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LOCAL NEWS.
Read the numerous land
sales in this issue.'
- 'K!' fSome cominunicatiousHre
11 4 vl?Avol(',b'y crpwaeil out of
- -" i - inis issue,, .. . ; -: :
I ;l-7' ,. . .
;( nrii family have moyed into
;Wti ; the UrJ Keeyes dwelling.
; i . . " were in seioniionaay ana
. " Tuesday of this week.
. . - . . -. - -. "
iJ-h'W .y r-For.barKainKinanythin
you need, call on Blackburn,
Cottrell and Miller. .
'":;'rn'gatheririis'is the usu
al avocation of the farmer.
..The crop will be, pretty fair,
but hot as large as usual.
Attorney J. 0. Fletcher
and G. A. Bryan returned on
i Monday crqm Atlanta, and
report an enjoyable trip. ;
-Mrs. R C. Kivers and lit
, tie Ralph, after a protracied
lvWi - to ielatives in Iredell
;. coiinty, have returned.
.- Miss Nannie Rivers open
ed school at Linville on Mori
day and will teach there du
ring the winter.
; R F. Ragnn, of Boone.
". ha quite a curiqsity. On one
; stalk he has thirteen w e 1 1
develoj)Hd heads of cabbage,
hard and sound.
Solicitor J. F. Spninhour
and family will move to Mor
" ganton this week, and will
r-emain there during the win
ter. ;
' "
J Miss Bina , da ughter of
;, Jmlge L. L. Greene, left some
. ' days since tor Greensboro,
"where she will enter he State
'Normal & Industrial School.
-. V Persons who intend t o
j.jinjr eir" subscription in
wood-will please deliver it at
once before the roads get so
We learn that a number
: . of the citizens of Brushy Fork
s will lenve next week for At-
k lanta to take in the Exio8i
; w. tiou. : .;V
"Hot Shots" by Sam
Jones, is the title of a new
hookjudt publi8bei by th
.-. Southern Pnblishing House
at ! Nashville, Tenn See ad
elsewhere.
' v : Deputy Collector James C.
Horton anticipates moving
-to town in he near future.
- He. will occupy the residence
of the -late R. L. Councill
t Ghid-.to hav Mr. Horton
and family with us.
. Messrs T. J. and W. C.
' Coffy are off for Atlanta.
. Capt. Coffey goes to consult
a specialist in regard : to his
' neuralgia trouble. that has
;-' been affecting him eftriously
v for some timo. '
l a -Mr. H. C. Martin; of Blow
ing RocK, has sold bis inter
estin the mercantile business
tcMr. Holsbouser and has
'. LUnoved to A Lenoir. We are
. irideedbrryrtogive up Mr.
Martin nhd his pleasant fam
ily, and hope they may find
It to their interest to move
: ' rback ere loug;:
1 Miss Emma Horton,: of
New River, attended the Ex
positiou at Atlanta and got
married to a gentleinan from
High Point, her oldbaau and
haa not yet returned. Good
luck to them. . v Kx i
' Prof, y D." I. Dougherty
has returned to his school at
Bq t ler, ,Ten n. . H is fa t her has
taken uirt place , at Jeffeiwm
and will remain there to wait
on his afflHed grand father,
B. C. Bartlett.
The pnbliHher of this pa
peris sorry indeed that -he
was forced to miss, two con
secutive issu s, but suchwas
the cue. He was detained at
Statesville so long that, it
was utterly impossible for
him to do the work and get
it out. '
Mrs Elizabeth, wife of Ad
am Hix,dipl at her home on
Watauga River at 2, p. . in.,
last Saturday. She hasbeen
a confirmed invalid -for the
past twenty years or more,
but pneumonia was the di
rect cause of her death.
We learn that Sheper.l
M. DuggVr, the taiented au
thor of the "Balsam Groves
of the Grandfather Moun
tain," was recently married
to one of Watauga's charm
ing daughters, but we are un
informed as to who the tor-1
tunatelady is The Demo
crat extends congratula
tions.
The m nst protracted
drought we have ever experi
enced, was broken on Wtxlnen
day of last week by a gently
falling rairt which continued
nearly all day. Unless the
small-grain crop is injured by
the drought, it lias -oeen a
great blessing to us for it
wived the greater, part of the
corn crop.
