VOi XXXII
YadkinviHe, Yadkin County, N. C, Thursday, Juiy 23, !H25
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No. 30
Deep Creek Township S. S.
Convention July 25 and 26
The annua! Deep Creek Township Sunday School Convec
tion (for all denomination*:) will be held at Harmony Grove
Friends church, one mile west of Yadkiovil'e, next Saturday and
Sunday, July 25th and 20th. Following is the program:
Saturday Morning Session
10:30 Music.
10:45 Opening Remarks by The President, S B. Hinshaw.
10:50 Scripture Reading and Prayer by Rev. R. E. Ward.
10:55 Music
11:00 Sunday School Missionery Work in Township by Mrs.
Cora Caudle Cooper
11:15 Song.
11:20 Cooperation in Township by Rev. T. A. Caudle.
11:40 Address by Rev. Joe H Carter.
12:15 Adjournment and Dinner on the Grounds.
Saturday Afternoon Session
1:15 Song Service
1:20 Reports by School Superintendents.
1:30 Genera! Discussion oi Reports.
2 00 Geneta! Discussion of Plans for Greater Progress.
2:30 A Definite Program of Work for the Coming Year.
3:00 Music.
3:05 Summing Up by Rev. ]. Walter Long.
3:30 Reports of Committees.
3:45 Time and Place of Next Convention.
4:00 Adjournment.
Sunday Morning Session
9:45 Sunday School.
10:45 Convention Song Service.
10 55 Prayer by Rev. R. L. Speer.
11:00 Children's Exercises
11:30 Address by Dr, E C Perisho.
12:15 Adjournment for Dinner on the Ground.
Sunday Afternoon Session
130 Singers' Convention by the Choirs of the Township.
Notice of Commissioner's
Sale of Lan3s
Bv virtue of a judgment of the
Superior court of Yadkin county
North Carolina, entered at May
term, 1925, in a ctvil action there
in pending in which D. L. Hol
comb and others were plaintiffs
and D. G. Wagoner and others
were defendants, we will sell for
cash at public auction at the
court house door in Yadkinville,
North Carolina, on the 10th day
of August, 1925, the following
re d estate, to wit: In Buck
Shoal township, Yadkin county,
and described as follows:
first tract: Beginning at a
tock in the old Doutbit line, now
John D. Holcomb's corner, runs
with said line to the creek; then
northward up the creek to J. H.
Hall's line; thencetwest with his
line to a rock, his corner; thence
north with said Hall's line to a
rock, L. B. Richardson's corner;
thence west with said Rich: rd
son's line to a rock, J. L. Van
hoy's corner; thence south with
said Vanhov's line to a rock in
said Vanhoy's line: thence east
with said Yanhoy s line to two
black gums, Vanhoy's corner;
thence south with said Vanhoy's
line to Caroline Stokes' corner;
thence east to the beginning,con
taining 45 acres, more or less.
Second tract: Adjoining the
lands of F. D. Holcomb, George
Cook and others and bounded
as follows:
Beginning at a maple on the
south fork of Deep Creek, runs
down same north 85 degrees
east 6 chains to a stake in old
line, thence north 47^ chains to
a Spanish oak in old Collins line;
thence west 4 38 chains to a
chestnut; thence south 22^ chs to
a pine; then north 55 degrees
west 3.25 chains to a pine; then
south 18 degrees west 1 chain to
north end of mill dam; thence
westward with the highwater
mark when the dam is up 24 25
chains to a pine stump; thence
north 14.7& chains to a persim
mon; then east 5.50 chains to a
stone; thence north 3 chains to a
Fort Macon Returned
To North Carolina
Oid Fort Macon, near Beau
fort. has been returned to North
Carolina by the Federa! govern
ment. Governor McLean went
down last week and accepted
the fort for the state.
The old fort, now a mass of
ruins, was erected over 150 years
ago and was used during the
Revolutionary war, the war of
i812 and the civil war.
Administrator's Notice
Having qualifbul as administra
tor of tho estate of X (J. W ishou,
deceased, late of Yadxin county,
^orth Carolina, all persons hold
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present them to
the undersigned within twelve
months from date of this notice
or same will be pleaded in bar of
tbeir recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
tate ate requested to settle at
once.
ibis June 1'2. 1U2.S.
