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r - - - ' ; : . . i Watauga Democrat; B.C. BiTors, Edltsr al Proprietor Thursday , Dec. 8, 1906. OiiThankpgivingdayGovi Glvnn pardoned two ron victB, one white man and one blaVk. the pardons being granted these as they bad behaved exceptionally wdl and bad no friends on -.the 0ntside to help them. These are James Branch, white, who was sentenced iu April 1896 in Abe eoanty for mnr der, for a term of 30 years. He gets off with 10 y e A r s and bad a present of 2 0 years. Uonnrd Perry a negro, who was sentenced July 1896 In Warren county for man slaughter, for 15 years. He nerved 10 years an ! gets a present of 5 yea rThey were pardoned on condition thai and remain sober and indus trious. Granting these par dons is in purMiance of the Governor's plan to give each year pardons on Thanksgiv ing day to convict whos conduct has been (pod and who have outside no friends to help them. In a wreik at Lawyer's, Va.f earljon the morning ol tin 29th of Nov. President Samuel Spencer of the Sooth em Hallway, with his party, was Killed, his oooy was Dinned under the engine of one train and burned to a cider.' It is believed to be due to the carelessness of a dis- natnkup ' nkn at nnia Hi a. .appeared and up to thistitm has not been found. Presi- buried in Washington, D. U. on last Sunday, As a mark nl rPMHArt fnr hin memory all trains on all the lines of tbitt company were ordered to stand still during th funeral hour for five minutes, begin ninic at 2 o'clock n. in. No one on Mr. SpeneerV ca surviveu except ui pnvaiK t . : . .. secietary and one colored Porter. Une night recently in wasb ington, N. 0., a negro man who wasdrunk and boistrous . ". t n A trMMtO ITQfl I H IT D n till I IIO Oil tr.o nuo v s m charge of by n policeman UIIU lucuvii'-u uu i iud iui n . - rw A. A. I 1 I. np. After bis man was safe behind bars the officer was surprised to find that be bad arrested Uonuer. one of the most vicious negroes of East ern North Carolina, the riot in 185. It will be re membered that after that riot, Bonner was outlawed and a large reward tffered for him. but we do not know whether or not the reward was ever with drawn. The officer does not think h could have managed t h i aegro bad he not been intox fcnted, At a meeting of the genera education board which has charge ol the John 1). Rocke feller foundation tor higher educatiou, the fo'lo wing ap propriations were made: Lawrence University, Ap pletoff. Wis., f 50.000. Drury College, Springfield. Mo $50 000 Richmond College, Rich mond, Va. $150,000. Wah mgton and Lee University, Lexin'gtnn. Va, $5,000 Iowa College, Greenville I; flOO.OCO. Hi bad T Hn Uwzn Bacflt U BUwinf Bock Items. Mias Bessie Mordicai, after a year, or two spent in the village, returnnl 3tbduy to her home in Raleigh., Mis. Ir'.G Hall left, today to spend some time with her parents near Charlotte. A delightful social evening was given in the Reading Room of the Mission House on the niht of Thanksgiv ing diy, at which time the graphophone, and piano, cof fee and cake with pleasant company combined to make all fe happy and wish-a rep itition of j he plea mint gather ing. There will be a monthly tiorial given throughout the winter. On Friday niuhc of last week, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Cof iy entertained a few friends in their hospitable home, at which time Mm. Patterson gave an enjoyable repitition of th wonders oj. the fine graphophone hich'she pos sesses, one of the best ever heard in this region. . Thanksgiving services were held in this village lastThurs day morning. Mr.lobn C. Hartley, son of the lateJesse Hurt ley, diwl at Mortimer last Friday and wag buried in thw laroily grave yard on the old Boone road on th 3rd inst, the