The Watauga Democrat.
Entered at the Fostofficeat
Boone, N. C, as.Becortd-clasfi
mail matten
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Bob. Rivers says it is a
fcirl and weighs ten pounds,
Just ree d, a hrga lot of
fruit jars cheap at W. VV.
Holsclaw's.
w Mrs. Joseph Hodges, of
New River, is quite ill with
typhoid fever.
Scythes and cradles and
grass scythes just in at Will
VV. Holsclaw's.
-Atty. W. B. Councill has
q gone to Jefferson, N. C, on a
business trip.
-Justrec'd. a fine lot or
lemons and oranges chenpat
W. W. Holsclaw's.
Dr. W, B. Councill is pie
paring to do some work on
his dwelling covering, etc.
& Mr. Jacob Clawson, o f
Virgil, is very low with fever.
We hope his speedy recovery.
Hew J. F. Davis has n
gain been elected pastor of
the church cn Cove Creek.
After the 26 inst. I will
Bell you heavy western bacon
fit 7 c. ner th. M R liliirk.
. ... , . -. .... .
burn.
A llnion Sunday School
has been organized in the
Baptist church here, and is
being well attended.
-Dr. C. J. P.arlier, our pop
q ular .young physician, has
been visiting his parents at
4. Moravian Falls.
Miss Maggie Lovill, of
Sutherland, N. C, spent a
few days in town last week
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. i'ulliam, the father
O Of our townsman, Rev J. (J.
Pulliatn, died at his home in
Marion. N. C, last week.
Mr. Webster Davis' boy
who was seriously hurt by a
falling tree .nme time ago is
much improved and it is
thought that he will recover.
O -The wire for the Boone
and Blowing Rock Telephone
is in town and wen re inform
ed the line will be construct
ed at once.
I urn now prepared to fur
nish you the best yarn and
jvaus made, in exchange for
O your wool, at n small differ
ence. M. B. Blackburn.
Mrs. Myra II. Pulliam,
after a visit of some weeks to
All Healing Springs in Alex
ander county, has returned
to her home east of Boone.
Long & Son, of Vilas, are
enjoying a lively trade in
stoves, machines, etc. Mr.
Long informs us that he sold
in one day (his week 4 cook
stoves. .
-The rain has been most
profuse for the last tew da.ys,
and much wind and some
hail with it. Small grain Ins
been damaged in several
parts of the county.
Mr. J. M. Moretz has the
bill of lumber made for his
new dwelling, an J is having
it sawed as fast as possible.
He will build on the corner
" opposite the post-office.
Key. Milton Farthing has
returned from the Theologi
cal Seminary, Ky. We feel
proud of the high stand our
Watauga boy has taken at
this great school.
S During te heavy storm
on last Sunday night the
frameof J. M. Hodge's house
nt Blowing Rock, was blown
down, unci almost entirely
Wrecked. '
Wotnuga people aresow
ing more wheat each year.
In a few years w will raise
as good wheat as Caldwell.
J. P. Councill speaks o f
building a roller mill a good
idea.
Mr. J. Claud, son of F. P.
Moore, of Globe N. C, was
over to see his grandfather,
Col. Todd, a few days this
week. Claud, we are inform1
ed is a very bright boy.
Mr. F. M. Holsclrtw was
in town Tuesday, nnd gave
our office a call. He leaves
thin week for Florence, Idaho
and ordered the Democrat
to that place. We hope for
Fin a pleasant and profitable
trip.
The condition of our
young friend Walter Councill
is growing more hopeless as
the days go by, and the
chances for him to survive
long are very meagre indeed.
We still hope, however, that
he may again rally.
Rev. Harrison Farthing
passed throiigh town going
to and coining from his ap
point m e n t a t II o w a r d ' s C reck
church. He speaks Very
highly of his little band of
workers at that place.
-Mr. L. H. Hamby, of
Wilkes, an old student of
Globe Academy, passed
through Boone on his way
homo. He has been in the
book business for some time,
and has made quite a purse
of money and will enter the
University of N. C, in Sept.
For cash we will sell you
A rbuckles coffee at 14c. per
pound, best granulated sug
ar 18 pounds to the dollar,
and best brown sugar 20 lt)s
to the dollar. Anything we
carry in stock will be sold at
prices as low as can be found
in the county. T. J. Coffey
and Bro.
Note change in the ad. ol
LeeF. Miller. The prompt
ness with which the loss of
W. It. Moody was adjusted
b y the Virginia Fire and
Marine, has gained for it
much popularity in our coun
ty. Mr. Moody's loss was
$1,000, which was paid
promptly.
