Equal Taxation, ptrect and Indirect.
VOL. XIII.
The Chronicle.
TAILOR-MADE
Up-to-
jafe Matters for Some Wear; Guar
anteed to fit or miss.
The streams were ; swollen
out of bank Wednesday..
Send in 5Qc and "get
Tj9
Chboni cle for 8 months.
Maj. W. W. Yannoy has
been guite sick with grippe.
We have been having pretty
severe "April .showers" for the
,last week. , m
S. M. Hamrick, general
storekeeper, was in the county
last week.
Mr. JR. L. Proffitt, of Stony
Pork, was in town last week,
laying in a supply of goods.
Mi. Watt Martin, of Win
ston, passed through last week
on his way ,to she county. .
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Bobbitt,
of Pore's Knob, visited their
son here, F. H. Hobbitt, last
week.
Mis3 Viola
East Bend, i s
brother, Prof.
Matthews, of,
visiting her
.Matthews,, at
this place.
The freshet last week wash
ed the ground very badly in
many places where it had been
recently plowed.
The Hustler says .tli at Bob
Turner's thumb was cut off
last week by coming in .con
tact with a saw at the factory.
Vaughn, Hemphill & Co.
are moving into the Mac Ab
sher building, North Wilkes
boro, which they purchased
some time ago.
Alexander Miller and Le wis
W. Holbrook have been select
ed as jurors for the next Fed
eral Court to be held at Greens
boro May 15th. ,
The Mocksville Times
states that Prof. D. W. -L.ee
and wife, o f Summit, this
county, are visiting Mr. Baity's
in Davie county the father of
Mrs. Lee.
Mrs. J. O. Rousseau,
Statesville, has been very
with bronchitis. Her hosts
riends here will be glad
of
ill
of
to
learn that shejs improving.
Esq. Dan Anderson killed
;an owl one night last week
that measured three feet and
ten inches. He also caught a
fish .which measured 28 inches
and weighed 11 -pounds. Who
can beat it?
The storebuilding for which
the lumber is being placed,
near Morrison's hard ware store,
,is being built by Parks .and
Charles Lenderman instead of
Forester & Lenderman, as
;St ted last week.
Lawyer D. E. Davis, of
Jefferson, who attended the
J udicial convention at Hickory,
passed back on his way home
Thursday. The nomination for
judge was not thrust. upon him,
but was given to one L. L.
Witherspoon, of Newton.
The republican county .cen
ventionmeets the 30th. One
f the candidates for the Leg
islative nomination, .after say
ing over what they all .haya to
say, that "the republican party
is the grandest thing An earth,"
proceeds to express fears lest
his apponents buy up the deler
gates from the deferent town
ships and thus:defeat the 'will
of the"dear people" tbat is,
fail to nominate him. This ex
pressed suspicion that the nem
bers of the jparty can be so Busi
ly purchased knocks a little of
the stuffing andgrandness but
f "the grandest -party on
WILKESBORO K. C, WEDNESDAY ; APRIL 25. 1900.
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Wi W. Vannoy. has
been
ite-sick with grippe.
Esq. H. Church, of Burlear,
was in
to see us this week.
Mr! W. A. Laxton and were
among
the -visitors here Mon-
day.
Mrs
James Chatham, of
Elkin,
died last Monday of con
sumption.
Miss Sat tie Seroggs, of
Moraviin Falls, was here shop
pings mday.
Corn ought to be in the
ground now, but the farmers
are considerably behind.
-Messrs. L. J. Salmons, and
A. V. Foote, of Briar Creek,
were in town this week.
-M ss Janie Gilreath and
sister, of Moravian Falls, were
in town shopping Monday.
-rMr. John Ferguson, wife,
daughter and son, of Boomer,
.were iere Monday, selecting
some spring and summer goods.
Esq.-Mitcheil of Hunting
Creek, was in town this week,
and says the heavy rains wash
ed the lands some in his section.
Lawyers J. Frank Davis
and Jas L. Graham have form
ed a copartnership for the prac
tice of law and their office is op
posite the court, house, j
The commencement season
is getting near at hand. The
lovely display of spring millin
ery will make many a poor fel
low's. heart go fiipity-flop.
-Drummer W. J. Price lost
a fine horse last week. ' He had
ordered the team dri ven through
from Greensboro; The horse
took eick this side of Winston
and aied Friday.
JtZsgi. W. H. Starr, who
travelled through Iredell and
ITadkin last week, tells us that
the rains there were much har
der than here, and that the
roads and lands, ivere badly
was led and damaged, j
The town Commissioners
est a Wished a fire limit I at their
meeting Saturday, which takes
in all around and facing the
court house square. It appears
that the old fire limitj which
included a larger territory was
repealed some years ago. t
Mr. B. F. Tedder recieved
lastJ Saturday the -appointment
as Deputy Collector for the di
vision heretofore in charge of
Mr Sloop. The division is
composed of parts of Wilkes
and Yadkin and all of ; Alexan
der! Mr. Tedder Jias taken
charge.
