i LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Miss Pattie Hill is spending some
time with relatives here.
| Mr. N. A. Martin made a business
; trip to Greensboro Thursday.
Mr. Weldon Smith, of Campbell,
was in Danbury yesterday attending
to some business.
Mr. J. Wesley Martin, of Stuart,
Ya., Route 2, was a Danbury visitor
yesterday.
Miss Grace Taylor is visiting Miss
Kathleen Simpson in Winston-Salem
this week.
Mrs. Walter G. Petree and children
expect to leave today to visit rela
tives in Stoneville for several days.
Miss Katherine Crist, of Winston-
Salem, spent the week end here with
her sister, Mrs. M. O. Jones.
Miss Lucile Martin has been quite
sick for several days with tonsilitis
✓ but is improving rapidly.
Miss Agnes Martin, who is teach
ing at Madison, spent Sunday here
with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Humphrey:;,
Mrs. W. E. Joyce and Mrs. William
Spaugh visited King Monday.
Rev. C. E. Crist returned to his
home in Winston-Salem Sunday after
a visit to his'daughter, Mrs. M. •).
Jones.
Mrs. Roy E. Leake visited her na
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Browder,
..t Gormanton yesterday and was ac
companied home by her sister, Miss
Viola Browder.
Mr. E. R. Nelson was here today
from Piedmont Springs. Ernest is
tickled to death that he i« to have
a better road to his home, and who
could blame him.
The name of Mr. John Neal, of
Meadows, ex-county commissioner,
being mentioned by his friends as
a candidate for the office of Register
'f Deeds in Stokes.
Forsyth county will likely have as
many as two lady candidates for the
"tlice of Register of Deeds. The two
whose names have been mentioned
for the offne are Misses Margaret
* Wurreschke and Eva Wall.
A few farmers of the county are |
v beginning to plant some tobacco, i
• The work will begin in earnest with-
N. in about ten days. Plants are getting
♦oo large at i rapid rate and will
nave to In; nut out us soon us possi- i
Big sale at King
all the time at
The Big Store.
The Reason We Sell it For Less.
Ask Bill.
Shore Mercantile Co.
.-»/ . (Incorporated.)
►-The Big Store. KING, N. C.
* SOLE AGENTS FOR
Paroid Roofing Kurfees Paint
H. M. JOYCE
Danbury, N. C., Agent For
STANDARD PAINT & LEAD WORKS.
Sells House and Barn Paint and Liquid
Cement for Roofs.
Agent for Cortright Shingles and Double
Crimp galvanized roofing, 5 to 12 feet lengths.
Prompt shipment and freight paid on all
orders.
Time given Nov. Ist if wanted at same price
on paint.
j It is learned that the hotel at
Piedmont Springs will open for guests
about the 15th of June. The hotel
this year will be under the manage
ment of Mr. George Holton and sister,
of Wnston-Salem.
News was received here today of
the death yesterday of Mrs. Banner
Hill, an estimable woman of the
Campbell section. The deceased had
been ill for some time. She was aged
about 25 years and is survived by her
husband and two small children.
Messrs. J. H. Nelson and Monroe
Fagg, of Peters Creek township,
were here today enroute home frori
Walnut Cove. The former stated
that he was very proud to believe
that his section was soon to have «
road so that he could get out from
home with a little more ease.
Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Petree and son,
Elmo, left yesterday for a six-week's
visit to Oklahoma. They expect to
spend some time with their daugh
ters, Mrs. Dr. C. W. Martn, at
Klgin, and Mrs. Dr Willie Joyce, at
Fletcher, and their son, Mr Frank
Petree, at Altus, Oklahoma. They
will probably also visit the brother of
|Mr. Petree, Mr. Jacob Petree, in
('•ompton, Arkansas, before return
ing home about July first.
Announcement.
To the Republican Voters of Stokes
County :
I desire to announce myself a can
didate for Sheriff, subject to the ap
proval of my friends in the precinct
primaries and the county convention.
