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Oldest Alleghany Connty School
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Shown above is what is believed to be the oldest
school house in Alleghany county. It is known as the
Stone Mountain school and was formerly located in
Wilkes county before the county line was changed.
History Of Stone Mt. School
Given By Sparta H. S. Student
By Iva Dean Royall
(Editor’s note: The follow
ing article, written by Iva Dean
Royal, Sparta high school stu
dent is published in connection
with the educational edition of
The News since it gives a pic
ture of schools in the early
days:)
Stone Mountain school at its es
tablishment was in Wilkes coun
ty but is now in Alleghany since
the county line was changed.
The building was made of oak
logs and covered with split chest
nut boards. It had a puncheon
Door which is split logs fastened
iown with wooden pegs. It had
no windows and only one crude
little door.
It was established about 1850.
lohn W. Royall, grandfather of
[va Dean Royall, attended school
there in 1852-1853. The students
raced every morning to see which
Mie could get therte first because
the first one there in the morn
ing had his lessons first during
the day.
One morning my grandfather
jot to school before anyone else
so he hid behind the door. Be
fore long he heard another stu
dent coming down the road. It
was Columbus Roberts known as
‘Lum.” His home-made shoes
made a loud cracking sound on
the rocks as he ran. It was just
beginning to get daylight as he
jumped in the door and shouted,
“ME FIRST!”
The school term was from six
to eight weeks. The school hours
were from daylight until dark.
They studied the Webster’s spel
ling book, known as the “Old
Blue Backed Speller.” They had
an oral lesson in spelling about
four or five times each day. They
studied Fowler’s arithemtic when
they weren’t studying spelling.
Rev. William Miles taught
school there for two years. He
was from Chinquapin Flat, which
is now known as Mountain View
in Wilkes county. He married
Margaret Roberts who was one
of his students. He was a Bap
tist minister for about fifty
years and a moderator of the
Primitive Baptist Association for
twenty years.
Rev. J. E. Roberts also taught
Twin Oaks News
Mr. and. Mrs. Ray Livesay, and
son Floyd, Woodstown, N. J.,
spent last week end with her
grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Crouse
who was celebrating her 86th
birthay.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Irwin spent
Sunday afternoon with her mo
ther, Mrs. S. Jane Sanders at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Richardson, Citron. Tom Gwyn,
Winston-Salem, stopped with
friends heer Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Eutace Crouse,
Sparta, visited relatives here,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kincade,
and children and Mrs. Lester
Fender attended the program at
Piney Creek High School Sat
urday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Estep and
children spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. Kilby At
wood, here.
Mrs. Chas. Pugh and son and
Mrs. Cleo Reeves spent awhile
with Mrs. Gene Irwin, Tuesday
night.
Mr. an^ Mrs. Harry Smith,
Bristol, Tenn., spent the week
end with relatives here.
J. E. Irwin spent Wednesday
night with “Aunt” Alice At
wood, at Twin Oaks Farm.
Mr. and Mrs.
children span*
ty, Galax, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Sexton spent
■feMifiliilattves a'
school there. He was a South
ern Methodist minister. Later he
was commissioner of Alleghany
county for eighteen years.
There are no records of school
being taught there after the
Civil War.
In 1933 a large forest fire came
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near Cumberland Knob Park.
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Wanted: Painting, anywhere in
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all work guaranteed. Contact,
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FOR SALE—Fryers, 2^4-314
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FOR SALE:One good team of
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SLIP LOVERS and XJnAr
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Imperial and United Wall Paper.
Pittsburgh paint—Gifts . . Toys
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FOR SALE—New turner hay
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Price complete $795.00. Without
motor $595.00 On steel wheels
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FOR SALE—New turner hay
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Complete $745.00; less motor
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FOR SALE—Drive-way gravel
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estimation. Contact, S. C. Roberts,
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Edwards’ Meadow located at
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Emmet Reeves, and others. This
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WANTED—Locust post, sawed
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left untouched.
This is believed to be the first
school established in what is now
Alleghany county.
After nearly one hundred
years the old school building
still stands, but it is in a very
dilapidate^ condition.
Kelly, ' Walter, and Charlie
Miles now own the land on which
the old building stands.
Whitehead News
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Fender, Mrs.
Lonnie Caudell, Miss Pearle
Bange and Mrs. E. E. Caudell, vis
ited Rev. Fred Blevins, who has
been seriously ill in the Wilkes
hospital, last Sunday.
Mrs. Elvira Caudell remains ilL
Those visiting her Sunday were:
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Caudell, of
Glade Valley, Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Wagoner, Mr. and Mis. Ray
E. Caudell and Miss Ruth Caudell.
Saturday services at Liberty
Baptist Church will be held at
2:30 p. m. and the W. M. U. will
meet at 1:00 o’clock. There will
be an all-day service on Sun
day.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES
SALE OF LAND
As Trustee in a certain Deed
Of Trust Executed by W. Q. Hig
gins and wife, Docia Higgins, to
the undersigned Trustee to se
cure payment of note to Ruben
Hash, default having been made
in payment of said note, and de
mand for the sale of the. land
having been made, I will offer
for sale at Public Auction at the
Court House Door in Sparta,
North Carolina, on the 31st day
of May, 1947, at 11:00 A. M., for
cash, the following described,
tract of land:
, BEGINNING at J. M. Caudill ’
and Ross Jolly’s corner on the 1
bank of Cherry Lane Mountain
View Church road, then running
with said road to Brush Creek:
then down and with said Creek
to R. F. Shaw’s line;* then with
R. F. Shaw’s line to a Spanish
oak, R. F. Shaw and J. M. Cau
dill corner; then with R. F.
Shaw’s line to Richard Shaw’s
line; then with Richard Shaw’s
line to Jim Shaw’s line; then with
Jim Shaw’s line to Ross Jolly’s
l*ne; then with Ross Jolly’s line
to the beginning. Containing ,
ISO acres, more or less. ■
This 26th dtay of April, 1947.
R. F. CROUSE,
Trustee.
5-l-4tc
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
As commissioner appointed by
the court in the case of Floyd
Andrews vs. Vernon Andrews, et
al, in the Superior Court, Alle
ghany County, I will offer for
sale at Public Auction on the
premises on the 23rd day of May,
1947, at 11:00 A. M. the following
described tract of land:
—, -■—... ■ . i l.n[i.jS,!;—
Situated in Alleghany County*
North Carolina, containing 133
acres, more or less, and bounded
and surrounded by the lands of
Dr. P. L. Choate, John Edwards,
Kenneth Hudson, George Sparks,
Lundy Fender, Roscoe Edwards,
and Homer Edwards.
This is an excellent farm and
will be cut up in small tracts,
and will be sold for 1/3 cash,
and the balance on six and
twelve months time.
This 22nd day of April, 1947.
R. F. CROUSE,
4-24-4tc Commissioner.
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We, too, are proud of you and of our fine school system and teachers.
To every graduate, we extend.
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