VOLUME XUil, SO. 15
flnS"
GRAVE ERRORS IN
I STORY Of UNNEi
?i;litb DUtrict C'jojTcsswao Tatke-i
U$uf; Witb WoiSc on Hi* Congrea
s:on?.l HUtory. Linnej
and Claude KsJclnn Were Not in
Cong/M? *t Swae Time.
Complete Letter.
Hen. Robert L. Do ugh ton. Eighth
District Representative in Congress
for more than twenty years, has
found the story carried in Inst week's
Democrat relative tt? the career oi
the late Col. Romulus Z. Linney, altogether
incorrect in so far. as the
historical data is concerned. The biographical
sketch referred to was
pared by Professor 0. B. Woltr..
Mr. Doughton submits a letter to
The Democrat in which he sets forth
the discrepancies found in the story,
and the same is published herewith
in full:
"My dear Mr. Editor:
"J have read in your paper of October
eighth, an article by one Claude
Bernard Woltz, entitled 'The Bull of
the Brushies.' This article purports
to Rive some very interesting information
touching the life ami public
services of Colonel Romulus Z. Linney.
who represented a North Carolina
District in Congress in the Fiftyfourth,
Fifty-fifth, and Fillty-sixth
Congresses, or from March !, 1S95,
to March 3, J 901.
"In this article a most graphic
account is given of p.n alleged debate
in Congress between Colonel
Linney and the late Claude Kitchin,
who defeated the last negro member
I of Congress up to the advent of Depriest,
a Republican of Illinois. In
glowing rhetoric Mr. IVolts recites
hew Colonel Linney, or as Mr. Wolts
terms him, 'The Bull of the Brushies.'
won n great victory over Mr.
Kitchin in a debute in Congress, and
how Champ Clark, who Mr. Wolts
says was Speaker of the House at
that time, threw his arms about Col.
Linney's shoulders and congratulated
him.
"The absurdity of this part of the
story is shown by the fact that'
Claude Kitchin nod Colonel Linney
never served in Congress a single day
simultaneously; Mr. Kitchin did not
enter Congress until the beginning
of the Fifty-seventh Congress, March
i. 1901, Mr. Linney retired at that
time, so there could never Jpiva been
any debate in Congress between these
two distinguished statesmen. More-,
over, Champ Clark did not become]
Speaker till 1911, ten years' after]
Mr. Linney's retirement.
So lni- as 1 know or have ever
heard, Mr. Woltz is the only man
lving or deail, Democrat or Republican,
to assert that Claude Kitchin
ever liau a superior in Congvi : oh
u debater, or thnt lie was at any
1 time worsted in. a forensic discussion,
either in or out. of Congress. T have
hoard many distinguished men who
served with Mr. Kitchin, including
Speakers Champ Clark, Democrat,
Joseph G. Cannon, and Nicholas
Longworth, Republicans, say, so far
as they knew, Claude Kitchin was
without an equal as a debater. In a
memorial address, delivered in memcry
of Uie late Claude Kitchin,
Speaker Long-worth spoke in. part, as
follows: 'Mr. Speaker. Claude Kitchin's
good nature and his sense of
humorwere always with him. I never
heard him in debate or in private
conversation apply a harsh or coarse
epithet ;o any man, and yet he was,
among all I have known in this
House, the most 'dangerous roan to
meet in debate. The memory of my
association with him will always be
one of the pleasant recollections of
my life, and particularly will the
memos y of our close and enduring
friendship abide with me always '
"Mr. Woltz has the effrontery to
insinuate that Claude Kitchin was
lacking in; courage. 1 quote the following
remarks which he says were
j"-._ j: i rt-.i* i T - .. Afv
i-. i uy VyUiviivi iuuii:*zy iu .ui.
Kilohin: . . but I wish to stay that
no man, and't emphasize no man,
not even the y nun ft, dashing representative
front North Carolina, will
dare mate those statements to me
outside the walls of tlie House of
Representatives of the Congress oi
the United States.' Anyone who knew
Claude Kitchin is a wave of the fact
that he possessed as much courage
both moral and. physical, as any man
who ever lived, and no one would
have ever challenged him tn vain rc
repeat any statement outside of the
Hall of Congress which he had mad,
within its walls.
