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t - i ' . Devoted to the intercuts of Swain County. Jnctcpmdent in politics. VOL. L, NO. 5 THURSDAY, PRICE $L50 PER YEAR i'sH'.M.V COI NTY HKIiAI.D. i II. A, IlOlKiK lvlitor Tmd proprietor. 'If ICK, S5 !..",() Per Year. i I'lil.lirln'fl cv i v 'fhurvlavlat Bryson City, J Swain County, 2)f. ('.'. A'lv -rtif-inp rnts n-aoiKililf aiul fur- i I.sljcrcl on :ition. Ciirncn a no Hr.Mi.vv School UlltKCTOUY. f l'i;v.anYTKiMAS Soy,t-ty of Charleston. S-rvirf on first Sunt):!- of e very inor.lh in s Arnd' i'iv, fit II ii anil 7 p. in. Rev. iSAMri.i;, J'n.-tor. Haiti st Clmrih of Chai h-ston. St rvic-1 in Aivflfiny :tt 1 1 a. in. 'ami 7 p. m. on hfrond and tliinl ..Sui.nl'iiy nf trvvvy month. I I'lvnchiiiji sj;l liur.h Corin iciu''.- on Sut- unlay lH'nrc tliii;! Sunday at 11 3. in. I lltv. (. II. (,'iic-nc'n, l'HKtor. 1 I M.K-nioinar Kri.-;ivi. Soi rn. Chun h on Min Htrevt, Charhrton. llcv. 1. I. Mi hf.AN I'aMnr. Sr-rvH-c fourth Sunday in ?vry month at .11 a. in. and 7 p. in., and onjSaturd.iv )-v. 1 'Kt-y. 1. 1'. ML.-.iu ha.-, also the .follow- iv.g MMpointiiir'Uto: 'Sliowfl rrcrk !irt Sun dvr in every month '.and Saturday hefort : ftt 1 I a.-nr. iMid 7 p. "in. Sunday u liool at 9 a. in. Whittier, fOotnl Sunday in c very month niid Sxturday hefortr at II a. in. and 7 p. , in. -'Sunday school nt I a. in. Prayer ineot iiicr f-very WYdin'efl ay n ifjlit. Witclifr.s rhaj)! third Sunday in every month and Saturday before at' 1J a. in. land "7 n. in. Sunday k hool nt f h. m. I'nivcr nuvtm;; -vtry .Sunday at ":') p. iu. LOCALS. i Xotick! Py an act of the Legislature passed Jan. -t toon . ..J -.1 -. g ti 17th. 1SS!). the name ot the vil k-ston Swn in. County N. ('. wq.-$ changed to Bryson Citv. Application has I the l'optoilliee Department at to have the n:inic-f the postofpYc changed to correspond. Notiee of the el promptly given in the JIkkalii, aire of Char- een made to Washington lancjcwill be alxjve 50 cents per ji pavs the ttirke The heavv rains last the roads quite muddy. The thermometer was decrees, all day Saturday 1-irgs are .Jelleng at 7 dozen, at "Franklin, i A Hock of uild. oi (ed in Ihe woods ea j ererk. - f Landlord Iilaekhurn the material on the irr?und for a ! plank sidewalk in front f his pro perty. Owin to the inclemency weather, the public, nice board ot Aldermen va on Saturday. ; ! Tlie sick of our town, (Mr. N, CI. Allman a net Kevs. Baijnettt and M r. Ziox I'vrnsT ( liur.-li. -Jud.on X. ('. . lfv. J. P. 'Panther Pa.Mor Serviers llmt Sunday in every month and the Satur d'nv he fore. i I'niin Sunday .School at ( !iar!--tonJ f-HT'. ire-; in 'Ai-ud ?:ny at -o p. in. i-very Sln-! day.- 1 . I . .( .'ollir.s JMiperintendeist. . ( '!iAU'.KToy I,oiK,t; F. and A. M. wil' he organized sometime during th'. coining .month. D. K. Collins W. M." The lodge room in tho Academy is one of the fine.-:! In Western Xoitli Carolina. ..s soon as I heir furniture arrives "format- piws--ion Will ll.:' VikfTl. " It. !.. I.l.'ATilKIiVi'Ofin, I . . r. .t - " . ' T' 1 ' i T 'f t I : L. 1 i .LAB,, . ( harht4ii, N. C Special attention .given' to Collection of . iniuiM atKl'itirct-tigatioh ;ii" Land tltlei. A.M. THY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ( harItori, N. C. REAL ESTATE i 'oiTICK OF nn:MTirTiY & CRISP .i...;ic;.:: . ?-'. a.iH ' C'o. (.,'., od ! ivh x w.nik-v imiiding. Town lot.- on low Coinnii.ssion. 'Timber land :i" Specialty. Ilainlle all liind.-: of Mineral property. . ' - AlTLY TO (t)NLKY cv CKISP. ' DRUGS AMD MEDICINES, All kinds of Dru.es an1 Medicines can le procured at DAVS' Drug Store, Charleston K. C. Fresh (Jootls, Full V 5 took. t - I -..-!. Foi-'Stt'c, W.-.r-t, - it'., tweaty-tive ' I-n nei ted in this column at 25 ct nts for ingle insertion. Fcr Sa Utilise and lo e or Rent. in the village of Charle&ton. -.1 louse four rooms, en- "tiri'dy.hew. Terms ivasonahle. Ap ly to ... J I. .1 Ki.mohi:. For Sale. Xo ss. :.700 acres finely tim 1 'red iliyim.tain land, " miles from Charleston. ( (iood location for steam saw mill. Will be divided to suit purchasers. Lakk, Mi'rwi'x A- Howr. S's a re re- t of Deep i is getting of the tincr of the not held eek made Mill Lake ! n'1?1 ?,mv lo toAV.n. .isetwccn 11 and pnp(.r in( j l2d clock, a lad tound his coat in mlv about ! the canoe on his fishpond. Hein- 1 he known ! formed, the (Captains son, Mr. I.ee about the business here ili theHi-K-S CrvlVll-( 'no used the Hnd to who set up 'the whoh been; at Avork at the cases tAo weeks. Ilelearned a am oflice. ('an any otl claim a belter record? j...