Putnam Fadeless Dyes
are as cheap at 15c. to 30c.
per package as other makes
would be at 10c. for each
package colors from one and
one-half to three times as
much goods as any other.
10. per package. Sold by
J. A. : Ed mitten, Blowing
Rock.
At this writing (Wednes
day eve.) little Walker, the
t lire e-y e a r-o 1 d son of
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wil
liams, is rapidly pinking, and
it is thought by all, that ere
many hours his spotless lit
tle sou! will be wafted on an
gel's wings to the leulrns of
eternal bliss.
(J. O. Cnsuer, rr-present-i
n g t h e C h a n i berl a i n M ed i c i n e
Co., of Des Moines, Iowa, was
in town yesterday. He is
selling a standard medicine,
and, therefore, has no trou
ble making sales. M. B. Black
burn is his agent here. His
ans. will appear in our next
issue.
Jesse F. Hoskins, Gener
al Manager of the Farmers'
Mutual, has been in thecoun
ty several days looking after
the adjustment of the. claim,
of J. P. Council! against th'1
Association for the loss of
his mill. Mr. Hoskins says
the loss is straight and all
right, and that it will be ad-
justel in the near future. See
change1 in Mr. Hoskins au.
in this issue. j
Married o n Wednesday
of last week, nt the residence
of Rev. N.M. Combs, on Cove
Creek, Mr. A. E. Mnret2, of
Meat Camp, to Miss Rosa L.
Knight, formerelyoflvinmnn
Indiana. Mr. Moretz is well
known in Watauga, and we
pin his many friends in wish
ing for him and bride a long
and happy life.
Uncle Dave Adams, of
Vilas, N. C, was in town
Tuesday. He informed us
that his wife who was so ser
iously hurt from a fall some
time ago isimpioving. While
here he presented the publish
erof the Democrat with a
very fine apple raised in '96
the apple was large and well
preserved, being of the buff
variety.
Mr. George Moore, pro
prietor of the Lenoir Roller
Mills, accompanied by Mr.
John llouck, a member of the
firm of Mooio & Co., Granite
Falls, N. C, came to our
town a few days ago on a
"business" trip. Mr. Houck,
however, went to Mt. City,
Tenn. They think the pros
pect "for" Gold is right
good, and we hope (look) for
them to come agaiu right
soon.
' Only nervous'' is a sure indi
witiontlmt the blood is not pure
Mood's Karsnpniilla purifies the
blood and cures nervousness.
EIberton,Ga., dispatch: By
a formal act the mulatto
family of the late ex-Governor
George W. Dye has come
Into possession of his estate,
said to be worth $300,000.
Dye belonged to one of the
largest slave-owning families
in the South. Having been
jilted by the daughter of a
neighbor, he forsook white
companions. When he died
$40,000 in gold was found
in a sack under the pillow on
which his head rested when
he died. His will left all to
his negro family.
Best On Earth.
''My blood was in a very bad
condition and I had eruptions
all over my body. I took a few
bottles of Hood's Snrsaparilln
and it entii-.'ly cured me. 1 have
not had any trouble with im
pure blood since that time, f be
lieve Hood's Sarsnparilla to be
the best blood purifier ou earth."
Joseph T. Jones, Henderson, N.
C.
Hood's Pills an; the only pills
to take with Hood'sSarsaparilla
Kasy nnd yet efficient.
The Governor lias ordered
a special 1ei in of Pasquotank
Court to begin o:i the 12th of
Inly, for the trial of civil
causes. lie has com mission
ed Judge Greene to preside.
A good selection. Judge
Greene held theCourts of this
District in the fall of 189."),
and made a favorable im
pression on the bar and on
the people, North Carolin
ian. .Horn
Curative power is contained in
Hood's Sarsapaiilla than in any
other similar preparation. It
costs the proprietor and manu
facturer more. It costs the job.
bcr more and it i? worth more 1o
consumiM'. More skill is required
in i's preparation anil it combin
es more remedial qualities than
any other medicine. Consequent
ly it has a record o( more cures
and its sales are more thun those
of any other preparation. Hood's
Sarsnpaiilla is the best medicine
to buy because it is an honest
medicine and thousand of testi
monials prove that it docs a tu
nlly and permanently cure dis
ease. The li,ves of three young
ladies were mot ted out Sun
day evening by lightning
while on their way home
from church at Jncobsburg,
Ohio. It is believed the steel
u the corset-? worn by bei
three that were killed was
thacuuseof their death, ns
Miss Bohring, who was only
stunned, wore ndriB.
