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JW)CXL NEWS.
Th nick in this coinrau
tiUj'Menll i in proving.
Let ns have the news
fi oni your neighborhood.
Mm. M. B. Blackburn in
visiting lelatives on meat
Camp this week.
Mr. JnmeH M. McGhe is
engaged in doing some chim
ney work at the Democrat
office. 7
Torn gathering is now in
fuH blait, and the crop is re
ported asfairly good through
out the county. .
Prepare your wood while
the weather is fine and don't
forget that you promised
to bring' ws.
Christinas approaehetb
and the little ones ore alrea-
.1.. i l: : A..i ...stk a
prospective eve to the ad
tent of Santa Clause.
-Mr. F. P. Curtice, of But-
Ier, leno., spent oaturuay in
town, leaving Sunday for the
naunrs oi nis noynooa aay
. . mrm ji M
off on a trip to Wilkesboro
to look after some legal mat
iters. ' H waa pccompanied
! JJ UW UK&v.v VUI
tice.
Mr. W. L. Bryan was well
enough last Sunday to visit
his mother on Meat Camp
This is bis first trip from
home for the 'Squire since his
.severe attack of rheumatism.
Th weathei indelightful,
but there is some complaint
L : A I 1 Ll .1
unoui iippiew huh :p unlike ui
cayirig on account of the un
usual warmth of these Novem
berdays. '.
The Lenoir News says
that Spencer JBIack burn is a
great favorite in Caldwell
He must be, judging from
the ereat number of votes he
lost -in that county in the
last election.
-rUp to this late day the
election of a Solicitor for this
Dist. remains in donfit, and
it seems that the odds are a
gainst Mr. Coffey. But we all
confidently hope that he may
,yet come out victorious.
Those interested, will
please take notice that my
delivery of nursery stock in
Watauga county will be as
jollows:
Boone, N CM Nov. 15 1902.
Blowing Bock. " 17, u
Todd, u 19, "
You who are interested will
please bo at the above nam
ed places on days of delivery.
Respectfully yours,
T. W. Winkler. Agt.
LAST PUBLIC CALL.
Al persons indebted to us
are earnestly requested to
make settlement before Jan
uary 1st 1903, and savecost
as we must collect. On Nov.
20th .we will adopt the pay
down system and sell goods
very low for cash. Our cus
i tomers will favor us by not
asking for credit after that
date, unless they have special
.arrangements with us.
Re8iectfullj
XV. Coffey & Bro.
Mrs. MollieCoffeyhad the
sad minfortunelHstSaturday
morning' to fall and break
one of the bones in her arm
near' the wrist. . The good la
dy has suffered considerably
but is getting on as well now
as coujd be expected.
Owing to some irregular
ities at Horse Creek, Ashe
county, In the late election,
the box was thrown out By
the board of canvassers and
as one result the Democratic
candidate for Register of
Deed in that county was de
clared elected. So much for
that.
The man who got left
the one wha paid a dollar, a
drink, and a ten, miles ride
lor a Blackburn vote, and a I
ter all the requirements of the
contract wcrecomplied with,
he found to his utter disgust
that the man he bad purchas
ed had never paid his poll
tax and whs uot allowed his
vote.
-Mr. J. D. Councill and
bride took up their abode. at
the Mrs. Mary Councill old
homestead on Tuesday ,ot
this week, and the same night
a number of our boys treat
ed them to an old fashioned,
tin hnrn, dinner bell, shot
gun serenade. This was a
rather unique but very hear
ty welcome, for the popular
pair to our midst.
Rv. B. F.Hargett leaves
next Saturday far Confer
ence that convenes at Mun-
roe next week. It is hoped by
his class and other friends
here that he may be retuan
ed. and we take it that he
will b. as be was unanimous
ly asked for by all the dele
gates and members of the
hurch in Boone at the last
Quarterly meeting.
