A No -Partisan Family"?*
volume xxxiv
ACCOUNT or ACCiOENT RESULT
JNG IN EsEATH OK ALLAN
COUNC'LL
Hickory Ih-ily iU-cord.
ACn ij. i?v c:i: son ct former
Judge and Mr>. "V. p.. Council: was!
almost in rant!v killed and Pren-tico'
George son r?f Mr. and Mrs. Jo1 :
J. Georev <>f ( horryviilc was ser-1
iousiy injuiv I when the niolorcycle!
on which they were riding <oll:ded?
head on with a Durant touring car i
occupied by B. i>. Osborne of Raleigh
and Miss Inez Yoder of Newton
on the Central Highway about two
miles ea t of Hickory it 5:30 yesterday
al':? rroon. The accident,
which has caused deep distress was
unavoidable.
: Riding on another motorcycle
sow ciista )< ?.- behind Messrs i'ouncili
and Gcoi?e were Ralph Hutton
and Mile Sherr;!!, and it was
while his head was turned to looh
back towards h" companions that
Allan Council; machine plunged
into the automobile. The place where
the tragedv occurred was near the
Standard Oii ' onipany s : e\v tank
station at a curve in the highway
Young Councill had just p?->ed a ar
driven by Mr/., S. H. tpoodwin. Mr.
Osborn wa- going -n ? ' direction
3Se'.' Iom. Allan could ' "'c til.'
car he met n< the > ecu pants <*f it
could not him. ;
When the uotorcyck hit tht . .sto-j
mobile, ti driver of the former wa>
thrown against the uv. -.?i shield and}
dropped t;-id* of trv car. When j
Ralph IiutioJi leached h >v. he tarr ed
tie**! on his . iti, end ;-.ttempted!
to rise. Ho r.i ver spoke.
Prer.ti>- George sustained a fractun
o; the left leu' at the knee and :
suffered bruises about the body. His
parents vvi ri; informed of tilt aeri- '
dent over the leltphon^iast night,
and Mr. th-. jrc probably,v. ill arrive| 1
here today At the hospital it was]
said that the young map, who is iuj
for a long siege, was doing well.
Persons Who investigated the trag-s
edy say that Mr. O shorn? was not j :
to blame. He attempted to leave the?'
highway in order to let the motor- j
cycle pass, and it was said that Mr. j'
Council! sought to cut across and j
avoid the collision, hut his machine !
skidded. Thus it hit the automobile j 1
in the center, breaking the motorcycle
"coking the fore part of '
the automobile.
Miss Voder was cut about the arm
by glass from the windshield but Mr.
Osborne escaped ? it bout injury. He
suffered from rv :.- shock.
The two injured youths were
brought to thi- Richard Baker Hospital.
where Rtr Cour;Ci!l died before
his injur es could be treated,
and where the injuries of
were dressed.
Oul.v a few minuet - before the
accident. Judge Council!, returning
from New ton passed the yoapg men j 1
on cno sine ox trie roan ar.a waved ;
at them. All tour were standing near j
the two rnao^ne^ and they hoc iti. c j
started back Hickory when the
collision occurred.
Judge t*nd Mrs. Council: were al-[
most prostrated over the tragedy.
Scored upon scores of friends called
during the night to extend sympathy j |
a'ltd ofter assistance. The blow was a .
serious one to the parents, but they
had the consolation of knowing that
the tragedy was not the pesult of
any serious fault on the part 01 anybody.
It v as a tragedy that could not '
have been avoided under the circum- 1
stances.
Allan Council! was preparing to
return to Chanel Hii! next week to,
. . T ' J
resume his studies m the University '
of North Carolina, where he was tak- (
ing a course preparatory to fitting [
himself for practice of law with his
father. He did well at college, was (
a splendid young man, and his fa-! '
ther looked forward to the time when
the son would be associated with him
wiiiiam i . council!, cashier of the
First National Bank of Scotland
Neck, and Gordon Councill who is ^
in business there were notified and "
have arrived. A telegram was also J
sent to Lieutenant Howard Councill, 1
U. S. N. who is on the Pacific coast. 1
Stedman and Miss Elizabeth Councill <
were in Hickory with their parents. '
J. D. Elliott came up shortly after
the collision and carried the injured *
persons to the hospital.
