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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
-TERMS OF SITprmrnrrnxr "
p.-ice ! 1 wk,
1 m.
3 m. : 6 m.
fiuc months (;0 .
- Payable in ad yuncc. ' -
in:
2 in.-
0 in.
1 col..'
i'col.
1 col.
2.00
3.00
4.00
4.00
G.OO
7.50
! 6i00"
1 9.00
10.00
17.00
30. 00
50.00
9.00
12.00
1.25
2.170
3.50
6.50
17.50
6.00
30.00
25.00
45.00
75.00
Sends all money by ro,teircd
9175 j IS. 00
21.00 ' 15.00 '30.00
Tixe Chronicle, WiIfcCc.i r0) jj ' I
Equal taxation, pirect and Indirect,
VOL. X,
III"
WILKESBORO, N. q. THURSDAY. OCT. 8. .1896.
UHOXICLE.
LOCAL DOTS..
f Sc.H s of Passing Events Tliat
U;tv or 3sy Not Interest You.
Donald Todd, of Jefferson,
vix- In the city last week. ,
Miss Emma McEvren re
o(i to Jefferson last week.
II. A. Kleoppelberg, 7 of
In: r lotto, was in the city .last
- "lies Estelle Richardson, of
..;.;;. . entered school at Miss
-arbor's this week.
sir. Will Bullis 'began
si-hool at Millers Creek Acade
r.iy 1 his -week.
A. O. McRary, Esq.. is a
candidate for Constable in his
to vvd ship Reddies River.
AIj. D. W. May berry and
- u Dorr have returned from
th-h- t rip to New York.
D. A. Reece, Esq., made a
vip down South recently, and
lit- 1- now enjoying a short sea
son of chills.
-.-Only two more days to reg-i:-i;r
next Saturday and the
;;turday following. Register
-Tjhe 4th quarterly meeting
for the Wilkesboro circuit will
be conducted at this place next
Saturday and Sunday. Presi
ding Elder Blair will preside.
Miss Eula Todd, of JefTer-
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MORE LOCALS. i " -.-
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NO, 25.
son,
passed through last week ! Reddtes River, and Lewis Fork
Register at Once.
According to the construction
of the new law there must be
an entire new registration in
Edwards. Trap Hill. Boomer,
Moravian-Falls. Beaver Creek.
m i 11 - 1 - i
en rotate-for Greensboro, where ' x"ere are oniy two cays to ao
she Mrent to enter the Normal 11 in next Saturday, ana tne
an d Ind ustrial School.
Mr. J. Oj McNeil, of Lewis
Fork
was in town last week,
and says 3ilver is on a bdorn
up there among, Democrats,
Republicans, Populists andall.
Fifty-four new lawyers
received license from the Su
preme Court last week. A
Saturday following. Attend
to this at once, or you can't
vote.
Laying of the Corner Stone.
The ceremony of laying the
corner stone of the new Meth
odist church at this place will
occur next -Saturday at 11
o'clock. The services will be
moni them was our brilliant I interesting and profitable and
o,!iss Carrie Wellborn left
r Greensboro Mondav to en
? the Normal and Industrial
hocl. '
--This week is Federal court
Greensboro and Wilkes has
;ood many representatives in
condance.
Oev. W. L. Dawson i3 at
kid this week assisting Rev.
Mr. SI
1 1
iii a protracted
Mrs J. B. Buxton and Miss
0oma. Rousseau are visiting
frirMiJ- and relatives in Ashe
oiUy this w.eek.
-Fldcr William Hall, of
r.nls Mills, who has been suf
hi -ing with nervous trouble
for three months, is improving.
Shoriff Call wants the tax
payers to remember to meet at
'- appointments elsewhere
innounced and.pay 3our taxes.
The republicans will have
p oking at C. H. M. Tulbert's
t. ve on Saturday Oct. 10th at
.. 111. Everybody invited.
--Misses Npllie and Tate
Flair, vcho have been visiting
ir Watauga for some time, re
tnrntjd ho me-last Saturday.
