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AUGUST 13. 1 925. 4 LOCAL ^XJPPENESGS Miss Carrie Jane Harman of Conover is spending the week with her friend Miss Virginia Council 1. Mrs. Rosa M. McGuire of Savanah is spending some time in Boone. She is the guest of Mrs. Charles Vounce. Messrs. J. V. Caudill and Clyde Kilby. of North Wilkdsboro. were in Boone Tuesday on business. There will be a box party at Poplar Grove school Saturday evening August lb at 7:30. Publicall is cordially invited to attend. We are asked to announce that there will be a box supper at Silverstone school house tomorrow night, to which th<? nnhlir" i?-invif?-<l Mrs. Lelia Bogle of Taylorsvitle, was ;i week end visitor at the home of her relatives Mrs. 0. .1, Hardin and Mrs. Little of Boone. v Mrs. J. A. \\ iUiamr- returned Friday frown a ten day;; stay ^ ii.h her parents Mr. a:.d M v. L. A. Page, near Durham. Rev. A. W. Plyler Editor of the North Carolina Christian Advocate, will preach at the Methodist church Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Norris of Hickory and four children of Hickory, were week end visitors to relatives and friends in Watauga. Married at Adams last Tuesday Kev. Ed Hodges officiating Mr. Roy Brown, son of Mr. Wilby Brown of Meat Camp to Miss Veima. daughter of Mr. Albert Hodges of Route 1 The program for the Fifth Sunday Meeting which will be held at Middle Fork Church is in ur hands, but could not bo nuhlishod this wo ok It veil' appear in full in our next issue. Congressman R- R- Houghton ol Laurel Springs was a guest at tht Critcher Hotel last night and spenl the forenoon today circulating am ong his friends in town. Rev. and Mrs. D. K-. Earnhardt ol Durham and little daughter, and th< Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Boone of Whita kert were guests this v.eek at th< homo of Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Woos ley. There have hern good showers ii some sections of Watauga for the pas' few days hut Boone is still ir. tht grip of hv far the worst drought evei experienced here by even the oldes inhabitants. James Carter had the misfortusu to have his Ford touring car entirely destroyed by fire on his way hom< from the movies last night. It is sail a leak of gasoline on the exhaus pipe causea tne lire. The contractor, with about twenty five colored laborers is here to begii work on the water and sewer line for the town. The first dirt, we sup pose, will be moved today, and tin work pushed to the Imit until com pleted. Mr. Goodnight of Granite Falls wa here the first of the week in confer ence with contractors looking to th moving of the wooden building am the erection of a brick store buildinj on the property recently purchase from Mr. W. L. Bryan Mr. B. T Brannock of Hickor and youngest daughter Miss. Nell wer in the county Saturday. By the wa f he bad along some of the finest wa termelons we have seen this yeai two of which he left at the Democra office which were fully enjoyed. Mrs. A. S. Bridges, of Wakefielt is the guest of Prof, and Mrs. Wi liams at their apartment on the Blov ing Rock Highway. Mrs. Bridgi is en route to her home after attenc ing the Baptist assembly at Mai Hill. Mr. S. B. Sullivan of Fort Landt dale, Fla. was here on business an pleasure the first of the week. He in the realty business there and ho| to attract many tourists here to whi he considers or.e of the ideal spo in all the Carolina mountains. Fro nere ne went to some 01 tne scut western counties where he has bee for some time, hut intends to p$ Boone another visit before leavin IS. C. EGGER Real If you wani sc PH TH1 Joseph Kay and also trat:-|" w?cti*d M)in? bos-ines^ during ib? past : two weeks i:i Ashe Johnson and Wataua counties, fie spent last week end ' at the home of hi^ uncle W. II. Mc- t? Ghee of Boone, and left Tuesday for S his home i>? Pa. a li It's the same old story:?on account of lack of power with which to get up the matter, much local stuff had to be ieft out and fillers used instead in order to get the pope*- out ( on anything like decent time. This goes under tile head of "from causes* ^ hevond our control." a Mr. Kingston Grugg, who has b'-ea employed in Miami, Fla. since last November, is with home folks in ? Boone for a two weeks visit, lie is o accompanied by a friend Mr. Ogburn h who is a building contractor ir. that C city, this being his first visit to the * mountains of Carolina. 