19 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1894
Page
1
Real estate agents Gree Co advertise special attention to abstracts of title and sale of real estate in western North Carolina. They solicit farms timber and mineral lands for sale and invite inquiries at Boone North Carolina. Dated March 16 1893.
Notice of sale due to ill health offering a hotel property in Boone NC for cash with terms possible. Property and personal assets offered in exchange with execution for fees, applications urged soon, signed by D F Bamp Sarr and Ww L Bayan.
The piece recalls Grover Cleveland asserting federal authority during mail service disruptions and militia violence, stressing preservation of national power over states rights. It notes cabinet unity, Democratic divisions, tariff talks, and ongoing conference committee work amid Chicago disturbances.
An editorial denounces preacher politicians as troublemakers who misuse religion to push civil strife and slavery agendas. It urges clergy to stay in pulpits and voters to resume civil governance, condemning public figures who inflame passions and abandon peace.
A Clinton Democrat account recalls a western North Carolina moonshiner who hid a still under a hollow tree near the Smoky mountains. Revenue officers traced the smoke and uncovered the cave site, ending the legend of the “smoking tree” after a suspicious investigation.
About a year ago a pretty Richmond High School student received a diamond ring engraved Unknown from a Virginia town plus a note saying the donor admired her and might remain unknown. Recently a North Carolina package with a gold watch and chain arrived for her birthday. The admirer erased watch numbers to hide identity, leaving no clue to who he is.
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