DANBURY REPORTER ''
VOLUME XL.
COUNTY FATHERS
Besieged Wit!) Applications
For Bridges At Various
Places In Count v.
AT MEETING MONDAY
Special Meeting of Board 1 o He
Meld On Sept. RBth To Con
sider Bridges Settle
ment With Sheriff
and Treasurer
Made.
The county commissioners
were in session here Monday and
yesterday. On Monday there
were a number of applications
for bridges by citizens from sev
eral sections of the county.
Meadows township asked for
several bridges to be erected on
the new roads in course of con
struction in that township. The
contract for these will probably
be let at a special meeting of the
commissioners which will be
held on the 18th of this month.
Messrs. R. P. Joyce, W. G.
Dodson, C. M. Jones, Robert
Hedgecock, Dr. W. H. Critz,
A. W. Davis. S. C. Rierson,
John Bailey, Jr., and other
citizens of Walnut Cove were in
attendance at the meeting of the
board and asked that the bridge
across Town Fork creek at the
southern end of town be widen
ed and other repair* made on it
the board will consider the
matter at their special meeting
on the 18th.
Another delegation of citizens
a9ked for a bridge across Dan
river at George's mill. A com
mittee was appointed to select
a suitable site for this bridge
and report to the board at its
next meeting.
A bridge asked for accross
Snow Creek was refused on
account of the fact that the road
leading to the site was in bad
condition. The board promised
to consider the matter as soon
as the road was improved.
The only business before the
• commissioners Tuesday was
• making settlement with the
Sheriff and County Treasurer.
J. Walter Tuttle To
Move Ti Davidson County.
Mr. J. Walter Tuttle, of King
Route 2, was a Danbury visitor
Monday and called on the Re
porter. Mr. Tuttle stated that
ha had rented his farm for the
oming year and would move to
Wallburg, Davidson county,
about December of this year.
He will probably engage in the
mercantile business there.
Mr. Tuttle has a large and
very valuable farm. The County
Commissioners made an effort to
secure this farm some time since
for the purpose of locating the
county home there but were
unable to get it.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Neal, of
Meadows, and Dr. and Mrs. R.
.11. McrefielJ. of Moore's Spring:?,
were aiwr;: Danbu!"'s visitors
Monday.
COUNTY CANDIDATES.
Will Make Joint Canvass ol
County Beginning Octo
ber sth.
The county candidates repre-!
senting both parties will make a j
joint cknvass of the county be- j
ginning October sth. The firs' ]
appointment will be at Dan bury. |
Other appointments and dates i
will be published in the next]
issue of the Reporter.
Electric lights Will j
Be Turned On Sonn.
Mrssrs. J. Wesley Morefield
and son, L. B. Morefield, were
here yesterday attending to some
business. These gentlemen, who
are the owners of the Walnut
Cove Power Co., informed the
Reporter that within a very few
days their electric plant and the
wiling of the town would be
completed and the lights turned
on. Nearly all the residences
and business houses have already
been wired for lights.
Hill Farm Brings {2J25.80.
The farm of the late Caleb
Hill, which lies two miles south
of Danbury, was sold here at
public auction Monday and was
bought by Mr. Z. R. Moran, of
Meadows, at the price of $2,-
726.00. The sale was made for
the purpose of division among
the heirs but they .refuted to
confirm the sale. The land will
probably be re-sold at an early
date.
NICE OCCASION.
Nr. aod Mrs. R. N. Hedgecock Enter
tained About Fifty Of Their
Friends Tuesday Evening.
Walnut Cove, Sept. 7.—On last
Tuesday evening at their beauti
ful and attractive new home
north of town, Mr. and Mrs. R.
N. Hedgecock entertained fifty
or more of their friends in honor
of their guest, Mrs. Emma
George, and daughter, Miss
Gladys, and Misses Ruth Grubbs
and Lena Hedgecock, of Wins
ton-Salem. The guests upon their
arrival were met at the door bv
Mr. and Mrs. Hedgecock, while
Mrs. Hedgecock, in her charm
ing manner presented each one
to the guests of honor.
The house was aglow with
lights and flowers. The porch,
j reception hall, drawing room
; and dinning room were beauti
fully decorated in ferns and cut
| flowers.
Several dilferent games were
played, after which Mrs. Hedge
cock, assisted by Misses May
belle Vaughn, Annie Kate Jones
and Bessie Crist, of Winston
' Salem, served refreshments,
consisting of a salad and sand
wich course. Delightful fruit
punch wasdaintly served by Mrs.
George on the beautiful north
veranda.
! This indeed was a delightful
' occasion and one that will long
be remembered by every one
i present.
:
' The Stokes Ccur.r.ty Election
Board held a meeting at tie
'court house in Danbury Monday.
DANBURY, N. C., SEPTEMBER 9. I^l4
TEACHERS' MEETING
Held At Piedmont Springs
Last Saturday.
GOOD ATTENDANCE.!
!
