Tub Wataoja Oasraorat
LnteiediU the lost uihi-e.
at
class m.iil mutter.
SCBSCltlPTIOX KATES:
One .re.ir.
Six Months ,
Three months...
f J. 00.
SO.
A 'irertfoinzrn tes famished
on application.
LOCAL NEWS.
Many fine hogn have bctti
killed in and around the villain
fur t tie past few days.
Sherwood'H auction halo on
Nov. 2a. S-e ud in tlii.4 issue. It
tuay nieaii much for ou
Finest lot of stationery at
tin Racket ever hon in Boone.
000 new books of intere-it just in.
Mrs. Robbing and little chil
dieu returned from a visit to
relatives in Caldwell Monday.
It depends, we have obn'i-eJ
upou who it i that exiir.sses an
opinion as to what effect it will
have on Home people.
Services at the Kjiscopa!
cal church in Hooneatll, a. in.,
next Sunday, by th:-pastor, Rev.
V. It. Havago
Horn to Mr. and Mis. T. C.
Norris, of Sundn, a lioun iuj
fine pair of twian, which number
nine aud tui in their family of
children.
Although the Home Milling
Co's plant at lienoir, has been
destroyed by fire, they are sti'l
prepared to furnish you the b .st
grades of flour. See ad in this
paper.
Mrs. J. V. Farthinfr has ex
tended her visit to Pittaboro,
this Slate, from Lenoir, and is
spending some time with her
nou, Dr. L. E. Farthing, of that
town.
Mr. and Mrs Mack Beach,
alter a profitable sojourn ol two
years in Spokane, Washington,
urrived m Boone yesterday. All
are glad to Hee them back, and
, hope they will retuu in here per
manently. Ladies, don't neglect lhat
nice Christmas dress you con
template buying, do to Black
burn's nt ontM and select it from
his nice new goods before they
are all gone. They are Helling
n-adily.
Don. II. Phillips, our office
help, went home last Saturday
to spend Sunday with his pa
rents, but, we are sorry to know
he found his father so ill that he
has not yet returned.
We have been in the midst of
veritable winter weather. Lat
Sunday was the first snow fall of
, the season, following a heavy
rain storm. At night there was a
considerable freeze, mercury reg
istering in Boo:.e 12 above ze
ro. The Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church near Zions ville last wiek
sent a wagon load of apples,
potatoes and fanned vegetables
to the Thomasville Orphanage.
The load was taken to Lenoir by
Mr. Allen J Perry and valued ut
$10,00.
Thauks to our old friend,
Mr. David Adams, of Vilas, for
a renewal of two subscriptions to
the Democat that he has been
carrying for a number of years.
The good old man is now 83
years of age and is rather feeble,
although he was a bio to attend
. church last Sundaj' more than a
mile from his home.
Mrs. Martha Adams, widow
of the late Zach. Adams, of Vilas,
lias sold her (arm to Mr,
Walter ;
Hayes, of Limestone, Ti nn and j
...III If
vdl g,ve poSS,8SIou at once. Mr.
Hayrs is another VVotaugun re
turning home. Truly the "Back
Home" movement is working a
considerable change for Wat m
ga in returning many of her citi
zens to their old homes.
FOIEYSKIBNEYPHIS
f0 BaCMACMC K.OfctANB BbOOS8
UK".iLi:
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uuiu, wuiviuinK 10 Keep you
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..aim lu. rctum il l.ll.
-Dr. an.! Mrs. R. K. IIii.l..uu
returned to Boone l'.iJav even- j " " '"' ;:""M ' ,,eir work
intr. un-l at night the boys of the ' 1 our l"?"t.
tOWIl treated (?) tlit.ni I
fashi.H,ed.ii,pauSlireuid,.T.,orer' V :i',!e , . ''
HMutt ll-.l lu.l ....iii.l.. .. . . ....... .
