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MAY 8. 1924. TLtMataua* unnoirnt. Local Affairs Town and County 1 _____ Mrs. John G. KMer of Purlear. N. I . is vis-tinjr hfif --< ste* Mrs. Chits. Yourae for a fvw days. ..John A. <'c?-tie and lv M. ?!r D. S. brought a biiKide distillevy into the county jail Monday which they captured near ZiouviUe. N Professor Cluiupel V son of tmA. T. S returned 1-, n;,,- lv ft m a few days v -.it to hi* sirs mother at Lumberton, X. C Dr. P. (*. Jumey of I red**!! ( o.nity spent a few hour* Sunday with his sister, Mrs. R. C. Rivers, returning to his home in the afternoon. Mr. Andrew Watson of Marion, Va.. was in town Saturday to visit his brother for a short period. He also visited Blowing Rock. This was Mr Watson's first visit to Blowing R*?ek in abou 1 1 f> years He was well pleas ed with the improvement, of Booiiie. and more especially with the new State Highways. on tractor V^ill Hodges, with a good crew of masons is now putting brick in the walls of the Dixie Theater building, and t. looks as if with favorable wather conditions the job will be done in record-breaking vi ? w..a.. ii u. .. on the construction of the new filling station near the Watauga Bank. Miss Nannie Rivers is vi ituig for a few days at Kihler, Grayson County, Va. She taught there fot five con fecutive years, starting what is now quite a school, and through her individual efforts the first Presbyterian church for that section was erected. Her first school thre was in a worked-over tobacco bam. "Knapp, the Painter," has just finished a beautiful job of work in the offices of the Clerk of the Court and the Register of Deeds. We <in derstand the commissioners are con sidering retouching tin- entire interim of the court house, and it should be done, as in its present condition the structure cannot show up for it> real worth. Mr. George Kgge?> of Zionvillc. died at hi.- hone* Sunday night after a brief illness with pneumonia. Mr. Rggers doubtless had his faults, we all have them in abundance. We are told that he was honest to a cent in his dealing.- with bis follow men, which is one of the fundamentals of a pood man. Interment was r.t Zion villo Church Tuesday. G. W. Triplett, mining man ol Wills Point. Texas, is in Watauga foi the summer investigating our miner al resources. lie seems to be a man well up on his job and here's hoping he wiii find something worth while His idea is to take leases wind di some real work of development. Ht placed a nice order for blank lease: with the Democrat Job Department. On Sunday night near Hodges Ga] Mr. Odell Ben held, driver for Fran! Lovill. Jr.. and Mr. Lee Teague witl a brand new Sludebaker six, bad : head-on collision near Hodges Gap hut fortunately neither of the boy were injured. We are told tha Teague's car was badly damaged am Benfield's was considerably wrecked Neither, as we understand it, blame the other, and we take it that th accident was unavoidable. Mr. R. Don Laws, Kdiior of th Yellow Jacket at Moravian Fails \va in town Tuesday transacting businethat may mean much to Boone. Who the Council) property was sold la^ 4 a m l I . r: . 1 . august mr. ljHws ouugni nve ju? on the heights adjoining the Legio Park, and he was here offering t sell his live or buy eight more at jacent. He succeeded in getting fot with a prospect of procuring foi 1 more. Just what he intends doir is not given out for publication b\ he certainly has some promotion c foot, which we hope to give out little later. He may return the la of the week. ROM1NGER Mrs. E. F. Tester of Butler, Ten is visiting her daughter Mrs. Av Rominger this week. Mrs. Florence Rominger wife D. A. Rominger has been appoint postmaster at Rominger and mov the office to her home last Friday. V think she will make a good postm; ter. Mr. Coy Rominger writes that is improving: right along at the .lor Hopkins hospital and hopes to be home in a few days. Mr. R. R. Trivett, traveling sal man, was in this vicinity last wet He has been salesman ?or 12 or years and says times are the hard right now he has ever known them be. Subscribe For You County Paper T , j rhe people here wti: very Im.