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I i tv;.. v- L'iJ . mi ii u I 11 i- M it 1 I ! v i t !:': If i t- DEMOCRAT. . C. Rivers,' Proprietor L-XL- -LI J. a.. J L1. a t.-Lij. - IUU19 THVK8DA.Y September 19, 1907 - e illu 'u-l n- i m'j.'-iiJiB . Taiw Crncii luaumriM school The Valle Crucia Industrial school opened last Tuesday. The' ..teaching force of this good old J erbool has been greatlystrength - ned by tie additon of the Rev. Hugh A. Pobbin And Mrs. Wm. Q. Randall, well knoviix instruct ors of the young, and these two, with MissHolcomb, of last year's corps of of instrnctors, at the head of the Primary Department, and Misti Ellen D. Tongue as Prin cipal of the School, compose the faculty for the present year. ' For terms, etc. address the principal who will gladly give any Information regarding the school. An .idonf having gone abroad that this school, the oldest iu this county, was about to fall , through, ishop Horner, who has .espoused jits course, announces publicly toat he intends putting Bp another building in the near future and otherwise improving and strengthening the school un til he has put it nppn as good . a basis as any in this part of the .' State. Though ;wOfking under the auspices of the Episcopal church, the prime object of tho Bishop in ' rebuilding and supporting this .school is to add his experience to that of other schools in giving the young men and . young wt -men of this grand old mountain region an opportunity to get a , practical education, which will equip them for the battle of life, , ?the clarion call to be heard every day. In order the better toequip our ' young people for the battle, Dish op Homer is going to placesever a! important industries at Valle Crucis, where boys and girls can ;learn the trades and other means of making a livelihood alreadyhav iiner put up and Btarted in good order, a steam saw-mill with mod dern dry kills.ablacksmith, wheel wright and wood working shopp, ; beside a well equipped wagon fac vtory, all under tqe eupervinion of John W. Dyer, of wagon-making " ; fame, who with a corps of com petent assistants, among . them, his father, Mr. Wayne Dyer, is ready to fill orders at any time, already having made quite a number of good wagons on ti e well known "Dyer" plan, though the -shop has been but a short time in operation. Tt would repay anyone to visit these shops, the . best equipped in all this mountain : region, as well as to visit the school where all are cordially wel - corned by the faculty and hospit- ably entertainjd by the school - house-hold, headed by their geni- al hostess, Mrs. Holcombe, wl o .hopes that all will feel at liberty 1 ito vjsit the school and judge for themselves. 1 - Lt1- 1-' mi uij ' Turnpike MeoU. 1 Persuantto a call the stock- holders of the Lenoir & Blowing Rock met here Thursday and ac- . eepted the charter and formally .organized by electing the follow ing named gentlemen a board of directors for twelve months: A. Burbonny, L'P. Henkle, J.M Bernhardt, W. L. Hols houser, M. II Cone, C. V. Henkle, ') .8. F. Harper, A. H. Washburn, G. L. Earnhardt, T. H. Taylor . T. F. Seehorju I , The.directors then met andelec ted L, P. Henklo, president, and T. IL Taylor,. Sec. and Treas. Lenoir News, s , ' Here Is a paragraph from the Wilkes ' Patriot that should be read and considered just now: . Wilkes county has 18.11 miles of railroad, which is valued at 1 29132.93 per mile, making the total valuation 1527,597. 55, or just a little more than half a mil lion dollars. The Southern Ex press Company has property in the countv valuedatfl, 1,916.90 and tho estern Union Telegraph Company $2,181. Aside from the Jact that these coinniiniesfurnish us transportation and news ser vice, they are no small conte quence iu the matter of taxes. .