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VOLUME XXXV. ?
News Items a
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Interesting News Items as
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RIDDLES FORK NEWS
Mr. Troy Norris wont to Todd with j
- l..*A ? o-A
?? ?v??vi *?ji nuw uw oaiuruay.
Mr. W. H. Milier made a business
trip to Riddles Fork Saturday.
Mr. T. J. Tubman went fox hunting
this last week.
Mr. Noah Church spent Saturday
slight with G. G. Stephens.
!Mr. Paul Adams and brother was
At their grandfather's T. J. Tugmans
Uaet week.
.Mr. Bon Wellborn moved to Mrs
P. C. Ragan's farm last week.
Mr. W. It. Davis who is attending
the A. T. S. visited home Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. Hugh Norris made- a trip to
Todd Monday.
Iftiss May Church visited at the
heme of Mr. L. L. Cole Sunday.
COVE CREEK NEWS ITEMS
The school was fortunate last week
| iju having a number of visitors for
chapel exercises. Mr. L. (\ Wilson on
Tuesday, Mr. Uriah Farthing on Wed
nesda.v and the Civil War Veterans
Fife and Drum Corps on Thursday.
Tlx program given by the fife and
drum corps. Mr. Enoch S^ift, Mr. L.
1). Millet and Mr George I. >Un ail
veterans of the war between the
slates was especially interesting and
thoroughly enjoyed. Several patrons
friends of the achor1 were pre**-!>!
ami some short talk* were made.
The W. M. U. Society of the Cove
Citek Baptist church is meeting week
]y now for the study of stewardship
a* d missions. Miss Theodosia Watson
j? teaching the class.
.Misses Reeves and McMillan spent]
the week end at their homes in A lie- !
yhany and the Mouth of Wilson.
Mr. lames M Hcrtop. has returned
to Cleveland after a few weeks
vijdt to his home at Vilas.
^ FOSCOE NEWS
Thi< has been the coldest winter
1 have eve: -ecu. The good women of
Fosc got a move on and have been
/oaknip quite a lot of quilts for next
winter. Mrs. John Presnell has made
1 "> quilt? so fai. so you see we haye
irdastrious girls over in our part of
warily.
Mrs. K. i . Moody writes her moth
tr, Mns. Carrie Walters, that they
haven't had any winter at all in tfcftate
of Washington.
I can say amen to Mr. W. H.
Katunn . ikivk hi* vuil! wril.*? ??rv
week. We could not pet through the
long winters if w<? couid not get the
Idemocrat.
Mrs. Wesley Coffey has been .a
very sick lady and we hope she will
coon be better.
Miss Eva Mae Coffey left^Sunday
i? visit her sister in Johnson City.
Several from here went to Boone
tt attend court.
* Mr. Joe Wagner returned but to
' enr great disappointment didn't bring
hack any wife.
BLOWING ROCK NEWS
Blowing Rock is a busy place now
days getting ready for the big rust
at summer tourists. Biggest boon
here that has been in the history o1
Blowing Rock. Everybody is builriinc
hat can and tho*e that can't built
are remodeling. The battle cry is t<
make more room for the people tha
are coming to beautiful Blowing
Rock. Here is welcome for everybod:
Au&t comes to our town.
The last week's sick list are al
on gaining ground. Mrs. George Bla
bas returned from the Hickory hos
uital where she has been for treat
ment. Her condition is much bette
Mrs. Pat Pendley has returned t
her home at the W atauga Inn afte
spending some time in Washingto
D. C. where she visited friends.
Miss Annie Lee Crisp spent th
^ week end with her parents Mr. an
.Mrs. Lee Crisp returning Monday t
her school work in Hudson, N. (
where she has been teaching in th
graded school the past winter.
Mrs. Gray Boynton is visiting b<
husband in Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Larnie Hollars ha<
"ak'.'n -light housekeeping rooms
ihe Walters Apartment House.
