DAN BURY REPORTER
VOLUME XLIII.
WALNUT COVE LETTER
Two Forsyth County Men
Get In the Calaboose
and Are Released By
Their Friends.
WAREHOUSES CLOSE
Southern Railway Cuts Down
Freight Service To Three
Trains a Week—Revival
Closes—Car Load of
Mules To Be Sold
Personal
Items.
Walnut Cove, March 23.—Riot
lind disorder prevailed here
Saturday night when Joe Mat
thews and Percy Harrison, two
young men from Forsyth county,
much the worse for having par
taken too freely of whiskey,
proceeded, it is alleged, to paint
the town red. The first charge
against the young men was made
when the large plateglass front
of the Farmers Supply Store was
caved in and shattered almost
y. to fragments in some mysterious
way. Upon this complaint
Policeman Smith proceeded tc
place Matthews under arrest but
when he approached his man he
was held off by Matthews whe
drew his revolver and defied ar
rest. Finally, however, witli
the assistance of other citizens
and the use of a billy, the of
u'ender was subdued and placed
under arrest. In the meantime
Harrison had fled but was latei
captured by deputy sheriff Joyce
and W. N. Gilbert. Both the
prisoners were placed in the
calaboose, but to the surprise
of the officers next morning it
was discovered that some allv
of Matthews and Harrison had
pried the lock off! the calaboose,
releasing the prisoners who es
caped to parts unknown. Of
ficers Joyce, Smith. Tuttle,
lames and Gilbert searched all
day Sunday for the prisoners
but were unsuccessful in their
U nest.
The tobacco warehouses after
a successful year's sales closed
their doors Friday until early in
September. Messrs. Geo. H,
Semple, H. H. and C. H. Davis
and P. G. Smith, of the old
warehouse; Messrs. Hutcherson
Bros., J. M. and Will Taylor,
and E. D. Matthews, of the
new warehouse: auctioneer, Col.
J. S. Ball: B. S Young, buyer
for the Export Co.; R. P. Sar
tin, buyer for Liggett & Myers:
H. L. Byrd, buyer for the Ameri
can. all of whom have been close
ly connected with the tobacco
3 industry here this year, have won
many lifelong friends through
their untiring efforts in behalf
of every farmer whose tobacco
. has graced the Walnut Cove
floors. These gentlemen have
worked hard towards establish
ing a market here and thev have
succeeded in a large measure
and they have won the friend
ship and confidence of the citizens
here who regret to see them de
part from our midst but who
wish them well and hope to have
each of them back again next
~ season.
Evangelist B. H. Vestal closed
his series of meetings Sunday
night and left for his home at
' Greensboro Monday. The revi
val lasted two weeks, and every
night large crowds were in at
tendance and much good has
, t no doubt resulted from the ear
nest sermons of the evangelist.
The local freight train between
Greensboro and Mt. Airy which
l has formerly been operated every
day has been taken off and now
only three freights a week are
operated on the Southern. This
is quite an inconvenience to ship
pers who are accustomed to
every day service and consider
able complaint is being made.
Rev. A. W. Taylor, of Mayo-1
dan, filled his regular appoint-'
ment at the Episcopal church
Sunday, preaching two able ser
mons.
Miss Eulah Peters, of Roan
oke, Va., has accepted a position
with Mr. Jno, A. Burton in his
millinery department and took
charge of her work last week.
Their semi-annual opening of
spring millinery will take place
next Fridav and Saturday at
which time an extremely beauti
ful line of ladies' hats wi|l be
shown.
Messrs. Nolen, Hylton & Tur
ner, horse dealers, unloaded a
car of good young mules here
today which they expect to sell
at auction at Danbury next Mon
day.
It is learned that Mr. Jno. R.
j Lackey has purchased a lot from
| Mr. J. E. James adjoining the
store of Fulton & Davis and con-
I templates erecting a modern
1 store building on the lot in the
! near future.
Messrs. W. G. Petree, E. P.
: Pepper, N. Ray Martin, John
Taylor and N. 0. Petree were
among the visitors here last
; week.
Messrs. Harry Davis, Sanders
Rierson, Chas. Davis, Miss
i Eunice Vaughn and Mrs. Lola
j Bennett visited Miss Minnie
; Gray Marshall at Dennis Friday
night.
