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DANBURY REPORTER Volume L. MORE GOOD ROADS FOR YADKIN Work To Start On Chestnut (I) t ve-Boyles" Store ltoad—| Former Stokes Man Di"s In' M .nt Airy—Kimr News. !!•!«■ Unite'-, I' . 11. Work on tlv i.ighway to be i.,lilt from Chest-; n;.; 'riive chllivh to C. 11. Boyles* -lore will begin in a fiw da\.-. This road will bi' of great benclit to both StoKi ■ and Surry counties. The work of top-soiling the Mt. j I'ark highway was finished last Week Dr. S. F. Tillotson carried Mr. J. 11. !!uill to the Lawrenie hospital in Winston-Salem this week ireatiaent. Mis. Hat ten Patter-on, wli i was recently taken to the hi.s;iti! 1.1 Mi. | Airy, is getting along nicety, her | r.'any friends tvill be pleased to know. Mr. Walter Whitaker, a forimr lit'zer of this sect'o'i, who has been i' >id.r.g in Mi. Airy f*>r .onv time, died last Sunday moraine fnm te.- 1..»- - S J"-is. j rangers "f th:s sect.or. s.'V nl - 1 lint' ucco, gettmg in wist'er wood, killing 'ine | orkers. and look nsr (or a lie .line Christmas. Vi 'T?. Ci. W. r.nd R. R. Smith .it.d ti.eir familiis went to M>unt Airy last Friday on business. Mr. 11. 1: -ays that n -xt time be goes on a tr like that he will carry h's ratio- - with hint tis h • wants more In eat anil less style. Surry County Sheriff • Loses Mis Automobile Mo.:- ' Airy, liec. '.•.--Automobile thii • s have been busy here for the past .eck. Last Saturday night a Ford /oupe, the properly of former Sher.f Ashburn, was taken from in fr> nt of his home, the car being la ter found at the bottom of an em bankment below Pilot Mountain. Kvidently the thief was not injure ! in the turn-over, for a car was stolen the same night in Pilot Mt. and it is thougnt that the mart" who took the Shi riff's car was the same one wh> got the car in Pilot. night J. A. .Jackson, former clerk of the court of Surrv county, left his car in front of his home and next morning it was gone and no trace .f it has been found. Sale Of Real Estate. Under and by virtue of the power vested in the undersigned in the last Will and Testament of L. A. Richardson, deceased, the undersigned executor will on Thursday. Jan, 25th, 192;>, at 2 o'clock P. M. on the pre mises herein described offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate: One certain lot of land located in Stokes county, North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Billie Dodson, Geo Griffin and wife and others and. Beginning at a stone in W. B. Dodson's line and runs north on a new line 74 poles to stone in L. W. Griffin line; thence east on his line 9 poles, 14 links to a stone his corner, thence north on his line to a stone, his line, M. A. Richardson, (dee'd.) corner, thence east on Richard son's line 37$ poles to a stone in said Richardson's line: thence south on new line 53 poles to a stone —a new corner; thence east on a new line 84 poles to a stone in J. D. Griffin's line; thence south on his line 22 poles to a stake, forrmrly a post oak—his corner; thence west on his line and W. B. Dodson's line 128 poles to the beginning and con taining 34fc acres more or less. There is excepted from the fore going boundary the land deeded by Louis Richardson to G. D. Griffin, leaving 22 acres more or less in the foregoing after said amount was deeded. The fore going land will be sold to highest bidder for cash and sale will remain open for 10 days for in crease bid as required by Section 2591 of Consolidated statutes of North Carolina. This Dec. 13th. 1922. J.G. BROWN. Executor of L. A. Richardion, tWd. WAREHOUSES WILL CLOSE DEC. 20 Re-open On January —l!eav\ ! Breaks the Pa-t Week—Mar-j ket Avera-re Now Around 1:> i ( i»jits Pound. j Win u.n-Sal •u, 12. Th • It - i cat mi -li >n t ii i ■ .i uaivholi-- ie re •.'.■ill clos • nil Pecmkr L'ii for the! 1 nri.-tn as holidays and wil' remain ;l.i-!