Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05
NEWS FROM THE
NORMAL SCHOOL
General News Items Gathered from
The School and the Town at Large
by Our Regular Correspondent.

In a recent basket ball game be-
tween the young team of the Normal
and the Mountain City team the for
mer won by score ofy27 to 7.
Rev. James P Burke, principal of
the Vale Crucis School and Rev. j..
H. Griffith of Asheville,' Archdeacon
of the Episcopal Church of Western
North Carolina, came, to visit the
Normal on Monday, then on Thurs
day DR.. Griffith was at the chapel eX-
ercises, conducted devotional service
and made an impressive talk to the
students. The Normal is glad to have
these good men and they will be well
come at any time.
Mr.. James Moore sang several So
los at chapel on Tuesday to the very
great pleasure of those present.
A snow came to this section on
the 30th and though rather a light
one it indicated that winter is near.
The weather has been cool and cloudy
for all the days since with eonsidera-
BILE rain.
On Tuesday Prof. J. M. D6wnun1
of the State Normal, was called to
Banner Elk to assist in the burial
services for Mrs. Pattie Wetmore who
died in the hospital at Banner Elk
on the night before. She had been
an invalid for about five years. Mrs.
Wetmore, known among her friends
as "Aunt Pattie". was the widow of
Rev. George Wetmore, an Episcopal
minister who died number of years
ago. Many of the older people of this
county knew as he had preached in
Boone for some time. Mrs. Wetmore
was Banner, the daughter of ore
of the first settlers of Banner Elk.
And though the wife of an Episcopal
minister she was life long Meth
odist, devoted to her church and low
ed her ministers even down to her
last invalid years of nearly SO. All
say that she was among the best of
women.
The past Sunday was Parents at
the Methodist Church, the week be
fore being Children week and SO
on Sunday the Primary Department
gave some interesting exercises and
bnn
splendid informing and helpful ad-
dress, just such as he is accustomed
to doing. He gave brief sketch his
tory Of the Methodist church for
forty years up to the presen, time,
and noted the development, and then
spol;e in a most encouraging way for
the wolk of the present and the fu-
ture.
At &c preaching hour the Pastor,
Rev. Woosley, gave repors Of the
work of the church for the past year
as it was given at the recent con-
ference. The report showed that a
few over forty had been added, to the
church membership during me past
year and that the church. as it is ac
customed to doing, paid all claims
in full. The church is planning well
it's work for another year. The Sun
day School during the past year en-
rolled more than 480 pupils and paid
over $1,000. The Womans
Society paid over $500,
and progress was shown along about
all lines.
The good Baptist people are laying
well their plans for another years
work in their church They have made
their usual every member canvass,
and of course will do the same splen-
did work that they are accustomed to
do. All the churches in town are in
the finest spirit of harmony and
when they see the work requires it
they will unite their forces and take
up the work needed.