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1 To Thj Watauga Democrat.
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I v Entered at the Postoflce at
1 Boone, N. (?m as second-class
' .' Much mat ter ia crnwdml . out
of this issue. -
. Pleas? bilng on the w o o d
- you uroiiiiwKi. : e
Vf ra. fnrv Rumatv - f Dan
: nt?r rtK, ii qune ill.
-Not thechangH in adver
tluumonf if .1 R Plot bo
litniiirilVUI V J VIHI AP
JesHe-lT. Hoekins, of the Far
mere' Mutual, was in town this
week.
V- Patty, window glass of
all8izes. ami unframed mir
rors at Holsciaws.;
i;nuV milium, ijihio, tuvo,
fruits, '.nuts,; cakes etc., nt
The trade iii youug caf-
: llf . . . . .
i ih iii w rit ii irii iu nni ru nn
tive at present.
The old reliable Snlttn Al
jnanac forsaleat J.7j.CIarks.
Pi icse ten cents.
v -Note the change in Will W.
Holscldtv h ad. It is full of Christ
". Ui W. , ... " .... ,
" V- You c in got the best a xe,
. t'U:4hiH ri lid Inner hrimllaMhov
ds at Holsclaws. "'
; .1 Deputy Collector Horton
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. tra old brandy here on last
": Monday,
. . A full line of Arctics, rnh
hi-s niMcintnshpH pfc: nf tti
hHHt-nnfilitv.it (tl.-i Llnif n :&
J list, liWPi'rpil ii Int. ff l'ti
terus and globes, lamp cliiui
.neys and qneensvvare at Will
IF. HolfclaAs. -
You must remember that
yon can get nice presents of
ail sorts for Xmas very cheap
. iivioviuno .
w. ju. oran nas Dee n
off on a business trip to Cald
' tvpll jint VVilL-ou i-nnntiou fit
several - days, and' has not
yet returned.
I'. Fin Cofifey has gone to
(late City, Va. to buy horses for
the bojithern market. He was ac
- courpanied by his wife as faf as
"fclkfark.
. ;. You can get Uoods Sar
,saparilla, Pierces Favorite
' Prescription and Uoldeu Med
ical isiovery, and Dr.Kins
medicines at Uolsclaws.
v - '-Kvail odd thAnupHt. linn
o( bnristmas goods ever ex
hibited in Boone, is now on
- hand at Blackburn and Mil.
-Mr. 0'Connell, of White
.. Snlnhrir Snrinira. W ' V,
i spent Satui day night at the
- Bryan uouse, on nis way to
inspect timber lds in this
ana uanvreii counties.
The Farmers' Mutual has
Ibis week Doundel to $161.
. i-On in WntHiiirn nnd if tho
T- ' ' '
- v. I n a ... .i I n. A 1 . .
ptfufjiv iuu& ftcu iu iur pro
tection oi their property the
amount will soon reach 1200,
f)00 ana not arnn thpra' 1
r Judge Green and family
noir, ; where they will make
their future home. Wearesor
v ry to give them' op, but hope
. the change will be a happy
-Meat Camp township has a
petition before the commission
ers asking to be allowed to vote
on local option which will lie
c6i on at next meeting. : It is
to be hoped the petition J will ie
granted, 'i'-"
--On Monday of this . week.
Misb Mitchell, oneof the teach
era in- Skyland Institute- a t
Blowing Bock, died from din
thena. She was from - New
Pa m pshire, & ml - her bod v
was taken to that Btate lot
interment. '' '-K
He leHrn that on last Sat
nri ay night the ' dwelling of
L. M. Wntem, t f (lup Creek,
who haalosttwobamsbyflre
recently, was discovered burn
Ing, but fortunately it was
extinguished before much
da mage' was done.
The trial of the flveChur-
chei chained with' th burn
ing of Linville Waters barn
caine off at Gnp Creek on last
v ednesday. The evidence
wan not sufficient to convict,
and they were all relenupd.
Hope rhe guilty parties mav
yet be detected.
