The Burke County news. [volume], October 20, 1899, Image 2

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
As Told by the Papers in
the Neighboring
Counties.
LINCOLN.
Coming Marriages A Cu
riosity in Millinery
Death of Mrs. P. B.
Wilkes in Atlanta.
Lincoln Journal, Oct. 13th.
The Fall term of Lincoln
Superior Court will convene
Monday, Judge McNeil pre
siding. The criminal docket
is 44a right sizable" one.
Cards have been issued an
nouncing the marriage at the
Presbyterian church here on
Wednesday, October 25th, at
5 p. m., of Miss Anne Thorn
Tipton, of this place, to Mr.
Burgin Alexander Wilkie, of
Asheville.
Cards are out announcing
the marriage at Dunlap, Ire
dell county, November 8th,
of Miss Lillie J. Burke to Mr.
William Junius Sloan, of
Rowan county. The bride-to-
w
be is a sister of Mrs. Jno. C.
Tipton, of this place.
Messrs. Jenkins Bros, re
ceived Wednesday, and have
on exhibition in their store
window, a genuine Japanese
hat sent them by a friend
from ledo, or Tokio, Japan.
must not be left behind, or
forgotten.
Mr. C. J. Hill, of Cuba, was
in townTuesday, and gave us
the particulars of the finding
of Mrs. Patsy Blankenship
dead in her bed last Sunday.
Mrs. Blankenship lived all
alone in a little cabin half
mile from Mr. Hill's since
the death of her husband six
years ago. Tuesday evening
she was at Mr. C. J. Flack's,
and started for home, and no
one saw her alive after that.
On Friday a little pet dog of
hers, came to Archie Blanken
ship's three times, exhibiting
everv sign of destress and
could 'not be quieted. This
convinced Mr. Blankenship
that something was wrong,
still they did not go to see.
Sunday a daughter of Mr.
Blankenship went over, found
the door fastened, but went
in and found Mrs. Blanken
ship dead in her bed. When
the door was opened the lit
tle dog ran in and getting un
der the bed where the woman
lay, could not be driven out.
It is supposed that she died
dows they have afforded much
amusement by their propen
sity to whirl around in the
giddy waltz. How they ever
contracted such curious hab
its is a mystery. Certainly
their antics are interesting
and amusing.
The construction of the new
cotton mill is being rapidly
pushed. Another kiln of 300,
000 brick has just been com
pleted. To complete the mill,
it will require at least one
million brick. We are in
formed that Messrs. Plonk
and McAllister who have the
contract will keep their brick
the ik-w
no flTnrf
ing Company and
manager will spare
to make it a large operator.
A larger and better output,
wider territory for sales, etc."
are some of the high aim
MITCHELL.
Dr. J. B. Triplett, of Elk
Park, Found Dead ixBki,.
The Mirror, Oct 12th.
Elk Park, Oct. 12. I)r.
John Byron Triplett was
found dead in bed Mondav
morning at 8 o'clock. It was
a great shock to the communi
ty, as it was not known ml,
making plant here throughout bv a few people that he u.-,'
the winter. Ut nil ill
U, Kf W
The doctor was last seen on
the streets Thursdav eveniiv.
He complained of his eves
paining him very much, and
after that he was confined t
Mcdowell.
Death of Two Aged Men
Mrs. Martha Turnbill
Also Passes Away
Change of Management
his room, suffering greatly
News.
McDowell Democrat, Oct. 13th.
John G. Flliott; father-in-
Fridav and was not discovered law of R. L. and J. G. Nichols,
at
times. It is supposed that in
of One of Marion's Fur- taking opiates to deaden the
niture Factories Other pam he must have taken an
overdose, which put him in
a stupor, and he never over
came it.
The doctor's little son Percv
until Sunday. She had de
posited S20. 00 with a neighbor
with directions , that she be
buried decently. - Her aire
was 70 vears.
died last Sundav. He
seven tv-five vears old.
was
A. R. Buffalo is having the
store room, vacated bv the
slept with him Sundav night.
and when he arose Mondav
morning1 at 7 o'clock his father
was still asleep. Nothing
stranire was thought of this
postoffice, fitted up and will until his wife went to awake
occupy it within a few days as him at 8 o'clock for his break-
CLEVELAND.
a meat market.
It is a curiosity in -head-gear Waltzing Mice Family feet, and the crutches have
an iimerican point or . i i- -.i. tt
l.t-r-K-r-r--r-r-T A I'-v-. Utt-v m HH1 SI It'll VHI W II nV.;i Vi
the artificial foot makes walk-1
f J .1 T .1 A A 1 x 1
rast, anu it was men mat ne
was discovered to be dead.
from
view.
CATAWBA.
Mr. L. A. Hoyle received a
telegram Monday announcing
the death in Atlanta the night
before of his niece, Mrs.
Preston B. Wilkes. Mrs.
Death, the Reaper,
Still is Reaping.
Shelby Aurora, Oct. 11th.
