JSual Taxation, Pirect and Indirect.
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YOU. XIII.
The Chronic le.
Home Matters
Paragraphs Concerning Our People
.and Their Affairs.
Our friend Esq. Vance Mc
Ghinnis, was in town last" week.
Mrs. J. E. Foster, of Jef
ferson , is visiting her parents
at Winston. , -
Esq. John M. Jones and
Esq. Miller, of Elk township,!
were in town last weelt.
Dr. Matthews, o f Blast
visiting his son Prof. Matthews
Mr. Bob Cassel has moved
his family into theB. Hack-;
ett house in the eastern' part p
town. . '.
IS. R. Bell, o f Hunting
Creek, has move his family to
North Wilkesboro, says ' the
Hustler.
Mr. C. H. M. Tulbert, of
Hunting Creek, was in town
last week on matters connected
with his mercantile business. -;;
,- U. S. Commissioner A. Ik
Villi, U.I1U IttWJfciB.O. u. vwua-
cill and R.-H. McNiell, of Jef
erson, went through this week
to States ville court,
Mr. Robert FJts, of Mis
souri, a son of Esq. J . W. Felts,
is in the county visiting rela v
tives. The west seems agree
with him; he weighs only 284
poupds.
Miss Ivey Strieker, . who
has been spending the summer
at Iaurei Springs with her sis
ter Mrs. Dough ton, passed
through last week on her wa
home to Concord. : n
The eel business up about
Goshen is quite lively along
now. One day last week He
ekiah and Chapman Minton
. captured about 200, all of them
good sized ones.
Col. T. C. Land tells us,
that while prospecting down
on Hunting Creek, he found
Knm orl1 Tt will rpmiirf jStnmA
development to ascertain the
extent of the gold deposits. ;
Mr. Lonnie Miller, of
Davie county, brother of
Thomas and Claud Miller of
this place, has a prolific kind
of shp,er. In Fnbimrv thfvfiwpfr
found lambs and they did so
again in July. . 1 - ;".
, Our friend Mr. Leonard
Vyne and Miss Lula Saunders
were married at North' Wilkea
uoro last vveanesaay evening,
Rev. C , W. Robinson, - of
ficiating. The ceremony took
place at the residence of Esq,
W. B. Henry. A . number of
friends were present. Our.besjf
wishes are with the mV ' ..""
r.,Arui:u I
u - v. i -z- TT
ha a pear treo thWt7 has alarg
larsre
-ripe pearthe size of 'your . fist.
Near by it , are several small
ones, th .sise or"; the ?end vof
your, thumb-second: growth-
and beside 1 1 h a-1 there 'are
blooni on the same limb . That
is, there are three crops on i the
same limb' at thesanie time.
Can you beat thtft? - i ".
The subscribers, of,; the turn
pike to Boone, met at the North
Wilkesboro Bank last week and
elected the following Directors:
' R. A.. Spainhour, .W. ,M. Ab
sherr.E; S. Blair, J. E; , Finley,
C. R. Triplett, W. X. Hendnx
tors elected J. E. Finley, Pres.,
and R. . W . Q wynr Sec'y and !
Treas. ; It was decided to make
the survey at once and an as
sesment of" 10 ner cent 1 was
made. to pay for the survey and;
charter. There is also talk oE
to Jeffer-
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WILKESBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY. OCT. 18. 1899
I Editor Croch went up' to
Jobs C abin Friday. ':
'h Our farmers are sowing; a
large wheat crop this season
4 M
C. Call has gone to the
State
Fair ; at Raleigh -this
week.
A
fine little girl arrived at
Mr. Pd
rks Lender man's Monday
night
; Esq E.Spencer Blackburn
came jup from Winston on busi
ness last week: . - 1 - "
John T. Forester and James
Fennell have gone south to bxxj
upJ some cattle.
r.' . John-' Forester's new
house' is- completed' and he will
move into-it soon. ; - -
' I: T8: J. C. Hubbard' who
has been quite siclc, is improv
ing, ve are glad to state, j
This-weelc 1ST Federal court
at States ville . and several of
our deople have gone down, v
r-The carpenters are at work
repairing; and building an addi
tion to the old Call dwelling
house.
Deputy sheriff E. M. Ab
sher left Monday to take Mrs.
Su san E. Taylor to Morganton
asylhm.
A small little fellow .ar
rived at Esq. Loyd Soicers, of
Edwards, recently. He weighed
2 ppifrjfo. '
jMiss ' Maggie Carson, of
J enerson; spent Sunday night
hfe d'rf lier way to Statesville
t-j visit relatives.
