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PtliVCON; COUNTY AND WESTERN. NORTH CAROLINA ADVERTISER.
Vol. 1. HIGHLANDS, MACON COUNTY, JJ". C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1885. No. 7.
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Oumekelooke Falls is the Dame Mr
Williamson must have reference to which
he calls "Amala."
Mr. Ridoout informs us that his new
fall stock of dry goods will be on band on
the 22iid of September.
Mr. .A. M. Johnson, of Wi'mington,
Vt., is on a visit to this section, and pass
ed through Highlands yesterday. He
called at this offleo and subscribed for
The Highlander.
Mr. Hideout has been appointed school
director in place of Mr. Dobson.
Mr. G. D. Edwards, of Horse Cove,
called in to see us on Wednesday, and sub
scribed for The Highlander. He has
been thirty years in this country, and
does not speak ill of it, because he hasn't
occasion. There is an apple tree on hi3
place in Whiteside Cove fifty years old
off which he sold 22 bushels of fine
apples, and he calculates there must
have been 40 bushels on the tree this
year. He has about 300 peach trees, and
is going to plant four acres more. He
thinks this country needs only a railroad
to make a marvelous development.
Wolves are more numerous now in
the vicinity of Whiteside than be ever
knew them, uttd he is an old hunter. He
has lost several sheep by them. There
certainly ghould be a bounty on wolves
in this county.
BEE KEEPING.
Prof. Zollner, the bee-keeper, has re
ceived an order from Ohio for 1 ,009 lbs,
of honey and 100 lbs. of' beeswax, but lie
has no more to sell this season. The par
ty ordering i3 a subscriber to The High
lander. Mountain honey, ,-we under
hand, is finer than any other on cccoi1 ot
of the great variety of flowering plants,
for one thing. The i'roi. rinds the com
mon bee unprofitable, and has all It?l;an
bees, which work longer aod make more
and better honey. The cJ;mace here is
f-imilar to that of tfceir native country,
having mild winters and not too hot
summers. While the bees can wovk five
months in this couutry, in Germany, -in
an extensive bee-keep;ng establishment,
the longest the bee3 can work is from
four to six weeks during the season, on
account of the limited food supply. Bee
keeping, it is evident, is one of the as jet
great undeveloped industries of Western
North Carolina.
Under the heading of " Public Schools
of Buncombe," the Atheville Citizen of
a late date has a communication from
John W. Starn.es, who we presume is the
Superintendent of Education for that
county. The following extract there
from is a cutiosity in its way. Comijg
from an "educator," however, -we suppose
it is all right,
I regard the Citizen itself as one
of our most popular educators. Since the
editors have ever shown themselves ready
and even anxious fo further the cause of
common education, and they have always
held out their luminous sheet to light up
the toilsome pathway through the be
jungled marshes that have hitherto beset
the County Superintendent and spriokle
the halo of editorial refulgence through
the platted meshes that wrapped them
selves around the log cabiu school houses
of the people, no wonder that the drawn
hammer falls and the gallant chart rises
above the thunder cloud to wave again
as th.e flag of the vwuntain."
If any museum could get hold of that
editor's sprinkler, that "drawn" hammer,
and that "gallant chart," ita fortune
would be made. .
BIRTH.
In Highlands, on the lGth.inst.,
wife of Dr. Anderson ot a daughter.
the
DIED, r ;
In Sugar Fork township, Macon"bouiity,
on the 11th inst, of milk t ickness Rufus
league. ' . ... . ;
HIGHLANDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The newly-erected Presbyterian church
was dedicated on Sunday last, the 13th
inst. This fine building was erected by
two noble Christian ladie3, in memory of
a beloved sister, and presented, together
with books, bell, organ and communion
ser sices, as a free gift to the Presbytedan
church of Highlands. The plot of ground
on which it is erected is finely situated in
the centre of the town on the coiner of
Main and Fifth streets, and was also the
gift of another Christian lady of High
lauds. The dedicatory services were conduct
ed by the Rev. A. W. Miller, D. D of
Chavlotte, N. C. wljo preached an able
sermon appropriate to the occasion. The
Rev. J. B. Adger, of Pendleton, S, C,
administered the sacrament of the Lord's
Supper. The congregation was o.?e of
the largest ever assembled in Hign'ai-ds,
and the communicants represented all
evangelical denomination 3.
