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t V : ' BATES OF ADVERTISING. TERMS OF SU35SCI: One year...,......?.............. -... . Sis mpntlis..............t...-....'.. ... Three months......;............ ..... Payable in advance. - C2rSend all money ...-- -letter or postarorder, adui Chronicle, Wilkesborou? V ' ' :... - Mt- . ripace 1 1 ?k. In).- 3m. 6m. lyr. 1 inV .75 2.00 4.00 6.00 . 9.00 2 in- 1.25' 3.00 6.00 9.00 .12.00 3 in- 2.00 4.00 7.50 10.00 ; 17.60 icol. '3.50 6.00 10.00 17.00 25.00 i col.5 6.50 9-75 18.00 30.00 ' 45.00 1 col. 11.00 15.00 30.00 50.00 75.00 A J : U .! . I 1 1 T 1 - Pqual Taxation, pirect and Indirect. TOL. YI. WILKESBORO, W NO. ' V." 3 f J. A.Coopkb. T: S- Hiller & Co; -General -Merchandise.- Boots, shoes, hats, caps, dry goods, and notions, and Clothing, the larg- est Hues in tho town. J "Wo arc also Ag6nta for ! "FARMERS' FRIENDS GUANO The best Yheat Fertilizer in the trade, v - thp'tAtigest-stockoe GENERAL MERCHANDISE IN THE COUNTY, - ' . ' and i i 1 an customers goods a1 Cheap as any Jl. Jl. Town We cordially invito all to come and Wo claim to bo the Originators & Adjustord of LOW PRICES in Wilkes Count v and wo belcivo thi People bavo found this out. Ha member tbe prices of Plaidj,s Do mcstiCi, Cottonade?, &c, when" kg came tri this place. Come and eei what tbey. are now. Wo simpli leavd tho matter for you to Jude WKo 'started the crneade on tb ' erices cf these staolo articles lanu necessaiies of life. i - " Wo pay the money for oar good ; and intend to give our coBturaers tb Advantage of every chance ' iu' thi tsarlet. . ' : ' ': I The Old Reliable Store of T. S. MILLER & CO. VFilKcsboO Produce 5IarKc - . Corrected TTeklyBr I T..S..B2ILLER a'Oo Article, " Wheat ..... ;Corn ....... Rye Weight, ........k.:.6o; .58 66. .... Pricb 1.00 GO ...". T5 . 1 . .. uO .!..' co A. 1.00 75 . ... 83 :.;.3.co ..so Oata .............32 ... CUy Peas .CO ... White Eeansi . . . ; . . ....".....;. Colored '. . '. I m ... Heal, ucbolted .! :i3 . . . Floar, Oood FanJlj, par ck.". . Fot&toea, Iriah . . . . . .'. .'. ChiieD3 ' . Onions '.. Talloir ... .....Ui to 15 70 . . per pound Oi ... " M 10 Lard , Butter m Egtrs per doz. 15 Coffee, Beat la the market, per lb', '25 Beawax " " 1 13(20 Bacv.a Western M. ...... " Salt, 125& sacks .................. Bogar, Brown perfi Bar,VfLito.. ".. w Featbera, wbita, gceae ...... leather, Duck, " 8 75 ' 8 6J so! 01 "iOe, Green, ....... nile8,I)ry cs;- ool, t3hed an J picked ... ait, Blickbrr;CSf f -r poaul,.... APP'e,rV;-. J t. THE 0HROI2I0LE' - lEdltor and Publisher. Btiis & Deal, Proprietors Entered at the Posl-otfice in assecond-claxs matter, i . ' Wilkesboro WEDNESDAY, DEO. 10, 1890. Winston Land Improyement Co.' j The company Which is tak ing" steps to build tho town of Gordon and to assist Jin devel oping" this section is known as the Winston Land Improve ment Co., and j was 1 chartered by an act of the General As sembly of 1887,; with j & capital of a million dollars; At a meet ing of the stockholders held in I Winston, Oct. 30, 1890, tho Co. re-organized i by electing the following-officers: O. "W.III2T8HVW, President, Winston. s Dr WL Baowsr, Yite-Presldent, "Winston,1 N C. W F TxtOGDOJf, Sec'y it Tres, "Wllkesboix), NO . Board of Dibectok. G VT Iliirsna, Winston, Kaj O M Bolto$, Wtehlngton, Col J M W instead, Greensboro, P U Uakis, Winston, A A Fix LEY, TVllket boro. , 't:-'. Attorneys; ' ? ' ' I ... y T B FIS1.XY, Esq, Wilkcsboro, MO O B Wat sox, Winston, Hox. J O BrXTon, Winston. Advtsot-.y Committee; . Capt JTTeden, Wilkcsboro, II E Frits, Ep, Sa;em,WIIHll, Diaville, Yx. 1 On Nov. 11, 1890, the compa ny purchased tho 1 following tracts of land situated around the vvilkesboro depot, about a J mile