GT&e tttauga democrat
R. C RIVERS, Editor and Proprietor
Entered at the post office at Boone,
N. C. as second class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One year $1.00; , Six months 30 cents.
Three months, 25 cents. '
.Thursday, Jan. 1,1020.
Williams-HDishouser
On Sunday, Dec. 20, at the
home of the groom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Williams,
of Blowing Rock, Mr. Cameron
Williams was happily married to
iViss Eunice, the popular daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hols
houser, of that town, the Hiv.
Mr. Wallqer performing the cer
emony. The couple is one of t he
most popular of that town, and
in behalf of their many friends,
we wish for them smoiflh sailing
oni,he sea of time, and that
prnce and prosperity may be
t leir earthly inheritance.
Bliigtiam-Summsrs.
Dr. Letcher R. Bingham, of
Boone, was married last Satur-
luy in Wilkesboro to Miss Sadie,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
H. Summers, of that town. The
happy couple arrived in Boone
Sunday afternoon. They will, for
the present, board at the Crjtch
or Hotel; the Dr., who Is building
up a fine dental practice here, in
tending to build next year. To
the popular dentist and the lady
of his choice, The Democrat ex
tends congratulations and wel
comes them as permanent resi
dents of our town. '
Tbi Misses Toppings Visit Boone .
Misses Annie, Etheland Mabel
Toppings arrived at the home of
their step-mother, Mrs. Mattie
Toppings, in Boone, last week
to spend the happy holiday sea
son, gMiss Ethel coming from
Washington, I). C, where she is
holding a government position;
Miss Mabel from Albermarlo,
where she is teaching, Miss An
nie having arrived some weeks
ago from Camp Merritt, -N. J.,
where she had done hospital
work during the war and had her
NOTICE.
North Carolina, Watauga County,
Town of Blowing Rock.
Be it remembered that a meetintr of the
aldermen of the town of Blowing Rock
wno constitute the governipg body of
said town was held at the town Hall
on the 3rd' day of November, 1919,
when and where wero present W. L.
Crisp, Joe White and J. M. Hodges
aldermen of the said town, and G. C.
Robbing mayor of the said town,
when and where the following dio-
ceedings were had:
It was moved by W. L. Crisp and
seconded by Joe White and the said
iuumuii, ueing pui Dy uie Way or, was
orders to sail for France when1 Z vote of the said
. .. . aiaernien tliat the fo owinordin
the armistice was signed. She
left Monday for Endicott, N. Y.,
be adopted:
1. That it is necessary fnrthn tnn-n
...... I . mimw; lur uic WWII
where she will take charge of a of Blowing Rock to improve its said
local hospital, accompanied bv
Miss Ethel as far as Washington,
who will resume her department
work. Miss Mabel will remain in
Boone until Saturday when she
streets by purchasing land and widen
ing the said streets, by building re
taining walls, rock and concrete cul
verts', concrete bridges and grading
and surfacing the said roads and for
the construction and re-construction
Will return to her school. The ' the surface of said streets and hitrh
. .... ...
visit of the popular young ladies
was very much enjoyed by their
many friends here. '
A Fine School Record.
Mr. I. J. Bingham, of Ruther
wood, who has just closed a most
successful school, tells The Dem
ocrat that three little girls, Miss
es Eulah Carroll, Loer Triplett
and Effie Hayes, whose age range
from 10 to 14 years, attended the
entire term and but one wm-il
Q'l the word, as we are not. mi
thorized to tell. This is indeed a
fine record, and one that would
be hard to duplicate in the coun
ty. The little umses are to be
congratulated.
Suggestion to Tax Payers.
Mr. Editor: Perhaps the peo
ple of the county would annroei-
, . . - j' tu u niv sum
ate the information, through the of F'favn Thousand Dollars (SsIo.OOO)
ways in said town with sand and sxav
el, the said streets as now constructed
being too narrow and badly out of re
pair; that it is necessary, to defray
the expenses of the said street improve
ment, to issue bonds in the sum of Fif
teen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.)