The wrecked motorcycle and the
damaged automobile were brought '
to Johnson's Garage later. The motor :
cycle had been crushed in as far as
the handle bars, the front wheel be- \
ing a twisted mass. The bumper on
the automobile was torn loose and 1
the radiator smashed in i
The windshield :: the richt hand .
i
newspaper Published in a
BCCNE. v
COkc CREEK NEWS ITEM?
:.'L" f- : h R. I. saw
who n?? beer in foi vcr-1 '
a! arrived Sftiluidwy ;*rd < c-j 1
r^an woik on Monday. NIi>- B:i?n' hc J' !
Horton v. ho h.u- been supplying f ej
her in the muMc (ivpajtrn.;i:t ..ill en j :!
;er the Norma! ( ius> a? the Appa- '
kichian Training; School this week.
Mr. ?. J. L. Gienn wa- a peasant
(visitor at chapel last we^-k.
Rev. F. M. Huggins of Boone vi>- ':
.led the school on Monday and con-; *
wuv't-'u vnapei exerciser.
Mr. and Mrs. Wil'.iuin B. Hortor.
with their two interesting children. ''
have returned to their home in Barrel
I. l ;i. Mr. -John Mast accompanied
them as far as Maryland where they
will spend a few days at Ihe-hom t:
of Mr. J. 'Mast.
Mr. R. Bynuxc Wilson i.- spend _
severa| days at the home of his br other.
Mr. A D. Wiison. He v. i'.i *>'jrn
to Wake Forest College the latter :
part of thi - week to resume his stud- *f
ies in medic: re.
Messrs A. G. Gi? :r., .James ar>.
David Mast w:"! leave for Chapel Hii".
early this week.
in a close';; lori. sfced garm
nr.-t nine ? \ the i ove Crt?i: ?iigi !l
?dfn??>i won over the .-cL' . team of,
Bamboo iy the narroft margin of 'J
l T. T! ; ..tie was interesting thru 1,1
i -.il and return game is scheduled dt
for an oariy date. Pi
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Y?lir commute appointed to drafti
resolutions t.! the life and d":Uh of iM
n n iate tit>ther I. Watson big'
leave i?> submit the following: j n1
When-as. our beloved brother I.jfji
S. Watson, dicu at his residence
Stony \ ork. Watauga County on .h - ^
iy 'J ;. 11*123. Brother Watson was
October 1. l.sot?. Hi n>.iu-?: Ifi.
Lodge no. .ST-; in 1SS:L and who?:; |K
Ashler Ledge Xa. 451 was constiiu-'
tea in 1893 he was a charter member ol
from which time he has lived a loy-,
til member. He professed a faith in
Christ in 1892, joined the church iinuj
remained a consistent member until j
his death. | vi
He died in the triumph of faith, m
By his death the family loses a kind
husband and father, but the loss is a\
not alone to relatives but to those G:
at the country in which he lived, as
the church at which he worshipped I hi
and especially Ashler Lodge of which!
he was a worthy member. 1 cc
And whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God in His infinite wisdom.
to remove our beloved brother to fr
that Celestial Lodge above.
Resiu. ^d that a copy of these res- te
iiiuiions be spread or. the minutes m
of Ashler Lodge, a copy sent te the ;
i:\iai 1> of the deceased and a copy .i
to the Watauga - Democrat for pub-j
J. S. WELLBORN,
Licati'.:i. L;
A. J. WELLBORN. M
WILEY S. GREENE.
Committee. dl
"THE TREND OF THE RACES"
TO
An address by Prof. I. G. Greer
PI
The women of the Methodist church;1
have been studying: a book entitled j nv
the Tread of the liaces. by George j }.
tlavnes. Raynes is one of the leading ,
i
members of the negro race ar.d edu- j
:ate(f Christian negro, Xhe book pre-j Ul
seres tr.c thbhghtful attitude of the),
negro toward the race problem and
:he bearing of Christianity upon it. _4.
