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TIIE WESTERN SENTINEL, NOV. 18. BROWN'S WAREHOUSE JNO.' T. SIMPSON AND JOE H. GLENN, Props. yr- November 15, 1915. To the Tobacco Farmers : . We are making good sales very djsjTnow and if you have a load ready come on to see us rtd we yttll myte you a good sale. Our entire sales are averaging ffom to $1 per hundred every day and nearly every man wfyri sell with us fa well pleased. Now lis ten, make up your mind o come to BrowA's, and then do it. Don't be misled by those drurnmes going around making a living out of ; you, doing nothing to4 help you. We cah and will help you. Co on and see us do it. Remember that you can help vour averajne'bv 7 s - larger grades. Hoping to see vifu soon, grading your tobac we are, . meme jcin 1 me Your friands, I SIMPSON First sale days balance of November ever day and Saturday. r St GLENN. uesday, Thurs- STATE CONVENTION SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN SALISBURY - The North Carolina Sunday School Association will hold a convention in Salisbury, November 22, 23, 24. The first session will be Monday, Novem ber 22, following a parade conduct ed Jay Salisbury" and Rowan : county people. .The sessions will be In Row an county '' beautiful and commodi-. oua community building. Everything about the convention will be in keep ing with the motto "A School Rath er Than a Convention." " Some Directions - Those who expect to attend are asked to send their names to Mr. : rrank R. Brown, Salisbury. Dele gate will be met at the station and , conveyed to Community Hall, where they will register and be directed to ; their homes by Boy Scouts. Free en tertainment will be provided, includ ing lodging, breakfast, and supper. At noon the delegates will lunch at their own expense, tidies represent - ing . the . Associated Charities will serve dinner Tuesday and Wednes day at moderate cost in large build ing across the street from Commun ity Hall. Each delegate will pay a fee of 'one dollar, and be entitled to a badge, convention program, enter tainment, and all the privileges of an accredited delegate. Reduced rail ; road rates on the certificate plan from all parts of the State will be Offered. Delegates should see that their local agents are prepared to sell tickets on the certificate plan at least four days In advance. W. A. Brown The program committee is exceed- kaiiare The fact that In over 63,000 Homes :i K throughout te country the only . . piano used Is the ue Is conclusive evidence that the LAFFARGUC is pre-eminently the home piano. The fine musical qual ities that make it so are easily dis cernible on examination. Write for catalogue. R.J.B0WEI1&BR0. Winston-Salons North Carolina . ingly fortunate in securing Mr. W. A. Brown of Chicago for the entire con vention. He 1s a man- of wide expe rience and possesses rare initiative genius. On two previous occasions he greatly aided the State Association in initiating two advanced pieces of work, viz.: the launching of city and community "training schools and cam paigns for the employment of whole time superintendents of County Sun day Schools Associations. The man agement worked hard and long to se cure Mr. Brown, knowing that he is Just the man needed for the coming convention, since a number Of ad vanced steps of much significance are to be taken that call for good states manship well mixed with optimism of which Mr. Brown is full to over flowing. V 8ome 8peakere The following speakers have ail ready been secured: Mr. A. W. Mc Alister, Rev. W. L. Hutchins, Prof. W. C, Jackson, Mr. Gilbert T. Steph enson, Mr. J. M. Broughton, Jr. Mr. M. W. Bradham, Dr. Edgar W. Knight, Dr. W. S. Rankin, Dr. Thos. A. Newlin, Prof. E. J. Ooltrane, Mrs. E. R. MIchaux, Miss Martha Dozier, Prof. A. R. Williams, . Prof. P. 1 Wright, Dr. C. W. ByTd, Dr. Anna Grove, Miss Willie Toung, Mrs. E. H. Hoffman, Miss Clara Cox, Hon. Lee S. Overman, Judge Jeter C. Prltch ard, and Mr. W. C. Smith. The Subjects Some of the subjects to be discuss ed are: Sunday School Propaganda and Christian Citizenship; City and Community Training Schools; The Sunday School, Public Health and Sanitation; The Sunday School and Adult Illiteracy; The Challenge of the College to