VOL. XIII.
The Chronicle.
TAILOR-MADE
rp-io-Vate Matters for Home Wear; Guar
anteed to fit or miss. ,
Get your Easter eggs
ready. - . -f , . -
Mrs. J. D. Smith has- been
very sick for several days.
Mr. John Huff, of East
Bend, was in town last week.
Maj. James H. Foote was1
in town Saturday and gave us
a call.
Mrs. J. E. Hobbs is con
fined with a bad spell of neii
ralia. -'
Charle Shora-went to down
Bonda Saturday on his wheel to
visit his Parents.
Mr. John Davidson and his
entire family have been very
sick with the Grippe.
Get your Easter egg, dyes
at Turner & Berry's drug store.
Any shade of color that you
want.
D. E. Smoak, who was con
fined for several days with
grippe, i s able t o be . out
again.
Mrs. Ida Flemmingof Roar
ingRiver, visited her sister,;
Mrs. Teague, at North Wilkes
boro last week.
Mr. Iredell Anderson, who
has been in West Virginia for
some time, has returned home
for summer.
Our friend Mr. U. A. Mil
ler closed his school at the Mil
ler school house last week. A
pleasant and profitable .enter
tain men t was given at the close
of the school.
Mi. C. H. Co wles -leaves to
day for Statesville, where he
will assist Mr. H. C. Co wles,
clerk of the Federal Court, in
running t h e Federal Court
docket next week, p--.;-;...
Messrs. W. S. and J. B.
Hall returned Saturday from
a visit to their brother i u
Burke county. They ; tell us
that there were some very dam
aging fires in the woods up in
Burke last week.
There was a sort of a mad
dog scare here Thursday after
noon. John Penden's (colored)
dog cam over in town and was
taken with fits. It made its
way back home, where it was
killed. It had bitten another
dog and a cat or two and they
were killed also.
Miss Bertha Eller. aged
about 13 years, died hear Mil
lers Creek last Friday morning.
She was the daughter of the
late Simeon Eller, who died
last fall of typhoid fever. Her
mother died some time ago of
consumption. This girl had
been suffering with her throat
and it developed into consump-.
tion.
Prince Eddie Forester 'had'
a lesson Friday which taught
him to be hereafter ca refill
about making contracts nvith
hungry boys. He contracted
with four boys to furnish them
all the sardines they: could eat
for 50c. The boys only , de
voured 15 cans, ancLprince Ed
die is wondering where, he was
when the cyclone struck him.
This notice is to assure
cur people thafthere is no neec
of getting frightened next Sun
day. To be sure you will se
"boogarV-. aitd such things ;bu
no matter: what its shape o
i ize or color, it want hurt y cu)
It is nothing but a new" Easter
hat and has the "right of way I
e v en though it obscure con
1 letely all earthly vision atishot
i an ge. Just look at the preach
"by faith1?
and hold your
WILKESBORO, N. C.,.WEDHESDA,y;. APBIL 11.. 1900
Easter Egg Dyes at I. S.
Called
Co.
i George Reeves, of Roaring
River, was here Monday. ;
! Miss Kate Cranor -is -quite
sick, we are sorry, to learn, x :
i Mr. Charlie Woods, of
kin. was in town Monday.
f Scrry to hear of Rev
ei:
W.
R. .Bradshaw's sickness.
e
he will soon be up again. . K
Wilkesboro, is seriously ill
with erysipelas. 'y'--:
IVi rs Albert Forester l and
daughter, Miss Belle, are quite
sick with the: grippe.
Mrs. C. F. Morrison, left
Monaay for Salisbury, to be
treated at the Sanitarium.
lawyer George Pell, of
Jefferson, passed through on
his way to the State conven-
tion.
MLr, Frank Brown, at Mora
vian Falls, is very sick with
grippe. It is feared that he has
pneumonia.
Mr. W. H. Bower came in
fiom Jefferson court Sunday
and went to Raleigh Monday
to attend the convention.
-4Mr. Frank Clinard of
, was here last week
usiness connected with the
life insurance policies of the late
Ma j. Absher, Esq.