home i the cottage next to tl.J'T r " ,,0'X,;'r " AntlimHic,
I. L Cri-cher Htore in t !M.s,d the rod oflHenMy thr-
H,r,o TI...H-. ..::i ;
keep his ollioe at th-sanu plac -
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j"11 ol""i. v. t we do ibt n ! tliat ; Harptt remains in Slatesville
-'I he public school at lU.ckytlR. old ,i.ntei whose hair is'.f. II, llrendall g.e. to S.di.ury
lo.nt wmclos,. next .Saturday, , -a lnt-,..l by the wim.-r- ol time, jeirfiit. W. T. Alb.i-ht -jivh to
when a public eutertaiamcat will could h1,ov a H.irpri-tng ability Concord circuit. Kev.nonr Tav-
i II. Ill: I" I tJI LI I 1 Ut'lliM I"
inent
iiient
wi.l givetlieir enieitain
at '2 o'clock in !the niter
noon The iuterniediate and ad
va'wed d' p.ii tinent exercises eon
sitting of recitations, sotig.'dia
logues and pi lys will begin at 7,
I', m. Music by htnng baud. Ev
erybody invited.
B'-v. Harrison Farthing, de
spite tiie fearful weather last
Sunday, preached two sermons
la the Baptist church. The time
for which be was cal-ed expir
ed so ae time auo, but hd has
been flUing the appointm. ntsreg
u 'arly ever since, waiting for a
pastor to be called to succeed
him. He is, we think, as good a
man a-i we know, and would be
highly please I to know that h.
would be ret urned.
Arthur Story, a young man
from Watauga county came
down here last week to get work
in the mills. or manufacturing
plants and while talking to the
foreman at the Harper Furni
ture Factory about a job he ac
cidently put his hand on a ma
chine near by and had three of
his fingers cut off. He did not
know it hud Rapidly revolving
knives until his fingers came in
contact with the knives. Lenoir
News.
James II. Taylor, Esq.. has
sold his pretty farm on Meal
Camp to Mr. Frank Carroll, a
ttiugau, who has been "making
good" in the State of Idaho for
the past few years and is now in
vesting Lis money n Watauga
dirt, and will, a little later. on,
move back to it. We are glad to
know that Mr. Taylor will still
retain his citizenship in Watau
ga, making bis home among his
children here, du iug the su n
mer mouths, while the hardest
of the winters wdl be pleasantly
whited awav at tie home of his
daughter, Mrs, Joseph Wardin,
in Mackleaburg county.
Care of Thauks.
We take this method of ex
pressing to our friends our grat
itude and appreciation for the
interest and kindness shown us
during the illness, death and
burial of our loved one, Mary
Lillington. The kindness of our
friends and the goodness of God
have helped us to bear our sor
rows. We trust that during the
years that await us all, we will
find sorrow lightened bv a belief
in a final meeting where parting
ih no more.
John F. H vu'din and Wife.
KlHi.Ut L. SlIl'M,.
Children cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASTO R I A
Auction Sale
SHERWOOD'S ANNUAL AUG- j
TI0N SALE! DON'T MISS IT.
I will sell a big lot ol Clot hing.
Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats Etc
Goods at YOUR Price, not mine.
Don't fail to attend. I will offer
. . I
y.)U nome bargams at private:
sale thatiyou don t want to miss-
Time of sale
.WOV. .25 5 011.
Commencing at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Term9 made known on day of
sale:
W. F. SHERWOOD.
Atnantha, N. C. Nov. 13.
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iicriib,!!. rr.ii mavs em
- ii-rui in lueciiiieiiH
..if I'l.iiM n . . . ..: . I
" "c,r learners
! ' ' l,,ec,,u,sJ
iiiiiiii wiiom was .Mr. I.. .v .Mil
ler, a iiixi-in!
""'-.a ii ii- .'.i. iv ri'ii..r. ami n
' 1 -1 -p Ir" nS 't course nn-
t 1 : " " ",a,je'"j
I th" .rof.'s.sioii of teacliuu. n in
iiR.il. .. i....... i. .. . i
. IVim) T II (t 11 I I 1 it II Ii I 1 ill ' . t' I j.l
tenclm.;. aiin. Tikmiiimv hou-s Senior 1 to ilender.vi.aiba sta- ! l(J sVv it tome bv -i in- ;,u
of midnigl.t study by the li-ri.tof j tioa. I ,lon,t vah,,,s f tr ;.,;. (t'wy
the tallow candle or the light-j e a -e not in a position to I will sell fr PY DOWN nr"
wo .rl llame of the fire pl ace, im-wi.v what Ib-v. Mr. Daniel who bv so doing I can ll vu '.-oo l-pres-ed
indflhbly np-. t heir hii v.d 'he Boone circuit so accep. clieape.- than if I so.! on time, 1
minds such tads as tliey learned ; tably a part of this year will do, now I ave on bond a nr v line ol
and th- few book- that tle-y but v.e suppose he will goto Van-: l"'"M's lor ni,,n, oii.cn and cliil
could get to study were learned deibilt I'ldversity, llo is u mem-1 'ri'n ts'risoaldt; fries. I also
completely, . i ber of the North Carobn.-i Confer. c'"'r.v a -00'1 l'e of Pawnbro-
nun the teacher s reports, if
was l-an.ed that there are old
pupils of school age in the nine
districts. Oi these nearly four-, in much go.jj may come for t!ie
hundred it re eiirollfd this yenr'en.s'iitig year.