Miss Mattie Joyce delightfully
entertained a number of her
j friends at a birthday party Satur
day evening.
Miss Margaret Wheeler, a
student of Davenport College at
Lenoir, is spending several days
with her parents here.
Miss Nellie Hutcherson, who
has been teaching at Sandy
Ridge, arrived this week to
spend some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hutcherson.
She was accompanied by Miss
Mary King, of Leaksville, who
will be her puest a few days.
Mr. Julius Young and Miss;
Nonnie Mckenzie, of Winston-;
Salem, were visitors in town!
Sunday afternoon.
Misses Mary Martin, Eunice :
Vaughn, Messrs. Walter Vaughn,;
W. E. Joyce and Geo. Fulton j
visited friends at Danbury Fri-I
day night.
Mr. Maurice Miller, of Salis-1
bury, spent a short while here
Sunday.
Mr. E. J. Davis, of Martins-j
ville, Va., was here on business |
yesterday.
Mr. Numa Vaughn and Miss
Sink, of Greensboro, visit
ed Mr. Vaughn's parents at the
Vaughn hotel Sunday.
Messrs. W. E. Hartman, Will!
Morefield, Jno. Burwell. Arthur j
Willis and B. J. Savage were |
here on business Monday.
Elder J. A. Fagg spent Satur
day and Sunday at Center, Va., j
where he went in the interest of'
his church.
Mr. E. 0. Caudle, of Winston- j
Salem, was here Saturday at
tending to some business mat
ters.
Mr. Chas. Wall, of the Caro
lina Wholesale Grocery Co.,
of Greensboro, spent Sunday
with Mr. Jno. G. Fulton.
Messrs. Herbert Kurfees, of
(iermanton, Dave Hodgins, of
(ireensboro: and Jack Taylor,
of Stoneville, were business
visitors in town Monday.
Sheriff W. C. Slate visited j
Winston-Salem today.
DANBURY, N. C., MARCH 24, 1915
SHOOTING AFFAIR
William Jeff Shelton Put
Bullet Into Oscar Smith
At Sandy Ridge
Saturda\.
DONE AT BALL GAME
Both Men Arrested and Placed
I Under Bond Preliminary
Hearinjr Saturday
Smith Will Recover.
At a ball game at Sandy Ridge
last Saturday Oscar Smith was
shot by William Jeff Shelton, the
young son of Mr. Henry Shelton.
The ball Smith almost in
the center of the breast and
ranged around the right rib,
coming out at his back. He will
recover. Both parties reside at
Sandy Ridge.
Sheriff W. C. Slate and Deputy
Frank Dunlap went to Sandy
Ridge Saturday night and arres
j ted both parties. Smith's bond
was placed at $250.00 and Shel
ton's at SIOO.OO and they will be
given a preleminary hearing
| Saturday of this week.
I It is not known what the
[ trouble between the two men
■ was about. It was learned that
jeye witnesses of the affair say
: that Smith had a shot gun in his
hand and was in the act of rais
ing it up when Shelton shot him.
Womens' Missionary Society
lo Meet Sunday, April 4th
The Womens' Foreign Mission
ary Society of Danbury will hold
its next monthly meeting at the
Presbyterian church here Sun
: day, April 4th, at 2 o'clock P. M.
j The topic for this meeting
i will be India, and the follovving
I program of the exercises has been
J arranged:
Song—All Hail the Power of
! Jesus' Name.
I
Devotional exercises by the
I President.
Roll call and responses with
names of missionaries in India, i
Secretary and Treasurer's re-,
ports and offerings.
Business of the meeting.
Reading, The Indian Empire
Miss Nell Joyce.
Reading, Hinduism—Miss Josie
Pepper.
Hymn.
Paper, Foreigners in America
—Mrs. J. D. Humphreys.
Vocal solo—Miss Mary Joyce.
Missionary items from all.
. Committee for May meeting
Mrs. H. M. Joyce. Mrs. A. J.
Fagg and Mrs. M. T. Chilton.
Topic for next meeting, The
American Indians.
