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ft U Hiifrntm-tr V x: J 11 ill l. I ! K M yv 5 111 ay av VOL. XXIII. GET READY The Chronicle. rMr. C. M. Sheets is spend a few days at his old home in Davie county. Miss Ruth Lillard, of Char lotte, is visiting Miss Louise Finley in North Wilkesboro. Mr. James Poindexter and son Turner, visited at Dr. Tur ,ner's last week Mrs. N. B' Smithey visted her oid home at (Jonover, Ca tawba Co. last week. Mrs. M. A. Call is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cooper at Mcguire Ash Co- Miss Maggie Hughey, of Elkin, visited t Dr. J. M. Tur ner's last Saturday and Sun day. The state papers note the .death of Mrs. Marshal Milikan at her home in Greensboro las.t Friday, Rev. W. L. Sherell of the Christian Advocate of Greens boro was a pleasant caller at this office Monday. Mr. R. N- Garner who has held a position with the South ern Railway is visiting at his home on Hunting Ceeek. Mr. and Mrs. VV. W. Mc ewen of Texas are yisting home folks here. Mr. Mcevven trav els for the R J. Reynolds to bacco company. Misses Elizabeth and Car rie Powell have accepted posi tions for the summer at Bari um Springs. VV. W. Barber, Esq. was elected as one of the Vice presidwnts of the State Bur As sociation at Asheville last week. Mr. Raymond Chatham and Miss Susie Gwyn, both of Elkin, were married last week.. Dr. D. M. Litaker officiated at the marriage. Mrs. R. N. HacKett, Mrs. Coogan and Miss Dessie Mor rison left yesterday for the Lithia Springs to spend some time. The ladies of the Eastern Star are going to give an ice cream and soriker supper and Cake walk od next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock on Mrs. J . P. Ray's lawn at Moravian Falls. All are invited. Mrs. Beeson and daughter of Alabama, is visiting her son at Moravian falls. Mrs. Beeson says that the crops in Alabama have suffered greatly on ac count of so much rain much of the cotton crop wilkbe a total failure. Dr. W. P. Horton sent to the State medical society a very interesting paper on typhoid fever, and also adovating cre mation along with disinfec tions in certain cases Judge Justice has dismised the injunction proceedings of Jones etal vs the Commission ers of the town of N. Wilkes boro. The town is now at liber ty to proceed and perfect its purhase of the Reddies River water. The revival at the Method ist church here begins next Sunday, with Rav.Barnhardt of Mt. Airy tado ihe preaching Prof. Holt of Greens boro will have charge of the singing. A largft number of young friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Absher assembled on their beautiful lawn beneath the oaks and enjoyed a delightful partv Thursday evening. FOli THE BIG J Mrs. Judge Long of States vilie Fisited be r daughter Mrs. R, N. Hackett, here last week. C. G. Gilreatjj went to Greensboro last Friday on prof essional business. Mr. G. C. Holcombe, of Mt. Airy, is releiving Mr. Sheets at the bank this week. --Mrs. Mollie Jones and daughter Miss Willie of Green sboro, are visiting friends and -relatives here. Mrs. P, L. Gwaltney who has been with her daughter at the Wilkes Hospital for some days returned home Monday. J The Wilkesboros are soon to have good traveling accora raodations between the two towns with an automobile ope rated by Mr. Tom Hubbard. Mrs. R. A. Deal returned from Asheville last Wednes day. Mr. Deal will spend a few weeks with his brother and take special treatxnent for his health. i A large crowd was here Monday the boards of county commissioners, education and pensions were in session most of the day and quite a lot busi ness transacted. We have not room for full accounts this week. Miss Mary Pennel of Poors knob, who has been in school i in Lawrance Kansas returned to her home last week, having graduated from that instution she will return to teach in the same school this fall. Her sister Miss Kate Pennell will also go with her ani teach in the school. I No danger of race suicide in Wilkesboro, we have in four families here 42 children, and on one short street leading south by this office 22 of the young Americas, and this is only a small beginning. Watch Wiike sboro grow. j The Torrey meeting at Vinston is being largely atten ded, not only by the people of Winston but from all partis of the State. Dr Torrey has the reputation of being the greatest living evangelist. Great good isbeing accomplished in the Winston meeting. Mr. E. Wallace made a business trip last week through the northeastern part of the county including both prongs of Roaring River and down Mulberry. Mr. Wallace had not been over this section in twenty-five years. He says Jbhat the changes and improve ments along the route was al most phenomical. Good farms nice new dwellings, neat paint d churches and school build