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of the mii i "f I !i. in. Ih r'.n'i "
O'lic, (.'lli'l''! H, ll.d I li.il I ll.H-.t Iti-lil.
Iv is i ti.it iii-uii-s. S..I.I l. .1. M.
l;HtliS n,.r.,f tl... ..nl. W ilkeshon. srrn ' 'v,,' to ;,,,(,",-
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Icarli'i iliis liii'Siiiiila.v..Iuui
In-. W. ll.W'ak. li.!.!. i.i' liar-,-. r."'''. Mr. " i Unrirll.!
lot to. will U- in r.ouiic; at HUuk-, 7S years. Mrs. Ilanvll nfu-
lti ti Hotel, M lay, July J J'd-to W atati-a uMinty, N. t'..
ValleCruois until :i. p. in.. Tiles-. tim (Iiest. i li.-M, S. ('...luring
.lav, July Hauner lllk, at tlto civil war. After th.i death t
kloiitesk.-i Inn, Wcilnesilay.Jul.v jlit'i- liii-lm Mii' man:V(l to
1 I, for out day only. Mis uae-l raie a f.iinily ( f nix cluKlicu, 'J
lrV8 ami I uii Is.
s.-ri in .i i!.u.eiH-e tint it vo:i :.ir
i imI s ii!i,-. -if'.i-i iiin lvu-t!link
, "( .i I'.iUU' .i .-..'iliii;; In lii ill n.ns
Mult ni.i'irv will In- it -fiiiiilvil. l i
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LOCAL NKWS.
V lar;:e rmp oi rai.ia-e in
.set in Watauga thH M'ii-
; tit I'.ooae, wan eli-eti''! to a pnfi-
' ' iiiii. Miss Wiviloii lias tlirivpu
i tut ion f lx'iii;; a v ery ellii ieut !
land Hinvt Hful ti.-n-li'-r.
Norii'i
ci-s. K.ikis ;ui
Itev. J- I . t.lVr and Mr. iiry-
, of Heaver Pains, were ploas-
CrtlU'i-f at our oflit.v I ui'silay
rmler the most ctiicieiit tea- ,- . , n )(t f th(1
"rng of Miss I'orter, of (neeiis-
I .... ...A ,.!.! liit Hi.. il
111, " v ill. ...... ..... .... ...
ss is advancing nicily.
I'. (loffv is having liis
I li.iW .1 few M
I'lllvll'IS 'H III 'I
:ui I illll ll M i lill'MI. I f 1 "li m I 'l
an llii'-.j; in ll' line, I i.iu fiuiiish
vim m.'ie i-ln';iji!y tl::m ymii in Imy
(lie s.tmc null 'iiii ry on tin- !:iil
Kil.
w. i-:. sii;ru:Y.
";iile ( 'i ui is, X. ( '.
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I il in li e l li
liiiod h.-i::is
Twenty tea ins for
ml to Moiiteuiua.
. woikeis. l'av
'i.i v win I.-1. i- drii lauded. ! od ; ..
teams u ill make Iroiu four to six
dollai s per day. Apply at Mon
tezuma or l'.atmer I ilk.
Mii.VI I Zl MA I.l'MIIKU Ci.
June I'.f
in a i a if tit
Lai lottf. . t, tln'ii t-very imir
di-r i jus'.iM.il'ii' ex;e t wl.en it
, is i -orMiiit ted fortlie purpt-M cf
.lol.U'v and lust. No man kills lor
! reyene or vindiratioii until he
becomes lijrlit in mad.
If you arc not s ili'-llnl .iftor usiii
inoi.iii,..- tn iliifi-tiniis two lliii'l-i'f
u lmlt It- ot I 'I iniU-i Iain's S'om.it li
I .mil l.iver r.i'ilt ts, on can li.iii-
I vi ui' nioiii-y luck. Tin" t.ililcls
I cleanse and in vinr.ili' I lie loin;uli,
I improve tiie iii'41-lioii, rcul.ilo 1 1 10
lio.vcU.tiicell.ciiiatti.il ami gel
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will. . .t hv .1. M. MiMlgvs.
