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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-02-11
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as Admins.
TRAITOR OF the late DR.. e. J Par
ler, deceased, all persons indebt.
ed to his estate are hereby mott.
fed to make immediate settle
ment. All persons having claims
against his estate are hereby re-
quested to present them on or be.
fore Jan. l, 1916, or this notice
will be p eaded in bar OF their re-
coyery. This Jan. l, 1914.
]. L. HEMPHILL, Admir-.
North Wlkesboro, NC
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-02-11

improvement or repair OF the
public roads Of Watauga county
shall become q part of what is
herewith designate as q good
roads fund which shall be in the
custody of the treasurer OF t h g
Good roads Commission, to be
drawn upon and to be drawn up.
on and expended as directed by
the Good Roads Commission:
Provided, that any money rails.
ed in any township by a vote OF
said township, shall be applied
only to the roads OF said town.
ship, by. the said Good Roads
Commission. +
SEC. II. That the Good Roads
Commission is hereby authoriz.
ed to use the good roads fund
and the compulsory labor pro-
vided for in this act, to construct,
improve and repair the public
highways in Watauga county,
and shall purchase forsuch work
the necessary tools, machinery,
implements and stock: Provided
that no such purchase shall be
made until the order for same
has been approved by either the
highway engineer or the high
way superintendent, or both. if
this is deemed advisable by the
Good Roads Commission. The
Good Roads. commission is also
authorized to employ overseers,
supervisors, foremen and labor
els as it may be necessary for
carrying out the purposes ofthis
act, and pay for the same out OF
the good roads fund. The Good
Roads Commission is also au-
thorized to let out any OF t h 6
road work on contract, when in
their opinion and the opinion Of
the highway engineer and III G
highway superintendent this is
more economical for the county.
, SEC. 49,, ,Thatthe Justices ol
the Peace of tghe II various town
ships. shall meet at soma conve.
nieht place in their said town.
ships on the first Monday in Ap.
ril, 1915, and each succeeding
year thereafter, and elect three ol
their number as road supervi.
sors, who shall be styled tn g
Board of Road Supervisors for
their npsctive townships, whose
term OF office shall be one year.
[The foregoing embndies, in
the main all the amendments to
our present road law, save one
section, which dimi+ishes COM
pulsory work on the highways oi
the county two days, and each
hand is given one dav less work
on new roads. all OF the bill, as
prepared, is too much for oul
space. The amendments, howev'
er, make interesting reading J.
The Democrat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-02-11
GENERAL NEWS 'rEms


