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VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 43
NEWS OF A WEEK
AT BLOWING ROCK
Church Here and at Cov
Creek May Unite In Calling a
P??tor; Other Newt of Interest
By RUPERT GILLETT
Blowing Rock, Nov. 10.?It i
possible that the Blowing: Rock Bap
tis* chtirch will make- arrangement
with the Cove Creek Baptist churci
for a joint pastor after the- departur
of Rev. F. M. Kuggins, the presen
pastor, in December, it is said b;
prominent members of .the B'owinj
Rock church.
The Rev. Mr. Huggins, who is pas
tor of the Boone and Blowing Rod
churches, has accepted a call to thi
Baptist church of Abingdon, Va. 1
h expected that the Boone churci
go on full time after his depar
ture. and in that cose the Blowinj
Rock c hurch would have to make ar
rangements with another church foi
a part-time pastor.
The Cove Creek church, it is un
dersi'oori, favors, an arrangement
whereby the joint pastor would con
duct services in each church tw<
Sundays a month.
Rev. Mr. Huggins has one mor<
Sunday in Blowing Rock, Pccembei
5. and the matter may be decided at
thin* time, ir was said.
To Meet With Budget Commission
The board of trustees of the Ap
palachian State Normal School at
* Bbohe will meet with the advisorj
bu Iget commission in Raleigh soriu
time before the general assembly
convenes in January, said Thomas H
Coffey, newly elected representative
frnqe Watauga county and chairmat
t the school's board of trustees.
At that, conference, Mr. Coffej
said, the proposed appropriations foi
the school will be discussed. Accord
iug to figures published by the bud
get commission last Thursday. th?
school has' asked for $80,000 thit
year, as compared with the $39,
338.nf> which it spent last year.
Several urgently needed improve
merds for the school are under consideration.
but it is not at all certair
1 that; the tribney, for them will b<
granted. Mr. Coffey said, in view oJ
the budget reductions that will prob
ably be nindo by the commission'.
Completing Maps for Water Systen
Cyrus G. Babb, of Hickory, consulting
engineer ir> charge of the con
stTuctUfii vt the new water and sew
esrage fystcm? of Blowing Rock, i:
completing his maps and diagrams o
the system- for the use of city offi
ciais.
The maps wllJ show every pipi
line, manhole and gate for the guid
avice of repair crews. In addition
ci-oss section diagrams are being pre
pared to show the depth of each pipi
lint, iis exact location, Uie for in a
tioii throuj'n whit?h- ir nnigf-c tfWVl fli.
kind and size of pipe.
The construction work, under t'hi
rdirec'tion of R. I.. Fanner, supcrm
tendent for the- contract ors, is prog
-resting rapidly toward compieUon
Work is beinu" hastened especially 01
tile septic tank, where stone pil
Iars: have, just been completed for Ui<
pipes. The standpipe on Blowinj
Rock Hotel hill is also being hasten
ed. The concrete foundation for i
.1:. .1
lor rhe pjpe line down the hill i
completed.
Revival Ciotei
The revival meeting, conducted h
the Baptist church here for ten day
by the Rev. T. C. Canipe. evangelis
for the Baptist state mission board
was closed Thursday night after
most enthusiastic service. Although
no additions to the church results
L from the meeting, a* keen interest i;
church work was revived, said th
pastor; Rev. F. M. Huggjns, of Boom
Rev. Mr. Canipe, on leaving 'Blow
ing Rock for Chapel Hill, expresse
himself as well pleased with the rc
suit* of the meeting.
Personal Mention
W. C. Claw son and.family hav
N returned to their home on the high
way for the winter.
* Joe Pencl'.a and family are instal
ed in their apartment above Mr. Pf
s uusiness eataunsnnifni ior Tfl
winter, with the intention of bnilidin
in .the spring.
' T. H- Coffey and wife made
v business' trip to Statesville recently.
R. L. Farmer, superintendent f(
the contractors installing water an
sewerage in Blowing Rock, has n
turned to oversee the completion <
this work.
