Danbury Route 1, Feb. 27—The family of Mr. N.D. Priddy has been ill recently with flu but are somewhat improved now. There is considerable sickness in this community.
Services were conducted Sunday at 11 o’clock at the Primitive Baptist’s church at Snow Creek. The weather was so bad that only a small congregation turned out. The pulpit was occupied by Elder Collins.
Misses Nannie and Maggie Oakley entertained a number of their friends Sunday afternoon. Among those present were the following young people: Misses Blannie, Ethel and Ruth Priddy, Bertha and Clara Mabe, and Kate Antry; Messrs. Dewey Shelton, Roy Martin, Reelie and Mannie Stephens, Teeman Priddy and some others.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Steele spent Sunday with Mrs. Steele’s parents, Elder and Mrs. Paul Priddy.
Mr. R.A. Oakley and son, Jim, of the Walnut Cove section, spent the week end with relatives and friends on Route 1.
Miss Lelia Mabe spent Saturday night with Miss Rilla Hutchens.
Mrs. Starkey Priddy returned to her boarding place Sunday and expects to re-open her school which has been closed a week on account of the epidemic of whooping cough at mumps in the community.
Mr. Settle Oakley and family spent Sunday at Mr. Gilmer Mabe’s.
Elder Walter Mabe lost a fine cow last week.
Mr. Richard Merefield and family spent Sunday at Mr. Marvin Dillon’s.
Mrs. Tom Reid of Route 1 has recently been on the sick list, we are sorry to note.
Mr. N.D. Priddy has recently installed electric lights in his home.
Elder Paul Priddy spent the week-end with relatives on Sandy Ridge Route 1.
Services were conducted at Moore’s School house on Sunday last and a very large congregation was in attendance. The pulpit was occupied by Elders Paul and Watt Priddy.
Spring time has arrived and wood-choppings are all the go.
--Peggie
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Much Sickness In and Around Danbury
A great deal of sickness is reported in and around Danbury, principally flu and bad colds, with some pneumonia. The entire reporter force has been in bed a large portion of this week, and the office has been closed up and untenated. However, with a reduced size and general short meter we are able to come out late in the week, and hope to meet our readers on time in better shape next week.
Mr. Walter V. Bennett of Route 1 was here today enroute home from the Winston-Salem tobacco market.
Mr. Monroe Fagg of Route 1 was a visitor here today.
Mrs. W.E. Joyce went to Winston-Salem Friday to hear Frieda Hempel sing.
Mr. Posey Flinchum of Piedmont Springs was among the visitors here today.
Miss Nell Joyce, who is teaching at Hanes, spent the week end here with home folks.
Sheriff H.D. Turpin and Mr. J.S. Taylor attended the performance of Sausa’s band at Winston-Salem Tuesday night.
Mr. John McCreary will be here on Monday and Tuesday of next week with another fine lot of mules to trade to Stokes farmers.
Supt. of Schools J.C. Carson was here from Germantown this week attending to matters in connection with the schools of the county.
Mr. Alex Nelson of the Walnut Cove section was a visitor here Saturday. Mr. Nelson was purchasing some fine chickens to add to his flock.
Mr. Zeb Smith, proprietor of the garage here, has the sympathy of his man friends at the loss of his infant child the past week. Mr. Smith has returned to his work here. His wife is getting along nicely now but has been seriously ill.
Mr. Hayes Duggins, here from the Meadows section today, reports lots of the flu and grippe in his section.
Several Danbury people last week contributed $22.60 to the Near East Relief fund, which was forwarded to Ms. Dr. A.G. Jones, the county chairman.
The many friends of Mr. R.P. Glidewell of Meadows Route 1 will regret to know that he does not improve from his recent illness, as noted in this paper last week.
Mr. G.L. Simmons, a former citizen of Stokes who now resides at Mt. Airy, is offering his handsome home there for sale. It is not learned as to what his future plans are.
Mr. J.H. Nelson passed through town Monday on his way to the Winston market with a big truck load of tobacco. This is about the last of the 1921 crop from the Buck Island hills.
Pastor J.J. Eads of Danbury circuit, this week attended the District Conference of the M.E. church held at Mount Airy. He went from there to High Point and will be accompanied home by his wife who is visiting relatives there.
The heaviest sleet for years probably, visited this section yesterday and today. A great many trees were broken by it. The large maple at the south-east corner of the court house square had several large limbs broken from it.
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Newsy Letter from Quaker Gap
Quaker Gap, Feb. 28—Mr. Robert Jones of this section and Miss Mary Smith of Westfield went to Stuart Sunday to get married. They were accompanied by Mr. Edgar Marshall and Misses Nora and Lillian Jones.
Mrs. Ada Vaden died Saturday in the afternoon at her home at Francisco Route 1. Mrs. Vaden had been confined to her bed for about three months, but bore her suffering patiently. She leaves a husband and three small children, several sisters and brothers, and a host of friends to mourn their loss.
Misses Mildred and Inez Burwell spent Saturday night with Misses Gladys and Pauline Page.
Mr. J.E. Simmons and family, of this section, spent Saturday night and Sunday at Mr. Jerry Marshall’s.
Pastor J.J. Eads filled his regular appoint at Vade Mecum Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E.O. Shelton are visiting at Mrs. George Cofer’s.
