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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
3
Slush and rain greet Boone as taxes threaten Sheriff seizures. Births, illnesses, and deaths fill local notices alongside commerce reports from Cottrell's hosiery and recent jewelry work by Tilas M. Green. Several residents move, visit, or recover, with Robbery at Lay Bros. noted and a fatal shooting near Pineola under county jail review.
On the 15th instally residence in East Boone I will offer for sale to the student bidder the following personal property town one Deering mowing machine and rake one windmill one No 20 Oliver Chilled plow one two horse ferry one buggy one nice hog two wood milk cows one sickle grinder a lot of hay household and kitchen furniture and other things too tedious to mention Terms of sale all sums of 5 and over on a credit of 4 months with note and approved security all sums under 5 cash This Feb 3 1908.
Notice requests all persons owing money by account or note to settle promptly by March 15 1908. Signed by W. F. Sherwood, it states the obligation is binding and demands attention from the named addressees.
Forest Grove hosts a seven day singing school ending on the 2nd inst led by J Ruleanes with ten day sessions at Beaver Dam church taught by Rev R M Farthing. Students include Forest Grove and Timber Ridge attendees Charlie Swit and Ollie Jones. Walter Dishman 17, son of Silas Dishman, admitted theft at Couley Hagaman store. money and goods recovered. held for preliminary hearing. Vertie Lawrance Hagaman died aged. funeral led by Rev J S Eller. High Point noted for streetcar production after Southern Car Company's fire at Charlotte Observer.
In Watauga County North Carolina Martha G McGuiry sues Julia A Davis administratrix of M M Davis deceased and others including W P Davis D Davis Arthur Davis Roby Davis John Triplett and wife Elisabeth Triplett William Kerby with Mary Kerby Charles Hilliard and George Hillard to declare a lien on land along Gave Creek adjoining J M McGuire Enoch Fletcher and others and void a deed from plaintiff to M M Davis. Defendants are summoned to appear at the next term commencing after March 1908 at Boone courthouse to answer or demur. Feb 12 1908 Tuos. Bincuam C S C.
Entry Notice No. 2.474 records J. P. Church locating and entering 100 acres along the Watauga River in Watauga township. Beginning at a chestnut, on John Boone and William Byrd Wy Band’s land, the survey follows Baird’s line to include all vacant land for comp. Entered January 1908. med by Hardin Baty, entry taker for the county.
State of North Carolina entry notice from Way tam a County lists H J Hardin as entry taker. It describes location on Laurel Creek waters of Watonga river and Cove creek beginning at Beech tree Simon Ward corner with Ward line and various courses to the river and up Cove creek to the starting point. Entry entered January 3 1908.
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