"When one writes fiction he is
permitted to give his imagination un
restricted latitude, but when he as
sumes the role of historian he shoult
state feo+s and speak the truth, es
peciaHy when writing of the aeau.
"Nothing in this letter must bi
construed as in any way criticizinf
or in disparagement of Colonel Lin
ney, as nothing could be farther fron
my thought or purpose.
"Very sincerely yours,
' "R. L. DOUGHTON.'
Just at press time news <.<v.ues ti
Boone that L. L. Taylor oi Route 1
suffered a second stroke of paraly
sis Tuesday evening and his condi
tion . said to be critical.
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A Non-Partisan N<
BOONE
(Local Poet Recognizee!
By the Writers League
An attractive little volume, "North
Carolina Poets," issued by the International
Writers League, 1930, selects
twelve North Carolinians for
distinction. One of these is James
i Monroe Dow nam, of tie Appalachian
Stale Teachers College.
The honor comes to him, in part,
i a? a recognition of the merit of his
tsayri ?x jL,ue irom the Southern Appalachians."
a hundred-page book of
lyric poetry -which has claimed a
i ready sale and now calls for a seci
ond edition. Ir. his poems, the author
i reveals himself as a master of mel
ody. The choice vocabulary, the
charming imagination, the rythmic
beauty and the sympathetic human
quality of the writing assure him a
place Among the hards of the country.
W. EPENLEYDIES
IN STATE OF WASH.
Wt.j Native of WaUagM But HUd Resided
in Northwest for Forty
four Years. Survived by
Nine Children.
A clipping from an Okanogan,
Wash., newspaper tells of the death'1
or. September 17th of W. H; Penley, I
forme- Watauga man who had been
n resident of the northwest for forty
four years. He died at a hospital, the
dipping states, following a serious
operation, and had been in ill health
for more than a year.
Mr. Penley was 74 years of age,
having been born in Watauga Coun
ty in J 857. He went to Washington
in 1687 and settled in Skagit County,
where he engaged in farming. In
1017 he located on a homestead in
the Coiviile Reservation which had
just previously been opened for settlement.
For the past four years lie 1
had lived with a son, Scott Penley, 1
on his orchard tract near Okanogan, j
For several years Mr. Penley re- ,
sided at the old Floyd place in Boone,
where ho was most popular with a '
large circle of friends. Many of the <
older residents of the county who t
know him will hear of his demise with i
genuine sorrow. I
S Deceased is survived by the fol- i
lowing sons and daughters, his wife i
having preceded him in death several |
years: Mrs. Jack Morrison and Mrs. ]
T. G. Bat-iiburg, of Seattle; Mrs.
David R. Gilkey of Anacortes, Wash,, j
Mrs. C. J. Solbcrg of Okanogan, Mrs. 1
Clint Thomas, of Trade, Tenn.; Chas. i
Pnnlcyf'-'of Sedro-Woollcy, Wash.; i
j Scott and Harry Penley of Okanogan,
and Robert Penley, of Yakima, r
Wash. . . - ... .1
Mr. Peniay was a Mason of fifty j
years* standing, and had been a con- 1
stant attendant at meetings of the 11
order. Interment was made at Ever- i
green Cemetery, in Seattle. t
(
Expects to Gather
6,000 Bushels Apples |
Mr. It. T. Taylor, commercial or- '
chardist ?o the Deep Gap section, re- 1
ports perhaps the largest yield of
apples in his career. The Stark's Delicious,
which comprise a large part
of the orchards, hnve already been
gathered and stored for shipping,
while a large crew of men began
picking the Ben Davis, Winesaps and
Royal Limhertwigs the first of the
week, Mr. Taylor sprayed the trees
three iirccs this year as usual and the
quality of the fruit is exceptionally
high. He estimates that his total
marketable harvest will be no less
than six thousand bushels. A glimpse
of the overburdened trees, before
picking began, would rival the plates
of a nursery catalog.
CARS BADLY DAMAGED IN
COLLISION NEAR BOONE!
A near-fatal accident occurred on
Sunday afternoon one mile west of
Boone when a oar driven by Lester
Ragan, local young man, collided with
another driven by H. C. Webb of
Winston-Salem. The collision took
piaee on the sharp curve at Hines
Burying Ground, and both of the automobiles
were badly damaged. Mrs.
