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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
5
Local residents travel and visit relatives as Watauga eases into spring. Notable items include Miss Helen Hagaman’s improving illness, new jail talk, dirt for the Christian Advent church, and plans to move or expand homes. The week features recitals, post graduate plans for Prof Wright, and Chevrolet shipments prompting eager buyers.
The Fifth Sunday Meeting at Yellow Hill Baptist Church begins Saturday May 30 1925 at 2 p m with sermons on prayer and its results by Rev W D Ashley Rev B F Wilcox and Rev D M Wheeler. Evening service 7 30 includes sermon by J Amos Hampton Sunday features Sunday School 10 am sermon 11 am on The Spread of the Gospel and 7 pm program on The Sunday School Its Mission and Relation to the Church led by Z T Green H L Beshears L M Hodges N L Harrison and others.
The Methodist revival ends with 27 new church members and 38 since conference. Attendance at Boone and Blowing Rock is noted, Blowing Rock revival continues with large crowds. Jeter Ramsey leads singing, 239 attend Sunday School amid local sickness and distress. William Hamilton Hardin funeral held, Prof Downam to preach Sunday, Woman's Study Class to meet and begin a new study book.
Boone Baptist Church announces Sunday School at 10 a m worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m B Y P U meetings at 6 30 p m prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m Last Sunday Sunday School attendance was 258 The church mourns the death of Mrs G P Hagaman and urges members to honor her memory by renewed devotion to the church and its mission
The Raleigh Observer of June 27, 1878 reports agitation over modern dancing. A Presbyterian critic condemns it as unreligious while noting past decorum where men and women never danced closely. The piece contrasts then strict arm length dancing with today’s lifts and embraces.
The narrator muses on future dancing as the art evolves beyond current norms linking closely folded embraces with athletic feats and danger. He predicts a future where ultra modern reporters may ridicule today’s intimate style, but contends that progress will not halt dancing.
The panel parodies fear of modern risks with Ed Pardy style humor. Perkins asks about Bill Tompkins while Johnson reveals a rattler sting joke. The quip contrasts a rattlesnake and a used car as the feared hazard.
For sale 23 percent owner offers six acres timber and balance cleared with three room house and out buildings. Fine young orchard bearing. Springs and branches water the place with state highway 69 through it seven miles to Boone and four miles to Elkland. Near school and church. Ideal for truck farming and poultry. Also one residential lot in East Boone offered by S O Stanbury Boone NC.
Dialog frames a joke about seventeen thousand and twelve hundred eighty two elephants needed to make billiard balls last year. Dumb Dan notes the oddity, as Knutt confirms the surprising fact and its precision in a light, period voice.
Lost on April 21 between the photographer's office and residence of W S Christian a lady's Parker Pen black with gold trimming Finder to return and receive reward Marie Dugger Boone N C
For 50 years the standard eye specialist and for 25 years the practice has set the comparison standard for state optometrists. Drs A W and F M Dula pledge to maintain the same high standard for the next 25 years.
Sheriff L M Farthing announces a Monday May 4 1925 cash sale of T F Lovill and others right title and interest in a 58 acre tract adjoining I L Smith Linney Barnes John E Brown William Lovill Jr A H Hodges B H Moody W H McGhee and others and deeded lands except a 2 acre homestead described by metes and bounds. Sale 10 am to 4 pm. April 3 1925. Sheriff L M Farthing.
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