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Lite Man Is Held Up and Robbed By Negroes. Stoneville. Oct. 2S. Levi Roark. who drives a soft drink wagon from here to Spray and Leaksville for the Stoneville Bottling Company, while return ing from his trip Tuesday night, was held up and robbed by two two negroes about three miles above town. Roark states that he was driv ing along and he noticed two negroes walking along ahead but never th ught of being he'd up. Whtn he caught up with them one grabbed the bridle of the mule and the other came up in the wagon and demanded his money and valuables, where upon he told them that he had none and scutlled with them. tr\ - ing to keep then from cutting him with a knife vvhich one was using—carving on his coat. They succeeded in holding Roark and he says they cut out his pockets and his coat was literally cut off him. He was also bearing a letter from one of the companies customers and they took that and broke it open but found nothing in it. They secured fr.im his pockets *5 in money. A posse of men and boys left here earlv yesterday morning to see if any trace of the highwaymen could be found. 3. N. WALKER fV OPTOMETRIST EYS STRAIN SPECIALIST WITH THE 01 FT SHOP 42S N. Liberty Street WINSTON-SALEM. N. C. iQBQi v'; | I^J l JU.U- JJ.LJ.Jiy, !JJP.LI:!PHraWHSaW!!«jI fi THE SIGN OF GOOD PAINT - v ; i* ' Any one who uses or ought to use V.«• '*£%. • # # l' a ' nts ancl varnishes, will be glad to know 'hat we have just taken the agency for IS SHERWIN-WILLIAMS ii fii/ro £ VARNISHES in this locality. For fifty years this line has been the world's leader —that's why we c^ose anc * we are l ea^ers * n good things here —that's why they chose us. ** s a pretty good combination to do business with. Joyce-Jones Co. „ J. R. SNYDER, Mgr. Walnut Cove, N. C. TOBACCO REPORT The New Warehouse At Walnut Cove Makes Some Good Sales. The New Warehouse at Wal nut Cove has been making some excellent sales of tobacco week and prices today were bet ter than they have been this year. Henry McGehee, who is with us, is one of the best judges of tobacco in the State and he knows what tobacco is worth and how to .iret the full market price. Uelow are a few of the good sales we have made this week: •'ames Joyce. * pounds at .">O, 1>! pounds at 23. 50pounds at 22', pounds at lt>. E. I). Kulp, 2t» pounds at 25. S2 pounds at 15. J. R. Meridenhall, 3S pounds at 20. 38 pounds at to. 72 pounds at 17, 134 pounds at »!•». Bennett and Webster. 205 pounds, at 15. 300 pounds at 25, 1 '.*2 pounds at 30. >o pounds at 11, 35 pounds at 50, lit! pounds at 20. 47ii pounds at 13 3-1. 132 pounds at S 3 4. I'ink Smith, 1«• pounds at 30. :!2 pounds at 25. 10 pounds at 17, ."i2 pounds at 10. Robert Riser. l'» pounds at 10, 12 pounds at 35. We have every accomodation you need here. Why drive to Winston or other markets when we will pet you ;ust as much money for your crop as you can get anywhere. Bring us the next load and we will convince you that we will do what we say. Me(i KHK E & HI"T('H ERS( )N. Wainut C'ove. N. C. THE OLD RELIABLE ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure No ALUM — No PHOSPHATE . Make Good. Wood row Wilson. I dare say you think that schoolmasters are often a bit har.l on you in requiring: vou to do things in order that you may pass the tests of the school, but I want to warn you that when you get out of school you are go ing to have harder schoolmasters „than you had before, for the world requires that we make I J. W. MELTON | J Sells High Grade | • Pianos and Players I i :W hen in the market for a PIANO or PLAYER £ : PIANO be sure to write for catalog, prices and terms w before buying, as we CAN and WILL save you money. Z A The Pianos we sell are Chase Bros., Hackley, Carlisle, A w Boltwood and-J. E. Davis. t J. W. MELTON, | Factory Distributor, Cor. Ith and Elm Sts., • Winston-Salem, N. C. 2 Snmnhnnnnnnhm: ■ | Order by Mail j j We are always ready to t J fill your mail orders | $ promptly and solicit { i your orders. We carry | 1 everything to be found | in a first-class Drug • Store and we have § the freshest drug stock f in Winston-Salem. | O'Hanlon's j Drug Store. f WINSTON-SALEM, - ' N. C. X THE DAN BURY REPORTER good, no matter what happens, and 'the man that does things amounts to a great deal more than the man who wishes he had done things and who promises lie will do things. The men I am sorry for are the men who stop to think that they have ac complished something before they stop at the grave itself. Vou have got to have your second wind in this world and keep it up until the last minute. LADIES! .