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TESilS OF SUBSCRIPTION
ue year. ........
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rayaple in advance. v . . - - .
ES-Seds all mcjgy jy Teitetd HC
ter or postal order and address v
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WTTJEOBO, 1ST. G.. THURSDAY. FEB. 13, 1896.
NO. 44.
" - ,a , a nn . fi.00 ' 9.00 . I II I I III ill if 1 II I I V I I I f 1 I 1 I II I ' I . I ! ' I )T
4 ignn no.00 50.00 75.00 ' f , - . , ' , LJ -
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':-'. Fqual Taxation, pirect and Indirect.
I 1 'I . I. I 'lit, m i 111 I - 1 '
The , CnRpNic ie,
I This is
what they call . "Chi-
u A. DEAt, Kditor aiid Proprietor.
cago weather." It's a kind, of
! general mixture.
7T
iJeredat the Post-oftce in W ilkesboro j O. J. Carroll, U. S. Marshall,
Land-class tnattGr. and Joe Daniels, of the News
"""THURSDAY, FEB. 13, T80G.
ireu
blican House
used to concur
Silver Snbstitute.
A School of Experience.
There is considerable com
plaint over the county , .now
because the cioek men ar try
Lytic Hi ckerson, as a Debitor.
Elkin Timed.)
Our Friend, XytleHickerson, of Eon
da, who is studying law in Statesville, .
engaged in a silver debate near Olm
-ing to collect their mortgages. ' 1 "l!hh HJ f??Wi?S?
j 'uui(t,jr Ul lUC UCUSIrC,
tO j and nO doubt. mariA . onaJ ai-iimont.
--T-l " fcwv G.u.uVUW
No doubt it is hard money
and .Observer, shad a little i pay but The Chronicle hopes i 85 he was the right side xftbe que3-
. -r-. , . , - -- -- ' - . ! finn. I
has P V"7'"' UCl , xne ciock men wiu rigicuy cov
rpfused tO Concur iu tue opuaio.j
Last week the
1 il. W
auci tut;
gnr
vv i n
news paper attach on uarroirs
management of the revenue
business). Nobody dangerously
shifting en- ;,hurt, and if it will assist in
ston train stopping frivolus persecutions
and rit will perform a-good mission
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A. r f v m - L " k m wm m
nns-;derabie damage done. No
prson was hurt. i It presents a very sorrowful
i figure v hen any North Caroli
It will he but a short tune Jjnian ge ..8 up in Congress .and
till court, and the ; road supi- the s mth-his people,
visors have to report the roads, Apd it j jag oaly the effect tQ
under oath. We want to see ! inrereasL northern contempt for
how" many can swear that their ( fche speUer and the people who
roais are m good oondition. j have sdnt such a sycophant to
settle down up
of black
i
n,.jf ia has an ordinance siru uuu siue uuvyu uu nurtti
Elkin has become so "biggi
ty
against belling second hand
clothing in her city limits
We suppose'that they cau be
given away provided it is not
to minors.
General John B. Gordon, of
Georgia, will deliver . his cele
brated lecture, '''The Last Days
of the Confederacy;," at Win
stoa on the night of the 15th
,'d who can
hear him,
should go
and
ZH
The girl who recently said
she would not marry the "best
niBn" in the world, was right.
Always stick t6 tne groom mj
and follow the trade
ing northern shoes.
. Norton, the mail carrier be-
Itw.een here and Taylorsville
tells that they killed a deer last
wee inside of the incorpora
tion oer there. He tells us
further that two years ago he
predicted that foxes would
have their hiding places in a
hundred yards.. of the court
, w
day,
Of
as just joking - Im
er populists.
lect every cent due them. We
have very little sympathy for
the buyers. We faithfully
warned the people to let , this
matter alone, and attend their
home affairs, but they refused
to heed. Perhaps now they
will learn by experience, and
some people cannot learn oth
erwise. It seems that our peo
pie :are not satisfied .unless they
are into something of -this kind,
and we are glad that it is our
neighbor of Cleveland county
who is reaping the benefit this
time; for he is a clever gentle
man, and at least does not take
the money out of the State like
the majority of these patent
right men do. Let the people
pay for their own wilful folly
without grumbling. We say it
was wilful because they knew
what they were going into at
the time.
Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Sykcp has been ns
ed for over fifty years by millions of mothers for
their children while teething, withperfeetsnccess
It soMhes the child, softens the gums, allays al
pain, euros wind colic, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea- It will releive the poor little sufferer
immediately. Sold by druggists in eve-iy part o
the world. Twenty,a"ve cents a bottle? Be sur
atidask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing, Syrup
and take no other kind.
