JANUARY St. 1924
?rt?- saiatautsti i_>tmocrat.
Local Affairs j
j Town and County
Jt will be to your very great in - j
terest and benefit as well to read j
carefully the advertisement of the!
Watauga Boilding ?JC* Lea:; in this;
issue.
After the lon#c protracted cold we i
are now having what promises to be ;
it };cu\iuK' n . w. i nv warm sunshine
is delightful* but. the cross-country
roads are going to be almost impas-j
sible.
The first Standard Oil tank cars
that evei t ame to the county arrived '
last week end. They were emptied j
in the large stationary tanks op. the
Company'.* property just we.-t >f the
W. H. Gragg lumber yards.
Jennings and Laudermiil, who
were tried in the Federal court at
Wilkesboro last week for the robbery j
of the Banner Elk post office were i
found guilty and sentenced to five
years each in the Federal prison at |
Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. Sebastian, pastor of Watauga!
Church, assist"d by Eev. II. C. Eg-i
gers of Zionvilie, closed a inertim* !
jpf dj.ys at that church Jast Thar day !
Mr. Kggers .lid must of the preachmg
and we arc told that the in :?t.
?ng wa? one of the best ever hcid
it, that part el' the county. There
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j^.e churehj and the entire community
wus spiritually revived.
-lames Brown of Adams, came tu
town Monday and seemed, so we are
told, to be "spiiin' " for a fight. lie
got into an altercation with Lee
Teague, a much smaller man, and it
seems that when he got through with j
him Brown had enough. The partici !
pants in the "set to" were given a
hearing before Mayor liahn?Brown
in two cases?drunkenness and an
affray, ar.d Teague for an affray, j
The former was fined $25.00, while'
the latter was taxed only $2.50.
Mr. .John H. Mast of Zionvtlle, K.
F. P., called Tuesday morning to renew
his subscription. We are not in
Iric naolt ol giving pul-lM'ity lo little
item- of this kbit], hut as John
fins been n subscriber since 18S8 and
this being his 155th renewal, it is realij
an item of news. Mr. Mast is a real
good road enthusiast. He believes,
however that when the button! lands
pf farmers ulong the highway are
dug full of holes to pi-ecure sand for
road purposes, it IS nothing but jnstirr
for the hi to receive a reasonable
recompense in damages, lie says however,
that between slightly mutilated
bottom lands and good roads, give
him the roads.
A HO NEWS
Mrs, Lona Ceoite has been very
htt-fc with measles Measles is qu.te
a? epidemic in this section.
Mr. J. T. Hampton's family is improving
from measles.
Jtev. Wheeler preached ar. inter'etting
sermon at Aho Sunday.
Miss Ploy Moore- of Shelby is vis
ttfnjt her grantlmolher Mrs. Maggie
Mhore. ^
Mr. G. L. Storie ^xmt Saturday
Bight at Aho.
Mr. Ashley Weaver visited homi
f.lks last week.
Mr. G. la. Storie made a busines!
trip to Scone Saturday.
TR1PLETT NEWS
Mr. Dell Triplet; has been vtt.y j
with pneumonia fever. Hr jmprci
i?g.
lluriilg the cold, WVmther \v'c had
revival meeting, Uev Lee. Greer,
pa.-tir asvsted by Rev. Fi-.lcy Watt
Revs. 0. M. \Vheelrr a .d M. X). M
'VMr
Odd CPs ot ' >arhv:, visited S
II. C. Hodges V.outlay right, co t
delight of Vi s Etliel ot course.
Mrs. Sa all Ifol'.er and her
of ShuJIs. Mi'ja visited hfcT fov r
ters ir. -,his. community.
"d- - A> i, Lovis of this ftVi-mm
h:,? ' oeen very sick for s. oc time
Prohibition agent and doe \\ he.
were out last night lining afrei
booze packer.-.
Xh6 news
V* ...O/l \\..i.-it.h(lT t. 1 .?\v .. !;
v fiy i.w.m ? ?
mountain lop.