>d unt l January 2, according «..» j anno'.uucnn nl made h re t >day 1 ly/ the warehouses. Breaks on the market h re have I been very heavy for several weeks. J and the forces at the warehouses , will welcome this period of rest. Especially during the past week breaks have been very heavy and j prices good. The market average is How running around 30 cents per pound. The average for the month of November, recently reported* was considerably above 28 cents. The breaks throughout the entire season have been regular and even and the large amount of tobacco sdd has been handled with a gre.it deal more case than in otlv r yars, when great Hurries would r. At Flat Shoal School Saturday Night j A play, "The Old Maid's • Club." will be given at Flat Shoal school Saturday night, j Dec. 1(5, 19-2. Following is the, cast of characters: •'•L'liiella Primrose, President— Liila Mendenhall. Susan Hopewell, Vice-Presi dent--Nora Roberson. Maria Hopewell, Treasurer — Delia Gatewood. Sallie Brown, Secretary— Beulah O ate wood. Dora Doolittle—Eva Carroll Faith Snowmore Catherine Southern. Julia Jones—Gladys Wheelis. Maude Hopeworth—Nell Tut tle. Mary Smith— Ruth Redding. Viola Longfellow, a man hater Bessie Southern. Lucretia DeWitt—lda Cox. Marth Weinhauber. a German —Llila Gatewood. Lucv Rosebud—Mary Baker. Betsy Bobinet, an old maid with slat bonnet—Florence Alley. Young lady, Louella's double. Young ladv, Dora's double. Tommy Doolittle. Assistant Treasurer—Aubrey Southern. Philip James, newspaper re porter—Maxie Flynt. There will be an admission fee of 25 cents for adults and 1"> cents for children. Proceeds will be used for benefit of school- Evervbodv invited. (MRS.) MILDRED ALLEY, Teacher. Mr. ami Mrs. Zeb Smith have bol.h been conlined to their beds here for several days with something like in tluenza. Both are improving at this time, however. Sale Of Real Estate. By virtue of a trust deed exe cuted to me by W. Z. Frazier and wife, Cora Frazier. bearing date of April 26, 1910, and re corded in the office of the Reg ister of Deeds of Danbury, Stokes county, N. C., in Book No 51, page i64, and being de scribed as follows: Beginning at pointers, thence S- 39i chains to W. 0., thence E. 8i chains to road, thence N. 49 W. 36 chains to forks of Baid road, thence N. with another road 22£ chains to a sourwood pointers, thence 35 chains to the beginning, contain ing one hundred, twelve and one half acres, more or less. The said land lies near the Levi Lackey store and is the land on which W. Z. Frazier and wife resided at the time the trust deed was executed, the same being given to secure a note of $205.00, payable to A. C. Turner, of which $154.00 remains unpaid, and upon the request of A. C. Turner I will sell byway of public auction for eash on the premises, between, the. hours of 12 M. and two P. M., Saturday, Jan. 20, 1923, the aforesaid v de scribed land. I2dec2t J. H. DILLION, Trustee. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1922 WALNUT COVE HAS TWO MILLION Co-Operative Force Being Kept Busy Taking Care >t' Far mers' Tobaeeo—A. F. .Mar shall Moving Into New llonv. Walnut i'o.c, Dec. S iV" i!'«• damp. warm v.eathi r of iin - pa-t f-w ■ I-iv a j-i at l-al of tobaecu i- com illf' ill 111 the co-operati' o W'.lehollse here. Th.- for. i- has been working in a strain all the past w-vK t, kci'p tip with tile receipts, and it bids fa' - .' to hold out until the house closes December 21), for the holidays. Rc •eiptr have already run around two million pounds, and perhaps as nun h more is *till in the hands of the growers who have signed the mar keting contracts. The majority of the farmers seem well pleased with the new method and the ad vances they receive. Mr. A. Frank .Marshall has re moved into his n ,*w hinie at Stokes btirg. Former Stokes Lady •Dies In lioanoke, Va, Editor Reporter: I am enclosing an account of the death of one of, Stokes counties