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DANBURY REPORTER Volume LI. J P. LYNCH DIED SUNDAY MORNING ! VVas Prominent Citizen Of Quaker Gap Township-- Served As Justice Of the Peace For Many Years. J. P. Lynch, of Quaker Gap township, aged 75 years, died at Martin hospital in Mt. Airy Sunday morning after a short illness with appendicitis, fol lowed by pneumonia. Mr. Lynch was a well-known citizen of Stokes. He had been a Justice of the Peace for manv vears and was prominent in his J community. He had been a member of the M. E. church for probably 30 or 10 years. Surviving the deceased be side h's wife are two sons and one daughter, as follows : Frank and Matt Lynch and Mrs. Ezra Jessup, all of Quaker Gap town.-hip. Interment was made at the Brim Grove church burying {'round Monday, the funeral service being conducted by Dr. •J. T. hmith. A large number oi the relatives and friends of the di.vas d wi re in attendance. HIGHWAY BOARD MET HERE TODAY Contracts Let For Construction Of Two Roads In 15("reck and Peter's Creek Townships —Cornatzer Low Bidder. Contracts were let here today by the Stokes County Highway Commission for the grading and soiling of two roads, the first be ing the six miles lying between Campbell postoffice and the intersection of the State highway! near Francisco, leading via W. J S. Hart's store, George's mill, F. 1 L. Moore's and Dan River church. ! This stretch of road lies in both j Peter's Creek and Big Creek j township. A part of it has been j graded. The other road is in Peter's Creek township, between R. M. Smith's and Piney Grove church. Some grading has also been done on this road, which is probably ! only a couple of miles in length, j G.F Cornatzer, who is now doing road work in this county, was 1 the lowest bidder on both roads | mentioned above. The prices at which the contract was awarded , /•are as follows. 1 Grading 35 cents per yard, ' soiling cents, rock sl.*>o per * yard, grubbing 150 per acre, 1 ' hauling and laying pipe $l,O0 1 per lineal foot, overhaul on grad- , ing 3 cents, overhaul on soil I j cents, free haul on grading 500 ? feet, free haul on soil 1,000 s feet. Tobacco Prices Are Reported Some Better ; Farmers returning from the n Winston-Salem tobacco market i this week report prices some 1 Ijetter than last week, with still £ much room for improvement. I. The market average on Mon-! t day was around twenty dollars ; c per hundred. 1 ? CIVIL TERM COURT \ ADJOURNED TODAY " Only Two Cases Went To Jury and Mistrial Is Made In One ; Of These—Number Of Judg ments Are Signed. i Only two cases went to the I jury at the civil term of Stokes court this week, which was pre sided over by Judge T. J. Shaw. Owing to the fact that a number of parties to suits were not ready for trial a majority of the cases on the docket were continued, and the court adjourned today. The cases disposed of at the i term, only two of which were jury trials, resulted as follows: Myrtle Jackson vs. \V. H. •Jackson, divorce granted. J. B. McCreary and J. S. Tay lor vs. K. A. Uedgecock and Thomas (irubbs, mistrial. Mary E. Harris, admx., ys Nannie L. and Clemmie A. Smith, compromise judgment signed. S.P. Tesh vs. E.Il. Yarborough. compromise judgment signed. C. M. Jones and J. L. Mitchell vs. Roads Commission Sauratown township, judgment of non suit signed. Farmers Union Hank & Co. vs. O. P. ireen and C. R. Blavlock, judgment non suit signed. J. V. Marshall vs. E. W. Nel- j son and T. J. Cum'>ie, judgment) non suit signed. Bank Stokes County vs. E. 0. Caudle and Nannie L. Smith, judgment signed. SCHOOL TAX IS DEFEATED Danbury and Bennett Districts Voted Saturday On Consoli dation and Special Tax— Much Interest Shown. Danbury and Dennett school districts voted down the proposi tion to consolidate the two dis tricts and levy a special tax for the purpose of buiding a modern school house and improving the school here, at an election held here Saturday. The majority against the movement was twenty-three. Strong interest was shown by both sides and a hot fight was waged, a number of ladies work ng at the polls all day for the ichools. The defeat of the propo rtion was attributed to thp 'act that a great many of the r.jfers were misinformed as to the imount of tax that would be evied. It is stated that unless the tounty consolidates the district ird erects school buildings md at several other points, mother election will be asked for ix months hence. Sheriff Bog-ins Tax Round Nov. sth Sheriff J. Frank Dunla.v an nounces in this paper his second round of the county for the col lection of the 192?. taxes, be srinninjf at Dan!jury on Novem ber the sth. Attention is called to the fact that tax-payers get one-half per off if they pay in November. Danbury, N. C.. