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VOL. XI.
WILKESBORO, N. C., WEDNESDAY. NOV. 3. 1897.
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The Chronicle.
LOCAL DOTS.
Brief Notes of Passing Events That
3Iajr or 3Iay Not Interest You.
John Neal, of Ashe, was in
town last week.
Sir. Jim Counciil, of Boone,
was in town last week.
Dr. Pegram, of Dellaplane,
was in town this week.
Mrs. Francis L. Barlow is
postmaster at Elkville.
Esq. Joe Holbrook, of Trap
Hill, was in town Saturday.
Maj. Foote was in town the
first of the week.
Esq. J. A. Crysel was a
morig our pleasant callers this
week.
A pleasant little party was
given at Mr. Spainbour's at
Moravian Falls Friday night.
Nathan Williams had a big
red beet in town Saturday that
weighed nearly eight pounds;
Mrs. Alice Brown and chil
dren, of Virginia, are visiting
her brother, Esq. Joe Holbrook
at Trap Hill.
The Blue Ridge Times says
that oar friend J. C. Parsons,
of Parsonsville, has gone to S.
C. to teach school.
If you want cash for your
produce, call on the Wildesboro
Produce Co., store room under
Chronicle office.
Esq. J. C. Land, of Elk
township, was here this week,
looking after a proposition for
a road from Atkins Shop to
Goshen.
There will be no services
a1: the Presbyterian church on
next Sunday. The pastor Mr.
Robinson is attending Synod
at Salisbury.
Berry and Call have open
ed up an oyster saloon under
the hotel. You can get fresh
fish and oysters there at any
time.
If you want the highest
cash prices for your poultry
and eggs, call on the Wilkes
boro Produce Co. Wilkesboro,
N. C.
Jacob Lewis, the clothing
man will take corn, wheat or
other produce in exchange for
goods. He proposes to close
out his clothing some way or
other.
D. W. May berry has pur
chased P. E; Dancy's bottom
land interests at North Wilkes
boro. MrDancy will proba
bly go into business in West
Virginia soon.
Rev. J. S. Matthews is no
longer rector of the Episcopal
church here. He will probably
go to Wilmington or back to
Brooklyn. We have not learn
ei who wTill be his successor.
Judge Avery could not be
here this week and the com
missioners have set apart Tues
day of December meeting to
hear the railroad matter.
Rev. W. A. Lutz, Lutheran
minister of Winston, preached
an able sermon at the Presby
terian church. Monday night,
his subject being the Reforma
tion. Capt. J. E. Foster, of Jef
ferson, spent Sunday night at
his place, on his way to Win
ston. He and his wife, who has
been in vVinstOn a few weeks,
w i 1 1 r e t u r n ho me Friday .
-Dr. Colvard and Esq. Alec.
McEwen, of Jefferson, passed
through last week on' the way
home from Morganton, where,
they had been to carry Mrs .
Hufus McNiell to the aSylum.
LOCAL MATTERS.
The meeting at Oakwood,
conducted by Rev. C. W. Rob
inson, closed Sunday. There
were six accessions to the
ch irch two by letter and four
by profession. There were sev
eral conversions.
We will pay you the cash
for your poultry, eggs apples,
beans, onions and beeswax.
Give us a call.
Wilkescoro Produce Co.
Bruce, the town tax col
lector, says he is bound to col
lect the town taxes ancP that
right at once. If you have not
paid do so at once and save
trouble. The taxes must be
paid.
The Chronicle has made
arrangements with the Wilkes
boro Produce Company and
w 11 take chickens, eggs, ap
plss, etc., on subscription. If
you have not the cash, bring
in the produce, and get the
nows.
Will White and Richard
Hackett went to Iredell this
wsek to attend the marriage of
Mr. White's brother, Mr. Bell
White to Miss Myrtle Eagle,
wiiich occurred Tuesday. The
boys will stay a few days and
try their skill at shooting birds.
Miss Minnie parlier, ef Gil
reath, killed a large hawk with
a stick last week. The hawk
flaw into the yard and began
fi hting an old hen and while
the fight was going on, she
attacked the hawk with a stick
a id killed it.
Licenses were issued last
week for the marriage of Elias
Johnson to Emma Johnson, of
j Rock Creek; Louis Duncan to
Lizzie Brock, of the Brushies;
William Grimes to Sarah Walk
e: of Rock Creek; Robert Elli
ot to Lizzie woods, of Reddies
River.
