DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XL.
SEID IRE BARS
"Portland N -*d" Brought
Safely Into Port.
CAUGHT NEAR COVE
Danjjerous'Safe Cracker Captured
By Stokes Authorities.
Greensboro. August 15.
"Portland Ned." yeggman, is
behind the bars in the Guilford
county jail. It is the first time,
so far as is known, that he has
been under the care of the
authorities since he was pardon
ed by Governor Cole Blease, of
South Carolina, in the spring of
1013, and escaped from the
governor's office before officers
who were waiting to arrest him
for North Carolina could get
their hands on him.
James Johnson, alias Edward
Morgan, alias J. P. Lister, alias
"Portland Ned," was arrested
near Walnut Cove August;J, and
has been held there until the post
office department could look him
over. He was found to tally to
measurements, scars from bul
lets and from acid, as well as to
fit the photograph that was
brought here from the rogue's
gallery at Washington.
With him when arrested was
C. Conway, who was brought
here also for safekeeping. They
were arrested on suspicion and
the charge was entered of carry
ing concealed weapons and hav
ing burglar tools in their posses
sions. "Portland Ned," on be
ing turned over to the postoffice
authorities, is held for blowing
the safe at Plymouth, this state
in 1888. for which th? 'officers
have been endeavoring to get him
these many years.
There had been considerable
housebreaking around Walnut
Cove a few days prior to August
3. On that day E. O. Creakman,
a section foreman, saw two su
spicious characters about four
miles from Walnut Cove toward
Pine Hall.
He reported to Deputy Joyce
and with him and two others,
John R. Smith and J, E. James
returned to the place on a motor
cai. They saw the two men near
a trestle and started toward
them. The nr.en went the other
way, refusing to stop even when
they were called to halt.
The deputy fired in the air and
as the three he had deputized
came close to the men they threw
up their hands. This was not
done, however, before one of
them had thrown the grip they
were carrying into the river.
Later, boys had been sent
back for this grip. It was lock
ed but showed that an effort had
pulled apart. In it were two re
volvers of 38 and 41 calibre
special Colt, dynamite fuses,
dynamite caps, soap, nitro
glycerine, etc.
They were bound over im
mediately for carrying concealed
weapons and for having burglar
tools in their possession. Their
suspicious apearance led the
S oVes county authorities to in
form the] Washington authorities
and Photograph Inspector J.
S. Lemes arrived here Thursday
and brought with him a photo
graph and description of "Port
land Ned."
He was brought to Greens
boro yesterday at noon by De
puty Marshal J. L. Boger, and is
under a bond of SIO,OOO. Conway
was brought by Sheriff W. C.
Slate, of Stokes cunty, and is
held under a bond of $1,200.
Inspector Lemen will investigate
the rogue's gallery to find if Con
way is wanted by the federal
authorities.
Mr. Lemen, made a thorough
examination of Johnson, finding
the acid burns on his arms, the
bullet holes in his back, scar on
his forehead and various other
marks. The indictment against
him in North Carolina for which
he is held was made from the
eastern district, he being charg
ed with breaking the Plymouth
safe 10 years ago. There are
said to be other charges against
him. He is thought to have
broken in at two places since
escaping, both being in Virginia.
He is in the neighborhood of
37 years of age, and has been
hunted far and near by the post
office and state authorities at
different periods for many years.
Most of his work has been done
in North and South Carolina and
Virginia, and lie is one of the
smoothest professional yeggmen
in the game.
At one time he attempted
escape from a South Carolina
camp by throwing red pepper into
the guard's eyes. He failed to
got away, however.
It was in the spring of 1913
that North Carolina officers were
waitingoutside Governor Blease's
office in Columbia for the crimi
nal, who had been carried there
by order of the governor after
pardoning him. Blease is re
ported to have walked out of ihe
room when the man, knowing
officers were waiting, made an
escape.