The following anooaucemenia were
made from the pixlpit : The names oc
twelve persous received into the member
ship of the church ; Sabbath services to
be held hereafter at 11 o'clock in the
morning and at four in the afternoon ;
Sabbath school at 10 a. m. ; Bible cla?3
every Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Prayer meeting, Thursday evenrags at
7:45. Seats free, and ail persons cordial
ly invited to attend all services. The
Rev. J. 15. Ad gov, D. D., will occupy the
pidpit next Sunday morning and after
noon.
The building is of wood, 60x33 feet.,
and 20 feet to cei'ing, There ia a room
in the rear for Sunday school and hashd
mess meetings. The church will com
fortably seat 250 or 300. The total coit,
we understand, wiJl considerably exceed
$3,000. Erected under the superinten
dence of Mr. M. Wright, it is well built
and fioished, and is a credit to the work
men engaged on it. and an ornament to
the town. The ground plot is being lev
eled and onamented under charge of
Mr. Kelsey, and is surrounded by a neat
and substantial fence.
As a portion of the history of the Pres
byterian church of Highlands, we make
the following extracts from a pamphlet
by Rev. W. E. Mcllwain :
"The first Presbyterian rninister to la
bor here regularly was Rev. A. Melvin
Cooper, of Michigan, who arrived in
Highlands in June, 1879, and began at
once to teach iu the academy, preach
regularly and conduct a weekly prayer
meeting, although in feeble health. Af
ter closing the. fall term of the academy,
he went to Norcross, Ga., where he pur
sued his studies ; and connecting himself
with the Presbytery of Atlaata, was li
censed and returned to Highlands in the
spring. Here he began work with his
accustomed zeal and energy ; but his term
of service was destined to be short. It
was manifest to all that his health was
rapidly declining. He preached his )a3t
sermon Jan. 9th, 1881, and ten days af
terwards he rested from his labors oad
was buried in the village cemetery. Bro.
Cooper was' in his 29th year at his
death.
"Rev. James E. Fogartie, of the Pres
bytery of Charleston, the second minister
in this field, began his labors December
1st, 18S3, as an evangehstof Presbytery."
Mr. Fogartie wall continue h's labors
in Highlands as the permanent minister
of the church.
Grapes Ripened in .Paper, The
Aeheville Citizen says : "We enjoyed
yesterday grapes ripened in paper bags.
The gentleman who used this plan of
protection used about 400 bass, rmttine
up each bunch separately when the ber
ries were more than half crown.- The
result was siirpriainerly successful While
all the rest of the vineyard was full of
imperfect grapes, drying up long before
maturity, mere was absolute perfection
in those protected. There was not a de
cayed or defective berry, and there was I
a renueruetw, a nenness, a lUSClOUsneSB
that is not found in the grape exposed to
the chances of the weather.
ftORSE COVE CORRESPONDENCE.
Bishop Thompson has commenced
wine making at this place on quite an
extensive scale. He has a fine vineyard
and is every year adding to it He has
traveled extensively both in America and
Europe, and he says 'the best grapes he
ever saw were grown in Western N. C.
Mayor Hill, of Highlands, is building
a large trout pond oa his farm at thfs
place, which he is rapidly stocking with
these beautiful fish.
VISITORS IN HIGHLANDS.
arrivals at highlands house since
last week;.
T. W. Bacot,.wife and family, Charles
ton, S. C. ; R, R. Porter and son, Aslie
ville, N. C, ; Ford M. Tompkins, Web
ster, N. C. ; Rev, E. L. Slagle, Franklin,
N. C. ; A. D. Fanner, Franklin, N. C. ;
S. Goss, Persimmon, Ga, ; Samuel L.
Rogers, Franklin, N. C. ; J. M. Zachary,
G. D. Perry, Walhalla, S, C, ; Miss Will
iams, Miss Stark, Rev, Brook G. White,
Arthur F. Williams, Jacksonville, Fla. ;
Chas. L. Frost, M. D., C. L, Frost, Jr.,
Highlands ; A. M. Johnson, Wilmington,
Vt."; C. A. Lowry. Knoxville, Tenn.
Meteorological Observations at High
lands for the week ending Sep.15, '85.
Miss Mary Cliapin, Observer.
Date Temperature. Bel've Raln-
Mean Hight Low't Hu'y
fall
Sep. 9 64.5
72
61
89.8
8.7
88.8
88.5
96.5
89.2
83.3
88.4
Fair
Fair
10 54
11 G0.2
12 61.5
13 59.2
14 65.5
15 64.5
Week 61.3
65
76
73
67
77
82
82
49
55
57
54
GO
55
49
Clear
Fair
Rain
C'ear
.11
Fair
The German government has forb'dden
the circulation in that country of the
American journal Turnzeitung, an organ
of the .tree Thinkers.