former' citizens, Mrs. J. N. N'ewsom. of Roanoke. Va. She was born near Westfield, a daughter of J, H Oeorge, on July 14th, 1871, and died Dec. lth, 11*22. She was a consistent member j of the Baptist church, also a| member of the Eastern Stars i and the Shrinetts U'omans Mis-j sionarv society and was for a j loner time president of the Ladies Aid Society of her church and very actively engaged in the Home Department Work. She was one of the most beloved women in the citv always looking on the bright side of life a word of encouragement for even the colored people who loved her so dearly. She was laid to rest on Dec. sth and the floral designs were the largest ever gathered in her church. The automobiles were furnished by the neighbors and the longest procession ever wit nessed in Roanoke. In her death Heaven has been adorned bv one of its most pre cious Jewels and earth has been robbed of one of its most perfect saints. But our loss has been her gain. She was a sufferer for •i years with the dreaded disease, cancer. But through all her suffering she was so patient and gentle, always trying to help I someone and never complained of her afflictions but bore them with patience always looking for I Jesus who came arid called her home to her reward. Sincerelv, REV. J. N. NEWSOM. Roanoke, Va., Dec. 12. 1922. Mrs. John I*ewcllyn and Miss Thelina Neal, of Walnut Cove, spent the day here yesterday on business. Announcement. The Walnut Cove Motor! Co., Geo. H. Fulton and Ralph Chil ton. proprietors, announce the following prices on Ford cars, delivered at Walnut Cove, filled with gan, oil and grease: Roadster, plain, $328 04 Touring car. » -558 20 Roadster, starter. 400.84 Touring, car, 431.00 Coupe. 5W.48 Sedan, 667.08 Notice To Creditors. Having duly qualified as Exe cutor of the estate of L. K. Knight, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased to present them to me duly authenticated for payment on or before the 11th day of December, 1923, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery, snd all persons indebt ed to said estate are hereby notified to make immediate pay meat to me. This Dec. 11, 1922 NUMA O. KNIGHT, ' ' - ■ • ' Executor. J. G. H. MITCHELL N i DIED MONDAY i Was Prominent In Public Af fairs In Stokes For Many Yt r.s and An Fxceilent t'iri zi. —Live:! 'ln Ripe Old Age. 1 : J. ' 11. M* 1: I!, for i i.viy y r a pr. -i n: li.tmv in the politic 1 > ♦iff • I ti. d> '• loi.-; .nt 'if .stoki conn; i at !:: In ne in Walnut Cove -uiMi'i.v night. Mr. Mitchell wa: years old. and had been in declining health for several years. His (eiiiiition had been critical for the past ten days or more. Though coniini d to his bed for several month- prior t" his death he main tained a clear mind and a personal intercM in the happenings of the daj and the welfare of his friends, whom I he was always happy to receive at his home. Mr. Mitehvll at one time repre sented Stokes in the General As sembly and also served as Register of Deeds for one or more terms. II retired from a live public life some fifteen years since. ll.' wa.; widely known and nurii- | ber.'d his friends throughout tii ( Piedmont section by the himdreih. j The dceeasil is survived by several 1 children and a numbi'i' of nieces and ! nephews, a* well as ot'v r relativ. - j scatti red t !, ruiiivl "'.it the fonnty. The int'V'i>-nt w.i n;ad • yesfr- | day at 10 oVI.. i; at the ••!■! Mitchell ' bur.vi.ig ground at l'l'lurd, the for : liter home of the ii>. * *a^jd. j Former Stokes Man W.hls Greensboro Ladv • i (ii 'ensboro, lli-cember 10.