DAN BURY REPORTER
VOLUME XLIII.
TO CLOSE MARCH 19
Warehouses at Walnut Cove
Have Sold Up To This
Time Almost Two Mil
lion Pounds of The
Weed.
BUSINESS CHANGE
*
Boston Man Buys Stock of Stokes
Hardware Co. Southern Has
Another Wreck—Revival
In Progress Safe
Crackers Arrest
ed—Personals.
Walnut Cove, March !).—The
local tobacco warehouses here will
close for this season on Friday.
March 19, after a very sucess
ful six months work, during
which time they have sold al
most two million pounds of to
bacco at an average that will
compare more than favorably
with any other market in this
section of the State. While it
is rather early to close the, ware
housemen are of the opinion that
the small quantity of the weed
in the country at that time will
hardly justify the byyers to re
main on the market longer. The
farmers are urged to bring their
holdings on to the home market
within the next few davs.
A slight wreck on the South
ern railway near Germanton
early Monday morning resulted
in the engine of the eastbound
passenger train leaving the track
but the brakes were applied be
fore any cars were derailed. The
train arrived only about three
hours late.
Uev. Blum H. Vestal, a Holi
ness evangelist, of Greensboro,
is conducting a revival meeting
at the Junior hall this week. His
sermons are stirring and much
interest is being manifested in
the services. The meeting will
continue thru next Sunday.
Messrs. A. W. Davis and C.
!1. Marshall spent Sunday and
Monday in Winston-Salem on
business.
Postmaster P. H. Linville, who
has been confined to his home
nursing a vaccinated arm and a
severe attack of lagrippe, is
again able to be out, we are glad
to note. During his absence
Mr. Newion Young assisted Mr.
Hutcherson in the postoffice.
Miss Julia Adams, of Winston-
Salem, arrived here Sunday and
is the guest of Miss Sallie Fulton.
Mr. Jno. A. Burton went to
Danbury Monday on business.
Elder J. A. Fagg, accompanied
by Elder Wilson, spent Saturday
am] Sunday at Pinev Grove and
other points.
Mr. Walter F. Davis, a former
resident of this county, but who
has been in Arizona and other
western states for the past eight
years, was in town yesterday
shaking hands with old acquaint
ances.
Two jews, whose names were
not learned, were arrested at'
the station Friday morning and
taken to Roanoke, Va. t where
they are alleged to have cracked
a small safe.
The Stokes Hardwa c and
Furniture Co., which for several
years has been conducted by
Messrs. J. R. Voss and R. L.
Vaughn, was last week sold to
Mr. P. T. Harrington, of Boston,
Mass., who will conduct the
business along the same lines.
Mr. Vaughn, it is understood,
will retain his position with the
firm.
Mr. James Wagoner, of Wal
kertown, was here several days j
the past week with a drove of |
horses.
Mr. S. W. Gentry, of Mount j
Airy, who has been traveling in j
South Carolina, is spending some j
time with his sister, Mrs. W. S. I
Vaughn, at the Vaughn hotel. \
Mr. J. R. Snider spent Sunday j
at his home in Winston-Salem, j
Mr. Snider expects to move his,
family here as soon as he can i
secure a suitable home.
Rev. H. A. Wilev, of Mayodan,
spent a few hours here Monday j
enroute from Mt. Airy.
Miss Eunice Vaughn returned!
Sunday from a visit to relatives \
in Winston-Salem.
The Danbury public school ex-'
oires Friday.
LACISUM CLUB ENTERTAINED
BY MISS LUCY BURTON.
A Guessing Contest Adds
Interest To the Meeting-
Club Will Be Entertained
By High School Faculty
On March 18th.
Walnut Cove, March 8. —
j Thursday evening the Lacisum
Club held an unusually interest
ing and enjoyable meeting with
Miss Lucy Burton at her home
on Summit avenue.
After the short business session
at the opening of the meeting,
the study of Mendelssohn was
taken up.
The program as rendered fol
lows :
Piano solo "Spring Song,"
Miss Lucy Burton.
Piano solo "Venetian Boat
Song," Miss Mary Martin.
Reading--"Sketch From Life
of Mendelssohn," Miss Weddell. i
Piano solo-"A Song Without
Words." Miss Stella Rierson.
Duet—"Abide With Me, (air
to Consolation)," Mr. bnd Mrs.,
j T. J. Covington.
i Piano solo—"Hunting Song,".
Miss McPherson.
At the conclusion of the
program a guessing contest was
given. Four young ladies,
Misses McPherson, Weddell,'
Martin and Rierson, having the
same number of correct answers,
i drew for the prize; a copy of
! Shubort's Serenade. Miss Rier
| son was the lucky winner.
