I A Non-Partisan Family . VOLUME XXXIV COVE CREEK FAIR CRAM) SUCCESS JLmrer Crowds Attend Exhibit* Of High 0"*dor?M*y Ptve Wny for Big County Fair Next Year. The Community Fair held at. the Co*e Creek H'.rIi School on last Thars day was a great success The exhibits were of a high class atid . very tie jpartment tv;j- tilled to overflowing:. The premium list elsewhere in this issue. After the exhibits were arranged in the vaiious class rooms the people assembled in the auditorium for the speaking. The exercises were opened bv devotional services conducted by Rev. li. H. Harrill and songs led by Mr. W. E. Wilson. Chairman S. F. Horton of the entertainment committee then in a few appropriate remarks welcomed the crowds to this their first community fair, and voiced the hope that it would be only the beginning of a bigger and better event each year that would .finally culminate in a county fair. Mr. J. S. McBride. President of the fair introduced County Agent John B. Steele. Mr. Steele made a very interesting and helpful talk on marketing from a co-operative standpoint. At the close cf his talk he introduced Mr. A. G. Hendren, county Agent of Wilkes County. Mr. Hendren spoki- from the practical side of community life and especially the value Iof a community fair in bringing ab out a better product and in increased inter est in farm life. He also emphasized the impedance of education and the place ;i should hold in every com ununity. Superintendent Smith Hagamun was then asked to introduce Prcsi ?ieni u. i'. uougherty ol the Appalachian Training School. Professor Dougherty in his inimitable way, recounted some of the past history of the Cove Creek Community. The first cheese factory to be Lwil* south of Pennsylvania wa? built one half mile from where I stand" he said. "In thCove Creek community are more |*nd wners than voters" Only one I township has put her taxes higher on the tax books than Cove Creek ami that is Grassy Creek in Ashe County. Cove Greek was first to guarantee' good roads for Watauga county vri'h' vVcij mail tilling for the bonds, ine first high school building to be erected in the county was made possible by your votes." These are some of the things he mentioned. He discussed North Carolina as the greatest state in the Union ar-i gave good reasons fo his conclusions. Dinner was served on the grounds after which the rooms were, thrown open to the visitors and the exhibits displayed. A very interesting feature of the day's entertainment was the tournament and races conducted by Mr. Steele. A bull game between the A. T. S. and Cove Creek ended the -day's program. zz We want to thank the judges, Co. Agents Hendren and Steele, Miss Benson of the Home Economics De partment of the Training: School Mrs. Steele, Mrs. H. B. Perry, Mrs. C. E. Taylor and Mrs. A. R. Barlow for their faithful work apd impartial decisions. injuredTn log , tr ain wreck Shulls Mill* Man's Hurts May Prove Fatal?Removed to Johnson City Hospital tor Examination. Mr. Goss Teams, of Shulls Mills, brakeman on the Rich Mountain log train, operated by the Cherokee Lumber Company, was seriously, if not fatally hurt in a wreck on the east side of the mountain Monday after. noon. The train of logs was a heavy one, two engines being required to haul it?ten cars being attached?and the one on which he was riding gave wayHe sprang off, and as be passed, the trucx witri its immense tonnage, turned and some of the logs caught him. He was extricated and taken to the Watauga Hospital as quickly a3 possible. An examination revealed the fact that he had sustained injuries in shoulders and hips. He was kept there until yesterday morning when he was sent to Johnson City for X-Ray examination. The physicians here are of the opinion that if he has no internal injuries he may survive. Mr. Teams is n brother of Mrs. McKinley Ayers ol Boone, who has spent much time with him since he was hurt )t Wk Newspaper Published in a BOONE, - i . THE HACKETT-R!K?R SUIT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED Mis* Lois Lon^ Hackett Will Divide Time Between Statcsviile and North VVilkesboro. ' Carter's