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VOLUME XL . DANBURY, N. C., SEPTEMBER 11. IW2Th« State Library

THE DANBURY REPORTER.BOYLES- GORDONWEDDING ON GERMANTON R. 1

Mr W. W. Bovles. of Reidsville, andMiss Mary Gordon, of GermantonRoute 1, Married Sunday.

A pretty wedding was solemn-

ized last Sunday on GermantonRoute 1 when Miss Mary Gordonbecame the bride of Mr. W. W.Boyles. The ceremony was per-

formed at the home of the bride'sparents, and was attended by a

number of relatives and friendsoi the young couple.

Miss Gordon is tlic popular andaccomplished young daughter ofMr. and Mrs. W. Y. Gordon,

i who live on Germanton Route 1.and are among that section'smost prominent people, whileMr. Boyles is a member of thefirm of Boyles Bros., the wellknown clothing men. who operate

large stores both at Winston-

Salem and Reidsville. Mr. Boylesresides at Reidsville, and is man-ager of the store of Boyles Bros.

%at that place. He is formerly ofthis county.

The young couple are held in

high esteem by a large circle offriends who wish them muchhappiness.

J. Nick Slawter Dead.

On last Wednesday afternoon,

ato'clock, at his home fourmilis from this city .1. Nick

Slawter. an aged and wellknown citizen, passed away as

a result »;f dropsy after a

sickness ot several months.\VI i:e l.is death was expected it

came as a shock to those who

knew him for he was a familiarfigure on the streets of thiscitv.

He was born in S*«1:? s county

sevent\ -eight years ago. anduntil a tew months aire. main-tained that rugged health andvigor that had characterizedhis entire life for he was a giant

in statue and posessed a rugged

but strong intellect. In early

life lie was married to MissEdna Smiih and bv that union

children survive. They are Mes-dam.es .1. 11. l'liilman, of Florida,

.1. E. Heglor. of South Carolina.T. M. Everett, and George

Slawter. of this city, all of whomwere at his side win n the endcame. He was afterwards mar-ried to Miss Dorothy Griggs, of

Henry County, Va., and she

survives him.

l:i lSfil he went in'o the army

of the Confederacy an 1 remainedin the tenibl«! struggle until

tendered his sword Jo thevictorious army and no braveraoldier or loyal comrade everdonned the grey. In 1572 hehe moved to this county where

he has made a success as aplanter and a citizen.

The funeral which was con-ducted at Salem church, by Rev.

D. Vance Price, w.is largely at- ?

tended attesting his popularity,

a3 a*neighbor. In his passing jthis section loses an honest man jof that old school whose word (was as good as his bond andhe will be greatly missed by lthose who knew and fully appre-

ciated his sv'. ii Jiil qualities.

TOBACCO BURNEDJEFF RUTLEDGE LOSES A BARN

Crops Being Injured By the Severe

Drouth Very Little Sickness

Among the People?Other News

of King Route 2.

King Route 2. Sept. 0.- Cut-ting and curing tobacco is allthe go now-a-days, and some

. report very good cures. Thelong dry spell has cut the cropsvery short. The hail, wind andrain storm that passed through

this section a few days ago didmuch damage to the tobaccocrops. Some of the farmershave sold some primings and

are very well pleased withprices. Owing to the dry weather,

there is but little wheat landbeing turned, some say that theyare nearly mi--:s a wheat

crop, and the ~.,j women arecomplaining nothing to cook.The grass is drying up in thep-istures, and there is not much

milk and butter, and the chickensare the main thing forsomething

to eat.There is not much sickness in

this section at present; there is a

jlot of visitingand it's a good timefor that: it is not too cold nor too

.muddy, Among those that at-

' tended church at Brim Groveon last Sunday were Messrs. J.

H. Gibson. Jim Boyles. R. ('..

Gentry, G. W Smith, and R. K.

Boyles. All reported a n!c»

time and good pr« aching by Rev.Beanier.

