&bt Watauga fcmccrat
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Commissioners' court next
Monday. v
Walter Ray left Monday for
a point near Atlanta, Ga., where
he has taken work for the sum
mer. t
Judging by the wind February
has borrowed a few days from
March. Anyway', we are having a
lot of wind just now.
David Green, who has been do
ing some work ' in the depot at
Cranberry for a few weeks has re
turned to his home in Boone.
Mr. John Lewis, of East Boone,
has purchased the Edmisten cot
tage near the home of Mr. W. H.
Brown, and is having, it painted
and thoroughly repaired.
Miss, Carrie Coffey, of the cler
ical force of the BooneForkLum
ber Co., spent Sunday with her
parents here, returning to her
work Monday forenoon.
Mrs. Little, who, since the leg
islature convened, has spent the
time with her husband, Repre
sentative, McD. Little, in Raleigh,
returned to her home in Boone
last week.
Mr. R. C. Perry, formerly of
Cove Creek, but now in the em
ploy of the Boone Fork Lumber
Co., at Shulls j Mills, transacted
business in Boone between trains
Monday.
Lci$!ativi Coramitte Visits the Training
School
On Monday eveninga legisla
tive committee three members
of the Lower House and two of
the Senate arrived in Boot?
Monday, having been sent here
to inspect the Appalachain Trac
ing School, by the legislature of
North Carolina. They came in on
No. 8 at 3, p. m., and spent the
evening in looking over the town
and inspecting the various buil
dings of the State's big school
plant located here. The business
session was held in the offices of
the school at night, which lasted
until a late hour, the body of law
makers leaving on its return at
midnight on a special car sent in
for them by the Boone Fork Lum
ber Company. Weexpected quite
a write-up of this important event
from our school correspondent,
but he failed to write. Of course
everything at the school was
found all right, but the people
would be glad to see it from the
hand of some of the school authorities.
Hughes bros kdl
If you need shoes or rubbers go
to Blackurn's.'as he has the most
complete line, he 'has ever car
ried with prices as close as they
can be handled, quality consider
ed, ad.
John W. Hodges, of Boone, is
uuw uttuuiiiig wic iniiiuua iccu
and flour manufactured by the
Model Mills at" Johnson City,
Tenn. None better. The milling
Co's ad in our next issue.
Wanted, at once, a copy of The
Democrat of the issue of Jan. 16.
Will some subscriber kindly fur
nish it? If any charges they "will
be paid by us. Let us have it at
once, please. V; ;
. Messrs. C. B. .VonCanoa and
John Lineback, of the j. Walter
Wright Lumber Co.,who arecon
ducting liea vy lumber operations
on the Laurel, .were guests at the
Blackburn Hotel Tuesday night,
Mr. Nilew Church' tells The
Democrat that his sister, Mrs.N.
C. Combs, of Mable, has been
very ill for several days, and,
when last heard from, was but
little if any improved
Martin Eggers, son of Mr. Zil
Eggars, of Beaver Dam township,
is now in the county jail in aright
badly demented conditionwhere
he will remain' until he can be ad
mitted into the Western Hospi
tal at Morganton. ; ; '
We are glad to know that Boone
is to have another splendid store.
The Watauga Supply Co. is open-
iug in the Bank building as tem
porary quarters. This Co., we
understand, will build in the near
- future. While they intend run
ning a general mercantile busi
ness, hardware and furniture will
be carried as leaders.
- Messrs. Thos. EggarsandWal"
ter Day, two young gentlemen
from Mabel, despite the stormy
weather, were intownafewhours
Monday, and a' friend remarked
to The Democrat that he suspec
ted they had" business with the
Register of Deeds. : ;
. As ( the faculty of the A. T. S.
was out in a body with the Legis
lative committee on' last Mon
day evening, we take it that the
influenza scare In that big insti
tution is practically over," and
that the quarantine will soon be
lifted.
The Watauga Supply Co. is op
ening up in the' Bank building.
A car load of flour and oats, and
a car of groceries have already
arrived; and a splendid line of
lry goods and hardware will ar
Li a Una rf
furniture will be added in "a few
Good Road Forco in Boone.
The good roads force, with the
steam shovel and equipment that
has been working between Boone
and the gap of the Rich moun
tain, turned east last Thursday,
and on the return did some fin
ishing work, and on Monday eve
ning they arrived in town and
are just now engaged in grading
the main street. The grade thru
the town will be forty feet, and it
is the intention of the town com
missioners to put in a macadam
12 feet wide from the Baptist
church to the bridge west of the
Blackburn Hotel. The Road C6m
mision is responsible only for a
twenty foot grade through. the
village, while the commissioners
are responsible to the Commis
sion for all work done in excess
of the twenty foot grade, whilein
the corporate limits.