--Gen. Joiin Quincy Adams
Bran, the i Red Fox," was in
tovri Saturday, attending the
Re jublican Executive Commit
tee meeting.
4-Miss Lizzie White, of Char
lotte, came up this week to at
tend the wedding of her broth
erjjoseph White, to night. She
will spend a few days with rela
tires here.
We learn that Mr. John
Turner, of Yadkin Valley, Cald
well county, died .-last week
frbm injuries recieved some
days ago while cutting saw
iojgs. We regret to hear this
very much. -
The members of Liberty
pge A. F. &.A'.M. are re
questea xo oe at ine regular
. j . j .. ii i
communication next Saturday
night. Important business,
canfering degrees, etc.
To-night at North Wilkes
boro Mr. Joseph White and
Miss Lola Forester will be mar
JiaH Thpi wp'rlfUnsr takfts nlace
at the home of the bride. Here's
wishing them an abundance of
pleasure and- happiness.
lean make it to your inter
est to buy your shoes, dry goods,
nd notions from me, now, as I
m closing them out. I will
ave you a lot of cash on these
goods for the next sixty days
Very low prices made on flour
and all kinds of groceries. I
want to carry a different line of
goods. This is not a joke; try
me. FH. Bobbitt.
Easter comes next Sunday,
the 15th. We have arranged
for the.: diamond dyes, but
where we are to get the eggs is
yet an undecided question
Our old hen has struck for high
er wages or something and will
probably not resume .business
again till Easter is over. Our
principal hope is that o ur
neighbors will remember us.
. Rev. H. H. Phelps conclud
ed the services at the Episco
pal churcti Sunday night. The
Holy Communion was adminis
tered at the eleven o'clock' serr
vices on Sunday.; The services
which continued fromWedhes
day till Sunday,, were interest
ing , a nd instructive? : Mr.
Phelps is a pleasant gen Ueman.
and a preacher of" earnestness
Hick
oh 6
and power;. Qur- people were
-7-Capt. J7 T. Pederis little!
child is very sick. ' ;
Will Smy re, of Washington
City, wasin town last weefc; -
.-car load of lime and ferti
lizer jusrecieved at c. F. Morrisons-
-' : -'-V ' v .
mi W. It. Hendreri is . as sisting
sheriff Johnson in his
office this Week.
Mrs. T. . P. Parlier, Moravian
Falls, who has been quite sick,
is improving.
Mrs. F. H. Bobbitt was
quite sick several days last
week and this.
Mr. E. Wallace went over
to Jefferson on business last
Friday, returning home Mon
day. Mrs. T. B. Finley, North
Wilkesboro, who. has been
quite sick for sometime is im
proving.
Dr. White and his entiro
family were laid up with the
the grip last week. His moth
er is yet quite bad off.
-The Board of Education
met Monday and settled with
the Sheriff and Ex-Sheriff and
tranacted other routine busi
ness.
Mr. Arthur cowles,of Ashe,
who has been at the point of"
deatn tor some weeks, is
much improved, and
very
l t is
thought will recover.
Mrs. M. L. Mott was able
to ride a little while Sunday
for the first time since her
sickness. Hope she will soon
be entirely recovered.
The road overseers of
Wilkesboro township should
teke due heed of the notice
given them by the township"
Supervisors, and work out the
roads before May 2Gth.
Jesse Plummer, of Ashe
county, was in town the first
ot the week, and his daughter
Mrs. Dora Taliaferro accom
panied him horn3 to spend a
few weeks.
Since the quarantine a
gainst Alexander has been
raised, we see several Alexan
der faces in town, and we are
alvways glad to see them.
We have just recieved a
phone message that our bache
lor friend Sam Hall at Parsons
ville has sold his fine horse,
and that he expects to invest
the money in marriage license
and a longtail coat. Here's our
best wishes.
Mr. R. A. Spainhour has
purchased the old Cooper store
lot and will erect a brick store
house there this summer. Mr.
Carlton, we understand,, wiih
also build on the corner adjoin
ing Mr. Spainhour. This will
place two brick buildings in th&
stead of the two old" buildingB
that need removing very much.
