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V f NOVEMBER 20, 1830 | Tocal affairs Mrs. P. A. Hicks will entertain the Worth While Club on Friday jftei noon at 3 o'clock. M* and Mrs. Don Butler, of Butler, Tenth, visited Mr. Butler's sister. Mrs. J. C. Rivers, Sunday. Mr. and Mis. W. H. Gragg and S. C. Eggecs made a combination business and pleasure trip to Charlotte, Tuesday. It is certainly bad that the en-j trance ami exit to our good little i city should be the worst oh the sec-end longest highway in the State! Mr. and Mrs. Cameo* and two children of Mount Airy, accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. Chester Pike, of New York City, spent the .week-end; visiting friends in Boone. Attorney Ira T. Johnston, recent lv elected mi?mhop n 1 ...--v. v?? mv vcuriai Assembly. former Senator P. T. Mcneii and Mr. C?. C. Greene, all of Ashe County, were brief visitors in the city Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday was the first bright, sun-, ny day for many, but today (Wednesday) the clouds ate lowering, with a veVy perceptible change in temperature. In fact* it smacks Very much of the atinroaeh of winter. | Mr. and Mrs. T. Adam Hodges and V son. Bower, all of Coshocton, Ohio, after spending some three weeks visiting relatives and friends t Watauga and Ashe counties, left for; their home Tuesday. Mr. Jonas Wincbargcr, former! Wataugan but for the past twenty years a resident of Pinky Flats, Tenn.. was 'nailed back to the county of his J nativity on account of the illness and death of his brother, Mr. John cv me-, barger. Mr. "Bin" Loyill, who holds a responsible position with the Southern Public Service Company at Edgefield.; S. G., returned to his work Tuesday ! afternoon after having spent the: week-end visiting at the home of nis] father, Attorney W. R. LdVill. Messrs- Lewis and Breifga^l ga ve I a program of musical numbers atj State College chapel exercises Tues-i day, eat h iiumbei eliciting much applause from the assembled students,\ who were greatly pleased with the work of those sli^Ucd jjcrt'<trnk*r;s. | Monday; Tt.csua> aiTu Wednesday of next week the Red Cross drive I will be in full swing in Watauga. Re-' nterubi r that the nice little sum raised a year age is siowly but-sui egg gfov. -j ing le$s, and heeds are greater than] ever btfore. Good people, think, 'v\ then join. Mis. Rynum Taylor, accoiupanied by Mr. and Mis. Charles 'Taylor of' Valle Cruiiis. left Friday for Maryvjjle., Mis?<? '?'. -"here they~wi 11-ypersii two weeks visit ng with their uncle and brother, John Taylor, %vro has been rather seriously ill for sonic time. The trip was made by automobile. Dr. O. f. Chandler, who has been! L returned as pastor of the -Boone AT. k F. Church, will preach Sunday momJT ,RTf Si ' 1 o'clock. His subject will f be "The Meaning of the Gospel Message. AI 7:30 p. in. the. choir will present a short, address on the "Benefits of Music in the Church," The Democrat is very sorry to learn of the feeble health of its old friend, Mr. L. N. Perkins. Pie has been gradually failing for some timej but. novirhe remains indoors the ni?-i ior part of the time. A grand old | man is he, and it is earnestly hoped I by his many friends that, regardless nf hie orlirani*i&i1 <-.? ? ! and foe spared to ioved ones for it while longer. Mr. ,T. D. Loif.eaux, prominent man-1 ufaeturer of I'lainfield, N. J., and 5 . formerly engaged in the lumber business at Shulls Mills, arrived in Boone Tuesday and will enjoy his. annual visit of a few days with his good friend. \V. H. Oragg. Mr. I.oizeaux is well known throughout this section and his brief visits are eager- | ly looked forward to by his many; friends and admirers. Dr. .1, M; Hodges, of Boone, who' still retains a love for hunting, with] a number of professional friends, in- [ vaded the haunts of Transylvania County last week on an cdd-lashioued : deer drive. The party, all together, j brought three to earth, but it was' left to Dr. Hodges to kill title bigj one of the bunch, a magnificent bufejc' weighing mote than two hundredj pounds. The Doctor said he got hun-] t gry fhe went, and got' some to his liking. The beautiful Concrete bridge 011; Route 00-121 has been completed and kite grading force is now dragging 'h? approaches from the hill. Hp Jp/.y^Wronjth which the grade passes. The ; road, when completed, will he a marvel of beauty, the only ugly lap on the long route being from Boone to the River. There are more