Watauga Democrat. [volume], March 14, 1918, Image 3

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Wat Oaftuga Bemoaat
Town and County.
Pay yourtaxesby the 82th,
and save cost, says the Sheriff.
Mr. Roby C. Ward, of Sugar
Grove hai a lot of oice seed corn
for sale. . ' '",
Services at the Methodist
church in Paope at the usual
hours next Sunday morning and
at night. . -
Those interested will please
be on hand' at the lied Cross
meeting at the court house on
next Monday night .
Mr. Lee Swift and family, of
Reese, were over-Sunday vwit
ors at the home of Mr. George P.
Hagaman, returning Monday
morning.
Capt Raray, General Super
intendent of the construction
work on the railroad extension,
was in the village a i-hort while
yesterday:
Private Walter Green, in the
military service at Camp Severe,
passed through the village last
week en route to bis home on
Stony Fork on a five day's fur
lough. Messrs. Richard M. Green and
J. Patterson Hodges are now
working good squads of hands
on the railroad near Boone, and
seem to be enjoying it to the full
est. Mr, Mulligan, Superintend
ent of the construction work on
the good roads in Wilkes county,
was in town last week in confer
ence with our road commission
and Mr. Cole State Highway En
gineer, who is now at work in the
county.
Mm. C. C. Farthing and lit
tle children, after spending the
winter with relatives in Raleigh,
have returned to their home
near the village. The husband
and father, who has been work
ing at Baden for some time, will
return early in next month.
Hon. F. A. Liuney left for
Morganton Sunday afternoon,
where he will apiear with Attor
n;js Spaiuhour& Mull for the
Pitts brothers, who will be tried
iu Burke Superior Court this
we.-k for the killing of Dr. Henes
see at Glen Alpin some weeks ngo.
Dr. Hodges, of Cranberry,
was in town a few hours Tuesday.
He contemplates doing some con
siderable work on his Green Hill
property thissummcr, and, while
he did not tell us as much, ru
mor has it that he Is considering
the erection of a modern sanito
riuin on bis pretty place.
-Mr. W. C. Carroll, of Ruther
wood, was in town Tuesday and
placed an ad in these columns of
fering his personal property for
sale preparatory to leaving for
Montana early in April. See it
Mr. Cat roll is an upright, thrifty,
hard working citizen, and will be
missed in his community. Sorry
to see him leave.
Rev. L.C. Wilson, who recent
ly purchased a farm near Hun
ter, Ten n., was in the village
Tuesday, on bis return from that
section where he has been conduc
ting a most successful meeting
for the past two weeks he says
the most wonderful he has ever
held during his many jears of
ministerial work.
Mr., Clarence Prevettef the
popular wholesale dealer in pro
visions feed and produce at
West Riverside, was in the vil
lage Monday supplying his trade
here, and at the same timo look
ing around for a suitable site for
a wholesale building and resi
dence here; as he hopes to be o
pen for business by fall. He is a
genuine hustler, has agood trade
already established, and4Boone,
beyond question, is an ideal lo
ration for him. '
Me8Srs. A. J. Shnll Ron VA
misten and Robert Shull, all of
me Middle lork . section, with
their respective families, leftTu's
day morning for Beaver Dam,
Va., where they have purchased
farming lands and will make
their future home. A bad loss this
to the community, but we hope
for the good people abundant
successin their new locations.
At a church conference held
in the Baptist church in Bonn
last Sundav. Her. Mr. Onus nf
viianoue, was elected pastor for
tile ensuing year, the other two
churches on the charge Blowing
Rock and Cove L'nk Wine
elected hun previously. He will
mi n
mi ins nrst regular appointment
here on the fourth Sunday in
tins month.
Mr. J. D. Councill. while work
ing on a Ford car last week, had
the misfortune to cet his left,
hand badly cut and bruised by
the full weight of the machine
falling upon it. No bones were
broken, but he is unable to work
but little in his shop He can at
tend to bis duties on the Local
Exemption Board, when his ser
vices are needed.
