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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
2
The notice lists pricing for one year at $1.00 six months at 50 cents and three months at 25 cents with the date Thursday May 1 1919. It presents a concise rate schedule likely from a historical newspaper subscription column.
A Boone meeting with citizens and A T and T delegates planned July 4 celebrations to honor returned soldier boys and Civil War veterans. Capt Lovill chaired. Roy Brown secretary. A committee on arrangements includes Rivers Coffey Hageman Brooks Shipley Mast and McNeil. A permanent county organization will formalize next Monday with two speakers.
Mrs. Malinda Greene visits kin on Gap Creek this week. W. L. Moretz home reports Grady and Ella confined with smallpox. Post offices face rails tampering complaints. inspectors urged to patrol. C. G. Wilcox family moved to Boone. cheese plant work begins at Deep Gap Cheese Co. Rev. Marshall Watson loses a cow to poisoning. Wm. Story suspected appendicitis. Rebecca Younce improved after stroke. Deep cold snaps threaten fruit crop.
Raleigh Eller of the 80th division returned after three months in trenches and six weeks in a German prison. Ray Eller of the 27th Division also returned from Kentucky after an extended visit with their sister Mrs. Conley Greene of Leander. They departed April 23.
The Training School hosts a chain of visits by officials and veterans, including Superintendent Smith Hagaman and Capt Lovill. Former students Eugene Holshouser and Ernest Banner attended, while J F Spainhour spoke on school progress. An on campus tree planting honors 15 Watauga boys who died in service. An art exhibit showcased student work and a final piano recital closed the year. A school museum displays a dent corn seed from 1880, promising high yield.
Brethren gather to honor David Franklin Baird born June 11 1835 who died April 17 1919. Snow Lodge 868 records his loyalty to masonry and neighborly kindness while urging members to emulate his virtues. Mourning badge to be worn thirty days and copies sent to family lodge minutes and The Watauga Democrat. W E Surprey W W Master Com
The Rock saw a 26 degree cold snap last Friday and Saturday mornings. Rev. Cassady preached two sermons in the Baptist Church, filling for Rev. Tufts who is improving and hopes to resume in May. Mr. H. C. Martin and family plan to board at the Martin House. Sunday School attendance is up. Charles Cannon moved from town to the Cone estate and occupies Spring's House. Bynum Hartley, W. L. Crisp’s brother, arrived back last week after service with the ABEF in France.
On Easter Sunday Mr and Mrs J L Glenn hosted a family reunion with all present except son S M Glenn who is in Montana. Clide Tester and Mrs Tester returned home in Montana after a month visiting. Mrs L W Farthing is home after weeks with son L M Farthing in Hackett. Donald C Ward home after over a year with the 148th Aero Squadron in France. brother Luther W Ward remains in France. Chas Tester, formerly in Detroit auto business, has returned home and is busy with farm work. Mrs W D Farthing visited her ill father Mr M P Edmiston. condition unchanged.
The Blowing Rock Realty Co announces new real estate bargains as patriotic bond buying declines after the war. George F. Blair, sales manager, notes investment interest shifts back to property and urges readers to watch for property descriptions in the paper. Blowing Rock North Carolina.
J K Hendrix advertises first class photograph work of all kinds with copying and enlarging at reasonable prices in Boone North Carolina. The Yadkin Woolen Mills Hagaman advertise buying wool and offering cash or exchange for all wool blankets and yarns at market prices in Patterson North Carolina.
Notice from Boone Watauga County North Carolina states an election at the courthouse on May 6 1919 to elect a mayor and three town commissioners. Newly registering voters must enroll and L L Critcher and A L Cook are appointed judges with J D Councill registrar whose hours are 9 am to 5 pm for seven days before the second Saturday before the election. Books close that Saturday and reopen until 9 pm on Saturdays until closing. Code by order of the town board dated March 25 1919.
I J Preswood dissolves partnership with J W Justice and becomes responsible for all unpaid bills as of April 2, 1919. The notice states the dissolution date and obligation. No further details are provided about assets or settlements.
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