Weekly. A compromise ha- been affected 11. the Hackett-Riker case which hs? attracted statewide interest. Ex-Congres.sm.on R. N. Hackett was suing ; M r^. Lois L-ong flackett Riker for di vorce in Wilkes superior court and for the custody of his daughter. Miss Lois Long Hackett now about 15 years of age. Ft V I i,ne the Library which the school ants very much. They have launched the course in salesmanship provided by the Curl is Publishing Co. Philadelphia, which j gives them training in salesmanship and at the same tine provides them with a method for earning this money through securing subscriptions for the Country Gentleman outside of school hours this week. This course has beer conducted through more ! than 9.000 schools and has the en! dorsement of some of the country's , leading educators and foremost business men. Mr. O. T. Hallman vocational diree tor for this district delivered a very interesting lecture to the students. | explaining the present day need for ! a knowledge of salesmanship and giv i ing the principles of selling.. ' The sebuo' is divided into two teams , the Maggies, with Louise McBride ! and How aid Walker as leaders and i the Jiggs with Edith Brinkley and j Ralph Walker as leaders. Keen rivi airy has developed between the opposing sides. An evangelist denounces betting as a means of "getting money for nothing.'' Worse than that it is frequently a meaps of getting nothing for vour raonoy.?Southern Lumberman. I | The most common impediment in 11 t he speech of Americans is gum ? | Birmingham News. nd for Boone and Wataug WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C DISTRICT MEETING WELL ATTENDED [ Work 09 New Buildings at Appalachian School Goes Steadily On Prominent Visitors Other news. Revs* Mr. Trivett of Boone. Mr. Isbeli of Lenoir, and l)r. Jenks. the 1' President of Aurora College, Aurora Illinois were at chapel of the Appaj lacl.ian Training School a few days, | since and .Dr. lenkis conducted devo tionai service arm made a very fine talk to trie student body, impressing* I some vital points of action. Rev. G. C. Brinkman who has been ) pastor of the Methodist Church here for t he past three years on Sunday; preached his last sermon in Boone, before going to the Annual Confer| esice at Winston-Salem. He will ! preach at Blowing Rock next Sunday ! ami jroeA immediately after that to 1 Conference. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of the North . .ikesboro District held their district meeting *n Boone the past week. The local attendance was good and quite a goodly number was present i from over the District. The meeting | lasted *i night ami a day. Mr- W. L. Winkle.- presided : chtiirman of the meeting and Mrs. McG. Anders delivered the address of welcome. One of the chief speakers of the; occasion was Mrs. Dr. C. C. Weaver! of Monroe, who nia ie some very tine talks on the origin and work of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Chuich and improved the' fact that prayer i- the means of advancing the work. The consensus of opinion wa thrt the meeting was a most excellent one. Th work on the now buildings of' The Appalachian Training School is J moving on well, no first ->ix weeks of the Normal work has closed and several of that department have gone to their work as teachers. Prof. Wilson, o* the Normal Department is planning v. ell for the recreational feature of the school, ami a number of games of various kinds are to be given this week. News has just come of the death of Mrs. Kngatnan at the home of Mr. G. P. Ffagamsn Cashier of the W'a tauga County Bank. The body of the good iariy wiii be laid to rest in Beaver Dam. her former home section. J. M. DOWNUM Play at Cove Creek The Senior class of the Cove Creek ' ; High School will give a play on Saturday night October 13 in the school auditorium. There will be an admiss-! ion fee of 35c and 15c charged, the I proceeds to go for school supplies] and equipment. Everybody cordially 1 invited. Box Supper There will be a box supper at Bam | boo Saturday night Oct. 13th. EveryI be dy invted to take a part. Come and I pay the new