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- Causrht Here anil Thcre
.. ; ' C. B. Webb, of States valle,
was ia town Friday, ; .
- -Judge Ayery ofi rMorgan
t?3n wTas here last week,
Work on the court 'he use
is moving-along rapidly.
Miss Nellie Rousseanr is
Home from a. visit to Ashe.
Mrs. Vetra Poindexter, of
Jones ville, is visiting her (fa
ther Dr. Turner.
C.'Y. Miller has gone to
Ashe to look after the interest
of the Marble Works.
Misses Octavia arid Narinie
. Weaver; of Cireensboro: are
visiting,at Mr. W. H. ' Starr's
- Jan-5 Rhodes, Mary Lyons
and Amie Anderson were s,ent
to the Morsanton asylum last
W. W Barber aDd family
left Saturday for Ashe to visit
relatives. He will attend the
Jefferson court this week.
Lawyer James W.i McNeill
is at Winston this week repre
senting Solicitor Mott as solic
itor in the Superior court this
week.
Miss Bessie Eller, dau
f1
ter of Jiidsre Eiler of Greens
bbro, is spending a few, week
. here at the home of C. F. Mor
rison, Esq.
Herbert Farks.- who is! a
a telegraph operator located in
the eastern part of the State,
is visiting, his old home at
Roaring River.
Solicitor J. Ji , Spainhour,
of Morganton, spent alew days
with his brother here last week
as he was returnirlg home from
the State convention. i
y 1
The corner stone oi tne
courthouse was prepared
the Wilkesboro.Marble W
and Mr. Zeb D eat on did
lettering. It is-well done.
Mary, the little; daughter
of R. W. Gvvyn died last week.
ITer little-twin, brother di 3d
only a few ' wks ago; th 3y
are now re united in the pre
ence of their Maker.
The republican Senatorial
convention of this- district , h as
:. ' bfeeii called to meet at ,Yadki i
, ille;tbe 4th of .August.; It is
not' decided!-whether Wilkes
or Davie will be given the ca i
didate.i v ' ; . " -
'Jake Bare of Ashe brought
" an unusually, interesting Ioe.U
- of locust pins to -Spainhour's
Thursday It"lQoked like ju st
a'commqn load 'of-locust - pins,
" but in unloading, he found a,
big stiake he;had hauled.all tl e
-' way (f roin.' Ashe. ; Spainhoi ,r
reiused"tofpay pin rates fnr his
snakeship. " ' .
-. The average attendance at
- the Methodist" Sfinday schotl
ere has been over iOO for the
-' last month.' rMr. Hubbard is
' -Jatt ideal suerihtende.nt, ?' The
i " o-ther Sunday-schools areequal
, v ly" prosperous, and it - speaks
well of our- town. --'Biit sti 1
-. -'thre are .l9t of1 boys'; about
1 f tliestreets that , should atteni
-some, Sunday , school;
y.Vril.W T.VMintpb; Esq?, ."of
- f- Cbugp -tells us . that his; littl
.V " six year old7.son narrowly es :
: caped being kllledone day last
. , wee s liewas placing around
- : ; a large stack;.of lumber - which
, overturned and he was caught
SC Vuuderneath i t. . 1 1 was only;- a
I? Rrovidentialfact that hewak
not crushed'todes'th. but;as ii
Was he'was" only .slightly; hurtl"
- ,; A little neighbor boy;was also
- clightly injured-"-, r " ''J
Miss Mattie Gwaltney has
returned to her home atHick
oryC-' - ' " a- ' "
Some of bur people are a t
tending Jefferson court .this
week. - ' ' - ' .
John Hollo way has donat
ed this office a 4 pound sunk
mer turnip. ,
Tom Fennel feasted ob a
nice. water melon of his own
raising, last week.
There was a large crowd
attended the foot washing at
Xroads 'church Sunday. .
The J. T. Wellborn tobacco
factory which was blown down
recently is being rebuilt.
J S. Kline who has been
on a trip across the - mountains
returned home last week.
E. M. Blackburn has a pro
lific cabbage stalk it has two
nice large heads on one stalk.
Court convenes here Aug.,
4th, with Judge Shaw presid
ing. The evil doers are already
trembling.
