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Tbe Watauga Democrat. Entered $z the Post office at floone, A. o., as second class mall matter.' SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One jear...........i...- J.00. .60. .25. 4 drertiBing rates furnished on application. CHURCH DIRECTORY. METHODIST CHUBCH: V Miintr on first Sundav in & niwwQ - j each month at 11, a. mM ana at night; also third Sunday nignt. Sunday School at 10, a. ra. J. F. Hardin, Supt." J. H. Bkendall, Pastor. EPISCOPAL CHUUCIi: . Third Sunday, 11, a. m. Rev. W, R. Savage. BAPTIST CHURCH: Preaching at 11, a. m., and at jiight on second and fourth Sun days in each month. Sunday jSahool at 10, a. ra. D. D. Dougherty, Supt. J. F. Davis, pastor. LOCAL NEWS. Fine weather at present. The Association next Tues day. Thanks for a goodly number of subscribers this week. The hay crop is all up, and a finer lot was never harvested in the county. . : . . The Confederate reunion will convene in Boone on Thursday, Sept. 17th: . Carried on last Sunday, Lin ney Barnes to Miss Maude Bum garner, of Howard's Creek.. -rProf. Matheson, of Durham, is spending a few days in town with his sister, Mrs. Frank' A. Linney. Next term of Watauga court will convene in Boone on Mon day, Sept. 0th. with Fudge Ward presiding. The poor negro murderer, Banks,, of Ashe county, paid the ,dea,th penalty in Jefferson on Tuesday. 1 V " -Sonie cleaning up around the bank building has verymuch im proved the appearance of that popular business house. R. M.-Greene is making some nice improvements on his dwell ing by adding a new dining room and kitchen thereto. Many of the public schools of Watauga are now in session, and the attendance is uniformity good, v ":yi Wanted: To buy a good gra zing farm in Watauga county. Write or apply to J. C. Walters, Hhull's Mills, N.C. Joseph Cook has ..moved his engine from Meat Camp to East Booner and will soon be ready to go to dressing lumber, cutting shingles, etc. ' Glad to seeR. F. D. Inspector Tlumber in town this week. He goes from here to Blowing Rock to look over some" new routs that have been petitioned for. Prof. Reid ,who openedjschool on Flat Top on last Monday, has moved bis family to Boone, where they will remain during the ses sion. Glad to have them. The fact that "the Farmers' Institutes' in Watauga county are growing in interest each year is most encouraging, and shows that out tillers of the soil are de- ! termined to iret out of the old w ruts in their vocations by impro ving their methods of farming. SPECIAL NOTICE. I will be in Boone three days I during 'the Association, for the ! purpose (A doing Photograph I Work. Better and cheaper work than eer before. Any size and Utyki from the 'size of a postage Utarap to 8il0 inches. Satisfac I tion guaranteed. C6meon&, come fall. ;-:v- ; -- :.v j - ; J-Campa, Artist. cu.gtr iinruin, OUOIies- boro, Tenn., mid Mr. Hardin Eppa, his nephew, of the same town, are vietiting relatives Watauga and Ashe countieB. in The Co. Supt. requests us to state that he has not received any registers for the p u b 1 i c schools, but hopes to get them this week. He will send them out as soon as he gets them. JameH Watts, who hns be'n in the standing army tor more than two years, stationed a t Ft. Caswell, N. C., is spending unbolt furlough witu.ielatives in tt'utau The trustees of Walnut Grove Institute have condemned in the strongest terms tus huhits of ci garette emflking,' card playing, and kindred vices l y the pupils of that institution. Good for them. -J. W. McGhee, X N. Colvard, and Ben Hodges are at Moun tain City, Tenn., working on the large brick echool building that is now being erected iuthat hust ling little city. Hon. R. Z. Linnev will ad- dress the neonle of Wataiism at the court house in Boone the o last Saturday in August at 1, p. ' m., on the Appalachian Park Bill. I The ladies as well as the men are invited to attend. vts u i 1 Notice is hereby given to the i road overseers of Boone town-! ohm Tlinr fnnv o rn ren t-i i ynl r . i i .i. i x- i wum ouii meir respeuiiveBbiiiiouH of road by tle first Monday in September or they will be report ed to court. T. L.Critcher,Chm. of Road Supervisors. The closing exercises of t h e First Half session of the