DAN BURY REPORTER"
VOLUME XL.
BOBBED YESTERDAY
General A. Hill. Carrier of
Star Mail Route Between j
Danburv and \\ alnut
Cove. Gets Away
With 53.000.
CI T MAIL BAG OPEN
Team Is Turned loose Just
Before Reaching Meadows j
I'ostoffice and Carrier
Takes To Woods
Reward Offered
Mill's Description.
General A. Hill, the carrier of j
the star mail rout»? between Dan
bury and Walnut Cove, yesterday |
cut a hole in the first-class mail)
pouch which he was carrying and
tool; from it packages containing
rvi.uOl 1 in cash which were being
sent by mail, and made his
escape.
The money taken was in two
packages. One of them contained
.">2,0! 10 and was being sent to the
American National Bank, at
Richmond, while the other con
tained SI,OOO and was being sent
to the Wachovia Bank «.: Trust
Co.. at Winston Salem. Both
packages were sent by the Bank
of Stokes County here and were
insured for their full value with
the Hartford Fire Insurance Co.,
of Hartford, Conn., so that the
bank will not sustain any loss.
The robbery was committed
while the carrier was enroute
from Danbury to Walnut Cove
yesterday morning, as the money
stolen was being sient from Dan
bury. When the mail arrived at
Walnut Cove the postmaster
failed to observe that a hole had
been made in the sack and Hill
was allowed to leave with the
mail coming back to Danbury.
When he was about h3lf way
Home and almost in sight of Mead
ows postoffice he left his buggv
and went into the woods, making
his escape. The mail which he
■was bringing was undisturbed
and was taken charge of when
Hie team passed Meadows post
office without a driver.
Hill has resided in Danbury for
several years, having the con
tract for the carrying of both the
Danbury-Walnut Cove and the
Oanbury-Madison mail routes.
He was a hard-working man, and
was considered honest and up
right by everyone.
Sheriff VV. C, Slate oilers a re
ward of $50.00 for Hill's arrest
and delivery to him. It is reas
onably certain that both the U.
S. postoffice department and the
' Hartford Fire InsuanceCo., with
■whom the money was insured,
will each offer liberal rewards
for his capture.
Hill's description is as follows:
About 35 years of age, 5 feet and
9 inches in height, weight about
165 pounds, light colored hair and
eyes, slight crapped mustache,
and wore green hat when last
seen.
Sa'aiy Of R. F. D. Carders
May Be Increased To $1,200
The rural letter carriers will
be pleased to learn that the pros
pect is excellent for an increase
in their salary to the much-to-be
desired $1,200 per year they have
long cherished. Several years
ago Senator Simmons introduced
a bill in the senate and Mr. Kitch
in a measure in the house to get
them $1,200. They were then
getting S9OO. Thru the steady
activities of these gentlemen the
wages of the rural letter carriers
have steadily risen. Rural letter
carriers earn SIOO per month
«nd they should have it.
! DANBURY ROUTE ONE
! New Residence Being Erect- j
ed -- Two Parties Are|
Given--Other News Items.
|
Dan bury Route I. Feb. 2.
■ Mr. »Jesse Bennett. has recently
: moved from his father's place to
Ma bo & Son's place where he
expects to put in a line of
general merchandise. Mr. Ben
nett is expecting to get ready
! for business by spring.
Mr. Terry Smith is having a
! very comfortable home built on
j the opposite side of the river
j from where he now lives. Mr.
I Smith is one of our best farmers
Jand now is showing the result of
j his success.
I Mr. W. R. Fagg is expecting
to have his new house complete
iby spring. On account of a very
j rough winter Mr. Fagg has been •
I prevented from finishing it.
I Miss Tilda Nelson gave a party j
jto a large number of her friendsj
| a few nights ago. The party
! was given in honor of Misses
j.luda Ray and Annie Hylton,
| who is boarding there and teach
ing the Ruck Island school. The
i 1 party was favorably carried out
! and every one enjoyed it.
Miss Lillie Flinchum expects to
j visit fiiends and relatives in
: Virginia this week.
Mr. James Mabe happened to
i the misfortune of losing a very
! line mule a few weeks since.
Messrs. .lohn Sisk and Straph
j Whitten were visitors at VV. R.
; Bennett's store last week. They
| report the sad illness of Mr.
i Harrison Taylor, who has lost his
! mind.
' Mr. 0. M. Rennett went to
i Meadows Saturday on business.
|
; been sick for a few days, is im
■, proving.
i Miss Juda Ray. the principal
, i teacher of the Buck Island
school, has been sick for a few
'; days but is able to take charge
-'of her duties again.
