The Chkomci.eI
, Our friend L A Foster,
of
jvonaaii, remernoerea us wi
th
some fine Spanish potatoes and
we re Iivmg.high.- -r
Capt. O. D. . Wheeler,
of
unarioue, was; nere last wee
He is the architect of the ? plan
of our court house.- ?
t
Mrs. VV. H. McElwee has
returned to Konaa . -
. Miss Annie Staiey; assts
tant teacher at Boomer, parsed
inonern last vveeK returrnner to
her home in Randolph .
-That little you may own on
subscription or otherwise wou
come in mighty handy mow.
- We firo to Dress before- the
vote on the graded vSchHl is an
nounced.-- But indicat ion are
that the question is carnVd by
a.good majority
We call attention to the-a( -ve
r tisem en t b f S m oak B ro then
They invite you to - see. the r
goods before buy iig eise? where
and promise' to give you the
best goods on the market at-the
lowest prices.- :-: .
-Oiir friend G H Walker,
of Barlow, .was in. to. see us
Monday.
P. 'A Lomax, former couc '
ty commissioner, was in j tow i
wheat prospects - v
Hays " postoffice has) been
made a - money order offic 3
which will be of convenience t
the people of that section.
JlTVT lT . film i V ' P Maa A r wr
Hill, tells us. that there has
peen several "cases of measles
irt that section. , - .
;Our"friend-Coffey Laws
says the fruit,:especially peach
es about all killed in 4 his sec
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-tion.,- 1
."; flfit Vofir irardens all readv
. mf :- - !
Friday, the approved ; day f o rj
-garqening.- "
This week-is Federal court
at- Greensboro and j of. course
Wilkes is; represented Uputj
marshal! . Abe ;Brvan carried
down three prisoners Tuesday
te ve Co mbs , Ro m e Yo u n ge r
Taylor Whitley We under
stand their main plea for ac-i
qn ittal will be that they? had
nothing todo with getting the!
Federal court establised at this
mn Imam - ' - .' !. .' -
' Supt. J. Y. Joyner address
ed a larsre audience atr ;the
court house last, Wednesday
night on the subject, of ;educa
tion. . He had spoken the: day
before at Bugaboo Academy
arid spbke 'the day folio wi rigat
B 0 o me r co m m en cemen t ; Good
sized audience greeted him at
all his speaking and he did good
for the cause of education.; ' J
James McNeill is home from
Raleigh. Mrs McNeill - ?is im
proving, but not yet able to re
turn home.- .V
. Miss Kate Burr, of Morgan
ton, anu iur. uarence jounson,
of Raleigh are to be married A
pril 12 th. at Morgan to o''- Miss
Burr is a cousin of Dr. Berry,
of this place, and attended the
Episcopal convention hero some
years ago and ; made many
friends while here. Mr
John .
son is brotherV of Mrs, Ji W.
McNeil of this place, is a splen
CTlni I?
did youngs man and has many
friends here; . -
Best- grade flour' at May
berry & Myers at- $2 40,- real
good $2 00, bacon 10c and :11c,
spgar 5c and 6ic, coffee 7ic, to
call and see for yourself.
: ; Rev S F 'Conra, travel
ing agent for the- North Caro
lina, Baptist, preached Sunday
at the Baptist church hereof ;
Mr.' Clegg . Scroggs was
quite sick last week.
Mr. F Cooper's ;f little
child, . which has been very
sick, is much better ,r
Miss Ores well cordially in
vit.,s the -ladies to ' see 'some
thing special in the i Millinery
store Friday and Sarurday. of.
thU week s '
Mr. Charlie Craven return
ed from Catawba' Saturday
with his boy, Norman, who re
cen tl y wen t a w ay f ro m home
without-leave, -
. . . .
' J C. Hubbard, . Esq.; was
over. in Alaxander the first of
the week - 1
- ;. :s-p' ' ?r ' ; -i?
