ThoUataasa Democrat
J A TnttAAH a. mil it nAUtanik AM
devoted to the interest ot Coun
tj State ana Nation. ; Published
vary Thursday at Boone, Wa
taiga County. N.C. r
lbursdafjkpiil 29,1807.
;' , Judge Greene opened codrt
promptly at 10 o'clock Mo"n
day. The J udge's charge to
the Grand Jury was listened
to by a very large ' crowd of
our citizens, it being the first
time in our history that our
people ever had. the pleasure
or opportunity to hear ouo
ui vuvit unit vitiicuarApuuiiu
the law from the Bench as
dtidgeoi tbeuourt. we leei
proud of ou Judge and be
lieve he isgiving satisfaction.
Judge Greene conducts his
Courts on active business
principles and dispatches the
business ol the Court in a
pleasant and satisfactory
manner. Our people were all
pleased with tbe Judge's
charge to the jury, and gen
eral comment on our Judge
is favorable.
Politics is in a great mud
die throughout the whole
country. The election of Mo
Kinley has not relieved the
country, nor has any pros
penty shown up except in
som centers of business.
The rural districts are sorely
depressed, prices remain low
and a great scarcity of mon
ey is the cry. business men
still faiL to meet their de
mands and the cry is still
heard in the land that times
are hard and the great-ma
jority of the people are grow
fog poorer every year. Con
gress shows no inclination to
relieve the country by any
movements to restore the fl
; i , ;.. i iL
uunuiui cunuiuurt ui iue
country. It is hopelessl y in
active.
From the Marion Democrat
of Va., we see that Z. V. Sher
rill has been reelected first
assistant physician of the
South Western Hospital.
Zeb Vance b'herriil is a Wat
auga boy and we are proud
of his success as a physician
and that he has been promo
ted by the Virginia peopie to
such a responsible position.
Zeb was always a bright
young fellow and deserves
well of tbe public. Success to
him . . v
.The situation in the flood
ed districts is distressing in
the extreme, perhaps no time
in the history of the country
has there been anything so
severe in the way of high
a.: J i a . i
uuea uuu overflowing 0i6ucn
000 people have been made
homeless by the destructive
nooa.
The Turks and Greeks are
fighting in good earnest. The
Greeks have generally defeat
ed the Turks in the several
engagements. The Turks
have so many more troops
than the Greeks it looks like
that they could soon over
run the Greeks.
Purnell, of Raleigh gets the
judgeship for . the Eastern
Dist., in place of .Norwood
deceased, J. E. Boyd is a p.
V M a, VJ V'Sva w t-u7 a I can
ury. H. G. Cheatham,. (col.)
ft i THRuiugu)ij. jigger
Dancy w coj., at Wilmington.
ti. uav Hi vans tne new
WIUIUIMIUUVr UI (JtTIIBIUIIH 1H
'."?! 'Isafnor ' Doin'iprAta in a
The foregoing is what has
been done on Hate docket up
to .Wednesday .morning: 10
o clock : V .' i
State vs -Vance and Pleas
'hurch, Larceny, nol pros
with lavei" .-y:;
State vs. Charley Pope, nol
pros. -::.: -: :
State vs. John Cluer and
Will Townsend, Alias ca
pias;" r.v-.-f--1 '
State vs. T Gross and A.
Johnson, obstructing road,
judgement confirmed.
State vs. Sm)th Oliver a. &
b.. nol pros, with leave. ,
State vs. Gas Church, a ft b
Alias capias.
State vs. Jas. Lunsford,
forgery, npl pros. ;
State vs. Vance Byers, a. ft
b., nol pros.
State vs. Smith Rymer, c.
c. w.. nol pros, two cases.
State vs. Jas. Cable,- Will
Cable, and Mary Cable, re
sisting officer, nol pros.
State vs. James Grimes, a.
ft b, Alias capias.
State vs. the Cables, mur
der. Alias capias to issue.
State vs. Charley Paine, c.
c. w., injury to church. Alias
capias, two rases.
State vs. Emery Greer, c.
c. w., capias, two cases.
State vs. W. L. Moretz,
abandonment, Alias capias.
State vs. Hard Brewer, c.
c. w., Alias ca pins.
State vs. Charley Paine, c.
c. w., Alias capias.
State v8.Roby Pope, lar
ceny, Alias.
State vs. Charley Moody,
c. c. w., Alius.