ings were noted in every sec tion. Showing the thrift, en ergy and enterprise of the good people of this section of jWilkes. Two good lodges with neat buildings at Traphill and Pleasant Hill were fea turesof special notice. Among other places Mr. Wallace stop ped with Messrs. B. Handy, jFreel Alexander, Emmet Faw and Hugh Blevins. These gentlemen have good farms and first class homes and are some of our best citizens. Mr Alexander is rich as a Van derbilt, in that he has not only a fine home but every other facility to make a modle home and set the best things of life, His little daughter has been in school with Miss Mamie Bar her, this with her excellent ' home training make her one of the coveted prizes to be sought for qual Taxation, WILKESBORO, N, C., WEDNESDAY, INDUSTRIAL FAIR j Education in Wilfees County. Mr. Editor: Feeling that the people of the county will be inter ested to learn of the progress of education during the scholastic year now closing, and having just completed my annual repoit I will ask you to kindly favor us with space suffi uent to mention the more important items of the educational work of the year. I find that we established 80 rural libraries during the year bringing our number up to 141, I am happy to say that we are still leading the entire State in this particular, Wayne county coming next with 68. We are leading also in the matter of sup plementary libraries, having es tablished 31 of these during the year which brings our number up to 63. There are now but eight schools in the county without li braries, and I feel sure that they will establish them during the coming year. We have establish ed 4 local tax schools during the year bringing up our number to 36. Only two counties in the state have a larger number, Guil ford and Sampson. The enrollment this year reach ed 76 per cent of the census, the highest ever made in this county. The average attendance possibly though more than any one thing, shows the tremendous strides which our county is making along educational lines, having this year reached 46 per cent of the school census, the highest in the history of the work here. This gain is really wonderful when we remember that in the year 1900 it was but 23 per cent, having just doubled in nine years. The ban ner township this year in the county is Lewis Fork having won this distinction on an average at tendance of 63 per cent, while last year it was won on the at tendance of 59 per cent. The banner township in the matter of enrollment is Edwards which from a school population of 1091 enrolled 1014. We claim for this the banner township of the State. The banner which is offered each year to the district making the highest per cent of attendance was won this year by three schools. In decidiug this contest peculiar conditions arose. It wa3 found that to count the original census Mt. Pleasant had won, and that to count the revised census, Bugaboo had won, and that to count the enrollment, Pleasant Home had won, and that it had never been officially announced which-one of these factors should be used in the decision and as some claimed that one should be counted, some another, and still others that the other should be considered ; it was decided to award a banner to all three and use the original census in decid ing all future contests. The ban ner was won last year on an attenr dance of 85 per cent., while this year counting the same factor it required 91 per cent to win. The banner offered to the color ed race was won by the school in district No. 1, colored, of North Wilkesboro township. One very noticable feature this year is the remarkable increase in the number studying the dif? ferent branches, I. find that while the school census has increased since 1900 only 7 per cent, the number studying Arithmetic has ! increased 98 per cent.; the number (studying language and grammar 203 the namber studying N. C. history 54 per cent ; the number studying physiology 11 1, tne num ber studying U. S. histoay 336; the number studying civil gov ernment 480 j the number study- pirect and Indirect. North Wilkesboro! ing algebra 950; the number studying latin 838. The value of school proyerty during this time has increased 459 per cent, and illiteracy has decreosed from 13 per cent, of the schoo population to 6 per cent., the number of teachers employed has increased from 130 to 186, the number of of schoole taught from 115 to 141, the number of schools with as sistant teachers from 3 to 29, the the number of schools teaching high school subjects from 4 to 26, the number of districts with painted houses from 1 to 23, the number of frame houses from 64 to 134, houses with bells jjfrom 8 to 48, houses furnished with desks from 14 to 118, the average month ly salarp of teachers from $20 to $30, the