^ MARCH 25, 1926
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Miss Pearl Edminsten, of Lenoir, ^
was a visitor in Boot^ early in the t
week. '1
Mr. T. Stewart Coffey, of States-j ^
ville, was here this week, on busi- g
ness. , - J
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, Prof. E. J. Aberncthy, of Gas- j v
tonia. spent Saturday night with his p
sister, Mrs. J. D. Rankin. ; i
I)r. Holland and W. R. Jurncy, of j ^
Harmony, Iredell county, were in;
town a short while this afternoon, i ^
Mrs. M. R WoorIrv tvtni'no^ frl. !
day from an extended vir.it to her j .
mother, Mrs. Warlick, at Granite i 11
Palls. n,
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Mi's. Julia Abcrnetby is spending T
some, time with her daughters, Mrs. j m
J. D. Rankin and Mrs. Mc. G. An-1P
ders. 9 B
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Mrs. Anna Anders, who has been; u
spending: the winter with her daugh-1 f,
1 tar at Sturgills, is visiting the family ^
of Dr. Anders here.
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Many thanks to our friends who'w
so kindly came in, settled and re- j c<
newed so far this week, and to a a]
goodly number of new subscrip- st
tions.
Mr. Ralph Hughes, of Ncwland,
died at his home early yesterday i
: rooming, was announced by a phone
meosage from that town yesctrday
morning. No particulars,
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good friend E. J. Norris, one in
of the few surviving Confederate vet- f<
oralis, was in town the first of the fi
week. His health haa been rather si
poor for some time, but he is now v;
slightly better. fc
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; Aside from our local bar, the fol
iowui^ yrauRg attorneys nave oeen i j_c
neon here this week: Ncwland, | fc
Squires and Fletcher, of Lenoir;'],,
Burke, of Taylorsville; Aiken, of a,
Hickory, and Low, of Newland. tj.
The pretty home of Mr. W. H.
Gragg, just south of the. Mrs. E. S.
Coffey property, is rapidly approach- J*1
ing completion. It is beautifully lo- "
cated, and will he very attractive .
when completed.
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Mr. William Watson, of Deep Gap, | ci
father of our townsman, Mr. Albert jt.li
Watson, of Boone, was in to renew j si
his subscription Monday. He is now j \v
74 years old; has raised to manhood | tli
aid womanhood fifteen children, and | to
is, despite his age, very active, still I lo
doing good work on his farm. j
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Mr. Wiley Harman, of Beech ^
Creek, just, rounding out his fourj()f
score and ten years, died at his home ;
Tuesday night. Mr. Ifarman was a j
thrifty citizen and accumulated cor,- j ^
siderable property, in fact much more | jn
than the average Watauga farmer. j
Interment was made yesterday. p(
We are indeed glad to learn that ^
Mrs. T. Len Cooke, who has been in
the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salcm,
where she underwent a severe n.(
miprfltion ! ? now nh'.p fa Ka anf af
the hospital, but as yet. is not. able so
to stand the trip home. She is with
her daughters, Misses Bernice and ^
Vera, who are teaching school there "
until April 1st. *
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The many friends of Ex-Lieut, gc
Gov. W. C. Newland, of Lenoir, are fi<
glad to see him here this week, very, ch
very much improved in health after Ti
his prolonged illness and operation, su
He says he is feeling fine but has not, 11
as yet, entirely regained his
strength. However, he was able to lu
handle his part of the docket in court, th
which is always liberal. n<
During the present pretty weat.h- ^
er ihe contractors* are making good je,
headway with the water and sewer
connection on the streets of Boone. fc
Just as soon as they are all made, j!
work on our concerte streets will
begin. If the weather continues ^
fine we may confidently expect that ja
concrete will all be poured within w]
sixty days, or less time.
Rev. Billings, an aged and beloved
Primitive Baptist minister, died at the
home of his son, Mr. Reeves Billings,
on Brushy Fork Tuesday morning.
Mr. Billings came to Watauga county
many years ago from Alleghany
county, and his demise has brought
real sadness to the people who have
held him in high esteem. He leaves! ni
quite a large number of descendants j
who are numbered among our best]
citizens.
A heavy Dodge truck, owned and ^
operated by Mr. Herman Wilcox, between
Boone and North Wilkesboro
was destroyed by fire near the foot
of the Blue Ridge, on the east side,
Monday afternoon. The truck was
heavily loaded with freight consigned
to Boone merchants, which
amounted to several hundred dollars.
