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CONCORD N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 189.6
WHOLE NO. 495.
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PUABR YATES. .
A I'opuliir Horlety Couple Mnrrlvd In
hnrlotte.
The Charlotte OHeryer gives the
follorlng account of the marriage
Thursday of Mr. ITeury JNeal Tharr,
to Miss Bertie Yalei :
"The cercm my wis solcmniz ;d at
9 o'cfbck in the Second rieabyter.
lan chnrch, by the pasto-, T? y.
John W. Slagg, 10 tbe pn tctir" f
en aBeoLiblde of friends tn.. t a
plctely filled the largo building.
Ths only diooraliona "in the church
were the masses of fume and. palme
nioet tastefully arranged about the
chauoel. The doors had been opened
half an hour previous to the time
Bet for the ceremony, and when 9
o'clock ur rived tbe church was filled
to euch an extent that the nahere
had difficulty in keeping a passage
way cleared for '.he bridal party.
Then the libi flashed np, flooding
the BOeDe with brilliancy, and at
Miss Nan Dowd, who presided at
at the .frF"a, b an tbe wedding
r irch, tho l.bbon "irla, ''
;' 'e Cirkon r-.nd Limio laison,
'jifiitcd in whitj oruiutidie, walked
d'jv'u the alalia t.iid look their place:'
ul tl i ali.a'. 'i hty vi;;e followed
by 'ho bri tiaiaid, "Aim- liorta Oates,
who were gwe c: hita sil'i and
carried la Frn.ce roses. The bridt
was ur u-.td in wliv, brocaded noire,
and her veil was caught b-e- i'h
a pi'.y of pearls and diarnendfl
Sb? ct.rri-d bricUl ro-esm Ler hamis
88 the er.lt.rid the church with her
brother, Mr. Will J YUs. Tie
groom enlohd with his brother, Mr.
John rhrr, j'ii.iupr ti;e bride at
tue alt .r. Around thera were ar
rnrgedf the tiRhere, Messrs. Will K
Yates, Vv II Twitty, James H.ll
and Dvid Ye.'ea, nf. I'bvioi lc ; Dr.
II M Btufikey, of Sinter, S ()., end
Ilr. George L L'.iitersoti, of C'.ucord.
The groom is a prominent a.;d
p-.pnlar member cf the Chnrloit-:
bar. Tty bride ia a daughter of iht
late William J Y'tts, wis nan edi
tor of the Democrat, and is a gre.it
fayorito in 'Iharlotte aocial tiroleB.
Among the many handtome wed'
ding gifts was a trunk Oiled with
silverware, from tbe members of the
Charlotte bar. The county com
missioners gave testimony to their
good wishes in a silver tea set.
i n
Don til lu No. a.
Mr. John Taylor, of No. 2 ton c
ship, died Thursday at 1.30oVock,
aged 73 years. Mr. Taylor tnd Ir-ju
a long and patient sofftier from
some chronic trcublo, hayiu ; bi n
confined for two months, when d -. I;
came to rrdv.-aj him f'CT his suit', r
iiign. Too funeral took place
Fridiy at ll-cky Ili.Ije church.
Mr. Dunlcl A. Mlllrr Wfcldffl.
The many friends of Mr, Daniel
A Miller, on the Eastern fide of
Oibrrns, will be pleased to learn
that be waa married on Wednesday
night the 16th Mr. Miller, won
for a bride Miea Carrie, the daneh
ter of Eev. W A Wood. The wed
diDg w.ts a brilliant aQir and (he
happy couple took a bridal tour to
New Orleans and probajjly Texas.
' i I. .! in I. Unburn.
J .,msTtU!sar r.v, D.-u. 17 The
Canio in tic'ienly P;;rk res l'-iir"y-fd
by fire early this morning, Tiie
fjiunei originated from i nr.':.ing
an .ionia ta"k in an ice ia:whire in
the skating rink. Thj loia ie $500,
000. (?i pT OTHERS
.', 1 A recovering from
- the i'luca at.
A'iA4''-XV lending child-
':'ff'f'f:"fu-r from the ef-
its v ; . :
9 l drr.iiirrr:iii.t
w ill iiiiii ii iili
end a permanent cure in Dr. rierc'i
Javorile TreM rliition. Tnkmi during
prei;nancv, t1:, '' I'rcfsriptlnn "
HAKES CHM-liJIriTU XH&
by U' 'P''11"''1 h: fur p:nliti itloi-,
llins tf.ssiiti'.itf Katnre and shortening
"labor." The linful onie:.t of cliihl
Mrth'U rolihcd of ils terniM, and ti.e
fliini't-rs there trendy lesincd, to lol'r
mother n.. i eiiild. T!"- period of ei nfine
Inent is niso (rrent! shortened, il.a
niothi r.tre!ith.;nl iind Imilt ti'. Hld e.n
huiidnnt secretion of nourishment for
the child promoted. If
THE MARRICD WOMAN
be delicate, rnn-dovvll, or overworked, It
worries her husband as well as her It
Thir. is the proper time to build up hef
t:cn;:th and rnre those weakness '
ailnienu, which are lls cause of hei
trouble. Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescrip
tion dispel ich.es mid pains, melancholy
and nervousness, hriiiRS refreshing sleep
and ni.Jses a new woman of her.
Mis. A P am T.vow, of lm im",.l'frncn 0,l.
