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LOCAL NEWS.
K. S. McDade, the Druggist
: Mouutain City Tfnn. 'Phone No.2i
October without frost. A
little nncornmon, eh?
..Pound calico, worsteds,
blanket cloth, etc. at Green's.
Dr.Xittle and family are
visiting their old home in
Taylorsville, C, f
Th "London Stoffl Hard
ware Co. has a new .ad in
tb's issue. -
; yi Andrew Holler died at
This home on Brushy Fork on
, " Sunday evening and was bur
led Tuesday.
.For undertaker's goods,
see H. Ross Donnelly, Shouna
. X. Uoads, Tenh.
The sale of the Horton
.. lands has been postponed un
til Saturdaj, Oct. 28th. See
chunge in notice oi sale.
Presiding Elder Cook de
; 1 livered a most excellt-ntBer-.
- inon at the Methodist (hurh
here last night.
-Mrs. W. T. Albright, with
her little children, left Mon
day for a visit of weeks to
her parents in Cabarruscoun
: ty. " -
The Board of Education
was in session last Monday,
but no work or mucu mi-
, porta nee was brough before
" .the body. ' ' ;
20 cents in stamps will
bring you a good photo
graph of the parade of the
Confpdefate veteran in Boone
v last weak, J. E. Hodges,
gands, N. C.
The weather permitting,
, the plasterers on the Train
ing School building hope to
nearly complete the work
this week. y-
T. Adam Ontcher' of Bam
boo. has sold his mercantile
business to I). J. Cottrell,
and We learn that he is pre
paring to go west.
A big line of men's and
boy's suits and overcoats of
the yery latest styles in fab-
tics and make. Call and see
us. Mountain City Clothing
Co.
A pretty sight was that
last Friday the students of
the Training School march
ing to the court bouse, each
grade under its respective
. teacher, .
- Mrs. Boon0 Deal, of A
mantha, is visiting her son,
Attorney J. C. Fletcher. Glad
to see the good lad out so
soon after her sudden illness
last weeK.
Wounds, Bruises and Bums.
By applying an antisceptic
dressing to wounds, bruises and
burne and like injuries belore in
flaination sets in, they may be
healed w 1 1 h o u t in a t u ra ci on and
in about one third the time re
quired by the old treatment
This is the greatest disco yery
. and triumph of modem surgery
Chamberlain s Tain Balm acts
... on the same principle. It is an an
. tiseptic and when appllied to
such injuries, causes them to
heal very quickly. It also allays
the pane and soreness and pre
sents any dancer oi blood poi-
'. soning. Keep a bot tle of Pain
Iia'ininyour home and it vul
Buve you time and money, not
r to mention the inconvenience and
BufTeriug such injuries entail. For
sale by J. M. Moret.
', Glass ware etill at low
prices at Greene'.
T. ralii ldaacs, one
of the good old mothers of
Israel, died at her home on
Baird's creek, on Tuesday
night
Just as we cjose our forms
we Itiarn with much regret
that Mrs. Calvin Long, who
lives one mile west of town is
critically ill.
, Min Ethel Critcher has
been up from Colletsville shv
eral days. Horry to know her
mother is not improving as
rapidly as was hoped.
Rev.y W. R. Savage will
preach and hold Bbrvices at
the Episcopal church here on
next Sunday at 11 , a. m.The
Lord's Supper will be admin
istered, to which all christian
are invited.
A private letter from Miss
J a d i e Thomas announces
that she has resigned her po
sition in Billingwly hospital,
Statesville, N. C, and will
eave for New York City in
the near future.
Prof, V. M. Francum
will lecture at tho following
imps and places: Valle Cru
cis Oct. 7; Three Fork church
Thursday night, Oct. 12; For
est, Friday night Oct. 13,
and Saturday night, Octo-
er 14, at Reese.
It is urgently requested
hat all the membpis of Wa-
:auga Lodge, iNo. 273, A.fcF.
and A. M., be present at the
regular communication to
morrow night. Considerable
business before the Lodge
that demands your atten
tion.
-Prof. J.. S. Hill, who is
teaching at Willowdale, was
taken violentlyillatthehome
of J. C. Mast on last Mon
day, and he was considered
serious at that time, but we
are glad to know that h9 is
now much improved.
-The dry weather has been
rather hard on small grain
jnst coming up in fact much
of it is dying, A light shower
Tuesday refreshed things
some, but rain is still badly
needed. "
Friend J. B. Johnson,
who is still holding bis posi
tion in South Carolina, with
headquarters at Charlotte,
N, C, has been spending a
few weeks with his family at
Foscoe. AlWays glad to see
Rurt and to know that he is
succeeding well.