The loss was complete. A short cirv
cuit is supposed to be the cause of
the conflagration. B
Mr. M. W. Beach, who more than j(
20 years ago, took up the printers'
trade in The Democrat office and
hold a case in the little shop for a
long while, has returned to his first
love. Not, however, as a hand compositor,
but as an expert linotype
operator and machinist- Ho is an
artist in his line and The Democrat g
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low boasts of as pood a force as dan j
>e found in a country shop. Mr. 1
Seach, wife and two small daugh- j
ers are now residing in the house S
'ormerly owned by Mr. Robert Castle |
n Boone. C
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The Thomas Quintet, of \ alio j=
rucis, was an attraction at the Pas- *
imc Monday evening. Mr. Hard 0
[horoas and wife, two song, Herby |
,nd Hubert, and little Miss Hazel, jj
heir youngest girl, a rare musical! c
;eiims, compose the troupe, Young Jj
ames Tester, another popular mu- Q
ician, accompanied them here. The g
iolin, guitar, tango guitar and saxo- *
ihone were the instruments used. b
'he renditions were splendid, in fact, E
etter than the major part of road ?
on certs of the day. The music was g
ery much enjoyed and we hope to <=
ave them with us again.
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Mrs. Clint Thomas received the sad F
iitelligence last Saturday that her b
jiother, Mrs. W. H. Pcnley, died at- Gj
he home of one of her daughters in ^
I'acomu, Wash., on Monday of last j[
Leek.. " *w? "?
r v.v/n^tu luiivoa. P
cnley is a daughter of Ex-Sheriff ^
liil Beard, of Valle Crucis, and for t
long while resided in Boone. She [[
as a splendid lady and has many f
rienqs in Boone and the county. To b
cr husband and children The Demo- g
rat extends sympathy, all of whom [L
ere present when the end came, ex- [E
*pt Mrs. Thomas, of Boone, who was jg
tmost crushed wffh grief when the ?
id news came. j E
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THEY "FLEW THE COOP"
On Tuesday morning last, at Lees- =
IcRae Institute at Banner Elk, some J:
raottcd sheets were discovered dang- E
ng from a second story window of E
le dormitories for girls. Immediate f
ivestigation revealed the fact that b
>ur girls (names withheld), two
om Avery county, one from Jeffer- E
>n City, Tenn., and one from Samnah,
Ga., had decided to forsake 5
>r a time the school, which . had 3
[ own monotonous to them, and cast E
icmselves upon the world, for bet- nj
r or for worse. That day it was 3
>und that the girls, on leaving the b3.
lilding, had made their way alone ^
id afoot through the darkness of (U
le night, rain, mud and slush, ?
ended their way across the inoun- ^
ins in the direction of Boone. They ^
rived at the home of Mr C. 1). Tay- j QJ
r at Valle Crucis at 2:30 d. m jof
Ill^rlitV whnra <l>?" - 1 - ?
nrej ncn; gTVCII ll?Ugfr
until morning. Leaving without h.
iting the proffered breakfast, they (B
>ntini\ed their journey, passing m
trough Boone about 10 oVioek, g
opping at. the Black burn hotel hi
here they made some changes in
itir clothing. From here they went QJi
Blowing Rock, where they were Sweated
yesterday afternoon by Mr.
agar Tufts,; superintendent of the bi
hool, where they were enjoying1 P
e hospitality of the pleasant home nj,
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Coffey. p
The Avery girls had been located bj
- home folks and returned or. the ?
rly train out of Boone that morn- p
g. The two young girls from out
the state were together and ex- hi
icted to leave the next morning.
hen Mr. Tufts first approached [Ui
em they were most stubborn, and gj
id with emphasis that they would hi
it return to the school, lie had no
jht, he said, to take them by force, jUi
he came back and interviewed |jj
idge Finley, who referred him to j=|
e welfare judge, A. W. Smith. ?
hen Mr. Tufts got back later, he QJj
id an nffirnr uiilH V?inra Ho "r
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e truent girls thir choice of eithfer i j=jj
>ing back with him or with the of- j bi
cer. Amid moans and tears they'
ose the former. He. and Mrs.1 (Uj
lfts left tBpone in charge of the fjj
bdued but not conquered girls, at. b
o'clock last ngiht. s
This was a very risky, if not abso- B
tely dangerous, move on the part of jy
,ese girls of tender years. They had
> money, no friends who knew b
lem, and God alone knows what the ^
msequcnces would have been after (U
aving the good home in which they ^
2re found. This should be a lesson i?.
