DAN BURY REPORTER
VOLUME XLIII.
WALNUT GOVE LETTER
Board Ot Tiade To Held
Meeting Thursdav Night
and Will Br Addressed
BY Prominent Citi/ens
Of the State.
FREIGHTS PUT BACK
Southern Railw ay Replaces Trains
Taken Off Recital By Music
Pupils Friday Hveninjf
Much lioo/.e Beinvt
Received -Motor
Co. leased To
Helsaheck &
Walnut Cove, March 30. - On j
next Friday evening a recital by i
the advanced music pupils of the !
high school will be given and an
interesting plav, "Maidens All,
Forlorn," will be presented by;
local talent. The exercises will;
be held in the auditorium of the ,
high school under the auspices
of the Woman's Betterment As
sociation and a small admission
fee wiffbe charged which will go
towards the many improvements
being undertaken by the active
and energetic ofhcors of the as
sociation. The public is cordial
ly invited.
On Thursday night next the
board of trade will hold a meet
ing in the Junior hall tor the
purpose of formulating plans for
a big "blowout" which will be
given a little later in the spring.
On this occasion many speak
ers of note from different sec-;
lions of the State will be present
to boost and encourage the
future development of Walnut
Cove. All members and prospec
tive members of th j board ot
trade are urgently requested to
b.j present Thursday night.
'lhe officials of the Southern
railway have put another freight
train on the Mt. Airy division
and the shippers will hereafter
have every day service instead
of three times a week as during
the past month. It is learned
that this action was necessary on
account of the vigorous protests
t.i' shippers and merchants who
were considerably inconvenienced
by the discontinuance of every
day transportation.
it is learned from reliable
r. ilhoiity >n the subject that
more whiskey and other forms
of booxo is being shipped to this
point dunng this month than at
;iny time during the pa.it year,
'i his is probably due to the
n:cent anti-jug law which limits
the quantity to one quart and
every man who expects to be
bitten by a snake next summer
i 3 storing away a reasonable
quantity to allay the effects of
the bite.
Elders Wilson and Reid of the
Primitive Baptists preached at
the Junior Hall Sunday night to
a large congregation.
The Southern has a force of
hands at work here now laving
heavier rails on the Mt. Airy-
Greensboro branch of their road.
Among those attending court
from here this week are Messrs.
W. G, Dodson, J. Weslev More
field. J. H. Fulton, J. A. Fagg,
J. N. Young, Jno. R. Smith. A.
J. Fair, H. H. Davis, P H. Lin
ville, R. P. Joyce, R. A. Hedge
cock, W. F. Bowles. C. M. -lones,
J. W. Slate. A. -J. Barker, S. H.
Stewart. W. R. Stephens and
others.
Messrs. Walter Reynolds. 11.
Williamson, Thus. Huske and I>.
H. Blair, of Winston - Salem,
were among the prominent visit
ors here Sunday afternoon.
Misses Eunice Vaughn, Stella
Rierson, Eulah Peters. Lucy
Burton and Sanders Rierson, Jr.,
visited Dan bury Sunday.
Mr. Wyatt Joyce, of Winston-
Salt m. was a visitor here Sunday.
F.ditor R. F. Reynolds of the
Walnut Cove News returned
Monday from a visit to Dethania.
Mr. J. L. Coleman, of Summer
field, spent Sunday here.
M'ss Thehna Neal of Salem
I oliege spent Saturday and Sun
day with her parents here.
he v. S. F. Conrad occupied
the pulpit at the Baptist church
MORE ROBBERIES
Mr. P. O. Bennett Relieved of j
a Sum of Cash One Night,
Recently, Which He Had
Lett in His Pant Pockets
While He Slept.
Some scoundrel entered the
home of Mr. P. (>. Dennett near
C'apella one night recently, and
robbed him of a sum of money
which he had kept in his pant
pockets while he slept. There is
no clue to the burglar.
A few nights ago the wife of
I Mr. Abram Carroll near Flat
i Shoal was awakened from sleep
j by some person in the room, who
grasped her roughly but was
j frightened away by her cries. It j
i was in the early part of the j
'night and she had retired, leav-j
ing the lamp burning on the!
; table. Mr. Carroll had gone to 1
, a neighbor's nearby to have his|
hair cut. The intruder, who'
came in at the door, blew out the!
i lamp. When Mrs. Carroll awoke
she screamed, and the person,
ran.
Major Stedman Spends ;
A Few flays At Banbury, i
Congressman Chas. M. Sted-j
! man spent a couple of days in
; Danburv this week, shaking \
hands with his many friends'
and making new acquaintances.!
The Major, who is 75 years old, 1
is a man of remarkable vitality!
I
'and vigor for one of his vears.
i He is in the pink of physical and
"' mental health.
