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smxiGK^ iTHE JOl C. Uaefa m; .-.av f (Coattwed 11001. f««» iou) . ~D«lngU». vHtlo V%nBtos a»d Vary- l«ai}«rs .'oone yat tho.ooaBtr7, and naadad .a to^an. aa Uia oieaii(ainaara .to ■oon.aaofnUy copa .«Ub .^tkan. lci«T«laad’a,inoa rooted na^uul of ItlMBa ata^ttared Tory daUcbments |vlrora ratarnlnt home. MoTf* to Sooth ObiwUb* At the close of the -war Colonel I Clavelaad lost hla fine Round A- Ibont plantation on the Tadkin by )v J»ttar tltla, wiion he fcdioed hli att^Qtioa to the rsfton 'Of the liTsa. The ITOfalo, on the ■western •border of ^ goisth Carolina. In 1784 he select- ed^a plantation la the Tngalo valr ley.and moTrad -there the folio**- ing year. Quite a number .of hU .kinsmen followed^ him - and be came hia neighbbffe to the newly settled Talley of the Tngalo. r In.. 1785 the Cherokee Indiana were yet troublesome. They stole some of CleTeland* stock*! and i^.CElEBIATIINS-': WELCOME! ■We like to look back over past years and get a glimpse of the kappiness -we have afforded so many homes through furnishing them -with our furniture. And -we hope to have the same privi- i^e in (Jbming years, because good furniture DOES bring hap- IKess to the home. So when you some to the Celebration, by all means . . . PAY OUR STORE A VISIT! CARNIVAL OF BIG BARGAINS ~ AWAIT YOU HERE! VERT SPECIAL PRICES ON- BEDROOM AND DINING ROOM SUITES, DI VANS, CHAIRS, ROCKERS, TABLES, RADIOS, ICE AND ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS, RUGS AND LINOLEUM, AND MANY OTHER ITEMS. — We Also Carry a Large Selection of Antiques — SEE OCR BIG LINE OF ■§iiininer Furniture... Priced Low! HARDWARE DEPARTMENT IN REAR OF OUR STORE. .\s a convenience to our furniture customers who so fre quently need items in the hard-^vure line, we carry a big stock of everyday needs in this department, and invite you to come in and see what we offer. Get our prices—compare quality . . . tf.at is -what makes our sales . . . and ne-w customers. So remember when you need hard-vs^are, visit our Hardware De partment in the rear of our furniture store, if more con venient for you than our big store on * B Street where even larger stocks are carried. Fine Living Room Suites Beautiful new Suites in a variety of materials, hand somely desired and rigidly constructed — and all priced on a slim margin of profit to make them out standing values for this special occasion. PRICED $42.50 up MOAK FURNITURE CO. FURNITURE SINCE 1912 B and 10th SU. North Wilkeaboro, N. C «Uhdhabli^ oa khr haotinc [,^d Tb; panoa to tim iai|lan to*a and told them that dalete: hl» atdck *aa .itfoaiptly re- turned they **01* pay . the pen- •llirMhe !la«t oae of thorn—-wltli Uvea. The ladtana were "gt^ly aorpriaod at hie.enombaa alte, and. Jadsed. .that U would take a bandied warriors to cope ■wHb him sinfle-haaded. The stock Ifas promptly, restored.' Baafs Aaotfaer Horae Thief 'Colonel-Cleveland-did not loeo ~tit« hatred for the Tories In-his new home. Henry Dlnklae, a Tory of the Re-volatlon, who had taken refuge among the Chorokeoi, be came a notorious borseAhlof. Cleveland learned of tbelr ap proach In the Tugalo valley and he snatched up his riUe and way laid their trail and captured Dink ins and two negroes ass.iclated with him. Dinkins was promptly I hung on the spot. So notorloue was Dinkins’ repuUtlon for evil that the whole country was over joyed at his sudden execution ■wHhont waiting to consider whe ther or not the mode of his exit was In accordance with the nlce- U ioa^e^Oli;. Bimaswlck Montf, '^ke* ■2flft]^,'oHKI^ eeehded from poos4)Q^ re^eictabia. rretlAk - anoeatry. Ho. «ae atlim yonUgest. of ^ ten .children. When about eight years old- bis father removed to Tar River, near Tar- boro. N. C., where he resided un til his death which. happened shortly after. The opportunities of obtaining even an ordinary English education that day were extremely limited, and . General Lenoir received no other tl»n such as hie own personal exer tions permitted hlm to acquire after his father's death. When a- bout 20 years of age he was mar ried to Ann Ballard, of Halifax, N. C.—a lady possessing in an eminent degree thdse domestic and heroic virtues which quali fied her for sustaining the priva tions and hardships of a frontier life which it was her destiny aft erwards to encounter. LfOf wilL) - ■ on rSoi ,,i»|eeribaB tiiro^h Hortt In qae .ef the' In recent ly idka ibM *tMpn- _ ii^ei^Wed Of sa^ iw(Stiyr,.ti^«si|lnr tepw^oira. 'nipbr trymtn UiuuHUidit'oI do^«^' ao- cordiug to R. C. Oaugar, poul^. disease specialist «f N. Os' 8thte College. . Bronchitis, a respiratory, df- seuse, is caused by a virus, a> dL sease - prodneinc agent m n an. Ti^ m pspee JhapAoi^ from iinfeeted'Mteheiw. tea. ^re^ently durink the' peak .of !0m;>At;Uuii MpBOli,- eurplus chkiAi an ti^ieed Ift^laUerlea In •of* > Suifi spree bfi ' p~-.