'r:itcs; 'l-J Im'l been j. '""Vs. ; '
t'llt-'t illy flof u! elflti tn T. -. 5 ' '
nil falllniol 111 oTim, j";,; .VI.; :. H
fnrr.rvrrl "n'. nrsince . - i.l .
IheWrtliohiiyyoMiiif.-.l .. -f
rMM. IroiiH il'e-lnllttie
iilivif'sni urciiiKl berc
9
re it i
KM l!i was no iieiii j r jfu-j
u., .... - ...... ,
Atlt. slmosl amcour- Sj
U'-'l. 1 li'f.n l.-i'Mii' nr.
Men-e's Knvnriie 1're
,crMilion nud !''lc H'e
Mile. It in three ymf-'.-Vf-, t
nv relutii ol uic Lioiible. s ' ..r
1 feel very Krlerul, "fl . ,. r.voB.
In (od. owe Jim my Hie, 1,1
&.r r do not if ink I honM 1n beta sl! torn
1 hi U UkXO IUUC HKliklVb"
BIIOET LOCAL8.
It ia to bo hoped that when Cor-
bott and Fitzsimmons meet in tlio
ring thoy will bit each other in the
mouth. "
It ia rntnored that a popular
yonn? dnifgist will roon IeaH to
the hymeneal altar one of Mary
laud's fairest daughters.
The Gonrpctown, S. C, people art
anxious to honor tbe President by
ibowing their appreciation of him
IIh has consented to their plan and
eujuyed the occariiou this (seeni f
nt 4 p. in.
Jfok B')ger, colored, war arraign
) before 'Squire II ill Thtirgr?ay for
HteRling enrn from Mr. D Henry
White's crib mar Itucky Jviver, and
in default of $100 bond Jack wi'J
board with Mr. John Hill till the
January term of court.
Everybody knows that tho con
litiona (cr health are not favorable
hun tbe etomacb, livor, and bow-
nla are disordered. In auoh caees,
oeadacbe, indigestion, and conetipn-
tion are the result; lor all of which
tiimentq tbe proper remedy is
yer's Uatuai ..o 1 i.-S.
r.Torrc2 ii It. rive r. r ii:'ary
o'rja,J7. bout f t'tv 'i.tip,- 1 r.Ti;
ben crrellod and a wo!! at! end' d
rr3rg s fccM in 'io ct n.t
booso he. Tii".)e,- :'ver:.r,'. .n
iMiei' i3'!'Oti.-g '?i;i bo bi'ld to';iHit.
I'l e ccMTimiU-MV etipointeil to rsisi
fund for tbe csupay hav
rft ith ilstltirirs; r'ucc"S3 i lor
r'je KnqK:fe-.
Mary t.V.iol, a iw,t,:y C?f .r-oid
jir', bus four fu!!y deu'ojcc
' l?n Dibs. Pbe in a reuMtijt ii
Hru'e'nn, N. J,, and attends kc'jocI
'fcer-. . The ibct-.bs are of fu!l eiaa,
'qitppjd ii'i nnil andre 'u'ar in
all n jpijc'a the, r location and ext.'a
number. They xterui nlrnri!;
;'rom tho other base of each of the
rfular tbumbe, )yin alot'rr 1h
others as fie fiogrs do by th i side
of one another, end pre t! e r.-me
lencth as the regular thumbs. Kx.
Tt. ia i ri o'ri irnTtf u ri 1 ur-l I
ujiismutJy retur.-in tiiat Simrnon
Iiver R"Knhttrir ia tho beet faiuily
motlioinr. "V'e have ti;:ed i'.ia our
r.nily for eight yt.,:s uad iu.l ii
t;e naeiciue we ever u.-,d. ,
hu-.k .here is no such medic'ne bf
biuirriOu3 Livf.r U-gaiaior." Mre.
M E S A Jingtoa, Franklin, N. C.
'E:ch naerBber of our family ui'
ae occasion rfquiro.i." W B Smith,
Mt. Vernon, Ky.
IIows 3 his for IFosrrinbnMii?
J D Eiser, of Finger, Stanly coun
ty, butchered two hogs recently that
were 6 mouths and 33 days old that
weighed respectively 219 and 230
pounds. M S Sides comes np vitb
tvro 10 months weighing reepec
and 315. Ws did not le;.rn
what stock tl.c-j were, of but we art
Kure they were not cf thebroed that
on driok elop from a jng.
Jlon IhHiU Oiler ?
Oa receipt of ten certs, ea;h or
ilauips, a giuerc jH eainine Mil Ik
ni.iiioJ of the mi'ft popular Catarrh
ir.d Hay Fever Cure (Eiy'a Cienni
Birn) sufficient to demfr.s.rats ity
rcut merits. Full b ze 50 eta.
ELY BKOTI1KRS,
A friend odyiGed roe to try Ely's
0 renin Eaiui and after nsiug it sii
weeks I leiieve myself cured of
catarrh. It is a most velunlle remt
df. Joseph 8lew-rt., C24 Grand
Aysnae, B oiklyn, N. Y.
Anniinl Klitlcitifiut.
Annual statement of the amount
hi d nature of all comprn-sti n au
' ted by the b"rd ( i the men.bere
i.rec' r . "r..'.iy :
K,1 lh'. ye.r ftid'ji!!- 1800 J-i.W
i-fteivtd y.')b,G5 C'j.- :p.;;iiiti j.i to ai r
i. is s-4 i, Mt-t:iler c th Ik mu,
a.i .eul etc , it'i t Ic'ik'uji
ti'tor on .iii E.!'i(. Wut. T.oist re
nti'iu vOl 80 coj.pi-asa-ijn to ucr
ai a me in o r cf ill'.' bou. ii,
allien e, et". J P Tuntr rec-ived
J76.CC c 'L-.pinsatioj Uj si-.'vic s ..s a
member oi tie bond, mileage, etc.
