North Carolina Newspapers

Democrat. acauga . VOL- XXII PROFESSIONAL DR. OSCAIl L. MOORE. DENTIST. I will Ik ill Blowing Rock from the first to the tift.-uth of each nonth prepared to do ail kimlM j Dental work. ! Oifice Near Watauga Hotel. M.21, ly. MAT T. DULANEY, M. D., -SPEC I ALIST, fourthSt. Bristol Tenn.-Va. Eye and Throat Diseases. Refraction for Glasses. I 1KNKY AT LAW, BANNER ELK, N. C. j"Wi'l practice in the courts V at.mg.i, Mitchell ami adjoining oioes. 7 6.'(o M-MliXI) JONES --LAW YKli -LIONOlK, n. :, t ' Practice Regularly in " Courts of Watauga, "9 A. LINNEY, v iTOKNKY AT LAW, II'MINK, N. C. Will practice in the courts of lie 'M Judicial District in ull natters of a civil nature. S-l 11100. TcTfletcher, Attorney At Law, IJOOXE, N. mvt'ul nttontion Riven to !ioctio?is. W. l LOVILL ATTORNEY AT LAW, noosh, N. C. Special attention given business entrusted to i-are." 7-!)-'0!) E.S. (UllSEl A'l LAW, flOOXK, N. V: 'rompt attention iven to ;! matters of a legal nature. Abstracting titles and rfjwiion of claims a special 1-1 '09. ii. iiuss (welly. v)i:kta ker & embalmer S ! I ( U'.YS. - Ten nessee, 'is Varnished it ii 1 Glass White '. mad lot : ami I'insli t uskcis; Black and V lute MetaHc C a s t e t h Bobes, Siiocs and FiiiitthinjH, Kxtra large Coffins and Cits ' 1 1 ways on hand. 'Phone or ti special attention. ROSS DONNELLY. Why Atuse Your Watch You do not run your buggy, sewing machine or other machinery till it a k and grinds and cuts Heelf to i"eei You clean and oil it often. You should hi as careful with your wat?h ltissiua.il and cannot squeak loud I when it is dry and needs oiling. You .a- not know it till the watch is ioiupleteljr ruined and stops. Hring your watch to uie I will show you and explain the exact condition. Take proper care of your watch and t v. ill at you a life time. Consult 'eh Hit-eases. Ti-nl . ... ;iKKNR, Jeweler. Zionville, N C. K F 1) Three Fork Kaptist Church. Mr. Kerroic I read with much m-' ten-.-t a letter from Esq . L. ! I !r ;t ii tvgnrdiiii: Three Forks chun-h. which was published in the coiuiiiiis ot your pii r some Weeks ago. As Mr. r.ryun truthfully sai l. Three Foi k is the mother church in this couiilv and association.' Indeed I think it is the oldest ; Baptist church, or church of auv j kind, as for tli.it, that was ever established ill this section of J North Carolina. It is an interes-j ting fact that Three Foi ks church j was constituted by some of the earliest settlers in this section of j the State, neaily one hundred' and twenty years ago, Tlie old church neon! is quite well pre served, and the Hrst minute is made as follows: "A book containing (as nia' be seen in the covenant) & con duct of the Baptist church of Je sus Christ in Wilkes county North Carolina State New River Three Forks (settlement w h i c Ii church being constituted Novem ber ye 0 day in the yiar of out Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by the following brethren, viz: James Thumpkins, Richard (ireen, Daniel Eggars, Ellender (ireen, William Miller, I'hebe Ejjgars." The record goes on, ol this date, and gives names of lour others added to the church by letter and by ex pet ienceand bap tism, among them ''Lidia Coun sel'' ami further stales that it is agreed to have "stational meet ing the first Saturday in each month." Tlie minutes go on and give the monthly meetings as they occur. It is evident, from the first, that the church membership is scattered ovt r a wide extent of territory, while Three Forks of New River was the place of or ganization, yet, for convenience of the inembetship, it seems that the regular meetiniis were held some times at Cove Creek, or at K"Uh's Creek, or, probably, ineet iugs would be at "Senter meeting house" or at '-Old Field." These meeting places weie called "arms of the church at Three Forks," find, according to records, regu lar churches were constituted at all these places as settlers mov ed to (he communities and the church membership increased. It is interesting to note that Cove Creek is the mother church of many of the old Baptist chur ches in the western portion ol Watauga county, and that Roan's Creek church was about where Shouus or Mountain City, Tenn., are now. Theold "Senter" eh n rt-h is nboutseveiimilesnorth of J.fferson. and "Old Fi Ids ' church is in the eastern part of Ashe county nearly twenty miles fioni IJoone. We find also that representatives from "Three Foiks" church met with dele gales Irom "Old Yadkin'' church and constituted "Globe" church on John's River in Caldivell coun ty, and with 'Briar (.'reek' church in Wilkes county, aided in t li o constitution of the 'Lewis Fork' church, over twenty miles east, on the road to Wilkesboro. Representatives were sent to aid in church work with Beaver Creek and King's Creek churches, both east of the Yadkin river, on road from Lenoir to Wilkes boro, and to churches on North Fork of New river, now Ashe county, and at Cob's Creek, on Roan's creek, now Johnson coun ty, Tenn. Three Forkschurch, un til about the year 1800 belong ed to an association composed of a few Baptist churches scat tered overall that part of North Carolina, from the Catawba riv er to the Virginia State line on 1JOOXK, WArAU(iAC()UXTY,Tm;i:si)AY. AU(iUST 23. 