TffET ChITONIC TiET.
TAILOR-MADE
rtp-to-Dhte JVtatters for Home JTemrj CfiiHtr
ttnteed to fit or mi-.
W. C. Winkler-..- baa been
tin weir fbr 'several days.
W. C Lewis- is- sick with
typhoid' fever.
Sfr. Frank- DV Hackett has
gone to Ashe on, business.
A fine-little girl arrived at
Mr. H. L Greenes Saturday
night.
Our friend A. X Foster, of
Kendall gatve- us a pleasant
isall' last week;'
y - ;
Checkers seeme to Be the
"atihagame?r inthis vaciri
ity alohg'nowv
Bert'Vyne,of Rocky Mt.r
was in? the city last week. He
returned home Monday.
MiisaK Fannie' Plummerv of
Jshe, is visiting her sister Mrs.
K W. Hblnes-i
Esq. J'. Watts, of Alex
ander county, was in town Fri
day,, as jolly as usual.
Dv: H. V. Horton and turn
fly, of Winston,, caraeup Thurs
day to spend! a week or so here.'
Tfte young people enjoyed
a big melon feast at Mr. T. S.
Miller's one evening last week,
SpeGtaeiesy Eye Glasses,
general assortment of Frames
and Pebble jenses at one half
price- Isaaw Smithey.
Miss ellWCJowlesinetuTned
Friday from' her visit to the
"Happy Valley-." Mr. Kufas
Jbn-es accompanied her home.
Mr. Wilrbuaseau-went to
3Lensr Satuvalay swwl from
there hV goes- t o Tacoma,
WaiRia&ton where h' expects
to make hi s toomei 0ur best
wished go wjtlr hirat v -
pplientmi was; sent o&
Saturdiy o feare Allen Faw;
f N'rttv WrlkesBir admitted
tfo t&e inebriate department of
the- MWgatoa Asylum. He is
m very?. bad condition aiid is
dagesne t times
lis Wfitb ranor Feflsirned
l-'ast week from her trip to
Ashei Misses Eitefefc and Bes
si6 issoiy, who 'have been, vis
king: in Jshef came hdiae with
her an laft S&turday :fiorrthtv
hoh&e at S&U&tf.. ; ' 7
A deligfttlwl evening: was
spent Sbt the hospitable home
&t Mr. C. FV Morrison, Wednes
day r by a number' &t' young-,
people; M uteic, games an re--Hresbments
made ifc pleasant to
be there- .
"The Ex !oi. of thfo gw
gresonal distict will meet
here today to select time , and
place for holding the Democrat
ic Congressional ; cen ventlon
whick win raame the man wrw
will knock th&obel assassina
tion propensities and registr ser
in timidation proclivities out of
Spencer Bla'jkBum, v f
- m
M r James Combs was up
before commissioner . Hender
son Friday and was bound over
to Federal eourt;: on the charge
t)f v iolatin g t he i n t ernal reven
ue laws-. The revenues; 'kept
the-threat of this suit o-ver Jim
before the election in order I to
keep him straight on the entire
repubican iicJet.. ,". . i
All persosae h?aving any de
fect in vision . should have it
orrectect at once - by ; propeVly
fitted Lenses. For the longer
the eVe remains but of a nor
aal state of .; vision the more
the defect wHt increase, until
vision is entirely 16st i and on
iy because the eyes ' were not
ep t . i n , a n or m al co n o!i t i o n 1 by
Be on-Hand' at the picnic to
morrow. .
Esbi W. K Reeves5 was-
here Friday.
Mrs. Arthur McE wen' vis
ited iu the city last week.
1 The Register of Deeds and
his assistants are busy extend
ing the taxes on the tax books.-
: J. L. Hobbs & Co. have a
message for you in another
column. v
Kev. Mr. Kocrsrers is con
ducting a successful meeting:
at Boomer.
