MACON COUNTY, NC -- NEWSPAPERS -- LOCAL AFFAIRS, JUNE 1893

LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED IN THE FRANKLIN PRESS, June 28, 1893 - Vol. VII, 
No. 37

- Harvest. 

- Toilet soaps at the drug store. 

- The weather has been delightful this week. 

- The Hiwassee Times has yielded up the ghost. 

- Miss Nora Deal visited Miss Maggie Love at Waynesville last week. 

- Capt. J.W. Terrell, of Webster, came over Saturday and returned Monday. 

- Hon. L.J. Smith, of Jackson county, was in town a day or two of the past
week. 

- W.H. Hughes, Register of Deeds of Jackson county, was in town last Saturday.

- Hon. J.G. Tatham, of Robbinsville, was in town from Saturday to yesterday. 

- The carrier pigeon that came to Franklin last week likes the town so well
that he has taken up his abode here. 

- A considerable number of strangers have been in town this week to see Hon.
K. Elias on important business. 

- I need what you owe me. -- W.T. POTTS

- Mrs. N.P. Rankin and daughter, Miss Lily, returned from an extended visit to
friends in Guilford county, last Saturday. 

- Mr. W.H. Waldroop and his sister, Jennie, of Hunnicutt, Tenn., came in
Monday on a visit to their parents and friends. 

- The Asheville Citizen is clucking over a two-headed turkey that somebody has
presented to the editor. It was dead hatched though. 

- Capt. Jacob Fulmer and wife, of the Western North Carolina R.R. were
visiting Mr. E.K. Cunningham's family over Sunday. 

- A carrier pigeon spent some time in town Thursday evening. it had a ring on
its leg, but it was a little too shy to be closely interviewed. 

- Mr. Thomas Ransom, son of Senator M.W. Ransom, came home with Hon. K. Elias,
last Thursday and spent a day or two in Franklin. 

- Henry Robertson left Monday morning for Tennessee to engage in some business
for a Chicago company and will be absent during the summer. 

- Be it known far and wide that the PRESS will take wheat at cash prices in
exchange for subscription. 

- Lightning struck the residence of Mr. G.W. Sanderson in Hayesville last
Friday doing some damage to the roof and slightly stunning his wife and
daughter. 

- Franklin seems to have taken on a strong fascination to strangers from many
counties since the return of Mr. Elias [Hon. Kope Elias] from Washington, to
the great delight of our liverymen. 

- Thomas B. Shepherd, professional barber, at the Franklin House - on
Wednesdays and saturdays. Neat and good work. 

- Profs. Geo. H. Williams and J.V. Lewis, of the State Geological survey, are
in Macon now for a three weeks' survey in their line. They left Frankln
yesterday for Highlands. 

- Messrs. Kinsland and Berry, of Millshoal, returning from the mountains
Thursday where they had been looking after their stock, passed through town
with a swarm of bees in a sack. 

- The addition to St. Agnes' School is approaching completion, and will give
several additional rooms to the building, adding very materially to the
appearance and the convenience of the school. 

- Messrs. David Norton, H.L. Rideout, H.M. Bascom, and Mrs. Dr. Frost, and
Mrs. F.C. hill, of Highlands, came down Wednesday on business concerning the
estate of Dr. Frost and returned Thursday. 

- We are pleased to learn that a Macon boy, Elias D. White, of Highlands,
received the second prize in the <can't read... looks like FAINT> Oratorical
contest at the Massachusettes Agricultural college at the commencement, June
19th. 

- Hon. M.O. Sherrill, of Catawba county, was in town over Sunday and attended
Sunday school and preaching at the Methodist church. Mr. Sherrill has served
in btoh branches of the General Assembly and appears to be a very intelligent
gentlemen. 

- Dr. C.D. Smith attended church last Sunday for the first time since his
accident last fall. His many friends were very glad to see him out and to see
him looking so well, so far as his general health is concerned. 

- B.R. Smathers (Dentist) from Waynesville, N.C., will be in Franklin, N.C.,
July 11, 12, and 13, 1893. Any one who may desire my serives will please meet
me on one of the above days. 

- Rev. Dan Atkins will preach in the Methodist church next Sunday. On account
of his former acquaintaince, his ability as a preacher and the hosts of
friends he has in Macon county, he will no doubt have a large congregation. 

- Rev. J.A. Deal left last Saturday morning for Cullowhee and Sylva where he
held services Sunday, and has gone this week to Raleigh to attend the
Episcopal convention which elects an assistant bishop for the diocese of North
Carolina. 

- The PRESS office is not a suitable place for loafing "kids". They hinder our
typos and annoy us in our work, besides causing trouble by their meddlesome
habits, and we will take it as a special favor if they will make themselves
scarce in our sanctum in future. 

- Hm. Kope Elias and family went to Hayesville Saturday and returned
yesterday. Mr. Elias was looking after business on his farm near Hayesville,
which was very necessary on account of his long absence from home, and before
his leaving for Asheville. 

- Dr. S.H. Lyle, assisted by Dr. John J. Moore, performed a very delicate and
importan surgical operation on a Mrs. Davis, of South Carolina, last Friday at
the residence of Mr. Thos. Price on East Main street. Mrs. Davis is doing very
well since the operation. 

- Hon. Kope Elias left for his home at Franklin, Macon county, this morning.
He will return to Asheville the latter part of next week to take charge of the
collector's office. His $280,000 land was made up here yesterday and sent to
Washington on the afternoon train. -- CITIZEN. 

- We regret to learn from the Cherokee SCOUT that Wm. P. Berry, one of the
oldest resident citizens of Cherokee county, died last week at the home of his
brother near Long Ridge. Mr. Berry served through the war in the same company
with the editor of the PRESS, and was man of good character. 

- Rev. J.C. Rowe held his third quarterly meeting for the Franklin Station on
Saturday and SUnday and preached several sermons with <> ability. The citizens
of town, and especially those who belong to the methodist church could show
much more appreciation and do themselves immense credit by giving larger
congregations on the Saturday quarterly meeting occassions. 

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