:vfr. Geo. Nicholson, of Ire
de"ii, was in the city last - week
visiting friends. He attended
vhool here ..a-year or so ago:
Miss Mamie Transou, who
ha? been spending several
days at Mrs. Call's, returns to
boy home in, Ashe this week.
"Bud" Holman con
young county man, L. N. Hick-
ersori.
About 130 left for Federal!
courl Monday on the train
witnesses, defendands, revenue
officers' and lawyers. Isn't
that a pretty good representa
tion? .
-Mr." J. M. P. Brown, of
Mulberry, brought us a pretty
clustar of second growth June
i
apples Monday. It is the third
year the same tree has pro
duced second crop.
A. series of meetings wili
begin at the Adventist church
at Boomer on Saturday before
the second Sunday in October.
Elds, Hendrix, Cottrel, Isbell
and Dula are expected to be
present.
is v
Whi
Ni
ch
Mrs. Nicholson, of Iredell.
sister
place,
Mrs.
Mrs.
-Mr.
icicd
a successful singing
'0! at Mt. Pleasant church,
in Lewis Fork township, last
siting her
e, at this
1
bison is the, widow of
Thor.ias Nicholson, who was
Senator from this district sev
eral-terms, 'k
1
The pea crop in th&u&punty
is a large one this year, anxi if
the frost will vvait a couple of
weelis, Wilkes will harvest the
biggest pea crop in its history.
Our people are paying more at
tention to xea culture than
formerly, and it if! well it is so.
W. C. Douglas addressed
the people here just after the
conv :uition "adjourned Monday.
Ther 3 was a good sized crowd
present to hear him. He was
unwell, but made a good speech
Ho rr ade'a strong plea for sil
ver, and for. the silver forces to
stand together.
Millard Grant's horse got
kyjiere last Friday and
cran
was
tions
say.
with
M
Lillie Hix has return-
n on; her trio to Baltimore,
he purchased a spien-
and milh;
l-i't nno of clothing
City
V.; ; 1; ;
Miss Nellie Cowles left
1'iiday for Washington
to spen1 a few weeks
e: Mrs. .Geo. D.
ii r nie
Mr. B. J. Council of Boone,
inie over last veek and Mrs.
'ouncill, who has " been visit1.
lns liere, accompanied' him
me (he last of fhe' -w'eek., .
r
-MY
riK8.. V C1. " " ... , tm rt,r for
a friro ver fifty years dj iimuvo x-rr- - -tltS
ch Idren C.lnle tectums with perfect succe,
l.C7. ,i.ilfl. softens theuiu, alLiy a.l
Adam Jones passed
ir ugh the city on his way 'to
Atlanta, last week-on business.'
He and Mrs. Jones ' (nee -AlifiS.
-iai" K0 Vv-ipA hnvft hpftn r sneild- !Wmec
kickid the cart, to which he
litched, all to "flindera
as uncle Horace would
WThat was the matter
the horse we can't say,
unless he was kicking against
the cfoid standard.
Hon. J. R.TIenderson went
.r fTl'Vi'ii Sntfnrdav to TOili Hi
phra m Harris in the .work of
evan g-elizing Surry county for
the g lorious purpose of McKin
lev Signer taxes and less mon
ey to pay them with. If Ruff
and Ephraim cairt convert
them, it must; go out to the
world that they have a terri
bly heathenish set in Surry.
- Tie colored-citizens held a
meettng Friday night, under
the direction of the Republican
leaders and organized a club.
t a v.- A i rbi ' t all si s:n the
which haa
everybody is invited to be pres
entu .
.-ihTi 3B-'
"The Old War Horse."
Oliver H. Dockery, the ''Old
Republican War Horse of the
Pedee," we are requested to
announce, will address the peo
ple of Wilkes, at the court
house on Wednesday the 14th
of this month. He wants the
people of ail parties to come
out and hear him.
Mr. C. B. Aycock, Democrat,
has an appointment at the same
time, published last week, and
of course, a division of time
will be arranged, so that the
people will have an opportuni
ty of hearing both speakers.
Let us give them a big crowd.
I The Populist Meeting.