the Sunday School; The Challenge of the Sunday School to the College; What a County, or Community Survey Should Include; Correlated Sunday School Work with the High School; The Garey Plan; Whole Time County Sunday School Superintendent; The Chautauqua Cir cuit Plan for Holding County and Township Conventions; Inclusive Co operation: The Department of Edu cation; Why Study the Bible; The Bible Teacher; Some Fundamentals In Bible Study and Bible Teaching. The conferences are planned to cover all divisions and departments of present-day Sunday 8chool organi zation, management, and activities. Below are given under classified heads some of the most interesting points about the convention: Constituency. All Sunday schools workers throughout the State, includ ing all denominations. Delegates All State, county, and township officers, and two or more delegates from each school, depend- HEADACH E NEUNPAIN Get a 10 cent package of Dr. James' Hetd&che Powders and don't toffen When your be4 aones you simply must have relief of yett will go wild. It's needles is suffer' when you can take a remedy like. Vk. James' Head ache. Powders and reliave the pain and neuralgia at one. ( Send someone to the drug store now Apr4 a dime package of Dr. James' Baalache Powder. Don't sufferl Id a f momenta you will fee) fine-headachs) gone -no oior aeuralgia pais. x . H '. i (Photo by Staff Photographer.) Old courthouse of Stokes county, erected when Oermanton was the county seat. This building- was erected about 1825, following the burning of the first building erected in 1793. The original design was preserved as shown above. ing upon the size of the school. Or ganized classes may send delegates and individuals may volunteer. Scbools and classes would do well to pay the traveling expenses of care fully selected delegates. Speakers William A. Brown, of Chicago, the congenial, versatile, and able Field Secretary of the Interna tional Sunday School Association; Miss Minnie E. Kennedy, General Secretary of the City Sunday School Association of Birmingham, Ala., and a large number of State speakers will Insure a great inspirational and edu cational program. Conferences The afternoons will be given over exclusively to confer ences covering a wide range of inter ests. These conferences will be held In churches situated near the Com munity Building. ' Music This is to be in the hands of the Salisbury people, who are well prepared to furnish music adapted to a convention of this kind. Parade To be conducted by the Salisbury and Rowan county people, and is expected to be the largest and best formed parade ever conducted In connection with a State Conven tion. Pageant On Wednesday evening for the closing session a pageant will be given which will demonstrate In a most interesting and entertaining manner the history, development and progress of religious education from the days of the patriarchs down to the modern Sunday school organiza tion as we have it today. This is a reproduction of the pageant given at Chicago during the International Sun day School Convention of 1914. Noth ing of Its kind has ever been staged for a State Convention in this State. Exhibit Up-to-date Sunday school supplies will be on display through out the convention. This exhibit, which will be both educational and commercial, will be provided by the denominational publishing houses principally. Farm Sold; W. V. Hartman, ad ministrator of the estate of Llndla In gram, sold the 27-acre farm tract of said estate located on the Rural Hall road Saturday at courthouse. It was bid off by S. G. Rogers for $1,505. The sale will be. left open for 20 days subject to a fu per cent bid. STRAYED OR STOLEN Brown mare about 8 years, weight about 900. Main lays on left side. Re ward, u. B. Hester, near T. H. Liven good's, on ThomasvHle Road, near Be thany church. DRUGS EXCITE YOUR -KIDNEYS. USE SALTS If yonr Baik is aching or Bladder ' bothers, drink lots of water and eat lest meal HOXOR ROLL REPORTED FOR TUB GIDEO SCHOOL The honor roll for Oldenn nrhnnl for the flrst month, ending November 5. is reported aa follows: Flrat grade Billy ann. , Third grade Oladys Oann and Hil lery FlynL Fourth grade Resale Dunlatx. Sixth grade Violet Oann. Seventh