Minutes of the Mount Airy City CommissionersMayorJ. H. SpargerW. F. CarterG. C. Welch Commissioner J. M. DavisCommissioner W. E. MerrittCommissioner G. C. WelchCommissioner S. W. GentryCommissioner B. F. SpargerCommissioner J. I. BeltonMount Airy, N. C. January 4, 1895The Following amendments were ordered to the minutes of Dec. 4. Mr. Belton was not absent but late, about an hour. The Matter of widening Main Street above the bridge north of town was continued, the Commissioners not being satisfied with the damages allowed Mrs. Harris by the board of assessors. Mount Airy, N. C. January 14, 1895The Board of Town Commissioners met according to the agreement of the last meeting for the regular transaction of the business of the town. The meeting was promptly called to order at nine and a-half o'clock by the chairman. All were present except Mr. Sparger, who is still sick. After correction, the minutes of the last regular meeting were approved. The Street Committee had no report. The Finance Committee had no report. The Committee for the sale of the mule reported no sale as yet. The chief of Police made the following report, which was approved.Cost of fines Collected in Dec. 75.30Real Estate Tax Collected in Dec. 30.00Special Tax Collected in Dec. 11.45Due in DecemberGregg-Police for December 45.00Allred-Police for December 30.00Brunner-Street Cleaning 8.30W. T. Taylor-Mule Board 10.00John Glenn-Worked out fine 22.65Dove Marion-Worked out fine 7.95Alford and Juro Bower 2.95Ed Conrad-Work on Rockford St. 4.40Geo. Brooks- Garbage 1.25The following accounts were allowed: Massey Smith 1.04Worth & Welch-Quilts 1.50The Treasurer made the following report: Balance from last year's report 13.67Received of Gregg 271.19Paid old Board Accounts & Vouchers 63.11Paid accounts, damages, general expenses228.78Mr. J. L. Worth made statements before the Board in regard to gravel hauled off his place. The Town thought its former Board promised him 10 cents per load for gravel, but never paid him. After some discussion, Mr. Worth was allowed $40.00 for the former board's account and $9.00 for the gravel hauled in 1894.The matter of opening Main Street above the Railroad Bridge was continued until the next meeting and Mr. Belton was appointed a committee of one to see what the damages would be if the street was only widened on the east side, he is to report at the next meeting. There was no other business before the Board. AdjournedW. F. Carter, ChairmanW. E. Merritt, Sec. Mount Airy, N. C. February 5, 1895The Board of Town Commissioners met in regular session at the Town Hall and were called to order by the chairman at nine o'clock. All were present except Mr. Sparger, who is still sick. A committee was appointed to dispose of the mule reported that they had sold for $38.00 and purchased another one for $76.00. The report was satisfactory and the committee discharged. The Chief of Police made the following report, which was accepted. Cost and fines collected in Jan.53.95Real Estate Tax 400.00Special License 12.00Amount Due in FebruaryJ. O. Gregg- Chief of Police 53.95S. N. Allred-Assistant Police 30.00W. T. Taylor-Mule Board 10.00W. L. Banner-Street Cleaning 8.33Geo Brooks-Garbage 7.40D. M. Hodges-Board prisoners .80Felix Cockerham-Worked fine on street 6.67Due on Back Warrants261.55The Treasurer responded as follows: Received of Gregg-Chief of Police151.00Sold Mule 38.00Pd. Balance on last report 7.03Pd. Vouchers Total153.49Pd. Mule 76.00It was moved and carried that the chairman appoints a committee to act with himself in ascertaining the cost of lots, buildings, and equipment f

