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LOCAL NEWS.
Young friend Joe tSuther
land is im proving nicely.
-The Summer School clos
ed last Fnaay.
-Good flonr nt itichard M.
Green's at $2.45 and $2.50
per hundred.
f-MiH Mary Farthing, of
Watauga Fulls, is quite ill a
gain. v
fray-ma kiflg has bed:un.
hnd the crop generally is con
Bidered very light.
Mr. A. M. Mast and fami
ly, Of Uiwden, vrerecirculuting
among Watauga friends last
Week. , . " . ,
The Itoard of Education
was lii regulr session Monday
and Tuesday, and the July
Work was doue.
The North Carolina State
Normal and Industrial Col
lege at Greensboro has an ad
In this issue.
-Rev. E. F. Jones will" fill
bis regular. appointments j at
the Baptist church hereon
next Sunday:
Attorney W. It. Lovill
has added a very handsome
ftemmington type writer to
the fixtures of his office;
Mrs. James 11. Hardin,
Of Sutherland, is spending a
few days with relatives in
end around the village.
Mrs, Richard Greene, of
lowing Rock, who has been
ritically ill for the past two
woekS, is now convalescing.
Delightful rains through-
. m
out toe counry uui mil the
past week, and the growing
crops are looking well.
--Mr. W.'L. Bryail bid in
the Mrs. Cora Council! prop
erty on last Monday, the
price paid being $735.00,
-Remember you can buy
y"ttur groceries of me more
cheaply than anywhere in
town or community. It. M.
Greed.
Quite a number of pleas
ure seekers from Alexander
county, spent stime time at
the home of Mr. Frank A.
Lioney last week. ,
Mrs. Jas, Brawley, ol
Mooresville. is visiting her fa
th'T, Capt. E. F. Lovill. - She
Is accompanied. by her neph
ew, Master Frank .Crawley.
The County Normal con
vened in the court house yes
terday morning and a good
Crowd was present at the o
pemhg. It Dailies the World
.the discovery in medicine has
never created one quarter of the
frsnitemeut that baa been caused
by Pr, King's New Discovery for
consumption. Its severest tests
have been on boptless victims of
Consumption, pneumonia, henior
rhage, plurisy and bronchitis,
thousands of whom it fraS restor
ru iu (wiictu iiuhii. i ji cuius.
codsrhs. asthma. crouD. hav fe
ver. Iioarseness and whoonine:
colon ic iu tne qoicKest, surest
cure Iff the world. It is sold by
M. B. BlHckburn who guarantees
eatislaclfoa or refunds money.
Larpj bottles Ct)c. and $1. Trial
bottles free.
O
. yf inn Kica TW Han: Always Boi'gH
iAhw Iff sZ3jJEm
v. H
.MrV:nif Winkler, of Mob
dy, one of the Watauga Acad
emy pupils, t'ethrned home
last week ijuite tin well; and
we are told that he is still
confined to his bed. ; '
Sorry to learn that lies
coej son of L. H. Michael, of
Rutherwood, is dangerously
ill, and' that his recovery is
considered extremely doubt
ful. E, B. Mlller exhibited at
ihis Tifflee on last Monday a
chip that he claimed was cut
from the apple tree under
vVhi-h General Lee surrender
ed at Appomattox, Va
l3x t)overhor Thomas J.
Jarvis and Dr. (Jed. I1. Wiiis
ton, President of the A.&.M.
College at Raleigh, will ad
dress the Normal in .Boone
on Saturday, July 26, 19d2.
Mrs. I. S. Rambo, of Moun
tain City Twin., with her in
teresting little son: Justin.
came over Sunday and will
spend some days with her
mother, Mrs. T. J; Coffey.
John it. Hodges, Esq., of
I Elk, was in town Monday,
and said the crops in that
section of thecourity werethe
finest by far that he had ev
er seen them, especially corn
und vegetables.
Spurgeon Walser, one of
Blowing Rock's aged citizens
died at bis home on last 'Sun
day. He is spoken ol as being
a gtiod, quiet, inoffensive and
christian gentleradtl'dhd that
the world is no worse by his
having lived in it.
iieports irom Lienoir are
to the effect that Mr. Julius
Seaborn, who was shot by
Mri A. C. Farthingsomedays
ago, is so much improved
that he is able to be out ol
his room;
The Hon. Theodore F.
Kluttz, of Rowan; and Hon.
Edmund Jones, of Caldwell,
will address the voters ol Wa
tauga on the issues of the
campaign during the noon re
cess of couit on Monday, Au
gust the 4th.