JBueklen,s Arnica Salve.
The Best alvk in. the world for Cuts; Brai
ses, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhoum, Fever Sores,
Tetter, Champed Hands, Chilblains, Corns,
and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no .pay required. It is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money .refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. FOR SALE BY STA
LEY & Co.
" f ' ,
house at rrog
and heSfe
1
fvesl
man" for some o;her girl.
O. . Carroll, marshaU of the
Eastern district, i s having
some trouble over his over zeal
ous revenue "persecutions,"
just for the fees in it. - There
are a heap of frivolous persecu
tions that go on in this .coun
try just for the fees. The fee
system is wrong.
there i s anything i n
s that needs attention,
marrig, uuu iv uio. wki. !fa:niff :a rnaH The
Lv vw.i.i..
We notice that Congressman
T innev has snoken in favor of
the Senate silver substitute for"
the house bond bill. Iinney
is getting better on the silver
question. That is the, linger
ing Democracy that was left ?f
him when he jumped over r thev
tence.
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The Republican and Popu
list brethren do not seem to be
rains last week put most ot the
roadf i in the county in a condi
tion almost impassable. Why
should this be the case, when
a little more attention, as the
law -equires, would make abig
difference for the betten Why,
the street, or road, or whatev
er itJ be,. between herg and the
depot is neglected and allowed
to get in an almost impassable
condition. Why is this." is
bad enough all the way, but it
seems that " the mud hole at
ybn'der end of the bridge caps
the
resi
climax,
onsible?
Is there nobody
The. matter oufKt
PaSgS5fth
dwelling in peace just now.
it is probably v just a ruse to
put Democrats off their guard.
Of course, when the time comes
they will fuse from top to bot
tom, no matter whether it's on
the gold basis or not .
The revenue department at
.Greensboro seems to have a
kind of revenue- law of its
own. The man who follows
the law in eyer? respect is as
liable to be molested as the
worst blockadef. That force
there seemsto require a lot of
whiskey for 'home, consump -
tion" and lsp to ieep in the
good graces qf the department.
The Senatorial fight in Ken
tucky is still on. I fc is an oh
ject lesson in the stubborn dom
ineering of gold bug ism. lp
requires 69 votes to elect. I 62
Democratic siiverites vote -for
Blackburn; The gold bug;
Democrat senoAigh to elect as
we understand it scattering
their votes with Carlisle; and
McReary. The RepubliGans
gold bugsvote their - solid 67
for Hunter. " . ;
A young man ia lo well, Mass ., troubr
led for years with a constant kaccassion
of boils on his neck, v was ; completely
cured by taking Only three" bottles ; of
a.'o c,mniiiii . A nnt,hfr result of
-J f p UAi oaui , .
tijQ treatment was greauy uupwv v
to be looked into.
S-Si' I
pupuc
t.hriDth district, who
te
ssman
e Re-
f ro m
was elec
through Popuiisf influence,
lAcx q nn.ii Attn, tiraae last
week against Senator Tillman,
the Populists, and the Demo
crats. Speaking of the Popu
lists and Butler's silver circu
lar recently sent out, he said;
f will not e-o into a party with
orily one idea and which will
not get 50 electoral votes next
f;.Yia onrl f.hfiv know it.' It is
11IU J
k:A manners, to say, 'the least,
f Ar Pftarson now to turn and
smite the hand that lifted him
irkto office. But of course he is
iAor. in fnn and knows tne Q
rl Ponulists will
puuuywuo l
fise anywayA
M Blizzard Strikes Winston..
Winston Republican. ' i ; , ;
Winston was visited by a genuine
Blizzard, Friday, not atmospherical but
ih the flesb. in the person of Mr. J- u
Aix-A f TorV ITilkes county, ; who
AlUAiUU) Vfi -
4avA n a Dleasant call. He -takes tl
... .i
.nnnrsfi. reads- it, v ana
ffnnb Rlizzards are wel
K V-
Koad Matters.
j; T Adkins, et al,l filed the
following report on ' the new
survey of the road in Elk town
ship: Beginning on a stake in
he late survey on top of Burnt
:use ridge, turning to right
aricfunning through the Dunn
LandUo DOint of ridge near
moutilof Ates' Creek, inter
secting with Jate survey.