- -Miss - Frankie ; Staley is
teaching in the family of i Mr
R F ; Watt at Millers Creek;
Reports come in from dif
ferent; parts of the county ; that
the; cold snap has injurodi the
early fruit very much It is
not yet know. to what extent
:. Mr Edgar McLean and
Miss Gertie Watts were' mar-"
ried last week - J
; Th'er colored people know
how to raise money for their
churches: The Denny Crove
congregation presented ; th
past. r with $104 00 last Sunday
w h i c h"h ad be n , r ai sed f oy t h e
envelope procesin three weeks
ora Harris and Florence Wil
liams were given prizes for the
amounts they had raised. " '
Papers of'incorporation for
the North Wilkesdoro Biiild
ing and Loan Association have
been filed with the Clerk of the
Court. It is a proper step , , and
will do good.' m' ,
The Editor, regrets his ina
bihty to attend Boomer com
mencement, but learns that the
exercises v were creditable in
every respect, and enjoyed I by
all present. It is. always j. a
pleasure to attend a Boomer
commencement. - f
The County Board of Edu
cation meets next Monday.
They have some important bu
siness consider, especially the
consolidation of districts. This
is one of the most important
matters to consider in the edu;
cationaL progress.- V : - v
The old question of a hitch
ing place for the country peop'.e,
which we have been agitating
ever since we have been here,
will settle itself soon unless the
proper authorites settle it the
people wt'i go 8omewnere else
to hitch.j . c . ; .
Our friend Enos Moore, ;of
the , Brushies, tells Us thtT!he
thinks that we. will have a lot
of fruit yeti unless some future
freeze -kills it' The peaches,
c h e r r i es , a n d o t h e r ea x ly f r u it
he thinks,- are! killed, Mr;
Moore:Js a good judge. -v, "
' The most important duty a"
to wn goverment can perfo.rmJs
to keep the town clean and free
from disease breeding f ilhine3s.
I f the town authorites do this
properly, they have , done the
p r i n c i pa! pa r t of t h e i r , d u ty j es
pecial ly at this season of, the
yeart In - sel cting-tnwn ;offi
cers in May, this matter should
be kept in mind.; r" Select men
wno will look aftei the : health
of our people.
Deputy Sheriff Will John-
son tells us'taat M r. Wiley Ly
' lt m.i 'i X mm' XTi1.--s T
on, of Trap Hiil township? has a
young son only. 15 months old
that weighs 50 pounds. It is a
show.t0 8ee the boy - i
- ; 1 Ji r; S q b D eato n h as ' mo v ed
into one of the J. T. Hubbard
cottars. ; - . -
W4LKE8BQRO ; N. G.v WEDNESDAY. AERIL 8,; 1903;
Eschol Districts Consolidate. ;
; The school districts of Eschol
and Oak woods have decided to
consolidate. At the raa3S meet
ing at Eschol7 last Saturday the
the matter was decided in fa
vor of consolidatition and the
location of the- school house
was decided upon and will be
about a half mile south of : Es
chol church, i This will put the
school h o u se w i h i n 2 ; ni lies of
every school child in the dis
trict, and it mates a big
district of 135 pupils, where
there were two districts of a
bout 65 pupils each a large
commodious school- building
will be erected, and be ready
for the school this fall. This" is
a good. example for other - sec5
tions of. the county to follow
Consolidate and make the
schools better. -
- S. F'Shore was here last
week looking after some distil
lers in the county.
; -"Dr. B. E. Reeves has a fine
fat girl that arrrived Thursday,
morning,
A very Call, son of Bud Call
of Straw, and Miss Lula , Wal
ker were married last Wednes,
dav. .. . -
John Johnson and Miss
Lillie McCarter were married
last week in Edwards town
ship. We are still looking for
ward for a red egg next Sun 1
day is Easter.
Several'of our people learn
edexperience that last Wednes
day was the 1st day, of April.