Mr. W
idence neatly ninted, his step
ii- . 1 11 1. .. :
ui. vi r. nonii ruuii., uo iji
II uj) oil his job, doin t li e
vk.
-Mr.Jes.se (Jryder, of Heaver
11ns, has been in Virginia for
e past week looking at farni
x lands with a view to purlins
- -Miss Mary Leslie, daughter
Itev. J. (". l'ulliani, of Uig
one Caji, Va., is visiting ntthe
6me of her uncle, Mr. L. N. IVr-
liciljs, east of 1'oone.
Mrs. Nelia lilneklmrn, tnoth-
fcr-indaw of lr. . It. (iinliam,
Todd, died at her home there
In Sunday night last, and was
uried Tuesday afternoon.
Miss liownuni, daughter of
rof Dow tin 111, of the A. T. S.
ultv, is the guest of Miss Kliz-
11 th renn at her home in the
Huge.
I Mrs. A. V. Dennett, of flini-
tte, Is visiting her daughter,
'is. James V inkier east of the
!ay.e. The good lady will, as
Vuil, Kiend several weeks in the
I Jbuutnins during the hot suiu-
1 uier inoiuns
The first kiln ol brick for an
ther lame school building is
ow beii g burned nnd work on
le structure will begin in the
rar future. Ihe site is between
Be main building and the origi-
1 wooden one formerly known
Watauga Academy.
-Itev. I. W. Thomas, of Le
loir, was in town Tuesday, hav-
hix been summoned here as a wit
jess in the Cook-Winkler dam
ge case, lie preached a very
iteresting sermon to the stu
.ti t body in the school building
f uesday night.
There will be a band concert
lv Walnut Grove band on July
'.id, beginning at 750, p. in., at
Valnut Grove Institute, direct-
1 by Karl Whitener, consisting
f music by full band,quartetts,
solos, etc Also a lecture by Prof
1. 0. Gr. er. Subject 'Music' Also
Lome recitations by young la-
lies. Everybody come out and
laveagood time. Admission 10
Cents. Adv.
A
i f MKADOW MAClllNKItY,
I-'ye, Kar, Nose and Throat. I Mrs ll.inell was a Methodist,
-Mr. W. II. Ilardin, of r.low-Jfl'j u,,i ,,(,,' fli,I)ls ,lut
ing Kock, whose health, we are i lU' al(" lll'r future for she was
sorry to know, remains rather ' 'u,.v u' P- Hinngthe past
poor, was in town Tuesdav. M,-. i ve years she made her home
llnrdin has been for years, oneilh '1r danghter, Mrs. I. (I
of our best and most successful . 1. ,,f llifC as
f.-.riners. says that he does not : licte.l dnnng the who'e
remenibertohuveeverseenbetler;f h iw "1C lt
crop i.npects at this season in pvar she was almost helpless,
Watauga than we now have. uilh ll,;r fint1' st 't,n"
I in Christ her Saviorand at peace
-T. S. Coff -y and mot'.er, of ! wjlh wM
Lenoir, arrived in town Sunday T)H tmt.nil wrvil.es Were con
afternoon. Mr. ColTey ret . lined ' ftt the ,ioHS(. hy ,,eV
tl.eiouowing evening uuu .mi s. , T(jftS) ()f 1Sninu.,. Klk; t h c,
tottey wm remain uere uui . ng . 1)lH.iu, i( Uie wmeU,roi ,ie i5t.
the summer at the Cntcher ll-;(()nnp( t.mnT)l lpr v,Umh
tel. Her many friends here a r e j ov. Tbnv wm,imiont llt hor
delighted to see her again, j (Ionti, hor (auo-ilter, Mrs. It ch,
to know that her health is much ;aml Misg MaUie th latler ,lllV.
improved is a pleasure to them . .ni.ivej r,.om Arizona one
illlk't,(1- I week before her mother died.