Mr. Murry Critcher has
rented the Coffey hotel, and
took charge of it Oct. 1st.
Mr. Critcher ia a genial, at
tentive, pleasant gentleman,
and we predict that the pop
ularity of the house will still
be maintained under bis man
agement.
. Eight new boarding pu
pils registered at the Appa
lachinn Training School on
Monday.
An Awlul Cough Cured.
Two years ago our litle girl
had a touch or pneumonia wnicn
left her with an awful cough She
had spells of coughing just like
one with the whooping cough
and some thought she would not
get well at all. We got a ; bott'e
of Chamberlain's Cough Reme
dy, which acted like a charm
She stopped coughing and got
about fat," writes Mrs. Ora Bru
baker. 111. The remedy is for sale
by J. M. Moretfc.
SPEIAL NOTICE.
I hereby notify all persons
not to purchase those notes
given by me to Arthur Mast.
1 do not-owe anything on
these notes and will not pay
them. They were obtained by
false representation and
fraud This Sept. 20, 1905.
E. L. PrPjjvell,.
Miss. Lncretia Grnbb,an
aged and h'ighiv 'respected laj
dy. was admitted to tbecoun
ty home on last Monday. She j
sayfe'she has labored hard du
ring her long I if and now on
ly seeks a place where she
can sweetly rest and read her
Bible awhile before she dies.
and she has found it.'
E. S, Coffey, Cashier of
the Watauga County Bank,
tells us that the deposit
have reached the $500,000
mark, and the indications
are that they will easily go
to a quarter of a million by
Dec. 15tb, which will close
its first year's business.
--Dr. Jacob Hopkins, who
isjudtupfrom a seyereat
tack of feyer, passed through
town Sunday, with bis fami
ly, en route to Washington,
D. C. The. Dr. told us that he
would attend lectures this
winter and probably make
his luture home in the Cupi
tol city.
Married on Tuesday at
the home of the bride's fath
er, Mr. Finley Mast, of Su
gar Groye, Mr. Floyd Mc
Bride, an electrician from the
city of New York, to Miss Lil
lie Mast. The couple lelt at
once for the great, metropO
lis where they will make their
future home.
Mrs. Cinda Hardin, re
turned to her homo last Fri
rfay from a visit to her dn ugh
ter at Shell Crrek, Tennessee,
in the best of health for one
of her age. But on Saturday,
unfortunately, she fell and
was so badly hurt that she
has since been confined to
her bed.
Just as the Confederate
reunion adjourned on last
Friday a Mr. Holler and a
Miss Hayes, both of Blowing
Roek, raadfl their appearance
on tne sconce, procured u
cens and were married in the
corrider of the court house;
the ceremony being perform
ed by qne of the veterans, J.
W. Holsclaw, Esq;
Rev. J. J, L. Sherwood
has bought property in Col
letsville, Caldwell county,
and moved there. It is hard
for Watauga to lose Buch a
splendid citixen and devout
minister, but we are indeed
glad that he will still retain
the pastorate of the church
at Boone. A great, good man
and we all hope, as he would
go, that the change will be a
pleasant one for him.
An election will be held at
the court house in Boone on
Saturday, the 4th day of No
vember to determine whether
or not the people of this dis
triet desire to vote upon them
selves a special taxforschool
purposts. It does seem that
we have been and are still,
quite heavily taxed, but poH
siblv we can stand a little
more. So come to the scratch
boys. Nothing loet by voting
a tax for such purposes.
Nothing to Ftnr,
Mothers need have nohesitan
cyiu continfling to give Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to their
little ones as it contains absolute
ly nothing injurious. The remedy
is not only perfectly safe to give
small children, but is a medicine
of great, worth and merit. It has
, , - 1 . J. . L! A !x-l
a worm wiuu repuuiHuu lor ua
cures of coughs, colds ann croup
and can always bo relied upon
For sale by J'. M. Moretz
NOTICE.
A half interest in the undersign
ed firm has this day been sold to
J. F, Bobbins aud the firm here
after will be known as Hall &
Uobbins. All indebtedncis will be
paid by W. G. Hall, and all ac
counts due firm should be paid
to him. Thanking nil our custom
ers for favors thown, Truly,
Ham. & UoufciA,
Almost any kind of sta
tionery you want can be
found at Green's. . "
"'-Fascinators, knit shawls,
etc., in great variety Hols
Haw's. '' ; ..
The report reaches us
that a son of Dr. Bingham
of Amantha, came-home on
Tuesday evening drunk and
mad, und became so obstrep
erous that he was expelled
from the house and the door
closed against him. He com
menced shootingthrough the
Windows of bis home, slight
ly wounding his uncle, Ilnrve
Bingham, and Geo, Smith.
