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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
3
The Watauga Democrat notes it is entered at the Boone North Carolina post office as second class mail matter. It lists subscription rates: one year six months three months and states that advertising rates are available on application.
Local notes report commencement exercises and farewells, visits by Miss Margaret Sherrill and Rev. David Green, health updates on Jim Brown and Capt. Louill, and social visits of Mrs. W A Watson and George Sherrill. Upcoming A T S closing, State Auditor Dix address, and boarders at Blowing Rock noted. Sage items include infant death, short-hand lessons, haying weather, and a senatorial convention set for August in Jefferson.
Jeff Rowe of Globe Nursery reports new stock orders and free replacements for dead stock. Valle Crucis Industrial School dormitory progresses with capacity for 60 girls and 12 boys by October. Notables include W G Todd and siblings, State Commissioner Patterson, and local deaths and events.
The Coach Horse's Colt Show will be held in Boone on August 17 as part of the Farmers Institute. Spectators may see the colts and learn about farming with a best colt prize of fifteen dollars awarded by W. E. Shipley.
Advertises a business school in Roanoke Virginia claiming the teacher makes the school and the teachers attract business men seeking trained graduates in bookkeeping penmanship short hand and more. It touts twenty years of success and invites writing to E M Coulter to learn about the Twentieth session opening September 1.
An Odd Fellows celebration and picnic are planned at Valle Crucis on Saturday August 1. Messrs W R Lovill John H Bingham and others will deliver addresses. All sister lodges in the county are invited to attend bringing regalia and luncheon baskets. Public invited. T B Miller See Balsata Lodge No 287.
Notice invites merchants to contact agent Thomas H. Coffey in Blowing Rock North Carolina for flour sold at Lenoir prices with 30 cents per hundred added for hauling. Devoy Street Lenoir N C signed by manager T F Seehorn.
Meadow Mackinray and partners advertise mowers rakes and a full line of repairs on hand. They invite customers to write or visit, offering no freight and wagon delivery. W. E. Shipley at Vaile Crucis N. hints at cheaper outfits than railroad prices.
M T Hopkins of Elk Park North Carolina advertises for 5000 pounds of rice and fresh butter sold cash at 12 cents per pound, to be packed in candy pails or lard tubs. He offers patent flour at 2.75 per hundred, shoes at low prices, and a large dry goods selection. Samples of dress goods are offered to entice inquiries.
Board set at six to eight dollars monthly and free tuition to public school teachers. A new boarding hall for boys is being erected and the largest summer term is planned. Faculty numbers will rise for the next session. Details available from the Secretary of Faculty in Boone North Carolina.
W. F. Sherwood advertises California peaches prunes apple butter preserves tomatoes corn and peaches plus “best package coffee” at 15 cents per pound. He invites customers to inspect goods and prices in Amentha on March 19 for favorable deals and business remarks.
At Cottrells you will find Bargain Figures across dry goods groceries shoes rubber goods and more. Trade for goods and cash prices offered with high butter egg and grain payments and a souvenir plate with every $2 purchase. R M Green old stand is the location.
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