Jor, W roil rer ived rr'c iifns'.
ion to esryi'.'c i as a nimbrr of the
hoard, mileajf, etc. Tbe boird v.t..
in e.sJo:i t-veoy one dayc dnvinv
tho year. Xniiib-r cf r iler trr.v
led P' r dny by LSi'inbers of boaid:
J L, 3 n.ii-.a; J S Te.ner, Z-Q
'niles; W'm. IJrapaf 11 c.ilcd; Joj
W Foil, 10 u.iles.
No uuver'&Vd acconu's were iu
dited. V."M. Wf-DDINuIOX,
Clerk in Ibat J
d Id it
a.
riie runeonl Jl IkIi Nelol.
The fa' 1 term of this ivheol closed
for the holidaya Krifay afiernoon.'
Durir-i; the term n: p'ip.l ; have
vppl:t! for admh&ioc than could
t.e rec.'iveii.
Tho li'.llov.irft papils lio detorv-
irg of ef peeial notice:
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TAIiDY DUB
INO TI1K TEltM.
Room I, Morrison King, Hal.
Jarratt.
Riioui II. Ilnnry Craen, Cor
nelius Alexander, Tborjus Smith.
A1WBKT OSI.V K ACCOUNT OF SICK
lvi"tm I Richard Gibvon
Room 11. Irtua Kimuiunf, Jim
u;ie Cannon.
BEST IN' It'll'il. Uh lilC, SHi.ICA
TION, KTC.
Rnoii I Hal. .larrult, MorrLon
Kn.(?, li-esie H!rirker.
Romn II Mary Wallis King.
jrv F.iU Crxnou, Mary Iiufortl
Loni.
S.u-eral efthera deserved boaor.ible
mention..
SHORT LOCALS.
A new photograph gallery fa j ist
being opened at Forest Hill by Mr.
J L Stonr,
Ilandeome tiling ia being placed
ia tho entrance to the fttw South
Club rooms.
Chief Boger is bolk thing of a hop
r .ieor too. Ilia two inuoalcrs, 10
months o'd, ve'thed CI pounds.
Liil'.e Mary Daniel, a student at
fiiinderknd Hall, ia renor'ed quite
picL i;ith pneuriionla,
An eiohaii(.3 rlBbn to remark that
Maceo is not the first man whose
death was caused by bis physician.
If we only had ducks on the
winy ponds in the vicinity of tbe
depot President Cleveland might
honor us with a visit.
Mr. J W Marshall, a Slatesville
merchant, ase:?ued Thursday. Lia
bilities about il,5C0; ilock valued
it 52 500.
Poor Msceo, the newppaper cor
respondents have resurrected him
again, and have him well and
ir;-, rith 5,X:0 r.t r. at h-. X
't't'Q o'Jit. 'nee p.'i.i'iPt shooting
i!r--cr'.' l'ern his no 'errorn for '.be
Till l oy, and h c.'C'.'nuep to et
I .ode his poppors undie'urhri.
Salisbj-T las an Faun tour t..ratri
ot.,l co;iipuny. Concord should hi.ve
oiie ulno. Tr.tre is plenty ui Ulent
hsro wit i wL'iuh to o:anize a first
Cam cor pnr-.
The Mty Darerport Company,
vstioa ehowed hoie a woeli a o,
v. :nt to 'iece3 in H-n..:Son, N. 0.
T ie fen..u.!8 luembi ra of t ie troupe
h .ve lucated there.
Tho r egro who t'oia ( '.; le of cet
Icn frou. Mr. Shri..'-r -ara ,'Ianis
eirno t!m ago y&f ti p:urd 1 hoi
doy in I.loores.llo a:id fie o.'ttcn
rt-3overed.
Raleigb corcp'-rdeni of 'tie
C lariotir C Lie:-, 't syr : -'nej ubli
r i w ara uf.:ii ft t':u tit
Ripubhc.rs (ui 1 I..iiUiieta int. i
take er.t:ro oha.'r i ot thy Stale in
it,tutioup that I t.H t:kc the
viaw and ti.at to fc.V'inenti '. sax
rlderetion ;o,uat ' ;-ud in ii'a wn.' ''
Coiicd iti on i built in; X ;m
A pi" n'.ir.er.t ooi;.i; ctor eia(i tb y
rairmngtnat no van a' worfe o.i
pi ins for no lees Cm-, ten ne-v
hi uses tobe erec j d as soon is
pcssible.
Lynn, Ifus , the frenl shoe fan-to.-y
city, that gave McKinley 3,300
rjQijorit), was carrUd by .he D. m' -oritts
on Tuesday. Mr. Bryan n!-t
tbia appropriate telegram : ''Ao
oeot congratulations. Lynn baa et
a .t put toe shoe on the rip;bt foot "
Morriaj? licenses have beci
!jr inted to tbe following coiipIof:
tJiJeO A Fitiher and Mary A Keen-'e-,
boih of Ao. 3; Caleb V lio; t
u d J.lia I-I 'iVhlle, cf No. 1 town
di p-. Wu AiHrows and Alice
K-dloob, of No. 2
WilliarviNI'.rry O.t, sdia i "Mu;
a -. l.i.l," A jt i.iat bo u:-eJ Ay r'e
IT. ir Vi'T V pr-nr'y fi year:),
tnd owes to it bin splendid biiir, of
x hich he is j il tly proud. Mr. Oit
iiaa riddeu thfcidaiJi!rJl
five years, and i" well known in
Wyoming end the Northe.-t.
