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T. liaxter White s.
,4tideoyt & CoXhave the largest lot of
shoes in the county.
Mr. R. Goldie, late of THE Highlan
JDER, left for Iowa on Tuesday, ,
Mrs.. McCorkle Ih again- in Highlands,
staying with Mr, and Mrs. Jb ogartie.
The Methodist Sunday School meefc
every Sunday morning at 9 o'clock.
Mr Stephen joole has Iwught some lot
on. Fourth St. k north of the mul-pond.
The town commissioners have decided
Upon a grade for Main and Fourth Sts.
Mr. Geo. A. Cheney: 6f Beloit, Wis., is
again in Highlands we hope, for a long
stay.
-Mrs. Frank .Hill is fitting up. her new
house in Horse Cove for Summer board
ers. Mr. Stephen Poole and his son left for
Minnesota via Franklin, on Wednesday
morning.
Thaddeus Fairbanks, the aged inventor
of Fairbanks scales, is dead, at the age
Ot ninety.
. Ex-President Arthur is still seriously
ill, and his condition causes his friend.s
much anxiety.
We learn from '-the neighbors' that
Mr. Rideout has removed to Mr. Hunt's
cottage on Oak Ridge.
Mr. Blood, who has been boarding at
Mrs. Davis's, has rented the Fulton farm
! tot the foot of Fodderstack.
S. S. Thompson and wife, from Ver
mont, arrived here on the 16th, and went
to Horse Cove the next day.
The Franklin Press says that the
Vi-heat in Macon county looks well, and
promises a large yield.
Canadu is leaving us behind. Under
the new Suffrage law, women voted last
week, in St. John, New Brunswick, for
city officers.
It is understood that Mr. A. C, Morton
has purchased the Norton property, be-
Mr. Clark's. We are 'very clad to hear
themselves,
an cp. and took
longer road, and the horse becoming
tired they were obliged to remain ouit an
night, only discovering towards day, by
the crowing of the cocks, that they were
near a house.
this.
Dr. Boynton, of Vermont,' who has
been spending much of the winter in the
mountains, arrived at Hi&luands on
. Tuesday evening.
Jtt is said that Daniel W XeOckwood, of
Buffalo, N.; Y., has been! offered the
TreatU y portf jlid, in view of the disabil
ity of secretary Manning.
me wooatnrusn, rose-breastea gros
beak, catbird, brown thrasher, white
throated sparrow and other birds are in
full song.
Improvements on Fourth,, Street have
begun by the putting in of a culvert at
the foot of the hill below Mayor Bascom's
btore, preparatory to niaiting an embank
ment there. ,
The picnic season for Highlands began
on Monday, Miss Annie Clark inviting
her frienda to spend the, day,, on Sedgy ;
the day was;Hne' and' no doubt the pic
nickers enjoyed themselves. 1 i
, Mr. and? Mrs. t FairBeld of Aroostook
county, Maine, who have been spending
some time in Virginia, visited Highlands
last week i they left for-home on Monday
and hope to return hither In the autumn.
Pear, apple and cherry trees are begin
ning to moqnantl to unfold their leaves.
Service treesi are in full beauty, and of j
herbaceous srild Dlantgrtioletsblue ori
" yellow, adder'a, tongue, potentilla, etc.,
are blooming;- w w
O9 Monday , the 19 inst one of the old
est inhabitants of this neighborhood, Mr.
dames Wright, died at Shortoif, near
. Highlands. He was a man of stronff and
original character and was much respect-
. ecu v Aie cueu at the age of 80."
On April 14th three tovm in Minnesota
were almost destroyed by a cyclone,
which,1 for a distance of 15 miles, swept
away-rerything irf -its path j as far as
yet known.- about 09 people were killed,
, and more than,! 40 injurfd, many fatally.
Wiflie Stieglitx, a poor tnid wo'rkiiig- in
. a dry goods store in Colombia; S. C. and
whose father was a Traker in that city, is
supposed to be heir to an inndenser for
tune left .by. an uncle-lately a banker in
Euasia.- . v;
5--v fEatetfola ftaxldSs.'&i iday onWhich
1 HQ living person ever oelt?bratei it, and
-- onwhichfew livfn tvllf agata cele
brate it It falls on April 25, a fact that
. . Jias not oocurred flinc 1 13 4t and will not
again before 1913- Keoieet Coiifieir.
' Mrs.' T D. 'Waiden and her daughter,
who left Walhalla ve?terdar did not ar-
having vtheir ' own convey- the humane h'osjitalitt shown to one of
k, by mistake,' an old land our most esteemed citizens, who came to
yon a stranger, m rraii health, and whose
sojourn was short, dying-far from home ;
We, citizens of Cortland and the friends
and relatives of the deceased wish to ex
press our appreciation and earnest thank
fulness for every favor shown in return
ing the remains of D, W. Beman. to the
endearing presence of Iiis family. It is
with thoughtful and grateful remem
brance we inscribe our names to a public
expression of our gratitude to a people ;
ror an act which recognizes bo faithfully
the higher principles of a common and
viirwiiau orotnernooa :
G. C. Jewell, pastor Cong'l church.
C. B. Henthorne, pastor M. E. church.
C. M. Oliphant, pastor Disciple church.
T. H. Bulla, Supt. Public Instruction.
H. D. Holcomb, Mayor.
A. Rowleel Councilman.
E. B. Wicks,
E. Post,
W. B. S wager, "
R. D. Larnard, "
E. E. .Barnes, Village Clerk.
D. G. Wilder, M. D.
M. E. Atkinson, M, D.
M. S. May hew, M. D.
A. W. Thompson, M. D.
Thos. Hillock, Ex-Mayor.
