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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
IN MEMORY OF MRS. AMANDA DAVIS
GREENE.

Amanda Davis Greene was the
daughter of Milton Davis. She
was born Nov. 8, 1914 and died
Feb. 2, 1921, age 76 years, two
months and % days.
She leaves to mourn her part
ing a husband, four children,
thirty seven grand children and
twenty -fourgreat grand children.
She professed faith in Christ and
joined the Baptist church at Cove
Creek in 1880, where she remain
ed a member until her death.
For several years she was unable
to attend church but she was al
ways thoughtful of her duty as a
christian.
After a lingering illness she
passed to the great beyond and
was buried at the Old Squire Ad-
ans Cemetery. The funeral ser.
vices are to be held later.
Before her death she told her
loving husband who watched ov.
er her so faithfully that she was
willing and ready to 60 whenev-
err the summons should come" "
Every one that knew her seemed
to have a tender devotion for her.
1t will always be said that she
was a faithful wife and mother,
and in her death the husband,
children and friends all realize
their loss, but their loss is nc
doubt her eternal gain.
Blessed are the dead who die
in the Lord, from henceforth yea
sayeth the Spirit, that they may
rest from their labors and theil
works do follow Them.
a RELATIVE.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
BIRTHS ON INCREASE 1ARoUGAouT
NORTH CAROLINA

More babies were born in the
state of North Carolina during
the first two months of this year
than during the same months of
1920, which was a record break.
er for all the years during which
vital statistics have been kepo.
There is every indication that
1921 will show a much higher
birth record than did last year
when the state led all others in
births.
During January of this year
the births of 6,638 babies were
reported to the State board of
health. This was 1876 more than
were born in January of last year.
February showed an even bigger
gain. There we're $3.50 births
in February and only 6,272 in the
same month last year. This
gain of 508 during February will
be more than duplicated in March
if the first figures compiled are
indicative of the whole month. DR..
Register, in charge of the bureau
of statistics, thinks March will
show very large gain, upwards
of a thousand over the previous
March.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
FAMINE IN AMERICA

With surprise aud some shock
many citizens learn that fellow
Americans in the west are per.
ishing of hunger, that in America
children are suffering malnutri-
tion; that education is failing and
that warmth and comfort is lack.
ing on the coldnorthwestern Dor
der.
s Yet in western North Dakota
and in eastern Montana, accord.
ng to reports from Red Cross
workers, famine has been break
ing down those defences of civili-
zation that American pioneers
have raised against the desert.
For four rainless, cropless
years the farmers of that region,
mostly Polish, Finnish, Russian
and Scandinavian descent, have
struggled with i'll success to
maintain their families.
For many reasons the people
Of this country cannot afford te
allow this condition to continue
in the Dakota bad lands or any
where else. The first is the oh
vious humane reason Of presery
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
NOTICE OF SALE

North Carolina, Watauga County
BY virtue of the power of sale con-
tained in a mortgage deed, executed
by l. + Watson to Il Nj Watson on
the 9TH day of August 1920, the un-
dcriigned mortgagee will sell at the
court house door in Boone. to the
highest bidder for cash on the 9Th
DAY OF JUNE at the hour of one
O'Clock m. the following described
properly, lying and being in county
of Watauga, and bounded as follows:
Beginning on small poplar in a
branch, thence with the meanders OF
said branch 80 poles to the mouth,
thence south 50 degrees east l3 poles
to small sourwood, thence q poles 4
with the old roadway to the top of a
ridge south poles to q chestnut oak,
thence south 10 poles to chestnu,
with the main height or the ridge Al
poles to Spanish oak and small
white pine. thence west 4S poles to a
spruce pine on top of the Katy Rock
thence north 20 poles to a chestnut
oak, thence north 20 degrees west 81
poles to blackgum on the top of 9
ridge, thence north 10 degrees with
extreme top of ridge 80 poles to sour
wood and locust, North 25 degrees
west with the same 35 poles to a rec
oak at the edge of old field. north A
degrees east 40 poles to a sugar tree
II poles more or less to black oal
Lot Green's corner, running east q
poles south with said line I3 pole.
more or less to stake. west "a pole
to a poplar the beginning corner, con
tanning II l-2 acres more or less.
The said sale is made to satisfy ant
pay u note in the sum of 100000, Sc
cured, together with interest and cos
of the sale.
II. w. WATSON, Mortgagee.
This April 10, 1921.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
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NO29,