Free Gl pngo medical u-tcrecce
bo.ik to any person efllicted with
any fpeuiai, o .ronic or delictte did
oaa peculiar to their sex. Address
the luadiiig pnvsioians and sur
zeons of the Unitwl States, Dr.
Hathaway & Co , 22J South Broad
Street, Atlanta, Ga.
Garah Caldwell is now express
will rc:i from Cberlotte to Rich
;aoi. '. lio l-ll Vu', tnorr.in,; for
the it.!;jr picio, oa his iuiiial ti','
C iooi ! v.ii! rr-pr.'t to lcro hir.i, but
I is many friui.la a'c f;);.d to hr.tr
if his g fi rttvie and prd;ef. for
rpid a! i.t -'v-nv '.it, for ho po
oe-r-fl al! tb-'qaalitiefi rtceroary O
u?!i hir i to f-.c fnr-t.
iucn!C CLil
Cherry Pectoral
would luoludo the euro of
overy form of disen.Be
which tffc(n tJte throat
andlucgs. Aslbma, Croup,
Bronchitio, Whooplnij
Cough and othor r4:rilar
coinplahit3 hn,vo (when
other mod iciuea f uilotl)
yielded to
Aycr's Cn:ry PectorrJ.
; & i
mi
-
ho
1 vjt w
I)
HER WONDERFUL PLOGRKti
TUE PAST YEAR.
I'm nlureor llnr Clljr iui She Im
Totl.r-irer Nil,nllil S'linrehM,
'.fieliuulH, IlaukN, llntlN, NowipnlrN
--Her Iiciiirune Slnuufucturl uir
llnlifs rtrnt I'rONitrronn MeretiBl.
Xfer Lftvyfis, lelorH. !DlUtH.
r'.lr Nletly AilvMHceinvul ofi Tlirt
vliiif t'oiiimufilty
Oiie tucdred a:id four jearJ jr
Cabarrus became a cuuu'y foriiied
of territory embraced iu Mfccklcp
ourg county. A county seat formed
no etnuli pai t of the vexing queaticcs
on which men differ. "Ibe locatiiin
aa a compromise and Concord vie
ibe name that it waa hoped would
oarry reconciliation, peace aud good
will. Slowly but steadily she has
forged her way to the front rank cf
prosperous towns in the State and
with all her varied interest probably
tiie name Coiicoid vns never more
bMing thau at t'uia thee, lier p ip
ulaiion stems to be in the enjoy
meut of pcaoe and good will.
Without, eolieg what the town
has or hj8 Lot been we propose to
revie- her aa t,Le ia today i.uJ what
she hi3 aecoLiip'.ieiied in 'OC.
c; -uai lunce i' ows th ? to;vu
tj Lv in tLe Fiedmoni. Section on
the rea'. Jiouiucru Rai.'Asy which
haj learned her iinpcrUuce l'cr cur-
i-jfiL? t;sie.
CITY GOV.'HKMEKT
The town ha a gool and safe
government wi'h L Mc'iee Morrisor
us mayor, with L D Duval, A &
Browu, R V Coble, J C F.ok, J IS
I'atterson and G T Crowell us alder
rpt'U. B uveeu (be two fx'., .u. a ci bur
d. "otiie taxation ou the one hand
and a neglect o impr'yernr-pts to
m et the uicreuai' g demr.nda of
g owing to'vn on the other theee
st'iriiy fathers look v eil to every in
teresl of the town.
Coi.cord has no bar rooms and
therefore Mr. J L Boger and Mr.
S O Fisher are able to hold dowu all
tbe tongha in its 6,300 inhabitants,
beeides the immense nimbcr who
trather here for purposes of buainees
or pleasure, though additional police
force might be good.
OUt ClITJHriHES
Tho great conservator in any com
trunity 18 the cb'ircb, and Concord
ia not wnutirg.
On eti'ted ocwiiona the bci.'n ri.ig
out the call to worshippers to tssem
hie nn;'er tbi nimistry of Rev. O B
Miller at St. Jauiea', Rev. W C Al
exander at the First Presbyterian
bnrr-h, Dr. J A Davis at A 1! fl-.dnts.
itev. J J Paysenr at the Baptist
elitirch, Rev. H A McCullotigh at
St. . Andrews, Rev. McGcbee 1 1
Buye1 Chapel, Rev. J D Arnold at
FortVt Hill, Rev. A K IVol at
Ctibpil Forest Hill, Rev. J E Thomp
son at Central M E Church, Rev. J
F Davis at Trinity Reform, Rev. N
I Bskke at Grace E L Church, Rev.
J 8 Settle at Zion Hill church, Rev.
J F Lojan nt Westminster church,
Rev. W O Veal at Allison Grove
ci uroh, 1t. A J Gorhmi rt Prioe
Memorial Terrple, lie c. W 'I Miils
i' Mt. ilc-riah. Rev. Oliver Standi
at Holy Ccmfcrttr church.
schools.