-. A letter Avas posted" a OHice here, at Topton Avhose superscription i Oh,- let me travel at a rapic rate, To Swain county ami X. C State. And at Cliarlc.ton let me . tay, - I'-ii til Miss Annie :Massic shall come or Send and take me awav. mumps, f town has Tnplr.n cfimvpu:tilt:tt i.-i J-t-y Y h i 1 1 i e r i s t rou bl ( 1 av i X carl a' eA'cn.-- family ii one or more cases, j We umderstand the trouble dates from tlhe Christ iik'.s tree. Some -one aixcntled the ply is far from being exhausted. Wc think that more locust is used for fence posts than for pins. This is only one of our least important timbers. A petition to the Legislature against the repeal of ihe local option law, so called, for Savuiii- county avus circulated Friday. It Avag sign ed by many citizens of Bryson City and forwarded on Saturday. Ban. Lake and Jim. Franks play ed a good joke on most of the mer chants, clerks and their customers last Thursday. The boys procured an old easel and cigar box, covered them Avith a cloth and proceeded to take. pictures. As Ban Avas known to haA'e some experience in photo graphy, the scheme worked like a charm. . Everybody turned out and struck altitudes, and the boys say that the Avay John Everett .pulled out his mustache and deposited his form in elegant posture, was enough ! to break the hearts of all the ladies in the country. The laugh came when th;' doth Avas raised disclos ing the sham out lit. We make the folloAvjng extracts from the Franklin Press of the 24th instant, relatiA'e to the 'death of Capt. CraAvford of Macon county, mention of which sad pecurance Avas made in the IlKiiAilD of the same date. . ''There Avcre no marks of violence on' any part of . hisper son to indicate foul play, and it is not known, and perhaps never will be, just hoAv it happened, but it is well knoAvn that his health for some time past has not been good, and for the: lalAt- Aveek or tAvo had com plained of an alm-ost constant pain in. his left breast and side and near etore the j tlie region ot the heart, and he had i at band, j expressed fears that he would JiaA'e rushed to pneumonia if he did not get relief' ..... tri i. ri i...t q...i, , n il imiiit eiiiMiii eijiiui.iv in im a- are con- 9 SaturdaA" le over the s occasion- el a a- at all t cleared some one ? subscrip- Sample, Ave are glad to si A' (i l os i 1 1 g. I' rn u hi ill Pi During the hcaA'v. raid night, the telegraph lii Balsam jiot tloAvn and ha cd much trouble and ( stations west of there. We Avant a garden s on our lots. Will not come on and Avork outh tion to tlie paper" in this Avant it-done riu;htf tiwavj It is none too early to ploAvs and other"faVm to liauiing. J)o it now time fur using tliem i; and then you' Avo.iit' be tret flie trmund ready in r-We Avant to brasr a littile on our I minting, the family supposing he iHsue of last Aveek. Mr av a a We ivc your Is an oA'er-: dodging. season. or novice, I be drained and the lifeless bod a- of tlie Post ;st Aveek as folloAvs. co:id,ition 1 the Avarm I favorable, uld use ex- finir others festivities who was in to i hi part the disease an crowded room Avas A-erv to that end. People sin trciie care about jcxpo to such contagionJ t "".:'!; Tlie 'blizzard came anil went Mondav the Avihd blew r.livr-e v-'as some suoav in v. liv nitrht the irv av listened and it Avas ct not: to thaAV. Tuesday the! mercury stood at aboye zero.