ed and adjoining the lands of ] L
Thomas, M E Wilson and others and
being the same land conveyed by Jane
Miller. widow OF E B Miller deceased,
M NJ Walls and wife Eloy, w w
Miller and wife Nellie, J J Miller and
wife Clemmie, D V Winebarger and
wife Lulu, heirs.at-law If E B Miller
to Clint Osborne, and for complete
description of said land, reference is
made to said deed which is registere,
in book q of deeds on ,sge 4O1, T.
registers Office. of " iauga
North Carolina, and id laa
tanning 81 IA acres lnu q or less.
Fourth tract contain " acres rio,e
or less and lying anu oeing on ~
same waters as above iird ana sare
township county and ST .te, adjoir', !,
the lands of James Shull and Rayf.nl
Swift, and tho land formerly ovt
by Fl S Hollers, and for a CONF. q
description OF same ref renee is lrrE.
by made to deed matte by " f
Campbell and wife Cal!ie to Clint Qs-
borue, which is the san land heieby
conveyed and the same deed is regis
tered in the Registers Office, Watauga
county North Carolina in book y ol
deeds on page 100, also 70 acres more
or less on same waters, county, Sta.c
and township, bounded by the lands of
Clint Osborne, formerly the w W Cam
bell lands, James Shnll, the Warren
lands, Henry Norris and Alfred Thon.-
as and in all making a total of 4O2 a.
creS more or less.
At the same time and place the said
trustee will sell one wagon, four head
of cattle, one watch: grabs and spread.
ers, and l-2 interest in scales.
H. B. PERRY, Trustee.
This April Is, 1921.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
FARM FOR SALE.

l am Offering for sale my farm of 05
acres. near Foscoe, l5 acres of bot
tom, balance good grazing and TIM
Der land. About 100000 feet of mar
ketable timber: good 7-room, painted
house and 4-room cottage: good barn,
spring house, wood house and other
out buildings. Fine orchard of more
Than 100 choice apple trees. An ideal
farm. All goes for $4,000. Also one
farm of 60 acres, one mile from Fos.
coe, nearly all cleared and in grass.
Price S2,25O. Terms: 81, 800 cash, bal
ance on terms to suit purchaser. G,
B. Galloway, Shulls Mills N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as administra.
tor of the estate of j Il Lunsford
deceased, this is to notify all per.
sons having claims against tt
estate of said deceased, TO exbl
it them to the undersigned on or
before the 22nd da, of April,
1922 or this notice VIII be plead
in bar of their recovery. All per-
sons indebted to sale estate W..
please make immedi} e pay men,.
This the 22nd day o' April y.
WADE l.. CO EN-, A"Gr
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
Having qualified as administrs

Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Emaline Love
Deceased, this is to notify all
persons having claims against
the estate of said dececeased, to
exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 9Th day of April.
1922, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery. All per.
sons indebted to said estate "
please make immediate pay
This the 9th day of Anril, ISL.
w. j. LOVE, Adm.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
GOOD FARM FOR SALE.

Two hundred acres in the hea'
the Roscoe section, IL mile, iroG,
ShullS Mills, and located on he h.. Z,
q w. N. G. Railroad. This farm c.
tains two good dwelling houses; u..e
good store building, two COCO Woud
houses; one apple house, two smo..
houses; two good barns; IS acres OF =
good, level meadow land, lO0 acres of
good grazing land; 10 acres il god
timber and 45 acres cut-over land. A
splendid apple orchard. This is one
Of the best farms on Watauga River.
For further particulars see &. T.
Moore or S. L. Grags, Shulls Mills,
N. G. ) 81 b.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
HARDNESS SMILE FADES.

