The hustler.
T. J. Robertson, Editor and Publisher. PUIILJSHF.D EVER Y T VEST) A Y AND FRIDA Y One Dollar a Yeah In Ailvano-
VOL. VII. NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C, SEPTEMBER 30, 1902. NO. 21.
cents
Buvs n
pound of
Best Fine Granu
lated Sugar.
Not over
twenty pounds to any
one person.
Good Luck Baking Powder
large size lie.
per can;
small size 4c.
Best Green Codec
10c. per pound.
Other
oods in
proportion.
We
want
more
business
and
if i
prices
will
bring
it
we
will
get
it.
We
carry
everything
in
the
grocery
line.
Free and Quick
Delivery.
Phone 08.
Come
to
see
us.
CAFFEY & CO.,
CASH GROCERS
Next door to
Doughton's Drug Store.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
A Batch of Breezy Briefs Briefly Boil
ed Down for Mustier Readers.
Presiding Elder Ilerm occupied
tho Methodist pulpit Sunday night.
A refresh ing rain, which was bad
ly needed, fell in this section Friday.
Mr. A. K. Pearson is rejoicing over
tho arrival of a sweet little girl at
his home.
Better register the first day the
booUs aro open Thursday. Don't
put this important matter oil'.
Mrs. Ann Finley has our thanks
for a largo delicious pear, which
weighed twenty-seven ounces.
The incoming passenger train was
delayed Friday by tho engine break
ing down between Elkin and Honda.
The Democratic primaries arc to
bo held Wednesday afternoon. Let
every Democrat attend, and send
good men to the county convention
Monday.
Messrs. Caft'ey & Co. arc soiling
granulated sugar at 5 cents per
pound. See their chango of ad.
Now is your opportunity call be
fore it is too late.
Dr. llauscr tells us that he re
ceived an order from one man the
other day for five sets of teeth. No,
of course they were not all for one
individual, just different members of
the family.
Cards are out announcing tho
marriage of Miss Laura Sloan, of
Taylorsville, to Mr. .7. W. Walts
this evening at four o'clock in tho
Baptist church. Miss Sloan has
many friends in this county who
join us in best wishes in advance.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion J. Y. Joyner has selected Wed
nesday, November 2G as North Car
olina day to bo observed by the pub
lic schools of the State. He has
prepared a program to bo used. It
is now in the hands of the printers
and will be issued very soon.
Prof. J. A. Boldin, of Boomer,
passed through town Saturday on
his way to Donnaha, where his
brother, Robert Boldin, had tho mis
fortune of getting badly burned
Friday. It seems that some turpen
tino barrels caught on fire suddenly.
He was passing with a two gallon
can of benzine which exploded, and
he was soon in flames, lie is not
dangerously burned, we are glad to
learn.
Came Near Being a Cripple.
Josh Westhafer, of Loogootee,
Ind., is a poor man, but he says he
would not ' bo without Chamber
lain's Pain Balm if it cost five dollars
a bottle, for it saved him from being
a cripple. No external application
is equal to this liniment for stiff and
swollen joints, contracted muscles,
stiff neck, sprains and rheumatic
and muscular pains. It has also
cured numerous case of partial para
lysis. It is for sale by Geo. Dough-ton.
(IOVERNOR AYCOCK SPEAKS.
He Addressed a Large and Enthusias
tic Crowd at Wilkesboro Saturday.
On last Saturday Wilkes county
was honored with a visit from the
distinguished chief executive of the
State lion. Charles B. Aycock. lie
was accompanied by Hon. Samuel
L. Patterson, Commissioner of Agri
culture, and in the afternoon they
both addressed the people on the
political issues of the day.
By tho time the train arrived
quite a large number of representa
tive citizens from all parts of the
county had gathered in the two
towns to welcome the Governor. He
is no stranger to our people, having
spoken at North Wilkesboro four
3Tears ago, and two years ago in
Wilkesboro to one of the largest
crowds that ever assembled in that
town. Our people are extremely
fond of their Governor and judging
from his words, their affection is re
ciprocated. The speaking, Saturday, took
place at the Ginnings warehouse in
Wilkesboro and began about two
o'clock. This large building was
filled with people tho crowd being
estimated at about six hundred.
Many ladies graced the occasion
with their c harming presence. Hon.
S. L. Patterson led off with a short
plain, practical talk to '.ho farmers.
Gov. Aycock was then fittingly in
troduced by B. N. Haekett, chair
man of the Co. Ex. Committe, and
was received with hearty cheers.