"WL L. Yatesr who is an
employe of the harness shop, is
sick this week..
Mr. O. WHhams and twoi
sons, pf Greensboro, were in
town the first of the week.
; Miss Clemmre Blackburn is
here assisting her brother, the
Register of Deeds on the tax
booksj. '
Dr. J. J Haffins and JJr.
J . S. ride of South Carolina,
opticians, are at the Wilkes-
boro potel.
- -Ztfr. W. M Church has
gone to Ashe and Alleghany in
the interest of the Wilkesboro
Marble Works. s
Martin Gibbs of Boomer
was wrought to town Monday
to be treated by Dr. Gilreath.
He ill getting along very well.
Mr. J. R. Henderson lost
his spectacles one lay last
weelc. They were in a silver
case The finder will return
.them to him.
Mr. Charles- Oilleland, of
Lincoln county,, has moved his
i family to this place, where he
will work at the blacksmith
trade.
See Sheriff Johnson's no
tice to tax payers in another
column. lie nseans business
and you had better pay up your
taxes.
Mr. R. N. Hssckett returned
Satdrday f rotw a t ri p : t o
Wrightsville and other points.
He reports terribly hot dry
wecther. .1
-Two gentremen by the
name of Bunagarner, of Trade,
Tenn.,,are in the county look
ing! after an estate in Union
township.
Mr. X. E. Brotherton and
wife, or otaceviiie, ; were in
town this week visiting the
fEtmily of Mayor Hendreo. They
rtiurnedj home on-Tuesday.
4-Get your basket ready for
tike picnic to-morrowjand come
sfai and bring yoir family
an i tell you r neighbor
to c6Be and!, help the- giopd
ealise, too;
Dr. . X HTaiginsV opf ifeian
will b e 1 n Wilkesboro' one
w ek. Persons havrrpg; defec
tive visifflj will dewell to call
hirr. No chaVge for exami
nation; Frices reasonable.
Mr. Vancer 0$ Texas, is
sitings fter sister Ivffs; s J. M.
Wellborn at this place. : ; Mrs.
yjeuce is the oldest land Mrs.
Wellbornf the youngest, of a
family of eleven children and
ttey are the only two now liv -ing.
'Mrs. Vance's two grand
ckildren the daughters of Esq.
John ; SJ Wellborn are here
4th her. - ' ' 1 I
1-Mr. L. Bumgarner, ' Clerk
I: uperior Court, wishes to in-,
form all the Justices :of ihb
Peace elected : Aug; 2nd 19p0
that they can come, before him
t nd 6 wear, in ai ahy;f time' ? be
wen; now andj first- day . of
il anuary 1 9011. xThVy "however
cannot enter upori their offfciai
duties until after the first Mon
day iti December iq00r
-We need that little you are
.due us.". "-' .
. See tHe land? "salb adver
tisements this weett.
' Mr. R. L. Church and fam
ifly are visiting at Asheville.
: B. S. Call made - a trip to
I Ashe the first of the week. .
Miss Alice Hickerson, of
;Ronda, is visiting friends here.
A nice little shower came
Monday inspite of the dog
days. ' - -
Miss Bertha Henderson
goes to Winston this week: to
visit relatives. ' r
The Baptist church at ttiis
place has called Rev. ,W. R.
Bradshaw as pastor for anoth
er year . ,.y :';. ' ' 'J
No. 1 best grade &ur $.20
per hundred. Strictly cash.
Every sack.guaranteed. Isaac
Smithey.
Miss Mat tie Majr Ballew,
who has been vieitingi relatives
here returned te herr home at
1 Lenoir last Saturday.
Miss Ella Blssellj. who had
been visiting the family of Mr.
Mott, returned toher home In
Augusta, last week
Tom Joines,- one of the par
ticipants in thebig;rucvs here
at the republican! rally, was
tried before the Mayoe Satur
day arid bound over to court.
The trial of the others Was
postponed to next Saturday.