•' Major Stedman talks very in-
' 1 terestingly of national afVai: s
pit is his opinion that there is no
, j danger of the United States be
i coming involved in the European
> j war. as long as the able and care
1 j ful President Wilson is at the
"' helm. Major Stedman says
.'president Wilson is the brainiest
' man on the American continent
] today.
: Watch the Label
On Your Paper.
Subscribers of the Reporter
will please notice the date on the
: label on their copy of the paper
land send in their renewal if they
! wish the paper sent to them any
j longer. The date on the label
'shows when your subscription
: expires.
i
j Sunday at eleven A. M. and at
| seven thirty P. M.
! Miss Mabel Petree, ot Winston-
Salem, visited friends here Sun
! day afternoon.
I Hon. Chas. M. Stedman spent
a short while in town Monday.
| Messrs. J. F. Hawkins and A.
I A. Miller went to King Sundav.
The garage of the Walnut
i (love Motor Co. has been leased
:by Helsabeck ashore, of Rural
j Hall, who have the agency for
the Ford cars. It is learned that
| they will keep a few cars at this
point and will also be prepared
to furnish repairs for their line
|of machines. Their main ollice
will heat Rural Hall, however.
: Messrs. X. R. Martin and F.
: P. Pepper, of Dan bury, were
visitors in town Sunday.
Mr. W. F. Davis spent Mon
day in Winston-Salem on busi
ness.
Capt. R. 1-. Murphy is spend
ing today in Winston-Salem cn
business.
A groat many of the young
people expect to attend the
I Easter services in . s alem early
Sunday morning.
Mr. L. M. McKenzie, of Ger
; manton, was here a short while
■ Sunday afternoon.
i
DANBURY, N. C.. MARCH 31, I*ls
CRIMINAL COURT
Considerable Number Of
Cases Disposed Of
This \\ eek.
ONE MURDER TRIAL
Several Offenders Sentenced To
State Prison and County
Road Docket Will Be
Completed Tomor
row No Court
Next Monday.
The spring term of Stokes
criminal court convened here
i Monday morning with Judge
[C. C. Lyon presiding and Solici
! tor J. C. Bowers prosecuting for
j the State. The docket was quite
! a heavy one but as the Reporter
J goes to press only six cases re
i main on the docket to be tried,
' so that it is reasona'-ly sure that
| the court will adjourn some time
! tomorrow, April Ist.
i This paper is requested to
1 state that on account of the fact
that next Monday is a holiday
i there will be no session of the
j civil term of court on
that day, and all jurors, wit
nesses and parties to suits
| will please take note of this fact
j and not come to court until next
Tuesday, April !th.
i Among the non-resident at
| torneys in attendance at this
week's term of the court are
Messrs. .1. C. Huxton, E. R.
>' Jones, and S. W. Sams, of Wins
jton-Salem; ('. M. Rernard, ol
i Raleigh; G. 0. McMichael, oi
p i Reidsville, and T. W. Kallam,
of Pilot Mt.
The following named cases
I have been dispesed of at this
week's Urm of the court up ti
- i this time, Wednesday evening:
State vs. Pleas Hall, murder,
fifteen years in State prison.
State vs. Rob Alexander,
" larceny, three years on road.
i| State vs. KW. Alexander,
larceny, four vears on road.
State vs. Flem and Willian
- ' • • mi ..
Tuttle, larceny. Three years in
State prison for Flem. live years
i'or William.
i State vs. Russ (lanri, a. d, \\\,
lined Sio.oo and cost.
State vs. Hill Stewart, a. d. w..
lined sir>.oo and cost.
State vs. Will Byers, larceny,
two years on county road,
i State vs. Tom Slaughter,
larceny, two years on county
j road.
j State vs. .loe Lawson, larceny.
I judgment suspended upon pa>-
ment of the cost.
State vs. Cornelia Card well. a.
id. w., judgment suspended upon
payment of the cost.
State vs. Sam Venable, c. c.
w.. judgment suspended upon
j payment of the cost.
| State vs. Elbert Wiser, a. d.
w.. judgment suspended upon
payment of the cost.
| State vs. Herbert Kurfees,
retailing, lined SIOO.OO and cost.
$.'500.00 bond filed for good be
j havior.
State vs. L. M. McKen/.ie.
! retailing, lined SIOO.OO and cost.
I s.'{oo.HO bond filed for good be
i havior.
State vs. Arch Stephens, a. d.
'vv.. judgment suspended upon
i payment of cost.
! State vs. Arch Stephens, c. c.
w., fined $25.00 and cost, and
j bond of $2U0.00 required to show
| good behavior.
, State vs. Frank George. retail
ing. two cases, judgment sus
pended upon payment of the
cost in each case.
