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2ThB OjaRONICLE.
' Caught Here and There
r A. V. Foote was in town
last week. i '-' ?";''-
. ..' -Mr. B. H. McNeillrbas gone
$p AVashrngtoii. . : J
Mrs! ' Delia' Cooki iofi St;
. Louis, Mb.,j8 visiting her rela-
tives here"v-"; . '- 'y -y':'
Tae Hustler - &ays Praiik
Blair has come home from i W.
"Virginia- to "stay. H : 7 - -Hiss
Cora McNeill, of Mil
lers Crek,f" visited "relatives
here last. week.
Walter 'McBwen : and Ed.
Ale Lean went to Statesyille on
business last week. : ?
Next Friday the 21st is the
S p ri n g eq u i uo x . - O n t h a t d ay
winter ends and spring begins,
Hackett, Greene and Fin
ley w&ut to Wioston last week,
looking after some law matters.
Isaac McNeill who has been
an West Va.'. for two years is
home oh' , af- visitr" - kt Millers
Creek, v- . .
If you fail to pay your poll
tax by Maj the, 1st, you can't
vote, and nobody but yourself
so blame. - ,
The widow Watt, aged 89
years, died near NeV Hope last
.Saturday, suddenly. Shewas
teurieoT Monday . . - r
; NowJs the time to clean
im vrfir nrwmiaftfl.-f wells. : ?etc.
germs get to multiplying j
SamiJones the ; r y angelist
and lecturer has consented" to
come here the 3' d or 4th bun-
day m May and hold s meeting.
John Souther, Bill, McB!
wee and others of Ronda "came
Thursday night and tried ft he
duck hunting business Friday
morning. J i
" --..-W. May, representing a
large insulatbr pin company of
New York, was here last' week
rnvesligatidg the capacity s of
the different, -pin- facfolrtes in
the county- - . -
The Hey 1- Jarvis Buxton,
of; Lenoir, died at" rCsheyille
last week. He was the ..fattier
Of Hon. l. U. JJUXlOOj OI - W1U-
ston,"and, was oho of the best
and most prominent, men in
the State. M -
thunder storni Sunday
,wasT severe Nearly ; all the
p nones ? werp um vw . - .v
C'.n1n.'na nJnUna WHS ' t.r II r If
: and ijhattefedi and seteral peb
-pie were severely shocked 1 but
"none seriously injured.,
We seef froni " the papers
' Klueppelberg, . of - Charlotte,
and Miss Mamie Louise Hearne
of Albemaifle, marry to day,
hearty congratulations;
; Prof . J. A; Bbidin, Princi
al of Boomer High School;
informs us that State: Superin
terident of Public? Instructions
1 Ji IT. Joyner has consented to
. Aim Via tAA pms n.t thft lnse
bf that school on May 7th next:
Prof. Joyner, is an attractive
. speaker and one of bur, ablest
-ofiiirijitors. There will be exer
cises both day arid night. The
1 iKaan fill rrtaaf 111
8CUUUI ic. ww .www.-- -
' pne; 130 students enrolled du
ring the year. - r
If wc (jet the statistics corn
toriai district vviiKe3,, x auum
n.i via has nrosDects of
p-oincr republican; each county)
has been doing such things'
, lately. It is also understood
that our good friend col ..Dula
-.ia libA to return to the Sen
ate of which he, is ifow worthyj
member. If the republicans
d o tbo right and handsome,
thing, they will Bend Col.. Dula
io the Senate. ; - - .:
Uncle Abe .Bryan -: tells us
that he has a hen that lays ev
ery day and eahegg contains
t wo y el low s, an d he -3 says , th at
occasiouly one of the eggs has
three yellows, is some
thing remarkable: r ' -
p f Rev. Geo. H: Hamby- writes
us from Champion that there
I will be an Anti-Liquor league
meeting at Ait. Pleasant church
on the 5th Saturday of March
1902.; Eev, W. Bradshaw
and others will address-' the
people.: AH are invited.- -'
The woods seem to be' full
of : candidates, ..- Justf whistle
and theirs poke up. Winston
dont propose to be lefhe has
from one to four candidates for
'every position- known to the
jla w, w b ile the other ; counties
jhave a plenty hitched around
handy, Wilkes seems tardy
in tli is important matter. '
There was a 1 small wreeki
Ion the frieght train at Roaring
ttiver one night last w-eek. !A
part e the train came r uncoup
led, and when the trained stop
ped at Roaring Riyer, : the ' de
tached section crashed into
the other. ' A box car or two
was badly wrecked; A colored
break man was injured some. ' :
: 'Dr.'r Frank Hall, one of
the notable characters of this
county, died last Saturday.