j wit h an average daily attend-!
auee of halt the enrollment.
l'roi. Dougherty gave an in
structive tfdk to the teachers con
cerning their work and advised
with them about several items of
school management; afterward
talking for some timeoa themat
ter of school house building, etc.
This was more specially done for I re ,t bargains eer ofTerd In
our eople here, than for the1?0,,ne rublier bIioi-h, meus nud
teachers. I think. We need a new
building. The one wo have is old
and delapidated, and it is like
some ol the old-time teachers nre
classed by some people out of
date, poorly equipped nnd never
was a finished building, an v way.
Fx. T."
A Boy Well Oociipied.
Lanoir Topic. Clarence Craig
is a. remarkable boy. lie is now
only ten years of age. blithe pos
sesses qualifications which arc
rare in boys ol this day. He is a
Lenoir boy, being a sou of Mr. j
Robert Craig. At the age of six
years, Clarence began saving
money which he earned himself
and now has do in the Bank
aud $10 loaned to an individual
at interest. He is a pupil in Le
noir Graded School and his eve
nings and Saturdays are spent m
profitable labor, not loafing on
the streets and smoking cigar
ettes. His mother finds in him a
faithtul nnd efficient help to her
in the numerous details of her
household duties. How many
boys can come up to this stan
dard? This is a fine record indeed but
the Demohiat believes his boy's
record as good, almost, Robert
C. Rivers, Jr., has just comple
ted his 12th year and b-is made
money enough to buy for him
seif a Smith Premier No. 2 Type
writer which he is able to use
rapidly and accurately and has
.flo. 00 on interest, b-'hide soar-!
change he ih keeping, as he .ays
"for Chrisi inns" Ho is in school
now, but -during his vacations he
does exc Heat work in the !Ki )-
ck.yt idlice as typo. For two
years he has put in typo almost
all the ads. when out ol school.
Mftj. N. P. Rankin has the lau
rels for the finest jam ever rais
ed in Macon county. It tipped
the scales at pounds, and Ma
jor suys this was not a good yea r
lor potates. Franklin Press.
Major llankinis known to many
of the older people of Caldwell.
He was the founder of Finley
I High School nnd long time its
LUtl klilJUlM ClltU lUllp ....... .u
or,aiiizi.d a company
of volunteers at the out break ol
tha civil war and left here as its
Captain. Hid old comrades will
rejoice to hear of his continued
srood health Lenoir News.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR! A
I!i K. -ttaa-i t Cjafr. uo.
The .:i!:ua! (i,f
oaf r. u.v of the
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u- iow iiii appointment t h a t
I . .
. Iliosl concern OUT POI)I;
l'u iikci.oru District, M.
Ii. Vestal Presiding Kl ler.
I'.oone circuit, J. (. Hollowny
and J. M Dow mi in.
Preston ircuit, D.C. P.allard.
L'lk Park t be nupidied
J(ff,Mso:i,;. W. F.veretr.
Watauga circuit, T. K. Wea
ver t t . , . .
'-'i""'! .spring-: Mr. .lohn-ou.
Of our f.irincr iHi-tiir.4 It T
Im-.. l' 1 t
lew. While we regret his going,
we welcome thus nssiene l tn.mr
work and trust to them and to
I
r . r- -
BARGAINS
-() o-
! 1,oy" suits
Boy's suitH lido. to$l..r0,
Men'H BtiitK $!!)) to(;i)0.
Childreu'H Hubbers 40o.,
Ladies' " 45 to (0c,
: Men's " .15 to ?.m.
About 8D0 doz 5 & 10n. art icles to
Meet' from. Prices nre the loweht
I Inive ever sold i;ood8 for.