. ; Charlie . Alexander, o f
Moravian alls ws given a
hearing before chieft Justice
Staley here Sa-turday on the
sbarge of shooting at Rlurnor
HBullis a few nights before he
election. He was bouudV o-ver
to court.
-rMr. R. N. Hacketc is now
jentitlad to the position of chair
man of the Board of. Weather
Directors. He set apart Mori
day for rain, ten days ago, and
awire enough it came. Esq.
Wellborn ought to call his
weather; board together and
give Hackett a prominent place
in its councils.
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Rev. W. R. Brafisnawmrare
9 trip to Ashe county last week.
He and his family, will visit
nelatives in ' Caldwell snortly,
where Mr, Bradshaw goes" to
take a long needed" rest.
n The to w n was enlivened a
Mttle Thursday by two colored
iwomen exhi biting their Fitz-
simmons and Corbet propensi
ties. Ed Alexander's w life and
Anna Harris were the combat
'ants and Anna got. the belt af
ter the second, round.
; T here is a v ery 1 arge crop
f peaches this year every
whereandi peacnes Will neces
isarily be-very cineap; A great
jmany people do not seem to
ifealize-this and no doubt their
Seaches will rot on thir harlds.
Mr:. J. A. Lineback, Mrs.
M: J; Afontag.Ue and daughter,
'Miss Mary,;Mrsi 0. J; Watkins
And daughter, Miss Elisabeth
of Winston,; arid? ; Mrs. . H. C.
Eccles, of Charlotte, came up
Oaet week to spend a While at
tbe Lit hia Springs . -
A freight ; train, : on the
morning of the StK, on its .way
fon Winston to ' Charlotte,
was-derailed near Clemrrions-
ville. Nine cars w cue derailed
and smashed, f Tlie Oxford Or
phanage Singing class was in the
caboose ? on Jiheir way to Mocke-
fvlller. They were not injured."
Co.
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Yoi toitlfJiAd J. L, J3Wi
in
, Lendernrfms, new building ' nexf door ; to
Morrison Kardwqrc store WJUn you
ire in town git if a eatt. - -
.J.L. JloUbS & Co. carry a riitts line of
ary gooasrsnocs ana groceries. . ..
I Co t6 J. L Hobtt for nit fresh candy.
JPur agple vinegar at J?L Hobbf & Co.
Mr. :;Whtafewy otrElkini
was in town this-weekV
Esq. Thomas F.' Callaway,
of Clirigmani was in town rast
week. . --;
Issae Wellborn ;', was -able
to bein town Thursday and is
looking well.
j The Ghattmqua at Lenoir
openedTuesdky. Some of our
peoplewilattend.
; Harrison Anderson was-
oouna 10 court last wees, om
the charge of stealing a steer
The hot dry weather has
immensely damaged corn. It
is hard to estimate ? the dam
age. ,
Mr. Weir, f Elkin, was
here last week looking after
the Odd Fellow lodge at this
place. .;
Mr J. L. Hobbs has moved
his goods into the new Lender
man store-house next. ix the
hardware-store.
Mr. Romie Parsens, who
formerly was telegraph opera
tor, here, has came back and
will work the insurance busi-rr
ness.
Mr. T. M. Cry s el has gone
across the mountains with tp
bacco manufactured' by J. T:.
Wellborn & C01 ,
ColwVwf H. H. Cowled chil
dren, who havb been? spending
a while at the sparrkling. Cataw
ba Springs, returned home- last
week. ,-. .. ;
Miss Carrie Coffin, of
Greensboro, arrived Saturday
to visit the family of Mr. E.
Wallace for a few weeks. A
pleasant visit to her.
Don't forget the Masonic
picnic to-morrow. Shoulder
your basket, go tefche grounds
and contribute your mite to
the help of the-Orpdans.
