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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
4
Detailing North and South Carolina news, the piece notes a new law abolishing capital punishment for some convicts awaiting execution while confirming it remains for others. It highlights the shift to executions at the state prison, possible last hangings, and includes related commentary from Major Hemphill and assorted local notices.
Public auction of delinquent real estate taxes for 1905 1909 in Beech Mountain Boone Blue Ridge Elk Towndrip and other townships. Sheriff John W Hodges lists numerous names with tax amounts, announcing sale at Boone courthouse on May 8 1900 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to satisfy taxes costs and advertising fees.
A poetic reflection urges harmony and beauty across earth and season. The call emphasizes collective effort to remove blemishes, awaken shared rhythms, and celebrate people everywhere in a hopeful, inclusive tone.
The Bank of Mountain City sues Geo M McGuire M M McGuire and Bettie Greene for 250 dollars plus interest on a note. George M McGuire must appear at the next term, starting the first Monday after the first Monday in Sept 1909, at Boone North Carolina to answer the complaint.
The Minole legislature considers a bill to prohibit marriage for habitual drinkers deemed unable to marry. A yearly affidavit must declare no intoxication twice in the past year. The plan would sharply curb marriages, the Utica Press notes, naming many respectable men as potential cases.
The Daniel Boone Home on the Yadkin in Davidson County may be preserved through a General Assembly chartered association. Phillip Showers grants property on his plantation to the group to maintain the site and reconstruct the cabin where Boone spent years. A deed signed by Daniel Boone and bearing his wife’s mark is on file in Rowan County.
Under court authority in the Martha McGuire vs Davis case, the Boone NC sale will open at the courthouse on May 3, 1909. The tract lies on Cove Creek, adjoins J M McGuire and others, contains about 200 acres, valued at 1859.49 dollars plus costs, to be sold to the highest cash bidder. Commissioner L D Lowe announces the sale details.
A fragmentary reminiscence mocks newspaper work and editor duties in a rambling 19th century style. The speaker laments editor mistakes and the grind of printing life while venting about subscribers and pay.
N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont writes that Dr Kirg's New Life Pills have been used for years as a family medicine. He claims the pills relieve chills constipation biliousness and headaches and notes they cost 25 cents at all druggists.
A fragment notes a man distracted by his neighbor when opportunity arrives, implying he misses a chance due to preoccupation with others. The tone suggests a cautionary adage about focus and timing in daily life.
By power of sale in a mortgage to J R Phillips mortgagee I will on May 3 1909 at Boone county courthouse at 12 oclock noon offer for cash the tract in Cove Creek township bounding J H Mast and Rayfield heirs line beginning at a sugar tree and ending at Bumgarner and Rayfield lines described in Book M page 20 of the Watauga register of deeds This is a straight sale notice dated March 27 1909 and signed by A Fletcher attorney for the mortgagee.
A mangled excerpt discusses social views on women and drinking, noting that courts and engagements affect behavior. It mentions men claiming to be guided by propriety, and a reference to alcohol and courting as part of the discourse.
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