Th? women have secured profess- * '
3r Greer whose specialty is History ,u
i?:d civics to close the course with
:hem in an address. The address will _
:>e given in the Met. ouist Church at
three oclock Sunday September 22. *
'Both men and women of the entire
th
;own are invited to hear this discus- ."
jion. No fees and no collection..
gc
Subscribe For Y o u r ta
r w, d??
a apci. ' ha
?. fc
iide of the car was broken into bits,
;he headlight or this side of the car til
was thrown into the back part of the qt
tar and the radiator was dented thru all
>ut its entire surface. th
It was apparent that the handlebar
aused the death of the yo lag mar. tw
through the impact of the aitomo'oile pa
was .-.evjre enough to be fatal. His tr
t>ody was covered with cuts and brui- pa
ses. . Pi
Puacral services for young Coun- B<
cill will be held froi : the Church of
the Ascension at 10 o'clock. Rev. S. in
B. Stroup be in charge, and in- fa
terment will fol'.ow in Oakwocd com- Bi
etery. Mr. Councill was 19 years of sa
age on \pril 28, last. iw
I
rtsYM'
. ior Boone and VVatauj
"ATAUGA COUNTS . NORTH C
f - '. 'sNG TH? TAXES DOWN
:.v^p,liy appeal d &
. that at the em- of the? fiscal
;"-* a suroJusi er-sibtcMi ir. tie- tri-as'
i ;t we.- --.igge.-u d th.?i a reaction
of I axe.- might follow b-'.at
Reed Smoot of Utah warm the
. i-ii*. t!:at taxes "could n?-t he la <c*
t. The Utlh Senator is mure
x..::; than some other senators ar.d
>e> not hesitate to speak very p'ainSeiator
Curtis of Kansas says
fere must be lour.d new source.- of
ixation.
?R has found onf. th; billboards,
: advertising signs along the highay
s as legitimate subjects tor fecal
taxation.
Instead of cutting down taxes,
itse senators and perhaps others,
:e planning to increase raxes.
They wane more money to spend,
hat is what they consid i t be!
! nib-ion instead of to .-^r.a ii.
The me.': < rgr --- who ivd.oca*
nv i:l\ not considered
Ia gvud po.'ticiaiE&jt
ti t pec-pie's attitude on This
icsti u. ;i -i tnc si?mi as of these
si'.uguishe.d hut.
i'r ?gres> has beer ir?..d ir. putting
isinoss into '.he v vernerv t c-i?aB
atii.g tl- uuplication of work. ie
acing the ranrtHi . f seiess em-l
ogees and practicing c. < ? .?jvdes.
If the good \v.<m> i- com..... as
: a> b'Ser commenced in a little time
reduction in taxes could t&k. plate
The niajomy of pen;- e th1 i. Levi
?: pay??ig high < Magfh tax .?* view.
They ihink they ; < getting
h jrovt. ruitteiit end that it is cost_
too much. Hu t want, to see
mo plan *;;? ? i o out which will eoni>
r ih?'i. piTue: "' a little ami
table them just as good
vorameut ns tl-.y !u;vt today and
iy less for it.
These are old fashioned notions
it they exist and must he ivckon!
with?Portland Me. Press-Herald
ROM1NGEK NEWS
Mr. L I). Tester of Watauga Falls
sited his daughter Mrs. l>. A. Rcinger
iast Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. ("has G ilia in who has been awall
summer is on his job ut Piuey
iv?\i M. K. Church Sunday School
i singing leader to the delight of
s class.
Our school committee is talking of
inventing: the spring at the school,
nothing needed very badly as the
ittlo hog: and a ?i*?vk t?f sheep have
ee access to it.
Our teacher Mr. Henry H again an
Us us that his -Mother E. R. Hainan
has gore to a hospital in Wiruii-Sah*m
tor treatment for a trci:
? in his back
Mr. Nathan Presnells colt got very
eily hurt on the old bridge across
iiirel Creek the other day. Also
r. Bud Mast's horse fell 011 the
me bridge .throwing "Uud;' some
stance. Fortunately neither of them
.re badly hurt.
The merchants here are beginning
l>u\ everg ivens Nearly every f -.ily
in this community gathers 'em
am early fall tUl late spring and
akes good wages.
Mr. "Bud'" Mast and his sister Atle
visited friends and relatives i:
- Neva section of Tennessee lust
^ek.