1 Judge Penny of Miami, Fla who gets more enthusiastic over this section as the dnvs go by has purchased four lots near the residence of Rev. Jeff coal on the Daniel Boone Park y property and is contracting for a summer home to be erected thereon . the same to be ready for occupancy by next season. , 1 Mr. T?V. \V. Prvsncil whose very i I serious illness we mentioned last week is still living this morning, hut about all hopes of his recovery are aban ' ' doned. Mr. Presnell is one of the very ' few surviving veterans of the Confed- x cracy locally, and his illness has 1 brought sadness to th?* hearts of his ' few surviving comrades, loved ones] ^ and friends. James W. Bryan has been appoint- i ' ed by the Fisheries Commission as a ; - game and fish warden foi this county. He ha already entered upon his ] duties, his first effort being to have i , all sawdust excluded from the stream < Two saw mills have already received | their orders in this connection. Mr. ] 1 Bryan expects to prosecute all vio- i ! inters of fish and game laws and wiil | appoint deputies in various sections' ^ of the count> to assist him. ^ Sales reported this week by H. W. L Horton, local real estate dealer, to j . out of town people includes 7 lots ' 1 in Daniel Boone Park and two tracts of 22 acres each near the town, one 1 of which will he deveiped into a lake for a recreation park una bathing. A j "I number oi Florida people have been < * in Boone this week prospecting with a view to buying property through i i Mr. Morton. He promises a detailed! j i report of recent sales and proposed | t developments in a later issue. r Murder* Wif? While in Company of tj Man New Orleans, Aug. 12.? Charles | Butler, HI, is bold in jail here today i | charged with the murder of his bride at the heme of her mother late last - night after surprising her in company ^ with another man according to po1 lice. Butler, sohhin in his prison cell Tj denied that ho shot his bride of two ; weeks and claiming the woman shot ^ herself in spite of his efforts to provent her. Statements of witnesses implicated Butler, police say. - i ' The annual catalog of the Appalachian State Normal School gives the I sj attendance from Watauga at 224. -! This school trains pnbl ic school tea(-; chers. .1 j 1 si NOTICE ,1 j Owing to lb. heavy advance in power rates which the New River j ^ | Light and Power Company forces us 0 ! to pay we are compelled to raise our ^ i retail prices on ice on the following 1 basis: r' 1000 lbs. tickets $8.50, 500 pounds j 1 tickets $4.25; net cash. If tickets are" charged on books same will coat $10 I and $5 per thousand and rive hundred j J,{ pound lots. No ice sold on credit! fm) or charged to anyone BOONE ICE AND FUEL CO. |.| ! j FARM FOR SALE?86 acre farm: j near Abingdon, Ya. good improve- J meuts, near church and school, land j r-: wcli vatered, bargain price and on j l(| good terms. For further information' address P. 0. Box 621, Abingdon, Va. 13-20-27 " Hairs Catarrh m Medicine Treatment,both local and internal, and has been successful in the tresftroent of Catarrh for over iy forty years. Sold by all druggists, g. F. J. CHENEY &. CO., Toledo, Ohio S& COMPANY Estate t to buy or sell ;e us. ONE 3 E WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY MEAT CAMP LOCALS vU Mvat Camp. Auk- 11.? Rev. Lcourd Wilson of Boone preached at M? le Prollit Grove Baptist church last f unday. Several people were present mong whom were some from the Ly amber vamp of Lone Horn*. his Rev. Williams of Elkland filled his W rgulai appointment at the Methodist hurch here Sunday afternoon. Ar Mr. Ari ie Moretz of the Grassy vis reek section preached at the Meth- po d'.si church here Saturday evening. lr. Moretz talks well for one of his in ge and we nope to hear hnrr again. A wedding of much interest in this vis cction was that of Mr Jason Miller !a.f this place and Miss Margaret Beach f Cove Creek which occurred there Gi &st Sunday afternoon with Rev. T. op I. Williams officiating. The groom pr a son of the late Austin Miller, "lie bride is a daughter of Mr. and or J r - Porter Beach of Mast, and one v. < >f Watauga.