Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-01-07
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HAPPENINGS

Attorney j. B CouncilI of Jeffer-
son transacted legal business here to-
day.
Mr.. D. Clinton Nance, Editor of
the Northwestern Herald spent the
week end in Boone.
Mr.. Paul Coffey returned Tuesday
from business trip to Greensboro,
and Winston-Salem
Misses Eunice and Essie Goodnight
have returned home after spending
the holidays with friends and rela-
tives of Lincoln county.
Mr.. Sam Atkins who recently bought
the Wiley Mast farm at Villas is mov-
ing there this week, having sold his
home in Boone.
Mrs. Edna Hodges, who is teach
ing at Mt. Pleasant Cabarrus county
has returned to her work after spend
ing the holidays at her home in
Boone.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Char
ley Watson of Boone is seriously i'll
with pneumonia. This forenoon how
ever the little fellow was thought to
be slightly improved.
The baby daughter of Mr.. B. C.
Johnson who has been ill for several
days, remains but little improved. A
trained nurse and two physicians are
in attendance, but her recovery is.
yet considered doubtful.
Prof. and Mrs. J. A. Williams have
returned after having spent the holi-
days down state, Mrs. Williams at
Mebane, and the Professor at Will
mington. The trip was made by mo-
tor
Miss Jennie Coffey who has been
living at tls home OF Mr.. John r.
Hardin since the death of her brother
Mr. w. C. Coffey, some five years
ago, moved into her own apartments
New Years day There are other fam
lilies living in her building ard she
is quite nicely located.
Miss Minnie Culver who has been
employed in the school for the feeble
minded at Kinston, as a nurse, for
the past eleven years, has given up
her work there, and will do local nurs-
ing when her services are needed.
The Culvers are former Wataugans
but now live at Butler, Tenn.
Mrs. Lou ShuIl, reIict of the late
Mr. Joe C. Shull of Shulls Mills has
been visiting friends in Boone since
early in the week. Mrs. Shull is some
what advanced in years but is still
enjoying good health and is jelly as
a girl. The Democrat, as are all of
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always glad to see her come
Last week, in enumerating the
Boone home corners for the holidays
we failed to note that Jim Rivers.
formerly the ''baby" of this print
shop, was, with his wife. visitor
here, but on his part a very brief one.
He came Christmas days and return
ed Saturday, Mrs. Rivers prolonging
her visit. Jim is now holding good
position with the Winston Salem
Journal.
Mr.. John carp, resident of this
town for many years, died of paraly-
sis at the home of his son Walter in
Boone, last night. John was faithful
worker and harmless citizen. He
was advanced in years but up to the
time of his first affiiction, more than
year ago, he was very active ard
rarely missed days work. The old
man will be missed.
Mr.. Kelsey Atkins of Norton, Va
has been in town this week He tells
the Democrat that he is moving back
to Shulls Mills as the Whiting Lum-
Der Co., has completed arrangements
for starting work again. The railroad
to Beech Greek frczn Shulls Mills is
now certainty he says, and the big
boundary of fine timber purchased
by Mr.. Whiting will be manufactured
at the Shulls Mills plant. Work is tc
begin at once putting the machinery
in shape and finishing up some odds
and ends of timber belonging to the
company. Just when the grading or
the road will begin we are not in
formed but t will be soon. Mr.. At.
kins also told us that Mr.. Shaler Gil
| ley of East Laporte will also agair
locate at Shulls Mills on account oil
the big operation opening up work