MACON COUNTY, NC -- NEWSPAPERS -- LOCAL AFFAIRS, SEPT 1893b LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED IN THE FRANKLIN PRESS, Sept. 20, 1893 - Vol. VII, No. 49 - Is the fool-killer neglecting his duty? - To play the orator in prayer in a solemn mockery. - Miss Pierson from Highlands has entered St. Agnes' School. - Rev. J.C. Rowe returned to his home at Bryson City Monday. - We noticed Mr. Lee Jarrett, of Jarrett's N.C., in town Saturday. - Miss Bertha Gaston left for Asheville Female College last Monday. - Judge Armfield, who is sick at Brevard, is reported to be worse. - Is Col. Stoner attending school? What course of study is he taking/ - Miss Ida Scruggs, of Rabun Gap, Ga., is visiting the family of the editor. - Franklin's delegation to the World's Fair reached Chicago last Friday. - Mr. Will Enloe and his sister Minnie left for Young Harris SChool last Monday. - Wm. Logan, colored, aged about 23 years, died Monday morning of pneumonia fever. - Rev. S.H. Harrington, of Murphy, was looking smittingly at his Franklin friends last week. - Judge D.D. Davies, of Cullowhee, was in town a day or two of the latter part of last week. - The Frame of Mr. F.S. Johnston's house is up, and the siding and shingles are being put on. - Will our subscribers give us some convincing proff that the financial situation is improving? - Sheriff A.L. Dillard, of Rabun county, Ga., was on a visit to this community Monday night. - Mrs. Clark and children, of Texas, left Monday for their home after spending a month with relatives here. - Immediately after their marriage last week, Mr. Frank Bidwell and bride left for a bridal tour north. - Mr. Barak Wright, of Highlands, passed through Franklin last Wednesday en route to the WOrld's Fair. - Dr. C.E. McCoy and wife, of Homestead, N.C., accompanied by a young lady, gave us a short call Friday. - Col. A.M. Stoner came over from Georgetown mines last week and is spending several days with Franklin friends. - Dr. J.H. Fouts, late of Glenville, has been in town several days accompanied by his bride nee Miss Artesa Watson. - Mr. Wilburn Reid, of Watauga, died last Wednesday at about 70 years of age. He had been sick a long while. - Miss Latham, the music and art teacher for St. Agnes' SChool, arrived several days ago, and has entered upon her duties. - Messrs. J.E. Rideout, Harry E. Kelsey, and another gentleman, of Highlands, were at the Allman House Wednesday night. - After the rains ceased last week the weather was exceedingly warm during Thursday and Friday, for this season of the year. - Rev. R.L. Brown preached in the Presbyterian church Sunday evening, and left Monday for his home in Mecklenburg county. - We learn that there are four or five farmers on Coweta Creek that have fine crops of tobacco which they are now engaged in curing. - Mr. N.L. Littlefield returned Sunday from the World's Fair, and reports the North Carolina mineral exhibit as creditable as any he saw. - Miss Lawrence, an additional teacher for the St. Agnes' School, arrived last Wednesday. Her sister accompanies her as a pupil of the school. - Rev. G.A. Bartlett has been called to serve the Head of Tennessee Baptist church at Rabun Gap, Ga., and will enter upon his duties next Saturday and Sunday. - Mr. A.R. Vail, advertising agent for J.C. Ayer & Co, the great medicine firm of Lowell, Mass., called on us Saturday and made contract for one years' advertising of their popular medicines. - Messrs. Lee Barnard and Frank Williams left yesterday for Brevard to sell the "Little Beauty" steam cooker. From a careful examination of this cooker, we are of the opinion that it is a very convenient and economical article, and when properly and intelligently handled, will render all victuals cooked on it palatable and healthy. We wish the boys success. - The boiler of Kerlee's sawmill on Conley's creek, near Whittier, exploded Monday killing six men and injuring several others. Low water and high pressure was the cause. - We are glad to announce that Mr. W.B. McGuire is so far convalescent as to be out in town a short while Saturday. He has been confined to his home several weeks. He also attended church Sunday. - Mr. Jesse Deweese, of Burningtown, was in town Friday and showed us two beautiful topaz stones that he and his boys found. They were worth $15 and they have heretofore found and sold several fine specimens. - We have a great many small accounts due us for subscriptions, advertising and job work, and we request all so indebted to call and settle during court week, or we shall have to put them in an officer's hands for collection. - Mr. Thos. J. Johnston returned home from the World's Fair last Thursday, and left Monday morning to enter college at Oxford, Ga. He was accompanied as far as Atlanta, by Mrs. F.S. Johnston who has gone to visit her mother at Forsyth, Ga. - Miss Annie Lowery, Misses Hattie Daughtery and Susie Verner and Mr. Arthur Verner, of Atlanta, Ga., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Verner. After remaining here for a few days they intend taking a trip to the mountains of Western North Carolina. -- KEOWEE COURIER. - We are sorry to announce that Mrs. A.P. Munday met with a serious accident Sunday evening in the yard of her home in town. A mare belonging to Mr. Munday ran over her and bruised her considerably, but we learn no bones were broken. We hope she may soon recover. - Rev. D.H. Comann and family went over to Dillsboro Monday, and from there Mrs. Comann and the children went Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Baily, at Sonoma, Haywood county, and Mr. Comann went to Bryson City to assit Rev. T.F. Marr in a protracted meeting. They will return hom ehte last of next week. - The Franklin Library Club will serve another one of those popular dinners on Tuesday of court week, and the public is respectfully invited to come and invest a quarter to help the club in buying books, and at the same time get the full value of the money paid. Look out for the sign and call in and handsome young ladies will serve you. - We verily believe that incalcuable riches lie hidden in the soil of Macon county, indeed enough has been brought to light to convince us of the truth of this, but we are aware of the fact that hundreds of valuable gems are found that the world at large never hears of. We would be glad if everyone finding these gems would let us know it so as to let the world know what we have in our county. - We regret to learn that Miss Ida Penland, of Smith's Bridge, died last Wednesday night after a long continual spell of typhoid fever, and that her brother F.E. Penland, and sister Mrs. Lily Berry are at the point of death. The family deserves and have the sympathies of their friends and neighbors. - Since the above was put in type, we learn that Mr. F.E. Penland died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock. He was a prominent business man and an enterprising citizen. - Rev. J.C. Rowe preached at the Methodist church last Saturday and Sunday. His Saturday's sermon was a fine one, but it was delivered to a small congregation. His text on Sunday was from Isaiah 50: 1-7. The sermon was a grand one abounding in big thoughts admirably presented. He took some common expressions that we have heard explained before, but treated them in a more exalted light and on a higher plane than we have heretofore understood them. The large congregation gave very close attention and appeared deeply interested. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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