Carl Ray's fine Work, j
Carl Ray pitched three innings i
for Birmingham against the j
Brooklyn Nationals a few days;
ago. Only nine men faced!
the Stokes boy. A double play i
was pulled off while Carl was '
on the mound. One writer j
says that Ray's curves were
puzzling to the big leaguers.
Mr. N. Ray Martin visited
Winston-Salem this week.
SATURDAY, APII7
President Lawson Fixes Datej
For Next Session Of j
Farmers Union.
I
! AT COURT HOUSE
.Important Business To Transact!
and All Alembers Are L'rired
To Attend the Meeting;.
The next regular meeting of
the Stokes County F. E. and
C. U. of America is hereby call
! Ed for Saturday, April 17th, 1915,
jto be held in the court house
iat Danbury, N. C., at 10:30
o'clock A. M.
There is important business
for our consideration and all
members are requested to be
present.
The mem bet's of any neigh
boring county locals are given a
cordial invitation to be with us.
J. A. LAWSON,
! President
|MR. FRANKLIN MABE
Passes Away At His Home
! Ira Greensboro"iV\r. H.
H. Reidlll--Other News.
! Danbury Route 1, March 23.
Mr. Fhinldin Mabe died at his
home in Greensboro on Sunday, j
March»l4th, with heart dropsy
with Which he has been suffer
ing for some time. Mr. Mabe
is a well known citizen of this
county and made this section
his home up to a few years ago
when he became disable to work
; and decided to make his home
jwith his son, Riley Mabe, in
j Greensboro. He was buried |
! near Greensboro on March loth. |
[He was survived by a wife and |
; several sons and daughters. His |
| wife is now in a very serious,
condition and not expected to
j live.
Mr. H. H. Reid is very ill
I this week.
I Miss Alpha Stephens, who;
has had an attack of appendicitis,
is some better.
Mrs. William Mabe and daugh-j
'ter were visitors at J. H. Nel-j
' son's Tuesday.
Mrs. P. H. Mabe was a visitor
| at Mr. W. R. Bennett's Tuesday, j
Capt. Lee Nelson was a 1
visitor at Mr. Eli Nelson's Sun-1
day evening.
Mr. Jasper Lovins, of High i
Point, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. j
I Fagg last week, returning
home Saturday in company with :
Mr. John Woods of Omaha, Neb. j
Mr. O. M. Bennett was a:
visitor at Mr. H. H. Young's:
Friday.
Mr. Charlie Nelson called to
see Miss Trudie Simmons Sun- .
day evening. (
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Nelson ,
were visitors at Mr. J. H. Nel
son's Sunday evening.
r.orn unto Mr. and Mrs. Eli j
Nelson, a boy. ; i
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THE LACISLM CLLB. j,
i (
Entertained By the Faculty;
Ol the Walnut Cove Hioh
School Thursdav -- The
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Program. j
Walnut Cove. March 22.—An j |
Irish evening was very much;
enjoyed by the members of the j
Lacisum Club Thursday when j
they were entertained by thej
faculty of the high school at the
school building.
The proverbial green of the
Emerald Isle was shown in the
j ferns and potted plants which j
j brightened the room in which
the guests were welcomed by:
Miss Martin, and the dainty |
hand - painted programs were 1
I given each one when they were
i seated.
The program consisted of the
following numbers :
Selection from "The Bohemian j
Girl," Balfe—Miss Fulton.
Reading, "Music In Ireland";
—Mr. Wheeler.
Piano solo, "Serenade," Victor j
Herbert—Miss Martin.
Vocal solo, "Little Bunch of
Shamrocks," Von Tilzer Miss
Joyce.
Reading, "John Field,"-Miss
! Jones.
Vocal solo, "Irish Glen Song,"
Mr. Scroggs.
Musical reading, Miss Wood
ruff.
Vocal duet, "Killarney." Balfe
—Mr. and Mrs. Covington.
Reading, "Sketch On St.
Patrick's Day," —Mr. Scroggs.
At the close of the program
each guest was given a green
Shamrock leaf with a part of
some familiar Irish expression j
written on it and told that his j
partner for the evening would
;be the person whose quotation I
finished this out. A very'
interesting contest followed on j
words beginning with "Pat."j
The prize given was a book of :
songs of the British Isles.
