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VOL. XIII.
The Chronicle.
Home Matters-
Pinjrahi Conceraiag Our People
au-d Thcirffalrs.
Tfie cry i3 nof'keep off tlie
grass", but when you approach
the left arm its is keep off the
pis wed ground."
We ureglad to learn that
Mrs. Dr. Hill Uarter, pi isiaci-
sone, who has been very low,
is improving ana willget well.
Mr. Lindsay Patterson, of
Winston, wa3 here last week
looking about soma water pow
ers iu the county, we hope he
will decide to purchase.
-IIon.Hort Bower, of Le
noir, was here last week, ap
pearing in a referee case be
fore Mayor Hendren. The case
was continued till February
tho ijfch.
Wesley Shumaker, who
lives near the Iredell iine, has
two yeuug mules, which came
to his . place some two weeks
ago. He has not yet 'found
tire owner.
Dr. L. F. Webster and f ami
y, of Massachusette, are at
.Millers Creek. They will pro
bablv purchase la ids in the I
V A. , ,
county and make this 'their
homo.
WILKESBpEO, N. "ClEDOTrW; 31 . 19fi0;
KO. 34
jlr.: Henry Kleuppelberg
of Charlotte, is arrived Tues
day.
Mr-.JM. B. 'S: Hoover of
Virginia, is registered at the
Wilkssboro Hotel.
. A rs. M. VL. Mott had a
sever s attack of heart trouble
Monc ay night, andls yet quit
sick. . "
r Hext Monday -is commis
sioners court. ' Brinir us in the
news and subscribe for The
Chronicle.
had a
Prof. Matthews Saturday even
ink-- i.V '-.rxl .
'i D s. Turner, Wtoite and
Gilrea.th performed an opera
tion on Mr. Zeb Deaton's little
child Monday. - :
-t-M J. J." Ross, North
Wilkesboro, went to New York,
Monday, in answer to a tele
gram hat his father was dead.
M '. Isaac McNiell, who
has closed his schbol air Patter
soh,:rfc turned to his Home last
week at Millers Creek. Glad
s Hook and Ladder Oatflt. "'-" -Mr
E.1E. Harty, representing
the Runsey & Cb,.of NewXorkv
was here last week in behalf of
hook and. ladder companies, in
the towns: North Wilkesboro
purchased an outfit, which was
the proper thing.-
The commissioners at this
place did not meet because r of
the lack of quorumone being
out of town and two others
sick. We hope our business
men will take hold bf the mat-
YOU SNOW SOME OF THESE. i " ' - -.- - - 1 , ' 1,1
ter and bv nrivate subscrintion
few of the young people assist the town authorities in
pleasant gathering at
purchasing the outfit,
baldly needed.
It is
Wasted:-
-A single young
. 1
man strictly sober, to work in
biaok smith and. wood shops.
One with experian.ee, prefered
('all on or address J. ,B. Leach,
Moravian Falls, N. C.
Yadkinjville. Ripple has
-1 lie
taken the s mail ei)d;of the hog
question and has found a
which when killed and ciean d
was salted away in a saucer.
Hherifi' Somers says he knows
this pig belonged to the im
proved stock that he once cul
tivated.
There -was 'a little excite
ment about fire in town Friday
night. The flue at White's
drug store caught, and a lamp
at Call fejCo's. exploded: It
looked for a few mnut -s tha,t
there would be a fire sure.
This is another warning that
we should organize and equip
a lrjok and ladder company '.
Mr. Thomas Vanderford
of Salisbury, was in town last,
week. .He was on business
connected with the purchase
of real estate and water power
in the county. He is not in the
revenue business now and th4
laoonsiuners dreams were, not
disturbed by his presence, as
they would have been in other
days. We hope that Mr. Van
derford will purchase property
iu our county.
v,"":Co,Jnty Superintendent Mr.
fright desires m to state that
the special State school 'appro
priation is now available " and
lhe committeemen can sign
vouchers for the amount of this
una as well as the regular
Jul I I rilTI I 'I'U. . J7 -1 - .
- iuua. t Ji is i unci is now
to see him home aain
Keep your stock in good
coiidj tibn h y r gi vine: them
Pratts food. Best stock Powd
ers on the market I. S. Call &
Co. i '
.-Rev. Iavid E. Sampson, of
East I end, assisted by Miss
Ruth Wof,: is expected ; hjere
this we ek to conduct a Quaker
meeting at the court house. -
La it Sli nd ay, u p in Red dies
Riyer, I Mr. Jefferson Eller and
M. iss Rosa W hitting ton were
married. The Rev. Georcre
Hamby performed, the cere
mony, a
rMri;. J. E Mosteller, ; who
was reported very sick last
week, ir dead. She was 28
years old and a con sis taut mem
bcr of trie church. She died of
consumption; ; -
Fraxik Staley's little 4 year
old gi rip of UJnion township,
w hose thu rab was recently' cut
off accidentally by her little
brother is getting along well
arid her thumb, which was
placed tack tiy Ir Turner is
healing nicely.