State vs. George Johnnon,
larceny, Alias.
Stale vs. W.. B. Holsclaw
and Eraaline Holsclaw, f. ft
a. nol pros.
State vs. Luther Mryers,
a. ft b., with d. w., Alias.
State vs. S. N. Bingham,
and John Brown, affray,
deft., Bingham, pleads guil
ty.
State vs. Pink Miller, adult
erating oil, jury found deft.,
cuity, One year i n State
prison.
State ys. Will Carrol, a.
b. with d. w., judgment sus
pended ou payment of cost
and fine f 25,00.
StaL. vs. G. W. Carroll, f.
& a., jury acquitted.
State vs. lMn nerd, injury
to real estate, continued.
State vs. Robt. Clawson
and others, affray, guilty.
State ys. Jane Shores and
Stella Snyder, assault, guilty
by the joiy. In jail 1 month
as to Shores.
Stale vs. Ham Wilcox and
Willett Wilson, affray, con
tinned.
State vs. Will Townsend,
judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
State vs. B, Aid ridge, guil
ty. .,
State vs. S. J. McGnire, af
fray, judgment suspended on
payment of cost.
State vs. Hiriim Green and
Nancy Jones, f. ft a., guilty.
'tate vs. Harve Wilson
and Willett Wilson, affray,
guilty. "
State vs. Pat Mitchell, as
sanlt with intent to rape
guilty, fifteen yeais in peni
tentiary.
State vs. L. M. Waters, a.
ft b. with d. w., guilty, f 20
fine.
State vs. Martha Brnd-
shaw, judgement suspended
on payment of cost.
State vs. David Reece, cru
elty to auimal, judgment sus
pended on payment of cost.
State vs Mary . Cannon
keeping -disorderly hous,
judgement suspended on pay
ment of coat, .
A 8II0BT BIOGRAPHY Of ELDER
; , B MoBRlOX.
Barzilai McHbide w a s
born the 28th day of Sept em
her. A. D.1790. ;v , ,
-When he became the head
of a family, he emigrated to
thia country. After which he
professed faith in Christ; and
attached himself to the Cove
Creek Church, the senond Sat
urday in April, 1825. He
was ordained to the minis
try th 16th day of Decem
ber, A. D. 1832. by Elders
Leonard Bowers, of Carter
County Tenn , and Richard
Jck9 of Ashe County, N. C.
After the resignation of the
pastoral care of Cove Creek
Church, by Elder L. Bowers,
Elder R. McBride was chosen
to that' responsible post in
which he remaiued until u few
years before his death, when,
because of infirmity, he gave
back to the church the sol
emn trust which he felt him
self no longer calculated use-
ully to hold.
Elder B. M; Bride was one
of those Minister who looked
upon the teachings of t'le
Word of lod as superemi-
nent, as infinitHv superior
to all others; neither would
he allow any other to com
pete with it as his counselor,
which is saying much for a
minister in these days of stair
and strife for place and pow
er as a pastor. He was mild
and gentle, affectionately to
his bro., Ministers; his liber
ality was bounded by his
means only, and scarcely by
that; he acted as he thought
that all he had more than
needful for himself and fami
ly, was given him expressly
for the use of the people of
God, rather than himself.
None relied more fully on the
Lord Jesus for salvation; nor
did any appear .to have
brighter hope of future bap
piness; all who knew him be
lieved him to be a christian
indeed, n near attainment to
this of which few compara
tively can boast. But he is
gone, and we nave no aoubt
has seen the King; he has be
held the land that is afai off;
he has been drinking, and is
still at the fount which makes
glad the city of God, where
may it be bur happy lot to
see him when our work here
is done. By request of a rel
ative we reprint this We viv
idly reclle;t the grand old
preacher when in' our youth.
Editor Democrat.
Did f on Ever
Tr.r Electric Bitters as a remedy
for your troubles? If not, gi t a
bottle now and get relief. This
medicine has been found to be pe
culiarly adapted to the relief and
cure of all Female Complaints,
exerting a vonderfol direct influ
ence in giving btreugth and tone
to the organs. If you have loss
of appetite constipation. Head
ache fainting spells, or are uer?
ous. sleepless, excitible, melan
choly or troubled with dizzy
spells, Electric Bitters is the med
icine you need. Health and
strength are guaranteed by its
use. Fifty euits and 91.00 at
Holaclaw's and Blackburn's. . .
