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a |v\ VOLUME XLIH, NO. 7 MARSHAL TUGMAN PASSES AWAY AT MEAT CAMP HOME !Or," of Community'* Most Prominent Citizen* Succumbs to Lou# JUnes*.. Wat 66 Year* of Age. Long Prominent in Church Y/ork and Community Enterprise. Funeral at the Hopewell Church. Widow Survive*. Marshal E. Tugman, 60 years old, one of the most prominnet citizens of the Meat Camp section, died at his home there on Friday the 7th, after an illness which extended over rasft a period of several months. The im:MM, mediate cause of his death, it is said. ??$ was attributable te pellagra. Mr. ; Tugrnar, liacl an ankle shattered in 68% an accident with a wagan about a Sjgf year ago and was not able to go from SSJ "che house after that time. The fracSS ture had practically healed, however, jjg|| v.-hen the fatal ailment became mani?w Funeral services were conducted ||s? from the Hopewell Methodist Church on the following Sunday by the pastor, Rev. Honey cult, who was assisted in the rites by Revs. Morel/ and I Payne, ami interment was in the churchyard cemetery. Never "n the history of the church, it is said, has so large, a crowd assembled at a funeral. The assembly was estimated nt more than seven hundred, scarce Ii iy a tmru o). mem t>e;ng anie to linci J seats in the church auditorium. Surviving are the widow and two i sons. Mpssrg. Charles and Thomas I Tupman, the latter named also being residents of this county. Mr. Tugmah was born and reared \ in the community in which he died, was a leader in church work and all lines of endeavor which were promoted for community betterment and w no better citizen lived within the % borders of Watauga. Many were heard to say at the funeral that Marshal Tugman was one man about whom no one had ever been, heard to make a harsh statement! Trout Fishing Season Closes September 1st {? f- _ ' On Septehber t the trout fishing season will close. It i? hoped that every angler has caught or will catch just the fish he had in mind when S?g|:7the season opeuecb oit Apsii. loth! ?mHli mouth bass may he taken un> til November 1. Reports are to the effect that there are more large bass in the streams this year than in past ? seasons. Anglers seining minnows preparatory to bass fishing are reminded by gamc officials that only the dip net seine is permissible and must not contain more than six square feet, this would he a seine two feet wide and there feet long. Anglers are also warned that seining is not penmssi@ble in any stream that has ever boon stocked with or now contains trout. On September 1 the squirrel hunting season opens in Watauga and Ashe counties. The Stain department has arranged that anyone fuvnisiiihg Ai'inL: --. J v,uuv.*_liii? uviuciicc ii^ani.-v any violafor of tlip '?^*s during the |^? season will be givena reward of five dollars, the reporter to receive mnny: ey when the fine for the' violation has been collected. f Running foxes without nun ting licenses is a violation of the hunting law and all violators will be prosecuted if apprehended. ASKED TO MOW ALONG CURB Police authorities are calling upon the citizens of the town to mow the tall grass which has grown up on their side of the sidewalks. Action of this sort, it is pointed out, would not only make the town as a whole more attractive but would add tremendously to the appearance of the individual properties. It is hoped That this small work may ho done prioi to" the Boone Trail Highway celebra" tion. THE WEATHER Weather report for week ending August 15, as compiled by the Cooperative Station at A. S. T. C., J T. C. Wright, observer: Average maximum temperature 76 degrees. Average minimum temperature 56 degrees. Average temperature, 67 degrees Average daily range in temperature, 18 degrees. Greatest daily range in temperature. 