John Follett, "V"ance Somers
and others-passed through last
week with a number of horses
for the Ashe market." s :
Senator Pritchard and Con
gressman Klutz have been in
vited to speak at the Masonic
picnic the 31st. Come- every
body. -
The lawyers here have, a
greed n3t to try uny-civil cases
at the August court, owing to
the crowded condition ot the
criminal docket.
Register of Deeds Black
burn began, work on the tax
books this week. , According
to the old saying, there are
two things absolutely sure
taxes and death.
- Mr. J. V. Bauguss, of Rock
Creek, tells us that he founds a
"bee tree" last week in an old
log and some of the honey
comb was six feet long some
thing very remarkable.
i Elam Culler got his right
band cut pretty badly at-. Call
& Combs pin factory Monday ,
morning. The end of the: mid
die finger was clipped and gash
cut in the palm of the band. !
4 Mr. W. D. Allen andIiss,
Lola Allen, of Montgomery
county, and Miss Lillie Pem.
berton, of Greensboro', who
visited -their relatives,,!' the
Leaches at Moravian :Falls
have retnrned home;
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Mrs. Jacob Smith, age 6G.
years, died at her nome snear
Brier Creek Saturday rnorningj
of dropsy. She lrad'ybeeb;, a
sufferer for a rong,'time and' her,
death hid" been expected rf or
some time, -Rev. W. A; Myers
conductedytbe funeral services
at Pleasant. Grove church ' :on
Sunday. She leaves a husband;
three children . . and 17 grahd'f
ohildren to mo urn. her death, w
'Subscriberf' ' ip.1 .another
column brings r anV-important
matter to the attention of ; the
town co minissio tiers. .Taey
were elected'to look afteritown
matters and' won on.' the plea
of being the largest"," property'
owners in town and would of
course Took-'after 'the' town's
material interests, w They ought,
to comply with expectations
far enough at least tbloofcaf-'
e 'main streetwe pooFt .side.
streot devils, have to-hire - mosfc.
of the workr done on our streets
any way x It wb u I d n' t tak ejbu t ,
two or three dollars to fill ; the
holes:on'Main street now-J'wby-no
t "attend "to it? tha'tswbat
the authorities are i -for. - LWe
are nbtcussln", ' th6 ' commis
sionersbut unless "something
i & -d one t heV. 'skinniniti me; i s
nofcrery!far removedii- " '
The Democratic Conyentlons.
.'It was bur;pieasure to attend
both the J udicial convention at
Winston and the State conven
ti-n.at Greensboro
. - At Winston, E. B. Jones was
nominated fo'r J udge on the
27th ballot, and S. P. Ghrave,
of Surry,v was nominated for
Solicitor on the 146th ballot.
The convention was largely-attended
and though each nomi
nation was fought long and
stubbornly the best of humor
was 'manifested'- thsoughbut.
It was near two o'clock in the
morning when the convention
adjourned
The State. convention at the
city of Greensboro was- the
largest off-year convention in
the history of the State, there
being'some two thousand in
attendance.-
Lieut: Gov. W. D. Turner
was chair man and of course he
made a good one. :
Walter Clark "was nominated
for Chief. Justice on the first
ballot," the vote being, Clark
141, Justice 28, Shepherd,' not
voting 44.
Connor was nominated over
Brown by 5 votes Connor G25
and-Brown 620 for Associate
Justice from' the- east; Piatt
D.: Walker of Charlotte reliev
ed -the-nomi nation for Associ
ate Justice from the ' wesfe. on
ft he third ballot.
' For corporation commissioner,
Beddihgfield recieyed the nom
jnation on the 3rd ballot.
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J. Y. Joyner recieved the
nomination for State Superin
tendent of Public Instructions
by acclamation
The convention . adjourned
about day light Thursday morn
ing after being in session all
flight;
The primary for the selection
of a U . S. Senator was not a
dopted. There was some dig
cussion-over the platform, but
it ws all adopted except!" the
Senatorial primary featnre.