-Capt.E. F.Lovill reft
Sunday for Missouri on legal
business. He will also go to
Kansas to attend to some
matters of a legal nature, af
ter which he will spend some
time in visiting his son Claude
in iexas, ana looking over
w at
the country in several of the
other western States before
he returns. We, with bis ma
ny other friends in Watauga,
wishfcrhuna pleasant and
profitable trip.
Deputy Sheriff Honck, of
Ashe county, who was shot
by Boone Potter some days
ago. has imptoved so rapid
ly that he is able to be out,
and Potter is well enough to
make good his escape to Ten
nessee. His accomplice in the
crime, uiarence rotter, re-
mains in jail here, and will
have bis preliminary trial in
Boone tomorrow before J
W. Bryan, J. P., and the
hope of the , good people is
that justiceiu full will be met
ed out to the guilty parties
Grand Opening Sale
A. A HOLSCLAWS
SPOTCASH STORE.
MOUNTAIN CITY,
TENNESSEE
On Saturday Nov. 22nd at
8 A. M. A. A. Holsclaw will
open his new stock of mer
chandise, which he has just
purchased in the Lastern
Markets for SPOT CASH
and will entertaiu the public
showing them through his
line of
-special bargains.
He will also entertain them
with Graphaphone and string
music. Everybody .is cor
dially invited to attsnd this
opening. Oar motto will be
''buy for cash and sell for
cash." One price to all.
We are indeed glad to nee
thM some of the State pi
pers have put in nomination
for Speaker of the House in
the next legislature the Hon I
W. C. Newland, of Caldwell.
We are. for him. as there, is
no more worthy shoulders in
the State upon which this
honor could fall than his, and
we trust he may be honored
by giving him the Speaker
ship. A very pious lady in this
vicinity says that it was her
prayers that caused the de
feat of Blaekhurn. Now, we
are a great believer in the pow
fr of prayer from a sin-sick
soul, but in this special event
we are decidedly of the opin
ion that it wasalack of votes
that caused Blackburn's de
feat. But, if she is responsible
for his defeat through her
supplications, we are indeed
sorry that she did not ofler
up one more prayer and help
us defeat the whole Radical
ticket in Watauga. There is
where she dropped hercandy.
Dr. 0. W. Ivy Dead.'
Rev George W. Ivey who
died on his work in Caldwell
county on last Friday was
doubtless the most wonuer
ful man in either the Western
North Carolina or North
Carolina Conference. For per
haps 55 years he had bNn
preaching the glorious gos
pel and when the messenger
"a me he found him in the pul
pit. :He was stricken down
by an acute attack of . indi
gestion on Sunday but the
noble deart did, not cease to
beat until Friday. "Uncle
Ivey" as he was aftectiona tely
called ''died in the harness."
A grand, good man has
gone but he will continua to
live in the hearts of the peo
ple he served. It has been
truthfully said that he was
the best type ot the pioneer
Methodist circtit rider, a man
of robust faith, courage, for
titude, great common sen se
and abounding love for his
fellow men.
When a yDunpr man mar
ries the only daughter of a
millionaire he dodsnt haveto
wait fifty years to celebrate
his golden wedding.
- Raw An Tar KMacyt t
Sr. Hobbt' BrarMui Pllli enre all kidney lUt.
to free. Add. Sieillns HemedrOoChloaaoor
DOESN'T RESPECT OLD AGE.
It's shameful when youth fails
to show proper respect for old age,
but just the contrary in the cage of
Dr. King's New Life Pills. They
cut off malaria, no matter how se
vere and irrespecMve of old age.
Dyspepsia, jaundice, feveri consti
pation all yieid to this perfect pill.
25c. at M. B. Blackburn's.
F. A. LINNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the courts
of chis and surroundiogcoun
ties. Promut attention giv
en to the collection of claims
and all other business of a le
gal nature. 612
J.L.GOTTRELI,
Physician & Surgeon
-BOONE, N. C-
Offliceat Coffees Hotel
Offers his professional ser
vices to the people of this
and surrounding communi
ties.
BCalls promptly attend
ed day or night.
Gash Your Produce.