G. L. Pearson, et al, filed pe
tition asking that the old rad
from A. C. Russell's to top of
Brushy Mountain at Russell
Gap, be continued as the pub
lic road, instead ot tne new
survey. To be heard at next
meeting of the Board.
mm' am
An Anonymous Letter.
the men in ower land thought
tha was Wonderful Wise when
the rangers cuM a round tha
scracht out all their pile but
When tha saw that all their
pile was out with alt their
Mite and Main When the fool
killer With their clocks cuM a
long With all ther Mite and
Main tha Mortgages ther hors:
es and Mules and every thing
and iumt in to the hawks
claws to hav thair eyes scratct
out a grain. Maby When tha
find that when their eyes is
out tha wont let the next fool
killer scratch them out a gain.
When tha see that tbeir bread
Meet lionev and every thing
is gon tha will let such stuff a
lone and go to ower one ioiKes
to git bar gains.
yours respectiuiiy.
The Discovery Saved His Life.
Mr G. Gai'louette, Druggist, Beaversville, .
111., says: "To Dr. King's New Discovery I
owe my life. Was taken with La Grippe and
tried all the physicians for miles about, but of
no avaii and was given up and told I could not
live- Having Dr. King's New Discovery in my
store I sent for a bottle and began ita use and
from the first dose began to get better, and
after using three bottles was up and about
again. It is worth its weight in gold. We
won't keep store or house without it:' Get a
ree trial at R M Staley & Co ''s Drug Store"
A GREAT SUFFERER
Liver Complaint
Cured by the Use of
Ayer's Fills
lepublican,
ays for it.
come.
Jr A
severs In i
T o2
I was a rt
vs.
" For
y cjfvrs.
great sufferer fi.m
liver complnint;
which caused se- 0j
vere vatixs untlei- C3
vXtlie right, side,
f righ tshoulder-toj
uiaue, 5aiiu-.vut..-
of the skin, low-oi
spiritedncss, and cramp in the stomach, g j
I am pleased to be able to state that I
have been relieved 4 all these com-0
plaints by the use of Ayer's Tills. I Oj
fi ml them, also, to be auelegant aftcr-ihn J j
net pill." Mrs. M. A. Stead,. Muncy, J'a. o
AYER'S PILLS Ii
Received Hlshest Awards o!
AT THE WORLD'S FAIR
poo oop Qoo ooo Q0q9p00p.0gg.g-
s
oi
Notieel
By virtue of an execution In my hands for
collection in favor of S. J. Ginnings and agftinst
Jackson Alexinder and J. S. Cranor, I will seil
for cash 10 tlie highest tidder at the Court house
door in Wilkesboro, N. C, on the 2nd day in
March, I89C, the following described tract of
land, to wit; The land wfcereon Jackson Alex
ander now livef, adjoining the lands Nrf T. C
Gray El isha Porter, Alfred Staley andr others,
To satirfy aooye named execution. This Jan.
27th, 1896. . .
Clarence Call, Sheriff.
Pienty of nice sugar at .Mayberryst
g,ol 5 cents, better 5. best 0 cents, pet
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: Cricl-et P. 0. Defended.
Editor Idhhoniclk:---! kinrlly ...
fepace in yoir paper for a few words, in
bebalf f, Cticket if. as
WilkesboroNewsseerns tal be hinting ;
at this offictHn egard to eafelessness
In handling the mails, and causing,
them to lose subscriber, (The News
printed some items some two years ago
concerning their subscribers at this . of
fice to which they had an answer but
failed to.printO - I for one am very
willing tp see it ventilated: ; As con
cerning the North Wilkesboro and J ef -ferson
mail, there 1 none left over in
this office at any time.
- ' Totr E. IVIcLtsan, P. , ;
Tnis is hard weather on news;
but it does seem like any one
who has to ! travel our roads
much would necessarily have a
fit. nf tpmnnrarv insanity and
commit justifiaole suicide, and
thus assist the editor. ' But we
suppose no one attempts to trav
el except mail carriers and they
feel it would be unhealthy and
against their bath to do any
thing like that. ;
New York republicans have
endorsed Morton for President
ra gold bug of course.
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Edwin F. Uhl, of Michigan,
has been appointed Minister to
Germany. .
No-tice.
On the first Tuesday in March 1896,
wlU?ell at the oflice of the TVilkes
boro "LaWd"' Development Co., the
stocks of J. W. Bost and Robert Hix,
dee'd, for non payment of stock .into
the treasury of said company. This
sale made by order of the Directors of
said company. This Jan. 28th, 1896.
