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f DECEMBER 2;:, 1U2G g| = " ~T~ :-r.rr_:r it. LOCAL AFFAIRS Mrs. J. B. WiMiam^'uf Bluff City. District Attorney Frank A.. Lirinuy is at home for the holidays. Miss Berniee Cook, who is teaching school at Lenoir spent last weekend in Ash'evJIlo with her cousin, Mr. B. W. McGhee. Mioses Irene and Mildred MeDade, students :it Martha Washington Col lege. are spend iiigr t' c * clidays with figs their parents, Mr. arid Mrs. K F. MoDade, in Boone. Little Ed. the two-year-eld son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hardy, of Howards Creek, was fearfully sciaided on Tuesday of last week. Dr. Iiaga man was called, dressed the burns and the little sufferer \s said to be improving. Sjrafj Mr. I?- li. Waison. clerk in the lo. 1 pod,office, :s seen va'kimv up and donw the* streets of jBpoiie bareheaded these day.-. We wonder if there i.- any < ?!i:n-et ion between '"his *' oiUid'.tei and ,lhe f?" ' 'hat a. new bov has arrived as his home A i '-'iii-. vw?\- nui\ o\ a :;i nai'ly l.i.'l we,-!,. Two <>f her sons', Meases. Moniy Williams, of Uoone, arid Ivl WiHiu'm*. of MqbcU virAUol her last week-end. They report h"r as bei?ip; very badly hurt internally, but hiVpc-s are entertained tor her ultimate recovery, Saturday night in the Normal gym-, murium a basket ball game of interest was played between the Normal team j and the Wilkesboi'o Twins,' which I proved to be a hard fought game for; a wljile, but 111 the final period the J Normal team forget! ahead and the j final score was 51 to 24. Mrs. ). M. Moretr. and son, liar- j riiidni left this {Tuesday) morning for Hickory, where they went meet Miss Uicy Moretz, who is returning from AleVeridth College, Ra- i lobrh. for the holiday soaon. Thej j will return tomorrow. ' - .gpg Leonard Phillips, city mail carrier j P here und a graduate of the Apna lachian Training School, haV taken Up the study of law with the? Amerl- ; can Correspondence School of I.aw, \ fk Chicago. He is also taking Knglish i fa and history from the cxtjbijjsi'on do-; pnrtmcpt of the University of North Carolina. .1. - . Dr. M. (\ S. Noble, .Jr., of the) ? state depaHmdnl of education, was at! iht? Normal school on the 10th, sc-J curing first hand information from j the different members of the faculty, about their work, salaries, training I and other matters of interest for his | department. ???; : Prof. J, iVI. Downum, of the Nor-j mal, held services al the Method it I church at Vaile Cruris oil last Sun# day, the pastor, Rev. R, A. Taylor* siiil being confined to the. hospital. Mr. Taylor was expected to return home today. Ho has been unable to carry on his work for some time; as! the result of a fall which injured his; iknee. A full sized crate of well selected fruits, fresh and luscious from the Florida grower, has just arrived at this office from our good friend, G. R. Long, of Orlando. This has got-! v-rv K.-. ? \mnrlv feiitvn^iivnp. ,ind is i indeed a pneuror of the approaching, festive season. Mr. Long will again i accept ou! thanks for i.he kind vemembiance. Mr. and Mrs. Will Anderson moved j into the county home Saturday, and] took official charge of that institu-1 tion Monday morning. - The people! d* of both parties are very much pleased | v. ith the Appointment of Mr. Ander-, ii? ? EOn> an-' ?L 's '? *0tv Prediction that; u ^ their administration will be highly I satisfactory to both t he county and ; the inmates of the home. Prof; Charte Younce, who was; Si called to the bedside of his sick si?-! ter, Miss Lorn ice Younce at Norton. ' f? Ya., Irc-i week, states that the young v? h iy m'ide:\ve::t hr? operation .or nppemlVi: : ><[ cofvp'icvpinns arose that ..:?4nc(l rae.M serious: Koc.cver, her hrotue** reports *hst she is improving and the Indications were, v.