school building a visit. ! The proceeds will be for the benefit i of the school. Bamboo-Deertield School enrolled I the first month one hundred and I twenty-four students and made the I dailv average of more than 110. TIME OF HARVEST F COUNTY AVER! Another season of gathering has j rolled around and it does seem that the Great Giver has been partial t<. the people of the mountains, for certainly their -torehouses will be brimfull and overflowing when all of the good things, both for man and beast, are gathered in. The crops of every kind were doubt less never more bountiful taker, as a whole. Corn, wheat, rye and buckwheat in abundance, while the cabbage and Irish potato crops are im' mense. The cabbage crop is of course much larger on account of the kraut i factory, where many tons of it are j now daily being: cut into that palatable edible. The factory is running 10 hours per day and up to Tuesday afternoon, 175 tons are in the fermenting tubs. The first tub made containing 25 tons, will be ready for taking out and packing in barrels, tubs and cans by the last of the week. Trucks are constantly on the roads supplying the towns and cities east of the ridge with crisp mountain cabbage fresh from the patch in this delightful mo nr. tain country so splonii .ly adapted to r te growing of . ge.u ?les of most every k;nd. Xhe pr;ce re eis td is fairly g >ou. I room SJorthwestern North Carolu 11, 192J STON FOKK NEWS ITEMS ! St<> . >. ! n ?Th fui *ra i j -ervice Mr. Isaac WaV^n. an?; | j ?Ir Joe Smith will be held at the, j Stony K? : k f'hureh next Swndav morn I < inif at ?; o'clock. The < >rvW%- "i.kl! he commend fay the pastor Rev. Mr. S Watts. ar It** v. Isaac Miller of Pat-j fcerson. 11.- friends of both families and al) the member^ ple of Boone, arid it is hoped that his coming will be a great^ blessing to all. The tini of services is 3 p. m and 7:30 p. m. There will be prayer services at 9 a. ra. each morning in some ; home. There will also be a song and praye r service 7:15 at church each evening. A cordial welcome is extended to all WELL KNOWN DILLON RANCHER IS DEAD The l)ii!. (Mont) Examiner of the 26th has the following account ot" the li'-ath f our former county-: mail, Mi. C. A. Greene, to which we! referred ' a former issue of the L Democrat The many friends of C. A. Green j 1.1 this --ity were slocked Inst Thurs-j day mn one- to iearn of his death! which ot curred at the Barrett hospi-1 tal at an early hour. The man had been ailiug for some time and less than a week before his death had undergone an operation for ulcers of the -tomach. No hope had been elite ru*. ed for his recovery. The funeral was held Thursday ' afternoon from the family ranch home south of the city. Rev. Phillip May of the rcsbyterian chuich conducted the services and interment i made in the Mountain View ceme l tery. Charles Andrew Green was a na-: fcive df the state of North Carolina I being; born at Stony Ford, May 20. ' IriTr.. He was the son of a farmer and his boyhood and young manhood ; \vs. spent in farming When war; broke out with Spain Charley Green was one of the first young men to answer the call to colors and for; eighteen lUoutiia ue served nis eoun-; try in the Phillipines. Upon receiv-i I ing his honorable discharge he re i turned to his native state and in.' j If00 war? married at Boone to Misst Marv Elizabeth Edmisten. To the; 1 union four children were born, all of : whom are living. They are Milan, i j f. y!. Bruce and Charles Junior. { T? them and the stricken widow therb nest sympathy of the entire eomnranity is extended in their hour of h vavement. The deceased was a jovial farmer of the southern type. He was considered one of the best farmers in :h valley and his yields of grain and ' farm produce ranked with the best i a them. As a neighbor he was con | sidcred a prince and his sudden death bus caused rriuch sorrow. j Good dairy farmers have their cows J [ t'r -hen in the fall. INKS WATAUGA TABLE STORE HOUSE The potato crop is bountiful and ; | . :ch of it has been and is being | j -rketed. The seed crop, of course, | i . - not yet been put oil