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VOL. XVI.
WILKESBORO, N. Cw WEDNESDAlf i AU 131902
NO. 5.
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This Chronic tIe.
.; -. &ansht Here anil There.
. The Chronicle Job Office
, is making the tax books ' this
;i week.
'LC. Ferguson, Kendall,
j has a number of fine Polan
Chiha pigs for sale.
V-r-Drr Goo. I. 'White is a mem
berbf the county board of elee
tions of McDowell county. He
formerly lived at this place.
Our friend R. E. Poindex
ter of Elkin, was in town last
wieek, attending court and vis
tting his son James Poindexter.
Prof. Leon. Cash, Winston,
organized a council of the Jr.
O. U. A. M. at North Wilkt-s-boro
Friday night. He will
rganize a council here Friday
night df this week.
: John A. Oats, sec'y of the
N. C. Anti Saloon "League, of
Fayetteville, will address the
people at the Baptist Associa
tion at Wilkesboro, Aug. 21st,
and at New Era Hall, North
Wilkesboro', the 22nd at 8:30
p. m.
Mr. W. E Harris is now
i travelling for Watkins, Ct--trell
& Co., of Richmond one
the-largest hardware concerns
in the South. He was in town
last week and tells us that he
will make this place his head
quarters and move his family
here soon.
Superintendent Wright in
forms us that be-' has at his
disposal six scholarships in the
Nashville college of Law two
each in the departments of law,
business, and short hand and
-typewriting. These scholar
ships are valued at $100 a year.
Parties desiring farther infor
mation will write him at once
, " A short stiff storm struck
here Wednesday about mid-.
, - day and almost stampeded the
court. The building in which
court is being held was shaken
considerably and a good pnr
. tion of the crowd vacated in
haste and without leave of the
" court. Court adjourned for
- 1 dinner as soon as the storm
permitted, ,
J The County Board of Elec-
, tions for this county is com
posed of J. L Hemphill, F. iB.
Hendren and E. B. Barkley.
It is the duty of this Board to
meet on oi before the first
Monday in September and or-
. ganize, appoint registrars and
fudges, make new precincts if
" 'necessary, etc. It is important
that7 the Board take note of
these things. .
. , . The republican Senatorial
convention which met at Yad
' kinville the 5th adjourne till
tSept 1st. There were three
"candidates Joe Elledsre, of
Wilkes, Lillirigton, of Yadkin
" - and Grant, of Davie. The; Vote
.f4 " stood Elledge 4, and 2 each for
S aTL- oiners. ,-a.Lier several, uai":
; iq siu w as s e e n i u a i u u s u u m i
.nation could be made and the
convention adjourned.
ll W.Vathnoy, of Wilbar,
" - T iias ah bld;t)fick building , on
. his plaoe?iu which, his parents
- HydJAljat is about 125 years
:-' Hoia. In its wall are two " brick
?" , near each otlier, one Jiaving-Vn
' . it a rabbit track and the other
dog track, showing' that "back
. ; " in, those days dogs -WouTdt run
. rabbits!" Near.thishouse is si
7. Jear tree which is,as old a.the
house, and .while it is consider
"ably worse with the' wear .of
- . . the jyars, it has f a crop" of pears
; this year.'-" v' ' - ' : ' -
Have you.sown your tur
nips? .
Come in, settle up and let
us start anew, 1
Tom Crvsel has srone .to
Ashe on business.;
There are two "or three
cases of fever here. , , f -Mr.
Will iSmoak, oi- Win
ston, is visitinc: his. brother at
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. John III Lon
don, of Rock Hill, are visiting
at C. Call's. ;:?-l
R.N., Hackett, (farmer),
has gathered a melon weigh
ing 02 pounds. v ; . 4
Mrs! J. H. Carrigan and
three children visited relatives
in Alexander last week,
I We call attention to the
new advertisement of J, R.
Poindexter & Co. in this issue.
Plutarch, Prude, John and
obula Scroersrs, or. - Iredell, are
visiting: relatives at Moravian
Falls. ;
Misses VanLindley .and
Harris, who had been visiting
Mrs. C. Call, retarned home
Thursday.
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' Mr. W. C. Winkler.showed
us a stock beet wnicn was
raised in his garden. It weigh
ed 7- pounds.
! W. H. Marley, of Lewis
Fork, died last week of typhoid
fever. He was 48 years old
and leaves a family.-
Mr. Bob Gailher and fami
ly and Mrs. Lacy Gaither, of
Iredell county, visited at Mr.
Morrison's last week.
Up hear Parscnvillo last
week Mrs. Joe Larsons ga7e
birth to twins. The twins died
an an hour or so.
Rev. Daniel Poole, the pas
or, ana otner ministers are
holding a protracted meeting
at Cub Creek this week.
The Brushy Mountain Bap
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tist Association will convene
With the Baptist ch arch at this
)lacc Thursday of next week.