number of districts with log nouses has decreased from 30 to 7, and the number of districts with no house from 33 to 4. The facts showh here are very gratifying indeed as they show conclusively that our people are taking more and more interest in the education of their childreu, and that they are determined that they shall have better chance in the coming years than was alloted to any of them. May our people not be content with the achievements of the past but let them serve to urge us on to attempt greater things in the days to come, and may we all re solve that the scholastict year up on which we are just entering shall show even greater results than the one now closing. In conclusion, I desire to ex press my grateful appreciation of the assitanca and cordial co-oprea tion of the board of education, the clergy, the bar, the press, the teachers, the school committee men and the friends of education who have giAen to me and to the great cause of education their loyal support. I want to repeat that we must not rest content un til proper educational advantages are provided for all a comfort able building properly equipped, a library, and above all, a teacher trai ned to the work whose soul is on fire for humanity, and whose personality can touch and inspire and direct the boys and girls of the State, teachers who can open the eyes of the children to the opportunities lying about them, teachers whose lives are in every way an inspiration to their pupils and which will point to higher, nobler and better things. With gratefulness to God for His blessings on the educational work of the past years, and rely ing upon Him fordivine guidance we enter upon the work of another scholastic year, .earnestly desiring and fully expecting the hearty co-operation of all our people in the effort for the educational ele vation oi the citizenship of the future. C. C. Wright, Superintendent, Hunting Creek, June 30. Notice To the overseers of the lie roads of Wilkesboro pub -town ship. You are hereby notiGod to work out your roads and put them in good order at once as there is considrable com plaint. C. P. Morrison. Ch'm of Board of Supervisors. We are sending out state ments of amounts due (The Chronicle) and hope our frieads will come to our help as far as possible Mr. Deal is in Ashville taking special treatment under a specialist and the expense is very heavy any amounts sent us at this time will indeed be very much appreciated. JULY 7, L909; SEPTEMBER 28,. 29, 30. I am prepared to furnish you Ice and fresh meats every day at your door. Gall at mjr place or phone me, No. 82, what you want. George Reeves, North Wilkesboro. 1 BANK OF WILKES, g sszKSsassssssssaKrassK! eras? sssssssssisssa R. A. Spainiiour, Pres., C.F.Morrison, Vice-Pres., C. M. Sheets, Cashier The true road to success Save your money Don't spend all your earnings. The wise man saves his money by starting a bank account. It is not necessary to have $100 to start a JBmilz Account with The Hank of Wilkes. $1 will do and is welcomed by this Bank. There is everything in making a start and adding to it regularly. Pat aside some for possible sickness or misfortune. Do not risk .the loss of your money by fire or thieves. If you want to .do a checking business,, we furnish you a nice check-book free, or if you wish your money to draw Interest, we furnish you a neat little pass book and pay 4 per tent, com pound every 90 days. Your money is safe with us. We have solid steel time-lock burglar-proof safes and vaults, and we carry Burglar and Fire Insurance. MM 1F WEILMIE BiJ "Insure that home o? yours in either The Hartford, Phoenix or Liverpool and London and Globe Fire Insurance Co. CM. Sheets, Agent, i We have the merchandise you want and at the prices that will please you. Coma our complete line in every department. Ladies dress goods, wash fabrics, silks, prints, ginghams, hosiery, underwear, gloves, laces, embroideries, trimmings, etc. Men's wear from head to foot, hats, shoes, shirts, underwear, etc., the uobbiost line out. Our shoe department is coniplete with the latest and best en the market. Men, hoys, women and children can find what they want. A. It CHURCH & SONS CO. W 3 Si ecord or One of the advantages of hav ing a bank account is the fact that every transaction recorded on the books of the bank in qon- nection with your account is a record to which you may have access if necessary. Such a record often proves of great value. This bank will be pleas ed tp have your banking busi- n e ss !aii!k off M&rIa WiIlBr CAPITAL 50,000.00 E. FINLEY, President. R. W. GWYN, Cashier. E G FINLEY, Assistant Cashier. Opened for Business 1892. OLDEST. STRONGEST. j ILLER--REII GOIPAH, COMPLETE LINE. SEE US AT NO LITE W I LK ES MORO. 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