Minutes of the Mount Airy City CommissionersMayorJ. H. SpargerW. F. CarterG. C. Welch Commissioner J. M. DavisCommissioner W. E. MerrittCommissioner G. C. WelchCommissioner S. W. GentryCommissioner B. F. SpargerCommissioner J. I. BeltonMount Airy, N. C. January 4, 1895The Following amendments were ordered to the minutes of Dec. 4. Mr. Belton was not absent but late, about an hour. The Matter of widening Main Street above the bridge north of town was continued, the Commissioners not being satisfied with the damages allowed Mrs. Harris by the board of assessors. Mount Airy, N. C. January 14, 1895The Board of Town Commissioners met according to the agreement of the last meeting for the regular transaction of the business of the town. The meeting was promptly called to order at nine and a-half o'clock by the chairman. All were present except Mr. Sparger, who is still sick. After correction, the minutes of the last regular meeting were approved. The Street Committee had no report. The Finance Committee had no report. The Committee for the sale of the mule reported no sale as yet. The chief of Police made the following report, which was approved.Cost of fines Collected in Dec. 75.30Real Estate Tax Collected in Dec. 30.00Special Tax Collected in Dec. 11.45Due in DecemberGregg-Police for December 45.00Allred-Police for December 30.00Brunner-Street Cleaning 8.30W. T. Taylor-Mule Board 10.00John Glenn-Worked out fine 22.65Dove Marion-Worked out fine 7.95Alford and Juro Bower 2.95Ed Conrad-Work on Rockford St. 4.40Geo. Brooks- Garbage 1.25The following accounts were allowed: Massey Smith 1.04Worth & Welch-Quilts 1.50The Treasurer made the following report: Balance from last year's report 13.67Received of Gregg 271.19Paid old Board Accounts & Vouchers 63.11Paid accounts, damages, general expenses228.78Mr. J. L. Worth made statements before the Board in regard to gravel hauled off his place. The Town thought its former Board promised him 10 cents per load for gravel, but never paid him. After some discussion, Mr. Worth was allowed $40.00 for the former board's account and $9.00 for the gravel hauled in 1894.The matter of opening Main Street above the Railroad Bridge was continued until the next meeting and Mr. Belton was appointed a committee of one to see what the damages would be if the street was only widened on the east side, he is to report at the next meeting. There was no other business before the Board. AdjournedW. F. Carter, ChairmanW. E. Merritt, Sec. Mount Airy, N. C. February 5, 1895The Board of Town Commissioners met in regular session at the Town Hall and were called to order by the chairman at nine o'clock. All were present except Mr. Sparger, who is still sick. A committee was appointed to dispose of the mule reported that they had sold for $38.00 and purchased another one for $76.00. The report was satisfactory and the committee discharged. The Chief of Police made the following report, which was accepted. Cost and fines collected in Jan.53.95Real Estate Tax 400.00Special License 12.00Amount Due in FebruaryJ. O. Gregg- Chief of Police 53.95S. N. Allred-Assistant Police 30.00W. T. Taylor-Mule Board 10.00W. L. Banner-Street Cleaning 8.33Geo Brooks-Garbage 7.40D. M. Hodges-Board prisoners .80Felix Cockerham-Worked fine on street 6.67Due on Back Warrants261.55The Treasurer responded as follows: Received of Gregg-Chief of Police151.00Sold Mule 38.00Pd. Balance on last report 7.03Pd. Vouchers Total153.49Pd. Mule 76.00It was moved and carried that the chairman appoints a committee to act with himself in ascertaining the cost of lots, buildings, and equipment f

Grandma's Stories, Cures, & Fixings From The Blue Ridge is a collection of original stories that the author's Grandma told him when be was a small child. Many of the stories she told are ghostly because she knew she could hold attention with just common stories. Some of the stories were actually experienced by Grandma herself, and others have been passed down from her grandparents. A reader of any age will find them interesting and original. Grandma's Cures and Fixings is a collection of many mountain treatments that were used during Grandma's time, the early 1900's. Some of the cures and fixings are practical and some are almost dangerous, however a reader will get a laugh from reading about the home cures for common illnesses. There are recipes that will make a reader chuckle and some that are actually delicious. The book contains some original Appalachian art by the author and a collection of photographs of mountain scenes which were taken in the areas where the stories were collected. Other books by the Author Boyhood Adventures of General JEB Stuart; A Civil War Hero is a collection of stories about an upstanding general known for his courage and for leading his men in prayer on the battlefield. James Ewell Brown Stuart, or JEB, began his life in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Rupert the Cross-eyed Rooster teaches its readers to accept others regardless of their disabilities. These are stories, which are taken from Brown's collections of folklore of the Blue Ridge Mountains and include lessons of tolerance, love, responsibility and friendship that the youngest to the oldest readers will appreciate. The Confederate Mouse is a story about the simple field mice ofNorthern Virginia and bow they helped the Southern Soldiers win the First Battle of Massass.

Our Family History is about my mother's family and an outline back to our European roots. Growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, I thought that my families were just good Christian folk. They worked hard and sometimes played hard. As I began to grow older, I began to research some of the family lines and discovered, as I am sure most other people would, that I had some famous ancestors. I began a search that lasted many years. This is a gathering of stories of our families and the Genealogy of 780 years of Hortons, 381 years of DeHavens, 171 years of Fitzgeralds, 291 years of Surratts, and 456 years of Caves. It is in no way complete. It is only as accurate as the information gathered from old diaries, family bibles and oral histories.

Boyhood Adventures of General JEB Stuart, A Civil War Hero describes some of the unwritten tales told by the descendants of neighbors and friends of the Stuart Family. JEB Stuart's family farm, Laurel Hill, is in Patrick County, Virginia, at the foot of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. At this beautiful location a young boy can play in the woods and valleys or fish and swim in the mountain streams. This writing also gives a true picture as to how families lived and worked in the southern mountains before the Civil War. One story describes a family Christmas during the 1830's. All the stories contain many adventures that a future General discovered while growing into manhood. The parents of James Ewell Brown taught him morals and values that shaped and followed him his entire life and created a foundation for a man that became an American hero for both the North and the South.

Mice have been with humans for over ten thousand years. Imagine if they could relate to us humans all the words, plans, and schemes they have heard through our walls or somewhere hiding close by our history would certainly be different in many respects. The Confederate Mouse was such a mouse. He made friends with the Confederate Soldiers and helped them win "The First Battle of Manassas" during the Civil War. This fiction story teaches its readers the value of friendship and loyalty through the deeds of The Confederate Mouse and his family. The readers of this story will be invited into the caves and tunnels of the friendly little field mice of Northern Virginia. Readers will be privileged to witness a secret board meeting of the wise and elder mice to discuss the "spy" work of the mice who will develop a workable plan to help their friends win their battle. When reading this book one will learn the benefits of working together and many family values that the intelligent little field mice possess. You will be a witness to the rewards and recognition that the mice receive for their hard work.