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r VOL. XXIV BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1913 NO. 30. PROFESSIONAL. T. E. Bingham, j Lawyer BOOSE, N.C Prompt attention given to nil marten of a legal nature Collection a specialty. Office with Solicitor F. A. Lin- nJ 1 39 If. pd. JAHES C. CLLXE, Attobxey-AtLaw Sugar Grove, North Caro., . J8T Will practice regularly in the courts of Watauga mid ad joining counties Special atten tion given to the collection of claims. , 8-27-'13 1 yr. VETERINARY SURGERY. SOME EARLY NORTH CAR0U11A HISTORY. Thi f iirtl af I Sirits if Eisttricri Artidis ffritta 1 L I. Iwi, if Bnstr Eft, Korti Cin far tin Dissent I bT been putting much study on thi abject; hava received my diploma, and am now well equipped for tha practice of Veterinary 8ur. gery la ail tti branches, and am the nnlv one io the county, all oa or address me at Tilas, N. . R. F. D. 1. G. H. HATES, Veterinary Surgeon 5-17-'ll. . Dr. E EL MADRON. DENTIST. Sugar Grove, North Carolina, IST AU work done under guar antee, and best material UBed. 4-13-'ll. E, S. COFFEY, A Tl O&fitl A! TLA VX? BOONE, N. C. - Prompt ftttpntion given to il matters of a legal nature. sr Abstracting titles and 'meetion of claims a special 1-1 '11. Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney SPECIALIST TK, kar; sosk. throat aso chkst Bt kS EXAMINED FOR GLASSES FOURTH STREET Bristol, Tenn,-Va. GDMUND JONE r LA YER -LENOIR, N ',- A ill Practice Rcgularh o Courts of Watauga , w L.D.I.0WE. v i'TORNEY AT LAW, " BANNER ELK, N.C. kV Will practice in the courts vV atauga, Mitchell and adjoining ounties. 7-6.' ii F. A. LINNEY, -ATTORNEY AT LAW. BOONE, N. C. Will practice in the courts of the 13th Oiidicial District mall matters of a civil nature. 6-11-1911. V J. C. FLETCHER, Attorney At Law, BOONE, N. C. Jareful attention given to olfactions. I. P. Lovill. W. R. Lovill Lovill 8c Lovill, Attorneys At Law- -BOONE, N. C Special attention given to all ; . business entrusted to their care. , ., 7-9-10. ; After the creation of the State of Tennessee, and the western boundary, of the State bad be come definitely established, the leople seem to bare become more reconciled and longer.-periods elapsed with regard to tbe crea tion of new counties, hat geo graphical conditions were aach that the citizens soon became tir ed of coins: along mountain trails to attend courts and trans act other business at the court houseflfty miles and more away. So in the year 1799 the county ot Ashe was formedjout of that portion ot Wilkes Living west ol the Appalachian mountains divi ding; the eastern from tbe west ern waters, and at tnac time the county was bounded on the east bv the Appalachian chain; on the south by Burke County; on the wet by the State of Ten nessee, and on the north by the State of Virginia. The county whs named in honor of Samuel Ashe, a prominent lawyer, who just a lew yearn prior to the for mation of the new county was Governor of the State. Jefferson, its chief town, was named in hon or ot Tbomaa Jefferson the third President of tbe United States. Jefferson, though more than n hundred years old, is very small of its age. Many of tbe early Senators and Representatives of Ashe County bore the Bame familiar names of prominent tamilies now scattered aver the different-parts of this territory, Hortons, Callowaysi McMillans, Bryans, Bairds, Rays, Bowers and numerous others. This territory began to become settled about 1755, and as the country was mountainous it was sparcely settled and the people made slow progress until roads could be.built. Ynncey county was formed in 1833 from Burke and Buncombe and called in honor of Bartlett Yancny, and this,' at this time was bounded'on thenorthby the Iron Mountains, which separated it from the State,' of Tennessee. The county town, Burnsville, was named for Captain OUay Burns who was a braye soldier in war of 1812, Htid commanded a priva teer called '-The , Snap-Dragon," which did much mischief to the British, and was in several severe engagements, It is to be observed that from the time "f the formation oi Wil- kps from the countydf Surry, in 1777, aud the creation of Burke from a portion of Rowan, in. the same year, the boundary line be tween Burke and .Wilkes remain ed thesamefor a great number of Years, not onlv between the two counties but between coun ties subsequently formed, so the old Burke County boundary line from the top of the Blue Ridge n-ar Blowing Rock to the T en nessee line remained the sai f for a period of seventy-tvo