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JSqual Taxation, pirect and Indirect. VOL. XIV. j The Chronicle. TAILOR-MADE Up-t,-I)ate Mutter for Home Wejr; Omar an teed to fit riw. Esq. Q. W. Walsh was in town last week. Mr. Bill Smith was in " the city last week. . John Porter's child near Roaring River died last week. Col. Harve Yannoy, of Ashe, was in town last week. George Parsons child, of Jobs Cabin, died last week. Mrs Dr. Reeves, of Ashe, we are glad to leara is improv ing. It is getting about time v of the year to arrange for garden ing. Mr. J. E Spainhour has gone to Baltimore to purchase Spring and Sumuaer goods." Chas. Giireath's school, at the Hendren school house on $he Brnshies closes to-day. As spring "opens up" it would not be a bad idea to "close up your account with The Chronicle. Mr. P. IS. Dancy is travell sag for Chestnut, Penn and Street, dealers in all kinds of dry goods. He carry s a pretty line. Cline is the name of a new postoffice established at Fx Represenative E B. Ilendren's with him as postmaster. Mr. Hf mp Forester, who is with the Boecner-Fry Com jpaay, dealers in toilet articles nd perfumeries, spent a few day 8 at hom here last week. Mis Jan e Gilreath s school at Cricket closed Thursday, with exhibition exercises. A large cro wd was presen t, and Rev. Wi R. Brads haw deliver ed excellent address. Messrs. Finley and Judson Curtis, wbd were called here by the death of their sister Miss Julia have returned to their homes. Miss Mattie Cur tis will remain at the old home for the present. --John E Henderson, of New Castle township, wa up before Esq. StaJey Saturday charged with assault with in tent to Tape upon Mrs. John Souther. The case was contin ued till aext week. Mr. A. R Sherman went to Asheviile last week to- at tend a meeting of those; inter ested in the tannery industry in the State. Miss Annie Bingham accompanied him to SUtesville. They returned Monday. D, W. Maybarry wishes to inform the public that he now has the most complete and up to date stock of dry goods-and notions that he has ever car ried. New Spring Goods, you will make a mistake if you buy, before seeing his 'goods and getting prices. , . C . Clarence Call. James w McNeill, Mrs. S- J. Prevette and R. Don Laws and family wont to Washington Friday to see McKinley inaugurated; which took place Monday Mrs Prevette will go to New : York to purchase her Spring mil-; linery, before returning. '. -: 1 ' , Mr. Thomas Pipes and wife of Elk township, took the train here Friday for Baltimore where M r. Pipes goes for treat went in the John Hopkins Sospitai, He . is helpfess ajt "most, from a turaerous trouble & the back of his -beck and base olTiis bad, J. M. Adams, Ex-Register of Deeds, was, in town Monday. Presiding Elder Wrenn preaches at the Methodist church to-night. : Miss Carrie Transou went to Raleigh last week where she hasu position for a while. Esq. Freei Walker, of Dockery, is very low with ty phoid fever. . A rthur Baity and Miss Nancj Brooks "were married Sunday down in Hunting Creekf' J Mr. W. W. Barber and Mr. G. w Holmes went t Wash ington Citv on business lasM week. Lv" i-r A number of the young ladies of Miss Barber's school spent Sunday with relatives and friends in town: Mr. W. A. Bently brought in the i biggest load of locust pins c n record yet, last Satur day. The load came to $10,50. & r. J. I. McNeiirs son, a bout " years old, died at Pur lear vrith something like an ep ilepti ; fit on last Wednesday. T ts. J. T. Ferguson has a quan ity of fine Pansy plants fot siXe. They are nicely bud ded to bloom. Only 10c per dozen. 5 The town commissioners on Saturday nigbt will conoid er th matter of changing the street - from poll bridge to Isaac Smithey's. Mr. David Mink's little two year old girl died near old Fishing Creek last Friday morning, from whooping cougn. J. L. Hempill, T. B. Finley C. N. Hunt, J. G. Hackett, W. W. Barber and others who went to Raleigh last week on the rsad matter, report a pleas ant trip. . The protracted meeting at North Wilkesboro is still being continued. Quite a number have! pronfessed and it is said great; good has been .accom plished, i Rev. JH. Bennett, rep resenting the North Car olina Baptist, preached in the Bap tist church here Sunday and night, in place of the pastor Mr. spec Bradshaw, who filled a al appointment at Elkin Sunday. Jake Isenhour, col., was indi ted tor seduction by Fan nie l Petty, col., and j was broi ght before Esq.; Staley Saturday for trial. They com promised the case by payings up the costs and getting marri ed. ; Mr. John Q. McGuire and Mist; Chessie Graybeai; both of Ashe, were married at North Wilkesboro last week, and left for Washi ngton City to at- tenc the inauguration. They will visit New York before re turning. David Greer, of Jobs Cabin diec last week, at the age of 35 or 40. Hp was the son of the late) William Greer who was killed by his son Sherman. It will be remembered that Sher man was sent to the penitenti ary)! was pardoned on ' account of his health and came home ana. aiea ia ibw wccm. -4Mr Nelson Duncan, whom we mentioned last week as very low, died just after we nriittd. He was buried at n Cud Creek church, Rev. W. R. Bra'dshaw cond uetinsr the ser vices. He-was something oyer 40 4 ears old and a most excel -leni citizen. WILKESBORO, N. C., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 6. 