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"Vol. 1. HIGHLANDS, MACON. COUNTY, N. 0., FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1886. Kb. 32. Administrator's Notice. All persons holding claims against the estate or Mrs. Annie u. inmicit, ueceaawu, must nrenent them for payment within twelve months of this date, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. I also request all parties indebted to saia estate to seiuu wim mo u uuw, aim save expense. CHAS. L. FROST, M.D., Administrator of the Estate of Annie C.r Dimick. Highlands, Macon Co., N.C., Mar. 9, 1886 HIGHLANDS HOUSE, HIGHLANDS, MACON CO., N. C. Heaitk Resort for Winter and Summer. Altitude 3,700 feet The Land of the Sky. Pure invigorating air. Pure cold spring water. Grand scenery. Good fare. Terms low. ' JOSEPH FRITTS, Projwietor. THE SARASOTA COLONY. ft is very difficult to get at the true condition of some of the colonies lately founded in some of the Southern States. The various interests involved cause va rious hues to be given to any statement that is made respecting them. Of one in Florida we are perhaps enabled to say we know something definite. The Scottish Association of Florida, at its anniversary meeting lately held in Edinburgh, received a report from its committee which had been sent to Florida to investigate the state Of matters at Sa rasota. This report leaves the candid mind to inter that the colonists, who were generally educated people with some means, would have been better off if they had stayed at home. Their case is instruction for those intending to change homes,. The Sarasota colonists have been disappointed, as much through themselves as the Association or its pro mises. Their hopes and imagination had made them form " too high a conception of what could be attained with the lands specified," and they accepted the repre sentations of the prime mover in the mat ter before he ever saw the country. Then they expected dwelling houses to be ready for them, but their eagerness; brought them to the new sfetttemtent in numbers too great for the resources f the Associa tionand, we may suppose, of the region fco which they came-to be provided for in this respect. The colonists were dis satisfied aHd discontented, a&4 some of them have abandoned the colony. In a speech, after the report was read, one of the committee, apparently still enthusi astic, said that the otrtcers of the associ ation in Edinburgh had been notified not to let more than twelve families come bver at -a time ; but they had kept this notice from the colonists. He explained that some who had left Sarasota bad only moved to other parts ef fU&rida. Others had bought lands at Manatee, but still, having an interest in the colony. They: proposed to organize m Scotland a com pany to build a railroad between Manatee and Sarasota. But the true gist of the business seems to be in the statement of 'tlie speaker : "Probably the worst fea ture in the whole transaction, and which influences the minds of most of the colo nists, is the price they have been called upon to pay for fee -land.' An advance from 25 cents per acre to $12:50 in little over two years, in -lands upon which no improvements -Itave heen made, is un doubtedly an extortionate advance." The Senate has passed the Blair -bill by a 4are majority. WEATHER HERE AND ELSEWHERE The winter now nearing its end 'will be long and widely remembered as in many ways a remarkable one. By but one of its extraordinary features will it be re plied to the memory of the inhabitants of this section .of the country the wave of unprecedented cold which swept over us as over the whole South early in Jan uary. With the passing of this wave, all exceptionally trying weather was at an end for this region. Of course there have occurred "cold 'snaps," which visit us more or less frequently every winter, but from their short duration they cause no serious inconvenience, and we have held the even tenor of our way, enjoying much pleasant and gonial weather, and wholly untouched by the heavy rains and consequent floods, and the furious gales, which have wrought such havoc in the North-eastern States ; and latest of all, the tremendous snows which have buried New England and Canada, If we sit down and compare, week for week, our weather record with that of any part of the Northern or Western States, we shall find much reason for satisfaction with the result of the com parison, and shall not be able to escape the conviction that we are the fortlin&te inhabitants of a highly favored region. Strikes are the order of the day almost everywhere throughout the country. Our valley farmers are about done sow ing oats, and are now making garden. The croak of the frog, and the voice of the hylas. have been heard in Highlands. At Cullasaja, on Thursday morning, th thermometer stood at 14 above. ..Petroleum wells have been opened in ganta Fe couhty, New Mexico, with a full flow of oil, burning with a bright flame. We are glad to hear that the new Franklin paper will make its appearance this week. We shall be-very glad to receive short news items from other townships in the mountains. The bridge across the Tuckasegee river near Webster is rapidly approaching completion, Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, the Brook lyn preacher, with his family, will spend part of the summer in Asheville. Married at Franklin, March 10, at 8 p. m., C C Smith, Esq., to Mrs. Rox Ad dington The pretty littie bluets, or forget-me-nots (Hcmtoma serpllifoUa) have been in bloom for over a week here nd there in sheltered spots. Manchester, Va., has produced the largest diamond ever found in this coun try, weighing twenty-three and three quarter carats, uncut. -News : Courier. t The Asheville 'Ciltzth, of March 10, has a very pleasant and complimentary article upon Highlands, winch we shall publish next week. A telegram lately received in London states that Mount Etna is in a state of eruption. Slight shocks of earthquake had been felt at the foot of the mountain. Mr. Hopkins, of Atlanta, has a Jersey cow which has given 8,724 pounds of milk in six months, and in the year 1885 made 900 iperunds of butter.