The Watauga Democrat, I
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!l. It. Dousht-rljr, IJit.ir.
K C. Khi-rx, TuIilNher
A IkMh it TH" f: in i! v iiews
l;t r devoted tothc bitco stsof
Count v. State and Nation, l'ult-M-Jiiil
ccry Thursday at Boone.
Watauga County, N.C.
llmrsdav I eh. L'Gth, .'
Mr. Cleveland has thrown j
a bomb into the ramps ofj
democracy all over thecoun-j
try, by his opposition to thcj
fm? coinge silver bill. 1 he
country was not prepared for
this, for the democrats and
some of the western republi
cans were struggling in Con
gress to have this bill passed
the present session, anil it is
claimed that Mr. Cleveland's
h tter has greatly obstructed
the prospects of the bill. He
may be lit in his views.
There was not a doubt but
lie would have received the
nomination of the democrat
ic party for President in 'Y2,
nnd his election was almost
assured, but now the matter
stands in great doubt and it
is very probable that he will
be eliminated from the race.
Mr. Cleveland must have
known .he effect of his letter,
nnd it looks like he was in
the same strain of mind that
the immortal Clay was in
when he declared he ''would
rather be right than Presi
dent." It is hard to tell what
changes may come over the
minds of the American peo
ple on the silver question in
the next eighteen months, as
the country is now very much
divided on this financial ques
tion. This division is not con
fined to any particular par
ty, for both the democratic
and republican parties nredi
vided on this question, but
the alliance-men aredemnnd
ing the free coinage of silver;
especially in the w e s t e rn
states. Many of the demo
crats in Congress have advo
cated this measure in thepres
ent session, and are commit
ted to it in the strongest pos
sible way. It is an issne in
North Carolina, and favored
by the democrats and alli
ancemen alike. But if Cleve
land has, by his letter, placed
himself out of the presiden
tial race, the dmocrats have
many good, available men
for the presidency: Byard,
Carlisle, Gorman, Pattison,
Morrison, Campbelle andoth
ers would make available can
did a res.
We have been for Cleveland
ngainst the world, and are
still anxious to see him in the
White House again, but we
must not run a man with
clogs on. We have no fears
but that everything will work
out satisfactory and that
some good democrat will be
elected in 1892.
Tt is gratifying to read of
the pffieient labors of Char
ley McKesson of Morganton,
in the Fife meeting atStates
ville. Mr. McKesson is now a
consecrated man in the gos
pel ministry. What a great
change has come over Char
ley. May he live long and do
great good in his new field
and serve his generation in re
claiming lost men from their
downward course.
The Illinois legislature is
still in the dead lock, and
have failed to elect a Senator.
Gen. Sherman was a Catho
lic and received the burial
rites of the church after he
had become unconscious,
u "w t!,t l- "t
authority that N'liatdr Ran
som had more to do with tlit'
present status of tin cloture
rule ami tin displacing of tin,
force Mil than any o'her ;Vn-t
a tor. If so. In is entitled to
theresjHct of theentiro south, j
It seams that our legisla-i
ture dodges the public roaiL
question as well as the dog;
law. We surely need better'
roads and more sheep and
less dogs. Allow each family
oik dog and tax the balance
si a head. J
i
Our legislature has amend-;
iil the charier of theAtlanta,'
Ashevilh and Baltimore rail-;
road company, but we don't!
know in what way. This is.
the road in which Watauga
county is much interested. j
The legislature has passed
the rail-road Commission bill I
by a large majority, a iid'.iowj
there is a great scramble who;
shall be appointed commis-j
sioners. i
The center of population
of the United'States is ascer
tained by the census to be in
Southern 'ndiana. near
(Ireensburg, Decatur county.
Senator Ingalls has mana
ged to make s:UM ,()()( while
serving as Senator. Who ev
er heard of a Southern Sena
tor getting rich?
"Tho printing press which
Voltair set up'at Kurna.v to
demolish Christianity is now
used to print Bibles at (ieiie
va." The recent tiood destroyed
2,00(),(K)0 worth of proper
ty at Pittsburg and Wheel
ing. .17.",000 worth Kail Hoad
property in Kansas city was
burned on the lt)th.