In litis 1 was a candidate for the
same position, and received the re
quired majority to nominate, but fot
legal and technical reasons 1 was ad
vised to withdraw, wliitli 1 did, and
this gave the nomination to Mr. E.
). Shelton, and I might say, I did thi.-
with the uncNiires-cd understanding
that in 1!'22 I would again a«k you fo>-
your support for the sam' position.
1 must again thank you for your
veiy cordial support you gave nu* in
litis, anil assure you that I will ap
preciate very much all my friends
may io for me in the coming cam
paign. If you nominate and elect me
Sheriff, I will stiive honestly to do
my who!' duty according to law.
Respectfully,
It. . TAYLOR.
To Magistrates.
Blank warrants, with judg
ment. bill of costs, etc., complete.
Printed and for sale at 5 cents
each, or 50 cents per dozen. Sent
by mail to any address.
DANBURY REPORTER.
Djiiiry, N. C.
THE DANBURV REPORTER
SHOW TRUCKS
STUCK IN MUD
Elephants D:ag Them Out and
I'p the Hi:! — Stokes Is Com
plimented On Her "Dryness"
By Show Manager.
The Haag circus which exhibited
j here Thursday left early Friday for
I Sandy Ridge with its long train ef
•10 or 50 heavily loaded trucks and
I wagons. They came to Danbury over
I the State highway from Walnut Cove
(and had no trouble in reaching this
place, but when they began the as
cent of the big river hills leading to
.Sandy Ridge Friday morning they
! found plenty of trouble, for the en
tire show was soon stuck in the red
clay on the hills. But here was where
the elephants with the show played
their part. Behind the foremost
trucks the showmen put an elephant
to each one to push it up the hill and
out of the mud, but it was soon found
that this would not do as the animals
almost pushed them over the embank
ment, and so log chains were fastened
around the elephants necks with wire
cable fastened to the chains and the
trucks and every vehicle was soon
literally dragged up the hill without
the least effort on the part of the
huge animals. Those who witnessed
the performance were amazed at
the ease with which the heavy trucks
were dragged through the deep mud
and up hill at that.
The managers of the circus, which
exhibited at several places in the
county last week, stated that there
was less drinking in this county than
any they had visited for some time.
Announcement.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the ortice of Sheriff of Stokes
county, subject to the action of the
Republican primary and convention.
The support of the Republican voters
of the county will be appreciated.
J. FRANK I)UNLAI'.
Dress
Goods
Latest
Shades
THE BOYLES CO.,
(Incorporated.)
King, N. C.
Most anything you
need.
; APPOINTMENTS OF THE
i DANBURY CIRCUIT, FOR
..METHODIST CHURCH. ~~
J. J. EADS. Pastor.
First Sunday, 11 a. m., Davis'
Chapel.
First Sunday, 7 p. m., Danbury.
Second Sunday, 11 a. m., Union
| Hill.
Second Sunday, 3 p. m., Vade
Jleeum.
Second Sunday, 7 p. m., Danbury.
Third Sunday, 11 a. ni., Danbury.
Third Sunday 3 p. ni., Davis*
Chapel.
Fourth Sunday, 11 a. m., Vado
i Meeum.
Fourth Sunday 3 p. m., Union Hill.
Fourth Sunday, 7 p. m., Danbury.
| The public is most cordially invited.
i
Blank Deeds, Blank Deeds In Trust
and Blank Chattel Mortgages
For Sale.
Deeds 50c. per dozen, deeds in
trusts 50c. per dozen, chattel
mortgages 25c. per dozen. Send
us your order. We pay postage
on all blanks.
DANBURY REPORTER,
Danbury. N. C.
Chickens and Eggs Wanted.
We will pay highest cash prices.
Wire us for prices. OWENS
FRUIT & PRODUCE COM'PY,
TAMPA, FLA. sapr4w
MUST C UT OUT
GRADE CROSSINGS
Railroads Discuss Matter With
State Highway Commission.
Haven't Got Necessary Funds
To Do the Work.