Dr. Goodman, of Lenoir, and Mi
^ Rae CVitcher, a nurse in the hospit
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J ATA
A Non-Partisan T
BOON
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L * BUSINESS HOUSES
ARE CLOSED TODAY
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Store, banks, garages and
* all places of business in tbe
* community are closed today in
* observance of Armistice Day.
is * Notice to this effect* is given
k * elsewhere in these columns,
k * which also authorizes the clos^
ing of business or. November
e * 25, Thanksgiving Day.
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BEAR HUNTING
I IN THE BLACK MT
C Dr. Hodges Gives Intorestihg Ac
\\ count of Hunt in Which Two
Bears Were Bagged
By RUPERT Gf.LLETT
-Bears are thicker than rabbits ii
j the Black Mountain country/' sai<
^ i Dr.1* J. M. Hodges, of Bo?3ne. on hi
. | return from a hunt on Black Moun
) j tain, in which he and his party o
'i seven hunters bagged a 200-pouni
J ! bear, and another hunting party kill
i" ,
, ed a second hear that the Hodge
t
, party had started.
1 Dr. Hodges and his party left her
- 1 October 20 and went directly 1
t j Black Mountain. The weather wa
j i cold, Dr. Hodges said, and sheets o
? | ice, not merely icicles, a foot Ion;
r ; hur.g from the branches of the tree;
The underbrush in the forest was s
? thick that the hunters had to craw
i when they started the next morninj
in search of game.
j j "Cnskey Hodges and Dr. Dorsey,'
r Dr. Hodges related, "were put on th
-1 first stand. Within 30 minutes afte
-1 we started, the dogs aroused a bea
i , and started him toward us. He pass
; j ed Caskey, who emptied a charge o
- j buckshot in his side, but he did no
' stop. Dr. Dorsey then emptied tW<
charges of buckshot into the bear*
- ! aide, but still the unimai did no
i i stop."
> * For several minutes the hunter
C listened as the huge beast, iumberei
j on in spite of his wounds, crashiti)
| through the underbrush and cmittinj
a growls of fury and pain. Sudden!
- all sounds save, the redoubled bayinj
- of the dogs ceased. The hunter
- made their way through the under
51 brush, .the branches o'f which scratch
r ?-(l their skins, and found the bea
- had dropped dead as he ran, a hal
mile from where he was shot b;
? f.'nskey Hodges and Dr. Dorsey. H
- was taken back to camp, skinned an
, weighed. He tipped the beatn a
200 pounds.
'The next morning." Dr. Hodge
- continued, "the dogs jumped a bea
l* in Twenty* minutes after we startet
The dogs of another hunting part
.joitied the race and confused ou
. dogs. The bear was eventually free
- and killed by Mr. fortes' party."
On the third day, Dr. Hodges sail
i their dogs chased a bear all forenoo
- until they were 'exhausted, hut tli
3 bear was not killed.
x "Next* week," Dr. Hodges cor
- eluded, "we are going back to gc
t Kettle foot."
b Kettle/foot is the famous GOC
s pound - bear that has ravaged t:h
j sheep folds and the cow pasture
' around Black Mountain for ten year;
n Many hunters have seen him, som
s have shot at him, but none has eve
^ hit him. Those who have seen hit
I, recently report tat his fur is gettin
a gray around the head and breast, an
h that he is accompanied "by a sma,
d hear that follows him like a jackal t
n get the food that" Kcttlefoot kills an
e leaves after he has satiated his ow
hunger
Those who accompanied Di
ti Hodges on thy hunt are Charles Mi
j ler. Jim Hampton, Dr. Dorsey, Joh
J-Knight, Millard Hodges and Caske
] Hodges.
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TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES
j It is very important that I have
j record at once of every toucher
i i?h? thf cnimi'.u
A The "November Budget" will t
! made right soon and if you fail I
a | have your late: i cert'ficate with fu
! credit: oil record and so reported i
)r|thfe budget you will be credited t
(j; the state with yojjr old certificat
and salary.
This notice applies to teachei-s wl
have not sent in your certificate <
^ who have raised or renewed sini
al last year.