Webb, who was in the car with her j
husband, received a rather severe cutj
I on a lower limb, and members of tho.j
| party in the Ragan car received mii
nor bruises. Ragan was arrested on
t a charge of reckless driving and driv,
ing ur.dar the influence of liquor
i He will be given preliminary hearing
next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Webb
. spent Sunday night at the Daniel
. Boone. Hotel and went on to Winston
Monday.
1 MT. VERNON CLASS ATTENDS
MEETING AT JOHNSON CITY
, The singing class oi Mount Vernon
, Church attended a home-coming
I event at Bethel Church in Johnson
1 City, Tenn., last Sunday and rendered
several delightful vocal selec;
tions for the occasion. Bethel Church
? is one of the oldest churches in East
Tennessee. Many notable men have
been reared under its influences, the
. tt 11 _ r? -ii t>- i.
L> nuilUlUU'U vam/u ivccac uvmg unv
2 j of the roost outstanding:. Dinner was
-! served on the ground. At no time
i-1 during the day did the large church
! hold as much as* half the crowd.
swspaper, Devoted to the
, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CJ
First to Make Not
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Her
$25,000 vrlien they stepped out ot thei
by the Japanese newspaper, Asahi. 1
BARGAIN CARNIVAL
OPENS THURSDAY;
RUNS THREE DAYS
Thirty-three Boone Business Houie*
Join Together in First Co-operative
Selling Event. Valuable Cash
Prizes to Be Given. Seasonable
Meachandisc Offered at the Lowest
Prices Since Pre-war Days.
Last minute plans are now going
forward for the staging of Boone's
first co-operative selling event, and
from indications the first of the
veek it is deduced that the Fall Bargain
Carnival will bring an unprecedented
number of visitors to Boone
;he last three days of this week, when
more than thirty business houses of
:hc city are joined together in giving
shoppers the greatest degree oil
/alue for a dollar attained since be-1
fore the inflation of th?^ World War.
Printed matter is being distributed
tjv'er the local tr&dn territory, and a,
page ad appearing today in Th?
detailed acedttife"^
the inducements being held out to
the thrifty buyer.'
The widely-heralded event will
:ome to a close Saturday night when
four substantial c??h prizes will be
jiven away to as many shoppers who
lave patronized the co-operating
nerchants during either of the three
iay3. Names and addresses ?6f cus
omers must be Written on the trade
:necns, available at i.nc several
stores, which lVi turn will he deposited
in boxes, located at strategic
points along the street, three of
chero, and at 9:30 in the evening a
- ommittee of merchants will meet,
assemble the coupons, and a child
will select the winners. Should one
of those eligible he unable to be
present for the awarding of the
prizes, it is explained that money
will be mailed direct to filigzr address.
Present plans call for the locating
of a receptacle in the block
of the Theatre, one between the two
drug stores, and a third in the vicinity
of the feller Produce Company.
The merchants are anxious for customers
to deposit the trade coupons,
properly filled in, at either of 1ha
repositories.
Business men of Boone believe
that never in the history of the city
has the time for buying been more
opportune. With the approach cf winter
and the increase in the bill for
necessities, together with the lowest
prices since 1914, they feel that trade
records should reach a new high
peak during the Bargain Carnival.
At any rate, they want, the folks to
come to town this week and give
them an opportunity to prove that
Boone is the logical trading center
in the northwestern hills. Readers
will find paying information on page
three.
ATTEND BIRTHDAY DINNER
On Wednesday, October 7lh, a
party fiom the Sugar Grove section
motored to Elizabethton, Tenn.,
where they attended a birthday dinner
spread in honor of Mr. M. P.
Johnson, former. resident of Beaver
Dam. They reported a most delightful
occasion. Those who went from
Sugar Grove were: Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Vines and daughters, Mary
Lou and Carolyn; Mrs. Sena Cable,
Miss Hattie Vines; . Messrs. Frank
Vines, Spencer Cable and Mike Ward.
SOME Ptime KINS!
Mrs. P. C. Wyke's garden in Boone
this season prodnced probably the
champion pumpkin vine of the county.
