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Efje Watauga DancaaL R. C RIVERS, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the post office at Boone, N. C. as second class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year J1.00; Six months 50 cents. Three months, 23 cents. Mathodlsts to Maki Big Inmtments ' Church Properties. ll. - Id Thursday, Jan. 8,1920. , The Tom Cemetery- We have often lieard it said that a town cemetery is a true in- dex to the people making up the citizenship of the town or com munity in which it is located. If this be the case, our cemeteryis, and should be, a reproach to our p:ople, as it, in the main, a per- ' I -ct picture of neglect. The weeds in the summer, are allowed to grow at will on and around the larger part of the graves of our lovnd ones, and now, with the icy winds of winter sweeping o ver it, it presents an appearance calculated to bring tears to the eyes of the onlooker. Quite a lot of money has been expanded for marble find granite to mark the last resting place of our and your loved ones but even the shafts, ' tablets and markers tend an air of loneliness to the little city of our dead. The fence surrounding it a wreck, the gate-ways have long since been abandoned, and . . . now, vwe are sorry w say it; . there are two hard beaten paths v7onding their way by the graves made, in a large measure, by the sitivlpnts rf nnr arhnnla Thic should not be alllowed. Some time ago,' Mr. W. G. Todd made an effort to raise money enough to buy a neat wire fence with with which to enclose the ceme tery, and met with some success, ' but the funds in hand, so far, are by no means adequate to the taak. The obj?ct of this little ar t.W'lp id f' t.1l tn Qtvillalk anniifrh .., interest to get, at least, acreui r as i i thoughtless pedestrians from making paths through it. and then.h the spring, let us get bu sy and na'ro our burying ground a place of beauty. The Demo crat is ' ready, willing and wait ing tnlo its pari, an 1 urges ev eryoni interested to send in their contributions at once, either to W. G. Todd, or R. C. Rivers, Boone. IT t ie families who have -moved away and left loved ones buried hero, wish t.) contribute to this fun J, it will be grateful ly received. The prospects are bright that soon the Methodists of Boone will have a modern church build ing, fully equipped for Sunday School work, and that Boone and Blowing Rock will have a new station parsonage, the two build ings to cost approximately $30,- 000. The first quarterly conference appointed a building committee composed of the stewards. A few days ago the pastor and this i committee met. It was decided to give the people an opportunity to make subscriptions toward a church building and toward a parsonage, the subscription cards to be brought in or sent in on the first Sunday in February. This matter was to be presented to the congregation last Sunday, but on account of the unfavora ble weather, the presenting of it was put off until the third Sun day. Each person will have the privilege of making a subscrip tion to the church building fund or the parsonage fund, or both. The subscriptions may be made payable over aperiodof fiveyoars, The people will rally to this plan adequately to house the congre gation, the Sunday School and the preacher and his. family for the next twenty -five years or more, and the Church Extension Boards will give a good deal of help. The Conference Church Extension Board has for this year appropriated one thousand dollars on condition that we goat the church building. At the meeting of the building commit tee irotn six ramnies there was indicated subscriptions amount ing to at least $1,G"'0. It is sug gested that until the first Sun day in February the people pray about this matter and then sub scribe notaore than, but as much as, they believe that they ought to subscribe. Putting this on five year basis and including an estimate of funds from th Boards' this may reach $30,000, I have a respectful .request to make: If you favor thev large forward movement to build a church and parsonage, talk it. If you do not favor so large an undertaking at present, do not tilk against it until after you attend the preaching service on the third Sunday morning; and be sure to talk. to God about it. J. R. WALKER, Pastor. MOTOR CUR INDUSTRY SOON TO BE LEADING INDUSTRY OF COUNTRY