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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
3
Advertises that rates for advertising are available on application. Indicates Boone New York post office as mailing matter. No dates or names, but directs inquiry for pricing and terms.
Court session set for next Monday. poll tax reminders urge timely payment. Local items report declining roads, school closings, illnesses, marriages, and upcoming religious conferences. Weather birds, farming notes, sales ads, and legal notices fill the page with community updates from Meat Camp to Cove Creek.
In Watauga County Superior Court State versus Charles Harman the execution directs sale of the Alfred Tarman estate tract in Laurel Creek Township. Levy dated January 27 1902 lists three shares in the property with reference to book X pages 40 41 and 42. Market sale to the highest bidder for cash March 24 1902 at the courthouse door.
North Carolina Governor Aycock announces a $300 reward for the apprehension and delivery of the incendiary who burned Southerland's Seminary in Ashe County on February 18, 1902. The proclamation urges state officers and citizens to assist in bringing the criminal to justice, with evidence sufficient for conviction.
Liz zie Blevins sues Lee Blevins for divorce alimony pendente lite and permanent alimony. The court restrains disposition of property and grants custody of children. Defendants must appear at the next term beginning March 7 after the first Monday in March 1902 in Jefferson NC. March 8 1902 A.S. Beier C8. 0. 'Topp & Penn Attorneys for Plaintiff.
By deed in trust dated March 1901 to secure a promissory note for 225,900 from WB Councill, recorded in Lewis County. The note remains unpaid since November 1901. On March 24, 1902 the trustee will sell at Boone courthouse between noon and 3 pm the described lands on Riddles Fork of Meat Camp Creek, 75 acres more or less, to the highest bidder for cash. E F Lovene, Trustee.
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