Durham, N. c. gave 81, 200 for
the relief Of the Belgians.
Bart N. Gatling has. been se-
lected to succeed Willis G. Briggs
as Post Master at Raleigh.
The Child Labor bill now be.
fore the Legislature, providesior
an appropriation of. $4,000 per
year.
There are about one and three
quarter million children in the q.
s. between the ages of 10 and 15
years who earn their own living.
John Patterson Branch, vete.:
ran banker and philanthropist
died at his homei in Richmond
Va. the 2nd inst.
A portrait OF Pres. Wilson,
painted by Seymour Thomas
has been hung in the White
House gallery recently, with the
portraits of the other Presidents.
Raymond Hayes, a patient at
the State Hospital walked of
last Sunday night, and has not
been seen since. The Supt. has
advertised for any information
OF him to be wired at once.
Rev. A. s. Barnes of..Beaufort,
has accepted the Superintend.
ancy al the Methodist Orphan
age at Raleigh. He..will I'LL the
vacancy caused..by the death Of
Rev j. N. Cole on Jan. 1st.
The Lumberton Robesonian
tells OF a Miss.Nancy Barnes,
who lives with MIR. D. A. Rhodes,
who he says, is 10 years old.
she was born Jan. 26, 1905. He
thinks that she is the Oldest white
woman in N. G,
A dispatch from Pittsburg Pa.
dated Feb. t2nd, says that the
Ohio river is above the "a foot
level, and is raising six inches an
hour. Scores OF families in the
lower wards OF Aleghany City
are moving out.
Mrs. James Allen Of Goldsboro
was run overland seriously in.
iured by a runaway horse that
was hitched to a buggy. The &C.
cident occurred in front of h 9 r
own residence while. she was cross.
ing the street.
Mr.. Angler Duke, formerly of
Durham, now OF N. Y. is to wed
Miss Cornelia Biddle of Philadel.
phia. The father and mother OF
the bride have announced the ems
gagement. Mr.. Duke, is well
known in N. G. He graduated
from Trinity College in 1902.
Rev. M. L. Bryant, died at
Asheville, Feb. 1st. He was an
alumni of Elon College. He had
been sick at Asheville for some
time. Mr.. Bryant was gifted in
evangelistic campaigns, and ex.
posure during these services
caused his breakdown.
Spartanburg, s. c. has a boy
in the war. Montague Nichols
went to England soon after the
outbreak of the war, and enlist
ed in the English army. He has
taken the oath of allegiance and
has been promoted to the rank
OF second Lieu. in the Royal ar.
tllery.
Gen. Carranza, and his son and
q member Of staff, were executed
by General Santibanes, on Feb.
1st. 1t is stated that Santiba.
nes executed them because he
failed to be restored to command
as general in the Carranza army.
Mrs. T. j. Jackson, widow OF
the famous Confederate General,
is very ill at the home Of b 9 r
grand -daughte. Mrs. E. R. Pres
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-02-11