—A Wed- : ding which will come as a surprise to ' their many friends was solemnized ] yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in | St. Andrews Kppsscopal church, at ; Greensboro, when Miss Elizabeth I Ha'.rs.on Mallonee, of this city, be- t came the bride of Walter 1). George, I of Winston-Salem, the Rev. H. O. ' Nash officiating. The wedding was very ([uiet, only the family of the bride being pres ent. Miss Mallonee is an attractive and cultured young woman. She has been making her home in Greensboro for the past three years, having moved here from Savannah, Ga., and during this time has made a host of friends who will be inti rested to learn of her marriage. Mr. George is a successful young business man of Winston-Salem, he- j ing connected in business with the Motor Company there. Following the wedding, Mr. and Mrs. George left immediately for a motor trip of several weeks throug'.i points in Florida, after which "h.'V will make their home at the Robert K. Lee hotel in Winston-Salem. Mr. George is a native of Stokes county and has a host of friends here who will learn of his marriage with much interest. Rocking-ham County Has 300 Miles Roads Reidsville, Dec. 11.—Rockingham county has over three hundred miles of improved roads, ei ment and soil roads. This is probably the largest mileage of any county in the South. A recent survey made of the coun ty's improved highways, shows that the county maintains 214 miles and the State maintains ninety-four miles of road in the county—a total of 308 miles. Dugrefins-Peterson. Walnut Cove, Dec. 11. —Announce- ment has been made of the marriage of W. S. Duggins, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Duggins, of Walnut Covci, to Miss Celia N. Peterson, of Wash ington, D. C., at the home of his sis ter, Mrs. M. M. Miller, in Roanok. 1 , j Va., on Sunday, Dec. 10. Thev will make their home in Roanoke for the present. It is learned that Mr. Posey T>. I Flinchum, of Piedmont Springs, has been appointed deputy Sheriff for this township. Sheriff Dunlap's son hps also been appointed for Saura town township, it is stated. ADDITIONAL FUNDS! FOR NEAR EAST; ■ i Total Amount Collected Over' Four Hundred Dollars—Sev l eral S -iiM i] 'in Ut>;> >rt et Hope fit llai «e (Jiiotu Soon. . . • • . it'jut ta «»f •• .20.0 • f"i* tli • : i 11 fl as it-'t yi ' bi'. n r.i ■ !. f• 11*. i.uring tin past f( \v 11 days fairly ir«.->d i• r r- - - has In j! made if. ward ti: ; end. the total •-»•!- j' !. -tiuas at th..- »'.i io b- -loT.PI, villi a nuirli'-r of the .schools in tii • county to report, as well as indivi.l • uals who ar especti «i to contribute to the cause. File report en the collections to this time are as fo]|.iu.s : Previously reported, 5110.38 j Ausby Smith 1.00 \ Rosebud Sunday School, sent i, by F. I). Young, 25.00 j Gideon Sunday S'hool, sent Miss Fairy Wilkins. 1.7.">[ X. K. Pepper, 10.00 i Total, . 157.13 | I i Literary Club ]\lpets At Walnut Cove W:: In lit Cove, Dec. 12. The Wa! nut Cove Literary Club met H'i dn. , day night. Dec. i»;h. at the aitractivi j h'.nile ef Miss Ivvtlyn Seal. At * hi.- meet ! :i:r one «.f Am ••'..-a" pr-ate-'t i oi-t- Kdjmr Aihn IW. was - ''.died. .V- the roll was call.d eai li , member answiicd wi'.h a |uoiation ; froiii 'nis works. A >vry slioit and : :i:' resiing pro gram was rendered as follaw.-: Talk on P. i V !:fe and works Mi>s ! Xi wbern. Piano solo Mr. Duncan. Uecitati'in. Annabelle l.ce Mary Dtinlap. Reading from Ruemori|Ue Mr. ( Duncan. Music and games were enjoyed jy all during the social hour. - A delicious ice course was served by the hostess. The meeting then adjourned '.o meet again on Dec. 20th with Mr. Harvey and Miss Dewey Rothrock. SADIE FULTON, Pres. ANX IF, RIFRSOX, Sec'y. Death Of Mrs. Kington. Mra. Charity Redman, wife of John Kington, died at her home I on Germanton Route 1, Monday j night after an illness of only a few days. The deceased who was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William liedman. was o4 years old and an excellent Christ ian woman. She is survived by her husband and other relatives, j Eli Nelson Goes To Sauratown Township, Eli Nelson, of Danbury Route ' 1, has purchased a farm in! Sauratown