Z)t (Ulatauga Democrat.
A. C. Hi vers, Proprietor.
Tut i:mi.h, Ut. 10, una. j
Blowinz Rock Items. j
lr. aiiil Mm. TIuhii.h II. lof
f v, popular cit nf tliis low ii,
have rrtiirii.il from a delightful
viit to Knox vi!h iin the Fair.
Mr. Mt-rntt Curtis, brotbes in-
law ol Mrs. V. P. Peulev of this!
pliuv, is victim: fruJs anJ rela
tive in ( aldrtt ll hikI Watauga.
Mr. furl is prominent in Wash
ington StMte. where ;i number Ol
Tar Heels have pine :mi1 made
I, hut ). Watauga can hard
Iv spare any of iier sons just now
as she is forums to the front a-
lining the wide awake counties, ot
tins grand sectii.n the Old North
Stale.
Mr, John Siundors. of tilohe.
was recently a visitor in thiscom
ni'initv where his fjiends are numerous.
Travelling Salesmen are busy
making- their rouuds b fore going
into w inter quurter, many bavins;
recently stopped over at Watau-
"a Inn, a justlv popular tillvear
round hotel kept hy a man named
Coffey, whom everybody culls
"Tom, " a big- hearted brotherol
till who ate in need of a friend
'A friend indeed."
Itev. Mr. Savage attended the
opening exercises of t he I ndusf rial
School at alle Crucison the Nth
instt., the Principal, Miss Horner
under whose guilance the school
Ins grown numbers and inflnen.ee
much encouraged ly the hopeful
outlook for the present session, a
large enrollment of students nm
a strong facu'ty in iications of o
year of unusul prosperity.
Mr. and Mrs Herman Deal avt
greatly missed in church and so
cial circles as well as in our com
inercial centre, but what is oui
loss may betheirgaiu.forwehear
that the Heals are enjoving farm
life in Alexander, where 'Herman'
Tbe 133rd Annivsrsary ol the Battle at
King's Mountain.
Today King's Mountain has
celebrated the l,'l.'!rJ anniversary
of its historical battle with as
grand an occumoii, as kill, pat
riotism, and intelligence roii'd
Hon. I. V. Webb, sail iniutro-
dming Win. .1, Hryan. that -
OHO ieople were on'ihegroumN, j
wagiins :n patriotic regalia,
ami hearing scores olsihool child
ren, were one beautiful teat are ot
the day.
The 17th l S. Infantrv band.
just from Fort M. Person. Flicit
el thunderous cheers, when they
struck the first notes of Pixie, in
the grand stand.
I was offered a seat in the stand,
but I chose in jut feience. a po-i-tion
feet in front of the speak
er I wanted to see tbe powder
Hash behind the budets. The four
front row s of seats were reserved
foi the old soldiejs, and 1 w as on
the fifth.
Mr, I'.ryan's picture would show
bis lips to be thin, which, from a
phrenological point of vie.v, indi
cates a cold reseved nature. Cut
when vou see him speak, you find
that bis lips are thick, and h e
has a heavy back head, or cyra-
liellum, aud the two proves him
to be a warm hearted man. 1 1 is
hair, beneath his baldness, i s
black and curley, and verv b e-
coiiMtitr. His teat ures a re asser
ted as if Michael Ange!o had
hiseled his ideal of a man, out of
t'jrean Marble. He is one of the
boys- the complete absence of all
tilings repulsive and you know
that ou could approach him as
cleavei ly a-Nou could your near
est and best neighbor His hands
are large, and he gives you a
tfann hearty grip, w ith a smile, a
a id or a kind word.
t theend of the speech, the
peop'e made a rush to s h a ke
hau ls, but theoflicer of the day
told them they would have to
-vait till after dinner when there
wouM be a reception at Moun
tain V iew Hotel; but they nave
lumuoheed. Neither did they give
A DOUBLE WEDDING.
Two beautiful marriages were
solemnized in t'.e Methodist
Church in Poone on last Thurs
day morning when Miss (!abrie'a
Clair iMi iine the bride of Mr.
Hit hard Taylor nftSlasgow Mont
and Miss Mattie llarnby of Ilor
ton the bride of Mr. leo. Itlair
of lioone, the ring ceremony Ie.
ing used by llev. Civil Jones, in
his inimitable stile.