Ed.ici'io'ial advantages ere rarely
f-nrpa'sed in e tovn of hfr i?.e and
mbras Sootia Seminary, a Col
leg !' Cilored fei.--.les und -r the
presidency cf R.v. D J fn'orfieid,
D. D , with If. usm' nd 2"6
otndtntr-; Concord V'h Schrol for
white ma'.ca aud femalea under tbe
k rli cipalahip of Prof. Holland
Thompson, assisted by bis brother,
1'r.if. Walter R Thompson, with 5'!
pupile, which is the fuil ci-paciij ef
oe building and ni:irkn a rno;t Eat
lefaotory teaeon of prosperity in the
h'story of thir. academy; The t on
.0.--1 Cnidi d S.-hio', under the prin
:.l.-hip of Prof. J F Kbinn, r:ti.
tleveu raCiit eiiio eiit n:id BCCUip
linucd lady teacher:.; (for tho cyn
'emetco of tt.i.ll wb.'d.'tn ore
h.tuich of thia i-.Loul in lc,u.vVt a'
forest Hill and one r.t Canuonville)
the total enrollmeot is 51 1, wh'eh
ia grpater than any f.r. vious enroih
meut; The Colortd Graded School,
JFK Simpson, principal, with
three . aaeiiitbiita, 143 pupil; Grace
E. L. parochial ecaool, for colored
pupils, Rev. N I Bakkr, principal,
aud Prof. E F Rolf and Mina Mamie
lVaraon, assistanta with 110 pupils.
Mra. S V Eivin, with 3i pupils
Misa Kate Gibaor, i'li 1 nj.ila.
Misa Birret, wiih pupiU,
The Holy Kef am School, iiev,
O.iv.-r Siaiicil, will; r,3 pnpil-; Al
Leon Grove tobool, Kef. Y C Ve c
teacher, with pupils.
FACT lilE.i
Ojr textile mtuufuctoriei aie
prcb"b y our b adiug interest and
CONCORD II
BIT
euibruca 8 milla and 1 bleachcry
The O-ell Manafactuung Co, con
trola Dve milla. Mr. J M Odell,
President, and W R Odell.Secretary
and Treasurer. Th iy mannfucture
ohe'jtir.g, giiiphama, domestics. plaidp,
Jeam end team'.ess b.-gn. They
i".n.ber 28,000 spindles, 1330 looms
for pl.dda etc , nnd 12 loon s for
amices baci. Cupital $500,000,
hinds esiploj-fcd 000, with an output
of about 21,000,000 yards per ye-.i
Vt! n monthly psyrall offl3,000.
tThe Cannon Kannfaet'irlng Co.,
comprisas 2 mil!?, J M Odell, Presi
dent, J W Cannon, Secretary and
Treiaurer. This company has a
capital of $?00,OC0, 17,000 rpindVr,
500 looms, employs 400 lnnda and
has a monthly payroll of f 5.000.
The Csbarrop Mi!!, with D F Can
non President and J vV Cannon Sec
retary, ii ocr yoongent co'ton
mill bnt litre all tbe otbera ia pros
perous, rnrning day and night. It
has 4,500 spindles 278 loema, capi
!al $100,000, n amber of hand em
ployed 150 v-iH a monthly patrol! ef
f?,000,
TheRo factories ccmblrjpt'. consucie
14.000 b-jles of co'toi yer.rly.
The $?0,000 paid monthly ir caeh
or its equivalent and ia rot ia ferip
or ticket;;, limited tc enc plac: of rc
-lemplioii
: A N K ",.
The Cnar.oi",l pulse of er.t'-pr:."-:
throbs frcm a centr? that i? f,er.i-T-u'ly
the tank. Corned has tns
tained, or haa b.en fiM-ci"-."! by,
The Concord l,rAticrsl Pick, sirrp
MRS It hi3 6O0it.il of 5 "iO.OC
with a riirphi; of if.H.rOO. Mr. J
M Odell ia Preeideaf, Dr. W H TJV.j,
Vicc.rresid-nt, D B Cohtrave,
Ojir-hier and L D CV-time, assis
tant cashier. Tt". h-nV nrv ''"
no evasions of the law and lends
money at legal rates. It h.u the
proud record of never losing- a loan
and when ic lim mony to hod, ul
ways lends wiibout iiioeri'!'i!-ulioK
to whoever will make it a safe nolo
It has beeu in touch with tho crovth
of onr factoij stock Irom $20l),00u
to 21,000.
The volume of business in the
tjwn and community haa given birth
to the Cabirrus Savings Bank with
a capital of $30,000 that marka the
enterprise of '00. Thia bank will
'iiro'-c'ily Eicnre ita charter ia time
to pieteut ita eigu and open :!t door;
for batii.necsby the 15lh of Jiinuary,
'97. Beside tbe usual b-i.iUiug lusi
neu it caibtucec, aj i!u rar..e
Ci'.ej, a savings fealuie for the bene.
fif.L of oniali depejiti;. Its ccrs
ar. : Prjsident, D F Car.r.on, Vice
President, Martin Coer ; Cuihw,
J O Gibicn ; Tidier, II I Wiud'ioe.
our mercha:;io.
CAXNOSS i FEIZER.
Tbe oldest inhabitant can searely
recall the time when this Crm did
not control the leadiDg dry goodo
an I clothing of thia section, having
b en in buainees contiLuooely for
about 25 years. Mr. V F Canno
the si nior member of tho Crm began
buaineea in '0C. The other members
of thia atauuch old firm are Messrs.
P B Fetzpr and J W Cannon.