R. A. Spainhouk, Pres.
Milton McNeil Sec'y.
Notice!
By virtue of an execution in my hands for col
lection in favor of J. J. Kincade and against J.
L.. Hays, jeFSe.MeGlammery aad others, I will
sell Jesse McGlammerj 's Interest in the follow
ing described tracts of larid, situate in Wilkes
county, N. C at the Court house door in "Wilkes,
boro, N. C on the 2nd day of March, J8.96.
1st tract adjoining the lands of Franklin Par
sons, Calvin J. Cowles and the lands of Jesse
lcGlammery. It being the excess of his home
stead on thp Southwest sjde . of Lewis Fork
Crek. Containing 60 acres, more or less.
2nd trac t beginning on the bank of Phillipps
Gap road, Wilcox's line' running West with e'd
road to the double ford of Lewis Fork, thence
North with J. F. Parson's Une to the top of the
hill to Sidney Huffman's line, thenoe down said
ridge with the old read and f aid Hufltoan's line
to the beginning. Containing 100 acres, more or
less, xt being the excess of nomeswaaonjsortn
east side of Lewis Fork. To satisfy said excep
tion. ' Jan 27th 1896. ,
CLAEENCE CALL, SheriflT,
Money to Lend.
j -have made arrangements with
brokers . in New York City through'
whom I am able to place loans secured
by a fir3t mortgage on improved farms
for five years ti(me-- payable; in ' instal
ments, at the low rate of 6 per cent.
interest - ner annum. The. brokerage
and the charge for abstract and r inspec
tion are small and; at fyf t expense ; of
the borrower. . . If you . want cneap
money come at once as ? tbja supply ; is
4
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The NE GOODS
i h th e Mil! ef B ii i Id ngo
WHO IS THERE?
WILH THE NICEST LINE OF DRESS GOODS, HATK,
SHOES, CROCKERY, ETC., EVER KEPT IN
WILKESBORO, W.
CALL TO SEE THEM.
We want to call, at ten tion to our stock of
FALL AND WINTBIUCBOTHIHG. .
Bought at ' , "
LOW TRAIFF PRICES,
we are in a position to sell Cheaper than ever before.
A good suit for $3.50; better at $5, $6, $8, $10 and up to20.
See our line of Shoes, Hats; Shirts Umbrellas and' Milli
nery . We can save you money. ' .
THE HIX CLOTHING HOUSE.
CO:,
THE WILKESBORO FOIIT
CAFFEY Sl PRITCHETT, PROPRIETORS,
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. O.
Are Now Located In Their New Quarters Opposite
McGee's Establishment AJTith a C6mplee 'Line
Of Anything Kept In 4 .
FIRST-CLASS ...FURNlT.UiRE.8T.ORE-
And are Offering Special Bargains In . . " .
Sewing ISdEadiines IPianos, and Organs
CAETS, BUGGIES; HARNESS, &C. KEROSENE and LUBRICATING .
OIL by the BARREL, and STANDARD BRANDS OF 0UA0 AT,
STARVATION PRICES.1
Finishing Goffins and Caskets a Specialty.
pole'st. with the top of said monntain, tbejica
udrCb 24 degrees east vith the top of sail
inoantaia 14 poleii then nortb 401 degree cast
nonce.
wweas. Henr 0 Eller and Martha, Eller
did on the 12th. day of February 1895, execute
and deliver to Albert R Shattuclr, Trustee, 7 a
trasfc deed ou certain lands in Wilkes county,
State of North Carolina therein described, to
secure the sum of $500.00 due by said Henry C
Eller and Martha Eller to the British. & Anier-'
can Mortgage Company, Limited; which said
trust deed is recorded in Wilkes county, in
Deed Boot' 20 Page 401 to which " reference is
herebv made:- and whereas default has - oeen i
made in tha payment of the .moneys secured
by said, trust deed; aqd whereas the under
signed has been duly appointed substituted
trustee in the place of said Albert RShattuck
as provided in said trust deed and ; has been
with the tp or paid momiton i poles to a
wliite oak; ihen north 7! dereea west 0 pojes
' d a chestnut, then north 14 ix5cs to a large:
poplar; then north 8 - degrees wst ' 114 polo
to a white oak cirossinj; the cfeek; then north
70 poles to a blaok gum in Martha Huffman's
Jpe, then west with said hae S3 pols to a . i h!
oai,4;hep. south 40 poles to a pine, then virli
57 degrees went .with said Hue "(Klartba. llaff
mau's due) 116 polea to a red oiik'on the t atifc
side of tbelidge, thence onth tfo (Urcs wct.
