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WILKESBORQy y; C;y WEDNESDAY. APR. 7. 1897.
LOCjAL DOTS.
Brief Notes of Passing Erents That
aay or May Not Interest Yoti.
you get
How often did
fooled Thursday?
.Get your Easter eggsready
ana send us one.
Drummer Dave Baker was
in the city last week.
Gents' hats and furnishing
Kooasat Jiix's.
The new line of millinery
at the Hix Clothing Store, is
lovely.
R. A. Spainhour & Co.
will buy your produce and
staves. .
I Mr. Greer, of Henderson
county, came in last week to
iai, in tne revenue business,
as storekeeper and gauger.
If there is any truth in the
saying that a wet spring means
a dry summer, then we will
have plenty of dust the com
ing summer.
The Teachers Association
will meet at the court house
.
nere next Saturday: Every
teacher in the county should
be present.
Uourt at Mocksville this
week. Solicitor Mott and Law
yer J. W. McNeill are in at
tendance. Two murder cases
are to be tried there this week.
Mr. John L. Whittington,
of Union township, is in a crit
ical condition from a stroke
NOT GUILTY.
of
Mr. J . T. Edwards, of Ron- paralysis, one day last week.
da, was among our visitors this 1 We hope he will soon recover
week.
Our friend Henry Kleop-
pwueig, ul viiiarioice, was in
the city last week.
5Tou should see Spainhour's
line of dress goods before you
buy elsewhere.
Get up the joint baseball
team in TFilkesboros, and chaL
lenge the State.
R. A. Spainhour has in a
nice line of spring goods. Call
and examine for yourself.
Our friend John Watts, of
Boomer, gave us one of his
pleasant smiles Monday. t ,
The heavy rains Sunday
and Sunday night put the
creeks and rivers out of banks.
R.
There are some 1600 tracts
of land, advertised for taxes in
the supplement this week. It
is hard on our ) people but the
taxes have to be paid.
Lawyer L. S. Benbow, who
stood the civil service exami
nation for the position of Dep
uty Collector, passed all right.
He got an average grade of
Pi.
The W. C. T. U. will have
a meeting at the court house
tomorrow (Thursday) night for
the benefit of the colored peo
ple. They are all invited to
attend.
I Solicitor Mott returned
irom Washington Thursday.
A. Spainhour & Co. have He is of the opinion that Har-
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some North Carolina Pants at
$2.68 that "can-'t be beat."
Gaither Dula and Miss
'bnoog nenarix were mar
ried in Elk township last week.
It has been a rather wet
spring so far, and farmers are
considerably behind with their
work. I
The famous April shower,
which lives in song and story,
is here, refreshing budding na
ture.
Ira Gilreath and Jinks Har- Hstic display of several rounds
ris, both colored, went to Salt- uB in Hog Elk last week
ville, Va, last week, to get Mave summemn ana wm xrip
work there.
kins, of Asheville will be col
lector, and that ex-collector,
Rollins, will get the Asheville
postoflBce.
Some of the boys seem to
Lave a mania for moving signs.
ljhe signs in town are being
changed at the rate of about
once per week. Some of these
fallows will probably wake up
in the calaboose one of these
mornings.
There was a scientific pugi-
The Duncan's Acquitted.
The most important case at
Alleghany court last week was
that against Oliver and Calvin
Duncan for killing Scott Mc
Craw. The trial occupied
about three days. Lawyers J.
W. McNeill, solicitor pro tem.,
and H. L. Greene, appeared for
the State. Fields, Dough ton
and Blackburn appeared for the
defense. The evidence was
circumstantial altogether, and
the jury did not think it suffi
cient to convict, and they re
turned a verdict of not guilty.
McCraw was killed some six
months ago, and a fellow by
the name of Roop, who was
with him, was badly shot. The
Duncan boys were engaged in
making brandy, and one of
their barrels, about 50 gallons,
was stolen. They tracked it
up, and found where it was hid.
McCraw and Roop were sup
posed to be the thieves. The
Duncans did not move the
brandy, but left it there in or
der to find out the thieves.
McCraw and Roop went to
where the brandy was hid t
get a drink, and while there
McCraw was killed and Roop
badly shot. Somebody did the,
shooting. The circumstances
seem to point to the Duncans,
and they were indicted. At
tne trial, nowever, tne ev
dence was not sufficient to con
vince the jury.
move his
lritt did the Corbett and Fitz
act in great style for about HO
n inutes. No serious damage
done.
