Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-01-12

Durham. - Carney Williams, we'll
known citizen Of Pittsboro. and J. l.
Mann, Of Carrboro, were brought to
Watts hospital here with serious gun.
shot wounds. Both men were in.
jured accidentally while returning
from hunting expeditions. p
Asheville.-John Nolen, city plan
ming expert of Cambridge, Mass, has
been engaged by the mountain me-
tropolis to prepare a city plan cover.
ing possible and expected develop
ments for the next Is years.
Concord. - Officers of the Citizens
Bank and TRUST company Of this city
announced that the bank would erect
a handsome new home in the early
spring.
Washington. - Managing Director
Meyer of the war finance corporation,
announced another advance, amount
ing to $175,000, in North Carolina for
agricultural and livestock purposes.
Pinehurst.-E. L. Scofield, of Moore
county; beat Donald Parsons, Youngs.
town, Ohio, three and one for the chief
trophy in the 1S.hole final of the an.
nual midwinter golf tournament here.
Greensboro. - Announcement has
been made Of q meeting of the North
Carolina Hospital association. COM
prising about $50 physicians and sur.
geons Of the state, the meeting to be
held In High Point on January 81.
Winston.Salem.-The records show
that about 40 Illicit whiskey stills
were destroyed in Forsyth county in
the past year and that the county paid
out $500 for seizing 40 complete plants
the county paying $40 each.
Asheville. - Whitehead Kluttz, Of
Salisbury, special representative OF
the Community Service, Inc, has ar
rived here and, after comforting with
a number of prominent officials and
citizens, including heads of various
civic organizations, believes his efforts
to be put forth in the next few days
. in the organization Of the Community
Service work here, will meot with
success. g..
Durham Manager R. W. Rigs
by has made recommendation that
100000 worth Of bonds already au
thorized but which have never be,n
placed upon the market, be sold to
take care of outstanding notes against
the city. The bonds are street and
sewer bonds, $55O,OOO street bonds
and $4,000 sewer bonds.
Kinston.-The largest wildcat cap
tured in the tidewater section In sew
eral years is reported to have been
trapped by ]. D. Lockyear In the low
er Pamlico river section. The animal
a female, weighs 30 pounds. Offers
for its purchase have been made tc
Lockyear, but he has declined then
and may attempt to tame the animal
Lexington.-No clue has yet come
to light as to the origin Of fires which
destroyed house and contents in the
western part Of the city and also 9
lumber yard with from a half tC
three-quarters Of million feet OF Or,
pine lumber. The house was occu
pied by Will Leonard. local printer
and 1t and contents were total loss
an automobile being also consider
ably damaged. The lumber belonged
to Davis Brothers Of Churchland.
Wilson, Besides being one OF tn
most humane superintendents OF con
victs in North Carolina, John G. Hern
don, superintendent Of the Wilson
county convicts, killed at the stockadt
few days ago pen Of 16 IL II
| ronths old hogs that aggregated 4,
| s94 pounds, and the road workers arr
now enjoying "treshies" to theil
hearts content, and they know tina
Superintendent Herndon is not onl!
one of the biggest men but that hi
heart is as big as his great big frame
Hickory. - Wild daisies and rip'
Wild strawberries, gathered far from
garden or truck patch. are the Iates
New Year novelties displayed in Hick
ory. Ripe June apples were show
here in the middle Of December. Tn
strawberries were gathered on tn
Shuford mill right Of way by W. A
Honeycutt. There were two very rip
berries, two green .ones and a whit
bloom. The ever-bearlng variety o
strawberries are known to produce II
January, but those familiar with then
say the specimens exhibited here wer'
not that kind. ~ 1-ss Z. .s