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VOL. XXV
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY, SFJT. 1ft, 1913
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NO. 4.
PROFESSIONAL,
T. E. Bingham,
Lawyer
BOONE. X.C
crfrompt Attention given to
ill mnrters of a It-sal nature
Oiti 'th Solicitor F. A. Lin.
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JANES C. am,
Attorxey-At-Law
Susr Grove, .North Caro.,
WWill practice regularly in
thprourts of Wa'auga find ad
joining counties Special atten
tion given to the collection of
2 27-'13 1 yr.
v'ET ERIN ARY SURGERY.
I hare been putting much study
on this subject; have received niy
diploma, and am now well equipped
for the practice of Veterinary Sur
gery in all its brandies, and am the
nlv one in the county, all on or
. ' in- at Vilas. N. . R. F. D. 1.
i. H. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
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r. E M, MADRON.
- DENTIST.
isthi Grove. North Carolina,
f Ml work Ioiih under guar
ipnl ii't niHtprial used.
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:, S. COFFEY,
; 1 1 LA M
,'ooNK, N. K.
.npt HttpntioD given to
oh Iters of a legal nature.
1 hstracting titles and
-fain is a st'Pcial
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Dr. Mat. T, Dulaney
- SPECIALIST -
'TK. HAR;N08K. THROAT AND CHEST
KT 8 EXAMINED FOU
QLAS8E3
K'H'IU'H STREET
ristol, Tenn.-Va.
-UMLND JONES
--LAWYER
-LENOIR. N. C,-
ill Practice Regularly in
ne Courts of Watauga,
I 'n.
L, D.LOWE,
i' TORNEY AT LAW,
BANNER ELK, N. C.
iVVVill practice in the courts
Watauga, Mitchell and adjoining
counties. 7-6.' u
F. A. LINNEY,
rTORNBT AT LAW,
IV MINE, IV. C.
Will practice in the courts of
he 13th Judicial District in all
natters of a civil nature.
8-11-1911.
J. C. FLETCHER. s
Attorney At Law,
BOtiNE.N.C.
Careful attention iven to
Elections.
E. P. Lovill.
W. R. Lovill
Lovill & Lovill
-Attorneys At Law
-BOONE, N. C
Special attention given to
all business entrusted to
their care. .. , .. .'
IM WATAUGA INH
Brief freezes Blm From Blowing lock
Some Short Sentences Somminc
Up tHi Simmer Suson.
IIlY OLD iH'Hnvmi t mi i
Mr. Howell Cobb, who ran the
wreen Turk hotel this season,
Mrs. Cobb, with thnirlittle grand
uuugnter, Alice Cobb, and Mrs.
Riddle, the houwkeetier. wpnt
f-.F
down the ruountaio last week in
Mr. Cobb's machine, to their
home in Ruleigh. Mr. Cobb car
ried away wi'h him a Terv warm
and enthusiastic feeling for the
citizens of Blowing Uock, l3oone,
and this whole beautiful section
of country. Mr. Cobb remarked
to me that he had never, in bis
varied experiences in the hotel
business in different parts of the
country, "louud a cleaner or
more honest people than those of
the Wowing Uock country. It
was a pleasure nnd a delitrht to
do business with t hem. Thpy have
treated me superbly. These moun
tain people are all right in every
way. They have a warm place in
my heart." Mr. Cobb is very
much smitten with Boon?. He
thinks it is an ideal mountain
town, and will some day be a
great place. The topography of
the place is a charm to him. So
Boone has woven a Cobb-web of
delight around his heart, and
Howell he will remember the
beautiful little town, and 'ell of it,
the future has in its keeping.
A happy occasion, and one full
of the charm of filial interest, was
the golden wedding anniversary
celebration ol Rev. and Mrs, Jno.
Ingle, Wednesday last, ntthe In
gle House, Blowing Rock. The
affair was planned by one of the
daughters, Mrs. YV. L. Dougher
ty, of Lumberton, who spent the
summer at the old home, unbe
known to her father and mother.
It was a family reuuion seldom
witnessed. Some of the brothers
had never seen each other. Eight
sturdy, stalwart, robust men,
met together under the roof
tree which they had left before
some ol the others were born.
and not knowing that this pleas
uie was in store for them, Mr. In
gle, when he discovered the as
sembling and greeted his boys
all together, wept for joy.