- successful teachers. U ? wish for them a long, happy ' * hid prosperous life. Miss Dora Dean Sherwood of Sher vootl is spending the week with her i-ter Miss Annie Mae Sherwood at he home of Mr. W. A. Proflit. Miss Veriie Winebarger had the Misfortune of stepping on an upward jointing nail and inflicting a rather erious wound in her foot. Messrs Kenneth Linney and Glei Lewis of Boon:. together with some ?f the A. S. N. students, were brief visitors ;;t Mr. Willie Proffit's Sunday ifternoon. Miss Olive Morel?, spent a part of ast week with her grandmother Mrs. j [thoda Winebarger at Mast. Mr. Karl King of Seattle. Wash, .vas a visitor on Meat Camp Sunday ast. Mr. Alfred Moretz and family of ; Hickory visited their parents "Uncle | Joe" and "Aunt Ellen" Moretz and i >ther relatives here last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Younce of | Kings port, Tenn. have been visiting. the latter's mother, Mrs. Francis Mil- : ;er. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Winebarger and! two little boys of Lynchburg, Va.. visited the formers' sister Mrs. N. i K. Moretz and brother Mr. .1 A. Wine j r>a rger last week. Mr. Burrel Phillips of Mebane, vis-' ited his friend Mr. Clyde Winebarger last week. Mr. Olin Winebarger and family ^ ? A NNOUN( Mrs. G. P. Wilson a tc of the United Drug C at our store for one INext Mo She will demonstrate the famous ( are the exclusive agent Mrs. Wilson is s lady of nnujuj in her work and wo invite all the ! You are under no obligations to b may be arranged. Telephone 17. BOONE D! THE - r The Safest l\VI J*. -L ^ JL INVEST YOUR SA1 REAL E; There is no more safe ( Property in Boone ad cent in the last ten yea more rapidly now. Our terms are so reasc easily purchase some d< may pay as low as 50 c for 3rour selection over three houses, 6. & and ' i r l It you want to ouy phone J. N. Davidson a ment Store. Phor r THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C ited at Wilkesboro last Thursday d Friday. The Wiuebarger school begun lu.-t ii<lay and we are looking for one the best terms ever. Mr. lake Wiuebarger i> off to nchburg, Va. where he will visit * brothers Mr. Leroy and Carl inebarger Miss Grace Richards of Asbfork, j/.ona, formerly of Meat Camp, is g relatives here and other hits in Watauga. Dr. G. H. Jeffcoat visited relatives Burlington a part of last weekMrs. Dora Johnson of Cove Creek ;ited her sister Mrs. N. E. Moretz t week. Mesdames A. \* . Hodgson and Fred 'eene who each recently underwent orations for appendicitis, are imoving slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Jarre- Miller went a business trip to Linville last hU. Puretest Zince Sterate A smooth waterproof powder which is unsurpassed for infant's use. Made of finest materials. Pureiest Boric Acid A safe mild antiseptic whici may he freely used as a healing dusting powder and eye solution 25c per can BOONE DRUG CO fli Am 1 /SS2H ^ =?= JEMENT )i!et Goods Specialist o., Boston, will be week beginning nday "ara N(>m?v line for which we s in this territory. A beauty and charm, an expert ladiey to come in and meet ber, uy. Appointments in the home RUG CO. ML, store . i. STMENT VINGS IN BOONE STATE or sane investment, vanced over I 000 per rs and it will advance mduic uicii diiyuiic; i-ciii esirable property. You ents a week. We have I 00 residence lots and 0 room bungalows . or sell, see, write or t the Davidson Departle 1 9 WORTH THE P Lot over 100 f< ;*t frontage o.'i Main Street in dr-trict with pood is room house ana other impn if you act quick. A tip 15 r>c?m house nearly tiev adjoining stra foot frontage. Owner leaving town. Says <eil i balance run J to 6 years. Nice little new home on o acres. Walking di and business district. Running spring water ava up at $1750.00 Buy any of the>?? and double your money?moi H. W. HORTON - - - wm1wibhmiimhii wm1 ibwumwhwmpw^w Keep This Res r hough you may break rao: \ ear's resolutions you car 1925 a prosperous and gloi you will keep this one? Resolved that i sha regular dposits througl year so 1 may satisfy it and fulfill my ainhiti It's not too late, i haven't yet made it. welcome your accov help you keep your * tion. "I Watausra Conn ?wT -= For Your BENE Iw e are offering y cial inducements to MOWING MACHINES oy giving you long pa>' us. See us for our p lion. Don't ie thay wa season as scarce as account of poor rru A few cream Sepe at about Yz Price i See us : BOONE HARDVi I 'The F riendly S PAGE: VE RICE the heart -?f the business vomerts. $7500 or. terms tejpc eovrer, '"lost n 10f i $12,500 ?Smill cash* istancc to Normal Sciio ilable by y.ravrto. A picK re than **woiTh the price.M Boone, N. C. olution! >t other New l still make rious vear it ill make nout the ly needs ons. :: f you Well int and -esolu ty Bank 7SKBRfi?J6IQRMI2KK?2MBiffii?iC FIT! ou spebuy time to iroposiste this it is on ichines. rators I ARE 00, tore' , ' ?**> I
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