I wish' to say to those
who are indebted to me that
I need and must have my
-
pay. 1 win prtMieea at once
to collect according to law if
settlements are not prompt
ly made. Iam sorry to be
f sreei to sue, but see no oth
er way to collect. Give this
notice your immediateatten-
tion and sa ve costs.
-5 W.L.Bryan.
Ttiecase of the United
States vs. Tice arid Mack
Waironer. who are charired
with robbing the post office
at Valle Crue.is on Aug. 13th,
'94, was called on Wednes
day of the Federal Court at
Statesville. ar.d some of the
witnesses were examined, 'ut
owing to tin sickness of one
of the jurors a misstrial was
had and the case was contin
ued until the next term. Tlie
bond required was f 1,000 as
to Tice and f 500 as to Mack.
Mack filled his and was re
leased, but as Tice failed, hi
as returned to jail to await
the next term of court.
A cough which persists day al
ter dav. should not be neglected
any longer. It means something
more than a more local iritatton,
and the sooner it is relieved the
better. Take Ayer's Cheary rec-
toral.. It is prompt to act ana
sure to care.
NOTICE. -
The firm of H. C. Martin &
Co. is dissolved by mutual
consent. Mr. W. L. Holshous
er has purchased the interest
and cood will ol Mr. H. C.
Martin, and will receipt for
all account. due the latenrm
and settle all claims against
said firm.
H. U. Martin & Co.
Referring to tho above, I
wish to thank the public for
the generous, patronage ex
tended to the late firm and
bespeak for my successor a
continuation of the same.
Very respectfully,
ii. a m
ARTIX.
;i BctolHtleiu of Betpect. ;
x. To the tnernor.i of the late
Maiden C'Harman, : ' ; v
" 4 good ronuV' death is a
public call nnty. and such ca
lamity the fridge has sus
tained in Uih death of o u r
worthy brother. Maiden C.
Barman, who departed . this
lUe Oct. 25th, 1895; and in
testimony of the respect and
veneration in whieh he was
held by tho Fraternity, we
recommend the adoption of
the following resolutions;
Resolved 1st, That in the
death of brother Harnian the
Lodge his lost an honored
member; his family a deo
ted hnsband and parent; the
State a useful and loyal citi
zen. '
Resolved 2ud.!That wecora
mend his moryl character as
a MaKon, his energy, hones
ty and perseverence as a citi
zen and his benevolent as a
christian, to brethren as wf.11
worthy of their emulation.
Resolved 3rd, That we ten
der to his bei ea ved fa rnily our
sincere condolence hnd sym
pathy, and that the usual
badge of mourning be worn
by the membeis of this Lodge
for 30 doys.
Resolved 4th, 1 hat these
resolutions be spread upon
the Jiinntesof tl.eLodgeand
that a copy ol the same be
sent to his family and one t
the Democrat with request
to publish.
J. .1. T. Reese.
G. W. Osborn, Com.
J. H Mast,
Oct. 27th, 0895.
The only iiermanent cure for
chronic catarrh is to thoroughly
expel the pdson troin the system
by the faithful and penitent, usf
ol Ayer's Sarsaparilla. This won
derful remedy proves successful
when all other treatment has fail
ed to relieve the sufferer.
There is to be a Confeder
ate monument 56 feet high
fleeted in New York.
The Ideal Panacea.
James L. Francis, Alderman,
Chicago, says: "I regard Doctor
Kin it's New Discovery as an ide
al panacea for coughs, colds and
lung complaints, having used it
in my family for the pa8t 5 years.
to the exclusion of physician's
prescriptions or other prepara
tions."
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, I
owa. writes: "I have been a miu
ister of the Methodist Episcopal
church for fifty yearn or more,
and have never found anything
so beneficial, or that gave me
such speedy relief as Dr. King's
Xew Discovery." Try this ideal
cough remedy now. Trial bot tie
free at Uolsclaw's and Blackburn
Cottrell and Miller s.