Rev. L. EJ. BoHton, write-
ing from Banners Elk sars:
We were tnucrh pleased to
have with us Kev. Calvin Far
thing, of Beaver Dams, who
pleached Saturday night in
the Banner Elk Academy.
and Sunday; morning and
night in the ' PivHbyterian
church, tolare' ana atten
tive congregations. His dis
courses awakened deep inter
est uud we trust he will visit
us again.
On yesterday at 1:30, n.
in., in t he parlor oi the Br v
an Uutel.'J.U. Fletcher, one
of our prominent yong attor
neys, was married to Mins
Carrie,' the youngest daugh
ter of Mr, and Mrs. W. L. Brv
an, the Rev. I). C. Hannan
performing the ceremony.
The marriage was a private
one, but the hostnf iriendstii
this estimable couple wishes
for them all the happiness!
. .
possible, and that their
lives mav be crowded with
many blessings.
rA n V D ! I A T iOTDT?AT T TTrrvTiTTi"!?3
" Merit taIlca"tlM
intriiuio Tain (
Talfrs
llOW-'
ofMr.
r3dr
Sarsaparilla '
! the b4t, In fact - the On Tnw Blood Purlflet.
Prepared only by q h Hood t Co., Lowell, Mass.
?JWttii20cra(::My hirig
silence has hot been occasion"'
ed by want ot inteient in th
DeiuoiMat or its readers. Fi.r
a time SCl ioUM tiirkiWM in in v- Bood'sSuMtwrllla.
family Prevented mwiith..r power to
..... ...... VDIV. Mooa'BrjprlltapoM.otiul
Mrs. .J. pomas Was Kick In All- nd snequalled enrstive cower nd thr.
gU8t but is about herself a- JV" " it. When you boy
" . ...... . luwinj uuKiwni, m puriiy jour blood, or
have been On the go r.ilich of CTUfnyth tuny blood dlsewes, yon
the time,, and in meeting. 1 ! XJT1.
Spent a lllght at ; BUiW ing xperlment. It wlU make you
Bock last Of Oct. With lliv f'"rIoiourlehlag,inlthu.
nAft' J "i l . nj . ""nBBriMoiauea,etrengUen
Oin tnend JOhn Ldmistcll, the nenroe and build np the whole system.
ana tneo on to Ashe to at
tend a funeral service in nif in
ory of Nain-y Phillipps.iijotli
er of Capt. Phillips, who used
to live in Boone. Her mmd
en names was' Showu. She
was tine of the first , persons
1 got acquainted with in Ashe
was one of the best friends 1
ever had, and one ot the best
women I ever knew. On sun-
day night after the memorial the promptness with u-hieh as not VPttbeen aJ"5ted, nltho the low does not rnjuiro
wmni,..! i .... J. :v " "llu wn,cn the payment for near v a month vpt 1
ne gets his money from t h e - I tnk o-iPt. nl turn in cni'in.r !. I l.n .... 1. .
t armer8 Mutual through the personally for many years past, an.l tlnit I regard you as
Piuiuirliinr I XT U. ...... 'Inn iint!irhf tinf liful knin... ... ...i mi . '
. K in, num. anQ' "(""I Muuiii uuemcBs iijii.m who win noc iirotniso
. r w r-m I .nr... 4ti n hah ...... .Af I
uk'id '.noil ,yiMj periuriii.
RESPECTFULLY,
J. R. WHARTON.
Tieasurer of Guilford' Branch.
P. S. I wish VOIl thrt frrant-PSt. anonaaa in wnnH
I 1 .. .. . ... . . K I . . . ... y
est that was not promptly Ul, i !TK!""IH rarmcrs insurance u. as a great be
.)rti(J uevoieiu insmuuun, extending its inilnence for goad to
W e clipped th above from
the Alleghany Star whose pro . Wilkesboro. N. 0. Auir. 81st. lftflfi.
prietor has a policy in t h e Mhh&. Jesse F. Hoskius, Agt., and Chas N. Hunt. Pres of
OF 1 ti ft ?U AtSUHBR OF 1 BYi GVlLtOliD WVSlil
niUNCHOt ('2UK FAUMER8 l(J7yAL" ,
To Prof. F. S; Blair The Local Agt. of Wataoga Co , !
ing the stainhng there of "The Farmers Mutual" and ol
Blair also.. o' - -'
; ' ; Greennboro, N. C, Sept 28th, 1896.