One of the noteworthy features
of this gathering was the tieal-
thv and robust appearance of
every member of the family, in
cluding the father and mother,
who have not been seriously sick
lor more than 30 years,
Rev. and Mrs. John Ingle were
married in Guilford county, Sep
tember 3. 18G3, and before' her
marriage Mrs. Ingle was Miss
Mary Holt. For several years al
ter their Marriage, they lived in
their native county. Later they
moved to Rowan county where
Mr. Ingle seryed several charges
as pastor ol the Reformed church.
About 1883 they moved to Blow
ing Rock on account of their
health, and have since made this
their home. Both are now enjoy
ing the best.of health, Mr. Ingle
at 78 and Mrs. Ingle at 68 years
of age.
The couple received many nice
presents of gold in various de
signs, A sumptuous dinner was
served and proyed to be a most
happy occasion for all who were
present. The following is a list of
those present: James W . ingle,
Elon College; Thornton W. Ingle,
Black Mouutain; John R, Ingle
and Jesse L. Ingle, ol Lenoir; Ar
thur W. Ingle, Chattanooga,
Tenn.; Robert, Carl and Herbeit
Ingle of Blowing Rock: Mesdames
W. L. Dougherty, Lumberton;
C. G. VVinecog, North Wilkes
boro; W. W. Williams, Fayette
ville. There are many beautiful wa
terlalls about Blowing Rock, but
the Blowing Rock Hotel, a few
days ago, bad a water full that
was anything but leauliful aud
marred the water services attti
hotel. The large elevated tank,
that held many thousands of
gallons of water, which supplied
the building, came down with o
terrible crash. It was completely
demolished.
Mr. Norman C. Cordon, Wash
ington, N. C-, occupying a cot
tage at Blowing Rock, came here
more than two months ago with
symptoms ol typhoid fever, which
revealed themselves rapidly and
gave him a long and severe spell
of sickness, in which his life was
dispaired of several times. It is a
plensure to know that the dis
ease has been conquered in bis
case aud that be is able to be up
aud get about.
I am still in Watauga, in the
Watauga Inn, nnd a more de
lightful place in the mountains
you could not find Cheerful,
home like in its accommodations
and beautifully situated in the
quaint and charming little vil
lage of Blowing Rock, The Wa
tauga Inn is an all round house.
0en all the year round, and
well rouuded out in service and
hospitality by Mr. T. II. Coffey
and Mrs. W. P. Pendley. What
Tom Coffey does for you in the
eating line, "is just a plenty." If
vou do not grow fat at the Wa
tauga Inn there's no hope for
you. A good number ol visitors
are still at this delightful hoiif-e
enjoying the most beautiful pe
riod1 of the year, They form a de
lightful coterie of charming peo
ple. Indian Killed On Track,
kT.r w.hele. III., in Indian
went to sleep on a railroad track
and was killed by the fast ezpress.
HepHid for his catelesness wttii his
life. Often it's that way when, peo.
pie neglect coughs and tolds. Don't
risk your life when prompt use of
Dr. King's ftew discovery will cure
them and so prevent a dangerous
throat and lung trouble. It coin,
plete'.y cured me, in a short time,
of a terrible cough that follow ed a
evere attack of Grip," writes J. R.
Watts, Floydale, Te'k.. "and I re
gained 15 pounds in weight that 1
had lost. Quick, syfe. reliable and
guaranteed. Oc. and $1.00. Trial
bottle free at all druggists.
Fifty tons of tickets are issued
each year by one of England's
rail roads.
Flying Men Fall
victims to stomach, kiyney and
liver troubles just like the other
people, with like results in loss of
appetite, backache, nervousness,
headache and tired, listless, run
down feeling. But there is no need
to seel ltke t.iat as T. D. Peebles,
Henry, Tenn,, proved. "Six Bot.
ties of Electric Bitters," he wries,
"did more to give me new strength
and good appetite than all other
stomach remedies 1 used. "So they
help everybody. It s folly to suffer
when this great remedy will held
you from the first dose. Try it. On
ly 50c. at all druggists.
Odessa, a great city in Russia,
is threatened with an epidemic ol
choler,
1 he dauehtef of A. Mitchell, Bag
dad, Ky had a dad case of kidney
trouble and they feared her health
was permanently impaired. Mr.
Mitchell savs: ''She was in terrible
shape but I got her to take Foley
Kidnncy rills and now sue is com
pletely cured." Women aie more
liable to have kidney trouble than
men and will find Foley Kidney
Pills a safe, dependable and honest
medicine. For sale by all dealers.
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of
the Navy, has written the life ol
President Wilson. It will be pub
lished soon.
'I was cured of diarrhoea by one
dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Chol
era and Ciarrhoea remedy, writes
M. E. Gebhardt, Oriole, Pa. There
is nothing better. F01 sale by all
dealers.