We hoped to be a hie to give
our readers the result of the
New York. Ohio, Connecti
cut, Maryland and Kentucky
elections in this issue, but
fear we will not get the result
before wt go to press. We
hope, however, tat the dem
ocrats have elected their
ticket in Maryland and Ken-
tuclcy. We have no hopes of
democratic success in Ohio,
nut have some for N. Y.
It lay IH Ai Much for !.
Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, Ill
writes that he had a severe kid
ney trouble for many years, with;
severe pains in his back and also
that his bladder was affected. He
tried many so-called kidney cures
but without any good result. A
bout a year ago he began to use
Electric Bitten and found relief
at once. Electric Bitters is espec
ially adapted to cure of all kid
ney and liver troubles and often
gives almost instant relief. One
trial will prove our statement
Price 50c. and 1 at Holstlaw's,
and at Blackburn, Cottrell 'and
Miller's. ; ": .
Throat ? ,
And Ixssz :
troubles, Tfike
WW
LrJ Cfc:rrjf Pccfcrd
Received
Highest Awards
At World's Fair."
Wkmi U DmM, Mk for Ayw TWm.
DR It D. JENNINGS
DENTIST
Im now located at Blowing
Rock, where he will remain
during the summer and fall
of ear-h year, and desires to
impress upon you the impor
tance of having your teeth at
tended to at once.
Don't Put it off, for by so
doing, your, teeth get worse;
uive you more pain, costs
you moiv, and cannot be av
ed so well. Have them exam
ined every 3 or 0 months and
as soon as one decayed ore
is discovered, have it filled,
and vou will not miss what
it will cost you to keep them
up, and thus save your;ata
ml teeth, which are so essen
tint to good health.
So (tharge F rr Examination,
Give me a part of your pa
tronage, and inakemy house
vour home whilehnvingyour
work dpnp.
Sufficient produce for
my family's use will be taken
in exchange for work.
Office at residence, (Morris
BuiHinir.) Very Rosp.
R. D. JENNINGS.
July 18.
EVEBY GOOD
CITIZEN
Owes it to his country and to
himself to subscribe for his coun
ty paper. It gives him the neA's
nt home and abroad, and in
forms him where he can buy his
goods so as to save money.
I am going to edit this space in
the interest of the good people of
Watauga county, and I want
them to read it. It will be to
your interest.
SEE THIS!
A flrst class sewing machine with
all attachments
$22.
Tin iron, band iron, sheet iron
round iron, ' square iron, tire
steel, square steel, round steel, oc
tagon steel,, Roland chill plows.
Chattanooga chilled plows, Da
mascus plows, Dixie plows. Watt
plows, double and sinjrle plows,
steel plows; all kinds of plow
bolts, clevises, heel screws, single
trees, double trees, points, boards
lamlsides, standards and handles
for all the plows.
Kentucky cane mill tho
best cane mill in the woi ld:
Tin, agate, and iron, ware in
endless variety.
Call at
CHARTER OAK HARDWARE STORE
JOHN U. IIOUCK, Manager.
I?nor. N. C. Sept. 3.
NOTiOE.
North Carolina, Wntnugn
County. In office Clerk ol
Superior Court.
Notice is hereby given of the
incorporation of 'TheGrnnd
father Mountain MiniugCo;"
that the names of the incor
porators are A. J. Critcher,
J. H. Mast, W. F. Reece. W.
A. Davis and W. H. Hilliard
and such others as they may
associate with them; that the
principal place of business
shall be nt Foscoe, Watauga
county, North Carolina, and
its general purpose and busi
nesses mining and miningop
erations; that the duration
of the corporation shall be
sixty years; the capital stock
is one hundred thousand dol
lars with piivilege to increase
to two hundred thousand dol
lars divided into two thous
and shres at the par value
of fifty dollars each.-"
M. B. Blackburn, C. S. C.
A Big-
Lot of JTaw
r I have hist received a large, new and well selected stock
of .teneial Merchandise at my ntorv, and I wish to call the
attention pi the public to the following facts: " '
You can get mattocks, axes, drawing kruves, rim knob
lockc, pnd-locks, best made, brace and bits, monkey wrench
jack planes, butts and screws, Farmer's Friend plow
points, mould boards, dogs and land slides, also points
for 54-and 52, Chattanooga hill side plows. Sole leather,
upper and narnessieather. xou can get Hood s snrsiipa
rfihi Dr, King's New Discovey ' ArnicaSulve, Dr, Joyne's
family medicines, nod all other kinds of medicine for man
and beast; all cheap.
