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LOCAL AFFAIRS
The heating plant for the new
boys' dormitory at the A. T. S.,
has been installed, and is giving
splendid service.
Miss Julia Grayson of Moun
tain City, and Mrs. Mulvaney of
Asheville, are visitors at the
home of their cousin, Mrs. J. A.
Sproles.
Ex-soldiers, don't forget the
League meeting on Saturday,
Nov. 5, at 1:510. p. in., for drill
practice, in preparation for the j ply just as soon as possilo.
A very interesting game of
basket ball was played at Trade,
Tenn., a few days since between
Sutherland, N. C, and Trade
ball teams. Thfscoro was ten to
one in favor of Sutherland.
Up to the beginning of 'the
rain, work on the new County
Home was progressing nicely.
The entire building being under
roof Mr. W. H. McGheee was
busil, engaged in plastering the
beautiful hallways and rooms on
the lower Uoor, while the plumb
er, Mr. C. (J. Farthing, was ar
ranging to t irn in the water .sup-
Only
big celebration at Lenoir on Ar
mistice day.
The farmers have been" ma
king considerable headway in
Watauga . gathering their big
com crop- the best in years, but
the welcome rain has somewhat
interfered with their work.
Mr. Ed. Payne had the misfor
tune of getting one hand pretty
badly burned recently. He was
standing by -an open lire when
his gloves which were saturated
with gasoline, caught on tire.
Mrs. J. T. Hendrix, who was
taken to the Carpenter-Davis
Hospital at Statesville a week a
go for treatment, returned to her
home in lioone yesterday even
ing very much improved in her
general health.
A mass meeting, by request of
the town commissioners, of the
citizens of Boone is h e r e b y
called for 7 o'clock tomorrow
night at the court house. Tlie
meeting is one of much impor
tance and every citizen is urged
to be present.
After our forms are made, we
are told over long distance that
the citizens of North Wilkesboro,
en masse, will visit Boone on
Tuesday, Nov. 8, and they wish
to1 meet as many Wataugans as
possible while here. Prominent
speakers from the Wilkesbon s
will be on hand and music for the
occasion will be furnished by the
North Wilkesboro band. Come!
Next Monday is Commission-
!' rn v kiovni-nl tr:irt (if hind
will be put on the block and con
siderable business of other na
tures will bo transacted. Will
you be on hand? If so, and you
are due us anything we wonldap
preciate it very highly just now
if you would call in and settle.
iVe need it, all right, and send
ing statements, to some men in
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particular, is most discourag
ing. v .
Mr. J. M. Moretzoftho Boone
Produce Co., has sold his inter
est in the business to U. C. Wil
cox & Sons, and is, we are tyhl,
preparing to open up a furniture
store, in the C. M. Critcher buil
ding adjoining the T. Mill Farth
ing store. Mr. Moivtz has made
good in the produce businesss.
and it is a sale prediction that he
will succeed in the furniture
business. lie is olT on the mar
kets this week investigating pri
ces. Misses Until and Nellie Coffey,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. E. S".
Coffey, gave a most delightful
Halloween party ut their beauti
ful home in Boone last Monday
night, which was enjoyed to the j
fullest by the large crowd in at- j
tendance. The weather was very !
inclement, and t Ik- good crowd ,
on hand was quite a compliment j
to the popular young ladies who ;
gave the function for their p!eis- j
ure.
Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Brinkman
arrived at their parsonage home
Tuesday evening, and the active!
minister has already taken hold j
of the big year's work that lies j
out before him. The arrange-!
ments were all perfected at; An
nual Conference for the remain -1
der of the money needed for the ;
completion of the magnificent j
Methodist church in Boone. The
prcseit plans are to resume work
just as early next spring as the
weather will permit, and com
plete it, if possible, din ing the
year 1922. All are glad to see Mr.
Brinkman and his popular wife
back on this charge for another
year.
another short spell of pretty wea
ther and the edifice, which will
be an honor to the county, will be
ready to be occupied by our un
fortunates.
