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VOL. XIV.
The Chronic tle.
" TAILOR-MADE
fTj-tO'Tte Xttersfr ilome TTexri aar
ante d to fit or tniss.
4.. tfnkli Esa.v was m
xj t - . v 7 - .
J town last week.
C. I. Gilleland; went to
Winston Monday, r
Solicitor Joe Spainhour, of
lfx)rganton, was here last week
Dr and Mrs; Reves, of
Ashe, are visiting at Esq. Jas.
Wellborn's. . v .
Mrs. R. . t. Dou ghton, of
Laurel Springs, visited iriends
here tins week. ,
Rev. H. H. Phelps, of De
noir, filled - his appointment
here Sunday.
Esq. Alec Atkins and two
daughters; of Jonesvilte, were
here last week. t
We still live in hopes our
old friend the blackberry - will
saon be ripe.
Mr.'and Mrs. R. L? Dough
ton, of Xiaurel : Springs, came
over f ir the commencement.
M iss Maggie Hughey came
home last week. She had been
attending school at Asheville.
Lawyer James W. McNeill
some revenue mattere..
1 he rain has one element
of success largely developed
it keeps everlastingly at it.
The Misses Wilcox who
had been visiting at Ml Bar
ber's returned to Ashe Fri day.
Misses vAnnie ; Speas and
Besfii-e Wood ho use, o f Boone
ville, are .visiting Miss- Nan
Wellborn.. . ...
7 Lawyer,. W. . M. Hendron,
Y-bf Winston, was hereon busi
ness Friday, returning home
Saturday.
The Mase3t: "Mr. A,. D.
Cooper went to;Wilkes the first
of the week to visit relatives
there.' . V ,
Miss Maggie Turner, of
Statesvill, and Miss Dessie
Turner, of Cool Springs, are,
visiting at Dr. Turner's. : , f
Miss Ida Howell, of Poors
Knob, leaves Friday for Scran
ton, Pa , to take a position as
nurse in Lackawanna Hds: ital.
Rev. J. P. Rodgers is over
in Ashe assisting in a reviVal
service. On this account thre
were no services at the". Meth
odist church Sunday. - '
- Miss Blanche ?b erguson, of
.Lackawanna- Hospital, Scran
to:i, Pa , is home on a few
weeks vacation.' Her' host, of
'friend a are delighted to see
her again, v - :
The Misses Morris, of . Ral
je'gh, arrived Friday to .'spend
some time with the family of
7 ;Mr. (J. F. Morrison. They vis
i ited here two summers ago and
nave many inenas nere. .
Parents "whose children
h ive whooping cough should
take pains to send them to ev
f.v public gatherings Every
boby wants.the whooping
ugh,fsper,ialiy if there is a
liitle'chilrl in thfi fiimil v. "
The trial of "the war of
unlay at Atkins shop, and : R.
L- and F. L. Atkins . were
l)ound to court for assault with
.'deadly', wraoon. . Tho" entire
Itroutjle is over a fewv feet of!
land
ITour lawyers aDneared- in the
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case, and they were good ones, j
Thy were released on their '
own recognizance, but woe he
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unto t ip r a Puts Moral--
their clients. Moral;
Those who have 03 worth of
dirt'to "fuss" over, shouldn't
fyss:at all, but sow it in 'peas. r
Thisj weather, is bad on the
wheat " harvesting. : Lots " of
wheat isj falling down.
Corij in most places is $n
joying the compauy of plenty
xf weds and grass.
J. ' Mac Connelly, E. P.
Hallice and W. W Miller, of
Statesvi le were here last week:
Mri A.,k! Tat, of .High
Point, w as in this section last
week looking at timber lands
Lawyer Joe Hendren, of
Elkincime up Friday on some
business returning . on same
train. v . v -
-f-,Wil i Edwards and wife
left Mor day for Davie ; county
in responso to a ' telegram an
nouricing the serious illness of
Mrs. Edwards', father.
Esqp Ambrose Bentley died
in Alexander county last week.
He was sortietning , over. 80
years old and oneof the best
citizens of the -county. He
was a brother of Joel -Bentley,
Esq , of iPoors Knoh. " .
Esq.' RicharH Brown wh.o
lived pear the celebrated Stone
Mountain , near Trap Hill , d t ed
last week and was laid to" rest
Sunday . His age numbered in
the eighties and he was a good
citizen; I Another one ofthe.
honorec landmarks is gon. '
The . Cords at Cud Creek
and Mo ravian Creek, near town
still keep in an impassable con
dition and no one seems to be
looking. after them at; all. It
is important that these" fords
should be kept in fix The fact
is there ought by all means , to
be brid jes in place of the fords.
