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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

State News 100 Years Ago Today From May 7, 1914 Issue of Watauga Democrat

“State and General News” from the Watauga Democrat 100 Years Ago Today—May 7, 1914

Durham has voted $500,000 for a water works.

Mt. Airy is to have a new and commodious railway station.

A wireless station is to be established on Mount Mitchell in the Black Mountains to connect with the Langren Hotel at Asheville, J.W. Dunn having leased the plateau on top of that highest peak east of the Rockies, where he will build and carry on as a tourists hotel a log cabin Inn for the entertainment of the thousands of people that visit that noted place every year.

North Carolina is to spend nearly 5 million on good roads in the near future, which surpasses any of its sister States, counting what is to be gathered from counties, townships, cities, villages, towns and the State. We should be proud of this record, for it places our state in the vanguard of internal improvements.

Congressman James M. Cudger Jr. has introduced a bill in congress to establish a fish hatchery in his district.
The Corporation Commission has ordered a new assessment of property in Mecklenburg county for the reason that the last assessment is smaller than that of 1910.

Mrs. Bettie Hutchinson and Miss Corrie Tinsley, charged with having kidnapped the five-year-old daughter of E.C. Cole of Buncombe, will not be returned to this State by the authorities of Washington, the Governor of that State having refused to honor Gov. Craig’s requisition for their return.

An inscription offered by Prof. Alphonso Smith of the University of Virginia has been selected for the monument soon to be erected to Gen. Nathaniel Greene on the battle field of Guilford.

A pipe organ which has been in use 75 years at Chatham, N.C., and the same organist, Mrs. A.M. Houghton, has played it for 66 years. She is in her 80th year, but plays the instrument as well as anyone can.
Mrs. Jack Evans of Beaver Dam, Haywood county, died last week from the effect of burns received while she was trying to extinguish a fire near her home. She fell into the fire and was horribly burned, aid having reached her too late.

The barn of W.M. Buckner, sheriff of Madison county, was burned last week. The barn was large and filled with foodstuff all of which was a total loss. Just the week before the handsome residence of Sheriff Buckner had been burned, and he believes that both acts were those of an incendiary.



A portrait of Judge Joseph Harvey Wilson was presented to the Supreme Court on the 23rd.

The experiment station of the U.S. Government at Canton, Haywood county, to determine the best foods and manner of feeding cattle was successful. Valuable information as to the results secured can be had by writing to Mr. Peden, Superintendent, Springdale Farm, N.C.

The Camp Life Booklet issued by the Southern Railway is now off the press and can be had by applying to the Greater Western N.C. Association, Asheville. It tells in detail of the military and civil camps in the mountains of this State.

The Womans Exchange of Asheville has closed because of lack of support. It has been successfully conducted for 15 years and afforded a market for the fancy and other work of resident ladies. It served a good purpose, and it is a pity that it could not continue.

The Bankers of the State will meet at Raleigh May 12th, 13th, and 14th. Hon. John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency will be principal speaker.

Gov. Craig has appointed the following as commissioners of North Carolina to the Panama Fair to be held at San Francisco California next year: George S. Powell of Asheville, Gen. Julian S. Carr of Durham, Stuart Cramer and N.C. Hutchinson of Charlotte, John C. Drewry of Raleigh, T.D. Brown of Salisbury, R.J. Reynolds of Winston-Salem, Leonard Tufts of Pinehurst, and J.A. Brown of Chadburn. No appropriation has as yet been made for the representation of our State in that Fair, but it is understood that one will be made at the next session of the legislature upon the recommendation of the commission.

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