The church m beautifully de
corated with autumn leaves aud
a profusion of cut flowers. The
conti acting parties entered the
church with their attendants
w h i 1 e Meudelsshon' wedding '
march was being rendered by
Mrs. F. A. Finney who continued
to play soft sweet strains t hrough
the entire ceremony. The ladies
were dressed in haudsome travil
ing suits of blue with bats aud
gloves to match, and carried
handsome boquets of roses.
Immediately after theceremony
the couples left, nniid the con
gratulations tf friends, -Mr. and
Mrs Taylor for their western
home and -Mr. and Mrs. Pdair for
different points in Tennessee.
Mr. Taylor is a young man of
sterling character, and has made
a success financially in the west.
Mrs. Taylor is one of our choicest
girls who leaves behind her a
host ol friends all ol whom wish
her all the happiness in her far
oil home.
Mr. Blair is a popular young
hot elist of Boone, who is to be
congratulated upon having won
' tioir cooking cKiss Tuesday eve.
itiniM lurmiai "r. m., .J . TTT rll T)a. HLa..
The lollowmg.-the menu: Corn UP 16 5, VY ttPODS, QlWl AU?3 -)WY(35
soup, crackers; need potato;
chicken served on rosettas; cheese
straws; apple sauce. Jeeert: cher
Ilrailmiartrnt fur Hartlwari anil Mat'Iiincrv. Wlin
i i .
rv d u in ill in i;s with cherry sauce; in iiffil nf a liiinr- m;imiii. or hariir nllla
ii 1 1. ..i .. II. i . r . .... . '
iucu,i, .tuiiii nuurr, turn '011(1
tens; Miss Nola 'irider, waitress;
Miss Annie Sherwood, cook.
Profs. B-B. Pougherty and I.
(!, tireer went to Cove Creek Fri
day to an educational rally.
The girls of Lovill Home with
a number of the teachers enjoyed
a chestnut hunt Monday.
A short but very interesting
programme whs rendered on Sat
urday ol last week by the young
ladies' societies as follows: Miss
Iluby l.wis rendered in a most
pleasing manner variations of
"Lead Kifldly Light. "Miss Edith
Farmer gave a reading, "Count
ing Fggs," which was much en
joyed. PiofcHsor B. B. Dougherty has
recently beeu In Laurel Creek
Township visiting the schools
He reports them good, but says
mat two new scuool houses are
needed, one in Rominger District
and the other in Windy Gap. He
would not discuss the Institute
held there.
Prof. Downum's people visitel
him on Sunday. They took din
ner at Lovill Home.
There were four generations
came in the auto, which were:
Mrs. S. C. Ivimboroiigh, Mrs. Dow
n 11 ins mother. Mrs. Downum
Mrs. Foard, and her little non
Master A.(J. Foard andMissSa
mill
r pp,' C - - "-"l
etc., Slet'l ranges cook tlmrs Wimlonw, DoGrs,
supplies, Fertilizer, Lime, Hooding, & Cement.
IIAKDW AIM OF ANY KIND. Write, phone or call on us for prices
W R." STOFFEL HARDWARE CO
INCORPORATED
MOUNTAIN CITY, TENN.
Call at my Store
For anything you want in my line, and if I do not save
you some money, I will make some other merchant do it,
Everything in stock is a bargain, and a call will convince
you that this is true.
WANTED: All the nice butter, chickens, eggs and other
good produce I can get. Will pay the highest market
price, tall at the M. P. Critcher old stand. '
Yours truly,
D. J. Coltrcl.
the heart and hand of pretty, die Downum with the aboye made
winsome Mattie llnmbv
Their many friends extend con
gratulations, and wish th-m
much happiness and prosperity
May their cups of conjugal bliss
be full to overflowing.
and 'Miss Fola' hasnlready gatb
ered ubout her a bevy of friendi
a id admirers.
In the Fnion Sunday School
here, if possible, more than anv-
wheie else, Mr. Deal is misse l, bin
he has two btjong men assucce-.
eors m that goo 1 work. Messrs
Jefferson Brown and Millaru
Ilodge who with a fine corns n
tachers are making the school n
continued success and a nowei
for good in this community ol
many murcbes but few Sunda
Schools.