Mr. Jeff Rutledge, a prominentfarmer who resides near King,lost a good barn of tobacco by

fire on last Saturday night.

The writer extends congrat-

ulations to Mr. and Mrs. W.\V. Boyles, of Reidsville. Maytheir life be one of peace, joy

and happiness.Mr. C. H. Lunsford. of King

2, arrived home last night witha drove of mules and horseswhich he purchased at Galax.Va.

SCRIBBLER.

Mr. Reynolds of Walnut Cove Talks.Mr. 11. F. Reynolds, editor

and publisher of the SaturdayNews, Walnut Cove, recently

, stated that lie did i.ot believethat the Rooseveltites eould?

mustei more than a hundredvotes in Stokes county. He says

that there is some talk of a thirdi party convention, and a prog-

| ressive ticket for the county.

; The loaders, however, have not

I given out anything definite asas to what they intend to do

Every year, in many parts of| the c :unty, thousands are driven! from their homes by coughsand lung diseases. Friends and

' business are left behind for otherclimptes. but this is costly and

1 not always sure. A better way- the way of multitudes is to

j use Dr. King's New Discovery'and cure yourself at home. Stay

jright there, with your friends,land take this safe medicine.|Throat and lung troubles find!! quick relief and health returns. ;! Its help in coughs, colds, grip! croup, whooping-cough and sorelungs make it a positive bless-ing. 50c and $1.0". Trial bottlefree. Guaranteed by all drug-gists.

Tin cans and can supplies atJ. Walter Tuttle's. ?

PRETTY WEDDINGAT PINNACLE WEDNESDAY

When Miss Dora Wall Became theBride of Mr. John S. Bovles--Three-Course Dinner Served

Pinnacle. N. C.. Sept. P.?Of much interest to a wide

circle of friends and relativeswas the simple though impres-sive and beautiful marriage

Wednesday. September 4. of' Miss Eldora Wall to Mr. John S.

Boyles. of King Route 1. The;wedding was celebrated at the!home of the bride's parents. '

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wall, ofPinnacle. Rev. P. Oliver per- :forming the ceremony.

Misses < ieorgia Boles and YeviaKing, cousins of the bride, re-

ceived the guests at the door,

the home being effectively decor-ated for the occasion. An at-

tractive bridal setting of green

and pink was arranged in the, parlorand dinning-room. With I

Miss Maude Petree at the piano.

I just prior to the ceremony was| played softly "Fascination." byBerthram. Then to the beauti-

ful strains of Mendelssohn's

I Wedding March the bridal party |entered. Preceding the bride-groom came the ribbon-bearers,little Ruby Wall and HermanTuttle, Miss Flossie Lasley ofWalnut Cove. as maid of honor,v taring white voile and carryingi»ink carnations, and M>\ N.Earl Wall, brother of the bride,as best man. Miss Wall was

joined at the foot of the stairway by the bridegroom, andtogether they proceed to theparlor. The bride wore a cos-

i tume of tan with gloves and hatto correspond. She carried an

.arm bouquet of white carnationsand maiden hair ferns, tied wiih

' white ribbon.

While the minister spoke thesolemn words. Miss Maude

Petree played very softly,

"Hearts and Flowers."An impromptu reception fol-

lowed and a three-course din- 1; iner.

I

After congratulations the hap-

py couple left for King Rout.> 1,

where they will board with Mr.and Mrs. John Tillotson for a

few months.

Mr. and Mrs. Boyles Were the 1recipients of many handsomeand useful gifts.

The bride is a handsome. young lady, possessing a genial

genial nature and to know hermeans to love her. Mr. Boyles

'is a popular young merchant andjis held in the highest esteem in

J

i his community.

Lawn Party at Germanton Satur-day Night.

Germanton, Sept. 0. Therewill be a lawn party given on!the Germanton academy grounds iSaturday evening. Sept. 11th,1012.