work ior the following year, and
shall hemand Of the county &C com.
missioners that hey make al levy
OF the amount requested. BY the
Good Roads Commissioners, NOT
to exceed twenty eents on the
hundred dollars worth oireelan
personal property, ana said
board Of county commissioners
stall, make said levy as, request
ed by said Good Roads Commis-
sion, and said tax shall become
due and collectable at. the time
and in the manner that the een.
eral county taxes are collected
Provided, the commissioners be
not required to levy an amount;
in excess Of 20 cents, when t b .
amount so levied, when added to
the other special taxatsexceeds
20 cents on the $1OO. worth OF
property. The said tax when
collected shall be set apart as, .
good roads fund for Watauga
county. and shall be paid to the
Good Roads Commission as here
in provided for. n.
SEC: 8. That before proceeding
with the road work Of Watauga
County, the Good Roads Com
mission shall elect BY ballot, a
a competent highway superinten.
dent of the County Of SWatauga,
and fix his compensation. The
result Of such election shall ...be
declared and recorded the pro-
ceedmgs.-Of said Good Roads
Commission. The person who is
elected shall take and subscribe
an oath for the faithful perform.
ance OF his duties as such high.
way superintent, and shall. exc
cute an official bond in, the sum
two. thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars for the faithful performance
OF his duties, and for the accoun.
ting for all the money and prop
erty whichsraol ls1come into his
hendsas,sueh1e ffiess.d4e 4esshah
hold his Office f6r two years and
until his successor is elected and
qualified, except that the Good
Roads Commission may iorgood
cause remove him from his said
Office, and elect his> successor for
the unexpired term. He shall en-.
ter upon his duties and work
when and where directed. by the
Good Roads Commission and by
rhe highway engineer, and shall
have authority to notify the over.
seers when and whore to work on
new and amended roads and
shall have such authority and
perform such duties as may from
time to time. be- determined; by
the Good Roads Commission, ex.
cept as otherwise provided in this
act. ;,
SEC, 4. That in opening new
highways, widening and straight
en'ng old roads, and repairing
the same, the Good Roads Com.
mission, though its agents, ae
authorized 10 enter upon any
land, locate and build such high.
ways. If the Good Roads Com.
mission and the owner or owners
OF the 'said land cannot agree as
to the damages, il any, the Good
Roads Commission shall, after
sixty days after said highway ID
completed, caused to be sum-
moned thee Indifferent fres-hot
ders of said county,. who shall
| 60 upon the lands and assess
damages and benefits under the
general road law asitnow exists:
Provided, that before entering
upon upon land as authorized
by this section, it shall be thedu.
ty of the Good Roads. .Commiss.
ion to serve notice.upon the own.
er or owners Of said land, mott,
tying him or them that the high.
way is to be located upon said
land under authority, of this act.
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7 81
roads. and amendments to old
roads. which are, in their opin.
ion necessary to be made into
saeh and every Township in, Wa
tauga County. They shall be
given construction OF said roads
at, such time and at such places
as they deem best, using the mo.
ney-then available forroad work.
They shall 90 expend the road
funds that when ell the road are
are completed, each township
will have received, as nearly as
possible, in the value OF roads
constructed, the amount OF mo-
ney paid in taxes by said Town
ship.
SEC. 5. That the highways in
said county constructed or i'm.
proved under this act shall have q
right Of way OF not less than
thirty feet. The alignment oI
the road shall be as straight az
practicable, and with no grade
over four and one half per cent,
except as such grade is consider
ed impracticable by the road en-
gineer.
SEC. 6. That the term high
way shall be understood to mean
all public roads where the Coun.
ty owns and controls the right
of way or may hereafter own and
control. That all roads that
have been laid of, out orappoin.
ted by. virtue Of any act of the
General Assembly, or any other
of the Court, or Board of County
Commissioners are hereby de-
clared to be public roads; and
the Good Roads Commissioners
rs herein set out, shall have full
power and authority to order the
laying out'of public roads where
necessary, to appoint where
bridges shall be found useless
and to alter roads no as to make
them more useful. That from
Ah' orders, Judgements and de.
crees made by the Good Roads
Commission an appeal shall lie
by the party agrieved to the Su'
perior Court as is now provided
by law in appeals from the Board
of County Commissioners.
SEC. Z. That all expenses so
incurred blythe Good, Roads Com.
mission on account of meetings
held by reason Of duties imposed
by this act, shall be, paid upon
their order out of the G o O d
Roads Fund provided by th il
acb.
SEC. 8. That any Good Roads
Commissioner or superintendent
making or causing to be made
any fraudulent order, whereby
money is to be paid out Of t h
said good roads fund, or any
treasurer knowingly paying any
fraudulent order, shall be guilty
Of a felony, and shall be guilty O
q felony, and shall be fined or i'm
prisoned, or both at the discre
tion Of the court, and shall be re
moved from office.
SEC. 9. That the Treasurer O
the Good Roads Commission
shall, on the first Monday o
each and every month post on
the court house door OF 8 a q
county, an itemized statement
showing in full an account Of his
receipts and disbursements fol
the previous month; and t h {
Good Roads Commission shall re
quire it to account tn them quar-
terly in each year for the sale
good roads funds; and itmay re
quire as often as it deems best
reports from officers and en-
ployees concerning tbeirprogres'
and duties. and to what exten'
and-in what manner they b av'
performed the same.
SEC. 10. That the board o
county commissioners may, fo,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-02-11
VETERINARY SURGERY.

q have been putting much study
on this subject; have rsceiysd my
diploma, and am now we'll equipped
Tor tho practice Of Veterinary Sar.
Sery in al its branches, and am tho
only dhS In the county. ell on or
address me ct Villas, N. R. +. D.l.
g. h. HAYES, 4
Veterinary Surgeon.
t17.'11.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-30
DlILY REMINDERS