14 poles to a pine, then sooth 23 dvfjrf-es '.wtit
8 poiesj to. a pine, then-south 53 ' de&reen ;wst
10 poles a post oak, thn suntk' 'i.&K dejrreo
east with J A Church' line 27 ' pol-jfsSfO tbo
head of a branch i then south 14 aezrcub i-n8,
' 98 poles .dawn, 'aid brunch to a viiitfc o;k, '
Notice!
By virtue of executions in my hands, in f aror
m vv Tc1av -T R.Caffiev and 8. F. Summer-
V Ui. W av-avj - w - ... . " m
lin and against H. C. Eller. Sr., et al, I will eell t ty, viz.
H C. Eller, Sr's., interest in the - fOUowlng- de
scribed tract of land, at the court house door in.
Wilkesboro, N. C, to the highest bidder .for
cash , on the 2nd day of March 1S96:' Beginning
on a corner of homestead on top of Hamby moun
tain, thence westward ly to a white oak on top of
puinie hEU, thence north to Martha Huffman's
line, then "With her line west to a Spanish oak; on
the road, then westwardly, to bead of boiling
spring branch, then down said branch to a pop
lar, the corner Of A, church's line, then with
the homestead lap to a stake on top of Hornby
mountain. ' containirg200 AtrfSr more or less.
Adjoining ,thQ lands of -J, A churchy iiartha
Huffman, situate in yilhes county N, c,, on the
waters of L.ewis Fork. This Jan. 27th, 1895. ;
; .Qlarece G&v&i Sheriff.
muij roHuoo . v.v5 w w ; - j then south 61 dsees with JIHe Snanacrlm's
eontaineei; now tnereiore . nouce is nereoy line 26 poles to a pin, theu sou h 45. U gra;
siren, that under and by virtue', of tne power , east saui ,ummerlin hna ' 2J po'fc., th. t.
, , . . . .1- . - -1 . ... . -
contained in said trust deed, I, the under
signed substituted trnsteev on- Monday the
16th day of March 1896, between the hours of
10 a m and p xn, at the court house door in the
town of Wilkesboro in Wilkes county, will' by
public auction sell for cash to the highest
i bidder for cash the following described proper-
All that tract or parcel of land known as the
Summerlin place, lying and being in the coun
ty of Wilkes on the waters of North Lnwis
Fork and bounded as follows: Beginning at' .
birch on the west bank of North liewis. Fork,
running east US' poles to a bunch of ichestimt
oaks on be top of -Hamby's Mountain thence
north 37 degrees east with th top ' of said
mountain 43 poles, then north 65 degrees west
with the, top cf said mountain 32 -poles, then
north 14 degrees east 26 poles, then north '
degrees' east 20 polesy north 5D crgrecs east
with the top'of said monntain 18 poles; then
north 39 degrees east with tee ,tof of said
mountain.20 poles, north 18 pos witK the toy
of saiaoutin! ; portU C6 .'degree? . ?at 22
, -. ... ...
soutn ijoaerees easi with stuii lino 7U p .t;
to the beginning, crmtaiufng tonr hariar;(l
and forty seven X 4 17 icrvs, "th . r o or- loan.
Said land wilt.bo slI .tftisfy th ,' .lebt , ss-
cniydbysaii ia-hst dedi and such, lille. Mil
be given as. is Vested id 'snid -tro4tfV. "
f J, SCncbuSulisMtutd rirust;ee.
Having' been appointed. a cemmissiftntr. ir;'
the case ot Elizabeth Ch unbvirs etf al v ,3 S
Chambers at FU Tersr.ll-5 i' ''t
nor Court,' I wiH offer for I A at
house door in-. Wilkcsboru N-'C .:
day; of March' fW to 'thp
cash the f ollowij dec-H tt !i r
county. N Cv Utt.qiniiio; tv k r?-j
karth id& of the TiJkc-ftb'jro v.-t
uing 25 decreet eafct aMr'fi t.n-l r - -a
stone in E Well' Ui.e, tovu i-oiinr .',
poles to a red ak, -i:sr, n.",xn . U ' 1
east 50 ples to ? ,'t -v.. i:'.Hi-. eo:izu'uv.r. ;
acvca more ur l..' t-a H-i-'-.v;- i-t, l.'.
'jtgancL - :'-ti
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