Raleigh, May 5. —The highway
commission is holding a confer
-1 ence with a number of railway
officials regarding the elimination
jof grade crossings on the roads
that are being constructed in the
State. There is ample law on
the statute books to require the
railroads to eliminate all of these
grade crossings, but the railroad
officials declare the roads are
unable to raise the money to
meet this additional expense.
The North Carolina law has
never been tried out in the court?,
but the decisions on similar laws
going to the supreme courts from
other states uphold the validity,
of similar laws, and it is believed]
there is little possibility of an
adverse decision on the North
Carolina grade crossing law.
The railroads point out to the
commission that in addition to
being unable to secure the money
with which to eliminate all of the
grade crossings in North Caro
lina, the work of the commission
in constructing roads is taking
business away from the roads. i
Some of the railroad officials
who were here for the conference
were willing to assume their
part of the obligation for elimi
nating many grade crossings if|
the State could find a way to
finance the work. They declared
that they did not know where
they could get the money be
cause the bankers were not
anxious to lend money for ad
ditional investments by the rail,
roads of the country.
DODGE BROTHERS
MOTOR CAR
"YOU KNOW WHAT A DODGE WILL DO."
CARDWELL MOTOR CO.,
Madison, N. C.
Touring $985 Delivered.
Roadster $950 Delivered.
CORD TIRES STANDARD EQUIPMENT.
GEO. H. FULTON, Salesman,
Walnut Cove, N. C.
LAWYERS ROAST
COUNTY OFFICERS
C. (). Mc.Miehael and W. Reade
Johnson Raising A Dust In
Rockingham County This
Week.
Leaksville, May 8. Develop
ments verging on the sensational
have grown out of the special
session at Wentworth. What at
first seemed to be an ordinary
session of court called to clear up
a congested docket has developed
into an arraignment of conditions
existent in Rockingham county.
Attorneys C. 0. McMichael
and Johnson, of Winston-Salem,
have been unusually severe in
their criticism of the conduct of
the county officers, and have gone
so far as to say that the "Prus
sian Army had nothing on the
officers of the law in Rocking
ham county."
It was brought out in court
this morning through testimony
on the stand that one of the
deputies is drawing $1,500 per.
year from a local mill in addition
to the fees he collects as deputy, i
which, it is said, have been un
usually large during the past few 1
months. 1
As a means of bringing about i
arrests for blockading in this'
county the officers, it is alleged,
have resorted to obstructions
placed in the road at night to
halt the passing motorists.
Alleged brutal treatment on the
Dart of the officers figures
prominently in testimony present-;
ed in various cases tried for this
offense.
Mr. Wallace Joyi\\ of Wins-!
ton-Sali'm. spout the week ml
here with home folks. I
SHERIFF SANDS
FREED OF BLAME
Solicitor Porter Graves and the
Rockingham County Commis
sioners Hold Conference In
Regard To Murder Case.
j Leaksyille, May B.—Following
| a conference between District
Solicitor Porter Graves and the
county commissioners of Rock
j ingham county yesterday after
[ noon, and resultant presentation
of data to the Superior court in
session now Sheriff A. P. Sand?,
under indictment on charges of
murder growing out of the death
of young Albert S. Cook, of
Winston-Salem was absolved of
all blame in the crime.
Affidavits presented by Solicit
or Graves, and testimony given
on the witness stand, showed
that Sheriff Sands was in Raleigh
on October 3 and 4, and there
fore could not have been at the
scene of the shooting on the
night of October 3. On the
strength of this testimony all
criminal charges against the
officer were dismissed.
Sheriff Sands, with four of his
deputies, were charged with
shooting to death Albert S. Cook,
of Winston-Salem, when the
latter, with a friend, was passing
through the county with about tftj
gallons of liquor on the night of
October 3.
Sheriff Sind* bss been made
defanclart in a damage suit for
$100,0(i0 growing out of this
affair, the charges being brought
by the father of the dead mar.
This suit stands, while the crim
inal charges against the four
deputy sheriffs will be presecuted
to the limit, it is said