Five prisoners-from. Feder
al court were brought in; Fri
day; We may look'" for more.'
They wero BaulvMiller, for-
mos , Ralph Hblbrooks' for 30
days, Hile Carter, for. 30 days,
Rufus: Luff man for 30 days, -W.
F-. Cardwell for 60 days. Nelson
Jarvis was brought up Satur
day, and5 goes in for three
months. Later Haul Miller
gets out with the payment bf
cost;. .
Opening of Spring Millinery.
Theladies.-are cordially, invited by
Mrs. S. J; Prevette to visit her store
to-day. (Wednesday) and examine her
new. selection of millinery This is her
grand openrhg, day for herrmagnificent
line-of beautiful and' tastefully selected
Spring.and Fnaamer;Millinery. She has
a large selection of the latest styles of,
hats,,; belt buckles, pliiniesflowerSj r ib
bons, silks; etc., and sheKas them at
tractively pranged. Cosae and feast the
eyesion sometbing a& pcetty as a fa
About Home .Matters.
-T6-morrow is examination
day for. teachers.
j-:R. C. Lbwe hs a horse op
two for sale. See him.
; -Esq.. Oliver Hendren, of
M6tivain,Fallsr was Jn town
Friday. i
: --(3 rant Foster &r Co. have
opened up a store hear ;. Cham
pion. :
Quincy Myers, formerly
clerk'with I. S. Call & Co , was
in town last week. 7i
Esq. H. Pennel who has
been quite sick, is very much"
improved we are glad to learn.
In the list of tax listers last
ysjeeKj jNortn wiiKesDoro was
inadvertantly omitted. The
list taker is R. R. Bell.
Mrs. T. 8. Miller is over at
Beaver Creek with her sister,
Mrs. G. H. Hamilton, who is
very low with pneumonia.
Andrew Burchette, North
Wilkesboro, and Charlie Bur
chette, Ronda, went to Norfolk
Saturday on business.
A lot of nice clay peas for
sole. For price apply to C. II.
M. Tulbert, Hunting Creek, N,
C.
Mrs. Cozart delivered an
address on temperance at the
Baptist church Friday night.
She is Secretary of the State
W. J. T. U.
The next regular examina
tion for teachers certificates is
to be held in the the court
house Thursday,. Friday and
Saturday if necessary. "
I Bro. Robertson, o f The
Hustler,; is visiting his mother
at Danville, Va. He will :at-
end the state convention be
returning homer r r
The railroads will give re
duced rates for the Christian ;
Endeavor Convention which
meets in Raleigh April 26-29.
The society here will send dele
gates
We call attentions to the
advertisement of T. L, Crah
f ord & Co., olothierSj Winston,
N. C. It is a reliable firm and
it is. offering; bargains in
clothing,.
The wheat prospects are
not good, especially in the,, low
lands. It is. badly frozen Vout
and? willdiardly maker a?half a
crop. This is the- information
we gather-from farmers of ob
servatioa andexperience.
Report3 from Green slioro
are thafc indictments are bei ng
made by the : w-Kolesale, and
the cases'- continued till' after
the election Do yau see?; In
dict a man so : the republicans
can scare, hi m i nto votin g for
negro rale;
TKe county republican2 ex
ecutives committee met here
Saturday and called the county
convention to meet April 30th,
to nomine tecounty- candidates
and select d elegates to the dif -ferent-Gonventions.
The pri
mariesiwiilbe held at 3 o'clock
on the 28th, which is- Saturday
before. Mr. U, H. Uowles re
sighed as Sec?y to the' commit
tee and'Mr E. fi. lackburn
was selected in his Rlacle.'
The Elkin Cannin,g Co.,
composed of N. E. Parlier, E.