The convention was very
large and was impatient and
gay and rather boisterous at
times, but always in a good
humor a large number of pa
trotiG 'fourth ofMuly" orations
were amputated close-up to the
beginning. Very few speakers
could command attentionthe
delegates had come not to hear
speaking but do business The
exceptions were rare; we recall
three notable onesCongress
man Klutz in; nominating C. H.
Armfield for Assopiate Justice,
Congressman Will Kitchen ad
vbcatingtheendorsment of the:
national democracy as reported
by-the"majoTity of the platform
committee, and our -townsman
It. NiiHackett . favoring the
Senatorial primary.; They un
doubtedly, the best speeches of
the.convention in- ;their- scope,
and they- recieved the closest
attention! Snpftkino' isnf Mr
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.Hackett's speecli the." News &
Observersays: . '-
"Some ffiea won attention even, when
the'eonvention was most hilarious. A
notable case, was that of R. N.rHackett,
of Wilkes, who ina3e the.-most' able
plea for primaiies ever fceartTat a- con
vention.'! ;' -' -
T-fie, fo-ifbwing persons' "com."
pose the ecutive Committee
of .this Judicial district. ,
1 1 Alleghany A S. Carson ' ; .
Caswell B. F; Graves,' 1" . :
i : Forsyth Clement Manly; , -
: Rockinghain CT'H. Overman
'Stokes- Dr.'E. Fulp,- v
Sury W.'IJS.Reecef . '? ,: 1 1
: Wilkes4i Mi'VannoyI " '
: -: xjcaxy 0 j uui: ;;i.iouuui J-.,-;, iur:
the States ville Steam ilaund ry
Mondays at M.-McNeiU'si,;
t e The? Chromcle till after' the
election 25c. ' '
About Oar Streets. - 1
ot WiikesbwS, h I - do - nafe see
how we pan cptisistantly 1 criti
U V(VtlCU W. i lUORt U TV U
cise conainon or tne roaas
inrther d6uritry-;or advocate
good foodk ih tbe county atid4
cnu wi;uuK ittuv sireeu i- io je-
maiti in the cbnditionit ift-how
and has been . all ''spring: tr
x ne west en a or :tow t n ere are
dee holes . that u ought .r to - be
filled; there are frocks loose
that ought to.be removeidVand
the cost would be: very : little;
I hope the townr commissioner's
will at least take enougn inter
est in our. town si to look-, after
main street ay-way.. T
R. N. Hackett;. br ought :iri
from his patch last week a 40
pound melon. - - r r ' j "
There wa? : a sharp ' wind
here Sunday afternoon and
along the bott6ngo'nwas"
badly damaged.! Over near
the poor - house,- Rich' Hane's
house was blowh down a,nd
two of the children -were hurk
slightly. Th contents, of the
house' were-badly damaged , "
An employee of TheW'.M-.'
Absher Co., John Porter; Jiad
the misfortune oi losing his.
right Jiand last Thursday. uThe '
hatid was so badly crushed- by
t jeraachi nery that amputation
Saras necessary. Dr. Horton j
assisted by Drs. White ; and
Burrus, performed -thej-.Qpera;
tioii, and the patient,' ig getting
along well. : , .
Mr. Reece had 'feiven up
the Wilkesboro-hbtel to Mr; W
S. Wellborn,. who has charge,,
Mr; Weilborn 'will endeav or , to
make the hotel .attractive, for
the travelling public and' for
summer tourists, .- Mr. , iteeee
r4as.gqne-.teL his home at the
Lithia7Snrrars;AMrT Wellborn
asks the public to give him?
trial; Hacks will cqeet the
trains. ' "" ,J 1 4t
Remember UieChattanDega . plow is5
the plow .for ,Wilkes County. It will
jio better work and last- longer l than
any other plow sou cari'!cet' for the
money. J. P. Rousseau ' ' ' '
p. W. May berry is receiv
ing his stock of clothing with
his other new goodsi; ,uw
- I have a new supply; .of ? window
screens corpming in thisweek. The
flies-: '-.never- trouble when - you have
thes: J. P. Rousseau . ; -
Timber iands1 wanted, large
or small tracts;. Address 1
"Timber"; cara this office.1 '
Blanks, and Job Printing
at this office. 4 ' '
Tli e Jones chainv drlver ianwer'' is
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the thing you, want tscut your grass.
