A Non-Partisan Family
VOLUME XXXIV
SPANISH WAR REUNION CHATTANOOGA,
SEPT. 16
(By A -^uciated Press)
National ofHcers of the United
Spanish-American War veterans who
have already made reservations to
attend th* annual encampment here
September 10-20 are Antonio Entenza.
national commander-in-chief;
Thomas J. Kennedy, chief of staff;
George A. Marshall, adjutant general
and George D. Moler, quartermastergeneral.
The national commander has written
Major Ellsworth. Tennessee, commander-in-chief,
concerning the tentative
program, as follows:
"Your outline of the program to
be followed at the national encampment
is very pleasing indeed ahd
meets with the hearty approval of
the commander-in-chief."
The Patten hotel has been designated
as convention headquarters
while most of the sessions will lieheld
in the Billy Sunday tabernacle,
it is announced by Major Ellis, who
is serving as cbairmaq of arrangements.
The 'tentative program i- as follows
:
Sunday. September 16: Arrivals
registration and assignment: patriotic
exercises and addresse- at the
Tivoli theatre 1 n the evening.
Monday. September IT. All day
business session; address of welcome,
Governor Austin Peay, of Tennessee;
Mayor A. W. ('hamherlv--* <?f Chattanooga,
and Comrade Harvey H. Han
nah; response*-, by Antonio P. Enlen7.a.
commander-in-chief and ??t; ? t
national and departmental officers:
general reception in the evening.
Tn. Jay. September 18: Short husi
lies.- v- on. ail day at Chickamauga
park; reunion ef che organizations
camped a' tlit park in *98; old time
southern barbecue at noon; observance
of the <>Oth anniversary of the
bailie if dhickarOauga, September
3 8, 1 >r?- . and Events of '08; t veiling:
Illuminated night parade; all-south
era show, jubilee singers, cake walk
jug band, etc.
Wednesday. September 11>?Biistr.es.
ssioii in forenoon; memorial
hour 11 r?? 12 ?\,!ock: presentation ? :
historic tablet t.? the city of <*hatt&nooga
b\ department of New \ ork
afternoon: Pa ratio, military features
business session of the Military Older
of ike Serpent; evening: Ball
annual crawl of the Military Order ol
the Serpent.
Thursday, September 20: Busines:
session in forenoon; trip to Lookout
mountain in afternoon; sunset tea or
Point Lookout.
Anumber of noon today luncheon:
are being: arranged by the vomer
for the woman's auxiliary deiega
tions.
Additional attractive features wii
be available, including individua
and party trips to Lookout mountain
Signal mountain. Chickamauga park
Missionary ridge and many points o
scenic and historic interest in an<
around Chattanooga, with moonligh
steamboat parties and uancing dowi
through the grand canyon of ih
Tennessee.
Delegations from various section
of the United States are expected.
AUDITORS FIND THAT STAT]
HAS DEFICIT OF ONLY
$85,468.13
By Associated Press.
Differing with the auditors emploj
ed by the state in their interpretatio
of the result of the audit the joir
house and senate committee by th
last legislature to conduct an aud
of the state's finance made its repoi
here this afternoon, to the couns<
of state, headed by Governor Mo:
rison, and in the presence of th
full committee, the counsel of stat
and representatives of the press.
The report of the auditors con
mittee found that there is an a
cumulated deficit, in the gener
fund of June 30, 1923 of $85,468.1
which "deficit will in our opinic
be more than taken up by the re
enues applicable *to the period prito
December 31, 1922 which h;
been since collected out not iaK<
into account by the auditors f
the reason that the auditors toi
into account only such revenues
were collected up to and includu
May 18, 1923."
The committee's conclusion on t
condition of finances as of Jut
v 1923 were predicated or. the elin
nation of the acAjfSK on liabilit:
of current devenues of a note i
$710,000 outstanding for a deficit
the special* school fund. fn elii
nating this note from the outctandi
committee found that the special s
-ion of 1921 has passed an act i
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Newspaper Published in ai
BOONE.
! WATER AND SFAVERS FOR
BLOWING ROCK
I *
In compliai&e with a call issued by
i Mayor Robbins of Blowing Rock, a
| meeting of the citizens and ethers inj
terested in a water supply for the
: town met at the public school hou-e
Friday ever ins to :!i '.us? the matter.