His wife died just exactly one
week before. He was an old
Confederate soldier, and was
70 odd years oldl He h4d been
to the Soldiers Home - at , .Ral
eigh but was not satisfied to be
away from his wife who , was
old and feeble. With his faults ;
he had his goodV qualities: 4
; The State Normal and In
dustrial College at Greensboro
will offer women teachers an
lustitate of one month begins
ning April 29th ah d close May
24th. The object is to better
prepare teachers for their work
The cost will be $5.00 entrance
fee and3 6(X per Week for board,
laundry, etc. You Will - have
free access to the libraries, text
books,- lectures, etc. :r Beside
the regular faculty, a number
of graded school Professors
will assist in the Institute;
Write to President Charles D.
Mctver, at Greensboro
; Mrs. James W. McNeill
and her sister, Miss - Johnson,
of Raleigh, were "at home
for a number of ' the married
ladies, and .entertained in" a
most pleasant and charming
manner. At night from 8 to 12
they entertained a number . of
the young poeple ; with a "Pro
gressive Advertising Cbnteat''
function. In the contest, Miss
Johnson won the prize: and
Mr. Bud Lewis captured the
bodby prize. Elegant refresh
ments were served and ' alto
gether it was one of the most
elaborate and charming func
tions of the season. May they
often return. " : -V .
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Hnntlnff Creek Neteg.
The rains visit us in abun
dance. Farmers however ara
preparing for large crops
. i "Uncle Six Combs is very low;
has been sick: for some time. ; .
1 A few cases of mumps ; have
visited! us. r -1 ' 4 -
Joe Johnson cut his foot bad
ly last week. ' : -
Miss Rhode Brd has been
very ldw with grip but is im
proving. ' . : s " " .
Humphry Aioore nas-gone to
Tennessee to stay for awhile .
Mr. Elza Byrd has put up a
good etock of gotfds at , the
stand near Chiirlie-Wright's.
James Brooks has sold his
farm on the creek and moved
up on the mountain. 'm
Wheat crops are not looking
well. .
A Reader, :
, Tarapike to JefTenoa.
The incorporators - of "the
Wilkesboro and Jefferson turn
pike met Saturday and opened
the subscription books, and
took other steps look ink to the
early buildings of .-the;', road.
State con victs are to build the
road without cost to the coun
ty a soon as the - stockholders
secure the right , of way' and
locate the road, r The route has
not been, located and several
lines are in contemplation, and
it depends upon where the best
grade can be gotten and: where
the right of way can be obtain
ed free; - I
This is one of the best' move
ments ever made for the bene
I fit of. the county. : The road is
to be made one of the best in
the States
Extract or Letter fronr
Wilkes
; Boy to bis Parents. ; " -Talahuana
Chili, S. A.
: Liea.viog Panama we sail' on down
the eoastio Peru and anchor in the
harbor at Lima, the capital and empori
am of the richest section of South A
meriea . .This city -waa founded by
Pizzarro nearly 500 years ago. Prescot
fn his Conquest of Peru" says that
Pizzarro landed . here, he burnt' his
ships to prevent his people from 7- leav
ing him" while he explored the country
in search of gold aad silver, and hav
ing captured the Inea, the Chief of 2 the
tribes, demanded their silver for his
ransom.- They brought in vast quanti
ties itf barrfrbnVS to 10 feet long to get
their cheif released, lut'ihstead of re
leasing him' he was cruelly put death.
The historian says: "Lima is aj, large
city and : has been : destroyed several
times by. earthquakes."; Whilst here
I witnessed some famous - bull fights,
you have read of. Thousands gather
on the Plaza to witness the sport, -bat it.
is more of a butchery than sport. -
'The .'Andes mountains are in
view and literally hide their heads in
the clouds. ; The'stottns! roil and the
burst - beneath their "summits, which
tbo' exposed to the rays of the sun in
the, torrid soneare covered with, ever
lasting snow The tons of these moun
tains are above the flight of the Condor
or the reach of man. N .-.