J. P. Rousseau ' '
Dr. WH.. Wakegeld,' the
Charlotte specialist w ill be c at
Hotel Gord on; N" W il ke sbbro:
on Ff iiay .tTu!y25 th? onhtil traiiv
1 ea v e s . i n: t h e aftarn b on .v His
practice is limited toeyeeari:
nose arid throatU",. M. Vi
Eikirij'shVes,lat Di W,:May-
be rry s. M e ars coarse s shoes ,
$1.40; : womenls-v "coarse -shoes
When yon want nails (idme to me'I
have them and can saveou' mney.
J P. Rousseau ,"' 5 T "TT .'"""
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land For Sale...- -
107 acrea in Brushy Mpantai. -tqwn;
sh i p, tnis county 1 miles south. of,
Wilkesboro on tbe-pine hilt grades has
2 dwelling houses;- outrb4Ildfng9, well
watered, 140 to 2O0! yoaig-f dpple treesV
40 acres4a cultivafionp fine viands for:
fruit,' wh eaf ; tobaccdi etc'.'t wil T; sell; i jar
two traots 18 and!59jacfesl", Ellas' ; also
about 75 peach 'trees j an soaejje'rr
trees..; 1 Chap,!f QrtIir.V: -'Bjtljer.H
lnformation;.appry-.th J. TJ Kenned3V
kor B. J. Beard 'Brushy Mountain, . NwC.
-Acts lmnieiJ lately.
-i' Colds :are - sometimes more' tr'ouble-
gome suffimeftnoBf iBwraierjiU' so
hard to keep from -adding to iHeirC wh it
cooiiriir off -after exercise. One Mmuta
Cough Cure cures atl once?: : A bsof uteiy
safe. TActs imntfedia.tely. tSure oiire for
coughs; colds, ; croUp.nthroat andjlucj?
trouble, Geo. Dougbton, drapes." "
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" But move steadily on and success -insure -to -follow. :
solid car of Buck stoves and : ranges coming in. Thi3
stove Atandchallened. for its quick -heating capacity
and its asbestos packing which prevents, burning out
quickly aW:many other stoves de; . '
My Chattanooga plow is a .'thing of beauty and joy
forever' fro every ,armer who buys - one.'. In fact ray;
line orchard ware is comprete: and my - prices are right?
Come and see me. . '
J- P ROUSSEAU. ;
jyortn wiiKesDoro, March. 4th..
QQM& TQ-THE FRO
If you, never bae before or
come to the front this spring.
c6me to our store and buy the
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1 i wwi lit
ia e&m ssisillie si direst :
out f 'most-any kinii of cloth but you cant 'make a' stylish
and, bp to -Sate dress-unless you have the best-material.
Wehave nothing but' the BEST. We iuvitg you to' corncv
ad inspect our N&W-SPRINQ1 GOOD8. .
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1. -.'A, Spa i n lo ti 1 Cb ; "
The one-price-to-air storo
wr: mew
At the E- 1E;;Hart sfand ih NortFi Wiikesbo
roV We areamciousfto havy4?vir; ptronaae?
and we can save you moneys an aihythijpyov
may wanttO:.buy , Ceme. anjrfsee.uOll, iB:;':
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: iK,To feel good yon. must be well dressed; What is the reasons
we can't furnish you that suit? In.afew days: we will have irrs
our hew stock and aprettijeline
oid town. We injriteall-who-dike
and exnina Qurstock. t
. : m . . "55ours very
tibrtote
- Pjjre Drugs.ChernJcalsoile
.Tobajcatc. ' - ;
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vve naviL muen ox.parience in U4 utuj uubiuwn uuu-juu
be assured that you are getting the hest : drugs at: rer.sdr3r.I T -prices;
'Call oh us when you are in ta.wcu-; ' - : ' -
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if you never intend to'again..
The way to do this - is tov
latest . and- most u to-datQ
l30te
Of
has never been 8horivn , in; thic-
tdi be well dressed. to xjomc
.
truly ' '
& - Wynh.
ritoles; .Gandies,XCigarr;A
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