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WILKESBORO. 1ST. C. THURSDAY: SEPT. 3. 1896.
NO- 20 .
ip 1 1
Chronicle.
IocaIYdots.
Junius St I Clair and fami
ly are visiting at Mrs. Gall's.
Rev. W.m. Hali, about 70
years, is very law.. Heart
trouble.
Mr. Elbert Pardue and son
Charlie are out peddling tobac
co. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hobbs,
of Catawba, are visiting at Mr.
James Forester's.
Mr. James Cowles of Gap
Creek, left the first of the week
for New York.
Ex-Congressman Bower,
1 Mrs. W. L. Biruce and chil
dreq have returned from a visit
to Alexander and Iredell.
arson, of the Alleghany
Start and White, of the Union
Brief Notes of Passing Tents UatJ Republican, are attending court
Hay or May rot mwiw
A Methodist church has
beer organized at Gilreath on
the Brushies with something
over 20 members.
Mrs. Coogan, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. C.
F. Morrison, of this place, has
retiirned.to Reidsville.
Thos. L. Smith and Jno. A.
Hol'irook, former pupils of
Traohill Institute, are now at
Wa ce Forest College.
Our friend S. L. Parks, of
Statjesviile, was in' the city this
week. He has been visiting
his kinfolks in the county.
iTCsn. Weslev Fletcher, of
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his-wife and little, son David, Lejis Fork township, is at
.are in the city. tending court. This is the first
t. Tioncpr will hfi in his tik Vipi has hften here in six
.office here this week, ready to yeafs
,do"your dental work.
Mr. Milton Greer of Cald
well county gave the Chroni
.cle a call last week.
The school at Moravian
TToiic AfflHfimv oneris the 14th
J.' UilU it
Just across the mountain
in Alexander county at Leba-
i t i
nori church a rivivai meeting
closed last week and there were
34 conversions.
LMr nnift Prevette has
thd
Ro
tai
county, one had a
visit.
Esq. Joe Holbrook is very
budy taking rights of way on
proposed railroad line from
,ring River to Stone Moun
. He thinks he will com-
ple
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jnst. The prospects are good. I , f rom frQm a severai
Revenue officer P. A. Mc- dajjs visit among friends and
Elroy, of Madison county, has reiitives in the upper part of
been in the county a iew ut. the county, bhe had a pieas
Mr. Gaither Hall, of Elkville and
was in town last Thursday.
Says "he came to buy his li
cense." Mr. Dave Baker, repre
senting the Simmons Hard
ware Co., of St. Louis, was in
town last week.
It is learned that Esq. W.
L. Hendrix, of Stony. Fork, is
very low with fever not , ex
pected to live.,
J. A. Huffman, of Purlear,
was thrown from a mule last
week and his shoulder was
badly injured.
Mrs. R. A. Spainhour has
been very sick for some days
but at this writing she is im
proving. Mrs. Mott and family and
Miss Annie Mott have returned
from a three week's sojourn in
the Happy Valley .
Mr Tnrrr McKoV. of Dur-
e the work this week.
-Over at Spencer Black
burn's mill pond, in Rock Cr.
tovfnship last week, Ambrose
Brewer killed an eel measuring
3 foet and 3 inches in length
anc. 9 inches in circumference.
Rev. J. E. White, and
Messrs. Baily, Caddell and
Johnson passed through town
las; Thursday on their way
home from Brushy Mountain
anct Three Forks Associations.
Iwp. note the followm
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weddings near JWlfcvilie tnje
firdt of last ween: joruau
Greer to Martha Huffman; Fin-
ley Sherill to btena juia. xuo
last named party was trom ie-
TYright and Turner the Men. j
The Democratic Senatorial
convention of this district met
at Hickory the 27th and ' nomi
nated C. C. Wright, of Wilkes,
and C. L. Turner, of Catawba,
for State Senators.
W. B. Gaither, of Catawba,
was chairman, and the mem
bers of the Democratic Press
were made secretaries. All the
counties in the district " anwer
ed to the roil call.
Wright and Turner were put
in nnmi nation and were nomi
nated by acclamation.
The following executive com
mittee was elected: Alexan
der, E. L. Hedrick; Catawba,
E. L. Shuford; Lincoln, S. D.
Burgin; Wilkes, R. A. Deal.
Shuford was elected chairman
and Hedrick secretary.
Thomas M. Hufham, of Ca-
.n.whn. introduced the follow
ing resolution which was unan
imously adopted:
Whereas. The political contest now
being waged in the U. S. is the struggle
of the people against the forces of com
bined monopoly and corporate greea,
arrayed together under the banner oi
the republican party, and
Whereas, The Democratic . party
stands for those principles by which
alone American liberty and independ
ence can be perpetuated,
Resolved, That we announce a liberal
wnli mr fonrorfl fill who. thouerh differ-
ing from us in their political affiliations
hitherto, are now willing to join with
the Democratic party in securing the
the enactment of laws in harmony with
the doctrines enqnciated in the Chica-.
go platform, and that to . all such we
promise a cordial welcome and full
recognition.