M'. rC. Miller'fe been in
kesbofo for the OS- * eek but is
bark home.
Mr. T. H. Tviplett is now roc
ing from a very t ad attack of i
les.
Mr. Elmer Viller made a bu:
trio to Lena!r Wednesday.
Miss Floy Moore visited Miss
Ashley. Saturday and Sunday.
Kcv. Mr. Dotson is coming o
ely v >r>: the school. On necovi
measles the attendance is n
large.
We hope they will soon b<
with measles.
Rev. JJ. M. Wheeler filled h
ular appointment at Aho Sun
Mr. Eojcar Young was a Sunday
visitor at J. C. Milter's.
A FRIEND.
SILVERSTONE ITEMS
Mr. Dewey Green of Virginia is
! rclnHvt's ben*.
M. Nora Mast, a vtud^at of
i-he A. T. S. visited home forks Saturday.
Air X. T. Byers and family have
moved to their farm recently puro.has
ed near Mabel.
We are verry sorry indeed to lose
thia splendid family.
The house vacated by Mr. Byers
is now occupied by Mr. E. J. Greer
a:1'! family. We gladly welcome them
in our ' onrmtmity.
M:s. <*. C. Adams has been sick
to: the past few days, but is now
better wc arc triad to say.
Steps are now being taken to organize
a poultry association be re.
which will sell baby chicks, hatching
eegs, and fancy guaranteed commercial
(JflJS.
Mr. Everett Culler and sister Miss
Oilie aie o*"f on an extended visit
to 1. iatives in Virginia.
BAMBOO NEWS
E?"-n to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cook
e.:t - day of last week a boy.
M-. Louis Heesc and Miss Cora
ox.lier spent Sunday at the home ?f
Mr. anu Mrs. Nile Cook.
Miss Lillian L wis wai a pleasant
visitor i the home of Mr. a id Mrs.
ChnrHfl \ annoy Saturday night and
Sund iv.
" hI Mr<. 1Ci .tcher doliirnrfuily
entertained a few of their
friends Saturday night, and ail present
-eemecl to enjoy themseiv?<.
Mr- Lottie Edmisten is spending
a f v weeks with her son Mr. A. J.
Ed mi-ten.
Mr. Dell Richardson has moved
hi family to the home of Mr. Cobb
Carroll. Mr. Carroll who is taking
t atment in a Charlotte l{o.spn.al is
very little if any improved.
Mr.-. Thelnta Bonds spent Sunday
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G.
F. Critcher.
Mrs. A. J. I\dmister; spent .Sunday
with her mother. Mrs. .Juiia Bowles.
Mr. Fred Cnicher has purchased
md moved to the old Adam <'ook
farm,
Ml\ and Mrs. John Dow lies of Wyoming
arc visiting Mrs. Downs' parents.
Mr. ami Mrs; Krfley.
Measles rMiIs to have spent its
for < In this community. We had
so Vile \?.*ry serious cases, but only
one death resulted. Mr. John Martlev,
more than inety years of age.
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MT. PLEASANT
; King Winter has been very mucV
in evidence in this community especially
on last Friday Saturday ant
Sunday.
The Mission Study class of Mounl
j Pleasant Lutheran church held it
i last meeting of the course at th<
I home of Mrs. Jonathan Mo ret*. Mrs
Moretz showed her hospitality am
! bigness of soul by having invited hi
* the members el* the class to dinner oi
1 that day. To be sure ?\U>st ot tbor
I were present. The Mission study wa
| quite a gUccesK and was. very muc
? : I... 4.U
Wedding. bells rang loudly tt\ oy
Oomd\Uliity last week v'opn for. V
' -A. beat on of Hickory Wedimsds
took as his hrido i'aihr-rino V
r iznbeth MoreUv Hev.Vf. W. JetTco
, performed fDf> ecre-toony. Many
' the comp;,ufflt} Von* invited and e
joved witj, the belli*' and groom
5 SumptttotMi wedding feast.
X'fi -the stillness of the Kiidnif
hon'i .-ould be heard the flanking s
bo-iming of the wedding serenei
" 'tin Thursday morning throne* i
shivering vero weather and the f:
:ng sleet they left foT their norae
" Hiekory.