•! Mr. James Flinchum began
I' work recently with Mr. VV. A.
I' Nelson with whom he will stay
' for the summer helping him with
! I his farm work.
j Miss Mattie Nelson gave to
! her large number of friends a
.J party Saturday night. Messrs.
, ! D. C. and Charlie Nelson, John
ID., Reid and Eugene Fulp
> | entertained the young people
! ! with their music. The party
Mwas given in honor of Misses
i! Rosa and Trudie Simmons, who
! returned home Sunday.
Mr. VV. R. Fagg has a very
' sick child. Dr. Morefield visited
" | the child and reports that it is in
a very bad condition.
> We regret to learn that Mr.
| W. R. Bennett, who har. been
! sick for some time, is not im
proving.
1 Mesdames Robt. Oakley and
Jesse Priddy were visitors at VV.
R. Bennett's Thursday.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
P. Mabe, a baby boy.
Mr. Jesse Fagg has a very sick
boy.
Today is said to be ground-hog
, day by the older people. It is a
beautiful day and the animal
saw his shadow. What does it
mean ?
Walnut Gove Route 3.
Walnut Cove Route o, Feb. 2. —
People in this section are busy
preparing plant land and chop
ping wood.
Mr. Gilmer Barker, of Walnut
Cove, called on Miss Mary Smith
Sunday.
Little Robt. Conrad, who
makes his home at Mr. F. T.
James', was severely burned
Sunday from falling in the fire.
Mr. Samuel J. Smith, who left
Feb. 19, 1910, and went to Fort
ville, Ind., where he joined the
U. S. Army, and has served his
term, is expected home by his
relatives soon.
Miss Ethel Mabe, who has
been right sick, is much better,
we are glad to note.
Misses Ruth and Nannie
Mitchell and Messrs. James
Allen and John, Chas. and Ben
Mitchell visited at Dillard Satur
day and Sunday.
X Y Z
DANBURY, N. C., FEBRUARY 3, M 5
COUNTY FATHERS
Consider Several Bridge
Matters and Other Busi
ness At Meeting
Monday.
FOR NEW RO A D
Sheriff Instructed to Summons
Jury To Lay Out Road
Near Sheppard's Mill
Other Business.
The principal business before
the county commissioners at
their regular monthly meeting
here Monday was the considera
tion of bridge matters.
Unite a number of citizens of
Snow Creek township were be
fore the board and asked for a
bridge across Snow Creek, about
five miles east of Danbury. A
part of those asking for the
bridge wanted it placed at Phil
lips' plantation foard, while other
wanted it at the foard near
Sheppard's roller mill. The
commissioners declined to take
any action Monday, stating that
they would consider it at some
later meeting.
The present bridge across
Town Fork creek at German ton
was ordered removed and placed
across Neatman creek also near
Germanton, and Mr. li. R. King
was given the contract for the
work.
The small wooden bridge across
Snow creek, near Mr. J. W.
Pitzer's, was ordered repaired,
and Mr. Charlie Pitzer was
given the contract.
A petition, signed by a good
number of citizens, was present
ed to the commissioners asking
that a new road be layed out
j near Sheppard's roller mill. The
| petition was granted and the
Sheriff was ordered to summon
a jury and lay out the road.
The paying of a few claims
against the county was the only
other business transacted by
the commissioners Monday.
Sandy Ridge Route 1.
Sandy Ridge Route 1, Feb. I.
We are having some rough weath
er at present.
The roads are in a deplorable
condition now.
Messrs. J. H. Ward and Will
Simmons, of Francisco, visited
this section the past week.
Mr. Joshua Ivins and Miss
Lemma (irilfin, of near here,
were united in wedlock last Sun
day by Rev. J. A. Joyce.
Mr. S. R. Ward visited rela
tives at Winston and Mayodan
recently.
Mrs. W. T. Ward and daugh
ter, Miss Lillie, spent Wednes
day night at Mr. J. G. Dunlap s.
Several of our farmers visited
Winston the past week with to
bacco.
Mr. A. J. Hawkins, of Madi
son, visited his father, Mr. John
Hawkins. Sunday night.
Mrs. C. D. Duncan is quite
sick at present.
There was a pound party given
at Mr. Moir Hawkins' Saturday
night.
There was a musical given at
Mr. E. K. Vernon's Friday night.
Rev. O. P. Routh filled his
regular appointment at Sandy
Ridge M. E. church the fourth
Sunday.