Mr. Albert Forester has
moved his family to North
Wilkesboro -
lr.'0. F. Blevins, Register
of Deeds, has; moved to his
new home, the house vacated
by Mr. Al bert Forester.
Friday night there was hail
and rain, and Saturday, morn
ing t?e wind spit snow. Tue
Blue Ridge showed signs of
snow and the wind was kef n
atid cutting.,
-Press Hi'nston, of NeW.Cas
tie township, dropped dead last
Wednesday: morning very sud
de n ly He was h i tc h i n g u p his
team a n d .a p p eared ,i n as ' good
health as usual, when :he drop
ped over dead He was about
50 years .old and leaves a wife
and five children.
Bishop ;; Horner -and Rev.
James A,'-Weston will arrive
here 28th and hold services at
the Episcopal ch u rch . in aft r,
noon and the next morning at
llo,clock: v They go to : Ronda
and bold services the, afternoon
of the 29th. : ;
I --Messrs. A. W E Ca pel an d
C. A. Armstrong, of v Troy,.
Montgomery-couuty, were here
last;' week; investigating,, our
new court house.- Their county
is to bu i Id a court : house soon
and they compose a committee
to recommend plans etc T h ey
"Were well pleased with our
court house and will probably
recommend a similar plan.
Wilkes is among .the front in
the general "progress in good
courthouses.-- ;
I .Some of the - fellows who
''cussed" Herb Creene so much
abon t the court house areX be
ginning to-see that Herb was
right- and 1 tbey were wrong,
Th ey are now. proud.; o f - the
building when they see it," and
wheu they, find, that theyT have
paid oyer half of the cost with-;
out knowing it, that great bug
aboo r about increased taxes
ceases to frighten. It will not
be V lone: till everybody- will
thank FTe.rh Qreene. Col; DuIaJ
and the others who favoredjhe
couxt Iiousq .
Eepabllcan Candidates TTatchln :
The republican -aspirants -for
Cong ress, appeared to be track
ing each other last week. Col.
Linney - passed through first
witn his t wo mules Blackburn
came in soon afterwards and
examined the tracks,- noted
their direction and tried to read
tbe sign& in connection with the
time of the moon He had
scarcely left when Hugh Mont
gomery Wellborn appeared and
examined the "foot r prints on
the sands'? of both Blackburn
and Linney s mules - He also
consulted, the stars and zodiac
signs.- A -friend of all the
candidates tells us that he has
it strait that Wellborn intends
buying or borrowing Linney 's
best mule and then - induce
ta i uu ey co la k e d i ac K D u r n u p
behind him on the other, and
by a few near cuts he can
head them off and "get there"
provided Jim McNeill dont put
up a few scarecrows and make
some blind motes - to -retard
the mule's perambulating abil
ity. In the mean time, McNeill
is playing "Brer Rabbit," and
how many other canidates who
are casting longing - eyes, it is
not known.' The mirored allure
ments of the opposition to the
Watts bill are creating hopes
for many expectant travelers
on. the republican political de
sert. ... . '
Rev T. E. Weaver and
family have goue to Ashe coun
ty to visit relatives.
The public school jn this
district will resume next Mon
day morning. - . '
Sheriff Johnson is having
the court house yard fixed up
very nicely. It will be pretty
when. the grass grows well.
Orie thing, yet the court
house lacks.- It is not lighted
at all
Prof. White, of Graham,
Alamance county, is here sell
ing maps of the State.- It is: a
good map and should ,i be in
everyfamUy-
Senator H . M. Welbon. of
Ashe,' was here, last week. He
is a canidate for the republican
nomination for Cong re rs and
thinks he will sure -get it.
The ladies are invited to
visit the millinery.store of Mrs.