Our friend O. J. Harris, of
Mr. b. n. Cowles left faring River, tried l an exper
iMJL- - I ' j. a. . 4-f nines Tttin-r..
1U uiaijoiuuv
& x T
nrovftd a success. Those vines
trknsnlanted did better
r -1
Mrf Lewis the new cloth
ing man, sayshe is well pleas
ed, here, and he will
family here soon
Tuesday & Calotte to peud JJ-W
a few weeKs wnn m wui,
Will Cowles.
Chap Mintoji has moved to
Moutfbain City:on Isaac Well
born's land. He is going to
work at the tan bark business.
Esq. James wellborn and
two sons. Rud and Duck, went
to Ashe last week to take a
drove of calves.
Mr. C. E Dexter, postof
fice inspector, was in the coun
ty last week, , looking after
some postoflBce matters
than
the others, one of tnem grow
ing to the length of 40 feet.
L Mr. and Mrs Wilson David
son went to Marion last week
see her brother, Mr. B. Stew
art, who is not expected to live.
tt! " '. X ... A nritVl on O VlITa
rie was bjui uu. "
die by some fellow while in a
store there. No reason for tne
aci is known. v -
On account of - tne heavy
fojnfiill Snndav. very few at-
About 100 Wilkesites went tended the Presbyterian church
in aropnshoro this week 0U tttn rrnnerecrational meet
to attend Federal court. Most
of the lawyers went down.
Mrs. J. T.' Ferguson seems
to stand head in the radish
business, - She had a supply for
dinner last Thurday that were
raised this year.
Someof our good people
' are wondering hp w it can be
right to "He" so much on April
the first, and then be such a
sin at any other time. ,
.Arthur Pipes, of Elk town
ship, was seized with fit re
cently and fell in the fire. He
- . ' : j i-. Un r ort about - tne
was Dauiy, u-w - - ; t; .
iface and' hands.
He is, im-
inn1 Xtraa TltlS 1,1 uuwai. vuv
tug r -
third Sunday afternoon at 2.30
o'clock, when Rev. Mr. Robin
son's resignation will be acted
on.
--Some old Writer, ( Festus,
perhaps, has said that "even
a Jood traveling sway-backed
horse to a buggy with a yodng
man holding the reins, has
chms for woman's eyes, but
..T cfoirrht. hacked ones' have
mo
of oar talented young men
Willing T to testify t o iae
truthfulness of the expression.
nffersTto give nis .experi
one
is
The Frst of Series.
We have heard from Bill
Smith, the successful snakej
farmer of Hog Elk. He is in
mournine: over the loss of five
of his larsrest and most, ener
getic reptiles. On the last day
of March, 1897, during: Bill's
absence, these five truant trail
ors of the ground Droke over
the pasture fence and made a
concerted attack upon the
fowls that were basking in the
sunshine about the door. The
audacity of the reptiles arous
ed the wrath of Mrs. Smith
and the children and they gath
ered up tongs, shovels, pokers,
and such like, and charged the
enemy of the fowls. The bat
tle was fierce and fast, and
when the smoak of -the debris
cleared away, the truant rep
tiles lay lifeless upon the bat
tle ground. While Bill admires
the bravery of his "better half"
he is wearing crape in memo
ry of the frolicsome fellows
who so recklessly lost their
lives.
Additional Locals.
Commissioners proceedings
next week. 0
Arbuckle's coffee at 15
cents, and Red Letter coffee
at 10 cents, at Call's.
Esq. S. J. Ginnings and T.
S. Miller are attending Mocks
ville court.
Cigars, chewing and smok
ing tobacco and cigarettes at
I. S. Call & Co's.
Mat Woods got tangled in
corn juice and fell from the
court bouse steps Monday and
bruise his head badly.
From what we can gather,
T T ? . .
uer iiinney is receiving sev-
letters concern
ing his action in the postoffice
matters at Wilkesboro a n d
North Wilkesboro. It seems
that "there's guine to be troub
le in the household," and per
haps "razors flying in de air."
Mr. J. H. Carrigan sent
620 pounds of wheat to Turner
&j Wyatt's Roller Mills last
vjeek. He got back 336 pounds
hp. 1 flour, 69 pounds No. 2
flour, 37 pounds shorts and
cleanings, and 111 pounds of
bj-an. Adding the 62 pounds
taken for toll, there is left on
ly a waste of five pounds.
That's
1 r
wno iv
Mew
s
no: 50.
TYL
o"rkT
Lr. John U. Howell.
Car-
The Women's Exposition of The
olinas.