The western democratic
papers are going for Mi.
Cleveland's scalp.
A dost ructive hreat Wades
boro North Carolina is re
ported. Col. L. L. Polk thinks Mr.
Cleveland "a political back
number."
The bill authorizing wom
en to vote in Kansas has
passed.
The repupHcins carried
Philadelphia by 40,000 ma
jority. Our legislature has been in
session -BJ days.
Zionville, N. C,
Feb., 23, 1WH.
Editor Democrat:
As I suppose the people a re
anxious to hear the latest
news lrom the Kentuckians,
I will give the latest repoit
to date. On the 10th they
left Forge Creek, Tenn., and
started toward Va. On Tues
day, while going down the
Laurel, they met a man with
a jug of whiskey, and deman
ded it, and the man resisted,
and they shot him. It is
thought he will die. From
there, they went into Virgin
ia, and some parties stole
three horses, and to-day it is
reported that there were two
men put in Abingdon jail on
the 20th inst. The Virgin
ians followed the crowd and
overtook them (three in num
ber), shut one and arrested
the other two. I am not in
formed whether or not the
wounded man l-asuknl. j
Well. I would like to know
if the militia got home all
light? I guess by this ti'oe
i i.. 1 I
a lt'W lllt'll Mav'' i:ii;i(linini
.1... .,....
lilt" 1 till I1 MMO( II i.i.--.
colllit V
KKfoirri.i:.
Sweet Water.
Feb. 17th, 1M1.
Editor lh'iutH'Vnt.
As Mr. (iilbeit Non is is
with nie to night. 1 get
. . . ... e
hisbovhood.an.loldentir-s.
Illlll I . F l II Ill' ' - in '
He sa s
I ; ..........
I am jioiiiioii s---
cut v-lour vear
old. Mv fe'-
ollectioti is as good or about
as good, as it ever was. I
nieuibet- the old nieiiwho
lived on Meat Cnnn.when'
I was a boy and where
I was brought up. There
was the old man .limniie
.lackson. Win. Itairan, Win.
orris. Tho. Norris. Bavidj
Miller, John Brow n. Kidiard !,
(Jreen, Win, B.linal, .Jacob
Ingram. Daniel tireen. .lohn
Stansberry, dohn Cneen.Tho.
it
Brown, ami Mas. i icrce.
These fourteen were the first
w..tt1,.i- .if U,.ar Caino tiw n-
ship, if my recollection serves ' ,,,,.,.,.. f,. ., ,,.,.
me right. These all came ci l ehenjt chn-.-.tion. '11 school
from counties eas of the; l,Jls " e'nollin. nt of ovr
... ... , r, iii . lo!l pii'iils. Latin, r rem h. au l
Blue Ridge. I hey had cho.ee ; '. ,,,,.,., lsll),,t.
of farms. Taxable valuation )V f;l! -u-t i.-ulars address tlif
of the best land then was a-; r.incial at
bout fifty cents per acre, j
William Bagaa lived on I
part of the farm now owne j
by .1. K. Finley. One yeav he;
raised and holed away
bushels Irish potatoes. The!
best horses sold for sixty i
dollars: prettN good ones at
from twenty-live to thirty
dollars; colts at ten dollars;
best milk cows at ten dollars.
Liverpool salt always sold
by measure, at two dollars
ner-bushel. Oats, rye, and
buckwheat, did well. rI hey !
could not raise much corn
, ,IM i i i4i '
,... ii- I wi.i f I tin i- h ! li i i I I li'l I" I
i
uv.i muni. iinvi...
corn from the Yadkin and ,
T ewis' Fork 1
, , mi i i 4i, J causiMio'v pending in the siipci i-l s
.Ionian (ouncill had the,,. (()m.t if As,- roHn v )(ti
only store then. III the cOlin -
tv. These old la.I lliers e.V-J
..i l ii.,.;.. r,,,. X-,.
