Watauga Democrat
An Independent Weekly Newspaper
Estoblished m 1888 and Published
for -15 years by the late
Robert C. Rivers. Sr.
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Entered at the postoffiee at, Boone.
N. C.. as second cla3s mail matter.
"The basis of our government being the
opinion o < the neople. the very .first ob
ject should be to keep that
right, and were it left to
me to decide whether we
should taAVe a government
without newspapers, or
newspapers without gov
ernment. J should not hesi -
tate a moment to choose the
latter. But I should mec-n
that every man should re
ceive ~ie*e papers and be
capable of reading them,"
? Thomas Jelterson.
THURSDAY. NOV. 2. 1<>44
BE Sl'KK TO VOTE
Tuesday the people of)
America iive given the privilege ofj
again choosing she met) who will j
s;ncle the destinies of their national, J
slate sm<! ,'tical governments, through!
the exeL-cise of the free hailc.t, ar.dj
certainly there has been no elect ion |
in history which deserves more re- 1
rious e< Misidcrat ion - 1 nan this.
W>:hottt t;o:rvg mto the various ar
gur^ tits for ;i*wt against particular
ttari.y -laws and individual candi
date.-'. the point to be made here is
?ri absoUiK' dsi'.y ef r-very qualified
v ni>r to go to the polls next Tues
day and register hi? or her choice,
and thus assume his rightful share
of governmental obiication. It is
questionable whether a person can
claim at! the i -!e:nonls H m model
citizen and refuse to exercise the
franchise. Let's all get out and vote,
whether the mark is. placed in the
tight or :?fi hard giljfinri. Jet's reg
ister o'.;r citoice. It's a privilege that
is not accorded the peoples of most
lands. ai;d is ene of the freedoms
our men fighting ood dying to
presj^rce.
War Fund Within
$800 of Quota
CONT!N17RP FROM PACE ONKI
ind Mrs Ed William;- So.
Upper Meat Camp? Mis. Howard
Gragg and Mrs. Wade Clawsor..
Solicitors
Hi S Jones S!. i'.i r, .mil Mrs. \V .
H. Greece $1, Mrs. AJex Tugmnr! $1.
Mrs Naomi TugniPX* 55. Mrs S&Uie
Chuvcii 50c, Mrs. CI. P. Phillip? $!.
Mr. and Mrs. K F. Greer $3, Mrs.
Waiti-v Davis 50c, Mrs. Chester
Jones $2, Mrs. Wilson Browv. $1,
Mrn C. C Greene $1, Mrs. J. A.
Idol Si?. Mrs. Raymond Jones $1,
Mr?. \V. O Brown Si, Mrs. W S,
Christian SI, John banning $1, Mr.
and Mrs Howard Gregg $5, Wade
Clawson S5. Ralph Hartley $1, Mr.
and Mrs. Vaup,hn Tugman $5, Veme
Greene Si. Mr. and Mrs. Ted daw
son SI, Mrs. Carl Byers $1, Mrs.
Troy Norris Si. Mr. and Mrs. John
Claw-son $0, Warren Greene $1, Pan
iha Greene SI. Mrs. Ray Ellison $1.
Miss l..oli Howe ?1, Rev. A. E. Mo
rel:*: ?1, J. Bynum Clawson S2. Mr#.
Juiian Sharpton $1.50. Albert Wood
ring SI, fit:-- ar;d Mrs. Hubert Norris
SI, Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Clawson $3,
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Greene $2. Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Brown $1, Mr. and
Mrs. Ronda Carroll S5, Mr. and Mrs.
Wondrow Greene. S2, Mr. and Mrs.
John Greene SI. Mr and Mrs. Frank
Wilson Si.
Zionville ? Kemp Wilson, Solicitor
Rev. R. C. Eggers SI. Mrs. Mo
zelle Thomas Si.
Todd Community ? Mrs. J. J.
Miller, Solicitor
V,'. S. Miller $10, Mrs. W. S Mil
ler $5, Mrs. James J. Miller $5, Mrs.
W. G. Cooke S5. Wiley Adams $2,
Mrs. H. R. McGuire, Jr., S2, T. A.