-sv ?ov' iuir oat:-. and preparing to plant corv-. ! Mr. John Mast went to Shulls Mil!-J last week on Susiness Re\ Monroe lYosnell preatdM the Ilanl She I! Baptist church a -t Sunday. VALLC tKULIS Mr.s AHhur Mast r?-??r -< r ?! Womaos Missionary Soci y ' >* i Ufsviiie sot week. Mr>. Frcwp of the Mission S 'bow faculty was called to Atlanta week due to the r?ess of be** f?-| "her. Miss A3 ce Taylor has supplying in tin; claw room during' her absence. Mrs. ('. \). Taylor. Rev. Mr. Burk and Mr. H?.'por are attending the , convocation in Lenoir this week i Mrs. T. H. Taylor is visiting in Hickorv ami Lcneii this week. Messrs N. H. and Author Mast1 went to Winston Salem Saturday a ad returned Sunday. The T?nti?nunity Club met in the dining room at the Mission School Monday night. A fine add re .-s was made by Prof. I. t?. Greer of Boone t:inir forth high ideal- for ; mi hity life. Mr. Burke also spoke, explaining: what the club hoped to do Several songs were sung and an enjoyable evening was had by all press-1 cut. SUGAR LOAF AND COMMUNITY We are sorry to state that Mrs. Elizabeth Reese is still unimprovd Mr Boyd Grarno had the misforj tune of cutting His foot right badly I while working on a now ground. It is hoped that the young man may soon return to his work again, j The people of this section are getting ready for planting corn right | away. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Morel and son Edward were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Jones Sn. nday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. i>. ('. By r . ? ? visitors n this section Sunday. Rev. Amos Hampton tilled Rev. I). M. Wheeler's place on th e regular meeting time at Rich Mountain --n May ? We were glad to have the j brothc r with us. We hope the people wiU get nu.-y and go to work on the new ma ' up Howard s ("reek soon, for we are j .r' <?i u. ncip us, cveryi-o u you will. COVE CREEK NEWS 1 There are two nice building go-j ir.g up 011 the Creek. Tb^y are be- | ing bunt by Mr. Carl Story and Mr. 1 Will Moody. Miss Eunice H. Adams is nursing f her sick sister Mrs. Asa L. Green .! who has been very sick but who is I slowly improving. , The people of Willowdale are planP ning to get into their beautiful new ^jchurch May 4. for Sunday School. f i Mr. Floyd Ha gam an and wife who . were recently married have moved s in with Mr. Hill Hagaman. Mr. Dave Hagaman took Miss Myrtle Mathcson to the show last ruesday evening and reported a tine time v | Last week Mr. Roy Adams of iica1; vor Dams got do eggs from .'50 hens 1 j in one day. Can any poultry raiser '* j beat that ' ^I Mr. W. F. Sherwood has been off * on a business trip this week. J* < Mr. and Mrs. Hill Phillips and Mr. I and Mrs. Grady Cornett have been visiting Mr. S. 15. Adams of Cove 1 Creek. Mrs. Gordon Hodges visited Mrs. o Asa Greeue Wednesday. :S n SILVF.RSTONE i :s People are very much behind with n their corn planting on account of o >n. \. Mrs. C. 0. Adams is still a very u siek lady. ir Mr. Tom Wilson has moved intt u;. ....... Ui.iit it Rev. R. C. Eggers filled his reg >n ular appointment at Pleasant Grovi a Saturday, Sunday and Sunday night st Three fine discourses were de)ivere< by the good brother. Mr. and Mrs. John Perdue o Shouns, Tenn. visited home folks 01 Sunday, Mrs. W. L. Wilson, return ing home with them for a few days n- We wish for her an enjoyable trip. er Mr. Everett Culler has returne* from ar. extended visit to Forest. V* He says that his sister, Miss Allie wh has been in the hospital, is again a pd home and improving nicely. On last Monday morning April 2 ts" at 9 o'clock a Mr. Hobbie from Coi cord was married to Miss May daug) ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Mast, an ,ns| Rev. R. C. Eggers performed the ce emony. The happy couple left shor ly after the marriage for Concoi es- where they will make their futui ek- home. Tuesday April Mr. Ray Ma est son of M . and Mrs. A. N. Mast ar t? Miss Pauline Greer of Zionville we married. We wish for then all a ha py life. Sorry to learn that Mr. Georj Eggers of Route 1 is at the point death.with pneumonia fever. ' * THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT? DOE RIDGE AND COMMUNITY Ii ( ?!.!? !, . th. if . -r, \>r> an'l|| Mrs. Luther H '.rd\ - sin * , ujj wrv j * iiadly wiih ai! yl>>ccts on his Wg. jj Mi Vu.if Xorris. one of our neigh J j bor hoys is rijrfiy W a.