sharp . curves on it than on the entire road from North Wilkesboro west. Maybe 11'( oiare "lgnway ^ominissiuii n?sits eye on it?we do not know. Mr. and Mis. Finley Mast, of Vallei (IrtiCis. were pleasant visitors at the' Democrat office Friday. They brought "the old man" a very beautiful present, anu they requested (jokingly, we hope) that nothing be said about it in print. We never give away secrets, and will not allow ourselves to break an old, established rule in this event. However, it is as pretty as a chromo; as delicately wrought as if it had been intended for a President; colors so skilfully blended therein a # that it is a feast for the eyes ill its intrieasies; it might be used in many v.ays, but has only one purpose. Oh, my, how we do Want to tell just what - it is, but pure honesty forbids. It is as highly prised as it is beautiful. Guess! 'JUNIORS OF COVE CREEK HIGH | SCHOOL TO PRESENT PLAY The juniui class of the Cove Creek High School will present a play. "The College Hobo," on Friday night, November 21, 7:30 o'clock. An admission charge of 25 cents and 15 cnets will be made, the A* proceeds to he used for the purchase of library books. The public is cordially invited. f. v j| ' ? lleais from The Democrat of November 19. 1891 Mr. Mc Kirov, of Charlotte1, is u town. Mrs. Grit Horton is slowly imptov int; from her illness, j Rev. Carpile. the Advent preacher | will preach in Boone on the fifti i ^vir.cay, says the Lenoir-Topie. On yesterday morning the ther mometer registered mercury at 25 decrees below the freezing point. Our Registet of Deeds, C- J. Cot troll, has moved his family Iron Boone to ilu-ir former home neai DecrfieldMiss Carrie Bryan has returnee from Marion and has been in Jeffer son since Sunday last, with her il brother. The. bear killed on Dark Ridge t few days since was disposed of foi the snug little, sum of $10, so \v< are informed.. It seems that Mr. G. C- Greene. o1 Gap Creek has the champion heavy weight colt of the mountains. He it nineteen months old and weighs 07." pounds. On last Thursday the 12th. at his home oil Cove Creek, Ex-Sheriff A <.?. McBride breathed his last, and his spirit winged its flight from cart! to the spirit land. Mr- and Mrs- W. C. Coffey have Parent-Teacher Association Holds Regular Meeting. The regular meeting of the Par ont-Teachcr Association was held a; the demonstration school or. Thursday. November 1M. The meeting >yas opened by the new president; Mrs. David Greene, who led the association in braver, following which Miss Wiihj ssrejHP .. wux; .locniii graue present' 1 an Armistice Day program. After the program the president named the new committees for this year. Mrs. Perry, the former president, thanked the association for the flowers sent her during the recent illJ noss and reported the fir.aneial condition of the P. T. A. at the close of her administration. Then the curtains of the stage were drawn am! Miss Dobhs, the home economics teacher in the high school, was invited 'To the staged Here she found. ?:a her surprise, a display of iytfehen utensils given by the- as-ociatu n. The attendance of 1 he parents was taken and the flag wont ro The third grade, with Mrs. K. I. Clhy as teacher. Mrs. F. A. Linney Entertains Friday Afternoon Club. e iub members and a large r.umspe^r-guv?U wept ?r taincd on Friday afternoon by Mrs. F. A. .Linney at her beautiful home Ipji Main Street Living room and hal! were attractiveWith baskets of flame-eolored leaves mixed with twigs of balsam. Flags and red candles tastefully arranged were tokens of Armistice Day. After the business session, the hostess presented a very original and entertaining program in celebration of Armistice Day. This was in the form of a series of tabb*aux depicting songs popular during the World War, sung by Miss Grace Gray heal, and accompanied by Miss Ruth Coffey at the piano. Those presenting ihc tableaux wore Miss Jane Eliason, soldier; Mary Frances Linney, sailor; Miss EsteiUv Pyeyukid Mrs. Baxter Linney. sweethearts, and Mrs. Paul Coffey, Red Cross nurse. The scenes carried out the story of a war-time romance, one being especially impressive durfiig which the 00em. "Flanders Field" was read by Mrs. Baxter Linney.jJS The guests were invitee! to the dining room where a delightful chicken salad course "with sandwiches, toasted cheese finger^ coffee and zebra pudding was served. The tables wort "lovely with white candles tied will red ribbon, and a centerpiece oi