Mr. John Gillam and his sons Bii
and Charlie are working the road
r the lumber haulers leading from
ncy Grove to Watauga River, the
mbermer. to do the paying for cht
irk.
There was son.*.- frost in this so* jV.
the morning of Sept. 14th. No
image to crop.- was reported.
Some children are out of school
is week picking beans and gatherer
evergreens.
We fear the evergreen trade is
>wg co nurt our scnooi some. We
tve had real good attendace so far.
Mr. Charlie Gillam is talking of
ivingr some recitation benches made
r our school which are badly needand
we deem it wont be very long
1 they are ready as Charlie Is no
titter He is one of the committee
id is interested in the success of
ee school in every particular.
We are sorry that we will lose
o of our-bright school boys. Their
irents are moving from this disict.
Mr. Lee Ward going w;th hi*
irents to Banner Elk and Forest
esneli going with his parents to
?ecb Creek.
I$ee James is improving fast playg
ball. He seems to learn to play ba'
st-cr th-tn he learns to in his books,
nt Bee will come out all right as he
ys he is sure we live in the Euroan
nation.
ja County, tfe Leader of
.AROLlNA. THURSDAY ??P" EMBH
A C EESE NiAk.NG STATF.
-Wifc C; Rapid.) r,c.
t"a.at' \c*v Hu\ r.g Thirty-Two
?^"Ki *
IjVFi? A. Olds i'. 1 i - Fri
?" hvt-..making ir North Carolir..4
, dcvt-., ping ivith grtat rapidity ami '
tLo r r <-f factories operation
today is 32. These are located in the j
iaeur.t i counties of Alleghany,
Ashe. Watauga, Avery, Henderson,,
j Hayv< i, Transylvania, Polk, Chero-j
|K?e a. i \ancey. Work now begins j
on tw< mere plants. The last factory j
ipnt in operation is at a place in |
Tran- . anii. ?o*mty. v. est. of A .-he- j
\i.le. .v as Horseshoe
A : iter'.-tin? development is at
r < ry of Cove Creekr a few
:ies v. 1 of Boone in Watauga.
This p.ear ? egari business in .June.
and has been enlarged twi ,e.
Now r< v. plant of conf er- and
ics. - under c instruct ic-a. vhicb
: vlil -air. the latest machinery and
| will ' i:.%, ti iai u'es: choeseniak;
u i-hr.i.-i-i ath of Pennsyji
ill: I : .v< do the fine high1
- ay : as the "Daniel Boone
Tfa; which - been completed
-t '.-Sai< in to Zionvilie and
-1. \ *.! F< nessse line, at the
v. to" Z.onviiu. Tennessee is
, . a . i? : n ; a section of the
I?o? v. Tja; trli a c riici vf that*
stale, w roadless.
Ti:-- :.i. factories von started)
at a t.ru hell tin- -plemiiu highway; j
:>ov> : : open.- i were undreamed of:
! and : . iiiea back of ih> i?. was j
r.iaki a mari.et far the tar met:- milk.;
t..-: . li four ol* tile counties calUdi
: . . .... 1 . ....." -C V ? --
n;:. i.u ^ a cov. every inhabita:;1.
The tabling of the highways has givk-:.\
. a: . jpportunity to >hip
; ia> -aw milk to towns even many
no av-.iy sc uoou are they hat
..; t*u sam?; . '.me they help the chese
farii . : > oecause they enable the
:fliu producers to rush the fluid to
j then. So tl'ere will > mor? and
i lwerv .11 id the seventeen high mom.:a.ii
counties of the state, alreauy the
i'h<-*\>v produceers of the south, will
continue t<? be the chief producers in
t entire territory.
The cheese is sold in New ^ ork
j jsotat ons ami most careful tests are
| made, while exhibit.- are held at vaIrious
centers, where comparisons are
i ude and where buyers gather. Such
\ dibits are held at Asheville, Boone
vViuston-Salem and Charlotte. The
! ndustry is or. its feet to stay, the
I number of ir.ilk cattle "in the high
| i unties is increasing and a large
..s-ea is what is known as "grass coun
i Us" with natural blue grass It is a
sion o: abundant moisture, in othv-inii
a model cattle country, with
stagnant water, the lowest summer
j temperature in the south, hinumera
e clear streams and ideal for both
eel ami li.iiK cacwe, as \w.i .-?s iur
- c-fep
;
MT PLEASANT ITEMS
i
VVb.iic threshing bv.afcwheat T*ie?