Girl's Do partment of the Lees-McRay In stitute for the year 1907, will take place on Friday night, Aug. 23rd. To these exercises the good people of Watauga are cordially invited. With the great oil prospects on Cove Cretk and vicinity; the macadam road from Lenoir to Blowing Rock almost a certain ty and a railroad from Moun tain City, Tenn., to Boone with in our reach, the good ppople of Watauga have much reason for rejoicing. -W.E. Shipley, of Voile Crucis, who has handled more than 3, 000 head of sheep this season re tum"d last week from a buying expedition in Buncombe and other counties, and now has a flock of more than 300 head of fine sheep on his pretty valley farm. The base ball players of Blow ing Rock and Cool Springs met on the Blowing Rock Diamond lust Saturday in a' match game. The game resulted in 12 to 0 in favor of Cool Springs. The same teams will play on the Blowing Rock diamond next Saturday. We are much pleased to know that Miss Jennie Matthews, of Mecklenburg county, has been aJded to the Training School fac utty. She is a graduate of two or three of our North Carolina colleges, and has taken a post graduate course at Chevj Chase Collece. Wa-hington City. The retular faculty wero all re elected and the prospects are good for a fine opening Sept. 3rd. Dr. Ballard, who, for some time, has been in the mercantile business at Silver Stone, this county, was arrested for obtain ing goods under false pretense, taken to Jefferson 'for trial and brought back to Boone and re leased on bond for his appear ance at trial early in Oct. Attys. W. R. Lovill and J. C. Fletcher appeared for him. The Rev. Hugh A. Dobbin will preach ht first sermons as a minister of God, on Sunday, Au gust 25th as follows: Church of the Holy Cross. 11, a. ro,; St. John's church 3, p. m. Mr. Dob bin, who has spent a number of years doing fafthfnl work as a layman at. Valle Crucis, is too well known in Watauga to need an introduction, but. all rejoice with him in his advancement to the ministry ;of the Protestant Episcopal Church and bid him God speed in his new life work. Rheumatism If one ot tba constitutional diseases, it manifests Itself In local aches andpalna. lDflamed Joints and stiff musclea,-but It cannot be cured by local applications. It requires constitutional treatment and the best Is a course of tbe great blood puri fying and tonic medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla which neutralises tbe acidity of the blood and builds up the whole system.- In usual liquid form or In chocolated tHblets fcuown as garaatobt. 100 doses L Tht Farmers' .Institute held in Boone on Inst Monday was largely attended and very much enjoyed by our people. The epeecheswereflneandtliedaypass etf m mtpleasantly. Prof. Sher- man'rt address is said to have been one of the best ever delivered in Boone. Miss Creelman," of Saluda Col lege, was one of the pleasant call ers at our office on Monday. She is here in the interest of Skyland Institute, at Blowing Rock, and informs us that the. school will open on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1907. Miss Andrer's; of Highland Col lege, Ky., has been chosen as prin cipal, and the faculty will be com posed of four teachers and a ma- ' tron. The Bchool has been discon -I.. J .... il i .. 1 "nueuior tne past two years ana ,nanJ' 01 lt9 Iormer Patron a ,ieim8 wm Sia.a lo Know uim 118 aoore are aam Pen w tne boys and girls ol the county. Through the courtesy-of its - 0, , , n . ,' .... , ',, ,' v v Groves of the Grandfather is on our desk. It has not yet been our pleasure to peruse its interesting pages in full and note its superi ority over the flrstjedition, but we are safe in saying that it is a great improvement and should be in the library of every lover of the hills and dells of Western North Caroiiua. Mr. Dugger has expended quite a sum of money ; on this new edition, and the peo ple at large, especially those in Watauga and adjacent counties, should purchase it at the very low price of $1.25. Splendid binding, good print and lovely engravings go to add to the popularity of the handsome book. Mr. Greene, General Agent for the Swift 1904 Clothes Washer Co., with Mr. G. C. Winkler, Sub Agent, was in town Tuesday in the interest of his