Tie: IE HIG-HLAITDBE,
MACON COUNTY AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ADVERTISER.
VpL 1. HIGHLANDS, MACON" COUNTY, IN". 0., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1885. No. 8.
There was a slight frost in Highlands
on Wednesday night. Considerable rain
fell Sunday and Monday last, with some
breeze occasionally, being about the most
wind we have noticed this summer.
Mr. W, B. Krimminger, from Barton
County, Mo., has rented a house in High
lands, and occupies it with his family.
He will engaga in stock raising and f ;uit
growing.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference in
North Carolina commences on the 1st of
October at Gastonia. The Southern
Methodist Church, for this section, holds
its Conference in East Tennessee.
Charles Frost and Edward Rideout
have gone to Florida for the winter.
Mr. Holmes, from E; celsior, Minn., is
stopping at Mrs. Davi3 boardiig house.
We understand he will make Highlands
his home for some time.
Ttee A .hev.-;';e Citizen -jf.;ks o? a su i
flower g; own in ihafc n?':hboiliood, vre
head of wh ch measured 12 -ches actors
its face. Thci is not eqczl to the one
grown i i Hihla ?ds, w.- "h
me.v- "red ;
V met.',?. A held of t'.icn surmove.s
ought to be a piofi, jble crop.
Mr. Edwai'ds, of Whiteside Cove,
brought us in some specimers of apples
and peaches. The apples are of the
Morgan variety and are large and of veiy
fine texture and flavor. The peaches,
China cling, are splendid one measuring
DJ inches in circumference;
At the Literary Society last Friday ev
ening, the musical performances and oth
er exercises were excellent. Miss Ellie
Ravenel, of South Carolina, assisted with
her fine voice. Officers were elected for
the ensuing quartet 5 C. L. Boyntbn,
President ; Frank "Sheldon, Vice Presi
dent ; H. P, Kelflfcy, Secretary ; Miss Ivy
Symonds, Treasurer.
An interesting meeting of the Temper
ance Society was held on Tuesday even
ing. An election of officers took place.
C. A. Boynton was elected President j
T. B. White, Vice-President sad Treas
urer ; Elias White, Secretory. For the
next meeting a debate was fixed upon.
Subject: "That the Tempera ricB ques
tion should be made" a political one."
We learn that a bear' was killed las!
week in Hamburg township, f he wolves
are saM td have moved from Whiteside
Cove to near Pine Creek, in Hamburg
where a couple were1 kille'd one' day last
week a she wolf and a pup.
Visitors and others who come up to
Highlands by way of Webster, Seiieca or
Walhalla, have the' same unvarying tes
timony regarding the efforts of certain
interested or unfriendly parties to dis
courage their ascent of the mountains to
Highlands. Wide-awake people pay no
regard to them, but pursue the even tenor
of their way, and are well pleased when
they arrive here, and thoroughly disgust
fed with tlie parties who retail to them
stereotyped stories, which have no foun
dation in fact.
CLEAK CBEEK COEBESPuNDENCE.
Clear Creek; Sep; 24, 1895.
The equinoctial gale passed over Sun
day and Monday with moderate showers
and gentle breezes to the delight of
those not done saving their fodder, while
Jack Frost seenis vrapped in the future.
This is pleasing td those growiiig tobacco,
knd there ate spine in this locality who
have the weed from thi ;&s to frve feet
high, and frora three to four feet from
tip to tip oi the' tdp leaves; tmd it is
probable that W. S. Neely and James B
Bryson have scftrie exceeding iii si2e au
that we have' specified. . ..,;...
This week wjM about. complete the la
bors of the fodder puTlersv Then a long
aasoh of rest and rustic pleasures will
Vfeu5 after Itfeer Irartbula Rice', who
kindly vacated her school this week for
the benefit of the fodder pullers, can re
sume her duties next week with assur
ance of a fall attendance.
The flambeaux of the coon hunters at
night look like igneafatui, and the shrill
blasts from their horns awake the echoes
of these mountain solitudes.
Cheops.
OUR CONGRESSMAN.
On a recent occ?a o.j. the Hon. T. D.
