
; amply capable of accomodating
! the Institute. The large ball
j room will be filled with chairs
i and desks for the recitation room.
! For the first time in the history
|of the Institute the whole body
can take meals together, as the
| Piedmont dining room will seat
more than 100 at once, while
there is ample sleeping room
for all under the same roof.
| A good many guests are ex
i pected at the hotel after June 1,
and the Institute will be an
added attraction at the Dopular
resort. The advantages of a
two-weeks' course and Piedmont
; water will be of inestimable
I benefit to the teachers, as well
as the pleasurable associations
usually offered.
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j Noice to lax Payers.
To the Tax Payers of Stokes
County:
! You are hereby notified to meet
the tax listers at their appoint
; ments and list your property
j during the month of May. If
; you fail to do this you will be
double-taxed and not released.
Please list your property for
taxation during the month of
May as the law prescribes and
save further trouble.
This by order of the Board on
May 4th, lf>l4.
CHAP BODENHEIMER,
Chairman.
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