About March 1 the transcon
tinental telephone line will be
ready for commercial use. The
rates will be $20.70 for three
minutes and $6.75 for each ad
ditional minute. If one wants to
talk across the continent he can.
but he will find in this case that
talk is not cheap.
IWITCOVE LETTER
Board of Trade Will Likely 1
Meet Thursday Night j
To Reorganize.
NEW STORE OPENS
li. NV. Fowler Buys Interest !u
Store oi James iSc Co. Streets
and K'oads In Biad Con
dition—Other News.
Walnut Ccve, February 2.
It is learned that the Board of
Trade, which was instrumental
in bringing new industries and
being of much benefit in many
wavs two years ago. will hold
another meeting possibly Thurs-1
day night of this week. Various
matters will come before the
new organization and with the
proper support of the citizens
and a plentiful amount of en
thusiasm injected into the veins
of the organization it will be of
lasting benefit to the town and
many things otherwise impossi
ble will be accomplished. Every
citizen who has an interest in
the town or a spark of hope for
the future should answer the
call of the first meeting.
Mr. E. W. Fowler, of King,
■ has purchased an interest in
! the store and bowling alley for
, merly owned and conducted by-
James & Co. The firm is now
i known as James and Fowler and
| will remain under the manage
jmentof Mr. J. E. James.
Never before have the roads
and streets been in such a con
dition, never has such a winter
been experienced in this section.
This is what two thirds of the
folks say, and while the asser
tions are probably true to some
extent we often wonder if it is
! a fact or whether everybody has
(just forgotten previous years
I and t&e roads of long ago.
Capt. R. L. Murphy tells us
that the new fire escapes at the
High School building were used
for the first time last Wednesday
when the pupils were drilled in
the use of the escape. He stat
ed that when the alarm was
sounded considerable excitement
prevailed but that the pupils
soon became accustomed to fill
ing down the narrow escape
with little confusion.
Mr. J. Will East last week re
' moved his family from their
! home on Summit street to his
j new home near the postoffice.
Mr. Oakley Grubbs, of Shep
herdstown, VV. Va., is spending
a few days with his parents
here.
The new hardware and imple
ment store owned and conducted
by The Joyce-Jones Co. is open
and ready for business. Mr. J.
R. Snider, of Winston-Salem, is
manager of the concern and is
being assisted by Mr. Carl Joyce.
Mr. John H. Marshall, of Fulp,
was a visitor here Saturday.
Mr. Marshall is one of those
far seeing farmers who raises
his corn and wheat at home,
diversifies his crops and never
has cause to worry about the
low price of tobacco or the ex
tortionate prices of Daisy Mid
dlings.
Miss Ruth Bowers, of Winston -
Salem, is spending several days
here the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Geo. H. Semple.
Mr. C. M. Miller, of Salisbury,
was a business visitor here Wed
nesday.
It is learned that Mr. J. E.
James has given the contract
for a new storehouse to be erect
ed on his lot adjoining Fulton-
Davis.
Mr. J no. A. Burton spent
Thursday in Greensboro on busi
ness.
Messrs. A. W. Davis and 0.
J. Cates went to Danbury Mon
day attending a meeting of the
county commissioners.
Elder J. A. Fagg spent Satur
day and Sunday at Basset and
other points in Virginia.
Miss Susan Gentry, of Mount
Airy, is visiting relatives here
this week.
The Gem Theatre has arrang
ed for vaudeville performances
in addition to the pictures this
week.
Mr. A. H. Joyce, of Danbury,
was here a short while Friday
enroute to WinstonrSalem.
Mr. J. Irving Bolt left last
BOYS GOT FOOLED.
Sat Up All Night Waiting For
Booze But It Never Came
--Other News of Kim*.
u
King Route 1. Feb. I.—The
farmers are wearing long faces,
as there has not been any plant
lan i burned.
Mr. S. K. Anderson visited the
Winston tobacco market last
week and reports prices favor
able.
Mr. Clade Boyles, son of Wade
H. Boyles, is on the si:k list.
There was an old time frolic at
Mr. Jule Eaton's last Saturday
night.
We suppose Mr. Wesley Eaton
is going to marry, as he is swap
ping horses"&nd hauling lumber
to build a new residence.
Mr. C. H. Buns ford says the
dogs are giving his sheep a lot
iof trouble, and h> says he will
kill any dog that bothers his
sheep.
Mr. Baucom will preach at the
Oak Grove school house the :'rd
Sunday in this month.
If this bad weather continues
the corn and fodder will be
scarce by the Ist of April.
