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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1918

Page

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County Exhibit Continued Ledger of Agents and County Officials

Long list of agents for multiple estates and county aids dated April 1 1918 and June 3 1918 shows commissions for Bent ley Robbins Story Cook Walker Hodges and others with payments to county officers janitors clerks and lawmakers. Also notes court costs grave burial expenses and vital statistics registrations.

M B Blackburn C Bentley E Robbins Ith Cook ZB Brown M Walker LM Hodges Yarber W L Holshouser Maud Hodges MB Blackburn Bentley Harwan F Harmon Maxwell S H Black T Bampton N Canter J H Mast N & B Wilson Watson L D Watson L Mast N Bentey Perounce E Church Jerry Watson John @reer J P Thomas Fagent Henry Ward Mw L Meneill Floyd McNeill Tacox 4 Watson Mrs MA Shelton Betsy Martin Chas.aldridge Belitiey Ud David Hudges Ward Hardin Hix Co Mbarnes J H Brown John Earp K Gragg Board of Co JW Jones W D Farthing Glennchurch Grant Miller Glenn Church Rufus Jones Will Church Will Jones W Church Walter Beach State C BE Hampton State Leonay Story State Elish Fidder Ciide Underwood Clark Trivett AL Baird Joror Wade Cc Church Orgs F Church Hampton DC Mastean ER Eggars Sonars Bwoodring AL Triplett L Noisclaw Hartley Keneah Lmfry Tc Glenn Se Norris Harman Pater Brown Mast Lettie Bentley J W Jones County New River Light and Power Co Court House N P Moody J M Hodges G W Robflins Edwards & Broughton Bollingers Bd of Commissioners S L Glenn Board of Commissioners Gestury Jor L Story Smith Cook Brown Agt Millie Walker G Yarber Holfhouser Age Ut Barman F Harman

Personal Reminiscences of Civil War Flank March North

In late June 1863 Confederate troops prepared for a northern push. We baked hard tack from flour and water then crossed the Cumberland River with 2,000 men and two mountain howitzers. July 4 brought a failed assault on a guarded stockade near Bowling Green, Kentucky, with heavy losses. After retreat we moved toward Lebanon and Brandenburg crossing into Indiana before continuing.

Confederate States Morgan Cumberland Green River Bowling Green Johnson Col. Chevanet Genis. Morgan Duke Gen. Morgan High Bridge Lebanon Brandenburg Ohio River Louisville Coradon Indiana

Cure for dysentery saves a child in desperate case

William Whitelaw of Des Moines Iowa recounts overhearing praise for Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in Ashland Kansas. A neighbor credited the remedy with saving his daughter from a fatal dysentery attack after a physician had given up, and he also reported personal success with the medicine.

Ashland Kansas Chamberlain William Whitelaw Des Moines Iowa

Tragedy and Trials of the Watauga and Yadkin Railroad

The North Wilkesboro Hustler notes suspension of work on the Watauga and Yadkin Railroad likely until after the December 17 sale. The line from North Wilkesboro to the Blue Ridge foot east of Boone faces floods and financial hurdles, with state aid once granted and flood damage delaying progress.

North Wilkesboro Watauga & Yadkin River North Carolina Watauga & Yadkin Blue Ridge Boone Afso

North Carolina railroad extension finally reaches Boone

The Legislature ignored this key extension, allowing a railroad to run from Tennessee and Virginia into North Carolina. The line will move agricultural timber and mineral products to western markets, and residents expect the route to cross the ridge soon, praising the long-awaited project.

Boone Tennessee Virginia North Carolina Charlotte Observer

Mrs. Violet Hodges dies at 91 after faithful life

Mrs Violet Hodges daughter of George and Sarah Moody was born Feb 11 1837 on Cove Creek Watauga County and died Nov 14 1918 at age 91. She married Riley Hodges on Dec 24 1854 and had ten children. She endured cancer of the face three years yet praised God, sang Jesus Lover of My Soul before death, and left a generous, charitable family behind. Services were by Rev Ed Green at the family graveyard.

Violet Hodges George Sarah Moody Cove Creek Watauga County Riley Hodges Spirit Land Jesus Raveyard Green Aith Hodges Teague Earth

A Billious Attack Treatment Advice

The text describes a bilious attack affecting digestion and liver function with symptoms of constipation nausea vomiting and headache. It promotes three Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy to tone the liver and cleanse the stomach, claiming quick recovery at a cost of a quarter.

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Brow A M Mills E W Cannon Co. Home CJ. Cottrell Cannon Ee P Moody Adams Swift Gross H Mast Smith NcBrown Jack Helton Pp Moody L Eeritcher JM Roster Cecil Critcher Elis Miller Hampcook James Pitts P R Stull John Whaley C c Sutherland T Sutherland J Ho L. N. Perkins E. Glenn Lamone Critcker S Emit and Jones Lencir NL Elk N. Pineda N. C Love Attorneys-At-Law Avery F. A. Linney Attorney AT Law O Watauga Counses W. P. Speas, M. D Hickory, N.C Hickory Drug CO A. B Lovill W. K Lovil Law Boone, N. C Neir Care T. E. Bingham Boune, N.C Jenrings Residcey Dextre BaNxiuw. Bk, A Duore Ou Slauckburn Hotel John & Grown Lovill & Lovill Varna Co. Bank Bryan Gradact Waicshwik
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