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VOL. IV.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1895.
NO. 26.
WlLKESB'BRO
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The Old Friend
And tlio best friend, tliat never
fiils you, i3 Simmons Liver Regu
lator, (tho Ecu Z) that's what
you hear r.t tho mention of this
excellent Liver medicine, ard
people should not be persuaded
that anything clso v ill do.
It h the King of Liver Medi
cines; i3 better than pills, and
tal-.es ths placo of Quinino and
Calomel. It actd directly on tho
Liver, Kidneys and BowcU and
p;ives now lifu to tho wholo sys
tem. This u the medicino you
want. Sold by all Druriit in
liquid, or in Powder to do taken
dry or raxdo into a tea.
S-r.VKRY PACKAGED
tho 'X Stump in rot on wrtpMn
. J. ii. ZdULlU ii CO.. Philadelphia, l m.
NEW
CLOTHING
STORE!
We have just received a full line
of
4
CLOTHING !
I IN THE CITY AND COUNTY.
SHOET SQUIBS CAUGHT ON THE PLY.
WhHt in Being ffafel and Done Briefly
Related Mhort PuracropM
Served in Xutsbell.
Sec notice of mortgage sale in
another column.
V Sunday was a pretty tough
day, for the middle of April.
The vault door was placed in
the Bank of North Wilkesboro
tliis week.
Ashe court is on this week,
and Mr.Mac Absher, of thu place,
is attending.
Work on the calaboose is now
i going on and it will soon be ready
foi occupancy.
?;-orc another enterprise for
1111 III IT I J W w m.. "pjw
and buggy factory.
Mr. Walter Jones has been
con fin uJ to his room several days
with a sore throat.
A large number of Wilkes'
population is attending Federal
court at Slatesville this week.
Some work on the plank walk
leading from the hotel to the de
pot would be very acceptable.
Caffey & Pritchett have receiv
ed a handsome line of new furni
ture. Call and examine their
stock.
Buy your spring suits of Hor-
ton Ac Absher. A nice line of
medium and light weight goods
just in.
Have you registered? If not,
call on V.n. W. Pritcbftft at
CaiFey At Pritchett's and do so
at once.
Thrc tunaways in town Mon
day morning. Fortunately all
were stopped before any damage
was done.
A nice line of millinery goods
just received at A. M. McGee's.
He is paying 75 cents per bushel
for corn.
A beautiful line of extra pants
just received at Horton & Ab
sher's. Dr Doughton's drugstore is
being improved by the u?e of a
paint brush. There are several
buildings in town that the appli
cation of paint would improve.
Mr. R. F. Gentry, of Jefferson,
has accepted a position with
Stewart Bros., Winston, State
Printers, and passed through
town en route for that place Friday.
AFTER SOLICITOR MOTT.
ILLEGAL PHYSICIANS PSACTICING.
Solicitor Jlott Severely Criticised by
the 511. Airy Xfifs.
At the.last term of Surry court
eight young men of the county
were were reported to the grand
jury for practicing medicine ille
gally, and the grand jury was in
structed by the Solicitor to re
turn six bills against each on, v :
thoiii. The Mt. Airy News say?:
"This wu done, and in each case
! with possibly one exception, the
MES. HENBEKSON DEAD.
Wo are sorry to state that our ' V 1 P"y one excepuu.., . un
congenial conductor, Capt. Haw inciter spcjuled judgment up
kins, has been nuite unwell ,lur-ion lament .i costs Each o he
ing the past ft w days. Durii. j;voungmen was mulcted to the
his illness Capt. Hidden had iiisj
run.
tune of about 30, $21 of which
I went into the pocket uf the So
ilicitor. Now the question arises,
A social gathering wasgieatly c.0ld not the practice of i.iedi
enjoyed at tho home of Mr. J. S. jcjno ,ave bccn regulated by the
Forester Thursday evening by a Solicitor sending one bill against
select crowd of young people. It I ti,e offenders as well as six?'
Men's, Youths' and Boys' Suits in
Latest Styles.
Shoes, - Ifets, - Shirts,
Collars, - Cuffs,
Ties, - UiifoiTcsr, - &c.
was given in honor of Mr. J. L.
Cottrell.
Mr. W. T. Filey and family
left for Idols Mill, A6he county,
Tuesday morning, where they
will in the future reside. Wc ro
gret their departure, but wish
them much success.
The devil will get people who
owe honest debts and can pay
them, but will not. N. M. Al
len is especially anxious to save
those who owe him, so that he,
himself, can be saved.