-. . . Romf Story Dead. ; My young friend, Romey Storifl died at the home of his father, Mr. John Storie, on Friday night SeDt, the '13th. 1907 after a 1 brief illness of typhoid fever, Ev- jery thing was done for him that loving friends and relatives could do and the doctors did all they could, hut to ho "avail." Monster death had seized him and he bad jto give up life. I was attheburial of my young friend and I have not seen such a large crowd, at a burial in a long time. A Mr. Rob ertson, the captain of -the base and foot ball teams from Chapel HilJ, and a Mr Abernathy.one of the same team, was there from Hickory. They held Romy in such high esteem that they 'phoned for his burial not to take place until about three o'clock, as they wanted to be there, .and when they came they brought t h e prettiest wreath of flowers tied aid worked well with silk ribbon, the most beautiful thing in the way of flowers I have ever seen. Aft the funeral services by Bros. Payne and Miller, he was laid to rest, and the grave was.litterally covered with beautiful . flowers. The wreath I spoke of cost $30 or f 35. Romey's death should be a warning to ns all, but most es pecially to the youug people, for iu this life is the time and the only time to prepare for death. C. J. COTTBELl. . AChud Hill special savs of the death ol Romey Story; , , . A great gloom has been cast over the entire eollege by the death of "Warhorse" Romey Sto ry. He dieU with typhoid; fever at his home at Blowing Roik. He was captain of both the foot ball and baweball team. He was an athlete of the first rank with uanll.v a iteer iiHtlie South and i-w in the country.. He was one of the tars in the ganie when j aro lina heat Virginia 17 to 6 two years ago. He formed a consider- able part of. the Tar Heel wall that ia the Curolinu-Penn. game last year held the great Pennsyl vania eleven down to a score of 11 to 0. The New York. Jour nal dubbed him ''the ubiquitous Story," and such he was. In base ball he was the same in the game allthetiuw without losses. He was a good fif Ider and a great 'pinch hitter. He won five games last spring by opportune hitting. In the Carolina-Guilford came last Sprint; he knocked the bol) over the hit field fence, a leat accomplished only about once in a decade. He was as rugged and immova ble as the mountains among which he was born , and raised He loomed large both on the dia mond and the gridiron, but with al be was as meek and gentle as a child. In his great, stalwart breast beat a heart as kind as a woman's. Romey Storie will be missed long and deeply here , at Chapel Hill. Southern athletics has lost one of its bright particular stars and the University bus lost n good student and U tast all round achlete of recent years. I ! 1 L - The time of year is now upon us, when to our. mind, Nature Js at her best. A. soft blue haze hangs on all the mountains and the shadows below are dark and cool. Thejstately golden-rod nods to you by the fences and waves its banners from every hill-side pasture field. The little burple star-like flowers that tell us frost is not far away, are to be seen on every hand. Many of the cherry leaves are crimson, having been touched by Autumn's hand. Lit-, tie white butler-flies lazily flutter through , the air and numerous insects sing their songs- The farmers are getting ready to gather the crops, and the busy housewife, is like the provident ground squirrel, storing, away for use in the long cold winter to come, all that she has. In fact, Summer is gone and; Autumn reigns.; """" ' - Bntl 'll Yet 3t Alwiyt BoisK The distinguished editorof Char;, ity and Children, after his return from the recent Association held in Boone, and partaking of athe hospitalities for whRihour' peo- pie are so noted, saw flt to hurl, instead of a Coquet, .JhiB brick bat at "-"bur quiet, .unassuming, and, in most respects ideal lit- tie village, nestling as it does a- mong the everlasting hills. Char- ity and Children says: "Boone is a very small village and has the appearance of being tired. The houses in most part are old and some of them dilapi dated. The streets are in b a d shape and the stores are dark and forbidding. There is very lit. tie enterprise iutJ3oone, though it ought to be a vigerous and pros perous town, for it is surrounded by a rich county, and the people are prosperous. Somebody must be setting down on Boone, as is so often the case in towns where a few men own the property." Well, the expected has happen ed. We were all. anxious to see what onr friend would say, and now he has said it. We wonder if he thought that as much wealth would be displayed