-her, h< left that she would soon . recover. Miss Ruby Station ry, formerly of! Watauga county, ciieu at tne mnuc of her step father, W. M. Beach, at. Springfield, 111., Sunday night, following* a brief illness. Miss Stanburv was .15 years of age and was in school when taken ill. The roV mains were due to arrive on tne late train this (Tuesday) evening and interment will be in the Norrir, graveyard on Boone Route l sometime Thursday. | I I Mr. C. S Wai'son. of Knoxvillo - ||.qM car inspector for the South ern Railway Company, and s?ster, o! Sweet Water, and Miss Dicie Watson } of Kuoxv.'lle, Tenn., are visiting re!r. fives i,, the county. Mr. Watson are : rived here last Saturday and will In in the . bUTitv until next Mondav. I * Mr. arid Mrs. John P. Robbin . oi ! Ppr.&ii?.o.uih, Ohio, are visiting at the home of Mr.-. Rob hi lis* parents, Mr. ? und Mrs. J. C. Ray on Route arid I other relatives in the county. Some j time since it si-'tor. Miss Sullie Ray | broke ari nrm? falling- down a flight of - stairs- Some days later the aged j mother, while ministering to her | daughter, fell ami broke one of her , arms. Both are improving. The vis| it of the Robbing at this season oi" j the year is possibly on account of the I afflict!ion ^.f the family. ! Cnder an order of the department ! at Washington, all postof i'ices of the Jfirsi and second class will be closed | at noon on Cinastmns P.iy and remain ' < -< ! the remainder of the day. j Then, will h'e no transfictiohs with the i put?lic at this ppstoffice after noon Chrisfma- day. The village carrier j xyili one delivery, just after the . r -";11 <e" iNorth Wjlk'esihoro mail, ;-.-ays Po.stinast.er \V. l>. farthing. The i rural carriers will go on Vita: day as t MSli: ! Ii- i- hS.rio.-f ?KVfc j <?f. the Local office will to j have at) -heir postal transaetions l ouide before noon on I'hrisimas day. including put chase of sufficient .-minus for the ivmamiJo.i of .Saturday j and all day Sunday. WITH THE CHURCHES Their w; : no preaching: at the Ban| tispt church Inst Sunday owing; to (hi1 fact (hat the coni>'?*? Ration has ho I pasior new The chtfrek is looking i out for a man and it i- understood r!ii:l nothing as yet has been decided as to whom the church will call. !i is understood that 11 it4 a number of men are willing to come At the Methodist church the Sunday school gave a Christina program i the nature of whirl; was fur each class 1o have it's own special part, each class taking; it- own program in its own wa\. Miss Av.nic Stannary, who is rijpeiiijaUovdeiit of the primal.v. junior and. inlorineduuo d<naitmenls, had these throe all logeth or, Mr?. M. B. Woos'ex , ivv.o' suy.t*rijiUMKivni the i'l'v is. had her exercises jusij before Mis- Stanhury. The programs weir giyvn in the m:un auditorium of ;h-. church. The entire Sunday school hour w:.s token up by the exercises which we're greatly' enjoyed. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING The stockholders of the Watauga County Hank will meet in the offices i of the Bank at Boone on Monday, j January IOth 1 h2t?. G. I\ MAC, AM AN, Cashier. AT THE PASTIME THEATER j "THE PLACE OF GOOD ?HOWS" Friday-Saturday, Dec. 24-25 Tom Mix and Tony, the Wonder Horse IN "The Everlasting Whisper" From the Novel by Jackson Gregory j Monday. December 27th George O'Brien and Florence Gilbert IN | "The Johnstown Flood" ' Tuesday, December 28th Reginald Denny IN ! "Skinner's Dress Suit" J Wednesday, Thursday, Dec. 29-30? j "The Ten Commandments" Regular "Admission 10c. and 25c j SALE OF LAND FOR ROCK i The following real estate i? levi | 1925, aiul will be sold at the conifhot January 1927. between the heats o [past elite. Property to be sold ;s' list Name I a. ft. -Ahernethy. 