DANBURY REPORTERVOLUME XL.

BILL JACK «Aged Citizen Dies and Is

Buried At Snow CreekCemetery.

LAWSONVILLE NEWS

News and Personal Items of In-

terest From Peter's CreekTownship.

Lawsonville, April 14. Mr.and Mrs. E. C. Shoppard visitedMr. J. A. Sheppard's Sunday.

Mrs. J. W. Ayers, of NettleRidge, Va., spent Sunday withher daughter, Mrs. Hub Young,

of Smith.Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ayers, Miss

Jennie Ayers and Messrs. KufusAyers and Powell Robertsonvisited at Mr. E. C. Sheppard'sSunday.

Mr. W. C. Moore has recentlypurchased from Mr. L. V. Fod-dril the old estate of John Fod-drill, deceased.

Ruth, the little daughter ofMr. P. H. Linville, is visiting ather aunt's, Mrs. A. J. Pringle.

Mrs. Corrina Lackey and MissNannie Martin visited Mrs.Moses Lawson Monday.

Misses Elsie and Goorgie Shep-pard and Messrs. Jimmie Corns,

Wheeler and Lester Smith,Powell Robertson, Roy Doss,Gabe Hylton, Roy Lackey andothers visited at Mr. J. A. Shep-pard's Sunday night.

Mr. Frank Pringle visited atMr. H. H. Taylor's Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith visit-ed Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs.Malissa Lawson. Sunday andMonday.

Messrs. Cleve Lawson andReid Stovall left last week forNorth Dakota.

Mr. Gilmore Nelson visited atMr. M. H. Robertson's Sunday.

Mrs. A. J. Pringle and littledaughter, Harriett, returnedhome Sunday, after spending aweek with relatives and friendsat High Point and Walnut Cove.

Claude, the son of Mr. FrankTilley, happened to a very pain-ful accident last week when hecot his foot while cutting wood.

Mr. Rufus Ayers visited atMr, Z. R. Sheppard's Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Robertson,have gone to Madison to havesome dental work done.

Mr. P. H. Hall is erecting anew dwelling house preparatoryto the association to be held atSnow Creek the third Sunday inMay.

Mr. Billie Jack Lawson, an

aged citizen of Asbury, former-ly of this place, was buried atSnow Creek cemetery last Fri-day.

Mr.' Charlie A. Hylton return-ed home yesterday from CentralAcademy, Stuart, Va., where hehas been attending school forsome time.

Mrs. Malissa Lawson has re-1quested me to announce through!the Reporter that all persons;who have friends and relatives

. buried in Snow Creek cemetery jto be there Friday the 25th be-fore the fourth Sunday in Aprilto help clean otf the ground

Mr. Henry Wright from West-field is down this week installingthe 'phones and switchboard. |

Mr. Dave Hodgins, traveling!salesman forOdeil Hardware C0.,!passed through Lawsonville last jweek.

Agents For Laundry. |The Stuart-Jones Clothing Co. j

are agents for Winston SteamLaundry. See new ad.

[MRS. RUFUS MOUNCE.I

!Critically 111 at Her HomejNear Meadows -- OtherNews Of Interest FromMeadows.

Meadows, April 14.?Mrs. J.C. Wall spent last week withher daughter, Mrs. Sadie Roth-

; rock, who is in declining health,

i Miss Thelma Neal. who was

! confined at home with grip lastweek, has returned to her school.

Mrs. Gertie Morefield, ofWinston, is visiting her fatherand mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.Wall, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin,of Nettle Ridge, were visiting

friends of this community lastweek.

Mr. Carl Wall and wife madea business trip to Winston thisweek.

Mrs. J. M. Neal has just re-turned from a visit to relativesin Greensboro.

Mrs. Ilul'us Mounce is verycritically illat this writing, hav-ing some kind ofnervous trouble.

The little daughter of Mi. :.ndMrs. Wesley Main-, who hasbeen very low some tinv withrheumatism, is improving.

i

Entertainment for Moore'sSchool On the 19th.

Campbell, April 14.?0n ac-count of the inclement weatherthe entertainment at the Mooreschool house was postponed from

j the 12th until the 19th. The pro-gram is ts follows:

( Song?"Sitting up for Hus-bands."