Mr Franklin Sherman, "Jr.v,
State Sntomologist was l" in
to v n last week, and went to
Lenoir from here on Mondtiy.
He is out on a tour of inspec
tibn, anil .is instructing the
people now to destroy the bugs
beetles;: lice, scales, etc., -that
are d-ji ag so much dam ige all
over tt e State. - :
Friday afternoon we ran
up wit 1 Sheriff Johnson back
of the jourt house, with hat
off and a "muitum in paryo"
song bok in;hahd. He alter
riated between singing and
Whist li ng, all the time beating
1 he rhythm of melody. Inan
swer t
that b
inquiries we learned
was practici n g some
new lu
Ilabies. 'It's a -fine !)
pound
girl. , " ;
She was a bright little girl
of f ome. three summers, and
her papa 1 i ke, all good-pas do
was; reading The Chronicle
oyer to her. . He came to the
item about High "Point .rejoic
ing over a double tailed- pii?
and el e quickly looked up; and
asked, ,Papa, where did they
put tb3 other tail on at? He
has n fans wered yet. .
j M -s. Hinchey, widow l ot
the la ;e George Hinchey, died
at her hoine near Cricket, last
Wednesday night. She was
born in 1814 and was about 87
years
about
old. ; Her husband died
wo years ago She was
a Crysel before marriage. ; She
was a. member of the Method
ist at :Union and loved and r -specteld
by all. She was laid
to res ; in the old family grave
yard. ' ,
, yjour attention is to the ad
vertisement of the State Nor
mal and Industrial College, in
this issue. Too much cannot
be said in praise of this school
and , the errand educational
work jit is doing for our girls.
Witha faculty of 0 members,
.with Dr. Mclver, one ot tno
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Dr.
ablest educators OI limes, . ;
at 'it head, the educational
facilities and advantages are
c.Uy1 eual to an; in the U. 0,
WILKESBQEO . N. C.
600 Lives Lost In a Flood.
Saturday night a horrible
flood burst upon Key stonej W.
Va , anl other email towris in
-rthat section and swept vevery-
thing in its path. Some 600
people we'fe drowned. It is
reported "that every . house ; in
Keystone but one " was swept
away. - Several Wilkes were
at Keystone and vicinity, but
we have not heard as tu their
safety. It is horrible to think
Of. "'-"
. - The omweBeaet.'
The commencement at the
BlueTUdge Institute was very
largely attended. last week.
The exercises, though long,
were well rendered, and enter
taining. Governor Aycock's . address
was short but a gem of lofty
thought expressed in pure and
untarnished English. : The ser
mony Rev. Rr T. .Vann was
one of the best ever delivered.
The exercises occupied two
nights and one dayr
The school will begin again,
the 5th of -August. .
: Ve bid it. God-speed in its
noble mission of education.
The Cornet ; Band serves
t han k s f o r enli v e n i n g ; the oc
casion with its cheering music.
I After School Frauds.
' "Agents selling school sup
pi i es and school f u rni t u re" are
in the land, and: Gen. Toon,
Supt. Pub. Instructions, gives
lout a .timely warning to the
different school authorities.
Read it: - , .
'To County Boards of Education:
- 'Having, been informed that? agents
are canvassing the various counties of
the State selling worthless school sup
pi ies and furniture, -1 suggest to , th
County Boards of Education to instruct
the County Superintendent to endorse
no claim for such goods unless the sale
is authorized 1 y your Board, in writing
to committeemen, samples of goods
offered having been examined and ap
proved by your Board in regular ses
sion. T-F. TOON,
.Supt Tab. Instruction. v
: ' VoUinleer Teaching, j
Mr. Editor; I - am glad to
say that I , have the offer of
several volunteer teachers for
work in bur schools this slim
mer. These teachers ask .- only
their board j their services are
absolutely free.- Any district
wishing uch a teacher will
please communicate ' with me
at once so that we may arrange
for school to open about the
middle or last of July. Some
of these teachers are from
Wilkes and adjoining counties
while others are from the east
ern and middle sections of the
State , Trusting to hear "from
a goodly number, I am, yours
for success in the great - cause
of education.
J C C. Wright,
""';. Co.'Jupt. Schools.
Wilson , Lewis at Horton's
drug Rtore has the agency for
the Charlotte Iiaundry Ck. and
would be glad to haye .your
laund ry. Satisfaction guaran
teed. . Persons in -Wilkesboro
will leave their laundry at '.. I;
S. Call & Co's on Mondays.: f:
, : Beginning with Saturday,
my Ice wagon will visit both
towns every, morning. i Price,
75c per 100. pounds.