Depot Aeat Arrives.
, A neat little temporary office
has been erected near the depot
a telephone installed, and our fu
ture agent, R. R. Johnson, ar
rived Monday morning, with com
plete office fixtures and is quite
snugly ensconced in his new quar
ters. Mr. Johnson was paymas
ter on the construction work on
the new railroad and is said to be
a man of fine business qualifications.
QUALITY PRICE SERVICE
THE BEST
THE LOWEST
COURTEOUS
J. C. LENTZ, President.
R. T. GREER, Vice-Pros.
J. T. MILLER, Cashier.
EUNICE HOLSHOUSER, Asst. Cash.
BANK OP BLOWING ROCK
THE BANK THAT APPRECIATES YOUR BUSINESS.
This Bank offers to every person its great facilities for
banking money and assures every courtesy and accommo
dation consistent with safe banking. You should make it
our duty to inquire about the advantages offered by the
Bank of Blowing Rock. .
ALL TRANSACTIONS TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY
Our lines of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes, in
dress and heavy weight is complete. We sell 'all leather'
shoes -the kind that cost you less per month's wear.
rirbtliitirr Men's all wool suits ranging in price
VilUUlllIg from $15 qq t0 $32 5Q and they are
guaranteed "all wool" too. Boy's suits, $4.50 to $12.50
DRY GOODS
Our line of Dry Goods is complete and we have many
items that we are selling for less money than we could
replace the same in our store today.
Spring & Summer Will soon be Here
We are beginning to receive our spring pnd summer
goods and will as usual have an up-to- date line of the
newest merchandise.
M. B. BLACKBURN
Dr. H. McD. LITTLE
HuCHESBBOS'acQ
, Editor May Interested.
The News is interested in the
movement started by Mr. W. L.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFY
DOLLARS REWARD.
I will pay a cash reward of
Winkler, of Boone, to organize a 1 $150.00 one hundred aneffifty doi
Mr. Walter Holler Badly Hurt.
Late Monday afternoon Mr.
Walter Holler, who has been in
charge of the Boone Planing Mill
for a few weeks, was caught in
a belt and his right arm was so
badly crushed below the elbow
that amputation was neceessary.
The accident is most distressing,
as the. unfortunate man has s
wife and five small children. Mr
Holler was a good mechanic, and
has always provided well for hjs
family, but never accumulated
very much, and with this misfor
tune his way seemed dark. The
people of the town contributed
to the family, anxious to do their
bit. On Tuesday Prof. W. L.Wink
ler, Mr. Holler's employer and
owner of the machinery, came
over, and shouldered the entire
responsibility, assuring the suf
fering man that he would receive
full wages while out of commis
sion; his every need and comfort
to be looked after by him, and,
when able to be out again,, he is.
in his maimed condition, to re
ceive full pay for his time from
his benefactor. Good for Mr,
Winkler!
county fair for Watauga county.
Mr. Winkler is calling on every
man in the county who is interes
ted in the welfare and develop
ment? of the county's resources to
let it be known. If interest is
su indent then tlwy will begin an
organized movement.
Watauga county could have one
f the most interesting fairs of
any county in the State. Almost
everything from cheese to maple
syrup is made in the county. It
is one of the best beef-producing
counties, claiming a cow for ev
ery person." We hope Mr. Wink
er's efforts will meet with suc
cess. We want to attend the first
Watauga County fair. Lenoir
News.
Sri,
litirul Revenue Officer te Visit Boone
Internal Revenue Officer, M. O
Dickerson, Jr., has the following
appointment in Watauga to as
sist income tax payers with their
returns: Boone, February 28 to
March 5. Taxpayers should go to
the officer with all their figures
in hand so as to take as little time
as possible. The time for filing
returns expires on March 45th
and is, therefore, very short.
lars for the arrest and delivery of
Com, or C. D. Watson, to the
sheriff of Ashe county, for an as
sault on my person with a knife
on Saturday, Feb. 1.
T. S. WATSON.
West Riverside, N. C.
WANTED:Chestnut-oakand hem
lock bark. Write for prices to
Union Tanning Co. Johnson
City, Tennessee.
Blackburn & Little
Wholesale and Retail Feeds and Flour.
Our Line of Feed Stuff is Complete & The Price is Right
COTTON SEED MEAL CORN AND OATS CHOI
SWEET FEED WHEAT BRAN
RICH MIDDLINGS ; CORN AND OATS
FLOUR, AND -CORN MEAL
We Expect to Receive two Car Loads of
Fertilizer by March 1st '
WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE.
Blackburn & Little
The Watauga County Bank
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA.
N. L. MAST, Pres. W. C. COPFE1, Vic Pre
O, P. HAGAMAN, Cash. ' W. D. FARTHINGriss'tCash,
The demand for food stuffs of all kinds will be greater
during the year 1919 than ever in the history of the
world. We especially desire to co-operate with the farm
ers of Watauga County in increasing their farm produc
tion and improving their live stock.