-The re will be an oj'ster sup
per giv en here on Tuesday
nigh.t of next week. It is f,or
the purpose; of iraproyements
at the Ajcademy building. New
I stoves and other furnishings
are needed there aud let every
body assist in the good cause. ;
-f: Par I iesowing town taxes,
by the 1 3 th of February or I
will brt compelled, to levy t oi?.,
your property. This.is straight
. Amongr The Iterenag
The" "revenues'' disturbed
several f el low ci ti zens last
week. They had ud Jim Rose
and.SpenQer Blackburn, of Ed
wards township, on the charge
of throwing rocks at that ob
streperous " storekeeper and
gauger .by the name of S nelson,
who' openly charged our people
with being liars, scoundrels,
and -such, like; We do not
know what these fellows did,
but it is difficult to imagine bow
they could break any law by
sioning sucn renegaues- as
Snelson. -
jonn ana wney $yra was
up or moonshimng and bound
over to court
J, D. Ray 's distillery near
Jonesville, was seized, togeth
er with a team, of mules. . Of
iicexs. cauirbLtb e o w-aer aate-
ing a run at night and after . Jt
was loaded up to be hauled
away, they seized it. The pro
nerty was brought to Wilkes
boro and was appraised a t
$000.00. '
Jess0 McJSwon, at Adley,
is qiiitesick. . " f
, Mr?H. Taliaferro, of
Illinois,iiWas in' to wn last week.
-Lawyer R. :N. Hackett
went tq,Winstorf Friday on.
business.
Proi W. D. Lee, , of New
Hope Adaiiemy, was in to see
us Saturday.'
Rev.-. J . A. Boldin, who
has been"! visiting in Iredell, ar
rived here Saturday.
- Mr. E, G. Hackett, of Ashe,
came 'o.vef Friday and is spend-
Ijng a few days. ,
Esq. Geo. H. Blair, of Wa
tauga, was over last week; j
TUT. TP T" T S i TTt r nr T- n-xx
talkJ
y l:
Aptab? TlLje Meth prists, f
The district Stewards met at
North. Wilkesboro Friday and
fixed the Presiding Elder's
salary at $1200. Of this Wilkes
boro, ci rcuit is to pay, $95,00 and
the North vVilkesbpro circuit
$80,00, 1 '
The quarterly confefSnce for
the Wilkesboro circuit was
held at Moravian, Fall Satur
day, and the pastor" 8, salary
wasfixed at SpTthOQi
The conferehce for Nor-th
Wilkesboro circuit was held.
Monday and the pastor's salary,
fixed at f 530 C0 .. "
Presiding Eljler Re n n -was py.ee
en t,. and preached excellent
sermpns on Siinday- at v Mora '
vjan Falls, at .11. o'clock Norths
Wilkesboro a.t 3:30 and r at
VVilkQsboro at nigit
Sraall poxExi timt rtt:-
Our people arosomwhat'ext
cited oyer the? smallpjox : A
reat many, exaggerate distOFies
are aflpatconeerningthe small
nox.in.to wn s T-h e re is n o t a
case and :ha? nofe beema case i n
B buck, Tax Corector
Tn waVft rrtiir hftna lav frivf
nem rratts ouitry iuuu. vr m j eifcher towilt aadw hope th e
cure cholera also-I. S. Call &;j vigjlance-of fthtown, authori
Besti grade of flour $3 40. oufc, I North Wilkesboro , has
tax
Ol. - "
settled the . state
'aeiime ago and- hence our
county is in the available list.
Miss Laura Sloan, an ' ac-
accepted the position . of
available in everyounty that I pcrjiunc redi fresh bolted? quarantined .against all points
Has paid the state tax. Ou r t meaiJJOc per bushel. . . ! outside ofi' the '-county where
Isaac Smithey.,
n- j
She began, herjdu fly shot aud killed Lee Thonras4 tftkn ,
one is au accom a neDrro waiter c ai-: ine-- nokeu j r. iAvi
is au accom , a negro
siTiallpox exists. . , - .
Two train men, Mr. Stafford
andiMri Cfews, who came up
Saturday on the f regh t, - were
on-
Accidental Kf lilcgr at J effersni. z
Last Saturdav-niarht- at? then
Mountaih hotel in Jefferson; - . rded t ill rthe train left M
.Tim Tidiine. colored, a arive?' r, i.., t w uyu u
u "tic teacher at an TTo1 la t i T? Jr?n fTv' livftpv stable v . j--, n
i - wui i out in- i)iui tu ; ii crwi,wvv.. -trt-.. t.h?a TrpfinT.mn . was
orriis us
";?s Mbaday
1
. . tjlvc u.iose wno CXOIUlunz.inmr ww.-
music lessons--a. snlendid i lino's mstol went- offfc tearing
voitumty. at .that " school, off two of his owShger's and
v. -
d one. bf jthe fThey .wete both in.the ldtchen-f ad by everybody -doing
in- the. State. after.8UTOerwasverand;weij th.Sj we may all feel safe - firom
ives thosft wh'rt ! rtvhMilfinW their nistbls.t . TTd1 i, v. s.