Rev. Edgar Tufts, of Banner
Elk, is advertising in the Pina-
cles for "() pairs of shoos witl
which to cover A) pairs of little
feet in the Grandfather Orphan-
. 11 A 1 . 1 I
aire, an oi wnoni are under nis
direct care. Would it not be the
natural, thing for the people of
Watauga and Avery counties to
come to the rescue of this band
of orphans with this little item
rue uemoerat win contribute a
pair, and we feel sure that there
are others in Boone who will' do
likewise when the matter
brought before them.
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RED CROSS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13.
The President of the
States has designated Sunday,
November 151th. as Red Cross
Sunday, which is expected shall
be observed as such by every
TRAINING SCHOOL NEWS
Rev. Mr. Stuckenbock, pastor
of the Baptist church at Spcn
cer, .is assisting Rev. Mr. Hug
gins in a meeting at Blowing
Rock this week.
The students of the Training
School observed Hallowe'en on
Monday night, the several class
es performing varous stunts"
to the amusement of many.
Prof. W. W. Toler, an auditor
from the State Department, was
at the School the past week, and
we woe glad to have him make
two interesting and helpful talks
to the students.
Mr. T. Buchanan, Field Direc
tor of the Red Cross, was in
town the past week and talked to
the 'students on this important
subject which is just Vow attrac
ting the atttention of our people
because of its important a n d
much -needed work.
Rev. Mr. Huggins, Professors
Greene and Greer, Professor
or and Mrs. Smith Hagaman,
will - possib y others from Boone,
attended the Fifth Sunday Mee
ting at Beaver Dam church Sat
urday and Sunday and report a
good meeting.
In the absence of Rev. G. C.
Brinkman, who has been return
ed to this charge by the recent
annual Conference, Rev. J. D.
Rankin preached Sunday mor
ning to the Methodist Congrega
tion a very strong and helpful
United ! sermon on personal responsibili
ty.
Several of the former students
of the Training School were mar
ried recently: Mr. .lames Bing-
ly green forest two short weeks
ago, the brown leaves are most
of them fallen and give the ap
pearance of mid-winaor, so far as
the leaves are concerned, but at
this writing the weather is still
unusually warm for this season
in the mountains, and most of
the grass is green.
J. M. DOWNUM.
It seems today, Wednesday,
that the rain is over, as it is
very much cooler, and the pros
pects for snow and freez are very
good, indeed.
Sorry to learn that Mrs. Ettie
Horton is right much indisposed,
at present, but trust her illness
will be of short duration.
pastor and Sunday School Su- ham, son of the late Hon. Thomas
perintendent. We trust that not Bingham, and Miss Verna Wil-
a single )astor or Sunday school son; also Mr. Joe McNeill and
superintendent in Watauga conn-. Miss Mary Bingham, sister of
ty will' fail to accomplish every-' James. The best wishes of the
thing possible on that day. Alter
suitable talks or appropriate ex
ercises memberships in the Red
i Cross should be solicited at once,
I while all are present. Lot us not
forget the day and get ready for
it Sunday, November the 155th.
Yours fathfuly,
D. A. BliOWN, l)i lector,
J. M. DOWNUM. Sec.
CURESCOLDS-LA GRIPPE
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STANDARD rtnirdy woild ovn. Ilrmund ltd to
teaunn Mi.iHiII' puiluil and kignaiurt.
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IV. H. Hill. tUMI'ANV, UUI10IT
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NAPANEE DUTCH KHET
Absolutely Free
The Successful Key
Will make you the proud possessor of a
beautiful Napanee Kitchen Cabinet. We
want to increase our business,
hence this proposition
No increase in prices on account of this offer.
School go with thesehappy coup
les.
The long dry spell has been
broken and for the past three
days we have had an abundance
of rain. How changed is the au
tumn scene. since only a short
time ago! From almost a perfect-
NOTK'K OF MOUTliAGK SALK
llv virtue Mf tho power of salt vested
in tlw imuYrsifrneil on the iMth day of
Si'iilemluT l'.KM. Ity ('has lYoltit'und
Jhi'lnia lTomt, his vift to secure the
payment of the sum of 2:1(1. .", as evi
denced by note for same of even date
therewith, witli interests and costs of
sale. 1 will on Mondav Dec. .th.-l!21 ,
it bcinir lirst Mondav of said month.
