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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1929
Page
3
A speaker recalls an aging man seen in town with a cane and waning strength. The poem contrasts the man's prime with his current frailty, noting his Roman nose and rose cheek now thin, bent by a back and melancholy laugh. The speaker reflects on aging, memory, and loyalty as spring nears.
Horticulturist Glenn O. Randall of State College advises studying each shrub’s growth and bloom habits before pruning. He warns that excessive trimming spoils natural shape and recommends annual pruning that follows the plant’s natural habit, removing irregular shoots and dead or diseased parts.
The Democrat from December 18 1890 reports Mrs Captain Lovill improving. Brushy Fork’s B J Councill narrowly escaped losing his residence to fire. Miss Ida B Hardin is ill but hoped to recover quickly. John Culler moved to and now runs J W Farthings farm on New River. W G Todd brings four pond ears of corn and notes a stalk once lifted a man weighing 175 pounds. Beef weight reports and cattle weights from Finley Meat Camp. shorthorn Durham entries. Doughton and Sutton urged as Speaker candidates for the next Legislature, with Doughton favored by western members.
The article advises pruning old canes lightly and avoiding removal of healthy buds on shrubs like Lilac Forsythias and Spiraeas. It cautions removing only dead or diseased parts, notes some plants are insect prone, and recommends spraying with lime sulphur or miscible oil after pruning while dormant.
A hound trapped with its left forepaw in a hunter’s trap in McLean woods near Belmont was kept alive for eight days by an Airedale Terrier that fed it from garbage pails. The dog, a New Hampshire hound owned by J. H. Munroe of Nashua, NH, is now under care after the paw was amputated. Boy Scouts aided in the rescue and authorities plan to pursue the trap owner for failing to check the device per the law.
Experiments led by E H Hostetler at State College indicate cottonseed meal can aid pig fattening when fed in dry lots for 55 to 84 days with daily intakes of one third to one half pound, and in a 90 day trial with soybean pasteure added. More rapid gains at lower cost reported. codfish meal supplement also noted. Similar Texas experiments corroborate results.
Boone Baptist led by Rev. P. A. Hix holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m with J T C Wright as superintendent Preaching at 11 a m and 7 p m Mid week prayer service on Wednesdays at 7 30 p m Christian Rev E Gragg pastor at 9 45 and 11 o'clock services each Sunday
Church notices outline preaching on Sundays with times and superintendents. St Marks Bailey's Camp holds 11 a.m. services first Sunday monthly, Sunday School 9 45 a.m. Miss Lynethea Moretz supervises. Grace Boone Clark's Creek meets 11 a.m. on second and fourth Sundays with vespers 7 p.m. first and third Sundays, Sawyer oversees Sunday School 9 45 a.m. Holy Community at Clark's Creek also notes 11 a.m. sermons and 9 45 a.m. Sunday School.
The notice invites the public to a preaching service in Banner Elk every fourth Sunday at 3 p m. J A Yount serves as pastor and extends a cordial invitation to all.
Watauga Charge Rev A Burgess Henson's Chapel services on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 am. first Sunday 7 pm and third Sunday 7 pm with Sunday School 9 45 am led by J B Horton. Valle Crucis preaching first and third Sundays 11 am and Sunday School 10 am with J M Shull superintendent. Epworth League 6 pm. Blowing Rock preaching second and fourth Sundays 7 30 pm. Mabel preaching second and fourth Sundays 3 pm with Sunday School 10 am and superintendent Mr Moretz. Salem preaching first and third Sundays 3 pm.
A lament in verse laments a life spent with no time for kindness duty or joy. The speaker claims the person had no time to greet, dream, vote, or serve while ending in a stark image of being in a hearse. The piece critiques modern busyness and neglect of meaningful acts.
Fifty head of Hereford cattle arrived at T D Temple of Scotland Neck Halifax County from Fort Worth Texas. They will be fed and sold as beef next fall.
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