Christmas goods brighten Boone area in hard autumn issue
The Boone Public Library stays open in the Little Gem Cafe while Watauga merchants tout holiday stock. Local notices report residents’ illnesses, property moves, and Christmas plans, including shop specials, a village-wide Christmas tree, and new business like a smithy near the Dougherty mill. Notable names include W. F. Sherry, W. R. Lovill, J. F. Eggers, and Dasher of the Watauga Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Public Library
Little Gem
B. T
W. R. Lovill
Federal Court
Greens
W. E. Shipley
New River
W. F.shery
Watauga
Opy
Lrl
Masonic Ternity
Lodge No. 273
River View School House
F. A. Linney
Lindsau Patterson
Winston-Salem
Patterson
Tater Hill
Boone
Box supper boosts Tugman school funds and local ventures
The Tugman school box supper netted 71.45 with 42.80 from cake sales and more from boxes, plus 15.50 from a prior event, to fund completing the schoolhouse. B J Davis moved his saw mill to Todd for cross ties on the Virginia Carolina Railroad project. Highest box price was 7.25 bought by G C Winebarger for Miss Ollie Clawson. C C Ragan bought T L Moretz stock and entered Moretz stand business. Prof W A Tugman hopes to return after the term. Prof Dougherty’s notice shortened local schools to five months, leading Moretz to close on the 15th.
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Tugman
B. J. Davis
Todd
Virginia-Carolina
G. C. Winebarger
Ollie Clawson
C. C. Ragan
T. L. Morets
Moreta
W. A. Tugman
Granite Falls
Dougherty
Democrat
Moretz
Parcel Post Exchange helps Mountain producers reach cash buyers
Farmers and country produce merchants in the mountains are urged to write to the Parcel Post Exchange in Greensboro North Carolina to connect with cash buyers. They promise to mail contain ers free, arrange weekly mailings, and send exact cost goods such as cheese eggs sausage and more upon request.
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Parcel Post
Parcel Post Exchange
Box 86
Greensboro
N. C
Sam
Gueewnono
North Carolina land entry near Boones Fork detailed
Estay Motion No 7527 records Watauga County land survey by entry taker Haden J Hardin. It describes 20 acres located along Boone’s Fork starting at Mrs Moses H Cone’s line and following lines of W D Clarke, W H Sims and Lenoir Lumber Co back to the beginning. Entry dated December 10, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Wataugounty
Mid County
Wills Keight
Boone's Foak
Moses H. Cone
W. D. Clarke
W. H. Simms
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the Weixtinge Democrat
Eust
Ashe County
Central
Ted
New York
Wo’ Missionary Society
Bers of the Baptist
Critcher Hotel
Jim Sutherland
W. R. Hill
J. M. Carpenter
Clyde Eggars
Biss
Nora South
Watany
Blackburn
Cottrell, Bros
W. Wood. Sherwood
Sherwood’s
Blackburn’s
John F. Hardin
Shell Creek
Tennessee
John Snyder
Finley W. Richards
Banner Elk
Baltimore
Richards
Arley G. Wilson
Silverstone
Dasher
Wataugal Electric Co
Hickory
B. B. Dougherty
Col. Lovill
Ed. Coffey
Mr. Dougherty
J. F. Eggers
Mable
C. M. Culver
Elizabethton
Tenn
Eggers
Cottrell
Ailee
Cottrell’s
Air Rifles
The
Charlotte Observer
Postmaster Bolinger
Blowing Rock
Spaulding
Calaway
Dougherty Old Mill
Fletcher
H.C Hayes & Co
H C. Hayes & Co
Berkshire Pigs
ED. Minton
Chetola Farm
Blowing Rock, N.C
Esty
J.O. Fletcher
John H. Bingham
Fletcher & Bingham
North Card
George C. Love
Saginaw, N.C
Blair Hotel
Family Agd
Geo. F. Blair
W. Aaron Watson
Yuma, N.C
Little Gem Cafe
Green
Boone, N. C
Cook Bros, & CO
John B. Stetson
Buster Brown
M. B. Blackburn
Alfred W. Dula
Dula
Lenoir, North Carolina
N. L. Mast
W. C. Coffey
G. P. Hagaman
J.T. Miller
the Bank
Watauga County
Santa Claus
W. F. Sherwood
R. D. Jennings
Banners Elk, N. C
Blackburn Hotel
Thay Propan Ouing
Eiher
Baone
Basnera Rik
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