Mrs. L. A.. Crinshaw and
jrand daughter, Miss Gertrude
Orinshaw, of Richmond, are
isiting t Mr. Edgar Spain
lour's., : I
M:r. D. E. Smbak has se
(jured a patent on his improved
Ipipe heated. He claims that
it is the best heater of the age
The Republicans vseem to
jiave plenty of candidates for
he ' : Legislature. We hear
)r. Pegram, Jess. Alexander,
! iiiff. Henderson, John Crouch,
rV. F. Porter, ,Bud', Edwards,
Calvin Hamby, L. M. Lyon,
on Laws, and Jim McNeill
f p9ken of. There are. others
hitched out in the woods that
will come out when the gap is
fet down. . ,
Often amid
the' most
sol
dmn scenes the. humorous
pears dou-bly humorous. - The
c efendant Laws was being ar
raigned for the killing of Jim
Walls. 1 He-had answered
c ue&tions proceeding and
S olicitor asked, hbw "will
t o tried?'' His lawyers
L im theanswerj "by God
the
. the
you"
told
and
my. country,' . but' instead of
repeating the answer :he said
simply "ye&." -Again his. at;
t orneys told him to repeatthe
answer but he said ohly yes.'?
1 his was repeated several times
t 1 f a t 1 as t he see me d t to . ca t ch
t le idea and. in - quick y her ous
tones she exclaimed 'yes' bv
God, and my ; country yes.''
And the dignified. ;dourt even
"smole ah innocent smile." "J
iVV anted by a lady, a position as
bdofc-keeper, type' writer and steno-
gnai-her,; Apply to 'H" care CiiRONr-
c4e office.
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John Shepherd "Not Guilt jT of
Murder of Lous ' J ohnson.
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The jury in the case against
John Shepherd for the murder
of Lons Johnson returned.
verdict of "not guilty" about
dark Friday evening. ... Pv
The case was taken up Fn-
day morning. The Solicitor
was, assisted by Jv W. McNeill
and Finley& Greene appeared
for the defense, ' it
The circu mstances as r de vel
oped by the e v ide nee are abo life
as published at the time of tllie
homicide. The killing occurf
ed in Feb. 1901. -These men
had been to Anthony Foster's
store that afternoon and- both
were drinking some. Jonnson
got pretty full and Shepherd
lethim have? his mule .to ride
home on they lived near ieach
other; they, were raised -and
had been schoolmates together.
Not far from the store Johnson
got off the mule and began
cursing Shepherd and several
words followed. However, it
was seemingly adjusted and
Johnson remounted and rode
around the road while Shep
herd walked through a path.
When they came together, a
gain, (it was then dark), it
appears that Johnson was off
of the mule and as soon as
Shepherd came in reach atv
tacked him witha rail. Shep;
herd drew his pistol and fired
twice, one ball taking effect ill
Johnson's arm, from which
wound he died! It was shown
that J ohnsori was a bad. man
when-drinking. It " was also
proven that these men had al
ways been friends.
The lawyers made able ar
guments and the judge's charg
was concise and pointed. Af
ter deliberating: for some three
hours the jury returned a ver
dict of not guilty; and John
Shepherd was made a free
man again.
80 Days on the Roads for Ruff Brown.
Ruff Brown, colored, who
was charged with a crimina-
assault upon Julia Robinson,
submitted to a simple assault
and was sentenced to the For
syth roads for 30 days--the
limit of the law. Ruff will
be apt to find on the roads a
thirty days respite for his ha
bitual "neuralria" and trifling
laziness..' "
- Tim Merchants Cases Dismissed.
The cases against the mer
chants concerning the special
icense tax were all nol prosed
Thursday morning some 140
cases. This ' action toliowed
after the result of the first case
tried which was the case vs.
M. McNeill. ' After hearingthe
evidence and facts, the judge
asked the jury to retire until
he heard the lawyers present
Heir contentions as to the law
and after hearing these, : the
jury was recalled and the judge
ordered a verdict of not guilty;.
The facts are that neither ,the
merchants nor the" officers of
the county knew of - the law,
and the judge said that while
ignorance of the law is no ex .
cuse, yet when even the offi
cers froi Corns, down, whose
duty it is to' exeMite the law
were entirely ignorant of v this
aw and therefore could - not
execute the' law and that no
citizen could' possibly; kno w
and obey, thfs la w and that
Une J3tate did not'require of. its
citizens impossibilities
. The Supreme Court by a ma
jority decision in the Piikenton
ACQUITTED.
case recently decided against ybut the judge madethe order
the merchants, but judge Shawt as above noted.ClTickers gave
by reason of differences in . the .bon. ' . " Tr? t v : '! . '
Lcase-decidecL by: the- Supreme
Court and the ; case heard by
raim aeciaea wiin ine ;,mer
f nVtantd: Thia io flia. .Anlv rlia-
trict in whicn, - sRhr indiVt Z
ments .were1; brought demo
cratic': ooiiciiora :.aiav not ut
t em pfr such a m o ney schemed
. Thesecases go; off at half.
cost against" the county This"
amounts to a big thing, about
$i, 000 which the county, must
pay uselessly and without ben
efit to the county. ; ' ;i :
Allen LawsHurdeT Case Thursday Z
: ; Tfe case; against Allehawsl
charged with the murder, of-
Jim Walls, near Goshen, is set.
for Thursday afternaon at two"
o. clock. A special venire ; ofe
So men has be'eri summoned fo
this case. R. N.: ' Hackett ap-:
pears with the Solictor for, the
State and Finley & Gieeno for
the defendant.