We are told that President Har.
ding looks somewhat careworn.
The ease and abandon so con.
spicuous in Harding, the senator,
have vanished from the counter.
ance and mien of Harding, the
president. Of course all of this
was to be expected; it is o good
omen. Being at the head of a
great nation like the United Sta.
tes is a colossal job. Problems
and worries come trooping along
and declare their name legion.
One of Mr.. Harding's most
prominent ante election conten.
tions was that the president and
Congress should manifest tow:
ards each other a fine spirit of
cooperation. He insisted that
Mr.. Wilson had disregarded in
fragrant manner constitutional
function of Congress in negotia-
ting treaties. Now he finds that
Senate a little too forward in Off
ering it's opinions on the process
of effecting peace with The pow.
ers with which we were so lately
at swords points. Mr.. Lodge
rises in the Senate chamber to
remark that he doesn't think any
of the provisions of the League
Covenont would prove of value in
formulating a general Internal.
ional policy.
But the President, and pre-
sumably the Secretary of State,
do not share this view, it is learn.
ed on very high authority, and so
far as they are concerned no con.
cluSion has been reached by
them to justify the statement of
the Chairman of the Foreign Rel
ations Committee of the Senate
This episode is merely one of the
numerous trials that confront
the President and cause him wor.
ry.
AS a keen observer remarks
"The chief executive has in effec,
petitioned Congress to let him a
lone while he steers the ship o1
I State through dangerous shoals
J Members of Congress are learn
ing in their conferences at the
White House that Mr.. Harding
meant what he said in his las
: message when he declared tina
lin correcting the failure Of tht
executive in negotiating the mos
important treaty in the history
of the nation, to recognize the
constitutional powers of the Sen
ate, we would go to the other ex
treme, equally objectionably,
Congress or the Senate shoult
Il. assume the function of the exec
utive." Winston Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
100000 UNEMPLOYED IN AMERICA
Slightly more than 1900 600

Slightly more than 1000. 600
men were unemployed in nine.
teen states of the union on May
l, according to estimates made
by government, labor, state and
industrial officials. -
A large percentage of those
who are unable to obtain work
are in the big industrial sections
of the eastern and central states,
included in these nineteen states
from which figures could be OBJ.
tanned, but reports from the 9th.
er 20 states where figures were
unobtainable all show that unem.
ployment exists, and the estima.
ted unemployment of the coun.
try, made by experts and labor
leaders, range from 100000 to
100000 persons.
Reports of much unemploy-
ment show up from New York,
Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio,
while practically every state east
of the Mississippi and north of
the Mason and Dixon line is ser.
iously affected by the wave that
has swept over the country dur.
ing the last year. The reports
indicate that the situation in
these more densely populated
States is growing more acute dai'
ly.
The report of the United States
government employment service
showed that on Jan 1 of this
year the leading cities of the
country, with a population of 32.
$50, ,953, had a total of 1902, Is;
unemployed, and subsequent
bulletins issued by this service
indicate that this n lmber has
increased somewhat in these cit
les during the last four months.
While the unemployment ex
tends to the west and south, ye'
in the reports from the former ;
decided tone of optimism pre-
walls from a resumption of busi
ness activity that would speedily
-do away with the unemployment
while in the South the situation
does not appear to be a serious
nature, and reports state tina
when the agricultural work is il
full swing the surplus Of labo
will be small.
New York City, Philadelphia
Chicago, Detroit and Clevelan'
stand out as the centers of th
unemployment wave.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12

invite the people of Boone to at
tend the services that ! shall
conduct, as far as it is convenient
and their pleasure 10 do so.
EDGAR TUFTS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
Tenn. Farm r sr Galo

Farm o. .,rLy a.. =.
ga Valley, Tenn; all I've! az, in
high state Of cultNatirr. ice
small house and al D.,c ,s0gy
ouybuildings. Price $500. Sec
or write G.. S. Sherwuod. Wa,au
ca ALLEY, Tenn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-12
Mr.. WILSON'S TEARS.