_ SMITH HAGAMAN.
County Superintendent.
Newspaper, Devoted to the
rE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
; MEASURE OF OUR
THANKFULNESS
?
* Publicity Committee Atk? for Lib*
cral Conlributidns For Orphanages
on Th0.nksgivir.5r
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* Thanksgiving: "The act of expseas*
in# gratitude for favors and riTercies;
^ a public celebration of divine goodt
ness; a day so set apart."
* j The season of Thanksgiving is up*
j on us. Just how thankful arc you?
* The measure of your thankfulness
- is found in what you are willing to
do, and will do, for those who are
not as fortunate as you are. If you
are truly thankful for this Christian
tar.d of ours, for Che creature com
forts that* God has givt*i you during
| the past year, for the prosperity that
j your community, ymir stutea AHu your
j nation enjoy, you will show it by try
uig to pas? on to those worthy of your
benefactions, some of the blessings
that you and yours are enjoying.
* If you are looking for some such
6 an outlet as this for the joyful spirit
_ of Thanksgiving that is filling your
t- heart, we commend to your considj
eration the appeal of the North Carolina
Orphan Association - hich is asking
every citiS^fth of Lb" Old North
s State to contribute Co the orphanage
of his or her choice, on. or near,
e Thanksgiving Day. Hie full proceeds.
() of one day's labor.
s There arc 25 of these institutions
f in North Carolina. All of them are
g cleanly administered and all of them
? are worthy of the unstinted support
0 of all good people. You will make
1 no mistake in giving to any of them
? fo?- all of them are doing noble, conr
scicntious work.
!?"? These orphanages have added
e wonderfully io the state's richest asr
sets?her manhood and her womaur
hood. Many thousands of homeless
_ and helpless children have been liffcf
ed out' of and above all unfavorable
t environment and have been developed
into useful men and women by these
s splendid institutions established by
I those who "live r.ot unto themselves
alone."
s In all respects, these orphanages
jj are worthy of our support and wo can
;/ do no finer thing at this blessed
g Thanksgiving season than to show
y our love and appreciation for them
g and foi^the thousands of helpless
s children whom they are nourishing
fj and bringing up under religious inji
fluences, by remembering them at
r Thanksgiving in the same measure as
f God has blessed us during the year.
y Tlie most appealing and cheering
n of all pictures of the Saviour of the
..... . .
(j worm is uie classic one in which He
I holds Hi tie children in His arms and
blesses them. The orphan homes of
s our state, where fatherless v and
v motherless .little children ai? enfoldx
j ed by devoted and trained servitors
y and fostei mothers, are t'he modern
p sheltering- arms of the Master whose
fj blessings they received in the long
ago.
[j But the blessings to the^e prectoui
n utile ones come from charitably ine
clined people who contribute to theii
nurture, to their right living to then
future happiness. To rhus be pert
ntitted to become an imitation of Ilim
who doeth all things well, in Hi?
lovingest mortal guise, is such K spe3
rial privilege, it were sacrilige to
a think of, even as charily, ^when in?as;
suming our Saviour's overt act of
e blessing others, we are thrice blessed
r ourselves.
? The wage or income of r, dav hi
gr Thanksgiviqg to one or more of the
d orphan homes will surely bring: joy
U to the hearts of every one who gives
0 cheerfully. It would most assuredly
d be keeping on good terms with eonn
science.
The income of a day for helpless
r< children is a fair exchange?-joy for
dollars; life for rnorsey. But, ren
member, joy is not to be purchased;
v life is not for sale. They come freely
to all ;wlu meet worthily the dernandr
of their own hearts; and they
come in no other way?in no other
terms.
a A gift for the care and education
s' of helpless children wilt measure the
circumference and also the depth oi
?e the heart of the donor himself?no1
o others. Do not suffer your bettei
11 impulses to be belittled; make nc,
n compromises with your heart, lesl
,y you do yourself an injury. not in the
rg eyes of oth'ers but in your own estimat
ion.
l0 Men grow froth within, not* fron
)r without. Men make themselves bi$
.e or little by their thoughts and deeds
Take the full measure of your hear
in responding to the call of the or
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DEMC
Best Interests o^^orthwest
iROLlNA. THURSO^^p?OVSMBEU 11
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FUNDS# COUNT!