JLEolitlon. -
Whereas, we the hoi.orable
Board of IV)., Corn missioned
of Watauga county, after
one ronsidmufon and dili
gent sea'rch, can not find a
man in the Republican party
in Meat Camp township qual
ifled to list the taxes of said
township, and whereas, it is
not the sense of this honor,
able body to appoint a Dem
ocrat. Be it resolved, That we ap
point Mr. 0. Roy Norris, a
true and tried Republican, of
Bald Mountain to list in
said township. If is very im
portant to look after the wel
faro of thepeopW.' ' . ;.
The Dingley tariff is oeing
discussed in the Senate and
it promises to be a loug tedi
ous affair, and no one knows
how the thing wilMook when
it gets through the Senate. '
i There la NotUlnj S Good, y
Thereto nothing just as good
aa Dr. King's New Ilfacovery for
consumption, coughs and colds,
so demand it and do not permit
tbe dealer to pell you come sub
stitute. He will not claim thereJ
is un.Ttbing better, but in order
to make more profit be ma
claim something else to be just
as good. Tou want Dr. King's
New Discovery because you know
it to be safe and reliable,' and
guaranteed to do good or money
refunded. For coughs, colds,
consumption and for all affec
tions of throat, cheat and lungs,
there is nothing so good as is Dr.
King's - New Discovery. Trail
bottles free at Holsclaw's and
Blackburn's. Regular size fifty
cents aud fl.00.
it is now claimed that the
reason tnat tbe uemocrats
carried the election in the
cities of Ohio and Illinois is
that most of the Republicans
were at Washington trying
to get office. ,
Dont Foifct This.
We wish we could more fully
impress upon tie mind of every
one the very great importance of
curing a cold at one. A day s
delay may be the means of fast
ening upon the system t'ledread-
ea tonus of disease so often toe
result of colds, such as Diptbei ia,
Conges ion of the Lungs and
Consumption, ft is of the ut-
mowt importance that some
good, reliable remedy, such as
we huve proved Symphyx to be
should be kept always at hand.
Tbe turnpike directors met
here on Monday and Tues
day but we wfre prevented
fiom attending the meeting
and do not know wnat was
done.
We have reports that
Spain ha6 withdrawn thous
ands of her troops from Cuba
but this report is being de
nied. AGENTS WANTED For Wariu
Cuba by Senor Quesada, Cuban
repreHentativein Washington. En
dorsed by Cubau patriots. In tre
menu ouh demand. A bonanzafor
agents. Only 9150. Big book,
big commissions. Every body
.rants the only endorsed, reliable
book. Outfit free. Credit given.
FHght paid. Drop all trash and
make $300 a month with War ;n
Cuba. Address today the Nat
ional Book Concern, 352356,
Dearborn St.; !hicago.
AN OPEN LETTER
TO OUR FRIENDS
AND FORMERCUSTOMERS
AndTkade Generally.
We are pleaflpd to announce t6
you that we have opened up a
nice line of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
at our old stand, and here are a
few of our cash prices:- .
Standard Sheeting 6 oz. a cts
" Plaide, 6 .
White Extra C Sugar 18 lb 1 00
Granulated " 16 " 1.00
Arbuckles roasted Coffee 6 " 1.00
Good green V 7 " 1.00
We have a good stock of shoes
of all kinds also Leather.
HARDWARE
such as:
Nails, -
Hoiue and Mule Shoes,
, Axes,
Mattocks,
Hoes,
Harrow teete
Iron stands
' - & LASTS.
We win offer no inducements
to anyone to buy on a credit.
We buy and nell strictly on a
pa down system and will not be
umdersold by any one. Call and
6ee US. ' '; ' " ;; -.
.Verv Eesp't.
; V IV. fi. Shm wood & Co.,
, l l Amantba. N. C.
Apr, 2?tb,,97. v -
THE VIRGINIA FIRE AIID
ORGASIZ&D ;S31;': ''; i
Paid in losses in last ten years, over,:.....;..;.f 2,000,00000,. '
Paid in losses last year over 1250,000,00.
'v'"'-'" V'. ' '. r - . 1 V'',:;V, ... :-:v v . . ' 1 A
4 Rates on unexposed frame farm houses, with shingle T 1. -:
roof. 2Jents per (lay, or 75csnts ppr month, or 9,W)'pCT'.fV-';:'v'.
year,-for tl.000 insurance payable in easy installments.' V .