Good produce taken in exchange.
It.
Boone, N. C. Sept, 14, 1911.
j TRCSTEE S SALE OF LAND
; state of North Carolina.
Wataujja County.
By virttte of the power and au
thoi itv granted to the undersigned
as trustee in a certain deed of trust
executed to J M II unlet aud wife,
Sarah Hamlet, dated May 1, 1911,
registered in the office of the Hegis
tei of Deeds of Watauga county in
Book MP of mortgages, at page 137.
and because of default made in the
payment of the note or bond secur
ed by said deed and in pursuance of
demand made b the holder of the
said bond, I w ill, on Saturday Dec.
2, 191 1, at the court house door of
Watauga county, at Boone, N C..
expose to sale and sell the lauds
conveyed bv the s'ud deed of trust
lying and beinsj in the said county
of Watauga, Blue Ridge township,
and more particularly described as
follows, yiz :
Fist tract. ()u tVie head waters of
the Yadkin River, Beginning on a
chestnut oak on the bank of a branch
on Ueiij.unin Green's heirs line,
running N 25 poles to a stake; then
s; r.,- t. .1 .!... is. P
J -ry lw " "..iiy. . tin....-.- -
x same ( p())es (f)
., hlluch o ;,.,. t)1;l,Cti K w:t, lhc
j same j pules to the beginning,
j continuing 2s "'ros. and bei nr the
l.iiulj yranttd to J-ia;ic toric,
Dec, 22, loS!, and hcint; the lands
conveyed to fcai.l J M Hamlet by
Lucy Ilaiu'et.
Second liact. Adjoining the fore
going and bounded e.i the north by
t lie lands of S F Harper and Win.
Foard; on the E by the said Win,
Foard; cm the IS by the hinds of Win,
Foai J, and on the west by the fore,
going described tract, containing' 52
acres mors or less, and being tiie
lands that were eonueyed to the
said .1 M Hiirr.ict about iSoii. dad
beinj recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Watauga coun
ty, N C-, reference being hereby i
lil ale to .be Siiid deed for a full and
complete description hereof, as well
as to the record of the said deed as
full v as though the same were set
forth herein, The said deeds being
the only ones ever made to the said
J M Il imlet and wife. Sarah Ilam
ltt, by the said Lucy Hamlet. Side
v ill be made to the hiiiest bidder
ill public auction for cash. Hour of
sale 12. M. Thi'i Nov. 6, 1911.
T.S. COFFEY, Trustee.
:TH!:i:MiKKi:i:ii:!;nijsTi:-
ogi-aimer wiii has liit n
in.
iu'!i!a:iMt c,l Muuiiiiiiu S-n
' ploynient. Write todav fi.r G
I J
I pige CutalogUP.
TO THE PiMIC.
Having bought out th mer
rnmile basin. ol D. J. ( ottreil.
I wish to wiv t.) th" iteoo'e thai
; 1 will Mill conduct the biisincs
at the ("ottreil i-tnnd. nnd n4
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. ,". n, io irivi
. me n liUral iatronare im hos.
i
jHl-1".
1 1 wMl endeavor to t. vnn
' g'ods us dav.p as von can' bin
! t.'.cn. any where. want vou'i
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kef Clothing, both new and sec
ond hand, in which there an
1 P',il1 ' bai-f.nii
i he business will be mnnnguj
bv I). J. ( ott rel!, nnd any cour
tesy show bim will be greatly up
pivciled All good country produce ta
ken in exchange lor goods.
Repectfully,
W. P.Hsody.
CAR LOAD OF BUGGIES.
Hifiii esADE. mmrn vmii.
We have just unloaded a solid Car Load of the celebra
ted BROWN Baggies. We have seven different styles to
select from. Every spoke and rim guaranteed to be Sec
ond Growth Hickory. You cannot buy a better buggy no
matter what you pay. You cannot buy as good a buggy
anywhere else at anything like the price we are offering
these. We give a postive guarantee on every buggy we
sell. When buying from us you not only get the advanta
ges of car prices, but also of car load freight rates, which
both together, mean a saving of from $10 to $15 on a bug
gy. We have a sample of all styles in our sample room,
ready for your inspection.
LONDON-STOFFEL HARDWARE CO.
THE PIONEER HARDWARE PEOPLE.