- The sun cleTif and Avarm and b the Iuoav in the vallev Avas all gone. Thai's yhat -.sort of a blizz A hoA Avas Killed tN train on the Balsams last persisted in jumping on mcc train even atter he Avarned of the' danger b men. was in a prown un der the Avheels. His boil a- Avas hor- flat car Avhile. the train cut, and slipping Avas- h AA'as in- mir young- ribly mangled and dea stantaneous. "e hope or 'readers will take Avatning from this. No om but an exjpert should attemjit. boarding or lea ing train.'and then only cases. ; - j ; Miss Julia Conley wa a party Saturday. It ay for a surjirise party but, : the case, that feature of Avas ellcctuallv --remo.vtid 'four davs tieforehand. llhe occasion was her sixteenth birtluliy anniver- sarv. A dozen in ner iTiemts Avere present and enjoy edthciii'sel ves Avith irames and conA-eTsatiJ until lateness of the hour wd of the approaching.. SaM of th rain aipl mud,a the Captain Avas discovered. : "The ! theory advanced and which Ave be j lieve to be the correct one, is that he Avalked up to the lish pond, found a leak in the dam, got into i ii i n.i ..rr l . . l ine canoe aim ouncu on iiisinai and hat, as he had often done be fore, with the vicav of trying to stop the leak, and that an attack of heart disease of Avlich the pain in the breast. Avas a premonition -Avas the cause of his. death, he falling into, the Avater from -which he Avas una ble to extricate himself died." On ) some and the air all und Avas came out ! 2 o'clock ird Ave had. the road Quarterly Conference, The Methodist Church South held its1 quarterly conference last Saturday. Dr. G. M. Massie Avas selected as "class leader, Mr. I. B. Conley assistant class leader,Mr. W. A. CJtbsoh Secretary. The "Stewards of the church reported 814. collec ted so far this year to apply on church Ipurposes. I. B. Conley, hi enough 'j superintendent of the -Sunday morning ; School reported a nourishing con- 12 decrees ditioivin that adjunct to the church, 05 members haA-e been enrolled. A. B. Allison and E. Everett Avere appointed a committee to look af ter the needs of the children of Alonzo Barnes, avIio are desirous of attending the Sundav School. A mov-i collecton was taken up to be used had deen i 1U providing them Avith proper - tlif. ti-:.in i clot hi mr, borlo heme realized. Air. week the He He attempted toiiump on a ! I. B. Conley was ajipointed to make i futher collections. for the benefit of these and other needy children. At the session of the Sunday School Sunday morning, a collection Avas taken up for the benefit of the children of A. L. Bumgjyner which netted $2,45 PERSOHALS. O. K. Barden is at the cases again. L. M. C. Olivers of N. Y. warriii town last Thursdav. Capt. Everett and A. M. Fry Avere at Whittier Monday. R. L. Leather avoxI Pp went to Asheville Wednesday, on business. J. W. Justice went to Asheville Mondav for a short visit 'with rel atiAcs. i ' ' D. Collins went to Knoxville Tenn. Thursday to be gone about a week. Mrs. A. M. Bennett is visiting her parents on Showel creek for a few days. Prof. J. C. BroAvn was at Whjttier, Tuesday trying to dispose of a to bacco crop. J. W. L. Arthur of Whittier AA'as able to make liryson City a isit Thursday. John Hart came down from Ashe ville Thursday. He took several orders for work. Mrs. Finger has been quite -sick since Sunday, but avc are glad to say is improving. Henry McLean spent" most of last week on the Balsam. He re turned Saturday. Will. -Elmore is down' with 'the mumps, and Aleck, is Will is irot verv bad off. County su perintendent of schools, J. S. Smiley was in Unvn Monday, and made the IIeuald office a call. Capt. M. A. Oee, of Bushncll was in town over night, Tuesday the guest ol Capt. and Mrs. E. Ever ett. Miss Hattie Bryson of Dillslnir ough Aveut to, Bushnell last Friday ' and visited Miss Winner overSun- Capt.' Lester returned to his home at Fairfax, last Aveek.- The Captain had not been home before in alxn.it tAvo months. Mrs. Hicks Wilson and daughter and Master Scroop Enloe, made Mr. aid Arrs A. 4$. All'ui a viit t lie past Aveek. ' L Hon. J. A. Franks writes -Mr. I. B. Conley, that he Avill be in toAvn next Monday to attend the com missioners court, and see his friends. Capt. Lester returned to Bryson City Tuesday. He handed in the name of another subscriber to the Hekald Avhich is ahvays pleasant tons. I). G. McadoAvs of Macon county came in Tuesday Avith a carload of cattle and sheep, 'which he will ship from this station. Ho puts up at J, S. Elmore-'s. Jesse Kerr came down from Whittier Tuesday. He had a sus picious soreness in his throat, and wanted the ministrations of diis sister, Mrs. E. Everett.' . J. C. Cogdill of Bushnell came to Bryson City, Tuesday on business. We Avere very glad to see Mr. C. He knoAvs just how to touch the heart of a ncAvspapcr man. SA'lva is )ufled up Avith the jiros pcet of a $40,000. kaolin plant. When their little beds of mineral are exhausted, enough more can be had hear Bryson City to supply the world for years and years. B. II. Cathey living near Qualla toAvn in Jackson county, came to Brvson Citv Mondav, to trv and ! make a lease for the Mendenhall hotel property. Wc like Mr. Cath- ev s looks and avisIi inia success. HI! Dr. R. L. Davis, returned from Atlanta Ga. Monday morning on JulyJ U L5 Charleston, Swain County, N. C.