Those fellows who have been
drinking so much booze got badly
fooled a few nights ago. A mis
chievous boy told them that a
colored man would be at a certain
point on the road with a load of
whiskey. So thev sacked up
their kegs and jugs and went to
meet him, and when they arrived
,he was not there, so they built
!up a fire to await his arrival and
i waited until the next morning,
; and they decided that the lad
. was only playing a joke on them
and at once resacked their ves
! sels and waded the mud five
! miles back home.
Mr. J. H. Dorsett has sold his
farm and will-move to Rocking
; ham county in the near future.
SCRIBBLER.
AT PINNACLE.
County Farm Demonstrator
Holt Visits School and Ad
dresses the Pupils.
Pinnacle, Feb. 2. Mr. YV. P.
, Holt, of the Department of
Agriculture, who is canvassing
the schools of Stokes in the
interest of the Coys' Corn Club,
visited the Pinnacle High School
Thursday afternoon, Jan. 2">.
His subject was corn. In a plain,
instructive and interesting man
ner he discussed this subject.
Beginning with the discovery of
America he traced the history of
corn down to the present.
He noted some of the many
uses to which this important
cereal is being put. He review
ed the progress of the Boys'
Corn Club, telling how it started
in the Great Corn Belt only a
few years ago and that now it is
reaching out into all the South
ern States. He then explained
the organization and showed how
it will help the community.
We hope that much good may
result from Mr. Holt's work and
feel that his visit to our school
was beneficial especially to the
boys who are interested in good
farming.
R. A. SULLIVAN.
Mr. R. R. King and other
hunters here captured a large
grey fox Monday, after a con
siderable chase.
week for Leesburg, Fla., where
he joina his father who is spend
ing the winter there.
Mr. D. S. Watkins will leave
this week for Oklahoma in the
interest of the Bohannon Tobac
co Co. His headquarters for a
while will be at McAlister.
No. 2,d62
GONE TO RAW
To Oppose Bill Introduced
B\ Representative Car
roll Tor Meadows
To wii> hi o
Citizen-
FOR MORE BRIDGES
Messrs. \. o. Petree. J. D.
Humphreys and J. C. WaOt
Will Represent County
Commissioners and
Highway Com
missioners
Mr. N. O. Petree. attorney f r
the county commissioners. Mr.
•J. 1). Humphreys, attorney for
the Meadows township highway
commissioners, and Mr. J. C
Wall, chairman of the board ct'
highway commissioners of Mead
ows township, left yesterday for
Raleigh, where they went to
oppose a bill recently introduce.!
in the Legislature by Keprese"
tative Carroll for Meadows town
ship citizens.
It is learned that the bill re
fered to above, if enacted into
law, will compel the count/
commissioners to build a certain
bridge or bridges in Meadow i
township in addition to the on? j
recently buill and will compel
the highway commissioners of
the township to construct the
(ills or approaches to the bridge
or bridges.
The bill passed its final read
ing in the House Friday but it
is learned that it is being held
,up in the Senate until a hearing
, can be had in the matter.
Proposed New Passenger
Station For Greensboro
Greensboro, Jan. 27. The
Southern Railway company has
submitted to the city government
and the chamber of commerce a
plan for improvements about the
station here. The plan is to build
a new passenger depot on the lot
opposite the Hotel Clegg, now
occupied by the old freight depot,
close up Davie street and tunnel
[ under Elm street. Property has
I already been bought at Pomona
and the round house will be
moved there. This will carry a
large part of the shifting away
from the city.
NEWS OF KING.
Grabs Manufacturing Co.
Start To Work--Personal
Items.
King, N. C., February 2. —
Mr. Will R. Ki«er, of Mt. Airy,
spent Sunday with his parents
here. Mr. Kiger is a former
resident and business man of
King and we are alwavs glad to
see him.
Mr. George King has returned
from a business trip to Stone
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. William Denny
of Pilot Mountain spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Mr. W. i. Linville. who holds
a position with the Southern
Railway Go., spent Sunday with
his parents.
The Grabs Manufacturing Co.
has started up again after beinjf
closed down for the installation
of a new boiler.
The R. P. Reece Lumber Co.
has closed down for a few days
until they can intall some new
machinery.
Mr. E. O. Caudle, of Winston-
Salem, spent Sunday with his
father, Mr. J. W. Caudle, who
resides here.
Mr. E. P. Newsum went to
Winston-Salem on business to
day.
Key. J. N. Newsum, of Roan
oke. Va., lectured at Galatia
church yesterday a*. eleven
o'clock a. m.