NOTICE!
To The Tax Payers of Stokes
County.
I will meet the tax payers of Stokes
county for the purpose of collecting
the 1914 taxes at the following times
and places:
Pinnacle, Monday, November 23rd, 11)14.
King, Tuesday, " 24 th, "
(iermantc.n, Wednesday, " 25th,
Walnut Cove. Thursday, " 26th,
Pine Hall, Friday, " 27th,
Francisco, Monday, " 30th,
J. H. Wright's Store, Tuesday, December Ist, " 9 to 12a. m.
Westfield, Tuesday, " Ist, " 1 to 4 p. m.
W. R. Mitchell's " Wednesday, " 2nd,
Capella, Thursday, " 3rd, "
Wilson's Store. Friday, " 4th,
Danbury, Monday. " 7th,
Dillard, Tuesday, " Bth,
Sandy Ridge, Wednesday, " 9th, "
Lawsonville, Thursday. " 10th,
I hope the people will meet me at the above times
and places and pay their taxes. Money will be much
needed to pay State taxes, and to meet the current
expenses of the county. I will remain at the above
places from 10 a. m. to 3 p, m. except Wright's Store
and Westfield, at Wright's Store from 9 a. m. to 12
m., Westfield from 1 p. m. to 4 p. m.
This November 11, 15'14.
W. C. SLATE, Sheriff.
[The People |
1 Should Know
i J
18 And take advantage of lj
the biggest SUIT SALE |
ever heard of in this part t
of the State, now going Z
on at BOYLES BROS. g
| COMPANY. The lot con- |
9 sists of hundreds of fine |
Z SUITS bought at a special |
• price from the Clearing fj
Z Houses. Many samples |
i in the lot for men and f
| boys. X
I BOYLES BROS., j
N. C. X
Mr. Kurlees Writes.
The recent Stokes county trial
held in Greensboro before Judge
Devin wherein Danbury and
Walnut Cove were plaintiffs and
Meadows township Highway
Commissioners defendants, was
quite amusing.
But says some one, "Are you
not mistaken about Danbury and
Walnut Cove being the plaintiffs
in that case?" Oh, no, lam not
at all mistaken. Of course it
looked better to the Court to
have two of Meadows township's
citizens named as plaintiffs, and
such was done, but to every one
acquainted with the facts, and
especially those who heard the
proceedings, it was quite evident
who furnished the power behind
the throne. Why Judge Jones
used the names Walnut Cove and
Danbury one hundred and seven
ty-nine times, more or less, in his
argument before the Court. It
was he who gave us a new inter
pretation of our road law. He
said in substance that when our
road law provided that the Town
ship Commissioners should build
and improve such roads as in
their judgment would bring the
greatest good to the greatest
number of citizens in the town-
I ship, that it did not mean that
! at' all, but on the contrary it
I meant the balance of the county,
'and especially Danbury and
jSauratown townships,
i You see a learned (?) lawyer
| comes in good at a time like that
| he can show you that a thing
I does not mean what it says His
I interpretation of our statute re
minded me of the dutchman
when the preacher who believed
in "sprinkling" for baptism was
arguing the case. He told the
j Dutchman that when the Bible
said "into the water" it did not
mean "into" at all, but "at" or
"close by" the water. Where
upon the Dutchman remarked,
THE DANBURY REPORTER
Mr. Phillips had Stom
ach Trouble for More
than Five Year*.
Mr. W. n. rhllllps, Jr., 133 Mnrc
lond Ave.. Atlanta, Georgia, write.*:
"I had tlio catarrh and stomach
trouble fnr more than five years, and
1 faithfully tried all the medicines I
saw advertised, and found they all
failed to cure me. I then heard of
Peruna. 1 purchased six bottles, and
after their use I soon discovered that
I was well, safe and sound.( I now
weigh two hundred and ten pounds,
and have never been sick since 1 took
Peruna It surely Is the best medicine
for colds, stomach trouble and catarrh
thai I ever heard at,"
"Veil, vel, Mr. Preacher, I vas
so glad dot "into" does not mean
"into," because dot passage vat
says "into the lake of fire" vill
not mean "into" but chuss "close
by," chuss "close enough to keep
gumfortable and varm."
We |f poor ignorant fellows in
Meadows township voted the
bond issue thinking that the
statute meant what it said, and
that the building of roads in our
township would be our business
and not that of Danbury and
Walnut Cove, but we were mis
taken. However, the boys in
Greensboro did not get what they
went after. They went down!
there with a bill of complaint, the
statements in which I, like Judge
L'ynum said in his argument, am
surprised that men would swear
to. In addition to this they had
a number of affidavits, the state
ments in whicft, like those in
complaint, go to show how far
men will go to carry their points
when in desperation.