Alreadj'the motor car indus try is only about third from the head of the listof all industries. It is because the motor car is solving the problem both of .pas senger and freight traffic, and is carrying -its activities into the out-of-the-way places beyond ev en the faintest hopes of the mo tor car builders. The Nash is among .the fore most because it has the perfect ed valye in head motor, along with the modern style and endurance of cars that sell for $500 to $1000 more than the Nash. It is built by a man that was at the head of the General Mofors corporation, which during his administration, brought such cars as theCadillac Buick, Olds and Oakland ' up to their present standing; but in building the Nashautomobileand devoting his entire experience and energies, together with un limited capital, he has gone far ahead of any of his former ach ievements, and given to tho peo ple a car that is high in quality, and yet moderately priced. It is one of a very few that has not run up the price during the last few months. If you would like to know this car bettter, call on or write H. W. Horton, Proprietor of the Highway Motor Co., Boone, N. C, or North Wilkesboro, N. C. Dealers for Watauga, Wilkes', Ashe and Alleghany counties. ' 1 (adv.) NOTICE. Notice of Petition For Pardon. State vs. J. N. Pritchard. To whom it may concern: You are hereby notified that a peti tion Iwill be circulated and pre sonted to His Excellency, T. W. Bickcttt, Governor of North Car olina, asking for the pardon of the above named.. This the 30th day of Dec, 1919. . J. N. PRITCHARD. Elkfark.N.C. Mi News. M Tin box supper which was hel 1 at Mabel School Dec. 13, for the purpose of raising money for a public library was a success. Tiie amount received being$82.80 for which we are expecting one of the most complete libraries within the county, even the best. , We wish to thank the people for t heir attendance and hope to re pay them by loaning to them the books from the library which are expected at an early .date. Do we owe to the teachers and student body the praise for the success? . Mr. Wade Price, who has been i'l with pneumonia, is improving. Mrs. Lottie Byers of Shulls Mills visited her father Mr. Andy Greor during the holidays. The public school closed for holidays Dec. 23 and reopened Dec. 29, thereby losing only three . regular school days. Parents, have you visited your public school? Everything was exceedingly quiet during Christmas. Tn e Sevf nth Grat. e. Peace at Last. A neighbor remarked to old man Perkins the other (lav that the highway had damaged him more and tore him up worsethan anybody he knew and hehadsnid less about it to which Mr. Per kins replied: "Well sir, I am now 7,5 years old and I don't ex pect to live here always but in that Celestial Lodge above where the Supreme Architect of the universe presides and where I expect to make my permanent home I read that tho street of the city is pure gold, but no where da I read that there will be a Good Roads Commission or county surveyor there to tear it up or make changes in it." Training School Items. $50,030,00 ROAD BONDS Watauga County, North Caro lina offers for sale February 10, 1920, at 11 o'clock, a. m. $50,000 road bonds, semi-annualinterest, serial issue, 5 to 30years. Dated Feb. 10, 1920. Payable in United States currency. Sealed bids, per cent certified check required Reserve right to reject auy and all bids. For further in form :t tion write W. R. Gragg, clerk to board of county Commissioners, Boone, N. C. Notice of Petition for Pardon: Notice is hereby given that an application will be made to the Governor of North Carolina for the pardon of W. B. Shelton, who was convicted of manslaughter at the fall term of Watauga Su perior court, 1919. This January , 19-JO. LOVILL & LOVILL, F. A. Linnev, Attys. Bedspreads Wanted. We want knotted and tufted bedspreads. Do not send n a v sprerds without first consulting some one who works for us reg ularly or sending a sample. We cannot accept poor work, so it will be for your own interst as well as ours to do thisbeforeen ding work. The Handwork Shop Poughkeeprie, N. Y. ll-4-4t. Dr. Blngrm Appointed Dental Fxamlner. I have been rppointed dental examher by the Surgeon Gener al of the United States Public Health Service, for the purpose of rendering free treatment to patients of the Bureau of War 'Risk Insurance. I will explain