As at other Summer JJesortsof
like high standing the 4Gay Sea-
son nana demoralized effect upon
this community, but as always
ni uie Degmning of the Wintei
Sea on so now conditions a re nnr
inal and tbe much neglected rplio
ious side of our life assuming it?
usual standard which I fear is not
as high as it should be rnnM.f
ing the fact that the vast mninr
ity ot our citizens belong to some
oranch of Christians, vet t h i
piietude and reversion to on,
naturally simple life, when left to
ourselves is more conducive to
right living, it seems, than tbe
say and lively sfason when the
town belongs to the Strangers-Among-Us.
The aboye remarks
referring only to the "Snmmer
butterflies" who care mnm for
themselves than for our people
o. iuis gionous country amopg
theclonds, for wa have nrnnno
the cottage owners and the hotel
guests who annually abide with
us awhile the cream of theCouqt-
i?, norm and south, socially,
educationally and morally, aDd
to these real friends of the Land
ol the Sky aud of tbe noble Hitri,
landers of the Appalachians "i s
due the credit, yea, the honor ol
brmging to outside notice this
greatest of all American Hicrh-
lauds. justly termed theSwitizer-
land of America.
... ii.
1,1,
when he tried to reconcile them to
postponement. Juntas Mr. Bryan
would have descended thesteps
the only steps the unrelenting
crowd completely blocked the
way. The band having withdrawn
from the sland at once left some
rojm in tlfft rear. Thepeopleclim-
ed over the banisters to fill this.
The Secretary was a prisoner,
submitting nicely to his fate aud
the price of his release was shak'-
ia hands. One lady looked up
from the ground and said to me;
Can I get up there?'' 1 said:
'Gi ve me your hands." I landed
her somewhat like landing a big
mountain trout-shesaid: 'Thank
you,' and went toward tbe goal.
It was a grand dav, and Mr.
Bry,n made the most brilliant
speech that I have heard since I
beard Henry Watersnn.
S. M. I)i c, vaUi.
Work to be Resumed Soon.
Mr. W. J. Grand in, Pres. of the
Watauga and Yadkin liiver Rail
roid. and Grandin Lumber Co.;
Mr. II. C. Landon, general mana
ger of the Railroad, and Mr. Jno
r. Henderson, assistant to the
presideut of the Grandin Lumber
o., took a party of officials of
the W. & Y. K. R. R. and South.
era Railway up to Grandin aud
the head ol the road on Elk on a
special traia yesterday afternoon
ve were unable to learn the full
import of the visit of these offi.
cials, but have been assured that
the prospects of an early resump
tion of work, both by tho Gran-
Jin Runiber Co. and the V. & Y
K. R. R. Co. is very irood. The
track will be laid as far as Dar
by, we understand, before wintpr
sets in. ilkis Patriot.
A Gentle aud Effective Laxative.
A mHd, srentle and effective lax
ative is what people
what neonle demand
i i
when suffering from constitution
Thousands swear by Dr. Kings
New Life Pills. Hugh Tall man
of San Antonio, Tex., writes:
'They are. Peyoud .question, the
i.utf mils jn v wife tfni I have ever
taken." They never cause pain.
Price ."c at druggists, or by
mail, II. E. Huekien & Co. Phil
adelphia or St. Louis.
At The Training School.
Mr J. L. Vest, an artist who
has been spending some time in
the mountains, has been taking
views of the buildings and of the
school. This is a good opportu
nity for anyone to secure good
photographs.
Profs. Brown, Greer and Mrs.
Brown took supper with the se-
up the party. Ol course Prof.
Downum was happy. Editor
Entry Notice No. 2525.
State of North Carolina, Watauga
County Ofli';e of Fntry Taker for
sum county.
A. W. Rav and T. F. Kto)irirn Innnto.
am! enters (100) one hundred acres of
land, on uie waters or liurkeye Creek
on Heeeh Mt. in Laurel Creek town
ship. Beginning on a stake in the
Beech road S E of Huckeve creek in
A. I). Handles line, thence with said
lineS W course to J. W. Whiteheads
lifiH. theiic.M wifh unirflina N V. nnnrsil
to the school land Hinduiands line
tlience with said line to D Handlers
iino i.., wjU, said Iin to beeinnin
Entered Oct 2, 1013.
H, J. HARDIN, Entry Taker
BLAIR HOTEL.
Hardware, Furniture
& Undertakers' Supplies
Oiif I tn mnn on tliPDA ( am. ltniljlinrv twin- m m t n i m n 4I1A 1iiiva(
and liest assorted line ol ifardwnre that we have ever carried,
and we want at least a share of the trade from Watauga. It
matters not what you want in this line we have it, from a pen
knile to a gasoline engine or Disk Harrow.
