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VOL. XXL
The Chronicle.
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WANTED: Two good sober jsaea
to sell and collect for Singer Sewing
MachineCo. Will ;pay either salary or
.comniission. Apply ,to C. U. Davis,
Wilkesboro, N. C.
.
- Mr. Tom Bumgarner took
4n the .Jamestotwxi Exposition
last week.
Miss Clara Benbo.w has re
turned from ithe Jamestown
exposition.
Mrs. J, Bryan Grimes, of
jRaleigh, is visiting Mrs. J. G.
Hackett.
Mrs. M. K-Smoak, of South
Carolina, is visiting her son,
Ur. D. E. Smoak.
Miss Mattie Ferguson, of
ll&oaaer, visited at Mr. J. S.
Cra&or's last week.
Policeman L. B. Dula has
jaived into the Doughton resi
dence near the pin factory.
A car load of barbed wire
,aud nails just received at
Morrison's.
They say the Show was
' pretty good last week. At
least, it was pretty well at
rt ended.
Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Call, of
Augusta, Ga., arrived last
week and are visiting at Mrs.
M. C. Call's.
It rained here on tne first
dog day, and according to the
old saying, that means forty
days with rain every day.
Rev. R. L. Own bey is re
joicing over the arrival of a
fine boy at his home. He ar
rived Thursday evening.
Last Sunday, Miss Martha
Stroud and Mr. Ed. Clarey,
were married, Esq. A. G. Hen
dren performing the ceremony
The Methodist pastor here,
Rev. R. L. Ownbey, will go to
!artersville, Va. the first of
.August to condnct a series of
revival meotings.
--Mrs. WV H. H. Cowles and
family, of Statesville, came up
last week to spend the summer
days at her farm home near
Wilkesboro.
W. W. Barber was elected
"ice-President of. the State
Par Association, for the thir
, ,tee nth district, at the recent
meeting at Hendersonville.
Quite a neat compliment.
Mr Allmond Mcfoy Griggs,
the versatile and polished edi
tor of the Portsmouth Star,
attended the marriage of his
. cousin, Mr. A. azel Berry,
last week.
v ; v Our good friend, Mr. Mil
ton Foreman, rememdered this
office and its hungry orphans
with a lasket-of elegant toma
toes and apples last Saturday.
C.. Cailttas usualj is first to
give the public the advantage
.of'all advances in Cross-ties.
Hfi will pay you 45c for no.l
ties and 30c for no. 2 ties.
,' ..UTiBik'e him your ties, "favor him
that favors you."
-Superintendent C. C.
Wright ili conduct the ex
amination of applicants for
High-Scfrobl certificates here
': -. pn tle S5th.of this month Ap
, pHcan f.8hould be. oq htnd
promptly.
: James Tarkin Pearson, the
I i ;Wilkes oet Loureate, who has
;'S;fJben: with-'The-: Charlotte
f r Observer for sometime, has re r;
" turned to Wilkes, where he can
worship ahd converse with the'
v 'Diviu Afflatus,,? beneath his
, i . pwn native" y iue andUfigtree.
J Recording tihictates ;of his
;-pwD consienceJ" uWe are, ."glad,
V to baye him home again."
JSome of the boys forget
that there is au ordinance fi
gs inst playing Gallon the
street. If they are -required to
denosit a few dollacs with the
.town policeman may be their
recollections win get in Detter
shape.
-JA note from Mr R. H. Mc- J
Neill, of Washington, states
that! he will be unable to reach
here and deliver the address mV
Pleasant Home church next
Sunday, on account of press of
business. He hopes to come a
little later.
l?he revival meeting At the
Prespbyterian church at North
Wilkesboro closed Sunday
night. Rev. S. M. Rankin, of
Greensboro, who assisted the
pastor, Mr. Robinson, won the
love and admiration of all who
heard him Sixteen persons
became members of the church
Sunday.
The
Board of Education
had a call
meeting Saturday,
and heard several matters. A
petition for a local tax election
in North Wilkesboro township
was granted, the rate to be 10c
and 30c. Petitions for and a-
gainst local tax in Elkville
were presnted and will be eeard
on the 25th inst.
Alt the home of Mr; John
Martin, near Brier Creek, on
the 8th, Miss Fannie Martin
and Mr. James Armstrong
were married. Mr. Armstrong
is a Vilkes boy, but is now
located in Jacksonville, Fla.,
where he takes his bride, to
share life's joys and sorrows.
Our jolly old friend Col.
Bilhe Lenderman who has
the weight of over 80 years on
his shoulders, was out bright
and: early Friday morning,
ready and diked in approved
style fpr the show. Uncle Bil
lie remarked to us in his bright
jocular way that he proposed
to see the amusements going
on in tne world while he watf
young and could enjoy them.
The Elkin Times has the
following:
"Maj. J. H. Foote, of Roaring River,
with his two daughters, Mrs. -C. H.
Greenwood and Miss Electa, and his
son, Lieutenant Percy Foote, of the
.United States Army, stationed now at
Newpvrti Rhode Island, was in town
Tuesday J Maj Foote, though more
than 80 years old, is still quite active.