Following this contest the
! hostess, assisted by Mrs. Coving- 1
I ton. served a delicious course of I
| refreshments.
I The club will be entertained at
'its next meeting, March ISth, by
' the faculty of the high school at
i the school building.
CQKFEDERATE VETERANS' '
PENSIONS INCREASED
i
i Soldiers and Widows Will
j Receive Four Dollars Perj
Year More Than Form-!
erly.
An increase of foUr dollars an-'
nually is given the Confederate
pensioners of the State by a bill
which passed the House at a I
recent session. Pensioners of!
the first class will hereafter re- 1
ceive under the provisions of this |
bill S7O, second class, $64; third
class, $52, and fourth class $36
annually. The widows of Con
federate veterans are included in
I the fourth class. The bill does
not apply to soldiers or widows
worth SSOO and above.
Can't Do Without It and
Keep Peace In the Family
The Reporter received this!
week the following note from a |
prominent citizen of the:
county:
Editor Reporter:
Enclosed find check for renew- j
al of my subscription to the Re- i
porter. I find it is impossible to j
do without the paper and keep i
peace in the family.
i
Mr. John Glidewell j
Goes To Soldiers Home.
Mr. John Glidewell, an old |
Confederate Veteran of Stokes, j
who has recently been making!
his home with Mr. James Nelson j
near Danbury, left today fori
Raleigh where he will enter the j
Soldiers' Home. Mr. Glidewell,!
who is quite old, is in poorj
health.
DANBURY, N. C.. MARCH 10. H»ls
ANOTHER 00001
Mr. Pipe Vernon, of Preston
ville. Loses Sixty-five
Dollars.
i
KEPT IT IN TRUNK!
i
Robbers Went In At the Window,
Opened the Trunk and Car- i
ried Off the Cash—No
Clue to the Burglars.
Mr. Pipe Vernon, a good citi- j
zen of the Prestonville neigh
borhood. was robbed one night
last week. He kept his money
in a trunk in his room. Un
known parties broke in his room
one night while the family was
away attending a school exhibi
tion. The trunk contained
about $70.00 and some change.
Sixty-five dollars was missing
when Mr. Vernon came back.
A five-dollar gold piece and the
change was overlooked by the
robbers.
There is said to be a great
deal of money being kept in
farmers' homes these days, and
it is expected that many more
such affairs will be reported.
A number have already occurred.
BANK OF STOKES.
In Excellent Condition, and
the People Invited to De
posit Their Savings--In
terest at Four Per Cent.,
and Check Books Free.
I
To the People of Stokes County :
' We invite you to deposit your
; savings in our bank, and we
guarantee safety and that you
; can get your money back when
■ you need it at any time. Our
bank will close its tenth year
this month, and will pay its
stockholders the usual dividend.
The Bank has had a very suc
cessful year, for which it sincere
ly thanks its many patrons in
i Stokes county.
I Give us your money whether
;in large or small amounts. We
pay 4 per cent, compounded,
j every three months. Check
. free,
BANK Of STOKES COUNTY
Danbury and Walnut Cove.
March 10, 1015.
Germanton.
■
Germanton, March G.—The'
epidemic of grippe still rages'
here. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Savage'
have been confined to their
rooms for several weeks, but j
are improving at this writing.
Miss Maude McGee returned {
to Lexington after spending
several days here with her!
Barents recuperating from a
severe spell of tonsilitis.
Mr. Wm. Chaffin has gone to
Spencer to spend some time with i
her sister. Mrs. J. C. Small.
Mr. J. M. Hill and Miss Anna
Hill entertained a number of
their friends at a card party last 1
Thursday evening from S:00 to
10:00 o'clock.
People in this section are de
lighted with prospects of having
the good road built from the
Stokes line to join one already j
built to James' Store, at an early J
date. This will make possible
a great deal of travel from this
community to Winston-Salem.
The long promised bridge
across Buffalo Creek, which it!
required such strenuous efforts!
to obtain the Stokes county com-'
missioners' to consent to build. ;
and which was at last granted |
through appealing to the Legis- ■
lature, will be erected at once toj
be completed by July 1. This,
bridge connects the town proper]
to the railway station, which has (
always been very inconvenient, |
owing to this creek, which af- ]
forded no crossing save the rail- i
way trestle. j
MI. VIEW SCHOOL
Will Close With Entertain
ment Friday Night,
the 12th.
MRS. TUTTLE ILL
Mrs. Robert Boles and Mrs.
William Riser Improving
Atr. I'. E. Petree Loses
A Horse.