1010. the borders ol Surry county near Ml. Airy, and from Salisbury in-ii 1 1 v io w uerc .viiniuoii, a , linw is. DeleatiB would be sent to the associations, sometimes. I . ...I t i - I ! ! lot) miles, or more, through the unlit o. ?n lores' s. Now, as I!sq. Bryan invited dis Missions of his suggestions. I mention the faets above in sup-j port of his nlluson to T h r e e Forks church as n ' mother" of churches in this county and as sociation. Truly this old church is a mother ot Baptist churchis in this and adjoining count ie, and extending into our neighbor ing State of Tennessee. We have among us, over Watauga couu- tv, many descendants of the boll pioneers who settled this coun ty and established this old church and worshiped God so faithfully through till these years of trials. They were theaacestors of many of our best citizens, and I would be glad to see some action taken to honor the memory of these sturdy and earnest christians who were so devoted to their i v ety duty. Esq. Bryan expresses a desire to see a new church building :-on structed on the site of that old church, so long used as such. Let me say that we, of Three Forks, realize that we must erect a new house of worship in the very near luture, and that I am confident that steps will be taken soon to provide for its construction. I earnestly desire to see the church undertake the construction of a good, substantial house of wor ship, stieh a building as would be a fitting memorial of those hardy pioneers tiud their action in se lecting this spot for a place of worship in the vast wilderness. 1 have thought too, and make the suggestion now, that when such a building should be crect"d on this particular site, I would fa vor engraving the lirst minute as entere 1 on the church record, with date of the construction mid names of members, as given above, on a suitable and sub stantial tablet, mid post it in some appropriate place about the new building" in my opinion many of our people who ore the descendants of these earnest-and devoted chris tiau settlers, and many others who may bo able to trace family connection, or church connection directly to this sturdy little band of christians that established it self at this beautiful spot on the banks of New river, in the clos ing years of the 17th century, will feel a personal inteie.tin this enterprise, and I do not dordit that very many brethren, sisters and friends will be pleased to contribute of their means to construct a building on this old site that, we may hope, will be a lasting moiiiiim lit to our mices tors and their achievements. 1 earnestly believe that it is a sa cien obligation on us to take up this burden. and 1 trust that we may accept and carry it out in a fitting way. If our friends, and brethren and sisters of this association, and territory, should take an in terest in this enterprise and de sire to contribute to it, I feel that I may assure every one that all will be thankfully received, and applied to make it a success, to the honor of ourCreator's name. As to Mr. Bryan's suggestion for adoption of a suitable place, centrally located in our territo ry for a permanent location for future annual meetings of the Association, let me sny that I find many of our people would favor that plan. If such action should be taken and Three Forks church should be considered a suitably located and otherwise adapted to the purpose, I am pure that the responsibility would be iicc-pttnl with pleasure, and :di -charged ns lu.t we mav be 1 stiie. J.C IIORTON Boone, N. ('., Aug. 1 s. N.ipolfon's (Jilt V:is of the uiiioiiipiol :ili'i-, cr-i-.iy-die kind, the kind th.it necil most wi,cn von h.we :i jcol.it Cl(li;rh or ,, ,j;Mt.aso. Sup- po- c tr-K hi, coiifci'i syrup, cod liv er oil or doctors have ili I nlcd.o'.n.l lose licat t or hope. T;ke Br. Kind's New Dicovi i v. Satisfaction is ;iiar:inteed when used for any tlno.it or luic' ti'.nilile. It has saved thousands of sufferers. It masters stubborn cold, obstinate coughs, hemorrhages, lagi ip, croup, asthma, hav fever and whooping cough and it is the most safe and certain remedy for all bronchial lif feet ions. 50c and 1. Trial bottle free at all druggists. Wilkes