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Vol. 2N HIGHLANDS, MACON COTINTY, 3ST. 0., EEIDAY, OCT. 1, 1886:
No. 9.
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Mr. J. J Smith y Wfirlc on his tram
way.
Mr. Stone, of Kansa, is Btajing at Mr.
Qenry a.
Michigan ha suffqre muci from very
neavy rains. .
A good, many housep ar buiHing in
Qranklin.
A shock was felt at unariatton- at o p
m., on the57th j.npamagtj..
Dr. Thompson of Charleston, with his
wife andichudrsn, lef t yrday.
Myron J. Trowbridge and Miss Trow
Uridge left here, for Bqtheli, Conn., on
Monday..
Mr. and Mrs. G. A Jacobs were in
town last week, afco Mr..W. Johnston, of
Franklin.
The coast towns of Texas suffered se
merely from the. equinoctial gale on the
84th.
Mr. S. T. Kelsey's cow was last Sunday
unfortunately choked by part of a radish,
and was obliged to be Kiued.
If You WisM God Article
0f Plug Tobacco, ask your dealer for
"Old Rip."
Rev. J. E. Fogartie and his family, to
fche creat retcret of many fnends, left
highlands for WaUialla on Thursday
morning.
. The earthquake shock on the 21st was
heavier than any that nave occurred
since Sept. 8rd. It was felt throughout
South Carolina and Georgia. .
. Among Hhe contributors- to, the fund
loir rebuiMng the Confederate Home in
Charleston the News and Courier names
Jas. Rideout of Hijghfcnds.
. The Land of the Sty publishers pro
pose to make a handsome display of the
products of Western North Carolina at
the coming State Fair. Asheville Citi
zen. We call attention to Mr, Harbison's no
tice, printed this week. In opening such
a school as he proposes he will do much
to raise the educational standard in this
district and to mak0 Highlands more at
tractive to settlers.
Charlotte, with 10,000 inhabitants,
gave nearly $2,000 to Charleston, while
Atlanta, with a population of 50,000, has
given no more. Asheville, with 6,000
people, has contributed about as much as
either.
A snowstorm lasting an hour occurred
in New Hampshire on the 21st, and the
same nierht severe frosts damaged vege
tation in that State and Vermont. Frosts
also occurred in these States and in north
ern New York in August.
Mam Street above Fifth has had a
great deal of work done on it, and is very
mucn impruvuu. me iuwu uuunuu ba
nended $25 upon it, and Mr. Eelsey, Dr,
Frost and Mr. Henry have completed the
work.
Railroad Meeting.
The annual meeting of Stockholders of
The Highlands K. K. Company will be
held at the Highlands Hotel in this place
at 1 0 p. m, Oct 20, 1S86.
H. M. Bascom,
f Secretary.
South Bend, Indiana, was visited last
week by a very severe hailstorm, which
ruined all the tin, iron, and slate roofs in
the city. At the Oliver Plow Works
more than 10,000 panes of glass were
broken, and 12.000 at the Studebaker
Wagon Works.
The Franklin Frets describes a socia
ble of a variety hitherto unknown to us,
which was held last week at Franklin,
it was called an "apron sociable," the
young men sitting down with needle and
thread to make aprons for the young la
dies. Two prizes were offered, and were
won by C. M. Wells and W. R. Johnston.
Now look out for the good bargains in
Household Goods at the Highlands House.
Stoves, Tables, Stands, Chairs, Bedsteads,
Bed Springs, Bedding, Wash Bowls and
Pitchers, Chamber Pails, Dishes, Knives
and Forks, Crockery, Looking-glasses,
Lamps, Fly Fans, Carpets, and a good
Sewing Machine, Side Board, &cM &c.,
will be sold for Cash or farm produce in
the next 80 days. . All due respect hown
to Cash.
Through the kindness of the Dialectic
Society of the University of North Caro
lina, we have received a copy of an ad
dress delivered before the Literary Socie
ties of that seat of learning last June, by
the Hon. Augustus Van Wyck of Brook
lin, N. Y. This admirable discourse,
from which we hope later to -give some
extracts, is worthy careful reading and
pondering by the young of either sex in
this and every other State.
' THE PEAR IN "HIGHLANDS.
The. Pear- evidently fjnds as congenia1
a climate, in Highlands as does the apple
Young trees planted five years ago have
borne sqipe fruit for three seasons, the
Seckel yielding really good crops this
year and last. Bartlett did well last year.
Aniou, tJelle Lucrative. Duchess and
Howell also. This year cold and heavy
rains occurred while the pears were in
bloom, but in spite of this some trees of
Seckel, Belle Lucrative and Clapp's Fa
vorite bore very well. T.hq.Se.ckeh pears
are unusually large ; six among the best
from one tree average 1 by 1 inches
in circumference.
Pear culture has never yet been at
tempted to any extent in the mountain
section, but there seems no reason why
it should 'not be made very, profitable
here. The tree is 'Jtardyi and very long
lived ; its enemies are much lees numer
ous than those of the apple ; the fruit is
easy oS transportejtipjQ, since it should al
ways be gathered before maturity, and
the winter varieties bring very high pric
es, some of them as much as $15 a barrel
in Northern markets.