Misses Hattie and Daisy Mickey spent Friday night at the guests of Miss Mabel Cofer.
Mr. Charlie Bennett has moved with his family to his farm near this place, which he recently purchased.
Mrs. Mollie Stanley is visiting her sister, Mrs. Cofer, at Vade Mecum.
Mr. Ollie Moser of Winston-Salem visited at Mr. Bud Marshall’s Sunday.
Mr. Gid Marshal and family visited Mrs. Marshall’s mother, Mrs. Boles, Saturday and Sunday. [Newspaper spelled last name Marshal first reference and Marshall on second reference.]
Mr. Jim Boles of Capella visited at Mr. Raleigh Boles’ Saturday night.
Among those who visited at Mr. Reid Page’s Saturday night were the following: Messrs. Lesper Joyce, Oscar Marshall, and Wakefield Southern, all of the Westfield section.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKinney of High Point visited Mr. McKinney’s mother Saturday. Her health is no better, we are sorry to note.
People are very busy burning plant beds and having choppings now in our section.
Mr. Will Mickey recently visited his little daughter, who is attending the high school at Germantown.
Mrs. J.H. Stevens is visiting her mother at Lawsonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bennett spend Sunday with Mrs. Bennett’s mother, Mrs. Stanley.
Mr. G.R. Dunnivant and family spent Sunday at Mr. W.E. Martin’s.
--Blue Bell
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News of King
King, Feb. 28—Mr. Thomas E. Smith has purchased from Prof. Geo. B. Gunter a 20-acre farm just West of King, the consideration being $3,750. He expects to erect a nice residence on the property in the near future.
Mr. Will Eaton of Winston-Salem was here on business Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. F. Baker of Randolph county spent Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Ruby Hines of Stony Point is spending a few days here with her sister, Miss Nell Hines, who is teaching in the high school.
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Dillard. . . Miss Mamie Fagg Given Birthday Supper
Dillard, Feb. 28—The many friends of Miss Mamie Fagg gave her a nice birthday supper Friday night in honor of her 13th birthday. Among those in attendance were the following: Misses Alice, Grace and Ethel Gibson, Lottie and Lillie Williams, Jettie and Daisy Perguson, Ada Mitchell, Nellie Yates, Messrs. Joseph and Cecil Mithcell, Ed and Pat Williams, Arch and Carroll Manuel, Harold Wall and Clarence Knight. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves fine. All kinds of games were played and Miss Mamie received many nice presents. We wish her a long life and many more happy birthdays.
There is a great deal of sickness in this community, we regret to note.
Wood-choppings have started up in this community now.
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New Buildings at Walnut Cove. . . A.F. Marshall Likely to Remove to Cove—State to Take Over Main Street
Walnut Cove, March 1—The oyster supper and entertainment given in the school building Wednesday night last by the Parent-Teacher Association was well attended and much enjoyed by all present. The proceeds will be used for the library fund.
Mrs. John A. Burton was taken to Lawrence hospital in Winston-Salem this week where she underwent an operation. She is reported to be getting along nicely.
Main street here has recently been improved by the town preparatory to having the State take it over as a part of the State highway leading form Winston-Salem to Danbury.
Mr. Julian Vaughn left a few days since for Jacksonville, Florida, to spend some time with his brother. The Meador Grocery Co. here is preparing to build a new storage house at the rear of their building, the addition to be about 25 by 100 feet.
Mr. James L. Meadows is preparing to erect a lumber plant on the Mill lot here on Main street. He will manufacture screens, door and window frames, finishing material, etc.
It is learned that Mr. A.F. Marshall, manufacturer of the Dan River Lumber & Milling Co., will in the near future erect a handsome dwelling in Walnut Cove and remove his family here. Mr. Marshall is considering building on one of the McCready lots just south of the Southern railway station here.
Mr. Jacob Fulton Jr. has about recovered from a severe case of tonsilitis.
Mrs. A.J. Jones returned home on Friday from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. C.J. Lambe, in Greensboro. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Lamb, who spent the week end here.
Miss Elizabeth Fulton came home from North Carolina College for Women Friday evening to recuperate from a recent illness. Friends of Miss Fulton will be interested in the following item which recently appeared in the Greensboro News in regard to her: “Winners in the song contest for original much for a college son at the North Carolina College for Women were announced last night, Miss Elizabeth Fulton of Walnut Cove winning the prize for the best music.”
Mr. and Mrs. P.H. Linville and Mr. P.W. Davis are confined to their respective homes with flu or severe cases of grippe.
Little Virginia Mitchell, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mitchell, is recovering from an attack of pneumonia.
Miss Minnie Cates is reported to have scarlet fever but is improving at this time.
Mr. N. Ray Martin of the Dan River Lumber & Milling Co., spent Sunday with home folks in Danbury.
Mrs. A. Van Boom spent Friday in Winston-Salem.
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K.W. Sisk of Peters Creek township was a visitor here this week at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. P.C. Campbell. Mr. Sisk reports that there is considerable flu and whooping couth in his section, around Lawsonville.
Mr. Moses B. Mabe was here Monday from Route 1 on business.
Mr. Wirt Mitchell of Walnut Cove Route 3 was in town Monday.
From the Danbury Reporter, Wednesday, March 1, 1922
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