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AUVIIUTIMN'j Katk..
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mail matter.
LOCAL NKWS.
The weather lovely for
a ftw days past.
Lditor Dougherty U a
pain pushing to completion
the work on hi.s new mill.
Little Frank, son of Mr.
R. L. Councill, of our place,
lias'Urn Verv ill for some
days.
Mr. J. F. Hardin is on',! he
southern market with stck
for the Lin ville Improvement
Company.
T ie Rev. Mr. 'herry is
holding a meeting of days
in the M. K. Church here,
which we trust will result in
much good.
Messrs. F. II. nougherty
and ("orge Osborn, both of
Cove Creek, h.ive passed here
with horse droves during the
past week.
Miss Julia llorton has re
su tried her m-hool in Ilouiie,
which kias been disc jntinu- d
for some weeks, owing to the
severity of weather.
Master Bart. Rryan to
all appearance?, is the happi
est boy in town over the pos
session of a jennet, which was
presented to him by his bro
ther Jim on Tuesday Jjist. It
is, he thinks, a beauty.
The County Superintend
ent requests us to say that he
will be in Hoone on the 9th
inst. for the put pose of exam
ining applicants for teacher's
certificiil.es. The examina
tion will be written and Will
begin at 9, a. m.
It is a difficult mutter to
give legislative proceedings
as there is so much of it that
is of no interest to oar sec
tion, we only note points of
special interest. The bill to
make 6 per ct. the only legal
interest failed to pass, so did
the dog law as wo predicted.
Our Representative Lovill
is among the strongest and
most influeiitiitl men in th
House, we are proud'of this.
Jones of Caldwell is alsomak
ing a gDod record. Our Sen
ator Fields is of course all
right, a man of sense and in
fluence. Miss Lunda Bingham, of
Statesville, was married to
Mr. Charles Somers, of Wilkes
boro, some dayi ago. She
was a daughter of ouresteem
ed friend, Maj. H. Bingham.
May happiness and prosper
ity attend the newly married
couple.
E. B. Miller, of our coun
ty, gave us a call this week,
and reported that he had du
ring the fall and winter kill
ed and sold $ 2G2 worth of
hogs, and has eight more
good ones to butcher. Ed.
is a mover, and alwayscomes
out on the paying sine.
Moses Bently, one of the
oldest, if not the oldest indi
vidual of Watauga, died at
his home near Boone some
days ago. From the bestin-
'formation wcan gatL-r con-
.ruin-.: hi- H"- h i" i:i hi
I'.Trd v'jr, l . i ? horn in th-
year lv'0. It ii cl.ii:: iv I'.v
other that hewax !)( yen ' while in hr f:r off wetern
ld. jliotn flu priif.'-.! religion
If vou uih vour urtirlt-8 n-trr ,!R' l'"r liu--
toiij.arintliM'io!uiniiHl.e " t,;,'n"l fo t!:"ir o! 1
sure mil! ngn your miniH for n,,:,',k ':i ;,t ,".-- sh
the protection of the Mih'i-h ", i "f'il i on the 1 Ithof
T, iiii'l t liii yo-t have tl!-l-n . lN'.l.l She larked -h-v-1 Muiir paKcunmM he tmri
lijht to use' nnv t!o:n If!'"1 days f livintr a year nf-. tioned where men havesipian
.it.Iume rim m:iv wish Imt nr.
;.i
I tin y appear without a i-i::i-
tun .
In addition towhat is ad
vert iei for si! iti another!
ivlii'ini by W. N'.'I Iioiicis, ad
mm is I rat or mi t hi r ;t :i t it
R. A. Thomas, ih d. there will
be ff"red lot s lie one-fourth
interest in a thrashing ma
rline, und five head of dr
cattle.
That was a very perplex
ing mistake we mad- in out
last issiii-when we annouur-
the d.'ath of Mrs. E. L.
Fivsncll. of Cove Creek. The
lady who died was a daiigh-'.er-inlawof
Mr. IYessneU's,
an.l our informant was mis
informed, ht'iice the blunder.
