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LOCAL NEWS.
Pay your subscription.
-Rend II. C. Martin & Co.
new 'nd.'
Trade with the man who
usP8 printers ink.
What is worse than a
tattler? Xothinjr.
Ladies, that coffee at. tones
& Vance' is elegant, try it.
Dr. Con m ill is off on a
visit to .Salisbury.
"Humming Rird' flour
takes the load-sold by Jones
& Vance.
When you want shoes go
to Jones & Vance they have
and will sell them.
We regret t o h ea r o f the
critical illness of Mr. Frank
Wike of Brushy Fork.
Misses Jennie Council!,
and Maggie Coffey left town
on last Wednesday to enter
school at Hickory.
Are you going West this
spring? tf so, and want the
cheapest routes ever offered
call on J. C.Kay, Boone, ..( ..
The proceedings of the
Board of Coins, will be pub
lished next week, also the ju
rors for spring term of court.
Col. J. B. Todd is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Mary
Moore, of the Globe, who has
been quite ill for some time.
We are much pleased to
learn that Dr. (Sentry of
Ashe, is thought to be rapid
ly recovering.
Capt. E. F. Lovill stall
ed to Johnson City last Mon
day to see his son W. U. Lov
ill, who is reported to be
quite sick.
Married on the evening
of the nth., Marion W. Sto
rie, of Sweet Water, lo Miss
Julia A. Xorris, of Sands.
Jont. II. Brown officiating.
See the new 'ad' of that
enterprising young merchant
A. P. Smith. He keeps a nice
stock and asks you for a
share of your patronage.
Capt. Jordan Cook, has
moved his family to Linville,
where lie proposes working
, for the Linville Improvment
Company.
It is reported that our
friend J. W. Farthing is pre
paring to build on his lotsat
Linville, where he will move
this spring. .
One of the prisoners con
fined in the Boone jail, made
his escape last Friday morn
ing. He had planned the es
cape well, and succeeded in
completely fooling the jailor.
If this issue of the Demo
crat appears to its many
readers, to be light, they will
please remember that 250tt)s
of editor is absent, and has
been gone for a week, on a
mining expedition, so you
will please not criticize this
issue too much, forit is rath
er hard for the "Devils" to
furnish copy and to do the
office work, at thesaniclime.
' Th l.idi.'.- of Bonne aro
ivory much picas..! over thir
pits of lowly flowers. Thoy
are keeping nicily. Look
out ladies King Cold may
nip thetn yet.
! We tiear it rumored that
l'rof. Spainhour is going to
move back to Boone soon.
' We aire glad to hear th's. for
; we have missed him and Ids
interesting family.
Coin, court last Monday.
Quite ai number of our Co.
gentlemen were in town on
that day, and some of them
remembered the Dkmocuat,
by bringing in that mucb
needed dollar.
Jones & Vance have just
received an other lot. of Clo
thing and still have more on
the road. They have an e
normous stock, as to work
manship, style, quality and
price cannot be beaten.
Hov. L F. Jones has been
elected pastor of the Baptist
clnreh in Boone again. We
are truly glad of tins, Mr.
Jones is an able ministeraud
holds a warm place in the
hearts of the people gener
ally. "Theground hog saw his
shadow on the first, so you
may look out for bad weath
er," is what you often hear
now. We guess some of our
citizens would be glad if Mr.
Hog has told the truth as
they are amxious to iill their
ice houses
Our Cove Creek reporter
informs us that the great re
vival meeting that has been
in progress at the Cove Creek
church for the past two weeks
closed on Monday. The ser
vices were condetHl by Rev's.
Sherwood ami Farthing If
we are rightly inform d. there
wore "it baptized and one re
stored, besides quite a num
ber of -onverts who did not
connect themselves with the
church.
We lour from the Xens and
Obsei ver, just as we to press,
that Sec. Tracy's residence in
Washington, was destroyed
by tire on the morning of the
3rd. His wife and daughter
died of suffocation, and a
maid of Miss Tracy's was
burned to death. The Sec re
tary himself suffered grearly
from suffocation, and it
tasked the skill of his physi
cians to bring him to con
ciousness. The fire was discovered n
bout 7 o'clock in the morn
ing by smoke issuing from
the windows. Every effort
was made by the fire depart
ment possible, but of no a
vail. They worked valiant
ly, knowing that the mem
bers of the family was inside.
Mrs. Wilmerding, the Secre
tary's daughter, and his
gra nd -daugh tor j u m j od f ro m
a cecond story window, and
were badly injured. Among
the first to visit the suffering
man, after conciousness, re
turned, were the President.
Vice President and several
members of the cabinet. The
President left the room with
tears of symyathy trickling
down his face. It is thought
thatthe lire originated in the
parlor, but whether it origi
nated from the grate or from
the heating pipes is not
known, as no one could Le
found who could tell whether
there was fire left in the grate
the night before or not.