e, Mr. F. Moretz mad a '.man
trip to Todd on las* Fr.day.
hir. Pa;;! Norris mad- two t
j't Koone hi^t wof
lr. Rov II. W. dnfeoat tnd Mr. H
h*'| Moretz iV;Otu'?id to r> ...tie on
! Moin?ay ;i~1 '.-vno'jn. On acconm
o'?jtbn fc-r.rfvi road conditions .hi
sis-1 ft- limo. the pri rer's ci
j boon -vat. ot the gau'ngo sinefc -i
?ity J aVv '! .
i 'At: that a community r
vci j \Vi[ has been c idled for T lie sit a
t04' \ if-moon Feb: 5th at Kivervieu s
I house at I -50 n. m. The purpo
1 this meeting is to discuss com
I ity problems and to look toi
th-s' to the genera! development o
:omnjuni.\. li is ho pea tnar
Wfl- ^onle in the community will hi
now represented at this meeting. ]
Rivervitw School House. Time:
over- " m- F,'b- 5th.
neas- Cnl Norris made a hi
trip to To?id las! work,
dness Or. G. H. Jeffcoat lias com
his garage.
Ruth!
FOSCOE ITEMS
n nie-. Mr. \V. H. Byrd says he fo
int of | hjs papers the other day aKri
iOt so | conveyance dated 1S52 for 10
; from Hanry Proot to Henty'
> over for the consideration of $75.i
! Byrd paid $0,000 for this la
is reg-l has sold about 510,000 off
day. ar.d has many left.
THE WATAUCA DEMOCRAT?
S? C. Byrd father of W. 51. Byrd,
aue 88 years, served in the Union
| Army 13th cavalry. East Tenti. Co.
B. Hss wmjuuiy was mustered out at
KnoxviUe, Tenn. 13,000 strong. Now
there are tesr than three per cent of
thorn living.
Misses Emma and Mill tile Coffey
sivnt ihc ?? ?.! 'u..i~ v?
?- .1.1 IUVU uiuui ?r.
Mr. Grover CoiFey at Hodges Gap
Revs. Eggers and Sebastian who
art* holding a revival at Watauga,
preached at Foscoe Sunday evening.
Mrs. Henry Brink!ey whose illness
has been mentioned is on the road to
recovery.
Misses Auleua McCain and Snow
Moody who are in school at Banner
Elk spent the week end with home
folks.
Mrs. Charlie Coffey from Banner
Elk visited her daughter Mrs. Herbert
Wagoner.
Miss fella Coffey of Linville City
visited her cousin Miss Eva Mae Coffey.
Mr. Emory Greer of Zionville passed
through foscor the other day. He
thinks \t is a hard time on drummers
to keep awake these cold days. j
Mi -fames Iloit-jn of Vilas was!
here on business this week.
Mr. L>. 1*. Wyke has been keeping
I i?a : . hail for the oust week, hisj
if i.i'i! ? nvvav vis!ti?i<* hgr sbtfo** I
j -* t'OC !??- he i< sorry f<>'
ja man who n<v no wife. Ke tells;
I ;*?e S?oy< <> cheer up and get married
if they can't find a pretty girl r|?fcv.
:"] on: ; C. ! ? >' It is noted !
< for ?' g.ris.
Mi ' Wkgntr ha:- returned home
. * p* i Tn.ff a vveek with his broth.;
I er at Johnson City.
M?. Charlie e >u, , returned,
after a few days visit to his parents
: in the Globe. He says he is having
| a hard time repairing: the roads since
i the freshet.
' Misses Etta and Carrie Gragg closed
a vcry ueces-ful school at Foscoe
Fridaj. The people of Watauga,
Shulis Mills and Foscoe are planning
! to consolidate and have a high school
y next year. Foscoe believes in comt
ing to the front.
j
WITH THE LOCAL
CHURCHES
!, ?i
| AT THF. BAPTIST CHURCH
j Sunday School 10 a. m.
l Prayer service 7 p. >n.