70 get value, sell It By auction. See
auction adsAdv.
Round the island n auto. 800.
Lewis Stables. Phone 2141 LADY.
Popular hats at popular prices Lat
est STYLES now arriving at Milton &
Parsons ADV.
The Goodwin, only exclusive corset
shop IN Honolulu; absolutely new 1915
models. Pantheon building. adv.
Miss Eva Kinney, teacher Of piano
forte, 1856 Kalia. mr. Seaside. Special
attention beginners; phone 5000. adv
You can own q coy new bungalow
on Wilder avenue for $500, and s4e
per month See Trent Trust Co.. Fort
street.
The facilities for enjoyment at Hal
|eiWa inspires activity and the result
Is better blood circulation Swimming
golf and good meals are great aid
to health.
Prompt service both freight and
passenger put the Western Pacific
Denver s Rio Grande ii the forefront
Edf all tfaneeontinental lines r r.
WaIdr0n. Ltd, Honolulu agents
Mrs. Zeaye will return Tuesday,
September %, on the Wilhelmina,
bringing With her as usual 4 full stock
of personally selected ready-to-Wear
garments Of the very latest models.
ADV.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-30
VAUGHAN TO TAKE
OATH Of OFFICE
BEFORE CLEMONS
WIN Become Assistant District
Attorney Tomorrow; ThOnlp-
son to Open Office

Horace w. Vaughan. former mem
Der Of Congress. who recently arrived
n Honolulu from Texafkana, Tex. will
be sworn before Federal Judge Charles
r. Clemens at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning as assistant II. 8. district
attorney for the district Of Hawaii
unless the court may see 1T 20 post,
pone the proceeding.
Mr.. Vaughan VIII succeed J. Wes-
ley Thompson, the latter having been
assistant to District Attorney jeff Nc
earn during the last year and q half,
Mr. Thompson resigned Of his own
yolition. Il being his desire 70 enter
private law practise IN Honolulu.
with Offices az 20s Bank Of Hawaii
building, Mr.. Thompson Will begin pr.
waite practise tomorrow While Il was
rumcred recently that Mr.. Thompson
would enter into partnership with q
local law firm, he said today that he
has decided not To 30 into partner
ship for 5the time being.
Mrs. Thompson, who now Is at her
former home in Nashville. Tenn, VIII
probably not return to Honolulu until
q few days before Christmas.
Since hts recent arrival III Honolulu,
MI. Vaughan has spent considerable
time IN the local federal court, familis
arizine himself with the duties which
he will assume tomorrow. Mrs. Waugh
an win arrive IN Honolulu early IN
November according TO her husband.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-30
Tells HISTORY
OF OLD MONARCHY
POSTAGE STAMPS

Writing on the early Hawaiian
stamps IN Mekeel's Weekly, John n.
EniI says: On Nov, 4, 1858, Post
master-eeneral David Kalakaua wrote
10 "A. X Clark. at that time the soy.
ernment's agent ct New York, as fol-
lows, So
.This ofice being nearly out Of 2
cent postage, I am DESTROYS Of pro-
curing fresh supply, and thinking
from your long connection with the
b6st tai AFFAIRS or this kingdom that you
would know jiist about what Il want
ed. send you this order 10 be hlled
"a New York. II It will not be too
much trouble The color and design
81 the new stamp should like 90 have
a8 near as possible the enclosed Nova
Scotia stamp, but in place Of Nova
Scotia have the word and figures 2
Hawaii 2. and underneath 'Elna Ke-
meta. IN the same style Of lettering
as the sample forward also q Ike,
ness OF his majesty for the center,
which please have copied ns coffecllg
as possible: the one on the old stamp
was not done we'll II II win not be
attended with much extra expense. J
should like the sheets perforated, 50
as to avoid the Inconvenience OF sep
afafine them with shears. The num-
Der required will be 10000 sheets Of
Is on i sheet
This or6er was given to the Ma
f|onal Bank Note Company on Jan.
u. 1864. and the stamps were deliy-
49,. 49, xr...-l- 80 A. = ~ 4,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-30
Hawniiiiall Song
Basis Of Plot Of
Nell, Movie =
9 Aloha De-" Idea for Scenario
Of Farewell to Thee, BY
Reliance Players