The Sheriff says to tell von
that he will advertise as much of
tie property as possible on which
t he taxes for 1917 have not been
paid; the copy to be in the bands
of the printer not later than the
28th. after which full cost will be
charged. This notice is final, as
the Sheriff must make his final
settlement with the county com
missioners on the first Mondav
in May, and is forced to collect
It is no pleasure to him to take
this step, put existing conditions
ton es him to it.
Dr. Mc. G, Anders, of Gasto-
nia, who contemplates moving
back to Boone in the npar future,
was in town Tuesday making ar
rangements for some gardening,
etc. on the Judge Councill proper
ty, where he will live during ibe
summer at least. While here he
looked over some properties with
the Boone Realty Company, but,
so far as we' know, no deal was
closed. We .are gl id that the
Dr. and his splendid family have
decided to locate hre perma
nently, nnd trust they will find a
location just to their liking be
fore buying.
NOTICE.
To Whom it May Concero:
The buil'ling inateral for the
proposed Three Forks Cheese
Factory has all been bought,
a nd the factory willbecompleted
and put in operation within a
few weeks But this stuff must be
paid for. Now, all subscribed
must be paid in and all not sub
scribed must be taken up and
paid for by April 1. On thatdate
the directors will take up all
surplus stock in the name of the
Company and the books will be
closed. Then nome other man's
hogs will diink your cheese
whey if you sell any milk. A non
stock-holder is paid the same
price for his milk that a stock
holder receives, but is not allow
ed any whey from the factory.
This is worth a great deal, and
every family within two or thiv
miles of this factory that ever
has any milk to spare should
have a little stock, and this is
the last chance to get it. This by
order of the directors..
II. NEAL BLAIR, Manager.
Adv-2t,
For a Bad Cold.
Tftto rhamt arlnin'a f Ynnrii "Rom
dy. U has stood the test of
time and can be depended upon
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
Hot. T. I. fialey ti ha Candidato fir
Jodie.
(Political Advertising )
Hon. T. B. Finley will be can
didatefor Judge of the Suoerior
Court of the 17th Judicial Dis
trict to succeed Judge Edward
B. Cline, of Hickorv. who recent
ly announced that he would not
be a candidate for re-election.
This news will be gratifying to
Mr. Finley's mauy friends
throughout the district and also
throughout the state, afc he is
popular, as well as broad-mind
ed, learned, versed in law nud of
fiue judicial temperament.
Mr. Finley was a candidate for
this place in 1910 and at the
Newton and Hickory con ventions
received a larger number of votes
than any other candidate f r
more than 600 ballots, and made
close race lor the iudceshin.
Since that time the district boun
daries have been changed, Cald-
ell touuty havinsr been omitted
and Yadkin county taken in its
place. The district as now con
stituted comprises Wilkes, Yad
kin, Alexander, Catawba, Wa
tauga, Avery and Mitchell coun
ties. Captain Jones, one of Mr.
Finley's opponents in the 1010
campaign was lrom Caldwell
county.
Mr. Finley is vice-president of
the North Carolina Bar Associa
tion, having been elected to that
office at the last session of the
association which met in Ashe-J
yille several months ago. He was
formerly president of the local
bar association, and is deserved
ly popular with the members ofi
Al I . . I ... . I
ine uar ana me citizens of tre
district, who without doubt will
show their appreciation of him
at the primary next June, when
the nomination is to be made.
The Wilkes Journal. Oct. 20,
1917.
NOTICE OF SALE!
1 will on Thursday, March 28,
1918, sell to the highest bidder
two cows, one heifer with calf,
onn hog, a pet of harness, for a
a pair of horses, bridles and col
lars, all new, mowing machine,
some farm tools, hay, household
and kitchen furniture, inc'udiug
neaaly new Davis sewing ma
chine, some meat, corn and var
ious other things too tedious to
mention. Terms of sale, cash in
hand for any amount under ten
dollar., over ten, 6 months time
with good note.