We' are indeed sorry ta hear
of this unfortunate affair,
and trust it is not so serious
as reported.
j.Mr. Hill Cottrell, of Den
ver, Colorado, has been on a
visit to his family and pa
rents here for more than two
weeks,; lie started on his re
turn triplusf Sunday. During
his stay,1 thre was a family
reunion at the home of hie pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Cot-
tHl.The occasion was a hap
. t
py one, every metnuei ot tne
family being present. Hill ex
presses himself as being well
satisfied in his new home,
and. we are glad to know h
is succeeding well.
A beautiful line of lall
and winter dress goods just
in at Holsc'aw's.
' A Word to the Teachers.
1 desire that each teacher
make out their school school
vouchers in two separate
vouchers of about equal
parts, so that I may be able
to pay one voucher in each
district out of the general
school funds, and that one
voucher in each district will
have to wait until the State
appropriation comes, which
will be in the spriug. "I take
this method of informing the
teachers that I intend to pay
each district its prorata part
aud will not discriminate a-
ny district. Respectfully.
W. T. HAViis, Co. Treas.
Torments of Terror and Eczema
Allayed.
The intense itching character
istic of eczema, tetter and like
skin diseases is instantly allayed
by apply iug Chamberlain's Salve
and many severe cases have been
permanently cured by its use.
For sale by J, M Moretz
POINTS IN OUR FAVOR,
The 8) etc it) of selling a thorough
ly reliable article at a sm?ll profit,
is a ruling' principle with us. Under
no. circumstances do we depart from
it. We do not make one purchase
pay for concessions to another.
What you buy from us you can
qe as certain about as though you
had ds keen an pye for intrinsic val
ue as an expert. We are as scrupu
lous about big transactions as we
are about little ones, ana we are
never without the latest designs in
jewelry, etc.
ALFRED W. DULA.
Jeweler and Optician,
. Lenoir. N. C.
Thorough-Bred Cattle,
1 now have for sale on my
New River Stock Farm 12
head of thorough bred cows,
hpifere and hull calves. Some
of Ihe cowa ore with calf,
and some have young calves.
1 will wdl for ash or, good
tntes. No better cattle bred
in the South.
(.;. WINKLER,
tfuubt-.'ti. F. l. No.1,
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NOTICE,
Alt persoua indebted to. the
old firm of 1 J. Coffey &Bro
or the firm of T. S. Coffey &
Co., will at once make settle
meat with me. The notes and
accouuts have been placed in
my hands for collection and
I must hae themoiiey. Come
on and save cost. -
J. i FLETCHER.
Sept. 5. 1905.
Just a "Moment: if
You Please I '
HOW AttE THESE PRICES r
flov's knee pants. E x t r a
good, 20 to 40c, per pair.
Men's fine shirts 50c. each.
Ludies hose 10 to 25 cts..
Linen towels 5 and 10c.
Hamburg, 10 inches wide,
lOcts;
Handkerchiefs. 3 to 5 cts.!
10 to I5e, elsewhere.
ROOKS? Yes. Reliffbus-
Dr. Talmaire. Moodvandoth
ers, onlv 5 cts. each, Regular
puce 2oc.
The niettiest and best line
of candies everfihiwii here
10 to Goo. per pound.
A nice line of -Drugs: Tur
ppntine and rnstoroil incans
and iu XA pint bottles. Syrup
ipicac, laudanum, carbolic
acid, indigo, balsam copai
ba, paragoric, sweet oil, sew
inar machine oil. spirit's and
gum camphor, sweet spirits
of nitre, etc., at 5 to locts.
ner bottle.
Giye me a call and I will do
thn rest.
N. B. Your chickens, eggs
and other goorl pmdu"e ta
ken in exchange for goods at
the highest market prices.
BOONE GASH STORE.
R. M. GREEN, Manager.
FINE FARM FOR SALE.
Fine farm for sale containing
220 acres one mile from River
side, Ashe county, 150 acres
cleared land, smooth and in
good condition; 7 room dwelling
two barns and other good out
houses on farm. Large orchards,
apples, peaches, pearst grapes;
etc An ideal farm. For full de
scription, address
ALEX JSLACKRCRN,
Riverside. N.C.
NOTICE.