years. Ashe connty held her territory id tact for quite a Ion:g time fix cept occasionally the ,'Legislatu re at different intervals, made cha o gee along the bordrs of Ash e and Wilkes tr, suit tbe conven ience of tboe who lived near the county li; and it is said on one occasion when a narrow strip was taken from Wilkies and at tar bed to Ashe, the residence ol rM old ludy passed with the transfer, very much to her grat ification and on lear Ding oi her change of residence ' from one county to the other rithout be ing required to move ber house hold affairs, she m ade this re mark: "I am migb iy glad the county line has beeen changed and tbat I am now living in Ashe, as I always did think the milk and butter are mo much bet-' ter in Ashe than in Wilkes."- But like the treacherous volca no which is supposed to be ex tinct, nfter remaining quiet for a period;of fifty years, tbe pefr pie in the southern part pf Ashe became restless and thought they were capable of 'going to house keeping for themselves, so in the year 1849, tbe county ol Watauga was formed from tbe southern portion of Ashe and the northern part of Yancey, At the time Watauga was created its western boundary line was the Yelow Mountain on the Ten nesse line. So it a ill be seen tbat alter a period of eeventy-t w o years tbe old Burke county lin was obliterated; and while "that is certaiu which is capable of be ing made certain" is a well rec ognized legal principle, yet re cent surveys have demonstrated that the true location of the old Burk county line is not at all free from doubt. The population of Watauga in 1850 was 3,242 white; 20 free negroes; 129 slaves. Like other portions of the state Watauga can point out places of interest and stories of tbe Revo lution. Kiddle Knob in this coJ derives its name from a eircnmi stance of tbe capture of Colonel Benjamin Cleaveland during the Reyolution, by a party of Tories headed by a man of the name of Riddle. Cleaveland had been .a terror to the Tories. Two of their band (Jones and Coil) had been apprehended by him and huDg. Cleaveland bad gone al one to the old fields on JNew River on private business, and was taken prisoner by the Tories They demanded that he wriieout passes for them, and not being well skilled in penmanship, he was sometime preparing these papers, believing they would kill him alter they had obtained' the passes, he was in no great hurry. While thus engaged, Capt. Rob ert Cleaveland, his brother, with a party, followed him, knowing the dangerous proximity of the lories. They came up with the Tories and fired on them. Col. uieaveiana sua on tne loir io pre vent being shot, and he thus es caped instant destruction. As Watauga County lies across the top of the Blue Ridge, divid ing the eastern Irom the western i waters, many rivers have their sources in this county: the head spring of the Yadkin River is near Green Park Hotel at Blowing Rock, and New River just across the ridge only a short distance away, and tbe head of John's River only a short distance from the two; while Watauga Hi'ver, Linville River and Elk Riverbed yery nearly together Dear the base of the Grandfather Moun tain; and Toe Rivpr which lorm the Nolichucky when, it reaches the Tennessee line has its rise on ly a few miles distant in what is now Avery County; and before tbe coming of the lumbermen and the steam sawmills these streams abounded with mountain trout. Boone, the county town, was tramed in remembrance of ..the ce-lebrated Daniel Boone, who arreted a camp withiu a few hu.ld ted yards from the site of tha 'oreseut court house. How long Boone occupied this camp tsnot known, but it is likely that he remained here for eome little time before proceeding fur ther west, as at tbat time deer, br, wild tur keysand other kinds of game were quite numer ous, be remained here until be became restless and desired to seek a more secluded spot to make his future home; and after leaving this place he visited it only occasionally as he passed back and forth, to and from Ken tucky to bis old borne on t h e banks of the Yadkin. The old camp of Daniel Boone, in the town of Boone, is now marked bv a neat concrete monument ot twenty-six feet in height, erec ted under tbe supervision and largely at the expenfe ol Mr. W. L. BryHn. a worthy citizen and the oldest resident in the town of Boone. Mr. Bryan is a great admirer of tbe celebrated pioneer and Indian fighter, and thought if eminently proper that a neat and substantial monument be erected as a token of respect to the memory of this