Mountain City, Tennessee.
to be in Boone, (Blackburn Hotel) on the "first ol every mouth"
or 3 or 4 day, and every court week, prepared to do any kind of
Dental work. Am, work Gl au.vxti'Kd! Nothing but the REST &
PUREST materials used in any ol my work. Prices reasonable,
No charge for examination. 1'atientn from a distance, will avoid
dela, by informing me beforehand, at what lime they propose
coming, either to Boone, or Banners Elk.
N, L. Mast, Pres. W. C. Coi f k
TUC 15 8 TIMOR
BOONE, N. C.
This institution is owned and controlled by the following stockhol-ders:-J.
II. Mast, J, W. Ilorton, L. A. Greene, T. P. Adams, W. L.
liendrix, W. C. Coffey, N. L. Mast,.!. M, May, 1). F. Morton, W. F.
Sherwood. Dr. E. F. Bingham, A. N. Mast, llagaman it do. V S.
Harmon, W . l. Uaird, C. D. Taylor.
W. L Shipley. Dr II. K. Perry. J. A. Woodie.J. G.Hagamnn, A.J.
Morcz. G. C. Green, J. .M. Wellborn, John W. Hodges, Dr. II. McD.
Little, T. A. ditcher, Kim her Johnson, Miss L Jennii Coffey, . W.
Farthing, Miss Mattie G. Curtis, E. S. Coffey D. I). Dougherty and B.
B Dougliery.
We especndly invite the business of our county people.
C. 3. PAH UK It, rres J. B. CLARKK, Vice Pies, G. M. SVDDKKTU. Cush.
BANK OF BLOWING ROCK.
BLOWING R0CK,1. C.
Capital: $10,300,00.
Undcvided Profits: $U50. 00.
With our incrcas' d capital, we nre better prepared to handh
your banking business than ever bofoie. Open an account with us,
we will extend to ,vou every advantage consistant- with t-afc ai.d
sound banking. We will loan you motley at a reasonable rate so
far as your personal responsibility and balance will wuiraat.
If not ronvecient tr call in person, write us, and your letiero
shall have our promtit attention.
REMEMBER WE PAY 4 PER CENT ON TIME DEPOSIT,
COMPOUNDED EVERY THREE MONTHS.
The II. .11 C
i I rink v. ill ml
J ri-. ill-Si at Tea-li m' As.-cin-
,. l.'ir I. Mill wnj , I Tt7-
reader ."i'i. Thai, .-giving Day,
: 1 1. . i'.. i. ; .i. . ... i it.
Wl.en cu l.jvt a bd cold you
ai.l Hie brt mcd-cine outafnabJa
as to cure it wiih as I ttle ilflar
.is p.-sililc. Here is a druggist o
pinion; ''I have sold Chn.berl.iii.
Cough trincd- for fiftefn ytari,"
's IOno Koll.ir t.f Sara'o ja, IaJ
md I e .nsidor it the lust 0:1 the
i:ail.ct." Fr a!e by all dcalcr.
MILLER-REINS CO.
.Momma tits, TiibN ts; any size,
hape, orcolor. Bring your date
Ahen in town. se. and know what
n'U are aelting. Patroui;:e home
ndnstry and Kae money -Luca
ltd near the i pot in Inoir an 1
Ninth Wilkesboru. We satbly
you or 110 pay,
mi"lli:r.ri;insco
By Claude V. Mil er.
g Co,
im:ai,i:i! in-
PRODUCE FLOUR &
FEED
I (,' 1. X000 "OUOOOIJ' IOOOOO; OOOOtK0
We bad the iiiisforlunc to loce oi'.r
mill by Urn, but viil eontinii to licii
(!l some jiroihe-o. We !i:ivu tftki'ii
t;.e .ey for Wnsabuni 'rosby J'il
li!iC., l.oui.villf Kv. The largest
illii.f.' (.'0. in tbe IT.S. ami kep
in Ibis e. It'bra'.tnl (iotd Medal
Flour. Coiue and etuiip wiib us, sta
ble and wood free
T. F SEEH0RN, Mgr.
LENOIR, X. C.
Dr. R, D, JENNINGS
RESIDENT DENTIST
Banners Elk, N. C.
I have arranged lor the con
venience of many of my patients
v, V. P. U. P. IIaoaman, Cash
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