trailing red autumn leaves. uuests other than cinb members enjoying Mrs. LinneyV hospitality were Mrs. R. S. Aberncthv. of Rutherford College, Mrs. 0. J. Chandler II. B. Perry. Mrs. Joe Hardin .Mrs. James Winkler, Miss Ruth CMf fey, Miss Jennie Todd, Miss Ediu Hollzelaw and Miss Grace Gvaybrai. Mrs; J. D. Rankin will eritertair the club on November 2Sth. Miss Frances Farthing Entertains at Valle Crncis. On Saturday, November 15, Fran ces Farthing: gave a lovely showei at her home in honor of Mrs. Joy Green a recent bride. The house was beautifully dcco rated with evergreens and late au tumn leaves. Each guest gave a civic* to the bride, the words beginning with their initials. This afforded i great de,% of .fur. when the bride reac them. Mary Hazel and Greer Far thin* came into the room pulling a smal j wagon which held the gifts. The; were dressed as bride and groom Manv useful ar.d attractive orift were received. After they had bee: opened by the bride, delicious re fresh ments were served. Daughters of the Confederacy I Elect Officer*. The Watauga Chapter. Unite: | Daughters of the Confederacy, me with Mrs. T. 0. Greer on Wednesdaj November 12. At the business meet inpr Mrs. J. M. Moretz was re-eleete president of the chapter, and t.h other officers were retained. Mr: Greer, Mrs. Ida Spainhour and Mif Metta McCreary rendered a brie but interesting U. D. C. progran The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Fran Miller, served delicious refresl ments. Nitrate oi suua applied at the rat of 100 pounds an acre increased h corn yield by 14-27 bushels an acr and at 200 pounds an acre increase the corn yield by another 1-1.42 busl els, making 28.09 bushels over whet none of the nitrate was U3ed, repot J. O. Ellis of Elizabethtown to Coui ty Agent J. R. Powell. g|i | | Jgg; m TKK WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVKR"i hirEariv Filer. | ?returnod from Wilkesboro and we J are pleased to learn from them that; 1 M iss Mattie Curtis is getting well IH a protracted spell of fever. J They also took in the exposition atRaleigh. ! There is a rumor goiiig. the rounds! , in vYatauga that Sherman Lewis, who i ij broke jail at Jonesboro. Term., and j i for whom there was a $100 reward! arrested by a detective! j in disguise at Zionville. on last Frij day. He was wanted by authorities - for the killing of a man in Johnson ?! City about a year ago. " Mr. S. W. Boyden of Salisbury, is very ili mentally, we are told, caused i 1 v an abscess forming over the brain - He received a severe blow oh the lj head near a year ago and his physi: c/an, Dr. J. B. Couneill, thinks tliatj i; was the direct cause of his present | condition. We hope, however, that ? Mr. Boyden is not so ill but that he may soon recover. D It has been generally \< ported that - our good friend. .lame? II. Bryan, ; who has been seriously IB in Jeftev> son, was dead; but it is with the greatest possible delight that we an- j 5 nouru'c- him not dead, but. lapidly re. covering. His kind-hearted and gentle j ; jnother has been with him for some; : time nursing him back to his former self, and she thinks he will be able to return with her today. " ?i- ? ? ; . r~ BLOWING ROCK NOTLS The Blowing Rock basket ballj ..teams were defeated last. Friday aft -j? j ernoon by Cove Creek teams. Thejfl games were played at. Cove Creek. in TUa T o.. < dBTOi oov:icay Ol cue limwmgj i Ruck High School gave an ^uucalion-j .. al program last Friday morning. Fast ; j week was Education Week, and the . following: program was given in its behalf: I Devotional exercises, Maude Powell; song. "Old North State." society: "Facts About Education." Merriel Gragg: quotations from "Education," . Kemp Nye; "Schools and School I Houses, 1 v.DG-l Grate Reld; i "An OKI-Time School Scene," Wyli math Fadsbuw; "Ten Commandmeat - for School Children," Dare g .) Hartley. We are glad to know ihat Mrs. kn.F T. idiliev is slowly ve- e.vej-irrg aft:j r a week's illnessMrs. G. M. Iteid. of Fick^onvilh', j .1 Florida, who has been visit in-.. friends [ Bj , ai d relatives 'here and at Valle Cru- |jj i ci^ for the past week, returned to 89 j her Florida home Tuesday ?