grade Rlla Flrnt. U K. ADK1N8, Teacher. J When your kidneys hurt and your back feel sort, don't get scared and proceed to load yeur stomach with a lot of drugs that eieite the kidneys and irritate the entire urinary track Jeep your kidneys elean like you kep yfut bowels clean, by flushing them with a mild, harmless salts which removes the body's urinous waste land stinKilates them to their nor mal activity. The function of the kid neys fs to filter the plood. In 24 hours they strain from it 600 grains of acid and waste, So we c&B readily understand the vjtnl Mnportancf of keeping the kid neys active. Drtpklots of water you,' can't drink too moth; also gt from any pharmacist about four ounces of JaA Salts; take a tables poonful in a glass of water before breakfast each morning for a few day and your kidneys will act fine This famous sajts h? made from th acid of grapes and lemon juice, combinei. with lithia, and has been used for genera tions to clean and stimulate clogged kid neys; also to neutralize the acids in ori:.e so it no lender is a source of irri tation, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts is Inexpensive; cannot in jure; makes a delightful effervescent lithia water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep their kid neys clean and active. Try this, also keep up the water drinking, and no doubt row will wonder what tecame of year kidney trouble and backache. -" ' A CONNECT L BETWEEN FORSYTH AND STOKES Buildings and Old Fort Remind er of Revolutionary Days Facts About the Place. INTERESTING HISTORY GATHERED BY VISITOR Some of the Early Settlers Were Famous North Carolinians. The Forsyth Highway Commission has constructed many links of high way in the county during recent months that contribute materially to ward perfecting a Bystem of roads, not only for the county, but for the State and inter-State travel. Prob ably one of the most important i the link to Germanton, forming a con nection with the Stokes county high ways and on to Virginia. The Germanton road has just been completed, and but for the fact that there has been no rain since to give the forces an opportunity to operate the road machine over it, it is a model road. Soil roads are never their best until they have passed thru a series of rains followed by the road shaping machine or drag as required. They are supposed under ordinary condi tions to become "seasoned" only aft er they have been traveled and drag ged for a year or thereabout. Leaving the road from this city to Rural Hall at the store of David James the new Germanton highway strikes across a beautiful country for the foot of the mountains. It follows the crest of a ridge with graceful curves and on easy grade all the way to the Stokes line. All along the highway the scenery is beautiful, and at points travelers are prone to pause and gaze up and down a valley, or across rich agricultural lands to the wooded heights of the hills beyond the valley. Beautiful for motoring, it also fills a long felt need of Winston-Salem, as well as the demand of people living In the county of Stokes and across the border in the State of Virginia. For years the business men of Win- Jton-Salem have plead, in the interest of the people of Stokes and of South ern Virginia who sell their tobacco and other farm products on the local market, for the construction of a good road by a direct route into the heart of Stokes county and on to Virginia. The patronage of these splendid people is appreciated by the business men of Winston-Salem and they found no trouble in convincing the highway commission of the im portance of the construction of this road. The completion of this road forms the connecting link with the highway from Danbury to Walnut Cove, and also with the good roads Into Rockingham county. The Germanton road will prove of t;reat commercial value to Winston Salem and a convenience that will be appreciated by the people in the up per part of Stokes, as well as hun dreds of prosperous farmers just across the line in Virginia. Much of Historic Interest. This splendid highway connects with the good roads of Stokes county n the town of Germanton, and Ger manton suggests much of historic in terest to the highway. Both Stokes