Iv.eiy year had uiurb.-d en increase
iii thia iumiense bi.i;iieJ3, until tow
it extends over all the adjoining
cour.'uea uad moiuiii hiu up in
the hundreds of lhouaar.ua of dol
lara 3 early. It requires 1C to 18
alcsuau to 8Ci:orimcitik'e the tradi,
1 iid they are kept bu.y turiy and
;ute. It 10 umii cesary to Mention
tne lines of go Is Ca.ried stock by
this Crm, a i t ry uia.i, woman i.u.i
ohiid in live counties knowi t!:i.t
ihey hauuie everyUung. Their
double stores aud warehouses .(
uUays packed to their uiu-Ost Ca
pacity. Thia firm cemmauda the
eoi.fidei.ee and retpect of all, and
juaily. Ii tai.ii u.dajf a uiojuiiulI
t ;be bimiuii.; m'cgrii.y i;i.d eta
liu.' wonh of ire membe-s.
j. v Ah!
O.ie of Conoorif's w.uil subsian
tial busitera men. Mr. Allison snc
eeeded hia father, and havdl; a
faruier in the co.mty but vbit r.t
,:oriie time bus bitn cirriej by this
Iberal firm, A full line of general
merchandise nod farmer's suppliu
8 curried, and 25 years of continu
ous business haa built up B Uade of
v.-ry large proportions. Mr. A1H
sm einploja three salesmen, all of
vhom are most polite and obliging.
OUU) SIEIICANTII.E CO
Tht down-town dry gooda and
-hoc house. Thia firm moved to
Couooid n'lout tio years ftj;o and
h doue a very attcctSeful bneirfsa.
They have the reput-itio'i cf keeping
in etcck a Crst-clnsa line of dy
e,ooJa, Eboe3 and notions. Tho firm
employs five talesmen, nil of whom
me t th ir customera iu a pleasant
and inviting maimer, which goea to
make at y btitincas a aucce?e. Ould
Nfercantile Company aleo have ea
'ablishmenfi in several other North
Carolina towns and in Virginia.
The store is located in the very
centre of boBinera, end their dull
dnyfl ore few and far between.
Their biiainrsa ia in a healthy, grow-,
mg condition, and we cheerfully
commend them to the pnldic gener
ally. GIlliON & MOhKlSO.N.
Succenaors to Morrison, Lent?, A
Co. The members of the Crm are
it E Gil-son and Baker Morrison.
ThiB firm Is but three years old, bnl
both of i'8 members hriya for many
years been c'opely identified with the
business interests of tbe town in
ther firms. They carry a full line of
dry gooda, notione, shorn and every
thing strictly nrtoda'e at prices
to suit tho times. They hive the rep.
ntation of never having lost a cus
tomer from any cause end more
polite" genial accommodating gintle
niep would b? initred herd to find,
LOvr & tic ix.
T!:;3 5ra has not jet beer; in
bi's'ne-E a year, but they have es-
tabl'ahtd in thia time a solid footing
in the cot. Cden'-e cf the public,
rizey cirry iu clock, dry gcois,
e!.oe:, 1 ate, cctiout, millinery, e'. -.,
uii-1 a ful! and c.mr lisU line ;n each
iUpar;ii.er.t. Tl.-.ir ac , ;rt:. scienti
tell jou that tLeii'c ia "ti.e cuenpe-t
store ca tbe globe'' und they gaut
cnl -e p 'iftci sati:f;.3tion with every
sale. The motto of tLi3 house iB:
"Q :'f s sslea and Einull irofii c "
!!'! v-.nl! n".t. albuy a t il'. t;
hil ,-e 00 the riilf'-rencn cf a few
e.-nt?, id it ia nnreceaiary to rtetr
that they gpt their full rhare of 'be
trn.df1, not only of this but of a-jven!
oewnfir0. By ruitmcf b priVnP
dotvu Lowe they never nave to
Dick-(-r) oer a sale. The Crm m
ploys live salesmen and they are ak
ways busy.
U. I'. LA1VAJI.X.
By a..peroiit.oua people thii'een is
c.maidcred an unlucky nuiiibcr, but
here ia or.e cise, at K-aat, i;i whiob
it will cot hold good. "Pat" Day
var.lt hue been in buainoss here 1.3
years, and tho volume of hia patron.
gs haa increased with each succeed
ing yeir. He occupies n double
s'orerooui riht in the bii.iinera
ester of tbe town, end ter eilen
.Ton tre 'kept b'liry behind hi?
counters frora epriy mr-rn till duw;
eve. There ia pronbly r.o', a better
kr.-iwn or more gererally likr-d
businesa man in Cabarrus county
U.an D P Dayvault. Quiet and un
lesuuming ia his manner, he is one
of the Eolid merchants of Concord,
md men of hia caiibre cannot fail
it biicces3 in thia community.
THE RACKET.
The almost unparalleled aucccaf
of "ilr. D J Boatian, aa proprietor of
the Racket S ore, ahowa what may
be done in Concord by piuck and
energy. He began buaiuess a fe
years ago ou a very limited capital,
aud bis entire stock could have been
carted off at one load. By close at
tention to business and a careful
study of the wants aud needa of hia
L'i putroti;-! Mr. Lloati;.n no ranks
v.iih the h.idin-j merchants of thin
sectio.-i, and bis lare store is filled
f oul cellar to gairet with goods of
ail kinds. Proprietor anl cuUfinKii
are the pi r?oiiiCcation of politcniw
acl trcut the per-j customer with
.0 in ie'.i joiii? iile-.'icn i.j tl a i-c
J ppchlii $10. ii.. liae'.jt tl'.'.S
'.car hac an ut:u ;till" cboic- line cf
'Jliriiili.-iie liovelties .cd i.';-ola Ci.i...;
wt'.i l:. doubt ti'a'.ehifl hculiu'.rtvre
'.hi ,e a;ain this ji.ir.
fWIKK iS. UIIE.
