j Vol; 2. IHGIILAJSrDSj, , MAOdif, OQIJls J T, K ,Q.,.EIDAY, SEPT. 3, 1886. No. 5,
We are horrified to hear that Charles
ton, S. C. suffered severely on Tuesday
nights- Many lives are. Bajdto have been
lost, 150 bodies having been taken from
ruined. houses up to. the. tifiw when the
news left Walhalla,. Much anxiety has
been felt regarding Charleston, no papers
reaching ' iis from, there last night, and
Atlanta papors reportitig telegraphic com
munication broken since the earthquake,
whichnvould indicate serious disturbance.
"Vve hope that hater tidings may assure us
that these first reporjs are exaggerated,
but it seemsveviden that the earthquake
there has been a terrible catastrophe ;
much of the business part of the city is
sd to be destroyed. .
.Later reports say that 260 bodies have
been found i -also that eight churches
Vvere destroyed. ..
On Tuesday' night between. 8L and 10 ,
o'clock all Highlands was startled by a
Mr. u. U. Godfrey, has sold his farm.
Lieut. Hovle and familV nndvedat Mr
Henry's on Tuesday eyeningV ' ,
ABhow oi Livestock vdll be held in
AshevHle some time, this fall.
The President and' Mas. Cleveland are
spending their vacation inthe, Adiron
dacks.
The partial .eclipse,. of tb eun last . Sun
day morning was seen by several of those
who rose carry enougn.
A cloud-burst in Wilkes county last
. . . . - .
week swept away trees and houses, but
fortunately caused, no Ipsa of life.
"There goes one white man who never
lied to an Indian," was the, compliment
paid to Bishop Whipple the other day by
an untutored savage.
. The pollen of the Ailanthus tree is now.
said to be poisonous, and to cause much
ill health diirincthft hlnnminc nonarm in
cities wnere tne tree is pieiiaiuiiy plan
ted. . ..'
The husband of Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe died on Aug.. 22nd, and one bf her
' The elaborate arrangements for the
opening of the Southern Exposition at
Louisville on, Aug. ?o were very success-
the fourth season during wldch the Expo
sition has bejen held ajad, in preparation
for it . great improvements nave oeen
made in. the. buildings,. The. Aj$ gallery
contains four hundred pictures, by well
known native and foreign artists, and in
the Music Hall anumber of concerts,, will
he given by orchestras led by Prof. W.
Damrosch and other noted musicians.
uvu. -ui ciwiquaKe vt Bumciejic iorce stowe died on, Aug. 22nd, i
tp set sxriall bells ringing, and to make brothers, Mr. J. C. Beeoher, committed
windows rattle loudly. Many persons suicide at a water cure at Elmira, N. Y;
finding their houses shaking indecided- on the mh He was de"ged.
ty unpleasant manner, went out of doors Jr "SSf Jftftf? N-rth
u u m, , , Georgia R. R. 48 now lajd to Toccoa nver,
to see what the matter was.. Tlus shock nearly 20 miles north of EHijay. Grad
tvas not violent enough to do any dam- ing is nearly completed from Toccoa riv-
.bufciiB duration wa& noticeable ; cer- ,er co urpny, i mies,
HIGHLANDS WABKETS.
Wheat.. SI 30
Buckwheat
Corn, 6(1
Rye,.....;......;....... 60
Flour, per 100 lbs.'. ...... . 3 50 "
Butter ". 15
Eggs . 10
Potatoes 25 "
Beans, per bushel. ... .... 1 00 "
Chickens 15
Fodder, per 100 1 50
Hay, per 100 lbs. 1 00
Sorghum syrup. . , 40 "
Mutton, 5 "
50
25
50
25
50
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LAN-D; AGENCY
r 'taibly no less .ftan'oue and one-half
- minures, ana m tne-opinion or very
many, more than that, It was presently
CoUojwed by slighter shocks at gradually
Iengthenihg intervals ; one of these was
felt 4s late as 3 o'clock on Wednesday
morning. -antl'some" people believe that
ne, or ; two occurred during that day.
Tuesday night was a very beautiful one,
; Vbngfttly starlight, and perfectly still. As
' faifwe ican Iea.this ig. the first time
within the memory of dwellers in this
part of. the mountain country that it has
r been visited by earthquakes.
Jwtbtf Jaheville Citfeen nf WndnM
ti&y no mention whatever isniadeof the
Waynesville News .'Transylvania Co.
nas ine Dest corn crop in the estate.
There are one third? ior nnnnlA in-
Western North CaroKna this season than
ever before.
we near that Dr. and Mrs, O'Farrell nT1.Trn.r urnnnniirman tun nnmunnv
will move from Horse Cpve to Highlands GENERAL MERCHANDISE1 AND COUMY
1T n cVA4. limn Tkn 11 in I
EIDEOUT & CO.,
Highlands, N. C.
PJGALJSBS U
PRODUCE.
9 . vv MMMUVWP
in a short time. They will occupy Squire
Hill's llOHSfi in Whifh Mm. Davia ia nn-m
r 'V W -M.K rW I
SJ3EhS5 w iw omnnr Han k m un of
given up: .. Groceries, Boots. Slioes,
THE FLOWER SHOW.
Hats, Clothing, &c,
wwesi Living mces.
10,000 Pounds of Wool
Wanted.
DRESS QOODS.