McGuire SI. Mrs. H. L. Moretz SI,
Mrs. Sallie Graham SI, James T.
Stanberry SI. Oscar Payne 50c,
Ruby Trivette $5, Ruth Trivette $2.
Lower Beaver Dam ? W. J.
Farthing, Solicitor
W. J. Farthing S5, Conley Isaacs
?1, Grady E. Tester $2, Mrs. Wil
metta Norris S2, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Farthing .$4, Mrs. Alice Bingham $2,
Mrs. Elizabeth Melby S2, Miss Kath
erine Sherwood $2, Miss Verna Ball
$2, Miss Vera Hagamar. $1, Mrs.
Simon Shull $1, Mrs. Ray Swift SI.
Mark Twain lived at one time
near a colored family, and used to
stop and chat with them. One day
he was met by the news that twins
had come. He said to the mother:
"This little one is a girl, X suppose?"
"Yes." "And the other one ? is it of
the contrary sex?" asked Twain.
"Yes," replied the mother, "dat's a
girl, too."
The improved outlook for tobacco
exports and the continued high
level of domestic consumption puts
tobacco in a favorable position for
the next year or two.
From Our Files
ITEMS FROM THE DEMOCRAT
OF OCTOBER 26. 1905
For some reason that is unknuw.o j
to us. William Ed in is'.en has resign
ed his position as postmaster at ;
Blowing Rock, and aspirants for the
job are many.
The deer hunters have returned
from Mitchell county, but neither ,
hoof nor horn did they bring-, some .
nice veinsoi; tliey had. however, and ]
i ernarkeci that atsaj> of '.hot kind '
was "high as a tree in Mitchell." !
Two wagons going in opposite di- ?
rections met near this office ; ester- j
day, and the driver in the one going |
west remarked: "This makes 99)
wagons I have met between here!
and Lenoir." These wagons, we!
suppose were all loaded v.-ilhj
mountain produce.
It hos so turned out that the f
school election in Boone district will |
have to be postponed until a later I
day owing to the fact that a later;
registration is required in an elec
| tion of this kind, and rfur people, as ;
la rule, were not aware of this fact,
until the registration books were
closed.
Thomas Triple It of Lenoir, got on
a "wrnz" last Monday, wont to one :
of the liyery stables in that town.!
and. mistaking a bottle of terse lo- j
tion of some kind for whiskey. j
drank it and died soon afterwards. !
Mr. Tripled was a brick mason, j
worked on the courthouse in Boone )
iroih , start t< ? finish, arid will be re- j
membered by : natty of our people.!
On last Tiiur?<iuv. Mi. Cnristian !
Moretz died a this home at Morelx. j
at the age of 75 years. His last ;
testimony was that he was going to;
rest. The burial service;- were eon- !
ducted and the will read at the resi- ;
donee ??n Friday ? evening by Rev.'
W. T. Albright. As the coffin did;
not arrive in time Friday, the body i
was iaid to rest in the family grave
yard Sav-r-lay with Masonic honors. :
NOVEMBER 2. 1905
The Junrduxka Turnpike is near-;
.ihf* completion, and a pretty road I
| it. 45-; H ? -SV.S
Moses H. Cone, of Blowing Rock, ?
spent a sh^rt \vh:l, t: town Monday j
evening.
Dr, E. M. Madron has been in
town this werk ,aiul executed some !
.?uti!'ul dental work while here, j
N. A. Jurney. after a visit oil ,
three week-' to her daughter, Mrs.;
SgBbRiwrs, on Friday last fori
her home in Obii. Iredeli count} .
She was accompanied as far as
Slatesville t>y her nephew, Oupt. E.
F. Lovill,
Mis.- Mattie Blackburn returned
last week fsom a visit to the Middle
and reports a most pleasant
trip. While at Seymour, Mo., she
was present at the marriage of her
eotg&fj Miss Ad:1 to Mr.
