Wife Saves Husband From Copperhead Bite While Vacationing
Mrs. Zabriskie sucked venom from her husband's leg after a copperhead bite near Blowing Rock North Carolina. Rushed to Blowing Rock hotel doctors treated him for hours and he survived. The incident highlighted local resort life and the couple's summer stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald-Tribune
Fredrick C. Zabriskie
Hackensack
N. J
Blowing Rock
Ues
Zabriskie
Rich graphite mine discovered on Meredith Reavis farm
A 120 pound block of graphite testing 94 percent was found four feet underground on Meredith Reavis farm in northern Iredell. Prospects show graphite at multiple sites on the property and major manufacturers praise the quality. Local parties plan to organize a company to develop the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
Meredith Reavis
Iredell County
Lazenby- Montgomery Hardware Company
United States
North
Iredell
Deep Gap Opens New School and Auditorium
The Deep Gap Consolidated School opens with Miss Watson and Messrs Sales and Hardin as teachers. Attendees expect record attendance as families travel from nearby communities to the new building. The Saturday community meeting drew a large crowd. Prof I G Greer and Miss Ruth Rankin performed to an enraptured audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Olds
Rankin and Wilson
Gragg
Watauga Building and Loan Association
Anderson
Ashe Co
Supt. Hagaman
Bob Taylor
County Board of Education
Miss Watson
Jones Lutz
Hudson
A. J. Moretz
Deep Gap
Jim Ragan
Ragan
Jason Moretz
Gorman
Watson
Messrs Sales
Hardin
I. G. Greer
Ruth Rankin
State Association of County Commissioners Visit Boone
Through local Board of Commissioners influence the State Association of County Commissioners will visit Boone for a short stay. On August 13 a picnic dinner will be served on the court house green for a delegation of county citizens and dignitaries. May Wataugans are urged to bring baskets and display Watauga hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
State Association of County Commissioners
Mayview Manor
Boone
Cpurt
S. C. Eggers
D. Clark Appointed Cashier at Valle Crucis Bank
W D Clark and family plan to relocate to Valle Crucis as Mr Clark becomes cashier at the Valle Crucis Bank after 24 years in Statesville. He has ties to Henkel Craig Live Stock Co and recently entered retail grocery business in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
W. D. Clark
Valle Crucis
Clark
Valle Crucis Bank
Henkel-Craig Live Stock
Monument to Bryan proposed at Arlington grave
A Bryan memorial service in Richmond urges a nationwide campaign by Christian churches to fund and oversee a monument over William Jennings Bryan’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery. Dr. Len G. Broughton suggests Josephus Daniels as funds custodian and envisions a united religious effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Richmond
Christian Churches of America
William Jennings Bryan
Arlington National Cemetery
Bryan
Len G. Broughton
First Baptist É Church
Jacksonville
Fla
Dr. Broughton
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
Bryant
Wilson
Broughton
Daniels
America
Dayton
Darrow
Court House
Women travelers from Winston Salem praise Boone area
Mrs H D Shull Mrs Snow and Miss Bernice White of Winston Salem are visiting the Daniel Boone mountain country. They enjoyed the mountain resorts and say Boone is their preferred place, hoping to stay longer before the season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Shull
Mrs. Snow
Bernice White
Winston- Salem
Daniel Boone
Boone
Notice of Execution Sale in Watauga County North Carolina
The Superior Court of Watauga County directs L. M. Farthing Sheriff to sell on September 7, 1925, at 1 p.m. at the courthouse to satisfy an execution against Boone Fork Institute. The property, described by metes and bounds along Boone Fork Creek, totals 87 acres. Sale is for cash to the highest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Fork Institute
Superior Court
Watauga County
Court House
Boone Fork Creek
Mile Post
Stephen Coffey
Sourwood
Coffey
L. M. Farthing
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Watauga Democrat
Rivers Printing Company
R.C. Rivers
Rob. Rivers, Jr
Boone N. C
State Association CO
Mr. W
D. Clark
Watauga County Bank
Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Wilkes-Watauga Line
H. W. Horton
Farmers Hardware & Supply Co
Preas Company
Boone Drug CO
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Watauga Furniture & Lbr. CO
W. R. Gragg
Eta
Fies Castoria
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!