fu- nral services in Cool Springs Baptist rhurrh of which Mr. Hartley was a , member, the service conducted by two friends of his. Brother Payne, his pastor, assisted by Broth er Savage, of the Epincopal church. Though the day was stormy, quite a number of friends were present to honor the memory of our beloved brother Hartley. The syinpa thy of th entire community goes oat to the family of our former townsman who leaves a widow and six children. Through tu iMflcence of Mrs. William Zigler, a weal thy lady ol NVw York, a monthly magazineiH noon to be published in taised print for th blind of the United States who can re:id and sent to them free of charge. m w w 3 f1! -That's what a prominent Iruggist said of Scott's Emulsion a short time ago. As a rule we don't use or refer to testimonials in addressing the public, but the above remark and similar expressions are made so often in connec tion with Scott's Emulsion that they are worthy of occasional not e.. From infancy to old age Scott's Emulsion offers a reliable means of remedying im proper and weak develop- ment, restoring lost flesh and vitality, and repairing waste. The action of Scott's Emulsion is no more of a secret than,; the composition of the Emul sion itself. -' What it does it does through nourish mentthe kind of nourish ment that cannot be. ob tained in ordinary food. No system is too weak or delicate to retain Scott's Emulsion and gather good from it T will umi yoa t umpk hu , BfMMiiutlMiplctnM la lata tt bM on tfa wMfa tnry kattte Buihwn ym SCOTT & BOWHE (flflflfcfa am p.i wt u rean w ju 1. 50c sai tl; all irafgbts, Hekftol doted At Tiabpreil Ridgr Mr. Editor: Novemlwrtbe 22nd whmh bright and beau- tifnl day, and oue much en joyed and long to be remem bered bv patrons and pupils of Timbered Ridge school. The occAtion was the closing exercise of tbew hool taught lj Prof, W. J. Farthing, as sisted by Miss Annie UryoVr. For hur months Prof. Far thing and bis assistant labor ed among our people, hoping praying and working for the success of 'their school,- but not until they were about to close did they or their pat rons fully realize that they had attained tbat for which they had been striving. . The exercinea, consisting ol declamations, recitations, di h lojr iiea and pantomimes were good, anil was enjoyed by all. The pupils showed mat mev not only nmi 4in surpassed nut urn I talent, but that they had bUo had sup nor training. Perhaps th crowriing'ifea- ture of the occasion the addrext bySiipt.JB. B. Dough erty. Hin Hul j-t wjih."A Lit tlH Child." He handled ;his sulijert uijhiH own peculiar. but masterful wav. Our people are much pleas ed with Mr. Far thing as a teacher audwe would com- inend'him as a christian gen tleman with I he characteris tics and qualification of the succeseioi teacher, and ovm consecrated to his work. At 4 'o'clock the crowd went home feeling that the dav bad been pleasantly and nrnf w r - it ably spent. A. J. Gambill. mi ine two negro women Annie Turner ,. and Fannie Cain, who planned tb shoot ing of CoK Holt and for which a negrci by the name of Walk er is soon to hang are in jail and a special ttrm of Ala manre court will be held to try them, The governor has been asked to grant a re prieye to Walker until they can be tried. me XNortn Carolina con ference of Ibe M e t b o d i t church will buve a college for women located at Maxton. They propose to build i scho(d fei ond to none in th rtitue nna win eiicno ni lews than a qnai ter ot a million dollars On the enterprise, Bedrirk,who xhot to death youngi Wbitukerot Spender some wefka agn, han been acquit ted of theeb'irgn of murder in Salibnrv. Game Wardffi. W.J.Wetb erly, of GteenHboro. made a seizure of omnggM qoailV ni week, Jack io a faithful Andubon dog. N. H, Waogh ol Gap Creek was Herjously hurt in n ran away rw-entlj We have no particnlard. Peary the An tic explorer, tojnif the North Pole. is ever reached it will have to b done by infam of dour ideds, Newton is making a cement side walk fiom the court boose to the depot, nearly a mile. Hick's Alsaaer 1907, Tbe iwTlrl R- Hickn has been compelled by the public demand to resume the publication of hi well known and popular Almanac lor 1907. Thin splendid Almanac ie now ready. For sale by newH dealer, or wit pootpaid for 25 ceutH, by Word and Women Pub Lisa Company. 