- iO0..,«aaiih«eettop»^ 'Aboo* ' - ot-u^jJr, ' the tpedlfg ef . ;W' with electrFiKy! avaB^Ne ta smaller' than an ordinary germ, the .sttme room with Incubatots. .. ■ ^ s . WlkSkMA sslsIseV hBftAF^ Wbile'the disease is prevalent .In chicks, adult birds are also su sceptible.. Once started, the tro^ Ipf^i0ti''hi these chick batter- ISI constitutes a great baxard in thalj^l ,^dcks are expor^ to the Wiia. eiecui'my ! attmawio. rami Anaop eonnty hos^ laflo^ . > ■ savl^ darieea for the borne are being installed dailgr retorts Aseistaat Farm AgeB v ~ Clarenea' Barley. J*, “ ^ ' ties of the law. His Last Days and Death Colonel Cleveland held posi tions of trust and honor in his new home, but he loved quiet [home life best and spent most of I his time about bis plantation. He continued to Increase in weight until he weighed the enormous sum of four hundred and fifty pounds. For several summers preced ing his death he suffered with dropsy in his lowel limbs, and during the last year of his life his excessive fat considerably de creased, and he, at last died while sitting at breakfast, in October, 1806. in the sixty-ninth year of bis age. His wife died about six yearf, previous. He left two sons and a daughter, whose descend ants are numerous and respect able. Our county man, Esq. R. M. Staley, Is a great-grand-sou of Colonel Cleveland. Wilkes county has no better citizen and no man a better neighbor than Esq. Sta- ’«y- With hardly any education, and little improvements in later life, Colonel Cleveland, with a vigor ous intellect, exerted a command ing Influence among the frontier people; and though despotic In his nature and severe on the Tories, his patriotic activity did much to preserve the Western portion of North Carolina from British and Tory ascendency. North Carolina deservedly com memorated his services by nam ing Cleveland county after him. The remains of this noble hero sleep in the family burial ground n the valley of the Tugalo. No monument — no tombstone no inscription marks his silent rest ing place. The spot is marked by several pines that have grown up since his interment—one of them, It is said, shoots its tall spire from his grave. There he lies in a sister State with not even a grave stone to mark his resting place, where scattered bands of Chero- kees may look upon the pine that rises out of his grave and wonder among themselves. “Is this the goal of ambition—this the climax ;of glory?” How strange are the ways of men! ! THE FIRST WILL PROBATED The first will probated in Wilkes county was probated and lecorded in the year 1778, at the December term of the county court, in the early history of the county wills were only probated during the sessions of the Coun ty Court and not before the Clerk at any time convenient as is uow the case. This will, first on record in the county, starts off like this; “The Last Will and Testament )f John Witherspoon. Dec’d. Dec. Term. 1778. “November the first in the year of our Lord Christ, 1778. In the name of God, amen. I. John With erspoon, and of Wilkes county, being weak in body but of sound ■.nemory, ble.ssed be God. do this day and in the year of our Lord make and publish this my last 'vill and testament in the manner following, that is to say, first I ippoint —etc., etc. The subscribing witnesses are Thomas Harbin. Alexander Hol- on and Jno. Robinson. GENERAL AVILIjL4M LENOIR The subject of this sketch was jne of the early pioneers of this •ectlon. He did much in building rhe county of Wilkes and the es- abllshment of law and govern- nent in this section of the State. The name of William Lenoir ap- oears oftener In early records o1 iur country than the name of any ither person. His life, character nd services are recorded in such •n able and familiar manner In la extract from the “Raleigh Register,” of June }2, 1939, that we give the article here: This venerable patriot and sol- tier died at his residence at Fort Defiance, In Wilkes county, in Monday, the 6th of May, 1839, aged eighty-eight years. Perhaps no individual now remains In the State of North Carolina who bore 1 more distinguished part during ur Revolutionary strucgle, or who srihi-Biaiw ’ulossIf Jd«atfflh4 In March, 1775, General Lenoir removed with his family to the county of Wilkes (then a portion of Surry), and settled near the place where the village of Wll- kesboro now stands. Previous to his leaving Halifax, however, he signed what was then familiarly called “The Association Paper," which contained a declaration of the sentiments of the people of the colonies In regard to the re lations existing between them and the crown of Great Britain, and which their scattered condition rendered It necessary to circulate for signatures. In order to ascer tain the wishes and determina tion of the people. Soon after his removal to Surry he was appoint ed a member of the Committee of Safety for that county and con tinued to discharge his duties as such, and aa clerk to the Commit tee until their