Mr. John Parlier has a fine
little fellow at his Irouse: ; - He
weighs five pounds and is as
live ly as a cricket. -
; --'ftev.i A. M. Barker died re
cently at his home in Alexan
er rrounty, near the Wilkes line.
He was abotft 00 years old
- -From the number of eye
specialists now travelling, there
see ms to be a considerable
decadence in that special organ
frc m the olden times
- --Licenses were issued ' Sat
urday -for the marriage i o f
THomas FaW, of Ahe, to Miss
Gertrude Church, of Reddies
River; and James O. Byrd? to
M iss Mary elt?S. -
Mr. ahdMrs. Jas. L -Gra-iu.m-
left Monday . for States
VHIO.
Mrs. Graham and little
will visit relatives in
Essie
C
bdrlotte, while Mr. Graham
a
ttend.s court at Statesville.
The depot -force is' over
ss orked these days and nights,
owirfg to: the immense produce
shipments. The boys need
Kelp, and the Southern ought
t add others to the the force.
L;tst Sunday, in ;the' road
t ear Pumpkin Creek school
House, Mr, Bloom F.JFostef and
M IBs Zoda Land were joined i n
morri'a era : TT.firt . W iUi am : Ffir-
marriaere.' Esq
hruson tid the knot. ,vHere s
p-r
Mr. Williani Bell's wife, of
!40velace died of cancer of the
tomach last Friday and was
luried Sunday. She was be
ween 50 and 60 years old and
had V been unwellfor quite
kwhile. . : ' " ...
; -Our young people were de
lignuuny eniieriaiueu ifvm q w
12 o'clopfc Friday evening . by
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison; The,
occasion was in honor of their
charming guests, the Misses
Morris," of Salisbury." : An Art
Galery catalogue -guessi ng con -test
was the feature of . the
evening, after which elegant
refreshments were ' served
Music, mirth and conversation
made the moments fly swiftly
by; and all felt that the hour
for departure came too soon.
That the evening: was one' of
unalloyed pleasure, was the
unanimous sentiment of those
present-. - ..' '
Esq; Sam Hall, of Parsons
ville, was in town last week on
business. J "C :. ,
-r-Lawyer Frank B. Hehdren
and family, visited his mother
on the Brushies last week.
A numWr of teachers were
here last, week being examined
by the County Superintendent.
Hackett Bros have the Tfin-
est quality of both bearded and
smooth seed wheat for sale at
their mill. . - '
; rMr. J. Quincv Mvers has
resigned his position with I. S.
Call &. Co and returned, to h is
home. in Walnut Grove town-,
ship. , -
Will Anderson, . o t ,t,h e
Brushies, tells" us that he has
killed 162 squirrels since hick
orynut time. Last week he .-killed
"two atone shot..'
Dock May berry, of . North
Wilkesbore, is confined in jail,
awaiting his admission to the
asylum at Morganton. He has
been . in the asylum several
j'ears before this. -
Jennings, the photograph
er: is doing good work and
jCheap work. He is making six
photos now for 50cts, or he
f will make you six - beautiful
carbonettes for 75cts. - -
l On last Thursday, at Gaith
er's store, Dixson Mitchell
aged 19 years, and Mias Diana
NicfrolS, aged 30 years, were
married, Esq. J.' M. Gaith per
forming the ceremony;
Prof. Surratt, Of Moravian
Falls,, repieved a. life certificate
la'str weefe from the State Board
ot Education. Very few teach
ers in the State have succeeded
in getting life certificates. .
Marion. Blankenship, o f
Beaver Creek township, jnear
the Caldwell line, was tried
bofore Esq.JStaley Friday ; and
bound over., to; court, on the
charge of keeping ardisorderly
bouse.
S Iii cleaning out- the court
house upstairs lasttweek, the
Clerk of the' Couit. and: Co.
Superintendent found an adderj
snake about the size .of .your
thumb, J It is a mystery bow it
got there.- . '
Prof. E. J. Johnson, o f
Ronda, has received " a life
teacher's certificate from the
State Board of Education. - At
the "recent" examination, when
he and Prof." Surratt applied,
there were only five in the en
tire State thatT; succeeded, and
two of them from Wilkes.
Wilkes is no slouch.
Sherifl Johnson says he is
succeeding reasonably well in
collecting taxes this round. s A
good many : are paying.' It
would be better "on the people
and the officer too if every body
would " prepare , to pay ..their
taxes the first 'round. By ' the
way, a little incident occurred
at Trap Hill which shows that
some of our people arealways
prepared to' pay , their taxes.