A musical program will Ie Irendered on the new piano andselections by Dr. Hill. The pro-

ceeds of the party wi'lgo towardpaying for the piano. Everybodycordially invited.

C. T.

CHURCH NOTES.

Fourth Quarterly Meeting at SnowHill on 28th and 29th ?GoodMeeting at Union Hill?ServicesAt Danbury Next Sunday.

IThe fourth and last Quarterly

Conference of the M. E. churchfor this circuit will be held with

Snow Hill M. E. church Saturdayand Sunday, Sept. 28th and 29th.Rev. R. M. Taylor, of MountAiry. Presiding Elder for thisdistrict, will be present and par-ticipate in the services.

Rev. T. J. Folger. of Danbury.after conducting a protractedmeeting at Union Hill M. E. :church, closed the meeting ar.dreturned home Thursday of last

| week. While only one memberwas added to the church the'meeting was a very successfulone. a great deal of interest beingmanifested throughout themeeting.

Services will he held at theM. E. Church at Danbury next

I Sunday morning at 11 o'clock bythe pastor. T. J. Folger. Thedoors of the church will be open-

ed and it is hoped that severaladditions will lv made to thechurch.

IA Test Case.

During the last circuit court.at Atchison county. Missouri.!the case of H. F. Staple vs.Charles Traub was tried. Thesuit was brought on a long

standing account and among jother items was l<! years sub-scription for the Atchison Coun-ty Mail. Mr. Traub refused to

pay for the paper, claiming hedid not take the paper, and

that lie had refused to take thepaper from the postoffice andmail box u number of times. IThe plaintiff proved by post-master and others that Mr.Traub did take the paper] duringall the lti years. In the case it

was shown tliat according to

law, own if a subscriber doesoccasionally order a newspaper

discontinued or refuse to acceptit. he cannot get out of paying

what he owes for the paper,

and the subscriber must pay thearrears before stopping hispaper.

The jury in this ea*e was outonly a short time and brought in j

a verdict for the entire account jincluding the subscription for!the Mai! 1.'5 years at $1..">0 a'year, or *2l. The costs in the |

the justice court and the circuitcourt amounted to about £IOO

besides the attorney fees.A similar case has been decid-

ed by the court of appeals andit was held in that case thatonly taking a newspaper must

pay for it as long as they lakeit from the postoffice.

NOTICE:?

1 have a mighty tine corn mill,brushy mountain grit 8 footrunner. I will guarantee thismill tor making fine quality table ,meal. I also have flouring mill, Ieverything complete in good jorder. Also a set of good water |wheels with shafting that 1 will \

put in if anyone wants to runwith water. Will swap the abovenamed outfit for a light saw mill |,outfit in good order.

T. J. THORE,Westfield, N. C. ,

CORNELIUS A. MITCHELL.

Cornelius Anderson Mitchell,

son of Wesley and Mary J.Mitchell, of Dillard. N. C., hornSept. 30th. iSfiG. died Aug. '.'th,

1012. aged -1") years. 10 monthsand 10 days.

He united with the Missionary

Baptist church at Oak Grove in

ISW and lived a consistent andworthy member until death.

He was married Oct. 22nd,

10i>7. to Miss Addie Goolsby, ofRockingham county. To thisunion was born three boychildren, the youngest a baby

of two months all surviving

together with his aged fatherand mother and one sister. Mrs.John Willis, to mourn his de-parture.

He had been quite sick since

last October with rheumatismand complications but bore hisgreat suffering with much forti-tude and christian resignation, hehe took treatment a short whileat Greensboro under I). Carlsonand was also treated by DrsEllirgton and Taylor and had

the very l»est attention at

home by his loving wife and hisfather and mother and many

friends, but all eould not availto stay the cold icy hands ofdeath. A lew days before hisdeath he said he was willing to

go and felt that all was well,

and the good Lord whom hetrusted would do right.

He had been engaged actively

and successfully in a mercantileand sawn.illing business severalyears and was popular with his

patrons and enjoyed tin* esteemand confidence of people where-ever he was known.

