Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Local News From Watauga County, March 11, 1920

From The Watauga Democrat, Boone and Watauga County, Thursday, March 11, 1920

Local Affairs

Mr. J.L. Carrickhoff is rapidly recovering from a typical case of influenza, at Critcher hotel.

The spring term of Watauga Superior Court will convene on Monday, March 22, with Judge Harding presiding.

Mr. Tracy Councill went to Johnson City the latter part of last week to get treatment for both of eyes that were giving him some trouble.

Dr. and Mrs. L.R. Bingham have moved into the Judge Councill cottage, vacated a few days ago by Mr. and Mrs. Carrickhoff.

Mr. A.D. Blair has carpenters at work on his new building near the town cemetery, and will rush to completion just as soon as possible.

Dr. A.W. Dula of Lenoir is in Philadelphia taking a post-graduate course in optics. When he returns he will spend some time in Watauga.

Little Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Hodges, who has been taking treatment at the Long Sanatorium at Statesville for several weeks, is expected home today, and, we are told, his condition is somewhat improved.

Misses Ethel, Etta, and Lula Lewis, who have just finished a successful term of school in Ashe County, have returned to their home in Boone. Their brother, Darrell, who attended the school, returned with them.

Miss Daisy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Byrd of Fos??oe, who recently returned from Los Angeles, California, where she spent several months for the benefit of her health, is not entirely well, but, we trust, is very much better.

It is gratifying to know that Prof. Roy Brown has decided to fill the vacancy on the Good Road Commission to which he was appointed on the first Monday. He is well fitted for the position and the county is to be congratulated upon procuring his services.

Mr. Carter Penly of Adams, who, less than a week ago was dispensing kindness and help to the flu sufferers, is now down with a severe attack of the disease. Penley deserved the best attention possible and we feel sure he will get it.

Mr. Arthur Johnson has sold his hotel property in Boone to his brother-in-law, Mr. Charles Lewis, and will move back to his farm at Sherwood not later than April 1, that is, if he does not decide to invest in some other Boone property, which, here’s hoping, he may do.

Mr. A.D. Blair one of our progressive saw mill men, has ordered another and very much larger outfit that he will operate on the lands of Mr. E.S. Coffey, after which he will cut out a boundary on the Winkler lands owned by the Carolina Hard Wood Company.

Mr. W.C. Coffey is a very sick man; influenza is the trouble Owing to his advanced age, his illness is causing much anxiety among loved ones and friends. (Later: at 8:25 yesterday, Wednesday, evening Mr. Coffey passed to his reward. Interment in the town cemetery tomorrow, the hour not yet announced.)

Messrs. T.W. Hampton and Jim Murphy, both of the Boone Fork Lumber Co. at Shulls Mills were in town on business Monday. Mr. Hampton told The Democrat that they had had no epidemic of influenza there as yet, only a very few cases having been reported, and they are not in a very virulent form.

Mrs. J.T. Hendrix of Boone, who was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment a few days ago, underwent a serious but successful operation in that institution last Saturday. Mrs. L.L. Critcher, her mother, who is with her, writes encouragingly to her husband of the condition of their only child.

Rev. Mr. Huggins of Belmont, N.C., having been called by the members of the Baptist church in Boone, for their pastor, will arrive with his family within the next few days and will fill his first appointment here on the 1st Sunday in April. The minister preached here a few weeks ago and the members of his church were very much pleased with him
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Messrs. James Lovill and Dock Rogers returned from the State of Ohio a few days ago, where they purchased a $7,500 farm and contemplated moving there early in April. Since their return both families have been stricken with influenza, and Mr. Lovill goes to the Long Sanatorium today for an operation for appendicitis. It now seems that their leaving will be deferred, for a while at least.

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Training School Items

The quarantine has been so modified in town that students from the town may attend the Training School if there is no influenza in their homes. There are still quite a number of cases in town and several new cases at Lovill Home among the young ladies. Conner Tate, the young man who has been the worst case thus far, is getting on well and is now able to sit up. The town and school are blest in that thus far there have been no deaths.

Cold weather continues in this section with rain, snow, wind, and freezing weather. Monday morning the 8th was one of the coldest of the entire winter, the thermometer ranging about zero.

Miss Eloise Greene, a student in the Training School, was taken to Dr. Long’s Sanatorium at Statesville on Friday of the past week to be operated on for appendicitis. She was accompanied by Miss Esther Shipley from the School.

Mr. G.M. Sudderth has been appointed Clerk of Court by Judge Finley to fill out the unexpired term of Clerk Coffey who resigned some time ago. It is not known yet whether or not Mr. Sudderth will accept the place.

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Items from Mast School

Mr. John Perry of Vilas, N.C., died Monday morning. He is survived by a wife and eight children.

Miss Virginia Bingham and Amy Henson of Amantha, N.C., who have been attending school at Mast, have been detained at home for the past week on account of bad weather.

Mabel Henson, Alma Davis and Mattie Williams of Mast School expect to stand the seventh grade examination.

We had planned to have an entertainment at the close of school but on account of spread of influenza it has been given up.

Next week will end the longest school year we have had here for several years. We have had an eight months school and the attendance has been good in spite of some difficulties.

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Silverstone Items

Miss Ethel Wilson, after spending the winter with friends in Florida, has returned to her home here, and, of course, reports a very enjoyable stay in the “land of sunshine and flowers.”

Maple sugar making is the order of the day in this section.

Mrs. D.J. Lowrance, a highly respected lady, died of heart trouble at her home here recently.

Mr. John Perry Sr. died at his home at Silverstone March 1.

Mr. A.J. Mast and son Sam are visitors at the home of Mr. J.H. Mast.

So far there has been no influenza outbreak in this part of the county.

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