A resolution was unanimously passed
by the meeting r.*<piosl; ? g the owr.
authorises to en;n: _ ar. engineer t<> ^
make a preliminary survey "t the
I sources available for a water .^uppl
and to report to the tnay ?r and commissioners
as soon as practicable. A
(number of gentlemen made remarks I
upon the necessity of an ample rva
ter supply for the town, which is :m
perative if the place continues to.
?row and develop into the health and I
pleasure resort it is capable of being
Haven't Acted Yet.
The town commissioners have not
yet acted on the resolution, hut tht '
mayor, who showed by his enthusMs- i
tic remarks that he is highly in favor
of making the survey, thinks they j
will act favorably and make it. In ;
case the town does not take nctive I
steps it is probable a private company
will he formed and ask for a j
franchise to supply the town with'
water and sewers. There are a numj
her of available source.- and it will
! ? i comparatively easy undertaking,'
if gone into properly. Mr. Newcombe
of l'. .' hurst ; V'l Blowing Rock made
some interesting remarks, showing
how water and sewers had been secured
in the town of Plnehurst amid
the sandhills, and said it would *?e a
small matter to procure it for B'owi
i.ig Rock, compared with t!- undertaking
at Pinehurst.
Left to Highway Commission
The matter <.f widening Main
' S street through the village came up
for discussion, and it se< mod to !>
the sense of the meeting for the
Inirl.ii.'ii' I'limmi.ci'.i ? '.? *? !*?* it
thought neoe.ssary in that n-sp?- r?
gardless of the different opinion.- and'
wishes of the citizens.
The matter of active co-operat 011
! u ith the Western North C. . *V..
roc., organization was d:scr.>;cd. and
Mr. \V. L. Alexander. thi direi; v f,?
Watauga, a.-ked the hearty support
'; and co-operation of the people off
Blowing Rock in the efforts of the
organization to give more publicity
: our attractive part of tlu country.,
Largt* Number Visitors at the Rock
^ The town is now in the midst of a
' pleasant and prosperous season. The
number of visitors is large and more
L i are coming in daily, and the delightk
I fui weather is being enjoyed by ail
J to the fullest extent. There seems
I to he less disorder and friction here
1 : than for many years, and the people
"I ail seem to he enjoying good health.
' Horseback riding, which declined to
' a marked degree upon the introduc^
tion of automobiles, is coming back
* | stiong, and daily cavalcades are seen
? | on the streets and beautiful drives.
^ especially those over the magnificent
^ ; Cone estate. Some real estate is
changing hands ami a number of new
summer homes are in contemplation
e | before the opening of another season.
The lack of adequate water and
sewer facilities is retarding the developments
here and property owners
are realizing that some active work
? must be done to remedy thi condition
if our town is to come into its
own as a health and pleasure resort.
?By H. C. Martin, in Lenoir Newsr*
Topic.
n
kt! G.J. Harrington and Miss Berlie
lt Eliis, both of Alexander county, were
happily united in marriage at the
^ Baptist parsonage, July 17th. Ceremony
was performed by Rev. F. M.
r" Huggins
le
:e
thorizing the borrowing of an amount
a- of $710,000 to provide for the fund?
c- to take care of this deficit in the spe
al eial school fund. This amount die
not represent excessive expenditure?
>n of revenues for the current year oJ
v- 1921, and th special session recogniz
or ing this fact, did not provide for it
as but directed that it be funded by th?
sn current borrowing to be renewet
or from time to time and eventually
ok liquidated by any surplus revenue
as that might arise in the future. Thi
fig was made necessary in order to pro
vide for the six months school tern
he which was made mandatory by law
ie, Th^jiUcKtors employed to make th
tti- examination as to the state's finance
ies on the other hand concluded that o
'or December 01, 1923, the date o
in which Corporation Counsel Maxwe
ni- said that there was a $5,000,000 dc
r.g ficit in the state finances, whic
es- charge caused the present audit to b
iu- I . I exists 77,194.75.
i
id for Boone and Wataug*
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH Ct
ROAD WORK IN WATAUGA
COUNTY
Feeling that the public should be!
kept informed about the road work
of the county we take thi? method to!
set out some of our aims.
This year we will have about $3,-!
">00.00 for upkeep wrok in the county.
This sum being realized from
th?- advalorem tax of 4 or "> cents on
each SI00.00 of assessment. This is,'
as you will at once realize, entirely
inadequate to maintain the public
oads of Watauga County one year
even if we do just as little as possi-1
bie. If some are inclined to think'
tnat we are not. doing enough on any
certain section of road just remember j
above figures.
Next year we will be in better)
shape so far as funds are concerned.