All of the above statements
were made. What for? For
nothing but to injure the reputa
tion of W. R. Petree, Y. S. Smith,
and George Lewis just because
they had not seen fit to build a
certain three miles of road in one
corner of our township. But
notwithstanding the long com
plaint made out by Danbury and
Walnut Cove (in the name of
Messrs. Neal and Morefield) and
the affidavits of a few others,
what does a great majority of
Meadows township citizens say
concerning Messrs. Petree. Smith
and Lewis? Their complaint
says three hundred and sixteen
votes were cast in the bond elec
tion; two hundred and forty-eight
of these say upon oath that the
services of these three men above
referred to have been perfectly
satisfactory in every particular.
A pretty good majority, twQ hun
dred and forty-eight out of three
hundred and sixteen: and I have
heard of perhaps a dozen others
who regret being away from
home, thus being deprived of the
opportunity of signing. In fact I
fully believe if we could have had
three days more we could have
made it unanimous, hardly ex
cepting the men who • signed the
complaint. Then they, with a
clear conscience, could have car
ried back the document to Dan
bury and Walnut Cove and said,
"Here, father, is your child, do
with it as you choose."
Not only did we present the
Court with two hundred and
forty-eight names who boidly
disputed the charges in the com
plaint, but we also exhibited a
good map showing conclusively
to the Court the fallacy of the
statements in the complaint.
In the light of the above, what
was the decision of the Court?
Without attempting to quote
his language, Judge Devin said |
in substance that no reflection
should be cast upon the defend- j
ants. Not one word of proof had
been given that would condemn :
a single act by our Board of ;
Commissioners. And, indeed,
the Court said every act that had
been performed by them up to
the present would stand, and not :
one word of reflection should be
cast against them in the decree. 1
He (the Court) said as these men
had only two weeks more to ;
serve he supposed they would
hardly contemplate making fur- !
ther contracts and he would,
therefore let that part of the in- 1
junction stand, dissolving every 1
other paragraph in the document. ,
What must have been the feel
ing of men who had resorted to
such drastic measures to injure a
1 set of men and only get °.s a sop
the promise that the remainder j
of the money (about two thou
sand dollars) would be left for
'distribution by their successors?
!The bird they got was hardly
' worth the shot, for the lashing
of their consciences will no doubt
make them miserable.
But now a word about the suc
cessors to Petree, Smith and
Lewis. Who are they to be?
Messrs. Gordon, Johnson and
j Newsome were elected by sixty
i six majority, but 1 am told the
canvassing board refused to seat
i them. Upon what ground did
they throw out their election and
give it to others? Because of their
ballot being an illegal one, 1 am
[ told. The ballot was of legal size j
and was properly headed, bear
ing the names of Messrs. Gordon, j
Johnson and Newsom in legal,
style. But they decided that it
was illegal because the law says
that candidates for township
offices shall be placed upon the
same ballot, while our ticket for
road commissioners had thereon
no other name?.
Now, Querrv, when the law
says that ail candidates f-.-r town-,
ship officers shall be placed upon
the same ballot, does it rr.ean that:
the Democrats and Republicans
shall have ali their candidates of
both parties mixed up or. the i
same ballot? I don't believe,
there is a lawyer in Danbury |
| who will take such a position. 1
( (}uerry, again: if the law will,
allow separate tickets for Demo
| crats and Republicans, would it j
not at the same time allow either j
of them to run candidates for j
part of the offices in the town- j
ship without forcing them to j
have a full ticket? Surely, no
one would deny that. 1 there
fore respectfully submit this
proposition: If the Democrats in
Meadows township had seen fit
to run a set of Road Commission
ers and not run a candidate for
constable or magistrate would
it have invalidated their
ticket? If not, our ticket for
Road Commissioners was valid,
because it was neither a Demo
cratic or Republican, but a Citi
zen's ticket having as their can
didates one Republican, one De
mocrat and one Progressive.
We did not have any candidate
for constable or magistrate and
therefore placed none on the
ballot. Certainly in the light of
the law a citizen's party would
! have the same privileges accord
! Ed the Democratic or Republican.
I do not wish to cast reflec
| tion upon the canvassing board
| —supposing they were ignorant
I of the proper construction of the
I law - but after they reflect upon
the matter in the light of the
above facts 1 believe they will
decide that the "recall" is in
order, and that Messrs. Gordon,
! Johnson and Newsome should
' have certificates of election.