111(11 I gl I 1 111! 11 llll, I-IMIf, i
for goods. Sang tii.'a was
plentiful. Some men could
dig a bushel in a day. It
was worth twenty-live cents
per pound dry. (la tin was
abundant. Tradition says
Meat Cam) took its name
from a circumstance of some
hunters getting their meat
burned up with their camp,
while hunting. Il olvco were
so thick that the sheep had
to be pened every night, or
they would be killed. Says
Mr. Norris, "We would go in
the mountains and hunt up
1
up slieep ami tney would
keep you ill a run to keep up
with them, and in the pen
they would go.
The most deer I ever knew
killed by one man in a day
was ten, killed by Bichard
Isaacs; he hung them up in
the tvoods as he killed them,
went in that evening and
sold their as they hung, to
lames Swift for a "ow."
.1. .1. T. It.
NOTICE.
To the heirs at law ot Thomas
Greer, dee., notice is hereby giv
en to said heirs that at a public
sale of lands, sold for taxes, for
the year 1 sold at the court
house in P.oone, Watauga, coun
ty, X. C, the undersigned ptirchas
ed a certain tract of land belon
ging to said heirs, situated in VYa
tauga, county, on the head wa
ters of North Fork of New Itiver,
adjoining the lands of A. Thom
as and ot hers. Unless redemption
is made according to law, on or
before six months from thisdate,
I will proceed to take a sheriffs
deed for said lands. This tho 18
day of Feb., 1891. A. Thomas.
An Attrrlv
Coinblued POCKET AUMAWAO
and MKMOHASDUM BW)K
advertising HROVV.V9 11U. MITjrKllS
Uie best Tonic, Kiveu away at li ui tuui
gtiueral stores. Apply at onca.
EICDSJ t3 ICrJl.
,,t i MM uiii,ur to
rmv unn. y. who. an sviiri-;
jt hv mnrigage on good real!
.. ' I !..... I
t-i.m , .-in i-.m i uiiniiini.iu w
l atil big to
'
.l.r. Si'.iinliour. Boone N. C
or A.-l.t'i itcher. Hortoii N.C
I. HI.
" lUPOilTAST.
All M-;-sons indebted f o rn
lV lit ml; An !., or otlierwi.
ill.!. I'.inltii ll. I If. M L (I l'tip:i
,ii;lt,. M., !,.,. i-iit. otherw i-
... .
... .. ., nut .1 ill I 1
i inii i iiii.-i iiii i"- i 'i i
I" Hi" I' 'lints ol r-ollcu eir
otliccrs. i oil must tnaeait. -i
fii.uiilv lliit I hi vimiss cm li in if
. , ' wii!iout monev. S"
fix up and o!!iti" e.
Truly Yours.
W. I..
Bi V.HI.
This .Ian. 7,
1S1U.
MT.MEHI.AM' SK.IIMKV.
"
MISSLMUA H7.V.V.
minute tiwnstcro rinmlc ioilii;"
I'llI.Xf I PAL
o
; Ts institution of leariri'm is
jntu ateil in one of tli nmst jii. tiir
,'s'il,,
S M t ions ol
1 lui sl i tn Mini iiii t ii ii ii it it :ii t ii s
MTIIKIil.VM), .. .
Xotin'.
Nartli Carolina. Ashe Coiifity, i:!
t he Superior Court .
(i. b. DellllV Notice to
Vs. ' J take
Milllie.l. Benny. JiieposiJi )lis.
It niiiieaing to tiie court upon
atli'lavir, lliat t lie def tnlant ce.n
,iot W l niii'l in this state, alter
due ilMligt-nce, ami unit she is a
part v to t lie.iSoveeiit it led action
It is therefore ordered that notice
li published in the Watauga bcni
ocrat, a win kly paper in thetown
of P.oone. tor four successive
weeks, nativitig her, the sai l Mi!
lev .1. Beunv that on the BUhdav
of March. lusM. at the office of
(Wket I'euer Ks.i.,iuth,;t,.wn
of IVrnville. . a ., tin plvn-
: . . . ... 4
tin will take the iicpositions oi
Isaac Bay and otherx. tc he usl
in evidence in the trial 'of said
which time and place she may ap
l'car and cioss-exaniiae if she so
(lesires. This I'eh. 2rv. 1 SOl .
C. K. Ctavbe.il. C. S C.
T. J. Ilnckler, Atiy tor l'lntlf.
XOTICK.
