Katanga democrat
Town and County.
Quite considerable frost yes
terday morning.
Some much-needed work is
being done on our streets just
now.
Mr. W. T. Blair is spending a
Tew days with his daughter, Mrs.
Will McGuire, at Brookside.
Mr. Lijvvw, of Ashe county,
,-ii"iit S.uulay at the home of bis
dnujiiitur, Mrs. Dr. Salmons in
'"im
-Mr Stauliury is in Greens
boro (Jus week attendinga meet
ing of the Educational Board of
tin two cmifurenctof the M. E.
Church South.
Three of my town lots just
sold a number of beautiful ones
yet to select from. Don't forget
that Boone is the coming town.
See ad elswhere. A. D. Blair.
Mr. Don Long, son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. It. Long, of Lock
hart, Florida, is visiting at the
home of his uncle, Mr, G. A. Ilod
ges, near the village.
' Mrs. David R. Shearer, ac
companied by Mrs. M. P. Critcher
and children left Sunday for But
ler, Tenn., where they will visit
Mrs. Shearer's parents, for a few
days.
-Mr. T. B. Moore, of the Wa
tauga Printing Company, has
moved his outfit to his home at
the Blair Hotel. Office in last
room on first floor going east.
Call on him for neat job work.
A statement at this office is
always at least honored on Us
rec ipt, if not accompanied by
the amount demanded. This is
only common courtesy, that's
all.
Rev. M. L. Carpenter pastor
of this charge, left Monday mor
ning for Statesville, where he
went to attend the Lutheran
Conference, which convenes in
that town today.
We are asked ' to announce
that there will be a box supper
at Buckwheat school house on
the evening of Oct. 6th. There
will also be given a well-prepared
play by the children of the
school. Proceeds to be used for
school purposes.
Mrs. Wilfong, ot Newnon,
.mother of our former county-,
man, Mr. W. V. Willfong, now
of Hendersouville, returned to
her home last week after a rath
er ex temWl visit to friends in
the Vilas section.
The Appalachian Training
School is anxious to know the
number and location of all the
(i. i i -liiiift looms in Watauga
i'i'tu mid it will be greatly ap
H' .juled it' anyone who owns or
kimwH of one will notify I. G.
Ureer, at Boone, at an early date.
Mm. Nellie Price, of Raleigh,
who is Domestic Science Inspec
tor for the State, sent out by
the Board of Internal Improve
ments, spent several days last
week in town, looking over that
department of the Appalachian
Training School.
The anniversary of the Liter
ary Societies of the Appalachian
Training School will be held in
the auditorium of the school on
next Monday evening at 7:30.
The program promises to be an
interesting one and the public
generally is invited to attend,
The train' on the railroad
leading to Shull's Mills crossed
the county line on Monday of
last week, and for the first time
ever the scream of the railroad
locomotive was heard in Watau
ga, from her own trackage. The
construction work is being vig
ously pressed, and the "iron
horse" in expected to reach Fos
coe within the next few days.
Then on down to Shulls Mills in
the very near future, when the
' Otnvany will begin at once the
ins". Ming of its massive machine-
' ry for the manufacture into lum
ber of its fine timber holdings on
i'oone Fork.
The first session of the Sun
day School Normal Institute will
be held in Boone on Thursday
evening, Sept. 21, at 7:30 o'clock.
There will then be services Fri
day and Saturday following, to
meet at 9:30, a. m., and 3:30,
and 7:30, p. m. All invited.
I
Don't forget the Masonic pic
nic to be held in Boone on Sat
urday of next week, It is also
very important to bring a well
filled hamper to help out with
the "spread." The program is
not yet out, but you are assured
of a pleasant day if you attend.
Hats off to the good county
of Wilkes! $250,000 for road buil
ding has been voted by those
public-spirited people, despite the
fact that only sixty days ago
the county was airnost ruined by
high water. When, oh, when, will
Watauga bestir herself along
this important line?
As a result of the ten day's
meeting conducted at Willow-
dale, 10 were received into that
church by baptism yesterday,
a number of them being heads of
families. Rev. Mr. Adams, who
held the revival, says in some re
spects, it was the most wonder
ful meeting he has ever been in.
-Dr. R. II. Hardin, of Pine'
ville, came up last Thursday.
and remained until Monday lea
ving in the morning for Shulls
Mills, where he went on duty as
physician for the Whiting Lum
ber Company, a position well
worth while. Mrs. Hardin and
their little son, will arrive in the
near future, and they will locate
there. Glad to have the talented
y onng physician among us again.
Mrs. Alice M. Councill, of
Hickory, who is known and lov
ed by all of the older set in Wa
tauga, is spending a while at the
home of her nephew, Mr. .las. D.
Councill. Last Thursday slip, in
company with her son, Judge
Council!, and daughter, Mrs. Em
ma Taylor, and her son, David,
and grand-s o n s, Dr. W. C.