Toe Appalachian Training Scbsol, is Seen
Br Distinguished Editor.
rrom quite a lengthv article
written by Col. Ilarrn, editor of
the Charlotte Observer, on histe
turn from a recent yisit to Boone,
we clip the Inliowitig:
"It was a phnnre to hare
a personal tour of the Appalach
ian Training School and to have
noted the n Jvnncenient made by
that splendid educatiouul insti
tution uuler the management of
Pi of. J). B. Dougherty. The school
is loomed ou the outskirts of the
the pretty little town and the
grounds ami buildings form a
surprise The campus is shaded
by white pines, spruce und hem
lock and carpeted by the ever
present blue grass. The buildings
are of excellent architectural de
sign nnd the whole plant is in
act a revelation of beauty aud
good tnste. The recently added
dormitory for boys is located on
a sloping hill across "Daniel
Boone branch." It is a turreted
house nnd from a tall pole on the
lawn (lies the flags of State and
country. In front is the monu
ment indicating the former abi
ding place ol Daniel Boone.
"The young men and women
sei-n at tlieir tasks in various
class rooms represent the finest
type of North Carolina citizen
ship. Along with splendid phys
ique and the delicious bloom ol
health seldom noted in people
other than of the mountains,
there w as a strain of intelligence
predominated and easy of de
tection. Through the good ser
vices of this institution, these
mountain boys and girls are be
ing fitted out with the practical
education they are in need of
aniFthich hud been denied them
befWre its doors were opened.
The education is not only prac
tical but thorough. The arts and
sciences have their places. The
ppnlachian Training School is
the finishing shop for North Car
olina's best material.
'The Obseryerconsidered itself
fortunate in the fact thatas Pro
fessor Dougherty 'opened the
door of the cooking room, the
clans was found at work, The
girls were ranged around a square
ol tables under the superintend-
dice 01 the readier s. iacii 01
these future good cooks had a
separate task and was being in
structed in a thorough manner
as to the preparation of the par
ticular task in hand. Even so pro
saic a job as the proper way in
which to slice an onion was given
painstaking attention. Professor
Dougherty might find a new
source of revenue by opening a
summer resort hotel and adver
tising .that the kitchen was in
charge of the Appahichiah Train
ing School girls.
'The last Legislature display
ed its wisdom in making an ap
propriation for au extra build
ing to meet the increased de
mands' upon this institution and
the site selected for this building
will add to the general symmet
rical tone of the plans. Not a dol
lar of public funds has been was
ted. In fact it is to be questioned
if the State ever made a better
investment than when it lent its
attention to the original promo-
tors of this splendid institution.
And over the door to the main
building, due honor is tableted
to the name of U. Z. Linney.
Maybe Prof. Dougherty will
want something at the hands ol
the next Legislature. Hehas nev
er asked foi what was not need
ed, and if he is on haud at Ral
eigh as usual. The Observer pro
poses to back him."
One of the most common ail
ments that hard working people are
afflicted with is lame back. Apply
Chamberlain's Liniment twice
dav and massage the parts thorou
ghly at each applxation and you
will get quick relief, For sale by
all dealers.
' Among the Pioneer Settlers if Wataogi
County.
By L. D. Lowe
For a long period the family
name of Baird has been quite fa
miliar in the yalley of the Wa-
tnugn and on Beech Mouutain.
The exact time wbvn the first set-
tiers of this name first came to
this -part ot the country is not
known; but from the best in for
matiou which can be obtained is
that Samuel Baird, the father ol
Bedeut Baird, was the first set
tler, and the earlest authentic
record of which tbe writer has
any knowledge in which this name
appears is to be found in a grant
issued by the State of North Car
olina to Thomas and Sluyter
Boucbelle for 140 acres of land,
u Wilkes county on Beech Moun
tain dated Dec. 1708, and as a
part of the description we find
the following: "Including the
Samuel Baird Improvement."
By this expression w e are led to
believe that at some period Sam
uel Baird had held possession of
a portion of this tract, either by
clearing a small portion of It, or
by erecting a small hut or cabin
upon it for the purpose of ap
propriating the land to his own
use, and for some reason his
original intention was abandon
ed.