W. C; CARROLL
Rutherwood. M. C. 2t
-Lees-McRae Institute
Graded School (Seven Grades)
High School (4 lears Course)
Also Music, Industrial Train
ing and First Steps in Nursing,
EIGHTEENTH SESSION
will begin on April 1 1 th und close
onDecember flrd.
Oldest, Largest, Sakst and
Best School in this seel ion of the
Mountains for girls.
For further particulars, write
Rev. Edgar Tufts,
n A NX Kit ELK, N. C.
NOTICE.
Under and by virtue of the power
of vale contained iu a certain inort
gape deed executed by A A. Gilliam
and wife, Julia Gilliam, to 'be under
tigued Mortgagee, ou March 21), lit 0
tofteeure the payment of (125 aud iu
terefit on the came from date, defnult
having been made iu the payment cf
any part thereof. I will eel) to the
highest bidder, for radii, at the court
house door iu Boone, N. C, on AIou
day, Maroh 25, 1018, between the
hour of JO o'clock a. in and 4 o'clock
p m. tho following described real
estate, to wit.: Lying aud being in
the county of Watauga, Cove Creek
Townonip, N. C. aud known and de
signated as follows: Beginning on a
white oak tree, now down, J. L. Ad
ams' and J. B. Blair'n corner, thence
running went with J. B. Blair'n and
Jerry Greeu'a line to two poplars,- J.
L, Adams' and Jerry Green's corner,
thence south 16 poles to a dogwood
In the 'I homes Swift old line, thence
east with said line 53 poles to a span
lsh oak. said Swift's corner, thence
south with said line 83 poles to a
white oak, thence cast 16 poles to a
dogwood, thence south with the old
Swift line to a oucuuiber In a field,
said J. L. Aditms' corner, thence east
701 poles wli h James W. Horton's line
to a -sugar tree on a ridge, thence N
with the main height of the ridge to
a locuft. J, B. Blair's corner. theDc
N 51 E 70 poire wjth the fence on the
ridge to a hickory on a knob, thence
wtst with the tonot the ridge with a
conditional line between J. L. Adams
and Win, HoIfcIuw and J. B. Ulnir
to the beginning containing 02 seres
more or less. Said sale will be made
to satisfy said debt, interest and cobt
of sale, aud deed in fee simple execu
ted to purchaser. Said mortgage is
recorded in Book M of mortgage, at
page 18
This February 21,1018.
L. P. MILLER, Mortgagee.
Don't Suffer with Con-
sripation, Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Dyspepsia, and
all the.ir attendant discomfort
DR. CALDWELL'S
Syrup Pepsin
The Perfect Laxative
is a combination of simple Laxative Herbs
with Pepsin, mild and gentle in its action and
I relieves constipation quickly, without -griping
or. other pain or discomfort. It is especially
recommended for children.
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50 at. (:,) $100
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DR. W. B. CALDWELL, 457 WASHINGTON ITRBtT, MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS
EAST TENNESSEE & WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD COMPANY
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Time Table No. 78 In Effect 7:00 A. M., Sunday, Oct. 14, 1917
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
EASTWARD
Id Class First Claaa
No. 61 No. 4No. 21
STATIONS
WESTWARD
First Class .Second Class
INo. lNo. 3No. 5No. 7
A. M.K M,A. M.Milee A. M.jPTTl :j'A7MP7r
7.15 1.00 10.40 Lv! Johnson City Ar ". "60 2 '.lop M0 TM
1.12 1.12 10.52 I.T Milllgan Collegs F. 9.15 2.35 9.20 J. 55
7.17 1.16 10.56 1.6 Watauga Point F. 9.2 1.2S 9.10 3.45
7.40 1.20 11.00 6.7 Bycamore Shoals F. 9.26 2.2 5 9.05 1.40
MO S 28 11.08 9.6 Ellzabethton 9.20 2.20 9.00 1.21
1.48 1.18 11.11 11.2 Coal Chut 9.11 2.13 1.45 1. 10
1.60 1.41 11.21 12.1 Valley Forge F. 9.07 2.07 8.30 1.00
I. 02 1.47 11.27 14.2 Hampton 9.02 2.02 1.25 2.66
9.20 1.64 11.34 16.5 Pardee Point F. 1.64 1.54 1.15 2.40
9.15 4.03 11.43 11.4 Blevina 1.47 1.47 8.05 2.10
9.45 4.08 11.48 21.7 White Rock F. 1.42 1.42 7.68 1.2
9.65 4.14 11.64 24 Crabtree F. 1.16 1.15 7.45 2.10
10.10 4.20 12.00 25.7 Roan Mountain 1.80 1.30 7.40 2.01
10.10 4.26 12.06 27.4 Shell Creek 1.25 1.25 7.30 1.60
II. 16 4.44 12.24 13 Elk Park 1.10 1.10 7.12
11.10 4.60 12.20 14.1 Ar. Cranberry Lr. 1.00 1.00 7.00, 1-10
A, M,P. M.P, M. A. M P. M. A. M.p. M.