State of North Carolina. Ashe
county, Superior com t.
J.' II. barton administrator ol
Keisin Pluniiner deeascd.
Ys.
Martha West and husband. Win.
West, butitia Davisandiiushaud
Win. Bavis, Car ie I), (iray i
ley (iray. John II. Phiinnier and
Susan Hummer, widow of the
deceased.
.Notice for 1h. sale of the lands lie
longing to P.eisin Bluminer for
assets.
It appearing to the satisfac
tion of the-court b affidavit of
j the plaintiirt-hnt butit ia Davis-
It 1 1 11. . 1".. . ..... I A
, Hummer arenon-reKid"ntsofthis
State, and after dilligent search
has been made, cannot he found
or served with summons. It is or
dered that pulilicat ion hi; made
in the Watauga l)ein()crat . a week
lv nevsiaier iiuiiiisneiMii lioone,
commanding the above named
non-resident defeiulants to nil -
puar at the otlicc of t he clerk of
lit o Superior court in Jellerson
on the :t0th day of March, 1S91,
and answer or demurto thecom
plaint that is filed in said office,
C. K. (UIAVHKAL. C. S. C.
o. w. nower, Aty for plaintiff.
LOOK HKUKI
In order to sell off the balance
of our winter clothing, bootsand
blankets, we will ofier them foi
tin next thirl v da vs at the fob
lowiim reilued prices:
Suits at .4, former price !.".."().
"" " " n ot);
" 10.50, li " 14.00
7.50, " li 11.00
rants at 1.40, " " 2.00
2.40 " " .'boo
Also a lot of odd coat's and
vests at prices that will sell them.
Boots at 2.25, worth .:U0
Iiov boots 1.25, " 1.(50
100.
1 ..'55
Blankets at 1.50 per pair worth
2.50 per pair. Do not fail to see
I our offers Ix'fore buying any ot
the above named articles,
bespeetfully.
B. F. Lkxoiu & Co.
THE iT2W YEAR!
-o-
, With the oiH-n.-iiimr of tin
New Vearw ewili tosay tothe
'gund Mnpltof Watauga and
sui rounding counties 'hat we
! I . II ..... i
II.- now pivp.ire.i i's'iiu'ii;f(1.t,ir u.,.v. j t il p.,tr..;i
. moiv goods for - :tVy .,, ,.lJtl,(. to them some
II lIVPr f our leading at tick's, with
1 i jV 31v"lN I i 1 j the promise that during the
; i cuiain ! r o! t he p:-..'i!t a r
And lii'ttfl' "oods I hail it has iil .i,,. . ,. ..,u - i'i . ; i.
ever been your good fort line j
1,-r,'t Kik 1 nk.oratauv
I I .ill II 111 Mil
M II l I I Ml II I I I I III. II III III"
.
llinlllltailis.
OUR. STOCK
I :.ts Ici'Il carefully sel-ted
from the Xortlnni M.ukt-ts,
,!!nl uecaii thereby Save you
liui ii.'ici'iit nf the 1 1 1 i 1 1 c I It
I !:!. i nn MI-..I...1II..1 li.i
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p ay if you purchase of mer
! chants who buy goods from
Southern Dealers.
II B J
Don't he satisfied with ln
wor Isof -jiraise from others,
but come ami b. Convixckk
t hat we have on hand 1 he
f, best selected stock of Boots,
(Men's t Boys) Shoks. in al!
styles and best qualities.
(lent'sand Ladies furnish
ing goods in the greatest pro
fusion.
TO THE LADILS, A WORD.
We wish you to examine
our complete line of dress
goods, c uisisti. g of
Cashmeres,
Worsteds,
Henriettas,
French flannel,
leisy llaiiliels.
Nun's veiling,
Armadilla cloth,
and, in fact, a full line of all
the most fasionable fabiics
for ladies wear.
exam-
Our stock in this line is fresh
from the Taylor's shears and
the greatest pains have be n
taken in their selection as 1 o
tyh make and flnnish. If
ou need a suit of clothes we
will make it save you money
to bu v of us.
GROCERIES.
Bacon. Flour,
Lard. Sugar,
Coffee, Bice,
Canned goods.