*, the home of Mr .1. I.. Hyrkwrw.ii. when he hasr] :H'.eu working for the past year. [j Mrs Bi: Ci.of Kfflnetilott, W.| > .... ... j who have in"-n making then homos I their trrandparents! Mr. and Mrs. R. G. La Me' Mr. ar.d Mr.-. Cuddy .' k -ping ho'i e it P- !ii-etot?. Mis- i.i**nie Lam ha-. (?. * . stay .ujr at the home of Mi. 1 -t Nor ris the i a : w.-ek st.vdyi .::z music. A1 t -e '.ViIa' Tat, and K i!?y Ha l<y vLited their uriataima at the {' Alt. K'oyii late Saturday atai Suraa.y. .Mr. II mm,. I a??! \ j- haul iz . a, r lie -ays ia \s iii Mat farm j much this year. M- -sr.- ? la ?uL- a raj Garni* Green. Iarr.es Lu'le? and Fane-; Lane aii, v.i el fi.-'uiiiy Saturday niehi blit did not even stet a hit* . K?\ . Aiinrs Hanin pa -,-ed tin u ' a Sir lay ei } \ y r froivj tlie Rie'e M<o.mla1 * \vh? re he had h* en j to fill Rev. Whceier's place at tluitj church. Our merchant, Mr. John Barnes ( ent to take his ei*u> to Boone Mon day. Mr. Barries i^ le tting on nicely . ith hi:- new line of busness. Mr. Gland Green went to'Three Forks' Sunday. Mr. Lary Lane visited in the Oak; Grove section Sunday. . i\\ \ veill riMBph tit I < amp Xcl.son on Saturday night be- 1 fore the third Sunday a ?> on Sun day *> p. m. Everybody come. It was thought that the apple croo was going to be a failure this year hut now the pi ospecls are bright for a good crop in this part of the coun-j ' >' MOUNT PLEASANT Mrs. Etna I i he Moret/. and Mr. A? thui Moret/. of Deep Gap woic w?*l CORle visitors 111 th? ooriimmity las' Su ndny. Mr. lot Burkclt made i business trip to Bowie Tuesday. Mi. Bill Coffey has not been so we!! foi the past few da\ Several of the community are busy with their Irish Cobblers tin se days. Mr. -I K. Morel.. fs the first of the <-(immunity t?> plant field corn. New Ford roadsters are singing their merry tunes around these days. f .vir. ,ionn uoweii vvno naS ih-om icairn-i ing mar Concord in Cabarrus county l during- the past, school year ha.- returned home, bringing with him a shining new roadster. Dr. Jeffcoat pulled in Saturday afternoon and he also had a new* roadster. This, in the I place of his old one. Last wee k Mrs. R. 1 . Me.ret/ was made very happy because of a Surprise visit to her and her family of j her mother Mrs. Cynthia Johnson,' her brother and wife and other relatives of Mountain City, Tenn. Mr. Dave Lookabil! visited at the i home of Mr. (.1 W. Lookabil! and; Mrs. Martha Lookabill on Sunday. I l>r. (>. H. Jeffcoat and Mrs. Jeff-j j coat attended service s at Mounti 2ion Lutheran church on Sunday. We \veica.me the road machine that | has been on our road lecently. We hope it will come often and j constantly until the road takes or ! has a better crown, so that the watbr may drain off when the rains come. The community is re j dicing because mil splendid patrolman Mr. Given, is putting rock and gravel into the miserable and bottomless stretch, of road near Sands. Mr. William Jackson was at home with his parents for the week < nd. He has purchased a second hand Lord Mr. Thomas Moretz and several of his family were in attendance at the Luther League at Mt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon and took part in the program. Mr. Moretz and family are of Boone. FOSCOE * We are very sorry indeed to heai of the death of Uncle Pat Cotlev of ^ Blowing: Rock. Its seems as it the 11 good old men like Uncle Sampson " Calloway and Mr. Coffey are all passing oitt, but they leave a lasting in fluence which will be rememberec d for all time. l- Mrs. Steve Coffey who underwenl ? a very serious operation