Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-03-05
"A la,srssdlg Budget iran s. lsts, !!
y Deferred from last week. J

5 The protracted meeting recent
" conducted in Antioch Baptist
church results inanumberofcon-
versions, seven baptisins and a
general awakening in the. coH-
munity, the preachers and work
ters Reverend Messrs. Yonnce;;
Swift, L. w. Tarthing and 9th
ers, all well known for theirchris-
tian piety, conservation to the
Lords work anfability as preach
ers Of heWord.
Last Sunday 9 goodly eoagre..
CATION attended services at ed
st. Johns church, at which time
it was announced that a Sunday
School would be organized there
on the 1st day ofMach, to meet
each Sunday morning at 1880
O'Clock, .the..;school divided s'at
present into thnegrades, Prima-
ry for the little folks, 4ntermedi-
ate for the eyopng people and the
Bible Glass for the grown.pPs.
There is a. fine prospectforag good
school here, and the promoters,
headed by Mrs. Wade Wagner,
have the good wishes 81 fhsEomG- /
munity. -.
St. Johns church is soonto be
painted, q fund for that purpose
being raised, the totafeost' ofthe
work between $40. 0.0G. TO- $40. 90,
contributions solicited. from any
[one interested in .t5s ;tb5e' welfare y g! of
the old church. .,.sy.. ). :l-.,. :, ).
/ Mr.. Simon Shull, ourgood OLD
friend and neighbor living on
Cove Greek, about five weeks ago
went to visit his daughters at
Sutherland, Mesdames JAS. and
Charles Sutherland, intending to
remain but a few days; however,
on account OF small pox in that
neighborhood. EUnh Simon has
been quarantined'and not allow
ed to return homeyet. I:
Miss Doris Woods, daughter OF
our valued citizen, Mr. oseph +.
Woods, and, grand-daughtefs 81
the late John Walker, ESQ.,, leaves
this week for Winston-Salem, to
attend school, making her home
with. her uncle Mr.. w. Asbury
4 Woods. ~~
The friends OF John johnson.
son of Mr.. Marion johnson, will
be glad to- know that though be
has been seriously i'll forsome time
: past, he is on the mend. John is
: a good fellow, and popularin the
sottlomont;
"Art" Tester, son. of the latt
Benjamin Tester, Esq, is d 0 W I
,, with sciatica, and for. six weeks
. past has been a great sufferer
; ; but is getting better, his many
|, friends will be glad to know. -,....
Master Coy Billings son Of op
friend and Brother Mason, MI
Floyd Billings, and grandson Q
fRev. Mr.. Billings, a prommen
minister OF the Primitive Bar
u tist church, is recovering from
J, long and serious illness OF pner
d monia and typhoid fever, Coy
). student of Walnut Grove Inst
!, tute, where he is a fayorite wit
r. teachers and students. a"
e The Farmers Union wagon, i
e charge OF MT. Charles Teste
It makes it's weekly round each Mo
9 day collecting eggs, butter, chicl
:, + ems, cheese, turkeys-in fact, a
'r kinds OF farm produce, and o
:, !, Tuesday takes them to Butle
d, Tennessee, where, the Union has
: : big warehouse Of brick, and fro
= sIwhere the produce is shipped
&c m Bristol, Knoxville and otherlart
IN n market towns. AS cash ispaid.f ID
Of the produce when collected,
ne proves to be quite a source
,e; revenue to the country people
y. ~ long the route OF the collecto
a in q measure proving a got
sr;; substitute for the long talked-t
81 .a hoped for but not-expected ra
U ,'s road down the Watauga River
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