Pnf. F. 8. Blaiit. Dear
rs to the condition nnd woi ki"gs of- the Farmers Mutual.
Ki a.Ja f t,,w.,0lJnl v 1 1, !f,J to ay that morp thaii
f 500,000, worth of property in insured in this county to
hi$. Since its oigapization about three vtr. Hgo, unly
about 45.000. insncMl linn ha.in r.onaiii ii.,..;,,, -u
t 't V . . ' '. "",,lro,, lUIIHC,. HUTU
years we have had six fires, three of them within i -isf I hrw
montns.. ine nssessments for the first two 'years Vis at
rate of 30 cts. Der SI. 000. I riclliit inrr thu iiw.u..n ...... ..a.
less than f J.50 per thousand. I regard the plan "f inmir
ance in the Farmers Mutual to be the etieappstand liet in
surance in the world. While there will lie some grumblers'
when a fire ocenrs, on the whole the workings of onr Compa
ny have given almost universal satisfaction. For fntheV
particulars as to what our county has done I beg leave to
refer vou to mv nrintpd rcnirr m th Anni,.,i
our association May, last. Since that time the three tires
liny uhu nmouni 10 ao'iur f auo J am now iitllertiiur
Hood's JPUls MiKaSr
Allpuhnii" ytni.. Tn t-Uii, :..
.... .jii,i( H IIIIO IB i.i.ii uiu 111111111111 IU IUMUI fQVU J HI!
sua we publish a letter from 'no ttH,sT!n.eDt8 wn,rn e being paid promptly, in, a few
Mr. .i. V. Brown relative to , ,,JB ' Wl" "vh pHiu an ine osses except the last me, which
Somethioff to Kuow.
It may be worth something tn
know that the vtr.v best medicine
forrestoiingthe tired out ner
vous system to a healthy vigor
is Elettric Bitters. This nipdii-inp
is purely vegetable, acts by pv-
mg rone ;o tne perve centers ut
the stomache. erntlv stimnlntes
the liver and kidneys, and aids
cnese organs in tnrowing off im
puritiei in the blood. Electric
Bitters improves the annetitp
aids digestion, and is pronounc
ed by those who have tried it as
the very best bloo l purifier and
nerve tonic. Trv it. Sold for SO.
or f 1 . per bottle at Holsclaw's;
1 111 -A , 7
ana oiacKDurn and Miller.
Tin burning of B r o w n
nro s iautory at Winston on
the 10th inst, threw four hun
dred men, women and chil
dren out of employment.
The Grandest Bemed.
Mr. R. B. Qreeve. niRrnhnnt. nl
i;HiIftowie Va.certiflest hathPhnd
consumption, was f? 'en up to
die, sought all medicaltrcatrae.it
that money ould procure, tried
all cough remedies he could hear
I a.m. m
oit our firor no rener. BDeut manv
nifihtfl Rtirfr nn in n nhnir tvaa
a " " O " Vea cak?
induced to try Dr. Kings NewDis
covery, ana was cured by use of
two bottles. For Diet thrpevpn
nas oeen attending to business,
and save DrK Kings New Discov
ery is the grandtst remedy ever
made as it has done so nuinh for
him and also for others in his co
rn unity. Dr. Kings New Discovery
is guaranteed for coughs, colds
and consumDtion. It don't fail-
Trial bottles free at Holsdaw's,
ana tfiackDurn and Miller.
