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Boone, N. C, as second-claws
pail matter. v ' "
' Local news;
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' !VVarra Weather. ' iv
A fine snpp'y of school
v books Just ; in at Coffey tiro's.
Read notice of mortgage
and execution sales in this
issue. ' .' '
The mills ore. grinding
slowly owing to the low wa
iter.' '- ..'' . '
-Three fellows a w now in
jail,' one for fighting and two
for house burning.
- Col. Dave Watson at Gap
Greek is very low and not ex
pected to recover.
-The corn crop is doing
nicely, the w e ither has been
fthd remains perfect to ripen
the crop.
Boone has been a very
qu'et pleasant, agreeable
plaw thip summer, as is us
ually the case.
Hagaman Bio's., arecon
templating moving theirsaw
plant to Flat Ton on the
lands of Win. Elrod.
Mr. R: L. Idoore, of Stn
tesville, the scientific optic
ian, who. has been in our
town this week, left for Len
pir yesterday. . . '
W are indeed pleased to
. state that Mrs. R. F. Hagan
' who lias been so near death's
door for several weeks, is
surely but slowly improving
We are pained to learn
of the death of Mrs. Jones,
.wife: of Edraond Jones, at
Lenoir. We have no partic
ulurft of her death.
What are we going to do
about the reunion of old con-
feds?, dept." Todd, of Ashe,
responds in last Democrat
Let us hear from others in
- our adjacent counties.
. The funeral of Mr. Wiley
Church and wife will be preach
ed at South Fork church on
the second Sunday inSeptem
ber uy Rov. Win. Wilcoxen
u-t 11 j o'clock, a. m.
Hon. A. Leazer, who has
been stopping at Coffey s ho
tel for some time, lejt for his
home on Monday last. Miss
.'Carrie, his daughter, will re
main longer with us.
--On the first Sunday in
September at 11, o'clock, a.
; in.. Rev. A. J. Buirus. o f
Jefferson circuit will preach
a sermon on baptism in
Blackburn Chapel at Todd,
NC.
On last Saturday Dr. T.
C. Blackburn was appointed
Post-master at Boone to sue
ceed R. C. Rivers. One by
one the heads of the Demo
cratic officials fall from the
Republican guillotine
;".. Remember these facts;
more for your money, less
" trouble to use and each pack
age colors all fibers. Putnam
Fadeless Dyes sold at. 10c
per package by J. A. Ed mis-
ten, Blowing Rock.
Our enterprising saw mil
man. S. N. Bingham, of Pine
Run, haB sold his mill to the
Messrs Green on Flat l op.
Mr. Bingham contemplates
buying another engine and
saw.
'We saw many of our old
acquaintances at the asso
nation , several from Tennes
see. We were proud to mee
them again. Some of them
look old to us and thej were
of our boyhood days too.
v- R'e desire that all mem
bers of Bald Mountain Lodge
No! 176 L O; 0;F;, be pres
ent at the next meeting , of
the Lodge on Saturday the
11th day of Sept. Impor
tant, business t o transact.
W. C. L. Hulcheit Sec.
B. B. Dougherty w ho has
been at Butler. Tenn.. for
some time visited home this
wtek. . He has gone back to
lolly Spring College where
. .
lie will . remain during the
present session as teacher of
Latin and mathematics.
Important business to
ransact at the next meeting
of Elk Lodge No. 873 A. F.
& A. M., on the 4th Satur
day in September. It is nec;
essary that all the members
be present. W. C. L. Hul
cher, Sec.
Sorry to chronicle the
death of Bynum Anderson
whL'h oceured oh last Friday
night at his home near Cook's
Gap. Mr. Anderson died with
ever. He leaves a wife and
several small children which
makes the condition snd in
deed. Wo sympathize with
the bereaved.
From the StatesvilleMas
cot we learn that onTuesday
of last week, Mr. J. G.Mable,
of Hartland, N. C, purchas
ed goods of the Wallace Bro s
Co., to the amornt of f 500
and paid the bill in gold dust
and nuggets. The 'Mascot
saVs it looked like a section
ofKlondyke. The gold was
taken near the Baker mines
in Caldwell county.
-Nothing new this week
about the electric railroad
except. the John's River meet
of tha filtho Tlllfl lliPPtinir
was enthusiastic and the cit
. . a . HI
izens along the river win
cive substantial aid to the
hnildinir of the road. We
sincerely trust that the pro
ject will succeed niid that we
will soon have the road.
Our town and vicinity
are becoming interested in
the protracted meeting now
going on in the new Method
1st church. The meeting will
continue this week. We hope
or good results in our vicin
ty, and that the meeting
Uvill be a success. Our peo-
le need nwakenincr from
heir, lethargy and careless
ways.