40 acres . I J. F. Abernefhy. 1 -o: I W. L. Alexander, 1 lot . . . ID. 3. Boyden, 1 lot j J. Cam Green. 1 lot J. M. Hodges. 1 lot W. E. Slams, 1 lot. Thomas Bryant, one lot G. W. Beverly, 1 lot E. G. Landis, 1 Jot C. M. Landis, 1 lot C. T. Hartley, 1 lot Mack Hartley, 1 lot J M. Foster, (1924) oiic lot A HHmmrnmmm TUB WATAUGA OKMOCKAT?EV With the Churches It iP ? . i AnDOuncemeuts and News o *T_f= j Interest to Local Church Goers a? Reported by the Various Pastor*. I hr 11 METHODIST CHURCH j.^fi A large congiegatioa wits present I last Sunday at the Christmas pro- j (Be : . gram given by the classes and de- ; Qjc i parlments ?f the Sunday school. The ' Qjj= j auditorium was filled with people, and the offering, which will be given ?=2J1 . to the superannuate fund of the Southern Methodist church for worn out preachers, amounted to $75. The i Comrades Sunday school class had|(UE j the largest offering, which was $25- j ipS i Large congregation: were present \ jgp] at both worship services. The even-j^Tl! mg service was special for young peo- i pie. The "Christmas spirit" was the]&j|| ! topic of this service. |jy5 Sunday school Sunday i**.?5 a. in..ljpd I. 1>. Rankin, superintendent- Preach | ^pi ihg by the pastoral Boone Sunday 11 j i. :n. <th<i at ITowing Rpc| 7 p. m. , 2TC we'eoroe is extended to all. : [HR] 5 ftrP ? . CALENDAR OK LUTHERAN" ; ye SERVICES Ucv- J ALONZO YOUNT, Pastor ijpjS ST MARK S E I CHURCH BailyN Camp Preaeb.irig on the first Sunday of f jgg iuui.ui. oiiihiuy sirnooi at L'J ( a m. Preaching sor-vice i* 1.1 a. m. 1 jys (M A (' I'. P. I. <' 111 J R < 11 1LT? < 3R" boom- ; V'n>i\cliine . j.-i-viccv every .-ecumi j =p and fourth Sunday at 1 1 a m. Yes i cTC' per services first" and third Sunday [ evenings at 7 p. in. Sunday schpo'i yv- \ jyj^j cry Sunday at LO a. in., in the Episn.nai church on Main street. njc? ipLY COMMUNION E. L. CHURCH West of Boone Preaching service on the third , titTii i Sunday in each month at 11 a. ni. ' Sunday school at 1.0 a. m. Everybody cordially invited t'oityj^ I these services. 1 rjp ; ' arO NOTICE -p We have a nice line of Security: Isnl Feeds for sale at interesting prices at . i new building. 0?uie and see us. BRUSJIY FORK CHEESE [L'cj FACTORY up i u . . . . ; SrO fSTRAJGHT SALARY $35.00 per !knj ! week uuii expen.es.. M?n or wwm ah with rig to introduce EGG'.rJ^ PRODUCER. Eureka Mfg. Co.; bn) Ra " Sf. ! .on,is, lit. 1 ip --FOR. SALE Six horsepowei steam i^hq engine, ii: good condition, new lHMeadows mill; shingle saw.wood . ?p| saw. belting, etc. See J. C.. BROWN, Valle Cruris,* N. <". 12-1G- -111) 5S5 FOR SALE?One .saw mill outfit, r_T: 20 liisepower bolder, No. ."> Fa --i^g quhner mill, edger and trimmer. All ,-.w.a ? . ~ -,4wi >11 uvumu.un. \v. .l.'iiss Hampton, Blowing- Rook. N. R. Ijp F. D. ! ' Hl- ir Jp BABY CIITGKS EARLY IN7 J AND ary. Free* range flocks, inspected, lji blood tested. Most popular vane- -Yd t ies. Hatching eggs. Ctistom : J hatching vJc per egg. Full lino oil i fpg and coal burning brooders, 50 to It),000 capacity. Feeders, foun- r tains. For further information R write WILKES BATCH FRY, i jjj WPke-bcvro, N. C. 12-2-4te HAVE YOU ft SHOES REPAIRED |g at the Boone Shoe Shop, and get!? a first ela>- job. Work guaronteed. My shop will be closed from ; Yy Friday evening, Dec. 24 until New ? Year's morning. Customers want- j g ing work before Christmas will do l !?