:ay Xr. J. t. Morctz had the uoist'or
'me of getting his leg injured. The
; engine wagon ran over it.
Miss Cora JeiYcoa:, Miss Winnie
Moretz ana Herbert Moretz went on
i i
; u misincss trip io Blowing Rock Monj
iay. ail in the interest of the church.
Pastor JeuVoat and lamiiy were
' - aests at the homo of Mr P. P. Mr-rv'tz
on Monday.
barm Agent. >. C. meek mad- a
itvfessiunnl oaii in th*. community |
he first of the week. We are always'
. to see hiiu.
County Superit.tender.' Mr. liaga-!,
iiiar. visited Rivarvicvr School on last j
"ridav. We are glad to see him come
. nd hope he wii! come more often.
Last week Mr. Lawrence Norris
aau family moved to Boone. They
; re good citizens and we regret, to see i
rnem leave the community.
Mr. Thomas Morelz ot Boone was
;i visitor at th*? home of his father
j iTncle Jonathan Moretz on last Saturday
night.
Mr. David Moretz and sister Grace
were visitors at the home of Miss
Winnie-Moretz the first of the week.
Mr. Paul Winebarger of the Meat .
Camp settlement attended services ']
at Mount Pleasant on Sunday, and
was a guest at the home of Mr. J.
F. Moretz.
Thoughts for the weefl:
"Thank God when you get up that
i you have something to do whether
!you like it or not. Being forced to
work, and forced to do your best
will breed in you temperance, self
j control, diligence, strength of will.
I content and a hundred virtues which
j the idle will never know.
sort;: western North Carol:
:R 2o.
'.he:- .hehundred co?:n-:es
OF NORTH CAROLINA STaRTEO
r/.r\ 1 i >'.a?u l'),' .Jflrtr ' arc. l . \v<i>
i: a reputation in thv capital \
city-for being so industno :$ scholar
ai.c. .. a-? who contributed much to?
the fc . wrcal jwoords of the State of
.vorth .iroliiui. Among hi.*- historical
contributions was an i;Ui-: ra^ed I?
chart snowing the dates of establish-j
mene and origin of the J 00 counties* i
of the -fate.
me f-nart fSWies the growth of th?
vountie." by periods. the lirst period
being: between the years of 16ihl and
722, during which time Albemarle,
Bath ;.r,d Clarendon countk- were
esta! 'i>hed.
L'i. rr.g the second period, which
covers the years of 1722 to 172t> ten
lew c< unties were born, all of them
in the eastern section o fthe state
and n. -t of them on the coast. These
counties were Pu.- jtfbtunk, Currituck!
Per(|iiiaion5. Chowan, Bertie, Tyrrell,
1? aul'ort, Hyde < art ere t. < aim
New -.-over. Tut ougli t
of yeat < those cour ties v."er< ?u divided.
Only one?Currituck?r ::iw
lint act i.- long a.- n cent- ry. Ir. 1 >70
hi.- " nt\ gave birth t?> its hest oil
[?r r-j. .are county, which also i.btfe'e
U{? >>1 parts of Tvuik ai - v?
Hyde Ci?untie>.
High: counties .. -re fortricd bely en
i. \ f>; 17.:' a -:'i 17'.-. '.he.- '
in?; IMf?vcpniiie in l|g$, Piaden 1 T- 4 :
: < 17 Or.sio- 1 ' 1 K'piir J
i 7 1 ' tohiis'uo. 17!' . A*l'liiiviilt 1 7 Id;
ant' Xortaamfiifi l Til. NorMiarp&j '
u>n \va> a -uhdivi>i?;:. of Berlin Irounljl
* y P!?i ; ? o.nbe and o rrtu vj
subdivision^ ot Crave-, couifty 1
vrb it fti an Ul< w as an arlx o f nriru t
'! Kfi^coiubf. DA:;?'v1;, Onslow, LP . 11
*?n .it. ; Aiboi, v. r, >ubd: sions o* 5
>.e?\ Ekuovei County, an ?>fL-pr.ug
?f < larend> u pne of tr?o thrc can; ; t
counties. , '
New Hanover produced r\on c??un- *l
ties through its subdivisions which '
; hern selves were subdivided, thai; any
of the 10 counties in existence in 20, |l
From Duplin, a subdivision of 1744, j 1
came Sampson county in 1784. Ons-1
low has remained intact. Pender coan '
ty wa sa* direct offspring of New Han- ?