The Statesville Federal
court attendants have returned.
There are only a few cases from
Wilkes in that court and they
I . n m t j
?e,re an continuea. ine coun
seemed to be very lenient. This
is Judge Ewart's last round as
Judge. It i will probably be
Pritchard next time, j
Jim Bumgarner and Sandy
McLean had a difficulty at
North Wilkesboro last week
and the Mayor sent Jim to jail
for 30days. The,, officer com
plained of the muddy roads and
Jim said he knew the way to
Jail, and didn't need any com I
piny. The officer turned over
tne jmittimus to Jim, and he
rime on to iail and went inr
11 ze a man. : . .
-Mr. E. M. Blackburn found
h s lost pig last week. It was
a 30ut..7 miles up the river "from
.tiwn. "Be sold the pig to Mr.
.Ghap Mintoi. lie brought it
home, put it in a pen, but next
orning the pig was out and
one, .and now Chap is canvass
niff and singing as lie goes :
Mwhhre ohl where is my little -pig-gee,
WjUere olxl Where can he be?-- . - - t '
Yith his -ears cat short and liis tail cut
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OLIYER MOOBE DEAD.
He Took Ills -Own Life No Cause
Known, Bat Supposed to be Crozy.
- Mr, Oliver Moore, of Hunting
Creek, was found in a dying
condition about a half mile
from his home last Friday
morning. He was dead a short
time later. Everything points
to the fact that he took his own
life:'. - ' v.
He had sbeen restless and
nervous for several days. Thurs
day night he told his wife pri
vately that ihe was expecting
trouble or ws suffering trouble,
and told her he was going out
to the Cedar Cliff for the night
and for her io come out there
next mbrning after she had
done up ,the work and she
would find ihim. 'He warned
his wife not to tell . any One,
and if any .one asked about him
to tell thatihe had srone to his 4
brother Ch&p Moore's to spend
the night. He took some bed
clothing .with him. Friday
morning his wife went out to
the rock, cliff and found him
lying on the ground just below
a perpendicular rock about five
feet high, an a dying condition.
She ran back and gave the
alarm. Hep soOn reached him;
he was rled up, but died in a
f e w, moments . He was able
to sneak at first and said hel
had a bad all. Two bottles .of
laudanum -were found by him.
One was two thirds empty His
abdomens was badly stabbed
with a kniife, there being eight
wounds, and there were a few
other btuSses on him He had
evidently i alien from the rack
and stabbed himself in the ab
domen wiXh his knife. It ap
pears thsufc he had threatened
before, this, to kill himself at
that roclf ycliff. It also appears
that his Wite had sotne idea
.what was 'going to happen, and
the mystery is that she did not
tell some one and try to pre
vent it. : ;
Mr. Moore was about 50 years
old and leaves a family. His
home relations seem to have
always -been pleasant. He was
well to do and had money out
on interest. He was a preach
er in the Baptist church.
The reasons for the rash deed
are, ail -hidden mysteries up to
date.
Theororrier's juror Monday
decided that Moore killed him
self. Esq. T. T.
Hall, was in
town Friday.
XM-.-Call, of Ashe, was in
town last week.
Rev,. J. J. Beech and wife,
Moravian Falls, were in town
this week.
Four barrels of extra fine
seed sweet potatoes will arrive
Saturday at F. H. Bobbitt's
store.
Smoak & Son have sold the
Alexander eounty right to the
Rialto Canning Outfit to Mr.
C. Mayberry.
Licenses weVe issued the
20th for the marriage of Robert
McNiellv to Rebecca "Church,
and Wiley McDaniel to Martha
McGlammery.
' i Rrnrfn Tr Ar. SnTt ami Messrs
J. R. Ckanbs and J. H. Johnson
have arranged to establish M
cahniner f actorv in : -the V Blaiq
building. North Wilkesboro
They wilmanufacture the cans
they mse; xnis is a goc
movement. :
jSale of Accounts. -
'I will oler for sale at public auctioV,
atthe cow house door on Monday May
7th 1900, 11 Of the unsettle accounts
due the estate of Robt. ; Hif-dee'd
Terms oi&ale cash. , , - "
J..M T5ik.bi?i' Adm'r of Hobt., II ix
v. Lap obes f ro)n 30c to $1.50.
Hamro&cb frow 50c to h .
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I - iM nun f U am a Tn ; . - - : : 1 1 - -
-fUncle Joel Triplett, of Elk,
was:
.H, C. McNiell, of Ready
Bratlchif wds in town Monday.
--SS 1 ffJt: gilreath,, o
Moravian Falls; is very sick
&da Sue McNiell and
Mr. Fa-w of jttiilers Craek were
m tdwn Monday.
Esi Wi-Mkiton was here
this .Week iod-king after some
.busiiiess matters
Mr. Partee,Carson,,of Alex--andef
.county, is in town being
treated for a kidney trouble. '
Patii Miller,, John Clark,
J r., and Lee Shepherd left last
wee for West "Virginia.
