Local Happenings in Boone N C and Surroundings
Notices cover infant death, church preaching on Good Roads, light apple bloom in Watauga, Mrs. Ray’s broken rib, opening of fishing season with a fine Boone Fork catch, Boone public school tree planting day, Mrs. Lovill moving to Honey Grove Texas, Rev. Combs’s sudden death in Mabel, Joe Cook’s improving condition after a plant accident, poison oak after Sunday School trip, Lathan family trip and a student's death, Elkland Boone railway survey progress and potential standard gauge railroad, plus free Kodak film developing and affordable prints at Greene’s in Boone N C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga
Joe C. Cook
J. M. Moretz
Grover Triplett
Beaver Dam
Moretz
Lathan
Union County
Boone
J. Barney
C. J. Cottrell
Monroe
Greene
Young Lathan
Allen
Elkland-Boone
Virginia-Carolina Railway
Riverside
Bowie
County Road Commission Warns on Federal Aid Loss
The County Road Commission warns the county could lose federal aid and outlines a plan under Section 20 of the State Road law to raise a $27,000 annual sum. If bonds fail, the commission would issue short-term notes or bonds limited to 1 percent of taxable value to fund road work, a ten year reach concern for outlying townships. C D Taylor Roy M Brows W W Stringfellow County Road Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Road Commission
C. D. Taylor
Roy M. Brows
W. W Stringfellow
Notice of Tax Listing Dates for Boone Township 1917
Tax-listing announced by G. F. Clitcher list taker for Boone township. Officials will be at Vilas at T. L. Mast's store Monday May 14 before noon, Adams later that day, Boone Wednesday and Thursday May 16 and 17, and New River Academy Friday May 18 for tax listing duties.
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Boone Township
Vilas
T. L. Mast
Adams
Yuesday
Boone
New River Academy
G. F. Clitcher
Blowing Rock News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Plans
Miss Eunice Holfhouser and Miss Lena Reeves visited Blowing Rock from Richmond and Rowan. both regular at Sunday School and prayer meetings. An ice cream supper raised 19.50. Rev. G L Hodges preached to a large audience. May 15 set as clean up day. officials nominated for mayor and commissioners. Road bonds debated with railroad prospects promising tax relief within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Holfhouser
Richmond
Rowan County
Lena Reeves
T. H. Coffey
H. J. Teague
Caldwell County
Henry Coffey
Caldwell
Walter Adame
Cary’s Flata
the Rock
Job Blair
Vilas
Blowing Rock
Edwin Robbins
John Cox
B. J. Greene
Chas. Cannon
Brooks
W.M. F
County canvass promotes good roads to spur rail links
Supt. E P Kinzell of the Virginia Carolina Railway urges road improvements in Ashe county after visiting Boone and Blue Ridge. He cites a $100,000 winter loss from blocked lumber transport and notes local dead chestnut wood could cover rail bonds for a decade, arguing bonds fund progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Kinzell
Virginia Carolina Railway
Boone
Blue Ridge
Watauga
Ashe County
Todd
Episcopal Church in Watauga Co Services As Follows
The notice lists church services across Foscoe Blowing Rock Boone Yodd and Shulls Mills with dates and times for Sundays and Tuesdays. The posting credits M Atkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Episcopal Church
Watauga CO
Foscoe
Blowing Rock
Legal notices and local classifieds from Boone North Carolina
John E. Brown handles legal matters with Lovill and Lovill. I sold my jack to John H. Alawson of Meat Camp who will keep him this year. H Neal Blair announces his sale and ads. Royster's High Grade Fertilizers promoted for corn and cabbage at W. L. Winkler's Boone North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Alawson
Meat Camp
H. Neal Blair
Royster
W. L. Winkler
Boone, N. C
Miners Wanted at Cranberry Mines North Carolina
Men are sought to load cars by contract at Cranberry North Carolina. Earnings range from 1.75 to 2.25 dollars per day with good climate and treatment. Mines are well ventilated and an advance in wages is expected in May. For more information contact or write S. H. Odum, Superintendent, Cranberry, NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranberry
N. C
H. Odum
N.C
Notice of Administration and claims in estate
The undersigned qualified as administrator of the estate of C J Coffey deed all persons with claims against the estate must present them by April 12 1918 or be barred. All persons indebted to the estate should settle at once. This April 12 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.J. Coffey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ce Batanga Democrat
A. G. Brown
R. H. Ray
R. M. Green
Boone Fork
Prof. Hartzog
Boone Public School
N. C. Combs
M. B. Church
South
Mabel
Kodak Films
G. L. Hodges
Presbyterian Church
Bro Hodges
Fletcher
Castoria
John E. Brown
Lovill & Lovill
Lineberry Foundry and Machine Co
North Wilkesboro
Bynum
Banner
F. M. Richards, Jr
Ford
Overland
Goodyear
Rey
ET & Wnc Ry
Banner & Richards
Banner Elk
Sted
Detroit Ford Motor Company
W. H. Wagoner
Valle Cruces, N. C
JS Winkler
Blackbury
Chattanooga
Lenoir
North Carolina
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