*3? me u favor by getting Their working in as early as possible. Yours foriifgi service: VY. S. Goodnight. Our most prosperous business men -Eg fake and read some daily newspaper, and grow rich by saving dollars. You ||p can have The Aslieville Times (even- J|j or morning edition) daily and Sunday by mail a FULL year for j g?g $-1.00 (saving $3.00) during "Bar- jig! gain Days," Dec. 1-lf?, and subscrib-, ers this year go in class "A" (pre-[3? Lorred list> and may RENEW such ! Jj| subscriptins every year during "Bar- i j|p gain Days" at the fixed rate of j Bp ."54.015 (saving $300)?others willj|p pay $7.00 n year. , gg? TOWN OF BLOWING TAXES e<l upon for town taxes for the year use floor in Boone, N. C.. or. Monday,' %% i 10 a. in. and 2 p. m. to satisfy taxes " ed below: Tax Cost Total $40.32 S.Sa *41.17 %= 15.00 85 15.85 i |jE tip 7ti ti-t "rt 118.00 85 118.85 '1* 8*65 85 7.50 ?M 19.35 85 20.20 i mi 80.10 85 8].25;rt '-00 85 1.85 aj e-09 85 8.85 H I-25 85 2.10. 1-00 85 1.85 :iJ 16.45 85 17.30 U 5-00 85 5.85! Si - 85 15.70 P i. M. GRITCHER, Tax Collector. ERY THURSDAY--KOONE, N < teiaTfefeiTfanlafen&lsnfefeL^ 2 | jj j :;: _-: .>T^? i =S%y!.?4, ? ' /|f .: > ! m?5 ^>v or* V ! ?? = . V'-" I ~ '.- f ?\i SEASON'S ( We deem it apropos at this tin customers for their kind patron to close. Our associations have 1 have tried to render the very be: succeeded is evidenced by the grown steadily day by day. W you the very merriest C.hristm; which contentment and prospe factors. SPAINHOI lifiiiy&liiffiiii:i: fe : . ir V k : M tf v; ,>v';\ i ')1"' IT"- :v fi# 4if, 1 ' < ' ^^3 |j| | ^ ~ -i T ? ""^V" - GIVE FURNITURE ? w ^ B ?< m w BOB E (& Until January 1st, we will give any Dining Room or Bed Room Suite of 1 of the suite in free goods. For insta Room Suite and we give you $20. Of We will also give 1 0 per cent in free c-tock other than suites. The Finest Gift?the gift that car the gift for the home. Give the giftof - cur selection now to be delivered V\ A FEW SUG Hat Boxes Smoking St.'inch Suit Cases Uv.r.t] Easy Rockers i hi.ffovblies Kitchen Cabinets Console Sets Btioge Lamp? Fiu- Tables iixeakjOhst Rnon -We bav-v a nice 'assortment- of Children's Rock pan'oin? and sizes. Al>:e Velvet R;:ers and Fi REMEMBER WE FURNISH THE HOME COMPLE' FAIR TREATMENT? L ITWTSRRFR PAYMENTS ^ ^ msJLviA. JU&UIJU1/ I ia A if aul1 Jl kj the peakdeposit secures delivery of your purchase. The bakim weekly or monthly. High Land Fi BOONE, N. C. C. M. CRITCHER. PACK FIVE m - :i ' mm lip . wm m Wm SH ;: Sg# I %fg 1 31 &ipj m fbc Srf " . - $ m iU3 5pm GREETING S brv S3 3,1' fLI3 pH! le to thank our friends and iage during the year about aeen most pleasant and we st of service. I hat we have fact that the business has job e thank you ancl wish for as ever ancl a new year in ritv will be the reigning artf m 0m nje a sju QJ? JRS\ Inc. - V - -c_; ,;v- 5 'c..'jgSHn IJ-f rr=*n tt~ ? _ ?? ik-J ?r-i pnptEa i^^iSruSil ^SESPyy jjitij I It, 1 ' P"! j^lli, ?fe! j i <!>! <!ryiu I &m> 't f m JUBL^jjgt' i' as? " -t gfg|g j. I? 5?*-'^'^' : for CHRISTMAS mas Prices! purchaser of a Living Room. - ~ urniture, 20 per cent off the cost ||S nee, you buy a $100.00 Living ) worth of^anything in the store. good on the majority of our fj| ? W'th it a world of sentiment is H furniture this Christmas ? make 'ben you want it. GESTIONS | ; Mirrors Lj Trunks Fram c <5 Pi c 1 u res D a vcn p 0rt Ta W es VanitS* Dressers 22?-\; Suites. ers. a full line of linoleums, different lire l{ujr.-- jr. varied colors. TE AND GUARAN TKE GOOD QUALITY? ,CV PRICES. ^ ,?y to buy while opportunities for saving are at M -wi;h-nt having to pay ir. a lump sum. A small -o is divided into small payment's io be made irniture Co. 1 Manager DEPOT STREET .
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