A Bluntville, Tenn., cor
respondent of the Bristol
Courier has t his to say of our
worthy county-man, Rev.
i. W; Osborne, who will in
the near future move to that
lace. "Mr. Osborn is a
i
Methodist and a democrat
and an intelligent and well
informed gentleman, and
Suilivan county may well be
nroud of such accessions to
her citizenship."
-W. R. Smith's College,
Lexington, Ky.,is where hun
drens of clerks, farmer boys
and others have invested 90
for tuition and board for nn
education and are How get
ting f 1,000 and over a year.
Read ad. and keep this no
tice for reference. Remember
in order that your letters
may reach this college to ad
dress only W. R. Smith, Lex
ington, Ky.
Deputy- Collector J. C.
Hnrtnn has been ordered to
Newton by Collector Harkins
to teke charge" ot tne btn Di
vision, and Deputy Collector
Williams, of Newton, will
take charge Of the 5th with
headquarters at Boone. AVe
are indeed sorry to give Mr.
Horton up, but as he will get
an increase in his salary, it
will be best for him. We hope
Mr. Williams will prove effic
ient as our Mr. Horton, who
is not only a good officer,
butoneofour best citizens.
Mr. Horton will lea veat once
for hiB new field.' - .
Hi Sheriff r. JlitebcU coubIt Blilf
Shot and Monro Garland
W; B. Councill, :Atty., just
from Bnkersville court gives
ns the f xciting news of the
shootinir a fl a i r. Sheriff
Pritchard? with two of .his
deputies,.went to arrest Mon
roe Garland who was indict
ed for fchodting at different
persons and who had fled
the county but had returne J
an1 was ' in hiding among
friends. The sheriff learning
of his whereabouts proceed
ed to attempt to arrest him.
Sheriff Pritshard concealed
himselt behind a stump in a
meadow, Garland came a
lo'ng, Sheriff haltec him
with his pistol presented.
Garland wheeled facing the
sheriff with pistol, both firing
simultaneously and botbwere
shot. The sheriff received
the ball from Garlands pistol
inst below the collar bone
ranging upward and out at
the shoulder blade, paralizing
the right arnf and causing
him to drop his pistol. He
reached for the pistol with
his left hand and shot three
more balls into Garland's
body. Garland retreating
through some draw bars
nearby, keeping up the tire
on the sheriff. At the draw
bars the sheriff gave him an
other shot which felled him
to the ground, and he died
immediately. Sheriff Pritch
nrd is dangerously wounded,
but it is hoped that he will
recover. Sheriff Pritchard is
a brave fellow and is a terror
to evil doers. Garland was
a desperado and an out-law.
Winston Sentinel: Do you
think that your private busi
ness would prosper if it was
managed in the same -, way
ihnt the Stated haziness it
managed, jmd has been man
aged, under Kepumican ad
ministration? - We. think
not, Theu recognize the im
portant fact that the princi
ples of common sense and
business judgement should
he applied to tne srata s ai-
airs as wen as to priyaie u-
airsniio resolve that you
will do your level best to pre
vent mal-3d ministration in
North Carolina in the future.
Aim relation of individuals
make the State and the inter
cstsofthe whole should be
carefully guarded as well as
the interests oi the single
parts of the aggregation.
Was Very Nervous
Had Smothering 8pelln and Could
Not Sleep Doctor Called It
Neuralgia and indigestion.
"I bad pains In my bead, neck and
ahonldori and -It through my body but
tbey wcro moat aevere in my left aide.
The doctor called It neuralgia and in
digestion. I wai confined to my bed for
elitht mouths. . I was very nettonS, bad
mothering spoils and could not sleep. I
read ot cures by Hood's Barsaparilla and
ol case similar to mine. My husband
procured bottle, and I began taking it.
After taking one bottle I felt better, was
able to rest and my appetite improved. I
continued until my nervousness was
cured and I was much bettor In every
way. My husband baa also Deea Dene-
flted by Hood's Barsaparilla." MxT &
Stone, Spainville, Virginia.
HOOd'S Spa8rma
Is the Best-In fact the -o True Blood Parlflor.
Sold by all druggists. $1. six for lis.
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NDY CATHARTIC
MsJlsWs
ovrnm.o'nK
.isjr- ALL
cuntcoiisTimii
1BS0LUTELT GUARIITKED ttTi
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II. .ll.l.ll.IU
stmiTMi, vaa.i r niw lors. in.
If.
Arc you coming to Towa?
Do yon expect to bu any goods while here?
If so I assurs you that I can make it to your advantage
to give me a call.
HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM THE NORTHERS
CI1IES WHERE 1 HAYti 1AK.FN 2E AUVfiNlAGt
OF A LARGE CLOSING OUT SALE OF
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, AND
CLOTHING,
WHICH WILL BE SOLD ST1UCTLY FOB
UASH
AT WHOLESALEPRICES
Having made my profit in BUYIN .
Thanking you for past favors. I am
Very Respectfully,
MB. BLACKBURN
April 21.
Hmt Missed a Meal.
'TvDhohl teverWt me with a
bad Btomach trouble. The med-
icinel tried iid not relieve me
uutil I began taking Hood s Par
saparilla. This medicine relieyed
my stomach trouble ana i am
now able to work everv da v and
have not missed a meal since tak
in Hood's Sarsapari'la."
Hood Pills are the best after
dinner pills; assist digestion, cure
headache. 2d cents.
Silver bullion goes down
lower and lower. Gold by
the ton is reported coming
in from the'Klondyke mines
and from other places. We
will .soon be over run with
irold, hud it hot better be
legislated against at once?
Some of us poor tellows may
get some of it, if it lays a-
round looe. Poor in e n
ought not to have gold it is
too precious a nd only belongs
to the rich.
There Ii Nothing: So Hoed.
Than, in nnMiino- hint, nn trnnd
as Dr. King's New Discovery for
nntiBiimntion rontrhs and colds
r---.-- --71
to demand t and do not permit
the dealer to sell you some sub
stitute. He will not claim there
is an vthinc better, hut in order
to ra&ke more profit he may
claim soraetning else to De jupi
as good. You want Dr King's
New Discovery because you kno .v
it to be safe ' and reliable, and
guaranteed to do good or money
refunded, ror coughs, coias,
pnnn.nnt,ion and for all affec
tions of throat, chest and lungs,
there is nothing so good asis it.
bottle free at Holsclaw's and
Blackburn's. Regular size 50
cents and f 1.00.
. . rii harmoniously witlj
nOOa 8 fills Hood's Harsupamn.
PROCEEDINGS
Of the First 'Annual Meet
ing Watauga and Mitihell
Krnneh of the Farmer 8 Mu
tual Fire Association held in
Boone Aug. 7. 1597.
All of the old officers were
unanimously elected, which
were as fol'ows: W. H. Cal
laway, Pres., W. L. Bryan.
Treas. Supervisors. Andrew
J. Critcher, Jeremiah Harri-
Ron, W. 'J. rluicner. Li. n.
Mast. H. H. Farth new. 11.
Hardin.J.M.Shull.L. D. Low
and A. J. Moretx.
Thefollowingadvisorycom
tr.irrpp wns hih minted to look
into and adiust the losses of
J. P. Couu'ill and A. J.Payne
and report their action to the
President. Tne Association
miolvpd to abide bv the ac
tion of the board and wore re
nuested to meet in Boone on
Aug. y, and begin tlieir mves
tigations. L. I). Lowe nm.
A. J. W'itcber, J. M. bnull, L
P. Wntson.
There havinir been no as
sesament madelast vear there
was nothing: to pay by the
stock holder and conseauent
m . m
ly no report trom tne ireas-
ni er. rne following repor
from the (Jeneral Managei
wn then read and i doDted
"To the President and mem
hers of the H'atauira and
Mitchell Brarch of the barm
Gearing $300.00.
Burrs und Rocks 150.00.
Work putting in ma
chinery 200.00.
Onesmutter 75.00.
Two bolting cloths 50.00.
Two pair scales 20.00.
1795.00.
1 think the above is a cash
price on the fixture, what
they could be replaced with
new material.
J. E. Greene, mill
right and member of the As-
sni-ifttinn.
MHohinerv and fixture, see
he above sta'.ementfyo.uu
Mill house oUU.UU.
Grqin in mill 2Y.00.
Oihpr aoDaratus 50 00,
" ii
Snpt. John Russell Young
has decided to introduce into
the new Congressional Li
brary at Washington a de
partment for the blind. The
library already contams a
large number of olumes in
blind letter and it is Mr.
Young?8 intention to make a
complete collection of raised-
letter books. A reading
room will be set aside for
this department which will
be the first of its kind In the
counti. v. Landmark.
To Car Coatlpa,tloa rsrvr.
TtCscreU Cmd? Cuttasrtle. hxs orC
UC.CC, Ull W cure, drugglMi refanU money.
pm' Mutual: 1 have the hon
or to submit the following re
port since the organization
12 raonthsago. 315 members
from the verv best class of cit
izens ha vejoined, subscribing
stock totheamountof4$310,-
100, thus making a strong
and vigorous association.