"tAloha-Oe,' sung and played by
natives Of Hawaii 1t every opp0rtuni.
'ty, and particularly TO friends about
to start on long trip. furnished the
idea for the scenario Of farewell "a
Thee a tensely dramatic ph0to-p play,
screening of which was recently com,
|pleted at the Reliance IMutuall stn
dos. says the Miner Of Butte, Mont,
of recent date:
Tourists who have visited Homo
lulu and other Hawaiian cities are 70.
miIiar with the tune Of the song. and
many have declared it to be the most
touching of its kind ever heard con
tinnes the Montana paper. in Ha,
waii Il is the custom for q number
of the relatives and friends OF the
person or persons about to depart On
q trip, either by land or sea- To gath,
er at the station or pier and sing and
play Aloha De- until the departure.
.'The screen story deals with the
life Of young planter, who marries a
Honolulu girl A designing woman,
whom he had known In the United
States, learns or a fortune left the
young planter and schemes to win
him away from his wife, with whom
he Is madly infatuated. Longing for
his native land. he deserts his wife,
and hees with the other woman. With
the Characteristic patience Of the na.
tive HaWaiian, the wife. certain in the
belief that her husbands infatuation
win shortly ertgrpw itself. waits until
bis return, when she readily forgives
n i'm s
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-30
INITIATE NEW
OFFICERS WHEN
ALL ARE THERE
Harbor Commissioners Guar
tiers In Capitol Building About
Ready for Occupancy

Newly remOdeied rooms OF the har.
Dor commissioners which are situated
in the mauka-ewa corner IN the base,
ment or the capitol Bailding are ell
CONFLICTS now, and need hui the plae:
ing Of the new steel furniture 20 make
them all IN order for meetings.
The rooms as renpdeled are four
IN number. There win be one main
room for the board meetings, and this
room win have separate desks Tor each
commissioner. There will also be 2
pfess table, and section OF the room
senarated from the rest BY Z batIIs,
trade win hold such spectators a. care
to attend the meetings and present
their ciaims.,
The other rooms will be used re-
specfiyeIy for chart tables. for exeeu-
tive meetings, and for secretaries
desks. All or the rooms are finished
In light green. with simple and a.
tractive chandeliers Of the direct5in.
direct lighting system.
Il prefer not 10 use the rooms until
q fun membership of the board -
present, saSs AIR Forbes, and with
the initiation of them BY the complete
board we are planning TO take up
some very definite and important
work. -
one thing to be taken m at this
time will be the plans and speclfca-
tons for q steamer wharf at I.ahaina,
Maui. rough estimate Of which
places the cost at 100000. Consider.
able attention to the sketehed chart
was given at the meeting yesterday,
the commissioners finally deciding 70
table the matter until all the members
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-30
LACKING
IN TWO STATES
Letters From HonoIuIans Bring
Replies From Oregon
and Washington

Honplulu,s promotion o. Pacific
Flag Day. has brought home TO two
states the fact that they have no inr
dividual flags. and steps may, be tax.
en- to remedy the lack.
Oregon and Washington. whose Of
fieials were written to from Honolulu.
find they have no flags.
The matter OF securing q Washing
ton flag was referred TO Riley II Al
len, 4 former resident Of Seattle. He
wrote to the Seattle Chamber az Com
merce and By the last mail received >
letter from Executive Secretary Yam
dell, which says that the state Of
WASHINGTON has no flag.
The Oregon end Of the story Is
thus told IN the Salem. Ore. Journal:
An inquiry from Honolulu receiyel
ct the office OF Secretary Of State OF
colt today brought out the fact that
Oregon has no state flag. So far the
Stars and Stripes IS recommended BY
the solOns at washington, d. @, has
always been sufficient but when Ore
gOn is given chance TO become dis
tinguished as q state In addition 70
It's place In the Union Secretary Oh
colt proceeded to outline state nag
according to the laws Of this state as
outlined In the Blue Book The oc-
casiop for the need Of z separate state
flag is Pacific Flag DAY II Honolulu,
when the flags Of alL nations border
Ing the Pacific ocean and the terri
foriai possessions of the United States
and the flags Of the separate Pacific
states will be on display.
Secretary Olcott found the state
flag as defined By section s626, Lords
Oregon Laws, to be u the nature Of .
battalion flag TOR state soldiers SEW
ine il the field. The state flag. as
outlined BY Nj. Olcott 10 conform
with the law, Il as follows:
10 be Of blue silk with arms Of q
stats .embroidered or painted IN the
center. The size Of the flag shall be
feet IL inches on the sly and 5
feet IL inches on the pike or staff.
with the length of the pike Is 10. feet
91k inches. The flag bears 50 stars
and the date 1857, but this should be
1859, IS the state was admitted into
the Union in 1859, and Il was undoubt.
eddy 9 typographical error that CAV !
the date Is 1887.
Secretary olcott did not make any
offer to supply the Honolulu commit.
tee with & nag Of this state; but siEs
DIV gave them the plans and Gpecifi.
cations and his permission 10 make
|une II they wanted 4 Tor Pacific Flag
8 T,ha lack mas fiIled ON ,.slslaa Day.
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DIED