25 degrees: Hate. 14th. Average temperature at 6 p. m (time of observation), 70 degrees. Highest temperature reached, 8-1 degrees; date 0th and 10th. Lowest temperature reached, 4f degrees; date, 13th and 14th. Number inches of rainfall, 1.34. Greatest rain/all in 24 hours, 1.28 date, 12th. Number of days with 0.01 inch oi more rainfall, 3. Number of clear days, 2. Number of cloudy days, 3. Number of partly cloudy days, 2 Direction of prevailing wind, SE. Dates of hail, 12th. uaies ox xojre, lata and I4tn. Datea of thunderstorms, 12th. /ATA1 A. Non-Partisan N boon: Just Folks Now Aiphonsa thiiiks he is still king oi Spain, but the Spanish disagree with him. He's living in London and was snapped while calling a taxi. !billiecoff~ey1s"~ | fatallyshot by m PPD DDAT1IPD VIA/mi miv i iie-U Eleven-Yenr-Oid Resident of Grandfather Section Dies in Grace Hospital, Banner Elk. front Effects of Shot Accidentally Fired. Funeral Services and Burial Conducted Near Home Friday. Biliic Coffey, 1 try car-old resident of Gragg pogtoffice, died in Grace Hospital, Banner Fdk, fhursday afternoon, a ftiv minutes after having been taken there for treatment for a shotgun wound, accidentally inflicted at the hands of his brother, Harrison. 11. From the reports received by The Democrat it appears that a shotgun had been brought into the home by an adult member of the family and the older !ad was playing with the weapon, when it was discharged. the full load taking effect i in the. leg of little Biilie, just above jthe knee. Death was said to have i been due to the excessive loss of blood, before the hospital could be I reached. ' Funeral services were to have been conducted from the home on Friday I afternoon and interment made iji J the family burying ground. Club Sponsors Program At Pastime Theatre Monday, August 24tli, will see one Irtf rV,knul oflvn??!nn- 1 I iv* v?iv "Jv-av ntuavtiuiio U] V"*-' iiCdSUJI at the Pastime Theatre. The mant&^meht has secured ''The Girl Hablit," starring the distinguished farceur j and master of comedy, Charlie Rug Jg)es. His latest, hits were "The Lady I Lies// '-Cjueen High/* "Honor Among J Lovers'/ and "Gentlemen of the | Press.'/ "The Girl Habit" is the funniest picture of the year. Charlie chases the girls and they chase hiirt, the laugh chases the giggles, the guffaws the fitters, in the mirthful farce. The Cook Sisters will he the added attraction and Will appear at eacl performance. They have just re turned from their second engagement playing in Asheville and have an in vitation for next year. Their radi< broadcast was sponsored by the Ashe ville Chamber of Commerce. | MY. Haiti by , tiic iimilager, ha3 of fercd to give -10 per cent, of tin proceeds to the "Advertise Boon* Fund." This money will be used tt advertise Boone to the traveling pub lie and will benefit, evevyone here i directly or indirectly. This advertising will be given t< the Civitan Club of Boone to super vise, and is endorsed by the Ameri can Legion also. DRUNKEN BRAWL DISTURBS REV. ASHLEY'S MEETING Reports reaching Boone indicab . that Rev. W. D. Ashley abandoned hi revival services at the Grandfathe Baptist Church last week, partly oi account of the disturbance creates nightly by drunken crowds assem bling in the churchyard. During one service it is stated th< . .store of Mr. L. M. Hodges, neafby , was broken into, hut the owner wa informed of the broken glass am , chased the marauders away befon any pilfering could be done. One ar . rest is said to have been mad? as : result of the disturbances but th , detailed information is unavailable. EIGHTEEN STUDENTS ON HONOl . ROLL AT THE BAMBOO SCHOOl Following is the honor roil for in first month of school term at Bambo [ School, Miss Rcna Hampton am Mrs. Russell Henson, teachers: ( Seventh Grade?-Ruth Bowles, Dii lard Hampton, Helen Keller. Sixth Grade?Cecil Hampton. ; Fifth Grade?Orlic Hampton, Vila Rogers, r Fourth Grade?Alma Bowler, Ms rie Rogers, Genevieve Cooke, Anit Hampton, Rietamae Hampton, Dor Kerley. Third Grade?V. C. Younce. Second Garde?Junior Bowles. First Grade?