ScrofialaSores
Health Wan Crcct'y Imp&trod, But
Hord's Surraf-asKta Bu'Jt ItUp
Cores I'-tivc .'! Vc-rvivHS,
"I was treu!!t ' ;! f.., -i on my
face, whtch .: :.-..r. ;.: :.:.. ..-
hsnlth VvM'i to :is-. 'i i n o: ,'..r. I vm
nlvlscd In tn!:c JTocu'r Srrsnnr.riiln to
build ine ur;, ai.U. i l-ouj-.iit hii LuitKs.
Bffuve ! !;nl (.:..' i h; ..' .,i ill: amount 1
fornix tbtt I v, i j lroviniT. I cc jUI rrat
beMr fit i-ij'iil, i;nd ioit refreshed in Iko
lnornli:. 1 ;;.t2;uJ is fih ai.d when I
hurt fiisl-ibprl Mi'if : I rtt'.ri tho sores on
my incp lm,1 ull di: appeared." J. li. Dod-DK-'i
l'0Jtii.;..7U:-, ;:a:-.';vii:c, No. Carolina.
"After rn"?vi-.;i (r:n r. sera log (or 25
yoaw, f'jur bullies oi ilood's Siirenpnrilln
iKidfu -(.:.;;;?' cure, it h several years
Slavs I toott V-...V Si.-np-sr!Ha, but I
have not tu'.U rc.i v. hi! any tore or eryaip
elan i.i thui liue." llzs. II. J. Hartley,
Lowtt, Ccir-ia. Remember
Hood's Garsaparilla
Is tlif t - Cie f ::.! Trim li'.ooil I'uriflcr. Uo
sure U p't Iloixl't ami only Ilood's.
Hno'f'c IIMe ''"""y'n.wisytobuy,
IlUtjU 5s I ills tiuiy to opciutu. !.
A CtfSTQMEK
OUR
BEST ADVERTISEMENT !
DON'T FAIL
fo ask your neighbor wlio lw
visited our store whether we give
thfi most goods for the least
money.
THE TRUTH
is what hurts our competitors.
We don't carry "Cheap John''
goods, but standard goods at
(.'heap John's ju ices.
Our increasing trade amid the
hard tim?s too well proves the
merit of our business methods.
COME RIGHT ALONG
and be convinced. We have the
store lor the people and of the
people.
iorete & FartUne.
Come to See Me!
0-0
Yes, the old year is gone and
the new one is here, and 1 am
still here and hope to merit
your confidence and trade
during the year 1807 by
Fair and- honest deals
I shall endeavor to keep on
hand such goods as yen" all
may need, and at as 'low
prices as 1 can possibly sell
the sain?.'
I shall, during the year tr.v
to keep a better assortment
of goods than ever before.
do not expect to
KKrcr "Ciihap John
SHODDY STUFF,"
but good gmds that I can
recommend to my Irieudsand
customers. I ask a portion
of your valuable patronage
on these facts. Any special
goods not kept in stock will
be cheeiTully ordered for my
friends on shoit notice, 1
shall keep a good line of
Coffee.
Sugar,
Bice,
Soda,'"1
Spice,
etc.
Also domestic, jeans, ala
niance, calicoes, rash meres,
flannels, fancy dressj goods
AND SHOES
I keep the largest stock in
the county and try to get the
best shoe or. the market for
the least money. You will
find all grades from the
coarse to thefine$2.2."i ladies
shoes. Men's and children's
in all grades.
You will hud all grades men's
and boys' hats, FiMdies untrim
med hats. I think I have as
good u st ock ofllAKDlVAUi: as
you will find in the county, all
very cheap, l'lefise eomo to see
nle when in need of goods, will do
you right every time.
I will a pprecia tey our trade,
and return many, many
hanks for past patronage.
Yours nnxioiM to please,
W UA, W. HOl'SClAW.
f8
ANDY
CURECQnSTie&TlOH
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Buuviiuiiim vununuiiiui llt,. Bwfr,trlpor ifripe.hut ue e.rtnilinlU..SM4
pie inA booklet trt. Ad. KTKBMXO REMEDY 10.. Chimin, Hontnwl. Can., rw lork. . til J
Are you coming to Town?
Do yon expect to bu any goods while here?
If so i assure you that I can make it to your advantage"
to give me a call.