north of Wilkesboro: The W. T. Finley, J. T.. &, J. R; Finley, E. S. Blair, A. A. Fin ley and A. W. Finley estate tracts. ; The terminal depot of the; Northwestern North Caro lina railroad is situated near the center of this body of land, which is now being laid out in to streets and lots by a corps of railroad engineers under the general supervision of Maj. M. O. Hankiris: I - A meeting of the Directors was held in Maj. Bolton's-. pri vate car on the evening of -1 the 4th inst., at which were pres ent A. A. Finley, Maj. Bolton, P. H.k Hanes, Geo. W. Hiri-. shaw, Pres., and W. F. Trog don, Sec'y & Tres., and it ;was decided to call the proposed new town New Wilkesboro in stead of Gordon. . ! . The contract for grading the streets will'be let in a few days and the work will begin at once. It is expected that tlie company will be in readiness to ofCer for sale a limited number of residence and buisinessilots by Jauary the lOtn. . The : gentlemen connected with this company are all busi ness men of ability energy ,iind capital, and they mean busi ness. The Chronicle jbids them success, for its theory is to get all the capital possible invested within the. county of Wilkes! - : Census superintendent Porter has sent th mprtuary blanks back to tho enumerators of Charlotte. He says the reports sent to him don't show' enough dead men in., comparison with the population of Charlotte. As Rrron fis we heard what a ' vote those people (downuero had given . against-Mr. Porter iud Republicanism, we just ex'- pected that Porter would want a good many of them dead. - Last week we ' ref ored ; to Mr. A, LMTen'drix as "amost excellent citizen." Thereupon, vTe tinderstand, Mr. Hendrix characterizes this paper as "a dirty, lying sheet." We hon estly thought Mr. Hendrix to be a good citizens, but if he will certify that it is a mistake vo will gladly correct it. demand forj Ayer's Pills. Physicians everywhere recommend them for ; cost iveness, indigestion and livar complaints LOCAL DOTS. Christmas candies at Mil ler & Co's. ' - f Mrs. G. H. Hamilton; of Ashe, is yisiting in.thq cityi . MissEllie Genty. of Jeffer son, is yisiting in the city. . : Mr. jVyne has ' completed tho boom across the Yadkin; River. ; I ' . : ; Mr. J. D. Wilson, who has; been on a visit to" Davidson College, is home again. - . : : ! Presiding Elder Hoyle will preach in the Methodist church' here next Sunday at 11 o'clock. Fresh Oysters at Berrj' Bros'', drug store.. Stewed to order. ; They're nice. . ; Try them. 1 ' --Mr. Will Councill, of Boone,, and Dr. Kirk, of Philadelphia spent a few days here last week bird hunting. ". ! Only two constables filed bonds; E. E. Hutchinson, "Yal nut grove, and L. W. Shumate, Mulberry." ! Mr. tlohn Hinchey,bf Mul berry township, died of brain fever onj last Friday. He was ' an excellent citizen. j The Board ordered that ;R. W. Col vard chairman, make a good tit je for the Minor Wil born land to -E. Wallace and T. B. Finley. v j - Mr. W. A. Blackburn was appointed by the county Board overseer of a road from' Halls store upj Lewis Fork to the Ashe lino. v The county t Board ordered th'at all legal county claims numbered before the 1st day of Nov. 1890 to be paid by. the Sheriff. ; ..' 1 - -We begin the publication of the county indebtedness- as prescribed by law andv ordered by county commissioners, this week. " '. ; , .j Rev. E. A. Wiley was ap pointed! by the Conference to the Wilkes circuit, and Rev. J. M. Ric( to the Reddies Riy.cr, Missioii. .Rev, E. G. Pusey is assigneel to tho Sparta: circuit. J jlrs. Paulino Calloway and Miss Cj J. ,'Staloy,. 