-Flossy Yates, Daw Hampton, Mable Hampton, Hade Cooke. LJGA ewspaper, Devoted to the E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C/ Plans for the Celebration Four States t Members of the North Wilkoaboro Kiwanis and Boone CivUao Clubs met together Tuesday at the Darnel Boone Hotel to complete plana for holding the Boone Trail Highway celebration here on the 2t*th, which will be participated in by four states and mark the completion of the famous thoroughfare through North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and on into Kentucky along the famous Wilderness Trail blazed by Daniel Boone on his pioneering expeditions from the Yadkin Valley into the unbroken territory across the mountains. Judge T. 13. Finley and Joe McCoy represented the North Wilkesboro club arid a considerable number of Boone Civitans came together to join in giving an actual start to the movement which the two organizations believe will culminate in the most stupendous celebration ever held in the mountain region. While the detailed program of tjie event could not be drafted at this time, local Civitans | will journey over to North Wilkes1 boro Friday and the exact order of I. events will be made known on Saii , urday. Gardner to Attend Governor O. Mux Gardner has been extended an invitation to be present A Proclamation Recognizing the great celebration of tb.e opening of the Boone Trail Highway on August the 29t.\ the bank*. and busineotx houses which conveniently can do so are expected to be cloned from 10 a. m. till 2 p. m. J. M. MGRETZ, Mayor. at the cerernoitien, has accepted and will doubtl?ss be introduced to the assembly by Ifon. Robert L. Boughton, Eighth District Congressman, whose successful efforts in securing Federal Aid for North Carolina highways has brought, him wide acclaim. Invitations have been likewise mailed to Governors Pollard of Virginia, Horton of Tennessee, and Sampson of i Kentucky. Prominent figures are expected to accompany each governor and make the* introductory remarks, i tentative plans calling for four 201 minute periods for ' their addresses, j following the beginning of the cxeresses on the State College campus at I 0 :30 a. m.* i The entire personnel of the road Congressm'n Spi : Won Ofiu*eThr< ! ? ?| By CLAUDE BERNARD WOLTZ i Main street in the interesting and - progressive town of Boone, N. C. t runs east and west. There is a grnd. linl ?ilnrw? of iVlrt-.ah-imi' ilnfil if- V-._ > es its highest altitude some two - blocks west of the Daniel Boone Hotel. From this point you can get a - general view .ot-both the tains i and the business section of the town. ! On this point is also located the old > Blackburn Hotel, whose one-time - proprietor and keeper was M. B. , Blackburn. This old hotel faces the new mpdi ern "Watauga courthouse and as you - enter it seems to remind one of the - old political campaign days of a for-; met generation. The large porch running along the side of the street for about a hundred feet only a few ; inches from the level of the ground, was at one time the mccca for laws' yers, statesmen, judges, politicians s and embryonic politicians in the day r of Romulus Linney, Esq. The hotel i contains twenty rooms, has two sto1 ries and as you sit on the porch in - a rocking chair, which Mrs. Hardin will ask you to take, you may look e toward Howards Knob and Rich , Mountain. Even if you have wanders ed through the Alps and after reaohi ing its highest summit, have stood e and looked down at the blue Med iterranean Sea and then glanced over a the sunny plains of Ttaly, you have e seen no more wonderful and picturesque scenery than greets you fron* this position in a rocking chair on il the front porch of the old Blackburr L Hotel. One can imagine the jokes fusses, political propaganda and the e trades mat uiuk piace yir uiis 0 when campaigns and court trials 1 were the principal subjects of con versation and when party politics anc I- political faction were rife in the days of thirty years ago. People took pol iuiws af i luuai y m muse uays out xoaaj s life has more of an economic aspeel and the question of tariff and fre< i- trade have been eclipsed by question: a of prices, supply and demand anc a consumption. Framed Photograph On the side of the long hall whicl runs the entire length of the build n ing, there is a room oft the left whicl n has been designated as a parlor oi sitting room. This room is on th? dem< Best Interests of Northwe IROI.INTA. THURSBAY, AUGUST 20 : Boone Trail Go Forward; 0 Participate | tufmv?issions of this state. Tennessee ;nhd Virginia, it is indicated, will be p&fe'cnt. Scores of newspaper men | from three states are being invited, : and Editor San t ford Martin of the J Winston-Salem Journal will be one of the principal speakers, he having '.been asked to make a discourse from; the subject: "The Importance of the 1 Boone Tail as an Interstate Highway " Mr. Martin has always been intensely concerned over the problem 1 of adequate highway facilities, more [ especially as regards this section of the country, and committee members f<&e? sure he will be present. Bridge Dedication Previous arrangements had called for the dedication and naming of the j ItS-foot concrete bridge across Lewis ! Fork hear the Wilkes iins to take ! placr on the site of the structure. | It bus now been decided, however,j j ? >r,nW?? thi* a part ol the program ! : at th? College, and it is practically ! certain that. Hon. R. A. Ooughton. j former chairman of the State Highway Commission and pioneer good roads enthusiast, will have charge of this feature. At that time the big bridge will he christened the "Wade Harris Bridge" in appropriate recognition of the able services rendered the mountain section by the editor of The Charlotte Observer. The Cphj tra! High School Band of Charlotte, un organization of GO pieces, and the Reynolds High School Rand of Winston-Salem, will furnish the music. It has net been definitely estab-j libhed who will act as the master ofj ceremonies, but it is most likely that Henry Reynolds of North Wilkesboroj will be asked to serve in that capacity. I * According to present plans, the celebration will have beer, completed; afc:i:ftO when a typical Watauga sfcyfi; pifcnie dinner wilt be served on the spacious college grounds. Committee members have indicated that a house ] to - house canvass will he made from | the Tennessee line to the. Yadkin j County line, and each housewife will j -be urged to prepare a basket large j enough to take cave of hcv family, | friends, and some to spare. Wataiiga {County is doing her utmost to bring | enough for a feast for a mfmiti.de land the "\Vilker Kiwanis Club is preparing to send over truck loads of j bread, peaches, apples, and other of (Please turn to Page 8) fin Rl ?~i jibL- 1^11 'e-** a V * Jjrim/?V1FU1 11 >ugli Personality j east side oC the building- and the j morning rays of a summer's sun 'stream through the windows and cast i a vivid and gorgeous glow on the [beautiful walls of the room. As if ! wishing to add to its cheer and hapI pmess. the sunshine fllills directly ; upon a large framed photograph of j several men of national prominence. ! They are all standing on the fear j of a train. One of thorn is a rugged, mustachcd, square faced individual, with large heavy teeth and with a characteristic bear-hunting grin. This is Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, and he is touring the South on a special train prior ; to the coming election in the fall. iNear him stands a young man still | in his thirties, immaculately dressed, and appearing, even more than the President, to "be of the aristocracy, bearing as he does, all the marks of intelligence, honesty, affluence and determination. Thi3 is Hon. E. Spencer Blackburn, member of congress from the eighth district of North Carolina, his native state. To say the least, one is struck with the idea that this setting is rather unusual. Here is a son of Watauga county, a member of congress, a friend of . Theodore Roosevelt and one of his companions on a campaign* train . through the southern states of this i nation. ! A history of Watauga county is Jy ing on the center table. Opening it i we find these wordsi "E. Spencer i Blackburn was born in Watauga i county Sept. 22, 1868; attended com imon scnoois ana academies and was admitted to the bar in May 1890. He ?"i *" "Vf*Hdirtlnflr 'm I ^AestATt n-i i 1894-95 of the state legislature. He - served his county ir. the state legis1 laturc 1896-97 and was elected speak i er protcm of this assembly. In 189{ - he was Assistant United States At r torney for the western district anc t assisted in the prosecution of Breesc > and Dickerson in the First Nations s Bank case. He was elected to ths I Fifty-seventh Congress March 1 1901, March 3, 1903, and