near White Plains.Mr L II Ilumby of Ml. Zion, Wilkes county, is now located at Johnsons, Grange countv, N. Y.Mrs Louisa Estep. wife of Perry Estep, of Wilkes county, died at her home July 20th, aged 70 years.MOUNT-AIRY.From the News, August 3rd.]Mr K B Ashely and Mr A tteasly are building nice residences up town.Mr Rufus Roberts is building for the American Tobacco* Company u leaf factory 50 x 100 and four stories high.Mrs Wm. Humble, of Fort Worth, Tex., accompanied by her children is visiting her sister Mrs Kate Runner.Ex-Congressman John M Brower is having the foundation excavated down town for the erection ol a new block of four stores.SUUUY NEWS.From the Elkin Times. Aug. 3.]The cotton mills have resumed operationsMrs. A. S. Jenkins died of paralysis at Jonesvilic on July 2!th.Ail or Elkin Valley i in favor ..r Pro. A. W. Minish for storekeeper.Mr. W. A. Ring left for hi-* I ionic near Winston on Tuesday. Mr. Ring made many friends during hi- stay among us who regret to see him leave.The second annual session of Elkin Sunday School Convention will convene with Cool Springs' church Aug. lltli and 12th.On Sunday afternoon during a severe thunder storm, lightning shocked Mr. J. P. Warren and family, struck a tree in the yard and shattered a number of panes of glass.From the Yadkin Ripple, Aug. 3rd,1East Bend has two canning factories.