2. It is, therefore, ordered by the
Board that coupon bonds, in the sum
HEALTHY, ROBUST PEOPLE
POPULAR' EVERYWHERE
GOOD HEALTH CUEATES ATTRAC
TIVE MAGNETIC PERSONALITY
AND WINS ADMIRATION
Healthy People Happiest
PEPTO-MANGAN HAS PUT THOU
SANDS INTO THE HEALTH V,
FULL-BLOODED CLASS
columns of your paper, that un.be iS!tuod the said town and sold
dartlift Revalues Af n as the law directs to defray the said
o . 7 lu;:" l'cl" expenses aforesaid.
sonal property is to be listed as , t, M . , ,
of Tomianr i. i-i lhat tho said bonds bcar rate
of January the hrst. It would of interest not exceeding six per cen-
be well for each tax-payer to take turn per annum, payable annually,
an inventory of his personal ef- 4. That the said bonds be issued in
fects in their entirety, on the denominations of One Thousand Dol-
flrst day of the year, , in order lars ($,'00) eauh ard shall be dueand
that he may be the better ena- pay,able as follows: First bond- De"
bledto fill out his questional !?L ni hin
. . ... . , - fnjume uu uie isi aay
uiuci-iBcuuy wnen ne receives it. of December of each year thereafter
iniS WOUld alSO shnrtnntliourfb-luntll tho entire l.nrwl Uc.m to J
of the Supervisor and perhaps I nnd disc!ia,fc'd, bonds to bear date
secure a more enuitahip n.i fnii. Dec'eml'p' H 1919.
er list.
Very truly,
W. R. GRAGG,
Register of Deeds.
, Boi Supper. ,
There will be a box suppersriv-
en at Mast, N. C, on Saturday
night, Jan. 3, 1020, for the bene
fit of the Methodist, reitunnuim
5. That a tax sufficient to provide
for the payment of the principal of the
bonds and to create a sinking fund
sufficient to discharge the said bonds
as they become due be annually levied
and collected.
(!. That a statement of tho present
indebtedness of the town, incurred be
fore March 7th, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Seventeen and the bond
ed debt outstanding to be incurred un
der ordinances or other proceedings,
passed, taken, or pending, exclusive
How the red-blooded, energet
ic and attractive man or woman
is envied by those mho feel that
itwilj always bo their unfortu
nate lot to be thin, pale, and
weak-bodied!
And yet why continue to envy
men and women who possess a
vigorous, healthy, physical con
dition and an attractive, magnet
ic personality? Poor health and
lack of vitality are often merely
the result of impoverished blood.
Crude's Pepto-Mangan is for
people whose bodies suffer from
lack of proper blood nourishment.
Pepto Mangan enriches the blood
and increases the numberof heal
thy red blood cells, which are so
necessary to carry the proper
nourishment, vieorousness and
strength to every part o f the
ooay.
Physicians introduced Hnrlo'a
Pepto-Mangan to the public be
cause they knew that it contain-
ed the very properties that are an
sorely needed to build up thin,
watery blood. For your conven
ience Pepto-Mantran is r.rerm.rpn'
in two forms, liquid and tablet.
tsom contain exactly the same
medicinal value.
Insist on the trenninp Ponto.
Mangan. To be sure you are
buying the genuine Pepto-Mangan,
ask ypur drnggistforGudes
and be sure the name , "Glide's"
is on the package. (adv.)
THE NEW DIAMOND
No product can be bigger than the brain that evolves it.
No other brain in the world today has the inventive ab
ility of Edison's. That fact alone is sufficient proof of
the absolute superiority of the Amberola.
and was first published on the 1st day
of January 1919.
Any action or proceeding question
ing the validity of the said ordinance
must be commenced within 30 days af
ter its lirst publication.
North Carolina Watauga Count r.
The town of Blowing Rock.
Personally appeared before' me this
But the Amberola
can quickly and easi
ly prove its own su
periority. It's tone
oh, what a revelation
compared to metal
lic "talking mach
ines" and shri 1 1
sou n d i n g phono
graphs. None but
Edison could work
that m'.racle of tone.