Recitation-"Sunbeamof Hap-piness."

Dialogue?"An UnsuccessfulAdvance."

Recitation? "A Hundred Years; from Now."

Dialogue "A Shoemaker's! Troubles."

Recitation "Home Happiness,,Man of Word."

Dialogue?"The Assessor."j Recitation "What Moses

| Spoke."

Dinner.

Song "When the Roll is\u25a0Called."

j Dialogue?"Married By thei New Justice of the Peace."| Dialogue?"Burglars."

Recitation ?"Good Evening."Recitation?"Lament of a Lit-

!tie Girl."Dialogue "Assisting Heze-

kiah."Recitation?"An Incident of

War "

"Our Motto."Dialogue?"Cqon Creek Court-

ship."Recitation?"Uncle Pete."Recitation?"At the Door." iRecitation.Dialogue "Master of the

Situation."Song ?"God Be With You."Music will be furnished bv the

Nissen Band.The entertainment will open

at 10 o'clock, A. M;, closing at

about 2:30 or 3 o'clock P. M.

12,000 FEET OF LUMBERWANTED.

I want 8,000 feet of oak lum-ber 2 1-2 xlO inches, 12 feetlong, and 2,000 feet of pinelumber 4x6 inches, 16 feet long.Want same delivered at BuckIsland ford on Dan river atonce. Parties who can furnishsame willplease write or phoneme at once.

R. R. KING,Tanbury, N. C.

WEDDING IN YADKINCarroll County Young Man

Wins Stokes Bride.

TOBACCO PLANTING

To Start on King Route 2 ByMay s?Other5 ?Other Yadkin Town-

ship News of Interest.

King Route 2, Apr. 14.?Abeautiful wedding took placeat Mr. Dee Boyles' Saturdaylevelling at 6 o'clock, Apr. 12,when Miss Agnes Tillotson be-came the bride of Mr. HattenPatterson. Mr. J. T. Johnsonwas the officiating officer. Thegroom is a handsome young manof Carroll county, Va. The

I community wishes them muchj success in life.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. L.: Boyles of King Route 1, a fineboy.

The peopU ?'uis section are

! buying and 1 . ing fertilizer.A lot of tuluciM plants in this

? ration will be largo enough to

, transplant by the sth of Mav.A good many farmers around

here are sowing oats and grass

i seed. The farmers have neglect-

led sowing grass soed until a

! good many of them have had toj buy shipped hay.

We learn that Yadkin town-

ship will be well represented atthis spring term of court.

Dr. Thomas Smith of West-; field will preach at Mt. Olive on

I Saturday before the third Sun-? day and also Sunday. I guess

I there will be a large crowd as itI is time for new hats and slippers.

SCRIBBLER.

| Association.I The Primitive Baptists willhold their "Association" at

, Snow Creek church on May 17-18-19, the same being the third

; Saturday, Sunday and Monday.,The occasion will doubtless be

I attended by thousands of peoplefrom North Carolina and Vir-ginia. The good Primitive Bap-

tists in the neighborhood are. preparing to entertain their

I friends with true Baptist hospi-

jtalitv.

Mr. John R. SmithIn Runaway

j While returning to his home' near Walnut Cove recently Mr.|Jno. R. Smith's horse becamefrightened and ran away, throw-

; ing him from the buggy andI breaking two of his ribs besidesinjuring him otherwise. Thehorse turned the buggy overand ran into a ditch, killingitself. Mr. Smith is out againbut has not fully recovered.

The Old Reliable.John A. Burton has been sell-'

ing goods more than 40 years, jand ought to know something |about buying as well as selling, jSee bis cnange of ad this week.,

Mr. E. L. Martin, of Madison, :spent a few hours here yester-day.

For Burns, Bruises and SoresThe quickest and surest cure

for burns, bruises, boils, sores,infiamation and all skin diseasesis Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Infour days it cured L. H. Hafiin,of Iredell, Tex., of a sore on hisankle which pained him so hecould hardly walk. Should be inevery house. Only 25c. Recom-mended by all druggists.