business. Wash ing was done at diferent homes, ours in the number, and, to say the least, we were enough pleased with the labor-saving device to purchase one without question. It does its worn ' easily, quickly and without damaga to thegar ments. In fact, we had our only one-doljar bill washed with a tub of soiled clothes, and when it emerged from the tub and wring er it was clean, crisp and had the appearance of just is'sued from the U. -S.' Treasury, The washer is a decided success, in our opin- ion. and slrould bo in the homes of all our pe6ple. Mr. N. L. Mast was In town Monday and told us that the Oil Company will begin boreing on his property early in next month. The lumber for the der ricks and and 150 cords of wood have been ordered to the site decided upon for the first well, and the experts from different oil-producing sections' of Ahe U nited States, are satisfied that oil will be found in great quanti ties. The amount of land desired by the company hf?s not yet U'en quite secured in that section, but options are still being taken al. most daily. Calvin J. Cottrell ie taking options for tho same com pany injthe vicinity of Boone, and is succeed ing very well in deed. Why it is that any man would fail to give this company a chance to develop the hidden wealth on their property, we are unable to say, and we are pleas ed to state that the little preju dice that has been existing am ong our people in this county against the oil company is rap idly subsiding and the options are again being taken right a long in the Cove Creek section. PHOTOGRAPHS. Call and see me while at the Association in Booneand have yoo somenice Photographs made the latest and up-to-date styles in the art of I'Uotograpn worK. . A. 4. CAAiiuiiJ.L, Artist. FACTS ABOUT THE APPALACHIAN. TRAINING SCHOOL. -: 1. Two large school buildings; a sixty-room dormitory for women, and severaMDoarding houses for men. 2. A faculty of seven experienced teachers. 3. Two hundred and ninety students last year, 4. Free tuition to public school teachers. 5. Expenses are very reasonable. For more facts address the ; SECRETARY OF FACULTY, Boone, N. C. ' The next term begins Sepiemember 3, 1907. THE NORTH CAROLINA " ' State Normal and Industrial Collega. Rpgulnr (Joursfs leading to degrees of Bachelor of Pedagogy, Bachelor of Scicncp, Bachelor of Arts, aud a.new course leading to the de?nt' of Bachelor of Music. . ' Board, laundry, tuition and fresfor use of text books, etc., $170 a year. For Iree-tutition students, $125. The Normal Department "rives thorough instruction in tho sub. jcts taught in the schools and colleges, and special pedagogical training for the profession of teaching. Teachers und Graduates f other colleges are offered a. one-year special coursein Pedogog and allied subjects. The Commercial Department ofTi'rs practical instruction in Stenography, Typewriting, Book-Keeping and other bunineug sub ecti. , The Departments of Manual Arts and Domestic Science provide instructiou in Manual Training and in tuch subjects as relate di rectly to the home and family. The Music Department, in addition to the degree course, offerB a certificate course in vocal and instrumental music. To secure board in the donnltorit s, all free-tuition applcatlons should Ik made before July. 15. The fall term will open September 18,1907. For catalogue and other information, address, J. I. FOUST, President, . . GREENSBORO, N. C. FRESH DRUGS AND I have opened a neat stock of Drugs and -toilet artic . les ir Boone (the Dr. Little old stand) and invite the public to give me a call. Chewing Tabaccoes; Cigars, Cheroots, Toilet Soaps, Etc., of the best brands and makes always to be found in my store. When my goods are all in I will have a full line of Candies, Nuts, Oranges, Lemons, Banannas, and al most anything else usually found in a first class drug store.' Aside from the staple drugs, I will carry a full line of leading patent medicines. Give me a call when in town. v . Very Respectfully, Boone, N. C, May J.M. HODGES, M. D. Offices in Blackburn Hotel. TO THE MERCHANTS OF WATAUGA CO. I now have a branch house at Elk Park, N. C, for the1 purpose of buying Roots, Herbs, Birch Oil, Pennyroyal Oil, Wool, Hides, Chickens and Eggs, and will at all times pay