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i VOL. XXIV BOONE, WATAUGA COUTOT, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1913 NO. 36. PROFESSIONAL. T. E. Bingham, Lawyer BOONE, N.C WProraptattentlon given to nil marters of a lentil nature Collection a specialty. Office with Solicitor F. A. Lin- 1-29 ly.pd. JAS1ES . CLLE, Attorney-AtLaw Sugar Grove, North Caro., jOTWill practice regularly in the courts of Wa'auyra mid ad joining eouu lies Special atten tion given to the collect iou of claims, 2-2V1S 1 yr. VETERINAEYSURGERY. I have been putting much study on this subject; have receive'! uy diploma, and am now well equipped for the practice of Veterlrary Sur gery In all ltt branches, and am tbe only one in tbe county, all on or ftddreu me at Vilas, X. . R. F. D. 1. O.H.HAYES, Veterinary Surgeon. 5-17-'ll. Dr, E. M. MADRON - DENTIST. Sugar Grove, North Carolina, I" All work done under guar antee, and best material used. i-is-'ii. E, S. COFFEY riORSBl Al LAV BOONE, N. 0. Prompt attention given to ll matters of h legal r.Htnre isT Abstracting titles and iwfiction of rluhns n sffciai l-l '11 . Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney - SPECIALIST - BIK, JtAR; HOSE. THROAT AXD CHK8T S EXAMINKD VCIl QLA"SKd FOURTH STREET ristol, Tenn,-Va. Mi Sl . JONb I'rnctirr Regularlx w (.ourt r1 M Rtausa ' 1 L.IUtNli. v . I ORNEV AT LAW, BANNER ELK. C -flir- v' i I pructice in tbe courts a'aila. Mitchell mill adjoining ounties, 7 6-' it P. A. LINNEY, -vrTORXKY AT LAW - BOOXE, N. c. Will practice in the courts of :he 18th Judicial District in all matters of a civil nature. VL1-1911. J. C. FLETCHER, Attorney At Law, BOONE, N. C.-0- arefal attention given to tllertions. E. P. Lovlll. W. R. Lovill Lovill & Lovill Attorneys At Law -BOONE, N. Special attention given to 11 , 1 an ousmess entrusted to their care. .. .. .. . 7-9-'10. SOME EARLY NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY. Til Tkirl if l Suits if EiittricaJ Irtidh Vritltt b L I. lewi, if Btuar EH, Ksrtl tin fir tii Distent In September, 1778, tbe Legls-i could bays saved him. ture of Frankland met lor tbe "Judge Spencer, one of the last time at Greenyille. John Judges of the Stats of North Car Manifee wan Speaker of the Sen- olloa, jholding court at Jones- ate, und Charles Robinson Speak, er of tbe House. They authoriied the election of two representa tives to attend the Legislature of North Carolina, and one of the judges of Franklaud, David Camp bell, and her treasurer, Landon Carter, vers elected.' Tbe people also, in this year, elected members from Dayidwon. Greene, Washington; ' Hawkins and Sullivan, to the General As sembly of North Carolina, which met at Tarboro oii the 18th of November of that year. Thus ac knowledgiug the authority of North Carolina and their- little experiment in Statehood bad been h failure. II the party bead ed by Sevier had heeded the ad vice of Governor Caswell in 1785, much paiu and trouble would have beeu avoided, and Sevier himself might have been saved trouble aud humiliation which subsequently lollowed.' On the returu of tbe members from the General Assembly at Tarboro in February, 1788, it was soon un derstood that the Stateof Frank land was no more, and for the time being Sevier was a doomed man. While engaged in an at tempt to maintain the govern ment for the State of Frankland, he had neglected bis private bus iness, a judgment bad beenob. tamed against Seerand tbe fol lowing is an account of what happened: "An execution against the es tate of General Sevier has been placed in tbe hands of the sheriff and levied on his negroes on No lichucky River. - These were re moved, for safH keeping, to the house of Colonel Tipton. Brave in character, obstinate and head strong, Sevier raised one hun dred and fitty men and marched to Tiptoes house, on the Watau ga River, eight miles east of Jonesboro. Tipton had informa tion of Sevier's design only time enough to obtain the aid of fif teen friends, who were with him on Sevier's arrival "Sevier, with hw troops and small camion, demanded the un conditional surrender of Tipton and all the house. Tipton bad barricaded the