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P*ge Eight A THRILLING STORY ( GENERAL STON from \itvz week* Co1 i>ha;-iK' th* ; comt;;-i%,dett every v one to be qjitt. AH w&s stil'. He i ihoo.;^r?- to We and asked me fr&h c rrav for thi m. I re?>i:<-d "Colonel. I :nrtr.? '. far I ^ver Had such feeljoyr:; j as I ,io\v :a\o/" I feared to ap- , r?mch the throne of u .'? :? just the? est ! ttii/iri come ?:uo his ^rjgersv withoa: .dticero desires. Rev*. Issav : Oxford, caatrhr. off the Ca! iwoC . . *11-' w )?a?<y. aid : m- "r. '. : my arid ? I will p-.y tor teem i took ills ?i:r J ana he ".hanked l?o i that : : t - : awere killed at- i tikal . ustu taker '.hew. a', a-t. and this .vas about ih" burden of u,< oraver. v-hich J was r. oh.r:y thar a jfcbauksf^iv- y We ' -f r vil < the p'ac- of exee-ili'-u: and bettiid thtm :? tfci 1 stnket before they were txjohtf-ii. ! jilt' "C .'or. . I f?-a <{ - , t i -i. foi n> row." He Nlid fc lie would !> g : ft . mi to do I trif.' ' :b ' torsi" -t '.ij with all th; tiintestivrs . of mv < > :Tr: 'ii inert the c-tr. worn. M> only though v.a> t hat j-j? thfy v. e?v after tafciw vsn a- in r a?] wLo had : pait the work the day before. A- -Ley approached -1 the prate (I v.a* t?ot?8S?g in th*- homo ? of F..l< H.iy.- .. Ekq? 1 went inro " ir.y room which yas on the first floor f ana locked myself in and looked 10 Jj the condition of several gt?4S and pis-! ? ~ok- v hick I kt loaded all the time, j determmed to sell my life as dear as 3 possible. Tin v dismounted arid came j ; and asked If they cea'.d get break-1 ? and their V.?-nse.- fed. Mr. Hayr.- : ?Ui rney could. Th- -y took on the front porch and entered r. o lively . o wrr-ation with Mr. [ tiayr . Of - ours* I ,\a- listening. From ?: ! ; c child hear I bo^ra-i to ; think "hot perhaps they veer? not the ! rr.^n I had taken them to be. I ; walked our into their midst. They j band r.f "obbers near Ru'.mar,'*. r ?\i. iti Wilkes county. I told tttHpC I did rh? y said ais otfcat they had heard , that the fort had been taken and the; band dL-'octartd and wished to know if it were true. I :o!h them k was tmv They wished to know if I wa- there and i.k part in it. I :o:d them J was there d took part in it. Be-, tog st:'! u;.'. v;*u:n as to who they were and wha: their taiss'.or. might he I determined not to tel- whv else helped taV. it should they ask aoe.; They tier. asked me what we did unto those robbers. I replied that wo ! tied their, to stakes and - t them, j The lieutenant in command said: "I j air. glad of it; you have saved us the j trouble of it. for if we had taken them we should have executed them. 8? "v."--'- . V .8$ gu )F THE W AR EUAN'S MARCH fi? then fcoid a.s that tb tstes^gi: 1 we set white ? ** our Aav U> v^t (iamby had rciicfv.'c . - .^ii htiivl, ar.d that :h?y Wt-n. their >'uy to set tie 2wt those t.voubies and ...? a- er.ci t? ail llIe iaw:,- <->. I: .: be :r-ithfui'y tr.-.t no titer. ?m whatever section cwr earne into .at uart of <>tir State v. ho wriv . .v!?.' vordir.Iij welcomed 7be !ieu: had thirty-one nil :: ' "is com.eanc . : that trip, but tw othor di>ii r.s "t" theia bad Ato-tv To other Sini'Tton.* They v.-.-r- or into the r 'UTita'tj* i' - aptni *! in. notorious > IRDIOR^ hose nam.* had beer, mentioned in r odor with that ot" Wad -- They ?><?k :.in t< tJbe'.r eaeaiv.:tjneni near, : \. and ; \im ( jcuard . - W?,il inun.derii^r nci mcr.tenner '.n the mountains he . : -*ir?p'ied himself with a t -i sum a ; h >. ?me of , r.H-h *: or:' ed th seuuvoi and \:ot -v: d from ce <13 these parfs. ; . l > 5. I tvas ked * ' A V> m a:w itered up<-:: tV wi.rk the tirst of ? p: m' :. Ti sch h*. nas - hiirh ridge '.vest <-f i.h -wi. near a mile i. > m the c ,v. i; u-ase. J a'rd-.-d in the hoj.-c "t Mv. H. Curv.; rh? fpt-fi .f uL* rmi *.b< road leadir.ar frr.?: ';V:!kesboro Jer*?' ! : .A she It was on - mii' tr-?rn 11< c eurt;. nowise, > ' ;a.:ei ' t" the ?, . K> st. ! vaike ' re r.y bAnrd^ each J- ; : ' a- d:-.: m?