Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-12
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
The OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF iNrERESr 70
cARoLINIANs.


u, highly respected farmer, died at
bio home near Staton's Mill. Mr..
WAichard was one of the best known |
men Of his section and was held in '
highest esteem by a wide circles Of
friends.
Wilson.-The best average price for
tobacco since 1919 was established
here when 646,62S pounds was sold
for $236, 1884, or an average Of $3.50
per hundred pounds.
Whiteville. - Don Mobiles, charged
with the killing Of his kinsman, Frank
Mobiles, was brought back from Sea-
Vile, Fla, by Sheriff Ammons. No.
bles, 1t is said, admits to the killing
freely, but refuses to state a reason
for the homicide.
Durham. - Sharpe Roberts, former
Piedmont league baseball player, who
was stabbed and seriously wounded
In an affray, which occurred during
one Of the Durham.High Point post
season series games, will recover, II
was announced at the Watts hospital.
Wake Forest.-The running Of the
Raleigh-to-R Richmond division Of the
national highway through the heart Of
Wake Forest was assured when the
trustees of the college called in ses.
aim vofod fo o11ou, <bo ooronioafon
right-of-way along the sast side Of
the campus.
Lenoir.-Marsharl Webb, of Leaks.
vile, one Of the smaller students in
the Patterson school, in Happy Valley.
was seriously injured when run down
by an automobile. Both legs were
broken, one in two places, and com.
pound fracture was made on the 9th.
q In addition to the break.
Lamberton.-Sellers Skipper, white
barber Of Red Springs, Robson coun.
3, who was found in road In the
outskirts Of that town in an uncon.
scious condition, died in a hospital In
Fayetteville. A blow on the back Of
the head caused the death Of Skipper.
Durham. - Walter Dayton, cotchel
d the Durham, Piedmont league, base,
ball team, who suffered a fractured
ankle in the fourth game Of the lea.
gues post.season series, has recover
ed sufficiently to walk on crutches.
Physicians say he will be able ia
leave the hospital within a few days
Hickory.-The Catawba county fair,
enlarged so as to include four coun.
ties, war formally opened by Presi.
dent John w. Robinson in the pres
ence of an unusually large crowd
This was known as Burke county
day and ]. Earnest Erwin, Of Morgan
ton. was the speaker Of the afternoon
0reensboro.-Definite answer as ia
whether Greensboro will retain its
franchise in the Piedmont Baseball
league must be given to w. C. Bran
ham, Of Durham, president OF the
league, Immediately after the meeting
Of the stockholders of the club and
others interested on October II. Tha,
10 the ultimatum delivered personally
to oJhn T. Rees, president of the 10
cal club.
Charlotte. Lew Hahn, managin,
director Of the National Dry Goods
association was the honor guest al
the Made-in- -Carolinas Exposition, OF
the occasion of Merchants Day" HI
delivered an address before the Cham
Der Of Commerce and the exposition
audience on the general subject o
more cordial relation between retail
distributors and consuming public.
misunderstanding Forsyth coun
ty fair opened at Piedmont park ant
the thousands in attendance were fire.,
to admit that the commercial ant
farm exhibits were decidedly the bes
they had ever seen at a county fail
All Of the space this year in the com
mercial building is taken by Winston
Salem merchants and manufacturer
who have arranged a regular expos
tion in which many locally made pre-
ducts are featuring.
Chapel Hill.-All records for attend
ance at the North Carolina Universit
have been broken, 1t was announce
when figures at the end Of the thir
day Of enrolment showed 1888 ST.
dents on the campus.
i Wilmington.-Contracts for twent,
five Pacific type locomotives at a cos
Of 81, 100000, has been awarded to tn
Baldwin Locomotive Works Of Phil,
delphia, by the Atlantic Coast Lin
railroad, 1t was announced here.
Lumberton r. e. Lewis Al
rived here with Joe D. Kemp, who wa
, arrested in st. Augustine, Fla, on tn
, charge of killing Daniel E. Mcneil
near Red Springs, Robson county, o
August Is, 1878, A years ago.
Marshall. - Henry Humphrey. l.
yeard old negro boy who shot an
killed. Blaine Moore, a seven-year-ol
playmate, when he discharged
I shotgun at Aaron Logue, a nineteel
year old lad with whom he had bee
Z disputing, is being held in the cit
, Jail, awaiting the decision Of Corons
b. R, Norris as to what action to TAX