The vine, a "volunteer" came up
in an onion bed, branched out in four
prongs that measured more than two
hundred feet each way, and thirty
pumkins set, all of which have ripened
to a golden yellow. The editor
will enjoy pumpkin pic, too, foi
Mrs. Wyke kindly sent him one of
the largest. Can anyone beat it?
iVj:' \ W'i,.
dem<
Best Interests of Northwe
kROLfKA, TEUKSDA f, OCTOBER 15
'-Stop Pacific Flight
~~ ^
ndon, Jr., were handed a check for
ir plane at Wenatchee, Washington,
flierc's plenty more in sight.
MDC I T UCMUDIV
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|DIES IN ROANOKE;
BURIAL SATURDAY
j Dr. O. J. Chandler Conducts Funera!
Services at Boone M. E. Church
Floral Offering Profuse. InterI
mcnt in City Cemetery, ilusoand
and Parents Survive. Large Crowd
I Attends Rites.
Mrs. Roystcr Critcher Henririx. 39, j
[wife of J. Turner Hendrix, formerly \
1 a resident of Boone, died in a hospital
at Roanoke, Va., on Thursday
evening, August 7. She had undergone
a serious operation on the eve- j
ning previous, from which she was 1
thought, to have been recovering, 1
when a heart attack occurred which 1
proved fatal. 1
The remains were brought to ?
Boone Friday by an ambulance from
the Moretz Funeral Home, and services
were held from the Methodist
:Church on Saturday afternoon at 2
ffikek. J- Chandler, pastor,
assisted Ky Tfcev. P. A. Hicks; was in
charge of the rites. The auditorium
was packed to overflowing with a
host of sympathizing friends. <
The floral offering was most profuse
and bore mute testimony to
the high regard in which she was held i
durinb- her oarthlv smhiiVir IJV.Ifnw
n ?
iog the service? at the church, interment
took place in the city cemelery.
Active pallbearers were Paul A.
Coffey, W. C. Greer, H. Grady Farthing,
George Greene, Henry Hardin.
Russell D. Hodges, A. E. South and
D. J. Cottell. Honorary pallbearers.'
included R. P. Preddy, H. L. Banard,
D. W. Howell, B. J. Council), J. A.
Williams, J. D. Rankin, George P.
Hagam&n, Dr. John 1). Hnganmn, Ben
A. Watson and John W. Hodges.
Flower bearers were Mrs. Paul A.
Coffey, Mrs. Grady Farthing, Miss
Ruth Cottrell, Miss Erie Greer, Mrs.
Graybeal, Mrs. Wiiilenei, Mrs. Bessie
Cook, Mrs. Frank William?, Mrs.
W. Ralph Winkler, Mrs. George
Thompson, Mrs. Russell Hodges, Mrs.
Ben Council!, Miss Louise Critcher.
Mrs. Henry Hardin, Miss Mell Trivett,
Miss Louise Hodges and Mrs.
Jessie McGuiro.
Mrs. llendrix was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Critcher, of
Boone, and was reared in this city,
where she resided until six years ago.
Smce that time she had made her
home in Roanoke, Va., where her
husband is affiliated with the Reynolds
Tobacco Company. She was extremely
popular in Watauga County,
and the entire community shares
grief with the husband and parents
in the untimely passing of the highly
esteemed lady.
Many Legionaires at
Charlotte Meeting!
A number of members of Watauga
Post* American Legion, went to
Charlotte last week to witness the
air pageant and to hear the address
of the National Cotnmanderj Henry
L. Stevens. Those going included
Lioneil Ward, Stuart Barnes, M. G.
Barnes, Roy Haynes, Bob Gingrich,
Henry Greene, B. A. Hodges, L. D.
Woodard, Cliff McConnell, Lloyd S.
T<yinrc Pharloc I V/vnn*??
Others going to Charlotte primarily
to witness the air performances!
were Bynum Taylor, Horton Gragg,
Edwin Hodges and Tom Cushing.
CATTLE MOVED TO VIRGINIA
More than two hundred two and
three-year-old steers, which were rei
cently bought by local cattlemen for
Ex-Governor Stuart of Virginia, were
taken up Monday, assembled at Sugar
Grove, and driven from there to
. tile Governor's broad acres in the Old
Dominion. The steers were of exceji
tionally high quality. Shorthorns predominating,
and the price paid was
around six cents.
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st North Carolina
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Grading Goes Forward I
On Link oi' Boone Trail j
Rapid progress is being made on
the grading of the stretch of Boone
Trail Highway from the end of the
crete to the ^intersection of the
Blowing Rock road in East Boone.
