MACON COUNTY, NC -- NEWSPAPERS -- LOCAL AFFAIRS, FEB 1893b

LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED IN THE FRANKLIN PRESS, Feb. 8, 1893 - Vol. VII, No. 17

- "Ish dot rat in dish room?"

- This is a month without any full moon. 

- Dr. John J. Moore went to Clay last week. 

- Mr. Blaine's estate is estimated to be worth $800,000

- John Jew, the peddler, is said to be desperately afraid of rats. 

- O for a thousand tongues to lick The new Columbian stamps. 

- Sore eyes are afflicting a portion of our citizens in some parts of the
county. 

- Mr. Elam Slagle, of Crawford, was in town Thursday disposing of some fine
apples. 

- The town street-plow takes the weather as it comes near Mr. Ash's residence.


- A great many people were in town Saturday and our merchants did a thriving
business. 

- Mr. Will Downs and family visited friends on Burningtown Thursday and
returned Friday. 

- Messrs. P. Howard, H.T. Mozeley and A.B. Conley, of Smith's Bridge, were in
town Wednesday. 

- Rev. S.H. Harrington, of Murphy, spent three or four days of the past week
among his Macon friends. 

- Rev. A.W. Jacobs and wife, of Hayesville, have been spending a few days
visiting friends in Macon. 

- Two uncouth looking daos accompanied by a couple of large Cinnamon bears
were in town yesterday. 

- Married, February 1st, on Iotla, Mr. A.W. Horn and Miss Lucilla Barnard,
J.P. Campbell, Esq., officiating. 

- Married, January 23, 1893, at the residence of Mrs. Mary Downs on Cowee, Mr.
George Brendle and Miss Lily Downs, W.J. Jenkins, Esq., officiating. 

- Rev. E.L. Siler went to Mecklenburg county last week on a call preliminary
to an engagement to supply a Presbyterian church during the coming year. 

- There was no preaching at the Methodist church Sunday and Sunday night owing
to the absence of Rev. Mr. Comann holding quarterly conference at Snow Hill. 

- The land belonging to the Elisha Long estate, situated on Coweta in Smith's
Bridge Township, was sold at public sale Monday and was bid off my Logan A.
Allen at $1,495. 

- There was a wild blizzard roaming around loose in Minnesota last Friday
followed by weather a long way on the wrong side of zero. Look out, it may be
heading this way. 

- Cap. J.W. Terrell, of Webster, came over last Wednesday and returned home
Thursday accompanied by Mrs. Terrell who has been spending the winter with her
sister, Mrs. Laura Robertson. 

- We regret to learn the death of Mrs. C.P. Weaver, of Weaverville, NC, which
occurred a few days ago. She was a sister of Rev. A.W. Jacobs, adn Messrs.
Geor. A. and A.W. Jacobs, of Macon. 

- Mr. J.B. Cunningham is having his store-room on East Main Street handsomely
fitted up and soon expects to open up business, of which, no doubt, the
readers of the PRESS will be apprised by an attractive and businesslike
advertisement. 

- Mr. G.B. McCrary, of Morristown, Tenn., was in town last Thursday. Mr.
McCrary's interests are two-folk, to sell the people "Morristown Choice" and
to look after the interests of the choice young windows are eligible spinsters
over a large extent of the country. He is always on the outlook for more
business in both lines. 

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