Local Affairs Roundup Reports Births and Visits Across Counties
A birth news item notes a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Curt Hodges of Adams last Wednesday. The column records visits by P. A. Coffey in Taylorsville, Miss Margaret Hahn in Boone, and Mrs. H. C. Payne in Taylorsville visiting relatives, with notes on weather and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Hodges
Adams
P. A. Coffey
Taylorsville
Margaret Hahn
Boone
W. W. Call
Wilkes’ Journal
W. N. Ragan
Golden City
Clarence Red
Robeson
Kansas
F. E. McCoy
Davis City
Iowa
S. E. Ragan
Tulsa
Okla
Watauga
Memorial Service for Seven Congregation Members
A memorial service was held at the Baptist church on Sunday for seven congregation members who died in the past year. The deceased included Mrs. G. W. Gragg Col. W. L. Bryan former Boone mayor W. R. Gragg Miss Marcella Cooke Claude Gragg Richard R. Johnson and Prof. D. D. Dougherty. Prof. I. G. Greer and Mr. Smith Hagaman led special music memorial resolutions and honorarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
G. W. Gragg
W. L. Bryan
W. R. Gragg
Boone
Marcella Cooke
Claude Gragg
Richard R. Johnson
D. D. Dougherty
I. G. Greer
Smith Hagaman
Milton J Greene Dies at 55 In Missouri Home
Milton J Greene a Blowing Rock native and Missouri resident died at his Hopedale home on August 3 at age 55. He leaves his mother Mrs R A Greene of Sparta two brothers Roby of California and Horace of North Carolina three grandchildren and three alien in laws Mrs James Davidson Ontario California Mrs Raymond Phillips Ozark Missouri and Estell Greene Ozark Missouri. His widow mourns as her elderly mother had just died days before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton J. Greene
Democrat
Blowing Rock
Missouri
Hopedale
James Davidson
Ontario
Cal
Raymond Phillips
Ozark
Estell Greene
R. A. Greene
Sparta
Roby Greene
California
Horace Greene
North Carolina
Fires sweep forests as town repairs and losses rise
Aug 21 1890 dispatch reports wildfires on Stone and Beech mountains and east of the Blue Ridge. The state pension fund of 81000 dollars will be distributed on the 30th. J F Hardin returns from Tennessee with horses and plans Southern market sales. Sidewalk upgrades under N N Colvard progress, boosting town convenience. A runaway team injures driver J L Le Noir but causes no serious harm. W C L Hutcher store at Elk Cross Roads burns, stock lost though insured. Hulcher uninsured. A letter from B J Councill notes George Eppersons livery stable and 16 horses burned with unknown losses.
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Democrat
Stone and Beech Mountains
Blue Ridge
State Pension Fund
John Hardin
Ashe
John
John F. Hardin
Tennessee
N. N. Colvard
J. F. Spainhour
W. C. L. Hutcher
Elk Cross Roads
Smith Ragan
Hulcher
Trained Animal Show Arrives in Boone With Fox Hunt
Honest Bill and Moon Bros present England's fox hunt on canvas in Boone with two shows on Monday September 2. The event features trained horses, fox hounds, and a dramatic chase with leaps over obstacles. Two performances will be offered, with an additional shows at Banner Elk on August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honest Bill and
Moon Bros
Boone
England
Fox Hunt
America
Honest Bill
Banner Elk
Evangelist Dr E P Taylor Draws Crowds in Boone Revival
Large crowds attend revival services at the Methodist church in Boone begun last Sunday with Dr E P Taylor of Batesburg S C delivering powerful gospel messages. Services run through Sunday September 1 with several large South Carolina churches allowing his two week stay.
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Methodist Church
E. P. Taylor
Batesburg
S. C
Taylor
Boone
Alexander Hagaman Loses Leg in Threshing Accident
Alexander Hagaman, whose early life included a crushed leg and amputation from an old threshing machine, later began medical study under Dr. James Butler before turning to teaching and clerking in Uncle Harvey Dougherty’s store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hagaman
James Butler
Tennessee
Harvey Dougherty
Longtime Beaverdam Resident Hagaman Dies
The obituary notes the death of a longtime Boone resident who moved to Beaver Dam spending his life on a farm. Survived by seven children, four sons and three daughters, with Charles in Hickory. A widow Anna, daughter of Rev Stephen Farthing, and many Hagaman Dougherty and Farthing kin. A prominent Bethel Baptist church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Board of Education
C. J. Cottrell
Register of Deeds
Beaver Dam
Charles
Hickory
Anna
Stephen Farthing
Hagaman
Dougherty
Farthing
Mr. Hagaman
Bethel Baptist Church
Our
Fine Citizens
North Carolina Invites Tar Heels Home for 1929 Gatherings
Governor O Max Gardner and the Home Coming committee urge North Carolinians to help reunite former Tar Heels by submitting names and addresses of friends or relatives who once lived in the state. Invitations will target October 12 to 19 1929 for statewide celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar Heels
North Carolina
O. Max Gardner
Department of Conservation and Development
Raleigh
N. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. C. Payne
F. A. Linney
B. B. Dougherty
Mount Airy
State Board of Equalization
Grover Triplett
Lenoir
J. M. Moretz
Elizabeth Redding
Wilson, N. C
Mrs. J. M. Moretz
R. C. Ellis
Shelby
Mrs. W. H. Gragg
Mesdames
Fr Sde
W. C. Greer
W. A. Davis
Ridgecrest
George W. Truitt
Baptist Assembly
Linell Ward
Town
Columbia
R. L. Davis
Dante, Va
Messrs
Howard
Ralph Walker
J. Y. Walker
Sugar Grove
Berea College
Rockford
Ala
Ralph
Boonville
G C. Brinkman
Asheville
Elizabeth Herring
Baltimore
H. Joseph Hardin
Grace Graybeal
Wilkesboro
Boone High School
Mary Knight
Minnie Gosney
Agricultural Department
Department of Labor and Printing
Williams House
C. A. Harris
Harris Brothers’ Department Store
L. E. Harris
North Wilkesboro
New York
Harris
Burrell Phillips
Bridgeport
Phillips
Golden Rule
Howard Cottrell
Ocala
Fla
D. J. Cottrell
Young Cottrell
Florida
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
James C. Brawley
Greensboro
Lovill Old
Mrs. Brawley
Eugene F. Aan
Winston-Salem
Mt. Mitchell
C. G. McKaraher
Cedarville
N. J
First Presbyterian Church
I. S. Miller
Lansing
Ashe County
Dempsey Wilcox
Oaks Street
W. H. Gragg
B. S. Dugger
Vilas
Grace Hospital
Appalachian State Teachers’ College
Jefferson
Ashe County Journal
W. N. Thomas
Nell
Our City
Sutherland
Johnson County
Elizabeth Hagaman
Rufus H. Greene
Hamiston
Greene
Nelson Greene
E. J. Farthing
S. R. Ray
Robert
sShouns
Pfohl
Rieu
John Samuel McQueen
Jerry Lenoir
Leason Hartley
B. J. Councill
George Epperson
Sumter
Epperson
Daniel Boone Hotel
D. F. Brown
Saxon
L. Hampton
Washington, D. C
Fork Ridge
Fred Greer
Mountain City
Tenn
G. C. Heberling Company
Bloomington
J. L. Qualls
Native County
J.&e
Quarts
T. M. Greer
Watauga County
P. L
Si Hance
Boone T
Boone Choo
Ee Ee
Blowing Rock School
Elkland School
See
Cove Creek School
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