No. No. 4. Stations Nq7T No. 7
TCB. p7m I I aTTT I XTT
11.40 6.00 Lr. Cranberry Ar. 7.60 1.25
1.05 6.12 1.2 Minneapolis Junction F. 7.38 I.M
1-16 6.22 .( Vala F. 7.10 7.45
110 5.10 I Newland 7.25 7.15
1.65 6.40 l Montezuma 7.16 T.15
5.65 12.1 Ar. Plneola Lv. 7.00
105 12.1 LlnvIIU i 7.95
110 11.6 The Gap : iV F. 1.61
1-40 18.1 Jeatea Siding- V:' F. 1.45
1.55 20.6 Townsend I F. .1S
1 05 22 Foacoe ' F. 1.25
116 21.1 Ar. Bhulla Ml Hi Lv. 1.11
P. M. A..M,
F Flag Stallone
Train 1, 2, 1 and 4 run dally and carry mall and paMengerf.
Tralne and 7 run dally except Sunday and carry paaaengert,
Weet bound tralna have right of track over trains of same or Inferior claaa, 1(U
NO train mUBt follow ftnnth! f.lnn.i Iban flvA MlnntA. H
Bpeed limit five mile per hour between Cranberry Wye and water tank. i.
Inferior tralna clear track Ave mlnutea before arriving time of other tralna.
GEO. W. HARDIN, V.-P. and Bupt
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wo will do our best to accommodate the peoplo and render the
greatest service consistant with sound banking.
Listen, Ford Owners!
I have installed a machine to rebore cylinders in Ford
cars, and fit new pistohs. Two essential reasons they
have more power and use less gas.
Bring me your cars and I will make them pull like" new
Scroggs' Machine Shop & Garage
LENOIR, NORTH CARuLlNA.
WANTED: A Ford body in good condition.
' The Elkland Supply Co.
TODD, N. C.
is as usual "stocked up" with the best supply procurable
for the wholesale and retail trade. Grain, flour, provis
ions of all kinds, and fertilizers always on hand. Coun
try produce of all kinds bought and sold.
THE TRADE OFf WATAUGA PEOPLE INVITED
N. M. Dobbin, Manager.
New Building near Todd Mercantile Co., Todd, N. C
Boone Realty Co.
Office in Court-House
We are prepared to offer some special bargains in real
estate to those interested in locating in or near Boone. If
you have property to sell, see U3; if you wish to buy, see
us.
If interested, see John W. Hodges, W. D. Farthing
IcrG. P. Hagaman.
N. L. MAST, Prm.
0, P. E AG A MAN, Cash.
W. C.COFFEY, VlrePrei
J. T. MILLER, AM'tCuh,
The Bank
- That Appreciates and Protects its Custom s
Capital, Sarplis, Prints mi Stockholders, libilit :: :: :: J5O,00MO
It has been tho policy o! this bank to render the greatest Bervicj
possible to the citizens ol Watauga county. We appreciate the
confidence the people have shown in us, ana the success they Lave
helped us to achieve in building up a strong banking institution.
With our improved equipment we are better than ever preperd
to serve them.
The Watauga County Bank
' BOONE, NOKTH. CAROLINA.