MACON COUNTY, NC -- NEWSPAPERS -- LOCAL AFFAIRS, JAN 1893a

LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED IN THE FRANKLIN PRESS, Jan. 11, 1893 - Vol.
VII, No. 13

 - Shut the DOOR!

 - Wm. Baldwin of Briartown, was in town Monday. 

 - Prof. W.J. Evans, of Briartown, was in Franklin Friday. 

 - Mr. J.M. Daves bought two steers last week that weighed 3,330 pounds. 

 - Messrs. T.G. Harbison and S.T. Kelsey, Jr., of Highlands, were in
town Friday. 

 - Thomas J. Johnston left on Wednesday of last week for Oxford, Ga.,
to enter college. 

 - A Sunday school teachers' meeting will be held Friday night at the
residence of Mr. Sam. L. Rogers. 

 - The weight of the earth has been estimated to be
5,842,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons of 2240 pounds each. 

 = The PRESS job office printed some handsome wedding cards Monday for
Mr. Dan Lyle and is prepared for more such work. 

 - Two former congressmen have seats in the lower house of the North
Carolina legislature. They are Hon. J.B. Vance, of Buncombe, and Hon.
W.H. Kitchens, of Halifax. 

 - Messrs. Deal & Stoner have moved their real estate office to the
Jas. Williams building on East Main Street. The firm name has been
changed to "The Franklin Investment Company."

 - Ex-Senator J.S. Bell was not elected Principal clerk of the Senate,
but has thousands of friends in the State who are resolved that he shall
have a good position under Cleveland. He richly deserves it. -- NORTH
CAROLINIAN. 

 - Married, Tuesday, January 10th, at the residence of Mr. N.H. Parish,
Mr. Daniel Lyle to Miss Carrie A. Parish, Rev. D.H. Comann officiating.
The wedding was a quiet one, only a few of the friends of the bride and
groom being present. 

 - Last Thursday night was exceedingly windy and very cold. The mercury
dipped down to 6 degrees Friday morning. 

 - Attorneys Geo. A. Jones and F.S. Johnston went up to Highlands
Friday on professional business and returned Saturday. 

 - The Franklin Furniture Co., has bought out the stock of Hardware
from Mrs. J.L. Robinson, and is removing it to the store room under the
PRESS office. 

 - Ms. John H. Tilson, has brought an interest in Mr. E.H. Frank's
store on East Main Street, and the firm will do business under the title
of Franks & Tilson in future. 

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