W. L. Davis, Secretary of j The community have the gn a
Dald Mountain Dodge, No. 17(5, ' test sympathy for the bereaved
r
usti
Yvl -u troiiblcl with roustip-ition von w-'it a rcin.-ily ti
..1. ...C..1.I i.. I .1-.. r. 1- Ov.t mill! anil ..iitlp ill ils ,i. I'
rl .1...:. r 1...... i. ; 1 ..n....i a ...luKi 1I-11 I. .....H... 1 1.
.( lll.H.I..(Vl,.t!ll,V.l.lll-.IIV..Vfc. V.UV.. ...-.V ..... . ...w .... 11..
in a n.iv.ii il him hcillliv c nl:tioii.
it cisy ntvt
A n 1111 l-
Chamberlain's Siomach and Liver Tablets
mctt all cf these roii'iin tuenls. (live tin-m n trial mul .u will ncvri i li
to Uil.c a:i. ilUcr ttose of pilLs. I'se ttiiin as dtrtctetl ami they will cure chronic
conslii) ;t:o:i. l'lice 25 Cculs. Ec-ry lxx is warrantc-il. All tlruji.sts.
LOOK, READ! AUH
Read anrJ Save.
I have just received one of
the most up to date lines of
of men's dress shirts, tres,
collars, hosiery, gauze under
wear for both ladies and
incuts in town. Toy's suits,
j overalls, Hankerchiefs, side
j combs, suspenders, childrens
I hosiery and boy's waist. I
J will sell you six spools of
lark's O. N. T. thread for
2")cts. Plenty of other bar
gains just as cheap. Hope
, to greet your smiling face in
sliort time and have the pleas
ure i-1 h ving you my bargains
1 1 have decided to not handle
I any p.' .dtice this summer
I. ().(). F., asls us to say that
the celebration planned for Sat
urday, July 3, at Todd, has
been post poned until Sat. July
17, on accounf of a serious arci
dent which befell l'.rother I 1".
family.
Bi'tterStny nt II 0 me.
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Mr. Wm. J. Morton of Klkville
was in town a few days last week.
For the next GO days, beginning Saturday May the 8th l!aml sc11 'ou. ,K)ds cheaPer
will sell mv entire stock of mens, vouths and children 101 casn- ,sninS yu au a
SUITS AT COST.
I will also put in this cost sale a lot of shoes. Men's La
dies and children's Slippers, Ladies hats, mens and boys
straw hats. A lot of dry foods and Notions will iro in
this sale.
Dont fall to investigate this preposition for I have over
100 suits besides odd pants for you to select from. First
come first served. This is no catch scheme but strictly a
BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
Mctiuire on last Sunday. The;lle recently leturne.l trom a
program, as given out for Julv j prospecting trip through Okla-iiilltmenrt-ieil
out in full on ! "inu and other States m that
ti it,. section, lie says the principle
industries are continual strong
-W. L. I?ry.n. Ksq , who '', wi,l8 la,1(M1 witll S.1U(, tll(atstifl.
first inducted into tin: offlco o eH vou Mickly llieau wnt(1I.f aI1,i
Cited States Commissioner i,.V('i,inert ail',i tl,e princijile oceu
thegovernnientiu lSu niidhas;iatii)iiofllie milkinsr
ueu a ii-buuimj ""r"""" , "d mjcou ts" a ii 1 running into
each four years ever since, as ; Uipm t() (,pc;HU, tho (,y(.loIles
n,erecii.e.n o.acoi , , wJ d ,)k)WN mn
it , I .... 1
anoiner term on . stant v so liU.d thilt VulJ hlive
SeilC OUL l)V 'IUU"f 1UU, "li., I,,,,,. ,,llf .;.,, I, r, f I
i i w im mu 1'iu nut; ii an t j vs U i
(.reensboro. Sucl, ,a long tenure f(jr i t QWe tg away
trom you, you can't catch it , a-
ln onice is cerramiv a compli
ment to the worthy official, and
shows that lie has been painsta
king and efficient in his duties
through all these years.