Then the Amberol
Records, made for
the Amberola alone!
They are practically
unbreakable and ev
erlasting w h a t a
contrast to the cost
ly fragileness of oth
er phonograph records.
mil
m
Mm
And for rangeof mu.
sic the widest in
the world-all the
best, all the great
est, all the latest.
An endless . feast of
fascinating melody.
Yot the biggest sur
prise of all is the
price! This wonder
phonograph costs
loss than inferior
competitors! There
is not a single draw
back to your owning
an Amberola right
now! You can pay
a very small amount
down, the rest in ea
sy m o n t h 1 y pay
ments if you want
to.
Don't listen to the claims of other manufacturers
listen to their machines, then come in and com
pare the matchless tone of the Amberola. Edi
son's wizardry will win you every time. We'll
expect you in today now don't forget.
THE VARIETY STORE
Utiles Sere Dinner to County Poor
The ladies of the Baptist Mis
sionary society, o.f Boone church,
sent to the inmates of the would
be county home on last Satur
day a daintily prepared repast,
winch, it goes without savinir.
nectpil
oi me property for the three pr-eeeed- j the town of Blowing Rook is nothing,
n r ."") 'uujcci io taxation by the no uonas navmg been issued by the
un Umstmas day Mr. Charles municipality, the said throe ven.. ha. : town and nn
r , ... -" i """ vvuvi nvtuu lUOli
Lewis, ot Meat Camp, lost his lnK tne fiscal years in which taxes have not been paid.
residence and almost its entire wpre last levlod' be ,Ued w'th the) That the total assessed valuation of
contents by fire.onlyone bed and B,Td B"f SWrn l b,v the Treasurer property subject to taxes by the mu-
two DracticalK omntv tr i, . llo " "cipanty ot Blowing Rock for the
!,, ,,! mi i ' tut mi in or tne ootid shall
ing saved. The loss was total, as i,H !t Pnillinn ..,, ... ..... .
he was carrying no insurance on or of said town and tho Secretory
the property. thereof, and sealed with the corporate
seal of the said town, the coupons to
Let us say asain that, nhit.nn. be si?m d ll,e Ma-V(,r f said
town, the bonds and coupons to be in
last
three years in which taxes were
levied and collected is as follows
1U10: $154713.00
l!)l": 1.V5028.00
1!13: 158000.00
That the amount of bonds to be is-
sued and now pendingbeforetlie board
ries above luU words, are charsr- ..... , ..":. . . uu ,n: m . .... "T""?";
-urn luiiu us may nereaiter be deter- , ,,,,cu 11,1 street improvement,
eu for at the rafp of if tmi. r,..,i l.:...i u.. ..... r, . . . ... i,..i...ii..j .. ... '
0 .,..uuv aujrinjj, I j--- num. imuoi u.v me flOHm oi Alderman of fu,t";'"'K i ianu ior widening the
tt'tlU ('-I I. muni. i .1 1 . I I h flf L- n.tfU ii 1n I ! .1 . 1...11J! . .
....... .7i j uiulu eujuyeu oy rnosei v nimv-ujjf, ensi;, iuwwu, surcciis, uunuiug concrete bridges and
'uuoruinaie wards of one of the
1 est counties in the State, who
aro depending for board and
cloohes upon the miserable sti
pend of 40 cents per day each,
tho antii mit3(l law of selling out
the county charges to the lowest
bidder, still remaining in full
foroe and effect in Watauea. One
of the comu.ittee remarked after
Start the Year Right.
A happy New Year to every
reader of The Democrat. Use the
first Sunday in 1920 - right. Go
to Sunday school and preaching
J. R. WALKER,
Methodist Pastor.
Boone, N. C.
W. L. CRISP
JOE WHITE
returning from takingthe dinner PEED: t win nii ln t L J" M" H0DGKa Commissioners.