OUR MOTTO: "SAFETY AND SERVICE."
Total Resources Over $Jt00t0OO.C0
' Capital and Surplus Over $50,000.00.
BURLESON DRUG GO.
NEWLAND, N. U.
Drugs & Druggists Sundries
A complete line of toilet article.
Mail orders given prompt atten
tion. (JIVE US ATRIAL.
The Yadkin Woolen Mjflls
WOOL YARNS, WOOL BLANKKTS
PATTERSON, N. C.
have government permit to buy
your wool or exchange
yarn therefor.
The Appalachian Schial.
(Charlotte Observer.)
The Appalachian Training
Schoofis now occupying an im
portant place in thh State. The
building of the railroad to Boone,
opening up the school to Avery, NoTICE op Service by Publication
Mitchell. Yancey, BurKe, Mc- North Carolina. Watauira county, in
the Superior court, belorc the clerk.
Ida Vannoy, widow of H. V. Van
noy, deceased, VS John A. Vannoy
Charles E. Vannoy. James F. Van
noy, Wiley C. Vannoy, Toll H. Van
noy, Hoyt u vannoy, Larry m.
Vannoy, Russel F. Vannoy, Flor
ence Vannoy and Dail Vannoy, the
last three named beinir infants, for
whom Charles E. Vuniioy is actinir
sruardian ad litem, all being heirs
at law of tho H. t. vannoy, are u.
Dowell, and all western North
Carolina; the : building of the
great National Highway through
"Watauga, connecting Winston
and Boston, gives the school op
portunity for usefulness and
growth not thought at one time
it would ever have. The 500;
Bf rpsi of land, the snlendid nower ' The defendants above named will take
i l iu o rvm aaa i ,n notice that an action entitled asabovc
plant, the 2,000,000 brick in well- has commPnced in the Superior
ordered buildings, make a plant court before Clerk of Watauga coun-
,i i .1. d i . i . a1 1 j. Ill W nave, bill? " ivatt a wwnw unu
mat me oiace can uuie nunesi - i. ai,rmnpt. iint,d out of the
We are gOing to call lands and personal property of her
... .I. . r QPceaseu nusiiauu, rv. r. v annoy, uuu
the attention of the present Gen- thft sftid dofendants will further take
to the need of notice that they are required to appear
spending more money on the SBld' tv and state on Sat. March
crrounds and roads about tke 1. 1919. and answer or demur to the
school, which will greatly add to T&t&"&S&
the looks and physical aspects of for the relief demanded in said com
mis roo. o, mm.
O. L. COFFEY,
Clerk of the Superior Court.
all parts of the country do n ot
understand why a school with a
reputatton for first, class work
does not appear better from the
outside. The State can afford to
be more liberal with this school.
With Railroad Facilities
I am better than ever prepared to supply your every want
in General Merchandise. My stock in every department
is full and if it is Good Goods at Honest Prices you want,
can certainly serve you. I must tell you again of
The Good Shoes I Handle.
Nothing but the best makes in all the latest styles for
1111 A 1
men, women ana cniiaren. as you aououess are aware,
shoes have made another considerable advance, and now
is the time to buy. Just ask for what you want in the
ine of shoes and you will get it, no better line to be found
in this mcuntain section.
A Big Stock of Clothing
from which to select your spring and summer suits. Al
most any style and price can be found in my large new
stock.
DRY mm NOTIONS RRDRFRIFS
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My line of dry goods and notions is possibly without a
peer in this section. A complete line of groceries always
on hand.
M. B. BLACKBURN
UOONE, NORTH CAROLINA.
Another Proverb. ;
A merchant in town received a
check from a customer last week
with this enclosure, only, which
is full of truth. "You can't down
an honest man, nor keepA chris
tian out of heaven."
KOTK'B.
Havlnif qualified as administrAtor
of the entalfl ef R. M. Phillips, d o'd
late of WatHUKa county, N. C, IIiIhI
touutify all persons having claims
attains! the estate of said deceased to
exhibit thenj to the undersigned at
fa nds within twelve iu nths from
date of publication, or this notice
will be pleaded In barof their recov
ery. All tiersrins lndbt'd to raid ei
tate will uike Immediate payment,
This 29ul ot January 1019.
M H. NORKIS.
Adiu'r of R M Phillips, deceased.
L. I). LOWE, President.
H.:H. PEKRY, Vice-President
L. U. FARTHING, Cashier.
The Valle
Crucis
Bank.
We Hoticit the accounts of all persons In this new Bank, and ;
we will do our test to accommodate the people and render the
greatest service couaiataut with Bound banking.