A number of the Populists
held a meeting- here Monday
afternoon and placed "in. the
field Vance McGhinnjs for the
Legislature: David Lee, of
Jobs Cabin, for Coroner; and
R. P.. Yates, of Boomer, for
county commissioner. The
place for Register of Deeds
was left open. This nils the
places left open by. the Demo
crats, and insures the co-operation
of all the silver forces,
and means they propose to
elect their men.
The following executive com
inittee w a s elected: J. M.
Wellborn, D. E. Smoak, Ed.
Hackett, Maj. W.sW. Vannov,
and Joe Hays.
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A w line
flfallMiffOQis.
Calicoes 5 to 6 cents per yd;
Percales 6 to 1.2 & one half cents per yd. ;
A pretty line, of summer cravats.
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E PRICE'TO At...- ,;' '
CALL AND SEE THEM
ii tree n'
pled
been pre-
was to t"e effect that tbey ??
themselves to vote the straight
republican ticket without a
scratfeh. The republicans don i t
seem tohave any confidence in
the colored .brethren.
It bOCxtl
px'm, en
Iiiarrhq
Per Orcr Fifty Vear. - .
been trs-
rca wind coUc, nnd is tne dem
rC3 ' ihe TKibr little sufferer
l,r' Sold bv dmggWe hi every rartroX
ol'I "Tftentr-arSt a l-ottlc Be sure
for '-Mrs. Wl05i0W - . , '
Claiius Allowed.
Isaac Shumate, repairing
stock law fence, &G.00; E. Sta
ley keeper of aged and infirm,
132.83; C A Dimmett, coffin for
pauper, 1 50; T B James, tax
lister, 10.00; T M Crysel, cryer
of court, 10.00; T M Crysel,
jailer, 39.65; T J James, goods
and coffin for pauper, 3.74; J
M Turner, county physician,
7; 50; D. R. Edwards, for dock
ets, 90 cepts; A M Vannoy,
clerk superior court, for fees
off at fall term, 176.97, and for
fees as county charges, 79. S2.
Teachers'. Associ at ion Pi-ogram.
The next meeting of " the
Teachers' Association will be
held at Moravian Falls on the
17th. The following is the
program, as handed us by the
secretary:. u
How I teach spelling W. R.
Hendren.
Government T. J. Gilreathr
How I teach history W. S.
Surrat. J ' f
General discussion.
Querry box.
.ddress,.tho Association R.
El L. Plummer.
Ail are cordially
attend. '
The Hix Clothing Store is
recieving a nice lote of new
gooks. Call and see them.
Mr. Hooper, of the Odell
Hardware Co., was in the city
ttis week.
f -Vance ?JcGhinnis was at
tached to Beaver Creek town
ship by request.
Mrs. Bower, of Caldwell, is
spiting her; daughter Mrs. W.
d, Winkler, this week.
L. D. Huffman and the
widow of James Bowlin, have
been exempted frem poll tax.
W. T. Pennell has been
appointed road overseer in
place of David Wasnington.
TJncle Joel Triplett tells us
that there is a yam potato up
there" in his country that
weighs 75 pounds. l
Mr. B, S. Call is opening
up a store at Mt. Zion this
week. Our friend I. P. Ander
son has been engaged as clerk.
The board appointed Ambrose
Mathis a school committeeman
in Dist. No. 11. W. A. Broy
hill Jr. was attached to the said
district, from No. 92.
Our friend" F. V. Cass who
is now in Indiana, in a private
note to the editor says that
"free silver" is the cry on all
sides out there.
Brier Creek Baptist Asso
elation begins this week
Thursday and wili continue
over Sunday. I t convenes
with Hunting Creek church.
- Miss Lena Holmes, who
has been spending some time
at her brother's, G.WT. Holmes,
leaves today -(Tuesday) for her
home at Fayettevilie.
Register of Deeds Edwards
hopes that all parties who have
d'eeds in his office will 3all and
pay the fee and get them be
fore the 1st of December, when
his term expires.
Mrs. t Ellen Pilsori, of
Staunton, Va., is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Martha Finley,
at North Wilkesboro. She re
ports that the recent storm
there did a great deal of dam
age. Several houses were
bin i?n clown arid washed awajr.
i wo railroad depots were
destroyed. No such storm has
ever before visited that section.