re-electe< March 4, 1905. He died at Elizabeth i ton, Tenn., March 10, 1912. Inter - ment was at Meat Camp, the plac< i of his birth, eight miles from Boone r ?; s (Please turn to Page 81 )CRA :st North Carolina , l?3.l ? ~ : Tt it He s a t mhter : ? . . \ 1 m i ; "Alfalfa Bill" ^urr^ Gov?riK>c of Oklahoma, junjps to fame by shot* ting down oil wells to prevent overproduction and making interstate toil bridges free. REV. YEARBY Will BE PREACHER FOR | BAPTIST REVIVAL l . | Emincal Soulii Carolina Evangelic to | r Assist Rev Hick* in. Scrie? of Re- | j vival 'Services Wnich Are to Com-; j muufcc Kiuncay. mi wcnonnndrions Asked to Participate. Two Services Daily for Two Weeks. Revival services wili begin at the Boone Baptist Church Sunday morning. August 23rd, and continue V.niil September 4. according to announcement made by the pastor, Rev. P. A. Hicks. Rev. I. L. Yoarby, pallor of the Earle Str ;et Baptist Church of I Greenville, S. C.T has been secured to j assist with the preaching. The vi&itjing minister is a native of thin State, | !'a graduate of Wake Forest College j land the Southwestern Seminary. He] Idid a monumental piece of work at! ITarboro and led the congregation in I I the erection of a splendid house, of I worship. He has a great church aud i | a large congregation at Greenville jand is doing a fine constructive work! there. He is known as an unusually I ! forceful speaker, and bis messages ! !' are described as- safe; sound and spir-j itual. The public and the menbers of the ; other congregations in this city are cordially invited by the Baptists to j participate in the meeting. Mr. Hicks and his congregation are anxious that j the entire town may receive a blessout of the revival. | Services will be held Sunday m6rnI '*hg i 1 a. m. and evening at 7:30 j p. m. and each evening during the .week at 7:30. Announcements eover| ir.g the dxiy services will be made j later. .Charles Warner Dies At Zionville Tuesday ! Charles L. Warner, native of Co-r iuiuhus, Ohio,'clied at. Zionville Monr day after a long illness, and funeral | services were conducted Tuesday from the Baptist church and burial in the community cemetery. Mr. Warner .served with the medical corps during the World War and has been in poor health sinve his discharge several vears aero- Hiv\v'h?* mavrviorl -.jhonl j fourteen years ago t'-> Miss Fairy i Yonnee of Zionville and she and two daughters survive. Other details arc un available. Sidewalks Now Being Thoroughly Repaired This week a small crew of men has been engaged in the work of patching the concrete sidewalks at various points, where sunken spots and holes had appeared probably as a result of intense freezing during the winter months. In some instances the walkways caught puddles of water during showers, and the city fathers will have the thanks of all pedestrians for having much-needed repair work dope. I JUSTICE'S COURT The following cases have been disposed of bv Justice of the Peace E. N. Hahn. since last Thursday: Howard Folk, forgery, probable cause, committed to jail in default of $500 bond. C. B. Johnson, worthless check, judgment suspended on payment of - check and costs. ' Ransom Horton, forgery, not ! guilty. T TT_-_-_ ?5.Anlr B3SM jig RngSSggj ' judgment suspended on payment oi chock and cost. Roger Graham, assault with dead I Iy weapon, not guilty. J. S. Hayes, worthless check, judg I ment suspended on payment of choc! - and costs. 1 I). E. Hartley, worthless check - judgment suspended on paymenl oi . chock and cost. 1 .1. H. Hayes, worthless check, judg ment suspended on payment of checl j c.n . cost. I Mneo? T rp T-? 11 -I -.-v 1 -niwaia, u. a. t-rv.v?tie ana jljoci Caudill, of North Wilkesboro, weri 'visitors in Boone Monday afternoon JL ==r=~=* 1 = ==a? SJL50 PER YEAR ATT GRAGG HAS i \ GOOD CHANCE IN [FEDERAL CONTEST 5 jj ic?i Politicians Believe He Will Be | Name U. S. Deputy Marshal. Con* - iesi Believed !