Anderson and Hanser Construction
Company has the contract and on I- j
verts arc being placed, the right-of- j
way has been cleared and a steam j
c'nnvpl 1C moVtrcr faar)vva?
the grading, which is expected to
have been completed before Christmas.
None of the old grade is oc-ing
utilized, and the new road will provide
almost an air line approach to
the city. While nothing definite lias
been given out it is understood that
the link of road will be paved during
next summer.
TO G ATHER FOOD
FOR ORPHANAGE!
Appeal Being Made Through Baptist
Churches for Produce for Thoraasville
Home. Needs of Institution
Are Urgent.
Professor I. G. Greer, trustee of
the Thomasville Orphanage, is issuing
the annual request to the Baptist
Sunday Schools of Three Forks Association
to furnish provisions to the
orphans this fall, as has been the
custom for many years. Practically
everything is desired, says Mr. Greet,
with the exception of cabbage, and
apples are particularly in demand. It}
is felt that with the super-abundance
of food crops in the mountains this
year and low market prices, that the
churches will even beat last year's
accomplishments, when they furnished
more edibles to the home than
came from any other association in '
the State. The full text of trie letter
being mailed to the Sunday Schools
is as follows: I
"Last week I was in Thomasville,
saw the children, and discussed with (
Dr. Kesler the situation at the Mills !
biome. The children are already be- j
ginning to look to the hills for
trucks that come down each fall to 5
bring them something to eat. They're (
like the child standing: at the window
or waiting at the gate for the return j
of their parents to bring them something
to make them happy. But <
parents of these children are not 1
coming. We must take the place of
the fathers and mothers.
"In this time of great need let's '
see if every church in the association 1
can't send a truck or help make up ]
u truck load of provisions. This fall '
our contribution should consist largely
of potatoes, good apples that can 1
be kept during the winter and canned
goods, course, such produce as
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i
Valle Crucis People
Visit Canadian Points '
A motor party composed of Rev.
L. F. Kent. Mr. and Mrs. \V. W. !
Mast, and Mrs. W. H. Wagner, alt
of Vaile Crucis, leaves Thursday
morning for Toronto, Canada. They 1
expect to be gone about ten days
and will visit Montreal, Quebec and
otherpoints in the Dominion, as well
as in the eastern section of the United
States. Mr. Kent v.*Ill visit his
father in New York while away, Mr.
and Mrs. Mast will call on a daughter
in Providence, R. I., and Mrs.
Wagner will visit a sister near Boston.
CHILD HEALTH CLINICS TO
BE HELD DURING OCTOBER
During the spring and summer
months local physicians have been
very generous in giving then services
once a month for free health examinations
for Watauga children.
There are times when every mother
needs advice as to the feeding and
care of her baby. Your neighbors'
advice is rarely ever worth taking;
your doctor has had both training
and experience, and he alone is qualified
to guide you in solving the particular
problems of your child.
The October Child Health Clinics
will be the last for this fall and will
be held as follows:
Boone, at Miss Fisher's home in
Cabin Colony on Thursday, October*
15th, at 1 .p. m. i
JBaiieys Camp at St. Mark s church
on Wednesday, the 21st, at 2 p. m.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
A son, Bynum Bidding Banner Jr.,
was born on Sunday, October 11th,
to Mr. and Mrs. Bynum Bidding
Banner of Banner Elk at Grace Hospital.
Mrs. Banner before her marriage
was Miss Marion Hubbard of
Wilkesboro, N. C., daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Hubbard of that
place. The baby's great-grandparents
Mr. and Mis. Joseph Hnhhard, are
still living at Wilkesboro, N. C.
MAMMOTH APPLES
Mr. R. L. Baldwin, of the Silverstone
section, has the thanks of the!
Democrat man for more than a doze:' i
enormous apples recently sent frc j
his Rich Mountain Orchards. The
specimens are of a yellow tint, vevg-l
ing on green, and wr.gh an average,!
of three-quarters of - pound each. !
iv-.V.:?
SI 50 PER YEAR
ART COLLECTION
DERAL DROUGHT
| ANS IN WATAUGA
-i ? Rant Seed Loan Agent Spends
*L .? t n _i f
_ _. , wv VOJ4 U k TT CCK in VOUII2
Has Arranged Schedule for
? Ti!Si Section Calling for Presence
Jvach Thursday. Seed Loans May
Be Paid and Interest Saved.