B. M. Wisbon, Admr
of N. C. Wisbon. dec'd
post oak at end of old dam; then
west with old lane 18.50 chains
to the creek; thence down said
creek as it now runs 24.75 chs to
a maple in old Douthit line; then
south 14.25 chs to Elijah Shore's
corner; thence east with his line
19 chains to a rock; then south
18.50 chains to the beginning,
containing 75 acres, more or less
excepting 29 acres deeded to
George Cook. Also excepting
that part of said land deeded to
B. N. Nicks and wife, Bessie
Nicks For full description see
deed from T. F. Holcomb and
wife. A. ]. Holcomb, to B. N.
Nicks and wife, Bessie Nicks,
recorded in book 5. page 100,
rjcord of deeds for Yadkin coun
ty
This July 8,1925.
S. Carter Williams
and D. M. Reece,
Commi ssioners
WitMoni Mwtittg Is
Being Latgsly AHeattea
(Reported for The Ripple)
Rev. W. H. Willeford, known
as the blacksmith preacher, of
Concord, is conducting a tent
meeting on the school grounds
here which is being attended by
1500 to 2000 people each night.
Mr. Willeford preached to the
colored peopte at the tent Mon
day night, several hundred of
them being present The sing
ing was conducted by the color
ed folks.
Monday afternoon the preach
er visited the jail and made a
talk to the prisoners.
A midnight prayer service,
with L C Howell in charge,
was conducted at the tent last
night.
There have been a number of
conversions, among them being
'Uncle" Herry Wooten Mr.
Wooten, who was converted at
the tent Sunday night, will tel!
hts experience at the tent Friday
night, July 24th, and wants all of
his old friends throughout the
county to be present. "Uncle"
Henry has a message of interest
to tell the people.
Everybody is invited to attend
these se vices, and 'specially
Friday night to hear Mr. Henry
Wooten. The song service will
begin at 7:45.
The meeting will continue for
a week or ten days yet.
Guilford Worn An
P
Mrs. Eunice Stevenson,
aged 84 years, was found hang
ing from the rafters of her !one
!y cabin, 15 miies from Greens
boro, !ast Saturday by smaii boy
who had been sent to her cabin
on an errand.
The woman had been struck
over the head with some kind
of b!unt instrument and then
hanged to the rafters by a rope
made of sacks. It is presumed
she was first murdered and then
hanged so as to suggest suicide.
Tiie oid woman lived alone
and had no near relatives. She
was very poor, being a county
charge, and the motive for the
murder is a mystery.
The woman had been dead 24
hours or longer when found.
Surry Man Trampled
To Death by Mules
John Flippen, a prominent
young farmer of the Frincisco
section of Surry county, was
trampled to death bv a team of
mules at his home last Wednes
day.
Mr. Flippen had hitched the
mules preparatory to taking his
family to Westfield for vaccina
tion when the mules became
frightened and started to run.
Mr. Flippen grabbed their brid
les and was trampled to death.
Mr. Flippen was a powerful
specimen of manhood, weigh
ing 225 pounds.
P. & N. Road May be
Extended to Winston
A movement is on foot to ex
tend the Piedmont & Northern
railroad. J. B. Duke's electric
road, from Lharlotte to Win
ston-Salem by way of Concord,
Lexington, Thomasville and
High Point
The road has been in opera
tion between Charlotte and Gas
tonia for many years and has
been a paying proposition.
Jurns Are Brawn far
August Tana at Caurt
Tj^e following meu have been
drawn to serve as jurors at the
Au^ist term of Yadkin Superior
court for the tria! of criminal
cases, which convenes August
24th:
R W Brown. J. D. Bryant, R.
F. Gentry, W. V. Hotcomb, J J.
Holeomb, C- R. Bett. R. W.
Hemric, J. W. Reece, S B. Bow
man. M W Gentry, L G Sprink
le, H- W. Doub. E. C. NormaD,
E. P^ Cornelius, j. G. Reavts, T.
A. Steelman, 1 H. Chamber
lam, N. W. Comer. D. H. Hut
chens, T A. Carter. C. C. Cop
lev, D. M. Holcomb, L. W. Hut
chens, C. A. Myers, J. H. Bowles,
G. W. Nicks, J. F Miller, Jno. M.
Bell, R. S. Smitherman, W. LJ
Hudspeth, W A. Poindexter, X. ]
A. Afyers, W.D. Holcomb, M.j
W. Fvans, S. C. Armstrong, N.
A. Poindexter.
YadkinviHe RoHer MiHs
Doing a Good Business
The Yadkinville RoHer Mill
Company, Inc., recently charter
ed
do a general milling busi
manufacture brooms, to
flues, etc, are already re
many orders
new company is compos
the following well known
J. T. Reece, T R Eat
Mackie and D. A.
