Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
The oyster supper at the Crit.

The oyster supper at the Crit
cher hotel, the first function of
the holiday season, was, we are
told, a most enjoyable occasion,
and almost every member of the
Baptist; Sunday School, for whom
it was given, was present.
MIR. and Mrs. Thos. w. Hop.
kins, who recently purchased a
lot OF fine property in and around
Hendersonville, spent the holi-
days with home folks on Middle
Fork. They are not satisfied
to abandon old Watauga yet,
and think they may buy proper
ty here, if they can find some.
thing to suit them, which all their
friends here hope they may.
Prof. John E. Brown, the ef-
ficient private secretary to Con-
gressmanD Doughton, whohas been
with his family at Villas for the
pasttwo weeks, will leave for his
post of'dutN pa: Friday or Satur-
day. Mr.. Brown seems to be high
ly pleased with his position and
gets much out Of coming in con.
tact with statesmen and other
prominent personages in the Cap.
ital City.
The Training School disban-
ded on Saturday, Dec. 20, for the
holidays, and a large number oi
the pupils and a few members of
the faculty went to their respec-
tive homes tospend a weeks vaca-
tion with loved ones. The school
opened it's spring term on Tues
day last with a largely, increased
enrolment. The Boone public
school also took a week off,, but
is now down to work again.
While blowing out tstumps on
his farm on Middle Fork Friday
before christmas, Mr.. Ben Ed
misten had the misfortune to kill
a splendid milk cow. The COW was
some distance away, but when
the dynamite explosion came, a
root from the stump was hurled
against the anatomy OF the un-
suspecting brute, with such force
that death ensued Immediately.
Fortunately for the owner, the ami
NAL was fat enoug for beef, and
was butchered as soon as the &C.
cident occurred and sold as such.
AS our rreaders, many OF them,
will remember, Mr.. John Burk-
ett, son of:Mr: B. F. Burkett, Of
Brookside, was killed by a switch
engine on the Norfolk l. Western
Railroad, at St. Paul, Va, last
April. The father brought action
against the company for the re-
covery of $4,000, which case
has been pending in the Federal
court at Greensboro. At the late
term, Attorney W. R. Lovill,
with all the witnesses for the
plaintiff, was present, but was
unable to get a hearing. How
ever, Judge Boyd agreed to re-
call the jury and give the case a
hearing on Jan. 5.
Now, that the joys OF t h e
Christmas tide are over, and we
hope the cup has been filed to
the brim for each and every one,
let us settle down to our usual
vocations, with q determination
to improve upon many of the
short comings that have besetus
during the year just closed. Il
a friend has spoken evil Of you,
or done you an injury, forgive
him, if possible; if you have done
some one an injury, go to him at
once and make amends, as this
is all the way there is to, adjust
such matters. The tongue, that
unruly and dangerous member;
bride it, when it is inclined to
speak evil Of any one. In short,
let us strive, if the power
within us lies, to say nothing Of
a neighbor that we would not be
willing for him to say of US, and
try to put the Golden Rule into
practical use during this good