Sam'l Carlile, P. M.
H. C. Smith.
James H. Post.
C. K. Abbott.
Sigler, Hath way & Co.
H. J. Gilmore.
S. C. Clark & Son.
H. G. Bacon & Co.
C. C. Craft.
W. C. Andrews.
Barnes & Lynn.
A. Allen.
J. K. Hoagland.
Mapes & Faunce, A. R. Hathaway, N.
M. Richards, jr., & Co., R. N. Cowdery,
J. A. Bradford, Jay Post, R. Snow.
, D-. W. Beman was a member of the
Village Council. Cort land(0.) Gazette.
NOTICE.
The annual election of officers for the
town of Highlands will be held On sthe
first Monday in May, 1886. All persons
entitled to vote must have their names
registered before election day.
I will be at the store of H. M. Bascom
on Saturday afternoon, May 1st, to regis
ter votes. M. 1. SKINNER,
Registrar.
Highlands, April 17th, 1880. ;
The Highlander comes out late this
week owing to the non-arrival at the
proper time of the portion which is prin
ted in Atlanta. This with much other
mail matter was left behind at Walhalla
for two days by the mail-carrier, "it is
said" because no vehicle had leen provid
ed for him by the contractor, and there
was too much to be carried on horseback.
Where are the sulkies used by former
contractors?,
More Gems. Prof. C. D. Smith, who
is at present in the city, showed us yes-
. . . .tm . 1
leraay Deautuui specimens 01 spinoi
found in Haywood county, and cut in
Philadelphia. They are of a rich orange
color, possessing a rare brilliancy, and
sparkle like the diamond, and are more
attractive even than the beryls and aqua
marines before shown us by the same
gentleman. Asheville Citizen.
The Knoxville Tribune of the 16th
says : "From all parts of the country
come the most encouraging accounts of
the wheat crop. Neither the extremely
severe winter nor the recent heavy rains
iniurerl the wheat in the least, and the
plant is in finer condition than for sever
al years at this time of the year. Even"
thing promises to be a most abundant
wheat crop.
The debate on last Friday evening was
one of the most interesting events of thet
season. Considering the threatening as
pect of the weather the attendance was
good. The que8tion--"Kesolved that
war has been ft great curse to mankind,"
was discussed pro and con with ability, a
number of "our brightest young men tak
ing part. It. is evident that these discus
sions are already developing in our young
men wno participate a reauuiesa aau nu-
ency of speech, And talents that bid fair
for distinction. The indications are that
the next discussion, on April 80th, will
be unusually interesting, A.
The ridiculous side of strikes is shown
in the action of some of the boys in sev
eral public schools in $ew York State,
who refuged to enter the schoolrooms
or allow other pupils to do so until they
guaranteed shorter hours of. study. In
one case in Brooklyn, the parents and
teachers, aided by a policeman, descend
ed moon Young America without anv
suggestion of arbitration, and settled the
matter by some sound Hoggings.
The stories afloat for a few days con
cerning the engagement of President
Cleaveland to Miss Frankie Folsom, of
Buffalo, have at last been confirmed.
Miss Folsohi and her mother are in Italy,
and a letter has been received from the
latter by a friend, which states that they
will return hi May. and that Miss Folsom
will be married to the President, at the
White House, m June. It is said that
the Folsoms are poor, and that the Presi
dent pays their expenses abroad.
Hand-book of North Carolina.
-' In view of the increasing demand for
information regarding North Carolina,
the new hand-book issued by Order of the
State Board of Agriculture, for a copy of
which we 4iave to thank the publisher, P.
M. Hale, of Raleigh, is a very opportune
publication, and one of great value and
interest. It contains, first, a general
sketch of the State in its three sections,
then there are given brief but compre
hensive descriptions of each county, its
soil, products, climate, population, and
industries ; The minerals and mines are
next reviewed, then the water powers,
f actor "6 j, fisheries) etc.. Statistical tables
according to the last census, close this
most useful work'v
We print by. request of those whose
names are appended, this gratifying ac-.
kuowledgenlent of the services which our
people' were' glad to render in A tinle of
sore need: ' " ' ' .
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Butter ..........
Eggs. ...........
Potatoes
Onions
Apples
Beans, per bushel 1
Chickens
Fodder, per 100 1 50
Hay, per 100 lbs 1 00
Sorghum syrup 40
lined apples, per lb 6
Dried peaches , ..... . 4
Dried blackberries . 5
Pork r 6
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HOUSES tASSt) LOTS- INii-THE TOWtf
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Parties havma cuean mioaieitie.s for sale
in Macon or adioinlnff counties.-. kIhhiKI
corl'espond ,'. wjtlf us,at8 we .are ad ve rtisi n g
quite extensively, nd hayq uMirior fa
cihties frff haadnhg real esta e- ..
To Trf8 Citizens of Highlands, Ni C.
From the Citizens o? Coktland, O;,
OKEETING
rive until this moruiug. Thfy -drove For your geWwus philanthropy;, for
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Highlands, N. V
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BENEHAL MERCHANDISE AND COUNTRY
PRODUCE,
f e Keep Conotantl On Hand A Foil Line Of
Grocei'ies, BdOt, Shoes,
Hats, Clothing, &c.
At Louicsl , Living Prices.
Wanted, 10,000 of Wool.
DHBSS GOODS.
Received, a iiew Lot of j
HATS AND" SHOES
Just in Season, aad Better
AND CHEAPER TIIAJ
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CARPENTERS,
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and vicinity, desciiptiref pViqC &c.
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