W. F. Bi.Cothran, who was
sent from here last court to the
Dangerous Insane department
at the Raleigh Asylum, died
suddenly last week. He was
some 65 years old.
The1 Williams, WaJsi and
Minton matter was up before
Staley Thursday and John Wil
liams, Columbus and Matt Min
ton were bound to court.
Mr. G. H. Somers has- re
ceived the appointment of
Gtencral Brandy store - keeper
and guager an di has charge of
several connties It is a good
position
Mr; HV A. Kleuppelberg,
of Charlotte, was here last
week. Ho talks very intgresfe
ingly of his recent visit to the
World's Fair in Paris, and to
jot her . interesting, cities in
Europe. -j
These two items we clip
from the Elkim Times: '
"Kev. E. N. Smith of Lauf el Branch
Massed through Elkin Monday- on- his
way, to the. field of labors for 1 tile
Methodist church in : Colorado. - Mfe.
Smith is a native of Wilkes Coeotji.?
The new company who 'have recently
bought out the'Elkin Telephone Ex
change besides making many other im
provements will build a; full Metahc,
lang distance line between Elkin , and
Wilkesboro and will have also an extra
looal'wire between the . two places- so
they ean handle both local and thsoogh
messages with'dispatch." - 1 , , . J ,
Prtf, E. p. Baity; o f
Mooresville, has been employed
to take' charge of the school at
this placed He will move .here
with his family at ah early
date; Prof .Baity, ran a graduate
of Davidson College and " has
the reputation of letng .almost
excellent and tboeouglu teach
er.- We hope jOtir ; people- will
heartily co-operate ; witht him
in making the: schooU. fefre ; a
complete . suece-ss 1 bf- time
for opening the school has not p
yet been decided unon.'-. I
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missj Comearly-They are going: fas't.
fancy Lawns. .; 5c -
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Bfed white and blue lawn
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" Black cross bar muslin
" Fancy wnist goods , . '
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1.08 worth 150.
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1 Braided P. K.
1 Blue and white P. IC waist ! 4Si
1 Fancy percale i .', " 'i t4Sitt.'!'y
1 White Lawn , : 3& -
Same big cut all the way through the line summer sJrirW
and waists. Few odd& and erids in summer shirts, silk and pur
eals. Also under wear. Few pair of Tennis Snoeaaiid.Slluia:
jat Qost. Straw and Gloth. Hats at and below cot. :
i urs-foir bargains,,. '1
Dealer.ini . , ; ' '
Pmgs, P&tenf Mbdrcines, XoUatraaFaxte , Atf&e- PerfHmP? .W2f '
Prescriptions carefullfilledl.
STfW?!?. AAT M'AJiM Q.TDPFT ADOAjbimv rn(7i?T'i T' TJ W jsyr
WILKESBORO, MARjCH' OTHisaa
Ve have moved our stock of goods t Lendermcvn'sr
store building, next door, to Morrison's hardware stoxev
We extend the invitation to everybody to inspeot
- stock and see the values we are offering before they speeijj,
their money. Good judgment. is display edt t whj&i p
look before they buy. ' ' , . . . ;
It may be well to- mention some of tha Unes? '
' Drear good ready-mde-sbirtar bots shoes domestics plads, cheiucte c
cals, calicoes?,drapme8,no4ions, hosiery, underware, shirts, Qveralls suspenli'H
gloves collars, .tiest. laces, ribbons, embroideries stationery, pens, ; toilet sum,
perfumeries. A general line of nice groceries) delft ware,, tinware ajwi-avt
land numerous other things not here mentioned. ;
-5 A'-wbrd.tQ tHe wise is suff icieixV. "
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, " ' Care has been taken m selecting? 5 the stocir crro? - wo
nave apretty, lonely and attrascti valine, .witb thorti
4ts&9& and brightness of 8irrfri'? abotttr trcxv
- f Come in early apd select vriiat? y era T7cs
K, SPAINHOUtE & GO'S
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