bouse, and in re ply to the , unceremonious de mand, sent him word to "shoot aud be d d." Be then nent a written summons to surrender; this letter Tipton forwarded forthwith to tbe Colonel of the County for aid; This alJ.,tbroutrh Robert and Thomas Love, was promptly afforded. The' bouse was watched closely, A, man by the name of Webb was killed; a woman and man were wounded. While, from extreme cold, Se" vier's guards wt. re at the fire, h large reinforcement from Sulli van county, under M-axwell and Pemberton, passed 'the guard aud joined tbe beleagu ered house hold. The moment the junction was formed, they sallis i out with shouts; a tremor seized the troops ofSevier, who fled iai all direc tions at the first fireof Tipton. Pugb, the High Sheri ff of Wash ington, was mortally,' wounded and many taken prnnouers. Se vier himself escaped: his .two sous James and John, were pjisoners. "ine mood 01 Upton w s rous ed to such heat that be w as de terraiued forthwith to bantr ' these young men. Nothing but th v ear- nest supplication of bis own men prevented tbe execution of bis rash design. Had be at this t We taken Seyler, no power of ea $b boro, Isssued a bench warrant against Governor Sevier, for high treason (1788.) "In October, Colonels Tipton. Love a ad others apprehended Se vier at tbe bouse of Mrs. Brown, sear Jonesboro. Tipton was' arm ed and swore that he would kill Sevier; andJSevier really thought he would do so. Tipton, however, wltb much exertion. Decided. Handcuffs were placed upon Gov ernor Sevier and he was carried to Jonesboro. From thence- be was carried, under strong guard to Morganton, in Burke County, North Carolina, and delivered to William Moirison, tbe sheriff of Burke. 'As be passed through Burke Gen. Charles McDowell and Gen Jos, McDowell' (the latter who was with hiin in the battle of King's Mountain and served by bis side) became bis securities for a few days, uutil be could see some friends. He returned punc tually, upon his reMponsi bitty the sheriff allowed him to procure bail. His two sous, with friends, came to Morgauton priyately and under their escort he escap ed. "Thus the career of tbe first and lat Governor of Franklaud terminated. But with all bis de fects, Johu Sevier had many vir tues. He was fearless to a fault; kind to bis friends and hospita ble to all This gave him great weight among the people, and al though in the General Assembly of North Carolina ( Fayette ville), in 1788, general oblivion and pardon were extended to all con cerned in the la to revolt, Jobu Se vier was specially excepted in the act. and debarred from all otH pes of trust, honor and profit, "The next year ',,(1789), so great a favorite with the people was' Sevier, that he was elected from Greene, to represent that county in the General Assembly of North Carolina. He appeared at ;Fayetteville at tbe time ap pointed for tbe meeting of the Legislature, (2nd Monday in No vember.) "Such was the sense of bis worth or bis contrition of the past, that the legislature passed early an act repealing the section dis qualifying him from any office, and on bis taking the oath of al legience. be was allowed bis seat. Thus were the difficulties settled. North Carolina bad ever been willing to allow her daughter to set up for herself when tbe law. ful age and under proper restric tion. Cherishing this feeling, she was never unjust toward her fair and lovely offspring. On the 25th ot Feb. 1790, as authorised by a previous act of the General Assembly,1 passed in the year 1789, Samuel Johnston and Benjamin Hawkins Senators in Congress, executed a deed to the United States in the ' words ol the cession act; and on the 2nd day of April of that year, Con gress accepted the deed and Ten nessee was born. ' By proclamation, dated Sept ember 1, 1790, Gov. Martin an nounced that the Secretary of State for tbe United States, bad transmitted to bim a cbpv of tbe act of Congress, accepting Hhe cession of North Carolina fordis.' trict of tbe western territory and the inhabitants of said dis trict' ''would take due notice thereof and govern themselves ac cordingly." Tbnsjt will be seen. that North hill