Johnston, Congressional representative
from the 9th disLjct, mfde the following
reimks, whioh" we copy from the Citi
zen :
Mr. Johnston Bpoke of himself and
what he had done and proposed to do.
He said he had not taken his seat because
there had been no session since his term
began. But he was very far from being
idle. He had been looked upon as all
powerful in effecting changes in offices,
particularly . in the post offices. He
thought he had succeeded fairly well.
Out of six towns in the district, he had
effected changes in all but two, He wa3
putting in Democrats wherever he couJd
do so. That was a party right be was
going to exercise, and was not afraid to
avow it. Bnt he was interested Almost
above everything else in increasing mail
ta-Ciiines m western iNortn uaroima ; in
ope-ug new routes, establishing new of
fice?, and increasing service on routes al
ready 6siabL shed. The public will bear
witness to hi3 fideUty and efficiency in
this respect. If he could not find a Dem
ocrat for a newly established office, he
would recommend a Republican. But
his purpose was to increase mail facili
ties He said he had taken a deep interest in
the agricultural affairs of his District.
He had been active in securing new and
valuable varieties of sMd, and had the
good will and kindly aid of the Depart
ment. Among other additions to the
stock of valuable seed he had distributed,
a rust-proof wheat, believed to be aa in
vulnerable to that worst enemy of the
wheat as the rust-proof oats. He had
distributed new and valuable varieties of
rye, and these, together with the distri
bution of other seeds, he hoped would
prove .his earnestness in advancing the
real interests 6f the country. He would
prefer to be the real benefactor of the
people, rather than the noisy politician.
But in all that was required and expected
from him he was detei mined to do
his whole duty. ,
VISITORS IN HIGHLANDS
ARRIVALS At
itlGHLANDS
LAST WEEK.
HOUSE SINCE
C. O. Smith, Sheldon, 'PL : J. O. Er
win, Atlanta, Ga. ; W..B. Kiimroi-ier,
Mrs. Sarrh A. R-immino.er, Mirs F. C.
Ccnrpd. B:.rtoi Co., Mo. : G. C. Han
son, Ellicott city, Md, ; Mrs, H. M.
Thompson ar.d H Grfham Thompson,
Oxford, Miss; ; W. tJ; Fricks; Walualh,
S. C.
Meteorological t Observations at High
lands for the week ending isep.zz, bo
Miss Mary Chapin, Observer.
Date
Sep. 16
II
18
30
21
22
Week
Tern
nner
HiK
era tare.
RelVe
Rflln.
Mean
CO
63.2
59.8
64.5,
54; 2
54.2
60.8
60.4
h't Lojy't Hn'y
filll
82
60
?4.3
Clear
78
74
70
58
58
70
82
55
54
56
51
53
57
51
77.5
84.5
74.2
100
100
80.8
84.5
Clear
Fair
Cld'y
l.r.
.00
1.16
Ram
Rain
Fair
BIRTH.
At Higlil'd3, on tag 2lst i.f., ihe
wife 0. Mr. Wm. BuUr, of a d&ujhter.
Li Ndvth CaroJija since the new ad
mhikirAtiori began its work, 28o post-of-fice
changes b.ave been made 14 of them
being Presidential offices, and 271, 4th
cbss offices.
There is no truer-saying than that re
cently made by the Savannah Morning
News, that ' a Ctf is largely gaUre'd by
newspapers." .Business? men; and all cit
izens desiring the growth of their town,
should consider" this fact and act acoord
inly. . :
The balloon wliicft descended a Mon
mouthv HL, Thursday, was to bate taken
up a? bridal couple - froni .an adjoining
town but .they objected,. on. account of
the strong wind, and George Pfenning
took tfcf .balloon up. On ahghting, some
distance off, the balloon, freed of his
weight, shot up, taking part of Pfen
ning's dothes'along. ,
MR. GLADSTONE'S MANIFESTO.