Received, a new Jjot of
HATS AMD SHOES,
Jnst in Season, nl
AND CHEAPER THAN
EVER.
letter
J. F. WALDEN,
The Flower Show given by the Floral
Society on Saturday last far surpassed
the hopes and anticipations of the Society
frljZ exptions of the public, in the
v.wfeara. that the shock' in Ashevillewas pluantlty m quality of the flowers
vPevere. :Jxi Fran3klin.no damage was done shown, and the taste displayed in their
beyond the shakingdown of a few bricks arrangement. The. schoolroom in which
:&&iffjL W wpdecorated
South. Abbut.half thcL btuldingain Hel- mtl1 erns wild flowers, and was vis
ena, Ark,,, are said to be damaged, ited during the attexnoon by almost every
cLYaE ?h(?k atNew one in Highlands,, and by some persons
. Orleans. At Balsam Gary Jackson coujh - ,
ty, a chimner was thrown' down, and irom owier piace8- Anree wno
ftveral chimneys were damaged at Web- Bave been spending the sumier here,
BWr. No injury to persons in the- section- kindly acted as judges ; they gave the
kit febeen moT severe than it was here, choicest collection ci out flowers, and the
bttt:bffirpnd wrecking the cbunney of a second to 4, fox beauty of arrange
very old brick house nc serioua damage ' 01 fge
was done1. . ment S1 group ol flowers ; these
On Saturday, the 28th ult., at the time ladi(? tixema&lyea gave fifty cents as
: of the tremendous csonvnlsiona in drew., a third prize for the beat arrangement of
a shock was felt in Charleston, and m wild flowers, which they awarded to No. PRACTICAL WATCH-
i rLuuJ: , 10- These m, ,in which general MAKER & JEWELER.
Watches and Jew-
were tiesiiroyea m lireece, and 600 lives "J TOT v v"1""00"-, nn
lost ' Vesuvius is 4n active eruption. " added a few kindly remarks, very encour-
In consequence 'of ; the news -from aging to the Society and to others who
Charleston. Dr. Thompson and. family, had sent flowers for exhibition; he was
te&$tJ2 'QUowed byMr. a T. Kelsey who spoke
I in si li Ira Anmnlimmnnr sttH nhDunn n-
manner. Mr. Kelsey was then asked to
announce the names of those "by whom
the prizes had taken. No. 2
be Mrs. J. J. Smith ; No. 4 Mrs,
Boynton, and No. 10 Miss A. Henry.
Mrs. -T. Waldn hnd a vflnr nrpH-o- oril.
lection of pot plants which added greatly
to the beauty of the tables, but as there
was no competition in this department
flowers were sold during the afternoon,
and some very beautifully tinted maple
leaves from Horse Cove, given by Mrs.
fitra.hn.rn arA nnt tin nf. anifiAn kir UTi.
Kelsev. brousrht fannv nrirm In fh I PP. A T. "RflTP A TP! ,AWUTri-l7
a 1 s aw-a m m juwamam uv A AUUl
of the Literary Society, the remainder of
the CUt flowers . Wam snM af. ' annfinn kv
Hat tt i . . : r .
plunce, and fof thi fine view fmrn t I6? ine P"068 were
lopol the UDDer falls over the ne5? m.ie Igders
4.-. --. "a me wnu ooaei, - ana me numorous
' , - . - . . - - v, -J ' but earnest efforts of Mr. Henry. The
Hender8onvtlle Times Hendersoa- members of. the Society feel that they
Villa Tt' MlttmAoo fltiH vuWii1niAM t M . a m .
. f . iuowcoq iuiu uujuiowuij, is biic i uwo . many uiaiiEo TO ail 111086 who SO
& Timber Lan
HOUSES. AND, LOTS JN THE TOWN
OF HIGHLANDS,.
Beaitifil UliliDi
Sites; k,
Parties havincr cheannrnnertioflforvRflta '
in Macon or adjoining counties, should
corresDbnd with. n. A vM aria tvflrhiaino'
quite extensively, and hAve superior fa.
cuiues xor nanqung reai esiaie
tT For circulars descriomorHifrhlandit.
and vicinity, descriptire price lists; ,&o.,
AM ilwAAA - i
a T. KELSBT?),
Afacon County, NyC
ing.
It is now an assured fact that a railway
will be constructed to the foot of Roan
mountain, and that a gravity road will
ue Miaue irom lis terminus to Gloudland
nocei, on tne summit of the mountain.
. inat is uie mgnest hotel in this country.
Arbxvals at Highlands House.
Wright and son, Laurens, S. C. ; J, W
Stepson, Columbia, S. C. ; W. G. Nolen, i
Auania, Kxa., ju. jn. vviute, XtnoxvUle,
xean.
a party from here visited the falls of
tfte Whitewater -last week, , These falls
are about .eighteen miles from here and
ore remarkable for their heic-ht. for tr,
beauty of the gorge down which they
elry repaired in neat
and workmanlike
manner
Work left at T. D. Walderfs drug store
will receive prompt attention;
HIGHLANDS, N. C.
to Highlands Insurance
Connected witk Tirit-elasa Companies.
T. BAXTER WHITE, Agent.
' Alflb BtfbsorfptidiM reoivd for newspapora
and magasiSM.
BURKE & CUNNINGHAM,
FKAirexiisr,
Macon County, 'North Carolina.
BARGAIN IX LAND.
fteo$ largest place to Asheville in Western kindly aided their efforts and to whom
Nnrt.n flnrn 1 1 n a .' -- . I Vm; rtn-, in i. J - rrt a
- - In North Carohria a Catholic College its from the. Flower Show, includinic irifts
colored' priests -farvork among thfri ne- $19.50, whiclt will be expended in im
groea of the South.. a, i :. ) proving thPark, .,
Fabm of 400 acres, 20 bottom, 200 under
rence ; aoout 75 cleared. Uood bear
ing and young orchards. '- Six roomed
nouse, and outbuildings. . Splen- . .
", : did range. : ; ;4
Edn. E. Nhxd Horse Cove,5 Macon
: Co., N. O. -,, .no48. '.
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Highlands, AfacoriOounty, lft 0.
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