Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-11-18
NEWS OF A WEEK
AT BLOWING ROCK
Happenings Of Interest During Past
Seven Days In and About Fa-
nous Resort Town

ruption due to trip to Charlotte.
They expect, however, to complete
the survey in short time after the
weather clears.
City officials are particularly anx-
ious that the exchange be installed
as soon as possible for the new fire
truck is scheduled for delivery in
two weeks. Since the fire truck Will
be operated by volunteer fire de-
partment, and since the town will
have no fire alarm system, depend
ence will have to be placed on the
telephones for fire alarms
Further assurance that the ex-
change would be installed in the
shortest possible time was seen in the
letter received last week by Clyde
Greene. of Boone, from George NJ
Taylor of the Inter-Mountain Tele-
phone Company, of Bristol, Va. This
letter said that the line would be un-
der construction early in January,
ard promised improved service.
Second Crop of Hay
Make hay while the frost thaws is
A. NJ Critcher's variation of the old
saw. After two heavy frosts in
Blowing Rock, Mr.. Critcher found on
his property a second stand of tim
othy, with a slight mixture of other
grasses, all in excellent condition for
haying. And so last Friday he
moved it and slowed it in the hay
loft.
Sunday Mail Service
Sunday mail service went into ef-
feet in Blowing Rock Sunday. The
carrier will leave Blowing Rock Sum
day at eight o'clock for Boone, and
will return on receipt of the mail
from North Wilkesboro.
Heretofore. Blowing Rock has had
no Sunday delivery during the Win
ter months.
Insurance Claim Paid
Representatives of the Hartford
Fire Insurance Company were in
surance on the Watauga Inn, which
was totally destroyed by fire here
last month. The insurance amounted
to $4,000, according to George M.
. Sudderth, agent for the company.
Thomas H. Coffey, owner of the
hotel. is reported not to have made
any plans for rebuilding for the sum-
Ter season.
To Extend City Limits
Cyrus c. Babb, consulting engi-
neer and his assistant, W. L. Daugh-
erry. Jr., will begin soon a survey of
the proposed new city limits to in
clude Green Park and Mayview park.
Thee two communities are expected
to be brought into the town limits by
the next legislature. Thomas II.
Coffey newly-elected representative
from Watauga county, has promised
to push it to passage.
The surveying work, the engineers
said will probably take two or three
weeks
:. Hectic Weather
Blowing Rock shared with Boone
and the surrounding territory week
of hectic weather First cold rain,
then sleet with moisture frozen to
the trees on the mountain sides and
tops, then day of fair, warm
weather, and finally heavy fog ac-
companied by rain that made driving
on the highways both hazardous and
unpleasant.
No Services at M. E. Church Sunday
The regular monthly services at the
Blowing Rock Methodist church were
postponed Sunday because the new
flue was not finished, and no fire
could be built in the church. 1t is ex-
pected that the flue will be C om-
pleted in time for services next Sun
,day, said A. M. Critcher, member of
the building committee. Bricks have
been ordered for the flue, but have
not arrived.
1t is possible that furnace will be
installed as soon as the flue is COM
pleted, for it is understood that a
furnace has been obtained from the
Mount Airy church, which is Install
ing a larger furnace.
Among other improvements plan
ned for the church is Sunday school
room in the basement, which will be
built by constructing rock walls un-
der the church, which is now sup
ported only by posts.
Personals
City Councilman N. c. Greene
and Mr. and Mrs. Joe PAMELA went
to Charlotte last week to see the au