saie, and : i p ssibly will not be until February. ; i'ney will be sacked by the farmers J j ard stored at convenient points in jr':,- county until shipping tim e comes j One, we understand, with considera: capacity, will be located in Boone. ? ;r : stock is in good demand at ittractive prices. The lad>es of the county have been] busy for some time, preserving, can* :i:ng and pickling the small fruits and vegetables in season, and the pros' pects for good things to eat through the winter was never more flattering for the farmer and his household than now. The poultry business in the county this year has probably broken all previous records by half, and the sleek, fat cattle that are being driven from our mountain sides, are filling the coffers of local dealers. In fact our people should be the happiest and most contented of any we know, surrounded as they are. by these many blessings. They certainly have only .wo tnings to complain of-?the scary c Isbtw a.id ir.gr. taxes. will war.t to com - and honor the mom ^ ory of these ewo faithful Christians. ( Kov. H. ii Smith will hoid services ? at the church next Saturday at the r usual time ;n the absence of the pa?- c tor who will be Holding a revival 1 meeting: which it will be impossible * Vfor him to leave. Mr. Watts will be here Sunday for the funeral servi-; c ces. r Mr. Waiter Watson is spending a e few days this week at Fleetwood help > ing or. the new pulpit whic hMr. Con- 3 nelly Grwr. is building for th-? j v church. I a Mr. and Mrs. Ivo Green are visiting i i in Boone ' < day. Mrs. Rebecca Green, Mi- - len- k oie and flora Greene, Mioses The>- v dotne and Fawn Watson, and Mr \ Lawrence Green spent Saturday in' e North Wf'ikesboro. Fhc.y purchased f among other supplies for the church *two mahogany chairs for the pulpit g Mr. end Mrs. L. M. (look and small daughter, Mis- Bulah Lee vis- w ittd relatives at Bowie Sunday. The work of painting the school 'I building i progressing rapidly, and A is improving the appearance of the h place wonderfully. The men who have c worked so hard to have the new build- q ing erected have more reason than oi ever to take pride in it. Mr. Harrison S Hamby who recently painted the I church inside is painting the school v? building also. * A revival meeting is being held ii at. the Mount Paron Church this week M Kev. Mr. Bobbins is conducting; the Ik services. The Mount Paron school I of which Mr. A. A. Green is teacher,! r< is closed tliis week on account o? the j N meeting. i ? The community fair will bo heldjs] October 20th. The oltlcers and com- | mittees arc anxious that every family J tl in this and surrounding communities, 11 shall prepare some exhibits. Premium j V lists may be had from the committee, j t Mr. Ben Miller is preparing to en- t< icrrln^fi the crowd with some good j r music that day. h Miss Dicio Watson and her brother Mr. V. \ . Watson, who has recently e returned aftei twenty years in the far west, v.crt Saturday CO spend a j s few days with. relatives on the Beech ; M ounts in. 5 _ p HIGH SCHOOL FAIR WILL 3F. A WONDF.RFUL EVENT The Fair! Get ready It's coming: October the - 7th. This is going i< he the most wonderful display ever had; j at the Virginia Carolina institution.!* We don't feel that any face will be j absent. Just think of the many old friends you will shake the hands of. pc-rhaps those yjfu haven't seen for ^ years. Is it worth your while? f should say it is. in the exhibitions you will see things that will inspire you. Pei haps some great invention may be the ' outcome from ideas presented by the * hand work. For in this Fair v?e wiil * have the best of everything, the dain- 1 tiest of food, tin est of stock and ' many new designs in needle and ir. 1 punch work. Santa Claus has paid us? a visit ur i nas given us a sample of his Chmas dolls and toys. The j ' Raccoon, elephant and several differ- j 1 ?'nt animals will be ready to greet k you in the parade given by the school. ! There wil' dinner on the around ' ! for every one* and we should?:' won- ' ; der if many have a slight attack of indigestion after dinner is served. Everyone n