Thomas Xorris. formerly of
Watauga, now of ltogtie Itiver
Valley. Oregon, has been spend
ing a few days with friends and
kmocople in utauga. Alter an
absence ol 20 years, Mr. Xorris
says he finds many changes in
the way of improvements in his
native county, but thinks he is
gain unless you have a grey
hound or jack rabbit trained for
the business, lie savs Ii e has
come to the conclusion t hatstati
dingroom in Western North Car
olina, is more desirable than a
thousand square feet in the sec
tion ol Oklahoma he saw. lie
will probably locate at Wilkes
boro for awhile.
prosperous year.
i ma s Yci v Truly,
Tin: "hack i:t.
It. M. tin en, Prop.
This Sale will be strictly for cash in hand. No goods
charged. Remember the date, Saturday May the 8th,
and continuing for GO days
Yours for Business,
W. F. SHERWOOD,
Amantha, N. C. May 6th 1909.
w. v. nrxiiAN, vice-President
I.K. NVAIiSll. Ast. Cllfillier.
Dr. Edward Minis who for 15
years has been teacher of English
1 .ilpriitm-e in Ti-initv Cnlleo-o lias
now living almost in the garden uft t,i() (.oU wj to
J. W. witiiiilT, 1'iei-ident
i. s. hamho, cusliicr.
MERCHANTS U TRADERS BANK.
tlloimhiin Oilif cXv.'.'.vs-yt'i',
Transacts a General Banking Business.
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STOCKHOLDlXti I)li;i:CTOi:S.-J. W. Wriglit, I. S. Hambo, I!.
F. Wiioht K. K. Hu tier, J S. Donnelly, II. T. I). Wills, It. E. Don
nelly, J. N. Wills, W. T. Sinytlie. J. C. liuth r, li. K P-rowii, D. M.
Wagner, Wm II. Wilson, J. T. Puller.
NOX-HTOCKlIOLDI.Nd DIKECTOltS.-J. (i. Hutler, T. II. Suth
erland, L. II. Hawkins, W. S. Cole, J. 15. D- Kobinson, W. F. Shull,
M. E. Wilson. John II. I'.iimhani.
IS Tl:iE PANIC OYEIv?
I hn ve on hand a. lot of Deer-
ii. g Mowing Machines, I leering
Hay hakes, and u good assort-
ii. nt of ltepairs. I have the la-
fi'st improvement on the Mower;
iglit draft and high speed. If in
ned of anything in this line 1
fun sure I can save you money
Jon Ihe Scime.
W. W. BEACKIUTItN.
Moretz. X. C. 7-1 4t,
SHKOPSIIUtE HAMS.
I have for sa!e some fine lamb
rams sind by registered Shrop
shire bucks, imported, last sum-
mer, from England, and from
good native ewes.
This is a fine chance to get a
R"od buck for your flocks
These Iambs are now grazing
on the Bald Mountain larm on
beiig Hope.
I'rice ten dollars ($10.) each.
IIARRlSOXISAKElt,
Todd, Ashe County; X. C.
June 24, 4t.
snot of the Tinted States, lie
will leave on his return trip this
week and we hope his short so
journ here was most pleasant.
NOTI C K.
North Carolina, Watauga County,
Kim-line Shull vs. Julin Shull,
Under and by virtue of an execu
tion issued to me by Thos. Hin.
ham Clerk "f the (Jour: l Watau
ga in the si hove entiled nttion on
April 22, 1909, 1 will offer for sale
at public outcry at the couit house
door in Boore, North Carolina, on
the first Monday in August 19119,
the Same being the 2nd das of s-id
month, between the hours of 10 a.
in. , and 4, p. m., the following de
scribed re;il estate, namely : Lying 1
and being on the waters of Wataiul
ga river, in W atiuiga county, .. (.1.
