Boone Fork Church Services and Lumber Co Plans
Sunday services continue in the Boone Fork Camp with good attendance and a talk by W. S. Whiting of Boone Fork Lumber Co. A special train will carry Shull's Mill area residents to the church. The Boone Fork survey to Beech Creek shows lower costs, and repairs resume at the mill with extensive remodeling and tests indicating strong operation. Community notices include local visits, student moves, and a Radcliffe Chautauqua notice for Boone in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Fork
W. 8. Whiting
Boone Fork Lumber Co
Shull’. Mill's
McKaraher
Murphy
Boone Fork Lumber Company
Beech Mountain Timber
Boone Fox Lumber Co
Beech Creek
Payne's Gap
Radcliffe
Boone Fork Camp News Highlights Modern Lumber Camp Facilities
The Boone Fork Camp near Grandfather Mountain showcases a two story main building with a 39 by 80 foot lobby, a sanitary dining room, a fully equipped kitchen, 24 outside rooms on the second floor, a modern store and office, and a club house. Superintendent John Philippi leads the venture with Mr Grossman Jr and camp cook Meredith receiving praise for hospitality. The Jubilee Glee Club supports daily music and visitors note the camp as second only to Blowing Rock. Industrial democracy talks by T W Hampton and C G McKaraher are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Fork
Appalachian Lumbering
Grossman, Jr
Corporation
Meredith
John Philippi
Blowing Rock
Jubilee Glee Club
Solomon Swift
Bill James
R. T. Woods
A. J. Cole
Claude Eggers
Wiley
C. G. McKaraher
Ted Gilmer
Hampton
McKuaraher
In Memory of Mrs. Rebecca Hortor Horton
Rebecca Hortor Blair daughter of Henry and Mary Blair was born August 26 1835 in Caldwell County and died June 3 1920 at her daughter’s home in Boone She married William Horton in 1860 He later served as a Confederate Colonel Her husband died in 1876 leaving eight children three predeceased her She joined Three Fork Baptist Church and remained a faithful member described as a good woman devoted mother and friend by MacGie Taylor Wakdin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Blair
Henry
Mary Blair
Caldwell Countty
J. 8. Winkler
Boone
Watauga County
William Horton
Three Fork
MacGie Taylor Wakdin
Mrs. J. C. Brookshire Dead in Horton
Mrs. J C Brookshire of Horton died at home after a brief illness. Formerly Miss Cynthia Blackburn, she was well known as a wife mother and friend. She leaves a husband and small children. Community offers condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2. C. Brookshire
Horton
Social club plans July fete and notices personnel changes
The group announces a five course dinner soon with invites to be sent in days. Officers are busy arranging the fete while Cone Coffey resigns as mail carrier for the route to Shulls Mills. Garland promises merchandise upon return. Dan Carden offers repairs and low fares for travels. readers are urged to read the ads as money savers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone Coffey
Mills
Garland
Blue Ridge
Dan Carden
Dan
Boone Board approves sidewalk assessments in 1920 Boone NC
The Boone town commissioners met August 20 1920 and approved a sidewalk improvement plan from the bridge near M B Blackburn’s property to the public school and to the courthouse via various lots. Assessments per yard were set at 1.23 with 81 cents extra for engineering and drainage. Notices will be issued for a hearing on September 6 1920 at the Linney law office to confirm the roll and establish liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Boone
North Carolina
Watauga County
Bell
M. B. Blackburn
J. G. Greer
F. A. Linney
T. B. Moore
I. G. Greer
Baptist Church
J. M. Moretz
Court House
Board of Commissioners
Town of
N. C
F A Linney
B. Blackburn
W L Bryan
Methodist Church
King Street
Methodist Parsonage
New Church
Coffey
Dougherty Bros
Main Street
J C Fletcher & E Flovill
Bic
J.C Fletcher
E F Lovill
R. C
Peoples Bank & Trust ; Co
Central Ohio Farms Advertise North Carolina Buyers
The E. A. Strout Farm Agency offers a free catalogue of fertile Ohio farms sold recently to North Carolina buyers. The prospectus highlights limestone and clay soils, self seeding bluegrass, flowing springs, water supply, hay and corn crops, silos, favorable climate, and ready markets, claiming low risk of failure and strong profit for stockmen and dairymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
United States
E. A. Strout Farm Agency
Blake V. Mizer
Mgr
Shelby Building
Coshin
OHLO
Public Speaking by R L Coughton in Boone County Court
Hon R L Coughton M C and Democratic congressional candidate will speak at the earthouse in Boone on Tuesday September 1920. The event invites voters and supports campaign outreach ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Coughton
M. C
Congress
Boone
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Shull’s Mills
Dewey Burkett
Bristol
Dewey
Katy Gilmer
Harry Gilmer
Ted
Harry
Gladys
Elizabeth Hampton
Appalachian Training School
J. C. Shull
Virginia Trammell
Bonita Burkett
Rock
Shadyside
Gladys Hampton
John Yelton
Pansy Slagle
THE
Amerigh's
Govered College
Radcliffe Chautauqua
United States of America
T. W. Hampton
Boone Fork Camp
Rebecca Hortor
J. C. Brookshire
Bryan
Lidville River Railway
W.L. Bryan
King Stret
BC Rivers
Blair Hotel
John Hod
Linville River
WL Bryan
H. W. Horton
M. P. Opricher
J. L. Qualls
Malin Or
Kin Street
M. P. Critcher
RM Greene
M. Greene
R M Greene
J. L. Quall
Episcopal Church
Bess
J.C. Fletcher
E. 8. Is Joining Hie Odist Parsonage
Boone & Blowing Rock Turnpike
Con Yates
Conrad Yates
ES Coffey
Central Ohio Farms
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