Cermanton Route 1, March 8.
[ —The school at Mt. View will
close on Friday night, the 12th
inst., with a nice entertainment.
A large number of the people in
this vicinity are planning to
attend the entertainment, which
promises to be an interesting
occasion.
Mr. F. E. Petree had the
misfortune to lose one of his
horses last Thursday.
Mrs. Nancy Tuttle is seriously
ill with pneumonia.
Misses Primmie and Gladys
Darnell and Stacy Allen spent
the week end with Miss Hessie
Kiser.
Misses Etlie and ('lassie
Ferguson visited Miss Minnie
Fowler hist week.
We are glad to report that
Mrs. William Kfs'er, who has
been confined to her bed for
several days with iagrippe, is
improving.
Mr.i and Mrs. Luther Baker
Mrs. Baker's mother,
Mrs. Nancy Tuttle, last week.
Messrs. Ross Darneil and
Tedder made a business
trip to Winston-Salem last week.
! We are glad to report that
| Mrs. Robt. Boles, who has been
! in the Twin-City Hospital for the
| past two weeks, is improving,
j Her people are expecting her
; home in a few days.
| Mr. James Marshal!, of
j Dennis, is visiting his sister,
, Mrs. Lee Baker.
I SANDY RIDGE LETTER.
i
•Fanners Preparing To Grow
Hig Corn Crops--Personal
Items.
Sandy Ridge Route 1, Mar,
i—During the past few days of
! tine weather farmers have been
! hustling around, plowing and
1 making preparations for a large
crop of corn, and it looks just
] now like the tobacco acreage
j will be about normal. It is the
(opinion of most every one that
I the acreage devoted to corn will
|be the largest in the history of
this part of the country.
Quite a crowd attended the
entertainment given by the Mt.
! Hermon school Saturday night,
i The exercises were fine and en
joyed by every one present.
Mr. W. N. East spent Friday
night at Mr. W. T. Ward's.
Mr. J, E. Ward and sister,
Miss Lillie. spent Saturday night
at Mr. J. L. Ward's on Madison
Route '3.
Miss Bettie Dun lap is spend
ing a few days visiting her sister,
Mrs. S. H. Ward.
Mr. W. T. Ward visited his I
daughter. Mrs. J. G. Dun lap.
Wednesday night.
There will be preaching at !
Delta church next Sunday by I
the pastor Rev. O. P. Routh.
Messrs. Geo. and Harrv I)un-i
can. Will Dodson and Billie
Ward visited at Mr. W. T. I
Ward's Sundav. •
Miss Ludia Hawkins visited
relatives at Madison Tuesday,
night.
Mr. A. J. Hawkins of Midi
son spent Wednesday night with 1
his father. Mr. John Hawkins,
of this place.
With a few draggings with a
split-log drag the roads of this
section could be put in excellent
shape. Let's see if they can?
EXCELSIOR.
STOKES TEACHERS AID
IN CORN CLUB WORK;
I
County Demonstrator Holt
Will Make Strong Effort
To Put Stokes In the Lead
In Corn Growing this Year, j
County Farm Demonstrator I
W. P. Holt is this year using |
! every effort to make Stokes j
county the banner Corn Club
county of the State.
The teachers of the county i
have recently been sent the fol- ]
lowing letter in which they are;
asked to co-operate in the Corn
Club work:
Danbury, N. C..
March D, 1915.
Dear Teacher:
j I am again asking your co
operation in the Corn Club work.
I Will you please select boys whom ;
'you think will be capable of do
ling club work. Impress the fact
that we are trying to make Stokes
! county the banner Corn Club
I county of the State for 1915. We
i need the co-operation of a num
ber of boys. Try and explain
what this work will mean to
: them and the county as well.
Thanking you foi your co
operation in the work,
Yours respectful Iv.
W. P. MOLT.
Countv Agent.
MRS. FRANK RIFRSON
PASSED AWAY RECENTLY.
j Mr. Walter Mabe Returns
rrom Sanatorium -- Other
Items From Danbury
Route One.
Danbury Route 1. March 10.
] Mrs. Frank Rierson died at her
[home in Virginia on Saturday
j evening, Feb. 27th. Mrs. Rier
' son is survived by a husband and
I three small children, a
mother and father, Mr. and Mrs.
i Noah Smith, three sisters and
|four brothers.
Elders Fagg and Wilson
preached at the Buck Island
school house Saturday night to a
: large congregation.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mab? visit
ed at W. R. Bennett's Sundav.
, Misses Kiddie and «race Tay
lor spent Saturday night with
Miss Tilda Nelson.