1'iCginiiing on. a Spanish oak, on top
of the lide, then south a condition
al line between W'JIiam Shull and
John Shull. then northwest with
the conditional line to the outside
line of the original tract, then north
to0 east poles to a gum corner
of said tract, then to the beginning,
being the tract conveyed by W ill
iam Holsclavv to the said John
Shull. Said sale will be made to sat.
isfy said judgment, and interest and
cost ou the same. This June 29th,
1909.
D. C. II AG AN, Sheriff.
It makes no difference whether the panic is over or not,
you evidently want to save every dollar you can. We
have just unloaded
A Solid Car Load of Grass Seed,
This seed was bought on the December market and this
fact alone postively puts us in position to save you money.
We firmly believe that you can buy your seeds now from
10 per cent, to 20 per cent, less than you can buy them
late in the season as the market invariably advances as
the season comes on.
- A Hint to the Wise is Sufficient.
Our place will still be headquarters for Fertilizers, Far
ming Implements of every description and all kinds of
Builders Hardware.
London Stoffsl Hardware Company
(WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.)
Mountain City, Tennessee.
N. B. Our Motto is "to keep ivhat the People Want."
En 1 ope for a year, after which he
will be at Chapel Hill. Ir. Minis
sent up his resignation some
time ago.
A Caril of Tliaks.
Mrs. Rich takes this occasion
to express her thanks to the peo
ple of Mowing Rock for their
kindness in her trouble and af
fliction, during the illness and at
the time of the death ol her mo
ther, Mrs. Vina llarrell.
. The Landmark is publishing'
to-day the summary of an act
passed by the last Legislature
which requires the registration of
deaths-occuring in towns or cit
ies having 11 population ol 100
or oyer by the last census. The
purpose, which isa properand ad
mirable one, is to provide pro
vide for a State bureau of vital
statistics. The act is now in force
and as its enforcement is made
compulsory on the towns to
which it applies, it behooves oil r
towns which do not now require
the registration of deaths and
S. 8 ,1 . 3 Z , ' "count too large or too small for us to handle.
chini'ry'for itsenforceuienr. The Call in and see us when convenient, or write us. We
Landmark. are always glad to meet you.
c. j. r.vm.iKU, president. 0. m. srnmoiiTii. cashier,
BANK OF Blow; HOI K.
BLOWING ROCK, N.C.
This Institution ."is offering its patrons every facility
consistent with safe Banking.
We buy and sell exchange, discount commercial pa
pers and give our customers every convenience of Banking
K-isiness.
We pay four per cent, interest on time deposits. No
AUwtioi, Bayers!
If you arc in need of cloth
ing you will find it to your
interest to call on me and ex
amine my stock of pawn-brokers
goods, I have them in
all styles and sizes, almost as
good as new for better than
a good deal of the new cloth
ing, and the price is a great
deal lower, so low that even
the poorest people can wear
good clothes. I also have new
clothing for children boys
and men at about 25'per cent
less than you can buy else
where. If it is shoes von need just give
me a call. I handle the farmers
Ueo. DeWitt shoes, no better
made at the price, my shoes are
new and up to da'e my store is
fust filliiig up with bargains iu
depai taunt, I have no leaders to
bait you, but all business doue
on business principles.
I sell for pa'. I doirt like to
wait. Time and tide wait lor no
one, why should I; w hen in Boone
be sure to give me a call, Its .a
pleasure 1 o show you my goods.
Yours for trade,
,D Jones Cottrell
Coming to Town?
If so you are most cordial
ly invited to visit my store,
get my prices, and then de
cide for youtself whether or
not I am prepared to give
you as good or better bar
gains than you can get else
where. Remember the al
mighty dollar has a great
purchasing power when ex
pended at my store.
A good line of groceries, su
gar, coffees, rice, lard, flour,
etc., always on hand. Dry
goods, notions, toilet artic
les, candies and; nuts.
A big lot of school supplias,
pens, pencils, tablets,: inks,
in fact anything you want in
this line. Comeand see m.
Chickens, eggs, butter and
other good produce always
taken at the highest market
prices. Come.
Verv Respectfully,
L. L. CRITCHER,
1 (Near SchoolCampus.)
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