190 J. The Turnpike. iThci bill to construct a turn pike from Wilkesboro to Jef ferson has passed the House The bill is not as originally drafted. It provides for a Turnpike Gempany in which the State takes stock to the amount of convict labor fur nished. The private members of the company are required to raise $2,000 before the State will furnish the 50 convicts. The billprovides that the county can take stock if it so desires, and it so provides that the county can purchase the road at any time after comple tion by paying par value for the stock. There is no tax on the county in building the road. : CommissUaers' Proceedings. The county Corns, were in session Monday and transacted the following business: Claims Allowed. Dr. Turner, county physician $44.00; Alexander Wyatt, work on stock law fence, $15.00: J. N. Brooks, work done at poor house, $45.00. C. H. Ferguson, holding-inquest, $15.51; H. N. Vannoy, registrar, $3.21: H. M. Jarvisjudge of election, $4.00; C. A. Boushell, judge of elec tion, $2.00; C. F. Morrison, nails, $3.25; J H, Johnson con v eying Emily- Owens to poor house, $1.00, and Jailor, $27. -47; J. W. Felts, judg of elec tion, $1.00. Road Matters. J. L. Triplett's section of the road from A. N. Proffit's to John Dula's was received as completed. A. V. Foote and others filed a petition asking for road from A. Ship wash's to Brier Creek Petition filed asking for pub lie road from Roaring River by way o f Green woo ds ferry to Wilkesboro road on South side of rivar. The following persons were declared paupers: Andrew Johnson, Columbus Osborn, Nancy Byrd, O. D. Dancy, Jane Myers, Jaceb Dillard, Elizabeth Ball, D. F. Cardwell. The following persons were released from poll. tax. W. W. Church, of Jobs Cabin; D. M. Shell Elk township; J. M. Rev is, Brushy Mountain; E. M Hall, Mulberry; E. D, Ball, Brushy Mt,; ; Card of Thanks. We, the sur riving members of the family desire to express our sincere thanks to our friends and sympathisers for their kind assistance rendered during the illness of our sister, Julia Curtis, and trust that God's richest blessings may rest upon them all. To Magistrates. : The Magistrates of the couo ty are required by law to make their returns a reasonable length of time ' before court. The Solicitor informs me that these returns must be - made so thiat he may ave - time to examine them. The; magis trates wfll please file their re turns this week and save all trouble. . , . 1, Bumgarner, C. S.C. Notice to Directors and members of v tile Wilkes and Allegrhany Bragab ; of Farmers Mataal Association. All directors and members of the Farmers Mutual of this branch are notified to meet in :Wilke8boro on March the 18th at 1 o'clock, p. ii. Business of importance; let all be present; " J. H. TirnwEit, Pres. LOCAL HATTERS. : Mr. William West was in to see us this, week. -i-There was a jprettjr large erowd here Monday. ; Notice : A first class wood ,. workman wanted, by Chas. Gilleland. - .Mr. M. G. Parsons, near Boomer, has several straw 8 tacks and' some fodder for sale. Cicero . Triplett's mule, near; Ready Branch, diedSatur day from hydrophobia; The mule was bitten by a mad dog sometime ago. I Turner & Wyatt have re built their roller mills at Mil lers Creek and will be ready to wait on their customers the first of next week. Sir. J. J . Hendren closed his school, with an entertain ment, last week, on the Brush ies. Mr. Charles Gilreath made the address. Quarterly Conference was held at Boomer Saturday and Sunday. Delegates to the dis trict conference whicb will be held here the 25th of July, were elected as follows: C. F. Morrison, M. J. Smith, W. L Forester and W S Su rratt Altermates, C. Y. Miller, E. O Mastin, J. H. Hall and R. L Scroggs. -Mr. T. Ii. Triplett, of Ready Branch, who was here last week told us that he saw a fight as he came down the river between a white guinea and a crow. The crow was trying to get the worms which the guinea would scratch out, It reminded Mr. Triplett -of the Butler-Pritchard programme of the negro pushing the white man from the ballot box. Mr. Nelson Alexander, of Roar ng R ver, died Sunday morning at the age of about 80 years. He died of cancer from which he had suffered for years. Some years ago his arm was amputated