and Forsyth counties have a vital interest in this, the only town of that name in the United States. It also bears the distinction ?f being the first county seat of Stokes, of which Forsyth county was it one time a part. An Interesting lay can be spent by tourists and trav elers along the new highway by stop ping at this village and inquiring of its early days. The residents to this day are principally descendants of (hose who resided in that section as 'ar back as 1790. Part of Rowan Before 1770. This part of North Carolina was for merly a part of Rowan county. In completed can be seen for some dis tance winding along the hills forming the northwestern slope creating the valley. As In days of old, when the territory from Germanton to Dan river was called "Egypt," on account of the abundance of corn and other grains, it is still in the heart of a rich agricultural section. Also, as of old, it is a convenient stop-over 'or those who travel cross-country from Virginia to points in North and South Carolina and on to Florida. Some Interesting History. A Sentinel representative recently visited the community and gleaned the following items which will no doubt be of Interest to Sentinel readers: Following the establishment of the :ounty seat of Stokes county at Ger manton the first court was held In 1790, at the residence of Gray Bynum, I 1-2 miles east of Germanton, the ourthouse not being completed until about 1793. Upon a recent visit to Oanbury Dr. Wade H. Bynum. of Ger- nanton, was shown the original rec- ' or tne first session of this court. h--e are still to be seen the remains f the chimney of the house in the enter of the grove in which It was vated. Anthony Hampton, father-ln-Jaw of Iray Bynum and the father of Gen eral Wade Hampton, of Revolutionary fame, and grandfather of Colonel Wade Hampton who was with General Jackson In the battle of New Orleans as aid to General Jackson and great grandfather of Gov. Hampton, of louth Carolina, was original owner of nese lands. Gray Bynum married Margaret Hampton, sister of the first Wade Hampton, and bought all the Mamoton lands when they removed to South Carolina, One. of the first to settle at Gef manton was John U Bitting, father otL-i,.' . ... Col. J. A. Bitting, who was one of the at onMta. TLte nioneer residents of Winston, . Oth ers who settled there and engaged in the first business at the county seat were Jeremiah Jlibson, father of Col. Isaac Gibson, who was ior a num ber of years a resident of .this city and who died here several years ago; Alexander Moody, Joshua Banner, Dr. Andrew Bowman, John Forsyth, Harmon Miller and others. Old Account Book. An old account book used - by1 Jeremiah Gibson, with accounts dat ing between 1806 and 1816, is now in the possession of Mrs. E. J. Styers, at Germanton, and it bears the names of many persons prominent in the early history, not only 'of .the State but, of the nation. Some of them are familiar in this section and represent some of our most prominent families. There are accounts against Col. Jo seph Winston, Col. Benjamin Forsyth 1770 Rowan included the present Ro wan, Surry, Yadkin, Davie, Stokee and Forsyth counties. In that year Surry county was formed out of what is now Surry, Yadkin, Davie, Forsyth and Stokes counties. They remained in Surry county until 1789, when an act of the 'legislature provided for the formation of Stokes county and appointed Mr. Gray Bynum to locate the county seat and select the site for the courthouse. After studying the territory Mr. Bynum selected the lands, then a part of the estate of Messrs. Henry and Michael Frey, Which was the original grant from the State to their father, Valentine Frey, when he moved to that section from Salisbury. This grant comprised much of the lands which surround what Is now Germanton. Purchased Twenty Acres. The commission of Gray Bynum was to "select the capital" of the new county of Stokes, and this he did. He purchased 20 acres of land and em ployed Henry Banner to survey the property, and cut it up into town lots. He named the town Germanton. The town of Germanton today is built around the site selected originally for the courthouse. It is nestling in the hilte a few miles from Sauratown mountain, at