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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
3
A brief item notes a fast office at Boone North Carolina ranking second in a sealed mail matter. The fragment references postal or administrative action with unclear specifics but highlights Boone as a location involved.
Fine Wenthier and Cottrells the 12th are noted. Crops prosper after cold spell. Miss Alma Holsclaw returns with honors from Davenport College. Rumor on Hale’s case denied. Several local visits, sales, and vacancies announced. Valle Crucis school success. church notes. death notices for Mrs. Noah Winebarger and Mrs. Norris. Public meetings planned. several ads for sales and services.
A historical bank statement lists loans and discounts totaling 31,451.93 dollars with overdrafts secured 559.34 and unsecured 7,834. All other assets show stocks and mortgages at 1750.00, furniture and fixtures 933.03, due from banks 977.34, cash items 85, gold coin 240.00, silver coins 158.75, capital stock and undivided profits with current expenses and tax paid. Bills payable, time certificates of deposit 6,459.00, deposits subject to check 16,731.47, sums due to banks 1,406.31, cashier's checks outstanding 434.31, and certified checks 200.00.
John Early, recently examined after confinement, is said by an expert from Copenhagen via the Washington Post to have leprosy. I. C. Giffin, Salisbury graded school superintendent, resigns to join the Normal and Industrial School faculty at Cullowhee North Carolina. Entry Notice No 3,490. Watauga County lands described by John Green in Blowing Rock and surrounding parcels entered May 26.
State of North Carolina Watauga County Office of Entry Taker John K Brown and Jas C Brown locate and enter a secret land parcel in Beech Mountain on Buckeye River. Beginning at a cherry stump near the William Hardin New Place, the line runs south along the Hardin boundary to the G W Dugger stake and continues by various courses. Entered May 20 1909 H J Hardin Entry Taker.
A seller offers purebred Barred Plymouth Rock eggs at $1.09 for 18 during the season. Contact Mas. J. BR. Paitiirs Sugar Grove, North Carolina.
The vendor advertises up to date men and women apparel including shirts, ties, collars, stockings, undergarments, boys suits, overalls, hankerchiefs, suspenders, and children hosiery. He notes selling six spools of Clark's O. N. T. thread for 25 cents and aims for low cash prices all summer with no produce handling.
Notice from Jones Cottrell advertising Geo. DeWitt shoes and diverse pawn brokers goods. He claims clothes for men women and children at 25 percent off usual prices with better value than new, urging customers in Boone to call and inspect bargains.
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