11 Mte
Newspaper Published in a;
(I SO Per K?r BOONE,
s Reported
iral Watauga
Reported Each Week byj
in the Several Secie
County
We ate informed that Mr. Tipton
Greene and family will soon leave
Blowinj: Rock for a better position
in Caklweil county. Very sorry to I
see the good people go but we know
thai they will soon come back. No
one leaves Blowing Rock to stay.
RUTHERWOOD NEWS
Mr. \V. G. Brown has purchased a
fine pair of mules.
Mr. W. B. Day made a business,
trip to North. WiVkesboro Saturday.
Mr. George Greer had quite a sing
ing at his house on last Wednesday
night.
Mr. Nile Brown's childflcn have
been right sick but are better at
this writing.
Miss Pansy Green was o visitor at
Mr. George Greer's on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs John Watson visited
their sister Mrs. John Watson on the
Gap Creek.
Sunday School opens at Laurel
Springs Ann! 6lh. Evervhodv invited
to come.
M t'ssrs N. C. and M D. Brown
havp installed a grist mill at M. D.
Brown's grinding on Friday.
Just a few people went to Boone
today on account of court.
Mi. Arlie Brown made a business
trip to Virgin ? last week.
Mr J. B Clawson has been hauling
hay from Meat Camp last week.
Mr. Andy Stone and two sons are
cutting extract wood for Mr. f. *4Greene.
Mr. Odis Wat son and family have
! moved to the R. S. Walker house.
MEAT CAMP NEWS
Rev. I,. A Wilson preached at the
| Prof fit Grove Baptist church last
I Sunday. a large crowd being present
. anu the sermon being a forceful one.
Mrs. Itnsa Wood ring has been a
j very sick wo mar. but we are glad to
i say she now seen* improved,
j Owing to tht- drifted snow the ru1
ral earriej front Ziorviiie has not
: been to Meat Camp but one time
| since ihe tenth at this writing. Ho
i said he could not come back until
! the snow was melted or moved.
It's up to the road men to manage
! the snow as we can't expect the carrier
to venture in dangerous places
for the sake of a few pieces of mail.
Mi. Ralph Moretz of Boone spent
the week end in the community.
1 M iss Lily Penned of the Rich Moun
tain section visited her sister Mrs.
Emory Bryan during the week end.
Mr. Hubert Jones of Sands was or
1 Meat Camp last Saturday and Sun
| da y.
j Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wilson spent
j Saturday night at the home of Mr
| Willie Promt.
Mr. James South of Tamarack at
tended services at the Baptist churcl
Sunday.
'4 Messrs I van Moretz Paul and Lot
' ] Greene left last week for some poin
j in Virginia.
The equinox storm was a ver;
j u;ui i>:ur jicrfv. wvii.vavui^ vi
I rain haii. thunder and lightnuig.
1 j On account of the conditions o
] | the roads and of the bad weathe
1 ; there are very few from this coin
' j munity attending- court, only thos
' i having the most important business.
j Messrs George ^nd Frank Mai
^ i of Tamarack attended services her
I Sunday.
f j Several of the young folks of thi
community were entertained at M
* Glay Miller's on last Saturday ever
r ing*
Webster in his dictionary defini
' River as a large stream. Of cours
r this is correct from the aqueous star
? point, but I think there is anoth<
r definition that is correct. Rivers
n the name of a class of people wl
have worked since 1888 to nelp W
e tauga to he a better place in whi<
d to live.'They are still planning at
? working to that end. Of course tl
" more circulation their paper?the M
ie tauga Democrat has the more it ci
help Watauga to grow. Don't y<
:r think that you can well afford
} heip W at.auka to prosper ' hy,
. oiu. :" > .in. .A!i right, subscri
' o the Democrat and be a real \Y
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WATAUGA COUNTY, N.RiH CA
ITEMS FROM THE
SCHOOL AM) TOWN!
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Inttre*ting*Newj Note* from the A.