He had not been seen until the
Stokes county people arrested
him.
Quick Irip From Spray.
Messrs. H. S. Hutcherson and
L. J. Shelton were among a
party who visited Danbury from
Spray Monday. The trip was
made in a Ford car, and consum
ed just 4 1-2 hours. The dis
tance is 7(5 miles. The route
was via Summerfield,
Kernersville and Walkextown,
this roundabout way being
adopted in order to get the bene
fit of the good road from Wal
nut Cove here. If there were
good roads through Snow Creek
or Beaver Island townships, an
hour or two would have been
saved.
Mr. Shelton was here to at
tend to some business connected
with the S. M. Shelton's estate,
cf which he is administrator.
Mr. Hutcherson also had some
business at the court house.
Miss Lillie Flinehum, of Route
1, has been suffering with an
attack of malarial fever, but
she is imp;rovin/. .
DANBURY, N. C., AUGUST 1'), 1914
OLD SOLDIERS' DAY BRILLIANT AFFAIR
. |
At Danburv Next Saturdav
Week. August 29.
BIG CROWD COMING
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Name of Speaker Not Yet An
nounced. But Will Be Known
Next Week—Come and
Brinjj A Well Filled
Basket.
A large crowd is expected to
attend the annual reunion of the
ex-Confederates at Danbury
next Saturday week.
It is proposed that the address
of the day will be delivered in
the court house, provided the
crowd is not too large, where
the people may be comfortably
seated. The name of the speak
er has not yet been announced,
but this'will be given out next
week.
It is earnestly desired that a
good dinner may be prepared
for the old soldiers. There are
not as many of them as were
with us last year. Death has
made a wide swath since the
last reunion, one year ago.
Even the small lown of Danbury
during the last 12 months has
contributed two to the great
majority who have passed over
the river. Danbuvy will not be
represented in the march this
time.
Let every family who con
veniently can, bring along a
contribution of something good
to eat for the "thin gray line."
which has now become so wasted.
These reunions canr.ot last many
years more.
There will be a r.Lmber of
, ball game 3 aud >ther amuse
ments for the crowd.
I
Judge Douglas.
j Judge R. M. Douglas uf
( Greensboro is spending a few
, weeks at Piedmont. Judge
I Douglas is one of the most dis
j tinguished citizens of the State.
|He is a son of Stephen A. Doug
, las, celebrated in American an
nals. At the age of 18 Judge
j Douglas was appointed private
•secretary to Governor Holden.
jAt2O he became private aecre-
I tary of President Grant, hold
ing this position four years,
; then resigning to accept the
head of the revenue service in
j North Carolina, which he held
for 10 years. After this he
1 practiced law at Greensboro.
' Judge Douglas suffers with,
an impediment of his speech, a
nervous trouble which has af
. fected him for several years.
| Otherwise his health is fairly
| good.
He is a man of wide learning,
| and of advanced idtas with re
■ ference to politics and govern-
I mental atFifirs. He has a great
fund of incident and anecdote
connected with ante-bellum days.
1 A few years ago he wrote some
I memoirs of President Grant for
1 the Youth's Companion, which
■attained a wide publicity, and
were very entertaining.
Judge Douglas li£s a fire
i sense of the ridiculous, remind
! ing one, in this respect, of the
jlate Mr. A. H. Joj ca of Danbury.
The House Puny of Miss
Dore Korner A dunn
ing Success.
PIEDMONT SPRINGS
The Saturday Nijjht Dance, the
deception. anJ Other Inci
dents of the Occasion.
Piedmont Springs, Aug. 18.—
The dar.ee given cn Saturday
night at i'iedmont by Miss
Korner was quite a brilliant
atrair, being a charming compli
ment to the members of her
house party at the springs.
