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

LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED IN THE FRANKLIN PRESS, May 3, 1893 - Vol. VII,
No. 29

 - Mr. Newt Lee, of Virginia, is at the Allman House. 

 - J.F. Ray has gone to Asheville to attend Federal court. 

 - T.W. Patton was elected Mayor of Asheville last Monday. 

 - We have had refreshing showers of rain since Monday evening. 

 - Mrs. Arthur Siler has returned from a two weeks' visit to Walhalla,
S.C.

 - Several of our citizens went to Asheville Monday to attend the
Federal court. 

 - Misses Maggie Moore and Lou Hardin, of Clay county, are visiting
friends in our town. 

 - Mrs. C.D. Bowers of Highlands, has been visiting Franklin friends
within the past week. 

 - The man who tries to run a country newspaper gets a dreadful site of
advice about how it should be done. 

 - Mr. James Rideout, of Highlands, gave the PRESS office a call Monday
before the return of the editor from his eastern trip. 

 - When the time comes to harvest the wild oats you have sown, you
can't hire any one else to do the reaping for you. 

 - Mr. Geo. A. Jacobs came in on the hack from Dillsboro last Monday to
spend a few days resting from arduous labors at Sapphire. 

 - The barber shop will be kept open every day except Sunday in the
Love office. 

 - We are sorry to learn that Mrs. John T. Stalleup died yesterday
morning in Cherokee county. Mr. Stalleup recently removed from Macon to
Cherokee. 

 - The editor was kindly remembered last week by the happy contracting
parties at the Alley - Thompson nuptials, for which his most sincere
thanks are tendered. 

 - MR. J.C. Wright received sixteen barrels of potatoes last week, and
they went like hot cakes. 

 - President Cleveland and party arrived in Chicago last Saturday to be
at the opening of the World's Fair Monday, and were received with
appropriate ceremonies. 

 - The post office at Rabun Gap, Ga., has been removed from the store
of Mr. J.E. Rickman back to the academy where it was formerly kept. 

 - Mr. D.C. Cunningham left yesterday for treatment for the drink habit
at the Keeley Institute at Greensboro. He was accompanied by R.L. Porter
and C.C. Smith. 

 - Mr. W.R. Stalleup is making ample preparations to have plenty next
week to accomodate all who want something to eat, and you may rest
assured that it will be well prepared. 

 - Capt. W.J. Neville and wife, and Miss Corrie Vandiver and Mr. Willie
Neville, of Walhalla, S.C., are visiting friends near Franklin. 

 - We learn from the Hayesville ADVANCE that Mr. R.B. Chambers, one of
the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Clay county, died on
the 23rd, at the age of 86 years. 

 - Mr. F.S. Johnston fitted up his law office in first class style in
the room adjoining the PRESS and will be glad to have his friends call
and see him. 

 - Court begins here next Monday. The celebrated Thomas case is set for
trial for the third time and it will consume most of the week. It has
been tried twice before, resulting in a mistrial both times. 

 - Next week being court week, we ask all in arrears to come and settle
while at court.  Bring in your jury tickets and we will take them in
payment at par. Everybody is asked to subscribe for the PRESS next week. 

 - Mr. J.E. Tidwell who has been spending several months at Franklin
came over last week and will remain in Clay for a while. Ed is a good
fellow and we are glad to have him back with us. -- HAYESVILLE ADVANCE. 

 - R.H. Jarrett runs a daily hackline from Franklin to Dillsboro and
back making as good time with as good teams and vehicles and as careful
and accomodating drivers as has ever been found on the road. 

 - J.S. Moore has the finest acre of oats that we have seen; it
promises at least 60 bushels to the acre. 

 - Our young friend Oscar Moore is a (Manly) fellow in every sense of
the word. 

 - MARRIED: At the home of the bride's parents, "Laureldens Farm",
Horse Cove, NC, on Wednesday, April 26th, by the Rev. Samuel Rhodes,
Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Cashier's NC, T. Douglas
Alley to Fannie Medora, only daughter of Mrs. John R. Thomson. 

 - W.D. Harrah, Detroit; A.L. Dillard, Rabun Gap, Ga.; D.S. Russell,
Knoxville; M.S. Hayes, Grand Rapids, Mich; and J.C. Bannam, Macon, Ga.,
have registered at the Franklin House within the past week. 

 - We had the pleasure of listening to an excellent sermon in the
Central Methodist Church in Asheville last Sunday, delivered by Rev.
H.F. Chreitzberg, the pastor, on "Faith through trials as illustrated in
the life of Job."

 - H.G. Trotter last week removed his stock of merchandise from the
Munday building to his own lately occupied by R.H. Jarrett & Sons. He
has taken down the old shed in front and repainted the building making a
great improvement in the appearance. 

 - Rev. Dr. Lawrence, president of the Asheville Normal and Industrial
college spent Sunday in Franklin and preached an edifying sermon on the
Resurrection at the Methodist Church Sunday morning. He speaks in the
highest terms of Misses Odom and Bertha Gaston who are among the number
of his pupils. 

 - While waiting in Salisbury last Saturday morning for a train for
Asheville, we had the pleasure of spending an hour or two with Dr. W.H.
Leith and his estimable lady. The Dr. was formerly pastor of the
Methodist Church in Franklin and has hosts of friends to whom he and
wife send kindest regards. 

 - Mrs. J.N. Hood left Tuesday morning for Dillsboro where she was to
meet her sister, Mrs. R.J. Roane, of Bushnell, and from thence to make a
visit to their brothers Revs. Jesse W. and E.L. Siler in the vicinity of
Charlotte. They will spend a day with Dr. and Mrs. W.H. Leith of
Salisbury, while on their way. 


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