Last year Sheriff Joh nsoh who
was then a candidate, collected
taxes for. Sheriff, Call, and 'on
Oct. 29th at TrapHill, V Esq.
Marion Brown settled his axes
and in making the change ,was
given back five silver .dollars.;;
He remarked at the tine that
he would pay those same dol
lars on this year's tax, andsure
enough when Sheriff Johnson
was there last week, Brown
paid his taxes and those same
five silver dollars were i n the
amount;: Mr Brown is a.well
to do farmery raises-everything
he needs and some to spare.
When y5U-"want , to-'buy any,
thing he has, you must go I to
his house and pay the 'cash for
LOCAL ' MATTER.
; Get your .fertilizer at , Mor
rison's the best on the market.
Lawyer W. WV Barber is
at Mocks ville court this -week,
acting as Solicitor.' :
Uncle Alfred " Anderson,
col., is. very sick with hemor
rhage of the lungs.- . ' -
Mrs. A. V. Foote, of Briar
Creek is visiting hor parents;
Esq, and Mrs. JamesWellborn.
Mrs. A. S. : Cooper returned
fto her home in Ashe the first of
the week, accompanied by her
brother, B. S. Call. .
; Mr. Frank Somers returned
to this home in Illinois recently,
after visiting- his old home and
relatives in this county.
Mr. Holden?-a wealthy gen
tleman of Cleveland, Ohio, ar
rived this week. He is looking
after timber and mineral lands.
Miss Maggie . May berry, - an
orphan child about 12 years
old was sent to the Oxford Asy
lum Monday, where she will be
tenderlv cared for;
Oh the first Monday in
NovemberJ will sell, at public
auction, three thoroughbred
Poland China pigs. K. N.
Hackett. .
The Governor has offered
$200 reward for the capture of
Granville Brooks, of Ashe
county who recently killed
Press Taylor, over there. ;
Lawyers J. W. McNiell,
Tom Finley, T: Herb Greene,
Solicitor Mott, Jas L. G raham
and Col. f -Dataware attending
StatesVille court this week r
ThttVataulga ' Democrat
says tblakWy er. L. D r Lowe,
of that-coun ty is very lo w wi th
typhoid fever. He : formerly
lived at this place. Hope he
will soon recover. - -
The Wilkesboro Marble
Works are getting behind with
their orders, owing to the sick-'
ness of the two foremost work
men Zeb Deaton ; and v Jim
Reins.
Mr, Robert Card well, of
Champion,i is; conducting a
very successful school at stony
Hill. A lively debating society
has been organized in connec
tion with the school.,- , ' '' ; '
Mrs M. A. Miller, of Davie
county, i is .visiting her -sons,
Messrs. Thomas and Claud Mil
ler. . She says Wilkes is not
ahead in everything. She
found a guinea nest sometime
ago with 99 eggs in it, and she
says she don' tv believe Wilkes
can beatthat. ; ...
It is to be r hoped that all
farmers "will take ad vantage of
this fine weather and sow large
crops of wheat. -There is. no
reason , why Wilkes . people
should have to send outside the
county for one pound of flour.
3?hey ought to - raise enough
w heat fo r home con sumption
and some for exportl This plan
will bring prosperity sooner
than any, other; v
Esq. ; Wesley Ball, died on
the 11th at his' home , onf the
Brushies.: He was 86' years,
and was an honest, .hardwork
ing citizen. He leaves a wife
and family, He died rather
suddenly. A week or so ago,
lifting tops" he injured himself
internally some way. : . He was
not well afterwards, but his
death was not expected. His
wife is 87 years old, and is a
good intelligent woman. i She
has a wonderful mem ory; and
can tell more county biograph
ical history: thaa: perhaps ariy;
one else living.. She sterns; to
know everybody, their parents,
whom- they' married- and all
about their' children, She will
soon follow her hushandT across
the valley. . ' -
Rich:
pMSiy' titiasii ofeo
j This is a war of the' mighty to'
The
7m
uuu irom mis 1. o. UAJLl ifc CO have SUCCESSFFLLX
MADE WAR'upon tie high prices of all kinds of goods that
go to make up the life and' comforts, of our own. liberty-lov
ing. people; , r . ' ;. l ; :
' Ourlargei at tractive welL selected: and. complete stock of
d ry goods, groceries,, shoes, dress good etcietc,. and the
rock.bottomrpricefrat which we sellthemj iswhatisattractingr
the great crowds at our store;, and others are invited to com
and see for. themselves. . : ' " '. :
We invite inspecUon of our Iarge stock and prices.
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the eounty. : .: - ; - s
See roe before purchasing elsewhere! ' '
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