The residence of Judge W.
S. Cox, of the Dist. Supreme
Court, which was near, was
badly damaged by water.
The Senate adjourned when
the recent affliction of the
families of two of the mem
bers was announced.
RCMlNlSf FWES AND
CO ITATlnVs.
M'mi:::i: v.
Ljnviu.k. Feb. I.
To tin' P-l)lini:tt :
Jaiin-s i. I'i!;iinc Jr-. told tin'
l'n s i mivh ni. Ifiil that liUf.it In
! was Hid. iiz, ii:iir tin M vif.t
trial of hi liv. IJ. wan Iwaring
up sl li'liiilv however. N-v
Yi k Pailv Pns.
That word splendid is one
i of the worst aibused words in
in the English language. It
i wrongly usiil by all sorts
and conditions of our Eng
' li-ih-sH'akiiig eople. It is
defiuiil in the dictionaries n.s
bright, beautiful, brilliant:
jyot we apply it to a horse, ;i
i load of hay or any other in
nppropiato thing. Let us.
i the writers for, and the read
jers of, ihe DKMonm'dropits
preposterous use and apply
j it properly.
I Wo have here in Linville a
J fire that never goes out, but
j is ever burning. It is the
j sawdust pile ait Blackwell &
I Welds sawmill. No mat tor if
j the saw mill is idle two or
j three days, the lire goes on
burning, yet. it rngeth not
L. T. Kelsey received notice
from his son in law, who re
sides in Volusia Co. Florida,
of a Christinas present he
and his wife had sent to him
in the shape of a box of Hali
fax river oranges. The box
was received only last week,
and when opened they were
as sound as fresh nuts. Vol
usia county is particularly
celebrated for its growth of
nice oranges. It lias a town
known as Port Orange sit
uated on the sea coast. The
oranges sent Mr. Kelson
wore large, smooth and of ex
cellent flavo".
La Grippe has made itsap
pen ranee here, or a di ease
supposed lo be it. La Grip
pe is a French' phrase and
"la" is enni valent to "the"
in our language, I do not
know what "'grippe" is, but
before I write again I may
learn all about it by experi
ence. I do know what domi
cile is. Denngue, too, is a
French word, and is equiva
lent to Break-bone Fever in
our language, and there-by
hangs a tale, which I may
unfold in the next Rominisen
ces I write.
Waitsell Aldridge, who re
sides on a good and large
farm lire or six miles from
here, in this (Linville) town
ship, has b"en engaged team
ing all the fall and winter,
lias pur-hased the companys
blacksmith shop, and is our
'village blacksmith.' His
son W.iHiani went home, a
few days ago, sick with symp
tons of "La Grippe."
Mr. Kelsey was unwell two
or three days last week. To
be sick is very unusual for
him. I think he believes his
ailment was the widely pre
vailing disease.
The last I heard of Mr.
Hugh McKae, president of
the Linville Improvement
Company, he wrote that he
was afflicted withai bad cold.
He was in New York city. He
is expected here daily. White
Piercy is under the weather
with a weakness of the lungs.
Maukied.
In Aaron, near Linville, ait
the residence of Rev. Lewis A.
Rominger, on Wednesday.
Jan. 29 Mr. Bud Bannerand
Miss Missouri Carroll.
In Linville, at the residence
of Mr. Joseph W. Mann, on
Roanoke street Saturday
night Feb. 7. Mr. James II.
Mc-Campbell and Miss Mar
garet B. Brock well. Rev. A.
S. Church officiating.
J. S. W.
JS:-S FECIALS
,vo.-.' Slit!.' Sliot's.'H
I have Dow, the largest amd
best selected Mock of shoes!
and boots ver brought to
the County, ami ran suit you
in prices and styles. 1 pro
pose selling my largo stock,
in this line, for ier cent
less than the same goods
have ever boon sold for, in
Boom. Don't fail to se my
goods and get my prices, tie
fore buying els where.
Respe tiiilly. W. L. Brvan.
PiiuK. Imskttk'h Memory Sys
tem is creating greater interest
than ever in all paitsofthcceiin
try. and k i-soiis wihhiiig to im
prove their memory should send
for his risHi t us fi-e' as adver
tised in another column.
There is much that needs
to be done in, and around
Boone, that would add much
to its general aipionranee.
The academy of this place is
sadly in need of repaiis. It
is now simply a target for
the negroes of Boone. We
think if the citizens of the
phwotook proper pride in
their town, they would go to
work and repair this build
ing. It would cost but. little,
land if each, one would do his
proportionate part, no one
would be injured in the least.