sell tc the highest bidder for cash a
certain piece or parcel of land lviny
una hcinjj in atauya ( ounty. North
Carolina, and described as follows, to
wit: Heffinninr on a stake in Jake
Fletcher's line in the road at the rate
and runs N 4o decrees W 'Jx poles to a
stake on top of ridjre and Jake Flet
cher's corner, thence S ;Vi decrees V
with top of rid:e ("has I'rollit's lino 2"
and one fourth poles to a dead chest
nut ('has Fletchitr's corner, thence S
42 decrees- K w ith said Fletcher's line
"ilt and three fourths poles to a stake
in the road, thence N 'J" dcirreos V.
with said road 2 poles to a stake, then
N 2.'t and one half decrees V w ith the
road In poles to a stake, thence N It
decrees K with road ti poles to a stake
thence N XI dejnves E with road 8 po.
to a stake, thence S 21 decrees E w ith
road (I pole to the beidm!!"1 and con
tains ti and one half ncrcs more or
less, For a more complete description
of said land reference is hereby made
to Hook V, on psijre 4, of Keeords in
Itejrister's Otlice of Watauga Countv
N, (.'. This Nov. 1, 1!)21.
J. E. LAWRENCE,
J. U. LA WHENCE.
Mortgagees.
Ry JOHN II. BINGHAM. Attv. .
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THURSDAY NOV. 10, 10 a. m. HAIN OR SHINE
The magnificent 1200 acre estate owned by J. F (Ferd) Mast on Wilders Valley Road
2 miles north of Damascus in Washington County, Virginia, subdivided into farms
from 10 to 75 acres. SELLING P0S1T1VFLY FOR HIGH DuLLAR BID.
Description of Cabinet
All oak; finish, Golden. Height 5 feet 8 inches; width,
3 feet, 6 inches; depth top, 12 inches, base 2 feet 2 inches
Metal extension table top, roller bearing curtain front,
white enamel in upper section ; metal bread boxglass can
isters, sanitary base.
How you can secure this beautiful Cabinet absolutely
free. With each and every cash purchase of $2.00 at this
store, we will give the customer a key. One of these keys
thus given away will be the key that will unlock the lock,
and the possessor of this key will become f he owner of
this beautiful Kitchen Cabinet
Come and see the cabinet, also the lock on exhition at
our store. Bring in your keys on the day and date set -watch
for the announcement -and see if you hold the suc
cessful key that unlocks the lock that makes you the hap
py possessor of this beautiful Kitchen Cabinet.
Keys also given with each $5 00 paid on account.
SIW
as You ir hamee
Everyone knows this farm in Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina and East
Tennessee. No better can be found. Every tract will have frontage on good road-abundance
of good water. Both grazing and farming land, strong limestone soil in high
state of cultivation, near church, school and railroad. Your price is ours.
BOONE
Clarence A. Ellis
- - - NORTH CAROLINA
Seven good residences, six ten
ant houses, four big barns and 2
mall ones, situated so that at
least i-even farms will ba completely equipped with buildings. Sufficient sawed and
dried lumber will be given to purchasers of tracts without buildings to build 5 sets of
small farm buildings. Think of it! Free-Absolutely Free!
mprovemente
TERMS: GNE-TUD GASH, BALANCE ONE, TWO, THREE & FOUR YEARS
CASH PRIZES, DRAWING CONTESTS, JAZZ BAND, OLD-FASHIONED VIRGINIA BARBECUED
Dinner, Bring the Folks arid Stay all Day, A Gcod Time tor Everyone
This is an opportunity that seldom comes to you. so do not let it pass. Femember the
date, un the night of Nov. 10, 1921 bo the owner of a tract of this valuable land
large or small. At your own price.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Complete Satisfaction
Complete automobile satisfaction is the result of bnyinp:
wisely and economically rather than the desire and means
to buy extravagantly.
Figure out your every automobile requirement and you
will find it in a !'nl Sedan - a family car of distinction and
beauty-- a car of comfort and convenience a ear of depen
dability and service- a car tint will give satisfaction.
You should place your order now if you wish to avoid de.
lay in delivery.
THE U. S. REALTY AUCTION' COMPANY
Marion, Va.
"THE BIG LAND PEOPLE"
Knoxville, Tenn.
J. B. TAYLOR
' BOONE, N. C. VALLECRUCIS.N.C.
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