IMNBURY, N. C., APRIL 10, 1913

BRIDGE WORK:II

County Commissioners LetContract To R. R. King,

of Danbury.'

l<AT PRICE OF $1,860 !

_ i'i 'New Steel Approaches For Buck ,

| Island Bridge and Small Re-pairs To Danbury

Bridge.

At a special meeting of the icounty commissioners held inDanbury yesterday the contract

, for the erection of new steelapproaches and other repair

s-.work to the Buck Island ford ibridge on Dan river was let to

i Mr. R. R. King, of Danburv, at

the price of SI,SGO. This pricealso covers some small repairsto be made to the bridge across ;

, Dan river at Danbury. Rep-resentatives from several <

, bridge companies were present; and placed bids on the work,

, but Mr. King's bid was thel lowest. The contract calls for ,

the completion of the work in

I sixty days.A few citizens from Peter's

. Creek township came before theL commissioners and asked for a

i bridge across Buck Island creek,| near the Buck Island bridge on i

. the river, but the commissioners j; declined to take action in the

jmatter at present.

: Trouble At Walnut Cove. 1i

' John Golding, Walter Gold-;" ing and Wood Benton, three <

Danbury darkies, got into trouble'at Walnut Cove Saturday, jWood and Walter tried to rescue |John, who was in the hands of |

J officers who were tak ing him to,I; the lock-up for disorderly con-,.jduct. During the scuffle John.

. i got severely beaten by a stick |[Ior billy in the hands of some [jone. Walter was fined $25,00 (

i from which he appealed to |/court. Wood and. John were|

. | bound over to court in bonds of,. i 5500.00 each, on the charge oft

, | resisting officers and attempting i. to rescue the prisoner.

Revival to Begin, jA series of revival meetings!

| will begin at the M. E. church 1i j here next Sunday. Rev. E. L. j

; Bain, pastor of the Centenary

,j M. E. church at Winston, will[j assist Pastor Folger in the meet-!

, ing. Mr. Bain is a strong preach-!Jer, and the services will doubt-!, less attract wide interest. The

II public is cordially invited to at-,, | tend.

Fresbyterian Pastor.Rev. Mr. Er\yin, of Graham, :

is the name of the new pastorof the Presbyterian church here, | (

- - - !; Mr. T. R. Pepper, of Winston, ;lis moving hands and machinery '

jtotheJ. M. Mabe track of land 'Jon Danbury Route 1, to

iufacture barrel staves. Mr. Pep-; per has recently purchased Mr.: I! Mabe's timber.

IIMr. J. Wesley Morefield is!having material hauled to build

I a residence at Walnut Cove. Mr.!,Morefield owns a beautiful lot on ,Main Street, next to Mr. Joe:Allen's.

The Reporter regrets to learn <of the serious illness v of Mr. W. 1G. Slate, of Mizpah, who is suf- ]fering with a general break- idown.

KING TO HAVE BANK

Bank of Stokes County MavEstablish Branch At

That Place.

King, Stokes county, is oneof the prettiest and nicest townsin Stokes county, and is thehome of some of our best people.They are kind-hearted, wide-awake and hospitable, and areat one in idea and effort for theupbuilding of their town. Kingis surrounded by a splendidagricultural country. A week'stravel in the State will notreveal a country richer innatural resources, nor onepopulated with more prosperousand thrifty people, than Yadkintownship. Its soil is strong andof varied possibilities.

The people of King and sur-rounding country want a bank,and have extended an invitationto the stockholders and directorsof The Bank of Stokes County toco-operate with them in provid-ing banking facilities. The matterit now under advisement, withevery prospect that King willhave an up-to-date bank at avery early date.

SeralonGermanton, N. C., April 14.

?The Germanton school willclose Friday. There is talk of iarrangements being made to tryfor a public school at this placenext year, by forming a district. !including a part of Forsyth. Itis exceedingly inconvenient hereto any of the surrounding schools,this place being right on theline between Stokes and Forsyth

counties.There was right much excite-

ment in this town last Sundaymorning when Mr. Tom Kirbyand Miss Ila Griffin both ofRural Hall, N. C., were marriedin front of the home of Mr. B.J. Savage by Mr. J. W. Burrus,pastor of the Red Bank Baptist

church. It is said the coupleeloped from Rural Hall, didn'thave time to get from thestation before they were joinedin wedlock. The ceremony wastruly a short one and as thecouple didn't even alight fromthe buggy, they were soon speed-ing on their honeymoon towardsWinston-Salem.