Ctistfl Fk Collector. Wash. DUpeUb to Jfews & Observer. Judge W. B. Councill of Hick ory is definately in tbe race for Collector of Internal Revenue for tbe Western District. This be- cameknowo here today. He is said by many to be the most dangerous candidate who has yat appeared in opposition to A. D. Watts. If the President should decide to recoitnlie only ' Wilson progressives ' as be was urged by . J. Justice to do, it might greatly improve tbe cuau. ctw of Judge Council Judge councill is at present ser ying as state Senaeor. lie was for 10 years judge of the Super ior Court, and resigned to enter the race tor the Senate. While on the bench he made a most en viable record. His friends say he has been a "Wilson progres sive ' for many years aud wor ked untiringly for the success of Wilson at the Baltimore Conveu lion. Coughs and Consuunpion. Coughs aud colds, when neglect ed, always lead to seiious trouble of the lungs. The wisest thing to do when you haye a cold that troubles you is to get a bottle of Dr. King's New Discoyery. You will get relief from the first dose, and finally the cough will disappear. O. H. Brown of Muscadine, Ala., whites: ''My wife was down in bed with an ob stinate cough, and I honestly be lieve had it not been for Dr. King's New Discoveiy. she would not be living today." Known for forty three years as the remedy for coughs and colds, f rice 50c. and St, Kec- ommended by all dealers Slightly Mixed Cbap about to wed was nervous; To tbe young best man be cried; 'Tell me is it Msslomary For tbe groom to ouss tbe bride Harold Susmax, Willis L. Moore of the Weather Bureau, was removed summarily by order of the President. Poor Willis! Now look out for a tor rent of peech Indications Windy aud cloudy. Ex. Carolina ceded to the United States the whole of the State cl Tennessee for the purposeof pay ing her share of tbe public debt brought about by the war for our liberation from the British Government. This payment was quite liberal upon the part of North Carolina, and perhaps' it was greater than tbe share of other states at the time. Before dropping this part of the subject I willadd that it ap pears that a number of thecoun ties in Tennessee are older bysev era! years than the State herself. (To be continued.) To Get Biggest Corn Yields Prepare the ground thoroughly, and use seed of besfj variety carefully selected. It is absolutely necessary to keep the crop well nourished when the demand is heaviest when the ear is maturing. Before planting and during growth apply Virginia-Carolina High-Grade Fertilizers With proper cultivation you will greatly increase the yield and work wonders in producing large, full ears with plump, sound grains of corn that bring good prices and, big profits. Our FARMERS' YEAR BOOK. or : almanac for 1913 tells how to make the most prcfc ojifr of corn-growing. One will be mailed you free on tequest.. CMrglnla-Caroiina) XChemfczu STATE JUC9 CEXE1AL KEYl New York Cit.v has a popula tion of 0,332,000. Pope Pius X is slowly bat sur ely regaining bis strength is tbe latent. This is gratifying news to his millions ot lollowers. An architect is now making plans for a two story granrte building at Arden, N. C., to be occupied by tbe Christ School.. v Salisbury has the only Baraca Band it is said 50 tbe world It attended the recent Baraca Phil atbe Convention in Charlotte. Iu memory of Zebuloh Baird Vance the little wooden building. which he once used as a law office in Ashville, is to be secured by tbe city aud used as a historical museum. ' 'The News and Observer wisely says that the county that puts money with education and good roads is placing this money where it will draw the largest in terest Dr. J. W. Joyner said after his returu from Richmond, tbat N. C. bad more delegates to the con ference for education intheeoutb than any other state with the ex ception of Va. This speaks well for the Old North State. Tons of tine potatoes are be ing fed to hosts in Nevada. They are selling at 30 cents per ton. The farmers iu Mason Valley will plant sugar beets this year in stead of potatoes. The Duplin Enterprise says that Duplin Co. will pay the pub