>i" this S I week. She was accompanied by her B mother. Mrs. Robert Teste . of Valh- I Cm. and Mr. Re id's bister. .Miss 2 | Llicvlt' Ueid. <;f this city. BOONF. HIGH SCHOOL NF.VVS S j A true spirit of patriotism Was rc- fl ;j vea!ed_in Boone. High School TuesJ 8 i day morning, November 11. when 8 the senior history class, under the 9 ; coaching of Miss Graybepf and Mi s. B ? Greer, presented an Armistice Day ?? j-j program. The stage wa- decorated j in the national colors, while adrio I j attraction was created by flags of jp + ; j various other nations. v/| '5B8 Preceding the patriotic speeches, I mode by Dale Morris. Erwin Norton and Donald Brown, acting respectively as post-commander and oTfi-J^Lj' ' oi's, "The .Star-Spangled Banner" was sung. The chaplain. Win tun Ran~|!p{ kin. then led an inspiring, patriotif:prayer, after which the last statural ;| iif "America" was sune- i ?T The commander then introduced ^ ! L. S. Isaacs, veteran of the World * J j War and a member of the American | Legion. Mr. Isaacs discussed very | vividly "A Day at the Front." name- < ' lv, tlLe drive on the Hindenhurg j . : I Line. September 59, 1918. After Die j * '! address the following Popular vvarj?l f 11 sor.gs were sung: "Over There," , "There's a Long, Long Trail," "The (,* !j Spanish Cavalier" and "Keep the ^ i Home Fires vjjurning." 2P* Boom High .School greatly approj nates the contribution which!" ' the ' 4T J Parent-Teachc Association made to- & ^ ward tile equipping of the home ceo- t J ' noinirs department. The department C? ' is in its infancy, and all support that comes to the department is apprer. jfcJ lj ..ted hy the entire school. An honor plaque has been secured for the school. At the close of each year the best "all-round" student in the senior class will have his name ^ ng rayed on this plaque, which will j hang in the library. This sU-deui. willihe elected from the senior class ? the faculty, who will take into cvn-. rid,Oration Ihe scholar; hip, lovylty lie lend achievement of each student. ? Below is a list of the names of ^ . j students who made the honor roll yL .; for the second month of school. To # ,! have his or her name on t.iis roll ^ jj a student must make an average cf ^ I 90 on all his work; he must make ? I 90 or more on deportment, -and must ^ y- j not have more than two excused ah- ? ^ j: sences and one tardy for the month. ?i j Roll by classes: Seniors?Ralph 11a- ? gaman, Masie .lean Jones, Mary Mo- * .4 s retz, Dale Norris. Ruby Parsons, 4 J ,1 Margaret Taylor, Donald Brown, J .1 Boyd Cooke and James Farthing:. Ju- * . ? | niors?Helen Benson, Nannie B.vrd, 4 J ! Mina Greene. Winton Rankin, Brai- ? Inard tVatson and Gienda Hampton. * .4 Sophomores?Rex Hagaman. Wilson < ? , Brown, Dello Hayes, Ruby Shull, Ban- tJ ner Miller and Karl Sawyer. Fresh- < .4 ti men?Annie Adams, Mary Brook- 4 ? ,.! shire, Ollie Jean Coffey. Elizabeth J j Cooke, Geneva Cooke. Floy Cottrell, ' .4 d j Rena Mae Farthing, Ralph Tugman, 4 J Pi Margaret Ray, Virginia South, June . >4 5 i Russell. Vernon Kobbins, Gladys Ha- ' .4 is! gaman. Edith Hamby, Wilma Little 4 1 { j and Odessa. Lookabill. ^ "Don't you patronize the hotel bar- 4 1. ber any more?" "No. He's too absent-minded. Last ' yi time I went in for a shave he pinned |4 1 a newspaper around my neck and >4 p- iiaiuieii :ne a Lewel to read." l< IS 4 * e | Counsel (in divorce case)?1 asa . >4 u' that a recess be taken at this point. ' l>-! Your Honor. 4 J "e' Judge?On what grounds? , ts Counsel ? My client wishes to i-j change her gown. She hasn't display- I ed half her costumes yet. r THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C. II ?n n>Mi i i II in?-~~? III?I II? IB in? HTM? wise motorist; ark slyl^s tsu xuw And for these Reasons: |fjiBcSfiE5?*? 1. Goodyear prices are at the oottoro. 2. Cost of Dimcture*? aifiW. ?-. Hoijua --*?? ?? in bad weather, is greater thar the iniles left in old tires art \ ^ j/ 3. Slippery roads of fall and winter / make the full grip of new Good- Jg. years a desirable precaution. jS?i V 4. New Goodyear treads during win- 5?Sj !- ' ter wear down slower than ever rajSli? ?about TWICE as slowly per 100 miles as in summer. It is economy to put on new Goodyears now? they will be practically as good as new next spring. Ride with pride "Miliums \ihrtand enjoy Goodyear protection all ' r c V. >v winter, the time you MOST need "See tflt Sm**y " storr- ai The I'ire %%"ii i?l8i^fEAS Superior to many bigh J-b Mrby our all year service. !uWca!heljwcl Central Tire C DISTRIBUTORS FOR WATAUGA W. R. Winkler, Man BOONE AND BLOWING F LOCAL DEALERS: LEE MAST SERVICE STATION. Mnl.ei, N. C. T. A. McCUIRE. Todd. N Once upon a tim . . . and A there was a time wli printing. 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