'who have been on a visit to Missouri re. turned j last wenk reaching Wilkesboro on the Tuesday night train. : . - ' S: J. Grenumgs is registrar and John Davidson and John Carrigan," judges, for the stock law election; in Wilkesboro townsliip to be held Jan. 3, 1891. . Spencer Blackburn was ap pointed registrar, and J. I W: Felts.aiid B. FJ Foster, judges for tho1 "stock law election to be held in1 . parts of Rock Greek township Jan. 31891. " My. T. C. B." Whittington, on last j Wednesday between here and the depot, lost a purse containing $2.50 in silver, '- and other' ! valuables. , The finder will be reward by returning the same.; ' ' .". " ' ' : Mr. D. N. Cashion made" a visit to his relatives in Meckr lenbure: last week and brought back with hiln a v curiosity in the shape of a nice whet stone which; was made from petrified hickory bark. " The different tints of the bark can be dis cerned in the Stone. - The Presbyterian Sunday School decided to have a Christ . ; I . .. i. T " : r ever will, are cordially invited to take a part in the Christmas Tree. The finance committee 3vill wait upon you; don't .turn, them away empty. Miller & Co. want your pro duce, ' and will pay , you the. highest market prices. Mr. M. M. Ma this, a Wilkes boy, now-in Buffalo Gap, South Dokota, begins his subscription with this issue. : ; ; ; Throw a way your soap and use Pearline for all kinds of washiug and cleansing. I beats soap to death. 5 cents a cake at 'Staley & Co's. ' ". l'seley & Caff ey have just recieyed another car - load of kerosene oil. - Ii: you want a nice Cart or Buggy5 g - to tne Furniture Stored; ' . - . The Mountains are covered withsnbw., Mr. R. E. Deal, brother Of the ,Editor, will be married to Miss Artie Satterwhite ou next Simaay. They are both of Caldwell County. ; Commissioners Meeting. ! The Board of new commissioners met and organized by electing R. "NY. Col vard chairman. '. ' The following claims were allowed: W. P. Absher, for furnishing Nancy Blackburn, a pauper, 11.00; T. C. Land, $5.G1, for registering IS7 voters in Elk township? J. O. Owens, ?8.40, registering 232 votergf in Mulberry township; H. A. Foster, register in. Antioch township, .14; H. M. Joines. Register, Trap Hill township, 10,71: J. I, Parks, register Edwards township $12.60; R. A Deal,; publication of order of Registration, $2,00; Felix Brewer register in Walnut Grove,$7:24; W. M. Absher, burial ex penses of Wm. Bowers, S5.81; J. E.- Bil lings provissions furnished "Wm. Bow ers, a pauper," $2.Q0; W. A. McNeil; reg ister in R. R. townshid, f8.58; A. M. Vannoy, for Thornburg a pauper $6; erry Bros, medicine, $1; S. JrGinnings register in Wilkesboro township, $9.81; G. W. Sale, register in Kew Castle $5.8S; J. M. Adams", services as clerk of Board $93.75 Dr. T. G. Erwin, for treatment of Ed. Barkley, county prisoner, 13.50; S. J. Greenwood, Sheriff,, half . fees fall term of 'court $3.75; J. M. Adams, for pens, ink, etpamps, $2.G4; S, J. Green wood, Sheriff, serving notices of elec tion, $07.10; T. C. B. .Whittington, reg ster Union township. $5.67; J. " D. Wil son, surveying road to depot on each side of the river, r$4.00; T. M. Crysel, jailor, $20,55T :-.'.! . The county officers have . filed their bonds as follows:1 ' ' Milton McNeil, Clerlk of court," with J-T. Penden. I. T. Prevette, I. S. Call and J. M, Wellborn, sureties.; J. M. Adams, Register of Deeds, with J. M. Mitchell, -Franklin Adams, Eli Absher, S. S. Jennings, and M. F Brown, sureties. - . ; - ' : vW. W. Myers, purveyor, Joseph El ledge, M. F. Brown, L. C. Jennings. - T. M; Crysel,' Coronor, with S. J . Greenwood and Milton . McNeil, " sure ties.' " " . ' -- ;' I:- ', S. J. Greenwood, Sheriff; State Tax Bond, sureties W. Al Brown, Geo. H. Brown, I-T. Prevette; School, Poor and R. R. Tax Bond, sureties, II. M. Wel born B.F.