..j!JCATION !
A. T. Allen, certified public ac
pie fed an audit of the books of the
auirn county, left the. week for Rat
j his report. It has recently been ch
proximately $26,000 existed in t'hc <
' leh's audit shows, instead of a defie
OIG.OO in excess of liabil*Lie.=?-in of
cation is $14,046.90 to the good. H
sets and liabilities <>f the board a? si
CURRENT A
Taxes uncollected
Balance in Watauga Coum'y Bank
Balance in Peoples' Bank
Certificates of Deposit
; j aoiws receivable
Total assets
CURRENT LIA1
Cash overdraft
Notes payable
Total liabilities
Surplus of assets ever liabilities . .
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j PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ISSUES Hi
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION!
America, prosperous, happy, at
' peace with all the world, is blessed
i among the nations of the earth, ^
j President Coolidgc declares in a
1 proclamation setting: November 25 as
: Thanksgiving Day. The proclama1
tion follows:
"As a nation and as individuals we
: have passed another twelve months
I in the favor of Che Almighty, He has / '
smiled upon our fields and they have j{
! brought forth plentifully. business j
! has pr^pered; industries have flour- i
; ished and labor has beer, well em- I ^
j ployed. While sections of our conntry
have been visited bv disaster, we
EWBi6BlBHaSM<SKW?S?R?8fl!i^V?iRFr/ T/
have been spared any great national J 1X
' caianuty or pestilential visitation, j *-e
j We arc blessed among the nations of j
the earth.
"Our moral and spiritual life has
kept measure with our matpHal pros- ** '
! pcrity. We arc not unmindful of the ^
gratitude we owe to God, for His
, I watchful care, which has pointed out &
to us the ways of peace and happi- "
. ness; \vc should not fail in our ack|
nowiedgemcnt of His divine favor,
which has bestowed upon us so many
blessings. Neither should we be for- k
getful of those among us who, thru jv''
stress of circumstances. .are less j
fortunately placed, but by deeds *>f
i charity make our acknowledgement V
more acceptable in His sight.
"Wherefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, '
president of the United States, do j *
I hereby set apart Thursday, the 25th,
. day of November, next, as a day of
general thanksgiving and prayer, and
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. i recommend that on that' day the _
. people shall cease from their daily
{ work ami in their homes or in their
. : accustomed places of worship, de,
: voutly give thanks tv> the Almighty nc
| for the many and great blessing they ^ 1
. have received and seek His guidance
that through good deeds and brolhj
erly love they may deserve a continuance
of His favor.
"In witness whereof, I hnvd here- ^
: unto set my hand and caused to be ^
affixed the great seal of the United
States.
'Done At the City 01 Washington, ^
this thirteenth day of October, in " ^
die;.year of our Lord 1926, and of
; the Independence of the United v j
: States, one hundred and fifty-first.
(Signed) "Calvin Ooolidge."
VALLE CRUC1S NEWS
Valle Cucis, Nov. 10.?Mrs John
' Oyer and Mrs. Luther Nave, of Ml. ce
; City, visited Mrs. J. L. Tester on ov
, Monday.
Mrs. Arthur Mast, who has been th
<ick for the post, week, is much im'proved.
B;
The box supper at the Valle Crucis
1 nnhtir ?ichonl on Saturday niirht to ui
. praise funds for the benefit of the p(
,: school, was well attended and sue- B,
! cessful. A conceit by the Thomas <j<
, j band added to the pleasure of the El
.r evening [J%
j Mr. and Mrs. T. W- Taylor. Miss: M
^ Wilma Baird and Frank Baird din- M
r ed with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mast N
'' in Boone Sunday. SI
i Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hobby, Miss Si
Goodwin and Mr. White, of Concord. \\
_ visited relatives in the vallev last!
| Thursday. j
>CRA^
North Carolina.