Il, Mr.. WILSON'S TEARS.
When President Harding was
insugurated some observant re.
porter noted that when Mr.. Will
son entered the Senate Chamber
there were traces of tears on his
cheeks. The presumption was
that the retiring President was
overcome with the feeling of dis
appointment at his failure to have
the country adopt his policy for
world peace.
A correspondent of the New
York Times explains the matter
in q quite different way. He says
that as Mr.. Harding and Mr.. Will.
son started from the White House
to the capital, Mr.. Wilson was
very reticent. Mr.. Harding en-.
deavored to engage him in con-
versation. He told him that he
was thinking of getting White
House pet. When asked what he
thought Of as a pet he said a, baby
elephant. Mr.. Wilson smilingly
said he hoped it would not be a
white elephant. Mr.. Harding
then told him that his sister, who
is q missionary in India, came in
possession of a baby elephant,
which was a. tame as a kitten
and followed his mistress around
wherever she went. One day the
elephant was found lying on the
grass in the yard. Miss Hard
ing, discovering that it was sick,
sat on the grass beside it, took
its head in her lap, and stroked
its ears and trunk. This seemed
to sooth it for a while, but at last
there was a paroxysm, and in a
minute the little animal was dead.
When the story was concluded
Mr.. Wilson made no remark, and
Mr.. Harding, turning to him,
saw the tears raining down his
cheek. He was holding his hat
in one hand and the other hand
was helpless. Mr.. Harding said
his first impulse was to take his
handkerchief and wipe the tears
from Mr.. Wilson's face, but as
the avenue was lined with spec.
tators, he decided that such an
unusual spectacle wonld attract
attention, and make the situation
very embarrassing for Mr.. Will
son.
The story sounds reasonable
as it is a characteristic of a par
alytic not to be able to controlhis
emotions. The ordeal was a very
trying one for Mr.. Wilson ant
his emotions would be more easily
stirred.
If true, the story sets forth thu
sympathetic thoughtfulness O.
Mr.. Harding in a beautiful light
and it presents the retiring Pres
ident as a most pathetic figure
He who carried the burden ofth'
world on his shoulders, now bro
ken in body and disappointed il
his ideals, weeps over the stor.
of the death of a little animal. =
Biblical Recorder.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
New Orleans Market.

A. C. Beane wires US from Dub
lin, Ca, as follows: Am convinced
higher prices. Can doubtless expect
sharp reactions but believe they will
be only temporary Crop this terri
tory almost total failure.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
PAVING CERTIFICATES
SOLD TO ADVANTAGE

At special meeting Of the town
council held Monday morning, sale
of paving certificates of the town
was made which will net the town
81 percent. This is considered an
extraordinary good sale and the Off
cials of the town are congratulatin2
themselves upon making it. This
sale will enable the town to do good
deal of sidewalk paving. Council has
voted to pave sidewalks leading to
the churches and school houses as
they consider this paving of urgent
importance. Some other sidewalks
will also be paved. Mayor Blease and
Alderman Wallace were appointed by
the council to arrange the sale of the
certificates and their action in the
matter was unanimously adopted by
the council.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
Death of Mrs. Hendrix

Mrs: Lee Hendrix died at her
home. .415 Wright street, West End,
on Sunday morning at 2:l5 O'Clock
and wasT buried at Rosemont cemetery
Mondanmorning, after service at the
house at II by the Revs. W. F. Gault
and j. E. Meng. She was 81 years
old and leaves husband and three
little children, besides her mother
Mrs. Annie. Bedenbaugh, widow OF
the late VIM. P. Bedenbaugh. She
is survived also by the following SIS
ters and brothers: Mrs. Lawrence
Howard and Mrs. Jesse schumpert OF u
Batesburg, Mrs. ]. c. Neel, Jr, OF
Newberry county, Misses Lillian and
Ruby Bedenbaugh and Edgar and BY
mum Bedenbaugh of the city.
The following were the pallbearers;
John Eddy Franklin, John Wood,
Olin Re:ghley, Olin Nesley, Ta7
Wood, H. b. Corley.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
NOTICE TO COLORED PATRONS
OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. /

All the patrons and children OF
school district No. 1, Newoerry, 5. g.,
are requested to meet on the new
school grounds on Drayton street on
Wednesday, August 31st, 1921, at
900 O'Clock a. M, for the purpose Of
cleaning off the grounds before the
new building is started. ALL ladies
are asked to bring baskets and the
men and children are asked to bring
axes, hoes, rakes, pitchforks, etc;
Each Individual is asked to- bring
the small sum of 10c to help raise the
assessment asked for. After the
grounds are cleaned off the table will
be spread and everybody will enjoy
a good old-time picnic dinner and a
good game of baseball.
r. A. Williams,
S. W. Allen,
E. F. Floyd,
Committee.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