-Williams, D. W. WUiiams, M. C. Williams,-J. M. Welborn, R. X. Harris, J. II. , Ferguson; -Process' ' &. Treasurer Bond, sureties, J." E. Hen derson; John Davidson, . W. H. , Reves, A. L. Hendrix," R. ,M: Johnson; John Love, R. G. Franklin, E. D., Harris.' i ' "The; Republican Senators have held a caucuss and have decided to pass the Force Bill. What have 'our republican friends here who told; the peo ple that the Force Bill -was dead to say now? ; " " The Twin City Daily charac. terizes the reference to the gray -headed man who - waked up the 1st of Dec, in possession of a head hair ,vrithout any . gray hairs, as a gigantic ''lie." ?The Daily did not carefully read the article, - as,- vith a little juugeriiem" it wouiu nave seen the j e. It is an actunl' fact New and Compete iStock of C t i - ...... i DRIED We have made it a snpmal faf &Dd Seasonable Goods for the rjaied Frait the peculiar wants of tbiisection, aDd not - - ,.- .ua1U5 ccaayu picptrauoas cave c atifmpiea id tna Dast. o&r btopk ptcp -a. stringent money market-has been of BWM- r orcea sales resulted in the cutting of price and;bave enabled r some rare bajgaio3. ' W"e are Biowias many things in Dry Goods and JS the sctoal cost of production. 7 . . ' Wiih a Stock nueaqaallsd in the State atfl superior facilities throughon forward to ft TAro la . . v. - '"ft ouu wcau elsewhere j I a(Jvac;aoe3 1Q.l"GJr purchases tot to be had STATESVlLLE: N. C!., June. 2t lQ. 1 Notice. By virtue of one mortgage deed executed to me ly A. Y. Hash, I "will sell at publio "auction at the courthouse door m "Wilkesboro, on Mon day January the 5th 1891, 183 acre's . of land lying on the waters of Osborn GreekV Somers township Wilkea connty, adjoining the lands of A. WaiTen, Lucy Privett and others, to satis fy a mortgage and note for the suroj of Sixteen hundred and Ten dollars Vitli interest and cost on tho same, said mortgage being 2uly regis tered in the Register's office in. Wil J63 county N, C". For further inforraation address L. Y. Lonsford, Lovelace, N. C. . ' " . J W. 31. COOFEIi, M ortgagee. t Per TuXi. Lonsfovd, Agent."" AGfcSTS for Dr. Talmae's New "ffitSTCfi B.ok covery .i his - life's M tlhU work and great trip To Through, and from the Christ-Land, entitled . :"'..;-: ''o-J. ''FROM TO 'THUOSB'V' Embracing a New L'o of Christ, and a Story of Palestine and it3 People, illustrated rith o yer wonderful engravings of s'enery in the Holy Land; copies of old masters, 4nd famous pictures from the Land and Times jof ths Sa voir, also a grand picture of Jerusalem" on the day of the Crucinsioa, in 12 colors jand ten feet in length. This ia Dr. Talmages life .work and his greatest book. Orders are noy pouring in from all parts of the civilized world- Yon will never have another like it, l,OCO,O0io copies'wiH bo soJd the first year. Agents should orfcp all else and secure torritory. Such chances come but once in a lifetime. "Eiclusive, territory given fall protection. Thd most J remarkable and wonderful of all books aboulj the Land, Times, and People of the Bible. Get to. work NOW and make hundreds of - dollars. Territo ry going with a rush; act now; no Capital need, od. Name tenitory you want, and for particu 2&jTS to B. F. JOHNSON & CO., 2 GOO Main St., . Richmond, Ya. 'You OM Liar!" O- "The remains of the man, 'Heathr this tomb-stone doth Wh'of'jsaid that Jess Ferguson's Goods were too high. : His neighbors condemned him, As a cranky old pest, . And they put on his shroud, j o ' ; "The evil that men do lives less con after them . ' ' ; It is nq spicuously true that the unfort . t i - unate acts done by unfortunate Humans at' unpropitious mo ments follow ctnd harrass them to their. grave. , As inj the case above, the simple remark, un fortunate though it - was, that Ferguson & Hubbard were .too high with their goods, cost a poor fellow his life, and -his' own tomb-stone still ;aunts his lifeless form with, 4 You Old Liar." But it has be m & warn inglto other, people.. No one has; since attempted such . an expression. And since the ar rival this firm's new Supply of winter goods it is more danger ous) than ever, for everybody says.it is nicest, the best "and " brought come and cheapest stock- evert to Wilkesboro. Just see. , " :". : ' - .