Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-04-19
WATAUGA OF
THE LONG AGO
Happenings of the Town and County
Thirty-five to Thirty-nine Years
Ago as Chronicled in the Columns
of the Watauga Democrat
September S, 1889

the appointment of school commit
quests for transfers. 1t was decided
to hold no county institute this year.
Agreed to allow the treasurer two
per cent for harding the school
funds. The legislature cut down his
commission from three. to two per
cent and gave to the county board,
the power to reduce it still lower,
but our board decided to make 10
further reductions. The clerk of The
superior court reported s253 fines
from last term of court. lie report
ed $40 from the spring term. max
ing nearly $500 for the school funds
The gross school funds for this year
will be about $4,000. We think
think there will be 70 or IS cents
per capita. The large districts will
get more this year, as most of the
school funds will be apportioned per
capita. The board will meet in call
session the first Monday in October
to apportion. Committees will
please make their census returns at
once.
We noticed in the Bar last week
three bright, good looking young
men who are aspirants for legal
honors, and will apply for licenses in
September These young men are
of this county and their names are:
J. C. Fletcher, A. J. Fletcher and E.
Spencer Blackburn. We extend to
these young gentlemen our best
wishes for their success.
w. C. and Mrs. Coffey with Miss
Maggie, are on visit to Lenoir and
Wilkesboro.
Nh. Stevens has foundation of
the new Jail laid. He is now ready
for the brick masons.
t~.ss1a
Roby Fletcher, Boone Deal and
several others who went west last
spring, have returned to their homes
on Cove Creek. They report the
west is not the place they We're look
ing for
Hon. L. l.. Greene writes his
friends that he will soon return to
Watauga and that his health has
been very bad since he left.
T. A. Critcher will give free to
any person who will build a good
boarding house, one-acre lot at
Cooks Gap. Nice situation, beau
tiful scenery and healthy locality.
The sixth annual session of the
| Watauga Sunday School convention
will convene at Hopewell church,
Friday, September IS, 1899. Follow
lowing will take part in the program
Major H. Bingham, Rev. George Os-
borne, Manley B. Blackburn, W. R.
| Lovill, D. F. Mast, J. B. Miller, Rev.
J. J. Henley Mrs. l.. B. Henley and
Mrs. Ada Horton.
DR.. Jeff B. Councill and Miss
Annie Bingham returned to Sails
bury Sunday. DR.. jeff has many
| friends in Watauga who are always
| glad to see him. Miss Annie is an
accomplished young lady and has
left many new-made friends in the
mountains.
m. celebration The children's flow
er service, held in the afternoon,
drew out a large crowd. Here the
children presented their mite boxes
containing their easter offerings for
missions, and placed a small bunch
of flowers in a wooden cross pro-
vided for the purpose, until the
whole cross was transformed into a
floral one; it was then placed on the
altar, while the congregation sang
appropriate Easter hymns. Some five
children and infants were baptized.
Miss Letitia Ricaud, of the facul-
ty; Mamie Tester, day pupil, and
Edith Arthur, boarding pupil and
one of the years prospective gradu
ates, will present the Holy Cross
church school offering at Hickory
for the purpose of having the vari-
Gus church schools present the united
thank offering of the Morganton
convocation.
On April 2Sth the Young Peoples
Service League will give a vaude-
vile performance in the dining room
of the school, the proceeds of which
entertainment will be given toward
| hymn boards for the church.
On May 18th, the sixth and seven
tn grades will present a play entitled
''The Rescue of the Princess Win
some," the proceeds to be devoted to
giving the pupils an all-day trip to
Lenoir.
The library of the school is to re-
ceive a gift of $500 for new books
! Though there there are some 1,500
volumes available now, these acces-
sions are much needed and will be
gratefully received.