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I BOARD OF
SHOW SURPLUS count
ant, who has just com- I
board of education for Wat- j thi
eich, where he will complete hoi
arced that a deficit, of ap- )n
ounty school funds. Mr. Al- wa
it, assets amounting t'o $14.- (>N<
her words, the board of eduere
is a stat'emenl of the as- ! l.U
, hu
tbmiUed by Auditor Allen: 1 0ii1
SSETS ! v 'n
i fat
$70,667.15
2,652.20 j
.... 7,89p.65 j do
... 4.752.01 j nfi
$W.?72:81
3ILIT1E5 if!i(
$17,225.91 I r"
. . ? 55.000.On j 111
j III
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S72.725.91
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514,046.90
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ONOR ROLL 2ND MONTH j st;
BLOWING ROCK SCHOOL
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Below is given the honor roll of the > m
owing Rock school foi the .so Co nil
nth of this year: ^
First Grade ^
Evciyn Brown, Francis Pittts. Mary t0
?uise Williams. Jewell Hartley, Nett
Gray Sides; Alma Lowdermilk, I ol
jula Lowdermilk, Wake Casel, | ^
can Jenkins. Daniel Klutt/., Lewis j g,
nvdermilk, John Keller. | h,
Second and Third Grades I M
Nancy Ward, Ruby White. Blanche
rooten. Evelyn Jenkins, Bettie Rob-!
ns, Gladys Teasler, Paul Klutfz, | sc
lias. Robhfins, Dennis Coffey, Doss tl
eiler. George Suddei*th, Car! Wal- 1.
rs. G(
Fourth and Fifth Grades S<
Dare Hartley, Opal Pitts, Eliza- ?
>th Greer, Irene Jenkins, Grace rv
eid. Beuiah Toaster, Bessie Wooten, Ji
ii'/el Mays, Virdola Waltcrts. Ar- ni
le Jenkins, Ollie Poster. Mary \\
luttz, Luther Greene, Vaughn ni
art ley, Edward Robbins. ! G
Sixth Grade Jl
Virginia Coffey, Dee Cannon, S
lizabeth Waiters, Dorris White, C
vclyn Greene. Sidney Cannon. Ed- J S?
ard Coffey, Jack Greene. < sm
Seventh Grad? '*
Mary Wooten, Eleanor Story, Ola ; In
uffey, Annie Coffey, Com Greene, j
iilginia Sudderth. Maude Mays,
ewey Sl'ory. Frank Kluttz, Hnrlen 1 ''
riff by; Parks Knight, Arnold Cofr
y" * i
Eighth Grade
Helen SiiddortNv Mai-gare*. Sndn*th,"
Margaret Sudderth. Lois
iuttz. ?
Ninth Grade
Elizabeth Suddevtli, Volma Can?n,
Edna Miller, Liicile Raid, Bynum **
risp. ' *
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JERIFF FARTHING ON
ROUNDS FOR TAXES ee
de
Sheriff L. M. Farthing announces
ites and places where he will be for sc
e next month for the purpose of pa
llecting taxes for the years 10*25 ag
id 1926. Collections so far for this th
ar have been very small and ' the ed
eriff Urges the taxpayers to nieet of
m and settle at once. See add else- on
lerc in this paper. "C
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CONGRESSIONAL VOTE tu
ed
Congressman Robert L. Doughton
(Tried Watauga county in the re- w?
nt* election by a majority of 129. Mi
k\r his opponent. Hon. O. F. Pqole.ryec
The official vote by townships in |
is contest is as follows: I scl
uoughton Poole I of
>I<I Mt ' 72 121 nv
tnver Dam 322 84 tri
owing Rock 218 171
tie Ridge 43 232 fit
lone G67 487 wi
ive <Jj>ek (10 265 ra
ik . . . 30 173
iure^ Creek 287 200 B;
eat Camp No. 1. . . .250 168 nt
eat Camp No. 2 .... 29 23 pi
orth Fork 30 82
iawneehaw 132 138
tony Fork 119 325 c<
'akauga 359 390 h
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Total ... 2988 ) 2895 tl
a. .r-r 4.
