Matauga Democrat
R. C. Rivers, Proprietor.
Thursday, June 10, 1915.
BLOWING ROCK BREEZES
Last Sunday religious services
were conducted in the Episcopal
church morning ami afternoon,
and in the Baptist church at
night. . - "
Miss Amy Cultand Miss Thomp
son, of Charlotte, are guests at
Watauga Inn, . Miss Thompson
to be teacher for a select number
of children during the summer
months, making a. specialty of
nature study. The charter mem
bers are: Master Thos. Coffey,
Miss Ellen Ooffey, and Master
Norman Gordon.
Dr. Oscar Moore, well Jknown
dental surgeon of Lenoir, spent
last week heroin the interest of
his profession; Rtid during the
coining season will open an office;
in this village for the first week
in each month.
Mrs. Toole, cousin of Mrs. W.
P. Pendley, after a delightful visit
items from Sands
Mr. L. F. Ragan has been suf
fering for same time with a felon
on his hand, rendering him una
ble to work. He is much better
now.
. Mr.T.-M. Jones and family have
just returned from an extended
visit to relatives in Wilkes county,
Dr. Jacob Hopkins and family
ol Virginia are visiting in the
community, having come upon
the first passenger tra in to Todd
Mr. . il. Morris happened to
the misfortune of losing a fine
mare recently. . The animal was
iounir.ueaa in the held, ami is
supposed to have died from i
wound inflicted bv herself run
Bltig against, or fallingon a snag,
Mr. II. A.. Davis and grandson
Paul Xorris, attended the reun
ion at Richmond last week and
report a very enjoyable trip. Mr
Davis enioys the distinction of
being the purchaser of the first
.ticket sold at Todd.
Misses Matilda Moretz and Hil
da Uurkett left Monday morning
for Boone to take positions in
Lovill Homo. A. T. S.
at Watausra Inn. returned to hei
home in Gastonia, having made
many friends among us who re
joice to learn of her return to the
Rock for another visit in mid
summer.
Mr. George Moore, the genial
manager of Blowing Rock Hotel,
has come up for the summer and
is putting in order his popular
hostelry for the coming season,
which bids fair to be the best for
years.
Mrs. fardel!, mother of Dr.
Va rdell, president of Red Springs
College, has opened their beauti
ful home here preparatory to the
coming of the Vardell Clan, who
are always welcomed as among
our most welcome summer resi-
dents. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Cannon, of Con
cord, on Sunday came all the way
from home iu their elegant car,
.and are stopping at Watauga
Inn while lyepbjjftjj, topen their
handsome home at Green Park.
Mr. James N. Sudderth has
built a neat stand, corner of
" South Main, and Palmer streets,
where he is serving all kinds of
soft drinks, ice cream and other
uciaucifB 01 i ne season, wnue
Doctor 0. W. Raby, at the Blow.-"
ing Rock Drug Company's store
has a good soda fountain, soft
drinks and ice cream stand.
On the 3id inst. friends andrelr
stives of "Aun t Sallie" Holshous-
ergave a. birthday dmner inhon
or of the mother of four of our
honored citizeus, Messrs. C. A. L
aud W. L Holshouser, Mrs. D
F. Trexler and' Mrs. N. L. Ed mis-
ten. On that day Mrs. Hols-
houser had reac hed the 85 1 h mile
stone on her journey through
lite. A special account of the an
niversary will be given shortly
with a bit of family history and
insteresting-'statistics.
".The friends of Mrs. Mary Pat:
terson Cornish will be grieved td
learn of her death on the 1st
inst. after many weeks of painful
illness. Mrs. Cornish was the
widow of the late Andrew Cor
nish, Esq., and sister of ouraged
friend,.. Mrs. Walser, mother of
Messrs. David and Robert Wal
ser. The funeral of Mrs. Cornish
was preached in the Reformwl
church by Rev. John Ingle and
- tne interment in the cemetery
. .nearDy.
' 1tf J f a. i ....
ill I" H.Tin mra n'aa ai. Umm.u
have rented the H.C. Miller store
and opened up an up-to-date res-
r taurant where good meals will
be served throughout the season,
Deginning Monday last.
A good auto service has hn
& established between this place
ff, ana Lenoir, season tickets to be
bad ojt fair rates. ..
.Our good friend, "Lute'Wel-
(. 0QPnt Sunday with us, and
iajtbe capacity of steward. Lute
iped to run a livery up here and
was,' and is today, among the
mos t popular business men of the
v Messrs Will Austin and "Pnnf "
Holder, two of Lenoir's most pop-
much of late bringing drummers
who. like the' spies of old. came
to "view the land:4'
Oneof'the prettiest front vards
on Washbnrn Avenue is that be
longing to Mr. and Mrs. Clvde
Hartley, though credit is due
mostly to Miss Cora, who has
shown much taste in arranging
the shrubs and other plants, some
of them the gift of Mis. W. W.
Stringfellow, tliegracious hostess
of Chetola, who has given awav
hundreds of plantsof all kinds to
help our village people beautify
their home yards.
Mrs. Ringling and little Miss
Ringling, wife and daughter of
our popular band-master, are
stopping at Watauga Inn until
Professor finishes his lessons with
our band boys who are making
rapid progress under him, but
i m miiiKing some ot the musi
cians have a pretty hard time
keeping up with the more talent-
ed ones.
"MK Robert Stringfellow is vis:
iting at beautiful Chetola which.
though lovely in its sping dress.
bids fair to be this coming sum-
ihei the loveliest ever.
Mrs. -"Lou" Greene, "widow of
the late Albert Greene, Esq., has
tor the summer opened her cot
tage on Foster Avenue. Mrs.
Greene spends the winters at
ValleCrucis where she has a good
position with the school at that
istonc spot. Her son,. Mr. Car
roll Greene.is to get employment
under II. E. Coffey, the popular
president of thepressingtluo and
champion tonsorial artist of our
town.
Mr. II. C. Martin and familv nf
Lenoir, with Mrs. Clark. Mrs
Martin's mother and widow of
the late S. M. Clark, Esq., a high
ly honored citizen of Lenoir and
brother of dear t'ncle Joe Clark.
late of this town, have opened
their handsome cottage here,
known as the Martin Housed
which last year proved to be
among the successful hotels r.f
the season, and which this vear
bids fair to be even moreDonukir
A I . . . .
inanever, the Martins havintr
lived here many years, subse
quently settling in Lenoir, where
they gained a reputation as ho
telists.
Dry Goods, Shoes and Hats
I keep constantly in stock a complete line of
Fancy Ginghams Crepes Percales White Linens
DOMESTICS, SHEETINGS, ETC
Also a nice line of Ladies Readv-to-Wear Hats and a grea
many other things too tedious to mention. I am closing
out my entire line of Shoes at a very much reduced price-
Most Respectfully,
D. J. COTTRELL,
N. L. MAST, Prea. ; '
G, P. HAGAMAN, Cash.
W. C.COFFEY, Vle Pres.
J.T.MILLER, AMtCaah.
The Bank
-That Appreciates and Protects its Custom
Capital, Surplus, Profits and StockteMrs, Liability
.$35,001.00.
It has been thfl nolinv nf t.hifl hn.nL- fii ranAar flia irraataak aaWvliu.
DOSSlble to thn (itizuna nf Wota ii era. PAiinf w Wa unnmviliifA 4-It
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confidence the people have shown ia us, and the success tber Lave
uoiiru ui tu ouuiure iu uuuamg up a strong oanKiag lnstituttoo. .
h nu uur impruyeu equipmeat we are Detter than ever prepared
The Watauga County Bank
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA.
A Dollar A Minute For
Your Time.
Devote a minute of your time to this ad and save a dollar.
We sell more dry goods than anv other stom in thia town. .
We have more customers who remain with us than nnv other
owiv in mis town.
We have more satisfied customers than any other store iu this
iun u. s
These are broad and sweeping statements, BUT TRUE. . ;
-WHY V
Because we makeood on very promise we make.
Because we cuarantee evflrir'ftrtioln wo soli
Because we have the faeilitinfi fnp hn vinv fmm it,a
J o ui UlUUUlOKlilUSI
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at luwesx oDwunaDie prk. . ;. -m-.
iJecause we inve our customers th himM. of tw nAatH ..u.
1, r vi'ikhk 'mnnvu:ui
first cost. - . .. ..v
Because we can and do sell a tiigh grade article for th imrice
some people charge for inferior goods. ,:t
; It has taken about a minute of vour timn n oii fKia "vL&-
it in mind and it will be worth dollars to you when obo . out &
v -h'i"'b' uiiuuw nwivpeuu
GROCERIES
HARDWARE
I always try to supply the wants of all in Fresh
Groceries. Plenty of Hardware always kept in
stock to supply the average farmer.
Men's Hats
and Caps
In great variety of styles and prices. In addition
to the usual brands kept in stock by dry goods
merchants I also handle the famous Stetson hats.