H. V. P. U. ?> p. in.
Pastor preaches at Blowing Rock
next Sunday.
\V. M. S. meets in their circle*
next Monday at 2:30 p m. Circle
1 no. 1 meets with Mrs. (I P. Haga"
rnr.nj no. 2 meets with Mrs. F M.
* Muggins. No. 3 Meet* with Mrs. J.
M. Moret-/. This is MhJ second mett
ing held in the viwde. Last meeting
s the attendance for no 1 was 10; my,
- 2 t>; no. 3. 12. Circle no. "5 soared
Hiw will it be Monday.
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' 75 MILLION CAMP/.IGN NOV&!
II Just a tow things to our P.?ptis
n people about the c^jnpaip^:
^ 1 I did Ttot, seek the ^\acc of di
n rector ??l tnc <6 MiLjtRn C<Miip?lgT
I would rejoice t?? -y'Ye my cooper*
P* lion and support Vj any other mat
\ Hot Pr. Maddrt "imposed the task uj
ty on me, a&fciAg me. to become dire
1- tor of ehe^tonj Fork as well as it
ftt Three Forks Association.
J. H want to say also that th
M work is absolutely without pay.
* dc keep an e.xpeAse account, such
]msta,ge% paper, printing and gas, b
i not, one cent <to 1 get for myself.
T li n. I want to ask for the co-ti
1 oration and prayers of the pasto
^ 1 Churches, v..rectors, and every Br
^11-Jtist in tr.e Three Forks and Sto
in Fork Associations to the end t.l
we may finish the Task by Dec.
less 1924.
4. We must recognize that <
rips M--*)??> work is a spiritual task. B
t:-l- throughout the Association v
0. ] . ; , ... in our orranized work she
lasts .. . st ray <io?i foz His help
1 ut'{ that evervene may do his duty.
I \i ... .1
' ~ VYC D'.iViUt II' 11" v*
ha? Wliat is dttty as pastor? AS <
auu- <*>n"? teacher? as director?
church? as one who pledged to
neet Sl> much in the period 01 five yt
y i\. There is to be a confer
chool OT1 75 Milton Cam gn at
o. baptist church at Boom M re
iitjun- tier. A. i - Hambv, Associate
ward rt. por.d:r,?r s-'c ietary and other, <
f the Kers are to be present. It is h
every have all the preachers and
* well, tors, and representatives trora a!
Place:) churches of the two associations
: 1:3ft i one.
F. M. WIGGINS,
tsiness Associational director
inleted METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School promptly at
1
j Preaching at 11 a. m and
. . in. hv the pastor,
und in ?' , _ . . ,
| Epworth League at b:15 p.
*C ? | The Women's Missionary S
1 !"0 will meet. Monday at 2:30 p. r
Taylor
30. Mr. Don't burn the woods try
nd and kill a few boll weevils. The
in lots' will suffer much more than th
j vil, Says the State Forester.
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EVERY IHURSDAY?BOONE. N.
Are you going it 1
VJ?fr?/k * %4 ilClJ 1/1 VIK1C1
practicing economy'
the evil at once by d
this strong bank.
DIRECTORS N. L
G. P. Hagaman, B. F
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V- 85
! f,l* 5 limit
1 :i"T
BUSINESS WORLD FACES
A FAMINE IN COTTOr
Rali'igh, Jan. 211. The world face
an absolute famine of cotton whici
; will become acute long before tn
next crop can be harvested, accordim
j to (\ H Howard, of Atlanta, genera
ales manager for the American cot
. ton growers' exchange and recogniz
' as one of the best informed me
in the world as to conditions throug:
; out the cotton industry.