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 1923 MINISTERS ARE ASSIGNED PLACES Rev. A. J. Bowling Succeeds Rev. M. Q. Tuttle On Dan bury District—Location Of Other Ministers. The M. E. church Confer ence came to a close at Winston- Salem Monday night, after be ing in session for a week. The appointments for ministers were read at the last session. Those interesting to the people of this section are as follows : Rev. A. J. Bowling—Danbury circuit. Rev. M. Q. Tuttle—Mt. Airy circuit. Rev. M. F. Leftwich—Snlem- Oak Grove. Rev. J. T. Ratledge—Walnut Cove. Rev. J. J. Eads—Jonesville. Rev. (). p. liouth Deep River. Rev. (>. W . Williams—Mount Airy. Rev. J. 11. West is returned to the .Mt. Airy circuit as IYi siding Elder. file next Conference will be beltl in Greensboro. I i PETER KISER DIES NEAR KING Fred Mickey Also Passes Away —Building Operations ('on. tiiuie At King—Co-Op Ilousv To Open November 5. King. October 22. —Mr. Marvin Moore is preparing to build a new home near th -1 home of his father three mile.- East of town. Mr. Peter Kiser, ngod about severity years, well-to-do planter, died at his home three miles East of town Thursday from paralysis. The interment was conducted from Mount Olive church Fridav afternoon at three o'clock. Mr. Kiser was a good citizen and ex cellent neighbor and he will be greatly missed in the community. The new two story concrete building of Thos. E. Smith on : East Main street has been com pleted and he will open up his cafe this week. Mr. Smith has chosen the name of "Home Cafe" for his new business. Work on the big cooperative warehouse is heing pushed ahead |at a rapid rate and with no bad | luck they will be readr to open 'ip the first Monday in Novem ber. Mr. Fred Mickey, aged seven teen. died at the home of his father Julius Mickey, who resides three miles South of town Satur day ni»iht from blood poisoning caused by a boil on his jaw. The interment was conducted from Trinity church today at eleven o'clock A. M. Mr. Mickey was a promising young man and his untimely death is lamented by the whole community. The Stokes countv Fair closed here Friday night. The exhibits this year were the best in history of the association, the attractions were also good. Hut the attend- ( ance did r:ot measure up with 1 former years due to the inclement ] weather. Mr. S. S. Boles, of Danville, 1 Va.. is spending a few days with i his parents here. Farmers in this section are be- ( bind with their wheat sowing n r'ue to the continued dry weather. | „ N A. Stephens, of Route 1, was here >esterday on his way home from the tobacco market. He thinks tobacco is low com pared with last year's prices. MEN AT STILL ; SHOOT AT OFFICERS > Stokes Deputy Sheriffs Have Lively Time When They Come Upon Four Men Pre paring To Make Sugar Head. Deputy Sheriffs Posey Flinchum and Henry Dunlap were out Monday night in search of a blockade still in the Pine Hall section. About dark they came upon four men in the woods, near Haristoo's ford bridge, who were preparing to make a run of sugar head " The officers called on the men to put their hands up but instead three of them ran and the other refused to put 'em up and instead began shooting at the officers. A number of shots were passed and the officers Cime back to Danburv for assist ance. When they returned to the scene the men had gone but Levi Woods, who was recognized as one of the men at the still, was , (arrested at his home and brought i here to jail. ( At the place where the men i were preparing to make the whis- i key a large bag of sugar, prob- : ably .iUO pounds, 9ome bran and a I case of ma«ic yeast was found and destroyed. I Woods has not yet been given i a hearing as the officers are en- i d.-avoring to locate the other s three men. Vaujrhn-Wheeler. Mr. Walter Vaughn, of Win ston-Salem. wag married last Saturday evening to Miss Kssie Claire \N heeler, of Whitsett. The ceremony was a beautiful home occasion and celebrated at the home of the bride's parents. The I bride was handsomely attired in a suit of midnight blue with gray ! accessories and was given in j marriage by her father. The groom was attended by his best | man, Mr. Everett Matthews, of ; Winstjn-Salem. Mrs. J. V. Dick 9 rendered the wedding music. The bride is a young woman of loveliness and charm and popular with a wide circle of friends. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Vaughn, of Wal nut Cove, and holds a position in NV inston-Salem and is a young man of sterling worth. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn will be at home in Winston-Salem after a honey-moon trip in the Western part of the State. At Pine Hall School Friday Nig-ht, Oct. 2(> Pine Hall. Oct. 21.—Oysters, candy, cake, sandwiches and everything good to eat at the Pine Hall school house Friday night Oct. 26. Come and have the time of your life. Bring your girl, or if you have'nt one, come and we will furnish you one. Quick stunts by the H. S. pupils, also games that all can enter. You are invited Mrs. J. S. Taylor and Mr John Taylor spent yesterday in Winsto.-.