A correction in full appears
in iinother cobrnu.
We are requesred to an
nounce the marringe of Mr.
J. P. Taylor, of Kik Task, to
Misi Emma A. Couucill, of
Boone, which will lw solemn
ized at St. Luke's Church in
Boone, on the morningof th
8th last, at 9 o'clock. Al!
friends of this excellent and
popular youngconpie aiecor
1ia!!y invited to the church
to witness the ceremony.
We re sorrv indeed to
note tho fact that Mr. W. T.
Winkler, of St. Jnde, came
near being killed by a falling
limb last week. Tin? limb
neighed, we are told, about
eighteen lbs., and fnllinn-some
dist nnce struck him on
of th1 head, leaving a gash
A inches long, besides other
serious bruises about flip
neck and shoulders and leav
ing him entire ly unoi sc o i
At the last report, lujwcve: ,
he was thought to brf im
proving, and his physician
thinks his skull is not frac
tured. To Prerent the Grlj
Or any other similar cpidmic.
the blood ami the wlicle system
h'ioiiM be kept in healthy condi
tion. It von feci worn out or have
"that tired feeling" in the mor
ning, don't be guilty of neglect.
(Jive immediate attention to your
self. Take Hood's Sarsnnarilla.
to give strength, purity the blood
and prevent disease.
Hood's Tills cure liver ills, jaiin
dice, biliousness, sick head ache
and const.patiori.
A Corre ni..
Editor Deruoaat:
1 write t'J correct a mi.it.ake
which occurred in the last is
sue of the Du.MontAT, in re
gard to the death of Mrs Cur
oline Fresiicll. It was not the
wife of E. L. Presncll who di
ed, but his daughter-in-law,
the wife of John II. Fresuell.
She was the daughter of our
ol 1 and esteemed friend. Wi
ley II. Holsclaw, who died at
his home on Brushy Fork on
Jan. 25th 1891.
Mrs. Carrie Presnell, the sub
jeet of this sketch, was born
June 171 h, 1872, in Overton
county, Tenn., but t;oon after
her birth her parents moved
back to Watauga county
where she was reared until
grown. Mie was marrieo to
John II. Fresi.ell about Sep
tember the loth, 1890, und
noon alter she was married
she and hei husband remov
ed to Washington. She left
'!,,' imi.-'1. I'it h i hi Mi H
thon-hr I,, r si-k
n!- m'i.j.Iv
i-!! r i ii lint
Miioriiit tt in-ii:
sii'rc.v h?t-;iii!v nn:s.', n!i.
It l'-r fa h; s death. Mnv
! sIij Kwi t-tW r'-t ia hT Ilea v -
-I i 1 I I ' l i 1 1 1 n l V,
A FtliKNO.
v ..'.. i .. ..
VibjH, J.U. JJOth.
1 .'im ch:i in. r.l of t!n ni' i it
ol lion N n i-miia, .HT lot v -
! mu r -i kti uu a n-w nis uiis
is what iimiiv j-'iiji!;-s ty.
Died at hcrhomcoti Sfotiv
Fork, Wilkes couay, .. Claud some poor woman ud
Jan. or.l. 1S9.'L Mrs. Barba-jbe left, just as his wife is left,
ra. wife of Archa Green . heNvith lit tie children to care
was in her (loth year tit the
time of her death. and lived a
consistent memherof the Bap
tist church for forty years of
hat time. She svas a d. 'vot
ed wife ami mother, a kind
and chti.-di in neighbor, and
was much b 'loved by all who
knew her.
She
leaves ii
kind
and df voted husband and Djery cradle, a d'-ed written in
children, besides a large cir
cle of fr'u. inte to mourn her de
parlure, huf' we hope our loss
is her etci mil gain.
She's gme from this cold world
of C.MV,
This world of woe a:;d hitler
tears,
An.l reached the ivains of Mis',
we trust.
Heaef.-rth to dwell among the
jet.
So f.ither nnd children cease to
Vl!'ll,
Milt do her christi.in counsel keep
That you may meet with Ja r a
bove. Where all is joy, peace and love.