The commencement season
will soon be on, and the sweet
girl essayist, hid in big sleeves,
will captivate the audience, while
j Jut. " X onin; Americas will as
tound it with their eloquence."
"Mr. James Idol, who has been
visiting relatives at Idols Mill,
Ashe county, returned to hi3
home at Rockford Friday, accom
panied by Miss Lucretia Idol,
who will spend several weeks at
that place.
Lieut-Governor R. A. Dough
ton will deliver the literarv ad-
Wo
u a V'.
Of Piece Gi.:.s
vcv.r e;-urc
your ;ui;s
:: 1 will take
indhnve
Seed potatoes, clover, grass and
garden seeds at Absher & Wal
lace's, and plenty of fertilizer to
make, them grow.
' Spring is here and you want a
6traw hat a nice line of fancy
straw goods in latest styles at
Ilortl)n & Abshcr's.
Everything must go. Every
thing must go quick. Now is
you i time to bjy useful goods at
Allen's closing out prices.
Miss Florence Jarvis, of Miss
Maijiie Barber's School, spent
several days at home with her
pai jnts this and last wck.
rlisscs Julia and Maggie For-
"Thc law was not enacted to
benefit Solicitors, but for the pro
tection of the people of the-State
against quacks and incompetents.
It is a good law and we are heart
ily in favor of it, and we are glad
that this county was not made
an exception to its operations.
But we think it should be amend
ed so that Solicitors will not be
allowed to operate it in their own
interests. If necessary to punish
the offenders let them be fined,
and let the fine go to swell the
school fund and not to swell the
pile in the pocket of a grasping
Solicitor."
frosted the "UroRt Keyond Tluirw
Uny A Korea ved Family.
Idrs. E. A. Henderson, wife of
Representative J..R. Henderson
aid proprietor of the Wilkesboro
Hotel, died at that place Thurs
day about 12 o'clock, after an
illness of only a few days.
She was alilicted with a car
buncle on the chin, but it was
thought that anything serious
would result from it. It contin
ued to get worse, in spite f med
ical skill eiy.-ijulis Ket in, ti.d
later that drcudtd di.-ea.--r Mood
puifton, whirl vas tbr immediate
cause of her dc-'tii.
She was a daughter of Dr. E.
Ilcnbow, of Yadkin minty, and
was born January 27th, 1S53;
married Mr. Henderson January
29th, 1871, whom she leaves
with seven children to mourn
their loss, and wlib have the sym
pathy of the entire community, j
The funeral services were con
ducted from the Presbyterian
church Friday afternoon by Rev.
Mr. Bradshaw.
She was appointed postmaster
of Wilkesboro under Harrison's
administrated, and for four years
served the patrons of that ollice
faithfully.
Those who never read, the ad
vertisements in their newspapers
miss more than they presume.
Jonathau Kenison, of Bolan,
Worth county, Iowa, who had
been troubled with rheumatism
in his back, aims and shoulders,
read an item in his paper about
how a prominent German citizen
of Ft. Madison had been cured.
He procured the same medicine,
and to use his own words : "It
cured inc right upJ' He aho
says: A neighbor and his -wife
were both sick in bed with rheu
matism. Their bov was over to
my house and Faid they were so
bad that lie had to do tho cook
ing. I t"ld him of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and how it had cured
me, he procured a bottle of it
and it cured them up in a week.
50 cent bottles for sale by Dr.
Geo. Doughtcn, Druggist.
Weekly Weatber Crop Bulletin.
The reports of correspondents
ol t n e 1 -uikV "t x-fy; (Zrvi JJ n 1-
letin, issued by the North Caroli
na State Weather Service, for the
week ending Monday, April 15,
1SD5, show that the weather dur
ing the week has been, on the
whole, favorable. The following
is the Western District report:
Notwithstanding cool weather
i and gome frost the past week has
been favorable for farm work,
Very Xear a Conflasratloit.
There came very being a seri
ous conflagration in Wilkesboro
Thursday. Soon after the death
of Mrs. Henderson it was discov
ered that the hotel was on fire.
The alarm was at once given and
a crowd of willing hands was, in
a very short while, doing all it
could to extinguish tho flames,
Tv.b.'ch were soon under control,
and not much linui) done. It
seems that the fire originated
from a defeetive flue in the kitch
en, and but for the prompt action
of those present the loss would
have been quite heavy.