London, Sept. 18. Mr. Gladstone to
day issued a four-column manifesto to
nis constituents m jmaiotnian. The ex
premier invites a comparison of the work
ot tne recent faruament with that of the
Parliament which preceded it, and con
e 1 Jl 1 j it . m
naenuy appeals to tne electors lor a ver
dict. He refers to the treaty of Berlin.
to the good effects among the natives of
tne Marquis or Rxpon s conciliatory poli
cy in India, and to the settlement of the
Ruaso-Afghan frontier dispute, the credit
ot whicli he claims for the liberal party,
Mv. Gladstone admits that the liberal
government commited an error respect
lug the occupation of Egypt, but says that
it waa due to the Marquis of Salisbury's
intervention policy, he now favors the
entire withdrawal of the British troops
from Egypt, and believes-that the people
approve of the liberal government's re
fusal to stifle the Transvaal cry for free
dom.
England, he says, once free of the
Egyptian tangle, will regain her former
position in .Europe, and will be able to
guard the young Eastern nations. He
favors a reform, of both the House of
Lords and the House of Commons, free
land and the abolition of primogeniture.
He believes that the church is sufficiently
strong to survive disestablishment, and
states that he is anxious to give Ireland
the fullest justice, while at the same time
preserving the unity of the empire.
Franklin is to have a weekly newspa
per in a few weeks, to be established and
conducted by Mr. Christy, formerly of
the Afhens, Ga,, Watchrnan. Mr. C. is
an accomplished newspaper man, of ex
tensive experience, who is attracted to
the charming town of FiabYlin by the
rap?d, general improvement of W. N.
Caroliria, and the posutive assurance of
the earv cdmnletiOii rif the Rabun fian
Railroad to that lowrr.Asheville Citi
zen. HIGHLANDS RAILROAD
NOTl
The Annual Meeting of the Stockhold
ers of the Highlands Railroad Company
will be held in the parlors of Highlands
Hotel on Tuesday, Oct, 27, 1885, at 3
o'clock p.m.
H. M. BASCOM, Sec'y.
NOTlCiEi
The County Board of Education of
Macon County will hold an adjourned
session on the 6th of October, to consider
proposed changes in district boundaries.
All persons interested in any proposed
change, and 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' 6f 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.
JAMES RIDEOUT, Collector.
HIGHLANDS
LAND AGENCY
AVE HAVE ON HAND A LARGE AMOUNT OF
Farming, Grazing,
Fruit Growing
Timber Lands,
HOUSES AND LOTS jttf THE TOWN
OF HIGHLANDS,
Beautiful BidUfy Sites, k
Parties having cheap properties for sale
in Macon or adjoining counties, t should
correspond jfith us, 'as We ar6 advertising
quite extensively,', and have superior fa
cilities for handling real estate. ,;
fiS" For rarhularj i4pafrihitio-Ttio-1aTi1a
and vicinity, descriptive" price lists, &c,
Anil m Wit nHliiXfln -
you via yx auuxuoa . . e
S. T. gfiLSEi
-.HlGHLANl, .
MaMn County y. If, C.
After Sep. IT 1885, will be found dav and
night over the post office at Frank$n4
Let Me Assure Ton That
'od ? ino3ara
In Highlands, Comer of
MAIN AND FOURTH STREETS,
HEAD-QUARTERS
For Hats, Georgia Checks,
Boots and Shoes.
Besides, constantly on hand, a general
line of
DRY GOODS,
AND THE BEST OF
GROCERIES.
We Have Jusi? Received From
RICHMOND, Ya.,
A full Fall and Winter
Supply of the Best
and
including: the
Virginia Brogan
AND
Napoleon Boot,
ALL AT LOWEST PRICES !
-No matter what others offer, you
-'may miss it by buying before
"-examining the Largest
--and Finest Stock of
Goods- in this
Section of Western North Carolina1.
Oldest House
In Highlands.
o
The Best of Food Products;
FIXEST BRANDS
OF
COFFEES and TEAS.
M'LEAK'S FLOUR.
Staple Hardware.
- .v v.-
IIjITS, &WTS SHOES:
Mayer & &rM's Pociet Cutlery.
DR. HIRER'S FliHLt jffiDlCINEi
Argent for Jollu ;Wanamak6r'i
Custom & Ready-iilade
Tt BAXTER WHITE,' i