As Commissioner appointed by
the Superior Court I will on the
20th day of Oct., 1905. proceed to
sell to the highest bidder at the
court house do.ir in Booi.e in Wa
tauira county. N. C. all the lands
belonging to the estate of 'V, W
Shcrril deceased, and described rts
follows: One lot in the town of
Blowing Rock, adjoining the lots of
Emory Shcrrul and bkyland Insti
lute, containing at one fourth of an
acre. One tract of land in Lalcwe
county, adjoining the lands of El
bert Hartley. Jessn Hartley, Abncr
Boyd and the Caldwell & 'WataUga
Lumbet Uo's. and containing two
hundred acres more or less. Said
lauds arc sold for assnts to pay the
debts of the said intestate aud char
ges of administration. Terms of sale
one third cash on day of sdle and
the balance to be paid in three equal
enstallment9 of 6, 12 and 18 months,
with interest from day of sale, This
is a second sale, on account of a lo
pel cent raise on the former bid.
This Sept. 26, 1905.
W. G. Hall. Commission.
First Call for Taxes.
I will be at the following pla:
cea on the dayw named during
the month of October for the
purpone of collecting the taxes
lor the year 1905:
Shawneehaw; L. M.l3anner'H store
Oct. 3-
Repch Ml ; Loppy Oap, 4
Laurel Creek; votinpplace ' 5.
lieaverdam; Farthinpstore' (5.
Cove Creek; MaslV store, ' 7.
Norlh ForkjTbomasBtort' 10.
Meat Camp; Vaunoy store' 11,
Uald Mt.; voting place 12.
Stony Fork; Hendrix store' 13.
Elk, Cox'H store . ' 14.
Blue Hi 3pe Story's store 1 6,
Blowing Kock, ' 17.
Shull'B Mills ' 18.
Boone '19.
Thfse taxes are now due! nt)d
I expect same paid not later than
Jan. G, 1906. So meet ineand
Bet lie same at once
Respectfully.
JOn.N' W. HODGES. KhfJ-.j
iiS,'pt MM 905.
WHY
NOT
DUY YOUR GOODS
It'here you- can cet the
MOST for the LtCAST moa
oy? "M oney ba ved i racney
made. I hnro just received i
, a large assortmei t of
Hew Goods -
Consisting of Canned Corni
Tomatoes California Peachc
Meats, Lardfl, etc. Also nicd
line of new dress goods in tbd
latest summer Btyles. A nicd
line of notions, Ladies urn
dervests cheap. Big hoe of
white goods, hosfcryi etc.
A big lot of jeans to e-
hange for woolj and the best
lot of men's extra pants irt
the county prices from ,
25 to $3 00 pet pair, A bead
tifnl lot ol mpn's fancyuw....w
WORSTED SUIT8.
the best ou the market. Soy
when in need of a nice suitt
please call on me. i also car
ry boy'B pants in Htock.
IS IT SHOES YOU WANT?
I carry a full assortment
for men. women and children
of the best makes in fact I
have them in all Btyles and
prices.
Fa rmei's Friend Plow re
pairs always on hand. A big1
lot of bolts and shelf hard
ware of all kinds. Nails, mat
tocks, etc. Dig lot of trunks
and valises always On hand.
Everybody cordially invi
ted to give me a call when iri
need of goods.
Yours anxiou6 to please,
Will W. Holsclaw,
Vilas, June 22.
New Goods!
low Prices
1 have on band u pretty
and up-to-date line of La
dies' Summer Drees Good?)
consisting of
Lawns.
Voiles,
-x Crepe.
Worsteds,
Hrilliantines, etc. all at th4
right price. Write for sample"
of tlrsw goods, if , interested t
and they will be mailed to
you at once. Calico & plaidd
5 and 6 cts. per jard.
Also an attractive line of
Ladies' and Misses trimmed
hats at i. 1
BAROAI1N PRICES.
A big stock ofshoesalways
on hand. I am carrying the
celebrated Craddock-Ter ry
line ot goods and guaranttd
Hutisfuction.
Largo stock of Men's and
Boy's clothing on handi
Suits from $ to $15 each.
. Nice line of odd pants alsd
in stock. ;
Complete line of groceries'
always on hand.
1 will save you mortey ori
ey:MT purchase
Yours truly,
H.C. MILLER.
Blowing Hock, April 10.
fl. Ross Donnelly.
UNDERTAKER & EMBALM Ell
SltOU-VS X ROADS, - . - Tenn,
I havia nl?e hne of Cofflnai
Caskets und Uun lertakers goods'
always in stock,
I also represent the KnoxvilH
Monumental Works, manufactu
rers of Monnmeuts and Tomb'
stones and would be plad to fur
nish anything in either line.
It. ROSS DONNELLY,
M.MADIXJN, D. I. 6.
-IiOONB, iV.
1 am now located here tor thi
practice of Dentjstty, and am mas
king Bridge and Crown work, ibi
most intricate work known to thd
profession, a specialty.
CeP'My work is all done under i
positive guarantee no satisfaction
Hal used in the emitidn of any of
'mywprk, V
no pay. xsotning but tne best mate
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