E. AHarris" nd Frank Gray,
aye obtained from Smoak &
Qbn: the right to. sell the RiaUo,
Can ni n g O u tfi t in tie counties,
of Sirry and Yadkin. : The
Rialto 'Canning Outfit is one
ofHhe'hest things the farmers;
can" invest in. - We have seen
ir, tried and knowthat it- is a"
goodTthinjg. Eikin. Canning;
Co i vti 1 1 m anu f ac txize Ih ei r o wu
-o-
Every Man and Boy wants fi :N ew S u it of
Clothes for Spring and Summerand waht
the best clothes he can get for His money.;
We carry a line for all classes of the trade at
prices that will r
Men's suits at $1.95 arid up.
r Boys' suite
Pffifi! large twenty page catalogue sent
k a vvi free to any address on receipt of a
2c postage stamp to pay postage.
C!iLlEH1RamCJE
For a few days only we offer '"sweeping''
reductions in the following goods to make
room for new goods coming in. f "
35ress 5ooos.
2 pes. 54 in. all wool Broad
cloth 65 worth $1.00
1 pc 36 in. all wool Flannel 25
1 pc 36 in. " " . 24
lpc36 in. . " Tricots" 32
1 pc 36 in- " Flannel 20
4 pes 36 in. French Flanelette 10"
4 pes 30 in. " 7
few pes 27 in. Outing 5
pes 30 in. " 7
" 40
" 40
" 50
" 35
" 20
"10
7
" 10
Big "catting scrape" all the way
through Dress Goods Department.
Men's Wear.
1 pc Dickey's Kerseys 40
1 pc Surry Cassim ere 40
1 pc54 in. Grey Ashland Re-
Pfltant - 40
r : Maiwelli for Underwear.
1 pc 3a in. Shfeker Flannel 20
1 pc27 in. Grey " 13
Underwear.
few, suits all wool red Under
wear. 1.26
tew suits mixed Underwear 80
50
50
50
30
18
" 1.75
" 1.25
All Underwear atand below cost -
Ladies Xress Skirts. "
few skirts, Fancies 80-" 1.25
few ". Plaids 80 " 1.25
We; mean j ust what we say. ; Many of , t h e se,f
goods are priced below cost but they must g
just the same. Our new and comfjlete: tQ(gk;
will be in in ten days Yours very truly br
gains. .
I. S. CALL & CCX.
A
!ter
Th
ISl'e w a nd Snap py Goods
for Spring" -
are arriving and being displaej - ' , ,
Qafe has been tal?en in selecting the stock; and wep
haye. apretty, lovely a,nd attrajctiYalineju;vyitltthe,'fte8h
ness n brightness pf spring r about them
Goflafi in, early and jselec vhat yait want r
R. A. SPAINHQUIl fe GO'S.
At
ottbm
Hardware, Stoves; Cattery, Nails. Blavxsi ETeaperr
Mowers', Drills, : Tinware, Carpenter's? and? Blacks
smith's tools, and everything, inytle hardcar Tme
you need ; The. I ajrgest aryi naos t c&iqtet& Uuq ins.
the'eounty.' ; ''. r--.- ' ,
Se mo before-purchasing; else whrev
ISO. 48.
1 ju ma
few " Bias Plains'
few " all wool.
- 60 "1.50
1.25 "2.0a
1 Child's Cape . : 60 " 1.00
Ladies Hata. Cap, fc Tanl O'Shanter.
few Ladies tfata wilh feathers 45 "' 75
few " Felt Sailors 45 ".
few children's Tarn O'Shantera -
Felt ' 25 "
few " " with feathers 15 "
few " " "J 20"
few Children's Caps leather : Y
and corduroys , 20 "
few Baby-Hoods ; v 13 "
few " fancy Bonnets 10 "
few ladies Chambray bonnets 20 "
7
50--
25
35-
35
20
20 .
35
few men's all wool Flannel . :
shirts 30 40
" ; : . ' ". V -. fi ne : 75' " 1.0Q
few men's iall wool Sweaters 75 ''1.00;
Ladies dresa braids and bralcf sets a
and below cost. -' ' Z7 i
6 Quilts.
6 Quilts ' . : ;
few Horse Blankets .
1 Huntingcoat
1 Working Coat, man's
1 Working Coat, man's ;
70 " hOQ
- 50 8
65- m-
- 85 l.ift"
Men, women and childfeiiV Rubbery
at cost 18c to 1.00 per pair.
em
rices.
very much pleased with himu - j ctu?" -