over county in 1875. A part ?>t" Bladen
went to make Orange county in
1751. A single subdivision in 17 <?> '
was the birth of Robeson. Cumberlands
another Bladen offspring: born
in 17 > I. giving birth to Moore
county in 17S4. Harnett in 18;" 5 and
with Robeson Hoke id 1! 11. From An
son rot My M.Hi - > -'.divisions came
R?hm< 177i?; Staid 1 > 41; *
Union C*bnr*-:M ir. ITiCLj
T . yon \Vh.< ? was al , liM;e. in 1 Ttb's !
giving 1 . ' o Lincoln . vi Ruiher- j '
ford .... >'44; C-H aw-:
i a. 1.- J'_: land 1841; Polk. *5";'
Davidst.; . i vk.. .Davie 1S5G; Rowan,
pa. ; -ji en h went to make up
.. ?ii. D?i
.. ! i iu, u.i;ac 1 . ? ; UVdt:. 1
1788: rabe 1791; Haywood, 11
130c; Macon 1-si.s: Cheiokee 1839:;?
Clay, 18C7; Grahar . 1871; Swainp
1871: Jackson, 1 S>< ndorson *58;
Transylvania, 1861; .adison, ISM):'McDowell
1842; Mitchell 1861: Yau 1
eey, 1837; Surry, i~7(?: Wilkes 1777 h
Ashe. 17-7: Stoke.-. 1 7S9; Alleghany
i 839; Wat:ju.ga. 1849; Alexander ift j
: S4<5; Ca!dwell. 18-11; Avery. 1911:1
Vaakh.. 1859; Forsyth 18 IS.
In 3 7 7:- Gates county was form-j1
d from parts of Perquimans, Ckov.-:
an and Hertford counties, the latter J
of which w>is an offspring: of Bertie j
Martin unty was founded in 77 *
Washing*on 17k ; Pitt 176'; P&mii-i
jo 187-; S-.-i-s 3 779; Ha ifax 1708; '
?iitei?i> : abolished.* Frank 1
:ill 177i . V.''arreii 1779; Vance 1S81 '
Wilson >57 Durham, 1881; ILee 1
190'"; Alamance I84S, Brunswick in
176-1; (7oiambus 1368; Orange 1751; 1
Chatham 1770; Casweli, 1777: Per- !
son, 1791; Guilford 1770: Wake in
1770; Rockingham 1785; Randolph J
1779; Dol l's 1758 (later abolished) . x
Wayne, 1779; Glasgow, now Greene.
1799; and Lenoir 1791. <
j
In the Interest of Church Going 1
Sunday hours 24
For sleep 8 j
For Church (morning: & evening) .2 J1
At one's own disposal 14 (
Baptist Church
Usual Hours Unusual SerVicee 1
F. M. HUGGIXS, Pastor. 1
I
~ 1 <
TEACHERS MEETING
County Superintendent Smith Hag--,
aman announces that there will be j
a Teacher's Meeting at. Boone Satur-j]
day September 22. 1923 at the court!
house, beginning at 10 a. m.
'
na.--E.?tat>li<shed in 1888
NUMBER 37
THE MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
["r -'l A. Ob h, Orphars* Fj ki: J.
the tin?- in or. lain count. cs of Ashe,
Alleghany. Autv arc! Watauga by
mean - of a ra:i\rjvy maiv line runn:r._
?: th^'osfwa:?i ami Jinking the
railway ; st ?ms v. i: r. the
if;eat coal liebis. Th - .cgisiaiurt made
an appropriation lor a complete survey
. thjs tt be folli.ned by a rsp >?t,
upon the basis of which an ap*-onriapon
of- $lOtbOO.t?06 for construction
i>tcoir.es available.