Interesting Discussions On Various
Questions Along the Line of
Teaching A Picnic Dinner.
The Woman's Betterment As
sociation for the Improvement of
Public Schools held an interest-1
ing session at Piedmont Springs j
Saturday, Sept. sth.
The meeting was presided over
by the President. Miss Lizzie
Adkins, of Red Shoals, and there
was a good attendance of the
teachers. The sessions of the
association both in the morning
and afternoon were held in the
ball room and at the noon hour
dinner was served picnic style in
the pavil!ion at the soring.
The date for the next meeting
of the Association was fixed for
Oct. 3. 1914.
Some of the topics discussed
by the association were as
follows :
How to Ventilate.
How to Beautify the School
Ground.
How to Get and Use a Li
brary.
How to Keep the School
Register.
How to Secure and Keep Up
the Attendance.
The Value of a Farm Life
School.
MtttqWtolAlltoiKl
An out-of-town wedding of
interest to Richmond society,
which took place in Marion
on the afternoon of August 27.
was that of Dr. T. M. Hawkins
and Miss Virginia Kirby, of
I Marion.
The ceremony was solemnized
at the home of the bride's uncle,
E. H. Buchanan, in the presence
of friends and relatives. Rev,
Mr. Gilmore, of Rural Retreat,
officiating, assisted bv Rev. J. G.
Bellinger, of Jefferson City,
Tenn. Miss Mamie Pugh, of
Marion, was maid of honor; J.
Carson Edwards, of Richmond,
best man. The bride is one of
the most popular young girls in
that section, and Dr. T. M.
Hawkins is well known in
Richmond, having practiced his
profession several years in the
city. They left on a two weeks'
trip to several Northern cities.
After returning to Richmond
they will make their home at the
Richmond Hotel.
Death of An Aged Woman.
Mrs. Delilah Nelson, who re
sided with her daughter, Miss
Renah Nelson, near Piedmont
Springs, passed away Monday
after a long illness. The de
ceased was among; the oldest
people of this section, being
about 85 years of age. She was
the wife of the late James Nel
son, who was an ex-Can federate
Veteran, and who preceded her
to the grave by a number of
years.
The remains were laid to rest
at Clear Spring church burying
ground near Meadows today.
Mr. Charlie Davis, repre
senting the Stokes County Ware
house at Walnut Cove, was here
Monday.
TORACCO MOVING
Good Prices Are Expected!
On All the Markets.
BA NK OF STOKES
Invites the Farmers of Stokes I
To Deposit Their Surplus Funds
A Strong, Safe Bank Now
Entering the Tenth Year
of Its Existence.
The fall is now opening up,
and the tobacco crop will soon
begin to move and the evidences
are that the farmers will get
good prices for their tobacco.
The markets ail report that the
prospects for prices look good.
We invite the farmers of Stokes
county to deposit their surplus j
funds with this bank, and guar-j
antee them safety for their
money. We pay 4 per cent, in
terest, compounded every three
months, and your money back
when you want it.
We are now entering on the j
10th year of our existence, and
we believe that we have the,
respect and the confidence of the j
people of Stokes county. Our
deposits are near to the quarter
of a million mark, and we hope
to pass this point by a good
margin during the approaching
business season.
Call and see us at either our
Danbury or Walnut Cove banks,
and put in your application for a
calendar for the new year.
Your friends,
BANK OF STOKES COUNTY
DIRECTORS :
M. T. Chilton, N. E. Pepper,
J. H. Fulton, Dr. J. W. Neal,
J. Wesley Morefield, J. A. Law
son, John H. Marshall. W. J.
Byerly, J. B. Woodruff.
Col. Ball Auctioneer
At Cove Warehouse
Walnut Cove, Sept. s.—The
concrete floor of the new tobacco
warehouse at Walnut Cove is
being put down thia week, and
work is being rushed as rapidly
as possible to get ready for the
opening to take place September
15, or shortly thereafter. Col. J.
S. Ball has been engaged as
auctioneer.
Rev. E. J. Poe, pastor of the
Methodist church, goes to Stone
ville Monday to assist in a series
of meetings at the Methodist
church there. The week follow
ing the second Sunday he will be
engaged in a meeting at Brooks
town church, in the western part
of Forsyth county. Mr. Poe is
an able preacher, and the pastors
are to be congratulated on secur
ing his assistance.
Decided In Favor of
George's Mill fori!.
A. W. Davis, S. C. Rierso?
and C. R. Helsabeck, a commit
tee appointed by the county
commissioners to locate the most
favorable place for the building
of a new steel bridge on upper
Dan river, decided in favor of
the ford near li. W. George's
mill, but recommended also a
bridge near the Union mill.
JURORS DRAWN.
County Commissioners Name!
Men To Sir On Cases
At Next Terms of Stokes
Court.
At the meeting of the county
commissioners held here Monday
the jurors were drawn for the
fall terms of criminal and civil
court for Stokes. They are as
follows :
FIRST WEEK.