T. S., Town and Community by
Regular Correapondent
| Court is in session in Boone this
I week with .lodge Webb presiding:.
Prof. 0. L. Brown, formerly of
I the Training School but now attending
Emory University is visiting his;
people here for a few days. He leaves!
this week on his return to school. He!
conducted chapel exercises at the A.
T. S on Friday.
A very unusual thing even for
Boone is the fact that it has snowed
or sleeted or both for the past five:
days, beginning March 20 and continues
to this hour. It has been be-,
I low the freezing point for several i
days, the trees have been covered j
with ice most of the time and is!
! still on the mountains, which makes!
a beautiful picture indeed. All this
; Kcuinoctial storm the scientists to
the contrary notwithstanding:.
Some of the Congressman are insisting
that the people of Western
North Carolina need to get busy it
they want the proposed national park
established in this section of the state
Why not at once?
Interesting services were held at
tho Methodist and Baptist churches
or. Sunday. At the Baptist church on
Siinrl.-iv mnrninc. rhi*>f Whih??
i an Indian chief from Arizona made
1 a laik at Sunday school and also had
( * harge <>f the services at night, making
hath interesting. He spent some
time at the mode' school of the Train
ing school on Friday, and lectured at
the court house at night. At the Meth
ouist church :? communion service
was held in the morning at which a
very large number communed. At
night a most impressive service was
held in honor of the superannuate}
Ministers. This service was held un-j
dor the direction of the Woman's}
Missionary Society and consisted of1
appropriate songs, readings and a I
eery strong address by Prof. J. D. i
Rankin, of the Appalachian Training
School, who gave a brief history of j
the rise and growth of the Methodist j
I Church, relating many touching in-|
! cidents. After a short talk by the
j pastor a voluntary offering was received
for these superannuate min-j
! isters
MRS: HAGAMAN HOSTESS
TO WORTH WHILE CLUB
The Worth While club met at the
, home of Mrs. Smith Hagaman friday
the 21st. With Mrs. Hagaman and
Mrs. -1. <\ McConnel as joint hostesses.
The house was thrown en suit
and beautifully decorated with hy
acinths and other spring flowers.
! In spite of the weather a good ma;
tiv were present.
1 ! After a business session during:
which several items of business were
discussed and reports from the va1
rious commitees at work were heard
an interesting: program was given.
A history of what the club had
done in the past year was read. Mr^
Hartzog kept her listeners constantly
laughing as she read her paper describing
the trip to Mount Airy b\
1 seven members of the club on last No
vember 1.
The meeting: was then turned over
to the hostess who introduced the
guests of the afternoon, Mrs. Ralph
^ j Winkler, Mrs. Dixon and Cannon
*! Misses Dixon and Cannon kindly c?v
j, i sen led to demonstrate the feeding oi
1 infants. The results were very amusing:
indeed. Miss Dixop also display
ed a talent for expression in hei
reading, the making over of Caleb
n Her listeners expressed a desire tc
e hear moreof her readings in the neai
future.
|s Mrs. Ralph Winkler was welcom
r ed as a new member of the club.
Mrs. Hagaman and McConnel thei
gave each member a piece of pape
;8 and t>encil on which they were t<
state where different small object
l(j in the room were to be seen. Fiv
,r ladies tied. Mrs. George Gragg dre\
js the shortest straw and was presenter
io with a beautifully framed miniatur
a- copy of Raphaels picture?the Ma
donna Di San Sisto.
Delicious refreshments were sei
le ved. Here too the hostess showe
'a much originality and thought.
Mrs. Hagaman and Mrs. McConm
>u were determined no lady should g
to home without a final laugh so
of "que contest was entered intoei
be ..iLi.?,iasiicahy April fool was i.rtrodi
a- . d .. few hour.- ahead of his reg?
ca.cndar sciieouie.
a He
a County, the Leader of ]
ROLINA. THURSDAY MARCH il
A CENTENARIAN
IN WATAUGA
Throngi of Friend* will Celebrate the
Birth day of Riley Greer, 10O
Year* Old April 3. 1924.