to patients the scope' of treat ment when they come for exami , nation. K X X ! ?3xx m The Training School opened on Tuesday with good prospects for the latter half of the year. Most of the teachers and practi cally all the students snent the holidays with home folks. Miss , Todd spent a part of the time with friends in Johnson City, Tenn.; Miss Butler spent the time attheBlackburn Hotel: Prof. Greer and family spent Christ mas day with parents at Zion ville; Prof. Brewton wife and son went to friends in Georgia. A number of our former stu dents have married recently. Dr. L. R. Bingham, who recently lo cated in Boone for the practice of dentistry, brought in a good lady from Wilkesboro; Miss Lo la Wilson, daughter of Rev. L. C. Wilson, of Elizabethton, Tenn., auurnH.cn uicnaras were mar- fruU Krovvins section of Californ neu uuu.1 tn uumui.v; iviiss;i!li He will be gone for several tt..i,i i ; . " . . ciuiurc Huisiiuuser was recent-1 months. He was accompanied Jy married in Blowing Kock. hy his daughter Eunice ,and her Mr. w. u iioisiiouser or Blow-1 husband, Cameron Williams ing Kock, left on Monday morn-; These young people plan to make COLDS bred asi Spread INFLUENZA KILL THE COLD AT ONCE WITH HILL'S CASCAMkMUININI ftJIOMltf Standard cold remedy fof J9 year -in udici iorm mio, lure, no opiate breiki up a cold in 14 oourek-reiierea grip in 3 dart. Money back if it faila. The , genuine box bat Ked W : u im u:ii. Hull iff w a a . . ... UP Picture. At AUDrmt 5earat ; DR. L. P. BINGHAM. int? or att extended visit to the that state their home. North Carolina, Watauga County, Town of Blowing Rock. Be it remembered that a meeting of the j aldermen of the town of Blowing Rock who constitute the governing body .of said town was held at the town Hall on the 3rd day of November, 1919, when and where wrra present W. L. Crisp, Joe White and J. M. Hedges aldermen of the said town, and G. C. Robbins mayor of the said town, when and where the following pro ceedings were had: It was moved by W. L. Crisp and seconded by Joe White and the said motion, being put by the Mayor, was carried by unanimous vote of the said aldermen that the following ordinance be adopted: 1. That it is necessary for the town of Blowing Rock to improve Its said 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 of the surface of said streets and high ways in said town with sand and grav 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 of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) bo Issued by the said town and sold as the law direct:; to defray the said expenses aforesaid. That the said bonds bear a rate of Interest not exceeding six per cen turn per annum, payable annually. 4. That the said bonds be issued in denominations of One Thousand Dol lars ($1,000) each and shall be due and payable as follows: First bond, De cember 1st, 1922, and the remaining honds due and payable on the 1st day of December of each year thereafter until the entire bond issue Is paid off and discharged, bonds' to bear date December 1st, 1919. 5. That a tax sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of the bonds and to create a sinking fund sufllcient to discharge the said bonds as they become due be annually levied ; and collected. 6. That a statement of the 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 ordinan6es or other proceedings, passed, taken, or pending, exclusive of debt Incurred, or to be incurred, in anticipation of the collection of the taxes herein anticipated, of the sale of the bonds and tho assessed valuation of the property for the three proceed ing years, subject to taxation by t municipality, the said three years be ing the fiscal years in which taxes were last levied, be fllea wltu the Board and sworn to by the Treasurer of the said town. 1. That the form of the bond shall be a coupon bond, signed by the May or of said tov.n and the Secretary thereof, and sealed with the corporate seal of the said town, the coupons to be signed by the Mayor of tho said town, the bonds and coupons to be in such form as may. hereafter be deter mined by tho Board of Alderman of said town. 8. That the said ordinance shall take effect withie thirty days after its last publication unless a petition frr its submission to the voters of the said town shall be filed in the mean time with the said board as provided by law. Passed in regular meeting by unana mous vote of the' aldermen of said town on the 6th day of November 1919 W. 1m CRISP . JOE WHITE J. M. HODGES, Commissioners. G. C. ROBRINS, Mayor. 