His son Lieut. Foote has had many
interesting experiences. He Has, since
entering he Navy, visited ali the con
tinents, travelled on all the oceans and
baen on most of the important bays,
seas and gulfs. He has circumnavi
gated the! globe twice and has been
honored by having been admitted to
an audience with Oriental crowned
beads."
Th
re j were a 21 applicants
for tejdfter's - certificates, who
were'xamined last week -
Thnrsday, Friday and Satur ¬
day. Tjhere were 17 applicants
for couqty certificates as fol
lows: F. G. Yates, Stantoo;
Chas. Joines, Absher; Maudie
Lyon, Dockery; Milla Joines,
Absher; Fllen Myers, Dock
ery; Carrie Jennings, Hays;
Edith Jones, Mulberry; Har
rison Je inings, Hays; " Eliza
beth Bumgarner, Millers Creek;
Myrtle
Steelman, Adiey;
Pansy P; ird tie, Ronda; R. L.
Vannoy, Vanhoy ; Mattie F-er
guson, Boomer. There were
four colored: J. S. Morrow,
Mabel Morrow, Kit tie Weather
spoon anp Mamie Petty. . There
were two applicants for State
certificates : M. F. Bumgarner,
of. Miller i Creekt aud Miss
Mattie E. iSale, of Brier Creek..
There wi re two who stood the
exatninai ion for entrance : at
the A. fc M. College: J T.
Peden of iWilkesboro, and
JVFergVison,',of. Kendall.
v-eas for gale at Morriou's.
JSqual Taxation,
WILKE6BQRO, -N; C
Beautiful Wedding.
At "HOlcrest" .the country
home of Mrs. T. J. Wiiiiams,
last Wednesday afternoon, at
5. o'clock, a beautiful mid sum
mer weddiog was solemnized,
when Mrs. Williams' charming
daughter, Miss Grace Ellen, be
came the bride of Mr. Allmond
Hazel Berry, son of Dr. Wil
liam A. Berry,
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. R. L. Ownbey,' pastor
of the Methodist church of
Wilkesboro, of which the bride
is a member, in the presence of
the immediate families of the
bride and groom and a few
guests.
. The parlor was beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and
festoons of greenery, and in
front of an improvised altar
and beneath a wedding bell of
wild daises,the ceremony was
impessively performed accord
ing to the ritual of the Method
ist church, including intheser
vice the ring ceremony. The
groom was attenged by his
brother, William F. Berry, and
the bride by Miss Bessie Lewis,
of Wilkesboro.
The youthful loveliness of the
bride was accentuated by her
costume of white taffeta, trim
med with lace, and embellished
with medallions.
MissFrankie Staley grace
fully presided at the organ
during the service.
After the ceremony there
was a brief reception and
hearty congratulations; fol
lowing which refreshments
of cream, cake and fruits were
were served in the dining room,
the bride cutting the great
white wedding cake with her
own hands.
After the departure of the
wedding guests, the immediate
families were entertained by
Mrs Williams.
On Thursday following.; at
p"Fairview," the beautigul
country home of Dr. Berry, he
entertained most charmingly
and elegantly at dinner, in that
hearty and refined old Southern
way, in honor of his son and
bride.
We feel no delicacy in extend
ing the bride and groom our
most hearty congratulations
and good wishes, and predict
for them lives of usefullness
and pleasure, with assurance,
for God made them of the right
sort of stuff.
Card of Thanks.
We deisre to earnestly thank
our neighbors and friends for
their kindness and help shown
us in our sad trouble and be
reavement, the sickness and
death of Mrs. Foster. We pray
God'a richest blessings on you
all, for He alone can repay you
for such kindness as you have
'shown us.
J A. Foster & Family.
The stockholders of the bank
now in process of establish
ment at Wilkesboro met Thurs
day and selected additional of
ficers as follows; C. F. Morri
sXn,,Vice President; F. B. Hen
dren, attorney: Directors, J.
T. Hubbard, F. G. Hoi man, C.
C Wright and A. M. Vannoy.
There will be another meeting
tommdrrow night (Thursday)
for the purpose of selecting ad
ditibnai directors and officers.
In .the -mean time the books 'are
open for subscription of stock,
and the opportunity is av good
one for ihose who wish to in
vest in; a safe, sound,: profitable
enterprise, ; , r,.-
v-Mri Frak , Staley 's'f tXiree
y ear 'old child, jn Union, Last
week, fell In ; the creek arid
ijarrowly escaped drowning.
pirect and Indicect.
WEDNESDAY,
t Word from the Baptist Minister 4t
Wilkesboro.
Dear Beo. Editor; Allow me paoe,
please., to say some things (that I have
in my heart about (the people and my
work here., I feel like congratulating
myself that I h&re the honor of serv
ing such noble people. Siace our ar
rival here the first of June, ive have
been the happy recipients of so many
material favors that language -seems all
too empty to express the gratitude of
our hear ts for same.