(W. A. Watson Local Correspondent
(Special to the Democrat)
On the 3rd day of next April there
will be held a birthday celebration of
Uncle Riley Greer at the home of
his son Thomas near Rulherwood, six
miles east of Boone and six miles west
of Deep Gap in honor of this agred
grentlcman to commemorate the anniversary
of his 100th birthday.
Uncle Riley, as he is called, can
tell you with a marked degree of
certainty of the times when he grew
up and he remembers the past history
the same as a school boy does
now but his education came from the
great School of Nature, and her won
derful works which unfolded all sea!
ed mysteries as he made this span of
life while reaching this grand old and
remarkable age which not one in ten
thousand ever live to reach according
to statistics and fife tables.
Uncle Riley is the father of Thomas.
Larkin and Elijah Greer who are
making great preparations for the
coming occasion.
"1 have hear thy prayer, i have
seen thy tears; Behold 1 will add
unto thy days.*'
It seems us if the above prophecy
spoken to the withered old man is
true until this day.
Every citizen of Watauga County
and at large are invited to be there
on the date mentioned for the celebration.
It will doubtless be long: before
you will have another opportunity
of attending such an occasion, so
come one and all.
JERRY WATSON DIES SUDDENLY
Special to the Democrat.
On the 24th iitat at ltOO rrj
fK&tsar. who had been ill with pneumonia
suddenly died. The end cam*
quietly and without a moment's warn
ing.
Early in the morning hours of ihc
day he seemed to rally and was tnol
by his family and friends presenl
at his bedside that he was doing nice
ly, that he was on the turning point
and would get better as the slow
I hours passed.
He passed to the great beyond lik*
! one going to sleep.
May he rest in peace, lie *? .
good husband and an ideal fathe;
i and leaves a wife and nine childrci
| by his last wife u>* mourn his loss
> i?y his first union then are tou
children, two sons and two daughter
who survive htm.
MANAGER OF THE ESSEOLA INT
DIES IN FLORIDA
Messages announcing the death o
i James P. Vining Saturday morninj
at Oimand Beach, Fla. were receive
here by friends. For many year
Mr. Vining has been manager of th
, Esseola Inn at Linville. The winter
? he has spent in Florida as manage
' of the Bret ton Inn at Ormand Beac
I Recently Mr. Vining completed a ne'
hotel at Ormand Beac h, known as th
i Coquina.
I Through his connection w*? h th
! Esseola Inn, Mr. Vining made man
[ friends among the people in this. se<
' t.ion of the state.?Lenoir Xews-Toj
ic.
ORCHARD DEMONSTRATIONS
Mr. Niswonger, state orchard ma
for western North Carolina will 1
in Wutauga County for three? daj
next week He and the county agei
will be- in the orchard of K. M. 01
raent near Silverstone Thursday A
j ril 3 at 10:30 o'clock, and in tl
orchard of J. S. Stanbury near tl
Training School at 3:30 of the sun
j day. If the roads permit they w
oe in tne orcnaru 01 xvvv. n. oc' oat
near Riverview at one o'eloi
' Friday the 4th. On Saturday th
J v;ill be at B. T. Taylor's on Stoi
* Fork at 10:30 and at Joe J. We
bom's in the afternoon. If you a
^ interested in the better care of n o
orchard these meetings will be w
worth your while.
Twelve hats were made by cl
girls during a recent all day sewi
me eting in Kdgecombe county. 0
hat was made {' cm a skirt 11 ye;
V. old with the only cost be:r.^ 50 cei
o for flowers,
a
li
j The next meeting of the club \
^ ibe held at the home of Mrs. A.
| liowcii h riday April -4th.