A. C. Avery, jr.; son of
Judge Avery, was stabbed at
Morgantona few days ago
by two negroes. The young
man is. dangerously hurt and
may die. y: The negroes made
services at UetheJ, J ran out
to JeffiM-Roti to see mv !
friends, and when I got there
the Methodist people were
gathering for prayer meeting
and kiukly asked in e t o
preach for them. While there
I met Miss Nannie Rivers of
Boone, 1 was glad to meet
1 i . '
iier anu to Know sue was
there teaching, she is worthy
of a good place, and 1 trust
she has one in Jefferson. On
myieturnhome I preached
at Mission Home and Gap
Creek, spending a right pleas
ant inght with my good
friend John Hopkins. Next I
went toMorganton to at Und
the BaptistSthteConvention
It was one of the very bent
sessions I ever attended. Wa
tauga was well represented.
and Boone very well by W.
C. Coffey. Don't be surprised
if Bro. Coffey ha's to go to
Shelby on . (special business
HboutAjnus. The indications
are that he has valuable in
terests in that town. Next I
went down and spent most oi
a weik at my old home at
Sulphur Springs in Alexan
der, attending a iheetingnnd
visiting my mother and rela
tives. This was a mostvn
jo.yable visit. The weather
was perfect and the roads
good. We had a good meet
ing too. We have had some
exceptionally good meetings
here this fall. 1 have had lar
ger adlitions to my churches
this year than over before in
one year. Have hadl09; 3G
at Jvmgs I reek; 49 at Lenoir
and 24 at North Catawba.
Oui public schools are all in
session. I have issued cei tifi
rates to 58 teachers. We
have no lack of teachers here
I have not learned what there
will be per capita this year, it
was 1,01 last year. We had
quite a nice spell of winter 10
days ago, the snow was 3 o:
4 inches deep, but all gone
now, and the weather lovely
again Onr people are en
gaged extensively in thelum
ber business. Rey.J. G. Pu!
liam passed this way last
week on his way to All Heal
ing Springs for Mrs. Pulliams
benefit. My old .friend Sey
mour Taylor, spent a night
with me on his wnr homo
from Conterence. I whs c-hid
to see him again and to know
he had embarked in the work
of uplifting humanity. The
health or our people is gener
ally good. Kind regards to
all the readers of the Demo
crat. I. W. Thomas.
Agent Jesse F. Hoskins. We
have yet to hear of any loss
in the va Hons associations
managed by Mr. Hoskins
that was straight and hon
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lilkwandAllnrhiny Branch tnH.Farmer Mutual. Gentlemen: I have to thank von
of the Farmers' Mutual and both or the Pnitiipss und business-like manner with which
who has seen its'praeheal WiT iUm the jm'Mutual; tor on the night of Aug
lvni,.,illru "prucnai 20th, my wagon and work-shop was destroyed by fire,
workings. Ihem ji-ewe see w I. i-h wn inaiifuri n tha pn..AJ u.HAi -A-jI rill
ami near oi t ie rnrnierH .Yin ten onvatrnm dntonf I
tual the more favorably are mley, the 1 reasurer, for the amount as per adjustment by
nr- iui(M 1-p.nr-u wiiii ii. isiere r v, v.u. . ,v,j nuuroi, uuiiu n?r imr uim
noiioraoie adjustment oV ii.e Kupervisore is paid withouta
quibble, and the cost so little, I can't see how any lanuer
till tiffttrl nnf 4- Ka !nAtiM ..UU tf
in no coiiCHalmeiit or holdina:
I..I..L-.....i... i m it I m Ul " ' '" iu cots v bo hi tie, i cQ nr. s
hack of an.vth.ng by Mr. Hos Lin ltford not to be insared with you
kins or his agents Blair and
Wall in presenting it to the
peop'e. Their aas are not of
he pa tent inediciiiekind. Foj
example, we have i n out
hands the original of every
RESPECTFULLY, ,
G. V. BROWN,
.Winston, N. C. Aug. 19th, 1896.
Jesse F. Hoskins. Esn. lloni- CIP Minna nn
t-kli nf tlwi Ovnil .f Unt. mR T 1... .. .. n . ..
letter published in the, col- d Uworti KV "IZT'Kg!
