Walnut Cove, May 15—Mr. M.N. White, the night operator at the N. & W. Railway station here, was robbed Thursday night while on duty at the station, the robbers securing $15 from the change drawer in the office and a few dollars from the person of Mr. White. The two men who robbed the operator appeared at the station window about 4 o’clock in the morning and shot a pane of glass from one of the windows, after which they made the operator open the door and let them in. Mr. White did not know either of the men and there was no clue left by which they could be traced.
A terrific wind, hail and rain storm visited this community Saturday afternoon, unroofing several tobacco barns, uprooting shade trees and fruit trees in town, blowing window lights from several residences, putting the telephone lines completely out of commission and doing other minor damage.
Mr. White, who has been holding a position here as traveling salesman for the Stokes Grocery Co. for some years, left last week for Mount Airy to accept a similar position in that city.
The new residence of Mr. N. Ray Martin on North Main street here is about completed and is being painted this week.
It is learned that Mr. J.B. Woodruff has offered to give a lot on which to erect a Methodist church in Walnut Cove. The Methodist church at present is located over at Stokesburg. It is likely that a new church will e erected on the lot offered by Mr. Woodruff at an early date. In case it is done it has not been learned whether the Methodist church at Stokesburg would be discontinued or whether both churches would be kept up.
Mrs. W.L. Vaughn returned Thursday from a visit of friends at Asheville.
Rev. J.R. Mallet, who has been rector of the Episcopal church here, left Tuesday for Wilmington where he will have charge of St. John’s church at that place. The people here see him leave with deep regret, he having been such a help to the town and community.
Mrs. E.C. Snow of Elkin is visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Fulton.
Miss Estelle Rierson of Winston-Salem spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Rierson.
Several people went from here to Winston-Salem Tuesday to see the famous moving picture, “The Sheik.” Among these were Mesdames Shockley, E.D. Matthews, Jacob Fulton, Misses Lucy Burton and Louise Woodruff, Messrs. John Burton and Jacob Fulton.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis spent Sunday with Mr. Davis’ parents, Dr. and Mrs. Davis, at Summerfield.
Misses Nell and Katherine Hutcherson and Mr. Henry Baker of Winston-Salem visited friends here Saturday.
Mr. Frank Petree of Germantown is spending a few days in Walnut Cove.
From the front page of The Danbury Reporter, Wednesday, May 17, 1922
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