Rural Watauga News Highlights From Valley and Bamboo
Miss Annie Shull of New York City vacationing with her parents in Watauga. Shull relatives in Hickory hostesses visit Miss Boyd Caudill returns from Washington. Myrtie Caudill attends summer schools in Chapel Hill and Greensboro. Don Shull back home after two years away. Annie Hartley and Selma Th o mas underwent tonsil operations at Watauga Hospital Boone. Fires, visitors, and autumn scenery fill the valley as Bamboo reports a fine school and a reorganized Upland Literary Society. Frost damages corn along streams. Bamboo residents attend court. Rev G W Sebastian preaches Mt Vernon and Mount Pleasant groups. Parent-Teachers meet. watermelons served. Mr O M Story visits Maiden Granite Falls. Bamboo boys travel to Mabel for ball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Shull
New York City
J. M. Shull
Mises Lula Taylor
Beatrice Shull
Hickory
Chas Menzies
New York
Boyd Caudill
Washington City
Myrtie Caudill
Chapel Hill
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Don Shull
Annie Hartley
Chas. Hartley
Selma
Hard Thomas
Watauga Hospital
Boone
Lee Lawrance
Valle Crucis
Bamboo
Z. T. Green
Cora Miller
Tyra Elrod
Upland Literary Society
Edward Hampton
G. W. Sebastian
Mount Vernon
Mount Pleasant
Wilkesboro
Sebastian
Mt. Pleasant
Parent-Teachers Association
O. M. Story
Maden
Granite Falls
Oliver West
Thoma
Story
Maiden
Watauga
Silverstone News: Frosty Night and School Run
Silverstone experienced cool nights with a light frost yet no damage. A truck carried children to Cave Creek High School this morning. An airplane was seen circling over Silverstone recently, delighting residents. Mrs. Elizabeth Reese. after visiting Mr. A B Culler, returned home on Rich Mountain and is hoped to improve under Dr. Tate. Mr. Joe Flannery is very poorly at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverstone
Cave Creek High School
Elizabeth Reese
A. B. Culler
Rich Mountain
Tate
Joe Flannery
Laurel Springs church revival and community notes
A long revival at Laurel Springs Baptist Church draws almost the entire community. Town news covers a car thief who stole four coils from W. A. Watson’s Ford, a frost damage, a planned ice cream social at Rocky Point school, and Mr. Watson’s real estate plans. The writer notes limited local news and signs of quiet hardship in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Springs Baptist Church
Judson E. Wagner
Maryland
Laurel Springs Church
Watson
Boone Trail
Rocky Point
W. A. Watson
Russel Trivett
Faithful service and reunion at Foscoe events
Rev Eber Gragg preached a fine Sunday sermon as neighbors return from summer visits. Local residents attend the old soldiers reunion at Boone and praise the Dougherty brothers for hosting meals and care at the Training school. The Christian church annual convention opens in Foscoe on the 18th and runs through Sunday with all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eber Gragg
W. H. Byrd
Blowing Rock
L. L. Moody
Tennessee
Mount Holly
Dexter Byrd
Mountain City
Julius Coffey
Pink Moore
Emeline Estus
Globe
Carrie Waters
Virginia Coffey
Boone
Dougherty
Dougherty Brothers
The
Christian Church
Foscoe
Salisbury clergyman and family visit Democrat office
Rev. W. G. Cobb and his young son J. W. of Salisbury were guests at the Democrat office on Tuesday. The Cobb family are in the city for the week and he is assisting with Lutheran services during their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Cobb
J. W
Salisbury
Democrat
Superior Court Adjourned After Heavy Docket
Watauga Court adjourned after disposing of heavy dockets as Judge Long was called away. Among those tried were Roosevelt Jones and others, with most defendants pleading guilty or being fined. several cases involved liquor law violations, concealed weapon charges, larceny, forgery, and assaults. Notable outcomes include multiple $50 fines, higher fines up to $100, and prison terms for secret assault and house breaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga
Benj. Long
Statesville
Roosevelt Jones
Herbert Myers
Bess Ferguson
Spence Connelly
Wil) Davenport
John Powell
Jones
W. L. Lenoir
W. M. Osborne
Lenoir
Osborne
M. L. Moffitt
Ernest Hicks
Frank Campbell
Reid Thomas
Robert Auton
Allison Teague
Harry M. Fry
James Brown
Hugh Hawkins
D. H. Hodges
W. P. Lee
W. D. Lawrance
Ira Pennell
Spencer Ashley
Coy Byers
Spencer Teague
Ralph Carrol
A. J. Hicks
Dog
N. A. Hicks
Punch Board
Bob Clawson
Kate Greer
Walter Clawson
Clifford Norris
Carl Davis
Geo. Smitherman
Everett Story
Green Miller
Silas Triplett
J. H. Snapp
Amos Ward
Scott Horton
Methodist Church Sunday Schedule and Events
The church offers Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. No evening service. Epworth League at 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m. Choir practice follows. Welcomes all. Also preaching at Blowing Rock Sunday evening at 7:30. The Social Teachings of Jesus is the object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Jesus
Blowing Rock
Dig Up and Print Them When Space Allows
A terse plea to publish items when room frees up. The reader urges the editor to retrieve and print items as space becomes available, signaling a request for timely yet deferred coverage.