Leaving Ltnue we sail down the coatft I
of Chili, being now in the south tem
perate zone, a delightful climate. V e
arrive at Talcahuana, another very oM
city, and will be here for quite awhile.
: We had a gay time as we passed th
Equator. .We went into Dry Dock for
repairs. It is an old Spanish city; and
we go ashore at night and have dancing
parties and everything good to eat. --
We leave to-morrow Feb. 1st, sailing
around Cape Horri; out of the Pacific
into the Atlantic ocean, and then north
up the coast to thexsity of Montevideo,
Uruguay where we .will be : for some
timer and may go from there to Europe
to the Coronation" of the King. I may
then get to visit home a short while,
when I will tell you of the wonderful
thing I ha've seen on this' voj age; -:
Addrtess" me, care of - B.. F. Stevens,
Trafalgar Sqare, London, Eng.
- Your affectionate son, Pebcy.
House and Lot for Sale. ;
House and lot containing' 3
acres in' western Wilkesboro,
for sale. - Excellent dwelling,
good barnr every thing conven
ient, fine grass lot, in a splen
did and pleasant neighborhood;
and very desirable property in
every way.- For terms- apply
to R A. Spain hour, Wilkesbo
ro, or G. W. Holmes', Bristol,
Tenn. . , ,
' The Bt Time. ' -
-The best time to cure a cough or cold
is when you are firat affected. 4 A pleas
ant and sore remedy for .sore ; throat,
weak lungs, bronchial soreness, congh
sng spells, etc s Groocn's Mexiian
Syrup for coughs and consumption. Be
wise in time and keep a bottle - in your
chest, always handy for immediate use,
remembering the old adoe,"a stitch
in time saves nine.' It is.a true lun
tonic and sells for only 25c &t Xth'tftfS
drug store. ' , ' - , -
. . For The Coapexlon. " - ,
The complexion always . suffers from
biliousness or constipation. Unless the
bo'wels are kept open the: impuriUes
from the body appear in' the form of
unsightly eruptions. DeWittV Little
Early Risers keep the" liver i;nd bowels
in healthy condition, and remove the
cause of such troubles. C. E. Hooper,
Albany, Ga., says:- "I took DeVitt
Little Early Risers for. biliousness.
They were just what I needed. I am
f eel i ng better no w t ban " in years.'
Never gripa or distress. '--Safe, thorough
cnd-etle. The very best pills. .
Seed irish potatoes at 1 ; lie
Neill's. ; V-' -
: D; W. .Mayberlry has ; been'
on the Kbrtherif" markets for
thy last weekx buying a nice
and : .complete k line of : boy s, J
youths and mens olething.
Bottom knocked out; in 2 prices.
tllay berry's spring goods
will be ready for inspection by
March 22nd. Biggest line ever
carried in this section.'
Valuable Farm for Sal.
Containing 250 acres of land, SO acres 4
of fine bottom, 30 acres of- cleared : up
land balance in timber. Good: two
story dwelling and splendid orchard.
Can be sold as a whole or in two tracts.
Situated 2 miles from Elk vi II e on Elk
Creek. Apply to W. M. Abaher or T.
B. Finley, .tfortb; Wilkesboro, N. C. -
Sale 0 Real and Personal Property.
Having decided to move to my place
of business at Stony Fork, I will offer
for sale the first Monday in April 1902,
my house and lot ia Wilkesboro, to
gether with a - lot ofJ household and
kitchen furniture, fawning-uteflsils. a
cow and calf, two barrels of vinegar
and many other articles. - -
1 " J.J D. Smith. '
Special Cedaetlon.
For the next two weeks 'the. States
ville Steam Laundry will clean and
press suits for 65 cts, coal and vest 40c,
pants 25c, also lace window curtains for
30c . - '
rThese prices good only till April lst
After that tme price will again be 75cts
per suit and lace curtains 35c per : win
dow, l
. Claejenck Pbkvctts, Ag't.
i 5 -Ifsny
Wonder.'
