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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
1
The article recounts varied notices from North Carolina communities including a plan for a two story building in Ardea tied to the Christ Church project, a future ghost of a law office turned museum, and the Duplin Enterprise report on teacher salaries. It covers incidences from wrecks and motor casualties to a Cumberland County school fund, and local civic updates about courts, new town borders, and church gifts.
Notice advertises lawyer T. E. Bingham in Boone NC with prompt attention to legal matters and collections as a specialty. It lists office with Solicitor F. A. Lio ney and provides contact details.
JAMES C. CLINE announces regular practice in Watauga and neighboring counties with focus on claim collection. He states completion of diploma and readiness for veterinary practice in all branches. Address: Wiles, N.C. Rural Route P.D. J. G. HAYES, Veterinary Surgeon, 171.
In 1787 the North Carolina assembly faced Sevier’s revolt as he gathered 150 men and attacked Tipton’s house on the Watauga River, killing and wounding several. The siege failed, Sevier fled, and his later actions led to his temporary ban from office. By 1789 he was elected again, and a 1790 act pardoned past disqualifications, restoring his seat.
A illustrative letter from D H Brown of Muscading Als praises Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for persistent coughs and colds. The ad notes the product’s 43-year reputation and widespread dealer endorsements, claiming relief and eventual disappearance of coughing.
Willie S Moore of the Weather Bureau was summarily removed by order of the President. The note hints at turbulent weather and unsettled conditions with indications of wind and cloudiness.
North Carolina ceded the entire State of Tennessee to the United States to pay its share of the public debt from the war for independence. The payment is described as liberal, perhaps greater than others’ shares. The author notes many Tennessee counties are older than the state. (To be continued.)
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