FIVE CEN^V A COFYn
FEW RESULTS
OF THE ELECTION *
nth Dakota Elect* Fir?t Democratc
Governor; Nellie Ross Defeated
in Wyoming
The first Democrat* ever to occupy
; governor'^ chair in South Da:a
will move into the state house
January. W. J. Bulow, Democrat,
s victorious ir. the recent election
;r Carl Gtinderson, Republican
irernor. with the tacit help of a ReIdican
faction which deplored
nderson's efforts to get the st'ate
t of the rural credit enterprise by
ich it has loaned ?17.000.000 to
mers and Mand ov/ness of that
to.
Frank C. Emerson. Republican,
featcd Governor Nellie Ross. Wyonjjfs
Dernucmtic woman governor,
a small majority.
In the fat west, the Republicans
\ better than in the east- They
-elected Senator Wesley L. Jones
Washington; Senator T. L. Oddie
Nevada, and California went Retbiic-an
by a majority of almost
ruislide magnitude. " In addition,
L?vada delivered two official broadles
at prohibition by adopting a
opnsal declaring the national dry
t a failure and another requiring its
nt.e legislature to memorialize coness
to call a constitutional convcn>n
to change the eighteenth ?mcndent.
George H. Corahs, Jr., 27-yeat -old
mgressman-elect from the fifth
issouri district, will go t'o Washing>n
as the "Baby Member" of confess.
Combs, a ' Democrat. who
isted the veteran Republican. E. G.
His, from his seat, will replace
;?.muel J. Montgomery, of Okla!>ma,
the "baby" of the last* house,
ontgomery is 30 years old.
Seven l^eroocrats will succeed
?ven Republicans in the senate ii*
le next congress. They are: David
Walsh, Massachusetts, who befeab:1
William M. Butler, friend, councilor
and campaign manager of
resident Coolidge; Robert F, Wager
defeated James W. WadsWovth,
iii New York: Congressman Slier
Thomas defeated Senator John
Harreld in Oklahoma; Congresscm
Hniry Hav.es suceeecjs Senator
eoi'ge N. Williams in Missouri;
udge Alben W. Berkley replaces,
cantor \i. P. Kmst in Kentucky;
or.gressnmri Cat Hnydon defeated
enator Ralph K. Cameron in AriVhu.
and Millard 0- Tyding-. sue eds
Senator O. E. W viler in Maryad.
Governor Ritchie \vac". for t'he third
mo elected governor of Maryland,
now takes his nln.ee n the front
ir.k of Democratic pi -Cd:aiiai pc-sbilnies.
NEWS OF COVE CREEK
Sugar Grove.' Nov.. 10?Cove Creek
gh school won a double header bns?.i
ball game on Friday. ^The score ?
ith the Boone high school was o9-9
id with New River 31-7.
ReV. Uriah Farthing was a rent
visitor at' chapel and conducted
voiional exercises.
Hon. R- I- Doughton spoke in the
hool auditorium tc a number of
Irons and students several days
ro. Mr. Doughton congratulated
e community or. the progress along
ucatjona! lines and in the erection > !
buildings. He contrasted conditis
r.ow with those existing ten years
o and urged the younger people to ?!
ike good use of the splendid oppornities
offered them in securing an
u cation.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Horton had as /.j
?ek-end guests Miss Bertie Phillips,
iss Belle Petit and Mr. Harry Cald>11,
of Gaffney, S. C.
All the teachers of the Cove Creek
hool; together with several others
i'h i. ftiMinftr afionjai) V... - > ?'
..V.,vi.ui.a lie milium
soling of the Northwestern Disiet
at Greensboro October 29-30.
Mr. W. F. Sherwood has been conned
to his room for several days
ith a rather severe attack of nettlgia
The members of the Ccve Creek
sptist church gave a birthday din r
last Sunday in honor of thejr
istor, Rev. L. A. Hurst
John Skelton Williams, former
>mptrolIer of the currency, died at
is home in Richmond, Va., Inst
hursday night. Heart trouble wssl
ic cause of his deatfe.
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