KAHUHU -In Honolulu. September %
1916, Mrs. Kalemela Kahuhu.s Ct
1866 Aud lane. widow, native Of
PukoO. MoIolaf. SIS years old
CHIN HOO In Honolulu. September
-. 1916 Hong Ch0y, son Of Mr.. and
! Mrs. A. y. Chin Hoo, OF Ching Hoon
lane. of School street, II months
and % days old.
COSTA In Honolulu. September Is.
1915, Francisco da Costa, Of ColbuFn
road, Kalihi, widower q native Of
the Island Of ST Michaels. Azores,
Portugal. IS years old.
Honolulu. September
&c. 1915. Mrs Anehiia KaIep0ni az
Guiick avenue, a native Of Hilo. Ha-
wall. 81 years, Ave months and i've
days old.
CHoNG In Honolulu. september 26.
1915, Chong Jang Moon Of North
Beretania near King street. wood
cutter. native Of China, 46 years
old. 6 -
CARREIR0 IN ion0lnlm september
Is. 1915. Mrs Rosie Carreiro, wife
Of victofin0 CarTeiro OF 233 Santu
Antonio avenue Auwaiolimu. q ma
tive OF the island OF st. Michaels,
Azores. Portugal, So years. four
months and 20 DAYS old.
ADAMS In Honolulu. September "a,
1915. Alexander son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Adams, on CSC Sonth Queen
street three months and 20 day.
old.
CUNNINGHAM--In Honolulu, Septem-
Der a. 1915, the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs, Clifford A. Cunningham, Of
1875 South King street, six hours
OLIVER At Schoield Barracks. Lei
lehua, Oahu, Sept 28, 1915, William
H. Oliver, married, principal must.
clan Of the 25th Infantry regimentaI
band. native Of Richmond Texas,
So years old. .'s'
CONES In Honolulu. September q,
1915. Mrs. Mary Comes, of Gulick
avenue. Kalihi, q native of Hookena,
Kona, Hawaii. SS years old
KAIlANIHELEMALUNA--At the Luz
nalilo Home, Honolulu, September
%. 1916. Paki Kalanihelemaluna
(kl, widower, q native of Honolulu,
seyenty-one years. old.
ALABANzA-In Honolulu. September
-, 1915. Consnelo. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Mariana Alabama of De-
sha lane. Palama, seven months and
fourteen days, sss.s; s..,
CHANG In Honolulu, September 20,
1916. Chang Kang Pc of Smith
street, married, school teacher, q
native Of China. fifty-four years old.
0PUPELE-At the Insane Asylum,
Honolulu. September %, 1916, Ka-
hale Opupele (kl, married, native
Of Hawaii. sfxty.three years old.
SANDAGAN--1n Honolulu, September
IS, 1915, Florentino. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. VictNE-iano Sandagan of River
street. Native of the Philippine Is.
lands. two years, eleven months and
four days old. -. .s,<6 FL: