!| NOVFMBER 19. 1925
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l> M^LPPENISSS
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Mr. H. M. Watson of Hnckett has
s d his farm and will icave with h?s
family Tuesday for Baldwin, M.d.,
l .. ie.ro they ivill make their future
me. His brother Mr. J. E. Watson
I has been in Maryland since early in
spring and his family i. groins to
na. The Watson boys are good eiti<*r>s,
imjiI Watauga i; loth to give
: "em up. Good luck old sports, but
you are leaving a mighty good coun!
try.
The annua! bazaar held Tuesday
ght by the women of the Methodist
Church was an enjoyable affair. Rei:;
dlcss of hte inclement weather a
>d crowd attended and about $160
worth of fancy work and good things
:; eat were sold.
Mrs. J G. Hortcn left a few days
r.g ? to spend the remainder of the
w ater with her son Mr. C. G. Hor*.
: i in North Wilkesboro. The iadios
f the Worth While Club have ordered
t Democrat to her address until she
returns*.
V Messrs A. G. and Roe Wilson, both
Afton. Term., were callers at our
'~-.ce Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Wilson
came in for a short visit to his pa?ts
on Cove Creek and a friend Mr.
i - wis came along to get his first
ptep at the mountains <?f this section
>' seemed to be highly pleased.
Messrs W. S. Christian and Henry
Hardin have purchased the Ellis
sir. re building adjacent the Blackn
property and Mr. Christian will
upy the main part of the building
a while, at least, for his tin shop,
business having outgrown bis
V nrtcrs at the rear of the post off'
He has already moved in and
? h more commodious quarters will
reuse his stock very materially.
? ristian is a genuine hustler and
} " business has grown by leaps and
lr-ds ever since he has been here.
? j is to be congratulated upon seme
a satisfactory location. Mr.
r . M. Maltha will continue his grocery
-ine:- in tin annex to the build:ri.
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t is always a pleasure to s*e the
' ends of ' ye olden days" but es-!
ially were we delighted yesterday
. '.rnoon when Mr. Caioway Stinson
T the past 20 years a resident ??f
v odbury, Ky., with his charming
. i?* daughter, Miss Mary Francis,
y r our shop a call. He was accomlii.-d
by his brother, Mr. Buret,
' the Banner Elk section. This was
*i . Stinson'a first visit to Boone.
25 years and he was pleased to
the progress she has made and is
.king. He has been in the employ
' the govcr'iiment the major part
the time since he left Watauga,
has promised himself a long visit
:. the haunts of his boyhood next
.ir, and herevs hoping he will come.
Tbstrict Attorney K. A. Linney and
f. nily returned Monday from a visit
Mrs. Mftthcson, Mrs. Linnt y*s nio:
r, and other relatives in that town
tile then a reunion of th? Mtitho*
lamilv was held, which proved to
a most enjoyable occasion.
dr. \Y. H. Gragg, who was called
I New York v'ity on some Irap^trt
business on Tuesday of last week
:urned home yesterday nftmnoon.
!: was reported here this week that
was awarded the contract for the
. ihiing 01 a regular town on an
development in Florida. but
hr has not yet verified it.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hou
-h ?usei of Blowing: Rock, at the Waz
;?j.n Hospital, a boy.
Mr. .1. D. Loizeauv of Plainfield.
NL who each fail pays a visit to
- one. arrived yesterday " and will
V. h:-iv until the first of the week.
^ jrucst of Mr. \V. H. Gragg. His
frits, short as they always are. are
ked forward t<- with pleasure by
- many friends in Boone and Wut
.ig:?.
Mr. Walter Shore, now in charge
: the Boone Planing Mills has bought
.ut of Mr John Greer just north of
tv t court house and will erect a splen
.1 home thereon. He is now excavaton
the premises for some outbuildings.
Mr. and Mrs. Bynum Hodges of
Blaefit'ld \V. Va. are guests for a
zw days at the home of Dr. .). M.
Hodges, father of Mr. Hodges. Always
glad to see the hustling young
fellow and his splendid wife among
t?r.
Men and teams are now busy excavating
tor the new county jail.
Our space is a bit crowded this
week with ads. but you should read
ei.ch one of them. There are many
bargains to be found in this issue.
P ck them out, they are so numerous
tfcat to find them is an easy task.
Mr. J. It. Cannon has purchased of
Mr. Richard Crags: his farm arid his
house at Hodges Cap. The place ?*
tff major part of the T. Adam Hodproperty,
and a desirable little
pace. Mr. Cannon will still live in
Itoone but will cultivate a pan of
hi: farm.
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I Lawyer fc&p, Brown yesterday invested
in two white fifes, seven weeks
old. This morning he went to feed
Jtr.em and they hud Reaped. Cant
! y?>n tell bur. "whero they are .it "'
Mr. George Blair Who has been in
I F'orida for . evcn.l months is at BUiw
. n<r ftock looking after -om- business
matters. We are told that he has d??
| cuied to make his home ir. Florida.
: His family ;s there and he wtil re
turn in a few days.
; Today is the FKlh birthday of out
friend and neighbor Mr. W. L. Bryan
Despite his great age he is unusually
jweli preserved, both mentally and phv
| snrally, save his sight, which has be1
' omc soroew'! it UBpAimi. To see him
: on the sidewalks, he moves with an
j alacrity that would put to shame the
! swagger of some of the younger set.
Mr. Bryan might s^ei! be dubbed the
' Encyclopedia of Watauga County,
'when it comes to information about
i pioneer days. Ifis memory is wond r!
fill and he never tires of telling tales
{ of the long ago. Best wishes old
fkiend. on this your birthday. May
i you live to see the return of many
I such anniversaries.
; The Baptist State Convention is in
j session in Charlotte this week. The
i Bev. F. M. Huggins and possibly others
from Boone are in attendance.
The town commissioners closed a
deal Saturday with Messrs G. M.
Sudderth, B. B. Dougherty and Geo.
Blai?- for the Moses Johnson property
on the left prong of Flaimery's
Fork which will supply Boone with
a water supply that is second to none
in the county as to purity, and the
. ijSBSRRv ir- ^uuivit'iit ior local lieI
mamis for years to come.
Vou cap never tell just what is in
; Wa*auga County. Surely there have
been thousands of turkeys hauled thru
i town since Monday en route to the
markets for Thanksgiving. There
were ten truck loads passed yesterday
and today they are still going
Many of the poultrymen and farmers
a.re of course, holding an ample sup.
ply for the Christmas trade.
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CORN AND FEF.D SALE
on Bairds Creek the 22nd of Novi labor.
The com will he put up in 2f?
bushel lots and sold to the highest
bidder. Cash dusvn or bankable notes
t? months time. The feed and bay by
the stack. The said sale will begin
at I o'clock on the Ben ranch.
K. G. RIDDLE, Owner.
1 Carolina
( Blue Froi
WESAVEY
SUGAR, Granulated.
FAT BACK, thick .
RICE, Fancy Head
BEANS, Pintos, 3 lbs.
Navvs >h
1LARD, Royal Aster
S lb. bucket
4 lb
COFFEE, Zeb Vance
Daniel Boone
Carolina Speci
CHEESE, American
Kraft
1 PEANUT BUTTER,
POST TOASTIES .
KELLOG'S
QUAKER OATS . . .
KRAUT, Watauga, h
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! LYE HOMINY, Van
ONIONS, Yellow Glo
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Vicks Salve, small . .
Vicks Salve, large . .
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CAROLINA STORE
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I HE WATAUUA DTMOCk \ E
TUTS JEWELRY REPEALS
OLD GOLDSMITHS' ART
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Ca'vo. Nov. 17.----The pr Tnir.ary j
cxJSminatiu i <>f t" mummy ?f Tat- jj
Arikh-Amen bears witness- t?? the :
gteyi ret'ipvmcnt of the goldsmiths* ;
: rt of the eighteoiith dynasty. Among '
the most iiupahstit objects found at |j
the unwrapping Saturday l?i<! Sunday
wer< two groups of finger rings. \\
nuoabori'ig Id and 20 circlets.
The whoif chest was covered with
magnificently encrusted gold pec- ;
tc ralv. two .?f whi< h % 're in the foim ji
of the uup r Egyptian vulture Melikbet
and the lower Egyptian serpent j!
Buto. Ber.eath these were smaller but ;;
even more beautiful pectorals,, intri- jj
cately designed, including winged sea j
rabs and sacred eyes.
There was also a marvelous flying jj
vulture, exemplifying the finest gold i|
i smiths art. This was encrusted with jj
lapis lazuli and cornelian, and re- !|
J seivtbles jewelry of the middle ages !j
in iis refinement. jj
The body of the Pbarc.-.h i* in a ij
bad state of preservation, but if is !j
hoped that the head. from which the !
, protective mask has not been removed ,i
will prove to be in better condition, jj
Doctors who have made an cxatnina- j.
tion maintain that the king was about j
18 years of age. j
Besides the precious stones and the |jewelry,
the investigators- are gratified
at the amoust of religious data 11
discovered. !'
A POOR MARRIED j
MAN
A FARCE COMEDY IN THREE j
ACTS, BENEFIT BOONE METHO- j
DiST CHURCH. PASTIME THEA j
TRE. TUESDAY EVENING NOV. ;
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Cast of Characters:
Prof. John B. Wise . . T. B. Moore 'j
Dr. Matthew Graham . -J. B. Steele .[
Billy Blukt M. B. Wnbslt y _
! Jupiter Jackson . . .Howard Bingahm j
| Mrs. lona Ford ..Miss BiHie Todd j
! Zoic Mis. O. L. Hardin j
j.lune Graham . Mrs A. K. South i
Rosaliioi Wilson. Mrs. F.volyt: Flow,, j
This is not a "sit down and talk'' !
play, but is decidedly a "get up and j
do" play, combining the best elements
of comedy with the action and move- >
i mcnt of pure farce. :
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