> them and other girls in the insti-1 ^
ition as well. They have a real (U
iend there in the person of Edgar ru
afts, who would stick to them to the j=j
st, but he is as stern as can be s
hen it is necessary. (iy
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"The Place of Good Show*" fL:
Friday and Saturday, 26-27
FRED THOMPSON
id His Famous Horse, Silver King 5
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"ALL ROUND .THE FRYING n]
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nus is Thompson's Latest Picture) a
Monday, 29th lij
SHIRLEY MASON |
"SCANDAL PROOF"
Wednesday-Thursday
COLLEEN MOORE |
"SALLY" |
e sure and see "Sally." It will make ^
ou laugh and cry and thrill with RJ
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Coming Tuesday and Wednesday, 3
April 6 and 7 i
JACK HOLT |
"LIGHT OF THE WESTERN =
STARS" a
Zane Grey's Novel ~ |
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THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. <
1 Jewelry Offerings
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In keeping with the coming of the
|j spring season and the improvement
in general business conditions, we
p! have enlarged our stock in order to
take care of the increased volume of
P trade which usually comes to us at
jfii this season.
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Thanks to the good people of this
and other parts of the northwest we
have enjoyed a healthy business
^ growth and are striving as never be- , i
jftJ j
nj fore to give our patrons the kind of
P service thev have a right to expect.
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Among tfye many things we have
to offer which are unusually attractive
are the Rings, among which are
B; to be found handsome wedding rings
of white gold, hand engraved, Rings
with flawless diamonds in elegant set 0
^ tings, Birthstones, Rubies, Signets,
all of the very highest quality and
offered at the lowest price consistent
with good business. No city store can a
| offer you more for your money in
this line than you can get right at
i your door. \ ?
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^ Our line of watches is by far the ^
^ most complete ever offered in this
section of the state. For the ladies we g
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;; have wrist watches in various styles |
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- auu aii?, wiuic goiu, or cne trest |
makes, including Elgin, Waltham, 1
r| Illinois. For the men our stock is no 5
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less complete, and besides the popu|
lar makes referred to we are offering I
Fa the famous Hamilton. All these watEj
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e ches are standard and are guaranteed a
^ in every way.
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p] A great variety of Fountain Pens, \
Kodaks and films, Books and Stationery,
Military and Toilet Sets. g
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are conducting a first class watch repairing
department. If any job is un- c
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satisfactory, bring your watch back
nd we will make it run. 1
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Call on us during court week and
let us show you that we have everything
in the jewelry line and at low
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j= prices. And don't forget to bring that ?
watch that is out of order.
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| JEWELRY STORE j
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| Money!
The difference between having enuogh
money and not having it is the differTj=
-,'i ence between an interesting life and a
1J monotonous one.
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-_Tj=n If you liaven't enough
M money now. begin accuUc?
5'lJ mulating it by aving here.
i| Don't envy those who have money. That
1 only makes you happy.
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VjJ 1 THE EASIEST WAY
Sji " out of your difficulty is
to start your savings acirO
count at this Bank and
save regularly each week.
1 WATAUGA COM NTY
| BANK
I BOONE.. N.C.
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^ uaiikinai ducks the 1-armer
I WHAT DO YOU WANT?
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i have an 8 room house and four large lots
in the Perkins addition to Boone for sale at
the right price, also some good buys in Boone
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Will exchange good heavy team of horses
for vacant lots in Boone or a few acres of
fl land on good road.
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If you care to list your land with us we
IS will do our best to sell it. We have many list- 1
jj| ings?tell us what you want and we will get |
j W. H. Gragg Realty Go.
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i Lumber
|j MEASURED WITH THE GOLDEN RULE
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We are ready to meet your building needs
^ Our yards are stocked with high grade lum?ni
ber bought in quantities when the market
35! was right?to cut building costs. You will
jej also do well to buy your brick, lime, plaster
^ and other materials from us. At your service.
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I WATAUGA LUMBER COMPANY
by W. R. Gragg, General Manager.
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