Miss Annie Hylton, in company
. „it'u Mr, Gilmer Nelson, spent
Saturday evening at her home
.near Campbell.
Messrs. Je3s» and Posie Mabe
■ were visitors at Mr. W. L.
j Nelson's Sunday evening.
Miss Mintora Oakley is spend
i ing the week* end with her sister.
| Mrs. Alfred Robinson.
! Mr. Walter G. Mabe, who lives
, near Hartman, has returned
j from Sanatorium, where he has
been in the interest of his health.
His friends regret to learn that
his health is but little improved.
! ! Mrs. Martha Mabe is improv
ing from an attack of lagrippe.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bennett
; visited the parents of Mr.
; Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Bennett. Sunday.
Mr. 0. M. Bennett was in
Danbury Sunday night, in at
tendance at the services at the
Presbyterian church.
Mr. Moses B. Mabe made a
business trip to Danbury Tues
day.
I . Elders Priddy and Mabe will
hold services at North View next
Sunday. Everybody is invited
to attend.
i News Of Xing Route 2.
King Route 2, March 10. Two
|of the children of Mr. Wade H. j
jßo.vles are ill with pneumonia.
Mr. Coy Bennett and family j
moved today from King to Ca
pella.
The public school at Capella
1 closed today .
Mr. T. W. Gentry has been
i slightly sick for some days.
Messrs. G. W. Smith and C.
IT. Darnell went to Danbury on
! business today.
A series of meetings have been
in progress at Oak Grove school
house for about a month.
There will probably be a wed
ding in this section soon as Mr.
W. M. Eaton has about complet
ed his new residence.
No. 2,240
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
I
Rumored that Billie Tuttle,
Father of Two Boys In
Danbury Jail, Tried
To Take His
Own Life.
!
j PINNACLE MAN DEAD
j .Mr. Jackson Overby Passei
Awav Friday —Mrs. J«ne
Turner Happens To Ac
cident—Other News
of King.
King, March 9. —Mr. Jackson
Overby, aged about forty years,
died Friday night in St. Leo's
hospital at Greensboro. The
remains were brought back here
for burial. The interment was
! conducted from Quaker ( *ap
church yesterday. Mr. Overby
was in business at Pinnacle
He died after a short illness of
lagiippe. %
Mr. T. F. Raker has rented
the E. P. Newsum store building
at the corner of Depot and Main
streets and is opening up an up
to-date grocery store.
Mrs. Jane Turner, aged S-'i
years, who resides with her son,
Mr. J. Turner, just south o~
town, fell out of bed Thursday
night dislocating her hip.
It is tumored here that Mr.
Hilly Tuttle, who resides out ir.
the country from here and whose
two sons are in Danbury jail
awaiting trial for housebreaking
tiied to take his own life a few
days ago. Mr. Tuttle is a good
citizen and the people here ex
press much sympathy for him
and his wife.
Mr. W. E. Newsum, who
, owns a barber shop here, is
putting in a shop at Pinnacle
, jalso. Mr. H. C. Newsum will
I manage the shop at Pinnace
'i COUPLE OF FORDS
HAVE HARD IP,
1
1 Muddy Roads Of Northern Stokes
and Patrick County and A Few
Other Things Prove their Un
doing.
| A couple of Ford automobiles,
' accompanied by four men whose
t names were not learned, were
"towed into Danbury by horses
/Saturday afternoon. making
their way from Patrick county,
jYa.. to Guilford county, N. C.
-They had encountered some
■ heavy roads 1/.' northern Stoke?
,'and Patrick and one of the
j j machines had suffered a broken
s'axle, while the other seemed not
• jto be in very much better condi-
i tion. However, after reaching
Danbury the teams were sent
back and the two machines pro
t ceeded south, one pulling the
• other. After going a short dis
: tance the machine being pulled
( was left on the road-side and the
. other went on.
!! The parties with the machines.
! who claimed that their homes
1 were between High Point and
| Greensboro, were not at all talka-
I i tive and did not trouble them
selves to explain the wherefore
Ij of their visit, to Patrick, but.
'judging from all the evidence at
hand, it is pretty safe to predict
that they had on their cars more
Patrick county booze than the
i search and seizure law allows to
j be hauled around.
NOTICE.
To all tax payers of Stokes
, County, listing real estate only:
Take notice that unless you
! pay your taxes on or before the
20th day of March. 191-"i. your
real estate will be advertised for
sale for the non-payment of the
same, and cost will be added.
Please settle at once and save
■! This March 9th, 1915.
Respertfully.
■ 110mar2t \V. C. SLATE.
I Sheriff*