>jr Some to Have Narrowed Down ic Fight Between Gragg and Prevettc; Others Maintain Advantage (or Incumbent. Tbht Watt H. Grag;.r, secretary of the Watauga Building and Loan Associatien and prominent Republican I leader of Watauga County, has r.n : even chance for appointment United States Deputy Marshal, >now generally conceded hv politicians on both sides of the fence in this section, but admission is made at the | same time that the friendly battle being engaged in by (?ragg, J. T Prcvette of North Wilkes,boro and jthe incumbent, Mr. Jenkins, is going | to be a fight to the finish: I Mr. Gragg has absented himself I <:ojis;cierau;j irom ne ouy 01 late, land while he doesn't soy as much, it | is generally believed that he is cr. jiagod in a "check-up" of lEe member? of the Republican State Executive Committee, which body will recommend the appointment next November. Ax the same time J. T. Prevettc is going the rounds 61 the State, i calling on Republican leaders and j friends in the ranks and getting the :"lay of the land." He is no moan j campaigner and appears to believe i that he has the appoinlment pretty web sewed tip: Grrigg is rather silent on the, subject but is evidently sawing wood and don't mind to admit thai he has: an even chance. Most of his friends seem to think that his most formidable opposition comes from the incumbent, while others aver that Prcvetfce | is furnishing him whatever of worry I he might have over the ultimate outcome. Many Wataugans believe that Grogg will be. the organization candidate, and it goes without- saying that, the support of the heads of the | party would make him invincible. At j any rate the three -cornered race is providing & regular topic for conversation ir. Mr; Gragg's home county, and bis friends are exerting every influence to secure his appointment. It is understood that the official appointment. comes in January following the committee recommendation in November at which time it is necessary tl}ttt a candidate to. be successful-mast have a majority of the ! 85 members behind him. j 1 | Observe Orphanage Day : At Blowing Rock Church Blow-in? Hock.?[) . James I. Vahre <lciivevi>i! the seXmph fee the Grandfather Orphan?' JTmnr Pr.y at. trie _ mowing ?19 c k LTesbytetiar Church Sunday. The Grandfather Orphanage SeTV1 : - \ ;V??S| ice, which has been observed at the. ft : Blowing: Rork Church for a number | of years, was opened with a short jtalk by Edgar H. Tufts, president of the Home. Mr. Tufts veviewed the ! history of Grandfather Day. at Blow- ^ i m| Hock and asked that the Cliuieh j make the gift this year equal last : year's contribution <>f $ 1.000.00 Al't! er eight of the youngest children; of 1 Grandfather gave a program of songs ?Dr. Vance delivered the morning sermon. Dr. Vance's subject was aihpr j ism, developed from the text, '*The foi?l hath said ir. his Heart, there is no God." He said that atheism was the. oldest, the easiest and the silliest belief of man; and he attributed this belief to a weak head, a bad heart, or the wrong conception of God. The offering, which was made for the benefit of the Grandfather Home, amounted to $3,000. This Blowing Rock contribution has become an essential part of the support of the Home, and the administrators of the institution are most grateful to all who had a share in the gift. TO THE CHURCHES OF THE THREE FORKS ASSOCIATION This is to call your attention to the fact that on Tuesday ana Wednesday of next week, August 24 and 25, the association will meet in its 91st session with the Meat Camp Church. We want to urcre that ev i cry church in the association be represented by a strong delegation. Come early and remain till the close of the session. Those who have reports to write should have them ready and come prepared for a good discussion. Some of the leading Baptists of the Stale r.lo-nt>incr to T.roeotit 'PVtO church clerks should mail their ' church letters to the clerk, W. Y. Perry, not late" than thi3 week. . I.et us all look forward to a great - session. : I. G. GREER, Moderator. BOUND TO COURT ' Kerniit Wilcox was brought before Mayor Moretz Saturday on a charge - of operating an automobile while int toxicated and carrying concealed weapons. lie waived examination and was bound over to the fall term of : Superior Court. "* > Jack Bell, drunkenness, was fined . So and the costs. ' ft - - - /' " '
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