Three partise oi surveyors are in
the field, and three r< . fchrt i gb
gaps in the great ivail of the Blue
Ridge, are i: inogfess. r>ne of these
is roaring Gap. on the line between
El kin and Sparta th* latter ir. Aiiegl
i ; c? Arvt' : i.? S i .Midor*
Gan. on lK :ne ! eiwefen Widccshoro
and -Jetfevs . the iaf.er :i Ashe
< ouuty. : I-'. -_>..r-i I p <.a; n
tee line between V.Tlkesboro and
Boontk th? latter . Watauga county
I'iie purport o| these Surveys is to see
:.ut wi'i . he] BhorUot toute for -t
i :.k lb I* 10 COI.' Pieo: . : > orth
'!: a v : I?. vest. The
gvr-. ru.' height of 'the gaps is shout
p.OC" fee* .innVi4 Iv.i .. In each
a . ; . - v ... eip ir? Th
g? . .>f th.- lino hi the region .
:it . in. : ?>' < i th luouniajji i> l"r o
rise, at 1 alter javdng ghe Blue
_ g- i geirei; 1 ! ??'>*v*? of ?hv yrag
isb -s. i. U I -;:i ?.7l>0 U. :;,000
?#. \. s. fat i ' hsstprocccd-.
v. IS'VV find ihit'. 11-1- trunk
ine -a? Be ahou'. To M.ues in lenuuh.
All . *" tin tiirot i'uuio.- vvhitT are
t'!:ti survcyfeel take :t! ut 20 nj.ies
it> gi-t up to the level of t:u- Iggua:aii:
plat* >u, mid the tt.ni>'-i> on e;>cr
a i! be merely thr-ugh, tin pea*. ? f
he Blut Rld^c
The legislature provided not only
:hat the trunk line should hr bail*
,?ut that the state couid take stock
.?> the extent of 41* per cent, leaving
31 per cent for private capital, in
lateral railway*, all standard guage,
lui nine, broadly speaking- east and
west thru the area front Sparta a>
Jefferson to Boone. Boone to Newland
which is the county scat of Av
l ry. The building of these laterals
is easy, the oniy problem being the
selection of the best route for the
trunk line. No matter at which gap
this may cross the Blue R.tdg\ the
conditions are the same. i:? nt-hi <
words tlu* cross connections will t?e
a., i.g the ront. as above indicated.
The purpose :> that the grade of
. trunk lint shall not exceed 1 1-2
pe: cut compensated, from the footids
t?. the m? tare, plateau, and 1
;>er cent. iv.mp oisated, dov astute
from the tabll Uini. ii is expected
chut there will . about ;. miie and*
p half 01 tunne'.-. the longest bving
om on* half to a mil* in length,
l'he construction ?..f a short line
L rough this high region will cut
what is now known as the Virginia
.tries tariff, for it vvii be by far Hv
- hartvst rout. from the middle west
i'tie matter v as giver: great eonsicL>.atlen
hy the legislature and great
care is being- given to the survey, a
- elevan civil engineer being in t^iarge.
GAP CREEK NEWS
A r* vivai mutiny has just closed
at Gap Creek Baptist Church with
two additions in membership.
Mr. L. C. St fiberry was recently
tried before Squire Jason Morotc and
A A. Greene, the charge being possessing
and retailing spirituous liquors.
Mr. Coy Rogers being the
vitness for the State. Mr. Stanberry
was bound over to the next term
?? court upon his evidence which
seems of a doubtful nature.
Mr. Otis Watson has recently made
somt? husinf'SS trin<; ti? \orrh WilLr^c..
joro.
Mr. Russell Trivett, the garage and
jewelry man here kept quite busy
vorking at his trades.
Mr. Jason Moretz has recently pur:based
a Ford touring car and is enoying
some good spins over our tine
roads.
The public school at Rocky Point
aas closed again as the dyptheria epdemic
seems to break out in new
zases.
Mr. A. G. Miller, our enterprising
Merchant has been on the road looking
after business. Mr. Miller is a go2^?tter,
and enjoys the rich trade be
ie serves.
CORRESPONDEN ~
BRICK IN LARGE OR SMALL quantities
near Hodges Gap, two miles
from Boone. E. F. LOVILL ... 3t