Tol. 2, HIGHLANDS, JCQK COWTY, H". 0., FEJBAY, OCT. 29, 1886.
No. $3.
A GREAT WEEK FOR NORTH CAIfc
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Jtfostr, if not all- of ' the newspapers of the
iSforth,' as well as of' the Souths have at
different times 'given a goodly space in
their columns to notices of the Northern
( Settlers' Convention which is being held
tins week at Raleigh. Many Western
papers also have' alluded' to it at tiooie
length i so that the fact is pretty well
' known through the length and breadth
f the land. Aside from the innumera
ble benefits which shall be directly due
to the holding of? the Convention, tlr's,
wide-spread advertising of the State, and
4& the -enterprise it shows, will alone
doribtless be an important factor in has
tening its future prosperity.
Then the reports of the two hundred or
more Northern editors attending the
meeting, recording not only what
they see at the State Fair or at the limit
ed number of places they may visit, but
also all that Northern settlers from all
parte of North Carolina may tell them
wflt furnish a grea deal of accurate in
formation about the State to a large clas
of people who are now totally ignorant
.of its advantages. Under the heading
: -which precedes this article, the N. Y.
Tribune says :
Whatever may be claimed by other
Southern States, it is unquestionably true
that North Carolina is toe peer of any,
and is in advance of most, in liberality
and enterprise. There is no discrimina
tion against men because of political
opinions, nor is there any attempt, even
during the most heated, political contro
versies, to injure the business or the social
standing of a political opponent as the
editor of one of the mountain papers re
cently put it, We 'sass' men here that
don't agree with us politically, very much
as they do everywhere," and. there the
matter en-ds; v . . : -
The fair and convention promise to be
decidedly successful.. ?
The State Agricultural Association,
like the .State Department of Agriculture,
does not limit itself to the things implied
by its name. On the contrary, the pre
mium makes provision for exhibits of ev
ery kind. Manufactures of all descrip
tions, and raw materials illustrative of
the varied resources of the State, will be
exhibited on an extensive scale. Since it
Itecame generally known that many peo
ple from the North were expecting to
visit Raleigh at that time, there has been
a general determination to show them
something that would repay them for
making the trip.
The Settlers' Convention (so-called) will
be unique. Nothing of the kind has ever
been attempted on so large a scale. From
letters received by the State Agent of
Immigration, who has acted as the corre
sponding medium between the settlers
and Northern inquirers, it is expected
that fully five hundred persons will come I
to the State at that time. The present
expectation is that there will be five see
sions of the convention. The cordial
snirit shown bv the whole dcodIo toward
the movement is an indication that this
convention was needed. .
Nq better, season can evei be found for
a sojourn in, or a trip through the moun
tains than the long and beautiful autumn
now. drawing towards its close. During
almost the whole of the past three month?
the weather has been brilliantly fine, in
striking and compensatory contrast to
that of the spring and early summer,
which was-.-almost continuously rainy.
This long dry time has' caused some in
convenience to farmers living on the clay
lands of the river valleys, but up here,
where the soil is a dark and fairly rich
loam, dry weather does very little injury.
Pasturage has been abundant where the
land is kept in good condition, and newly
seeded, grass has done well under like cir
cumstances. . Frosts have occurred on
manyjnights of this month, but have done
raiall damage up to the night of the 27th;
that was cold enough to kill some tender
things in the flower borders which have
hitherto been as gay as during summer.
Unless the prophets are more nearly right
than usual we shall liar e littfe really cold
weather until after Christmas, so that wr
should still have many pleasant weeks to
look forward to.
Cold again last night.
We had rain on Monday night.
A few f akes of snow seen this morning.
Asheville now has the electric light in
her streets.
The present school term will close on
Nov3nd.
There has been some... good' venison in
town lately.,
The school house has been much im
proved by a new flight of steps.
The Floral Society will meet . at Mrs.
Sejleck'a on Thursday, Nov, 4.
Mr. Frank Ray has withdrawn from
the Senatorial congest in the 42nd district.
Dr. O'Farrell and family removed from
Horse Cove to Highlands on Tuesday.
Mr; Geo. Jones and Mr. C. D. Bowers
of Franklin visited Highlands this week.
. The case of Beal vs. J. J. Smith was
tried on Tuesday, and decided in favor
of the defendant.
The Redman liouse lately purchased
by Mr Cleaveland, is being prepared for
his &ccupancy by Boynton Bros.
Mr. and Mrs. James Murray are occu
pying Mr. Hunt's house on Oak Ridge;
Mr. S. T. Kefeey teft on the 24th fe
Raleigh to attend the State Fair and Con
vention of Northern settlers.
The hotels and boarding houses in
Asheville are rapidly filling with guests for
the winter.
The court house at Walhalla was crack
ed in several places by Friday's earth
quake.
We accidentally, omitted last week to
notice the presence in town of Messrs. C.
Slagle, Kelly, G. Jones, and Capt. and
W. B. Dobson, of Franklin.
The condemned Chicago Anarchists are
sentenced to be hanged on Dec. 3. Efforts
are being made to carry their case to the
Supreme Court, but in the interests of
law and order it is to be hoped that all
such endeavors may miscarry.