Boyden, of China Grove, and Mr
Donald Boyden, who is in the
automobile business at Knox
ville, Tenn., met at the old home
in Booneondspenttheday there,
having the yards cleaned, the
furniture in the building re-ar
ranged, etc. The day was a hap.
py one for them, and it was in
deed a pleasure to our people to
see so many members of the splen
did family in our midst at the
same time.
Mrs. Roby Greene, of Seattle,
Wash., after spending a few days
ttilh her father-in-law, Mr. Rich
ard Greene, left yesterday uior.
ning for her far' western home.
She spent some time on her way
here among the haunts of her
childhood home in Tenn., and
and will be there a few days on
her return. She is a supporter
of President Wilson, and says
she must get through her visits
en route in time to reach her desr
tination by Nov. G, that she may
cast her vote for him. She is an
interesting talker along political
lines, and predicts a sweeping
victory for AVilson in November.
She leaves delighted with Watau
ga and her people, and they in
turn were delighted to have her
with them for even so short a
ti me.
Good Prospects for National Aid to Wa
tauga Roads.
Prof. I. G. Greer, of Boone, and
Mr. W. E. Shipley, of Valle Cru
ris, Watauga's delegation to
Washington, D. C, in the inter
est of good roads, returned Sat
urday. While in the CapitalJCity
they appeared before the Secreta
ry of Agriculture, the Forest Re
serve Board and the Office of
Public Roads. They net with en
couragement in all these depart
ments. The United States Gov
ernment is ready to help us
when we are ready to help our
selves. If we will get busy, we can
get our part of the national
appropriation for roads. In ad
dition the government will fur
nish engineers, free of charge, to
survey tin roads and estimate
the cost of construction, and to
superintend the building of ro ads
Toothful Criminal Escapes iron Boom
Jail
On Thursday morning last it
was discovered that the post of
fice and comissary at Sh nil's
Mills had been entered and some
cash, belonging to the office, and
many articles of merchandise ta
ken. Entrance to the building
was made by removing a pane of
glass from a window, and in do
ing so, the one on mischief bent,
broke the blade of his knife with
which he was removing the put
ty, and the piece of a blade was
was found on the ground near
by. Suspicion pointed to a lad of
17 summers, Bently by name,
hailing from Lenoir, aud he was
arrested, having on his person
broken bladed knife, the piece
picked up fitting it to an exact
nicity. The boy made a clear con
fession of the crime and returned
practically all of the cash and
other things he had extracted
from the store and office. He was
given a formal trial and on bis
own submission, was pen fenced
to, and placed in jail Thurs
day evening. Sheriff Moody left
for Raleigh Friday morning, and
Mrs. Moody listened to the ap
peals of the pitiful looking boy
and he was given the freedon of
the corrido r. There was noth ing
then between him and the out
side world but a strong brick
wall, which had held many pris
oners under different preceding
sheriffs. But this boy, being an
adebt at making holes in buil
dings, got busy, and ere long had
an opening sufflcietly large to ad
mit bis diminutive body to pass
through, and off he went to part a
unknown to people hereabout,
leaving nothing behind but his
coat to remind one that he was
ever behind those horrid walU.
Laborers
AT SHULLS
Two Hundred men Wanted at
Once to work for the Boone Fork
Lumber Company.
Good wages paid to good men. The work to be done
is in the woods, cutting timber, skidding logs, moving
bark, working on the grade, etc., etei
Apply to the office of this company at Shulls Mills,
North Carolina.
A.. W. WASEY,
SEPTEMBER, 5, 191G.
STUDY
THE NEW
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Completely Equipped, Electric Lights, Elec
tric Starter, Pretty Appearance, Roomy,
Substantial, Powerful.
PRICES:
Two Passenger, Model 75, $595.00
Two Passenger, Model 83 675.00
Five Passenger, Model 75, $615.00
Five Passenger, Model 83, 695.00
F. O. B. TOLEDO, OHIO.
Come look them over, or write
Gwyn & Nelson, Agents,
LENOIR, - - -
Farm For Sale.
I have for sale a farm of about
350 acres of land, over 100 acres
cleared, balance in timber. Land
has lime quarry on it and land
has been limed, situated in a
good community, one-half mile
from Neva Rail Road station,
Post office, School house and
Church, has three dwelling hous
es, two barns, two orchacds and
well situated for a stock farm.
Terms of Bale are right. This is
the best land bargain in Johnson
County. If interested let me hear
from you at once.
Adam W. Snyder.
Mountain City, Tenn.
For Sale.
In the town of Boone a num
ber of nice building lots, suita
bln for up to date residences.
Right in the shadow of the Ap
palachian Training School. First
class public school aided by lo
cal tax. Will sell on time or ex
change for good young team,
(mules preferred), yoke of cattle,
cows, calves, mule colts, or oth
er good stock, at the right price.
If interested, come and seethe
lots and let me know your
wants.
Respectfully,
A. D. BLAIR.
Boone, N. C, Aug. 22.
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