-Ex-Sherift W. H. Cala
wny had a final settlement
with the county Treasurer on
the first Monday and, now
has in his possession receipts
for every cent of county nion
ey that passed through bis
bands during bis four years
official service.
NOIICE.
Persiiant to a decree of the Supe
rior Court of Watauga county, N.
C , signed on the 2rd day of June,
1902, in action wherein E. F. Loy
ill, admistrator of J. P. Taylor, de
cedsed'. and Emma 0. Tay lor, wid.
ow of the said J. P. Taylor; deceas
ed, are plaintiffs and the heirs at law
of the said J. P. Taylor are the de
fendants, on a petition to sell lands,
for assets, I will on Wednesday, the
7tK day of August 1902, at the court
house doer in Boone in sr id county
of Watauga between the hours of
12 o'clock, M., and 3, o'clock p. m.,
proceed to sell to the highest bidder
at public outcry the following de
fccribed tracts of land belonging to
the estate of the said J. P. Taylor,
deceased, to wit: . One tract of land
known .as the Valle Crucis lands,
deeded to said f. P., Taylor by Hen
ry Taylor deceased, adjoining the
lands of 0. D. Taylor, containing
five hundred and twenty-five acres
more or less, as will more fully ap
pear by reference to said deed from
Henry Taylor to J. P. Taylor in
Book R, and at page 73, et. seg. Al
sCf one half interest in a tract or lot
of land known as the Blowing Rock
Hotel property, at Blowing Rock,
in said county on which is located
a large and commodious hotel known
as the Blowing Rock Hotel contain
ine eight . acres more or less, and
the boundaries of which are duly re
corded in book R, at page . 380 of
the records of deeds for Watauga
county. The said land is to be sold
for the purpose of making assets to
pay the debts of the said intestate,
and chargesof administration.
Terms of sale nnn thWA rush- n
day of sale and the remainder in
1 . . i .
cquai cnsianmems, to De paia in six
"u iiiu"wi?respcciiveiy irom
6ay of SaIe-. June 24th. I903.
' E. F. Lovill, AdoifnTBtrator
'The Twoik of preparing
for the erection of the large
Industrial School huildingat
Valle Crucis goes trie? rily od.
The site for the buildng is be
ing graded, the contract for
cutting the timber" has been
let, a heavy saw thill will be
put down at once, and. Bish
op Homer has sent in a hea
yy pair 'of; horses) waajons,
etc., lb be uSed on the. farm
and in laying down the mate
rial. Prof. Hugh Dobbin, who
has long had charge of the
Mission School, and labored
so faithfully and untiringly
for this enterprise has con
trol of the farm and build
ing, and we are told that the
new structure will be pushed
to completion just as rapid
ly as .possible, y
-Messrs. E. F. Lovill, B.S.
Coffey, T. P. Coffey, T. S. 'of
fey, J C. Fletcher, and possi
bly others from Blowing Hock
attended the Judicial Conyen
tion at Lenoir Monday, and
as the delegations to both
were identical, we presume
all tlie gentlemen named a
bove attended the State Con
ventioti at OreensbDro fester
day.
- oAflfroiitA.
BMntU TM Kind You Ha
NOTICE.
Under and by virtue of a de
eree of the Superior Court of
Watauga county. N;C, made
at March trm, 1903, of Slid
court, I will.ascotumissioner
appointed by said court and
in obedience to-the said.ne
creej on Monday, the4thday
of August, it bein Monday
of coart, between the hours
of 12, M., and 8, p.m.ofthat
day, pceed to sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder
for cash in hand the lands de
scribed in the pleadings in the
cause of E. B.nnd JaneMiller
against A. J. Moretiandllob
ertGruhh, lying and being
111 said count? on the head
waters of Meat Camp creek,
and Elk creek adjoining the
lands ot 13. U. Brown, I. K.
Miller and the heirs of A. F.
Davis, dee'd., and bounded
as follows!