ULnilS lor trlft ClUinns tn nr. It offpfn tlia hoot, nnrl a a
v ' I p'4hdv iiiouiauw luui lilt: larulPrH I'HZI
umine. i ne Ad in tlieAhegha taKe i "Off nave two policies in it amounting to $1,200.
(3. .1 . v m.i ... '
ny oui!-is iioiuuig more noi xuuib iruiy, U. f, MAST.
less than the proceedings of L,
the Wilkes and Alleirhnnv
- . CT xl
Branch arlopted by the mem
bers at their first annunl
meeting.
NEW GOODS! NEW PRICES!
CASTORIA
For Infant! and Children.
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BlfUtSJt
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We have the pleasure to nnnnnnm in fh nnMio that mi
LtOOk of ITOOde is now almost cnmnlptP nnd wa will onv fi
you want goou goods cheap you will do well tocall on us.
Hats, Hats. Hats.
Dry .Goods and Notions.
Dont vou need a Snrino- lint Ii' Mil mj Yin trill
both feel and look better with ono f our Into Krt
Mr.. I ... i . ,. '
Tl, ...:r.. r .. r , jwuiuwiu. b uuvh U UautlIUI llll? OI
i .it; mie ui Mr. ieonHm
Wells, ol east Brim field Vf nss
had been suffering from ner
ralaia for two davs. not S.p.
ing able tosleep or hardly which we will sell at rock bottom prices. Don't fail to com
L'OOn jtlll iphcn Mn 111.1,. 1 .L . r
... . ..... .-iicu mi. iiinurii. uuu Kuiume inein.
the merchant there sent her
. 1)0 1 Hp of Chamberlain's Ck. CL.. I
Pain Balm and asked t.l, OHUtft i OIIUBS. 0 UBS
she give it a thorough trial. ' . .
On meetins Mr. Wells the Wnen yu wan a nice pair of sjioes cheap remember weal
next day he was told that )va-V8 nave tnem- 4,Money saved is money made." Wo
she was all righ, the pain nrt'e saved 15 per cent on the purchase of our shoes und
had left her within two hmiPH
and that the bottle of Pain
will give you the benefit of it. When in need of any ths.ng
n our line of merchandise call and we are sure we can sa
nun mm llieUOUIH OI X Bin u.vimuiii.iouMiiiniiu
Balm was worth $5.00 if it Jrou mone5 fls we have adopted the
could not be had for less. For
sale at 50 cents per bottle by
"PAY DOWN SYSTEM,"
and do not intend to he linderiinld Jinv nna inwi'f
an early and repeated visit and inspection, we know we can
iiucreutoii. luanKing you tor past favors, we are
Very Respectfully,
BLACKBURN. & MILLER.
Over 100 convert tn t h
Morman faith left Swain t.'ri.
recently. There are 19 Mor
man elders at work in that
county.
. Others have fonnd hpnltli. vi.
or and vitality in Hoods Sarsa
Darilla:and it. stirelv h
STOE TO GET
Your Money's Worth
If You Buy From
J. m.moretz.i LEAD, OTHERS FOLLOW.
I have recently located in
BooneintheD. B. Dougherty
P. 6. building with a neat
line of groceries and general
merchandise. I run no lead
ers, every thinga bargain.
Giye me a call when in the
City and be convinced,
Yours TO Please
Statesville Marble Works,
0
. If you are in eamestabout wantingthe bestMonument
or Tombstone, for the least money, be sure to write to i
as I buy direct from the quarries in car load lots. 1 em
ploy -the very best workmen, and to-day I have the largest
and most complete stock of Marble in North Carolina.
swrsatisfaction guaranteed. Consult your interest. '
and giye me a call or write for prices. ;V , '
t tin. inn T nA rv :, .
their escape. " . " j
to help you also. Why not try
C. H. WEIVrt. StatesvilV. N. IT ,
uui ivi iijviii.
Nov. 19th. 1890. ;
January 24th, 1895. . : ; : N : '