a point elevated to over look a valley 'of scenic beauty. The model highway which has just been the Goldlngs, the Hills, the Glenns, Freys, Gibsons, Bittings, Daltons, Poindexters, Bowmans, Martins, Hamptons, Bynums, Wlnslows, Shel tons, Westmorelands, Haineses, Moores, Holbrooks, etc. The accounts charged In English pounds, shillings and pence. The father of Col. Jack Martin who built the famous Rock House near Vade Mecum Springs and who made the famous raid on Tor ies' Den, was one of the pioneers at Germanton. Mr. Jerry Gibson, one of the first settlers, was the father of Col. Isaac Gibson, and grandfather of Abraham Gibson, the latter marrying Miss Gray, of Winston-Salem, a sister of Messrs. J. A., E. S. and E. E. Gray. Mrs. W. H. Marler, also of Winston Salem, is a descendant of the Bow mans, mentioned above. Harmon Mil ler, father of Mr. Frank Miller, of Winston, was one of the early set tlers of the town. The Hamptons also have a long line of descendants. Mrs. James Har rison was a member of this family and she was a close relative of Presi dent William Henry Harrison. Gray Bynum, one of the original settlers at Germanton, was a member of com mission that built the Surry county courthouse, as well as the first court house of Stokes county. Sold Estate In 1776. In 1776 Anthony Hampton sold his estate in Stokes to Gray Bynum, his son-in-law, and moved to Tiger River, which was then near what is now Spartanburg, S. C. Just four years later he and his entire family were victims of an Indian massacre, in stigated by the British as a result of the family's activities against the British government in the Revolu tion. Only a grandson, John BynUm, who was a youth and on a visit to his grandfather, escaped. Gray Bynum was the great-grandfather of Judge W. P. Bynum, of Greensboro, Dr. John Bynum, of Winston-Salem, Dr, Wade H. Bynum, of Germanton! Mrs. Kyle, of Tennessee; Thomas Settle and Curtis Bynum, of Asheville. There now only remain three hulld Ings to remind one of those early days of excitement and struggle. The home of Henry Banner still stands and is occupied by a descendant of the or iginal owner. Old Fort To Protect From Indians. An old tradition tells of an old fort built by the early settlers for protec tlon from the Indians that then roved the valley about Germanton, but not until the force of convicts excavated for a sootlon of the new highway was it definitely located. At a noint near the Westmoreland home the convicts encountered relics of this old fort. consisting of pieces of pottery; knives, forks, etc. Some of these have been collected and are being preserved by residents or Germanton. Another building recalling th days of the Revolution is that occupied by Mr. jonn Banner. It is an original loa- hoube, presenting excellent workman ship for those days of crude imole- rionls. It retains Its rock chimney, with the picturesque old-fashioned fire place of wide dimensions. Mr. Banner Is also a member of the first family by that name residing in that section, which was first known as Town Fork. Another old landmark is the build ing in front of the Methodist church at Germanton. It was formerly a part of the old Harmon Miller estate and Is now owned toy Mrs, H. H. Riddle, of this city. Body of Gen. Joseph Winston. General Joseph Winston, admired by every Carolinian, died and was burled at his home at Ger ninnton, his body remaining; there for about one hundred years. Ten years ago Major Joseph Morehead arranged for its removal to the histor ic old Guilford BattUj Ground, and Dr. Wade H. Bynum, of Germanton. assist ed lit the removal. . -, The Oldourthouse. Presented herewith is photograph of the old courthouse in which the records of Stokes county were kept for many years, and In which now are stored many Interesting articles to re mind one of the early days of the conu iraimity. Among them 1 the parapher- ttaie activo .rWwbfch now extinct Thi v" Plan. original building.' tho'7f h i5 the same plan an i,.u " buih material. The first 'nip and InCa uie nm courthouse was ere,b fire. It was imm J,w" fletro,J ever, and the acrnno 'INui the reconstructed .h7',,D? ihj nro that revealed lime in .J1 1 The fonnioti ... m ln that w - "u was constrain vi was quarried " "I of the courthouse Vi .neu the J Ing burned the oharae,I.T H was revealed to an ow. " lime quarry oponea and operated tZ however. The n.n,l8.rMwtjJ hy Messrs. M. I. and j n Wiiiston-Salem u wetm .. Buried in 8am. n- Another interesting Ya' , DorotTyFrill stfil marks the iMS? buried. The InsnHn, 7r". they were bom in 1745 spectively, and that they 3 Pain rlnv . 