Mr. Howard declared that as
result of the world shortage of th
taplc, prices must go higher, unti
the increasing cost of cotton fabric
gradually force one class of buyer
after another from the market:
There is not enough c<?H??g to ri!
ihe world's mills at the present rat
until a new crop becomes available,
he sam, "and prices arc certain t
get above the buying range of man
consumers/'
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1 "WAY DOWN SOUTH"
i \
{VV A. Wation.)
j In this article you will stall fii
? me op St. Andrews Bay, Florida t
? uut to depict th" scenes for your mil
..
: on*, my pen.
J This .me Ih\> op t< toll y
M about Andrcv. . FV-i which is t
-.tame <?t art an? mh town on this hi
Fhi.'s: is a t&vge * i ; ir?4ff at tbi.? <
l_ town which became 3 bloody set
during vhc civil \v?r between f
stateFc as a flotilla of Union gi
u bouts approached thi^ harbor tl
fr- | sa\v a flay: of m:ce before them,
c~ these gun-boft*s set their sail fo
landing toward the spring so as
I get a fresh supply of water to't
?.s on board to their prisoners <ti w?
* No KOtuter. however than the s
as i ors had landed on the shore they
! a hail of bullets from the Con
j erates, so the ships were ordered 1
>P* in the Gulf Bay. then a mighty
rs*; and haze of smoke was seen to
from the muzzles of the guns or
;n>" | ships and missies went flying thr<
iat the air carrying death to the
o 1 1 ,
victims oi warfare.
The trees to this very day
51111 the marks of shells which sent 3
UP"; ueath into the camps on Soul
vho \ soil.
mid Tht.re is a legend about St Ant
an<J ; >at it was destroyed ' >* eartru
and great tidal wacs on two d
11 *>* rfcn u>:ib, ;;s tin- waters t'roi
don gulf rushed inland for ieyen
ls a ! and >wof,x ovorything: from the
Pa-V j of the earth, so to speak,
fars. j 'j : , no?lc rn town of tndaj
l?nce j has a bad omen and lot.- of \
1 ae around here seem to steer clear
while newer tea ns have snru
Cor- around it and seem to take if
>pea- in gvowth and size,
oped (n my nex| article I shall em
I,-' to tell you of her sister towr
now seem to hoid sway and ar<
Ing her to everything in the i
grains to the loss of St Andrei
In this article Millville an
Harboi will be ihe noted pis
interest for my subject.
a These two little towns are s
on the banks of St. Andrei
near the Gulf of Mexico. Mi
P" a lumber manufacturing town
m home of the great Bay Lum
, who owns hundreds and hunc
ociety . , . ,
n acres of virgin timberea land
state of Florida
m?r tr? The town has a long and v
woods row street that leads out to I
e wee- bor. This street is called tl
of Millville by some of th<
c.
ere Do You
>iindfolded without proper p
rgency ?just existing from <
> ff ? ?
?r you nave been wast:ng
epositing a portion of your
... Mast. L. A. Greece, F AL
3 DougFierty, S. E. Gragg, J
Sf ? WATAUGA
T T i UJ VU V_.#iT \
A BAr
B O O N
t
here.
* 1 was down there on Sunday and j
it seemed to mo a? the people by the' ?
s way they were strolling about that
h '.his must be a very "free love" place
i for on every road and point you;
ir could see a young man and girl J \
ii . ittine under a Spanish oak or oth- t
, er shade. j
Bay Harbor i- right on the water's v
i? edge which makes a tine view to \
h !e??k out upon the ocean as you can I
see almost as far as your eves can
a look. t
e While there I saw an ocean steamer
i! plying upon the waters. It was com- <_
s into port, and was driving very* <
s | slow. h
* i StViimets don't a pear to move very |
n' fast upon the wateis anyway, as the >
e : water is so smooth that they cover | o
" more unce than the eye can see. !a
oj This ends my articles for a while, j:
y nt least on Florida, or until I visit f
more* places which 1 hope to do at ;
an early date, and when 1 do you l
will get my report soon. k f
_ .
"Sam. do you solemnly aViear to
tell the truth, the whole Wuth, and i
1 . nothing but the truth?0
* Ah does suh."
[1U I ,
I Sam, what r.MN you pot to say'
uI tor yourself?"