great old man. And so far us the writer has any information, this monn ment is tbe only one of the kind that has been erected to Daniel Moone. Boone prides itself as having the highest court house East of tbe Rocky Mountains, with an ele vation of 3,332 feet; while Blow ing Rock, with an elevation of 4,090 feet, can boast of its sky scrapers with one-story buildings The Cone estate has large or chards of well selected fruits, two or three large lakeB well stocked with brook and rainbow trout Blowing Rock i a great sum mer resort, and if a railroad should be built across the Blue Ridge near thejplace its business would be greatly enhanced. . . . To be continued. STATE M SEXUAL KEW1 Pains in the Stomach, If you continually complain of pains in the stomach, your liver of your kidueys are out of order. Neglect may lead to dropsy, kidney trouble, c'tabetis or Bnght's disease. Thousands recommend Electric Bit ters as the very best stomach and kidney medicine made. II T. Als ton, of Raleigh, N. C, who has suf fered with pain in the stomach and back, writes: "My kidneys were de ranged and my liver did not work right. I suffered very much, but E. lectric Bitters, was recommended and 1 improved from the first dose. I now feel like a new mar.," It will improve you, too. Only5oc.nnd Recommended by all deaiers. , Mr. L. B. Hale, a Tar Heel ed itor, has secured the poetofflc at Fayetteville. A little princess was added to the royal family of Greece on May 4. Mr.Wm. Estes died at his home in Collettsville this week aged 78 years, Ky West Fla,had a 100,000 fire on the 7th inst. Several hun dred men are consequently throwr, out of employment. Editor Clarence Poe, of tbe Progretsive Farmer, will address the Pres. Gen Assembly at At lanta May tbe 18. He is billed lor many addresses this month. The Watauga and Yakiu River Railroad will begin the operation of regular trains on its road June 9th. Wilkes Patriot. Lagrange hai had a $75,000 fire, which is the third destruc tive fire tbe place baa bad with in tbe last three years A twelve-year-old child of R. L. Roland, who lived near Waynes ille, lost its life in the fire which destroyed the home on the 4tb. The historic Astor House o New York, is to be razed soon to make way for the new tub-way Tbe property will be sold to thi city. A new explosive, said to be ten times more powerful than dynamite, has been discovered by Professor Arsene D'Arzonva of tbe college of France, Paris. Aleko Schinas, who assassina ted. the King of Greece recenty, committed suicided on the 6th inst., by jumping from the win dow of a police station. - Mr. John T. Pullen, a pf cently. He was 60 years We learn from tbe Lenoir Top ic that Mr. Rufus Ouynn, agent or the Reo, Autobile Co., re ceived a car load of their ma chines last week. One of the can and a truck will be used by tbe Blowing Ruck Hack line this summer. for 33 years he had been SO femg very extensive, ought to Those w ho have the most hap piness think the least about it. But in tblnkingabout and doing thnir duty happiness comes be cause the heart and mind are oc cupied with earnest thought that that .touches at a tbousad points the beautiful and sublime reali tus of the universe. Thackery. Coughs and Consumpion. Coughs and colds, when neglect ed, always lead to senous trouble of the lungs. The wisest thing to do when vou haye a cold that troubles you is to get a bottle of Dr. King's New Discoyery. i ou will get relief from the first dose, and finally the cough will disappear. 0- H.Brown of Muscadine, Ala., wriites; 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 Uiscovei v she would not be living today." Known for forty three years as the remedy for coughs and colds. Price 50c. and $1, Rec ommended by all dealers -4 1 : ', nish desirable Old Fort Seutinel. pasturage, intendent of the penitent JtifM Sunday School. Tbe Charlotte Chronicle says, that Charlotte spent 66,000 on new residences last month, and that the real estate men find it hard to supply tbe demand for new homes ot all sorts. The United States Government has purchased the Chesapeake and Albermarle Canal. This will make a free toll canal from Nor lolk to Beaufort. It costjthe Gov ernment $500,000 in cash. ms.. tk. ni-i . ' i-AndtherMoneUttlegirleidlad Nellie rtiioo jiu viociauu n uu uai ii urv, .M.ml I af ten see. recently made her debut in Wash So I told her about Jesus . . .. .. ,1 And what He has done for lUttHiUClJIUJO VUD UIOUIUUUUU UI r WATCHES ACCURATE LY REPAIRED, There are more watches entire. ly ruined by incompetent work