-Salem. STATE ENGINEERS ' STOP SURVEY = Work Suspended On Danbury ' Kulp Highway, Either lem porarily Or Permanently - Walnut Cove News Items. i Walnut Cove. Oct. 24.—Th« t force of S'ate highway engineers L who have been engaged for some I weeks in making a survey for a 1 hard-surface road from the For* syth line at Fulp to Danbury, have been called away by the State authorities and sent to another county to work. The survey here is far from being finished. It is stated by some that the engineers will be return ed here to complete the survey in a few weeks, while others are of the opinion that the survey has been suspended indefinitely on account of the fact that there has been considerable kicking on the route of the survey as adopt ed by the State. As one citizen expressed it today, it is hard enough to get a road built when the citizens can agree on a route. Other counties are urging the, *tate to send engineers all the time and it setms to be the policy of the commission to build roads first where they are wanted! most and where the people have' no kicks, as the bond money will! soon be gone. The election held here Satur-: dav on the question of issuing, $-0,000 school bonds for this! school district was hotly contest- i ed but the bonds carried by a majority of 21. It is learned that Mr. E. A. j Roth rock is preparing to put his! home place here in the hands of a real estate firm for sale and i that he will remove to some place i near a college. A. T. Uothrock and John j Lewellyn have swapped homes. Mrs. .J. W. Weisner. who re cently underwent an operation I for tonsilitis at the Lawrence hospital is improving, her many friends are glad to know. Tobacco deliveries at the co operative warehouse continue! good, and the majority of the i farmers seem well pleased with 1 the first advances being made. E. L. Brown has begun the , building of a nice home on the , Pine Hall road, just east of Stokesburg. and when completed will have a splendid view of the entire town. Asheville Is Under Blanket Of Snow Asheville, Oct. 23.—Asheville tonight was covered in a blanket of snow and despite the predict ions of the local weather bureau, the temperature is descending. The heavy snowfall breaks all previous records for this time of the vear, although traces of snow have been reported here earlier in October. It was estimated that snow fell for a depth of two inch? es. Sleet and rain also fell during the afternoon while winds of high velocity added to make it the coldest day of the fall season. No. 2,689 | CRIMINAL COURT CLOSED FRIDAY; • Four Men Sentenced To Short Terms In Jail—One Man In Fined SSO and Cost For Op erating Car While Drunk. J The criminal term of Stokes , court adjourned Friday night and > the following cases were disposed i of after the Reporter went to Dress: Charlie Wi I kins, charged with making wiskey. nol pros. Arzie Hicks, manslaughter, mistrial. Clarence France, highway rob bery, 30 days on road. Clinton Dodson, operating car | while intoxicated, fined SSO and ! cost. Reece Mabe. retailing, five ■ cases, fined $25 each in 2 cases, judgment suspended on payment , of cost in .'5 cases. L. J. Redman and Ruffin \oung, house-breaking and re ceiving stolen goods, guilty. Judgment continued as to Red man, and Young to pay cost and file bond for S'MH) for 2 years to show good behavior, •lack Evans, Tom France. Clarence France and Charlie Fay lor, gambling, with verdict guiltv. Iniftj da>s in jail a 9 to loin I' ranee arid Clarence France. Jack Evans and Charlie Ta>lor to be hired out and proceeds of bl'or applied on cost in the case. Pilot Mt. Lady Loses Pocketboolc Winston-Salem, Oct. 21.—The loss of a pocketbook, containing the entire proceeds of a sale of tobacco, was reported to the police department at noon Mon day by Mrs. Carrie Cordon, of Pilot Mountain. .Mrs. Cordon stated that after collecting from the sale, she and some friends visited a local eating establishment and had lunch. Immediately after leaving the lunchroom she missed her purse and remembered leaving it on the counter. She returned to the scene, but the purse could not be found. There was about $175 in the purse at the time, the money being in denominations of two fifty dollar bills and some smaller bills. Buyers Of Liquor To Be. Prosecuted Wilmington, Del.. 0ct.2.5. The buyer of liquor will be prosecuted as well as the seller, Judge Hugh M. Morris announced in the United States district court yes terday, when he said: "District Attorney Henry Hughes at rny suggestion has been looking into the question of legality of buyers as well as sellers under Section :t7 of the United States criminal code, which pro vides that in case of a conspiracy of two or more to commit an offense against the United States all are liable for the acts of one and each shall be fined not more than SIO,OOO or imprisonment net more than two years or bcth."
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