On October 2nd, at Waco,
Sidney Lackev died ot tv-
w:ii at:,.,, cii:.. t -nhoid fever.
IIHI L r 111 W11 i r uuk. t - I . 1
a 1. r Af r-: i: tnree sons,
. u. ugn er (i iurs.unerwiiu Miss Anna Mathenev, Geonre.
aieu suaaeniy wnne visiting Mnmrhtpr of iviHmv Mnthenv
in Morganton about a month cliedOct. 9th, at Lauradenn Hemphill who had the
ago. C5ne was a niece or iurs. at;! . contract ior tne Dunciing oi a
Golden Wedding The 1 th
District Judgeship Oth
er News.
Newton Enterprise, Oct. 13th.
Frank Rader is still selling
John Lee and watermelons bv the wagon
load. It looks as if his crop
will hold out till Christmas.
ing a pleasure once more.
Mrs. Martha E. Turnbill,
who was ill for several weeks,
died last Tuesday morning.
She leaves a husband and
Sarah C.
place.
Burton, of this
Mr. G. P. Campbell, of
branch railroad to the mines Hickory, has filed a petition
The Shelby Telephone line at Gold Hill, N. C, has com- in bankruptcy. His liabilities
has been extended to Latti- pleted the job and returned are. estimated at $3,000 and
RUTHERFORD.
more,
town.
our
hustling
sister home Mondav.
Found Dead in Bead
Baber Reunion Mill
Burned.
The Vindicator, Oct. 12th.
Incendiarism jrotinits work
Wm. Edward Harmon
on uctooer znd, trom
sumption, on Buffalo,
Stubbs.
assets at SI, 380.
W. D. Summers, who made Mr. R. W. Wilson savs
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UlCU n S nome WIT.n lr. nT I mir- I mrrt rmnd v.trrlr irr(i nil )t
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con- gin, died at 1 a. m. Thursday made off of an acre of ground
near morning trom Krifrht. s f K.knu-n in wnrcrhnm nnc thnn in
ease. Deceased was seventv anything else. He left a bun-
Mrs. Elizabeth Goforth who 'eas of a"e September 24th, die of the hay he is now mak-
Jn Sulnhiir Snrinir Wrwhin is 90 vears o Id. and 1 ves npar luau mff ai me MierprihC ohm,
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last Saturday niirht when Uvings Mountain, hadafamilv T. F. Wrenn. of the Cnfnw-I111111 . attracting mucn -
some one burned down Mr. re-union on bept. Uth. ba Furniture Company, let .
Will Briscoe s mill on Rich- . ., o , r the contract last. wL- tn S 1 MV -.nrl Trc TwTnllinvr.
Hoke, son of P. P. Hoke and rroHch of HJffh ?o5nt x- C- of Hickory township, cele-
tor the erectionof a residence, brated their irolden weddinir
died of typhoid fever atKins 1 ne strucure will be put up Wednesday, October 1 1 tn.
Mountain, aged 31 vears. ? the property recently pur- There was" a great gathering
cnasea ry lr. Wrenn, and of relatives and friends, and
D. JU. leaker Sfold a 11 adjoining Col. J. C. Horton many nrpents were Lnu-n
months old shoat to Gardner on the west. Judrinf from Uhm iho hm.nv occasion
Little last week that weighed rumor, it will be a very sub- Sneerhes were made bv Ir.
30d pounds net. If Mr. Ba- stantial dwellinjr and" fitted J. C. Rlnnn and Rev. C. K-
ker can raise the price of cot- with modern imnrmmunf.. I :n c xr -.n1 K v.
. . I - - v..iiiv.ih,3. OIICl 1 ill KJL A. C iwil
ton production HKe ne can
ardson's creek. Fortunately
the mill was insured in the
Rutherford branch' of the
Farmers' Mutual and the loss
will not be a heavy one.
The descendants of William
leaner wno once uvea on
Second Broad river, near the
Ben nick bridge, will hold a
meeting and have a picnic at
r orest Citv on W ednesday,
the 25th day of October, 1899.
The defendants of Mr. Baber
are numbered up in the hun
dreds, and with Babers,
Beams, Biggerstaffs, and the
t t- ir t T. fnrnhv nf Hickorv
increase the weight of nork AJr- - - Jones, who has 1 -
he will indeed be a model !een activ in th
i,.r
i I 1 i
Secretary and Treasurer.
business foi
e lumher Mr. (i. v . cjochran na
i ,
r sometime, -as- ev-ml wthx h--n ut on nt
sumed control of the Mn
Messrs. Kendall & Blanton Manufacturing Cnmnnnv rftn',. iin.r nfter a ir-M
last week received a pair of plant on Tuesday and will Llnafknf , hMv Int-P i;-
Carpenters thrown in, will be Japanese waltzing mice from have full charge." The com- covered on the Puett lan.!-.
a plenty. They are all ex- Iowa. Placing them on ex- pany will be known hereafter of which Mrs. Cochran is one
pected, and the lunch basket hibition in one of their win- as the McDowell Manufactur- of the owners We notice in