-:- An entirely .'-new house, Elegant new furniture, Commodious apartment. The best house in Western North Carolina, TERMS REASONABLE, AND SATISFACTION GUARAN Will 'he ready for gueste on or before Jan. 20. Open " all thb year. GEO. N. BLACKBURN, Proprietor. For reasonable terms, neat workman: ship and prompt servio in all kinds of Job work, call 'on the WAIN COUNTY HERALD. inga mov in extreme treated to is intended is usual 1a lie evening three or Avas had bv all. Mlssj Julia Avas threcipient of a nurhb ble'and useiul presents. iiV carload of lociisf pikis Avas ship-; car is here now tt) be loadel to- pel from this place last The locust iih busines to "mute,.' lame proportions under the management of J. of Whittier. only shipper from this sends all "his pins, to T. L. Arthur lle we blieAe, is the cction.-and Maine and Nova Scotia Avhere theALare known -i v t . . J. l :.. as treenails , ami are useo. in snip buildinjr. Tlie mountiiins of V C furnish a larjre mlonortion of the treenails needed by ers alone the Atlantic, rued A 1 Mini. good the them Spite time r of valua- A Whl! From Whittier. Whittier Jan. 28th. Our merchants arc busy every day, which indicates a lively trade. HaA'ing seen nothing in your paper from our place, I thought I Avould giA'e you a fcAV items. Our enterprising friend J. R, Thomas is loading cars Avith av iiig rock for the streets of Asheville. The log and lumber business is still lively here, and Mr. J. W. L. Arthur is keeping things lively a found the depot, handling locust treenails for some ship yards in Maine. He has shipped 'several car loads recently the last oneleav- j ing here last Saturday, and another the strain from Jarretts. The OFFICE OPPOSITE THE D E POT Charleston, i.e. Remomlct thnt our type i all ner and. of the latest stvlos: B. 13. Lake, CLarlton, Ni (-V V. V. R Mkiiwi, Jackson. Mich. ! : II. A. Howiif, Charleston, J. CI doctor has been attending lectures at the Southern Medical-College in Atlanta. His looks would indi cate a term of hard close work. R. P. Blake of Fletchers, Hender son Co. made Rry son City a call Tuesday. He stayed all night at Swain Hotel. Land is what inter- jests him and the. Herald will here-! ' after keep him informed as to trans- actions therein in SAvain county, j Rev. J. C. Troyof Murphy came j in on the train Welnesday. He! will remain se'erial days and hold divine services at the Methodist; church. He is the sruest of Mr. and ' j Mrs! I. R. Conley. Mrs. Troy ac- jcompanied her husband to this place, but went on to High i omttoj nn ;' ill lOjuvull WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, Farming, Grazing, Timber, Fruit ! . Thursday. I morrow. The mumps are still rag- f has srroAVii i ing, have had aluitf 50 cases dur ing the last AA'eek. -jl think the ma terial is nearly exhausted, and we will soon le freed from them. Dr. Jenkin's ftunily dined on baked opossum yesterday; The 'possum attempted to make his supper oft" a tine plymouth rock hen Saturday night, but the "doctor's son and daughter turned the tables on him completely. " 1 " Citizen. ship build- uid the sup- j visit her parents. Messrs. Hartwick and Sanlerson tok the Avest bound train Monday. ! iThev will look the country over pretty thoroughly lietween here and Murpliy returning in the course of two or three weeks. They are back already. They Avent as far as Jarretts, found no hack line running, as advertised in j the Murphy jta-pers, saw a man who had tecn there and could tell them all al)oiit it and show figures to lxot. and hcrc fhcA are back in the Garden of the 'Mountains. Brv son Citv. : ' " " . , AND Wi.l N ERA! LA NDS Improved and unimproved town property. For full particu lars address Lake, Mcrwin-ahd Hodge, Charleston N. C or Jackson Mich. J 'J.Z.-
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