SOUTIPS SOLDIERS GIVEN GLAD HAND
An NC university setting hosts a reunion for aging veterans of Appomattox era. Hon A C Floyd of Memphis visits, praising old virtues. Eleven survivors gather in a memorial service with speeches by local leaders. Winter frost hits town, causing minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Floyd
Memphis
Tennessee
Knoxville Times
University of North Carolina
Watauga County
Appomattox
Leon
J. W. Horton
William Norris
Finley Mast
Pat Coffey
J. J. Henson
John Hodges
Abel Winebarger
B. B. Dougherty
F. .M Huggins
E. J. Norris
Davis
Cook
Swink
Greer
Annual Meeting of W M U in Blowing Rock
The Three Folks Association W M U holds its annual meeting at Blowing Rock Church on September 18. Mrs. W N Jones of Raleigh and Rev W E Wilson of Cove Creek will speak. Features include devotions, reports, lectures, and a lunch, with a new Boone to North Wilkesboro mail route starting October 1 and changes to the Sugar Grove line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blowing Rock
Three Folks Association
W. N. Jones
Raleigh
W. E. Wilson
Cove Creek Church
Winkler
Tom Cof
Fey
J. M. Moretz
Boone
J. D. Brown
Enoch Swift
Amantha
Ruby Cottrell
N. C
W. E. Wila
Young Peoples Societies
F. M. Huggins
Profitt
I. G. Greer
North Wilkesboro
Sugar Grove
Wilkesboro
Cabbage Growers Association
George R. Ross
J. H. Betty
Ross
Betty
Watauga
Annual Picnic at Cove Creek Promises Profit and Pleasure
The annual farmers’ picnic at Cove Creek schoolhouse on Tuesday September 2 includes an early address by I. O. Schaub Director of Extension in NC with United States Department of Agriculture. The afternoon features games and contests for all ages and each family should bring dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverstone
Beaver Dam
Cove Creek
I. O. Schaub
North Carolina
Schaub
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Grand Jury Report Critiques County Facilities and Jail
The Grand Jury led by A. G. Wilson reports on courthouse toilets in disrepair and urges hiring a janitor to maintain conditions. It flags a danger room near the Registrar of Deeds, calls for cleaning, and notes well kept records. It lists guardians failing to report, praises jail cleanliness but warns of shared cells and rusted walls, and recommends a modern jail. It commends the county home’s upkeep, black and white inmates housed together, and urges schooling for children of inmates. It notes roof leaks, plaster damage, and urged urgent repairs, respectfully submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
B. F. Long
Court House
Office of Registrar of Deeds
Office of Register of Deeds
Jas. H.neers
G. Brown
Addie Critcher
Lona Cook
C. R. Dotson
Lou Green
Rufus Hockaday
Mary Marshall
J. C. Mast
Ocie Mitchell
Sarah Phillips
C. D. Taylor
S. W. Thompson
Pri
A. G. Wilson
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Mabel
Superior Court
Sor
Watauga Farmers
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