Patriot: In the course of his address here hist week be fore the old Confederate veter ans, Gen. Julian S. Carr, ot Dur ham, paid ti glowing tribute to our couiityiimn, Mr. Henry Hayes, ol Gilretith. He said that Mr. Hayes was tlie bravest and most fearless soldier in the Con federate army. Always alert to duty he was first to respond to any emergency caff and farthest in battle. When comrades were cut down beside him Mr. Hays never faltered, but pushed to the foi-' front and leaped in the thick est of battle. Af'er the address Mr. Hayes was ushered up the aisle and introduced to General Carr, who with tears 111 his eyes, proudly embraced him. To have seen these two, gallant sons of "(ii, who for four years strug gled for a lost cause, meet and exchanged greetings was truly pathetic to the onlooker. Those I'ies of liov hood, How delicious Were tlie pies of ho hood. No pies now ever taste so good. What's changed' The pies? No. lis you. ou've lost the strong, healthy stomach, the vigorous liver, the active kidneys, the regular bow els of bov hood, Y'onr digestion is poor and you blame the food. What's needed? A complete toning up by Electiic Bitters of all organs of digestsou Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, bowels try them. They'll restore your boy hood appetite and appreciation of food and fait ly saturate your body with new health, strength and vig or. 50c at all druggists. "Be content with your bit. but always fitting yourself for some thing better and somel hing high er. Do not despise what you are. Be satisfied for the time, not grumbling nnd finding fault, ll you want to get higher, to a bet ter position, only cheerful perser vcrenee will help you there; grumbling will not help you an inch. Your future depends al most entirely on yourself, and is what you like to make it. D ) the work yourself. Don't wait for friends to use their influence in your behalf. Don't depend upon the help of others." Donald A. Smith. Teething children have more or less diarrhoea, which can be con rolled by giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diairhoea Rem edy. AH that is necessary is to give the prescribed dose after each ooeration of the bowels more than natural and then castor oiltocleanse the system. It is safe and sure Sold by all druggists. "I suppose, Mrs. Henpecker, that you and your husband li ye happily together." "You bet we do. I would like 10 see Henry trv to live unhappi ly with me" Louisville Ilernld. I jt Itr from K't'eat. Ark. Mr. Ennoii: We have bad a very -t Kcaon, but crops look 1 well.lt is verv hot and drv now. I All kinds of vegetables do well ; Voting n iideiiupoa her wedding 'her.-except sweet potatoes. M. . mom, an 1 is beckoning the bus Jons ami peanuts are in the lead. ; bamlinan on to glorious golden icv-iV'e live on the Boston inouti- -lilts in a bountiful return to vo.ijtains, which is the Southern ,'' tillers of the soil. Ol.serva bad;dope of the Ozark mountains. ' car windowsjl.rough This isau undeveloped section of j 'he .states of north Carolina and the state, but the price of land is; Virginia reveal ti most intrest advaiiciiig rapidly The older set ' picture of the prospects of tied patt of the State is develop-! the coining crop gathering. Lux ing very hist. Men are coming : uriat.t ii J !.- ol cere. i!s and fruits (nun Nebrasl.ii, Kansas, Missou- "?'ve to the eyes a pleasing and ti ami olher states and are set-' eheei ing prospect of full grana- j tling in the central and southern part of the State and going into : thousand landscapes browse in f irming and stock-raising, and ' helds of nourishing green, ami people arc beginning to raise!1'16 very hills, in their garb of urass in all parts of the State. ) emerald, seem to sing a psalm of But the lice industry is claiming; jv and thanksgiving. There is more attention in the low lands j "'l' in this world to be thank -than any other crop. There tire ( M ht, vtt how oft do we tor thousands of acres being drain-;Set in tlie busy, hurly burly age ed, and where there were bun- j U) ive hwrt time for ador dreds of acres planted in rice last ;'iou to a beneficent Jbavenly year, there are thousands of a- j Father, who is more merciful to cres planted this year. We lay no great stress on this count rv as ti corn country, but statistics ; 1 "is worm is so mil 01 beauty, show that North Carolina made ! goodness, cheer and love, if we an average ol l.'.