; smallpox.
' MaJe YoBHgrAgraln
Vtsi ting relatives.
Messrs George and B. H.
Beeves, of Roaring River, were
in town last week.
j-.
Mr. W. S. Blackmore, rep
resenting; a clothing 7 house i n
New Jersey, was in town last
week. '
Lawyer J. W. McNiell went
to Winston last week on busi
ness connected with a a rev
enue case from Ashe.
Mr fed 8linard, of Win.
ston, and Mr. Frank Clinard,
of Hickory, were in town last
week. ' r
-rMr. Fulton Cass, of Loe
lace, wha has been in theClir
ban army, returned bome-;.tast
week. ' J .
r 'Taines McNiell, Esq., : lias?
a lare hawkwhich he is eh
gageir-tting. Dave Brj'ah j
presented i t to hj mV
Mr Rudd Wellborn, . who I
has been at Charloite having
bis eye treated; has- returned
home much improved.
Bud Lewis and Blaine
Henderson caught- four large
'possums last week, and are
now fattening;on 'possum and5
taters,-
MtS3 Minnie Henley of
Y-adkimCoirotyv arrived Satur
d ay. to spjend the winter and
spring with her- brother, Prof.
Henley,' at this place. -
Biof W. R Hend ren , w h o
is-teacbing school at Knotville,
w asin ;to see us Saturday. He
will close the chbol there in a
few weeks.
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i-n E. M Black burn and
Mf John. Henderson went to
Statevil.fe Saturday to look at
sdine sawmill material. The
returned Tuesday.
Lawyer L. S. Benbow and
family moved to East Bend
last week, leaving here Thur&i
daw Thev will make their
home there for the present.. .
- Revr S. S. Gofortli, of Love
lace, was in town Monday look
ing after a tombstone ? for his
son whor recently died in Utah.
He gave us a pleasant call
"while here.
; Our friend William Hester,
of Caldwell coun ty. ca mo over
last week and took unto him
self a wife; : :He - was , married
Sunday at Mt.Carrael church
to1 Miss Laura Greer, of
Boomer Rev. W. -R. Beech
officiated'' We- extend our
heartiest;Congratulations.
Mr.Bob Hortbn, of Elkville,
came down Monday and
brought Mr. i J ames Calfutn to'
to the train. He was; return
i ng to his home i urRock'i ngham
county. .from a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. Dr. Hill Carter,
who has been very sick but " is
now able to sit up. M r.r Hor-
f
Please Give -wil t iffi no
ALL RIGHT; RING THEM UK. ";
H ELLO! IS THAT L Si CALL.& CO?
YES.' : - ' " -V'. 1 '
Is it true that you are selling goods so cheap?
Yes.- , . i . . - t
They say you have the best stock of dry' goods, dress
goods, pant goods, etc., in either town.
Yes, dress goods from nice 10c cashmere to $1 flannels.
We are making low prices on all kinds of dress good.
-Yes, and anything you need in pant goods, too.
Elkin & Salem jeans, Dickey's kerseys; school boy
jeans, etc. We have a few pairs of blankets, a few quil
that we will sell at cost. Say you cashvbuyer, just come
to us. We have the goods; you have the cost, r We caa
trade right now. r. v;
All right. I'll come. . -
Goodbye.
fill' loi?t
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traiaht Ooods
onest Livin
refits.
:i t.
We have what yon: want in the general mercantile; line,
:and our prices are as low as the lowest and just theacoe t
liitle, large,' small and great. v .
..Come andsce us and we can please you in ;quallity ,ntl
prices.
R. A. SPAIN HOUR & CO'S.
Tmm ziwrp. rowing
At Bottom Prices.
-Hardware, Stoves, Cutlery, Nails, Plows, Reapers,.
Mowers, Drills, Tin ware, j Carpenters and Black7
smith's tools, and everything in the hardware line
you need. The largest and . most complete : line in
the eoiinty. - -' x ' r
See mo before-purchasing elsewhere. .
C. F. MOREISON, WILKESBORO N. C;
DR. J. W. WHIT
Dealer in-
Drug8, Patent Med bines, Toilet and Fancy Articles, Perfumery,, Tobaecp-
Ciorars. Stationery, etc. - - " ''V -' ." . ,
Prescriptions carefully filledr ; -y: ;
: STORE ON MAIN. STREET APPOSITE COURT HOUSSL
WILKESBORO, M A HCH8TH 1899. '
DB. J, M. TUKNEB.
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