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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
3
A Caldwell County item list notes a Confederate Reunion planned in Boone for September 25 and 26. It lists visiting attorneys, school openings, and local civic events. Reports on court attendance, bond votes in Lenoir, and various community happenings amid weather and minor accidents.
Watauga County Bank reports steady business growth this week. Rev. W R Savage to preach in Boone Episcopal church at 11 am and at Deerfield school house at 3 1 pm next Sunday. Mr Parker of New York planning to open a music store in Lenoir visits town. T F Coffey family returns home to Manning South Carolina after weeks in the village. Boone circuit quarterly meeting set for Sept 28 29 at Boone Methodist church. Rev J H Brendall unable to fill next Sunday appointments due to being out of state. Blow ing Rock enjoys a strong season with many cottagers and boarders still nearby. Harley Brendall son of Rev and Mrs J H Brendall to attend college in Washington DC after D and D School graduation. accompanist father to Jamestown for Exposition.
Fifty acres good bottom land and forty or more mineral prospect areas. Two dwelling structures and potential rooms. Water is good and land is fine for farming. Ideal farm for buyers. Inquire at BFCORNELL Vilas X address.
A Blowing Rock family expresses heartfelt thanks for a generous donation received. The note thanks the community for its support and kindness during a difficult time.
Frontier notes describe Hood's Sarsaparilla as revitalizing blood and restoring energy amid fatigue with liquid or Sarsatabs. Local report mentions a court verdict, a county bank statement from Boone, and school updates highlighting enrollment growth and staff additions at the A. T. school.
An advertisement lists two large school buildings, a sixty room women’s dormitory, and several men’s boarding houses with a staff of seven teachers. It notes 290 students last year and invites inquiries to the Secretary of Faculty in Boone. The next term begins September 8, 1907.
Reverend C R Norris preached at Friendship Church to a pleased crowd this weekend. The Trade Union Sunday school reports steady progress amid many members away at school. Several students depart for Boone and Nebo area institutes including Carnon Numer College and A T B. S. students. Teachers and pupils occupy multiple districts from Heaths to Zionville with upcoming schools planned across North Carolina.
Employment prospects at American Hosiery Mills offer steady work for several families especially girls with good pay. Kenersville area features a sound community with schools and churches. The ad also notes medical tonics and suppliers including DeWitt's pills and carbolized witch hazel for home use. A government contract for 500 dump cars was awarded to a Knoxville company, and a railroad general manager faced indictment for murder in a separate incident.
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