township, near Rose; Bud church, and is this week removing with his family to his new place. The farm was pur chased from Mr. Butner. Mr. Nelson has not disposed of his farm on Danbury Route 1. Lodg-ed In Stokes Jail. W. 11. Klatory. a barber at Walnut Cove, was brought here Monday night by Deputy Sheriff Henry Dunlap and placed in jail, not being able to give a $250 bond on the charge of disorderly conduct. Slatory was given a hearing Tuesday before Mayor Jarvi9 at Walnut Cove and lind $3.50 and the cost. Miss Grace McCollum spent the week end in Greensboro with her sister, Miss Kate Mc- Collum, who is a nurse at Wesley Long Hospital, Her mother recently had a slight operation, but i 9 now improving nicely. Miss Essie Mort field, the as sistant teacher of the Danbury school, spent the week end with her friend. Miss Annie Mae Whittington in Burlington. No. 2,645 BAD AUTO WRECK NEAR DANBURY Kdpar Johnson Has Los,' Broken and IJoiilali Allen Is Severely Bruised When Dodge Truck (■' '•s Over Embankment. Kdpar Johnson had lis leg broken and lieulah AHem re ceived severe bruises on the head and side when a I lodge truck in which they were riding went over a ten-foot embank ment on a curve just south cf here on the Danbury-Walnut Cove road last nipht about dark. The young men were driving the truck for E. 0 Creakman, of Walnut Cove, and were enroute lo some point north of Dan bury where they expected to pet a load of household poods. They evidently turned the curve at too preat a speed, causinp the truck to skid and po off the road. The truck apparently turned over twice and wa9 considerably dam^ped. Young Johnson was taken to a Winston-Salem hospital. Both men are reported to be petting alonp as well as possible. A. M. STACK GOES TO BENCH SOON Will Hold First Court In (ireensboro Beginning Jan. 8. Judge Stack Practiced Law in Danburv For Many Years. Greensboro, Dec. fi. —A. M. Stack, of Monroe, Union county, who becomes a superior court judpe January 1, 102*5. will make his debut as judpe in (iuilford county. From January 8 thru the reßt of the month Judge Stack will hold forth here, it was ascertained when orders were received from Governor Camaron Morrison to start a special one week's term of court for the trial of criminal cases on Monday, January This term will be followed by the regular one-week term and this topped off by a two-week's civil session. The new judge, according to acquaintances, including such f jrmer school mates as Dr. Dred Peacock, of Hiph Point, is an exceptionally able man and one of the best orators Trinity College ever produced. He served for several years as solicitor in the I judicial district of which Union county is a part, and is one of , the most prominent members c* j the Monroe bar. Judge Stack, after securing hi* i license for the* practice of law, canu to Danbury, where he practiced his profession for a number of years. He has n host of friends in l-tokes who are pleased to see him become judge of the Superior court. Statesville In Grip Of Flue Epidemic Statesville, Dec. 9.—On account of the prevalence of influenza in Sta tesville the churches, schools and picture shows of the town have beea. ordered closed for a period of teu days. This decision was reached to day at a meeting of the mayor and the board of aldermen. The actios was recommended by the local phy sicians. There tire a number of cast* *f influenza in town, and while th«r« have been no deaths, it was thought safer to close these places tempor arily in c.rder to guard against a possible epidemic. The date for the moving picture show has been changed from e:wk Thursday night to each Monday night for Danbury. Two perform ances will bo given weekly by the { management at Pilot Mt. and tw« each week at King. The show hetj - Monday night was eaid to have exceptionally good.
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