Dry Goods
Notions
This department is never overlooked but always
kept up to its usual high standard. In this de
partment of my store you can find an assortment N
of pretty much everything usually carried by all
up-to-date stores doing a general mercantile bus
iness, and at prices you will find hard to beat. I
also keep constantly in stock a good line of Cloth
ing lor Men and coys in all the latest styles
Shoes a Specialty
I make a special effort to always keep in stock a
line of the leading brands of shoes among which
will be found the Brown Shoe Co'sStar5Star.
line. If you want shoes be sure and see me, or
if you want anything else usually kept in a first
class retail establishment Blackburn's is the place
i. B. BlacJiburn,
BOOJVE, - N.C.
Farming Tools
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J. S. Winkler.
Successor to John W. Hodges Co.
PRIZE CONTEST!
First Grand Prize, $550.00 .Upriaht Grand Piano.
Second Grand Prize, $8 Waterman's Ideal Foantain Pen.
l hird brand Prxze, 5.00 Manvpire Set
300 d raws from one cpnt tola no Nr. a, .-.n-..' .
than 13.00, All dmws printed in Thine a m but every draw
PPts n. nrominm Than o 1A J n,. ""VT'J utw
S,,m;i.-; ulu. inere is one red
" onA o ? '?lue.,l outs numDer; this number counts
as JJ. A Special Premium Of 5.00 is eiven to the on A malt.
ing tne greatest number of draws. In case of a tie, the n.
mium goes to one investing i.the most money. The front nf
the board shown tho thi 2nA t,..0.110 01
and Manicu V, rounwm pen,
FATHprlze8 i? oW&i Prwonce of three
AU draws must be paid tor when taken. PerfS
i COfflDetant, llHom nmnn.inn. -i VV.V
War cituens, have been hVrVJS SJft J
Household Cares
Tax the Women of Boon tb Same
at) Elsewhnra
,o tend to boasehold duties
.u wuBituiuy aening back.
A WOUlall ahmilH I. .
. "v uini oaa
And she seldom wnuM ir i.. i.u
uv. ii " " 1U
uvva wortj well.
Have ben drmH in kirin .. u
over 60 years. "uuu'e
BoODe WOIIIHI. ihnnlil I
following experience. y
t . R,J J?U8hl P'oawct' HelahU
Lenlr, M. C.,ajs: -My back irot i
j r t wcr iu oeu
nd my housework was torture. At
hn.r a ove mf back would
r","'. "uo ' "jy lauiiiy had been
helped by Doan'a KMiu. tnu i IIT
oiue. f he hBiH h..V '
. k. I ,ne ""nenewi out of
SLb?ck ,nd dld me rt deal o
good in every way.'
Price 60o at aU dealers. 1 Don't aim
Doan'a K dtiev Pi).k. .rr
Uuab had. FosfefJIilburn Co
Seals for
witnesses.
reliable and comoetent judges pronounce this piano one of tS
naestand most dumhia insfnimanf. i. FV"-w.r; Tne
one knows the WukuZnl,A. Z"?1- ery
tl ; rrf Duuuiu auuw xne raiue of
a ive dollar manicure set. But remember, there is a minor nS
mium with every draw. In aom inatanoo- m. Lfli Pi? ;
as much or more than the cost of the Tm TlTOESX -
RKW W IL D; JENNINGS,
Our stock of Farming Utensils is the largest.
and most complete in this parf of the State.
We Lead All Others In
Quantity Quality Price
Spike Harrows Disc Harrows
Weeders Riding Cultivators
Corn Planters '
Also Grass and Grain Blades and Hoes
And the thousand and one items needed on
the farm. Come in and look over our stock.
No obligation for you to buy. :
We just want to show you
Get The Best
BERNHARDT -SEAGLE CO
; WHOUSALE AND RETAIL HARDWARE AND FURNITURE
LENOIR. ? . . , . vnftTTT fjAftftT.TMA
vsaitvtM,n
86 will cost vou Jftg&j& ' 1A,AJ
amountsof draws in stamps or moner order T 7 BANNER ELK,
Lenoir Book Co.
tENOrN.C.
The Butler: Drug Store
NEW AND UP-TO-DATE
Prescriptions Filled
Headquarters for the est Stationery and Gmdie
i ouet Arhcle; and Robber Goods
r ; Mail us Your Orders.
The Best and latest fountain drinks
Call on us at the ojd Post Office BnfldfaW;
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tM roil 7, ' . vuuYwiueace oi my paneotl W 09 in
fWi Hot1 onth8flrtof ererymonth lor three or
H'";d WBT week, prepared to do any kind of Den-
HM WOrK, ALLVOM limn A VTlr.T - titv M TTTD
pan i. . . uniiug um ma dejo I mull f i"1
2l!t teriak red te of my work, rricee reaeon&ble. No
cnanres for exam inatinn Pnfi. J. A .i
6y mlormine me befnmhn of. : u
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