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

LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED IN THE FRANKLIN PRESS, Oct. 18, 1893 - Vol.
VIII, #1

 - A.B. Wike lives at Whitier, N.C.

 - John Reid, Esq., of Andrews, was in town last week. 

 - Miss Pet Stalleup accompanied her father to Waynesville. 

 - We regret to learn that Mr. Erwin Patton is sick with fever. 

 - Mr. N.L. Barnard was a day delegate from Macon at Clay court. 

 - Mrs. Jeff Hopper died of fever last Sunday. 

 - Miss Fannie Corpening is visiting friends in Franklin. 

 - Mrs. Elizabeth Allman has been right unwell for a week or so. 

 - Sam Rogers stayed from Saturday to Monday with his Franklin friends. 

 - We regret to hear that the condition of Miss Jennie Wood is not so
favorable as it was awhile. 

 - Lee Jarret, or Jarretts' was in town on business and pleasure the
latter part of last week. 

 - Collector Kope Elias spent a day or two at home the latter part of
last week. 

 - Messrs. J.C. Wright and J.O. Harrison went to Highlands yesterday on
business. 

 - Dr. Heighway and Mr. Chambers of Cherokee county, spent Monday here. 

 - Gov. John Reid graced Franklin with his presence the first of the
week. 

 - Miss Bertha Gaston is a member of the Central Methodist church
choir, Asheville. 

 - Our sympathy goes out to the man who has a job of well-digging on
his hands. 

 - One of Mr. C.W. Slagle's children is sick with what is said to be
diptheria. 

 - The work of grading the streets and laying the curbing for the new
side walks is in full blast. 

 - Rev. D.H. Comann and family returned home last Wednesday after three
weeks visit for friends in Haywood and other places. 

 - Gov. Carr, has appointed Jacob Battle Esq. Superior Court Judge in
place of Henry G. Connor, resigned. 

 - Mr. John Wright has been appointed to superintend the work of laying
the new side walks to see that it is done right. 

 - Our coorespondents are requested to get a move on them. We want
interesting local news from every neighborhood. 

 - Franklin's bevy of beauty write that they are very much pleased with
the Greensboro Norman Institute. 

 - We hear rumors of a December wedding in which a well known young
Presbyterian minister is to be one of the chief actors. 

 - Rev. Mr. Wade of PIneville, NC, arrived in Franklin with his family
last week and will make his home here. He will have charge of the
Franklin, Morrison and Nantahala churches. 

 - The editor is off on a trip to the World's Fair. Lee Crawford and
F.S. Johnston are holding down the PRESS in his absence.  All persons
having business with the fighting editor are requested to call on Lee
Crawford. 

 - The friends of Mr. DeWitt Walter Odom, who had charge of the
Franklin High School year before last will be pained to learn of his
death, which occurred in Lawrenceville, S.C., last week. His illness was
of only three days duration. 

 - The prettiest sight that has greeted our eyes in a long time is a
large "ghost plant" in Mrs. Love's yard, loaded down with blossoms. The
flowers are about the size of a hollyhock and of pure cream color. 

 - We hear that Judge Armfield will hold a special term of Macon court
in December or January free of charge. Special terms have already been
appointed by GOvernor Carr for Haywood and Jackson. 

 - Mrs. E.B. Angel brought to our office last week some specimens of
corundum, sappires, and <unreadable> found on her place that are
promising indications of something valuable if properly developed. Among
them was a kind of polishing sand of a white color taken from a vein
that is excelent for scouring and polishing purposes. 

 - We are informed by Rev. Mr. Barker that the PRESS was mistaken in
stating last week that Mr. Wm. Guess had joined the Episcopal church. We
do not wish to wilfully misrepresent facts and take plasure in making
the correction. We were led into the error from current report which we
thought to be correct. 

 - The sad news reached Wooster last Friday that Mrs. Lola Lake, wife
of Capt. B.B. Lake of Bryson City, NC, had died of typhoid fever --
BRYSON CITY TIMES. 

 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Adams on Taylor's Creek, near Andrews,
three girl babies on the 27th and 28th of September. They are all well
developed, bright and healthy, and weigh between six and seven pounds --
MURPHY SCOUT. 

 - From Mr. Jim Collins we learn that the Baptist Sunday school of
Maple Spring had a very enjoyable picnic last Friday. The table was
nearly 300 yards long and the large crowd had plenty to eat and to
spare. Excellent addresses were made by Revs. Justice, Woodard and
Ammons. 

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