1 Messrs. Wall and Moran. whom
I learn have been awarded cer
tificates, are not to blame. How
ever, after their eyes are opened
to the facts in the case, 1 can
' hardly believe their consciences
! will let them take that which, by
j every principle of justice, belongs
to others. The canvassing board
|is to blame, only because they
did not have able council to pass
I upon the matter if at all in doubt,
before making a decision. Rumor
has it that Mr. N. 0. Petree was
sent for but refused to serve
them, notwithstanding that the
election of his own brother-in
law was at stake. Many a time
has Geo. W. Newsome stood over
the ballot box and guarded the
interest of Mr. Petree when he
was a candidate for office. Many
other citizens in Meadows town
ship, of no relation by blood or
i marriage, would have fought foJ
his rights; but the shoe is now
' on the other foot.
I understand he made the piti
-1 ful excuse, when asked for ad
-1 vice, that he had already made
enemies enough in Meadows
township. How has he made
enemies in Meadows township:
Has he done so by standing by
our interests —the interests of
those with whom he was born
'and raised? Certainly not. If
be has made enemies at all it is
because he has taken a stand
| against the home of his youth and
i against those whom he could al
i ways trust in every campaign of
i his life. He and other speakers
have gone up and down Stokes
county abusing the Democratic
! party for such crimes as the
."Halifax Steal" and others of
, like nature, and now, when the
election of three citizens in his
j home township is at stake, and
'seeing that the will of a large
' majority of said township is
about to be thwarted, he and
every other Republican in Dan
. bury sitsfidly by and allows it to
be done.
You Republicans in Danbury
who have made such great ado
about the cheating of negroes in
Halifax and other counties must
remember that sixty-six majority
of honest white men in Meadows
; township say that they want the
services of Messrs. Gordon, .John
son ar.d Newsom for Highway
Commissioners. Will the majority
be respected, or will it not?
3 have loved to believe that the
leaders in both the Democratic
and Republican parties in old
Stokes were the guardians of
fair elections. Is it possible lam
deceived? If I am, away with
the boast of a Republican form
oi' government. An Oligarchy
and not a Democracy will be our
fate.
J NO. W. KURFEES.
Germar.ton, Nov. 30, 1914.
Notice— Sale of Heal Estate
l!y virtue of a deerec of the Super
ior Court of Stoke* county, rendered
on ttie l'.ttli (lay of Sept. 1014, in the
fpecinl I'roeeedinjr entitled ".I. I-'.
Newsom. et al. expnrte," appointing
the undersigned a commissioner to
make wale of the land*hereinafter net
fortli, I will »ell at a public auction,
to the highest bidder for cash,
upon tlie premises at Kinjf, Stokes
county. N. on Saturday, Dec. .">th.
1014 at t lie hour of o'clock p. in. the
following lands formerly helonjrimr
to.John W. Newsom. deceased.
| rirst Tract, i»e>sinniinr at a lilack
I £um. .1. \V XcwHom'H and Crabs'
! corner, runs Kast tl\ iMi-Vi yards to a
| rock, thence North I(M> yards to a
I rock, thence West »'> s 2t>-.Vi yards to a
I post oak, thence South liiii yards to
i the beninniny.
j Second Tract.bculnniiiKat astake,
| Keiuer's corner, runs Kast with
j Crabs' line, crossing a branch s
chains and 11 links to s post oak,
| thence South on Lloyd's !ine4 chains
! and 77 links to a black yum. thence
| West crossing branch chains and
: 41 links to a stake, in Keitfer's line,
I thence North with his line 4 chains
I and 77 links to the beginning, con
j tainiiiK ."> 1-2 acres, more or less less
! one-half of one acre sold to L. A.
j Itutledtre and wife. The laud will be
Isold in two separate lots and also
as a whole to see in which way it
] will brine the In-st price,
j This the 12th day of Nov. I!H4.
I>. SLATE, Coin'r.
| N. o. I'etree. Atty. for Coin'r.
For Sale At A Bargain.
' A ninety-five acre farm with
! a new three-room cottage and
| feed barn in an excellent neigh
' borhood. It is situated on a
| good road near church and public
! school house, R. F. D. route and
i telephone connection. We will
| sell this place cheap. If inter
i ested let us hear at once.
Also have a number of small
lots and small portions of land
for sale near Oak Ridge Insti
tute. Write us. llnov4t
DONNELLBROS. LUMBER CO.
Oak Ridge, N. C.