I am now at uiy old stand,
Neva, Tenn., and want all
your Poultry, Eggs, Butter,
Beeswax, Dry-hides, Ginseng,
and all other salable produce
at highest Cush Prices.
L5 5. C. B. REESE.
In another column we pub
lish a Salisbury pecial to the
Chailotte Observer that is a
clear exposition of the eN
forts of Blackburn and his
healers to carry the district.
That it is true there is not
the least doubt, in oar opin
iony lor we are safe in saying
that all the means referred to
and more were resorted to in
Watauga to defeat Kluttz
and re-elect Bhckburn. We
are told that, shameful as it
may appear to you, that the
carriage of mail over rural
free delivery routes in Watau
ga, not yet established and
we doubt if they ever will be,
were held out to men as an
inducement to get them to
vote lor Blackburn. The mot
to of the leaders here seemed
to be "Toh II with the re
mninder of the ti.-ket, if we
can only get Blackburn."
Tom Dixon Jr. lecturer
and writer, will shortly pro
duce a new novel, based on
information received from
Senator Til man, of South
Carolina, which will da)
with Ku-Klux movement in
tha South. Another novel,
which he is hoou to pnhlUh,
deals with lile in New York
city , mamnge and divorce,
and the principles which lead
to decay of religion in the
metropolis.-Ex.
Moody claims that there
ara evidences of fraud in the
election in the Tenth Con
gressional district and de
dares his intention to con
test the election if fraud is
discovered.
todol Dyspepsia Curo
Digectt what you eat.
Look Here Friends!
'A DOLLAR SAVED
IS A DOLLAR MADE."
And we will offer goods lor
the next sixty days at the
; Following prices:
All standard calicoes at 5".
Outings worth 12c. at 10c
Double width dress casimers,
good. values at 25 and 30c.
at 15 to 20c. per oard.
We will sell you 4 lbs. soda
for 10 cts; 16 tb granulated
sugar for $1; 17 lbs. nice
brown sugar for $1; 2 large
cakes laundry soap 5c.
Nice line of shirting and
cottonades that we are
closing out at a bargain
A nice line of gent's ana
LADIES' HATS
that are going otooet. 1 000
pairs gent's ladie's and chil
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
SAVE YOU MONEY
on every article you buy, for
we are here to do business,
and we expect to do it by giv
tngTmore goods for less mon
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 money by buying
your goods of us All kinds
of produce bought at the
highest market prices. Thir
ty cts. per lb. paid for wool.
With an experienceof more
than twelve years in the birch
oil business and with our in
fluence on the northern mar
kets, we can and will pay ou
more for this artMe than
anyoneeiee. rat and poor
cattle bought. In fact we will
give you a nie deal on any
thing you have to sell. .
Come. and see us.
Johnson & Robluns,
J3hu.ll Mills, 'May.8.
till A WHFFI tht frequently Marti with dIMfa. Avery V
" "HUk handy and afflRiMit doctor to havawlth you b '
an acciddut happen In a botlia o( Mexican MusUag IiLaimeat.
' ".' ; -. .. 'i ".;'JV
Ulcers or
Rueinilinig Sores
k neea not Decome
j body. If they do
MEXICAN
MUSTANG LINIMENT
t will thoroughly, quickly and perma- )
1 nently cure these afflictions. There
is no guess work about it ; if this lin- i
' iment is used a cure will follow.
r . "'!
mnONT If NOW how quickly a bnra or tcald can bacaraj
UUrl I rnUII untU you have treated it with Mexican
Mustang Liniment. A a fleeh healer it stands at tha rery top.
Spencer Blackburn has an
nounced that he will now re
tire from politics and devote
his time to the practice of
law. Such an arrangement is,
we are sure, highly satisfacto
ry to the public, but what
will the administration do?
MORTGAGE SALE.
By virtue of the power of sale con
tained in a certain mortgage deed ex
ecuted to the State of North Car
olina by A. J. Critcher in lieu of
bond as guardian of the estate cf A.