-„ four
gra-L# of brooms, and orders
werrrficeived the past week for
sb^ meats of these! brooms from
Boone, North Wilkesboro, Win
ston Salem and High Point.
New machinery has been in
stalled for the manufacture of
tobacco flues and orders have al
ready been booked for a great
amount of this year's output.
An Edgecombe Woman
Near!y Drowns in Mud
This story comes from Rocky
Mount under date of June 14,
and is vouched for by reliable
citizens:
Just^after the recent heavy
rains a negro woman, tenant on
the farm of Ben Lawrenc, promi
cent Edgecome county farmer,
started across a cornfield and
stuck fast in the mud, and when
found twenty four hours later
had mired up to her arms
The woman was found by Mr.
Lawrence, who was out inspect
ing his crops. Aid was immedi
ately summoned and rescue of
the woman begun and with
great difficulty she was pulled
loose from her moorings.
Although consideraly worse
from her experience at the time,
the woman has almost recovered
irom the happening.
Administrator's Notice
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of J. H. Wall, de- i
ceased, late of Yadkin county,
North Carolina, all persons hold
ing claims against said estate are
heieby uotihed to present them to
the undersigned within twelve
months from date of this notice
or same will be pleaded in bar of
t ieir recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
tate are requested to settle at
once.
This July 20.1925.
R. D. Wall, Adair, of
J. H. Wall, deceased
HO! FOR THE UFE OF A COWBOY }
(from * drswias by N. c. Wybta to Scriboor o Mooootmo.)
Brer eat beans ("Mexican strawiierries") dished ttp from a chmk wagont
Beer sleep cut with a saddie for a piilow? It's a great life—if you tike it.
aay the cow boy a.
Thouaenda of Americana, who want to aee how reai yrestern cowhands
Hee and play. are planning to attend the Chicago Hound up and Worth's Chain,
pionahtp Hodeo beginning August 15. Cowboys from every part of the West
wit) he on hand for this great western spectacle, which wiii he heid under
the auspices of the Chicago Association of Commerce. For nine days Chicago's
big Grant Park Stadium wiii took iike a scene from the "Covered Wagon
days" as the scores of expert brook riders, iariet throwers and ateor
wrestlers show their stufT white competing for SKO.OOO prize money and worid
championship tities Tex Austin, who has staged so many succesefni contests,
incindlng the great intemationai conteat at Wembiey, Kngtand, wiii direct
the Chicago event.
North Carohna News
Toid in Brief Form
The annual staie peach;
-ltow will be held at Hamlet!
today and tomorrow
T!te melon crop in eastern <
North Carolitta is said to be!
the most abundant in years. '
i
The^"th annual l\lasonic
picnic will beheld at !\Iocks
ville, Thursday, August 13.
Hail storms destroyed to
bacco in parts of Stokes and
Durham counties the past
week.
The tobacco cu ing season
is on in the eastern counties.
The crop is reported abun
dant and the grade excellent.
July 25th is the final limit
to secure the )925-1926 auto
license tags. Over 300,000
license tags have been sold by
the state.
Reports come Leuoir coun
ty of three tobacco barns in
that county in less than a
week, entailing a loss of more
than $1,300.
Counterfiet silver dollars
are in circulation. Several
of then) were passed on merch
ants at Creedmoor, Granville
county, recently.
A new weekly paper, The
Ashe County News, has be
gun publication at Jefferson,
[making three weekly papers
for that county.
Tlie Star Furniture plant
at Renoir was destroyed bv
hre the past week. Loss es
timated at $1^5,000, pirtly
covered by insurance.
The Alamo Theatre, oldest
theatre in Raleigh, was de
stroyed by hre the past week
with a loss estimated around
$50,000, with some insurance.
The water shortage became
so acute in Asheville, States
ville and other towns the past
week that a ban was put *on
car-washing, lawn sprinkling
and shower baths.
Charlotte had $60 000 lire
last week, destroying a large
warehouse. The was placed
at $"5,000, but it is thought
tint $15,000 worth of the con
tents of the warehouse ean be
salvaged.
A twelve pound cannon
ball was unearthed on a farm
in Harnett county a fews days
ago. The bail had lain hid
den there since the spring of
1865, when a battle was fought
nearby.
Statesville is to have anoth
er daily newspaper, to take
the place of the morning daily
that failed there recently, it
being the third failure of the
democratic ringsters to run a
daily newspaper in that city.
Statesville already has one of
the best little evening dailies
in the state.