2201 Locust street, Si, Louis, Mo.; publiHlieru ol Wobd AND WofiKR,one of the brat dollar monthly magazine 1Q Amwira. Que AbrHnac goen with everv vubKcriptiou Peculiar to Itself In Mlecthm, proportion and combination Of Ingredients, , - In Um procMi by which ibalr nmMlal Taloes are extracted and preaerred, In effectiveness, osef ulneai and economy. Caring tt widest rants oT diseases, Doing the most good for the money. Having the most medicinal merit, And the greatest record of cures, Hood's Sarsaparilla In nana! liquid form or In chocolated tablets known as Sarsfttab. 100 doses L In Keaorian. Little Alma, daughter of R. F. and Dora Marshall, o' Balm. N, C, was born July 4. 1906,-and died Nov. 26th, 190(5. at the agp of 2 jearH, 4 months awd 20 daya. Sde was laid to rest in Mount Cal very- Cemeteiy thre to a wait the coming of Him who said: "Suffer lit tie children to come unto me and forbid them not for of stu b is the kingdom of heaven." She loved and was toyed by all who knew her. one wao uch a sweet, lender flower given by our Lord to be lov ed nnd cherished here only a short time, then taken to that beautiful borne up yon der where there will be no more Rait pa i tings, and to be remembered by the ones ahe has left behind to bear the Ions of such a beantifnt, love ing onp; and to suffer the tri nl and afflictions of this life, for Uia sake who died that all who belie re on him shall have eternal life, and in hope of one day meeting- Alma nt th throbe of God in that land free from sorrow, pain and deHth and praise Him throughout eternity. We can only eay good If Alma for a little while. "The Lord giveth and the Lord ta keth awny. Biased be t h e name of the Lord." ' - Father, Box Supper at Rutherwood . Latr Saturday at 2 30 o Ho k Supt, B. H. Dougherty made nt Laurel Spring whool house a routing Hech a lu rg crowd beard his ad vice. Late in th evening the Box Sopppr opened. The box cm went Slow but were at hold. After wbi' h the peoph drew ten cent tickets for th cake Mr. Koby Winkler being the lu ky one. Mis R a t h Hardin, after being elected by a majority of fifteen cut the cake. The money paid in amounted to $28.17, This will tie spent for n- library. ' rr " 1 - Jennie .lames, the fa moon out-lu w hat n eon bearing the hame nnme who ia now pr tcti- ing law in Kansas City, Mo, BMTStU Bgastut The Kiad YosRrtijnn lagji R. Ross Donnelly. UNDERTAKER & EM BALM ER SHOIJN'S, . - -. Tenneueee, Has Varnished and Glass White CofflOH; Bluck Broad loth and While riush Casket n; Bl-ick and White Metalic Caskets Roben Shoes and Finishing. Extra large Coffins and Cu kets always on hand. 'Phone or- d Irs given npecial attention. R. ROSS DONNELLY, HOUJSTKR'3 Rocky Uountain Tea Nuyoeta , A Ba HWMas t B7 Pwfls. Brian OoUmi BmIUi u4 Rswid View. A nnwinc for ComtlmUan. Indlgartloo. I.ir nd Kita7 Troublw. Plmplea. Ecmot'. Import Jlood. Bad Breath, fllmnrlah Bointe. Hlcb r.r 1 HnckadM. It's Ooeky MonatAla Tea Id lab IH form, sn tmatn a box. Ormina mada by U -U Dauo Oomrurt, Madison, Wla. GOLDEN NUGGtTS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE BIG BARGAIN SALE , Men, Lads UNDEI.WEAB.ETC 90N A MARGIN Of In order to move and CASH our will from now until........... JAiWARY 1HE 1st, 1907, Sell you Men's Hoy's snd Children's suits, Underwear, etc., on a mar. gin of 10 per cent. This is a straight business proposition and we make it now that you mav avail yourself of the opportunity and lay . in your winter supply. Boy's suits, 65 eta: to $4; Youth's auits. fa to 6; Men's suits f2 to $12.50;$. overall, 85 cts.;5ct. .underwear at 40 cts.j ft uuderwear 85 eta.; 50 ct. -overall at 4) cents ................v....'