This ia a comparatively fii-n.
navii.g i-iu-n iu buafnesa on'j u'uoui
lour months but the paonal popu
ianly of the uieuibers has bnill P.p
lor til "in a nubtaatial p,itronaf.e.
I'tmy carry an .$$-000 to !; 10, cod
i,ei. id ,.;io;.;ral ucioh ::.d;se, 1 jd
employ aix talesmen m mailing (M
1 heir 1 alrons,
H. V A WAIla VOHTII.
Diy it Wr.d-f -vorth, the leadiog
:'ur:.i.'t;rf men of thia iectioa of the
S'ate, ii'-;' eucct-ns'ir to the firm cf
Ciiiinonf, Fotzor & Bel!, and have,
for tiie pnst fourteen u-iontha, ao
oommodatod an immeni-o tradj in
this city, county and neighboring
counties. They have received orders
from the uio.-it remote redona of the
State for furniture, bo well ia their
bwdnpHj kr.oviu cud e.lvorti.-od.
1'hey carry a l,0t) Hiock, and do
be riu ens to the tune of c-'io U pel
annum. They also handle under
takers' eupp'ies in large quantities,
from tho cheapest plain coffin to
the mo t elaborate Fteel and metal
lic cnelceta. Mesers. A K Lentz and
W L Bell are up-to dalo in tho em
ba'ming department and areknowu
Highest of all in Lesvening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
-a.OT.'jrccsf PCJEE
to an appreciative public for their
promptnePH and cflnieticy wbo
colled upon. The firm ia enjoying
a tpeeially favored custom, which
ia due to the manner in which the
bctineee of the concern is ennductod.
They are obliging to their inst ul
meit patrons a'.ro, who would be
deprived of many eervicable piec
of furniture were it not for the e y
terms which tbia flr-n allorr then.
Their busiresa N of greet proper
nnd is one of the rooet necer.
ary eptablishmente Concord hns
BALTIMOHE CLOUlINO UoUl-R.
J Shepperio opened np a yea
ago, aud has done a gocd loi. n'sa
all olonn. He carriea in atccir a fr!
line of clothing, aboeR, beta, 7e!:tg
fumiahins, sporting goods, and
mneical lnetrumecta to the amount
of $5,000. The Ciiu eu-.picyes three
salravien. Mr. Shappcr'o t? closint
or l:ia ato;k ct a very low figure in
orrler to go eicliuivtly into the
wholesale butineas. Ho reports iu
created receipts every mocth, hav
ing built up a good and reliable
'.ul-. h litriclly. ci ih basis.
I'AlXEKi.'i'd.
'1 his ia the large whoioeale ai'd
retail grocery and comrn'saion hotve
-jf C-.rjr.ord, with GJW Ptttenon a?
rcpr...-, O10. L Pa" ;.-o j a?
niinf'r aud 0 corp? of eHic:'ent
s.rcnrr.en. This it-or.e cf cur city a
ol':at eclablithed hocica, and its
patronage hia grown tc immense
proportions, having kept pace with
the growing demands of our city.
P0VE A HOST.
J Dove and D Luther Boat are
the members of thia firm. They
haudle dry gooda, ahoea, hstp,
glasawaro, crockery aud p;roceriea.
Their apecialty howover, is fancy
i-ronr'iea, fruits, etc. Everything
hrrj ia kept neat as a pe.rlor. Ti.ey
have a large and constantly incieaan
ing jaironuge, in hotn town and
county, employing t.iree valesm-.-n
aud running a free delivery to aii
parts of the city, aud the jingle of
the belie of their delivery wagon
can be heard Bt any tim dining ti.e
day.
A. L. SAPPENFIELD.
If there i8 anybody iu town who
don't kuow and like "Doc" S.uppin-S.-!d
he mutt have come in on thi
laat train, for he haa been doic
business at the "sane old stand" .' -r
fourteen years, and .-, thriv'. 2 b;'iv
eeiB, too. You neva hsar "Doc"'
croaking about trade being dull, fc
he keep8 hia three a ilenua bnatling
night nnd day filli-g oj-Ioic, He
haa in etoek some gi ;u-ti l rnercbau
di."e, but hia strong point i - r-orrrk-a,
staple and fancy. SappenCeld hf a
propobly shipped more ' molly col
on tails'' thia season than ell the
other dealers combined.
! ITT.'.C a C0!1'KLU-S.
T'..o :a aiiotha of the r.iaaj Left
tin. a cji'oiiahed here during the
iiaj'i year, end oae of the most auc
oidjful of tLe whole lot. They
oave only bet u with ua half a year,
but they haven't let any llif-8 light
0 . them 'e tint time, and they have
cccied-."l r: b.nlding np a firatT'ite
011-.11111 in e'aple acd.fancy groceries.
Mr Corcoliua came from koons
vi ile, Mr. Little from Biltmoie.
ivi ;li 1.1c young na-n, steady, euer
;ei:c uad proreaaive, and by close
i-.ter. ion to their patrons' waiitr,
.hey continue to make noiv friende
and cuatomera every day.
srmc'Kiiii & son.