For an hour and a quarter he held
his audience spell-bound with his
inimitable wit, withering sarcasm,
convincing logic and matchless elo
quence. He said the people had
elected him Governor by over sixtj
thousand majority and be had come
to ffive an account of his steward
ship. He took up the charge of ex
travagance in the administration of
State affairs and showed that it was
false and utterly groundless. He
vdiowed that every particle of extra
appropriations made by the Demo
crats was for lengthening the
terms of public schools, building ad
ditional dormitories at the insane
asylums in order that the poor un
fortunate insane people might be
taken out of jails and poor houses
and given proper treatment, and for
pensioning the indigent, crippled
and wounded confederate soldiers
and their widows. He showed that
with these three items eliminated
his administration had cost less than
any Republican administration. Ho
further showed that the Republicans
while in power had squandered the
peoples money, depleted the treas
ury and left a heavy burden of debt
for the Democrats to pay. He paid
a glowing tribute to the Confederate
soldier and especially those of Wilkes
county which furnished more men
to the Confederacy than any other
county in the State save one.
He showed from figures taken
from the treasury department, that
not one cent of the appropriations
for state purposes came from Wilkes
county, but on tho contrary there
was sent back into Wilkes, from the
State Treasury from the special
school fund and in pensions near
three thousand dollars more than
the whole Stale tax paid by Wilkes
county.
He discussed tho tariff and trusts
in a masterly manner and showed
conclusively that no tariff had ever
been of benefit to an agricultural
people. He showed that the trusts
by reason of the tariff were selling
everything used by the farmer at
from forty to fifty per cent, lower
in foreign countries, than to the far
mers of our own countries. His
speech was frequently greeted with
deafening applause. As a plea for
the principles of Democracy in. pref
erence to Repulicanisin it was clear-cut-grand-unanswerable.
Many said
it was tho greatest speech they ever
heard. We wish every voter in the
couuty could have heard it. It any
man after hearing that speech could
vote the Republican ticket he would
simply be standing in. his own light,
blinded to his own interest.
We wish the Governor God speed
in his mission and hope it will not
be long till he will visit us again.
Election Judges.
At its meeting Tuesday the Coun
ty Board ot Elections appointed the
following judges for the various
townships:
Antioch H. C. Doulhit, John
Staley.
Beaver Creek W. J. St. Clair,
Vanco McGhinnis.
Brushy Mountain E. B. Ilendron,
II. C. Walker.
Boomer J. S. Ferguson, W. B.
Reeves.
Edwards W. F. Alexander, Jr.,
R. L. Poindexter.
Elk S. J. Barnett, John Triplett.
Jobs Cabin W. M. Lee, A. J.
Taylor.
Lewis Fork Hayes Foster, W.
II. Edminston.
Lovelace W. E.Anderson, Rufus
Transou.
Moravian Fall C. W. Carlton,
C. G. Gilreath.
Mulberry M. F. Absher, R. E.
Faw.
New Castle K. C. Triplett, W. G.
Church.
North Wilkesboro J. L. Mario w,
W. M. Absher.
Reddies River F. O. Hays, T. S.
McNeil.
Rock Creek W. N. Alexander,
W. A. Bullis.
Trap Hill E. S. Haynes, R. N.
Johnson.
Somers J. Sylvester Henderson,
D. C. Jarvis.
Union John O. Wyatt, Noah
Vannoy.
Walnut Grove -G. E. Blevins, F.
C. Holbrook.
Wilkesboro A. (I. Hendren, R.
M. Staley.
And, W. H. Starr was appointed
Registrar in V ilkeshorp township
to fill vacancy caused by rcbignation
of R. A. Deal, and John Beshears in
Jobs Cabin to fill vacancy caused by
resignation of W. S. Hall.
Says He is Innocent.
Emmet Byrd, of the Dockery
neigborhood, was in the city yester
day and called on us in reference to
the repoit of his connection in re
gard to the death 01 Joe Johnson.
He saj-s there is not a word of truth
in the report of his having struck
Johnson with a hoe that did not
even have any cross words. John
son came to his house drunk on
Thursday night before he died Sat
urday and was taken care of heal
so came back Friday and left there
that evening. He went home Sat
urday morning, undressed, went to
bed and died in a short while. Mr.
Byrd says these arc the facts in the
case, and that he is in no way re
sponsible. We arc now ready to show and
price our stylish lino of fall and win
ter millinery and would be pleased
to have our friends call and examine
our stock. Mis.ses Andrews fc Mc
Clurkin. Dr. W H. Wakefield, ofCbarlotte,
X. C, will be in Winston at Jones
House on Wednesday, Oct. 29th for
one day only. His practice is limi
ted to Eye, Ear, Nose and throat.
il La
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mi Wilkesboro,