- iviv'it v-. v! tile i wli^-i: \v>jphmsbftsmmnbr Firestone core most miles pei ft|U n 1 w. ng 5Tag 1 MKHSLIN CORD. | BEST IN THE L | J? , ^ ,. ( __ _ _ _ ^ THE WATAUC and have powder to reload. j arisen *o!d hit*! that he co aid not. set n Ho replied that ho would ocrne . arc take it by force. Jtulson thea : .* ' we and saoi. "What must! i ri? I repceJ. "do not let him naw '! from now ur.tii noon on Doom - Day, and if ho to v ?'.H' ir hero we wit! kill h.ir.*'. C?r -"'Vo oe?iii?:ons before thi> the irn g?."jr had * n torod this homo a* i ? every tarank ar.i drawer i >ktn up furniture, and those t\v-? men were know to bo ihrir sympathizers, H? then rede to a r;e?tor ctdbin nearby and learning a ho re Mr. fart is was at work sal o. ,i ;ip to hint pointed his pisrol at his head, said give mo powder or I w .<>w your brains out." Mr. Cur' s replied that "if you get powd* from nre you will get it burnt."! Hv -.ame into the house as pale as a ?t i iold nis younger son. -or. Fin ley* go into a small room n the rear of the building and load u .* .> as quick as possible. Fin y and I hao them loaded in less 'nan rr * m:'utos. The young man powdej u still in t'r . on ills her-'.. I took my - and at the front window and turn c t Mr i 'a-.'tis i said! "I want . t , ?.? umi'-i Ma' .1; i iiiii i p|:?pi>M" lO ::in :f he attempt > to come in." li. "Thar is exactly what I want you to do." 1 you ? mart ha i dismounted a:u: ivf throwing vht- bridle rein ; r tho horse rac k. At thi* moment. ?1 : '' :'.< s daughter < i-in- to me . ; v. if-.-ar. he^jriiK? me to put ! ?he y and " Km come <r. M * v t : ho m'-:. ? :?> mgr. if vc tvhsi mt.: . won!.j be killed. t : 'part of :h - ": sin v.<?iid he out : ?i. _ at co. ayln^ b-i: 3gS| 'id ret iv.-r die than to live b woyrs ft) )<* 1 had. i- the mean; v. >e: t J I t.; down the th< bottom* to the | C i) fi#iiv. t'..< judge ami ' v. hat wa> yo:,,y 1 sent 1 t\v yoai.u .:o:'--s wI v. .-re mv i & FABRIC OLDFIELL I DOLLAR MILEAt mire is [All 11 II s.ke advantage of ' :r cent we are givi I TLiCCr nrmrr> * .1. i i 1LJL 1 livedo AiMJ )LD IN THE NEXT TEN ] SALE ENDS JUNE 2 YOURS FOR BETTER 1 RALPH WINKI fc FABRIC GOODY EA O.NG RUN ALL WE \ DEMOCRAT : is to the school house to te!l the; .. u?:ff men there and who had been | so.diers in the war to come to me im- ! ri -<? lately. They came and had not > t' than time to tell them what \va> ( t; ir . he tore he .villi eight or ten others i t jc down the hili will ;1 : pisto^a an dtbey approached the; ^ >_ .'c we all moved into the ho'^se ami ' pact? with our guns. They; -1 > : as w hen they reached the gate. J J !I stopped and said. 'Here is the; ^ j Seeing our increased force *-* . the advantage wo had in the 0 .? *. they took his horse bridle and ^ . "Come op, come on," and on t went across the ford and cleat a ' sight. That night the sheriff ^ v : a posse of men pursued them captured the two first mentioned ^ i i carried them before Judge c y . } -,] who imposed a tine on each F i - -nt them to jail for a term of * cm. When the judge sentenced F young mail to jail he told him K f he had persisted in going into * house that he would have been 1 d. In a few days the young man c ; t his mother word to sell hi- pis- ' saving that he never expected to * :'e one on again while he lived. * served out their tune i" prison y Ix.th became good ?ril ize:is\ and ^ a- I kr.ow they may be Jiving This was the last of the *; that followed the war ill all' 1 -c*.o n of the State. W R. GWAi.TNEY. j ' ! E.PPF.D ON SPLIMF.R AND ASKS FOR S1.0C0 . '1 -picnic r stuck in her foot <.:..?. ? (! Hal! Mor;t<inger. Hick . . :. so much pain and damage that t - - r.i- ;; $1,000 1 tod the Wei- i r\,rniture company. i he complaint filed {? -terday :r> : Ve < f M. W. Gain. c tor Be of < siisintiff that she w* 1 . on:- ' th? Weio,.rn store I. Point. February - \ 112 . y V? o... Wh ,i. a a, - vatic i h long, which rt r.? tinted kejt1 iiui we? : ( ?. ui v. iiiciij. v.