W. H. McElwee.
Leave your laundry tc be
sent to the Statesville Laundry
Co. at M. McNiel s store every
Monday so as to be sent off
Tuesday. People at Ncrth
Wilkesboro will leave their
laundry at Doughton's drug
storei Mr. C. L. Shore is agent.
mi ... ln
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wnrlr r.nd rives r.itir.fcction.
're3h cnap bcr.:i3 juct from
WEDNESDAY . JUNE 26, 1901 .
LOCAL MATTERS.
A .D,, Fountain, of Louis
ville, Ky , is at Hotel Caledonir
Mrs. Camilla Atkinson and
children, of Davie, are visiting
her sister Mrs C. Y. Miller. ;
Yesterday, today and to
morrow the pension board is
in session,
; W notice in a Manila pa
per that Maj. C. D. Cowles, son
of townsman Esql Calvin J.
Cowles, is chairman of an m
portant military commission.
It Is reported here that old
aunt Nancy;, Carrington, of
Clingman, is dead. . She was
80 odd years old and has been
sick some time,.:
. . We understand that Prof
Beech has resigned as one 1 of
principals of Moravian Falls
Academy and will devote his
entire time to preaching.
A missionary exercise will
be given at the Baptist " church
next first Sunday at night.
The exercises . will. be. attrac
tive and all are invited.
Over in Ashe, near: Lowry
Miller's, last week, lightning
killed two good mules for ; a
Mr. Barre. He; and his - son
were driving alopg the road
.when the mules were killed
In order to make room for
fall goods, May berry will sell
about 200 pairs of - men's, wo
men's and children's shoes,
odds and ends, 'at 10 to 25 per
cent less than first cost. . .
A man giving his name as
Joe Keller was in town Mon
day; on his way to Alexander!
qquntyj where be says he lived
some 30 years ago. . He went
west in 1871, leaving, an only
son. He says he is now hunt .
ing for his boy. J s"
" Mrs. Katie Harris died re
cently at the" home of her . son
in law Mel vin Williams in Ire
del 1 cou n ty, at th e age of 94
years. She was the. widow of
the late John Harris who died
13 years ago at Goshen. Since
his death Mrs: Harris has been
living around among her' chil
dren and ' kinfolks. She was
the grandmother of W. C. and
J. H, . Lewis, of this place.
In former years she lived here.
Her husband in his day was
the .most prominent carpenter
in this section. He - built the
Episcopal church at this place,
and did lots of other, carpenter
work here. - , ; -
Go to Horotns drug store'
for alt kinds ofrchool books,
-Call at Horton's Drug store
for tresh candies. " '
Everything up to date aud
the latest in the way of cold
drinks, neatly, served at Hor
ton's drug store.
D. W, May berry has a new
stock of nice ladies' and misses
shoes; every pair, warranted
solid leather.
Berkshire Poland China
pigs v and three young milk
co ws, fre $h, for sale. .;
: Wh; H. H; Cowles.
. Big stock Elkin shoes for
men and women, both fine and
co u rse, gu a ran teed ; at M ay ber
ry's. - - , 1
'Dr. W. Hi Wakefield, of
Charlotte, - will be in North
Wilkesboro, at Hotel Gordon,
on Friday July 12th ; 1901, for
one day only. Practice limi
ted to Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat. , . . ' 4t
FOR SALE. We have two
15 horcopower' Farquhar en-
tiics and boilers with cawmill3 '
complete, which wo would lilro !
to cell for cach or Cor lumber
doliv.cred-,at thp II. II. j
THE DEER1NG IDEAL STEEL-PLATFORM
BINDER Saves all Wheat.
It lias all the latest Improvements. "BUYfllltf THE BEST."
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Spring Means li to Ds li Yon"
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In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnished dove.' -
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The SprirrgTirrie is here and Nature la
changing' her sombre winter wardrobe ta
the livelier, lovelier, brighter one of springs
time-- People, too, change their wardrobes
witTi the seasons, and knowing the wants
of. people for the season and wishing to
supply them, we carefully selected an ex-
tensive and attractive line of
Spring: and Summer Goods
. which are now open for inspection.
; We cordially invite you to inspect oar goods before you
purchase elsewhere.
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We Solicit Your Inspection,
We want the MEN AND BOYS who arc
interested in good clothingto call and see our
COMPLETE line of MEN'S, BOY'S anci
CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, ranging from
$ 1 .00 to $ 1 8.00 per suit.
A complete line of Orercoats, Mackintosh's ia all sizes and prices. The
FINEST LINE OF TIES to be found in tcrwn. If you want good soi, call
and examine out stock. .
XZe Hill Save Jfovi.&rota 02.00 o CU.00 dn a Sizlt.
If you wat a bargain, com and see ns. TT-can please you in stylo and;
price.. 'We will take ydur locust pins and sell you goods at cash prices.
Call .Gombs.
Dn. J:rMl Turner.
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