The present road law will allow a,
rate of 15 cents per SI 00.00 of as-1
- s.-ment. Assuming that the assessment
this year is approximately what
it was last year the road tax will
amount to from ten to twelve thou-J
sand dollars.
Thi-- maintenance money will be
used in all townships accordin to the
taxes paid by each tcwiishm. taking
into consideration also the mileage of
loads kept up by the State Highway
'oiutmsvion in the several townships.
1 Soto towi >hips have several miles of
road that is maintained by the State,
while othc*rs have nor. A
provision in tht lav. p - ?d by
last s? of :1 ti- A-ably
provides that ?re-re a. towni
t> did not receive its prop- r; ionate
if:nt of the money derived from the
>ul? of the first ?2Ub n'jo.pb of bonds
'.hat more bonds must be Issued to
e-; ia!i?e those townships. 'By the
v av. :nt: av. has teeth in it, tor a
I> ?:.*11 % ! ? ; i ;|< .I 'Jli'lcHi |; me
"unly (' i..: i; fail-. 1 to issue
^aid \ ends) \that
lav. finding thai -jmo township- had
jec?af their pari ?.f ih<* money
:r??ra th? fiv-t b$nd- tin < -unty Oom
i t - kfllr I . ...?n mure
bondiB. This nhpjv> will soon he
available
it's a tremendous ; ;?,-k to Keep up
:!.< toad? .i? th? C???inl\ o\o." it* *
amp y supp lied with the "v-ln :
\v:rh": l ot Ik ine ' \'ei ? I *v.:.
ready rash i i r.sore diftjeult. Ag?o
about over the Conr.tj wo oftj
hear th - m m.-ak that then* 1
"Free Labor" on the roads n<"Free
Labor" l as not been abolish '
; but "Forced Labor" has. No mar. .
now forced by the rron hand of '
law to do service on the roads, ! .
every man ;r*. the Country is her- '
invited to do tree labor on me ro.ro
by his door. When you see ai danjr 1
j ous hole in a bridge nearnuur hom
I or a large rock in the road won't \ .
! remedy that condition? It will or.y
cost you ai few moments of your time
while possibly it would cost the Con:
I ty%dollars to do the same work;
often we would have to go miles >
i get to the point, of needed repairs
1 \lv nriiv.flrv ohiert in writinor this i
1 ride is to ask the whole-hearted cooperation
of the entire citixensliip
I the County in this work. Y\ e wan
I to see every citizen from Wilkes to
Tennessee and from Ashe to Aw: o
interested in ROADS. What can w?
do without your cooperation? It'?
not so much the dollars and cents
you get out of this work, but the c?>v
dition the roads are kept in. Foii??v?
citizens if it appears to you that w
are not paying enough per day au
work remember our motto is 4*Tfc?
most good roads for our dollar"
Friends, when we build new ter
. along any public road remember
. leave at least 25 feet between the
fences otherwise they will soon h
to be torn down. Thre is much '?:<i
fencing in the County that will shor:
ly be torn down moved back to t
more room. Many of the roads
' so narrow that they should be caln-c
trails instead of roads. We appea.
i the citizenship of the C ounty <
* remedy this condition,
t Yours to serve Watauga Count]
- to the best of my ability.
N. M. GREEE.
? County Road Supervisor
i
f
s ^CONFEDERATE REUNION IN
SEPTEMBER
11
e Mr. K. J. Xorris. Commander o
s Camp Nimroa Triplett 1273. ar
n nounces that the annual reunion o
n the Confederate Veterans will t;.k
IJ place n Boone at one of the A' :??
- lach Train'.! z School buildii.ir <
h September 6-7.
f A complete program for t: c -
J day- will follow.
i
a Hf .
a County, the Leader of I
kROLINA. THURSDAY JULY 26. !
TRAINING SCHOOL NEWS
Rev-. F. M. Hugging and G. <
Briekman, of the Baptist ami Methodist
'Lurches, conducted devotional
services at the Appaiachiat Training
School the past week.
Miss Lee, of the tSate In urar.ee
Department, was at the Training
School on the 20th and niaauc a most
suggestive talk to the student-teachers,
urging them to help prevent the
great loss by fire and accident.
Mr. George .T. Harrington ard MLBetlie
Ellis, two of the Training
<r)tn.' >tudents. married a few days
ago Ai><> or. Saturday Mr. Henry
Grt -i . Secretary of the Watauga
H :!? : - arid Loan Association, anc
Mr.-.. Floy Mast, both of Boone, were
married. Happiness to them.
