Davie County NcArchives News.....Visits Scene of Boyhood (Will Z. Coley) August 18, 1936
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Davie Record, Mocksville, NC August 18, 1936
Visits Scene of Boyhood
   Will Z. Coley, who learned art "mysterious," the printing trade in the old 
Western Sentinel office, was one of the attendants upon the annual reunion of 
the Sheek family, of which he is a member.
   During an inspection of the well preserved brick walls of the 103 year 
structure, Will X pointed to the northeost (sic) room of the second story, 
saying: "I was born in that very room"
   Going into the basement or celler of the former Winston Salem printer 
explained that it was i the place that by grandfather Cook kept this wines and 
liquors.  "The wines were made from the grapes grown in the large vineyard, 
while the peach and apple brandies were manufactured from fruit gathered from 
the plantation's splendid orchard.
   Mr. Coley, who for several years has been manager of the circulation 
department of the Raleigh News and Observer, continued his story that during 
his boyhood days he and another urchin of like size and age, learned to get 
into that celler and "sample" some of the good wines stored therein.
   "Grandfather kept the basement door locked, but myself and the other lad 
discovered that two of the porch floor planks were losed (sic) and after the 
old gentleman had retired for the night we removed the floor plank, crawled 
through the opening and thence through the opening and thence through the 
celler window.  We were then in position to acquire all of the tempting wines 
we desired," declared one of the descendants of the one of Davie county's 
ancient families - Winston Salem Sentinel

Additional Comments:
Will Xenophon Coley was born May 7, 1868 in the Sheek House on the Yadkin 
River to James Henry Coley and Mary Margaret Mock Coley (daughter of Henry 
Mock and Susanna Sheek Mock).

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