A Full Line of F urniture
of all kinds that is being sold at bottom prices. Bed springs,
Mattresses, pillows, etc., always in stock and at as low a figure
as such goods can be sold. When in Lenoir call and examine
our goods, and if it is hardwara or furniture vou want, we are
sure to trade 8ome.
Undertkers' Supplies.
Remember we carry a full line of coflins and caskets, fr nn :
a very handsome metallic one down, and always keep the . n
best undertakers' supplies on hand. Give us a call.
LENOIR HARDWARE AND FURNITURE GO,
LENOIR, :: :: : : :-: : :' NORTH (ROLI A
Monuments, Tablets & Headstones.
" ALL SIZES, SHAPES AND COLORS,
1 ir
BOCNE, NORTH CAROLINA
Family And Touhist Hotel.
Open all the Year.
TERMS REASONABLE. Hil-M.
reduced rates to PERMA. LfScfeB Marble and Granite of the very best ma
rent boarders. terial. PRICES ARE RIGHT, come and see our work, or write us
GEO. F. BLAIR, Prop, for Prices and Designs.
KILN-DRIED LUMBER.
Having erected a first class dry kiln and added some new
1 ' J ! .
macninery to our mill we are now prepared to furnish all
kinds of finishing material for buildings, such as: Ceil
ing, Flooring, Weather Boarding, Window and Door
Frames, Base Boards, All kinds of mouldings and other
nnisnea material necessary to complete a building.
Send us a list of your wants and we will be glad to fur-j
nisn you prices.
CHETOLA MILL, - - - . BLOWING ROCK, N. C.
yours very truly,
MOUNTAIN CITY MARBLE COMPANY
Mountain City, Tennessee.
Prosperity
Implements.
BARGAINS
IN
Clothing Hats Shoes Dry Goods and Notions.
"I was cured of diarrhoea by one
uusc ox namoeriain's (Jolic, Choi
auu uiarriioea remedy," writes
M. E. Gebhardt, Oriole, Pa. There
is nothing better. Foi sale by all
(jcaisis.
You who require the best and
purest medicine, see that vou get
Foley's Honev and Tar C oil") rimi rwl
in preference to anv other fr.r all
coughs, colds, croup, asthma, hoarse
'ess, tickling throat and other
throat and lung Iroubles. It is a
-.trictly high graue family-medicine,
and only aoDrovrd drnV r.f
quality are used in its niaimfaclure:
11 gives the best results and contains
no opiam. For uie by all dealers.
Tf vrm nrp InnVinor f ny ffca cf-. i i .
1 . v. , - o ovuic wiicic vuuuaii uuy me
, -uw tiuu (Miu UCOb uau (JX siiuco or
R innorc fny f Via lnnof mnrATt 1 : Ii- x-
w.u itaot, iiiuncjr, ici, us lavxit! you 10 our score,
where all of these can be found. We carry the Famous
vjcu. iLLa aiiues aim xrnrns Tni man wnman m.
... J-" iiivn it unicii aim
uiiiuren. uuaraniee every pair to give satisfaction.
HATS: We have -insi rerpivoA fr u Tr v 1
1 4. i Z 1 . . " " a is. mar
ket a complete line of men's ladies' and children's hats and
can fit any head.
CL0THING:-We carry the famous e. T. C. clothing
So if you want to be well dressed at a small cost don't fail
t n COQ rail" lin-i n.i. OAA ..Ii J 1 1 r
uv-uux uiic. uvei ouu suns 10 select irom.
HARDWARE:-Wo h U VP nf nil tirviQc. o full 1J tT I
ware, Undertakers' Supplies, Cook Stoves, Sewing Mach
ines, mowing machine repairs. In fact we have every
thing that an un-to-date store sells. Pnll
want. We have it. , a u
Yours very respectfully, '
Hendrix Brothers,!
Stony Fork, N.C.
We have just unloaded a Car of these famous Chatta
nooga Plows. We have:
Disc Plows
Chilled Plows
Hillside Plows
Subsoil Plows
or anything else you may need in a earthturning Implement
Get The Best.
BERNHART-SEAGLE CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HARDWARE AND FURNITURE.
LENOIR, - - - NORTH CAROLINA