The Grand Jury's Work.
The grand jury completed its
work Saturday. It passed on
44 bills, finding 32 true and 12
ignored bills. Six present
ments were made;
They made a favorable re
port regarding the keeping of
the jail, and that the county
officers are keeping the records
properly,
. They found-the poor house
well kept. There are three
lunatic inmates,, for keeping
whom they recommend that
the keeper be given-more com
pensation.
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There will be a concert on
Friday night of next week
jgtverr here f or-i the- benefit of
the new Baptist church.
Dr. H. Horton will spend
:the balance of the week ; here,
and if your - teeth need fixing
now is the time to see him.
Mrs, I. T. Johnson and
son Tommy, of Raleigh, -are
visiting Mrs. J. W. ' McNiell,
daughter of Mrs. .Johnson.. -
Mrs; M. A. Ham, of Indi
ana, a sister ofVMr; Bobs Ed
wards of this place, is visiting
ht r old home and relatives in
this county. r
Dr. Turner was called to
Ashe last week by the sickness
of John Bledsoe, his - brother
in law, who has: typhoid fever.
He is improving slowly. ' .
-lILf . M. H: Chalkly ahd Mr.
L. M. McGlammery, of Stan
ton, were in town this week.
The big tannery, there is about
ready for tanning: on a lasge-
scale.
The court caught up- with
the business Saturday and
judge Shaw went to; his homo
at Greensboro, adjourningithe1
court till -tomorrow, Thursday,
at 2 p.m. when the Laws mur
der case comes up. There are
only two or ?three other cases
besides th!s.to be 'heard. -
The court proceedings took
ra rather sesatiohal turouSatur
day .when Mr, J. . Wt "Vickers
of N.; Wilkesboro was placed
in custody of the Sheriff and
required . to give a. justified
bond of $150 for his" appearance
at next ternrof court , and an
swertd the eharge of. fornica ;
tion and adultery, according to
his own admissions. - This was
done by order. - of . the . Judge
after hearing Mr. Vickers
testimony in the case - against
John .Wade colored, for retail
ingi Yickers admitted that he
had married twice ahd'thut his
first wife was living when T; he
last he rd from her five years
ago; He gave in 1 explanation
' extenuating cirqumstanc e s,
yfes, it is true
-: .-Eternal vigilenoe is the
changing methods in the hardware business require the
- closest attentioii in order that-dne may succeed, and" in
order to succeed one must get the confidence of the peo
pie hy laying in stock , timely,, up" to rdate goods. Tho
- Chattanooga plow is the farmers best friend:; The Chat
, tanooga.cane mill has the confidence of all. The Buck:
stoves-and ranges have made so many homes happy that
all new house keepers should purchace t one In fact, 'niy
entire stock of hardware has 'beeV well' selected and: is
pleasing the trade. Yours'for hardware,'
"J- P. ; ROUSSEAU.
North Wilkesboro, March 4th. - ' .:-.- :
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QOME TO THE FRONT.
If youpever have before or if you never intend to " again,
come to the front this springs The way to do this is t&
come to our store and buy .the, latest and most' up to dato
goods in quality, style and design. " ' . v .
out of most anykind of, clolh but you can't make a stylish
and up to date dress unless you have the best material.
We have nothing but the BEST. ' We invite you to come
and inspect our NEW SPRING GOODS. ,
JK.t Spainoiir ;:Cq. : ;
; The prie-price-tq-all storQ.
To save your. PEACH,
,-' the market. for a ; V
iLarge'. Quantity.-
Yoii want to save the smalt sejed,', dry there
sothey will be light-we'db ,n'dt warJTdarks
seedi--40 cehts: '
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Flour, $2.00 per 100 Lbs. 1 .
Coffee, 9 cts. per lb, - : - n
; . ? Chickens Butter, Eggs, eta
Poind
NEW STORE;" NEW FIRM; NEW GOODS.
11 Everybody must have Groceries.- The
best and freshest bh the
at ovr store; ; r- "- -;
Ho r tori 4Wyn n ,
JXorth Wilhckharoliq-. C.,
.Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Toilet Articles-, CandiesCigaro;
Tobacco, etc," --"'-.'
"! ' Leaders in ScUogIJBooIzs and Stationery,
. yG have mucii experience in the. drug business and you car
be assured that you are getting'the : best V drugs , at reasonable
prices. 'Call on us when you are in town " . ' ,
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price .ot; liberty . The ever-
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