The women of Mecklenburg
county have arranged for a
"Grand Art Loan, Industrial
and Scientific Exposition' at
Charlotte beginning May 1st
and extending to June 1st.
The Exposition is for the bene
fit of the Y. VL C. A. Rev. C.
W. Robinson, of North Wilkes
boro, has been selected to col
lect colonial and confederate
relics, art works, etc. These
are to be loaned for the use of
the Exposition. They will be
carefully attended to and their
safe return 1 s guaranteea.
The Association pays for trans
portation each way. Wilkes
should get up a good collec
tion. Correspond with Mr.
Robinson concerning the mat
ter. It is a worthy matter.
cently returned from Tenn.,
1 X
reports a very successful year
ii his work there. During the
past year he together with the f
boys who assisted him, sold
94 Bibles and other bocks, and
distributed 845 Sunday School
books. He collected on this
'Work something near $3,000.
Mr. W. F. Bentley worked
alone and sold 279 Bibles and
books and distributed 255 Sun
day School books, and collect
tad about $1,000.
The Temperance meeting
at the court house Thursdai"
night was quite interesting.
The court house was well filled
with people. The addresses by
Rev. Mr. Robinson and Prof.
Ader were good. The recita
tions by Jlfisses Annie Mat
thews and Ida Cowles -were
well rendered and enjoyed by
all present. Mrs. Xinnear, the
President of the Union, is an
earnest worker and always
has an interesting program for
these occasions. It will be a
benefit and pleasure for you to
attend these meetings.
IN FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING
DONT WAIT.-B. time to Sprgeeup I iSeason
ir'TAfau5r",f ' T1 coats nd they lili m you hdwn
A foil hue of eztra.pants. Mackinteshea, hafci hoM ,rcti.
storm overshoes in Ladiefe. Misses and Gent, siz8. ' ' ' -
blurts, underwear, cuffs. m11nra . ti. t , , . -
linnen and silk hanbWs. ' 7 Z : "r? 'noni,lerocei-
QnToV;;' B,yvM "siery etc., always in stock.
SUITS MADE TO MEASURE A SPECIALTY
uw oupico irum wnicn to make
PRICES GUARANTEED.
SAMPLE SHOES for men, women and children at wholesale cost.
S
a selection and LOWES
North Wilkesboro. N. C
HORTON & ABSHER,
Pnca
B
D.
rinff Your
17 I m.
irroduee; Staves
and Cash to
R. A. SPAINHOUR
& CO,
Wilkesboro, N. C.
0
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ash
Prices
aid
. 1 .
-Magnificent Mine
of?
IS
lothiH:fi . GSIilDi
111
Broke Her Leg.
Mrs. Eliza Parker, widow of
Newborn Parker, of Hunting
Creek, fell from her door step
one ni ght last week and broke
bothvbones in; one of Aher legs.
She is about 83 years old, and
hervextreme, age makes - 1 1
Dropped Dead.
Mrs. Allen, widow of the late
William Allen, of Elk town
ship, dropped dead at her home
on Wednesday morning of last
week. She was engaged in
her house work as usual, and
seemingly in her usual good
health, when she fell over
dead. A short while ago, her
husband was found dead in the
creek near the house, an ac
count of which appeared in
The Chronicle at the time.
There are three daughters left
behind at the old homestead.
For the Colored People.' ,
The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold a
Gospel meeting, for the colored
people at the court house
Thursday, April 8th, at 7:30 P.
M. All are invited to' attend.
Mrs. J. E. Spainhour, Sec'y.
Tie
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HAVING OPENED UP A-
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CONSISTING OF I
Dry Goods, Hqtians, Hats, Shoes, Glassware, Stoneware, Groceries
7 vi. luuinug mjf xnenas to cau ano, 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 I best
QUALITY for the LEAST MONEY. The highest market nr!,.
always paid for all staple produce. Verv trulv
Wilkesboro, N. C.
MILTON MCNEIL,
anc oners p doubtul-Df her recovery,
encb asicorroborati ve evidence. dpuDUUi ph t .
Whiskey Sale.
Deputy Collec to r McE wen
will have a big whiskey sale
on April 13th, at the Ferguson
old store, in Wilkesboro. . He
has 105 packages, making over
4,500 gallons,, to be sold on that
day Besides this there are 112
stills and fixtures' to be sold.
f telioro larole lete
We have'all kinds ,of Granite or Marble known ttlthe trader
and of the best quality. ' , , . "
Best Material, First-Gias ftor Lowest Pnnes.
Before buying aall or vrite
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