Bsginningon a white oak
and tamarack trees oh the
south east side of the gap bp
tween Kiddles Knob and Pine
Orchard mountain, running
soutu 14 poles to a tama
rac k hear the head springs of
Kiddle's ork, thence west
lOOJpoles to a chestnut tree,
thence south 40 poles to
forked birch on a cliff of
rocks, s thence west 60 poles
to a chestnut and mountain
oak, thence south 40 poles to
a cuestnut oak, thence west
bt) poles to a sfnke on t h
head waters of Roarinir Eork
thence north 140 poles to a
stake, thence east. 20 poles
to a chestnut, thence noitb
136 poles to a chestnut near
Morton's Gap, thence east
165 poles, crossing Loner
Hope Creek ton beach, thence
north ru poles to a tama
rack on the bank of Long
Hope creek, a corner of the
100 acre tract, thence noith
100 poles to a stake in Tomp
kin's old line; thence east
with said line 159 polf-s cross
ing said Long Hone creek to
a sta ke thence south 69 poles
crossing Laurel Eork of Elk
creek to a large birch, corner
of 300 acre tract, also a cor
ner of the Finley tract thence
east 15 poles to two tama
racks, thence south 140 poles
to mountain oak, on a cliff
of rock on the north east end
of the Pine Orchard moun
tain, thence east 20 poles to
a mountain oakthenresouth
118 , poles to a Chestnnt,
thence west 116 poles to the
beginning, containing 625 a
cres more or Ices, and being
all that tract or tracts of
lands known as the Steele
lands. This land was sold on
th; 2nd day of Jnne, but the
sale was set. aside and a new
one ordered. This June 17th,
1902.
John H. Bingham, Com
The; Democrats of Ashe
county have nominated At
torney T. C. Bowie for the
Btflte Senate, atid. aWatau
ga and Alleghany can do
nothing more than endorse
the choice" ot the Democracy
of Anlie county, he will be the
candidate. We are told that
Mr, Uowie isa fine Speaker,
add that he will make a vig
orous campaign. V "
-Two weeks Of Normal,
two weeks of court, the Dem
ocratic Codnty cohvetion,
the bistrict Conference at Va I
ley Crucis, and the Bam Jones
meeting at Bldwing Rock con
8titite, at least, a. part of
Watauga's program for the
next six weeks.
Committeemen shouldn't
employ teachers who have
no certificate from the Insti
tute. This is made compul
sory bv the School Law, and
those who fail to attend will
not he employed as teachers,
unless providentially hinder
ed from attending the same.
This is the situation in a hut
shell.
King Edwaid, of England,
continues to improve, and
it is now officially given out
that his corona tionwill come
off between the 8th and 12th
of August.
ACTS IM&lEDIAf Ett.
Colds are sometimes more troub
le'Uome Iri the4 bummer than in the
winter, It's so hard to keet) Irdtn
adding to them while cooling oft
after exercise. One Minute Cough
Cure cures at once. Absolutely
safe. Acts immediately. Sure cure
ior cougns, cuius, croup, tnroat
and liliig trouble. T. J. Uofiey &
tfro.
Look Here Friends!
"A DOLLAR SAVED
IS A DOLL Alt MADE."
And we will offer goods . for
the next sixty dats at the
Foilowitlg prices:
Au standard calicoes at o
Outings worth I2c. at 10
Double width dress ca&imers,
good yafues at 25 and 30c.
at 15 to 20c. per oard.
V'e will sell you 4 lbs. soda
for 10 cts; 16 lbs granulated
sugar ior $1; iy ids. nice
browfl 6Ugar for $1; 2 large
cakes laundry soap 5c.
Nice line Of shirting and
cottonaues mat we are
closing out at a bargain
A a M
A nice line ot gout s and
LADIES' HATS
that are going at ost. 1 000
pairs gent's ladie's and cbil
drens' shoes that we are clos
iug out at great bargains.
150 pairs of odd pants go
ing at less than manufactur
er's prices. It will pay you to
see them. In fact, we can
saveyo Money
on every article you buy, for
we are here to do business,
and we expect todo it by giv
ing'inare goods for less mori
ey than any other firm in the
county.
The best line of green cof
fees the market affords at 10
to 12 cts. per lb.
COME ONE COME ALL
and save monfey by buying
your goods of us All kinds
of produce bouuht at the
highest market prices. Thir
ty cts. per It. paid for wool.
V ith an experience of more
than twelve years in thebirch
oil business acfd with our in
fluence on the northern mar
kets, we can and will pay jou
more for this artHe' than
anjoneelee. Fat and poof
cattle bought. In fact we' will
give you a nie deal on anv
thing you have to sell.
tome and see us.
Jo!raso& & RoMrins,
4fi A WHEEL
fca aocMwt happens la a botUo of
L v Ulfg or
Running-Sores
heed not become
U 1 Tll J
uuuy, 11 iuey ao
MEXICAN
' MUSTANG LINIMENT
i will thoroughly; quickly and pennai'
hently cure these afflictions. There
, is no guess work about it i if this lin-
lment is itsed a cure will follow. J
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mDONT KNOW "'""y burn or ld can beeured
. WV! . ,u,, untU you have treated it with HexlcAd
StvuUng Liniment. Al fleeh healer It itAnd at the rerj top.