HTaoy. wpndar how it is that pin
worms and stomach worms get into lit
tle children, or how a tape worm, .300
feet loagn: get ;in and exsist aud
i grow inside of a man, as It sometimes
I happens. They may well wonder, for
itls a great my etery. "However, many
noB know from experienco that vMoth
ers Worm Syrup will rid one of intest
inal worms' and greatly improve the
health after the'wofms have beerr des
troyed and expelled; It Js absolutely
a harmless remedy to take, and.as-at
only costs 23c all shouud try it who sue
pect worms to be the cause of ill health.
For sale at White's drugstore.
TO CCRBA t'OLDllCONB DAK
Take Laxative Brbmo Quinine o
lets. : All Druggists refund9 thV a ooey
if it faUs to Care. 25c
Can't Keep It Secret.
The splendid work of Dr. King's New
Life pills Is daily coming to light. No
such grand remedy for Liver and Bow
el troubles was aver . known before.
Thousands bless them for curing Con
stipation, Sick Headache, Biliousness,
Jaundice and Indigestion. Try them.
25c at White's drug store.' v.
A Printer Greatly Surprised.
- T rfefei was so much surprised in
my life as I was with the results of us
ing Chamberlain's Pain Balm,' says
Henry T Crook, pressman of Asbeville
N. C. Gazette "I contracted a severe
case of reumatism early last. winter7, by
getting my feet wet. -1 tried - several
thidgs for it without benefit. One day
while looking over the Gazette. I notifi
ed that Pain Balm was positively ganr
anteed to cure rhumatism, so : bought -a
bottle of it and before using two thirds
of it my reumatism- had taken its flight
and I have not had rhumatic pain
since." Sold by Dr White.
notice.,
Whereas, C C Winkler and Julia A i. Winkler
on the 2nd day of March 1900 did execute and
deliver to Faancis B Hoflfoaan, Truatree,- . a
trost deedra Unas in Wilkes county. North
Carolina ttrin describe, to secure the. 'rain
of $ W0 00 4&e by said parlies to the Cbitish
a Akkbicax UoaTOAa ' Coxpaxt,' Lntrrat
which said deed is recorded in deed beok Si,
page 195, and whereas default has been : made
in payment of the moneys secured by said
tragi deed,, and said trustee has I been dary
jreqaeated' to execute the trust therein eon-
Uinedf now therefore notice ia hereby , giren
that nnder and by Tirtue of - the power con
tained In said trust deed, I, on the
- .19th day of April, 1902, -, ;
between the hours of 10jn. ani 3 p.m. ( at
the conrt house door in Wilkesbora N. Oq will
by public auction, sell to the highest; bidder
for cash, the following described property, viz:
on the waters of Cub Creek, begin ning on ; an
ash on the hank of the brasCSr which branch
is said to be Holder's lit $ rs&niog down the
meanders of said branch 15S poles tp an ash in
the fork of said branch, f hence down the creek
to the mouth of said branch to Wm. Smithey
Jra line to a poplar (his cornerJ"tMnc sonth
70 degrees eaut with said SnritheyCiine 55
poles to a black gum, "thence south croesing
a branch C3 p?los to a" Spanish oak sapUn
on the top of the ride, thence south 83 de
gree west 173 poles to a rtake, thence to
tlu? begiuninff, eontainuig 1Z5 acres, more
or' less. Said land to be sold to" satisfy the
debt secured ty trust deed, ' and such
title win be given aa is vested in said trus-"
tecs. This Uarch 5th 1CJ2.
Hardware.
Ghatanooga Plows by all odds the best,
Chatanooga Cane Mills outstrip all the rest. V;r
; I carry all kinds pf plow supplies and farm
ing tools; the famousDiXiethe best on the
market for money, Harpers hoes, Distorsawsfiiesfarm bells
and in fact every thingrto- be found in a first clasV stock of ixard
ware Cojae4iid see me. - . - . :V
: w k ,r u u J-P. ROUSSEAU.
North Wilkesboro, March 4th.-
win keep Conine nieoT OriTIL Yflli GET TO
SPAINHOUR'S,
Whenever you want anything: in the Xlndr
Mercantile line, flour, meal, groceries, ,atc
And also bring along your Lacnot' Pine
Staves and all your Produce; ; r - '
We pay the highest market prices for what
ypu.have to sell us, and sell you goods at the
lowest price. And we always have the same
price to all.
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