Salt, syrups,
Pepper, Spice,
(linger, atid
Soda.
This line of our stock is full
and complete, and Mild al
most at starvation prices.
S '
II
BOOTS
E
S
Our stock of Boots and
Shoes, we claim, can not be
beaten in Western North Car
olina, as we can lit any one
from the ha id v mountaineer
to the most daiutv foot that
! tl.,..,(s onv w softost
i ., . , ,
rpts. Buy of us and be
j 'nippy.
That we have only quoted
a few articles "on tamed in our,
large stock, but invite yon
to send ns your orders, or
come and see us, and get
what vou need. If you don't
want to purchase anything,
come and see. and always re
member that it is no trouble
n show goods
TTnnimr tn merit a lnrire
- ' I - -
share ot your trade in the fu-
ture, and hoping each and
all a prosperous year, we are
most Besp.
The tireless toilers foi trade,
Coffey &Councill.
Elk Park,. Jan .., 1891.
fAU mail ordersPvompt
ly filled.
.1.81)0 !
With it I!pS ;il.d downs
is slowly, but Mir-ly, vai;;i.g
ard as it cIom's we wish to
thank our m.iiiv customers
as c;n In- lioughi cm Uk Sou i li.
crn Markets, mil fur i Jn year
We promise, ns in the pai-t by
Fair Dealings,
loinetit n hliernl sl.ai.' ol
th
pat roii.ige of our ciistotui-rs
in
Watauga
Ami ai'joining co'i!,ti-
TO MEIU IIAXTS.
We wish to ;:11 your esini i.d
intention to our enoriuousst;.( k
OF
HARDWARE.
You can save mom-v b yivii-g
i us our order for nails. vi e aa i
rolli! icon, chains, and. ii! fact,
an thing in this line, at. we inn
them in large lots direct from
the i.ianufai t nil s.
DMY (Jt)()lS
Consisting of ;
Flannel Suit ing.
Treci.t t I'lannels,
l:lai! t-"!:i ii iitd.
Saxony, pvh.t.-.,
( iinglla ins, it.-., eti .
bailie's Press, in ibuiiita
( let!) iVom '2' i ts to on'' ilo'.l.ir
ix r yank All kinds of laces in
ainiike points, etc. Shaw Is and
j Indie's coals in the latest s! i s.
i Large stock of saJiaaad ;rr'
I grain riSbon. ta'de h:ic:i a: d ai
!h.;!i.
j
I Su;
r.ir.
Col'
Kiei', Oat-mi al.
I'icklfvi, I'.a'-i.ii.
bar'!, tiait.
r ion:',
IVpp
in the greatest aininiance. and
at prices t hat will sin prisv yo i.
oots ft
12.
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DOTS M10.KS.
in Foot-wear, we aiua r.t defy
con;pctil ii ii. -,) ccr stock was
purchased before the edva!:e
ia pi ices. We wish to cail espec
ial attention to our 'i'a'pxt i ,
Flesh-split hoc t, that ve ilaiui
cannot he Ixalcn in the l'iiil.,1
Stat
es.
W
e also can v a
and well selecied stock of riibher
goods, in th-i latest, sind i:':cst
comf'oi table sr I"s.
CLOTHING .
Come and exnmineourucw and
elegant line of Iteady-ncide Clolh
ing which was carefully xel-'cted
as to sty le, fabric, nnike and fin
ish, and you are sure to find any
tiling you need, and as chca p as
the cliiipest. We can fit you
in any suit" from the si ul!it
boy to t hi l2."0 pounder.
Gent's Furiiidilug trcods
o
Inendiess varieties, such as
Out ing-shbts,
Dress-shirts,
Under-wenr,
' Collars. Cuffs, '
Cravats, Hose,
Hats, caps,
llanderchiei's,
( J loves oi: etc.
We cannot he turned down
in this line fai style or quali
ty. Thanking our friends for a
liberal patronagf in the past
and hoping to merit u larger
share in the future, we are
most Respectfully,
JONES k .VANCE.
Elk Pai:k, Nov., IT, '90.
D. All ordns In
itial shall reeieve prompt ,t
t ent ion. J. k V.
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