Local News Roundup from Hall & Jones Ad Notes
George Earp sits in jail for carrying a pistol while the Flat Topia Association draws crowds. Thomas Baird of Vaile Crucig improves. Buckwheat crops look strong. Newton Barnes sold remnants to Joseph Hodges. Very dry weather and low August temperatures persist. Luther Thomas, Democratic sheriff candidate, visits town. Morganton Convocation set for Valle Arora Friday to Sunday. Avery Nelson of Aho reports a top rye yield of 879% bushels. John May of Tracy ill with fever. May leaves to tend him. Urs Vera Council property changes hands via Frank A. Linney. James Brown of Deerfield first to haul mountain cabbage to Lenoir market. Communion services planned at Eplaco next Sunday morning and evening. Blowing Rock sees steady summer visitors. Linville and Banner Elk busy with boarders. G W Hodges and wife depart for Oklahoma. W A Gentry of Jefferson visiting Rome with daughter. Hugh Dobbin of Valle Crucis reports scarlet fever improving. Macrae family trips to Scotland and Paris tied to Hugh Macrae. expenses covered by him. Republican States enjoy Greensboro convention. Watauga representation unclear. Public schools report encouraging attendance and progress. Dr Coffey and relatives from Knoxville visit Deerfield. C V Henkel seeks sale of Spain hour property. Valle Crucista Mission School building advances with brickwork and 40x96 feet three stories. ready by Christmas. W W D Edmiston of New River notes 6 acres meadow with twelve hay stacks totaling 80,000 pounds. potential value about $1500. profits look strong.
County Board to meet in Boone for appointments and business
The County Board of Elections will meet in Boone on Monday September 1 to appoint Registrary and Judges in each township and to transact such other business as may come before it. D. Taylor, Chairman.
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County Board of Elections
Boone
D. Taylor
Chm
Property exchange offer from England to North Carolina areas
An English notice offers seven thousand dollars worth of pineapple property near Jacksonville Florida to exchange for land in North Carolina towns Blowing Rock Boone Banner Elk or Linville. Details to Horton Turnee Ber thorpe Compton Guildford England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Blowing Rock
Boone
Banner Elk
Linville
Horton Turnee
Ill son of L. W. Farthing stricken with paralysis
Jas. B. Farthing of Mitchell Oregon has a fever then paralysis leaving him nearly helpless and speechless since the eighth. His brother Dudley of Oklahoma City is with him. Medical costs run eight dollars daily for the patient and five dollars weekly for the brother.
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L. W. Farthing
Jas
Farthing
Mitchell
Oregon
Dudley
Oklahoma City
Bargains at W. (W.) Green’s Norris
W Screene offers bargains at W. Green’s Norris posting low prices for groceries including 2 lb Arbuckle coffee at 25 cents and 4 lb soda at 10 cents. He lists general merchandise Dry Goods National Groceries Notions Tinware Glassware and Queensware and seeks produce for barter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green’s
Arbuckle
Notice of sale of Blowing Rock Hotel property in Watauga CO
Pursuant to an amended decree of the Superior Court of Watauga County North Carolina E F Lovitt administrator will sell at public auction on September 1 1908 at Boone court house doors between 12 and 3 pm the undivided half interest in the Blowing Rock Hotel property comprising several contiguous lots totaling eight to ten acres The sale is to raise assets for debts administration and widow dower terms require one third cash with the balance in 6 and 12 month installments July 26 1902 E F Lovitt administrator
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Superior Court of Watauga Co
N. C
E. F. Lovill
J. P. Taylor
Emma C Taylor
J.P. Taylor
Janda
Court House
Boone
Watauga
Blowing Rock
Said
S i Clarke and Wife
King & Gray
Watauga County
Councill & Taylor
Carter
Councill and Taylor
Dr. Whitehead
Blow Keg Rock Hotel
E. F. Lovitt
Blackburn keeps decline in joint canvass challenge
Salisbury Sun reports a sparring exchange between Hon. F Spencer Blackburn of Wilkesboro and Hon. Theo Kluttz of Salisbury over joint district canvasses. Blackburn reaffirms refusal while Kluttz invites him to discuss campaign issues at multiple dates across the district.
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Blackburn
Salisbury
Sparta
Dobson
Lenoir
Taylorsville
Jefferson
Wilkesboro
N.C
Theo. F. Klattz
N. G
Spencer Blackburn
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Hall & Jones
George Earp
Flat Topia
Thos, Baird
Vaile Crucig
Newton L. Barnes
Joseph Hodges
Luther Thomas
Tursday
Valle Arora
Avery Nelson
Aho
Register May
John May
Tracy
Dr. Morphew
Wiley H. Swift
Marion Tors
Greensboro
W.A. Bryan
Autly. Cin
Frank A.linney
Urs. Vera Council
W. le Bryan
James Brown
Deerfield
Eplaco
Weston and Johnson
Horner
Nome
G. W. Hodges
Chyenne
Oklahoma
W. A. Gentry
Mrs
J. G. Horton
Rome
Hugh Dobbin
Valle Crucis
Alexander Macrae
Scotland
Hugh Macrae
Wilmington
Paris
Genttleman
Glascow
Coffey
Lizzie Pennell
Knoxville
Tenn
C. V. Henkel
Spain
Valle Crucista
J. A. McGhee
J. W. McGee
Joyner Bros
Asheville
W. W
the Board of Election
Vierlineege Lata
Ibave
General Merchandise
W. Screene
Norris
Cash
W. L. Shull
iBilveratone
Jane
Johnson & Robbins
Scholl’s Mills
George B. Hiss
Mecklenburg
Congress
C.C. C
Tam
Neva
C. B. Reese
F. A. Linney
Edmund Jones
Lenoir, N
W. J. Bower
J. B. Webb
Y. Illerr
Thomas L. Critcher,surveyor
Deerfield, N. C
E. Grote
Jl, Cottrell
Boone, N. C
Coffey’s Hotel
mrCalla
R. M
E. M. Green
B. F. Baird
Ceuta Batap
Adm
Enoch Potter
D. B. Porter, Jr
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