This must look strange to
visitors here, to see so many
children, and learn that our
larger boys and girls are off
at the neighboring towns in
school. If visitors had any
jidea of locaitingin our midst,
this would be a serious draw
back. It seems to us that
this is calculated to injure
our town, more than any
tning ' else. This ould be
made a. handsome building,
beautifully sitnated as it is.
in the' most elible part ol
town. It is to be hoped that
the good citizens of the place
will seriously consider the a
bove, and take steps at once,
to repair the building, and
then secure the services of an
ergot ic, live teacher, and pay
him a living salary, and keep
him. It would add so much
to the tone of the town.
Some old huts, not fit for
habitat ion, should be remov
ed, they give the place a rag
ged appearance.
The shade tre?s, on the
streets, need trimming. The
wood-piles should be remov
ed from the walks, and the
paint-brush industriously ap
plied to some of the dwell
ings. Rickety palings need
to be removed and replaced
by new ones.
As winter is about over, we
would suggest to the citizens
to give the place a general'
brushing up, and give it such
a neat, tidy appearance, that
visitors will be glad to spend
their summer in this quiet
'bird's' nest',
mountains.
aimotu
the
When the Russian influen
za first made its debut in A
merica. it went the rounds of
the press as "La Grippe,"
putting on foreign airs!
Next we saw it as 'la grippe',
(minus the capitals.) Then
it was abreviatedtoMa grip',
then to 'grip', but the very
lai est spelling is 'gripe',
with a very long'i'. We pre
sume that Hie latter is cor
rect. It seems that it is no
respecter of persons, ais
Queen Victoria!, Bill Nye and
D. B. Dougherty have each
been visited by his grim maj
esty. When nature falters and re
quires help, recruit her enfeebled
energies with Dr. J. H. McLean's
strengthening Cordial and blood
purifier f 1 .00 per bottle.
BEAD !
GREAT REDIXTIONS.
In order to make room for
our si'iti.vu stock, we wilt
close out our Winter goods
at greatly reduced prices.
special
bargains
In heavy Shoes,
Boots,
Hats.
Shawls
and Overcoats.
Don't fail
to see us before buying.
We still keep our
ENTIRE
STOCK
in all
DEPARTMENTS
up to the demands of our
customers and Guarantee
prices as low as any-body.
Thanking our Patrons for
their liberal Trade, we are
Very Respectfully
H. C. MARTIN, & Co.
A. P. SMITH,
Successor To
Smith & Miller,
HALE, N. C.
To the people of Watauga.
I am situated at the Ford of Klk
Mitchell county, with a full line
of General Merchandise, such as
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
Queensware,
Glassware,
Hardware.
Candies,
and Patent Medicines.
When you are on your way to
ELK PARK,
Give me a call, as I am able to
duplicate any bills sold there.
My goods are bought for CASH
and I sell for the same.
Hoping to satisfy you in goods
prices etc. I am Itesiecfully,
A. P. SMITH,
Feb. G. Gino.
A. G. Grayson
J. H. GrayHon.
Grayson Bros,
TRADE, TENN.
And
SWEETWTR, N. C.
Dealers in general merchan
dise and country produce.
We wish to say to the pub
lic that our stock is full and
complete at both points, and
that we will duplicate any
bills sold near us.
Step in and examine out
goods in this line, and we are
sure to please you in presents
for boys, girls, sweet hearts,
mother or sister. Give us a
call and be convinced.
Thankingour Patrons
for past favors and seliciting
a continuation of the same
We are Resp.
Grayson Bros.
W. L BRYAN,
Still On Hand With a
Nice line of
General '
Merchandise,
Consisting, in part, of Boot,
Shoes,
Dress Goods,
Notions,
Hardware,
Tinware,
Gro-eries,
CofftHS,
Sugars,
Tea,
Rice,
Cigars,
Cigarettes, etc.
Drugs 8c Medicines
in good variety. Also take
all kinds of
ROOTS
AND
HERBS,
And country produce in ex
chahge for goods. Gent's
furnishing goods, such as,
dress shirts, (both laundried
and unlaundried.) Collars,
Cuffs, Slips, and in fact, al
most any thing-needed in that
line.
JUSTIN
Ready-Made Clothing from 8
to 25 dollars per suit. We
handle only first class goods,
and will guarantee prices as
low as any other merchant
who handles the same grade
of goods.
For Gash, You Can Have
Goods at almost your" own
price. I run in connection
with my other business, a
Hotel and Peed
STABLE,
which we think is equal to
any in the county, and we
guarantee our pi-ices ns low
asiny in the
COUNTY.
Also furnish transportation to
panties wanting the same with a
safe driver and with as good a
turnout cts can be found in the
county. For the next
60 DATS
We will make special prices, for
cawh, on all goods. Returning
our thanks for past patronage
we will, as heretofore, still con
tinue to furnish you good goods
and at as low prices as c.in be
ound. Truly yours,
W. L Bryan,