JANUARY
iiiu vuuiujciivwuicuL tAui-1 jjioiign vegetation makes slow
cises of te North Wilkesboro j progress. There was a large pcr
Institute. It is needless to say j CCntage of sunshine and very lit
that our people may expect some- j ti0 rain. The heavy rains of the
thing good. j proceeding week also delayed
N. M. Allen is ready to step j plowing and planting for two
down and out, and invites some j days in this district, but the
one to step up and in. The man ground is now in excellent con
who goes into the hard ware busi-1 dition, and two weeks of fair,
is our anniversary month five
years ago the lSth of this
month we sold the first
goods eve sold in
NORTH WJLKECBORO.
There have been
many changes in., our
town since then, but we are
"still in the ring" and tals thii
OPPORTUNITY TO TEAHE
our friends and customers for past
favors and ask a continuance
of same which we intend
to merit by cloec
and itj, at
tention to their de
mands and selling the
best grade of goods for a very
short margin for CASH, or its
ness in iNortn Wilkesboro can
make money. You can . buy N.
M. Allen out.
Messrs Sills 6c Kirk
of the busiest men in town
warmer weather would enable
fanners to catch up with their
work. Farmers have been rap-
ue iwoi i i . , j
arc ircuiiiir unns m snape lor
plants
ire
IVfc 2f? Vft l jrOB'f ' of Dollaplane, this county,
" x " ' " i vis ted the famil
t rn rr i VT'rm I ' TJ
1' 1 JL Ol U'.Li. ii it
family of their uncle,
J. S. Forester, the firBt of the
Call and ?':e "t:r oto'k. W
conii lev.t that if
week.
. ii The price of oil has advanced
fj cents on tne canon, juessrs.
! . 1 0 II ?
tlio manulactu:' ot rai naixes and ! , .p 1 , ,
, . m.r , . f . , i have improved, osnenasly wheat
buggies, n atch out tor tlicsr ad-1 , 1 , . 1 . Jn .
.v k. , , ., ; and rve, and spring oats are start-
VHPt ibmri tll ill n cli.iitt il.il., ' 1 "
L, , , ling oil well. Trees are budding
1UV V ill M
men
Cnre Tor Xlendaelie.
As a remedv for all forms of
Headache Electric Bitters has
proved to' be the very best It
effect a permanent cure and the
mostsdrcaded habitual sick head
ache yields to its influence. We
urge all who are alilicted to pro
cure a bottle, and give this reme
dy a fair trial. In case of habit
ual constipation Electric Bitters
cures by giving the needed tone
to the bowels, and few cases long
resist the use of this medicine
Try it once. Large bottles only
Fifty cents at Dr. Geo. Doughton's
Drug Store.
EQUIVOLENT.
A JlrMSt roKity.
Caffey & Pritchett, our oil men,
I received a telegram to that effect
I Monday.
Mr. A. C. Dancy, of Scottvillc,
' Ant n ennntv. who in nrm nf The
LOv7 PFt IGltS ! .News' warmest friends, was in
the city several days last week
on business.
SUPERIOR GOODS
at very
Arc any imiucf.-mjnts we will be
favored with your patronage.
Very truly vonrs,
What about a municipal tick
et? We have heard of no candi-
HORTori h asm
l P. Horton, H. D.
Mel ati mii1 NiuitMu.; .
North Wilkesboro, - N. C.
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ALL CALLS JT.OMl'TLY ATTENDED,
DAY OK NIGHT, ' 134
its' OFFICE AT KESZPEXCE.
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siowiy in tne wesr, anu peaciics
i ri blojin, and
North Wilkesboro is bound to ' s trawlcrries and apples in the
como. is bound to have a good'fionth. Light frost c ecu rred with
hardware store. The entire stock ; little damage, but conditions still
of N. M. Allen is for sale and it' indicate a large fruit crop.
is the best house and tho best: :
stand in NorthWilkesboro. Here! twlitmsti.
is a chance for a man with money j Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junc-
and energy. ' . i tion City, 111. was told by her
Miss Opic Harrisonof Wilkes ! ot'tor he had Consumption and
county, who has been livin-,Avith i jat there was no. hope for her,
i nr ' iv i but two bottles Dr. King s New
i-i ci a ii u i, iuia. iuiij, it'll last
icon
Dr. 1. 1
Surgeon Dentist.
Office - ZOa,37-s :
IJTFro.-a 1st to lOtli
i ovffr Miller Tiros.
of KACII MONTH,
store. 2-17-12ra
j dates being mentioned, and no
j iaiK oi a convention, lime to
I see about this matter.
Mr. C. S. Tomlin,ofStatesville,
j was in the city last week supply
ing our merchants with Wallace
Bros', goods, and of course he
had the freedom of the town.