Frank Bussell, of Hunting
reek, has left the State. He
as taken with a peace warrant
s
undav week as:o, and sen
tonced by the magistrate to
leave the State and he is gone.
It wTill take an expert to cal
culate the loss to the com
munity. The boys had some lively
( ebating at the Academy Fri
c ay night. The little fellows
1: ad a seperate question under
c iscussion and they waded into
it with gloves off. We hope
the boys will keep up interest
in the debating society. There
ip nothing that will improve
them more,
Uncle Bobbie Bauguss of
r.Vap Hill, was in town last
week, looking after the tomb
stones which he had ordered
i'or his wife and himself from
t he Wilkesboro Marble Works.
Ie is the largest bee raiser in
1, his section of the state, and
is to pay for these tombstones
i n nice honey.
On Friday before the third
Sunday in this month, there is
:o be a meeting of the Baptists
at Covenant church at Dockery
:or the purpose of organizing a
lew Association. As we learn
t, it is to.be a sort of an inde
pendent association, inviting
all churche whether mission
ary or primitive.
Esq. Reece who lives up,
at the Iron and Lithia Spring-g.
has a wonderful garden. Last
Sunday he had fresh snap beans
tfor dinner, the third crop this
hear. His tomato vines are
still blooming and have plenty
of tomatos on them, s And he
has a beat measuring over 20
inches around. How's this for
the BruLhies?, .
.North Wilkesboro Items.
J. B. Hopkins, of Ashe coun
ty, was here Monday. He is
thinking of locating here.
Jesse Yates, of Mt. Airy,
was in town last week. He is
enthusiastic over the mining
interests of Wilkes county.
Bert Vyne returned to Rocky
Mount Monday. He has a po
sition with the Coast Line and
is doing well.
Mr. Bosset, cross-tie inspect
or for the Southern, is in town
taking up ties and wood this
week.
ilfaj. Foote and son went to
Winston Tuesday for a visit of
a few days to Mr. J. H. Foote,
Jr.
The revival at Bethel closed
Sunday night with several con
versions and additions to the
church. The pastor was assist
ed by Rev.' Mr. Sherrill, of El
kin, who did some very forcea
ble preaching, and endeared
himself more and more to our
people. He returned to Elkin
Monday.
Prepare for mud, rain and
snow by buying Mcintosh coats
and rubber ! shoes of Horton
Bros. Big line of bo,th for men
and women.
Ladies' Mackintosh coats at
Horton Bros.
Filled With Shot in His Own House.
One night last week, down in
Antioch township, some ore
went to Oscar Martin's, Jr.,
called him up and when he
came to the door, fired a load
of shot into his shoulder and
breast. It was a serious wound
and Dr. Pegram was called and
found 29 shot in him. He is
no w getting better, but it was
thought for a while he would
not recover. Warrant was is
sued for Bill Gray, Jr., who it
is said did the shooting, but he
has skipped the country. The
cause is said to be an old grudge
between them,
Mrs. Sherman Dead.
Mrs. A. R. Sherman, wife of
the superintendent of the tan
nery, died at North Wilkesboro
last Sunday afternoon of paral
ysis, and was taken to Berkely
Va., her old home, Tuesday,
for burial. She had been sick
for a year and was just recov
ering from a spell of typhoid
when the death stroke came
unexpectedly. She was 44
years old and had been married
22 years and two weeks to the
very da7". Her maiden name
was Smith and her father was
a prominent lawyer. Her Bro.
has held a prominent position
in the P. O. Department for
20 years. Her husband is a
relative of John Sherman, of
Ohio. She was a good, pleas
aut woman, a consistaut Meth
odist., and leaves many friends
here.
a o if i"
Miss Carrie Bowie, who
has been in the convent at Bel
mont, near Charlotte, for two
or three years, returned to her
home in Ashe last week. She
was met here by her sister,
Miss Daisy, and Mrs. Rufus
Hamilton and Miss Louise
Smith. They all spent the
night at Esq. Cranor's,
A young man by the name
of Summerlin who works for
Davis and Meadows at Goshen
was in town last week to have
a piece of chissel extracted
from his breast. He was work
ing at the mill, the chissel
broke and the point buried it
self in his breast. Only a small
hole was made in the clothing,
about the size of a pea. The
operation x was postponed till
further developments.
Additional Locals.
Mrs. Reece spent a few
days in town last week.