Business Notices.
. Boots and Shoes
Full stocky coeap, at Rideout's.
Wool wanted.
RlDSOUT'S.
Hovs' tasks vaoted At
Tlfe Virginia ESrogans
At RlDEOUT'S.
Napoleon Boots
At RlDEOUT'S.
DOCTOR KINNGBREW,
After Sep, 1, 1885, will be found day and
night over the post office at Franklin,
Highlands Directory.
CHURCHES.
Mf.thodist Episcopal Church South
Preaching on the first Sunday of every
month. Kev. j, t. iJreucUe, pastor.
Methodist Episcopal Church. Wed
nesday evening after the first Sunday in
each month, liev. J. a. Gillespie.
UAPT1ST. second aunoay or every
monm. itev. a. 1. .Harrington.
Presbyterian. Third and fourth Sim
day of every month. Rev. J. E. Fogartie.
Union Sunday School every Sunday
morning at iu.
SOCIETIES.
literary Society. Meets first and
tlurd Iriday evenings in each month.
President, F. S. Sheldon. Vice-president,
W j J ham Partridge. Secretary, Charles
L. Boynton. Treasurer, Olive M. White.
Temperance Union. Meets on the first
Tuesday of eveiy month on or before the
mil moon. President, F. L. Sheldon.
Vice President, T. Baxter Wlute. Secre
tary, Charles L. Boynton. Treasurer, T.
Baxter White.
Floral and Industrial Society.
Directress, Mrs. E. Selleck ; Scribe, Mrs.
Cleaveland; Treasurer, Mrs. M. I. Skin
ner. Hudson Library Miss Ellison, Libra
rian. - Open to the public every Saturday
afternoon.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Mayor S. Wr Hill, Esq. Commissioners
C. A. Boynton, James Rideout and
W. B. Cleaveland
REPRESENTATIVES.
Legislature Jaines L. Robinson.
State Senator, 42nd district Capt J. W.
Cooper, Murphy, Cherokee co., N. C
NOTICE.
The County Board of Education of
Macon County will hold an adjourned,
mession on the 6th of October, to consider
proposed changes in district, boundaries.
All persons interested in any proposed
change, mid all who have information
bearing on such changes, are requested
to be present.
A. D. FARMER, Co. Sup't.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Of the Town of Highlands.
The town taxes are now due. There
are bills against the corporation that
must be paid, so please come in and pay.
your taxes by Oct. 1st. We are required
by law to add a high rate of interest to
taxes not paid in due season.
JAM RIDEOU T, Collector.
Oldest House
In Highlands.
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Tie Best of Foofl Products,
FINEST BRANDS
OF
COFFEES and TEAS,
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M'LEAN'S FLOUR
Staple Hardware.
HATS, BOOTS $ SHOES,
Mayer & Grosb's Pocket Cutlery,
DR. BARTER'S FAMILY MEDICINES
Agent for John Wannamaker's
Custom & Ready-made
CLOTHING.
T. BAXTER WHITE,
Highlands, N. C.
HIGHLANDS
LAND AGENCY
WE HAVE ON HAND A LARGE AMOUNT OV
Fanning, Grazing,
Fin it Growing -&
Timber Lands,
HOUSES AND LOTS IN THE TOWN
OF HIGHLANDS,
Beaetifnl BiMiiii Sites, k.
Parties having cheap properties for sale
in Macon or adjoining counties, should
correspond with us, as we are advertising
quite extensively, and have superior fa
cilities for handling real estate.
83gr For circulars describing Highlands
and vicinity, descriptive price lists, &c,
call on or address
S. T. KELSEY,
Highlands,
Macon County, N. C.
HIGHLANDS POST OFFICE.
Walhalla. Mail leaves Highlands
daily (excepting Sunday) at 6 a.m.; due at
Walhalla at 4 p.m. Leaves Walhalla at
7 a.m., due at Highlands at 5 p.m.
. Franklin. Leaves Highlands daily
(excepting Sunday) at 5.30 a.m.; due at
Franklin at 12 noon. Leaves Franklin
Bt 1 p.m. ; due at Highlands at 8 p,m.
Webster. Leave Highlands Tuesday
and Friday at 3 p.m. ; due at Webster on
Wednesday ana Saturday" at 2 p.m.
Leaves Webster Monday and Thursday at
3 p.m.; due at Highlands Tuesday and
Friday at a p.m. ' .
H iglilands is a nioney order office.
T. BAXTER WHITE, I M.
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