The names of a' few of our most prominent Watauga
(ounty policy holders: dr. L; c. Beeves, jno p, Hardjn,' b, ?
J. councill, jr., a. o. arngg, r. p', vanrioy. j. c, Horton. Mrs.;
R. L. councill, wm. Holsclaw, Coffey Bron., a. s. Edmisten,;
Mrs. m. J. Brady, a hotel, conncill Taylor & go's; hotel, . D.. i
uolloway, 3. b. Johnson, J, p. councill. Geo w. osborne, J. s. .
winkler, l. h. Micnael, gA d, Taylor, w w D Edminsteu, Geo H '
Blaii , Allen Green, w H NOn is, d r Baird, B P Baird, T H Tay-
lor, s N Bingham, ceo w Robbins, j cshiill,vw.B councill, bo--i
ofcy Moody, l w running, capt
LEE P MILLER, Agt.
Elizabethton, Tenm.
OH ! LADIES !
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Anyone lendiiif a Aeteh and description may
Jaloklr awertain, free, whether an Invention la
robably patentable. Communleatlona atrtetly
onadentlal, Oldait wrenoy fortecarlng patenta
In America. We hre a Waablngton offloe.
PatenU taken throuh Muna Co. reoelr
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
beantlfull
attfulty llhismted, lanreH envnlatloa of
saientl Be Journal, weekly, terms t&00 a year t
)Ux mouth. Specimen ooplee ao4 kiAMO
Boos ox F.iurn teat tree. Addrea
MUNN A CO.,
61 Breaaway. Mew Trib
Hew Tear's Greet
ing to my Heads I
Thilu year ''of 1896 was
full of hope and pmn.ine bur
the poor old .cratun could
not live long enough to see
those hopes realized, so she
turned over the job to this
bran new you ngnter, 1897,
with the hope that he would
push things lively, md faith!
he is doinfe that very tning!
Whj the little rascal is shov
ing new goodrt into my toor
faster than I can put' them
on the shelves, and then he
fore I can look around the
little fellow is gone and I can
hear him out in the jmiddle
of the street mnginA ut "Oh
Yes! J. B. Clarke han now
nnd always keeps
GROCERIES
AND
" NOTIONS.
Such as ,
Coffee,
Sugar,
Cheese, - '
Crackebs,
Cakeh,
Canned-Beef,
Potted-Ham, .
Salmons.
SARDINE8r
Butternuts,
English walnuts, soft shell
ed almonds, peanuts, raisins,
tig. canned fruits, shoeclress
ing, inks, plain and fancy can
di's, fancy . aiid laundry
Soaps,
. Tobacco,
Snuff, .
r Cigars,
. Cigarettes,
' . - , , Matches,
Horse and Cattle Powders,
and many other, articles too
tediorts tn mention.
N. B. My goods are marked
at. rash prices, and will not, un
der any circumstances, be sold
on time. ' - .
' " - -TerY
Respectfully,
-- .,' ,. J. B. tZARKE,
Jan 14th 1897. " ' '
IlARItiE HISURAUGE CO.
e p Lovill.and a Edminsten, ;
J F HARDIN, Local Agtl S
- Boone, N. C 1
SNUFF, :
FOR IT, PLEASE,
IWANTED-ANIDEA.
thing to patent? Protect your ideas; they mr
fe'?TIifvr2ueth- Wtiu JOHN WlDDKIu
PUKN4 CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington.
IX C, tor their 100 priie oflex? "uuw
A Valkino Advertisement.
.,In February, 1862, 1 had six
hemorrhages from thelungand
for some months wa under the ;
care of two doctors, and finally .
went 'o Denver, but returned
without any benefit fomy health.
I then read, ol your treatment, 1
and sent for some from which I "
felt great relief, and have con- '
tinued using it steadily up to the
present ime, with good results."
'I am certain your treatment
has been the means of restoring
my health. 1 have added fifteen '
pounds to m.-y weight and am,
still gainiug, have a good ap-" "'"
petite and sleep well. In fact, I :
can conscientionsly Bay I am a
walking advertisement for your
treatment."
J. Fallon, 154 South Grand St.
Chicago, III. .
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treatment, and read the testi
mony of mauy others, who have
been cured by the Compound ,
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1529 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
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