State vs. Matt and Dillard
Brim. d. m. p., judgment sus
pended upon payment of the
cost.
State vs. Jesse Brown, larceny,
lined $2.">.00 and the cost.
State vs. l'tank tieorge, a. d.
, w.. not guilty.
• State vs. I*. 1). Fulk, a. d. w.,
| not guilty.
State vs. Riley Lawspn. as
j sault. not guiltv.
j State vs. Jim Nelson, assault,
BANK OF STOKES:
,1
Holds Its Annual Meeting of
Stockholders alid Directors.
USUAL DIVIDEND'
. i
t
The Hank Closes a Very Success (
ful Year Old Officers Re-El (
ccted. With Some New Ones.
The Bank of Stokes County!,
held its annual meeting of stock-! (
holders and directors at the Wal- j
nut Cove bank last Thursday, a
good attendance being present. 11
The reports of President M. T.
Chilton, and Cashiers Fulton and i >
Pepper showed the Bank to have I
wound up another very success
ful year. An ample cash reserve
was reported, sufficient to meet
all needs, while the surplus fund
exhibited was very gratifying to'
the stockholders.
The old officers were re elected
as follows : President, M. T.
Chilton; Cashier at Walnut Cove.
.1. H. Fulton: Assistant Cashier,
at Walnut Cove, C. K. Davis:!
Cashier at Danbury, N. K.
Pepper.
The following board of direct
ors were elected to serve for the
ensuing year: M. T. Chilton.
Dr. J. W. Neal. T. 11. Pepper,
J. 11. Fulton, J. B. Woodruff, .1.
Wesley Morefield, .John H.
Marshall. .1. A. Lawson, .las. A.
Fagg. 1' H. Linville. N. H.!
Pepper. I
Mr. Alie D. .lones was elected;
by the directors as assistant
at the VValnut Cove bank with
Mr. Davis. Mr. Jones is a son
of Dr. and Mrs. A. (1. Jones,
and is a young man of t-xcellent
character and qualifications, lie
will make a valuable addition to
the personnel of the alnut
Cove l>ank.
The board of directors voted to
pay the stockholders the usual
dividend.
NilW MAGISTRATES
Appointed For Stokes
County By the Last
I ,etfisl/?ture.
At the recent session of the
legislature twelve new Justices
of the Peace were appointed for
Stokes county as follows :
Quaker Cap Township .1. U.
I'. Fast, Robert W. Ilill. Jesse
A. Ceorge, W. A. Lilly.
Meadows Township Samuel
jC. Hill. I. G. Rose.
| Danbury Township N. A.
! Martin, Joe M. Alley.
Yadkin Township J. I'. Cov
ington. W. A. Sullivan.
I'eters Creek Township Jesse
A. Liwson, W. 1\ Key.
These appointments were
made for six-year- terms, begin
ning April 1, and the ap
pointees are given sixty days
from April Ist in which to iuali
fy. It will be noted that one or
two of the names are incorrect
but they are printed herewith
just as they appear in the act as
printed by the State.
not uuilty.
State vs. Bark Love, retailing,
prayvr f»r judgment continued
on payment of the cost.
State vs W. M. Mryant. seizing
,crop of tenant, judgment sus
pended on payment of cost and
jjw.iMi for damages.
State vs. Molli'e Tillotson and
Kllen l-'ulp. alVray, judgment
suspended upon payment of half
of the cost eat h.
State vs. S. L. (iibson. false
pretense, praver for judgment
continued upon payment of cost
and tiling of $21*0.00 bond for
appearance at next term of
| court.
RESIDENCE BURNS.
Home of Mrs. Alice W at
kins At Campbell Destro\ •
ed Monda\ Afternoon.
I
On Monday afternoon the
residence of Mrs. Alice Watkins'
on Campbell Route 1. in the
northern part of Stokes. was
destroyed by tire. The origin of
the fire was from a spark from
the chimney which ignited the
roof, and when discovered the
fire had gained so much headway
that it was impossible to check
it.
The building was a large two
! story frame structure and every
' thing on the second lloor was
lost, while most of the house
hold furniture in the lower story
was saved.
Mrs. Watkins carried insurance
on the building to the amount
of SI,(MK), while the loss was
j probably or moiv.
I MEETING SATL'RDW.
Stockholders and Directors
o! Big Creek Telephone
CV. To Hold important j
Session At Westlield.
i
At Westfield Saturday, April
;»rd, the stockholders and direc
tors of the Big  'reek Telephone
Co. will hold an important meet
i
j intf.
| It is learned that an effort
will be made at this meeting to
: perfect plans whereby the com
pany will be able to give its
patrons better service in the
future.
| FARMERS' MEETINGS.
iConduete.fi iiv County Dem
onstrator Holt and Mr,
j A rev -- Much Interest
Show n Hs Citi/cns.