Iie| "Well, .lodge \\ if all dem limita-i
A.. ! tio>is you ha\V just put on mo, ah
! don't beli<\V ah has anything at all
'to say."- Rochester Times.
fliO
Li-.e
un- WANTED. A good industrious man |
ley f sell large line High Quality Mediso"
cines, Extracts. Flavors, Spices, Food
r [ Products, Soaps, Toilet Articles Stock
to ! and Poultry Preparations direct to
ake j Consumer. Pig demand, good money
nr. 1 makers and repeaters. No selling ex?iil
perienee and very little capital remet
quired. Must have car or team and
fed- wagon. For full particulars write V.
lack M. PRESNELL, Vilas, N. C.
roar
t: WANTED"^' A ";
>Ugh POSTS, 7 feet long. See or wriit
poor W. H. Gragg, Boone, N. C.
bear r >
i'ac* v"
%
; still | 7
ieopk-, ^v,. . \
,v 7
of it,
iiir ui>
le da\
, ' c .:-h
[leaver
is who e
beat
.vay of
vs.
id Bay ]
ices of s _ . ' *;" > rops
co:. * -\s r -.nice- . .dammalioii.
' . i >v
situated
#* b?v V.;???**
and?the PR- i S Pint--Tar Hoi
her Co.
It a! i-Tutfs PillsEnable
Dyspeptics to eat whatev
cry nar-, they wish. Cause food to assimila
!ay Har- Nourish the body, give appeti
le slums. develop "flesh
? people |
JF
PACE FIVE
lii? I
reparation for either
aav to day or are you
your money remedy
weekly income with
inney, J. Vi Hoi ton, J
H. Mast.
rOMMTY
VX^ V.l i ^ i I
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E . N . C .
A PROCLAMATION
? BY THE GOVERNOR
$125.00 REWARD
l\HEREAS, official information haiecn
received at this Department,
hat MILKS LOVE, alias MILES
'RESXELL. ('vh? stands charge!
ith murder) late of the county of
VATAUGA. stands charged with
IKEA KING .1 AIL IN BOONE, N. C
AND WHEREAS, it appears that
he said Miles Love, alias Mil*-s Preseil.
ha- fled the State or so coneals
himself, that the ordinary proesses
of law car.not he served upon
im;
Now ther<-fore. I. CAMERON
IORRISON Governor of the State
f North Carolina, hy virtue of the
uthority in nu- vested by law, do
-sue this my PROCLAMATION, ofering
a reward of ONE HUNDRED
y\D TWENTY-FIVE ($125.00) dolat*s
for the apprehension and delivery
of the said MILES LOVE, alias
MILES PRESNELL to the sheriff of
WATAUGA county at the courthouse
in BOONE and t do enjoin all officers
of the state and all good citizens to
assist in bringing said criminal to
justice.
This offer of reward remains in
force two years from this date.
Done at our City of Raleigh, the
second day of January in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty four, and in the
one hundred and forty-eighth y^nr
I of our American independence.
CAMERON MORRISON.
By the Governor:
Wm. H. RICHARDSON,
Private secretary.
NOTE?To the above i? added a reI
ward of $125.00 by the Sheriff of
Watauga County, bringing the total
reward offered to $250.00.
1 : Office Phone Residence
I j 665 261
B |
Sugar When You
Want It
i
R. E JOHNSON
P. O Box 252 Gasfconia. N. C.
: AN INVESTMENT
which assures an annual return of
not less than 7 per cent and which
; pays an additional 2 per cent annually
when net earnings on the total
capital amount to 9 per cent, . ...
S . . in a corporation under the direct
management of a group from among
i the most successful executives in the
Piedmont section
. . secured by one of the most mod
ern and best equipped weaving mills
in the South manufacturing a consistently
profitable line of goods
IS WORTH LOOKING INTO
-f
j For full particulars write
m Bond Department
-i AMERICAN TRUST
! COMPANY
te. CHARLOTTE, N. C
te. FRANK B GREEN, Managtr.
12-20-t
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