The hotel drawing room was
handsomely decorated with
goldenrod, fern 3, laurel and
rhododendron f liage, while out
side were numerous gaily colored
lanterns.
i In *he receiving line were
• Miss Korner, wearing a lovely
gown of lavender and white
taffeta; Mr. D. L. Donnell, of
Oak Ridge: Mrs. M. L. Mott, in
white embroidered voile: Mr. J.
; Gilmer Korner, Jr.: Miss Lueinda
Martin, of Leaksville, in pale
. blue crepe fie chine, trimmed in
silk shadow lace and silver
spangles; DA C. 11. McAnnally,
of Richmond: Miss Laura Noel,
of Elkin, in primrose yellow
crepe meteor, with garniture of
| shadow lace and hand-embroider
ed chiiiin: Mr. Billy Spach: Miss
Rriggs Prather, of Mt. Airy, in
' white cpepo meteor, with over
-1 drapery of American Beauty
crepe and lace bodice: Mr. Ed
Inman, of Mt. Airy: Miss Sarah
Chunn, in a cream shadow lace
gown with touches of Nile green
and one big Jacqueminot rose:
and Mr. Taylor Bynum.
I
After greeting the members of
the receiving party, thp guests,
were presented with cards by
;
j little Miss Frances Montcastle, j
|
! of Lexington, bearing this
j inscription : "Please follow the
j Japanese lanterns to the pavilion
jat the spring."
| Pretty ir.deed was tha walk to
I the ballroom, illuminated with
j scores of swaying lights in the
; most brilliant lanterns. The
: spacious dancing pavilion was
I attractively adorned with moun
tain greenery, laurel, ferns and
| holly branches, while bright
lights, inspiring music and
: general gaiety made up a strik
; ingly beautiful scene.
Among the dances of the even
ing several fascinating Spanish
figures were introduced, led by
Miss Korner and Dr. McAnnally.
| In the course of the evening■
refreshing punch was served'
from an artiotically arranged
bowl, with clusters of grapes and
trailing sprays of the vine; dainty
sandwiches were also enjoyed,
Miss Korner being assisted in
serving by Mr. Roy Caviness, of
Danville; Dr. McAnnally, Mr.
!Cole, of Greensboro, and Mr.
Pepper.
Altogether the alfair was cne
of notable beauty and pleasure,
. the guests numbering about one
hundred.
| The house party entertained
Wainui Coiie.
Walnut Cove, Aug. IT I'.ev.
T. J. Glenn preached two excel
lent sermons at Rosebud Sunday.
Mr. Charlie Tuttle and sister
Miss Fusis spent Sunday at Mr.
Geo. Newsom's.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Montgom
ery sper.t Sunday at Mr. Thos,
Campbell's.
Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Hutchinson
spent Sunday at Mr. C. F.
Smith's.
Hilda, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. VV. E. Bu'ner, re
ceived a painful injury Saturday
by failing off the porch anJ cut
ting her forehead.
A doctor was immediately
summoned and dressed the
wound and the little girl is doing
finelv at present.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ferguson
spent Saturday night at Mr. J,
G. Tuttle's.
Misses Sadie. Dora and Glenn
Tuttle and Pauline Smith at
tended the birthday dinner given
at Mr. Laurie Tuttle's Saturday.
They report a large crowd, a
sumptuous dinner and a good
time.
The Rose Bud ball team went
down in defeat Saturday for the
second time since the team was
organized three years ago, but J
on both occasions it was due to
the absence of our pitcher, Mr.
Albert Young. I merely mean
this was the principal cause, for
the team played very badly in
the field, making several mis-;
cues, which resulted in ruin.
The features of the game were
the terrific batting i f both teams.
Misses Carrie and Alice Watt
spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Pauline Smith-
Mr. Will Tuttle and family
Sunday at Mr. M. E. Rat
ledge's.
Messrs. I. S. and Robert
Burse spent Sunday at Tobaceo
vilie visiting relatives.
last, week at Piedmont Springs
by Miss A. Dcre Korner, spent a
gay time. Trips to Cascade and
auction ! ridge and rook parties
were the o»der of the day.