About the year 1808 Bou-
chelles conveyed this tract of
land to William Snow, who, as
It appears, then resided in the
town of Jefferson, Ashe county,
About the year 1820 William
Snow and the county of Ashe be
came involved in a lawsuit about
spring in the town of Jeffer
Bon. For the purpose of settling
this contention the litigants a
greed to adjust their differences
by arbitration, so George Bow
er, Bedent Baird and another
were selected as arbitrators. The
arbitrators gave their award in
favor of the county and judg
ment was rendered against Will
iam Snow, and he was taxed
with a bill of cost of about $8.50.
Jpon his failure to pay this bill
of costs, execution issued against
the property of William Snow,
this 140-acra Beech Mountain
tract was sold, Bedent Baird be
came the purchaser and John
Ray, then Sheriff of Ashe county,
executed a deed therefor.
A few years ago the title to
this land became involved in a
lawsuit, and upon the trial it
was found necessary to fit thelo
cation to the description contain
ed in the grant, and also to show
long possession in order to show
a long title, and on this trial it
was demonstrated that Bedent
Baird took possession about the
year 1832, and held continuous
possession for a long period ol
time. At the time Bedeut took
possession all the surrounding
country was iu virgin forest, and
the climate was so cold that the
laud was covered with an im
mense growth of lerns, and the
ferns had such heavy stools they
were difficult to get out of the
ground 60 as to make the land
produce any crops. According to
the testimony of one of the wit
nesses, the implement used
was called a "Smotin Axe and
still by another it bore the
name of a "Swiping axe." From
the description, these strange im
plements possessed a peculiar
shape, half hoe and half axe, and
were used in cutting the fibrous
roots under the stools of the
large ferns, and the stools were
nailed "Nirsrer-heads," and the
witnesses said that these mon
ster stools were collected and
piled they resembled large heaps
ol stone.
Bedent cleared a nMd, built a
house and a bjacksmith shop,
constructed a road from his farm
on the Watauga to this secluded
ppot, a distance of several miles
at his own expense. He kept n
library of rare books and spent
a great portion of bis time at bi4
"Beech house."
A great many who haye lived
a distance from the mountains
have been taught that these
mountain people were very igno
rant, and they wpre often refer
red to ns ''Mountain Hoosiers"
but if they will investigate they
will find that a number of the
first settlers possessed afairedu-
cation.Jand iu their day they wero
considered good business f'mcu.
Bedent was a man of strong in
tellect and he has left a line of
descendants who are strong in
mind also, and the family name
will be preserved lor many gener
ations yet to come. While it is
true that some families appear
to flourish lor a while, but in
time, like the rose, the name
seems to lade and disappear, but
not so with the Baird family, the
members bearing this name are
too numerous,
(Contiuued nest week.)
A vast amount of ill health isdue
to impaired digestion. When the
stomach Lib to perform its f unc
tions properly the whole tystem be
comes deranged. A few doses of
Chamberlain's Tablets is all you
need. They will strengthen your
digestion, invigorate your 1 i y e r.
and regulate your bowels, entirely
doing away with that miserable feel
ing due to faulty digestion. Try it,
Many others have been permanent
ly cured why not you? For sale by
all dealers.
The Lenoir Topic says that
Sheriff Icard, of Catawba county,
has resigned aud Mr, J. A. Trip
lett took the oath of office on
last Monday. The out going offl
cer leaves the business ol the
county in good shape.
You who require the best and
purest medicine, see that you get
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
in preference to any other for all
coughs, colds, croup, asthma, hoarse
ness, tickling throat and other
throat and lung troubles. It is a
strictly high grade family medicine,
and only approved drugs of first
quality are used in its maunfacture:
It gives the best results and contains
no opiates. For sale by all dealers,
mm
Mrs. Russell Sage, widow of
the late famous financier, obser
ved her 83th birthday on the
8th iust. A woman of health,
wealth and wonderful vitality,
she has spent the last lew years
inHcatteriug her millions with a
lavish hand.
Sometimes the symptoms of kid
ney and bladder trouble are so plain
no one can mistake them. Back
ache, weak and lame back with
soreness over the kidneys, sharp
pains, rheumatism, dull headache,
and histurbed sleep, are all indica
tions of a trouble that Foley Kid
ney Pills will relieve quickly and
permanently. Try them. For sale
by all dealers.
Over $2,000 are to be spent in
putting up road signs in Shelby
county, Tenn. About 1,400 miles
of road will be labeled.
Low Rates West
Sept. 25 to Oct. 10
California, Oregon, Mon
tana, Wyoming, Nevada,
Washington, Idaho, Colo
rado, Arizona, Utah, New
Mexico, and Texas.
Fast Time &Good Service
WriU me for lowest prevailing
rite and reliable information
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L kH. R. IL, KNOXVULE, TENN.
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