Ituwft
Northwestern North Caroli
, 1924. 5 Cts aCopy
Superior Cou
23 Criminal
Civil Dockc
JUDGE WEBB WINS PLAUDITS I
OF WATAUGANS
| Civil Calendar Continued Until Spe- '
cial Term to Be Held in June
j Twenty Three C?c? on State Docket
Tried in Two and One Half
Days Complete Proceedings
I
Despite the unusually had March j
weather a large number of the peo-1
pie of the surrounding territory were |
on hand Monday when Watauga Su-1
pcrior court convened, to hear the
Judge's charge and see the -hing,
start off in good shape. Judge Webb;
presided.
Perhaps because he himself is a j
western North Carolina man, unusual
numbers heard him cKarge the grand
jury. Among other routine instruc
lions tnt- jurist supped in trie tr.eory
that the smartest men in the world
are in the mountains of this section,
and that "it is eminently fitting that,
up among the sturdy oaks and th?'
towering poplars should glow the
mightiest and best of men.'" The
.ha t'gc was most comprehensive and
complete, covering every phase of'
the criminal law, and brought forth
more favorable comments than any
charge delivered in a Watauga court |
for many years. Really the people!
here "fell in love" with the Judge.
> j A man of mighty intellect, firm withj
out a trace of cruelty, as immovable |
in his convictions as these eternal 1
| hills of his, ami meting out without
fear or favor, justice tempered with
mercy. It may have been that his
: peers have held courts here, but it
' cannot b?- remembered chen a greu-1
1 ter man has been sent to decide the !
fate of those few who have been so j
' unfortunate as to viloate the laws of j
' | the country. .We do not intend to j
leave the wnpression that Judge Webb
" is the man who "lets you down easy" |
1 He dees not. He deals with offenders
firmly, yet iu the same time carries
out i he true spirit'of the lav., which
' is lo presume that all men art tnno
J cent Until then guilt ran be establish-!
*[? ?. H?? iuuk^ ui^M cr.fc
'l human beings, not as mere victims.
1 he wants them to have a chance if
they are worth it. and it is general]}
1 predicted thai this term <?f the Su''
perior eoi-.r! has done more toward
breaking uj> lawlessness than any prc^
viously held here. The people here
love Judge Webb, and are looking
forward Jo the day when the great
j. and go m man slfai! return. Twenty
three cases were disposed of on the
(j criminal docket in two days and a
half. The usual time consumed on a
docket of this size is five to six davs
e .
On account of the terrible Condi's
' ""APPLES! APPLES! PI LES!
h
a vGocd appies are now spiling highejer
than oranges. An apple tree will
j hear more fruit than an orange tree
ie > Orange growers are making money,
yj Ten times as many farmers are
>! making preparations to give theii
! trdcis proper care during 1U24 as
! *1- --- ...? 1.. ..
; HKTl* itlfl jrai ';rv.ui. -> >.
been thoroughly proven that it pays.
'I he ; <f i is thai s'i many arc
>n j allowing their old trees t<? die beforX
>0! they : rt to giving them any at ten
fs \ ticn.
ttfc: In order to have good fruit it i:
c-: necessary to spray, fertilize and u
p- pruie . A large number of Wataugsj
to County fanners take an axe and ehoj
ne around in the tree awhile and con
fle sole themselves by thinking that the]
ill are giving their trees attention. T?
tf- lengthen the lives of your trees am
ck grow good fruit it is necessary t<
ejf put on at least three fsprays, one be
ny fore the bud opens, another just be
11- fore the blossom opons, the thir
re immediately after the blossoms fal
ur The next thing in importance i
^11 fertilization. Practically all the tree
in Watauga County would be greatl
I improved by the addition of a sma
| amount of nitrate of soda. As proc
( of this I would refer you to the oi
ne ! chard of the county home. To B. 1
Ars| Taylor on Stony Fork and to anyoti
ftts ejvje who has tested out the use <
nitrate of soda for apples. From or
to three pounds of nitrate of soc
should he scattered around the tre?
eill or- ?-p of the ground under the thi<
' i> .. i" vi e " r . *h - iusx as tl
teaf buds are bursting. This will mai
at'
na.-Established in J 888
NUMBER 12
rt Adjourns
Cases Tried
continued
tion of the cross-cotintry roads the
civil calendar wa& continued as a
whole, and will Kkeiy be disposed
of at a special term which will ht
arranged for some date in .June.