J. Estes and his miner children Ste
phen (J. bstes. E,rhe i.stes and .ben
jamin F. Estes as provided by Sec,
120 of the code, and whereas the
said A. J Critcher having made de
fault in the settlement of said guar
dianship and judgment having been
rendered against him for the sum of
$2,539.71, the amount of such de
fault together with interest and costs,
now therefore I, J. V. McCall Clerk
of the Superior Court and agent for
the State of North Carolina will pur
suant to the power conferred by
statutes and the terms of said mort
gage deed expose to sale and sell at
the court house door in Lenoir N. C.
on Monday llie 24:h day of Novem
ber 1902 .bctwecct the houis of u
m. and 2 p. m. the following lands
conveyed by said mortgage deed up
on which judgment hasbeen render
ed, lying and being in Boone town
ship Watauga county and state of
North Carolina described and defin
ed as follows, to wit;
Adjoining the lands of heirs of
Jacob Mast, Stephen Bingham and
others and known as the old Ja.
Brown farm it being the farm upon
which A. J. Critcher now lives as
his home place and bounded as fol
follows; Beginning at a whiteoak
and chestnut on top of a ridge Ja
cob Mast's and A. J. Catcher's cor
ner, thence N. 42d W. 18 poles to a
whipe oak, thence N. 73d W. 69
poles to a chestnut, ther.ce N. 6Sd
W. 55 poles to a chestnut, Mast's
corner, then N. 7od W, 60 poles to
white thorn, then N. 17J E. 14
poles to a chestnut at a spring, then
N. with the meanders of the branch
2o)poles to the river thrn down the
river with the meanders of same 144
poles to a spruce pine then continu
ing down the river 6 poles to a spruce
pine then E. 28 pole to a small
white pine then N. 62d E- 86 poles
to a cucumber then S. 32c! E. with
the top of Herron's Mountain 60
poles to a red oak then S. 45c! E.
with top of the monntain 20 poles
to a chestnut on the top of the Bee
Knob then E. 21 poles to a hickory
then S. 28d E- 32 poles to a water
oak on a ridge then 4od W. 66 poles
to a double dogwood then N.6od W
with Mary Brown's dower line to a
whito oak corner then S. crossing a
branch 17 poles to a chestnut near
a spring at the public road then S.
with A. J. Penley's line 100 poles
to the top of the mountain with said
Penley's line to a white oak said
Penley's corner then S. 7SM W 14
poles to a white oak then S. 17 poles
to a stake at a clift then YV 58 poles
to a maple at a branch in Jonathan
Horton's line then N. with his line
i3op to his corner then N. -30 poles
to a white oak corner then N. 38
polrs to the Jacob Mast line to the
beginning, containing 300 acres
more or less. This Sept. 1 1902,
1 j. y. "mccall, c. s. c.
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W. II. BOWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Lenoir, N. C.
Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
BIG BARGAINS
Are to be found at our store.
New Goods,
New Store, T .
New Prices.
You will find us at the J. C.
Fletcher store building with
a neat line of goods consist,
ing of
Dry Goads, Notion!,
Hardware,
Tinware. Stationery,
Groceries,
Shoes, Drugs.
All at less prices than ever
sold before. Our terras are
STRICTLY PAY DOWN!
Call we know we can sell you
something.
Thanking you for past
patronage and hoping to
receive more in the future.
R. M. & E. M. GftEEN. 1
Boone, Oct. 23.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as" administrator
of Hamilton Clawson,'dedeased,late
of Watauga county, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said de
ceased to present the same, duly
authenticated, withintwelve months
from date hereof, or this notice will
be plead in bai of their recovery.
AH persons indebted to said estate
will please come forward and make
immediate settlement.
L. H. Michael,
io-6-6w Administrator,
NOTICE.
The public is hereby notift
ed that Almeda Bolinger, vaj
wife, having abandoned me
on the 29th day of Aug. 1902
and mv bed and board, that
I will riot be responsible for
any debts she may contract
for any purpose whatever,
and all persons are hereby
warned that said debt and
contracts will not be recog
nized or paid by me. Thfe
Sept. 20, 1902.
S, L. Holing Eife