the Highest Cash Prices. I will also have for sale at Wholesale Prices, Corn, Chop, and Flour and will sell as cheap as can be bought at any railroad station. I will also have Heavy Groceries that I will sell as low as they can be bought anywhere, less the freight. I invite one and all to give me a trial and see if I don't, pay you more for your barter and sell you goods for less money than you have been paying. a or tne present i win pay $i.yo ior oircn uu. -Yours for Business, - MILLARD F. HOPKINS. Elk Park, May 1st, 1907. ; Everything in Good Foot-Wear, Fztndus fof I fheir Winsome and -,. ; Sterlinq 0ualife5 . tr . . . n . : &c ov n 2.U ' : For sale by ; TOILET ARTICLES. i CBAEBOCK-TERBf COS If frnnfh of Arvira thi 4iilich tjiit fiti'ina lin . w... w.,..w. ...... u.v is unexcelled forolea- : 'erx JWrm "2.lt '32 H.C.MILLER. Mr. Edgar B. Moore, propria tor of the Kenilworth Inn in Aah tille( has leased the Silwyn Hotel in Charlotte, and will take charge there of inperson on the 24th of this month. INSURANCE, Largest insurance Agency in Western North Carolinai Harry Baily, ElkPark,N. & Mitchel County Bank Build ing. Write me for rates on youtf property, only the best com panies represented, the ones; that pay claims, TO THtf PUBLIC I have, the best equipped watch repair shop in the State. My ma- terial is all first-class. Fine It. U. Watches especially adjusted and all defects corrected. Aguarantee' goes with every watch repaired by me. No matter what yptiwan I have itno guess, no botch( Your watch is cleaned and re-" paired with the best skill known to the trade. See Counclll house Boone, N. C. J. W. BRYAN, Graduate Wach-maker & Jeweler HELP WANTED We can giv several families, especially girls steady employment at our mills Good pay. Cheap and nice homes? graded school, five churches. Best) town in the State. . American Hosiery Mills, FOll SALE",, Three hundred acres of fine land" in Baird's Creek, this county: One? half cleared, remainder well tim' " bered.' Fifty acres good bottom- fine mineral prospects. Twogood dwelling houses', four atid eighfj rooms. Good water and fine or chards. This is an ideal farm and will be sold reasonably. Don't fail to investigate if you are thinking of buying. Address B. F, CORNELL, Vilas, N. C, NOTICE-, 1 wish to announce to tho purw lie that 1 have on band on Mtddlo Fork of New riyer, a lot of good N building and fencing lumber which will be sold at reasonably rates. I also have a fine lot of real tine fruit trees which are all vanties known to suit tbe cli mate here, and wbieh I propose to sell on as good terms as any reliable nursery man, W. L, COFFEY, . Moretz, N. C, R. F. D. Box 8. . NOTICE. Having qualified as executor of the estate of J. C. Underwood Dec'd. late of Watauga county N. C, this is to notify all person having claims against the estate" of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before July 18th -1908, or this notice will be plead in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im" mciliatosettlement. This July 18 1907. . G. L. Stome, Executor. NOTICE. North Carolina, Wataoga Coun tv. G. A. Tote vs. Martitia .fate. Superior Court, Fall IVnu, 1907. Order to errve thef jirocesH, this sammons, ?n cause by publication. In this cause it appearing fo thtf court tbaf the defendant does) not now reside in the county o Watauga, or State of North Car olina. but resides in tbe Stats of Tennense, and that process, this humraons, cannot be personally' Hprred on her in this State, it is1 ordered that. the summons be aerved in this county l.v publish ing the following in the Watauga IV. n. rural,, the onlv DfiWRnanei -'V''-'" t j -- now published in Boone, watau K'l COJIIl.Tt HUIbU vaiuuiiar George A. Tate vs. Martitia Tate Action for Divorce, returnable at) Fall Term 1907 of Watauga So perior Courts the defendant in bureby notified that an action) hns been begnn by George A. TateagalnBf ;Martitla Tate tor Divorce, returnable to the Full Term, 1907 of said court. Said court begins on tne ist Monaay aftpr the 1st Monday in Sept, 1907, wben the defendant can appear and answer or demur to1 flip comfHH-mt non nieu, imy July 11, 1907. Thos. Bingham C. S . C. by M. B, Blackburn IhC,
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