tic school teacher $35.00 in the future, which will be a great en couragement to the teachers, and we opine that the schools will be better than ever before. Gov. William H. Mann, of Va., was operated on for appendicitis on the 23rd iust. at a Richmond hospital and In spite of bis 69 years he rallied likea muchyoun ger man. A remarkable coos.titu tiou and a temperate life were much in his favor. Miss Annie King, of Charlotte, was run over by the rapidly driv en motor car of Mr. Lera Hous ton, aud almost instantly killed on the 23rd inst. Miss King was 23 years old. Mr, Houston was arrested and later released on . a bond of $5,000, the charm being manslaughter. A most remarkable fact this, that tbe colored school children of Cumberland county contribu ted 1218.01 tp the Aycock Me morial Fund. Governor Aycock plead for the education of all, and the children are to be con gratulated on this worthy act. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Box 1117 Richmond . vracimi The income of tbe Womans Missionary Departmeut of tbe Mttbodist Board of Missions last year' according to tbe Advocate was $430,400. The'irst Wo man's Missionary Society ot the M.E. Church, South was organis ed in McKendree Church Nash ville, Tenn. in 1870. In accordance with her last wish, the body of Miss Auna J. Walker. of Parsadena, Cal., was cremated ;and tbe ashes sent a cross tbe continent by parcels post to Boston, where they were buried one dsy last week with due cermonies. The highest mountain in the eastern part of tbe U. S. is ML MitcheHn Yancey Connty and is 6. 711 feet above sea level. There are two other mountains in th Appalcbian system, above COOt) feet. Mt. Guyot in Tena.ri.C3C ft. and Mt. Washington io.New Ham shire, 6.293 ft. The Monroe Journal says that hutidieds of dollars are beina re alizedby men who are workiug unused turpentine. stills in east ern N.C. For the deposits of still rosin accumalates where the.tur pentine distilleries were being op erated and which wereconsiderod ot no value, but arejiow worth much money. Rev. Jobu Ingle of Blowing Rock, was a visitor in Lenoir yesterday on bis way to China Grove, where be will attend a meeting of the Clasis of tbe Re. formed cburcb next week. Mr Ingle though in his 78th year stil! retains much of tha vigor ot youth and is now more active than many men of fewer years. Lenoir News. A Durham county farmer by the name of G. N. Perry, who was found wltb fifty gallons of his key in his possession by officers, plead in yain that he bought it to sell; that bis crops bad failed for two years and that be had resorted to this means to make some money. His pleadings were in yain, and he was fined 200. On Monday morning of last week Mr. Wilsan Watt's little girl, of Tayioreville, was playing with a cartridge, and accidental ly dropped it in the fire. In at t empting to get it out, it explo ded, and the contents struck lief iu rhe face, but she was not seri ously (hurt. This should be a warning to keep cartridges out of reach of children. The citixeus of Avery County are fustly proud of their new court bouse iu which court was held tov the first time last week' Judge F. A. Daniels presiding. ''The new town ol Newland ia built on tbe land which ou July the 30tb, 1888, was surveyed out u nder a grant from the Stale to Weightstill .Uery and describ ed as Urn 800 acres lying at the grassy meadow On the uppwToe River." Tbe Indian name lor tnut river is Ettetoe. No doubt many of the readers of the Democrat know th story of how this beau tiful, wild stream was called the Eetetoe. Methodiatt as well as other cit. itens of Mariou will rejoice to learn that the Methodist church sere is to receive a gift of 1 1,H)0 t Jtom Carnegie for a pipe organ, then a like amount is raised by priyate subscription. The ladies of tbe church have the matter in Jaand and e committee is now so liciting su Inscriptions for a pipe o.rgan fund. Several hundred dol. la.'-s have already been subscrib ed, and it is believed that tbe inecuBsary amount can be raised. -Marion Progress. CHilcLten Cry FOR FLETCHER'S i 8 1 I i ; ' '4 -5
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