-r-Mr, Carlton and daughter
Miss: Viola, of Boomer, were in
town shopping Monday.
Mr; C E. Parlier has gone
across the mou n tains, selling
goods for Vaughn, Hemphill 4&
Co. h. '
Rev. d. W. Robinson at
tenced the Orange Presbytery
wKich met in Greensboro last
week.
.if'-.-'
" R. N. Hackett, Es., has
begqn he erection of a dwell
ing ijouse on his farm above
North Wilkesboro.
lr. and Mrs. M. L. M.ot
left Monday for Augusta, Ga.
Mrs. iJVIott will spend some time
therewith felatjlves..
Mr Herbert Mattfeews and
Miss MaitJe Huff, of East Bend;
whd have been ; visiting here, j
returned nome Manaay. ,
Jihn Peden, colored, i s
running a restaurant just east
of the court iiouse, where you
can get a snack at any time.
Isaac S mi they -is ahead in
the bean business so far as
heard from. He has large
vines now, very nearly ready
to bloom.
Esq. William Rash, aged
about SO years died last -week,
at his home near Millers -Greek,
of grippe. lie was a good old
citizen.
The Brushy Mountain is a
prolific spot. Mr. Loyd Hays'
mare last we elk gave birth to
two large mule colts,-the" pret-j
tiest you ever saw.
Miss Bertha Spainhour is
spending the week at Moravian
Falls. Her sister Mrs. Holman
has been suffering with grippe.
;We are informed that the
prospects on the Brushres for
peaches a n d cherries were
never finer. But the apple crop
will he thin. The trees are not
generally blooming.
Our friend Mr. Isaac ' Mc
IsTeill left Monday for Horton,
West Ya., where he goes to ac
cept a position as book keeper
in a large store there. Good
luck go with him.
A friend informs us that an
old bachelor at North Wilkes
boro decided some time ago
to go into the duck business as
well as the - milling business
He purchased a supply of fine
ducks and has just discovered
that they are all drakes.
f Esq. S. J,.Ginnings recieved
a letter Saturday from his old
friend and war comrade Mr.
Walter Cranor, of Denver, Col
orada. He is a brother of Esq.
John Cranor, of this place.
When the letter was written,
the 15th, they were having : a
heavy snow storm out there.
r-Rememoer that the town
election comes-off7 on Tuesday
May Sen, and that there is - an
entire new registration. If yon
desire to Vote in the town :elec
tion you must register. , The
jdren's oflBce. .Saturday is the
herehisweek; . - ymJm lu aixaux-Apy
ne lrice Uq Bit
anTwiU leUf ol e0ed "P A OTei e "kerfKroSbtet
w a PASH to EVERYBODY At-IKE;
Bargain ' Xim the Bi&e&t Store, but m wjii give, the Biggest.'
petHoS? XJect t neet competition hut to nndersell com.
waTe' lot ry Goods, Shoes, Groceries. DelpU
ware, u lass ware, Tin ware, etc. - . r
Uive m a caU before buying elsewhere.
. t " Yours to Pleasev '
L. HOBBS & CO,
Every Man and Boy wants a New Suit of
Clothes fpr Spring and Summer, and wants
the best clothes he ean get for his money,
x VB carry a line for all clashes of the trade at
prices that will not adm tt of comparispjiV
Men's suits at-$i.95 and up. lr.::J
Boys' suits at 65c and up. : ;
: inty.. pae:
& Co., 4-43 Trade St.,.'
M 'hope senli$etM
pmn
Our STew toek of Spring and Summer goods have beea reeiev
ed and ar open for inspection. We are confident that we: hav
the prettiest and catchiest selection ever displayed in this s0 1
tion. . - , ;
jLaiies5 Dress Ooocls.
For commencement occasions and evening wear, we have
a 'xatchy" line of pink, blue and cream cashmeres; pink,
cream and blue lawns, p'k's, eddy silks, organdies, whita
lawns, India linens, etc., with silks, braids And velvets to
matoh for trimmings,
A select and attractive line of ready-made skirts and shirfc
waists the vry thing you want.
Belts, Belt J3(cklesrBibbjons Gloves, Mitts, -ete
lSample line of hosiery, gloves, neck wear, fiteu . '
nobbiest line of neckwear ever shown here,
Wde will explain mor6 fully when you come to see tts
Crossties Bought
e ier Them Early
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"New- and Snappy VGoods
: i are arriving and being displayed.
; Care has been taken in selecting the stock and ro. ':
Ijave a pretty; lovely anb! attractive linithtliaciTii
. ness and" brightness of spring' about them, .
( .'Come in early and select what you want
B. A, SPAIKHOUB & 0U
NO. 45.
tarn.
catal ogu e se rit
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Cranford
or,
promise jfulfilleb
at H ighest Prices
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