The color scheme was carried
out in detail in the refreshments,
which were then served, from |
the green of the lettuce t leaf j
i which held the fruit salad with
i i
! green dressing, and the little
{bundles of cheese straws tied
jwith tiny green ribbon, to the
'green Shamrock - shaped mints'
which followed.
The club members then gather
ed around the piano and con-,
eluded the evening's entertain
ment by singing "The Wearing
of the Green," and other familiar j
songs.
Fire Destroys Gould's
Barns and 13 Horses
Fire at the Gould Lodge, six
miles from High Point, at two,
o'clock Sunday afternoon, de
stroyed thirteen horses, one of
which was valued at $1,300,1,300
bushels of corn, together with
the three large barn buildings!
including great quantities of hay
and feedstuff'. The average value
of the animals is estimated at
S2OO each. The lodge itself was
saved.
The High Point motor fire
truck was called, but arrived tool
late to accomplish anything be
cause of low water supply. The j
origin ot the fire is unknown.
Marriage Licenses, i
Register of Deeds Morefield)
has recently issued marriage j
licenses to the following couples:;
Ollie Burrow to Annie Mabe. j
G. E. Cox to Hattie Lynch.
George Priddy to Mary Oakley.
F. D. Young to Beatrice Tuttle.
No. 2,242
BAZAAR AT Klllt
|To Be Held Easter Monday
For Benefit Of School
At that Place.
|
BIRTHDAY DINNER
;
' Tendered Mr. William Linville
i By his Friends Citizens
Purchase Automobiles
Mrs. Culler 111
Personals.
! King', March 22. On Easter
! Monday there will be held at
j King a Bazaar and good things to
eat will be served throughout the
day by the ladies of the commun
ity. The proceeds will be spent
for school purposes. Everybody
is invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Love, of
Concord, are spending a few
days with relatives here.
Mr. E. 0. Caudle, of Winston-
Salem, was here on business
Saturday. ,
Mr. YV. E. YY'right has return
ed from an extended trip up
through Ohio.
Mr. P. L. Culler, who resides
on West Main street, is at the
bed side of his sister in High
Point, who got severely burned
Saturday. She is not expected
to live.
Master Elith Pulliam, of Wins
j ton-Salem, is spending several
! days with grandparents, Mr. and
j Mrs. B. F. Pulliam here,
j The relatives and friends of
I Mr. William (!. Linville gave him
a surprise birthday dinner yester
jday. About one hundred and
I fifty people were present, This
i was Mr. Linville's forty-fifth
I birthday. One who was present
' informs us that they had the
I most temping table he ever
j viewed. Your correspondent re
'grets very much that he was un
able to attend.
Miss Macie Pulliam has return
pd from an extended trip to
j Greensboro.
| Mr. li. C. Newsum. of Pin-
I nacle. spent Sunday with rela
tives here.
Messrs. YV'. E. Martman and
W. E. Newsum have each purch
ased automobiles. The town of
King now has five automobiles.
| Messrs. YV. E. Newsum. .1. R.
Ilutchins, Bryan Pulliam and R.
R. Love went to Winston-Salem
in Mr. Newsum's automobile
yesterday.
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WALNUT COVE ROUTE I
i
! School Closes With Enter
tainment--A Marriage
==Preaching Sunday.
Walnut Cove Route 1, Mar. 2:4.
—The Rose Bud school, taught
by Misses Louella Fulp and Stella
Wall, closed March Kith with a
nice entertainment at night.
Miss Fulp will teach a subscrip
tion school for a month.
Rev. T. J. (ireen filled his
regular appointment at Rose
: Bud Sunday at 11 o'clock A. M.
Mr. Robert Young, of YVins
ton-Salem, visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Young. Sun
day.
Mr. Frank Young and Bliss
'Beady Tuttle were nuiotlv mar
j ried Sunday at the home of the
j bride.
Miss Mamie Fulp visited her
! sister here a few days last week.
! Miss Stella Wall returned to
| her home at Greensboro last
j week.
Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Yoss, of
YYVmut Cove, spent Sunday at
| Mr. E. li. Yoss'.
A good many from this sec
tion are attending the revival
meeting at YY'alnut Cove.