She's hid :di-m to toil mid pm:t.
An 1 gone ;o hen veil with Cari.-U
to reign
Fon-ver on 1':e h? 1 -. s'i:re.
Where partings wi'! be k;ewa no
I'l.ae.
Thou fri-mls who loved her w;!!
while here,
Prepare to meet her over there,
Yhcie friends no more will part -
eu i:e
Rut :-p'. ;id with Christ eternity.
Z. T. Watsox..
I. Memo y ai Uo'iy A Thomas.
Editor Democrat:
TYere are many subjects up
on which I might wri'e and
soiir items of interest I might
note, but I ft'el inclined to o
mit these things for the
present and write si few lines
m memory ol the lamented
R. A. Thomas, whose death
occurred Dec. 2Gth, 1S92.
He was the youngest of six
brothers, all ot whom are
married and doing well. lie
was about 28 years old, and
las to manhood, his equal
could hardly be found. Th1
next youngest brother, Mr.
F. M. Thomas, was lately
married to Miss Maggie, dau
ghter of the 1 ite Dr. J. II.
(dnifdi, of Zionville.
Tioby, as we called him, was
known as one of the most
gemerous and kind-hearted
men in all the country; ever
ready to hel puny one in need,
lie had a great influence in
his community, and had it
not been for the effects of li
quor upon this man his influ
ence for good would have
been very great. Like a great
man.v other good men, he
lie was led on, little by little,
until ha came to an untimely
end iu the primeof manhood.
Young m n, you who may
read this article, and espec
ially those to whom 1 have
talked on this subject in the
school room, and have tried
to show yon the end of al!
men who drink, will you not
hear the warning of this uaan
wh.-:i he so
ru-'i !.r U jjr I hi fiieiid
hii I a - iiP to h t it u
'out1? Hut nmi:i u ill uy hr
did tint kdl him-vlf driLkiuir.
it a 'Yarrru who kided
ti:ti. Ah! indeed, anl so it
wa, hut wh.i ran d-my tint
liquor v:a a" the foundation
of this td affair.
..!-i e,l tort tine. Miii.M-.ll i'-mi
1 si lvi s and brought ruin mi l
diicra-e upon th'ir famil.c
by the n, of i:ito.;iMtit.. !'. '
m"!. dit-r, young iiioii.a'i 1 f I
'young mi are not all who
. i)f.d to l t'aifinb-r, t hat wli-a
' ... . ..,, ....i, : ,-, tf;,rl
an iu!liicnc for eril. th" ef-
fects of which may not end
until it end in th death of
such a man as Roby Thomas,
for. "Contemplate the scene!"
How often is tt the case that
we lose sight of the l eal cause
of s i h calamities?
"The .success of the liquor
trafie depends upon debased
manhood, wrjnged woman
hood, dcfraiuled childhood.
It holds a mortgage over ov-
hearts bh.o.J over every life.
Shall mother know this and
be silent? Shall fathers un
derstand and he indifferent?"
Tins great curse that is up
on u to day will never be re
moved until parents and the
leading men oi the country
take a united stand in favor
of temperance. We are glad
there is a brighter side to
this picture. Some G or 8
years ago lie professed reli
gion and joined the M. E.
Church, and for quite a while
liveifu consist;! tit member
He was a leader inthechurch
and a S. S. worker, and seem
d to have a great influence
for good. But. just then, evil
HiihieiKs were brought to
bear, and a thiit lor liquor
seeired to cap) tire him. until,
(as 1 have said, he was led on
. step bv step, to an untimely
! ,,;). bit. 1 am glad to sav.
thai, before he died he left tes
timony that all was well. Af
ter he was shot he possessed
presence of mind until he di
ed and seemed to be con
scious of his condition. I
heard him say he had to die
and whn lost, a nd I also heard
hi in say he was saved and
ready to die, and I have
hopes that his profession was
real. He was free to talk n
bout hisl'u'ure welfare before
and after his conversion. He
often reierrea to th way he
had lived and desired to gt
well that he might live a bet-
ter life. Then 1 ask again,
ia the name, and for thesake
of our count ry, will inf-m not
act the part oi sensible men,
and hear the 'dmonitions of
Roby Thomas? L. C. W.