A notification committee com
posed of S. D. Burgin, B. J.
Summerow, E. L. Hedrick and
J. G. Hackett was appointed
to inform the nominees. Ihe
candidates were not present,
being detained at home.
The men nominated are good
men, and tney suouui ici'c
the heartv support of all. Mr.
Turner is represented by those
who know him as a spieaum
and affable gentleman and a
rood sneaker. He is a cousin
of Dr. Turner of this place. As
TVTt- WrirMif3KiOil all KDOW
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MORELOCALS.
Mm'
ham. was in the city last week. noir.
He is a first cousin of Dr. Ber- The now tax books are in
ry of this place. the hands of the sheriff and
-Rev. Parks Gwaltney is he says he must have the cash,
conducting a protracted meet- Those owing on the old bpoKs
ing at Walnut Grove Baptist may expect their property to
-church. .,'.) be Levied upon.
tit- win wv,io of States- T?he Baptists have bought the
ville, is now cutting marble at the school property at Sparta
tu marWa v9rH hfire. He is over m Aiiegnauj,
haying a spieuuiu uu -.--tl4
management of Profs. J. M.
an experienced cutter
Mrs. Dr. Horton and chil
dren who had been spending
several days in the city, re
turned to Winston last week.
-Hugh and Bill Cranor made
a trip to Virginia last week,
and bought two or three hors
es. They report a -delightful
trip. : .
A protracted meeting be
gan Sunday at the! Methodist
church at Moravian Falls, con-,
ducted by the pastor, Rev. W.
L. Dawson. t
Rev. Mr. Bradshaw held a
very successful meeting at
Mt. Carmel church last week.
t was
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mamtested. ,
Miss Bertha Hobbs, and.
Mr. Ed., Hobbs, of Catawba,
and Miss May Webb, of States
ville, visited at Esq., J.' A". For
ester's last week. , . , .
' Mr. J. W, Bowles of the
firm of Bowles ' & Campbell,
Vashti, N. C, has sold his- in
terest in the firm and will lo
Cate at Eikiu, N". C. ' -
Mounin
fif
en
& 8. M. Cheii.
xr "Rnmo-nrner. over in
Reddies River township plant
ed half bushel of Irish potatoeb
and raised a little over 17 bu
shels'. - 11 of them weighed la
poinds, one weighing 20 ounc
es. :
--A most pleasant picnic was
hal at Smoak Springs Wednes
day of last week. There were
n nr twfintV persons
utt. t a. Forester ana
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1 m r rri
Mt: G. B. WeDD cnape"
the crowd.
--Mayor Greene and Drl Tur
he r had a little wordy disturb,
.-Qntnrnav over isome old
mftters or something. They
shbwed some symptons of bei
lierancy in a serious manner,
, iM, 'imis lives; were m-
bill) uu i - A
stintaneously blotted gut and
discovery, has yet oeeu-u
kii snilt upon the alter,, ot
county:- They ought to.trr
ne more - pleasant way
j acting the fool.. ' . -
no
of
ou
of the Brnsliy
Association.
Mt. Zion, N. C, Aug. 27, 186.
The Brushy Mountain Asso
ciation has iust closed its year
ly session at the church at this
place. Mr. R. A. Spainhour
was chosen moderater and ivir.
V. McGhinnis secretary. 18
of the 20 churches in the Asso
ciation were represented. The
reports from the different
churches showed it had been a
successful year both financial
ly and numerically. A num
ber of brethren from a dis
tance was present. Among
the number were Revs. J. E.
White corresponding secretary
of Mission Board and Blalock
of Mitchell, county, Messrs.
to;itt nnrl Daddell of the Re
corder, and A. Johnson of
Charity & Children.
The most' interesting discus
sions were onH.ome and For
eign Missions ana Temperance,
which were freely discussed
by the brethren. The Gospel
Mission seems to be succeeding
well in the association.
18 churches pledged $175 tor
the support of missionaries in
foreign fiel d s . Wilkesboro
and New Hope churches do not
pledge any amQunts, It was a
very pleasant and; profitable
v Thft h n sin ess of the
0!w" .
Association was finished on
Saturday but there was preach
ing on Sunday.; ,
The iisdal vote of thanks
was extended to the people of
the community.
The Association will meet
nest "year with Edgewood
ohnrch near Wilkesboro.
! , ' Hp.
Mr. and Mrs. Ballew, of Le
noir, are visiting relatives in
this place and vicinity.
Miss Nannie Wellborn en
ters school at Salem Female
Academy this week,
Miss Lizzie Taylor who
has been visiting kinfolks here
returns to Durham this wek.
She has made many friends
here Miss Edith Cranor will
accompany her home.
'Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Jno.
W. Waters, died at her home
in Jobs Cabin on the 14th of
August, after an illness of only
four days. She was the mother
of twelve children, two of whom
are dead.
4-The social gathering at the
Wilkesboro hotel Friday night
was a pleasant one and all who
- i t t
were nresent emoved mem-
selves solerididlv. Such occa-
sions should come around of
ten.