is getting '* along fine, we are glad to note Mi's. H. S. Wagner is still ven 8 low ar.d not much hopes of her re eovery are entertained. Mrs. Carrie Waters reports a ver; d pleasant visit to her daughter in JLe r* noir, and her granddaughters in Bio\ t" ing Rock. "d! Rev Bob Isbell of Lenoir will preac rej Tuesday night and Wednesday nigh in the school house, st The Sunday School was organize id at the school house Sunday with M re Lloyd Hodges, Superintendent an p- Mrs. Carrie Walters, Assistant Su| erintendent. Everyone come out. Ot gc aim is to hav e a good Sunday Scho< of There was a crowd of young pei pie went from here to Linville on tl F.VERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N C Aj. V 11 _ 1 i i>u wouio arways known bank as to you If you have an acco we can help you very wish to have among t DIRECTORS:?N I.. MAST. l? i -J r Kill. *' " ||F] jfc,. fewii noon .rain and reported a fine time,] making? pictures and . iev s of Lin | viUe. Mrs. Charlie Coffey and son Fud from .Manner Elk were over Sunday ! visiting their sick daughter and sis- | '< Mrs, li S. Wagner. Quite a large crowd went from Foscoo to Watauga Church oil Sunday night to prayei use- ting and l>. ^ . P. U. They are hav ; g ?'l "ooll OtllOwi iiuu [jtuvvi meeting upthere. i'he box supper went otf vorj nirel ft Shull - Mills. They had a show first J and then the boxe.- wen- sold. Pro-1 r?-eds amount to about $<?() in ali. Mrs. Itus.seI Gragg and children from Boon*' weic visitors heie Sim-j day. Mr. less Coflfcy son of F. ColT< > 1 in from Canton, Ohio, visiting home folks. Mr. and Mrs Graver Bobbins of i Blowing Hook were visiting her grand mother Mrs. Carrie Walters on Monday. MEAT CAMP Rev. H. W. Jeffcoat filled his regular appointment at the Lutheran ("hurth here on last Sunday. Mr. Kinky Brown of the Rich Mtn. section was on Meat Camp last week. Com again Finley. Mr. Frank Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bryan all left last Monday for some point in West Virginia. Mrs. John Lewis of Boone spent I the week end at Mr. Willie Proitit's. Mr. I.ouzo Miller of (.lap Creek representing the Oldsmobiie Motor Co.. was a business eailci on Meat Camp last Monday. Miss Lessie Moretz, after having spent several days with relatives here returned to Iioone iasi week Mrs. Pennei of the Kich Mountain vieii^ity visit?, her daughter Mrs. Emory Bryan. Mr. W. A. Proffit went to Boone on a business trip Monday afternoon last. Mr. E. N Miller of Biddies Fork attended services at the Lutheran Church here last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis of Tod visited the latter's parent- Mr. and Mrs. Roby Bryan last Sunday. Mr Eugene Moretz made a busines?^ trip to Todd on last Monday. Mr. Leonard Wilson of Boone was on Meat Camp last Monday. Esquire and Mrs. James Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Phillips, visitec the former's mother here on las Sunday afternoon. Miss Ola Moretz of Gap Creek vis ' its at Mr. W. A. Proflftt's. Mr. Ralph Moretz was a week em j i guest on Meat Camp. He returnei to Boone Sunday afternoon. t Dr. and Mrs. G. H. JefTcoat of Ml Pleasant attended services at Ml ' Zion church last Sunday. Come agai Mr. 0. G. Winebarger and sot y" HAVE YOUR WA v in 1 iffney Blends, M h it Painting, Paper Ha r' Decc See KNAPI t>i Boone, N. C. i>- 1 ^I * ; a Custom have the privilege of ref r credit-standing. unt? large or small b materially to establish t! he tradesmen. V GREENE. F. A. I.l.NNEY, G. P TY, S. E. GRAGG, J U MAS'] 5j WATAUG/ | BA B O O Is Dayton, \v?nt ;o Boom* Saturdnx af ternoon. The farmers of this- section, hav ing been somewhat behind with their work, are coming to the trnrt th st nice days. Mr. -John I.ewi- of Heone visit. ii hi mother Mrs. Rettie Winebaro ? Sunday. The fruit trees of us section art forgetting to bloom tr.s year, unless' Uiey bloom. I am af aid there ivil be no fruit. Messrs Ivi l.ookabiii ami ("lytic Winebarger went to Boone ???t i pleasure trip Sunday afternoon. There will be serenes .?t the Mi ll odist church on uppv Meat Cam| next Sunday afternoot . and probe bly a series of meetings will begir n that day. The presiding olde?