Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-07-06


ceipts at Wilmington during the |
month Of May were more than half
Q million dollars, with the prospects
for the entire year exceeding four mil.
lion.
Durham.-Amendment of the league
rule In regard to clubs employing in
eligible players to read: "The man.
ager shah be fined 500 and the in
eligible player employed shall be
fined $780," was the most important
action Of Piedmont league directors
In session here.
Statesville. - e. 8. Millsaps, farm
agent for the Piedmont district, has
issued a call for a conference of the
agents Of his district to be held in
Statesville on July 1S, 10 and 20th.
While here the farm agents will have
headquarters at the new Vance ho-
tol.
Wilmington. - Although the ship
ping season is not yet over the amount
Of fruit and vegetables shipped north
from Wilmington this season will
amount, in cash returns to shippers,
to more than $4,000 900, agents Of the
Fruit Growers Express announced
here.
Elizabeth City. - The new 10000
organ of the First Methodist church
Of this city is now completely installed
and will first be used in the dedlca.
ton service at the new church,
which will be held as soon as all out.
standing indebtedness against It II
paid.
High Point. - Following a splendid
address by DR.. T. H. Lewis, Of Wash
ington. d. G., president Of the general
conference Of Methodist Protestant
church. the summer conference Of
ministers of that denomination in
North Carolina closed at the Child
ren's Home here.
Mount Olive. - Notwithstanding un.
favorable weather conditions, ship.
ments Of potatoes and cucumbers
from this point this year have been
unusually heavy. The potato crop
nor the cucumber crop have been har-
vested yet, 80 final figures are not
available.
Greensboro. R. L. Barnhardt, To-
cal chiropodist, has the option Of IL
months on the county roads or leaving
the city for good. The roads or ban
ishment sentence was imposed in the
municipal court following his trial on
q charge Of having narcotics In his
possession. He has until July 10 to
wind up his affairs and hit the grit.
are delighted with numerous ands OF
fossile coming out Of a new municipal
artesian we'll at Hillcrest. They are
bits Of petrihed wool, sharks teeth
and other things. Nothing has turned
up yet that could not be classified
Persons versed in fossils say all the
finds 30 far are only duplicates o.
| things found In this region before.
|, Rockingham. - Declaring that hi
tstsnds to conduct such a reviva
a. Will give the devil high blood pres
sure, Cyclone" McLendon opened
four weeks revival at Rockingham be
tore an audience Of $500 people.
Lumberton. Close observers de
clare that crops generally In RobesoI
county are the poorest seen In severa
years. Hhe Continued wet weather II
the cause. The tobacco crop, which a
ono time was very promising. has beel
damaged seriously BY the heavy rains
thousands OF acres being PRACTICAL!
ruined.
Charlotte-Herman Massey, white
son Of Noah Massey. was killed by be
ing crusher by an elevator He AM
another boy were playing near the ele
vator. The Massey boy went unde
tho elevator while the other was pull
ing It up. It fell, crushing the boy II
death.
Il Kinston. - James Hill. age II. wa
killed ana his grandmother, Mrs. Juli
Hill, an elderly woman. was perhap
fatally injured and three others bad
. II hurt when q truck owned by tn
west Construction company, ladel
with negro lsborers, left the road nea
!. Deep run, 10 miles from here.
Taylorsville.-The contract for TaJ
lorsville's new high school was award
" ed to the Mooresville Furniture CON
pany. their bid being $37,s20.OO. Wor
viii commence on the new structur
By the first Of July. The buildin
viii bs completed next fall In tim
!. for the next term Of school. whic
opens in September.