Hat tie, Jan. 21.
MJTlCK.
My virtue of'tni execution usu
ed fi'om ' tho l -apT'ior I 'oral of
('nhhvell county, 1 v.iil sell for
cash nt the. co n t house Ji.'t in
Moone on the Gih day ..i Marc!).
181)8, it being the first Moh;h.v
in snid month, J. C. Jones' inter
est iu 104 acres of land lying on
the west prong of ISi-avtrdata
creek, in beaverdam township,
Wata,iga,countv, adjoining the
lands of Thus. Curthing's heirs,
Calvin .Mo:dy and others, levied
on by me. to naisfy Hie sum of
r()prin. with interest on same
from 19tli day of Nov. 18St, un
til paid, and costs ot sm t amoun
ting to $101. 17, in suit wherein
M. A. Jones is plif and and J. 0.
Janes deft. This Jan. 21, 188:5.
D. F. 15auu), Suff.
Admini itrator's Notice.
Having qualiiied as the admin
is! rat or of Itchy A. Thomas deed.,
all pers. in indebted to said es
tate are requested to make imme
diate payment, and oil persons
holding accounts ngainst said cs
tuts are notified to present them
duly authenticated within 12
months or this notice will be
plead in bar ot their recovery.
J au. 2:3rd, 181);l.
W. N. Thomas, Adm.
on .m tii !.
0-
SAY !
this rs xo hum
MTG TO DRAW
TRADE!
I MEANBU31NS33.
I rom now until the first day
of April I will sell my stock of
CLOTHING
AND
OVERCOATS
At 10 per cent above
COST !
If you don't think I mean it
come and look through my
STOCK
It wont, cost you one cent if
you dont purchase.
I have a large stock and
want to get rid of it before
spring;.
o
fST CALL AND LOOK! TBR
o
I would call your attention
to the big cut in prices in my
other bres.
-o
Rkspectfltlly,
W. L. BRYAN,
CO O OQO oooogo o5
A BIG m OH
PRICES,
I wih to call the attention
of the trade to the fact that
1 am now offering some rare
bargains in hoot, shoes,
hats, ready-made clothing,
prints, worsteds, etc., hard
ware, nidi as plows, h es,
sbovN. spades, tracechains,
and, iu fact, anything you
need in this line.
GB3UHUES
I keep constantly on hand a
full supply of grocer
ies consisting in part of Su
gar, Coffee, Rice, etc.,
which will be sold ascheapas
they can be bought in the
mountains.
I cannot, in this small Fpace
ttdl you of half the bargains
I am prepared to offer, but
invite you, one and all, to
come and see. Thirty-six in
ches to the yard and sixteen
ounces to the pound has ev
er been mv motto, and I
hope to receive in the future,
what I have so much eniov-
ed in the past, the liberal pat
ronage ot tne public.
Most 1'espectliilly,
C. D. TAYLOR.
Valle Crucis, May 10, '02.
WITHOUT
A
WE
HAVE the best selected and
largest 6tock of goods ever
brought to this place and
perhaps the best selection in
the county.
OtTB
MR. MARTIN late
ly returned from the
North, where he spent
a week buying uOODS,
and we have almost
anything needed in
THIS
county, at prices that
defy compe
tition. SPEG1ALITEES.
Hats,
Shoes,
Clothing,
Ladies trimmed
and un trimmed hats,
Ribbons,
Flowers,
Flumes,
Notions,
Heavy
and fancy groceries.
COME
' TO se us before you buy
We are in a posi
tion to save
you money.
Very Respectfully,
II. C. MAET1S & Co.
Blowing Rtck June 30, '92.
xr yuvs back Aava,
Ot you are &U tuni out, v 1 goud forootk
IT.;, H It geneml dobilit v 1 ry
XKOHA'o iAOA i.l'rTEl-.
tt Will curt 7011, ciprtttKC voir liver, aad fwf