-t-lt) bushels j ,)llb' stop in our mad rush per acre, Arkansas made 17 N-lOjfur wealth and pleasure to take bushels per acre. Crab grass, cuckle buns and sarsafras grow to perfection. People art begin ning to raise stock in Arkanras. One man shipped 101 car loads of cattle Irotii an adjoining coun ty last year. One county sold one hundred thousand dollars worth of mules hist year. Well, Mr. Editor, 1 see in your paper and others that Governor Patterson has made war on the miuisteis of Tennessee. That show s where he expects to get his support from. He knows it must come from the liquor ele ment and the rough and toughs, such as he pardoned men who oppose the principles for which that noble statesman and patri ot, Mr. Carmack. was a martyr. Some good men may vote for Patterson, but I can't see how. I have been personally acquainted with a, very great many preach ers and, with few exceptions, they have been the best men I ever knew. Christ s lid to his dis ciples, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot, be hid" but Patterson would hide them away, lu the great commission those disciples were to curry t he gospel to all the world. Then we hear Paul saying, '"The Gospel js the power of God unto salvation to every one that belieyeth." But Patter son would destroy the influence of Christ's ministers who are try ing to give such men as ho and his pardoned criminals the gos pel. Patterson thinks the minis ters are nil against him. Every body else think that all the good people are against him. And now to the good people of Ten nessee. II you vote for Governor Patterson, never talk temper ance any more, for that will draw the line and put you on the whiskev side. A. PvOTEN. A Frightful Wreck of train, automobile 01 buggy may cause cuts, bruises, abrasions, sprains of wounds that demand Bucklen's Arnica Salve ear'h's greatest healer. Quick relief and prompt cure results. For burns boils, sores of all kinds, eczema, chapped hands and lips, soie eyes or corns, its supreme. Surest pile lire, z')c at all druggists. Aunt Anna asked her little ne phew what he would like to give his cousin for his birthday. "Ik now," be auewered, "but 1 ain't big enough." The Delinea tor. NO. 8- Th l.orhh-ss cMl.mest. 'i.ive tV.i.Hi.-erver. Cere., the goddess of harvests, 's sa iling as U-nignly as a Iresh 1 'es and buis. The cat lie upon a ! the children of men, than earth- '. parents are 10 their ottsprmg. I'l'l.. .11 r .11 r I it in look at the bright side of the pictuie, instead of turning it around to find its defects and complain and grumble over them. "Every prospect pleases, only man is vile." The song of human ity should be the one of the Psalmist: "Praise the Lord, 0 my sonl, and all that is within me praise His holy name. ' Work 2 Hours a Day. The busiest little things ever nvade are Dr. Kit). Life Pills is a sugar-coated globule of health, that changes weakness into strength, languor into energy, brain fag into mental power; curing Con stipation, Headache, Chills, Dys pepsia, Malaria. 2cat all drug, gits. THE 03Th CAKOUNA College of Agriculture Ind Mechanic Arts, The State's college tor training industrial workers. Courses in Agriculture, Horticulture, Ani mal Husbandry and Dairying; in Civil, Electrical and Mechani cal Engineering; in Cotton Mill ing end Dyeing; in Industrial Chemistry; and in Agricultural teaching. Entrance examinations ateach conntv sent on the 14th of July. D. II. HILL, President, ' West Raleigh, N. C. The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. There is a disease prevailine in this country most dangerous because 30 ilccep. Ill II IUI live Mu...,.,l.l.i.. iiiW deaths hie caused JW 'jy t heart dis- Mil .iT ease. I'titutnonia, the result of kid ney duease. II liduey trouble is J7; allowcdtoadvance t he k lanev-noiscn- tnek the vital orpans, causing catarrh of the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in the urine, head nclie, back ache, lams back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous ness, or the kidneys themselves break down and waste away cell by cell. Bladder troubles almost olwaj-s result from a derangement of the kidneys and better health in that organ is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kid neys. Swamp-Root corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, and overcomes that unpleafant necessity of being compelled to go often through the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild nnd immediate effect of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest be. cause of its remarkable health restoring properties. A trial will convince anyone. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles. You may have a sample bottle and a book that tells all about it, both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this gen erous offer in this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Bnd don't let a dealer sell you something in place of SwamD-Root -.- ed blood will at- u if you do you will be disappointed m II'