The 1,000 delegates of the Knights of
Labor talked for more than oue week,
and much of their talk was clap-trap.
Their parade cost? $5,000. and their ex
penses were $5,000 a day, all paid by the
organization. Kurai jew- oncer.
Snowstorms are reported from the.
Catskills, White, and Rocky Mountains.
The two-year-old child of 'Mr. H. M.
Hooper of Hamburg, was fatally scalded
with hot coffee on the 17th inst. Web
ster Herald.
The shocks of Friday were felt through
out the South, but were most severe at
Summerville, S. C. No serious damage
was done at Charleston except to the
Custom House, the walls of which were
badly cracked. There was no interrup- j
tion to business
Notice.
The annurl meeting of Stockholders of the
Highlands R. K. Co. was adjourned until
Thursday, Nov. 4th, i8o, to give oppor
tunity for a larger attendance than was
possible at the date of Oct. 36th, as here
tofore advertised, J. si. bascom,
Secretary,
EDUCATIONAL NOTICE.
IIIHLADS
An Academy will be opened at High
lands,. JMaoon Uo., JN. (J., on Monday,
November 8th, 1886, The Academy is
designed to fit pupils for -College, for
.Business, or ior aeacmng. n oners met i A iy r A CIV I ""NX
advantage of three separate courses, viz : I I m LJr r V3 IN w X
Teacher's Normal Course, and The Com
mon School Course. Instruction will
also be given in Vocal and Instrumental
Music t or a catalogue or further par
ticulars adores
PROF. T. G. HARBISON,
no9-6t. Principal.
HIGHLANDS MARKETS.
Wheat $1 20
Oats, 50.
Cornj ;. y. ... 65,
Rye...., 65
Flour, per 1.00 lbs. . ..." 3 50
Butter 15
Potatoes, 'Irish;'.. 50
Potatoes Sweet. .'. ...... .'1
Beans, per bushel. ......... 1 00
Chickens 10
Fodder, per 100 1 5p
Hay, per 100 lbs 1 00
Mutton, 5
Beef, 6
Apples 25
.50
25
25
15
8
8
50
KIDEOUT & CO.,
Highlands, N. C.
DEALERS IX
GENERAL MERCHANDISE AND COUNTRY j
PRODUCE.
Fe EesD Constantly Oa Hani A Full Line 01
Groceries, Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Clothing, &c,
- At Lowest Living Prices.
10,000 Pounds of Wool
Wanted.
DRESS GOODS.
Received, a new Lot of
HATS AND SHOES,
Jut in Season, and Better
AND CHEAPER THAN
EVER
WE HAVB ON IJUjtO) ALABOK AMOUNT 0,
Faraiing Gracing)
Fruit Growing
Tiniber Lands
; HOUSES AND LOTS IN THE TOWN
OF HIGHLANDS,
BeantiM Bitting Sites, &c.
Parties having cheap properties for sale
in Macon or adjoining counties, shoulc
correspond with us, as we are advertising
quite extensively, and have superior fa:
cilities for handling real eatatfi
For circulars descnoing Highlands
and vicinity, descriptive price lists, &a,
call on or address
a T, KELSEY,
Highlands,
Maeon County, N. C,
J. JAY SMITH,
MANUFACTURER OP
SASH AND DOORS,
flooring, mm, mm, &C,
Highlands, MaoonOounty, N. C.
J. F. MM,
. It is said that in Summerville, S. C,
seventy-Sve' chimneys were cracke j
by the earthquake shocks ; also that a
number of geysers appeared from which
oily water spouted. In Wilmington, N.
C, walls cracked from top to bottom,
and people were very much alarmed.
If You Wish a Good Article
Of Plug Tobacco, ask your dealer for
"Old Rip."
The theory is advanced in the Charles
ton News and Courier, that the recent
earthquakes may have an electrical ori
gin. There has been a le nackable ab
sence of thunder-storms and of rain al
though these are usually frequent at thk
season. The News and Courier says :
' "It may very well be that the great
body of the earth itself is surcharged with
electricity, and that these convulsions are
the result of that condition.
From the Asheville Citizen :
The Lynchburg News of the 21st state
as a fact that the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road company has determined to extend
its line to the extreme South by an inte
rior line not yet occupied. The News
hopes it will come through Lynchburg
Lynchburg is in a direct line between
Baltimore and Asheville, and the latter.
aava the News, is a point which the pro
posed Baltimore extension proposes to
make, . ; - . . -
Pant Kelsev. the moneer of High
land passed through last night en route !
to tne ttaieign rain
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.
Highlands Insurance
AGENCY
Connected with First-class Companies.
. T. BAXTER WHITE, Agent.
Also subscriptions received for newspapers
and magazines.
BURKE & CUNNINGHAM,
REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
Macon County, North Carolina.
BARGAIN IN LAND.
A. tjxjv stock:
GROCERIES
Farm of 400 acres, 30 bottom, 200 undei
fence ; about 75 cleared. Good bear
ing and young orchards. Six roomed
house, and outbuildings. Splen
. .. did range. .
Edn. E. Niel&; Horse Cove, Macon
v Co., N. C. no48.
AT
Cleaveland's.
J. H DtfRGIN,
Carpenter and BuildQiV,
HIGHCANDS