There haB been added to the
Htnk since the Councill III 1 1
los $30,534, which shows
that the interestand strength
of t he nweociation is increas
inc ranidlv. instead of the
(ontrarya was predicted by
the opponents ot ttus pian o
insurance aft r the first loss
The loss of J. P. Councill oc
enrred on the nittht of Apri
26th, and the following is the
adjustment of uipt.Ui itcher
the supervisor, ana also my
self:
To the President and mem
hers 6f the Farmers' Mutua
Watautra and Mitche
Rrnnch:
We have made an investi-
o-Mtinn of the loss bv fire o
J. P. Councill, member of the
Association, and so tar as we
uro able to learn, his loss isa
neifectlv straight one and
nnrelv accidental andresoec
fully submit the following
adjustment for ratification
and payment,
Total $1,172.00.
A. J. Critcher Supervisor.
.Ierbe F. Hoskins General
Manager.
VilaR. N. C. June 19, This
is to certify that I am satis
fied with the adjustment
made by the Farmers' Mu-
ual of my loss at 1,1 iz.uu
nnd have confidence in its
beimr Daid. I regret very
iniirh not (mlv the I08S to
mvsplf but to rav fellow mem
bers who have it to pay. But
T wpnr. into it with them in
J. P. UOUNCILL.
On .lnlv the 6th 1 received
n letter fronr Mr. Councill da
ted June the 24th. asking for
this ndnistment to bfe recon
....
sidered. 1 a t once came to w a
tauca and he gave us the lol
lowing- certificate:
This is to certity that i nav re
qufstedtheotticersoitnc rarm
pva' Xfntnnl to rt-onen the adjust
ment of my loss and to refer it to
the annual Meeting on Aug. . i
am willine to abide by their do
cision in this matter.
J. P. Councill.
So that the matter is now plac
ed before the association for re
adjustment and v iHi this report
lor your cwismeru uuu. hkic
has been one other loss in Stony
Fork township, that of A. L.
Payne, but of such a nature tnat
the supervisors and myself hive
concluded for the present to let it
set for future developments. We
expect to be able to show that
the building was uooccnpied at
the time of loss and for this and
otb?r reasons, is thought th As
sociation is not liable, and it lia
ble, not for more than $100. as
it ran lie rebuilt for that. And 1
respenctfully recommend that in
all cases where controversies are
liable to occur as in these t wo ca
has the Association rebuild, as it
can be done cheeply now; as this
would be the reinstatement of a
fallen member and neighbor and
avoid any quibbling he cardi
nal principle of this plan of insu
rancc.As.von know, no assess
ment tor the year has been made
and not a dollar of expense to
the Association, but the, full a
mount oi these two losses can be
paid by the members who were
stock- lolders at the time loss at
a cost to them of one-half less
than the old lin companies, be
sides not having to pay trom
to 5 years m advance.
The Aftiociation can now
pay an averagelossof $1,000
a year, which is not likely to
occur, at a cost of ,i on tne
$1,000, including premiums,
which are only pain once. A
saving tor ten years to the
insured of $41.66 on the one
thousand and for the whole
membership of $30,000. If
any one thinks though that
the dues for the pqvment of
losseH will not be collected let
him at once be undeceived,
for by recent decisions one
cannot homestead against
them. Or if any one tbinkt
any sharp practices are go
ing to be allowed to be run
upon the association let him
be undeceived, for every mem
ber is interested and a party
to the contract and becomes
his own detective in case of
suspected fraud. And if a n y
one fears he will be re-assess
ed to pav same loss let him
also be undeceived lor the poi
icy contract expressly stipu
lates that" 'all losses are paid
only by a pro rata assess
ment and the policy holders
so signed and not as stand
ing each other s security."
Note Judge Spier Wbitafcer's
opinion.
m . m Oft.
Although the legislature
has placed the Farmers' Mu
tual on n level with the Mas
ons, Odd Fellows and other be
neyolcnt institutions; still it
is in every respect a l?gal ins
titution, possessing the l ight
to sue and to be sued. Co
operative societies like this
are just what its organizer,
officers and members make
of them. I did not come a
mong you 12 months ago as
an orimr.izer of this Branrh
just for the original 50 cents
on t ho islOO and leave you
the bag to hold (it the first
clash of arms or fire. I per
form many arduous duties
for which 1 receive no pay or
thanks, but plenty of harsh
criticism. But I believe in
tfie old Geometrical proposi
tion. "The shortest distance
between tmo points is o.
straight line" and I shall hew
to it, let the chips fall where
tbey may. And as evidence
o f my entire unselfishness
and desire for the people of
Watauga and Mitchell coun
ties to become educated to
this pi an of insurance and
the Association t o grow
stronger and stonger as the
years roll on, I herewith tm
'dera one-fourth interest in
the premiums for the next
year, to pay contigent fx
penses and Dalane o pay
JESSE F.BOeK!K&