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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
3
The Watauga Democrat is listed as entering at the Boone post office in North Carolina as second class mail matter. Advertising rates are available on application.
Local notes report Rev Sherwood failing to fill Boone appointment and Mrs Eli Green gravely ill with typhoid fever. Atty Batlou visits from Jefferson. Community sickness improving and grass growing as cattle await pasture. Grier Parsons visits town for merchandise. Wilkesboro reports Malinda Horton still very low but improving. Mountain City Clothing offers bargains while a dangerous bridge near the Democrat office begs repair. Boom for training school planning dormitory work resumes. Walnut Grove school at 85 in attendance with prospects to 100. building nearing completion. Burgan Aldrich dies in Bluefield mine accident. Mrs Mount dies in Johnson County. Bartlett Brown passes away after long illness. Heavy rain disrupts Monday causing floods and mail delays. Smith Norris to Winston for carbuncle treatment. Joe Winkler claims artesian well overflow. Mrs Mary Coffey and son visiting in town. mica mining expands locally with several mines active. Wanted: travelers to promote goods, salary plus expense.
Notice to friends and former customers of the firm of J J Hodges that the amounts due must be paid on or before February 15, 1906 or the accounts will be put out for collection. Dated January 28, 1906.
Hale Happenings chronicles a string of small town updates. Mrs Amanda Reese remains critically ill while W BP Eaton and wife plan a Roan Mountain visit. H L Lawrance works on hemlock framing for A P Brinkley at Elk Park. A M Johnson finishes a yard of sawing for S L Marshal. Marshall expects profit from fine timber. Otto Norman will open a shop after receiving Blacksmith tools. J R Blair bought land and drove cattle from Mitchell County. KR L Johnson studies in Hargaman, praises Profs Herman and Green. Mrs Maury Ayers visits Elk Valley. Miss Marshall of Hawkins County visits Balm with C J Marshal. E M Greer repairs his dwelling. J L Glenn contemplates entering the goods business. J H Thomas teaches music. B M Greer returns from Mitch exploration. A B Airmin teaches at Zionville. W Walker and S M Green attend Boone Training School. J H Thomas declines dentistry studies. Mack Cook and Flora Harman married. best wishes.
Adolphus Penley administrator of Adolphus Penley Sr deceased petitions court for sale of real estate in Watauga County. Commissioner will auction at Boone court house door March 3, 1906 at 1 p m for cash with remainder due in six months. Property description begins at Lenoir corner and traces several bounds along pol es and landmarks. Sale date January 28, 1906.
Local grocer promotes low prices on groceries shoes clothing and overcoats for 30 days. Offers premium plates with purchases over two dollars and invites customers to bring produce for top market prices with bills treated as cash. Special orders available on short notice.
A. HL. Crane files a lien for work on lumber and the court schedules a sale at the Foscoe saw mill. The 1905 notice states the debt of 37.75 plus costs and advertisement expenses to be settled by bidding the unpaid lumber lot. Sale to occur January 15, 1905, between 8 am and 4 pm, for cash to satisfy the lien and costs.
H C MILLER advertises a clothing stock sale with wide price ranges and a promise to save money on every suit from 75 cents to 15 dollars. An official entry notice states EF Lovill entered 50 acres in Beach Mountain township on Jan 2 1906, with boundary details through Buckeye Creek Rey nods and Kloppenburgs corner.
For any disease of the skin there a clothing better than Champberlains salve. It relieves the burning and itching sensation instally and soon effects care. Sold by all dealers in Boone and Blowing Roock Drug Co.
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