MACON COUNTY, NC -- NEWSPAPER ITEMS -- LOCAL AFFAIRS, DEC 1893b

LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED IN THE FRANKLIN PRESS, Dec. 20, 1893 - Vol.
VIII, No. 10

 - We were glad to see Rev. J.A. Deal so far recovered from his recent
illness as to come to town Saturday. 

 - Mr. R.A. Wood did not go to Texas last week as he expected to have
done, but turned back at Asheville. 

 - Judging from the advertising locals in our exchanges, Mr. Santa
Claus seems to be a very business man. 

 - Acting collector Sam L. Rogers came over from Asheville Saturday to
visit his family and returned yesterday. 

 - Mr. Rufus Steward of Jackson County, and Miss Lavada Henry, of
Ellijay Township, were married last Thursday. 

 - Messrs. Will Sloan and Wade Crawford left last Thursday for Athens,
Ga., loaded with produce for market. 

 - We have just received four fine large steel-plte engravings suitable
to grace any gentleman's parlor, which we will sell very cheap. 

 - If a man sixty years old has spent three years buttoning his collar,
how much time has a woman of forty spent in putting her hat on straight? 

 - Are you looking after your subscription? Will you pay up and renew
bfore the 1st of next month? Don't let your name go to the deadline. 

 - Messrs. J.P. Haynes and T.J. Sandberg, of Knoxville, spent two or
three days of the latter part of last week in town, and enjoyed
themselves bird shooting. 

 - We can not afford to carry subscribers over one year, and this alone
compels us to drop those who do not pay up within the year. Look after
your subscription NOW. 

 - Mr. W.L. Shope, of Asheville, spent several days of the past week
bird hunting near town. He could not be induced to go near Tennessee
river for fear of seeing decoy ducks. 

 - Mr. Campbell P. Jones, of Chattanooga, is spending some time in our
town looking after the walnut timber interests of Hoskin's & Morris,
which we learn Mr. Jones has purchased. 

 - All persons indebted to me will please come forward and settle the
interest on their indebtedness on or before the 25th day of January
next, or the accounts will be put out for collection. -- THOS. M. ANGEL. 

 - Mr. H.C. Quinn and wife, of Atlanta, arrived last Wednesday. Mr.
Quinn comes to superintend putting up the iron bridges at Iotla ford and
Smith's Bridge. He put up the bridge near Franklin in November. 

 - Bishop Lyman's will has been probated, and the estate is valued at
$40,000. The executors are directed to sell his real estate in Haywood
and Macon counties and to divide the proceeds equally between the chuch
of the Good Shepherd at Raleigh and the THompson Orphanage. His wife,
Susan B. Lyman, and son, A.J. Lyman, are his executors. 

 - The Methodist Sunday school, in lieu of a Christmas tree will have a
Christmas service next Sunday morning, consisting of songs and
recitations suited to the occasion, also a short address by the pastor,
after which presents will be distributed among the smaller members of
the school.  All persons are cordially invivted to be present and
especially the parents and friends of the children.

 - Last Sunday was embraced by the first Quarterly meeting of this
Conference year end and Rev. Mr. Parker, the new presiding elder,
preached at the Methodist chuch morning and night and greatly endeared
himself to those who heard him. He is a fluent and an easy speaker and
his sermon Sunday night was very interesting and instructive and was
well delivered. -- WAYNESVILLE COURIER. 

--THE ORPHANS FAIR--
There will be a fair held on next Friday, December 22nd, in the
RObinson store room on Main street, under the direction of the Orphans'
Aid Society of Highlands, for the benefit of the orphans of Western
North Carolina. The ladies of Franklin are respectfully invited to
assist in making the fair a success. The public invited. 

--HIGHLANDS--
Wm. B. Cleaveland died on the 14th of pneumonia after an illness of
about six days. He came from Bridgeport, Ct., some twelve years ago, and
settled here for his health, having lung trouble. He leaves a widow and
seven children. Mr. Cleveland was a shrewd and stirring man, and will be
much missed in Highlands. His brother, Mr. Geo Cleveland was sent for,
and he and Mr. Pike, a friend, arrived on the 16th from Conn. The
funeral was on Sunday, and the interment was at the cemetery about a
mile from town. Rev. Mr. McAllester officiated. 
Mr. Cleveland had an insurance on his life of two thousand dollars. He
was an expert in minerals and had a collection said to be worth some
five thousand dollars. 

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