NOTICE.
All persons will take notice
that the partnership, if any,
heretofore, existing between
Thomas H. Sutherland and
Thomas S. Watson is hereby
dissolved by mutual consent.
This June 4, 1902,
Thomas H. Sutherland.
Cash Your Produce.
I am now at my old stand,
Neva, terin., and want all
your Poultry, Eggs, Butter,
Beeswax, Dry-hides, Ginseng,
and all other salable produce
at highest Cash pVices.
5 5. . C. B. RfcESE.
A. LINNEV,
ATTORNEY AT LAW;-
boone, rt. c.
Will practice in the courts
of this and surroundingcoun
ties. Prompt attention giv
en to the collection of claims
and all other business of a le
gal natdre. 6 12
EDMUND JONES,
LAWYER
-LtfNdlB, N. C -
Will Practice Iiegtilatly in
the Courts of Watauga,
10-25 1 y.
W. II. BOWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
Lenoir, N. G.
Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe" and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care:
C. B. WEBB,
C. Y. ILLEBR.
Wilkesboro Marble Works
Webb & miller, Prop.
Granite and Marble Monriments
and everything in the cemetry
line doiie iu the best of style
at the lowest prices
Satisfaction Guaranteed"!
Thoinas L. ditcher, '
SURVEYOR
-DEERFIELD, N. C-
Is now equipped with a new
VARNIER COMPASS
And makes a specialty Of sur
Trying and mapping home
mineral and timber lands. Al
I so surveying roads and terra
Jcmdfteherf.
ntirbwrttwitadlai.tor.-.
UaUcta MaUnC LUdienl 7.
a fixture upon your" !
!x f r- 1
11 is your iauit, ior
i
Td Ctiro i Col8 in Oht! Sfay.
Take LoxaUve Brotno Quinind
Tablets. All drugints refund thd
moiie.v if it lails to cure. E. W
Grove's signature la on each box;
236.
U. COTTREll,
Physician b Surgeon
BOONE, N. C
Ohiice at Coffees Hotels
Offers his professional seN
vices td the people of this1
and surrounding communi
ties. ffcS""Calls promptly attend
ed day or nigbt.
NOTICE;
North Carolina, Watauga codnty
J. C. Potts vs Eli Crlm&ley.
By virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned from the Superi
or Court of Wataugn county in the '
above entitled, action, I will on Mori
day, the 4th day of August, 1902, it
beingMonday of Watauga Superior
Court, ut I o'clock, p. m., at the
court house door of said county sell
to the highest biddder for cash M
satisfy said execution, all the rights
title and interest which the said Eli
Grimsley has in the following de
scribed real estate, to wit: One tract
of land adjoining the lands of Geo.
Grimsley, Thomas R. Smith and
others, and known as a part of the
Benjamin Councill 100 acre tract and
conveyed by W, H, Grimsley. td
Eh Grimsley, containg 25 acres'
more or less, situated in Wataue:t
county, N. 0. This June 30, 1002.
W. B. BAIRD, Sheriff.
NOTICE.
By virtue of two executions is-.
Biied frorn the Superior court of
Watauga county, June 24, 1902
wherein Cowan, McClung k Co.,
and Chapman,, .White, Jjyons &
Co. ore plaintiffs and j. P. Coun
cill and Z. B. Buchanan are de
fendants, for $951.87. with inter
eet, is due Cowan, YlcClcngiSb Co.
and $155.8o. with iptereBt, is
doe Chaprrfdn, White, Lyons and
Co., I will on Monday, the 4th
day of August, 1902, it being
Monday of cout, between the
hours of 12 M. and 4 p. m. pro- .
ceed to eell tq the highest bidder
at the court housedoorin Boone
for cash in huud all the right, ti
tle and interest. Of the said J, l
Councill in tbe following descri
bed tract of and tying and being
in said county, on the waters of
Brushy Fotk creek, adjoining
fh'e lands. of B. J Council!, J. L.
Hajes. Silas Ad mm; decF. P.
Maat Day id Horton and the
heirs of Amos Howell dec.., and
being all that tract of land deed
ed to J, P. councill by Benjamin
council! on the 1 0th day ot Atf
gust; 1 77, and recorded in book
G, page 3$, of the record of
deeds of said county and contain
ing 388 acres more or kps, to
which record reference is herby
made, with the exception of the
homestead, including dwelling,
and lot, contains: about two ?
bout two' acres. July 2, 1903'. '
W,.B.-Baircf, Shrriff
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