I The Methodist people of Boone are
rejoicing over the prospect of geti
tir.g i.Mto their new Church on next
Sunday the 29th In fact all the
people of Boone of all denominations
ar erejoioing with the Methodist that
they are about to get into their
Church after the long hard struggle
:n l,n:Mir;g it. The people here feel
tnat th** LORD has been the great
soar of h? Ip in this great task,
other..'it could not have been acconv.
.-bed. The Methodist Church
^ of ti We.-tcrn North Carolina < >>
ft' with individual friends ia
var parts of the State have helpe
. people here most liberally,!
iv .ll:- r the importance of the work.
T?. ami each one of these ri : p.
hear wish lo express the dcej e-v
yr:/ ' : v . also t ; the good Baptist
fri and other noble hearted p
the .siiHer->? thuivks <
exl i.-*" <5 for their liberal help. With
or ?'t our Methodist people henv..
ay. "The Lord bless ea< h ?<:
di Ah- art y welt omc r- hei
: b> : I?-?i t i. -ill former oi--s
r.'.'i friends hjfer e?nd everywhere t.'
;? ' i< o on next Sunday or ar.y
J. M. ilOWXl M
CELEBRATION OF GOLDEN
WEDDING
July 17th Mr. urn! Mr- J. lin
of Lioonc. lohrated thvii
Li' u Wcdd.ng aijlflversaty.
: ujuiu-r ??f relatives ami friend?
- i: -embied in honor of ih?- occasion,
he childteii of tnis worihy oid coapU
bringing well-iilied baskets ami ;
number of handsome presents U
brighter this day for their parents
Mr Norris is the son of David Norri:
whose son. William Norris, came witl
!.is wife from Virginia as one of tht
; firsi .scluvia v>f \Yr.ta::.ga ' 'cur.ty
Mrs. Norris was Miss Miriam Lou
netta Crowell, daughter of John an*
Elizabeth Crowell. of Union County
and grandaught.er of Michael an<
Jane Crowety who were among th<
tirst settlers of Halifax, and wer*
descendents of Oliver Croomwell. Mi
and Mrs. Norris reared ten childrei
two oi wnom nave uieu i t cei:i.:>
Those of their children present at th
Anniversary were Mrs. Pyron. o
Charlotte, Mrs. Norris' only livini
sister; Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Norris, o
Sands; Mrs. McCoy Moretz and Mi
J. F. Norris, of Charlotte; Dr. an
Mrs. R. K. Bingham. Boone; Mr. an
Mrs. K. A. Link, of Lenoir; Mr. an
Mrs. Cooke, of Boone, and a numbe
of friends. A most sumptuous dinne
was served which aii present greatl
enjoyed. Besides the eight livin
i children Mr. and Mrs. Norris liav
' .12 grandchildren ana 11 great grant
j children.
J. M. DOWNUM.
A.NOBLE BENEFACTION
' Mr. Lawrence S. Holt, the Burlinj
" i ton philanthropist, has added $100
| 000 to the $400,000 sum set aside
' I few years ago and made the deed <
trust conveying it irrevocable ar
I self-perpetuating. The income is d
vided among the Protestant churchi
j of Burlington, the Thompson orphai
' age, the Valle .Cruris School, S
! Mir,-'.. P^turcnn
Christ Church School at Arde
While the gift to the Episcop
church at Burlington is much largi
than to the other churches, all
them are remembered and the gen
rous giver voices the hope '"mat
some future time the whole of chri
? tendom might enjoy church uni
i- and the whole body of christencio
- might dwell together in fratem
Christian low." It is a nobie ben
faction and planned with the the
n
oughness and far-sightedness f
which Mr. Holt is noted.?New s a:
| Observer.
mart:
Northwestern North Carolii
1923
POST OFFFCE TO CHANGE 1
HANDS SATURDAY
Oi: ."-.? r.n'.ay r.e*\ the Post Office
r: Bf?4>ne wi!J change hands. Mr. vV. .
D. Farthing. taking th. place of Post
Master John E. Biwr:. who has for '
the p;i>* four years served this com- t
mum*;. ?n thai responsible capacity ?
:i. a n > satisfactory manner. Mr.
Brown, possibly, has had his fault-. !
hut speaking: personally we can truthfully
-ay that his administration has i
beer, a decided success so far as The
Democrat force is concernsi. Our
bush - relations have been rnos*
! pleasant, and. regardless of the ceas!
less grind. John Brown invariably,
i greets us with a smile, and was never , <
too busy to give us an attentive ear. .