SJ Preette Thursday, and
Friday and see the display, of
her prettytpring and summer
goods. The display will pre
sent the latest snd mjst up-to
date sty les,-tasef u Uy arranged
The revenue" "angels l of
innocence" made a friendly
tour into-the region ; of west
Wilkes, last week, and induced
to come back ; with H them,-. in
se v eral chariots 1 dra n by
decendants of Baalam's - beast,
a goodly number of barrels of
Uncle Sam's (not v revenue
Sams) general : mixture of
corn slop, malt, strychnine &
branch fluid," tempered to the
proper oeaa j; oy some '.-siore;
keeper and 4 gauger merry
moonshine. : The mi xtu re as
well as the manufacturing ap
aratus are.' said- to have once
belonged to Mote Jones. They
are now your Uuoie Sam's.-
Mayberry &'AIyers spring
line of -clothing, hats, shirts,
ladiesV skirt and waist goods,
trimmings, etc., are now arriv
ing y Call and see ,them. '
- Laundry for the Statesville
Steam Laundry: one of the
best in the? State should be
left at J.: T Hubbard's store-onA
Mondays
'.Ye rigid ploughmen, bear in mind,, your labor is for future hours.
Advance, -spare not, nor look behind; plough deep and straight'
with all your powers". . ..... . - -
I 0 - x
SyHEJJSEASON for PLOWING
want the Best plow onthe market so that you may pre-:
pare thoroughly your land for an abundant crop, without
experiencing that "tired feeling" described in Gray's Ele-
gy where '"the ploughman home ward plods his weary way.'
Our. plows 'plow without worry and do well their work.
A r T kinds of Farming Utensils, -just what you need. -Jt.Li
Jul -kinds of Hardware, Stoves, Cutlery; and amy thing you
want. Come and see my. stock and prices. . ? ,
- . J. P. ROUSSEAU.
North Wilkesboro. '
DRUGS I
We carry a full line of the - Purest
" and Best Drugs to be found in this part
of the State, including aH : the leading patent
r medicines, tobacco; cigars, fancy -and:
. toilet articles, lamps, colognes, etc. -
2)rs burner Si UXUbtte...
Hotel. Building.
SPECIAL B ARBA1HS.
FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS, .
" I am closing out at cost a few of my fall and winter goods;
. left, over, Among these being some of tje prettiest Flannel
ettes you ever laid eyes on, worth 10c going at 8c f-. a fevr
' pieces' of nice outings worth 8c only (jc; a few- nice waist;
patterns worth 2.00 for 1,5, some worth 1.00 going at 75c;
" one peie of broad cloth left worth ,l.Qp poing at 75c ; nice
lining worth -lOc at only 8c ; nice canton , flannels reduced '
.r 10c to 7c; a few 3.25 laprobes for 2.25, in4 a few 1.75 forri
1:25; Tugsreduced from 50 to 1.85, froin 1.00 to 75c; un-tl
"V- derwearat cost; Coffee at 5c to 12 c.- -
Come along and afet a bargain while you
have the opportunity... Respectfully,.
; Clarence Call.
of All the Latest Styles.
T t T have the Most Attractive line, of Clothing ever brought to
VV this section. . j v
eur Line is complete and out Prices the Lowest. If you or your
. boy need a fiuit, we can save you money if you buy from us.
Now, remember Tre are always glpd to see you and will give you
f our niostprompt attention. - ; '
Weaft; Quarters For Hard
C. F. MORRISDNtS Hardware Store.
Eveahin(rfrom a Carpet Tack to a reaper
and binder alwayscon hand, and we challangc
a comparison of the.- ;
flsality, Of Oe Goods mi U Prices,
Vith"any-Kardvare storie in this section.
We have Stoves, ranees and heaters from
Buck's Best to any other kind and can pleaco
vou in quality and prices.
.When'Jyou need hardware of any kind
Come torSee us; we have what you want and
Our Prices are the lowest, : ,
89.
is here. "Ye rigid ploughmen" ;
I DRUGS
call &. combs.
ware.? ; ; :'J-
C E. MORRISOW