101- . . ' W ft - u. all in UT1I w.. . . 1 the same grave. ere ""N HowSnL?"- matter of speculation ,?M i record of Hs orlcln. ' rJZ associations of the founaT! nun, would suggest the orto? fact that thn sw SltO was nnrrh.. ' I"1 wll Silo was nil roll o o.vj ' with whom "he BW was also a native German" rrominent Famiii Germanton has nunv interesting neool, TrT . Uu..u.bt, la aiY, H J Oata Mr. Savage is alao a memW 1 old line of early settlers 0? & For some years he lived in Ho going west wllh tb ,.... were subject to the gold fever i I, v '"wessnii, law a goodly fortune before rerunC ins native state. He now n-7J .nV ; r,r ?: 'd near attle, Washington. Dr. L. H. Hill is another tstmJ Hv.. vj, ttilu wnn . . royal eveming's entertalnmont i. ..I ly rt A A t. . . ,U l . a 3 e 18 aUo thord iiudi.cu vu current events. He n. surgeon attached to the .iSrH iin iment during the War Betwn' .1 States, and on the recent visit td BAiJtmences im tne war, and ilgo i cnlled tfhat at the battle of Gmi burg Dr. H. T. Bahnson mu 1 him. Dr. Hill and the late Dr. sbal ner, 01 feaiem, were college matea. Original Characteristic!. Germanton today maintains muck s original characteristics. Its snld did citizens still continue to offer ts good did hospitality of the Southel home. It has not yet been commercii lzed, there being no manufactorlej l here are many general stores wtlj serve the travelers, who will rapldi increase ln number now since the roa roads have been extended in ever i roction thru this section. Mercantile Interests. Mr. H. McGee now conducts a genel al merchandise business in the ol courthouse building. Other busiaed men and residents include Messrs. M. McKemzle, E. J. Styers, R. L. Ti tie, R. T. Beck, Y. S. Smith. Roller Mill Needed. A good roller mill in Germanton, is regarded, would prove a profitabl invostment. The town in located is fertile section where thousands I bushels of wheat and corn are W duced. Famous For Schools The town of Germanton has alwi been famous for its schools. U W early days the schools were patrod iari hv students from many States i the South. The school was U5j in thn eariv davs by the late Dr. Ef hart, father of Capt. Lay H. Everlrf of the U. S. Navy, now retirea. w corhurt was with Admiral during the famous battle ol M4 Brh schools are today malntalnlnj the 'high standard of former yeq naa with modern meuwi and practices. The attendance W year Is large and splendid prop is being made, rne scnoou -r under the direction of Prof. J. C. t son for several years, and he ufl popular family are held In higSMi teem by both patrons uu Paper Published In 1857 Few there are who know that 0: .f nno time boasted newspaper. A copy of this WH a.tnniii October 31, Wi 1 now in the possession of Mrs. Stjtn The caption of the paper ws a Rail-Road Car" and wa, edtol Mrs. W. I. n 7. hmIUI Thomas Bacon, who formerly HW J r,., i hid a weeuy m per ui iu"' yK- mi wj each, 12x18 inches, sent for n .VU ,M a 1 1 f-HMBB v - - annum payawo . .. H or tne nrsi kvvj- , it-i ,,.jt An advertisement oi u'T.J .,m. . ni t me 0Persw."l Salem, appears with the WW,, troductlon: "PEOPLE of fti WJ Encourage Home ManuhcW the bottom of the advert seme pears a note for The Ben J-Mg The Press to insert for and roniW account to K. & Co. Salem. N-C... e Other loierun. - man's Magazine, PnH-STti! i a nihwin. dealer in w' fancy dry goods, V ware, groceries, - Jo, etc."! Win. H. Bear". Kingsbury, coffins " ""Jl t and others, A news Item telW , renovation of the fl our snd , of William A. Bolejack, B. has been tested and make! w tory turn out of flour of quality; price $2-50 V , Another note says: tm ment ln financial Z a heavy depreciation 1 -J" . t .it rrade9 in negroes vi ..at Pi Nni,f was st A conunarum. .v, like a horse? Ans.; " Timothy." . BK Another: "Why U f J a group of children i the heads bend and nod be cradled.'' ninr ir