I His helpers have also given entire
I satisfaction. i
Mr. Farthing, the in-going Post.
Master has had considerable ex peri -,
f ence in Post Office work, as well as
! being assistant cashier in the Watau- j
iZa f'oanty Bank for several years. Ther.'
is no better qualified man. dos- |
sibly in the county than he for this :
particular work, n^i we besp-ak for
him an administration most satisfactory
to the Government ai;*: to his
constitution*.* at Large. A- Mr.
Brown steps down and ou: The
Democrat giadij v.elcoms M; Farth-!
ing v - the custodian of - nee 1
' Pic.--a: I. agreeatia . a? eotrania* irg a ways,
-uch i> Dwdlv Farthing. He iI
gladly welcomed. Mr. Fairing ha
| not sab! so much to ?ii, but we are
tolo ' Mr B. H. Wat-i i'i t
e . tts his a-,: tut t
KILLS ?VIFE AND TWO BABIES.
SLASHES SELF
( ? iml'.ki, Teiiii.. July 'J.2. Mrs.
Opliir hugger, aged .*b>. he: tw chi Kfldrci..
a boy of foui ami a girl of tv.. .
ar*. dead and Optra Dug- >. 1 he husband
a.r.d father, is Avinu here to
j !::vrirv as the* r Mil: of .. fit in"
it.; sMU'hotia j.m il.v |).\rt o:' Hugger
\ I'Lkjlji.vr. : w t<> lb*' jnu>m,
made r". i fi i\.
: u rnrc-t h* throats of
? w :i ?:<i rv ehii icen .mh! tti&r.
' t ?:. } thi v, < upon himself. ? r.'?v
wooal- from winch bo ts
The tragedy took n!.; at the ' >uui
of Mr. a; <: Mpa. V\ !. an* 1 la.nh...
i ai I ;u : ;' ? *e{. M : ?. a
> si>ier :<> slain won .an.
' According to Jacobs Hugger v.ho
*! came to this section recently v. ? h.
* his farn;!\. . Piainsv:!!.- lVv.a<. '
' had hoop in Na- iile for a week
j ..ca.rch.ir.;>: f-*** ?%v?rV Re returnee.
- from that city only a few days ago
i and st; I that he had been nubble'
to secu?v a job. working on!\ one
1 day ol ... week in Nashvilie Jattjeohs
.-est i that I'-ggor bad brooded
ejo\er his inability to secure enploy' !
ment and that thi; is believed to have
* affected ins mind and resulted in to
day's tragedy.
c After cutting the throats of his
I w4fv' two children. Dogger used
?:the saniv raxor to inflict three ugly :
m wounds upon himself. slashing his
*-j throat, cutting his abdomen across
d and also slashing his left arm. He
d i was removed to the hospital here, i
d where tonight attending physicians
r I stated that he was net expected to
t survive the night.
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* JOHN EARLY. LF.PER. SAYS
l" GOOD BYE TO HIS EASTERNBRANCH
HUT
lota: Early, the leper, has again
said goodbye to the little hut on the
5- hanky of the Eastern branch, where
i,- he made his home during his various
a or. tine nn- tits in Washington, and
>f left f -r the federal leprosarium at
id Carville. La. Accompanying him are
i-: a public health service physician and
esj an attendant.
.Earl;* made a strong protest
II agai? his transfer when notified
d. to prepare- for the trip to Louisana.
n , but later agreed to go voluntarily.
a' A Dolicenwii had been detailed to as
er i sist t public health service man in
of (taking him from the quarintine to
i the uuion station, but his services
were unnecessary. *
at
_ I The government hopes to keep
1 Eaiiy m the federal leprosarium
with. : opportunity to again escape
lTn and omit to Washington. Early;
lal showed up in Washington about a
ie- week ago. walked into the district
>r_ build i1 g and' asked for Health Officei
William C Fowler. He toki D:
or: Fov. It i thr* he recently spent severe
r*u i days at Asfa^yifle and had vir'toc
; Fry, . l is former horn-.
at
ia. ?Established in 1888
NUMBER 29
*ARENTS' DAY AT THE
BOONE PUBLIC SCHOOL
The teacher? and the admini.- raof
the public Spool arc- very ai.x jtti
that the purer?.- vh-it. the
: bat. as parei ts? > on owe . to youa
r.. i:ren t< manifest a keen hilt-rest
! the educational efforts a their beia:!.