Mrs. Olivia Rogers, of Glas
gow, Ky., is spending several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
C. W. Robinson. We wish her
a pleasant &ojonrn in our midst.
Mr. J. T. Finley, our clever
liveryman, came very near losing
a team over in Asho the other
dav. The driver attempted to
cros a creek near Capt. Dent's
that had been considerably swol
en by the heay ram, and it was
with dificulty the team was saved
a valise and several other ar
tides in the buggy were lost.
night for Julian, Neb., which
place she expects to make her fu
ture home. She was accompa
nied by her brother, W. B. Har
rison. Daily Sentinel, Dth.
Marie Warren, known as the
incr "-Uiamonas or lioscs to
crowded houses for the past two
weeks, writes a6 follows to the
Standard Music Co., of Winston:
"It has made the most emphatic
hit of any 6ong that I have sung
during my professional career."
Discovery completely cured her
and she savs it saved her life.
Mr. Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida St.
San Francisco, suffered from a
dreadful cold, approaching Con
sumption, tried without result ev
erything else then bought one
Dr. Ban r, a votcrin .-urge-on,
of Greensboro, reports the
greatest freak e ver ! i.'ield, being
a colt with two dioti;:et and per
fect heads joined at th?- sides, four
eyes, two mouths, two backbones,
and eight legs, but wjtli only two
cars and one wind pipe. The
colt was born dead at the stock
farm of Mr. Banks Holt, at Gra
ham. Dr. Bauer tells the Record
that two heads are sometimes
seen, but this is the first instance
on record of this kind. lie will
preserve the heads and neck in
alcohol.
" Boston Song Bird," after sing-J bottle of Dr. King's New Discov
lnir "1 U tun rTi ri a n r IJncnii1' tni 1 " i 1 1
It will bo an agreablo surprise
to persons subject to attacks of
bilious colic to learn that prompt
relief may be had bv taking
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Reined'. In many in
stances the attack may be pre
vented by taking this remedy as
soon as the first symptoms of the
disease appear. 25 and 50 cent
bottles for ' sale by Dr. Geo.
Doughton, Druggist.
cry and in two weeks was cured.
He is naturally thankful. It is
such results, of which these sam
ple?, that prove the wonderful
efficacy of this medicine in
Coughs and Colds. Free trial
bottles at Dr. Geo. Doughton's
Drug store. Regular size 50c,
The Farmer's Interest
is ours, so wc ask them to help
us in advancing both. Wo
have a few tobacco seed that
we will give to parties who de
sire to raise tobacco. We also
. sell the best grade of garden
and field seed?, of which now
have a large assortment.
We also carry some special brands
of GROCERIES, SHOES and
HATS that can't bo excelled.
Trade with us and thereby save
Wo arc very truly your friends,
FINLEY BROTHERS.
I recommend Chamberlain's
Pain Balm for rheumatism, lame
back, sprains and swellings.
There is no better liniment made.
1 have sold over 100 bottles of it
this year and all were well pleas
ed who used it. J. F. Pierson,
druggist. South Chicago, 111. It
is for sale by Dr. Geo. Doughton,
Druggist.
Irtli Viftesioio
INSTITUTE
SPRING TERM OPENS JAN
UARY 1,. 1S05, .
With ' full corps of Teachers.
Tuition from $1.00 to $2.50 per
month. Good beard
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and $1.00.
The Philippi, (Mo.) Republi
can gives vent to its feelings in
this vigorous fashion : "We are
mad! Darn the people, anyway!
How can they expect us, here
twelve miles from a railroad,
twenty-five miles from a river,
millions of miles from heaven and
about two miles from the devil
J to get out a lively paper?"
The people will find at Allen's
Hardware Store many articles
they need; many things they
ought to have, and now since all
the stock has to be 6old, it is not
only your privilege but your du
ty to p.ovide your homes with
useful goods.
Whether au arficle is cheap or
high depends on which side of
the counter you stand. Human
natnre wants to buy cheap and
sell high, and remember when
you go forth to trade that all are
tarred with the same stick.
per ir.'
r fur i
or address
oa
W. Rs ABSHER, B. S., Prin.
Dr. L. A. Hauser,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office -:- in -: Hotel -:- Gordon.
Very Best Material Used All
"Work Guaranteed.
Dr. Hauser is graduate of the B. C. D. S.,
d oilers bis rrofeional ger-
Baltimcre. an
vices to the
people of North AVilkesboro
and surrounding country. Can be found
in his oliicc the lirst week in each month.