here, 30 miles from a railroad, as is found in Asheville or Thomasville. What kind of an idea did. the editor have of a mountain town? Who does he suppose will appreciate what he said? We have, n ever toasted of our town, but we could refresh the gentleman's mind with the fact that wegave.North Carolina two of her best judges We have furnished the leaden of the " classes at the University, Trinity and other colleges. Who has a dilapidated house Boone? We thought that some of t h e best houses in the county were right here. Our people are paint ing, improving the streets dnd doing many things to better the appearance of the. town. As to the stores, they show for them selves. We do not have as much glass in the fronts of our stores as they ha vein Thomas vilile, but they are very neat, light and in viting. - Not many years ago the editor of the Washington City Star, ac companied by his wile, was here, and long since then Editor Hemp hi !1, of the Charleston News and Courier, and many other editors from different sections of t h e country have been here, all of whom were delighted with our town. 'This all goes to show the difference in opinions. . Boone is all right, and if Edi tor Johnson has got you to be lieve otherwise, you are invited to come and se for yourself. Mr. Dulany, Civil Engineer, who will have charge of the Rail Road survey from Mt. City to Boone, spent Friday -night last at the Blackburn House. He was look ing out the most practical route for . the road, and has decided that the best route is down Cove Creek, by way of Sugar Grove, thence t6 Valle Crucis and up the Watauga to the mouth of Laurel Fork, and up said creek, and through Hodges Gap to Boone. Thisjis indeed gratiflying news to our people, as it will give us much more mileage in the county and at the same time give .many more of our people easy , access to the road. Hesaysthe,Burvey will begin within the next few days. It is a certain fact, w e 1 1 established, that we will get the road if we do our part, and judg ing from reports that are com ing in from all parts of the coun ty, t he people are determined to do that Surely this is the great est news we have had for many a day; in fact all the railroad news that we have ever had amount-' ingto'any thing at all. Let, us all pull together and we will soon be connected with the out side world by rail and take our stand along side' our more fortunate j sister counties that have long enjoyed the blessing we now seek. ' , At White River Junction, Ta-, on the 15th, a fearful wreck oc-1 cured in which 25 were killed and 1 1 may others injured. ' 4 XjBot The Greatest of Taos Ji Cbarl : few mouths ago a cranky sort ; of, an old man came into this of- fi?e stopped his paper because something in it did not just suit lia fancy. We have frequently met ' hitn'on the street since that time J and it is amusing to noteHhe took of surprisaWthe old fellows rae that w6 are still in existence regardless of the fact that hestop ped his paper. ,Some day and it. won t be long either-rthat old gen tleman will turn up his toes. His heart will be stilled forever. Neigh bore and friends will follow his life less cay to the silent city and lay them to rest among the flowers. An obituary will be published in these columns telling what a kind faflier, a good neighbor and be loved citizen ha was which the re cording angel will overlook for ' ch.anty 8 eaeand m a very short time he will be forgotten. As he lies there in ,, the cold graveyard wrapped in the. silent . slumber of death, he will never know that the last kind word spoken of him was by the editor of that paper which in life he so spitefully "stopped."' Did you everpausejustamoment and think that your editor, who ever he may be, will write your obituary some day? Ex. Dr. P. L. Murphy, Supt. of the Western Insane Asylum, at Mor ganton, died on the 11th at his home there. Dr. Murphy ..would have been 59 years old in Oct., and for 24 years he had occupied tnis position, tlis death was not unexpected. Last fall he went to Bal timore for an opera t ion . and was under treatment there for months. He gained strength suf ficient to come home to die, and has lingered. much longer than it was thought