11 AYE JUST RETURNED FROM THE NORTH EM
CI1IES WHERE 1 HA Yb 1AKEN THE ADVANlAGti
OF A LARGE CLOSING OUT $ALE OF
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, AND
CLOTHING
WHICH WILL HE SOLD STRICTLY FOR
CASH
AT WHOLESALEPRICES '
Having made my profit in BUYING.
Thanking you:for past favors, I am
Very Respectfully,
April 21.
AN OPEN LETTER
TO .1. X. EDWARDS. ASST. TREAS. OF THE FARMERS
MUTUAL VERY IMPORTANT TO DELINQUENTS.
Office of Reg. of Deeds A'leghany Couuty, June 9, 1 1897;
Mr. Jesse F. Hoskins, General Manager of tho Farmer's
Mutual. Dear Sir--Yours of the 5th inst th hand nnd copy
you will Bee in the to-day's "Star." Our friends am becom
ing, and will become, more reconciled to the workings of
the association after reading jour later. Wry truly,
Summerfield, N. C, June u7.97.Mr. j. N. Edward: . Asst.
Treas. ol the Farmer's Mutual, Dfarsir: Replying lo.youri
of June 1st making inquiry relative to dissatisfaction of
some oi the stoc k-holders of the Farirer's Mutual, ist. Be!
cause the assessment ia considerably mote than the P. C
Higgins loss. 2nd. If the Association is hot going to' force
collections of delinquent dues, and why legal steps are not
taken for thosse of last year, I have to say:
1st. they are most respectfully referred to the proceed
ings of the last Annual Meeting, when it was unanimously
voted that the next assessment be made for at least fifty
dollars more than the loss and estimated expenses, to pay
any small loss, saving the expenses. The expense can not
be ascertained until the bills for printing, postage, charg
es of treasurer and assistant treasurer and supervisors for
services are rendered. For example, your very reasonable
charge could not bo known until the work was done. Ail
itemized statement is made to stock-holderH at every An
nual Meeting and they are respectfully referred for the"
statement to the Treasurers reports, or the files of the Al
leghany Star, in which paper they were published for mos.
show ing to every fair-minded person that the Farmer's Mil
tual had no concealments to make, and that its. advertise-'
merits Were not of the "Patent
emphatically states that
losses and expenses is loit m
drawn out except by order of the association.
The Wilkes and Alleghany associations closed business,
last year with a cash balance. Now as to the collection of
delinquent flues; those who have paid their dues may rest
easy, and those who owe them may make up their minds
to cither pay them or have a judgment lean upon their
property causing it to be non-transferrable. These judg
ments are negotiable assets carrying costs and interest
until paid, thus making them the very saffst investment
for capitalists, for tho policy contract is prima facia evi
dence ot their being on real estate, and unincumbered land,
and for s'lch small amounts can not be afforded to remain
a lean very long. This is the. history of these judgments id
other associations, doing business on the self same plan.
Transcripts ol judgments will be placed in the hands of
the Treasurer and Asst. Treasurer who are authorized td
receive payment, and give receipts for the same. All parties'
interested are most respectfully urged to setttle and savef
themselves cost and worry, and the undersigned the un
dersigned the unpleasant duty of collecting according tuf
law.
Under its charter granted by the Legislature of N. O.ea'cfe
Hranch is constituted a complete autonomy, possessing
the right to enact Rv-Lnws for its own government and
empowered to 'sue or be sued.'
year wore so few that it was thought best to wait until af
ter the Second Annual Meeting and save expenses nnd time'
bv collecting all togethei . Hut it any one, be' he a delin
quent or otherwise, thinks judgment will not be taken let
him at once be undeceived.
Neither myself nor agent', at any time, handle the funds'
of the assoiiations. I have organised and cannot be inter
ested in making these assessments excessive. Oh the other
hand, by reference to tho 2nd and 3rd annual meetings of
the Guilford. Forsyth and Stokes Associations in March,
last, 1 donated fur the coining year one-hulf of the premi
ums (on policies to he written) for contingentexpensesand
it will be observed that these associations are growing
stronger and stionger ns the years roll on, and ihe dead
limbs nrp topped off. A good business it being don.' in
these associations now, ami :?500,OOO to $700,000 has
been written up. As President Davidson said at the third
annual meeting- "ft is only a question of time until all tl S
farm nnd isolated property will be wnv:.v.) up."
Very respectfully , JE8SE F. HOPKINS. '
GATHABTIC
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DRUGGIST!
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SI.B.ISL4CfiBtJM
J. N. Edwards.
Medicine" kinl. The noticea
any balance, after payment off
in the N Treasury and cannot be'
the l reasury
The delinquents for last