* Why worry about your Fall and Winter wear. Come and see my full line of Millinery, Ladies Coat ! Suits, Coats Ready=to-Wear. I car= ry a full line of Ladies Hats, etc. i Mjss Roberson, of Baltimore, Md., with 7 years experience in the milli= nery business, will be glad to see you. SEE OUR LINE BEFORE YOU BUY. R. C. BUTNER, PILOT MTN., N. C. ! 'I ———______ ___ NOTICE OF ELECTION. ! State of North Carolina, OHice of the Board of Countv Com'rs. Stokes County. October the 4th. 1013. In the matter or road election in Notice to the qualified voters of | \ adkin Township, Stokes Coun- i Yadkin Township of the calling ty, N. C., pursuant to Chapter and holding of said election, j 11 Public Local Laws of 1013, and Chapter 201 Public Local Laws of 1915. It appearing to the Hoard of County Commissioners of Stokes County that a petition has this day been filed before said Board, signed by more than one fifth of the qualified voters of Yadkin Township, in said county, asking for an election to be held in said township, for the purpose of ascertaining the will of the qualified voters of said township, upon the question of issuing $50,1)00 road bonds of the township, under and pursuant to chapter 11 of the ; public local laws of 191':, and chapter 201 of the public local laws of 1015: and it further appearing to the board that no election has been held in said township under said act within six months prior to the date hereof : It is now in pursuance of said petition, and the acts of the General Assembly of North Carolina, ordered by the board of county commissioners of Stokes county, that an election be held in said township, at all the election precincts therein, to-wit : Boyles", King and Pinnacle, on Tuesday, the Kith, day of Novem ber 1015, for the purpose of ascertaining the will of the qualified voters of said township, upon the question of issuing §50,000 road bonds of said township, for the improvement of the public roads therein, and for the further purpose of electing three road com missioners for said township under said act of 1015. Said bonds to run twenty-five years, bearing six per cent semi annual interest from date of issue, with a provision for the levy of taxes to meet the interest thereon, and further provision to levy taxes for a sinking fund to pay said bonds at maturity, the last named levy to begin two years after said bonds are sold. That for the purpose of holding said election, it is further order ed by the board that the following Registrars and Judges be, and they are hereby appointed to hold said election in accordance with the acts aforesaid : Boyles' precinct, William H. Slate, Registrar, and D. F. Tillot son and L. F. Fowler Judges: King precinct. James R. Caudle, | Registrar and P». F. Pulliam and H. S. Greene Judges: Pinnacle precinct, Ollie Boles Registrar, and \V. A. Sullivan and Y. G. Wat son Judges. That at said election all qualified electors who favor the issuing of said bonds shall vote a ballot "For Good Roads Bond Issue," and all qualified electors who are opposed to the issuing of said bonds shall vote a ballot '"Against Good Roads Bond | Issue." That said election shall be held as near as near as may be under the general law for the election of members of the General ' Assembly. That the registration books for said election shall open on Friday I the 15th day of October. 1015, and shall close on Saturday the 6th ; day of November, 1015. That Saturday, November the 13th, | 1015, shall be challenge day. That the registration books shall be kept open for the registration of voters, on each day, (Sundays excepted,) from and including October the 15th to November the J 6th, 1015, from the hour of nine o'clock a. m., to sunset. That on each Saturday during the time the registration books are kept open for the registration of voters the respective registrars | shall attend at their respective election precincts for the purpose ! of the registration of voters. That the respective registrars and judges of the respective pre cincts shall make return to the board of county commissioners of Stokes county, on Thursday November the 18th 1015. of said election. That at said election one road commissioner for said township shall be elected at each precinct, who shall be a resident of his precinct. That the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners cause notice of this order to be published once a week for a least thirty I dav preceding the time of holding said election in the Danbury Reporter, a newspaper published in Stokes county, N. C., and further, cause notice hereof to be posted at five public places in the township for thirty days next preceding the time of said elec tion, and also cause notice of this order to be served by the Sheriff of Stokes county, upon each of said registrars and judges. By order of the Board, October 4th, 1015, J. G. MOREFIELD, Clerk Board County Commissioners.
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