* will preach at the Hopewell churei >unda> at 11 o'clock. Do your hit! Help Watauga grow Subscribe to The Democrat! An Order of the Board of Lducatior The County Superintendent <? Schools with representatives ??f the State Department of education, F A. Edniisten and L. L. Loh"r. havi been looking ove i the county an I will continue to study the same will a view to working out a county widi plan of consolidation as the law re quires, but owing to the magnitud of the scheme it will take some tint to make satisfactory consolidation , to be recommended to the Board o J Education and School Committcnici j It is the opinion of the board th;i I there will be no changes, outside o ; possibly two or three in time !<> th | coming term of schools. The committeemen of the count I will he called togethei to pass on j proposed plan to consolidate as soo ' as it has been worked out, which, \vi I be some time during the summer. The above information is orderc ' to he published for the gem ral info matic.il of the public. \V. F. SHERWOOD, Ohm. SMITH HAGAMAN, Secy. (Political Advertising) i TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTEF OF WATAUGA COUNTY I am a candidate for the nomin turn lor commissioner 01 haoor ai > Printing. The present incumbent h been in office for sixteen years. Th -.jis a long term. I shall be glad 1 ! have one term. I 1 have given twenty one years - PORTO RICO POTATO AND Swt Pepper plants ready. Guarantee < ,1 livery three days after order is [1 reived. $2.75 thousand. 5,000 plai SI2.50. Leading varieties tonn plants $1 thousand. Mail or expre t. Satisfaction guaranteed. Carli n Seed and plant Farm, Valdosta, ( i, 5-l-2p lLLS decorated ottles. Stone or Tile inging, Graining, and >rating y, The Painter Telephone Geo. Hays' PAGE FIVE ? . Hon ^ K l jf erring to this wellut properly managed, le cre-J't that you may HAGAMAN, B. B DOUGHtR \ COUNTY NK 4 El . N . C . j my ; fi to teaching when salaries j were low and the work hard. Since I I have quit teaching ! have edited ' J countr? newspaper^. I have recently | sold the Sampson Democrat. 1 .on not financially able to mak! \ a personal visit to your county. I "j will not he able to write personal letj ters. 1 will depend upon this notice j in cur county paper. 1 was graduat < ? <i from Wake rarest t "'dirge in the I, *car 1 have -<uik college I friends ii. your county town. I have ahvavu ?*iv<?n th.. vrA??- u..? tj nt in. .o t very job Ii elected t.? the hi. otiife of Ojimiii^.-ior.er of Laboi and rnntmir 1 shiii. do my l??-st to ?. render the slate a hich uraib' af ser" j vice. m 1 Very re -pen fully. OSCAR .J. PETERSON. > < l.n..n, N. ( . April 22. W A. WATSON Life, Accident And Health Insurance. Insurance that Insures and Policies that Protect 1 Yuma, ? ? N. Car. j" Easy Payment Plan?One ' ourth cash down, balance by good note. 2-I4-24tf - I C. C. Hacker, M. D. i l Offices over Post Or-ce.) t. Elizabethan - - - Tennessee. ! 1 Practice limited to diseases of ? r Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat lt. Diseases of these organs treat1 ed by the latest approccd method-. ErrbiS of refraction seieit^ tifwaliv corrected. Tonsils and ? " | adenoids removed only when j ' net es-ar\ J ?l Office Phone Residence 665 261 Sugar When You Want It tS! R. E. JOHNSON P. O. Box 252 Gastonia, N. C. a- __ ttd as at to wmammmmmmmmmmmmmmm ?f $500,00000 7t EDNA MILLS ioa* 7 Per Cent. Cumulative its Preferred Stock Dividend* Payable Quarterly sic The Edna Mills arc controlled by the same interests that control the ?; Henrietta Mills. It is one of the most successful textile mills in North I! Carolina. We recommend this stock I as a safe conservative investment. Additional information on request. Price $100.00 and Dividend ^ Bond Department i AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY CHARLOTTE. N. C. i FRANK B. CREEN, Manager. 12-20-tj
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