-4suettt7e Citizen A Tennessee Court has closed a term hi whidh 6 murderers Escaped conviction, by sending a hungry woman to prison for two years for stealing a quart of butter milk. The &in 'And skeleton -Of J&mbo have been mounted for Barman's Show. The skeleton weighs 800 lbs,, nd the skin, which is from "half 'an indaton&ch and ahalf4a4ihwkne63,4-,C384be, Teaching the doctrines of Mormonism, or persuading any person or persons to espouse them, has been in Mississippi made a crime punishable by a fine of $500 and imprisonment, by a bill passed this week. Charleston News& Courier. The Charleston News and Courier re ports that the truck farmers in the vicin ity of that city expect to be ten days to a fortnight ahead of Florida growers with their fruits and vegetables in the northern markets. On Tuesday night two inches of snow fell, which has since almost entirely dis appeared. Wednesday night was very cold for the season, but perfectly still ; thermometer 12 above on Thursday morning. Agents who have been canvassing North and South Carolina for colored emigrants to the extreme West, say that the exodus has only fairly begun. At least 8,000 are said to be making arrange ments to leave during the present season. 'Charleston News and Courier. Dr. Genth, of Philadelphia, possibly the first mineralogical chemist in America, mentions nine diamonds as having been found in North Carolina. In every in stance the diamond was found associated with gold and zircons, sometimes in gra vel beds resulting from gneissoid rocks, but it has never been observed in the ita columite, or flexible sandstone of this State, or any debris resulting from its disintegration, as in Brazil. Banbury Jteixrrter. The conflict of opinion between Prof. Guyot and the United States Coast sur vey regarding the location of Clingman's Dome in the Smoky mountain range may be easily reconciled by a knowledge ihat 'that lofty peak, 6,660 feet high, is in both States, the boundary line between Ten nessee and North Carolina running along the crest of the range ; consequently the mountain might be claimed by both States. Asheville Citizen, Items From Cullasaja.' The road from here up Nickajack Creek, through Hickory Gap, and down Hickory Knoll Creek to the Tennessee River, is now open for wagons. This road has been talked of for fifteen or twenty years, and the county appropriated $625 in land bonds, which was insufficient to complete it, but on last Saturday a company of resolute volunteers, with tools and rations, met, and appointed Mr. John Bates foreman. He distributed the men, with axes, picks and shovels, and at sunset the road was declared passable. There is a mountain twelve miles from Waynesville, known as the mountain of shining rock, which is remarkable in its way. It consists of pure white rock, which shines like snow in the distance. The rock is of the hardest quality, and has puzzled several mineralogists who have endeavored to ascertain its true na ture. What is most remarkable about the shining rock is that the cliff is pierced with a number of holes made by repeated strokes of lightning. Specimens of the rock can be seen at the News office. Waynesville News. Several members of the Tuckaseejee Lumber and Manufacture g Co. passed down the road on Monday en route for Cincinnati, where they go to purchase machinery, &CJ lor their extensive works in Swain bounty. This Company has just been f ornted for the purpose of con verting the hard woods of ur mountains into elegant and durable furniture. The capital stock is $40,000 already, and will be raised to a nidoh Isge"r amount The works will be located at the mouth of the Nantahala River-, about twelve miles from Charleston. The company has al ready purchased ikbout 10,000 logs of fine iiufav.Waynesville News. -- HIGHLANDS MARKETS. Wheat $1 Buckwheat Corn, new , Oats Rye Flour, per 100 lbs.. 3 Western flour 4 Butter Eggs Potatoes Onions Apples '. Beans, per bushel 1 Chickens . . . Fodder, per 100 1 Hay, per 100 lbs 1 Sorghum syrup , Dried apples, per lb Dried peaches Dried blackberries Pork Beef Wood, per load Cabbage, per lb 25 to $ 50 50 50 65 50 50 15 10 40 60 50 00 10 50 00 40 3 4 5 6 6 75 1 u il ( t it ( 1 00 35 50 60 1 50 15 1 50 50 8 15 10 8" 7. ftlGHLANDS LAND AGENCY WE HAVE ON HAND ALAROE AMOUNT OS Farming, Grazing, Fruit; Growing & Timber Land s, HOUSES AND LOTS IN THE TOWN OF HIGHLANDS, BeantiM BiilJim Sites, k Parties having theap properties for .sain in Macon or adjoining counties, should cyjespond.with us, as we are advertising quite, extensively, and have, superior fa cilities for handling real estate . tW For circulars deseriomo: Highlands -and vicinity, descriptive price lists, &c. call on or Address $. T, KELSEY, Highlands. Jlfacon County, A. C. Highlands Insurance AGENCY Ite&fiscted with only First-class Companies T. BAXTER WHITE. Agent BURKE & CMIMAI, REAL ESTATE OFFICE, FRANKLliST, Macon County, North Carolina. BOOK & JOB PRINTING At The Hkhhaxder Office. . Jv ZAtJHARY, ' Surgeon Dentist
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