Local notes from Boone and Watauga County
Local affairs in Boone and Watauga County recounts residents traveling visitors and events. Notable items include Mr Jeff Stanbury’s illness improving, May 20th Bank holiday, depot lumber delivery, visits by W C Newland Dr Coffey and Ed Steel, and residents returning from warmer winters. The first real passenger train arrived, bonds for road work approved, and obituaries and health notes regarding Mrs Edmiston and others are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga County Bank
Virginia Councill
Neila Winkler
Hickory
W. C. Newland
Lawrence Coffey
Ed. Steel
Lenoir
Boone
Pink Edmiston
Watawga Falls
W. D. Farthing
Isis
Ten Thousand Dollar Methodist Church Becomes A Reality
Presiding Elder T E Wagg, of the North Wilkesboro District, spent Sunday night with Rev H L Powell after a strenuous field trip. At Laurel Springs a new church project raised all ten thousand dollars in a single meeting, funds collected and site cleanup begun. Congressman R J Doughton and Mrs Doughton contributed one thousand dollars to the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Wagg
North Wilkesboro
H. L. Powell
Laurel Springs
R. J. Doughton
Bob
Weather Lingers as Planting Delays Hit Corn Fields
Showery conditions persist with ongoing wet spells delaying corn planting across the region. Farmers report portions of acreage still unplanted as forecasts foresee more showers into the coming days.
Protracted Services Held at Baptist Church
The eleven o'clock service last Sunday marked the start of meetings continuing through the week and possibly longer if interest remains. Rev. M. A. Adams of Canton assists Pastor Cross. Services at 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. daily. the public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
M. A.adams
Canton
Cross
Brown-Williams Wedding at Blowing Rock
The ceremony was held last Sunday afternoon as J. Clark Brown and Marjori Williams wed with Rev. H. L. Powell officiating. Brown is a recently returned soldier from France and the bride is described as one of the town’s choice young ladies. The Democrat extends hearty congratulations to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blowing Rock
J. Clark Brown
J. D. Brown
Marjori
John S. Williams
H. L. Powell
France
Democrat
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Watauga
Jeff Stanbury
Carrie Coffey
Shulls Mills
W. W. Stringfellow
Anniston
Alabama
B. R. Brown
Johnson County
Tenn
Virginia Dave Phillips
Sugar Grove
Stanley County
Roy Haynes
Adams
Cook
Baltimore
Ontario Drill Co
D.J. Cottrell
Leigh Colyer
Charlotte
Appalachian Training School
Frank Brown
Brown Old Home
Mrs. Mitchell
Wake Forest
Critcher Hotel
J. L. Hayes
Lancaster, Wash
Walter Combs
W. S. Green
Stony Forks
Lancaster
Turner
Bowlin & Turner
Frank Lyon
Oxford
Pearl Taylor
Route 1
Ruth
Caldwell
Edna Hodges
Louise
Cabarras County
Li. P. Hamby
New River
Hiram Dougherty
Cove Creek
Beaver Dam Township
Shepherd M. Dugger
Banner Elk
B. H. Watson & Co
Champion Fibre Co
E. H. Mortimer
Elk Park, N.C
Beech Mountain
Calion Grady L. Greene
Stony Fork
N.C
Aubleson Drug CO
Newland, N.C
Drugs & Druggists
Ation
Valle Crucis
J. M. Field
Climax
North Carolina
Mr. Field
Blackburn & Little
Kodaks
Lenoir Book Company
Lenoir, North Carolina
Mast
W. W. Mat
T Co
A. Ellis
Watauga Supply .Co
Cleven
Watauga Supply Co
Bank of
Newland
Boone, North Carolina
Hagaman
Coffey
D. Farthing
Watauga County
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!