Mr. F. B. Benson, assistant seed
loan agent for the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, spent the first two
days of the week in Y%ratauga, preparatory
to the collection of the monervs
advanced locai farmers by the
Federal Government last spring for
the production of this years crop.
Mr. Benson is in charge of these collections
in the counties of Watauga,
Alleghany, Ashe, Alexander and
Wilkes and is maintaining his headquarters
for the present in Wilkesboro.
Beginning with Thursday of next
week, Mr. Benson will spend each
succeeding Thursday in Boone at the
Building and Loan office, giving the
farmers any information they may
desire and receiving payments of the
i?? ?- I"v
G. Farthing. Refreshments were
Served, which included portions of an
enormous birthday cake. The meeting
was a thoroughly enjoyable one,
and ail the guests and the people
generally join in wishing for the
widely-loved Confederate soldier
many happy returns-of the day.
CORN STALK IN INDIANA
REACHES 17-FOOT HEIGHT
Washington. 5nd.?Daviess County,
Indiana, issues a challenge to
beat its record for tall com.
A stalk that towers 17 feet, 1 1-8
inches was taken from a field on
the farm of Edgar Shoaff, south of
Washington. It had one large ear 9j
of corn more than 10 feet up on the
stalk.
Albert Beck, another farmer, snhuittcd
a stalk that reached 10 feet
3-8 inches into the air in a newspaper
contest in winch there w'ert
83 entries.
"You are lying so clumsily," said
jthe judge to the defendant, "that 1
I would advise you fo get a lawyer,"
\ .
: SsBl.
? vusihi iuan?. uc is anxious ciiat
farmers not understanding fully the
proposition get in touch with him,
and points out that should it be desired
he will be glad to meet with
groups in any section of the county
provided he has about a week's notice.
Those who desire to cuiiirnunicate
with him should address their
letters to him at Box 244. Wilkesboro,
N. C.
Prompt payment of the loans is
urged, one of the reasons advanced
being that the interest is computed
to November 30th, and that immediate
payment will result in a rebate
to the extent of the unearned portion
thereof. It is further urged that
farmers make payments in cash, it
ieiug explained that if personal
hecks are tendered, receipt for pay nents
will be held up until the check
s cleared. Mr. Benson is authorized
jo give receipts for all moneys, but
states that payments may be made
lirect if desired.
The agent explains that partial
payments may be made, but states
hat there has been no announcement
af any extension after the date of
maturity on the loans.
The amount of the loans made to
Watauga farmers to buy fertilizer
md seed aggregates $32,334.14, some
portion of which has already been
paid. The largest loan noted is $000
and some are as low as $15.
FORMER WATAUGAN VISITS
HERE FIRST TIME IN 48 YEARS
Mrs. -I. M. Morctz, Dr. J. C. Farthing
and T. Hill Farthing of this
htv are irreatlv eniovim* ? visit fvnn?
in uncle. Mr. Q. C. King, o? Seattle.
Wash., and his sister and her son,
Soy, of Somerset, Ky. Mr. King was
formerly a resident of the Zionville
roir.niunity and left this country
about forty-eight vcurs ago, never
having returned until last week. He
first located in Nebraska, where he
married, and for the past thirty years
has been a resident of Seattle. I
He has been engaged during the
most of his adult life in railroad work
and was retired last February on a
pension at the age of 70. He has succeeded
well and his niece and nephews
are delighted that he should have '' .'"J
made the long trip back, just to visit
with thern. His sister, Mrs. Cook,
ha?, been away for about fifteen years
but visited for a short lime here last f
year.
Dr. Farthing and family, Mrs. Movet7.
and their visitors spent the week
end visiting with relatives in Lenoir.
U. D. C. HONORS VETERAN
ON 87th B1THDAY HERE
?
The Watauga Chapter, United
daughters of the Confederacy, met
last Thursday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. IV. R. Spahibour, honoring
Mr. Spa in hour on his 87th birthday
anniversary. In addition to the memben:,
the following special guests
gathered for the occasion: Mrs. A.
V. Bennett and daughter, Mrs. RoInnH
Mfic^nwoc 'UN* or* I- U