Yes. I havejost received 1,000 yards domestic; a big
lot of jeans at 25 cts. and up, calicoes, worsteds, flannels,
water-proof flannels, serge, etc., etc,' .'
Give me your trade. I will certainly appreciate it I will
do you right every time. ir : ...r
WANTED : 800 Doz. eggs at 10 cts. per down, 500
pounds of fresh, yellow butter at 10 cts. per pound, 2.000
young chickens nt 4 cts. a pound, 1,000 lbs. of pumpkin
seeds at 8 cts. per pound, 100 bushels of white beans at 91
per bushel, 50 lbs. of burdock seeds at 3 cts.. and all other
produce usually handled by a country merchant at highest
market prices. .Please bring me your, cash and produce
and 1 will do you good. Birch oil wanted, atf 1 per lb.
October 8, 1895.
A LITTLE AD PLACED H EKE WOULD HE SEEN
BY THOUSANDS OF PE0PEE.. THY IT-
t i
look and
The great secret to success in having plenty of the com
forts of life Is in knowing how and when to buy. First,
look I second, examine the quality and price of the article,
or articles, you wish to buy. To those who are interested
in buying necessaries for their consumption for the least
money we most re&pecthlly invite them to call on us and
examine our entire line of
GENERAL HERCUANDISE,
Consistingof Groceiies, Hardware, Tinware, Sheetings,
Plaids, Prints, Cashmers, Hats, Caps, Shoes, Clothing, No
tions, etc.
It will not cost you anything to examine our goods
but we will be pleased to show them to you and give you
our prices, whether you buy or not. ,
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes !
We make a specialty of shoes. We think we can sell
you the nicest and best shoe for less money than n ny mer
chant or merchants in the c.ountj . We do not quote prices
in OU advertisement from the fact therenre so many differ
eut grades ot the sanie line of goods that it. i almost im
possible to quote prices and at the same time desciibe the
goods so you will know the quality without examining for
yourself. We will not try to induce any one to buy !our
goods by selling on time, we sell to all tor the Pay When
They Receive The Goods consequently it enables us to sell
goods for less money. All we ask is a fair trial and the buy
er will be convinced of the trut'j.
Very Respectfully,
ULACKDUIIN, COl 1RELL & MILLER.
I LEAD, OTHERS FOLLOW .
O
Statesville Marble.Worh
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If you are in earnestabout wuntingthe bestMonument
or Tombstone, for the least money, be sure to write to me,
as I buy direct from the quarries in car load lots. I em
ploy the very best workmen, nnd to-day I have the largest
and most complete stock of Marble in North Carolina.
fWSatisfaction guaranteed. Consult your interest,
and give me a call or write for prices.
C- B WEBB. Statesville, N. C.
January 24th, 1895.
THE I.IOUIITAIII.IEDICIIIE COPAIIY
ZUJNYIllE M8TII GAROtflA.
Is now engaged in th'; :nanufii-nre -and sale of a valu
able medicine,-known ih the MOUNTAIN; JlEUB MEDI
CINE, composed of the natural herbs of oirinnouutuin sec
tion. ,
This wonderful medicine is l iMy recninroenaed for is
eases of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and all diseases ari
sing front a bil(iou8system. This is no patent medicine. Itis
pure, simple, cheap and effective.' It is recommenled by
the phjsicians of the county, aiidis one of the best medi
cines on the market. " " -
This medicine is put up in packages with full directions
with full directions on each, Frrtje f 1.00 per pack9ge,sent
post paid to any address. If yoahave Liver trouble. Dys
pepsia or Kidney complalntsrtry it and be convinced that
we are not trying to hdtoeul&tfui- IUiSPectfully,
1 HE iXJMPJLNT '
6o6ds: at .Hy; Stor
roars Anxious to piease,
WILL W. HOLSCLAW.
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