- o - .. , VvTe are . I ' - . still the - O FOR THE FE.UIT SEASOX. and Berry.trade; & clara of gr . to meet offered by jobbing bouseg geu y. oeea.maaa oq a Ecaie Deri.i.' :t r.iijii3 lln iri eir r,aia iriety and che. great benefit to ua in the purcL.u f tbis u -ecare . ijelow we look uat our customers snaii not otuv ne cro- ' , j , Notice House to U i Parties desiring to rent property hi the town of Wilkesboro are hereby notice that I will offer for rent to tbe highest bidder on . the la day of January 1891, my store house, situated in tho center of town, known as tho storo houseof John G. Prevette dee'd. This 1st day of Dec 1890. : Saixie J. hkvette. Va(aabldTowu Property fr Sale. 25 acres of land in Wilkesboro inclu ding "Barrack's IJiir. for Fale in lots or in bulk, also 70 aqres from one to two miles east of Wilkesboro, -well located on'the Salisbury road. For terms, etc., write to L. D. Lowe, Banner's Elk, N. C, or J. F. Somees, Wilkesbcro, N. G. ! . . MONEY TO LOAN. """" For 5;years.t 8 per cen.t. on improved farms; loans repayable in small annual installments, thus enabling the borrow ers to pay off their indebtedness with out consuming crop in any ono -year. Apply to J. S. Craxoe, Wilkesboro, N C. ! " : ' ' v r r :; Notice. r IlaviDg been appointed Commissioner in tho case o;' A. W Finley ys W.D. Wy.dt and oth ers' to sell the landa;de3cibed in the complaint situated in Wilkes county oh Crney ', Fork ia Union township, containing one hundred acres" more or less, I will on the first Monday in January 1891 at the courthouse tloorin Wilkes boro N. C- sell eaid land to the.lilghest bidder forcash. ThrsNovSS, 1S99. , ; ; H. H. WELLEOEN, Commissioner. - ' ' . ' . Notice. . By virtue of mortgage deed executed to me by. Win. Parduato secure the payment of $1C3, due by note, I will sell b jr public outcry for cash at the court house door in Wilkesboro, N C, on Wednesday Dec. 21, 1390, t! -o- following tract of land: situated on" the waters of Rock Creek in Wilkes county,' adjoining the lands of Wm Higgins, Joe JIcKary, Wm Brard, Jotn Higgins and others, containing abuut 63 acres. This Nov. 20, 1890. ; . ; P. L. HATS, Finley & Greene, Attys. EE SHOP. ! have put up a first clasSvBarber Shop in Wilkesboro, second door from t; r. Finley's law ofiice, where you ban have the lj.te.it style of hair cutting, Bhaving, sh&mppiung, hair dyeing, etc.; dune in first class . order at any and all times.. Give me a trial. V j. is. Te rence. J. M. Turner, H. WILKESBQBO IL jK0ice at his new Residence, wli-! be found when not professionally :e can mnm d..;Wil Practical Surveyor & Civil Pj:'neer, " All kinds of Surveying and J eveing promptly and satisfactorily dcr. 2. - CJSIap-drawing' a specially. . WILKESBORO, It. Will pratice in all the Courts . : CS-COLLECTIONS A SPECIAIZ Y Real Estate sold on commission. .7 H. M- Weixboiix. E. N. Hac?. vrr- - WSLLBOEII HACKETi1. WILIESBOOt l V. - Will practice in the Stafe & Feci era'. Isaa60.;M3lIl)'n , ........ - I , : ; Ltt orne y- tit ZZu': v . Will practice in all the Ccur?. - " Dealer iu Beal i: ; ate Promt Httentia p?.ia z.z the cc!l;c.' : ' w. u.b. covtles; ..:Trz;;;.v :. C:: - o mas Trc Sund;:v. 1 o f It its session last vill bo in the Q Oil' .1. 0:1 til . 1 b I've:::