Tuesday, July 2, 2024

King News in Danbury Reporter, July 2, 1924

To Feast on Watermelons. . . At Meeting of Farmers in King August 2—Child Run Over by Automobile—Personal and News Items

King, June 30—The Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association will give a big watermelon feast here Saturday, August 2nd. Some good orators will present. Everything free. A record-breaking crowd is expected.

C.D. Slate spent Sunday with friends in Greensboro. He reports the crops in that section looking good.

Wince Fulton and family, of Cartersville, Ga., are spending a couple of weeks with relatives here. Mr. Fulton left Stokes county at the age of 10 years and has only made two trips back here. The other visit being 17 years ago.

J.W. Hauser, aged 67 years, died at his home four miles north of here Thursday after a lingering illness with paralysis. The interment was conducted from Trinity church Friday at 11 a.m. Three sons, Mack Hauser of Moore County, Roger and Russell Hauser, who reside near Capella, and two daughters, Miss Lora Hauser of Winston-Salem and Mrs. Frank Rierson of Capella, survive. His wife had preceded him to the grave several years ago.

The Evangelist Thunderbolt Tom, of this place, is holding a two weeks’ meeting in his big tent at Pilot Mountain.

Robert Hauser ran over the 5-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Early (?) Bean with his automobile Saturday night at Kirby’s store during an ice cream supper. The accident was said to have been unavoidable.

The relatives and friends of Mrs. Grant Gravitt have her a surprise birthday dinner Snday. This was Mrs. Gravitt’s 25th milestone.

Jas. R. Caudle and G.E. Gravitt have purchased the mercantile business of J.A. Long and will operate the business at the same location.

Gideon Ferguson, aged 92 years, died at his home near Mizpah Thursday from a complication of diseases. The interment was conducted from Haw Pond church Friday at 2 o’clock p.m.

From the front page of the Danbury Reporter, July 2, 1924

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