Xfcere ic a Mtror.t: tendency a',
present to shift the entire responsibility
of child training oh the school.
Ihi "is iinf rtunafce. There should be
t.V? keenest type of cooperation be-*
tween the home and the school. To
. >?vu4?^%. v/vpvjatiuii ?inu tt pitrental
interest in school life, the teachers
are setting: aside one day next
week as "parents day." The children
will notify y of the exact date in
iue time. The work on that day will
not be out of the ordinary rnr will
be typical of what; i> done every day.
This, they feei. is what y >u should
see. Please make an effort to t?e prespiit
some time during the so roe iaj.
CHURCH OPENING
Next Sunday marks the date of the
first services ;; ti 1 e\v Methodisi
ehrurch in Boone. The large auditorium,
with a comfortable seating
capacity <>? T.'n. Ire Sunday School
rooms or the ;?v>t floor an <1 s* pastors
study . ?vi!i he completed this
week, and the e?njr loiflted for opening
w: : ecrivr at 11 m. At a
Sjaucclt r*i?.<.*ing he.d Monday evernf
.. cci rnitiee imposed of Dr.
poir.write to: r. 'rlkatloti a
kisto.'y of Mic Methodist chi rcb in
Ho e Its yunv at to the
pfjrosent. which wiii ;?}>?> ar in These
coium.: prompt .y next, week We
have .eiftrcd that dinner w!|j| 1''
^ei Veti dfi the gyour.ik.. Sit;..lay . The
public .> cordially invited to present
at this service. Tie- Ik: < ..
extend.- c. : jrrat i. itioi > m.?- -ruilK
members of rlu ? t urd. \yhd ha\:r
vo. Ill -< 1 ... 1" 1 A" lln.it- . - 'i
. in< ir. erecting thi^ mag dive ut
laH.ssf . i v. i,rship. and t.o 11.v pasltufe
v. h?, ha> sto.At J?v t <oyaliv
12JMS
B Diui.CI u:: l . )-r .'iir.u-, t -.vdy
ir.CTtV'C *<? brim: dwi i*i
THE ALAM ANCE FARMER >
A delcgntioi of . <.ul 7" r- . i
." irn'r.r fr?;nu:> from Ajauiaeee
louutj r.vadod v thi-.t ? .mi;,
ate--, nt, Mr. Scojfc pent Thnr-day and
Friday ir. Bo.?n?*. F'iday
ivcrninc our agom. Mr. -'ann Steel.
headed the l??ioi autotwf
HDP'rciato<l
visitors to point- of interest in the
county. they ob<or\ inn our roads,
farming. heard ^ of cattle. eheesernaking:
and liivlug: rhem a real ft-a?*
of the gorgeous mountain scenery in
the far-famed B owing Kock section,
all of which was much enjoyed by
our friends from Alamance They
returned to Boone in the afternoon
and at 7 .70 in the evening a sumptuous
repast was spread for then, on
the lawn at the Court House, under
the auspices of the Boone Commercial
Club. Short addresses, bidding
them welcome, were made by Mayor
1 Hahn, Dist. Attorney F. A. Linney
ana t ouiity Agenc, .ionn 15. :>teei.
which were responded to by Agent
{ Scott, of Alamance. Ho said their
long trip through several Virginia
Counties, was much enjoyed, bait
when they arrived at the State line,
j coming out of Tenn, a shout arose
from every member of the party as
they got the first whif of North
! Carolina air in thisVpiendid ar.d progressive
county of atauga. They
seemed to enjoy their vaaS. to Watau!
ga very much, and our people enjoy;
ed just as much having them with
j us.
The contest singing at Wiikesboro
: was well attended last Saturday.
' There were three counties represent!ed:
Wilkes, Alleghany, and Watauga.
The Little River choir of AlexanIder
county, led by Prof. Thomas
Webster won first prize of $105.00
anu mi' ruiiuitti v* i uuini, ui
W atbuga County, led by Prof. Z. T.
Greene \vo*. m-<ond prize of $50.00.
All that were present enjoyed the
. good singing, while the choirs appreciated
th egenerosity of the .T. L.
Garwood Piano and Phonograph Co.,
for the valuable prizes.
Miss Mar;., daughter ??f Mr. and
Mrs. M. G. S; "arc of Lenoir, is vis/ *.
her .. Mrs Perkins, near
town.
Mrs. Anderson of Johnson City,
formerly Mabel Tonninps of this
I. place is a visit- ir; I>ooi;? L . a lev.
c.\>