Tf von want a nice suit of
clothes go to Horton & Absher,
North Wilkesboro, N. C. They
have 2700 samples from which
you can make your selection
and will saveyou from five to
fiftfiftn dollars on the Drice of
a suit.
There will be a big Primi
t.ivft Bantist association a t
Elk or Feather Hill church in
Happy Valley commencing on
Friday before second Sunday
in September. There will be a
foot-washing, also, so we are
informed.
Our next Governor, Cyrus
B. Watson, will address the
people of Wilkes county in
Wilkesboro on Tuesday, Sep-
tember 22d. Maj. W. A. Guth
rie, the People's party candi
date for the same office, will al
so be on hand and address the
people.
Mr. Eugene Sharp, nephew
of Mr. William Russell near
Boomer, died of typhoid fever
on August the 26th. He was
18 years old and was a splen
did young man. He was try
ing hard to get an education
and was a good student. x He
was an orphan, and had been
living with Mr. Russell since a
child? He was the joy of the
household, and we extend
sympathy ,to the bereaved.
On Sunday week ago
ravian Falls and Boomer
each a death, and burial on
same day. At Boomer Jeff
Walker's little child was buried
and Parks Steel and Lizzie Rus
sell were married. At Mora
vian, Mrs. 'Fr.an.kie Reece, the
widow of the late John Reece
was buried, and Thomas Gibbs
and Leona Dula were married.
Major Combs,a young white
man, who was attending court,
gave the officers a lively race
Monday evening. As he pass
ed -'aunt" Hariett Vannoy's
h tahlfi he seized a lunch
and "uverty-hit er-der grit."
As soon as the officers were no
tified they started in pursuit.
As they passed J. S. Cranor s
Will joined them with his dogs
and "Big Lead" soon overtook
the culprit. He was given pre
liminary trial this morning
(Tuesday) and fined by Mayor
pro tern Somers.
1 he'- V i ar o
u Elding
J9 m
own;
do9
O
ft
A new ie oM Mis of polls:
Calicoes 5 to 6 cents per yd.
Percales 6 to 12 & one half cents per yd.
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? A pretty line of summer cravatrl
E PRICE TO ALL.
CALL AND SEE THEM;
A
Magnif
icent Line of
our
Mo
had the
JUST ARRIVING AT
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Tie Hii ciotama s
lore
HAVING OPENED UP A-
Ki'iiil 1 uil
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-CONSISTING OF-
Dry Goods, Notions, Hats Jhoes, Glassware, Stonewar0,Groceries
Etc., I take this method of inuiting mj friends to call and ex
amine my GOODS and PRICES before buying elsewhere. ;.
I am determined not to be UNDERSOLD. I will insure all my
customers to obtain tne largest QUANTITY, and best
QUALITY for the LEAST MONEY. The highest market prieo
. aiwavs naid for all staple produce. v cry iruiy,
Wilkesboro, N. O.
MILTON MCNEIL,
THE WILKESBORO HARDWARE STORE
having recently bought a large stock of goods, is offering
them cheaper than ever before; consisting of Nails, horse and
mule shoes, hoik) ware, crockery, eutlery, tools of all kinds,
base, ball goods, water buckets, paints, oils, guns, pistols, shot
and powder, empty and loaded shells, collars and . pads, and
plows of all kinds.
Should you need a good "Hillside"; call and you, shall be supplied ,
Agent for the well know Oliver Chilled Plow, Cbatanooga Canes. mill, Cuta
way Disc Harrow, Empire Drill and Marshall Y agons, -Can
give you the most tinware for the money, yon ever bought.
When in need of anything to be had at a'first-clas hardware store, come and
see me before purchasing elsewhere. - : ..' .
I sell cheap for cash, but please dont ask for credit. N
' C. E. MORRISON.
CO,
Corn Lifluor the Cause.
A fellow by the name of John 5
Prevette was put in jail Mon
day. The Misses Sydnor 'with
1 n f r i triri f
a driver wero; uuu uiiiuft.
Prevette met them and stopped
the horse. - The driver made
him let loose, andnhen as tbey
passed by him he attempted to
strike them -with a stickT; He
was drunl- Mayor Caffey. of
North Wilkesboro sent. him to
jail where, he ought. to . remain
he rest of his natural Iifo-;
THE WILKESBORO F
CAFFEY & PRITCHETTj PROPRIETORC.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N". C
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'Are Now Located In Their New Quarters Opposite
MpGee's Establishment. With a Compile Line
' , Of Anything Kept In A , v -
FIRST-CLASS, FURNITURE STODE,
: , Afld are Offering Special Bargains In '-'. '
- ; . Sewing Macliiiies, iartos,, and Organr ,
- - CARTS, BUGGIES, HARNESS, &C. I KEROSENE and LUJ3 H ICATI NG .
, OIL. by the BARREL and STANI)ARI). CRANDS OF CCA NO XZ
s : : STAR V AT Ip N 'PRICES.
. fifl&hlns Coffins and Caskets a Specialty,
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