J. M. Tatum, R. P. Glidewell,
W. P. Sheppard, H. L. Gibson,
J. W. Flippin, P. E. Lawson, R.
S. Collins. W. L. Brown, A. J.
Corn, S. N'. Jessup, C. H. Boyles,
C. A. Flinn, W. M. Mabe, V. T.
Hartgrove, J. C. Wall, B. A.
Neal, J. Ham Martin, G. F.
Daniel, T. R. Nelson, T. Walter
Southern, J. R. Smith. G. J.
Moore, W. H. Tuttle, J. W. Fow
ler, Ezra Jessuo, Jesse Joyce,
A. L. Hawkins. Ed Nunn, G. T.
Baker, W. J. Fulk, J. V. Martin,
G. L. Francis, E. M. Adkins,
A. J. Joyce, J. A. Boyles. G. R.
Lawson.
SECOND WEEK.
W. H, Holder, C. L. Ames,
D. H. Wilkins, Robt. R. Boyles,
R. W. Smith, W. D. Dodson, S.
L. Smith, A. F. Christian, R. E.
Alley, R. A. Hedgecock, Jesse
Owens, R. J. Boles, N. F.
Combs, L. L. Lowe, J. C. Tuttle,
F. T. James. J. F. Allen, S. T.
Lane, J. T. Sams, J. F. Merritt,
A. M. George, W. M. Chistnan,
Waliace "Webster, J. Walter
Tuttle.
SIGNS OF TIMES
Carroll County, V a., Once Very
"Wet," Holds Temperance
Rally.
Mount Airy, Aug. 31. Yester
day at Epworth Church, six miles
north of this city in Carroll Coun
ty. Virginia, there was a big
temperance rally preceding the
prohibition election in that State.
A large number of people—speak
ers of prominence were heard and
an old-fashioned picnic dinner
was served on the grounds. The
crowd was said to be in sympathy
with the movement and that sec
tion of Carroll will cast a heavy
vote for prohibition at the com
ing election.
When it is considered that this
meeting was held in a few miles
of where Joseph Easter, a Dun
kard preacher, was called out of
the house and killed by George
Peters, a few years ago for in
forming on blockaders and in the
locality where the famous Allen
clan successfully operated so
many years, it is indeed strange
how, in a short space of time,
sentiment can so easily change.
Tnereissaid to be no blockading
in that section now and the coun
ty has a local option law that is
rigidly enforced, but the people
desire to draw the lines closer on
whiskey which has caused the
loss of so many lives and proven
such a curs 3 to that immediate
section.
Be so Ivl:sy when the devil
comet- t.o see you that he'll be
obligui to leave h'fo"" 1 yen
time to see him.
No. 2042
WALNUT COVE SCHOOL
Opens October First With
Brighc;t Prospect Ir. Its
History.
DR. MELTZER IN JAIL
Arrested In Greensboro Saturday
Hlectric Light Switchboard
Arrives Other News Of
Our Busy Town.
KANT.UtY UKPnliTi:!'.
Wiilll!!t » uve News Itlltvai;,
• K. DAVIS. Diliif.
Walnut Cove, September 9. -
On Thursdav, Oc'obar the first,
the Walnut Cove High School
will open for enrollment of
students with a full corps of
well - trained and competent
teachers. In an interview with
Capt. R. L. Murphy, one of the
progressive and energetic com-
mittee, he expressed himself as
highly pleased with the outlook
for a successful term and believes
that the enrollment will be the
highest in the history of the
school. About forty new desks
of modern design have been
placed in the building this week
but with all these Mr. Murphy is
confident that the present build
ing must necessarily be enlarged
this year to accomodate the
greatly increased enrollment of
students. The population of
Wainut CQve is steadily growing
and to maintain the high standard
of the school which is one of our
greatest assets it is up to the
people of the town and com
munity to see that the present
building is enlarged sufficiently
!to afford space for every child
: seeking the educational ad
vantages of the school. Mr.
j Murphv further stated that a
well is needed on the grounds
and that funds should be provided
for this necessity. With united
effort and co-operation on the
part of teachers, committee,
patrons and students there is no
reason why all these improve
ments cannot be secured.
Dr. Meltzer, an eye specialist,
who was located here about
three years ago, practicing his
profession, was arrested in
Greensboro Saturday by officers
W. C. Slate and R. P. Joyce and
brought here on the charge of
having secured money from
different parties in a question
able manner. He was given a
hearing before Justice S. C.
Rierson and in default of aSI,(HK)
bon 1 was committed to jail at
Danbury. l»r. Meltzer will be well
remembered by many through
out the county for the fabulous
sums which he charged in the
practice of his profession.
The switchboard for the
electric light plant has arrived
and is being installed this week.
All the wiling lias been com
pleted. strings of bulbs ha e
been placed along Main street at
each corner and everything is in
readiness. It is only a question
of a few days before practically
all the business houses, bote's,
warehouses, a few of the
residences as well as the strec ts
will be illuminated by the bril
i (Cer.tir ued on page 4.)