possible. By his own request, Dr, Murphy was buried on the front grounds of .the hos pital. -A widow and four children survive him. CASTOR I A .For Infants and Children. Tli Kind Yea Haw Always Bought Bsrs the Blg&atorvof The famous tliff House at San.' v ranciscb, one of the chief attrac tions for tourists, was burned to the ground. E3 AD THIS, The attention of the public is re spectfully called to tliese facts: When ytu are in need .of shoes for Men, Women or. Children, don't fail to call on me as I can save you money on every pair you bu)V My stock Is new and up-to-date. , The ladies' $3,25 patent leather is truly a beauty, To see them is to buy a pair,' to wear them is to be satisfied. I also carry a nice line of LadieV Dress Goods at prices to suit the buyer. . ' .. I also handle a full line of Gro. cer'tee, that are sold as reasonably as possible.' ' ' r . 1 . ': I' " ; .. I am always ready to buy your produce at the very highest market prices, and sell you goods at t h e lowest possible figure. , Be sure to call .on me when in town, always remembering 'that it $ a pleasure to show you'my goods and wait on my customers, Thanking my friends and custom ers for past patronage, and asking for st least apportion of it in the f u ture, I am respectfully yours, D. Jones Cottrell (At the R. M. Green old stand,) KILLm COUCH no CURE tm LUNCS Br. King's Kow Discovery AND ALL THROAT AND LUNfi TROUBLES. O OABANXKED 8 ATI3F ACIOBY The effect malarii tuts a long tupv ,.. You catch cold ,ea3f f tpcomftW down beau of the fter effects of malana. V Strengthen yourself with Scoffs It buUds new blood and tone up your nervous -, ALL DRUOOI3T9I IF YOU WANT : . . YOUR DAUGHTER To have a good home and good health, with good influence and thorough instruction, send her to ' ; DAVENPORT CO L t ,E (5 & Department of Music unexcelled. : .1 . For catalogue, address ' :'; .;flL & -;..; ; LENOIR, N. C. c. J. i'Arlieh, president. Q. ii. scddebtu, cashier, BANK OF BLCfW ING ROCK BLOWING ROCK, N..C , This Institution ;is offering its patrons every "facility consistent with safe Banking. ' v ' We buy and sell exchange, "discount commercial pa pers and give our customers every convenience of Banking Business. 1 ' ' ... -t ' " , We pay four per cent interest, on time deposits.' "tyo account too large or too small for us to handle. , . Call in and see U3 when convenient, or write us. We are always glad to.meet y.'U. ; , ,, . s. Wilson, president. habry bairy, cashier. MITCHELL COUNTY BANK ELK PARK, BRANCH. . Capital and Surplus ...........5,000,00. Resources, I......,.... $200,000,00. To merchants and farmers who desire better banking facilities, we respectfully offer our services. ' With our large reserve we can carry any account, no matter how LARGE or how SMALlJ ! - '-: ' We also issue demand certificates of deposit on which we pay 4 per cent. i ! ; " ; , Get one of our steel saviugs banks and begin lo save part of your money. . : w . Brighten tjp Your Home, . Two coats of Mastic Mixed Paint will make it look like a new place. "Mastic Mixed Paint will last longer than any other paint on the market." We carry A FULL LINE OF PAINTS, OIL, ETC. ' When in town drop in and look over '"'" ''".i'V : "' ; OUR LINE OF HARDWARE. :. " London Stoffel Hardware Company - (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.) ' Mountain City, Tennessee. N.B. Our Motto is ' (to keep, what the People Want." j . FOH LOWES ri'IUCES OX- " .j Fttrniture Carpets Watting and Ruga J' 'D EVRTTHING IN THE FURNITURE LINE CALLp- The HouataiaCity Fw " Furni'ure Cof&ns and -.Caskets. Opposite Court Bouse, MountainCttY Furnitnre Company. : Mountain City. Teoneao. Oct. 17, MERCHANT ANDTRADERfS BAHR 7 ... MOUNTAIN CTENESSEE. A UTHOKIZED CAPITAL- ...JoOjjoo.OO. I't' i'JLERS: J. Walte'b WmcDT fuA. w o n." gan, Vice President, 1. k B u !l "R ,DlRECT0Rs: J. Walter Witicnr, 1. 8. Bam Wilt R V'f, EfiE- ,R,l!' J- S' IonnHl.y. H. T. D lK torn y' JN- Wi,,W-T.jhr. d.C. Bu MilUi M P wln u n Robinson, : V Accounts of :omtWLs; fodiridna : ':. BOO. AND tl.OO. . i 4 ' . - ' lLvyi.y S. IUmbo, Caehifr, - .
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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