to remove the cancer, but it afterward brokaout on his face and ate away one side almost entirely. He leaves several children, all married. Mr. C. N. Hunt has been appointed by Commissioner Patterson to the position of Quarantine Inspector for this section. ' The hifalutin , name is "quarantine inspector' ' but we plain people know it as "tick inspector." And Mr. Hunt will make a good one. You'll have to keep the ticks off your cow now,, for we have Bill Barber's, Tom Finley's, and Dr Hiekerson's word' for it, that Bro. Hunt has laid in a supbly of instruments with which he can extract a tick forty feet away. - - ' J . For Sale. Fine Black-Spanish and potted Leopard Jack, seven years old., for sale. ' Apply to J. E. Mash, Kendall V, C, NOTICE. " The undersigned haying - been oppoined eommissioner to sell the lands described in pl&iutilTa petition in the, special proceeding before the Clerk of the Superior Conrt - of Wilkes county in the case of UN Carter admr of David Carter dee'd against Troy Carter - et al, heirs at-law of the said Darid Carter dee'd," to Bell the lands of said .David Carter, dee'd, to eoBvte assets in the hands of. the adminis trator, I wiH . , v 0D SATUBDAT, AFBIL 6th 1901, at the old homestead of the said David Carter offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, ihe said - lands, consisting of three tracts containing in ail about 80 acres and being th lands of which - said Darid Carter died seized. Terms of sale: one-half cash, balance on credit of -six months on approved security; or all cash, at option of 'purchaser. This ttb day of Jfarch 1901. 1 P. lOTPBS Cocafcxjoasr,: mew : obs! We are recieving our Springand Sum mer Goods, consisting of White aroods9 India Lirions, Dimities, Lawns, Organ dies; Long cloth, Bleached domestic, Pecales, Ginghams, Spring calicoes aricl fine Spring Dress goods, Shirtings, ' Percales, Embroideries, Insertions, Laces and complete line of Notions. Do your sewing during the bad winter and then you can enjoy the Spring breezes. . ' . Yours Truly, JPJTMILIBlSr IBIECDIHIIBES. mmn 1 piece Royal Purple, 3d inch plaid dress goods, worth 60c, at 32c. 1 piece Blue and Black 36 inch plaid dress goods, woith,0ct at 32c 1 piece, mixed, 36 inch plaid dress goods, worth 40c, at 24c. 1 piece, Black and BlueSG inch plaid dress goods, worth 60c, at 40c. 1 piece, Black and Blue Camels Hair dress goods, worth 60c. at 42c.s ; 1 piece, Black and Red Camels Hair dress goods, worth 60c, at 42c. 1 piece, red and green 3 inch plaid dressgoods, worth 40c, at 25c. V 1 piece, -green and black 32 inch plaid drew goods, worth 40c, at 25c. , 1 piece, black Crepon 36 inch dress goods, woh.65c, at Aoc. . 3 pieces, French flannel 27 inch, pink, blue and purple,, worth 65c, at 45c 3 pieces, French flannel 27 inch, red, tan and gray, worth "65c, at '45$. 1 piece, Ladies cloth 54 inches, blue, worth $1, at 75c. .2 comforts worth $1, going at 75c." S prs gray blankets worth 1,25, going at 75c. 2 prs white blankets worth 1.25, going at 85c - . 2l robes worth 4 00, going at 3.00. - ' 2 lap robes worth 3.00, going at 1.25. Few prs leggins going at cost. Few prs Eagle shoes going at cost. Winter Underwear going at cost. ' Winter Over8hirts going at cost. These Prices are for afford to miss them. L S, We Have Bargains in boots, shoes, overshoes iats caps, etc " Bargains in ready-made clothing, coat and pant good, cenVs furnlshinf oods, e)te. . . , " ' Bargains in Ladies' shirts, skirt patterns, cloaks, Jackets, etc. Bargains in worsteds, casemeres, flannels, outings and J1 kinds of win " ter dress goods, "- Bargains in all sorts and selections of CHRISTMAS GOODS AND TOYS. Bargains in bureaus, bedsteads, tables and other .furniture. Bargains in groceries of H I kinds. In fact, we have bargains in eft?.y and all things you need and want. We sell at the lowest living prices and haro the same price to all. We handle school books and school oppliea. TH2 jSim jpafiimllnoiiaiir CDHmippiisyc : He l5ave'?e.m We Solicit Your Inspection. "'I' .We want the MEN AND BOYS who aro interested in good clothinto call and see our COMPLETE line of MEN'S, BOY'S and CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, ranging from $ 1 ;00 to $ 1 3.00 per suit. A complete line of Overcoats, Mackintosh's in all sizes and prices. The ? FINEST LINE OF TIES to be found in town. If you yap good gooTs, call and examine on r stock. " - " Will Save lou From &1.0G to 05. CO on a Suit. If you want a bargain, come and see us. TF earn please you in style and price. - We will take your locust pins and sell you goods at cash prices. ... Call Pr; J. M. Turner. It Drugs, Medicines, Fancy Toilet Articloc, Cigars, Tobacco, etc. Fresh Garden Seedp of All Varibtico ch hunter YO U You cannot CALL & CO
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