Mrs. Carolina Lewis has
been quite sick for several days
Miss Emma Winkler has
returned to her home at Boone.
Geo. W. Holmes has gone
to West Virginia on a business
trip.
Joe Neal and son Frank, of
Jefferson, were in town last
week.
Misses Bettie and Janie
Spicer, of Kendall, were in the
city last week.
Mr. A. E. McNeill of Jef J
ferson, passed last week on his
way to Charlotte, on social
business, so they say.
The colored people had a
big time at John Wade's Thurs
day night. John gave a big
possum supper.
Bob Gibbs, Esq., and Bob
Wellborn, of Goshen, were in
town last week. It is Mr. Well
born's first trip here since his
severe siege of typhoid fever.
The Winston Tobacco Fair
begins to-day and continues
over tomorrow and next day.
The rates will be cheap. Go
down and see the Fair.
Misses Sallie Gentry and
Maggie Carson, of Jefferson,
passed through town Wednes
day, the former enroute to Ker
nersville, the latter for Elkin,
to visit her sister Mrs. Reece.
E. Spencer Blackburn spent
the" night in . to wn last week,
returning home from States
vjlle. He spoke in favorable
terms of judge Brawley who
presided at Statesville Federal
court.
From what the Winston
Republican says our supply of
eels has gone down the river.
It says two wagon loads were
in town last week. They had
been caught on traps in the
Yadkin river.
Mrs. Spears and two chil
dren who have been visiting
here for two weeks, left for
their home in Cabarrus county
Tuesday. Her sister Miss Lil
lian Wellborn accompanied her
home to spend a few weeks.
Miss Davie Wellborn had
a number of friends with her
for dinner Thursday, in honor
of her birth day. It was her
we promised not to mention the
number but we hope she will
see many more such pleasant
birth days.
It is learned from the Star
that Cheatwood, who was ar
rested in South Carolina and
carried to Sparta, o i the charge
of killing Estep 19 years ago,
has given bond in $1,000 for
his appearance at next term of
Alleghany court.
The Star says: "Mrs Ma
linda Horton, widow of the late
Col. Jonathon Horton, of Wa
tauga county, and Martin Mc
Glammery and wife, of Wilkes
county, spent Tuesday night
in town on their return home
from a visit to relatives in Car
rol county, Va.
Mayberry's (the merchant)
horse ran away at the depot on
Friday morning, and left the
wagon in pieces along the road
for some distance. The horse
became frightened there at the
depot and ran against one of
the posts on the upper side of
the depot and threw Mr. May
berry and his little son out, and
the horse . had his own way
then till he "shed" the entire
wagon. There was no serious
damage done; the wagon came
all to pieces, but nothing was
broken.
!
Dr. J. W; White.
WHITE & WINKLER,
-Dealers in
Drugs, Pa,teiit Medicines,
Toilet Articles, CivaA
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Come arid see us. . Store on
Wilkesboro, N. 0... Apritl2, 1897.
Buy your
Who have on hand afull line
Ethpharmal, aud Patent Medicines, Druggist
looacco, ir-ertumes, Toilet Articles in variety
-rescnptions carefully compounded.
Wilkesboro, N. C, April 19, 1S97.
Special
at
HIX CLOTH'-.
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Will continue six days in every week uniil the stock of;
spring ana summer clothing, shirts, hats, cabs, shoes, milli
nery, etc., is disposed of. This entire stock will be sold, at
YOUR OWN PRICE, almost, in order to give place to the
Fall and Winter Stock. J;
If jou are looking for bargains, call and S3e us.
THE .HIX
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vv liKesooro, rs . u.
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GENEML MERCHANDISE
THE FALL AND
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ls arriving, and we have a complete line
need. We can give you the best
the market. See our stock and prices.
Highest market prices paid for produce.
II. A SPAINHOUR
C. B. Webb,
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We have all kinds of Granite
and of the best quality .
Best materia .i First-G
$etore ouying can or write,
W. C. Winkled
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Tobacco and Stationery
a - irst U La&$ Vruv Store.
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Maid St. opposite court house.
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Drugs from-
of Pure Drii
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Sundries, Cigars,
, etc., etc.
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the
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CLOTHING STORE.
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for-
WINTER TRADE
pf anything you
goods and
best bargains on
& CO ,
C. Y. Miller.
la wis.
or Marble known to the tradd
ass Work. Lowest Prices.
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