Doughton and Linney
joined horns at Jefferson, and
they say Doughton gored him
as usual. They have sinca bad
no joint debates: They say
that our man Henderson., , and
Dr. York had a rich debate
there on Tuesday. York pour
ed free silver doctrine out in
volumes and Henderson offered
three cheers for Mclvinlev.
Mrs ' FliTinhpth Ailnms
-a V7 tt aj, ' A: ,-r&y Bis Harrow Empire Drill and Marshall Waron
v iuu w yi . . Auttius, uibu nan ;Ve von t.hn. rnnsf. tinwora W ..lr.i
ine o'
; JUST ARRIVING
Tie Hix Clol
AT
Stori
HAVING OPENED UP A
E3 m. S53 R3sa
ES3
S3
-CONSISTING OF-
Dry Goods Notions, Hats, Shoos, Glassware, Stansware, Groceries,
Etc., I take this method of inuiting mj friends to call and - ex
; amine my GOODS and PRICES before buying elsewhere. -
X am determined not to be UNDERSOLD. I will insure all nw
customers to obtain tne largest QUANTITY and best
yuALim tor the LEAST MONEY. The highest market pric
always paid tor ail staple produce. Very truly,
Of;
Wilkesboro, N". C.
MILTON MCNEIL,
in rited' to
Announcement.
To the voters of .Wijkes Co. : o
T I hereby announce niycelf an
Independent Free Silver candi
date Tor;. Register of Deeds.
I ask thesupportQf all. men of
every party, who ;.beiieve in,fi
nancial reforrn.,.: "t 1-:
-; 'r . : ( JM German
at her home near BrierCreek
on last Friday nightShe was
something over- 80 years old,
and hadbeen a member of
BrierCreek church for over 50
years. She was buried Sunday
at the. old family graveyard
and a large crowd was present
to pay the last tribute of re
spect to the deceased.
At the home of the bride's
parents, tx i ' t ii l o pitn;t;, u ii
Wednesday . of lastveek, - Miss
Gertie Webster and Mr. " Zeb
Deaton were married, Rev. W,
L Dawson performing' the cer-
pmnnr Tt wrtci
wedding, only
present. 'They left soon after
the ceremony to spend - a ' few
weeks with relatives iu -Iredell
county r 'We-Avish :the'., happy
coup! e all y the : h appin ess. t h at
heaven allows to mortals; ; 'v
THE WILKESBORO HARDWARE STORE
having recently bought a largo-s'tbck of goods, is offering
them cheaper than ever befor; consisting of Nails, horse and'
mule shoes, hoirowarerockery, 'cutlery, tool of all kinds, .
base ball goods,vatef1 buckets, paints, oils, guns, pistols, shot
and powder, egpfcty and loadedshells, collars and pads, and
plows of aJLkinds. 1 1 . .
.. "Should jiou need a good "Hillside', call and vou sLalVbo Kiir.nlifid. ;
Agpfft for the well know Oliver Chilled Plow, Chataneoga Cane I ixiill, ' Cuta- '
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When in need of anything to be bad at. a first-class- hardware-store, .come and
see me before purchasing elsewhere." S - - '
I sell cheap for cash, but please don t ask for credit.""
Q E. MORRISON.
THE
a .few. friends
F
IflLKESBOBO FOMITURE .CO.,
O Af FEY & : PRITCHETT, PRO PR! ETORS.
NORTH WILKESBORO,
Are Now located In Their, New, Quarters .Opposite .
McGec's Estahlishment With . a Complete .Line
. . Of Anything Kept In.. A":-
S t- CI. AS S ' F U R M I T U R.E7 ST O R C .
And are-Offering Special Bargains ln ...
... Sewing Machiriesj-Hanoy; ai)d Oroaii
ARTS,'B0UGTE3;H.tENEbS;&a KEROSENE and LU B II JC TING ?
OIL by tUe BAJIREL, and "STANDAKL OF OUAKO XV
STARVATION; PRJCfes"."
finishing Goffiris""and Caskets a Srectelt v .': .
1 ' 1 ''cine stead,-: :
t-Tvnd u lie pWtUer kind '
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