MACON COUNTY, NC -- NEWSPAPERS -- LOCAL AFFAIRS, SEPT 1892a

LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED IN THE FRANKLIN PRESS, Sept. 21, 1892 - Vol. VII, #27

- Mr. J.R. Gaston, of Buncombe, was in town yesterday. 

- The meeting that commenced last Saturday at Morrison is still continuing.
Rev. Mr. Foster is doing some able preaching. There have been three accessions
to the church and many more interested. 

- Mr. E.A. Moy resigned as third party candidate for Congress in the first
district and the executive committee is called to meet at Elenton on the 20th
instant to chose his successor. 

- Several members of the State Geological society are in town this week. 

- Mr. Geo. A. Jacobs, of Cullasaja, left Monday for a pleasure trip to
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston and will return by
way of Knoxville, Tennessee. 

- Mrs. J.A. Monday returned home last week from a six weeks visit to relatives
at Half Moon Island, Tenn. She was accompanied by her brother, Mr. Horace
Johnson, who thinks of remaining here for some time. 

- Jim Dryman removed from the C.C. Smith's house to Mr. D.C. Cunningham's
house between the parsonage and Geo. A. Jones' last Friday. 

- Thos. J. Johnston left last Thursday for Chapel Hill to enter the State
University. We wish him success in the pursuit of his studies and a safe
return home at the close of his term with a diploma and a bright record. 

- Miss O.H. Whitaker, of Enfield, NC, Agent for teh Oxford Orphan Asylum, paid
our office a visit last Saturday. She took a number of subscriptions for the
ORPHAN'S FRIEND while in town. She is a lady of every pleasant address and a
first class cauvasser. 

- Mr. Stephen Porter and wife, of Andrews, passed through town last week on
their way to Highlands to visit Mrs. Porter's mother, Mrs. Adams, who was
dangerously ill.  Mrs. John Reid accompanied them this far on a visit to her
aged father, Mr. Thos. P. Moore, and other relatives. 

- We forgot to mention last week that Rev. S.H. Harrington had removed to
Murphy. His work all lies on the railroad now, extending from Murphy to Sylva.
We can safely recommend Mr. Harrington as a good and faithful minister and, no
doubt, he will be well received in his new field of labor. 

- Mr. A.H. Welch, of Swain county, was in town last Wednesday. Mr. Welch has a
beard that measures three feet, nine inches, and reaches down to a point half
way between his knee and foot. He says it has been sixteen years since he had
shaved. When at work he wears his beard "done up" like a woman's hair. 

- Mr. J.A. Munday returned Wednesday evening of last week from his jaunt to
the Great West. He was about six weeks in journeying through Kansas, Colorado,
Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park. He expresses
himself as highly pleased with the country and contemplates moving to that
section in the future. 

- Some men were attempting to drive a mulley steer on the scales last Friday
to be weighed. Not liking the business the steer turned and entered the door
leading to the stairway of Dr. Higgins' dental office and proceeded up stairs.
A young lady who was having some dental work done vacated the chair a great
deal more promptly than she would have done had Grover Cleveland entered the
room. The Dr. dismissed him as unceremoniously as he had entered. 

- Everybody should turn out tomorrow to hear Messrs. Crawford, Pritchard, and
Brown speak, and everybody should turn out again next Saturday and hear
Messrs. Carr and Osborne. This is a campaign of education and the way to be
educated is to give a patient hearing to all sides.  Come out, gentlemen. 

- C.W. Bell, Secretary of the third party convention of Carteret county, was
so disgusted with the proceedings last Thursday that he came out in a public
card and announced his withdrawal from the party and his determination to work
for the democratic ticket. 

- I will leave fresh beef every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning at
Mrs. Love's brick store. -- W.T. Potts

- Rev. W.C.C. Foster, of Gaston county, arrived in Franklin last Friday and
will spend two weeks here as the guest of Rev. R.E. Lentz. He assisted Rev.
Mr. Lentz in a communion service at Morrison church last Sunday, and will
assist him in Franklin in a similar service commencing Friday night and
extending to Sunday. As the Prebyterian church is undergoing repairs, the
services will be held in the Methodist church. The services will be conducted
as a union meeting of the two churches. 

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