men than in any other way Com to the Boone Repair Shop lor fine Watch Repairing. Every job is carefully done and timed before leaving my shop. Bring us vour work and it shall have our best attention. : J. W. BRYAN, Pbop -3-12. fen Backachc Kimv Bmeo Acting under the Search and Seizure law, the Sheriff of Burke county baa unearthed a bar room on one of Morganton s business blocks aud found liquors put op in all quantities, from ball pints to gallons. Seyeral men are now under arrest as a consequence. Sir Ce-il Rice, Great Britain's new ambassador to the United States, arrived on the 5th inst. The New Y rk World says he is a man of medium height and of rather slender build aud his cjcm are ot typical Bntih blue. It says that those persons wno were ex pecting to find a man around up on whom tbe glamor of an em pire clung, were disappointed. The Carolina and North West. ern Railway has purchased four parlor cars to be used on tbe rond this summer, and tbey wete at tached to the northbound pas senger train Monday afternoon, going to Edgemont. With the addition of these nice parlor cars and several modern locomotives the C. & N. W. will be well equip ped for handling tbe increased business expected this season. Topic. A drove of three score and more fine yearling calves passed along Main street Wednesday, beaded lor Pot Cove, Thef belonged to Messrs. W. P. Artz and P. Ii. Mashbnrn. and will graze on tbe Go-vernment's forest reservation at a cost, we understand, of not Ipore than 12tf cents each per davjiaontn. we are miormea mis cat. oljld hie range will be fenced in, and Hm T01 hi Stirs in Your Crown? "Are you going to tha ball tonight, sister? lou've star all over your gown Aaid diamonds on your arms and necfc Jiave you any stars In your crown?" "My darling i don't understand you, 1 I bave no crrtwn, dear May." -Oh, but sister, If you love Jesus He'll give you crow u some day. 'Tou know how em to Jesus Not very long aHjo. : "Well ever since tlitm 1 ve been trying To get others to oouie you know," tteiug tbe only child born to a Presi lent of the United States i:i the White House. On May 15. represntatives from the four great Presbyteri an organizations of tbe world. will convene in Atlanta, Ga. The session will continue for 16 days and many prominent spea kers will be beard. ' tne. William Chitney Borden, a missionary to Egypt,, died re cently, leaving an estate worth a million dollars, which be willed to foreign Missions, except $100,- 000 which was set aside to build a home for aged missionaries. A special to the Charlotte Ob server states that contracts bave been let tor tbe construction of three dreadnaugbts iu Japanese yards. They will be companion ships to the Fuso, the diplace rorni, of which ia 30,000 tons. Fraueia Landrey Patton ban resigned as President of Prince ton' Tbeologiea Seminary, at Princeton, New Jersey, on ac count of age and failing eight. He will, however, be connected with tbe Princetou University, as he holds the chair of ethics in that institution. ' "And I told her that at our Bavlor's feet She might lay hvr sins all down, That BewouldforgfveberandHehas So Nellie's ome star in my erowu. "'But I've only one etas' yet, sister, To wear h my crowa io Heaveu. "J can't get many sure yrt sister, 1 You see, I'm only eleven." "But you are grown up an ptetty, And knnw mint nvrmla i OO. Won't there be lots of stars, t'feter. In tha crown Jesus gives to pus That night in the crowded ballroom Hid the glare and glitter a ronui5 "Have you any stars in your crown, sister?" Rang out with a warning sound. Hang louder than the merriest musfo And the giddieit whirl; Rang higher than the happiest voices in the ears of tbe startled girl. ' Bave yon any stars in yonr erowu, sister? But I have no crown to wear, If 1 went tonight to the unseen world Noerown awaitetb me there. In the iight of conscience awkeued She lcoked back. on days and hours ju rne opportunities thrown away On the misled talents and powers. And she fied from the crowded ball room With its wildeiintr music and glare, To the side of the little sleeping child And slowly she bent her head there. And all the sins of a lifetime She laid at her Savior's feet, And received to her weary spirit His pardon, gracious and sweet. Then she took the hand of tbe sleeper On the fair little face looked down, 8oftly whispering, "May my darling I am one more star iu your crown.1' , Selected. I -,a'i?a'i-fia --as.:'
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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