'The foregoing ordinance was pass ed on the 3rd day of November 1919, 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 first publication. North Carolina Watauga County, The town of Blowing Rock. Personally appeared before me' this day, G. C. Robbins, who Is Treasurer of the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, who being duly sworn, says that the present total indebtedness, of the town of Blowing Rock is nothing, no bonds having been issued by the town and no debts contracted that have not been paid. That the total assessed valuation of property subject to taxes by the mu nicipality of Blowing Reck for the three years In which taxe? were last levied and collected is as follows: 1916: ns-tmoo 1917: , 155023.00 1918: 1 158000.00 That the amount of bonds to be is sued and row pcndlngbeforetheboard of aldermen for street Improvement, purchasing of land for widening the streets, building concrete bridges and culverts, retaining walls, etc. is fifteen thousand dollars; that the. assessed I value of the property in the town for ANYTHING IN HARDWARE We are receiving Hardware almost daily and have now one of the most complete lines in this section. Jnst in, a big line of Buckeye Ranges the best on the market for service; all kinds HeateTs tor coal or wood, farm implements, all kinds tools, and paints. Harness for every purpose. Get our prices before goingelsewhere for Hardware. They are lowest. Dining Tables, Chairs, Kitchen Cabinets, Davenports, Library Tables, high v chairs for children, Dressers. All kinds Rugs, also Linoleum. We have a big stock of Furniture at pri ces you can afford to pay. ; CLOTHING, NOTIONS GROCERIES, ETC. We make a specialty, young men's suits, hand-tailored children's suits, ShoeE, ladies' serge and silk dresses, sweaters and coat. Are prepared to clothe the entire family. Suit cases, ti aveling bags, and trunks always on hand. Corn, oats, sweet feed, rich middlings, all kinds of feed and prjees are right. Best Flour at $2.40, meal, sugar, aud other gro ceries. We have anything you want. Investigate! Watauga Supply Co. DO YOU CARRY ABALANCE IN BANK? Do you receive interest on that balance? If not, vhy not? We pay 2 per cent on monthly balances v on your checking accounts. We pay 4 per cent on Certificates of De posit, withdrawable without notice We pay 5 per cent on Savings Deposits. Do not accept less elsewhere. Come in and open an account. The mail is perfectly safe, Send your Deposits by mail THE BANK OF BOONE "A BANKING AND TRUST CORPORATION" The Watauga Ccunty Bank BOONR.N.C. It has been our policy to pmmoio and develop the best inter ests of the people of Watauga Comity. During fifteen years of successful business 'experience our motto has been Safety and service." We invite your continued patronage and co operation. Capital and Surplus Over Resources Over N. t,. Mast, Pres. W. C. Coffey, V. Pres. Miss Pearl Hodges, Bookkeeper. $50,000,00 $600,000.00 P. Haqaman, Cashier. W. D. Farthing, Ass't. Cashier Ai'sti.v E. South, Teller. Dr.L.R.Bingh am DENTIST OFFICE IN CIUTCHER HOTEL. OFFICE HOURS: 8-12; 1-5. the year 1918 was lo4745.0O; that the FC.v;C..iuBC, nicn menet Intreaso to be made bears to said assessed valua tion, is 18 percent, thnt. ,, plated tax levy will derive sufficient u w me interest on said honds and create a sinKin-,' fund for the dis charge of the principal, ai determined by law. - G. C. ROBBINS, Treasurer Sworn to and subscribed before me", thu 1st day of December 191(t. ' J. T. MILLER, Notary Public FOUND: While tearing down the Hngaman old house on Laurel Fork, Doc. K), a grip and sack 'obtaining two pound jars of I i-ince Albert tobacco, six new shirts, feur pair of socks and ouo union suit, together with tngs and prices from suits of Mhos to the amount of more than $10(). Also one pair of shoes. "King Arthur" brand. Owner can get same by calling on Jeff Bentley, and paying for tins ad. This Jan. 1, 1920. 3t. FOR SALE: Reefer's More Egg ionic. Makes hens lay. -The fin rat tiling on the market today, fully guaranteed.' If not entire 's satisfactory "money will be re lunded at once. One dollar a pack apLambuth Bogle. Rural Hall,
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