..'..,... Our line of suits embraces Staples, nels, Plaids. Casjimers, and in fact "ALL AMERICA" Shoes for Men $3.50 to f4.do The best shoos for the Price Anywhere Buy a No iMame" Hat at $2.75 and get your Money's worth. Our line of GENT'S FURNISHIG3 is THE BEST GOODS FOR THE LEST MONKY. Inspect them, A Big stock of Men's Odd Pants at from 75 cts. to $4,505 nice sty ! ish and servicable. Suits. Overcoats, children. Overshoes, Hats, and Gent's Furnishing Goods, New styles and servicable at prices lower than BRING YOUR CASH AND GET THESE PRICES Yours for business, -MOUNTAIN Mountain Cty, Tenn., Nv. 6 FOR LOWEST PRICES ON.- Furniture Carpets Mating and Ruga -AND EVRYTIIINQ IN THE FURNITURE LINE CALL OX The Mountain City furniture Co. Fu ni ure Coffins and Caskets. Opposite Court Bouse, ; . . Mountain CilYFudiiime tcirptrj. , Mountain City, Tennessee. Oct. 17, London Stoffel Hardware M U U N i A I, CU Y, TEW N ESS fc K. "HE4DQUARTERS for Steal BanRen, Oookinpc anil .Hpat i nStovea, tbe bigKeat and best line eyer bhown in Monn t'ity. . ;.. t . ;'; ' ' We also carrj a lartreanrt wpllassorteoaifoclc of Window, Doom, MASTIC PAINT and all kinds of building Horn war. ';;t . ' 'i i'y- . Awk to eee oor Jie of Harnes, Bridles, Collars; Saddles &Etc. .- . ; " . : ' v . . Heinemberviwe carry a BIG etock of- Fertilizer and high grade field deed, " ' 0- If you hi h imputed in an? of the abme artrclna or anj tbinginthe HAH0WAUE line, write or callon m for prices. , . - - LONDON STOFFEL HARDWARE CO. . Ki ,- (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.) P. S. We niake a special effort to keep what the people want. . - ' - MAKKIED, MARRIED, 500 Girls in Wotanga County. Tbe cause of en.eh is Beant.v, and there is no girl tbat can look beautiful unlefls Bhe be well dreeed-he cannot be well dressed ud ese ehe wears 'SOUTHERN GIRL" TRIMMED HATS. All the 500 girl who had them on and if you want ;to ip?t inw ried you bad better blone, For sale by M. B. Blackburn and Cook Broe, Boone; H. C. Miller, Blowiing Rock; Taybr & Mast Valle Crucis; John Ward, Watauga FalUn A. J. Favne, Supar Grove; L. W. Farthing, Sweet Water; Hagaman A Co., Reew; W F. Sherwood, Amanthn; N. L Mast, Mast; and many other wr chhnts iu the county. They all sell them and if you fail to find lH man and tbe bat blaiue yoursell. Remember the name, "Soul km Girl." ' . , . " MERCHANT AND TRADER'S BAKK MOUNTAIN m TENNESSEE. AUTHORIZED CAP1TAI::..... OFFICERS: J. Walter Wkioht, Preeident, W. P. MM oan, Vice President, I. S. IU m bo. Canhier, , , R. F. McDade. Atsrt. Canhier. Stock-bolding Directors: J. Walter Wright, I. 8. VA W.r,rhr E- a Antler. J. S. Donnelly. H. T. J Wilk, R. E. Donnelly, J, N. Wilis, W.T. Smy ibe, J. t B leir, B. R. liirown. Non Stock-holding Dibectorh: J. g; Rntler. T. H. Suther land, R. . McDade, W. S. Cole, J. -B. D Robinwn, H, B. Wills, M. E. Wilson, W. H. H ilson. , Accounts of Firm, (oiporatioMt-&hd Indiriduah ScJicited, " To Cure a Cold in One Day TEN PE8 CNT."J. , immense stock of Clothing, we .'. - . Plain and Fancy Worsteds, Flan. anything desired; -and goods to suit Complete, Pants, Shoes, for meiv women and t le lowest. ' ; - . A BARGAIN. GOOD UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1907. ; . ' CITY CLOTHING CO Company MAHRIED. MARRIED
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