Dr. L. H. Hill has been visit-ing his son, Mr. L. H. HillofKernersville, the past week.

Miss Corinne Tucker spentlast Saturday and Sunday inWinston-Salem visiting relatives.

Mr. J. W. Kurfees left homelast Monday morning for an ex-tensive trip in the interest ofKurfees Paint.

Mr. Ralph Petree celebratedhis eighteenth birthday Wednes-day evening at the home of hisfather, Mr. R. J. Petree. Quitea crowd gathered about it o'clockfrom Rural Hall, Germanton andthe surrounding community. Aprogressive game was playedand refreshments were served,altogether, the evening wasthoroughly enjoyed. Those at-tending from Germanton wereas follows: Misses Corinne iTucker and Mabel McKenzie:!Messrs. A. H. Flowers, J. M.Hilland Jasper Pegram.

Mrs. W. R. Graham of Dur-ham is visiting her father, Mr.R. J. Petree.

Mr. C. O. Baker, of MeadowsRoute 1, is here today. Budowns one of the best farms inthe township. He brought alonghis son, Wilburn, whose eyes

are giving him trouble. Dr.McCanless was consulted.

No. 2,022

DEATH AT GIDEONMrs. J. G. H. Mitchell Pass-

ed Away Early Satur-day Morning.

BURIED SUNDAY

Deceased Had Just ReturnedFrom Florida ?Other News

Items From Dillard.

Dillard. April 15. ? Mrs. Mitch-ell, the wife of Mr J. G. H.Mitchell, passed away at herhome at (Gideon early Saturday

morning after an illness of onlya few hours. She, with herhusband, had just returned onThursday before from Callahan,Florida, where they spent thepast winter, and was taken illsoon after her arrival home.Besides her husband the de-ceased is survived by an infantonly a few days of age andthree other children. The re-mains were laid to rest in thefamily burying ground near bySunday. The bereaved husbandhas the sincere sympathy ofmany friends.

Rev. King filled his regularappointment at Oak < ? rove Sun-day. It was probably his lastsermon there as he expects toaccept a position in some otherpart of the State.

Messrs. Charlie Sisk, BannerYoung and Charlie Pitzer, o:near Hartman. were visitorshere Sundav.

Misses Minnie and BettieRoberts; Messrs. Elbert Robertsand Grady Mitchell called atMr. J. Johnson's Sunday even-ing.

Misses Florence Yates andIzzie Freeman visited relativeshere Wednesday.

Misses Minnie, Bettie andLois Roberts accompanied by

their brother, Elbert, went to

Madison shopping W ; dnesday.R.

What Florida People ThinkOf Oor Stokes Visitors

J. G. H. Mitchell and familyjand Mrs. B. J, Martin and

i daughter, Miss Annie, who have! been making Callahan theirI home for the winter, left for

: Gideon, N. C. Tuesday. Mr.! Mitchell bought the residence ofW. W. Cushing last fall and

| these families will doubtless1 spend their winters here, as theyown one of the prettiest andmost desirable homes in the city.These estimable people madenothing but friends while here,all of whom want them to returnto Callahan next winter. Bothfamilies are From Gideon, X. C-? From ths Callahan, Fla.,Leader.

W. 0. Bennett In Extremis.Mr. W. D. Bennett, of the

firm of Bennett & Murray, ofWalnut Cove, has been at thepoint of death for several days.His trouble is endocarditis, anaffection of the membrane sur-rounding the heart. He has hada number of serious attacks dur-ing a period of several years.The Reporter received a tele-phone message from WalnutCove today stating that Mr.Bennett's condition was slightlyimproved.

Messrs. Jeff Tuttle, HilaryTuttle, Wesley Mabe and EmoryRothrock, of Sauratown town-ship, were among Danbury'svisitors yesterday.