It is eminently a lover of temperate
climates. The choicest kinds will not
endure the heat of the low country, and
growers there are obliged to content
themselves with those of inferior flavor,
such as Le Conte, and the Japanese hy
brids. It cannot be grown in the North
west, although many varieties are hardy
in Eastern Canada: and in California,
that paradise of many fruits, though the
pears are of enormous size, it is said that
their flavor never equals those grown in
ennsylvania and New York.
Apples grown in the mountains are of
the finest flavor ; the same may perhaps
prove the case with pears ; at least ther
can be no reason to doubt that they wil
prove hardy and fruitful even at the alti
tude of Highlands, since the extraordina
ry cold of last winter did not injure them
in the slightest degree. No fruit i3 more
delicious than the pear, but while apples
and peaches are found plentifully wher
ever they will grow, there are many parts
of the country where it is almost un
known.
EDUCATIONAL NOTICE.
An Academy will be opened at High
lands, Macon Co., N. C., on Monday,
November 8th, 1886. The Academy is
designed to 'fit pupils for College, for
Business, or for Teaching. It offers the
advantage of three separate courses, vizi;
The College Preparatory Course, The
Teacher's Normal Cciurse, and- The. Com
mon School Coursel Instruction will
also be giyenjn. Vocal and Instrumental
music for a., ostpafogut?. or iiumtu par
ticulars address v " .'
PROF. T. G. HARBISON,
no9-6t. ' 1 PjpopAi
HIGHLANDS JltAQKTS.
Wheat $1 20.
Oats, 50
Corn 65
Rye 65.
Flour, per 100 lbs 3 50
Butter 15
Eggs 10
Potatoes 50
Beans, per bushel 1 00
Chickens 10
Fodder, per 100.. 1 50
Hay, per 100 lbs. 1 00
Mutton, 5
Beef, ft
Apples, 25
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Messrs. C. S. Sargent, Arnold Professor
of arboriculture in Harvard College, and
W. H. Stiles, on the staff of the New
York Daily Tribune, spent a night and
part of a day in Highlands last week.
They are on a botanical trip through the
mountains, having come hither by way
of Transylvania and Jackson counties,
and they propose visiting Cherokee or
Graham before returning North. Last
year after a similar journey Mr. Stiles
wrote some excellent letters to the Tri
bune, also an article for the Philadelphia
Press, giving, we think, a more correct
and common sense account of the moun
tain country and its condition than any
other writer who has visited it, or at least
any other whom we have read on the
subject, and it is to be hoped that this
time also he may find something to say
of us.
The work of repair in Charleston goes
forward with reasonable expedition : bus
iness is flowing in its accustomed chan
nels; -men are pursuing their usual
avocations: even women and children
have' rid themselves of the incubus of
oppressive fear which, during the first
two weeks after the great disturbance,
weighed them down, and on all sides
there, are abundant signs of healthy and
active recuperation. .
Last Sunday 188 colored people were
immersed hi the Ogeechee canal. Savan
nah, in fifty minutes, by two ministers
assisted by two deaoons. Average time
for each immersion, twenty seconds.
News and Courier.
Joaqvla Killer, Ik a letter to the Chicago Times
idjftrea the UhabiUt8 of cities, particmlArly of
Hew York, to leate them for the moa&taliis of
Korth Carollaa. - " : s -; . -
HIDEOUT & CO.,
Highlands, N. C.
DEALERS IN
ENERAL MERCHANDISE AND COUNTRY
PRODUCE.
We Keen Constantly On Hand A Full Line Of
Groceries, Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Clothing, &c,
At Lowest Living Prices.
10,000 Pounds of Wool
Wanted.
DRESS GOODS,
Received, a new Lot of
HATS ANJ SHOES,
Jnst in Season, and Belter
AND CHEAPER THAN
EYER
HIGHLANDS
LAND AQENCY
Farming, Grazing, .
Fruit Growing
& Timber Lands
HOUSES AND LOTS JN THE TOWN
-vei ETTrStrr rrvo ' ' 1
Beautiful Biding Sites, &c.
Parties haviner cheao troDerties for said
in Macon or adjoining counties, should
correspond with us, as we are advertising
quite extensively, and have superior fa
cilities for handling real estate
HSF" For circulars descry omg Highlands
and vicinity, descriptive price lists, &c.,
call on or address
8. T. KELSEY,
HiaiOiANDS,
Macon County, N.
J. JAY a IH I TP If,
MAN1PFAOTUBER OP
SASH AND DOORS,
FLOORIHG, CEILIKG, SIDfflQ, &C,
Highlands, MaconCounty, N. C.
J. F. WALDEN,
PRACTICAL WATCH
MAKER & JEWELER.
Clocks. Watches and Jew
elry repaired in neat
and workmanlike
manner.
Work left at T. D. Walden's drug store
will receive prompt attention.
HIGHLANDS, N. C.
A.
FULL STOCK
Highlands Insurance
Connected with First-class Companies.
T. BAXTER WHITE, Agent.
Also subscriptions received for newspapers
and magazines.
GROCERIES
Mil & CUMIKGIAM,
REAL ESTATE "OFFICE,
FEANEXIH,
Macon County, North' Carolina.
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BARGAIN IN LAND. ClEAVELANd's.
Farm of 400 acres, 20 bottom, 200 under
fence; about 75 cleared. Uood bear
ing and young orchards. Six roomed
house, and outbuildings. Splen
did range.
Edn. E. Nield, Horse Cove Macon
Co., N. C. v . no48.
J. H. DtJRGIN,
Carpenter and Builder.
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