The members of the house
party included Misses Lueinda
Martin, of Leaksville, and
Camille Willingham, of Macon,
Gar: Dr. McAnnally, of Rich- >
(mond; Messrs. Gilmer Korner
and Billy Spach, Winston, and
I). L. Donnell, ot" Oak Ridge. !
In the party to Cascade,
besides the house-guests of Miss
Korner, were Misses Laura Noel,
Briggs Prather and Sarah
Chunn; Messrs. Wade Dunbar,
of Reidsville; Taylor Bynum,
Floyd Hunt, of Lexington, unit
Mr. King, of Leaksville.
On last Friday Miss Korner
entertained at a charming bridge
and rook oartv, complimentary
j to her house-quests.
Six tables were attractively
i arranged on the south and west
verandas, little Misses Frances
i i
i Montcastle, of and
| Sarah Tiedeman, of Savannah,
' distributing the score cards,
i eight interesting pro
gressions the guests enjoyed
! delicious iced melons,
j The first prize at auction was
: presented to Miss Noel, of Eikin,
I
I being a pretty ivory fan. The
|second priz?, a lovely box of
I Huyler's, was won by Miss
i Lueinda Martin, of Leaksville.
i
j Miss Biren, of Greensboro,
carried ofF the attractive fan
jaiven rs the first prize j.t rook;
and Miss V'il'ingham won the
box of benbons as second prize.
No. _\\ 40
TIE WO GAMS
Srarr Made Towards Builiing
Confederate Monument
On The Court House
Square.
A. TILLEY DONATES
.Mr. Til ley Thinks tl:e Pro'ect
Should Be Pressed Forward
Daughters of the Confederacy
to Be Organized Old Sol
diers' Day—La Jies To
D'j The Work.
The fur.d for the erect!:r. of
a monument to the Stokes Con
federate dead, which it is tiro
posed to erect on the court kou -e
square at Danbury, is beginning
to grow, and now standi ai
follows :
J. J. Martin SIO. CO
Danbury Reporter IG.OO
Amer Tilley 10. CO
Mr. Amer Tilley, one of the
most prominent ex-Confederates
in the county, called on the Re
porter a few days ago and ex
pressed his hearty approva. of
the movement to erect the mcr >
ment. Mr. Tilley believes t! .-6
there should bo no dilly-da'!:*'?
about the matter, and that the
friends and relatives of cvr
Confederate soldiers shov.Si
promptly contribute toward th's
most worthy undertaking. Mr.
Tilley showed a substantia! in
terest by subscribing $lO to the
fund.
At the r.nnual reunion cf t. e
Old Soldieis, which is to be h«:!d
at Dan bury next week, Aug. -0 t
it is proposed to organize a
chapter of Dsnghurs of the
Confederacy, which organisation
itsuaily takes the lead in such
matters. The ladies will be
asked to raise the funds n?c is
sary for the l.uilding "of the
shaft, which will cost about
$1,500. All donations will be
promptly acknowledged in the
columns of the Reporter.
Any amount, however small,
will be thankfully received.
Friends and relatives of ex-Con
federates, and all persons who
feel an interest in the cause,
•ire solicited to help defray the
expense. Every progressive
county in North Carolina or
Virginia has already built endur
ing marble to the memory of
those who so noblv fought for
their homes and firesides, hun
dreds of them dying away from
home in strange lands. Now is
' the time for Stokes to acknow
ledge the debt she owes to her
dead heroes, by perpetuating
: their memories to future genera
i tions.
Union Picnic.
The Farmers' Union picnic
hp re last Saturday was attended
by a large crowd.
The occasion was one of much
pleasure and benefit to the
farmers, and their families.
There were a number of interest-
I ing speeches on unicm matters
jby Mr. Comer of Danville, Mr.
i Taylor of Winston and others.