Prior to our arrival, the ladies of the
church took charged of the preacher's
home, and they know how to "keep
house." Our larder was anything lse
bat eapty. Everything needed tor
house keeping had been provided by
these these thoughtful vrxxcaen. Any
pastor is fortunate who kas such ohoiee
spirits, sueh congenial, harmonious co
laborers as these women are. They in
spire lofty aims, good deeds, holy liv
ing and genuine service. Their work .
is "honorable and glorious. We thank J
them again and again for their untiring
aid and bid them God-speed.
We are brought under daily obliga
tions to the eood people of the town of
all denominations', for verily we are
incessantly remembered in a material
waj by some of them. Scarcely a day
has passed that we have not been kind
ly remembered by some one. Most
assuredly, we feel unworthy of such
friends and favors; but we propose to
live so as to show our appreciation.
The reception given in honor of the
pastor and his family, by the Ladies'
Aid Society was .an enjoyable occasion.
A neat and timely program had been
arranged by Mrs. F. G. Holman, Pres.
of the Society. The first part of the
program was missionary in purpose,
consisting of short speeches and two
papers read on missions. Then came
an informal social meeting. The pas
tor and his family were introduced to
the members of his flock; after which
ice cream and cake were served. We
all enjoyed it much.
The outlook for the church's growth
is flattering. May the people and pas
tor grow in favor with each other as
they become better acquainted; and
may the Lord's cause prosper in their
hands. K. C. H.
The Board of Equalization
which was in session last week
for three days, adjourned to
meet the first of August to
complete its work. There ap
pears to be a big lot of inquality
in some of the townships in the
assessments. So far as invest
igated the township of Wilkes
boro and Moravian Falls seem
to be the highest and most
equibly assessed townships in
the county. Wilkesboro town
ship, which has about as much
poor land in it as any township
in the county averages over
$7 per acre, while others with
an average of better lands
dont average $3 per acre. One
thing the assessors did that
don't look right. They put up
the mountain peaks and timber
lands in the mountains to $4
and $5 per acre, while a little
farm with a dwelling and out
buildings in the same region
goes in at less than half that a
mount. That is not right.
Timber is worth something only
once; the farm affords a living
and a home, not one time only,
but all the time. Timber com
panies as well as everybody
else' should pay a right tax,
justtjequalized with all other
taxe.; The Board, if it does
its full duty, has yet a big work
before it. It is a very knotty
problem, but it is an important
one, and there should be a bet
ter adjustment .and equaliza
tion of values in Wilkes as
well as in nearly every county
in the Btate. 'We trust the
Board 'will fully do its duty to
all regardless of political 'pull
or aspirations, religious beliefs
or previous conditions of ser
vitude - v.'-
Mr. Arehie Bousgeau has
fever- : . ; - -
Mr; D. A. Reece was pret
ty badly kicked on the leg by
his .horse last weekl '
wThere are' fbur cases of
fever, in the family; of Melvin
Yates in Union to wnship." '
JULY 17, 1907
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TOWN,
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We are going to D frain
turn loose the Dargllll
at our store, and everybody should be on
hand for SPECIAL BARGAINS in Clothing,-Shoes,-Hats.
Trunks and every thing you
wear, from the bottom of your head to the
top of your foot. Yours for business,
J. T. PREVETTE & CO.
YOU DONT GET OFTEN,
unless you come often to our store.
Summer is Here
and we have the handsomest and best selected line of
goods suitable for the season ever shown here.
Ladies, we have what you want, of tha beat quality
and lowest price, from a shoe string up to the prettiest
hat on the market ; dress goads of all kinds, white
goods, linens, wash fabrics, plain and fancy collars,
sample goods of every description, white " and fancy
parasols, ginghams that don't fade, underwear, and in
fact anything you need; all going at bargains.
Be sure to see our sample goods.
Am M. 31uircx Sons.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
orrteon
Haslthe sortfof
you need and want.
THE NOBTH
Slate Noiwl ai
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JRjasrulajr CorsB leading to dmgnats of Bachelor of fodjagocy- Bachelor 4o
Bachelor of Science, Md a new course leading ihe tegeee of Bachelor of l&male.
Board, laundry, tuition, and fees tor use vt text book, etc., $170 a year. For free-tultica. ,
students, 9125.
Tjjp Nobmu Depaktubht gives tlioroBch instruction in the sutyects t&afhtta thecfaoct
and colleges, and special pedagogical training for the profession ef teaching. Tone hers ;-dn :
Graduates of other colleges are offered a one-jear special course in Pedagogy and allied Rob'
Te Commercial Depahtmbnt offers practical instruction ia Stenography.. Typewrit lug.
Booc-keepjjr and other business subjects. . " , '
The Departments op Manual Abts mho Douxmnp Scck provide iustractioa ' ia
Manual Training and la such sub jects as relate directlr to the home and family. -
The Music Depabtmbkt, in addition to the degree course, offers a crt ideate coarse In raeai '
and i astro mental mutie.
To seen re hoard in the dormitories, all free-taitioa appUoatioas should be made ketone July ,
15. The fall term open September 18, 1907.
for caaloge and other inormation, address.
J. I. FOUST, President,
4BEEN8BORO, V. C.
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