Mr. Ed G. Farthing and family visited relatives at Wilkesboro last week.
Mr. W.H. Gragg returned from a business trip to Johnson Citty on Tuesday evening.
Among Boone visitors to the State Fair were Mr. and Mrs. J.S Winker and children.
Mr. W.G. Hartzog and wife of Boone have returned from Raleigh where they attended the State Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Johnson have returned from a visit of a few days to relatives and friends in Lenoir and Hickory.
Newland court this week, District Attorney F.A. Linney and W.R. Lovill of our local bar are in attendance.
Mr. George Thomason and family of Hickory are visiting Mrs. Thomason’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Winkler.
The post offices at Hodges gap and Horton have been discontinued indefinitely. For the present, the mail for both of these will be handled through the Boone post offices.
Mr. Granville Norris of Route 1 was at our office this morning and brought us some very fine apples raised on his farm this year. They are indeed fine. Thanks.
Dr. F.M. Dula, graduate of the University of North Carolina and a Doctor of Optometry of the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology & Otology, is associated with Dr. A.W. Dula in his practice in Lenoir, N.C.
Mr. D.A. Shook of Matney called this morning to get even on our books and renew. In doing so he remarked “I would not try to be without the Democrat, and my wife thinks even more of it than I do.” Remarks like this, so often made, are encouraging.
As we go to press the people are gathering to hear the speech of Col. Isaac Meekins, Republican candidate for Governor, who will address the voters at the court house at 1:30. A special train over the Linville River is scheduled to arrive here at 1 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Eiler of North Wilkesboro were guests at the home of Mr. W.H. Gragg Saturday night, leaving for their home Sunday afternoon. Mr. Eiler is a produce dealer on an immense scale.
Owing to a discontinuance of electric service yesterday at noon, we are out a little late again today. The reason assigned this time, as usual, was lack of water. Yesterday afternoon we are reliably informed, nearly the whole river was running over the top of the dam. We do not know how much water it takes.
Miss Jennie Coffey is preparing for a big improvement on her store property. The building will be widened nine feet, raised another story, the space on the second floor to be used for living rooms which she will rent for light housekeeping. W.G. Hartzog will do the work and when he is through Miss Coffey will have a modern and sightly building.
Mrs. W.P. Pendley of Blowing Rock is a visitor in Boone since Tuesday to the delight of her friends here. Mrs. Pendley says there are several tourists in her hotel yet, regardless of the lateness of the season. They are to be congratulated for exhibiting such fine sense as there is no part of the year as healthful as these fall days.
Mrs. A.V. Bennett, who has spent the summer with her daughter, Mrs. J.L. Winkler, is off to Alexandria, Va., where she will remain during the winter at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rowland who resides there. We hope for the splendid lady an enjoyable stay and a safe return when the roses come again.
Mr. Ira Ayers was operated on for appendicitis at the Banner Elk Hospital Sunday night and is getting on well. His sister underwent a rather serious operation there before he went, and is also improving. Their uncle, Mr. W.R. Gragg, and brother, Mr. McKinley Ayers of Boone, have visited them at different times since they were taken to the hospital.
Prof. W.M. Francum and family are now residents of Boone. They are occupying for the present the W.L. Bryan cottage adjoining the Dixie Theater. Mr. Francum is teaching at Rutherwood, and makes the trips to and fro in his car. Glad to see them in Watauga again, and hope they will locate here permanently.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Mast of Valle Crucis passed through Tuesday on their return from the Winston-Salem Fair, and a three days’ visit to their daughter, Mrs. W.D. Clarke in Statesville. They say the fair was decidedly the best they have attended and the stay with loved ones very enjoyable. A car which we are told contained 40 gallons of moonshine was captured on a bridge not so far from the Wilkes county line last Saturday night, the driver making his escape. Nothing official has reached us as to who the driver was, but it is reported that the car was the property of D.A. Brown.
Mr. J. Frank Moore, a most efficient member of the board of town aldermen almost ever since he moved his citizenship to Boone, has resigned the very responsible position on account of being overburdened with his own extensive affairs, and many other things of smaller import, were telling on his health. The people of the town are indebted to him for untiring efforts in doing all he could for our growing little city.
Mr. Roby M. Wilson, Trade R.F.D., was in to see us Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Wilson is said to be the biggest bee raiser in the state, now having 500 stands in his different apiaries. Being asked how much honey he had taken out this season, he did not know, but the yield was not so heavy as last season. He said that he had left about 4,000 pounds in the caps of his gums for the bees to winter on and might take out quite a deal yet from the lower compartments. This year Mr. Wilson planted 50 acres to bird eye beans which he said was good for 500 bushels, had it not been for the excess of rain, which destroyed the crop to a certain extent, his entire yield being only 200 bushels. He is a farmer right, and says his other products are fine. By the way, he is a fur dealer on the side.
From page 3 of The Watauga Democrat, Boone, N.C., Oct. 16, 1924
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