Court adjourned yesterday at 12
o'clock. Followincr are th?- ?-omr?l?.r?>
proceeding;
L. M. Bingham, assault with deadly
weapon. Judgment suspended en
payment of cost
Coy Triplet!, violating: prohibition
laws. Judgment suspended on payment
of cost.
Arnold Story, nuisance, judgment
suspended on payment of cost.
Sam Greer and Dewey Yates, disturbance,
judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
Jim Welch, liquor case, fined $25
and cost.
1. M. Foster, drunk and disorderly
Judgment suspended on payment of
cost.
1-. R. Bingham, assault with deadly
weapon. Judgment suspended on payment
of cost; carrying concealed wea
poti $50 and cost.
Raleigh Greer, Russel Triplett and
Dennis Carrol. Disturbance. nulc
inent suspended on payment of cost
Lee Mast, assault with deadly weapon.
Judgment suspended on payment
of cost.
L. L. Morris, removing crop. Judgment
suspended on payment of cos*.
Cling Hix, disturbance, not guilty.
Fred Younce and Linney Greer, dis
turbance. Judgment suspended upon
payment of cost.
Miles Love, manslaughter not more
than seven nor less than five years
in state prison.
Wayne Stout ami A. H. Fhwfcett
violating prohibition law. judgment
suspended on payment of cost
Wayne Stout, A. H. Hackett. affray.
Judgment suspended on pav
ment of cost.
\V. L Haynes, violating prohibitum
law. $25 and cost.
Wade Green, violating prohibition
| law, fined $25 and cost.
Lindsay Church, violating piohib:j
tion law. judgment suspended on pay
j ment ot cost.
j Lloyd Stanbury, violating prohibi|
tion law. $100.00 and cost.
i. A. Foster, assault with deadly
? weapon $5 and cost.
A. C. Watson, prostitution. Six
months on chain gang.
P. 1>. Blair. Larceny, Judgment
suspended as sheriff has orders to
take him to army post to answer
a charge of desertion.
Millard Ball. Assault with deadly
weapon. Judgment suspended on payj
ment of cost, and defendant must
J leave the count\.
,your trees more vigorous, will produce
more growth during the year,
will cause your trees to throw out
fruit spurs to increase the crop of
fruit for the following year will make
your blossoms more resistant to frost
i arid will make your apples larger,
'j All this benefit for from dc to 10c
| per tree.
11 The next important thing is: to
prune. To prune a tree is t?? per
form :t sure-ic.il oor ration on the : ret
Unless the do*-tor knows his job he
i wiH probably ?1<V more harm than
good. Many lives are injured by
pruning:. It is better left <8* thai*
' ! improperly done.
1. To facilitate this orchard work 1
? | have ordered several tons of nitrate
~ J of soda and several barrels of spray
material. If the reader should lik*
' to use some of this material I sli *ld
1 be glad to have his application. The
orders will be taken care of in "mill
fashion?first come first served."
JOHN B. STEELE. Co. Agent.
d
1. ; COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
S I Sutherland High School Friday Mar.
s I 28, 7:30 p. m.
y Intermediate prog-ram Saturday Mar
ll 29, 10:30 a. m.
?f Graduating Exercises
r- Address . I. G. Greer
r. Saturday 7:30 p. m.
kc Play. Elopement of Ellen
>f Play Mrs. Stubbing, book *ent
le Sunday March 30, 10:30 a. m.
la Baccalaureate sermon Rev. Mitchell
es Sundax p. m. sermon.. Rev. Thomas
rk
to I Buy good seed for the home gur'
den.
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