Samuel E. Trimble, both of that
city, which occurred on die 58tti ult
Miss Wattle was accompanied on
her return by Master Tom, son of
Mr. Wiley Blackburn, who has been j
with Ins aunt, Mrs J. R. Green, at'
Sembur for the past two years j
Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Moses, pro-'
prietors of the Jackson Hotel at
Sumter. 3. C.. have been in the'1
county looking up neipi for their!
hotel. From the number who left '
with t hem yesterday from the'
Bamboo section, they must have sue [
ceedc-d well. Following is the list: !
| Florence, Roby and Venor Lay ; j
j Lloyd and Maggie Cottreli. Eva Kir-i
I ley. Tyre and Claude Elrod, NUa, i
| loia and Lena Cook, and Dora
Critcher. We hope the young peo- i
plr may succeed well.
FINE DIAMONDS
B. W. STALLINGS
BOONE, N. C.
Church Hews
FIRST BAPTIST
Rev. J. C. Canipe, Pastor
Sunday School 10 a. ;is : worship
!1 a. m. and 7:30 p. in.; Training |
Union t>:15; Bible study Wednesday I
7:30.
LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD
Grace Lutheran Brotherhood met 1
last Wednesday t veiling in the par- i
sonage. The topic, "Onward Chris- !
tiar. Sldiers" was ably discussed by
various members. It was resolved
thai from the challenge of the topic
that each member should become
:aore alert and aclive in "personal
! evangelism." realizing that the
Kingdom of Heaver, advances as
"one tells another" of God's love
for a sinful world.
There -a er'_ 12 present. It was
voted to hold the November meet
ing in the parsonage.
PASTORS AND DEACONS
CONFERENCE
The regular monthly meeting of
Baptist pastors and deacons will be
held at the Boone Baptist Church
on the first Monday in October, at
2 p. m. The program is as follows:
?'FVriUces'. and th;1 Kingdom." by
H. E. N;.sh.
'The Habit jf the Early Csui-ch.'
t? \V D Ashley.
"Baptismal ^generation" by Rev.
Ben l.^c Ray.
Local Political Parties
On Last Lap of Race
I
I (CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE*
I the ticket, which is printed below:
' For United States Senator: Clyde
R. Hoey. D; A. 1. Ferreo, R.
For Governor: R Gregg Cherry,
D: Frank C. Pat ton. R.
For Lieutenant Governor: L. Y.
Ballentine, D; George L-. Greene, R.
For Secretary fo State: Tbsd Euro.
D: W. H. Gragg. R.
For State Auditor: George Ross
Pou. D: J. M. Van Hoy, R.
For State Treasurer: Charles M.
Johnson, D; S. B. Roberts, R.
For Supt of Public Instruction:
Clyde A. Erwin, D. B. Carl Fussell,
R
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
W. Kerr Scott. D: Clarence T. Alien.
R
For Commissioner of Insurance: '
William P. Hodges, D; Ilalsey B. i
I-cavit!. K
For Commissioner of Labor: For- :
rest H Shuforti. D: Juf . E. Spence, I
Jr.. R.
For Associate Justices of Supreme.
Court: A. A. F. Scawell ,D, William j
A. Dc-uin. D. E. P. StihveH, R, Al- !
geriton 1< Butler, R.
For Member of Congress, 9th Dis
trict: Robert L. Doughton, D; Emory
C. MeCa!!, H.
Amend men.
Five constitutional amendments
which are to be \ ited on are ex
plained in another story in this is
sue. No interest has. been shown in
these proposals l>y either party in.
Watauga, and the vote will likaly
be negligible.
Ninth AUCTION Annual
100 Choice
REGISTERED HEREFORDS
70 Heifers <7 to 18 Months) 30 Bulls
TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA
Saturday, Hovember llih
Modern Type, the Blocky. Deep Mellow kind
with Dependable Background. Blood of Na
tional Champions.
TAZEWELL HEREFORD BREEDERS
D. >V. LYNCH, Secretary, Tazewell, Ya.
(WRITE FOR CATALOGUE)
A close-out sale of the merchandise on the second floor of our store, which
was damaged by fire, smoke and water in Sunday's fire, will begin
Thursday at 9 O'clock
All this merchandise will be sold at a drastic reduction, and our loss is your
gain. Never will you have such an opportunity to save as now.
OUR FIRST FLOOR WILL ALSO BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS USPAL
THURSDAY MORNING.
HUNT'S
DEPARTMENT STORE