Walnut Cow. March • •'».
County Demonstrator W I'.
Unit, accompanied by Mr. I. A.
Arey, of tin- !»airy Farming
Division of tiu' State Depart -
mcnt, spent last Wednesday and
Thursday visiting farmers
around Walnut .'ow and ' >er
manton trying to create more
interest among farmers for the
dairy end of the live stock
industry, which work they hope
will be the preliminary steps to
the establishment of cream routes
later. They also held a meeting
at Dillard Wednesday night in
the interest of live stock farm
ing. A large number of farmers
assembled and manifested much
interest in the meeting, but
nothing definite was done.
Messrs. Arev and Holt state
that they didn't hope to accom
plish anything along this line at
present, but merely want to
get the farmers to thinking of
this much needed line of agri
culture and let them know that
there is a ready market for such
products. I hey have the as
surance of a number el larmers
who state they will make speedy
preparations to take up the
work, such as preparing pas
tures and securing more cows.
Mr. I'ercy Sheppard and sister.
Miss Krma. of Campbell, visited
j Danburytoday.
No. 2,243
FAIR DATE IS FIXED
October 19. 20 and 21 t;
Named B\ \«sociation
As Time For Next
Stokes Counts Fair.
DEATH \E \R KING
Mr. (Jeorge Barr, Father Of Couni*
ty Commissioner I. I). Barr.
•'asses Away Family
l -union At .Mr. R.(i.
l-'ulk's Other
News of king.
king, March 29. Mr. J. N.
Roberts' now residence is near •
j inpr completion.
I Horn unto Mr. and Mrs. (leor* •
I King, a son.
j Mr. (leorge Barr. aged eighty-
I six years, died at his home lasr.
Thursday after a lingering ill
ness. Mr. Barr had been hlinti
for many years. He leaver
four children, two sons. Mr
K. R. Barr, who resides in Idaho
and Mr. I. I). Barr. county com
missioner. \\ ho resides near Kiny
and two daughters. Mrs. Jo**
Tuttle, of I'tah, and Mrs. K. t
Fulk, who resided with her
father. The interment was con
ducted from Mt. '/.ion church
Friday at I! o'clock.
I The directors of the Stoked
1 County Fair Association heit
j their annua! meeting here Satur
day and lixed the dates for th->
I fair for this year Oct. 1!', ->. 21
Quite a few improvements wi.l
be made on the grounds.
i'auline, the seven year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Johnson, fell from a barn loft,
'and broke her arm while at play
' i Saturday.
M Mr. Will F.aton. of Winston
. Salem, who owns an interest
in the Shore Mercantile Co., was
I I here on business Saturday.
Several from here are attend
ing court at Danbury this week
Mr. Loyd White, of Mt. Air\,
'spent Sunday with his fami!.'
here.
1 Mr. W. F. Newsum returned
last night from a business tri>
- to instvn Salem.
Mr. Kd Vest, ol' Charlotte, •»
spend ins a few days uithre.-
alive? i'i this neighborhood.
A f.u'V-1! t' v. as he!»
at Mr. U. 11. l-uUi'i! the J.'iti:
The children and
were ail present. A turkvv I i TI
nor was served which all to■
• ed to the limit.
Mi"'. I,u"in Moore visited he*
tlanvrht CT, Mrs. M. I-!. Wwsuir.
lu'i'o yesterday.
Miss Annie Redman, one of
the teachers in tho High School
' here, spent Sunday with her
parents in Pilot Mtn.
Prof. William Craves spent
'lSunday in Ml. Airy.
Gideon.
, (iideon, March :!>. Several
of the people from in and arounJ
here are attending court at Dan
buiy this week.
Miss Kthel Flynt spent Thurs
day with Miss Myrtle Fagg at
Dillard.
Mr. W. M. Flynt spent the
latter part of last week with Mr.
',!. C. 11. Mitchell at W'alnur,
Cove.
Misses Lvdia Mitchell. Kva
St n 1t... Mollie and Lucy Young;
Messrs. Uobt. Alcorn, Robt.
Ward. Charles Mitchell and
others spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Mvrtle Fagg.
Miss Perdue Dunlap is visiting
her brother. Mr. -I. I rank Dunlav.
at present.
Messrs. Will Kunlap Sr. and
lien Mitchell spent Sunday P. M,
with Mr. W. M Flvnt.
Mr. Carey Flynt spent Satur
day night with hi.- cousin. Mr.
■ Fuller Flynt.
Mr. and Mrs. LJob Martin am",
i children spent Sunday with Mrs.
'Martin's sister, Mrs. Kdgar
1 1 Mitchell.
■ JOLLY GIRL