T C Strieker and eon, Louis R,
do a strictly cash buaineja In plain
and fancy groceries. They are very
modest and don't attempt to put on
any frills. They have a Batfafactory
irade, uud by paying cash for their
goods, they can and do sell at rock
hottom ligurea. Mr. Strioker is aD
01 l-timiT hero and hia friends are
'egioil
Oeri'eaa ;'1,200 block of staple1
and fancy croceriea, and ban no re I
ou to complain of I-vk cf ens- -tn
Ilia aalea will aggregate ? 5 0i 0 a
ear, nnd are Increasing daily. Mr.
Wftgrner ia up to date in c v ythint',
aiei 13 one of Concord's moa. poj -i-1
ir yo'icg buajnesa men and conrto
his friends by the nnmba of hil
irqnaintances.
H. a. KITZ.
"Henry," as eyery one calls him,
ia one of the boya. He has a neat
'it tie etore and a large stock in
fact he has goods to burn, and
enough of them to supply the town,
is long as the good city fathers will
allow tbe boya to shoot fireworks.
But this ia not all he's got, for he
larries a full line of groceries,
?nred goods and confections. He
ilea rnns a first claas bakery, and
has alwaya on band the best of
bread, cakes, pies, etc.
JOHN 0. SMITH.
John haa been here juat oat year,
and has done a good bus;neea from
the opening day. He started with a
mall etcck, but hns been steadily
idding to it until be row haa hia
-'helves full to veiflowing and in
r;reae:d custom has necessitated the
employment recently cf a delivery
clerk. John has all '.he qualities of
i encceseful merchant in hia niake
np. ED BILL
Mr. Hill carries a nice line of
plain arid fancy groceries, which has
been supplemented during t'ie holi
days with a large stock o fireworks
aud Christinas noveltua He is a
pc, .alar young mau with all classes,
tnd haj a thri-in,; patronage.
LIPPAUD i DAI.KIEa.
These gentlemen are well known
to tho trade and aeod no encomiums
from ns. They c;rry a full line cf
dry goodB, siioej, hate, and heavy
groceries. Both are popular and
commend the confidence of til who
know them. Thia firm has been ia
businoba a number of yeaia and baa
a well established and reliable trade.
wauuek c. coleman,
Warren has been in business here
for uiuny yeara, and has aooutauv.
lated an independent fortune by
his cbiM attention to businoaa, and
is classed among the wealthiest col
ored rcoD of th.9 South. Ha carries
a complete, stock of groceries, and
haa a custom which can alwaya be
depended on.
("Continued on 2nd page.
Mclle Nells Out.
McBee haa sold out his contract
for the Bryan lectures to an Atlanta
compuny for 875,000, making; a
bonus of ?25,O00.
The first day's aale of tickets in
Atlanta were 1,000.
Bryan is to speak at Naehfille
aud Memphis, Tenn. He will speak
at soyeu places in Texas whioh
have all been sold for ?19,000. He
is not to come to North Carolina,
from the fact that no auditorium in
in the State is large enough to jus
tify. Mrs. Drnylon Harrtta Again.
London, Deo. 17. Mrs. J Cole
man Drayton, nee Aator, was mar
ried at one o'clock this afternoon to
Mr. George Haig, a wealthy whiakf y
merchant of thia city.
Suffered Eighteen Years.
rains Departed and Sleep Cauio
Mrs. Julia A. Brown, df Uorinfrton, Tenn.,
ivhose husband baa charge of tho electric
IlRht plant at that place, has boon a great
Ruffercr. tier uilmcnts aud spoedy cure
arc best described by herself, as follows:
"For 1 yenrp I nuiiVrpd frcm tit vous nos
r.n.i tiiiliL.-.'s-.itin. 1 t r!ed rvcry rtMiiedy rx
oiiti'iuautd liy fr.niiiy itutl frit-min, but I
Cfrid t..t no niirf ut ix'-L Two yearn airo.
uuiut., ur:t uui'iui, aiuicy una euuruu.
MlW. JtTIJA A. IIJUJWN.
lnformrd mo that I hnd bo- nme dmfuricaX,
and that tliro wad ilttJo hupi for um. i
thuii dot'ldud to try
Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine,
I was then urjthlo to tftit to slrrp tint tl
Tvoll tm tort-,?l dfiy'tu'ht, and il'irltivr ull
t!its tii.i-j 1 i-; ! :i 'f-.t-n iin.vy y hi rny
'..ft 'jM' m t Mm-M-, iw!,4 t, t.ul
Bft.T 'e pf.o-hrvtf tt.tt!, tif till' ATWisJ
I Chi.' ni s:."' riVl'.t J.: t r.- v. 1 I! 11 ' I f r
M i. Tin.. ;..ti n-- U th 1 n J v i ; -iy Hi;i6
tiiv.) n.u i" ii;Ji!-f " ii it'-v-T, 1 i,
''Oil atjd fir 1 l', iiii'l I ( ifh, . d t tftv 'U14
vf mu lfc jufAT Mi'. ' Ainifto."
MH: "':.! A. I'J.'OWN.
Dr. Mil-V N.-rvii... t t
jii n fF, it
v.'H V. 11.
KIlHl itPlll'i! f Ii.'lt liH: liis lull I It V. 'H
?t II J iu t;crl.-tH st 11 a L i.t il.O hut'!, h l.r
tt V.' til lt : ":t, I . Ti.li'i, Tv !,!. cf i.t t'-o
byth'ji'r. Miku .ii-di..-d i. )., i.jni.irl, luL
Dr. Miles' IVonir.o
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