- ?v i:>vw u. :-*;i--ul ti c ter, but broke and part ret <: .1 her Soot. She wen* ' ? a . ticmi. and again jiliers were* i 1 .*? to extract the remainder. She i agony, she ami was aVtly rjured: and she wants SlJ'OO mages. ^nsssssssssiasiR i cord & fabric | ;e not looks i' i in' ir i jU~ I we 10 I iNG ON Sarfl TUBES g DAYS. . Se ;5? III p: 1 "IRES" PS arO LER I! i tgj fci dn! ~ j^cj RCORD& FABRIC | LATHER TREAD I NOTICE. OF EXECUTION SALE ' j By virtue of an execution directed u the uttdevs^rned, sheriff of \\ aauga County, fiom th-3 Superior 'oart >f said county, in that certain clioT.. entitled \Y. C. Wilson and ). iVJ. Wilson D. 1. Stausbery and . s. s Lpnl. J will on the 2nd day of" lily. 1 !'? >, :t being the first Moray of said mouth, to satisfy ;ai<i xectitl. :* and costs, seii to th ehigh- j st bidder, for cash at the court-! iou v (io'.r of Watauga County, bewe-n tho hours of 10 o'clock A M. ad 4 o'clock P. M., the following [escribed realestate, to-wit; Beginning on a beech. running south To deg. West IT poles to a he-tnut; the Xorth 4 dee. East Tt! m).?> to a stake; on top of the ridge; hen with said ridge Westward 28 4 >o!es a s:ak in the Ladrine Eg t rers line; then with said line to a take in Davis* line; then Davis* line | 0 u stake in Landririo Eggers De- | ?; ther with said Egger's |j ine t?? a:- old deitwoou corner, now U 'lice's line an Eastward course to a. takt I.andri:..- Egger'> line; near 1 pair ? ? drawbars ami -ehool-house; | ben with the said Lsndrine Eggers' ft* 11 r 1 ti? til.' iiocrm-i'iiff .T >o2 n-.M? or f -or-i t'r p ...-.o , . z ivoir.-iry > excepted a ra * < ; lar.d aLimted i- .1. S. Stuns- V ;erry as Homestead, bounded as V Bsgivg or. a riiinii dogwood be- * v. f- iittie old store house at] mbiir i. !, and :un> North S deg. W-: l . poies to a stake; tb- ri North <2 dig. E ist 21 noiv- to a rock; C.: ilitn South log East 2 pole..a!; ? paiar: then So ...: 2-~? log. East - poles to stake in ol>;; oaii: thi dotv^> the old road m pcg'iii";' T- o r.-.uir.ng is acres ruorfbir. : 1?& y < f MHy, !i?K. i i cuncHEiSh i .2. ; ; - AO- er, D s NOTICE. SOL Vot-UNA, e A v ; \ < (:; ;:TY. s ii. M - :tf.. All: : 1 -ti Kred (."irV.'v ct al Heirs i. .-av * Coiii-y, Hi-- eased. Ha\ : g been appointe-i a Commis-ionor' i v the Clerk or the- Superior Lour: Watauga ? amy. ! wiii on June li*"J c-tfer feu sale ;u tin Court House door, in Boone, at one o'clock p. m., the lands situated in Watauga town>hi.. nn.i known as the Geo. Cotfoy lands consisting of about 2e acres, .-aid la: : - bounded by tinland of H'li Wright . e. other.-. Terms be announced upon day of sale. , G. M. SLi'.GKUTH. . Commissioner. for jLcononncal SUPERIOR MODEL $62< REMEMBER W ELM ERY, TRUCKS, TOU; STERS, SEDANS, C GIVE REASONABLE ON ANY ONE OF TI COME AND LET OUT THE NEW PL/ ft* A V A\I7KT rvxir AP ihm i vj vv i\ vnr, ur MAKE EASY PAYM1 0 The Boon WALTER J \ JUNE 14. 1923 If you want money for your real estatesee, write or wire us. GLOBE REALTY & AUCTION CO. Johnson City, Tenn. ?'JfKjg ?7 ^^MOTOK CARS rours -- Sixes r. M. Richards. BANNER ELK V. H.Gragg, BOONE nsurance-Fire, Life and Casualty All n?w business and expiring policies promptly attended to. Adjustments promptly made. GEORGE F. BLAIR BLOWING ROCK. N. C. (Office in Po?tr?fEce Bldtj) g ? A. fter Every M'eat iilBi B Top olf each meal 8 with a bit oi ij sweet tn the lorm r of WHIG LEY'S. I It satisfies the ? street tooth and ? aids digestion. m Pleasure and g benefit combine.f.. rt | I ~ 'transportation ).00 lVE light deliv RING CARS, ROADOUPES, AND CAN { GOOD DELIVERY 4ESE MODELS. US TELL YOU ABiN WHEREBY YOU THESE CARS AND ENTS AS YOU RIDE ic Garage IOHiNSON, Manager
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