the Community is doing his best to bring the best and most * bountiful u ? h to thi> picnic. We will have a speech in the af- ! temoon that will be thrilling enough j '' to wake up even the indifferent. To I end the pleasant day a program will ! be given at 8:30 in the p. m. Don't forget the 27th! Place?Va. ' Carolina H;gh School, Grassv Creek.' N. c. I; Farmers at the Mount Airy Fan i j called their exhibits **li\e at homo"': exhibits and the fair association was ' good enough to offer $75 for the first ' prize; $37.50 for the second; and ST8.75 for the third premium on the live-af-homt exhibitions, reports the county agent. Keep alien influx down?but not v.c.?Wall Street Journal. i lit na.?Established in 1888 NUMBER 40 NEXT MEETING TO IE HELD AT SPARTA j'pjninQj Prom the Minutes of the North Wilkesboro District Missionary Meeting. The District Meeting: of the Wonar's Missionary Society of the N > Ailkesboro. District. Western North 'arolina Conference. Methodist Episopal Church South, convened in ar.;ual session with the Methodist chuch f Boone on Thursday evening Oct !. with the 'district Secretary Mrs. Vill Winkler pr? skiing. After a song service by the local hoir, the pastor Rev G. 0- Brink- *nan conducted the devotional exeriacs. An addrcs-s f Banner Elk in *ords of appreciation, followed by n appropriate >0)0 given by Mrs. O. .. Hardin. These things being done. the speaer of the evening. Mrs. C C. Wea:er of M was filled with good lings for these missionary .workers J! present manifested great, interest y their strict attention. Mrs. Weav t's address ??. this day with her l'reuv'.nt helpful talks constituted the rowning feature of lite meeting P'ritoal ard inspiring she proved a ardiclion all her hearers. The ork of the young |>cople received pecial emphasis. The advantage and nporlunce of early training for the luster's work made aiasting impress ni The devotional exercises conducted L'spOx'tively by Mrs. A V. Bennett I; . C Weaver and Mrs. Turner mat hers were messages with deej ^ pi ritual truth. One 01* the gratifying things about lie meeting was the line represent* ices; Jeiferson, Valle t'ruci.s, Nortia V'ilkesboro. Banner E'h, Crtsten, He! ?n, and Sutherland all being in at pmianco. Reports were encouraging, eund table talks purposcfu' and tipful, and the spirit in every .vay uggestive of advancement for the oruing year. The filial session closed with .? con deration service. All joined in singiig. "God Be With You Till We ieet Again,* and separated wn h :? arpo-? to make an even belter report t Sparta next year. MRS. -I L. WINKLER. Secy. IIRS. HAGAMAN DIES SUNDAY ilother of Cashier of Watauga Bank. Laid to Rest Monday Near Her Oid Home. Mrs. Hagasnainr, mother of Mr. G. > Hsgnniaii. Cashier of the Watauga 'our.ty Bank, at unose home she had >een living for soVflje timo, was called ip higher lust Sunday everting: after i severe illness of several days durater.. The remains of this splendid mother Israel' were taken to he cemetery near the ofd home on fymer I>ums Sunday afternoon an-i aid tw re.-t in the presence of a large hror.u of people gathered mere to <:; their last respects to one thev i*i>\ learned to low, yes> almost reere. for her many sterling traits of Christian character dally exemplified hrough her long life of almost three .core and ten years. The funeral ser. i ;es wciv conducted at Forest Grove Raptist Church, her pas;or the Rev. r. M fiuggins, being in charge,, who >aid fitting: tribute to the Christian ife just closed. He was followed by ier former pastor. Rev Wellington Swift, Professor B. B. Dougherty and jthers all of whom had known ami idmired her for her great worth, ir. all the walks of life that make living worth while. Mrs. Hagaman, since coming to Boone, had taken a very active part in churchy Sunday School and other auxiliary works, and her opinions and advice were often sought ami gladly given. She leaves many, yes very many, warm friends here, who. with alt who know her in her old home section, mourn ber departure. Truly a good woman has beer, called sway. Quite a number of Boone people attended the funeral.