urday night from Tennessee, leaving
his brother improving. The doctor
left on Monday for Gastonia to re-
turn Wednesday with Mrs. Carson.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Johnson re-
turned Sunday from Waxhaw, n. c.,
after visiting Mrs. Johnson's home
folk, Mr.. J. w. Mccain and family.
Waxhaw is conveniently situated
from nearby places in North and
South Carolina, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson with their relatives motored
to Monroe, Charlotte, Lancaster,
Fort Mill and Rock Hill. Mr.. john
son also had the pleasure of attend
inc a Masonic lodge meeting in Lam
caster.
Mr.. C. Douglas Barksdale, who
died at his home in Laurens Satur-
dav afternoon, was we'll known here,
having married Miss Lille Fair, who
died several years ago.
Mr.. Henry HoHey, who has been
very i'll at the home Of his father-ln-
| law, DR.. J. M. Kibler, is improving
and on the road to recovery, we are
glad to say.
Miss Frances Pickell, after visiting
her sister, Mrs. B: T. Anderson, has
returned to her home in Anderson.
Mr.. H. H. Epting and his son, Mr.
J. C. Epting, of Spartanburg county
near Cherokee, spent from Saturday
afternoon to Sunday morning at the
home of Mr.. Dan M. Ward. The >eld-
er Mr.. Epting and Mr.. Ward were
members of the same company in the
Confederate army-Co., A, 4th bat
talon. South Carolina volunteers. he
is a native of this county, formerly
living at, the place now owned by Mrs.
Tom Lake an the country. This is
the first time he has been to Newber-
rv since leaving here about 40 years
ago The two old vets had a happy
meeting and enjoyed themselves
talking it over"
Miss Ossie Lee Jones, after de-
lightful visit here, has returned to her
home in Savannah.
Miss Lola Kinard of Spartanburg
is visiting Mrs. J. B. Walton.
Mr.. Chalmers Brown, in his car
with Messrs. Ollie Brown, Nick
Holmes, Murray Mcintosh and Cor.
nelius Evans, motored to Edgehele
Friday night and had a delightful.
time at a dance.
Mr.. ]. J.. Roach, that big-heartec
man from Aiken, manager Of the tel
ephone system in that health resort
was in, ,Newberry the weekend. Al
ways glad to see J. J.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
SPECIAL NOTICE

Lovely dahlias. I am now able to
supply some cut dahlias. Hal
Kohn.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
Passing the Buck.
The American Legion Weekly.

The American Legion Weekly.
Axel, Swede in an outfit at Fort
Jay, woke up one morning with a de-
sire to loaf. He got put on sick call,
thinking it was worth trying, any
way. At the dispensary the doc look
ed him over, felt his pulse, and took
his temperature. Then he said:
'I can't find anything wrong with
you."
No answer.
"See here, what's wrong with you
anyway"
"Doc," replied Axel. "That bane
your yob."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30

F. & B. condition estimate So, and
yield 7,328,000.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
FOR THE LEGISLATURE

To the Voters of Newberry County:
AS candidate for the unexpired
term for the legislature, I have been
asked for my platform, if elected. I
candidly give it here, to wit:
I am against any and all high sal
aries of state and county officers;
against all high appropriations.
If you want the now fearful ex-
penses of the sherif's office, don't
vote for me; if you want the high
salary of the superintendent of edu-
cation, don't vote for me; if you want
the useless and high salaried office Of
rural policeman, don't vote for me;
if you want the useless Office of farm
demonstrator, don't vote for me; if
you want the useless Office of canning
demonstrator, don't vote for me; if
you want high appropriations for
Clemson college, Winthrop college,
South Carolina college, Charleston
college, Negro college, don't vote for
me; if you want the useless and fear
full salaried office of health unit, don't
vote for me; if you want the useless
office of health clinic, don't vote for
me; if you want the coming legisla-
ture to vote referendum for the CON-
templated fifty million dollars bond
issue, don't vote for me.
I have an idea that Clemson col
lege, Winthrop college and South
Carolina college should either be CIV
en- or sold to those grand old Chris
tians, the Baptists, Presbyterian and
Methodists, and let them be made de-
nominational institutions.
Your Obedient Servant,
HERBERT HENRY EVANS.
Advt.