authority was sup erseded by the adoptioii of the Constitution of the State. On the commencement of hostilities with Great Britain, General Lenoir very early took a decided and ac tive part. It is well known to all those acquainted with thie history of the times that about the be ginning of the war of the Revolu tion the Cherokee Indians were exceedingly annoying and trouble some to the white settlements in the Western >art of North Caro lina. The Whigs therefore in that section of the country were oblig ed at the very outset to be con stantly on the alert—they were frequently called on to march at a moment’s warning, in small de tachments, in pursuit of maraud ing bands of Indians, in the hope nf^ chastising them for depreda tions committed on the settle ments—-they were also compelled to keep up scouting and ranging parties, and to station guards at the most accessible passes in the mountains. In this service Gener al Lenoir bore a conspicuous part, which was continued until the cel ebrated expedition of Gen. Ruth erford and Gen. Williamson in 1776, put an end to the difficul ties with the Cherokees. In this expedition General Lenoir served as a lieutenant under the dis tinguished Colonel Cleveland, who as then a captain, and fre quently has he been heard to re count the many hardships and suffering which they had to un dergo. They were often entirely destitute of provisions—there was not a tent of any kind in the whole army—very few blankets and those only such as could be spared from their houses for the occasion, and their clothing con sisted principally of rude cloth made from hemp, tow, and wild nettle bark—and as a sample of the uniform worn by the General officers, it may be mentioned that General Rutherford’s consisted of tow bunting shirt, dyed black and trimmed with white fringe. From the termination of this campaign until the one projected against the British and Tories under Major Ferguson, Gen. Le noir was almost constantly engag ed in capturing and suppressing the Tories, who, at that time, were assuming great confidence and exhibiting much bbldness. Indeed, such was the charat -r of the times that the Whigs consid ered themselves, their families and property in continual and Im minent danger. No man ventured from his house Without his rifle, and no one unless his character was well known, was permitted to travel without undergoing the strictest examination. Gen. Lenoir has frequently been heard to say that owing to this perilous situa tion he has often been compelled on retiring at night, to place his rifle on one side of him in bed while his wife occupied the other. In the expedition to King’s .Mountain he held (lie position 'of captain in Col. Cleveland’s regi ment, but on ascertaining that It would be Impossible for the foot men to reach .the desired point In time, It was determined by a council of officers that all who had horses at eonld procure them should advance forthwith. AccorcUntfy Gen. Lenoir and his comjpoL*/ stticeM TOhmtserad tbelr serri^^M |n1v|iis^^ usd OUR j pi 4 INVITATION TO YOU SOU ANNIVBUAaY CEIEB RATION” juiyi>4 Come To North Wilkesboro.... for Entertainment! Come to HACKNEY’S.... for Bargains! Ladies* Tennis HeeM ■with hygiene insoles in brown and navy—pair.... Oxfords— 97c OnG lot X>adie8 S&nd&ls th&t for merly sold for 11.98 97c DREB8ES Silk Dresses—Six* 14 to 20 $1.98 ..4 $2.98 to close out for—pair Ladies’ White Dress SMdals Jn low and Cuban heels— pair Ladies’ Voile and Print Dresses in assorted styles and 97c patterns $1.98 All Leather Sundial Work Shoes for men in brown and $1.98 Children’s Voile and Print Dresses (fast color) . 59c Size 1 to 14.. black—^pair The best 80x80 Square Prints in selected patterns— 17c Dress Oxfords for men and boys— in black and brown $1.98 Dress Oxfords for Men in br^ and ft O and wnite l/XIUr\lS AOl iUCii la* a/a%/w». $1.98 “*$2.98 per yard Summer Voile in selected patterns—per yard Ladies full fashioned hose first quality— 59c 19c per pair the home of SUNDIAL ALL-LEATHER SHOES Department Store 10th Street (SUCCESSOR TO HACKNEY and HARRIS) E. T. Hackney, Prop. North Wilkesboro, N. C. . THIS STORE REMAINS OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M. SATURDAY AUTO SUPPLIES and accessories The Best Merchandise THE BEST PRICES The Right Place To Buy It! Located Next To DUKE POWER CO. Bicycles $21.75 up Washing Machines $39.95 up When you come to the Celebration (and any other time), it will pay you weW to inspect our complete line of automobile accessories, parts, etc., radios, washing machines, bicycles, and a thousand other every- day needs of the motorist and housekeeper. CU>me in—look around we’ll be glad to show you any item you’re interested inL Easy budget terms gladly arranged if desired. We make it easy to buy! Westenb Aiito Associate Store HcSeliWilkf i!W. STEELE, Owner North WakMbero. N. C.
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