"Well. that, m .. .- U 1 i11 SCl1 llt '"TO'Pr O. C. ROBHINK, Mayor.
j "a'" WW HUM nPHrRllt. inrwn,,,! B. 'II,..
T .a ,V '""U"iioitt- iwK-wuif; (ii'uinance was pass-
Jan. 10,13 stacks of hay; 10 h'd on the 3rd day of November lill')
j - o ..v.vvw i g i auu
8. That the said oi'dinanrn shoii culverts, retaining walls, etc. is fifteen
take effect withio thirty days after its thousttDd dollars; that the assessed
last publication unless a petition fcr i va ue of tne Property in the town for
its submission to the voters of the ' the year 1916 was 1W745.00; that the
.iiu iown snail be tiled in the mean-1 ,cree"l'8ei wmcn tne net Increase to
time with the said board as provided 1 made bpars t0 said assessed valua
by law. j tion, is 18 per cent, that the contem-
Passed in regular meeting by unana-' 1,latwl tax levv wil1 derlve sufficient
mousvote of the aldermen of said j funds to Pa-V the kterest on said bonds
iuwn on me utn day of November 1919 j tt"u crelu smKing tund for the dis
county home, and I trust it will
be the last, until conditions are
changed there." When, oh when,
will the time come for better ac
commodations for God's poor in
vv alauga.''
and 1 Htnnb-u
or fodder. Kimber Johnson.
charge of the principal, as determined
by law.
G. C. ROBBINS, Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
tliw 1st day of December 1919.
J. T. MILLER, Notary Public.
Watauga Teachers In Wilkes
Mr. Wilson Norris who, assis-
te.l by his wife and Miss Pearl
Johnston, is teaching at Sum
mit, was a week-end business
culL'fat this offiofl. M
Drmerly Miss Edith Maxwell.
hal the distinction of making
th 3 highest average grades of
any pupil in the A. T. S., during
Jier four years course, recently
attended a teachers' meeting in
Wilkesboro. A spelling match in
.wmcu an tne teacners present
' took Vtaxt U'.'la bald on1 no mUUt
have been expected, Mrs. Nor
ris spelled down all present. The
x i'- v w con-
gratulated upon procuring the
services of this trio of anions
teachers who were largely edu
cated in Watauga's great school.
Dr. L. R. Bingham
DENTIST '
OFFICE IN CRITCHER HOTEL.
OFFICE HOPES:
8-12; 1-5.
48,000
Drugstores Selllt:
Five million Deonle
lise it to KILL COLDS
HILL'S
CASCARAkJP QUIN I N
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. 8tndird eold remedy for 20 yttn
V 4n Ublet form uft, gure, no
. .r...mn up COId in 24
.noun relieves grip in 3 divi.
.Money back if It fails. The
.genuine bos baa Red
.top with Mr. HUTt
picture.
At AKDracSu-,,
SATURDAY NIGHT
At The Appalachian Theater
"A Proxy Husband"
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ROMANCE
FEATURING
Violet Pvlersereau
Adventurous Ambrose
FEATURING
MACK SWAIN
SUPPORTED BY THE L-KO BEAUTIES
Peoples Bank & Trust Co,
This new bank wishes to again thank
the people of the entire county for the
nice business they have given us during
the first month of our existence. And
it might interest you to know that our
entire resources has reached the sum of
$75,000.00
duriug this time. When you choose a
place to put your money, the first and ;
most import mtth-ng for you to know
is who is behind the bank, or in other
words, who are the stockholders and
are they men of stan ling and reeponsi
bility? This is the question we want
you to ask us. Call in and open an ac
count today, and if at any time we can
v be of service to you, do not hesitate to
call upon us. 4 per cent on time deposit
Peoples Bank & Trust Co
G. M. SUDDERTH, Cashier.
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SHOES AND CLOTHING
Dry Goods, Hardware
Farming Implements Stoves
. ...
wirercncmg, Wagons,
Harness, Saddlcs
Furniture, Coffins & Caskets.
We always carry a big
line of Groceries and
F eeds and can sell
you any quantity ' ,
at a money sav
ing price.
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