A splendid business man andan upright christian man has

departed this life leaving many

'friends and relatives t<> mournhis death. May (he Lord.bljss

the bereaved widow and children.The Winston Sentinel and Re-

publican please copy.?I. G. H. M.

furry Demociats Will Hold BinMass Meeting.

Mount Airy. Aug. !>. TheDemocrats of Surry county will

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hold a mass meeting at Dobsonnext Saturday to nominate acounty and legislative ticket, iEvery Democratic tnat is pres- 1ent in Dobson on that datewill be recognized as a delegate. |thence no primaries or township

conventions will be held.Hon. Ixicke Craig will be at

Dobson Saturday and address!the mass meeting. This is Mr.Cr&ig's first visit to the county,and his coming is looked forwardto with great deal of interest

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and enthusiasm. Maj. CharlesM. Stedman, Congressman from ithis district, has also been invit-.Ed to be present and will per-1haps accept and make an ad-dress.

Mr. F. C. Edmonds 111.

Mr. E. C. Edmonds, of Winston, Iis seriously ill at his home there, jhaving had a stroke of paralysis IMonday of lust week. Mr.Edmonds is well known hereand is a brother-in-law of Mrs.

H. M. Joyce. His many friendswish'fo- him a speedv recovery.

No. 2,005

WORK ON NEW BANKAT WALNUT COVE THIS WEEK

New Store Building of W F. BowlesAlmost Completed?Will Be Oc-cupied By J. E. James and P. HLinville?High School Opens 26.

Walnut Cove. Sept. 10.-TheWalnut Cove State High Schoolwillhave its annual opening onThursday, Sept. 2fith. Appro-priate exercises willbe held be-ginning at i'> o'clock a. m.. andthe address will be deliveied byPresident F. P. Venable. of theUniversity, at 2 o'clock p. m.The school opens this year underthe must favorable circumstancesand willno doubt have a mostsuccessful session. A handsomecatalogue has been sent out by

the school. The faculty for thec< ming session willbe as follows:Principal H. F. Pardue, assist-ant Miss Dora E. Abernethy,instructor in intermediate de-

partment Miss Nellie Shepherd,

primary department Miss JennieReid. music department MissFrances Jones.

I Work was begun this week at

I Walnut Cove on the bank build--1 ing to be erected by the Farmers'

* Union of Stokes County, the con-tract for the work having been

; lot last Saturday. The UnionI people expect to have the bank| in operation within a short time.

The name of the bank will bethe Farmers' Union Bank &

! Trust Co. The company is chart-ered with a capital of $12,000,but at a recent meeting it wasdecided to increase the capital to$25,000. Mr. J. Spot Taylor, ofDan bury, was elected presidentand Dr. J. W. Slate, of Mizpah,cashier.

Work will soon be completedon the new store building of Mr.W. F. Howies, all of the outsidework having been finished. Thebuilding will contain, besides a

store room, a bowling alley and a

pool room. The store buildingwill be occupier! by Mr. J. E.

.James, while Mr. P. 11. Linvillewill operate the bowling alley

'and the pool room.

The Town of Avalon Moved ToMayodan

It is a rare thing to hear of awhole town being moved, butthis was recentlv done when theentire town of Avalon was

1 moved to Mayodan, a distanceof two miles. Everything wasmoved houses, barns, fences,

and even shade trees. Thecause for this was the fact thatthe cotton mill at Avalon. at

which most of the people were

I employed, was burned last year,

i The population of Mayodan wasconsiderably increased.

READ THIS.

I have a beautiful lot of i)A

acres of land just <<n the outedge of the town of WalnutCove. N. C., fronts main street.

II will sell for $725.00. I must

| sell at once at this low price.The land is in corn, I except the

? c if 1 sell. Sept. 10th, 1912.JOHN R. LACKEY;

Wflnut Cove. N. C.